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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King Wainwright
of Chestnut Hill. Pa, will shortly come
here to visit Mrs. Wainwright's parents.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker. They will
not open their Philadelphia house this
winter as they have decided to spend
most of the season in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Andrews. who are
now on a visit to Mrs. Thomas Janney
mother of the latter. i'm Baltimore will
sail for Europe December 70 to spend
the winter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Trading as a Fine Art.

A grocery store in Nelson, Lanca-
shire, was managed by Golfers wife.
One night the good woman was COM
PEELED to leave the shop for a short
time in charge of her husband, giving
him full instructions how to act and
especially cautioning him that in the
event of q customer presenting a jar
or pot and asking for treacle, jam or
pickles he "must be sure and weigh
th' pot"
Full of confidence, the collier install.
ed himself behind the counter. In a
short time lad ran into the shop and
piped out:
Il want two pound O pickles fur mi
faythur, and here's th' pot"
The good man carefully weighed the
pot and exclaimed:
"Nay, lad, th' pot weighs enough
bowt pickles, but I'll gi' thl one or two
nyway."-I.iverpoo Mercury.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18


''The following letter." said a travel
ing man, was received by a friend OF
mine who was drumming up trade in
New England for New York necktie
house:
"'We have received your letter with
expense account. What we want Is or
ders. We have big families to mako
expenses for us. We find in your ex-
pense account so cents for billiards.
Please don't buy any more billiards;
also we see 1925 for horse and buggy.
Where is the horse, and what did you
do with the buggy? The rest of your
expense account is nothing but bed.
Why is it you don't ride more in the
nighttime?
".John says you should stop in Bos-
ton, where his cousin George Moore
lives. John says you should sell Moore
good bill. Give good prices-he is
Johns cousin. Sell him mostly for
cash; also John says you can leave
Boston at 11:45 in the night and get to
Concord at A. 80 in the morning, Do
this and you won't need any bed. And,
remember, what we want is orders
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

The growing sentiment for tenn
perence in the South will help push
through congress bill that should
have become a law a long while ago
We refer to the Dolliver Hepburn
bill which provides that intoxicat-
ing liquors shipped i'm inter state
commerce, shall upon arriving at
their point of destination in state
become subject to th, police powers
of such state. That bill has sl,,m-
bered in the committee to which it
was referred because many members
do not want to go on record as yot-
ing either way. congressman are
very brave in pounding the Nor
mons and expounding political doc
trine, but as timid as mice " hen the
possible alienation of votes may re-
suit from the answer to roll call.
The Iowa senators and congressman
are not afraid to tackle the PROPOSE
ton, but there are those who would
a little rather not have things forced
Hepburn has gone on the war path
and says that there must be- "a report
from some committee.-Monticello
Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

The Iowa law intended to put a
damper on the mouthings of anar-
chists is attracting the attention of
some other states, and there is pos
sibility that it will find wide enact
ment The Iowa statute provides
for the severe punishment Of those
who make threats against the lives
of officials Of the state or of the
United States. 1t is a good law.
And were it in operation in Illinois
the officials there would find it much
more easy to cope with those who
advocate the assassination of officials.
The law ought to be plain and se-
we're against the anarchist, whether
he kills, attempts to kill, or preach
es murder, Its just as grave an
offense to preach murder as it is to
commit murder and the punishment
should be just as severe for one as
for the other.-Cedar Rapids Ga
Zette
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

stranger can enter without its give
ing the alarm 1t will sometimes
leave for two or three daps -peahaps
a month but generally returns
looking very sorrowful.
The one thing against crows re-
cord as q pet is that it is thief,
having fondness for any bright or
shiny article it can find, which it
will hide in hooks and crannies and
all cut Of the way places.
The best way to catch crows for
pets is to locate q crow tree iE
which a nest has been built, and, in
the middle Of May, when the young
ones are able to cav little and are
very noisy. take one, with the aid of
ladder, and tame it. Old crows
are captured with nets and bird
lime, tame crows being used as
decoys to bring others into the
trap.
Crows will let a man approach
very close to them, but should he
carry a gun he fssinstantly seen by
the sentry who guards the flock
while it eats.
Constant war is waged between
the crows and owls; in the daytime
the crows always being victors, but
many are killed at night by the
stronger and more warlike birds.
The fish crow is smaller than the
common crow, being about sixteen
inches long, and is found along the
sea coast from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Great Lakes. Its cav is
much shriller and rasping than that
of the common crow.
Many fish crows build their nests
close together, and are often found in
cedar and evergreens. The feathers
of this variety are more of steel
blue black and its eggs are trifle
smaller.
1t eats many dead fish found
along the shore and in general hab-
| its is very similar to the common
crow.
To most people all caws of crows
sound alike, but the various tones
have distinct meanings which are
perfectly understood by the birds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Why Snow 1. White.

The reason snow is white Is that all
the elementary colors are blended to-
gether in the radiance that is thrown
off from the surface of the crystals,
which may be examined In such way
as to detect these colors before they
are mingled together to give the eye
the impression Of whlteness. The
whiteness Of the snow is also In some
degree referable to the QuantitySof. air
which is left among the frozen partl-
cles. Considerably more than a thou
sand distinct forms of snow crystals
have been enumerated. These minute
crystals and prisms reflect all the escom-
pound rays Of which white light con
sists. Pink and various other tints may
be seen reflected from sheets of.snow
under certain angles of sunshine. Sc
much light is reflected by snow In the
day that the eyes often suffer JToin it
and enough is given in TN Meht to
guide the traveller In the, hsence Of
artificial light or moonlight Chicago
Tribune. iHSH!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

Efforts being made to secure the
enforcement of the Iowa pure seed
law show that the law was enacted
none too soon; and further than this
that great deal would have been
saved had the law been placed on
the statute books a number of years
ago. 1t was only a few days ago that
State Commissioner Fl. R. Wright
sent out circular stating that sam
pies of seed might be sent to his of
fee for analysis for which charge
of so cents would be made for each
analysis. Since that time Mr..
Wright and his, assistants have had
time to olittle else than test the
samples semitic his Office. Much of
this seed is that kept at stores for
sale for seeding purposes and much
of it is found to contain very high
per cent Of weed seeds. Glover seed
especially, which is always scarce
and hard to get, is found to be filled
with weed seeds. Often times it is
purposely adulterated, but most of
ten it is believed to be certain weeds
simply because it is taken from
fields which are filled with weeds.
A committee of the state board of
agriculture, headed by Ex-Governor
Packard Of Marshalltown, has dis
covered that most Of the weeds that
are now causing the farmers of Iowa
so much trouble have spread over the
state during the last twenty years.
Those causing the most damage are
weeds that are not native to the state
but have been brought in. Many of
the worst of these weeds made their
appearance only decade ago and
are now found in every section of the
state. 1t is therefore necessary to
get to work to stamp out the weeds
at once.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

In every civilized country in the
world, except this, telegraph is
part of the postoffice department of
the government. To make post
office also telegraph office can be
done with very little additional ex-
pense, the whole business can be
conducted without stock watering
or cutthroat competition, and the
result is that rates and messages are
much cheaper in European count
ries than they are here. The rate
for message Of twelve words, the
address and signiture being counted
as part of the message, is twelve
cents, between any two points in
Great Britain. In France the rate
for ten words between any two
poi. is ten cents. OF coure the
territorial extent of both these coun-
tries is much smaller than that OF
the United States but Marseills is
Just as far away from Paris as Cleve-
lasd is from New York. The tele-
graph rate between Paris and Mar
settles is ten cents, while between
Cleveland and New York it is forty
cennts. The American telegraph
companies are not even regulated
by law. Railways, and all common
carries, are under the supervision o.
the interstate commerce commission
There is bill now in congress tc
put telegraph companies under this
| commission. There are only two
reasons against this bill VIZ, tn,
Western Union Telegraph compan.
and the Postal Telegraph compan.
From the public point of view there
is no single argument against tn
bill. 1t seems very mild and con
servative step in the direction of
better telegraph service. VIII
should not the bill pass?-De
Moines News
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Gunpowder. :

SbuPS"o0Ts d
The explosion Of gunpowdeE. s3di iyid-
ed into three distinct stages, eaiietf the
ignition, Inflammation and combustion.
The ignition is the setting on fr of
the first grain, while the inflammation
is the spreading of the flame over the
surface of the powder from ,tlie Raint
of ignition. Combustion Is ,the fISrn-
ing up of each grain The values Of
gunpowder is due to the fact .1lat
when subjected to sufficient heat be-
comes n gas which expands With
frightful rapidlty. The 50, called lex
plosion that takes place when a lf1dtch
is touched to gunpowder is msf1Y IL
chemical change, during whiehsflere
is a sudden evolution of gases from
the original solid. 1t has been cal
culated that ordinary gunpowder on
exploding expands about 5000 times
or fills space this much largeEtls u
gas than when in solid form. When
this chemical change takes place, In
closed vessel the expansion may be
made to do work like that of forcing
projectile along the bore of the
great gun or test tube in the. line of
least resistance. tytSg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
The Crow a Pet.

If caught young, before it has
learned to fly, the crow makes an
excellent pet. 1t will be very de-
voted to its owner and will learn to
initiate many sounds heard around
the house, and in some cases has
been known to speak several words
1t will follow its master or mistress
and will become very much attached
to him or her.
The crow is also as good a watch
dog to have about place, as nc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18


Ere long yell sss the D tcner seq
Up,l tho sotded fisld,
And t@is. his mighty arm 8 twill
Tho greatest ss.y.ce Yield.
The b3l unpirs Viii take ltia stand,
The PLAY ers all about,
Aud rootais packed .lopg HE lno
VIII raise C .usiy shoui.
The happY baseb,l days are uear,
The dream OF Office hoys.
Tiev bring the POI Ut vend.f AMI
a host of other i,ys.
With COY. on ann ami steaniy face
Wen bi!thiy scan tae game,
And laugh u lot though nearly broRe
And quite unknown 10 fame.
The fair. sw set g.rl viii boon Ii nd
To look the tosssc5 o'er,
And point out 10 her iis,iess beau
The one She'd tain adore.
Thegrey haired maa, $40 Gyear old.
Fanatics, laiga and small.
WI set the welliin rlaging when
Tho umpire says play Ball"
st. Louis Republican
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Not Always Well to nasst1an..

"After the crash," imparteds tie. first
hospital surgeon to the second! INK ran
over to where 1t lay on the pavement.
and when 1 raised it up sawjatsonce
that its ribs were smashed, while
gaping hole was torn in its''-
"Pardon me, DOCTOR" broke In. the
medical student, who had caught these
words US he was about to pass BY into
the consumptive ward, 'but II yogha
no objections I'd like to take q few
notes on that accident case.n he pull
ed his notebook from his pocket Was
the case a child?" ~;
NO." the surgeon informed him; II
was speaking Of my umbrella. ."--Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
He Wanted to Burn Them.

Husband docking up from his paper
What asses men can make Of them.
selves! IS.
Wife-What is the matter now, dear:
H. am looking at the love letters
III this breach of promise case.
W.-Are they interesting? 3.s4.;j.
H.-Interestlng? They are Absolutely
sickening. Hear this: My dearlanGHy.' .
"My lovely dovey." Ha, la. sha!fY:t
w. (demurely)-It does sound rather
foolish, doesn't it? lrSis!Iif
II. with burst of laughaeIJ Mol.
ish? Idiotic, you mean. It's the Worst
nonsense imaginable. To think that
any man III his senses could swrite
such stuff as this: II send you aiimil.
lion kisses, my goosie poosis, sMsety
peety" Ha, la, ha. M,
W.-Perhaps he loved hena; ;wheat he
wrote those letters. -..5.{
H.-Suppose he did! Is TINT a,y y}ex.
cuse for writing such bosh? : .sTtysyk st,sk
W.-Yes, 1t should be. Here are Some
letters 1 found today whom looking
oysr my. old relics relics of eonrtship
They are very foolish, but Nerys pre-.
cious to me, assure you. ThaSs are
your letters. One of them iesins My
ownest own preciousest little Sdnclly
darling, my yss
Il. (hastily)-That will do. Put them
In the tire.-London Scraps. 'ffs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Black Coated Paupers.

We are becoming not only nation
of shopkeepers, but nation of clerks.
Every young man wishes to be a clerk,
every young woman a typewriter. The
profession is frightfully overcrowded
and frightfully underpaid. We have
neither servants nor laborers, only an
army Of black coated paupers.-London
Granhic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
rommx,, Rlunder.

Mrs. De Smythe-Tommy, do, you
want some nice plum jam? Tonmy-
Yes, mother. Mrs. De Smyther y was
going to give you some to put ti6a} your
bread, but I've lost the key,sto the
pantry. Tommy-You don't need the
key, mother. can reach down
through the window and openst door
from the inside. Mrs. De- pythe-
That's what wanted to knd@ Now
just wait till your father comes; home.
Catholic Mirror, ,,4Sjj}is3f
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Early Tendencies.

"Do you believe boys often turn out
as their youth promised?"
"Well, they do sometimes. There's
Carver. He was the village cut-up
when he was boy, and now he's the
leading surgeon in hospital."-ChI-
cago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18

It is not only in politics, but In other
things, that many men think they are
too smart to be bonest.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-18
Wasted.

'The state of Iowa is allowing
millions Of dollars to float TO waste
down its rivers and all it has 10 dc
to get that wealth is TO reach out
and take it," This is the statement
pf State Railroad Commissioner N.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14
ENTERTAIN BIG
CONVENTION
SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE
PHILIPPINES IN ANNUAL
SESSION.

GALESBURG, ILL.,, Aug. 14.-Gales-
burg is today entertaining the first
national convention of any kind ever
held here, and in consequence the del
egates to the national encampment of
the Society of the Army of the Philip
pines have been given the freedom of
the city and have been given to I'M
derstand that the whole town is theirs.
Decorations of a patriotic character
abound everywhere and the streets
and buildings are swathed in flags and
bunting. Several hundred veterans,
representing more than a score of
states, are taking part in the en-
and talking over old times when they
were soldering in the Philippines.
Several hundred veterans, representing
more than a score of states, are TAX
ing part in the encampment and re-
neWing friendships and talking over
old times when they were soldering in
the Philippines. Several new branches
of the society have been formed since
the convention Of last year, held in
Kansas City.
The formal program, which will: ex-
tend until next Sunday, includes par
AIDES, camp fire meetings, banquets,
smokers and addresses by prominent
men.
The present officers of the society
are as follows:
Commander in chief, Captain H. A.
Crow, Of Connellsville, Pa; vice-com-
mander, P. ]. H. Farrell, of Illinois,
first junior vice-commander, General j.
Franklin Bell, U. S. army: second jul
nior vice. commander, Milton E.
Springer, of MANILA third junior vice.
commander, NJ. ]. O'Donnell, of Mis-
souri,; fourth junior vice. commander,
F. w. Peterson, Of Minnesota; fifth ju-
nior vice-commander, Frank B. Keck,
of Brooklyn: paymaster- general. c. B.
Lewis, of Colorado; surgeOn-g general,
w. S. Conkling, of Iowa; judge advo-
cate-general, Major Frame, of North
Dakota; chaplain, S. j. Smith, Nine
teenth u. S. infantry
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14
COMISkEY DAY IN CHICAGO,
Proceeds of Game to be Devoted to Aic
of Homeless Waits.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Charles A.
Comiskey, master of the White Sox''
has tackled the world old problem of
saving the boys, and tomorrow has
been set aside as "Comiskey day.
when the ball game will be played be-
tween the aldermen of Chicago and
ST. Louis. the proceeds of which will
be devoted to the founding of home
for the homeless lads. The home will
be constructed at West Jackson boule-
ward and Centre avenue and, with the
success of "Comiskey day" assured,
Father c. J. guile, superintendent of
the home, has already signed contracts
for $4,000 building. for which the
ground has been broken
The aldermanic bali game is not
the only feature of the day. There will
be a balloon ascension by Charles A
Coey in the Chicago; a pie eating con-
test, with so newsboys as participants,
and footrace for all the stenograph-
ers in the city hall.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14
CELEBRATE IN BULGARIA.
Anniversary of Freedom From Turkish
Thraldom.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 14.-Celebra-
tons are being held today throughout
Bulgaria to commemorate the twenty
first anniversary of the accession of
Ferdinand as prince of Bulgaria and
the consequent freedom of the coun-
try from Turkish thraldom
During Ferdinand's reign Bulgaria
has made many advances toward a
wider and freer liberty Moslems, Jews.
Roman Catholics and the various sects
of the eastern Christian churches now
live in amity. The credit of the ma
ton has become better than ever be-
fore.
The only blot on Ferdinands reign
was the assassination of the prime
minister Stambouloff, to whom Ferdi-
nand owed his throne. Stambouloff
was called the Bulgarian Bismarck
and was a statesman of great ability.
His d-blooded murder on the
streets of Sofia is as yet UNPUBLISHED,
and there is still a suspicion in many
quarters that Ferdinand shared in the
responsibility for the crime.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14

tional proof of his supremacy as
rifle shot.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14

has been reelected by congress to
serve one year more, owing to the re-
cent death of Fernando Gucahalla, the
president elect. 1t was decided by con-
gress that the vice president elect,
who will take office tomorrow, can
not become president because Senior
Guachial died before assuming the
presidency. An election will be held
within the year to choose a successor
to President Monies Senior Guachalla
VISA elected on May last and died
suddenly on July "a.
Rumors to the effect that a political
crisis is imminent. owing to the death
of Guachalla, are without any founda-
ton of fact The Monies government is
highly popular with the majority of
the people and any attempt to ferment
a revolution would certainly end dis
aStrouSly for the plOtterS. Congress
is now in session and there is fair
promise of many reform laws demand
ed by the people being passed.
The new railroad line between La
Paz and the southern part of the re-
public, completed the first of this
month, is now in operation and marks
distinctive advance in Bolivian pros
perity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14
Too True.

NO one understands me,'' he groan-
ed: no one on EARTH
1t is the old cry, wrung from many
a tortured, youthful heart. The suf-
ferer is generally mistaken. but the
pain is not less poignent. Yet in this
instance the mans complaint was true
Nobody on earth could understand
him. For he was an announcer of
trains at the union depot.-Cleveland
Despatch.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-14
BOOMING TRADE
IN GAY GOTHAM
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS GET
TOGETHER AND DISCUSS
BUSINESS TONICS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-General Pros
perity, in the guise of a travelling man,
with a grip full of the latest bust
ness booming tonics and remedies for
industrial depression, arrived in the
metropolis today and was given the
glad hand by the commercial organiza
tons and city government represent
atives of New York. Hundreds of cap
tains of industry and officers and SOL
diers of the industrial army from every
part Of the country, all wearing the
smile that won't come off, took part
in the demonstration which heralded
the arrival of General Prosperity
The occasion for this optimistic out
burst was the opening of the Com
mercial Travellers Interstate Prosper
ity congress. which convened today in
the rooms of the Merchants associa-
ton. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN welcomed
the delegates, who were largely trav-
cling men, although many merchants,
! buyers and representatives of import
! ant manufacturing and jobbing inter-
ests were present.
Later the congress adjourned to the
assembly rooms of the Metropolitan
ing with methods for restoring and
maintaining prosperity were delivered
by Henry Clews, E. c. Simmons of ST.
Louis, and the national officers of the
Travellers Protective union and the
United Travellers Of America.
This evening the Liberty theater will
| be turned over to the delegates, who
| will witness the production of a new
! play entitled 1.-THE Travelling Man"
| The congress has secured the entire
| house for the evening.
| Tomorrow Comptroller Metz will
| take the officers of the congress for a
sail, while the delegates will make an
| excursion to Manhattan beach. The
| concluding feature of the congress
will be banquet at the Victoria ho
| tel. at which Mayor Rose Of Milwau
kee, Lewis Nixon and others will re-
spond to prosperity toasts.
| The Women's league OF New York
has been working strenuously to
make tomorrow a prosperity day. in
reality by appealing to employers to
take back as many as possible OF the
army of the unemployed.
Dozens of firms have agreed to give
employment to women on that date.
According to the statement issued by
the president, Mrs. Belle Reveira, New
York state has 100000 women who
must earn their daily bread. After a
commander, chairman of the commit
tee on prosperity, estimates the num-
Der of unemployed working women in
New York state at $4,000. Mrs. Com
mander is confident that one-half of
this number can be employed
/ Several manufacturing firms have
| already assured the league that they
will increase the number of their wo-
men employees.