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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Rice as a Food.

Rice is a much more nourishinp
food than the potato, is more easily
kept and much less expensive, and
agrees with the most delicate diges-
ton. 1t is as good for the invalid
as for the laborer, and can be made
into the daintiest of dishes for the
fastidious. One reason that it is not
more generally liked is that it is not
properly cooked, and not agreeably
seasoned. Here is way that is
much liked: First, wash and free
the grains from all foreign or OBJ
jectionable matter, and put into a
sauce pan "a double boiler is best,)
and cover with boiling water; keep
boiling briskly for half an hour, but
do not let burn. When the water
is all gone. put the rice into fine
colander over sauce pan filled with
boiling water, and finish your cook
ing by steam. If properly cooked,
each grain is separate, then it may
be seasoned as one likes. Sugar,
butter, eggs, cream, a little salt, are
all used for seasoning rice, and
many use finely y-havored broths to
cook it in. If one has a steam cook
er, one pint Of boiling water should
be added to one cupful of rice, which
should be salted to taste, and then
set in the steamer and steamed one
hour. 1t can be cooked in the dish
in which it is to be served, as the
steam heat will not hurt the dish.
Or, milk may be used instead of
water, which gives richer flavor
and more creamy body than water,
and the seasoning, after the rice is
done, may be two beaten eggs, one
cupful of sugar, and a large spoon
full of butter, with or without the
addition of a cupful of chopped,
seeded raisins or currants. After
these ingredients are added, turn
into buttered dish and steam for
half an hour longer. then it can be
Drowned in the oven, if liked. If
one has no steam cooker an old.
fashioned steamer to be set into the
top of an iron kettle over boiling
water, and closely covered will do
very we'll. Many thin@ Are better
steamed than cooked oyaEsdry heat,
or on top Of the stove, III the dan
ger of scorchipg or burkfhp ia done
away with.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Few men better knew the way

Few men better knew the way te
wayward boys better nature.
lie was man of education and
refinement with a brilliant war re
cord behind him. His persona
graces and tact and ability would
have made him great success
among men. He was an eloquen,
public speaker and had many ele-
ments of popularity.
But he chose rather his own mod.
est philanthrophy of the street.
Many successful business men re.
member the grand old man with
gratitude. He gave them their first
'hnnch" toward better things.
What, then, is the test of man 3
life work? Who is the successful?
Put the life labors of Alexander
lloagland beside the success of the
mere money-getter. What an abiect
failure the latter! He will die and
the worms will eat him, while "The
!, lN,ewsboys' Friend" will live in the
i lives made better by his presence,
live as long as the race shall live,
live a sweet and gracious influence.
Through hardness and short din
ners and scant comfort the life of
Hoagland was constant martyrdom
constant Joy.
Blessings on the memory of his
good gray head!-Des Moines Daily
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

Presidents of Illinois railroads
have agreed that there shall be no
immediate contest of the 2-cent rate
law which becomes effective July l.
The present plan Of the railroad Of
6cials, as announced, is to put the
rate in effect and later, should pas
senger earning show deficit, to go
into the courts and declare the rate
law confiscatory. President Hara-
han, of the Illinois Central, says:
after a reasonable period of opera
ton under the new law, if there is q
decrease in the net passenger earn
ings, as believe there will be, as a
result of the law, we shall present
such exhibit and ask the courts for
a decision on the grounds of loss of
revenue which in its effects we be-
ieve to be confscatory. do not
believe the population Of illinois as
it is distributed outside of Cook
county, will warrant the 2-cent rate. !"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Shoeing Geese.

They shoe geese in the country
round about Warsaw, in the Wilma
district, because the geese have a
long annual journey to make-a
Journey to the goose market. In
the late fall and early Winter a
goose market is held at Warsaw,
and geese to the number of 100000
congregate in the town. The geese
march to market on foot. Some
come from 100 to $50 miles away.
The average distance they come
from is sixty miles, and to protect
the feet on this long journey they
are shod. To shoe the geese the
gooseherder first makes them walk
back and forth in melted tar. With
a coat of tar on their feet they then
walk through fine sand. The result
is that they are shod with a good,
strong shoe Of mixed tar and sand,
that protects them well on their
Journey to the Warsaw goose mar
ket.-Phillippine Gossip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

he great? Has he made good? Can
he? One does not have to be his
enemy to brand him as failure in
all the essentials of humanity and
citizenship. Painters of word pic
lures have been busy as we'll as
caricaturists. Famous descriptions
Of Rockefeller are: Money mad.
Sane in every other respect, but
money mad The late Mark
Hanna.
This the Oldest man on earth-a
living mummy"
AN Indian with tommyhawk." "
Dead, dead like devilfsh."
Under his silk skull cap he looks
like an old monk Of the inquisition
such as one sees in Spanish picture
galleries"
1t is unnecessary to note the
physical harm he has done. His
damage to our national morals is
bad enough. He cannot even give
away a tithe of his fortune without
doing damage. When given, it
makes great institutions become
"apologists" and loud defenders of
the door. So it is not as mere
monstrosity-a money machine
that John d. Rockefeller draws CEN
sure. While his great company was
tathering the trusts, he, as the pre-
eminent type of the great church.
goer, the Sunday saint and weekday
satyr, has been emulated widely by
great business men. So engrained
did this hypocrisy become that they
could not realize that grating was
stealing, nor could understand that
twas the public's business. Thus
Rockefeller without ideals or per-
sonality himself, has managed to i'm
press himself wickedly on our bust.
ness character.
Possessed of but two ambitions to
be very old and very rich, he has
now rounded the sixty-eight mark.
He is achieving both, but his face is
not mask enough to hide the fact
that it is one Of the most pitiful,
pathetic on earth-the tinge Of
pathos never leaves. He knows he
is failure In all worthy things.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Iowa Weather for April and May.
From the Iowa Weather and Crop Service.

Following the coldest April of
record in this state, the month of
May 1907 is also a record breaker
as to the temperature. The average
for the state, according to the re-
cords of l20 stations, was 53.5 de-
grees, which is 10 degrees below
the normal. The lowest temper
atures were recorded on the 3rd and
4th. and the average monthly
minimum for the state was 22.l de-
grees. Frosts were reported in all
districts in every week during the
month. At the central station light
frosts were noted on the End, 9Th,
10th and 9th; heavy frosts on the
lst, llth, and 10th, and killing frost
on the 4th. Light snow Aurries
were reported in all sections on the
3rd and 18Th. There was defcien-
cy of sunshine, the number Of clear
days being IL, cloudy days 10 and
partly cloudy TO-, The average pre-
cipitation for the state was 3.4S
inches, which: is rs of an inch be.
low the normal for May. During
the first and second decades there
were general complaints of lack of
moisture for the termination of seed
and the growth of grass and small
grain. In a considerable area the
drought became somewhat serious.
But during the last decade there
were copious showers with general
-ly sufficient rainfall to break the
drought and replenish the supply of
water for stock. The average for
the northern section was 2.74 inches,
and in number of counties moisture
was deficient at the close of the
month.
The dry weather was favorable
for plowing and preparation of soil
for planting and the bulk of the
corn acreage was planted under
ideal conditions of soil. It is es-
timated that four-fifths of the crop
was planted by the goth. of the
month, tho the temperature was not
favorable for termination. In the
last decade the weather was general
ly cloudy, showery and unseason.
ably cool; and under these adverse
conditions field work was delayed
and termination of corn was slow
and unsatisfactory, necessitating
more than the usual amount of re-
planting. The stand obtained was
generally below the average and at
the close of the month the condition
of corn was rated several points be-
low the normal. The wet and cool
weather of the last decade however
was favorable for meadows, pastures,
oats, wheat, rye and barley and the
condition Of these crops. was mater
tally improved. The cold weather
h April and May greatly damaged
orchard fruits and retarded the
growth of garden truck. Small
fruits, tho later than usual, give
promise Of better yield than was an
ticipated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
The Delaware County Association of
Chicago.

The Delaware County Association
OF Chicago is planning its annual re-
.ss IN for Saturday. July 9th, 1907.
Arrangements are being made with
the railroads forsaz reduced round
trip rate from Manchester to Chi
cago, good going Saturday morning,
returning either Saturday, Sunday
or Monday. A program is being
prepared for the entertainment Of
visitors at a luncheon to be given in
Jackson Park.
In order to know just how many
to prepare for. all prospective visi-
tors are asked to send their names
and addresses to the undersigned
secretary at so Elm st. Chicago.
Definite details will be mailed to
all who contemplate visiting Chica-
60 at this reunion in ample time for
them to make arrangements for the
trip.
Mrs. LEoNoRA MORSE RoslNc, Sec'y.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Married.

On Wednesday at the home of
the brides parents near Greeley, Ia,
occcrred the marriage of Martin Me
man and Miss Mary Scheckman.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Nieman of this city, and for
the past few years has been farming
on the Fl. Nieman farm near Man.
chester. He is young gentleman,
exemplary, industrious and honest
and has a host Of friends in this
city who extend him their hearty
congratulations.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Scheckman, and has
by her unassuming and polite man
ner gained numerous friends in this
vicinity.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Fir. Lutz of the Lutheran
church of this city. only the i'm
mediate relatives being present.
Earlville Phoenix.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Safety Only in Death.

There's danger In the food that's canned,
There's danger. too. In greens,
There's danger In the bacon and
There's danger in the beaus.
The experts rise in eager ranks
To tell us foods cheat
Which lures us to destruction. Thanks.
lido not care to eat.
Bacteria In the water feat,
And In the milk they're worse;
Most bottled liquors. sad to note,
Your tissues will disperse.
II stOmachs were but metal tanks
One need not pause and shrink
Before his tn rst he quenches. Thanks,
l do not care to think.
Farewell. farewell. oh. iocuud world.
Upon each eddying breeze
A host Of microbes fierce is hurled
Against my health and ease.
see them at their wicked pranks
As dust clouds rise and wreathe.
In vain is all precaution. Thanksl
/ do not care to breathe.
Warrington STAR
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

Charles City Intelligencer: If all
the money which has been foolishly
parted with by Charles City citizens
by investing in mining stocks, cof-
fee plantations, mahogany planta-
tions and various other get rich
schemes was gathered together a
railroad from here to Clarksville
could be built and put into opera
ton. We never could understand
why Charles City, which has a rep
utation for conservatism, should
contain SO many suckers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
John D. Rockefeller,

Certainly the richest yet probably
the poorest man in the United States
is that one Cartoonists delight to
label "Oily john" He is at once
the most powerful and most power
less Of persons. A Sphinx, A Jekyle
and Hyde that is one moment a
senile, religious grandpap the next
moment the business world knows a
man behind a mask with a grip Of
steel.
Of a certainty, he is one of the
most successful men on earth, but is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

The news comes that new swim
die is being operated among farmers
in this part of the country. There
is bunch of fellows selling barb
wire. They offer an eight-wire
fence, with iron posts, at s cents a
foot and secure a contract to turn
out to mean s cents a foot for each
wire, or a total of GA cents foot
Center Point Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

Attorney General Ellis Of Ohio, in
an interview with the governor gave
it as his opinion that penalties a
gainst illegal combinations in re.
straint of trade are ineffective be-
cause they are speedily recovered
from the public which is forced to
patronize them. He declared that
a much more effective remedy lies
in civil action ousting offending cor
porations from the right to do bust
ness in the state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

The conviction of Mayor Schmitz
in San Francisco isanother proof that
there has been a great growth of
civic righteousness in this country,
and that most vexing problem,
municipal government, long consid-
cred unsolyable, is to be settled
rightly, just as was the slavery
question and every other issue that
h, has confronted the American people.
The Mayor, who was the practical
dictator of a great city, has been
taking his air through the bars of a
Jail for some time, in spite of the
efforts of the shrewdest lawyers he
could employ, and his example is
one that should be warning to
gratters everywhere. Independence
Bulletin Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06
A WARM WELCOME.

The Way an ksnsrlaaa visitor Waa
Rsosissd II Lsraon.
when I arrived 10 Londun.- uays a
well known actor. q received a charm
ing letter from 4 mau waoaa name
eoald not recali ever having heard BE-
fors. bar pusumlns that q must BE-
sams friend wkam I had furE0gtnn !
readily arcrptrd TIE invitation t0 ain
ner which the eplsfia contained and
auiy turned up the following sruning
a. uhs holrl aamesi A gcnuemaa
whom / dld not feeowalze AZ once ap-
preached me with aufafrefched band.
and 20 pleased aid b. seem 20 $50 NO
thar I did not iiAr 10 aarf bis feelings
b. admitting hat my msmory had
faiiei NE. huf trusted that some chance
remark might presently remind mn Of
cur pueviDua acIfuainsanee.
In due course We aul0yed fhe beat
dinner the house had a offer, accom-
panied By the rurY choicest cigars. AZ
this point tha ssnilaEnnn EFF the room
tn order 10 gnt something out ~ bis
overcast pocket and failed % reap
pear I waited for him n vain. Then
b. degrees the truta daWuei upon me.
and I realized Whx be had been 80
spnuinrly pleased = meet me. How
ever. he told 80 many amusing stories
that The evening wa pleasant enough
to more than compensate re for being
obliged 10 pay ne hlL~-New York
C.fal,n.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06
A SOLDIERS DREAM.
This Litsls Gem sf Fissien couss 10
us From Francs.

This Little Gem sf Fistion counss 10
us From Francs
A French solder who had been away
from home for several years returned
unexpectedly 70 hts native town The
daT Of bis arrival being sunday. be
went 70 the village ehurch. believing
bis wife would BE there. and he thus
could see her the sooner Taking a
seat near the door. be waited unfl the
service was over.
VALE waiting. being very much IN
tigIed after a long journey. he ieil
asleep. his head resting on the back of
the pew. While Sleeping be dreamed
Of being seized a. J SPY and altar a
short trial was condemned and led OUT
for execution. ThR gullIotine had been
erected. the army stood ranged about
and all the preparations were made AZ
anprassIvely p possible. The con-
desnned man was placed h position.
and the last act n the drama was at
hand.
lust at that moment bis wife was
passing down the aisle of the church
on her way out she recognized her
husband and IN order 70 awaken him
tapped hts neck playfHily with hsr fun
as bis head was thrown back on the
seat. The contact ef the fzn be In his
dream supposed 20 Be the knife % the
zuill0tine. The shock was 50 grsat Il
killed him instantly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06

searrh For WIN Young Walter T. Baker
i Said 70 Have Made.

New Yurk. nov. s-Relaflgss ami
close friends ~ Waiter n. Baker, he
wealthy Boston man who died week
arp ~enday night at the hume n a
friend ~ Bowota y. y. a isw A8nrs al
tor he DECLARED in q Broadway chop
house taMf ha had been poisoned. think
that a. NAV indeed have been tia victim
II foul play. They have heard thar
schamiuR persons obtained aautrol 81
a large part af his fortune. estimated a
from s375.oo0 to sf00nO1 a few weeks
prinr - his death and they cannot md
a vii. which Baker i aid - hare made
two months ago. 81 learn q whom be
conveyed biz mnnev. a. reported.
Taaf Baker was poisoned i aaubtsd
~ lawyers IN charge IL the iueestigafiau
bat Asey are having the viscsra exalnin-
"a BY chemists who are eypecfed - re-
port n a day or two Bakers lawyers
cannot account for his whereabouts dur
ing the two hours pFucrding hes APPEAR
ancs tf the chop house nor can they and
ent vifo his companions wefn.
Frank - Nay. a Boston lawyer who
4 : trustee 81 the estate n waiea Baker
had &C interest. III. r. Murse. another
luwvrr. AMI Dr. >herwin Gibbons Alsa
II Boston. an executor II TIE VIII II
Bakers mother. are here and they have
Questioned persons supposed = know
something about the cNss. Mr. Way sags
that he and biz fellow investigators
have learned nothing definite vet. They
expect 60 70 n Rog0ta 70 talk with tho
doctors who saw Bakers bntY sapn AZ
tsF his death and with the friends az
whose nouse he died.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06

IN the course 81 an interesting artiela
IN the spectral automobile numher Vt
Harpers Nrekly entitled The Damesti.
cafinn q the Autamnhile.- thr author
Mariuz G. krarnp. has sons significant
things e. saY concerning what he terms
financial aaa architectural mCvemsuf
81 much sgriacancr. He points uut
thAf IN order - meet contemporary e0as
ditions in sueh larRr modern cities A.
New YORK and Chicago a changs must
81 made il the manner II housing pr
rate automobsles Il 4 no ipngar con
vouient Or desirable % hnilse the pr
vateir owuaI motor-car IN public gar
ages. and considerations 81 space make
q almost impossible 20 ernst priFafe
garages FOR their accommodation: sheras
torn. he points our. there IA nothing -
Do bur make a domestic PET Of taa ma
chine and take it INTO the home ltzelf
The domesfication of ths automobile. he
savs. while in itself an architectural
problem. i solved accaptahiy a. sncn.
solves other problems also, and holas
some pretty surprises " its own in re.
serve. Il ubeTates the ARIA 81 The sta
bles aud garages for more profitable
uses. and especially for that class 81
homes or apartment buildings nov
shrinking from the proximity Of tie
public garages
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06

Italian who Was About . Lsave For
Eamps The Victim

Dsstsn. Nov. ). The ltallaas wa
have eeeu gaaplng 0lg aauls ffem The Ia
assense y EaeiI aaunlryuea 4beait ~
visit TAR Old laid, are atAa easiHRige =
fnn q prosperity ihe llke 81 aaseA hAA
Hat beea knaNn lUF MACY ysarA
The latest tietim % Earif mvtseas 2
Haiseppe Marrareln 81 90 Prime sffsef
sosten. eha wa ahut % tlslt Italy
Intending Is return Is thls sauntF
tarn tar warm rfathef sets il nfst
pfiHs Aafcarrlll worked bard at
spring and sumnirr. and had aecamalat
81 5000.
IL was In nowdnin aquare sunday
when b waa acrostsd hY tAFna Italians.
ana ii whum said IA name wae kfanN
Dell All four wars soon hansea Or tAr
night Ia the Protinre hunte Preince
street. HaFn they had . COED time. in
the eaarse ~ whlch the three told Mar
eareih that they. Goo. we're snout To-
lsaes for Italy.
WHAT agreement vas entered intp be-
trean ths four IA nof knows. bat . che
police II station , Mafcaaelll reported
YESTERDAY afternoon that he went % tar
savings bank yesterday morning. with.
drnm his $500 returned e. thw uther
three Italian. AZ the provinces house.
Nhsre he reccirel handkerchief, in
which be placed his money NltH taat Z
his TRES companions
Later he vent O. a tckrf aeency %
purchase bis tickets inf italy. WAere AZ
louad tsat be had been taking earr ~
paekagr ~ brown paper instead Of
several auusifcd dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06

An honest countrvuazi. anxious 70
explore the wonders of the British
museum, obfaine1 . special holiday a
short time since. Accordingly. taking
with him a couple of friends. he pre-
santed himsslf at the door for admit
tance.
sNo admission today, sir" said the
keeper
~But I must come In rye a holiday
on purpose
enc natter This is close day,
and the museum IL strut"
"whatg' said JoEn. "Ain't this pub
lie property
a'Yes. bur 0ne Of the mummies died
a few days ago. and we are going to
bury him
"0h. IN that case We won't intruder
said John In a hushed voice. 50 he r.
tired. london Tit-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-06
- q EucY Z. 80.

STATE or VERMONT. ~ Probate Court,
IJistriet ~ washington. So. held In A9utpei-
isT. ~ and for said nistric1. On the 5th aag q
November A. D, 1901.
George i Oates, Admins trAtor o. the estate
AZ Ialcv r. Bates. iate pf the Town Of Barre.
r, said District deee9geu, presents his ADJ
yniutstratfan aaeauHt fDR examination and
alIowRucp Aasd makes application tor . de-
erpp 81 distribution and partition 81 he estate
~ saia DECREASED WheTeupan 10 Is ordered isv
said Court that said acecunN ami said aHnEIs
cation lie referred Hu q ssssinn thareat g -
a.id ~ IA. Probate 0ffica in sAid Montpelier.
"a the I'D day af November A. 2. 1885, far hear
inp ard decision thereon And II 10 SuFtnzr
ordered nat uogtee hsreof be GtFen g al per
-nue interested. by pabllcA4i1H % she szme
fhr,ae sseaars,suecessively IN the Barre Daily
igsrrn n fhis -gzee nravioas TO said time ar-
llof7sed for desiring. shat they may arreaT Is
aid tfnne and plzcH, ard show canse. i any
thqv nav have whF said Account should not
he allowed and seen decree made.
By TIE Court. Arrest
HIRAM CARLET0N. IN4ga.
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