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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Proportion of Sexes I'm Swine.


The Bureau Of Animal Industry Of
the Department of Agriculture has re-
Gently issued an interesting bulletin on
the relative proportion Of the two sexes
Of pigs at birth. This is information
not heretofore obtainable, for the rea-
son that while the herd books have
given the total number of pigs far
rOwed, the number of each sex was
given only for those raised. The re-
port included / ,477 filters. The number
Of boar pigs was $500, the number Of
cows 6,626 The average per SOW was,
boars 4.51, sows 4.4S. For all prac-
tical purposes the sexes may be regard
ed as equal in number at birth, al
though the boars are seen to be slightly
more numerous than sows. Expressed
in the lowest terms of whole figures,
the proportion stands POI boars to 200
sows. The results were gathered from
twenty-five States and Territories and
represented eight breeds, with several
filters Of grades or mixed breeds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Horse Facts.
11OGSC ~ &hSA Ss
Have his harness fit.

Have his harness fit.
He'll last much longer.
Above ALL don't overtax his strength
Give him a little water very often.
Don't give him a big drink directly
after a meal.
Don't allow him to eat too fast
Even scatter his grain on a clean floor
Don't beat a stupid horse-that only
proves the drivers stupidity.
Stay with him while he Is shod-
the sheer may hit him over the head
running him.
A few days rest, with earth to stand
on, unshod, will do him more good
than veterinary treatment in many
cases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30

One thing Christianity has done. It
mas broken down distances, it has re-
moved barriers, it has brought things
together that belong to each other il
has swept away the vast, impossible
stretches in the world of the spirit.
Ihus, first Of all, when John said
Ihere is no more sea- he meant there
would be no separation between God
and man. The gods of the old days
were far of-man had to go long jour
neys to find God. He dwelt on noun
tain heights. Christianity has made
Him near God. He is the ever pres
ent spirit, inhabiting His world. He LIS
There Is NO great space for man to tray
erse to find Him. Nothing separates
Him from man but mans own sea.
He Is the dear Father of us all, and
we take His hand as the little child
takes his mothers hand.
This Is the teaching of Jesus. It is
the meaning of His life. To those who
walked with Him in Galilee God was
by their side Never again could they
worship a far-off God.
This was also the meaning of Cal
vary. In the death Of Christ men saw
God and man meeting in the one great
sacrifice Of love. In Christ the divine
and human meet and evernore are one.
This vital sense of the nearness Of
God Is the only thing that can keep re-
ligion alive to-day. This is what we
mean by faith. This Is the fulillment
Of the vision John Saw-God with us
no separation-no more sea.
Again John saw in his vision the es-
arrangement Of the people, and he says:
I'm that day, when the kingdom comes,
there will be no more sea-" That is,
there will be no separation Of races and
of nations. All these foolish and I'M
Christian race prejudices and interna-
tional hatreds and caste distinctions
will be swept away.
AS a matter of fact, speaking liter
ally, how true it is that there is no
more sea between Europe and America.
Our great ships have made the sea as
nothing and the nations mingie. AL
ready much of the old separation Is
breaking down and we are realizing
that man to man the world over is
brother.
But some day there shall be no sep
aration whatever, but we shall see that
all men suffer the same defeats and
losses and are striving after the same
common happiness and good. Then the
brotherhood of man will have come and
there will be no more sea-"
Finally, John was thinking of how
the sea separated him from those he
loved, so when he throws the picture
over into that other world, which we
call heaven, he says, There will be
no more sea there" Here life is full Of
losses. Loves golden cord are broken.
Dear ones are taken from us and seem
ingly a great ocean of space is between
us and them. But there the golden
cords shall be again united. Love can
never lose it's own. And there shall be
no more partings. There shall be no
separation there. This Is the immortal
hope Of our Christian faith and moth
ing can take 1t from US. No partings
wonder, no separations, mo more sea-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
RhubaPb.

One Of the garden crops that thor
ougbly understands how to take care
Of itself Is rhubarb. If planted in
earth that Is not very dry, 1t will con-
tinue for many years without receiving
any particular attention. 1t is, how
ever. very fond of high living, and those
who desire to have large and succulent
stalks should give a good top dressing
Of manure every ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
HOW to RIanch Celery.

To blanch celery easily and rapidly,
90 on your knees astride the row; take
a plant in one hand, shake it and
squeeze it close, to get out the earth
from the center, holding it with one
hand, and with the other draw the earth
I'D to the plant on that side: then take
the plant with the other hand and draw
Up the earth on the other side; next let
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30

Fifty years ago George W. Wetze!, Of
Bardolph, ILL.,, had gooseberry pie for
his wedding dinner. The other day he
celebrated his golden wedding ami
yersary and had another gooseberry
pie for dinner. And the gooseberries
grew on the same bush from which the
first pie was gathered. - Louisiana
Press Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
CONVENIENT HAY CARRIER.

length tackled to a 2x2 piece on each
side, all but a middle space, which
should be left loose for hand-holds.
Straw, vines, or almost any litter which
is liable to scatter, can be carried
readily.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30

both sides, pressing It against the
plant. Finish with hoe when the row
is gone over, and give a sprlnkling
along the row.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30

most useful in cold climates, but 1t
might be used in all localities and pre-
vent midnight marauders Of all kinds
from carrying away the turkeys.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Hnv Carrier.

Make of muslin or coarse unbleached
muslin six feet wide and q handy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
A DIFFICULT TERM.
Tho Word "Boureeois" and French
Woman's Definition.

am always embarrassed when ask
ed by foreigners to give the definition
of the word bourgeois" which is gen.
orally emphasized disdainfully. The
dictionary defines II as common. with
out distinction" 1t is not exactly that.
Bourgeoisism, like provincialism, is a
mentality. 1t represents kernel with
out the pulp and emanates from the
shell of the dinner pot. 1t is one of the
props of society. Props are never beau
tiful nor graceful. Without it, however.
the world could not retain Its eQuilib-
rum, yet with it alone the world
could not progress. 1t gives to indi-
viduals the impenetrability of shell.
One often finds Its characteristics in
persons who have received a good edu-
cation, in those who possess superior
culture, who have taste and sense of
beauty. 1t betrays itself by mean and
narrow ideas, by implacable intoler-
ance, by stubborn blindness and, above
all, by an incapacity to understand
liberty or to accord 1t generously.
This mentality creates a certain at.
mospllere which is felt ut once. The
workman, the peasant, the artist, are
not bourgeois. 1 could name king
who is much more so than many of the
residents of our worst districts. Napo
leon l. was bourgeois; Napoleon Ill
was not. Balzac, Maupassant, were not
bourgeois; lola was. England, Italy
Spain. are not bourgeois. Germany is
but her emperor is not, and so one
might continue indefinitely. = From
Nine. Pierre de Coulevain, Translated
by Jessie Henderson Brewer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
A BRONZE STATUE.
The Model, the Core and the Pouring
of the Metal.


of the Metal.
"Immense pains and immense labor
attend the production of bronze stat
ne of any size even after the artist has
done his work." remarks sculptor.
ITO begin with, the plaster model
has to be completely covered with
small Jumps of a special kind of sand.
sometimes as many as 1900 to 1000 Of
these pieces being required. After
these blocks Of sand are dry they are
taken off the cast one at time and
carefully put together to form the
mold. The latter is then filled with
clay, and the same operation is again
gone through, fac-simile of the plas
ter cast being thus obtained.
"Then comes the most delicate part
Of the whole work. The clay model, or
CORE as it is technically called, has to
have a quarter of an inch taken off its
entire surface, which, as may readily
be imagined, is anything but easy,
especially If the subject be at all Or
nate.
1.-THE core is then again put into the
mold-which has of course to be recon-
structed once more-being kept exact
ly in the center by means of iron rods.
"The molten bronze is then poured
in from the top, completely filling the
space between the core and the mold.
After it has cooled the latter is again
removed and the clay interior extract
ed, when the statue, somewhat rough
and needing slight touching up, is
evealed."-Cassell's Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
One on the Teacher.

Among the corps of instructors in
one of Washington's high schools is n
woman highly esteemed as a teacher
of American history. The class under
her care had under consideration one
day topics concerning the civil war
when one volunteered, in Illustration
of some point, n lurid account of bat
tie in which, he claimed, an uncle OF
his had participated.
The teacher interposed to observe
that the anecdote could hardly be cor.
rect, MS the uncle in question was near
her own age and she was not born un.
til after the close Of the war.
At this the boy seemed tri1e cha
grined ut being SO evidently in the
wrong. After a few moments of EN-
barrassed silence he said, with the
naive air of one who has much the best
of the situation:
"Oh, but, Miss Blank, l did no.
mean the Revolutionary war!'-Pitts
burg Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
QUITE A NICE. GAME.

Why the Girl Who Proposed 1t Lost
Her Temper.
The other day Miss Fannie Iomei
ran across the road to see an intimate
friend. AS is usual with young la.
dies, they had a good deal to tell one
another. In tile course of the CONVEX
sation Fannie said:
Il used to think that Gus Simpson
was Il nice young man, but / Just hate
him now"
"Nhv whnt Inns Ii. donas,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
THE NEW YORK WORL[
THR1cE-A-wEEK RDrTIo1
Read Wherever the English
Language Is sp ken

The Thrice-a-Week World expects to
be better paper in 1901 than evei be-
fore. In the conree nf the year the
issues for the next gent. Preside utial
campaign will no frphsdowed, and
everybody will wish to keep informed.
The Thrice Week World, coming to
you every other day, seIves all the pur.
poses of daily, and II lar cheape-.
The news service Of lbis paper is con-
stantly being increanel, and it reports
fully, accurately and promptly every
event of importance anywhere in the
world. Moreover, Its political ne We is
impartial, giving yon facts, not Opin-
ions and wisheG, 1t han full markets,
splendid cartoons and interesting tic-
ton by standard auLhOre.
TBETHRICli. a WEEK w ORLD'S
regular subscription rHice is only S1.0O
per year, and tns ps,r for 1876 Papers
We elfer thin nneq1alled news paper
and MANCHESTER DEMOt RAT
together for ono year Tor $500.
Tho regulor subscription price ar the
two spers lie $3.50. l8-tf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
a Tennyson GrowI.


In Walter Cranes autobiography he
gives an interesting picture of Tenny-
son. 1t was at dinner party at the
Rev. Stopford Brooke's and the poet
was reading to the company his "Bal-
lad of the Fleet" "in his deep, impress
i've voice in q way Which reminded
me of his own description in the 'AIorte
dArthur' of how the poet Everard
Hall (Which may have been HIMSELF
'Read. mounting out his hollow os and a $
Deep chested music"
When the reading was finished and
when the applause and gratitude OF
the small audience had subsidized the
laureate growled out, Yes, and t.
think that these wretched fellows OF
the nineteenth century gave me only
81 800 for it,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
TO BE Continued
THE GREATEST WEDDING.
Over Twenty Thousand Persons Were
Married by One Ceremony.

Married by One Ceremony.
The biggest wedding ever known to
history was when Alexander the Great
and over 10000 of his soldiers took
part in Il wedding in the court Of Da-
RUS, king of Persia, after the latter's
conquest by Alexander. Twenty thou
| sand two hundred and two persons
We're made husbands and wives in one
ceremony.
The facts are these: After conquer
ing King Darius, Alexander deter
mined to wed Statiro, daughter of the
conquered king, and issued decree
that on that occasion 100 Of his chief
the modest Persian and Medean fam
lilies. He further stipulated that 10000
of his Greek soldiers should take to
wife 10000 Asiatic women.
For this purpose 81 vast pavilion was
erected, the pillars being sixty feet
high. One. hundred gorgeous cham
bers adjoincd this for the 100 noble
bridegrooms, while for the 10000 SOL
diers an outer court was inclosed Out
side OF this tables We're spread for the
multitude.
Each pair had seats and ranged
themselves in semiclrcle round the
royal throne. AS it would have taken
several weeks for the few priests to
have married this vast number of cou-
pies had the ceremony been performed
in the ordinary way, Alexander invent
ell = simple way out of the difficulty.
lie gaze his hand TO Statiro and kissed
he.. and all the remaining bridegrOoms
a. the same to the women beside
them. and thus ended the ceremony
t,.iat united the greatest number of
| 9eplc mt one time ever known.
7. hen occurred II five days festival
Which for grandeur and lnagnificence
never has since been equuled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Marriage as a Failure.

There is more nonsense talked i'll
the abstract about marriage as fail
ure than is talked about any other
branch of the conduct of life. II a
census on the subject could be taken
am sure it would be found that the
majority of married people jog along
very comfortably and are much hap
pier in their united state than they
possibly COLD have been had they re
manned unmarried. The number Of di-
vorces is uenally quoted 10 prove thai
marriage is Il failure. but what, aftei
all, is the number of divorces IN pro
portion to a population of many mil
lions of married peop!ea Nine. Saral
Grand in London Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
AN ANCIENT BIBLE.
Valuable Manuscript Treasured

Valuable Manuscript Treasured In
the Cottonisn Library.
In the Cottonian library in England
is an old manuscript copy of Il part of
the Bible in latin. This was used at
the coronation of English. sovereigns
300 years before the stone of des-
tiny" was brought from Scene TO West
minister by Edward l. In other words,
the use of this Bible for the purpose
in question dated back to the year
1000.
The Bible is n quarto of pr leaves,
containing the four gospels, and seems
from the style of the writing and H.
Limitations, which are very beanti-
full, to have been made about the end
of the ninth century.
The Testament escaped destruction
In the fire at Ashburnham House in
1871, of which it bears evidence on its
crumpled leaves and ruined margins.
There is some evidence that the son
of Edward the Elder Athelstan the
Glorious, who was king of the west
Saxons from 925 to $40, owned this
Bible and presented 1t to the church
of Observation-Disclosures Record. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
PARIS IN 1869.
Never Had the Empire Seemed More
Assured, the Court More Brilliant.

Never Had the Empire Seemed More
Assured, the Court More Brilliant.
The last flicker of the candle, the
last fame of the dying fire, is ever the
brightest, and SO it was with Paris in
1868.
Never had the empire seemed more
assured, the court more brilliant, the
fetes more gorgeous. The light heart
ed Parisians reveled in the daily sights
of royal professions and cavalcades.
The Bots de Boulogne and the Champs
Elysees, where we We're living ut that
time, We're crowded with splendid
equipages. ] remember often seeing
the Empress Eugene, then the hand
soonest woman in Europe, driving In
cries of the positions and outriders
making brave show. Nor were four
horses and positions the privilege of
royalty alone. Princess Metternich,
the wife of the Austrian ambassador,
often went out in similar style. The
beautiful Nine. de Canisy and the
Duchesse de NIouchy, the empress
greatest and perhaps only intimate
friend, and IL host of court ladies habit
ually drove out in great state and help
ed by the magniticence of their APP
pearance to give to Paris that air of
elegance aud distinction which could
neither be surpassed nor emulated by
any other capital III Europe. Even
among those who had forebodings of
the gathering storm no one had de-
serted the black shadow cast on the
blue Sky by the approaching figure Of
Bellona, her fierce eyes fixed on happy,
smiling. tranquil France.-Lady RAN
dolph Churchill in Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18

The negro barber on limited train
running from an eastern city to Chi
cago was once shaving man whom he
recognized us a well known merchant
of Albany. The barber worked with
especial skill and was rewarded with a
substantial fee.
When the barber was telling the
other employees OH the train of his
good luck, he announced pompously:
Hes shore mighty fine gentleman,
dat Mr.. Smith. Jes' as nice Il man as
you'd wanter meet. rs often been in
his sto' in Albany, but dis IS de fust
time rs ever met him socially."-Lip-
piucOtt's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18

coast, broken by changes at functions
-wearying intervals spent in pacing
monotonous platforms.
At last the train reached Scarsdale
at twenty minutes to 4. A few pas
sengers alighted. The place was evil
denly small village not given over to
the incursions of summer visitors.
tall man with doctor writ large
on his silk hat and frock coat ap-
preached Philip.
"Mr. Ansonl'
Yes"
Il am DR.. Williams. have brought
you letter from Lady Morland.. Per
haps YOU Will read 1t now. l expect it
explains my Grand"
.Sir Philip is still living?"
Yes, but sinking fast"
Arson tore open the note. 1t was
brief.
Thank You for your prompt kindness
DR.. Williams will drive you to the house
If you have brought n servant he might
take your luggage to the Fox and Hounds
Inn. where DR.. Williams has secured
rooms for you. / regret exceedingly we
have no accommodation here, but, in any
event, you will be more comfortable al
the inn.
He looked at the doctor. In a vague
ed to recognize.
SIS there telegraph Office here?'
Eyes. We pass it. 1t closes at 81
~ will not be back from the Grange
| House before then?"
Hardly. 1t is Il half hours drive"
"Thank YOU. You will stop mo-
ment at the telegraph Officer"
The doctor hesitated.
'There is 50 little time. Is it OF
great Importance? OF course
"Oh, | know what to do! Green
take my traps to the Fox and Hound:
| inn; then so to the telegraph office and
send message in my name to Mis-:
| Atherley, saying: Arrived. Sir PHILIP
worse That is ALL
Anson's valet saluted and left them
DR.. Williams said cheerfully:
THAT disposes of n difficulty. Arc
you ready, Mr.. Anson?'
They entered a ramshaclile dogcart
| lol WHICH tilC uocloI iI,olOSlLeu.
''These hills knock ones conveyance
to pieces. l am having new car
built, but it will be done for in a coupl,
of years. Out in all weathers, you see
To carry you l had to leave my MAJ
at home"
The doctor himself seemed to b,
young and smart looking. Evidentl.
Scarsdale agreed with him IL not Will
his vehicles. The horse, too, was
good one, and they moved through
scattered village at quick trot
They met a number of people, bu
DR.. Williams was talking so eagerl.
to his companion that he did not no.
to any of them.
AS the road began to climb towhl,
q bleak moorland he became less vol
uble, more DESTROYS to get Arson t
speak. Philip thought that the docto
listened to him with curious eager
ness. Probably Sir Philip and Lad
Morland impressed him MS an Cd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
"Slr Phtltp is stu ltptnq9n

couple. He would be anxious to learn
what sort of relative this was who
had Travelled from London to see them
Philip was in small humor for con-
versation. He looked forward to
an exceedingly unpleasant interview,
when his lips would utter consoling
words to which he must strive to i'm
part genuine and heartfelt ring.
That would need an effort, to say the
least.
The road wound its way through
pines and heather, but ever upward.
until the trees yielded to an unbroken
range Of open mountain and the farms
that nestled in hooks of the hillside
disappeared wholly.
/ Glimpses of the sea were caught
where PERCEPTIONS valley tore a cleft
in the land On Il lofty brow in front
Philip saw a solitary and half disman-
tied building.
SIS that the Grange HouseY he In
CURED.
Eyes"
"NNhy on earth did two old people,
ono, of them an invalid, select such Il
lonely residence?"
days"
How long have they been here?"
81 cannot say. / was only called in
four days ago"
They passed policeman patrolling
his country beat. The doctor gave him
an affable smile. The man saluted
promptly, but looked after them with
a puzzled air. He continued to watch
them at intervals until they reached
the Grange House.
Arson noticed that the track-it was
a gate guarded bride path now
mounted steadily to the very threshold.
"The place stands on the edge of Il
cliff" he said.
Eyes. 1t was built by some recluse.
The rock falls sheer-indeed, slopes in
ward to some extent-for 300 feet"
Some day, l suppose, it will fall
into the sea-"
Probably, but not in our time. Here
we are. Just allow me to hitch the
reins to the gate post"
He jumped lightly out of the dog
cart.
Are there no servants?"
"Only an old woman and her daugh-
ter. They are busy ut this hour"
Philip understood that Il meal might
be in preparation. He hoped not.
Personally he could not eat there.
DIR. Williams pressed the latch of an
old fashioned door He whispered
BE as quiet as possible. He may be
asleep. If he is, it will not be for long,
poor fellow"
Indeed the doctor himself betrayed
some slight agitation now. He perspir-
ed somewhat, and his hand shook.
Arson followed him into a somber
apartment, crudely furnished, half din
ing room, half kitchen Though the
light Of June evening was clear
enough outside, the Interior of file
hose was gloomy in the extreme.
There We're some dark curtains sliroild-
ing a doorway. IN
Lady Morland is in there" murnidIE
ed the doctor brokenly. "NNill you go
TO herr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Thouahtful.

Mrs. Greene-My husband is such 8
thoughtful nan! He always goes dowi
into the basement kitchen to smoke
Mrs. Gray-And lets the smoke come
upstairs into the dining room throug!
the dumb waiter. Mrs. Greene Yes
but that's because he is allsentmindcd
poor man! That has nothing to d,
with his thougitfulness, you KNOW
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
The Greedy One.

Travelling through South Africa, Mr.
Dudley Kidd, the author of "The Els.
sentinl Kaflir," once accused a native
Of being greedy. The native turned
eyes Of reproach upon him.
ME greedy, haas?" he said. at
takes two Kaffirs TO eat sheep in q
day, but only one Hottentot. IIotten-
tot greedy, not Kafiir."