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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
ON rREAcHEaous GROUND.
Fearful Experience of Hunter Trapped
in Ouicksand mud Saved.

Fearful Experience of Hunter Trapped
in Ouicksand aud Saved.
"You must be careful of your
ground" my host warned, us, gun in
hand, was about to set out for a
few hours shooting. l laughed.
With glorious afternoon before me
felt my spirits rise. There was a
crispness in the air that BODIED well
for sport. Beneath my feet the ground
heaved and squlrmed as when one
treads upon a sponge But 1 cared not,
for where the grass grew short and
thickest there knew the ground
would bear
Tired, but satisfied with my sport,
had arrived within quarter of n
mile Of the bogs edge, when from n
clump of ruslies loud quacking told
me that ducks We're near.
Whether the birds saw me OF not
cannot say, but of sudden they rose.
Thinking to get better view of them,
l moved some yards to right, and gave
them the contents of both barrels. AS
l did SO my right foot sank into the
ground. In flash 1t passed through
my mind what had occurred.
wrenched 1t free. The mud gurgled
and the effort sunk my left leg to the
knee. Again struggled. This time
l found 1t impossible to raise either leg
above the ground.
The mud soon reached my elbsws.
tried to collect my thoughts. My eyes
fell on my gun. Better far to end
my sufferings quickly than to feel the
cold mud oozmg about my neck, then
creeping up, icy as a serpent, towards
my mouth, and then
Across the bog the lights from my
friends house cleaned.
The horrible sensation of sinking
had ceased. Under my feet 1t seemed
to be solid ground
Was it shout that heard or was
1t some wild freak of fancy 1t came
from behind me. With an effort l
looked over my shoulder. saw n light
"a bright yellow light.
fired my gun. A score of startled
ducks rose and vanished noisily into
the darkness. The light drew nearer,
and few minutes later, to my joy, /
heard my friends CHEEKY voice. With
the help of ropes and planks I was
soon rescued from my perllous posi-.
ton, half frozen.-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Geordte's Revenge.

A certain butcher in village in the
north of England was standing before
the shop of Geordie, the baker, whose
sl6aves of bread were rather small,
when Geordie came up the street
Just been in your shop, Gcordie, buy
in Loaf said the butcher. Where
is it!' asked Geordie. in my waist
coat pocket" said the butcher. No
more was said, hut Geordie thought for
long time how lie could pay the
butcher back in his own coin. A few
days later, as he stood before the
butchers shop. an idea came to him.
Meeting the butcher on his way home
from market. Geordie said: Been in
your shop buyin' calfs head!'
Where is it?" asked the butcher. .'Un.
der my hiatt" said Geordle, with an an-
initiating look.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

ADDREssoGRApH wax cylinder and
handed it to boy who carried it into
the next room where the patter of
many typewriters sounded like hail
on the roof.
The too-old-at-f forty merchant looked
ON with smiling liberation.
II think you made Il mistake in that
letter." he said. II heard you dictate
that you wanted two thousand copies.
l suppose you meant two Dozen"
The return smile was of tender com
passion. He was informed that two
thousand was correct.
But you said they were to be sent
off by the four o'clock mail, and 1t is
one-thirty now. However big your
staff may be you can hardly have two
thousand letters typed and the envel.
opes addressed and stamped in two
and a half hours"
II shall employ exactly one girl
clerk and n boy on that job" remarked
the new manager leaning back lux.
uriously in his chair, land if they tried
they could do double the quantity in
the time"
He rose. perhaps you would like
to see the miracle?" lie said as lie
opened the door next to his room.
A girl typist was taking down in
shorthand the words of the letter as
they We're dictated from the phono.
graph on which she had placed the
wax cylinder. This was completed in
one minute forty-fve seconds by the
watch. She then adjusted sheet of
wax paper on her typewrlting machine
and typed the letter.
A few minutes later the waxed pa
per was fitted to rotary duplicator,
and an office boy was Keeling off eighty
copies per minute.
Rate of 1880 an hour" commented
the new manager.
The too-old at forty merchant looked
thoughtful.
Meanwhile the girl clerk was feed
Ing envelopes into the addressing ma
chine, which was printing them leach
with n different name and addrcss) at
the rate of 1000 an hour.
The t-o-a-f merchant seemed to want
to ask questions.
Quite simple" said the new man
ager. Every customer on our books
has his name and address set up in
rubber type. The boy does this in his
spare time. The address, set up in n
little metal galley, is then attached to
one of these endless chains which pass
through the machine. Each time an
envelope is printed by the machine the
chain moves round SO as to bring an
other address into position for the next
envelope Simple. isn't it?"
"In my time 1t would have taken n
man about four days to do what that
machine does In one hour" said the
merchant. muslngly.
but this isn't your day; it's ours"
said the new manager
What neXt?" asked the merchant
of the past.
Next comes the envelope sealing
machine said the new manager re.
morselessly. Now in your day one
office boy using single tongue power
would probably stick down about forty
envelopes in an hour. This little ma
chine seals nine thousand in that time.
You see, it is quite small. You lust
put the pile of letters in at the top and
turn this handle. Then the letters
(now typed, duplicated, addressed and
sealed by machinery fall out on the
table. Oh! wouldn't try to count
them. 1t might strain your arithne-
tic to keep pace with the machine"
The rotary dunlicator and the "Ad-
dressograpb" We're still working mer-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
A Mark of Destination.

A short while ago certain we'll
known country magistrate who is
blessed with tremendous head Of
hair, which is generally in state of
wild disorder, was questioning n
youthful witness in order to make sure
that he comprehended the character
and Importance of the oath he was
about to take. Boy" he said, in
his severest magisterial manner, "do
you feel sure you could Identify me
after six months? Now, be careful
think before you speak," well, your
honor" replied the boy, after pro-
longed survey Of the magistrates port
ly figure and rugged features, 81 amt
sure, but think l could If you wasn't
to comb your hair"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
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h. LANG OLN.S WE AKNES ;.
He Was Inclined to Always Temr
" Justice with Mercy

He Was Inclined to Always Temper
Justice with Mercy.
Abraham Lincoln's weakness. if 1t
can be called weakness, was ten
dency, in matters not involving great
or general issues, to let his heart run
away with his head. 1t was difficult
for him to resist plea for Il pardon
for man who had been condemned
to be shot or hanged. His inclination
to temper justice with mercy saved
many innocent lives during the civil
war;" said William o. Stoddard to a
representative of Success Magazine.
81 remember one day when he was
heels over head In work and had spent
nearly all of the previous night Mt his
desk, delegation called at the White
House to intercede for certain no.
torious leader Of band of hard char
acters who had been carrying OH a
sort of guerrilla warfare and had done
some needless killing. 1t was the pur-
pose of the delegates to tell the Pres
ident that the bloodshed had been due
to zeal, and that the manfhad moth
er and a family.
III had previously investigated the
case and had laid the facts before Mr..
Lincoln. He agreed with me that the
man should be made an example of
and executed. received the delega-
ton, and to relieve the President from
the pain the visit would cause him at
time when it was necessary to spare
him in every possible way. l told them
that the President had positively made
UP his mind not to interfere, and was
engrossed in a very important matter
that made it impossible for him to be
seen.
II stood guard, and at last the dele
CATION went away. Afterward told
the President of their visit.
Well he said. with an almost
lmperceptible sigh, I suppose you did
right. The man ought to hang, but
he has family l believe that If i
had met those people should have
signed an order for pardon
When the walters and attendants
around n restaurant work fast, the
customers eat in a hurry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

This Is parable. He who runs
may read; or, to use the modern YER
sion, he who travels per Mercedes will
see the world.
There was once Il too-cld-at-forty
merchant. He had toiled-toiled unto
grayness.
But fortune had not come.
He pared the point of quill pen (he
remembered his father using one in
that very ROOM, and gazed gloomily
Mt an ancient inkstand filled with n
viscous. tarlike mass. And the spirit
that was in him evaporated and dried
up like his ink, with only the dregs of
gall and iron left behind.
He thought of the days of fret and
worry, the nights of cramping pen
work, when he had set till the small
hours checking Eiffel Towers of fig
ures and writing letters which IAN
office boy had smudged into gray indie
cipherability with the aid of a copying
book and brush charged with solid
sloppiness.
He thought of the headaches and
the restless nights in which he lived
again through the petty annoyances of
the day, and as he dispatched a hoy
with message Che had always hated
telephones, he decided TO end 1t ali.
So he retired and lived economically
In the suburbs. and another man
reigned in his stead. This is the pro
logue.
Six months passed. The too-old-at-
forty merchant again visited his old
Office. 1t was in the same room, but
The new manager was seated mt. n.
roll-top desk Before him was pho
nograph with neat recording mouth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Over the Line With Dad.
From the Topeka State Journal.
RI I cOuld ha a Inv apoin

From the Topeka State Journal
If l could be boy again,
On the wings of fancy loose,
Free from the cares that make us
men,
In my dear old dads caboose;
OF all there was l now recall
That made my boy heart glad,
I wish that l might go again
Over the line with dad
Chums with the brakemen laugh and
joke,
Ride on the engine awhile,
Washing away the CRIME and smoke,
Standing up straight in the aisle;
Climbing up on the counter high,
o, what treat for a lad!
Coffee, sandwich and custard pie
Over the line with dad.
Sit way up in the lookout, too,
With an eye On the jostling cars,
Climbing there in the night to view
The way of the lanterned stars;
bhu6SlSu SiooC W luC iilSAb,
That ever a fellow had,
Wishing the trip might never end
Over the line with dad.
l grudge no one the train de luxe,
With its splendid woods and brass,
For fond l keep in memory's books
A record none may surpass;
All, could only by magic ruse,
Take any trip to be had,
I'd rather ride in that old caboose,
Over the line with dad.
The old caboose has gone long since,
And It's crew has whistled the sky,
Fancy still with its radiant tints
Illumines the days gone by;
And when Gods caller comes round
for me,
My heart shall be far from sad,
If only know that I'm to go
Over the line with dad!
ID. A. Ellsworth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Care of Horses Feet.

II your blacksmith knows his bust
ness your horses will be properly
sllod, but do not lay foot troubles of
the horse at the door Of the black
smith, for the chances are you are
at the bottom of the trouble because.
You will not keep the floor of the
stables clean and thus avoid thrush.
There is no reason why there should
not be n gutter behind the horses
such as are behind the cows, and
thus avoid to some extent the posi-
bility of the horse standing in his ex-
crement. Then, keep close watch OF
the hoofs and see that they are cleaned
daily. With sticks dig out any sub
stances and then cleanse with stiff
brush and finally wash with sponge,
using tepid water, in which dozen
drops, or teaspoonful, of carbolic
acid has been mixed. Try 1t, keep Il
up and avoid thrush.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Fertilizers and Manure.

Farmers who have used fertilizers
and manure together claim that the
combination is superior to either alone
and that acid phosphate is excellent as
an addition to the manure heap. The
of fertilizers and manure gives
the crop soluble plant food in the
early stages of growth and the manure
provides supply later. Every farmer
values his manure, and will apply it
somewhere. hence the best mode es
deriving the greatest benefit from 1t is
to increase It's efficiency by adding
fertilizers III some form to the heap.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Beets as Cow Feed.

At the Iowa station is was found
that turnips injure the flavor OF both,
milk and butter. This injury is duo
to volatile acids which can be driven
off by heating the milk to 1GO degrees
for short time. Beets increased the
milk and butter product and caused
all the cows, even Jerseys, to lay on
fat quite rapidly. When the roots
We're discontinued butter fat decreas-
ed and the cows ceased to gain weight.
and 1t took more pounds of feed (cal.
culated to dry matter to produce a
pound Of butter. When turned on pas.
ture there was immediate increase Of
milk, butter and live weight. Feeding
bran during part Of the grazing period
produced sufficient gain to yield .
small profit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
To Tell a Horses Age.

The age Of horse cannot always
be told by looking at it's teeth. Aft
er the eighth year the horse has no
more new teeth, SO that this met'od
is useless for horse which is more
than eight years old. AS soon as the
set of teeth is complete, however, a
wrinkle begins to appear on the edge
of the lower eyelid and another wrin.
kle is added each year, so that 70
get at the age of horse more than
eight years old you must count the
teeth plus the wrinkles.-London Tit
Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

piece. Into this he
w as speak In &
quickly: II want
two thousand cop
les of the follow
ing letter posted to
orr regular Gus
toners in time for
the four o'clock
mail this after
noon. Take down:
Dear Sirs-Owing
to our having new
lnbor saving ma
chinery in all our
factories. we are
able to quote lower
for all our goods,
W Ii lie Ii you will
note are now ten
per cent cheaper
than those offered
by foreign compet-
itors. A glance MT
the following fig
ures will"
For thirty sec
onds lie continued
to talk into the
photograph. Then
he r e IN owe d the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

When a COW loses the cut" or,
more correctly, fails to Chew the
cud," 1t is not because she has lost
any definite object or material, which,
II she still retained, would be used
% q "cud," for all such necessary ma
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

fee; he stood, he had nerve. My
compunction was gone; the hunters
passion rushed over me.
For an instant the smoke hung over
the muzzle. When 1t cleared, saw
the grass family tremble where he
had stood. He was laid low, a war
rior marked with the scars Of many
boar battles, an old giant of whom
any hunter might be proud.-Field
and Stream
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

II was surprised to hear the elder
Miss Timmins propose kissing game
lat the house party"
"What would your 1t was her only
chance."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Knocking,

"That horrid brother of mine has
trained his bulldog to howl every time
I sing"
Must be very unintellIgent dog
"Thank you, u"
ITO have to be trained, you know"
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Inten.ive Farminx in Iapan,

When 1t comes to intensive culture
of the soil the Japanese seem to take
the lead. According to experts who
have investigated agricultural condi.
lions in Japan there is nothing in the
annals of agriculture that ever ap.
preached the scientific skill in Japan.
ese husbandry II all the 14,905. COO
tillable acres of Japan were merged
into one field a man in an automobile.
travelling at the rate of fifty miles
an hour could circle arabic Japan in
eleven hours. III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Give Plenty Of Wnter

1t is astonishing how many people
think animals do not particularly
need water. They give the horses and
dogs all they want and frequently,
the cows not SO frequently, and tile
rest of the stock on the farm when
they think of it. Frequently people
say that cats do not require water,
and yet those who have had expert
ence know that cats crave water-not
much ut time, but several times
day. The lack of water has thrown
them into commissions. IL man needs
considerable water in order to he
healthy, there is no reason why uni.
mails should not need 1t. Water poul-
try and other stock as regularly and
MS carefully as they are fed. Take
swine as another example. Make It
u business to see that they have clean.
fresh water daily in clean vessel.
and you will see how readily they
drink it, and drinking it they must
need it and 1t must do them good.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

The London County Council an.
nounces that hereafter school man
ayers may exclude from board school
children under five years old,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Summer Work on Potatoe..

r
Many potato growers make the mis-
take of stopping the sprayer as soon
as the plants have gotten good
start. From the middle of July on is
the time when the sprayer gets in its
most effective work, although II is
not necessary to do the work as fire..
quently as earlier in the season. II
it is thoroughly done once week is
sufficient. The formula of &c of the
Bordeaux mixture is quite strong
enough for potatoes, using Mt the
same time the paris green for the bugs
and thus overcoming the blight and
the bugs at the same time. 1t has
been demonstrated that the blight can
be overcome hy the use of Bordeaux
mixture. and 1t should be freely used
all through the summer by potato
growers. The cost can be reduced 10
n minimum if one has large areas in
potatoes by using n horse sprayer. IN
some sections men make nice living
operating the horse sprayer for tlieiri
neighbors and by frequent practice
become experts in the work, doing II
cheaper than the grower could him.
self Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

DESTROYING Insects by Electrlclty.
An apparatus is mentioned, invent.
ed by a Russian, for killing Injurious
Insects by electricity. A dynamo IL
so placed upon hand car that no
electricity is engendered while the car
Is standing still. When in motion the
current passes into the ground through
the iron wheels of the car upon one
side, and upon the other through the
points of brushes of copper wire;
which are fastened in the rear of the
car so as to be a few inches above
the ground. The result is said to that
all insects in the vicinity of the cop
per brushes nre killed as II by light
ming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Ration. for Col,..

The young colt should be kept grow.
Ing nll the time. There is nothing
better for promoting growth than
cows milk that has been skinned.
Most colts can be taught to drink milk
without much trouble. especially IL
they have learned to eat bran mash
while running with their daus. "A
spoonful of ground fiax-seed added to
each grain ration tends to keep the
bowels in excellent condition aud edves
Il rich gloss to the coat. 1t is also
good idea to teach the foaI to eat
apples, potatoes and carrots. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

The profits are sometimes absorbed
In manner that may not easily be
noticed. and frequently the loss is in
the manner of shipping an article to
market. 1t costs no more to market
$40 worth of butter than 1t does to
send two or three bushels of wheat to
market. while wheat is more profit
able to the farmer considering the re-
ceipts from each. The best produce
should be marketed MS such. Inferior
grades should never be shipped with
that which is good MS the inferior ar
ticle will regulate the price.