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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25


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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

passes over two pulleys, and is there
fastened to weight, c, which is just
heavy enough to raise the free end of
the stairs up to the ceiling. When the
lower end of the steps is released the
whole folds up closely against its up
per floor and is entirely out of the
way. Two or three feet of the rope are
allowed to bangle MS seen at d, by
which the whole apparatus is again
pulled down into position. The weight,
c, should slide up and down close to
the side of the building, so as to be en-
tirely out of the way.-D. L. Smith, in
Farm and Home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

Sow part of the clover early and part
late. That is. sow the same ground
twice. This makes double work, but
also oftentimes insures double crop.
and sometimes a crop against no crop.
Cold water will absorb about SO per
cent of its own weight of salt, and boil
ing about 40 per cent. This makes what
is known as saturated brine, which
always means all the salt that the wa
ter will absorb. In sailing butter the
brine is seldom made stronger than 80
or 81 per cent of salt.
The man who attempts to produce
several purc-bred varieties of corn on
small farm will soon find all of his
varieties mixed. Ordinarily 1t is very
difficult to keep a singl. variety on the
quarter section farm, for the reason
that the breezes will watt pollen across
the road from the neighbours field.
The cost of weeds to the farmers in n
community is enormous compared with
certain other expenses. Weeds rob the
soil ana entail labor from spring until
lull. IL luS III SftSu
would unite and determlnedly fight
weeds for three years, not allowing a
single one to grow IL possible, they
would find their expenses greatly re-
duced, owing to the cost of production
of weeds and theit destruction being re-
moved.
Subsoiling is matter which has its
advocates, but many scientific agricul-
turists oppose 1t. 1t is, claimed that,
although the subsoil plows break the
soil to a low depth, yet it destroys the
channels which admit the flow of air
and water belov, the surface. That is,
as plant roots penetrate deeply and die
they leave channels, which are numer-
Gus and which are increased every year.
Breaking the soil, it is claimed, de-
stroys them and lessons the supply OF
moisture,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
THE. CANCELLED MoRrageE.
We've done a lot of scrimpin' an Twin
hand T.,

we've done a lot of scrimpin' an liyin'
hand-to-mouth,
We've dreaded, too. wet wenther mn,
we've worried over drought,
For the thing kept DRAWN interest,
whether crops were good or had,
An raisin' much or little, seemed it
swallowed all we had.
Inc women folks were savin' an there
amt bit of doubt
But thnt things they really needed lots of
times they done without,
So we're sbreathin' somewhat easy, un'
we're feelin' less afraid
OF Providence's workin's, since we got
the mortgage paid.
i wish I'd kept record of the things
that mortgage ate,
In principal an interest from beginnin'
down to date!-
A hundred dozen chickens, likely fowls
with yellow legs,
A thousand pounds of butter, an twelve
hundred dozen eggs,
Some four or five good wheat crops and
at least one crop of corn,
An oats an rye-it swallowed in its life
time ,sure's you're born,
Besides the work nm worry, ere its appe-
title was stayed!
So we're feelin' more contented since we
got the mortgage paid.
We've reached the point, reckon. where
we've got n right to rest,
An loaf aroun', an visit, wear our go.to-
metin' best
Neglectin' nothin' urgent, understand,
about the place.
But simply slowin' down by bits an rest
in In the race!
In time I'll get the windmill I've been
wantin', suppose;
The girls can have their organ, an we'll
all wear better. clothes,
For we've always pulled together, while
We've saved an scrimped nm pray
= ed,
An 1t seems there's more to work for
since we got the mortgage paid.
Wall Street Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25


Six million two hundred thousand
farmers bulletins on 40 different sub
jects were printed for the Department
of Agriculture during the past fiscal
year. AS there are about six million
farmers, exclusive of agricultural la
borers, in the United States, this is
one pamphlet for each one. If any
farmer did not get his copy, 1t was be-
cause he did not apply for it, for they
are nearly all turned over to the men,
bers of Congress for free distribution.
There Is hardly subject In which
farmers are interested that is not dis
cussed In some one of the various bull
letins. Information Is contained in
them about the feeding of farm ami
mails. hog cholera, how to kill weeds,
the care and feeding of chickens, but,
ter-making and the care of milk, the
vegetable garden, good roads, breeds
of dairy cattle. bread-making, how to
raise apples, rice culture, tomato grow
| ing, sugar as food, insects affecting
tobacco, cotton and grapes: diseases of
potatoes and apples. how to detect
oleomargarine and renovated butter
tree-planting on rural school grounds
the Angora goat, and scores of othel
1 things.
| 1t would be difficult to estimate with
any degree of accuracy the financial
benefit which has accrued to the farm
ers from the perusal of these bulletins.
| Such men MS hpljpvn thev rnuSt Io oop
tinually studying 10 keep abreast of
the times and to understand the posi-
bilitles of their business have been the
most diligent readers of the publica-
lions Of the Department of Agricul-
ture. 1t Is the benefit which these men
have derived that justities the contin.
ued expenditure of money by the gov
eminent for free education of this
kind, an education almost as necessary
to national prosperity as that provided
for the children in the public schools.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
COOP cARRIAaE LAcK,

it is thirty inches long. The l.f1ar is
also one and quarter inches thick,
five feet and six inches long aEd four
inches wide. Twenty inches from the
bottom cut notch and seven inches
above another notch; six inches farther
up bore hole for n threc-eighths-inch
bolt and bolt the piece on to tho stand
ard, so 1t will swing freely. To use the
appliance, place the notched bar under
the axle of the carriage, lifting the
wheel clear from the ground, and the
standard will swing into place and hold
securely. Easily made and light, such
jack should be owned by every man
who has carriage to oil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
MoDEsry ANDTIrLEs OF HONOR.
Few Entitled to Use "Esauire"-Er
glish View of Practice.

Few Entitled to Use "Esquire'-En.
glish View of Practice.
Can we not come to some working
agreement OH the use OF the sufiix
"esquire?" From dictionaries you may
make up a list of the people who are
entitled to 1.-THE eldest sons Of
knights, and their eldest sons in per-
petual succession and so on to justices
of the peace and bachelors of law. But
In modern practice it may be said that
every one who wears collar is ad-
dressed as esquire" Yet there is n
curious modesty among Englishmen.
Scores of stamped and addressed en-
velopes lie upon our table every day
lin case of rejection. says the London
Chronicle. The superscriptlon Is in
variably plain John Smith or George
Robinson. There are two courses open
to us. We must write Esquire" after
John Smiths naked name, or we must
accept the hint and suppress sufiix
which current misuse has made value
less.
A correspondent writes: 81 am one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Things mat Make England.

The recent elevation of certain En-
glish nobleman to the peerage was
made the occasion of presentation Of
silver plate from his tenantry, with an
address of congratulation. The oldest
tenant on the estates got up and said
that he had himself attended seventy
rent audits, and that his house had been
lived In by people bearing his name for
26O years. 1t is little things like this
that make England so sturdy, substan-
tial and permanent, in comparison with
the nervous, volatile, unstable life Of
this country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

TUtUIHE NKeIctOn StA1FH.
1t is often desirable to have the stairs
In the wagon house or barn so arranged
that they may be removed quickly. AS
this is not often practicable, the next
best plan is to have them so constructed
as to fold up out OF the way. A good
method of doing 1t is shown by the
sketch, In which shows one side of
the stairs, the dotted lines representing
the various steps. The steps should not
be less than three feet in length and
eight inches wide. The upper end of
the lower portion of each side is hinged
to the side of the building at +, while
the lower end is hooked to the floor at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
The Medicinal
Value of Water.

~>-~~~>-SrS~~~-O~~~<
The human body is constantly un-
dergoing tissue change. Worn out
particles are cast aside and eliminated
from the system, while the new are
ever being formed. from the inception
of life to its close.
Water has the power of increasing
these tissue changes, which multiplIes
the waste products, but at the same
time they are renewed by It's agency,
giving rise to increased appetite, which
In turn provides fresh nutriment. Per-
sons but little accustomed to drinking
water are liable to have wasted prod
ucts formed faster than they are re-
moved. Any obstruction to the free
working of natural laws at once pro-
dnccs disease, which, If once firmly
seated. requires both time and money
to cure.
People accustomed to rise in the
morning weak and languid will find
the cause in imperfect secretion of
wastes, which many times nav be
rcmedied by drinking n tumblcr of wa.
ter before retiring. This very material
ly assists in the process during the
night, and leaves the tissue fresh and
strong ready for the active work of
the day.
Hot water is one of our best rcme-
dial agents.
A hot bath on going TO bed, even in
the hot nights of summer is better
reliever of insomnia than many drugs.
lntlamed parts will subside under
the continual poulticing of real hot
water.
Very hot water, as we all know, is
n prompt checker of bleeding, and be-
side, If it is clean, as it should be. 1t
aids in sterilizing wounds.
British Trade Returns.
British trade returns for 1902 show
an increase in exports of f3, 517, 6O4, and
In imports of f6,S7O,OSG
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Same Prescription.

"These shoes. DOCTOR said the cob
bier, after brief examination, "ain't
worth mending."
"Then. of course" said the doctor.
turning away, II don't want anything
done to them"
But charge you two shillings just
the same"
'What for?"
"Well, sir, you charged me five shil-
lings the other day for telling me there
wasn't anything the matter with me-"
l--Tit-Bits.
The less faith man has i'll himself
the more explaining he has to do,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Home-Mnde Carriage lack,

While the heavy jacks used on wag-
ons answer very well for the carriage
as well, lighter Jack, such as is shown
in the Illustration, is easier to handle.
1t will take but little time to make a
jack of this kind by any one who is at
all handy with tools. The standard is
made Of acknowledgements stuff, three
inches wide and tapered to two inches;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
vctcranS Plan I'm Excursion.

The committee on transportation for
the dedication of the Iowa monuments
at Shiloh has been Mt work recently pre-
pairing for one of the most interesting
excursion parties that has ever gone
out of Iowa. 1t is estimated that there
are several thousand old soldiers in Iowa
who went through the campaigns in md
about Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh and
on down into Mississippi. The Iowa
monuments are to be dedicated on Me-
mortal day next. A large party Of
Iowans will go to the event and Gov.
Cummins is to deliver the principal adj
Hrozo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

Ottumwa women have formed an i'm
provemcnt association.
A. +. Nash has been appointed post
master at Otranto Station, vice j. ID.
Kelly, resigned.
The Clinton County. Jail is crowded
sixteen prisoners now being confined on
various charges.
DIR. Alvin Cole, for thirty years prac-
ticing physician of Fort Madison, is dead
Mt the age of G5.
An effort will be made to form an anti
cigarette association among the school
boys of Burlington.
The question of incorporating the town
of Lost Nation is to be submitted to a
vote of the residents of that village.
The name of the postof1ice at Com
petine has been changed to Larson, with
David III. Thompson as postmaster.
State Dairy Commissioner Wright is
sending out circulars to farmers and
dairymen advising the growing of alfalfa.
The Iowa miners, in session at Des
Moines, voted down the proposition to
raise the membership fee from $40 to
$25.
Officials of the Great Western ronil
predict that passenger trains will be In
operation over that road into Council
Bluffs by the first of July.
A statement issued by the State fed
Grafton of labor shows that there are
at present 720 local unions in the State
with membership of 45,OOO,OOO.
After hearing n sermon Mt Corylon
by Miss (NlppSnu. pvnuya1ist IN tha
text BE not deceived; God is not mock
ed, Tor whatsoever man soweth that
snail lie also reap Elijah Thomas, aged
~ years. Went to the county attorneys
once ana confessed to the setting on
cry s.e vi o.. u. w" .'''.n req. ~, W wnici,
.s lihe heau h'tses Ms ere sae'l'a ,,'
anu WHICH, e'iuSeu q loss ., FoV,VoV' IN,
o.'s ie"sui ss s"es 10 .n"' he ""'i'eo
" see oo.',''e.
In Fort Madison. rs Joseph Motfet,
,m "e o IN -. ~ 81. wv nu'.on "orhs
.as.ue we ,oM" S'a.e peni'e a, WINS
ras.ans -; nch'.iu a 4 eeusic1' ,ae ieliow
sauen mn ~ -, ."e i"ee WIN p',..oN
Jaw saw ins'e,eu II. y iarse cn"rh' cutting
f,ce inst helnw the ovc Immod;atnl Il,
ofter thn blow which fcllea Hfr Hon.,
TO the floor and left him living uu.on
scious hnlf n dozcn cony;cts came to the
forcmnn's rescue. caught the enr,cad
mop nb,t,d h;n, int s,hn,;s,,,n ~,
carried him to the rnord before tho oft,
cial had fully realized the tro,,hla
r.. &C. W.T., 49,,
~ @ t e.. ~. o"u =. nus peiiee'e,
-" u" H. .Sua,.n ~ 49, rs ,o,'l's s.ocf
1,.' NJ ~ r pan.u =. ny S,s .ps VI Tue N"ph
Thc onthorities of wehster citr how
ordered that tbe Inv repnlat;ny ira ss
canes he committed with in that e;+r Al
buildings over two stories In hs,abt VII
In coune,lod IN mn On tho fro asaa,o,
~. -,
~! nec nu '.e s,r, ne i'yeu rejected ms
suit le.er s ,Ihae.,er; DUBUQUE youit
llan, pioe",eu asto'ser anu was threat
enns " en.e ,,,,an =, 'mo fi.Hls, the CIR
toIv nv the nolice 80 N'A - e''S
80 =. ~ has;n.;.. ~.
~ o sue .. pesm IN u, VI me year there
were sou c"s 9s,, ". hie ~ 'ne equity alfis
,o' ~ 'ne io'h Soun,S pis. a court
an Tue pas how em9 a;sno on.ns OF 'hes
eases haNe peen disposed OF.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

made up chiefly of miners. brickmakers
and other lahorers. are about to open n
cooperative store with the object of put
ting out of business the other enterprises
in the town and to put the finishing
touches to the deadlock which now OK
lists between the merchants and the la
borers of the town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Management of stce, Slopes,

Some very good land is located on
rather steep slopes, but goes as pasture
because the owner fears to break it up
and run the chance of serious injury
by washing. Such fields, when cult
waited, should be covered with some
thing all the time. Rye sown early in
fall will do much to hold the sol! dur
ing the season Of heavy rain. The
land should be kept in sod much of the
time to supply vegetable matter, which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Demand for Horses.

Express horses continue in the most
active request in the Chicago and 9TH
er wholesale horse markets. One reason
for this Is that the forwarding corpora.
tons are doing an immense business.
In the United Kingdom there is short.
age of desirable horses of this type.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

On instructions of Judge Rothrock in
the Superior Court Mt Cedar Rapids the
jury returned verdict for $1,000 iii
favor of Mis- Jennie Dunn of that city
against DIR. Warren Reed of Chicago in
suit for breach of promise. The de-
PENDANT fniled to appear. Miss Dunn
sued for $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

Don't set Brahma, Wyandotte and
Leghorn eggs in the same incubator ut
the same time. The amount of mois-
ture or ventilation required to harch
one will be too much or insufficient to
hatch the other variety.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

But few farmers weigh the hay given
stock. 1t is true that to weigh hay for
each cow every time a herd is fed is
tedious. but by weighing quantity a
few times one will be able to come
close enough to estimate the quantity
In feeding. The object should be not to
overfeed. A great many non-producing
animals receive more than they require,
although they may consume 1t. Ten
pounds of hay day should lie sufficient
for an ordinary horse that Is well sup
piled with grain. The amount allowed
cattle should depend upon clrcum-
stances. Cows giving milk will consume
and utilize more than steera.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
Movable Fences for sheen.

1t would pay grain farmers to have
n movable fence, or, rs they are called
in England, hurdles, to inclose flock
of sheep where they have taken off
oats, rye or wheat and do not want to
put in another crop at once to keep up
the fertility of the soil, says American
Cultivator. In England they are used
not only for this, but they often break
such fields and sow them to the Eng
lish or fiat turnip and then hurdle the
sheep on them to eat the turnips after
they are fairly well grown. This doubly
enriches the field, which is one reason
why the fields In England have a heav-
Ter turf than we often produce here,
and why they carry more cattle and
sheep to the acre than we average.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
THE STATE OF IOWA.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

Celebrated Land Case Is Ended-Ex-
cursion to Shiloh for Dedication of
Monuments-Doctor Deserts Young
wife-co-opcrntive Store for Lehigh.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-06
fCARDVI ';;; :;$ ;:3 ?:"''

I: Would any rational body OF
American citizens object to the
admission by the Senate or House
of Catholic or Protestant bishop,
or q Jewish rabbi9 The question
of expediency or wisdom has nothing
to do with the case. The Senate
must obey the provisions Of the Con-
stitution, and these restrain it from
excluding a duly elected Senator on
the ground alleged by the Utah asso
citation. Eliminate the charge o"
polygamy and no tissue" remains
in the case.-Chicago Evening Post.
It seems that the above will state
the situation. If Smoot is a Norman
or even an apostle of that church
he cannot be preveted from taking
his seat, but if evidence can be
found that he is a polygamist he
should and will be excluded from
the Senate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-06

La Papeterie: Invisible ink and
''sympathetic' ink are beaten entire
~ by new development in prepare
tions of this nature. This is nothing
less than a disappearing paper. The
paper intended for this temporary
use is submitted to the following
process: It is first STEPPED in acid
(sulphuric acid by preference), di-
luted according to the lease of life
it is intended the material should
possess. It is afterward dried and
glazed and with acid specifically
neutralizied by means of ammoniac
vapor. But the acid still remains in
the pores, and that paper is infallibly
doomed after an existence more or
less prolon ged, as the case may be.
1t is certainly a most useful inven-
ton, and should commend itself
strongly to those who cannot trust
heir correspondents to ''burn these
|etters.'' "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-06

makeit possible to collect damages
under CERTAIN conditions. II passed
will it not then necessarily follow
that tie liquor dealer must be more
careful who he sevres and what az
tent If any one is affected by an
intoxicated person, it is no great
hardship to give proper notice. We
are not supporting the sale Of in
toxicating liquor to any extent or
degree but do think this bill q good
one to pass and a step towards
regulating the liquor traffic. n
At the present time, there is no
law, ON the statute hooks Of this,
state making it possible to collect
damages from q saloon keeper, in
any case, except wherehe has been
convicted of violating the law. Please
note this, as it has been claimed and
published that there is . law enabl-
ing the collecting Of damages.
Futher, the. Supreme court of this
state has ruled against the plaintiff
in = paee brought to secure damages,
AMI there is only one caseon record.
Many sts4pA probably a dozen, have
q lav aimdlar to the Wilson bill,
an6 thov apa aimilar IN thia hill
Now, II tetal prohibition cannot
be secured lot US secure all tho ~
striotions possible. by adopting all
the means available to restrict it to
the smallest scope. This will in time
bring about better resulta At the
same time it is not necessary to sus.
pend work toward total prohibition
but keep on with the work and 60
complish all we can.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-06

Forty six Cleveland saloons have
gone out of business in the last few
days because the police are enforcing
the liquor laws. No alarm is felt by
Cleavland's bibulous population as
the supply of these parlors is still
adequate Minneapolis Times.
There would be many saloons go out
of business all over the country if
they were compelled to live up to
the law in every particular, in fact
it would be almost an impossiLility
for them to continue in business.