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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

in English history. tuberculosis Is In
fact the Plague of to-day, and the doc
tor speaks of 1t as a classic" disease
along with the leprosy of the middle
ages and the smallpox of the time be- /.
fore Jenner. 1t is thus ranked as one
OF three great scOurges Of the race, but
the very classification Is q source Of
encouragement. I.eprosy has practi-
cally disappeared from Europe owing
to improved conditions of living and
the incidental assistance rendered by
the isolated leper houses. Smallpox,
most contagious Of diseases, has be-
come but the shadow of its former self
owing to vaccination. Were vaccina-
ton and revaccination practiced with
the persistence and regularity which
nearly a century's experience has
shown to be desirable, 1t is probable
that 1t would be practically extinguish-
ed" So, too, tuberculosis may yield to
sanitation and other branches of Medi-
lcakScience, and the method of preven-
tion is exceedingly simple Taking the
figure of seed, soil and plant to repre-
sent the disease germ, mankind and
the disease, the writer differentiates as
fellows: "In leprosy, the mere sowing
of the seed. the exposure to contaglon,
has rarely any result except under
most favorable conditions of soil. In
tuberculosis the exposure to infection
is usually but by no means SO certain
ly as in the case of leprosy, without
result except where predisposlng con-
ditions exist. that is in favorable con-
ditions of soil. In smallpox almost any
unprotected, unvaccinated person ex-
posed to infection runs the greatest
risk Of contracting the disease" Like
leprosy tuberculosis has been affected
by the improved conditions of life, the
British death rate having declined from
$500 in the million in 1888 to 1905
resistant the seed is found every
where, and prevention can be secured
only through Its control. That mems
the control of the eXpectoration of in
fected persons which contain the tu-
berc]e bacilli, and though the task
seems large one the cooperation of
the patients and the public would make
1t easy. The patients themselves might
solve the difficulty by regulating ex-
pectorations, and their ignorance and
carelessness might be corrected by no
tifcation of the disease to the health
authorities, which is made compulsory
in Norway. With public educated to
the necessities Of the case and proper
treatment Of patients in Sanatoria DR..
Hitler thinks that not only the pre-
'rention but the absolute suppression OF
tuberculosis would be possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

There is no doubt that German en-
terprise will also exploit the phosphate
fields situated on both sides of the Jor-
dan, when transportation facilities
shall have been sufficiently developed
to insure success to the undertaking.
"For many years Germany has been
looking to Asia Minor and other coun-
tries adjacent to Palestine as suitable
territories in which to develop German
markets. The Bagdad railroad, which
will lead through A4attee11iifai iifnaterspcting
the headwaters of the Tigris and Eu-
pirates, to the shores of the Persian
Gulf, Is an enterprise of vast import
ance, not only to Germany, as the pro-
moter, and the Turkish empire, but to
the world at large. 1t is the greatest
commercial and civilizing factor that
could be introduced into this region,
and will tap the rich territories which
composed ancient Mesopotamia. Apart
from new avenues of commerce a land
will be opened up to students and tour
lists which, owing to expense and I'M
safe methods of travel, has thus far
been practically inaccessible.
"The great plain of the Hauran-the
granary of Syria-forms the 'hintcr-
land or back country, of Palestine.
The railroad from Beirut to Damascus
is said to be in financial difficulties.
Twelve months ago the German consul
at Damascus, in a report to his govern
ment, advised his countrymen to buy
not only this railroad but the unfinished
Haifa- Damascus railroad as well.
Were Germany to acquire these lines
and connect them with railroad run
ming from Damascus to some point on
the projected Bagdad route she would
be in position to practically monopo-
lie the trade of Palestine and Asia
Minor.
THE commerce of Palestine to-day is
not unimportant," said Mr.. Harris, ac-
cording to the Washington Star. 1.-THE
products Of the country are wheat, bar
ley, oranges, oil, wine, nuts, figs, apples,
peaches, pears, pomegranates, apricots,
citrons, almonds, cucumbers, lettuce,
onions, wild artichokes and asparagus,
truffies, tobacco, sesame and silk, while
potatoes and other European and
American vegetables are being intro.
duced by German and French colon
istSO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

G0 HE Sanitary and Ship Canal Of
Chicago is probably the most re-
markable artificial waterway
ever built in the history of the world
Its total length, including the improved
portion of the Chicago River, is thirty
four miles. 1t has the greatest width
Of any canal on earth, having cross
section of POP feet at the bottom and
BOG feet at the top. The ultimate object
is to afford n water way for the largest
ocean-going vessels from Lake Michi-
gan to the Gulf of Mexico.
The work is yet being carried on un-
ceasingly, the widening of the Chicago
River being now in progress. Residents
OF Chicago have already spent $37,37S,-
$40 in the construction of the canal.
They must spend nearly $1O,OOO,OO0
more before tlIeir part Of the work is
done. Then it will cost $25,O00,OoO adj
ditional to complete the work necessary
to the proposed shipway. This latter
expense, however, it is expected, will be
borne by the Federal Government, and
the entire canal will become Govern
ment property.
Thus the total cost when the work at
present contemplated is finished will
have amounted to more than $50, OOO,-
600. The Panama Canal is offered to
the United States for $40,00OOOO, or
less than half the total cost of the SAM
tary and Ship Canal. Had this canal
been built under conditions that prevail
In Central America its cost would prob
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
the market could be found answering
the requirements for convenience and

the market could be found answering
the requirements for convenience and
speed.
The building of the canal resulted In
reversing the flow of the Chicago Riv.
er, feat long regarded as an impossi.
bility. The river which formerly emp.
tied into the lake is now an outlet of
the lake and empties at its other end
into the canal proper. Even yet Chicago
is debating as to which is up and which
is down the river, which is its head and
which its mouth.
The waters flowing through the canal
are emptiedinto the Desplalnes River at
Lockport, through the controlling
works, which comprise several slulce-
gates Of metal with masonry bulkheads
and bear-trap dam. This dam is re.
garded by the canal trustees as "the
greatest triumph Of engineering genius
that has ever been achieved in this or
or any other country"
The sluice-gates have vertical play
of twenty feet and openings of thirty
feet each. The bear-trap dam has an
opening Of 1G0 feet and an oscillation Of
seventeen feet vertically. The con.
trolling works are operated by admit.
ting water through conduits controlled
by a valve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

AT first there seems to be nothing re
markable about this old house at Rou-
en-, for to this day houses are built
with towers and cupolas. But here
we have complete three-story house,
containing several bedrooms, strad-
ding the ridge of siX-story house Of
much greater age. Most of the old
French cities We're laid out on very
narrow scale. with high buildings
crowded together and separated by ex-
tremely narrow sterets. In spite OF
the extensive destruction of the older
parts of Paris in the last half century,
there are still on the left bank Of the
Seine streets in which three men can
not walk abreast without brushing
against the walls of the houses. In
the course of time building sites in
these old cities became almost price
less-in fact, unattanable.- The 1niy
place-WAere new houses could be put
was on top of the old ones. Nowadays
in similar conditions the roofs would
be raised or removed, and the old walls
carried up few stories; but this meth
cd did not seem to commend itself to
these old French builders, who prefer
red to plant the new construction on
the roof of the old one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
HAVE A TREE DOCTOR.
Several Cities Add n Dendrologist to
Their Official Corpa

DcnuFOlOXlSt
Their Official Corps.
Doctor of trees is the latest official
addition to the municipal corps of
large cities. Boston has engaged a
tree doctor to feel the pulses of the
elms on Boston common; Chicago has
Il consultant to help Jackson Park re-
cover from its attack Of Worlds Fair;
New York added one to its>otticial ros-
ter when the rapid transit subway was
likely to interfere with the boulevard
trees, and Brooklyn is considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of Offering a permanent
position to tree DOCTOR competent
to look after the health of the trees in
Prospect Park.
Most of the interest in city trees is
directly due to the growing fashion
for country houses and estates. City
men have learned to recognize good
trees when they see them and to OBJ
serve them closely enough to detect
promptly any sign of approaching de-,
cay. Landscape architects, who used
to be scarce, are now plentiful and
able, and they have succeeded in edu-
eating such considerable proportion
of the general public that complaint is
soon made If the trees of city shows
symptoms of municipal neglect or i'll
treatment. Indeed, since the days of
Secretary Of Agriculture Morton, who
established "Arbor day." there has
been regular campaign of education
In favor of city trees. The direct eff
feet of this work has been the crea-
ton of the "tree DOCTOR"
The tree doctor" Is not necessarily
a practical landscape architect, or gar
dener, says the Brooklyn Eagle, though
he very often stands high in that pro-
fession. More than one of the really
successful men in this new occupation
actually knew very little about trees
until a few years ago. Many of them
We're amateurs who became interested
In the subject and took it up as an
amusement. At that time there were
few facilities for the acquisition Of
tree knowledge, but in recent years it
has not been hard for intending doc
tors of trees to gather knowledge of
the best methods of arboriculture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNc,sELY
CONDENSED.
Glasses Sweet Cider with whisky-
Four Storms in One Day-FarmeT
Killed on Trestlc-suffocated In a
Well The Fruit Crop.


Judge Remley has made an unprece-
denied decision in the case of Amanda
Mefford against Peter Mineck, we'll
known Cedar Rapids grocer. Plaintiff
brought suit under the mulct law, alleg
ing that Aiineck sold cider to her hus-
band, who became intoxicated thereon,
and on the hearing Remley enjoined Mi
neck and closed his store, although the
evidence showed that the cider was
sweet, being brand sold by nearly ey-
cry grocer in the city. Four witnesses
for plaintiff were impeached, but Judge
Remley ruled that all cider should DO
classed with whisky and beer. Nlineck
will appeal to the Supreme Court, and
the grocers of the city will pay the ea-
pcnses. The effect of the decision is to
make every grocvery saloon and every
wholesaler equally liable. Prosecution
under the mulct law is attracting wide in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
SURGICAL TRjUMPH.
New Eyelids Given to n Man Who Was
Manned in n Fire.

New Eyelids Given to Man Who Was
Manned in Fire.
A new surgical triumph has been
achieved by Philadelphia physician.
For probably the first time in the his
tory Of ophthalmological surgery new
set of eyelids have been successfully
supplied by skin grating.
DR.. Charles Monroe Thomas, home
opathic eye specialist, performed the
operation. The patient lost both the up.
per and lower eyelids in burst of
flame. The accident left both eyeballs
entirely unprotected, and there was
grave danger of the patient losing his
sight.
The case was brought to the atten-
ton Of DR.. Thomas several months ago,
and he at once began the attempt to
graft four new eyelids. The skin used
for the grating was taken from the
hip of the patient.
1t was necessary to proceed slowly,
but the experiment was successful from
the start. To-day the patient has four
new eyelids, which perform the normal
functions naturally.
The case has attracted widespread
Interest among medical men. A lead
ing ophthamologist said that while eye
lid grating was not new operation,
this was the first time, SO far as his
knowledge went, that an entire set had
been replaced successfully.
The chief danger in the loss of the
eyelids, he said, lay in the fact that it
left the eyes unprotected. The lips act
as brooms and keep the surface of the
eye clear. Without them it would be
impossible to remove specks of dust or
any other foreign body that found its
way into the eye. This in time would
cause the loss Of the organ.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
MR.. GIBSON AND fHE FARMER
A Distinguished Fireman Learns How
to Catch SQUIRRELS.

"A bAstlHSu1sncut FIREMAN Learns How
to Catch Squirrels.
Although there are few men Of his
age more active than William Curtis
Gibson, of East Houston street, the
Oldest survivor Of the volunteer fire de
partment, he gives strong proof of his
Scotch ancestry occasionally by his in
ability to appreciate joke.
Mr.. Gibson was born in New York
and he has always lived here. He wants
to be buried at Twenty third street and
Broadway, and his friends say that
only once in his life has he Travelled
more than ten miles away from this
city. That was last summer, when he
went up to the Catskills.
1t was on this trip that he met /.
farmer who Disguised him with every
thing rural. Mr.. Gibson says that he
never met more stupid man, and
when he tells his squirrel story to prove
1t allshis friends laugh. The experience
speaks for itself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
PALESTINE WAKING UP.
Many Signs of Progress Due to Ger
man Enterprise.

man Enterprise.
According to United States Consular
Agent Harris at Eibenstock, Palestine
has shown unmistakable signs of pro-
gress during the last decade, much of
which is to be attributed to German
enterprise.
German colonists, merchants and
horticulturists," says Mr.. Harris, "are
awakening that part of the Levant
from lethargy of thousand years.
Three years ago German bank was
established in Jerusalem, with q
branch in Yafa, which exchanged $15,-
100000 in 1901. The waters Of the
Dead Sea, where no rudder had been
seen for centuries, are now being piled
by German motor boats. A direct line
Of communication has thus been opened
up between Jerusalem and Kerak, the
ancient capital of the land of Moab,
which still commands the caravan
routes leading across the Arabian
desert
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

Instead Of buying outright the acres
over which famous battles have been
fought, the government is adopting the
policy Of arranging with the landowners,
on payment Of small rental, to keep
things exactly as they were OH the the tt1ffy
which made spot famous. The
woods are to cover the same area, the
plowed lands, orchards and fields to cor
respond, and as far as possible build
ings to retain their relative positions.
This preserves the naturalness Of the
scene much more than would its con-
version into great park, and the cost
to the government is much less. MANY
an aged man grieves that the scenes Of
his youth, with their days Of Astounding
pleasure, cannot be preserved against
the changes of time and the so-called
march Of improvements.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Hit by Four Cyclones

Three persons are missing, probably
dead; six fatally injured and nine seri-
ously hurt as the result of four separate
cyclones which tore through Iowa. In
addition the property loss is considerable.
From reports so far received the follow
ing places suffered more or less severely
from the fury of the wind: Adam, Hite-
man, Farnhamville, Rippey, Weldon,
Bayard, Cedar Rapids, Lohrville, Van
Vert, WOODBURY.. 1t is estimated that
the total property loss in the five cou,l-
ties visited by the four storms will reucl
$4,000 or 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

Professor Loeb states that "Enzymes
(which seem to be. the controlling germs
or forces Of nfe), which do not nomln-
ally exist in the human frame, can
actually be created" And then he adds:
"Enzyme is term we use to cover up
our temporary ignorance" Thus is the
mind again allowed to drop Off an
eight-story building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

No broad-minded observer will over
look the significance of the interest
with which the people of German birth
or descent regarded the recent visit OF
Prince Henry. They have made their
home here, yet they still look back
with fondness to the fatherland. The
sentiment is altogether admirable and
praiseworthy. 1t assumes an ob1ec-
tIonable form only when the foreign
born citizens become clannish, when
they set themselves in groups apart
from the general body Of the people
among whom they live, and transfer
the politics Of the old country to the
new. The love for the land of their
nativity which persists in the breasts
OF the foreign-born does not differ from
the sentiment that has made success.
full the reunions In various parts OF the
country In Old Home Week. Migration
from Massachusetts to Montana DIFF
fers only in degree from migration
from Italy to Illinois. and the emigrant
from Russia to the United States has
done on large scale what appealed
in small way to the man who moved
from New Hampshire to North Da-
kota. We should despise the New
Highlander who should put behind him
the tender memories of his boyhood
home when he removed to the West.
Therefore We cannot blame, but we
ought to applaud, the European who
has warm place in his heart for the
country Of his birth, the customs of
his youth, and the people who speak
his native language. He is all the bet
ter for cherishing such sentiments, and
as those sentiments do not exclude true
loyalty to the country of his adoption,
he may be, and If his love for the old
home is of the right quality. he is,
among the best of our citizens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
sparrows Destroy Insects,

That sparrows are not the pest they
are painted has just been proved by
the well-known English naturalist,
Bradley, who observed that n pair of
sparrows brought to the nests of their
youngsters no less than 5000 insects
during single week. In the course of
one summer. Bradley states, u pair of
sparows destroy at least $4,000 in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

! A number of cases of relics, toys,
musical instruments. models of houses
and facial masks were recently dellv-
cred to the American Museum of Nat
ural History in Washington. They
were collected by the Jessup expedi-
ton in northeastern Siberia. Among
the boxes was one which contained
several dozen photograph cylinders on
which the natives had been induced to
record their speech and songs. That
is certainly exploration up to date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

The appropriateness Of Indian corn
as national emblem is urged by mem
bers of various women's clubs who
think that the country should have a
botanical symbol, SO that Uncle Sam
may wear posy in his bonnet and at
tract attention in the tournaments OF
the world, as the first Plantagenet did
with his sprig Of broom. But If corn
should be selected it would be neces-
sary to decide what kind. We certain
ly should not want 1t to be popcorn,
which goes off with bang when heat
ed. Some quieter and more dignifed
grade would be more suitable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Working ones way through college is

Working ones way through college is
to be commended; yet it is possible that
some persons desiring to appear as
"self-made" do IN injustice to the
parental aid which was actually theirs.
The new Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Moody, whose parents were known to
be New England farmers of slender
means. was recently asked IL he had
worked his way through college"
NO" was the prompt reply. "My pa
rents sent me to school and through
college, decently and in order" How
gratifying to the father, who at the
age Of 81, watches his sons career with
interest, must be such an acknowledge
mentl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Faruer Mects DEATH.

Enos Riley was instantly killed by the
west-bound flyer ut Avoca. He had been
east of town about half a mile burning
corn stalks and was coming in to dinner
when run down on the east bridge, just
on the outskirts of town. He had appar.
entity seen the train coming and crouchctl
down on the outer end of the beam OH
the trestle, but was struck on the head
and hurled to the ground, about ten Or
twelve feet distant,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
1t is stated by DR.. Alfred Hitler

1t is stated by DR.. Alfred Hitler in
an article In The Fortnightly Review
that the deaths from consumption
throughout Europe are estimated at
orc than million annually. In Eng
nd and Wales alone more than 10000
ople die Of the disease every year.
ID this annual mortality exceeds by
200 all the rayages Of the BLACK
a.th" during the time of the Great
rue which is SO terribly celebrated
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

The Louisville health officer who an.
nounced few weeks ago that Linn
burger cheese was dangerous is now
endeayoring to prove that the wiener
wurst is deadly thing. He must be
a Frenchman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Killed BIZ a caye.In.

While E. p. Thomas and his brother
David were working on their mothers
farm, southwest of Mediapolis, digging a
deep well, the earth suddenly caved in
and buried e. q. Thomas. Help was I'M
mediately summoned, but 1t was fully an
hour before the unfortunate man was
brought to the surface, and then the dis
covery was made that he had sufrocated
to death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

The hottest place on earth last year
was on the Persian side Of the Gulf of
Persia. During ten consecutive days
in July and August the temperature
never fell below 100 degrees,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Canned yenI Lonf poi.ou..

Prof. Frederick 2. Bolton, head of the
department Of education of the univer-
sity of Iowa, and two OF his children
were poisoned by eating canned veal
loaf. All night and until late in the at
ternoon they We're under the constant
care of physicians, who pronounced them
out of danger the next evening. The
university department of bacteriology dis
covered ptomaine germs in the canned
mant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

Secretary Wolsley Green of the State
Historical Society has issued statement
of the condition of the Iowa fruit May 1
as follows: Apples, 81 per cent; plums,
80 per cent; cherries, SO per cent; pears,
50 per cent; peaches, buds killed; red
raspberries, Al per cent; black raspber-
ries, 81 per cent; blackberries, 40 per
cent; grapes, 43 per cent; Strawberries,
60 per cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

The publishers of the Gentlenlen's
Home Journal take especial pride in
announcing that Miss Stone has not
: been engaged to write for it, and that
under no circumstances will anything
from the pen Of that lady be admitted
to its columns.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14

proved excavating machienry on the
1sthiman canal would reduce the cost
of construction from 30 to 40 per cent"
The machinery, remarkable for handi-
ness and speed, constructed especially