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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
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AT THE FARM.

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Sampson. the mule we'd cali
Old Brindle was the COW;
Old Billy was the horse;
Old Peggy was the pig.
So surly and so cross;
Old Nabby was the sheep;
Old Speckle was the hen;
Old Bouncer was the dog
We loved the barnyard then!
Old Dousie was the duck;
Old Below was the bull;
Old swannie was the goose
Around the pond she'd pull;
Old Guinea was the chick;
Sampson, the mule we'd call
When we were out of school
We knew them one and all!
-bittle Folks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
GOOD WINTER HOG PEN.

enables the hogs to have considerable
exercise. and with such a room with
an earth floor they will not be likely
to soil the beds of the sleeping room.
In the illustration 90 indicate the
troughs, B tie feeding floor, @ the
earth floor and D the sleeping room.
The complete pen is shown at the
bottom OF the cut.--Indianapolis
News. =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
Kansas Plowed by stea,,,.

Farmers Of western Kansas are do.
Ing most+of their fall blowing by use
of steam gang plows. They find them
more effective and cheaper than plow-
Ing with horses. The farmers Of one
neighborhood club together and buy a
large pillow and use 1t in turn, finding
the plan very successful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
Al Bn,con Ridrc.

Silas-I can't see how Crawfoot can
wrap himself mn in two blankets md
be comfortable these sllltry nights. X
Cyrus That's faith. The Farmers:
Almanac predicted a cool snap this
week and You can't convince Crawfoot
It isn't here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
Ducks Are prof,tnb,e.

A California lady says: I believe
there is greater profit and quicker re-
turns from ducks than any other fowl.
The others are. all good, but ducks
take the lead. set twelve eggs and
gotten ducks, and they grew very
rapidly. I gave them bread and milk
ground wheat and bran made rather
wet. l always put in pan OF water,
as I notice they cannot swallow we'll
without water. filed a little pond
with several buckets of water and the
ducks swan there every day and
caught flies. They grew very fast. 1
feed them night and morning with
barley and wheat placed in dish Of
water. 1t is best not to let the small
ducks have any more water than
enough to put their bills in. / hear
people say 1t is impossible to raise
geese and ducks without pond of
water, but l have done SO several diff
ferent years
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
LEAVE CAMEL FAR BEHIND.

Several Animate Can Go without Water
for Remarkable Long Periods.
Several other creatures besides the
camel are able to get along for EXTEND
ed periods without drinking.
Sheep In the Southwestern deserts OF
America 60 for forty to sixty days in !
winter without drink; grazing on the
green, succulent vegetation OF that sea-
son. - sis
Peccaries in the desert Of Sonora live
lin little dry hills, where there Is no nat
ural water, for long periods. They cam
not possibly find water-in fact, for
months at a time the moisture they can
obtain comes from roots and the fruits
Of cacH. 80 Z;
But the most extraordinary case ID
TINT Of the pocket mouse, one Of tho
common rodents of the desert.
This little creature, by the way, has
a genuine fur-llned "pocktit'' on the
outside of his cheek. When 1t is huns:
cry it takes food from this pocket with
Its paw, just as a man would pull
ham sandwich from his pocket.
One of these mice has been kept for
three years with no other food than tho
mixed bird seed of commerce. During
this period It has not a taste Of either:
water or green food.
Other experimenters have found, II
fact, that these mice In captivity refuse,
such treats, not seeming to know tlalt
water Is good to drink. -
The bird seed put before this mouse
contained not more than 10 per cent Of
moisture. which is less than Is neces-,
Esary for digestion. Stuff SO dry as this
cannot even be swallowed until IT IL
moistened by saliva. Yet this remark.
able mouse gave nothing but his time
to the interests of science.
He suffered nothing in health OF spir.
Its during his captivity. The .abso-
lutely abstemious age Of which Ed.
ward Lear wrote is completely out
Chased.
The question is seriously raised
4 whether this mouse Is provided with
condensing apparatus by. which 1t is
able to absorb moisture from the at
mosphere. At night, and In the bur-
rows. the humidity is much higher than.
In the daytime above ground, but 1t
never reaches the dew point.
These interesting facts OF natural
history suggest possibilities in the way
of cures for the incorrlgible inebrlate.=
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
No Wonder

The speed limit" said the sad-faced.
man, SHOULD be removed from auto.
mobiles 81
DO you own machine?" asked tho
stranger within the gates.
No.. replied the gloomy party.
"I'm an undertaken
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
DO kan cabbage worm..

Mr.. Brammer, Of South Dakota,
says: When you see signs OF worms
put on your wash boiler with pail
OF soft water in IT. Shave a half bar
OF soap into the water in the boiler
and add three tablespoonfuls OF kero-
sene. Let 1t boil thoroughly till all the
soap Is fully dissolved and the op
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

The other day 10000 pigeons were
taken In several trains from Ian.
cashire and Yorkshire, England. to
half dozen distant points, to be re-.
leased.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

II say remarked young SapIeigh,.
.'I'ye-aw-got a connndwum fob you.
What Is the diffahence between
me and a horse?"
"'rhc difference" replied Miss Caus-
tioue, sis probably in the length Of
your ears"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
Using the Surplus Apples


While sun-drled apples bring only
211a to S1a cents per pound, evaporated
apples command six cents. When a
fair profit is assured, as it must be by
the general Introduction of improved
evaporators and modern methods for
utilizing the lower grades Of fruit, we
may look for a great increase in or
charding, and as result, greater pros
perity for the mountain region, where
our best apples are grown. The ex-
perience Of practical apple growers in
the Northern States seems to show
that on a commercial scale no eyap-
orator will pay which turns out in a
days run Of ten hours less than three
hundred pounds OF dried fruit. In
practice it is customary to keep. eyap-
orator going night and day during the
season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
THE DESTRUCTION OF ROTTEN
80 LIMB ROW.

sss LIMB ROW.
The Squirrel family had, settled for
the winter in Rotten Limb Row,
Brookline, Massachusetts. The tene-
ment they had secured was large
enough for the whole family Father;
Squirrel. Mother Squirrel. Big Broth
|ser P!umey and little squeaky and
Chippy-and all their winter supplies,
1t was very comfortable home as,
sure you.
The Squirrel family did not know
that the man who mad charge of the
trees in Drooklins had decided to
cut down Rotten Limb, lest 1t fall and
hurt someone. No notice to move was
sent to Father Squirrel till one after
noon an eviction force arrived. There
were two workmen equipped with
saws and ropes to saw away the hol-
low limb.
There was great commotion in the
Squirrel family. They barely had
time to escape by running along Rot
Item Limb Row and ieaping over into
Oak Street, which was in the next
tree, when down went Rotten Limb
Row with crash.
The Squirrel family were Joined by
their friends. and they all chartered
angrily at the men.
Ny lovely home!" walled Mother
Squirrel.
sour winter supplies!" cried Father
Squire.
My shiny acorn!" squealed Chippy.
My big fat peanut" squeaked little
squeaky. While Big Brother Plumey
ran out on branch and scolded at
the workmen.
4 Affairs were not so bad as they
seemed, however. Mrs. Chipmunk
told Mrs. Squirrel of vacant hollow
in Oak Street, which they found
would do very we'll for a new home.
After the workmen had gone, the
Squirrels hurried down to their old
home which lay on the ground.
Although the workmen had shaken
out some of the nuts they had not
taken any. The whole family set to
work carrying tneir treasures to. the
new house in Oak Street-wisps of
hay, and wool for the beds, and the
store OF nuts for winter Chippy
found his shiny acorn all safe and
sound, and Squeaky his big fat pea.
nut. By night the new house was
ready TO be slept in. :.
TIE Squirrels were SO busy with
their rioying that they did not once
i notice little girl who watched them
all the. time from her swing under
the apple tree. and it was from her
that I got this true story.-Adapted
from The Sunbeam.
THE LARGE FAMILY NEXT DOOR.
when may we go, mama?" pleaded
| thres voices.
zone of these days. said Mrs. Carr,
cheerfully. why, children, what
would they think if you went over to
play the very day they moved into
their new flome.? 3
4 "They came last night" said John,
quickly. Il saw the hack drive UP
and some people got out. just after
/ dark" y
You sea, they moved from another
town, which is much more than only
from ono house to another In the
same town." explained mama, and
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
Potato Cron If tic yearI

Reports from all of the main potato
producing sections indicate, in the
aggregate, a fair crop. In some sec
tons the blight has been very severe,
but, generally speaking, the crop will
be fairly satisfactory. Bearing in mind
the trouble experienced with the
tubers quickly rottlng during storage,
Inst winter, housekeepers will be a
little cautious about laying In supply
for winter, SO 1t seems to be good adj
vice to urge the sale of the main crop
as soon after digging as possible if a
fair price can be had. Especially does
this seem good Judgment where one
has no place for storing the crop on
the farm while waiting for better
prices.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

Suo0. -a.e.---
Her eyes, in addition to being
bright and Intelligent, were agreeable.
and he bowed. Il fancy l have to
thank you for an unusual pleasure"
he said with a SMILE st isn't often
i hear my compositions played SO
charmingly. In fact, to tell the
truth. 1t isn't often that hear them
played at ALL 4
She looked at him for a moment in
doubt. Then her face flushed a lit.
tie with pleasure. "Are you. then Mr..
Charles Barnard?" she asked.
II am that much neglected individ-
ual, he said. .In this case, however,
q very fortunate person"
They felt an instructive liking for
one another. that odd sense Of COM
munity of interest, which very
young people mistake for love at first
sight. They were not exactly very
young; she was perhaps eight-and-
twenty, and he was about seven years
older: but they were instantly aware
of the community of interest.
II am very fond of music" she said.
II think may say. without affecta-
ton, ! am passionately fond of it, and,
of course, admire your 'Danse des
Fees suppose everybody does,
who knows it."
Perhaps So" he said with a kind
Of cheerful cynicism. "That is to say
it is admired by about score of-inti-
mate friends"
She opened her eyes widely. at
is not popular?" she asked.
Never likely to be-"
"Why"
Heaven alone knows!" he said
carelessly. Between ourselves sup
pose 1t isn't good enough"
"If you were not so delightfully."-
frank, 1 should believe you were prac-
ticing the piscatorial art" she said
with a laugh.
II admired your playing Of II" he
remarked bluntly.
She locked at him with pretty
little pucker Of doubt. please don't
make game of me- she said. II had
no idea the composer was within ear.
shot,
He insisted on the excellence of her
playing, and she continued to look
doubtful, as il she were not quite
sure that he was not making game of
her, than which nothing was farther
from his mind.
But they became friendly. There
& .tns, -, 10, III ,~I
they climbed them together. Mrs.
Weston was active and unaffected.
She climbed quite as well as he uld,
and seemed to enjoy it.
Music was tabooed from the con-
versation, at his request.
y II live in an atmosphere of music, y
he said, and have come to Swift
erland for fresh air. write stuff
that nobody wants to hear, and you
play stuff written by me So we are
bound together by the bond of eccen-
tricity."
She locked at him curiously. He
was not-the first musician she had met,
but he seemed to be quite different
from her notion of what a composer
ought to be. His hair was not long
and his dress was not slovenly. He
looked like barrister or doctor;
clean, cheerful and very like man.
This man puzzled her. She liked
him-quite apart from. music. AS
they became more intimate, they be-
came more confidential. Mr.. Bar
nard heard all about the late Joseph
Weston, Of whom she spoke with sim
cere affection, and she let him know,
in that indirect way only possible
to women. that she was wealthy.
"You don't often hear o man
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
DairyinR of the Future.

IT is possible, even to-day, although
the process 1t is confidently hoped ard
believed will be speedily further per
fected, to pass milk drawn from the
COW by the aid of a milking machine
direct into the separator, which is at.
tached to butter maker, !. e., ma
chine which first skins the cream and
then churns 1t into butter-in word,
to make butter practically direct frop
the COW. Practical men, however, ars
quite aware of the ACCESSIBILITY OF
waiting for further development,
when the work will be more economls
cal and the results more satisfactory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
A LAUGHING GAME.

This is one of the jolliest inn
promptu games that we know Of.
We mean by impromptu that it re
quires no preparation whatever, but
may h. PLACED by rosImful of boys
and girls the moment 1t is suggested.
And it is brimful of fun from start
to finish. +.
Any number of players may take
part in it. They first select leader,
who SHOULD be a bright, alert, quick
witted boy, who is capable of pressrv-
ing his selfpossession While fun and
laughter are going on all around him.
The players seat themselves in a
circle. and the leader takes his place
in the centre. He holds in his hand
white handkerchief, which he has
knctted SO as to make 1t partly solid.
When everything is ready the
leader tossss the handkerchief up in
the air, and then every player must
begin laughing. But they must all
stop laughing by the time the hand
kerchief reaches the floor, and II any
one does not stop and the leader
catches him either laughing or smil.
ing he imposes a forfeit or fine.
Or. instead of making the detected
laugaer pay forfeit. he may be re
quirsd to drop cut of the circle. II
played in this way the payers DROP
out one after another, until only ont
Is left, and that one wins the prize
Philadelphia inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

Him-Is It true that you are en-.
gagged to young Huggins7
Her-No; ! merely had an option on
him during our sojourn at the sea-
shore,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

The area of the Philippine Islands
is 100000 square miles. about the size
of New York, New Jersey and the six
New England states,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

Farm fTOuucc ana protection ~
The farmer who has been beguiled
into believing that the protective tarIfr
helps him obtain an enhanced price for
his produce. should remember that the
farmer is an exporter and not a man
iufacturer threatened with imports. The
farmer must have markets abroad,
for he raises more than the home mar
ket can consume. He does not fear
any competitor from a foreign coun-
try, SO what protection can a tariff on
farm products give him? No one is
going to send wheat or meat. or corn,
or cotton here to compete with him.
After he has sold all the American peo-
pie can consume the surplus must find
"a market abroad in competition with
the surplus of other countries. Neur-
" always, the price that the surplus
brings abroad fixes the price at home.
What the farmer needs Is not pro.
tectiye tariff, but protection from the
trusts, elevator combines and corpora
tons. High freight rates and high
trust prices for all the farmer buys cut
up his profits and these high freight
rates and largely increased cost Of all
be buys is mainly caused BY the pro
tscHys tsF!9. Steel rails and nsasly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19
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He stood listening. 1t was the
most delightful sound that can reach
a musicians's ears-one of his own
compositions being played by COM
plete stranger. It is all the more de-
lightful when the composer is not en-
titled to the adjective popular" and
has not often submitted to the ex-
perience.
On or two people, who knew what
they were talking about, used to say,
that II Charlie Barnard had not been
born So enormously rich, he would
have achieved something considera-
BILE in musical art. AS it was, he
had written one or two pieces of real
merit, which, however, not being de-
signed to tickle the public ear, were
known only to small band of con.
noisseurs.
He stood there listening with q
smile of pleasure on his face. The
piece was being played with remark.
able accuracy and not little taste,
and his hands unconsciously beat
time to the rythm. while his head
nodded approval.
He had come to Switzerland for a
ramble, and had not expected to be
greeted by the sound of one Of his
own works. Presently the music
ceased, and. moment later. a lady
came out of the room whence the
sounds had come. She was tall and
gracefully built, well-dressed, obvi-
ously American and undeniably pref
ty. Married" reflected Charles Bar
nard, "but"-on second thoughts
widow"
Their eyes met. In small Swiss
hotel 1t is possible to speak even to a
pretty woman without an introduc-
ton. II she gives one decent ex-
- Z
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19


One of the most serious objections
to following corn with wheat is that
the corn shock rows are difficult to
seed, and If not seeded they grow up
to weeds the following summer. The
best way of avoiding this is to go
through the field and cut the two
rows of corn where the shock rows
are to be. Go across the field, cutting
one row ut time, laying the punches
over in the standing corn, opposite
where the shock should stand. Cut
the other row, and lay opposite the
bundles left in cutting the first row.
After cutting out these rows and one
or two at the ends to keep from being
broken down. follow with the harrow
and drill. Then pass through the field
and set up the corn by using horse,
or by setting the two bundles together
and tying, spreading the butts Of the
stalks to make shock more stable. If!
properly done there will be no trouble
with shocks falling down. The cut
ting can then be finished and the rest
of the field seeded, and that with little
or no loss Of time.
Flavor and Color of Eggs.
The effect Of different feeding stufrs
on the color of the egg yolks and on
the flavor Of the eggs was also studied,
not less than eight different kinds Of
grains being fed, MS well as scrap
beef. In many cases fiavoring mat
tiers such as celery oil, sassafras oil,
ETC., were also mixed with the food.
Green food was given in the form Of
mangolds and sugar beet, which the
fowls readily ate Quite contrary to
expectations the flavor of the eggs
was not noticeably affected by any Of
the rations or flavoring materials en-
ployed. The different rations, how
ever, very clearly affected the color of
the yolks. When the ration consisted
of wheat, oats, or white corn, either
fed alone or in combination with each
other, thesyolks We're SO light colored
that the eggs would be quite insult
able for any high class or fancy trade.
On the other hand. the feeding Of yell
low corn gave the yolks that rich yell
low color SO much desired for the best
markets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-19

ing at the hotel with touch like
that"
at was one of those mechanical
things; SHE said weakly. you know,
you wind them up and they strike
notes. lit had been sent to the
hotel on approval and was taken
away the next day. happened to
put in your piece, and when you
choose to think had been playing
it, Ill let YOU"
She was nearly crying, because she
could not. understand his expression.
"I.m awfully sorry" she whispered
with trembling lips. II didn't mean
to deceive you. In fact, / meant to
tell you, but
They had seated themselves on the
feranda to drink tea and he had toss
ed his cap aside. Now he reached for
it and stuck it on his head-askew
as usual
"Wnere are you going?" she asked
putting down her cup.
I'm going into town." he said, "to
see if that jeweler chap has anything
decent in the way of rings. You haa
better come with me-"
"All right" she said meekly.
"And look here" he added, don't
Tell anyone that l didn't know the
difference between one OF those me.
cnanical things and human being.
But I'm rather glad you don't play"
Are you really?" she gasped.
zone person in the house is quite
enough" he said with grin. "Do
you like diamonds ?"-The American
Queen.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-12-10
Schwartz Bros.

To Burn Model-W. R. Moore, of the Douglas Cast Stone company, left the city last evening for Tucson, where he has contracts in view. From there he will go back to Douglas, when he will have cement sent here for the erection of frame model GOV cred with cement. He will put the structure up in a public place and set fire to it Tn order to demdnstrate that the cement is fire proof, upon which declaration the City Council recently changed he fire limits ordinance so as to permit of the erection of ce- ment covered buildings.