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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
VIM. DENNIS.

ttARPLETER. coNTRACTOK & BUILDER
me IN u good and wOrkmanlike mannGr. SaLls
action Guaranteed. Plans ind estimates fur.
ilshed WORK taken In town or country. ShoI
saar tho stand tower on West Side OF river
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
House for Rent.
HUBERT CARR.

80 Acre Farm Near Manchester for Sale.
We have for sale, at a very rea-
sonable price, a fairly we'll improved
farm situated half mile east of
Manchester on the Fish Hatchery
road. For particulars enquire of
Bronson, Carr and Sons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

1t is said that woman never hits
anything when she throws a rock, but
she smashes the target when she
throws q hint-Dallas NewA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
FOR SALE.

A farm of about 1913 acres, on line.
of Cedar Rapids branch of Illinois
Central r R., five miles south 81
Manchester, and one mile from
Golden station; ample buildings and
of good quality; fine well water with
wind mill and tanks. No better
grain and stock farm in Delaware
county. Must be sold to settle an
estate. Is a bargain at $1,000 per
acre, which will buy it if taken soon.
240 acre farm Il miles southeast
Of Manchester; 40 acres under i'm,
provemcnt, balance pasture; fine
buildings, all new, and plenty Of
them; good we'll water with wind
mill and tanks. Best farm for the
money in the country. Come quick
if you want bargain. Price 5000
per acre.
We have other farms and can suit
you. Call and see us.
COJIsJNGE & DIINHAM
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

!. II. STEWART
~ ROGERS. Carry full line of STAPLE an,
VI Fancy Groceries. Fruits, Vegetables. Can.
ned Goods. Crockery, E.c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08


A monument to General "Phil."
Sheridan mas been unveiled at Somer-
set, o.
Rev. f. +. johnson. of Connecticut,
has been consecrated coadjutor to
Bishop Hare. Of South Dakota, Epis-
copal church.
The eighteenth biennial conference
of the international board of the Wo-
mems and Young Women's Christian
Associations is in session at Baltimore.
Twenty-one bishops attended the
first session of the board of church
extension Of the Methodist Episcopal
church Mt Philadelphia.
Secretary Taft has arrived safely on
the isthmus and been enthusiastically
received ut both Colon and Panama
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

A.E.PETERsoN.
!lEAbRR IN Groceries. Provisions, Crot
~ cry. fruits. otc. Main Street,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
DELHI.

A. III. Bentz attended the State
dairymen' convention at Cedar Rap
ids last week.
Saml. Stricklcr and wife have a
son at their home, born Tuesday Oc-
tober 81, 1905.
Miss Minnie Mack went to Iowa
City, Saturday for Medical treat
inent.
Mrs. G. d. Stone and Mrs. Roy
Stone were shopping in Manchester,
Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Mcbride were in
Earlville on business, Wednesday.
Ira White and wife were recent
visitors with relatives ct Thorpe.
j. w. Swinburne, wife and son
Harry had business in Manchester,
Thursday.
Ed. McElmeel has gone to Wash
ington to visit friends.
r. r.. White and wife were Man
chester visitors Thursday.
Brady Miller has a brother from
Kansas visiting him.
L. d. Holdridge and W. z. Phil
lips returned from Nebraska Satur-
day
B. r. Gleason is on the sick list.
Mrs. Paul Rimmer is home from
Maquoketa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonny Powell were
over from Ryan recently.
|. Mrs. Charlotte Smith has gone to
Illinois to spend the winter with
relatives.
d. Clifton and wife celebrated
their 10Th wedding anniversary last
Saturday Nova, by having their
children and families spend the day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
SIMON & ATwArER.

tARDwARE. STOVES, rlSwARs. E1,..
"a Keeps nrst-ciass timer and does Al,
inds OF repairing with neatness and Dispatch,
tore opposite First Nat!caal Bank, Main 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

q. w. GREMe.
Successor to Lawrcn go & rems.
JAHUGS. Wall Paper. Stationery, Paints. Oils
~ etc City Hall block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
ALEX, SEFsTaoM.

ENERAL BLACKSMITH, horseshoelng
VI specially. Interfering and c0rns cured or
no pay. Prices reasonable, and the best Of
work guaranteed A share Of the public patron.
age Ia solicited. Shop on Franklin street, near
the bridge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

The honor we receive of those who
fear and stand in awe Of us is no true
Observation-Disclosures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

with them.
Misses Hilda and Verna Jakelin
were shopping in Manchester Sat
urday.
Miss Daphne Boomer entertained
about 20 OF her young friends at a
Halloween party last Tuesday even
ing.
Rev. Slocum Of Farley will preach
at the M. e. church Sunday Novem-
Der II, at 2:30 p m.
Miss Bernice Rimmer is home
from an extended visit at Maquoketa.
Remember the date Of the M. d.
fair, Saturday November IL, at G.
A. r. Hall. Everybody come.
Miss Florence Babcock entertained
the pupils of her room at a Hallow-
cen party last Tuesday evening.
VIM. Neal was in Manchester
/, Thursday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08

Paul Morton, at Pittsburg banquet
Nov. ] to Equitable agents, told them,
to Equitable agents, told them the flsss
sets of the company We're intact.
The Spanish ambassador at Paris
has becp authorized tosnegetiute 4 ne,a,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-08
a. rHosrs

pkOfKlETOE OF KALAMl1YiS PLUM
L dor Store ul.t Dealer In Clothing. Boots.
'nOes. Notions. sic. Masonic Iuck Manches.
or, Iowa.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
WHAT MAKES SKY BLUE?
It's Reflection of Light and
It's Color.

The sky has long been puzzle to
physicists. There are two mysteries
to explain about tits reflection of
light and it's color The old view was
that the blue of the sky was due
simply to atmospheric oxygen. OXy-
gen has a faint blue tint, and the idea
was that several miles of the gas, even
when diluted as it is in the air, would
have bright blue color. But this did
not account for the intense illumina-
tion of the sky, and of recent years
Tyndalls dust theory" or some modi-
fcation of it, has been generally ac-
cepted This regards the blue color
as an optical effect like the color of
very thin smoke, due to excessively
fine particles floating in the air, which
would also account for the large pro-
portion of reflected light from the sky.
Recent calculations by Prof. Spring, of
Liege, Belgium, however, indicate that
the dust in the air is not sufficient in
amount, nor finely enough divided, to
sApport this explanation, and he re-
jects it for this and other reasons.
He has gone back to the old blue
oxygen theory, and accounts for the
general illumination of the sky on the
hypothesis, first advanced by Hagen
bach, that intermingled layers of diff
ferent density in the atmosphere give
it the power of rejecting light.-Suc-
cess
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
Dead Leaves Turned Into Soil

That the process of decay by which
the rich forest mold is formed from
fallen leaves is brought about by the
vegetable action of certain fungi has
been demonstrated recently by c. j.
Koning, a Dutch botanist. He has
studied especially the action of two
species. One begins it's work even be-
fore the leaves have fallen, appearing
on them when they are still attached
to the trees. 1t then grows actively,
Fastening the process of decay, and by
so doing produces the well-known
odor of fresh earth, which has been
attributed by various investigators to
other substances. When cold weather
comes on, however this fungus ceases
its work, which is taken up by an
other species that flourishes only in
the soil itself and never attacks the
living leaf. 1t is probable that other
fungi cooperate with these in soil
formation and that various species of
bacteria also play their part.-success.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01

prevent the formation of air bubbles. II
the turpentine is not readily obtanable,
it may be dispensed with. Care must be
taken in either case that the mixture
does not take fire. When the mass has
cooled it will become hard and brittle,
and it will then be ready for use. This
constitutes the sole of the device. A lid
may be made by obtaining from the tin
ners a disk of tin cut half an inch smaller
all around than the resin sole. stick
of sealing wax forms good handle. The
lid may be made of a disk of wood COW
cred with tinfoil, and handle may be
made by attaching to the center of the
wood heavy piece of wire covered with
rubber tubing. Either of the former
makes a satisfactory lid
Used as wireless telegraph transmit
ter, the aerial or suspended wire should
be attached to the metal plate of the lid
in such manner that when the plate is
charged, the wire will not touch the sole.
The wire leading to the earth or metal
plate on the floor should have its upper
end attached to table, wall, or any con-
venient place, so that the charged lid
carrying the aerial wire may be held
closely to it, when spark will pass be-
tween the edge of the tin disk and the
end of the lower wire, as shown in one
of our views. There will then be set up
in it and the aerial wire series OF
strong electric oscillations, the energy
of which will be damped out in the form
of electric waves.
In order to charge the metal plate, the
resin disk must first be excited by whsk-
ing or rubbing it with a piece of hot fian-
mel or silk pad. After the resin is we'll
rubbed, the tin lid is placed upon it for
a few seconds, and the finger OCCASION
ally touching it as shown.
Now, on lifting the lid, if the knuckle
or wire leading to the earth or floor is
presented to it, spark will pass, show
ing that the plate was charged. If re-
ceiver, such as either of those referred to.
is set up at little distance even though
the walls of room or two intervene be-
tween it and the electrophorus transmit
ter, the instant the spark passes a char
acteristic click is heard in the telephone
receiver.
In order to repeat the process, the lid
will need to be recharged, and this will
require merely the placing of it on the
resin sole and removing it again, al
though the plate will have to be freshly
excited occasionally if energetic sparks
are to be produced. 1t will be readily
seen that the electrophorus is in fee
simple miniature electric machine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01

result of suggestions made the ord
nance officers by the enlisted men of
tthe army.
The new gun is several inches long
er than the old. The magazine has a
capacity of five cartridges, and can be
filled with ease and quickness. When
fully assembled, the gun weighs a
little more than eight pounds, and ac-
cording to the ordnance experts, is ex-
ceptionally we'll balanced, insuring ease
Of discharge, and facilitating accuracy
of aim.-Technical eYiew.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
sS-WIySs7cy- VrSHSyS
S''.;'(II:!iIEI|:t(,EE5xE!R}1 ''II:!II|: E!R}1IIo!I|.gl. ion
WORLDS DEADLIEST RIFLE.
The New Magazine Gun of United
States Army Superior to Any 9th
er Gun in Existence.

A new magazine infantry rifle, which
experts declare to be superior to any
other type in existence, has been, con
structed and adopted by the ordnance
department of the United States army.
Nearly 100000 of the new weapons
have already been made in the govern
ment arsenals, and the entire infantry
service will soon be equipped with
them. The most notable difference ap-
and the new arm is the afct that the
barrel of the latter is entirely covered
with wood. This innovation was the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
FOR AMATEUR EXPERIMENTS
4 Home-Made Wireless Signaling
Transmitter That Will Be
Instructive.

Ina recent issue of the Scientific Amer
lean an account was given of two home
made wireless telegraph receivers; in
connection with these it may prove in
teresting to your readers who are desir-
apparatus, to describe an exceedingly
simple form of wireless TRANSMITTED,
says A. Frederick Collins.
In sending wireless signals the essen
tial factor is a disruptive discharge or
spark. and this should take place be-
tween the ends of two wires, one of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01

CHARGING LID OF FELECTROPHORUS
which projects vertically upward in the
air, and the other is connected with the
earth; or if the signals are to be sent
over a short distance, say Is or 20 feet in
room, the latter wire may be connected
to bit of tin or copper plate and merely
allowed to rest on the floor.
The simplest way to obtain an electric
spark is by means of an apparatus called
an electrophorus, an instrument for
generating static electricity by induc-
ton. This little device is usually made
of fiat disk of resin on which rests
metal disk having an insulating handle
of glass or vulcanite.
Our illustrations show clearly the tin
or brass plate and re.inous disks; and
although the former is placed on the lat
ter their surfaces touch each other in
only few places, since the air forms
thin insulating film which practically
separates them.
To construct an electrophorus, it is
only necessary to fill shallow tin pan
a pie-tin answers admirably-with
mixture of resin, Venice turpentine and
shellac in equal parts. When these sub
tances are heated to the melting point,
they should be carefully done so as to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
How High Can Whales snou+p

Resent photographs of spouting
whales give a means of measuring
with some accuracy the height to
which the water is thrown. This ap-
pears to be much less than it has
obten been supposed to be. DR.. G. M.
Allen shows that even the great sui
phur- bottom whale. on the average,
spouts to height of only II feet, al
though occasionally the height may
be as much as 20 feet A..
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
Racial CHARACTERISTICS

AS illustrating difference In charac-
teristics it is officially noted that twice
as many people in Scotland as in ireland
choose to go to prison for minor offenses
rather than pay a fine. In Ireland they
pay the fine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-01
STATIONS.

~ Flag stations. (oot Trains do not stop
y Telegraph offices. Train Nos. and 10 will
carry passengers Tains and 10 do.
Trains run on Eastern Standard Time.
Connections--At Ulysses with Fall Brook RJ
for points north and south. At B. & s. juno
ton with Buffalo & SusquehannaR r. r. north for
Wellsvlle south for Galeton and Ansonia At
Port Aegany with w. N. Y.& p. r. r., north
for Buffalo, Olean, Bradford and Smethport;
south for Heating Summit, Austin, Emporium
end Penn'A \. r., points.
b. A. MCCLURE den'l lSupt
Coudersport, Pa.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07
A FARc1cAL RAILWAY COMMISSION.

In Governor McBrdes farewell message lekisla-
ture he warning that the creation railway
commission bill would only strengthen deter
iation Of the people to have the kind of that
Will regulate rates and give shippers
conditions From present indications the railway
sion bin that will be passed by legislature be
sham and farce serving only create
politicians at 5000 several positions
at good fat salaries The commission now proposed
be modelled after the Hepburn interstate BILL
which was drafted under the direction Of President Blythe
OF the Burlington system and which rank that Il
was discarded by the house committee Interstate
= g.
The bill which Attorney General AtkfHsos been
asked to prepare viii give the railway commission
to dx rates In the first instance end
except In complaint Is made and only after
exhaustive vessaon II company
wish to accept TIE rate 1t appeal 70 the
Meanwhile the old rate will resnain In effect the railroad
giving bond to rebate to the shipper
cision of the commission sustained get this kind
useless commission It IL proposed to OF this
state not less than $50 900 q year.
1t is just the kind Of commission the Statesman
dicted would be given the people Of ths boss
relfs state and esaattve tickets were elected he
PIE voted by overwhelming majority give the railroads
control Of the lsIature and they have
plain now that railroads taking fruits
victory, -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07

Query: Is private ownership of railroads a failure
Has the plan of deegating corporations power
eminent domain for the of laying highways
the privilege of laying thereon operating
steam transportation private enterprise
proven failure?
That is the question suggested statement of the
railroad problem enanating from Secretary
practical railroad and of the presidents
and whether rightly not quarters to
the spokesman the railroad
ton.
Naturally Mr.. Morton's views attention. He
states his belief that things take
place in the conduct of railroad systems,
egaization of pools the further uncation
government ownership The
roads and also by good many business men,
popular in The further ownership
means concentration of in still fewer hands;
not popular with the people, The third proposition
eminent ownership is something every
except the socastic element party
1T Is an alternative which
the president himself clearly Philadelphia
speech last week. Unifcation of ownership con-
troll has not produced satisfactory
time What is hoped for is that
private ownership be eectual satisfactory
The government Is attempting part up
the railroad to do theirs If private
1t will not be because honest effort
by the government to maintain it, The president
impress this fact his hearers Philadelphia
Union league
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07
IT is NOT AN EXPERIMENT

Some of big railway magnates have expressed the
opinion regulation Of interstate rates is
socialistc mpraccable regulation expert
ment years. 1887 1897 the interstate
commission the power Of regulating rail-
proved good thing for the public.
was the intention authors
bill creating the interstate commission
body regulate rates. but
power ambguously expressed and it taken
away by of United States court in
Townsend BILL being considered by
congress proposes restore this
interstate commission words
not misunderstood misinterpreted.
this kind thing is socialistc the people like it and
they get in their plan Of government.
Municipal ownership of waterworks lighting plants and
other public service utilities gradually educating the
Pile government ownership Of railroads. telegraph
telephone lines express service predic
ton that ownership will be accomplished
within the twenty-five years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07
DISTRICTING THE STATE.

There seems to be difference
priey of dividing the state congressional
rcts. the Seattle tntelgencer The fact
there opinion against the proposition
merely shows the slight respect some people
have for the laws under which they i've
The matter Of disricting the expe-
diency 1t is matter of law The same congress
which allowed to the state of Washington
tves in congress provided that the
be divided into congressional districts fairly
as nearly possible the number of people each
district Washington accepted the opportunity
the additional member of but
the plain letter of the statute and district
continues to elect three members large Complaint
districts thus deprving minority party any chance
to fair share the congressional delegation
states which have large population large representa-
ton in No other state
gerrymanderng to the extent that Washington
without the shadow of political
and In direct violation of the mandatory
act Of congress.
There is not the slightest
difficulty in properly distrctng the Dsrctng along
proper lines and with honest purpose carry
intent Of the congressional would simple
and knows it, those politicians
to difficulties in the
constitute district Pierce the other
south of King another district King
ing to the northward the third This
of the state and it would be satisfactory to ALT
who have some political to grind by bringing
division along different lines If
to obey the law the legislature will district
the present session and along the natural lines
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07

street railways In other essentially similar
significant common comparison that drawn between
the street railways where the issue of
securities Is guarded by law.
companies have free hand The average
all the street railways in Massachusetts $39067 per
as compared with $s21I4 the average surface electric
railways OF the country. The system which in
cudes sixteen miles is capitalized for but
$s7.353 mile, contrasting favoraby with Baltimore
$4,000 Pittsburg, $1S500O $lsS0OO Wash
ington has system of about the
New York city railway The former is capitalized at
$1S6OOO per mile the latter at $4,000 conditions
Mr. Durand admits, modify these
comparisons but there doubt that many
ences in capitalization bear They
have been brought about in by
and reconsoldations occasion was taken
to initiate the values.
Taking the estimates engineers Mr. Durand ar
ves at the conclusion that trolley
OF the cities of the first class reproduced
$4,000 mile of track The average capitalization
same class of cities is than three that
curious thing about railways the
lower in the largest than smallest cities while
those of the smaller places Disqualification the only
thing that can account for this anomaly
After going all the figures and making
profit and depreciation OF property
the general conclusion that in
gross earnings tax is exacted
duced to four cents and that cities favorably
uated, a still greater reduction could be