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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
state News In Brief.

The State Fair Association has fixed
Aug. "a to 20 as the dates for next years
exhibition.
Hope Presbyterian Church is the name
of new religious organization in South
Des Moines.
William Murphy, a Milwaukee grader
was struck by train near Ottumwa and
instantly killed.
Company III" of Marshalltown, Fifty.
third regiment, Iowa National Guarl, is
to be mustered out at its own request.
A small child of Frank Coe, living
near Guthrie Center, fell into tub OF
Two little girls, Lotto md Tottie
Mitchell, were drowned in pond on their
fathers farm about half mile south OF
Iowa Center.
Thomas Thornton, receiver for the de.
funct Lemars National Bank of Lemars
has filed his final report, showing that
creditors get 60 cents on the dollar.
One man was killed and eight others
severely injured by the wrecking of q
Wabash work train near Council Bluffs
The train while breaking up ran into a
COW.
At the special election held at Clarks.
vile for the purpose of bonding the
school district for new $4,000 school
house next year the vote was carried by
large majority.
Veal croQuettes served at banquet
In Dubuque following charity ball inade
number of peopole seriously i'll, and
physicians have attributed the cause 10
ptomaine poisoning.
William Howard, charged with steal.
ing team of horses from Paramount,
Mimi, was arrested five miles south OF
Algona by the sheriff and deputy sheriff
of Kossuth County.
The board of control has contracted
for 213 acres of land at Glenwood I'D
joining the institution farm on the east
The land was purchased for total OF
SIS, 900, or $02 per acre.
The new cutoff line of the Milwaukee
Is being rushed as fast as large forces of
men can carry it forward. The new
track is completed from Muscatine to
Conesville, distance of twenty miles.
The German Insurance Company of
Buffalo, probably the largest non-union
company doing business in Iowa, has no.
titled its agents in Iowa of its intention to
withdraw from the State.
Charles Miller has sued the Union
Electric Company at Dubuque for dam
ages alleged to have been sustained as q
result of shock of electricity, due to
the carelessness Of fellow employe.
B. +. Cue, ex-Lieutenant Governor of
the State, Is working steadily on his his
tory of Iowa. 1t will consist of four vol
umes of about 500 pages each, covering
the history of Iowa from the earliest
times through the year 1902. The book
will be published next summer.
The city Of Knoxville will be forced to
make another fight against the Legisla-
tire, or else quietly accept couple of
hunuied Opportunities. inebriates ANA
drug ENDS within the next two years.
For Kr,xville has on its hands an empty
and idle s.ate building which it wishes to
convert into State normal school, and
which mary other portions of the State
wish to see occupied with something else.
A movement is on foot to establish Dip
somaniac hc,pital in the vacant indus
trial school for the blind.
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw, on thdr twenty-fifth marriage an
niversary, gaya a dinner at Washington,
entertaining Iswa friends,
Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
"As Quick as a Wink y

One very often hears persons say
quick as a wink" when they wish to
express time that is very short. There
is no wonder that we use the compari.
son. for wink has been measured,
and 1t has been carefully ascertained
that the time consumed in the opera
tion is four-tenths of second in the
average individual. That is, two-twen.
ty-fifths of second are consumed in
closing the eyes, four-twenty -ffths in
resting and four-twenty-tifths in open.
ing it again.
Winks come close to us. for we make
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
CURE FOR KICKING HORSE.

be little distance behind where the
refractory horse is standing. When
ever he kicks he will strike the bag,
and in return will receive smart blow
from it. which he will remember 1t
may take few days to impress upon
his mind that he will always be re-
warded for his unmanneriy- conduct in
this manner. but unless he is exceed
ingly stupid lie will quickly learn the
lesson. and then the bag may be re-
moved. 1t is asserted that horse
once cured in this manner will never
again think of kicking, but whether
this is true or not time alone can tell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Farm, Notes.

Experiments in iowa so to snow
that grass is the most economical
sheep feed.
Beef production in the Eastern
States is becoming an interesting
proposition.
Darkness and low temperature are
the primary requisites in the success
full storing of potatoes.
Leaves should be thrown on the
poultry house floor. not only because
they afford scratching material in
which the fowls can exercise, but also
because they prevent draughts of air
on the floor and assist in keeping the
house warm.
a clean soil in the fall, and the
weeds destroyed before they seed, will
save one-half the labor in the spring.
Seeds of weeds start off in growth
very early, and the farmer cannot keep
them out of the way. The time to
destroy weeds is when they are Just
coming up through the ground, in
spring. and by burning the refuse in
the fall.
Half-manuring a field is sometimes
a loss, as the labor and time are really
thrown away If the manure is spread
over too much surface. 1t cannot sup
ply plant food to be of service unless
the quantity is such as to afford suffi-
cheney to the crop, and it is better to
use all the manure on a small plot than
to attempt to spread large field with
limited quantity.
Horses prefer carrots to all other
roots, and enough carrots can be Sc
cured from an acre of land to supply
a large number OF horses during the
winter. II farmers will feed carrots.
to horses and COWS less grain and l6ay
will be required, and the animals,-will
not only prefer the yarfiety of food,
but will be kept in excellent condi-
ton at less expense than to depend
solely upon dry food.
Grinding the corn and cob does NOT
add much 40 the ration, but the
ground coo serves to dilute the grain
and increase the bulk, which makes
the combination better than ground
grain alone. When used with ground
oats and bran 1t is excellent food. and
1t may be Y,ed with cut straw or hay.
tAll grain foods. when ground. viii
give better results If fed with bulky
materials and the condition Of the an.
u" when bot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
For n kicking Horse.

Many horses have an ugly habit of
kicking when in their stalls. and, ap-
parently no method has yet been found
by which they can be effectually cured
of this habit. Here, however. is plan
which was recently tested in Germany
and which is said to have proven eff
fectiye in every case. All that is NEG.
essary is to hang a bag of sand or
gravel from the ceiling of the stable
In such n manner that the bag will
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Before adjournment the Iowa Imple-
ment Dealers Association elected o. v.
Eckert of Northwood president; John
Sewers, vice-president, and D. NJ. Groves
of Nevada secretary. A resolution was
adopted pledging members not to sign
the contracts offered by the International
Harvester Company, the so-called trust.
III their present form. The proposal to
form n mutual insurance company was
Endorsed and one was organized after adj
journment, with p. Il. Ferney of Mar.
shalltown president and d. NJ. Groves of
Nevada secretary
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Judge Smythe of the District Court at
Burlington has made decision which is
of wide interest and Importance to farm
ers all over the country. He holds that
private telephone line, including poles,
wires, ETC., are fixtures, and therefore a
part of the farm. The case grew out of
an attempt to sell private telephone
line after the owner had sold the EARN
on which it was located.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Gent1e Treatmcnt 81 cow.

Every owner of COW should see that
gentle and quiet means are used in
drawing the milk from her. Many
good cows are spoiled by rough milk
ing. When 1t can be done, the same
person should milk the same cow eyR1S
time. Gentle treatment will Surely nav.
and me, matter of proht-Should always
be kept IN foreground We like to
see the COW reach around and lick the
mixer; then one can be sure that har-
mony does prevail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

During the hilarity of charivari par
ty at the home of Jacob Burkhart, few
miles northwest of Woodward, Meliki
Burkhart was shot in the back by re-
volver in the hands of one of the party,
who was said to be under the influence Of
liquor. and was careless in not firing in
the mir. The victim mny recover.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Hoofs of old hogs frequently need
trimming. If they become too long.
filth is liable to accumulate, and the
animal is not able to stand up straight
on its feet. 1t is very easy to trim
the hogs hoofs and the herd should
be inspected every six months or So
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Corn should be put into the silo when
1t is almost ready to cut and can be
put in at the time it is ripe enough to
cut with good results. Formerly 1t. was
thought best to cut corn when rather
green for silage, but later practice leans
toward the stage of ripeness-Just be-
fore 1t begins TO dry out and the stalks
become woody.-Dairy and Creamery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Tenspot-You should have seen the
pair Harker held last night.
Tray-I thought he had given up
poker since his marriage.
Tenspot-He has. He was holding his
twins,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Cold Storage for Apples.

The Horticultural Department of the
Iowa experiment station has one hun
dred barrels of standard varieties Of
Iowa apples in cold storage to de-
termine the relative keeping qualities
of the varieties. the length of time they
may be held successfully and the best
+--o,1o,.c ,..f rs..>., tl,rao
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Gypsu m Miner Killed.

A miner named Hall was killed Mt the
gypsum mills near Fort Dodge. The
fired blast in the mine below blew down
the wooden support. Hall went into the
mine without replacing the support and
was instantly killed by falling rock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
TwoL.,anghters of Exe,

Glow lo..ely of you to recognize me
at once. when you haven't seen me for
over three years"
"Oh. l knew you the moment 1 set
eyes on your dress" New York Her
aid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Profitable Futteniu. Feed.

A bunch of 400 steers fed at Claren.
don, Texas, last winter netted the feed
er $40 per head profit. The cattle were
fed on katfir corn and sorghum, with a
small percentage of cottonseed cake.
Nearly every farmer In the county
could raise plenty Of Katfir corn and
sorghum to finish few head of cattle,
and cottonseed cake can be secured
from the mills without great expense
Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Prevents wreck Of a Train.

f. H. Jordan discovered broken rail
on the main track of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad tracks at
Burlington and stopped the fast mail in
time to prevent wreck. Jordan was
voted hero by the passengers and train
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Fresh Air and Carbon,

Fresh air contains about three parts
of carbonic acid in 10000, respired air
about AL parts. and about five parts
viii cause the air of room to become
stClorav
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
How Rain Washes tho Air

The air after a heavy rainfall is
usually very clear. owing to the fact
that the rain in falling has carried with
1t most of the dust and impurities of
the atmosphere.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

The Admirer-'"rhe fringe of magno.
las beyond the lagoon There Is
something poetic about the word
"fytnge"
The Poet-Yes, except when 1t refer
10 trouser
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
An Expensive Food.

Potatoes are the most expensive of
all the staple foods. They contain
from $50 to 500 pounds of water in
every 1000 pounds. the solid matter
being mostly starch. The farmer also
finds the potato crop one of the most
cxacting in its requirements of labor.
one of the greatest obstacles being
warfare against beetles and diseases.
AT present prices potatoes are more ex-
pensive than beef, considering the ac-
tual proportion Of nutritious matter
contained, but 1t is only when prices
are high that the potato crop is very
profitable. owing to the expenses nee
essary for its cultivation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
OF INTEREST IN IOWA
A DIARY OF NOTEWORTHY HAP
PENiNGS.
Annual Report of RaiIroads-Imple-
mcnt Dealers Promise Trouble for
Harvester Trust-shot ut charivari-
Decision on Telephone Lines.

The annual report of the State Rail
road Commissioners for the year ending
June 30, 1902, has been filed with Gov.
Gummins. The comparative table on
earnings and operating expenses makes
the following showing for 1902 as COM
pared with 1901:
1902. 1901.
Mileage 9,6l4.O6 0,853 90
Earnings. gross. $50. los, 1911 $54.7e4.es5.e e
Expenses 39,S39. 1913 81. 1881 10
Net earnings. :. 1926, 396.5S 1874. 6e6 So
Net earnings per
mile ......... 2,oo3.es Lss10e
The report shows decrease in the
compensation to employees, considering
the daily average. In 1901 the average
daily compensation was $1.SS. In 1902
this dropped to $1.S2. AT the same time
there was an increase in the aggregate
of wages paid and in the number of en-
ployes. The number of employees in 1901
on the roads in Iowa was 1886, and
the wages paid amounted to SD 1858.
S22.I9. In 1902 the number of employees
was 4O5SS and the total wages paid was
S23, 09I 1852. The number of cars
equipped with automatic couplers In
creased from 210,464 in 1901 to 236,
in 1902 and the number killed coupling
cars decreased from six in 1901 to four
in 1862. The number injured also de-
creased from so in 1901 to 40 in 1902.
In 1901 the number of all cars in Iowa
was 211 ,SS3 and In 1902 the number had
increased to 237,25O. In 1901 twenty-onc
employees were killed falling from trains
and In 1902 but six were killed In this
way. There were 100 injured by falling
from trains in 1901 and ninety-eight in
1902. The comparative tables show the
following persons were killed in railroad
accidents in Iowa in 1902 and the year
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
c.rn Fodder aud Hay,

1t is difficult to make proper COM
parison between corn fodder and hay,
because the quality of either largely
depends upon the curing. Bright,
green corn fodder. shredded or cut
fine. is superior to improperly cured
hay, while good hay is far superior to
corn fodder that was not cut down
until the leaves turned yellow. If fod-
der is tender and juicy the animals
will prefer the stalks to the leaves, us
the stalks are rich in sugar. but much
depends upon the stage of growth at
which the stalks We're harvested.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Thirteen is never considered unluck,
by the man who gets that number fol
the price of a dozen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Some women are so modest that they
won't even own up to the size of their
faults.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
To Keep Cabbage.

The burying of cabbage heads down
and roots up is n mistake, although the
custom is an old one. When the heads
are buried and the ground becomes
frozen the cabbages are completely
sealed up and cannot be used. Later,
as the ground thaws, the heads begin
to rot, and large proportion of them
are lost from that cause. The proper
plan is to select high location, open
row with one-horse pillow, put the cab
bages in, roots down and heads out.
placing them close together, the heads
slanting SO as to turn water. Next make
another row, throwing the dirt on the
roots of the cabbages in the first row.
When all the cabbages are put in they
will be in n compact mass. Place straw
on the heads and boards on the straw,
to shed rain. If preferred, the cabbages
may be thus placed under shed and
covered with straw. II the roots are
put in the ground and the heads out
the cabbages will be alive, the stalks
will give crops of sprouts for early
greens In the spring and not head will
rot, while they may be cut Off from the
stalks at any time when wanted,
whether the ground is frozen or not, by
simply lifting the straw. In fact, they
will keep In such good condition as to
begin growing in the spring, II not dis
turbed, in the effort to produce seed
Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

en- two coats of paint, and when dry is
ready for use. The lower part Of the
Illustration shows the angle at which
the ends should slope.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
;RgYRJs:,YE Frs
t$St.Ss94Xxg.Se,ks: a.

been used. The apples were bought in
the heart of the Adams County apple
district, at prevailing prices, and We're
packed by commercial packer under
the direction of the experiment station.
The results should be fair guide,
both to the commercial orchardist and
dealer.-New England Farmer.
Feeding Lambs.
The large feeders generally prefer
lamb feeding, rather than the older
sheep, as they get quicker returns and
generally secure higher prices in pro-
portion to the Investment. Good feeders
can make lightweight feeding lambs
often double in weight in a four
months liberal feed. 1t would not do
for the average feeder to figure on such
returns, however. Older muttons, on
the other hand, do not gain flesh so rap
idly as lambs, nor do they bring SO
much on the market. the margin be-
tween the two ranging from $1.50 to
81. From this must be deducted the
difference in the cost of feeders, as
lambs sell higher than do thin muttons,
the difference sometimes amounting to
81 per hundred weight. All other things
being equal, 1t is generally accepted
statement that there is more money in
lamb feeding than mutton feeding. The
big exception to this, and one that
ought to be taken advantage of by all
feeders, Is that feeding muttons can
often be bought at bargains. A bunch
or two Of well-bought thin sheep from
one to two years old, whether ewes or
wethers, will often make feeder far
more money than his remunerative
bunch of lambs. In this country 1t Is
good rule that IL one should see a
cheap bunch of thin sheep not to miss
the opportunity to buy 1t, as 1t will
surely net profit.-Field and Farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
The Fair Sex.

"Oh, the gladness of their gladness
when they're glad,
And the sadness of their sadness
when they're sad;
But the gladness of their gladness and
the sadness of their sadness
Are as nothing to their badness
when they're bad
New Yorker.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17
Looking Forward.

is he afraid of automobiles" the
elderly lady asked the liverymdn who
had the only horse that could be found
in town, for it was the year 1916.
Not bit.' responded the liveryman.
reassuringly. The only thing that
might make him shy little would be
to suddenly come upon some vehicle be-
ing drawn by II horse. but that isn't
at all likely.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-17

Experiments in iowa SO to Show
that grass is the most economical
sheep feed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-07-11
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet'S says: The current week
closes six months period which as re-
CARDS. volume Of business done-except
speculation-and general prospects at
the close has had few equals and no SUI
periors. Profits may have been small
er, but the volume of trade turned over
has about made up for ttE. Export
trade in agricultural products is one Of
the few lines to suffer in comparison
with previous years. Confidence in the
corn crop outlook is evidenced by the
continued heavy buying for fall delivery
noted in the great grain-growing sec
tons of the West This is also reflect
ed by the continued large increases in
railway earnings over the best results
Of previous years.
The coal strike dulls trade at the
leading Eastern markets. A lull in the
demand for lumber at retail is noted at
York, Philadelphia and other cities, but
the mills are firm as to prices and stocks
are badly broken Wheat, including
-four, exports for the week aggregate
3,382,7or bushels, against 3,S6o,434 last
week and 4,364,147 in this week last
year.
Business failures for the week in the
United States number I53, against III
last week, 100 in this week last year,
I85 in 1900, Is8 in 1899 and I73 in 1898.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-07-11
Where Rock Crystals Are Found

There are a number of well defined
regions in this country where rock
crystals are found. and mining for
them is carried on with more or less
regularity most of the time. But the
most remarkable ones have been found
by chance rather than by any definite
cleT as to their whereabouts. One of
the we'll defined regions where quartz
crystals have been found in the past
dozen years is ut Hot Springs, Col, on
the banks of the Ouachita. a remark
able feature about these stones is that
they arc so worn by the tide and cur
rent that they are round like pebbles.
In most cases they are very clear crys-
tails, and they are of fair value. Some
have been cut and sold for good prices.
Scientific American.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-07-11
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Striking machinists at Alliance, Ohio,
rave returned 10 work.
The telegraph linemens strike at
Troy, N. Y, has been settled.
Every ice dealer in Albany, N. Y,
n w employs union ice handlers.
LAIR unions at Oneida, II. Y, have
organized a trades assembly.
Weavers at Warren, R. l., are on
strike, due to a question OF wages.
There is no change in the situation
of the boilermakers' strike at Superior,
Wis.
1t is believed that the strike OF the
Hartford CONN. carpenters will soon
be ended.
Engine wipers in the Canadian North
ern shops at Winnipeg, Manitoba, have
struck:
There seem to be no recent develop
ments in the building trades strike al
Denver Col.
ORGANIZED Job printers at Omaha,
Neb.. have succeeded in procuring a
Saturday half holiday.
Iowa's large building at the St. LOU
Exposition will probably be constructed
entirely by union labor.
New officers of the international Iy.
biographical Union have been elected
for the ensuing two years.
The predicted strike OF the machn-
lists at the Great Northern shops at St
Paul, Mimi, did not occur.
Determined efforts to organize arc t.
be made by the opertors OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company.
Bolermakers at Warren, Ohio, arc
on strike because OF the diA ,hargc q
the president Of their unicn.
Journeymen plumbers at Norfolk
Va, demand that the helpers be di.
pensed with, and a strike is mmiren
1t is reported that the strike OF thc
boilermakers Of the Santa Fe system a
San Bernardina, Cal, has been Sc tied
There is a great demand at pres~n
for farm laborers in Kansas and Ne
braska, due to the rapid ripering OF the
crops.
Unless the arbitration proposal mai
by the electrical workers at Hamilton
Canada, is complied with a strike will
likely occur. -