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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22
Women Dog Owners in England.

LORD Chrrington told the deputation thai
waited upou him with reference 10 the dog
regulations now In force that 1t Was the ahi
rnals ladies wanted TO bring INTO bng,nhu
rronn the continent which gave most trouoIs
Itc Knows some ladies who emugSled 'ei,
moi dogs into the country in their nuns ona
FnSland. and 1000. 900 women kept dogs-Lon-
don Standard
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22

All these buildings have been carefully
examined by expert architects. who
have pronounced their framework and
foundations to be absolutely safe, All
three buildings have been burned to
certain extent but the fire In no way
caused them to be a menace TO life and
fatV
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22
Man Was Shot.

A doctor notified the Chief of Police
last night that n man had been shot
at Lombard street wharf He was con-
veyed TO the hospital. His Identity IL
not yet known nor the extent or his In
iUries
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22

First Aid to the Weary.
So suppose, by way OF summary, that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Shrinkage Of Hay in Stack.

An Iowa correspondent reports
that in his neighborhood hay has
been very light, some fields yielding
only three to four hundred pounds
per acre, and asks what is the diff
ference in the weight of hay taken
off the field and when dried out in
the barn or stacks. In other words,
what is the shrinkage in the weight
Of hay in the stack?
That depends on the condition in
which the hay was put into the stack,
and to some extent on the kind of
hay. Hay with over % per cent OF
water cannot be stored with safety.
Hay when taken out of the stack dry
contains from 10 to IL per cent Of
water. Therefore, it may be safely
assumed that ordinary hay shrinks
from IL to l5 per cent in weight
when in the stack or NOW. This
would vary somewhat with the
weather, particularly clover hay,
which absorbs moisture more rapid
ly than timothy. 1t is found by ac-
tual experiment that corn thorough
ly dried still contains about 10 per
cent of water, and will increase in
weight during wet weather. Hay,
and especially clover hay, would be
expected to increase even more on
account Of its bulky nature. Wal
lace's Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Pine Trees Made Into Silk.

About five tons of artificial silk
are now manufactured daily in
Europe and the demand far exceeds
the supply. This is one of the
many modern products Of cellulose,
that wonderful substance Of which
the microscopic cells of plants are
made and which composes about
one-thirl of all the vegetable. and
animal matter in the world. Robert
Kennedy Duncan. now professor oil
industrial chemistry in the Uni
versity of Kansas, points out its
possibilities for the manufacturer
For instance, he writes: "a pint
tree is worth $40 a ton; cut ant
stripped it is worth Sl5; boiled in
to pulp it is worth $40; bleached i
is worth S55, which turned int
viscose and spun into silk is wortl
So, 800
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
nonrdtns nouue.. rnke Note.

In view of the part that electricity
plays Iii our modern life II is amusing
to recall that when Benjamin Franklin
evolved the lightning conductor he was
called to account by certain individuals
for sacrilege in attempting to divert
the .Almighty's lightning"
Restaurant proprietors and boarding
house keepers have apparently over
looked Il valuable hint which DR.. Frank
lin afforded them, as follows: He took
an ancient rooster and killed 1t by n
powerful shock from one of his Leyden
Jars. When subsequently the bird was
served ut his table "its flesh was found
to be MS tender as that of II young par
fridge" or SO he declares. This is one OF
the discoveries which should make the
name of Franklin forever honored.-
Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
---------------
Nature the Great Healer.
IDetlolt Free Press. I

In tile new system of therapeutics
it is as essential that disease be pre-
vented as thatit be cured. Nature
is the healer and if given proper en-
couragement it has been discovered
that she will right the wrongs COM
mitted by ignorance and misunder-
standing. If we know of no drug
that will heal affected lungs We
have learned that right living will
prevent the lungs from becoming
affected and we know that in the
incipient stages fresh air will work
a cure. 1t is singular that the most
destructive of all diseases should be
curable or preventable by the sim.
plest, cheapest and most readily OBJ
tainable of all remedies. And yel
it is necessary to drive this simple
fact home to every individual il
the land by the adoption of an efab
crate system of education and thu
expenditure of vast sums.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Dairy Management.

1t is no exggeuration to say tina
9S farmers out of every 100 who keep
cows are not good dairymen. They
are not making money at the bust
ness for the simple reason that they
are paying too little attention to the
details connected with the proper
management of the dairy For the
successful running of a dairy good
cows are needed. This is SO self
evident that it semes superauous to
mention it, yet 9S farmers out Of
every 100 are maintaining poor cows
in their herds; they are feeding COWS
that are not even paying for their
feed. In most cases farmers do not
know what their cows are producing;
they never weigh the milk from in
devidual cows, neither do they test
it for fat. That meanes poor
management. The careful manager
will get rid of his poor cows as
soon as possible and fill their places
with others that are able to pay for
the food they consume and leave a
balance on the right side ofthe ledger
The COW that will produce from $50
to 300 pounds of butter fat is a
yaluble one, and it is very important
that the dairymen should know
which Of his COWS are capable of
producing that amount. Such cows,
if bred to good dairy sires, are
likely to produce calves, which in
turn will become valuble producers.
While it is important to know
which cows are producing the most
milk and to know which are best
able to transmit their milk produc-
ing qualities, it is also important to
feed them well. Cows that are ca
pabIe of producing large quantity o
milk may be ruined by improperi
feeding. Dairy cows must be we'll
fed, and they must have the right
kind of food, or they cannot pro
duce a large quantity o t milk.
Milk is a substance that is rich in
protein, and protein cannot be man
ufactured by the COW from anything
that does not contain protein; in
other words, the COW cannot pro.
duce milk from carbohydrates and
fats, she must be fed a comparative.
ly narrow ration. She ought tc
receive succulent feed during winter
or she connot produce large
quantity of milk, regardless of any
prodisposltion for milk production
she may have. Ground oats make,
q good milk producing feed; barle,
and speltz are also of much value
but corn should be fed in small
quantities. Corn is a good fatten
} ing food, but a poor milk producer
To recapitulate, them, there ar,
three important things concerned il
: the proper management of a dairy
First, the selection of the cows
! Second, the breeding of the bes
} producers to highly developed dair,
sires and from the progeny raising
: heifer calves to take the place o
} the non-producers of the herd, ant
the old cows as they become unfit TO
economical production. The thir,
, important consideration is feeding
and this is just as important as tn
. other t W o things mentioned
Dairying is ordinarily considere,
} drudgery. The reason for this i
! partly due to the fact that littl
: mental effort is put forward to max
> the business more profitable. d
mors brain work and less hard labo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
St. Peters Chair,

Rome itself is spoken OF as the chair
or throne of st. Peter by some early
writer's, but the actual episcopal chair
which he Is believed to have occupied
may still be seen In ST. Peters, a worm
eaten wooden structure preserved in q
bronze covering, says the London
Chronicle. 1t Is from such chairs OF
episcopal and other authority, of
course, that we get the phrase Tex ca
thedra" and the word Cathedral" an
abbrevi0tiDn of cathedral church," the
church that contains the bishops ca
thedra or chair Some Of the uses In
old fashioned English of the adjective
cathedral" seem quaint now. "Cathe-
dral dogmatism" meant not the dog
matism of dean and chapter but that
of any one who spoke with au assump-
ton of authority. a Cathedral beard
was bYoad beard of fashion an
ciently Worn by bishops, and in John
sons time cathedral" seems to have
been slang for antique"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Tariff Issue is Simple.

The whole tariff issue, as far as
the voters can settle it, is shall the
tariff rate that shelters the trusts be
revised, so that being high enough
to produce what revenue the govern
ment needs, yet not SO high as to
protect the trusts from competition?
The Democrats take the affirmative
side of that proposition and the Re
publicans the negative, the latter
having decided against any tariff re-
form. The sensible voter cannot
but decide to vote for a Congress
man, thatis pledt ed to revise the
tariff, by eliminating the chief part,
if not all Of the protection to trusts
and combines, while producing
enough revenue to run tho govern,
ment, honestly and economically ad-
ministercd.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22


If a parent deposits 81 at the birth of
the child and adds at each succeeding
anniversary of the birthday number
of dollars equal to the number of years,
the amount by the time the son or daugh.
ter is twenty-one years old, computed ut
4 per cent Interest, compounded semi
annually, will equal $500. This would be
a substantiafnest egg to begin life with.
The man who deposits only % cents
week, drawing per cent, compound
ed semiannually, will have to his cred
1t ut the end of five years $73, at the
end of ten years Sl62, at the end of
twenty years $lo3 and ut the end of
forty years $l,294. The man who saves
S5 week at this rate would be worth
at the end of forty years the snug for
tune OF $25,S9S.-Iesle's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
A Human salamnndcr.

Some years ago Spaniard named
Marines gave one of the most extraor-
dlnary exhibitions on record. 1t was
Mt the New Tivoli, In Paris, in the
presence Of IN audience of scientific
men, who placed Its genuincness be-
yond doubt. a large oven had been
heated by a furnace for several hours.
This the Spaniard entered, clothed In
flannel trousers and shirt, large cloak
OF the same material and felt som
brero. He sang a song while fowl
was roasted by his side and at the end
Of fifteen minutes came out again, the
temperature registered being between
BOZ degrees and 312 degrees T., or
about 100 degrees above the tempera-
ture of boiling water. He entered the
oven a second time and ate the fowl
which had been roasted beside him.
After Il short pause he was shut in,
lying on a board surrounded by can
dies. After awhile the audience raised
cry of "Enough! The door was
opened. The oven was found to be
full of noXious. suffocating odor of boil
ing tallow, the sole survival of the
candles. The Spaniard came out and
after cold bath was well and strong.
His pulse when the door was first
opened beat 1I6 to the minute.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

II. B. Boies, of this city, who has
been mentioned by the press Of Wat.
erloo and Dubuque as an aspirant
for t h Q democratic congressional
nomination in the third district in
opposition to Judge Birdsall, stated
yesterday, that under no considera-
tions would he consider the honor,
"Be kind enough to say" said he to
a representative of t Ii Times
Tribune, that am not and will
not be candidate for congress.
am quite willing to go out and lend
my influence to elect the democratic
state candidates, but no congression-
al aspirations for me- Not at ALL
Mr.. Boies has placed his services
at the command of the state central
committee for assignment for public
addresses on current political topics
but lie will not consent to the use OF
his name as a mdidate for the con-
grssional nomination Waterloo
Times Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
lust Cunmins.

A prominent democrat Of Story
county said he had a longing
desire TO attend republican state
convention and was in Des Moines,
August l, for that purpose. He
secured a visitors ticket and after
it was over said: 81 don't believe
that half of the members of the
convention knew whether Christ
was crucified f on h e
mountain or shot at Bunker Hill.
Thay sat there like bumps on log
and all they said was Rah for Cum
Minis"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Enscd His Coincidence.

In an ordinary restaurant. according
to the London Chronicle, Il waiter was
surprised at being asked one Friday
with Ireland's inimitable smile for
"divlled whale" "ls 1t tilletcd shark
that ye have, thln!' pursued the Irish
man on being refused this delicacy
Again receiving reply In the negative,
he tried once more. Thin ye can bring
me some roasted porpoise." he said.
The waiter showed signs of becoming
restive, and Paddy sank back in his
seat and heavcd a sigh of contentment.
"l'll take some roast beef and vegeta-
bles," he said cheerfully, land sure
ye'll not be for saying that didn't
ask We for fish,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Kings Cut Small Figure.
philadelphia Ledger. j

The time has long gone by when
the relations of governments and
peoples were determined by the
personal attitude of their sovereigns
and when ruling princes met and
formed alliances or'agreed upon a
common course of action. Not even
the German emperor, forceful as he
is, could today lead Germany where
Germany did not wish to go, and
King Edward would not even at
tempt to shape the foreign policy of
England.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Lasting.

This butter seems strong" said the
young husband at their first breakfast
Mt home.
Yes" she answered II talked to
the market man about that. and he
said 1t was economy in the end never
to buy weak butter. He said that even
though this might cost II little more
people could get along with less of it,
and it would last longer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
TasInnllinn Girls.

For many years Tasmania has been
known us the "Circassia of the colo
nics," tribute to the exceptional love
liness of its young women. There have
been Tasmanian peeresses, but the
pretty Tasmanian girls are mostly III
demand MS barmaids for Sydney and
Melbourne. Some years ago 1t was
elected In evidence ut an official In
auiry in Melbourne that Tasmanian
barmaids command double the ordl-
nary wages for this kind Of work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

In every city Of the ottoman empire
there is kiosk set apart for the
sultan. who never even sees it.
These palatial abodes are built Of
rare marbles and finished in fine
woods, enameled In silver and gold,
with mirrors and lusters from Vienna,
mosaics from Florence and Rome, and
are nomlnally guarded by major domos,
who live there in royal ease and lux
ury unparalleled. Hundreds of mil
lions Of francs are thus squandered,
while not sou is spent in making
roads, fertilizing valleys or construct
ing ports.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

According to the statisticians the
Democrats are certain to win in 81
Congressional districts that are now
represented b y Republicans and
have more than an even chance Of
capturing the 20 other districts
necessary for a majority. If those
independent and Republican voters
who want the trust fostering tariff
revised, vote as they talk, the stand
patters will hardly have a. leg to
stand on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Tycho Brahe, the famous Danish
mathematician, was known as the
Wizard Of the Golden Nose" While
at the university he lost his nose in q
duel and replaced 1t with nasal or
gan of gold, held In place by cement
and a pair of spectacles. This addi-
tion to his countenance gave him a
very peculiar appearance and caused
him to be much feared by the common
people, who attributed to him many
supernatural powers, largely on ac-
count of his remarkable nose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Paul Morton's New Shine.
lFrom the Williamsburg .lournal Tribune.

Paul Morton shines resplendent in
the new coat of lime juice brushed
on by the interstate commerce COM
mission when it held that Paul was
technically guilty but, poor man, he
was so internally stupid that he did
not realize what he was doing. The
commission holds that he lacked the
intention to commit wrong.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Here is something in the course OF
natural phenomena that will interest
and instruct the little folk if they look
into it curiously; Into II tumbler hall
full Of water dissolve just as much
common table salt us can be held il
solution. Let 1t stand for Il few days
and see how the salt creeps out OF the
water, up the inside of the glass .ant
down the outside-just like Il thing OF
life trying to escape from its environ
ment. And when all the salt is ap
parently out of prison the water re
mains as salty as before. 1t is IL pretty
demonstration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
LESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST p. 1906.

and you will lind dairying more re-
munerative and less disagreeable.
There is no sense in milking a COW
whose products will no more than
pay for the food she consumes. 1t
never pays to swap doilers with a
neighbor. Manage your dairy upon
business principles and you will
meet W t h success.-Farmers
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Two Goat 1sln N DIS.

Here is an extraordinary coincidence:
The island lying between the American
fall and the Canadian fall at Niagara
Is called Goat island What Is now
called Livingstone Island Mt the Vic
toria falls in Africa is called Kempon-
go by the natives. and this signifies
"Coat island"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Esmeralda- a--This is my latest photo
graph What do you think of it?
Gwendolen--Iet me have one. dear
It's absolutely perfect. Esmeralda-
You mean, splteful thing!-C Chicago
Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
WaRREh's eoDREss TO THE emERlcAi
SOLDIERS BEFORE THE eHTTLE
OF BUNKER HILL.
Bi John PierpOnt.

ny sfVlnl = W. pbhss
Stand! theground q you, own. my braves!
Will ye give 1t mp 10 slaves"
VIII ye look for greener graves?
Ho eye marcy still?
What's the mercy despots {, el?
Hoar 1t in that bait e-psal!
Read 1t on yon brlstliag stoel!
Ask it.-ye who will.
Fear ye foes who Kill for hire?
Will ye to your homes re Ire?
Look behind you! they're FIRE!
And before You. see
Who have done III From the vale
On they c0me!And will ye quail?- II
Leaden rain and iron hsil
Let their welcome be
In the God OF battles trust!
DIE We may.-and die we must:
But. oil, where can dust to dust
BE consigned so we'll.
AS where Iieyen It's dews shall shed
On the martyred patriots bed.
And the rocks shall raise theIs head,
OF his deeds to tell
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Slander is Il poison which eNtin-
guislies charity, both In the slandcrer
and in the person who listens to it, SO
that Il single cal,lmny may prove fatal
to an infinite number of souls. since 1t
kills not only those who circulate 1t,
but also all those who do not reject
it.-Womau's Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Hobbs Queer. isn't it, that it never
rains when one wants 1t to? Dobbs-
Garden in need of rain? Hobbs-No,
it's myself. Ny wife gave me new
umbrella for birthday present, and
1t hasn't rained since.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Says Charles Baudelaire: This life
is hospital where every patient is
possessed with desire to change his
bed. This one would prefer to suffer
by the stove, and the other thinks he
would recover by the window"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

a man can't fool his wife with the
same excuse more than three times,
but her son can fool her with the same
promise 800 times. and it will not
show the least signs of wear.-Cass
County (Mo) News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

"It's impossible to have too much Of
good thing" said the thoughtful
thinker.
"Oh, don't know" rejoined the con-
trary person. "Matrimony is a good
thing, but what the law does to q
bigamist is plenty. Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
Balanced.

The Caller-Your art gallery is a
treat. This picture especially is de.
llghtful; the values are so we'll bal
anced. Mr.. Porkham : That's right
frame, 5000; picture. same price,
Puck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
The Towns Crooked Dividing Line.

The Towns Crooked Dividing Line.
'"There Is n reason for most every
thing" said a Cumberland county man
when he was asked how in the world
they came to have such n crooked line
between two towns In his county
There's reason for this crooked line.
You see, some of our towns establish
ed In pioneer times, when land was
abundant and people We're few, had a
big territory, which was afterward
sliced OIL to make new towns. 1t was
SO In the case you mention, and when
the cut of was made people along the
line of division were of different minds
as to which town they wanted to be in.
So the legislature drew Il straight line
between the two parts and then pro-
vided that persons dwelling OH lands
adjoining either side of this line might
be in sone town or the other, as they
should decide within ninety days after
passing the nct. Some went one way
and some the other, and the line was
all skewed up to accommodate them"
Lewiston Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

Fun has no limits. 1t is like the hu-
man race and face There is n family
likeness among all the species. but they
all dirrer.-Hallburtou.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22


Many artists have the reputation of
being incSolnble In their demands up
on the models strength. y character
istic example appesrs in an anecdote
of the late .Adolphe ManZel, the Ger
man painter, who ut one time was en-
gagged on Il work of mural decoration
and Kept man posed in an exceeding
" fatglling position on scaifold for
two hours. The great painter worked
away, needless of his models discom-
fort. Finally the victim called down.
Herr Professor. how about the re-
cess?''
Certainly, my dear sir. Come down
right away, and you shall have your
recess"
AS the model was descending from
the scaffolding his limbs assumed a
position which was one for which the
artist had long been looking.
stop" Menzel Numbered. Hold.
All, fine. Keep that while make Il
little sketch of it.'
The artist drew vigorously for half
an hour, at the end of which he called
out imperativcly: There, that will do
for now. Get up on the scaffold again.
We have had our recess"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22
BELIZE.

The child who enters life, comes not with know
ledge or inteut;
S, those who enter death, must go as lite
children sent.
Littieis known, BltI bslieve that God is
overhead,
And, as life is to the livInp. so death is to the
dead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-22

According to an old superstition Of
the medieval church. whenever a cock
crows a lie Is being told.