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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
HEREDlry IN DREAMS.
An Attempt to Explain Many Seem
ingly lnexpllcabIe Phenomena.

An Attempt to Explain Many Seem
ingly InexpllcabIe Phenomena.
That many seemingly ilexplicable
phenomena in dreams and allied brain
states are due to what may be called
hereditary memory" is maintained in
The Literary uide by Marsh Beadnell,
who thus attempts to explain some
Of the conditions of mind which at
times occur in every one during
sleep. Says reviewer in The Hos
pital Uondon, November III:
HE takes first the falling-through-
space dream, and points out that at
ter suffering the mental agony Of
falling the sleeper escapes the
shock of the actual stopping His ex.
PLANTATION Is that falling sensations
have been transmitted from our re-
mote ancestors who were fortunate
enough to save themselves, after fall
ing from great heights (tree-tops),
by clutching the branches. The mole
cular changes in the cerebral cells
due to the shock of stopping could
uoI UO lAduSlHlLlSut UCSduSS tlCIllAo
falling to the bottom would either be
killed outright or die from secondary
causes before being able to repro
duce their kind. In similar manner,
be reverting to the habits of animals
which existed centuries ago, Beadnell
finds an explanation for the mental
states experienced by individuals in
various dreHms-the pursuing mons
ter dream, the reptile and vermin
dream, color dream, sufocation
dreams, dread passions, flying dreams.
1t is indeed highly probable that there
exists connection between instincts
so.called and some of those complex
conditions of the mind experienced
in dreams and like mental states. The
problem is not merely one of peaceful
meditation. An active investigation
carried out on scientific lines with
view to throwing light upon the
nature and origin OF instinct would
almost certainly yield valuable and
instructive information"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
But this punishment is not pronounced


by the courts.
1t is applied by the councils of the
communes, which form fiscal union.
Thus, when member of the rural
commune has been condemned to un-
dergo correctional punishment, he is
placed at the disposal of the COM
mune, which decides whether 1t will
retake or exile him. In the latter case,
he is transported to province in East
ern Siberia for five years. At the end
of that time he has the right to seek
permission from any commune, and If
granted, to re-enter Russia. But fire.
quently he prefers to remain in East
ern Siberia. because the country is
very rich and agriculture is extensive.
Transportation has existed to Siberia
nearly 100 years. At first those who
had been condemned for capital offens-
es were pardoned and sent there. and
then Russia transported thlther those
condemned to hard labor, who went
with their families after having under
gone punishment with labor in Euro
pean Russia. This transportation took
place principally in the Province Of
Transfarkal, because there were lands
there rich In silver mines. Later gold
mines were discovered. This tract is
really what was known as ancient Da-
houria. which forms part of the step
pes of Mongolia, and whose population
consisted formerly of Bouriates, no.
madic race.
When, in 1889. the Province of Do
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
PLAYERS OF A PLAY.

We are the players of play
AS old as earth,
Between the wings of night and day,
With tears and mirth.
There is no record of the land
From whence 1t came,
No legend of the playwright's hand.
No bruited fame,
OF those who for the piece were cast
On that first night,
When God drew up His curtain vast
And there was light.
Beore our eyes as we come on.
From age to age,
Flare up the footlights of the dawn
On this round stage
In front, unknown, beyond the glare
Vague shadows loom;
And sounds like muttering winds are
there
Eoreboding doom.
Bliss Carman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17


the old building, which had been used
as prison, while they were also used
to build the new structure. Then all
the other prison and correctional insti-
tutions were put in requisltion to make
doors, windows, locks, bells, iron beds,
Kitchen utensils, furniture for the cells
and the prison Office, as well as the
mattresses for the use OF unfortunates
to follow In Imprisonment the men who
had built their prison home.
The prison itself consists Of a large
main building Of stone and iron, which
Is fanked by d dozen smaller build.
ings. AS 1t is situated on the River
Neva, only partial wall OF stone
surrounds 1t. The main or entrance
building is two stories III height. In
It are the quarters of the prison guards,
the reception rooms, and the rooms of
the officers Of the institution. Then
comes the prison ITSELF. 1t is FIVE sto-
ries in height and contains five tiers of
cells, which are reached by light iron
ornamental stairways and corridors.
Each tier Of cells numbers 400, and
they are about the size of those in the
New York prison at Sing Sing. Pris.
oners are CARRIED in a yellow cloth cos.
tune, and wear skull caps. They are
always kept at work, usually on public
Improvements. from Z a. m. to 6 p. M,
with an hours cessation from labor for
dinner. Their food is coarse in the ex-
treme, and consists mostly Of dry
bread, meat, vegetables and milk. 4.
Prisoners do all the work of clean
Ing the institution, DIS well as in the
kitchen and the bakery. They also run
the PRISONS electric light system
There are three buildings connected
with the prison which are known as
hospital departments; while there is
also separate hospital building for
those who are seized with infectious
diseases.
Next in the order OF Russian prison
systems comes that of Siberia, that
great field for the novelist and the
playwright. Siberia, that Is to say,
the Asiatic portion of the Russian EN-.
pire. ia divided for administrative pur.
poses into 12 governments, or prov.
inces, which form Eastern Siberia
Central Siberia and the provinces OF
the Amour River. The Russian pena
code, us has already been told, places
the punishments which are followed
by civil death in two classes.
The victims Of these punlshments ar,
transported to Siberia with hard labor
for long terms or for life. Some of the
convicts go to Central, Siberia, where
they are not condemned to obligatory
labor. In the provinces Of the Amour
River, where all transportation is cen
tralized, convicts are only sent to d.
forced labor. Those who have com
pleted their punishment can remain
where they are sent as colonists.
Eastern Central Siberia is used TO
second-class convicts. But this system
of transportation should not be con
founded with the French system. l
is applied to criminals at common law
and consists of exile without forced Ia
Dor, but change of residence is pro
hibited. In the provinces of Easter
Siberia. which reach to the ural Noun
tains, Transportation is concentrated
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

the capital city of the empire had been
built over for the purpose. But In time
this prison fell into a state of entire
Disqualification, and, Notwithstanding
improvements made upon 1t, 1t at last
could be no longer maintained.
In proceeding with the preliminary
studies for the construction Of new
prison In st. Petersburg, in conform
ity to the scale Of punishments of the
new Russian code, 1t was necessary
that the prison should be built on the
cellular plan. Prison officials do not,
as rule. in other countries. like the
cellular, or solitary Imprisonment plan,
as it induces nervousness and mad
ness.
BY freak of Russian justice, emf
nently proper. the convicts of the en-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
MEANING OF RUSSIAN TERMS.

Observation-Disclosures of calling
themselves workmen, the Russian la
borers refer to themselves as the pro-
letariat.
BLACK HUNDRED are the loyalists
among the workmen. They want re-
forms, but at the same time they have
not lost their Unborn respect for the
Gar and for religion. They regard
as enemies all those who attack the
Gar and religion.
REACTIONAR1ES are those who op.
pose the granting of liberal govern.
ment. They are the large class of
superior office holders and mobiles who
realize that when Russia is free they
will lose their Jobs.
INTELLECTUALS- general term
applied to the Russian people apart
from the proletariat and reactionaries.
They are educated Russians who are
trying to liberalize the government and
are split up into innumerable parties
who have great difficulty in working
together.
CONSTITUTIONALISTS are small
body who are opposed to violent means
for securing freedom for Russia. They
want all reforms to come from the
douma, the new Russian parliament.
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS are fol-
lowers of Tolstoi. who oppose all re.
sistance to the bureaucracy and who
want the establishment Of a coop
erative community through the abolt
ton of private ownership of land.
BUND.-The Jewish revolutionary or.
ganization, which is working for the
establishment of full local government
for Poland. 1t is the best organized
revolutionary force In Russia and its
work in Warsaw has completely ter.
rorized the local authorities there.
ZEMSTVOISTS are the members Of
the various municipal governments Of
Russia who were the first to begin q
systematic agitation this year for the
granting of constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
Tho Farm Camera.

Every stock breeder should own 4
good camera and learn how to use
it to advantage. 1t is one Of the
best advertisers ever used in connec.
ton with the farm. No description Of
an animal can convey such pleasing
idea as a photograph.
A few simple rules carefully OBJ
served will insure good picture four
times out of FIVE. The film cameras
are cheap and Aims do not cost much.
and the local photographer is always
ready to develop and make prints at
reasonable prices. One good photo
graph of an animal for sale would be
worth more to the breeder than the
cost many times over.
1t Is customary for breeders to en-.
ploy professional photographers to do
the work. The expense usually IL
from Eve to ten dollars, and the re-
suits are seldom satisfactory because
the photographer does not understand
the points that the breeder wishes Ia
emphasize.
Live stock may be advertised b.
photography to better advantage thar
any other way. A picture used in q
paper calling attention to the advsr.
tisement makes the ad stand out
prominently. Successful stockmen are
| GOOD advertisers. Those who DO moi
advertise seldom make much msaeH.
~ytAjA and rtysst6A .'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
THE cINDER IN THE EYE.

One Who Gets it Out Must First Ex-
ercise Self-ControI.
BY cinder we mean any minute par
ticle of whatever nature which lodges
In the eye, where it causes much pain
and distress.
In most cases when a foreign body
gets into the eye, it creates a little
discomfort for a time, but is soon
washed away by the tears without do
ing any harm. Sometimes. especially
when the particle has sharp corners
to 1t, as is often the case with the
fine olnders from q locomotive which
burns soft coal, The conjunction Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
A Feminine Failinr.

One cannot see Just why the writer
who tells her experience in the 1ndi-
ana Farmer should have cared to
break into the Indians pretty belief
in the sanctity of the silent woodland
region, nor why she exposed her own
lack of tact and good manners. More
over, the imposition of her superior
knowledge in this case was wasted,
for as the story shows, their faith re-
mained mistaken, while their conclu-
sion was not complimentary to the dis
turber of the peace.
was being rowed across Cana
dian lake by party Of Indians, and
was told l must not break the still
ness, or the-spirlts Of the place would
be offended.
1t was calm, cloudless day, and
the canoe sped like an arrow across
the smooth waters. Suddenly, when
in the middle of the lake. determined
to prove to these simple folk the folly
Of their belief. So l lifted up my voice
in wild cry that woke every echo Of
the hills.
The Indians were filed with conster.
nation. They uttered no word, but,
straining every nerve, rowed on in
frowning silence. They reached the
shore in safety, and had triumphed
but the leader Of the Indians looked on
me in concern.
1.-THE Great Spirit is merciful," he
said. "He knows that the white won.
m cannot hold her peace"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

"A CRIMINAL. most as DarDarOus
as the most barbarous and uncivilized
nation on the globe.
Aside from the political prisons Of
Siberia 1t only needs glance at one
prison in the entire system of the en-
pire to understand them all. Accord
ing to NJ. Wraskoy the Russian empire
had seen the necessity for prison for
short-term convicts since 1860, when
a wine warehouse of the epoch of EN-
press Anna, in the Viborg quarter of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
1HC IUctf eHut tIicIo 10 HuCH CTUeIl,
to prisoners In Siberia Is no longe
true. A prison official who should at

true. A prison official who should at
tempt to be unnecessarily cruel would
be murdered in these days.
Nearly all the work of Siberian con-
victs is performed in the open air.
They are engaged principally in the es-
Establishment Of roads, in the improve
ment Of lands, the drainage of the soil,
and the construction of buildings. Be-
sides this there are the coal mines,
where political prisoners are compelled
to labor.
The political prisoner is the worst
used wretch on the face of the earth.
Chained to companion he is COM
PEELED to labor, half-clad, in groups of
five to twelve, with half-shorn head,
and clothes of gray cloth, and with one
leg of white. which is his badge of
hopeless doom. He has no rights.
While there is some hope for all other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

prisons, 1t can be
set down as a fact
that Russia in deal
ing with her COM
mon, everyday
oners lis not at all
lnhuman as. a rule.
But when 1t comes
to her political
prisoners she is al
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

Siberian prisoners, there Is none for
him except in death.
1t is little wonder that the detection
Of a political conspirator in Russia
means usually the suicide of the VIC
tim. Death is preferable to the life Of
political prisoner In Siberia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
A Frightened Rabbit.

81 was walking across a field With
my dog at my side when a young rab.
bit emerged from wood close BY"
says writer. Suddenly 1t fell to the
ground and was to all intents dead.
The dog shifted at 1t, and watched II
for about ten minutes, thinking 1t alb
solutely dead. walked away about
fifty yards, when l looked back and
saw the rabbit rise and run rapidly
into the wood whence 1t came. It Is
evident that it saw the dog and
dropped down out of fright"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

New Jersey boasts of man ~
years old who can neither read nor
write and has seen only one locomo-
tive. and that at distance of half a
mile, Only think Of boastlng Of Q
man like that -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
The Right Besinnins.

81 want to do great things!" ex-
claimed the ambitious young man to
the old financier. How, sir, would
you advise me to go at it?"
"To begin WITH" drawled the elder
ly millionaire, calmly, II would advise
YOU first to accomplish something
small."-Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
Need Moisture to H.tchs

Eggs must not become too dry dur
ing the incubation period. Some poul-
trymen advocate sprinkling them with
warm water; one writer states that
he dips them in warm water. In pre-
pairing the nests for setting hens 1t Is
a good plan to put freshly cut sod
in the bottom of the box and, build
the nest of hay or straw (preferably
hay on the top of the SOD. II the
hen Is permitted to leave the nest q
w .saa vsaasF abeps tAs n n \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
A Big Dog show.

A dog show which opened at the
Crystal Palace, London, recently, can.
tanned 8,5O3 entries, valued at $780,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
FATE OF RusslA,s POLITICAL
PRISONERS.
Political Exile. Worst Used Of All,
and Death Seems Preferable to
Their Miserable Existence-They
Frequently Try Suicide.

Stripped of nil the sensational fea-
lures which writer's in the past have
penned about Russian prisoners and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
SUN BATH is GOOD.

It Is u Potent Factor in the Cure OF
Any Disease II Well Tried.
There is no disinfectant made by
man that can compare with the suns
rays in effectiveness.
A sun bath is a most potent factor
in the cure Of any disease. After
ones skin becomes accustomed to the
direct rays of the sun one may lie In
the sunshine for hours at a time with
great benefit, but at first the exposure
should be only n few minutes dura
ton at one time. These short periods
however, may be repeated several
times day. The best results are OBJ
tanned by exposing the bare skin Of
the whole body except the head to
the direct rays of the sun. Conse
quently cot placed in the bow win.
dow of an upper chamber is an ideal
place for sun bath, provided that
the air In the chamber Is absolutely
fresh and pure.
To sit on the porch in the sun 10
very beneficial. even II one must be
SO warmly wrapped up as to make 1t
difficult for the suns rays to bene-
trate to the skin.
To lie OH the grass in the sun Is
better stlll-on the grass with only a
blanket between the invalid and the
healing powers of mother earth.
The patients head should not be
exposed to the sun in any case, and q
sun bath should be followed by cool
sponge bath when possible.-Max-
wells Talisman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

OvercrOwding - keeping constantly
oyerstocked with larger number than
you have room for-is the besetting
sin Of a great number Of poultry
men.
Cause the pigs to fear you not, es-
pecially those intended for brood
sows; they should be assured that
their keeper is kind, considerate
friend. Even a hog appreciates such
a friend.
Sheep cannot live on nothing, but as
they eat some grasses and many weeds
that cows do not, they will do well on
pastures that are entirely insufficient
for cows. Don't forget to salt them
as often as they want it.
When you want to fatten sheep, do
not throw in a great volume of feed
at one time; they will waste 1t and
also be disgusted with 1t. Give them
Just enough to eat up clean and no
more, and they will stay on their feed
and fatten up fast.
r. vo, viii, hreed mart ~ vour cows
IN come fresh in the winter Won will
And q nroftoh,a A farmer who
makes really good butter can sell it
Cow az ond IN cents nil winter To nri-
yota customers THAT ia nositivc
,ac+ and con ho nrovan
Give pigs succulent food and exer-
and fresh nnre air to breathe. and
there "a hut l,tt,o comnlo,n about dis.
case Tbe nearer these conditions can
ha drn,,co+o, In Winter tho less dI..
aosa tboro w,,, In ~ comnla,n -
-
Perhaps the best way to pick seed
corn would be to go into the field
with sack over the shoulder and
walking between two rows of corn
and watching them both, taking the
best ears from the best stalks as
when the ears me Of medium ma.
trr,+v ond ho,oro corn will do 10 cr,h
--
The asparagus bed should be now
ed and the tops burned before the
seeds fall, otherwise the seed will
grow and overstock the bed with fee.
BILE plants. The bed should be GOV.
cred for winter with heavy coat OF
manure for protection, and in spring
rake off the coarse part and work
the rest into the soil.
horas for annles. n Ia easily han.
died and nn,cklv hacked In the
Instances of the small simmer who
NAV MT have fruit NJ tho d,fraran,
yar,o+,oa enouoh n al, mn even MN
hor ~ horrals tho hor enahIaa hin
n shin nracticaI,v all Of each kind
FrnIt hacked In q hox shows tn pood
odvontogo md neoda ,itt,a d,sturh
anco ne contents In making erom,no
t,on
In France the wagons used by the
merchants and farmers have whee
tires ranging from 3 to 10 inches II
,.on, 4 - a ,noh.s me ioroa ,ro,nt
go. ~ 49,. -,,,,oa,od, hora t,nos ~ -
~ norrowar thon n ,noha. ana ~,
,aor nxlo 10 about 20 70 ~ ,noba,
,onoor thon mo front ovle On thot ~.
roor wbeol tracLa will ian tho trocr,
mado hv tho front wheels and q,
widan tho snoca ~ roadway rolled h,
+ha wheels
Laying mems are very iona o
ground pones. ihey heip digest otne
1000 Wnen they cannot get at sharl
gravel ana WIN the strohg oleesuV
~. =. r,,a. 80 oe M ill.,,
- ,,,a,,a 49, .,,a,,s h,t ~ a. 80, 81
49, IN III oan,,os nna ~. .. Don :
49,, 80 an =. n,ator,o,- -, ,uh,a,, -,
49,: ,..o,e !. ,naao rho on,w go.
DO ,rora ,,,r,,,na honas e. - raa,,
than hra,r IN moro oos,,v nh
owls oar.o,n,v do not lilo thom q
~a,, NOV ara thav On oood Inv +har
.s ybon hroLon IN w,tbont hu-n,n.
$50
Intensive Farming in Japan.
When 1t comes to intensive cultur
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17
Home 1n.tinct in Cattle.


There are 1900 head of cattle run.
ming loose in the Pinal basin Of Arb
IONA, and they are owned by twenty
men. Each animal has brand on his
hip as broad as ham, and crops. bits.
and underhacks galore in his ears. Be.
yond these marks of ownership he 10 40
free as deer, and should he so elect
could wander from the Mexican bOr-
der to the Canadian line without rum
ming up against barbed wire fence
Yet such Is the simple nature Of cat.
tie that they ''use" In the country
where they are born, and only the ut
most stress of wind and weather will
suffice to drive them away. They are
"home folks" and stick to their barren
canyons and water holes with all the
devotion Of untutored rural man. Tho
calf runs with his mother and learns
her ways, which become his ways. Il
is upon this home instinct that tho
practice of Western cattle raising rests.
Dave Coolidge, in Sunset Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

Curtains for the Poultry House.
No matter how comfortable the poul-
try house is ordinarily, If 1t has any
glass in it some provision should be
made for covering that glass during
cold nights II the necessity arises. An
excellent and cheap way of doing
this is to provide curtains of heavy
unbleached muslin, burlap or strip
Of carpet. Fasten the lower end to a
roller, using an old broom handle if
nothing better offers, and lacking tho
upper edge to the window frame.
Then by sewing loop or lacking It
to the roller and having a nail In the
upper part Of the window frame 1t 10
easy to roll the curtain up out Of the
way during the day. In the event OF
the poultry house having consider
able expanse of glass something Of
this kind is absolutely essential, even
in the middle sections of the country,
II the fowls have large combs and
wattles. An arrangement similar to
this in front of the roosts saves more
than one comb from becoming FROST
ed. When cold night is expected
cover the floor Of the house thickly
with straw that the fowls may have
something warm to walk over and
peck through in the early morning be-
fore breakfast is ready.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

When 1t comes to intensive culture
Of the soil the Japanese seem to take
the lead. According to experts who
have investigated agricultural condi-
lions in Japan there is nothing in the
annals Of agriculture that ever ap-
preached the scientific skill Of Japa-
nese husbandry. If all the 1905, 900
tillable acres of Japan were merged
into one field a man in an automo-
bile, travelling at the rate Of fifty miles
an hour, could circle arabic Japan in
eleven hours.