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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
The Best Way to Save Seed Corn.

We are forever done with recon-
mending make-shift methods in the
saving of seed corn. In the past
we have pointed out the importance
of saving it early and duly dwelt
on this phase of the question, but
we have also called attention tc
what you might call expediency
methods. We have always taken il
for granted that certain percent.
ago of our readers would not be in
q position to save their corn early
consequently the next best plan was
advocated. The result of much OBJ.
servation during the last year hat
convinced us that there is really on
ly one plan.
fevery corn grower in the great
central West could be offered a pre-
MUM of, say, 800 cash if lie coult
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
The Iowa Corn Crop.

1uree VI our crop experts, Gage,
of the Iowa Weather Service; Wells,
of the Iowa Grain Dealers Associa-
ton; and Snow of Chicago, agree
practically on the condition of the
Iowa corn crop, all of them placing
it at between rs and so per cent
Of last years condition at this time.
The magnitude of the crop us
ually grown in Iowa makes the crop
of this state matter of serious con-
sideration, and the more SO because
the returns of the state assessors
have put the acreage at about SOO,-
600 acres less than the estimates
either by the state statisticians or
the Department of Agriculture. We
do not care to discuss whether this
is too high an estimate or too low a
one. We think it is high enough.
We wish to cali the attention of
our readers to the fact that is every
where admitted that the crop is
about two weeks late and, therefore,
its final yield j. simply a question
of weather. The corn crop is yet to
make. Until it tassels the corn is
simply getting ready to make a crop.
What that crop will be will depend
upon. the weather. With frequent
light showers and late frost the
crop will go beyond present expecta-
tions. With hot, dry weather from
this time onward it will not come
up to expectations, for the reason
that the surface of the ground has
been packed by heavy rains. The
corn roots never go deeper than ne
cessary, and hence this year are
near the surface, and dry, hot
weather would dry out the soil with
great rapidity and shorten the ears
while Fastening maturity. All early
frost would be fatal to a large per
cent Of the crop.
From this point of view, once
more we urge on our readers the
importance of making provision for
harvesting as much Of this crop as
possible. We fear that there is a
good deal of corn in the state that
will not make much else than fod-
der, and certainly the farmer should
take care of what he has by harvest
ing it and providing himself with
corn fodder or corn silage, and thus
be prepared 10 get all that the sea.
son gives him.
| The farmer who is best fitted tc
take caro- Of this corn is the farmer
with silo. Even if frost does
catch his corn, by harvesting i'm.
mediately and putting it in the silc
he will have fair feed; whereas if he
is not prepared to put it in the silc
it will be very heavy loss. There.
fore, farmers who are thinking ot
building silos next year had better
do it this year, and thus provide ar
additional safeguard against The
most imminent danger to the corr
crop, namely, heavy frost.
We presume that these same con
ditions prevail largely in Missouri
and certainly in Wisconsin ant
Minnesota. Eastern Nebraska ant
Kansas are likely to fare better thi
year than the states east of them
especially in sections where ther,
has been heavy rainfall in these
states does not mean the serious
damage that it does to farmers il
states lying east of them.
A 1t is not worth while speculatinI
what the magnitude of the crop will
be. The point now is to study hov
we can take the best care Of tn
crop that is given Wallace
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

Tha. the Earlville Phoenix is not
favorable to Senator Allison's re-
election as senator, is evident from
the following editorial in its issue
Of last week: "The Allison success
sion is now subject of profound
consideration. The subject resolves
itself into the question, is Iowa in
debted to Allison or is Allison in
debted to Iowa." Long tenure of
office seems to be a secondary con-
sideration as is also the senility Of
the candidate. The senatorial cam
paign. Judging by the various com
ments Of the Iowa Press will be most
strenuous. The variance Of opinion
already expressed give evidence that
the coming campaign will be warm
one. Although Allison will be over
so years of age before the Congress
meets in which the next senator
elected from Iowa will sit, and al.
though Iowa has given him owe,
fifty years of public life, the sena.
torial race will be close" :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
The Herald Of Autumn.


Behold the herald of the autumn comes.
flaming torch OF elbow In his hand.
Lighting the dim ways of the forest wide,
And spilling golden patches or the land.
Beside the sluggish brook he stands and waits
The time for stars above his head to boom;
Then. as the whispering breezes gently wake.
He spills his burning censer In the gloom.
And now near to the highway you may ses
This graceful Grant bowling In the breeze.
Scattering his wealth Of pollen. Crocsus-llke
Or yielding his sweet soul to bandit bees.
So, through the mlst-hung days of summers
close,
Transforming into beauty clay and clod.
His footsteps marked with spots Of yellow gold,
Goes autumn's princely herald-Go.denrod!
Edwin Garlic Lltsey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
How to Grow miniature Oak.

Secure u good ripe acorn and sus-
pend 1t by piece of cord within half
m inch or so of water contained in a
glass. There let it stay, for II permitted
to remain without disturbance for a
few months it will burst, send a root
into the water and shoot upward a
straight, taperlng stem covered with
beautiful little green leaves. In this
manner young oak tree can be cult
yated and become an interesting object
to all that behold 1t. AS soon as the
plant has made its appearance it will
be found beneficial to change the wa
ter frequently. t,as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Growing catalpas for Posts,

A correspondent from Cass county,
Illinois, writes us that he has an
800 acre farm, the fences of which
will need renewal in few years,
and asks what we think of the pro-
priety of putting out five acres of
gool land in trees for fence posts,
and particularly asks about the
propriety of planting hardy catalpa.
We have not the slightest hesita-
ton in advising him to plant out an
acre for each quarter section to some
kind of good fence post timber.
His case is by no means peculiar.
There is scarcely a quarter section
farm in our whole prairie territory
that would not be improved to the
value of six dollars per acre if there
was growing upon it an acre of
fence post timber selected with ref
erence to climate and rainfall; in
other words, made up of trees adapt
ed to the locality.
We do not know of any better
tree on the whole that can be plant
ed in the southern half OF our terri
tory, or south of the line Of central
Iowa, than the hardy catalpa. At
the same time we do not advise its
planting by any man who will not
give some time and study to the
subject, and who will not secure al
any reasonable expense seed or
seedlings of the genuine hardy ca
talpa.
The natural range of the hardy
catalpa is southern Illinois, southern
Indiana, western Kentucky ano
Tennessee, southeastern Missouri
and northeastern Arkansas. Tht
southern variety, called catalp,
bignonioides, otherwise known as
catalpa-catalpa, belongs to south
western Georgia, Florida, centra
Alabama, and Mississippi; bu
growers have been in the habit o
buying catalpa seed in the marke
ind hence getting both varieties
Therefore no man should undertak
to grow catalpa unless he secures
beyond all question the catalp
speciosa, commonly known as tn
hardy catalpa. The best wav is t
gather the seed yourself from wei
formed catalpa trees growing in th
neighborhood, that have withstoo
the test winters Of the last fifteen o
twenty years; or else secure the1
from some nurseryman who ha
gathered the seed in this way or j
some other way has secured th
, genuine hardy catalpa. Where
man can gather the seed and gro,
} them himself in a nursery row b
had better do it, even if he thereb
loses years time.
Hardy catalpa should not be plan
ed on poor land. 1t will not d
| we'll On sandy land, nor on stiff cla
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
Books Written In Jail.

Jail seems to be good place in which
to write books. I.iterarNsmen surpass
themselves there. John Bunyan wrote
Pilgrims Progress" in Jail. Cervantes
wrote "Dox Quixote" in prison. Defoe
laid the plans for "Robinson Crusoe"
during term Of confinement imposed
on him for the writing of n pamphlet
called '.The Shortest Way With the
Dissenters." Leigh Hunt wrote Rim
ini' in Jail. Sir Walter Raleigh dur
ing his fourteen years imprisonment
in the Tower of London wrote his ex-
cellent "History Of the World" Silyio
Pellico and Tasso both did their best
work in Jail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

Fresh air clears the cobwebs from
the brain, puts new strength into the
muscles, a new life into the blood, a
new lightness into the step. 1t brushes
away the petty ills that botheE syefy-
day life and helps one to asth
greater patience. 1t strengthehssthe
shoulders for tho burdens that are laid
upon them. 1t makes the hardest WORK
lighter and the hardest day brighter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11

"What would you think of 90 per
cent premium" said an insurance
agent. "a premium Of $4,000 on a
100000 policy. Hardly worth taking
out, eh?' Such policy was once taken
out, though, on a ship thought to be
lost. 1t is u common thing on overdue
ships to take out policies at so or S5 or
90 per cent. On the Bulgaria and the
Croft in 1890 policies at 90 per cent
We're taken out, and on the Adelaide
Mary, even after two Of her lifeboats
had been picked up, a policy Of 92 pei
cent was issued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
A Careful Official.

"Some years ago" remarked q physi-
clan, when the people in the south
feared that an epidemic Of yellow
fever would spread from Cuba to this
country the health board officer Of a
certain southern city was SO careful
to keep out the infection that he gave
orders to disinfect all kilograms re-
csivsd, from. Havana"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-11
One Evil cha.eu the other

Visitor to the West Indies (who has
been warned against bathing in the
river because of alligators, but has
been told by the boatmen that there
are none at the rivers mouth)-By
Jove, this Is ripping! But, say, how
do you know there are no alligators
here? Boatman-Well. you see, sab, de
alligator am SO turrble feared OBJ de
shark.-Punch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
lawyer MUST
STAY IN PEN
JUDGE DAYTON DECIDES AGAINST
THOMAS M. FIELDS IN IN.
PoRTANT CASE.

PHILIPPI, W. Va, Aug. 1s.-Tn the
federal court Saturday Judge A. D.
Dayton dismissed. the application Of
Thomas NJ. Fields, the Washington. D.
c., attorney, convicted End sentenced
to the federal prison at Moundsyille
on an embezzleDsz, charge. putting
an end to an efosi for freedom which
has attracted attention throughout the
country
Fields was a prominent attorney at
Washington and his conviction follow
ed ope Of the most sensational hear
ings ever held at the nations capital.
After some months service, through
his attorneys, he entered habeas cor
pus proceedings in the federal court,
on the grounds that his conviction
was illegal. The Judge refused to en-.
tertain the proceedings and Fields
will be compelled to serve the remain.
der of his term;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
SELLS INTEREST
IN THE ESTATE
JOHN 7. McaRAW DlsPosEs OF
HIS INTEREST IN ApoLPHUs
ARMSTRONG ESTATE TO
c.P. ooRR.

GRAFTON, Aug. 19.-Wonders will
never cease In the Armstrong estate
case. Another chapter has been add.
ed by deed that is being recorded In
the ONCE of the county clerk Of Tay-
Tor county, and by which Hon John
T. McGraw conveys to the Hon. c. P.
Dorr, of Webster county, his interest
in the inheritance Of Louise Butcher
as represented by the purchase pur-
ported to have been made by Messrs.
Dorr and McGaw from Miss Butcher
shortly after she was first appraised
of the fact that she had fallen heir
to the estate. It will be recalled that
Mr.. Dorr went to Stafford, Ohio, the
home OF Miss Butcher shortly after
the death of Mr.. Armstrong, and bar
gained with Miss Butcher for all her
right to the property of Armstrong.
the price agreed upon with her being
twenty thousand dollars. Mr.. Dorr, 1t
is understood, conducted all the ne.
gotlations in the purchase. Shortly af-
forwards 1t was stated, however, that
the sale was null, because of the fact
that the twenty thousand dollars pur-
chase money, was not paid at the bank
in Ohio where 1t was agreed to be
paid, upon the date that It fell due.
The purchase by Mr.. Dorr from Miss
Butcher was made on the 18th day of
February, 1907 but very short while
after the death Of Mr.. Armstrong, and
within few lays of the date upon
which Messrs. sommerville and Will
son secured the writing. from Miss
Butcher creating them attorney-ln.tact
for the helress and with power to ad.
minister. It would appear, from the
deed of Col. McGraw conveying his In
terest in the estate to Mr.. Dorr, that
Mr.. Dorr still considers the claim a
valid one. This phase Of the case but
adds to the hopeless tangle in which
the whole matter is at present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
Tragic Ending
To A Courtship
WHEN GIRL REFUSED TO MARRY
MAN OF ANOTHER FAITH HE
SHOT HER AND HIMSELF.

NEW YORK, Aug 10 The two
years courtshlp Of is year old Ellen
Fish and Joseph Pallogg, aged 81 years
ended traglcally last night. The girl
is a Catholic, while ner lover is not,
and after a protracted struggle with
her conscience she decided finally that
she could not marry out of her church.
The remuneration was made In the
presence of her family and a moment
later Pallogg had shot the girl in the
breast and put a bullet into his own
body. Both were dying when removed
to q hospital,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
.ODlF ELLOWS
.OFTHREE STATES
Tg.HAVE MEETING
Big Affair 10 Be
At Huntington

HuNTtN GToN Aag, y. -The en-
tertainnent committee d the Til
State Association Of odd Fellows re.
Gently mel to complete Arrangements
for the Tri,state meeting and picnic.
which win be held here on the 2sth
Of August
The meeting VIII nave an attend
ance Of between two and three thou.
sand people, it Is SAID The highest
State otaclals from West Virginia.
KENTUCKY and Ohio, including A. n.
Woolrldge, Of Coal Bank who Is the
grand master % The state Of West
Virginia, The local lodge Is making
big preparations for the event, and
are nov conhdent that their work
will allhaye good results
The business session d the asso-
citation will be held b the city naIl
IL it Is possible to obtain that build
ing at that time and this meeting
win be followed by the picnic which
will be at the Huntinstou driving
park. The local lodge has appointed
as their committee TO attend the en-.
tertainmsnt og the guests O. number
Of their best men, With D. surrell
as president aud s. B. Payne. as
secretary.
The Tri.State conventions that
are held annually hase always been
big. events, and the Huntington lodge
expects. to Quito ali the other cities
In the way of an entertainment
To the lodge having the largest
number Of delegates present a ban
ner will be given. This contest Is ex-
pectAd % materially add TO the az
Tendance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
REV. BATES
PREACHED FAREWELL SERMON
TO CONGREGATION OF CHRIS
TIAN CHURCH LAST
NIGHT.

Rev. 2. E. Bates last night preached
his farewell sermon at the Central
Christian Church. A large congrega-
ton was present. His subject was,
Future Recognition, or Will We Know
Each other?" Mr., Bates has been a
very popular minister and the best
wishes of all follow him TO his new
field of labor at Atchison, Kansas.
Mrs. Bates and children are visiting
IN Ohio and they will be Joined there
by Mr.. Bates. From there they go to
their future home In Kansas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
.29 CHILDREN
IN Is YEARS
COUPLE WITH REMARKABLE AN.
TRACE SUICIDE RECORD AT
WEBSTER SPRINGS.
WEBsTER SPRINGS, Aug. 10. :

WEBSTER SPRINGS, Aug. 10. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bennett, of Tan.
7nersville, Gilmer county, who are now
lat the Springs, are most remarkable
couple, and If President Roosevelt
wants to go further into the question
4of race suicide he should look them
up. They are the parents of 20 chill
dren, 10 of whom are living. The old.
sest Of the family Is 40 and the young.
5est IA years OF age, from which we
gather that the 20 children were born
In 20 years, there being two sets Of
twins. The names of those living are
as follows: John, Parmela, Porter,
Lyman, Maria, Charles, Scott, james,
Henry and Martha (twins), Sarah,
Samuel and Olive. Mr.. Bennett is s.
years Of age, while his wife is 81, and
they were married Dec. 81, 1856, in
Tyler county. Mr.. Bennett served In
the Union army during the civil war,
3enlisting in Company Is, West Virgin.
ia volunteers, in July. 1852, and seT-
ed until July, 1865. He received In.
juries for which he is now drawing a
fipension of $50 per month. When ASK
ed how many Of the 20 children we're
boys, he stated that as he had kept no
record Of the births he could not an.
tswer the question.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
mrs Y. ENILLER
Gives ANSWER
10 DEATHS CALL |.
Well Known
Woman Died
This Morning


Mrs. Nancy Juretta Miller. wife Of
Mr. william E. Miller, died this morn
ing shortly after one, o'clock at her
home at Evansville, after a long III.
ness About a year ago her health be-
gan to fail though up to that time she
had enjoyed excellent health. Her
last attack was somewhat of a par.
alytlc stroke and for several weeks it
was known that the end was near.
Mrs. Miller was born "a years ago
on the farm on which she spent her
entire life and where her death oc-
cured. Her father was Asa Hall, one
Of the early settlers of the commun-
ity, who took up over 500 acres Of
ground between the Monongahela riv-
er and Buffalo creek, which is now
the village of Barnsylle. In 1s47 Mrs.
Miller, then Miss Nancy Hall, was
united in marriage to Mr.. William E.
Miller and on October the 21st Of this
year they would have celebrated the
6Oth anniversary Of their marriage. Her
husband survives her and six chill.
dren, namely, State superintendent Of
Schools, t. c. Miller, Of Charleston:
Richard Miller, Of Plttsburg; Charles
A., Annie B., Beuns and Matte A.,
all at home.
Mrs. Miller is the last but one of
a large family Of children, brother,
Ira C. Hall, of Richie county, sur,
wing. Another brother, DR.. Thomas
q, Hall. of Iowa, died recently.
Mrs. Miller was a woman Of exeni-
plary christian character and had been
a member Of the Methodist Protestant
Church for many years. She was q
devoted wife and mother and her death
has brought great sorrow to her rela-
tlyes and friends.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at the family resi-
deuce at three O'Clock. Rev. Broom
field will conduct the services and the
remains will be laid to rest in Wood
lawn cemetery Undertaken R. G.
Jones in charge.
Mr.. Richard Miller, of Pittsburg,
Archie, Dana and Miss Pauline Miller,
arrived here to-day from Mt. Lake
Park to attend the services, and
Dwight Miller, of Charleston, will ar.
rive tomorrow. Mr. T. c Miller and
the others Of the family were at the
bedside when death came.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
EXPECTED TODIE
ATTORNEY WILLIAM YosT IN Sc
Rlous CONDITION FROM EF-
Feet OF A FALL.

PITTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. ia tele-
gram received to-day from the hospi-
tai at Jamestown, New York, stated
that Attorney william Yost, injured
by fall az ohautauQua ten days ago,
is serious and expected to die. He
has been a member of the Allegheny
county bar for thirty years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
THE PRESIDENT
WILL DELIVER AN ADDRESS TO.
MoRRoWAT CORNER STONE
LAYING IN MAssAcHu.
sETTs.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. 10. :
The President left here to-day for
ProyincetoRn, Mass, where. he will
deliver an address. tomorrow at the
laying Of the corner stone Of the PHI
grim memorial monument. He went
on the MayfuWer, escorted by wor-
don and hopkins Of the torpedo squad:
ron
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
A
HUNDRED
VERY OLD WOMAN DIED IN MON,
oNeALIA COUNTY sATuR.
DAY NIGHT.

Mrs. James Kelley, mother of Mr.. ].
W. Kelley, of this city, died on Sat.
urday night at her home at Cassviller
Moaonalia county, after an illness OF
diseases incident to old age. She was
81 years of age and had spent tue
greater part of her life In MonongaHa
county Her husband died a number
of years ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17

The winners Of the two special
prizes for the offer otlast week was
a matter of much conjecture Saturday
night and the matter could not be de
termined until the oaicial count was
made.
The district prize. the diamond ring
goes TO Freddy Eddy aud the prize for
the largest Increase IN the class vote
goes to Mr.. John ]. Brsnnen, who had
been conceded the winner for the, past
several days by his competitors and
there we're only a few Of the class con.
testauts who seriously considered the
matter Of contesting with him for the
$1,000.
Below we give some Of the most not
ed Increases for the week. In giving
the Increase it is not meant by that
the percentage of increase but the &C
tual number of votes increased during
that time. In district No. / the larg.
est Increases were as follows:
Freddy Eddy, $3.50,
Paul NJ. Hawkins, $3.50.
Ruth Poster, 58,S25,
Art Kern, 1880.
Maude Hartley, 1880.
Class No. 1.
Mabel Merriaeld, 1880.
Ralph Doolittle, 11l55.
Class No,2.
Georgia Ice, 1870.
Cora Wheeler, 1885.
Mary Conway, $50.
Luretta Stewart, $500.
Frank Crawford, 4,4SO.
Glass No, 8.
Ray Arnett, 24,215.
Alec Thorn, 1920.
John Hartley, 1O,66o.
Class No. 4.
Halle Morrow. 29,755.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
.n,lI.d av snn.ln.La14,a peath.

Ms. John R. Nell aud daughter
Miss Helen. left yesterday for Lima,
Ohio where they were called by tae
death Of the formers son.inlaw. Mr.
Meorsy3 whose death occurred on sat
5rday Afternoon. Gene Mem, Of lakes
run, and CLYDE Seilllstt this mctnins
for Lima to attend ldeiunerai services
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
SEPTEMBER 2

Is Date Set For Opening Of the Grand
Opera House.
The local theater will open septem.
Der ;, when the Morrison Comedy Com
pany will begin a weeks engagement.
For the coming season Manager
Powell has booked some Of the best
attactions on the road and will an
nounce them to the patrons of this
popular place Of amusement soon.