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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
OLDEST TREE IN AUSTRALIA.
In Time of Drouth the Cattle Feed

In Time of Drouth the Cattle Feed
Upon the Wood.
The vegetation of Australia is differ
ent from that of any other country.
The various species number about TO-
600, which is far greater number than
is to be found In Europe. A popularity
Of the trees found growing near the
coast is the vertical direction of the
foliage, which allows the sunlight to
pass easily through the leaves Many
curious trees are found, but none Is
more remarkable than the bottle tree,
or baobab. The popularity of the tree
Is found in its abnormal trunk, which,
as compared with other forest trees, is
out of all proportion to its branches.
Sometimes the trunk is nearly spheri-
cal, resembling huge inverted turnip.
The peculiar nature of its spongy
soft wood is responsible for this re-
juvenescencc. The tissues contain large
quantities of moisture. in the form of
mucilage. Indeed, in time of drouth
the trees are often felled and the wood
broken up into small pieces. This the
cattle devour with great relish. The
fruit takes the form of thin-shelled
gourdllke capsule covered with thin
green velvety pile. In fine examples
they are equal in size to small cocoa
nuts. When ripe they contain a -four
like powder having peculiar acid
favor not unlike cream of tartar. The
fruit remains attached to the branches
for considerable time after the leaves
have fallen. The flower which precedes
the fruit is white, somewhat like those
of the eucalyptus, Its center being filled
with sheaf of slender white stamens.
The African baobab has the popularity
Of hanging Its fruit from the branches
by means of long cordlike stems some
times from a foot and half to two
feet In length. In common with the
dragon trees of Teneriffe, the baobabs
are regarded as the slowest growing
trees and the longest lived members Of
the vegetable world.
This dragon tree of Teneriffe was one
of the wonders Of the vegetable king
dom. 1t stood near the town of Ora
taya, on the island of Tenerlffe, and
many travellers examined and measured
1t. Meyen found 1t to be seventy-five
feet high and forty-eight In glrth. Just
above the ground it was seventy-nine
feet in circumference. Humboldt found
1t and when he measured 1t discovered
that 1t had not changed in size since
the days of the French Adventures, the
Bethencourts, who seized the island in
the fifteenth century, some four CEN
turtles before. The trunk was hollow
and q staircase had been erected inside
by which one could ascend to the height
at which the branches began. This relic
of ages was unfortunately destroyed by
hurricane in 1867.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
has Inst opened a bag Of sprats.

A fish is."thrown- up into the air.
three birds dart simultaneously from
different sides in its direction. A
collision seems inevitable, yet appar-
emily by mutual consent two of the
birds turn aside with sharp flick Of
the wing, and the; third catches his
prey with downward flash. His
gray back shimmers in the sunshine
a moment and he is lost to sight
again, indistinguishable in the swirl
ing mass.
Some of the birds are tame enough
to stand upon the parapet on the En-
bankment and pick up crumbs while
men stand by and watch. But the
weather is not yet severe enough to
have taught them all fearlessness. For
the present they wait until the food
is thrown out to them, over the dane
ing water, with which at least they
are thoroughly familiar. - London
Daily News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
He Wanted TO Know.

Justice Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court, recently celebrated
the golden anniversary of his wedding
and the event brought to light some
stories of the stalwart jurist. One re.
lates how the justice was riding to-
wards Washington on a sleeping car
from Louisville. Before retiring he
went into the smoking compartment
to get drink of water. There were
half dozen men in the place, and a
flask had been passed around and the
glass used for the liquor. Justice Har.
Ian took up the glass, smelled it, and
turned on the smokers:
"Who,' he roared, in his deep bass
voice, has had the termerity to drink
whiskey out of this glass?"
Il did," piped up the owner OF the
flask, somewhat awed by the great
bulk of the justice.
Then, sir" said the justice, stern
ly, where are you hiding the bottle?"
-Harpers weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Candles InfIammabIe Ice.cream.

Sa''ihS ICCsSTCdIUs
Harper's Weekly recalls an anecdote
which used to be told by the late Jos.
eph Jefferson concerning the earlier
days of the Walnut Street Theatre in
Philadelphia. Camille" was being
played. and all was going with the
requisite intensity. Then came a
scene between Camille and Armand,
in the course of which a servant was
to enter with lights. 'In those days"
said Mr.. Jefferson, "sea island cotton
was stage ice-cream, just as molasses
and water were stage wine, sherry or
port, according to the proportion OF
molasses. Armand and Camille were
seated at the table, where they had
been enjoying such viands as these.
Then in came that maid-servant with
the wabbliest sort of candelbrum.
The scene was SO engrossing that
she was scarcely noticed, but when
she set down her burden between the
lovers, and one of the candles toppled
out and put the ice cream in blaze
well, the strain was broken. The en-.
tire audience burst into laughter, and
the curtain had to be rung down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

There's such thing as planting too
deep-'speclally when you're planting
the seeds Of dissension among your
neighbors.
God may temper the wind to the
shorn lamb all right, but that amt
a-going to put the Teller what lost the
fleece in any better temper.
The country looks mighty pretty In
the spring to city folks, but 1t looks
pretty tough sometimes to the man who
is just starting to put in crop on
credit on rented land with a collcky
mule.
Some farmers get up SO early in the
morning that they burn out more oil
than the extra times worth.
Its all right to soak your seed some.
times, but it doesn't pay to soak your
pillow animal for supplies at the store
Florida Times Union.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
FEEDING LONDON euLLs.
FIocks Of Birds Along the Thames
Sprats Sold by HaWkers.

T'oSho VI 0iTQS AloH9 the tOdmeS-
sprats Sold by Hawkers.
There is man to whom the sight
of the coming of the seagulls on the
Thames has suggested possibilities of
trade, and for several hours every day
he promenades the Embankment with
a tray, on which are set out small
paper bags full of sprats.
They sell like hot cakes" he told
a reporter. people will always spend
penny on bagful to feed the gulls
with. They like to see them dart on
the fish and catch them before they
reach the water.
I'm just a hawker, and make my
living this way. It's brisk trade
while it lasts, which Is most of the
winter, and I'm not denying it pays
pretty WE'LL. Even giving ten for a
penny I'm able to make living pro-
fit out Of Them -. 4.
1t may be added that he provides
considerable amount of amusement
for those who patronize the Embank-
ment during the luncheon hour also.
The feeding of the gulls is now a
recognized pastime, and one which
attracts large number of visitors.
The birds fly around the buttresses OF
the bridge in flocks, emitting con.
tinuous chorus of hoarse cries. BY
Blackfriars Pier they perch on the
railing of the deserted gangway, moi
single spies, but in battalions, all fac
ing upstream, all keenly awake to
the chance passing of a morsel Of
bread or sprat.
The fast ebbing tide carries the
floating birds down with it. They
shoot, passive and uninterested in
their fate, through the arches by doz
ems, but once below the bridge they
rise on the water, their wide wings
spread out and up they swoop over
the mass Of cabs and buses, draws
and trolleys that stream across the
bridge, away to the edge Of the En-.
bankment again, where a newcomer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

time there either contemplated, we'll under
number of important electric installations which could
be credited the favorable decisions of railway
officials.
The Pennsylvania railroad system, in addition to the
Identification of its great terminal system in the vicinity
of New York, gradually is eectrifyng the Long Island
Railroad system which efectuay gridrons the island
lying east of Manhattan island, and known Long ISL
and.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
company also is going to great in the electrca
ton of its line from New York City Stanford Conn.,
a distance of thirtyone miles, with probability Of grad
ual extension of electric traction Its system.
These few examples, together with the electrical oper
alton of the great Smpon tunnel by of which the
traveller will be carried from Switzerland into Italy with
out the annoyance due to the obnoxious gases emitted
from the steam locomotive believe sufficiently i'm
pressive emphasize the correctness the lines of
velopment outlined by IN 1904 involving they do,
an expenditure approximately $1OOOoOO0O for elecr
cal equipment and collateral investment of $780,
100000 more
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
NEW BISMARCK MONUMENT.
kaiser's Tribute to the Chancellor In
Berlin Memorial Chapel.


The monument to Bismarck, the
Iron Chancellor, ordered by the Kais-
er for the memorial chapel of the
Berlin Cathedral, where the dead Ho-
henzollern princes now rest, has just
been finished. 1t is the work of Prof.
Reinhold Begas, who also executed
the national monument to Bismarck in
Berlin, and his colleague, Albert Ger
it,
In general style the monument har-
monies with the building, which is
of the Renaissance school. 1t is de-
scribed as resembling in its general
conception the monuments of Michael
ANGLER; but as nevertheless display
ing originality Of thought and execu.
ton.
Two tapering pilasters frame it on
either side. The main work consists
of a base, rounded toward the specta-
tor, bearing the single word BIS.
march, and supporting the life sized,
seated statue of the Chancellor.
In accordance with suggestion of
the Kaiser's, the Champion Of Ger
man Unity is portrayed in the armor
of an old time German knight, which
is partially yelled by the folds of a
cloak. He is bare headed and rests
his hand on his hip; his eyes seem
to gaze into the distance, his head be-
ing turned slightly toward the right.
On either side of the statue and in
the rear stand statues of History, a
female figure porting over a scroll, and
Fame, a youth with trumpet set to his
lips and pointing slightly upward as
If proclaiming Bismarck's deeds to
the world.
With his right hand the figure of
Fame draws back a veil from the de-
sign carved in relief which covers the
wall space behind the statue. This
represents the unif1cation of Ger.
many. Germany sits enthroned
with the Genius of Peace behind her
holding the palm above her head. The
German princes approach her in pro
cession.
First comes page bearing the i'm
perial crown upon a cushion. Next
| is King Ludwig H., of Bavaria, King
Albert, of saxony, and the Grand Duke
of Baden, all wearing regal crowns
and ermine robes. Then another page
bears the sceptre and orb and behind
extends line of minor princes, who
are finally lost behind the partially
| lifted veil.
The work is in Italian marble. 1t
stands about fifteen feet high. All
around it in the chapel stand the mon
aments to the princes and princesses
of the House of Hohenzollern.- New
| York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

cardiac rhythm called heart block Similar Illustrations
of the unity of the medical sciences and of the
ton of the laboratory and the clinic might be multiplied
Indefinitely from all classes of disease
Great as has been the advance of medicine IN the last
half century, it small indeed, in comparison with what
remains to be accomplished On every nand there
still unsolyed problems of disease of overshadowing
portance The ultimate problems relate to the nature
and fundamental properties Of living matter, and the
power to modify these properties in desired directions
knowledge breeds knowledge, and cannot doubt
that will be productive in the future
than 1t has been past 1t would be hazardous In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
the sins of the parents were visited
upon the children.-Youth's Compan-
RECLAIM LAND WORN OUT.

Portuguese Hope to Restore to Cul.
tivation 100000 Acres.
Portugal, according to Vice and Dep
uty Consul r. II. Kinchant of Lisbon,
has started In on system of land rec
lamation which, If rs successful as 1t
promises to be, must result in similar
movements in various parts of Europe.
He writes:
I'm the south of Portugal serious
attempt Is being made, with some
chance of success, to bring back into
cultivation large tract of land. This
country being essentially agricultural,
any steps to reclaim land that has gone
out Of cultivation, estimated at 4,314,-
600 hectars (about 100000 acres), or
A per cent Of the total area of Portu-
gal, are a move in the right direction.
"Sone energetic members of society
in the district of Serpa, in combination
with the municipal authorities, have
set to work upon 100000 acres, dlvid-
ing it up into allotments of fifteen acres
each and letting 1t at nominal rent,
calculated according to the estimated
value Of the land, which has, as 1t were,
four classifications, the highest quit
rent being placed at $500 and the low
est at 40 cents an allotment. free Of
total rates and taxes for ten years.
"Quite heterogeneous mixture Of
settlers has already taken possession
Of their tenements. Carpenters, ma.
sons, doctors, chemists, BARRIERS, seam
stresses, tailors, and even beggars, fg.
ure in the list.
Zone Of the chief difficulties to be
overcome before making the allotments
was to deal with the proprietary right
of beekeepers, who centuries ago had
certain privileges conferred upon then
whereby they did thriving trade in
honey and wax. This trade has In later
times dlminished;- owing to the destruc
tion of the floral produce of the land
chiefly by firing when portions thereof
were cleared for wheat and other cere
ais. Matters have been amicably set
tied for the beekeepers and the EN-
bryo agriculturists. The success Of
the scheme as far as 1t has gone hal
stirred the ambition of the residents II
large part Of the north of Portugal
where project on similar lines is beinf
set on foot to bring back into cultiva
ton something like half milIlor
| acres"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

marry 1t is right that it should be the promise of
"for better for in sickness and in health
richer poorer, till death do part 1t is this
ing of nay in the of marriage that brings out the
good in both parties. For few marriages fail which
would not have succeeded had there been unswerving
LOYALTY to the spirit Of the marriage VOWS Men and
women are constituted that other things being
ably equal and there being ntoerable and manifest
ncongrulty their living together in loyalty Induces love
more and more. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Memory,

MoWo'ys
Dear, It was simple touch
OF your hand in clasplng mine;
Heedlessly, in like caress,
Rain falls on the stunted pine.
With a tender sympathy,
Dear, you smiled at me one day,
As the sun might gild fern
Passing by its shaded way.
Great your life, and mine for what?
Fate spins not with you and me,
Yet you linger in my thoughts
For your sweet humanity:
And like to dream my love
Speaks your mind gentle ease,
AS the little west wind stirs,
Reverently, the forest trees.
Edith Livingston Smith, in Harper's
Bazaar.
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the extreme to attempt predict the particular drec
ton of future discovery How unpredctabe to the
most farsighted of past generation would have been
such discoveries the principles of antlseptc surgery
antitoxns bacterial vaccnes opsonns the determination
of yellow fever by destruction of particular species of
mosquito and many other recent contributions to medical
knowledge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
TRIAL MARRIAGES WOULD BE INDUSTRIOUS
By Rev. Or. Frank Crane.

The modern novel attack upon the family
is nothing but another form of the world old
complaint against human destiny. Mrs. Par
sons suggests trial marriages. The scheme Of
trial marriages is of course. simply mon
strous. To cure slight evil it would open
the door to a most certain and positive crime.
1t would put n premium upon the wicked pro-
pensities of men When man and woman
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
MEDICINE HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES.
BY Or. w. II. WEIGH

1 wish to emphasize the mutual helpfulness
of the various medical sciences in the develop
ment of medical knowledge and practice. Con-
slder for example, the indispensable share of
embryology, of antony, gross and microscopic,
of physiology, of pathological anatomy, of elm
ical study, In the evolution of our knowledge
of the latest contribution to diseases of the
circulatnry syStem-that disturbance Of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
co,Iiston-Not co11uu,on,

The Judge-In this divorce suit there
seems to be some collision between the
man and his wife.
The Wife-Colluslon? No, it's been
collision ever since the ceremony =
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

1t is estimated that from January
to September l, 1906, a total of 1896
tons of toys were sent from Germany
to the United States. as against SIG
tons Of the same period the previous
voar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

A cleaner of Biblical curios says
that Solomon's famous temple was only
1O7 feet long, SO feet wide and "a feet
in height
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

In carmine cloak the gypsy day
Knocked at ewes monastery bars;
Now comes he, novice cowled in gray,
To light the candles of the stars.
Smart Set.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
EIEcrR1F1cAT1oN OF STEAM RAILWAYS.
BY Bion F. Arnold.

Previous to 1904 the officials of the steam
railways of the country had paid but little at.
tention to the subject of electricity, but We're
beginning to realize the nroads that We're
being made upon their local traffic by the in
terurban roads. This caused the more pro-
gressive ones among them to begin carefully
to Investigate the claims of the advantages of
electric traction, with the result that at that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10

is apparently the whole duty of young in the
Glasses There be love without Take
that away and poetry yanisfles: without
is merely licensed slaughter love, bereft of
Its sentiment Is but affair Of sale and barter 1t Ii
love- romantic love- which makes of marriage the most
sacred and beautiful of ties; that passion which
South has called "the great instrument nature the
bond and cement of society," the spirit and spring of the
universe which, wisely controlled and rightly bestowed,
warns, elevates and brighens life. But 1t should not
be lightly given nor heedessly accepted. The heart
should carefully discriminate between true love and Its
many spurious limitations; with its sacred
glory unworthy object should be crowned neither
should 1t be allowed TO dominate and Judgment
Romantic love is by and the same with
blind, unreasonlng passion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
reduction in rates from national leglsla.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
reduction in rates from national leglsla.
tion.
Another Ward of tho Nation.
BY the senate's ratification Of the
santo Domingo treaty, the United
States assume the responsibility of
acting as receiver for the bankrupt
negro Republic, trustee for fund with
which to pay ifs debts and adjuster Of
the claims Of Its alleged creditors.
Claimants will now have opportuni.
ties to put in their bids for a share Of
the more than 100000 of Domingo
money already accumulated In New
York under the receivershlp which
President Roosevelt put Into operation
without waiting for the advice and
consent of the Senate, which any
previous President would have felt
bound, by the requirements Of the Con-
stitutlon, to receive before proceeding.
Under the arrangement which now
has the sanction of law, 1t is not pro.
posed to pay the creditors of Santo
Domingo the amounts they claim, but
only so much as they deserve, the equi-
ties in each case to be ascertained by
thrashing over In our courts old trans
actions made in the distant island.
If the precedent is to be followed in
the case of other weak countries OF
the Western Hemisphere, we shall have
our hands more than full In arbitrat.
Ing the money disputes of foreign ma
lions, and New York banks will be
drawing interest for indefinite terms OF
years on millions of disputed money,
pending final adjustment.
Under the good, old Democratic plan.
foreign nations were warned to keep
their hands off the weak nations Of
this hemisphere and were left to make
their bargains or Investments at their
own hazard The Dominican expert
ment will prove that the Democratic
way was the best.
Republican Promises.
How slightly the Republicans regard
platform promises or how quickly they
change front, when the necessities Of
political campaigns urge them to be-
come opportunists, is easily proven. In
1880, with the fear of the people drill
ed into them by the election Of Demo-
cratic Congress, the Republican party
in its national platform declared that,
Further subsidies to private persons
or corporations must cease" That &C.
acknowledgement OF having granted subsi.
dies to persons or corporations and
promising to discontinue such plumber
Ing Of the people did not deter the
party from four years later entering or
the plan Of ship-subsidy and attempting
to carry 1t out. In 1880 the scare Of
the Tilden campaign had made the Re
publican politicians careful of the In
terests of the people and the election
of Democratic President in 1884
showed their fears We're well founded,
But after 1896, with the trusts and
combines still filling the campaign
chest, Us they had already done In that
campaign Of corruption, all their fears
were banished and the policy of ship
subsidy was used as further incentive
for more campaign funds. But thanks
4 to the Democrats, and a few honest Re-
publicans the dream OF making the
people pay a subsidy to the ship own.
ers is still a Pigment Of the brains that
conceived 1t.
Evidence for the Trusts Wanted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
LIFE is STILL ROMANTIC.
Bv Helen O,d6e,d.

This century claims to be, and is, Intensely
practical. The struggle for life is strenuous,
and many are forced to ''cut their hard paths
|straightly BY Poor Richards eloquence." On
the other hand, we are continually told that
modern society has no earnestness, no depth,
little or no sincerity and, worst of all, no high
moral standard. Fashion and pleasure and a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-10
Something Wrong.

Mrs. Wise-I wish you would tele-
phone for the doctor to come up and
see Johnny.
Mr.. Wise-What's the matter with
him?"
Mrs. Wlse-I don't know, but he
washed his face and neck this morning
without being told.
Extensive coal mines are now being
worked on the island of Sumatra &