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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Care of Milk and churn,ns.

AS soon as drawn from the COW, put
the milk where no bad odors can reach
it, or better, us soon as n pail is filled
strain it into the can and place in a
tank of cold water or run through the
separator, If one is used. II ice is plen-
tiful, reduce the temperature of the wa
ter to As degrees and practically all the
cream will be obtained. Do not mix
the nights and mornings milk If the
best grade of butter is expected.
Change the water In the tank often
enough to prevent its becoming foul.
If the water is kept ut about 55 degrees,
practically all the cream will rise in
twenty-four hours. Skim, and when
enough is obtained for churnipg, raise
to temperature of 60 to 65 degrees to
ripen. Hasten the ripening by using
sour skim milk as starter. In winter
churn at G5 degrees; in summer 55 to 60
is preferable. AS soon as the grauules
are the size of wheat grains, draw Oft
and wash until all the buttermilk is
removed. Work, salt and market as
soon as possible. If you are so unfor-
tunate as to get poor grade of butter
1t must be consumed at once or 1t will
soon be unfit for use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
VEGETABLE rALLow.
Squeezed Out of the Seeds Of Tres Tina.
Grows 10 China.

The people of China are eminently
practical and have added much to the
civilization of mankind by their habits
of Industry, Of which the method of
obtaining vegetable tallow is an ex.
ample. The Chinese pick the seeds
of this tree in autumn and first place
them In a wooden cylinder, open at
the top and perforated ut the bottom.
After being steamed over fire for ten
or fifteen minutes the tallow is soft.
ened and is then more readily sepa.
rated. The seeds are transferred from
the steaming cylinder to stone NOR
tar, in which they are gently beaten.
They are then thrown on a stove, heat.
ed over the fire and sifted, by which
process the tallow is separated and re.
sembles coarse Indian meal.
In this State the tallow is put be-
tween circles Of twisted straw and
these placed in press, by which the
tallow is forced out and falls into a
tub. Freed from all Impurities, it is
then a semffiuid of beautiful white
color. Candles made of it easily melt
in hot weather, and on this account
they are dipped in melted wax of vari-
GUS colors red, green or yellow-and
are exposed for sale by tallow chan
dlers and other shopkeepers. This re-
markable tree is found on the banks
of the Min, in Szechuen. 1t is tree
with shining green leaves and small
yellow flowers at the end of tho
branches. They are succeeded by dark
colored seeds and vessels containing
delicate white seeds. In late autumn,
on the banks of the Tsein-Tang River.
In Chckiang, south of Hangchow, this
tree is n striking object. The leaves
are then of n blood-red color instead
of light green. When the tallow has
been squeezed out of the seeds the re-.
mainder is preserved to be used az
fuel or to enrich the land.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

some prominent Filipinos that they
must wait for new supply, but they
said no, and suggested that we give
English instead of Spanish books, de-
claring that the children would learn
very quickly
This is encouraging, but even more
significant is the following: Eat pres
ent there is little understanding of a
real republican government, but the
people are eager to learn, and they
readily assimilate American ideas and
become Americanized. When once
they recognize the beneficence of our
institutions, these people will quickly
adopt them, adapting themselves to the
changed conditions"
If all this is true the war policy of the
administration stands condemned by Its
chief instrument. Cancellation and rec
ognition Of American principles are re-
CURED. not brutal aggression. Tact
might have prevented the war. 1t may
yet bring peace. AT any rate, we have
here confession that the Filipinos ex-
hibit marked liking and aptitude for
American ideas and principles. Why
not apply them?-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Corruption in the Philippines.

What Is true of Cuba is trebly true in
the Philippines. There the censorship,
which Gen. Otis declared abolished last
September, is more active and oppres-
sive than ever. Private letters from
the Philippines make the most horrible
charges in regard to the condition Of
affairs. 1t is declared that the war has
degenerated into massacre. in which
hundreds Of Filipinos are being shot
down weekly, whether armed or un-
armed. The Filipino soldiers are now
called bandits and robbers in order to
find convenient justification for the
abandonment by the American army Of
the rules and decencies of civilized
warfare. Not only have over four hun
dred volunteer officers rendered their
designations, but hundreds of Amerl-
can soldiers are in prison for absolutely
refusing to obey orders to shoot I'M
offending Filipinos.
The instruction is blazing from one
end Of the archipelago to the other. In
and around the American outposts
large bands of Insurgents are constant
" lowering. attacking whenever the
slightest advantage Is to be gained.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
PATENTS AND INVENTIONS.

Any new or useful art, machine,
manufacture or method may be pat
ented.
Improvements upon patent in
France may at any time be made by
the inventor upon the payment of a
small fee.
The fec to be paid for certified copies
of paterts and other papers in manu-
script CT typewriter is 10 cents per
100 words.
Rigie examination is made into every
claim. and no patent will be issued
which seems to infringe upon the rights
Of a previous patentee.
Applications must be accompanied by
the oath of the applicant that he be-
,lleyts himself to be the original in
ven or of the right. device. article OF
mi laod for which y patent Is asked.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Work Horses Wanted.

The market reports are just now con.
firming the prediction made last fall
that farmers would buy large numbers
of horses this spring, says the National
Stockman. When farmers in sections
that formerly marketed big surplus
of horses have to go to the cities to buy,
1t Is evident that the supply of ordinary
work horses is no longer excessive. We
may look for a big run of range horses
eastward this year. There are still n
good many range horses available, but
good sized ones are not very large
proportion of the supply. Some well
broken branded horses are now selling
Mt fair prices in the market and Mt
country points. but they do not, as
rule. come direct from the range. Range
stock will come forward before long,
however, as the winter has been mild,
and the horses have come through in
splendid condition,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
CARPETS IN core,.

Carpets in Corea are not Of as little
moment as are carpets here. They are
handed down In families as helrlooms
from generation to generation to be-
come darkened and subdued with age.
They are rugs always, and are made
of paper by peculiar process. IN ap-
pearance they are much like the
laquered boxes which come from
Japan and which are so much used as
handkerchief boxes" said the old-time
American Consul in Corea. 1.-THE ma
tives always take off their sandals
when they enter the house and that
fact accounts largely for the long ~.
of the rugs. When l was there, how
ever, l shocked the feelings of every
one by wearing my shoes, carpets or
no carpets and during my stay COM
pletely Wore out some of those beauti-
full dark-colored carpets. They are
about quarter of an inch in thick
ness and very effective"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
eep all colonies strong"

Growing Sugar Beets.
We have never been very enthusiastic
in regard to the profit of growing sugar
beets in those sections where other
crops can be grown profitably and sold
readily. We know nothing but what
we read about the conditions in the
Northwestern States or on the Pacific
coast, and they may not be able to do
better in some places than to grow su
gar beets. even as farmers in some
places find potatoes good crop even
when they have to sell them at % cents
a bushel. We see that the Michigan
Sugar Beet Growers Association have
adopted resolution stating that the
business has been conducted at loss;
that the price Of beets has been too
low, and that they could not raise them
for less than S. per ton for beets show
ing IL per cent sugar content. 10
grow beets showing that analysis they
cannot grow many tons to the acre, us
large, rank-growing beets are low in
the percentage of sugar contents
American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
The Filipinos are not wen equipped

The Filipinos are not well equipped
with arms. The native sword or bola
is their principal weapon. but hun
dred men week are added to the
death list by this terrible weapon. The
hospitals are overcrowded. Over six
thousand men are on the sick list, and
the rainy season is not yet four weeks
old. Neither the correspondents at
Manila nor the local newspapers there
are permitted to lay the facts before
the public. Yet in this horrible tragedy
corruption is rampant. TIE lives and
even the deaths of American soldiers
and Filipions alike are compelled to
pay tribute to the ghouls who thrive
amid death and uestilence.
1t Is hard to conceive that the Amer
lean republic is rapidly app oachins a
period of corruptisn as deep and de-
grading as that which preceded the
downfall Of the Roman Empire. But
1t is unfortunately true. Every phase
of the Roman corruption is finding
repetition in the affairs of the United
States. Unbridled corruption and cru
city in the government of the Roman
! colonies is repeated to-day in Cuba and
the Philippines. The rottenness of
Rome was no greater than the rotten
ness prevailing In Washington. Rome
went through the farce of popular cleo.
tions long after the will of the people
had been subverted by the compact and
powerful oligarchy at Rome. Here in
Washington the influence of less than
hundred men outwe.ghs the senti-
ment Of ten million voters Worse yet,
there are strong signs that every i'm
portant piece of legislation taking mon
ey from the public treasury, from the
ship subsidy bill and the appropriation
bills for building war vessels for the
navy to the Pacific cable subsidy bill,
is made to pay n tact tribute to Mark
Hanna's Republican campaign fund.
This is fearful charge, yet the signs
are only too evident that the favored
interests are the ones which furnish
the Republican corruption fund, ana
that they furnish 1t because they are
favored. Only sweeping Democratic
victory next November-overwheIm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

Prepare your ground with a fine pull
verified surface Mark rows 3 feet q
inches to 3 feet s inches apart. Plant
either in hills or drill rows. When your
corn is large enough to plow, commence
by blowing the first row on the side Of
the field. Skip every other row. When
you have gone over the entire field in
this way, commence blowing the rows
which have been missed. l. find that
by this method 1t is much easier to turn
without breaking down corn at the
ends, especially so after corn is knee
high or higher. In dry hot weather this
method of blowing keeps down the
weeds better, and is less Injurious to
the roots of the corn. This method re-
tains the moisture much better than
blowing the rows as they come. We
are able also to. kill weeds in the cen
ter of rows much more readily because
those that have not died as the result
of the first blowing may be killed on
the seconds. A. Hoffman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Crops that Pay Beat.

Small farms can be made to combine
many advantages. Some poultrymen
grow plums in the poultry yards, and
also keep bees. Others grow early veg
etables under glass and also grow two
or three crops in the open ground One
gardener near Philadelphia makes a
large profit on four acres, on which he
grows only lima beans. Another makes
peas a speciality, following the peas
with late cabbage. To attempt to
farm" four acres in the usual way,
with wheat, corn, oats, ETC., would
cause bankruptcy. The crops that pay
best are those that require the most
hand lahor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
NATION IS IN PERIL.
ONLY A SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC
VICTORY CAN SAVE III.
American Republic Approaches
Period of Corruption as Deep and
Degraded as That Which Preceded
the Downfall of the Roman Empire.

Washington correspondence:
The Cuban frauds grow in size and
significance every day. There does not
seem to be an honest man In the SER
vice. From the beginning the depart
ment at Washington declared with alb
solute positiveness that there was GER
tainly one honest man, and that wae
Postmaster Thompson of Havana. The
Senators from Indiana and every one
from Postmaster General Smith up and
down declared that Thompson was all
right. They argued, as did Abraham,
who pleaded for the city of the plain,
that IL there was one honest man In
The Cuban postal service the service
should not be entirely condemned.
Alas! Thompson had already fallen
by the wayside. Thompson is under
arrest and has confessed that he "bor-
rowed" money from the money-order
funds, that he instructed his subordi-
mates to juggle with the stamp ac-
counts and that whenever an inspec-
ton was to take place he would put In
money to cover the defalcation and take
1t out the next day. Alas! poor Thomp-
son! A great deal Of sympathy is ex-
pressed for him in administration or
gans, seemingly because they expected
him to be honest, though he has turned
out like the rest of them. AS for Nicely,
the head center Of the corruption In
Cuba, the administration will now con-
slider itself lucky If the extent Of his
looting does not reach 100000. Never
was there such close corporation
worked for the benefit of the insiders
as the Cuban postal service.
AS for the administration, while with
one breath there is n loud declaration
that every criminal shall be punished,
with the next breath orders are issued
in every direction to administration or
gans in this country and to the officials
in Cuba to minimize the whole affair
into the smallest possible compass.
Postmaster General Smiths newspa-
per, the Philadelphia Press, has scarce.
ly mentioned the fact that there has
been corruption in Cuba. But there 1t
is, hanging like milestone Of corrup,
ton, around the corrupt neck of a cor
rupt administration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06


l have had good success In Inducing
young grape vines to make vigorous
growth the first year by the following
method: When set they are cut back to
two Or three eyes and from these they
usually start number of canes. Some
let all of these grow the first season,
others remove all but one. do Meth
er. Any plant to make good growth
needs plenty of leaves. When my vines
start into growth in the spring pinch
back all but the cane that wish to let
grow. Those that are pinched back
form nice bunch of leaves which
serve to shade the ground and take In
from the air for the benefit Of the re-
naming cane. When sufficient num-
Der Of leaves have matured, the canes
which have been pinched back are re-
moved to save further work in keeping
them pinched back. By this method /
have had vines Of Delaware make as
much growth the first season as they
usually do in two.-Burrell Stephens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Where Success Lies.

The administration and its masters
and serfs have created the Presidential
issue of 1.-The trusts against the consti
tuition" which is to dominate the cam
paign of 1900. They do not dare tc
meet 1t sQuarely in their platforms, and
they will not be able to anywhere else
Indeed. If united Democracy under
competent leadership could be certainly
assumed, the situation in which the
Hanna administration and machine
have placed themselves would destroy
the last hope of Republican success in
misunderstanding Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

Boss Hanna was forced to put his
ship subsidy bill in his pocket, bill
which contemplated a steal from the
people of 100000 a year, but he was
mad, and he swore n great oath that
'the bill must and shall pass next ses-
sion." This belligerent boss would have
forced the bill down the threats of the
Senators this session had not Presi-
dental campaign been impending. Fear
ing defeat of Mckinley Mt the polls If
the ubiquitous measure were forced
through Hanna has withdrawn it for
the present, but hoping that Mckinley
will be elected lie cannot refrain from
boasting that he will crack his whip
over the Senators next session.
Hanna means what he says. Sena-
tors are afraid of him. and as they are
not elected by the people they will do
what the boss says, irrespective of the
wishes of the masses. The only way to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

origin, being kept In large fiocks in that
part Of northern Africa known as Don
COLA, part of the Soudan, where the
British armies recently subdued the
barbarous Deryishes. The skins of
this kind Of goat are extensively used
for leather, Of which the Dongola kid
shoes for women are made. There is
q large amount of the wool and skins
imported into every civilized country,
and especially into North America,
where women and children do not go
barefoot, and need light shoes. There
is IN extensive interest arisen Of late
in the United States in regard to this
goat, and large focks Of them are be-
ing formed in many localities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

tie side ones are four feet wide and the
middle ones seven. The dark space in
the benches represent the filling Of
stones or broken bricks for drainage Of
the beds. There are seven distribute
ing heat pipes, one three inches in diam
eter at the top, which branches into
four inch and a half pipes OF the north
side, and three on the south. Whether
steam or hot water be used, the pipes
must slope sufficiently to cause the
water to flow in steady current. The
depth of soil in the benches is ten
inches. The best way to heat a house
Of this kind is by steam. The steam is
condensed on its passage and the wa
ter is returned to the boiler, thus form
ing steady circuit through the pipes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

PRUNING KNIFE. the accompanying
illustration. one might suppose knife
of such shape would slip off Instead of
cutting. But that Is not so. In testing
1t one will be surprised how nicely 1t
will do the cutting. IL will slip just
enough to give the drawing motion, and
thus 1t will sever the hard cnne from
the stub with the least outlay of
strength. The Illustration represents
the shape Of the knife exactly as it
should be. A good blacksmith should
be able to make one out of wornout
fiat file. 1t should be inserted in IN old
hoe handle, or something of that order.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Good Poultry Food.

One of the best poultry foods for in
ducing egg production is COW peas.
They may be fed whole to adult stock
or cracked for chicks. They are highly
heterogeneous and are superior to corn or
wheat. Another excellent poultry food
is rape. which may be grown on oil
kinds Of soil,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
First Principle. with Bees.

Bees when frightened by smoke will
Immediately gorge themselves with
honey and lose all inclination to sting.
The most vicious colony Of hybrids
may be controlled by using little to-
bacco In the smoke.
The prosperity OF colony depends
upon the fertility Of the queen. If weak
colonies have become populous ip one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

] o b is anything
but a pleasant one.
The forte neces-
sary to cut an old
W cody cane is
sometimes q uit e
enough to pull up
a whole raspberry
plant. To make
cutting easy one
should draw the
knife across the
object to be cut. A
writer In Farm
and Flreside says:
l have lately come
across a knife that
W DIRK S well. l
have tested it and
find 1t superior to
anything l have
seen. Looking at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

season XIII the queen and give them an
other.
Toads, skunks and mice are great enc
niles to bees; see that they do not have
access to the apiary.
Increasing or dividing should be done
rs early as possible, but not until stores
are coming in abundantly.
Drones are just as essential as any
other bee, but too many are nuisance.
This may be controlled by cutting out
drone comb and substituting worker
comb or foundation.
Drones may be prohibited in objec-
tionable colonies by dividing early in
the spring.
"Keep all colonies strong"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Cedar Forests Are Diminisbinr.

The cedar forests remaining in the
northeastern part Of the continent are
in Aroostonk County, Maine. the north
ern counties of New Brunswick, and
the counties of Temiscouata, Rimouski,
Bonaventure and Gaspe. in Quebec.
Here cedar grows large and there are
more trees to the acre than farther
south. 1t is found on the high land as
well us In the swamps. In Nova Scotia
cedar does not grow. In Southern New
Brunswick there is not enough left to
supply ties for the local railroads.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
NOTHING LOST.

Not every glistening pearl of dew
Like rich set Jewel, finds rest
Upon a rose, or Nesting down
Shrinks, modest, on It's velvet breast,
Not every songster's swelling throat
Pours forth its wealth of song to
bless
Our ears, but countless carols float
Unheard in the deep wilderness.
Not every arrow finds It's mark,
But sped all eager from the bow,
Too deity feathered, floats too high,
Too lightly driven, fails below,
Not every effort finds success
But falls, MS fails the archer's dart,
Not every sunbeam gilds the gloom,
Nor every song may reach the heart.
Yet, though I fail, mine effort lives,
And somewhere OH scroll engrosscd
The glory Of my striving is,
For nothing fruitless, nothing lost
Tint like a seed sown of the soul,
May fall and die in desert hot,
But would have blossomed and borne
fruit
II fallen in some fertile spot.
-. w. Foley, Jr., in Bismarck Tri-
4 bune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Long Rowe Save Labor.

An exchange well illustrates the i'm
portante of long rows by telling of n
Western farmer who had plowed land
100 rods wide and half-mile long. He
made three fields, each 80 rods wide
and 100 rods long. When planted in
corn he found that his man could cult
vate it the long way of the row in three
days, while II going the other way
there was four days work. Just one
day extra was spent in turning around
at the end three times as often.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Greenhouse Plan.

A plan of q greenhouse and the ar
rangement Of pipes for heating Is
shown in the accompanying cut The
width is eighteen feet, the length as
may be desired. The walls are four
feet high. The benches are set on the
ground and are eighteen Inches high;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

defeat Hanna's robber schemes is to re-
tire Mckinley to private life. This is
in fair way of accomplishment, and
if the voters do their duty next Novem-
Der both Mckinley and Hanna will find
their occupation gone.-Chicago Demo
crat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
Increase III creameries.

The Northwest Agriculturist saws:
Five years ago there was not cream
cry upon the Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railroad; today there is not station
upon the road which has not at least
one If not several creameries. Last
year the road hauled 100000 pounds
of butter from Southern Minnesota.
That means a good deal Of cash for
our farmers; it also means forage
crops and fertilization for the farms
and permanent prosperity.