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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
SILVER CENTER CENTS.

Another Of These Rare United states
Coins Has Turned Up.
A curious cent, dated 1902, which
has come into the hands Of coin deal
er, Is said to represent the first attempt
to strike coin of this denomination at
the United States mint at Philadelphia,
says the New York Sun.
On the diverse is rather ugly head
of Liberty to the right, with hair flow
ing behind, and below, in small figures,
is the date "1792." Around the border
is inscribed Liberty Parent Of Sci
ence 4 Indust." On the reverse Is a
wreath, incloslng the words zone
Cent" with "1-10O'' below, and sur
rounding the whole central device is
the inscription UNITED States Of Amer
ica."
The piece IL much smaller than the
ordinary colonial cent, being about the
size Of the half cent struck in the year
following. 1t Is composed Of copper,
but before placing the blank in the
coinage press a small plug Of silver
had been inserted In the middle, and
the rarity now Is known to coin col
lectors as the "sllver center cent" It
is said the intention In putting in this
plug of silver was to bring up the In
trlnsic value of the coin to exactly 1
cent.
1t Is thought that the cent was the
design of a blacksmith named Peter
Getz Of Lancaster, Pa, self taught
engraver, who was employed at the
mint when that Institution first began
operations In 1892, and who cut the
dies for several other varieties of the
early coins The same design was
struck in plain copper, but without the
silver plug, and this variety, too, is
very rare
The inscription on the diverse Of the
silver center cent is the same as that
borne by the interesting "dlsme" and
"half disme," also struck at the mint
in the same year from Washington's
private plate, the head of Liberty on
the two latter coins being posed for by
Martha Washington, it is popularity
supposed. The latter coins also are
rare. but do not compare in scarcity
with the silver center coin, of which
only five are known to be in existence.
A fine specimen brought $160 at the
Smith sale year or 80 ago.
While regularly struck and issued
by the United States mint engravers,
still the silver center cent was for some
reason rejected by the authorities and
80 never got into general circulation.
This particular specimen has been In
the possession of small country mer-
chant for forty years, and he was over
whelmed with surprise to learn that
the coin was regarded as one of the
rarest Of the United States coins.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

mo soon held the maniac Ny husband
held me In his arms He had noiseless-
" approached, and, taking in the hor-
ror Of my situation at glance, had,
BY the only means at hand, secured the
madman, who was the very patient he
had been summoned to attend, but who
had escaped the vigilance Of his keeper
soon after the departure of the mes
senger, who had now returned with the
doctor in pursuit of him.
As the poor wretch was being hur-
ried away, he turned to me and said
Madam. this Is plot to rob me Of my
reputation. Your husband Is envious
of my great skill as surgeon. Adieul"
l afterward learned that the man
was once an eminent surgeon in Eu-
rope, but much learning had made him
mad. When he bound me to the table
my hair was black as a raven; when
I left 1t, 1t was as you see it now
white az snow.-The Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

aldry. better known as pickerel in
America, is truly game" fish, judg-
ing from the manner he fights and the
great number of dentic1es in his mouth,
which are strong enough to bite off an
anglers finger. Yes, our familiar
fresh water wolf' is game enough, and
1 can say from experience that his
many pounds of sound flesh taste ex-
ceedingly choice about Christmas time
when stuffed with veal forcemeat and
basted with savory gravy. Yet very
many hundreds Of enormous pike are
captured on our streams yearly by
"trimmers" and other questionable de-
vices of the river watchers; moreover,
they are throughout treated as SO much
yermin. If exposed for sale on the fish
monger's marble slab they could hardly
fall to command good price, little as
the world in general cares to make the
experiment Of cooking pike.
Take the case Of the equally abund-
ant club. l am told that it takes a
Jewish tailor or furniture brokers' fam
ily to appreciate II,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
EXCITING RACE OF TRAINS.
Each l. Broken In Two, but Neither

Each Is Broken In Two, but Neither
Engineer Knows 1t.
The following story was told by j.
ID. Mcnamara, assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Wabash railroad:
From Clark to Mexico, Mo-, our line
runs almost parallel with that of the
Alton. The distance Is about twenty
miles 1t is open country and the
grades are light. The going is good
ana trains race with each other as
often as occasion offers,
"one day two long freight trains,
one on each road, reached Clark about
together. A race, of course, was in or
der. Passing Centralia the Wabash en-.
glneer turned partly around in, his cab
and noting that the Alton man was
minus portion of his train gave a
broke In two whistle signal for the
Information of his rival. The Alton
man, hearing the signal, himself turned
IN his seat and observing that the
wabash train was considerably shorter
than When the race began he pulled the
throttle open notch or two more and
smiled as he looked forward to winning
the contest. As the speed Of the Wa
bash train continued to increase the
Alton man in spirit Of banter gave
with his whistle the broke In two, sIp.
nal. AS there was no apparent effort
made to stop, the signal was repeated
Again and again was the signal
given by one or the other of the racing
englnemen.
AT length Mexico was reached, both
trains arriving there at the same time
each engineer laughing at the Joke he
would have on his competitor when the
break would be discovered. As soon
as he stopped at the Mexico water tank
the Alton man called across the right Of
way:
How far you goln' without yonr
tall lights?'
'The Wabash man, observing for the
first time his own predicament. said.
:" Gosh, but I thought you was
whlstlin' for your own hind endp
Ditto, Bud! exclaimed he Of tho
@. & A. as he noticed regretfully that
about two.thirds of his own train was
absent. kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
cures heartburn and remedies cramps

cures heartburn and remedies cramps
by removing the acidity from the stom-
ach as well as relieving the liver.
1.-THE food of dyspeptic remains too
long In his stomach, fermenting and
causing Inflammation. Try helping the
stomach to get rid of Its contents. Piece
one hand at the extreme edge Of the
left side Immediately under the ribs
and slightly overlapping them. Then
work 1t round to the right by pressing
the fingers in MS hard as you can, draw
Ing the hand across to the right with
the other hand, ut the same time swing
ing the body to the right, then to the
left. Practice this daily before meals
and reasonable food will never set
like lead on your stomach. Here Is
good suggestion for plethoric, or
full-blooded, man: When waiting for
the fellow that doesn't keep his appoint
ment, place your hand at the back Of
your neck where the hair joins it and
rub downward. You will thus empty
the glands and prevent their turning
into boils. Or put your fingers on the
neck at the angle of the jaw and draw
them firmly downward over the course
of the jugular vein. This will remove
the used-up blood from the brain and
make that organ feel light and clear,
helping you to keep from getting hot
under your six collars like Klplings
engine.
'If you have tendency to varicose
veins, when you sit down elevate your
feet. The blood will flow out Of the
turgid veins and give you great relief.
By deep friction from the heel upward
you can encourage the return of the
blood to the heart as well as give tone
to the feeble veins. If you have red
nose 1t is because the blood enters the
superficial vessels of the skin and does
not return from 1t. If you would rem
edy this condition, perform regularly
this little feat: Grasp the tip Of the
nose between the thumb and fingers and
massage upward to the root. This
method emptles the vessels Of used-up
blood and allows fresh blood to flow.
Besides, you are not half as likely to be
afflicted with cold in the head. One
exercise especially designed to prevent
bay window below the ribs is this:
Lit fiat on your back, raise one foot
and leg to its full height without bend
ing the knee, then the other, alternat-
ingg the motions, or vary the exercise
by putting the toes under the bed
Clothes raising the body to the sitting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
CURING ILLS WITHOUT MEDICINE
Physician Tells How Every Man Can
BE His own Doctor.

Physician Tells How Every Man Can
BE His own Doctor.
"Haye YOU noticed said the physl-
clan in his post-prandlal rest, what
tidal wave of Every man his own doc.
tor is sweeping over the land?"
Il suppose you mean," said the other
man, who had come to him for little
friendly advice about spring fever,
christian Science and other cults?"
Not alone that, but the growing
tendency to keep well instead Of being
cured is fast RELOCATING medicine to the
dead arts. We must keep up with the
procession, even If 1t robs us of occu-
patton, and I'll assure you, If every
man understood giving himself massage
he might practically be his own doctor.
For instance, half the world either has,
or claims to have. liver troubles. A
spare five minutes can be turned to ex-
cellent account by giving your liver
lift. Place one hand heavily on the
right side at the lower border of the
ribs and rub 1t down slowly four or
five inches. Do this dozen times,
and you will empty this overfull liver
Of Its superintendent contents. This
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Plants Remember.

Plant memory is a problem for the
inquisitive botanist. In 1901 a plant
allied to the squash and pumpkin was
taken to New York from the desert of
Sonora, In Mexico, and since then 1t
has been kept-without water-in a
strange climate 5000 miles from home.
During the six weeks of rain in the
desert the plant grows Its leaves and
flowers and perfects Its seed. Then 1t
dries up and leaves only water filed
gourd, which thick. hard shell seals
against animals and evaporation. The
transplanted specimen still remembers
the rainy season of six weeks. 1t wakes,
sends out rootlets, stems and leaves,
and then dries up again until the fol-
lowing year-Kansas City Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
COARSE FISH FOR THE TABLE.
Neglected Food Supplies of British
Inland Streams

Neglected Food Supplies of British
Inland Streams.
Puzzling enough to the student of nat
ural economy must be the fixed preju-
dice Of the English people to the edible
Roman snail, the titblt frog, more espe-
cially, the common "coarse" fish Of
fresh water streams, says the Pail Mall
Gazette. Fresh water salmon trout,
grayling and ellis are everywhere re-
garded as edible fish, though until very
recent times the grayling or "ouncer"-
one Of the salmonide-was but little
esteemed either by sportsmen or cooks.
To-day grayling ranks so closely with
such game fish MS salmon, trout, char
and possibly the rarer yendace, etc.,
that the angler must not under penalty
feed" its ''swim," and 1t must moi, be
flshed for with maggot OF worm except
In the depth of winter.
The point is that since pur notions
about graglIng have go utterly changed
why should not app not;ena about the
more aldAAle pike change, ssaY IaF
Essex ipslVs," As luce q E FAs " esp'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
southern Exposure.

Little Charlie is the bright son Of
a poor downtown family. He goes to
school every day and is a model In his
studies and conduct, but he is much
ashamed that his clothes are not M
good as those of the other boys. His
teacher was explaining the points Of
the COMPASS the other day. She said !:
You have In front of you the north
on your right the east, on your left the
south. Charlie, tell me what have YOU
behind you" Charlie turned crimson
and, after moments hesitation, said !:
i've got patch on my pants; 1 knew
you'd tee 1t. told mamma you would. -
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
ART IN TAPESTRY WEAVING.

Norwegian Novel and Interesting
oolor scnemes In Textiles.
=, one VI tne ,oioest "eavings known
~ uiupe ~ Ine norwegian tapestry,
VI, as II 10 caileo IN norway, picture
mea'ins' Inc WORD picture" In prim-
80 Nv. ..n.s was USED IN pace OF the
w. a,t pa'n..ns' anu tne arr OF weav-
1 ns ua Us. paeh 70 tnee eignth century,
lons Derore the art OF painting was
M 49, - n s,ny Inc weaving OF
go ni.'oiy anu sases INTO pic
aar.,ssls 'e seems most 70 have
~ ~ Mn@ eu a. ,ne .ime OF tne invasion
az IL aay W Tue Norsenen and at
T.aaa . " .no oiusauers.
10 a~h,h,.o, Detonsins 70 tnese periods
and :. a,sa u .ne museums OF Norway
~ .I - s- u-nen' rom otner textiles not
10y ~ y. reason Oh tue neurological sub
a. sn -. iepteseiitation out Dy
VI weaving tne design,
, .o"e'ei eiaporate, Deihg made abso-
~. .e.eis,ple' aiike on poth Sides IN
~. 40 "el1 Us ~ outline.
- Ae e nos. nanuicra1ts' this weaving
m,ho, a. -oiso.ten uhtii recently,
won,an ,uaN. n, ano q .aiented NOT
use A "onian' Allie. frloa koehler-
renI ~ u ", fe'ival OF the beau-
worLs haro ,aaa ne. hoenler-Hansen' 8
ina 49, ~, neeom' Moriu KNOWN nav
- 49, 49,. ~ :" european museums,
sIneton ona ~ az euu.a'ion' eoutn Ken
rona anu " us ioya' houses OF Eu-
A. ~. ,,,,.
j. 800 UNIVERSAL eAposilion IN Paris
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
His Kick.

A traveller putting up at n small
hotel out in California brought the
porter up to his room with his angry
storming.
want your room changed, sir?
What is the matter?"
1.-THE rooms all right" fumed the
guest, searchlngly. tits the flea OBJ
ject to, that's ALL"
Mrs. Hawklns!" shouted the porter,
in an uninterested sort of voice, "the
gent in No. is satisfied with his room.
but he wants the fleas changed. "-Har-
per's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Dairy management.

The Vermont Dairymen's Association
has promulgated the following rules for
the management Of dairies: ~
The stable should be well ventilated,
lighted and drained; should have tight
floors and walks and should be plainly
constructed.
No musty or dirty litter, no strong
smelling material and no manure
should remain in the stable longer than
IL absolutely necessary.
Whitewash the stable once or twice
year. Would recommend the use Of
land plaster in manure gutter daily.
Feed no dry, dusty fodder previous
to milking. If dusty, sprinkle before
1t Is fed.
Brush the udder Just before milking
and wipe with clean cloth or sponge.
Keep healthy cows. Promptly re-
move suspected animals. In particular,
add no cows to the herd unless It II
certain that they are free from tuber-
culosls.
Do not excite cows or expose them to /
stress of weather.
Feed good COW literally with fresh,
palatable feeding stuffs. Do not
change these suddenly. Provide water,
pure, but not too cold, in abundance.
The mixer should be clean and his
clothes likewise.
Milk quietly, quickly and. thoroughly.
Throw away into the gutter the first
few streams from each teat. This milk
Is very watery, of very little value and
is quite apt to injure the remainder
Of the milk.
Remove the milk promptly from the
stable to clean, dry room where the
air Is pure and sweet.
Drain the milk through n clean nan.
mel cloth, or through two or three
thlcknesses Of cheesecloth.
Aerate and cool the milk as soon al
1t is strained The cooler 1t is the
more souring is retarded. II covers
are left off the cans, cover with cloth
or mosquito netting.
Never mix fresh milk with that
which hla been cooled, nor close n can
s containing warm plls, nor allow Y n
9Fsshk 49,. = =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

the weight of the contents, eliminating
the necessity of transferring 1t to the
scales. His weighing scoop Is shown in
the accompanying illustration. The
pan for gathering up the article to be
weighed is piyoted to the handle and
operates pointer, which indicates the
weigt of the contents on a scale. If n
pound of sugar is wanted, the grocer
dips enough out of the bin to swing the
pointer to the pound mark. The sugar
is then transferred directly to a bag,
doing away with the necessity of weigh
ing on the scales.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Trials at the Vermont station show
that there is no material difference in
mllk-producing value between imma-
ture and mature corn fodder when
compared on the basis of dry matter.
The same results were secured with
silage made from mature and i'm
mature corn. A pound of dry matter
of the immature corn produced the
same results as pound of dry matter
of the mature corn. This suggests that
If corn is cut too early the farmer
loses too many pounds, and on the
other hand If cut too late too much in
the way of coarse butts is wasted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
SCOOP THAT WEIGHS.

Does Away with the Necessity of
Employing Counter Scales.
Every grocer can scoop up sugar or
coffee, ETC., from the storage bin and
very closely gauge the correct quantity.
Yet he would not be willing to give 1t
to the customer as the full weight to
be purchased without first testing it on
the scales. A Texas man has hit upon
the idea of having the scoop indicate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
Separator NIinimi.e. waste.

AS reference for those who may
desire to know how much butter to ex-
pect from milk, 1t may be mentioned
that no correct average can be given,
MS milk from different COWS varies.
Milk containing 3 per cent of butter
fat will make about one pound of but
ter from twenty-nlne pounds (about
thirteen and one-half quarts) of milk.
One quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.
Milk containing 10 per cent of solids
should contain about 4 per cent of fat,
3D. per cent Of albumen and 5h per
cent of milk sugar, ash, etc. The aver
age amount Of butter fat in cream is
about % per cent. The separator
method of handling cream occasions
less waste than by the old method. An
ounce of salt is the allowance for one
pound Of butter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25
A Fool Might say

Tint the glitter of gold is better than
the gray garb of brotherly love.
That 1t does not pay to be forelyinp
in world which SO rarely forglves.
That the one to whom the laurel /.
given necessarily deserves 1t.
Tint the plaudits of the mob are bet.
ter than the appreciation Of those who
SEQ most clearly.
That million dollars is more to be
chosen than humble and happy home.
But what would you expect Of fool !
success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Miss Gettingon (archly)-I hear YOU
are thinking Of matrimony, Mr.. Mccoy?
Mr.. McCoy-Me? Say, what do YOU
take me for?
Miss Gettingon-oh, Jack! For bet
ter or for worse of course, but this is
90 sudden Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

He (tenderly)-whe l woke up this
morning you were my first thought.
She Indeed? Were the creditors al.
ready standing at your bed7--Mergen-
dorfer Batter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Tho Ewiss goats milk is considered
very tlae in favor and nutrition. ean,
tatnils about twice a. much hNstap fht
a. frat Of tha best eaw's m!!k, gsss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

When a man is called to the tele.
phone by a woman the conversation
from bis end Of tho line indicates tina.
hs L. trying 70 bring II 70 q soea.hys
tas esssk'swAF ..,,..l..s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

II you are idle, your excuse for GALL
ing on q busy man ia, " will not take
up much OF hls time" But the busy
man Will hare ether callers during the
aass -. Il.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

Jones-Who is the really perfect
man. ! should like to know2
Rrown-Ths man your wife wac GO.
Ing to Marcy Is ahe hadn't marrleS
seAls~phllaaslsala Iseulrsn -, 49, 80. =
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4 M STy5 T ds'l, So, 57zsE g.
II = - EsANsY gs4aEEs s365lsS4S&

are practically immune from all disls
eases, which makes the milk yalu-
able factor when used by infants and
invallda One man near Loomis Sani.;
tarium at liberty, N. Y, quotes that
he Is milking forty Swiss Toggenburs
does and that he cannot supply the
demand for goats milk at rs cents q
quart The average Swiss Toggenburs
goat will give two to four quarts q
day; some instances are recorded whers
extra good mixers have given as high
as seven quarts day Of milk equal
In richness to twice the amount Of
cows milk.
Angora Goats.
All goats are fairly good at clean
ing fields Of brush, but the Angora IL
especially adopted to this work. They
seem to prefer the leaves and small
twigs Of bushes to grass, and strip
them clean so that they die.
A writer in farm paper tells about
the clearing Of field that had become
overrun with hazel and other brush
and which was entirely cleared of tho
brush in one season. This was done
last year and this year not single
living bush can be seen, but the dead
ones are in evidence all over the field.
Now, naturally, the grass has a chance
and can make a reasonable growth.
No doubt, 1t would pay on the average
farm of several hundred acres TO keep
"a herd of goats to keep the fields clean.
On many old farms the fields SO soon
become foul that 1t becomes labori-
GUS as well as expensive undertaking
to clear them. Whereas the goats can
do 1t and make money for the owner
Mt the same time
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25

skimmilk is more valuable as a hog
food when mixed with ground grain,
shorts or something of the kind. The
grain also does the hog more good than
II fed without the milk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-25


One Of the hoary old frauds that
comes up from age to age is the pro-
duction of the so-called seedless apple.
Some nurserymen have doomed the
seedless apple as though 1t was new
thing, one of the latest scientific dis
coveries As matter of fact, 1t Ia
one of the hoariest old frauds that was
ever folsted upon gullible and confid-
Ing public, says Wallace's Farmer.
The seedless apple was described by
French pomologist in 1923. 1t was
illustrated in several of the old hor-
ticultural documents of that century.
These old writer's refer to still earlier
ones, like Pliny, who described the j
seedless, bloomless apple about the
time of the Christian era. 1t was de- :
scribed in 1868 as having been found
in West Virginia, in 1870 as coming
from Connecticut, with the statement
that the original tree had been bearing
for fifty years. =, K
The modern phase of the seedless
apple craze occurred in 1890, after
which it apparently went to sleep until
quite recently. 1t will thus be seen
that there is a seedless apple, but that
1t is no new thing. Professor Hansen,
of the South Dakota Experiment sta.
ton, describes its"as poor as any Ben
Davis: Keeps well, but when kept no
one will cut It," Other authorities
give practically the same description.