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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30
News of the Corn Crop.

Council Bluffs Nonparell: There
seems to be no limitto the size of
the corn in Iowa this year if the
stories Of the enthusiasts are to be
believed.
An ear Of corn got loose on hill
side near Harlan last week and
broke off ten apple trees before it
landed in the creek.
Out near Oakland they are using
hay knives for husking pegs.
A Macedonia man fell off a corn
stalk Saturday while husking an ear
and broke three toes on the frozen
ground.
A farmer near Walnut claims to
be feeding two steers on the same
ear OF corn--one at each end-and
doesn't expect them to meet before
Thanksgiving.
A Carson man is moving his corn
cribs out to the field and putting
them up over the corn. He claims
it is easier than to move the corn.
Huskers are not making any
records around Avoca this year.
They have to back the wagon around
TO each ear and load it in through
the end gate.
A champion husker who went to
work near Hancock had even hard
er time yesterday. He gave the
first ear he husked mighty flip, in
tending to throw it onto the wagon,
but threw himself twenty-five feet
over his head instead. He now
loads them with a crowbar.
Marcus News: Some of the corn
huskers are demanding four cents
per bushel and board. When the
corn husking machines become per
fected some Of the four cent fellows
will be glad to take two and one
half cents, SO the farmers say.
Odebolt Chronicle; Never has
lour autumn weather been more
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30

A poultry farm. whether ducks,
geese, chickens or turkeys be the speci-
atty, accumulates large and malodor-
Gus surplus of eggs that refuse to de-
velop into fowl The average person
would suppose that if there is any
thing on earth that is utterly worth
less il is Il rotten egg. Millions of
stale eggs are used every year in pre-
pairing leather dressing for gloves and
bookhinding-an industry that is large
ly carried on in the foreign tenement
houses of New York and other large
cities. They are also used in manu-
featuring disinfectants and in the
shells are made into fertilizers. The
eggs that have not yet lost their virtue
also have other uses besides the more
common ones for culinary purposes. 1t
es estimated that fully 55,o00,00o dozen
are used by Wine claritiers, dye manu-
facturers and in the preparation of
photographers dry plates.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30

beautiful and balmy than during
the past two weeks. AT this writ
ing Wednesday afternoon) the mer-
curry registers G2 in the shade, and
at no time during the past fifteen
days has it fallen much lower.
Corn picking is in full progress,
and if snow holds off the immense
yield will all be in the crib within
thirty days
Eldora Herald: A Providence
township farmer, who has travelled
pretty much all over Hardin county
as well as the adjoining counties,
tells the Herald editor that it is his
best judgment that this county has
not Tor ten years had as big and as
good corn crop as will be picked
this fall.
Waverly Independent: Mr.. Piper
whose farm is west of town, has
corn that is different from any other
corn raised in Bremen county. The
ears have fourteen rows OF thirteen
kernals to the row each. The corn
is covered with husks as in the ordi-
nary species, but in addition each
kernal is enveloped in a little husk
sack. Ii is said that the seed was
brought here by a travelling man
and that it is the same corn that is
grown in India.
jefferson Bee: Robert S. Rich
ardson of Hardin, has topped the
seed corn record Of the season at the
Bee office. He showed US am ear
last Saturday that weighed one
pound and eleven ounces, had upon
it ,22O well formed kernals, was
full twelve inches long and nine
inches around at the butt. This
was white corn that Mr.. Richard
son has been propagating many
years. He also had a sample of
yellow corn from seed which was
furnished by the Illinois experiment
station last year. This was an
ideal ear in shape, weighed one
pound and six ounces, and had 40
kernels. Either of these ears were
samples to- make a corn fancier
smile, and neither of them could be
raised in many places on earth out
side Of Iowa.
Orange City Herald: 1t doesn't
make any difference where you go
|in Sioux county, the soil is worth
money. Four hundred acres be-
longing to the Jan Bloom estate were
sold on Saturday at public auction
in front of the court house for an
average price OF s1l per acre.
Peter Vos bought the east half Of
the southeast twenty and the west
half OF tho northeast ninety at SS5
faad S70.5o respectively, WilLel-
NINA Van Meeveran got the west
half OF the southeast twenty at S73;
and Herman Harmelinll secured the
east half of the northwest nineteen at
S62. 80.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30
Must Weigh Cream.

Cedar Rapids Republican: All
cream sold hereafter in Iowa must
be tested by the weighing process
and not by measuring methods
heretofore in vogue. The announce
ment is to the interest of the far
mers for the reason that it insures
more accurate results and moro Just
returns for their cream.
An official of the dairy depart
ment says on this subject:
The state dairy department has
determined upon a little crusade for
a reform which will be appreciated
by the creamery patrons of the
state. 1t is found upon investiga-
ton that the method of testing
cream for butter fat is not in accord
ance with the law in many cases.
The law requires that purchasers of
milk and cream shall secure from
the state dairy commissioner a
standard pipette for measuring
milk and testing the butter fat
When it is filled to mark on the
glass tube it holds Il certain weight
of milk. The tube discloses
the percent of cream. But the use
Of the same article to test cream
produces a different result, for
cream is lighter than milk, and if
the test is to be correct the cream
should be weighed into the testing
tube and not measured. The sale Of
cream to the buyers instead of the
milk has grown up largely since
the law was passed. At that time
milk alone was contemplated. The
dairy commissioner has just sent
out circular to creamery managers
in which the law, as it relates to
milk alone is quoted, and attention
is called to the fact that the statute
contemplates testing of cream as
well as milk and that the subject is
covered by the statute relating to
the use of false weights and
measures. The commissioner then
says:
That the use Of a pipette in cream
testing will not produce correct
measurements of butter fat, is the
testimony of every dairy authority
without a single exception in the
United States, and the use of a
pipette instead of the scale in cream
testing is violation of both the
statutes above mentioned. The
man who uses pipette for measur-
ing the samples of cream into the
bottle gets results that are too low
by one or two points and hence pays
for less butter than he ought to pay
for. He violates the law and is sub
ject,,upon conviction, under either
of these statutes to a fine of $500
or Imprisonment in the county Jail
for six months.
There is only one way of securing
a true sample and that is to weigh
the cream into test bottle with a
delicate pair of scales or balances.
Anyone desiring correct results
should not use the pipette measure
for cream. There are too. many
conditions entering into the problem
to make the pipette measure at all
reliable. The cream in pouring to
get a uniform sample will incor-
porate more or less air. Very often
gas bubbles. The specific gravity
varies with it's richness. Thick and
.viscous cream may contain large air
bubbles in its body which do not
move readily to the surface.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30
The Pumpkin.

o, fruit OF boyliood!-the old days recalling,
When wOod-grapes We're rurpng aad brown
nuts wore falling.
When wild. ugly faces were carved In its skin
Glarng out through tho dark with Il candle
within!
When we laughed ,ouud the corn-heap. with
heart all In tune.
Our chair a broad pumpkin-our lantern tie
moon,
Telling tales of the fairy who travelled like
steam,
In pumpkin shelf coach. with two rats for her
team
All, on Thanksgiving day, wa,n from eas. and
from west.
From north and from south come the pilgrim
and guest,
When the gray haired Ne, Englander sees
round his board
The old broken links Of oifec.ior restored:
When the carewcaIici man SEEKS his mother
once more,
And the warm matron smiles where the girl
smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what hrlghtens tho
eye.
What calls back the past. like the ilch pump
kin pie
Whittier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30

It was in one of the large hotels
yesterday He was young man from
the rural districts. Approaching the
telephone pay" girl he said: "A fel-
Ter outside said 1 could telephone in
here for Il nickel. l want to do it,
Whom do you wish:" asked the
girl.
The young man blushed slightly.
"That nd be tellin'," he said.
We'll. what NUMBER" asked the
girl.
ITS Il young lady" answered tho
youth. "She visited down our way
last month. ain'r a-goin' to tell you
her number, though. You'd take an
look ii up
'You can't tan, to her here then"
came from the girl. As he left Tho
young man murnured: Il amt
agon' TO give away the names of my
lady friends for them TO get joshed.'
KANSAS CITY Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30
Some words THAT DO Not Rhyme.

Bulb has no rhyme. Culm, cusp. re-
cumb. gulf. month, doth, amongst are
either rhymeless words having the
sound of as in but. Few patrician
words iii the language have this vowel
sound. so commonplace and without
dignity: hence poets turn to it only for
blood, flood and Il few similar turbu-
lent monosyllables. They use ii often.
however, i'll forcing the accent from
the antepenultimate syllable to the
final. where It's unpleasant s0imd is
concealed by the softened stress Thus
has many rhymes, such as felcitous.
mysterious innInrous. etc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-30

Mrs. Jessie Broadfoot, maid for a
great many years in the home Of
Thomas Carlyle, died in Scotland the
other day. aged II. She always de-
MED the allegations as to the unhap-
piness of Carlyle's married life and de-
clared that he was the easiest man in
the world to serve.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-29

please you" she said softly, "and ia
tell you the truth, George, | thought
That the holly was II proof that my
mother was rclcntIng toward you"
"Ilow do YOU mean, DorothyP
ut was my mother who gave me
the holly" She explained II came
from the park and told her you were
going to stop with Mr. Train and that
she could set her mind at rest. as
should not see you FOR few days She
seemed pleased, and, taking the yellow
holly from a vase in her boudoir, she
gave me- sprig. saying That | could
give it to you for consolation. Why
do you ask me This, Gcorpef"
"Thcrc is no reason for my asking"
he replied. supprcs-iug the truth, "but
yellow holly is rare
VERY rare. don't know where my
mother got the sprig
After this they parted, and Brcndon
walked thouchttully away. Mrs. Jer
soy had been startled by the sight Of
the holly Mrs Ward had given the
sprs TO Dorothy, who had presented
it to him. He asked himself if there
was reason for Mrs. Wards action
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IN FTER his disagrecablc expert
GnA cncc in the bloomsbury d.-
* "a, trict Brcndon was not very
anxious to 20 there again, but
t was necessary that he should do so
if he wanted to soc his guardian. From
force of habit he still continued to cali
Linn SO, although MIR ireland had long
since ceased 10 act in tLat capacity.
George had a sincere respect for him
ana frequently paid him VISIT UAal.
ly it WAS one of ceremony orr of on
ioymont but on this occasion the
young man went in se3rch ~ know.
edge
Ireland was an eccentric cAaracter
who collected posters. Most collectors
turn their attention 10 stamps. 10
snuifboXc., TO autographs and such
like trHos, but MIR ireland hunted for
those gigantic and gaudy pictures
which make gay the thoroughfores OF
thc city.
lie WAS q tail old man with rather
ions white har aud It ,.cau sharen
benign frc. his usual height did
aNy with tie Impression OF his eA.
cc-ste -.ou..0--. fc.I-c often won.
dcrod at DIS ,zc. considering that the
lwn ate comparatively lrIo Mr. ire.
Hnd Was or..-Qd u glossy Oroadc.oth
tcrupu.ol~iE brushed .ld wore an old
fashioned C.ll7t... collar lie had
n.i.d blue cfe-. r.tUor satcry. and a
large mouth Wi.h fol r-I up, This
llUl OF >ru~iH 'f.t WIS tIurradicted hv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-29
CHAPTER Y.

va VERY one who was any one
~ knew the Honorable Mrs.
III - Ward She was fluffy hair
ed kitten of a woman, more
like Dresden china shephcrdesS than
mere human being. Nothing could
be prettler than her face and figure
and nothing more engaging than her
manners. With her yellow hair, her
charming face ana her melting blue
eyes She managed to hold her own
against younger women. The late Mr..
Ward, Lord Ransome's son, had been
a fast young man, devoted to the turf
and to his pretty wife. But he was
killed when riding in a StcepIechase
two years after his marriage and left
his widow alone in the world with one
daughter for consolation In her af-
Fiction. Mrs. Ward, being in want of
money--for her deceased father had
been a general with nothing but his
pay played her cards SO well with re
gard 10 her father-in-laW that he al
lowed her IA good income and thought
she Was the most perfect of women.
But Lord RanSome was the only one
of the family who thought SO. for the
other relatives fought rather shy of
the pretty, pleading widow.
Not that Mrs. Ward minded. She
characterized the women as frumps
and the men as fools, and, having
enough 10 live on comfortably, set up n
house in Culzon street. 1t was thought
that she would marry again and Dron.
ably she would have done SO had sdf.
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now" me SAID. II never thought any
Thing Of the sort IHt do saw tia
the coincidence is strange that Vol
should have in YOUR coat a Aowcr-l
>upu,,p one can CAN herriod holly 3.
flower which awnkcu4 uurlcaSaui roe
ollrrtions ia MIS- Jrr;ev's brrn-.
".u "a word 'rrull. Won fancy that an
irnuiry into The circumstances OF III,
t.l1nI holly may lead IL a detection ol
tI. assassin"
81 dnut ga 50 far AS that Rut I
.Louid nat l, SURPRISED If something Of
.Lat sort did eycutu3te"
"Thep Won DO 20 SO far as that" said
Urandou vith a ,hriig "Iovevor
tuern is untljnu uorc TO hc said MA
.d,j.c tn ,ou +. ia hold vour t,no1,
lest we eh,uId hath oor into troubln
ri. t,,o. uurt.l Leonard to pgcl. n,
and Grnndop 10 Journey win his ha.
for Ecn.jupton. Both men were con
sciou.. of q roli.r when they took ,eay,
of e.cb other
or col,r-o tho ccono1ny Of the MAJ
sion WINS di.ordcrod WHOM fine Grin,
y.4 .,,r,u,;,tad Rut thaul,s ga tho or,
h,ndIino or Miss Ruu win nov, tonl
the rcius which had fallen from tnr
hands of madame. few DAYS nut a
different complexion on affairs Mar
gerry kncw where her aunt kepl the
money. nnd Miss Rull made several Of
the boarders bohindhand pay IN. Thus
there was en- tlgh money 10 20 on with.
and Miss ntll - idcd 10 wait until
after the FUNERAL before deciding what
she intended 10 do herself. When Mrs
Jersey was buried her lawyer made his
appearance with the will. 1t was read
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-29

we can 20, .u,o trouble. ! shall say
nothing. wish ! had not come here.
| shall 90 abroad unit all blows over"
II am going to sec Dorothy" said
Brendon. "and tell her that there is no
chance Of our marriage. Nor ia there.
for ] cannot see my way to prove my
legitimacy. We must part. and I shall
probably 20 down The country for six
months or SO 60 finish my novel and
20 get rid Of my hcartachc.'
Train remained silent, looking at the
ground Then he glanced at his friend
in a doubtful way. what has become
OF your yellow holly
Brcndon produced il from his pocket
at wiihered. 50 took it out of my
coat and put IL into This envelope"
40 YOU know ii Miss Ward gave
any one else Il piece Of yellow holly|
Rrendon stared al this strange ques-
ton Not to my knowledge. Why do
you ask
Train ehufled his feet ana looked
down again. 1T is an exceptionally
rare sort Of lhing." ho said uneasily,
and It's effect on Mrs Jersey was so
strange that ] wondered if she con
nccted II with any trouble or disaster"
you made the same remark before"
said Brendon dryly. and we could ar
rive ut no conclusion But, in any case.
] don't see that Miss Ward giving me
the holly has anything to do with Mrs.
Jerseys alarm--if indeed, she was
y charmed "
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'.'' .' '.-'. '.' F''y .' '| |"''''."'
arcr,t. ,1oN.r- worry v,U. SIR" he add.
aI. noting tau tagged sir Of the old
man.
81 have NOT been slceptnr so sound.
Is. 81. usual % roioincd Ireland "At INV
qra and am now sovcntv-0ve-.I
can't bc expected 10 enjoy INV bed 50
much as Young persou.'
As t.nc was short and Mr. Iraland
would ha sure TO terminate fine inter.
view exactly nj the started hour
George plunged Immediately into the
business which had brought him hith.
or. 81 wish to hear the story of NV
parents" lie said deliberately.
The cigar fell from the fat fingers o,
Ireland, and he stared i'm amalemeni
at the young man. at is rather late
i'm the day for that, is il not:' he
asked.
Better late than never" quoted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-29

Mrs Ward, you 5ou't -p,ct .'tc "
rid of him in this way. Ral Bgendon
was tcO much in love with Dorothy
to mind the yagaueS OF her fashion
able parent.
MY dear Mr.. Brcndon.' cried Mrs
Ward in her usual 4ushiug manner Il
am SO glad TO see YOU. The MURDER
you know! saw y.ur name in the
papers. How exciting! IioW romantic.
Tell us all about it,
There is nothing T. tell, Mrs.
Ward" said George, CLAIMING round
the room and seeing that Dorothy was
absent "All I know is set forth in
the papers. l was visiting MIR, Train
there
dorothy will be down soon, but
meantime tell me the whole thing from
your own clever point Of yiew,' SAID
Mrs. Ward.
She was so pertinacious that Brcn-
don bad reluctantly TO yir.d, He de-
tailed events as they had been report
Cd by the press, but concerning the
confidence OF Leonard b. Kept silent.
Mrs ward expressed hcr sdppolnt-
menI when he finished. lyon tell ine
nothing new
Il warned you that | would not re-
piled brendon, wondering at her petu-
liant speech.
But surely You can throw some
hight on the matter" said Mrs, Ward.
Brendon shook his head. II fear not
| went to bed at II and slept soundly
until | was awakened 10y the clamor,'
Mrs. Ward thought for moment
Does MT Train know anything
Nothing more than have told ysu,
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fciently rich husband with title been
forthcoming. But somehow no one
worth capturing ever came Mrs.
Ward's way, and as time went on she
chose to assume the role of a devoted
mother and, as SHE phrascd it, to live
again in her daughter. This was quite
wrong, as Dorothy Ward was n slim.
serious mindad girl of nineteen. not
given TO gayetS, and was one who was
anxious TO marry husband with mind
rather than with money. How friv-
olous little Mrs. Ward came to have
such Puritan daughter no one ever
could make out. She resembed her
mother neither in face nor in manner
nor in tastes. Mrs. Ward openly la
mented that Dorothy was such a diff
cult girl TO manage, which meant that
Dorothy had refused several good
matches and had declined to be guided
entirely by her mothers opinion. When
the Earl of Summerslca proposed and
was not accepted Mrs. Ward was flu
rious, but Dorothy said steadily that
she would never marry a brute with
title.
"Iou'll marry any one | choose"
said Mrs Ward when the two were
discussing the matter.
"Certainly not Lord Summerslea," re
joined Dorothy steadily.
And cerluiuly not that penniicss
George Brcndon." retorted her mother.
You shall not throw yourself away on
him"
'Iic is a good man aud a clever man,
ana man whom any woman might be
proud Of winning, mother"
And man with 10 money and no
position. Who is heE What Is his
family? No one ever heard of him"
"Nou shall never SOC me tic Countess
OF Summerslea. know all about that
man. He is bad and dissipatcd."
Dorothy respected rs wei as loved
George Brendon and every time she
met him grew to admire ana love him
more. Mrs. Ward became quite OK
asperatcd and redoullod her efforts TO
sicken Dorothy Of the Creature" as
she called Brendon. She took TO prais-
ing him on all occasions and some
times asked him to dinner At the
same time She constantly abused young
Walter Nane. who Was Lord Derring-
tons grandson and hvr Ii. was the
man She wished Dorothy f. marry, MS
one day he would haNc q title and if
teen thousand year Bu' % spite Of
this Machiavelian policy Dorothy still
continued to love George am expressed
i-i.
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III ner SlltluS rooin "Hu "ioo hel &c"
els"
eyes. Also, If you will recollect. the
clothes of the deceased lady,"
as there nothing elscT' asked Miss
Bull, raising her black eyes inquiring-
ly. What of the lease of this house!'
"That is the property of Lord Der
rngton. and he only let the house To
Mrs. Jersey by the year.
as not that rather strange
every strange. But the whole con
nection of Lord bennington with my
late client is strange. | know that she
received from him an annuity of 1900
year and the lease Of this house-by
| the year. emcmber-from December 10
| December. Now she is dead the an
nuitv lapses. The lease ends on the
31st of December and it will not be
renewed. Lord Darlington, so far as
! know, has no Interest in Miss Mar
gerry Watson
what interest had he in Mrs. Jcr-
sey?" asked Miss Full, seeming a scan
dal. and her eyes Frightening.
II can't tell you that, and if / could
7 would not
quite right. beg your pardon for
ask lug. but You see in the interest of
that poor girl, | wish to know exactly
! how matters stand
"Thcy stand az I tell you" said
/ James. and he rose to 20. II have moth
/ ing more TO do in the matter, and my
connection with the late Mrs. Jersey
/ ceases here
zone moment" said Miss Bull quiet
/ ly what OF the furniture"
"Thnt is also the property Of Lord
! Darlington. He bought the house as j!
/ stood from the executor of the last
| owner, Mr.. Anthony lockwood, fifteen
/ years ago. Mrs. Jersey wished to set
up a boarding house. 50 Lord Derring
ton placed her in here Every stick i'll
the place belongs to him. Should Miss
! Watson leave. she goes with the jew
els. the money in the green box and
with her deceased aunt's clothes"
"a very poor outfit 10 start life on
| at her age" said Miss Bull, rising in
her prim manner. by the way, Mr..
! james, what is the name OF the late
! Mr.. Locliwood's executor"
Roger Ircland.' replied the lawyer
looking rather surprised. why do you
/ ask"
For my own satisfaction. MIR. james.
/ If no one else will assist this poor girl
] shall do SO. Good day"
So far rs James was personally con
ccrncd. he heard no more OF the little
woman. Miss Bull collected the board
ers in the drawing room after dinner