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

be taking chance in gambling game,
as he stands to lose nothing. Conse-
quently, President Mckinley seems to
have taken the right stand.
In reality, this system of opening
Indian reservations is merely revival
of the Oldest form of land distribution
said Commissioner Richards the other
day, while exercising personal superyi-
sion over the Grow opening. "In Bible
days the lands were distributed by lot,
or lottery, us 1t is termed to-day. Names
were put in an earthen jar and drawn
out, In accordance with the same plan
which we are following to-day. So we
have plenty of distinguished precedent
for the course we are following In dis.
tributing these lands"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
a....n.r IL aRnaa Klrae"

A q recent dinner - - EhAs
Housa. the following story. Sss -
~ One &C ehs guests On secfetafy
TAR. VIE vas presenL. and She. ~
the Uay. ti1s The scales 90 beyona ne
threehundred-Pound mark:
The Secretary Vas returning 70
WashinetOn from Chicaeo aboard the
Past Flyer" that only stops ~ large
eities. he had urgent business With
An aid acquaintance Of his Who lived
AZ a small station about tive hundred
miles from Washington. the Popula-
ton OF which Is about i've hundred.
He asked the conductor II ne could
stop the train for him al that plane.
but he replied that Il would be tmpos-
sible for him 20 do sO-that be certain.
81 would lose his job II he did We'll
after much worrying over his disaP
pOintment, Mr.. Taft thought OF q
scheme By which be could gain his
end. and when the train next stopped
he sent a message 20 the suPeTinten-
dent OF the road. saying:
sWiu you stop your Past Flyer ~
Dcnizlen for q large party On way 70
Washington. n 20. instruct coAdue-
tor 10 stop today"
About an hour passed. when the con
dustor, passing through the train.
stopped al the Secretary's sat and
told him that be would be able 70 Set
OF AZ Denizen as be had been ordered
10 stop his train there for q large
party going 20 Washington The Sec
Rotary smiled. with that ehildlike eH'
preston Of Innocence for which be -
famed, thanked him and settled coSn
aEain behind bis paper. Two hours
later the porter Of the train called
"DenIzen. Deuizen.- much 70 the sur
prise Of the passengers. Mr.. TAN
gathered up his handgrip and started
for the platform Of the car. where be
vas Standing when the train came 20
q dead stop As he stepped on the
train there was no one In sight but
the surpTised-lOOkins station agent
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

mneh DRAINAGE e they are irrigation
pre1eet2 In the Klamath project, l3e..
80 acres. or more than half % tka
ARA 90 the total project. 4 rich tule
laad covered By eight OF Zen feet Of
water. and u 90 b drained and con
xerted Into over 4 thousand farma
ne Topographic braBch OF the Geo
logical Survey. % which the Reciama-
ton Service Il also q branch has al
ready run its lines over many OF the
ereat swamp areas Of the eastern
s,sies and a. so0n a. the Steenerson
iii becomes q Law the Geological Sur.
vey engineers will - ,ady TO launch
out into immediate activity IN drain.
age proieetG .
HOuid Start with q RiIEIloa Dollars.
The fund provided BY the BIN would
he small as compared with the irrl.
gaiion fund-it would approximate
half q million dollars a year and would
start % with about si.OO0. OO0. the re-
oeipts frOm the sales for the fiscal
year 1895 being included-but on the
other hand the cost Of drainage would
not be 50 great AZ that Of irritation.
The importance Of this work OF
wholesale drainage. in order 20 pro-
vide homes for the increased pOpula-
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
Cool Gould Csc Nickname Toe.

Hawaiian servants are he hest--ths
best In the world. but they are strange
IL unsophisticaie,l. strangely naive. .
said a lady Who had lived in the
Islands.
Hawaiian servants insist on calling
you By your first name. Ours were
always saying 10 my husband. Yes,
John. or AL right. John." and 20 M
Very well. Ann. or Ann, am going
out
At last got tired OF this. and !
said 20 John. when We cot a new cook:
Dent ever 5all me BY my first
name In the new cooks pre~sa ..
Then. perhaps. not knowing my name.
he'll have 10 say Mrs. 10 ne
80 John VAS very ca-efsl always
TO address M as 'Dearie' or Sweet.
heart hut he new cook-a watrhful
ehap-at first gave ne no title al all.
YER soon afte-. Ne had some Eng
Iish othrers % dinner. told them
how had overcome On the new cooks
case. che native servants horTid abuse
OF his employers Christian names. ard
said by this servant. az least, you
won't hear me called Ann.'
Just then the new servant entered
che room. He bOWed 90 ne respect
fully aud said:
Sweetheart. dinner IL served
"'Whai.' s'ammere6.
S'Dinner Is served. Dearie.' answer.
% the new cook"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
NE cAAssRoN CIV suSItcI OF A. oaAIuoN n ne SNGrs

sure Ms wife lad lsfs for him. After
reading and rereading the letter he
turned % his friend ana said, 'SYea,
Tom. YOnks Van D0lsea Is dead and
am going In mourning for him: Ne
vas q hne old man: my wife has writ
ter me all about &c. There are some
matters. Tom. ! cannot explain IN
the family. you know. Tom"
As soOn a. possible Richard Van
D0lsea had q Grape hard sewed on
his. hat. but u seemed Hard for him
ltososere0ms his natural eheerfulness,
stillike tried % enter into the crepa
band spirit and often said 20 hla
fricnd4 Yes. poor old Yoaks IL dead
he was q nne cid man: I can scarcely
realizs. that ! an In mourning for
hlm!
Zen Days after Miss AFsdAle's wed
ding. Van Dolzen sent for his Old
friend. Ton Garriek. and after care
fully closing the door TO his privaa,
o6hce. said:
TON, i've been thinkIng thInrl
over. and ! Eness n viii be annoying
20 Mrs.. Van 90 DO al the explaining
30 Z am going 90 do u for her. Eliza
beth n the best woman on earth ant
thinks Of Kind thlngS that no cue els
would think o." You know hOu
proud Hetty Arsdais g." Van Dol.eI
continued. ~Fanny giFl. too: she'.
take than no one had any use FOR
but nothing she thought anyone eoui,
We" ~EllEabsth Was sorry Cor be
lSeoanss she knew she had no prOpe
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
Mn LnckY md ODD.

| Midway between sentiment ana su'
perstitiOn lies a feminine uait WIKI
cherishes odd little tTinkets that seem
70 bring luck. That any jeweled hanbie
can possibly change the eapTlelous
whims Of Dame FortaSs Semains a. Al
ways, q shadOEy possibility. Thai a
pleasant memory attached % some
small ornament can be constantly r.
called By the treasured trinket Is with
out q doubt. SO with divided affection
women still cling 90 the saSage luck
charm as closely In 1895 a. did their
Iharharic sisters whose calendar was the
setting sun.
II a with the most upt0date bust
ness women that one dnds the most
novel trlnkets. Actresses particularly
wear unusual luck 0rnaments. and not
the least fetching Of these Is q goll
chain which never leaves the neck Of
a very pretty leading woman IN a pop
ular theatrical company. Caught be
tween the delicate links at Intervals Of
tWO inches are all sorts OF semi-Pre-
ci0us stones as well as genuine gemA
Each individual stone represents the
eff Of some cool friend who has been
associated with her In her stage ca
recr. and the chain already holds
twenty Jewels as well rs a souvenir
pendant sold and enamel brownie with
diamond eyes The different stones
include a rare yellow diamond and
,oraz. several oddly shaped water
pearls. and clasping the chain al the
hack a large square garnet OF richest
hue
Then there is 4 very popular teacher
In one Of the big cities who has been
AZ the n Al Of a shorthand school Tor
number Of years Her luck souvenir Is
a coin waist belt made entirely % ten
cent pieces. Il vas started by her hrs;
class 81 girls. every one Of whom was
devoted 20 her. When their term vas
over. however. their very mcacre peck
eihooks would allow the majority 81
them 20 give only ten cents apiece. 81
one % their members conceived the
happy idea Of having the dimes Joined
In the form Of a bracelet and each
girls initial was scratched on Lib
erty's cap.
As class followed class. the idea took
root and the ten-link bracelet has
grown 10 n good sized waist bells With
four rows % coins. Some are thick |
and some are thin. and many bear hard |
" a resemblance 20 the newly minted
dime. but they all carry the initials e
some young pupil 20 whom the chSery
teacher was an inspiration. and the
coins stand for everything In the world
10 their owner. In fact so much q part
d her has the belt become that she
never thinks Of going anywhere with
Sut g. and she sleeps With Il under /
her pillow a. night.
IN contrast 70 this luck charm Of i
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

Friendship n the luck trinket % q very
attractive young mziron % national r.
noSn- Five years ago In reply 20 heF
wedding Invitation came . tiny Whtte
Nd bon from q weil-knoWn jsueler. n
contained two beautiful fancy sold
stock pins. each q perfect Initiates
% q peaoock feather. The card en-
closed bore the name a. a Eiri uitk
whom she had the very slightest &C
quaintanee. but whom shs knew q
have liking for her future husband
Undaunted. tho bFide-tO-be lmmedl
ately pinned one ef these uniurky
feathers On her dress. and from thai
day 70 this she has never been with
out one q the other Of them fastened
somewhere about her costume. No'
long since when this very happy
matron received the wedding invita-
ton % her hushand's onetime friend
he suggested that his wife send {
Handsomely mounted rabbits food \,
a present She decided. however. tia
fate had hecn In the way % this ioca
lar revenge
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
TIKI CAMERON Elm.
RAMOCs fREE % TIE cAPTT0E
SURIEcf o. A GREAT SEN
ATORLlL GRAFTON.

''DoeH caaseroa's Eioauenee Over
came Demands Of Arehlteets and
big Tim Blocks the South Eatranee
60 Nations Capitol.
One Of the famous trees a washlng
ton Is the Cameron elm, and a roman.
tic little story attaches to t. The tale
Is Interesting In itself, but r. peculiar.
~ so In view q the cOuntry's long ruth
less and wantOn disregard q trees and
the apparent present awakening q a
recognition q the economic worth Of.
and sentimental devotion % them. u
should be borne IN mind that Wash
ingtOn City Is an arbOretum % his
togie trees Most q these are known
- memorial trees" because they
were planted By distinguished soldiers.
and artists now dead. The
Capitol grounds. the National Botanic
Garden. the White House grounds and
the park Of the Department q Agri-
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
HIS WIFE WAS A WONDER.

When the news Of the death 81 IN
Hon. YOnks Van DOlsen reaches
wighamton Il fell like q wet pail Ose'
the place. Richard Van DOlsen vas u
the Wild Missouri Mountains lO0kinl
up timber tracks that had been Onered
al tempting prices, and Mrs, Van Dol
sen had 10 bear her sorrow alone. she
shut herself In her house and would
soo no one but Miss Arsdale. When
sAo appeared again she was In deeT
mourning and led East with her sor
rOw.
There was no one IN wlghamton
who could boast Of such distinguished
ancestry as the Van DOlsens. except
Hetty Arsiale. and she. poor girl, was
the last OF her line. Poor In purse.
but rich in pride. Miss AFsdale was
a source Of considerable worry 20 her
many friends in Wighamton. Being
an Arsdale. she could not siOop TO
gOriL. nor could she accept indiscrlmi-
nate charity. She was. however. crate
ful for opportunities to relieve her
Rood friends Of the regrettable neees
slty Of destroying such things. as they
no lOnger could conveniently keep. In
doing this she thought she was doing
a favor and her friends respected her
pride. but found Il extremely dlfhCult
10 keep her alive and clothed.
Everyone said that II was really too
bad that the death Of YOnks Van Dol
sen should Occur a. Just the time 81
did. three weeks before Miss Hettys
wedding. Miss Hetty had long been
looked upon as q confirmed spinster.
but. after having passed the forty
mark some distance had met one llec-
ter MrGrrEor. and their wedding day
was soon settled upon. Yonks Van
Dolsen nearly upset everything. and
Mrs. Van Dolsen went into black shut
up her house and then went away.
Some days after Mrs Van Dolsen
rad left for the East. Richard Van
Dolsen arrived In Wighamton, and
While on bis way home met his friend,
Tom Garrick. and the two men ex.
hanged a hearty greeting. after which /
lr. Van DOlsen asked about village /
iews and learned for the first OF Miss
Arsdale's approaching marriage.
Garrick walking by the side OF bis
Va friend suddenly said. "Dick. I sup
,Ose you know Mrs. Van DOlsen has
zone East?" well, no." said Van
)olsen easily. but she rather expe'ei
o leave before got back" lie looked
L Garrick curiously. why do you
ook al me that way. Tom. there's
nothing wrong with Elizabeth, Is
here"
No. not With Mrs. Van. Dirk. but
forks Van Dolsen Is dead" well. ]
hould saw he was. Tom; its certainly
inc he vas" But what e. the joke"
Il guess you don't understand me,
Nck. said YOnks Van Dolsen was
cad. Your wife felt his death deeply
nd vhen she left for the East vas
D heavy mourning for him"
Van Dolsen dropped the heavy vallse
. was earn ing and laughed until he
fas completely Out Of breath aad
he tears were streaming down his
ace. Il,
Elizabeth IN mourning for that old
reprObate," he cried.
Tom. you will Hill me with your
lik."
They had reached his ofice, and vsn
olsen found the letter which be felt
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

ion. Is scarcely second In importance
20 The irritation work. II means that
ems % millions Of acres Of the mos,
fertile land imaginable, which has
ain idle for ages. may be converted
from dismal and pestilential sWamps
.ad useless bOgs unto highly prosper.
Gus homes, 10 become the garden spots
o. the nation.
The Dutch have reclaimed vast
areas in Holland from the encroach-
ments Of the ocean. Thousands OF
families live and farm below sea level,
gaihing their security by magnificent
feats Of engineering and persistence.
They now contemplate the drainage oG
the Zuyder Zee. reclaimiag some J..
S5s.eoo additional acres Of meadow
land. Americaa DRAINAGE IN most
eases would bs far more nlnpls and
Jess expensive: It n simply a qnes-
lion as 20 whether the nation will zee
the wisaom % setting It's hand 70 this
vOrk.
Aaotheg kafaaa Emplre.
In Florida the everglades alcns-al-
nest solid muck beds-uoula afford
an empire o. some 2 million acres: IN
New Jersey and Virginia ere vast
sSanps. among them Tie fkmous DIS
Eal Swamp. In Illinois which 10 esn-
orally REGARDED e. q weli ssttled agri.
cultural state. there are q milllon acres
q swamp had: IN NiehigRn there are
nearly milliOa acreG Fertile Iowa
has about 2 mlIiion acres Of swamp
land. In Minnesota there are almost
. million acres Of rich surveyed swamp
lanas and kuge swamp arsas not yet
surveyed. Arkansas has Tremendous
swamp areas which could b drained
ana made hahitable. and In ali there
- . swamp ARA In the eastern half Of
the United STATES which r. equal IN en-.
tent % the great agricultural statea
% Indiana. Illinois. and Iowa. with
three or four smaller eastern states
thrown In.
10 the stsensrson BIN demonstrates
thae the GOvernmspt can transform
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

There Is IN mans nature . secret in-
ellnation and motion toward love Of
ofheFs, which. n Il be not spent upon
sone ona or q few. does. naturally
1Uread Itself toward many" said Lord
Raoon. three centuries ago. The ~
mark might be applied With gOod rea
son 20 the unmarried women. who with
In ths last half eentury has become Z
sewing power in the weird. a. such
names - Florence ElEktengale. Susan
y. Anthony. Frsncis willard. Cisra Bar
ten. Harriet llartinesu. TFabcis POwes
Cshba MARI Lyon and Jane Adams. q
auoeo but q few. win show.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

elothes for her wedding Outat and ne
way Of getting any" "Elisaeeah e >
oorker, Ton; what dos sne 90!
swhV. she resurrects old YOakS uho
dIed In 1873, long enough TO 80 INTO
mourning for him. 20 that poor heVy
Arsdale could DO her the favor OF "
lIeying her OF her unmOurnful el0theS'
o. which she had laid In a large siocA'
both for outside and inside Sear.
Van Dolsen paused and his triena
said. ivan. agree with you. your
wife a a wonder. "-WGSAtHgfOa star.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

GINSENG kEss2.sss - . p: - - -: !:
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. 3 60, -: ls;f:.ss: s:.' : z
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

swamps Into fertile farm land and
that the settler or owner viii pay
hack % the EoSer1ment the relatively
small cost of the improvement. there
seems 20 Be no reason Why this wOrk
% creation Of valne out % worthless
waste, should not 20 On indedsAiely
ana provide homes for millions more
q rural population
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

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scanty PartiEg 3. all diseases q ths -, -
hasf falling arr fssiose gray aae tadst lar 4.
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or fsTasly = SOT \ DYE ro- a ssr e-,-,
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snip d O. VOC Tlsfa-d o. CUf ,ur txrtr-s. ~
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tsrir cNpsrisnoss tor the tshsfi q o.fsri rs
have tccUrne CiscCuraget. NCu nsstf
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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18
Boxer TUnhfca

Blessed are the peaoemaksrs. but
sometimes the blessing comes In the
form of a stia Jar On the lover jaN
for interfering.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

King George q Greece a IN atkisss
and y said - - TIE hesa mnseied
monarch On EaFepa
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-18

The new capitol Il HarFixburx. Pa.
e neariy sonpistsd and has eosi o.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-03
FEED THE cow REGULARLY.

Few realize the great Importance
of regularity in feeding. All stock
should be fed at the same hour every
day. The digestive system is a thing
of habit. The digestive fluids flow the
most freely and work the most effec-
tually when they are called upon at
regular intervals. The animal that
is not fed at the usual feeding time
becomes nervous and worries for it's
feed. The digestive fluids have begun
to flow and try to work before the
feed comes, and on the other hand
the animal that is fed before its usual
feeding time Is not in prime condition
for making the best use of its feed, as
it has not the appetite that comes at
the regular feeding time and prompts
the flow of the digestive fluids.
The habit of feeding at all hours is
certain to result In waste of feed
and is conducive TO an unthrifty con-
dition. Regular feeding promotes good
assimilation, as then the gastric juices
and the saliva come most copiously,
and work together on the feed, thus
assuring thorough digestion. We
should never forget that Irregular
feeding is wasteful feeding.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-03
THE TURKEY BUSINESS.

Some erroneous ideas have crept
into the turkey business that are diff
ficult to eradicate. There has been a
tendency on the part of some turkey
growers to breed short-legged fowls
with a view to obtaining heavy :
weights. This is mistake, for 1t is
the long-legged, rangy turkey that
makes the 50-pound adult. There is
no doubt but what excessive weights
are fads without any reason. The
standard weights are high enough and
there can be little excuse for going
beyond what Is given in that author
ity. We would recommend good-sized
pullets; those weighing from Is to 20
pounds are preferable to larger ones
Young toms weighing from is to "a
pounds are a good size. Yearlings
from % to 35 pounds are as large as
ought to be used For show purposes
the adults should be selected and al
lowed to get as heavy as possible. 1t
Is in the show room where the heavy
turkey gives satisfaction.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-03
KICKING MULES.

AS a rule, small mules from broncho
mares, are very apt to kick at any
chance, while mules from work mares
and those with draft blood seldom
kick or balk. Very few mules ever
kick in the harness. A mule seldom
gets hurt on wire fence. While they
are very quick to see a weak place in
a fence and will get cut where a horse
would not try, they are careful not to
get cut. The usual way to break a
mule is to throw rope over his head
and tie to something solid until he
gives up, and when good strong har-
ness is put on him and he is hitehed
by the side Of a strong, well-broken
mule or horse, and both hitched to a
wagon and driven into a large field
and kept on the run until the young
mule will quit cutting capers, mind
the bit and drive up. A two-year-old
mule will do a large amount of work;
1t Is very hard to overwork a mule;
II his collar fits he will do all he
should, but will take care not to do
any more.