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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Fish Preserved in Ice.

State Fish and Game Commissioners
johnson is one of the oldest COWBOYS
In the State. He is an exceptionally
entertaining talker and a man who in
past years has been considered modest,
truthful and kind to those easily In
duced to believe stories concerning the
beasts of the field and the fishes Of the
sea.
But he has apparently changed. This
morning he claims to have seen man
who saw a fish frozen In the ice in the
perpetual glacier on the north side of
Longs Peak.
"The story is true one" said Mr..
johnson, "for the man who told 1t to
me is scientist and 'one of the most
prominent men in the country His
discovery will be announced to the de-
partment at Washington and a scien.
tifc investigation may follow. He tells
me the fish appears to be about eigh-
teen feet in length. as nearly as one
could estimate looking through a field
glass;"
"But there are no fresh-water fish of
such proportions" was ventured.
"'Tisn't fresh-water fish. It's a
saltwater fish,"
"But how did 1t get there?"
Easily enough to fish man. That
fish has been frozen in the ice glacier
there ever since the time of the flood,
when all this land was inundated. That
is the reason the find is an important
one. "-Denver Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
About Paderewski.

That superb pianist, Ignace Jan Pad
erewski, who has had the honor of
playing before the Queen, owns one
of the most beautiful homes In the
world at Riond Bosom, on the borders
of the lake of Geneva in Switzerland.
AS he says, 1t is too beautiful for work.
but, none the less, 1t was here he com
posed and orchestrated the greater por-
ton of his opera, which is to be pro-
duced at Dresden, BY birth he is a
Russian-P Pole. having first seen the
light of day at Podolia on Nov. 8, 1860.
After studying at Warsaw and Berlin
he became music teacher, and in
1884 he decided on his life career as a
yirtuoso. He first went to London in
May, 1890, when he played at st.
James Hall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

burial had taken place. This is where
the utility Of the apparatus would prove
itself, as 1T forms a means of direct
communication with the surface of the
ground, and gives n warning signal the
instant a movement of the body occurs,
which would admit of the coffin being
exhumed oftentimes before the victim
fairly realized the horror of the situa-
ton. The mode of operation is simple;
a pair Of contact points being attached
to the under side of the coffin lid, in
close proximity to the hands and chest,
so that the slightest movement will
cause the points to touch and complete.
an electric circuit to start bell ring
ing on the surface. The wires run
through tube in passing from the cir
cult closer to the bell. and this tube al
lows circulation Of air and also pro-
vides a means of communication with
the buried person.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
BIRDS THAT DO NOT SING.

They Far Outunmber the Musicians of
the Feathered Family.
Singing is applied to birds in the same
sense that it is to human beings-the
utterance of musical notes. Every per-
son makes vocal sounds of some kind,
but many persons never attempt to
sing. So 1t is with birds. The eagle
screams, the owl boots, the wild goose
honks, the crow caws, but none of these
discordant sounds can be called sing
ing.
With the poet, the singing of birds
means merry, light-hearted joyousness,
and most Of us are poetic enough to
view 1t in the same way. Birds sing
most in the spring and the early sum-
mer, those happiest seasons of the year.
while employed in nest-buildIng and in
rearing their young. Many Of our most
musical singers are silent all the rest
of the year; at least they utter only low
chirpings. 1t is natural therefore, that
lovers of birds should regard their sing
ing as purely an expression of joy in
the returning spring, and in their happy
occupations.
! Outside of what are properly classed
MS song birds there are many species
that never pretend TO sing; In fact these
far outnumber the musicians. They in
clude the water birds of every kind both
swimmers and waders, all the birds of
prey, eagles, hawks, owls and vultures:
ana all the gallinaceous tribes, compris
ing pheasants, cartridges, turkeys and
chickens. The gobble of the turkey
cock, the defiant crow of the bob
white" are none of them true singing:
yet it is quite probable that all of these
sounds are uttered with precisely SINH
lar motives to those that inspire the
sweet warbling of the song-sparrow,
the clear whistle of the robins or the
thrilling music of the wood-thrush.
But naturalists have set apart yery
large group as song birds, and even
among these there are many species
that never sing at all. Birds are group-
ed according to their anatomical char
acteristics, the structure of their bones.
bills, feet and wings. And thus we
have the songless song birds, looking at
the matter from the standpoint of the
classifying naturalist. Philadelphia
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

The belief seems to prevail generally
that the rearing and feeding of poultry
is not really special farm industry,
but that 1t Is one Of the by-ways as
may be said, to gather In odds and ends
of profit by using up some wastes of
the farm that would otherwise be lost.
We have at times mentioned some facts
which go to show that expensive poul-
try keeping may be made greatly more
profitable than some other branches of
farm work and that the demand for
this kind of farm produce is increasing
so rapidly and continuously that there
is no risk that it may be easily over
done.
Let us make a comparison. A COW
is worth as much us thirty hens any
where. 1t needs an average of five
acres of land to support COW, and two
under the most Intensive system Of
soiling and the silo. 1t requires the
time of one person to attend to ten
cows as 1t should be done. Thirty hens
may be kept on one-fourth Of IN acre
of land with ease, and one one-fourth
81, AuoSA lOOu 10 IL COW lhuSI hdNSs CIV
one person can attend to 300 hens with
ease. Suppose we then take this COM
parison, thirty hens equal one COW as
to cost; then how is the income in COM
parison? The figures given by noted
creamery as to a herd of fourteen cows
kept by the leading patron show That
the average income, over and above
cost of feeding of these cows, was
$1S,67. In truth the actual average Of
oil the cows existing is estimated at
about half as much as this, and thus
not more than the average net income
from four average hens making $3.50
each. This fact should go far to raise
this useful farm animal in the esti-
nation of those persons who are seek
ing protit-making from rural pursuits.
And If there were no other items to go
to the credit of the Industrious and tire
less hen, this one should be sufficient
to give her prominence as one of the
means of making rural life and indus
try profitable, and indeed alluring.
The business of rearing poultry is
simple and already well understood, en-
tailing no excessive labor, but simply
calling for attention ut intervals
through the day. The work required,
of course, is precise, and needs atten-
ton, but 1t is in no sense laborious and
is not without attractive conditions.
The result of certain Investigations is
shown In the accompanying illustra-
ton which represents hen, a
bushel of corn she consumes in the
year, or the equivalent of the mixed
rations required and the peck basket of
eggs numbering 16O or the average
yield per hen of a fairly good flock, but
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
GREAT BRIDGE OF STEEL.
Another Vast Structure to Connect
BROOKLYN md New York.

Another Vast Structure to Connect
Brooklyn and New York.
Brooklyn bridge No. has now reach
ed such stage of its construction us
to arouse the daily interest of all citi-
zens of greater New York whose bust
ness is transacted on Manhattan ISL
and and whose homes are in the city
of churches.
The second Brooklyn bridge will be
1000 feet in length, or four and one
half fee. longer between the towers
than the present bridge, and will be
the largest structure of the kind in the
world. In 1895 the plans were made
and in the fall of 1896 the work was
begun with the caissons for the New
York tower. These We're built on the
Brooklyn side and then taken across
the river and anchored on the founda-
tons, filled up with concrete and on top
Of this work the granite piers were built
which support the towers. The work
of building these granite supports was
difficult one. On the Brooklyn side
the structure extends 1OS feet below the
high water line and $50 feet above the
same line, and as the great masses of
stone were unloaded and made ready
for place in the structure and as thou
sands Of tons of the same massive
building material were piled up in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Grant Aliens Sense Of Justice

The Post of Philadelphia is RESPONSE
BILE for the following story of Grant
Aliens Sense Of Justice" He had, It
appears, written a paper upon insects
and bugs and sent 1t to his publisher.
In it he infinitely described both the
bad and good sides of his subjects.
Several days after he had dispatched
the manuscript he wrote to the pub
Usher: "Return at once proofs Of chap
ter on bugs. have found out that
have done one Of them an injustice. 1
dreamt about him all one night, after
1 mailed the matter to you. and he
looked at me with reproachful eyes and
said had made him out worse than
he was. In looking up his history from
later source ! have found out that he
was right"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

f
great anchorage block, which contains
about $4,000 yards of masonry, many
observers of the work believed that the
bridge would be another stone struc-
ture
When the piers We're finished the
structural steel made its appearance,
and this has been used exclusively in
the construction Of the great towers.
This material will give tine bridge a
lighter and more graceful appearance
than the present bridge, although it
will be larger than bridge No. 1 In many
respects. The towers will each con.
tain about 100000 pounds Of metal,
and from these monster uprights, 1856
feet high, the cables supporting the
bridge will be hung. These cables will
support only the main span, 1876 feet
above the water; the approaches will be
steel viaducts, extending on the New
York side as far as Norfolk street and
on the Brooklyn side to Havemeyer
street.
The spans between the anchorage and
the main span will be cantilevers. The
structure will be 11S feet wide and will
have four tracks for trolley cars, two
tracks for elevated trains, two drive
ways, two promenades and two bicycle
paths.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

Chicago manufacturers who own
fifty-four thousand acres of woodland
in Missouri have applied to the Divi-
sion of Forestry of the Department of
Agriculture for advice as to how to
make the best use of 1t. 1t is desired to
remove the merchantable timber and
increase the producing power of the
forest and the government foresters
will provide a working plan" This,
it is said, is the first attempt of an
American manufacturing establish
ment to apply modern forestry meth
dds In raising timber for its own use;
but 1t should not be the last attempt.
The man with the ak, who chops down
every tree that stands in his way, has
become a national nuisance. If our for
ests are to be preserved, if they are to
be enlarged, private individuals must
unite to suppress him, and then coop
crate cordially with the experts who
work systematically.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

A former cowboy says: when 1
used to be cow puncher, the one thing
l dreaded was a thunderstorm, for
lightning usually seeks out and strikes
the highest thing in the place where it
hits, and out on the plains the man on
horseback is the tallest thing out,
When a storm comes up you have con-
stantly to ride hard, for the cattle get
restless and need close watching TO
them from stampeding, and I
can tell you it tries n mans nerve when
you can see the lightning striking all
about you and know that it is an al
most even chance that it will ultimate
ly seek you out and STAY you"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

The gentleman in the shirt waist
should not despair. He should remem-
Der that only few. years ago the man
in knickerbockers was banished even
from second-rate restaurants, SO infex-
ible apparently is the law of custom.
Recalling our frequently expressed po-
sition concerning the attire of the sum-
mer girl, we think that the nearest ap-
proach to such a vision of loneliness
would be nice little man with rosy
cheeks and attractive locks in pink
Nhirt waist and duck trousers. OF
course. for the present, we must
expect that prejudicedS and uncul-
tivated restaurant-keepers and hotel
proprletors will make the usual
remonstrance. but we cannot adj
wise our shirt-waist friends to cover
up their loyellness with heavy, cumber-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Rapid clothe. sprinkler.

Rapid Clothes sprinkler
Frank w. Merritt, Of New Bruins
wick, N. j., has patented the clothes
sprinkler shown In the illustration, the
object being to provide an exceedingly
cheap and simple device which can be
rapidly filled with water and easily
operated to sprinkle the water over the
clothes to be ironed. With this object
in view the invention consists Of two
sections of tin, which 1T tightly to-
gether, handle being attached to one
of the sections. The top portion of the
sprinkler has central perforation,
while the under part has series Of
smaller perforations through which tho
water drops. When in use the imple-
ment is placed in bowl of water and
fills itself almost Immediately. After
each garment is dampened the sprln-
kler Is returned to the bowl while the
garment is folded and the next one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

1t is generally admitted that meats
which have been frozen and kept long
In cold storage are deficient in flavor.
The Sanitary Record declares that af-
ter a time frozen meat also loses some
life-giving principle essential to its
nourishing quality. Those who eat 1t
for any great length of time develop
disorders of the digestive organs, lose
weight and suffer in general health.
The same evils follow the continued use
Of canned fruits and vegetables, and
even more surely the use of stale milk
or eggs. Preservatives may arrest the
grosser processes of decay. but they
cannot avert this intangible deteriora-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
The Pea Louise.

We advise those who have grown
peas and lost their crop this year by
reason of the pea louise on the vines not
to become discouraged and cease plant
ing them. Unless they differ very much
from other plant lice, year that sees
them most abundant may be followed
by many years before they are trouble
some again. TO cease planting peas
will not exterminate them, us they live
also upon clover and other plants. If
they make the pea crop less profitable a
few years, enough may stop planting
peas to make them good crop for
those who have them with no lice on
them.-American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

are punished by whipping are wife
heaters, and Delaware people say that
no other punishment SO well fits the
case. There is also a class of petty
criminals by whom chance to board
few months at the States expense is
looked upon as a privilege. but to whom
a few lashes at the whipping post is
looked upon with horror, not SO much
because of the ignominy of the punish
ment as because of the physical pain
which is inflicted. Cruelty is prevented
by a provision which forbids the ad-
minlstration of more than sixty lashes
or the confinement of prisoner for
more than one hour in the pillory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Starting in the chicken Business.

Starting In the Chicken Business.
There is a story told Of shrewd
Yankee who began in business without
any capital at all.
He borrowed a broody hen from one
neighbor and a setting of eggs from
another.
Having set the hen he soon had a
fine brood of chicks, but was now in a
dilemma as to how he could pay back
those eggs.
He finally solved the difficulty by
keeping the hen until she had laid the
required number of eggs, when he re-
turned both the hen and the eggs, and
guessed he had as fine lot Of chick
ms as anybody. And abo 1t as cheap.
too. There are men in western Ne
braska who claim good start from a
borrowed COW, but the operation can
hardly have been as smooth, as this
Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

In 1890 the proportion which the
population of the towns of 5000 inhab-
itants or over bore to the aggregate
population of the United States was
3.35 per cent. BY 1910 this proportion
had increased to s52 per cent. In 1870
1t was 20.93, and in 1890 it was 1920.
1t will undoubtedly be considerably
over 30 per cent in 1900, and probably
1t will be in the neighborhood of 3S
per cent, SO that at present about a
third of the aggregate population of
the United States reside in towns of
5000 inhabitants or over.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

A curious feature of the long record
of charitable and educational donations
in the United States is the growing fire.
quency of cases in which the donors
withhold their names. Since the begin
ming of the present year the total given
by unknown donors is $1,15S, 600. Two
anonymous donors in New York have
given total of 100000 to charitable
enterprises. Unknown benefactors have
given 100000 to Columbia College,
$4,000 to Cornell, $4,000 to Harvard,
S1O2,50O to the University of Chicago,
100000 to Barnard College. and $780,
900 to the Illinois Manual Training
School. Other donations of smaller
amounts bring the total to the figure
named above. 1t is quite evident that
a desire for glory is not one of the mo-
tives leading to the generosity of these
donors. Whether the increasing ten
dency to keep their identity unknown
is caused altogether by modesty and by
the desire not to let the left hand
know what the right hand is doing, is
not so certain. Apparently the wish to
avoid an inundation Of begging letters
and importunate callers has something
to do with fostering retiring DISPOSE
ton on the part of the donors. When
ever anybody gives a few thousands to
any charity or school he or she is at
once made the target for hundreds If
not thousands of appeals for money.
Probably the wish to escape this I'M
deserved penalty for good deed has
led many donors to keep their names
unknown. This theory is confirmed by
the experience of Miss Helen Could
who probably receives more requests
for pecuniary assistance than any 9th.
er woman in the country. Great as
her wealth Is, If she were to comply
with all these requests she would be
penniless in less than year. Few OF
these begging letters ever reach her
hands, for they are read and answered
by two secretaries. who lay before hel
only such as they think may interest
her. Lately the secretaries have taker
to inclosing in each letter of refusal Q
statement of the appeals received in 9
single week, with the sums asked for
The objects for which money is asked
range through the whole field of human
wants, frivolous or otherwise. In al
there We're 1903 letters during the
week, calling for total of $1,54S,5O2
With perennial persecution of this kind
staring them in the face, 1t is moi
strange that some wealthy persons
with desire to do good in their owl
way should prefer to do it anony
mously.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Protecting Stock from Flies.

1t is rather difficult to protect horses
and cattle against the attacks of flies
when outdoors or in pasture. The
farmers in Holland endeavor to protect
their cattle while in pasture by cover
ing them with thin muslin blankets.
Washing the animals repeatedly with
decoction of walnut leaves has been
recommended, but having no expert
ence can not say whether the protec-
ton is n complete one or not. am in
clined to doubt it. The small flies which
usually attack the eyes are probably
best warded off by applying to the eye
lids little extract of gentiana.-Farm
and Firesde.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

We notice in the Western papers
there is much complaint of blight
among the fruit trees. For several
years they have noticed 1t among the
pear and ounce trees. but not until
this year has it done much damage to
apple trees. The sultry weather has
been just what was needed for rapid
growth of the spores, and when fire.
quent thunder showers prevail 1t seems
to spread more rapidly. Every dis
eased branch contains millions of these
germs, and insects transmit them from
one tree to another. They are most apt
to affect young and tender branches of
rapidly growing trees. We know of no
efficient remedy excepting to cut off
and burn every affected limb, and cut
at some distance below the apparent
disease, as 1t spreads downward by
means of the sap. No spray has vet
been discovered which checks It's
progress.-American Cultiyator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

Baron Russell of Killowen, Lord
Chief Justice of England, was great
lawyer in the largest sense of the term
and he was man of great attainments
outside of his profession. An 1rishman
by birth, he inherited the wit of the
Celt and. Joined to 1T the deliberative
faculties of the Englishman. The COM
bination made him almost irresistible
at the bar and luminous on the bench.
He was worthy successor to. the long
line Of illustrious jurists who have been
chief justice of England.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

The world loves to reward its great
artists. Mr.. Fitzsimmons, professor of
the manly art, received about $4,000
for his excellent work at New York re-
Gently. And Mr.. Rubin, who also did
very creditable work at the same place.
received some $4,000 for his efforts.
colored artist named Dixon has, it is
said, been remunerated by the public
to the extent Of $97, 600 in the course
of his career. Unfortunately, this gen
tleman has not been thrifty and is now
afflicted by perjury. All great artists
cannot be saving, but in this particular
line of art they can all make a good
living. Artist Fitzsimmons and Artist
Rubin, it will be observed, both receive
a good profit on their work, although
the last named did not turn out the
masterpiece he expected to achieve.
What the public looks for is certain
devotion to art. and If that be in evil
dence, it is willing to overlook certain
shortcomings. We cannot all be pro-
fessors of the manly art, otherwise
there would be no social problem to
solve. If every man could win from
$4,000 to $4,000 in single day by
simple display of art, who would do
the worlds arduous and plain work?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

some and unsightly coats. Let them
provide themselves for such emergen-
cies with dainty taffeta Elton jackets,
such as the ladies affect, or, better
still, let them throw around their
shoulders the enticing fluffy fascinator,
with that degree of coquettishness that
would Immediately disarm all hostile
criticism. 1t is our belief that nice
young man in shirt waist and fascin-
ator would be too sweet for anything,
and If he could wear pretty bow or a
becoming rose in his hair he would be
simply grand" Then let us not des-
pair. Time will avenge us.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

For this tr0ubIe Spray thoroughly
with Bordeaux mixture, beginning soon
after the plants are set and spray
every month throughout the season.
Old beds should be plowed under or
moved off after bearing and then
sprayed once or twice. Some varieties
are more susceptible to rust than
others. Borax is not used for spray
ing.-New England Homestead.