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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Profit In chicorx.

The cultivation of chicory in this
country as a commercial fertilizer 10
rapidly increasing, though confined
largely to actions of Michigan, I'LL.
nois. Wisconsin, Maine and Nebraska.
The yield per acre is said to be from
six to ten tons, but with good culture
as much as fifteen tons may be grown.
The average price is Sc to IS per ton,
and the cost of growing ranges from
$50 to $45 per acre. 1t is stated that
under normal conditions the profit
from chicory Is somewhat greater than
from corn or wheat. Its cultivation Is
similar to that required for beets, and
the same may be said also as to har-
vesting. The roots are taken to the
factory. and when washed are cut into
pieces about one-half inch in diameter
and roasted. Chicory has value as
forage crop due to its ability to pro.
duce well upon almost barren soil, but
when fed in considerable quantities to
mich cows 1t imparts bittS-asyss
to the milk. Swine will cat rne root
and thrive on 1t, and both the rootH
AID leaves may be fed to horses
American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

The wet season, in many sections of
the country, is responsible for thq
trouble in calves, known as lung
worms. The worm is small aN,rl
thread-like and gets into the windpAne
of the calf. The trouble is thought Ito
be due largely to the cnlves drink Hnp
from ponds, which contain the eggsf al
the worms and also from pasturi1sI on
wet grounds. There is, at preS4snf, no
remedy which may be relied nnon &
tirnt- the best pam alia,.ta-ps. event tn,
trouble, II possible. ard this\ car hes
be done by keeping the cal res' n J,
warm, dry barn and seeing H. FL.
water they drink is from well and
as pure as possible. They should not.
be allowed to pasture until the grass
is dry, nor should wet grass be fed to
them. The plan of injecting oil Of
turpentine into the windpipe is not
very satisfactory, but 1t is the best
thing known, and in come cases has
proved satisfactory. Indianapolis
News
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Berry Culture.

( IL AultuTes
The best growers of bush fruits
make It practice 10 carry their fields
no longer than six to nine years. AZ
ter this time they are plowed up, new
fields being set in the meantime to
keep the crop going. There are va
rious reasons why bed Of raspber-
rles or blackberries deteriorates after
a certain number Of years. The plants
become weakened with age, they are
attacked by insects or disease, and
they do not produce young fruiting
wood with anything like their pris-
tine vigor. Further than that, the
soil becomes exhausted more or less
of elements of fertility. Rotation of
crops is favorable to success in all
lines of agriculture, and not less SO
with fruit crops than with others.
We therefore suggest, as being very
strongly indicated by the symptoms,
that 1t will be best for YOU to set a
new field Of blackberries at once, and
to plow up the old one as soon as the
new one comes into bearing. In set
ting new field, we would insist upon
fresh plants from some good nursery
or from some grower who makes a
speciality of growing plants. It is very
poor practice and poor economy to
take plants from an old field. In case
the old field is infected with disease.
1t is fatal mistake.-Country Gen.
tleman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
TO a WEE coQuErrE

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Wee lady, such a tease thou art
Vne may not half believe thee.
I share corner of thy heart,
Ana: vet thou wouldst deceive me;
ZOE when ! beg thee, little Flo.
To grant just one caress,
1hy pouting lips make answer "No!"
I Ihe while thine eyes say "Yes!''
wise men assure us that the heart
ls mirrored in the eyes;
IN thine read with lovers art
The truth thy tongue denies.
30 thou, my sweet those eyes must close
Or yield to my caress,
For though you speak ten thousand
/, 'Noes!
Thine eyes still answer "YesE
Catholic Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
HB5FH
imiled up at me. From that moment


loved the child and decided to keep
her. In the bottom OF the basket We
found scrap Of paper with the words:
You will not be expected to keep the
child for nothing, for remittance will
be sent you every month"; We search
ed the basket for the letter that the
man had spoken about, but we could
not find II, and concluded he must have
meant the note, though that did not
explain much. to be sure. That child
was you, Elsie, and my only regret is
that l do not know who your parents
were. knew your mime was Elsie,
because 1t was worked in all your
clothes and-"
"Have you changed your mind, Ar
thur" 1t was Elsie who had spoken.
All during the time her aunt was talk
ing she had been MS one stricken dumb,
and now she turned to Arthur with a
sarcastic look on her fine face.
Changed my mind?" he echoed. mo;
thousand times no. II anything, Ell
sic, love you more"
One day, about year after Arthur
and Elsie were married, Elsie, who
was exploring tie attic, came across
an old market basket. Thinking 1t was
worthless, she started to tear out the
lining, but in doing SO scrap of paper
tucked up under the rim caught her
eye She pulled it out and glanced
over the contents.
1t was the other half of the note
that had been found in the basket the
night 1t was brought. The note was
from Miss Maywood's former lover,
saying that the child was his and ask
ing her to care for 1t for the old loves
sake, MS he was dying and had no
relatives to send 1t to.
So the mystery was solved, and you
will not find happier couple than
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur GIidden.- Boston
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
EARLY LIFE OF PATTI.
Great Singer Was Born In Madrid
Sixty Year, Auo.

Great Singer Wns Born; In Madrid
Sixty Years Ago.
It would seem almost unnatural Ia
begin the story Of Il great success with
the assertion, "They were born rich"
When Adelina Patti first saw the light
at Madrid sixty years ago she proved
in this respect no exception, says Will
lam Armstrong in Success. To be
exact, the date. which is set down yari-
ously in different biographies, is given
by the singer herself as Feb. 10, 1913.
Her father was Salvatore Catanla
Patti. sicilian, and her mother, a Ro-
man by birth, Caterina Chiesi. Both
were opera singers. Her eyes opened
on the world at a time when the at
fairs Of her parents We're sorely strait
ened ana the mother of the little one,
who was later on to bring bright days
to her, had to sing at her post Mt the
Madrid opera house the very night
that Adellna was born.
When she was barely three weeks
old her parents, collecting their little
ALL started for Italy. There the two
elder girls, Amelia and Carlotta, were
put in boarding school at Milan.
The baby, being of too tender age 10
be left behind, was taken with them
to New York; where they hoped to bet
ter their fortunes amid newer and
more promising surroundings than the
old world had offered. TIE earlier
yenrs of Adelina's life were spent In
part like those of the little American
children about her, and in part in a
way that served to at her for her fu-
ture calling.
She trundled her hoop on lower
Broadway with the rest, an easier ac-
compl.shment then than to-day, and by
the time she was spent her evenings
behind the scenes at the opera where
her father and mother were singing.
There she first heard the relies In which
she was later to become famous, and,
by peeping through a hole in the seem
cry, got an idea of the plays and ges-
lures that accompanied them. When
she went at night with her little head
in a whirl from all that she had heard
and seen, she says, she would steal out
of bed when the rest were safely
asleep and enact the prima donna role
to which she lad listened. throwing
herself wreaths made of newspapers
at Interesting points. She was slngu-
larly outspoken then, as she is to-day,
and one night, when new prlma
donna had won n success to which the
little singer felt she was not entitled,
she said TO her, at the end Of trill
which Ind won enthusiastic applause,
II think you did that very badly, in
deed. You should have sung 1t So"
Then she illustrated the point for the
surprised lady's benefit. "And though
i had never studied the tril. seemed
to get 1t right" she added. Other
wise she was very like other children,
devoted to her doll and waiting for the
sound Of the Ice cream mans voice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Small siIos.

Dairymen with five or six cows may
probably build silo. It has been
found that to silo corn field adds
about $40 per acre to its value. after
paying for the extra work, as com
pared with dry curing. Hence anyone
who raises an acre or two for feeding
would have n silo, which will also
come handy to save a second crop of
clover, soy beans, peas and fodder
crops difficult to be made into hay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

1t is not an easy task to handle n
shock of corn and get 1t into posi-
ton where the corn may be husked
readily and with the least expense Of
labor. The Illustration shows table
which may be readily made of cheap
lumber, and which will materially
tighten the labor Of corn husking. The
table may be made of material an inch
thick and three inches wide.
The top of the table is ten feet long
and three feet wide. End pieces are
arranged so that they may be used for
handles, and the legs, which are two
feet and three inches long, are bolted
to the side pieces SO they will swing.
In using the table swing the legs to
the sides and lay the table fat on to
the ground. Push the shock Of corn
over on the table, have a man take
hold of either end by the handles. and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Cheese N1akiny on the Farm,

Dairying is considered to-day one Of
the most prosperous and highly devel-
oped forms of farming, and no branch
of agriculture has made greater prog
ress during the last generation. In
1860 the price of cheese was 10 cents
pound, and farmers were afraid to
engage in such IN industry, believing
overproduction would result. In 1850
cheese exports We're 100000 pounds.
Present cheese exports are not large
owing to the foreign market having
been ruined through the shipment of
FILLED" cheese by INSCRIPTIONS export
ers; but the annual production and
consumption Of cheese, as are likewise
those of butter and milk, are constant
lly increasing. Tennessee Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
our I.argest Assay omce,

The New York assay Office is the
largest and most important in the
country. 1t is in charge Of Andrew
Mason. who has been connected with
1t since 1854, and who has been its SUI
perintehdent since 1888. Nearly twice
MS much bullion is assayed and re-
fined here as in any other United
States office, the yearly average being
about s5o,O00,000 but often 1t exceeds
this amount. us in 1893. when the value
was $81, 465, 452. 19.-St. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
The AgricuItnral Spirit.

The agricultural fairs, with their ex-
hibits and prize lists, have done some
thing toward creating the agricultural
spirit among farmers. The farmers
institutes have done more. The
oranges have exceeded the institutes,
but the agricultural press has done ten
times more than all other agencies
combined.-J. w. Ingram, in Rural
New Yorker.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

In an experiment made by the Cor
nell experiment station 1t was found
that cows on pasture alone gave more
milk than those on the same pasture
with n grain ration added. but an
equal amount Of fat. This lasted only
while the pasture was at Its best. The
Kansas station increased the flow Of
milk, but not sufficiently to pay for the
additional cost Of the feed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

The carrier which conveys the ensll-
age to the silo is great consumer Of
power, and for very tall silo must
be driven faster than is good for tho
running gear. For that reason and
also for convenience in feeding, 1t is
better to have the top not more than
20 feet above the ground. For small
silos feet below ground and 16 to 20
feet above is quite satisfactory and
convenient
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
THE JUNE scRAPER.

of the blacksmith. The beams are "
by IN inches and 30 inches long from
the draft ring to the bend downward
The shovel is Of No. 16 sheet iron "a
inches long by IS inches deep. The
handles are those used on any cultivn-
tor. The beams nre bent to stand 6
inches forward Of square placed on
top of the beams. The braces are of
%-inch round iron. The shovel is
slightly cupped to make it hold more
earth.-Denver Field and Farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Too Generous.

Lady member of the advanced brig
ade-I cannot understand why you
men seem to prefer the silly, foolish,
insane women, who have not two
thoughts in their empty heads. If
We're man should select girl with
a mind of her own.
Male Outsider-Tke worst OF that
sort of woman is that she is always
so fond of giving pieces Of 1t away
Spare Moments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
TIE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNclsELY
CONDENSED.
slb, 1000, 600 Asked for River Improve
itaents-stats University Makes Bien.
Mai Report-Axed Woman Burned
TO Death Cixsrsta Forbidden.

The convention of the Upper Missis-
sippi River improvement Association
closed in Davenport with the adoption of
memorial to be presented to Congress
asking an appropriation of $4,000 900
for the improvement Of the upper Mis-
sissippi, in the shape of six-foot chan
mel at all seasons of the year from st.
Paul to the mouth Of the Ohio. The
election Of officers resulted: President,
Thomas L. Wilkinson of Burlington;
secretary, Lewis B. Boswell of Quincy,
ILL.,; treasurer, John p. Eckhart Of Gut
tenberg. The convention will be held In
Dubuque next year.
Bienuial Report of State Univsrsity.
President MacI.ean of the university
has submitted his biennial report to the
Governor An addition to the income Of
$4,000 il asked, and special appropria-
tions as follows: To make good fire loss
and to complete and equip the new med
ical building, $150,O0O; land to be pur-
chased, $4,000; paving and walks, S1O,-
600. Receipts and expenditures are Civ
Ell as follows: Receipts, 18O1-19O2, $780,
620.76i 1002-1903, 1928. 1888. total,
$864, 65S.69 Expenditures, 1DO1.19O2,
$3.50, 907. 10; 19O2-19O3, 1923 0S4.49; to-
tai, f659, SS582. johnson County leads
the State with $40 students; Polk and
Muscatine are next with 81; Linn has 80.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
, ecrnper for Irrigated Land

In preparing land for irrigation by
the check system the "ridger" in cross
ing the first ridges when making the
cross ridges breaks down the first, and
the corners are therefore imperfect.
For repairing these corners and filling
gaps in the ridges the jump scraper or
horse scraper is used. This is the work
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
A Lesson in History.

A Kensington teacher during a les
son in history asked the following
question:
"Can any one tell where the Declare
tion Of Independence was signed?"
"At the bottom" Immediately replied
a scholar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Founding
s.*s.t..s+*s**+-.s..4s*s,

/, N UNITE" said Elsie Haywood,
IN Arthur has something to ask
you. and hope you will be
pleased
well" said her aunt, go and tell
him will be there In few minutes.
But you will not be offended. dear, IL
ask you something first. Elsie. do
you love him?"
"Of course love him, auntie. Do
you think would marry him II did
not2'
Then. If you are still Of the same
mind after you have heard what l
have to tell you, shall give my con-
sent" She then entered the parlor.
Arthur Glidden, the young man who
was waiting there, was the son Of the
richest man in the place. Els face,
though not handsome, had look
which made one trust him. He Ind
succeeded III winning the love of Elsie,
and now he had come to nsk Miss
haywood to give her consent to their
marriage. He was noble young fell
low, and stated his case most eloquent
III. Indeed, 1t would have tnken a
harder-hearted person than Miss May
WOOD to refuse nm. when he had
finished she SAID;
"If you are still of the same mind
after hearing what have to say to-
night, Wall give my consent gladly"
Going to the door, she called Elsie,
who mad been vaguely wondering what
her aunt's words meant.
Aunae cant De leehng We'll, she
was saying TO herselr, or she would
never talk So.
Just then she heard her aunt call
her, SO she entered the parlor.
"Elsie. sit here by me. dear" said
Arthur.
Eyes. do. Elsie" said her aunt, "for
have a long story to tell you, and
you would get tired standing" So Ell
sic sat down beside Arthur on the
sofa, and Miss haywood commenced.
"In the first place, children" she said,
'.let me tell you that Elsie Is not my
niece at all, but----"
Elsie jumped from the sofa.
"Auntie!" she exclaimed.
II know, dear" said Miss haywood.
mo doubt you think me crazy, but
assure you ! nm perfectly sane"
Elsie sank back on the sofa, and
Miss Haywood continued: at was n
dark, stormy night, just eighteen years
aRo; was sitting before the fire think
ing. MY thoughts were not pleasant
ones. for Just three years ago that
night was to have been my wedding
night. But again the same old story;
we quarreled over a triie and parted
for life. The wind seemed to sympa-
thize with me, FOR 1t howled and
moaned In such dismal manner that
could not help feeling thankful that
II An n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

"What are your eggs worth this
morningy asked the housekeeper.
II don't dast 10 tell We, ma'am," re-
piled the grocer's new clerk. "The
boss says mustn't only tell what
we're sellin' 'em for."-P Philadelphia
Press,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
college ForbId. c,x.ret..

"Cut out the cigarets or leaxe the
school," is the official mandate that has
been issued by the faculty of Cornell
College Mt Mount Vernon, and the facul-
ty proposes to see that the order is en-
forced to the letter. Several months ago
1t was decided, that cigarets must go and
the first infraction of this rule will be
followed by expulsion,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Angora. and sheen.

1t would be well If the prominent
writers on the subject Of the Angora
were to give more attention to point
Ing out the distinct differences be-
tween the sheep and the goat. They
should urge the farmer with plenty of
browsing to secure the Angora and
thus secure economical embarrassing,
but for the one who has nothing but
pasture and could use the sheep to n
greater advantage such farmers should
not in cur estimation be advised to at
tempt to raise Angoras.-Droyers'
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Green stuff for Poultry.

plies for early winter. The soft heads
are useless for market, but make good
hen food. Kale. rape. beet leaves are
good, also beets. Sweet apples are
suitable, but sour ones in too large
quantities have bad effect. Second
crop clover hay chopped and mixed
with dough is the best winter substi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Positive and Negative Pleasure.

Positive and Negative Pleasure.
Wife, wish we had nice large
country place where could give a
garden party.
Husband-Just for the pleasure Of
inviting some Of your friends, eh?
well, yes. and the pleasure of not
inviting some. Modern Society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
AGED Widow burned 10 Deoth.

Mrs. Peter Pinion, widow, 60 years
old, residing near Drake University in
Des Moines, was fatally burned. While
getting breakfast her clothes caught fire
and she ran ont into the yard, where
neighbors found her, horribly burned. It
Is believed she poured kerosene on her
clothes and set fire to them, as she had
been suffering from melancholia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

the legs will drop down and the shock
is easily raised and in a position where
1t may be easily handled. The cost Of
the table is small and Its use will save
both time and strength indianapolis
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
A Proficient Pianis,

Your daughter phys some very DIFF.
ficult music" said the visitor.
II should say she does" answered
Mr.. ,Cumrox, serenely. Her teacher
says she plays things that nobody ever
thought of attempting to write."-
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Care in Breeding Swine.

Whether fall or spring pigs are the
most desirable generally depends upon
local circumstances. However, this
does not change the care that should
be given to the brood SOW. In many
cases the animal is bred too young,
under eight months old, and is weak
ened In consequence for several years,
II not for all time. The brood SOW
should be neither thin nor tat; If too
fat the litter is likely to be a small
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

axletree, two planter wheels and a
wagon tongue. small platform over
the axletree carries the barrel. Anoth
er convenience pleases me more thar
i the cart: HIVE made brush dams in {
ditch CROSSING ny pastures; set barre
in the ground and my horses, csGYs ant
hogs can help themselves to water
without spelling 1t for each other.-C.
|. Botsford, in Iowa Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
a Natural Bug Killer.

The Trinidad Botanical Department
proposes unique plan for the exter-
minatiop Of the destructive reaches
which prey upon orchards. 1t recon-
mends the plentiful use of pitcher
plants as sort Of floral watch dog.
This peculiar flower possesses the
property Of capturing and killing in
sects which venture into its enticing
urn-shaped blossoms in search Of the
seductive bit of honey dew which may
be found there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

NJ. G. Sanders, one of the best known
stock raisers and shippers in this State,
has filed n petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy at Creston. Liabilities, $43, 1897;
assets, 26O acres of mortgaged land and
other real estate valued Mt $500.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Thc World,s Haryes

1t requires the labor Of about 10000.
600 men and women for nine months
Of the year to harvest all the crops OF
the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

When fortune teller tells man
there is woman on his trail, the only
mistake she can make is in the COM
plexion she gives the Nemesis,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

w Ii els are high
enough to invert the
axletree and keep IT
, off the ground, hav-
ing the curve Of the
axletree made to
hold the barrel. !
have what suits me
better. 1t Is a buggy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Winter Barrel Cart,

"A subscriber asks for plan for wa
ter barrel cart to run by hand. One
can be made of an old cultivator If the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

Even the clever Edward Box doesn't
pretend that there is any cure for old
age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

1t raineth alike on the SILK and the
cotton umbrella.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11

ono, and If too +nin, the SOW is either
lacking in vitality or is unable prop
erly to suckle her pigs The corn ra-
ton should be small, the foods given
mainly those that will form muscle.
Particularly should attention be paid
to the food II the animal is bred twice
each year. The brood SOW. well cared
for, should be able to produce good lit
tiers for five or six years.