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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

study of these facts has brought about
Il revolution in methods of cultivation.
The most successful and profitable
pear orchards at the present time are
those which are cultivated by sowing
clover under the trees.
The clover is not removed from the
grountl at any time OF the year. 1t is
cut and allowed to lie and decay upon
| the ground, and in this way to act as
| fertilizer When nh orchard is being
cultivated the practice is to SOW the
clover in July. BY early autumn it has
grown ten or twelve inches. and affords
n covering for the ground during the
winter. 1t is cut at blossoming time
| the following year. 1t returns to the
soil Il sufficient amount of nitrogen,
which is SO material TO the healthy
! growth of the tree. Potash must also
I be applied in some form of CONNER
! cial fertilizer, or in wood ashes. The
orchard Isl kept in Il clover sod so long
as the trees are growing satisfactorily.
Increase of Fertility.
| The value of many feeding stuffs Is
based on their digestibility but even
when food is digested it is not all as
simulated, the larger portion being
voided. or the protein in clover hay
nearly one-half fails to digest, and Of
the digested portion the manure heap
receives a large share. If n ton of
clover hay is worth So enough of it
goes into the manure heap to equal SO
worth of fertilizers. A ton of cotton
seed meal, which may cost the farmer
$50, will return to him. In the manure,
about SIS, and that. too. after the
| farmer has used these foods for pro-
ducng meat, milk and butter. though
the estimates depend, of course, upon
the market prices for plant foods. The
reason Is that much of the food is COM
posed of fat and starch, which create
heat and fat for the animals, but fat
and starch come from the air and not
from the soil, hence the real plant
foods of the materials purchased for
use on the farm are those portions
which are added to the manure. In
fact. mt $50 per ton for cotton-seed
meal, it can (and Isl protitably used on
the land as fertilizer but in so doing
the farmer loses some portions which
can be utilized by stock and which are
of no value as manure. BY feeding all
foods to stock they are simply passed
through the body of the animal and
rendered more acceptable to plants,
the animals being Il machine for reduc-
Ing foods to condition fit for vegeta-
| tNt-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
LADY cuRzoN IN INDIA.
What 1t Means 10 BE a yiceroy,s WIFI
Social Demand. nm Viceroy,I+v

What 1t Means 10 BE Niceroy's Wife
Social Demands on Viceroyalty.
Under the title 1.-The American Girl
Who Leads an Empire" Edward Page
Castor writes Interestingly in the Wo-
mans Home Companion of the respon-
sibilities undertaken by Lady Curzon:
ut sometimes devolves upon the wife
of the Niceroy to give audience to ma
tive NIaharajah alone, when 1t is her
duty to advance and meet him on the
threshold, and duly wave him to seat,
after which her American tact prompts
her to speak of the satisfaction 1t is to
see him in her home, to inquire after
the health Of her distinguished guest
and his family, and to pay him all the
usual compliments of the season. AS
the Indies of the viceroyalty generally
make 1t understood that they can ac-
cept no gifts of value from their sub
jects the exchange of tokens is confined
to photographs.
1.-TWO thousand guests are sometimes
present at the state balls, when the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
The simple cross shown at supports

The simple cross shown at C supports
the door. One end is tied to the door by
means Of n string and one end is faster
ed to the trigger, which is the small
notched stick shown at b. This passes
through the hole shown in d, and when
the trap is set supports the door.
These traps are placed in orchards
during cold weather. The rabbit In
running about the orchard finds the
trap, and. seeing that 1t is hole which
will afford him protection, backs into
it, pushes against the trigger, causing
the notch to slip off the catch and drop
the door. No bait is necessary. The
trap must be made of old weather.
beaten boards, for the strong odor of
new pine will keep rabbits away. The
traps should be placed near the rabbit
runs where they come into the orchard
1t is more successful on cold. clear
nights. The Orange Judd Farmer as
serts that one crchardist in Central
Illinois caught more than 1000 rabbits
in these traps during one winter,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNcIsELY
CONDENSED.
Confessed to an Old Murdcr-child Sets
Hotse Afirc and Burn. an Infant
Farmer Stabbed aud Killed by a
FIREMAN.

Charles LIGHT confessed to Chief Of Fo-
lice Greiner of Burlington that in Novem-
Der, 1885, he shot and killed Charles
Monk, Il German quarryman living alone
in rude cabin on the premises of j.
Fritz. about mile north of West Bur-
lington. Suspicion has attached to young
LIGHT from the time of the murder to the
present, hut it was always impossible to
find discriminating evidence. LIGHT and
his stepfathcr, schilkc. also suspected.
always avoided the police when they
came to town and it was impossible to
get them separated iii order to cross-qucs-
ton them at disadvantage. Schillic was
found dead, hanging to his bed post about
year and Il half ago, and since that time
the efforts of the police have been re-
doubled to get confession or admission
out of LIGHT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

The correct method of working but
ter is by pressure precisely the same
ms pie crust is rolled with a rolling pin.
Fold it over and roll again, and repeat
until done. The reason this is not
practicable in land working of butter
is that more pressure is required with
butter than can be done by the unaided
hand. But one of the. very best styles
of butter workers, known as the roller
butter maker. is exactly on this prin
ciple, the roller being on sliding
frame which is pushed back and forth
over the butter. the handles being ar
ranged to give leverage us shown in
the first picture. This style, says the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Hard to Get, Easy to Keep.

Hard to Get, Easy to Keep.
Too many advertisers who are begin
ners look for-returns too soon. They
advertise for week or two in the pa.
per, and then are disappointed if the
orders do not come in sufficient quaint
ty They might just as well look for n
crop of apples after the young tree has
been planted for week or two. 1t
takes time for the results of advertis-
ing to grow, but when they are once
well under way they will continue to
give yearly crops of constantly in
creasing size. just rs the apple tree re-
imbul'ses the owner. Mr.. Young Adj
vertiser. the public does not know YOU,
and it is not going to get acquainted
Immediately after the introduction,
You will have to grow into its favor
and you should be continually and ever
lastingly pushing yourself into public
notice. Don't do it Extensively, but be
quietly persistent. Keep on advertis-
ing and YOU will have your reward.
Remember that If the business Is hard
to get. 1t will be rs hard to get it away
from you.-Agricultural Advertising.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
up and will prove very inexpensive
and strictly sheep and dog proof
American Agriculturist.
Where lie Cot His Wool.

If you want to ask sheep where he
got his wool and why, take dog into
Il mountain pasture land, and il the
sheep are afraid of the dog they will
invariably run up hill rather than
down. You have your answer. The
ancestors of the domestic sheep, like
wild sheep of the present day, lived
among high mountains and needed
their woolly covering to protect them
against the constant cold of the high
atmospheres. They chose the high and
inhospitable region to live in because
they found the fierce, tlesl-eating ami
mails of the plains too strong for them.
A proof of these facts is that the wool
grows on n sheep the year round.-Chi-
cncO News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

horizontally. A sliding door is then
made to fit neatly into the open end
and two pieces of lath nailed against
the end of the perpendicular boards,
projecting one-half inch inside. The
door then slides down between the
shorter upper board and the projecting
edges of the lath. To support the door
a piece of lath is nailed on each side
of the door and notched Mt the upper
end
(a) Trap set ready for rabbit; o.,
trigger; I'D hole for trigger with piece
Of hnop-iron for catch: lei top view Of
door and door slides: (f) lath support
tor door when trap is open.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Orange Judd Farmer, is not easy for
the average farmer TO make, and for a
small dairy simpler style gives salts
faction. 1t consists in making a long
and large rolling pin, putting an iron
pin in one end, inserting this III a hole
at one end of the frame considerably
larger than the pin. taking hold of the
handle Mt the other end and using it
as both lever and rolling pin, as in the
second picture. The roller can be
round or six or cight-sided, and it is
preferred to have it diminish i'll size
toward the end which is furthcst from
the handle.
The butter worker of this kind is
made triangular in shape, say about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
rnhs Ma, Burned to Meath.

At Clinton. Mrs. Rcinholdt Hubncr
locked her 15-months-old babe and Swear
old son in the house and went il consid
cradle distance to take dinner to her hus-
band. While she was absent the hoy at
tempted to fix the fire. and set fire to the
couch upon which the babe was lying. An
older son returning from school found
the house OH fire and turned in an alarm.
Firemen broke in the door. pulled out the
couch and found the baby burned to a
crisp. The boy was still in the room,
nearly suffocatcd, but was rescued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
RESCUED Bx A DOG.
When He Brought His Little Friend Home
Tie Disappeared

'"Su 'S OtUuSut Ills LlttIG FTteuU home
He Disappeared.
Two years ago Thomas l.. Whitney
lived on what is known as the Pitcher
farm at Triangle. Broome county, New
York. He owned n handsome New
foundland dog that was the pride and
pet of his two-year-old daughter. Dog
ana child were inseparable, and when
Mr.. Whitney moved to Binghamton
the little ones heart was broken be.
cause she could not bring her Duke. AS
the family were to occupy the fourth
story of block in that city 1t was de-
clded to leave the dog with family
named Pellet, who We're to occupy the
place at Triangle. For month or two
the dog stayed. though evidently
mourning the loss of his little compan-
ion; then lie disappeared. Once or
twice hunters thought they caught a
glimpse OF him in an extensive wood
tract near the farm. but he never was
seen about by any of the neighbors,
ana it was supposed he had gone to
the woods to die of broken heart.
Recently Mrs. Whitney and the little
girl went TO the farm to spend a few
days. There had hcen fall of snow,
and the little one asked permission
to so to the barn and see the calves.
This was granted, and when she did
not return her mother became worried
1t began showing hard when the
mother started out to look for the
child. Her footsteps We're traced to-
ward the woods, and then they were
lost in the falling snow. For hours the
farm hands hunted over The place and
through the woods. Dusk came on
rapidly and the mother was frantic
when there was Il scratching and !,
whine at the rear door. Opening it
they found Duke with his little chilled
burden that lie had partly dragged
and partly carried from the woods.
In the excitement her rescuer was
forgotten. and when remembered he
had gone, and has not since been seen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
BLAIR, THE REGULAR.
IAN Incident of the Battle Of Han Juan, }

Gan Incident of the Battle Of Ran Juan.)
\, Blair, the regular, wounded lay,
s On the slope of San Juan hill;
4 Near by We're two of the volunteers,
Bleeding and faint and still:
And farther mp, in palm tree hid,
A SpaniaM with deadly gun
look cruel a:m at the men below,
DROPPING them one by one.
zone volunteer, with feeble hand,
- Fought with the plaguing flies;
1T told the fact of lingering life
To the Spaniard's watchful eyes.
He raised his gun to his shoulder then,
And bullet sang afar;
1t hit the hat of the wounded man,
Who lay on the left of Blair.
Another The boy on the right hand
WINGED.
And uttered moan of pain;
: Another! Blair looked at his reddcncd
blouse
And numbered, I'm hit agalu,
Bnt there's one more load in my old
gum
Ills brow grew black with n frown
,anh vow I'll shoot that Spanish
brute,
VINO Tires on men that are down."
Me3 We're his hands as liz raised his
gun,
But steady his eye and aims
Soon, round the trunk OF the shield
ing palm,
The head of the Spaniard came:
linen up from the slope the Snring-
field spoke
and answered the Mallscr well;
Blair, the regular, grimly smiled
AS the Spaniard slrIckcd and fell
Inc volunteer who lay OH the left
Moaled "Watcr!" again and again.
Said Blair, by making double
quick,
Way capture a full cantccn."
30, Armly Shutting his whitening lips,
lie crept where the Spaniarl law,
secured the prize and crawlcd SLOWLY
back
All, painful and long seemed the
way.
You first" said both of the volun-
teers,
As Ire held out the full cantecn.
4Illey saw his lood-stained blouse AMI
they knew
hight well what its cost had been.
elmr could but whisper to answer
them,
one hand on his bleeding side,
You fellows have homes somewhere :"
said lie,
I'm Il regular" Then he died.
Sidney of England, make room. Make
In thy niche of courtly fame.
" me side by side with thine own
we write
Another nobleman's name!
Nlair, the regular. Homeless no more
Since thy deaths heroic day;
Thy name and the fame of thy gallant
deed
Are homcd in our hearts for ave.
Ida Reed Smith in Youths Com.
DauiOu
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Tho cut shows IL way of making n
picket fence that is at once strong and
cheap. No heavy rails are needed.
Two narrow strips of board at top and
bottom hold the pickets securely nailed
between them. The strips are "let in"
to the posts. For sheep fence this
mode of construction has great advan-
tages. The pickets can he foot wide
ordinary boards sawed into picket
lengths, and the strips three inches
wide. Such fence can rapidly be put
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Fatally stabbed in the Rack

James Ellison, farmer. was fatally
stabbed mt Mason City by l.. II. Bone, Il
fireman. Ellison lived about an hour. Bone
went to Il hardware store. bought butch
er knife, met Ellison and stabbed him in
the back of the neck. the blades point
reaching the lobe of the lung. A friend
of Bone got him team and he escaped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

The breeding of fine horses, which
has been largely neglected for a num-
her of years, is receiving II wonderful
impetus. Farmers have commenced to
realize that the world of commerce can
not be moved without good horses, and
the increasing domestic consumption
and foreign demand must advance the
prices of horses suitable for the mar
kets. Many communities are com
mencing to take active interest in the
subject and in many instances local or
CARNATIONS are formed for the purpose
of purchasing prime breeding animals.
This is II movement in the right direc-
ton, as the day for scrub stock is past.
-DroyerS' Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

20 to "a inches wide and 3G inches long.
as shown by the cut. 1t can be placed
on the kitchen table when in use, the
point being over one side, and the other
end raised little so the drip will run
off at the point. But 1t is much better
to make strong legs for 1t and brace
them, as shown in the cut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
One Vie W.

We do not think it possible to compel
the dealer to stock goods by advertis-
ing. but advertising backed up with
good statesmen will place the goods
where advertising by itself or the sales
man by himself would utterly fail to
do advertising Experience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Mother Mary Isadore 1Lctitia O'Con-
nor,, sister superior of Mercy hospital at
Iowa City for nineteen years, is dead,
aged so years. She was head teacher of
st. Navier's academy in Chicago for fif-
teen years. She was one of the most
learned women in the State in law, mcdi-
cine and the languages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Fresh meat may be kept long time
II thoroughly frozen. 1t should, how
ever, be hung in pure, cold air until a
thaw comes. when it should be Mt once
cooked or sailed. Freezing the meat
has opened its pores to air, and so soon
as this begins to be tainted putrefac-
tlon soon sets in. Hence the pork that
has once frozen through is harder to
keep than that which was packed when
only the animal heat was out of it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

The COW is ruminant. animal, and
this means that she takes time to digest
her food In the most thorough manner.
If fed literally night and morning and
in sufficient variety she will eat more
heartily than If three full meals are
offered to her per day. AS noon few
corn stalks or clover hay may be given.
In feeding grain to cows it should be
ground and mixed with enough cut
feed to make it bulky. If cows eat
whole grain or meal not mixed with
cut food it goes to their second stom-
ach and does not come up to be chew
ed in the cud.-American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Scratches on Horses Heel.

a farmer who owned horse which
was troubled with scratches in winter
applied an ointment made of lard and
air-slacked lime, braided smoothly to-
gether Tie horse had large cracks
running nearly around the leg. and so
sore that IL caused him to kick at any
attempt to touch it. For this reason
he applied the first with piece of shin
gle. After the first application the
soreness seemed to be all gone, and
with a few days treatment the
scratches We're cured.-Globe-D Demo-
crat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

In most large hotels in New York
city stale bread is kept separate from
the swill. as it has definite market
value. Where it is not used in tile
kitchen as n substitute for cracker
dust, it is stored away in barrels to be
disposed of at the rate of thirty-fve
cents Il barrel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Cultiyation for Pear orcb,, -,

The system commonly practiced
some years ago was that which was
applied to the apple, but on account of
the destruction caused by the pear
blight, and owing to the fact that the
pear blight fiourished most in varieties
which made n vigorous, rank growth
and produced Il large quantity of
sappy wood. it has been found to be
not well suited. Pears With firm, de.
terminate growth are less affected
than those Of lnxuriant gluwth. A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
CHEAP RABBIT TRAP.

Device Shown Here Is said to BE an
Immense Success.
Select four pieces of ordinary G-inch
fencing board 20 to "a inches long.
Nail them together so as to form box,
closing one end. The top piece should
be an inch shorter than the others.
Nail the bottom and top boards to the
side boards, thus making the opening
inches perpendlcularly and 4 inches
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

The United States mint Is the only
place in this country that can make
money without advertising.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

with every facility for doing the work
of the household with the least num-
Der of steps; for an attractive and pic,
turesque cottage, with moderate prices
attached, we do not know of any plan
more appropriate than this.-E. A.
pnynn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Ecnta forCnttle

hardly know what l would do with.
out the supply of mangels and sugar
beets that have stored in my cellar,
says a writer in the Practical Farmer.
1t seems to have become necessity to
give our stock at least one daily mess
of succulent stuff. Even hogs, pigs
and poultry get an occasional ration;
and the Belgian hares are fed almost
exclusively on roots.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

Exports of rubber In the United
States in October. 1SDs. Amounted to
St1, lG2; October, 1897, $l,||asal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08


Poultry Notes,
See that the ducks are in the house
at night.
Hard-boiled eggs are treat to Young
turkeys.
In stormy weather hens should ho
kept in doors.
Overlooking and lack of freedom will
cause Indigestion.
Eternal vigilance is the price of sue.
cess with poultry.
Exposure to bad weather will hurt
any stock. young or old.
Clean off the dropping boards every
other day during winter.
Ducks are heavy feeders and must
have all they want to eat.
Buy eggs in season, only from breed
ers that you know are reliable.
Hens should have some corn. but
corn alone will not do for laying hens.
No fowl should be allowed to get
thoroughly wet except duck or goose.
u VI icttNtS anu store
them in dry places for your winter
scratching-pen.
y little salt and pepper-just enough
to season-is the right amount to add
to morning mash.
Dairy Tips.
Cold weather is obviated by warm
stable.
There is less labor involved in caring
for cows properly than improperly.
A lazy bull is usually an ugly one
Break him to work and he will become
gentle.
Frozen compost heaps under the sta
BILE windows are menace to dairying
in the spring.
III Il dairyman possesses an icehouse.
many vital questions of milk care in
summer are very easily solved.
Dairymen who are able to sell their
butter for uniform price of % cents
per pound the year around make n
handsome profit on their product.
The man who believes in shelterinc
pigs, calves and poultry in the same
stable with his COWS is only one step in
advance of the peasant who Keeps his
live stock in a section of his dwelling
house.
The ordinary fence is not sufficient
for the barnyard in winter. 1t should
be tight board fence, and high and
tight enough to serve as windbreak
and a protection to k.-Massachu-
sets Ploughman.
The term good milk" signifies n
great deal Ii means that it comes
from healthy COWS and healthy, nour-
ishing feed, and that 1t is not contain
mated by the hands of the mixer. or
from other sources after It leaves the
adder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

AT the twelfth exhibition
few the most notable The
6ted by Mrs Urban choice
exhibits shows how the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-28
THE LASS WHO ::
LOVED A HERO. ::

Some one has said that the time is no
far away when ''scalopers' and summer
visitors will be the only residents of Nan
tucket island. This opinion savors Of
the pessimist and ought not to be toler-
atcd.
But if this prophecy should ever be-
come a fact it is not unlikely that the
"scalloper" would stand higher in "the
kingdom Of heaven" This does not i'm
ply that the summer visitor is not all
right. Decidedly it would be hard to get
along without aim. But give the man
who knows life his choice, and it will be
the Nantucket fisherman every time.
When Tim Henderson first saw Per
sis Hayward, he was sailing up and
down the hprbor in his catboat, the Nan.