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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
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Total soil products ......... s215.722,S30
The average yield per acre of corn
this year is estimated Mt about thirty
four bushels. the total yield being about
DOG, 100000 bushels. A large number
of acres of corn, nearly 100000, were
destroyed by the floods In the spring.
The corn actually gathered is not nearly
all marketable. In the northern section
of the State (thirty counties) the sound
and marketable corn Is estimated at 10
per cent; In the southern section (thirty-
one countless it is estimated ut 64 per
cent. For the State MS whole Al per
cent is considered marketable, and 5S
per cent unmarketable The local price
of the sound corn is about 30 cents a
bushel; the average feeding value Of tho
soft corn is estimated at % cents
bushel. Last year the corn crop was
227 ,00O, 600 bushels, and the value 49,
100000; the preceding year, 45,OOOOOO
bushels: value, 500, 100000.
The acreage of winter wheat this Year
was small, and the total yield was $685.
Obs bushels, an average of about eigh-
teen bushels to the acre. The yield Of
spring wheat was thirteen bushels to the
acre. or total of 12,6S0,000 bushels.
The quality of the wheat Is generally
poor. and the shipping wheat is worth
about SO cents. and the winter wheat 10
cents per bushe The total value of the
crop is estimated ut $7,062, $40. Last
year the total yield of wheat was 49,
295, 600 bushels, and the value was S10,-
$4,000.
The ont crop suffered greater damage
from the excessive rainfall than snny
other crop. The reports indicate an av-
erage of about thirty-one bushels to the
acre from the portion of the crop that
| was thrasled The estimated yield is
02,907,9 $3.50 bushels, as compared with
| 114,0O0,00O bushels last year. and 13S,-
100000 in 1900 The average value Of
the crop at the local markets appears TO
be "a cents per bushel, md the total
value 500, 297,910. Inst years crop was
| valued MT SIO2OD 600
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

making improvements of various kinds
OH the upper Mississippi, and altogether
since that date has expended about
S0,0o0,OOO. which has been of vast
benefit.
System of Improvement
In improving some sections of the
upper river the work has been done by
means of shore protection, closing
dams and wing dams, constructed of
brush and stone, which are found in
abundance ON the banks of the river.
By this method of improvement all
! tha side channels are closed by what
are termed closing dams. thus conf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
The advance in surgery during thirty

The advance In surgery during thirty
years issasown by the remarkable fact
tha1 seons are now asserting the
Possibility Of opening the heart and
dividing certain valvular Instructions
which threaten life. In an address de-
livered at the opening of the winter
session at Yorkshire College, Leeds,
Professor Mayo Robson said that when
he was student 1t was thought that
the slightest wound Of the heart must
inevitably be fatal. Cardiac surgery,
however, has progressed in the past
few years to an extent which is ind-
Gated by cases described by the pro-
fessor. In no less than thirty-eight
instances have bullet wounds and stab
wounds of the heart been stitched up.
There was recovery from the operation
In half OF the cases, and complete cure
In thirteen instances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
TERROR ABOARD SHIP.
Monster Anaconda Breaks from It.
Gaze n1ad La KILLED

Monster Anaconda Breaks from Its
Cage and Is Killed.
A huge python broke out Of Its cage,
took possession of the bridge mud held
the crew Of the British ship Afridi
terrorized for nearly two hours the
night after leaving Singapore on the
voyage which ended with the tying up
of the ship in New York harbor the
other day. This huge snake was one
of the largest that Captain Golden, of
the Afridi, had even seen:
1t was vicious, and 1t took ten men
to handle it at Singapore and transfer
1t from the cage where 1t was brought
to the strong box built for its trans.
portation. About 10 o'clock at night
n terrific hubbub broke out among
the animals on deck, and Captain
Golding, realizing that something wal
wrong, made m investigation.
He found that the python had brok
ell out of his cage and was calmly
climbing the companion ladder to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Too many people go to church mere
ly to hear good sermon or fine music
or to see people and be seen. And SO
when there is likelihood of an indif-
ferent sermon or poor music or a
storm they stay away. The church
going habit is one to be cultivated, the
same as the habit of attending to ones
business or daily duties regardles1=6f
weather or anything else. Once &c
quired, the church. going habit goes
quietly on molding character and de-
termining destiny.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Mou and $1,000 Arc Mi..iue

No trace of Otto Dennison, who 80
mysteriously disappeared with $1,000
belonging to other people, has been
found Dennison is 81 years of age and
lived on farm three miles northwest Of
I.ineville. He was administrator of the
estate of his foster father. the late A. ].
Dennison. He WAS on his way to Mt.
Ayr with funds to settle with other rela-
tives for their share i'll the estate, when
he dropped out of sight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Pcrsonnl.

Ida-so she left her husband and
married again?
sue-Yes but she was terribly In
suited during the ceremony.
lda-Hpw SO?
sue-Why, some one whispered:
Grass is coming up again"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

There is plenty Of work to do in win
ter If the farm is rightly managed. 1t
is the season of the year for all re-
pairs and renewals. Every implement
or piece of machinery should be over
hauled and all repairs ordered, SO as
to be ready for spring work. An i'm
plement that is in good order saves
labor and enables the farmer to hurry
with the early work whcu every day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Farm Inve,t,nents.

Investors ought to be satisfied with
n low rate of interest in agricultural
investment on account of its relative
safety. AS yet 1t is little soon In our
history to expect that the new agricul-
ture of the future shall have any spe-
cial attractions for capital. But the
time will come when all of our old
depleted lands will be regenerated and
revived, through the era Of invested
capital There is very little chance for
any regenerativc work In agriculture
without such investment. The poor
man must either keep to the skimming
policy, or work for others until he
has put by enough to be a capitalist
himself, in n small way at least. I
have always been averse to recon-
mending any meE so go in debt for
anything. Yet most of the successes
of this world are made by those who
venture in this respect. A never for.
gotten remark once heard by nice
old capitalist was to the effect that h.
always loaned money to the man whe
wanted to buy manure with IT.
Hoard's Dairyman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

The United States army having been
reduced to $4,000, the minimum size
authorized by law, there is now one
soldier to about 1900 Inhabitants.
When one considers the ratio between
population and armies in Europe, the
number Of immigrants who come to
America Is not surprising.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Milk and Hog Cholera.

During seasons when hog cholera is
prevalent 1t has been noted that what
are known rs the creamery and dairy
sections of the country suffer much less
from the disease than those sections
where the steer takes the place of the
dairy cow. The reason assigned is that
pigs in the dairy sections get good
ration of skimmilk, one of the best bal.
nnced rations to be had, and are thus
better fitted to resist the disease than
purely corn-fed hogs Creamery Jour.
,,aI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

DR.. George f. Hall of Chicago is out
in sermon on gum chewing "Give
me the gum money of the city of Chi
cago for one year." says the doctor,
"and will build and dedicate free
from debt magnificent auditorium
with seating capacity Of 10000, in
every respect superior to the world
famous Mormon Tabernacle at Salt
Lake City" True, but the preacher
did not give figures for the country at
large. The women of the United
States spend more than $8.O00,0O0 n
Year for the product Of the gummifer-
GUS tree. The greatest gum chewers
are the women of Cleveland. The sec
ond is Chicago, and st. Louis is third.
The luminosity Of these cities puts
to the blush the ruminant who chews
his cud. And the gummous article Is
In the hands Of a trust! The doctors
say gum chewing ruins the digestion
but the women reply with wag of
the jaw. Others say it isn't NICE"
Imagine Helen OF Troy or Beatrice or
Joan Of Arc clipping enunciation with
a wad of gum! The only answer to
this impeachment'is tilt of the nose
and chew, chew, chew. Well, let
them chew. They don't spend 1.-THE
of the tobacco bill. And few of them
can talk and chew at the same time.
There are exceptions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

General Chaffee is indeed an excep-
tion among our. prominent army Off
GERS. He is not the hero Of cheap
cigar and he has written no magazine
articles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

A young woman given her choice be-
tween a husband and open-work stock
ings, chose the latter. She should re-
member that fashions in hosiery
change frequently, but that husbands
have remained about the same for sew
eral thousand years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

There is a large. rosy fortune await
Ing the individual who will put upon
the market Roman candle that will
pop the balls into the air us rapidly
rs the popular novels of the day are
popped out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Bones-Yeas. sab; All kin prove dat
Noah didn't take enuf to eat on dat
voyage.
Tambo-How kin yo' provelt?
Bones-Don't de good book say he
only took one Ham?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

cleanest and most dura-
BILE, besides allowing the
free circulation of air
through their contents.
In use in n garden
where a water tank.and
hose connection are
available they are q
great labor saver. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
is valuable The farmer who does not
place his implements under cover at
this season may be forced TO buy new
ones much sooner than he expects.
Most and Least Profitable Crops.

Most and Least Profitable Crops.
Out of 141 correspondents of the
Board of Agriculture sixty-two called
potatoes the most profitable, and TWEEN
ty-seven called them the least profit
able; eight called corn the most profit
able and siXtyfour thought 1t the least
profitable; forty-one consider hay the
most profitable; thirty-two apples; ten
oats; seven tobacco; seven cranber-
ries; six cabbages; six sweet corn; six
Strawberries; four each favored on
ions, tomatoes. beans and fruit; three
each peaches and pears, two market
garden crops and two asparagus; one
each for rutabagas, forage crops, Gel
cry, milk, plums and root crops; nine
thought hay the least profitable; seven
tomatoes; six apples; four each SAID
squashes. cabbages and sweet corn;
three each milk, cranberrics and beans;
two each said onions, pears and Gu
cumbers, and one each asparagus.
grapes, caulitlowers, beets. melons.
peas. small fruit and market garden
crops; sixty-two considered the season
to have been profitable; eleven ms
above the average for profit; sixteen
as an average for profit; eighteen fair
ly profitable, and thirty-seven thought
1t had been an Improbable one. Thus
1t will be seen that much depends
upon the location, and more perhaps
upon the individual us to the profit on
crops. In nearly every country corn
and potatoes were less than an aver
age crop, but the loss on amount III
potatoes was largely made up by the
high cs-Massachusetts Plough
man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Amount of seed Per Acre.

The practice of using half bushel
of seed per acre is good. In a favor.
able season, with plenty of fertilizer.
more seed could be profitably used. but
the tendency is to inferiority In quail
ity, especially in decreasing the pro-
TEN and increasing the fiber.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
BuTcnERING DEVICE.

scalding vat to the scraping table,
thence to the hanging bracket which
can be made for several hogs If de-
sired. believe this to be the simplest
and most inexpensive arrangement for
butchering hogs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

be a cover to it. with two or three
small holes punched in the cover so as
not to waste too much heat. use
single burner oil stove. This stove
will heat brooder ten or twelve feet
long.-Poultry Keeper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

The arsenic complexion tablet con-
tinues to justify the claims made for
it. Young women who take it in suf-
acient quantities never have any fur
ther trouble with their compilations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Clinton Girls Awful Death.

While Miss Suson McGovern of Clin-
ton was standing near a red-hot stove
her clothes became ignited and before
the flames could be extinguished her
body was burned to crisp. She linger-
ed several hours in awful agony before
death came to her relief.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Emperor William was treated very
coldly by the people of England dur
ing his visit to his uncle. The Eng
lishmen have titled people of their own
TO go crazy over.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

A New York man who is 20 years
of age has inherited S15,000,0OO. He
ought to be old enough not to let lit
tie thing like that start him a-going.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Fooled.

Mrs. Wederly-Did you notice Mrs.
Upson's new bonnet in church this
morning?
Wederly-No, indeed my dear. l was
lest in admiration of your old one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

A woman tasted for thirty-nin days
to get rid of apoplexy. She'll never
have 1t again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

The railroads are all increasing the
wages of their employees. 1t is no
more than right that such things
should be freely mentioned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Waste ApnIcs.

AS the apple season progresses we
see more and more the need of some
good outlet for waste apples. III some
localities they go to the cider mills;
but there is not much profit in that,
even when mans conscience is not
involved. They can be fed to pigs and
cows, and perhaps that is as good use
as any. There is very common preju-
dice against feeding fresh apples to
mich COWS, and it has some founda-
ton in the fact that cows are often
harmed by eating them. Such eases.
however, seem to occur always from
the cows getting out and filling up
full at the piles of half-rotten apples
under the trees. Cows will be made
sick by eating good, clean corn fodder
il they break into the cornfield and
stuff themselves some time when they
have not been used to eating green
corn. Careful tests show that apples
fed regularly and in moderation to
cows will produce no bad effects. Their
nutritive value is not very great, but
they do no amage.-Country Gentle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

A football player collided with a 10.
connective and was crippled. The con.
dition Of the locomotive is not stated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

1t has not as yet been reported that
any Of the Chicago babies have struck
for larger nursing bottles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

The more dollars you get together
the louder they talk. Same with wo-
men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Give boy his choice of presents and
he'll take the one that turns out the
most noise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Every orchard and garden should
have supply of wire baskets of DIFF
ferent sizes and shapes. They are the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

p. II. Harrison, of Manchester. n.
H., is compiling a history of battle
flags Of this country. especially of
those carried In what he incidentally
calls "The Brothers Quarrel" in 1861
1865.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

We see others as they are not; our
selves as we should like to be.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Madame Roland said II First.

1t may be stated for the comfort of
American roters-if married-that an
apostrophe of the following size and
style costs very little less in England
than in the United States:
A frankly unestletlc husband, on his
return from n little vacation trip, was
led into his London drawing-room,
which had been freshly decorated and
furnished during his absence by the
house of Liberty & Co.
Helooked about, as his wife babe him,
at the green and purple plush walls and
furniture.
30 Liberty, what crimes are COM
mitted in thy name" he murnured,
feelingly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

The annual interest charged has de-
creased more than one-half. from
$sO,0OO.000 II year to $33.5OO.OOO a
year and per capita from $1.5O to A.
cents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Appropriatc Expression.

Reginald-Miss, Wose, don't you
think my imported Egyptian cigarettes
are fine?
Miss Rose-Yes. they are perfectly
killing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

when Chillicothe was great city, us
compared with the other settlements
on the frontier. In the first place,
Chillicothe was the capital of that vast
stretch of land known as the Great
Northwest Territory, comprising the
present States of Ohio, Indiana, ILL.
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and n part
Of Minnesota, lying east of the Mis-
sissippi.
When Ohio became State Chilli
Gothic was its first capital. and here
the seat of government remained, with
the exception of only one short lapse,
until 1916, when it was moved to Co.
lumbus. The present constitution of
Ohio dates from 1850, when the orig
inal draft was amended in some par.
ticulurS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

baskets may DE filled With potatoes
and other vegetables, the hose turned
on and the contents Immediately wash
ed without touching the vegetables by
hand. When not in use they arS easily
hung up out of the way.-Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Duty is what we think about when
i'll, or are reminded of by creditors.
Davidsoa'G Dumas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

When you see woman with hand
of white plumage almost inyisibly
tinted with blue and green and more
strongly with golden brown ornament
ing her hat, know that from one to six
of these harmless, lovablc sweet
voiced little grebes were stripped to
supply it. And when you see that
other woman wearing cape the col
lar of which reaches above her ears to
be made up of almost lndiscernible
sections the size OF your hand, know
that each sections stands for the life
of one of these charming little chat
terers.
The breast Of the grade is It's curse.
Its feathers are SO tiny and fine rs
to be almost spipeless, SO thickly set
they stand on end. and so delicately
colored as to render adequate descrip.
ton impossible. Crest grebes are kill.
ed without mercy for this little patch
of rare feathering, and the little ones
do not escape.
There is no bird slaughter for plum.
age more wanton, unless it be that OF
the egret which takes the life of the
brooding bird for few feautiful feath.
ers found on the shoulders only al
nesting time and leaves the young to
die as they may.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

-
The Canterbury Shakers of New
Hampshire have some 1000 acres of
land, and the community numbers
about 100 persons. A large quantity
of dairy products is consumed by n
family of that size, and some years
ago with an ordinary dairy and meth
DDS, some butter had to be purchased
for home use. That necessity caused
more attention to be given to the dairy.
Poor cows We're sold and more scien-
titic methods of feeding adopted. In
order to further improve the herd and
increase its butter capacity, two thor
oughbred Guernsey bulls We're pur-
chased about four years ago from Mr..
Mixers. of Barre, Mass. BY constant
care, and the raising of the best heifer
calves, the dairy has steadily improv-
ed, until last season, with dairy of
forty cows, fifteen of which We're two
year-old heifers, an average of 30C
pounds Of butter per COW was made
Instead of purchasing butter for home
consumption. $1,000 worth of butter
was sold and $1,000 worth of stock
They have now about 100 head of cat
tie, sixteen of which are pure-bred
Guernseys. The sisters take entire care
of the milk after the milking is done
run the separator, including the engine
which furnishes the power, care fol
the cream and milk and make the but
| ter.-New England Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Jaws show which way the political
orator blows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

You can judge folks good deal by
the people they will not associate with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
For Hoc-Kiiling Use.

A. j. Berry. of Hancock County, In
diana, writes Iowa Farmer: AS the
time for butcherlng is approaching
there will be desire to know of sim
pie and yet handy devices for aiding
the work In butchering. have made
at very little expense very COM
plete arrangement for butchering hogs
and my neighbors enjoy it us much as
do. 1t is made by taking a large pole
about thirty feet long for lever and
another about ten feet long for post
which is set in the ground. A clevis-
shaped iron is made for the top of the
post to support the lever and permit
ting 1t to swing around in any position
The lever can be used in lifting the
hog in any part Of the butchering op.
Grafton. 1t can be swung from the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Hebridean Proverbs.

The daily talk of the Hebrideans has
a shrewd picturesQueness. LET the
loan go laughing home" they say. That
is, BE careful Of whatever you have
borrowed
If person were to be met coldly on
going to friends house, he would say:
"The shore is the same, but the she'll
fish is not the same"
The impossible is denoted by "black-
berries in midwinter and sea-gulls' eggs
in autumn"
Better thin kneading than to be
empty" That is, Half a loaf is better
than no bread"
"The man who is idle will put the cats
on the fire"
"He that does not look before him
will look behind him."
"a house without dog, without n
cat, without little child, is house
without pleasure and without laugh.
ter"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

here will be common assent to the
= of President James Of North
money is needed to make
aEsity, says the Chicago
day, d It is equally true
Miss Lelege graduates.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, 90
years old, is the oldest bishop of An.
glican communion in the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

le sIIHhe WIS CVtIsISaeU 10 VI
k Geological Society.