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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
Hard-Mouthed Hor,e..

Here is something of real practical
value to any one driving horse that
pulls on the bit: Fasten a small ring
to each side of the bride and as near
the brow band as possible. Pass lines
through bit rings and snap them into
rings at brow band. This, with COM
mon jointed bit, will enable child to
hold "puller' or hard-mouthed horse
with ease under almost all circum-
stanes. 1t can be used on fast horse
in double team, or on both, as desired.
1t Is cheap and easily applied and it
won't make the mouth sore. 1t is bet
ter than any patent bit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

~TH

Everything comes to him who hustles
while he waits for sunshine and rain
to help his crops.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

| 1t is not good policy to force the
growth of colts by giving them stlmu-
lation foods and overlooking them.
The overgrown horse is seldom dur
able one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

Heavy HOrseA.
Farm horses are growing larger. This
is especially noticeable in the more lev
" sections Of the country. Twenty-fiye
years ago it was common to see a man
following two ten hundred pound
horses and an eight or ten-foot drag.
Now on the same farms may be seen
three-horse teams, each horse Weighing
fourteen or fifteen hundred pounds,
dragging steel harrow cutting from
eighteen to twenty-four feet wide. The
three horses do not get tired and the
chances are the driver has a harrow
cart, so he don't get tired, and instead
of narrowing ten acres in a day he gets
over twenty-five or thirty acres and
does 1t better. Other implements on the
farm are larger and sometimes are
worked In gangs. In this way one man
is doing the work of three by utilizing
more power. 1t is the modern way of
doing things in all lines Of business.
Improved methods make 1t possible for
man to utilize greater power and to ac-
complish more.-Farm, Field and Fire
side.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
when silo Corn should BE Cut.

When Silo Corn should be Cut.
1t Is of primary Importance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to Sc
cure the best results, says Farming.
1t is also necessary that careful study
be made as to how rapidly nutriment
is stored up in the corn plant and
when the maximum amount Is reached.
When corn Is fully tasseled 1t contains
but eight-tenths of ton of dry matter
per acre, or one-flfth what it contains
when fully ripe. When in milk it con-
tains nearly three times us much dry
matter as when fully tasseled. Only
seventeen days were occupied in pass
ing from the milk to the glazing stage,
yet in this time there was an Increase
in the dry matter of 1.3 tons per acre.
This shows the. great advantage of let
ting the corn stand until the kernels
are glazed. After this period the in
crease in dry matter is but slight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

Mules are much less nervous than
horses, and thus much less liable to &C
cident or blemish. A blemish that
would make fine horse unsalable
would take but trine from a mule.
The mule is less liable to wire cuts and
blemishes because 1t is more careful
about running into anything than a
horse Is.
Foreign Potatoes.
The high prices that have prevailed
for potatoes the past season served to
attract them to us from other coun-
tries, even with the handicap Of the
duty to be paid on them. In seven
months. we imported 1,0ss,177 bushels,
against 75,1SS bushels in the same part
of 19O4-1905. and 119,OsO bushels in
1903-19O4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
Lovely Betty.

observation-disclosures
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07

If not the existence of England s empire, certainly her continuance as one of the world powers, depends upon her commercial supremacy. De- prive Germany of her continental and oversea trade, and the restless activity and ambitious designs of her emperor would become as unim- portant as they are now capable of bringing forth far-reaching results, says a writer in the Engineering Magazine. It is an economic weak ness of these countries that restric- tion of an already established foreign trade would produce dire financial results. The profits from the inter nal trade alone, in the case of Eng land, would be barely sufficient to keep her people from starvation, and in the case of Germany would not be sufficient to maintain her military and naval establishments and her great public works. The united States, on the other hand, would to- day suffer little in comparison with these two countries. Its domestic commerce is roughly estimated to be equal to the aggregate foreign busi- ness of the rest of the world. So small a proportion of the total vol ume of American business is foreign trade, that the latter may undergo a severe diminution without seriously affecting the financial situation of the country. This fortunate. position of the United States will not last for ever: Americans will find them- selves, perhaps within this genera tion. facing Gas European nations now dol the possibilities that result from the lack of a foreign trade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07

The cIioues were able to carry their stocks over the December and 1st of April money pinches and maintain prices when they should have big smash downward, bcause they had SC cured time money to carry their loads says Benker Clews in a special note attached to his last weekly letter. Their loans. however. have been ma turing very rapidly recently. and they have been unable to make satisfactory renewals and being called upon to pay up. have been forced to sell out their stocks. A good deal of the recent viO- lent selling has come from that source. This weeks furry in the mar ket has simply been rich mans scare and panic. The outside dealers in the market owing to the excessive ly high prices prevailing. have for a long time past been kept by their brokers very conservative in their op- W iib uNNN AtN-t-- have been principally the large opera tors. who. owing to the adverse con ditions. have become more or less dc moralized. and by the process of re- ducing their accounts have only lost their book profits: consequently. there Is no one who can he considered as very badly hurt The position of the overloaded accounts has been good deal like the people who indulge in high living during winters gay cam paign and have gotten themselves in to such a condition that they are rec commended bv their physician to take A trip abroad for the sake of getting fiji of seasickness while crossing. which is generally sure cure for that trouble. This market has recently gone through a similar procesS. which will make it more healthy and more vigorously during the coming summer months.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
CHINESE AND BARBARlANS.
Ignorance of Foreign Races and Con- l. ditions Is Widespread in China.

Says writer in the Peking and Tientsin Times: Chinese ignorance is one of the hardest things for the foreigner who is not Chinese student to comprehend. Those who lay them selves. out to study the people and their language are not long, no doubt, in discovering the solidity of the brick wall which Chinese absence of knowl. edge represents. The ordinary resi-. dent or casual visitor who only comes in contact perhaps with the English speaking official or intelligent, we'll paid clerk and confidential servant, cannot realize the absolute inability of the Chinese people en masse to dis tinguish between nationalities, or to grasp what other nations really are. ;. Japan they know, and Russia they know, for both lie within sight and hearing, so to speak; but the Straits Settlements and beyond are the islands of the southern sea- and Flu. ropean countries and people merely the barbarian tribes which rebel. Or course this ignorance is daily dimin. ishing, thanks both to the missionary and government schools, but 1t Is still sufficiently broadcast-and likely to re- main so for many years-to render in. fammable movements atsaall times probable.
 "The name of America has become very familiar through the boycott propaganda, but no idea exists as to what or where America is. neither is any clear distinction made between America and South Africa, and only the other day we heard that by the people generally the boycott placards were understood as signifying that some foreign country had ill.treat> the Chinese"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07

reason that appendicitis is so rampant in these days is on account of the very general use of cheap enameled ware. The enamel, it is claimed, becomes de- tached and mingles with the food, be- coming fruitful cause of the malady
 A man in a Philadelphia hotel an- nounced in a loud voice that he would give $1000 if he could hear that his family in San Francisco was safe. Just then messenger boy handed him a telegram from his wife that she and the children were all right. And the man gave the telegraph boy 10 cents.
 Not very many people will see the next total eclipse of the sun, and 1t will be visible only from two islands in the Pacafic ocean-Hull island and Flint island. Both are uninhabited is- lands inclosed by coral reefs and land ing said to be extremely difficult. The duration of totality will be three min. utes on Hull island and four minutes on Flint island.
 This story is told of Dan Leno, the late idol of the London music hall stage. His mind failed. and he was confined in private asylum. Soon after this he got up an argument with one of the attendants about the cor rectness of the clock. That clocks wrong" he said. "No, sir. the clock is quite right T tell you it's wrong." "No, sir, it's quite right Then, if it's right. what's it doing here?"
 A reformed knight of the ring, who has become Methodist divine. con- verting the peculiar persuasiveness of his physical eloquence in his preach ing. was once called upon to adjudi- cate in heated discussion of the mer- it's of 'non-resistance." What would you do. if some one should hit you on the right cheek?" he was asked "Why-give him the left" promptly the redoubtable preacher and old prize fighter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
HEARD IN PASSING.

A Methodist minister al Montcisir. V. |. says that town must l'e very near heaven. as during his years re sidenre there there has only been one wedding And the happy couple were from New York then.
 The Authorities of the Dublin zoa. which is one of the hest in the world. are carrying out novel plan They are having a number of animals train rI sO thst tbey can be turned lgose in inc psrk sBd so wander at will among tlSe people
 Although the season of skating sc cisIents has HoBz ago passed thers are other opportunities for adventure coming Soon it will be the tine for flsa reckless man to rork boats laaded with huma1 freight And then there is the Fourth of July for the yourz-TorTi1xto1 Register.
 IL has been suggested by core xpo1de1t ia foreign paper thzf o1e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
DAILY WATCH BIG RED BALL
Employees of Chicago City Hall Much Interested in a New Di-
 version.

City hall employees have a new diver. sion since the destruction of the old county building, reports the Chicago Daily News. It is watching the big red ball which every noon makes a quick and sensational slide down a pole 30 feet high on top of the Ma sonic temple Every day two or three minutes before noon the shining globe is hoisted to the top of the pole, and on the stroke of 12 drops. At the same minute the hands of 100 or more watches in the city hall are switched ts indicate exact midday.
 It has been only since the old coun. ty building was razed that the workers in the city hall could see the time ball on the skyscraper nearly three blocks away Now department heads. stenog- raphers. clerks and chemists all through the city building engage daily in watching the balls performance and setting their watches by its fall. To see the sphere let loose is an event in the day and the windows from  which good views are obtainable are as crowded each noon as the station platform of a Montana village on the arrival of a transcontinental flyer.
 "Oh, pshaw." says a disappointed young woman stenographer sometimes. T looked away just second and now the bali is gone. hope I have better luck tomorrow"
 Some of the city employees who have the habit of watching the ball confess to nervousness and disappointment If they fail to get position from which to see it's descent. and say they cannot work as well afternoons or days they are deprived of their noontime glimpse of the descending sphere.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
MONDAY, MAY 7, 1906.

The senate committee on agricul. ture has granted hearing on the free-seed question, to be held shortly, when representative seed merchants will explain why they object to the government competing with them in their business, the seedmen of the country do not oppose the distribution of new. rare or valuable seeds, with in the meaning of the original act, but are strongly opposed to the free dis tribution of turnip. squash. corn. beans. peas. etc. with which opposi- ton no fair-minded man can find fault.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Hats and Cultures.

Paris milliners deserve to be conn plimented on the success of their ef- forts this season, for the new shapes are not only prettier but promise to be more generally becoming than those of last season. But the hat is still identified with the coiffure. and the latter must absolutely conform to the hat if the tout ensemble is to be sue cessful.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Harmless Freckle Remedy.

So many of the freckle remoyers are very poisonous they are really danger ous to use For your little girl the solution of lemon and sugar would be very good. Use juice of a lemon in which there is as much sugar dissolved as the juice will hold in solution. It should be applied with a camel-hair brush several times daily.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
HANDSOME FERN STAND.
The Upper Part May Be Used for a 7 Plant, the Lower for Mag azines or Books.

The note of living green" that adds so decidedly to the attractiveness of sitting-room, library or other apart ment, is introduced oftentimes in the most satisfactory way by fernery. In a room where the coloring is very
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Reducing Waist Measure.

Bending exercises are excellent for reducing the waist and the size of the hips and abdomen. They should be praeticed every morning and at night before retiring. Practice until you hegin to feel tired. The movements should be moderately slow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Ambulance for Dogs.

The Bristol tEnsJ home for lost and starving dogs has provided an ambu- lance on cycle wheels for the convey ance of injured dogs to the institu- ton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
s.uors Wish

An English sailor on the battlsshi7 Albion expressed. when dying in port. a wish to be buried st sea The Albion vent to sea expressly to cary out ths wish
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Sufficient.

Mrs. Bcrdem-I'm glad you like the rooms. But-er-excuse me-can you give me any references? As you are a stranger, know, r.
 Mir. Benthar--I quite understand. I have no references. but can show you receipted board bills from every land. lady I ever had.
 Mrs. Borden--Send your trunk right up.--Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Casa of Necessity.

"Ah, vizout her I shall die. mon sieur.-
 ~H'm, Starvation, I presume. = Judge
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
No Street Musicians.

The city council of Buenos Ayres has adopted a regulation banishing itinerant musicians from the streets of the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
ggr74 Where Do We Find Comfort :?

demanded an excited person. Tn the dictionary" replied quiet by stander. The real genuine article is found, these damp, chilly evenings, at home in a nice easy chair, in front of fire made with Browns Quick fire Charcoal. .-,. sa s-. $
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
czs<r fr Uar~

Al q meeting ia Somerset. England IL vas ststse that sltho1gh Illegal the custom still prevails of giving eicsr ia Iie1 o< vagsA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
rr,u or. in sieht

The rc-id has only ie.ss .soo. .oas to1s of iron ore zvzilzble, an1 the sspply is likely to run skort i1site of . cen- ury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Srisnrs ard Invertinn.

The Elory of the present age is In It's wealth of scientific discoverers and inventors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
MAKE AN EFFORT

to get the best and don't be satisfied with anything else
 OUR FEED
 ts absolutely the best obtaInable h the market It Is good enough for the best stock in the land- while the price makes it cheap enough for the poorest Obtain our prices We sell the famous washbarn-PiIlsbury Best for ssc a bag and ss a barrel We also keep and sell the famous Lerox stock Food for s1-1s per bag New York Crain q Feed Store.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
THOMAS FENTON.

The Evening Democrat fs the peo- pIeis paper The price is 2c copy, 1zc . ueek. es q rear. by mall oz earrfer-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
Dog in Snake.

A New South Wales farmer went out the other day and tied his small dog to a fence. On his return he found a large carpet snake attached to the end of the leash and no signs of the dog. .4,... ,..,-... r5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
SALE WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

Io15 ID Gran Sugar Tor soc to all purchasers of our celebrated Teas and Coffees, our CeyIon. Consou and Formosa Teas need no introduction to the people oI Waterbury.
 Coffees IS. 20 and 2se per ID are the best sold for the price.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07

bright or ornate, an ornamental stand for the soft green plants is desirable addition. And 1t may be as handsome as taste and purse will permit. An example of such stand is here illus trated, the lower shelf serving as an excellent resting place for books or magazines.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-04-25
Death Of Charles Brabaham.

Charles Brabaham died at his
home in this city Tuesday evening.
April II, of organic heart trouble,
aged 30 years and day. Deceased
was born in Berryville, Clarke
county, Va. He leaves a wife and
baby, also and aged mother and
five sisters to mourn his loss. Mrs.
Charles Miller, of Loucher, Va;
Mrs. j. w. Shanks, and Mrs. f.
l.. Grubbs, of Pitcairn, Pa; Mrs.
j. o. Grout, of GoOdland, Kas.
and Mrs. Richard Gooding, of
Pittsburg. Interment in Odd Eel
lows cemetery Thursday, April y,
Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot officiating.
-Clarksburg Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-04-25
Where the Lobbyists are Welcome

\ Republican Congress is rich
field for the corporations and trusts
to get in their work, and when a
bill is pending that is intended to
plunder the people their lobbyists
gather around the corridors of the
Capitol like buzzards at feast.
When Mr.. Carlisle and Mr..
Crisp were speakers of a Demo-
cratic House, the corrupt lobby
was eliminated. But how different
now. Reciting the events on the
consideration of the Ship-Subsidy
bill by the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries. n
New \ ork newspaper says: Lob
byistS overrun the committee room
and their leader occupies a place
at the head of the table prompting
GrOsvenOr, Littleheled and Minor
when any Witness argues against
subsidy"
Comment on such a national dis
grace Is unnecessary, but voters
can draw their own conclusions
about who to vote for next Fall,
for it is hardly necessary to say
that all the Democratic members OF
the committee are opposed to the
bill and every Democratic member
of the House is in line to vote
against it. Why President Roose
welt recommended this corrupt
legislation is a mystery, but thar
he encouraged the lobbyists anC
grafters to corrupt his party i.
! certain
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-04-25
Republican Graft.

One of the Life Insurance mag
mates has been arrested for giving
a large sum of money, that should
have been sacred to the widows
and orphans of the policy holders,
to the Republican National Com
mittee. President Roosevelt de-
clared before election that no taint-
ed money was being used in his
campaign, but the evidence shows
he was greatly mistaken, for the
insurance trust and other corpora
tionS came down handsomely.
The strange part OF it is that the
Administration organs before the
last national election declared that
the President was managing the
campaign on a business basis
and receiving daily reports of the
finances of the Republican commit.
tee from Chairman Cortelyou
Was the President deceived or die
he then think insurance money
was not tainted! No restitution
has yet been made, though it woulC
seem that the ethics of the situation
ldemand that the money be returned
Ito its rightful owners.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-04-25
CORRESPONDENCE
WILDWOOD.

DR.. Robert z. Cooke, of Rivertou.
visited friends at Saratoga" last week.
Mr.. B. Powell Rogers, Mrs. Thomas
VI. Nelson and Miss Nelson came over
from Baltimore and spent the Easter
holidays with Mr. Hugh VI. Nelson at
Long Branch"
Mr. CnderdOnk, head master of st.
James School, and Mr.. Bowen. of Mary
land, spent few days last week at
Pleasant Hill"
Messrs. Donald and Kenneth Gilpin
have returned 10 school, after spending
Easter here
The Blue Ridge Hunt Club had
delightful drag hunt last Tuesday.
Among the riders were Mr.. f. G.. Butler.
NJ. f. H., Mrs. Dorothy Henderson.
Messrs. Donald and Kenneth Gilpin. Mr..
-. Townsend Burrell, Messrs. William
and Lodge Bowles and Mr.. George Page.
y number Of superb jumps. over high
stone fences and running streams. were
made. The finish was at "Saratoga. ="
where an enjoyable afternoon tea was
served to the members and guests present.
Miss Eliza Green. who spent Easter
with relatives in Alexandria. has return
ed 90 Page Brook"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-04-25
Long History Of PreSbytery.

The Presbytery of Winchester,
which meets in Front Royal on
Tuesday evening, May 1, is one of
the oldest in the Virginia Synod.
The opening sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. DIR. A. G. Hopkins, of
Charles Town, w. Va, and seve-
raj special features were also an
nounced.
The Presbytery of Winchester
was set off from that of Lexington,
on September %, 1854, and organ
lied in Winchester on December 4
of the same year. 1t consisted of
five ministers and sixteen churches,
viz: Rev. Moses Hoge, of Sheperds-
town; Rev. Nash lie Grand, of
Winchester; Rev. William Hill,
of Charles Town: Rev. William
Williamson, Front Royal, and Rev.
James Lyle, of Rommey, the other
churches being vacant.
1t met i'm Front Royal for the
first time June, 1899, and frequen-
ly since-the last meeting being in
1897, at which time was the cele-
bration of the two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the adoption
of the Westminster Standards.
AS at present constituted, it con-
sists of % ministers, 81 churches
and about 1000 communicates, be-
ing fourth in size among the twelve
Presbyteries of the Synod of Vir-
ginia.
Its territorial limits cover the
counties of Shenandoah, Page,
Warren, Clarke and Frederick, in
Virginia; jefferson, Berkeley, Nor
gan, Hampshire, Hardy, Grant
Mineral and Tucker, in West Vir,
ginia, and one church in Maryland
Her history has been a long anC
honorable one, and her ministers
have generally been men of yea
and piety and scholarly attain
ments, characterized by their sounC
| Judgment and conservative views