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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
THE NEW OWNER
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We'll" whispered Marion to me, 81
guess it doesn't make any difference If
we did have to wear SILK gowns that
you washed turned. mended and made
over. Guess what ! just heard"
What did you jus. hear?' Iasked.
why" proceeded Marion, delight
edly, Il was standing over by those
ferns a minute ago and just round the
corner heard Mrs. Lewis say to
Claudia Brooks: 4 don't see how tue
Harcourt girls manage to dress SO
WE'LL and Claudia spiteful old thing
said: I think they ought to be
ashamed; everybody knows they can't
afford it, But just then that grand
looking Mr.. Maxwell came over to them
and 1t wasn't two minutes before /
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tion of milk depends largely on the
care that is taken of the animal and
her natural strength. Experiments
have proven that the production Of
milk and butter fat constantly in
creases until COW Is years of age,
when she should be at her prime az
mixer. Heifers produce somewhat
better quality of milk than older cows,
for the reason that as COW becomes
older she takes on weight, and the
amount of fat in the milk Is CORE
spondingly decreased. A considerable
portion of food is used by young AMI
mails for the formation of body tissue,
and heifers, therefore, require moro
nutriment for the production of milk
than the older cows, says the Journal
of Agriculture. After COWS have reach
ed the age of years the amount Of
food required against Increases I'm
less the animals digestive organs have
become Impaired by improper feeMng.
she should continue to produce milk
until 10 years old, although natural-
ly the supply will be considerably less
than in her younger days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
Money GETTING.

The world is given to much cant
ing with respect to this matter of
wealth. The zeal with which in small
or great enterprises we all pursue
the elusive sixpence seems to mega.
tive the theory that it is an evil
thing to possess. The boundary where
fortune-getting ceases to be virtue
and becomes vice has always been
very indistinct. While the moralists
are insisting that every one should
earn a competence SO as not to be.
come charge upon the public, but be
assured of comfort in old age, not one
of them has had the temerity to name
the confines beyond which boarding
money becomes a sin. The maxims
of thrift are as numerous and con.
vincing as the anathemas against
wealth. The oracles are confusing.
Nothing is more earnestly taught than
the value of the saving habit, but If
one saves too much he is in danger
Of becoming the subject of envy and
railing.LPhiladelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
working out weeds.

Weeds are expensive, because they
not only rob the growing crops of plant
food, but also deprive them ofsmois-
ture. The rapid-growing weeds crowd
the other plants and deprive them OF
warmth, light and all other essentials
to growth. One advantage in the
usurpation of the land by weeds is that
they provide excellent green manurial
crops, but the farmer can better afford
to grow something else as green mate
rial than to permit single weed to
go to seed. The vast amount of labor
bestowed upon weeds every year may
be valued at many millions of dollars,
and yet much of this labor could be.
avoided If the weeds We're killed when
young. 1t is the postponement Of weed
killing that allows many of them to
produce seeds, as their rapid growth
often gives them occupancy of the land
before the farmer is aware of the fact,
their eradication then requiring days
Instead of hours. A crop of potatoes
onions, cabbage, beets or any other that
requires clean cultivation with the Gull
tivator, harrow and hoe will greatly
assist in Graduating weeds, while green
manurlal crops that are plowed under
destroy them. Hungarian grass Is a
crop that makes vigorous growth, and
it may be moved several times during
the year, thus rendering excellent serv-
Ice in destroying weeds, but in the gar
den the hoe will be found the most ef-
ficient implement that can be employed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

Bulletin No. 141 of the Maine Agrl.
cultural Experiment Station, now be-
ing sent out, discusses potato scab.
subject of extreme importance to potato
growers
The real cause Of scab 10 a minute
vegetable parasite which is introduced
into the soil largely by means of scabby
seed tubers Once In the soil, the scab
fungus may persist and be able to in.
feet crop even after considerable
period. Alkaline soil conditions favor,
while acid soils are unfavorable to
scab. Stable manure, chip dirt, lime
and wood ashes may increase scab be-
cause they tend to make the soil aka
line.
Great care should be taken to avoid
Injecting new land. The use Of scabby
seed Is folly rather than economy.
Only smooth tubers should be used for
planting, and these should be disln-
fected by formalin or corrosive sublI-
mate solution, II the quantity to be
treated Is small. II a, large amount of
seed is to be treated formaldehyde gas
generated by the use Of potassium per-
manganate is recommended. The chem
icals required are not expensive and
should be obtained of any druggist.
The process is simple and inexpensive.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
How to Treat the boys.


Too many farmers treat their hova
like their steers-give them plenty to
eat and let them go at that.
But the boy does not get as good
treatment all around as the steer. be-
cause when the steer Is fed all of his
wants are filed. But boys stomach
is not the only part of him, although
1t may often appear to be the largest
part. 6
The average boy has II wide lmagina-
tion. He gets an occasional glimpse OF
outside life when he goes to town, or
through the newspaper, If luckily his
father takes one, and his dreams be-
gin to come.
He wants to know what lies beyond
his narrow life. The scraps of lnforma-
tion the CLEANS from the paper and tho
glimpses he gets in the city streets only
feed this Imagination, and II he is given
no opportunity to travel or read or
learn about the world he becomes UNI
happy and sour and narrow.
He begins to dislike the farm and
enus Dy hatlng 1t. No, not the farm
Itself, but the life he is compelled to
lead.
The average boy Is full of animal
life, which cannot be entirely satisfied
with hard work. He is bounding,
buoyant, human boy, bubbllng over
with the desire to enjoy life, and IL this
desire Is not realized he thinks some
thing Is wrong-and he Is right,
He begins to look about him for mn
avenue of escape. He learns where
fun Is to be had. 1t may not be whole-
some fun, or even decent, but 1t fe the
only kind he can find, and he goes to
1t like duck to water.
If the boys home is made the best
place he can find: If he is given books
and magazines; If he Is allowed a
part of every week for his own recre-
alton; If he is encouraged to 70 in for
good time; If he Is allowed to enjoy
the company Of the boys and girls Of
the neighborhood;; If he is given money.
for his work to spend as he pleasee.
with no strings on It; on the whole. if
he is treated as boy, and not like a
steer. he will not want to leave the
farm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
EklNlxSCience
SNseti1vention


The Nile is noted for the variety Of
its fish. An expedition sent by the
British museum brought home 5000
specimens
The hands of female mummies
found in the tombs of Egypt are liter
ally covered with rings, in many in
stances there being from two to six on
every finger.
The American chronological Society
announces that it is about to begin a
series of publications of authentic ma
terial collected among native American
tribes. 1t is pointed out that hither-
to little has been collected in their
own language concerning the customs,
beliefs and ideas of the natives. Yet
authentic records of information given
by the Indians are regarded as of
prime Importance for thorough study
of the ethnology and early history Of
the American continent. The Indians
are believed to possess much valuable
knowledge not yet recorded.
The difficulty now found in bonding
together new and old concrete has been
obviated by recent patent. This bond
consists of an extract of coal tar, used
instead of water, as the mixing agent
for neat Portland cement. The mix
ture is laid in one-eighth inch to one
quarter inch layers on the old concrete
surface, and Immediately followed by
new concrete or mortar. The inventor
claims the compound to be entirely in
soluble, and to form complete and
monolithic bond between the old and
new works. 1t is furnished to GUS
toners free, they paying the freight
and cost of barrels, the cost being COW
cred by a certain royalty per square
foot paid to the patentee of the proc
ess.
Reports gathered by the japanese
since the war with Russia indicate
that northern AIanchuria possesses
large stores of valuable minerals, such
as gold, silver. copper, lead and iron.
Under the operation partly of Chinese
officials and partly of native companies
and small capitalists the average an
nual output has been about $10,000,-
600. But large part of the deposits
have not even been touched. Gold is
found both in quartz and in placers.
The country drained by the Huifaho
River is reported to be rich in gold,
silver, copper, lead and coal. The min
eral regions are accessible by means
of the Yalu, the Huifaho, the Sungari,
the Lao and other rivers and their
tributaries.
AS everybody knows, the famous
comet of HALEY, the brightest of all
comets known to pay periodical visits
to the neighborhood of the sun, is ex-
pected to reappear in the Sky within a
few years. Astronomers all over the
world are now interested in the prob
lem of predicting the precise time of
its perihelion passage, or nearest APP
proach to the sun. Several predictions
have already been published. The lat
est is that made by Messrs. Cromme.
lin and Cowell before the Royal Astro'
nomical Society in January. Calculat.
ing the probable effects of the inter.
ference of. the various planets with
the comets progress in its orbit, they
think that the date of the next perihe-
lion will fall before the middle of May,
1910. The last previous perihelion pas
sage of the comet was in November,
1885.
It's tough even on the six.footer when
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
Hopeful News.

The Soubrette-Are you aware, Mr..
Beaton. that the ghost hasn't walked
In three weeks?
Mr.. Beaton-Quite aware, Miss Twin
kle; but assure you the shade is suf-
fering only from frost-bite and is not
afflicted, as you seem to think, with
locomotor ataxia.-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
QUEEN HENRIETTA,


Henrietta Maria, queen consort of
Charles l. of Great Britain and Ire
land, was the youngest child of Hem
ry the Great, King of France, and
Maria de Medicis. She was born at
the Louvre, November %, 1909.
When the royal infant was only five
months old the long-delayed coronation
of the queen, her mother, took place.
The following day Henry the Great
was stabbed TO death by a mailman,
this terrible act fulfilling the predic-
ton of fortune-teller that Henry
would not live "a hours after the
coronation of his consort. Owing to
this prophecy Henry had deferred the
coronation of Maria de Medicis for so
many years; but after the birth of their
sixth-and last-child he was urged
by his queen consort to do her the
justice of having the coronation cere-
mony performed without delay. 1t
is said he complied reluctantly. fear
ing the fatality of the ceremony.
When Henrietta was 15 years old
she was welded to Charles l. of Great
Britain and Ireland. Though in later
years they became most devoted hus-
band and wife their first years were
made unhappy by frequent quarrels
over religion, Charles being Protes-
tant and Henrietta Maria. most de-
vout Catholic.
After becoming queen of Great Bril-
tain and Ireland Henrietta was call
ed Queen Mary, the English not lik-
ing the French name she bore.
AS queen consort of the Inflated
Charles l., Henrietta Maria's life was
a most checkered one, beset by war
fare and perils. Had she not made
her escape to France during Charles
last trouble she would have gone to
the block with him. But she lived
to see her eldest son, Charles H.,
made king of Great Britain and Ire
land. She died in her sixtieth year,
after many years of great physical
sufferings.-Mary Graham in the Age.
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
BuRcHpLL,s ZEBRA,

One of the larger South African
mammals now verging on extinction,
If, indeed, it has not. already ceased
to exist, is the typical race of Bur.
chell's zebra, the bontequagga typicus
of biologists, writes Mr.. Lydekker in
knowledge. This race apparently in
habited the plains to the north of the
Vaal River, now forming British Bech-
uanaland 1t is characterized by the
complete absence of barring on the
legs and of stripes on the lower part
of the hindquarters; while between
the dark brown body stripes We're
were faint shadow stripes" on the still
paler ground color. The original
specimen in the British Museum
brought home by the great African
traveller, DR.. Burchell, was, unfort-
unately, destroyed at a time when
but little attention was paid TO the
priceless value cf types" and there
is now no example of this race of the
species in the national collection. Ac-
cording. however, to paper. publish
ed by Mr.. R. l, Pocock in the Annals
and Magazine of Natural History for
1897, there is, however, one specimen
in the museum at Tring and a
second one in the Bristol Muse
UNI, both of which come very
close to the typical form, although
neither is exactly similar, and
each differs slightly from the
% - -
interesting to learn that specimen
exists in the American Museum of
Natural History. Scientific American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
DISAPPOINTED.

Dorothy, aged three. was to be TAX
en- on her first long trip. She seemed
most interested when told that she
was on ferry-boat. After few
moments her mother noticed look
of disappointment come over her lit.
tile girls face. Asking the reason,
Dorothy said:
Where are they, mother?"
"Who?" asked the mother?"
"Why, mother, you told me this was
a fairy-boat, and I've looked and look
ed and can't find single fairy" sigh
ed dear little Washington
Star,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
THE CRY FOR WIVES.
Rnnchers Appealing to Eastern
Girls to Come and Share Homes.
MTell us hnu and uhara xro ca1, Rnd-


VEST anu, n,,'is'eu win Tue 'oiees OF
'he young iei.ows are ene more mature
,o'ees VI i.iuu'e-"seu anu even elder-.
y ihe,'' an 'n'eh. vi lhe question Which
mas oeel "sAeu III .ne YVES. ever since
eheie mas oeen west
'"ihes oreai, wealthy cattlemap
anu rahclllaan from wyoming came 70
oiiana anu secured .he services OF
neN' Sh"iies savage. MI. savage
aunou'ieeu iioih MS pulpit mat
wealthy rahciiniah wahtea wire. The
newspapers sot holo Oh the story and
printea IT. "lth'h tnree months Creel
received more thhh !u'ooo letters from
women IN every clVillzeo country. All
"atiteo 10 marry MN. ana he mar
rleu slri from ihaiana.
over IN the Big Horn basin In Wyo-
ming there is a long, fertile valley
called tray Bun valley, from Gray
buii river. All the ranchers were
Weaithy, put tnere were only half
uozen VINO had wives. Cinnamon were
hired to take care OF the houses. But
these ranchers one DAY got together
ana ooo OF them formed the Gray Bull
Matrimonial Club. they advertised In
Eastern papers ior "iNes' teiiihe OF the
advantages OF peins ranchman's wife
and describing the country. In two
Weeks Tue government nad 10 SEND ex-.
ira help to that postoffice. The post
master was fairy swamped with mail.
Ana all Oh IL was aauresseo TO the sec
rotary OF the matrimonial ciuo. That
was nearly TWO years ago. ana since
that time there nave Deeh more than
4oO marriages III tle Dig morn Basin
up at Chadroh, Neo, the Northwest
ern Ra,ifoad mas had an eatlhg house
at tue depot. ooAen girls are en-
ployed there. IL is IN the heart OF the
great cattie country anu there are nun
oreos Oh COWBOYS anu rahchers IN that
sectioh. Inc manager OIL tnat eating
mouse changes FORCES ABOUT once every
month. Inc girls aoh leave the coun-
try-thes Simply marrS anu become
queen OF some Dig ranch-or settle
on a homestead Win their husbands.
Out at Laramie Myo.' the young men
formed matrlmonlai ciup ana placed
advertisements III Ias.erh papers, ask
ing LOT wives. ihere are NUMBER OF
girls III Laramie anu these lea q meet
ing 70 express their lnalenatlon tnat
Tue boys should 20 elsewhere Mhen
there were uiiiiurriei s'ris IN .helr
oMii 'osi' ine iesu,. was 'iiae .he
s'.ls oisau'"e'i e'up " oi'e''ufase .ne
,o."i 'ouns llen " ei'oose WIS neaie,
noi'ie' "a. 'he s"iiie 'iihe .hes plaeeu
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
Explaining Hi. Antipnthy.

"Bixby is always talking about tina
demorallzing effects of college edu-
cation. Yet understand his son is in
college"
"Yes, he Isl
'.Then how can Blxby make such as.
sertions?"
why, the boy earned the money to
go to college and Bixby tried to get it
away from him and couldn't" -Cleye-
land Plain Dealer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

She-I can't understand why Lord
Busted wants a divorce His wife had
half million when he married her.
He-Yes, and she's got every penny
of it still. That's the trouble.-Pick.
Me-Up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

SuI w Orm0s ! -
Many remedies have been suggested
for destroying cut worms, but for
large field the labor of using prevent
Ives or Of entrapping the worm Is an
important item. They can be caught
by simply making holes about the
plants with sharp stick, into which
fall many that are unable to extricate
themselves. One part paris green to-
fifty parts bran, with little molasses,
the whole mixed in water, and tea
spoonful placed near each plant, gives
good results. If the mother moth 10
found and destroyed. of course the
source of the whole trouble will be re-
moved. iTlk farmer should be very
careful to seek and kill this owlet moth.
As the. moths will dash into fame,
trap lanterns have been devised and
placed In the fields, and reports have
been favorable as to their adoption to
tho capturing of different species Of the
moths. There Is one precaution, how
ever, which is pretty sure to insure
good crop. Plant enough seed, 80 as
to allow the grubs in the ground to
satisfy their hunger ana yet leave one
or two stalks unmolested, for observa.
ton shows that the worm frequently Sc
lects only one or two plants in each
hill. On the other hand, 1t frequently
happens that where the cut worms are
numerous two or three worms will b
found where each plant Is cut down.
Where plant is found cut of (which
is usually at the surface of the ground)
1t can be depended upon that the dep
redator Is just below and can be east
~ found by digging away the ground
with the finger. 1t is very annoying
when transplanting cabbage to go out
the next morning and find that nearly
al! the plants have been cut of durina
the night, and 1t is extremely exaspers
ating to have whole fields Of young
corn, beans, peas and other crope In
tested with the worms to such a de-
gree as to necessitate planting several
times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
The Are of Limit.

Good dairy cows should not be "Os-
lerlzed" until they are at least - years
old, and even after they have reached
that age some continue to produce o
large quantity Of milk. Tho produc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
A sp1nRR,s EYES

The Attus family of spiders, abound.
ing in Java, have, in addition to num-
erous smaller eyes. pair of large
ones, which writer's have called gig
lamp eyes," A specimen of the spid-
err, captured recently near Buitenzorg,
exhibited a remarkable power of
changing the color of its "gig-lamps."
When it was captured the eyes were
dark-brown, like the body. But sud
denly they changed to bright grass
green. Soon a:terward they turned
back again from green to brown, and
this change of color was repeated
several times in succession, apparent
ly at the will of the creature. Whether
it was an effort of the spider to in
spire terror in its enemy or an effect
of its own terror is uncertain. Anoth-
er singular fact is that the color of
either one or both eyes could thus be
changed.-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

The Dublin International Exposition which was opened
by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland contains notable
display of industries and manufactures, The art exhibit
includes paintings loaned by King Edward and by the
Russian Emperor, and the entire collection on view is
valued at S3,00O,000. Japan has special building on
the grounds have Canada and New Zealand and the
Irish industries housed in magnificent structure
The historical section is of unusual interest and the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12
A NpRY NATURAL QUESTION.

A VERY NATURAL QUESTION.
Margaret spent one summer abroad,
Visiting many European cities, and
going with her father and mother to
see things which made the old world
famous. What most impressed her
were the tombs of the celebrated PEG.
ple-kings and queens, princes and
princesses, lords and ladies, soldiers
and priests-and the strange thing
about these dead and buried heroes
and theroines was that almost every
one OF them had met violent end.
Margaret was afraid to ask how they
died, for fear of hearing that 1t was
a case of poisoning, or stabbing, or
hanging, or sword thrust, or pis-
toll shot, or drowning, or being burnt
at the stake. In Paris, of course, most
OF the dead people had been beheaded.
and Margaret's little curly, flaxen
locks would rise in horror at the
thought of it.
One day she was taken to visit Ma
poleon's tomb, and the great soldiers
last resting place plunged her in deep
and serious thought.
Was he nice man. .papa?" she
asked, coming out of brown study.
"Yes-that is-well-on the whole
he wasn't so very bad"
"And he did lots, didn't he
"Of course-he led armies-and was
made consul of France, and finally
emperor, but Waterloo finished him,
and then"
"Did he die?"
"Afterwards-bu first they sent
him to st. Helena"
What l meant was, did he die
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

palace of Industrial arts Is object lesson of Irish
progress In recent stringent rule is enforced
that no goods shall be sold grounds No exhibitor
may do more than book orders BY this means the man
agement is endeavorng to make it comfortable for visit
ors, saving them the annoyance the persiste; atten
lions of peripatetc statesmen Fine trees aRd lawns
beautfy the grounds
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

Very few things that happen in this
world seem intended for the relief of
nervous people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-12

,lsin. papa? oh, just tell me that he
died plain!" cried Margaret clasping
her hands.
Perfectly plain I'm happy to say.
returned papa, amid general laugh.
Washington Star.