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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
for all the manure that you are like
ly to haul out.-Wallace's Farmer.
SAVAGE ATHLETICS.
Rough TrnininS of the Natives, n
the Canary IHlands.

HAOoEh Training OF the NRt1veOt 63
the Canary Islands.
In this age of athletics one might
think that no people over showed so
much interest in fcats Of muscular
might and skill as those who have per.
fected football, but modern games and
even the Games Of the Greeks at Olym-
pia may have been more than matched
py the sports Of peoples who are now
heId In little esteem. "A writer on the
Canary Islands gives an account of
their athletic training which makes
even the college giants of today seem
weak and effeminatc.
The Canary islands were subjected
by Spain about the time Columbus dis
covered America. The conquest was
due solely to the superiority of Euro
pean weapons and net to better skill
and prowess. The native soldiers We're
trained athletes, developed under a
system which held athletic spo:ts an
important business. like military drill.
Spanish chronicles have left us &C.
counts of the sports of the islanders.
From babyhood they were trained to
be brisk in self defense. AS soon as
they could toddle the children were
pelted with mud balls that they might
learn how to protect themselves. When
they were boys stones and wooden
darts were substituted for tho bits Of
clay.
IN this rough school they acquired
the rudinents Of warfare which en-.
eblcd them during their wars with the
epaniards to catch in their hands the
arrows shot from their enemies cross.
bows.
After the conquest of the Canaries
q native of the islands was seen ut Sc
ytlle who for n shilling let man
throw at him us many stones as he
pleased from distance of eight PAGES.
Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone.
Another native used to defy any one
to hurl an orange at him with SO great
rapidity that he could not catch It.
Three men tried this, each with a
dozen oranges, and-the islander caught
every orange. AS further test he
hit his antagonists with each of tho
oranges.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
DOMESTIC NEGLECT.


The Tragedy Of Little Things That
Are Left Undone.
The judge and spectators in q Kan
sas City courtroom laughed when
husband testified that his wife gave
him only "mechanical kisses"
Then the lawyers devoted many min
utes to the question, what is a me-
chanical kiss?" They decided that it
was q salutation given only through a
sense Of duty. and then they laughed
some more.
They didn't go far enough. They
might have called 1t u tragedy.
With most women affection lasts. It
burns as strongly in old age as in gold
en- youth. A caress means q world of
Joy to them.
Some men forget. They grow care
less. Carelessness is often species of
sel1shness. Once 1t was a privilege to
press q lovers kiss on the lips of q
wife at the door when leaving in the
morning, again rs q warm greeting
that always marked the Homecoming
Mt night.
ana one morning the man forgot the
caress and lost himself in business.
And shadow fell on romance. and
the woman wept. She tried to be brave
and sensible. She tried to laugh Mt the
silly fear that he didn't care for her.
She assured herself hundred times
that it was such little thing and that
1t was natural for him to forget und
that 1t was unreasonable for her to ex-
pect the joy Of the honeymoon through
life. She wiped away her tears and re-
solved to hide her grief and be kind.
loving, patient.
And the man never knew. Perhaps
some day he went into court and COM
planned that he had been the recipient
Of mechanical Kisses" Domestic neg.
lect isn't always confined to lack of
food and clothing. Cruelty doesn't al
ways take the form of physical abuse.
When men learn to think, when they
remember that the little attentions of;
ten mark the difference between joy
and sorrow in woman's life, there
will be more real happiness in the
world.-Milwaukee Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
A Leap Year Leap.

He'd been her steady company for six or seven
years;
H He seemed to like to Ilnger at he. side;
name he wears.
Nor mentioned her as his prospective bride.
OF course he always took her out to parties and
He gave her all the pleasure that he could.
But still, his conversations nevt turned to wed.
ding clothes,
Nor did Ii seem us II they ever would.
Her eirlhooa friends had married OF and left
her by herself;
/. 81 she o oiten sighed because she was alone;
on the shelf. :
Like lots Of other spinsters sho had known.
30 stralehtway she proposed 10 him. in leap
She told him something had to coma to pass;
She said they'd taken lot OF time 70 learn each
And burned enough of papa's precious gas.
OF course, he was surprised at her, but what
was he tosayi
He plainly understood that he must either name
Or let some other fellow have q chance.
He pleaded for little time; he asked her for q
She gave him twenty minutes to decide;
He said thatit was sudden, but as he was forced
He'd always wanted her to be his bride.
They seem to be contented in the fiat they oc-
He says she makes model little wife;
She says they never disagree, because they al
NJ, To make 4 each ,t, o.he. satisfied with @ life
And they've y: agreed to keep the subjec. closed
He'd hate to have his friends suspect what
She hate for hers to know that she proposed.
Lawrence PoIcher Hext In Lippincott's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
Things Known, But often Unheeded.

The sheep man does not always
do as we'll as he knows. For this he
can give no good reason. In order
to remind the old sheep men Of
some things they have forgotten or
lost sight Of we compile a few gems.
A small, fat sheep will always
bring more money than large poor
one. Overstocking is usually in
furious to the flock and ruinous to
the farmer.
Sheep are almost essential in
maintaining the fertility and cleanli.
ness of the land. Dryness overhead
and under foot is rule that should
be uncompromising as the laws of
the Medes and Persians.
The sheep is a most particular
animal and quarters should be kept
scrupulously clean. The feed should
also be kept clean. When hunger
forces a sheep to eat unclean feed
the danger has been reached.
Sheep are naturally gregarious,
and when one sheep is seen off by
itself it is safe to guess that some
thing is wrong with it and the mat
ter should be investigated.
There is as much danger in over
feeding sheep as in under-feeding.
To know the exact amount requires
an expert sheep man. Nossat rules
can be laid down for this business.
1t should be remembered that sheep
that are thin in flesh have weak
digestion and therefore can be easily
hurt by over-feeding of grain.
No sheep should be allowed to die
of old age, but all should be fatted
and sent to market before their
vitality has become impaired.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
William w. Astor has returned

William w. Astor has returned to
this country-for visit. He has
come over to take look at that part
of New York which he owns. That
is no small part of the metropolis.
he is said to hold the fee of fifty
square blocks of New York property
and more rent is said to be paid to
him than any other individual real
estate owner in the city. Yet Mr..
Astor does not seem to be happy
man. He left this country because
he could not be happy here. New
York insisted that he should pay
more taxes than he thought he ought
to, and the newspapers here did not
treat him with that respect which he
considered due to his station and his
money. So he went to England and
renounced his allegiance to the con-
stitution of the United States and
became subject there. But even
there he has not been strictly happy
if all reports are true. OF course, he
could chum it with lot of high and
mighty persons, but he has been
greatly disappointed because he has
not yet been made peer of the
realm He is still plain Mr., not
even Sir, much less Lord.-Buf-
falo Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05

Longevity has been characteristic
Of vice presidents in the past. Adlai
Stevenson, for instance, is SO, and
Levi p. Morton is so, Milliard Fill
more when he died was "a, George
M. Dallas was 72, John Tyler was
II, Martin Van Buren, was 80, Elb-
ridge Gerry, 20; George Clinton,
who came from Ulster county, where
Judge Parker resides. was 72. Aaron
Burr was 80, Thomas Jefferson was
80, John Adams was 80. These vice
presidents of the United States are
examples of the longevity of those
who have held that office, though, of
course, there have been few vice
presidents who did not attain old
age. The youngest vice president
at Inauguration was 36, the Oldest
was 60.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
Haul Out The Manure.

A great deal of manure that was
made on the stock farms last winter
is still lying around in the barn yard
or perhaps piled up against the out
side of the barn. There was no op-
portunity to get it out in the spring
for various reasons, or perhaps the
farmer thought there was no oppor-
tunity. It don't make much difference
which. Solomon once said, Gas a
man thinketh in his heart, so is he, :"
and he never said a wiser thing. 1t
may be said with equal truth ifnot
with equal authority that" as man
thinketh, SO is his farm" If he
thinks he can't get the manure out
or can't do any one other thing, it is
not done; whereas, if he thinks he can
there is a possibility at least that it
will be done.
There has been great waste in this
manure that has not been hauled out;
we would say anywhere from twenty
five to fifty per cent. The waste has
been in the soluble elements. 1t is
not all wasted, however. The humus
material remains even if the potash
and phosphoric acid don't, and there
fore it is important that it be hauled
out now. After harvest is about as
good a time as any to clean up the
farm. The season for hoo cholera ia
coming on, and we might as well say,
the diseases that pass under the name
Of cholera; and the barn yard should
be put in the best sanitary condition.
Therefore haul out the manure.
Where to put it? There is no lack
of places. This clover and timothy
meadow that is getting a little thin
and that has not the thickness at
the bottom SO much desired by the
man who wants a good hay crop.
Haul out the manure from the stables
especially the horse stables, and top
dress this meadow.
We have said it so often that we
don't need to say it again-get a
manure spreader. Why? To double
the value of your manure and save a
little less than half the time in get
ting it out. 1t will cost you some
money; but get it even if you have
to save on other things or even bor-
row. There is nothing lost in bor-
rowing money to buy a manure
spreader.
Don't neglect the pasture. Manure
is never wasted if it is put on pas
ture. 1t may not bring immediate re-
suits on corn, but if you put it on
grass it will grow and save some Of
your loss from leaving it in the yards
this winter. Why? It will stimulate
the grass roots, largely increase them
and the grass roots are manure that
don't need hauling out and that don't
waste. There are other places that
we might suggest, but don't care to
because we think the true policy Of
the western farmer is to put his
manure as nearly as possible always
on grass, and at any time of the year
winter or summer. The pasture is
always ready. The meadow is always
ready after harvest, and there is
iplenty of room on one or the other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05

Bailey of the Britt Tribune very
properly castigates the Rowell news
paper directory and its publishers.
The Rowell people endeavor to work
genteel blackmail on every pub
Usher who refuses to subscribe for
or advertise in their directory by
misquoting the circulation of his
paper or emitting it from the direc-
tory altogether. 1t is small business
for such firm to be engaged in. Ex
Says Mr.. Hayashi, distinguished
citizen of Japan: To-day we Japa-
nese have battle-ships, torpedoes,
cannon. The China sea reddens
with the blood Of our killed and of
those we kill. Our torpedoes roar,
our shrapnel shrek, our cannon
breathe slaughter and we die and
are the cause of death. And you
occidentals say to us, You have won
your rank; you have civilized your
selves Centuries upon centuries
we have had artists, painters, sculp-
tors. philosophers. In the sixteenth
century we had published in Japa-
nese the fables Of Aesop. Were we
then barbarians?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05

Tho Iowa colleges and schools
generally show an increased attend
ance. This is one of the first results
of the good crops and the prosperous
conditions that are before the people
OF this state.-C. R.Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
p.rlor rorderol,.

Some of the money spent on folde.
rolls In the parior should really go to-
ward buying hardware for the Kitchen
and tools for the man of tho house to
work with.-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05
Farm for Sale.

A 90 acre farm in Collins Grove
township for sale at bargain if
taken this month. Enquire of II.
@. Bronson at this office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05

II we gave assistance to each other.
no one would be in want Of fortune
Menander.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
UNJUST, SAY THEY
Mass Meeting at War.
saw Protest Against
Carols Sentence.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Warsaw, n. G., May 30.-At a mass
meeting held by the citizens of War
saw at Odd Fellows hall today for the
purpose of expressing their confidence
in the integrity and character of one
of our citizens, Mr.. c.. f. Carroll, the
following resolutions were passed:
Resolved LIST. That we have known
Chas. w. Carroll for many years and
that he has been a resident or our
town for five years or more and was
born and reared in Duplin county,
where he has lived the greater part
part of his life.
End. That from our almost daily
contact with his and his long con-
tinual residence in our county and
town we know and testify of him to
be a man of integrity and character,
and we believe that he would not will
fully or knowingly misrepresent any
person.
3rd. That we believe that the sem
tence imposed upon him for the al
legged contempt is extreme and unjust.
4th. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the News and observer
and the Wilmington Messenger with
request to publish. -.
(Signed) d. S. KENNEDY,
Chairman.
E. J. HILL Secretary
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31

Last week was one that taxed the
hospitality of the Marlborough House,
for there was q great crowd here.
But the Marlborough House met the
occasion in splendid style.
The State Medical Association had
nearly soc people here, big medical
class, with friends, over a hundred
was here, the visitors to three school
commandments were in the city, the
Trained Nurses We're here, the law
yers and witnesses for the Atlantic
ana North Carolina case were gath
ering, and the general run of travel
was heavy. That made stirring times
at the hotel.
In the dining room things were kept
going in excellent shape, and this re-
fleets great credit on Moses Lord the
efficient head waiter. He comes from
Asheville and Waynesville and is do
ing excellent work at the hotel, be-
ing attentive and quick to answer
every demand on him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31

suffaripg with, rather than for, hui
n,ani+v reconciliation is not as much
a t1,r,;,,g away of divine wrath from,
an offending sinner, as the winning
of that sinner into lovinp affinity
with the character of God. The Cos
pei scheme is not so much the or
ganization of resculng party as the
setting forth OF positive agencies to
turn men from sin to righteousness.
Hapniness is indeed one of the results
secured bv such process, but happi-
ness Sc simply one of the results of
character rather than the object aim
ed at through the suffering and death
of Christ. Oar happiness, according
to the teachings of Christ, depends not
SO much on where we are as what we
are. He'll is not so much place as a
condition.
''In the second place, the disciplin-
airy side of the divine effort in dealing
with men, is to produce character.
The product of Divine discipline, when
received, is the peaceable fruit
of Righteousness. Gods training in
wolves suffering and pain, but the out
come is the enlargement and strength
ening of character.
''The product then of personality in
the divine process is character and the
function of character is service. The
great institutions nor of philosophy.
but the human and divine personaIi-
ties co-working in the upbuilding of
personal character. The individual
who surrenders character is true man
hood. The personal goal towards
which unfiagging zeal, is perfection.
The function of such manhood is the
service in which he co-operates with
his Divine Master for the building up
Nt1t Sc,
two-fold in character. 1t is first of all
a defensive service, "a man shall be as
hiding place, as the shadow of
great rock in IL weary land What
ever of strength a man gathers to
himself, is used for the defense of the
weak and helpless.
"In the second place, this service
is to be distributed. Christian man
hood is a reservoir into which God
pours a rich and varied inheritance;
and He has so ordered that to be of
largest value to him who received it,
it must be dispensed abroad, as rivers
of water in a dry and thirsty land The
river is not made to fill the sea but
to water the land. Man best glorifies
God by falling into harmony with the
Divine process and pouring forth his
life in fruitful streams of service.
Whatever he is able to gather to him.
self be it riches or the knowledge of
truth, is to be used as a divine legacy
for the enrichment of his fellows The
divine law is not that of accumulation,
but of distribution.
1.-The dignity of man is his person
atty: the glory of man is his perfect
character; the mission of man, which
insures his immortality and enduring
glory, is the service rendered to hu
mainly in sympathy and harmony
with the eternal law of service"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
Bride and Groom Will Arrive in Raj
eigh To-day.

Lieut.. Oliver Fl. Dockery, of the
Third Regiment, u. S. Infantry, and
his bride, formerly Miss Emma Jen-
kinS Kelsey, one of the best known
young society women of Newark, Ohio
will arrive here this morning after
wedding trip east and will be he
guests of Judge and Mrs. Plat ID.
Walker Walker, the latter being u
sister of Lieutenant Dockery. They
will go from here to Columbus bar
racks, from which point Lieut.. Dock
ery's company is soon to go to Alaska.
The wedding on the 18th of May
took place at Trinity church and was
one of the most brilliant events and
most elaborate ceremonial weddings
ever celebrated in Newark. 1t was
military in all it's appointments and
the religious ceremony was strictly in
accord with the EXTREMIST high church
ritual and the very latest Easter edictS.
The groom was attended by army Off
GERS in full uniform, though his best
man his cousin, Hon. Settle Dockery
of Rockingham, was in civilian attire.
The lady attendants We're visions of
loneliness in the handsomest of we'd
ding costumes An elaborate recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Kelsey. Mr.. Kelsey is a wealthy and
popular citizen of Newark, the head
of the A. II. Heasey Glass company
and is prominent in social circles.
A petty romance was eliminated
in the wedding. There is a golf
course contiguous to the rifle range
at Newark and last fall when the
troops were at rifle practice a party
of golfers got in range. Lieutenant
Dockery rode over and warned them
of danger, and was told by one of the
young ladies that they We're perfectly
capable of taking care of themselves.
This was Miss Kelsey.
The next dav Lieutenant Dockery
and a party of officers CHANGED to
meet party of young ladies, and Miss
Kelsey was in the party Lieutenant
Dockery was introduced and as loves
day dream rippled by the young lady
concluded she could not take care of
herself, SO she is now Mrs. 0. II. Dock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
WOMEN READY TO Die
tn Utter Despair. They Tura to
Blood Wine at Eleventh Hour
and Are Cures

Miss Margaret Fitzgerald, 20 Amory
ST., Manchester, N. H., says:
81 was a wasting wreck; so bad, IN
fact, that I had nervous prostration.
Could not eat, sleep, or scarcely think.
dragged around, more dead than alive.
I had heard of the good results OF
Blood Wine and commenced taking
it. felt splendidly after one bottle.
continued it until it cured me entirely.
Tt built me up and strengthened me. I
heartily endorse it.
Miss May c. Murphy, 1915 Tyler ST.,
Lowell, Mass, says:
"I do not wish to be without Blood
Wine. It has proved valuable for
female weakness, from which I have
been an intense sufferer. had conges-
ton of the womb which kept me home
from nv business for five weeks. After
taking two bottles of Blood Wine was
delighted to find was steadily improv-
ing. To-day am we'll woman, thanks
TO the virtues of Blood Wine"
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, 448 Essex ST.,
Lawrence, Mass, says:
"For forty years suffered from TALL
ing of the womb and female weakness,
which caused constipation. I finally
found that an absccss had formed.
lay at the point of death for days. re-
covered, but suffered continually from
slecplessness and was weak and nerv-
Gus. Blood Wine was recommended,
but was reluctant about taking it. /
finally consented, and can truthfully
saw it is a wonderful remedy. have
taken FIVE bottles and never felt better
in my 1ife."
Women can have the greatest con-
fdence in Blood Wine from the time
they are little girls until they arrive at
advanced old age.
For Sale by w Ill. King Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
For Sale by w. III. King Drug Co.
Tax Listing, 1904.

The tax listers for Raleigh town
ship will sit every day during the
month of June, 1904, in the room OPP
posite the sheriff's office in the coun-
ty court house. Also at the follow
ing places on the days named, to-Wit:
Caraleigh Cotton Mills, June 9th.
Gattis Store East Raleigh, June 18th
Moore's Store, West Raleigh, June
8th.
Raleigh Cotton Mills, June 9th.
Pilot Cotton Mills, June 10th.
PAGES Store, June 18th.
And to give every one an opportun-
ity to list their property and polls we
will sit in our room in the court house
every Wednesday and Saturday dur
ing the month of June until $3.50
o'clock p. m.
All persons who own real estate or
personal property and all who are
agents, guardians, administrators, etc,
are required by law to list their prop
erty, and all persons between the ages
of p and so years must give in their
polls. A failure to list your property
and give in your poll will subject you
to Indictment. The books will posi-
lively close on the last day of June,
1904.
CHAS. A. SEPARK,
II. E. GLENN,
List Takers, Raleigh Township.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
St. Petersburg Thinks it Possible.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg May 30.-S:40 p.
m.-There is no confirmation at the
general staff of the reported defeat of
2, 900 Cossacks at Ai-Yang-P Men,
northeast of FengWang- Chen, but
but the message from General Kuro'
patkin issued this afternoon, record
ing the Japanese advance from Kuan-
Dian-S Slang (Kwan-Tien) to Saimatsza
lends color to the Toxic report, in
view of the fact that Ai-Yang- Pien-
Men lies between the above stations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-31
Raleigh, May 2Sth, 1904.
Funeral at ForcstvilIe.

Mrs. Rebekah L. Fort. the widow
of the late J. r. Fort. died at the
home of her daughter in Franklinton
Friday night at IL o'clock at the age
Of &c. She was sister of w. b. and
p. A. Dunn. of Wake Forest.
The funeral services Will be con-
Quoted from Forestville Baptist
church this morning att11 o'clock.