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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29
by writer in the Cosmopolitan, one
may safely say that If there is a rea-
sonable amount Of help to do the work,
life In n manIa sugar comn is some

Dy writer in the Cosmopolitan, one
may safely say that If there is rea-
sonable amount of help to do the work,
life In a maple sugar camp is some
thing of picnic.
In Northern Vermont the season be-
gins about March and lasts from
four to six weeks. The most favor
able weather for the flow of sap is
succession Of cold, frosty nights fol-
lowed by warm. sunny days. After
several days of good running weather,
during which the sap has flowed free
-lv. the svlek1s grows lease aud slass- until
storm. either of snow or rain, seems
to give the trees renewed life. With
the swelling of the first buds the flow
ceases entirely. A good tree. under ia
vorable circumstances. will yield from
four to five gallons of sap in twenty
four hours. delivered drop by drop into
the buckets hung against the rough
bark.
The sugar place" selected. the work
begins early in March. the sugar house
having been located upon little rise
VI iuHa, 50 tuat tue water from lne
melting snow will drain away. If the
snow is not deep. well-trained horse.
or yoke of oxen. has been brought
into the woods. with stock OF hay
and grain to feed it, and is comfort
ably quartered in shed. built against
the side of the sugar house. If its
help can be employed, the work is
made much easier. for, hitclled to a
stout sled. it draws the buckets about
the forests to be scattered to the trees
and, later. draws back to the camp
the sap as it is gathered. Very often
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hitS. olANroRD. NY
never be unfolded. Two attempts
We're made on her life and the second
was effective, though she asserted
that she went out into the islands of
the Pacific TO escape her fate. II 1t
is murder, then, indeed. may the per-
petrator Of the crime ask: will all
great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
clean from my hand" In consider
Ing the case on the theory of murder
one Is unable to find a motive for SO
foul crime rs the killing of noble
old lady of so years. whose cours,
was in all human probability nearly
finished and wis Sc fortune had al
ready heen given away.
Mrs. Stanford was born I'm Albany.
n. y. in 1925. and married Leland
Stanford when she was 90. She ac.
companied him to California and was
with him in his rise from small store
keeper to railway builder. Governor
and United States Senator. While at
Washington her jewels rivaled those
of the royal families of the old world
-Four sets of diamonds cost her hus-
band 100000. one set emitted violet
rays by day and another pink rays.
The third set was of yellowish hue
and the fourth consisted OF spotless
white stones. She had n necklace
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

duty Of the woman s to be the mother the housewife"
She simply says: W the great middle class the women
of It, agree to this in modern day. viii these women
who are doing much that Is quite with
motherhood and housewery consent to give up be-
loved occupations and cradle and
the kitchen?"
The PRIME duty OF woman Is to be the housewife"
Perhaps But ought to be the prime duty man to
be good tempered In the house. to be ready understa nd
the worries and difficulties of housekeeping to be lenen
when little things go wrong not to be imbecile in
expectation Lots OF men-thousands thousands-yho
possess what they are pleased to call minds and cooks
ask such questions of their following: "Why
has the cook put much pepper into soup this even
ing? why the potatoes burnt to-niyh?" why has
the cook forgotten to send bread crumbs with
pheasant" why Is this chicken 20 tough?" etc And
these questions to wives who cooks and
whose husbands do not wish them to be cooks
"Why-why-why;" How many wives are weary of
that word and are inclined at last to give appl
cation and say. why born to be housewves?"
And yet, as have said. many seem to think that
an unselsh weak. unworthy creature and send
him to the wall Sometimes exactly what women
really do want in man. what they men to be to
them, what is their ideal man.
what do women want in men? I should have thought
unselhshness soctude, and greater humbeness had
not observed that selfish careless conceed men are
so often adored by women.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29
Andrew Lang scores Dogs.

There is not one of the seven deadly
sins of which the dog is not haLitually
guilty, says Andrew Lang III the Illus
trated Kennel News. and am una
ware OF single redeeming feature in
his repulsive character
The self-consc!ousness and vanity of
dogs might disgust even minor poet.
! have known collie-certain'y Il
very handsome collie-to pass days in
contemplating his own image in the
glass. know IL dog dandy which
actually makes eyes. being conscious
that he possesses these organs very
large. brown and decorative.
1.-The dog is not brave. The dog is
not faithful. 1t needs a great deal Of
fidelity in man to cling as he does
10 the dog. licking, as 1t We're, the paw
(the muddy paw which tramples him.
Who has not seen n dog morally cor
rupt famtly-reducing them to the
slaves of impulses? Tip wants to
take walk! Tip wants to so out Of
the door--then he wants to come in
again; then he appears at the window
and scratches: then he fancies the
nost comfortable armchair and Gusts
jaded and midlle-aged man of let
tnr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29
Her Kuse Was succes.ru,.

Miss Oakley was serving tea in her
studio one afternoon when the word
'ruse" came up, says the Philadelphia
Record. Every one had some episode
about an odd and successful ruse to
narrate. Miss Oakley said:
II, too. recall ruse that succeeded
wonderfully, an unexpected and orig
inal ruse that friend of mine EN-
ployed.
MY friend, Philadelphia woman,
had recently for visitor an elderly
uncle from the country He was n
good old man. an intelligent and sensi-
tive old man, but his table manners
were not-ahem-up to the mark.
MY friend could not think of TAX
ing her uncle to task about his table
manners: il she had it would have
broken the poor old sentleman's heart
Instead of taking him to task she en-
ployed a ruse upon him. Her ruse,
which was quite successful, culminut-
cd like this:
Mary says the uncle at dinner,
this here knife of mine tastes soapy.'
Every well, uncle. You shall have
another
"rhc second knife came.
1.-THE second knife came. The I'M
Gle. with grimace. again remarks:
'Soapy, too. Mary, just like the
first knife was
My friend frowned.
Its too bad, uncle she said. But
city servants are SO careless. Try
eating with your fork. Maybe that's
cIonn'O
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!: NOT AN ILLUSION
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001HEN Marjorie Mervin first In
WhW tlmated to her friends that
she intended to become IL hos
pItal nurse. they one and ALL with the
exception of one person who proved
the rule, declared to her that she was
mad.
But Marjorie only smiled, and quiet
ly went on with her preparations. aid
ed and allotted therein by the excep-
ton, Frank Ashton, a medical student.
at st. Pauls', the hospital Marjorie
proposed entering. And not to llv-
ing soul did she explain the true rea
son for the step she was taking.
Time went on and Marjorie struG-
gled bravely against the inclination to
90 home ut tile end of the first week,
when footacre and backache made life
scarcely worth living. and, finally, lii
her fourth year, gained distinction in
the shane of gold medal and the
slstership of a ward.
Although Frank Ashton was long
since qualified he still remained at the
hospital, ostensibly to specialize. but
in reality to watch over slnny-halred.
brown-eyed Sister Marjorie, whom lie
had loved for years. Marjorie frankly
told him that she liked him, but that
was all.
Marjorie was taking well-earned
rest in her large sitting room one day
when nurse tapped at the door.
Come In" said Marjorie sleepily.
The nurse entered-a pretty blue-eyed
girl in neat cap and apron.
.There's letter for you, sister. and
/ don't like the look of sixteen: his
temperature has risen two degrees
since one o'clock.
Marjorie looked at the patient gave
the nurse some directions. and return
ed to rest and her letter. An invita-
ton for an At Home fell out. With
1t was hasty note:
"Deurest Marjorie-Do make spe-
c,nl effort to come to this function
Several nice people are coming
them Paul Burton. the poet, who was
40 gone on you at Lympstone. He
would like to renew acqaintanceship.
Ever yours, Bee Paget."
For a minute her heart beat to suf-
location. Her memory carried her
back to the year before she entered the
hospital and an episode that only Bee
Paget knew of, and even Bee did not
know how deeply 1t had affected her
= t.,I.
How long ago it seemed. that sum
mer which she had spent with Bee be-
fore her marriage! Mr.. Paget was
staying there. too, and his absorption
in Bee threw Marjorie into the society
of the only other guest. Paul Burton,
the rising poet. Marjorie was young,
pretty and impressionable, and Paul
Burton did not neglect his opportunity
OF instructing Marjorie in The lesson
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Pens M :fnE R'El1PI

appearing cheerful smiling confident AT last the pro
preor told her that she only use the same accs
with his customers that had with him she wouId be
invaluable to him. To-day that man thinks he could not
hold half his trade without that young woman Persistent
personal interviewing out in that case
There is time for retreat in business as welt nc in
war, and man must be sensitive enough to know what
impression he Is making, step by 6ep may iny1t-
lhsy be driving away from him the whom he Wishes
10 reaeh. Above all things avoid giving the I'm.
preston that forcing to en- issue There
are thousand men that to one that you can
take by assault Persistent interviewing well planned ard
skillfuy carried out works wondera only be sure your
persistency does not itself become an offense
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

few years ago she had her life insured
for $l.0Oo,0oO for the benefit of the
university Her relatives will inherit
some of her wealth. They are her
brother. Charles Lathrop. of Califor-
mia, and Mrs. Daniel S. Lathrop,
who lives in Saratoga.
There was Il strong trace of mysti-
clsm in Mrs. Stanford. A Methodist
in the beginning. she drifted later TO-
ward the High Church wing of Epis-
AT one time it was be-
lieved that she was about to enter the
Roman Catholic Church. to which her
brother was convert At the same
time she had leaning toward splrl-
tualism. Her absolute devotion to the
memory of her husband and son was
her most prominent trait in her later
years. 1t was this devotion which
held her to the fight for the university
in the hard times. Every object which
her husband and son had used or
touched was sacred to her
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however. the snow for the first week
or two is too deep for horse or an OK
to get about, and all the work must be
done by men on snow shoes. Mounted
upon his stout. coarse snow shoes,
which are strongly strapped TO his
thick boots. the sugar maker poiscs
upon one shoulder Il stack of buckets
as heavy as he can carry and starts off
with them, leaving one or two at the
foot of every maple tree. AS soon as
the sap begins to flow it must be gath
cred and brought to the sugar house
to boil. In this work sap buckets"
as shown in the illustration, are en-.
ployed.
Gathering the Sap.
AS a general thing, however, the
snow has melted sufficiently by the
time the gathering begins to allow the
use of horses or oxen. The latter are
still frequently employed and they add
something to the picturesqueness Of
the work. Roads are broken out in
every direction through the woods, and
along these the horses or oxen draw a
stout sled made with wooden shoes
SO as to go with almost equal ease over
bare ground or snow. Upon this sled
is fastened big tub called the draw
tub" Into this the sap is gathered,
being poured from the buckets at the
trees ard brought to the sled in pals.
The draw-tub Is made largest at the
notion. so as to sit firmly upon the
sled. and chained down. When the
gathering team reaches the sugar
house the contents of the draw-tub are
pumped or dipped out and carefully
strained into huge tubs called holders.
Thence the sap Is put into the boiling
pans and after several hours boiling
the contents become a syrup-a thick
brown liquid half way between sap
and molasses. The syrup is then taken
out. carefully strained and put away in
clean wooden tubs to cool and settle.
If the product is to be marketed as
maple syrup, it is simply boiled until
Of the required thickness, and then put
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29
Cause. that brought ON the War.

Causes that Brought on the War.
kussia's refusal to recognize China's com
plete sovereignty over Manchuria.
hussta's refusal to recognize the full com.
ria.
Russia's refusal to recognize Japans par
amount interests In Korea
Japan's dependence upon Korea for food
supply and upon Manchuria for a market
Tor her manufactured products.
Russia's efforts to close Mnnchuria to the
commerce OF all nations upon equal terms
and her ENHANCEMENT on territory along the
Principal Battles In the War.
ChengJu, Korea (hrst laud skrmish)
March %, 1904.
Yalu River tkinlienchens,. May 1, 1904.
Eengwangcheng. May I. 1904.
kinchow, May 90 1905
Polnndien, May 20. 1904.
Nanshan Hill. May 81. 1904.
Sluyen, June g. 1901.
Sajmatze. June .. 1904.
vafangow, or Tellssu, June 1915, 1904.
Molten Pass, June 20, 1904.
kaiping. July 0. 1904.
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AT THE DOOR.

thought myself indeed secure.
So fast the door. so firm the lock:
But. 10! the todling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
My heart were stone could 1t withstand
The sweetness of my baby's plea.
That timorous, baby knocking and
please let me in. it's only me-"
threw aside the unfinished book,
Regardless of its tempting charms;
And, opening wide the door, took
My laughing darling in my arms.
Who knows but in eternity
l. like truant child, shall wait
The glories of life to be.
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers gate?
And will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's supplicating cry,
AS mt the outer door plead.
"'Tis |. o Father! only IT,?
Eugene Field.
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MAKING MAPLEsUGAR
INDUSTRY WHICH FLouRIsHES
IN THE EARLY SPRING.
Much of the Genuine Product Ia Made
In the Green Mountain state-Teams
Sometimes Employed in Gathering
the sap-Picturesquc Sugar Camp,

The little brown loaves of maple SUI
gar which find their way into market
are made up In largest quantity in the
woods of Vermont. The making of
the sugar is not confined to that region
alone, for wherever maple trees are
found In sufficient numbers to make
the tapping of them profitable, the sap
Is drawn therefrom and boiled into
sugar. Then. there Is the maple" SUI
gar manufactured from corncobs and
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worth 100000 and pendant worth
$4,000. She had sixty diamond rings.
Her entertainments were on lavish

$4,000. She had sixty diamond rings.
Her entertainments were on lavish
scale.
The Stanfords had one son, born to
them late in welded life. and lie died
in 1884 at the age of IL. 1t was in
his honor that the famous free unver.
sity which bears his name was built.
1t was opened in 1891.
The amounts which the Stanfords
gave TO the university bearing their
name are not accurately known.
When Mr.. Stanford died in 1893 1t
had 100 students. Little was left the
school i'll his will. the vast fortunes
going practically in its entirety to
Mrs. Stanford. making her one of the
worlds richest women. Then came
the litigation. with its Termination in
her favor. Her gifts since that time
have amounted to nearly $4,000, 600.
What there is left will undoubtedly
go to the university, but is is small
in amount. Three years ago she sold
her jewels. and with the proceeds
built church for the university,
which is the inert in California. She
also founded hospital in Taris. A
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for it; and I've lost my poor little

for it; and I've lost my poor little
Illusion. and 1t hurts-oh. it hurts"
And then the cab drew up Mt the
great hospital gates, and Frank took
Marjorie to the ward door, and there
had to leave her. The gas in the great
corridor shone on her wet eyes and
sunny hair.
Good night. Frank" she said. And
uon the io,usrsilu sometinns IN
his brave. gray eyes touched her, and
with sudden impulse she unfastened
the bunch of parma violets from her
belt. and, handing them to Frank. van
ished into her ward. saying: THANK
heaven. Frank, you are not an illu-
sion.'-Forget-M Not.
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Tatcheklno. July %. 1904.

IIaicheng. Aug. /. ia4.
Lino Yang, Ang o4-Sept. 4. 1904: this in
ciudes the desperate engagements Mt An
ping. Anshanshnn aud lIiatun and The final
capture of Liao-Yang.
Sha River. Oct. 613. 1901: Russians make
q descent against the Japanese. but are
driven back with great loss.
Lone Tree Hill, Dec. ., 1901: japanese
suffer severe repulse.
Raid made by Russian troops to Newch-
wang and Tatchekiao. Jan. 8-1U 1905.
Siege guns from Port Arthur reach the
1908.
Sandepas aud IfekoutaI. Jan. 3OFeh. 3.
1909. resulting In heavy losses to both sides.
Simmlntun. Feb. 10. 1905, Russians out
fanked and driven ont
Mukden-Actual movement In the fight
began Feb. 10, when General Kuroki began
his northern movement against Rennen-
knmpf's corps: Japanese enter the old Man
chu capital March 10.
Losses in Big Battles.
The following shows approximately the
number of troops engaged and the losses
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29
DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN CHARACTER.

by Vice President Fairbanks.
!:
I al we look upon our growing national power
WI with measureess pride and satisfaction, We
III view our increasing national strength With the
NJ utmost qualification but find our greatest
~ pleasure In the development national char
Y actcr. There never hour in all of our
n splendid history when people We're more am
IN bilious to advance i'll all of the qualities which
@1 mark the highest and best citizenship than they
are now. They never thought effort than
they giving to-day to their moral intellectual aul ply.
steal improvement
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

Uncle George have read your ar
ticle over. and must say it shows a
great deal of originality. Arthur
Thanks, I'm sure! / flattered myself
there We're some ideas In it. Uncle
Georsc-Oh. ] was not speaking of tn !,
composition. but of the spelling.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

She mfter the praposaD-Are you in
favor of long or short engagement?
He-Well that depends. Ii you can
cook, I'm in favor of "A short one, but
if you can't, we'll better make it long
enough to give you chance to make
GOOD
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side. an owl sounds forth his deep.
reverberating call
VALUE or A NAME.
Its Sound Has Much to Do with the
POssessor's Success In {fc


Possessor's Success In Life.
Once in the days of the empire there
was French officer who had done
such meritorious service in subordi-
nate ranks that his superior recon-
mended him to Napoleon for promo
tlon. The young officer labored under
the misfortune of having n very ont
tanuisn name. his parents had made
an absurd patronymic even more so
by adding at his baptism ridiculous
cognomen. When Napoleon heard this
name pronounced he straightway re-
fused to grant the promotion asked.
The reason he gave for his refusal was
that he did not believe anybody atfil-
lated with such n name could become
great or hold high position with dig
nifty. He expressed doubt whether
he himself could ever have risen to
be first consul and emperor If he had
had the misfortune to be called by
name that sounded ridiculous.
Napoleon was familiar with the his
tory of his own and of ancient times,
and he found much in his reading to
warrant him In believing that n pre-
posterous name was serious handi-
career. Authors inventors and quiet
and studious scientists have occasion
ally done fairly well regardless of
their names. but it is fact. as Napo-
leon suggested. that popular states
men, warriors. and heroes have usual
10 had Irp
ing. and rather short names. This has
been more or less true of all nations.
The Hebrew nomenclature is full of
long and difficult names. but the most
illustrlous Biblical characters, from
Adam to Maccabeus. have had names
The same thing is noticed in Greek
and Roman history, as is Illustrated by
Hercules, Pericles. Alexander. Caesar,
Cicero, Augustus; and in more mod
ern European history by Leo Charles
Edward, William. Cromwell, Napoleon,
exception. Washington. Lincoln. Grant,
Sherman. Sheridan and all the Presi-
dents had tine-sounding names.
Although we might naturally expect
that Russia and Japan would afford
many exceptions to this general rule,
nevertheless we would look IN vain for
them in this present hero-making
epoch. Nothing is more unpronounce-
able in foreign tongues that typical
Russian and Japanese names, but the
Oriental war is not bringing any Of
them to glory. The Stinkywitzes, the
IObulowskfyskies.a and the Kimi-illa- mia
illi-is have been kept in the back
ground, and in their stead have ap-
peared men with names so short, sim
pie, and forceful In sound that they
could be used for battle-cry or a
watchword. Togo. Nogi, Stoessel, Ku.
ropatkin. Kuroki, and Oyama are now
the popular and newly made heroes in
Russia and Japan. SO, in spite of the
many varieties of people and their
countless linguistic peculiaritles IT
seems that Napoleon was justified in
believing that the sound of name
has much to do with the possessor's
success in lifc.-Kansas City Journal.
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In Water Ten Hours.

A Belgian swimmer made wage,
recently that he could stay in the
wafer ten hours. swimming the whole
time. He won the bet, performing the
feat at the Antwerp baths.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

California, died rs
the result of u de-
i,.>--~t~----i-. ---A--
cause her end
there seems to be
no doubt. Who
plotted 1t and by
whose hand the
agent Of death was
placed where 1t
would do its work
constitute the lnys-
tory which NAV
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The Customary Climax.

Nordy-How did the play end?
Butts-Oh, in the usual way. Nordy--
And what do you call the usual end?
Butts--In whirl of hats and flea Tiers
and opera clouks.-HoIston Chronicle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

even the hillsides. Certainly, then. there is great
value i'll personal interview with man you know
could do business with If you persuade him
Of the superior value of the idea you represent Many
man has Won the wife of his choice simply by refusing to
take no for an answer. Constantly dropping wears
away sone and the of suggestion represented by
personal interviews by letters great practical value
few years ago young woman applied for position
clerk In grocery IN suburbs of Chi
cago. That young woman presented herself again and
again during three months each time making some refer
ence to her wish to hold clerkship store ALWAYS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

The State of North Dakota owns a
street railway at Bismarck to carry
members of the legislature to ana
from the capitol. The system owns
and operates one car.