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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
a vivid Imagination.

A furniture dealer tells little story
that shows how some people are consti-
tuted. A lady ordered an elegant easy
chair Of n peculiar kind 1t was made
and sent to her house. She examined
1t carefully and critically, finally re-
marking that 1t suited her exactly,
with one exeeptfon-it was too soft.
She sent the chair back to be made a
trifle harder. 1t was returned to the
shop and put aside. Nothing was done
to it. After n lapse of about week
t,p chair was sent out again.. The lady
again examined it and now found 1t too
hard. She was sorry, but when she
paid so much to get an article for her
own comfort she wanted it just right.
so she sent 1t back to the shop for an
other change. The chair was again put
aside for week or ten days and sent
out for the third time without the least
alteration. This time it was just right.
She took the chair, paid for 1t and was
sorry 1t had not suited her at first. The
poor woman never knew that the chair
had not been changed a particle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
High Priced Wheat

Dollar wheat for some years has
been the dream of the American
farmer. Dollar wheat used to be a
very common thing, but of late years,
it has been chiefly a reminiscence,
except now and then while some
body was trying to run corner,
and then it only appeared for day
or two and then vanished; but dol
lar wheat is here now and seems
likely to remain for some little time.
But is it on the whole a good
thing for the farmer? We do not
think it is. 1t may benefit a com.
paratiyely small number of farmers
who have been fortunate enough to
raise wheat of good quality and a
fair number of bushels per acre, but
for the rank and file of the farmers
dollar wheat is not the blessing they
thought it would be. The fact Of
the matter is that under present
conditions dollar is more, than can
be reasonably expected for wheat.
The wheat growing acres Of the
world have been largely increased
within the last two decades, and the
cost Of harvesting the crop has. de-
creased at least fifty per cent. There
is a greater profit in wheat raising
at seventy-fve cents a bushel under
present conditions than there use to
be at dollar when the wheat was
cut with the old fashioned reaper
and bound by hand. The high price
of wheat today is due to the fact that
there has been an almost general
failure Of the wheat crop. The
farmer that has dreamed delightful
visions of dollar wheat finds upon
the realization of his dreams that il
means actual decrease in his yearly
income. It means that instead d
fifteen or twenty bushels to the acre
he is fortunate if he has half that
amount, and then not near all Of the
wheat gathered is dollar wheat. A
good deal of the wheat harvested
this fall is Of such poor quality thai
it will not bring to exceed sixty
cents to the owner Of it. We should
not be tall surprised if after the
experience Of this year dollar wheat
would cease to be thing to BIZ
hoped for. Cedar Rapids Repub
| lican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
The story of n Oiscovcry.

How many valuable inventions have
been the result of pure accident, while
In other cases men have puzzled their
brains with study for a lifetime and
brought forth nothing!
1t happened one night that a big
starch factory on the banks of the Lif.
fey, near Dublin, took fire, and great
puddles of starch and water were left
outside.
Some calico printers who had been
out all night and were quite tipsy came
along toward morning, and one of them
stumbled into one Of the puddles He
found it so sticky that all his clothes
stuck to him SO fast that he had to stay
In bed next morning till his wife soak
ed them out.
The man knew from his trade that
the starch and water had formed a
sery powerful and valuable gum. He
went back to the place of the fire and
investigated, and the result was the
discovery of the adhesive gum now
used in sticking postage stamps and
which has made many rich But tenn.
perance lecturers need not know it,
Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
HORSES AT SEA.
rhey Can snell Land Long Before
Comes In Sight.

rhey Can Smell Land Long Before II
Comes In Sight.
The ability Of horses to smell land
when for at sea Is not generally known.
but the equine must be credited with
this acute sense.
When well known horseman Of
Philadelphia went to Europe some time
ago he took a blooded horse with him.
The animal was In a specially prepared
stall on deck and enjoyed the trip
despite the rough weather. When the
horscman thought land should soon be
sighted, he asked the captain how far
/ the ship was from the Irish coast. The
commander Of the steamer, In his usual
grutr manner. replied: Your horse will
tell you. Watch him"
The owner of the animal could not
understand what the captain meant,
and he was not particularly pleased
with the answer. Finally. however
and couple of hours before land was
observed, the horse, which was u mag
nlticent bay, poked his head through
the grating and. stretching his neck
whinnled loudly.
'Therc you are" said the captain to
the horseman. "Your horse smells the
land" The horse was like different
animal thereafter until the coast loom
cd up.
Tho captain In explaining the odd
occurrence said that the thoroughbred
detected the odor from pasture lands
l that xy0a xv0 fted for coo yvo ri md fhai
horses on board ocean steamers always
| give the first signal when land Is near
I-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
pecept,on. o, VIVA n,rd..

Falcons, hawks-the largest species
can compress their features and look
very slim If they think it necessary to
do SO. AS to the owls, they can hump
up into any position they think most
suitable. 1t is useless to look for these
self preserving traits in any Of the
family kept in geological collections.
for the birds are SO accustomed to see
large numbers Of people passing and
repassing or standing in front Of them
that they treat the whole matter with
perfect Indifference. They know that
Mt q certain time their food will be
brought them and that they are other
wise perfectly safe. Then the raptores
in wild state have bloom on their
plumage like the bloom on bunch OF
grapes which is not often seen when
in captivity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
Dressing by Lottery.

The girls employed in the English pot.
teries are good looking and well dress
ed. They have taste, which is cultivated
by the art work of the factories. Many
of them are more stylish perhaps than
their position seems to warrant, but
this is easily explained. They buy
their clothes by system known as
maxims. This means that twelve
girls subscribe shilling a week. The
money is held by n forewoman, and
when there is sufficient cash to buy a
hat or dress the girls draw lots, and
the winner has the new dress. while
the other subscribers have to wait their
turn. Then, in all the glory of ribbons
and finery, the lucky pot girl appears
on sunday.-London Spectator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
Money in Mining.

Spirit Lake Beacon: During the
past twenty-five years Iowa has vast
ed in mining schemes enough money
to pay large section Of the national
debt. Every county, every little
hamlet has yielded literally of its
surplus to this glittering investment
from which no money returns. The
old Louisiana lottery actually paid
back to investors forty per cent Of
collections. Occasionally somebody
really got o lift from that source.
But we would like to ask every man
who reads these lines to rack his
brain for a single instance in which
any stock investor ever pulled a dol
| lar out Of actual mining operation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

Secretary Wilson takes an opti-
mistic view Of the corn crop. He
predicts that it will reach nearly
2,5OO,000,0OO bushels, and the mar
ket price will be much below so
cents. He believes that when cattle
feeders get an idea of the size Of the
crop that they will proceed to stock
up with feeders at once. At present
they are buying feeding cattle rathe,
reluctantly. The past two years corn
has been high and fat cattle low,
leaving the feeder to meet deficit
at the end of the year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
Nemesis.

Still surging. surging, surging onward. wave
behind wave before.
Human billow-bat allons rolling TO Wars lnsati-
ate shore.
Curving, swerying. breaking. reforming. ever
replenished tide.
Vending. they know not whittier or why to die
as their kin have died.
From Watllug mAtron and weeping maid In fam
ishing homes afar;
Roofiess. sleepless, hesdless lifeless. doing the
will Of the Gar.
But sloughing the raiment of graceful peace,
and winged with sNa es of war.
And grating on thoughts and things that were
the things and tile thoughts that are.
An ancient People, impolled by wrath at smart
OF triple wrong.
Than d0ggealy dalintless vet dauntless more,
than colOss Il strength more strong.
scale peaks and passes, q d Chamber up clins
that only the thunders know.
Till the granite MuscOvite ranks are shattered,
ana scattered like drifting snow.
And the strong young Scion OF yet young Sire
Keeps watch, but with war-fag furled.
And British sentines m0tiOnless stand at the
fortressgates Of the world
While Nemesis liears frau i-pilfered Port with
narrowing knots of steel.
And the plowing Sloth skulkS snOwward more,
with the feet OF Fate ut it's heel;
And thigh IN tho Heaven regns Right Divine
still wields the scepter and the rod,
AND worShlpS tllrong to buddhist Shrines
praisinx the will OF God.
Alfred Austin In the independent,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

McClure's Magazine: You've form
ed your notions Of country people
from "The Old Homestead" and
these by-gosh Miranda novels. The
real farmers nowadays drive into
town in their double-seated carriages
with matched bays curried SO that
you could see to comb your hair in
their glossy sides. The single rigs
sparkle in the sun, conveying young
men and young women of such
clean-cut, high bred features as to
make us wonder. They all come
from good old stock. The young
fellows run little too strongly to
patent leather shoes and their horses
are almost too skittish, but the girls
are all right. If their clothes set
better than you thought they would,
why, you must remember that they
subscribe for the very same fashion
magazines that you do.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

Boston Globe: We hear fabulous
stories of the age and size of men in
prehistoric, times. So thoroughly
are these old stories of the ancient
giants impressed upon the people
that the French government has
instituted searching inquiry con-
Quoted by the eminent scientist, M.
Dastre, to ascertain the exact truth.
He reports that the average height
of men has continued the same for
thousands OF years, as shown in
primitive, prehistoric and historic
man. The great size of the ancient
man is purely imaginary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

DIR. George Reinhardt, professor
of hygiene at the University Of Cali
fornia, is making vigorous fight as
to the indifference of American men
and women as to health of the men
and women they marry. From such
unions, he says, result unhappiness
and offspring with shapeless bodies
and dimly lighted brains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

A California court recently award
ed the widow of an editor who was
shot $I6,7S0 damages, says the
Boise Qdaho) Capital. When even
a California editor is worth as much
as second-class race horse, it is evil
denc Of the increasing value of editors.
But most of them have to die to be
truly appreciated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
What is considered one of the lar

What is considered one of the larg-
est grapevines in the world is located
in Kern county, California. 1t is
now thirteen years old and covers an
area l40 feet long and 40 feet wide.
1t yielded this year over one ton of
grapes. Its remarkable growth has
been secured by fertilizing the soil
heavily, supplying plenty of water,
and arranging the arbor 80 that the
trunk and the ground above the roof
is unshaded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09

Maybe you don't know it, said
the gentleman connected with tho
agricultural department, "but this
year Of 1904 is the three hundredth
anniversary of the planting of the
potato i'll England, which has since
become known the world over as the
Irish potat,' and is the most reli-
able and generally used vegetable
that grows. Sir Walter Raleigh
brought the iirst potato from
America in 1897 and experiments
were made with it in the garden of
Gerard, the hebotanist. But its earlier
popularity was confined to the upper
classes, and it did not come into
general use for two hundred years. :"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
An elephant story.


An elephant train was on its way
from Lucknow to Seetapore, and one
elephant, becoming lame, knelt down
and refused to so on. The elephant
next In the column stopped Of its own
accord and when driven on turned
buck and began without instructions
to remove some part of the load. In
stances Of aid rendered by birds to
others in distress may also be found.
showing that the instinct Of sympathy
exists and takes form in action when
the causes Of the sufferings are such
that the fellow bird can understand
and see its way to remedy.-London
Spectator.
Frank Criticism.
Many years ago In Paris at the first
presentation Of tragedy that had for
Its closing scene the murder of swed-
lsh king. which had taken place near
ly half century earlier. all went well
till the murder scene came on, when q
very dignified old gentleman in the
stage box showed signs of strong dis
satisfaction and Mt length called out
angrily:
absurd! They've got 1t ull wrongp'
The manager himself heard this
plain spoken comment, and, being nat
urally disturbed by so sweeping con-
demnation. he sought out the critic and
politely begged to know what fault he
had to find with 1t.
why, my good SIR" cried the old
man, with nm air of authority, ''the
whole grouping Of the scene is incor-
rect. You have made them kill the
king to the right of the door, whereas
we murdered him on the left"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-09
A POISON FACTORY.

Tho stomach II Always Busy Fos.A-
ing Deadly Substances.
The body is a factory Of poisons. II
these poisons, which are constantly
being produced in large quantities in
the bod. are imperfectly removed or
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17
DUNN HAS BETTER JOB
New York Man Will Not Be
Secretary of Arizona
Territory.

Washington. March 16.-Isaac T.
Stoddard, whose resignation as secre-
tary OF the territory of Arizona has
been accepted by the president TO take
effect April ], will be succeeded by an
Arizona man. For week or more pO-
htical gossip has connected the name of
Colonel George ". Dunn, chairman of
the New York state Republican com
mittee, with the appointment in sue
cession to Stoddard, but il can be said
That he will not he appointed His Sc
lection for the place was suggested TO
the president and IL was considered IN
a tentative way, but although Colonel
Dunn may have been asked whether he
would consider favorsbly such an ap-
pointment. il is quite certain that no
proffer of the office was made TO him.
Colonel Dunn is now railroad COM
missioner of New York state. That Of
flee pays an excellent salary-much
more, in fact. than IL is likely he would
receive as secretary OF Arizona. This.
in addition to the fact that by remOv-
ing 10 Arizona he would sever his per
sonal and political connections in New
York, induced him 10 indicate that he
could not consider the appointment
even il ii were offered 10 him. 1t is
understood that the president has Sc
lected Stoddard's successor and that his
appointment viii be sent 10 the senate
In a few days. The Office win be placed
on a salary basis. so the appointee will
receive much less than Stoddard has
realized under the old fee system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17
LEGISLATOR CHARGED
WITH ASKING A BRIBE

Kansas City. Mo, March 16.--Jesse J.
Jewell. state senator of Kansas City.
was brought 20 trial i'm the criminal
court here today upon a charge OF So
Letting a bride. The charge is that
Senator Jewell went TO J. W. Hess.
manager of a baking powder company,
and offered for $4,000 10 influence leg
islation in the state legislature that
would be beneficial 10 the company b
&. Grow. attorney general Of the state,
and his assistant. samuel =. Jehries.
viii personally conduct the case for the
state
John w. Hess the local representa-
tive of "A Chicago baking powder COM
panv, testified a. to meeting he held
with Senator Jewell at saloon in
Kansas City in January 1903 by ap-
EOintment. when he urged Jewell to
urge tho repeal az q bill then pend
ing in tho legislature Acting under
instructions from my house ar Chica-
go said Nj. Hess II was bringing all
the pressure 10 bear that | could TO
secure the repeal of the law which pre-
vented US from putting our baking
powder on the market here. He said
he knew how much money went down
there (to jefferson city from the bak-
ing powder trust. He knew it would
take three votes 10 pass the bill. He
told me IT would take $4,000 to get his
vote and two others. and for that
money he would get the three votes.
Mr.. Hess then testified that he had
made the proposition before the Chica-
90 house. that they had refused TO con-
slider IL and that the matter was
drOpped
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17
HABEAS CORPUS CASES
Union Miners at ScofieId Fail
to Obtain Their Re-
lease.
Csnrcial % - IIeraIdO

Price. Utah. March 16-The petitions
IN habeas. corpus OF Thomas Caisley.
John TreWaTtha and William Marinei-
Ia the United Mine Workers officers
Who were recently bound over at SEQ
field 10 answer 10 a charge Of criminal
conspiracy. have consumed the entire
day before Judge Johnson in special
session. The regularity or the proceed
inEs was upheld by Judge Johnson and
tho petitions quashed in each case. BY
This decision each OF the union leaders
viii be compelled TO stand trial i'm the
district court at the June session.
a motion to reduce the bail of the
defendants TO $500 was sustained as to
Caisley and Trewartha. but the presi-
dent and secretary OF the Scofeld local
lodge are still in jail. being unable 60
furnish bail A considerable Interest
was displayed in the hearing today.
and a number OF the labor leaders We're
IN attendance, notably Demoln. Kelli-
her and Price. The petition was pre-
Eented by Attorney Truman OF salt
Lake and was resisted by County At
torney Frye and his assistant, Mark z.
Braffet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17
QUIET Ar MANcHuRIA.
People Are Not in Possession of Def
mite News.

People Are Not in Possession Of Def
mite News.
Yinkow, March 16-The only reliable
reports az the present moment from
the main Manchurian cities show a
quiet movement along the railway. and
such cities as Mukden which are of
the main line are undisturbed and not
in possession Of definite news OF out
side events
The chief movement on the Fons
Huang Cheng military road is the des-
patch of riders to and from the Rus
sian advance forces.
\ creditable native arrived here TO-
day, bringing a report as late as March
y from Fong Huang Cheng 10 the ef-
feet that the main body OF the concen-
trated Russian forces had crossed the
Yalu. leaving small bodies of troops at
Antung and other points TO guard the
river.
a fortnight ago a few spies visited
Antung, but since then no japanese
have been seen west of the Yalu.
The continuous attacks of the Japan
csc have compelled the steady occupa-
ton of the Lao Tung peninsula. The
last bOr1bardmeut of Port Arthur rem
dered every part Of the fortress of Port
Arthur unsafe. Residents assert that
fragments of japanese shells fell every
where. and that some railway coaches
and buildings We're destroyed, though
most OF the damage on shore was IN
important
Foreigners choosing TO remain in the
interior must now sign an agreement
restricting their movements and stipu-
lating that a special pass Is necessary
when leaving their bounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17

Chief Devine and appointed Mr.. BY
water Councilman Wood asked IL the
the removal Of Chief Devire and the con-
Llrmation Of the appointment OF Mr. BY
1T is, sir" said Councilman Harlem
Appointments Go Through.
Councilman Wells asked Assistant CITY
Attorney Bramcl II the same vote could
aIlTm al the appointments. remove
Chiet Devine and appoint AR. BY
water The attorney replied I'm the az
firmative. provided an embodied was "a
the motion put by the president
some Republican then asked II there
We're any more appointments adding.
II there are. lets have them now and
be done with it,
The game is up" said Councilman
Black rising TO his feet. his usually placid
features whitened by emotion. YES. II
there are any more appointments let us
have them now. It is ali liked ] pre-
for
When he had taken his seat roTcaH
was asked for. and the appointments uf
the mayor were confirmed.
Another effort was then made to take
the Black police force resolution from thu
council then adjourned.
Republicans Explain.
Councilman Neuhausen said after the
council meeting;
Il want TO go ahead with the city busI-
ness. ] don't believe the CITY business
should be held I'D for a few petty offices
l am a citizen before partisan. 1 have
nothing else 10 say
i think the business men and citizens
OF salt Lake City think We ought to do
something. said Councilman preeoe-
They are demanding il right now. I thiLk
an equal division Is better than a iangle.
think every councilman here viii be
satisfied within month The Republi-
cans had four months TO come together
but they did not do SO. They would never
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17
CLAIMS PROTECTION
OF GREAT BRITAIN

Telluride. colo, March 16.-Mrs.
Stewart Forbes. wife OF the secretary
treasurer Of the Telluride Miners
union. who was deported by the Citi-
zens' alliance. has taken no the matter
OF her husbands Punishment with ii.
V Peerce, vice consul Of the British
consulate at Denver. SHOULD AR
Pearce fail 70 guarantee protection to
Mr. Forbes upon his return 10 Tellu-
ride. she viii appeal To the British am
lassador at Washington. Forbes is a
British subject