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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
Drilling Grain.

The Minnesota Experiment Station
tried for several years drilled wheat
by the side of wheat sown broadcast
These were field tests on considerable
areas, and they found IS an average
that the drilled wheat yielded so per
cent. more than that which was broad
casted. The results were most marked
in seasons when the soil was dry. as
the seeds were well covered at uni
form depth by the drill, and thus ger.
minated more freely and evenly. In
seasons when the sowing was followed
by moist cool weather, there was less
difference, as under such conditions the
seed terminated well whether covered
deep or shallow. T. 3. Terry tells in
the Practical Farmer of one-horse
drills costing at retail $40 to $14, which
are intended for sowing wheat or other
grain between the rows of standing
corn. With the wings that 90 with
them they can be run very close to the
corn rows SO as to leave the drills about
seven inches apart, with scarcely per
ceptible break where the corn stood.
One man wrote him that he thus drilled
In ffty-five acres in ten days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

lures, and five years ago, though still
young, he was held one of the biggest
steel men in the country.
His business took him to- Cleveland,
while his family was in Indiana. He
was rich, handsome and blessed with
leisure to appear in society. And SO it
happened that four years ago he met
Mrs. Nellie May Stewart Worthlngton.
In a month they had confessed them
selves madly in love. The obstacles
were, 1t is true, formidable. They con-
sisted of an extra wife, an extra hus-
band and group of children.
Mrs. Worthington obtained divorce.
Mr.. Leeds was less successful. Hav-
ing no ground on which to obtain a d.
vorce Of his own he described the sit
uation to the woman in Indiana and in
vited her to divorce herself. zone mill
lon dollars" she said. SIS my price.
You can afford it. 1t will not pay me
for what have suffered. But 1 will
accept itas a partial indemnity" "Only
mlllion?" said Leeds, coolly-and
paid 1t. Within thirty minutes the wife
had stated her case in confederation
and obtained her divorce. To his new
bride Leeds made gifts valued at q
million. There was Is pearl necklace
valued at $85,000. The wedding ring
cost $1,000 and diamond necklace
$4,000. An ermine coat cost $4,000.
Several paintings purchased In Europe
cost $4,000. The trousseau cost So
-n0n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

Bloat in cattle, from whatever cause,
Is very dangerous; and unless help Is
soon obtained, the animal will die The
most effectual way of relief is to use
the trocar and canula, an instrument
that is designed for this purpose. If
this is not at hand, knife may be used,
the small blade of a penknife being the
right size. We used the small blade of
a jackknife, with rubber over the blade,
to make the right length. Push the right
side of the COW against the wall. Place
the knife on the left side, about mid
way between the short rib and hip
bone. Give the knife sharp blow with
the hand; withdraw the knife, insert a
goose or turkey quill, and leave 1t there
until the gas escapes. The quill should
be watched SO that it may not become
clogged with blood. The next day after
the operation we gave the COW one and
one-half pounds of Glauber's salts, and
as she was not chewing her cud by the
next day strip of salt pork was given
her. This brought her out in good
shape. The knife operation is not dan
gerous, but the gas is.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

A great deal is said about the desola-
ton Of war. but Mafeking was desc
lated more in an hour by a cyclone than
by the guns of the Beers in siege of
six months. There were 1884 men
killed and $4,000 wounded at Gettys.
burg. The next year $4,000 lives were
lost and 100 ships destroyed by storm
at Calcutta, India Pekin, after six
weeks of anarchy and several battles,
had its palaces guarded by foreign SOL
diers against the destruction of mobs.
In 1890 storm cut n path of desolation
through Louisville, KY, a thousand feet
wide, destroying over 300 houses. A
British army swept over the Orange
Free State and the Transvaal IN cam.
paign Of eleven months, but in one day
IN the year 1884 there were in AIissis.
sippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois
over sixty tornadoes, which DESTROYED
10000 buildings and killed 800 persons.
The storm of one day was more de-
structive of property than the British
campaign OF eleven months. Lady
smith was bombarded week after week.
but the British army and the citizens
were rescued. Johnstown, Pa, as large
a city as Ladysmith, was swept out Of
existence in one night. There were
2,142 lives lost and property to the
value of S1O,0O0,OOO was destroyed.
Man, through strategy, inventive gen
ius and skill, has some control over the
destruction Of war. He has no control
over the destructIveness of the cyclone
or the tornado.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
EXPENSIVE ALL AROUND.

Divorce Cost $1,oOo,Ooo, Wedding
$1,o0O,OOO, Total $2,OOo,OOO.
1t is not on record that anybody ever
wanted a divorce more than did Will
lam Bateman Leeds, of Chicago and
New York. At all events nobody ever
paid as much for one. One million dol
lars was the cost of Mr.. Leeds free
dom.
There is some justification for the
terms that Mrs. Leeds No. insisted
upon. She had been deserted for five
years, and that is not tiattering to a
wife. And If she demanded as recon-
pense for this humiliation a yearly sal
airy Of OO,OOO-four times as large as
that of the President of the United
States-who shall say that even this
monument of hard cash adjusted the
balance?
They believed sixteen years ago that
they loved each other. He was then a
clerk in an Indiana town, his sweet
heart serious girl with every domes-
tic Accomplishment. The first clash
came when Leeds dared too much, as
his wife thought in money-getting,
while she chung to her narrower ideals.
Put fort,pa c,,,ilod IN tho VI. --A-Nf@!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

By way of practical joke typewyit.
ten copy of Scott's "Ivanhoe" was re.
Gently sent the rounds of the London
publishers, under the title, when John
Was England's King" 1t was returned
in every case. The London Academy
amuses itself by imagining the form
taken by the letters of rejection. II
thinks Messrs. Macmillan might have
written somewhat like this:
"Messrs. Macmillan & Co. regret to
have to return When John Was Eng
lands King, but they fear that interest
in historical fiction is diminishing.
Their readers report of the story is in
the main favorable, but he points out
that the charge Of initiating The For
est Lovers one of Messrs Macmil
lan's recent publications, might per
haps be difficult to rebut. In his opin
ion the author of When John Was En-
glands King wouldperhapsh have made
a better and more readable book had
he studied Mr.. Hewlett more carefully"
Here Is another burlesQue letter:
"Afr. John Murray begs to return the
MS. Of When John was England's
King, and to quote passage from his
readers report thereon: L do not rec.
ommend this novel, although 1t is
painstaking and thorough. The author
would, think, have been wiser had he
chosen another name for his hero.
Ivanhoe has already been used by Sir
Walter Scott"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

series of charity games played in
Jacksonville in the summer of 1884.
Recalling this, Mr.. Springer says:
The score was 10 to 90 against us,
for we were not in thehabit of playing
/ to 0 games in those days. There were
two men on bases when Bryan came to
the bat Bryan was not the sturdy
built man those days that he is now,
but the way he swung his bat on the
first ball pitched over the plate was a
surprise to all the players and the 500
or GOO spectators who viewed the game
from n point of vantage along the first
and third base lines and the foul ground
back of the catcher. Bryan knocked
the ball clear over the center fielder's
head and into another lot in the distant
background. Around the bases he went,
driving two other men ahead Of him,
and the game was won. He was looked
upon as good amateur pitcher in those
days, and often after the game my
swollen hands attested the speed he
had. While it can hardly be said that
the picture resembles Mr.. Bryan as he
looks to-day, it is he, however, us he
appeared in baseball uniform along
with the rest of us in 1884"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
Curious Cradles.

In the palm region of the Amazon
River there is tribe which cradles
their infants in palm leaves. A single
leaf, turned up around the edges by
some native process, makes an excel
lent cradle, and now and then it is made
to do service as bath tub. Strong
cords are formed from the tibers of an
other species of palm, and by these
this natural cradle is swung alongside
a tree, and the wind rocks tile little
one to sleep. Long ago the Amazoniap
mothers discovered that 1t was not wise
to leave baby and cradle under a cocoa
palm, for the mischievous monkey de.
lighted to drop nuts downward with
unerring precision. An older child is
stationed near by to watch the baby
during his siesta, and the chatter Of
monkeys overhead is enough to cause
a speedy migration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

much bigger than sleeping car section.
If you talk to any friend about Bresci
and especially if you mention the
subject to any young man inclined to be
idle-call attention to this point. You,
of course, can amplify what must be
presented briefly here. Bresci's impris-
onment is torture-why? Because it
sentences him to do nothing. Every
man put on this earth is put here for a
purpose. He is put here to work, to
struggle, to interest himself in his fell
lows, to share the pleasures and disap-
pointments of others. The wise laws
ruling the universe fill us with desire
to do that which we were meant to do.
1t is intended that we should be active
here, and therefore, although we often
fail to realize 1t, our happiness lies in
activity. Bresci Is to be tortured be-
yond the power of Imagination because
he will be forbidden to follow natures
law. He will be forbidden to fulfill
mans destiny here. Els brain, his
muscles, his sentiments must lie idle
until death or insanity shall come to re.
lieve him. Brescl will live on bread and
water-but 1t is not the bread and
water that will make his life worse
than death. He could be happy on
such simple fare If his mind had work.
In his prison Bresci is protected from
the sun and the rain and the cold. He
can sleep as many hours as he likes.
No duns can trouble him. He pays no
rent. There is absolutely nothing that
he must do. But there is absolutely
nothing that he can do. The most des-
perate man, harassed by cares of all
kinds, would seem blissfully happy in
Brescis eyes, for he has at least full
play for his sentiments, for his activi-
ties. To punish Ravaillac's attack on
the life of the French King long ago
they tried ingenious devices. They,
broke him on the wheel. They tortured
him slowly. Finally they poured melt
ed lead into his stomach. 1t was a
hard death. But they did not punish
Ravaillac as severely MS Bresci is to be
punished. The minutes, the hours, the
weeks, months and years will drag
along. Idleness, idleness, idleness.
Nothing, nothing, nothing. No human
smile or voice to measure time. Sleen..
bread and water; Sleep !sf-d1 and
water. Gradually madness will come
md bring relief. Be glad that you are
active, you who work willingly. And
you young men who rebel against labor
and long for the chance to do nothing,
study Bresci's case and take up your
load gladly. The decree condemning
us to earn our bread in the sweat of our
brow was merciful, not stern. For that
same power Which sentences all to work
also causes happiness to be found in
work alone.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

We should like to see the stock of
every fair association In the country
scattered out In small blocks among the
representative farmers, breeders and
business men of the community. Then
they would all have some direct person
al interest In making the fair sue
cess, and they would do it, too. Wher-
ever the managers of fair have the
good will and help Of community
which is proud Of its fair we find a
clean, instructive and successful exhi-
bition. Fair managers MS a rule are
anxious to give the public clean fairs,
but they cannot do it without such pub
lie support as will keep them tout of
the hole NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stock
man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10


Reports from the West indicate that
great many Of what are called feed
ers," young stock ready to be put up
and fattened, are being sold in the Chi
cago market, and that tho farmers Of
Indiana, illinois, and Iowa will feed
more Of them this year then ever. One
reason for this is probably in the COM
paratively good price at which beef cat
tie are now selling, and another is the
large corn crops which the farmers
have grown, and which they find it
more profitable to sell ION the hoof" as
1t is called, or in the shape Of cattle and
hogs than to sell by the fushel. They
have learned that their soil, fertile as it
was once thought to be, Leeds to have
something in the way Of fertility re-
turned to it, or continual cropping will
exhaust it. The corn shredder which
utilizes the stalks of theit great fields
of corn as rough fodder for stock, also
helps them keep more. Most of these
young cattle come from the ranges in
Texas and in the Northwestern States,
where little corn is grown, and 1t seems
easier to bring the catt|e t. t4a..esst s
illaa,-t tne fceuing points are nearer
to good market than are the ranches.
Something of the same sort is being
done near Kansas City and Omaha,
which draw range cattle from Montana.
the Dakotas and even from Winnipeg.
Where drought has been too severe
these range cattle are what is called
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
W. r. c. HoMEIN OHIO.
Country Residence Maintained for the
Widows of Old Soldiers.

Country Residence Maintained for the
Widows of Old Soldiers.
The only National Woman's Relief.
Corps home is situated near the shores
of Lake Erie, in the town Of Madison,
Ohio. Here sixty aged women are en-
joying all the comforts of home. Among
the number are eighteen octogenarians.
Some are blind and infirm. Many of
them are heroines who have seen the
thick Of battle or who have dashed
through picket lines to carry important
messages. A few were spies In the
Civil War. Still others bandaged the
wounds Of the soldier boys in impro-
vised hospitals.
The home, which is the only one of
Its kind in the United States, is beau
tifully situated, and 1t awakens wide
spread interest among American peo-
pie. The average number Of visitors
each year is about 1000. If the home
We're in city this number might not
be considered great, but when consid-
cred In connection with country road
a miles drive from the nearest station
these features are Indicative of genuine
concern regarding Its welfare. Madison
is not even suburb of city. 1t is
situated forty miles east Of Cleveland
and about IA miles west of Buffalo
The situation is one which affords to
this happy family of old ladies the
rural scenes and the country air which
are soothing and healthful. Madison,
too. has bit of history. 1t was one of
the first places on Lake Erie where YES
sells landed and was once the location
Of iron furnaces.
The main building which shelters
this family is Of brick and is three
stories high. 1t is known as the Ohio
cottage. This name is cut in the stone
over the front entrance, The p t9F|a ss
'xsa4e The institution is Supported by
a per capita tax on each member of the
Woman's Relief Corps in the United
States. In the main building are nu.
merous rooms which bear the names of
the different States Of the Union. and
each room has been furnished by the
State for which 1t is named. The cana.
city Of the building isincreased by two
small frame buildings, one to the east
and the other to the west Of the brick
structure.
A fine farm of ten acres is maintained
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

Mrs Elizabeth Burns with six children walked the 100 miles stretching be-
such Poverty forced her to the task she proud to
her
children
father Eli Gray odd
slept
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

At the various fights pulled OFF" re-
Gently in New York 100000 was
taken in. The fighters themselves
made not less than $25O,OO0. If money
is the measure Of greatness, where is
the philosopher or artist who can claim
equality with Mr.. Bob Fitzsimmons or
Mr.. Jim Corbett? Milton got five
pounds for Paradise Lost" Herbert
Spencer published his words at loss
In the early years Of his career and
Carlyle's flaming thought went begging
for years. Walt Whitman, who by
many is considered the master spirit of
America, couldn't make his salt and
was supported by a few believing
friends. The man of spirit may be
greater, but the man of muscle is better
kept Ardent young men who are de-
liberating whether to earn their living
by writing epics or by landing on the
solar plexus should not overlook this
fact Epics are all well enough In their
way. But punching is immeasurably
more profitable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
Prevent. Rapid Enting,


The feed trough which we illustrate
below has been patented by George e.
Combs, of Chadwick, N. Y, and is in
tended to prevent the animals from eat
ing their feed too rapidly, and also to
prevent the waste of feed when the
animal is inclined to push it out of the
trough. The new trough is Of semi
circular shape, with hopper mounted
on raised base In the center Of the
rear portion Of the trough. At the
bottom of the hopper is disk which
can be raised or lowered by the adjust
ment of thumbscrew, thus varying
the size of the discharge opening. The
feed falls through the otpenil.s around
the disk into the trough below, and a
little watching on the part of the
hostler will soon show the position to
give the disk to regulate the discharge
to the proper quantits. Projecting