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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

CURING in 1s11-1s12 near the head Of
the Mississippi delta, in Inyo Valley,
California, In 1872, and at Charleston,
8. c., in 1886. The earthquake at
Charleston destroyed large number
of buildings and killed twenty-seven
persons outright, Others dying later
from injuries. Eight or ten villages To-
Gated in. 1nyo Valley were destroyed
and one-tenth of the population was
killed. The New Madrid earthquake Of
1811-1S12 affected dozen or more
counties in southern Missouri and
northern Alabama.
100000 Die in Quake.
Most disastrous Of all earthquakes,
80 far as authentic records show, was
that which occurred in Calabra, italy,
In 1888. and which killed 100000 per
sons. 1t originated In the center of
the province. and extending to the
eastern coast Of Sicily destroyed the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

The food that animals consume mod
lies the character of their flesh. Tur-
nips yield peculiar favor to mutton.
The favor of mutton from sheep that
have lived upon the highlands is diff
ferent from that of sheep which have
obtained food chiefly from the lowlands.
The garlic of the meadows and some
fragrant herbs modify the flavor of
the meat. Oily food tends to make
the fat soft. Hens partly fed on scraps
Of decayed meat yield eggs that are
at once unpleasant to the taste and un-
healthy. Feeding the animals for hui
man food is of great Importance and
demands experience, 1t is not enough
that food makes fat-lt should also
impaFt an agreeable flavor,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

Severe shocks occurred at short inter
walls for several months, and the entire
series Of shocks covered period of
about two years. AS the country was
sparsely settled little is known Of the
distance to. which the vibrations ex-
tended, but in the central tract the
phenomena were Of most impressive
character. It is related that alluvlal
land was traversed by visible waves,
which rocked the forest trees to and
fro, uprooted some and permanently
entangled the branches of others. An
area between sixty and eighty miles
long and half as broad sunk from six
to ten feet below Its former level.
The earthquake which devastated
Charleston. s. G., In September, 1886,
was preceded by minor tremors, to
which little attention was paid by the
Inhabitants of the city. The disturb
ance covered tract of country extend
ing from the Atlantic coast to the Mis-
sissippi Valley, and from Alabama to
Lake Michigan. The principal shock
lasted about one minute and other
shocks followed at intervals with grad
ually diminishing violence. A large
number Of houses were thrown down,
and nearly every building in the city
was damaged, the loss being estimated
at millions Of dollars. For four days
the population camped out, afraid 70
risk their lives within walls that might
be shaken down.
OF recent earthquakes, that which
occurred in Italy last September
throughout Calabria and Sicily was
one of the worst. The shock came on
Sept. g. few MINUTES before 3 a. M,
and was Of brief duration. In that brief
time 400 persons were killed, about 600
were injured, and thousands were left
homeless and destitute.
Big Fires of History.
The great CONGREGATIONS Of history,
recorded In the order of their Import
ance, begin with the destruction OF
London In 1912 and the loss Of thou
sands Of llvos, In 1860 London again
was burned, and thousands more Of
liyca ware lost In ITO q conaaera,
t'oa N cenataptlaopls eApaaa ths
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
To Improve the School Grounds.


Our school grounds and church lots,
are, as general thing. bare and un-
attractive. They ought not to be So.
They need not be SO. after a little,
II the Neighborhood improvement
Society takes taem IN hand. Trees
and shrubs. properly arranged. will
make attractive places Of them. Flow.
ers will give them grace and beauty
that will appeal to- every one inter
ested, and arouse In them desire to
do still more in the way of improve.
ment That ID one Of the beauties Of
an Organization for neighborhood
5bettsrmept, II grows by what It does.
and the more Il does the more Il
wants q do.-.Bben 3, Rextord IA.
Tho Outing MssssIns,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
NATIONS DEEP in DEBT.

sLatIn-Amerlea swamped by Foreign
Loans-colombia's 4 Cent Dollar.
The foreign debt of Colombia has
been In existence for eighty-three
years. says the Monthly Review, dur
ing approximately forty-seven Of
which no interest was paid. The cor
responding figures for Guatemala.
Honduras and Venezuela respectively
are seventy-eight and forty eight, sew
snty-eight and seyeny-two, and eigh-
ty-three and forty-one.
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua have
benefited by intervals during which
they owed nothing to the foreign
bondnolder. Nevertheless the external
debt OF the first has been in default
for thirty years out Of forty-seven,
while Nicaragua paid nothing out for
forty-nine years out of sixty-six.
Salvador neglected her share Of
the old debt Of the Central Ameri-
can Federation from 1927 to 1860.
With the exception OF a single lapse
her subsequent record is good,
and she now occupies the happy posi-
ton of having no regular foreign
debt.
santo Domingo began her financial
connection with the outside world by
loan issued In 1869. She has since
then on and on been in default for
about twenty-five years.
Some two years ago Colombia Is
sued from a protracted civil war.
She has since lost Panama, while the
expenses Of the war were met by the
short sighted expedient Of issuing
forced currency. AS a result sne now
finds herself saddled with debt in
notes reaching the enormous total of
nearly $3.50 100000.
At one time the rate of exchange
for the paper dollar touched $4,000
per cent. But by legislative enactment
the parity between gold and paper
was fixed not long ago-in respect Of
Government transactions-at the rel
atively moderate figure Of 10000 per
cent. a
Even this means that Colombia's
dollar represents only 3D.. or 4 cents:
and the brain whirls at the thought
Of the equivalent in currency Of the
sS1,0OO which she will in future
have to pay each year for the service
OF her foreign debt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

Z ~
ground In few minutes. Thousands
were killed, and many other thousands
were left starving amid the ruins. The
city of Caloocha, In the Andes of Ecua-
dor, and Its inhabitants were literally
swallowed up by gaping mouth open
ed by volcanic forces, and lake now
covers the spot where the city stood.
The cities Of Ibra and Ottovalla shared
the same fate, not one Of their 10000
inhabitants escaping.
During this tremendous upheaval the
actions of the sea were no less marvel-
jous than those Of the earth. At africa
the sea retreated from the shore line
beyond the low tide water mark, car
rying with 1t five ships, which were in
the harbor, and then, returning in a
great tidal wave, dashed four of the
ships to pieces on the coast and carried
the fifth, the American ship Wateree.
two miles inland. The tidal waves
created by this earthquake reached to
the shores of Australia, and caused
CONSERVATION on all the islands of the
Pacific.
Great Area IL Lifted.
In 1922 an earthquake permanently
raised 100000 square miles Of land
from two to seven feet. The city of
Conception was destroyed in 1895 for
the fourth time, and 300 shocks were
felt within three weeks. In 1861 the
city of Mendoza, Argentine Republic.
was destroyed, and 10000 persons were
killed.
The Mississippi Valley earthquake Of
1811-12. known us the New Madrid
earthquake. was characterized by the
great prolongation Of Its phenomena,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

Among naples, the rock or sugar ma
pie is claimed to be the best. 1t is a
handsome tree from the start-stately
and well balanced In maturity. Its
foliage is deep and cooling in summer
and gorgeous as sunset in autumn. 1t
will bear more mutilation and ill-usage
and still thrive than almost any other
tree. AS wayside tree in exposed
situations 1t has no superior. AS q
pasture shade for cattle 1t is one of
the best Of trees. 1t will give comfort
tn the cattle and please the eve,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
Gr..inx sheep on wheat.

Pasturing grain fields with sheep at
proper times, and proper seasons,
causes. the grain to stool we'll, adds
to the yield, tends to prevent lodging
upon over rich land, and still the prac-
tice Is not common, only among few
who are carrying all the sheep possible
upon farms devoted largely to grain
raising. As sheep come back onto the
farms Of the Northwest, we look for
more of the economical methods In
handling them, among which grain pas
turing, rape feeding. more fodder corn
and more finishing for the flock will
figure largely.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
The Garden,. sh.dx Nook.,

What to plant III the shady part of
the garden, or in the garden which Is
all In the shade, rs is often the case
III the city. Is a question that perplexes
many. There are few flowers which do
not require sunshine during some part
of the day. The most suitable material
for planting in the shady places Is
found in the wild flowers, many of
which are extremely handsome and cas-
lily cared for.
The solomon seal. canterbury bells,
may apple, spiderwort, bleeding heart,
viOlets and columbines are among the
best wild flowers. Then the ferns may
be relied upon us the best shade-lov-
Ing plants we have. Our native maid
enhair does well in thoroughly drained
situations. And there are many Gull
tivated flowers which like best the
places where they are protected from
the suns rays. Forget-me-nots, with
their delightful sky-blue flowers, the
little lobelias, compact bushes six
inches high, and the improved variety
of the cardinal flower, known as the
Queen Victoria, are among them. The
latter Is an exceptionally fine flower
for damp, shady places, and Its extraor-
binary coloring makes 1t attractive.
Arabs alpha is a very pretty annual
flower for early spring, of dwarf habit
and white flowers. Ordinarily the
shady hooks should be well drained
and have plenty Of light, rich soil, of
which leaf mold and sand are gener-
GUS parts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

What's that Teller hollerin' about?p
HE amt hollerip'-hes only prayln'
fer rain"
Reckon he'll git it?"
Dunno. 4 amt seen the weather
bulletin ylt!"-Atlapta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

The value Of carrots will be made
manifest to any one who has not used
them in winter, If he will procure a
few bushels and feed them to horses
and cows. The animals will leave all
other foods for the carrots. They need
not be cooked, but should be sliced with
n little salt sprinkled over them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

An enterprising milkman in a subur-
ban district of England has hit upon n
novel way Of attracting trade. He and
his assistants, armed with a milking
stool, make the round of populous
neighborhood driving before them a
herd of five or six cows. Arriving at a
convenient spot they commence milking
the COWS, and sell the liquid straight to
the amused and Interested crowd which
always gathers round them.-Ex-
rhanpa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
oZ~i

No amount Of straining can get the
fertilizing element out of milk.
Do not feed hay Just before milk
Ing. 1t raises dust carrying millions
of bacteria.
A friendly call and little feed are
far better for getting the COW into
the barn than trained dog.
Pork is what we make it, There is
as much In the feed as in the breed,
doubtless, when 1t comes to prodt. sing
wholesome and good-flavored meat.
1t pleases the COW to be MIXED
quickly, and 1t gets her into the habit
of giving down promptly. 1t is often
the slow mixers that make the strip.
| pers.
While studying about pedigrees why
not give the matter of pedigreed fields
little thought? 1t is all right to have
pure-bred fields, or at least field with
n good reputation for production has
a good pedigree.
Good roads cannot be expected until
we have plenty of good road makers.
Any law will fail il not properly exc
cuted. The road supervisor should be
the executive officer and should know
how to do the work or he will not know
how to direct it.
A farmer who had engaged in grow
Ing grain for number Of years Civ
Ing about one-half enough work and
obtaining half the yield he should.
started in the COW business. He has
now quit the latter because 1t called
for much labor and close attention. In
this case 1t was not the business, but
the man, that was a failure.
| 1t has been demonstrated that n
mich COW will eat us much as seventy
five pounds of green food In day.
This appears a large quantity. but such
cows are also producers of more milk
than cows that eat but little. 1t is no
advantage to have what Is termed a
light feeder, as it is impossible for a
COW to yield milk in large quantities
unless she consumes sufficient food
from which to produce the milk.
1t has been shown by statistics that
the average egg yield of the hens Of
Canada is ninety-one eggs per year.
That Of the United States is only sixty
nine eggs per year. This comparison
should set every owner of chickens to
thinking. In the first place, there Is
no reason why the average egg yield in
either country should not reach $50
eggs per hen. Many fiocks, bred for n
greater egg production, now average
200, or even 22O eggs. SO $50 ought not
to be IN extravagant estimate Of the
possibilities of the American hen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09
who Killed Poor Youth.

n 49,
Who Killed Poor Youth.
Who killed poor Youth?
said Desire;
Il killed poor Youth with my REQ
fre.s
Who saw him die?
Said Love, 1T was 1:
aw him die. while stood by"
Who'll make his shroud?
We" said the years;
Well make his shroud out OF loves
tears"
Who'll take him to grave?
said Remorse;
tn take him TO grave. on my dark
horse"
Who'll ring his knell?
WIKI my great bell,
said old Wisdom, "I'll ring his
.knell.'
Garnet Noel Wiley, in the Bo-
herman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

overproduction of Dairy Products.
1t Is not infrequent to hear the mod
crate or small dairy farmer say What
are you going to do when you get all
OF the farms making up to the full
limit and capacity of their cowsr' We
have heard this remark many times in
attending farmers Institutes and dairy
conventions. When some enthusiastic
man had told of some cows producing
300 to 500 pounds Of butter per year
and some up to 1000, lie exclaimed.
What would you do with all this but.
teri" There Is simple answer to such
questions. And the question practical.
~ shows the narrowness and want of
knowledge of the questioner.
OF food products there does not seem
to be much possibility of overproduc-
ton of the right kind There would
be eaten great deal more good but.
ter were 1t made. We all know that
when we have butter that suits us we
apply 1t literally to our bread and
the other articles of food, but when It
gets off, has lost its day of goodness
and Is an abomination, both under the
sun and on the earth, we use 1t yery
sparingly. So we need not fear over
production In dairy products, II we
make the best. An old saying, There
is always room at the top" applys with
particular force to the products and
quality of the dairy.
The great complaint of the consum-
ers today Is that they are not able to
buy good butter or what they call rood
butter. Receivers are complaining the
same way. They cannot get enough
good butter for their trade. 1t would
seem that, with all the expert scien-
tifc and practical knowledge that has
been promulgated through the agricul.
tural newspapers, the experiment sta,
lions, dairy schools and dairy associa.
tions, that the general average Of our
dairy products should be better. But
such does mt seem to be the actual
facts. So, dairynen and farmers, you
need not fear an overproduct!on. II you
make goods that arc lust right always,
--Hams Maathly,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

After a, man has passed the critical
stage Of bis lllnoss hs begl9s tn worry
ahont A!s DOCTORS h!lh
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

Concrete for Fence Posts.
Reinforced concrete, that Is concrete
strengthened by iron or steel bars, Is
coming rapidly into use for score of
purposes. The great advantage is that
there is the strength of iron In the ma
terial, while at the same time the Iron
Is protected from contact with the air
and therefore from rust. The latest
application of the principle Is In the
construction Of fence posts. An elabo-
rate article in the Engineering News
goes to prove that, while in most To-
calities wood will be the cheaper ma
terial In regard to first cost, in the
long run the concrete post is the eco
nomical one, for 1t lasts Indefinitely,
and requires no attention In the way
of repairs. The post, however, may be
constructed Of size exactly proper
toned to the strain 1t has to bear.
Wooden posts, as a rule, mt the begin
ming of their lives are many times
stronger than is necessary for the work
they have to perform. In frequent
cases, also. the fence Is required only
as a dividing line, and for such pur-
pose small concrete posts provide am
pie strength and present-a very uni
form and neat appearance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

Warm aAd Cold Winters.
According 10 the director Of the
EsstAeF hursaN vt tho Missouri stats
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-09

University, the time may not be far
distant when the United States Wealth
err Service can tell us at least six
months In advance whether the winter
will be warm or cold. 1t has already
been determined. he says, that there are
great world eddies of air sweeping
around the globe, which, 1t is thought.
cause the difference in our winters, and
as soon us stations are established ev-
erywhere SO that the progress of these
may be watched, the bureau will likely
be able to give information by the last
of September concerning the weather
in January, February and March
New England Homestead.
Dairy and Stock Notes.
Every stable should have bran pan.
Look out for microbes in the calfs
pail.
Break the heifers by kindness, not by
cudgels and kicks.
Every horse should have n bran
mash at least twice week.
Cool the milk as soon as it Is out
of the COW. This Is very important.
Let the horses come at the spring
blowing gradually-be easy the first
week.
The 'front.' rank Of dairying has plenty
of room for all of us. Let's try to get
some of the good things up there this
year.
The tinkle of the sheep bell Is music
to the farmers ear. 1t makes him
think of the Jingle of the good, bright
silver dollars coming by and bye.
When buying pigs look ut the mother.
If she is all legs and thin us racer,
go somewhere else for your pigs. Legs.
snout and backbone do not make full
pork barrels.--Farm Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-14
She Made a Mistake.

A woman who was the proud poss.
essor OF a pnir Ct long sIeeved black
silk gloves just purchased downtown
and who wanted everybody to know
1t, decided to pull them ont ofherca
on a Market street car the other ail y.
noon 1t was leisurely piece OF work
and as she slowly progressed she
looked out OF the window. But II she
was not looking at what she was
about other people were, and when
she turned her glance to her hands
she found that instead OF any express
sions OF envy which might have been
expected on the faces OF the women
there were looks OF amusement.
Then she looked down at her "gloves"
and found they were a pair OF silk
stockings she had also just purchased
and had placed in the caba with the
gloves.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-14
Told Of 5 Federal Senator's.

Indianapolis, June.-B. F. Shively,
in opening the Indiana Demo cratic
convention here, In his arraignm ent
OF the Republican party said:
Republican United State Sena tor
Mitchell had witnessed the wrongful
appropriation OF the publicproperty
to private individuals under the
form oilnw and hs and bis associa tes
attempted the wrongful approprls-
tion Of 800, 900 acres Of public land.
He died ON his way to prison. A
Republican United States sena tor
from Nebraska peddled ont the post
Offices Of his state for his own gain
as q hawker peddles hie fish and only
escaped conviction on a technicality.
Republican United States Senator
Burton Of Kansas employed the
power Of his senatorial Office to pro.
tect Q get-rich-quick concern that
vas picking the pockets Of his Kan
sas oonstitusnts. AsPlAtt and q De-
psw-msn long IN the public LIE Of
ths country and who had besn ~
gafded - psragons ol omcial and
R.n6aanan eSAue.us1A~...A~a AZ 1aae A.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-14
The Country Publishers Reason

We were asked this week by de-
lipquent subscriber why we kept OLA
sending the paper after the subscrip-
tion date he'd expired. Every eek,y
newspaper in towns OF this size IL
forced to do this, Should we stop
subscriptions when time expires 1ins
times ont Ct ten the subscriber wOa6
give US a calling down for insinua.
ting that his credit was not good.
Rather than TO cast a reflection.
against the honesty Of u subscriber
to pay q small debt, the Country
publisher continues to send his pa
per till discontinued. II Is next to ~
necessity for home paper to cob
tinue sending the paper after the
time has expired. 1t is not necessary
for the city dalies or weeklies to LOB
low this rule, as their subscribers,
live at a distance and are not per
sonal friends as is she case with In
majority Of our subscribers. Our
subscribers should 'eem It an honor
to know that We do not doubt their
integrity and continue 80 send therr
the paper after their time has exe
pired. Should aIy desire their pa
per discontinued they should notify
us and remit to date il they have
not already done so.-Schell Gsx
News.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-14

Earl Baker, q boy II yea rs OF age,
saved q Chicago 4 Alton fast mail
train from q bad wreck and possibly
the death OF many passengers Mon
day. A heavy gale had blown q
telegraph pole across the track near
Alton, Ills, and as the boy was re-
turning home over the road bed hs
came across 1t. Just then he heard
the coming train whistle at q cross
ing some distance back and realizing
the danger ran to meet 1t Az the
train approached, the boy pulled Oh
his coat and waved 1t vigorously
The engineer took notice OF the
signal and stopped his train just In
dine to avoid the wreck. The engi-
near and passengers Of the train
siiRhtsd and grabbed the boy and
hu9ged, kissed and praised him for
bis noble deed, The boys name was
taken BY the trainmsn and his brave
act reported to the high Uff1cials Of
the road, and It is expected the boy
WIN be literally rewarded. :