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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
PoDuNk REALLY A TOWN.
It u in Connecticut and Was Named
AfteEsan2 Indian Tribe.

Look on any, good map, of Connect.
cut and ybn see the River Podunk..
which runs for miles through the
town OF South Windsor and empties
into the Connecticut just over the
line in East Hartford. The Podunk
is not brook. 1t affords "a good
water power for the mills at Pleas
antville, and the stream does not
run dry in the summer, says the Hart
ford Times.
Since we have begun to tell about
the Podunk River We may as well
add the facts that in this town,
through which the Podunk flows.
were born Jonathan Edwards, Oliver
Wolcott, and John Fitch, the latter
the father of all steam navigation,
whose first thoughts of what might
be accomplished by putting an engine
into boat, no doubt, came to him
while, as youthful clockmaker, he
wandered along the shores of the Po-
dunk, full century and half ago.
He was born in January, 1743.
Podunk, Connecticut, is the place
to which to send all letters for Po-
dunk people, where the name OF the
state is not given. There is no other
Podunk anywhere which can hold
candle" to this Podunk that we all
know about here.
In fact, our Connecticut Podunk is
the original article. and all others
are mere limitations.
After the Englishmen under the
lead of Winthrop who were determin.
ed to be Americans arrived In Salem
in 1880, one of the first Indian chiefs
who came from the backwoods to
make their acquaintance was Wah--
quinnacut. who went to Boston In
1881 to see them, and he is said to
have belonged to the Windsor tribes,
or Podunks.
Podunk signifies the place Of fire
or place of burning, from "potaw,"
fire, and "unck," place Offence Po-
taunk, or Podunk, or Potunk. None
of the historians intimates that It
was an Indian synonym for hades,
but it certainly meant hot place.
1t is also made clear in their ancient
histories that the Podunks were great
fighters. or "hot stuff" in the YER
nacular of today. None of them was
ever converted to Christianity.
The Podunks owed their gradual
extinction to their bitter feuds with
the Mohawks, down the river. Six
teen or more of the Podunks were
killed at one time in Mohawk am
buscade. A remnant of the tribe ex-
listed in East Windsor in 1745, but
had quite disappeared in 1850, says
DR.. Stiles, who also says that 1t was
somewhere in the Podunk wilds Of
Windsor that Miantonomah, the great
Narragansett chief, met his death at
the hands of Uncas, his Mohican con-
querer, probably Sept. %, 1913. Uncas
was mighty man of war, and sent
his. son, Oneko, over into the Nip
muck country, Massachusetts, on a
raid about 1860. The Nipmucks were
trimmed on that occasion In great
shape. This happened in what is
now the town of Brookfield. The
settlers from Ipswich got there about
that time and found that meadow
at the head Of Quabaug Pond was
called Podunk, and the name has
lasted, although it does not appear
that any of the Podunk tribe OF In.
dams ever lived there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
BRIGHT co1oRs IN CANDIES.

They Are the Sign of Danger. and
Should BE Avoided.
The superabundance of evidence as
to the harmful effects of coal-tar dyes
should cause all consumers to beware
sof using any products containing these
dyes. There is believed to be little
chance of their being permitted in any
products excepting butter and cheese,
says What to Eat. However, the pros
poets of their being prohibited has
caused many candy makers to flood
the market with candles painted with
them in all kinds of bright colors, that
the dyed sweets may reach the jobbers
and retailers before the law lnterferes,
Parents should use exceeding caution to
see that none of these candles comes
into the possession Of their children, as
they are positively dangerous and many
have been killed by them.
1t is not difficult to detect the can
dies colored with coal tar, or anillne
dyes (aniline is one of the coal tar
dyes), for they are all of bright,
semitransparent color. Therefore, the
purchaser should use exceeding eau
tion in avoiding all candidies that are
too brightly colored. The vegetable
color gives duller, more clouded hue,
not SO lucid and clear as the anlline
colors This excessive brightness has
long since become synonym for in
ferlority in any kind of food product.
and it is carefully avoided by knowing
purchasers. The bright-colored prod
ucts are cheaper, 1t is true, but 1t Is
better to pay little more and avoid
the great danger of taking mineral
aniline dyes into the system. These
dyes are employed in coloring cloths.
Here they serve an admirable purpose,
but their use should be confined to
this field and not extended to the col
orlng of foods that people have to take
into their system to sustain life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
An Unavoidable Loss.

When Aunt Kitty began to ask ques
tlons she kept at least one person en-
ployed with little chance for any other
word than direct answers.
What's become O that likely kitten
you had last time was hereY she de-
manded of her small nephew. II hope
she wasn't poisoned like that other one
you had two years ago, WAS shef"
"Oh, nom, SHE"
"Was she drowned, them"
Nom, she"
"Stolen?"
"Oh, nom, She"
"Well, should like to know what
made you give away such handsome
kitten"
1--WE didn't; She"
"Well, what's happened to her?
Speak up, boy"
"S-s-she's growed into cat!" gasped
the small nephew, staminering in his
haste.
Stage frlght'ls one thing on the stage
about which there Is no sham.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

The Philadelphia Public Ledger says
that unless there is very decided In
crease in the number of our farmers,
planters and cattle raisers, the day
must soon come when we shall consume
at home practically the entire output
Of our fields and farms and when we
may even be compelled to Import food
stuffs to supply the tables Of our me-
chanics and laborers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

bunch to initiate knot; and here No.
can very we'll tell when you spied
him out. He will catch your eyes
even as you catch the eye of an
acquaintance in crowd, and will In
stantly start on headlong flight,
leaping from tree to tree, It'll he van
ishes from your sight"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

1t should be the business OF every
dairyman to keep a record Of every
Item of interest about his COWS. He
should know the date of their going
dry and coming fresh; when they were
turned to pasture, and when put upon
dry feed. If he trusts to his memory
he will be sure to be uncertain and in
accurate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
In.ecurate seed Te.,inx.

inaccurate Seed Testing.
1t is not at all certain that seed
when sown In the open field will show
the same amount Of digestibility as
when sown in seed testing boxes or
between plates in the house and UNI
der ideal conditions of warmth and
moisture. A great many experiments
have been made to show what the
terminating power Of various seeds is,
and 1t has been figured out that the
results would be the same In the field
as In the seed testers. 1t is inter-
esting, therefore, to note that COM
parlson Of results do not show the
same percentage of seed terminating
under the two conditions.
In some comparative tests reported
81 samples of seed of oats and wheat
were tested In regular seed testers.
The lowest termination was 40 per
cent, and the highest 80 per cent. A
like number Of samples of the same
seed were planted in the open ground
at the same time, the samples being
the same grain as those planted In
the testers. One Of the oat samples
that had shown a termination of "a
per cent when planted in the tester
gave only 81 per cent of termination
when planted in the open field. An
other lot gave In the tester a germi-
nation Of 81 per cent, yet when sown
in the open field 1t gave only 13 per
cent. This was a most remarkable
decline.
One of the samples of wheat seed
gave 63 per cent of termination when
sown in the seed tester, but when
sown in the field gave only per cent
of termination. The poorest sample
for field work gave 90 per cent of ger
mination when sown in the seed test
er, but in the field gave only 4 per
cent of termination. This illustrates
the fact that something besides ger
mination tests need be looked for
when figuring on what seed will do.
Conditions In the field are much hard
er than in a terminating plate.
An investigation Of this seed show
ed that 1t had been produced under
bad conditions and probably lacked
vitality. 1T had been injuriously nf-
fected by early fall frosts. Most Of
it had enough vitality to enable 1t
to sprout under the perfectly favor
able conditions found In sprouting
tray, but had not enough vitality to
enable 1t to sprout when buried In the
ground where the moisture supply
would be too great or too little, the
temperature too high or too low, and
where the air would not have free
access to the grain.
The termination tests may still be
considered valuable, says Farmers
Review, but they are by no means
conclusive, SO long as they are con-
Quoted under ideal conditions. 1t is
only rare that conditions in the open
ground are ideal for the termination
Of seed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

The Government Of the State Of
Rio Grande do Sui has commenced
to make determined efforts to attract
Italian immigration to that portion
of Brazil, and has established an
agency in Genoa for that purpose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
selection of Tomato Ground.

Selection of Tomato Ground.
For early market tomatoes hillsides
banked on the north by woods and
gently sloping to the southwark will
give the best results, says a Maryland
bulletin, but for. the general crop for
canning purposes the location is not
important, provided the soil is well
drained. 1t is we'll, however, to avoid
low pockets Of land where the air
drainage Is poor and into which, II the
nights happen to be cool and moist, the
dampness will settle, forming heavy
dews, condition not only liable to In
duce leaf diseases, but also to prove
detrimental to the ripening and dlssem-
nation Of pollen. A full crop Of fruit
is absolutely dependent upon good set
aud If the air could be dry at all times
1t would go long way towards insur-
ing pcllenization, the desired end.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
How Kamr Corn Ripen..

There seems to be general belief
throughout the country that Katflr corn
natures quicker than common varieties
4. Indian corn, and that much after
this season of the year Kaflr corn Is
the crop to plant, either on ground that
has not been planted, or in fields that
have to be replanted on account Of par
tial stand of corn. We have not found
1t to be that way. We have planted red
Katfir corn, which Is from ten days to
two weeks earlier than the white, and
our yellow variety Of Indian corn on
the same kind of soil at the same time,
III fact, on the same day, and there
was not three days difference in the
stage Of maturity when fall came
Henry Hatch, Kansas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
Table Fork Aged COO Year.

The six hundredth anniversary of
the invention of the table fork, which
was used by King John w., Duke of
Bretagne, to eat fruit with in 1907.
will be celebrated in sundry parts of
the world. In Paris several banquets
will be given in commemoration of tile
event,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
MAPS HELP A MAN SLEEP.

Mental Geography the Best Soporiho
According to q Drug Clerk.
A haggard-looking man strolled Into
a downtown drug store the other day
and asked the druggist for help. He
said he had trouble in getting sleep
when he retired. No matter low sleepy
he might be during the day Or how
much sleep he might have lost, the mo-
ment ibis head touched the pillow he
waswide awake and lay thus for sew
eral hours Once asleep, he was hard
to waken, but he had to be up at a
certain hour, and in consequence of his
peculiar afiilction he was losing more
sleep than he could stand.
The drug clerk regarded him quiz
zically few moments and then re-
piled: my dear man, you don't want
medicine. What you want is some
thing to change the trend of your
thoughts. Do as a friend of mine did.
He was troubled the same way and
found that the old folks plan Of imag-
ing sheep passing barrier and count
ing them was out Of date. So he began
trying to name all the States In the
Union. He soon got them so he could
classify them alphabetically. Then
when they no longer interested him he
started on the counties Of this State.
HE now has them at his tongues
end, classified up to the fourth letter.
Now he is starting on state capitals
and their locations; then he will take
up county seats. A moments glance
at an atlas during the day shows him
when he is wrong, and the beauty of
the plan is that he rarely has to think
along these lines longer than ten min
utes before he is sound asleep. To
make it short, the study of geography
is a good narcotic. philadelphia Rec.
nrd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
FAsTIDIoI1s PET BIRDS.

Birds are like human beings, differ.
ing greatly in character, likes and
dislikes. They are, moreover. ex-
tremely whimsical. To train them
successfully one must study their dis.
positions. One feathered pet of my
acquaintance refused to sleep at night
unless 1t had cracker in Its cage.
This dainty was not to eat, from his
lordship's point of view, but to perch
upon. The whim of another was nev.
er to battle in the conventional white
dish provided for this purpose. How
ever, as he seemed heartily to enjoy
shaking the drops from a wet lettuce
leaf, thus making an impromptu
shower bath for himself, 1t was not
hard to see that the dish was at the
root Of the objection, not the water
itself. One day, instead Of the ordt-
nary bath, japanese dish was placed
in the cage. Immediately the tiny
esthete plunged into the gaily colored
dish and took a splendid bath.-Circle.
RAT WEIGHS $50 POUNDS.
The newest specimen at the Bronx
Park ZOO" is capybara, which was
on show yesterday. Imagine rat
weighing $50 pounds, with a huge
head, an upper lip foot long and
close-set eyes, and one has an idea
of the beast. He Is the largest Of
the rodent tribe and has harsh,
coarse hair, more like bristles than
fur. This hair is mixed black and
yellow, of dingy appearance. In his
native haunts the capybara has
huge, fat stomach, which almost drags
on the ground. He is water-loving
animal and can dive and stay under
for eight or ten minutes at time.
The jaglar of South America preys
upon the capybara and the Indians
kill him for his flesh, which, when
smoked, is said to be as delicious as
a Kentucky ham, although II has
certain musky flavor. The capybara
makes sound when alarmed some
what between dogs bark and pigs
grunt. He was once called the hydro
choerus, or water hog, and lives on
SC6StooA0 u1CI.-4SCWr -1OIA iWOIlu.
HENPECKED KING OF BEASTS.
Should some of the strenuous la
dies of the United States happen to
visit the New. York Zoo," said the
animal painter. they would be en-.
couraged in their contempt of man.
The lion is often lauded as the crea-
ture OF pre-eminent courage. Bat in
domestic life he isn't circumstance
compared with the lioness. When
she smiles, he humbly approaches and
fawns upon her. When she frowns,
he fingers trembling in the corner.
And If perchance she emits growl
he crouches close to the floor until
her majesty may feel in better humor.
No. indeed. Many human husbands
may feel that their wives are in
clined to domineer But of complete
subservience Of male to female the
king of beasts is the most striking
example. New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

If you have dlsagreeabe ways. re.
member that people have lot of
chances of getting even"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

Every man Is great baby IL he
can find tie right one to cry to.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08
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throughout the spraying season. Thu
quantities of bluestone, lime and water
should be carefully noted.
This is the remedy for plum rot,
grape rot, and other fungus diseases
Nitro Culture and Inoculation.
Two series of pot cultures carried out
during the winter and spring of 19O4-5
and the fall of 1908 are reported in a
Texas bulletin.
..In the first series the object was to
determine whether nodules will appear
on the roots of alfalfa when this plant
IL grown in such soils where none had
ever before been cultivated, but which
produced a fine growth Of bur. clover
-JMedicago dentlculata), and, further,
whether the nodules already present on
the roots of bur clover could be car
rled over to alfalfa when grown in soil
that had previously been sterillzed; in
short, whether artificial inocculatlon Of
alfalfa with the germs from bur clover
Is feasible. In thu second series the
question was to determine the value, IL
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Condition Of Your seed Corn.
The time is at hand when each farm.
er should look well to the condition OF
his seed corn before the rush of spring
work begins. A few hours spent now in
testing the termination of Individual
seed ears NAV mean the prevention OF
the loss of many dollars and much
time, saws press bulletin of the Ohio
Experiment Station. Testing sample
OF bulk seed after Smelling and mixing
Is Of little value. for one ia then now
erless to improve the quality of his
seed by the rejection Of the ears Of
low termination. He simply has tc
discard all or none. and generally doe,
the latter, By testing each ear In sncf
way that one knows exactly how
each ear behaves. the worthless ear.
can be rejected and the quality of the
seed greatly improved. While tbe
termination test Il mot suhat,tnt.
for the ear-row corn fest since ear,
which show equally good examination
to rioId rot :. 4. -
" L
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

Stage fright Is one thing on the stage
about which there Is no sham.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

throughout the spraying season. Thu
quantities of bluestone, lime and water
should be carefully noted.
This is the remedy for plum rot,
grape rot, and other fungus diseases
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
TEsTAToR's LAST WISHES.
Strange Request Regarding the Ar.
ransement Of Funerals.

Sir James Colquhoun's desire to be
buried in full evening costume recalls,
says the London Evening Standard,
curious last wishes Of other tesla.
tors.
George Herring directed that his re
mains should lie beneath sundial at
the Haven Of Rest, Maidenhead;
Queen Victoria planned the entire pro.
|gramme for her funeral, even choos.
ing the music to be played and the an.
thems to be sung.
A couple Of months ago a young
lady who died at Reigate on the eve
of her wedding was buried in her
bridal dress, the friends who were to
have been her bridesmaids attending
the funeral in gowns which they
should have worn at the wedding, and
carrying in place of wreaths the wed.
ding bouquets.
More singular was the funeral of
Maj. Gen. Algernon Stewart at Has.
combe, Surrey, IS months ago. The
coffin was drawn to the grave by the
dead mans horse. The mourners
walked, and the bearers wore old.
fashioned smocks, each with it's col.
lar adorned with a text. The same
men appeared in their mourning gar.
ments at the church service on the
following Sunday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Skin-Doctors No Avail-cured
by Cuticura Remedies.

"My baby's face and neck were GOV.
cred with itching skin similar to ecze.
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
q year. took her to a number of doc.
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss c..
I did not use it at first, as had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last tried Cuti.
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an Improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti.
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills, am pleased to say she is
altogether different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. c. Brestlin,
III N. Lincoln ST., Chicago, ILL.,, Oct.
20 and 30, 1906"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
POKER HOSIERY on DECK.
All the Card Suits Embroidered OF
Mems Sox.

The sporting fraternity is being
catered to in recent introductions of
half-hose which bear embroidered 70.
productions Of the whole suit in play.
Ing cards. Even the piker will not be
satisfied unless his wardrobe boasts
full pack representation, his interpre.
tation of the square deal calling for
sox illustrated with clubs. diamonds,
hearts and spades.
These novelties had their origin in
the brain of New York importer.
who conceived the idea while visiting
Monte Carlo. Naturally, the cheap
sport will confine his transactions to
popular-priced printed Isle goods,
while the affluent sitter-in will favor
expensive lines made of silk. The
DOMINIC of poker half-hose aboard
transatlantic liners is translated to
mean that the wearer is ready and
willing to take a hand at the gaming
table.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop G Johnson,
patent lawyers. Oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: Arthur O.
Hubbard, Minneapolis, Mimi, silo;
Peter Kinander, Detroit, Mimi, pipe
fitting; Henry T. Monson, Mayville, N.
D., planter; John N. Peterson, Hazel
ton. N. D., compound tool; Mathies
Schmitt, Austin, Mimi, weed extermi.
nator; James E. Scott, Rugby, N. D.,
bake oven; Olaf N. Steenstrup, Mabel,
Mimi, holding-pliers; Walter Vart-
mann, St. Paul, Mimi, saw.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
Might Have Been H,oher.

THAT was rather sighting" said
Senator Beveridge of certain speech.
1T was like the speech of the old Ad-
ans butler.
when l was boy in Adams coun.
ty, Judge Blank was taken very i'll.
The doctor called regularly, but the
judge kept getting worse, and finally
the crisis came.
THE morning after the crisis, the
doctor rang the judges bell at sunrise.
81 hope your masters temperature
is lower than it was last EVENING" he
said to the butler anxiously.
I'm not so sure about that the
man answered. He died, sir, in the
night"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-30
IrATs OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO. a.

STATE OF 1 9r,9' 6 G,Ts .. 7onrDo't...
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
partner Of the firm of F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
Aforesaid. and that said irn will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed IN my pres.
ence. this eth day Of December. A. d. 1886.
s~-I A. W. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for Testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY e. CO., TOLEDO, O
Sold by all Druggists. CSC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.