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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
oNEpoF THE FEN1AN RAIDERS.
Maj. rlt.pntv1cl., who Died neren,

NM. Fitxpntrick, Who Died Recent
ly, Served Also in Papal Legion.
Maj. Rudolph Fitzpatrick, who died
suddenly on Amsterdam avenue, near
-.6ith street, recently of heart trouble,
had served in the American civil war
and the Fenian uprising and had also
fought in Italy us member of the
Eapal legion, according to the New
York Sun. He was vice president of
the Parnell branch of the United Irish
l5,cague in this city. He was also sec
retliy of the Association of the Vet
eran Pontifical Army in this city, of
which there are now eight survivors.
He was constant contributor to news
papers and periodicals in behalf of the
Irish cause, and was friend Of Par
nell as well as Of John e. Redmond
and others Of the later Irish leaders.
Fitzpatrick was born in Cork In 1917
and came to this country when boy.
| He enlisted In the navy when he was
II and fought on one of the smaller
gunboats along the Atlantic coast.
When the war ended he went into the
Fenian movement heart and soul. The
war had developed many Irishmen into
trained soldiers and he was one of the
invading force that In June of 1866 set
out from Buffalo under Col. O'Neill
and had skirmish with the Queens
Own Of the Canadian militia near
Ridgway. Fitzpatrick was O'Neills
aide-de camp. After that he became
private secretary Of Col. Roberts. the
president of the dominant faction of
the Fenian party.
The Fenian movement having failed
Fitzpatrick Joined the papal army in
the fighting in Italy in 1866. He was
wounded In the knee in one of tbe
fights and taken prisoner. After he
was set free he returned to this conn
try, where he remained until amnesty
was given to the Fenians. Then he
went to England and engaged in the
tailoring business In Liverpool, where
he married in 1875. He lived there ten
years and returned to this country
For several years he had been In tbe
real estate business.
Maj. Fitzpatrick got his military fl.
tie from his Fenian activity He leaves
a widow and seven children, the young.
est of whom is years old. Two of the
children are married and one is Sister
Mary Sylvester of the Franciscan or
der. Two sisters in ireland also sur
vive him. The last rites of the church
were administered to him on the side
walk just before he died, and he was
buried from his temporary home, 14G
West 10th street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
A Slight Hardship.

''Have you ever done anything worth
mentloning?" asked the brutal ac-
quaintance.
YES" answered the willy politician.
1.-THE only trouble is that anything /
have done that would command inter.
est should prefer not to have dis
cussed. Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
AMERICANS IN THE rRANsvAAn.

Citizens of United States FIJI Ini-
portnnt Posts I'm Mining Industry.
In the new British colony of the
Transvaal Qate South African repub-
lic) there are 1000 American residents.
according to the New York Post. or
these about LOGO are on the Witwaters-
rand gold fields, which embrace johann
nesburg, the metropolis of South
Africa, and of whose population they
form considerable section.
"The Randi as 1t is now generally
known, was opened in 1866 and the
discovery of gold in paying quantity
caused an enormous rush of emigrants
from all parts of the world, Including
many Americans, among whom were
not few old '40ers. The mines were
developed with great rapidly and sue
cess, and are now producing more than
13O00O,000 worth of raw gold metal.
Experts say that this Is but 1.-THE of
the mineral wealth of the Transvaal
and that billions of dollars worth of
gold-bearing reef has yet to be opened
up.
These gold fields are naturally the
chief attraction for the foreign popn.
lation and it speaks volumes for the
technical and scientific training recelv-
ed in the United States that by far the
greater majority of the chief officials
of the various mining groups such as
consulting, mining and mechanical en-
glneers and the general managers Of
many of the leading mines are Ameri-
cans; while among the skilled me-
chanics, artisans and miners are many
who claim their birthplace under the
stars and stripes
By far the greater bulk of the Ameri-
can population is In or near Johannes
burg and some time ago petition
signed by more than thousand was
submitted to the authorities at Wash
ington urging the transfer Of the con-
suiate from Pretoria to Johannesburg,
where there is at present only an un-
paid United States consular agent. An
American having business to transact
with his consulate has to proceed to
the former place, entailing much I'M
necessary cost and loss of time. AL
though this petition was supported by
all the prominent Americans, 1t was
merely acknowledged by the depart
ment of State at Washington, who
promised that the matter would re-
ceive attention.
Where so many Americans are gath
cred together baseball is not forgot
ten. There are two excellent mines In
Johannesburg and Pretoria and play
of high order is to be seen on the
local grounds on almost all holidays,
which in this easy-going country are
extremely frequent. With the usual
sporting proclivities which seem atmos-
pheric in South Africa, considerable
money changes hands after the games.
Nor are the national festivities for
gotten. Independence day is kept up
with the zeal and vim habitual to all
those who claim citizenship of the
greatest republic on earth. No self
respecting American does any work on
that day, be he manager, miner or mer-
chant Sports, receptions and social
gatherings are the order of the day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
Man. Walk Show. Acc.

"You can tell mans age by his
hands," said one of the girls. "They
get knotty and velned and terrible.
They get old sooner than his face"
you can tell 1t most of all think. /"
said the woman, "by his walk. know
man who has been one of the bright
est minds of his time who is still the
best company I know, but the other
day when I saw him come toward me
at his home along the hall it made me
awfully sad to see the heavy old, old
way in which he walked."- York
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
Reaching for Imperial Power.

MIR. Roosevelt made speech at st.
Louis in which lie again urged the ne
cessity and propriety of transferring
the power to create corporations from
the States to the United States, or, as
he called them, the nation. 1t has
been before pointed out that the word
corporation" was deliberately and pur-
posely excluded from the federal CON
stitution; and that the convention,
after mature consideration, voted down
Franllin's proposition to allow Con-
gress to incorporate canal companies
to do an interstate transportation bust
ness. But Mr.. Roosevelt, who is ig-
norant of the history of the constitu-
ton, and quite indifferent to 1t, says
"The same reasoning which sustained
the power of Congress to incorporate q
United States bank tends to sustain
the power to incorporate an interstate
railroad, or any other corporation do
| ing an interstate business The bank
case, McCulloch VS.. Maryland, In 4tli
Wheaton, to which he refers, was lie
ihNol VI tut
of the bank act on the ground that II
United States bank was necessary
instrument of the government of the
United States, and that the States had
no right to tax the circulation of the
bank for that reason. Some of the Pa.
cific railroads have attempted to es-
cape taxation on the ground that they
were, like the national banks, instru-
mentalities of the government of the
United States. Their reasoning, which
will be found in Attorney General
Hoars argument before the Supreme
Court in the case of Thomson VS.. Pa
cific Railroad, reported in 9th Wallace
was very much like the argument now
used by President Roosevelt. But the
Supreme Court, speaking through the
chief justice, said that railroad wai
no more an fundamentally of the gov,
] eminent than q wagon or saw mill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
DOCS Tl,i. NIean noo.evelt.

Tax Commissioner Hugh Hastings,
of st. Louis, While in London recently,
perpetrated n covert attack on Presi-
dent Roosevelt, which has been fully
justified by the Presidents speech at
st. Louis. Mr.. Hastings said: I'VE
must not lose sight of the fact that
there are political plutocrats in Amer
lea, as well as those of the financial
variety. They constitute greater
menace to American institutions than
the trust magnates themselves
1T strikes me that the political plu-
tocrats at Washington are crying
wolf so as TO divert public attention
while they steadily arrosate to them
selves all the country's political pow.
ers and patronage"
ulo ,,,ttI IaS,a1, nine,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

what we need" said the managing
editor, lis good, snappy book re-
viewer"
WELL" replied the applicants cham.
pion, ."if you want a good, sharp, ex.
acting critic, my friend is just the mar
for you. He's an unsuccessful author"
-Catholic Standard and Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
centrall.n,,on and Home rule.

~ GENERALIZATION ana Home Rule.
There is one man who has been men.
toned as candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President that
has given very good explanation Of
the Democratic position on the re-
served rights of the States and the
people and the necessity for preserving
the right for home rule That Demo-
crat is Judge Judson Harmon of Ohio,
who was attorney general under Presi-
dent Cleveland. In his address, de-
livered before the Kentucky State Bar
Association, he reminded his brother
lawyers that "the recent public dec
larations of two federal officers whose
personality as we'll as position give
weight to their words These were, In
effect, that 1t is the right and duty of
the federal government to step in when
ever, in the Judgment of the men in
charge of 1T, the State governments
corning matters which are assumed to
require action by some government. In
one of Its unanimous decisions, which
we always gratefully receive, the SUI
preme Court decided that this is a
government of enumerated powers" as
clearly appears from the constitution.
and is made absolutely certain by the
tenth amendment, by which the pow
ers not delegated to the United States
by the constitution nor prohibited by
II to the State are reserved to thu
State respectively or to- the people,"
Judge Harmon closed his address with
the explanation of the Democratic doe
thine of home rule by saying: 1.-THE
people of the various States differ
somewhat in their needs, ideas and
methods, but this only discloses the in
dividuality which makes them true
commonwealths--th sovereign many
which, with gems from their own dia-
dems, crowned the sovereign one.
Our very prosperity has brought
about, or, perhaps, rather magnified
and disclosed many things which, must
be eliminated or corrected. But am
mot convinced that it would be better
TO have all our chopping and pruning
done with one big axe, even If license
were given in due form. At all events
there must he no trespassing, no mat
ter how beneticent the purpose.
"The term States rights no longer
implies, us for u time it did, wish
to deny or unduly restrict federal pow
| prs On t]le contrary ona nf tbo nj yI, re
Of the people of the States which has
come to be most highly valued is tt
have the federal government employ
the authority transferred to it so thai
the ends in view may be accomplished
because it now has sole jurisdiction o
the subjects placed in its charge. 1t Is
. trustee in perpetuity, and the States
and their people are the sole bene
sIficfaries.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

TIE HAND OF THE JEW THAT WILL
Just when the troubles in Morocco bring that
survival of remote past prominently to view anything
pertaining TO the and abuses of these people is of
interest The above engraving from the illustrated Lon
don News, shows the interior of Moorish prison.
prison In Morocco built originally purpose
but is formed from the courtyard of dssed private
house covered by grille to prevent the prisoners climb
ing the walls. No food is furnished the incarcer
ated unfortnnates; they must be fed by friends
outside or earn their living by making baskets
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
moving occupied House Down rive,

s. NJ. Depew of Orange, Tex, re.
Gently accomplished quite a feat in
house moving, having moved G. 8.
Reister's residence from Its former To-.
cation at Riverside, several miles above
Orange, on the Sabine River, to loca-
ton in the southern part of Orange.
The house was placed on rollers and
safely placed on big barge. The
barge was then towed down the river
to landing opposite the street on
which the lots are located which were
to be occupied by the house, and the
building was then rolled of the boat
and safely located several blocks away.
The work Of moving the house from
Louisiana into Texas, across. the Sabine
River, was accomplished while 1t was
still occupied by Mr.. Reister, who never
moved out during that time and whose
house furnishings were not disturbed in
the move.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
aue.t,on for aue.t,on

"Farthest north, hey?" sneered the
lawyer. "Why don't you go cellar to
the pole?"
"Why don't you close up that will
case that you've been living on for the
last sixteen rs?'-Washington Her.
MID
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
sex Of pirs MT birth.

:.
The Bureau of Animal Industry of
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture has been collecting informa-
ton with n view to ascertaining the
relative proportion of the two sexes Of
pigs at birth. Reports were received
from eighty-two breeders, located in
twenty-three different States and terri
tories, representing eight different
breeds Berkshire, Chester Whites
Duroc-Jerseys, Hampshires, Large
Yorkshires. Ohio Improved Chesters,
Poland Chinas and Tamworths. One
thousand four hundred and seventy
seven litters were reported, with to-
tai of 1925 pigs, of which there We're
6,GG0 boars and 6,625 sows This shows
the proportion to be almost equal there
being 1,005 boars to every 1000 sows,
or POI boars to every 200 sows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30


An Ohio Experiment Station Bulle-
tin recently published says:
The late blight and rot Of potatoes
may be prevented by spraying frequent
~ with Bordeaux mixture, made Of
four pounds of blue vItriol and four to
FIVE pounds Of lime to fifty gallons Of
water, beginning spraying Immediately,
and repeating the spray at eight to ten
days intervals till crop is mature. The
more frequent spraying is necessary
later In the season. The increase in
1905 from spraying as above, was forty
to forty-five bushels marketable pota-
toes per acre upon the late crop. -Four
to six sprayings may yet bs required
upon very late paintings. Delay II
treatment is unwise.
For earlier treatments, When plants
are smaller, about fifty gallons Of mix.
turs VIII DO needed psf acre, but from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Discomfort from any sort arrests de.
velopment and consequently produces
loss in proportion to the degree and
continuity of the same.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
ro..um,. Re.eue Of Her nable..

Two girls Mt Pass Christian, Miss,
recently stole eight baby possums from
their mother, says special dispatch
to the New York World. The next
night the mother crawled through a
window and bore away her little ones.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

"She is fitting herself for position
to apply for Job as typewriter"
"Patronizing shorthand school?"
.o mo, beauty doctor."-PIttsburs
Presa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

this time forward about 100 gallons
per acre or even more will be required
for efficient treatment. With ordi-
nary four-row sprayers 1t will be wise
to go twice over the fields, moving in
opposite direction the second time after
first spray has dried.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
THE BELL OF THE ANGELS.

1t is said, somewhere, at twilight
A great bell softly swings,
And MAJ may listen and hcarken
10 the wondrous music that rings,
Ii he put from his hearts inner chamber
All the passion, pain and strife,
Heartache, and weary longing
That throb in the pulses of life;
If he thrusts from his soul all hatred,
All thoughts of wicked things,
lie can hear in the holy twilight
How the bell Of the angels rings.
Let us look in our hearts, and question
Can purer thoughts enter in
To soul If it be already
The dwelling of thoughts of sin?
So, then, let us ponder little
Let,us look in our hearts. and see
If the twilight bell of the angels
Can ring for You and me.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30


1t Is entirely probable that the for
ests Of the far northwest will soon be
equipped with a f1rst-class telephone
service. These instruments were in
troduced some time ago for the use Of
the supervisors and rangers engaged In
the forestry work, and this method Of
communication assuredly was the
means Of increasing the sphere Of use
fulness Of the officials, especially In the
matter of fire fighting, where 1t was
possible to get an efficient force togeth-
er for the purpose with the least posi-
pie loss Of time and before the flames
had made any great Roadway. These
lines are easily constructed, for the rea-
son that the means are already at hand
for the stringing of the wires. As a
ruls, standing trees are made us of in
the capacity Of poles. Contracts have
been made for 5000 miles Of wire and
other necessary supplies, which will be
used mainly In the forests between Salt
Lake and Denver, and this will proceed
at the earliest moment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Patrons of party telephone lines
should practice the golden rule In the
use Of their phones at least.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

1t is said that many horses kick for
fear of the darkness and If a light be
left in the stable, most stall klckers
will abandon the vice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

The United States shipped abroad
last year S4,5O0,00O worth of butter and
$2,500,000 worth of cheese.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Hogs are specially subject to rheu-
matlsm and for this reason they shorld
bo given dry quarters.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

When man is good he travels in
a rut, but he never knows how COM
Portable the rut was, and how free from
jolts, until he has climbed outside.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

NOT PAY is WHITEHEAD WITH SALT.
When the Moors wish to extract money from a
Jew they .wither his right hand with salt. The
hand is put in leather pouch with n lump of salt
and is then padlocked to the victims back so that he
cannot move it. The unfortunate Knows that every
day he delays payment of this money demanded brings
the destruction of his hand nearer In about four
months the hand has shrunk past cure One Of these
unfortunates is prominently pictured in the above en-
craving couple of recacitrant trbesnen are shown
burdened with heavy irons Two arrivals are just
being kicked into the prison by the guard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

When first hitching a colt always use
harness with breeding, SO that he
will get used to 1t along with the 9TH
er harness. Before hitching a colt in
the cart 1t Is best to put a set of hop
pies on him. This can easily be made
by taking set Of STRAPS, which should
be strong and large enough to pass
around the fetlock. These straps
should have rings in them. To the!
rings attach rope about twelve feet
long. Pass the rope from each one Of
these straps up through the girth and
back to the seat. This Will be found
to be very helpful in case anything
should go wrong and the colt should
become unmanageable SO far as rein-.
Ing him by the bit is concerned. Should
anything happen just pull on the rope
and you will bring him down on his
knees, and thus prevent his running.
He should not be pulled up too severe
~, as sometimes by so doing you may
bruise or skin his legs. This will also
be found very helpful in teaching the.
colt to stand, as he VIII soon discover
that you have power over him which,
makes 1t impossible for him to get
away.-W. ]. Kennedy, Iowa Experi-
ment Station.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

When animals are exposed to tenn
peratures below what is normal, addi-
tional food proportional to the degree
of the exposure will be necessary to
restore animal heat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

EA

Sheep are good "weeders,' but they
appreciate and pay for good pasture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Marketing grain at the elevator is a
mighty slow way to liquidate a debt.
II 1T is marketed through the medium
of good live stock 1t counts much
faster.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Go round the fences and see that
there are no holes for the sheep and
lambs to crawl through. Once the
habit is formed, it will stick like a
burdock bur.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

No animal is profitable IL it is not
making gain in flesh or producing
something. The horse performs labor,
the COW yields milk, and the young
stock should be kept in rapid growth !;
but the steers, wethers and barrows
will entail loss If they do not show
some gain, as they are heavy food con-
sumers. Every pound of weight lost
entails the task in order to regain the
lost waste and compensate for the
time. No farmer should be satisfied
to have his stock at standstill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Wiping the flank and udder Of the
COW with damp cloth just before
milking is a very efficient method for
reducing the number of bacteria which
falls into the milk pail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

Although roots contain from so to
90 per cent Of water, they are ex-
tremely valuable in feeding, as the nu-
trlents are nearly all dlgestible and the
juiciness is essential
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

There is no kind of fowls under the
sun, the chickens of which, If well fed
all their lives, will not be tender, juicy
and toothsome If Killed before they IRE
too old, and there is no breed that will
be plump, tender and fit for the table
unless fed thus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30

1t is doubtful If it pays at any time
TO let hogs run on pasture without
feeding them at least some grain. Even
dry sows intended for breeding pur-
poses should be fed little SO as to
get them in good shape for another
ranr,s wnrl.