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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
THE STATE OF IOWA.
occURRENcEs 6JR,nd fAs
PAST WEEK:
Supposed Deal Man Turn, Up In the
Phllippines-IIowMa Have
Grown In Decnic-Rcunion of the
22l 1owa-New Town Plated.


Ben r: ffetheringtorl, d fdriiief resi-;
dent Of Clinton, who has beet niodried
us dead for the past three years by his
wife and relatives; has turned up iii a
rather sensational rnasilcf i'll tile Phil;
ippine Islands, where he is now serving
in the United States army. In 1S99
Hetherington's wife received letter
from him in which lie stated hs was tired
of life and was going to drown himself
in Lake Michigan. A day or two later
his clothes were found along the like
shore near Chicago arid it was supposed
he Had carried out his threat, and hts
wife mourned him as dead. A day or two
ago County Attorney George received u
copy, of letter from the War Depart
ment, bs Capt: NJ s. Jarvis Of Company
D, United States infantry; now In the
Philippines, in which the captain stated
one of the privates Of his company, Ben
f. Hetheringten. had informed him that
there was all Indictment against him in
Clinton County, ciargiilg him With the
murder of his wife in March; 1899; that
his wife had died from an overdose Of
morphiiie given her by d physician, and
that he could Prove his Innocence II he
could secure discharge aid returh to
Clinton. equity Atidriley George says
that no indictment has ever beef return
ed against Hetherington here and that he
was never charged with the crime fJr
which hid says he WINS indicted. Furthet-
more, Mr.. George says Hetheringt6i' S
wife is alive and is a resident of Sterling,
III. 1t is the opinion Of the county at
torney that Hetherington is tired of fight
ing Filipinos and that his story of the
Indictment is scheme to secure dis
charge so he can return to the United
States
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Two pounds of Graham -four two
pounds of wheat twbte) -four, one cot
feecupful of molasses, one tablespoon
full Of salt, one cake of yeast, dissolved
In cold water, about one quart and
pint of lukewarm water Dissolve the
salt III ltlkewarn water. Mix the grar
ham and white -four thoroughly; do not
sift the graham -four. Make hole in
the heap of mixed flour, pour in the
,nolasses, and on top of that the luke
warm water. Stir well with a large
spoon; do not use the hand. Pour in the
dissolved yeast, continue to stir until
all the ingredients are well mixed.
Cover closely. Keep in a warm room
over night. In the morning divide into
three loaves. Put the loaves into
creased pans. Let the pans stand one
hour, then bake in a moderately hot
oven from one and three-Quarters to
two hours, and 1t will be ready for use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
THE MIRACLE.

49, r
The bells of hope to him rang clean
Z The pride Of youth reigned in his heart.
He scoifed ut failure, dread, aud fear.
valiant was he to serve his art.
Ny pen shall speak to all mankind;
The world shall know my fame" no
said.
he wrote. The world to him was blind,
His message. from its birth, lay dead.
Mature. he lnbored on in fifth,
While Kindness took the place Of prides
HIS dream Of fame becamea wrath
That Knocked him in the eventide.
Ny pen shall speak but to the few
Inc Few that value worth" he said.
He wrote. The little world he knew
Spoke fair, but left his words unread
When years had stolen faith and hope,
When fame seemed worthless in his
eyes.
The aged man, misanthrope.
'..E Eorsook his quest Of honor's prize.
MY pen shall speak to one alone
IN write but for myself" he said.
He wrote. And from his heart the stone
of failure vanished as he read.
And then miracle was done.
The thing he wrought for secret store
Went to the world. and one by one
ELUSIVE honors sought his door.
wrote the tale my heart found true,
Unmindful of the world,' he said.
And as he passed from mortal view
- Eame placed her wreath upon his head.
Success. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
One of Nature's Tricks.

1t is well known that many Insects
bear close resemblance to leaves.
twigs and other things. and there is no
doubt that this is for tlielr protection
agaihst, Of tlieir cohcealmrht from,
their enemies. One of the most remark
able cases of this kind was recently
made known to the chronological So
ciety of London. 1t is that of spider
that lives in the rocks near Cannes.
A certain kind of moths inhabit the
rocks also and their cases IRE to be
found ull about 1t wis Noticed that
the spider. when dt rest; looked ex-
actly like ode OF the moth cases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Dean Dennis, a wealthy farmer living
mile north of Killduff, was kicked in
the head by horse and fatally hurt.
Kasper Faltinson, editor Of the Arm.
strong Journal, was nominated for Rep
resentative by the Democrats OF ihe
Eishty-frst District, comprising Emmet,
Dickinson and Osceola counties.
Vitus Fleischman, aged 55 years, was
drowned by falling out of his skiff while
seized with a fit on the west side of
Hooper's Island, at Dubuque. Mr..
Fleischman was fishing in the slough.
The horribly mangled remains of +.
Costello. identified by letters found in
one Of his pockets, We're picked up In a
box near Davenport. Costello was steal
ing ride and it is supposed fell from
the bumpers lengthwise to the rail and
WIS split in halves by the wheels.
At Lemars the rebuilt Western Union
College has been dedicated. President
Thoren is much gratitied by the rapid
recovery Of the institution since the de-
structive fire. In fact the entire com
munity is rejoiced. The college is co,
educational and the courses of study in
clude: Theological. collegiate, normal.
German. preparatory. commercial, musi.
cal, art.
Nothing new has been developed in the
case of the finding of the body OF a wom-
an northeast Of Oskaloosa. The remains
were carefully examined and gave evil
'lence of being those of n well-built wom-
an of considerable age. The hair when
washed out was quite gray and the jaws
held hut four teeth. A commonly &C.
cepted theory now advanced is to the eff
feet that the woman was member of
band OF gypsies that camped near the
town about three months ago. Dying
among them the band sought to steal her
grave in the cemetery, but being fright
ened away from their work they left the
remains as near the buryins place as
possible,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

door came a rainbow CLEAN Of orchids
"oh, glorious!v cried Miss Eveftoh.
There was basketfhl of the rare;
spidery beauties. The servant waited;
looking to his mistress, who wis pale
and Silent.
"For Miss Everon?" she said at last.
"For you, MADAME
She went hurrledly past him and
down to the smoking room. Jim and
Tom were there. Flushed and d little
out of breath. she ran to Tom.
Don't gel up" settling an arm COM
fortably over his shoulder and looking
across to her brother. II only want to
tell Jim that Bert Hobart has been re-
jected."
You're snre2" cried jim.
"And wish" with peremptory
nod. that you would go up and ask
Elsie If she'd like IA glass of wine, or
anything"
Tom began to laugh. but met his
wife's eyes with tears in them, and
stared instead.
I'm so glad" struggling with hap
Ply sob, "about Jim and Elsie"
Nonsense; you mustn't flb to me.
Sallie. What's the matter2"
The only ahswet wis Il lohg BREATH
Of content. litter. however. there came
retort question.
What did you mean by that little
dog jingleg"
This had to be somewhat elaborated.
and then Tom finished his interrupted
laugh.
why. l was helping the plot" he
said,
aoh, yes. And i Am ever so much
obliged to you," with another sigh Of
peace; ever SO much; but next time,
dear, you needn't bother."-Tow and
Country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
A Remarkable Journey.

]. w. RIVERS and wife recently arriv.
ed in Waterloo after walk Of 100 miles
through the dust from Dubuque, having
each pushed baby buggy the entire dis
lance. One of the vehicles contained
their only child and the other all their
household effects. They explain their
remarkable journey by saying they were
out of wark and without sufficient means
to pay car fare to Waterloo, where wofk
had been offered them. Their child, Bert,
is the most remarkable in the United
States, and is known to medical science
as the Rush Medical Baby" The child
is nine years old, Is but 20 inches high,
and weighs a p5iHds, Ht resembles
an infant of eighteen months. At the
age of four he weighed but six pounds.
He has no reformation and looks healthy.
He understands all that is said, bnt can
talk only as child of less than two
years. He took his first step alone last
June, and is at present cutting his baby
teeth. PHYSICIANS at RHsh Medical col
lege and at the British Medical Society
pronounce him physically perfect, and
say that his only defect is that he is slow
of growth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
EaE Ea.fsnina Horses.

With Some Horses there is always
Constant trouble when they are III the
mangef, BY getting their feet over tile
rope which fastens tlietn to the stall.
OF course, this can be obviated by
shortening the rope, but this is not adj
yisable where the horse is locked up
fot the Hight litter the feed is put in the
box, for the short topk does not give
him the opportunity of lying dowil iii
a comfortable position. The trouble
Indicated can be remedied By use of Il
Halter ring fastened on the strap going
over the nose Of the horse instead of
under the jaw as usiidt. fhs rope Is
attached to this ring, and then Fiji
Though staple In the wall directly in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Parts of Australia are becoming live
ly rivals to Canada and the United
States in the European apple trade.
Tasmania, especially, has been found
a first-class apple-raising country. There
are 1878 acres in apple orchards there
and the product in 1890 was 363,9l5
bushels,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Walnut and Celery Salad.

Three cupfuls Of fresh, crisp celery
cut fine and two cupfuls of walnuts,
carefully shel1ed that they may be as
little broken as possible. Put the wal
nuts into n saucepan with a small on
ion sliced, bay leaf, Glove and
twelve pepper corns, cover with boil
ing water, let them cook for ten or fl.
teen minutes. remove from the fire,
drain and throw the nuts into cold
water, remove the skins and let them
get cold; then set on the ice until 1t Is
time to serve. Mix them with the Gel
cry, add mayonnnise or cream dress
ing, put on a dish or in a salad bowl.
garnish with the tender green celery
leaves and serve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Mhite mt Cake

Cream one-half cup of butter, and
work into 1t one and quarter cups Of
sugar. When perfectly smooth, add
two cups of flour sifted with two tea
spoons of baking powder. one cup of
walnuts OF hickory nuts chopped In
small pieces, three-quarters of a cup of
sweet milk, and the whites of four eggs
beaten stiff. Flavor with teaspoon
Of vanilla. If chopped almonds should
be used, flavor with u few drops Of
almond. Bake In small cakes. AMI
when done frost and put large nut
on top of each. Or bake i'll futed pan
with Il cone in the center, In moder-
ately hot oven. 1t should bake In from
twenty-five to thirty minutes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

front of the horse in the back of the
maneer. as shown in the cut. By at
itching d weight of some kind to the
end, II the rope to Keep 1t taut, there
will be no trotltiii caused by this rope
getting in the way, for wisA The horse
moves toward the manger the weight
will carry the rope down. The weight
should net be heavy enough to incon-
venieHee tfe atiithal when he is lying
down Mt the full length 81 the rope.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Tomato conso,,, n, ..

Wash and cut up the tomatoes: to a
quart of tomatoes add quart of con-
somme, one bay leaf, lone Glove, ia
blespoon of chopped onion, and small
blade OF mace. Cook half an hour,
strain, and clarity with the whites and
shells of two eggs. Add salt and pep.
per If necessary. The result should be
clear, sparkling, deep red liquid,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Cream one cup of sugar with half
cup of butter. Add one egg well beat.
Ell, two tablespoonfuls of milk, a pinch
Of salt. and cup of grated coconnut.
Sift one and half teaspoonfulsh OF
baking powder with three cups of flour,
and beat in 1t must be very stiff and
will probably need more flour. Roll
out thin and bake ten to fifteen min
utes in moderately quick oven.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
cAL1roRNIA woMAN's lNvENr1oN,

Of the fastening ring Is provided with
q similar row or studs. Two wrenches
of band steel. OF small cost. are also
provided TO open or close the jar the
wrenches are attached to the jar and
ring by wrapping them around the two
parts. in line with the rows of studs.
when double twist of the wrenches In
opposite directions does the work. The
main advantage lies In the fact that
pressure Is applied with nearly equal
force to all sides of tie jur and top.
the leverage icing much greater than
can be exerted by the hands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

The interfering of horses can often
times be remedied, especially If the ami
NAL interferes in front. The feet should
be trimmed SO that they are level. and
the animal should be shod with n small
outside calkin Mt the heel outside. The
inside heel should be plain and short.
Have the calkins placed on each side of
the shoe about two Inches from the toe.
Interfering sometimes comes from gen.
eral debility Of the horse, and when
this seems to be the case the animal
should be brought up in every way pos
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
al srlmace. IN 60 and have a smoke

cal grimAce. III go and have d smoke
with him"
IF he should nsk you," sallie called
after him along the hall, about a re-
port that she fiirted with him, say you
heard It."
81 say, sallie." Jim demonstrated
over his shoulder. "bar fibs.''
There really is such report" Mrs.
Tom assured him. 81 started 1t my
self"
Good Lord deliver us" said Jim.
ut Will get him IN a proper State Of
mind"
81 dare say
DO you really mean to marry her to
Hobart? r. asked Tom, who had been an
amused witness Of this little chit be-
tween his wife and her brother. She
waited to hear the froHt door shut, then
smiled and touched finger to her lips.
"Tp Jlm," she whispered, and passed
the finger from her lips to his.
II see" genially. ''and I'll join the
game"
"oh. will you?" rather startled.
Howe"
I'm be one Of the rivals. A mar
fied man Gun get very much in the
way when he wants to-
But, Tom, 1t really isn't necessity.
With Jim in the lead, there'll be rivals
enough"
THE more the merrler" gally. I'n
help"
Its ever SO good of you." said Mrs.
Tom, and hummed little tune In the
pause that followed.
About two weeks later Jim was hur.
rying along the sidewalk one day when
Mrs. Toms trap drew UP alongslde.
Il was going to you," he said, as lie
stepped in, with hews.S
"News7"
"Yes. Hobart Is meeting your expec.
tations. We happened in at the florists
together, and he grinned so Extensively
that judge you may feel quite sure of
him."
you were both ordering flowers for
that girl?"
You don't suppose that 1 am going
to back down for cad lille Hobart. do
your
But you look and talk as If he were
successful"
well" sullenly. "I'll not take his
grin for 1t"
Mrs. Tom faltered bit over her next
question
"Is-is any one else in the running. do
you Think"
mo; unless You're not quarrellne
with Tom about anything, are you:"
He's In the plot" with faint
laugh.
Acts his part" drily, pretty WE'LL"
He does everything WE'LL" said Mrs.
Tom. but she was pale.
He pays n good price for orchids,
too"
He was at the florists with you?"
He was. And his grim" sulkily,
was very like Hobart's; and he went
or hnmming that idiotic Jingle
The lion and the univorn
Fighting for n crown;
Up jumps little dog
And knocks them both down.
TON is SO bright" snid Mrs. Tom.
To which jim, grunted. and the drive
was finished in silence.
That night Miss Eyerton went to her
hostess for bit of confidence; she was
prettily flushed and shy.
You persuaded me" she began. ito
let Mr.. Hobart speak. SOL did"
"Yes?" Mrs. Tom answered coldIy.
But, oh, Sallie. l do feel small about
1t. Don't you think, dear, that diff
ferent sort Of man, man who thinks
of me at my best. would hate to know
i did it?"
"a different sort of MANI"
"Oh, very different" demurely;
you" with a shy. bright glance. think
so. too"
Righteous. astonished wrath gathered
in Mrs. Toms eyes: but n knock In
terrrupted. With the opening of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Growth of Mauufactures in State.
The census bureau has issued prelimi-
nary report on the manufacturing indus
tries of Iowa, Tho figures, with per cent
of increase si,,ce 1850, follows Establish
ments, 14,S1b. per ceilt Of increase Dol
capital, s1o9;7ss,i6s, pef ceht So; wage
earnersi dytfifG nuihbef.,. ,PS;58S; per
cent 10; total wages. So, 531 ,656, per
cent IL. miscellaneous expenses, ST0SS,-
G67, per cent 80; cost of materials used,
$101,170,357, per cent %; value of pro-
duets, including custom work and repair
ing, $16l,617,S77. per cent 80. The num-
Der of manufacturing establishments,
capital and value Of prtd,icts fep cities
separately feb6fted Upon follow:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
A Scholarly Royal Pipe smoker.

The King of the Belglans is said to
be the most scholarly monarch in Eu-
rope. His tastes are of the simplest,
He prefers a favorite brlar pipe to the
best cigar manufactured. aud every
morning qnnint Tobacco jar in the
shape Of mn elephant. which stands on
the matitel shelf of his smoking-room
ut Laeken. is filled with certain
brand of English bird's-eye tobacco. A
curious fact is that the country pos.
sesses no crown. consequently there is
never coronation, the king merely tax.
ing the oath to protect the constitu-
tfop
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Care Of the Herd Hull.


Tobacco decoction for use rs an in
secticide can be made by reducing some
of the extracts now on the market or by
boiling cut or broken stems until a
thick brown extract is obtained. One
pound Of tobacco stems should yield
one gallon of extract in two hours boil
ing. If it boils down to less, add water
to make up before using. Strawberry
plants may remain in this mixture for
several minutes and need not be wash
ed off after being taken out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Fall Planting.

Fall Planting.
With nearly all fruit trees, except
peaches, which must be planted in the
sfriHg; there Is to be said in favor of
fall plating, that the soil can be put
in better condition at less expense Of
time and labor than In the spring. The
planter generally has more time to de-
vote to the work in the fall, and Hence
can do 1t mitch better. Then, too. the
trees from the nursery nre generally in
better condition than after they have
passed through Writer. The nursery
men also have fewer orders Ii, the fall,
and can give more care to filling orders
Mt this season, and generally furnish
better stdek. Even with the more ten
der sorts 1t Is possible to give them
needed protection durifs the first win
ter by throwing furrow toward the
trees on either side. Unless there Is d
large area to be planted and other work
seriously intsTteres, everything is in IA
vor of fall planting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Vegetables for Poultry.


During the summer months on every
farm there are large quantities of vege-
tables too small for table use. which
usually go to waste. 1t will pay to
gather up these vegetables and feed
them daily to the poultry. Even if the
flock of fowls is OH the range, the feed
ing OF these odd vegetables chopped
fine will furnish variety which will do
the fowls good. In the fall when pota-
toes and other root crops are harvested,
there is always quantity which is
unstable, but which might be kept
with care for several months. 1t al
ways pays to do this, feeding these root
crops Mt least once a day during the
winter Even after the home crop is
used up, 1t pays to buy small potatoes.
cabbages. and other green, crops for
poultry food
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

hpfap ooptheoop
the seens railway with Its sudden swift
scientific
around a the inside Of track describing perpendicur eeand
To describe in
ton Of the water in pitcher which whied rapidly
OF the Why the
Well
fall The
holds
sensation fpfap
in
impetus
scientific
Mr. w. He
enough At Copey Island 1t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
New Town on Central.

A new town site has been established
on the Illinois Central Railroad between
Williams and Alden. The heH. town Is
called Wilke, after William Wilke Of
Webster City. The railroad station house
and an elevator are now completed. The
town lots are surveyed and some portion
of the residence part is in the course of
construction. The purpose of laying out
this new town is to afford better grain
market and shipping facilities to the
farmers in the vicinity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

W.T.
This invention is intended to provide
fruit jar which can be sealed SO
tightly that the danger of fermentation
is reduced to minimum, and at the
same time make it a comparatively
easy task to open the jar when the con-
tents are wanted. 1t is woman's in
vention, the patent having been grant
ed to Ann Eliza Bray, of Los Gatos.
Cal. The jar proper is similar to those
now in use. except that 1t has a series
of studs or projections arranged around
the edge of the top. and the outer edge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Care of Winter Ann,e.


Apples marketed during the winter
always bring a rallch higher price than
wheii offered fer sale Just after har-
vest. OF course, It Ii we'll understood
that it IS Impossible to Keep appies
through the winter for the high prices
of early spring unless they are kept in
cold storage, but with an ordinary
storehouse, or good cellar. it ls Ties.
sible to keep the fruit several months
longer by handling 1t properly. 1t
should be carefully picked from the
tree. aid be free from i,nperrectlons or
bruises. III putting 1t into the barrels,
the barrels should be laid partially on
one side So that the fruit may be turned
into it from d small basket and roll to
the bottom rather than f1ll. In this
way there is little chance of the apples
becoming bruised. Great care should
be tnken to see that the fruit is so pack
ell that there will be little or no space
betweeii tile specimeiis, aid they should
be picked Tito tile barrel as firmly DIS
possible without enough Pressure to
bruise them. After the barrel is filed,
it should be carefully hoped, and the
head put in so that It will hold the top
layer firm, hut not with much pressure.
Apples packed in this way can be kept
until midwinter easily if stored in a
building where they will not freeze, and
wfiere tile ftir Is reasonably dry.-Indi-
annapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
SQUASH Puddinr.

A large heaping cup of Hubbard
SQUASH, measured after it is baked and
mashed smooth, Il generous heaping
tablespoonful of butter. melted and
stirred into the squash, a heaping tea.
spoonful of flour mixed with four ta-
blespoonfuls of milk and one egg beat
EN- light, salt and pepper to taste. Mix
well and turn into buttered pudding
dish and bike about twenty minutes.
Serve in dish in which 1t is baked.
If any Ia left over, make 1t UP into little
round cakes and brown in butter for
luncheon. -.