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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
Grange libraries.

One of the great advantages of the
Grange is that it may, at small coss to
each member, procure an assortment of
agricultural works upon almost every
department Of farming. and these, with
the publications of the Boards of Atri-
culture and the Experiment Stations.
would make accessible to all the op,n.
ions of the best authorities upon al
most any subject. The individual farm
er may not feel that he can a ford to
purchase all of such books as he NAV
need, but If each member pays ycarly
the price of one book he will have fhe
advantage of studying many. If es-
says are to be read or lectures del.v-
cred by member they can use those
books for such facts as they wish to
present, and they will speak with s.u-
thority. while those whose experience
does not coincide with that-of the Witt
er, or who does not agree with the tie
orles advanced, should not be afraid to
express his opinion and give Ills reasoas
Tor II, We have seen tlmes when the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
The census shows that the lake cities

The census shows that the lake cities
have grown much more rapidly than
river towns. Thus Chicago gained "a
per cent from 1890 to 1900, Milwaukee
30 per cent, Detroit Ss, Toledo 81.
Cleveland 40 and Buffalo 81. On the
other hand, ST. Louis gained q per
cent, Cincinnati per cent and st. Paul
%, while Albany, Omaha and Sioux
City declined in population. The ex-
PLANTATION offered is that ocean steam.
ers and lake craft have taken advan.
tage Of the economies which the larger
sized vehicles afford, while the river
traffic has not been able to do SO. Ma
ture has made 1t possible for the lake
traffic to keep abreast of the times In
the increasing size of its vessels and
SO hold It's own in competition with the
railroads. In the case Of the rivers ma
ture has interposed veto upon such
development. This is telling argu
ment for the improvement of the wa
ter courses If the Telling of the for.
ests has destroyed the rivers as chan
nels of commerce. they should be re-
stored and maintained.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
General Purpose Farmiup,

1t has been Well said that the gen
eral-purpose farmer who is also good
gardener has a better living for him
self mid family than the specisl-crop
farmer. il he does not make as much
money some years. Why should he
not? Ee grows his own beef and
pork and mutton, his poultry and
eggs, his fruits and vegetables, and If
he wants 10 eat them he has not to
count the cost of them. If lie has any
surplus he can get money to supply
such other necessarles as the farm does
not supply. If railroads are stopped
by strike or town roads blocked by
heavy snowdrifts. lie has no fear Of
starvation, and IL unexpected visitors
arrive, there is no need of rushing off
TO market TO get food for them. He
is the ideal Independent farmer, IL he
is out of debt, and lie and his family
are in good health. And they are the
kind who are apt TO be out of debt, for
such one will usually sell more than
he is obliged to buy every year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Near Coudersport, Potter County,
Pennsylvania, is hole in the mountain
from which flows freezing air. A man
was sinking well for mineral wealth.
At the depth of twenty feet he was
compelled to quit or freeze. About May
ice begins to form in 1t, and continues
to freeze until October. There is no
ice in the hole in winter. The warmer
the day, the more Ice there is in the
mine. The air becomes more frigid the
closer one goes to the cavern. There
is no water in the bottom of the shaft,
but the water dripping down from its
sides freezes. The Ice begins to form
less than a foot from the top and coats
the sides of the shaft several inches
thick, What causes the intense cold
and where the air comes from are Ques.
tons that have not been satisfactorily
answered. --Philadelphis Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
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Director John II. Snge of the Iowa
weather and crop service has prepared
his annual preliminary estimate Of the
crop yields for Iowa. A final calculation
will be made the LIST of December, but 1t
will increase rather than decrease the
present estimate, which is conservative
one, allowing for all possibilities Of loss
and shrinkage. For each of the principal
crops the yield is as follows: Corn-S,-
61S,6GO acres at Al bushels per acre, n
total yield of 1853, s85, O6O bushels. This
is 1S,0O0,000 bushels more than was pro-
duced in any previous year. Wheat
Winter, 16 bushels per acre; spring, IS
bushels per acre; total yield, %, 465, $50,
against 19,574,972 bushels last year.
Oats-35 bushels per acre, total yield,
139, T07, $50 bushels. Rye-17 bushels
per acre, total yield, 1,762.56O bushels.
Barley-2S bushels per acre, total YIELD
14,O4S, 100 bushels. Flax-11 bushels per
acre, total yield, 1.197, 300 bushels. Tame
hay-1.4 tons per acre, total yield, 81
56S,4TO tons. Potatoes-T2 bushels per
acre, total yield 10.776,0 900 bushels. The
total yield of cereals Is placed at $751;
10000 bushels, 100000 bushels high
er than in any previous year in ten years.
1t is 131, 100000 bushels above the aver
age yearly output for the past ten years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
diamonds said 10 BE Alive.

A diamond is as much alive as man.
rhus declares Professor Won Schroen
of the Naples University. According
to. him the so-called inorganic bodies
possess quite as much life rs organic
ones. He also claims to have photo.
graphs of the chief events in the life Of
a crystal. from Its birth inward. One
Of the most curious of these is thus de-
scribed: "The crystal meets another
one from different mother. The two
strike at each other; they fight, strive
and clasp with each other. 1t is war
to the death. 1t is case of the survi-
val of the fittest One must die. But
no two crystals from the same mother
ever fight, no matter when they meet"
In which particular crystals seem to be,
superior to human beings.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

true Christian will do as Christ bids
all to do. This theory has attracted
much attention to the eminent Russian.
His religious convictions are set forth
in his books, "Christs Christianity,
and "Afy Religion" and have long been
condemned by prominent orthodox
teachers, who do not agree with him in
first principles. Tolstoi is now Is years
old. His first book, "War and Peace"
was published in 1850.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

tached to the German legation. The
Baron was also principal of an interna-
tional school of languages, for Germans
do not think 1t beneath them to turn
their talents and accomplishments to
account, even though they may be pos
sessed of wealth. The handsome young
Baron was So years old when he first
met the beautiful American girl. They
fell in love at first sight. When the
Baroness Won Orendorff took her niece
abroad. the baron followed. and their
little romance had for background
many European countries. There was
a wedding by and by in Germany, and
the bride said to her friends: 81 would
have married my dear German fiance
if he had been plain Tom Smith, with
out coat to his back"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

An exchange calls attention to the
fact that the scientific experiments
proving that man can live on fifteen
cents worth of food per day have been
generally misunderstood. They have
been taken to mean that fifteen-cent
meals are enough for man engaged in
hard physical labor. The experimenters
have all been men of sedentary habits.
Such men require moderate diet. The
tissues are not exhausted as by hard
physical labor. The man who heaves
clay out Of ditch or who shovels the
coal into the frebox consumes tissue
and 1t must be put on again by food.
Mr.. Rockefeller gets along with crack
ers and milk, but IL he carried a hod
he would soon fail on such diet The
sad part of this whole discussion is the
discrepancy between the Incomes of the
men who flourish on a moderate diet
and the incomes of the men who must
have rich red corpuscles in their blood.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

May horse when fed on the street
wastes portion Of the feed by splitting
1t out Of the feeding device in trying to
get at it, and with the idea Of prevent
ing this loss Thomas A. Howard of
Baltimore has devised the feel bag
shown in our illustration. The inten-
ton is to supply just enough feed at
It time in the lower chamber to keep
eren with the demand, the remainder
OF the grain being contained IN the
hopper shown at the rear. Tue supply
hopper is suspended behind tile ami
mal's throat by straps attached to the
bride, and the front portion IS held
in place by n strap attached to the
check rein. A stiffening ring lspfacedat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
Found in soldier., Horne.

William H. Tuthill, mourned as dead
isnce Oct. 90. 1883, is said to have been
located ut the Soldiers home in Califor-
mia. Tuthill formerly lived at New Al
bin, where he became member Of the
A. o. U. w. of Iowa. He disappeared
Mt Ottawa. Kan, and several years later
his wife, Harriet A. Tuthill of Dubuque.
brought suit to recover on $1,000 policy
held in the order. The case was tried
twice in the District Court. Tuthill was
located. it is said, by an application his
wife made for pension, a search of the
records revealing that man of the same
name. company and regiment was being
paid pension in the Soldiers home of
California;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

1t is said by an American traveller, in
Siberia that the Russians are much
more given to shaking hands on every
occasion than are Americans. This
traveller can never have hailed from the
boundless, breezy West, or he would
not have ventured to make such an as
sertion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

be tightly boarded UP will answer. The
floor should lie leveled up and = drain,
consisting of a trench partly filled in
with stones. lug to carry off meltage
water. Entrance should be through
n Ions. passage with several locke to eff
fectuh!iy cut off air currents. ali sur
face winter must be conducted away
from such stack and hogs Kept out
or they will burrow in and admit air
In fI,a l.n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Sbe rung is put down SO the ears Of
corn will not catch when pulled for
ward. Corn husking makes lame backs
and sore hands. Tie horse will help
the back. and the following recipe will
help the hands: Tale white wax, one
fourth ounce; spermaceti, one-fourth
ounce; almond oil, one ounce; glycerin,
two ounces. Melt tie wax and stir in
the oil and glycerin.-Ohio Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
BARONESS vow swARTzENsTElN
Wife of Gcrmany's Minister to China
Was An American Girl.

was An American Girl.
Maud Roosevelt La Ninsen, now Bar
oness Won Swartzenstein, whose hus-
hand has been recently appointed Min
lister from Germany to China, was one
of the bellies of Washington three win
tiers ago. She is an American woman
of the highest type-beautiful, well ed
ucated and we'll born She is a blonde,
whose blue eyes are the glory of face
that is delicate of feature. Her figure
is slender and graceful. A member of
the Roosevelt family, and n second
cousin of Governor Roosevelt, she was.
after her debut in New York City, a
conspicuous beauty in the most ex.
elusive sets, but she was truly "a penni-
less lass in long pedigree" and her
face was her fortune. She spent her
winters with her mothers cousin, Bar
oness Won Orendorff, in Washington,
with whom she frequently went
abroad. The acquaintance with Baron
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein began IN
Washington. when the diplomat was at.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
Galveston is not TO be abandoned. The

Galveston is not to be abandoned. The
people of the stricken city have taken
heart. There is no longer any talk of
giving UP the site to the winds and
waves and moving to a more secure sit
uation. n, one way this change of
mental attitude Is gratifying. In an
other it is to be regretted. 1t is pleas
ant to know that the Galvlstonians are
recovering from the catastrophe which
overwhelmed them. 1t is not reassuring
to learn that they mean to tempt dlsas-
ter once more by rebuilding their city
GU sandbar. What has happened once
ops happen again. There Is no assur.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
COUNT TOLSTOI,

by the Russian Gr.sk Church.
Count Lyof Tolstoi, who has been
mathematical by the Russian Church
on account of his religious and philo-
sopbical teachings, believes in the lit,
eral Interpretation of the sermon on the
mount, and insists that the only Chris
tian life is that which exemplifies the.
plain precepts of Jesus. He holds that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

On the march toward Shiloh, young
color-sergeant noticed that Gen. Will
liam Nelson always muttered to him
self when he passed the flag. One day,
as this happened, his adjutant sup
posed himself addressed, and called
out: 81 did not understand, Generalm
The reply came like shot: ~ said,
God bless the fag!' "Amen!" cried
both the sergeant and the adjutant.
Amen" repeated the thousands of
veterans of the Civil War who, during
the recent encampment in Chicago,
marched-old. battered, lame, loyal
down the banner-hung Avenue of
Fame. Not for self-praise, but for the
honor and glory of the flag were they
there. Nor could the most careless
spectator have failed to be reminded
anew Of the beauty of our flag, the
respect due it, and the mighty heritage
1t has brought us. God bless the flag!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

weight of more than 22O pounds. They
are about thirteen feet long and are
provided with three-hinged metallic
fukes, which admit of easy movement
forward, but retard movement back
ward IN the water. Capt. Grossmann
uses paddle to assist him in his
waeery promenade, and finds 1t espe-
cially useful in turning. 1t is said he
has saved twenty lives by the use Of
these shoes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
English sparrows Again.

II is reported that the nlilliners, or
those who furnish them with supplies,
have discovered that by piecing, dyeing
and other tricks of the trade they can
take the skins and plunlage of the Eng
fish sparrow and initiate almost any
of the birds, wings and other featIiered
ornaments with which the gentle. sex
have been accustomed to adorn their
hats, excepting the ostrich feather and
as there is no restraint upon killing the
sparrow they propose to keep up the
supply in that way. This is one case
where we think the imitation should be
preferred to the genuine, and if this
proves true we shall hope to see every
hat covered With the counterfeit re-
scmblance of nearly all birds that fly,
and some that do not resemble anything
that ever wore feathers. -Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24


Ii the butter is sufficiently so.id and
81 the right temperature, IS to GO de-
g1ees in summer and two to four de-
grees warmer in winter, the process of
working can be entirely completed be-
fore taking from the churn. says cor
respondent of the National Stockman
Should 1t not be possible in Summer
to hold 1t at proper temperature and
1t becomes too soft for final treatment
it may be removed to butter bowl
aud placed where it will harden, when
the finishing touches may be given. 1t
is entirely needless TO rework butter If
proper temperature has been secured
All that working means anyway is to
evenly incorporate the salt and expel
the surplus moisture. If this can he ac-
con'plished at one operation further
manipulation is not only unnecessary
but altogether harmful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
Girl Tries Hard to Murder.

Miss Flora Powell, daughter Of J. A.
Powell, a guard at the Fort Madison PEN
itcntiary. attempted to shoot Harry Hill
of Milton, formerly guard at the peni-
Tertiary. The revolver failed to dis
charge, though it was snapped three
times. Hill took the weapon from her
and she is now in the hands of the sheriff.
Hill is under Indictment on charges
brought by Miss Powell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

thirty years he has
figured largely in the
affairs of his coun-
try. He was nearly
GO years of age. He
Joined the military
at an early age, and
his conspicuous abil-
ity won him rapid
promotion. He went
through the Morocco
campaign in 1850.
and first served in
Cuba from 1864 to
1870, the rank of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

That professor who has been explor-
ing Indiana caves for the purpose of
finding out how old the world is evil
IDENTITY went upon the theory that
Mother Earth has the general fem
mime falling and is, therefore, endeav-
oring to hide her age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

The psychologists principle that
printed lessons are three times as easy
to learn when accompanied by suitable
pictures, has been humorously applied
in Manitoba. The farmers being dila-
tory in adopting preventive measures
against the annual pest, the Govern
ment hung up posters in every court
house and postoffice. This danger
signal pictured grasshopper in a
wheat field, with the inscription:
In.this wheat by and by.
While the taste of the legend is more
than questionable, the appeal to the
farmers eye and "funny-bone" was
promptly effective.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

the top of the feed pouch, and in the
bottom is wooden disk followed out
in the upper side to throw the feed
toward the center and prevent its &C.
cumulation around the sides. 1t is OBJ
vipus that the grain will feed by grav-
ity into the feed pouch, and that the
supply will be dependent upon the
amount consumed by the animal. An
Important feature of the device is that
when the horse lowers its head the
pouch is raised by the action of the
check rein, thus allowing the animal to
obtain n good moutbful with little ex-
ertlon,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

The straw left after clover seed has
been threshed our is not as good as
clover hay early cut yet II 1t is handled
properly ii makes very good forage. 1t
should not be allowed to get too ripe
before cutting, as, If ID does, the seeds
from the larger heads. which ripen first
will drop out in The curing, and the
seed saved will he from the smaller
heads that ripen last. Thus is the secd
less In quantity, and often inferior in
quality 10 those which might have OBJ
tained by cutting when the larger heads
had just turned n deep brown. while
the value Of the sfrawts lesssuea, ~Ex,
change, 'aa3 iss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
ABLE TO SKATE ON WATER.
How German Sen Captain Move. in

How German Sen Captain Moves in
Shoes Thirteen Feet Long.
) Capt. Grossmann, German sailor, is
the inventor of pair of shoes for walk
ing on water. BE recently gave an exhi-
bition on the Rhine at Worms near the
new and imposing bridge across the
stream named. The shoes are made of
tin. weigh twenty-five pounds each, and
together are capable Of sustaining a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Experiments lat the grass station at
Abilene, Texas, have shown that natu-
rnl pastures may be improved by disk.
ing the land, loosening the surface and
thus trapping the grass seeds that 9th
eTwise would be blown away until
cnught by some natural obstacle in
stead Of lodging where most needed. 1t
was also shown that the same process
helped to retain the water falling on
the land instead of permitting 1t to flow
away over the hard surface. Also that
a deep furrow plowed every ten to
twenty feet had the same tendencies,
catching the seeds in their fight and
also the water from rains, causing Ii
to soak into the ground instead Of run
ming away to the draws, where 1t can
do but little good. Careful expert
mentation is every year developing new
and valuable truths bearing upon farm
ing and stock-raising.-T Farm and
Ranch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

books were wrong and the farmer right,
though usually scientific investigation
reaches results that give more accurate
information than guesswork, though
the latter may be founded on certain
amount of. practical experience. And
the agricultural papers should always
be kept on file in the Grange room, and
speakers led to comment on such slate
ments as they see in them that seem
new or interesting to them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
IMPROVED HAND STAMP.
Device by Which the style of Type May
re Varfed

Here we illustrate convenient hand
stamp which is an improvement over
those now in use. With the old style
of stamp it has been possible to use
but one set of type, and when the stamp
was purchased the desired lettering
had to be set in place permanently. BY
the addition of the little hook shown at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Thieves entered the Bolton hardware
store in Des Moines, and as one of the
number was leaving the building he was
placed under arrest. Several knives and
reviewers that had been stolen were re-
covered, 1t is possible that the man was
working alone, but it is more than likely
that he had accomplices and that they es-
caped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

The cities of the country having
reached mp into the air about ms far
as it is practicable, it is expected that
the next general move will be to bur-
row underground.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
Cattle for Breeding.

There is a marked increase In the de-
mand for fine cattle for breeding pur-
poses, which is not confined to any spe-
clal kind, says the American Cultiva-
tor. All the leading breeds have their
friends and advocates, and each has
special points of merit worthy Of con
sideration. Just at present there is an
embargo on European cattle. Official
advices to the Department of Agricul-
ture report that the foot and mouth
disease is very prevalent among live
stock throughout almost all of Europe,
except Norway, Sweden and Holland,
and importations of animals from Eu-
ropean countries, principally Germany,
France, Austria, Belgium and Switzer-
land, is being prohibited by this Gov
eminent. A special permit from the
Secretary of Agriculture is required for
the entry of all these animals subject
to contagious disease, and applications
for permits from the countries where
the disease is prevalent are being re-
fused by the department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24
A Burglary at Minden.

Burglars entered the hardware store Of
Stuhr Bros. at Ainden and helped them
selves to revolvers, razors, silvcrware,
etc. II is estimated that they took goods
valued at 500. Entrance was gained by
removing the glass from a back door.
There is no clue to the identity of the
perpetrators.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

The husking horse shown In the cut
IN made of light material The rung
should be one and one-fourth inch stuff,
put in with shoulders cut down to one
inch where 1T goes through the legs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Vacant Land in South Dakota.
South Dakota has an aggregate OF H..
100000 acres OF vacant government
land which is now subject 70 entry BY
qualified applicants.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

Y HOW THY Uct H1scH WIFI HIN.
If a man in China doesn't pay his
debts at the usual time, the New Year,
his creditors carry away the door Of his
shop, thus permitting all the demons
and evil spirits to enter.