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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
WHY DOES THE STONE MovE9
Mystery Connected with Huge Ball
ON q Cemetery Monument.

In the cemetery at Marion, Ohio.
there Is a monument which has at
tracted widespread attention, especial
ly among the scientists of the State.
Resting upon a large stone base IS a
stone ball SO inches in diameter, weigh
ing 1920 pounds. For some time past
the stone has been slowly turning on
its bnse, revolving about horizontal
axis in direction from north to south.
All sorts of theories have been advanc-
ed to explain the phenomenon, but no
decision has been reached.
The ball originally rested in socket
provided on the base, the spot on the
ball which fitted In the die not being
polished. A few years ago c. B. Mer-
chant. local banker. erected the mon
ument. In August. 1904, an employe of
the cemetery observed that the unpol-
ished spot Of the ball had become WIS.,
lille and that the ball had revolved
nearly 20 inches in northerly direc-
ton from Its original resting place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
about an average of 40 per cent Of
all he buys that is enumerated in the
tariff schedules and whatever beyond
that the trusts find he will stand.
Private Car Lines.

Private Car Ltne8s
The appearance before the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee Of an
dividual fruit growers from several
States who declared that their saliva
ton depended upon private car lines IL
inexplicable unless these witnesses
have been offered some inducements
by the railroads or the beef trust, who
own the private refrigerator cars. to
give such evidence. All the assocla-
tons of fruit growers as far as heard
from declare they are opposed to the
monopoly and that eXorbitant icing
charges have eaten up their profits and
specific evidence Of the unreasonable
charges has been given.
1t would be very easy for the local
railroad agents or the beef trust ennis
saries to find some fruit grower or
shipper in certain localities who for
IAN inducement" would be willing to
express his satisfaction with the pres
ent condition of affairs.
One Of the most prominent railroad
men in the country recently said that
every dollar invested In refrigerator
cars paid the company SO investing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Dreary outlook for the Outs.

The decision of Postmaster General
Cortelyou that postmasters must not
be members of political committees
has given sore offense to many ardent
Republican patriots. Who is to take
care of the interests of Congressman
and Senators who disburse "the pork"
II the recipient at the public trough
does not do so? And then there is
the danger to the official that some
other asplrant will, by doing the bid
ding Of the bosses, undermine the r.
NJ. and eventually depose him. 1t has.
also been given out as cold fact that
politics will not always be allowed to
guide in the selection of postmasters
and that Congressman have no inher-
ent right to name the candidate. This
adds another cloud to the dreary out
look of the machine politicians and II
the weather does not soon clear good
many patriots who love their country
for what there is in it will have to
hunt other and more fertile fields to
cultivate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Protection Is Robbery.


When the last Democratic National
convention declared that protection is
robbery" all the Republican organs
were shocked and grleved, or angered
according to their mood. During the
campaign, when the Democratic news
papers and orators gave instances of
how the people were being robbed I'M
der the protection system, similar
bowls of disapproval came from the
same quarter and even the specific In
stances that the trusts were charging
higher prices to our own people than
to foreigners abroad were denounced
as fabrications, but were never dis
proved.
Now comes the Panama Canal Com
mission, with the approval of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, declaring that the
ships, steel rails, freight cars and all
manner of supplies required In the
commission Of the canal will be pur-
chased abroad unless our domestic
trusts meet the price offered by the
foreign manufacturer. This proof that
the trusts have two price lists, one for
domestic use and one for export, has
thrown the ''stand patters" into fits
from which they will hardly recover.
The frank announcement that the
trusts are charging our own people
from 80 to so per cent more than they
charge the people of foreign countries
for their products, and that Uncle
Sam, to protect himself from being
robbed by the trusts, has to purchase
supplies abroad, will open peoples eyes
to the enormity of the Republican sys-
TEN that allows corporations to rob
them.
The farmers, laboring man, and the
business man for that matter, thus
have official information that the pro-
tective tariff, which the Republican
party has always declared was enact
ed for their benefit, has been really a
plan for the trusts to legally rob all
who buy trust products. The Demo
cratic declaration that protection Is
robbery" is thus verified.
The voter that casts his ballot for
candidate for Congress that has not
publicly promised to vote to revise the
Nri6 will DO voting to rob himself Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

hAshh ~ hoAeh. ions but his savage
bulldogs and cats. Sometimes he be-
comes communicative In his reminis-
cences about government officials, his
experience of the inner workings of
the Secret Service Department and his
business transactions with General l..
c. Baker, chief detective Of the War
Department during the war between
the States. Roach came to Bruce's
lake in 1896, and under the site of his
log cabin home he buried copper
lined wooden box. the contents Of
which reveal the dark secret history
of Washington city's darkest doings.
Roach was with Blaine when he re-
signed from Harrlson's cabinet in 1892
and says he wrote Blaine's famous re-
ciprocity bill. He says further:
I'm the memorable Presidential
Of 1884 l was Blaine's pri-
vate secretary and l was standing near
Rev. s. d. Burchard, Presbyterian
who was addressing Blaine,
when the minister made that startling
expression, Rum, Romanism and Re-
bellion.' l called Blaine's attention to
the fact that the Democratic news
paper reporters were preparing to
make political capital out of Bur-
chard's insult to the Roman Catholic
Church. Blaine apparently seemed to
think that Burchard's caustlc remark
would not do any political harm and
to attempt to correct it would offend
the Protestant vote"
Roach is n brother of w. N. Roach,
at one time United States Senator
from North Dakota, who was charged
with embezzling $4,000 some twenty
five years ago. Harry Roach once
lived in splendid home In Washing
ton. To-day he is surrounded by swail
and marshes, and in summer time the
waters Of the marshes are covered
over with a grenlsh-yellow slime and
decayed vegetation. The monotony is
broken by the growing cattails, blue
flags, water lilies and wild rice. It ia
the feeding grounds Of the wild water
fowl and the auditorium Of the croak-
Ing bullfrog. Here and there the mo-
notony is broken by few species Of
barren scrub oak trees, wild fern and
wintergreens. At night there rises
from the marsh waters u dense vapor,
which casts its pallid gloom over the
hermit's home, while the wind mourn
fully blows across the lake.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21


Speaker Cannon calls on the Prssi-
dent every day or two, but there is
dearth Of news about their getting to-
gether on what Congress should do.
There is no doubt that all the stand
patters In the Cabinet will have to 20,
but what will the Iowa people do with
Secretary Shaw roaming around the
State, talking against railroad and
tariff legislation?
The administration having decided
that supplies for the Panama Canal
are to be bought in the open market,
because of high trust prices, the ques-
ton will naturally occur to most Of us.
Why can't we do the same?
The trust barons and the railroad
magnates are beginning to discover
that most of lis are on to their game.
whether Congress Is or not, and divi-
dends Of 40 per cent that some Of
them have been extorting will soon
be n thing Of the past.
The expected has happened, the Ohio
Republicans at their State convention
stand pat" on the tariff that fosters
the trusts. The cartoon with the hogs
with all their feet in the trough GER
tainly applies to these patriots who
swear by the old flag and an appro-
pria tlon."
If a majority ofthe Republican men,
bers Of the House of Representatives
really favor reform, they should show
their good faith by electlng speaker
who favors that policy. Under the
rules the speaker has almost unlimited
power and can aid or delay legisla-
ton in many ways. He can appoint
committees that will carry out a
stand-pat policy or that secretly favor
the railroads and can refuse to tree.
ognize" members that do not agree
with him. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that Speaker Cannon is stand.
patter'' and the speaker should be In
sympathy with the policy of the admin.
istration. -,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

81 say, is this here the novel you
advised me to read?" asked the cab.
man Of the librarian. YES" replied
the librarian; that's the one" WELL"
said the cabman, you can take II
back! There's nine people In the frs.
four chapters who hired cabs, AMI
each of 'em when he got out flung h.a
purse to the driver Now, when I
want that sort of literature, I'll go u
Jules Verne and get 1t pureW
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

Since that time regular systematic
inspection Of the phenomenon has been
made, the result being an unquestlon-
able establishment Of proof that the
ball is continuously and regularly NOV
Ing. Between August and December
examinations show that the ball has
moved five inches.
An investigation showed that the
ball in no way had been fastened to
its base, the builders expecting that
Its weight would hold 1t in place.
When the matter was reported to them
they replied by saying that they had
never in their experience heard of
such a phenomenon. All sorts of In
quiries were made, bringing n varied
lot of replies and explanations. But
satisfactory solution has not yet
been given.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
RoMp1NG.

ROMPING.
Me for romp!
What shall i do?
Down on the floor,
Baby with you?
Up and downstairs,
You on my back,
Grasping my hair,
Riding a-pack?
Now for a tumble!
Hang on now tight!
That is dads grille,
Now you're all right!
Now I'm a camel,
Watch how l kneel;
Now Pm a choo-choo
AUTOMOBILE!
Now I'm tramp,
Now a bow-wow,
Here's where l chase myself
Hang to me now!
Now let's build houses
Build a whole town!
Houses and steeples,
Just to knock down!
Now take your dolly,
Sing 1t to sleep;
Dearie, your daddy
Loves you heap!
Hushaby, baby,
Hushaby, do;
Dearie, heres daddy
Waiting for you.
Put down the dolly,
I'll go and hide!
You could not find me,
Dear, If you tried!
No, you can't find me,
All you can do!
Now you are warmer
Peek-a-boo! Boo!
Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
THE BoBoLaNK.

What other bird has 80 jubilant,
so jocund and free-from-care song as
the bobolink? What cares he
whether school keeps" or not, so
long as he has green meadows to live
In, and fiat pasture fields and
marshes, on the tall reeds of which
he swings as he pours forth his rol.
licking song? He is little tipsy-
intoxicated, in fact-with our glorious
northern summer. Unlike the most
of our birds. he frequently sings while
on the wing, and in this. as we'll as in
the joyous abandon of his singing, he
is said to resemble the English sky
lark.
Like our meadow lark, the bobolink
prefers fiat countries, and refuses to
live among the hills. have seen him
most frequently in the fiat pastures
of Ohio, where he makes his appear
ance about the middle of May, just
as the apple trees are bursting into
bloom. Somehow he is always asso-
ciated in my mind with corn planting,
from the fact, l think, of his always
lowering around the corn fields at
that time. and seeming to watch the
planting with great interest. Some
one says that, during the corn plant
ing, the bobolink sits on the fence
and sings, Drop it! drop it! pick it
up! pick 1t up! quick! quick! quick!"
all uttered with inconceivable rapid
ity and jollity.
Irving speaking Of the bobolink,
says: He comes amid the pomp and
fragrance of the season; his life
seems all sensibility and enjoyment,
all song and sunshine; he is to be
found in the bosoms of the freshest
and sweetest meadows, and is most in
song when the clover is in blossom"
The bobolink is, as John Burroughs re-
marks, the only white and black bird
we have. When 1t first makes it's APP
pearance in spring. the white or rather
warm cream color on its back is de-
cidedly marked, but towards fall it
doffs its suit of a rusty grayish black,
not unlike that of the cow-bunting, of
which 1t Is distant relative. 1t
builds Its nest on the ground, gener-
ally in a bunch Of hedges near a low
swamp, and so carefully does 1t con-
ceal 1t that often as ! have searched
1 have only succeeded in finding one
Of their nests. 1t was in tussock Of
coarse grass near marshy place in
low meadow, and was first attract
ed to it by seeing one of the birds
swinging on tall reed near by and
pouring out his whole soul in a joyous
outburst, as though he knew he was
a Jolly fellow" There were four
eggs in the nest. Of pale blue, spot
ted with dark brown, about the size
of those of the cow-bunting. During
the early part of the summer the
bobolink feeds on grasshoppers, crick-
cts, insects, etc., but later in the sea-
son he subsists almost entirely on the
seeds of grasses and reeds, from
which he gets the name of reed
bird"
Early in September they leave for
the rice fields of the South. where
they are known as the rice birds.-I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Falthfulness Of a Cat.

A Paddington landlady was puzzled
by the behavior of a pet cat belong
ing to Thomas Marshfield, one of her
dodgers. 1t continually mewed about
her, and seemed trying to persuade
ter to go to the basement Of the
house.
Eventually she followed the cat and
found Marshfield dead on the stairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Chain ON tho Rule.

The carpenter probably uses his
two-foot rule about as often as any
other tool, and accordingly mislays 1t
a proportionately larger number Of
times. If he does not mislay 1t, it is
lost by falling from his pocket, even
though up-to-date overalls have spe-
cial pocket designed as rule re-
ceptacle. An ingenious New York
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Economy in Atnict,on.

General o. o. Howard, the famous
soldier, shortly after the battle of Fair
Oaks, in which he had lost his right
arm, met General Kearney, who had
lost his left arm in the same battle.
Never mind, Howard" said Kearney,
I'VE will buy our gloves at the some
shopw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21


home Of Harry N.
Roach, once a
prominent citizen
of Indiana, and for
many years private
secretary to James
G. Blaine. On this
! 8 ! q n d Of sand
burrs Roach lives
n mysterious life
in dreary solitude,
with no compan-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Folding Bread Pans.

The original claims made for the
patent baking pan here illustrated are
that 1t presents the least amount of
oven-bearing surface possible, and at
the same time is entirely exposed on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
A Clerical Complains

"Whit's the matter WI yer meenis-
ter, Mrs. Macfaurlane?" "Wecl. Pm
no RIGHT shair, but l heard the beadle
say 1t wis pulpitation o. the hertz
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Colored STENCIL Sheet.

A valuable typewriter wrinkle to
ore required to do much stencil cut
ting is the use of colored hacker for
the stencil sheet, which embodies q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

profit of not less than s7h per cent.
And yet these witnesses for the rail-
roads and private car lines would have
us believe that 1t would ruin them to
have this exorbitant profit curtailed
by government control.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
a HERMIT ON A LONELY ISLAND

tary for James G. Blaine,
A log cabin built upon one Of the
islands of Bruce's Lake, twelve miles
east of Vincennes, Ind. ia the hermit
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
Babu Horse English.

Here is a Bombay native students
essay on the horse:
The horse is a very noble quadru.
ped, but when he is angry he will not
do so. He is ridden on the spinal
cord by the bride, and sadly the
driver place his foots on the stirrup,
and drives his lower limbs across the
saddle. and drives his animal to the
meadow. He has a long mouth, and
his head is attached to the trunk by
a long protuberance called the neck
He has four legs, two are in the front
side and two are afterward These
are the weapons on which he runs,
he also defends himself by extending
those in the rear in a parallel direc-
only when in a vexatious mood. His
flooding is generally grasses and
grains. He is also useful to take on
his back a man or woman as well as
some cargo. He has power to run as
fast as he could. He has got no sleep
awaken. Also there are horses OF
short sizes They do the same as the
others are generally doing. There is
no animal like the horse; no sooner
they see their guardian or master
they always crying for flooding, but ii
is always at the morning time. They
have got tail, but not so long as the
COW and other such like similar ami.
mals.-Liverpool Post.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
Earth's imperfect Map.

l try to be proud of my fellow men
And the victories they have won,
l have stood amazed at times and gazed
At the great things they have done.
This strange old earth of which they
knew
So little at the start.
With subtle skill they have conquered,
till
They have learned it all by heart
But, holdl Not all, for 1 grieve to say
That, while they have mastered lots,
Our latest maps still show two gaps,
Two dark untraveled spots;
Two chilly points men have not reached
For, though they have tried and tried
The frigid zones the Frost King owns,
Their progress have denied.
We found the Equator long ago,
And tracked it to its lair;
Earth has no spot so piping hot
But men have ventured there.
And some time, in the years to come,
On flames bright page wen meet
The valiant souls who found the poles
And made our map complete.
Nixon Waterman, in Four Track News
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
Japanese Quick to Learn.

When in 1858 Lord Elgin visited
Japan and insisted on making the
shotgun q present of a yacht and also
insisted on arranging a treaty with
him in behalf of England, he noted
the extraordinary thirst for knowledge
and quickness in learning which dis
tinguish the Japanese. Within a week
a raw Japanese crew had learned how
to manage the shogun's new yacht
The Japanese commissioners even
took pains to initiate the cheers which
their guests gave after dinner when
the queens health was drunk. as soon
as they understood that when you in
the west wish to honor a person espe-
cially, you roar and shout after your
meals"
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
TAILS WERE ALL THERE.
Willy Greek Butcher Complied with
the Regulations.

funny story is told about an army
meat purveyor in the Ionian islands
favorite device in certain stations
abroad was TO palm or goat flesh for
mutton. A jealous quartermaster In
the Ionian Islands. suspecting this
practice on certain occasion. thought
he would assuredly defeat it by order
ing that all the legs OF mutton sent in
by the butchers should have the tails
attached. The Greek contractor smiled
knowingly. but promised compliance.
and for the next few days every joint
was delivered in the manner required,
The quality OF the meat, however, did
not improve; on the contrary. it had
a more "goaty" flavor than ever. and
loud and bitter we're the complaints
Of its consumers. AT last the mystery
was solved One day. when the in
specting officer picked up a leg OF
mutton to weigh it, the joint fell to the
ground. leaving the tail in his hand
| Subsequent investigation showed that
1t had merely been sewn on with q
thread
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
Reasons for Learning Greek.

An ancient dean of Christ church
is said to have given three reasons for
the study of Greek The first was that
it enabled you to read the words of the
Savior In the original tongue the sec
ond, that 1t gave you proper con-
tempt for those who were ignorant of
uations of emolument What a rich
aroma hangs about this judgment!
The first reason is probably erroneous,
the second is un-Christian, and the
third is a gross motive which would
equally apply to any professional
training whatsoever-"From a Col
lege Window" in the Cornhill Maya
zine.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
Drinking Lambs Wool.

One would think that Lambs
Wool" could mean nothing else but
the fleece of the lamb. In point of
fact, the words are also a corruption
of old English. and are the name of
an ancient beverage which, If CRATE
full and comforting, was hardly tee
total drink. The gathering of the ap-
pies every autumn was made the &C.
casion of great feast, for which there
was specially concocted a drink made
from ale and the pulp of roasted ap-
pies, with the addition of spices and
sugar. This beverage was called La
macs abhaI (the day of apples),
which in popular speech was convert
ed into 'Lamasool," and this again
to Lambs Wool"
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
plant Drugs the fish.

A writer in the National Geograph-
ical Magazine tells of a tree growing
in the Malay archipelago, the Anda'
man islands and Ceylon, which pro
duces a fruit used in fishing, with re-
suits of a remarkable character. The
fruit is pounded up into paste and lelt
in bags over night, after which it is
sunk at low tide in deep holes along
the reefs. The fish soon begin to APP
pear at the surface; some of them life
less, others attempting to swim or
family struggling, with their ventral
side uppermost. In this condition, the
natives have no difficulty in picking
them out OF the water with their
hands
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-09-21
KINGS ARE BAD DREssERs.
Few Of Them Shine Except In Their
Gorgeous Uniforms.

0pTAcONo OniIoTtnhs
The king of Spain is the only for
eign royalty l have ever beheld who
appears to employ a first.rate tailor
for his civil costume. The frock coat
he wore during his visit to Westmin-
ster cathedral was faultless in cut,
and fitted his tall, slim, upright figure
to perfection. His hat was also of the
most approved English style.
Foreign royalties almost live in uni
form. and, in consequence. every one
Of them, from the German emperor
downward looks to great disadvantage
in civil attire. a costume to which they
are unaceustomed, and which has gen.
orally been hastily made for them.
I recollect many years ago being In
Calcutta on the occasion when the
present car, then czarewitch. accom-.
panied by his cousin, Prince George OF
Greece. and a suite of distinguished
Russian officials, mostly military.
made a tour of India On their arriv-
al. in their brilliant uniforms. they
filled the eye with admiration, and at
every public function produced the
same effect.
Unhappily for them, Lady Lans-
downe, wife of the viceroy, gave gar
den party the day before their depart
ure, when morning dress was de
rigueur Alas! the butterflies seemed
to have returned to the grub condi-
ton.
The poor little czarewitch had a
mean and shabby appearance, wear
ing an ill-ftting coat and an hides
cribable top hat. Even the magnifi.
cent Prince George looked burly and
common, while the generals and coun.
cillors resembled a party of addressed
tourists in their Sunday Clothes
Vanity Fair.