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The Irish standard., 1905-05-13
Death of Theatrical Manager.

Denver, Col, May 11.-George f..
McFadden, well-known theatrical
manager Of New York city, died here
Wednesday of consumption, aged 42
years.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-13
Killed by His Little Sister.

Killed by His Little Sister.
Cedar Rapids. Ia, May 9.-While
playing with rifle which was not
known to be loaded, Harvey schleuter.
IL years old, was killed by his little
sister.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

the liningsl To be sanitary the refriserato
mTst vs.. nave ian Ihis positive forced circulation.
the storage Of perlshabie goods is recognized by
more each year. since Il Is found that much SICK
ness is traced to unsanitary conditions In con-
nectl0n With the foods.
Economy in the Ice consumption is another
very Important TEXTURE. The Insulation Of re-
irlKerator is an essential requirement and In our
denrs tan We give this special attention, all
thoroughly packed to the full thickness with one
OF tiie best PRACTICAL insulators-minerai wool,
Al, herrlck hefrigerators have an Increased
cent. moro than formerly used. Onr refripefa-
LOT has M always been recognized as economical in
tenfa e, ICE 6at We added the above with the In
!entioh OF making IT greatly superior to anything
Maue. our refrigerators require only reason
able amount Of Ice space to operate them 10 the
ness aatssn.age and We gain between u and Z
found in the overhead boxes, thus making = say.
ipg IN Ice as we'll as storage space and seauring
the es pest Of results in sanitary refrigeration
Our cases are constructed Of solid oak IN our
glass y, ssh mned; guarter,sawed oak), being durable
p pi1g and are held securely by superior style
~ doing away with leakage Of air and wasting
o. G ice: Al OF our refrigerators are mounted on
s0Sa a casters. Ihe drain pipe is very convenient
al seamless and made Of heavy galvanized iron. on
A., no leahs. II the correct arrangement Of foods
M febttigetatnr ba be followed the best o results
- - opeoanSu. 4ue OUJeCt DeluR 10 Keep the
oaorllerous articles on the upper shelves III the
large or rght.hand Commandments, above the
susceptible articles stored.
Positively no mould or taint in the Herr,ck
our outside Icing Retrigerators are great con.
venence at snail additional cost Can be used
me year around. and during cold weather with
high grade refrigerator made. it may not be
the cheapest In the first cost. but will be In the
end: Your health demands the use Of strictly
sanitary refrigerator. The Herrick will prove
its merit In every respect Made in Sanitary
Udoress Spruce, White Enamel and Opal Glass
iinings. Latest improvements and finest de-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Praise IN the Home,

There is nothing better for girl
sometimes than little hearty praise.
Many good people conscientiously act
on the direct opposite and seem to
think nothing better than a hearty
blame. There are some blunders, enough
In life, bitterness and pain, hard work
enough and little enough of it-enough
to dep"ess us all and keep us humble,
keen enough sense of failure, sue
coed as one may, and word of hearty
.commendation now and then will light
en- the load and brighten the heart and
send woman ON with new hope and
energy, and If she have any reasonable
amount of brains at all 1t will do her
no harm. Children are sometimes
heart starved for little hearty praise.
Boys will cct UP to the estimate put
upon them or at least try to il they are
worth their lt.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
May WelIings.

May weddings are supposed by many
persons to be unlucky. 1t is Il heritage
from the ancient Romans. a May
bride, says Ovid, is short lived, his
explanation being that the month in
cluded the celebration of the Lemuria
in honor Of the dead. Apart from any
evil omen, such time of mourning
would interfere with the bathing and
toilet arrangements that We're proper
preliminaries to weddings. Plutarch
suggests that, rs April was the month
OF Venus and June that of Juno, to Sc
lcct May was to slight those nuptial
goddesses and that June, as the month
Of the young Guniores). was preferable
to May, the month of the old mnjores).
Ovid's "Alense malas maio nubere vul-
gus ait" (therc is Il popular saying that
wicked women wed in May) was in
scribed on the gate Of Holyrood when
Mary, queen of Scots, married Both
well in May, 1867. What followed
strengthened Scottish belief in Mays
unluckiness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

James Crossley, a noted English bib
liomaniac, hied him one memorable day
to a bookstall in Shudehill market and,
spying little volume. took it up and
glanced carelessly through it. After
awhile he asked its price from an old
woman and was told 1t was two and
sixpence "Tll give you slxpence for
it." said Crossley. Nay" replied the
poor old dame; at cost me shillings."
Whereupon our book devourer threw 1t
down in disgust and retired. A gentle
man, overhearing the alteration,
stepped forward and purchased 1t at
the sum demanded. Crossley returned
soon after and, noticing the book had
gone, anxiously inquired what had be-
come Of it. "Sold," answered the wo-
man, "for what you refused to give"
.'rell me who bought it, and I'll give
him 10 shillings for it!' said Crossley
eagerly. The moral is self evident
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

Der of conditions are favorable at
one and the same time.
Third That just enough mois-
ture to allow very active fermenta.
ton to proceed for time and then
become exhausted is one of these
conditions.
"Fouth-That great bulk and ex-
.posnre tosheating effects of the sun
(as under an unventilated roof with
the above (third may be considered
seriously dangerous.
F'ifth-That, contrary to this, no
such danger threatens silos as usual
lv filled, however hot the material
seems to become"
The time, therefore, to avoid spon-
taneous combustion is when the hay
is put in the shed. In good hay
weather careful attention on the
part Of the farmer himself will Or
dlnarily avoid any great danger.
Unfortunately he don't always get
good hay weather. Therefore, when
the weather is damp and the atmos-
phere moisture laden, it is time to
make hay little drier than seems
to be necessary before putting it in
the barn. Hay put in after sun
down in almost any kind of weather,
and especially when the ground is
wet, is always source Of danger,
as in that case it invariably contains
more moisture than it seems to.
'-Wallaces Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Elowers In Northern nussia.

An English traveller in northern Rus
sia writes to the Gardeners Chronicle
that nothing surprised him more than
the universal presence of well grown
Towering plants in dwelling rooms.
Even in the cells of monasteries and in
the studios of city photographers far
thcr north than Archangel lie found
such plants us oleanders, crotons Pc
largoniums and fuchsias in almost
every room. The double windows, so
necessary to keep out the cold, have u
draft tight space between them filed
with Towering plants, and 1t does not
seem necessary to open them for air
during the short hot summer. From
September to June the country is
buried i'll snow and shut in by ice. The
average temperature for January is
only 10 degrees. The July tempera-
ture, however, has an average of 20
degrees T.. which is hardly to be won-
dered at when it is remembered that
the sun shines twenty-five hours out
of the twenty four.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Lice en- Chicks.

There is no form of lice but will
yield to the application of fresh lice
killers, whether in paint or powder,
if they are applied at the right inter.
walls and often enough. Lice are the
plague Of the poultry industry. They
are especially bad on sick fowls and
fowls with scaley legs. 1he insect
powders containing tobacco are good,
also Persian insect powder if fresh.
Hens should be busted thoroughly
each week for three weeks to kill the
late matches of nits. For the large
head lice grease is the best thing to
apply. We like best mixture of
hen oil, to which . few drops of car
bolic acid and kerosene have been adj
ded. Carbolized petroleum is also
excellent. Wallaccs' Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
The Man,e,p,.ce Bottle Experiment.

The Mantelptsce bottle Experiment.
You find yourself on picnic perhaps
without corkserew and with a lot of
bottles, all of them with corks in them.
Hardly anybody knows what to do.
The solution OF the difficulty is, how
ever, 1t seems, perfectly simple: place
the bottle, cork downward, upon the
edge of an ordinary mantelpcce,
steadying it, of course, with the hand.
Then with n slight impulse turn it so
that it falls upon the ground on its
base. Pick 1t up, and you will find that
the cork has started. 1t is sometimes
necessary to repeat the operation be-
fore the cork can be withdrawn with
the fingers. A first experiment with a
full bottle of water tightly corked is
advisable. y fall direct from that
height will have no desirable result"
The present writer can testify to the
efficacy of this "minor art He had,
it is true, to arrange his picnic in an
ordinary room so as to have the man
tclpiece handy. But there was no diff
Guilty after turning the bottle on its
base, with slight impulse" in cx-
tracing the cork from the ruins. There
was no need to repeat the operation,-
London Spectator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
A Ray of Light.

The straightest thing in nature or
art Is a ray of light when passing
through u medium of uniform density.
Hence the eye is enabled to test the
stralghtness of an edge or tube by hold
ing it as nearly as possible coincidcnt
with ray of light, such parts us de-
part from straightness then intercept
ing ray and causing u shade to be
cast upon other parts. 1t Is not known
at what early period in the history Of
mankind the discovery was made that
straightness could be thus determined.
1t is certain that thousands Of mechan-
les use the method daily without being
able to give rational explanation Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

During the heat of the anti-sl,very
agitation while on railroad train,
Wendell Phillips was thus ad lress-
ed by clergyman. "Mr. Phillips,
why do you and your ass ,ciates
continue to excite our people of the
north when no slavery exists here?
Why do yoa not go to the south,
where slavery does exist, and stop
the importation Of slaves?" 81 be-
live you area minister of the gos-
pel?" said Phillips, THAT is my
vocation" replied the clergyman,
"And your mission is to save souls
from help" ''That is my mission. y
replied the other, "Theu" replied
Phillips, why do you not go there
and stop the importation of souls?,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

Lieutenant Governor Sherman, of
Illinois, has been insulted by the
suggestion that he should run for
congress to fill a vacancy in his dis
trict; Washington" he is quoted
with saying SIS the most aristocratic
plutocrat, money-ridden, flubsto-
cratic place in christendom. 1t has
not an equal on the face of the
earth. On the other hand, the
congressman is nothing but PEN
sion agent and postoffice place
solicitor. A congressman in Wash
ington is in the position Of small
boy with half pair Of suspenders
and torn shirt, looking through a
knot hole at ball game. You
might say that the Illinois congress
men are like frogs in a large pond.
They kick around good deal but
you can't see the disturbance they
make" 1T would be interesting
we feel sure to have Mr.. Sherman
give us a definition and graphic
description of a lieutenant governor.
Omaha Bee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Children,s Quarrel.

A young mother who had been much
annoyed by h:ving to listen to her
schildren's quarrels hit upon the ex.
pedient of having tie complaints sub.
mitted to her in writing. This put an
effectual damper upon the desire for
maternal interference, for the children
thought that the game was not worth
the candle. but the mother all the time
was keeping her eyes and ears open
and knew more than the little folks
Imagined about their discortls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

The Herald man had the pleasure
of inspecting I. A. Hiser's ranch on
East Fourth street yesterday after
noon and also of sampling some Of
the products thereof. We stayed to
supper. Mr.. Hiser has one acre, and
the amount Of produce he can raise
on it is astonishing and proves the
claims of advocates of intensified
farming. He has Strawberries, rasp-
erries, plums, apples, not few. but
lots of them. and all kinds of garden
stuff, pigs, chickens and one jersey
COW. .ar. Hiser has sold over one
hundred quarts of Strawberries so fal
this season and his family of six
have had all they wanted every day
Apply the same work and methods
to a ten-acre tract and it would bring
a man a good income. e.-spencel
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
The Term "crony..

Every one uses the term "crony" in
the sense of "chum" or pal" and the
phrase 'old cronics" has become spe-
cially familiar, but it is doubtful
whether the original word bore any
reference to friendship. The new Eng
lish dictionary puts down its origin to
academic slang and quotes the immor-
tai Pepys fop the earliest instances of
Its use. Quite recently, however, an old
letter of u still earlier date has come to
light, in which scholar is described
Us Content to destroy his body with
night labors and everlasting study to
overtake his chronyes and contempora-
rles." From this it would seem clear
that the word was bit of university
jargon, used to denote students Of the
same date and coined from the Greek
word that appears In the terms Nchro-
nology, ""chronomcter," ''chronograph." /"
j that are connected with time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

Any interruption while he was max
ing speech always caused Richard
Brinsley Sheridan considerable annoy
ance. On one occasion the dramatist
showed his displeasure Of fellow
member of the house of commons who
kept crying out Hear, hear" every
few minutes. During Il certain debate
Sheridan took occasion to describe a
political contemporary who wished to
play rogue, but had only sense enough
to act fool. Where" exclaimed he,
with great emphasis where shall we
find more foolish knave Or more
knavish fool than hef'
Hear. hear" was shouted by the
troublesome member.
Sheridan turned and, thanking the
honorable member for the prompt in
formation, sat down amid general
roar Of laughter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

Mrs. John Sherwood was as famous
for her exquisite nature as fer her fine
style. Alta dinner one night at the
time when her novel "Thc Transplant
ed Rose" was having wide circulation
her neighbor turned and asked in per-
feet good faith the almost incredible
question, Mrs. Sherwood, do you
know who wrote The Transplanted
Rose?"
ut sounds as though 1t might be
Hardy" laughed the gifted woman
without trace Of Ill nature.-Wo.
mans Home Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
The Property Mans Trouble.

The company was playing Romeo
and Juliet" the other day, and in the
balcony scene u cannon went off. The
property man was sent for, who ex-
planned that 1t was cannon which
should have gone off In the perform
ance of Henry "" two days before.
That property man was spoken to more
in sorrow than In anger.-From an
Address by T. II. Benson In London.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

In Japan it appears that one factor
entering into the choice of daughter
in-law is her skill in raising silkworms.
There is more to this than appears on
the surface Of the statement, for it
seems that the thread spun by a silk
worm is regular and even in propor-
ton, Us the worm has been regularly
and carefully fed. The prospective
mother-in-law carefully and minutely
examines the garments of the aspiring
bride, Judging Of her qualifications by
their condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Man A Soil Robber, .

Ex-Governer Hoard in hisaddress
at the White banquet in Chicago re-
Gently brought this charge against
the farmers generally: That all the
migration from Atlantic to Pacific
had been migration ofsoil robbers.
which is true, no truer, however,
with regard to farmers than any
other class Of people. The race has
been race OF timber robbers, OF coal
robbers, and robbers of every good
thing, robbers even of health. The
young man sows his wild oats; he
squanders, wastes, the energies
which if conserved would have tend
ed immeasurable to promote his
happiness. He usually does not
realize it until it is too late; neither
does the farmer realize what soil
robbing means until the soil rebels,
refuse to yieldup its storesof fertility.
The young man destroys his health,
complains of hard luck and the world
being against him. The farmer
who has abused his soil claims that
the weather and seasons have
changed, or that there is something
wrong with the government. Both
are simply yielding to the inexorable
law that wrong doing brings with
it the penalty.
We scarcely expect to get sub
scrlption from some men until the
yellow clay spots begin to appear on
the hillside; until the land crusts in
a dry time and puddles in a wet
time; until the owner finds out by
experience that there is nothing
wrong with the soil, but with him
self and his methods Of farming.
Then he begins to think and study.
gets over hisfoolish prejudice agains.
book farming, and gets it pounded
into his head that good farming
after all is simplyobedience to natur-
al law, just as good living is obedi-
ence to moral law. Both natural and
moral law have the same origin, and
similar penalties for their violation.
The farmers in new country are
soil robbers. They will waste in
thirty years of grain farming the fer
tility stored up for ages to the full
extent that the Lord will let them;
and wisely He does not let them go
beyond a certain limit. He puts the
soil, or rather, allows them to put
the soil out of physical condition,
and thus locks up the fertility which
is kept in store for children and
grandchildren. No land really good
to begin with can be permanently
exhausted of its fertility. 1t will
always respond to the man who
understands soil and climates and
grains and grasses. 1t is kept in
store for just that kind Of fellow.
IS We have seen this going on from
our boyhood. The, complaint Of
worn ont land was quite, common, as
we rememberit, fifty or sixty years
ago, and farmers were even then go
ing west for new soils to rob. twill
be 80 in every country. The first
settlers from the Atlantic to the
Pacific have made a living, then
moved on. The second class Of set
tiers were a little better. With the
third class came the farmer, and he
restores the land to its original fer
tility, and more, and will continue
to do so as long as he farms right,
for hundreds and hundreds Of years.
This good land was not made to be
worn out in twenty years, or fifty,
or five hundred. Wallace's Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

Artist No. My landscapes abso-
lutely ruined by lurid portrait. Art
list No. 2-Yes, the hanging's pretty
slipshod this year. They've put me
next to the crudest thing in the show.
Artist No. 8 Coming up)-Hello! see
they've hung you two chaps together!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

The reputation established by our refrigerator
Tor honest construction and best principle of re-
migration Is verified by the growing demand
LOT them. We always aim to keep Ia advance
on improvcm MS and efficiency and build an
nones! refrigerator In every respect We ara
NV pleased to say that we feal more confident
OF having attained that high principle than ever
Aa examination of our refrigerator will con.
vince even tile most skeptical of their merit In
worknansl y. mater al. finish and high etflcieIl-
cy OF our system. trial will prove the value of
our prlhciple. economical and highly sanitary
features. Owing to our perfected system made
up or open center draft pans air ducts and 9TH
er seer ttc construction. our refrigerators have
a cold. dry air circulation which keeps the in-
setlor s.ar dry sweet and clean. and the articles
stnr highly sanitary. Without circulation the
interior would be damp and mouldy and the ar
tlcles stored would spoil In short time. With
OUT circulation the refrigerator would be no bet
Ter than common ice box.
u is not the cold alone which Is SO essential In
refrigeration. as may be easily demonstrated
Dut the circulation of cold, dry air, forced by
proper lines OF construction. proper insulation,
and arrangement. Perishable foods kept in our
reirlgerators are preserved In the best possible
manner fruits, vegetables, etc., can be stored
IN our refrigerators together with milk, cream.
butter and other susceptible articles without
contamination or taint The walls are always
dry and sweet, even after years OF use. Match
es can kept on the shelves of our refrigera-
tors for months and struck with ease on any Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
potato =, /, yya,cr For c.rn.., -,

Potato water is excellent for bright
ening shabby carpets. The carpets
must first lie we'll beaten and shaken;
then take half a dozen good sized pota-
toes and scrape them as finely as pos
slble into II bucket half full of warm
water. Strain. wiring cloth out Of
the potato water and with it give the
carpet a good rub all over. rlnsing fire.
uuently.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
What Is Hope?

A beacon of ligh. 'miist ie darkness OF nIrht
Stretching far over the sea.
Sheddingit be inns with u radiance that seems
Reaching to you and tn me.
An; sweetly 1t sings and II never takes wings
:, Th0' gladness ard JOY fade away;
How gently 1t holds bruisc hearts in Its folds
And clings to tito souls gone astray.
Tho the darkness of night o'e shadows the
light
Yet ever a be,m from afir
Ger the low roopin. heads soft healing BAN,
sheds,
Like "A CLEAN fro n tho Gates Ajar:"
And tho NO I'D weary yes In Il ten ilernc ;s risc
To hope and Its visions II love
While softly its beams liks chldhoods sweet
Bring message of peace from 4bo 70.
-Gnsty Van R,y In Mi,w .ukee Neys.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

II you put two persons In the same
bedroom, one Of whom has the tooth
ache and the other is in love, you will
find that the person who has the tooth
ache will go to sleep first. Isn't 1t curl
Gus?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
The religion. Vocation.

The religious vocation isn't neccssari-
ly the outcome Of long mental proc
esses. 1t may either steal upon one
subtly or overwhelm one at single on
slaught.-From 1.-THE Bishops Niece"
by George II. Picard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12

"Can you help me to recover my
child?" asked the-poor woman.
us your child lest?"
"Oh, no. His clothes are worn out"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
At the Wrong Time,

you say your playing created a
great deal of talk2" said the friend.
"Yes." answered the pianist, "but
unfortunately it was mostly during
my performance"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-12
Wonder IL This 1. sos

Heaven never helps the man who
will not act.-Sophocles.