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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Mr.. Westcott, the author of David
Harum," possessed barytone voice
which, had he chosen to cultivate it,
might have brought him greater reputa-
ton than he obtained through his writ
ings. In the Literary Era Miss Helen
Candee tells an amusing story of one
of Mr.. Westcott's musical experiences.
He was invited to sing at concert in
one Of the smaller towns of western
New York. On this perfunctory jaunt
he was saved from such q hotel as that
which insulted John Lenox, by the hos
pitality of the man who organized the
concert, person of much local i'm
portance.
The affair passed off satisfactorily,
with the help Of the visitors rare voice.
AS Mr.. Westcott was about to retire,
his host came tlmidly to his room. bear
ing two long paper boxes.
II leave the house SO early in the
morning to go to my factory" he ex-
planned, that am afraid may not see
you, but want to give you something
for your singing tonight. Now, here's
two pair of the very best whalebone
corsets that our factory turns out, and
want you to take them home with
you"
When Mr.. Westcott found that he
could not even protest effectually, his
sense of humor came to his relief, and
he stalked home the next day with two
pairs Of corsets in exchange for his
songs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
shipping Poultry.


tits common practice in most places
to crowd as many fowls as possible into
a crate and ship them without any pro-
vision being made for either food or
water. This is not only cruel, but 1t is
running a risk of money loss that no
poultry raiser can afford, for aside from
the danger of some one or more of the
fowls being smothered, there is de-
cided loss in weight by the birds being
forced to go without food and water.
More than 100 pounds of poultry should
never be placed in crate and the crate
should not be smaller than four feet
long, two and a half feet wide and six
teen to eighteen inches high. Such
crates should be made with a solid
board bottom and Stat top, sides and
ends. In each should be placed a guam
tity of grain, in small box, together
with basin Of water after the crate is
put on the cars, or at least just before
the crate is loaded. The fowls to be
shipped should have been well fed and
watered just before being placed in the
crate.-Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Horse Knising Frofit table,
The advent of the automobile and
similar contrivances seem to give farm
ers the impression that these mechani-
cal things would largely take the place
of horses, at least for driving purposes
During the Spanish-American war and
in the present war between England
and the Beers, vast numbers of horses
and mules We're taken out of the United
States for use In the armies named mn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

newspaper that assumes the calamity
which has oyertaken the country to be
cause for grief only to political party
and which seeks TO make political capt.
tai out of such an event as the attempt
ed assassination Of the President is ca.
pable Of any political baseness.
When William Mckinley was elected
to the Presidency by the franchises Of
majority of the voters of the country
he ceased to be the candidate of the
Republicans and became the President
OF the Whole country. He was entitled
to and was given the respect Of all the
people without regard to party or
creed. Men who could not align them.
selves with his political views did not
fail to recognize in him the representa-
tive of the views Of the majority. His
high character and pure life made men
who disapproved his politics esteem
and love him
The baseness of an organ which can.
not distinguish between political rival
ry and personal sentiments puts it very
far down in the ethical scale indeed
Kansas City Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

A Pennsylvania correspondent of the
National Stockman says that he wants
to fill his silo when the ears reach that
stage when they are little too hard
for him to eat, If roasted or boiled
There might be quite a margin In this,
as we do not know how mature he likes
his corn. Wevery seldom see an ear of
corn i'll restaurant in Boston that we
care to eat, because it Is too mature
for our fancy, and often made harder
by boiling in salt water instead Of
fresh. We like our corn when 1t is
fairly well grown, but often see 1t in
such condition that one would need a
mill or a gizzard to grind 1t in before
1t could be digested. We used to know
a gardener who preferred to let his corn
get hard before he took it to market,
and sell 1t then at 35 to so cents box,
rather than to pick 1t week earlier,
when just as we liked 1t, for 81 box.
Like the old sailor who liked salt junk,
or salt horse" as it was called, better
than fresh meat, he wanted something
that had some "chaw" to it. But we
agree With the Pennsylvania farmer,
whether he cuts his corn as we would
like it, or wait few days longer, but
think that every day he waits after it is
fairly well filed Injuries Its value for
feeding to mich cows.-American Gull
tiyatOr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16


Summer wood is a good thing to he
looking after in winter.
In selecting strawberry plants get
none that have borne fruit
Market when you can make n good
profit, rather than hold for an uncer.
tain rise.
When picking and packing fruit for
market is done carelessly the results
are rarely satisfactory.
Stalks break well in the winter time
and they should be broken as soon as
the stock is through feeding off OF
them.
Keep the farm well stocked. Buy
plenty of calves, these grow into money
quicker perhaps than any other live
stock.
Fix up your machinery. Very likely
there Is some that needs a bolt here
and there. Paint will make all machIn.
cry last longer.
I A tin bucket is the lightest, handiest
receptacle for cream. The old-fashioned
cream jar is awkward to handle and so
heavy to lift when full of cream.
70 start poultry raising on the farm
requires little or no capital Under any
circumstances. with proper manage
ment, poultry can be made with little
cost valuable adjunctto the farm.
Don't take the boys out Of school be.
fore 1t is really necessary. Many men
take their boys out Of school as soon as
the first sign of spring appears Better
hire a hand for few days and give
the boys another month at school.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
Accusation and Answer,

Colonel Bryan, of course, deeply de-
plores the sad tragedy. AT the same
time, if Colonel Bryan and others of his
stripe had not made so many speeches
stirring up class hatred and misrepre.
| senting the government the tragedy
might not have occurred.-Kansas City
Journal.
The narrowness that dictated the SEN
timent expressed in the paragraph
quoted is the spirit that makes the bit
terness of partisan politics. At this
time, when the nation Is strained with
sympathy for the President, the break
ing out of such spirit Is reproach to
journalism and to American manhood.
This is no time in indulge in partisan
rancor and the high sentiments ex-
pressed by Mr.. Bryan should have dis
armed the petty partisanship of even
such narrow organ as the Journal.
Even had the defeated candidate of the
Democracy remained silent this sort of
attack would be impossible except in a
partisan at once bigoted and vicious.
For there is no foundation for such
an attack. Mr.. Bryan is man Of Wig
| orous intellect and forceful character.
He has not hesitated to give voice to
the convictions he holds and he has at
times been bitter in his attacks upon
Republican politics and Republican doc
lrines. But we defy any man or newspa.
per to show that he has ever been any
thing but high-thinking patriot striv-
ing to serve his country according to
his lights.
The Times believes that the senti-
ment expressed by the Journal will be
dlsavowed by the Republican press Of
the country generally. 1t is despicable
as 1t is vicious. and we do not believe
that the opponents of Republicanism
will indorse an attempt to make pollti-
cal capital out of the deplorable event
which has made nation to grleve.
The Journal, in its bigotry, seems to
have conceived the idea that Mr.. Nc
Ilinley is President of the Republican
party. Its view Of politics begins with
spoils and ends with spoils, and it es-
teens the President only because he is
the giver of official gifts.
There is muci. lore danger to Re-
publican institutions In a press which
Is capable Of holding the views held by
the Journal, and of expressing such
sentiment as that quoted above, than in
I'll the teachings of the anarchists. A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

more than 2s5, 100000 cigarettes were
annually added to the number made
and consumed. With the tax still at so
cents thousand, production of q
233,254,6 $50 is recorded for the fiscal
year 1880. Then came a fierce storm
of competition, purely retaliatory in its
nature, by which more than 1000, OOO,-
QUO We're added to the tax-paid product
in less than four years. In 1897 the
high-water mark in production was
reached when 4,153, 90, 40 cigarettes,
or about fifty-sfX for every man, wom-
an and child in the country, paid the
government tax of more than $1,000
ooo. In the following year competition
was somewhat lessened and the tax
was raised to 81 thousand Both of
these checked further growth, and
since then production has fallen off
materially. If there are not MS many
cigarettes sold now as there We're three
years ago, there are not as many
smoked; and whether the reduction is
due to decreased demand or increased
cost of production, the result is equally
gratifying to those who have labored
zealously to combat the widely preya-
lent cigarette habit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Inc murderous assault upon the Pres.
ldent called attention to at least one of
the dangers of what might be called
the public official hand-shaking habit
The assassin found his opportunity at
the public reception" in the Temple OF
MUSIC at Buffalo, where the President
was cheerfully submitting to the ardu
Gus ordeal Of shaking hands with thou.
sands of people whom lie had never
seen before and probably never would
see again. President Mckinley had
nothing to gain by this unpleasant task
nor was 1t one Of the duties of his office
He was going through the ordeal mere.
~ because it was the custom and be-
cause he had kindly feeling for every.
body. Wholesale hand.shaking of this
kind has no particular meaning or
value, in the opinion of the Chicago
Tribune. 1t merely gratifies idle curl
osity and gives people chance to say
they SHOOK hands with the President"
Their names remain unknown to the
public official whose hand they have
shaken, and to him they are merely in.
diyidual members of crowd as before.
To the official himself the process is not
only stale and Improbable but is a for
midable physical burden. There are
few kinds of work more fatiguIng than
that of shaking hands continuously for
hours with a long procession of people
Few men are strong enough to endure
1t for any great length of time. When
an attempt is made to bcstow n smile
and word upon each individual the
strain is further increased, and the
whole performance soon deteriorates
into a perfunctory act with no particu-
lar results except an aching shoulder
for the unfortunate man who is being
exploited. 1t Is time to stop these In
discriminate Misunderstanding functions.
They are superannuated survival of
the early days when every public Off
cial could be personally acquainted
with most of his constituents The ma
ton has now grown so large that the
performance of hand-shaking in such
cases has become meaningless and bur
densome. 1t is extremely insanitary
and exposes the official victim to dan
gers of all kinds of contagion. The
tragedy at Buffalo has shown that free
for-all receptions OF this kind offer ex-
ira opportunities for homicidal assault.
1t is time to exempt the public servants
of the nation from the dangers and an
noyances of wholesale hand-shaking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
The Hc..ian Fly.

Every one who grows wheat under
stands pretty thoroughly the ravages of
the hessian fly. The illustration will
give the reader some idea of this insect
and its growth at various stages. The
plant at the left is an uninjured stalk,
the one at the right shows stalk in
Tested with the hessian fly. 1t will be
noticed that this stalk is dwarfed, the
leaves withered and the stems swollen
near the ground.
In the Illustration A indicates the
eggs of the fly; B the larva much en-
larged; G shows the pupa case; d the
chrysalis; e the adult female, natural
size; + the adult female much enlarged;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
Brief state Happenings,

James Lee, cement work contractor,
sustained serious injuries in fall ut
st. Mary's school at Dubuque, where he
was working.
A contractor at Creston is defendant
in damage suit for $4,000, plaintiff
claiming to have run into an obstruction
left in the street.
Fire destroyed buildings, hay, grain,
stock and machinery to the value of 3d.
600 on the farm of Geo. House, one mile
east of Williamsburg.
Three federal prisoners who wert con-
fined in the county Jail at CrestoE sue
wall with case knife.
Judge Wade sentenced Will Yearisk
to five years at hard labor during the
session of District Court at Iowa City,
ON the charge of larceny.
The Honey Greek bridge on the Iowa
Central, near Brighton, caught fire and
would have been entirely destroyed but
for the work of woman living near who
subdued the flames.
The Milwaukee depot at Melbourne was
partially burned. The fire started in a
small store room in the upper story of
the building. The second story part Of
the depot is used as living rooms by the
day operator, +. g. Glover.
Fire visited the town of Griswold.
When discovered it was in the clothing
store of j. u. Stone. 1t had made such
progress that all attempts to extinguish
it were unavailing. From this store it
spread to the stores of Mr. Miller, who
carries clothing stock, and to Luccock's
jewelry store. These stores We're entirely
consumed.
Three sleepers and two chair cars on
Northwestern passenger train We're de-
rallied at Dunlap. The passengers had a
miraculous escape from death, none being
injured.
Henry w. Grout of Waterloo has con-
summated deal with A. d. Clarke of
Algona, whereby they become the owners
of 100000 acres of land in Morton, Oil
yer and Mercer counties, South Dakota.
The north half of the business section
of Braddyville was destroyed by fire. The
flames had their origin in stroke of
lightning Worley's residence, Fine L.
Maxwell's hardware store and Holton L.
Gray's hardware store were among the
principal losers.
The Great Western has ordered forty
one heavy prairie type freight locomo-
tives of the American Locomotive Com
pany to be used in service on its Iowa
lines.
William Camp was victorious in his
suit against the Great Western at Mar
shalltown, the jury, after being out about
three hours, giving him verdict for
$1,000.
Some one threw stone through the
caboose window of an Illinois Central
train as It was passing through Mason
vile and struck B. Clark, Fort Dodge
stockman, in the eye. He will undoubt-
edly lose the sight of one optic. Railroad
Detectives are now tracing the miscreapt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16


wife, Mary ]. Danforth, who died in
1880. At that time Mr.. Cross was prin-
cipal of Chatham Academy. The young
Harvard man studied for the ministry
in the divinity school Of his own uni
versity, and also at the Andover Semi
nary, and was called to the pastorate of
the First Congregational Church Of
West Boylston, Mass, in 1910. There
after he lived for nearly fifty years in
one house. He was member of the
State constitution convention in 1853
and of the legislature in 1878. AL
though approaching his centennial, Mr..
Cross is active, clear-headed and in
tensely interested in the affairs of the
world at large and of the old univer-
sity of which he is n graduate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Commodore Perry is name high in
honor in the United States navy, hav-
ing been the title of two famous broth
ers, Oliver Hazard and Matthew Gal.
braith Perry. On Sept. 10, eighty
eight years ago, the elder brother, a
young lieutenant who had never seen
naval fight, fought that fierce battle
of Lake Erie, which saved the North
west to the United States, and gave the
world the dispatch: I'VE have met the
enemy and they are ours" Forty-eight
years ago last July the younger brother
landed in Japan with message from
the President which practically open.
ed that country to the world. The
Matthew Perry monument recently
unveiled at Kurihama, Japan, is a
shaft thirty-three feet high, made Of u
rare native stone and bearing an In
scription in gold written by Marquis
Ito. A dense crowd of natives witness.
ed the ceremonies, both Japanese and
American battleships fired salutes from
the barber. and one Of the speakers
was Rear Admiral Beardslee. who, as
midshipman under Perry, was pres
ent at the original entry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Emma Goldman's ideas on the SUBJ
ject of marriage appear to coincide very
closely with those of Rev. DIR. Heron,
late of Iowa and now of New Jersey.
Marriage" she says, sis private mat
ter. l do not see, then, why ministers
or judges should interfere with It," DR..
Heron enunclated the same idea some
time ago and has numerous followers
who believe the same thing,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
when a customer asks DRUGGIST :,

When a customer asks druggist for
poison he is required to answer certain
leading and searching questions, in or
der to satisfy, as the law requires, the
seller of the goods that he does not in
tend it for purposes of suicide or muir
der, and to assist identification If in
spite of such precaution the purchase
should be put to unlawful use. When
n man, woman or child desires to pur-
chase a pistol 1t is only necessary to
lay the money on the counter and walk
away with the goods and no questions
asked. Yet we question whether the
pistol in its present convenient form
has not figured in more tragedies than
the deadly poison.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Miss Eliza Fry, matron of the sewing
room at the Mitchellville industrial school,
was burned to death. She had returned
home about 8 p. m. aud retired to her
room. At 10 o'clock the watcher heard
a scream and saw light in her room,
and breaking in the door found Miss Fry
enyoloped in flames. She never recovered
consciousness. She was 20 years old.
Her parents live in Corydon and she had
been an inmate of the institution, but
was paroled and given employment, as
She wished to fit herself for institution
work and was very popular. 1t is not
known how she caught fire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

"How old are you, Uncle William?"
well. suh wuz bon in de time er
de high VIM"
"And when was that?"
"Hit wuz endurin' er de big freshet,
subj"
"And when did that occur?'
well, sub, hit wuz some time ate.
de stars felled; ter know zackly how OIL
is, wuz BON wen dat oak tree yam.
der WIZ small saplin', en- lightnin'
hit OIL Marse Ben on de head en- broke
his jug er liquor."-!Atlanta C6nstitu.
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

The growing tendency to look upon
marriage as temporary bond which
can be thrown of or assumed at will is
the logical result of loose divorce laws
and the increasing tendecy to initiate
the customs Of the fast sets abroad. 1t
is high time for persons of all classes
to protest against the general laxity of
morals that is seen to exist in present
day society. Public sentiment is on the
right side, and 1t is important that the
old traditions which once guarded the
American home should be revived.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16
Must Mark ca,o.t,,e prckoee.

Where dealer sells gasoline without
marking the package. cask, barrel or YES
sci gasoline" he is responsible for any
accident that may result from anyone not
knowing what it contains. The Supreme
Court SO held in the case of Jennie Ives
against William Weldon. The plaintiff
was ID years old when her father brought
jug home that had always been used
for kerosene She used it in starting u
fire, and when she lighted it an explosion
followed which severely injured her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

How should you like to have a boil
on your neck and a stiff collar constant
ly chatting it?" was the pertinent ques-
ton which Massachusetts Judge put
to man arrested for driving sore
backed horse. Then, to stimulate his
imagination in the future, a fine of $50
was impOsed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

G the male much enlarged; II the pupa
In position between the leaf-sheath and
stalk, and the parasite. After years
of experimenting with different meth
DDS scientists agree that the only way
OF successfully fighting the hessian fly
Is to have the soil in which wheat is to
be sown in the best possible condition,
use varieties that are resistant and SOW
the seed rs late rs possible in the fall.
The soil should be so well fed and so
fertile that strong healthy growth of
wheat will be secured in the fall even
though the seeding is late. Dawson's
Golden Chaff, Prosperity, Red Russian
and White Chaff Mediterranean. are
among The best of the resistant varie-
ties.-1ndianapolis News.
Fruit Growing and Poultry Raising,
With a proper arrangement of build
ings and yards, 1t is possible to make
poultry raising and fruit growing COM
bine profitable. If small fruits are
grown extensively, it will be necessary,
Of course, to keep the poultry yards at
some distance from the fruit planta-
tion, but where orchard fruits are
grown, considerable saving can be af-
fected by building at least portion
of the poultry yards in the orchards.
1t is not good plan to build the houses
in the orchards, but some portion of
the ground devoted to runs should ex-
tend under the trees. This arrangement
gives the fowls considerable shade,
without any detriment to the orchard.
When poultry yards are arranged in
this manner, especially if the orchard is
young, the ground between the rows
can be cultivated to advantage; in 9TH
er words, it will not do to sacrifice the
culture of the young orchard in any
way to the poultry yard. One great
advantage in combining fruit growing
with poultry raising is that most of the
Important work in the care of fowls is
done at time when there is the least
work to do with the fruit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Emperor William has>decorated all
the encourage of the Gear and the Gear
has conferred like favors on those who
surround the German Emperor. If
these visits become common the court
favorites will need "caddy" to carry
their emblems.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Killed bv Money orcc Through IIir.
David Bell, an inspector for the Iowa.
Telephone Company, died at Oskaloosa
as the result of peculiar wound receiv-
ed through the accidental discharge of a
gun while hunting. The bullet entered
his pants pocket and forced several coins
through his hip, causing terrible wound.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

niversary of Ii is
birth in his COM
Portable h o III e in
Worcester, NJ a S s.
Mr.. Cross was grad
uated from Har-
ward with the class
of 1928. He was
born at Bridgewa-
ter, Mass, in 1903,
and was prepared
for college by Rev.
Pitt Clark at New
ton. Soon after his
graduation he was