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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
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loved Dorothy Lawrence. A man well
practiced in the concealment of emo
ton. he was perfectly convinced that
she had not suspected his passion.
He was aware that the world, i'll
Guiding Judge and Mrs. Lawrence,
would not consider him n suitable
match for Dorothy, but he had deter
mined to make an attempt to win her.
nevertheless, for he believed in his
own heart that he could make her just
as happy as IL he had the wealth and
the social position requisite to his
eligibility in the eyes of the world.
When the Judge had spoken of Mr..
Winthrop he had been greatly dis
turbed; now for moment his heart
was lightened by Dorothy's deter.
mined avowal, but in moment ii
sank again. for the thought came tc
him that the reason she so positively
refused to marry Mr.. Winthrop was
that she loved someone else. The
thought made him cold. but his face
was gravely impressive.
Would not Mr.. Winthrop make q
suitable husband:'
ut is not that. do not love him.
you believe in love- then?"
She looked at him seriously, re
proachfully.
II do not believe only; l know. Blu
Mr.. Richards. you-you believe, too.
You are not the kind of man to trea,
4, In ipl,f al 7
right: Do You not also believe IN
love-
II believe" he answered solemnly
and then more softly, Il, too, know"
She bit her lip. seeming to check
some ill-advised speech; then, point
Ing to rustic seat under some willows
that bordered the path, said:
LET us sit down."
They We're silent for long time.
Dorothy" he began, II must tell
you something. am afraid it will
sound a little strange after all this,
but ! must tell you all the same.
think it is best that you should know
and after have told you shall &c
away and shall not trouble you again
Trouble me-" she murmured.
Yes. am afraid that what have
to say must trouble you more or less
1t is very simple thing. though, nftcl
all, and very few words will expires.
it. Dorothy, love you"
She seemed genuinely distressed
The man had spoken very quietly. Hi
voice and his face were under perfec
control.
Now, shall CO." he added.
"But why she stammered.
"You have told me-that is, you lav,
implled-that your affections are fixe,
already on someone SO firmly that 20,
will risk disobeying your father
Yes, they are"
I'm that case should not go away?'
mo, you should not"
but, why?"
81 have not yet told you on whom
my affections are fixed"
II have no right TO ask. But, o
course, If for any reason you think i
would be well to tell me-"
IF you ask l shall tell you"
| well. who is 1t, them"
She leaned over and whispered in hi.
ear very softly:
ut is William Robards."
Dorothy"
ooh, Will, don't! You are so i'm
petuous!"
IL think j am rather slow"
Some time afterward Mr.. Robards
and Dorothy marched up to the judge
where he was doing over book OIL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
THE FARMERS BOY.

You ash about that boy of mine,
An what his inclination is?
Why, stranger, can't you read the sign
That's writ acrost that youngsters
phiz?
He's such master hand to shirk
That sometimes l can most admire
him.
An lazy.-if YOU gave him work
He'd help you make chance to fire
him.
His mother says he's quick to learn
That when he's foolin' out o doors
He's maxim poetry to burn
But watch him fool at dom chores.
His inclination is to be
A something that they call poet.
Such foolishuess don't come from me
l amt that kind, not if know it.
You see that critter on the wall
There in the frame? Well, that's a
His mother says he's got call
To be n artist: but somehow
'Tisn't such gift for him to draw;
There's nothin' in it to surprise us.
But what that boy is useful for
is what Ike you TO ADVISE us.
When i was young it wasn't SO:
Boys had different trainin' then
They knew they had to hoe their row
An work their way like little men.
There weren't no fine contraptions known
In them old days for saving labor;
And he who'd finished for his own
Would go and help friend or neigh
Dor.
You think I'm hard on him? Why,
His mother says he'll turn out grand.
He's just the apple of her eye.
But. stranger. when l take hand
Hush. Here she comes. Is that you,
ma?
just was talkin' bout our Neddy
So smart, I'm proud to be the pa
OF such n son--eh? dinner ready?
Chicago Record-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


was the most destructive of any ever
experienced in the United States, 65,.
9I6 cases having been reported and
1880 deaths. During the Civil War
there was scarcely case among the
Union troops In the South, although 1t
was freely predicted that the forces In
the Gulf region would be annihilated
by the disease. When New Orleans
was occupied by General Butler many
persons regarded the destruction of his
army as practically certain. He began
Immediately to put the city in good
sanitary condition, detailing squads Of
his men to clean the streets and sew
ers. AS result there was not n sin
gle case of well marked yellow fever
in New Orleans during the Union oc.
cupation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
To Rid Hogs of Lice.

Hogs are very apt to become lousy
and how it does lessen their thrift
In just one minute ! put OH material
that destroyed every louise on one hog
With the potato sprayer, the tank con
tanning kerosene. ! sprayed the TANKS
the roots of the ears and the hinder
parts about the tail. The hog soon be
gan to thrive as though approaching
the change. 1t is n great mistake tt
let lice make hogs life miserable
and consume the owners profits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

n said the Judge, "still cling to
the old belief that parent has
> the right to say whom his
child shall or shall not marry"
"Ye-es," agreed Mr.. Richards, slowly,
not wishing, for certain private rea-
sons, to give an unqualified assent
and yet too well acquainted with the
judge to think of open disagreement.
Now" continued the elder man,
ponderously, Sarah. Martha and Con-
stance all married to please me.
Dorothy although she is %. is yet
unmarried, but have reason to be-
lieve that she is not altogether indlf-
ferent to the attentions now being paid
to her by Mr.. Winthrop. man who
meets with my hearty approval. a man
of wealth, culture, refinement. and II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
The MIX stand .rd.


The standard adopted by Massachu-
sets of three per cent butter fat for
milk would seem to be about right,
though some desire 1t lowered. San
Francisco some months ago adopted
a standard of "a per cent butter fat.
This would have barred out the Hol-
stems, Short Horns and Brown Swiss
entered in the contest at the Worlds
Fair. w. have before us copy of
seventy-ore seven-day records between
May 16 and June 8, as given out by the
superintendent of the Advanced Reg
lister Of Holstein Friesian cows Six
teen full aged cows averaged 3.51 per
cent, twelve four year olds 3.42 per
cent, thirteen three years old 3.25 per
cent, thirty two year old 3.31 per cent.
These We're taken month or less after
calving. OF three thirty-day record4
one COW made milk with 800 per cent
fat. another 3.56 and hefer less than
three years old 3.Sl per cent. OF four
cows from Massachusetts that were
awarded prizes by the association for
production Of butter fat one heller
less than year old averaged for seven
days go per cent n three year old
oil per cent. a four year old 4.24 per
cent, and SIX year old 3.s2 per cent.
Certainly the Holstcin blood is improv-
ing under the feed and care of Massa-
chusetts farmers. The New York
standard of IL per cent total solids
is too low. and would not be 3 per cent
butter fat in normal milk. 1t would
allow Of much watering of good milk,
which could not be as easily detected
when testing for the solids altogether
as when testing for butter fat alone.
--Nassachusetts PlouehmaA.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
BLACK SHOWS DISTRIBUTION OF FEWER MOSQUITO

nations of the blood and excreta of
patients showed no signs of the pres
ence of bacteria. That disposed of the
microbe theory. Ten years earlier a
Cuban physician, DIR. Carlos Finlay,
of Havana. had propounded the thco-
~ that the fever could be carried by
mosquito, the culeX nov stegomyia)
fasciatus, The board began to expert,
ment with this insect. Eleven persons
We're permitted to be bitten by these
contaminated mosquitoes. From nine
there was no result; two had yellow
fever. This proved conclusivcly that
the disease could be communicated in
that way.
The American board then undertook
the test which has become famous.
Two experiment houses were built at
Quemado, Cuba, one of them called
the infected mosquito building" and
the other the infected clothing build
ing" The former was screened and
we'll ventilated; the other was screened
and unyentilated. III the former pa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
with them to India, and the great cpl
don,}n followad

with them to India. and the great cpl
demic followed.
During the past century the visits
OF the dreaded disease to the United
States were numerous. New Orleans
has been the chief sufferer. Epidemics
Of yellow fever prevailed there in
1s47. 1853, 1855. 1858, 1867. 1873 and
1870. The visitation of 1853 was the
most deadly, over 5000 victims having
fallen. The experience of Memphis In
1878 and 1870 is still recalled with hor-
ror. During the first season of the
pest there We're $3.50 deaths, and dur
Ing the second, although the town was
almost deserted. there were several
hundred more. This pestilence OF 1870
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Famous Welah Resnr1

During the Summer months Abery-
stwyth is the most populous town In
Cardiganshire, and is reputed to pos
sess the prettiest seascape of any
watering place in Wales. AT the
southern extremity of crescent
promenade picturesque ruins Of an
ancient castle face the sea, the broken
towers dating from the reign of Ed
ward l.
This castle was erected for the pur-
pose Of hemming in, on the south, the
turbulent forces of that hawk of bat
tle' Llewellyn the Great, and within
Its walls, in 1405, he who has been
denominated 1.-THE personificatlon of
political dreams" Owen Glendower,
signed an alliance with France, while
the neighboring monks of Strata
Florida, the most influential of Welsh
abbeys, supported his insurrectlonary
claims. Until the middle of the seven
teenth century the castle endured,
guarding the plain around, but by the
soldiers of Cromwell it was dismantled
and destroyed, because the people of
Aberystwyth had coined money for the
use of their Inflated king.-Four-
Track News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
why They Come Back to Land,

1t is surprising how many city peo-
pie are thinking, talking and actually
going into farming nowadays. Men of
all classes, from the successful bust
ness man to the laborer are interested.
Probably the most potent cause with
those who have to earn their living is
the increased cost of living in the city.
There are thousands Of careful. indus
trious men in the cities to-day who are
making living and nothing more,
with the uncertainty of steady work
always before them and the possibility
of sickness. which would place them
in an embarrassing position. These are
the people who are vitality interested,
and some Of them have already solved
the problem by going to the country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

the porch, and after they had made
him aware of their presence Mr.. Ro-
bards said very firmly.
Dorothy and l have come to tell
you. sir that we are going to be mar
ried"
why, God bless my soul, William"
exclaimed the judge. you! Why, I'd
sooner have you than Winthrop
Boston Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

mean world of fire. horses leaped over
hedges and the terrified peasantry fed
to hooks of safety. Compared with 1t,
modern motor car is thing of peace
and gentleness.
A dozen or SO of them were run in
London as omnibuses. but the high
fare-a shilling ride-and the omin-
ons aspect Of tie vehicle. scared away
passengers. Ladies disliked the steam
carriages because of the grease and
SCOT that soiled their dresses; and SO,
little by little, they fell into dlsfavor.
The railway, with its closed coaches,
cheaper rates, and smooth rails, drove
them from the roads into the muse
ums.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
man of good character. You know Mr..
Winthrop, William?''

Winthrop, WilliamF'
"Ye-es, believe have met him."
He was formerly one of my clients,
but that was before you came into the
office. He ia very worthy man."
And you say Miss Dorothy is In
cllned to-er-favor his suitf'
II believe she Is not Indifferent to
him, but, Of course, she is discreet and
modest; perhaps. may say, even
difident. She has always been most
obedient child, and always given her
to understand that Mr.. Winthrop is
my choice. She will accept him when
the time comes and he will make her
a most excellent husband. All. there
she is now; just starting off for walk
Dorothy! Dorothy! Take William with
you. l am sure he would rather walk
with you than sit here with me-"
Miss Dorothy drew pensively near
looking very pretty. She answered
very demurely, her father thought
shyly.
"If Mr. Robards wishes to come !
am sure / shall be glad of his com.
pany."
Mr.. Robards expressed himself MS
very willing, and the two set off to.
gether. He was Junior partner in
Judge Lawrence's Office, but he was
ten years older than Miss Lawrence
For several years now the Judge had
made him his guest for fortnight at
his summer residence, and in the city
the judges wife had been socially
gracious to him when she needed one
more man at her dinner table.
your father was just telling me his
views on the rights Of parents" lie OBJ.
served meditatIvely after they had
walked some distance in silence and
had lost themselves in the shrubbery.
YES? Father Is very conservative
in many things"
$50 / should judge. So ! know, in
fact, in business matters, but was
not aware that he was quite SO con
sentative as his remarks seemed to i'm
ply in domestic affairs"
"Will you tell me just what he said
to you, Mr.. Richards
She looked at him gravely. There
was certainly earnestness, almost en-
treaty, in her tones.
II am not sure that 1t would be
quite right for me to do So"
''If you think it wrong, of course do
not tell me, but you will permit me
to guess?"
.'Oh, of course"
"He told you that he chose the hus-
bands for my three sisters?'
Yes. Was 1t not so?'
Yes, 1t was. He did choose them
They married the men that lie picked
out for them, and l cannot in Justice
say that the result WAS in any case
unhappy, but I think the principle is
wrong"
You think you should choose for
yourself"
~ think should choose for myself.
Did father tell you that was going
to marry Mr.. Winthrop
He said that he believed that YOU
were not Indifferent to Mr.. Winthrop's
attentions; that he had given you TO
understand that Mr.. Winthrop was his
choice, and that he had no reason to
link that you would disregard his
wishes In the matter"
~ am not going to marry Mr.. Win
rhrop."
II beg pardon"
II am not going to marry Mr.. Win
throp. l have never dlsobeyed my
father IN my life but am not going
to marry Mr.. Winthrop"
William Robards had made up his
mind more than year before that he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Take about four quarts of blood
from the jugular vein and give the
horse one ounce aloes at one dose. Fol
low this with one-quarter ounce salt
peter in feed night and morning.
Farm and Ranch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

When we read in an obituary of a
woman that society will miss her, we
are not as impressed as If it said her
family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
In the Zoo.

What are you cogitatlng aboutY
inquired the ring-striped marmoset CT
the laughing hyena.
~ was thinking what fools these
poets be-" snarled the uneasy quadru-
ped.
ANY particular verse or line dis
please you!" queried the marmoset.
We'll, yes the hyena replied.
"Some chump poet has said Laugh and
the world laughs with YOU but no.
tice that when ! laugh laugh alone"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27


DR.. Withycombe, Of Oregon Expert
ment Station, is working on a ten-year
system of crop rotation; but one Of a
shorter succession he has just now
given out to the farmers.
First, raise crop of corn for the
silo. When the corn is harvested, disc
the ground once and drill in wheat.
This. In an average season, will yield
about forty bushels to the acre. The
beginning Of March SOW on the ground
six pounds of red and two pounds OF
alsike clover, and fifty to seventy-hve
pounds of land plaster to the acre,
After the wheat crop is taken OF. with.
this treatment. there will be three or
four tons of clover hay to the acre, and
withal second crop may be counted
on for seed or pasture. The following
year, expect three tons and good pas
t,lre to follow After the second years
pasturing. turn in and SOW to winter
wheat in the fall, or, If preferred, win
ter oats. Use land plaster each spring
on the clover. The two principal OBJ
iects in this rotation are, first. to re-
duce the labor to minimum, and Sec
ondly, the ground is kept in a good
condition. This cultivation can 90 on
ad infinitum without any great loss Of
plant food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

How thick to plant corn for silage
depends somewhat on local conditions,
says Hoard's Dairymnn. Professor
Hacker of Minnesota sows about
thirty quarts of corn per acre, and
no cars develop when sown so thick
ly. Mr. Gurler of De Knlb. ILL.,. sows
in rows twelve quarts of seed per
acre. and fair sized ears of corn de-
velop. 1t is a rule of many dairymen
to SOW twice MS much seed for slage
as they do when they wish to have
ears develop. About eight quarts of
seed per acre are usually sown for
silage purposes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Difference in Alfalfa Soils.
Alfalfa grows best IN a well drained
Namy soil. with a subsoil unciently
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Sheep Talk.

q
Sheep require variety Of food to
form flesh and fat
With sheep. rather more than with
any other class of stock, care must be
taken not to overfeed.
Oyerstocking is usually injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
Dryness is one Of the requirements
in the production Of the finest grades
of wool.
No sheep should he allowed to die
sof old age, but all should be fattepM
and sent 10 market before thelr. vitality.
has been impaired.
Sheep are naturally gregarlous.
When one is seensby itself, something
is evidently wrong. s.
In commencing to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at frat,
but gradually increase the amount Of
the ration.
A small. fat sheep will always bring
better prices than a large. poor one.
Sheep are almost essential in MAIN
taining the fertility and cleanliness Of
the land.
Keep the quarters clean. Sheep do
not need the accommodation Of ma
nure to keep them warm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

This is about all the attention some
men attract: When their procession
goes by, people inquire: Whose fu-
neral tO-day?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
Sore Mouths in Cattle.

Sore Months In Cattle.
1t sometimes happens that after .
few months feeding on whole corn on
the cob the gums become tender, says
Breeders Gazette. There is less dan
ger Of sore mouths from feeding corn
in than out Of the husk. because 1t
dries out less, making it softer. freslier;
and more palatable. In case of sore
mouths In midwinter. when the cattle
are consuming somewhere near full
feed of grain, corn and cob meal or
crushed corn may he used. Snapped
corn can he crushed by specially
maGe machine Mt considerably less ex-
pense than grinding. Either snapped
corn, crushed corn or corn and cob
meal IS preferable to pure cornme,l
because bulk is furnished along with
the meal preventing its packing In the
stomach and permitting the digestive
juices to mix more thoroughly with tho
food. Cases of founder in cattle fed
in this way are rare, as are also cases
of scours, which so often occur when
cattle are fed pure cornmeal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

There does not seem to be any prac-
teal need of moisture about the nest
of sitting hen. Sometimes they
hatch every egg whether fiat on the
ground or deep in the hay in the barn.
In the latter there certainly cannot
be any moisture. The main thing is
to have good eggs and hen that is
naturally good sitter If one sets hens
on eggs. The lest plan is to hatch
artiflcially.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

open to allow the roots to penetrate to
a considerable depth: yet an examine
ton of the soil in the various alfalfa
districts shows that there is much
wider variation in the soil conditions
than has generally been supposed. In
the irrigated regions the soil is adapt
ed to the growth of alfalfa and little
difficulty is experienced in obtaining
successful stands. However, like other
plants, alfalfa suffers If from improper
methods of Irrigation the soil becomes
too strongly lmpregnated with alkali,
Old alkall fields may apparently with
stand considerable quantities of alkali,
because the deep-seated roots may be
drawing their supply of water from
lower strata. where there is less a.
kali.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Money in Linn Beans.
An amateur gardener reports that
he grew nearly 100 quarts of shelled
beans on $50 hills, besides several
quarts of dried beans, in his garden
last year. He sold the fresh beans at
% cents quart. An acre of ground
would contain 1900 hills of beans,
planted four feet apart each way. At
the rate of two-thirds of quart from
each hill the yield would be about
LOO quarts. which Mt 25 cents .
quart would give total of $425 as
the gross return. But % cents quart
is pretty high price. 20 cents ought
to be enough. and this would reduce
the sum received from the crop to $50
and this would pay well,-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

In view of the competition between
the United States and Argentina for
the frozen mutton trade of Great Brit
ain, figures showing sheep supply of
Argentina are interesting. Official
South American organs give the num-
her of sheep in the province Of Buenos
Ayres in 1904 at 75,so0OOO. On Jan
uary the United States was estl-
mated to possess 42,0oo,oO0 head of
sheep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27
An OLD-FASH|ONED FATHER.

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

Governor Charves, the first ruler Of
New Mexico under the Mexican Re-
public, had 100000 sheep which, it is
said, were herded by 200 herders.
who We're always on the range with
them. From his time the size of the
tlocks steadily diminished until few
years ago the last of the Outline
sheep kings. Don Jose Leanlro Perea.
of Bernalillo. OH the Rio Grande, died,
leaving 100000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-14
Xcrv Old Trees

An old yew rec stands in the church.
yard ut Fortinyal, in Perthshirc. Which,
DC Cando!le nearly :. century ago
proved TO TIC satisfaction Of bntallists
10 be TWENTY-FIVE centuries Old. ;,ndrnn-
either is still standing at Ie,lsor. i'll Blu
elias. which IS ;;.oi0 Years old. How De
1ando}le arrived 1T an apparently cor
rect estimate of the enormous age OF
these living trees IS ;asiuplc thing. aud
tue principle is doubtless well know /.
today to Ill. The ycw. like most other
trees. ADDS one line. about the tenth OF
an inch, TO its circumference each ve:lr.
Huf nc oldest !ivin. thing in tile worl;i
today us far as known is Il cypress tree
in ChaDu!scpcc. Mexico, that is G26;'
wears Old