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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04


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Almost any meat bones can be used in soup making,
and II the meat is not all removed from them the
soup Is better But bones especially the rib bones
II they have little meat left them, be grilled
roasted into very paatable dishes The "sparerib
Of Southern cooks is made of the rib bones from
roast of pork. and makes favorte dish when well
Drowned The praised ribs of beef often high
class restaurants often made from bones cut from
rib roasts
Trimmings from meat may be utilized in various
made Dishes or they always be put to good in
the soup kettle It is surprising how many economies
may be practiced in such and also in the table
use Of leftover portions of cooked meat If attention is
given to the matter.
Meat pies represent another method OF combining
flour with meat. They are ordinarily baked in fairly
deep DISH the sides of which may may not be lined
with dough. The cooked meat, cut into small pieces,
is put into the dish, sometimes with small pieces of
vegetables gravy is poured the meat, the dish
is covered with layer dough- then baked Most
commonly the dough Is like that used for soda
oartar biscuit but sometimes shortened pastry dough-
such is made for pies, 1t used. This is especially
the case in the fancy individual dishes usually called
patties Occasionally the pie is covered with potato
crust in which the meat is put directly into the
dish without lining the latter. Stewed beef veal and
chicken probably most frequenty>used in pies
any kind of meat may be used. kinds COM
bination.
Chopping meat is one of the principal methods of
making tough and inexpensive meat tender In broi
Ing chopped meat the fact should be kept In mind that
there is why it should not be cooked like
the best and most expensive tenderoin begin WITH
the broiler should be carefully creased than
for whole steak. This makes 1t possible the
balls cakes of chopped with very little
without running the risk of having them pulled to
pieces by adhering to the broiler. They should be
heated on both sides quickly than the steak
because the chopping has provided more ways of es
cape for the juice and these openings should sealed
possible
Chopped raw meat of almost any kind be very
quickly made into savory dish by cooking it with
will vo for for
thckening with butter and flour. and adding different
seasonngs reished, either pepper and salt alone,
onion juice celery or tomato Such dish may be
made to go further by serving it toast OF with
border of rice in some similar combination
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
z1opER BATTLES WITH POSSE.

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Near San Diego. CAL. kneeling be-
hind an automobile in which he had
sloped with Gertrude Seifert, his To-
year-old sweetheart, Thomas Foreman
fought revolver battle with a posse
headed by the girls father which had
been sent out to capture the couple.
Although her father and other rela-
tives were in the crowd in front of
them, Miss Seifert assisted her sweet
heart, and from protected spot be-
hind the automobile reloaded his re-
volvers and cheered him on. Foreman
finally stopped the advance Of the
posse and endeavored to continue his
journey to Des .Conas, at the edge Of
Death Valley, where the battle took
place. The elopement of Foreman,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Iowa News
WOMAN HELD AS DYNAM1rER.
House Containing Former sutton
ind His Bride Destroyed.

House Containing Former sutton
and His Bride Destroyed.
Miss Mary Guthrie of Carthage, ILL.,,
was arrested the other day suspected
of having set off the charge of dyna-
mite which wrecked the residence of
Jesse A. Quick, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing three miles east of Prairie City, on
a recent night. None of the occupants
of the house were injured. The dam
age was $4,000. In bedroom in the
Quick residence, directly above the
porch. beneath which the dynamite
was placed, was DR.. Alexander Hall of
ColfaX, who, it is understood, was
engaged to Miss Guthrie while the two
We're attending Wettmer college at Me-
yada. Mo. With him was his bride. a
daughter Of Mr.. Quick. Miss Guthrie
came to Prairie City, she hired a 5liv-l
cry team and asked 10 be driven into
the country. When the driver point
ed out the Quick residence she sent
him back, saying she would return on
foot alone. Six hours later the explo-
sion occurred Later glove which
Miss Guthrie is said to have worn was
picked up on the lawn at the Quick
place. When arrested the girl said
she had been out walking and lost her
way
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
DOUBLE SUICIDE AT Knoxvn1n.
Mrs. Thomas slocum and william
Crabtree Found Poisoned.

Mrs. Thomas Slocum and william
Crabtree Found Poisoned.
Willard Crabtree, aged 10, and Mrs.
Charles slocum. aged SO, were found
dying from strychnine draught In
cottage on the outskirts of Knoxville
at p. m. the other day. A package
of strychnine and two glasses side by
side on a stand near the bodies told
the story of the double suicide. Mrs.
Slocum after taking the poison had
made an effort to cut her throat with
razor. She was dying when found.
Her body lay across the dead body of
Crabtree, which was stretched out on
lounge. The discovery was, made by
Mrs. Theodore Cox. Mrs. Slocum for
several months had been living apart
from her husband. Charles Slocum,
and her three children, who reside on
farm some miles in the country. The
separation took place because of the
affair between Mrs. Slocum and Crab
tree. Crabtree and Mrs. Slocum had
been living together in the cottage.
He was dressed in his work clothes,
Just as he came home to dinner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
SCIENCE NOTES.

Siam exports about million tons
of rice year, breaking the record last
year with 1,O2s,671 tons.
Fifty-ton loads of coke can be
dumped from up-to-date steel freight
cars in less than two minutes.
A patent on horseshoe designed to
prevent the stumbling of horses was
granted in Panama four years ago.
Storage battery street cars weighing
but five tons, as compared with the ten
tons of the ordinary trolley cars, are
being tried out in New York.
Aluminium, combined with other ma.
terials. is appearing as textile. neck
ties. shawls, hats and lacings for shoes
being among the newest productions.
According to insurance statistics, 1t
requires 100000 new houses year
to accommodate the increase in popu-
lation of the United States and 10000
more to replace those destroyed by fire.
The monopoly which Germany has
enjoyed for many years as the only
country with deposits of potassium
salts has been endangered by the dis
covery Of deposits in Hungary, Russia,
Holland, Persia and China.
The amount of carbon exhaled from
a mans lungs each day, If 1t could be
solicited, would equal that in lump
of coal weighing half a ton.
The sticks Of dynamite used in a
year in building the Panama canal,
If placed end to end, would reach in a
straight line from Boston to Spokane.
The water in Lake Van, in Asiatic
Turkey, which is about sixty miles
long by from twenty to thirty wide,
is SO strongly impregnated with potash
that the residents along Its shores use
1t to wash clothing without the use of
soap.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
moving pawns upon a chess hoard.

moving pawns upon chess board.
III" said the late Cesare Lombrosa,
the famous criminologist who studied
her. "the Countess actually conceived,
planned and carried out the tragedy
which resulted in the murder of Count
Kamarovsky, she is the most remark,
able criminal of modern times. Her
methods show an absolute mastery OF
masculine sentiment, passion and COW
etousness. Her presumed idea of hav.
ing one lover Stay her husband, and
then having another lover dispatch
him SO as to prevent him from becom-
ing her accuser is absolutely original.
The crimes Of the Borgias and Of the
Strozzi offer no parallels.
"Her antecedents must have been
very remarkable. for it is unusual for
one of criminal proclivities to plan so
rational conspiracy that its execu-
ton would have been accepted by the
public without question. Had her law
yer, Prilukoff, in the first instance, not
so elaborated his defense as to have
aroused suspicion, and had the assas-
sin, Naumoff. been killed as planned,
or had the confessions of the Countess
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
LITTLE THINGS WORTH KNOWING


Diamonds are almost perfectly trans.
parent to X-rays.
The Laplanders are the shortest PEG.
pie in the world; the Patagonians the
tallest.
A Violet Cross league has been form
ed in Paris with the object Of sup
pressing swearing.
The steamboat inspection service OF
the United States passed on 1862 yes
sells, launches and barges during the
year ending June 80 last. =
The most striking paper currency In
the world is the 100 ruble note Of
Russia, which is barred from top to
bottom with all the colors of the rain.
bow, blended as when sun ray passes
through prism.
After eighty years Of effort to spread
the English language, the nome tongue
Of the full.blooded Hawaiian Is his
aboriginal jargon. Exclusive Of the
half.whites in these islands there Is
but one family that talks the English
language in its home. All the rest
are as true to their inherited tongue
= they are to their racial hue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
PLANS FOR 6. A. R. ENcAMPMENT
G. H. nm WIN he rre.ident- II.

G. H. Hill VIII BE President--Im-
portant Members of Committees0
Committee chairmen woo will have
charge of the details of the State en-
campment of the Iowa G. A. R. in Des
Moines June to IL, have been an
nounced by President Gershom H.
HILL They follow: B. F. Kaufman.
finance; Carroll Wright. Transports
ton; W. v. Wilcox, halls; ]. H. Rooms,
invitations; R. M. ]. Coleman, pro-
gram; Joseph Deemer, music; Gels
Botsford and L. A. Jester, decorations;
Frank D. Jackson. reception; F. G..
Moffet, entertainment; R. L. Chase,
badges; Wilbur F. Conklin, Spanish
war veterans; A. H. McNulty. Sons Of
Veterans; Cora Eaton and Lillian Mes
kimen. w. R. c.; Mrs. Joseph Ritchey.
Ladies of the G.. A. R.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Foxy Man.

John, I want you to match this
ribbon for me when you are in town
to-day"
"All right. I'll take 1t into Smith
kins' when go to lunch.
But ! trade at Harkiey's."
II know, but there is little peach
of a blonde behind the counter at
Smithkins' that It's picnic to talk
to and "
t'You need not trouble yourself,
will match that ribbon for myself
Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
FARMER STAYS Auro1sT.

sylvanus Johnson. a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Roswell, N. NJ,
is dead from the effects of blow on
the head from a monkey wrench hurl-
ed at his chauffeur by an infuriated
farmer. While speeding near Roswell,
Johnson's automobile frightened q
team of horses being driven by a
young farmer. and the latter threw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

ISzNSS1n ing woman Miss Columbia's first Off
,1ll1.'1.1- cial act is in behalf of her sex When
Miss Columbia issues cook book It's supposed to be
the law and the gospel of all good and patriotic cooks
It comes out with all the power authority of the
government of the United States behind it,
upon its cover the great seal of the Department of Ag
riculture to show that it's the real thing
This cook book of Miss Columbias is not fancy af-
fair 1t is practical publication for practical pur-
pose. After showing that there is little difference in
the Nutrtve value of the different cuts OF butchers
meats the book takes first the question of economy
In buying The juicy, tender cuts of good flavor sell
for the higher prices When porterhouse
% cents pound, it may be assumed that in town
village markets round steak would sell about is
cents and chuck ribs of the best of the
quarter for 10 cents This makes 1t appear that the
chuck ribs less than half expensive as porter
house steak and twohirds expensive as the round
But apparent is always real economy and
IN this the bones in the three cuts should be
into account. OF the chuck ribs. more than onehalf
Is bone or other materials usually classed under the
head of waste refuse OF the round, one.twefth
is waste and of the porterhouse oneeighth buying
the chuck, then, the housewife gets, the prices
sumed, less than onehaf pound of food for 10 cents
making the net price of the edible portion 90
pound In buying round, she gets eleyenwelfths of
pound for 10 cents, making the net value about 1917
cents In buying porterhouse she gets seveneighths
pound for 25 cents making the net value about 2SE
cents pound The relative prices, therefore OF the
edible portions are 90 16 and 2s CENTS to put it
In different way, dollar at the prices assumed will
buy Az pounds of solid meat from the cut known as
chuck. pounds of such meat from the round. and
only SA pounds of such meat from the porterhouse
The choice of cuts should correspond the needs of
the family and the preferences of its members Care.
full consideration market conditions is also useful
not only to make sure that the meat is handled and
marketed in sanitary way, but also to take advan-
tage Of favorable change in price which may be
due, for instance. to large local supply of par
tcuar kind cut of meat In towns where there Is
opportunity for choice it may sometimes be found more
satisfactory not to give all the family trade to one
butcher by going to various markets before buying the
housekeeper is in better position to hear of varia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
named by Farmer,. Death.

Dead from strangulation caused by
"a wire drawn tight around his neck,
the body Of Fred Kleinworth, a farmer
living north Of Mason City, was found
in his bedroom. Suicide is believed to
have been the cause, though why he
should commit suicide is not known.
He was well-to-do and enterprising
farmer. with a fine family. with whom
he was on the best of relations. He
was absolutely temperate in his habits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
KILLED BY FALLING BRIDGE.

jack Oalses OF Waverly Is Crushed
Between Engine and Tender.
While attempting to cross bridge
over one of the branches of the West
Fork river near Parkersburg, with a
gasoline engine and buzz saw outfit,
Jack Cakes of Wayerly was killed by
the bridge collapsing and letting the
engine and tender fall through. He
was caught between the tender and
the engine and instantly killed. The
bridge was not known to be in dan
gerous condition. but inspection of the
timbers since the accident show the
woodwork was badly decayed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Must BE Obeyed.

THE janitor Of our fiat has invited
us to dinner
"Are you going?"
"Of course. An invitation from
royalty is equivalent to a command"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Brick. and Mortar.

Two Irishmen were arguing who
was the cleverer.
well" said Pat. "I'll bet you can't
tell me what keeps bricks together"
"Shure," said Mike; it's mortar"
NO" said Pat, you are wrong;
that keeps them apart"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Following conference with local
business men General Passenger Agent
Leahy, of the Rock. Island road, an
nouncedS that a motor car service
would be Instituted on the Muscatine
& Western branch and would run.daily
from Thornburg and Muscatine and re-
turn. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Dead In Barrel Of water.

Wesley Cunningham, aged 60, has
been found dead in barrel of water
at his home near Madrid. He had
been dead for some time when found.
1t is thought to be a case of suicide.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Police Judge Caldwell of Waterloo
has adopted new method of reform
ing men who are fined in his court.
They are forced to pay the fines to
their wives and in this way do some
thing for their families.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

& Word has been received from Steel
City, Neb, which says Mrs. w. s. Van
.Orsdal of Rowley, in fit Of temper
airy insanity, killed her two-year-old
child and fatally injured herself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Tim o'Donnell, a farm hand who
tried to break into the county jail in
Waterloo. pleaded guilty in police
court to drunkenness. He said he had
no remembrance Of his experiences.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Great Feat.

Joker-Hear how they captured that
western train robber?
Poker-I thought he escaped.
Joker-No, he stole pair Of shoes
and they pinched him.-Amherst Four.
Leaf Clover.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Some Of the things in your latest
work were borrowed"
Eyes," replied the candid author,
"and l regret to say without drawing
any interest Warrington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Chance to rise.

Society Child-Mamma, how long
does dog usually live?
Society Mamma-About ten years.
dear.
s. c.-And how old is Fidoe
s. M.-Four.
s. Q. latter a panse) Mamma, in
six years I'll be the head of the fam
lily. won't I?-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

8t EXCHANGE.
When A. in
paid visit the Manchester an
Hustled
booed he pushed toward the
which
into waiting cab and going straight back
staying AT
introduced
subjected hearing there
might possibly be something of hostile
with the friends Mr. Paten
and that he should not
83S9ssE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

George Eldridge. aged 6. is dead in
Marshalltown, the result of being
struck by an automobile. The driver
did not stop and his identity is un-
known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Iowa Lad, Beating Way, Is Killed.
Robert Laughren, aged IL, of Daven-
port, was killed by a Rock Island
train at Loo Island, Ill. He was beat
ing his way to Chicago
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
BODY Of Unlsnown Man Found.

Body OF Unknown Man Found.
The body of an unknown man has
been found along the tracks of the
Northwestern, three miles east of
Vail 1t is thought he walked off a
moving train while asleep He was
well dressed and Shad considerable
money on MIN. From marks on his
clothing it is believed he lived in
Oshkosh. Wis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Not to he Disturbea.

A Voice Over the Phone-Is this
Mrs. Tingler's residence?
The Maid-Yes.
The Voice-Is Mrs. Biddle there
Mrs. Atherton Biddle?
The Maid-Yes. she's playing bridge
with her club. I'm sure she can't
come to the phone.
The voice-Well, Just say to her
right away. please, that her residence
is burning.
The Maid-Thank you. I'll let her
know as soon as they finish the set. 1
know she wouldn't want me to disturb
her now. Good-by.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
Farmer Drinks cnrbolic Acid.

Farmer Drinks CnrbOuc Acid.
Henry Reike, farmer living west
of Burlington, committed suicide at
the Northwestern hotel by taking car
bolic acid. His dead body was discov
cred in his room at noon the other
day Reike is about 80 years Of age.
and widower. He has several chill
dren in the Orphans Home at Musca.
fine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Built First Davenport bridge.
Benjamin Brayton, retired civil en-
gineer who was injured by being
struck by motor cycle. died in Dav-
export. He was resident engineer in
charge Of the construction of the first
bridge over the Mississippi River,
which was built at Davenport In the
fifties.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
OF General 1ntere.t.

Ut GeheraI interest.
City Editor-You say in this murder
story that one bullet bored through
the stomach and lodged in the bed
stead.
Reported-Yes, sir.
Editor-Well. rewrite the story and
play up the board and lodging fea,
ture.-Kansas City Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

The ashes. SO called. from volcanoes
are simply lava that is finely pulver-
lied.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
XIII. Himself I'm Hank.

VIM. Smith. aged 49, shot himself
in the temple in the Farmers bank
in Lamont, dying almost instantly. AS
he entered the bank he inquired as to
the condition Of his account and was
told that he was oyerdrawn. He i'm
mediately picked up the bank revolver
which lay on the counter and fired the
shot. 1t is believed that he was inter-
ested In the board of trade. He leaves
wife and two children.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

the first savings bank founded in Brunswick
activities
not under governmental central
recognized their
Of
control The British bank profitable
Just before that savings bank had Philadelphia
ing the the first
ton Postal savings banks instituted
the English
quarter of century likely
TEN of postal savings banks in this country long
In the United Kingdom savings
approximately
oO The
bank depotors however,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Change Old System at Burlington.
The new commission plan of city
government furnished a sensation in
Burlington when the council combined
the positions of police judge and po-
lice clerk and fixed the salary of the
combined Office at S25 month. ]. K.
Garrett, newspaper reporter for the
Burlington Hawkeye, was appointed
DR.. L. j. Wehman was appointed city
physician to succeed DR.. j. P. Harrell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

NCLE SAM has had his own way long
enough. Mss Columbia has decided that
1t Is time for her to assert her rights and
to take share in promoting the peace
and welfare of these United States Be-
ing woman. Miss Columbia's first Off
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04

Good and SUFFICIENT Reason.
Editor-But. my good fellow, why
do, you bring this poem to me?
Impecunious One-Well, sir, because
hadn't stamp, sir.-The Taller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
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COTLAND Is preparing unique celebration
shment 100 the first savings
try savings "frugaly bank" opened Ruthwell
Dumfrieshire Scotland in 1870 The idea
England where Jeremy Bentham had wedevised
system in 1897 based somewhat original