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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

If those who desire to kill the beetles
and slugs on their potato and tomato
vines would mix their paris green
with an equal amount of slaked lime,
or one pound of it to two pounds of
land plaster, and dust the vines with.
the mixture wDen they are little
damp from dew or rain, they would de-
stroy the insects better than they do by
spraying with the paris green In water.
The poison would not wash off as cas-
lily in 4 shower, and 1t would be easy to
tell when 1t washed off, without wait
ing to learn it by seeing the vines half
eaten up and no slugs killed. The lime
or plaster would, like the lime in Bor-
dcauX mixture, prevent injury to the
foliage, and they are also supposed to
have some effect in preventing blight.
In the days before The Colorado beetle
came around almost every farmer used
to put plaster OIL his pototo and squash
vines, first to keep on the little striped
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Alfalfa for Horace.

Concerning the action of alfalfa hay
on horses, n farmer says in Breeders
Gazette: For more than fifteen years
l have had experience in raising horses
from birth to sale, from youth to age,
on alfalfa pasture and hay, except may
be giving them some variety in winter.
consisting of corn fodder aud straw.
All animals and man like variety in
diet. l feed no grain except to horses,
in harness. and my horses are noted for
their size, strength and beauty. l sold
two Percheron colts in March, and 4
years old, weighing LOO a1d 1890
pounds. that did not know the taste Of
grain. have wiLtered horses from
the city, as many as twenty-five at
times, exclusively on alfalfa to the per.
feet satisfaction of the owners. have
never noticed nor known any injurious
effect from well-cured, good hay cut
Mt first bloom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Com mission Produce Dealers.

If we We're so situated that we could
not do better with perishable fruits
and vegetables than to ship them to
the city to be sold on commission, we
would try to find n dealer who had only
a commission business, and who never
bought goods outright. Poor human
nature Is weak, and the temptation to
sell the goods that had been bought,
while they were In their best condition,
and to allow consigned goods to waste
and deteriorate in value until their own
goods We're disposed of, might prove
too strong for some of them. Possibly
one who shipped by the carload might
be used better because of the impor-
lance Of his trade, but small shippers
are apt to be the sufferers. If prices
fall rapidly during the day the report
sometimes shows the consignment clos
ed out at the lowest quotations, regard
less of the time when they We're sold.
Commission dealers may be as honest
as any other class of men, but as VIC
pray that we may not be led into temp
tation, we think 1t is better not to
tempt others too much.-American Gull
tivatoc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Cream of Asparagus.

There are two ways Of utilizing the
pulp of the sfilks. When there is a
pint or more of 1t, heat 1t with white
sauce or cream, and serve it on toast
as vegetable; when the quantity is
small, make 1t into soup as follows:
For a quart of soup, put in thick
saucepan over the fire heaping tea
spoonful each of flour and good butter,
and stir them until they are smoothly
blended; then gradually stir In pint
each of hot water and milk-about n
cupful of asparagus pulp, and a palata-
BILE seasoning of salt, white pepper,
and very little grated nutmeg; stir
the soup until 1t bolls and is perfectly
smooth, and then serve 1t hot. The
pulp is made by boiling the tough ends
of asparagus stalks until the outer fiber
softens enough to permit the pulp to
be pressed out with n potato-masher In
sieve and rubbed through the sieve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Ho1nc.Malc Nilk Cooler.

On every dairy farm, large or small,
there should be some arrangement
made for cooling the milk. The illus
tration shows home made milk cool
err which has been in operation OH
large dairy farm for several years. The
size can be varied according to circunl-
stances. A shows the little box In
which the ice is placed. This is hinged
ut the end so that-the cover can. be
thrown entirely back and not interfere
in any way with the person who is
putting in the ice. B shows the height
in the box to which the water can go
before it reaches the overflow pipe
which goes out of the box into a
trough, shown at G, ana thence is car
ried to any point desired. This over
flow pipe is a piece of rubber hose.
The larger box in which the cans of
milk are set has cover on either side
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
State item. Of Iutere.t.

0NAsC AAShho VI AhtSESots
Three crooks wanted in Clinton for lar
ceny came to grief at Boone.
Spencer is improving its main street by
putting in cement crossings.
Rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished Sept. 9 at Cascade.
The new Mahaska County Jail at Os-
kaloosa will soon be ready for occupancy.
John O'Holleran, aged 20. of Dubuque,
was caught in n machine and badly LAGER
ated.
Farmers near Iowa Falls are alarmed
over the appearance of the dreaded
chinch bug.
Burglars entered Wagner Bros drug
store at Swaledale and took about $4OO
worth of jewelry and perfumes.
A 1G-months- old baby in Davenport fell
from secondstory window to brick
walk, but escaped without broken bone.
Fire destroyed the large barn of Giles
Leversee, near Waterloo, and its con-
tents, including 1000 bushels of oats,
were lost.
Hugh G. Scallon, prominent farmer
near Ackley, was found lying In his
yard. and died after being carried into
the house.
Several head of fine cattle have been
killed at Kinr0ss, suffering from hydro
phobia, and it is feared that the trouble
is widespread.
Two lads named Uppingham of Du-
buque were terribly burned about the
limbs by the overturning of vessel con-
tanning boiling linseed oil.
The remains of james Kinkaide, who
disappeared just before the hour set for
his marriage to Miss Alfredo Peetz, was
found in the Mississippi River at Gin
ton. While suicide is advanced as the
cause of his death, no reason can be
given.
A gang of tramps numbering nearly
100 held up north-bound freight train
at Boone and tried to force the trainmen
to allow them to ride. Part of them
were put off and the remainder hid be-
tween the cars. The police had n run
ming fight with about fifty of the gang,
but made 10 arrests.
Il. O. Wangdahl, farmer near Bad
ger, was burned to death while defend
ing his home from fire which stared
in the neighboring fields from the sparks
of passing engine.
On wager Henry MarcheIlus. n tele-
graph operator at the Northwestern
bridge, dived from the Clinton high
wagon bridge into the river, eighty-three
feet below. Marcellus has but one leg.
He walked up to the highest point on the
bridge, laid off his glasses, leaned his
crutch against the railing and made the
long leap. He was under water SO long
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
.1HE OTHER WOMAN.
To Her Pierre LorilIard Left a Hand
some Share of His Estate.


some Share of His Estate.
1t has become the rule rather than
the exception that the wills of men Of
great wealth are contested by the nat
ural heirs, who are disappointed with
the shares bequeathed them or indig-
nant at the provision made for some
person or persons whom they consider
rs having no moral or equitable right
to share in the estate Unfortunately
in many instances these contests are
accompanied by revelations Of discred-
table chapters in the lives Of the tesla
tors, which during their lives have been
sealed books to the general public.
The will of the late Pierre Lorillard,
who died recently leaving an estate of
$4,O00,0OO, is to be contested because of
a handsome bequest to Mrs. Lille Al
lien, who was not relative. but who
was the friend and companion of Mr..
Lorillard for several years just prsced-
Ing his demise.
To his widow MIR. I.orillard be-
queathed an annuity of $4,000. To two
grandsons he left 100000 The bal
ance of the estate, excepting the fa-
nous Rancocas stock farm in New Jer-
sey, is left in trust to his three children,
they to have the income; the estate to
go to his grandchildren on the death of
their parents. The stock farm, valued
at 100000, is bequeathed to Mrs. AL
lien.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

contest the will. Mrs. Lorillard's son
and daughters are determined that
what they consider her rights shall be
upheld. They object to any recognition
of the other woman.
Mrs. Allen, Mr.. Lorillard's friend
ship for whom is declared to have been
a scandal Mt Newport by his daughters
husband, is n beautiful woman, tall,
witha charming figure and great brown,
eyes. She is about 33 years of age. In
1891, when she>was Lillian Barnes. she
met Mr.. Lorillard and he was capti-
waited by her beauty. Soon afterwards
she went on a long cruise with him, and
from that time forward they were rare
ly separated. She was the ruler-of his
yacht and presided at his table when he
entertained. Protests from his family
were of no avail.
-Four or five years ago Lillian con.
WINGED Mr.. Lorillard that she should
wed. An Englishman, Lewis Alien, lit
tie known in New York, became her
husband. The ceremony that gave
Lillian Barnes the name of ALLEN was
performed in New York church.
Pierre Lorillard was present and it is
said gave the bride to the husband.
Some servants acted as audience and
witnesses.
When the ceremony ended the bride
coolly nodded adieu to her husband at
the church door. She spoke to him MS
one who addresses an ordinary ac-
Int V,,% I, .f, II Il.
him very well. Mrs. ALLEN entered Mr..
Lorillard's carriage and was driven
away. Allen caught train for the
West and, 1t is reported, he has oblig-
ingly died.
Mrs. Allen lives ut No. II West 31st
street, the home which Lorillard gave
her years ago. Her father lives with
her. Here Mr.. Lorillard, being es-
tranged from his wife, lodged when
ever he was in the metropolis.
Mrs. Allen was abroad eight months
with Lorillard when his health was
failing, and she accompanied him when
he came home to die. She was with him
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel when he
died. Mrs. Lorillard was notified that
her husband was dying and wanted to
see her. The family are divided in
their statement as to whether Mrs. Lor-
Hard went to the hotel. 1t is generally
believed she answered her dying hus-
bands summons, that she met Mrs.
Allen and that a painful scene ensued.
While the stock farm is all that Mrs.
Allen receives by her admirers will, it
is claimed that he had provided for her
very LITERALLY during the years they
were together, presenting her with
whole blocks of stocks and bonds. Her
Jewels are among the finest in New
York.
Mrs. Allen feels no doubt that the
courts will uphold her rights in the will
She has stated that she and Mr.. Loril.
lard were merely good friends and com.
panions, and that they never met until
after Lorillard and his wife were es.
tranged,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

1t is fact worth bearing in mind
that whenever news is scarce in Wash
ington the correspondents are sure to
set afloat one of two rumors: that an
extraordinary session of Congress is
to be called, or that some member of
the Cabinet is about to retire. Matter
for second dispatch is furnished by
denial of the rumor. A knowledge
of this device will enable readers to
estimate the probable truth of these ru-
mors when they first make their up
pearance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
regular army officer. refe

A regular army officer, referring to
the "go-as-you-please" appearance of
American soldiers, deems it SO grave a
defect that he delves deep for the cause
of 1t and charges it up as national
characteristic. AT the same time Lord
Wolseley declares that the United
States army is the best of its size in the
world. There never were fighters with
less idea Of appearance and discipline
than the Beers; but five times their
number of British troops have not yet
succeeded in completely conquering
them. So we need not feel uneasy about
the free-and-easy aspect of our Ameri-
can troops.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Feeaing Hnlf.Gr,wn chick,,

The usual custom Of turning young
chicks on to the range to shift for them.
selves us soon as they are large enough
to leave their mother is not conducive
to the best results. For chicks that
are to form the layers in the late fall
and winter this plan will do very well
if they are granted once a day. Chicks
that are to go to market as soon as
they are large enough will need lib
eral quantity of cracked corn and
wheat placed in trough where they
can get Mt it easily; do this every other
day. The chicks will not over-eat for
thes will get enough exercise on the
range to counterbalance any heavy
feeding. The grains named. together
with what the chicks will pick up on
the range, will constitute nearly per-
feet balanced ration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

The announcement of King Edwards
coronation, to occur next June, was
made with all of the ceremony of the
middle ages. 1t would have been much
nearer in keeping with the spirit of the
times If the announcement had been
made in the Especial notice" columns
of the daily newspapers. Heralds and
pursuivants and kings ut arms are n lot
of rubbish belonging to an era that be-
came ancient and obsolete, when daily
newspapers and telegraphs came into
existence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Justice Harlan is quoted as saying
that there is an unwritten law forbid
ding member of the Supreme Court
of the United States to be candidate
for President The law should be of
broader application. To hold any judi
cial position should be deemed 80 great
an honor that its wearer should not
seek any other office from the people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

1t is some consolation to us poor
"commoners' of America to know that
we don't have to do some things which
the titled aristocracy have to submit
to. When Earl Russell appeared ut the
bar of the House of Lords to answer to
charge of bigamy he "made many
obeisances" and upon reaching the bar
Sank to his knees and remained there
until the Lord High Chancellor told him
to rise" Imagine an American citizen,
no matter what his office, humiliating
himself in that manner!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

The pranks of the lightning have al
ways confoundcd science with ineXplic-
able mystery ever since Noah watched
the gathering fury of the elements
from the deck of the ark. Franklin
with his kite merely demonstrated the
possibility of drawing electricity from
the atmosphere by means of conduct
ors. But the discovery of Franklin, val
liable and brilliant rs it was. did not
solve the mystery of the lightning. We
know a great deal about static and
dynamic electricity. But the bolt that
dashes from cloud to earth during a
thunderstorm is as terrifying and mys-
FERROUS as ever. 1t mocks at the puny
efforts OF science. We know in gen
eral way that lightning is the discharge
of electricity between two electrified
regions, from cloud to cloud or from
cloud to earth. We also know that
it is charged with tremendous voltage,
or energy, and that when it is dis
charged from cloud to earth it will
destroy any poor conductor that it
may encounter. The lightning rod rep
resents the feeble effort of man to solve
the mystery of lightning and to protect
life and property from its death-dealing
bolts. 1t was built on the theory that
it would conduct the electricity from
the atmosphere safely into the earth
and that the electric current, finding a
better conductor than the house, would
follow 1t and leave the house un-
harmed. That human foresight does
not know "where lightning will strike
next" was demonstrated by the re-
markable and appalling destruction of
life in recent thunderstorm at Chi
cago, in which eleven persons met in
slant death by one bolt Of lightning
while huddled together in zinc-lined
shanty under pier. Such an instance
of wholesale electrocution by single
holt of lightning is probably not on rec
ord. If those who sought shelter under
the uncovered shed had not been
crowded closely together, thereby es-
tablishing perfect contact one with the
other, there might have been fewer
fatalities. AS it was they were electro
cuted as one person. In seeking shelter
from n storm beware of mctal-covered
sheds or anything else in which metal
predominates.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
PicsIed string Beans.

String the beans and then cut them
into inch lengths. Let them stand in
strong brine eight days, changing 1t
three times. Drain and lay in clear,
cold water for day, then dry between
the folds of towel. Pack In glass
Jars and fill the jars with scalding vim
egar, which has been brought to the
boil with minced onion. n dozen
whole cloves, henping tablespoonful
of mustard seed, and four blades Of
mace. Screw on the tops, and do not
use for a month or six weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

For a quickly prepared dish try this:
Cut the stem end from three cucum-
bers, put into boiling water and cook
three minutes. Drain and put in Ice
water. Make a white sauce as fol-
lows: One tablespoonful of butter melt
ed in fryingpan, stir one tablespoonful
Of flour into this till smooth and
cooked, but not Drowned, add tea
spoonful of salt, little cayenne pepper,
one cupful Of milk; stir until smooth
and it comes to n boil, then pull back
and add the cucumbers sliced. and
simmer till tender.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Apples are new in the economy of the
worlds use and taste. AT the begin
ming of the last century few varieties
were known, and we can go back in
history to a time when all apples were
little, sour and puckery-crab apples
and nothing else The crab apple was
and is in its wildness nothing but n
rosebush. Away back in time the wild
rose, with its pretty blossoms that turn
to little red balls apple favored, and
the thorny crab had the same grand
mother.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Allow half pint of water and one
pound of loaf sugar to each pound Of
fruit. Wash. then "top and tail" the
gooseberries. Put the sugar and water
in your preserving pan. When boiling
add fruit. Keep 1t well stirred, and
skinned, and boil till when little ID
cooled on plate 1t soon jellies. Then
put in dry jars and cover when cold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
re,ic,ou. Drinks.

A milk sherbet, Which was n part of
a recent demonstration at we'll
known cooking school, was specially
delicious, and will be liked by those
who prefer the less sweet frozen des-
serts. 1t requires four cups of milk,
one and one-half cups of sugar, the
juice of three lemons and one Of
orange. Mix the juice of the fruit and
sugar till half melted, then pour in the
milk slowly. If the milk is added too
rapidly the mixture may curdle. Freeze
in three parts of ice added to one part
of salt philadelphia Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

squash or cucumber bug, next to pre-
vent blight, and not least because 1t
was supposed to attract moisture to the
hill. Probably the fact was that 1t alb
sorbed some of the ammonia that was
escaping from the "shovelful of ma
nure in the hill," which most of them
used for growing potatoes, and they
used to talk about growing "a peck in
a hill" then, but we never saw such a
hill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Skin the cold, dressed legs of the
chicken over night, and score the flesh
parallel to the bone. Make a sauce by
mixing n tablespoonful of oil, o tea,
spoonful of salt, saltspoonful Of pep
per and few drops of ancheyy. Insert
this sauce Into the scores of the flesh
and spreard 1t about. In the morning,
grease the bars of the grldiron and
make them hot, put on the deviled legs
and broil, turning until well cooked.
Serve very hot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Ape Crop Badly Injured.
Greene. SECRETARY of the Statf

Wesley Greene, secretary of the state
Horticultural Society, sends out circu-
lars asking for reports showing the con-
dition of apples and plums. Mr.. Greene
says that while he by no means believes
the apple crop is ruined he fears it has
been seriously damaged by the heat. In
the first place the prospects We're for a
small yield, but good quality. The re-
ports received early in the season show
ed that there would be but 81 per cent
of crop. The hot weather has ripened
the fruit too rapidly to produce good
quality and has also deformed 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Interest accumulations upon property
liable to pay collateral inheritance tax,
accruing after the death of the testator
or intestate, are not liable to the tax, is
the substance of an opinion rendered by
Attorney General Mullan in reply to the
question which was raised by State
Treasurer Gilbertson. The point involved
of the collateral inheritance tax act is
one that has never before been passed
upon by the attorney general and one in
which there has been no official position
taken of any kind, although 1t has come
up several times in the payment of col
lateral Inheritance taxes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Robbed In Broad Daylight.

Leonard Garter, laborer, who makes
his home at Eldon, was held up and rob-
bed in the heart Of one of the best resi-
dence districts of Des Moines in broad
daylight. The daring of the three ne
groes who are accused of the crime sur
passes that exhibited by any criminals
who have worked in the city for many
months. The negroes pinioned their vic
tim to the ground and rifled his pockets.
Only $685., all the money which the Ia.
borer had, was secured. Garter was left
dazed upon the railway track. The me-
rroeS Csrpned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Burnea by EIec,ric current.

Suspended in midair at the top of u
telephone pole at Burlington, John Nor
rel, lineman, suffered untold agony
from live electric wire that burned ter
ribly into his flesh until his comrade,
Frank Skyles, climbed the pole and cut
the wire with heavy shears. Then, hook
ing the helpless man to his side, Skyles
climbed down the pole with his heavy
burden. Five hundred volts of the cleo
trio current passed through Morrell's
body, and he was bent nearly double
from the terrible shock. Though badly
burned Alorrell will recover.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

Western apples sent to the New York
market last season afford new proof of
the Importance of packing goods in the
best way. In the ordinary New York
fiat there is seldom room for a barrel
of apples, nor would fruit bought in
such quantity keep until used. On the
other hand, apples purchased by the
dozen or the peck are expensive. West
ern growers who acted upon this
knowledge We're well paid. Last year
they shipped their apples to New York
in boxes. They were sold at barrel
rates, and the boxes were conveniently
kept on the fire-escapes until freezing
weather. Two hundred and fifty thou
sand boxes were sold last winter, and
this year the number will be still
larger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Died While BATHING.

Ernest Mcdonald, pressman in the
employ of the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, in Des Moines, died while
bathing in the DesH Moines River. The
circumstances surrounding his death are
unusual, as it is believed he did not
drown. 1t is supposed that the shock
to his system by entering cool water
while heated or sudden attack of heart
disease caused his death.