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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19
Easy Proposal.

eff I only had an ambassador at the
court of love?" sighed the bashful
swain.
"a minister would be good enough
for me-" replied the demure maiden.
"Arabella!"
"Herbert!"
And SO they were married-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19
LOVE LEADS 70 TRAGEDY.
Man Shoots Girl Because She Refuses
TO Marry Him.

Cleveland, fOhio, Dec 16, John
Plannerfc shot Mary Novak twice yes
terday because she refused to marry
him. The girl is said to be not seri-
ously hurt. Half an hour later, when
about to be apprehended by the police.
Planneric shot himself through the
heart, dying within a few minutes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIEN. 322 Third Ave,
N, Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. q. 1900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19
Cut Hlm...

Fred-She refused to listen to my
suit, but l stood around, In hopes that
something would turn up.
Tom-Did anything turn up?
Fred-Yes, her nose.-Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

Tears are the brine in which misery
is sometimes cured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

Carpets can be colored on the fool
with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

To Cure a Cola in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19
A HARVEST OF OI.D

Nearly everybody is now suffering from
some form Of q cold. The best and most
reliable remedy known is Coles Cough
Cure. All good druggists, rs and SO cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-19

Satan is not limited to the slums.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
PERSIAN RUGS.


A Safe Rule by Which to Distinguish
the Genuine Ones.
A great many persons fatter them
selves that they are able to tell gen.
uine Persian rug from spurious ma
chine made one by touch, but in this
they deceive themselves. The best and
surest way to tell a genuine from an
Imitation PERSIAN rug is the following:
If one will look closely, one will OBJ
serve that in the genuine Persian rug
the intricate and complicated pattern
or design is not altogether symmetric-
al, the corresponding flowers, vines or
geometrical figures of one side being
a little out Of line, larger or smaller
or not meeting and pointing with fig
ures on the corresponding detail on the
opposite side of the rug. This is owing
to the fact that in hand weaving it is
impossible to obtain perfect symmetry
of patterns, especially when the de-
signs are as complicated as they are
on Persian rugs. On the other hand
let one examine closely the machine
made rug, and one will find the most
perfect symmetry of pattern, so much
SO in fact that the design looks posi-
lively rigid and harsh. This a pretty
safe guide, and if observed one will
seldom mistake an imitation for gem
uine Persian rug.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

The large and increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
is matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for, of
all the papers of its class in the coun-
try, 1t is easily the best and most help.
full. Its Special Farmers Institute
editions, issued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi-
cal farmers. Written wholly by farm
ers, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the SOIL We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec-
ial Farmers Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal,
four of the most valuable farm publi-
cations In the country, that enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for $3.50 for the entire five,
one year. This is emphaticslly good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
offer. For large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
l1een offered before that equals Il. A
county paper, q farm paper, q poultry
paper, farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Isntitute, all for $1.91
Come In and order them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

Cows vary considerably in the length
of time in which they continue to milk.
Variation in this respect is characteris-
tic not only of individual cows but also
of whole breeds, some strains being
noted for having much longer period
of lactation than others. AS rule the
heaviest milking COWS will remain the
longest in milk. 1t is only natural that
the longer cow can be kept in milk
the greater will be the profit derivable
from her-provided, of course, she is
yielding milk in such quantity as to
more than compensate for the food con-
sumed. 1t is mistake to allow COWS
to go dry from three to four months
after producing their first calves. 1t is
well known that if they dry up soon
after producing their first calves there
is natural tendency to go dry at the
same time after producing their next
and subsequent calves. This being 30
it would naturally appear that after a
few years COWS in which the tendency
to run dry is encouraged in this way
would very soon deteriorate into dis
appointing race of mllkers.-Farmers
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Cultiyating Gfnge-

Ginger is made q matter of scientific
culture in Jamaica. 1t is propagated by
cutting up small pieces of the root, and
if possible. rich, cool soil from recent
ly cleared woods is selected for it. 1t
is great impoverisher of the soil and
grows so luxuriantly that in n short
time little piece of root will spread so
as to produce nearly a pound of new
roots. The sets are planted in March
or April and get to their full growth
about September.
The roots are dug usually in Jamaica
in January or February. They are
washed, exposed to the sun until thor
oughly dried and packed in parcels of
about a hundred pounds each. In order
to dry them more rapidly they are first
scalded in a little copper pot in order
to destroy life, of which the roots are
very tenacious. White ginger ana
black ginger are from the same roots,
the difference arising from methods of
curing. Roots for sugar preserving are
dug while quite young, before the
stems are more than five or six inches
high
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Random Notes

If your COW is spending half her time
fighting flies do not expect her to give
much milk.
A passageway in front of your stalls
so feed can be put in at the cows head
Is not bad idea.
Cultivate proper methods by reading
and thinking right, and good results
are sure to follow.
There are many animals entitled to
registration that are scrubs in fact be-
cause of mistakes in breeding.
A COW that the calf sucks will not
stay in milk as long as one that gives
her milk without the calf's help.
Usually it is cheaper to buy bran
about this time in the year than to wait
until it is needed in the winter.
Come to think of it, the dairyman's
mind is like churn, the cream of in
formation must be put in to get the
butter.
That article by Mrs. Wright concern
ing smooth voice for the cow is
worth thinking about q good many
/ times.
! Do not run 9 dairy just to pay ex-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Only n G1rl,s Purse,

Poems and stories used to be written
about the infinite variety of articles to
be found in boys pocket. Girls do
not have pockets-so much the worse
for them-but the things they stow
away in their pocketbooks would put a
boy to the blush.
A girl emptied her purse the other
day. Il have to clean it out" she ex-
planned, "every once in awhile, just as
l do my bureau drawers" These are
some of the things that were in it: Two
one dollar bills, Il fifty cent piece, two
quarters, a five cent piece Qead) and
ten pennies, Il lucky" Italian coin, a
japanese pocket piece" two receipts,
three bills, a parlor car check, four
street railway transfers, five mutilated
stamps, a pencil stub, matinee coupon,
three keys, newspaper clippings and a
cleaners check for gloves. That was
not at all an unusual case. Almost any
girl can match it.-Pittsburg Dispatch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
whlm. of Famous singers.

Nine. Scalchi was in very sad way
If She met any one who squinted, and
she would go through whole host of
evolutions to rid herself of the evil
spell.
Mario's foible was smoking. AS
smoking was forbidden at the theater,
he would never sign contract until
the clause which made him an excep-
ton to the rule was inserted. He
would have his valet waiting in the
wings with a match and cigar and
would rush off the stage, take few
whiffs and then return to tender love
scene. The cigars that he smoked cost
him half a crown. and he never more
than partially finished one. Even the
street boys in London knew him, and
when they followed his carriage,
cheering, he would have handful of
coins ready to toss to them.-Ex-
change,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Mexican Child Life.

aacan children high and low are
exceedingly fortunate in being treated
almost uniformly with the greatest
kindness and affection by their par
ents. From babyhood they have an ex-
cellent understanding with their eld-
ers, respect and affection on one side,
affection and tenderness on the other.
No Indian is too ragged or dirty to
kiss the hand of his tattered old moth
er with the grace of n lord. This hab-
it, with the real reverence of which it
is the outward and visible symbol, is
commenced early in childhood An In
dian, even drunk, does not abuse his
family. Assisted home by friend on
either side, whose condition is only
few degrees better than his own, he
sits on his doorstep, the one entrance
to the single unlighted room consti-
tuting his dwelling, and contemplates
life with maudlin good nature while
the children and dogs play around him
and over him until he falls into drunk
en- stupor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Syrian Asphalt,

Asphalt is found in the provinces of
Syria on the banks of the Dead sea
floating on the surface of its waters.
Through the action Of earthquakes the
asphalt has been torn from the bottom
of the sea and driven toward the shores,
especially to the east. The narratives
Of the Greek and Roman historians to
the effect that asphalt as small islands
was upheld by the salt water and drlv-
en- over the surface of the sea are with
out doubt true. This asphalt and gen
orally the oriental or Egyptian is pure
and expensive and used principally in
the manufacture of certain kind of
varnish, but for general purposes, ow-
ing to its brtttleness as well, is useless
in the asphalt industry. = American
Asphalt Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
He Got the Guinens.

A pretty story is told of an English
nobleman whom his barber left half
shaved and in great hurry. His lord
ship thought the man was mad and
sent to inquire after him.
He returned in person and thus ex-
planned himself: 81 was not mad, my
lord, but the sight of that heap of
guineas on your dressing table and
the remembrance of my starving fam
lily so affected me that if l had stayed
another minute should have cut your
throat"
81 am glad You didn't do that" said
his lordship gently, "and by all means
take the guineas. l won them at the
gambling table and should doubtless
have lost them there"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

The "full dinner psil' is the over
flowing issue down in Vermont. The
republican meat trust has put it out of
the power of the workingman to fill the
bucket with meat, and he wants sub
stitute in the way of beer. But the re-
publicsns allege that prohibition in
Vermont prohibits the ''growler" and
that luxuries of the drink variety are
only intended for rich republicans.
Therefore prohibition is to be main
tained. Politics is considerable shaken
up in the Green Mountain state. The
license republican proper alleges that
the prohibition party is resorting to the
use of liquor to beat them, but all the
same they say they will elect their man,
Two cabinet officers, half dozen sena-
tors, q acarload of congressman and other
spell binder orators are touring the
school houses of the state trying to hold
up few hundred of its thirty odd thou
sand majority for free whisky for rich
republicans and high tariff for the
workingmen. The cost of the campaign
will reach an amount that may cause
some swearing among the trust mag
mates who are called upon to foot the
bill.-Iowa State Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
The sunday Horse.

A correspondent writing from Ger
many says one sees there many
wagons designed for two horses. but
drawn by but one 1t gives the vehicle
the appearance of being cut on the
bias. 81 inquired once why they did
not have two horses, or else use shafts,
and was charmed to learn that as keep,
ing two horses was naturally more eN-
pensive'~people generally drove but
one during the week and rented an
other horse OH Sunday, when the en-
tire family could drive out in style. 1t
was touching thought to keep the
Sunday horses place for him all week,
but reminded one sadly Of the vacant
chair"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
A Way to Fight Lice.

Perhaps to the efforts of the lice
should be attributed most of the fail
ures in poultry keeping, writes CORE
spondent in The Poultry Advocate.
Therefore, any remedy that will prevent
or destroy lice should be kindly consider
ed by poultrymen, and, as in most other
things, preventive is better than a
remedy, we want to present plan that
we have operated for several years and
have been highly pleased with it. Since
introducing it we have had but little
trouble with lice. Being situated so
that we could procure all the small poles
that 'ye desired, being cheaper than
sawed lumber, we used the poles, but
sawed lumber doubtless would do as
we'll.
For our house, 12x2O, we procure our
poles eight feet long and about two
inches in diameter, and twelve smaller
poles sixteen feet long. Two feet from
each end of the small poles we drive an
eight-penny nail, so that it may be
driven half an inch or more into the
supporting pole upon which it rests, so
that it will not be showed out of place
by the fowls. Now we take loop Of
wire, say No. 10 or IL size, and with it
suspend each end of our eight-foot poles,
placing them twelve feet apart-that is,
two at time. You see, we have two
sets of each kind of poles, suspended by
the wires to the roof at an elevation of
about three feet from the ground. We
now lay on six of our small poles and
space evenly on the suspended poles and
we find that our nail comes at the sus-
pended pole; 80 we drive it in SO as to
hold the roosting pole in its place. Our
roosting nest now hangs two feet all
around from the walls of the building
and three feet from the ground on a
level SO that we are not bothered with
fowls crowding for the higher places.
1t swings little, but after the fowls be.
come used to it they seem to enjoy the
swinging. i suppose it reminds them
of the swinging limb upon which their
ancient ancestors took their repose.
We have two sets of poles, and during
the lice season we change our poles
about every week, but not so often in
colder weather, in fact, hardly necessary
at all in the winter season. When we
change we throw the poles some dis
tance from the house and then place
the Others in the roost nest. Occasion
ally we go over the others, the ones
thrown out with a little lime whitewssh
to which little csrbolic acid has been
added. About once a year-in the
spring sesson-we give the walls dose
of lime spray with common hand
sprayer. BY the above process we keep
our fowls and have the minimum
amount of work, and our fowls are
healthy and pay we'll for their keep. We
don't think it possible to keep fowls in
large tlocks entirely free from lice with
out more fussing and work than the
fowls would appreciate and pay for
I Farmers Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
A SOLEMN QUESTION.
One of the Franks Artemus Ware
Played Upon His Brother,

one OF the Franks Artemus Ward
seu op"h ms nrother'
In the DAYS Wneh cyrus Browne and
ms pfothef' charles Farrar Browne,
petter known as "Artemus Ward"
llved IN Waterford, tine little Maine
village falat nestled among the hills
ana never dld anything else but
nestie, charles Delighted to play prac-
.lcal Jokes on cyrus. Charles came
nome one freezlng night, says the mar
razor OIL the following prank i'll the
boston Herald, ut an hour that would
be thought early in metropolis, but
was not so considered in Waterford.
Inc lain!!E Nar& sieeli&g soundly in
the warm comfort OF their beds when
the future Snowman halted under the
window of CYRUS. and raised an alarm.
"cy. Oh, Sy! Come out here, Cy"
After time Cyrus appeared at the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Self-Defense.

The right of defense is natural as
we'll as statutory right. An individual,
If imperiled, is not bound to wait with
out action until his antagonist shall
have time to inliict fatal or even a
serious injury. He may lawfully de-
fend himself according to his ability as
soon as he believes his danger actual.
A nation possesses the right of self
defense as completely as an individual.
This right is sometimes in as actual
peril from malice domestic as from
foreign enemy. A nation need not wait
until blow is struck upon it before it
takes action for self-preservation.
Fuel is as Indispensable to the life of
this nation as food. The forests having
been cut down, the nation is dependent
upon coal for maintenance of life and
all that enters into national activity.
Oil promised for time to supplement
coal as fuel. After thorough and friend
ly test, officers of the United States navy
report that the expense OF oil as fuel in
proportion to its power excludes it from
practical consideration.
Today conspiracy of corporation
agents named coal operators threatens
an attack upon the life and health of
the nation. If they may deprive the
country of fuel for short term they
may deprive 1t of fuel for long time.
If their assault upon the nation be com
paratively mild in moderate weather, in
severe weather similar assault would
inflict death or serious injury upon mil
lions of the people.
Were the federal government equal
to the situation in Pennsylvania the
coal strike would have been ended long
before this time. That the federal gov
ernment feels able to bring about an
end when 1t pleases is shown in Senator
Plstts prediction that the strike will
end In time to keep 1t out of the fall
campaign as an issue. Chicago Chroni
l Gle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
There is but one end to aII this. Th,

There is but one end to all this. The
boys who drink steadily, the business
man who follows the keg party prac-
ttce, gives way sooner or later to some
man with more judgment and self
restraint Sooner or later shattered in
health, saddled with the cnrse of inebri-
ETY. and broken in purse, he drifts away
from the town where his prospects and
possibilities of useful citizenship have
vanished. Sometimes he "wins OUT
again In the fight for place in the
world, but oftener when old acquain-
tances ask after him his epitaph con-
sists of the contemptuous answer,
Booze fixea him.
There is much of this In the smaller
towns. Temptation toward drink is if
anything greater than in the cities. The
greatest foe the temperance workers
have to combat is not, perhaps, the
open groggery, but the keg party in the
ent.-Marshalltown Times Re-
publican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

penses and expect your profit from the
sale Of COWS. Make the dairy self-sus-
tanning.
The hand separator has no doubt
come to stay.
If you are looking for "dual purpose"
COWS the Shorthorn is not far from what
you are seeking.-Dairy and Creamery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

Engineer Geo. w. Cooley, in his ad-
dress to the good roads convention, very
truly remarked that one of the import
ant things to be done to promote good
road building in the country is to abol-
ish the payment of poll taxes in labor
Such taxes should, he said, be made
payable in cash and competent man
hired to supervise the work. Everybody
who has ever lived in the rural districts
knows how little the working out" of
the poll-taxes accomplishes in the ag-
gregate. By collecting the taxes in
cash and massing the work which the
cash will have under proper supervision,
all the advantage of concentration can
be secured, as against scattered indiyid.
nal effort.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Ont on n Foul.

"You have asked me to be your
wife," remarked the wealthy maiden
lady" Before l answer you please
tell me one thing. Are you in favor of
woman sunfrage?"
81 am" he answered, thinking thus
to win her.
'Then cannot be yours" she said.
"My husband must regard me not as
his equal, but as Il tender child whom
he has taken to love and to cherish.'-
Chicago Record-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

The "aame old rebel spirit' is again
manifest in parts of the south. The
democratic state convention of South
Carolina adopted resolutions condemn
Ing the practice of child-labor in the
state and calling upon the legislature
to enact laws for its prohibition, and
also pledging the party against the fur.
ther continuance of the present state of
affairs. This in the face of resolution
passed by the directors of Connecticut
cotton mill to move to the south in or
der to get the benefit of low-priced
child labor. Nearly all the cotton mills
of the south that are now undergoing
investigation on account of the criminal
abuse of tender children as employees
are owned by New England capitalists.
They find 1t cheaper to attempt the
bribery of legislatures than to pay
wages to men and women-Iowa State
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

They used to have prosperity in this
country more than thirty years before
the republican party existed. Daniel
Webster in speech delivered in 1925
thus refers to the condition of things at
that time: "We have commerce that
leaves no sea unexplored; navies which
take no law from superior force; reven-
ues adequate to all the exigencies of
government, almost without taxation;
and peace with all nations founded on
equal rights and mutual respect
Clinton Age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Business Opportunities For All.

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best agri-
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and bust
ness men successful. We have demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyers. CORES.
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. w. T. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 6O4 Endicott Building, st. Paul,
MINI.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

"What object to- said the young
woman who wants vote, sis taxa
ton without representation"
eff it's all the same to you." said the
young man who is too bashful to pro-
pose directly, Il should be only too
happy to represent your sentiments at
the polls at every election. washing
ton Star
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10
Sent Both Kinds.

Little Dot-Mamma, Mrs. Schmidt
has two little new babies, an one is a
boy an one is Il girl.
"They are twins
Little Dot (after reflectiom-NIrs.
Schmidt doesn't talk very good Eng
lish, an suppose the angels couldn't
understand which kind she wanted.