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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Sheep In The Corn Belt.

For the last ten or fifteen years
we have been urging farmers in the
corn belt to begin in small way
with sheep, purchasing at first not
over twenty-five ewes and buck,
and gradually learning what is to
most farmers an entirely new bust
ness. 1t is great qualification to
us in passing through the country
to find here and there what are
known as sheep farms and which
from the character of the fences,
buildings, and freedom from weeds,
give every evidence that the owners
are very prosperous.
These sheep farmers are in luck
this year. The weed problem gives
them no tronble. They get exceed
ingly high prices for their lambs,
for their mutton, and for their wool.
They are not bothered about the
weeds which grow up so abundantly
in the corn field, nor are they in dis
tress because they could not harvest
the crop Of oats on account of lodg-
ing and delayed harvest. They
simply turned in the sheep; and as
many of them had sowed rape in
their oats the sheep harvested the
grain crop with quite as much net
profit as if they had harvested and
thrashed it themselves, to say moth
ing Of the rape. In short, we do
not know of any farmer who is
happier than the sheep farmer this
year.
But let not the reader who has
personal knowledge of this prosper.
ity of his neighbor conclude that he
must jump into sheep and get rich
quick. For sheep farming is bust
ness by itself; and it cannot be learn
ed from books or agricultural papers
though these are help; nor can
it be learned all at once, even by an
agricultural genius. 1t can be learn,
ed only by experience, beginning
with a few, increasing the flock as
knowledge and experience increases,
and learning how to master the
many difficult problems that will
come up from year to year.
The time is coming when sheep
will be a large factor in the corn
belt. The American people have ac=
quired taste for good mutton.
Wollen goods will never go out OF
fashion. People who can afford it
will not cease to eat lamb chops;
and the supply for this ever increas-
ing demand must come to greater
extent than ever before from the
corn belt. The great multiplication
in the variety of meats demanded
will compel farmers to call in the
sheep to aid him in satisfying these
varied tastes. Therefore, although
the price of sheep is very high and
and it will require twice the capi.
tai to make a beginning than it re.
quired when we first commenced tc
do 30, one need not hesitate about
purchasing twenty-five good ewes
and buck, and beginning to learr
how to keep sheep in the only way
it can be learned, by experience.
| Wallaces' Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Seed Corn Week.

The Department of Agricultural
Extension of the Iowa State COLLEGE
urges every farmer of the State to
observe seed corn week The FIRsT
WEEK In October.
If every ear of corn that is to be
used for seed in Iowa next wear
could be harvested this fall not later
than October 9Th, and hung up
where it would dry out thoroughly
before the freezing nights of Octo-
ber, November and December have
weakened or killed it, it would add
millions of dollars to the wealth of
Iowa.
DO not wait until the time of
husking to save the occasional good
ear. Much of the seed planted in
the spring is bad not because it was
not cared for during the winter but
because it was selected when the
corn was husked and had already
been killed or weakened by freez-
ing.
Twelve to fifteen ears will plant
an acre. Can we afford to leave
these ears in the field until we husk
the corn during November and risk
having them killed or weakened by
freezing.
Let US go into the best and earl
lest planted fields and select we'll
matured ears from the most vieor-
GUS stalks, strip off their husks, tie
them into strings of fifteen to twen-
ty ears each and hang. them in the
attic at once where the circulation
of air is good and protection is had
from the freezing nights of October,
November and December. On the
2O9,O0O Iowa farms an average of
about forty-fve acres of each farm
is devoted to the growing of corn,
and while seven bushels of good
seed is sufficient to plant this let us
abundantly provide ourselves aud
save two or three times this amount
so as to have plenty to select from
next spring and so that We may fur
nish some to less fortunate neigh
bors who may have failed to save
their seed.
Remember it takes only about
dozen ears to plant an acre. Can
we afford not to give each ear spec
ial care. WHAT Is DONE MUST BE
DONE NOW.
We ask for the cooperation of ev-
cry citizen of Iowa in the general
observance of seed corn week.
Iowa State College
Department of Agr'l Extension
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02


The Minnesota State Prison en-
tetprise of making twine and sell
ing it to the farmers, while some
what socialistic in its tendency, has
certainly been highly successful un-
der the management of Warden
Wolfer in spite of the boast of the
twine trust that it would soon put
Minnesota out of business by under
selling its twine. The state has
succeeded in selling every pound
that it made last year, and this is
said to have resulted in the saving
Of more than quarter million dol
lars to the farmers, besides affecting
the product of other factories and
compelling them to lower their
prices. s.-Northwestern Agricultural.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
walls are posted the receipts for the
day, showing the car numbers and
the owner of the hogs.

walls are posted the receipts for the
DAY, showing the car numbers and
the owner of the hogs.
When there is light lot of hogs
in sight the cid" comes off early
with a bang. The price goes up
and the market wires carry the
Quotations out to the farmers and
the stock raisers. Then, when this
bait has lured to the pens large
shipments of choice animals, the
lid stays persistently upon its
solid base, and when it rises it
comes up with orders for lower
price and for limited purchases.
Winding in and out among the
pens are the mysterious wires that
!ead~to the private telephones. Each
buyer has key to his telephone
box. No one but himself knows
what orders have come over that
wire. He communicates SO much of
the instructions as may be necessary
TO the assistant buyers, who hustle
out among the hogs to execute the
command.
Here are the chief hog buyers for
the Big Four, whose movements are
watched with catlike care:
Charles Goeffer for the National
Packing Co.
George Pratt for Armour.
rank Bixby for Swift.
George Chandler for Nelson Nor
ris & CO.
These men know each day what
orders are sent down the line and
they know from whom they get
them. The men above who issue
the orders to these men know the
name Of the central authority that
sends the orders from the chief Of
fee.
There is not a stockman in the
yards who does not know the effect
and the daily routine. Those who
work among the animals are afraid
70 talk above whisper. They know
that information coming from them
means that they do no more business
in the pens. The trust is Jealous of
publicity. 1t hires men to attend
to such "details of that kind as it
cares to exploit.
They also deal out soap adver-
tisements and other things that are
calculated to make easy the path to
ignorant bliss among publications
that might tell the truth.
Yesterday the ''lid" was on sheep
but off of hogs. The hog receipts
were only 2s,Ooo and the supply
was extremely short. It was also,
Monday. when the packers need
hogs. With the ''lid"4off and the
small field for work the price scared.
az was. but the bait. The buying
wes Of the same order as the play
ing at county fair of the afakes
farmers who are used to lure the
real farmer to the gaming table.
When the real farmer comes the |
lid goes on and the price down.
The few hogs had been bought at
the high price, the many at the low.
Chicago Examiner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

A sensation has been caused
among Biblical students by the dis
covery, by Brugsch Bey, the Egypto-
logist, Of a monumental inscription
telling how the Nilesfailed to raise
for seven years in succession about
1900 years before the Christian era.
sK long and terrible fami6 y VAS the
RESULT, b. G. 100 is tho dAts rec.
as the beginninR 81 the
seven lean years" described In the
book Of Genesis, and theoloEiana are
interested in the confirmation which
the discovery gives, in hard facts, to
the Bible.story. The account Of the
failure Of the Nile and the continu-
GUS famine throughout the land was
told in a number Of extraordinary
hieroglyphics, which Bruesch Bey,
fortunately, has been able to deciph-
or,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Only Fifteen Per Cent Teetotalers.

According to DR.. w. D. Lawrence
founder, president and manager OF
the Lawrence Sanitarium at Mime
apolis, who was in Des Moines re-.
Gently to confer with the State board
of control and the S1perintaAdsnts
of the state institutions relative to
the inebriate hospital at Knoxville,
only small percentage Of men and
women in this country are total alb
stainers from the use Of intoxicants.
Viz:
Per cent of men who drink, ,s85
Per cent who drink to excess, 30
Per cent who are inebriates, IL
Per cent who are incurable, Z
Per cent of women who drink, 65.
Fifteen per cent of the adult
males in this country are teetotalers',, },
He said, while 55 percent are what
may be termed privilege drinkers,
that is, men who claim the right to
take drink as it pleases them, but
who do not drink to excess. Thirty
per cent are diseased through the
use of drink or drugs-these statis-
tics relate to the use Of drugs as well
as the use Of liquor. They are In
ebriates and have acquired the hab.
it, which is beyond their control
OF these IL per cent are submerged
They are dipsomaniacs and require
the attention of the public, aid o!
benevolent societies, organizations
ETC., and detention. They neec
scientific treatment and may be saw
ed. Seven per cent of the inebriste,
are lost. They are depenerates ant
dependents and incurables.
There is a distinction between tn,
man who has fallen a victim to -thl
habit and has become inebriate, bu
wants to quit drinking, reform ane
become useful member of society
and the man who has fallen TO th,
level where he cares nothing for hi
own reclamation. This Z per cen,
are hopeless and it is useless to OK
pend funds on them, except to ~iso
late and detain them humanely ami
at work if possible.
1T is altogether easy to treat tn
physical man in such way as t,
remove the appetite for liquor. l
that were the only problem inebriac,
would easily be eradicated. But i
is very small part Of the process
of reclamation. In addition to re-
moving the appetite it is for us I,
awaken the moral stamina and tn,
desire and will not to touch the cup
That is building characters"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
The Intelligent Bird.

Two negroes in Washington We're
overheard discussing the intelligence
Of birds in general.
Birds is shore sensible" observed
one dariy to the other. "Yo' kin learn
them anything. ulster work for Il
lady that had one in clock. an when
1t was time 10 tell de time 1t ulster
come out an say cuckoo jest us many
times as de time was!'
'Yo' doan say so?' asked the other
negro incredulously. ISi8
"Shore thing" responded the first
darky. "But de mos wonderful part
was dat 1t was only wopAsn bird
tooT- -Harper's Weekly. t'iH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

W. ote not strangers, tnougn we dwell apart,
Nor look we ever, In each others eyes
Nor hear each others voice. yet in his heart
Each holds the other by thousand ties.
All things are ours In common.-each one pour
From Lies same flagon his loved draft o.
wine.-
Tho Joys that lift my soul are so like yours, 2
The grtefs that mar your spirit, 50 like mine,
Your first found infant world. composed Of two
Love rounded hemispheres-a mothers
breasts-
Was twin to that abiding place knew,
From kindred fOunts We drew the same be.
quests.
You love the robins song. the roses bloom,
The sunshine sleeping In a grassy dell.
As love the sweetbrier's rare perfume,
Or ortwilight music of distant bell.
fne brook's soft Groom Is pleasing to my ear;
1ts nmpid windings grateful 10 your eye:
we are as one In spirit when VIC hear
The thrush, or see rainbow in the sky.
We are true brothers. owning, If we will,
VI common Joys enough for all our needs;
No dissonance to mar our pleasure till
we grieve ourselves with sorry castles and
creeds.
Ana dwell We near or dwell We far apart, -
or rtch or poor or famous or unsung,
stu shall sense the beating of your heart,
ana you shall know the prayer upon my
tongue.
y gu In your sphere Of life. and in mine,
lust each build for the other with grace
A. lender. earnest. human. and divine :.
Asthough We strove each moment face to face.
Nixon Waterman. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

AS to the prayer for the corn crop
the Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests
that providence has never failed to
to take pretty good care of Iowa.
In fact" says the Gazette, "there
is suspicion that, in creating Iowa,
he Planned things so that it would
take care ofitself. If any region on
earth has had divine favor, that
region is Iowa"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
BLACKWELL ITEMS.

Our store is displaying fine
large line of goods.
Mr.. Rhymer, the new black
smith, arrived Wednesday.
r. Powers went to Oshkosh
and Waupaca Thursday return
ing Sunday.
"The melancholy days have
come" but thus far have been
quite delightful.
Hans Oleson went to Crandon
to serve on the jury at the pres
ent term of court.
Miss McHugh went to Gran
don Wednesday to attend the
teachers Institute.
Mrs. Lorge and baby returned
Thursday after several months
spent at her old home
Chas. Lawrence was in Shawa-
no Thursday and Friday on busi-
ness for the company.
DR.. and Mrs. Elliott and Mrs.
Griswold passed through here
Wednesday inspecting the f. Il.
and camps.
Edith and Christina Anderson
entertained ten little neighbore
Wednesday afternoon at IL birth
day party.
John Mielke has been in Lao
ma several times the past weeh
TO receive treatment for emery
in his eyes.
Con Anderson visited his old
home Sunday bringing his little
sister back with him to spend
the winter.
Messrs Powers and Forbes
we're called TO Crandon Wednes.
day as witnesses on q case to be
tried at the present term of court.
Ed. Erickson had orders from
the company to start Thursday
in search of men for the camps.
He went to Oconto Falls and Gil
lett and succeeded very we'll.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
CARTER LOCALS.

! Mary and Agnes Morstad went
to Wabeno Friday
Mrs. A. b. Carter and son
Claude were at Laona Saturday.
Lester and Asa Rabbit attend
ed a dance at Townsend Friday
night
w. Slater and r. Hemenway
made business trip to Crandon
Tuesday.
County Sheriff Rusch of Wa
beno was seen on our streets
Thursday.
A. b. Carter and Joseph Con-
rad are at Crandon on jury this
week.
Claude Clark and Lester Jac-
ques of Crandon drove over here
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. Martin and
Mrs. Ward visited friends at La
ona Sunday.
! Mrs. VIM. Rabbits and daugh-
ter Mae did shopping at Soper-
ton Monday.
Mrs. Ben Slow, Mrs 9. Martin
and Mrs. Gantner made a trip to
Wabeno, Friday.
Miss Clara Routheau and Jose.
phene Pragge spent Sunday with
Soperton friends.
Geo. Long of Viola and VIM
Andrews of Council Bluffs, spent
part OF last week with the form
ers cousin, Mrs. Rabbit.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
NATIONAL CORN EXHIBITION.
Chicago, October 5 to 19.

Don't fail to visit Chicago dur
ing the Corn Exhibition. Most
wonderful agricultural exhibit.
100000 offered in prizes. $50,
900 expended for decorating
the massive Coliseum building
and the annex. National Corn
Congress meets with delegates
from all of the leading states.
Special prizes include quarter
sections of splendid farm land,
agricultural implements, pianos,
household goods and large cash
prizes; one of which is 81, 600
for the best 50 ears of corn. Ask
your agent for tickets via the
Chicago & North Western Ry.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
For Sale.

The building on Main St, now
occupied by G. R. Kirbey as a
for sale or rent.
Inquire cf F. HOLDRIDGE,
Blackwell, Wis.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
SOPERTON.

Ate' LoHdN ire spent sunday
at Oconto.
Miss Alice Lafeity visited at
Laona yesterday.
James Nolan Sundayed with
his family at Menominee, Mich.
Mrs. A, J. Fabry is visiting
relatives and friends in Oconto.
Mrs. Joseph Hoffman left yes
terday on a weeks visiS at Mil
waukee.
DR.. Noer returned Wednesday
from a few days business trip
down the line.
Miss Ethel Richards of Chica-
go is a guest of Mr.. snd Mrs.
James G. Soper.
Maurice Shepro leaves soon
for Green Bay here he expects
to take up business course.
Miss Edmire and Miss Mary
Quinlan are out of town attend
ing the wedding of a cousin.
r. R. Smiley has moved hi.
family here from Marinette and
expects to remain permanently.
Mrs. M. J. Quinlan returned
Monday from Menominee where
she has been visiting the past
week.
Richard Scharf of Crandon,
leader of the Soperton band, is
expected here tonight for band
practice,
F. G.. Galentine of Milwaukee,
representing the Htna Life In
surance company, spent a few
days here this week.
On Friday evening the Soper
ton Woman's Club will give re-
ception at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Noer in honor of the school
teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pearson
returned Wednesday from %
weeks visit with Mrs. Pearson S
sister, Mrs. Max Sochia at Me
nominee, Mich
The Soperton M. B. A. lodge
will give dance at the hall Fri
day evening. Good music has
been provided and "a large crowd
is expected.
Miss Rose Sauve arrived Mon
day from Marinette and has talk
en- up her work in the store, sue
ceeding Miss Brauer, who left
Saturday.
l.. II. McGillis, who has been
the guest of his daughter and
son-in law, postmaster and Mrs.
McGraw, returned to his home
al Iron River, Mich. yesterday,
Mrs. w. j. McCauley and child
reu and Mrs. Rutherford, her
mother, returned Tuesday from
st. Paul where they had been
visiting the past month. While
there little Rutbei ford McCauley
had the misfortune Of running a
needle scissors into his eye and
for a time it was feared he would
lose the sight of his eye, how
ever he is now on the road to re-
covery and it is hoped be will
soon be as well as ever.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

-
don Friday.
DR.. Murphy, dentist, Office owe.
Bowling Alley.
DIR. and Mrs. Murphy were W
to Laona Wednesday.
j. B. Scory was up to Padu:
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Fitzpatrick came
up from Green Bay today.
l.. j. Newald of Green Bay
was here on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Ole Anderson is visiting
relatives and friends at Gillett.
It. r. Moore was a business
caller at g reen Pay Wednesday.
Frank Thilkie vas down tc
Oconto and Marinette over Sun.
day.
Phil Mielke and Ernest Mar
tin, of Carter were in town yes.
terday.
Atty. B. L. Dawson transacted
legal business at Blackwell Wed
nesday.
G. W. Jones of Appleton look
ed aztec business here Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mcclure
left Monday for Marinette where
they will reside.
DR.. Lynch of West Bend was
in town on land business few
days last week.
Geo. Marsh came down yester
day from Cornell, Mich, where
he has charge of a mill.
Mrs. A. H. Strohm of Noun
tain was the guest of relatives
here the first of the week.
Chas. Fitzpatrick arrived yes
terday from Minnesota where he
is employed as passenger brake
man.
Cashier Chas. A. Best Of the
Citizens National Bank of Ocon-
to was business caller in town
Wednesday.
Land agents Chas. Townsend
and Chas. Rietz went to Long
Lake yesterday on few days
cruising trip.
Emil Schmidt, Andrew Muel-
Ter, M. A. Belts, Ralph Douyet-
te, Chris Schmoll and f. j. Gals
er Of Wabeno and james Soper
Of Soperton, attended Circuit
Court at Crandon this week.
The safe and fixtures for the
State Bank of Wabeno arrived
this week and are being placed
in position in the opera house
building where the bank will be
located for the present at least.
Mr.. o. Andrews was at Gran
don last week and attended the
first county fair held in that
county. He said that it was ex.
ira good for the first fair. Con-
gresham Morse and Leuit. Gov.
Connor spoke to large crowds.
| The fair was a success in every
way and showed that Forest
county will be one Of the leading
counties in the state in a few
years. -Shawano Advocate.
The northern part of this state
will soon be a great, prosperous
farming country, covered with
cities, railroads fl ne schools,
good highways, markets, etc.
and those who locate there now,
while there is plenty of good
land that is yet cheap, will find
themselves well off in a few
years. This is by FAR better
place for boys than the city and
offers greater opportunities to
gain wealth. Bangor Independ-
ent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17

G. s. Pierce of Milwaukee,
general land agent of the G. &.
n. w. Ry. Co, was in town be-
tween trains Wednesday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
as aassE FOREST col The the
OR Nnrn@ ~ BUSY
ybOdy lxA1EN0. ~. STORE
THE
STORE
FOR
Everybody

This great store would not be the Popular Mer-
chandisng center that it s the always busy store that
it is, if it did not save money for all the people.
The constant crowds of Pleased Patrons t 0 b e.
seen making purchases here daily demonstrates u r
supremacy as Money Savers for, the whole people.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-03

MINERAL APPLICATION No. 262. United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, May 10, 1907. Notice is here by given that E. A. Wayne, of Globe, Arizona, as attorney in fact for Globe Consolidated Copper Company, has made application for patent to the Bunk lode mining claim, Survey No. 2322, situated in the Globe Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, in Sec. g, I'D. l N, k. l5 F., c. & s. R. B. & M., de. scribed as follows: Beginning at Cor No. ], whence the F. h Cor. of Sec. 23, Tp. l N, R. l5 F., C. & s. R. B. X M., bears $. GA deg. 20 min. F. 995.3 feet; thence N i2 deg. min. w. 569.l feet to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 59 deg. 46 min. E. ll74.5 feet to Cor. No. g.; thence $. AZ deg. min. F.. 300 feet to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 46 deg. 32 min. w. ll50 feet to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning Conflict with Copper Queen claim, Survey No. 23l4, containing 3959 acres, is excluded. Location mo- tices are recorded in Records of Mines, County Recorders office, Gila County, as follows: Original, Book II, page I2, amended, Book l2, page 43i. Adjoining and conflicting claims are Copper King on the northwest; Copper Queen on the southeast and Maurel placer on the southwest. MILTON R. MOORE, Reg. ister.
 First publication May F, 1907. 246