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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Malaeosy Funeral Cu,toms.

Inc IuueThl customs OIL the MaiHSh'
sizes vary according to the tribe.
The burial places are surrounded
with stones placed erect, when any are
to be found in the vicinity, but, IL these
are wanting, with stakes more or less
carved and figured and surmounted
with OK horns. After person dies.
the body is preserved in the hut for
several days, during which time former
friends and acquaintance unite
around the bier in order to sing and
dance and make copious libations in
the deceased's honor. When the day
Of funeral arrives, the coffin is covered
with rags of different colors, and above
the head is placed an umbrella to pro-
tect the face against the heat OF the
sun.
Young girls form the head of the
cortege, dancing and singing and mark
ing time by clapping their hands, and
sometimes marching around the body.
The bearers of the coffin stop at GER
tain places and turn 1t round and round
in order to drive away evil spirits.
Behind walk the aged, and after them
the cattle of the deceased, if he or she
owned any.
The grave, which is not very deep,
is Immediately after the burial protect
ed by an improvised wall or palisade
in the construction of which all hands
take part. After this there begins q
festival which prolonged until night
fall
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
IOWA LEADS in POULTRY.
State Excels in Number and Value a
Enxa,la In,

State Excels in Number and Value of
Fowls and in Production of Eggs.
A census report just issued shows Of
the 5.739,G57 farms in the United States,
5,O06252 have reported poultry. The
total number of fowls three months old
and over reported was as follows:
Chickens, including Guinea fowls, 233,-
5S9,OS5; turkeys, $3.50, 1867; geese, $685..
1868; ducks, 4,SO7, 1858.
Eggs produced in 1899 were / ,293, S19,-
1856 dozen, against S19, 1922 16 dozen in
1889.
The value of poultry on hand June ].
1900, was $50, 1914, 99G. The value Of
eggs produced in 1899 was $144, 2S6, 1853.
The total income derived by farmers from
the poultry industry in 1899 was $2S1, :
17SO35.
Iowa heads the States in the number
of chickens, including Guinea fowls, hav-
ing 18,907,S73. Illinois is second with
$4,000, 75s.
Iowa raises the largest number Of
ducks, 4S7, 1852; Illinois second with &c.,
G57.
Iowa reports the largest value of poul-
try on hand June /, 1900, Sc. 535, 464; ILL
nois second with $6.415, O33.
Illinois reports the largest value Of
poultry raised in 1890, $11 1907 500; Ioya
second with $9,491, S19.
Iowa reports the largest number of
eggs produced, 99,821 ,92O dozen; Illinois
second with S6,402,87O dozen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09


bilities of its executive head had be.
come SO great that he well deserved n
salary only $4,000 less than that re-
ceived by the chief executive of the
nation. AS the custodian of $4,000. 900,
to be successfully handled in such
financial operations as are open to ma
tional banks. his responsibilities are
tremendous. Mr.. Delatield begin his
business career as clerk in n mercan-
tile house on salary of S. a week.
There has been much talk about the
salary of Charles NJ Schwab, President
Of the United States Steel Corporation.
1t is pretty well settled now that he re-
ceives 100000 as annual salary, and
an additional $4,000 as contingent
fee.
a little more than two years ago,
Gilbert III. Gary, who at that time re-
sided at Wheaton. H., suburb Of
Chicago. was elected President Of the
Federal Steel Company, which is now
an integral part of The steel combina-
ton. and his salary was fixed at $780,
300 year. Having previously been at
torney for the Illinois Steel Company,
he had mastered the legal side of the
great industry before lie was able to
command such high wages. He spe-
cialized his knowledge. and thus was
able to attract the attention of the cap.
ttalsts in control of the vast enter
prises. AS chairman Of the Executive
Committee of the great steel trust, he
probably receives fully as much as he
drew when President.
The two highest paid men In the
American pulpit are Bishop Potter. of
New York, and Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch,
of Chicago, each of whom draws $15.-
900 annually.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09


There seems to be considerable mis-
apprehension regarding the cowpea. AS
1t Is generally known it is a sort of ten
der bean. hence 1t will not succeed out
side Of a Southern latitude. While it
is true that most of the varieties do
best in the South the early sorts may
be planted in the North even as far
as the Canada line, with fair success.
although in the States as far north IS
Minnesota and Michigan the best re-
suits can probably be had with Grim
son clover or Canada fieldpeas. AS
crimson clover seems to be more or
less tickle and requires soil reasona-
bly, rich the pea comes in very useful.
OF the true cowpeas the varieties
'.Warren's Extra Early" and Early
Black Eye succeed best in northern
sections and both of these sorts have
been successfully grown as far north
as Maine and Michigan. To get the
best results from cowpeas seed as soon
as the cold spring rains are over and
If grown for hay or fodder feed to
swine in the field or harvest when the
first pods begin to turn brown. If to
be turned under, vines as we'll us roots,
do the work in the fall and let the fol-
lowing crop be rye and turn this crop
under in the spring; then use the
ground for anything desired.-Indian.
apolis News,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

$65, 1000 and $4,000. E. II. GARY.
AT any rate, 1t is big enough to be high
ly exceptional. 1t is but fifteen years
since he left college, and at first he
worked ten hours day, carried his
lunch with him. and earned $12
week.
Step by step he mastered every de-
tail OF the business and-rvse TO ne
manager. Then crisis arose, calling
for the highest executive ability, and
he was equal to the emergency. His
company was In a rate-cutting pool and
its profits had disappeared. Upon his
aggressive initiative 1t withdrew from
the pool, inaugurated fight of its
own and within two years was paying
80 per cent dividends. This triumph
inspired in Mr.. Matthieson an ambition
to control the entire field, and this was
accomplished under his direction. Most
of the concerns absorbed by his COM
pany were losing money. but under the
combine which he organized their
stocks were transmitted into gold. This
young man earns his princely salary
by successfully handling $4,000, 900 of
combined capital and conducting the
glucose business, comprising some 20
departments, in such systematic and
prosperous way that the shareholders
are well satisfied. He says that hard
work is tonic to him and he keeps at
it early and late. never asking n subor-
dinate to do more than he does him
self He knows no other secret of sue
cess.
Bank Presidents $4,000 Salary.
When Richard Dela1eld, President Of
the National Park Bank of New York,
had his salary raised from $25, 900 to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09


In the olden days of farming such a
thing as a farmer patronizing butch
er was unheard Of. The butcher was
the buyer, and not the seller, and sim
liar relations existed, to a less extent,
between the farmer and the dealer in
stock foods.
There is no excuse for farmers
placing themselves in a position where
they must buy all or most of their
meat. nor should they buy food for
stock, except where 1t is necessary to
buy something to fill out ration, and
this something that cannot be raised on
the farm profitably. Still, even such
stock food should be paid for, in a
sense, by selling some other food of
which one has a surplus.
If the average farm is rightly han
died it should supply Its owner with
most or all of the meat for the family,
all Of the fruit and vegetables, eggs,
poultry and butter. 1t should also sup
ply most of the food needed for the
stock. Farming in this way, with GER
tain crops which one knows best how
to grow in order to obtain the cash nee
essary for incidental expenses. one car
ries on the work in way that is prof
table.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Our National Loaf.

The indefatigable reveller in figures
has taken the English loaf as sub.
ject to juggle with, and has produced
the following startling statistics and
statements:
The national loaf, which weighs con-
siderably over seven million tons, con-
tains rather over 1,015,O0000O cubic
feet of the staff of life-that is to say,
If turned out having the width and
height of the ordinary Loaf. e., six
and three-quarter inches high and four
and tbree-eighths inches wide-it
would have length of 937,s05 miles,
which would give every man, woman
and child in the kingdom a daily ration
rather less than four inches long, or in
the aggregate Il daily loaf 1867 miles
in length, extending from London to
three hundred miles beyond Mount
Ararat into the heart Of the dominion
owning allegiance to the Shah.
If baked in the form of biscuit or
cake quarter Of an inch in thickness,
the area Of the same would amount to
over 1,119,000 acres, and If baked in
a circular form would entail walk Of
one hundred and forty-eight miles to
circumscribe it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
New creameries for Iowa.

We are advised by several creamery
supply statesmen travelling in Iowa that
the prospects for new creamery build
ings this spring are better than for sew
eral years. A number of new factories
are now under way, and as soon as
spring opens 1t will keep the statesmen
busy visiting the points which are good
prospects" No one seems to under
stand the cause of the boom which is
surely coming, as it would seem that
the high price Of feed would be dis
couraging feature. But the farmers
have the creamery fever, and there is
good business in sight for the creamery
supply houses.-Creamery Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

- - >S--~--AA $1,000 aSluul . Y v y Y .
commensurate with salary of $4,000
year is really beyond the understand
ing of the average toiler whose stipend
is 50 or So day. Nevertheless, in
this matter-of-fact age there are prob
ably very few persons receiving pro-
digious pay who do not earn every dol
lar of it. Some months ago Secretary
Gage told an assemblage of bank
clerks in Denver that he could place at
least 20 young men. If they had the
ability, in financial institutions of the
country at a salary of $4,000 year
each. His remark doubtless was in
tended to lay stress upon the fact that
score of young men worth $4,000
each could not easily be found.
Some h.snlaried Men.
Some months ago, when Charles
Counselman was elected President of
the American Fisheries Company, n
concern that has control of many Of
the canning factories In the State Of
Washington and along the shores of
Alaska, 1t was announced that his sal
airy was to be $4,000 a year. Mr..
Counselman is Chicagoan, and he has
had long and successful experience
as grain merchant on the Board Of
Trade. an owner of grain elevators, a
builder Of skyscrapers, dealer in real
estate and man Of large business in
terests generally. He began with lit
tie or nothing. aud such education as
he possesses he acquired In the school
of experience. He is to-day n man of
large fortune and great commercial ac-
tivity, still in the prime of life.
There is another Chicago man who is
said to be receiving yearly salary SO
big that many would consider 1t fair
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Selecting Eggs for Matching.

If the flock Of high-grade poultry is
to be increased unusual care should be
taken in mating and in the selection of
the eggs. For the hens and pullets
select only those that have laid well
during the winter or those that are
known to be from good laying stock.
The well-formed medium size egg is
the best for Matching. If eggs are to
be bought for Matching it is good plan
to buy lots from dealers at distance
from each other, and in this way have
a hatch of chicks not related so that
another season they may be crossed
without any danger of in-breeding; of
course, the chicks will need to be kept
separated in each lot in order to be sure
of their identity. Eggs selected for
Matching and which are not to be used
at once may be safely kept if packed in
excelsior or sawdust and kept in room
that is heated enough SO that the eggs
will not chill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Minor state Matters.

A Council of Mystic Toilers has been
organized at Prairicburg.
The brick and tile plant Mt Mason City
will be improved and enlarged.
The Webster County Court House at
Fort Dodge is nearing completion.
Burlington butchers have decided to
keep their shops closed OH Sunday.
Fort Dodge butchers have formed q
combine and raised the price Of beef.
The residence of Richard Holmes in
Waterloo was plundered by burglars.
Boone is already making preparations
for the fall carnival to be held In that
city.
Frank Clarkson of Des Moines has de-
clined the position offered him in the
United States Treasury Department by
Secretary Shaw.
An examination will be held at Denison
May 20, to select candidate from the
Tenth district for admission to the West
Point military academy.
The Clinton button factories have sus-
pended operations and the machinery
shipped to Muscatine, where the industry
appears to be more successful.
1t is now regarded as certain that an
inter-urban line will be built between
Davenport and Muscatine. The power
house will probably be located at Buffalo,
Superintendent H. E. Crosby Of the
Spencer schools, has rendered his reaig-
nation, to take effect at the close OF the
spring term. He expects to engage In
other business.
The returns from the municipal cleo
tons held throughout the State show
some rather surprising results. In Des
Moines the Republicans won by a margin
of slightly over 1000 votes. This took
the city administration out of the hands
Of Mayor Hartenblower, and elected In
his place the Republican candidate, Bren-
ton. For the other Offices almost all the
Republican candidates were successful.
AT Denison. Secretary Shaw's home
town, the Republican majority Of 1000
last fall was changed to 20 Democratic.
Creston elected Democratic Mayor and
four Democratic Aldermen. Burlington
elected nearly all Democrats.
Pstronise those who advertiss. i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Chinese Nervelessness.

A North China paper is responsible
for the statement that the quality Of
nervelessness distinguishes the China
man from the European. The China
man can write all day, work all day.
stand in one position all day, weave,
beat gold, carve ivory, do infinitely te-
dious jobs for ever and ever. and dis
cover no more WEAKNESS and Irritation
than if he We're machine. This quail
ity appears in early life. The China
man can do without exercise also.
Sport and play seem to him so much
waste labor. He can sleep anywhere,
amid rafting machinery and deafening
uproar. He can sleep on the ground,
on the floor, on chair, or in any po-
sition.-New York Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
A certain lady dreamed frequently

A certain lady dreamed frequently
Of certain house until 1t had become
exceedingly familiar to her; she knew
all its rooms, its furniture; 1t was as
well known to her as that In which she
lived her waking life, and, like good
wife who has no secrets from her hus-
band, she often talked over all the de-
tails with him-a very pleasant fancy.
One day they-husband and wife-weit
into the country to view house that
they thought of taking for the summer
months. They had not seen it, but the
account in the house agents list had
attracted them. When they arrived
before 1t they gave n simultaneous ex-
clamation of surprise. why" said
the husband, at is your dream house!'
1t was. The coincidence attracted
them. They took the house.
In the course of their occupancy they
learned that the house had the reputa-
tion Of being haunted; that several peo-
pie before them had taken 1t for short
terms, but had seen-or fancied they
had seen-"something," and had left
before their term of tenancy expired.
Had these new tenants not brought
their own old servants with them, 1t Is
likely that they would have had some
difficulty in whipping up a domestic
staff. SO uncanny was the reputation
of their apparently reputable house.
The new tenants dwelt In the
house with all satisfaction and peace
through the summer months until their
term Of tenancy came to an end. On
leaving, husband and wife expressed
their satisfaction to the local agent.
1.-THE only thing" said the wife. shat
we were disappointed in is that We new
er saw the ghost"
ooh, MOI" said the agent. 1--WE knew
you would not see the ghost"
what do you mean?" asked the
wife, rather nettled.
"Oh," the agent repeated, 1--WE knew
you would not see the ghost! You are
the ghost that people have always seen
here"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Not So Greene AS Her Name,

Prof. Syle of the State University of
California, who spent the holidays in
New York, tells this story of himself.
AT the beginning Of the last session.
while calling the roll Of his new schol-
ars. he came upon the name Miss
Greene. He stopped and expressed his
disapproyal of the final in her name
by asking:
G-r-double-e-n-e, does that spell
Green or greenie?"
Miss Greene responded promptly:
"S-y-l-e, does that spell Style or sillie?"
Then the roll call proceeded amid
suppressed laughter.--NewY York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
SECURED a CONTINUANCE.
Sharp Trick Perpetrated by an In.
Eenious Illinois Lawyer.

Sharp Trick Perpetrated by an In
Eenious Illinois Lawyer.
Ethen Allen Sniveley of Springfield,
tells pretty good story of how, some
years ago, when he was editor of a
Carlinville paper, he brought the press
agent of circus to time and made him
pay the paper its price for big adver-
ment by threatening to smallpox the
show. But up till last week we don't
know that we had ever heard of an at
torney working this bluff on a court
and jury, and the little incident, which
occurred in the County Court. is quite
laughable.
w. II. Crow was an attorney for a
man under indictment for an assault,
and the case had been continued sew
eral times on one preteXt and another,
and was up again, and the prosecu-
tion was insisting on going to trial.
Mr.. Crows witnesses We're not present,
and to go to trial under the circun-
stances would surely result in a con.
viction of his client, and just what to
do he was at loss to know. The jury
was In the box ready to be passed up
on. and things were becoming desper-
ate for Mr.. Grow, when all at once n
bright thought struck him, and, adj
dressing his honor, he announced that
the defense was ready for trial, but at
the same time stated that he thought
1t was only fair to the court and all
concerned to state that his client had
been exposed to the smallpox and was
just about due to break out with it.
But" said he, "as far as / am con-
cerned, have had smallpox, and am
not afraid of it, and if the others in
terested in the case are willing to pro-
coed l am"
The bluff worked like charm, and
1t is needless to say that 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the prosecution,
judge and jury that they had better
take no chances, and the attorney got
his continuance. 1t, however, is due to
Mr.. Grow to state that his client re-.
sides in a neighborhood where there
has been a case or two of smallpox re-
Gently and may have been exposed, but
up to last accounts had not broken out.
Pike County Qll.) Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Young Pork.

The popularity of young pork with
plenty of lean meat on It has proved>a
boon to the farmers, for 1t is far more
profitable to raise the first 100 pounds
Of any animal than the last 100 pounds.
This is partly due to the fact that ma
ture forces tile growth OF the young
animal rapidly, bones, muscles and
flesh all growing SO that every ounce
Of food is almost entirely converted
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

The Marconi wireless systems are
now in use on seventy ships and there
are twenty five land stations. The Mar
conf company now takes several hun
dred commercial messages every day
for ships that have left port as well
rs for those coming in. The fleeing
cashier can no longer consider himself
safe when out Of sight Of land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

WDI,,I, ,.1.,.,,a .,A, -, n.
uA auorneu WIN ambition, baked
~ ouoi Dii.e WIN Always comand suces
escn "itnout tne aiInlty dollar" This
- puil VI an inscription on a large card
~. mntIn nuns ~ conspicuous place in
.le urges. Whoiesaie notion house in
@ uni'eI states. ~ was written by
~ p.oau"uy houss, the FOUNDER
,.s BUSINESS, mno was known TO the
", mo ~ ~ .ne aplilu lhiiiionaire." And
~. .e 49, q u, IS the secret OF
y VS. 1S.s.,. ,on. n ,., ne went TO New
on,n a. o. = w., rupo LIS en.,re capltal was
~ % Is "ne e.., Ne uieu at tne age
40 &C.. W." ,.,,to Mo ~. !. n1loiis. fluk
least twelve hours a eve ~ do dar " s,n at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Indian SCHOOL Growinp.

There are now sixty-one pupils enrolled
at the lama Indian school, and there
seems to be more of tendency among
the home Indians to attend the school
than heretofore. These pupils come from
several different reservations, and this is
perhaps due to the fact that they are
well treated at the school and enjoy more
privileges than at the other industrial
schools for Indians. The latest addition
to the school is four Assinnabo;ns from
Illinois.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
A Model Cattle Stall.

The old-fashioned method of fasten-
ing cows by means of stanchions had
Its merits, but chain arranged so that
1t will work freely on the bent rod
md allow the COW certain amount of
free movement, enough to get up and
down without trouble and to move her
head freely Is better. This arrange
ment is readily secured by having an
iron, three feet or more long, fashion
ed by the blacksmith so that the ends
can be securely screwed to the side
Of the stall and leave it clear from
the side from end to end to the width
of about three inches.
Fasten n strong chain to the stall most
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

Lord Francis Hope, since coming of
age, has spent $3,OoO,O0O, and, seeing
no end to the waste, he turned over all
his property and expectations to life
Insurance company, which guarantees
him an income of $4,000 a year for
life.. In this way he is assured a fair
living and time to mediate on what
chump he has been.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09

- A'essStfcu W yaHuOtteH.
While this breed Of fowls is by no
means new it is only recently that 1t
has attracted the attention of the gen.
eral public who are interested in poul-
try. The Illustration shows a pullet of
the breed and shows well the form of
the bird. The hens of this breed are
good layers, docile. bear confinement
well and are good mothers. While it
would be unfair to say that the breed
could be ranked with the Leghorns as
layers. they are crowding them closely.
and by judicious selection may before
long reach the Leghorn standard. AS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
An Offset.

James," said the woman, his wife,
you do not send me valentines like
you used to before we We're married"
"No," answered the husband, "but |
didn't send you Easter bonnets before
we were married. Baltimore Amerl-
can.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
Tainted Milk,

The following experiment shows to
what extent the surroundings may in
tiuence the product of the factory.
Milk allowed to stand near COW stable
or pigpen over night showed but little,
If any, injurious flavor. but when
cheese was made from such milk 1t
only scored twenty-seven in flavor at
the end Of eight weeks. selling for 5
cents per pound, while cheese made
from the same milk kept free from
faint sold for II cents.