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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
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THE WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
After twelve or fifteen years ex.
perience in raising nearly all kinds
of "pure-bred" poultry, and having
had real practical experience, am
tmpelled to speak largely in favor Of
White Rocks. writes q. R. Freeland
in Stockman and Farmer. They
have several advantages over the
other branches Of the Rock family,
Of which might be mentioned. They
are easier to breed true to color
than the Barred or Bun Rocks. They
are easier to dress; being snow
white there are no black or dark
pin feathers to contend with. Take
q coop of White Rocks into market
and you have no trouble to find
ready sale for them. The next time
you go back people are wanting to
know II you have any more Of "the.
white chickens for sale, or at least
this is my experience. Take q coop
0. Wnlte ROCKS, with snow white
pluihase, yeiiow sKin' snanks ana
beak, with red or bay eyes, why
should they not be attractive to the
public's eye and appetite, too? s
Speaking OF yellow shanks and
oeak' tneIe Is announcer advantage
OVER tue barred ROCKS especially. !
preu me Barred ROCKS for years,
uAyins nau many oinerent strains ana
paylhs an KINGS OF prices, ana
.ney wouio lnyarlaply breed dark
'ess anu DECKS, especially IN ie-
tea.ners IN piumage.
ihe Wnlte ROCKS nave none OF
'nese ou1ec'ionspie iaults' ,ihey are
eoou slt.els anu iiio.nels, thousn NOT
proooy, QUICK ana nardy
sroWeis always pump ana nice ..
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,a,ee piown esss, are me WINTER
10y HUN FURNISHES me VIII i'Al
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LlN9S.
For tne nrst -FOUR Gays leea Dreao
a . cracker ausl moisteneo Win wa.
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stirrea IN ABOUT 10 per cent nard
ooiieu ess anu per cent sand. Feea
lou iour times Gay. ineir drinking
s ., snouiu De aeep enough sll' ior
tnein 70 SUCK tneir heads under tne
water,, p 'u tney snouia mol De aiioW-
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70 twenty Gays oid leed Wneat prah,
TWO parts' corn 1neai, one part, roileo
OATS on per cent OF TINS puiK, Deef
scrap, per cent, SAND, . per cent,
green 1000 ~ per cent. MIX 10 9
grumpy s.ate anu ieeu iour .,lnes
up. Personally, whilst prefer q
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
Hugo and His Disciple.

a young man, an admirer Of the
great poet, attended one of Victor
Hugo's receptions, became engaged In
argument and lost his temper. Hugo
solemnly rebuked him, and he sub
sided. Presently the guests retired.
One of them, however, had forgotten
his umbrella and returned to get it.
Looking through an open door from
the vestibule, be perceived the young
man on his knees before the poet, sob
bling out his apologies for his disre-
spect. while Victor Hugo, with almost
regal dignity, extended his hand to
him and babe him rise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
A Reflection on H.r proJuo.-

A Reflection on Her Product.
Mrs. De Visite-You don't mean to
tell me that your splendid cook has
left you?
Mrs. Holmes-Yes; the sensitive
thing was offended because the doctor
said Mr.. Holmes had indigestion
Philadelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
& "

Some Warren county democrats
suggest that DR.. Isaac Barber, of
Phillipsburgh, who is a former state
senator, should again be the demo
cratic candidate for congress in the
fifth district. DR.. Barber was the
candidate two years ago against
Representative Charles N. Fowler,
and was beaten by 1853 votes.
If Warren county keeps in the
democratic column this year her as
semblyman will be George B. Cole,
who will be renominated without OPP
position. Mr.. Cole distinguished
himself in the house last winter by
speaking to only n bill-the Oh
we'll measure legalizing Sunday
baseball. He was against it from
start to finish, and spoke five times
In less than an hour.
J. Madison Drake, Jr., who used
to be q joint owner with his father
Of the Elizabeth Daily Leader, and
who now publishes the Belvidere APP
polo, is one OF Congressman Fow-
ler's most active supporters in War
rem county. :.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Aug. 26:-Friends of
Senator Harry d. Leavitt, of this
city, breathed a sigh of relief yes
terday when they learned that for
mer Senator Barton d. Hutchinson
had rejected the advice of close po-
litical friends and would not again
make a contest for a seat In the up
per branch of the legislature. Mr..
Hutchinson returned home from
Maine two days G and found that
through the activity of former State
Road Commissioner Elijah Hutchin-
son and former Assemblyman Ralph
Hulse, a petition in favor of his nom
1nation as an a%spirant for the repub-
l1can nomination had been prepared
and needed only his acceptance to
make 1t ready for filing. Elijah
Hutchinson and Mr.. Hulse did their
best to prevail upon the former SEN
ator to enter upon a primary contest
against Senator Leavftt, but he
finally refused to do so on the
ground hat to oppose the renomina-
ton of the present senator would
teopardize republican success in
Mercer county. Mr.. Hutchinson
PA0SOoOd WI. hcdNlSt ds BShdloi dhu
fathered the Bishops bill In the leg
islature. He failed of a renomina-
ton three years ago on account of
the opposition of those who were dis
pleased with his sponsorship of the
Bishops bill.
In filing his petition yesterday
Senator Leavitt reiterated his declar-
alton that he is in favor of the elect
ton Of former Governor r. c..
Stokes as a successor to John Kean
In the United States senate. Mr.
Leavitt is paying teller in the bank
of which the former governor is
president.
George l.. Record, progressive
candidate for the republican con-
gressional nomination in the ninth
district. will return to New Jersey
from Wisconsin tomorrow. Mr.. /
Record has been campaigning for
Senator Robert LaFolette in the
Badger state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
Women and Food,

Women need on the average about
nlne-tenths the nourishment required
by men.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

tributors to Mr.. Osborn's campaign
funds. Such contributions as were
made were personal contributions by
his friends. The Detroit Free Press
insinuations are doubly pernlcious in
that they are unjust alike to Mr.. Os-
born and To the mining companies.
They are more likely to hurt the lat
ter than Mr.. Osborn, for they are like
ly to give rise to "A prejudice against
the companies on the ground that they
were willing on certain terms, to stack
the cards i'm their favor with Mr.. Os-
born, whereas, i'm fact. their attitude
was one that nobody could justly take
exception To. All they asked. and all
they ask, of Mr.. Osborn and the legis-
lature is square deal. treatment ap-
proximately tho same as that ac-
corded other property in the state, and
they are resting comfortably in a feel
ing of confidence that they Will get ii.
It's surprising to find in the states
greatest daily" matter printed with
all the solemn pretense that ii is real
news so misleading and so false i'm
basis as the paragraph quoted above,
just as 1t is surprising to see a reput-
able newspaper father stuff of doubtful
parentage that possesses the germ of
great harm for a large and important
industry of the state. It's unworthy
of the Free Press. It's both sad news
paper work and sad morals.-Mar-
quette Mining Journal.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

1717-Pope Plus VI. born. Died Aug.
20, 1893.
1719-John Phillips, founder Of Phil
lips Exter Academy, born. Died April
q, 1895.
1724-Thomas Guy, founder OF Guys
Hospital in London, died in London.
Born there in 1645.
1794-William G. Preston, for many
years president of the University of
South Carolina, born in Philadelphia.
Died in Columbia, S. c., May 22, 1860
1SS1-Lucius Fairchild, ninth gov
ernor Of Wisconsin, born in Portage
County, Ohio. Died in Madison, Wis,
May %, 1896
1860 South Carolina authorities
seized Fort Moultrie and Castle Pick
ney.
1S67-First meeting Of the Ontario
legislature.
1s94-The first congress of philolo-
gists ever held I'm the United States
opened in Philadelphia.
1909-Col. James Gordon appointed
United States senator from Mississip-
pi.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
AND OSBORN.
: **~*********** s***.

The Detroit Free Press, which neith-
er particularly helped nor particularly
hindered Chase S. Osborn i'm his cam
didacy for governor, has been stirred
to a great interest in the prospective
events and policies of his administra
tion by the reports that have come to
il that Mr.. Osborn's proposals and ac-
tions will both, in all likelihood be
strongly tinged with the essence OF
the progressive movement. AS the Free
Press has taken upon itself the guar
dianship of the things that are. and,
as far as that may be possible, of the
things that were it is viewing Mr..
Osborns approaching advent with lily
concealed concern, and is already de-
veloping with regard to him the spirit
OF hostile criticism that is the keynote
OF its attitude toward so many public
men.
II is the Free Press privilege, of
course, to have its own views in re-
gard to Mr.. Osborn and his plans, and
to express them as freely and vigor-
ously as it may desire 10. 1t is, how
ever, the Free Press duty to keep its
comment within the bounds Of fact
and out of the realms of fancy a
thing which IL conspicuously fails to
do in the paragraphs here quoted:
The biggest surprise that Osborn
handed out however, was his an
nouncement that he had offered
the position of state tax commits
sioner to George B. Horton of
Fruit Ridge to succeed W. II. Hoyt
Of Plymouth. Wayne county, as
the biggest i'm the state. has al
ways had "A representative on the
commission, but that is not the in
teresting part of the story. Gov
ernor-elect Osborn has never been
popular in the upper peninsula
among the men who have develop
ed the great copper and iron in
dustries. They did not want him
as n candidate for governor, but
said that they would put no straw
i'm his way.
Osborn and his friends expected
a stiff fight and they wanted all
the support they could get. The
result was that a man was en-
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

this won't do" It's a pleasure TO
agree with Mr. Osborn, but it's pleas
ure many people will have TO deny
themselves ON this particular point,
particularly when they allow their
thoughts To turn to that sturdy New
York governor who got second term
principally because he refused 10 play
politics. but plugged ahead doing what
he believed 20 be right. without any
concern about what the politicians
Mr.. Osborn has excellent reasons. no
doubt for not wanting a second term,
but the one he gave at Saginaw can
not be conceded TO be valid. The
politics that, under our primary law.
assures a governor the best chance for
a second term is the politics that leads
him fearlessly TO do the right thing ex-
actly as he sees IL, and isn't that iden-
tically the thing that we are assured
Mr. Osborn intends TO do anyway?
Governor Hughes didn't want a sec
ond term as governor of New York.
but he accepted IL reluctantly because
under the circumstances existing at
the close of his first term IL was OBJ
viously his duty 10 do so. There may
or there may not be self-abnegation i'm
remuneration of second terms. 1t de-
pends largely on the conditions exist
ing at the conclusion of first terms.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

Il have been accused of turning
down my friends" Governor elect Os-
born is quoted as saying recently. Il
was elected by the people of the state
of Michigan and l owe them first
service. II I can give them the best /
have and at the same time reward my
friends. well and good. If the friends
stand in the way OF my service to the
people who elected me, the people
come first.
Michigan has waited a long. long
time TO get man in the governors
chair who had the courage 10 say that
In politics friendship is made to COW
er multitude Of sins, IL is sort OF
blanket excuse for every incompetent
dishonest or unworthy employe who
attaches himself TO the public payroll
The overworking Of friendship has
ruined many an administration and
put at naught many noble plans for
the public good.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27
Dec. 3-1O-17-24

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
rhe probate court for the County OF
Houghton.
At a session Of said court, held at the
probate office. i'm the village of Hough-
ton i'm said County, on the End day Of
December A. ID. 1910.
Present, Hon. Geo. &. Bentley, judge
of probate.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Eli
zabeth williams, Deceased.
stephen Williams having filed In said
court his final administration account,
and his petition praying for the allow
ance thereof and for the assignment
and distribution of the residue of said
estate,
1t is ordered, That the 30th day Of
December A. ID. 1910. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office.
be and is hereby appointed for examin-
ing and allowing said account and
hearing said petition;
Ii Is Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order. once each week
for three successive weeks previous TO
said day of hearing. in the Calumet
News, a newspaper printed and circu'
lated I'm said county.
(SeaD GEO. c. BENTLEY
A true copy. Judge o. PROBATE
Geo ID. Freeman,
Register of Probate
Galbraith & Mccormack
Attys for Estate,
Calumet, Mich.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

For the public one of the best fea-
lures of Christmastide was the settle
ment of the western railways dispute
which, after months of futile haggling
had reached the average of a strike
that promised to be one of the most
disastrous in our history.
SiXty-one roads would have been in
volved in the struggle. The demorali-
zation and partial tieup of this i'm
mense extent of vital public service
would have fallen most severely on the
innocent third party to all such strikes,
the general public.
The French government has just as
serted this principle and the para
mountcy of the public welfare by pro-
posing to prohibit absolutely strikes by
employees engaged in rendering n vital
public service.
" remarkable and most cOnmendable
feature of the reply of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers to the COM
promise settlement proposition of
Commissioner Neill was its formal rec
ognition Of the public interest in the
dispute. The Neill basis was accepted
with extreme reluctance" as not en-
bodying all the brotherhood felt they
ought to get, and acceptance was
largely actuated by regard for the pub
lie interest. The letter sets forth "a
desire on our part TO avert a calamity
that would bring suffering and loss on
a large number of people who are not
parties to the controversy"
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will thus still more firmly en-
trench itself in the public regard as a
fine body of men whose self-interest is
enlightend by a high civic intelligence.
by the agreement schedule signed last
| Saturday they make large gains and
some concessions. The companies also
make concessions which will transfer
ANNUALLY some $4,000,000 of revenue to
these employees. II is an arrangement
of give and take. and the probability
is that substantial justice has been
done.
| Commissioner Neill is to be thanked
and congratulated for his good work
General business is engaged in an up
hill struggle toward resorted prosper
ity, and to have deliberately blocked II
| by a great railway strike would seem
| little short of lunacy.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

powered TO seek a conference with
men representing these interests
and made bargain that IL they
would contribute to Osborn's cam
paign fund he would i'm turn agree
that they should be consulted with
reference to the state tax commits
sion and that no one should be
appointed who was not persona
grata to the mining interests.
1t can be stated that the confer
ence was arranged for and held.
The proposition was made and
turned down, for the reason that
IL was not in writing and the men
interested had no confidence in the
proposition with nothing more
tangible than a promise to back IL
up. The big contribution looked
for did not materialize, and the re-
suit was that Mr.. Osborn. without
consulting the men who were re-
sponsble for his candidacy, tend
cred the place to George B. Horton,
former master of the state grange.
The Horton appointment is being
widely discussed, and those who
know the facts regard ii as the
warning to the upper peninsula
that the Incoming governor has
thrown down the gauntlet and in
tends to fight the mining interests
to "a finish.
During the senatorial primary the
Free Press turned over its politica
columns to the most expert of its fic-
tionists. 1t was impossible To find In
them news" that bore any particular
relation 10 the actual existing polit-
ical conditions I'm the state. The sam,
exists In regard TO the
above quoted paragraphs.
The Mining Journal has n fairly ac-
curate knowledge OF the relations thai
have existed between Mr.. Osborn and
the mining interests I'm this region. II
knows that there is absolutely nc
for the story that the min
ing interests ever approached Mr.. Os-
born, directly or indirectly, for any
assurances about whom he would ap-
point to the state tax commission; II
absolutely knows that there was no
bargaining by anyone authorized e
act for Mr.. Osborn about contributions
To his campaign funds; IL knows thai
neither Mr.. Osborn nor anyone au.
thorized TO act for him ever offered Tn,
mining companies any assurances
about his appointments.
The mining interests were not con-
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

/
Champaign. ILL.,, Dec. 27.-Instruc-
tions in railroading seem likely to
| constitute a part of the education
| which the state of Illinois gives at the
state university here through a de-
partment of railroading TO be estab-
lished. The movement has been
brought about through the influence
of railroad men and is an outgrowth
Of the efforts which the railroads
themselves have been making to i'm
prove this branch of instruction.
The University of Illinois is already
we'll equipped to handle the scientific
end of the department and through
their previous tests and study have
brought about many important i'm
provements in railroad construction.
The accompanying Illustration gives
an idea of the large initial outlay
necessary in certain departments of
engineering before much progress can
be expected in the way Of research.
The success already obtained at the
University Of Illinois is due to three
factors. First, the provision made by
the state legislature for engineering;
second. capable, efficient men in
charge Of the department; third in the
enthusiastic announcement and CO.
operation of the engineering interests
of the state and country.
What the agricultural colleges and
experiment stations are doing for ag-
riculture the school Of railway engi-
neering and administration would do
for thhe railway service: a service
which deals with the greatest single
business enterprise of our country.
Here is a field of vast opportunities
| for the conservation of energy. of the
elimination of waste, for improved
methods OF administration and con-
troll. Something has already been ac-
complished.
The dynamometer car, as ii is called.
owned Jointly by the University of
Illinois and the Illinois Central rail-
way was built in 1900 and was remod-
eled in 1907. The railroad has sup
piled the car and the university has
furnished all apparatus.
The car has been operated over
practically the entire Illinois Central
railway system. 1t has also been used
i'm making train resistance and tom
mage rating tests on the New Jersey
Central. the Baltimore & ohio, and
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
| st. Louis.
During the investigation to deter
mine the feasibility and cost of cleo
trifying the New York Central termin-
al of the New York Central road ii
became necessary to determine the
power consumption of all the trains
entering and leaving the Grand Cen
trail stations. For this purpose a dyna-
mometer car was needed and test car
II was selected. 1t was engaged in
this work for about five weeks. During
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27
THIS is MY esRo BIRTHDAY"

Rear Admiral Nathan L. Niles, u. S.
N. retired was born in Pennsylvania,
Dec. q 1897, and was graduated
from Naval Academy in 1868. During
his early career in the navy he served
on the North Atlantic, the Pacific and
European stations and on the squadron
OF evolution under Read Admiral
Walker. From 1896 until 1897 he was
executive of the Lancaster and then
served a year in the bureau of equip
ment at the Navy Department, after
which he commanded the Piscataqua
in the operations around Cuba until
July, 1900 when he was placed i'm
command of the gunboat Nashville. He
subsequently commanded the battle
ship Maine and the receiving ship
Hancock. At the time of his retire
ment from active service year ago
he was in command of the Naval
Home in Philadelphia.
The Calumet news., 1910-12-27

all this work the car has been i'm
charge of the instructors of the uni
versity and has been manned by the
railway engineering department stu
dents.
The car is designed primarily to
measure the pull of the locomotive
upon the train. This pull is graphic
ally recorded on a chart within the
car. During the tests in addition to
the draw bar pull there are made con-
tinuous records of time, speed, location
of mile posts, stations etc, wind ve-
locity, wind direction, steam pressure
on the engine, and various other items
Of information, such as the position Of
the reversed lever in the engine cab
All of these data are necessary in
making train resistance tests. or tests
TO determine the fuel or water con-
sumption of the engine.
The drop testing machine looks and
is operated very much like pile
driver. II is used To test by impact
car couplers, wheels. axles, rails, etc.
1t conforms in its design to the speci-
fications Of thhe Master Car Builders
association. 1t consists primarily of
a hammer Weighing 1,64D pounds
which runs in vertical guides so feet
i'm height. The weight OF this hammer
can i'm special cases be Increased to
1000 pounds. The material to be test
ed is placed upon a massive cast iron
anvil at the base of the machine and
the weight is allowed To fall upon it
from the desired height. The material
TO be tested is held upon the anvil
by means of special fixtures designed
for the purpose. All the above men
toned material is tested upon this ma
chine under specifications which have
been adopted by the Master Car Build
ers' association for testing materials.
Results are useful to the purchaser
in protecting him against defective or
weak material and to the manufacture
er in enabling him to improve his pro-
duct. The machine is also used for
instructional purposes and familiariz-
es the student with the quality of
railway material and with the tests
which he is likely to be called upon To
make during his early experience in
service.