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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

A. G, Bartlett. of Chicago, gave the
students OF a Western university some
excellent advice in an address on Trade
VS.. Profession" His object was to
check the too common tendency in our
colleges to eNalt the professional above
the business career and so to incuicate
a lesson that must be learned later
through the hard blows of experience
If it is ignored while an academical edu-
cation is being acquired. The literary
atmosphere of the university generally
encourages a contempt for trade. So
far as the feeling is directed against
mere money-getting for the moneys
sake ii Is wholesome. but the time
passed long ago when the college
course could be regarded only as
preparation for the law, medicine, the
ology and teaching. The ambition TO
secure what is called the higher educa-
ton Is now so widespread that IL every
aspirant We're to look to the professions
for support the supply of these young
apprentices would exceed the demand
to perilous extent. Starving lawyers,
NOSsNio sthA tGuCuGIS WOulu luCEcuot
with really alarming rapidity. While
there has been recognition of the fact,
the old influences are still at work, and
the country could furnish many pite-
GUS story as a consequence. The col
lege graduate with his academical ira
ditions is too often man of dlsnppoint-
ed hopes, who has been compelled to
reconstruct his views OF life and fit HIM
self anew for the task of breadwinning.
Nor is 1t strange that in the endeavor
he sometimes surrenders to q hurtful
cyn1cism and during the reaction be-
comes the victim of a distorted judg-
ment which causes him to undertake
what he had formerly overratel. But
1t Is gratifying to note at the same time
q greater influx of educated men In the
business world, and as their numbers
increase there will be still more rad
lea! revolt against the old college idea,
for nothing is so impressive as example.
When students appreciate not only TINT
business career offers more chances
FOR making good living than any 9TH
er, but also that Its prizes are eagerly
sought by many of the most prominent
members of the college brotherhood,
every trace of ancient prejudice will
disappear. The truth is that business is
now Il splendid field for the exercise of
the highest powers OF Judgment, organl.
zation and administration. 1t attracts
the talent and ability that went for.
merly into politics and the army and is
occasionally the inspiration for real
genius. Supercilious contempt for 1t IS
not only ridiculous but must recoil on
those who profess the sentiment. They
are sure to hear of comparisons that are
| odiOus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
statement, erson to regulate
at blockaded'ing to his own
can and Justice.

a.
In the light of the newly announced
sand cure 1t seems probable that IL the
Digger Indians Of the far West could
be persuaded to abandon their clay diet
and eat sand instead they would find
1t much more wholesome. Clay is
merely filling. 1t cannot assist in the
process Of digestion and assimilation.
Sand, on the contrary. would be of the
greatest service in assisting these mis-
guided Indians In digesting the owls,
rattlesnakess and dry roots with which
they are compelled sometimes to vary
their bills Of fare. and life in their
humble caves would become worth
living. It is even possible that a ju-
dicious mixture of sand would make
the clay itself digestible, but of this
thereiis no certainty, and 1t is best not
to claim too much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

The Farmer's Dinner Horn.
love all the sounds listened to by the
farmer,
All speak with an eloquent voice
OF rural contentment; but one is a
charmer,
Oh, it is the sound of my choice!
mean the utensil that hangs in the
kitchen
And swings by string to and fro.
That peals out its summons. mems lives
to enrichcn,
Three times ev'ry day as they CO.
I love the cock crow at the coming of
morning,
Lambs blcating gives pleasure to me;
1 hear with delight the crows "caw"
when adjourning
To where he roosts snug in a tree.
There's music for ME in big wagons
rattle;
The clack of moving machine
Will set me to dreaming, while bawling
of cattle,
Or whinny of colts on the green
Is sure not to jar on my peace and con-
tentment,
And even cackling old hen
Or loud-squealing porker calls up no re-
sentiment,
And Pm prone to listen; but when
There floats on the air from the tree
EMPOWERED dwelling,
That summons SO loud and so sweet.
Der rill, dale and woodland it echoes so
swelling,
So far-reaching, piercing and feet.
welcome its message with kindly re-
joicing;
To all it means surcease Of toll;
"Refreshment and rest" is the burden it's
yoicing
To labor-worn tillers of soil.
So. here's to the trumpet that hangs IN
the Kitchen;
1t summons men homo from the corn,
From hay field and fallow, life's hour to
enrichen-
The battered old tin dinner horn.
-Co1ootnd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

The driest and warmest place in the
house should be chosen for storing sec
tions of comb honey in. says the British
Bee Journal. A kitchen cupboard close
to the fire forms an ideal storing place,
and IL the sections are protected from
dust, insects, mice, ETC., by careful
wrapping, the honey in them will keep
liquid for over twelve months. In some
seasons, however, honey in sections will
granulate in spite of every care. Per-
sonally, we have many times had Sec
lions Ia the best of condition after
twelve TO eighteen molt4s storing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
The Sex of ships.

The word ship is masculine in
French, Italian, Spanish and Portu-
guese. and possesses no sex in 'Teu-
tonic and Scandinavian. Perhaps 1t
would not be an error to trace the Gus
tom Of feminizing ships back TO the
Greeks, who called them by feminine
names. probably out Of Difference to
Athene, goddess Of the sea. But the
English-speaking sailor assigns no such
reasons. The ship to him is always a
lady, even though she be a man-of-
war. She possesses waist, collars,
stays, laces, bonnets. ties, ribbons,
chains, watches and dozens of other
distinctly feminine attributes.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

GEN. DEL Pillar We're killed or wound
ed. Gen. Del Pillar was one of the
leaders of the revolution against Spain
and was one of Aguinaldo's ablest sup
porters in the present resistance to
American authority. Prof. Schurman
met him as member of the peace com.
mission and rated him as a remarka.
bly, clever young man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
Natural Icenouse on : Farm.

Water constantly freezes in summer
in a rocky creyice on the farm OF John
Dood, in Sweden Valley, Pa. Aside Of
this fact, and with the intention of
forming natural icehouse, the owner
tried to have shaft sunk In the rocks.
When the men had gone down four.
teen feet the atmosphere became -
densely cold that they had to cease
work. Dripping water freezes there y
2 few minutes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
WRESTLING WITH LANpscApl


Climbing Hills.
westward of the Mississippi, the
dramaticplayof physicalnature against
the migrating will of human beings
assumes many times the interest and
impressiveness that 1t had In the move
ments from the Alleghanies to Illinois, !"
says a writer in Ainslee's, in IN article
explaining the settling of the United
States. 1.-THE struggle of the settler
with the swlmps and marshes AMI!
malaria Of Indiana-a struggle which
lasted to within the most recent genera
tion-was but proem to the hardships
and conflicts that followed when the
Iowa immigrants crossed tile river. and
the Missourlans that were to be forsook
the hills of Tennessee.
iowa itself, excluding the considera-
ton Of the warfare with the doughty
Sioux, was not such basis of tragedy,
nor was Missouri geographically So.
but Iowa and Missouri furnished the
basis of the exodus TO the further west,
and in doing SO gave both the genesis
and the nemesis to many habited
place on the way to the Pacific. Iowa
itself is an illustration In minor way
of the law of least resistance. and Mis-
souri, is an illustration of the law of
greatest endurance.
"The excess of population from llli-
nois would doubtless have gone over
the Missouri as well MS the Mississippi
and have stretched across the plains of
Nebraska twenty years Eefore the
Union Pacific rails were laid. had not
Iowa's surface been as it is and the
nomads grown tired of rolling up and
down the undulating hills and decided
that the easier thing to do was to settle
in the attractive wooden wales and stick
their plows into the deep. loamy, corn
producing soil. The thousands who re-
manned have always been OF the remain.
ing, sticking kind-steady. industrious.
thrifty, but circumscribed by the hills
from whose outlook only hills are to be
seenv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

No one can doubt that the recent ex-
posures Of the fleeing methods of the
10 per cent. week syndicates will
have an effect upon persons who are
disposed to become separated from
their money on slight provocation. 1t
is altogether likely that in the future a
promise Of 20 per cent. a week will be
demanded before parting with the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
wonders OF the Locomotive.

The story of the locomotive sounds
simple in the recital. The wonder of
the thing comes into view only when
one reflects on the speed and nicely
with which cumbrous parts are made
to do their duty. The piston and con-
Meeting bar Of modern locomotive
weigh some GOO pounds. When the
speed is sixty miles an hour these parts
travel back and forth five times sec.
orH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

A Paris gymnasium instructor claims
the record for long tramps, having
walked $1,000 kilometers, or about 35,-
600 miles, on ordinary roads. Among
his trips were Paris to st. Petersburg
in 3S days, Parls-Geneva-Venice and
Paris-Berlin. He tried to walk to
Madrid, but was stopped by the Span
ish authorities when he reached Bar
celona,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
Keeping Farm Accounts.


The Census Bureau has sent out
circular requesting farmers to be pre-
pared to answer correctly the various
questions they will ask when taking
the census, in regard to the amount
they produce of the various farm crops.
including milk, butter, cheese, eggs
and poultry. Upon many of the lead
ing crops, probably, they will be able
to make returns very near the exact
amount but upon those we have
named, we think many of them will
guess fearfully wild unless they have
some figures to refresh their memory.
And we think they are apt to underes-
innate such things, especially when
questions are asked by a government
official. We do not know whether they
fear that too favorable report will
result in increased taxation, or 1t is a
habit, but their answers are not the
same stories as their boasts of good
crops when they meet other farmers
at the village grocery. There has been
some comment upon the estimates of
growing crops sent out by the Agricult-
ural Department being less than the
reports after harvesting. but we have
little doubt that they are founded on
the reports or estimates given by the
growers themselves. The blame is with
the farmers, who are apt to declare a
rather poor crop to be the poorest they
ever saw, and good crop to be the
biggest ever known. 1t may be an I'M
conscious exaggeration, and the best
cure for 1t would be system of book
keeping that would show actual re-
sults.-Ainerican Cultlyalor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
HoM9sPuN PHILOSOPHY.
Observations on Commonplace Thing,
by the Atchison Globe Man.

Observations on Commonplace Things
by the Atchison Globe Man.
Women don't treat men very decent.
As man grows older, amateurs be-
come worse.
Didn't complain of any thing SO long
as you don't have n cancer.
Most women dislike 1t when strange
men slap them on the back.
When some people become bilious,
they quarrel with every friend they.
have.
This Is the season when men discover
that 'possum and coon are not good
to eat.
Men without means are always won.
dering why capitalists do not invest
more readily.
The poorest fiddle players carry their
ner on the street.
Women quarrel, make up, and claim
that everything is again 'just the
same" but 1t isn't.
We have noticed that the man who
comes in to use the telephone. usually
leaves the door open.
After woman reaches forty, some
times her nose is as red as her lips were
when she was sixteen.
When a decent man hel.s Il sorry
on another decent man, instead of as
slsting in spreading 1t, he starts back
fire.
No wonder women never eat much
when meals are ready: they eat so
much around grocery stores, and while
cooking.
Every man who leads prayer meet
Ing finally gives the impression that
the Lord uses an ear trumpet, and he
has exclusive control OF this end.
There has always been a certain
amount of wickedness In the world 1t
is perfectly natural. and protests
against 1t are as idle MS protests against
old age.
II you want n man TO rave over
present. you must give him good one,
but woman will make as much fuss
over silver spoon as she win over
house and lot.
The most adorable woman In the
world. is the woman who is most
natural. A woman who is Cultured"
expects fattery In large doses, and is
disagreeable If she does not get 1t.
Women's magazines contain many
suggestions for women who want to
keep their husbands at home nights,
but there is nothing that really helps
them except corns on the husbands
toes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
Make Your Cattle Fat.

The present range i'll value between
prime ripe beeves of good weight and
short-fed, partly fat stock is the widest
in years. being fslly So to 1925 per 100
pounds. This being the case, IT is sim
ply throwing money away to market
cattle half ripe. Many of the half fat
cattle marketed during the past two
weeks woul{ with sixty to ninety days
longer feeG>shaye brought at least 80
cents to Is cents per 100 pounds more,
Which w$uld practically be clear profit,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
A sm,n Marriage Fee.

Squire Durham, of Anderson. Ind,
lays claim to receiving the smallest
marriage fee on record In Indiana. A
couple in poor financial condition called
on him to be married. The groom said
he was In bad straits, but he wanted TO
pay something. SO he gave the Justice a
cent all The money be bad
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
LARGE PROFITS OF a seeaAR.
LeKless Man Received Charity that
Made Him Rich.

T Ngc..
,1 SnaritS that
rh.ro ,... 80 =.
,od ,ast n.. tI 49, a III - .,eM iork VINO
,,iaLan ,,.,,.at ..,'a, u wy, seated IN
whore nan,,,.. .a lsnu Himself along
came to IT., ~ s',,n s,.a u eo .,i,
basket was = -, ~ ,n. I ,s.,,,.' Ine
When ar dntr .hat l. ,,.,,a BUSINESS ou.n..
Inc DIV. ~ ,',s..s - 10 VIZ" w. soilei.-
ficioI laos ana ra,,,as ~ -, " ea...n, ai''-
Ono as h,s 49,. go. w u. cues
conay Island n ,ha saasaa a' IN. ne,us was
ooino, tha aoaa III, 30 : ..,. anu nas.us
,,,ooa ha ,,so,, ~ 49,. ,,ss," =. ..o
mans house wban ha man. a,,.s a. 'ae
touch tho lion rts nd Tho ,,,,,s Uau ~
the nlaasnra.saarars mna a..,s,' y.
when ha ratnrnads sro,, a,..s,. - ~
fonnd That the closet, In u,,,n, ~. ~. ~
nod Moot, ,,,aooa ,.a,1,a 49," ~, 'ess
custodian Of rho Inv monol ~. @ sne
"Neyor n,ind y cold ~. er,,na as
here over niubt and RI Owe 49, 60 >
sbakedownn
mo must be in New yorL to,,oh+ "
he said. ..and I'VE pot 70 l.. ya mv ,oas
toor'
.But why mt .tav ,,ara and 90 10 -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

commander Of Aguin-
a d o IS bodyguard.
Gen. Del Pillar fell in
battle with the Amer
lean forces-Thirty-
t h ird Infantry-at
Cervantes. The en-
gagement lasted four
hours, during which
& q l. a N tu E;l;,fa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

gacity by which men In other occupa-
tions s.chieve commercial success. it
needs no argument to show that the
man who will make money when corn
advances will be the man who has the
corn. Why should not that man be the
farmer who raised 1t?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

A certain magazine publishes two
love poems alleged to have been writ
ten by George Washington. A great
man isn't safe after he is dead, unless
he has destroyed all his papers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

A man advertised for wife because
he wanted somebody to talk to. He has
found more than thousand women
who are willing to take the contract,
but has not yet made up his mind, pre-
sumably because of the fear that the
one selected would insist upon talking
IN him Son -.-7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

as the increase In weight would nearly
If not quite cover the cost of feed and
labor. The market is glutted with half
fat cattle, while the supply Of ripe
beeves Is not sufficient for the demand,
and everything points to good prices for
such for some time to come.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
AdHicn,

Old Pomps-Yes, my daughter studied
singing in Italy. Would you advise
her to go into opera or concert?
The Mean Man-Why don't you try
her on a fish cart first to see how the
public takes to her?-Syracuse Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

1t Is reported that cradles are again
coming into fashion. In the upper cir
cles they will probably be used in place
of the old spinning wheels that have
heretofore been kept on exhibition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

perience has shown that the great body
of the best dairy cows possess such
points as have been mentioned. 1t is
safe, then, for the breeder to photo
graph such an outline as is here given
firmly upon his mind.-Amerlcan Agri-
culturist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
The Dean or Durham.

The Dean of Durham occupies sthe,
richest deanery in the Church Of Eng
land. His salary is $4,000 a year, with
q tine old residence. the prlory Of the
monastery days.,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
FREQ Telephones.

In some towns Of Germany the tele-
phone is introduced by tobacconlsts as
an additional attraction to customers,
Any one who buys cigar may, IL he
desires, speak over the tobaccolist's
Instrument.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Unlimited telephone service in Paris
costs only $50 a year-but one has to
be able to speak French 10 get full adj
vantage from it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

An Oregon girl set trap for bear
a few nights ago and caught a man in
1t. Now look out for a steady advance
in the price Of bear traps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Natural gas conveyed In bamboo
tubes was utilized in China years ago,
and one of their writer's mentions boxes
which repeated the sounds Of persona
voices that were dead-a machine sim
liar to the phonograph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

A Pennsylvania man is carrying a
silver quarter in his mouth on a wager.
With him 1t is case Of money talks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
How to Fumigate Poultry House.

How to Fumigate Poultry House.
The poultry-keeper who whitewashes
his henhouse four times a year need
have no fear of 1t becoming infested
with insect vermin, nor will 1t be neces-
sary for him to fumigate 1t, as there
will be no object in doing so, since there
will be no insect life to destroy. But
the owner Of poultry house that needs
fumigation should set about it in the
following way: Remove all nests,
perches and everything that is portable
Put pound of sulphur in an iron pan
with some burning Goals, in the middle
OF the house. Then close up the doors,
windows and all other openings, and
let them remain so for two or three
hours. Afterward paint the roosts and
nest boxes thoroughly with coal tar, and
whitewash the house both inside and
out with lime. A spraying pump is
very useful to get the limewash into
the crevices In the roosts and walls, and
it ls beneficial to add some carbolic aci,.
to the limewash. Once house is thor.
oughly freed from vermin 1t is easy to
keep it SO by attending to 1t regularly
aud taking the precautionary measure
OF frequent limewashing. Kansas
Farmer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

The. story that Minnesota woman
pawned her winters coal to buy dia-
monds. Is probably not true.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

In England any boy may start out in
life with the hope Of some day being
made poet laureate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
Austria Easy on Murderer.

Austria is the country most lenient
to murderers. In ten years over 800
persons were found guilty of murder, Of
whom only twenty-three We're put to
death. A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
GEN. DEL Pillar.

Young Filipino Was One Of Ay,,inaIdo,s
Ablest Aids.
One Of his supporters of whose ser
vices the Filipino leader has been de
prived was Gen. Gregorio Del Pillar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Courage is ne thing that enables US
to forget our fears. ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

The woman suffrngists contend that
the hand that rocks the cradle would
never stuff the ballot box.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Here are drawings of front and rear
of coop for hens and little chicks. q.
@. Jackson, of Ohio, has one and thinks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

1t is sufficiently plain that tipping Is
a nuisance which causes much discom-
fort, but he who undertakes to rid the
world Of it will assume Sisyphean
task. To stop tipping we must ie-..
form human, nature. The only sensi-
sssss- . .,.,zssx for ara-si1nowiedged evil
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Be sure you are right--thep hold the
stakes while the other fellows bet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
it very nice and handy. 1t should have
a tight bottom, about six Inches from
the ground, SO when the little doors are
let down they will serve as a walk up

into coop. The drawings, reproduced
from the Ohio Farmer, explain them.
selves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Many man dies rich who has lived
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10
FACTS ABOUT GINGER.
1T is THE ROOT OF A TRopI.
CAL REED.

Import Tables Show that 1t Ranks
Second to Pepper Only Among the
Spices, About Even with Cassia, and
Ahead of Cloves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-10

Survival of the Fittest.
As nations die out one by one,
Languages diminish
IT'S plain to see
The last will be
No other but the Finnish.
Commercial Advertiser.
Government Theater. in Europe.
In all the capitals Of Europe, except
London. some theaters are kept up by
government support.
A "ready-made" tailor In provincial
town has this advertisement outside his
shop: Wear our twenty-one shilling
suits, aud you will have Att
All the worlds slage- add Iol Of
actors thereon are merely Stage Srses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-04
THE WORK OF BOXERS.
fer at the Hands Of a Mob

The sect, commonly styled the Boxers,
developed greatly in the provinces north
the Yang-Tse, and with the collusion of
many notable officials, including some in
the immediate councils Of the Throne it.
self. became alarmingly aggressive. No