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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
FLOWER AND TREE.

Pruning to excess or too frequent or
too long is weakening to the tree.
When branch is removed, the cut
ting should be close, leaving no stub.
The apple, pear, ounce and thorn
can be grated one on another, with va
rying success.
Wormy fruit in the orchard is best
disposed Of by the sheep. They eat all
without making any choice, as pigs do.
Planting a few trees every fall or
spring, Us may be convenient, helps
materially to keep up supply of good
fruit.
The cherry, peach, apricot, nectarine
and almond require light, dry and
warm soil, but may be grown on loose,
sandy soils.
saltpeter is recommended US quick
acting fertilizer for flower beds that
seem to be languishing, especially
those that show small and pale leaf
age.
Peach and plum trees are both less
liable to diseases when grown In the
poultry yard. The trees will make a
better growth and at the same time
afford shade for the fowls.
Geraniums that have been used fol
summer bloomers will not flower again
until the late spring months. Gerani
ums for winter blooming should bt
grown especially for that purpose BY
keeping the flower buds nipped of un
til August.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
DRIVEN TO MADNESS.
TIMES WHEN AN EXCESS OF SOY 10
LINKED WITH ihsAhtrx.


Some os the ssdaest CAses OF Lunses
Are Those Where the Mind Il Un-
able to Stand the shock OF Sudden
Good 1adinss.
II ia no exaeeeration to assert, said
an asvtum Doctor of long and varied
.-.,.,ano. .h.. .h.,a a.. soorea ~ men
oA. .e' w - s.N,'.... - - ~ !. 10
anu women ~ oul asy'.ns .a wv .-sass -
hteraiiy peen Sen. .lefe .niousn
OF JOY. Many OF these cases wnicn a5e'
In my opinion, the saddest OF all nave
come under my own observation.
remember in the very first asylum
with which I was connected one Of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
American Game Preseryation.

Forty states prohibit the export of
certain specified game, and thirty-seven
of these forbid shipment of quail killed
In the state to points outside Of the
state. This is right. The game belongs
to the people of the state, and there is
no state where game Is so abundant
that the supply is greater than the de-
msnds of Its own people. Moreover,
the right to export 1t is q temptation to
exterminste it for the benefit of others.
1t should be limited to those fairly en-
titled to enjoy 1t.
The importing of live game from for
eign countries, and from one state to
another under reasonable limitations,
for breeding purposes, is manifestly
right in the line of game protection.
If law could be enacted forbiding
any cold storage company from having
game on storage ten days after the be-
ginning of the close season in any state,
it would be great measure. At pres
ent, the cold storage companies fill their
shelves with game, and serve 1t at all
seasons in spite Of the law. They are
greater temptation to slaughter thar
all the other things put together And
such stuff it isl A quail or snipe thai
has been on Ice six months, served, as Il
so often is, upon the ocean-liner IL
July or August, is no better than soul
piece of white oak chip. Yet, to en-
able them to indulge in this class c,
menu, the laws are more grossly viola
ted than for any other reason.-Fron
The Awakening concerning game, b,
John S. Wise, In the American Month
ly Review of Reviews for November.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
The New York World.
Thrice-a-Week Edition,
The Most Widely Read Newspaper
in America.

Time has demonstrated that the
Thrice-a- Week World stands alone in
its class. Other papers have initiated
its form but not its success. This is
because it tells all the news all the
tine and tells 1t impartially, whether
that news be political or otherwise. 1t
is, in fact, almost a daily at the price
of a weekly and you cannot afford to
be without 1t.
Republican and Democrat alike can
read the Thrice-asNeek World with
absolute confidence In its truth.
In addition to news, it publishes first
class serial stories and other features
suited to the home and fireside.
The Thrice-a-week Worlds regular
subscription price is only $1.OO pei
year. We offer this unequalled news
paper and the Manchester Democrat
together one year for $2.15.
The regular subscription price of thu
two papers Is $3.50. 1:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
THE HANDY FOLDING RULE.
An Ola standby of the Mechanic In
Greater Demand Than Ever.

Greater Demand Than Ever.
'aThere are about million different
kinds of rules" said dealer in hard
ware and tools, ''the rules being some
thing Of well nigh universal use in one
form or another in pretty much all
trades. but here's one old standby that
we sell more of now than ever, this be-
Ing the folding rule.
There are plenty of rules that fold,
the commonly known two foot rule
being familiar example, but this par
ticular old rule that speak of is known
by name as the folding rule.
"It Ia made in foot long sections, in
various lengths, ranging from two to
ten feet and over ten, if required, but
three feet, five feet, any number Of
feet, the rule, whatever its total length,
folds up completely into bundle a
foot long. The Stats are thin and fold
ed up, and even a ten foot rule takes
up little room. 1t can be quite conven-
iently carried in the pocket.
"Lots of people use folding rules
plumbers, for instance, in measuring
pipes and in measuring places for
pipes. In measuring a distance great
er than the spread of the arms with O
tape two men are required, but one
man can measure with folding rule
ls far as the rule can reach, and will
such a rule he can, single handed
measure around corners or in the an
giles of wall and ceiling or in any othel
bend or crevlce. We sell lots of then
nowadays to electricians, who use then
in measuring for wiring houses ant
we sell them to various other users
the six foot rule being the one mos
commonly sold.
"such rules, Of whatever length, ar
sold by the foot, at cents a foot
New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
Mistakes Of Women.

One of tile mistakes of women ls in
not knowing how to eat. If man is
not to be fed when she is, she thinks
cup of tea or anything handy is good
enough. If she needs to save money,
she does 1t at the butchers cost. If she
lie unhappy, she goes without food. A
man eats If the sheriff is at his door, if
his work drives, If the undertaken In
terrupts; and he is right. A woman
will choose ice cream instead of beef
steak, and man will not.
Another of her mistakes is in not
knowing when to rest. II she is tired,
she may sit down, but she will darn
stockings, crochet shawls, embroider
doilies. She doesn't know that
hard work tires. II she is exhaust
ed, she will write letters, figure her &C.
counts. She would laugh at you If you
limited that reading or writing could
fail to rest her. All over the country
women's hospitals flourish because
women do not know when to rest.
Another mistake on the list is their
constant worrying. Worry and hurry
are their enemies, and yet they hug
them to their bosoms. Women CROSS
bridges before they come to them, and
even build bridges. They imagine mis-
fortune and run out to meet them.
Women are not jolly enough. They
make too serious business of life, and
laugh at its little humors too seldom
Men can stop in the midst Of perplexi-
ties and have q hearty laugh. And Il
keeps them young. Women cannot
and that is one reason why they fade 81
early-there are other reasons, but VI
will pass them now. Worry not onl,
wrinkles the face, but 1t wrinkles ant
wither the mind. Have hearty lsugl
once In while;it Isl good antiseptlc ant
will purify the mental atmosphere, ,driv
away evil imsginings, bad temper an
! other ills.-Buffslo Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
Cost of Traction.

An Indiana engineer recently esti-
mated that the cost to move one ton
per mile by horse power over q dry,
sandy road was "a cents; over wet
sand, 32 cents; over an earth road and
ruts, 26 cents; over an earth road that
is dry and hard, 18 cents; over broken
stone road In good condition, 8 cents;
over q compact gravel road, 8.8 cents;
over stone paving, 5.33 cents; over as.
phalt, az cents. Hwsgon Transports
tion could be carried on at q cost of 5
cents per mile per ton the result would
be saving OF many millions Of tons
Of merchandise that can not now be
handled with profit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
The Utility Of the Pure Bred.

1 think IT best to keep full bloods, as
they will be more uniform than CROSS
bred animals. Another point in favor
of pure-bred animals is that If we have
more on hand than we care to fatten,
there is q better chance to sell some of
them for breeders and at better prices
than If they are grades OF cross-bred
animals. A full-blood animal is likely
to get better care than grade or q
cross-bred animal, as we are more likely
to take 9 pride in full bloods.- s.-A. j.
Legg, in Epitomist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
A Halloween wooing.

When tiptoe to the garden-well
On Halloween she went,
The new moon DER the waters dark
A bow Of silver bent.
l heard her say above the brink
These words of mystery:
New moon, true moon. tell me. pray.
Who my husband is to be-"
Then lightly to her side stole,
Across the wlthered grass,
Our faces In the water shone
As In alooking-glass.
She looked SO sweet, in scarlet cloak
And furry hood arrayed,
knew couldn't breathe my VOWS
Unto fairer maid.
Awhispered word. a lingering kiss
On lips Of dewv red
Twas thus won her little hand
And soft consent to we'd
But still thlnk-for such. you know.
Are the ways Of maidens fair
When she went forth that Halloween
She knew that / was there.
-Minna Irving, In Judg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

brain and brought on such a conulllon
of excitement that he had to be sent
to an asylum, and when he calmed
down again he had lost all recollection |
Of his good fortune, and nothing can
verge of starvation.
Another patient III the same asylum |
was young and in his lucid moments
a most intelligent fellow, whose brain
was turned" as the saying is, on learn
ing that he had passed an examination.
He had sat for the matriculation exam
nation at the University of London, on
passing which he had set his heart
and had asked friend in London to |
wire the result as soon MS the names
were screened at Burlington House.
About three weeks later came fatal |
telegram, "Failed-sorry,' which sent |
the young man into the lowest depths
Of despair, for he was too old to sit
aguin. Not many hours later, however,
came another telegram, passed honors
very sorry crush so great did not see
name this morning. The revulsion
Of feeling was so great that the stu
dents reason gave way, and he be-
came so violent in his excitement that
he had to be confined. Fortunately he
was not with us long and is now, am
glad to know, doing very well as a So
licitor.
Disappointed love sends many peo-
pie to asylums, but it is very seldom
that success in wooing drives a man
mad. It had this strange effect, how
ever, on one Of my late patients. The
girl he loved had gone out to India to
keep house for her brother before he
had screwed up his courage to the point
Of proposing to her, but an offer fol-
lowed by mail very quickly after her.
Weeks and months passed, and no an
swer came to the impatient lover until,
after waiting two years in despair, he
became engaged to girl who had
nothing but her money bags to recom-
mend her and for whom he had not
particle of love. Scarcely, however, was
his fate sealed than he received the
long despaired of letter from India, ac-
cepting his offer and explaining that
| the girls brother had received and mis-
laid the letter, which had only just
been found and had come into her
hands.
Within an hour of the receipt Of this
letter the man was a raving maniac,
and although his condition is improved
I doubt whether he will ever recover
his reason.
In another remarkable case 1t was
the joy at seeing her husband again
that robbed lady patient of her rea-
son. Her husband was the captain Of
a merchant ship which was reported
to have gone down with all hands. The
widow had deeply mourned her hus-
band for nearly year, when one day
on returning from a walk she found
him sitting in the drawing room as
hale and robust as ever.
With a shrek she fell unconscious on
the floor, and when she recovered her
reason was gone. 1t seems that her
husband. after floating for some time,
had been picked up by passing
tramp and had been landed on the
west coast Of Africa, from which he
had returned home by the first availa-
BILE vessel.-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
.AanA} MANCHESTER Wednesday, NOVEMBER g. 1901

"a policy that would make them resist
every permanent advance In cattle prices
asl0ng as possible.
at the same time, with improved re-
frigerator service, more efficient distri-
button, and consequently growing
market for domestic and export beef
and hog products, there is room for an
expansion in the supply of cattle and
hogs. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
LIGHTNING FLASHES.
HOW THEY Ake, EVOLVED AND THE
ENERGY THEY POSSESS.

Balls From the Clouds.
Without doubt lightning was the first
electrical phenomenon that was obsery-
ed, by human beings. To this day it
remains the least known and least un-
derstood of natural electrical manifes-
tations except, perhaps, the aurora.
There is vast deal Of popular mis-
conception concerning the danger Of
lightning and the nature Of 1t. The
lightning fash is discharge from
cloud at high potential with refer
ence to the earth. When the atmos-
phere is charged with water vapor and
some eddy or current in Its colder up
per strata Is detected downward, caus-
ing condensation, exceedingly minute
drops Of water are formed, each bear
ing an electrical charge. The consoli-
dalton Of these Into larger drops results
In q very great increment Of the poten-
tial Of the charge since the capacity of
the drop varies with Its diameter and
the volume of the drop with the cube
Of the diameter.
The consequence Of this is that 1t
takes. for example, eight drops CONSOLE
dated to make one Of twice the dame
ter of the constituent drops. and the
cnafHe on tne SURFACE .. tne console
oatea drop wiz De FOUR tmes as great
as that upon the surfaces Of its ele-
ments. In this way. as the small wa
ter particles unite to form drops which
fall as rain, the potential of the charge
tney carry increases unui II attaihs
enormous Vaiues' ana the lightning
nasn ieaps 70 the earth' which may De
regarded simply as Dody OF very
great eiectrostauc capacity. Ine ois-
Charge, which is called lightning, Is
apt to De more or less destructive, al
tnougn tne energy OF an lnoividuai
1ne conaitions are sucn that the dis-
cnarge taKes on an osciiiating cnarac-
ter, producing violent surgings OF cur
rent NO very accurate measurements
have been made upon the current In
| yotSeo. pu. II is taken 70 De OF the Or
aes oh l,uO % wv amperes. ine
eiectro motive force necessary 70 cause
nasn mile long Is probably several
million volts' ana OF course the power
OF tne nasn measured IN watts Is very
great put its ouration Is correspond
lngiy snort.
Protectlon q properly ana me IRON
nsntnmg nasnes mas peen . suD)ec,
enat mas entfalneo the attentlon OF
natural pnilosopnefs since FRANKLIN
hfNfnHfR
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
Insurance at Cost.

M e. Blair, Secretary of the Delaware County
farmers Mutual Insurance Co. and County
Co. win be at Fred Blair's office In Manchester,
Saturday afternoon of each week. 24t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

BARGAIN IN RESIDENCE PROPERTY
A house and lot In one of the best resident
portions Of city Of Manchester for sale cheap
and on easy terms. Good dwelling, barn, etc.
Enquire at DEMOCRAT OFFICE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

More than four-ffths Of the popula-
ton Of Mexico are Of mixed or Indian
blood.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

LAWRENCE & eREMs.
nRUGS, Wall paper, Stationery, Paints, Oils
" etc. City hall block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

B. CLARK.
nRY GOODS, Notions, Carpets, Gents fur
" nishing goods, etc. Franklin street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

QUAKER MILL co.
ELOUR and Feed, Manufacturers Of the cele.
brated White Satin and White Pearl Flour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
Our Business Directory.
HoLLIsTER LUMBER co.
T UMBER and all kinds of building materials
~ Posts and Coal. Corner Of Delaware ~
Madison streets

scHARLEs, THE TAILOR.
MERCHANT TAILOR and Gents Furnish
Ming Goods. Bradley b Sherman bldg, Man
chester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
Farm For Sale.

Three good farms in the northern part Of this
county. Two of them contain 100 acres each
and the other 200 acres. Inquire at the Demo-
crat office. 26tf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
12o Acre Farm For Sale.

cHEAP-Residence properties in this city. En-
qulre at Manchester Democrat oif1ce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

PETERSON BROS.
Dealers In Groceries, Provisions, Crockery,
Fruits. etc. Main Street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

sf4srx suRArlE1is.: An prepared 10 do aii
zNsvs X IN my Hne. Moving household goods
and pianos Aspecialty.s All work WIN receive
pfonnpt attention. A share Of your patronsgeis is
solicited. Charges right. Give your draying
to man who has come to stay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06
House to Rent.

A good house situated on Franklin street jus
south of my residence, now occupied by Burto
Clark. Jos. Hutchinson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

WIN. DENNIS.
CARPENTER. CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
~ am now prepared to do oil work In my
!inein good and workmanlike manner. Salts.
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur.
nished. Work taken In town or country. Shop
near the stand tower On West Side Of river.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03
A Unique Clock.

The most ingenious and unique pro-
duction of the theological art is said
to be owned by wealthy Hindu
prince. This clock has no dial, rich
ly.toned gong being suspended il its
place. Beneath this gong, on a met
al plate, lie quantity of artificial
skulls and bones in a heap, there be-
ing enough of these to form y COM
plete skeletons.
Precisely at one o'clock one skull,
together with the number Of bones
necessary to make one skeleton, flies
into position. The skeleton, by some
invisible and mechanical force, leaps
to its feet, SEXES mallet in its bonY
hand and strikes the suspended gong
a single blow. This being done, the
mechanical operations are reversed.
The mallet falls back into its former
place, the skeleton returns to the heap
of skulls and bones, falls PROSTATE
upon them and drops instantly to
pieces. Whatever the hour happens
to be, corresponding number of skel-
etons goes through this remarkable
maneuver, and at noon or midnight
the scene is gruesome in the extreme.
-Je1CelerS' ReUie,O.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03
It Happened in a Drug Store.

Zone day last winter lady came to
my drug store and asked me for brand
of cough medicine that | did not have
in stock, says Mr.. e. r. Grandin, the
popular druggist Of Ontario. n. \.
"She was disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation | could
recommend. | said to her that | could
freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and that she could take bot
tie of the remedy and after giving it
fair trial if she did not find it worth the
money to bring back the bottle and |
would refund the price paid In the
course of a day or two the lady came
back in company with friend in need
of cough medicine and advised her to
buy a bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. | consider that very good
for the remedy. The
remedy owes its great popularity and
extensive sale in large measure to the
personal recommendations OF people
who have been cured by its use. For
sale at Rein harris Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03
A Rummage Sale.

Some bright woman has devised Inc
rummage sale as means Tor raising
money for church or charitable puf-
poses, and it seems to have proven
successful wherever tried, says the Up
ZIONIST. A hall is hired, or IN CITY
perhaps it may be vacant store on
one of the principal streets. Then
those interested begin to solicit among
their friends, not for money or fresh
articles of fancy work, but any article
Of which the possessor has become
tired. The sale is advertised for
day or two days and then the fun be-
gins. The busy workers arrange the
goods donated in departments as lar
as possible. Of course the articles not
being new. fancy prices are not charged
but the aggregate sales are usually
very satisfactory, for a large number
of articles are freely given and are as
freely purchased by those who can
make use of them. Thus lady has a
pair of boots which have been worn
only once or twice, but which do not
fit her and cannot be returned; she
willingly gives them to the "rumma-
gers" and perhaps some poor working
girl purchases them for less than hall
their value and is happy. Children
clothing which has been outgrOwn al
ways finds ready purchasers. TheE
often one tires of really choice brlc-a-
brac and this goes to help out the
work. Often an article which has
been the property Of some one we'll
known and loved in the community
will bring price far out Of proportion
to its value. Sometimes laughable IN
cidents occur, as when a lady who re-
Gently made some purchase at such a
sale laid her coat upon a counter as
the room was warm. When the gar
ment was missed and search made, it
was found hanging with other second
hand" garments and plainly marked
rs cents. Some way the lady could
but wonder if the coat she thought SO
smart, looked little shabby to other
people. There is less work to be done
in soliciting and preparing the articles
for a rummage sale than for fair.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03
Nagging Before Guests.

Visiting about, as DO every sum-
mer, remarked popular woman, 81
cannot help being struck by certain
faults of manner and, l might almost
say, breeding, which are common
among the incest people, who would
be the first to detect and criticise such
solecisms in others. One habit is talk
ing with each other to make CONVEX
sation at the table, instead of to the
guest. This is very common, although
one would not think it possible, and
the people who do it would be greatly
astonished if they thought l referred
to them. 1t is generally done with
the idea of amusing the visitor, no
doubt, but it is always ANNOYING.
Another habit, and this is much
worse, is fault-fndipg on the part of
the mistress or master of the house.
People should make it rule never to
blame child or a servant, or criticise
each others actions before guest. A
third person is always made uncom-
Portable by it and feels almost as if he
himself were included in the repri-
mand. But what is called 'nagging'
between husband and wife is the
worst of all "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-10-03

Frank Whiting, of Clarksburgp and
w. H. Hogan, of Parker's Landing,
Pa, driller and tool dresser, We're
burned in an awful manner near Cairo,
W. Va, few days ago, where they
were employed in putting down well.
A strong vein Of oil and gas was I'M
e1pectedly struck and the well began
to flow while the men were in the rig.
The mems clothes were saturated with
oil which at once took fire. The flesh
was almost burned from their bodies.