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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

In ten years there has been almost
revolution i'll the cattle industy of
the country. The big ranches are
passing away, and the smaller
rancher is improving his methods.
Vast heards are now raised in Neb-
raska, Kansas and states of the
northwest. Ten years ago the cat
TIL country of the United State lay
between the Wichita mountains Of
southern Oklahoma and the Gulf
of Mexico, the Rockies on the west
and the Louisiana boundary on the
east. Sixteen million head of cattle
ranged this territory. Ten years
ago steer sold in Fort Worth for
$50 to S25. His horns were long
and his bones protruded. Steers
to-day from the same ranch sell for
$50. They are bred without horns,
and there bodies are round and
seemingly boneless. The cattle in
dustry of the southwest represents
an investment of about S20OOOO,OOO
exclusive of lands and improvements.
There are only three ranches that in
clude more than 100000 acres, the
great majority covering less than
half that territory All the rarches
are little by little selling. off their
ranch property, for the settler has
been pushing steadily southward,
and the ranches have not been able
to Withstand the advances. During
the last year 100000 settlers from
the north and east have bought up
more than 100000 acres Of land
and are governing it into farms and
small ranches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

There is world of philosophy in
MIR. Dooley's comments on Bishop
Potter and his model saloon. To Mr..
liennessey, Mr.. Dooley says:
Somehow or another, Hinnissv,
it don't seem JUS right that there
shud be union iv church an saloon
These two gr-reat institutions ar.re
best kept apart. They kind iv offset
each other like tn supreem coort
and congress. Dhrink is nicissry
evil, nicissry to tn clargy. If they
iver admit it's nicissry to TIL CON
sumers they might as well close up
tn churches. Yell niver find Father
Kelley openin' a saloon. He hates
me business, but he likes me. He
says. dhrink is an evil but Pm a
nicissity If moved out, worse
man might come in me place"
"Ye ra-ally do think dhrink is a
nicissry evil?" said Mr.. Hennessy.
Well said Mr.. Dooley, ''if it's
an evil to man, its not nicissry, an
if it's nicissry it's not evil"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
NORTH ENTRANCE PALACE OF MINES AND
METALLURGY, WORLDS FAIR.

large areas Of ground which are often
mistaken for single plantations. This
is hardly ever the case, as the large
tracts are very often owned by hun
drcds of different men, whose individ-
ual plots of ground bearing the tea
plants are carefully mapped out, SO
that each individual owner may cult
vate and pick his own crop Of tea.
Each owner likewise markets his own
tea and puts his own special mark, or
Chop" on the packages. Hence the
term Chop" signifies IN individual
growth or picking of tea by one owner.
In an area Of tea land of. say, thou
sands acres. all apparently under one
ownership, there may be some forty,
fifty or more owners of the plantation
and consequently q like number of
Chops" Of tea.
1t must not be imagined that all these
different owners of the tea get the
same price for their commodity-far
from 1t, as each Of these individual tea
growers has his own secrets for i'm
proving the quality and flavor of tea.
Take, for instance, the Annoy and Fu-
chau districts, whence most Of the tea
for the United States comes. The own
ers of Chops" of tea varying from 10
to 200 chests Of SO pounds each bring
samples of their goods to the various
foreign merchants for sale. These lat
ter turn the Chinese tea growers over
to the good offices of the foreign or
American professional tea faster, who
passes on the goods as to price. The
tea faster has the samples infused, not
boiled, In his presence and passes upon
the quality, flavor. twang and manner
Of curing, fixing price accordingly,
from which there is never any varia-
ton and which the tea grower must nc
cept or so elsewhere to dispose of his
wares. In single tract Of tea land
like the one cited above the price has
ranged from IA cents, the lowest, to
4s1a cents. the highest. per pound
among sixty-one different tea produ-
GERS. A matter of great moment that
also figures in the price Of tea is
that very often tea from the same dis
trict will have the various "chops"
blended together in order to produce
special tlayors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
Danish Butter MAKING

Decorah Republican: Carrie Har-
rison-Miss or Mrs. not stated-is
travelling in Europe, and lately
reached Denmark. OF this land she
writes the West Union Gazette of
two days experience she had. One
day she was PERMITTED to visit the
estate Of Baron Thott, former
prime minister to Denmark. She
writes particularly Of Danish dairy
ing, a branch Of agriculture in
which the Danes beat the world
The Gazette says the writer is travel
ing in the interests Of our national
department Of agriculture. 1t is in
this way, perhaps, she got an inside
view of the methods she describes in
this manner:
After we had seen the house and
green houses, of which there are
many more than in the whole de-
partment of agriculture, we went to
the stables and dairy. The stables
were entirely tireproof. being built
of stone and plaster with iron doors,
no wood anywhere, even the cows
were fastened with chains. Each
animal had a tablet in its stall, Civ
ing its pedigree, date of birth, name
ETC.; also slate for making current
record, as amount Of food eaten, the
quantity of milk given. state of
health, and other remarks. If an
animal is sick it is at once seperate d
from the rest and taken to the hospi-
tai. There were dining and sleep
ing rooms for the pigs and ther-
mometers everywhere. We were
next shown through the dairy, and
after visiting it we were fully CON
vinced that there is no secret about
Danish butter making, except great
care and absolute cleanliness.
Women are employed to do the
milking, who must wear sleeves
above the elbows, fresh white linen
aprons and caps; they must not only
wash the bag Of every COW before
milking, but must wash their own
arms and hands each time. The
milk and cream is pasteurized and
everything connected with it must
be perfectly clean and governed by
the thermometer. The COWS are not
permitted to eat just anything; they
are taken to the fields and tethered
The pasture is carefully looked over
SO that they may not have single
weed to eat that would in any way
taint the milk. A wagon with bar
rel full of cooked soup is hauled
around the field and the COWS are
fed at regular intervals. There is
always a thermometer to see lust
how warm the food is; and when the
COWS are first moved from the stable
to the fields in the spring they wear
blankets. The breeds are the Dan
ish red cow, the Jerseys, and the
Holstein. When one sees the great
care that the Danes give their ami
mails, and butter-making processes,
it is no wonder that they lead the
world in these products. They
surely deserve this distinction for
we never before tasted butter SO re-
markably good.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

President Roosevelt as Europe
,5ees Him" is the title of an article
IN the September Review of Reviews
by Louis E. Van Norman, who sum
marlzes the most significant of the
European press comment on the
first American President whose per-
sonality has really interested con-
tlnental, as well as British, Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07
but when tho dog days reign. and sitting sizzl-
leg heat toimefts our flames again, 1t every
thing doth beat what strange resOurse OF
nerve the iceman doth confess In daring US
TO serve with bits this small or less;
But when the chill of fall comes breezing o'er
the land. long aftcrwe have all been roasted
hrolled AMI tanned. the iceman chscrileO
doth daily leave ciuGk that we note weari-
lee can almost fill a triink:
Cold and Sore Eyes in Turkeys.
Milwaukee Journal.

Mrs. E. T. L., of Iowa, writes us
to know what is the trouble with
her young turkeys. Soon after they
hatch their eyes become swelled and
soon go blind and die. The trouble
is due to cold and exposure. The
feed given these poults is all right
and no trouble comes from that
score. The remedyiis to annoint the
head with sweet oil and to keep
them from exposure. Roasting in
exposed places will cause this
trouble.-Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

a pretty fancy in carrying out Ger.
tain schemes Of decoration is to in.
close electric bulbs in tiny Japa-
nese lantern. The effect is charming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

Under the evolution theory monkey
needs millions Of years in which to
become man, whereas a man can make
q monkey Of himself In n minute
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
RAISING THE RATES.
Insurance on Certain Kinds of Prop
erty to be Increased.

Insurance on Certain Kinds of Prop
erty to be Increased.
The Hancock county insuring public
will naturally be sorry to learn OF an
oth her increase In insurance rates. The
fact that the companies have made little
and added to that the Baltimore fire de-
pleting the earnings of so many COM
panies has brought the increase about.
The increase on mercantile buildings
stocks, mills, stables, and like business
property is ten per cent. There seems to
be no increase contemplated on summer
hotel property, although that may come
later.
Village property In Bar Harbor under
hydrant protection, that was formerly one
per cent for four years, will now be writ
ten at one per cent. for three years.
Country property that has been written
at per cent. for three years will now be
written at TX per cent. for three years.
Summer residence property outside OF
fire department protection will now be
written at 20 per cent. for three years in
stead OF per cent. for three years, as
heretofore.
This rate for summer property has OBJ
tanned in other counties of the State for
several years. 1t is to be hoped that this
increase will only last for a comparatively
short time.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

M. Gallert's new store will be opened
next Saturday.
Miss Mary A. stockbridge is visiting
friends In Bangor.
Mrs. 8. A. Goodwin and Miss Ruth have
returned from Boston.
E. P. Spofford, OF Deer Isle, was in the
city Saturday on business.
The literature club met with Miss Mary
F. Hopkins Monday evening.
Judge l.. A. Emery, who has been hold
ing court in Rockland, is at home.
The Abraham Lincoln study club met
with Rev. 8. w. Sutton Friday evening.
A supper will be served at the Conare-
gationsi vestry at 8 O'Clock this evening.
The ladies of the Unitarian society held
q sale OF cooked food at the vestry Satur-
day.
DR.. George A. Phillips and wife, Of Bar
II ,rbor, were in town Saturday on busi-
ness.
Mrs. c. F. Davis, of Newport, has
been the guest of her aunt, Miss Frances
Grant, the past week.
Mrs. Barlow Hall is In Washington, D.
G., called there by the illness Of her
daughter Miss Isabel.
Mrs. c. II. Closson went to Calais last
Saturday, word having been received that
her husband was ill there.
Charles w. Campbell returned Saturday
to Orono, to resume his studies at the U
Of NJ, " here he is a sophomore.
D.. Lewis Hodgkins, with his little son
Morris, Is in Bangor, where the lad has
undergone surgical operation.
The plumbing OF the addition to Sena
tor Hale's library is being done by
Leighton & Davenport, OF Bar Harbor.
Hereafter the Methodist society will
hold its services In the Free VIII Baptist
church instead OF in Odd Fellows hail.
Rev. David Kerr preached his farewell
sermon at the Baptist church Sunday
evening to large and appreciative audi
enoe.
The horse owned by Charles l. Welch
did lively turn down State and Water
streets Friday, damaging the carriage to
some extent.
Mrs. N. G. King entertained whist
party last Monday evening. The prizes
we're won by Mrs. E. f. Robinson and
Miss Alice Scott.
Last Dight's rain carried off the last ot
Saturdays snow, but to-day winter has
started in again, and snow once more
covers the ground.
Herbert NJ. Staples has been appointed
to tue vacancy made by the promotion OF
George P. Smith as manager OF the
Reliable Clothing Co.
FRANK E. Davis, of Boston, chief engi-
neer OF the steamer Ransom b. Fuller, oi
the Eastern Steamship Co, is the guest oi
his sister, Mrs. T.. E. Rowe.
Mrs. f. W. Stanton is visiting her pa
rents, Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Joy. She was
| accompanied by her sister, Miss Bessie
| Joy, who has been visiting her.
The weekly rehearsal OF the Ellsworth
| fest val chorus will be held at Manning
hall this evening at 7.30, instead OF on
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

been wrecked by daughters downfall.
While he is the typical tramp and in
duiges in no end of antics and witticisms,
the serious side of the story is never lost
sight OF by the dramatist. He has the
faculty OF bohbing up just at the right
moment, and his heroic deeds are an i'm
portant factor in t he development of the
plot. He is not the comic paper type OF
hobo, however, but an unfortunate fellow
whose domestic trou bles have driven him
to drink first and then to the road. He is
a genial character, Notwithstanding his
many faults. Numerous opportunities
are presented by the story for thrilling
scenes and exciting climaxes, and they
have been fully taken advantage of.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
MORNING FIRE.

Michael Linnehan's House Totally
Destroyed.
The house on Grant street owned and
occupied by Michael Linnehan was to-
tally destroyed by fire at 8 O'Clock this
morning. The loss is estimated at $1,000;
insurance, $500.
Only few articles Of furniture on the
lower floor were saved. The entire wear
ing apparel OF the family was burned, and
the two hoys-Frank snd Dsvid-had a
narrow escape from being suffocated.
How the fire started is not known, but
that it caught in the roof is apparent
from the condition Of the building when
the fremen arrived.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

Seldom, II ever, has such quiet term Of
court been held In Hancock county as the
| one now in session at the court house.. Up
to the present time only one jury trial
| has teen started and that Is taking up
two days, having begun Tuesday morning.
| Previous to Tuesday Justice Spear
would enter court promptly at $50,
glance al ound the room, ask what had
been or would be done with cases as
signed for that day, and would almost In
| variably receive the aDswer: "That case,
your honor, has been settled.
The judge would take another look
| around, aud then excuse the jury until
9 80 the next morning He would then
retire to his private office to chat and
smoke with the attorneys and court off,
cials. Occasionally divorce case would
relieve the monotony OF the proceedings.
Saturday the grand jury reported
igbteen indictments, most OF which were
for the illegal sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
Most OF these, however, for old offenders
who should have been dealt with last
October but could not be apprehended.
Only one case was found where man sold
liquor between last October and the pres
ent term.
Pearl Brsley was arraigned in court
Saturday afternoon on an Indictment
charging him with the larceny of several
articles Of jewelry and a bicycle. He
pleaded not guilty, and was held for trial.
Judge Spear appointed William e. Whit
ing counsel for the defendant.
ho
I In fact, the juries did not report until
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Tuesday morning the case OF Alexander
| G. Hagerthy and j. T. Giles vs. John p.
Webber was put on. This is rather
complicated case and involves 1000.
| In 1881 when mberiRg operators were
hustling the defendant contracted for the
bark on a tract of land in township 80,
owned by Fl. M. Hall and Barlow Hall.
The defendant was to have all the bark he
could get off the land for a period of ff-
teen years. II the amount peeled would
not reach 120, 000icords, the owners Of the
land were to repay him q, 600.
The land, which was mortgaged, chang
ed hands several times and finally came In
to the possession of the plaintiffs. In the
mes utime the defendant claimed he could
not get the amount of bark stated above
off the tract and was. .:psid the $1,000 as
agreed.
The plaintiffs claim that ne (the defend
nt)could get the bark IL he had SO de-
sired, and are now suing to recover the
$1,000.
| Prominent lum bermen are among the
witnesses, and their testimony differs
greatly in regard to the amount of bark
on the place now. A competent explorer
says there is not over 200 cords of mer-
chantable bark there. A prominent lum-
herman says there is 1000 cords In each of
two places.
The case occupied all day Tuesday and
will take until this evening to finish it.
A. w. King and J. A. Peters are counsel
for plaintiff, and L. B. Deasy, of Bar Har-
| Dor, is counsel for defendant.
Court will take recess this afternoon
until Friday morning. Judge Spear will
return home, and the odds and ends of
the term will be taken care of by Judge
| Emery.
Court will probably finally adjourn
| Friday
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
COMING EVENTS.

Wednesday, April 20, at the Congrega-
tional vestry-Supper by ladies' circle.
Thursday, April 2S, Odd Fellows ball
Fair, supper and entertainment by the
Daug of Liberty. Admission to hall
10c. Supper tickets 25c.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April
%, 20 and 80, at Hancock hall-Tne New
Hammond in repertoire. Tickets at Wig
gin & Moore's. Popular prices, 10c, zoe
and SOC.
Friday, May 8, at Hancock hall-George
F. Hall In "a Ragged Hero". Tickets s.
and so cts.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

deceased was member. The funeral was
held at bis late home In Mariaville Thurs
day. IDterment was at Aurora. Mr..
Richardson was also a member of Red
Cross lodge. K. OF p, of East Boston. He
had many friends in Ellsworth who viii
sincerely mourn his loss.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

THE AMERICAN is on sale in
Ellsworth at the news stands of
G. III. Leland, j. A. Thompson
and III. w. Estey. Single copies,
B cents subscription price
80 per year in advance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
HANCOCK s. J. COURT.
NOT A JURY TRIAL THE PAST
WEEK.
EVERYTHING SETTLED OUT OF COURT
MILLIKEN CASE WILL NOT
BE TRIED-DEFENDANT
DISCHARGED.
THE COURT.

THE COURT.
Presiding Justice-A. NJ SPEAR, Gardiner.
Clerk-JuHN #. KNowLToN.
County Attorney-B. Il. TRACT.
Sheriff.. II. WHITCoMB
Crier-BEKBERT r. SILsBY Aurora.
Deputies JAMES A. HILL, GouIdsboie:
HEbBbRT T. SILsBf. Aurora; WALTER A.
SNOWMAN, Buck port; JOHN SUMIHsBY, Bar
Harhor; ID. l.. FIELDS, Ellsworth.
Stenographer-F. l.. HAYDEN, Portland.
Messenger-F. K. TILDEN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

Every body's favorite comedian, George
f. Han, VIII be the attraction at Hancock
hall Friday evening, May 6, III "a Ragged
Hero", Tne story Of this play is founded
on actual occurrences in the daily routine
of life IN New England village. The
central figure Is an cutcast, whose life has
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADvERrisEMEsTs TaIs WEEK.

Guy w McAlister. Calvin Page-Commis.
sioners' notice.
Mary Fretz Austin--Notice.
Admr notice-Est sherman Downing.
(" Est Henry WOOD,
F." Est Aphia + Dow.
Exec notice Est Mary ID Henry.
% Est Sarah l. Tucker.
Est b tiley II Ciossop.
Est VIM II Wing.
Hancock hali-New York Comedy Co.
NJ Galert-Dry goods, boots and shoes.
q Parcher-A pothecary.
Wiggin n Observation-Disclosures.
A w Greey-Simmons watch chain.
u w Dunn Cemetery work.
Ellsworth Dental ParlDrs-Dentistry.
MoraBg-Dry goods, boots and shoes.
NORTH BROWNSVILLE:
Chas e Snow, John p Dodge-To whom 1t
msy concern.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
SCHEDULE OF MAILS
AT ELLSWORTH rosT.oFFICE.
In effect October ~, 1908.

GOING EAsT-7.l6 m and 6.l3 p m.
GOING wEsr-lI56 a m. 5.Ss and 9.4S p m.
NAIL CLOSES AT rosT- OFFICE.
GoISo EAST so M and $50 m.
GOING wEsr--lI.20 m and and 8 m.
No Sunday trains.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

DR.. Harry A. Pike, of SO Main street. Bangor.
will be at the Relay house, franklin, for the
next ten days, and test all eyes free of charge.
-AdUt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20

Never judge mans knowledge by the
things he says.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
STRIKERS WIN
DAY ON c. P. R.
Wages Advanced and an Investi-
= cation to Be Made on This
f.. Side the Line.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
tr ME1p ~ fEe Maa fapse 1 fsrd5d
boilermakers and helpers only lasted
two days, the men going back to work
today. The strikers are to receive an
increase of cent an hour all around.
The offer Of the advance in wages was
made by the company on Saturday and
was accepted.
The company has promised the boiler
makers to Investigate the amount Of
wages paid boilermakers on railroads in
the states, parallel with the Canadian
Pacific. The men asked for an advance
of 2 cents an hour. After the wages
paid on American lines have been ascer-
tanned, the company is to grant a fur
ther increase to the men if the Ameri-
can wages prove to be higher than
those paid here.
The advance Of ! cent an hour is to
date from the first of this month and
the company will from now until the
end of October look into the matter Of
wages on American lines. William
Cross, the assistant to the vice presi-
dent of the Canadian Pacific, will take
a trip to the states this week to ascer-
tain what wages boilermakers command
| on western lines there.
When the final schedule is drawn up
at the end of October it will contain a
clause giving the men eleven hours pay
for ten hours night work and also a
bonus of an hour on Saturday. 9.3W,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
PIPE NOT BURNING NOW
SMOKER IN THE WORKHOUSE
AND PROPRIETOR OF "THE
SLEEPER HAS TO PAY $500
FINE.

Matte Fox, proprietor of "a rooming.
house at 6201a Washington avenue s.:
and Frank Fisher, a colored man found
in the place, were arrested last night
BY Patrolmen Erickson and Flood and
Sergeant Thomas Russell of the cen.
trail station detail. The woman is
charged with keeping a. disorder!y
disorderly house. They pleaded not
The attention Of the police has been
called to the place on several occasions
and when the officers made the raid last
night they found Fisher dreamily smok-
Ing an opium pipe. The defense. claims,
however. that the place is not a dis
orderly one. Josie Bowers, arrested by
Patrolman Erickson, after a hard fight,
Saturday night, was taken from the
place.
Judge Dickinson found the woman
guilty and fined her 800, while Fisher
was given straight workhouse SEN
tence of twenty days.