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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
wHEATLAND TOWNSHIP.
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP.
OHEEvER TOWNSHIP,

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0aginning 800 n OF NV cor Of ne ne
then 70 center OF Chapman Creek
e1 r. 20 Clay county line and to
Commencing al point NJ II Of NV
cor Of ne ne then 9 50 n 8 TO Chap
man Greek " on center Of cieek e
n 70 beg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
FRAGRANT HILL TOWNSHIP.
sUTPHEN's MILL.

SEQ ii blk .; lis ISL Iii ID il /; Blk 3; It's !
23lb6Teel0 II 10 1914 is 10 171S 10 20 81 % %
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
Tuesday, Sept. l, 1908,

and the succeeding days thereafter be sold by
the county treasuers office in Abilene, Dickinson county,
Kansas to the county, for the delinquent and charges
thereon for the year 9o2 unless shall be paid before
said day Of sale
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

Henquenets LIST Sub Division Vacated.
50 TO So side Broadway lots "a to ia side
Broadway % 10 ii3 side Broadway.
Henquenet.s End Sub Division Vacated.
Wh2s Sc q31 NV q 80 and ne OF % and b 90.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06
Delinquent 7az-LiSt.
DICKINSON COUNTY, KAS.
STATE OF KANSAS, e..
Dickinson County
4 20 M WHOM " MNN GOMccvM:
70 AM WHOM " MaY CoMcevM.

Notice is hereby given that the following described
lands and Town Lots situated in the county Of Dickinson
and State Of Kansas, much thereof may be
sary for that purpose, will, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-06

Ie1I NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
muunH 1lafetttta n islisftumnu
aMnanNnuhtlt nI1n na \ ~ n ~
asrsshttnw - aaaeelnn n naD
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Enr,u N,te.

Damp poultry houses may be made
dry by placing Jumps of stone lime in
the corners of the house. The lime
will absorb the moisture and also as
sist in wardlng off disease.
Former Governor ]. S. Hosc has be-
come the largest cabbage grower in
Texas. He said today that he had
10000 head of cabbages growing on
his plantation in Brazoria County.
which would be ready for shipment
to Northern markets next month.
In raising chickens for the spring
market it is not necessary that they
should run outside in the cold. MANY
breeders who use incubators and
breeders find the chicks may be hatch
ed and raised to the age for broilers
inside the building exclusively.
1t is n fact that the farmer is pros.
porous wheen he combines with his
farming the manufacture of pork and
beef. The corn, grass, hay and fodder
are his raw materials; the pork and
beef and wool his finishing product.
Aloles. says the Wisconsin Farmer,
are often enormously condemned. They
are insectivorous and not vegetarlans
as they have been accused. They live
on insects which infest the soil, the
earth worm constituting almost Its
sole diet. The mole gets credit for
destroying roots of plants when 1t is
digging for Its favorite food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
sGa.
VIVA. n Farmer shonld Know.


In agriculture. MS in manufactures.
success consists In securing the larg-
est and best production at the small
est expenditure of force, time and
money. Evidently the farmer who
aims at such success must have an
understanding of plant life and what
proportion of Its sustenance 1t draws
respectively from the air and the soil.
He must know the chemical constitu-
ents of the latter and the treatment
which it requires to restore the plant
food exhausted by his crops. He must
have n knowledge of the climates de-
manded by different cereals. vegeta-
bles and fruits. He must be acQuaint
ed with the diseases and insect pests
which endanger both plant and ami
NAL life, and should know how to treat
them. He should be familiar with the
principles of animal nutrition and the
value OF food. In addition to all the
expert knowledge required, there are
those mental qualities which are de-
yeloped by scientific training, a keen
perception and an alert habit of mind,
full appreciation of the value of
facts and hospitality to new ideas. to-
gether with that flexibility which en-
ables Its possessor to adapt himself
more readily to changed conditions.
Evidently the farmer of the future
will not be the man with the hoe
Josiah Strong, In Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

his visit to one settlement where the
only shopkeeper of the place proved
very inquisitive. He was frequent
visitor, and would carefully examine
the few belongings of the traveller. His
curiosity was finally punished in very
funny manner.
On one of his Wits, writes Mr.. Wells,
he found my bottle of spirits Of ammo.
MIA on the table, and seeing 1t was
something he had not hitherto inspect
ed, he naturally laid hold of it, and
asked of me, what is this?"
Only n medicine, replied; and with
n perhaps unworthy satisfaction /
watched him hold 1t up to the light,
look at 1t all round, and finally remove
the glass stopper and then take good
sniff.
l had to rush forward to save my
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath. and calculated, 81
am dying" BY dint of much slapping
of his back and dousing of cold water,
he quickly recovered; but nevermore
did he touch any of my things.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11


The fuel situation in the Northwest
the past winter further emphasizes the
necessity for planting trees OH the
arms of the West. Corn has been
burned In many localities where wood
could not be had. where farmers have
heretofore depended wholly upon coal
In other places hay, straw and beans
We're used for fuel. None of these
products make good fuel and many of
them are expensive. Probably no.
where in the West has the success of
planting trees been more apparent
than In South Dakota, and this State
is an example of what may be done
by tree culture. Twenty-Five years
ago the State was practically barren
of timber. The timber claim law was
the favorite with i-ndseekers, who
were after government land in those
days, and this law is responsible for
the great growth of trees that Is now
found in that State, and which places
the farmers beyond dependence upon
the railroads or coal barons.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
OF INTEREST In IOWA
A DIARY OF NOTEWORTHY HAP.
PENlNGS.
Many Railway Rumors ARoat-Father
Appears After % Years. Absence
Waterloo Man Is Robbcd-cashier
Shoots Himself.

The latest interesting railroad story in
yolving the Des Moines. Iowa Falls and
Northern is to the effect that in conncc.
ton With the Dcs Moines and Southern,
the roads will form connecting link be-
tween the Illinois Central and the Santa
Fe. The Dies Moines and Southern Is
proposed line for which the right
way has already been secured southwest
from Des Moines via Greenfield. The
southwestern terminus of the new line
is to be Nebraska City. 1t is figured that
the two roads will form link by which
the Santa Fe will secure short cut to
the Twin Cities. Work has been resum-
ed on the terminal over which the Des
Molnes Short Line will enter Des Moines
and 1t is thought the work of track lay
Ing will be finished in few weeks and
that the new Iowa Falls road will he
able to enter the Union depot at Des
Moines by the first of April, at least.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Return, 10 Hi. Relative.

John Mctiill, believed by his family
to have been killed twenty-five years
ago, has returned to Council Bluffs md
is now reunited with his daughter. In
the meantime McGill has grown indepen-
IDENTIFY wealthy. Twenty-Five years ago
McGill lived in the central part of the
State with his family. He became in
sane, was sent to an asylum. and escap-
ed. He was never heard of afterward.
and his family thought him dead. His
wife died some years later, and his
daughters moved to Council Bluffs. Nc
Gill, afraid of being returned to tile
nad-housc, went to Kansas. recovered
his mind. aud took new start In life
He has been successful. and is now
wealthy. Through newspapers he learn
ed the whereabouts of his children and
iOined them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Usually 1t Is better TO plow for corn
in the spring. because If the land is
plowed in the fall it has tendency
to become solid-that is, run togeth-
er" more or less by the winter and
spring rains, and this results in keep
ing the ground cold in the spring.
Corn. above most other plants raised
on the farm, requires Il warm soil ratl-
er early in the season. Plow two to
three weeks, If the land is in good con-
dition. before the time of planting,
and allow the burrows to lie for this
period without being, narrowed
Country Gentleman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Bottled milk cools quickly in tank
of ice water and can be kept cool by
Il small expenditure of ice. IL bottles
with pasteboard caps are used, they
may be entirely submerged. In fact,
several tiers may be placed in vat,
with thin boards between the tiers to
keep them in upright position, and
thus prevent breaking If tin caps are
used for closing bottles. submerge
them up to the necks. Place the Ice IL
first, then a little water-experience
Will determine how much-then place
the bottles of milk and fill up with wa.
ter to the desired height. Do not let
the ice melt entirely. 1t is preserved
somewhat longer by throwing canvas
or board covering over the top.-Den-
YER Field and Farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
halfway Compnny,s Logic.

A woman In Belgium whose husband
had lost his life in railway accident
received from the company 10000
francs by way of compensation. Short.
ly after she heard of traveller who
had lost leg and had been paid 10000
francs. The widow at once put on her
bonnet and shawl and went to the Of
flee of the company.
"Gentlemen, how Is thls?" she asked.
You give 10000 francs for leg and
you allowed me only 10000 francs for
the loss of my husband"
Madam" was the reply. according
to the New York Mail and Express
1.-THE reason is plain. Twenty thousand
francs won't provide him with leg,
but for 10000 francs you can get hus.
band"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
again on the wet, heaving chest, she
answered. solely. Eyes. John!"-Phila-
delphia Item.
BOUGHT MAGIC BONES,


hedllZCu tHAI 1ncy were seen.
"For a good many years." said a
Florida man, who was up this way
recently, I'VE have been familiar in the
far South with the schemes which de-
signing negroes with the money max
ing instinct have been working upon
their Ignorant fellows to coax the coin
from their clothes. I'd hate to say
how many thousands of dollars the
more ignorant negroes of Florida alone
give up every year for connections,
manufactured out of nothing worth
while by the crafty negroes, for whit
ening their skins Then there are the
multitudinous lotions or ointments or
whatever you call them on sale by
foxy negroes down our way for taking
the klnk out of woody hair on negroes
heads. Colored women, especitlly the
younger ones, fall victims to this kind
of stuff for all of their spare change,
and there are plenty of young black
bloods who eagerly give up So and even
$40 for fake contraptions that are al
legged to be designed to make their
noses aquilinc instead of fiat.
But an ancient black schemer was
put away down In Florida not long
ago for springing and successfully
working an entirely new one. The
foxy old darby made literally thou
sands OF dollars out of his dodge be-
fore he was nailed. He passed the
word around among the ignorant ne
gro men that he had consignment of
charms, in the shape of small pieces of
bone, that would come pretty near
making their purchasers bosses of ev-
erything In sight. The owner and
wearer of one of his bone charms, he
announced, would be rendered com
pletely invisible to human eyes Well.
you can readily imagine how charm
like that would take down in Il coun-
try where yeller-legged chickens are
thIcker'n bees, and where waternlcl-
ons just pop out of the soil out of
their own volltion. The ignorant blacks
fell to those little bone charms all in
a bunch, and they dug up from So to
S15 apiece for the things at that
They absolutely and implicitly be-
lieved that the wearing of the charms
would render them invisible, and for
months the darkics down our way
provided with these charms have been
attempting to help themselves to all
sorts of things that didn't belong 10
them, right in the presence of the own
crs of the property, and in broad day
light, under the belief that their
-
of men. 1t took long time, and not
little buckshot, to convince them that
their bone charms didn't amount to
much, and then they came to the front
with the story of how they had got
hold of the charms. "-Washington
Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Feeding of Farm Anim,l,.

Requests for the bulletin issued by
the Department of Agriculture entitled
The Feeding of Farm Animals" have
been SO numerous that Il reprint has
become necessary. This little book
makes n dozen or more suggestions
and pointed remarks regarding the
wants and desires of stock and what
conduces to their happiness and con-
tentment, and therefore to their best
condition, which could probably be
read with profit by almost every farm
err in the country, certainly by those
who do not make speciality and
study of stock raising and breeding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Growing Catch crop..

Less attention seems to be given to
catch crops of late than their value
warrants. In certain sections where
the grain crops are harvested by the
middle or last Of June, both peas and
sey beans may be sown and will fur
nlsh good food during the fall. In
colder sections buckwheat may be
made the catch crop and will be espe-
cially valuable on poor land where the
straw may be plowed under after har-
vest to furnish much needed humus to
the soil. Buckwheat is not appreciated
as 1t should be, especially on poor
soils. 1t is an excellent crop to raise
where bees are part of the farm out
fit, and If grown after grain crop or
after an early hoed crop 1t will great
ly benefit the poorest soil by dIsposing
of the straw as suggested, the root
growth by its nature also adding hu-
mus to the soil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
THE DEAREST GIFT.


When all the dancing feet are still.
The roses bloom is shed and spend.
When she has waltzed her happy fill
With VIII and Jack and Ted and
Fred,
a1rM of the whirl and iollity.
Her lovely eyes weighed down with
sleep,
Then, at the last, she comes to me.
And she is all my own-to keep!
find her gloves and tic her wrap,
We say our good nights left and right;
Now I'm the to be-envied chap!
All, now. indeed, it is good night!
VI lovers joy let wooers prate
What could a man ask more in life,
han this best, dearest gift of fate
To have a sweetheart for wife?
'art Set.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

ables the mind to expand and the Ca
pacities for enjoyment to grow In n
natural and healthy manner. Tho
pleasures that are supplied by nature
are not only more accessible than the
superficial pleasures of the city. but
they are also more refining in their in
fuence. The lives of Americas great
men bear striking tribute to this
truth. Most, If not all, of our illus
trious men were born in simple coun-
try homes where plain living and high
thinking early developed those sturdy.
upright qualities Of mind and heart
which in after years helped to make
them mighty leaders in every depart
ment of human effort.-Green's Fruit
Grower
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

A friend met Congressman Kuppert
of New York and said: Jake, came
away from home without any money
this morning. Let me have n couple of
dollars, will YOU? want to get shaved"
Say" observed the Congressman us lie
handed over the money, who shaves
you-Pierpont Morgan:'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Practical Ventilation.

Many farmers neglect ventilation be-
cause they cannot adopt scientific
ways when really they could do some
things that would help very much. n.
G. Cubertson says: Il know of lots of
farmers stables where, when the door
Is open, great steam comes out that
Is almost suffocating. l do not know
anything about scientific methods, but
took some footboards and made box
es extending from the sill up to the
roof. about thirty feet high. running
above the ridge of the barn outside.
This plan has done away with large
portion of the bad odors and all the
steam. and the cost was simply moth
ipty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
He Dreaded E,plosions.

Now" said the professor of strong
ology, as the visitors crowded his re-
ception porlors, Il shall show you the
development Of my arms aud Shout
ders aud bust"
"Gracions, Mirandy," exclaimed
Farmer Hornihand, lets jist take a
quick squint at is arms an shoulders
an git out fore he busts."-Baltlmor
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
To the Farm Dniry,nan,

/ want TO advise you about appara.
tus for making butter. If necessary
for little while, use what you have,
but as soon as possible get a good
separator and good churn. and when
You get tired of hand separator use
some kind of power and build suit.
able room for 1t. have used a two,
horse tread power for six or seven
years, but last spring got four-horse
gasoline engine, and l like 1t best
John Patterson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
The Road to Success.

Farm success depends on knowledge,
on Industry. enterprise and thrift, on
saving and making the income exceed
the outgo. on good financiering and
management, on ready adjustment to
new conditions. on love of the bust
ness and on good wife, who takes an
interest In her husbands work, says
Q. Fl. Gleason, in New England
Farmer. There is no dividing line
between the home and the farm. The
presiding genius of the farm and the
household are the two factors which
makes complete whole; one pulls and
the other pushes. To be successful
farmer one must be good citizen and
his life radlate the community.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
II Accommodated Ruro,ars.

A placard reading "Will Not Return
Until December g." placed upon the
door of residence in West Philadel-
phia, was so informing to burglars that
when the family did return at the date
fixed they found the house ransacked
and silverware, jewelry and much
clothing missing. The police were noti-
fed, but the thieves had not been SO
accommodating and left no hints on
their mart
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Improved bits are now used for tap
ping trees, instead of the rough old
augers. Galvanized iron spouts are
to hold them firmly in the hole, with
out interrupting the sap flow. They
have n tlange on the end to fit the
bark end of the hole, to prevent leak
ing. These spouts are easily kent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
To Hold Your Egg Market,

When once poultryman gets repu-
tation for selling eggs that are guar
anteed to be good there is no more
trouble for him to hold his orders. Each
year the writer is adding to his bust
ness of supplying families with table
eggs, and the secret of that increase in
business is due to the fact that we
date each egg as we take it from the
nest and always give the customers
the freshest eggs we have on hand.
The result is that we have such Il de-
mand for eggs that we seldom have an
egg on hand that is over three days
old.-Farm, Garden and Poultry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Rcneflts of Dairy Schnnl

1t has become recognized fact that
at least one dairy school course is alb
solutely essential to the education of
the successful butter maker. Only n
few short years ago this idea was sell
dom present in the mental collection of
the average creamery man. How fast
conditions and the popular idea of
things do change
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Picturcsuuc Names of walcs.

Wales is making gallant effort to
invent new names for its Joneses,
0wenses, Evanses and so on. There is
Il certain town in which the caretaker
of the gas works Is called Davies. He
came to be known as Mr.. Davies the
Gas. Hsi sons We're known rs John
Gas and William Gas, and now that
they have started business for them
selves they are advertised as John Gas
Davies and William Gas Davies. An
other odd name is Topshop Jones. That
shop at the top of the street will beget
n name to puzzle the historians of the
twenty-fifth century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Bold Robbery Mt Waterloo.

The residence of NJ. II. I.oomer in the
business section Of Waterloo was enter
cd by burglars, who secured $1,000 worth
OF jewelry. silver plate. etc. Mr. Loomer
Is a retired jeweler and had large guam
titles of his stock stored In the house.
A box containing private papers was
taken, among the papers being ccrtii-
cate of deposit for $1,000 An attempt
to follow the robbers with bloodhounis
was unsurcassful