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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Cloth to stop Bullets.

"a new protective principle for SOL
diers has been discovered by an Italian,
Sig. Benedetti," says the Technical
World Magazine. Experimentation
shows that great resistance is offered
by substances that have air within
their cells. The principle may be Illus
trated in this manner: Fire under pre-
cisely the same conditions in both cases,
a bullet at each of two calendars, one
OF which consists of thick sheets Of pa-
per, the other of thinner sheets. The
ball will penetrate farther into the cal
endar OF heavier material. This DIFF
ference is due to the elasticity of the
layer of air that is imprisoned between
the successive sheets. The thinner the
cushion of air, the more elastic 1t is,
and the more sharply 1t reacts.
Benedict, adopting this principle,
has constructed cuirass of a kind of
felt. 1t is not rough, however, like or
binary felt. The special features of
this new device for stopping bullets the
inventor has not as yet disclosed in
any detail"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Killine the squash Bug.

The gray bug that infests squash
vines is tough customer. Poison does
not always kill him, because he does
not eat the leaves, but thrusts his beak
through the outer covering to suck the
Juice, and does not get much of the
poison. In series of experiments in
the methods Of preventing the attacks
of the squash vine borer the preventives
employed were paris green at the rate
of half teaspoonful to two gallons,
corn cobs dipped in coal tar, and kerr
osene emulsion. The application of the
paris green and the kerosene was re-
peated after every hard rain until Sep
TENDER; the cobs were dipped In coal
tar again once in three weeks. All three
Of the applications seemed to be bene-
fetal, with perhaps little something
in favor Of the corn cobs as being the
cheapest and most convenient. The
| odOr Of the tar has no effect on the in
sects, but seems to repel the moth,
causing her to lay her eggs elsewhere
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

cushioned rocking chairs, d lounge with
brlght-colered Afghans upon it, and n
great waterfall of Wandering Jew in
the window all breathe of the quaint
home-likeness Of quarter century ago.
Miss Barton fits into it like picture
into its frame, and chat with her
there is the sort of experience that
finds one coming away smiling little.
The winter months, when the Vir-
gfnia hills opposite her study windows
are forlornly bare, Miss Barton spends
writing and reading. In spite of her
SO-odd years, she is still mentally keen
and interested In all the events of the
day, and she keeps up with current
affairs to an amazing degree. Now and
then articles from her pen are sought
by various publications., and 1t is hint
ed, too, that she is busily preparing a
volume of recollections, which shall
perhaps be somewhat in the nature of
an autobiography. Miss Barton has
for years been urged to write such a
book, and since her connection with all
public affairs was severed, some two
or three years ago, she has been giving
more and more time and attention to
her personal writings. ~
+ Her habits while thus at work are
curiously cratic. She As, up early IN
the morning, and often by daybreak
the scratch Of her pen may be heard
in her study. During the day she often
takes little maps, resuming her writing
with fresh vim, and frequently she will
lie down from 8 or 0 o'clock in the
evening until 10 or II, rising then to
go vigorously to work and write. busily
until or O'Clock in the morning One
Of her most faithful companions states
that frequently, when she has had some
difficult piece Of writing to be done,
she would go to the kitchen and work
energetically with her hands, Mt can
ming or ironing or some domestic task
all the while revolving her subject
and Its arrangement in her thoughts.
Then suddenly she would 60 to her
room, take up her pen and write her
article with scarcely the change of a
word. She Insisted that her thoughts
came much more clearly and smoothly
when her hands were occupied.
During the summer months Miss
Barton generally goes to her old home,
the little town of Oxford, Mass, where
she was born and where her remaining
relatives still live. She is dearly loved
and reverenced there, and is usually
the patron saint of the young men and
maids of the graduating classes. She
has an unfailing interest lii young peo-
pie, and enters into their ambitions and
troubles with real sympathy. Another
of her great pleasures Is the annual re-
union Of the G. A. R., where she is
always beloved and honored figure,
The old boys have never forgotten
the heroism and courage with which
she went among them, helping to save
their lives, and here at least there goes
out to her gratitude which never for
gets nor takes for granted the great
work she has accomplished.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Point. for Wool Growers.

Buyers when taking up wool for the
mills, Invariably reject all feeces tied
with slsal, binder or other Injurious
Irvine: these fleeces can be sold only
at discount. Mill men say that it is
impossible to turn out perfect cloth
from this sisal-tied wool, owing to the
fact that the strands from the Irvine
that work into the wool do not take
the dye, and otherwise cause defects
In the finished product Growers and
those preparing wool for market should
keep this important feature in mind,
namely, that to realize the highest
price and to facilitate the sale of the
wool the fleeces should be tied with
regular wool Irvine. II pays.
Imports of foreign raw wool into the
United States during the month of Feb
ruary amounted to 22,393,31S pounds,
against 2G,O96,30O pounds in the same
month last year, and 29OO3, 21O pounds
In 1905; total imports for past eight
months ended with February were Ill.,
732,S73 pounds, against 1921, O96
pounds in 1905-0G, 13s,416,117 in
1904-O5.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
prevention of Milk Fever.

Milk fever has long been a destruc-
tive ailment among large milking cows,
but it Is no longer feared by dairymen
who are familiar with the air treat
,nent. But, though the disease may be
easily handled by this treatment, 1t new
ertheless causes considerable damage to
the COW in lowering her record for tile
year, and is altogether dangerous dis
ease. 1t is well to guard against tl'r
trouble by prevention, and perhaps G !,
of the best known methods Is to see
that the animal has laxative food from
two weeks to ten days before calving.
After the calf comes, do not in any case
milk out all the milk, but leave the I'D
der as full as possible; that is, simply
relieve the pressure enough to prevent
the udder caklng. This is natures way
Of protecting the animal. After three
or four days, when the danger is over,
the animal may be MIXED out clean
each time and put ON full feed few
days later
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
BOY GOT NO SYMPATHY.
Posed as Victim of Bold Highway
| Robberv

A little, grinly urchin with soli-
tary newspaper under his arm walk
ed along Riverside Drive asserting
loudly that he had all the latest edi.
lions of the afternoon newspapers.
That he was a tyro at hawking was
evident from his garbling of the titles
of the papers. Nevertheless he at
tracted the attention of young ma
tronwho was sitting on bench try
ing to figure out where the fresh air
began and the soft coal smoke of the
starch factories OF Weehawken left
off. She beckoned to the boy, who
darted across the path and held out
his lone paper, all wrinkled and badly
folded, and evidently the product Of
a forage along the drive.
is that the only paper you haye?"
asked the young matron.
''Yessum.''
"You must be lucky to have sold
out SO early opening, as she spoke,
purse which was well filled with
change. The boys eyes glistened and
his face underwent transformation.
From somewhere about his anatomy
he produced half-choked sob.
mo, mum, wasn't lucky" he said
whimperingly. Jus as l WIZ sellin'
me paper a big boy came along an
took 'em from me-an'-an'- he took
all me money, too. / had fifteen cents
in me pocket" making rapid mental
calculation as he surveyed the nest
of dimes and nickels which the young
matron was turning over, looking for
a penny.
That's too bad" said the young
matron.
"Yessum. An he said he'd kill me
if didn't give 'em all up. He-he-'
why didn't you punch HING" asked
the young woman, her eyes twinkling
at the apparent generalization. "If /
were you would have knocked his
head off. You're not half boy" And
she handed the youngster. penny, to
his evident disgust.-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

asitc applause. But it was observed
that the applause was rather lame
while the professor dwelt on nasal
kissing and that 1t grew steadily in
volume the more the lecturer dwelt
on kissing with the lips, as it is prac-
ticed by the moderns.
The ancients knew little about the
joys of kissing, said the professor, be-
cause the kiss to them meant only
an examination of the head-parttcu-
larly the heads of babies-by the deli.
cate sense of smell. In the lecturer,
the smellers got to rubbing their noses
against the heads, and eventually some
woman accidently kissed a man, found
the experiment SO good that she did
1t again, and there and then started
the kiss on its resounding mission
down the ages.
The sniff kiss" was not exactly a
kiss to commend to polite society in
these days, said Prof. Hopkins Bat be-
cause of its being the daddy of all kiss.
es in a closing outburst he said
Blessed be the sniff kiss The senti-
ment almost reused the audience to
cheers.
THE early peoples" declared Pro-
! fessor Hopkins, knew nothing of the
kiss in any form. Had they known of
it, they would have told something
of it in the mass of records that has
come down to us, for surely an act
which conveys such pleasure could not
have been forgotten.
Gradually, with the sniff kiss there
came also caress, touching usually
of the head. Gradually, also. the en-.
dearment came to be applied to 9th.
ers than children. The rubbing OF
noses, which was persisted in by some
tribes. was probably an intermediate
process in the evolution.
With the development of the genu.
inc kiss, the sniff kiss disappeared,
never to reappear. 1t had served its
purpose and soon was forgotten.
sThus the sniff kiss proves the
! mother and father of all kisses. Bless
ed be the sniff kiss
Professor Hopkins based his argu.
ment that the genuine kiss was dis.
covered by a woman in an epic of an.
cient India. This epic treats of love,
and in it 1t is written:
She laid her mouth to my mouth,
| And made a noise which gave me
pleasure.
Additions to the epic in later years,
1t was said, described variations in
the natural kiss, but that all these
separate descriptions made pointed
reference to the "noise-which-ga
pleasure" kiss. Finally the lecturer
declared that in ancient India sthe
for of entirety was not kiss me-
but smell me-
In the lively discussion that grew
out of Professor Hopkinss paper the
Rev. Mr.. Chandler, of Madura, India.
and Professor Haupt, OF Johns Hop
kins University, laid emphasis on the
fact that the root of the Hindoo word
for kiss is the same as that for the
word smell,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Prison Repartee.

Senator Tillman was discussing a
recent quarrel among financiers.
Those men threw good deal of
mud at each other,' he said, smiling,
"and most of the mud stuck. 1t was
an interesting squabble. 1t reminded
me of an incident in a Southern Jail.
There were two prisoners in this
Jail. One was in for stealing COW.
The other was in for stealing watch.
Exercising in the courtyard one
morning the first prisoner said taunt-
ingly to the other:
"'What time is 1T?
Milking time.' was the retort.-
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Cost Of London Poor Relief.

The expenditure on poor relief in
London is now four millions sterling
year. During the year ended March
rs, 1904, the sums expended by the
boards of guardians in London lex
elusive of expenditure out of loans)
amounted to more than f4,500,000, of
which s3,90O,OO0 was derived from
the rates.
The cost of maintenance of indoor
paupers in London per head Of the
population was in 1906, according to
the latest official returns, more than
three times the cost per head through
out the rest Of England and Wales.-
London Daily Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
| NJ - s $780, 50 S.
:! 6 il55 1I|2

seed or oatmeal. To cure secured
calves, first remove the cause of the
securing, then stop usual feed and give,
one pint of new milk three times n
day, with an egg in one of the feeds.
II this be not sufficient, put a little
flour porridge into the milk; for bad
cases, one to two ounces of caster oil,
with teaspoonful of laudanum; re-
peat the laudanum after four hours
\ tablespoonful of baking soda in the
milk is a good remedy.
Calves should be taught to eat hay
and grain at as early an age as possi-
BILE. In the winter they should have
an abundance of turnips and clover
bay, with little oats and bran. If
fed too much oats the beef tendency
may be Induced. Theodore Ross, New
York.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Home-Mnde Garden ROLLER.

Take sound piece of hardwood log
fifteen or eighteen inches long and a
pot or more in diameter Make 1t
round and smooth. Insert iron pins or
bolts at each end Take two pieces of
wagon tire, make hole in one end
of each to slip over the pin or bolt, and
bend the pieces at the other end so as
to fasten to n handle made like u
spade handle, with piece OF wood
put through the upper end to hold it
by. Care should be taken that the log
can roll easily inside the iron pieces.
This Will level the ground and crush
the clods in the garden bed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

The calf is the baby cow. The baby
man Is fed twice as often as the full
grown man. Does it not seem reason
able that the baby COWS should be fed
at least as often as the full-grown
COW? The causes of securing in calves
are q) overlooking of milk, (2) dirty
feed buckets, and (3) too hot or too
cold feed. Not more than one full
bucket of skim milk should be given a
calf daily. 1t should be fed In three
feeds at temperature of 90, and the
pals scalded at least every second day.
Supplement- the skim milk with fax
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
He Knew.

The pretty teacher was trying to ex-
plain the difference between good
conduct and bad. Good actions" she
explained, ARE the lovely flowers.
Bad ones are the weeds. Now, can
any little boy or girl tell me the differ
ence between flowers and weeds?
What are flowers? What are weeds?"
Weeds said Walter, who had been
struggling with the sorrel in his moth
er's garden, 'are the plants that want
to grow, and flowers are the ones
that don't."-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
sTempus Fuoit.


Do not stop to kiss your wife
Hurry!
There's car! Drop fork and knife
Hurry!
When you go to get your lunch,
Push and struggle with the bunch,
Anything will do to MUNICH,
Hurry!
If YOU wish to catch tra:s,
Hurry,
One may never come again.
Hurry,
If you are second late
And you find they've shut TVS gate,
Climb the fence-but never wait,
Hurry,
Now remember, life is brief,
Hurry!
Even though yoa come to grief.
Hurry!
Save minute, time is cash;
Grab your hat and make dash,
Don't care If you come to smash,
Hurry!
From the Bohemian.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Paying the Campaign piper

Paying the Campaign Piper,
About the knottiest political PROPOSE
tion Mr. Roosevelt has ever tackled is
the plan he is said to be trying to
work out for recommending that Con.
gress pay the campaign expenses of all
Presidential and Congressional cleo
lions.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not the first man in
America who has dreamed of eleyating
POLITICS by doing away with the cam
paign slush fund. Many Legislatures
have aimed at the same result by pro-
posing to abolish the corrupting infiu-
eaice of the railroad pass and requiring
tee railroads, by law, to carry leglsla-
tors and other officials free.
But the President is, 1t seems the
first official Of commanding influence
who has publicly proposed to strike at
the corrupt use of money in national
politics by having the government pay
the campaign piper. The task of for.
mulating working plan would be vast.
" easier If our political divisions were
always along the lines Of two or three
established parties, approximately equal
numerically.
If. however, the appropriations for
campaign expenses should be made only
for the parties already ven establish.
ed-and it is not easy to see how they
could well be made in any other way
the possible rise of new parties would
be greatly impeded, and our politics
would fall more into stereotyped lines.
This would be one of the gravest OBJ
jections to the plan. 1t is true that in
only three or four instances have new
political parties arisen in this country
possessing strength enough to elect a
President, but the possibility of their
advent has exerted powerful infiu-
ence in keeping the old parties In close
touch with the people.
1t must be presumed that IL Congress
should pay the expenses of all national
elections, contributions from any other
source would be prohibited. The ex-
penditure of the public money would
be useless IL, after it was made on an
equitable basis to the several, parties, a
great slush fund We're allowed to be
used III favor of one or another of
them.
1t would be difficult, however, to pre-
vent this, in all cases, even If the pen
allies against individual contributi ms
could be made effective to stop them.
Congress has no power to forhhl inli-
vldnal aid in the election of State off
GERS. And Mr.. Harriman's 500, 600,
spent in New York State in 1904, is an
illustrious example Of how money lib
orally spent in State campaign may
give Presidential candidate pow
erful lift.
But 1t would be great thing for the
country If the plan could be brought
into practical shape. The legitimate
expenses of national campaign are
enormous. In order that the voters
may be enlightened on all sides of great
issues it Is necessary to maintain costly
headquarters. tons of literature must
be sent out and the expenses of many
speakers paid.
And since money must be spent free
ly, all friends of honest politics will
be glad to hear further from Mr.. Roose-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
SNIFF KISSES THE FIRST ONES.
Prof. Hopkins Of Yale Gives History
of the Habit from Old Tipoee

Prof. Hopkins of Yale Gives History
of the Habit from Old Times.
That kissing had it's origin in smell
ing was the assertion of Professor
Hopkins of Yale before the American
Oriental Society. in annual session at
Philadelphia. The Professor took the
platform as one of Americas foremost
experts on the kiss, and the range of
his osculatory knowledge may be gath.
cred from the title of his paper, which
was "The Sniff kiss" it may be ex-
planned, is a kiss that is smell, and
not a smack.
The evolution of the kiss was trac-
ed In eloquent language by Professor
Hopkins, and large audience favored
the speaker with frequent and enthusi,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Charge of the skirt Br,sad

Again the London woman suffra-
gists were rioting.
"Charge!p shrieked their bravo
leader.
Dear me" exclaimed new mem
Der, absent-mindedly, 81 hope they
don't charge over 80 cents. under
stood this to be bargain sale"
But the others stared at her with
pity and limited that she ought to be
with her weaker sisters who wash
dishes and mind babies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Don't Fit the Case.

"You shouldn't have hit that man
who called you liar"
Shouldn't, hey?"
"No, you should have demanded the
proof, and If he could not produce 1t
he would have been branded as falsl-
fer"
'That's all right ethlcallg, but knew
he had the proof."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

A sample not unusual in the results
following tile drainage in Wisconsin
marshes is that of n forty-acre tract
which was previously listed on the tax
roll rs Swamp land.' 1t was consid-
cred waste space, with the exception
that an inferior quality and scant
quantity of marsh grass and weeds
were produced, and peg shoes were re-
CURED to enable teams to work upon
1t. The place was tile-dralned at n
cost of SIG per acre, and later pro-
duced as large crops of corn and hay
as regular farm lands costing high
prices.-E. Reichenbach, Illinois.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

During the Honeymoon.
The Friend-And you and George
have excellent appetites for every
meal. What kind of appetlzers do you
use?
The Bride-Kisses, dear. And we
have the grandest dessert.
The Frlend-Gracious! And what
does 1t consist of?
The Bride-The same, Of course
kisses!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

Australia has arranged for the re-
patriation of a thousand discouraged
Australians now in South Africa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

Too much prosperity produced by tho
tariff protecting the trusts In charging
high prices has just caused 5000 men
to be discharged by the Western Elec-
trio Company of Chicago. HowtSwill
the standpattcrs explain this glarIng
anomaly?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

The salvation army is established IL
ffty-two countries and colonies and
breaches the gospel in thirty-oae Ian
guages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

From their actions, we infer that
some people consider every chance a
fighting chance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

"Can you recommend this phono-
graphic" queried the prospective pur-
chaser.
II can, but 1t Isn't necessary, re-
piled the dealer. ut speaks for It.
-atr - -s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

The average mans love for the Old
Flag is about as much talk as his other
loye, affairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Perniclou. Actixlty.

What's this we hear! Civil service
reform thrown to the dogs and federal.
Office holders decnpitnted for supposed
sympathy with "conspirators" against
the perpatuation of the Roosevelt dy-
nasty? Well! Well! Who would have
predicted that perrlcious activity Of
federal officials would b. instigatett
and urged by the President of the
United States to help his fiction Of tho
Republican party?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

The best place for all kinds of slop,
soapsuds, ETC., is on the manure heap.
1t is an advantage to keep manure
somewhat damp (not wet, and when
all refuse matter is added to the heap
the manure will be better than when
kept dry. If the manure in the heap
is turned over once or twice during the
winter and the coarser portions thrown
to the bottom, decomposition of the
mass will be more uniform, while the
addition of the soapsuds, ETC., will pre-
vent loss of ammonia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

Not disappointed.

Oatcake-H eow much did yew git
fer yore hogs, Hiram?
Hayrix-Waal, didn't git ez much
ez lowed, an didn't low would.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22

Alfalfa is valuable legumlnous
crop. Experiments made with 1t on the
light, sandy soil of New Jersey dem
onstrate that If the seed is sown in
August alfalfa can be as easily grown
as any grass crop. When seeded down
In spring 1t has failed, as weeds crowd
1t out.