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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
The "Dairy shnrkn

]. A. Crockett, dairyman. Utah Agri-
cultural College. has recently sent out
warning to the butter makers Of his
State against dairy shark" who is
disposing Of process whereby he
claims the yield Of butter is increased
from so to 100 per cent In excess Of
that made In the ordinary manner.
Same old fraud that hobs up now and
again. All farmers and dairymen
should leave all such fellows and their
process" alone.-Delry and Cream
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Aiways som ethiux New,

wederly-My wife is a woman who
always speaks her mind.
Singleton-Her conversation must
be rather monotonous.
Wonderly-Not at all. She's con.
stantly changing her mind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
MISS pRIsclllXs LOVE.
Observation-Disclosures


n #, therefore, you can make up
il your mind to trust your dear life
TO an old soldier who has given his
best years to his queen and country,
but can offer you an unfailing and
respectful DEVOTION
Miss Priscilla Bentley dropped let.
ter into her lap and covered two
smooth, prcttily pink cheeks with her
thin hands. The man with whom she
had played when her soft gray hair
stuck straight out from her head in a
stiff little brown plait had been back
in the old home just month now, and
they had met after n lapse of forty
years, and he had-remembered.
THANK you!" she whispered-but
very shyly. md as II even this tacit
admission of satisfied want was a
thing unmaidenly and blameworthy.
.s0h, God, thank your
And then she crossed the room to an
old-fashioned bureau and took up a
pen-holder with n shaking hant.
.
Z You've been overtirin' yourself, 1
can seer said one Betsy Briggs, as
her mistress walked into her little hall
an hour or SO Inter-
Not at all. Betsy" said Miss Pris-
ella. brightly II may be u trifie
flushed with the heat. perhaps. IL
had an important letter to post, and
& always feel more satisfied IL letter
is posted at the general Office than In
pillar box
Humphs' said the privileged old
servant. There has been boy both
Z erin here for letter he said he'd left
for you this afternoon. instead of ut
No. 80. ! said could give no answer
till you come in. I'm sure there's been
more lnuddles since that there young
Miss Bentley settled ten doors lower
down than you could count in month
of Sundays! She ate your bit Of sole
last Thursday week. and never "a
you'll 90 and sit down. mum, and I'll
take your boots OFF,
Miss Priscilla. white suddenly to her
very lips was staring incredulously at
the keen-eyed old woman before her.
"a note delivered by band. Betsy:
But 1t wasn't mistake. lit can't
be!'
Betsy shifted
well. the boy said he'd got orders
70 take 1t on to No. az. Immediate,
VI I hi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

hole through beam
in your two-horse
plow, behind where
the upright Joins
beam, at A, also,
have a fork made
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Not His Tho Final Saw.

Then you do not deny that you ana
she are to be married next moath?
How can l. old man. when I only
know that ! am determined not to
marry. Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Too Many Pins.

"All want is little pin money"
said young Mrs. Darlington
II know 1t, my dear" answered her
husband, but don't you use anything
but diamond pins ?-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Li.itsd tnpre..iou.

"Are you favorably impressed with
this countryT asked the interviewer.
eyes" answered the imported nc.
tor. with 4 large open-faced smile. ito
the extent 81 5000 a week"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Crimson Clover.

a dry place.
Crimson Clover.
In almost any section the best plan
for sowing crimson clover is to SOW It
during the last cultivation Of the corn
or, II necessary to cover 1t properly,
make an extra cultivation and harrow
the seed in well IL the weather is at
NIL dry. Use the best seed obtainable
and, If possible, obtain American
grown seed, using. under average con.
ditions, fifteen pounds of seed to the
acre. According to locality. crimson
clover may be sown during July and
August, and even in sections where It
partially winter kills 1t may be con-
sidered as valuable to the soil, for 1t
will make sufficient growth from the
time of sowing to frost time to be
worth all 1t cost for blowing under in
the spring. The writer has strip OF
ground on which he has worked pa.
tienuy for five years to get stand
Of clover, and only the last year was
the work successful; yet we feel that
the portion turned under In the spring.
which passed safely through the VIM
ter, was worth to the soil all 1t cost.
Wentworth's Way with Sheep Dogs.
A friend was telling me day or 10
ago that when a boy he lived near
Old Long John" Wentworth. of Chi
cago. who at one time kept number
OF sheep on his lands near that VIII
lage. He said that once when he had
some of them killed by dogs he had
his help go round and see some Of the
dog owners End they all reported that
they kept their dogs in the house."
Very WELL" says John, at may be
wolves, and We'll put out poison" and
he did SO. but got dogs galore, as they
were up against the deadly stun in
the middle Of the night, when they
should have been in their accustomed
places holding down the bed clothes
to the feet of their humane owners.
"Old John" went further. and II the
wolves We're in 1t. got them also.
Catching young one. he put 1t with
some dogs having the mango, inoculat-
ing 1t thoroughly. He turned it loose
and 1t wasn't long until they, too, were
good dead ones.-Upland Letter In
Indiana Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Roosevelt. :. H..to-,.n and Politician.

Roosevelt - Historian and Politician.
When Mr.. Roosevelt wrote the Life
Of Thomas H. Benton" he declared In
that work that, Political economists
have pretty generally agreed that pro.
lection Is vicious lii theory and HARM
full In practice" Yet at that time the
tariff rates were much less than they
are under liz present law and there.
fore protection must now be more
vicious and harmful. Indeed the facts
prove that deduction, for the trusts
and combinations have grown apace
and have reached their climax under
the Dingley bill. Yet President Roose-
welt, with the enormous power as chief
executive at his command, not only
refuses to aid in reforming the vicious
protective system, but Is standing
pat" with the tariff barons and in
league with the trust magnates to
continue the harmful practice. Politi-
cal ambition makes a wonder diifer-
ence in the way vicious and harmful
legislation is Viewed and the eyes of
President Roosevelt are not the first
that have been blinded by the hunger
Tor fame and power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Betsy was knocking persistently on
a half-opened door.
Its that stupid boy from the print
er's at the end Of. the road again,
num-" she said in answer to timid
inquiry. HE still holds to 1t that he
left a bill here yesterday by mistake.
It's in my mind now that maybe it's
a note took from the letter box and
slipped at the back of the clock to
wait for you."-The Woman at Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
THE DEcADfkct OF FEMININE BEAUTY.
by Lady Feuns.

Looking at the pictures and miniatures of a by.
gone age, one often wonders whether beauty is
fact or question of opinion The pictures of
the women of those days do not impress us with
high standard Of what we consider beauty
They are all more or less of manly type, and
do not convey any idea of the delicacy and re-
fnement We associate with real feminine beauty.
Queen Elizabeth is wonderful in appearance and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Fil,p,no. PRAY for Tar,e Re,or,

Our unsophisticated subjects in the
Philippines are again Offering prayers
to the administration and Congress for
relief from the Dingley protective
tariff. These innocent natives, though
they reside in Manila and Panay,
where numerous newspapers inspired,
II not edited, by the Philippine Com.
mission daily deal out wisdom seem
to learn nothing. The cable, II the
censor allows 1t. keeps them in touch
with the main political movements here
and vet they imagine that Republic
can Congress or Republican Presi.
dent would think of amending the
sacred tariff ON tobacco and sugar in
their interest. 1t is cruel Of the men
tors Of these brown subjects Of ours
not to enlighten them on the necessl-
ties Of the Republican party. They
should be told how the tariff by tax
ing them, and much greater extent
the American people. enables the cor
porations and combines to exact still
greater tax for the benefit Of the trust
magnates. How do the Filipinos ex-
pect Republican campaigns to be run
without the rake of from the beneh-
Charles Of the tariff? Why, one Of the
main reasons for bekevolently assim-
Hating our new subjects was to be able
to add the seven or ten millions more
people to be robbed and plundered by
their, and our, lords and masters. the
omnipotent trusts. 1t really shows the
TOTAL unftuess Of these little brown
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Have your blacksmith make you an
iron foot from an old wagon tire, in
shape as you see In cut. Bore small
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

A Swing Sanction.
A stanchion which will swing side
ways and not forward and back has
been asked for by subscriber. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Four hundred and thirteen miles Of
railway are to be built in Alaska.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
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Cold Feet.-For cold feet, wading
ankle deep in cold water in the bath
tub for one or two minutes before re-
firing will be found effective. Ii re-
action does not set in after brisk rub
bling, wrap the feet in flannel; they will
soon thaw out. Do not use hot water
bottles or other facilitating forms of
heat. Cold hands may be treated on
the same principle, but they have to
be kept in cold water usually much
longer time.
Imagination and Illness.-An inter-
esting experiment was recently made
by an English physician in reference
to the relative power of Imagination of
the two sexes. He gave to hundred
Of his hospital patients dose of
sweetened water, and shortly after
ward entered the room, apparently
greatly agitated, saying he had, by mis-
take, administered powerful emetic.
In few minutes four-ifths of the
subjects were affected by the supposed
emetic. These were mainly men. while
all of those not affected We're women.
Sources OF Typhoid Infection.-Seale
Harris mentions the following causes,
milk, flies, dust, contact infection, I'M
cooked vegetables. oysters and ice.
Diaries which supply milk to cities
should be regularly inspected; cows
should not be pastured in lowlands
upon which the sewage of small towns
are drained. Flies present great
problem. Something may be done 10
destroy hies In their breeding places,
which is largely in the eXcreta from
horses, and in human eXcrement.
Chloride of lime will destroy the lar
vac. Human excreta used as fertil-
izing agent may carry infection. vege-
tables should be thoroughly washed in
pure water. Ice should be made only
Of pure water. Finally the prevention
of typhoid fever should begin by limit
ing the ..lfection to the patient under
treatment.-The Mobile Medical and
Surgical Journal
Appendicitis is In
nammation of the vermiform appen-
dix. finger-shaped addition, or pro-
lection, from portion of the bowel,
located in the right side of the abdo-
men. II one feels the upper point of
the pelvic bone, Just below the waist
line Of the trousers on the right side,
and draws from that point an imagin-
airy line to the naval, the appendix lies
half way between the two points and
trifie below the line. Appendicitis
shows with a pain in that region, a
sense Of hardness or lump there and a
sickness of the stomach, nausea, chill
or actual vomiting. The pain in the
abdomen may be slight and steady.
slight and spasmodic or severe, cramp-
like and very weakening Pain in the
spot described is always suspicious,
and its presence for few hours Is
justification for visit to the physi-
clan and Stay in bed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02
Republican K;ai.or. cr.wil.hinx.

al Ut
Republican E1itors crawflshinx.
A good many OF the Republican
newspapers are having to eat their
first words on the Panama compiled.
tons. For instance the Omaha Bee
before It's editor had learned that the
administration had formally recognize
ed Panama. said:
Before Uncle Sam recognizes new
government in Panama he will have to
have some good evidence that sub
stantlal government really exists.
There have been altogether too many
paper revolutions in South America
and also Central America to justify ac-
tion on mere telegraphic demand"
A day or two after this the Bee with.
out even ftguratively winking its eye,
endorsed the Presidents hasty action
as entirely proper, in spite OF the fact
that recognition was formally given
before government had been organic
ed at Panama, or officials for 1t had
been chosen.
These Republican organs. II they ex-
pect to keep up with the strenuous and
cratic course of President Roosevelt,
must be ready at all times, to turn
very sharp corners and should not take
sides until given the tip from the
White House.
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men for the benefits Of our civilizing
process II they cannot grasp the ele-.
mentary principle Of the Republican
party-graft. After Ave years with
thousands Of school teachers, to say
nothing Of the army. who must or
should be well posted on the most Inn
portant demands Of the Republican
party. these Ftlipinos have learned
nothing. Instead OF sending petitions
for what is impossible, they should
win favor With the Republican pow
ers, legislativeand executive, by send
Ing through, their Chamber Of Com.
merce, congratulatory telegram to
President Roosevelt on his strenuous
Panama performance, which will add
to the United States valuable terri.
tory which Is admirably situated for
exploiting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

Pope RI <. is not tsiead Of eess.
monica
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
vitality of the centiped.

The sight of full grown centiped IL
said by travellers In tropical lands to be
enough to affect the strongest nerves.
Ten to eleven inches Is the average
length, although larger ones have been
seen. Lafcadio Hearn In Two Years
In the French West Indies" says that
the vitality Of the centiped is amazing.
Mr.. Hearn kept one In bottle. with
out food or water. for thirteen weeks,
at the end Of which time 1t remained
active and dangerous as ever. The
centiped has one natural enemy able to
cope with him-the hen.
The hen attacks him with delight and
often swallows him, head first. without
taking the trouble to kill him. The cat
hunts him, but she is careful never to
put her head near him. She has a trick
Of whirling him round and round upon
the floor so quickly as to stupefy him;
then, when she sees good chance. she
strikes him dead with her claws.
There are superstitions concerning
the creature which have a good effect
in diminishing his tribe. If you kill a
centiped, you are sure to receive money
soon, and even if you dream of killing
one 1t is good luck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
An Unlucky Citizen

"Yes. SIR" said the town story tell
er. "he wuz the onluckiest Teller that
ever drawed the breath Of life an q
weeks wages"
You don't say"
Fact. Clumb pine tree once when
he seen the sheriff comm to levy on
him. harricane come along, blowed
the tree down an landed him In the
only vacant seat In the sheriff's buggy;
sheriff started to Jail with him; met by
lynchin' party, who mistook him fer
'nuther man, an strung him up. an
he'd almost quit kickin' when some
un cut him down an hauled him home
Jest as his mother-in-law had finished
writin' his obituary an wuz standin'
before the glass to see how well she
looked In mournin' ."-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
Ebonv. the wood Of Kings.

While many of the hardwoods in use
at the present day are of comparatively
recent introduction, ebony was known
and highly esteemed by q number Of
ancient races and used by them for
kingly and other purposes. While the
name ebony is given to the wood Of
several varieties of trees, all kinds are
Of great density and dark color, the
heaviest varieties being, as rule, also
the darkest. There are three varieties
Of ebony well known in the trade. The
ebony from the Gaboon coast Of Africa
is the darkest. The Madagascar ebony
is the densest. The Macassar ebony
furnishes the largest pieces. London is
still the chief mart for this wood, and
from there it is shipped to the various
countries In which it Is used for manu-
featuring purposes = Popular Me-
chanics.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
MOB WRECKS A LIQUOR SHOP
First the Crowd Helps Itself TO Liquor and
Ctgars-An the Men
Recognized.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. "a mob of
about fifteen men wrecked the saloon
Of John Krorenmeyer, at Augusta, Pike
county, Monday night. Augusta is a
town OF about 400 people, and is about
eight miles from the Southern railroad.
About 8 O'Clock Monday night the mob
went to the saloon and informed the
proprietor that they had come to take
possession. They helped themselves to
liquor and cigars and wrecked the
place
All the bottles and glasses In the
room were broken and the counter was
chopped into kindling wood. The pic
lures and cards that hung on the walls
were thrown into the stove. Several
barrels Of whisky were rolled into the
street and smashed. All the doors were
torn down and the windows broken.
He recognized all the men and has
reported the affair to the officials at
Petersburg and several arrests are ex-
pected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08

indianapolis, Jan. Binder the new
oil inspection law, which took effect
Thursday, gasoline. benzine and
naphtha will be inspected as well as
coal oil. and the same fees will be
charged for inspection as in the case
of petroleum. While the last legisla-
ture provided that one-half the fees
for inspection should go to the state
treasury, it added gasoline. petroleum,
either or similar or like substances
to illuminating oils as materials for
inspection.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
THE TOP OF vESuvlUS.
A visit to the Crater of the seetbing
Volcano.

A Visit to the Crater of the Seeming
Volcano.
There was no life on that bare, black,
bfrdless cone. and as we climbed an icy
wind began to blow. and the lava dust
stung the face like hail. The crust was
warm to the feet dipped my hand
into an aperture the size of a rabbit
hole and withdrew it hot and wet. On
every side the smoke eddied up from
tiny craters, but all these things were
details IN face of that everlasting vom-
1t Of black smoke from the crater.
The wind ragged above us as we drew
near the crater, and the lava dust spat
more viciously; the sulphurous smoke
hid the world from our view. 1t was as
II the leutenants of that angry mon
arch strove to prevent mortals from
gazing too closely at her Internal or
giles. On hands and knees we grabbed
our way up the cone. coughing. blinded
by the smoke. buffeted by the Icy wind.
We reached the verge Of the crater and
threw ourselves on our faces. peered
for one moment into that caldron Of
fire and smoke. The guide clutched
my arm and motioned me to follow
him round the edge Of the crater. l
crawled after him, crying. Enough,
But he did not hear. He could not have
heard a foghorn In the roar of that
wind.
Enough !. bawled, trying to grab
him. Enough ] reared, clutching ut
his leg. He shrugged his shoulders,
and. taking my arm. we plunged down
through the lava. A few PAGES below
he stopped. l bent toward him and
through the screams Of the wind heard
him say. "Glve me leetle present to
buy MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
O'CONNELL'S GOODNESS.
A story Of the Irish Liherator and q
Falling Floor.


A story OF the Irish Liherator and a
Falling Floor.
Daniel O'Connell was once address
ing an enormous meeting in Kings
town, and the crowd was so large that
fear was felt for the safety of the
building. As he was about to speak a
gentleman assembled the platform and
said. trembling with fear: "Liberator,
the floor is giving way! The beams are
cracking, and we shall all fall through
in few minutes" 1t is not given to
many men to live through such mo-
ments as O'Connell lived through as he
rose to address the meeting nor to pre-
serve such magnificent courage In the
face OF great peril. Warning the man
to keep quiet, the liberator said. Il ind
this room too small to contain the num-
Der who desire to come In. so we must
therefore leave 1t and hold the meeting
outside" A few rose to leave, but the
hall was still packed, and then O'Con-
nell said: Then 1 will tell you the
truth. You are Irishmen and therefore
brave men. The floor Is giving way.
and we must leave this room at once.
II there is a panic and a rush to the
door, we shall all be precipitated Into
the room below. but If you obey my
orders we shall be safe. Let the dozen
men nearest the door 90 quietly out.
then the next dozen. and so on until all
have gone. shall be the last to Leave"
The Irishmen followed the advice. the
hall was quickly cleared. and as O'Con-
nell walked across the floor the broken
beams gave way.-Oxford Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08


1t may surprise some folks to learn
that plenty of British laws have been
drawn up so carelessly and written In
such muddled language that they are
quite useless for their intended pur-
pose.
One Of the acts passed In George
ILLS reign. for instance, states that
the proceeds of penalties were to be
given half to the informer and half to
the poor of the parish. The absurdity
lies In the fact that the only penalty
which could be inflicted was one OF
transportatio ton for fourteen years.
In 1865 a well known Q. G. created
a lot of amusement by proposing an
amendment worded as follows: Every
dog found trespassing on Enclosed land
unaccompanied by the registered own
er of such dog or other person, who
shall ON being asked for his true name
and address may be then and there
destroyed by such occupier or by his
orders" This gem, of meaninglessness
was, however. not passed.-London Tit
Bits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
Coal Operators, DeIexates.

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 81. Smith
Tally, president of the Indiana Miners
association, has announced the names
of the operators who are to represent
Indiana at the interstate conference of
operators and miners at Indianapolis
Jan. %, as follows: w. S. Boyle, J.
X. Seifert and o. s. Richardson, Chi
cago; Joseph Martin, Rosedale; David
Ingle, Oakland City; s. w. Little, Ev-
ansville; Job Freeman, Linton; NJ. L.
Gould, Indianapolis, and J. G. Kol-
sem. Hugh Shirkie, r. s. Tenant and
j. s. Tally, Terre Haute
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08
BIG BOARD HAS A RIVAL
Chicago's Open Board Of Trade Will Put
Its Quotations on the Western
Union Wires.

Chicago, jap 3. = Arrangements
which have Just been completed be-
tween the Chicago open board of trade
and the Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany bid fair to make the former in
stitution formidable rival Of the
larger one across the street. On next
Monday morning the quotations Of the
open board will be put on the Western
Union wires an hour in advance of the
figures furnished by the Chicago board
of trade.
1t is also announced that negotia-
tons have been consummated whereby
the old open board building on LaSalle
street will be remodeled by the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank, which con-
trolls the property, for the benefit Of
the open board.