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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
sCRAPERs AT WORK ON GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION CANAL.
the State Department in regard to
new hiEbspeed telegraph Instrument
now being tested by the British postal

the State Department in regard to
new hixhspeed telegraph Instrument
now being tested by the British postal
officials, which 1t is claimed will revo-
lutlonize the telegraph service Of to-
day. The invention is said to be as
great an advance on the Morse instru-
ment as that was upon Its predecessor,
the single needle.
The new system uses paper tape,
which, instead of being hand punched,
is perforated by an Instrument. The
tape at the other end of wire rs SINH
larry perforated instead of being mark
ed by dots and dashes. This tape can
be placed upon another machine,
which converts the perforations into
printed words on telegraph forms at
the rate Of about 100 to $50 words
minute. The system is four or five
times as fast as the Morse, and con-
sists Of three stages:
1. The telegram is copied on ma
chine resembling a typewriter. Paper
tape runs through this and is perfor.
'ated as each letter is struck.
nc uieSSa6S, ~ ~ appears vi Tue
tape. Is run Mt very rapid rate
through transmitter, and an exact
facsimile OF the tape is produced at
the other end of the wire.
3. The tape is put through a type
writer with automatic mechanism.
driven by small electric motor, and
the message reappears neatly printed,
lined and spaced.
This last stage may be described as
being similar in effect to the placing
of paper rolls of music in an automatic
plano. Whereas in that case the per.
forations are the cause of the notes
being struck and the music being pro-
duced. SO In this instrument the per-
forate6 paper is the cause Of the type
writer keys going down and the ham
mers containing the letters striking the
telegraph form and producing letters
and words.
Ona of the effects of the use of this
instrument provided II be found ulti-
mately to come up to expectations,
would be great saving of time, as a
wire would be capable of CARRYING four
or five times ms many words as at pres
ent. and fewer persons would conse-
quently be required to perform the
work. Any person able to operate a
typewriter can transmit messages by
the new system.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
STREET CORNER PHONES.
To Be Scattered Around the Streets of
Cities Like Letter Boxes,

To Be Scattered Around the Streets of
Cities Like Letter Boxes.
1t has been only few years since
the installation of the first public tele-
phone, but now that feature of the
business Is one of the most popular as
we'll as the most profitable of the sew
eral different departments maintained
in connection with the up-to-date tele-
phone plant. This particular line has
been cultivated and nourlshed until at
the present time there are no less
than 10000 of these public stations In
this country, says the Philadelphia
Record. They are to be found in near
ly all drug stores and similar estab-
ishnents In the large cities as well
as the hotel and theater Hobbies. and.
in fact, all much-frequented places.
This applies to the business section
of the cities to very great degree.
for the reason that suitable places In
the residential sections for pay sta
tons are difficult to secure, but it Is
the desire Of the telephone companies
to offer the most liberal accommoda-
lions of this character and the prob
lem Of increasing the number of pub
| lie stations In the residence portions
of the cities is matter which has
been given some considerable atten.
ton.
With this view in end. there is
about to be introduced into number
OF the larger cities street corner
telephone service, which will not only
be the means of affording great ac-
commodations to the persons living In
the vicinity, but will also In great
measure be the means Of breaking
up the practice Of annoyance to which
subscribers are subjected from thelr
nelghbors using the instruments In
emergencies.
These instruments have been in ex.
perimental use In the e1ty Of Bridge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Matching Shades to Dodge Them.


Before trying to match the sample
of silk the clerk asked:
rs this piece of something you
want, or something you don't want?"
Something l want. of course" re
piled the customer. with asperity
You don't suppose, do you. that ]
would go to all this trouble for a
thing l can't use?"
"Some folk do" said the clerk
1--WE met number of them. The
first woman ever saw with that kline
of bee in her bonnet had square
inch of blue silk that she wanted me
to match. The scrap of silk was SO
small that it was hard to make com
parsons. but after hauling down half
the blue bolts on the shelves and run
ming to the door several times to test
the color in broad daylight, l found
the exact shade.
"'How many yards do you want,
madame?' l asked.
"'Oh,' said the woman, I don't
want any. Almost any other piece
will do. That particular shade is very
unbecoming. just wanted to make
sure that l don't get it, that's ALL -
The customer laughed. What did
you say?" she asked.
"I'd rather not tell" said the clerk
Anyhow, since then have been eau
tious. Before matching sample nov
I inquire as politely as possible into
cutomer's intentions. If it's a case
of Don't want l don't hurt myself
matching the shade. "-New York
Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
THE WOMEN AL PEePEp,
They Fell Victims to Proverbial Cur.
iosity of Their Ser

They Fell Victims to Proverbial Cur.
iosity of Their Sex.
Il witnessed rather interesting
scenes. or, should say, a series of
events, in front of well-known bust.
ness house the other day." said the man
who keeps an eye open for the curious
happenings Of the day, according to
the New Orleans Times Democrat, and
1t presents one of the interesting
phases Of the average woman's tenn
permanent.
There was a large pasteboard fun
mel placed in the show window of the
business place. The small end of the
funnel was placed toward the street
and there was an opening just about
large enough to accommodate the eye.
On placard around the opening was
written in bold letters: For Men Only
The large end Of the funnel ran back
about eighteen inches or two feet. BY
pressing the eye against the glass of
the window at the opening in the
small end you could see what was on
the inside. What was 1t?
"A shy little woman came along.
stopped and glanced at the sign. She
looked around, up and down the street
and then started on. But she could
not leave without glimpslng into the
funnel. Thinking she was not watch
ed. she made bold dash for the show
window. pressed the eye against the
glass and beheld all there was to see.
Her ears redeemed somewhat as she
hurried away from the window. What
had she found in the funnel?
directly another woman came
along. went through nearly the same
routine, blushed, smiled and hurried
along. saw at least dozen women
go up against the same game. and in
each case the woman seemed to make
an effort to keep from peerins into the
funnel. But they could not resist the
sign, For Men Only 1t was simply
another case of woman's curiosity.
The ruse was clever, and attracted
more women than would have been
reached by some duller plan. No, there
was nothing shocking to be seen. The
house was simply exploiting n Ger
tain kind Of artificial leg and guess
this ia why some of the shy women
blushed bit behind the ears when
they read the advertisement"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

port, Conn.,, for some time, in order
to ascertain their value in practice,
and the result was very encouraging,
and as stated above, their use will
be extended at once
All types Of the street installation
are quite inconspicuous. The stations
are all keyless, and upon opening the
door there will be found a standard
pay station of the gravity type, which
means that the operation of the In
strument Is almost automatic, there
being no bells to ring or buttons to
press. directory Is found hanging
on the inside of the door and the de-
sired conversation having been secur-
ed, the door being also of the gravity
type closes itself Some of these In
stallatlons are placed on posts like
the fre-alarm boxes in such general
USE and others are simply secured to
telephone or telegraph poles. On some
instances the telephone outfit and mail
ooA occupy the same post.
1t Is anticipated that in some cities
there Will be objection raised to plac-
Ing more of these posts ON the straets
and In such cases 1t is proposed to
permit the use of the telephone for fire
and police as well as all other emer-
gency uses. Such service will be rem
dered absolutely free. and 1t is thought
that this arrangement will be readily
entered into by the municipal authori-
ties of many cities. The protection
against fire, which this arrangement
Will offer, will be the means of win
ming over any property owners who
may object to the presence of the ap-
paratus on their pavement
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
IN THE SUNLIGHT.

The clouds came up on n summer day,
And covered the clear blue sky;
They hid the face of the sun away.
While the sudden storm swept by;
And the stricken flowers when the 6erce
~ wind blew 43i.Easiff Ssse5ssE +
Bent low to the tempest's power;
But they smiled In spite Of their tears
of dew
In the sunlight after the shower.
The clouds came up when my life was
bright,
And covered the sun away.
And my heart grew chill in the sudden
night,
And longed for the vanished day;
But the clouds passed by with the sum.
mer rain,
And then like the storm-tossed flower,
My heart looked up and was glad again
In the sunlight after the shower.
New Orleans Picayune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
FAcToRY-MADE PUPILS.
Educational Methods In Vogue in
MANY Rchnnla Crificiaed

Educational Methods In Vogue in
Many Schools Criticised.
MY boy advanced rapidly in all his
studies except one last session and
because he, failed In this he was not
permitted to enter the higher grade.
This session he Is playing with his
lessons, having really only one to
study. and doubt II he is studying
that"
So spoke a mother, according to the
Memphis News-Sclmitar, and in what
she said she expressed the experience
Of good many mothers, whose boys,
for one cause or another, fall to
pass"
There should be some remedy for
this. OF course rule and regulation
are necessary in schools as elsewhere,
but causing boy to throw away
large part of a school session should
be avoided II possible.
Children have no aptitude for certain
studies. Some can never understand
grammar or see the sense of it. Some
might study geography all their lives
and never be able to bound the county
in which they live. Some might put
In years on the study of mathematics
without ever learning how to add up
grocery bill. There are certain studies
that children cannot understand and
never will understand. Their minds
are so constituted. 1t is not because
they do not learn. Their objection to
study Is not based on laziness or in
difference. but because of the useless
ness and unproductiyeness of study.
What is the use of studying what can
not be learned?
The old remedy for this was fog
cling. This was in the old, barbarous
days, not so very remote either, when
physical punishment was the panacea
forall mental obliQuities and when peO-
pie who did not do and see and be-
lieve as others wanted them to do and
see and believe were supposed to be
possessed Of devil" which could be
exercised only by larruping or tortur-
ing the one SO possessed.
We have outgrown this SO far as the
infection Of physical pain is concerned,
but we have not outgrown 1t sufficient
" to rescue us from the folly of ex-
pecting the impossible.
If child has no aptitude for FIG
ures" and cannot keep up with his
class he should not be cast into outer
darkness on this account. set back and
prevented from learning those things
for which he has special aptitude.
There should be some fiexibility to the
rule.
The trouble with our pupil factories
Is that they are like shoe factories and
all other factories where products are
turned out on a lage scale. Each indi-
vldual must adjust himself to the vari-
GUS phases of the process without any
regard to his individual Characters
tics.
With the private tutor the pupil
learns what he can learn and what he
cannot learn he leaves alone. This is
not practicable in the public schools,
of course, but the rule that keeps a
child back because he has no genius
for particular study makes lag
gard Of him and should be relaxed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

MAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION CARNEGIE LIBRARIES
Because
drew Carnegie promised himself that should
his lifetime building
He has built 1852 libraries
English speaking community
Only States in the
Rhode
California 40 Texas 90 Indian Territory
49, Nebraska Indiana 80
The number library buildings built Carnegie United
the population They expenditure
The Mr.. United States
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
BREAKING HER ENGAGEMENT
~%&~~~ e&e&&&&&%

s
"a EAR MIR. SMITH: You see
even from the first words of
my letter you will gather what
it is l have to say. can no longer
c. y you George. In fact, never
ought to have called you George at
all. was young and rash and had
not taken everything into account.
However, 1t is better that the mistake
should be rectitied now than when it
is too late. That is what papa said
last night
Yes, George, told papa last night
all about what was then our engage
ment. He says that it can never, new
er be; or, ut any rate. We had better
take time to think about it. He had
no prejudice against you personally;
III many ways he admires you, as, of
course, anybody would do who had
the privilege of knowing you. should
say that he really was deeply attached
to you, but it was certainly his idea
that we had better not be engaged at
present. He says that your income is
not sufficient. am not strong wom-
an and have never been used to
roughing 1t. Suppose fell III. Think
Of the misery of 1t; you would never
be able to endure an invalid wife. l
know seem to be in health and that
] have generally good appetite and
SO on, hut these things are very decep-
tive. Under any strain, as, for in
stance If l had to do any kind OF
work, l feel sure that should col
lapse utterly. So under the circum-
stances. however hard it may be. l
feel 1t my duty to write and to break
off our engagement.
What am going to say now has
nothing to do with the above, but as
l happened to be writing thought l
had better mention it. Do you remem.
Der saying that Miss Adelaide Jones
was the most perfect and complete cat
you ever met? You were quite wrong.
l feel that ought to mention this in
order that you may do her more JUS
tice in future. saw her this morn
ing and have told her everything,
and anything more considerable and
angelic it would be impossible to con.
ceive. She said that she had heard
OF the engagement and knew from tine
first that 1t could never come to any.
thing. Then she told me the reason
why.
OF course, George. you are not an.
swerable to me in any way now. and
1t is really no concern of mine, but l
think you might have told me what
passed between you and Miss Brown
If had known bow far things had
gone between You should never for
one monent have permitted what I
did.
At the same time you must not
think that ! am blaming you. OF
course she Is not beautiful. very far
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
The Man with the Face.

Clarlce-I was studying your sweet
heart at the ball last night, and, do
you know. l think he Is delightful.
Marybelle-Oh. l am so glad to hear
you say so. Tell me, how did his face
strike you?
Clarice-lt did not strike me, dear:
but l had an awful time pushing 1t
away.-Cincinnati Commercial-Trib-
una
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24


Take California 1t Is half again big Italy, and
will raise the same products and feed many people
Nevertheless 1t has only million and half popua-
ton while Italy has thrtytwo millions irrigation
works of California will bring of new land
This Is so in many other States And then take Texas
That State could feed this whole enough
cotton to clothe our people for all time to come
The West has hardly begun to be. At present 80 per
cent OF our people live east of the Missouri River We
support fully many west of that river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
The Richest Farmer.

After making s1,5OO,ooO in the last
fourteen years out of the soil. l. D.
Smith, of Madison. S. Dak.. supposed
to be the richest exclusive farmer in
the United States, has retired from
active life.--Kansas City Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
no Use Hydraulic Gate,


To Use Hydraulic Gates.
The waters of this Roosevelt dam
will be controlled by the largest ny
draulic gates ever built. With their
controlling mechanism, they will
weigh 100000 pounds. When the reser-
voir is full, they will be capable of
discharging 10000 cubic feet of water
second. They will regulate the
supply of water in canals fifty miles
away.
The gates are to stand ut the head
of 500foot tunnel which has been
driven through the side Of the can
yon, and through which the waters
of the Salt and Tonic Rivers will be
diverted while the dam is being built
1t is estimated that the dam will be
completed In about two years.
The excess water from the enor-
nous reservoir will be sent through
pipes into water wheels or turbines,
and the power generated will be taken
sixty to seventy miles distant to cen
trifugal pumps, by which other water
will be raised to higher planes in the
Salt River valley. 1t is estimated that
each horsepower developed will irrI-
gate ten acres. at distance of sixty
miles. An area Of no less than $4,000
acres is to be reclaimed by this sub
sidiary power project.
Estimated Cost of Dam.
The estimated cost of the dam and
power plants will be $3,2OO,OO0. Up
ward OF 100000 acres Of land in the
vicinity of Phoenix will be reclaimed.
Most of this land is now in private
ownership. In fact, practically all the
land which will be furnished by the
gravity system--that is, without pump
ing-is embraced in the lands of the
Water Users Association. n voluntary
organization of the settlers who are
to be benefited ny this work. and
which has pledged 100000 acres to the
government to guarantee the repay
ment of the cost of the work. The
land to he reclaimed by pumping Is
still public domain. and it is not likely
that there will be water for II within
three years.
Settlers Arriving Already.
Officials Of the reclamation service
are not encouraging settlers to go and
take up homesteads In the public do
main In the vicinity of the Salt River
project. But, nevertheless, settlers are
going In even now, and pre-empting
homestead rights under the national ir-
! rigation act After filing claim they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
GREAT FUTURE OF THE WEST.


The West is at Its beginning! Peo-
pie talk Of the richness OF the valley Of
the Nile. 1t is nothing compared to the
valley of the Mississippi. That Is the
greatest and richest valley on earth. 1t
extends from the Alleghanies to the
Rockies. and Its resources are billions.
The corn crop raised there brings in
almost a billion dollars year A large
part Of our cotton comes from there,
and 1t is beehive of mining and man.
ufacturing industry. We are adding
enormously to the West by the new
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
THE D,scoS1Is1 IN RUSSIA.
sy Anne. Bresbhov,Hv

No one knows what has taken place in Russi.
in the last quarter of a century. Despite oppres.
sion. the people have been quietly educated about
their rights until one fine day the American peo.
pie are astonished to wake up and find that all
classes In Russia have risen in protest against
their conditions. To those who have kept track
of the movement, however this is no revelation:
they knew that the people were ready. This
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
HOW CATTLE PROTECT THEM.
SELVES.

HOW CATTLE PROTECT THEM
SELVES.
"Of course it don't get this cold in
Texas" said George Laverno, ranch
man of Amarillo, Tex. But the cat
tie suffer more from our severe
storms there than they do in this
country. They have absolutely no
shelter. and must spend the night on
the plains. When the cold winds and
the sleet come. the great herds bunch
close together. The heat of the
steers bodies is their only warmth.
The steers on the outside push their
heads in between the other cattle,
and there they spend the night. shiv-
ering. Should sleet come and cover
their backs. it serves as a blanket to
keep them warm. But when the
bunch is broken they feel the cold,
and succumb to it.
1T is interesting" continued Mr..
Laverno, Ito see the cattle hunt a
sheltered part of range when our
'nor'westers' come. They can't find
trees or rocks to protect them from
the wind, but they collect in the low
lands. l have seen cattle stand for
days huddled together. with nothing
to eat and no water to drink, rather
than break from the ranks. We sci
dom get zero weather on our plains,
but there is peculiar sting and bite
to the wind that sweeps across them.
The cattle can't stand much of this
cold"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
IT PAYS 10 LOOK WELL.


So great stress doe. one of the large stores
lay upon the details of toilet that prints little
booklet which 1t distributes to all employees. that
has useful hints us to the care OF hair and nails
the wearing Of tasteful and fitting dress, and
with many little hints as to the proper day cos
tune Of both men and women
1t is not only inside stores and offices, or
with the hetter dn of emnIovoo now ho,rou..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
GRANDPA's LUCK.

When grandpa arrived in Chicago.
from London. on visit to his mar,
ried daughter, in Woodlawn. says the
Chicago Record-Herald, he told with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

barrels day. 1t is estimated that
100000 barrels of cement will be need
ed to build the dam.
An Important Adjunct.
Another very important adjunct to
this big work Is wagon road which
has been built from Roosevelt to Globe,
the nearest town, forty miles distant.
Another road, three miles in length.
was built, leading to the timber In the
Sierra Ancha, where about 100000
feet of timber has been sawed for use
In Pie work.
Some idea of the difficulty encoun-
tered in the construction of the road
to Globe may be inferred from the
fact that in some places. where 1t ira
verses the Salt River canyon, 1t is cut
through solid rock sixty to seventy
feet deep, while Fish Creek hill is
climbed at the base Of vertical cliffs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

Novelist Henry James says that
the American girl is attractive, but
she lacks elusiveness.''
"What does that mean, Henry?"
Guess it means you can't lose her."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.