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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
The plctboric ri.n,, pic.

That the joyous picnic season does
not bring peace and happiness TO all
alike Is clearly shown by n composition
written on the subject by Il girl in n
New York high school;
May parties will soon be ripe, and
the June walk season will follow hard
upon. Tile difference between Aia;.
party and a June walk is n simple
matter of chronology Each has its
queen of brief authority and its chap
eron of absolute sway. Each has also
its hamper. which is as deadly an enc
my to the Manhattan populace MS the
frying-pan to the Kansas farm hand.
took an inventory of one of these
hampers last year, and as ! was Il
member of the physiology class MT the
time, 1t startled me out of sessions
growth.
when the hamper was opened the
chaperon drew forth one bag of sand.
witches and one pie; one bottle of pick
les, one pie; one sponge cake, one pie;
one roast chicken. one pie; one bottle of
lemon juice, one pie; one bag of assert
ed cookies, one pie; one dozen dough
nuts, one pie; one package Of biscuits
and one pie. This was all, except that
there We're a few extra pies ut the bot
tom, for the purpose, suppose, of
forestalling famine.
"Tlie claperOn wondered after lunch,
con why the girls and boys didn't enter
into their play with as much zest rs
they did when they first arrived Mt the
park. didn't. was studying nntu-
raj history ut the time, and only few
days before Il lucid explanation had
been given why the boa constructor
takes a months nap after dining on
far more digestiblc food than anything
/ saw in Central Park that day"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
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COW DEFENDED HER CALF.
fut Hungry lear TO Flight After n
Pntt1e ROral

Put a Hungry lear TO Flight After n
Rattlc Royal.
The calf, having nursed sufficiently
and feeling his baby legs tired of the
weight they had not yet learned to car
ry, laid himself down. On this the
COW shifted her position. She turned
half round and lifted her head high.
AS she did so sense of peril was borne
in upon her fine nostris She rccog.
nized 1t instantly. With suort of
anger she shifted again, then stamped
d challenge with her fore hoofs and
leveled the lance points of her horns
toward the menace The next moment
her eyes, made keen by the fear of love.
detected the black outline of the bears
head through the coarse screen of the
juniper Without'a seconds hesitation
she flung up her tail, gave short bel.
low and charged.
The moment she saw herself detected
the bear rose upon her headquarters;
nevertheless. she was in measure sur.
prised by the sudden blind fury of the
attack. Nimbly she swerved to avoid
it. aiming at the same time stroke
with her mighty forearm, which. If 1t
had found its mark, would have smash.
ed her adversary's neck. But rs she
struck out. In the act of shifting her
position, depression of the ground
threw her off her balance. The next
instant one sharp horn caught her
slantingly in the flank. tipping its way
upward. while the mad impact threw
her upon her back.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

pose that no two of these have Identical
finger prints? Nor indeed is this all.
We may be comparing the finger prints
of a living man with those of one who
has been dead for years past, and the
doctrine of heredity might lead us to
expect to find similar finger prints In
the case Of parents and children and of
different children of the same parents.
1t is, Mt all events. certain that IL this
finger print system were once intro
duced into our courts of justice there
would be any amount of wrangling as
to whether they We're Identical or only
similar-experts contradicting each
other and involving the whole subject
in confusion.
Moreover, professional criminals
would probably soon find some mode of
altering their finger prints. No doubt
if the person who committed n crime
n murder, for example-has left the i'm.
print of his fingers ON anything 1t may
prove an important clew, but the same
thing may be said of the imprint of his
boots or shoes. But a clcw is one thing
and n proof is another thing.
Let me point out another difficulty. In
n country where there are large num-
Der of criminals whose finger prints are
collected. the number of these will soon
be very large. How long would 1t take
to examine this collection in order to
find out whether any of them CORE
sponded accurately With the finger
prints of the man who is now accused !?
The task would, ! think, be n hopeless
one.
That finger prints may be important
In the detection of crime whenever the
criminal has left tile print of his fin
gers behind him do not dispute. but
without much stronger evidence than
we now possess that no two persons
have undistinguishable finger prints
such evidence ought never to be per-
mitted to outweigh what appeared to
be n tolerably satisfactory aliDi.-
knowledge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

A lady of Il truly masculine spirit, ac-
companied by a small poodle, is said to
have failed sadly the other day in an
attempted reformatory movement. She
entered the smoking car of suburban
train and sternly refused. when APP
preached by the conductor, to go into
another ear, observing that her pres
ence would keep the other occupants
from smoking.
One thick skinned wretch, however,
insensible to the claims of refinement
and reform, began to enjoy his accus-
toned cigar, which was suddenly
snatched from his lips, with the remark
in high treble:
IF there is anything l do hate it Il
tobacco smoking"
For time the offender was motion.
less. then, gravely rising. amid the curl.
osity of the assembled smokers, he took
that little poodle out of the lady's lap
and gently threw him through the win.
dow, signing: IF there is anything l
do hate 1t Is poodle"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
ELEVATOR EVE A NEW DISEASE,
Peculiar Malady that a fleets Conduct
ors of Liftsfin High Buildings,

ors of Liftstin High Buildings.
The elevator eye is a new disease
that has already claimed several Vie
tins In Chicago. Only those who ope-
rate lifts in high buildings are subject
to 1t. Half n dozen cases are. now be-
Ing treated by eye specialists, who for
want of better. name, call the new
malady elevator eye"
Sooner or later the eyes of an eleva-
tor conductor become affected. He is
constantly looking out of his cage, so as
to catch sight of passengers on the diff
ferent floors, and the strain on the eyes
begins to tell in time. He may go for
year or longer without being visibly
affected, but in the long run the "eleva-
tor eye" is bound to get him. Men who
operate machines in buildings of five
or SIX stories in height have little or no
fear of being affected, because there
isn't much strain on the conductors
eyes In those structures. 1t is in the
twelve or fifteen story sky-scraper that
the elevator eye is contagious. The
conductor starts from the bottom and
goes to the top With his load of human
freight at speed that takes away the
breath of some of the passengers. AS
the cage shoots upward orders are Civ
en- to stop at this or that floor, and the
operator must keep II pretty close
watch else he will run past the stop
ping point.
1t Is the same thing on the downward
trip. He must keep his eye glued to the
bottom OF the cage in order to catch the
first glimpse of waiting passengers.
This constant strain on the optic nerves
causes the elevator conductor TO be mo-
mentarily blind Mt times. He rubs his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

Select three medlum-sized cucumbers
with small seeds, pare and cut small
piece from each end. and lay the GU
cumbers in strongly sailed Ice water
for one hour or longer; ten minutes be-
fore serving take them out of the wa
ter, wipe dry and cut on board with
sharp knife into fine slices; put them
into salad dish, sprinkle over n little
salt and pepper, pour over two table
spoonfuls of salad oil and mix 1t with
the cucumbers; then pour over one-half
cup of white vinegar, to which n little
water and pinch of sugar have been
added; If onions are liked cut me-
diminished one into thin slices and put
them between the cucumbers: some
finely chopped parsley may also be
added
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

In the ten years Dubuque has moved
from third to second place; Davenport
from fourtl, to third; Council Bluffs from
sixth to fifth; Cedar Rapids from sew.
enth to sixth; Clinton from tenth to
eighth; Waterloo from sixteenth to
twelfth; Fort Dodge from nineteenth to
thirteenth. The decrease in rank have
been Sioux City from second to fourth !;
Burlington from fifth TO seventh; keokuk
from eighth TO tenth; and Marshalltown
from twelfth TO fourteenth. The large
Increase in the Clinton population is
largely due to the anheyation of the city
of Lyons, and lis more apparent than
actual.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

ueOTEid DuttSu MICE
The boiling of rice is not always well
done, and yet 1t is the simplest Of mat
lers; that 1t should he dry is doubly
important when the intention is to
serve 1t as an addition to another veg
rtable dish with savory sauce. After
washing the rice, put 1t over the fire
In plenty of actually boiling, sailed
water, and boil 1t fast for twelve min
utes; then drain off all the water. place
the saucepan containing the rice either
In the oven, with the door open. or on
a brick upon the bnck of the stove. and
let it steam for ten minutes longer. or
until 1t is rs tender as desirable; every
grain will be distinct. and the rice quite
free from moisture. Rice boiled too
long is watery and soggy. When it Is
tender, 1t may be seasoned with salt.
pepper and butter. or served plain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

A clever cook can so transform the
simplest dish as to be hardly recognize
able Veal outlets served plainly are
good, but veal outlets Dreaded and
served with tomato sauce are excellent.
and so very little more trouble.
Broiled beefsteak is good, but broiled
beefsteak dressed with butter and -four
rubbed together is dish for the gods.
Whenever it is possible use garnlshes
of green.
Cooling summer salads may prove
beneficial from health standpoint,
even when carelessly served, but their
appetizing value is increased tenfold
when they are thoroughly chilled and
garnished with green.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
Kissing and Non-Kissing Families.

Kissing and Non-IKissing Families.
The New York Sun says that kissing
among relatives goes by families, and
it is quite true that certain households
are known to all their friends as great
kissers." The members, men, women
and children. kiss each other the first
thing In the morning and the last thing
at night, and on any other occasion
that they consider sufficiently emo
tional.
Still one may go too far the other
way. A woman who came of kissing
family married man who came Of
non-kissing stock. AT one time her hus-
band went to the railway station to
meet n son who had been absent from
home for two years, and OH his return
the wife said:
what did you do when you first saw
Jack? Did you kiss him.
"N-no," faltered the husband and
father, ''of course didn't kiss him.
"rll tell you what he said to me-
volunteered the son. HE said: We'll.
Jack, was your train on timer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

Beat the whites of six eggs to stiff
froth, add six tablespoonfuls of pow
dered sugar and beat again. Cover n
clean board or shallow baking pan with
white paper, drop the meringue in
twelve even-sized mounds over it and
set 1t in Il cool oven for ten or twelve
minutes. Remove 1t and set 1t In
cool place. Sift sugar over medium
sized sweet Strawberries and let them
stand fifteen minutes; neatly removeN
the soft meringue from the center of
the mounds, fill them with the prepared
berries, heap whipped cream over the
top and serve,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
OF INTEREST In IOWA
A DIARY OF NOTEWORTHY HAP.
PENlNGS.
Grow. h of Some of the state. princi.
pal Citiee-Pros Kennedy for Head
of Animal Hushnndry Department ut
Ames-Plague Of crickets.

A bulletin issued hy the census office
gives the official population of Iowa cities
and towns as taken in June, 1900. The
Des Moines Leader has condensed the
statistics, from which 1t appears that
the number of cities aud towns in Iowa
increased from 459 in 1890 to 0S4 In
1900. Iowa now has fourteen cities hav-
Ing in excess OF 10000 population,
against eleven cities having in excess Of
ten thousand population tel years ago.
The fourteen Iowa cities now above the
10000 mark arranged in numerical order
with the population of each in 1900 and
1870 nrn Ms fnllnus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
William T. Baker,


He
Worlds
chairman
Mr. Hisnbotham of
Federation bccnon of
that fell bought
Washington Mr. Baker of
Trade 1890 1891 1880 1895
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

Lamb Kidneys on Toast.
Skin half dozen lambs kidneys, cut
In halves. remove all the fibres and
leave souking for fifteen minutes In a
pint of boiling water containing
couple of teaspoons of vinegar. Melt
a tablespoon of butter in saucepan.
roll the kidneys in flour, and put them
in butter; let them cook five minutes,
stirring constantly. Then add a couple
of tablespoons of chopped parsley, aud
either wineglass Of white wine or
half as much sherry and little hot
water. Let them simmer five or ten
minutes longer, then season to taste
with salt and pepper. Cayenne being
best. Serve ON toast, or pile the kid
neys on platter, pour the gravy over.
and decorate with tiny squares of toast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
Salad Mncedoinc,

Take equal quantities of boiled white
beans, boiled potatoes, celery roots,
beets and string beans (the last four
boiled in salt water), and cut into fine
slices; put into bowl two or three
tablespoonfuls of oil, vinegar and salt,
pepper and some sugar; put in all the
ingredients, add some finely chopped
parsley and chervil, and mix the whole
together thoroughly; put the salad into
dish and garnish with lettuce leaves.
If the vinegar is too sharp dilute 1t
with water. but of not too great guam
fly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
Tho,e Horrid Ants,

For the several species of ants that
frequent pantries and other places in
than pyrethrum known also as buhach
and insect powder. AS the killing prop
erty of this material is Il volatile oil.
the supply should be kept in an air.
tight box, and frequently busted along
the runways and i'll places freluellted
by the insects. For colonies of ants in
lawns and sidewalks, get small guam.
tity of bisulphide of carbon, very
volatile, foulsmelling liquid as clear as
water,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

Pick off any leaves that may be dis
colored and wash well a quart of Brus-
sells sprouts, put into a saucepan with
two quarts of boiling water and salt
spoonful of soda. Boil rapidly until
tender about half an hourjust before
they are done add a tablespoonful Of
salt. Drain them in n colander and IL
it is not time to serve them stand the
connder over steam to keep them hot.
When ready to serve put the sprouts in
vegetable dish and pour over them a
pint of rich cream sauce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

with wings resembling in beauty and
delicacy of hues the petals of flowers
pink, green, blue and otherwise tinted
with many variations.
There.are some Of huge size. which
have a spread of nine inches or more
from wing tip to wing tip. Anybody
who will examine grnsshopper can
not fail to admire the beauty of Its con-
struction and particularly of the ar
NOR in which II is clad, though 1t is
peacable creature and by no means in
clined to combat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
HUMAN FINGER PRINTS.
There Are Possible Drawbacks to Their
- - " In Lam 81 y

There Are Possible Drawbacks to Their
Value in Identification.
The consistency of human finger prints
has chiefly been discussed in connec-
ton with the Identification of criminals.
Assuming that the evidence of finger
prints is to be admissible in criminal
proceedings, 1t will be not only ncces-
sary to prove that in the case of the
same man the finger prints remain I'M
altered, but that no two persons have
Identical finger prints. Where is the
evidence of this?
There are PROBABLY 1000 200. 900 men
and women on the earth. Can we sup
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

New York now leads all the other
States in the predomlnencc of its city
over its country population. OF every
100 inhabitants Of the Empire State, n
live in cities and towns The percent
age of the population living in cities
and towns for the whole country is
only Al.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
rrtEht,u, A.rl,,ya1 at Cascade.

\ frightful accident resulted In the
death of John Dean, aged 30 years, nenr
Cascade lie was working Mt a machine
for halins hay when he lost his balance
mud fell into the machine. Before as,
siStancc could arrive he was crushed tn
death. The accident happened just across
The line in Jones County.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

James G.. Kelly has begun suit against
the Union Electric Company of Dubuque
FOR $1,000 for the killing of his 3.ycar-old
daughter Celcstine Cclestine was cross
Ing the street Mt Eagle Point avenue and
Jackson street July l last. when street
ear ran down and seriously injured her,
The child was taken to Finley Hospital,
where IN operation was performed from
the effects of which She died.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
rhe 81. Lawrence River.

Vessels of 1900 tons can ascend the
st. Lawrence to Montreal, a distance
of 1000 miles from the sea. Only one
other river in the world, the Amazon
is navlgable to such distance for Graf,
as large.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
Grhppling. she had her assailant's
head and shoulders in trap and her

Grhppling. she had her assaiant's
head and shoulders in n trap and her
gigantic claw cut through the flesh
and sinew like knives; but at the des-
pernte disadvantage of her position she
could infiict no disabling blow. The
COW, on the other hand, though mutllat-
ed and streaming with blood. kept
pounding with her whole massive
weight and with short, tremendous
shocks crushing the breath from her
foes ribs.
Presently, wrenclling herself free, the
COW drew Off for another battering
charge, and as she did so the bear
hurled herself violently down the slope
and gained her feet behind dense
thicket of bay shrub. The cow, with
one eye blinded, glared around for her
in vain, then, in IL panic of mother ter
ror, plunged back to her calf.-Leslie's
Popular Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
eyes and tries to fight the disease. but
it gets him In lie end if he sticks long

it gets him in the end II he sticks long
enough to the elevator
A peculiar feature OF the elevator
eye in Its worst stage is that one eye
looks down While the other gazes up
ward. Specialists who have success
fully treated the new malady recon-
mend rest above all other remedies. In
some cases the eyes have to be straight
ened. Once afflicted person can never
be permanently cured. the specialists
say, unless the victim quits the eleva-
tor.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

Prohibition Of Timber Deck Loads.
No British ship may carry deckload
of timber into British port between
the last day of October and April 16.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28

the requisite germs. These "cultures"
have been distributed during the pres
ent year III Colorado, expcrimentally.
while the disease from South Africa is
being tried in Texas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
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on'l,e.eu .iiut sne 'houeht poor Mt
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,,,.,. u na9 W.i..en lew uavs peiore 10
,WAhani hoplnsoh LOT those patterns
snat he might choose the materials Tor
.is weuuihg SUIT. May was SO partlcu-
lar ABOUT what he wore. He used to be
httie careless about his dress once.
men, IN MS endcavor to gain Mays
approDation, he had overdone 1t In the
opposite direction, sporting collars of
ABSURD height, and impossible ties, en-
during IKE martyr the pinch Of pat
ent leather shoes n size too small for
nlm' ana getting himself little chaffed
ny appearing In suits which were I'M
mistakably IN advance of the fashion,
May, With gentle tact, had changed all
tnls.
lie mad written for the patterns from
hobinson's few weeks before the i'm
portant suit should be needed, as he
wanted to have Mays opinion with re-
gard to the materials. He consulted
ner about everything. He had no Sis
tiers, and until the last year-when the
death OF an uncle and the inheritance
OF fortune had made him his own
master-he had lived solitary life in
q remote country town with the rela-
ton by whose sJdden death he was en-
riched.
After that hugh of harshness which
had so startled his servant, Laurence
Ord went back to the study of Mays
portrait. A sob of anguish broke in a
groan from Ord's pale lips. He had
tried to realize that those dancing eyes
were closed forever.
The idea of AIay-AIay, the merriest
and s,Isnt mos foo nc snr tha eo,a
ni .i VINO iast had seen hef having
WHO game with Kitten on the deck of
friends yacht.
He had dreaded that little cruise more
than he could say. He had all but ask
ed her not to go, but from this he had
refrained, deeming 1t mere selfishness.
49, syOn don't mind t,. crniu.r 7 ,,,,,t,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-28
Fighting the Pest.


Now the farmers best chance is to
destroy the unmatched eggs, and this he
tries to do in various ways, the most
effective perhaps being to slice off an
inch of the top soil, dry it and pass it
through sleeves to separate the egg
masses. which are buried in deep pits.
In the wheat growing regions burning
machines. which are open gates on run
ners. filled with lighted pitch pine, are
drawn by horses across the fields. An
other method consists in digging pits,
into which the swarms are driven, with
the help of widespread wings of canvas
stretched on sticks.
The eggs are enveloped in tough lit
tie capsules, not easily broken by pres
sure between thumb and finger, but
when ready to hatch the coat of the
ovum Is dissolved and releases the in
sect When new born the young grass
hopper is covered with sort of VEIL
which presently splits along the back
and is kicked off behind. So long as
there is plenty of food in the neighbor-
hood he does not move about much, but
when the available provender is ex-
hausted he starts out to look for an
other spot.
1t is in this way that the great migra-
tons are begun, an army Of grasshop-
pers on the march being often rs much
as mile wide. They cover the ground
densely, devourlng as they so all grass,
grain and garden truck. Sometimes
two such armies cross each other, but
each keeps right along in its own
course.
Some grasshoppers are among the
most beautiful insects in the world.