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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22


by the Mayor, and two prominent citi.
zens Of Batavia, n. y, also by the
County Clerk and the Sheriff of Gene
see County, stating that In less than
10 minutes after the call of President
Lincoln. April 10, 1861, for 5000 vol
hnteers was taken from the wires the
name Of Charles F. Rand was enrolled
as a soldier. Among all the war rec
ords at Washington there is none Of an
earlier enlistment than that Of DIR.
Rand, and the honor has therefore
been given him by common consent.
Not only was DR.. Rand the first vol.
tinteer for the Civil War, but he was
also the first soldier to win the Con-
gressional medal of honor for distin-
guished galantry in action. This event
occurred at Blackburn's Ford, Va, in
less than three months after his enlist
ment. His command was ordered to
retreat, and every man obeyed save
young Rand, at the time but IS years
Of age. The rest of his battalion, num-
boring 600 men, was swept in disorder
from the field, but Rand held his
ground, notwithstanding the fact that
the field was plowed by shot and shell
all about him, The enemy finally abb
solutely refused to fire at the boy,
standing brayely alone and shooting at
them as coolly as IL he had n thousand
men Mt his back. Rand then crept
across deep ravine and Joined the
command Of Gen. A. II. Barnum.
DIR. Rand's patriotism and gallantry
have been recognized by two Govern
ors Of the State of New York and by
three Presidents. lie was twice per-
sonally llonored by President Lincoln.
New York remembered him with a
gold medal appropriately inscribed, and
the United States government has pre-
scented him with plot III the most
beautiful part of Arlington cemetery,
where, at the proper time, the State Of
New York will erect n monument
worthy of the first man to offer his
services as volunteer during the
great rebellion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Many who have attempted to get 1
stand Of crimson clover have failed
and have given up attempting the
work. This Is a mistake, for II one
can get crop Of crimson clover to
turn under. the cost of farm fertil-
lzers may be materially reduced. A.
good plen is to SOW crimson and red
clover mixed, Mt the rate of six to.
rlght quarts per acre. doing the work
just before the last cultivation Of
the corn and seeing that the cultiva-'
ton is Very shallow. In many cases
the stand of clover will be good and
1t will go through the winter In fair,
shape and, when plowed under the
following spring, will add greatly to
the fertility Of tile soil. 1t might pay,
in sections where poor results have
come from crimson clover, to COW
rye In place of clover and then try the
clover another year. Or cow-peas may
be used In place of rye or clover. and
then the clover tried the following
year. 1t pays to keep on experiment.
ing until one is able to get stand
of crimson clover.-Indianap,lis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

varieties. profitable. The illustratioa
shows specimens of Early Milan, one
Of the best turnips grown. 1t is the
earliest white turnip in cultivation. and
of splendid quality, just suited to
housekeepers who object to the pun
gent taste of most varieties Of tur-
nips. The flesh is fine grained. tender
and clear white. The skin is also white
and very attractive. The top is small
and the turnip grows with a single tap
root, herce is well suited to cultiva-
ton oa ground where space must be
economical. 1t is well worth trial;
and Should be grown by every farmer
for his own table, even though not for
market.-Inditnapoli News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
sour sw,,, Bad for swine.

One Of the chief reasons why some
pig raisers fall to secure the success
which their neighbors erjoy is because
the kitchen refuse is allowed to be-
come fermented before being fed. It
Is a mistake to imagine that every
thing pig will eat is good for him.
He has really no greater need. nor
does his system call for food strong
ly acid. than man would have for
pickles at every meal. There Is no
more active agent In promoting indi-
gestion In pigs of all ages and in
checking rapid and profitable growth
than sour swill. 1t keeps young pigs
thin in flesh and ailing. and for older
ones, and brood sows in particular. Il
commonly puts them off their feed.
While everything coming from the
kitchen should be made use of, Its re.
ceptaele should be kept clean. Take
1t all down to the pens while fresh
and feed Mt once; nothing can be
gained by delay, and much may 10
Agriculturist,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Such Acknowledgement injustice to the negro. Just
he is beginning thrust his head above the wastes
Of ignorance and industrial difficulties, the white steps
In and takes from him the legitimate weapon of self
protection the ballot 1t is taken from him at time
when he better fitted to it safely and nteli
gently, and when the opportunities for the negro
never brighter The negro $500 worth of
property more accumulated in less than forty years
If the disposition of the South holds this class
will be taxed without representation and with voice
in the laws under which it must live. Nothing
American has happened in history No rise
handicapped 1t is tile assassination of the future of
the race
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

cured to the marker plank with a yoke,
secured on the underside of the plank
by burs. AT B is an upright pin. This
is to receive B of No. 2. This pole is
just eight feet long, and F is runner
made rounding at each end. This Is
2 feet long, s inches wide and inch
thick. 1t b made of hard wood and is
wedge-shastd on the bottom. g is a
wire ATTACHED with a ring on 1t. To
the ring is attached good stout string,
and to this string is fastened a COM
mon snap, II. Place B. No. 2 on B No.
/, snap H on same ring. and your high
est ideal Of a perfect corn marker will
be realized. use e for handles when
turning at the end of the field.-Cor.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
FAMOUS LAReg FAM!LY.
BerIia Mother of 45 Has Twenty-eiRht
Children.

There IRE more things In heaven and
earth than are dreamt of in our every
day philosophy, and one of the most
curious among them is the mysterious
way in which the birth rate of coun-
try goes up and down in accordance
with political. or even social require
ments. This strange phenomenon
greatly exercised the ingenuity of Ro-
man statisticians recently when his
holiness the Pope, desiring to commem-
crate the celebration of his jubilee,
gave orders that every child born in
the Eternal City on that memorable day
or night-should receive gift of
baby linen and a small sum of money.
The head Of the Papal treasury duly
made his preparations accordingly and
based his calculations Of the cost on
the averages as recokned by the sta
tistical tables. According to these DOG
uments, the average number of chill
dren who come into the world daily in
the Italian capital is thirty-five, and
for SO many innocents did the treasury
of the vatican make provision. But
the Roman mothers, having heard Of
the windfall in store for their darlings,
upset these prosaic calculations by CIV
Ing birth to exactly ninety-thrce olive
branches, the number of the Pope's
years in this vale of tears. ..Worldly
wisdom is justified Of her children"
murmured one puzzled Papal official.
Fools and children cannot lie," re
piled one of the happy parents, and
as the certificates We're all in order,
the Pope's officials thought that they
had better believe than insist upon
further proof, although some of the
newborn babes looked like Children
of a larger growth" Among them were
triplets, consisting of two boys and one
girl. To the former were given the
names or Romulus and Remus, while
their unconscious sister was honored
by the application Roma. The baptism
took place in the Church of st. Pc
ter's.
1t would be dangerous to try in Ber-
lin benevolent experiments like that of
the sovereign pantiff of Rome. For in
the German capital record has been
established in every detail. Thus one
healthy, active hausfrau has been I'LL
Ing her culver so rapidly that, although
still but As years old, she hns already
twenty-eight olive branches round her
table. Another, who is four years he1
Junior, ushered twenty-three into the
world, while three other women, be
tween the ages Of 40 and 43, present
their husbands with twenty-one de
4 scendants each. Two hundred and
forty Berlin women are the mothers OF
from thirteen to twenty children
apiece.-London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

At the West Virginia station hogs
fed four weeks on ground corn gained
about % per cent more than similar
hogs fed on whole corn. 1t is explained
that the hogs had been previously get.
ting ground corn, and the change 10
whole corn was MT relished. The r.-
suits of twelve experiments ut eight
different stations along this line SLOW
an average of sos pounds of whole
corn, or 4T2.9 pounds of ground corn
for 100 pounds CT galn-that is, 1t re-
quires about G per cent less around
corn to make pound of gat, than
whole corn. 1t IN generally concluded
from these experiments that unless n
farmer is located near n mil 1t will
not pay to have the corn ground, the
extra cost of grinding more than coun.
terbalancing the extra feed value Of
the corn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
Place for MIX PAM.

When dairyman has number Of
cows necessitating the use Of a great
many cans, 1t is not always easy to
keep the cans clean and placed SO
that they will take up but little room.
The device illustrated shows a method
which has the merit of being cheap
and at the Same time keeping the cans
In position g, that they will drain
thoroughly. Sci two posts in the de-
sired place far enough apart SO as to
furnish the required amount of space
for the cans; to these posts nail sew
eral boards, and on the boards fasten
Mt intervals several hooks of iron or
wood to catch the handle Of the can
over as shown in the cut. The can is
held in position by loops Of rope as
indicated. The side Of any building
can, of course, be utilized for the pur-
pose when convenient, and save the
cost of building special structure
st. Paul Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

New York City, according to the
latest estimate, has population Of
three million seven hundred thousand.
Since New York was enlarged by the
addition of Brooklyn and other adjoin-
ing communities 1t has been the Sec
ond largest city in the world London
is the largest. The addition to New
York Of the New Jersey cities within
the metropolitan district would still
leave 1t a hundred and fifty thousand
short of London's four million five
hundred and eighty thousand popula-
ton, and more than two millions short
Of the population of the London metro.
politan police districts. The other cit
les Of the world come long way after
these two great English-speaking com
munities. OF the fourteen cities which
have more than million population,
three are in the United States. Two
are In Russia and two In China, if the
estimates of the population Of Pekin
and Canton are trustworthy. No other
country has more than one. This fact
will not Justify boastful attitude on
the part of Americans, for it takes
more than big cities to make n grent
nation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

of the box Is Joined to the
board by strap iron hinges, which are
better than leather. The end piece in
side the box, and next to the board,
does not quite reach the board, and the
bottom Of the box. being nailed to the
end piece, also does not reach the
board. Thus rain running down the
long board cannot get into the box and
soak the salt The board is nailed to
building. tree or fence wherever
wanted. The support in front is a
stake driven into the ground and fas-
tened with nail to the projecting bot
tom Of the box. Animals soon learn
to open the cover and help themselves.
The cover closes by gravitatIon.-H. H.
Hershey, in Farm and Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
FASCINATION OF ANGLING.
True Fisherman Loves to Match Hi
Wits Apaiust the Willy Trout.

True Fisherman Loves to Match His
Wits Against the Willy Trout.
The anglers art is but pretext, or
rather the incentive to a ramble and
not the sole object Of the fisherman,
unless, alas! he belongs to that too
common variety the man whose sole
object is his catch. Such n man fishes
with worm, hides fingerlings in the
depths of his basket and photographs
his catch as witness of his crimes.
He is not fisherman, but a butcher.
A yellow primrose ON the rivers bank
is to him primrose and nothing
more. The true fisherman loves to
catch fish, to match his wits against
the wary trout, but as he wandees
from pool to pool the songs of the birds
greet him restfully; every turn in the
stream reveals 3nook in which strani q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
Lieh1house in a Desert,

There is Mt least one lighthouse in
the world that is not placed on any
mariners chart. 1t is away out on the
Arizona desert, and marks the spot
where well supplies pure, fresh wa.
ter to travellers. 1t is the only place
where water may be had for at least
thirty miles in any direction. The
"house" consists of a tall cottonwood
pole, to the top of which a lantern IL
hoisted every night. The light can be
seen for miles across the plain in
every direction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

OF baking powder can and placing y
over the handle of the dasher. 1t rests
on the lid of the churn and catches an
the splash" and conducts 1t back inco
the churn. II you only have one pound
Of butter per week to sell, don't take y
to market in shapeless mass. A mold
is cheap and pays for itself in a short
time. People like to buy attractive put
ter and will pay extra for it.-Midland
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

II the world persists In Its persecu-
ton OF the Jew he will eventually and
surely rule the world. Persecution-as
In other cases-instead of crushing the
Hebrew race has raised 1t. In the
early years of the Christian propagan-
da Its yotaries suffered bloody and
cruel persecution. And yet in 300
years that religion was enthroned tri-
pmphant in the Roman government.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
What tho Marriage was worth

A little group was discussing mar
rage fees when one of them related
the following story: "a young couple
called on n minister l knew" ssid he,
'and We're married. When 1t was over
the new-made husband said: Il, nm
sorry. but have only 81 with me and
we need that to get home with That's
all right said the minister 'You come
around in one year md give me what
ever the job seems worth to you.' The
groom said he would do II, and they
went away" did he ever show up?'
"Ycs, he came hnck in a year and In
sisted that the minister pay him So"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
STRAWBERRIES IN LESS FAVOR.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

An excited Assyriologist has disin-
tered Abraham's old threshing ma
chine and the plow which he used to
put his upper eighty under, way back
in the days when the Assyro-B abylo-
nian empire fourished. If Abraham
had suspected the interest we feel in
him he would have bought stone
quarry and kept a cuneiform dairy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Some men will use the hoe SO that
the top layer of coil is cut off clean
and gathered mp with th.. weeds that
may have been tho chef object of
the hoeing. The surface remaining
will be hard and smc oth-quite tho
reverse of what It sho:ild be. Guilt
walton should mean stirring of the
surface, making it fire. If this he
done in loamy soil shortly after rain
1t will not break Int, large Jumps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
Marker from an Old cultivator.

Marker from an Old Cultivator.
The illustration shows a corn marker
without fault. All cultivators are
hot alike, MS some have straight
tongues, and some have seat at
tached, but they can all be used by
simply removing the wheels and shovel
beams.
No A shows a hole where clevis
attaches the whiffletrees. This brings
the draft on the sled instead Of the
frame. d shows plank spiked on be-
hind, making place for the driver to
stand, thus leaving a clear vision be-
tween his horses aud straight ahead. @
shows where the wheel spindles are Sc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

It may be more swell event when
walters from a, hotel or club are en-
Eased to pass the refreshments at
party. but we prefer party where
the hostess or a neighbor girl urges,
do have some more" The hired
waiter can't get that personal note
Of appeal in his voice If he wears a
dress suit and costs 50 for the evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
Cost Of War and Education.

The statement that one battleship
costs more than the value Of the nine
ty-four buildings of Harvard univer
slty has been questioned, but the off.
cial reports state that the Oregon
which is the most expensive battleship
in the United States navy, cost $685..
O32.76. The valuation of all the build.
ings and land Of Harvard university ia
81 200 600
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

The charge that this is an irreverent
age will have to be withdrawn soon
II the celebrations in honor Of famous
men continue. What with the glorIfi-
cation Of the work and memory of
Emerson and Wesley and Jonathan
Edwards in one season, one must ad-
NIT that Americans have not lost all
regard for the men whose ideas have
affected the religious life Of the coun-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Many prophets have been saying that
that this will be the woman's cen
fury. At any rate, it looks as If the
old maid would disappear before its
close. The bellies of generation or
two ago were sixteen or eighteen years
old, and woman of twenty-five was
regarded as hopelessly stranded if no
man had won her. To-day the unmar-
rled women do not begin to call them
selves bachelor maids"-the most re-
cent euphemism for ''old maid"-un-
til they are past thirty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Marcus NJ. Marks tells this story Of
his 4-year-old boy, who, noticing for
the first time n lock of gray hair on
his fathers head asked:
Papa, why are some of your hairs
gray"
Thinking to drive home moral les
son, the father answered: Papa gets
a gray hair every time his little boy is
naughty"
The child seemed lost In thought,
but after short pause said naively:
We'll. then, grandpapa must have
had awful naughty boys.D-New York
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
BOAT WITHOUT A CREW.

Man on Shore Controls boat In the
River by Wireless Telegraphy.
That one seated on the shore with
out any visible connection with boat
in the stream should be able to per-
fectly control Its operations, seems like
freak of the Imagination, but such
feat Is performed by Chas. Alden
qf Dorchester, Mass, with his espe-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
DlsfRANcHlsfMEs1. OF THE NEGRO.

At least FIVE Southern States have
DISTINGUISHED the negro, and did so be-
cause he was n negro. To disfranchise
even ignorance in a free republic is a
questionable proceeding. To disfran-
chise race because 1t is black is
repugnant to our American spirit.
The man who must obey the law
ought to have something to say about
making the law. The man who pays
taxes ought to have something TO say
about their distribution. These are two
Fundamental American propositions. To
abandon them Is to reverse our noblest
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
ADVICE 10 the CITY YOUNG MAN.
BY Mrs. Russell Sage

No young man should marry until
his position in life is assured, and in
New York and other great centers. be-
fore man is married he ought to be
able to provide handsomely for his wife
II he desires to be happy. Marriage in
New York is problem very different to
marriage in n country village. In the
country simplicity is the rule. Here in
the congested centers-congested in
point of wealth evidences of extrava-
gance are all around us. Young wives
see nothing but wealth and its display.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Luck has finally turned, and Spain
is to secure 100000 from British
firm that failed to complete couple
Of torpedo boat destroyers in time for
service in the joint naval maneuvers
held with the United States off San
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

! A poet has been elected president of
railroad. He will probably have a
grand career. A man who can work
his way up through poetry must have
great stun in him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
ALDEN AND HIS CONTINUANCE.
various operations through which 1t is
desired IN mt tho hoot

BY simply pushing the button Of the
impulse sending device, which has only
a power of eight volts, Alden is able
to guide the course of the boat, to fire
its cannon, to send up distress sig
nails" to turn 1t around, to hoist and
drop anchor-in short, to fully control
the boat.
Alden does not claim any new dis
covery, but does claim to be the first
to apply the principle of wireless tel
egraphy to boats-and he thinks that
as result of his investigations the
life-saving service will be revolution
izpd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

At. a recent convention of airbrake
men an interesting report was present
ed showing how the distance required
for the stopping Of trains had been re-
duced by the new high-speed brake
A train running eighty miles an hour
was stopped in 2,24O feet by the high
speed brake at no pounds, where or
binary pressure Of seventy pounds
took exactly half mile to bring 1t to
q stand. Other train speeds and re-
auctions in stopping distances were
those: Fifty miles an hour, from $40
to 100 feet; flfty-five miles, 1880 feet;
sixty-fve miles, 1,635 to 1900 feet;
seventy miles, 2,01O to 1880 feet; sew.
enty-fiye miles, 1905 to 1910 feet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
Pumpkiu. Easily Grown.

Modern methods of corn growing DO
not permit the old plan Of growing
pumpkins among the corn. The vines
Interfere with the constant use of the
horse implements. But pumpkins are
worth growing aud cost but little labor
planted in patch by themselves in
hills sir feet each way. well MANFRED
and cultivated until the vines inter
ferr s..