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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
THE MANLY APOLOGY.
Story of One Case Where 1t Was Du
and Was Not Given.

Story of One Case Where 1t Was Due
and Was Not Given.
1t is Il brave man who can apologize.
1t is one of the highest attributes of u
gentleman. never yet knew anybody
who lost money by an apology. know
many men who made some. l know a
man in the city of London who spoke
harshly to his confidential clerk. He
accused him of having mislaid or lost a
certain long and important letter. The
clerk said very politely he had never
seen such Il document The merchant
said, Don't be Il fool in talking such
nonsense" The clerk gave in his res
ignation. 1t was the duty of this clerk
to call at his employers house in the
evening after dinner to take to the Of
flee next morning such letters us would
require attention. There he found the
missing letter. The merchant had plac-
ed 1t, with few others, in his over
coat pocket to read carefully at home
in the evening. He said: II did not
know l had done that. You must with
draw your resignation. will increase
your salary" But never n word Of
manly apology. The incident left its
sting behind. The confidence and trust
the clerk had In his employer We're lost.
So, year later, when this confidential
clerk came into big sum of money he
refused the partnership that was offer
ed him; he Joined an opposition firm,
and the profits of this merchant have
fallen IN four years from E15.0OO a
year to $4,000. He lost that, and he has
gained premature old age and much
mental anxiety. This is true story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
WON WITH A REVOLVER.
An Incident of the Gambling Halls
Mt Monte. Carlo.

An Incident of the Gambling Halls
at Monte Carlo.
Much excitement was caused num-
Der of years ago ut the public gambling
establishment ut Monte Carlo by an
elderly man who was said to be an
American named Captain Clyde. Hav-
ing lost $4,000 at the tables, he ques-
toned the fairness of the play and
abused the croupiers. whereupon or
ders We're given to debar him from
playing again. When he returned on
the following day the doorkeeper at
tempted to prevent his entrance, but he
drew revolver. walked in and took
his seat at one Of the tables and began
to play. One of the inspectors who at
tempted to eject him was knocked
down, and when ring Of the attend
ants was formed around the captain
with the object Of hustling him out he
rctreatcd in n corner, drew his revolver
once more and after denouncing the
managers as thieves and swindlcrs de-
clarcd that lie would not leave the
place until the $4,000 he had lost on
the previous day was restored. After
some hesitation the managers, seeing
that he was determined and finding
their employees unwilling to expose
themselves to the fire OF his revolver,
complied with the demand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
THE DUKES DECISION.
wellineton's Verdict In the Case o
"A Stolen ISisN.

a StGIen INlSk.
"The Military "reminiscences of n Re-
tired Colonel contains the following
story relating how the Duke Of We'll
lington overcame II somewhat embar-
RAISING difficulty:
The sentry on duty one day at the
gate Of Hampton Court palace many
years ago was asked THE time by n
young lady, the daughter Of the widow
of distinguished soldier, who occu-
pied apartments in the palace. She
happened to be wearing a dainty
apron, and, appearing to the soldier
to be neat lady's maid, his reply to
her question was, Half past kissing
time" and-a kiss.
The indignant young lady fled to re-
port the impertinence to her mother,
who promptly sent letter of complaint
to the colonel of the sentry's regiment
The colonel regretted the occurrence
and referred the lady, half in jest and
half III earnest, to the commander In
chief. To the highest quarter accord
ingly she went for redress and received
the following reply:
Field Marshal the Duke Of Wellington
while regretting the occurrence of which
Miss @. complains, begs to say that he has
searched the army regulations and the
articles of war, and he can nowhere fine
that kissing is 4 punishable offense from
a military point of view. 1t is against or.
ders for n sentry to converse when or
duty. but In this instance 1t appears thai
Miss Q. opened the conversation. and the
sentry. although he answered in an un
usual manner. committed no actual breach
of discipline
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

Mayor John Weaver of Philadela-
phia, who is just now prominent in
connection with the gas lease, is a
talented lawyer. While lie was
district attorneyhe procured con
viction in many election fraud cases
and when elected to the mayoralty
in February 1903, he won on the
platform: 81 recognize God Almighty
as my boss, and by him alone will
| be guided in my evey act" He is
a devout Bap ist, teaches a Sunday
school class and over the desk in
his office are the lines: For the
cause that needs assistance, for the
wrong that needs resistance and for
the future in the distance, all the
good that | can do" Mayor Weaver
was born in England forty-two years
ago and was brought to Philadelphia
by his parentsin 1869. BY hard work
he gained an education and now
stands in the front rank Of the legal
fraternity. He also is considered
to be one of the best dressed men in
the CITY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
Last Veteran of War Of 1872

The recent death of Hiram Cronk,
the last pensioner Of the war of 1872,
was quite generally mentioned by
the press Of the country, because it
was believed that lie was the last
survivor of the United States army
who took part in that war. But the
fact that he was the last pensioner
does not necessarily mean that he
was the last survivor.
Through the kindness of j. IL.
Edmunds, Jr., we are able to ex-
tract from the Herkimer New York J
Citizen the following, which raises a
doubt, at least, as to whether there
is not still living a soldier OF the
war of 1872:
Perhaps the notoriety given
Hiram Cronk, with whose history
every newspaper reader has become
familiar, is entirely merited, yet
from private information, we doubt
il he is or was the last survivor of
the war Of 1912. That he is the
last pensioner Of that war is, OF
course, known fact, but there is
living at Luck Hill, Fauquier Coun-
ty, Va, one Patrick Clark, born in
Ireland i'll 1904, whom we believe
has just as good a claim if not u
pensioner, as Cronk to good service
in the war Of 1872 and who, al
though blind, is today almost en-
tirely dependent npon pension OF
S12 a month, which he receives
from the national government fol
services in the Mexican war. This
man Clark served through the en-.
tire war of 1872. In 1917 lie Joined
the Sth U. S. Regulars and was
placed in Gen. Worth's famous di.
vision and fought with it up to the
capture Of the City Of Mexico and
was discharged at the Jefferson bar
racks. He served four years in the
confederate army in the 9th Louis
lana Infantry, Early's division anc
was in some Of the tierciest engage
ments Of that period and this, per
haps. may account to some exten
for the eact that his name has beer
forgotten, by this government
Facts are facts, however stubborn
and honor should always be givel
to those to whom it is due. II,
fought for principles, the principle
he thought right and although de
feated in those, he should not be de
prived Of former honors and servi
ces to government that he one
served.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

Governor Folk, the famous refo-
rmer, who carried Missouri by $4,000
last fall, while the rest of his ticket
was badly defeated, was invited to
New Yord recently to make aspcech.
Among the notable things he said
was that "the sun never sets on the
Missouri mule" That is doubtless
true, but it is also true that not
many other things can %set' or sit
on a Missouri mule when he is in
action. The governor, appreciative
OF a greater even than the mule,
declared that "the output of the
Missouri hen is greater in value than
the product of all the silver mines
in Colorado" Now if Missouri can
get rid of her superabundant bood-
lers and grafters under the welding
of Folks big stick the mule and
the hen will do the rest by making
her rich.-American Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
ENEMIES OF ALFALFA

w "Aiiioeu oeu oiioeiicsdple uepGll.
ENEMIES OF ALFALFA.
Growing alfalfa in our humid
region is a different proposition
from growing it in the arid west,
and that is why so many careless
farmers fail with it. To make it
grow east of the Missouri river one
must know its worst enemies
things that attack it here that do not
bother it in the far west.
Professor Hitchcock, Of the de-
partment of agriculture, who knows
more about alfalfa than any other
man in the country, says weeds are
its worst enemies. This is especial
ly true in the more humid region,
and in the southern states it seems
to be the usual cause of failure on
soils sufficiently fertile to support
alfalfa. Alfalfa is quite tender when
1T first comes up, and the young
plants are easily crowded out by
weeds. The weeds appear about the
same time as the alfalfa and thus
prevent the latter from obtaining a
start, Alfalfa sown in the spring is
especially vulnerable, for which rea-
son it is advisable to sow in the late
summer or early fall, and to SOW
upon land which has been freed
from weeds by previous cropping
tilage or summer Iallow.
Ii the conditions are favorable for
the growth Of alfalfa, a weedy field
may often be saved by frequent clip
pings with moving machine. In
the sandy soils of the southern states
fall sowing, as described, may pro-
duce a good stand, and one good
cutting may be obtained the follow
ing spring, after which crab grass
OF other noxious weeds suddenly
spring up and the alfalfa is immed-
lately choked. If the weeds are not
to numerous, clippings with now
ing machine may save such a field.
A disease known as rust will kill
alfalfa, and this may be overcome by
moving the field as soon as sown, as
the disease is discovered. Root-rot
also gets in its work, particularly in
the south. There is no cure for this
and the field may as well be aban-
doned and the new ground sown.
Dodder, thread-like parasite, also
kills alfalfa. This comes with seed
imported by thievish seed dealers
at home and abroad. If field is
badly infested it should be plowed
up and devoted to some other crop
for a few years. Small infested pat
ches should be carefully removed by
hand or the patches should be burn
ed by scattering straw or hay over
them and setting fire. The dodder
plant has no roots in the soil and
consequently can be removed by
cutting the. alfalfa plant close to the
ground.
Some of its disadvantages are
pointed out by Professor P. G. IIol.
den, the corn expert of Iowa, as
follows.
Work required to secure stand
1t does not get intoa rotation well
In the cornbelt the first cutting
must be made in the midst Of tho
corn blowing when everyone i.
crowded for time.
The first cutting is hard to cur,
in the humid regions. as it is nc
good hay-making weather at thil
time.
1t cannot be pastured safely b,
cattle and sheep, as it is likely t,
cause the animals to bloat.
! But he gives its advantages
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
HEAVY LOADS.
Wonderful Carrying Power of the
iill Men of Tibet.

Hill Men of Tibet.
There lre these fainou; weight car
Tiers, known to all travellers, the Swis.:
mountain women, who walk up the
steepest slopes with pack baskets of
manure on their backs, and the portcrs
of Constantinople, one Of whom will
hike small piano on the curious sad
die he wears. Perceval 1.andon, Lon
don Times correspondent in Tibet,
speaks of hill country carrying that is
most extraordinary.
On the Indian plains portcrS carry
eighty to a hundred pounds. but hill
men when working by the job take
three times as much up frightfuIIy bad
paths. Il have myself seen man
carry into camp three Telegraph poles
on his back" writes Mr.. Lanlon, each
weighing Il tritle under ninety pounds.
Farther east the tea porters of Sc.
chuan are notorious. and loads of 300
pounds are not unknown. Setting
aside the story Of BLutla lady who
carried piano on her head up from
the plains to Darjeeling us too well
known to be likely to be exact, the rec.
ord seems to be held by certain Chi.
nese cody who undertook in his own
time to transport certain casting
needed for heavy machinery, inland to
Its owner. The casting weighed $40
pounds, and the carriage was slowly
but successfully accomplished
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

among which are:
1t produces large yield per acre
more than double that of clover.
| 1t is rich in protein, the leaves
having almost as high feeding
value as bran.
| 1t is probably the most eprichine
crop for the gl ound that we have.
When good stand is once secur-
ed it will generally last for eight o,
ten years in the humid regions and
much longer in the west.
1t can be fed as hay to all kinds
OF animals, and has no superior as
a hog pasture.
Professor Holden recommends fall
sowing, say not later than August
10, and points out some advantages
as follows:
We do not loose one years use Of
our land and DO not have to NOV
weeds.
1t comes at slack time when the
work can be done at least expense to
other crops.
PIN case the alfalfa is winter killed
or for any rea on a stand is not se-
cured, the ground can be put into
coin the following spring and a
years crop has not been lost, and
the growth Of alfalfa in the fall has
more than paid for itself in the adj
ded fertility.
Some of the disadvantages of
spring sowing are:
The loss Of one seasons crop.
The extra labor required to keep
down the weeds.
The danger of neglecting the
weeds and the consequent loss of a
stand, or at best, only patchy"
stand.
1t is the most crowded time of the
year, and we either fail to put in
the alfalfa at all or slight the work.
Prof. Hitchcock says that alfalfa
cut green and fed partially wilted is
one of the best stock foods available,
but in the green alfalfa districts Of
the United States the crop is rarely
utilized for this purpose. 1t can be
SO utilized to advantage only where
increased labor is compensated by
the added value of the alfalfa, as
may be true when fed dry to dairy
cattle: In the Eastern States, and
especially in the South, alfalfa is
commonly used in dairy feeding
for which it is well adapted, since
it gives large yield of very nutrit-
ious and palatable forage. There
seems to be little or no danger from
bloat when alfalfa is used as a soil
ing crop.
Alfalfa is even more nutritious
than clover. On account of its
high PERCENTAGE Of protein it is not
a blanced ration. For the best re-
suits the alfalfa should be combined
with some other feed which is rich
ihs carbohydrates. While animals
may be fed and even fattened for the
market upon alfalfa alone, neverthe-
less portion ofthe nutritive value
is lost in this way. The alfalfa
does not give the best results. In
order to balance the ration, alfalfa
should be combined with suitable
quantity of grain. The grain may
be corn or barley, according to the
availability OF each.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

The Automobile Club of America
announces that it is opposed to reck-
less driving and that it proposes, to
help thin out the number of reckless
chaulfeurs. The chauffeur is the
hired man; the owner is the boss.
III the chauffeur exceeds the speed
limits it is because the owner wishes
him to do so. The reckless owners
who run people down have done so
much damage that they have created
hostility to the automobiles themsel-
YES and have put many careful and
contentious owners under suspicion.
But for that state Of things the Auto
mobile club has the remedy largely
in its own hands. 1t can weed out
reckless owners from its own men,
bership and compel their resigna-
titon, it can send such owners to
coventry in many ways and it can
report the men whose machines are
a menace to life and public
nuisance.-Brookland Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

The young king of Spain is an
enthusiastic motorist, and this causes
no little uneasiness to his ministers,
VIII ), apart from the question of his
personal safety, do not approve of
their king, disguised in visored cap
and goggles, seeing good deal more
of his country and people than lie
would do were he to make royal
progress surrounded by officials.
Indeed, so strongly did his ministers
feel at the time of the young kings
last motor tour that not only did the
cabinet invoke the intervention of
the queen mother but the premier
threatened to resign if the projected
tour were insisted upon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
Seedless Apples

The so-called 'seedless apple has
already been proved commercially
valueless and little better than a
fake. 1t is not even novelty, as
the same old "seedless apple" was
known in Virginia forty years ago.
Those who want poor apple mere
ly because it is seedless are welcome
to pay $3 each for the trees, but if
they do they will be bit. 1t is
merit and flavor and selling quail
ties that are wanted in an apple and
not something whose only recon-
mendatlon is that it is Il freak.
American Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

"A very healthy place, is it?" said the
woman who was house hunting. Have
you any Idea what the death rate is
here?"
After careful reflection. says Punch,
the caretaker replied, "Well, mum.
can't 'zactly say, but it's bout one
npIece all around"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14

And The h.ze o 'er The mouta'n, blood red,
And owe and y.r.nl over
BY village and farmhouse and hill
A hazy bloody r, d all The Landscape o'erspread
~, Ah'' the valleys ;erled ana still.
Ihe etr,h at the sc ,dtime unbroken,
The ii Ids at the harvest unelcAned
ana lone itsi ktpt by II woman who went
With babe II. her Doso n. INV eaued
Then down from he mountain horseman
Dashtd plu,ncd anu swoid.d and m Il ed,
Nor heard he tle mo IN " Ills won AN alone
Nor saw lio the gram all unllailei;
10 arms!' For the battle was bloody;
% arms. For the columns were tninned;
ana over the ihhd rauv his hiazcn command
for his hoise were Tie Wings Of tile wlnu.
Then fatherless lads from their novels
Went shoulderiEg pui.derors guns,
ana olu men and gray tottticd We KY away
r, 10 ma IN rule graves Of their sons;
For country is higher than kindred,
And what Is the glory OF Sod
lnwet by the il,od OF its yeomen's red blood?
ANA war-is 1t rot more than God?
So. women with babes at their b,som
Gazed out o'er Tho burrows uni led,
i hioign the maze. resting red ike The blood
that was Shed
In a faraway Struggle unwlilcd
And eyes that are S ollon and angus cl
Upltted in silent appeal:
~ Goa OF the Poor does Thy mercy endure
When Thy nonarchs know na,ght but of
Stecl?n
And over and over and over,
~, By village and hamlet and hill.
ne maze resting red like the blood that is shed
,r Bat The fiaii IN the valley is sti
lie earth at the seedtlmc unbrDkeu
The fields Mt the harvest ungleaned
Ana lone Vigil Kept by Il woman who wept
Win u DaDe ut her bosom llnweaned,
u. w. Foley in Phadelpilia Ledger,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-14
Alfalfa In Iowa

Many farmers are wondering
whether alfalfa is successful Iowa
crop. In many other states this
crop has rescued thousands of agri-
culturlsts from bankruptcy, and in
various sections of Iowa alfalfa has
been tried with much success, espec,
tally where the ground is not two
wet. In fact, alfalfa shines particu-
larly on the ground where clover
and other crops would perish from
lack OF moisture, the roots running
down to almost unbelievable depth.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-11-01

ms og annara hersklpa er voru i fOrlnnl, ALA
lei6 nor0ur a loftritunarst00ina Washington
og heyroust par Gins glogt og pc pau hef0u
veri0 send dr farra mflna fjarl@go, og eftir
a0 skipin komu helm var PAD sanna6, med
samanbur0i a skeytunum, a5 pau h0f0u auzt
alvey or6r6tt til Westinghouse Pa0 voru 1850
mflur vegar beina leio yfr lao og log; Peirri
leio cru toluver0ar heoir og nokkur lag fjoll.
En- petta var az n6ttu til, og sauna er ao
segja um I'll pau l~oftskeyti, sem Aogi0 hafa
langarlei6ir fra tilraunast06vum Bandamanna,
pau hafa I'LL veri0 send a0 n@turlagi en- ekki
a dagtima. DAD var eitt sim %fmyndun mamma,
az hnattl0gun jaroarinnar myndi aftra PVT,
a6 loftskeyti kemust mill fjarlagra sta0a a
%y6rboroi hennar, en- r%eynslan hefir fyrirl0ngu
synt 40 sd hugmynd var r0ng, en- Hmm bog
inn he6r lj6s og hiti pau ahrif a ]oftritaold-
urnar, er traaa P@r svo 40 storbagi er as; a
Pvi attu MEM ekki Won um PAD leyti, erloft-
ritun var uppg0tvu6, og enn hefir engin Wis
india %drlausn fengist a Pvi, hverni g 4 Pvf stend-
ur, en- pad er dagleg reynzla PETRA, er az
~loftritun starfa her i landi, og fri loftritunar-
st60vum stj6rnarinnar er MI sjaldan reynt a0
senda loftskeyti Hangar leioir a0 degi til. A
hverri n6ttu cru m0rg skeyti send MILL st06v-
anna / New York, Washington, St. Augustine,
Key West, Guantanamo, San Juan porto
Rico) og Colon, en- q daginn er sjaldan m0gu-
legt ao senda greinileg skeyti mill neinna
Pessara st0ova, og PAD er sagt t. d. a0 MILL
Newport og St. Augustine fari loftskeyti
hindrunarlaust al heita ma nmstum 4 hverri
n6ttu en- MILL Peirra st00va hefr enn ekki
tekist ao senda eitt einasta skeyti a dagtfma.
Aofaran6ttina 81. okt6ber p. 4. barst
loftskeyti ALA lei0 fra st0oinni / San Juan
porto Rico) nor6ur til st0ovanna : New York.
DAD cru 1000 milur vegar og Pa0 vita mem
lengsta lei6, er nokkurt loftskeyti hefr borist
her vi0 land. I'm sama leyti bar PAD vi6 az
loftritarinn i Colon (Panama) naoi skeyti, sem
sent var fra g%ufuskipinu Concho, er pa var a
siglingu skamt fra Key West, fullar 1900
mflur fra Colon. skeytio atti 40 fara til Key
West og skipi0 kalla0i pa st0o 6greinilega.
pa heyroi loftritarinn / Colon a6 sa i Key
West svaraoi skipverja: ,,Lagf@r0u n%eistana
pima, maour! Lagferou n%eistana Pina!!' pa
varo stundar P0gn, en- svo kom o%rosendingin
fra skipinu skyr o. greinilega ALA lei0 til
Colon.
Nj cru til fmm stor fel0g, sem fast VIC
~loftritun og keppa hvert vi5 anna5. Hvert
Pessara f6laga hedr serst0k ah0ld og a0fer6
nokku0 frabrug0na Peirri er hin hafa. Banda
rikjastj6rn notar ahSld o. aofer0ir felaga
Pessara og leytast vi0 ao finna meo tilraunum
hvao beet er hja hverju Peirra, % sameina
PAD / Gina held og mynda svo hi0 fullkomn-
asia loftritunarkerd, sem f0ng cru a. En- vi0
( film II E,occar -ou,,- IA all: .a4.A .aa:.-ac