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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
LEADER / HAD NONE. To. FOLLOW
slnsurrsctlonary Movement Decidedly
81 Of Little Moment While Cas-
tro Was In Power.

This talk about Castro having
fought battle the other day in vene-
xuela was without foundation, I
learned In Washington, said man
who has spent much time in South
America. 1.-THE fact Is nobody seems
to know where Castro really Is. Any
how, III bet there are some venezue-
Hans who are lying awake nights for
fear he is som ewhere near them.
when he was lying i'll at Macuto that
time I'VE years ago. and dispatches
were being sent out under date Of
Wiliemstad. or Port Of Spain, or Mar
Unique every other day that he had
1ust died or was just going to cash in,
I was In Caracas. One night at the
Concordia club, one Of the famous So
dial organizations OF. the Venezuelan
capital, q lot. Of men sat up all night
waiting for the telephone to give
them the news that he had passed
away. The next day none Of them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
ned nuos Among Poultry.

Is. 81 H NJ # .
Many poultry houses are infested
with bed bugs and it is not an easy
matter to dislodge them.
Some people say that turning the
sheep into the poultry houses will In
duce the bugs to attack the sheep.
where they will be lost in the wool.
but this is poor remedy.
Remove all the roosts and nests
from the. house and spray with boiling
hot whitewash, to which has been
added a pint OF turpentine to pail
full.
Another good remedy is to burn the
interior of the house with taroline
mixture. which can be bought at any
drug store. Another effective remedy
is half a pint each Of turpentine, am
monia and kerosene, to which add
about four ounces Of gum camphor. II
more 10 needed double the quantity.
Apply with a brush.
The nests should be burned out
over blazing fire and the roosts
should also be held over the fire and
all should be thoroughly whitewashed
and painted before putting them back.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
basement and the, scholars started on.
combined frolic and strike.
3a.I Enter VILLAGE Police Force. ~

III Enter Village Police Force.
Here Captain Dunbar OF the village
police force Of fourteen brave and
earnest men ii introduced. He as.
sumed the task OF keeping The under
graduate body within bounds. which
he did largely by moral suasion.
The parade swung round the corner
by the house where former Assistant
Janitor Eddie Smith. who, oddly
enough, considering the happenings Of
the past year, is suffering with an eye
trouble, sat fiddling at the window.
and thence to the Offices Of the sew
eral board members.
Before nightfall they had bought all
the tin horns in town and had &C.
cured banners upon which their ulti-
matum-"Prof. Smith or No School"
was painted.
The next day the teachers found
more, empty desks than before. Tho
strike had grown. Some OF the par
ents were sympathizers with it.
n On Jan. 10 Sigmond Opera House
on Main street was the scene of q
mass meeting which took the double
form of protest against the removal
of Principal Smith and demand that
the school board resign. There was
ginger in the speeches. Almost as
many women were present as men.
8 That very night a dispatch came
down from the state capital announc-
Ing the dismissal Of Superintendent
Barnes appeal. It contained the ON
cial comment, .The rule of moral
conduct on the part Of teachers must
be held to with absolute rigidity."
which every one accepted as quite in
line with the towns policy.
Petitions for Principal Smiths re-
instatement were displayed for sig
natures in four parts of town and gem
erously signed. They were presented
at still another meeting.
Whole Thing Summed Up.
IN all Of the doings growing out Of
the removal Of the principal the OPP
portunity has not been, permitted to
pass without a dig at Barnes and
caustic comments on the way he tried
J to explain his tndiscretion by saying q
hysterical little school teacher up and
kissed him. .
But with Barnes somewhere in the
west and the little school teacher re-
ported as happily married, and Lewis
satisfied that he did his full duty in
reporting the cutting up. and Eddie
+. Smith getting another Job. without
as much as losing day, but temper
arily confined to the house with irri-
tated eyes and tuneful fddle-with
these characters in the controversy
eliminated the troubles will be
Strengthened out by and by.
.Freeport people have got enough
sense to handle the school question"
observed Captain Dunbar. "but I'm
not on the job Of predictin' when
they'll do It. I'm a police ofacer Po-
lice officers are paid for police duty.
not for predictin'." III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Democracy and Republlcanlsm.

Democracy and Rspubilcanlsn.
To maintain the extortionate tariff
in its integrity 1t may become neces-
sary for Mr.. Hitchcock's party TO
purchase the railroads as we'll az the
telegraphs, and when that shall have
been done 1t will be only q short step
to the acquisition by government Of
"all the means Of production and dis
tribution. e..
Ingratitude Is met with at every
turn in politics, but the most cruel
manifestation Of 1t which the history
OF this country affords is the determi-
nation Of our political socialists to
maintain a party separate from and
seemingly antagonistic to the Repub-
licans. With its tariff necessities that
great organization Is doing more for
socialism than socialism can ever
hope to do for itself.
Democracy regulates in the public
interest. Republicanism purchases
and squanders in behalf Of private
interests. Socialism confiscates.
.blights and revolutionizes. Shall We
retrace our steps to Democracy or
move on with Republicanism to 90
cialism
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
END ND ELEVATION
DETnl a. NEST ]. DROPPING eoAR0

- fNs q "a b
drains all water to one side. and adj
mits more sunlight. but cannot be
used economically on wide buildings.
Til, tile is laid on 3-inch founda-
ton about is inches deep. 8 inches
above and 10 inches below the SUR
face Of tho ground. This foundation
IL made OF a mixture Of one part Of
cement to six parts Of sand: The
floor OF cement is not constructed 'un.
til the roof and walls are finished:
The door IL located in the front or
south side, and is 3 x6 feet In size:
allowing plenty of room for an attend.
ant to work easily. The: windoNl>and
door frames are made OF 2xs6 zach
lumber, and cemented in. The mus.
lin window Is hung on hinges. and
swings open to the ceiling.
The dropping board is on the north
side, is three feet wide. and extends
the length Of the building. The roosts
are made in two sections, Of 2 In. by
in. stun. They are nailed on 2 inmf
by 4 in. The sections can easily be
removed from the dropping boards on
which they rest.
Below the dropping boards are IS
nests, 10 x14 inches In size. These
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
FASCINATION OF THE SNAKE
Traveller Tells Of His Own Unpleasant
Experience With Monster
Of the Species.

One OF the most wonderful of the
serpents feats is the power OF con
tinuing motionless, with the lifted head
projecting forward for an indefinite
time. This ability Is OF the highest
importance to the reptile. both when
fascinating Its victim and when MINI
licking some inanimate object, espe-
cially the stem and body OF an
aquatic plant. When the serpent is IL
this attitude. with its round, unwink-
ing eye fixed on the beholder's face,
the effect Is most uncanny.
Perhaps no better illustration Of the
serpent's bewitching power could be
given than that related by Ernest
Granville. South African traveller,
who describes his own experience.
When boy he frequently went out
into the bush in search OF game. and
on one OF these solitary excursions he
sat down to rest in the shade OF Q
willow on the bank Of stream.
Sitting there, with his cheek resting
on his hand, he fell into boy tsh.
reverie. After some time he became
aware in a vague way that on the
white, sandy bottom of the stream
there was stretched a long, black lire.
which had not been there at first.
For some time he continued REGARD
ing it, without knowing what 1t was.
until all at once. with an Inward
shock, he became fully conscious that
1t was a large snake.
Presently" says Mr.. Granville,
without apparent motion, SO softly
and silently 1t was done. the snake
reared its head above the surface, and
held it there, with the cleaning eyes
fixed on me, as II asking what was.
at flashed upon me then that It
would be good opportunity to test
the power OF the human eye on a
snake, and I set myself the task OF
looking 1t down. It was foolish ef-
fort. The bronze head and sinewy
neck about which the water flowed
without a ripple, were as II carved in
stone, and the cruel, unwinking eyes,
with, the light coming and going in
them, appeared to grow brighter the
longer looked.
Gradually there came over me q
sensation Of sickening fear, which, II
i had yielded to 1t, would have left me
powerless to move. But, with a cry.
gleaped up and, selling fallen willow
branch, attacked the reptile with
species of fury, ana 1t quickly disap-
reared"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
PlQpK|l|Q!YlI:'l!S.

Crowding is bad, whether In the
house or on the rOosts.
A poultry house without a grit box
and dust bath Is incomplete.
One Of the prime causes of roup in
poultry is close. stuffy roosting quar-
tiers. 4.
A good way to administer charcoal
10 by feeding corn charred until 1t u
black.
Breeding for fancy" does not nee
essarily mean doing SO at the expense
Of utility. 4 IS.
In shipping birds, send only those
that you feel satisfied will please your
customers.
No one grain alone will keep .
fowl in good condition; they must be
furnished a variety.
Breeding stock can be bought now at
much lower price than will be
asked In the spring.
The best way to protect poultry at
night in very cold weather is to have
curtains arranged to drop in front OF
the roosts.
The laying hen needs twice az
much feed as the hen that is not lay.
ing; she is manufacturing product
and must be furnished with material
for her work
Grit must be- provided even when
hens are on range; the grit hopper
should be kept filed.
1t is not good plan to force the
breeders for laying; it is apt to cause
infertility In the eggs.
A bone cutter costs money, but 1t
helps to make more money from the
flock and soon pays for itself.
The winter is a good time to put in
studying the better methods Of mat
ing, feeding and caring for the flock.
A frequent cause Of male birds get
ting their wattles frozen comes from
first getting them vet while DRINK
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
.p()(Q,I RI
BUILD TILE POULTRY HOUSE
Careful Thought Should Be Given to
Location In Construction as Il VI
Cannot be Moved.

(By D. J. JANE. Minnesota Experiment
II Station.)
When constructing q tile poultry
house. careful thought should be given
to the location, because such a house
must be permanent and cannot be
moved. .:.s,s
The house shown is 14x20 feet in
size, and OF the open front style. It
is 8 feet high in front. feet in the
rear, and has the shed roof. The
shed roof is the easiest to construct,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
TO YOUR POSTS, GENTLEMEN |! | N | /
Democrats Must Unite and Work
Hard t. Restore Good Govern
nent to Country.

It Ia a mistake for Democrats to act
upon the theory that they have cinch
on the presidency. Every day Mr..
Taft is growing stronger In the esti-
nation Of both his party and the coun-
try. He is profiting directly from ex-
perience which has contributed wis
dom and from clamor which affords
contrast. Mr.. Roosevelt is commonly
regarded as the smartest politician OF
his age, and perhaps he is-the smart
est But is he the greatest. or even
great, at his own pastime? Consider
the politics he Is playing now. Is 1t
big politics? 10 It even clever? He
makes two issues with the president
One with respect to the peace tres
ties, the other on the trust problem.
Mr.. Taft personifes worldwide hope
OF progressive civilization; Mr.. Roose.
welt stands for perpetuation Of bar
barrie methods. Mr.. Taft insists upon
impartial enforcement Of law; Mr..
Roosevelt would have the law At the
case, Invariably to his own political
advantage. Can any one really be-
lieve that the sober sense OF the
American people will not ultimately
uphold the president upon these prop
ositions, the only two marked by Mr..
Roosevelt for sharp differentiation :!
The thought Is incredible.
Is 1t not possible that Mr.. Roose-
velt's political acumen has been over
estimated by both himself and others?
He has been notably successful.
truly, but only when in power. Given
all the weapons OF authority and utter
lack Of scruple in using them, he has
proven himself invincible. Witness
his forcing Of money out Of corpora-
tions, his terrifying Of individuals, his
robbery Of Panama. But as fighter
from outside the breastworks he has
won little renown.-h arper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Eco LAYING,

The first egg laid by pullet is the
smallest and the size increases gradu-
ally until about a dozen have been
laid when they begin to decrease.
Attend the poultry shows in your
neighborhood and II you have any ex-
ira fine birds take them along. They
may not win but your interest in them
will prompt you to learn what really
good bird Is.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
own standing on its head in excite.

town standing on its head in excite
ment.
Somebody sent word to the garrf-
son Of little post on hill that the
mayor was on the warpath and file
Of soldiers came down on the run and
met the doughty warrior before he
had got away from the last cafe in
Macquetia, took away his gun and
locked him up in the Quartet. That is
the only case Of a rebellion of one
that heard Of while l was in the
country. 1t required the imbibing Of
a lot of false courage to overcome the
terror Castro inspired"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
"can Thl. Thlna b True Q"

!. In every campaign within memory.
Republican orators have told the vot-
ers how the protective tariff spreads
its benefcent wings over the Amer
lean workman.
Recently we read that workers In
the great textile mills Of Massachu.
sets, the most highly protected in
dustry in the world, had been COM
PEELED to go on strike against, low
wages. 81. .
And the state troops were called out
to quiet the starving strikers!
An anxious country awaits an ex-
PLANTATION from Henry Cabot Lodge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
81 All Democrats Remember!

"A presidential election is coming on.
The Democrats will have to nominate
candidate, and they want, first. q
candidate who will be able to win at
the polls and be elected president,
and, secondly, man who after he 10
elected president will make so credit
able an administration that the party
can remain in power and not do those
unbalanced things which will bring
discredit on the administration and
result in the defeat of the party. Let
all Democrats unite in the selection Of
a strong leader and wise platform.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Home Made Breeders.

There Is another brooder that is
made out Of q wash tub. and 1t has q
jug inside which Is filled with hot wa
ter in order to heat it up. One Of
my neighbors raised 600 chickens in
this kind OF fireless brooder. says q
writer In an exchange. She had re-
markable success the FIRST year. but
the next year she could not do 1t at
all. / do not know why. II you want
to try f1reless brooder you can cas-
lily do 50, it is no trouble to make one.
"a cheap but serviceable colony house
may be made from two piano boxes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
An Unjust Charge.

The charge that Theodore Roose-
welt would not know the Constitution
of the United States II he saw it is
more or less unjust. He must know
something about it. for he is always
proposing to change it-Chicago In
ter-Ocean (Rep.). 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Awkward Question.

Says Colonel Harvey in Harper's
Weekly:
"Mr. Roosevelt is commonly re-
garded as the smartest politician Of
his age, and perhaps he is-the smart
est. But is he the greatest, or even
great, at his own pastime?"
Tut! Tut! Don't ask such awk-
ward questions, Colonel Harvey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
OBJECT LESSON HERE.
WHEREIN HAS TARIFF BENEFIT.
60 STEEL TRUST WoRkMEN7
Most Highly Protected Of Industries
Notorious for Low Wages Paid
Fl and Long Hours Of Most
Arduoue Toll.

It almost seems az though the last
thing Mr.. Gary should wish to discuss
In public would be the labor situation
at the various plants Of the Steel
trust
He points out the fact that labor in
this great enterprise Is better: paid
than it was some years ago and that
the corporation has been forced by
agitation and humanity to Introduce
some reforms and benevolences, but
he ignores things that are more i'm
portant perhaps.
For instance. the steel trust has
suppressed the labor unions. The
greater part Of its labor is imported
and wretchedly paid. In many re-
spects the relations Of employer and
employe are feudal. A steel plant Is
almost barony, even officers Of the
law finding it difficult at times to en-
1 ter.
Furthermore, If there is anything in
the theory that extortionate tariffs
are laid for the benefit Of labor the
iron and steel workers who are en-
gagged in one OF the most highly pro
tected Of industries should be among
the best instead OF among the worst
paid toilers in the world.
II we turn to the employers side OF
the enterprise we ind these facts:
When the trust was formed in 1901 It
was capitalized at $1.10O,0O0, 900, a
sum more than twice as large as the
entire capital Of the whole industry
as reported in the census Of 1900 one
year before. The capital" OF the
Steel trust is now about $1,000 900, 0QO,
more than one-half Of 1t originally wa
ter. 5 II
How 1t was possible to market this
quantity Of securities may be ex-
planned in part by the statement OF
Mr.. Carnegie before the ways and
means committee in 1909 that the
trust made clear profit OF $15 on
every ton OF It's product.
This is what the tariff has done and
Is doing for the employer. What II
is doing for the workingman In whose
Interest it is said to be maintained IL
shown by Mr.. Gary's labored attempt
to prove that the workers In iron ana
steel are no worse OF than any other
laborers.
Last year the Steel trust did a gross
business OF $703 .961,424. Its net
profits were $141,054,754. Its net
profits since it's organization in 1901
have been s72s,s54,174. In that pc,
Rod it paid in dividends $393,926,s8
while 1t has appropriated from its
surplus for extensions and invest.
ments $2O2,s27,364.
We have here all the evidences q
privilege capitalized to the limit and
paying handsomely, with labor sit
uation that Is 50 wretched in the main
as to compel excuse and apology.
The hundreds Of millions Of water
in the Steel trusts securities repre-
sent not property but tariff. The low
wages and long hours OF most Of the
Steel trusts employees represent an
other broken promise Of the party Of
protection and plunder.-St. Louis
Republic. u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
U,e Of Cement Saved BRIDGES.

OSe OF SeHent oAVeu 0TAoSSes
At Hamburg there are two bridges
the masonry Of which was threatening
to fall in ruins, being traversed by
innumerable cracks Of varying size.
A remarkable process has just been
made use Of to rejuvenate these
bridges. A number Of holes were
bored throughout the structure so as
to give access to the interior and
cement was infected by pumps under
pressure Reports on the present con-
dition Of the two bridges are favor.
able.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Hitchcock At Fault.

It is no part OF the functions, or the
powers, of the postmaster general to
make recommendations to congress-;
and, in the case Of a matter Of such
Importance, 1t Is peculiarly strange
that he or anyone in his encourage
should overlook what is an essential
element In the case, that 1t Is only
through the president of the United
States that any recommendation Of
the postmaster general can be put be-
fore congress.-New York Evening
Post,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
A Soft Answer.

4 A story Is told Of a landlord on the
north shore. A guest, seldom salts.
fed, came to him and said: "Mr.
smith"-that was not the landlords
name-"Mr. Smith, your coffee is rot
ten" The landlord shook him by the
hand. Thank you, sir; thank you.
haven't had my breakfast yet and
I'll skip the coffee this time. Much
obliged"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
a.w.r. of Elt, of Pa,aion,

The very instant you perceive your
self in passion shut your mouth and
keep it shut until your blood cools.
This advice, If always followed, would
save many life Of bitterness and Of
deep, incurable anguish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
HOOK (. & CATCHING POULTRY,
Excellent Devices for Capturing Fowls
"a for Examination or Execution
& Whenever Desired.

Instead OF chasing fowls when need
ed for examination or anything else
every poultryman should employ
catching hooks. These devices save
considerable time and prevent much
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

He (the president) takes the view
that they (the cabinet members) are
serving the government and not the
Republican party.-:Washington dis
patch.
But do all the cabinet members con-
cur in this view?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

When eggs show blood spots on the
yolks, it is usually warning against
feeding over-stimulating food or condi-
ments Give green food, and tea
spoonful of epson salts to pint Of
water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

Think Only Of Today's Work.
Forget yesterday; think not Of to-
morrow, but walk steadily and brave
~ as becomes faithful men and wom-
en- in the arena of today-Jeanne G..
Pennington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Uses Of AIIenists.

Whatever should we do without
alienists, who tell US things every
body knows in language that nobody
understands?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Luckily for Him.

The western Republican senator
who has declared that wages are be-
ing maintained under the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff act was not speaking in
Lawrence, Mass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
.RoosT MADE vERMlN-P ooF
Plan Evolved That Olives Entire sas.
lsfaetlon-is Easily censtructed
II and Sanitary.

After having my fowls tortured 1t
night BY vermin which crawlsd from
their hiding-places in the walls. ! de-
vised the following plan for q roost
which / have found gives perfect sat
isfaction. writes MIRA. !. l. Cherry in
the Farm and Fireside. It 10 IS fol-
lows: J. 81. XII.
For q roost OF q given number OF
poles. have twice AZ many iron rings
(about Ave inches in diameter) made
at blacksmith shop. Then stretch q,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Probably,

The man who complains that the
world isn't giving him his due would
probably be panied II 1t did.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

Every window should have shutters
to close tightly at night to keep the
ool4 out.