davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

We agree with the Waterloo
Times Tribune that: at is a triile
puzzling to understand why Judges
Of the supreme court of the United
States, who receive salary of Sl2,-
800 a year. and military men, whose
annual allowance is eq"al to four or
five years wages Of the average Ia
boring man, should be given pen
sions and the common herd required
to root, hog, or die. Within the
past three years, there have been re-
tired from the head of the army no
less than four or five generals, on
full pay. That they might get these
comfortable pensions, President
Roosevelt has advanced them in
rank rapidly to the first place on
the army roster Why these men,
drawing salaries running into the
tens of thousands, should feel it in
cumbent upon the government to
support them in their latter years,
is not quite clear to the inquirlng
mind Why do they not take heed
Of the reiterated admonition TO the
workers receiving wages OF less
than 5000 to save and not squander
their substance? There are some
queer customs observed, and the
pension system is not the least anom-
alous of them. That a Judge of the
federal court, drawing compensation
at the rate Of $l2,5O0 year or a
general Of the army receiving SlO,-
600 annually should ask the govern
ment to support them IN their de-
clining years is one of the puzzles
of the twentieth century civilization.
Especially, when it is considered
that the workers, earning, or at least
receiving, less than half a thousand
a year, are expected to provide
against the demands of old age
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Muddy Feed Lots.

1t IS q We'll known Iact That most
oil the feed lots throughout the corn
belt, especially in the spring of the
year, are invariably in a very bad
and muddy condition. 1t is no I'M
common thing to see cattle wading
in from six to twelve inches of mud
and filth in the barnyard. Such a
condition is not productive of eco
nomical gains. IL has repeatedly
been demonstrated that feeding cat
tie in a muddy yard and in a yard
poorly sheltered require more food
to produce a pound OF gain than do
cattle in dry yard with good shell
iter. Feeders are cognizant of this
fact. They realize that muddy
yard is an expensive thing, and yet
l4jut very few have taken steps to
p, seat the recurrence of poor yard
= indisions in.spite ofthe fact that
many have fed for ten or twenty
years.
Some time ago the Illinois expert
ment station addressed large mum
Der of farmers asking what provision
they had madeagainst muddy yards.
OF the number addressed five hun
dred replied, and only Sc of this nu-
mber had taken steps to get their
feed lots in good condition. Ten OF
these had the surface OF their yards
paved with brick or cement, Is had
the surface covered with rock, gray
ell, timber, brick, planks, corn cobs,
saw dust, etc. In some instances
parts of the yard were covered, as
around the bunk and the water
trough, while in other cases the
whole yard was covered so as to keep
it from becoming muddy. One feed
er reported that his yard, which was
2lxS0 feet in size and which was
large enough for 30 cattle, was
lloored with brick laid flat and on
six inches Of gravel packed solid.
In addition to this one-half-acrc lot
connected with the yard which was
filled with hay. lie stated that he
was getting excellent results from
this management and was well salts
fled with the improvement. The
money he had spent for flooring his
yard he consi Tered well invested
especially during seasons OF HIGH
corn prices.
A few years ago when corn was
cheap, possibly it did not pay to in.
vest much money in flooring fec
lots, but in these days of high priced
corn, as well as of high priced Labor
there can be no question but tina
something should be done by Tho
average feeder to enable him tt
maintain a dry feed lot through tho
carly spring months. 1t may no
always be possible or. even practic
able to floor a feed lot with brick
In many instances this may not b'
necessary, A few tile drains prop
erly laid may often do the work
In some cases the feed lots may b.
graded and surfaced with SOM
cheap available material, which, 10
all practical purposes. may give a
good results as more expensive pre-
parations. Each feeder must settl
this question for himself, but i
ought to be settled, and now is
good time to settle it, in such
manner as to insure a dry feed 10
during the coming feeding season
1t is not only a waste of feed to keel
cattle in a muddy yard, but it i
cruelty to the poor animals to kee]
them in Enclosures where it is oftel
impossible for them to lie dow
three or four days in succession
Farmers Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

The Iowa Capital (standpat re-
publican) commenting upon The
speech of Senator Beveridge recent
ly delivered at Des Moines, said:
"The party is distracted and torn
from one end of the state to the
other. The pre-conyention cam
paign was without parallel for It's
brutality. Men who before the
state convention were welding the
meat AK with great force and reck-
lessness are today as frantically fan
ming the October atmosphere with
olive branches. The voters are
showing a stubborn Indifference
about app!audine the change Of
scene. III is DOUBTFUL If n
SPEECH EVERY NIGHT IN DIES
MONIES BY AS DISTINGUISHED
SPEAKERS AS THOSE WHO
WERE HEARD AT THE AUDIT
ORIUM LAST NIGHT WOULD BE
ABLE TO CHANGEA HALE DOE
EN VOTES, The voters have made
up their minds what they are going
to do. They are not arguing among
themselves as they usually do in
campaigns. 1t may mean an over
whelming victory for the entire re-
publican ticket. IT MAY MEAN
\ REPUBLICAN, WATERLOO.
Speculation as to what is going to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

would he the case on the farm Of the
man who owned the seed originally.
What the acreage planted to
this seed by the farmer in question
was we do not know, but we do
know that II per cent is very
large loss TO suffer from such cause.
Every field Of corn has its enemies
OF one kind or another, so it may be
depended upon that this ii per
cent would be doubled by the COM
bined operation OF all other enemies
of good yield.
What causes barren stalks? TIC
this question in part an answer may
be given based on some work done
at the Illinois Experiment Station.
1t was found there that by removing
the tassel before the pollen was shed
from all stalks that did not produce
ears greatly reduced the percentage
Of barrenness. There are those that
take no stock in the soundness of
this theory. However there are
other causes to which no exception
can be taken. If, for example, the
seed planted is not uniform in quail
lty it will come up irregularly and
as a result there might be consider
able percentage of belated stalks.
These are shaded by the vigorous
plants and as a result we have there
barron dwarfs taking up the place
of good plants, but producing no
corn. The cure is found in the
planting of good, sound, uniform
seed. Just how to handle corn so
that it will,b good, sound and uni
form next spring is a problem large
enough to perplex in some instances
even our best and most intelligent
farmers.
Another cause Of barren stalks is
the poorly prepared seed bed. As a
rule men are too anxious to get their
corn into the ground. Corn stalks
ground is plowed, narrowed once or
twice and the seed is planted. What
could one expect under such circum-
stances but that the seed bed would
lack in uniformity! In some in
stances the seed will be dropped IN
a bed of clods. Then again, owing
to the fact that the soil has not been
worked down so that it is firm, the
seed will fall into a regular pocket
between the burrows, then a Jolt Of
the planter may leave the surface,
with the result that the crop stands
unevenly. We then encounter tie
same conditions as that enumerated
in the case of the poor seed. The
large plants shade the smaller ones
and in their struggle for existence
they fail to produce ears, but bear
in mind they use the fertility and
the labor of cultivating them is just
al great as it is to cultivate produc-
ing stalks.
The problem of barren stalks for
next year is to a large extent solved
during the next few weeks. We
mean that il the crop is to be uni
form next year the seed must be
properly selected in the near future
and handled in such way so that
it will all terminate vigorously next
spring. just how and when to pick
the seed and where to put it is not a
settled question. 1t will be dis
cussed in these columns during the
coming weeks by advocates Of
various methods. Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Leading Authority.

Mister" said the sad faced individ-
ual who had snealied in the big sky
scraper, can l sell you the great En-
cyclopedia of Sporting Events::'
Nope replied the busy man. I'VE
have one encyclopedia of sporting
events already"
THAT so? Where do you keep it:'
"Why, we try TO keep him on that
stool over there. addressing envelopes
mean the Office boy, and he is an en-
cyciopedia on everything from 4 game
OF skiddoo to the Olympic games
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

At Portuguese bulltights not only are
the points of the bulls horns sawed
oil, but the stumps that remain are
carefully padded. The horses also are
ridden with consummate skill, and ev-
cry prccaution Is taken to prevent the
bull touching them. Bandcrillas are
used by the men on foot and on horse
back and are planted In the neck of
the bull, which irritates the bull, but
cannot be described rs torture. Just
as much skill is shown as in a Spanish
bullllght, and there may be Just as
beautiful a display of costumes, but
there is no killing either Of the bull OF
OF the horses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17


1t was the belief of the ancient
Egyptians, according to n recent writ
or, that everything, material and i'm
material, had its immortal double. Out
OF this grew the idea of life in the
future state of perfect happiness in
the fields of peace For Il long time
the common people regarded these
fields OF peace" not as IL celestial
place, but as situated in the fertile
and well watered regions of the Milo
delta in the northwest Of Egypt. whc,,
Tie blessed ever breathed the cool
north wind. Here they lived an ideal
form OF their life upon earth. They
plowed their fields and grew the grain
which supplied them with the ''breaG
which grew not stale and beer that
never became sour" Here was stu
ated the duplicate of their earthly
towns or villages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
October.

October is II insect maid.
Her checks are dusky rcd,
In gorgeous robes sho is arrayed
And whore her brown feet tread
Through wold, on plain or sullcn void
The pathway turns to FURNISHED gold.
Her gown Is bro'dorcd Ger with leaves
ot opalcsccnt shade,
Inc fabric that the Frost King weayes
10 please the pretty maid,
And purple grapes that change their hue
ethyst 10 changing bme,
She wears bright herrlcsln har hair,
Fer hair of golden brogn;
Her eyes arc like clear skies and fair
That never wear u frown;
Her smile is SAL. yet. sweelly sad,
A rarn, sweet smile to make You glad.
She dances lightly down the year
Towards The cold and snow,
Through golden fields that soon grow sere,
VIC sigh and watch her 90.
With laughter in her rogulsh eyes,
Her eyes, so like the smiling skies.
VIII Reed Dunro
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Estnervillc Enterprise: A. b.
Cummins fired the opening gun OF
campaign for a third election to the
office of governor of the state of Iowa
at the village Of Churaan, in Greene
county, on Monday. He devotes the
greater part Of his address 10 a de-
Tense Of his Republicanism and to
cinch the arguments of the governor
the Register and Leader printed his
picture on the front page Tuesday
morning under the caption Il am q
Republican" There will surely be
great rojei ing among the Republi-
cans of Iowa when the fact becomes
generally known that the governor
has again returned to the fold and
again sworo allegiance to the Repub-
lican doctrine of protection which he
has so frequently denounced.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
The Modern Lochinyar.

When Young iochlnvar rode,put from tho west,
llr claimed that his automobile was tho best;
1t was painted dark red and II brilliantly Shone,
He went Ike streak and he rode all aloro:
He shot over fnts with 2!pp and 4 Jar.
And People lied mady from Young Lochnvar.
With whir of his wheels and a hum OF his cogs
He kneckel down the children and run over
dogs;
He frightened the horses and Laughed at their
p anks.
And men who got angry lie looled on as cranks;
egavc her the very last notch on the bar,
And cloud of dust followed the gay I.aohnyar
He Stayed not at the bridges. he stopped not for
stone,
lie calmly took all the roads as his own
FIJI he camo to a crossing and smashed through
a gate
And endoavarea to butt through train load of
freight
They searched, and at last. llnz undera car,
rheyfound a few chunks Of the bod I.oehlnyar
Elk,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Minburn Criterion: The cam
paign in Iowa has simmcred down
(or up to Il three-cornered PROPOSE
ton. Claude II. Porter says that
Cummins is the issue; Mr.. Cummins
says that the issue is harmony;
while the Register and Leader in
sists that the Sioux City Journal is
the issue pure and simple. Cum
MINIS, Sioux City Journal and har-
mony surely make a strange com
binationl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Mamma asked the little girl, "has
Mr.. Brown got heart disease:"
81 don't know, my child. Why do
You asll?'
WELL it says in my new book that
faint heart never won fair lady, and
when l saw Mrs Brown made up my
mind that something must be wrong
With s.''-Toledo Blade
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Senator Joe Foraker and Senator
Dick have placed detectives on the
trail of Alice Longwcrth for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining whether her pop
clarity is due to her father Or to her
self. They are fighting the president
in Ohio and are anxious to know how
strong he really is. OF course, the
story may he a lie, but we got it out
Of a Republican paper and therefore
no sin can be laid at a Democrats
door. What beautiful Republican har-
mony?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Caroline Osborn OF Bakerville. N. Y.
was not allowed by her father to we'd
the man of her choice, so she took a
VOW never to look at man again.
She must have been Cummins Re
publican, for they say if Cummins is
not elected governor there will be no
other man to elect. Isn't it funny that
iowa has only one man fit to be gov
ernor?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Iowa Republican Opinion,

Newton Herald: The governor
of Iowa in opening his campaign
this week said with his usual en-
phasis, Il am a Republican, This
will be news to the standpattcrs.
The administration pre-supposes n
large doubt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Tell US that no Democrat can get an
Office in Iowa. Jerry Sullivan, former
candidate for governor has been elect
ed member of the Des Moines school
board. We say we would rather have
the standing in the state that Jerry
sullivan has and be member Of the
school board, than to be in the shoes
OF Governor Cummins and hold the
Office of governor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Harmony is so thick in Scott
county that you can cut it with q
knife, and the Scott county boys
seem to have plenty Of lSnlves,' says
the Des MONIES Capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Winston Churchill. reformer and
writer of books, imagined he had 4
mission. We may be wrong about it,
but the men with missions make us
tired. Cummins thinks he has mis-,
sion, but he will find out his error in
little while.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Farnhamvillo Index: The re-
moval OF the circle from the top of
the ballot this year will enable lot
OF voters TO cast a ballot against
Cummins and vote for whoever they
please without injury to the balance
OF the ticket.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Governor cummins spoke at En-
metsburg last week to crowd of
about 500 people. The fair was in
progress and the management expect
ed him to draw a big crowd, but he
didn't draw as we'll as the prize
suuashes and long legged ROSTERS and
mammoth eagbage heads As draw
ing card, Cumnins has seen his best
days
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

you know, George she was ex-
planning, 81 was brought up without
any care"
Marry me. my darling" said
George, and You shall have nothing
but care"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Skidds- Did she say it was so sudden
when you asked her to marry you?
Asllin-Of course she didn't. She was
u widow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Senator Dolliver has been address
ing a Methodist conference at Fort
Dodge recently. He viii be able 10
devote all his time to Methodist con-
fercnces and pink teas and missionary
meetings pretty soon if the Cummins
program goes through.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Dubuque Times: Owing to cir
cumsIances beyond hi $ control,
principally the absence of an In
vitatlon, Senator LaFollette is tax
ing no part in the Iowa campaign
this year, but he will be on hand
again at the opening of the Chau-
tauqua season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Norris Brown, attorney general o
Nebraska, will come to Iowa to hell
Cummins. He will need him and al
the others lie can get.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Chairman Woods Of the state Repub-
lican committee is a rich banker.
Isn't ii queer that the Cummins man
ayers should stand for such a man?
Why they are the original octopus
busters. and why should they allow
any man with money to take a hand
in the great fight for Reform?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Colfax Clipper: Governor Cum
Minis opening gun of the campaign
would seem to indicate the differ
ence between himself and the Iowa
Democrats just now is not so mark
ed as his progressive deciples would
have us believe. The democratic
platform is outspokon in favor of y
tariff Tor revenue; but Cummlns, ac-
cording to his Churdan speech, is in
favor OF IL reciprocity in competitive
products, and that is virtual free
trade, without even tariff for
revenue provision. Mr. Cummins
says without equivacatlon or evasion
that he stands for every utterance
he has ever made regarding tariff
and, incidentally, OF course, for
reclprocityln competitive products Of
the farm, factory and shops Still
the governor is firm friend Of pro-
lection Of American industries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Longworth says, stick by Roose-
volt" Isn't it nice TO have such a
loyal son-in-law2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Des MONIES Capital: According
to some interpretations splendid
Republican is one who is fighting
his own party at all times except
when he himself is a candidate for
Office.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

BOWS Advocate: There will be
no circle on the ballot this year.
This will bear repeating from time
to time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Wintcrset News: With the stand
patters we are willing to concede
that Cummins is pretty good
Democrat. But Porter is reai
Democrat and while you are voting
for Democrats you want to get the
genuine article
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-26
FOUR BURNED In
KANSAS CITY FIRE
OTHER BODIES ARE BELIEVED TO
BE IN RUlNS-FIFTY ARE MORE
OR LEsc SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Kansas City, Kan, October 25.-Four
persons are known to be dead, eight
others are missing two are fatally in
jured, and fifty more are more or less
seriously injured as the result of the fire
which destroyed the Chamber of Com
merce building here at an early houl to-
day. A single body has been recovered
from the ruins, that of d. r. Young
aged g. years. 1t is known that Charles
A. Lynch, laborer, and the infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks are dead, but
their bodies have not been recovered.
J. f. Branham. wagon maker, died
at hospital today from his injuries.
1t was stated at the fire department to-
night that three bodies are positively
known to be in the ruins. The fremen
abandoned their search for bodies to-
night, and tomorrow the work of delving
into the ruins will be taken up by the
police department.
A railroad man standing near the burn
ing building this morning heard a man in
a second-story window giving the Brother
hood of Railway Firemens distress sig
nal, of which he was member. Finding
a rope he threw it to his brother tire
man, who, instead of saving himself,
passed it to a woman in the window
above him. The woman saved herself,
but the man was lost His name is not
known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-26
TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.
Raisuli Says His Brother viii Restore
Order In Interior.

Tangier, Morocco, October 25.-Raisuli,
the bandit chief today replied to the
message of Mohammed Ell Torres, the rep
resentative of the Sultan, asking him to
restore order in the district of Arzilla,
saying that he had charged his brother
with the task of restoring order there.
Mohammed Ell Torres. in reply to the rep
reservations of the members of the diplo-
matte corps, continues making promises
but does nothing.
A Spanish man of war has arrived here
and has been placed at the disposal of
the Spanish minister
Serious news was received during the
day from Morocco City. The French
postal cruisers are being systematically
robbed while on their way between the
Moroccan camp and this port, and the
foreigners in Morocco City have written
to the French legation stating that the
French mails are no longer safe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-26
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. John t. Fletcher, who has been
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Harris, on Highland avenue, has
returned to her home in Columbus, Ga.
Mrs Hart, who has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Loui Hart, has returned to
her home in Gadsden.
Miss Bertha Slater, who has spent
some time in the city with friends, has
returned to her home in Selma.
Miss Mary Long will leave in few
days for Illinois. where she will spend
several weeks
Miss Dora McLester will leave early
next month for New York.
Miss Matte Ashford of CORTLAND, Ala,
is the guest of Miss Etoile Ashford at
her home on South Tenth avenue.
Miss Anna Skeggs, who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs Minis b. Stone,
has returned to her home in Decatur.
Miss Mary Ruth McLester will leave
tomorrow for Griffin. Ca, where she will
be bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss
Miles and Mr.. Goddard, which will take
place next Wednesday,.
Miss Carrie wilkins spent yesterday in
the city en- route to her home in Selma,
from a western trip.
Capt. and Mrs. John White will spend
the winter in Selma.
Mrs. T. c. Bush and Miss Annie Will
liams have returned from Louisville.
Mr., Monore Lanier is in Montgomery.
Miss Margaret Mccormack will leave
in few days for Mississippi. where she
will be the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Clifton
Ferrell and will later be the guest of
the Misses Somervile
Mrs f. l.. Brown and her neice, Miss
Bonnie Brown of Claiborne Tex, will
return early next week from a visit to
the southern coast.
Mrs. e. c. jenkins is seriously i'll at
her home sol Thirteenth street, south.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Grover. who were