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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
A Pathetic Scene.

''These trousers, sir, +" began tho
the gaunt-faced, gray-haired woman,
as she deposited the bundle on the
counter, belonged to my son, Willie,
l never expected to sell them-but,
oh, sir"
"You want to take advantage of the
cheap excursion to Niagara False
"Not that-not that /! How could L
think of going to Niagara Falls when
my Willie is where he is | want to
raise sexenty-fve cents. l must raise
it. If don't get the money I will
commit suicide. +"
ga patch on each knee and two on
the seat, but they might do for n
millionaire. Fifteen cents.
"Only fifteen cents for Willie's
trousers p she m1oaned, as the tears
sprang to her eyes. sob, man, man,
hut you cannot be so heartless
Think of the sentiment connected
with those trousers " =
"And the patches.
But there is sentiment even in
patches. Those patches were sewed
on with black thread and mothers
tears"
"Goins -iifteen-6ft cents. +"
"Never, never Twill starve first
that is, I will take the fifteen cents
and buy potted chicken with it and
live on. 1 must live on. Some day
l will get up to Sing Sing and see my
dear Willie and ask him if he really
was guilty of that burglary,or if His
Honor gave him seven years as q
joke. Washington Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Curious Effect of Lightning Flash.


The following story, printed in the
Electrical World, describes an unusu-
ally complicated case of cause and
effect, and demonstrates the danger of
keeping loaded firearms nerr tele-
phone receivers: In the town of Batey-
Vile, in southern Louisiana, a. Gaut-
reaux conducts st re, dealing in
diversified merchandise. Mr.. Gaut-
reaux has his store equipped with II
double-barrelled shortgun and tele-
phone. The combination seems to
have worked well until the other day,
when thunderstorm passed over b.
teyville, and lightning bolt made its
way into the store over the telephone
wire. The electricity leaped from the
transmitter to the shortgun and caused
the discharge of both its barrels.
Two heavy charges of buckshot be-
took themselves through the side of
tho building, narrowly escaped group
of men gathered for shelter to the lee
ward of the store, and lrcceeded in o
the landscape. The episode would
ordinarily hayeended here, but Mr..
p. Ayre, in neighboring shed, much
Stalled by the explosion of the CUR,
in his excitement and arm grasped
with frantic clutch rapidly re.
volving buzz-saw near which he was
working, and as result lost several
fingers and severely mangled both
hands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
When and How to Plant Apples.

When and How to Plant Apples.
Realizing that the apple orchard is a
more or less permanent Investment we
must take cautious steps in laying its
foundation, says Ohio Farmer. First,
we want suitable land on the hills, with
any exposure except to the east. Land
free from stumps and stones and not
too steep is best. New land is not best
as there will be too many stumps and
roots and the borers that work on forest
trees are liable TO work On the apple
trees. Some hoed crop should be grown
on the land the year before planting so
that 1t will be in fine mellow condition.
like to have the rows as straight as a
line If 1t can be done, but If not, follow
the curves of the hill. Dig holes large
enough to plant the trees without
crampins the roots. Where the land is
level or nearly so. some take the turn
Ing plow and pillow out three or four fur
rows, set the trees in line, pull dirt over
roots and fill up furrow with pillow.
Plant two or threc-year-old trees. like
n good, thrifty, medium-slzed two-year-
old tree, branched two and one-half or
three feet from the ground. All bruised
or broken roots should be pruned off
and the top cut back about one-half.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Concerning a Laugh.maker.

Making light the heart of play-goers
seems not to be as conducive to health
and longevity as it ought to be. Sir
Arthur Sullivan, who did so very much
to make the world innocently happy
in his generation, died at fifty
eight; Gilbert, his coadjutor, whose
rhymes have been better known and
more quoted in English-speaking
countries than the verses of any other
poet except Ira d. Sankey and Mother
Goose, is sad and out of health at sixty
four, and when he came month ago
to revival of Patience in London
he was wheeled in Bath chair.
Charles ii. Hoyt, our countryman, the
successful writer of farce-comedies
who made innumerable persons laugh
immoderately, and grew rich in doing
it, died on November 90 at his country
home in Charlestown, New Hamp-
shire, aged forty To laugh as we
know, is the way to grow fat and live
long To make 10 laugh is apparently
much moro serious business and
hard work.
One associates Arthur Sullivan with
the hllmorist, because in practice he
so associated himself. There must
have been humor in his music or it
wouldn't have gone with Gilbert's
verses. We know that he could aud
did write serious music when he chose,
that he was a master in his profession,
and of SO wide and honorable fame
that it is possible his bones may rest
in Westminster Abbey. Still, if the
work that brought him most of his
fame and most of his money deter
mines which group of the immortals
lie belongs with, into the enyiable
company of the British homorists he
must go. A good man gone!N Not
since Du Maurier died have we in
America lost a friend in England who
did SO much to make us happy =
L. S. Martin, in Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20


Caulder rose and stood in the middle
of the room. Evelyn followed his ex-
ample.
"Wlll you go to herr" she asked gent
~.
lie stared at her half sullenly-much
as boy would look at an older sister
who had corrected him.
Are yon sure will not regret speak
ing 10 her?' lie questioned, after a
pause.
81 trust not, believe not. God help
YOU She held out her hands impul.
siyely. He took them in his own; her
hands were cold, although she candid.
ly returned his glance.
"What else have you to say, Eve
lyn?' There was tenderness in his
tone.
What had she not to say? Should she
tell him how her life would be blank
without him? How lie had crept into
her heart with his boyish eyes and
smile! How the woman who heard
>his troubles and ccmforted him in his
first pain was starving for the young
love lie had bestowed on some fair
one? No, she could not tell him all the
bitter truth. She was conscious of a
choking sensation which prevented
speech; her glance fell lower and lower
until 1t rested on the rug ut her feet.
She knew her fingers closed around his
impulsivcly with a sudden dread of his
Leaving hpi forrypr
81 have this TO say TO you"-she
breathed the words slowly-"will you
still let me be your friend, or will she
who has won your love be both sweet.
heart and frlend?"
What had her voice betrayed? She
felt her hands suddenly pressed against
a warm. unbearded cheek, and voice
which thrilled her with awe spoke her
name.
'She who has won my heart is my
FRIEND" lie said softly, "and'-draw-
ing the slight figure into his arms
twill she be my sweetheart. too?"
She was woman with mission,
and yet. as she glanced up into those
earnest eyes. her lips We're raised to
meet his kiss half way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
WHAT BECOMES OF THE coRks
How They Are Gathered and to Whom
They Are Sold.

They Are Sold.
What becomes of the pins?" Is an
old and unanswered question; but
What becomes of the corks?" admits
of pretty complete reply. Cork is
one of the most indispensable articles;
yet, useful as it is, and harmless as it
appears, 1t is made means of danger
to health by trade competition. Not
that anything noXious occurs in the
original growth or preparation for
market of the corkwood. or even in the
process of charming the surface and
closing the pores by extreme heat,
which is said to give the elasticity and
fexibility known in the trade as
nerve" When 1t comes on the mar
ket it is without any deleterious quail
ties. 1t is after the cork, in its finish
ed state, has served its purpose in the
neck of a bottle that it begins It's de-
generate course.
A cork once drawn, and the bottle
and contents disposed of, is thrown
away generally as waste, especially in
private houses, though in the liquor
trade they are often preserved for sale
to itinerant dealers, who purchase
them for trihe. Those which are
thrown away gravitate to the ash and
garbage barrel. the dump, or the gut
ter, and possibly the sewer. From
these odorous and offensive receptacles,
as we'll as from behind the bar, they
eventually reach the bag of the ped
ding collector, and areall placed in one
mass, to undergo the process of So
called cleaning" which makes them
appear to the unframed eye as good as
new, and prepares them for sale to the
economical bother of wines, liquors,
pickles, or what not, who has strong
eye to the main chance. The corks
look all right, and secure the bottle as
well as new and clean ones would; so,
even If there is little poison or worse
in them, what does it matter? thinks
the careful dealer
Thousands of corks float about the
coast, and thousands more, which
have been thrown out from passing
ships. mingle with them, and are final
iy cast on shore, where they are col
lected by the agents of the dealers and
shipped to the city to be cleaned" and
sold.
Nothing will really-elean them, but
they can be whitened or bleached by
the action of powerful acid, and this
is what is done. The acids used are
chiefly sulphuric and muriatic or n.y.
drochloric. Vitriol is also sometimes
employed. The trade is quite large
one, and is said to be very profitable
many having grown rich at it, and
carrying on big establishments, with
agents at all main points. 1t is con-
Quoted mostly by foreigners, and has
representatives in nearly all the cities
though. of course, this city boasts OF
the greatest number.-New York Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

During the first three months of its
life the quail feeds almost entirely
on insects, and it is estimated that
each bird will eat its weight In Insects
every day until nearly full grown, and
even longer than that IL the fall grass
hoppers are plenty. When there are
no more insects to be found they begin
OH the gleanings of grain and weed
seeds, the latter being the ration most
of the winter. Farmers should not
only forbid the shooting of quail upon
their lands, but should further protect
them in winter by providing little heaps
of brush or evergreen boughs, where
they can find shelter and food during
deep SHOWS. A quart of wheat screen
ings, the seeds from the barn floor, or
other food that the farmer could give
them without cost, would save many,
and another season they would pay
for 1t in hunting bugs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20


Don't let your drinking fountains
freeze up.
Keep plenty of fresh water where
your fowls can get it.
Shut up your hen houses on these cold
nights.
Now is the, time to buy your cockerels
for spring.
Feed plenty of meat scraps If Won
want to, get lots of eggs.
1t is a good plan. to whitewash your
hen house early in the spring.
Keep the lice Off your fowls and they
will keep healthy.
Don't let the roup get the start of YOU
Whenever your fowls begin to sneeze
you should give them some olive oil and
kerosene oil, or burn pine tar in your
houses. Roup is often caused by the
birds taking cold.
When your fowls have frosted combs
you should take one pint sweet oil, one
pint crude oil and one pint camphor and
sub this ca night and morning for two
Or three mornings and they will be well.
According to recent statistics there
are 472 colleges in the United States,
having total estimated property
value. including grounds. buildings
and apparatus. of $3.50. 900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
An Absent.mlnded Minister.

Some few weeks ago noted minister
went to one of the local railroad sta
lions to meet a friend. Upon entering
the station and looking around, he
saw an elegantly dressed woman, who
apparently was about to board a train.
She was carrying number of par
cells in her arms, and, besides, had
with her three or four children that
with great difficulty she was trying to
help along. The clergyman approach
ed the lady and offered his assistance,
which she accepted, afterward thank
ing him very graciously for the kind
ness.
The train moved out of sight and he
went on his way thinking of the end
less opportunities one has for doing
good, when all at once he discovered
he was carrying a beautiful silk UNI
brella with pearl and gold trimmings.
Since that time the reverend gentle
man has very little to say on the sub
ject of Courtesy to Strangers"
And the umbrella is still unused
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Celery Culture in Brief.

A well-known gardener, at recent
agricultural meeting, in speaking of cell
cry culture, said: Il grow White Plume,
Golden elf-blanching and Golden
Heart varieties, and in rows five feet
apart, banking only enough to keep. it
upright i'll position. Celery desired for
late use put in three rows together,
cover it well, and place loose boards
over II. What want to get at during
the winter l put in trench four feet
wide and eighteen inches deep. set
Il row of two by four studs four feet
high along each side of the trench and
set rafters over it, cover the sides aud
top with boards, and then throw the
earth up over all, and put on straw or
coarse manure, when severe cold
weather comes, to keep it from freez-
ing. You must keep all dirt from the
heart of your celery else 1t will speck
and spoil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

ways when l don't mean to; because
you are good and sweet, and am wick
ed and restless" He spoke fervently,
but Evelyn only crossed over and laid
her hand upon his arm.
Hush; you speak foolishly Tell me
your cares, and let us leave your mis-
cradle points out of the question:"
smiling down into his serious eyes.
"Do you know, only once in a mans
life does he reach the stage of self
criticism-that is when he is in love.
You see, have guessed your secret;
ah, Severance, l guessed it long since,
only You were afraid to trust me With
it. Am right?"
You are right"
What had come over the world just
blacker than ever before. She felt
then? TO Evelyn 1t looked colder and
blacker than ever before. She felt the
blood, slowly go from her face. and n
chill grip seemed to seize her heart.
He In love! The boy friend who had
always made her his confidante. His
heart was no longer free to tell her its
trials. and yet she had no right to be
Jealous of the litt,a hits of oycb.nra5
confidence. She was only n friend 10
him-and to her he was
"a woman is coo(, ruesser. sbe
said. still smiling. thouph he,5 llns vvoro
white. "Come over here bv tho win.
dow where YOU can he moro comfort,.
BILE; now. / am ready to listenn
Her voice was guarded even ne ho.
ewes were in tho light Canl,lor r,ono
oil oyer To her and Ioolad i,,,o,t,v
her fnce for several minutes
at has crept mon mo nm w.ros y,
he began SLOWLY. sand vet might have
known in time TO prevent a." - =
EVELYN bent forward as n 90 m
bappyy ~
Ha ,.,chod h;ttor,v-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
THEY WERE swEE1HEAR1s!

O. ESIDE French window in n
iN deep armchair sat woman. 1t
was evening, and drizzling rain
dampened the pane, but the woman
stared straight ahead into the dark
ness and seemed unconscious of the
immediate environments. None who
knew her had ever sees her face lose
its sweet placidity, nor had they heard
her words make discord in the music
of speech. She passed among her fell
low-creatures dropping bits of sun
shine here and there as she went her
way, looking toward the mysterious
future.
And now, MS she sat there alone, a
great calm fell over her. for the mission
which she had long sought had at last
come into her life. What should she
do? The woman's eyes closed and she
leaned her head back against the vel.
vet cushions of the chair. The ideal
outlines of a face formed themselves
on the curtain of her imagination-a
face neither handsome nor imposing In
appearance, but with coldly critical
blue eyes and a sensitive tightening of
the lips; a face one could love for his
frank boyishness. The blue eyes smil.
ed into the eyes of the woman, and she
sighed over her mission because the
face was there.
"Heaven give me strength" she muir
INJURED, an alien passion stealing over
her face; 'it is for him-for him."
Did she not see the sudden swinging
aside Of the door curtains, nor hear
the confident stride across the thresh.
old?
There was pause, followed by
deep.voiced ejaculation of Impotence
as some one stumbled over chair.
The woman rose noiselessly and lighted
the gas-then smiled as the glare fell
on the young man standing before her
with his hands thrust deeply Mn his
pockets.
81 beg pardon. Evelyn" he burst out,
laughing good-naturedly as his hand
clasped hers. what are you doing
alone in this gloom? Don't Il bring
sunshine enough with me without you
tightening up as enter?" He threw
himself into a chair. "What a night!
Gloomy as the hours of midnight. l
have the blues, Eyelyn-may tell you
all my troublesl"
Evelyn Westland gazed down on the
boyish face with strange usefulness.
The five yearsswhlch divided their lives
seemed like gulf to her just then; he
was in his prime, while she-she knew
the sorrows Of tho world by heart. AS
he glanced up, she smiled and shook
her head. 81 am ready to listen, Sever
ance; what has life been bringing to
you? Sadness? 1t seems impossible,
you have such bright way of looking
at care"
Severance Caulder sighed. "You have
been good friend to me, Evelyn" he
said, thoughtfully.
"And why shouldn't be?"
why? Because l am hayward and
careless and hot-headed; because
Megnd you IN thousand uamslsss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
AS THE SUN WENT DOWN.

After the din Of the battles roar,
Just at the close of day,
Wounded and bleeding upon the field,
Two dying soldiers lay.
One held ringlet of thin gray haIry
One held a lock of brown,
Bidding each other last farewell,
just as the sun went down.
Chorus:
One thought of mother, ut homo alone,
Feeble and old and gray;
One of the sweetheart he left In town,
Happy and young and gay,
One kissed ringlet of thin gray hair,
One kissed lock of brown;
Bidding Farewell to the Stars and Stripe.
Just as the sun went down.
One knew the joys of mothers love,
One Of sweetheart fair;
Thinking OF home. they lay side by side
Breathing farewell prayer,
One for the mother SO old and gray.
One for his love in town,
They closed their eyes to earth and skies
just as the sun went down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
THE Man in the Street."

Who originated that familiar
phrase, 1.-The man in the street.?
Was it Mr.. John Morley? The ac-
count of the Fortnightly shows that he
used it as far back as October. 1882.
1t appears in his valedictory as editor
of the Fortnightly. "They have" he
said of it and like reviews. brought
abstract discussion from the library
down to the parlor and from the seri-
GUS student down to the first man in
the street." The point has its inter-
est.-London Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20


but the big achievements are his. The
figures representing the wealth his mind
directs in the railroad field are SO vast us
to be uncomfortable. A row of ten figures
will alone describe them in numbers of
dollars.
The Morgans were carly associated
with the Vanderbilts in the upbuilding
and extension of the New York Central
properties. In this work it was the mas
ter intellect of j. Pierpont Morgan which
deity manipulated those vast properties
and brought them TO their present edl-
cheney. The name which was associated
with them was the name of Vanderbilt,
but the mind that mastered the giant
problems was the mind of Morgan.
Among the concrete results of Mr. Nor
gan's intellectual labors have been the
reorganization of the Buffalo and the
West Shore, and its lease to the New
York Central; the reorganization of the
Chesapeake and Ohio; the Encouragement
of the Great Southern and the reorgan-
ization of the Erie, and his influence has
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

=
]. Plerpont Morgan, the now industrial
king of the United States, has risen SO
suddenly into that position that it will
be some time before the public generally
will BIO able rightly to associate him with
the power he really possesses. Mr.. Nor
gan's name has been so long and init
mately connected with banking that the
old association will cling even in spite
OF his recent stupendous operations in
railroad and his just completed acquisi-j
ton, for himself and his capitalist part
ners. of the huge steel industries hitherto
In the control OF Andrew Carnegie. But
Mr.. Morgan has long been an important
figure In the steel business, even il Mr..
Carnegie's prime position in that field has
served to obscure his rivals prominence.
Hereafter the name of Morgan will con-
note railway empire in America and the
mighty grind of iron and steel mills.
The new industrial ruler is native of
Hartford, Conn. His father, james Nor
gan, was n farmer boy who became n
New England banker. The son was edu-
Gated in Boston and in Germany and at
the death Of his father inherited a for
tune of about $10,OOO.0O0. These figures
represented the Morgan equity in the
banking house of j. s. Morgan & Co. of
London and Of Drcxcl, Morgan & Co. of
New York. Pierpont Morgan married
Miss Frances Tracy. He has three chill
dren, Louisa md Annie and j. Picrpont,
Jr., who attends to the business Of the
banking houses abroad. As an example
OF business capacity of remarkable
kind, Mr.. Morgan is unparalleled. No
great mental product of modern industry
can approach him. He is as capable as
any Of the Rothschilds in the money line
and his recent achievements as an indus.
trial organizer surpass any similar fents
performed by other operators in this
country or abroad. Numerous organizers
necessarily did much preparatory work,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

TO laundry embroidered linen make
suds with q fine soap and warm water.
Do not soak, rub or wiring the piece, but
squeeze the suds through and through
until it is clean. Rinse in clear water
and dry between towels. 1t is well not
to expose embroidery to the air when it
is wet, and it should never be dried in
the sun, nor should it be folded or rolled
while damp. Before 1t is entirely dry
iron it on piece Of thick flannel on q
soft, padded board. Lay the embroid-
cred side down, cover it with a dry
cloth, over that place a wet cloth and
press with moderately hot iron. In
stead of folding 1t, roll 1t on large.
round wooden stick.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

Cheese which is well cured and has
good quality will contain about 81 per
cent of fat, 251s of caseln and albumen,
3la of sugar and ash, etc, and 81 of
water. The flavor of the cheese will
be well pronounced. but not rank. The
body of the cheese should be firm and
smooth, and moisture should not be
visible on any part. The color should
be uniform and is usually yellowish
white