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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-04-05

Physician and Surgeon. Office ove-
Nye and Ormsby County Ba:..-.
Office Hours.-A. M. 10 to l.;
P, N, 1 to 8; p. M. 70 8.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Corn Husker.

Daniel Tree, of Gainesville, is
said to have solved the problem, Of
the corn husker, almost to the salts
factlen of the most critical in that
line OF machinery. There have been
hundreds of husking machines in.
vented but SO far they have proved
failure. The machine which Mr..
Irse has under construction is alto
gether Of a different plan than any
heretofore tried. By system Of
rollers the corn is snapped from the
stalk. is stripped clean Of husks and
elevated into wagon with nicely
that is' a marvel to the beholder. To
look at the machine from one angle
it might be taken for forty-second
cousin to a corn harvester. Two
prongs extend out to the front but
instead of being solid, rigid wood
are rollers about four inches in dia-
meter. oscilliating on springs and
beginning about six inches from the
front end run to a point. AS the
staiks-of the row come between the
rollers. the stalk itself is rolled
through. the ear snapped off, with
out SO much as pulling up or dam
aging the stalk. The ear has got to
part with the stalk. From these
rollers the ear is then carried to two
sets, of rollers over which it passes
where in most every case all husks
are striped off but should any re-
mainithere is still another device
that clears the ear perfectly and
makes it ready for cribbing.-Ma-
son Gty Globe-Gazette
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Farm Notes.

The farm without its apple tree is
a reproach to any farmer.
Afterthe long, hard days work
the horse is entitled to good, clean,
soft, arS bed, Does e.get,it?
man who plants a tree is wise,
but the man who plants an apple
tree is doubly wise, and thrice bless
ed.
Arrange it SO that the cattle can
have free access to salt, as it will
then be eaten in smaller quantities
at a time as they need it.
Some level-headed enthusiast of
the apple has said that what iron is
to theqmetals, and Michel Angelo to
the artists, and Shakespeare to the
poets, the apple is to the fruits.
Name the farm. Ofcourse why
not? Let some striking feature cf
the farm suggest the title. In some
sections of the fruit belt Of Michigan
one will find that the farms have
not only been named, but these
names have been tastefully lettered
upon signboards and placed in the
front yard, so that the passer-by
may read it as he runs.
While butter is abundant and
prices low is good time to put up
some for winter use. Here is the
French method of treatment: After
working out all the water the butter
is slowly heated to the boiling point;
then cooked 80 minutes. After cool
ing a little the scum is skinned
from the top, and the butter is pour
ed into a dry, sweet, clean jar. When
the jar is full sprinkle the butter
with salt; seal up the jar with paper
and paste, and store it away from
the fire. If the butter is sweet and
good in the beginning, it will not
become strong, or lose it's yellow
color, though kept until warm
weather.
One of the most significant signs
OF the times is the rise Of agricultur-
al industries and the awakening of
general interest in rural subjects.
This and the eagerness with which
the universities and colleges are
seeking solutions of agricultural
problems in turning the attention of
students in the direction Of agricul-
ture. There is a danger here to
which Prof. L. II. Bailey calls atten-
ton when he says that "the student
who enters this field will most as
suredly not succeed unless he has
good talents and efficient training,
and properly estimates the problem.
But it is evident, the professor goes
on to say, mot only that an educated
man can succeed in agricultural arts,
but that in time this type Of man
will be the only one who can hope
for the best results. Marion
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
They scorned Doctors.

The learned ladies in olden times took
great comfort and pride in their skill
in medicine. With true professional
scorn they looked down upon the regu.
lar doctors as upon quacks. "For Gods
sake beware what medicines We take
of any fyssissyans Of London. shall
never trust to them because of your
father and my uncle, whose souls God
assoil." So wrote lady in conscious
pride. She knew she could have saved
the lives of her unfortunate relatives
If she had only had n chance to dose
them with some Of her wonderful con-
coctions or to have put upon them
some such plasters as those for which
Dame Margery Pastor was famous.
Her husband sent for one of her plas-
ters for the kings ssattorney, James Ho-
barst, who was suffering with an ache
in his knee, and to whom Sir; John Pas
ton felt himself sentmentally,i indebted.
"He is the man who brought, you and
me together" he wrote to Margery
"and had leaver than f4ON that We
could with your plaster part lrim and
his pain"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Farm Burrows,

1t is about this season of the year
that we have a suspicion that the
weigh of the transgressor is about
l,SOO pounds for a ton of coal" !"
Scales at home will get around this
old trouble.
1t has always been mystery to
me why anything as cheap as buck
wheat would be adulterated by the
addition OF cement or other deleter-
lous substances. We now have a
pure-food law that ought to insure
greater purity. Let us have pure
food of all kinds at whatever cost.
There is at this time such a de-
mand for hornless cattle in both
dairy and beef herds that muleys
are at a premium. So, many are
engaged in producing a hornless
strain. There are some polled cat
tie in all breeds and these are en-
ployed as starters.
The Illinois Experiment Station
has found out that larger yield of
oats can be be obtained by drilling
than when sown broadcast and that
less seed are required. One bushel
less is required where drill is used
and the yield is six bushels more.
According to the National Stock
man, the demand for pork this year
has astonished even the most san
guine friends of the hog. Both fresh
and cured meats have been taken in
large volume right along at prices
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Arc Ministers, Sons md.

A bishoplmarked the names Of those
whom he deemed worthy OF remem-
brance for some service performed in
religton,or politics or literature or sci
ence or art or commerce or phiIan-
thropy orNwarefarc, or some ether as
poets Of the various life of the nation.
OF such names he found 1870 who
We're the children of clergynen or,min-
listers, taking no account of those twho
We're grandchildren Of clergymem or
more remote descendants. OF the chill
dren Of lawyers, there were $40, land
of doctors $50. The sons of,clergymen
who became themselves ,clergymen
We're $50. Heifurther asserts that the
superiority which the clergy enjoy in
respect to their children to the other
professions lies beyond dispute. The
superiority has been not Of numbers
only, but of degree. From clerical
homes have sprung more distinguished
sons than from the homes of any secu-
lar profession.-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Grense In Wool Enhrlc.,

Few persons realize when they put
on wOOlen garments what, large
amount of animal fats wool contains,
for to the touch woolenslarc not,greasy
In the big clothing shops where, mems
garments are cut, however, the floors
around the tables where electric knives
clip out the odd shaped pieces soon be-
come as slippery as though they were
waxed for dance.
"Why do you waX,the foors--to keep
the fabrics clean?' is,a common query
from visitors.
But the clothing cutters explain, that
this accumulation Of grease comes
from the friction of wool,clotli} }over the
wood. The woods pores \soon\ become
so charged with it that they feef1 greasy
to the touch, and even the hmrdert tgoods
in the cutting tuDles absorb frcen the
wOOlen fibers SO much of the anitnal
fat that to all appearancessthey might
be In steady use in the rendering de-
partment of an abattoir.-Mew York
pracc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

which were SO high that they were
expected to check consumption,
There are three reasons why this
condition has existed and still exists.
First is the prosperity os the South,
"a large consumer of cured meats.
The southern trade was never larger
than it is today. Next is the grow
ing foreign trade, which like our
own seems to proceed regardless of
prices; and, finally, the people of
this! country have learned to eat
bacon: Its consumption is unprece-
dented in our history, and is still
growing. There has been no short
age IN numbers of hogs, buta vastly
increased demand. This is WHY
prophecies based on hog supplies
have failed and are likely to fail in
the future.-Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
ENFORCE NEW DAIRY LAW.
Commissioner H. R. Wright Issues Cir
cular to OairYmen.

The following circular has recent
ly been issued to creamery managers,
cream purchasing agents and pro-
ducers of milk and cream:
The statutes Of this state author
ize fine of not less than $25 nor
more than 500 for the sale, pur-
chase, or use of any UNCLEAN,
lUNHEALTHFUL, ADULTERA-
TED or UNWHOLESOME milk or
cream to be converted into any pro-
duct OF human food.
1t is made the duty of the Dairy
Commissioner to enforce this statute,
and creamery managers, cream pur-
chasing agents and producers Of
milk and cream are therefore warn
ed that in every case where evidence
Of violation of this law can be Sc
cured, this department will cause the
prosecution of both the seller and
the purchaser of unclean and un-
wholesome milk or cream.
The Commissioner and his assist
ants are constantlyinvestigating the
equality of cream at the creameries,
the receiving stations and while en-
route by rail or otherwise and the
law will be enforced as vigorously
and completely as possible. The
producer of bad cream, even though
it is salable, loses money; he causes
immensely greater losses to other
producers whose better product is
contaminated by his bad stuff. and
he causes still greater losses to the
state as whole because the reputa-
tion of the state suffers. These los
ses are inexcusable because the pro-
duction of good milk and cream is a
comparatively easy matter. There
is necessary only Cleanliness, Low
Temperatures, Frequent Delivery.
So far as possible this department
will insist that:
l. Hand separators shall be wash
ed Immediately after each time they
are used. This is extremely impor-
I<auI, Credul luusG Do cOOlou before
mixing with cold cream.
Cream must be held at low tenn
perature in cold water both summer
and winter.
Cans in which milk or cream is
delivered must be clean.
2. Cream must be delivered ev-
cry second day in summer and every
third day in winter, and must, when
delivered be clean and wholesome
as required by the statute.
Cream that is sweet and clean and
of high test is worth about three
cents per pound of fat more for but
ter making purposes than cream
that is old and sour and of low test.
This department endorse the prin-
ciple of paying for cream on grade
and urges its general adoption both
by the centralizer and the local
creamery operator. The principle
is not only right from business
standpoint but its practice will tend
to better cream and greater profits
for producers and manufacturer of
dairy products. Respectfully,
ID. Il. Wright, Commissioner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Many readers of the Independent
understand Mr.. SINNERS tax case
which was tried before Judge Hob
son in the district court at New
Hampton last week. Banker Loser
handled Mr.. SINNERS money and
business in Nashua, The property
was assessed in Chickasaw county.
After consulting some Of the best
lawers in Iowa, Mr.. Simmer was ad-
vised by them to pay his taxes in
that county, which he did for a num-
ber of years. A few years ago the
supreme court Of Iowa ruled in a
similar case that such taxes should
be paid in the county where the
owner of the property lived. After
this ruling the supervisors of Bre-
mer county CLAIMED from Mr.. Slim
mer the taxes which he had paid
the last five years in Chickasaw
county. Mr.. Simmer and the Bre-
mer county officials compromised on
a basis satisfactory to both parties
and he paid the amount agreed up
on, $l3,922, into the Bremen county
treasury. Then Mr.. Simmer sued
Chickasaw county to recover some
Of the taxes which he had paid in
that county. The case was tried in
court last week and the Judge de-
cided that Mr.. Simmer could not
recover from that county. If this
ruling stands it means that Mr..
Simmer has had to pay taxes twice
on the same assessment for five
years.-Waverly Independent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
A Funny Eagle.

A Russian grand duke was once the
guest Of German prince. 1t was
early in the last century. In Russia
the imperial double headed eagle is to
be seen everywhere and on everything
throughout the empire : stamped,
painted, embroidered sculptured. AT
that period the education of grand
dukes was somewhat limited This
grand duke went out shooting in Ger
many and, among other things, shot n
large bird. He asked an experienced
huntsman who accompanied him what
the bird was. "An eagle, your high
ness" was the answer. The grand
duke turned on him in an irritated
way. How can it be an eagle" he
asked, "when it has only one head?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Mccreery's Poem That VIII Never Die

There is no de,th! The stars 20 down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright In heavens jeweled crown
They shine forevermore.
There is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer showers
The golden grain Of mellow fruit.
Or rainbow-tin flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize
To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
There is no death. The leaves may fall.
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only watt through wlntry hours
The coming Of the May.
There is no DEATH An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread:
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead"
He leaves our hearts all desolate.
He plucks our fairest. sweetest flowers;
Transplanted into bliss. they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird.lke voice. whose joyous tones
Made glad these scenes of sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasting song
Amid the tree of life.
And when he sees smile too bright,
Or heart too pure for taint or vice,
He bears tito that world of light
To dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undying life
They leave US but to come ag ain;
With JOY we welcome them-the same
Except In sin and pain.
And ever near US. though unseen.
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe
Is life--there is 40 dea..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

A beautiful display Of meteoric
lights on the night of November Ia
may be witnessed if the skies are
not clouded. A Waterloo local author
ity on things astronomical, says the
Times-Tribune, gives the following
account Of the display: "The notion
commonly entertained about space
as being empty is certainly very
erroneous. The case is far other
wise. Innumerable small bodies,
dark and cold, traverse that part Of
space in which the solar system is
now, in every direction. Those in
our neighborhood revolve about the
sun, which is as careful to enforce
obedience upon these specks of
matter as upon the planets them
selves, each has its own curve, and
obeys the universal law of gravi-
tation. These small bodies are call
ed meteors, or shooting stars. One
can hardly watch the sky for fifteen
minutes on clear and moonless
night without seeing at least one of
these bodies flash and vanish. But
there are certain nights in the year
on which they are more numerous
than on others, and come down in
regular showers, innumerable of
these quick flashing lights, follow
ing in quick succession, seem to
shower upon us and look as if all
the stars had suddenly left their
places in the armament, dashed
swiftly across a portion of the sky
and then vanished. One of these
grand and magnificent displays may
be looked for on the night of Nov.
Ia, On the two nights Immediately
preceding and succeeding this date
there will be more meteors seen than
ordinarily, but on the l4th the main
showers are to come"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
shnde1ess Eorests.

LargeHracts of dense forests in Aus
tralia are\ practically ,shadeless. Many
kinds Of tpees in that strange country
turn their edges insteadAof the fiat sur.
face Of the tleaves to thelsun, and thus
one may stand under tree of enor-
nous size and be as fully exposed to
the sun as though heSwere in the open
plain. Travel through these forests
is said to be exceedingly arduous work,
as the trees, while theya do not cut off
the sun, prevent the breeze from
reaching the ground, andsthus the trav-
eler experiences a stihingN heat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

A proud young father telegraphed
the news Of his new responsibility to
his brother in this fashion: "a hand
some boy has come to my house and
claims to be your nephew. We are
doing our best to give him a proper
welcome" The brother, however,
failed to see the point and replied: 81
have not got nephew. The young
man is an impostor."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Use For Spoiled Beer.

'There is no need" said brewer,
"for us to throw away beer that has
turned sour, nor is there any need for
Us to try to doctor 1t up. We have q
ready sale for our spoiled beer among
cement makers. Don't think from this
that cement makers have a morbid
taste for sour beer. Nothing OF the
kind. They use this beer in making
cement for leather joints. 1t takes
the place of acid, being cheaper and
yet just as good"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

The boy or man who, in the en-
ploy of another does not work for
the interest Of his employer, does
not, as a rule, make success in life.
On this subject the New Bedford,
(Mass.) Standard, truly says: "Ac.
cidents and exceptions for individu-
al reasons aside, the young man
whose chief effort has been to avoid
working more than his pay called
for and who has carried this as the
governing principal of his life, has
been a greater or less failure. When
he himself has reached middle life
and has begun to complain because
other men have got ahead of him, he
looks everywhere but in the right
place for the reason. The place is
himself and the reason is that he
made the mistake of never doing as
well ashe could, because he was afraid
of cheating himself. What he ac.
tually did was to cheat himself the
worst. way. There is, as rule, nc
escape from the truth that unless a
man gives the best there is in him
he will never get the best there is fol
-hltA Gareersewhiehs look like, ex.
3ceptions to this rule are due either
to peculiar conditions such as do
not arise in ordinary lives or else
the appearance is deceptive"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Have you good job? Don't for
get that a lot Of hungry-eyed indi-
vidaals are standing around waiting
more or less patiently to drop into
1T whenever you get a better one or
when you get fired" The way to
keep a good job is to be better than
the present job; the way to get on the
toboggan is to get it into your head
that you are indispensable to the
office and to begin acting indepen-
dent and Glossy" Lawrence (Kan-
sasl World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Greatness is to take the common
things of life and walk truly among
BE, Gentle With bitter People.

Howsoften we come,across people in
life so disagreeabfe and bitter, reject
Ing allsovertures of,kindness we make
toward them, that we tfeel quite dis
hcartened. And yet ifEwc only knew
their life's history how much we should
perhaps find to forgive and pity, SO
let us keep on with our good work
until we have thawed the icicles Of
their, hearts with theywarmth of our
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Nntural HistnrY.

Mamma, what are twins?" asked
little Bobby.
ooh. know" chimed in Dorothy,
with all the superiority of an elder
sister. "rwins is two babies just the
same age, three is triplets. four is quad.
rupeds, and five is centipcdes."-Ha
per's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

In the home, insist on having a
current of fresh air through every
room, night and day, but do not sit
or sleep in the draft. 1t is we'll
known that the blood has to keep in
circulation through the body to keep
it pure, and water must be kept in
motion to prevent the accumulation
of slime and decay. So, the air needs
to circulate to keep it free from the
impurities SO literally thrown off
from the lungs and the body, as well
as from other materials. We should
refuse to attend public gatherings,
even church meetings, which are
held in halls or rooms not we'll
ventilated. Do not close up the
house too early in the fall, but keep
the rooms cool for the same reason
that we leave our plants out as long
as possible-to harden up the body
and prepare it better to withstand
the real cold when it does come. See
that the school room is ventilated,
but see, also that the little folk are
not compelled to sit in a draft.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Liberty without obedience is confu-
sion, and obedience without liberty is
slavery.-Wllliam Penn.
peevfshness.

Peevishness may be considered the
canker Of life that destroys its vigor
and checks its improvement; that
creeps on with hourly depredations
and taints and vitiates what it cannot
consume.-Johnson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Probably woman would be bride
to her husband longer u she should
continue making company|of Him. Most
women begin to save their jam for
visitors when they have been married
three months.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
Mn...3 y. Icrs. Careful.

Heavy latAcs O-ioantly)-Now, see
here, Molt don'ttot nle catch you,and
young DoNecot iGrtins together in the
conserva aory again. Guilcless Daugh-
ter hemcrciyl-No father. you>shant.
-BystaiAlcr
The Mena weekly star., 1906-12-06
AGED COUPLE ELOPE
Father 0ntwits Son Who Tried to Pre-.
 vent "0ld Mans Marriage.

Fort Smith, Dec. 1.-In order to outwit his son, who recently secured an injunction to prevent him from getting married, Rev. E. B. T. Real, 7S years of age, eloped from Siloam Springs today and came to Fort Smith, where he succeeded in having the cere- mony performed before his son became aware of his whereabouts.
 Rev. MT. Real has been en- deavoring for some time to marry Mrs. Jennie Salsberg, widow 50 years of age, who also resided at Siloam Springs. A son of the elderly minister, however, was opposed to the idea of his father taking another wife, and in order to prevent it he went to Benton vile and secured an injunction preventing the county clerk from issuing license, on the ground that Rev. MT. Real was feeble in health and mind and not cap- able of transacting business. The application for a permanent in- junction was to have been heard within the next two weeks, but this is now unnecessary.
 The injunction did not apply to Sebastian county and Rev. MT. Real eluded the court and his son by eloping 10 this county. He aud Mrs. Salsberg arrived this morning and after they had secured the license they were married by County Judge Fal- coner.
 Mir. Real stated that he had made three attempts to get married, but was prevented each time by his son, who thought him too old. He said that he and Mrs. Salsberg finally determined that the only way to outwit his. son was to elope to this city and be married.
 The couple left here for Frank lin county to visit daughter of the groom.