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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
FINEST In THE WORLD
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
MARVEL OF ITS KIND.
Mammoth Structure Has White En-
ameIed Brick Walls and 1900 Win
dows-Nearly 1000 Men ON the Pay
roll-Frank w. Palmer Its Head.


Before Congress reassembles that
branch of the government service
which is represented by the employees
Of the government printing office will
be housed in its new home, with con-
venlences, equipments and machinery
surprising anything that was ever be-
fore provided for printing Office. For
years it has occupied dangerous and
dilapidated old barracks, whose walls
had frequently to be propped up with
timbers. In Its day the old shell had
been the finest printing office Of its
kind in the. world. That was back III
1860. In size and equipment 1t was
superior to anything, even in Europe,
but the demands upon it were heavy,
and 1t finally yielded to such an extent
that Congress was compelled to appro-
PIRATE $2,400,O0O for new structure.
The building is now practically com.
pleted. 1t is double the size Of any
other printing Office in the world and
in Its interior appointments is de-
light to any printers eye. The oak
cases, the light and the solidity and
security of the structure cause the
printers to speak in highest praise of
1t.
The new office has a floor space Of
about fourteen acres. divided into
seven floors without partitions. Print
ers need light and this is provided by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
with lid, clamped securely in plac,

with lid, clamped securely in place
by simply raising the handle to lift the
bucket. All that is needed to make
connection is the mere hanging of the
bucket on the pipe above the COW by
hook attached to the milk pail for
that purpose, rs shown in the cut.
This is an ordinary pail with tight
lid and glass peepholes down the sides
SO that the milk can be seen. A rubber
tube runs to the cups attached to the
cows teats. Between the cups is Il
valve and chamber about the size of n
hens egg which really constitutes the
effective part of the machine.
The machine is set to work by sim
pie turn of the valve and the suction
holds 1t in place until the milking is
finished. 1t requires from two and one
half to ten minutes to milk COW.
With proper equipment one man can
readily handle fifty.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Produce Only Choice Butter

Dairymen should ever bear in mind
that their only hope of competing with
spurious butter, melted lard and cot
tonseed oil is to produce only the choic-
est dairy butter. Educate the tastes
Of the people up to the use of the high
est standard and then honestly supply
the demand. Oleomargarine can never
supplant what is known as gilt-edge
butter, but 1t revels in the competition
with the low grade butter made by the
careless, shiftless farmer. Those dairy
men who do not observe the bandwrit-
ing on the wall and who continue the
production of inferior parcels, will be
driven from the business under a cloud
Of loss and disappointment. The con-
sumner who has had an opportunity Of
spreading his bread with choice, fresh
highly favored, aromatic dairy butter
will never become willing purchaser
of butterine or oleomargariDe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Uncle Jimmy was a firm believer in
the success of Cleveland each time
that the New York man ran for the
Presidency. After the second nomina-
ton Clawson- made bet with some Of
his Republican neighbors to the effect
that he never would have his hair cut
until Cleveland should be elected.
The Democratic candidate was beat
ell that time and "Uncle Jimmy" let
his hair grow, Us he had promised.
He was pleased with the result. So
much so, that when Cleveland was
elected again four years later he did
not sacrifice his locks, but let them
grow
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Although much has been said and
written about the servant girl problem,
few families In comparison to the
total number in the country are trou-
bled by 1t. This fact would be estab.
lished by the census reports If the
average citizen had not noted It in his
experience. The rule is that the Amer
lean family is independent of outside
help. There are less than two million
women employed as housekeepers,
stewnr1esses, lanndresses, nurses, gem
eral servants and mattresses, whereas
there are more than sixteen million
families In the country. Many of the
women are employed in hotels and res
taurants, public laurdries and hospit-
ais. But assuming that they are all
employed in families, there is less than
one servant for every eight homes. Or,
IL the nurses, laundresses and house
keepers are omitted, there is one SER
want for every twelve and half faml-
lies. The preparation of servants to
the number of families is fairly uni
form drought the whole country. The
States in which there are large cities,
however, have larger proportion Of
servants than those having small
cities only; and the Southern States,
which have large negro population,
make use of more domestic help than
the Western States. The number of
laundresses in the South is notable.
Georgia has four Thousand more Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
EounI TO the Occasion

A perfect dinner partner, one whom
every woman loves to find assigned to
her, was entertaining his fair charge
with curious story he had been told
of domestic happenings in circle he
had not yet located. The story pro-
crossed with airy and good-natured
comment on the part of the reciter,
and great interest on the part of the
audience of one. Finally the audience
took the floor. Il only want to tell
you that am the woman concerned"
she said bubbling over. Even then his
savior-faire did not forsake the dear
diner-out. "Ah," he said, graciously,
"then hope have the particulars
correct"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Naval Ensign Hussner, the German
officer who celebrated Good Friday by
running his sword through the back Of
an artilleryman who had neglected to
salute, has been sentenced to spend
four years in prison and to be degraded
in rank. In view of the system un-
der which Young Hussner's ideas of
honor We're developed 1t is surprising
that he was punished at all. This is
a severe shock to German militarism,
but unfortunately 1t does not revise
the regulations" They remain to de-
velep other Hussners and to excuse
other murders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
A Mechanical, Mixer.

The latest milking machine is here
pictured In outline. 1t requires an en-
CINE or other power to drive 1t in or
der to work the vacuum air pump To-
Gated at some convenient point. From
this line of iron gas pipe Is run
above the stalls in the milking shed.
This pipe is used only to exhaust the
air in the milk buckets. No liquid
passes through 1t. A small branch pipe
terminating in hook is atted to the
main pipe and hangs over the stall
about two feet above the cows back.
The bucket is shown in the figure
and is air tight, the top being closed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
The Tariff n Double Tax.

The country is reminded again of
the extravagant appropriations by the
last Congress by the publication of the
volume which the law requires to be
published at the end of each session
giving in detail all the items. The
total amount for the two sessions is
81, 553, 6S3, 002.57, which Is far greater
than any other Congress ever appro,
prlated except during the Civil War.
when the amount was increased enor-
mously by the premium on gold. AS
the vast sum is paid in taxes by the
people and the railroad corporations
and trusts pay but a very small share
of the tax, the need for retrenchment
for the taxpayer is apparent. The the
DRY that the foreigner pays the tariff
tax. which the protectionists are so
fond of preaching, is proven to be an
exaggeration, as nearly one-half of the
vast amount appropriated is raised by
the tariff tax. The price of all i'm
ported goods is added to from 40 to
100 per cent when the custom house
has taken its toll and the price of our
home productions are advanced by
the trusts accordingly. So the con-
sumer not only pays the tax on any
foreign goods he may purchase, but
also pays similar tax to the home
manufacturer who is protected by the
tariff.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Do You Know?

Do you know that every cruelty in
tiicted on an animal in killing or just
before death poisons to greater or
less extent Its meat?
Do you know that every cruelty in
flicted upon COW poisons to greater
or less extent its milk?
Do you know that fish killed us soon
rs taken from the wafer by blow on
the back of the head will keep longer
and be better than those permitted to
die slowly?
Do YOU know that birds destroy mill
ions "a bugs, mosquitoes and harmful
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
development is as important FOR sue
cess in life as is mental development.


At the next meeting OF the Texas
Federation Of Women's Clubs this
question will be solemhly discussedi
what Shall We Do With the Menu
That sounds revolutionary and slightly
impudent: 1t gives the impression
that in Texas man is on his last legs,
and may soon rank with the great
aux and the dodo; that woman, in
Texas, Mt least, has learned to live
within herself, and has found means
of rounding out existence, and making
it one grand. sweet song, without the
necessity of mans presence. Let 'em
talk! The men are discussing the wo-
man question; the women are Grating
on the man question. There has been
some talk about chopping the word
obey" out of the marriage service,
and lot of women have wasted
breath shouting for recognition Of the
fact that they are as good as men,
when the world knows that they are
n mighty sight better What Of 1t? The
status of men and women hasn't
changed. The average man wants to
be good and true and prosperous.
Earthly Paradise for him is wife
who understands, loving children and
a home. The average woman feels
that she has played the fullest part in
life when she holds her own child to
her breast and hears that grand word,
mother" She knows that while there
nav be fame and rewards in busineSs
the crown she wears as wife is made
of pure gold, and there can be no high
er life In this material existence So
let humanity argue and puzzle and
talk of amending and revising the
race. 1t can do no harm, and 1t will
never change natural love and The at
traction Of the sexes which has exist
ed since the days of the garden of
Eden.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

paTt OF the newly
opened but already
famous I Ii Ii II d e r
mountain gold re-
gion in Idaho. This
strange freak of ma
ture is called
rs h eep Eaters
Monument and is
said to have derived
its name from n
tribe of Indians
formerly inhabiting
the district. The
aonument is seventy
feet high and con-
sists of n rough
shaft composed of
powders and grav-
ell tapering slightly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Interesting has been the reminls-
cense of Emerson's love for pie. 1t
has been remarked that he liked his
pie baked in deep, square tins. SO that
like the real estate Spectator he
could get a good corner. Rallied upon
his fondness for this piece de resist
ance of New England cookery, 1t is
fondly recalled how the sage replied:
What Is pie made for II not to be
eaten'-a delightful bit of Emersonian
philosophy,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Farm Notes.

To use more machinery and conyen-
fences of every kind, or to cut down
your acreage, appears the only rem
edy in sight for lack of farm help.
Give the young pigs a low trough
and chance to feed separate from the
sow. Add to ground oats or barley or
wheat lniddlings some warm skim
milk or water.
The product of the stolen nest will
be lively as crickets. The brood Is
usually small, and the mother will take
care of them. Throw them food when
they are present at feeding time, but
let them rustic.
There is no better reproducing food
than combination of oats. bran, corn.
green stuff and insects, with the aver
age waste of the average kitchen or
dairy, and you don't have to pay 8
cents per pound for any Of these.
In Denmark they have farmers CO.
operative dairy associations of twelve
farmers each, who for five years weigh
the feed Of each Of their COWS and also
the milk, and thus make record Of
the returns from each COW.
String beans can be grown as long
as the weather is warm. The practice
of growing the earlier kinds alone is
too general, for n ready sale awaits
them whenever they reach the mar
kets. Try some of the late varieties,
and keep up succession as long as
the opportunity permits.
Coal ashes constitute splendid grit
for hens. Have you never seen hen
gobble down half dozen chunks of
cinder as large as the end of your little
finger, as though they were. choice bits
of meat? Fowls will do this il they
are in want of grit to operate their d.
gestive apparatuses.
Milking should be done rapidly, and
1t is therefore not well to have too
MANY hands employed in the work.
With one mixer to dozen cows there
| is more likelihood of efficiency of work
than when half as many cows make
up the tale. The SLOW hand gets less
milk and dries the COW.
On the thirty-seven acres of ground
devoted to the livestock department at
the worlds fair. at ST. Louis, are being
built $500 stalls. Two thousand four
hundred of these are open stalls, 5x1O
! let The remaining 400 are box stalls,
10x10 feet. In addition four octagonal
dairy barns will provide 40 open stalls
and twenty eight box stalls.
L
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Care of the Garden.

Just as soon us any crop of vegeta-
bles is finished in the garden, spade
the location, and IL any seeds are In
the soil many of them will sprout. If
SO go over 1t again, which will save
much valuable time and labor in the
spring. Late summer and fall is the
proper time to clean garden, especial
ly if weed seeds are to be eradicated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
lily. This leveler viii be found to work
perfectly On any soil that is not too
heavy, and it will level the soil better
and cheaper than in any other why.


Horses fed literally, if not well ex-
ercised. will often get off their feed.
The skill of the feeder must remedy
this. Every one having the care Of
stock of any kind should bear in mind
that all troubles of appetite and of
the digestive organs are generally
chargeable to the feeder rather than
the animal. Regularity, keen judy
ment and strict attention are the ''med-
icine" the feeder of stock needs to adj
minister.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
significant addition to the length

A Significant addition to the length
ening list Of new corporations is re-
ported from Princeton University. The
class of 's6 has filed articles of incor-
poration with the County Clerk. The
object of the corporation is to further
the interests Of the institution which
the graduates have so much reason to
love. The capital of affection. 1t may
be said. is all paid In.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

a Chattanooga paper remarks Of n
lady in that town who carved up her
husband some: "This is the first time
she has used knife on him." For
real strenuosity Tennessee and Ken
lucky lead the States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Value of shelter.

The value of shelter and comfort 70.
cattle is demonstrated in an expert.
ment made by the Arizona station. A
herd of mich cows was exposed for
three days to a cold rain, at the end Of
which time the flow of milk had de.
creased just one-half, notwithstanding
that the cattle were properly fed. It
was a month before the cows gave az
much milk as before the exposure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

+ Ambassador Choate is going to mar
ry one of his daughters to titled Eng
lishman. 1t costs a good deal to be
ambassador to England, but the lady
members of the family will now be
likely to regard the investment ms II
good one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Nearly 5000 immigrants reached
Halifax the other day bound for diff
ferent parts of Canada. Ninety per
cent Of them will settle in the rural
districts. VIII our neighbors kindly
tell us how they manage to divert i'm
migrants from the cities?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

During his last illness Curran was
one day told by his medical attendant
that he appeared to cough with more
difficulty than on the previous day.
"Thats odd enough" replied the
humorous Irishman, because ! have
been practising all night"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

his second race for
the Presidency and
was defeated. I'm
Gle Jimmy" us ev-
erybody in Coles
county calls him, is
% years old, but
the fire of youth Is
In his eyes and his
step is quick and
firm. He is as
straight us a West
Point cadet and
takes an active
part in public at
Fairs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

The Nevada man who wants a di-
vorce because his wife goes through
his pockets at night will be disappoint-
ed. No court is going to establish n
precedent that would endanger the do
nestle life Of the nation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

insects that without the birds we
could not live on the earth, and that
every little insect-eating bird you may
kill and every egg you may take from
Its nest means one less bird to destroy
insects ?-Live Stock Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

by a huge, irregular rock whose weight
is estimated at not less than fifty tons.
The cap rests on slender projections
from the shaft, which are gradually
being worn away by the elements,
threatening the eventual fall Of the
great stone. The monument stands OH
the slope of ridge which rises 1000
feet and descends 500 feet from the
site. 1t was undoubtedly formed by
erosion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Continuous Sessions.

after ALL" remarked the man who
was given to moralizing, experience
is the greatest of all schools"
THAT may be-" replied the grumbler,
"but very few of us live long enough
to graduatc."-Phi Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Russia asks China to trust her i'm
plicitly. That is exactly what the lion
said to the lamb. From the interior
of the lion the wall came: I'm sorry
I trusted"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

with Herr Most advising anarchists
to uphold the flag and Constitution of
the United States and to refrain from
acts of violence we may imagine the
millennium is not far away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

A Cambridge professor has discov-
cred large lump on Mars. 1t may
have been induced by the amount of
attention we have been giving the
planet in recent years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Her Last Request.

Johns wife was dying, and she had
one request to make of him.
What is 1t, dear:" he asked.
well, John, 1t is the last thing I
shall ever ask of you. want you to
promise that YOU will ride to the grave
in the same carriage with mother"
Now, John and "mother' were not
on very congenial terms, but after
hesltating for an instant he made this
reply:
Il will do It, dear, since you wish
1t, but can tell YOU one thing, II win
just spoil the whole day for me.s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
AMI Day. Alike to Hin

Wife-They say It Is unlucky to be
married OH Friday.
Husband-Why do they say ION a
FrIday?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

America may be the land of the
dollar" but the cry of distress any
where in the world always loosens its
grasp OH the dollar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Rev. Newell Dwight Hills declares
that 1--WE all so to the devil on $4,000
year, Glad to assure DR.. Hills
that we are still In the immune class.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

But three English kings have visited
Rome-Aethelwulf in 855. Cannte in
1926, and Edward In 1903.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
lie WEARS LONG LOCKS
AS TIE RESULT OF A BET

James Clawson, one of the pronll-
nent men of Southern Illinois, has not
had his hair cut since Cleveland made
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

It does man no good to give him n
dose of his own medicine. After he
swallows 1t he is worse than before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

When a railroad tries to steal it's
way through town it is not larceny
but enterprise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
NATURAL MONUMENT IS A
THUNDER MOUNTAIN SIGHT

One Of the most remarkable natural
curiosities on the earth is to be seen
in rugged and almost inaccessible
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

After the average man strikes It
rich it keeps him busy trying to feg.
get his old acquaintances
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

Avoid popularity; it has many snares
and no real benefit. Penn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

England has placed three more ISL
ands on the red.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

FeedtnR tine GrnSS Crop
One of the most successful growers
of hay in the country ascribed his sue
cess to the proper preparation Of his
fields in the beginning and the proper
culture afterward, us well as the
proper manuring at the time Of ssed-
ing. During the two months preced-
Ing seeding the soil is plowed and har-
rowed SO frequently that he claims 1t
Is gone over at least fifty times. This
process makes fine all the vegetation
that is available as plant food and lets
in sunshine to the soil. Before seeding,
stable manure is used in as large guam
titles as he can afford, but after seed
ing only bone, muriate of potash and
nitrate Of soda are used, and this is
used on every crop; that is, he is not
satisfied to let the fertilizer used in
preparing the seed bed answer for all
time, but prepares and applies the
commercial fertilizers named each sea-
son or twice each season, If, MS in his
case, two crops are taken from the
meadow each season. This sort of
treatment is expensive, to an extent,
but 1t pays to apply 1t In any section
where the hay crop is a paying one.
For Lcveling the Soil.
This land leveler is n tool that will
pay for itself many times over and
ought to be found on every farm. The
Illustration shows clearly how 1t is
=
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

The reassuring information comes
from Colombia that President Mario
quin has not resigned again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

1t isn't always the widows fault u
she remains inconsolable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

The value OF the leaf tobacco ex.
ported by this country in 1850 was
$40, 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

One of the important things in the
education Of a boy is that he should
learn to keep his lips together.