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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
JAPANESE swoRpMAKsR.
Famous Swordsmiths of Nara Prac-
tice an Ancient Art.


The forge glowed at the back of the
little open house. and the clank-clanli
Of the hammer on the steel caught my
quick attention, because had read of
the famous swordsmiths of Nara, and
this might be one of them. APP
preached the entrance and sat down
upon little stool that stood on the
ground below the ia ised platform that
always serves for a counter" in n
Japanese shop. Immediately the smith
forgot his work and set upon me with
his stock of blades, although think he
rather scorned to show them to a
mere woman who could not appreciate
their projections.
Over the forge was n sort of ShintC
tori, Oh which We're strung the usual
Shinto prayer emblems of twisted rope
and strips of paper, and, remembering
| the stories ! have read about how the
famous swords of Japan have beer
forged with solemn religious rites un
der just such a representation of the
sacred gateway of the gods. ! was
fascinated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

ideals are the men and women of to-
day who have grown up without some
knowledge of Andersens wonderful
fairy fancies. His rhetoric often
faulty, his syntaX perceptlbly bad In
many ways, Andersen never fails to
20 straight to the heart Of the mag
ination Of child. His Judgment and
beautiful simplicity not only In choice
of subjects but III language reflect TN
erringly the thoughts OF babyhood.
Everything Andersen touches, whether
1t be an animate or inanimate object,
becomes In the mind of the child nj
once alive. The broom and the doll
are as much living creatures rs the
cat The rag carpet is Transformed
into thing of life. and not until long
after the glamour of the baby dream
has passed away do these inanimate
things take their proper and prosaic
| places.
Andersen was born in the ancient
city of Odense. Denmark, April ., 1905.
Nowhere in his earlier life had he any
material surroundings that gave prom
Use of the wonder-worker he was after
ward to become. His parents were
poor and shietless people and the boy
had little regular instruction and few
child friends. Long before his fifteenth
| birthday he fell passionately In love
with the stage, and the happiest and
most hopeful hours of his early life
were in his fourteenth year. when he
started off for Copenhagen armed
with letter of introduction to fair
danseuse at the Royal Theater. given
him by her father-an old shoe cobbler
of her native village. When he intro
duced himself to the young woman
! and told her he had come to make him
self famous actor. she took him for a
lunatic and showed him the door.
Then followed four years of hard
ship, during which time the boy trav-
eled through many parts of Europe,
working his way along from village to
village and gradually gathering in his
mind material for the beautiful de-
scriptive volumes he was afterward to
write about Spain, Italy and Germany
ludt. oWiIS " tut NOlutl-
full popularity of his later child stories
are not as well known as they deserve
to be.
OF all Anderscn's works Ills 81 Sver.
rig'-"In Sweden'-is his most beau
tiful story of travel. In this volume
are found some of the most stirring
life-like descriptions of The habits of Il
people and the character of n country
that have appeared in modern times
In 1885 came his wonder stories. con
tanning the famous "'rinderbox" an
big Claus and Little Calus' Ii
184I he was the guest Of Charles Dick
ems at Gadshill and six years later IN
dedicated his Poets Day Dreams t.
Dickens. "Improvisatore' was the re
suit of tour through Italy. 1t is full
of exquisite descriptions of Italian lit,
and scenery.
Andersen was the most ungainly fig
, ure Of man imaginable. He oftel
said, himsell. that he was the ugies
human being in Europe. What l.
! probably the best knowa of all Iii
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
WHAT A "FlLLED CASE" is.
In Many Instances It Is Plated-How
jewelers. Buy Watches.


jewelers. Buy Watches.
Not many men know how to buy a
watch" said Walter NJ. Jaccard, ac
cording to the Kansas City Star, land
to a large extent they have to rely on
the honesty of the dealer. SO compli-
to the factories ourselves and arrange
for special work In order to get the
proper article. for Of course, we could
not assay every case we receive.
Now, how many people know the
difference between filled case and one
that is plated? A filled case, you see,
is composition that resembles steel,
with plate of gold on each side. that
on the outer being thicker than the in
side. Such cases are guaranteed not to
wear through within five. ten. fifteen
or up to twenty-five years-the limit
of the guaranty made by the reputable
houses. If man offers you case
warranted for thirty or forty years you
are going to be bunkoed' If you buy it.
When you see watches offered for sale
as gold filled for So or 81. depend upon
it they are plated and mighty thinly.
too.
.'In the matter of watch move
ments." he continued. "the buyer is
really Mt the mercy of the dealer. In
one big factory about 5000 movements
are made every day. There is certain
to be haste in that sort of output and
the name on the dial does not make up
for imperfections. To avoid these a
first -class jeweler arranges for several
hundred movements to be delivered a
year hence.
"A strictly first-class movement re-
quires six months. exactly. in its pass
age through the factory. from the be
ginning to the finished product. ready
to offer for sale Such goods are then
stamped with the name of the firm for
which they are made aud that firm has
to stand sponsor for them. The Swiss
watch. in it's higher class. is the best
movement in the world to-day. OF
course. there are cheap Swiss move
ments that YOU can buy for So or 81,
but they keep good time
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

warning had ever received from any
one OH the subject and-well-of
course would not listen"
II should think not, indeed" Ruth
said promptly. ~ do not wonder that
you called him stupid. hope that
tooth is all right now, Clarice; it has
done mischief enough, l should say
1.-The tooth has been pulled and l
have had nights sleep, thanks
"Then perhaps you would not object
to hearing the story over-Jim," rails
ing her voice. II think that you may
come In now"
Jim came, obedlent to the summons,
and Ruth, after murmured Bless
you, my children" had the good taste
to leave the room hastily.-Waverley
| Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
To Get a stand of Clover,

DIR. I. A. Thayer, of Lawrence Coun-
ty. Pa. has given the subject of grow
ing clover more than ordinary consld-
Grafton and has so far solved 1t that
he is reasonably sure of good stand
every year. He lays down just four
rules as follows:
First.-Fill the soil with humus.
Second.-Renove the stagnant
water.
Third.--Apply lime to the soil where
needed.
Fourth the seed on n good,
we'll prepared seed bed and give 1t the
same chance you do any other good
crop.
From some years practical expert
ence l feel sure that this WILL bring
us success. 1t is unreasonable to ex-
pect good set of clover when we
SOW 1t into n hard. unprepared seed
bed already occupied with one. two
or three crops.-Natlonal Stockman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

fairy stories, 1.-THE Ugly Duckling," is
really the disguised story of his own
life. Long before his death, which &C.
Cured in 1873, his admirers had erect
ell statue in his honor, aud the state
gave him magnificent funeral. But
the monument to Andersen that will
endure MS long MS civilization lasts Is
the love and affection of Juveniles,
bathed in the little storms of tears and
laughter through which all modern
babyhood passes as it reads his WON
der Tales" and his Picture Book
Without Pictures"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Remember the term dollhouse"
lamb does not mean that you must
grow your animal in semi-incubator.
The feeding barn should never be kept
hot. The feeder should exercise care
that his lambs do not get in draft
and are well sheltered. but see that
they have air. 1t will not hurt them
once in awhile to go ont in the snow.
Our fall and winter lambs often weigh
forty to fifty pounds early in the
spring and bring from So to $40 per
head, according to the market. All
lamb feeders who can grow alfalfa
should not fail to be without this won.
derful hay. l attribute most Of MY
success with lambs to alfalfa. The
past season raised $50 tons on my
farm and use 1t freely. Also l grow
1000 bushels of oats and barley. q
600 bushels of shclled corn and ilp
bushels Of soy beans on my place
much of which was fed to sheep, han
ding about thousand head per year
said Joseph r. Wing before the Con
nectcut board of agriculture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

nge when they the inclination be desperate blades
and make their mark somewhere recklessy induced
to that home has the attractions possessed by fully H.
censed premises without of the drawbacks to be
found there No better way exists of training children to
be good tempered; boy lose mere game
of bagaele with equanimy. he has been brought on
the road that leads disposition The father gen.
orally takes charge of his boy TO- that being the age
when the lad brings home serious from school in
regard TO which the mother goaded by appeals advice
and assistance generally replies children who bother
mothers about subjects which mothers learnt years ago
at school but have since forgotten debared by special
regulation from going to heaven. This is where wise
father who knows his own children comes n
Occasionally fear is expressed by fathers that moth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
ing fancies and hitch them 10 the car
Of material progress.


Of material progress.
1t can hardly be successfully denied
that the amazing inventive genius of
the present period is largely due to
the fact that the youthful minds Of the
civilized world third of century
ago We're awakened to visit possbili-
ties and quickened into marvellous eff
fort by the wild dreams Of Jules Verne.
The old man had long been blind
and dying. He was that most forlorn
of all human creatures. the prophet
who has outlived the romance of his
prophecies. He was like an old pio-
neer blockhouse that has been hemmed
in by a Dustling city. He was all but
forgotten. while umromantic enterprise
has caught his dreams and Is turning
them inside out for the sake of their
golden lining.-Kansas City World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
POET OF cHILDHooD's HOUR
Hans Christian Anderson, Danish Au-
thor of Wonderful Tales of Fairyland.


thor of Wonderful Tales of Fairy1and.
The world has recently observed
the one hundredth anniversary Of the
birth of Hans Christian Andersen, ai-
thor of those wonderful tales Of fairy
land which are so dear to the hearts
of children, and in every schoolhouse
in Denmark, where he was born, as
well as in every part of the civilized
world where little boys and girls
dwell. the occasion will be remember
ed with song and music and gay,
happy thoughts.
Poor, indeed, in memory and lack
ing in the fullness of childhood s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

The protection of the milk supplies
Of cities naturally comes under the
control of the board of health. but
few of the men composing city boards
of health take the trouble to inform
themselves of the real conditions sur
rounding the production OF clean and
dirty milk. The example of one
Canadian city is worth following.
The city of Ottawa sent its milk In
spector to the Ontario agricultural
school at Guelph to take course In
the production and care of milk
This is certainly step in the right
direction. An inspector so Informed
is worth more than half dozen men
who do not know what are the best
ways of handling this important food
product.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Soou 1--WE FSSos
The prominent institute lecturer,
Mr.. Theodore Lewis, has the following
to say regarding the Use of pumpkins
and squash for the feeding of hogs:
II want to suggest profitable in
vestment of little labor and still lesg
cash. Take from half to full acre.
of corn field that lies nearest to tho
barn yard. that is likely to be well
supplied with manure. and give 1t
liberal dressing of that material. Then
plow 1t under as soon az possible, and
stake off the plat SO that It's boundar-
les will be well known. When pre-
pairing the corn field he sure to give this
particular piece a specially good har-'
rowing. When marking the field for
corn. probably from May 10 to 10.
mark this plat also. one way, but
plant no corn on it. When the field il
narrowed to kill the sprouting weeds
and grass. as it should be before and
after the corn is up. do not neglect
the implanted portion.
about May %. If the season is or
dinarily favorable, plant this plat to
squash. but not the hard shell kind.
or to pumpkins. or both. Plant eight
feet apart each way. and put in plenty
of seed so as to give cut worms or
squash bugs their fill and have plants
left. When the insects have departed
thin the plants to four or five to the
hill. II the insects did not do the
thinning Each time the corn is cul-
tivated so through the squash patch
until the vines get too large to allow
it. In this way the vines are not
injured by cultivation Of the corn.
III the season is at all favorable
there will be tons of squashes and
pumpkins on the ground. and they can
he got Mt without driving over large
field TO gether them, and will avoid
waiting for them until the corn is ma
tured and cut up. This makes 1t pos.
slble to begin feeding them earlier,
and so lengthens the feeding season
of n kind of material that is very
beneficial to hogs as they are changed
from the pastures to the fattening pen
for early market. And nothing better
substitutes the succulence of the sum.
lner during tile later feeding period
than the fruits named.
after the feed of corn, the souasl,
or pumpkin dessert should follow on
the feeding floor. They should be cut
n few times with sharp spade, so the
hogs can make good use of them. The
quantity of feed must be regulated
by the effect on the animals, and that
can be most quickly discovered by
watching the eNcrement. If too much
is being fed the bowels will be too
loose and the eXcrement will not be
of healthy color. These things will
suggest change in quantity of the
succulent feed. With such feeding,
however. wisely done, there will be no
breaking down of hogs or other pre-
ventable ailments. but there Will be
q thrift and growth that will at once
surprise and delight"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
IN THE FIRELlGAT.

The IRE upon the hearth is low,
And there is stiffness everywhere.
And, like winged spirits, here and
there
The freight shadows huttering go.
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from further room
Comes: Now l lay me down to sleep"
And somehow, with that little prayer
And that sweet treble in my ears.
My thought goes back to distant years.
And fingers with dear one there;
And as hear my child's Amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me
Crouched at her side seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
oh, for an hour in that dear place.
+, Oh. for the peace Of that dear time
Oh, for that childish trust sublime,
Oh. for glimpse of mothers facet
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic Of that treble tone
And "Now lay me down to Sleep"
Eugene Field.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
GERMANY SOLVES OLD AGE PENSIONS,
BY Andrew wilson.

Among the aspects OF science which concern
themselves with our social welfare none are of
greater interest than those dealing with the cues
ton or provision for old age and for other exiren
cies with which our common life is beset Old
|age pensions over and over again have been dis.
lcussed IN Great Britain and the United States
mlthout any practical result being arrived at
mat Is from the state nont view 4 is liInap
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
ARE WE spolLlNG OUR CHILDREN?
BY ". Petit Ridge

What is the general spirit existing now be-
tween father and son? So far as can see, 1t is
one of increased conradeshp; fathers are
younger THAI ever and join in games in which
sometimes the old boys win, and sometimes the
old boys lose to the good sportsman this matters
little or nothing There are indoor recreations
nowadays in which all the family can join, and
sons. who are growing up and approaching the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
KIND OF WOMAN A MAN woRsnIps.
sy Dorothy renimore.

To-day the men of all civilized nations, under
southern and under northern skies, worship not
Venus, but Nesta. They like good women and
they like women who, like vesa fires, have the
gracious gift of making bare room look fur
nishcd just by being in 1t. Any man, wise OF
foolish, may fall in love with pretty face; many
la one declares in all sincerity that he most ad
mires the intellectual type of woman; but, what
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
Economy of the Bee.

At one time the bees We're male and
female in equal numbers. The ire
sponslble male buzzed about simply
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
THE TRAGEDY OF HUMAN snlpwRtcks.

BY Rev. 4. n Stephens. o. D.
Shipwrecks are the worst Of all wrecks and
are the result of Indifference, carelessness and
extravaganza. They come from doing what we
want rather than what we ought; from moving
along the line of least resistance rather than
along the line Of conscientious duty.
Indifference to Gods claims upon the human
soul, preoccupancy with other but less important
matters, Is stepping upon the inclined nlain of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
How to Raise Turkeys.

Secure box about fourteen inches
square and about eight inches deep.
Put some dry dirt in this box first
with little Stacked lime mixed In 1t,
then some soft straw. Place not over
ten to eleven eggs in the one so pre-
pa:ed nest. After they have been
sat upon eighteen to twenty days
dampen them with little warm
water. In four or FIVE days repeat It.
When the turkeys have Matched do
not be in hurry to get them out of
the nest On warm day twelve
hours is soon enough. and upon cold
day twenty-four hours is better.
When you take them out place them
in dry. warm. clean coop and feed
on hard boiled milk to drink. Feed
regularly three times day for the
first two or three days, then feed five
times day regularly.
AT first little turks need to be kept
quiet and warm and do not need much
food. After they are about five days
old feed light breadcrumbs and curd
four times day. but at night give a
little egg. Give all the milk they will
consume If you can afford it. When
about three weeks old let them out
for two hours in the heat of the day,
but do not let them get wet or cold.
After they are six week of age they
will give no more trouble than Il
strong. healthy chicken.-A. ".
Meersch in Western Poultry Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

The recent census in Bengal, India,
reveals the fact tlat there are 1900
baby girls In that province alone who
have been married, and of this NUN.
Der 600, all less than year old, are
widows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Poor relations never look SO poor as
they do when they ride In a carriage
belonging to rich kin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Ice the descent on Which Is both rapid and disastrous
The final act in the drama of human wreckage is to be
swept overheard by the oncomng and self
Indulgence and eternal in the depths of hardness of
heart and reprobacy of mind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19
Brazil Ex,ermin .t,ns NJ. SOU toes.

Brazil is proud of the work of its
mosquito brlgades which have almost
driven yellow jack from Rio de janet
ro. Last summer there We're but 81
cases of the fever in the Brazilian cap.
ital. whereas formerly it used 10 be 80
per week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

In making selection Of an appro-
pirate situation for garden one
should be chosen which will receive
through the day, more especially in the
morning, the full benefit Of the sun.
A gentle slope to the south and east
is always preferable. The close prox-
unity to large trees should be avoided,
as their ever-greedy roots would ab-
sorb the nutriment which the vege-
tables require, and their shade de-
prives them Of light and heat. Vege-
tables can never be brought TO matur-
ity in retired or shady spot. A gar
den should be us near the dwelling
MS possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Sheep. Independent of wool. are
worth more than their cost In what
they do for the farm ana in the meat
they furnish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

The lice are still about: get rid of
them. If you have an old iron pot
handy try burning lot Of cedar
snavings in the hen house. After hav-
ing chased out the chickens close up
the building tightly and fill 1t with
smoke. Those who have tried 1t say
1t beats any other method known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

We claim that when the children
have their noses tlattened against the
pane watching for father to come.
home. it is a good sign; he's good to
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

If chickens are allowed on the roosts
too young, their breasts often get
crooked and their growth and appear
ance spoiled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Sheep are about the only animals
that do not exhaust the land upon
which they feed. but really perma
nently improve 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

A Gravenstein apple tree at Wolf
vile, n. S., is reported to have given
its owner last year eighteen barrels
of fine fruit, selling at about $50 after
paying for barrels and packing. Plant
ing tree like that is prime invest
ment,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

A Massachusetts farmer claims to
have grown $1,000 worth of cabbage
on one acre of ground. This is what
might be termed intensive farming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

The Dorset breeders for some time
claimed that breed as being dog-proof.
VIII some cnterprising breeder now
proceed to produce wolf-proof breed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Too large quantities of fertilizers
applied at one time will kill tender
plants.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Nest eggs are useful to guide pullets
or strange hens to locate the nest
boxes, but that is about the extent of
1t. The old theory that the presence
Of nest eggs induces egg production
has long since been exploded
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Good wool MS well as good mutton
depend largely upon the quality of
the food. Succulent food makes the
best wool, the cleanest, brightest,
softest and strongest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

A fairly well graded flock of ewes
bred for few years to none but first
class rams will in short time give
rs good flock as is needed for all
practical purposes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

Quarantine the newcomer. Never
place strange stock in Your pens until
they have been kept separate for two
weeks. so that you may know if they
are in healthful condition.