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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20


three years. 1t consists of over 5000
pieces of wood and of fifteen different
kinds, and is all hand done. l also do
n little photography"
AS 1t would be almost impossible for
human beings to reside continuously
on a place like this the keepers are
supposed to be on duty for six weeks
when they get a fortnight ashore The
shore station, where their families re-
side, is in Earraid on the southwest Of
Null, twenty-five miles away. Life is
monotonous even Mt the shore station,
as the lighthouse families are the only
inhabitants. The nearest church is
three miles away, and service is held
in 1t once fortnight. AS the Worship
pers have to cross the water part of
the way 1t is seldom they can 20 in
winter. The men dixie most Scots) are
very Keen on reading. The Lighthouse
Literature Mission (Which is conducted
from BelfasD is good friend to them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
MATTIE's VICTORY.

why, Matte, my child. what is the
matter?"
And Mrs. Maher stood quite aghast
at the tempest of grief in which she
found her twelve-year-old daughter.
Come. come, my dear, control your.
self and tell me the cause" said her
mother drawing her little girl into her
arms; but Matte actually pushed her
away, sobbing:
mo, no! I'm nobody now! Go away
and pet Marjorie"
Mrs. Makers face grew very grave.
is it possible" she exclaimed, that
all this misery is jealousy of poor
little lonely child who has come to
share our home? For shame, my
daughter! 1 thought better of you"
Matte raised her crimson face. II
can't help 1T! We were so happy, just
you and dad and I-and-and it's no
use. i don't like sharing you both
with anyone else. l love you too
much!"
No. dear; you mean you love your
self too much. Don't deceive your
soi, III VIA. Is the truth. mink now
Wnicn WIZ Please us pest 10 see you
peins A'nu anu rowing 10 your little
cousin, endeavoring to make her
happy, or as you now are, disagreeable
anu seihsii' Answer me!
suppose KIM ana ioVlns' latter
ed Matte unwiilingly.
To- ~ 10 1--WE ior yourseli tnat
niakes you act SO very Inherently.
Mis' Ma''ef 81. ao"n beside hef
anu patieh'is reasoned Win he.
MaJor,e Is iihe you she said-.ah
oniy emu, ana IL is through her
lnolner Illness we are taxing charge
VI nei. LINK, II you iiau 10 ieaVe me-
ueat' now sau you Wouiu 1eel' aud
INV, oar.he' l. must zen you SAD
... .ua.I o.ie 10 iiheiy 70 nave her
w. 80 s,.n 10 ~. soine years. pecause
~ o.ne. 10 usins. WY c,iiiu' are you
% ~ w soul sna,e III trsihs 10
80 VIZ. poo, o''''u' vi arc sou
..A., w ',' ~ ,'e' .iou''e'
NJ, Nv Mep..
-. 1910 'e. NC. "e.p WINE
''a na nv "A .., W. Me.. AZ ias. sue
80 sne' anu oo'uuei' uea!'
nu ''i. iie' anu Ma'.ie uiu 'ry Ve''s
$50 w sne Al." no~ her owl.
49,, ia.ue anu ieaieu iese ~
sue. Nc asan' pue s'au'
800 On 'ounu .n. i'e, shoi'a "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
President Loubet's Simple Tia. ties.
In the household of President Loubet

President LoubeL's Simple Tia, ties.
In the household of President Loubet
great simplicity prevails This was to
be expected, for NJ. Loubet, II peasant
by birth, has always retained the char
acteristics of the people among whom
lie was brought up. His meals-even
the state dinners-are of the simplest
character, when we compare them
with the stately formalities of the Ger
man Kaisers dinners of ceremony,
while the kitchen establishment of the
French executive dwindles into insig
nlficance beside the imposing array OF
functionaries required to give the Czal
his daily bread. All this is in direct
contrast with President Loubet's pred
ecessor, NJ. Faure, whose grand enter
tainments and royal splendor delight
ed the monarchists and frightened
those Frenchmen who prefer the sim.
pie life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
MIR. BUMBLEBEE,s M1sTAKE

1t was early morning in the spring
time. The dew sparkled on the grass,
the trees had donned a new suit of
green, the flowers were opening at the
kiss of the morning sun, and the air
was full OF the songs OF birds. A
little bee came swiftly winglng his
way toward beautiful flower garden
where he had been successful the
day before in gathering large load
of pollen. Ills heart beat merrily in
his breast at the thought of the rich
store awaiting him. Bat, just as he
was entering the garden, his eye fell
upon this sign,-
please don't touch the flowers"
what does that mean?" he said. as
he alighted on stalk to think the
matter over. Now that WIS not hero
last night. And who could have put
1t up? am sure it was not the owner
of the garden, because was told
n by Mir. Bumblebee that he was pleas.
ed to have us atout. 1t must have
been some one else. cannot
imagine who it could hive been. But
let me see. Now that think upon it,
II must have been Mrs. Butterfly.
Yes, that is just who 1t was. met
her as was leaving here last night.
and thought that she did not seemed
pleased TO see me. She wants all the
honey for herself. 1ne selfish thing.
I'll never speak 10 her again. But she
could not use it all anyway, and then
we bees cannot starve. No. we will
not keep off the flowers. And besides.
I'll change that sign so that none of
the Butterfly family will dare to come
around here any more"
So off he flew. and soon returned
with brush and some paint, and
added line TO the siga.
please don't touch the flowers.
They belong 10 the bees
Nov them said he, Y d9p't be.
- u :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

The sour cherry does not make a
good stock for the sweet varieties, be
cause it sprouts very badly, and the
union is not good The wood of the
sweet type grows much the faster.
Seedlings of tile common sweet cherry,
which is known Ms the Maszard. are
TIE proper stocks on which 70 bud the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
Another Good Word for Alfalfa.

For feeding purposes there is no
plant that Is 80 promising as alfalfa
first. because of its high feeding
value; second. because of its rapid
growth and consequently large yield,
and. third. because it is II perennial
and may be harvested from year to
year without expense of reseeding or
o: cultivation. Experiments thus far
conducted seem to indicate that this
crop can be grown wherever good corn
can be grown.-Dr. r. B. Voorhees,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
Growing Grain for seed.n On.

GROWING Gram Tor Seeo0mens
1t may not be generally known that
nearly all seedsmen are obliged to have.
a portion of their seeds grown for
them, just as many breeders of fancy
poultry engage farmers to care for
their young stock. A progressive
farmer in New York was an expert
grower of potatoes, and for many.
years grew nearly hundred acres Of.
potatoes for seed on contract for one
Of the large seedsmen in another State.
This man is now in business for him
self, making a specially of seed pota-
toes.
If one is an expert in growing some
particular crop 1t will pay to corre-
spond with some reputable scotsman
nearby and see II some arrangement
cannot be made to grow some Of his
seed for him. Generally an arrange
ment can be made which will be much
more profitable than growing the same.
crop for the open market. Do not,
however. make the proposition, unless
you are prepared to grow the best and
deliver 1t as pure as possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
Suggesting a Substitute.

II been thinkln' bout gett1n' mar
,ied," said member of his flock to
Brother Williams. You reckon I
rould git marriage license for q
dozen watermelons?"
II reckon you could" replied Brother
Williams. But my wholesome ad-
vice ter you is ter eat de water.
melons."-Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
Farming By a Fixed pl.n.


A South Carolina man thus tells how
he conducts his farm: My plan foIl
farming is to keep my crop in rotation,
so as to have something growing all OF
the time. do not believe in too much
of anything. plant seven acres In
corn, seven acres in cotton, and SOW
seven acres In wheat to one horse. j
fix my land well before plant 1t, and
it pays me well for my trouble. turn
my land in the fall and subsoil in the
spring, cut 1t with harrow as deer
as two 1.200-pound mules could pull It
then put about 300 pounds of fertilix
err to the acre and l cultivate that we'll.
] make bale Of cotton to the acre and
twenty-five to thirty bushels of corn
and twenty to twenty -flve bushels Of
wheat and the pea-vlnes, no end to
them. Some say they can't rotate their
crops, but that is a mistake, for do
andSI knowathat.others can IL they will
try FollOws=wheatsaf ter corn. dorm.
after cotton, cotton after stubble.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
skERRYvoRe LleHrAousr,
Said to Be One of the Loneliest Place. III
the British Ialea

The Skerryvore lighthouse is one Of
the loneliest places in the British Isles
1t is the chief rock of reef which lies
ten miles southwest of Three and TWEEN
ty-four miles west of Iona. Previous
to 1874 a ship was lost there annually
for forty years. The lighthouse was
begun In 1897 and took six years to
complete, the cost being fS8,977. 1t
will always be interesting If only for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

We do not believe farmer should
have only one kind OF stock on bis
farm, but have few OF nearly every
kind, SO If the market is or on one
kind 1t will be better on some other.
The sheep industry was profitable last.
year, and will be again this year.
Although the sheep are now wearing
their winter robes and are free from
ordinary cold, yet they will appreciate
a good shelter from the winds and bad
weather as much as any other kind Of
stock. and perhaps no animal will ap-
preciate kind treatment more than 4
sheep. The person who cannot control
a large degree of patience will not
make good sheep master 1t is nattl-
raj for flock of sheep to follow their
shepherd. and this they will do IL not
kicked about and are otherwise inn
properly treated. II kicked away 30
they are scared when they come near
You. they cannot be controlled. Be
kind.-Cor. Inland Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
THE BUSY SUN.

THE BUSY SUN.
The busy sun has much to do,
He is at work the livelong day;
He cannot take nap like us,
He cannot stop to rest or play.
He helps the flow'rs and grass to
grow,
He gtlds all places poor and plain;
He raises water from the seas,
To fill the clouds and send us rain.
He dries the puddles in the road,
He makes the nursery warm and
bright,
And never closes his great eye
Until he goes to bed at night.
Yet though he must get very tired.
Across the sky is such climb
He never fails to mark the hour
That tells us when it's dinner-time.
Annie Willis Mccullough, in Youths
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

The recent attempt on the life of the
Sultan of Turkey seems to have been
Of very determined character. His
majesty was descending the steps of
the mosque when an explosion took
place among the crowd which was
gathered behind the ratings, aud WIS
heard all over Constantinople. or the
spectators from twenty to thirty were
Killed while nearly one hundred were
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

more or less seriously injured. The
windows of the mosque were shattered.
Fifteen carriages were blown to pieces
and over fifty horses were killed. The
windows of the mosque, of the ambas-
sador's kiosk, and Of the palace were
shattered, while fragments of the bomb,
pieces OF horses aud human bodies and
debrls Of the carriages were hurled
great distances, =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
The Striped Meadow Cricket.

In the American Naturalist ]. L..
Hancock gives an interesting descrip-
ton of some of the habits of the
striped meadow cricket. The most
striking part of the account deals
with the allurments which the male
crickets possess. When he wishes to
attract the female the male cricket
raises his fore wings vertically above
his head, and by rubbing them over
one another produces high pitched
singing. or perhaps better, shrilling.
When the females attention has been
attracted she goes to the male and
proceeds to take advantage of the re-
freshments offered. Upon the males
back. situated well forward on the
thoraX, is a little depression or well
in which a small quantity of semi
fluid material is secreted. Climbing
up on the males back, the female
eats this apparently delicious morsel
with great eagerness: 1t is evidently
something especially choice, which is
formed there for her especial bene.
fit. This proceeding suggests that
treating as a means of winning a
lady's love is not confined to the al.
lurements of ice-cream and soda wa
ter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

1t is said charity begins at home.
As a matter of fact, there is good
deal Of complaint because charity does
not begin at home,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

The Light that Failed.
"She told him she must not see him
any more"
What did he do?"
"Turned out the light!'-New York
Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
Drawing a Natural Conclusio,

II notice here, Mandy, that some
Buffalo expert claims that working
about high voltage lectric appara-
tus brings on serious disturbances of
the digestive organs"
rs that so. .Jlrah? Then I guess
there must be lot O. high voltage in
fresh mbers.'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

sweet varieties. The stocks should be
budded when they are about the size
of lead pencil or little larger. This
will usually be the first year. but may
be the second year after planting the
seeds. The budding is done In July or
August owing to the state Of the
growth Of the stocks.-H. q. Van De,
man In Rural New Yorker.
Aomesteads in Stock Regions.
The movement to increase the home.
stead from 100 acres to GAO for the
stock sections of the West has many
supporters and is good thing. No
man can think of starting in the stock
business with n quarter section, while
with an entire section he can begin In
modest way and make money until
he is able to buy more land. About all
the territory available for farming pur-
poses has been taken up. What re-
mains is fit only for grazing unless ir-
rigaton is possible. Why not give
enough in homestead to make it
worth while for stockman to take up
homestead? 1t is better to have the
vacant government land taken up BY
small holders than to let 1t remain idle
and be used by the big ranchers for
little or no compensation.--Orange
Judd Farmer.
Setting Sleeps Broken Leg.
Sheep have weak bones. and II one
Of the legs is caught between bars.
partly let down the bone may be
snapped like dry twig. Then the
shepherd who does not understand his
business fully thinks he has a sheep
lost and knocks 1t on the head. This
is waste Of the animal, whose bones
will mend readily by simple treatment
Take some thick strawboard or wrap
ping paper steep 1t In thin mixture
of plaster and water, set the broken
bone in its natural position and wrap q
few strips Of this paper around the Lex.
Then take long bandage of cotton
cloth and dip this in the plaster, wrap
ping this over the paper. 1t will SET
stiff and hard in very short time, and
by this support the bone will unite II
about ten days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

According to an English scientist,
the breaking strain, in grains. of hui
man hair is 1,461, of mohair $50. Of
Lincoln wool 500, of Southdown wool
sc, and of Australian Mcrino so. The
difference in elasticity is less marked.
Australian Merino is the most elastic,
and Southdown is the least elastic OF
woods, while human hair is more elias
tic than either. Mohair comes be-
tween the two. Australian Merino is
superior III elasticity to Saxony Me-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20
At Tlmea.

Patlence-Dld she dress much at the
beach?
Patrice-Why, yes; when she wasn't
bathing.-Yonkers Statesman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

1t is estimated that the Eskimo pop.
ulation of Alaska, Labrador and
Greenland has declined from 10000 to
$4,000 In twenty years,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

NeVe the Butterflies will dare show
themselves around here any more, and
1t VIII not be well for them to do so,
either"
/ Inc words were scarcely out of his
mouth, when, looking up, he spied
Mrs. Butterfly coming directly toward
him. Good morning, Mr.. Bee" said
she. II am so glad to see you! What
delightful morning! How beautiful
everything is! 1t is a JOY to be alive
such morning. What fine day we
Will have in the garden, and what lots
OF flowers! BY the way, did you read
the sign the gardener put up last
night? Some rude little boys were
picking the flowers and destroying
them, and he thought he would put
stop to it. There will be lots OF
flowers for us all, and l wish You sue
cess" So saying she was gone.
"My!" said the bee, 81 am glad she
did not notice that sign. | felt real
mean all the time she was talking
III not be so quick next time to charge
others with wrongdoing, and I'll never
! do mean thing myself, even il
others do. But what am to do about
that sign? know will make it read
as it should And he did
please don't touch the flowers
They belong to the Bees and Butter.
fiies."-L. B. Merritt, in Sunday
School Times.
HOW A CHINESE BOY GOES TO
SCHOOL.
When little Chinese boy is 6
years old he begins to go to school,
and the event is so important that
fortune teller is consulted, SO that
lucky day may be chosen.
He always wears new clothes for
the occasion, and with his head fresh.
ly shaved and his p!gtail nicely
plated down his back he walks beside
his father until he reaches the school.
+! Here he marches up to the teacher
and gives him present. Then he
burns insense before tablet bearing
upon 1t the revered name of Con.
fucious. Afterward he takes his
place on high stool behind one of
the many little desks and draws out
from the great sleeves, which serve
him as pockets. his slate, toys and
books.
In Chinese schools they do not
study as we do here, but each boy
shouts as loud as he can. When he
has learned his lesson he goes up
and gives his book to the teacher,
then turns his back and recites it in
as loud voice as possible. When
he learns to count he uses balls, set
in frame like slate. These balls
slide on wires.
In writing the Chinese boy does
not use pen, but a small brush
dipped in ink. Each boy makes his
own ink by putting water on stone
and rubbing cake of India ink in it.
With this he fills his brush and be-
ginning at the top right hand corner
of the paper, writes toward the bot
tom, putting one word under the
other, instead of beside ii, as we do.
Books are printed in the same way
and begin where ours end. If you
should pass school in China and
hear the noise that comes from it,
you would think that Bedlam was let
loose indeed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

The man who loves everybody love;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

Melon growing is an attractive form
of fruit production for those who have
a market near by and can spare land
and time to raise and sell them. The
best thing to plant is Rocky Ford can
teloupes. They are as good as the
best, are very productive and, being
small, can be sold cheap. 1t is better
to have a large number of low priced
ones. Ten times MS many people will
pay nickel for canteloupe as will
pay quarter for a watermelon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

A remarkable instance Of homing
instinct In sheep comes from Eng
land. A drover purchased thirty val
liable lambs and after keeping them
for three weeks moved them to an
other field, from which they managed
to break one evening. Although the
night was pitch dark, they succeeded
in hitting on the road along which
they had been driven and Travelled
eighteen miles to their previous pas
lures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

There has been great progress made
in potato growing. but the limit has
not yet been reached. Everyone who
is doing 1t on commercial scale
should do his best TO maintain the
quality of the kind lie plants Pota-
toes ought not to run out. II every
one would go through the patch and
select and mark the best hills and use
only those for seed the chances are
that the quality would be maintained,
IL not actually improved
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

Forty thousand two hundred and
ninety-nine cattle, valued at 1928
$50, an average value per head Of
$02.4O, were exported from the Unit
ed States in January, 1905.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

You will be the gamer II you mar
ket the hens when they are two years
old. While it cannot be said that hens
can no longer be kept at a profit after
that age, 1t may be accepted as fact
that there is an advantage in giving
their places to younger birds. After
hen has reached two years Of age
she will never be any better. while
the chances. are all IN favor Of her
going the other way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

Do you know how much milk and
cream each cow produces? II not,
why not? Some milk so lightly that
they do not pay for their keep-better
"swap' and pay boot If necessary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

Wilmington, n. c., is one of the
greatest strawberry sections in the
world, and growers find the business
very profitable. In 1893 the savings
banks Of Wilmington had $4,000 on
deposit. To-day they hold more than
100000, most of the savings Of
truck farmers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

When fowls have n free range the
grass and insects which they are able
to secure adds materially to supply
them with q varied diet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

The first acre of ground for public
parks in any city in the United States
was purchased in 1856, and the last
census shows that all hut one Of the
cities In the United States of over
10000 population now have public
parks with an aggregate acreage of
8O,S22, maintained at total expense
Of $s,3O4.247 and employing over l0,-
600 people
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

Nitro-culture is doing more for the
South than any other agency at this
time, because 1t is making alfalfa and
clover grow where 1t never grew be-
fore
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

There seems to be no limit to the
possibility of strawberry production
on an acre, and there also seems no
limit to the range Of territory where
they will grow. An Illinois man tells
about neighbor who picked from
eight acres about 1000 quarts day
for three weeks. This was good
commercial crop, but not near the
possibilities of production.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20

A diversity of crop generally makes
the farmer safe against total failure,
yet after all, 1t is often well to give
special attention to one money crop to
which the land is best adapted, and
with which he has become most fla
miliar.