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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
ease to large extent. The plans are
not as yet fully mattired, but will be
perfected before the work is begun.
overworkinr Children.

We are sorry to see it stated in a
Maine paper that girl 10 years old and
weighing 115 pounds has done the full
work Of man during the haying sea-
son in one of the towns of that State.
We have no special objection TO having
young ladies or older ones work out Of
doors on farm If they wish to and
have the strength, and We think many
Of them would be in better health for
such chance to take exercise in the
open air, but we want all good things
in moderation, and we would not like
to see either girl or boy of that age and
slight physical build allowed to do a
full days work for man in the haying
field. Even IL much of 1t was on the
moving machine, hay rake or tedder,
we know from experience that they are
not easy riding vehicles, and while
there is much work that girl or boy
can do in the haying field, we do. not
believe 1t right to work them beyond
their strength at such an age. Many a
boy and girl too has received lasting
dislike to farm life because of over
work.-American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
A RemarkabIe Calculator

Diamandi, a native of Pylaros, one of
the Greek Islands, seems to be re-
markable calculator. After a mere
glance at blackboard, on which
thirty groups of figures are written, he
can, it is said repeat them In any or
der and deal with them in any arith-
metlcal process. 1t is said that he never
makes an error in calculations involv-
ing billions, and lie can extract square
or cube roots with marvellous rapidity
and accuracy. An eminent German
specialist declared the other day that
these ready-reckoners We're idiots. This
is not the case with Diamandi, who
writes poetry and novels In the inter
walls of business, and shows consider
able intellectual capacity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
A SIMPLE CALCULATOR.

moved until the numbers 49," so 49,"
q" of the tapes are on the same hori-
zontal line, the other tapes being left
in their normal positions. In the
eighth line will be found the number
$50" on tape L. in the same line, tape
III. bears the number "72;;" tape Ill.
the number 49," and tape Nv. the
number "G4H, The, product is obtained
by, noting for each tape the number con-
tained in the right hand column of that
tape. with ithe,iaddition of the number
in the left hand column of the next tape
to the right. In other words, contigu-
Gus numbers of different tapes are
added. Thus, in the present case, "2'
and IS" from Tapes, Land III. are added.
80" and "7'' from tapes1I and ILL.,, and
'.4" and SO" from tapes III. and V. The
result obtained is "6I97G," which is the
product sought. The figuring of other
products is readily understood from
this example. 10 multiply by number
larger than 10, the well-known method
of adding the results of partial multi
plications is employed.
In division the calculator is employed
to find multiples of the divisor and to
do away with tedious multiplication.
In dividing 212,425 by S,497, for in.
stance, 21,242 is divided by S.497, as
usual, giving as the first figure in the
quotient; the calculator may be used
for this operation. since it shows that
81 lin the thousands) is between the
double Q6,994) and the triple (25.49D of
S,497. Twice s,497 is then read off as
1904, and subtracted from 21,242,
leaving 4,24S. To this remainder is
added the last figure, 5; and 42,4S5 is
then divided by S,497. The machine
shows at glance that 424S5 is equal
to multiplied by s,497. The result OF
the division is therefore %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Hog Cholera Experime.ts


The division of animal pathology of
the experiment station at the Univer-
sity of Nebraska is perfecting Its plans
for the coming years campaign against
hog cholera. AS is well known, this
division has been very active in inaugu-
rating experiments with this disease.
One of the experiments under contem-
plation is the taking up of certain coun-
ties in which hog cholera exists and
having experts there to note the mortal
ity in the entire county and to aid the
officials of the country in eradicating
the disease, both by sanitary and popu-
lar methods, and by the use of serum.
1t is hoped that if certain counties will
take up this idea of assisting this divi-
sion a great deal of good can be done,
both in ascertaining how virulent the
disease has been in the county and by
reducing the per cent of mortality in
the county. In other words, it is kind
Of quarantine system. or stamping out
process, and 1t is hoped by this method
that farmers can guard against this dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

ments of man. But an onion deprived
of that delicious tang and the pene-
trating scent which goes with it, can
hardly be an onion. The palate which
loves onions will not recognize it; call
ing whitened, innocuous, insipid,
plated bulb an onion will not make 1t
one
No true lover Of onions will hail this
new invasion of science. He eats his
onion Mt dead of night, in silence and
solitude. He rejoices in 1t and sleeps
upon it. The incense of his praise fills
the room and soothes him to delicious
sleep. he rises in the morning after
his sacrifice to pass the day in puriflca-
ton, to see no one till the sun hath
sunk with indigestible substances, its
rudiment vegetable can command such
devotion from its votaries. 1t is lux
ury and a worship. Shall he yield all
this delight for an odorless bulb? Let
others do rs they will, he will not. An
onion without Its odor would be asham-
ed Of itself.-AI Milwaukee Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Fatal Effects of Green SORGHUM.

Fatal EHccts OF Green Sorghum.
There has been much discussion in
some of the Western papers as to the
cause of cattle dying suddenly after
eating green sorghum. All were
aware Of the facts, yet chemists
have been unable to detect any
poison in the sorghum plant or in
the organs Of the animals that died
from eating it. A writer In the Louis
lana Planter, who says he lost in this
way last year cattle that cost him ST.
$50, thinks he can account for it. He
says: 1.-The blamed stuff won't be
swallowed. 1t simply gets warmed and
limbered little, coats itself over with
the tough, sticky saliva, or slobber, re-
pairs to the CLOTHS, pastes itself smooth
ly over that organ, closing the trachea,
or windpipe, and the poor brute in the
greatest distress and misery smothers
to death-dies for the want of air. My
remedy would be to swab out the
throat Immediately SO as to remove the
bits of blades that have pasted them
selves over the CLOTHS, or opening to
the windpipe. They will sometimes
stick there like wet paper to the roof
of the mouth. The saliva of the COW is
more sticky than that of a human, and
the smooth blades Of sorghum stick
worse than fuzzy leaf" His explana-
.tion seems plausible at least, and those
who lose cattle in this way should ex-
anime the entrance to the windpipe to
see if it is closed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

"AIy mothers general principles of
treatment" says Mr.. Ruskin, were to
guard me with steady watchfulness
from all avoidable pain and danger;
and. as for the rest, to let me amuse
myself MS like, provided l was neith-
er fretful nor troublesome.
But the law was that should find
my own amusement. No toys of any
kind We're at first allowed. Nor did
ever painfully wish for what l was
never permitted for an instant to hope
for, or even imagine the possession of,
suclrthings as one saw in toy shops. l
think 1t should be related that was
steadily whipped If l was troublesome.
.'Ir all these particulars think the
treatment Of my childhood was entirely
right. AS soon as was able to read
tluently my mother began course of
Bible work with me, which never ceas-
ed until l went to Oxford"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

made by the dreadful Iteration of need
in a given line has yet to be counted;
but the receipt of unsolicited goods,
the non-acceptance of which involves
their return, although this may require
no more than the sealing and mailing
of the inclosed envelope, is n distinct
invasion of individual rights. The use
of the mails for advertising purposes
has SO over-reaclled itself that a
glance In the majority of cases con-
signs anything bearing u resemblance
to an advertisement to the waste bas-
ket. When the wasted effort of the
sender and the receiver is counted (the
postoffice department is presumably
paid by the POSTAGE the sum total de-
mands the economists attention. The
call of the book agent has long headed
the list of nuisances and amounts to
an imposition when the agent assumes
the guise of an acquaintance by calling
for his victim by name or by sending
in an ordinary visiting card. That the
housekeepers' doors should be besieged
by an army of fruit and vegetable ven
ders, old women with thread and nee
dies, and Italians with cheap orna-
ments, who require the persuasion of
the mistress herself to convince them
that she needs nothing III their line,
suggests pitiable state of municipal
life that should be legislated out of eN-
istence. 1t may be possible for a man
to resign himself to the solicitations
of street peddlers to encroach upon the
space properly belonging to foot pas
sengers, rs he goes to and from bust
ness, but lie cannot rid himself of the
belief that his home and office are de-
voted, the one to his family and
friends, the other to his particular line
of business; in them he refuses to rec
ognize it as his duty to receive who
ever presents himself; neither can he
bring himself to feel an obligation to
open correspondence with an un-
known firm for whose goods he has no
use, although by his refusal he lays
himself open to the charge of fraud
made by those who price time and the
freedom of buyer at the value of a
| postage stamp.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Feed for a Few Hogs.

The Eastern farmer who keeps few
hogs to use up his skimmilk and other
farm waste does not want his hogs run
ming about and usually has no more
pasture than he needs for his other
stock. But with little labor he can
have all the advantages of the pasture
without its Inconvenience. Let him
take small patch near the pig yard
and sow part Of it with fiat turnips.
They may not be fit to send to market,
but if they are wormy the hogs will eat
them and be glad of them. Then plant
another part to sweet corn, and when
tile turnips are gone begin to cut up tina
corn and throw handful into the pei
every day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

The foreman of ranch in Califor.
mia declares that rural free delivery is
worth thousand dollars year to him
personally, because it keeps the hands
at home. This suggests one reason why
the service should be extended. Rest
less boys will be less anxious to 70 to
the city, when every day the postman
brings the best of the city to them.
DIR. Pye-Smith, in an address before
the British Medical Association. IRE.
scribed hard work as remedy for
many ills. He declared that regular
and steady work is the best cure for
a thousand nervous ailments, and that
this is true is shown by the fact that
the hard working people are not those
who are affected by these ills. He de-
clared that nervous prostration. wor-
ry, and brain tension are too often
synonyms for the effect of gambling
and drink. There can be no question
that hard work is healthy, for it is
those who work hardest that live long
est, and the lazy die young. One ad-
vantage of DR.. Pye-Smith's prescrip-
ton is that 1t is easily followed and
that the remedy is cheap.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Straw Horseshoes.

Straw is put to strange uses in Japan.
Most of the horses are shod with straw.
Even the clumsiest of cart horses wear
straw shoes. In their case the shoes
are tied around the ankles with straw
rope and are made of the ordinary rice
straw, braided so that they form sole
for the foot about half an inch thick.
These soles cost about half penny per
pair, and when they are worn out they
are thrown away. Every cart has
stock Of fresh new shoes tied to the
horse or to the front of the cart, and In
Japan it was formerly the custom to
measure distance largely by the num-
Der of horseshoes it took to cover the
distance. So many horseshoes made a
days journey, and the average shoe
lasted for about eight miles of tr.--l.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Simple Questions,

The beginnings of n new primer have
been made by one of our exchanges
The questions may be indefinitely con
.tinued by teacher and pupil.
"see the corn in the field. Can the
corn walk?"
NO; the corn stalks"
"see the pretty cake. Does the cake
stalkY
Never. But you should see cake
walk"
Il have rope. Can the rope walky
Eyes, if it is taut"
"Then hen is in the garden. Does tic
hen rise|
mo, the hen sets"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
How Lincoln Rebuked His Critics.

1IOW AtGDuACu Ills 4AEItlCS.
at the. White House one day during
/ the Civil War, some gentlemen We're
present from the West, excited and
troubled about the commissions or
omissions of the administration. Pres
ident Lincoln heard them patiently,
and then replied; Gentlemen, suppose
all tile property you We're worth was
in gold, and you had put it in the
hands of Blondin to carry across the
Niagara river on a rope, would you
shake the cable or keep shouting out
to linn, 'Blondin, stand up little
straighter; Blondin, stoop little
more; go little faster; lean little
more to the north; lean little more
to the southY No, you would hold
your breath as well as your tongue,
and keep your hands off until he was
safe over. The government are carry
ing an immense weight. Untold treas
ures are in their hands. They are do
ing the very best they can. Don't
badger them. Keep silence and we'll
get you safe across"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
The River of Death.

The word. Chickamauga, like great
many other proper names of places in
this country, is of Indian origin. 1t is
said to be Cherokee name, signifylng
"the river of DEATH" and, according to
a legend which has floated down among
the Indians, the stream received its
name from the accidental drowning of
the people Of n village by n sudden rise
attributed to cloudburst. Chicka-
.hominy is another name of similar char
acter, the Indian work signifying .'tur-
key lick" or place where turkeys are
wont to assemble. Chicopee, the name
of town in Massachusetts, signifies
"the place of birch bark"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Instinct Of Cats. !

The Instinct Of animals in the mat.
ter of representation curiously IL
Illustrated, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, by the fact that sew
eral dozen cats found refuge during
the Ottawa fire in wooden house
which, although the buildings on each
side We're burning down, refused to
catch fire and remained intact. Cats
have a peculiar gift in this direction,
since, in addition to their reputed nine
lives, there is a popular superstition
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
An odorless onion.

The latest product of scientific propa-
CATION is the odorless onion. Just how
an onion can be odorless and still re-
main an onion is not explained. TO
most people the odor is all there is of
an onion and thai is enough. The elm
ination of the characteristic feature of
a vegetable Of such long aud strong
standing in natural history ought to be
regkoned among the proudest achieve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

raise five crops instead of one on the
same ground, and on the same vines
with hardly any extra work. Plant In
the usual way. When cucumber Is
taken from the vine let 1t be cut with a
knife, leaving about an eighth of an
inch of the cucumber on the stem.
Then slit the stem with knife from its
end to the vine twice, leaving a small
portion of the cucumber on each divis.
ion. On each separate slit there will
be cucumber as large as the first. BY
this method you will only need one-fifth
the ground that you would need II
growing cucumbers in the old way.
Walter Strosnider, in Epitomlst
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

An extract from the New York Even.
Ing Post, of October 2, 1907, may afford
some amusement to travellers by water
in this last year of the nineteenth CEN
fury:
Mr.. Fulton's new-invented Steam
boat. which is fitted up in neat style
for passengers, and is intended to run
from New York to Albany us Packet,
left here this noon with ninety pas
sengers, against strong headwind.
Notwithstanding which, 1t was judged
that she moved through the waters at
the rate of six miles an hour!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Swedish Steel.

Some remarkable specimens of Swe-
dish steel have been shown in the
Stockholm exhibition. one WAS Il rib.
bon of steel, extremely thin, and over
1000 feet long. 1t WAS so thin as to
weigh only 43 pounds. The sample
was produced at the Sandvik works,
where a very large proportion of the
paragon umbrella ribs of the world are
produced The steel is so valuable that,
in order to maintain its standard. every
piece is examined, and workmen cut
out any parts that are burned, and re-.
moved the last particle OF scale
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

twisting of the foot from its proper
position brings the pressure of the
shoe upon the toes, causing corns and
bunions to appear.
These evils accrue to the ordinary
foot. The fat man or woman who re-
sorts to low shoes will suffer more seri-
Gus results. The increased weight
thrown upon the ankles aggravates the
ordinary evils, and in addition the flesh
of the foot is pushed up over the shoe,
The ankles not having their proper
support, the knees, legs and back suf,
fer in turn. A tired feeling is replaced
by aches and general lassitude. which
is directly attributable to the uncom.
Portable condition of the feet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Value of a Days Rain.

Crop experts in the West estimated
that the corn crop in Kansas would not
be more than one-half n full crop.
After one days rain they changed theft
estimate to 80 per cent, thus adding
100,000,O00 bushels to the amount and
at least $35 900, 600 to the value of that
one crop. In Nebraska after day Of
rain they estimated the value of the
corn crop to be SOL, 5O5,s52 more than
they had expected on July /. There
then is some $s6,OOO,OOO more for the
farmers Of those two States because Of
one days rain. If those who claimed
to have process of producing rain by
artificial means had but made thel1
claim good, what salary they would
have been entitled to ask.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Indication ,hat Plants Reason.

! In order to find the true answer to
this question daughter of a promin-
ent Mexican planter tried the follow
ing experiment: This young lady drove
a nail in the wall some distance from
the tendril of morning glory plant.
The tendril began. at once to grow
toward the nail. The nail was shift.
ed; the tendril shifted its course. FL
nally cord was hung up to tempt the
tendril and it shifted Its course toward
the cord and left the nail which 1t had
five times persisted in following.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Walled Rasnberries.

Steam one cupful of rice in three cup
fuls of boiling milk. When tender add
teaspoonful of salt. Pile 1t lightly on
q platter, making border around the
edge. Fill the center with pint of
fresh red raspberries, and sprinkle with
two teaspoonfuis of powdered sugar.
Mash another pint, add it to half cup
full OF cream aud three tablespoonful
Of powdered sugar. Pour gradually
over the rice and serve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
careless. The most admired slimness

careless. The most admired slimness
of the latest parachute is produced by
using steel Sticks" which taper to a
very pretty point. The ways of carry
ing an umbrella are various, but the
favorite method is based on the princi
pie that no one else possesses eyes.
Armed with one of these smart thin
umbrellas, n woman is rather more
dangerous than Creusot gun, and a
medical man has called attention to the
murderous potentialities of this neces-
sary but by no means harmless article,
although there is note of exagyeration
in his warning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
ROTARY MkAr-rENDkRISa DEVICE.

roller is turned by the crank at one end.
When in operation the slice of steak 10
placed on the slanting feedboard ana
the roller revolved, which draws the
meat into the teeth, the operation being
repeated until the sinews are cut to the
desired fineness. The inventors Of this
machine are Thomas Don and Charles
NJ. Fowler, of Lowell, Mass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
AN gFFEeTlvE WEAPON.

Women Can Eefend Themselves with
Their Umbrella Sticks.
The woman who carries an umbrella
of the prevailing pattern is not defense.
less in the city's streets. She can use il
with terrible If not deadly effect, as
some of the sex have done quite recent,
IL. Sometimes, too, it is the instrumen:
of much mischief in the hands of tho
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
First Fire Company.

The Phoenix was the name of the
first fire company in England and 1t
was established in 1852. At that time,
in the towns, squirts or syringes were
used for extinguishing fire and their
length did not exceed two or three feet,
with pipes of leather. Watertight,
seamless hope was first made in Beth.
nal Green IN l72Q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
reuder Beefsteak Assured.

Tender Beefeteak Assureds
The machine here illustrated Is the
latest meat tenderer, and has the ca
pacity to render large amount of meat
tender in very short time, and that
without destroying any of the juices
The apparatus is provided with q.
toothed roller, which lies parallel with
a wooden roller, the latter forcing the
meat against the teeth rs the cutting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

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SCREENED WINDOW.

1t is thus very easy to slide either the
screen or the glass sash whichever way
may be needed over the opening. 1t
will be noticed that the artist has COW
cred the window of glass with wire net
ting such us is used in poultry yard
building. This is good idea, especial
ly il the window is in front of the horse
where lie can readily reach 1t, for often
times he will throw his head against the
glass with sufficient force to break it
and usually cuts his face more or less.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
A Valuable Cow.
Three-year-old Jersey COW Golden
sultanne, sold for $1,000 at the Cooper
sale.
Travelling Instructors.

The Wisconsin Dairymen's Associa
ton, in view of the great success which
has attended its system of travelling
cheese inspectors, has arranged to put
a creamery butter inspector in the field
the current season. To this end 1t has
employed Mr.. De Witt Goodrich, who
was the expert butter-maker at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, and has since
had full experience In creamery man.
agement and as instructor in butter.
making at the Wisconsin Dairy School,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19

A manufacturer of collar buttons
complains that he is often defrauded
by the inattention of those to whom he
sends unsolicited goods on approval.
His complaint raises the question of the
rights of peddlers to obtrude their
goods and themselves upon public at
tention. Newspaper and other print
ed advertisements may be read or neg
lected and even the billboard and
waste paper box appeals may be pass
20 by, although the roll Of ipval!ds