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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
MACHlNE-MADE APPLAUSE
is USED IN A THEAIER.

Stage lightning, stage thardcr, the
stage moon, and the stage snowstorm
have been put in the background by
the invention of stage applause ma
chine invented by Actor Henry Miller.
Mr.. Miller was playing in Richard
Harding Davis Tanning of Helen in
st. Louis when he first tried its power.
In the last act, which takes place in
the greenroom of the Imperial Theater.
London, the applause of an imaginary
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

and then in the other and makes the
clapper strike Mt short intervals.
A full description of the mechanism
employed in the new buoy is not yet
at hand, but one can easily fancy how
it is arranged. A small dynamo is
operated by the motion of the appar-
at,ls, and the current is first fed into
storage battery. so that the supply
to the lamp may be kept uniform. If
the brilliancy of this light varied with
the condition of the sea this system
would be unsatisfactory. Hence it
would not do to lead the electricity di-
rectly to the lamp. 1t is said that ex-
periments with the invention are al
ready in progress on the German
coast
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
SEES PERIL TO LABOR.

BY Bishop Henry C. Potter. Of New York.
The conditions which confront the
people of America to-day are largely
of their own making. l believe the
folly of the labor organizations in sew
cral instances has alienated great
deal of the sympathy that would other
wise have gone to them. One thing we
must realize is that the community is
not made up of either lnborers or cap
italists, but rather of those between
who are very largely affected by these
differences.
The time may come when organized
labor may make itself SO unpleasant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

What is declared to be the best
counterfeit presentmcnt' of the late
Right Hon. w. T.. Gladstone ever
made is the statue herewith repro
duced, Which was recently unveiled in
the north transept Of Westminster alb
hey. The statue is of the finest Car
rara marble and shows the dead states.
man as n ID. @. l.. of Oxford. The
royal family of England always feared
more than II admired Gladstone, but
since his death-it has come to real-
zatiop of the fact that he was pretty
safe man, after all, and the placing of
the statue so promptly in the place
reserved for tile elect is recognition
that he possessed qualities which will
cause his fame to grow greater as
the years go by,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

audience is heard. The author sup
posed that a crowd of supers at SO
cents per night would be used for this
purpose, but Mr.. Miller put his ma
chine at work. The real supers couldn't
have done half as well. by turns the
hand-clapping was deafening, and then
II would subside. The shutting of doors
would stop the sound. and many curl
GUS effects We're introduced.
Mr.. Millcr's invention is wonder.
1t consists of large solid wooden
drum, studded with pins about two
inches lcng. When the drum revolves
the pins strike it, producing a noise of
hand.clappIng.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

recreation. In the aggregate Of course. there
women In our churches than men. This should no. be-
FOR the latter need tEe churchs message than the
former Orchestras, and imposing ritual have place
IN Gods house. They attract the curious rreligous
and distract the rghtminded These accessories belong
to the theater and creed is weak which to resort to
them to attract the pu! lie to church,
Preaching the gospel is what the oppressed heart
seeks to tighten the br:den The hopeful words of the Mas
ter the best balm ror the doubtful suffering and the
desparng Therefore the heavy-laden should seek the
sanctuary.
am compelled to believe that every mae who hahual
y refuses to attend Gods house is helping along to the limit
of his personal nhueace this degradation of life for the
entire community.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Followed DIRECTIONS.

a school teacher in Kentucky had
some trouble in teaching little fell
low~rto say double J." double e."
double s." etc. But after a while
his efforts We're fruitful, and he was
gratified by an extraordinary appear
ance of interest on the pupils part.
In fact, the boy became double let
ter hunter, and ceased altogether to re-
quire attention at that point. About
that time they reached the lesson con-
corning the early riser, beginning up!
Up! and see the sun!'
He read 1t Double up! and see the
c,,ppS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Poultrymen who are looking for a
means to keep liens from breaking or
eating their eggs will be interested In
Californian's invention. The ma
chine he has devised consists of a hens
nest and a series of pockets or re-
ceptacles. with an automatic mechan-
ish which presents each Of the pock-
cts in turn beneath the opening in ths
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
BUOY is LIGHTED BY THE
ACTION OF THE WAVES.

An inventor In Germany has pro.
posed novel method of supplying
electricity to light a harbor buoy at
night. He dlspenses with cable from
a power-house on land and generates
his own current by the rocking of the
buoy. The audible signals given by
bell buoys in fog are produced in the
same manner. The motion of the waves
Tits the apparatus first in one direction
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Discounts.

There Is such thing MS carrying the
discount business too far, as the smart
advertising agent of new publication
discovered.
"As 1 understand it." said the mer-
chant, your rate is 500 page for a
single insertion, and you deduct ! per
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

He had taken the curtain lecture
meekly. but at the conclusion he re-
marked casually:
Now, there's the case Of that woman
who was accidentally pushed under
water while she was IN bathing"
"What of her?' his wife demanded.
"Why. if she had learned to keep
her mouth shut" he answered brutal
ly, "she wouldn't have drowned before
help reached her."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Now that Chicago pedant has dis
covered that the bard of Avon was a
cheap punster. a murderer of the
kings English, and as poor as spell
Ter as some of the university students
OF the present day, perhaps the fol-
lowers Of Ignatius Donnelly will quit
trying to prove that Lord Bacon wrote
those stupid, witless productions com
monty known as the plays of Shakes
peare,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Had Been There a Long Time,

"Where are you living now, old
chap? haven't seen you for dogs
age" asked the confirmed New York.
er Of a friend.
II have cozy little place in Lonely
town." replied the friend. "Have you
cvor been there?"
Been there? Been there?" said the
Confirmed New Yorker YEARLY. Il
should say SO! Why ! spent whole
Eces there one afternoon York
Mail md Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

A woman has obtained n divorce be-
cause her husband insisted on her sit
ting up late Mt night and studying.
1t Is hard to please women. Most of
them are dissatisfied because their
husbands want them to go to bed early
and pay no attention to the time the
head of the household comes in,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
ROTARY KNIVES on LAWN MOWER.

by doing away with the necessity for
running the mower over high grass
more than once the machine should
save much labor for its owner. The
inventor-Thomas +. Mcdonald, of
Cincinnati. Ohio-also applies the same
principle to machine for cutting
grain or hay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Leave the Old Hen in Peace.

During the Matching, II you are wise,
you vii! not be to curious, but will
allow the instinct of the hen to do her
work. 1t may be well to quietly reach
under her and remove such eggshells
as can be removed without disturbing
her, but nothing further should be at
tempted
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

A man worth millions leaves his all
to his many nephews and nieces, with
the injunction to marry. If he had
been married himself he would prob
ably have had no millions to leave.
There seems to be n fine chance for
an argument here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Pulmonary Complaints.-1chthyol
has frequently been employed i'll the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
with gratifying results. Administer it
diluted with an equal quantity of wa
ter in doses of five to twenty drops
thrice daily in wine or black coffee as
a vehicle after meals. 1chthyol is per-
fectly non-toxic and is not injurious to
the digestive organs. The appetite Is
likely improved under the use of this
remedy. Annoying night-swcats are re-
lieved, the cough quieted and fever re-
duced. 1chtlyol may be recommend
cd MS an efficient substitute for creo-
sote and its derivatives in the treat
ment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

ASo>the habit Arithmetic should be restricted to
limits of probable utility for the average person. Geogra
ply should with actual observation of phenomena.
History should out of myth and biography into the
story of national life and should the way liberties
Mere memory should hold incidental and
subordinate place.
The power to tell connected story and to trace the
sequence of and effect should be the chief
recitation Science should be training in observation
soning and aroused curiosity.
Promotion should be frequent and Irregular with ell
couragemen and opportunity to bright scholars skip
lower grades Examinations should be of power
instead of mere acquisition Discipline should
freedom assuming right intentions and appealing
and good will This curriculum is length theoret-
icay accepted The difficulty is get the teachers
the new spirit requires knowledge and
In advance of the pupil good teacher with poor course
is better than teacher with good course AS it is
to-day the public school vastly better than the elongated
private kndergartens which cater to the children the
rich The American public high school emancpated from
narrow college domination In the substance vet inspired
by college examinations in the quality its courses is
destined to play leading in making America the land
OF Intelligent workmen loyal citizens and happy people
system which gives the child the keys to the treas-
ure house of the whole world opens the mystery
OF plant and animal and star which watches for
the bent of each child which highly trained wom
en- and men teachers; which goes behind the orns of
words and grasps details in their larger sgnifcances which
seeks to inspire love of beauty goodness in each mem
Der OF class is magnificent improvement over the old
order Ct things
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Hot OIL Prexent. Rust

Two coats of hot oil, carefully ap.
piled after thorough cleaning of the
metal, are recommended by Cana
dian artisan as m improvement over
any process now in use for preventing
rust of structural iron and steel. The
oil will fill creviccs, cracks and holes
where paint cannot enter. 1t would
cover rough places often imperfectly
coated in ordinary painting, and 1t
would be fine preparation for subse-
quent painting or covering with CO.
ment coating. When iron work has
been neglected and is covered with
rust nothing will clean 1t SO smoothly
and quickly as gasoline and rubbing.
Then apply the hot oil to prevent fur
tier rusting. This is good treatment
for plows, mowers, and the like.-New
England Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

The commonest fault with the city
mans farming is the fact that he puts
more capital into 1t than the business
legitimately will bear. He goes into
farming with the city mans desires.
Ordinarily lie makes the mistake of
supposing that the mere physical Access
series of life are as important in the
country as they are in the city, forget
ting that the satisfaction in the farm
life is largely of a different kind from
that Of the city life. The result of all
this is fancy farming" as the real
farmer. dubs it. AS farming for diver
sion is perfectly legitimate, but as pat
tern farming it is likely to be fail
ure. 1t is another kind of freak farm
ing. Any farming that is self-sup-
porting is legitimate, whatever its
kind; by this 1t is to be judged. The
point we wish to make is that reform
and progress in agriculture are to come
from the inslde.-Country Life in
America.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Frequently the Case.

Yes she said bitterly. "hc's a
l:gamist."
~. bigamist" they cried.
"hlas, yes" she said. although I
didn't know 1t at the time, he was
welded to his business at the time he
married me, and the worst of 1t is TINT
he still deems that first wife the more
important"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

court house.
Every morning
he comes down to
his place Of bust
ness long before
1.-THE judges, the bail
ifs or the lawyers
jare stirring, and by
the time they COM
mence to drift in
the old man behind
the peanut stand is
ready to sell them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
THE RIGHT KIND OF PERSON TO MARRY.
BY Helen oidnsrd.

Love matches, rather than marriages of con-
venience, are the rule In the Land of Freedom.
Men seek women because they feel sincere
affection for them: women marry men for the all
sufiicing reason that life seems to them better
and richer If 1t may be lived together. And un-
doubtedly love is the first requisite to happy
marriage Nevertheless, the ancents were not
without reason when they painted CupId with n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Mr.. Carnegie ought to offer to pro-
vide a nice line Of self-supporting in
sane asylums for poor old millionaires
who are driven crazy by people who
want something for nothing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Bad Eneots of the Droueht.

The disastrous effects of the drought
in New South Wales may be judged
from the fact that Il meat-preserving
company has bought 100000 sheep at
from G pence to shilling per head.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

In nearly every case of nepotism in
public office it will be noticed that the
son-in law comes in and sits with the
family when the public pie is cut.
He should never be overlooked.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

nifcance and hclplessness drives them
to self-destruction. In all these cases,
the underlying cause is lack of self
valuation. a man or woman becomes
discouraged and says: Nobody values
me, therefore l amount to nothing and
might better he out of the world.'
1t is peculiarly tragic that there should
be so many suicides at the present
time, when all great world-movements
have become SO rapid and interesting.
Almost every morning we read of n
new triumph of science. Travel has
become safe and comfortable in nearly
every country. Inventions and dis
coverics such as the past never dream
ed of are to-day commonplace facts.
Thiss is an age when the lines of
Wordsworth should be true: "Tis bliss
to be alive and glorious to be young"
The terrible fact that over 5000 a
year think otherwise shows that there
must be something out of gear in our
social machinery.
No provision of nature Is wiser or
more bcneficicnt than that whereby
the terrors of youth grow neutral or
amusing in the retrospect. The stone
bruise, the bee-sting and the green
apple collie are still tender, memories
but not In the original sense. Speak
ing day" in school was one of the
hardest of boyhood's crosses. 1t
caused our hearts to thump and our
knees to knock together, yet the
thought of dropping it from the cal
endar would cause pang to many
n gray-haired boy whose son never
knew the fervor with which his father
used to address the Carthaglnians. The
solemn and time-honored occasion
seems to be-in danger. Letters of pro-
test have appeared in the newspapers.
The men who write the letters doubt
less had to take their turn as boys
Mt defamation, and if they were real
boys, hated 1t as cordially as their
children hate it to-day. But-and 1t
is a very large but-they know now
what the declarations were for, and
what they did. They see, If they
are men In any sense leaders of their
fellows. how useful is the ability to
get upon ones feet and say what one
has 20 say simply and effectively.
They know. too, that the accomplish
ment is rare Speeches in town meet
ing, Mt alumni dinners. in fact, on
social and public occasions of all kinds
how dull most of them are, and how
Ineffective! Yet the men who make
them, who drone along for dreary
half-hour because they do not know
how to stop, may he able and interest
ing even racy and entertaining, talk
crs when off the platform and at their
ease. Stage fright" is all that ails
them. They have never been trained
to face an audience. Self-possession
leaves them when the need for it is
most urgent, and self-consciousness
takes its place. 1t is just this train
ing which speaking day helped to sup
ply. The mimic 'Spartacus" learned
more than Roman history when he
harangued the imaginary gladiators;
patrick Henry" became familiar with
more than American history when he
addressed his schoolmatcs as the
House of Burgesses. beautiful
Snow "Bingcn on the Rhine" Cur
few" and all that lovely collection
would any old boy or girl to-day spare
them from his memory? VIII any
permit such n good old custom as
speaking day to pass unhonored and
unwept? We hope not.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

DR.. Barrows says that the way to
cure criminals is to exterminate their
evil tendencies. In many cases this
would not leave much of the criminal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
Big Yield. of MiIlet.

Pearl millet is attracting renewed at
tention as n forage crop on account of
the enormous crops. The Massachu-
sets station reported thirty-five tons
green, the Kentucky station forty tons,
the California station over thirty tons.
If cut when three or four feet high
the plant sprouts and gives another
cutting. Largest crops are grown on
rich, moist loan. The seed is sown the
first of June in drills two feet apart,
covering half an inch deep. 1t can
be sown broadcast. The crop is a
good one for late summer feeding in
the barn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
weather proof for many years A little
lampblack will make the color effect
less glaring, giving quiet, gray tone.
Swine Outlook.

Swine growers have the prospect OF
a good year. pigs are short in supply
and prices arc comparatively high.
Even II the coming corn crop pans out
very large, and thus reduces the price
of feed, 1t will require considerable
length of time to bring the supply Of
porkers up to the demand for them.
This means high range of prices, a
regular and increasing demand, and
lower costs of production of pork. The
farmers in the dairy region ought to
be able to sec in this state Of Affairs
n chance for them to do good stroke
of business in the growing Of swine as
side line. They can realize any
where from 90 to 30 cents per hundred
weight for their skim milk and butter
milk, >hesldes obtaining for their but
ter fat enough money to coversthe cost
of making the milk and to net them
n profit. The cooperating dairy farm
ers who next fall will have ten to fifty
fat swine to sell alta good round price
will be in position to understand
the possibilities of profit which they
have been ignoring for years. Swine
will be gold next fall, unless all pres
ent signs fail. and skim milk-fed swine
will represent the greatest possible
profit to the producers.-New York
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Only one more year to the appear.
ance Of the platform ranter. He is a
four-year political locust.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
MORE ARE GOING TO CHURCH.
1y Rev. Or. Donald $. 1acks

by Rev. Or. Donald s. Hackay. of New York.
More thoughtful, intellectual men are going to
church In New York to-day than there were ten
years ago. On the other hand. proportionately
fewer women are attending church than former
ly. That is especially so among women of leisure
and the so-called society woman, for whom the
Sabbath is crowded with social engagements 1t
is also true largely of the wage-carning woman
who not uuEaturally desires the Sabbath. for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
The Best General Purpose Apple,


With the desire to produce good
shipping red apple. the Rhode Island
Greening, that standard variety of most
high excellence in every point, is being
largely neglected. AS cooking apple
it has few superiors. AS dessert fruit
1t is highly priced. AS a free grower in
the orchard and as regular and abund-
ant bearer 1t ranks among the best. As
a fruit universally in demand in our
home and foreign markets is attended
by the excellent prices 1t steadily COM
mands. This grand old standard varie-
ty, carrying perhaps mere good general
qualities than any other, should be
more extensively planted and to the
exclusion of other and lower grade va
rieties.-American Agriculturist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
diversified Production Pays.

Diversified Production Pays.
Many farmer is poor to-day after
ten. twenty or thirty years of hard
work, because he has confined him.
self to single line of production, and
that line on overproduced and conse-I
Quently profitless one. To this may
be attributed much Of the downright
that has befallen the older
farmers who are still in the field. The
dairy farmer should not depend upon
milk alone, nor the hop. bean or to-
bacco farmer upon hops, beans or to-
bacco alone. EACH farmer, naturally
and properly, should have main line.
determined by his location. his soil
and his markets, but with his main
line he can have side lines that will
give him something to sell every month
In the year and thus give him a hold on
several classes Of consumers. The
farms that pay are largely those de-
voted to diversified production, while
the loudest complaints of Improbable
ness come largely from those who are
distinctively single line" farmers
New York Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Ivy Poisoning.-A simple and effec-
tual remedy for ivy poisoning is said
to be sweet spirits of nitre. Battle the
affected parts two or three times dur
ing the day and the next morning
scarcely any trace of the poison will
remain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Now that the smallpox germ has
been discovered, steps should be taken
to yaccinate him at once.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17

Now that union labor has discovered
that the injunction is a two-edged
sword we may look for some merry
combats.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
NINEN-TWO YEARS OLD
AND STILL WORKING
peanut stan

At 90 years of age William Matthew
of Bloomington, ILL.,, runs cigar and
peanut stand In the corridors of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17
WHY WOMEN GET LOWER WAGES THAN MEN.
BY N. N. hangasarian. Lecf

There are psychological reasons for the lower
wages of women. In the world of outdoor labor
woman is, comparatively speaking, still a novice.
having but recently Joined the ranks of the
bread winners. Women do not take kindly to
learning trade thoroughly before seeking en-
ployment. Lacking business Judgment, they hes
itate to invest either the time or the money re.
qnired to master details In fact nnst xrnn,o.,