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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
Heat From Electric lamn..

From one point of view 1t is to be re-
GREETED that electric lamps throw out
so little heat. For many household
tasks heat is demanded, and far be-
You'd the electricians ability of econ
omical supply. Twelve lamps of stand
ard size, each of siXteen-candle power,
require for their maintenance one
horsepower. Clustered together, these
twelve bulbs would ask one minute in
raising pint of water through forty
degrees of the Fahrenheit scale. Clear
ly enough, their heat would never suf-
flee to broil steak or roast chicken,
And In the production of electric heat
no device is one whit more effective
than the incandescent lamp. What,
then, is the secret of this costliness,
prohibitive as 1t is for all but minor
and casual uses? Let us adjourn to
central lighting and power station,
and all will become clear. The boilers
and engines. although the best to be
had. are wasting nine-tenths of the
heat purveyed to them. Part of this
wasted heat is thrown out into the
boiler house and engine room, n much
larger fraction goes up the chimney
III gases highly heated, but much the
largest loss of all appears in the ex-
haust steam as 1t pours forth from the
engines. Thus it is evident that If the
electric current, as fast as produced,
We're then and there converted into
heat once; more. only about One-tentl,
as much would appear as that origin.
ally applied i'll the fuel under the
neighboring boilers. If we can sup.
pose an electric company generous
enough to charge no interest for its
invested capital, nothing for it's out.
lays in wages, repairs, and other ex-
penses, the heat producible from its
electric current would still be much
dearer than the heat to be had from
good, well-stoked furnace or stoye.-
Everyb0dy's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
Broken On the Wheel.

In the diary of that remarkable man,
General Patrick Gordon, who left
Scotland in 1861 poor, unfriended
wanderer, and when he died, in 1890,
had his eyes closed by the affectionate
hands Of his sorrowing master, the
Gear Peter the Great. the following
entry is to be found, under date Ham.
burg, March 2, 1886:
This day, man and woman, a
burger of the lower towne, being the
womans master. for numbering We're
carted from the prisone to the house
where the murder was committed; and
there, before this house, with hottie
pinsers. the flesh was torren out OF
their armes, and from thence were
carted to the place of justice without
the towne, and there broken and layed
on wheeles."
An instance fifty years later than
those quoted at the last reference is
recorded in the Correspondence of
Mr.. Joseph Jekyll." Murray, 1S94.)
In April, 17T5, from the balcony of his
lodgings at Orleans. Jekyll saw n Grim
inal broken on the Wheel In let
ter to kis father Up. 49, lie enters
infinitely into the sickening details,
adding that 1.-THE crime of the unfor-
tunate creature was burglary, as we
learnt from his sentence, which is
posted up at every corner Of the
streets" London Notes and Queries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
The sorrow of a lovers quarrel and

The sorrow Of lovers quarrel ana
separation. In his art he made a splen.
did success. He became organist of
Vermont church at $1,000 a year, an
opera of his was produced, and his
other compositions won wide popular-
ity, the famous "Trilby Waltz" alone
bringing him small fortune. He tray.
elcd widely, and spent his money with
free hand.
But as he grew older his health fail.
ed and his fortune shrunk until he had
nothing left. He lived for time in
San Francisco, then in Colorado
Springs, in Chicago and Boston. In
this last named city he was Instructor
for a large choral society. Finally. he
became conductor for the Marie Bell
Opera Co. But the season was not a
success, and the company disbanded in
Clarksville, Tenn. Lust was left with.
out money, broken in health and spirit.
Attracted by his gentle patience,
strangers who met him became his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
JOHN c. HENRY.

JOHN C. HENRY. road. All previ-
GUS effortv had been directed to the
construction of underground roads,
which have not proved successful.
Among his improvements were the
methods for stringing wires around
curves and of managing the trolley by
means Of rope. Before that time It
had been necessary to keep man on
the top Of each car to handle the troll
ley. After perfecting the Kansas City
line he went to California, where he
installed several lines, afterwards be.
coming the CHIEF expert for the Cen
trail Electric Company in New York
City. In 1894 his health broke down,
and he was forced to retire from &C.
tive work. Within the last few months
he has perfected inventions which
have been sold for more than 100000
and he leaves to his wife and family
an ample fortune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
His Hair stood ON End.

up to five years ago." said pros.
pector to st. Louis Republic re.
porter, II didn't believe in such thing
as mans hair standing on end;" and
then the old gentleman told the story
of the fright that led him to change
his mind:
was in the mountains of Idaho with
y friend, and we ran short of fresh
meat, 80 one day l took my gun and
started of alone. went into ravine
and was making my way along little
brook, when came suddenly upon a
queer sight. Not four feet in front Of
me, in the full blaze Of the sun, lay
four nominations, asleep.
For half minute l thought them
dead, but as l stood staring at them
with my heart in my mouth, every one
of them sprang up with growl. And
they faced round at me, looking ugly,
shifting the air with their whiskers
drawn back, showing the white line Of
their teeth, switching their tails and
looking like demons.
As for me, stood rooted to the spot.
d..
l couldn't move, from sheer fright. A
queer, numb sensation began in my
ankles and crept up my body, and l
literally felt my hair rise.
stood there motionless for several
minutes; then one of the beasts dropped
his tail and whined. The others fol-
lowed his example. My presence mys-
titled them. "A few seconds later they
turned about and crept away down the
ravine, looking back stealthily two or
three times to see me.
When they were out Of sight l be-
gan to breathe again. didn't care to
hunt any more that day, and made for
the camp at top speed. That was the
time my hair stood on end, and my
scalp was sore to the touch for week
afterward.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
ABOUT D,LAroRy WOMEN.
How They Are Sometimes Rendered
PROMPT by Masculine Visitors,

There's stern and naughty young
man of this town who has made a
Mede-and- Persian-llke law for his own
observance. 1t is, never to wait, no
matter what the occasion, more than
fifteen minutes for a young woman.
Thus when he calls at n house he
takes out his watch and looks at the
time when lie enters the drawing
room. He looks at it again and again,
and when the quarter of an hour has
elapsed if the young woman upon
whom he is calling has not yet made
her appearance, he calmly walks out.
and goes somewhere else.
And this young mans principles on
the subject are SO well known that he
rarely has to study the patterns Of
the furniture for an interminable
time while his hostess assumes her
newest frock. He Is greeted promptly,
but some of his brothers tell pitiful
tales of woe on this subject.
One calling on a feminine friend ut
l O'Clock the other evening waited ex-
actly an hour for her appearance.
When she finally came in the room she
found Monsieur deeply interested in u
book. He arose then and said how
dye do and ''good-by" in breath.
You are not going?" asked mud
emoiselle, aghast.
Yes, am," asserted the young
man amiably. Il had an hour that
wished to spend pleasantly and l.
have passed it here in your library.
Now, must catch a train North"
"Of course, if you will come Mt I'M
holy hours began the woman, but
the man had gone.
To be just, the woman of today is
fairly prompt. She considers 1t bad
form not to be ready to see visitors
when they call, but she doesn't con-
slider ten minutes much to take to
add some finishing touches to her toll
cite, and that, 1t might be whispered,
is the reason that one-half of the thea
tire audience comes in when the first
act is well under way. that the first
numbers Of the concert are ruined, the
first part of the lecture rendered un-
intelligible and that the german COM
mences half an hour later than it
should.
AT catching trains and boats the dila-
tory sex is nevertheless unusually
adept. 1t is said by those who are
fond of gathering such statistics that
one woman misses train to about ten
men. Madame, however oblivious she
may be of time in other matters, il
she is going away is sure to be at the
station bright and early and with
twenty minutes to spare. Whether this
proves that the sex is selfish or mere
ly that it is. in the language of the
times, "long-headed," is question
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES City Jour
nal,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

Whether or not college education is
advantageous depends entirely upon
the ability Of the recipient to absorb
and utilize such an education. Unfor-
tunately such a view of the case is sell
dom considered by parents and guard
ians who are inclined to send their chill
dren to college simply because 1t is con-
sidered the proper thing to do. Conse-
quently we find throughout the coun-
try thousands Of young men who have
passed through college acting as cheap
clerks or bookkeepers or even as car
conductors and restaurant walters.
Having learned no mechanical trade,
for which they may be well adapted,
and being untitled by nature for pro-
fession, they go through life discon-
tented with their lot and vaguely be-
lieving that the world owes them bet
ter treatment because they have gone
through college.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
strengthened by his commercial ALI
ances, Individual and collective. thai

strengthened by his commercial alli-
ances, individual and collective, that
his position became impregnable.
With the mass of the people not only
Indifferent to what changes may take
place at the head of the government,
but incapable, through custom and ed
ucation, of exercising any voice in the
same, the struggle narrows itself down
to Il group Of active schemers, whose
Importance is relative to the size of
their following and their control of
dominant forces.
The situation presents two phases.
One of these is involved I'm the sud.
den taking off of President Diaz, leay-
ing matters to be adjusted by others:
another phase is the power which he
possesses In case his life should be
spared to nominally retire from his Of
fee and place someone else in author
ity, supporting that authority by the
same forces by which he now holds
control. 1t is not necessary to specu-
late upon what might happen in case
Gen. Diaz should suddenly be called
away. 1t is enough to say that it
you'd b An appalling calamity, not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
The Transmission Of Electric Power.

1t is some credit to Indian enter
prise that 1T should come next to
America in the utilization Of great
natural water-power for generating
electric force. The project for har-
Messing the Falls of the Cauvery Riy.
or in the Mysore State is already well
advanced and the Installation will be
completed in year and half. It
Will convey the electric energy of 1000
horsepower ninety-three miles to the
kolar gold fields, where 1t will sun.
ply all the motive power required for.
the great mines there, to the adyan-
tnge both of the mines and of the
State which constructs the work. In
length of it's transmission line this
scheme far surpasses the Niagara one.
which supplies Buffalo only twenty
seven miles away. Probably other in
dustries besides gold mining will grow
up when the Cauvery gets to work.
And better STILL this may be only5tbe
irst of such schemes by which India
will find in her great water-power
compensation for the. deficiency OF her
coal supplies.-London Saturday Re.
view.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

A Philadelphia woman has lived with
her five children an entire year, enjoy
ing every luxury without paying cent
for the same. She rented two fine resi-
dences, each in an aristocratic neigh
borhood, filled them with up-to-date
furniture, costly paintings and bric-a.
brac, provided her family with costly
clothing and jewels and supplied her
table sumptuously. She had expensive
equipages in the stables and maintain
ed good style throughout For several
months she succeeded in hypnotizinR
her creditors. When finally the furni-
ture was levied upon and taken away
from one of the houses, she moved to
the other, changed her name and re-
peated the operation upon other cred
itors. The American is authority for
the statement that this adventures
lived in luxury for a year, and during
this time paid no bills, her creditors
permitting her to disappear. OF course
such elaborate swindling is only pos
sible in n large city, and the perform
ance must be accomplished by past
master, or past mistress, of dead beat
ing" yet, there are persons in all cities
who live largely by their wits and an
ability to swindle tradesmen out of
their money. Economics take little &C.
count of the cost to society of dead
BEATS" but the business world knows
that n goodly share of the capital Of
society is lost in maintaining this class
Of persons. The profit and loss columns
of the ledgers tell the story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

1t is a serious fnct that spelling is too
lightly regarded in the publlc-school
system Of to-day and the result is a
crop of graduates who are decidedly
deficient in this branch. How serious
this defect is may be judged from the
fact that the time Of students at Co
lumbia is to be devoted to spelling in
stead Of the higher branches they are
supposedly fitted to undertake. Time
would not be thus spent unless it was
deemed necessary. And 1t would not
be necessary if primary educational
methods were less of fad and more
matter Of fact.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

A feature Of recent number of Sue
cess is an article on the early struggles
of the members of President McKin-
ley's cabinet. The history is the his
tory Of eight poor boys. None of them
ate the bread of idleness, all Of them
struggled upward through difficulties.
The sketches of the lives Of these men
are illustrated by drawings, showing
John Hay as clerk to President Lincoln
In the very room Of the White House
where he now sits as premier; Elihu
Root, at 10, teaching a class in the
Rome, New York, academy; John w.
Griggs, as law clerk in Paterson,
N. j.; Ethan Allen Hitchcock as clerk
in the Hong Konk store of ELEPHANT &
Co.; Lyman j. Gage, at 10, as a be-
ginner in bank in Rome, N. Y;
Charles Emory Smith as compositor
in the Office of the Albany IN. W
Knickerbocker; John d. Long MS a
chore boy on a farm in Bucksfield, Me-,
and James Wilson, at 81, working as
a. farm hand in Iowa. One is'again re-
minded Of Garfield's eloquent comment
upon our society, which, he said, in
substance, was not like the strata of
the earth, layer upon layer, each hold
ing the other down, as In Europe: but
was like the yielding waves Of the sea,
so that it was possible for the lowest
drop to rise until 1t glittered like a
jewel on the topmost wave.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

head trolle Y.
which has rev.
olutionizer urban
transportation in
the United States
and all over the
world. 1t was in
Kansas City, in
1888, that he
built the first ov-
erhead electric
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

1t is improbable that the great Amer
lean novel will ever come to pass I'M
less the novelist is thoroughly prepared
for his work, and this can only happen
through slow development. not the
forcing-house. process Of quickly
achieved fame. When the dearth of
great American novels is discussed let
this be noted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
All she Saw.

Detectivc-Did you see man and
woman driving past here in dog cart
about an hour ago?
Mrs. B,ank-Yes.
"Ah, we're getting on the track Of
them! What kind of horse was til,
'sThey were driving SO fast didns
notice that. But the woman had on a
Scotch mohair and wool jacket of tur-
quoise blue. last years style, with
stitched lines, n white pique skirt with
deep. circular fiounce, satin straw hat,
tilted and rather fat trimmed with
hydrangeas and loops of pale blue
surah, and her hair was done up pompa.
dour. That's all had time to see.o-
London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
friends. They obtained pupils for him,
and also contributed personally to his

friends. They obtained pupils for him,
and also contributed personally to his.
support.
Among those he taught was the beau.
tiful Rosa Walker. whose picture an.
pears here. Often she used to send
him flowers to brighten his lonely stu.
dio, or delicacies to tempt him when he
was i'll. One day last fall, while NAV.
ing an accompaniment to her singing.
he fell in a swoon. When he revived
the girl was bending over him. Tho
thought of her kindness overcame him.
your name is Rosa" he said. II
shall write n song to you. 1t will be
my last. When it is finished 1 shall
go"
When he reached his studio he began
work OH the composition and toiled all
night, despite his weakness. At dawn
he had completed My Rosary" and
carried the manuscript to the girls
home, where she sang it for him. Then
he Went back to his room to die
While he lay i'll the song Travelled far,
and was sung from one end of the
country to the other. The young girl
sent him flowers every day, and was
with him when he died. She sang "My
Rosary" at his funeral. and on the
grave of her dead friend placed a
mound of the roses that he had loved
in his last days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
Finger Bowls Of Princes.

When a member Of the royal family
Of Great Britain comes to dinner 1t is a
point of etiquette to provide none but
the illustrious guest with a finger bowl
at the end of the banquet. The other
diners must get Oh somehow without
that convenience. The reason is q
curious one. In early Georgian days
one never knew who was loyal; every
other man might be Jacobite in his
secret heart. Now, 1t was a piece OF
Jacoblte ritual whenever the toast OF
"The King" was drunk secretly to pase
the goblet over any water that hap
pened to be by the drinker; this wa!
supposed to convert the toast into thai
Of 1.-THE King Over the Water" the ex
lied Stuart at Rome or st. Germans
On this becoming known the court In.
sisted that there should be no waite,
within reach of any guest, and the pro
hibition still holds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
FREDERICK LUST is DEAD.
Composer of "My Rosary" passe

Composer of "My Rosary" Passes
Away in Poverty.
OF thousands who have thrilled to
the tender melody Of "My Rosary"
few know of the pathetic Inspiration
of the song. 1t was the last effort OF
a dying musician, dedicated to a beau
tiful girl who had frightened his sad
life by her sympathy.
Frederick Lust, the composer. came
from Germany about thirty-five years
ago. pursued then and to his death by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

There are now three classes of PEG.
pie Those who do not know that they
have stomachs, those who feel as IL
there was not much else to their In.
ternal machinery, and those who have
had them cut out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

John d. Rockefeller's advice to the
young men about giving away money
would have been appreciated a great
deal more if he had given them tip
on what stocks to buy to get the
money,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

Marion
swimming mile across conneau lake will this attempt
which than two and oneha miles boat will
of accident necessity
Miss Chstys skill
declared She
Greenvine She bicyce
&C Amer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

It's quite common to hear a man say
that he is hungry as n bear until he
sits down ut table, and that then he is
unable to eat. 1t is even more common
to hear 4 woman say that she cannot
relish things that she has cooked her
self, and especially that she cannot
cook meal for herself when she Is
alone in the house and get any pleasure
or profit out of eating 1t. The scientific
sharps have discovered reason for
this, and, even though to solve the
problem 1t was necessary to dissect a
few live dogs, the results are interest
ing. The doctors discovered that when
food was placed before hungry dog,
the blood rushed to the stomach, caus-
sng the walls to blush vivid pink. It
was the blood of the system rushing to
the stomach to be ready to aid In the
work of digestion as soon as the ex-
pected food should arrive. The actual
sight Of food 10 not the only thing that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

Whom a real prince is stripped and
esn7ched for dutiable articles by the
nainions of our republic, triumphant
democracy" may be said to have ar
rived.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
FUTURE OF MEXICO.
SERIOUS CONDITIONS LOOM UP
AFTER DiAZ'S DEATH.
The Presidents Demise Cannot Row Be
Long Deferred, and the spccter Of
Revolution Threatens Uncle Gam
May Have to Take a Hand.

No other country in the world to-day
would be affected to as great an extent
by the death of its ruler as Mexico. The
condition Of things in the republic is
most peculiar and is Interestingly and
instructively set forth in the follow
Ing article by j.. ID. Whelpley. The
government of the country, says the
writer, is one of beneficent absolutism
and imperialism. At its head is great
man, old in years, but young in spirit
and hope for his people. He stands
forth from the group of those who have
led Spanish-Americans us does a giant
among pigmies. From the people he
rules, he is one of them. He is more
than this, however, for while returning
his identity of interest he has grown
beyond them in his knowledge of the
worlds affairs and in his skill in state
craft.
In twenty-five years of rule lie has
drought a nation forward two centuries
In the arts and sciences. but he has
failed to teach them how to do without
bis guiding hand. 1t may be admitted
that one man, no matter how great his
power or great his talents, cannot be
everything in the building up of ma
ton to perfection, but perhaps 1t would
have been possible for Gen. Porfirio
Diaz to have inculcated the millions of
people under his care at least the first
principles of self-government. This he
has not done, Notwithstanding the fact
that his position and power have rest
ed during all this time upon constitu-
tional government in theory. There
have been no evil results from this
omission, and possibly there would
have been less peace had he supplied
1t, for n newly awakened body polite
Is apt to be restless, as we have seen in
Cuba.
When Strong Man Is Needed.
There can be but one result, how
ever, when one strong man constitutes
himself the government and reserves
r. himself absolute power in general
'Ind in detail. When this man is taken
lway there is necessarily doubt as to
what may come next. If by any chance
there is another ready to take his
place, ready to assume the reins and
Grive the wild horses of imnerial gov.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05
Invented the Trolley.

1t is claimed for John G. Henry,
who died the other day in Denver,
that he was the inventor of the over
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

The poet writes lines on ume-ans
time retaliate " writing uses on him