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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

eyes, and wondered If had gone
crazy. l was almost certain of 1t
when the ghost stretched out pair
of chubby white arms and said
"Deevnin' dandpaw
"Ah,' said the guest, with relieved
sigh, :" Ibegin to see. And what did
you do then?"
II don't exactly know" said the
landlord softly; but If there is any
thing that will bend stubborn neck
quicker than the arms of little child
I'd like to know what it is. l put the
tired little prisoner down by the fire,
opened the door, and held out my
arms"
And the mother"
Yes; nodded the landlord, they
were both there; and, mister, guess
that's the end of my story" and the
old man wiped his eyes.
you must excuse me-" he said
weakly, but that was a wet evening
and somewhom haven't got quite
dry since."-Grand Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
TRoTTlhe OR eALLoP,ne7
What Do Fish Do, and Seals, and In.
sects and WOr.nsf

What Do Fish Do, and Seals, and In.
sects and Wormsr
Here is a problem for people with
sharp eyes! AS we all know. horse
when walking or trotting advances
only one leg of each pair at time,
but when galloping lifts both fore feet
together and then both hind feet. Now
the question is how other animals
manage this matter. The birds, of
course, flap both wings together, but
which birds run and which hop? We
human beings trot" when we walk,
and "gallop" when we swim-that is,
If we are using the plain breast stroke.
The dog, however, "trots' for both.
Now, do the amphibious animals-the
seals, offers and the rest-swim like
men or like other four-footed crea-
lures?
Then there are the fish. One would
rather expect that, as they move their
tails from side to side, they would
flap alternately with the fins, which
are their hands and feet. Who can tell
whether they do or not, and whether
all fish ut all times follow one rule?
By the way, how does frog use its
hands?
The great anatomist, =. Ray Lankes-
fer, has lately pointed out that while
the thousand legs" such as our COM
mon gally worm, advance two feet Of
pair together, the centipeds, which
are much like them, do exactly the op-
posite; and the swimming worms also
alternate the stroke of each pair Of
paddles. l doubt IL many people can
tell on which system the caterpillar
manages Its dozen or SO legs, or wheth-
or the adult insect walks, trots, PAGES,
or gallops on Its six. How does the
spider use eight?
Altogether this is large field for
observation. field, too where any
one may. discover new facts as yet I'M
recorded, and thus add to the store of
knowledge.-St. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
How He Lost His Voice.

Maxim Gorky has been many things
"a baker, a railway porter, and
score of other occupations When he
was a baker the only consolation of
his life was song. He used to sing
with fine tenor voice, and once had
an engagement in an operate chorus.
This voice might have changed his ca
reer and made him lyric STAR" but
for an accident. He was sleeping one
night ON some sacks of fovr in the
open air, when violent storm came
on, and he was blown to the ground
with such violence that he remained
unconscious for some time A chill
in the throat, which he caught by cx-
posure that night, destroyed his tenor
and left him with raucous baritone.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
BOY KING KISSED FISHER
WOMAN


On his recent visit to Paris King
Alfonso passed one morning through
the Central Markets, where he was
received by one of the prettiest of the
fisherwomen, buxom lass of 20, who
is Queen of the Market" and who
presented him with bouquet. He
took her hand gently. and after kiss
ing her fingers. placed a gold bracelet
on her wrist.
Then he laughingly put his hands
on her shoulders and kissed her on
both cheeks. The crowd laughed
and cherred. and the applause was ter
rife when the President, not to be
outdone in gallantry, stepped forward
and dif1dently kissed the much-em-
barrassed girl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Wat, hing the Market.

1t is quite evident that some per-
sons are born for a business career.
This is demonstrated in some cases
in very early life. The other day
Mrs. Cobb saw her ten-year-old son
Edward going out the gate with a
neighbours boy.
Where are you going?" she called
from the window.
We're going down to have our pic
lures taken at the tintype place." an
swered her boy, tossing ten-cent
piece in the air.
Mrs. Cobb had been wondering what
queer train of thought had awakened
this vain desire when suddenly she
heard once more the click of the gate.
Looking out. she saw Edward coming
in alone, munching banana.
Was it too cloudy to have the tin
type taken?" she asked.
No, ma'am."
well" said Edward, Tommy had
his taken, but didn't. l found out
that bananas had dropped to three for
ten cents. So l bought 'em. You
never can tell the price of bananas,
but tin-types is always the same"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
The PEDDLER'S PACK

VERY now and then the swing
JEn ing sgnboard creaked and
groaned as If it were deter
mined to attract attention. And 1t
was usually successful. In addition to
the name Of the inn, it bore weather
worn representation of something that
family resembled an overgrown SOL
dier's knapsack.
What does that signify?" inquired
traveller, glancing up at the pic
ture.
"Ah! They don't carry things of
that sort nowadays" answered the
gray-haired landlord, pointing to
pile of commercial travellers sample
cases, "but the road boys We're not
such aristocrats when l was younger,
Then they used packs just like you
see pictured up there. l was bit
hard on one of them long ago, and
ever since I've tried to make up for
1t by treating them as well as l can.
1t was in one of their packs that the
biggest slice of luck I've ever known
came 70 me-" AS he spoke lie shud
dered and sighed in manner that be-
tokened some mystery behind his
words.
We were high up on the wagon road
that runs through Serafina pass, and
the name of the little inn 1.-The Trav-
elers' Refuge" was thoroughly appro-
pirate, for not a bagman that went
that way but was fain to rest for a
space within its hospitable doors.
The landlord, it was clear, was
most anxious to have an opportunity
of unbosoming himself further, but he
waited until his daughter, n buxom
matron, had left the room. Yes" he
unused, half to himself, II was n hit
hard on one of en-theres no mis-
take about it. 1t amt pleasant
story, but like to tell it just to re-
mind myself that the worst thing a
man can have in this world is hot,
obstinate temper. You see, / came to
this coast soon after the gold fever
broke out, and settled down in the
Iosita valley, below here, ranching.
was widower even then, and had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
GRANDMoTHER,s RULES.

Always look at the person to whom
you speak. When you are addressed,
look straight at the person who speaks
to you. Do not forget this.
Speak your words plainly; do not
mutter or humble. If words are
worth saying, they are worth pro-
nouncing distinctly and clearly.
Do not say disagreeable things. If
you have nothing pleasant to say,
keep silent.
Think three times before you speak
once.
Have you something to do that
you find hard. and would prefer not to
do? DO the hard thing first, and get
it over with. If you have done wrong,
go and confess 1t. If your lesson is
tough, master it. If the garden is to
be weeded, weed it first and play
afterward. Do first the thing you don't
like to do, and then, with clear con-
science, try the rest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
TWO LITTLE TAKERS.


Johnny was a little boy, and they
were trying to teach him to talk.
Polly was little parrot, and they
We're trying to teach him to talk.
Polly belonged to Uncle Tom, and
Uncle Tom was proud of him.
But Johnny belonged to mamma and
papa, and you may be sure they were
very, very, very proud of him.
"Oh." Uncle Tom used to say, you
wait and see. My parrot will talk
before your baby will"
But, "Oh." mamma and papa would
then say. you wait and see. Johnny
will talk before your parrot will. And
they waited.
But all Polly said was "Craw, craw.
crawl" And all Johnny said was
"Agoo, agoo. agoo!"
One day Uncle Tom went to Polly's
cage.
Polly" he said, "say Pretty Poll!'"
And what do you think?
Polly did! He said Pretty Poll!"
Uncle Tom ran to mamma and told
her what Polly said.
"Oh, ho!" said mamma, Johnny
has been talking all the morning."
But Johnny did not say Pretty
Poll!" Johnny said Mama" over
and over again.
Now Johnny has grown to be a big
boy; he can say a great many things.
But Polly can say only Pretty POLL"
Stella George Stern in st Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26


brought with me from the states my
only .child-a daughter, past II.
"She was pretty girl, If l do say
1t, and, being as good as pretty, you
can imagine was quite wrapped up
in her. OF course l was anxious to
keep her with me, and, If not that, at
least looked for her to do something
better than fall in love with ped
dler."
"And did she?"
Eyes; you see in those days the
country was full of young fellows who
had struck out for themselves and
were trying to get a start by carrying
knick-knacks around from one mining
camp to another. Some Of them were
lively chaps enough, and well edu-
Gated; but l was fresh from the
States, with all the Eastern preiu.
dices, and 1t almost drove me wild
when Mary told me she wanted to
marry young fellow who brought his
pack through our district good deal
oftener than the trade seemed to re-
quire. was hot-tempered fool in
those days, SO l stormed, threatened.
locked Mary up for week, and sent
word to her lover that / had loaded
my gun for wildcats and peddlers."
"What did Mary doY
'You might have guessed 1t. One
day when came back from cattle
sale she was missing. l chased her
couple of days. but they had taken
to the tall timber, and it was of no
use. After while got letter, and
wrote back saying that disowned
her, and that he had better keep out
of range, of my rifie.'s
what did you do them"
Suffered, mister-just suffered,
knew / was wrong, but l would have
died rather than give in. For three
years / lived like toad in rock.
hating the whole world. All the pleas
ure had was in watching the ped
dlers. One evening, after terrible
rainstorm, one of the tribe came to
my house and asked for shelter for
the night. He was thin, weak-look-
ing fellow, with his face covered by
huge-ragged beard. He carried OH
his back an enormously long and
heavy pack, and seemed so exhausted.
with his tramp through the mire, that
l hadn't the heart to do more than
order him off the place"
THAT was pretty hard" said the
listener.
II suppose 1t was The peddler
seemed all broke up when he found |
wouldn't even give him a bunch of
straw in the stable, and no other
house within twelve miles. Instead
of complying, however, he merely
begged that l would let him leave his
pack, which he said contained goods
of value, under shelter from the rain.
l finally consented to this. So, as |
had sworn none of his trade should
ever cross my threshold. carried his
pack inside, while its owner limped
off to crawl under some bush or
other"
Didn't you feel mean?'
'Yes; mean and bitter at the same
time, for something about the man
reminded me of Mary's husband n lit
tie. However, locked and barred all
the doors and windows, as usual, for
some road agents had been around
these parts about that time, and had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

Swimming Is very good for girls
figure If it Is good to begin with.
What woman likes about yacht
ing trip is the clothes she has to buy
for 1t.
If girl wasn't Jealous of somebody
1t would be sign she was the only
person in the world.
II boy is real clever he can ac-
quire lot of knowledge at school use
full to forget afterwards.
, The way some women's summer
clothes are made they would look
dressed up If they fell off.
Sometimes it's just as well to 20
home early to make your wife sus-
plcious about your health.
If man had to work as hard to
get his living as he does to get his
fun he would become an anarchist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

Oyercrowding the poultry house is
dangerous business and should never
be practiced. Better kill half the flock.
Hens in crowded quarters get the egg
eating and feather pulling habit and
are much more liable to contract dis
ease. Either get more room or dispose
of portion of the flock. Each bird
should have at least six square feet Of
floor space, and eight is better.-Com-
mercial Poultry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

The opinion of the famous DR.. Lo-
REM, of Vienna, has caused the pay
ment by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Of the largest sum 1t ever
paid In settlement Of suit for per-
sonal injuries. The case was that Of
Mrs. Clark Fisher Of Flushing, L. L.,
who was hurt in wreck at Menlo
Park in October, 1902. The railroad
company itself suggested that Mrs.
Fisher should be examined by DIR. Lo-
REM, and his decision as to whether
or not her injuries were permanent
should be final. Lorenzo reported that
they were permanent, and the COM
pany paid over large sum without
awaiting suit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Thin the Apple Orchard.

Recent investigation by the Horti-
cultural Department of the Cornell
Experiment Station reveal the fact
that, in many Of the old apple-grow-
ing sections of the State, the most se-
rlous enemy Of the orchard Is the tree
itself. There are far too many on
each acre of ground. They are now
competing for food, for light and for
space. Statistics show that the yield
decreases as the number Of bearing
trees per acre increases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

solid granite blocks. At the foot of
this apron there is further protec-
ton against the waves in the form of
an immense breakwater of riprap, con-
sisting Of no less than 5000 carloads
of broken stone
The top of the wall, widened by fill
ing in at the rear with earth, is to be
one of the most beautiful driveways in
the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
THE IMMIGRANT.

A foolish little immigrant "a,
Has crossed the unknown sea,
And landed on the shore of life,
A citizen to be.
He did not bring single cent
No baggage was revealed;
Upon what scenes he turned his back
His lips are ever sealed.
He may be homesick, who can tell?
The tears are in his eyes;
No doubt he finds this foreign shore
A land Of strange surprise.
All, foolish little immigrant,
What tales were told to you?
Did you believe that work was light,
And gold on bushes grew?
Good luck to you while you are here,
And long the time you roam;
You cannot take dollar back
When you go sailing home.
New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Easily Worth the Money

Cassidy-My! But Mrs. Obese wuz
mad! She got on the scales an drop
ped in nickel an the thing wouldn't
weigh her ut all. Twas busted
Mrs Cassidy-Mad, wuz she? Faith,
I should think 'twould be worth a
nickel to woman like her not to see
how fat she philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
In After Years.

Old Fogy Father-My father never
supplied me with money to squander
on fast horses. theater parties, late
dinners and the like.
Up to Date Son-Oh, that's all right,
dad. You must remember that come
of a more arlstocratic family than you
did.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Tic Point oc Yiaw.

Hank-Kind of peculiar Teller,
amt he?
Bill-Why?
Hank-Ever notice him at the to-
ble7 He eats with his fork.-Detroit
Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Make Your own Fertilizer.

MAKO xUuF OWm = 0IkAAAA0tUs
There is much talk about farmers
making their own fertilizers, and 1t is
believed In some quarters that this adj
vice is given by certain college pro-
fessors and political grangers for the
purpose OF. currying favor with the
farmers.
A Southern truckman, who buys
about $1,000 worth of commercial fer.
tilizer every year, says 1t does not pay.
He is an enterprising man as WELL
and has made numerous experiments to
ascertain whether 1t 10 profitable or
not to mix his own fertilizer. He de-
clares that no farmer can buy the raw,
material and mix his fertilizer as
cheaply as he can buy 1t from reput-
able dealers. Under the stringent lave
Of most States any farmer can get
exactly what he pays for in the way.
Of fertilizer, and II he Is swindled II
is his own fault. But 1t Is not fair;
to say that all fertilizer manufacturers
are swindlers. There Is no doubt, how
ever, that several years ago q great
deal of fraud was pracdced BY fer.
tilizer manufacturers, but the newt
able result that always follows thiev.
cry of any kind has driven these crook
ed manufacturers out Of business, and
the honest men have continued to do
business and furnish honest goods a.
reasonable prices. J,
The newspapers have helped TO-.
drive the fertilizer rascals out Of busl-
ness, and they have steadily support.
ed the honest manufacturers. II the
farmer will take one or two good
papers and rely upon them to give
truthful information in regard to his
business and the man who furnishes
him with farm supplies of all kinds,
he will seldom run the risk Of being
swindled by purchasing from the man.
ufacturers who advertise In thesI
pages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
THE TWO SIDES OF IT.

THE TWO SIDES OF 1T.
There was girl VINO always said
Her fate was very hard;
From the one thing she wanted most
She always was debarred.
There always was cloudy spot
Somewhere within her sky;
Nothing was ever quite Just right,
She used to say, and sigh.
And yet her sister, strange to say,
Whose lot was quite the same,
Found something pleasant for herself
In every day that came.
OF course, things tangled up some
times
For just a little while;
But nothing ever stayed all wrong,
She used to say, and smile.
So one girl sighed and one girl smiled
Through all their lives together,
1t didn't come from luck or fate.
From clear or cloudy weather,
The reason lay within our hearts,
And colored all outside;
One chose to hope, and one to M pe,
And so they smiled and sighed.
American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Good News

what are those nonunion drivers
cheering about?"
1.-The union brlcklayers have struck
Ia sympathy with the union team.
sksrs.'-Detroit Tribune. n.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Anronted Authority.

"So your wife does not approve Of
baseball?"
NO" answered Mr.. Meekton. Hen
rietta can't stand it 10 see any mere
man bossing people around the way
the umpire does" -Washington Star,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

1t is noted in San Francisco that
many passengers from Australia and
New Zealand now prefer the Ameri-
can route home" to that of the 18TH
mus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

There was imported into Great Brit
ain last year butter to the amount Of
4,241 600 hundredweight, this having
value of 500, 10000. The imports
Of cheese amounted to 2.5b4,000 hum
dredweight, and had value Of t2s,.
10000. This gives some idea Of the
English dependency upon foreign
countries for dairy supplies. Nearly
half of the butter imported into Great
Britain came from Denmark. the next
largest source of supply was Australia,
and the third largest Russia; Sweden,
Germany, France, New Zealand and
Canada standing in line not greatly,
varying from each other. The sup.
ply of butter obtained from the United
States was not per cent Of the total
and represented value Of 81, 483, 600.
Much more than half of the cheese
imported into Great Britain was Of
Canadian production. Holland and tho
United States sent substantially the
same amount, this In each case hay-
ing value of about $780, 600. 1t IL
a little singular that while such. dis.
tant countries as New Zealand and
Australia seem to be capable Of sup
plying the mother country with large
quantities of so perishable an article
as butter, they do not seem to be able
to enter largely into the expectation
Of cheese-Boston Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
He IL Bound 10 Keen Rusv

Lightning set the bell In church
steeple ringing recently and Brother
Williams exclaimed: My, my! 1t sho'
has come ter pass dat de devil is ring
in folks ter n'v-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Milton. Of pike Perch.

superintendent Carter, In charge Oh
the government pike perch operations
at swanton, VT, says that the work
this year is proving successful to q
marked degree. He notes there arc
25O,OOO,OO0 eggs in sight and the out.
look now is that more eggs can be 70
cured than can possibly be handled
with the present hatchery. This sea
son will go one hundred million eggs
better than any previous season. 1t
has been the practice ever since the
fish propagation commenced there Sew
eral years ago to take the pike in the:
river when the run Is on, witch II al
ways over in few days, and then add
to the supply by procuring pike from
the bay fishermen. This practice IL
being followed this season, certain
fishing grounds being designated; to DO
operated In the interest of the govern
ment work. Every Matching Jar In.
hatchery building will be in commits
sion this year, something that has
never happened before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
and black walnut have been establish.
ed and extensive paintings are expect
ed In the near future.

sows with Contested Udders. :.
We sometimes have trouble with
sows at narrowing time II there naU
been any trouble in the feeding and
care during pregnancy, says HI. 3.
Cook in National Stockman. Sows wiil
not let the pigs nurse, the udder Is con-
gested and pain follows. An appli-
cation Of kerosene Is made to the nd.
der by carefully working 1t with the
hand, rubbing gently until the udder
has. been relieved. II one application
does not relieve, then make second
application in Ave or six hours.
Tobacco Rapid, Liberal Feeder.
1t has been found that smoking to-
bacco, owing to the closer planting,
removes nearly twice the quantity OF
plant food removed by tobacco grown
for snuff, but that per ton OF dry
leaves the quantities Of nitrogen and
phosphoric acid were about the same.
while the quantity of potash was
greater in the snun tobacco. While
the tobacco plant as whole uses
considerable plant food, the crop 10
not considered very exhaustive. be.
cause the amount removed in the
leaves Is comparatively limited. Ona
of the most striking characteristics Of
the tobacco plant is Its very rapid
growth, which makes liberal sup
ply of readily available plant food nee
essary for Its proper development.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

One little flower to living man is
worth more than wagonload of flora,
emblems to dead one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

If human life is worth more than
machinery, then Japan owes Russia,
having killed more men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

Sod houses and telephones are the
strange combination now offered by
the prairies Of the middle west.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

1t sometimes happens that a man
who poses as social lion before mar
rage looks very much like a truck
horse afterward,