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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

Much time is lost in the spring BY
waiting for plants and seeds. Order.
for seeds should be sent in before Jan
uary is over. Make out the list of TIL,
varieties desired and give plain dlrec
tons, to avoid mistakes. Every sprins
there are many who are delayed in theil
work by ordering plants and seeds Jus
at the time they are wanted, and a.
seedmen are then crowded with order:
they are forced to disappoint many wht
could have gotten their seeds by order
ing early.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

PROFITS.
Profit on Union Paciiic,Paymen

Profit on Union Pacitic-Payments
of 500, 900. 900 In part distributed
among the United States depos-
tories by National City Bank,
but the greater part retained by
the. National City Bank on de
Profit on Financing" the payment
of the S2O,OO0,OO0 indemnity to
Spain-estimated ............... 100000
Profit on Custom House Deal-In-
terest on So. 265 900 for $50 days,
at 6 per cent, S96,3S1 rent from
United States Treasury Depart
ment for $50 days Mt per cent.
$84 .224: city taxes saved for $50
days, $4,000 .....:. .....:...... lo65G1
Annual Interest on Internal Rev
enue receipts and other Govern
ment deposits in the City Bank,
now $17,000,O00. an increase of
S4,000,O00 since Dec. .. when the
last report of the bank was pub
llshed ,..................; ...... 1.020,OOO
Total estimated profit to the Ma
tlonal City Bank from Govern
ment favors shown since Secre-
tary Gage entered the Cabinet. 1862, 1897
Capital stock of the National City
Bank, S1,0O0000: percentage of
profit from Government favors
on the capital. ...............1S 1856 per cent,
New York World
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
Proud of Her Feet.

That is very pretty and characters
tic little story of Rosa Bonheur. She
mad very few physical advantages from
nature, but she had one. and she knew
it. Mr.. Goodall. r. A., who in the early
days of his career painted Il portrait of
Rosa Bonheur, recalls that, before he
commenced TO work, she said: mfr.
Goodall, you must put in my boots. for
| have Il small foot" So the boots We're
painted and the great painters pride
in her little foot satisfied.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
A Lost Sou.

The Rev. Kennedy, while preaching
in church in Hannibal, Mo-, impress
,ively asked: "Who can portray the
condition of s lost soul?' An awful
silence succeeded his question. hut
presently the husky voice of Il tamale
man in the street startled the congre-
CATION with the response: Hot! Red
hotw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

in Bryan's favor since 1896. The Re
publicans have made blunders, have
broken faith and are on the defensive
Imperialism has become an issue; the
trusts have aroused vast hostility
among the people, financial panics are
threatened through Republican mis-
management Mckinley represents the
milionaires and the aristocrats, Bryan
represents the people; therefore mis-
chances for election in 1900 are bright
and the Mckinley sure thing" is be-
coming an empty boast.-Chicago Dem
ocrat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

Mrs. W.-Did your stenographer ad-
dress those 'at-home" cards of mine to
the list l gave you?
"Yes. but she made slight error.
She sent them to a list Of our creditors,'
Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
Duluth.superior Harbor.

Four million seven hundred thousand
cubic yards is, in round numbers, the
amount of material that has been re-
moved from DuluthSuperior harbor
under the continuous contract in the
season of 1899.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

equine servants
the features Of
this patent bag
will appeal. The
accompanying IL
lustration repre-
sents 1t in use. and
a glance at the de-
tails will help to a
nrnpor ,,pdarSfnud-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

A London firm is introducing new
fodder-bag for horses. To those who
have at heart the comfort of their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

When men have more money than
they need they think they need more
than they have,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

People speak of the havoc mince pie
con work on the stomach, but it is as
peaceful as Cruel compared with suet
pudding.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

OF all virtues magnanimity is the
rarest; there are a hundred persons of
merit for one who willingly acknowl-
edges 1t In another.-Hazlitt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

The sol,ilisa i Il ;,ieal cowas, a5l!
s, iii;y lHts Nsih Ne aGta.o liia.N
I; - :ii-i sii IDOL 10 dpaia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
Climate Variations.


The Ohio Farmer, in connection with
an article from the experiment station
upon wheat growing, prints map
showing the dates for sowing wheat In
different sections of the State. There Is
variation of a month, or from Sept.
10 In the northern counties to Oct. 10
IN few counties in the extreme South.
Some vary in certain places because
or change In the elevation. Both
Northern Maine and Northern New
Hampshire are nearly two months later
In seed time and nearly as much earlier
IN harvest than the southern parts Of
those States, the one because of the
distance north and the other because OF
the snow-cOvered mountains. We would
suggest that each experiment station
should publish similar map, so that
when one takes up paper and learns
that they are blowing in the southern
part of the State, or sowing Seed he
may feel that he can wait two or four
weeks longer before he begins without
being behind with his work. Even in
SO small State as Massachusetts, the
difference in planting time owing to eli
mate and soil is considerable, and farm
hints for March on Cape Cod would be
IN season about in April at Amherst
where is the experiment station, while
II written at the agricultural college
for that latitude they would be two or
three weeks too late for the sandy soils
of Southeastern Massachusetts
loan Cultivatnr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
Values Of Grain for Makinpp ork

Inc director of the Montana expert
ment station compares the value of
different grain foods for pork as fol-
lows:
BY a combination of grain and legu-
minous pastures pigs can be grown to
weight Of $50 pounds at cost of 2
cents a pound. Alfalfa, clover, peas,
wheat and barley make the best of pig
feed. Alfalfa or clover pasture, with a
little grain in summer, affords condi-
tons for the cheapest growth and the
greatest profit.
Pigs fed on barley or barley and
wheat at present market prices will
pay for all food consumed when pork
is 31a cents pound.
The pea, combined with grain, is we'll
adapted to the wants of the growing
animal, and will give the greatest gains
on the smallest amount of feed.
The lot, fed equal parts of barley,
wheat and peas made gain of pound
in weight for 4.55 pounds of food when
the pigs were between the weights of
117.s and 2O9.S.
Pigs make the greatest gains and at
a less cost Of gain before they reach
200 to 210 pounds in weight.
The quality of pork produced from
wheat, barley and peas in the various
combinations used is firm and well
adapted for the production of hams and
bacon. the fat and lean of the meat be-
ing we'll distributed.
Making Driveway.
Too many entrances to farm build
ings are made of planks laid on wooden
sleepers. These soon rot out and break
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

10 know how to dissemble is the
knowledge Of kings, -Richelieu,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

Wordsworth gave the world a vol
ume of poetry at %. and some of its
lines We're much better than any he
wrote afterward.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

Making Driveway.
Too many entrances to farm build
ings are made of planks laid ON wooden
sleepers. These soon rot out and break
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
A BRIDGE AT YANG CHOW, CHINA.

faiths still existing in the world. One
or the most curious relics of paganism
which is still worshiped in a,Christiau
country is the gigantic black stone
figure of a woman. which is to be
found in a forest in the district of
M~orbihan, in Brittany. 1t is known
as the BLACK Venus" but probably
dates far back Of the time when the
Greeks and Romans worshiped that
goddess. A~ntiquarians assert that
this ugly idol belongs to the age of
serpent worshipers, one of whose sub
terranean temples is in the neighbor-
hood. This would make the figure far
older than the Christian era. The
statue is that of a huge, uncouth WON
an, with a %sullen, angry co~untenance,
her form enveloped in a loose mantle.
The superstitious Bretons have always
worshiped the figure, asserting that it
has power over the weather and the
crops. II the idol is neglected they
declare that the grain dies on the ear,
and If the anger of the Black Woman
is farther reused. a tidal wave sweeps
over Morbihan. Twice the stone was
cast into the sea by pious folk, who
hoped thereby to put an end to this
idolatry, and twice the peasants
dragged it bscSand set up an altar be-
fore it. About two centuries ago
Count Pierre de Lannien. on whose es-
tate the figure stood. in order to save
the statue from both friends and me
mics, dragged it by forty yoke of oxen
to his own chateau and set it up in
the courtyard. He cut an inscription
on the base of the pedestal, declaring
the figure to be a Venus carved by
Caesars soldiers. The count and his
chateau are both gone. the huge Black
Woman, overgrown with moss, still
stands in the forest, and the peasants
still beseech her to bless their crops.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

Women have superior rights in Chi
ma, eve to the privilege of fighting in
the wars Of the country. In the rebel
lion of 1850 women did as much fight
ing as men. At Nankin, in 1853, $780,
900 women from various parts Of the
country were formed into brigades of
13, each, under female officers. OF
these soldiers, 10000 were picked
women, drilled and ga%rrisoned in the
city. But they not only fought as men,
but took their share of the drudgery,
digging moats. making earthworks and
doing all the things that fall to the lot
of the common soldier in any war.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
Diving for Justice.

When Master Ralph Fitch was in
Burma, more than 300 years ago. he
was greatly tickled by the plan for
settling law suits which a in use
amongst the people of Pegu. II the
matter was SO doubtful that justice
could not be done. they put two long
ane in the river where It was very
deep. Then both parties went into the
water beside the poles. some men sit
ting close by to act as judges. All be-
ing ready, the two disputants dived to-
gether, and the one that was able to
remain longest under water won the
suit. Some wise men of old held that
truth lived in a well, SO that these
Pegu folk who sought for justice nj
the bottom o. a river were not the
only fools the world has seen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
SOARING THE ALLIED SOLDIERS

This picture shows a Chinese mile
tRry band engaged in the serious occu-
patton of frightening the foreign devils
by beating a big kettle drum and blow
ing terrific blasts OF their trumpets.
1t may have been thrashed out of them
by this time, but Chinese tactics of a
few months ago included such per-
formances as this, without which no
well-drilled Chinese battalions would
be considered UP to date. According 10
the ancient Mantchoo code of tactics,
when the enemy is sighted the proper
thing to do is to send out the "mu-
sicians" and acrobats in advance, TO at
tempt to scare off the foe by creating
a hideous din on their tomtoms, trum-
pets and horns and to frighten them
into fits by exhibitions of uncouth p0s-
turings. IL the foreign foe was not
sufficiently impressed by these cere-
monies and still persisted in advancing
contrary to the rule of military ethics
in vogue with the Chinese, the Ceies-
tfals generally took to their heels with
promptness and dispatch, after firing a
few scattering yolleys from their anti
quated jingalls and a fight or two OF
arrows from their lancew0od bows.
The province of Shansi in China has
become famous in recent history IS
that from which the empress dowagar
sent In imperative command to Ii
Hung Chang TO capture Pskin. This
is assuming that a place might be-
come famous rather than infamous
from having been chosen as the last
refuge Of such a craven crowd as ac-
companied the foreign hating Prince
Tuan into s~eclusion. This province is
also famous, at least throughout China,
as that in which are situated vast beds
OF anthracite coal and mines that have
been worked in a primitive manner
for centuries. In agriculture, also, it
leads with many products, and the sur
face OF the country is cut up into
thousands OF natural and artificial ter
races, on the levels of which the soil
Is extremely fertile. The province is
bounded on the north by Mongolia,
east by Pe-chi-li, and west and south
by the Hoang-Ho river.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
A DANGEROUS WALK.
Thrilling Experience OF a Young MAN on
q Trestle.

q Trestle.
A high trestle bridge, a quarter of a
mile long, supports the single track of
the Nickel Plate railway across the
valley Of Grand river, Ohio. Recently
a young man crossed this bridge under
thrilling circumstances. A Cleveland
exchange tells the story. He was half
way across when a fast train rounded
the curve behind him. There was not
a moment to lose, and he ~quickened
his pace, not an easy task on the ties.
AS he neared the end the train was
close behind him, and he had Just time
to swing himself over the side of the
bridge as the locomotive Numbered by.
The ends OF the ties were slippery
with grease, and his foot slipped az
1T left the track. His right hand.
stretched out blindly, touched an iron
brace. and he clutched it. Then for
a moment he swung in space. and
In another his left hand found a place
beside his right, and his feet touched
a welcome beam below. With bleed
ing fingers clutching the slender iron
bar that bent and vibrated, moments
seemed hours; but at length the train
passed, and the young man was able
to climb slowly to the track above. and
crawl over the ties to firm ground.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
SOARING THE ALLIED SOLDIERS.
One of the most curious specimens

One of the most curious specimens
OF bridge architecture is that so fire.
Quently found in various parts of
China known as the camel back" 1t
Is usually ancient, perhaps boasting
an antiquity Of several hundred years,
and 1t always spans a stream which
may be almost dry in the summer time,
but full to overlooking after the rains
have set in.
1t Is owing to the fact that an or
binary bridge would invariably sail
away On the food when the river was
high that this camel back has become
the accepted pattern in China, and as
many Of this type have withstood the
freshets of centuries, it has proved
well adapted to the needs of the coun-
try. This particular bridge spans a
stream just north of the gates of Yang
Chow, a city lying to the east of Nam
kin.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

and in the excitement of the moment
missed him. Then only did | expert
ence the fascination Of sport, and in
my annoyance used language which |
am glad the shikari did not under
stand. Fortunately there was no one
and fired at another good-sized animal,
hit it. and was aiming at another,
when the shikari drew my attention to
one that had but one horn. telling me
to aim at that instead. I did so. and
got it. 1t had evidently been born so,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
TO IMPROVE CONVERSATION.
The More We Think the More Language
We Command.

LIE We III tho u0So
We Command.
A good vocabulary Is acquired by
reading good books. as well as by
hearing the talk of those who express
themselves in the speech of educated
people. Thought lies back Of speech,
and the more subjects interest us, the
more command of language we shall
have in which 10 describe them. They
who read scientific books will have a
grasp of scientific terms. They who
discriminate nicely and use the very
best word to say what they have in
their minds will consult a dictionary
and see what are the similarities or
the contrasts of certain words; will
choose as among gems, the fiawless
ruby or crystal; will not be satisfied
except with the exact word which can
express precisely the meaning they
wish to convey The reading OF good
authors lifts our vocabulary from
meanness and meagerness to nobility
and splendor, enriches our speech with
words which are like a beautiful en-
broidery on the, garment Of daily life.
and furnishes us with illusions, quota
lions and phrases which are pictur-
tration. knowledge of the Bible will
refine, enlarge and elevate the vocab-
ulary of any one, and the girl who
studies her Bible daily and reads
Shakespeare, Scott, Macaulay and Rus
kin will be a better talker than she
who limits her reading to the daily
newspaper, or the latest agreeable
book. Dickens, Thackeray, William
Black, Blackmore, Barrie, Crockett,
Mrs. Oliphant and George Eliot are all
helpful to those who would be good,
bright, varied and entertaining talk
ers, because in all these authors you
continually find wholesome thoughts
expressed in forceful and strenuous
English, and bit by bit you receive OF
the wealth which these masters Of
English so carefully Bestowed upon
their work. / would have the girl
who desires to talk we'll spend an occa-
sional hour with the poets, from Chau-
Ger to Kipling, for the music Of IL.
learning by heart a fine lyric, or for
he thrill OF it, reading aloud a noble
ballad. In her ordinary conversation
she will talk better for this knowledge
OF poetry which is wonderfully remu-
nerative and pays a large interest on
every investment. But here let me
give you a caution borrowed from Au-
rora Leigh: do not be
even to a book. Lose yourself in the
gladness of reading. Let the book
warm you as the golden sunshine, let
it refresh you as the silver dripping OF
the rain. Keep a common blank book
and copy now a fine sentiment, now a
bit of description, now a stanza or a
criticism. These will insensibly assist
you so that in your ordinary talk you
will have weapons and tools ready to
your hand.-Mrs. Margaret Sangster in
the Ladies Home Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

animals got UP and walked slowly
down towards their feeding grounds.
We crGwled along on all tours for sew
eral hundred yards, and then, looking
ver a ridge. to our surprise saw a
whole herd feeding at a distance Of
about a hundred yards. had my first
shot at a white animal with big horns,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
A LADY N
She Describes Her Experience I'm killing
the hex.

Mrs. Emma Tweddell, the wife of a
captain in the Punjab infantry, accom-
panied her husband through Cashmir
to Little Tibet in search Of ibex, and
has written the account of her adven-
ture in THE Wide World Magazine"
To u surprise, she says, in describ-
ing her first" on getting nearer We
found that two of the animals mad big
horns, and that, although they were
then In ground too open for us to ap-
proach without being discovered, yet
by waiting until evening, when they
would go farther down TO feed, l might
have a chance. We waitec from 8 a
m. TO 5 p. m. behind a rock. had
brought no food, NO water was obtain
able, and 1t was very cold sitting still.
But / had my reward when at last the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

No matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well un.
til your bowels are put right. CAS-
CARETS help nature, cure you with
out grippe or pain. produce easy, natur-
al movements. cost you just 10 cents
to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has c. c. c. stamped on it. Be-
ware Of limitations.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
First woman Editor.

According to the Hartford Courant,
that paper in 1777 was owned and edit
ed and managed by a woman, whose
name comes down to modern days as
tine Widow Watson" She had Eek
elusive charge" Of the journal. After
a couple of years Mrs. Watson married
a leading citizen of Hartford, and after
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
pepth OF Russlan On-wslls.

The average depth Of Russian pc
troleum wells is a little over 900 feet.
The chief obstacle encountered is salt
water, similar to the water of the Cas-
plan sea, which ome in through the
loose and sandy soil.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

as there was no sign Of another horn
ever having existed; and there was
also but one eye, the skin completely
covering the place where the other eye
should have been. So / had at length
shot two ibex and returned to the tent
intensely keen for another chance at
the big one I had missed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

We refund 10c for every package OF
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co,
Unionyille. Mo.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
Largest Painting In World.

The largest painting in the world.
exclusive of the panorama and CYCLIC
rama, is in the grand salon Of the Doge
palace. at Venice. This painting is
e~ighty-four feet wide by thirty-fou
feet high.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

that date she no doubt let him advise
and assist In the conduct of the paper.
But she holds the record for the first
m editor In the country.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

Don't drink too much water when CT
cling. Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti Is 81
excellent substitute.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

1t isn't always the baldheaded man
who can't go to bed without a might
cap"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

We suppose they speak of the ezra
die of the deep" because Of its rock
bottom.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

In driving a nail. a oma either
drives II crooked or hits her finger.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

MRS. Winsl0w's soothing Syrup.
For childrca teethtng, softens the gums, reduces lr
nanmation. allays pain. cures wind collie. sc abouie
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
BLACK STONE WOMAN.
Relic of Pagsnism worshiped In a
Christian Country.

Even false religions die hard, and
there are reminders of all extinct
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15

Only children play ball. Men make
q business Of Ii.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-15
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that the
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to be v~alueless
Two steamer
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Miss Clara
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heard in conc
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John +. M
Chicago, has
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