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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
Chase for president.

A circular. strictly private" sign
ed BY Senator Pomeroy. and in favor
OF Mr.. Chase for President, has been
detected and published. It will be
more dangerous in its recoil than its
projectile. That is, 1t will damage
Chase more than Lincoln. The effect
on the two men themselves will not
be serious. Both of them desire the
position, which is not surprising; it
certainly is not in the President. who
would be gratified with an endorse,
ment. Were to advise Chase. II
would be not to aspire to the posi-.
ton, especially not as competitor
with the man who has given him his
confidence, and with whom he has
acted in the administration of the
government at most eventful period,
The President we'll understands
Chase's wish. and is somewhat hurt
that he should press forward under
the circumstances. Chase tries to
have it thought that he is Indifferent
and scarcely cognizant OF what Is
doing in his behalf, but no one Of
his partisans is SO well posted as
Chase himself Gideon Welles, in the
Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
A Watch problem.

every night at ~ p. M" says a
writer in the Strand Magazine, ~
wind up my watch, giving twelve
turns. Should forget to wind, the
watch will run down at 6 o'clock the
following morning. 1t occurs to me
that |. may be soyerwinding my watch,
and determine to give only ten
turns each night, and commencing to
do so on Monday night. Will the
watch run down. and II so, when!
Note: Turns in winding. are all OF
equal value" The following is the
answer generally given, though It is
incorrect: AS twelve turns carries
the watch for twenty-four hours and
till o'clock-that Is to say, for
thirty hours-ten turns would carry
1t twenty-fve hours, and therefore
the watch would never run down. The
correct solution is as follows: The
watch. OF coarse. always has six hours
IN hand. The problem starts: ''Ev.
cry NIGHT l wind my watch. giving
twelve turns II every night twelve
turns are required. each turn carries
two hours. and therefore ten turns on
Monday night carries It for twenty
hours, to 8 o'clock Tuesday evening.
md six hours in hand-2 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Ten winds on
Tuesday night carries to 8 O'Clock
Wednesday evening and two hours in
hand-10 o'clock on Wednesday eve;
ming, when the watch runs down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
"a only, by accident It became publ,c

was only by accident 1t became public.
The story. which comes from Bayonne.
Is that the chemists and Standard OH
oficials were so elated by the discov-
cry that they made eight pounds Of
the butter and put 1t in a box to be
shipped to John D. Rockefeller. When
1t came to making out the express slip,
the term Petroleum Butter" was used.
That led to inquiries which finally
elected the information that the
Rockefeller corporation is going into
the buttermaking business. Nor did 1t
end with that. Assertion also was
made that the chemists. In the steps
leading up to the petroleum butter
discovery. also have perfected cheap
process by which they can convert the
kerosene into sweet milk, with larger
percentage Of butter fat than cows
milk possesses. BY running the petrol
cum milk through separators of high
speed all the butter fat. or cream, is
extracted. That leaves the tanks Of
the separators filled with rich and
wholesome self-pasteurized buttermilk.
II that is true. the butter. cream, sweet
milk, buttermilk and cottage cheese
markets soon win be dominated BY the
Standard OIL.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
The satire Of Holmes. !.

The peculiarities which Dr.
Holmes found most amusing were
those which he himself shared. There
is indeed an old prudential maxim tc
the effect that people who live In
glass houses should not throw stones.
This, in natural saving, takes fol
granted that we should all enjoy,
smashing our neighbcrs' glass II we
could insure the safety OF our own.
DR.. Holmes was OF a different dispo.-
,sitson. His satire, like his charity
began at home. He was quite proud
Of the glass house in which he lived
and at the same time he enjoyed
throwing stones. II he broke win.
dow now and then 1t was a satisfac
ton to think that 1t was his own.
No one valued more highly the intel
lectual characteristics OF Boston, but
he also saw the amusing side OF the
local virtues. You may have watched
the prestidigitateur plunge his hand
into spirits OF ether, and then touch.
ing match to 1t hold It aloft like a
blazing torch. The quick evaporation
OF the ether formed film Of mois-
ture sufficient to protect the hand from
the thin flame. So. DR.. Holiness ga
tire played round the New England
Conscience and did not the least harm
TO it's. NJ. Crothers. in the Allan.
f{c f.is 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

r
The most interesting OF all water
clocks Is undoubtedly the copper Jars
dropping water" In Canton, China,
where saw 1t in 1897. Referring to
the simple line sketch, which make
from memory. Figure 5, and reading
four Chinese characters downward the
TRANSLATION Is Canton City" To the
left and still downward Hon-woo-et
low. which Is Copper jars dropping
water" Educated Cinnamon inform
me that It is over 5000 years old and
had q weather vane. AS they speak
Of 1t as "the clock Of the street arch"
this would look quite probable; since
the little open building. or tower in
which 1t stands is higher than sur
rounding buildings. 1t Is therefore
reasonably safe to state that the Chi
nese had weather and time station.
1000 years before our era. 1t consists
of four copper jars partially built in
masonry forming stair-like structure.
Commencing at the top Jar each one
drops into the next downward till the
water reaches the solid bottom jar. In
this lowest one float. "the bamboo
stick" is placed and indicates the
height Of the water and thus in a rude
way gives the time. 1t is said to be
set morning and evening by dipping
the water from Jar to Jar 1, SO 1t
runs twelve hours of our time. What
are the uses OF Jars 2 and 8, since
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

the Joke on you and / shan't ten;
any tales about him. You never
Thought farmer boy would be read.
ing your stories, did your" And she
continued to laughed immoderately
The next morning Constance and
her friend were sitting in their fay..
orlte spot under the ash tree when
the Rev. Horace Blinn, IN an appro-
pirate outing suit came swinging
across the field. gracefully skipped
over the rocks unimpeded by minis
terial raiment, and Joined them where
they sat.
With murmur Of apology and an
agreeable smile, he handed each Of
the girls card. They read, "Mr.
Herbert Deland" And in one corner,
1.-THE Daily Gallop."
AS they stared at the name with
dawning comprehension, he said, ~
edit the fiction department. Truth IL
sometimes stranger than fictions
don't you think so. Miss Constance?''
The fiction department of the Gal
lop was left much in the hands Of
assistants that summer. The editor
had urgent business in the vicinity Of
his fathers farm. He and Constance
spent their honeymoon there the fol.
lowing summer, and he played Agri-
cola again in the hay field by the
gurgllng Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
The secret Of Meredith.

The secret OF George Meredith's
mystery may perhaps lie in the fact
that never before has writer OF
such eminence partaken at one time
in SO full measure OF the critical
and the creative faculty. Shake
speare knew how to write a play,
Aristotle knew how one ought to be
written; we shall rarely find in the
study OF any period an author pre-
eminent both as critic and creator.
That word which is able to make flesh
OF abstract material comes seldom
from the mouth OF the scientist, how
ever fine and true be his knowledge,
potent his voice, or sturdy his faith.
What a monstrosity indeed was that
FranDenstein, man created by the
hand Of man to scare the public Of
century ago! Nor could ever a
workman, however curious his art,
make of any dry bones Zagloba.
This it Is then which marks George
Meredith as unique among artists;
that being first critic OF man, he Is
in a secondary degree. and yet In a
degree extraordinary. creator OF
man.-Ann!e X. Tuell, in the Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
MY LITTLE RUNeALoAfER.

. u 4 ,r
A little bungalcafer Us a-snugglins
close to me.
His little face is sticky as little
face can be;
There's jam upon each rosy cheek
and on his chin and nose.
His arms are brown as beechnuts and
there's mud upon his toes;
He. barefoot, wades the brook near
by, whene'er 1t pleases him,
His eyes are bright as dew drops
and he's full Of life and vim;
His hat is ragged on the edge, his
hair sticks through the crown,
There's grass stains on his rompers
and perhaps l ought to frown;
BM, oh! how can when he laughs.
SO happy, glad, and free,
And snuggles up all jam and mud
and loves and kisses me.
I'M. Winchester Adams, in the New
York Times. rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

strength Of the wind zsppens
will proceed under incompaby favorable
predecessors search the
The expedition will certainly
arctic regions but climatic peri will threaten 1t The
unmportan
constantly
possible
suited for the The purely bal
engineering problem
August On the other thick
OF the visible airshp
obstacle that Count Zeppelin Hges
absolutely Of
This VIII mako Welan discovered airshp
BE- carried distance
control simple Of the direction
speed OF 10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
PEASANT AND THE DIAMOND.

- q
Monster Stone Found by Antoine IN
an Abandoned Prospect.
s Let me give you the actual episode
Of Antoine. Antoine was so humble q
peasant that when he left vierzon and
took up prospecting in South Africa,
nobody asked what his other name
was, Franklin Clarkins says in Every
body's. Having no capital save his
muscles. he asked leave to dig, on
shares. claim on the vaal River with
which one prospector after another
had become discouraged. Antoine got
q Kahir boy to help. The yield was
pitiful. He asked the boy to stop work
Ing the center and try the side. When
the boy did not understand Antoine
impatiently drove his own pick In the
place designated.
Suddenly (says one who knew him
on that day. he was spellbound at
sight Of large stone-a diamond. For
some moments he could not move and
could not speak. He feared 1t was an
illusion, like the mirage Of water
which appears to men long athirst. He
expected 1t to vanish ii he wlnked an
eyelash. Collecting his energies, he
darted forward and clutched the stone.
Such was the tumult within him that
for two days he was unable to eat or
do anything but laugh and cry!"
Now, back home in Vierzon, whore
he had been peasant, he sits, as you
may see. In comfort and content, with
a glass replica Of the diamond on the
tip Of his weather yane, for the stone
itself weighed 2ss carats In the rough,
100 carats when cut and those who
purchased 1t paid hundreds Of thou.
sands of dollars to possess 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

WV AAsoS SANASAA. Wid0ly known for
his socialist,c views. In 1909 she was
In st. Petersburg ON 4 visit "a her IN.
ole Robert q Mccormick than .mhaa.
aador from the United stats. T.; 7Rns.
ala. There .shes met Count Cizycki a
man twice h.r are v,thf . r.nnt. tim
as spendthrift and rake. I.
The following year Count GIzycLi
came to washington ana ran.u,ad nj.
acquaintance with Miss Patterson Hia
wooine was fast and furinus and the
girl was carried awav hy ~. no,,.h.s
manner and the rlitter a Nj tit,.
Despite all obiection ,ntvo w.er. an.
married him. Her mother s.ttJed s2o ).
900 year ,nnon her ,nd sb.Sand ~.
count went "a vienna lTh.n ~ :, t- ss
ble began Tho count,. ..,rs 3 - ~, ~
and ramb,,nr habit. Il ~. -, ,as, ~ !.
Scanita1 niwnoad MIN d.snsr-s. - ~ ~.
than hefnr.5 .nd ~. =. s; ~ ~,
nations n. hscsn,s ~. ,,,a :, 80 t T'.
rome 80 Z, = ~
81 800
- We. ". l.oS' ca,ne mo Crisis. me
s ~. s1Aou net husband VAN MS
~, 80 naD..s auu Tug avpieman knocked
-. - 49, W :, = ,tn n.s nst lney separat-
~ su y, sns wene y :. ..onaon Win nor
D.ey. .no Souu.ess : e ,a beginning
81 s.tlon lor Iivorce ~ Faris. suit
s mM,sn uielilia'e.y sne won. IN April.
Two IN co 'e'l[I Win ner SUIT, she
o s.'. from LONDON 70 faris. ieav-
Wy the papy countess n cnarge OF; q
na.se Jus. OUTSIDE tne BRUSH capital.
N tue nope OF stopping the suit for
olvorce ana OF FORCING more money
from rom MS Wlie' the count made rush
Trip 70 Englano. stole the baby and
carried ner 10 vienna, where he Be-
cretea ner IN one OF MS castles just
OUTSIDE the city. The countess was
lran.ic over the loss OF the child and
employed detectives Dy the score to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
The Lazy BUG Again.

1t must be mistake to conclude
that the .lazy bug fiourishes alone
in the South. The symptoms describ-
ed are not unknown in the North and
in the East and West. too. There
must be many parts of the South
where the hook worm is scarcely
found at all. The men who built
that Galveston wall were not so at.
fiicted and It surely is not much In
evidence in Kentucky, the home Of
Representative Ollie James. where
there is always something doing from
the discussion and manufacture Of
politics to the preservation Of the to-
bacco crop -Indianapolis Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
70, Good batter M.kins.

Work the salt into the butter thor
oughly but do not work 1t long
enough to break the grain and make
the butter salvy. ~
An English authority on butter max
ing claims that adding one pound Of
salt to every gallon of cream imme-
dlately after 1t is taken OFF the milk
aids in ripening the cream and gives
from 10 TO 20 per cent more butter
than from cream that had no salt in 1t.
The buttcrmilk Is, of course. useless.
as it cannot be fed to stock when 1t
contains so much salt. but its loss is
more than made up by the large guam.
tity and better quality-of butter, 1t is
claimed. Has anybody tried 1t over
here?
To prevent the taste Of turnips in.
The butter from cows fed on them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
BRINGING IN THE GOLD.
Now the Precious Metal Is Guarded
and Transported In Alaska,

Now the Precious Metal IL Guarded
and Transported In Alaska.
Six tons and half OF yellow gold,
$S,200,000 worth OF virgin metal, the
largest single shipment ever brought
out from Alaska, was unloaded from
the Bteamship Jefferson Of the Alaska
steamship Company couple Of weeks
ago." said Fred w. Armstrong Of Seat
tie. Wash. to Washington Herald re.
porter.
"Of that sum. continued Mr.. Arm
strong. s2.s00,000 was sent out by mail
and about $4,000 by express, coming
from Fairbanks Circle. Dawson, and
other rich camps Of the interior. The
gold was accompanied by several
wealthy mine operators with thou
sands In their clothes, who have come
to attend the Seattle fair.
Receiving less consideration appar-
emily than the trunks and suitcases Of
the passengers. the sacks Of gold were
put ashore at pier 2 by the sling load,
only small number watching the rich
cargo discharging. and many Of them
not realizing that the dirty leather
mall pouches were filed with the pre-
cious metal.
in dust and bricks the treasure was
shipped from the various camps along
the Tanana and Yukon on the steam
boat Victorian OF the White Pass and
Yukon feet. The spring cleanup II
Central Alaska and the Yukon terrific
ry: started long before the river was
free OF Ice. and the dumps were re-
lieved Of q rich burden this spring be.
fore the first boat was able to feel its
way against the Ice toward Lake Le
Barge. On the Victorian heavy arm.
ed guard kept watch night and day to
prevent any possibility Of robbery. At
White Horse the gold was shipped by
rail to Skagway. thence to be taken by
the Jefferson and rushed to Seattle.
After singing 100 heavy sacks Of
gold on the deck the Consignment was
taken to the postoface In dozen mail
wagons which were waiting on the
dock. There were some extra men
from the ONCE to guard the treasure
but the weight Of the pouches, one Of
which two men could barely lift, made
robbery almost an impossibillty.
THE shipment on the Jefferson DO
sides being the largest ever brought
out indicates large cleanup In Alas.
ka this summer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

title. none has been
a c Q o mpanied by
more mental and
physical m 1 8 Q r y
than that Of Flea
nor Patterson, of
Chicago. and Count
Gizycki. Of Russian
Poland. The shat
tered romance be
gan six years ago.
Eleanor Patterson
was the educated
q n d sweet-faced
daughter Of Robert
w. Patterson, pub
Usher of the Chica-
60 Tribune. and q
sister Of Joseph Me-
dill Patterson. q
young millionaire
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

In advancing the Of suffrage. to which she
recently became convert Her daughter, the Duchess
OF Marlborough formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt ID also
known for her philanthropies among the London
Miss Giulia Morosni daughter and heiress Of the ia
banker who passed away about year ago. spends
large in aiding children In New York. especially
Christmas time She gives largely also to charitable
institutions Mrs. Harold +. Mccormick Of Chicago.
formerly Miss Edith Rockefeller had much to do with
the direction Of the charitable done by her father
John D. Rockefeller before she was married. is said
spend largely though quietly. In aid of many
charities. 3
There countless others less conspicuous than II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
ONCE MORE a FA1LuREl

Another American Girl Finds . For
eign Title Burden.
Many as have been the disastrous
failures among marriages between rich
American girls and European men Of
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Fatherland
the arctic which gallant all nations viii
theological which
expected Zeppelin.
personal
zppsn Hergese
daim pole They
regions Of arctic and Of scientific explorations and
sumcienty
finding pwhch everybody the
expedition.
easily
zeppins arships Zeppelin II
wholly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

60. picture-the quiet unostentatious giving
INNNYNN away Of millions Of dollars annually by
vS3sV phianthropica inclined members Of the
sex Foremost among the gifts made by
women in tho United States Is the endowment Of Leland
Stanford Jr University with $s0000oo0 by Mrs Leland
Stanford This Institution started In 1885. In
DRY the only child of Mr. and Mrs Stanford. by Mr.
Stanford His will gave the university $2500000. and
the s3O0o0000 gift of his widow disposed Of nearly
whole residue OF the estate.
Mrs. Russell Sage probably is the most prominent Of
living philanhropsts She As dsposing of the
s650Oooo0 that her husband acquired in fifty at
the rate Of about The Russell Sage
dalton. with endowment of the largest
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
NOTED WOMEN CHING AKXY
HUGE AMERICAN FORTUNES


ANY native and foreign critics Of American civilization have
depored the spendthr tendencies Of certain class OF
icanw with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

Growing Alfalfa.
A fertile soil is required for q good
stand and growth; and, for enriching
the soil for this crop, stable manure
stanks In the front rank. But when
used It must be applied In such man.
ner that any weed seed In 1t will not
spring up and choke out the alfalfa,
The manure may be plowed under
deeply. or 1t may be spread on the
surface Immediately preceding seed
ing. The best possible soil Is one that
has been manfred the year before,
and the weeds destroyed by cultiva-
ton. A great aid to the soil Is hui
mus, and where sufficient stable ma.
nure Is not available for supplying
this needed humus. growing and plow-
Ing under crops of field peas, soy
beans, rye and such crops, Will ma
sterially help in bringing the soil to;
the proper humus state. PhosphorIc
acid and potash are necessary plant
elements for the crop. and should
these not be present In the soil In SUI.
icient quantities.. they must be sup
piled as commercial fertilizers
Being tender and sensitive, young
alfalfa plants can not stand being
crowded by weeds or other plants.
Should rank growth of weeds start
with the young alfalfa, the latter is
pretty sure to be crowded out and
killed. In order to prevent weeds
from accomplishing this destruction.
the ground should be broken In the
spring, and several crops of young
weeds allowed to come up to, l.s-.aAl-
stroyed by surface cultivation 40 1as
to reduce the number Of weed seed
in the soil before the alfalfa is sown.
In this way, alfalfa seed can be sown
the latter part of July without any
danger of destruction by weeds.
Like most leggminous plants, alfal-
IA does best in Soil In which there are
many nitrifyiHg bacteria. For the
best results the soil should be inocu-
lated with the proper bacteria by Sc.
curing some Of the soil from an old al.
falfa Held and sowing 1t on the pro-
posed new field at about 200 pounds
to the acre. AS soon as the infected
soil is sown on the new field it must
be narrowed IN or otherwise coy
cred to prevent sunlight from destroy.
ing the nitrifying bacteria.
Midsummer is the proper time for
seeding alfalfa, and only the best seed
should be used. From S to rs pounds
OF seed have proved successful, but
about is pounds to the acre is the
right amount Should the soil be en-
tirely free from weeds. 10 pounds Of
seed to the acre would be Sufficient.
The seeding and covering may be done
with grain drill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15


unaffected widely varying
probably
spent benefit
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

HE Kaiser and Zeppelin Joined dis
of the north pole by arshp The expedition is
made with the aid Of the powerful Zeppelin vessel
series Of preliminary flights through the polar
latitudes will be carried from the island
spitzbergen during the arctic 1910 Announce
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
THE ENGLISH LANaUAaE,

John, Jr.-Will you give me nickel
II I'm good all day. dad7
John, Sr.-No. my son; want you
to be good for nothing
Perhaps the Happiest.
Minister made seven hearts hap
py to-day.
Parishioner-How was that?
Minlster-Marrled three couples.
Parishioner- That only makes six.
Minister-Well you don't think I
did it for nothing life.
Real poverty may bring less misery
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

Your neighbors are very sure to
come down to your expectations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
%saRa&ssS

1t takes thirty-one days to hatch
goose eggs, ten days longer than with
those OF the hen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

The best results from the farm can
only be obtained as the farmer studies
the Individual characteristics Of each
field which he Is cultivatIng.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
Perhaps the Happiest.

Real poverty may bring less misery
than marrying for money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

A successful stockman in SIX weeks
cured hoofs 80 brittle that they could
not hold shoe. by using two parts Of
oil and tar with one part balsam ar,
mixed and applied every other night
to the extreme top OF the hoof.