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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30

Well-painted implements are gener-
ally accepted signs of thrifty farming.
A dollars worth of raw linseed oil and
color will answer to cover the running
part of a farm wagon. Have plenty of
shed room with closed front and raise
the wheels away from the damp earth
when the wagons are stored for any
great length OF time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30

Because she was jealous of another
woman, Mrs. William Greenfield, s.
years old, killed herself and her 1-year-
old child in Des Moines. Mrs. Greenfield,
with the child, locked herself in n room
and turned on the gas. where she was
found by her husband.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
Dircstihility of Foods.

The value OF cattle foods depends
largely upon their Mgestibility. There
is more protein in straw than in corn
fodder, but the latter is more digesti-
BILE. Some coarse foods are valuable,
however, in assisting to digest the con-
centrated foods by giving bulk to the
mess and separating the materials, es-
pecially when the coarse foods are re-
duccd to fine condition. Even II but
a portion Of the straw foods Ia di-
gested, they are prepared for the ma
nure heap by the animals and are thus
increased in value compared with
wnsteful use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
Easter pastime and Beneyo,ence.

Easter Pastime and Benevolence.
A Hungarian Easter custom is the
Kalaka. 1t is Il custom with something
besides either foolish superstition or per
verted church legends behind it. The
farmers of a certain district get together
and give one of their number, the poor
est man in the place. days work. AZ
ter the day of communistic labor is over
q supper and dance are given.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30

A saving bank for colored people.
with colored woman for president,
has been established recently in Rich
mond, Va. The aggregate deposits for
the first day We're $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30

Locomotive engineers. on the run
from Crews to London. distance or
1876 miles, have to notice no fewer than
2S5 signals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
The Lesson of tho Season.

Ages pass, but each returning Easter
brings again its lessons of sacrifice, Of
unselhshness aud Of great love for llu-
mainly. Great snowy banks OF lilies,
cmblems of purity, are offered in re-
membrance of the greatest self-abAega-
ton in the history of the world. In
vast cathedral and modest chapel vi
brates the majestic music of praise for
that most wonderful resurrection, upon
which is based the faith of the mighti-
est peoples of the earth. j.
Gaiety is not proof that the heart
is at ease, for often in the midst of
laughter the heart is sad.-De Genlis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
Weedin- Ont the Cow.

l opernte a farm dairy, make but
tor specially. aud wish to say that
IN my opinion you cannot too strongly
urge the farmers who keep cows to
keep daily record of what they are
doing, weighing each mess of milk
and testing often enough to get an
average of its butter-fat, so that at
the end of the year they can tell just
what each cow is worth, from butter
point of view. For more than two
years we have done so. At the end
of the first year, although we thought
our herd was all good, we found
twelve out of twenty-five cows that
did not pay. We sold these and re-
placed with others; some of our own
raising and some by purchase. This
year we find 80 per cent profit over
last year. We have not found the
daily record hard to keep. Few farm
ers stop to figure. A COW that pro-
duces 200 pounds of butter per year
from $50 worth of feed. which sells for
20. cents per pound, leaves only $40
for care and the risk. The COW which
makes 400 pounds of butter from $50
worth of feed leaves $50 for care, risk
and profit, besides whole lot of sat
isfaction to her owner. You never
know which COW makes this profit for
you except by using the scales and
the test.-F. c. Shepherd, in National
Stockman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
seed oats. thirteen kinds Of green

seed. oats. thirteen kinds Of green
beans and peas. three kinds of pop
corn, two kinds of cucumbers, one red
pig, turkey, two chickens, two
Guinea fowls, hedge balls, strawberry
vines, ore cabbage weighing fifteen
pounds, celery. summer and winter let
tuce, peanuts, two kinds of beets.
horseradish, asparagus, bluestem grass.
slough grass, clover hay, prairie hay,
carrots. green mustard. six kinds Of
pickles, seven kinds of jelly, jam, cher
ries. three kinds Of parsnips. three
sourds, two kinds of sunfiower seed.
sweet corn can of honey, castor bean,
one sunfiower, the flower of which
measured forty-six inches in circumfer-
ence; sugar cane, two kinds of millet
in stalk. an oyster plant, four kinds Of
radishes, turnips, four kinds Of Irish
potatoes, two kinds of sweet potatoes.
cabbage. cauliflower two kinds Of
squash, green lettuce and onions
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
Some Kansas Wheat Yields.

The banner yield of wheat in Kansas
is said to be that of Joseph 9. Ort, in
Cove county. who thrashed 22S bush
els of 62-pound wheat from three acres
Of an old corral. and 1868 bushels (ele-
vator weight from n 100-acre field.
The seed was Turkey red, one bushel
TO the acre. The three-acre piece had
been heavily fertilized-for vegetables,
and after these We're gone he again fer
tilted and plowed it four inches deep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
Good Miikcra' Milk Veins.

Good mixers will almost invariably
show well-devoloped milk vein. This
big vein which carries the blood from
the bag or udder to the heart for puri-
iication should constitute considerable
of Il network on the udder itself and
should then continue well forward on
the belly and disappear in the region
of the heart
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30

same legend and call this little blossom
"alleiuin,' as if the very flowers re-
jaiced in the great gift to the world. The
scarlet anemonc, too, is said to bear the
stains of Chrst's blood
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
His heart is dizzy with despair,
That stylish hat, those violets dare
To nod their heads and dominecr,

AS reward for his self-sacriiice 1ndra
translated him to the moon, where he
sits at the foot of Il cassia tree, pound
ing drugs for the genii in mortar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
On Sowing Clover.


Sowing clover is an absorbing CUES
ton with farmers who desire to keep
up the fertility of their land. When
seed is high there is always dispose
ton, with some, to defer sowing clover
until another year, and pillow up The
fields again. Seed may he cheaper
next year, you know This manage.
ment may have kept these same fields
under the plow for years, making it
more uncertain to secure catch, and
requiring more acres, every year. IL
secure the requisite amount of grain,
1t is upwise and foolish TO fail to sow
clover because seed is dear.
Diversified Farming in the Extreme.
The managers of the Maryville MOI
Street Fair offered a $40 prize to the
Nodaway County agriculturist who
should exhibit the largest number of
farm products grown on his farm this
season. w. r. Bosley. of Ravenwood,
drove up with a wagon load of stuff
and took the prize.
His wagon contained stalk of corn
thirteen and one-half feet high; white,
red, yellow and speckled corn in ear;
wheat, rye, buckwheat, rape, timothy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
w Caster Sine

AT Eastertime, with radiance rare,
In all her glory, faultlcss, fair,
On promenade the maid appears
No traces left of Lcnten tears,
An object gay and debonair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

Jap warship Didn't Come out Unscathed
from the Novik Fight.

Tonio. Aug. p. - The Japanese
protected cruiser Tsushima alone de-
feated the Russian cruiser Novik. The
first engagement occurred Saturday,
Aug. 20, and the japanese protected
cruiser Chitose finished the dcstrIc-
ton of the Russian ship on Sunday
The details of the engagement have
reached the navy department here.
The Tsushima found the Novik off
Korsakoysk harbor at 4 80 D. m, Aug
%. She Immediately sgnalled her dis
cOVery TO the ChitOse by wireless tele-
graph. and at once attacked the enc
my. The Novik was hit frequently
by the fire from, the Japanese cruiser
and at $40 she retreated to the inner
anchorage at KorsakOvsk She was
then enveloped i'm white smoke and
evidently on fire.
The Tsushima had received proiec-
tiles through bunkers No. 6 and 3. She
was leaking badly and listing. and
was forced TO withdraw out of range
of the Novik's guns for temporary re-
pairs. These were effected that even
in. The Chitose Joined the Tsushima
after shutdown of Saturday The Tsus-
hima was sent to guard the strait and
the Chitose watched Korsakovsk har-
Dor At dawn Of Sunday the ChitOse
found that the Novik was sunk.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
FIERCE TORNADO
HITS ST. LOUIS
Two Persons Are Killed, Many In
jured, and About 100000 in
Property Destroyed.

st. Louis, Aug. 22.-Coming with
out moments warning, q terrific tor
nado swept across the northern part
of this city carrying all before IL like
chaff. 1t destroyed property valued
at 100000, killed two persons as far
as known, and injured fifty, many OF
them seriously; almost wrecked the
north front of the Utah state build
ing ut the fair grounds SCATTERING all
the windows on the side; demolished
street car crowded with passengers all
of whom miracuously escaped injury;
piled dozens Of telegraph poles in heaps
in the streets; played havoc with ship
ping along the river front i'm the path
of the storm. and thence crossed the
river. where it spent its torce after
wrecking many buildings in little
towns. and killing one woman and
injuring other persons.
Following are the names Of the
dead: Mrs. Nj. c. : cal of Venice. H.,
killed by the falling debris of her
home. which was blown to pieces;
John Ellington, at st. Louis. killed in
the destruction of part of the Madi-
son Cooper works.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

ser off the South African coast. IL
the report should prove that the
Smolcnsk was the vessel which made
the examination then vigorous pro-
test will be made through Ambassador
Hardinge.
The most important feature of the
incident. however. is the identity Of
the cruiser. If the Smolensk actually
examined the Comedians papers she,
according To the British officials, VIC.
lated the assurances given by the
Russian government that neither she
nor the st. Petersburg would be used
again as men-of-war. The Russian en-
basSy has not been advised of the
overhauling of the Comedian. and is
inclined TO doubt, if il occurred, that
the Smolensk was connected with it, in
view of the specific instructions issued
by the admiralty at st. Petersburg.
SO far as official information is con-
cerned the matter is so haZy that il is
conceded i'm both diplomatic circles and
at the foreign Office that ii is desira-
BILE TO obtain all the facts before for
mally raising a question which may
develop into an important internation-
III dispute. The British authorities de-
clare that if the Smolensk overhauled
the Comedian, the matter has become
of such gravity ms TO ca for deter
mined action on the part of this gov
eminent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

Wabasha street for blocks east on
Third street had scarcely a whole pane
of glass in any window. while many
or the opposite side were also broken.
Tin roofs on several buildings were
rolled i'm bundles as one would roll a
huge sheet of paper, and deposited in
the street; flying plate glass mixed
with the rain battered everything
which stood before il, and horses and
carriag es were swept along the street
which were rushing torrents.
Wires were torn down, and part OF
the city was i'm darkness. The high
buildings reaching skyward above the
smaller ones on East Third street were
shaken to their foundations. The fine
large plate glass windows were blown
In. and i'm several sSylights were blown
out The German-Aperican Bank
building, the Pioneer Press building,
ten and twelye-story structures, had
scarcely whole pane of glass left
above the second or third story on the
sides exposed TO the storm.
These, with the First National Bank
building on East Fourth street. and
several wholesale houses farther east
have the appearance of having been
bombarded. In the path Of the wind
stood the long freight warehouse Of
the Chica go, Milwaukee and St Paul
railway, and section of this building
about 400 feet long was cut out Of the
middle
The story of Minneapolis is similar
to that of st. Paul. and the damage
done left hardly building in the path
of the storm uninjurcd. The total loss
of $1.0O0OO0 and the death and cas-
ualty list in the foregoing includes
these items at Minneapolis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
DEED DONE BY MI5CREANTs
Attempt to Blow Down Dam That
Would Have Resulted i'm "a Fear
fnl Catastrophe.

St Marys, O., Aug. 24-An attempt
was made by unknown persons to
blow up the gates at the head of st.
Mary's reservoir with dynamite Fort
unately the charge of dynamite was
not sufficiently large to destroy the
masonry or TO displace the heavy
gates. There has been much i'll feel
Ing among the people living i'm the vi
entity Of the reservoir, owing to the
widespread belief that the banks of
the biz body of water are not safe,
notwithstanding that the state has
spent large sums of money during the
past year i'm strengthening the earth
works.
Had the object of the miscreants
been attained the town of st. Marys
and the adjacent valley would have
been swept by most destructive flood
causing great loss of life and property.
The authorities are hard at work on
the case and hope shortly to apprehend
the perpetrators of the outrage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
CONFESSES CRIME
AS HE is DYING
Alexander Jester Admits He Killed
Gilbert Gates i'm Kansas Many
: Years Ago.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The murder Of
Gilbert Gates, brother of John w.
Gates, has been recalled by the start
ling confession OF Alexander Jester,
an aged itinerary preacher of Carbon
dale ILL.,. who half an hour before he
breathed his last admitted that he
killed Gates thirty three years ago on
a Missouri trail. near Wichita, Kas
Gates watch and valuables were
found afterwards in the possession of
Jester, who was arrested and confined
in Jail at Mexico. Mo-. to await trial
Shortly after his incarceration Jest
er broke Jail and was not recaptured
until five years ago. He was then
turned. over TO the authorities by his
sister who had been i'm love with
young Gates. During the trial which
opened jury o. 1902 the prosecution
heard 12J witnesses. while Jester sum
mOned thirty in his defense The
verdict Of acquittal was surprise in
view of the facts brought out by the
TESTIMONY
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
REGULARS AND
MILITIA FIGHT
One Man Killed and Three Wounded
in "a Conflict Near the Ohio
State Camp.

Athens. o.. Aug. 22.-In a pitched
battle between regulars and militia,
Corporal Clark of Warreh was killed
and three militiamen wounded. one
seriously. The soldiers were stationed
at Camp Armitage, near here, where
the state militia is in camp with two
troops of United States cavalry.
The trouble arose when the provost
guard composed of miltamen, at
tempted TO arrest some regulars who
had overstayed their leave. The bat
tie followed, the regulars using their
pistols. The town is now patrolled by
troops. None of the men has been ar
raStaH
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
HOW THE WILD WIND CAME DowN
Two Spans of Bridge Annihilated De-
struction i'm the Town.


Beginning at Il point below Fort
Smelling there is the first known evil
dence that the storm struck with dam
aging effect. 1t came from the south
west, and bowling in its fury uproot-
ed trees and demolished buildings in
its pathway toward st. Paul. 1t tore
off two spans of the high bridge as
completely as if they had been unbolt-
ed from the rest of the structure and
carted away by wOrkmen. There the
bridge connected with the high bluffs
at West St Paul. and il is $50 feet
above the river. This mass of steel
was carried TO the flats below, where
flying steel girders and heavy planks
fell on several small frame houses of
the fat jewellers and crushed them
completely. None of the occupants of
these houses was hurt, they having
seen the storm coming and gotten out
of its path.
The storm tore along the flats, up
roofing trees on Herrict island and
struck this city at the Wabash street
bridge Here were located at the
bridge entrance. on opposite sides of
Wabasha street, the Tivoli concert hall
and Empire theater, both of which
were fairly crowded with men watch
ing the performance The full force
of the tornado struck them. The build
ings began to sway and rock and the
audience became panic-stricken. Men
and boys rushed over each other for
the exits. The lights went out and the
lightning flashes. one following anoth-
or with gunfire rapidity, illuminated
a scene of pandemOnium.
Sections of the roof were blown
through the air and landed east in
Third street. II block distant. Under
meath the debris of the Tivoli were
found when the storm had passed the
manpled lohlicS Of l.orin +. Hokanson.
one of the employees i'm the concert hall,
and George kwcnton. one of the au-
dience.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
FATAL RIOT AT CHICAGO
One of the Assailants of Non-Union Men
Killed and Eight other strikers
Wounded.

Chicago, Aug. %. - The browning
riot of Il month of violence took place
at the stock yards when mob of
strikers attacked Il Lake Shore train
carrying non-unon men to the yards
and was met with fuSillade of bull
lets i'm which one union man was killed
and eight were wounded. The stones
hurled by the mob caused but slight
injuries. and the asSailants fed in ev-
cry direction when the shooting began.
The dead man is Albert Maskey, a
member of the Beef Leaders and Ship
pers' union. The wounded are: Dan
iel O'Mara, leg; Dennis Ryan, arm;
III. Hanson. body graZed; Richard Far
rel, scalp grazed Albert Johnson. arm;
Peter Tcelles, neck; John T. kinsella,
arm; Michael Boni, leg. None of the
wounds is serious.
The attack was made when the train
bearing nOn-uniOn men stopped at
crossing. according to orders. There
were 1000 strikers and sympathiZers
there and the trouble began at once.
The police got there after the rioters
had fled. but they arrested Olney Ever
EFT. charged with doing the shooting,
and every other man on the train who
had weapon on his person.
The packers have issued a statement
for the public. explaining their posi-
ton and declaring they will not enter
into any agreement with the butcher
workmen. They distinctly declare they
will not negotiate any more with the
unions The history Of the trouble is
briefly recited and the strikers are
directly accused Of bad faith in yiolat-
ing the agreement for arbitration. ON
the other hand the strikers have issued
a statement declaring the policy of
the packers to have been oppressive,
and always in opposition to the union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
LATER NEWS Is CONFIRMATORY
Nogi Seem, To he Terribly Busy-ships
That Can't Fight.

Chefoo, Aug. -, 9:30 Il. ma
junk which left Liaoti premontory on
the night of Aug p has just arrived
here. She reports that the Japanese
have succeeded in occupying AntZshan
fort, as well as another fort, probably
EtSeshan about a mile southwest of
AntZshan. They have driven the Rus
slams from the parade grounds (Which
lie about two miles north of the har-
bor); they have destroyed two forts at
Chaochanko. which is within the east
ern Notifications, and they have adj
Vanced 10 Il pOnt near ChaOchanko.
This news confirms information re-
ceved here previously, and which the
local Japanese were not inclined to
believe.
The junk heard firing until midnight
Of August 22 Scarcely building i'm
Port Arthur remains unchanged. The
town hail. which was used as a mag
azine, has been destroyed. -Four
large warShipS unable to fight are at
Port Arthur. Only one ship. yes
sci with two masts and two tunnels,
has guns on board.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The story of the death of the assas-
denied i'm st. Petersburg
When the judge at San Francisco
sentenced Mrs. Botkin to life imprison-
ment for the murder by poisoned
candy of Mrs. j. L. Cunning he told
her she ought to be hanged instead of
imprisoned.
Floods in Arizona Territory have
washed out miles of railway track and
trains are held up in all directions.
Terrific storms continue throughout
Italy, especially in the south. where
great damage and loss of life have al
ready resulted.
The German Veterans Association
of North America, in convention at st.
Louis, has elected julius Franz, of
Dallas, Tex, president.
Samuel NJ Burdette, a member OF
the repOrtorial staff of the Chicago
Chronicle. and a newspaper man wide.
~ known. is dead near Danville. Ky.
ST. Paul is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the recent storm.
Senator Hoar. at the latest report.
was slightly better.
\ boarding home for aged members
of the Friends society will be erect
ed ut Waynesvlle, O., by the Indiana
yearly meeting of Friends.
AS the result of a family quarrel
Harry Miller. aged II. shot and killed
his father. John w. Miller, at their
home near Lewisburg. o.
Milwaukee Day will be celebrated
at the st. Louis exposition on Oct. II.