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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-17

ar. Williams. the minority leader,
stated that he desired to say that his
ieiatlohs with Mr.. Williams were of
the most cordial character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-17
5sTH CONGRESS.
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,as' session and Spooner replied that
MS opposition had been based upon the
slouiYo that it reduced the duty on re-
iiiieo sugar all over the world,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
THE wAYslpe WELL.

------- y
ne stopped at the wayside well,
4, where the WATERWAYS cool and deep;
1nere We're feathery ferns 'twixt the
NOISY stones,
ne e, leit MS carnage alone;
nv, Nor coulo coachmnns or 1ootman tell
y WY the master stopped IN the dusty
'' Gaa
10 drlnK at TIE wayslde well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
RICHES OF CONFINEMENT.
slorid. Man Who Had No Us. for i

Florida Man Who Had No Use for liz.
csssiys Opulcuce.
The Floridian knows when he Is
rich. and so he Ii happier in his wealth
than millionaire. King Edward is
poor slave beside him. The Florida
Times Union says that there is much
philosophic contentment in Florida,
and tells story to substantiate the
statement.
When the phosphate boom was
young, Spectator paid one Of these
contented Florida folk $4,000 for
tract Of land the native had tried to
sell for $500. The sum conveyed only
a vague impression to the mind of the
fortunate man. What he wanted was
the cash In hand.
Don't do that. Leave 1t in the bank
and tell me what you want"
He wanted farm OF 60 acres with
a house on 1.-THE whole to cost few
hundred.
what elsel"
Can 1 hAve horse and saddle and
bridle?"
Certainly"
"And q rifie?"
Eyes"
"And some provisions"
YES"
His eyes began to bulge. There was
a pause.
what else do you want?"
"Oh. give me $50 for the old woman
to buy things for herself and the chill
dren."
He started to walk away.
What else?''
II. rs there ;. more yeti"
well. give me a plug o. tobacco an
set me down where the fish will bite
all day an you can have the rest"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
FACE OF AN ENGINE
The Funnel Seems to BE the Seat O
Expreasion.

The Funnel Seems to BE the Seat of
Expression.
A writer in the London Saturday Re.
view comments upon the fact that a
railway engine has a face, and that
the face has an expression. Look at
an engine" says the writer. "and you
can see that one looks noble--simply
noble in its strength; another, gigantic
in force. but not noble an expression
of mere brute strength. Some engines
have a lofty, almost supercllious ex.
preston, others almost stoutncss. Then
there are engines that distinctly look
angry, and others comparatively gen
tie.
What is the key to this physiog.
nomy? Where is the seat of express
sion? On the whole. Ii seems to be the
funnel. 1t has been easy to observe
this lately, as the egnineers of most
English railways have been shortening
the tunnels. The old broad-gauge
Great Western had much finer ex-
preston than the last new pattern
with the short funnel. The new en-
CINE looks powerful. indeed, but the
short funnel has given it a sinister,
ugly expression.
''rhe new Midland express engines
have an almost vulgar look in lneir
stoutness compared with the refined
physiognomy Of the old single,drlying
wheel express. perhaps the most
graceful railway engine ever built. The
straight funnel. without rim, narrow
Ing from top to base-a Mother
Goose's hat upside down-gave the old
Southwestern, Southeastern and Great
Eastern engines an almost foolish ana
simple expression.
For pure dignity the old Great
Northern, that severely ornamental
machine. with the enormous driving
wheels. would carry the palm. The
Northwestern expresses have always
worn fine look Of contained power,
but their black color and the contract.
ed shape of the funnel. suggesting u
knitted eyebrow, give 1t harsh turn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

U Pens Fl sfnE RESI1 ~ 81

they to-day understood Labor unions have the same
right to organize that capital The interests Of the
one are in parallel degree the interests of the other In
the United States to-day we have splendid labor
unions, managed in way to challenge admiration, and
we have some Of the But the tendency been
forward The day will come when American labor unions
VIII have reached such point of excellence organiza-
tion under competent management with logical minds at
the head that capital will have recognize them Arbi
tration will then be the rule settle differences Strikes
Will be known only in history.
But the battle for labor is not yet 1t will not be
until all of the unions themselves of the minority
OF ranters who rule Of them These good
takers they eloquent the PLATFORM yet you sft
all they say you will not find single practical idea. Yet
In some of the labor unions in this country to-day these
men, even now in the minority, rule the others. Labor
unions to succeed must be logical.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Could Not Fool Her.

Miss Amelia was visiting relatives in
one Of the large cities for the first
time. Her experiences Interested her
so much that she wrote long letters to
her friends at home. Among others
was one in which she described her
visit to the business part of the city.
We went downtown to-day she
wrote. and Cousin William took us to
the top of one Of the tall buildings. A
man who has an office In the building
went with us.
"All this country round here" he
said, where this populous city stands,
was under the lake once"
where we are standing?" said.
WAS all this under water?"
Yes" he said This was all under
water, too"
Then looked at the gravel on the
roof, and on the roofs of all the other
buildings round us, but l didn't say
anything. Iknew. though, that nature
never put that gravel there. Some PEG.
pie think. because you've never been
in city before. they can make you
believe anything.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
A Business Precaution

A caller at the boarding house of
Mrs. Irons was surprised to see fine
greyhound basking in the sun outside
the kitchen door. II didn't know you
had a dog" she said. Hes a beauti-
full animal. How long have you had
him?"
1.-TWO or three years"
"How does 1t happen have never
seen him in passing along here?'
I'VE don't allow him to leave the
back yard" replied Mrs. Irons. with
emphasis. what kind Of an adver-
tisement would it be for a boarding
house to have creature as lean as
that dog is standing round in front of
ite"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
The Pest Of wild Carrot.

The wild carrot is causing the farm
ers great deal Of difficulty. 1t is in
rreasing in many sections. In bulletin
issued by the Maine Experiment Sta
ton it is stated that as this weed is a
biennial plant, If 1t can be prevented
from going to seed for term Of two
years, 1t will be eradlcated. This would
mean moving it rs often as it came
Into bloom, two or three times in the
season. Some have been quite success.
full in killing 1t out by pasturing the
fields with sheep. Cows do not like car.
roty hay. Horses will eat 1t, even IL.
containing a very large proportion Of
the weed. But 1t Injuries health and
spirit If fed to excess.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

The product Of macaroni wheat has
increased in three years from seventy
five thousand to ten millions bushels.
The important feature Of the grain
Is that 1t is all made in the dry re-
gions Of the country where other.
wheats do not thrive. Macaroni wheat
has hard kernel and is difficult to
grind, but when properly handled
makes excellent bread -four. 1t sells
in some foreign markets for about the
price of other wheat. Its popularity
in the arid districts will enormously
increase the wheat crop there, and its
Introduction Is regarded as triumph
for the Department of Agriculture,
which brought the seed from Algeria
n few wears 0po.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
cHllDstN's AFFECTIONS TRAINED Al HOME.


!
When YOU come to think OF It, Is 1t not strange
l Elthat our mothers had such nice children? In
IVA Town case the marvel will be IL our children are
III mot paragons, so hard do strive after perfec
III ton But mothers their methods, compared
with our own, were quite elementary. They just
brought up In the best way they knew, and
I'm hey did not say much about it. for they took 1t
- Tor granted that everybody knew that what
they spending their time in doing. To-day many
the duties which mothers took upon themselves have
been relocated to school, In past education
specifically the work Of the home The schools first
with the childs mental habits. Beyond this its
only that Its routine be little disturbed
possible. The element of affection might into school
life through the personality of the teacher but 1t had
place In the curriculum However much the parents might
help the school In Its recognized function the school
thorties did not feel themselves under any obligation
return the courtesy Certainly step has been taken
ward Home and school have become they should be.
inerdependent The parent is learning how to supplement
the work of the teacher The teacher for his part
longer the tasknaster he the parent pro te
whom during school hours the child looks for sympathy
recognition.
There is NO better way OF learning how to train the
affections of your children than by barking back your
own childhood and considering how your parents
6ed or failed YOU Was your mothers voice tender
sang to sleep in front Of the low baseburner? Did
your father always greeting to the minute he
turned the and your eager, watching face
pressed close against the window pane? When you came
nome from school at noon were certain that you
would ind your mother there that you had
late about 1t? Have glorious memories of that
your father used to tell you; afternoons the pile
when your mother made villages medieval castles for
you and the neghbors children of In dusk
OF evening with oang banners paper caps Chinese
lanterns? Were you allowed share In housework
making the beds, filling woodbox? Could you al,
ways give parents your childish confidence with
comfortable certainty they would laugh you nor
tell anyone else about 1t? II it happens that you have all
these things and others like these remember you do not
need learned dspuaons about ways of training the aec
tions Of children
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
JEWS ULTIMATE DESTINY.
Rstsrn to Palestine Likely to Be by
Gradual Stages.

Rsturn to Palestine Likely to Be by
Gradual Stages.
Israel Zangwill. writing in the
World To-Day. says pcrtinently: "The
freer the Jew is left the more he tends,
IL not toward Christianity, toward
broader view of 1t and toward the ac-
ceptance Of Christ in the apostolic
chain of Hebrew prophets. The mod
ern Jew is a pro- Christian, only too
eager to admire the ideals of what
ever nation he lives amid, only too
uncritcal. There can be little doubt,
therefore, that were the Jew left to
himself and given a. free run in Chris
tendon and free elbow room he would
in the course Of few generations Be
practically merged with his environ
ment.
For this contamination. however,
Christendom is too unchristian to wait.
1t requires three or four generations
after the first emancipation, and be-
fore these generations are up some
thing is sure to happen to throw the
Jew back upon himself. The Dreyfus
case is what Bacon calls an "ostensive
instance" But apart from such I'M
practicable particularities, 1t may be
prophesied generally that with such a
good whipping boy" as the Jew ready
to the agltator's hand, no economic or
other crisis will pass in any country
without its Jews being called to ac-
count for 1t. 1t is notorious device
OF statecraft to divert attention from
Internal evils to foreign affairs and
the Jews are quasi-foreign body pro-
vlded at home in default OF better
cover. These outbreaks of anti-semit-
icism, these incipient prosecutions will
always be answered by reactlonary
rigtdiscence in the Jewish ranks.
The road to Palestine is hard and
long. The Jew will probably make
many detour to his goal, and is most
likely to settle MS first step in some
neutral territory, less beset with po-
lihcal and religious pitfalls. there to
reorganize his scattered forces, to re-
learn the lessons Of cooperation and
self-government. to readjust the bal
ance OF the old world and the new and
to reconcile his conceptions with the
modern scientific vision of the universe
and with the new. historical perspect-
ives opened up to us by archaeology.
Thus tempered and prepared and re-
united. he will await the opportunity
Of colonizing the holy land with his
overlooking population and there re-
inspired and resanctiied by the fulfil.
ment of his secular dream. he will
continue his word toward the creation
of model state, which, set on lions
hill, may be light to the people,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Fruit from Africa.

One of the interesting exhibits that
may be seem in the horticultural de-
partment at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at st. Louis next year will
be the fruits from South Africa. The
managers of fruit farms Of the late
Cecil Rhodes. ut Cape Town, have an
nounced their intention of placing
fresh fruits on exhibition each week.
Even In London this feat has never
been undertaken. South African
plums have been on sale in New York,
Boston and other markets the past
winter, and no reason appears why
the proposed. exhibition should not be
a success. with the help Of cold stor-
age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Good for Women.

Raising poultry and eggs for market
or breeding pure varieties Of chickens
or birds of any sort for sale is an out
door industry suitable for women, and
many women there are who have not
only made good living by so doing,
but secured what Is letter than money,
having regained lost health through the
wholesome outdoor exercise required in
managing large poultry yard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Hungarian grass is good crop to
sow late for fodder. Like millet, It
will produce heavy crop on good
land, and can be cured and housed so
us to keep with less trouble than fod-
der corn, and many prefer 1t, though
not as much weight can probably be
obtained from an acre as from corn.
Hungarian grass grows rapidly and
can be fed green like corn or be dried
for winter use. II sown thinly, the
stalks are stout and somewhat woody,
but IL sowed very thickly 1t will be
shorter and will not support its own
weight. There is a medium, however,
and one should seek to strike 1t. This
crop can be raised on sod land from
which crop of grass has been taken
II the season is favorable. It likes
warm weather. Fine crops have been
raised from seed soxn as late as July.
1t is better to use some fertilizer IL
the seed Is sown late or on any land
that is not already in good condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
o@~
Rracing a s.sglnr Gate.

Bractng n SaEGInE Gate.
The plan of preventing gates from
sagging. shown in the illustration, is
one of the best used. 1t has the merit
Of being cheap and decidedly effectual.
AS will be noticed from the drawing.
the posts are sunk in the ground two
feet or more, and the ends set into a
heavy Sill. This is best done by norris
Ing the Sill. Both posts and sill should
be well covered with tar to prevent
rapid decay. On this sill is then built
n wall of stones to within eight inches
or a foot of the surface of the ground,
and on this wall is laid a heavy piece
Of studding which is spiked to the
posts. In the absence of stones. braces
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

II heavy studding may be run from the
bottom Of each post next to the sill up
to the top piece Of studding; the stone
wall, as suggested, makes the stronger
foundation. Built in the manner indi-
Gated, the gate will work for years
without sagging.-Indlanapolls News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
she couldu,s speak.

Tess-siiss Passay has such an un.
fortunate disposition. so disputatious
and SO sensitive about her age.
Jess-Yes. she was in perfect agony
the other day while Major Bragg was
telling some "reminiscences. She knew
he was wrong, but 1t was something
that happened thirty years ago.-Phil.
adelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Cooperation Manage ment.

A good farmers creamery can lead
the centralizing plant strenuous chase
in the race for patronage, and 1t can do
this in. no better way than to fight tho
enemy with their own weapons. 1t Is
fact not to be gainsald by any one
that the cold storage companies engage
the best butter makers they can secure,
buy the best and latest improved ma
chinery and are always ready to take
up with the best methods. Here is
where some Of our cooperative cream
cries are lame, but they are realizing
the fact more each year. A co-opera-
tive creamery with trust management
would be about the proper thing
Creamery Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Discard large. gross fruits, which,
although they contain a number of
seeds, generally produce a large pro-
portion Of rough tomatoes. Having
chosen good specimens, squeeze ont the
seeds i,,to n vessel, and stand In
warm place. In few days the mass
viii have undergone fermentation. and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

accompanying illustration shows how
1t can be made. This is an ordinary
chain hanging swing stanchion, with
blocks on the floor and from the cross
piece above on each side. to prevent
the forward and back swing. This
will allow 1t to move sideways. Rather
than go to this trouble, why not tie the
cattle by the neck Farm and Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

hole through the beam will be suffl-
Gent. Then have clamp made. B.
with threads cut on each end SO you
can tighten; this clamp to be placed
just in front OF cross bar between han
dies. BY using iron wedges you can
set to any depth desired. Use Z or 8
inch shovel on this foot as you would
on common single stock.-W. T. Oliver
In Epitomfst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Philippine oarde.inr,

Recent attempts to raise garden veg
etables in the Philippine Islands have
met with brilliant success in the case
Of eggplant, tomatoes and peppers.
while beets. turnips, lettuce. endives.
spinach, and rndishes do fairly we'll.
Many other kinds were tried without
much success. Grapes and some other
fruits promise well. and there is some
hope for new industries in cotton, jute,
and coffee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
The Why Of II.

Brown-Binkins' claims he isn't the
least bit contrary.
Green-But he always insists on
having his own way.
Brownies; that's because he
knows his way b better than other
peoples.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Gradinv Ha,.
Farmers will find n on odr,n.,

Farmers will find 1t an advantage to
grade their hay at harvest time, put.
ting the different kinds Of qualities by
themselves. where they can be had as
wanted. This Is particularly desirable
where diaries are kept and the best is
wanted for the COWS. On frams where
a second crop Of hay is secured, early
harvesting. Of course. is of the utmost
Importance, and wherever rightly prac-
ticed / think tle custom Of early har-
vesting will be found best, says
Western farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
UNIONS BENEFIT MEN.

BY G. =. Yerkes. Railway Asgnste.
~ American labor unions have tendency to raise
@ III the mental standard of the They train a
Il VI mans intelligence The who is most fit gets
MI ahead i believe in the survival of the ittest
~ What Is In man will out IL lie has chance
Il The brainiest mechanics. the men who think and
n have a chance to show the results of their think
LA Ing, are the men who make the best capitalists
-g believe every mechanic should have chance to
train himself to be capitalist By this mean that he
should have the opportunity train his that he
could 30 far his mental equipment is concerned be in
position to guide and direct well the orders
of Others tell you there is nothing grand the world
~ an Intelligent mechanic. He Is of use in the world
believe In labor unions. do believe in trusts ms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

expression but she Is not beautiful Queen Mary the
women Of her day simply ugly When we get to the
highest exposition of beauty and charm which the world
has ever seenbeauul bewitching unhappy Mary Stuart
fairly baled for though there is grace and dig.
nity she does not represent the beauty which
the cause of boodshed conspiracy and crime expated
its sins the block at Fotherngay The beauty Of Mary
Stuart must have been dream no matter Of opinion
for the men who fought and died for her so In many
cases. from passion inspired by her dazzling and u
speakable charms
1t is not however till the days ct Reynolds and Gains
borough and Romney that compelled that
there may be truth In the snon of many that there
was more real beauty in England In those times there
is to-day The Duchess of Devonshlre. Lady Spencer
Lady Tavistock Mrs. Abingdon Mrs. Lnley, the grand
mother of the three beautiful Sheran Kitty Fisher Mrs.
Sidons Mrs. Graham and the Duchess of Cumberland are
women whom painter must have exulted in painting
for they possessed beauty of feature and colorng which
no criticism gainsay. But thereafter. with the ex-
cepton Of few dignifed pictures by Lawrence beau
ty, the of reproducing It, to have dsap.
peared. The of day have deterorated or
lost the charm of their gnndnothers but there the
beauty in the early Victorian is we be-
ieve because the fashion ugly grotesque unbe
coming to the highest degree. The long waists crino
lines the pok bonnets and befounced skirts would have
ruined the beauty of Venus, while the rngle the BAN
deaux and chignons utterly destroyed the beauty and
shape OF every head and the hair which There
is beauty great absolute as to be enhanced
by the framework in which is set and the lovely
every age of their the background
In which they stand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

The cablegram from General Nc,
Arthur to Adjutant General Corbin
dated December, 1900, has but jus,
been published. Its publication now is
evidently to cast suspicion upon the
friendly attitude of the Japanese
toward this country and to Indirectly
aid Russia. The dispatch SO long pig.
eon-holed recites:
THAT he found letters in Cavite
province to Trias, the 'insurgent,
from deputy japanese consul EVIL
dencing plot to trade coaling sta
tons and railroad concessions to ia
pan in return for aid to the Philippines
by furnishing munitions of war;
The japanese minister at Washing
ton promptly denies any japanese con-
niyance with the Filipinos and prom
Uses an immediate investigation. The
peculiar ways of the Corbin regime in
the censorship of the news has been
a stencil in the nostrils OF the Ameri-
can people and from what has been
done in similar matters 1t 10 more pos
sible that this dispatch was concocted
In the War Department for purpose
than that the Japanese were trying
to make trouble for our government.
All their political interests have been
tied up with Great Britain and as our
"matchless diplomacy" has been run
ming in the same groove there was no
incentive for Japan to oppose us.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Oldest Ship In tho World.

The oldest ship: in the world, the
mail Schooner viSilant, running into
St Croix. French West Indies, al.
though now under the French flag, was
built of Essex oak, at Essex. Mass.
in 1902.