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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
What to Plant.

There are three things farmer OF
gardener should consider before he puts
seed in the ground. First, what crops
his soil is best adapted to raise. To
try to grow that which is not adapted
to the soil is waste of time and labor.
Next what does he understand the care
Of best? This is less important because
If he is not very stupid agricultural pa
pers and books of some kind neighbor
may teach him enough to make him
successful with a crop Of which he has
had no previous experience. Third,
what crop can he find good market
for without too much expense for trans.
portation? Nearly all the farmers crops
are in demand but the weed crop, but
not all may sell well in his own neigh
borhood. Think 1t over before putting
in the seed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Cow Rears Two Lambs.


The accompanying picture might
have been thought a fancy of some art
list Of fertile imagination, were it not
a photograph. A photograph never
lies; 1t may distort the truth when 1t
is the work of a bungler in the art; hut
there is none of this in this picture. 1t
goes to show the good nature of the
Jersey COW, whose kindly expression
betokens that she is greatly pleased
with her foster family. These lambs
were unfortunate orphans. resulting
from an accident to the eve. AS tenn
porary eSpedient they We're neld to
the COW and put TO the teat, and imme-
diately accepted the services of the
foster mother, who reared them. as
well as her calf. These lambs. pure
bred Southdowns, are valuable. being.
Of superior stock, and the Incident
goes to show not only the usefulness of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

died in Switzerland in 1895, and was
brought to West Point for burial.
The author of that phrase which in
1861 thrilled the Northern heart, IF any
man attempts to haul down the American
flag, shoot him on the spot" Gen. John
A. Dix, found his last resting place in
Trinity Cemetery on Washington
Heights. Fremont, ''rhe Pathfinder,
is buried in Rockland Cemetery, on the
Hudson, above New York. Far up the
Hudson, and quite beyond the classic re-
gion of the Highlands, sleeps the Rock
of Chickamauga." Gen. Thomas. His
grave is in Oak Wood Cemetery, Troy.
The grave of Ger. Sherman in Cal
vary Cemetery, st. Louis, is marked with
monument. Mcclellan lies in River
View Cemetery at Trenton. Burnside
sleeps in the soil of his adopted State,
Rhode Island. His grave in Swamp Point
Cemetery, Providence, is kept in good Or
der, permanent fund having beer, estab-
lished for that purpose. Gen. Joseph
Hooker, Fighting Joe," the third COM
mander of the army of the Potomac,
sleeps in Cincinnati Meade, fourth and
last commander of that army, is buried
in Philadelphia.
Col. Ellsworth, the zouave. known as
the flag martyr of Alexandria, is buried
in the little village cemetery at Mechan-
icsville, N. Y. Nathaniel Lyon, also a
hero of the first months Of the war, is
buried at Eastford, Conn. Maj. Theodore
Winthrop another of the martyrs of
1861, and who was shot through the heart
while leading forlorn hope at Big Beth
eli, is buried at New Haven, Conn. Hold
the Fort" Corse, who survived his war
wounds, and died couple of years ago
in Boston, is buried at Burlington, Iowa.
Gushing, the hero of Albemarle sound,
and who also survived his war injuries
for some years. but at last succumbed to
them, is buried at the naval cemetery ct
Annapolis.
Hancock, .the superb" who led innum-
cradle battle charges famous in history,
is buried at Norristown, Pa, in vault
constructed under his own supervision
Charles Ellet, Jr., who organized the first
steam ram feet, and died of wound re.
ceiyed in the desperate naval battle at
Memphis, sleeps at Laurel Hill Gene.
terry, Philadelphia. Farragut, the bold
fighter and brilliant fleet commander, is
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, New
York. Gen. Stannard, whose brigade OF
Green Mountain" militia turned the tide
at Gettysburg, ir repulsing Pickett's
charge. is buried at Burlington, VT.
Col. Robert G. Shaw, whose regiment
Of black soldiers, "Their line of eyeballs
cleaning white" had the place of honor
in the storming of Fort Wagner, was kill
ed on the parapet, and the southerners
who held the field, placed him in trench
scooped out of the sand between the fort
ard the sea. In the course of time, the
action of the waves destroyed the surface
of the beach to considerable depth and
scattered the bones of Iyagner's heroes
beyond recovery.
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher wa.
drowned from vessel in the Missouri
river, Montana, and his body could never
be recovered, The body of the gallant
Custer was removed from the scene OF
the horrible massacre on the Little Biz
Horn. and buried at West Point.
Fighting Phil Kearney. 1.-THE 0ne.arm
cd psyil" was killed within the Confetl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
AUTOMOBILES in German Army.

The German Reichstag has just voted
an appropriation of $4,000 to the gov
eminent for experiments in the en-
ployment of automobiles in the army.
Some trials had already been made, but
without having been sufficiently COM
plete for the results to prove conclus-
i've. A more exhaustive experiment
may now be made in various military
uses for these vehicles and principally
for the transportation of supplies. 1t
is highly possible that in short time
the system will be tried for moving
heavy pieces of artillery. The German
war ministry avails itself of every new
scientific invention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
path he had come, while his mistress

path he had come, while his mistress
knelt to place the blossoms.
Merrill Fremont paused, hat in hand.
Erma believed him dead and forgaye him.
How would it be when She found him
alive? He stood in dumb uncertainty.
She was his only love and to lose her
again would be more terrible than not to
have found her. Dead, she surely loved
him; her action proved it. Would he not
better SO away in the certainty Of that
love than, by staying, perhaps revive the
old bitterness which his return to her I'M
harmed while all her beloved family lay
dead, might recall?
He was about to retreat. 1t was too
late, the lady turned and saw him. He
stood awkwardly before her. She looked
at him in puzzled inquiry.
Suddenly he cried out, "Erma."
She moved back a pace in surprise Mt
being so addressed by nm apparent stran-
ger.
Once his tongue loosened Merrill gave
her no chance of escape. In quick, inco.
herent words he poured forth the mistak.
en- report of his death, his love, his sor,
row for her grief and at last an earnest
plea that she would prove more kind
than in the past.
AS she listened delicate flush crept
into the lady's pale, sweet face. The
shadow that rested in the deep, blue eyes
lifted. She looked searchingly at the man
before her. Could this really be her
young lover, returned in the guise of this
impetuous elderly man? She had never
thought of him save as the soldier boy
who had gone away at her bidding. AT
last she seemed to understand. For a
moment the corners of the lovely mouth
forgot to droop.
BY the light of memory the man and
woman grew young again.
When his torrent Of words ceased she
stood silent for some moments, and then
held out her hand as she softly said:
1--WE Danish our anger forever
When we laurel the graves of our dead y
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Now that the gold basis has, accord
ing to Republican authority, been so
firmly established by law that it can
not be shaken, at least till after 1904,
the gold standard organs are trying to
find new explanation for the gold
exports which are now being daily an
nounced. Heretofore their stock expla-
nation has been 'fear of free silver
coinage. Grand Rapids (Nlich) Dem
ocrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Secretary Root wants to fight and
kill somebody He shakes
his fist and waves the star spangled
banner, and dares somebody" to vio-
late the Monroe doctrine. If it wasn't
election year, the country might be
seriously alarmed, but the Mckinley
tactics of glorious diplomacy and
aggression towards all'' are too well
known to fool the people much.-Bur-
lington Qowa) Democrat-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Not in Popular Favor.

1t would be more conclusive perhaps
We're the report that the Mckinley ad-
illustrations policies are received
with popular favor to have its origin
outside of Washington. AS a barom-
eter Of popular favor" the national
capital is about as reliable in indicat-
ing the public pulse as straw vote in
prohibition convention would be in
showing public sentiment on the H.
cense Observation-Disclosures News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
A japanese Mckinley.

: There are many points of resem-
blance between the Japanese Mikado
and our own Mckinley. Both of them
came out Of war won hands down.
japan had full treasury from the Chi
nese indemnity. Our own is full to re-
pletion from the pockets of the tax
payers. Both are progressing and have
entered into the Oriental open door.
But more than all is the adoption of
the gold standard. The Japanese royal
treasurer published a beautifully bound
volume containing lurid accounts of
the blessings Of the gold standard. and
Immediately all OF tho Republican or.
cans controlled BY lombard and Wall
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
the substitution, but of the good tenn
per and disposition of the Jersey cows

the substitution, but Of the good tenn
per and disposition of the Jersey cows
so often denied to them. The cow is
pure-bred Jersey only two years old.
There is one more lesson given in
this picture, which is timely; 1t teaches
how lambs should be locked. These
lambs We're locked when ten lays old
b1 simply clipping off, with n sharp
pair of pruning shears, the tail at a
joint, first drawing back the skin, so
that enough of 1t was left to cover the
bone. A little common pine tar was
then applied so as to make plaster
over the wound by the help of the
wool, which was twisted together
with the tar to exclude the air. The
lambs showed no inconvenience, and
at that early age the nervous system
is SO little developed that but little
pain can be felt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

While this country raises far the
greater part of the worlds supply of
cotton, and the number of American
cotton mills has been greatly inereas-
ed, the United States are still low
down on the list in exports of manu-
featured cotton goods. Even Switzer-
land last year exported twenty-five
million dollars worth, or two millions
more than this country. During the
same year the British exports of cot
ton goods reached the grand total of
S32S, O0O, OOO.-Albany Argus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Various Method. of Grating.

The scions shoald be cut while the
buds are dormant, and the grating
done during the spring. Bailey says
the best time to top graft is .'when the
leaves are pushing out, as wounds
made then heal quickly and the scions
are most apt to live" Others graft
just as the buds on the stock are about
to swell. When much of this work Is
to be done, it is often begun month
or two before the leaves may be ex-
pected to start and is continued even
after they are full grown.
Cleft grating, the first illustrated,
is particularly adapted to large stocks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

and is commonly employed for the top
grating of old trees The scion should
be in close contact with the stock and
the wound well waved. Saddle graft
ing needs no explanation. 1t is used
on small plants and oftenest with a
terminal bud. The graft is tied secure
ly and waxed. This method is some
times used late in the season. Whip
or tongue grating is also used on small
stocks one or two years old. The parts
are held firmly by s. bandage and If
they are above GROUND must be pro-
tected by waxing,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
WHERE HEROES LIE.
RESTING PLACES OF THE WAR.
RiORS OF Giles.
The Graves of the Leading Command
ers of the Blue and the Gray Are
Widely Scattered Throughout This
Great Country of Ours.


The remains Of our martial leaders and
heroes are widely scattered. Grant sleeps
by the Hudson, Sherman on the banks of
the Mississippi and Sheridan at Airing
ton, across the Potomac from Washing
ton. With the exception of West Point
and Arlington there is no burial place es-
pecially set apart for soldiers and sailors,
which contain the remains of any number
Of noted leaders. A number nre buried
in the civic cemeteries, Laurel Hill, Phila-
delphia and Spring Grove, Cincinnati.
Sumter's war hero, Gen. Robert An
derson, lies at West-Point. In the same
cemetery are the graves of Gems. Kilpat-
rick, the dashing cavalryman; ]. NJ. Bran
NON. Grover, Hartsuff, William Hays,
Mackenzie; also distinguished cavalry
man, Charles P. Stone; Sykes, leader of
Fifth corps, ard the veteran Keyes, who
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
swill for Pigs.

i see that some one says that swill is
not good for pigs. am sorry Of this.
for several reasons; first, it ruins the
old poet who spoke of the swine
squealing for swill. He will now be
compelled to say they were squeaking
for more balance rations." etc. Then
1t does away with mother taking that
poor little scrubby pig and washing
him nice in soap suds and then feeding
him swill for nine months and then
selling him for $2.36 more than we got
for the best in the litter that we had
fed at the same time the very best of
feed Sad, isn't it?-B. j. A.. in Farm
ers' Voice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

That Philippine commission, in issu-
ing its proclamation of promises, is
not likely to make any mention of the
way in which promises to the Porto
Ricans have been kept,-Grand Rapids
iMicll.l Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Barrows-Jenkins has wonderful
memory.
Biggar-He has?
Burrows-1t's stupendous! Why, to-
day he reminded me of So 1 borrowed
from him over two years ago.-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

1. has been recommended to pile or
scatter various substances around the
base of peach trees to keep out the
borers. Prof. NJ. v. Slingerland tested
tobacco stems (midr!bs Of the leaves,
from factory by winding them around
the base of the trees and found the re-
suits astonishing. Evidently the to-
bacco kept out from two-thirds to
tliree-fifths of the borers. Where the
stems are cheaply obtainable they would
seem worth trying.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
should BE Enumerated.

An enumeration of the widows and
orphans of the Philippine Islands
should be included in the next census
widows and orphans whose condition
is directly attributable to the war of
criminal aggression" Mckinley Is
waging against them.-Helena (NIontl
independent,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

h Use OF Flaeters -
Before the use of artificial fertilizers
became SO general, many farmers made
practice of putting handful Of land
plaster or gypsum around each hill Of
corn. They claimed thatit caused 1t to
take on brighter color or q darker
gren, and that 1t grew faster. Then
they We're Instructed by the agricultur-
al papers that chemists said plaster had
no fertilizing property, and that they
should use superphosphate at five or six
times the cost. Perhaps the papers
We're right, for few even Of the chem
lists know then the power which plaster
has of absorbing and holding ammonia
until 1t is washed out by the rain, or
know how much ammonia might be in
the air, to be brought down by rain
and dew. We think that it would pay
to use plaster in that way now, and we
know of nothing that would do SO much
good at SO small cost. 1t would prob
ably be of most benefit where there
was manure decomposing in the soil to
throw off ammonia not yet converted
into nitrates.-American Cultiyator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

The administration has declared
against any reduction of war taxes
The administration is right. Struggling
republics cannot be overthrown by
putting nickel in the slot 1t costs
money to pace Europe in the human
Bloomington Gll.) Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Meet to the EN- ,reency.

Brash waiter Ito regular customer
Excuse me for speaking of it. sir, but
I can't help noticing the fine pair of
shoes you are wearing; are they the
style now, sir?
Customer-What do you mean?
Brash waiter-Beg pardon, but l see
they have patent leather tips, and
knowing you to be gentleman of style,
I merely wanted to know if they are
the proper wear.
Customer-Well, for walters such as
you, don't know of tip that would
be more appropriate.-Boston Courier,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

1t is with narrow souled people as
with narrow necked bottles; tho less
they have in them the more noise they
mako in pouring 1t out.--Pope.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
Comrades.

g + ( IT,
Now sadly the dirges are swelling
Der hills that are dotted with graves,
And muffled the drums that are telling
A Nation Is mourning Its braves.
For some meath the palmetto sleeping,
For some meath the pine and the yew,
truce through the yenrs they are keepin
Cur boys of the Gray and the Blue.
And some under palm trees are lying,
From native land gone eyermore;
The waves of old ocean are signing,
And breaking In foam on that shore
Where shoulder to shoulder as brothers
They died to humanity true,
For Cuba's fair children and mothers,
Our boys of the Gray and the Blue.
o! Northland and Southland united,
To-day with our fiag at half-mast,
The wrongs OF nation are righted,
One hope and one purpose at last;
For these are our comrades who slumber
Meath blossoms the sweetest of May,
And 10, In their ranks do we number
Selected
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

/ My cure is somewhat cruel, but they
hardly ever want the second dose. Shut
them up for three days and three
nights, and as rule you have a COM
plete cure.-W. V. B. Ashland.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

street said I've told you So" But ia
pan seems to be enjoying the same
blessings rs the United States. A wall
has gone up from the people and from
the merchants of that progressive
country to the following effect:
"The financial condition of the coun-
try is getting worse; and. the strongest
symptom of ALL that long-suffering
worm, the japanese public, is begin
ming to turn. In other words, the Tok-
20 merchants are complaining. it Is
said, of the governments policy, which
has spent all the money got from China
after the war in unproductiye arma-
ments, and is still spending money for
the same object at an alarming rate,
to the great detriment of merchants
and manufacturers, who suffer from
such stringency of capital that the
banks have raised their interest on
loans to n very high point. The mat
ter is regarded as being so serious that
the Tokyo merchants are going to call
the attention of the Minister of Finance
to it,
Adding to this the fatal results of
the gold standard in Chill and the
starving millions of human beings in
India, practically due to the demoneti-
cation of silver, there ought to be cer-
tainty in the mind of every thinking
man, whether the gold standard is not
the curse the Democratic party has al
ways claimed it to be.
What the Beers Will Find.
The Boer commissioners will find
in the United States house divided
against itself. a nation whose basic
principle as expounded in the warnings
of its wisest statesmen from the begin
ming, was to avoid all foreign alliances
and entanglements, now so tangled up
in every variety of them that it dare
not even sympathize with nation
struggling for freedom, as 1t struggled
over a century ago.
1t is openly confessed by the Re-
publicans organs, and regarded by
them as thing to be proud Of, that our
entrance upon the human bubble as n
WIN poMel plSSiuueS uS LlOlu tiih-
ing up any new struggle lest our CON-
mercial relations be adversely effected.
They will find an administration per-
hitting its high and low salaried Off
Gals to leave their posts of duty to tout
for 1t, and by promises of office and
influence, or else by threats of depriva-
ton of all means of employment,
forcing upon the people the continue
ton Of policy that is breaking down
the nation.
They will wonder how long it will be
before high state officials will be Sc
lected by direct appointment from the
chief executive of the nation. The ex-
ample of Comptroller Dawes man.
aging the Illinois Republican State con-
vention suggests possibility.
When these Boer commissioners see
all these things and think them over,
and perceive how the people lie help
less at the feet of n special class, and
that all Of our boosted freedom,
screaming eagles, waving flags and
Fourth of July orations are nothing
but gush, they will go home, fold their
nantes about them and await the
death blow to the last opportunity of
ever securing human liberty. Even
their trust in God is taken away from
them by Bishop Hartzell and the Afri-
can NJ. e. convention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

calves in the spring that were not trou-
bled with lice us 1t is now to find
flock of poultry without them, and we
hope another half century will Danish
them from the poultry yard as gener-
ally as the last half century has from
the calf pen.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Woman Is worth hor weight In gold,
but she always wants more,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Talking is like riding a wheel; man
may know when to stop but may not
know how to stop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Friendship IL not SO difficult az ad,
mlration Of our friends friends,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

Tho Muscles OF the Moth.
AS many as a,08l muscles have heep
eounted In the body Of a moth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

a Massachusetts hero, whose fame
rests upon n single incident, one which,
however, will never be lost to history,
is the sailor who sent the notorious cruis-
er Alabama to Davy Jones' locker, Adj
miral James A. Winslow. Winslow's
grave is in Forest Hills Cemetery, Bos-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

On fame's eternal camping grounds,
Their silent tents are spread.