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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
IMMIGRANTS IN THE RAILWAY STATION.


forcements to the colony, and in that
whole time the immigration consisted
Of only few thousand"
From the time when the tide of immi-
grafton really began to set toward
these shores until now, New York has
been the great receiving and distribute
Ing point for the seekers of new homes.
OF the entire number of immigrants
who arrived in the United States from
Oct. i, 1910, to June 80, 1898, nearly 50
per cent. debarked at the port of New
York. This has had much to do with
keeping New York cosmopolitan CON-
munity. Governor Roosevelt, in writ
ing of New York in 1915, says: New
York's population was composed of
various races, differing widely in blood,
religion and conditions of life. In fact,
this diversity has always been the
dominant note of New York. No sooner
has one set of varying elements been
fused together than another stream has
been poured into the crucible."
A glance at the chart published hero
with will show how immigration GIBBS
and flows from time to time. The Com
missioner, in his report, says: THE fig
ures in the table of annual arrivals in,
dictate that immigration, like ocean
tides. recedes for n while. then rises
again. Aside from the civil war period
md that part OF the present decade
ending June 30. 1893, the incoming
wave of eachAdecenninl term rose high
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

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In Chicago the other day woman
was arrested charged with being va
grant. The legal definition of va
grant is "a person who is idle, remains
idle and refuses to work.. The defend
ant in this particular case made an ar
gument that woman was not intended
to work, and the jury returned ver-
dict in accordance with the argument,
dismissing the defendant. The verdict
establishes beyond all future controver-
sizes the law of nature above that of
man, as it was upon natures law that
the argument was made. But there is
danger in the verdict. 1t may be taken
as an authoritative example by other
courts which would be terrible men,
ace to masculinity. Husbands with
wives who OVERWHELMINGLY have sup
ported them-for years would be no
longer safe, should the verdict come to
be accepted as an example authority
for subsequent action. Young men
who have lived lives of indolent case
and luxury through the energy and
patience Of fond mothers are in dread.
full danger. Universal acceptance of
the fact that woman was not intended
by nature for toll would work the aw-
full hardship of engaging in Industrial
employment upon many men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
t years it slowly increased again, and be-

years it slowly increased again, and be-
tween 1881 and 1890 showed a marked
increase. Since 1890 Irish immigration
has decreased. The immigration of
English and Welsh rose steadily until
1871, when for ten years there was a
falling off. In the succeeding ten years,
however, English and Welsh imml-
grants increased rapidly, outnumbering
the Irish, and being second only to the
Germans. In the last seven years they
again have fallen below the Irish in
numbers. Italian immigration was
small up TO 1870, but since then 1T has
rapidly been increasing, and in the last
seven years nearly half million Ital-
ians have arrived here. Prior to 1871
immigration from RUSSIA and Poland
was small, but since then. 1t has been
increasing fast, and since 1890 over
41T,O00 immigrants from those coun-
tries have arrived. The immigrants ar
irving in the United States in the four
years ending June 80. 1898, brought to
this country in cash the sum of $780,
437 APO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
CAPTURING A PYTHON.
Great Strength of Philippine Islan'

Great Strength of a Philippine Island
Serpent.
Pythons are numerous in the Philip
pines. We often heard of very large
ones, says Dean c. Worcester in his in
teresting account of these mucli-talked.
islands, but the nearer we got to them
the smaller they grew. Finally, how
ever, we got fine specimen. Some
men had found him coiled up under n
fallen tree. Arranging rattan slip
nooses so that lie could not well escape
them, they had then poked him till he
crawled into their snares, when they
jerked the knots tight, and made the
lines fast to trees and rocks.
When we reached the python near
~ stepped OH him, for he was stretched
out on the ground and looked for all the
world like log. A venomous. hiss
warned me of my mistake, and caused
me to beat so sudden retreat as to
afford great delight to the assembled
crowd of Tagbanuas.
The reptile had about three feet of
play for his head, and l thought it wise
" tTedt iiHl Mltu respect. Dfe0cllnS
handful of absorbent cotton with
chloroform, presented it to him on the
end of piece of bamboo.
He bit it savagely and it caught on
the end Of his long, recurved teeth, SO
that he could not get rid of it, Then
saw most remarkable exhibition of
brute force.
Under the stimulus of the cllloroform
that python broke green rattans three
quarters of an inch in diameter, and
that without apparent cXertion. There
was no thrashing about. 1t was all
quiet, steady pulling. He soon broke
or twisted out of every one of his fast
enings except a running moose around
his neck; and getting hold for his tail
around a stump he pulled until it
seemed as If his head would come of,
Eventually the chloroform quoted
him. somewhat, and | gave him more.
When he was still stabbed him to the
heart to prevent further difficulty, and
removed his skin. He measured TWEEN.
two feet and six inches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
ing TO the hymeneal altar is not Travelled
exclusively by the weaker sex.

Some years ago the ancient saw to
the effect that birds that can sing and
won't sing should be made to sing was
amended by adding, Birds that can't
sing and will sing should be sent to
Sing Sing That some such drastic
remedy is necessary appears from the
increasing boldness of those who can't
sing but will sing. A young man in
Pennsylvania shot another one the
other day for saying to him, John, let
fellows sing who can sing" Plainly,
the time has arrived for revolutionary
methods, and fortunately science has
come to the rescue at the right time. A
scientist is showing by Illustrated lee
lures that beautiful geometric figures
are thrown upon the surface of a soap
bubble by certain tones of the human
voice. When a young lady sings My
country, tits of thee" there is a mass
of violet surrounded by every other
color of the spectrum; then it changes
to red. greensor yellow. That must be
only because she has good voice. Sci
ence must be accurate and truth can
not be inconsistent with any other
truth, so 1t follows that when the man
whose voice sounds like the filing of
saw, or the girl whose vocalization re-
calls a crow suffering from tonsilitis,
attempts TO sing, the phonoscope will
represent octopuses and microbes in
yellow. AS the atmosphere of the
problem clears we may see how the
old saw may be reconcilcd with its
amendment. The person who can't sing
and will sing will be taken to Sing Sing
and made to sing TO n phonoscope and
a series of soap bubbles until the cure
is complete or the patient is dead.
Those who like to hear themselves talk
because they think they have melliflu.
Gus voices can be more mildly dis.
ciplined in the same way. Nobody
hears himself rs others hear him,
whether he talks, plays the cornet or
whistles ragtime; If he did, much dis
illusionment Nwould ensue spontane
ously, and, as lie doesn't. dlsillusion.
ment by hand" will have-to give way
to establishment by scientific machin-
cry. The scientist may begin to choose
a design for his own statue as public
benefactor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
MAN AND BIRD IN COLLISION.

Locomotive Engineer Has His Eyeball
Pierced by n Pigeons Bill.
A dove winging its flight over the
tracks of the Southern Railway near
Juliet in Georgia, collded with pas
scnger train going in the opposite dlrec-
tion at a high rate of speed The birds
body plunged through the glass viii
dow of the cab. Its beak, sharp as a
needles point, pierced the right eye of
Engineer Charles Wallace, and the sur
geons say it destroyed the engineers
sight temporarily, and possibly perma-
nently.
Engineer Wallace was at the lever of
the passenger train for Macon when it
pulled out of the Union depot The run
to Juliet was made without incident.
After the train left the station the en-
glneer opened the throttle 10 run the
train faster than usual, In order to
make up few minutes lost time. The
train was bowling along at sixty mile
an hour gait
The engineers seat in the cab faces
the track ahead. A window of glass an
eighth of an inch thick protects him
from the draughts, smoke and clnders.
He was looking through his window
wien suddenly the body of the dove
burst through the pane of glass and
struck him in 1.-the face. He was blinded
for an instant, and the pain in his eye
made him realize at once that he was
seriously hurt
The fireman in the cab with Engineer
Wallace saw the accident and relieved
him of his post. The pain increased in
Wallace's eye until it was almost un-
ibearablc, and he finally went back into
the baggage coach to get such assist
ance ms was possible on the train.
The dove was killed by the sudden
contact with the cab window. Its
quivering body fell on tile iron floor of
the cab. after striking the engineer and
was picked up by the fireman. So great
was the momentum of the train and
the doves body that the glass window
was not smashed by the blow of the
The hole through which the
bird was hurled was cIean-cut, like that
made by bullet fred through glass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

A postoflice has been established at
Richards.
Abner Dawson died in Davenport. aged
81 years.
A militia company has been organized
at Crcston.
p;,ns+oa vii, ho made money ordor
Office IN .Tulv IAN
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The school house storm cellars in Lloyd
township have been completed.
Fire did $500 damage in the feed store
of Wilson d Jester III l'es MONIES.
The smallpox scare at Marsha!ltown is
now over and the public schools open.
II is expected TINT Grundy Center
new hotel will be completed by Oct. 1.
r;. 1.,,;.,, youth q, hos >Ioi,os
l1u.s ,' o WI. az ~, ;oin;na 1--WE
na uu. '''s nan' W.. ". ~ :" 'n,
me ran"a. az seiaMue On. nus
''.po' ~. -. ,r.r..
Ncosele!. I" new Town on .he i' s.,l.l
Central road, mas oeen rechriseehed shef-
WOOD
There were five hundred and twenty
nine births in Des Moines County last
year.
James Rice. arrested for completely in
the Monticello silk robbery, has been re-
leased.
A great many finds of pearls by clam
hunters are being reported from the Mis-
sissippi.
Tho golf club Mt Muscatine is having
n,ons made for clnb house MT ;ts new
Inks
The authorities af Counc;l Bluffs are
enforcing the withdrawal of cash slot
machines.
quantity NJ clothinr.was stolen from
hoa~oo, m tho Nortbwestorn OF Ior.
sballtown
The 1oO1 meeting of the grand lodge Of
tho A o. n. ", vii, bc held ot Mar.
shalltown5
The Presbyterian Chprch at Bows &c
to be enlarged. nearly doubling its presen,
seating capacity.
savings hank has heen charterea n,
K;nrosa II starts business With n can.
ital Of 10000.
a head.end collision occurred on the
Illinois Central at Raymond. but Inc
damage was slight and no one was in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
THE TRANSPORTATION AGENT.
he oysters kindness in protecting it

:
the oysters kindness in protecting it
against its enemies, the little crab
catches and brushes food which in Its
entire state could not be taken by the
oyster. A singular thing in connection
with them is that all found inside OF
the oyster are females. The male OF
the same variety has hard shell.
When first came to this city l was
a very green country boy. had heard
a good deal about Fulton market oys-
tiers, so l went there and ordered Il
stew. i had Neaten about half of ii,
when was Disguised to find what 1
then called little red bug in it. !
kicked up a fuss, and they had an
awful time conciliating me. 1t took ms
some years to realize that was In
error in calling the titbit bug"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
V, TIDE OF. IMMIGRATION;
Its Ebbs and Flows Have Left Nearly
7o,ooo,ooo Foreigners on
Our Shores.


n0OT only does Immigration into
i'm the United States exceed that
90 into any other country in the
world, but 1t is of character which
makes the subject one of the greatest
interest and well worth the study Of
historian and political economist. In
ancient times whole nations emigrated
and sought new homes, driven from
their former ones by oppression and
force, or lured from them by the at
fractions of more fertile fields and more
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Dependency Cause, Suicide

The suicide of Cornelius Burke in Min
neapois by shooting himself in the head
while at his room in his hotel has been
explained by the discovery of letter in
his room in the Union House in Fort
Dodge, where he had been stopping dur
ing his entire residence in that city. His
death was pianned in Fort Dodge and
was deliherate-the result of conclu-
sion that he was helpless, could not long
or work at his trade and was unwilling
to burden others with caring for him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Russia's Four Largest Cite,

The population Of the four greatest
cities of the Russian empire is given MS
follows in the figures of tile recent cen
sus: st. Petersburg, 1,132,G77; Mos
COW, with its two suburbs, 9Ss,614;
Odessa, 405,041 "a great increase since
1892. and Warsaw, 626O72. Contrary
to what is observed almost universally
throughout Europe. the male inhab.
itants outnumber the female in the
three first named communities, while
in the last. Warsaw, the proportion of
women is but slightly superior to that
of men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
The Smiths Abroad.

The Smiths are everywhere. In It.
ally they are called Smith," in Hol,
land, Schmidt" in Russia, "smitow,
ski" in Spain, "Smlthus;;" in Poland
"Schmitiweiski," and in Mexico, "Smi.
tri." In England the Smiths are most
numerous of all families; but in Ire.
land they are content to rank fifth,
after Murphy, Kelly, Sullivan and
Walsh.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
How He Lost His Job.

An exchange tells the story of an old
colored man who asked white man
If he could give him work. The white
man asked the negro If he had boat
When the negro replied, Yes, boss"
the white man responded:
! well, you see all that driftwood
floating down the river:" n
"Yes, sah," was the reply.
"Nvell, then" continued the white
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

in 1923 the arrival at Philadelphia in
one week of several small ships CON
tanning passengers from Ireland excit-
ed much comment; While even toward
the close of that century the entry into
New York harbor in one day of two
vessels laden with Germans created a
sensation. During the era of Dutch
rule In New Netherlands couple of
ships annually conveyed all the re-en-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Great Glacier

The largest glacier in Europe is the
Josledalsbroe, in Norway. With Its
numerous qualifications 1t covers an
area Of $50 square miles. This enor-
nous field Of ice sends Its branches
down the valleys in all directions, often
coming into close proximity to the corn.
fields. One of the most accessible Of
its branches is the Brlgsdalbroe. From
a distance Its effect is extremely grand.
surrounded as 1t is with dark, bare
mountains, fringed with birch trees
a perfect setting for the mighty mass
of snow and ice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
A certain clergyman in a manufactu

A certain clergyman in a manufacture
ing town in Pennsylvania was recently
lamenting the small number Of mar
riages in his congregation and referred
to the subject in the pulpit, saying
that there We're 500 young unmarried
women in the parish and blamed the
young men for the lamentable situa-
ton. He charged 1t to their bashfulness
and their being too avaricious. The
newspapers got hold Of his complaint
and their reports were published in 9TH
er places, and soon the good man was
overwhelmed with letters inquiring
about the ladies', with evident desire on
the part of many of the writer's to open
correspondence with some of them, He
Is perplexed with the business he has
thus Internationally got himself into
He was mistaken, we think, in charg
ing the young men with avariclousness
as reason for avoiding matrlmony.
The reason would be better stated by
saying that they did not feel able to
support wives in the style that modern
society requires. Wages, in other
words, are too low, In most cases, to
allow of incurring the expenses of fam
lily life. In farming communities the
case is not SO bad, and so far as we
have learned there is about as much
marrying and giving in marriage
among the young people In the country
as was the case score of years ago;
and this is one of the many important
advantages the country has over the
towns and cities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
rose to more than double the number
from any other country, and dropped
considerably in the present decade.

From 1920 to 1850, 81 per cent of all
immigration was from the United King
dom, and large majority of the immi-
grants were Irish. Irish immigration
increased rapidly until 1860, and then
decreased until 1870. Then for ten
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

A New York physician las come out
in an attack on the deadly linen hand
kerchief' and wants paper used in
stead. The suggestion may be good,
but the public is apt to turn Its nose up,
SO to speak, at the idea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Rum Down and Killefl.

David Beck. farmer aged % years,
was instantly killed Mt Hutchens. He
attempted to run across a track in front
of rapidly moving passenger train on
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul.
The coroner's jury returned verdict of
accidental death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

The announcement that Missouri
heiress 'eloped with boy" is not SO
surprising after all. If she had eloped
with o girl it would have been differ
emit, but young women always have a
penchant for running away with boys
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
NORWAY.

In Quo District consum ption Has In.
creased Alarmingly.
In writing OF the telplble scouree OF
consumption In Norway. United States
Consul Victor 2, Nelson lopaled Mt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
The Modern wa,

The Pullet-What are you sitting on
the water trough growing that way for
over nothing?
The shanghai--There's strange
Cochin looking through the fence, and
Pm making a naval demonstratlon!-
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Some scientists say that the fishes
found in New Jersey sandstone beds
are 1S,O0O,O0O years old. Age and not
size will perhaps be the pet hobby of
the anti-truth specialist hereafter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

A Pennsylvania man died from eat
ing hardware. This shows the uttel
crroneousness of trying to make al goa!
of yourself IL you aren't built that way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

man, you row out In the river and
catch TINT driftwood, and I'll give you
half you GET
The colored man worked hard for a
willie, when all of a sudden he stopped
aud pulled for the shore.
On being asked the reason for his re-
turn, he replied: dat wood is Jest as
much mine as t is his. l amt gwine
to give him any, and SO I'm out Of work
ag'in."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

The fellow who emphasizes My
views and obtrudes them ought to
know that there are 74,999,990 other
people who have their views and who
don't care a continental for his views.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

There are always lot of people who
think that they could spend a rich
mans money SO much better than he
lloes himself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Perhaps victoria's thus putting her
arms fguratively around Erin's neck
may save that nations getting it there
so much hereafter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

The captain OF an Atlantic liner, after
many calculations, has come to the con.
cluslon that the general size OF fog
IN the Atlantic 10 About thirty niles ln
diameter. s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
LITTLE CRABS in OYSTERS.

Rare Delicacies and in Great Demand
Useful to the Oyster.
1.-THE demand for that little Southern
delicacy. the oyster crab, is always
larger than the supply, and ]. have all
can do to obtain the fifty or sixty gal
Ions which are daily required for fla
voring stews and making omelets in the
leading hotels, restaurants and clubs of
this city," said a wholesale fish dealer
in New York to Washington Star
writer "Our northern oysters do not
contain the little dainties, so 1 am
obliged to buy them from the oyster
shuckers along the York, Rappahan-
mock and other southern rivers. The
Chesapeake Bay shore oystermen send
us some also.
'eThe little crab found in the oyster
is not, as commonly supposed by two
thirds of the oyster-eating community,
| the young of the blue crab, but is dis
tinct species. 1t is a messmate of and
caterer TO the wants of the oyster, be-
ing. therefore, benefit instead of a
detriment 10 the latter In return for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

The thermostat is a new contrivance
In medicine for baking men. Those who
were born but half-bakcd would do we'll
10 look it up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

One of the Rothschllds is reported to
have paid $1,000 for butterfly. His
extensive collection of butterflies is
valued at 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Postal Cards.

More than 5000 varieties Of post
cards have been issued In the world
withiB the past thirty-fiye years.