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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
MELODY MADE HIM HoMEsIck.
Was In His Native Land, bnt the Banjo
Upaet Him.

Upset Him.
A well-known Chicago German news
paper writer went to visit his birth
place on the Rhine a few weeks ago,
with the intention of staying at least
six months. 1t was his first trip to Ger
many since he left there more than
twenty years ago. and before his depar-
ture hc gave supper to his English
and German friends. In q farewell
speech he told of his great love for the
fatherland, but he added that he loved
his adopted country with as much fer.
vor as any native born. His friends
cheered the sentiment and tossed of
their glasses to his health and a safe
voyage.
One Of the party, a German, created
no end Of laughter by predicting that
the traveller would not stay away from
Chicago longer than month. He him.
self had made visit to the old home
last summer, and after two weeks of
handshaking he WIGS anxious to return
to America, which he did on the first
steamer that sailed from Bremen.
II wager supper for all who are
here" said the one who had been to
Germany last summer, that our host
does not stay in Europe six weeks.
He'll be homesick. or .heimweh,' as we
Germans call 1t, before he is there ten
days, and IL he wants to take me up on
the supper proposition stand ready to
shake hands with him as pledge that
he accepts the wager"
They shook hands, and the '.auf wei
dersehen" party came to a close in a
burst Of German song.
Just five weeks from the day he left
Chicago the German traveller returned.
The next day he resumed his desk on
the paper with which he had long been
connected. During the week he sent
invitations to the friends who were
with him the night before the depar.
ture. inviting them to the "heimweh''
supper, as he called 1t. The supper was
discussed last night at downtown
restaurant, and this Is what the tray.
eler told his friends:
at was my intention to remain in
Germany at least half year, and /
probably would have done so had not
visited drinking resort one day In
Berlin, which Is frequented by Ameri.
can tourists. Thare was one of those
automatic or electric banjos in the
place, and when heard 1t play Way
Down Upon the Suwanee River tears
came to my eyes. Think of it! A Ger.
man, born in Germany, crying over a
negro melody, which had never heard
until l came to America. The plain.
tive old tune made me homesick for
Chicago, and could no more shake II
OF than could fly. The notes Of the
familiar old song seemed to burn into
my brain, and really believe IL had
not sailed on the first vessel that !
would have gone insane. That is why
came back SO soon."
Is there any one who will doubt this
Germans love for the Stars and
Stripes r Chicago Inter Ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

attach the team to have the line Of
draft Just right. We remember seeing
a farmer using new plow, which he
condemned as being the meanest that
he ever saw. Yet little change In the
hitch from pillow clevts to whiffletree,
and a little adjustment of the harness,
proved 1t to be a good plow, while the
horses were doing better work and not
expending one.half as much strength.
Yet he had probably plowed more acres
in his time than we have square rods,
and with his old pillow could have turn
ed as good furrow as any man in
town.-American Culivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

e. hdISCNI ny hamrslOr0s
In the recent quarterly report OF the
Kansas Department of Agriculture Il
a most excellent article OH Kaffir corn
prepared by ]. G. Haney of the State
Agricultural College, upon request OF
Secretary Coburn. Concerning the har
vesting Of the crop he says: Kaffir corr
remains green until frost and the seed
does not shatter; so, IL grain Is the only
consideration, there is no great hurry
to harvest; 1t can stand until after
frost and the stalk is dry. But gener.
ally the fodder is consideration, as
well as the grain, and then the problem
Is to cut when the best results from
both may be obtained. The longer the
fodder stands the harder and less pal.
atable it becomes, while II cut too early
the best yield of grain Is not secured
Ate the grain is hardened SO that II
is dhacult to mash between the thumt
and finger, and there is little moisture
apparently in the seed, there will be
very little shrinkage in the grain. This
would perhaps be called "just past the
hard dough stage" If cut earlier the
fodder will be better feed, but there
will be considerable shrinkage in the
grain.
One thing that has kept this cror
from being more generally raised is
the problem Of harvesting. There are
number Of methods and they all
have their merits. If the fodder is de
sired for feed 1t is perhaps best to cut
stalk and all and leave in the shock
until dry. The best machine for ac.
complishing this is the corn binder
which leaves 1t In bundles of conven.
lent size for handling, and the fodder
is held together. The common method
however, Is to cut with mower, and
the crop should be left to cure well
before raking. Ordinarily 1t is put into
large shocks or small ricks containing
from a ton to three tons each. This Is
done with n hay gatherer, "buck rake,'
or "go-deyil," and saves a great deal
Of handling. 1t keeps in excellent con
dition when treated this way and can
be hauled when needed. 1t is ready to
harvest in about 105 days after plant.
ing, and this should be before frost, as
freezing while green is detrimental
besides, the hay will not cure as well
in cool weather, and 1t is essential that
1t be as perfectly cured as possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

A half block in the business center OF
Murray has been consumed by fire. An
alarm was turned in and the fire com
pany responded promptly, but their eff
forts only resulted in stopping the fire in
the center of the block. Just where the
fire originated is unknown, as it was UNI
der good Roadway when discovered. The
buildings that were total loss We're:
Dunphy's barber shop, Lucy & Riggs
restaurant and o. e. Garfett's depart
ment store, the contents of these being
total loss. The drug store of Fl. Nj.
Doolittle & Co., was also suited, but the
building remains standing and portion
of the stock was saved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

built of 2 by 6 Norway bill stuff dressed
on bevel to fit 10 foot radius. 1t
takes 80 pieces of 2 by 8, 70 feet long,
and so by 6, 10 feet long, total Of
2,400 feet of Norway bill stuff, to build
one Of these silos. 1t also takes about
100 pounds Of No. 8 steel wire, which
will make about 80 hoops, put on in
groups; shingled roof; the silos painted
three coats on outside and coat of
raw linseed oil on the inside.-Ohio
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
The1oake Railway Track.

Abou vcI0ck OH II rFVeHt H1EHt
Theodore Gerard, n merchant of Corn
ing was found tied across The rails on
the track about half mile west of the
station. The attention of nearby resi-
dent was called by his frenzied cries for
help. 1t appears that he had been struck
senseless in his store about $50 o'clock,
Just as he was in the act of closing the
safe. He recovered consciousness just
long enough to he rescued from his
perilous position, when he again swooned
away. The robbers secured about 500.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15


clerk. He is now in
his eighty-second
year, but is still ac-
tive, and regularly
makes his run be-
tween his home town
and Oil City, Pa. He
holds the record not
only as the Oldest
N1ork In tho oary1oo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
A Double staye silo,

These silos are 10 feet in diameter by
30 feet high and are set 8 feet apart
and inclosed as shown. The doors of
the silos face each other in the inclosed
alley. They are filed from the win
dows shown in the gables. They are
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Flames sweep .Ewart.

Fire the other night at about 10
o'clock destroyed the entire business por-
ton of Ewart. The places burned were;
A. N. WATSON, general merchandise;
yestal s. Vestal, general merchandise; V.
@. Clark, groceries and harness; j. Bryan,
7Imp1emunt iIousr- md -tiaefs-..aith ---a.er,
McAfeekin s. Farmer, elevator 6lled with
grain; postoffice, hotel, Presbyterian
Church, several residences and other
buildings. How the fire originated is not
known. Most of those burned out We're
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Train No. 81 on the Iowa Central rail-
way was wrecked Will: running at full
speed near London Mills. The cause of
the accident was broken wheel on one
Of the freight cars. which precipitated
ten cars Into the ditch. Three men We're
riding in one of the derailed cars and one
of them, unknown, was killed, his COM
panions suffering severe injuries. A
brakeman was also seriously injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
DON'T. About Alfalfa Growing.
"Don't sow alfalfa on poor soil.
uDnn,t COW alfalfa IN wet coil

Don't SOW alfalfa on poor SOIL
Don't SOW alfalfa on wet soil.
Don't forget to clip 1t three times
the first year.
Don't turn any stock on 1T until the
next May.
Don't let alfalfa hay get dry before
raking.
Don't fail to cut your hay in time.
That means to be ready to cut by June
first.
Don't ever let stock on your alfalfa
meadows in cold weather.
Don't sew alfalfa seed on unpre.
pared soil, as you do clover.
"If 1t fails with you, manure the land
and try again."-Ohio Experiment Sta.
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
The symptoms of love.

A German scientist has recently de-
scribed the symptoms of love as fol-
lows: The oscillations in the Interior of
a persons body, as may be seen in the
case of vibratory attraction, are In har-
mony-that is to say, they are at the
first movement in complete concordance
with the oscillations in the interior of
some other persons body. 1t is, of
course, necessary that the reactionary
sentiment in the case of the two sub
jects should be of an agreeable nature,
since the two vibrations facilitate the
movements of the atoms, which in this
case accumulate and emit their rays
without disturbing the diffusion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Barrooms Of the Bisl,ot,.

Barrooms OF the Bishop,
The people of England are much in.
terested these days concerning the
working of the plan of the Bishop Of
Chester for dealing with the evil of ex-
cessive drinking. The Bishop thinks
that prohibition does not prohibit and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

that regulation is much better. AS reg
ulation has in view tine evil done by
drinking, special pains are taken to
supply only the purest drinks. The
houses Under the Bishops scheme are
to have uniform external appear.
ance, distinguishing them from ordi-
nary licensed houses, notices promi.
nently displayed that food and non.
intoxicants are supplied at popular
prices, the intoxicants to be placed at
one end of the bar and the nonintoxi.
cants at the other, with tables at which
buns, sandwiches, tea, coffee, ETC., can
be served.
In villages the houses are to have
club, temperance and recreation rooms,
and where space Is available billiard
room and library, with backgammon,
drafts and similar games, are to have
also Il bowling green and other counter
attractions to the bar and tap room.
The idea is that it is hopeless to try to
extinguish thirst for stimulants, but
wise to reduce the danger arising from
excess or from bad whisky and beer to
the minimum. The good of the drinker,
not the promotion Of n theory, is the
main object,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Give. Power to Auditors.

Judge s. NJ. Weaver of the eleventh
district, candidate for the Supreme Court,
has made sweeping decision in the
Franklin County Court. 1t is a censure
of some former decisions by district
judges and sustains sections 1874 and
1895 of the code which provides for the
collection of taxes on property withheld
from assessment. He holds that the
statutes remedial in their nature are re-
troactive in effect and will justify re-
covery for taxes for years prior to their
enactment; that the auditor has power
to correct the tax lists and assess prop
erty entirely omitted by the assessor and
is not limited to correcting the lists for
the current year only, but may correct
the lists for prior years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
SECURE In Calves.

For scours in calves give two OF
three tablespoonfuls two or three times
day of powdered charcoal until a
cure Is effected, which will not be
long. If they do not lick 1t readily
from the hand, put 1t in their mouths
and they will soon take it freely
Farm and Home.
The Early Bee PolIinates the Frnit.
Experiments made some time ago at
the Michigan Agricultural College
showed that the bees Were altogether
the earliest insects out; that at the time
the average fruit tree is in bloom 1t is
too early In the spring for other insects
to be of any value for fruit pol1inatiOp,
. Man 10 tho lfttla 1r,orid II oyotap
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Exhilarating Exercise.

10 the unaccustomed a drive in the
automobile coupe in which most visi-
tors decide to. see Washington, is ex-
hiliarating to degree. The man at
the helm makes practice of missing
the wheels of coal carts by hairs
breadth and of swerving only the sec
ond before it seems that his vehicle
must be struck by trolley car.
If it We're not for the tacit admission
1t would convey that an automobile is
mother everyday equipage at home, the
feminine visitor to the Capital would
fool nanoh like leaning from the window
and shouting directions in forcible Eng
lish to the uniformed coachman. AS
1t is, she calmly keeps her seat and
says
isn't that a pretty hote1y when
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Aged Railway Mail Clerk.

For more than forty years George w.
Putnam, Of Ashtabula, Ohio. has been
actively employed as a railway mall
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Good Year for Farmer,

Last year the farmers Of the United
States received $1s5,OOO,OoO more for
their products than In 1899.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

t A Matter of Apparel.
"Then you don't believe that one can
tell character by physiognomy and
bearing?"
'No; when man has on his old
shoes 1t gives him cringing air"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
Relieve Lad Wa. Kidnaped.

Relieve Lad Was Kidnapped.
The disappearance of William Murphy
from Hudson still remains mystery.
Not trace has been found of him since
the time he walked out of his fathers
house the other night, and the belief is
growing that he has been kidnapped. AT
first the iieighbors We're of the opinion
that the boy had simply run away from
home, but when it became generally
known that the lad at the time of his
disappearance wore no coat or vest and
only had on a thin shirt and pair of
overalls In addition to his shoes and hat,
and that he had taken no money with
him when he had quite a considerable
sum In his room, the runaway theory was
thrown aside and that of death taken
up. But that theory, too, has been prac-
tically exploded, for dilgent search Of
the country for miles around has failed
to find the lads dead body.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15
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Insane Mother Kills Her Daughter.
While in an insane frenzy brought oil
by overwork, Mrs. George Rankin brain
ed her 13-year-old daughter Ruth at Des
Moines, the girl dying four hours later.
When physicians reached the home they
found Mrs. Rankin raving maniac. and
the walls and floors of the kitchen spat-
tered with blood. No one witnessed the
tragedy, but 14-year-old brother Of the
girl was attracted by her screams and
sprang upon his mother in time to pre-
vent immediate death. The Rankins re-
side in Highland Park, and are well con-
nected. The husband had just departed
for work when the tragedy occurred. The
girl was pupil of Oak Park High
School, and so far as can be ascertained,
enjoyed most cordial relations with her
p,Cthar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

A laborer makes bargain for the
price Of his work. but lawyer sim
ply takes everything in sight
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

ments on the place are in project. Four
or five years time will be required to
put 1t in the condition that Mr.. Hag-
gin wishes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15

Man Is the little world. -Layster,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26

Schools and colleges exist for the
purpose OF aiding us to keep up with
the knowledge of those who have never
attended them. boston Transcript
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC,
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite as Fatal. The Rest Treatment.

me hisease more PREVALENT than Ever AN Il
Quite as Fatal. The Rest Treatment.
The grip has surprised the doe
tors and health authorities this season
by its rapid spread and by some novel
symptoms. While it spares nobody
it is proving especially dangerous to
middle-aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either a fatal onset of
pneumonia, or complete breakdown
of health and strength, is apt TO fol-
low an attack of grip.
The wi c course for all is preven-
ton. BY wearing a BeaSon'S Porous
Plaster on the chest and back You
protect the lungs from cold and chill
and with ordinary care) You are
safe from grip.
For those who are already suffer
ing from grip, or from the usual win
ter coughsand colds, BenSoi,'S Plasters
are sure and speedy relief and cure.
Highly medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes.
Only the genuine are effective. Ex-
anime when you buy. Seabury &
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists,
New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26
EN- bu1nning.

Practically" says an undertaken
quoted by the Philadelphia Record
every corpse nowadays is embalmcd
Perhaps not one body In hundred is
buried without having the fluid inject
ed, and that settles It. You won't read
your obituary notices then. People
are coming TO realize this more and
more, and the old dread of being buried
alive Is fast dying out. But these
nervous individuals have got to have
some sort of post mortem bugaboo to
worry them. If 1t isn't one thing, it's
another. and as soon as you convince
them that they are not going TO be
buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making a speciality OF burglar proof
Baskets. Fact, l assure you"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26
DRESS UP FOR SUICIDE,
said To lie an InvarinbIc Rule with
Womcn seeking Death.

women seeking Death.
IF | should ever be called upon to
furnish indisputablc proof of the IN
herent pride of woman" said police
sergeant, 81 would point at once to her
invariable rule Of dressing up In her
best clothes when she goes out to COM
init suicide. In my experience on the
force | have had occasion to handle a
good many suicides and afterward In
vestlgate their personal affairs, and In
every Instance l have found that the
poor unfortunates prepared themselves
for death 10y donnlng their best bib and
tucker.
The majority of the printed reports
of suicides say that the clothes of the
dead woman were good or well made
or elegant IL the woman contemplate
Ing suicide owns silk waist. she
wears IT, Her broadcloth skirt and silk
pettieoat naturally go with this gar
ment, and she selects her best shoes.
Il have looked up the history Of
many of these respectfully clad suicides
and have found that they owned but
one gown with which they could make
decent appearance on the street and
that that one good dress was chosen
without exception MS the appropriate
garb In which 10 make the exit from
this worlds stage. 1t makes no differ
ence what manner of death IS chosen,
the costume is carefully selected.
Let n woman sleep her life away un-
der the influence of drugs or burn her
soul out with acids or sink into the
slime of the river, she clothes herself in
her most becoming garments and seeks
the end with apparent tranquility.
Her instinct Of gentllity and elegance
in clothes is with her to the last and
even in the face OF death she shrlnks
from public appearance In unbeeom-
ing raimont. New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26
RENTS COLLECTED.
MONEY LOANED.
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

No 50 Elm ST, : rooms and attic, desirable
brick dwelling
Nos. 80 and 25i North Main St doublt
frameidwellng. Very cheap
No so York street-large 3-story brick dwell
ing with large lot-hot water heat Terms
easy.
Nos. i7-i9 South Franklin street Frame
dwelling houses. Easy terms
No 20 south Main street three-story brick
dwelling; rooms and cellar.
No, 81 South Main street, brick dwelling,
three stories, rooms.
No. SO South Main street, rooms, three
story brick dwelling.
Cottage Hill frame house and hnrn with
large lot, house has 10 rooms,
Nos $50 - Wilson street, three frame
houses, easy terms,
Franklin street,.vacant lot near Swan street
Nos. sas 235 North. Union street, double
frame dwelling with large lots. Always rent
and pay good interest on investment.
dwelling.
Dec Is, 1880
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If brooms are hung In the cellnrway,
they Will keep soft and plant
Lamp wicks should never be longer
than will reach to the bottom OF the
oil well of the lamp.
If piece OF calico IS pasted over
holes and cracks In plaster, they may
be whitewashed or papered over and
will hardly show
Add little turpentne to the water
with which the floor Is scrubbed. It
Will take away the close smell and
make the room delightfully."- fresh.
Excellent lump wleks may be made
of mems soft felt hats by cutting them
into strips the width required, letting
them soak two hours Ia vinegar and
drying them.
two hours from the time It Inns beer
slept in 1t should be aired thorough,
and beaten until 1t Is light. Open at
the bedroom windows and let the fresl
mir aud sunlight into the ROOM
If you have handsome vases on tn,
mantelpiece or ON top of tho bookcase
etc, I'LL them with clean dry sand
which will weight them so they viii
not be overturned easily. In buying
any ornament be careful to examine
the bottom and see that 1t Is perfectly
nat ana so will stand steady.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26

Dedication Day fan-American Exposition
Low Fares via the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. Five day tickets, good only
in day coaches, win be sold ON Tues
days and Saturdays, May lst to Oct.
3lst, from Phillipsburg, at the rate of
500 for the round trip.
Ten-day tickets will be sold from
Phillipsburg every day from May LIST
to October 3ist, good on any train OK
cept the Black Diamond Express, at
the rate of $l0.S5 for the round trip
Write L. N. Arnold, Agent at
Phillipsburg, N. j., for further par
ticulars.