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Evening star., 1901-12-13
Chris tmas in the North,
From the Woman's Home Companion.


Norway and Sweden celebrate with a real
Santa Claus. Early Christmas eve the
children are dressed in their finest attire
Days previously songs, dialogues and
speeches have been prepared. The house
is decorated with the holly and greens
and all day long the children are on the
qui viye. Every knock on the door or ring
of the bell brings thrill of expectancy
and rush to the door, until finally Santa
Claus appears. The children have on their
Lest behavior with their good clothes San
ia is respectfully saluted. but with expect
ant eyes, and finally, after repeated hand
shakings and exchanges of good wishes,
he inquiries into the behavior of the chill
dren. If child is guilty of any gross mis-
demeanor. he chides the little delinquent
but always forgives under a promise of
better report next year. Little speeches
are than made songs of the day are sung
and the younger children climb into Santa $
lap, thoroughly enjoying his visit At last
comes the grand distribution of gifts
From his pack Santa selects each ones
gift when the ringing of sleigh bells is
heard in the distance. and he must go.
Such tugging and pulling the dear old
saint never experienced; but there are
other children waiting, other presents to
be given. and he cannot disappoint so many
so he must speed on his way.
Evening star., 1901-12-13
BOWLING-
Golden Eagles Thrice Defeated by the
SaenEerbunds.

Golden Eagles Thrice Defeated nv the
Saengerbunds.
Some very good games of teny,ins were
bowled in the regular league series at the
Saengerbund alleys last night. The Golden
Eagle five competed, with the home team,
and while they also took part IN the good
bowling, they went down in defeat three
times, giving the German five tighter hold
on the lead of the league
The Saengers have made very unusual
start and Of the dozen games played they
have been defeated in but one Bowlers
seem to think the team too strong for the
rest OF the league, but there may come at
any time one of those strange reyersaIs
OF form that occur SO frequently in ten
pins. or course none of the Saenrtrs'
friends really look for this, but stranger
thlngs nave happened. In it's present form
the team is probably the strongest that
mas ever boWled in the league, the return
of Charlie Spiess to the five aCcentuating
this.
The first game was one of the star events
OF the season, both teams footing up a first
class total The Eagles started finely and
had slight lead for couple of INNINGS,
but the sides were bowling so closely that
the score of single player affected the re-
suit, and Spiess. by fine run, soon brought
his team to lead. At the fifth frame
Spiess' score stood 115 After this point his
bowling fell OF materially, but Laue toek
up the running and he bowled 123 in the sec
ond half OF the game, Ludwig made a fine
score for his side, having a clean game
after the first frame
The score follows: go
Evening star., 1901-12-13
A CURIOUS ORCHID.
Specimen Found In LIN Plata River
That Hunts for Water.

Specimen Found In La Plata River
That Hunts for Water.
From the Boston Transcript.
lately been discovered by Mr.. E. A Suver-
krop of Philadelphia while engaged in
plant hunting along the Rio de la Plata.
He was sitting by the side Of a lagoon,
near forest of dead trees which had been
choked to death by orchids and climbing
cacti. A branch of one of these trees
stretched out In front Of him and about a
foot above the water. Upon the branch
were growing many orchids, and among lie
rest there was one which Mr.. Suverkrop
had never seen before. The sharp lance
olate leaves grew all around the root and
radiated from 1t, and from the center or
axis of the plant there hung a long tape
like stem, about an eighth of an inch thick
and fourth of an inch wide. This stem
hung down in graceful curve, and about
four inches Of it were under the surface of
the water. On going up to examine the
new specimen, the discoverer touched the
leaves and was astonished to see the CEN
ter stem convulsively coli itself into
spiral like the spring Of watch. On close
examination and dissection 1t was found
that the stem was a long, fiat tube wi,n an
opening at the outer end and connected at
hair-ike tubes. By observation it was
found that the purpose of this stem was to
supply water to the roots. When the plant
Is thirsty the proboscis Is gradually un-
cofled and lowered until the tin is filled
with water, then it is gradually coiled up
again. carrying with 1t the water. which,
as the last coll is made. trickles out upon
Evening star., 1901-12-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
The Song of a Heart.

BY HELENE HALL CNRS. ii. V. BoYNToN).
Leading journals in the United States and Canada
have warmly praised it. The Boston Herald says
Ii Is free, sincere. VITAL suggestive" The VIC
torfa Times says: Some Of the philosophical ex-
positions are worthy OF mature writers Of this
age. e."-Brentano's, $i25 deI2-stsI2
Evening star., 1901-12-13
Church Attendance in England,
rom the New York Trfhnne

The decline in church attendance in Eng
land. Scotland, and even Ireland, has be-
come so great that the question is up for
discussion in every religious gathering, and
many of the papers are publishing numer-
Gus letters on the subject. 1t would. of
course. be too much to expect any clear ex-
PLANTATION of the decline in church attend
ance, much less any certain remedy for the
same. AS a rule. the writer's touch only
the obvious features of the case. and the
remedies they propose are valueless for the
simple reason that they cannot possibly be
applied, as in the case of one earnest par
son who declared that If all the people
would only become impressed with the SOL
emn duty Of going to church the vexed
problem would at once be solved. And his
discovery Of this momentous fact appeared
almost to make him happy.
Evening star., 1901-12-13

o. Madden headed the list of winning
mounts, with $50 to his. credit. Maher being
second with "a victories to his credit, and
Johnny Reih fourth with record of 81
winners.
William G. Whitney is second on the lis!
of winning owners, having won in purses
and stakes f19, TO. against Ell 1864, won by
Sir ]. b. Maple, who heads the list. Fox
hall keene is in tenth place with winnings
of f9,169, and Richard Croker in twelfth
place. his horses having won him Il .s26
John Higgins, Mr.. Whitney's trainer.
trained the winners of more money than
any other trainer doing business in Eng
land the last season. Horses trained by
him. Mr. Whitneys and others, won total
of f291i2
Evening star., 1901-12-13
RACING RESULTS IN ENGLAND.
whitney Won Nearly 800, 600 ON Eng
lish Turf.

= Recently compiled statistics of the thor
oughbred season recently finished in Eng
land show that Lester Reiff. who was
warned OF the English turf for his riding
OF De Lacey in race won by Johnny Reif
on Minnie Dee at Newmarket, won a larger
percentage of his mounts than any other
Jockey, his record being 2sa9. Danny Ma
her was second wth % 4s per cent. and
Johnny Reiff foureg II is 46 per cent.
Evening star., 1901-12-13
New swimming Records.

Two worlds records were made in aquatic
sports at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
New York, yesterday. w. c. Miller of New
York lowered the swimming record for %
yards to IL 3-5 seconds. The former record
was IA As seconds. held by w. c. john
son of the Manhattan Athletic Club
David Bratton of New York in plunging
for distance set new mark at IS feet
Evening star., 1901-12-13
FIRST GAME.

1o'"fS'' '''1' ~ oTfI I0tHIs. .IU z S2S
Both teams continued their fine bowl
ing In the following game. though both
totals were lower Scheuerman lost his
grip, apparently, and bowled small
score else the home teams .fgures would
have easily reached its preceding ones.
Cott bowled fine game, his completion of
ms string without break making run of
sixteen consecutive frames in which either
strike or spare was recorded.
The score follouc. E1a
Evening star., 1901-12-13

the roots at the other end. Mr.. Suverkrop
found many other specimens Of this orchid
some of them growing over places from
which the water had been dried up by the
sum- Speaking of these he says: "It was al
most pitiable to see how the tube would
work it's way over the ground in search of
the water that was not"
Evening star., 1901-12-13
Totals. 10 20 $40 |, Tstals. Of 1o7

In the last game the visitors died wi.h-
out struggle. They made a good start,
but could not maintain the pace and the
Saengers easily woiia Stitt was the only
bowler on the Eagles side to secure good
average game, all of the others bowling
small scores. The Saengegs also TELL away,
put the total reached was good one.
The score folloWs.a ] 1In
Evening star., 1901-12-13
Lasker Won From Janowskf.

Champion Lasker and d. Janowski the
Partisan expert, the first of whom has
taken up a permanent residence in Man.
chester, England, have been playing a
series of exhibition games of chess during
the earlier part of the week in that city.
Yesterday they started a match of two
games for a purse given by the Manches-
ter Chess Club, the first of which was won
by Lasker, the French champion resgnine
after four hours brilliant play following an
Evans Gambit opening.
Evening star., 1901-12-13

Eddie Gardner of Wheeling last night. at
the Academy of Music, Cumberland, Nd.
knocked out Eddie Daley of Baltimore in
the third round. They are featherweights.
The fight was to have been for ten rounds
straight, Marquis of Queensbury rules
Daley was practically whipped in the first
round. Gerdeman of Cumberland was ref
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
Unrulfllled Prophecy.


We have been re-reading the proph-
ecy of Mr.. G. Wood Davis, issued about
ten years ago, in which lie said that us
in 1850 the United States exported
enough Of grain, hay and cotton to sup
ply 6G45. 900 people in other countries.
and In 1885 enough to supply 1900, coo,
that by 1895 we should have to buy
food and cotton for $4,000 of our own
people at home, and in 1900 enough for
6,475, 900. We said then that we had
no faith In his figures, and that we be-
leved the cultivation of some of the
then unimproved land and better meth
DDS Of production would enable us to
feed and clothe our population and
have surplus for other nations not
only In 1900, but for many a decade
after that. We are thankful that we
have lived to find that in 1900 our ex-
ports of agriculture products not only
grain, hay and cotton, but many other
things have not decreased in value or
amount below the amount we sent out
in 1885 and 1890, but have made n
handsome Increase, and it will yet be
many years before all our available
land will be titled or grazed, and many
more before we shall have reached our
largest capacity of production. The
average crops as reported by the last
census are far from being one-half. and
are scarcely one-third of what good
farmers call good crop. Figures are
decelving sometimes. New England
Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
HOW They Began.

None shall wear n feather but he
who has killed Turk" was an old
Hungarian saying, and the number of
feathers in his cap Indicated how many
Turks the man had killed. Hence the
origin of the saying with reference to
feather in ones cap
1t was once customary in France,
when n guest had outstayed his vel
come, for the host to serve cold shoul-
der Of mutton instead of hot roast.
This was the origin of the phrase. ITO
give the cold shoulder"
In one of the battles between the
Russians and Tartars private soldier
of the former called out: Captain
I've caught Tartar!" Bring him
along, then!" answered the officer. II
can't, for he won't let mel! was the re.
Spouse. Upon investigation 1t was mp.
parent that the captured had the cap.
tor by the arm, and would not release
him. So Catching Tartar" is apple.
able to one who has found an antagon-
list too powerful for him.
"Deadhead," us denoting one who has
free entrance to places of amusement,
comes from Pompeli, where the checks
for free admission We're small ivory
deaths heads. Specimens of these are
In the museum Mt Naples.
That far from elegant expression .'to
kicked the bucket" Is believed to have
originated In the time of Queen Eliza
beth, when shoemaker named Hawk.
ms committed suicide by placing a
bucket on table in order to raise him.
self high enough to reach n rafter
above, with a rope about his neck, then
kicking away the bucket on which he
oA<
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21


In the market buyers sometimes pre-.
fer small but fully ripened STRAWBERRIES
to larger ones picked too green.
The grape is considered the most
healthful of all fruits. Every one who
has garden, a yard or wall can grow
grapes.
In starting n young orchard look af-
ter the trees often, and wherever limb
is found crossing another limb cut II
out.
Plum trees should be sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture, but 1t should be
weaker than for apples. or 1t will burn
the foliage.
Apple, pear and plum trees should be
planted in every poultry yard. They
will afford shade for the fowls and the
poultry will destroy many insects.
Plum trees do not generally require
as much pruning as apple trees. Prun-
ing should be done as early in the
spring as possible. before the sap
starts.
There is no section of country where
some variety Of every kind of fruit
will not do well. Experiment with
fruit until you find varieties suited to
your locality.
Most plums should be picked for
market few days before they are
thoroughly ripe. Even for home use
they are better just before they are per.
fectiy ripe.-Germantown Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
HER ANSWER.

they were old friends, but they hadn't
met
In many, many years:
and the tide Of life had hurried on,
With its joys and hopes and fenrs;
But both the women had met at last
Old playmates once again;
They talked Of girlhood's dreams, now
past
Its buoyant hopes, now slain.
a"Ah, Kate" said Madge, you're not the
same
You've lost your charm of face
You've lost your pretty, rosy checks
You've lost your form of grace.
Your chestnut hair has turned to gray,
Your lips have lost their red;
All things are changed-and soon our day
VIII turn to night instead"
Dear one" Kate said, .Tve nothing
lost,
For here's my hair of brown
On Prue's dear head-my eldest born
And Bess has not frown
On her sweet face. that's Just like mine
VI thirty years agone-
While Kittie's blue eyes dance and shine
Like sunlight In the morn.
Mine shone in just the self-same way
When You, dear, saw me last,
And Margaret's lips are just as red
As mine in days long past,
No, no, my dear, I've nothing lost,
My life Is on the wane;
Ny children have my own youth cost
In them live againr'
Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21


When the horse has been fed and is
taken out to work, it should be started
In to labor rather easily to get the most
work at the least Inconvenience to the
horse. The reason for this is not hard
to find. 1t is simply that during the
feeding time the organs are getting
themselves into condition for digestion
and are possibly even digesting the
feed. A large quantity of blood is call
ed away from the other members and
Is poured into the vessels about the
stomach. This blood must all be with
drawn when the horse begins to work
and be supplied to the muscular Or
gans where it is most needed This
change cannot be done all Mt once. 1t
requires little time for the blood to
reach the physical demands. If the
blood has time to make the change by
moderate starting all will be well. If
not, then there is n temporary exhaus-
tton from which 1t may require hours
to recover entirely.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

The value of the cabbage as food for
stock may be summed up us strong in
two points, the large amount that can
be grown upon an acre of soil and its
succulency, which makes 1t mllk-pro-
duclng food easily digested. But 1t re-
quires strong soil and good cultivation,
does not Keep well for winter use I'M
less pitted where 1t will be frozen until
spring, and even then having but a
short season, while If stumps and any
decayed leaves are fed 1t is almost i'm
possible to prevent 1t imparting a rank,
unpleasant flavor to the milk and but
ter, or even to the meat, unless its use
is discontinued two or three weeks be-
fore the ,slaughtering. AS regards the
nutritiye value Professor Johnston In
Agricultural Chemistry estimated sew
enty pounds Of cabbage to have about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
Plant, Po,,ouou, to Animn,..

Plants Poisonous to Animals.
The bulletin from the Montana Ex-
pertinent Station gives a list of four
teen species of plants which are known
or strongly suspected of poisoning ami
mails. Among them are the lupines,
whichkilled 100 out of 200 bucks fed on
hay, and in 1893 some 1000 sheep from
eating ripe lupine on the range. The
trouble seems to be In the ripe or near
~ ripe seed. The purple and tall lark
spur killed 40 cattle in the Gallatin
Valley when other plants were covered
with snow; aconite, water hemlock and
nightshade have proved poisonous to
both man and beast. In 1898, a dairy
man had a field of oats so badly smut
ted that he cut them for hay instead
of letting the grain ripen. Out of 80
COWS which We're given one feed of it,
IL died within IS hours having both
gastric and cerebral trouble. Ergot ON
native grasses is claimed to have killed
a number of horses in from six to eight
hours, the muscles of the throat being
paralyzed first, and then the whole body
paralyzed. Strychnine and whisky seem
to be the only remedy having effect.
1t is better to avoid feeding ergot or
smut on any grass or grain.-Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

~ T +
when smarry Shaun? have been
forced into II, an shall try to do my
duty; It's too late now to turn back"
Dan looked up, with determination in
every line of his fine face.
mo. Mary" he said, at is not too
late. II you care for me, or think that
In time you could give me your precious
love. ! shy again that it's not too late"
"Oh, Dan, shure you forget that I'm
to be married this night. His reverence
and Shaun are expected any minute"
I'm not forgettin' tho fact, and it's
a short time you have to decide. Wen
run away. an go straight to Father
Duny's an be married. an wild you at
my side to give me courage I'll work
my fingers Off to give you comfort"
Then Mary, with love-lit eyes (oh, so
different from the downcast Mary of
an hour ago. and blushing cheeks. con-
scented.
"I'll go wild you, Dan. My heart you
possess, an you might as well have
me wild It. Go round to my bedroom
window; I'll drop my mantle out, an
you must walt by the old fort. I'll fol-
low as soon as l can without raising
suspicion"
Two weeks from that memorable
night the runaways returned. and were
welcomed heartily to the village. Mary
resolved to ask her fathers forgive
ness; she loved him dearly, and her
conscience troubled her. She insisted
on Dams accompanying her. The old
man grew white with anger when he
saw the culprlts before him.
Away wild We! You beggar-you
thief Of the night-you come here and
stand forninst me, wild brazen lmpi-
dence, after stealin' the apple of my
eye, my only child! Away wild vel"
"All right, sir" said Dan, his head
thrown back, well go. Come on,
acushla! but I'd have you know, sir,
that I'm no beggar; I'm well able to
make liyin' for my wife. an I'll do it
wild Gods help"
The old housekecper came into the
parlor short time after, and was much
surprised to see Mary sitting close be-
side her father, Dan in the best chair
the house afforded. and all three as
contented MS they could be.
"Shure 1t isn't an hour ago." she told
the dairy maid, "since John Delane
said, wild his own lips. I'D not forgive
thin, Mrs. Mccarthy, not If they wint
down on their blinded knees!' An now
look ut 'em"-Chicago Times Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

A correspondent Of the National
Stockman tells how he avoids trouble
from the Hessian In his wheat fields.
lie prepares his ground for sowing,
andthen waits till he-sees the fly about.
Then he drills in his wheat. AS the flies
all swarm at once, and only last four
days, they have all persisted before his
wheat is up, and he suffers no damage,
and averages much better crops than
his neighbors. We do not know whether
this habit of all coming out at once and
perish in four days is true Of it every
where, or peculiar to them in Ohio. We
never saw or heard 1t mentioned be-
fore, but If true it should be generally
known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
a Cau,e of Inbreedinr.

Inbreeding is one thing that has pre-
vented many farmers from making a
success. This is not practiced because
there is any special desire to do so, but
because of neglect on the part of many.
The matter is not given the attention
when it should be done, and when 1t is
called to mind it is too late to get
breeders then, and another year of In
breeding is practiced, This is one rea-
son, and another is due to the fact that
1t costs more to get good males from
abroad than 1t does to select few Of
the best in the flock for that purpose
Iowa Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
The clover Hay Worm.

1t is reported that the clover hay
worm is proving decided pest in some
of the. Western States, where alfalfa
is principal crop. Those who buy
Western clover or alfalfa should take
care that they do not take this worm
home with them, or If few are found
should shake them out of the hay,
sweep them up and burn them. 1t is
not the amount of the hay that they
eat which causes the loss, but the fact
that they foul the hay with their ex-
crements. until cattle reject 1t unless
starving, and even when eaten it is un-
wholesome for them or for their milk.
Looking moldy and as if full of spider
webs or long threads, every lock in
which it is seen should also be burned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
Conflicting Wishes.

While going his rounds, the foreman
of factory lost cuff link. After some
time had elapsed and the cuff link had
not turned up. he caused the following
notice to be put up In conspicuous
position in the workshop: Mr.. L.,
having lost gold cuff link, would be
very glad II the finder would return 1t
rs soon as possible to the owner" I'M
agine his feelings when n few hours
later on passing the notice he found the
following appended: THE finder of
the above cuff link would be very much
Obliged II Mr.. L. would lose the
other One."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21


Glover bloat can always be prevent
ed by keeping the cattle off the clover
while 1t is wet with rain or dew. The
usual cause of death when an animal is
bloated is congestion of the lungs from
pressure of the stomach against them.
The flesh of such animal should be
darker in color from the stoppage Of
blood in the small vessels than the
flesh of an animal butchered, but 1 do
not believe 1t would poison any one to
eat the flesh OF such animals. The best
remedy for clover bloat is to make an
opening in the upper part of the left
flank with pocketknife and thrust the
fingers into the opening. Then the gas
will escape at the sides of the finger.
Or use some hollow tube to put into
the OOenfng
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

One can begin to feed silage from the
top of the silo as soon as cutting
ceases, or the material may be left I'M
til needed in winter time, says Breed
ers Gazette. The silo should be ar.
ranged to have such diameter that
from an inch and n half to two inches
of silage will be fed Off the top each
day. If less than this amount is fed
off, trouble may arise from the exposed
silage starting to heat and mold. If
so much as an inch and n half or two
inches is fed of daily, then the silage
material at the surface is always fresh
and in good condition.