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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

A correspondent of Figaro" writing
from Madrid, gives very favorable
account of the present condition of
Spain, which he7says "is making rapid
progress toward recovery, afteraa Sc
ries Of cruel disasters" The tendencies
to disorder have subsidized; the danger
of revolution has passed; under the in
fluence of afwell-balanced budget, pub
lie credit is improving; the personal
worth and practical wisdom of the
Queen Regent have 'made her the one
f1xed point around which all the wishes
of Spain and all the sympathies of Eu-
rope grayitate;" and her son Alfonso,
who will ascend the throne in two or
three years. gives fine promise of in
telligence. courage and virtue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

There is growing disposition in this
country to regard circumstantial evil
dence rs insufficient to convict a man
of murder and to impose the deathApen-
atty. The conviction of Roland b.
Molineux In New York of the murder
by poison Of Mrs. Adams is an instance.
The State depended entirely upon cir
cumstantial evidence and expert testi-
mony. Molineux was charged with
sending package done up as head
ache powder and containing poison to
a man who innocently gave it to his
landlady, who diedpafter taking 1T. 1t
could not be proven that Molineux had
purchased or sent the poison. and no
motive for doing so was made appar-
ent. Experts declared that the hand
writing upon the package was that OF
Molineux. Molineux says heis the VIC
tim of yellow journalism. 1t may be So
Yet the newspapers Of New York did
little more than secure evidence
against him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Wel1.Arranged Aniarx.

A well-arranged apiary that is simple
and convenient is thus described: The
lives are placed diagonally in the row
which runs southeast and northwest,
SO that in each pair of rows the hives
front east in one and south In the other,
making each alternate alley free from
bees to be used MS a passageway to
work around the hives. The rows IRE
placed seven feet apart on centers, and
the hives four feet on ccnters. The
hives are SO placed that line drawn
from the rear of the first one will touch
the front of that Immediately behind it.
There Is one wide alley crosswise
through the center and In large
apiary more alleys would be advisable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Kinder thought there might be a chance
to make little something out of the
deal. But the first thing knowed
they called for an assessment of the
stock. They come round to me and
wanted my assessment.
How much be itY said 1.
'Sixty-four thousand, five hundred
dollars says they.
oval, says l. that's rather stu
haul on a man, but I'll pny it. But |
give We notice now that We better not
call on me again. For that will Just
about take the last cent l got And
for fact when went into the old
chist and counted out my money that
was jest what had to cent. Never
got cent back for all that money l
put in. And here am sawin" wood
for a livin'."
When the stranger got down to the
store and stccd warming his hands at
the barrel stove he remarked upon the
sad case of the old man saving wood
up the road.
THAT man never had cent ahead in
all his life" remarked the storekeeper.
Hes allus sawed wood for livin'."
well, what does he want to tell
such thIndering story as that fory'
asked the stranger.
"Wa-a-l," replied the storekeeper,
yankees have to sorter keep in prac-
tice for what may come up. Jest hav'
to do 1t.
when you drive along you'll prob
ably see an old fellow up here work.
ing round in the bnrnyard. He wears
Horace Greeleys for whiskers and a
straw hat winter or summer. You'll
know him when you see him. Stop
and talk with him little while. He's
keepin' In practice. too"
The stranger did so.
They fell Into talk of the corruption
of modern institutions and of the ditfi
Guilty of believing those who are en-.
gagged In business operations.
1.-TWO weeks ago." said the old man,
81 was shingling the Methodist pa'son-
age down the road here ways. aud
the elder came out and says he, 'The's
a big bank in Boston failed
"'National bankY says l.
".National bank, says he and he
gave me the name.
wal. sir. for while never was SO
scared In my life. l jest jumped right
down Oft the roof Of that parsonage
bout thirty feet. Was SO excited new.
err felt 1t.
81 ran all the way home. rushed
into the bedroom. Wife come a run
min after ME.
"'For the land sakes.' says she, be
you crazyY
Equity near It, says l. The So.and-
so National Bank Of Boston has failed
up and it's jest like my luck to have a
lot of bills Of that bank in the chest
here And l threw the chest open
and reached down for our box. open.
ed 1t. Wal, 1t didn't have single bill
on that bank-nor any other kind Of q
bill either. Never felt so relieved in
my life."-Lewiston Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The only people In the world who
have ever beaten Great Britain badly
In naval conflicts. and from whom she
has condescended to learn new lessons
In naval warfare. are the Americans.
She has more respect for and fear of
the American navy than for any other,
and has borrowed more ideas of us
than from NIL others combined. This
sentiment has been pounded into her
by repeated victories won by Ameri.
cans in the naval engagements of two
wars. in both Of which not only our
warships but our privateers demon
strated that Great Britain was far
from being mistress of the seas. In
the revolutionary war our navy and
privateers together captured or de-
stroyed 79G British vessels, and in the
war of lS12Ithey captured or destroyed
1854. These exploits included some of
the greatest naval battles recorded in
history, resulting in American victories
that astounded the British and no less
the rest of the world that had come
to regard them us invincible at sea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Tailless Dogs,

The "schipperke." small dog which
comes from the low countries, Is tail
less. He is in his native country the
fayorite companion of the Flemish
bargee, and hence his name, which, In
English, means little skipper" At the
Fakenham dog show of 1876 the Prince
of Wales exhibited pair of Indian
tailless dogs. Then there Is the bob
tail sheep-dog. Until within the last
half-century sheep-dogs without tails
were exempt from taxation, it being
supposed that no one would keep
tailless dog who could afford to pay the
tax. AS a consequence. almost every
sheep-dog had his tail cut Off, and
owing to this cause the tailless sheep
dog. still met with in some localities,
has arisen. Darwin tells us that a
mutilation of this kind will often be.
come hereditary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
CAMEO CARVING.
A Description of the Tools and the
Mefhod Euprloved

"A description OF the Tools and the
Method Employed.
All the tools used by the cameo carv-
err would make but handful, says the
New York Evening Post. The worker
sits before wheel turned by pedal;
tools occupy small corner of the ta-
BILE surface ON which the workers.
hands rest while he holds the shaped
stone or shell beneath the needle-like
drill. The little pointed instruments
which are used to drill resemble those
employed by a dentist, and. indeed, 1t
was from the cameo carver's kit that
the dentists got many of their ideas
when the tools now in use by them
came to be manufactured, thirty years
ago. The drills vary In thickness ac-
cordlng to the portion of the figure or
design to be executed. Some are as
fine as the point Of cambria needle.
A small china receptacle also stands
near. filled with oil and diamond dust
and into this the workman frequently
dips his tool during the progress of his
work.
The cameo cutters occupation is very
exacting. He can put In only q few
hours work Mt time as usual thing.
because of the tension on his nerves.
A quavering hand may be responsible
for the single stroke which will spoil
a weeks work. He must have an eye
almost like microscope and very
delicate touch; he must be an artist
in soul and as skilled craftsman as
a matchmaker; he must know how to
model and draw, and he must have a
knowledge of chemistry. so as to re-
move offending spots.
The work Is executed In relief on
many kinds of hard or precious stones.
but essentially the chalcedonic variety
of quartz and on shells. The cameo
cutter himself prefers onyx because
of Its dark and light layers. which
throw out In bold relief white head.
say. against black background. He
evolves his picture by removing all
that portion of the white stratum re-
naming after the head has been COM
pleted. Sapphire blocks are used, car
nelian, turquoise. amethyst and nu-
merous other stones.
It-takes about o month to execute Q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The estimate is made by a high ,au-
thorlty that the standard Of personal
morality is higher in America than in
England. the standard of commercial
morality little lower. and that of
political morality decidedly lower. II
this be 80, the interesting question
arises to what extent men can be hon
est in private life and dishonest in
public life. Itsdoes not seem logical
that a man should permanently differ
entiate between@a few of his country
men and the great mass Of them. SO
that when dealing with his neighbor he
is honest and honorable, and when
dealing with the whole nation he is
not. Soon or late, the same rule must
apply in both and in all cases. The
question is, whether the standard of
public morality shall nhe brought up
to that of private morality, or the lat
ter shall be brought down to the for
mer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Pope Leo,s Gr.ceful Act.

Pope Leo was able to show Difference
to an older man than himself at the
celebration of his coronation. Car
dinal Martel, who is 90 years of age
and the senior Cardinal in length of
service, having been Cardinal deacon
for forty years, had himself carried to
the vatican, but was unable, after the
Popes address. to join In the detile;
past the throne. The Pope. noticing
this. stepped down from his throne and
walking to Cardinal Mertel wished him
many more years Of life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Glover Meal.

Feed grinders are now made to grind
clover, the result being clover meal.
AS food for calves it has been found
excellent, the meal being scalded at
night and allowed to remain until
morning. For ducks, geese and chick
ems, when mixed with ground grain, it
serves as heterogeneous diet and adds
greatly to the value Of the whole. As
an addition to the food of young pigs
it has given excellent results. When
scalded the clover meal swells, be-
comes soft and is very palatable. 1t is
not substitute for clover hay for
adults, however, but should be used
where ground grain is made a portion
of the diet for young stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
new CLOCK DIAL.

into two periods of 10 hours each has
been abolished, and hereafter all gov
ernmental documents will be dated &C.
cordlng to the new order of things. I'm
der the new system n day begins ut
midnight What is o'clock In the
afternoon under the old method is IL
o'clock under the new.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Green peas can be planted early, and
successive crops may be grown. For
an early supply use the dwarf varie-
ties, as they need no supports, but they
do not afford but one or two pickings.
For the later crops the tall kinds
should be used, and they will give bet
ter results, if supported with sticks or
wire. Make the ground deep and fine,
and use manure literally If good crops
are expected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
COULDN'T HELP 1T.
An Old Yankees Yarn of Better Days
Was Pure Fiction.


An old man was saving wood In
Maine village the other day. He had
taken Job and was putting in his best
llcks.
A man who was going past stopped
and looked over the palings of the
fence.
"Klnd O. tough work. isn't 1t, uncle?"
asked the passer.
The old man Strengthened up and
stroked the sweat off his forehead.
"Wal middlln' tart" said he. "Sort
O. takes holt O. my lumbago once In a
while. ! don't suppose should mind
1t SO much If 1t hadn't been for the fact
that had money once and didn't have
to do such things as this"
'Is that SO? Had money!"
"Yas. that's right. You remember
the timesthey built this branch railroad
through here?"
"Sure"
oval, / was dom pretty well at that
time and subscribed to the stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Overworking Boys,

once knew farmer who had four
sons. They all left him and the farm
before they were IS because they were
overworked, and now the old man is
oyerworked, being left alone to run the
farm. He threatens to disinherit them
for leaving him in time when he
needed them so badly, but they are very
indifferent to his plans. for they are all
doing well and getting along very nice
ly. When a boy knows more than n
mule he knows when he is overworke ed.
A mule knows that much, and son
ought to be better than mule.-Home-
stead Farm Burrows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Business Acumen.

The clerk-By the way, 1 see the An
ti-Superstition League opens Its meet
Ing tomorrow.
The boss-Is that so2 Mark those
$12 overcoats up to $13 In big figures
and stick 'em in the window.-Indian-
apolls Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
FROM 4 TO "a.

How Time IL Now Reckoned Through.
out France.
Anew method of counting time went
into effect with the new year in all
departments of the government Of
France. and the hours are now official
IL reckoned in that country from to
"a. The old system of dividing days
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The American rpostof1ice at the Paris
exposition will serve the double pur-
pose Of accommodating tourists and of
exhibiting the postal devices in which
Yankee ingenuity leads the world.
American mail cars, beside which
those Of other nations seem primitive.
will be there, and also the fur-clad
Alaskan carrier, with his dogs and
sleds,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Singing ut Their wor;

Contractors in South Missouri en-
ploy many negroes to load railrond ties
in the cars Of the Memphis railway,
says the Kansas City Star. The ties
are cut in the woods, hauled to the rail-
way In wagons and dumped in piles
along the side of the roads. The me-
groes then take them up, tie by tie, and
run with them up planks to the cars,
where they drop them In regular order.
These negroes are paid price for each
tie they carry, SO they vie with one
another to earn the most money In one
day.
They become so expert at the work
that an old hand can throw a heavy tie
on his shoulder, SO that 1t will balance,
and then, without holding 1t, he will
run. both hands pressed flat against his
sides, up the gangplank to the car. The
negroes are so accustomed to the work
that they seldom drop tie and seem
never to have sore shoulders.
One may see gangs of dozen or
more Of them. all singing and whistling.
Each sings Mt the top of his voice or
whistles as loud as he can. and every
tune is different. The effect is anus
ing, but beyond description. The men
carry their ties at trot all day long.
An inspector stands beside the plank
that goes up the car to examine the ties
being loaded. 1t is amusing to hear the
inspector call a negro halfway up the
plank with tie on his shoulder to
throw 1t away among the heap of bad
ties. The negro gets no credit for his
load and goes back swearing at his bad
luck, while his companions stop their
music and burst into loud, uncontrolla-
BILE laughter.
All these negro tie-carriers have deep
grooves in the right shoulder where
the ties have pressed. but the flesh is
calloused and seldom sore. The men
make good wages, most of them $3.50
a day. They spend all of it. Very few
Of them save their money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

When milking set your head tight in
her flank against her hip bone. When
she gets ready to kick, raising her foot,
push her over with your head; this will
throw her off her balance and make her
put her feet down. This will soon cure
her, unless she is a born kicker. In
that case, fatten and sell her to the
butcher.-G. Camerer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The cleanings from the henhouse are
the best manure for pumpkin and other
similar vines, it being instrumental in
keeping off bugs and other insects. 1t
also benefits the hen-house to be clean
ed once or twice month; still better,
every day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

There are two things that the sheep
peed as much as any animals On the
farm. They need fresh air and they
peed exercise. The sheep shed should be
so built that when 1t rains or SHOWS so
that the sheep cannot take their daily
run in the field, the windows or upper
half doors can be opened to allow the
fresh air to enter freely. If they have
not been shorn they will not feel the
cold, and only those who grow winter
lambs shear in the fall. But whenever
the weather is suitable they should
have run out in the field, not yard
bare of grass and filed with mud and
manure, but in an open field. Even in
damp day they may be out for n
short time, but not long enough to get
their wool wet through. The uneasiness
Of sheep when in pasture shows their
ueed of exercise. They will not eat and
lie down as COW does, and some Of the
smaller breeds are almost as ready to
jump on wall for the fun of jumping,
as gonts are.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Killing Weeds.

When the land has been plowed in
the fall the farmer sometimes objects
to cultivating or cross-plowing the
field early in the season because the
hardy weeds put in an appearance al
most before frost leaves the ground.
This is in favor of the farmer if he
will give the subject the proper view,
as he can destroy the weeds by loosen
ing the soil, allowing warmth to enter
thus forcing the weeds to terminate, so
as to destroy them before the seeding
of grain is done. The earlier the weeds
can be started the fewer there will be
later on il the cultivator is used fire.
quently after the weeds begin to ap-
pear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

"In nine cases out of ten" says a
writer in the Washington Post, "the
beauty hints the newspapers are pre-
pared by homely women" This is a
mistake. Fully half of them are pre-
pared by men with whiskers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

portrait on onyx, while much less time
Is consumed IL the work is done on
shell. There is always great danger
of the Inter breaking, and its dura-
bility. too. is not great. so that the
shell, as q rule. is not desirable as the
harder materials. portrait on onyx
will cost 5000. while one on shell may
be had for $50 The Inquiries for these
are rare and building up a patronage
Is slow and accomplished mainly by
satisfied customers influencing others.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The Boston preacher who founded
the "Holy Grost and U.s. society may
desire merely to show that the fool
killer and Syndicate Miller of New
York have overlooked some fertile
fields.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
xcess of Plant Fnol.

1t is sometimes claimed that garden
becomes too rich, and that 1t produces
IN enormous growth OF vine, with but
title seeds or fruit. The difficulty is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

A fair article of provender is gen.
orally given small political offenders in
jails, but what is calculated to do most
good is their being furnished plenty Of
food for reflection.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Coal has been discovered near Daw-
son. The owner Of the mine probably
will be willing to exchange his product
for gold of equal weight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Out West the other day young fell
low was arrested for throwing girl
kiss. At this rate If kisses can't be
thrown after awhile signs can't be
heaved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

fawn, calved in 1898; got by Spots Lad
443S9; dam Tulip by Sultan's Favorite.
She has been highly successful in the
show ring, among the prizes she has
won being second in strong class at
the Royal Agricultural Society's show
at Birmingham,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

In the Dining Car.-"Isn't 1t delight
full to be dining together without a
chaperonY 81 should say sol Mar
riage is certainly a great economy
Puck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
Hnfl,efla.


Whoever has hotbed in which to
start early plants for setting in the
garden should also have a cold frame
into which he can transplant some of
them to give them more room and
harden them up little before setting
them in the open ground. OF course
there are some who SOW SO late In the
hotbed that this is not necessary, but
they do not get their plants so well adj
vanced, and gain but week or two
when they should gain as many
months. Many are at loss to know
when the temperature is right for SOW
ing seed in the hotbed. The best way
is to use thermometer, as one fairly
good can be bought for few cents.
Plants which require much heat to
terminate in open air. like tomatoes,
peppers, egg plants or melons, should
go in when the heat is at or about 80
degrees, while cabbages, caulifowers
and other medium early plants will do
better If the glass does not mark above
80 degrees. and lettuce or radish would
sprout readily at 20 degrees.-Ex-
change
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Another difference between man
and poster is that. when the former
goes to the wall he is not apt to be
stuck up. a-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Some earendstk
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

The trouble is chat girl thinks her
labor is over when she has won a
mans love. and doesn't appreciate the
struggle that is coming to keep 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Different ways: ''They sat and held
hands all the evening" "How silly"
ooh. don't know. You have to in
whist. philadelphia Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

More than 5OO.U00 tenement dwellers
are in Brooklyn, according to official
figures just Issued. The number of
tenement houses is 3l.6S7.