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 Bob Smith and 0aus,,s.' a,s. Lois. were guests 0' "'s. stbsry Friday and Saturday K. |Narcis Rice returned ues 1 home in Sulphur ROCK al- Ls,t visit in this city as the E,s J. W. Mangruln.
 h D. McGlathery went to .,, last Saturday for a visit She was joined It Sunday by MT. Mco'a'h
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
The Onion Patch.

Experience with onion raising cover
ing several years leads to the belief
that the most economical MS we'll as
the most satisfactory preparation OF
land for the crop consists in summer
following of the piece of land to be
used the season before one wishes to
raise the onion crop. This should con-
sist of successive plowings and disk
ing. which will result in bringing to the
surface. terminating and killing just.
as much of the weed seed in the soil
as possible. The decrease in the cost
of wedding coupled with the satisfac-
ton of having the crop in clean con-
dition will pay for the rental of the
land three times over. A fine clover
meadow which was remarkably free
from weeds last season and the second
crop on which was plowed under last
September now shows no end of pigeon
grass which must have lain dormant
through last year, the presence Of
which will very largely increase the
cost of wedding. If the piece of land
selected for the onion patch is not
known to be reasonably free from
weed seeds the plan of summer fallow-
ing will be found by far tue most sat
iSfactory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
Constitutional Changes.

A few years ago 1t was generally con-
coded that the constitution of the Uni
ted States the supreme law of the land,
was like the laws of the Modes and
Persians that changed not But new
theory has now been put forward by
those in high places, that expediency
Is of more Importance than preserving
the constitution intact They would
read in clauses that are not there and
override other clauses that are there,
to obtain immediate results on the basis
of their own Interpretation of what
should be or should not be. To keep
governments from disintegration and
despotlsn even in republic, there
must be fundamental law, before
which all must bow. until necessity
forces n change, which under the con-
stltutfon of the United States is very
difficult to obtain. 1t requires two
thirds of Congress, or twO-thirds of the
legislatures Of the States. to propose
amendments and three-fourths Of the
States to ratify such amendments. Pub
lie opinion must be well-nigh unani-
nous to accomplish the change, and
this our Republican reformers cannot
wait for, SO they propose to stretch or
comfort the law to accomplish their
purposes. Those who would abet them
In their unconstitutional proceedings
should remember that the rights of all
the people are very fully protected and
the rights of the States preserved by
the constitution and the amendments
thereto, and that If breach is made
in the outer wall the citadel itself will
be in danger, which would mean chaos
or despotism. There is, however, moth
ing sacred about the constitution; 1t
was made to be amended. and what the
United States cannot accomplish under
it, the States individually can do, and
what neither can do is reserved to the
sovereign people.
The work for those who would make
changes must therefore be done decent
ly and in order, and the proposed new
laws must be so surely of advantage
and necessary that almost none will
question them. The great mass Of the
people have more to lose by stretching
the constitution than they would gain
by the new Republican doctrine of ex-
pediency, for who can say that the dis
Indignation and humiliation Of law
that would ensue would not lead to an
end of free government. Let us there
fore be patient of the Ills we have that
we may not suffer from still greater
ones that we know not of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
| A TRUE-L0vER'S KNOT
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SeeS~SSNSe~eSScSe-N
do have some more tea,' urged the
Flapper.
Not any, thank you," responded
young Harrington stitily, and he put
down his cup with a clatter of finality.
Then won't you haye-have another
cake2 You haven't tried one of these
little pink ones with cherries on the
top. They're awfully nice. Hazel made
them"
Young Harrington's face, darkened.
~ won't have any more, thanks" he
enuncIated, with great distinctness
And I'm afraid I must really be"
"oh, don't so yet!"lpleaded the Flap
per.
He shot glance oflunpncealed dis
like at her; 1t took in the rough name
Of hair beneath her tam-otshanter. her
short and mud-sputtered skirt, the
hockey boots whose laces always SEEM
ed to be coming united. 1t was almost
incredible that this girl should be own
sister to his dainty Hazel, and yet
better an unattractive hoyden than n
heartless coquette.
Hazel will be sorry to have missed
you. ! can't think what can have kept
her"
Young Harrington laughed, the short,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
stage readiness.

The London Echo gives the following
anecdote from foreign contemporary :
Colbert. the French actor, whose spe-
cialty was the impersonation of Napol-
con l., was troubled with an intirmlty
OF memory, in consequence of which all
letters handed to him to be read on
the stage had really to contain the
words he was to deliver. In some mill
itary piece or other the Emperor had
ito receive letter from his adjutant
and read it aloud to his assembled Of
ficers. A certain Gautier, the wag of
the theater, acted the adjutant, and
one evening. instead of giving Colbert
the written letter, he handed him a
blank sheet Of paper. The actor took
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

Mrs A. B. Sims prominent society thu
lonal whist championship
c by
never touching
uhg series of
conducted by society
ing lie spoke of the evil at
sermon
unexpected dennnciaton o wo
wish publicly
MY
or
IT. at
the
Sims
nament
the doubles
the first omen.
Il do not that whist playing always bad
eral
more harm in dancing power
! as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

The German Pottery Trust, which
the Board of United States General
Appraisers declares is divided into
three groups, has been doing the same
as our trusts, by selling cheaper for
export than to their own people. The
Board of Appraiseres have therefore
raised the price 10 per cent of large
number of imports of German pottery,
which of course increases the duty on
such products This arbitrary increase
In the value of German exports is what
the German government is complaining
Of and which the new maximum tariff
rates of that country are intended to be
used in retaliation. If this program
of retaliation is carried out by both
countries to its logical end, it will pref
ty effectually close the ports of each
country to the trade of the other. This
instance of the effect of protectlonism
on trade, should open the eyes of the
people of both countries to the fact
that they are made to suffer for the
selfish ends of politicians In league
with trusts and combines to plumber
them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

Several months ago the Hon. Thomas
Alexander Smith, recently defeated fol
reelection to Congress in the First Dis
trict of Maryland by the Hon. w, III
jackson, was standing in front of the
White House talking to secret service
men when a boy came dashing out OF
the executive mansion.
who's that?" queried the Congress
man.
That's Archibald Roosevelt" he
was informed.
A moment later another youngstel
appeared through the same door, and
Mr.. Smith repeated his question.
That's Kermit" said one of the
guards.
Just then n third boy came swirline
along on roller skates.
II guess that's another one of the
/, Roosevelt boys" suggested the Mary.
land statesman.
YES" was the answer, that's ouen.
tin"
BY g,En," ruminated Mr.. Smith
they've all got names like SLEEPING
cars. l feel just as if were standing
on the platform at home, watching the
limited express shoot by."-New Or.
leans Picayune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

Many breeders of dairy cattle have
not fully grasped the height and the
depth and breadth of their profession.
There are too many who think it Is
simply the reproduction Of pedigreed
live stock. 1t is more than that. 1t
is the bringing together in one animal
of the capable milk producer and the
mother annually of strong, vigorous
calf. Mr.. Scrlbner, very successful
breeder, says: "In my estimation, a
profitable COW Is one that can produce
year after year maximum yield of
butter at cost that represents good
profit to the owner. She must also
produce one healthy calf each year.
This ought to be one of the requisites
of the sire which is to head the herd.
See to it that he is from productive
strain Of regular breeders. He will
intensity his weak points, as well as
reproduce his good qualities in breed
ing. He ought to be us nearly perfect
In dairy conformation and dairy make
up as possible. With all the care we
may exercise in the mating of our ami
mails, some faulty ones saare sure to
develop. We must figure on that. If
we have looked we'll to this end, to see
that the sire is right and that the
dams we are to use for foundation are
right, we have gone long way toward
developing the profitable cow."-Blood-
ed Stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

it, and, perceiving the trick that had
been played him, returned the missive
to Gautier, saying with perfect gray
ity: Read 1t yourself, General
Gautier, who did not know word of
the part and was too much taken aback
to eNtemporize, could not extricate him.
self from the position before the audi
ence had discovered his discontinue.
Gobert's readiness was, indeed, almost
us remarkable as that of a less cele.
hrated actor, whose forte was the part
oe Richard III. AT the approach of one
of his best points, n hostile CLIQUE in.
duced the supers to accost the ira
gedian with: My lord, we've taken
Buckingham and cut his head off,"
Ills WELL" replied he; "had 1t not
been so, should have said. OF with
his head; so much for buckingham j"
thus getting in his great effect after
all
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
LIKED BucKwHEAT CAKES.

Anecdote of Matthew Arnold's FRS,
Encounter with Them.
Tradition associating great men with
griddle cakes is rare, says the Philadel.
phia Bulletin. An anecdote told of
Matthew Arnold and some American
buckwheats possesses the piquancy of
that old tale of King Alfred and the
peasant wo.nan's burned cakes.
1t was at breakfast at the home OF
DR.. Edward II. Magill, then president
Of Swarthmore College, that the great.
est critical mind Of his age was con.
fronted with the vital problem of
whether he liked this distinctive Amer.
lean Wand.
Culture" Dr. Arnold was remark.
ing, sis indicated by our ability to con.
ceal the first sentiment with which an
object inspires us"
AT this point he was interrupted hv
the entrance of maid, who placed he.
fore the author and his wife a plate of
buckwheat cakes. Mr.. Arnold and his
wife eyed them in the distrustful man.
enr of some ancient Roman, fresh from
his banquets of lampreys and fln-nin.
goes tongues, confronted for the first
time with the unsophisticated fare ot
the Gauls. 1t was plain they had never
seen them and never wished to coo
them again.
Take one, my dear" he said, turn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
Disinfectnnt. for Cholera.

The tar disinfectants should be used
daily about the feed troughs, floors,
sleeping, quarters, etc. No less than n
per cent water solution of the disin.
fectant should be used, and every week,
IL the weather permits, the hogs should
be dipped or sprayed with per cent
solution.
The hogs should not be fed on the
ground or allowed to drink surface
water. A sloppy diet of shorts, bran
and corn or oatmeal is best for the
sick and exposed animals. The water
and slop must not be left in the troughs
for the hogs to wallow in, and in order
to lessen the opportunity for infection
through the food powdered copper sui.
plate may be dissolved in the slop and
drinking water in the proportion of one
ounce of the copper sulphate to every
ten gallons of water and slop.-R. A.
Craig, Indiana Experiment Station.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
Ginseng Crop In Missouri.

According to a Missouri Experiment
Station bulletin, the cultivation of gin
seng for the Chinese market has be-
come an important industry, notwith-
standing the fact that it takes five or
six years to mature crop. While the
crop is exceptionally valuable. the Gull
tivation of ginseng has been found to
possess disadvantages the same as most
other cultivated crops.
1t appears that several fungus dis
eases have broken ont In the ginseng
plantations, some of which are ex
tremely serious sud Infections. large
areas often Leins DESTROYED in i silt
gle week. However, tae par ,icular or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
hours he stood, inwardly raging, while
that odious and destable child fidgeted

hours he stood, inwardly raging, while
that odious and destable child fidgeted
and sighed over the lace At last
"Ah!" she exclaimed, that's done 1t /!
remembered the trick-I'm so sorry,
Mr.. Harrington"
"I'm so sorry, Mr.. Harrington" Her
speech was echoed by Hazel, who flut-
tered in as her sister rose to her feet.
"Oh, am so sorry! 1t wasn't my fault
"a little boy | met in the lane-he'd
lost his way'-she was the picture of
pink-cheeked penitence, and altogether
adorable-'and 1 took him home-and
then 1t was the wrong address. and it
took us hours to find the right one.
Oh"-she lifted bewitching, troubled
eyes-"I thought I'd never be back!"
81 thought So" responded Ted Har-
rington, seemingly unconscious that he
was still holding her hand.
She murmured, at was good of you
to wait SO long"
than that" he declared, and the Flap
per, remarking aloud to no one in par
ticular thar she must see about some
fresh tea. plunged out of the drawing
room, her bootlace trailing behind her.
She was not at all bad youngster,
as her future brother-in-law told her.
you may well say that" observed
the Flapper, serenely. IF it hadn't
been for me you'd have gone back to
your horrible North without ever find
ing out how aWfnlly much Hazel liked
you. And how cross you were about
that knot! Any one would have
thought" she wound up with righteous
indignation, that had tied you up on
purpose! "-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
rubber from Wheat.

A new substitute for rubber has beer
found and If the claims of the ipyento,
prove to be we'll founded there will be
motor cars and bicycles with tires made
of wheat. golf balls that once were
kernels of maize, pavements of barley
and llnoleum that might have been rye
bread.
British patent office records show
that some 300 inventions Of substi.
tutes have been filed, not one of which
has attained success.
The new claimant is William Thred.
fall Carr of Wembley. He purposes ia
make artificial rubber from cereals II
is said that a syndicate OF capitalists
interested In the manufacturing has of.
fered him $1,250,OOo for his pntent
RIGHTS
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| became more worldlywise the unful-
filled promises We're forgotten and the
more feasible advantage of officeholding
and the profitable experience Of attend
ing nationals conventions was brought
to his attention. But back of 1t all
was the feeling impressed by amend
ments to the constitution that the Re-
publican party had freed the niger"
| and given him vote. In the close and
doubtful Northern States this fealty
of the negro has required an honorari-
UNI on election day to make it binding
enough for him to cast his vote for the
Republicans.
The same old tricks are being played
on the colored brethren in the Browns
Vile affair, which exhibits fresh proof
OF the lack of sincerity Of the Republic
can leaders. The President with one
hand flourishes the big stick over the
negro soldiers, and with the other Is
pretending to placate the race by the
appointment to office in Ohio of the
| right man If he can find him. Son-in-
law Longworth and the other Repub-
lican leaders are aghast at this, and
put their veto on it; at all events II
the appointment is to be made in their
locality Even Foraker, who has
Jumped into the ring as the defender
OF the negro soldiers, is also to be dis
trusted, for it is very evident that he
Is opposing the President for political
ends. and that is why Mr.. Roosevelt
wants to appoint negro to an impor-
tant office In Ohio, to put Foraker In
hole.
In nearly all the Northern States the
negro voter holds the balance of power,
and If he should cut loose from his
Republican leading strings what a po-
litical revolution he would bring about.
He could defeat the Republican noni-
nee for President and change the ma
jority In Congress of that party to
minority with votes to spare. That the
Democrats would reward him for such
political somersault Is very doubtful,
but how docile and subservient it would
make the Republican politicians at the
next election. They would be forced to
give the negro voters what they wanted
and would hardly dare to deceive them
any more. There are great political
possibilities for the negro, If he only
knew enough to take advantage of it.
and could organize to carry out such
plan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
The Panama Canal Hoodoo.

AhG Suuai 100000,
There seems to be some hoodoo
hanging over the Panama Canal ever
since President Roosevelt declared ut
Its inception that lie would show them
how to make the dirt fly" Most of us
have met similar troubles when we
have assumed the role of braggadocio
and claimed the power to do what COM
mon sense would have told us was very
difficult to do. Where France failed
we We're sure to be successful The
hoodoo seems principally to attach to
the personal fortunes of those selected
by the President to build the canal,
beginning with Mr.. Wallace, who re-
signed for some unknown reason and
was soundly denounced by the presi-
dent and Secretary Taft as seeker of
pelf and pusillanimous gutter, which
may be called hoodoo number one,
Then Mr.. Shonts dropped out of the
game with the excuse that there was a
more enticing and profitable one in
progress in New York, and this second
gutter was undoubtedly hoodoo num-
Der two.
Hoodoo number three is broodins
over the fact that the canal is to be
built by contract, and has given notice
that in that event the chief engineer
will retire from the ring without even
waiting for time to be called.i Why
John F. Stevens threatens to bethoodoo
number three by refusing to have
charge of this great work, which we
have been assured from the highest
source is equal to the glory of a SOL
der in the battle line, is conundrum
that has not vet been answered. But
the power of the hoodoo is so great that
President Roosevelt is said to be veer-
ing around to having the canal built
by the government instead of letting it
out to be built by contract, probably to
try and break the streak of i'll luck.
Those who are not superstitious may
look for the cause of the constant
changes in the chief officials in the lack
OF consistent and Interchangeable plans
for the undertaking, which has evident
~ got on the nerves of chairmen and
chief engineers alike. Make haste
slowly is the only way that this gigan-
tice undertaking will be completed,
whether built by the government or by
contract
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
Bird. Devoar Scale Insects.

btruN Dev0Ir ScnIe InseCts.
Few kinds of insects are so inimical
to the health and existence of fruit
trees and other crop plants as the
scales, and, owing to their small size
and peculiar habits, few are so diff
cut to cope with. 1t has been gen.
orally supposed that birds lend no as
sistance In the destruction of scales.
This proves to be an error. for the
Biological Survey has already found
that more than fifty species of birds
eat scale insects. Not only is this
true, but in the case of certain spe-
cies. as the grosbeak, scales have been
ascertained to form large percent
age Of the food
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
Negro In Politics.

The negro has always been the tool
Of Republican politicians on account of
his docility us voter. The old sub
terfuge of forty acres and Il mule lasted
for years, and kept the credulous coll
ored brother constantly awaiting pros
perity from his supposed Republican
tenefactors, which never came. As be-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

The Boss-How many children have
you, Pat?
New Janitor-Siven, sor.
The Boss-Why, you have quite a
family to support.
New Janitor-Faith, an OF have,
sor; an if they all didn't arm their
own livln' OF couldn't do it at all, at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
New Interest in Pea.


With rapid stripping of the great
forest areas Of the north and west to
supply the enormous lumber trade Of
the country and somewhat slower
yet Just as sure consumption of the
hard wood and coal supplies of the
central and western States for use as
fuel, attention is now being directed
to the vast yet untouched deposits of
peat to be found in the north central
States. According to the State Geolog-
ical Survey. northern Iowa and south
ern Minnesota alone contain in the
neighborhood of 250OO,OOO tons of peat,
much of it. due to drier seasons and
drainage systems, being in partially
dry condition. The deposit of peat
which is nothing but the accumulation
of the decayed vegetable matter of gen.
erations past, covers hundreds of acres
and varies from four to ten feet in
thickness Plans are already on foot
for the establishment of plants which
will press and dry the peat and put 1t
on the market. Those who have tested
the fuel qualities of peat state that 1t
is superior to the best hard wood and
is surpassed by coal only in the respect
that it contains somewhat more carbon.
Peat is far superior to coal in that it
contains no sulphur, makes little
smoke and no SCOT or cinkers. 1t
makes Il fine white ash. giving a fire
| that is very hot or mild as occasion
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

When woman raises her sons in
what she considers the right way, 1t is
never with a view to making good hus-
bands of them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06

First Boss What makes you say
your employees are not consistent? Sec
ond. Boss-They are kicking for short
er hour and longer pay,