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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Thinking and Doing.

The successful man, as a rule, is
that one, who knows the trick of doing
the right things at the right time, and
the trick is not one which comes from
inspiration, but from trained habits
and thoughts. Much attention is now
given to physical training, but there
is still a somewhat common lack Of
faith in some parts with regard TO the
advantages of mental training. A lit
tie schooling it is considered, is ess
sential, but boys and girls, it is
thought, especially in the country,
should not be permitted to waste too
much time over their books. The the
DRY was, and to a lesser degree is,
that good men are best made by be-
ginning their working careers early
the earlier the better. But a change
is occurring in this matter as in 9TH
ers, and in these days of great enter
prises, in which trained thought, sci
ence, and skill play SO arge a part,
the man of educated mind is likely to
be preferred to the man of urs ducat-
ed mind. The man who has been
taught to think according to system
and principle is the man who, in the
most attractive business pursuits, is
sought by employers. -Waverly Maya
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
The Journay Of the stork.

Ask German where the storks go
when they leave the Fatherland and
he will reply: South" That is all
he knows about it. But some years
ago an American clergyman temper
arily residing at Berlin had an op-
portunity of deciding where these
birds spend the colder part of the
year.
He enticed one of them into his
garden, caught it and placed a sill
yer ring about his leg, on which was
engraved, Berlin, 1888" Having OBJ.
served the habits of the birds, he
took it for granted that the stork
would reoccupy its usual quarters
upon it's return in the spring, which
indeed proved to be the case. The
surprise of the clergymans house
hold was great. however, when its
members noticed that their storll"
now wore two silver rings upon his
leg instead of one.
The bird was recaptured and be.
hold! the old ring was back again
and accompanying 1t another which
read: India sends greetings to Ber
Iin.''-The Pilgrim.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Conquest ;, a: Great
American Desert


Pat and to the Point.
Mr.. Paul Thieman, whoever he may
be, says something in recent issue Of
Denver paper which is pat and to the
point. We herewith produce the first
few paragraphs Of his article:
When one beholds the complacent
failure to comprehend the nature and
condition of Far Western Irrigation, it
is maddening. have seen one man,
who is thoroughly posted, almost break
into wild tears of rage over the ever
recurring evidences that the people at
large, the people right here, the ma
tional government, the State govern
ments, do not appreciate national irri-
CATION, and that the public informa-
ton and the individual knowledge Of
the subject at this time are strangely
dense. The public is fed constantly
with lovely articles about the grand
national irrigation works under way.
while the fact is that all the great
values mentioned concerning reclama-
ton Of the arid region are the result of
private initiative and enterprise and
capital.
Few people understand that the ma
tional irrigation fund is nothing but a
bulk Of capital which may be advanced
to build reservoirs and bitches, upon a
guarantee that the owners of the lands
to be irrigated will repay the cost to
the fund. The national fund is not to
be depleted, but must be replenished
by the payment back of the cost of the
work, as assessed by the government
engineers. and II signatures to such
pledges can't be secured, the works
proposed will not be built.
Knowing that all government work
costs vastly more than If done by pri
vate capital, and the United States
failing to guarantee the limit of the
cost, lots Of landowners won't sign
and there you are. Meantime the gov
eminent officials knock private enter
prises and warn the people agains,
them, when, as the situation stands
it is only private enterprise, in pro
noting irrigation district bonds, in Col
orado, at least, that is really doing any
thing.
Excavator for Irrigation Canals.
A thousand men toiling with shovels
and wheelbarrows from sunrise to sun
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
ENGLISH DOCTORS. FEES.
They Are Regulated by tho Royal Col.
le9e Of Physicians.


Ane speciaiists must De oiVloeo lhto
Two d.s.lhct classes tne surgeon prop
Ut anu .he pure pnysiclah. Inc tormer'
unquestionaDly gets dig rees IN rapo
10 us reputation. Inc FAMOUS UT
geon mas only 10 name MS rec TO the
miiiiohalre win appenalcitis. Win
tne rear OF death before MS eyes ne
WIN write MS cneck giadly When
ne mas recovered ne VIII orten grum-
oie II ne does not ooast. younger
ana Tess known man VIII perform the
same operation Tor tithe OF the COST
but the public, with death staring
them IN the face' VIII have the man
with the big name, regardless Of ex-
pense.
But the pure physician is an entirely
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Why Potatoes Run Out,

Professor Girard says: It il an
opinion quite broadly held that yarie.
ties of potatoes cultivated continually
in the same region are certain to de.
generate. 1t is n frequent thing to
hear large potato buyers or starch
manufacturers declare that, after hay-
Ing imported and placed at the dlspo.
sitton of their growers varieties Of
potatoes noted for their large crops.
they have seen them give excellent re-
suits the first year, fall away in the
second year and give results even
lower than the native potato in the
third year. This is indeed true, but
1t is by no means inexplicable: the de-,
generation which one sees in this CIR
cumstance does not result from nat
ural weakening Of the variety, II sim.
ply results from the entire lack of
care with which the plants to be per.
petuated are chosen. All the good tu.
bers are sold to the markets, and 1t ia
from the inferior. discarded tubers
that has been demanded a continue.
ton of qualities which they cannot
give. have demonstrated practically.
and have established the fact, that IL
suitable tubers are selected for plant.
ing, and the cultivation accomplished
with the needed care, the quality and
quantity Of the crop will be main
tanned under all satisfactory climatic
conditions. {:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Hooks and Ewes.

THE hook and eye is one product
Of civilization that Oriental races can
not be educated up to-. said manu-
facturer who was discussing export
trade. Our firm made strenuous ef-
forts to popularize hooks and eyes in
China, Japan and India, but we had to
admit defeat and retire from the field.
I'VE sell hooks and eyes all over
the world, even to the Esquimaux;
but the Orentals don't take them.
This is partly due to the mode OF
dress prevalent in the Far East. Gar
ments are cut to conform to the fig
ure, of soft, singing materials, and
after the attire has been adjusted 1t
is held in place by sash twined
around the waist. Unlike our fash
ions, there practically has been no
change in the national costumes OF
China and Japan in centuries. The
nearest approach to the hook and eye
in use there is sort of garment fas-
tener resembling the frogs on mill
tary great coat, and even its use is
not general. "-Philadelphia Record
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
SARA AND HER DOLLY.

Sara is a very diminutive fox ter
rier. She has little brown spot on
one ear and another on the tip of her
stubby tail, but the rest of her small
body is pure white.
She is very lively little dog, and
wants to play all day long. She has a
small, hard rubber ball that we call
her dolly" Her favorite way of
playing with 1t is to stand at the top
of the stairs and have some one toss
1t up to her. She will catch 1t in her
mouth, lay it down in front of her,
then, with her little pointed nose, push
1t gently down, giving little series of
"yaps" as it bounds over the stairs.
She then sits up and waves her paws,
begging you to toss it up again.
When callers come III, she imme-
diately brings her dolly, drops it in
front of them, sits up on her hind legs,
and, with funny little bark, cocks
her head on one side, saying plainly
in her dog language, please come
and play dolly on the stairs with me. +"
She is delighted when children
come, for she knows that they never
get tired of playing with her. All
the children love ner. Their mammas
acknowledged that she was cunning
and amusing, but they used TO think
that she was very useless member
of our family. They have changed
their minds, though, for one day she
made herself famous by earning nice
little sum of money for them.
The ladies were holding fair, to
raise money to send poor little boys
and girls into the country, where they
could enjoy the fresh, sweet air and
green fields that were unknown. to
them in their crowded homes in the
city.
some one thought it would be nice
to have Sara assist. Sara thought so
too, guess, for all the afternoon she
stood at her post on platform and
rolled her dolly down a long plank.
The chiidren paid five cents for ten
and enjoyed the fun as much
ID did. In the evening their pa
ne money box in Sara's corner
very full of pennies and nickels
en- the fair closed.
Quite indifferent to the many re-
marks of admiration showered upon
her when she was taken down from
her platform she took her dolly in hel
mouth and trottcd home. That nigh,
she lay down to Aeep with 1t between
her paws as usuas, tired but very
contented little doggy; for she had had
o good long play at her fayorite fun
Eta E. Wleeler IN Youths Com
| panion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
profession the Royal College of Ply
sicians will not elect him to their all
important fellowship, the GROWING
qualification and high water mark of
his calling,-London Mail.
A Dreaded Quilt.

Queen Victoria was an expert and
lndefatigable knitter. During the
Egyptian campaign she and the ladies
Of the household employed themselves
in knitting quilts, which at the end
Of the war were sent to Netley Hos
pltal for the use of the wounded. One
of these. made entirely by her Majesty
and bearing an elaborate v. Il. In the
center was the coverlet par excellence
of the institution and in universal de-
mand for time. In assessing the
claims of the candidates for the honor
Of sleeping upon it the medical stan
naturally gave the precedence to the
most severely wounded, and as the
most severely wounded was the one
most likely to die very soon, alas, an
evil omen attached itself to the distinc-
ton, the climax of which was reached
one night when poor soldier, feeling
something touching his bedclothes,
woke up with perspiratlon pouring
down his face and cried out, "Oh, sir,
do anything you like with me, but for
Gods sake don't give me the quilt"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Shooting Young Hor.e..

Trouble comes in In shoeing horses
when there is improper handling the
first time the colt is shod. Before the
colt is taken to the blacksmith for the
first time 1t should be prepared for
shoeing by handling its legs in such
manner that he will understand that
he is not to be hurt. The rule is to
take the colt to the blacksmith first
"a poor plan. The following method
is said to be an excellent one for pre-
pairing the colt for shooting: Tie long
strap around its neck, passing 1t along
the near side and between the hind
legs, bringing 1t to fit close to the
body; then pass it under the strap
which is around the neck; then tigh-
ten up the strap gradually, holding
colt by the bride. 1t will probably
pull little, but speak to 1t kindly.
When 1t has become accustomed to the
strap lower 1t to a point just above the
hook and gradually pull upon strap
until the leg is lifted, at the same
time pulling back or to the side on
the bride to keep colt from stepping
ahead; then take the leg in hand. The
same thing can be done with the other
leg, and after the process has been
gone through several times one will
be surprised to find how easy 1t Is to
lift any leg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Conn ey.ey,

And IT'S no! for the land OF By.By.
Astraddle of papa's knee.
With two hig hands for the stirrups
And two little lips for the fee.
And now we are off at gallop
Through meadow and valley and
wood
For a visit to Peter Piper
And Little Red Riding Hood.
And maybe We'll call on the fairies
Down there in the hazel dell.
For where Papa Horsey will take us
The horsey himself can't tell.
And maybe we'll call on Miss Muffet
And maybe-and maybe we'll come
To where one little pig went to the
market,
And one little piggie stayed home.
But this know, that so surely
AS the little piggie could talk,
So surely we'll nod in the saddle
And the gallop will come to walk.
And then we will be at the stable
And tenderly horsey will stand
While mamma lovingly leads us
To the dream-decked Lullaby Land
Golfers Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
A Globe-Trotting Teacher.

Miss Nina Boegli, a Swiss girl, has
the distinction Of having taught school
in nearly every civilized country in
the world, although she is barely 81
years of age. She began teaching
when she was 1S, and year later de-
cided to take trip around the world,
making her expenses by teaching in
the lands through which she passed.
With $3.50 and large stock of pluck
and courage as her capital, she
started out, and 1t has taken her
eight years to accomplish her pur-
pose. During the entire tour of the
world she never met with an accident.
She was treated with courtesy every
where, and had plenty of pupils in
each country where she chose to stop.
She reports that she found Australia
the most liberal in paying teachers for
their services.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
BIRTHDAYS IN JAPAN.

The Japanese have a queer way of
celebrating birthdays. Instead of a
party in June for little Tama. and a
party in September for little OTatsu,
and party in December for little
Ume, there's party in February in
honor Of all the little girls, and one
in May for all little boys. In February
every little girl receives from all her
grown-up relatives and friends gifts
of dolls, and besides these dolls her
mother takes out of the closet many
of the dolls she mad when she was a
child, and some even older dolls that
the little girls grandmother had when
she was little tot; and dare say
there are dolls that belonged to the
little girls great-grandmother, and
even her Observation-Disclosures,
quaint dolls in faded clothes of hun
dred years and more ago, carefully
handed down from mother to daughter
ever since. l saw one old doll, about
six inches tall, dressed as daimio,
or great lord of bygone times, in gor-
geous brocade robes, covered with
steel armor Of little overlapping plates
just as beautifully made as if for a
real warrior. He wore tiny helmet,
and carried two tiny swords not as
large as matches. You could draw
the swords out of their scabbards just
like real ones, and they were as sharp
as they could be. Well, for about a
week all Japan is one grand dolls tea
party! And then the festival is over,
and all the best dolls. even the pres
ents to the little girl, are put care
fully away, never to be even looked
at for a whole year. don't see how
the little japanese girls can bear that
part of it.
Then at the first of May comes the
boys festival-the Fish Festival, it is
called. Every family that's lucky
enough to have boy puts up a flag
pole in the door yard; or perhaps sew
eral families combine to use the same
pole, and have it bigger, handsomer
one than one family can afford. On
the top Of the pole is a gilt ball, OF
else h DdSkeL Will SOulelAlNS- Dii6u'
and tinsely in it. And flying from the
pole, in the brisk spring winds, is q
whole string of carp, made of oiled
paper or cloth, painted in bright col
ors, and anywhere from five to fifteen
feet long. Each fish belongs to some
particular boy, and the carp is chosen
because it is big, strong fish, and
not only can swim against the most
rapid currents, but in its eagerness to
get up stream will leap straight UP
waterfalls. The gold can means &
treasure, which the carp, leaping and
struggling, buffeted by the wind, is
forever trying to reach. And the
whole thing means that the boy, when
he's man, will nave to battle his
way as the sturdy carp struggles VI
the river. The fishes look SO very
pretty and gay, flying over his house
and the boy gets so many treats a
Fish Festival time that | don't thinl
he minds even if the carp is nice
little jolly lecture or ambitlon.-Fron
| Bertha Runkle's Child Life in China
and Janan" in ST Nicholas
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Sinners and Thistles,

A man was once walking with a
farmer through beautiful field
when he happened to see a tall this.
tie on the other side OF the fence.
In second, over the fence he jump
ed, and cut it off close to the ground.
is that your field?" asked his COM
panion. oh, no." said the farmer,
bad weeds do not care much for
fences, and if I should leave that this
tie to bloom in my neighbours field,
should soon have plenty in my
own"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
M,,k River IRRIGATION Project.

The Great Falls (Iont9 land office
has received instruction to withdraw
from all forms of entry 276,480 acres
Of land, in connection with the Milk
river irrigation project. Part Of the
tract withdrawn lies northwest OF
Havre, extending irregularly from the
line of the Great Northern to the inter.
national boundary, comprising part OF
the chain of lakes, reservoir sites and
lands lying along Milk river and Sage
creek
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
LITTLE MR.. MAKE-BEL1EvE.

LITTLE MR.. MAKE-BELIEVE.
He makes believe the whole long day,
For the world to him is world Of
play!
He makes believe he is horse,
And draws his cart with speed, Of
course.
He makes believe he Is bear,
And round the yard hell growl and
tear!
He makes believe he is man,
And looks as sober as he can.
But, when comes time to sieep or cat,
No make-believe this child can cheat!
Arthur E. Locke in the Christian
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08

Residents of the Pecos valley in New
Mexico are excited by the discovery
that underlying more than 100000
acres of desert land is apparently an
inexhaustible supply of water. The
fame of the region has spread through
out the country, and even. to portions
of Europe. The water gushes from
the ground wherever borings are made
and pours over a thirsty land, trans
forming 1t into garden of almost ree
markable fertility.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08

date palms at the Arizona experiment
station has been SO successful that
about five acres Of plants will be add
ed the coming season. The plants set
out in 1900 began to bloom the third
year, 60 specimens having been fruit
ing last season. One year later the
palms had become fruitful, and it is
from this seasons experience that the
authorities resolved to extend the
area Of date palms. 1t has cost tho
government nearly IS plant to Inn
port and establish these palms, but the
benefits to be derived from date Gull
ture are SO great that this enterprise
Is justifiable at any reasonable cost.
The plantation at last reports con-
tanned 100 living palms, which had
produced 6O2 suckers from which the
general supply must come. When
these suckers get more abundant, 1t
may be possible for the public to re-
ceive few of the choice varieties Inn
ported from the date-growing centers
Mt SO much trouble and expense.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Care Of the Fleece.


Farmers who pride themselves on
the good quality of their sheep and
on the care and attention paid to them
very often fall into the fatal error OF
bundling all the wool together. Some
of the usual failings are-feeces,
skirts, bellies, pieces, locks, etc, all
together; allowing the wool to get
dirty or mixed with chaff; tying with
string or binder Irvine; bales packed
too loosely. The following suggestions,
II acted upon, will remedy all reason-
able complaints: The shearing must
be done on clean floor. The feeces
when thrown on the rolling table ought
to be skirted very lightly; only take
Off the ragged edges and stained wool
Roll the fleece neatly from breech to
shoulder, and never use string for
tying. The wether bellies should
have the middle stains taken of, and
should be dried and packed with the
other stained WOOL Pack bellies,
pieces locks and stains separately, as
mixed lots seldom bring their proper
value.-Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08

be principal kitchen the executive
mansion amply provided with all of the modern which
United elaboration that
Official
decided genius it
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
A New Farn school.

Interesting results are expected from
the new Smith Agricultural School soon
to be opened at Northampton, Mass.
1t is founded with an endowment Of:
$500, 600 the increase OF the bequest
of $4,000 made sixty years ago. This
school will be managed by commits
sion chosen each year at the annual.
city election. A tract Of land Is to DO
set apart as an experiment farm. and
a school building will be erected for
the students. The details Of the plan
have not been announced, but the
work will be carried on probably on
somewhat different lines from the
State agricultural schools and colleges,
and for that reason will be Of some
what special interest. 1t will be de-
signed to afford good opportunity for
the young men of the surrounding re-
gion to obtain practical training in
farm operations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
Cooling MIX In winter.


Most milk producers now know that
milk must be quickly cooled In sum
mer to increase its keeping power, but
many do not know that the process ID
also necessary in winter. Men that
make business of delivering milk
know that at certain times in winter
they have as much trouble with milk
souring as they do in the summer.
The cooling OF milk in the winter
should be done in exactly the same
way as it is in summer; namely, by
placing the milk in cans in tanks Of
cold water as soon rs the milk il
drawn from the cows. In the winter
ice and snow may be easily obtained
for reducing the temperature Of the
water in the tank. AS this Is entire
" without expense there is no good
reason why it should not be done.
Milk for all purposes will then keep
very much longer than IL 1t Is not
cooled after being drawn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08
MAKING WINTER TOYS"


1t is possible to purchase almost
everything for winter sports, but the
boy who is handy with tools and of an
Inventive and mechanical taste will
take more pleasure in constructing his
own things than in buying those that
were made by others, and not, per-
haps, in just the manner he. would
like to have them.
Very few boys would care to make
their own skates, as the modern steel
clamp skates are superior to anything
they could make, both in lightness ana
strength; but the various kinds OF
windboats, skatesails and so forth
which interest them cannot usually
be bought ready made. During the
leisure hours after school and on Sat
urdays a great deal of enjoyment may
be had in constructing some of these
winter toys"
Skates, sled and iceboats are used
! the world over where there is cold
weather; but in this country there
are several things, the invention OF
the Yankee boy, that are distinctly
! American, but which can just as we'll
be used by boys in other Countries
st. Nicholas.