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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
THE LOON.
Some Of the Pecullarltles for Which
This Bird le Mnfed


This Bird Is Noted.
The loon differs from other birds in
number of ways. have reason to
think that many people are unaware
OF some, at least, of those peculiari-
ties. The ioon has a hide as tougn
as an OK, and its feathers can not be
plucked without first scalding the
bird as you would hog. This Incl
dent will give some idea of the tough
ness of the hide. About thirty-five
years ago, when ! was living in Micn-
igan, loon was shot at with shot
gun industriously all summer, with
out apparently doing him any harm.
In the fall killed him with a rifle,
just to convince the people that a
loon could be shot and killed. He
had many times been shot at with a
rifle by the same people who had
used shotgun, and they had become
convinced that he dove so quickly
that he lodged the shot in that way.
| had seen them snoot at him num-
Der of times, and l could see the
splash of bullet or shot in the water
before the loon dove. l ridiculed the
idea of the lodging. and that led to
my shooting him to support my con-
tention. When l skinned the bird |
found and counted over hundred
No. y shot. all of them stuck to the
inside of the hide, and so doing him no
permanent harm. 1t is remarkable
that he was never hit in the eye, nor
sustained broken wing.
Another thing peculiar to the loon
Is that after the chicks are matched,
If the mother wishes to move far she
will make shallow dive and come
up under her babies and swim off with
them on fler back. The person that
succeeds in photographing her under
such conditions may well claim the
pennant. Only once have seen loon
shoulder her young, although for over
twenty years | lived in the part of
Michigan where then there was the
best chance imaginable to watch
looms. Now the timber has been cut
off around most OF the lakes and such
favorable conditions for observation
no longer exist.
Although have only once seen a
loon shoulder her babies, have seen
her swimming with them on her back
many times. Once one swan within
twenty feet of me and never suspect
ed my presence.
One of their calls when sitting on
the water, for volume beats that of
any other bird or beast that l know
of. have heard them in the night
when they were more than five miles
distant, for they only make that kind
of call from the water, and there was
no lake in that direction short OF
that distance. To say that the loon
is very interesting bird is as mild as
can express it-Correspondence in
Forest and Stream
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
FertilizinR Orchards.


II one is willing to fertilize the soil
In his orchard he should be willing to
apply such fertilizers at the proper
time. While the usual spring fertiliz-
ing Of trees with commercial fertiliz-
srs has no objection, the same can
not be said Of the use of stable ma
nure under some conditions, which is
the fertilizer generally at the command
of the farmer. 1t is generally under
stood that severe pruning in the spring
causes good wood growth of the tree
and heavy fertilizing with stable ma
nure in the beginning Of the growing
season has like effect.
II the orchard is not growing rapid
ly enough, by all means fertilize In the
spring, 80 as to get the necessary wood
growth. but II the trees are all right
in this respect, but are not fruitlny
properly, 1t is evident they are max
ing wood growth at the expense of
fruit buds. Obviously the remedy Is
to fertilize after the growing season,
for the wood growth is practically
over. Fall manuring In any consider.
able quantity is not advisable. for IT
excites growth of wood which is not
desirable at time when the trees are
preparing to rest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
Wanted His Gun.

st. Louis, it seems, has as much
trouble conyicting its criminals of the
Pinky Blitz character as Kansas City
has. A Kansas City lawyer. while in
that city the other day, dropped in
on a friend who is judge and found
him holding court. A young man
whom everybody knew was criminal
was being tried for alleged completely
in the holdup of a Dutch groceryman.
In the robbery the Dutchman had
grappled with one of the two robbers
and had wrested his gun from him.
The robbers escaped, but the store
keeper retained the revolver, and it
was offered in evidence at the trial.
The prisoner managed to fake up
a strong abb and. although the
Dutchman p ositively identified him
as the smaller of the robbers. he was
acquitted. When the jury had deliv-
cred it's verdict the young man APP
preached the bench and said: Judge,
can nave my gun now?" whats
that?" said the Judge sternly. The
young man realized his mistake and
ran out of the court room. The jury
was mad. Cant We get him back
here and convict h1m?" asked the
foreman. NO." replied the Judge,
hes been acquitted, but hope he
robs the home of every one of you."-
Kansas City lines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
THE INNER LIGHT.


A famous lady who once reigned in
Paris society was SO plain when she
was girl that her mother one day
said, after gazing at her for long
time with distressed expression, "My
poor child, fear 1t will be very hard
for you to win love in this world
indeed, even to make friends!"
1t was from that hour that the sue
cess Of this woman, known to the
world as Madame De Circourt, dated.
For little time she took the matter
sorely to heart. Then, humbly, but
sweetly and untirlngly, she began to be
kind-kind to the pauper children Of
her native village, to the servants OF
her household, even the birds that
hoped about the garden walks. Moth
ing so distressed her as not to be able
to render service.
AS the years wore on, her good will
toward everyone made her the idol Of
the great city which was eventually
her home. Although her complexion
was sallow, her gray eyes small and
sunken, yet she held in devotion to
her some Of the most noted men Of her
time. Her lifelong unselfishness and
Interest in others made her, it is said,
Irresistible, and young and old forgot
the plainness Of her features in the
loneliness of her life.
Count Tolstoy was so plain as boy
thaf hia mother soid to him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
EXCITEMENT CAUSES JAas,
Emotionalism Is as Intoxicating as
Strong Drink.

Strong Drink.
Yes; in my opinion, 1t is quite pos
ible for man to become Intoxicated
III moments of great excitement and
sometimes a man will become just as
trunk as he would If he empued the
contents Of gallon Jug" said the OBJ
servant man, according to the New
Orleans Tmes-Democrat, though 1t
Is, from my observation, very rare to
ind man who will lose control of
his legs in cases Of this sort
Crowds, with the excitements that
20 along with these gatherings, the
noise and hurry and oil that kind of
thing, will make some men drunk Just
Is readily as booze. We have known
the same condition to be brought
lbout by great heights or distances,
by some persons in reaching the top
IT high buildings. Seasickness, In my
Judgment, is drunkenness. Have you
sver stood close to railroad track
while passenger train whirled by Mt
full speed? Ii you have you can I'M
!erstand fully what l am trying to tell
rou. The noise and swift motion of
the train intoxicated you fol the mo-
ment, and for the time being you are
lust about as drunk as you can be.
Rapidly moving street cars will
ave the same effect on some persons.
The temperament of the person, of
course, has much to do with the de-
gree of drunkenness resulting from
these conditions. The crowd is prob
nbly the most prolific source Of drunk
enness of the kind l have reference
70. Few persons can escape some sort
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

When Gran'pa Was Boy. -sn
The world was just big playhouse,
When Gran'pa was boy,
An every day picnic time,
With no work to annoy;
In those old times when he was young,
The sun was always bright;
An mothers never called from play
Because twas getting night.
guess the man what 'scovered work
Want born yet, in that day,
And everybody lived to eat
An Just forever play:
Old aunts. l s'pose, were not about
To poster every one,
An scream, "Now, John, be keerful. boy
Jist put away that gunv
They had no kindergartens then
To ketch kid 80 young,
An make him spell such fearful words
To twist feller's tongue.
The man that wrote the 'rithmetic
Had not yot hardly started
To make those tables that are fit
To make one broken-hearted.
They didn't have to comb their hair,
An keep their hands so clean,
An when boy ate twenty cakes
They didn't think him mean;
wish we weren't SO civilized.
An just lived full O. JOY,
As everybody did way back
When Gran'pa was boy!
Thomas Curtis Clark.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
UNIVERSITY PROBLEMS.
When and How Shall the Student D
velop His Professional Activity.

when ana HOW shall the student De.
velop His Professional Activity.
Time alone can show whether the
idea Of allowing student to develop
his professional activity at as early a
period as possible, but postponing to
as late period as possible the mar
rowing Of his sympathies and the les
SEEMING Of his points of contact with
men outside of his profession, is a
practicable or an impracticable one.
While we are waiting for this ques-
ton to be decided, we shall probably
see two sets of experiments going on
in different universities. In those which
are connected with our large cities,
where the work of the professional
school counts for more and the life
of the college for less. we are likely
to see a tendency to shorten the COL
lege course-a tendency to make a
sharp line of demarcation between the
studies of that course and the profess
sional studies which are to follow 1t,
and to disregard or undervalue the
social adjuncts which a college course
SoiAies WIN II. III sIldlIeF places ana
among institutions which have more
distinctvely collegiate atmosphere, we
may expect to find these tendencies re-
versed-to see an effort to maintain the
college course in its integrity and in
clude within 1t as much as possible Of
preparation for the actual work of life
in the belief that the gain to Amerl-
can institutions and American citizen
ship resulting from the contact of DIFF
ferent types of men with one another
will be strong enough to resist the ten
dency Of such college to dlsintegra-
ton and valuable enough to compen-
safe for any difficulties and losses
which the prosecution Of such q plan
Notwithstanding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

What has become Of the old-fash-
Toned woman who sat up nights and
waitedfor her husband to come home
from the club? Call ut the Atchison
homes where man can afford to be-
long to club and you will find him
at home keeping up the furnace Are,
looking after the children, and patient
ly waiting for his wife to come In.
The women are crazy over Schaafs.
kopf and five hundred and play until
midnight most nights out of the week.
At the house where the game Is going
OH the man of the house gets the chill
dren into bed, hears their prayers, and
gives them the last drink OF water, and
goes quietly off to bed. as any well-be-
hnved husband STANDARDIZATION
Glphn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
Art and Geography.

Among the visitors at an art exhibit
ton were two old ladies from the coun.
try. They were examining with great
interest bas-relief of young Greek
shepherd, beneath which were In.
scribed the words. Executed In terra
Gotta"
II wonder where Terra Gotta is?''
ventured the elder of the two. turning
to her companion.
"Well. now, ought to know" hest.
tated the other, but l can't seem to
place it just now"
"Ah, WE'LL" rejoined the first speak.
er, as they passed on. ut must be a
dreadful place if they execute harm.
less young boys like that there"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

her task to perform, l took up my
book for few moments of mental re-
freshment, she blazed up in the live
Hest manner. When she suspected l
had my pen in hand, then she did her
worst. l recall an experience with
her when we cooked prunes. After
placing the prunes over the fire in my
bright new saucepan l invoked the
muse in an adjoining room. Dolry
had doubtless noted the room. Dolly
had doubtless noted the preoccupied
expression of my eyes as consigned
the new saucepan and its contents to
her care. No sooner was my back
turned than she and the clock and the
prunes entered into conspiracy, the
details of which are too narrowing to
relate. The prunes expanded, the
clock hands raced around the dial, the
fire famed itself into fury-and
smoke, cinders and ruin were the
combined result. Daring Dolly to foil
me thus, prepared the second In
stalment of fruit, and in my sole re-
naming stewpan placed the consign-
ment to her care. Again, as soon as
my back was turned, Dolly steamed
up more fiercely than ever. and the
fragrance of parched fruit called me
from the land of dreams to the land
of realities. Such INSTRUMENTATION was
not to be tolerated, and the third IN
voice of prunes was placed in my pre-
serving kettle, the one with the sa-
cred porcelain lining. The details are
not pleasant to remember, much less
to relate, for again Dolly emphasized
her disapproval of my literary procliv-
tiles. Dolly mutinied once too often.
This was many years ago.
Since Dolly's day domestic science
has invaded the culinary realm. The
Fire King is gas range, and he is a
development from Dolly's failures. He
represents progress, and he aims to-
ward the solution of the servant prob.
lem. He challenges the intelligence
OF the expert. Brain has driven out
Drawn, and calmly superior to the
perplexities of the past, he extends
his hand to the domestic scientist
with the silent assurance that he will
make rough paths smooth. He is in
sympathy with the technic Of cook.
cry. He understands high sounding
and scientific terms. He knows about
proteids and carbohydrates, and he
knows bacteria and thousand things
unheard of in Jewels time. He is q
masculine invader in the realm OF
feminine inefflciency. How "ol' black
nanny" would scott!
The kitchen has changed, too. The
domain Of the Fire King is no thor
, oughfare. The children find no re
sponsive smile on his face, no GLOW
that reflects in their own faces. II,
is no inspiration to the story tellin,
that was feature of Jewels reign il
the evening when the work of tn,
day was done. Even the bread an,
the pies and the cookies are no long
er made as they were in Jewels day
When did the Fire King ever acfliev
q gingerbread man! Whoever Gale,
him the altar of home? How "o
black nanny" would scott! VIVA
would she do without the home sent
ment of which her kitchen stove wa
a regular inspirer! There is but lii
tie sentiment in science, and it i
from the well of sentiment that tn
tax on civilization is drawn.-Haryo
Holt Dey, in Woman's Home Com
panion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
How to Oil tho Wagon Right.

Use Of the right kind of oil is i'm
portant in keeping up the condition Of
wagon wheels. Lard should not be
used, as 1t soaks into the hub and
works out around the lemons, seriously
injuring the wheel. Tallow is better
and works well for wooden axle-trees,
Castor oil is one Of the most durable
lubricators and is the only kind which
will last long on badly worn axle
1t Is also preferred for all iron hubs.
Some Of the patent axle greases are
good and cheaper than castor oil. 9th
ers are not desirable In any way.
Many people use too much grease in
oiling wagon wheels A spoonful Of
castor oil is enough for all four wheels.
Any surplus will work out and gum
up or be forced into the hub. Before
oiling the spindle should be wiped
clean and wet with little turpentine.
Then apply few drops of the oil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
THE BROKEN GLASS.

When it was whole, across this mirror
fine
What images of strength and beau.
ty passed!
Here was the loneliness of woman
glassed,
OF children, too, and, only less di
vine,
The forms of rocks and trees, the glo
rious shine
OF suns and stars, and, wondrously
amassed,
Tt.e journeying clouds; beneath
them, oceans vast
Ihimitable surge of restless brine.
IT'S shattered now, and all these
things and more
Great thoughts, imaginations strong
and free
Are in this glass reflected brokenly;
Raced Is the dance upon that polished
floor.
Poor useless frame that held this
sacred trust,
Too soon thou canst not crumble
into dust!
John White Chadwick, in Serb
ner's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
A DEEP WATER MAN.
For This Reason He Didn't "scare'
When the Boat Hit a Sandbar.

Captain Coomers had sailed over
all the seven seas and the mighty bay
of Penobscot. Therefore he felt only
contempt for the little bug-shaped
steamer that carried passengers from
the mainland to the island resorts,
which at that time were just begin.
ming to have summer population
This was in the days when all good
sailing men locked on steam craft as
mere landsman's toys. Their con
tempt was warranted Ivy the habits
of the Belle of breaking down in mid
channel, of steering off her course in
a wind, and OF staying at dock dis
creetly when there was any "consid
cradle breeze of air"
In one passage across the bay she
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
Items In Grating.

Grating is In order In March.
Cleft grating is In common use and
well known.
Splice grating is SO simple as to
need little explanation. The two parts
arc merely cut diagonnlly, laid to-
gether, tied with string and waxed. 1t
Is adapted only to small shoots of ton
der wood that will not stand split.
ting.
Saddle grating is also simple and
useful for small growing plants. The
stock Is cut to a wedge shaped end
by two cuts, and the scion Is split and
set upon the wedge and is then tied
and waxed. This method is oftenest
used with terminal bud.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
THEY WANTED TO KNOW.


Down in q remote section of a
Southwestern State Is a little town
which no railroad approaches nearer
than thirty-two miles. The news Of
the world is worn out and probably
denied by the time it reaches there,
and the little town makes no news for
itself. There has been, however. at
least one event in the annals of the
place. That was when a new bank
was started. 1t was only a branch
bank, but that did not dim Its luster or
novelty in the eyes of the citizens.
The first depositor was ISL" Fox.
81 was man Of means, but had trust
ed for the safety of his money to his
yarn sock and his gun. Now he felt
that as the leading citizen of the town
he ought to encourage the new enter
prise. He put in thousand dollars
as soon as the bank opened.
An hour later he came back and ask
ed how money was taken out. The
method Of making out check was ex-
plained. and 81 made out one for one
thousand dollars. The cashier was
surprised at the sudden withdrawal,
but paid 1t without remark. 81 took
his money and walked down to q
group of men and displayed 1t. The
group entered into a warm but low
voiced discussion.
In ten or fifteen minutes 81 walked
into the bank again. and told the
cashier that he wanted to deposit a
thousand dollars.
"Why, sir, what is the matter with
you?" asked the clerk. you deposited
a thousand about an hour ago. and
took it out before 1t had got cold, and
now you want to put 1t back again"
"Well, my friend" said 81. "me and
the boys Just wanted to find out how
the thing worked."-Youth's Com
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

would appear to be improved lines,
tending to make the act Of catching
more mechanical than heretofore. He
proposed to fit the big mitt with heel
piece extending around the wrist and
thumb. The fingers are protected by a
large, continuous pocket, as is usual.
and between the two he provides an
extra fulness of material which forms
pocket in the palm of the glove. Any
one who has ever watched profess
sional catcher manipulate his big glove
must have noticed the almost continu-
GUS pounding of the palm Of the glove
to form just such pocket as the in
ventor here provides ready-made. It
remains for the small boy during the
coming season to demonstrate whether
the coming generation of players will
universally adopt the mitt built on
these lines
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10
Non.Resident Experts for cities.


The injurious decision of former
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Chicago
the right to avail itself of the SER
vices of experts who are not actual
citizens has been overthrown by the
Illinois Supreme Court. Charles B.
Ball, sanitary expert, who on his
merits had won the position of chief
sanitary inspector of this city, was
deprived of that position by the Han
ecy decision. The Supreme Court de.
MES the justice of this action. Here
is an important victory in the inter.
ests Of good municipal service. 1t
opens the way for the employment
by the city of experts from any quar-
ter who have superior qualifications
which make them more worthy than
all other applicants to have charge
of special lines of work. Such a posi-
ton as that of chief sanitary inspec-
tor. which influences directly the
health of the entire community, re.
quires the services of the best per-
son available. Whether he is resi-
dent of Chicago or of some other city
at the time he is appointed is of no
consequence, as the civil service law
recognizes.- Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

fell foul of current that pushed her
upon sandbank. The passengers be-
gan to run for the boats and hunt in
impossible places for life preservers.
Capt. Coomers sat on deck, his big
frame supported by camp stool, and
his game leg" stretched on another
camp stool. He sat still while the
Others, crew and passengers, were
rushing about in futile activity. He
looked at the strip of island, then out
at the bay, then at the sky. Then
ne rested his chin on his chest and
studied the deck planking.
A passenger ran up to him and
criedA&O Oh, captain, we are wrecked"
HUMP"
Eve are wrecked
BE we?"
"Is there any danger?"
HUM"
Are we going to sink?"
Not fur in this water"
"A1e you sure? I'm afraid we've
shall all he drowned"
Not II you're more'n four feet
high"
The passenger seemed satisfied at
last and Wen. away. Capt. Coomes
resumed his gaze at the deck Pres
entity another passenger saw him.
"oh, captain, I'm so glad you're
here!"
so be l."
Think there's any danger?"
II amt seen any"
"of course we've aren't far from
shore?"
NO. We're as nlgu as two lovers
on slopin sofa"
"You take it coolly!"
well you see I've Deen wrecked ofl
Cape Horn and l was in boat that
was chawed up by whale. don't
puppus to get my boots wet out o
any sech land vehicle as this here."-
| Youths COMPANION.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

cattle. The Missouri Agricultural
College has during several winters
produced two pounds OF gaIn per day
on cattle by feeding six pounds Of
corn each and an average Of about
seventeen pounds of clover hay. An
exactly similar lot of cattle fed SIX
pounds Of corn and fifteen pounds Of
clover hay, made gain of only one
pound per day per head. When large
amounts Of clover hay are not avail
able, we have found that mixing equal
parts of clover hay and corn slower
has resulted in gain of one and
three-quarter pounds of gain day per
head. Two pounds per day is rea.
sonably good gain when cattle are fed
heavy grain ration of eighteen 4
twenty pounds daily. The cost OF HLs
clover hay and six pounds of corn Il
measurably less than the heavy grain
ration. and the gains resulting ard
nearly identical. The grain ration has
this advantage-that 1t will find In the
animals somewhat more quickly and
put them In condition to fulfill the
market equirements.-F. B. Mumford,
Missouri Agricultural College.