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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
ATROCITIES in NEW GUINEA.

NJ. Rouyer, a survivor of the massa-
ere of French scientific mission by
cannibals at Sileraka, New Guinea, on
Jan. /, In describing the horrible occur
renee, relates that the yacht Salvanti,
with the mission on board, had anchor
ed off the coast of New Guinea, and
that several of the explorers landed.
After an apparently friendly reception
from the natives the latter treacherous-
ly attacked them during the night, MUIR
dering thirty-two of the party, includ-
Ing Baron Villars, Count de Saint Romy
and NM. Hagenbeck and Vries, and
wounding thirty-three, including NJ.
Rouyert the chief of the mission, and
another Frenchman named ReiIner.
NJ. Rouyer writes:
1--WE were all sleeping peacefully
when there was great uproar and we
were attacked by hundreds Of natives
carrying torches. Several of us We're
felled to the ground with clubs, hatch
cts and spears. Others We're overpower.
ed, carried away and bound to trees.
was among this number. received n
blow on the head from club and
tainted. When | recovered conscious
ness at o'clock in the morning found
myself tied hand and foot and sur.
rounded by savages, who, believing me
to be dead, were keeping me for them
selves. saw the body Of Baron Villars
near me, bound to tree. His body was
naked, his head had been split open,
and his eyes had been gouged out.
The Count de Saint Remy had been de-
capitated and his head stuck on the
end of spear as trophy. NJ. Hagen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
THE ENGLISH SPARROW.
How the Obnoxious Bird Was Brougl

How the Obnoxious Bird Was Brought
to This COUNTRY.
Two old residents of Germantown
took advantage of Il delightful day to
saunter up Germantown avenue, stop
ping now and then at the different
places of historic interest along the
avenue. They spent some of the time
at the old Ship house. telling each other
about the ancient structure, and as to
how tile ship came to be placed there,
when their attention WAS attracted by
myriads of sparrows that congregated
up on the roof.
"Ah! That reminds me-" said the
elder of the two, "of the old John
Bardsley house and the story of how
the sparrow came to Germantown
Walking up the avenue farther they
came to a halt in front of a little white
painted two-story house at the north
west corner of Upsal street and Ger
mantown avenue. For over an hour
the two old men fingered in front of
this "old house." and the following
story was told:
The house was occupier for number
of years by the late John Bardsey. bet
ter known as Sparrow jack During
the time that William f. smith rep
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
Uncomfortable Chairs.

AT dinner given in her honor n Indy
of small stature suddenly tainted. Ii
was then found she had not been able
to touch either her feet to the floor Or
her back to the chair; and the restricted
circulation and prolonged discomfort
had finally overcome her. An antiauar.
ian traces the present mania for high
seats to the fact that at the old French
courts sets of handsome furniture were
ranged along the walls for effect. but
never occupied. The chairs and sofas
actually used were much lower Err
niture makers of today copy the more
snowy pieces. and further enhance
their inutility by spring cushions. The
dictum Of famous cabinet maker ia
that in choosing chairs the knee of q
person should come clear above the seat
he intends to occupy. More even than
homes, churches and assembly rooms.
the great railway stations, in spite of
their sumptuousness, offend against the
comfort of nine-tenths of their occu.
nantS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
Talking ut Sea.

The marvels of wireless biography
are great enough to render recent
use of the system not sufficiently Won
derful to be extraordinary, perhaps,
yet the incident reported by Chambers
Journal is one which appeals to the
Imagination.
Two Cunard liners, the Lucania and
the Campania, were crossing the At
lantic in opposite directions. Each,
knowing the date of the others sail-
ing, could make n calculation as to
the hour when they would most likely
meet. When the hour came, the YES
sells were too far apart to sight each
other Presently, however, the warn
ing bell of the wireless telegraphie APP
paratus in the Campania tinkled, and
the message was spelled out: Are
you there?-Lucania." And then the
two vessels, still invisible to each 9TH
er, and, as it was found, thirty-six
miles apart, talked for some hours, eX-
changing experiences as to the wealth
er and finally parting with the word
"good-by," when they were Il hundred
and forty miles asunder.
Such conversation carried on be-
tween vessels in the open ocean, sep
arated by such vast stretch of wa
ter, and out of sight of each other, is
an impressive Illustration of what
wireless telegraphy means.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.

On the left side of the clock is a cock,
which five minutes before noon flaps
its wings, stretches its neck, and crows.
Spring is symbolized by n cuckoo, and
summer by n quail; while autumn Is
represented by bull at the feet of st.
Luke, and winter by the lion of st.
Mark. All these creatures utter their
appropriate cries. At noon and mid
night n figure of the Savior appears, &c
companied by his twelve apostles.
There are also musical chimes which
play melodies after the ''even" hours.
Not content with his tremendous labors,
the inventor; Herr julius Spath, has
written three volumes descriptive of his
clock.
The work consists of 1900 parts, 142
of which are wheels. Each part is 1t
self masterpiece. All the wheels,
legs, levers and bridges are the coz
structor's own handiwork, and are or
namented with flowers and creepers in
fretwork. The cabinet is of old oak,
veneered and polished, and the weight
of the entire structure is little over
800 pounds. The cabinet is constructed
in such a way that one is able to see
the full working of the whole clock
through the front glass and the side
glasses, which are divided by columns
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
Luck Better imam Brains.


Ex-Governor Upham of Wisconsin,
who, as the Post stated the other day,
was once mourned for dead, told a
good story on himself at the Capitol
yesterday.
Il was once interested in two lum-
Der deals" he said. ~ had offered n
valuable piece of property at 100000
and at the same time was trying to
buy n tract of pine trees. While the
deals We're pending | ran across a
gypsy fortune teller in the woods and
l asked her to tell my fortune.
"'You Will be very lucky in your
DEALS she said.
""rhat's good remarked.
Yes continued the fortune teller,
your luck will beat your brains
Governor Upham says that the wo-
man spoke the truth. A few days
later the syndicate which held the op-
ton of 100000 upon the property he
had offered at that price decided not
TO accept it, and it was not long before
lie was able to sell the land for al
most double the amount.-Washinst
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
a WONDERFUL CLOCK,
Contains 1920 Parts and Required
Many Years to Complete.

Many Years to Complete
One of the most remarkable clocks in
the world, eclipsing perhaps the ia
nous timepiece in the cathedral at
Strasburg, has been completed by a
poor German weaver. Twenty-four
years ago lie began his labors, and al
though he had grant from the EN-
peror he was reduced to beggary be-
fore his great work was finished. The
strain upon him was SO great that his
friends declared him insane and he
was for time confined in lunatic
asylum.
The clock is wonderful piece Of
mechanism. 1t tells the day, the
month, the season. the year, the signs
Of the Zodiac, the phases Of the moon,
and the positions of the stars. 1t also
foretells eclipses of the sun and moon,
and presents perpetual calendar. Like
Its great Strasburg prototype, the clock
Is embellished within many automatic
figures. Two angels strike the quar-
tiers; there are also figures representing
the angel of death and the four ages of
man.. AT the striking Of the full hour
an angel appears bearing the hour
glass, while another blows trumpet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

has not deemed It worth while to In
quire as 70 the status Of man under
womans emancipation" Apparent
ly she is not alarmed about his in
creasing fondness for the club or for
restaurant cooking In her mad rush
ior independence" she has even for
gotten to ask herself whether the chill
dren might not be benefited by more
intimate, acquaintance with their faith
er. But the "head of the household"
has ut last been located. Just as we
were about to send out tracer for
him to ascertain where lie had landed
under the new domestic system the
president of the New York City Moth
ers' Club flashes red lantern in the
fog and declares he is on the main
track. The man who pays the bills is
still the head of the domestic COM
bine. Pink teas may flourish and
green and yellow luncheons multiply,
but the silent partner with the cash
DON, who seeks quiet and solace In a
cozy corner of the club, must be reck-
oned with finally in the connubial di-
rectorate. This Is the bold pronounce
ment OF Mrs. Hurry Hastings, presi-
dent of the New York Mothers Club.
In an address to tho club she deliver
ed these stirring utterances; '.rhere is
tendency in too many households to
subordinate the father. The modern
phase of the woman question makes
many Women seek to emphasize toe
strongly their equality in the house
hold, and this has tendency to di.
minish the Importance of the man.
But, no matter how the equality of
men and women may be insisted upon,
the development Of ages has given the
man the dictatorship of the home. He
should be the reverenced head of the
household. He should be the supreme
court to which the problems of the
upbringing of the child are finally re.
ferred." Think of the twentieth CEN
tury man as the supreme court" of
his household. Here is rift of sun
light through the gathering clouds of
the domestic armament. The father
of his children, the man who pays the
gas bills, must be the ''reverenced
head" of the home! In these DAYS,
when the new women are daughters
of revolution instead of daughters of
peace, this seems too good to be true,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

"The priest was here the day." said
Mrs. Lannigan to her husband, as the
two sat down to supper HE said he
was hoping you nor your brother Tim
would go to hear that walking delegate
that's making speeches all around the
town"
Sure, and Ord no intintlons to co."
said Mr.. Lannigan. his utterance
clogged by biscuit.
He said" proceeded the wife, i'm
patiently, that the man indoolged too
much in hyperbole. What is that, Ar
thurg"
Mr. Lannigan looked at her reprov-
ingly. and paused in the middle of an
other biscuit
"Oim temperance man these eight
years." he said, loftily. land If you are
wishful to know what anything of
that koind is, Mary Ann. it's from
some wan else besides me you'll have
to get your information. Dim amazed
at We, woman!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
TIME CHECK ON POSTAL CLERKS.
Every Employe in the Postoffice Must
Contribute to His Own Record.

Every Employc in the POstofiice Must
Contribute to His Own Record.
Remember the Bundy" Is the watch.
word in the big postotiices, and Uncle
Sans gray-coatcd men are in constant
dread lest they forget to ring in" or
ring out"
About year ago the United States
Postollice Department at Washington,
D. c., conceived the idea of procuring
a clock to keep n correct record of the
arrival and departure of all employees
In that branch of the service all over
the United States, which resulted in
the supplying of all postotfices Of I'M
portance with the now famous clocks
at cost of over 500 each. The Bundy
clock is large affair, having three
strong mainsprings and an intricate
time-recording apparatus. Two of the
springs work the clock and the other
is the power of the striking part, for
the Bundy strikes off the time the clerks
and carriers report on and off duty, not
like other clocks that only strike the
hours and half hours of the day. 1t Is
n complicated affair and many poor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

resented the Twenty-second Ward in
Councils he presented an ordinance
appropriating $500 with which to pup-
chase English sparrows TO destroy the
measuring worms that had become n
nuisance in the city squares. John
Bardsley. an Englishman, but for
many years resident of Germantown,
was delegated to so to England to Sc
cure the sparrows. Being familiar
with the English birds, he had no trou-
bic in catching them in nets. He Sc
cured between 800 and 400. On his
way over from England, one-half the
sparrows died, but enough existed to
insure n rapid increase of the little
pests, which have since become more
troublesome than the worms.
Bardsley was always an enthusiastic
admirer of tile sparrows, and to show
his love for them he fed them regular
ly during the winter months, and had
n number of Enthusiastically constructed
boxes, surmounted With weathervanes
and ornaments, for their use. He al
ways reproved any one who interfered
With or abused the sparow.-Philadel-
phia Telegraph
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
Among our Heirhbor.

Mayor Davis of What Cheer died at
his home in that city. 4;
The President has appointed r. a. Tur.
ner postmaster at Avoca.
For the year ending March l there
We're $50 deaths in Davenport.
The G., r. 1. & P. Railway will erect.
new roundhouse ut Brooklyn.
There were forty-seven births recorded
in Ottumwa during last month.
Twentyfour deaths occurred at Ottum-
wa during the month of February.
Scott County colored citizens have or.
ganized an independent voters league.
The Waterloo Emergency Hospital As
ISOLATION has Incorporated with $4,000
capital.
Rev. Furniss of West Branch has nc.
cepted call to tbe West Liberty Presby-
terrain Church. 81
The First National Bank of Rock Val
ley has just been named as depository
for government funds.
been appointed teacher at Fort Mojaye
Indian school, Arizona.
The fremont Hotel at Marshalltown,
which was so badly damaged by flames
recently, will be rebuilt.
Rev. A. J. Wheeler, noted New York
temperance lecturer, will conduct a series
of meetings at Burlington.
The Leach school house, located about
six miles south of Doud's Station. was
destroyed BY fire. The origin of the blaze
is unknown.
Thomas d. Tiller and Miss Anne r.
George, two Waterloo young people,
eloped, going to st. Paul, where they
were married.
President L. s. Cass of the Waterloo
Rapid Transit Company and party who
are touring Old Mexico in special car,
have written friends Mt home that they
We're robbed of all the eatables while
sidetracked in a lonely part OF the coun-
try.
The tournament of the State Veteran
Volunteer Firemen's Association will be
held at Davenport the first week In Sep
TENDER.
small wreck occurred at Davenport,
when south-bound Milwaukee passen-
ger train struck lone engine. One en-.
gineer had his legs broken and several
other people were badly shaken and
bruised.
Fire of unknown origin completely de.
stroyed the home of Joseph Pitlick near.
Hill Siding. The house was valued at
$500 and was well furnished and heav-
lily stocked with provisions. Nothing was
savad, the members of the family barely
having time to escape from the flames.
The German Methodist Church people
at LeMars have raised 81. 500 for y
chase q pr iigs organ and for an add.
ton to their parsonage.
Charles RENO, n cook, caused consid-
cradle excitement by jumping from sec.
ond-story window of Council Bluffs ho-
tel and starting up town clad only in his
underclothes. He is considered crazy.
A suit has been filed in the Tania Coun.
ty District Court by Magdalena Mat
thiessenTof Dysart. who asks damages in
the sum of SIS 900 of the b., g. r. e. N.
Railway for injuries alleged to lave been
sustained by falling over an obstruction
on the platform Of the company's depot
ct Dysart.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
The Cuban Worm Will Turn.

Unless this Congress, ruled MS 1t is
by hide-bound protectionists, comedies
some of the things which are absolute
ly essential to the Cubans, it is likely
that the worm will turn" What can
we expect? There is no possibility Of
the Cubans holding their own against
the will of the United States, however
unjust it may be. But the Cubans take
little account of possibilities, rs their
long and hopeless fight against Spain
attests.-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

Congressman Babcock is acting In
the ways and means committee in n
manner calculated to annoy the Repub-
lican majority of that body. But that
may be a mere play. These Republic
cans can in committees cut up high
jinks, but when they get out in the
House where n vote is taken they are
usually as meek as lambs. Look at
Senator Hoar, for example. He talks
rebelliously, but when it comes to the
voting time he can always be found
right in the front of the charging Re-
publican column.-Dallas News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
our Responsibilities in cubn.

Uuba's present fOrlOrn and suffering
condition is partially brought upon her
by our interference in her affairs and
our insistance upon protecting her
from everybody but ourselves. We
have shed some human blood and tax
ed our prosperity heavily to get the
island into our power. Some of our
red-hot Cuban patriots are now appall-
ed by the fear that they may shed a
little beet blood in completing the worl,
of the salvation Of her people. They
are making a sorry exhibition of them
selves in the sight of all peoples.-Bos
ton Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

ify the statement, for 1t has cost some
of them much of their hard-earned and
small salary.
The Bundy is worked as follows:
When the office opens for business at 9
o'clock in the morning the clock is the
first thing attended to. The three dating
keys are used, and the date and hour,
6 a. M, is imprinted on the tape; then
the employees each take their key and
ring I'M their arrival. Each employe
has his own number and that number
is on his key. He is not allowed to use
another's key or 'ring in" or out any
fellow clerk or carrier. under penalty
of dismissal from the service. The let
ter carriers have four keys, the first
being used when he reports for the day
at G:3O a. m. When he goes out on his
first trip lie takes down his next key,
which is the key bearing the letter
a." and "rings OUT and leaves the Of
fee. On his return he Immediately on
entering the office rings in" his arriv-
al, the key bearing the letter "R," and
after he has performed his office work
and it is time for him to take his "lay
off" or Swing for an hour or two, a
carrier not being allowed to work more
than eight hours per day, he uses the
key bearing the letter e." meaning
end of duty. AS each key is "rung in"
the clock registers the time to frac-
ton of a minute.
Letter carriers are allowed by law
to work only eight hours, and when a
carrier has worked over that time, If
only for one minute, Intentionally or
Internationally, he must pay the penal
ty, which is usually suspension from
one to three days without pay, for I'm
Gle Sam is very strict master in the
postottice ard the Bundy never lies.
There are penalties for failure to ring
the clock OIL arrival and departure, for
all employees from the heads of the va
rious departments to the porters. Lei
ter carriers are suspended from one to
fifteen days. according to how many
prior convictions there may be record
ed against them In the record book.
Clerks suffer for their mistakes by be-
ing fined from one days salary up. as
the case may be, as prior convictions
also count against the clerks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

MARQUIS DUFFERlN basador and agent,
and his career is closely interviewer
with the history of England during
this period. Lord Dufferln retired from
public life a few years ago, full Of hon
ors, but comparatively poor. What
little money he had was swept away in
the failure of the London and Globe
Finance Corporation, to which he had
lent his name year ago. The crash
came when he was about to so to Sout!,
Africa, where his son was seriously
wounded in an engagement with the
| Beers.
| The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
was 20 years of age and came of the
best Irish blood on both sides of the
| house. His great-grandfather was that
brilliant Irishman, Richard Brindsley
Sheridan. Our subject began his career
in the service of the British Empire as
lord-in-waiting to the Queen, which
position he held three years. In 1855
| when 30 years OF age, he was attached
to Lord Russell's mission in Vienna. In
| 1850 he was sent as British commits
sioner to Syria to investigate the mas
sacre Of Christians there. Two years
later he left diplomacy for politics and
colonial administration, being appoint
ed under secretary of state for India.
In 1866 he was under secretary of war
for a short time. and in 1868 he received
the post Of chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster. In 1871 he was created a
British earl. Then came, in 1872, his
appointment MS governor general of
Canada, which he held for six years.
His administration in the Dominion
was marked by tact and craftsmanship
and he became extremely popular
among the Canadian people.
On leaving Canada he was sent as
ambassador to st. Petersburg, 1S79-S1.
and ambassador 10 Constanunople.
1SS1-S4, with a special mission to Cairo
in 1882. In 1854 he became viceroy Of
India, and during his administration
annexed Burmah and won for himself
marquisate with the new title of Ava
added to his old one of Dufferin. In
| 1883 he became ambassador to Rome,
and in 1901 he was transferred to Paris.
Lord Dufferin held this position nearly
| five years and was released from it
with regret. Lady Dufferin, his wife,
is woman Of rare charm and Is very
| popular.