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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
TWO WAYS.

When asked to do errands, OUT Tim
othy Joe
Starts off just as quickly as e'er he
can go.
Without any tagging or fuss or delay
But, Certainly, mother" he's off and
away.
AS helpful a laddie as any know;
Is promptly obedient, Timothy Joe.
But don't ask his sister, Mehitabel
Sue,
To do any favors or errands for you.
She'll say, "In moment" or "oh,
can't you waltz"
Which means that the doing will sure
ly be late.
" you're. in hurry for some one to
Beware Of small Sue and ask Timothy
Joe.
Then Couldn't you waltz" walls Me-
hitable Sue;
II wanted some pink and white pep
PERMITS too,
You always give Joe all the candy and
cake;
I'd have gone in a moment, why
couldn't you wait?
I don't think it's fair to send Timothy
joe"
Frets Methitable Sue when wanted
to. co.
Grace Stone Field, in Presbyterian
Banner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
| HIS SOUTHERN HOME
~~o~N~>e>o~>~~oeo~3


q HALL ! put In the pale blue even
~ Ing gown, dear?" asked Mrs.
Yorthington. She was packing
trunks, because they were going to Ed
gar's home, down in Mississippi. to visit
the old plantation.
Yes, darling, do" said Mr.. Worth
ington. He sat on the edge of the bed
and smoked, thus greatly aiding his
wife. He looked at her fondly. The
old folks had never seen Dora, and
now at last he would take her South,
that she might see his birthplace, and
be feted by the aunts and cousins, the
married sisters and all the rest.
TITS like another world" he said
dreamily, mot like 1t is up here. where
they're all 50 cold and unsoeiable.
Well stay a couple of months. by
George Il can arrange It. That will
give you rest from this beastly little
nat
4 Mrs. Worthington sighed happily.
ryNln the cotton be growing7" she in
Quifed, 'and the sugar camel And the
magnolias? oh, how long to breathe
their sweet perfume"
Me. Worthington assured her that
the magnoilas would be working. even
pc It was a bit late for cotton.
Pack all your best clothes,D he ad-
vised. 1.-THE gov'nor does good lot
of entertaining and Wen be gay. Every
one will want to meet you. It'll be
like living again, instead Of cooped up
In a New York fat"
Mrs Worthington packed harder
than ever. She crawled under the bed
and brought forth boxes of hats and
ralment. They had no other place to
keep things.
She furbished up all her gowns, that
the relatives needn't think that Ed
gar's wife was not smartly dressed at
all times. He had told her that they
dressed eacn .s night for dinner. 1t
would all be SO different from dining in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
"A CLEVER HORSE.
Billy was a fine horse.

BILLY was me morse.
The blacksmith who put on his
shoes lived a long distance from
Billy's stable, and he had never been
over the road since the day he was
shod.
A few weeks after the blacksmith
saw Billy coming toward the shop.
Thinking the horse had run away,
the blacksmith turned him around and
tried to make him go home.
The horse trotted off; but the
blacksmith had only fairly got to work
again when he heard a noise, and
on looking up he saw Billy.
This time before driving him away
the smith looked at his feet, and
found Billy had lost shoe.
He PIT on new one, and waited
to see what the animal would do next.
The horse looked at the blacksmith,
as If asking whether he was done,
then paved to see If the shoe was all
right. and. giving a neigh of content
ment, started for home on a brisk
trot.
His master knew nothing about It
till the day following when the black
smith recountered it as great joke
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

A New York police Justice has dis
covered sure method Of dealing with
big schoolboys and young college fell
lows who create trouble in public
places and then plead fun" and the
baby act when apprehended. He takes
them at their word and treats them as
babies.
A lot of young fellows attending the
City College engaged in series Of an-
noying stunts on a subway platform.
When arrested they took the usual
stand of youthful innocence, with the
usual youthful plea.
"All right" said Justice Olmsted
If you are young children who know
no better I Will treat you as such. You
are remanded in care of the Children's
Society,""
There was some lively kicking from
the husky young fellows, but an officer
took them to the rooms of the society.
where for several days they were pen
ned in. with real children and fed on
childish diet. When again brought
into court they were fined So each. at
the college they are now known as .the
baby squad. Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

W. j. Oliver
which Is to
In the United States Mr. Oliver 40 South Bend
been his native and he the 49,
with
bis three daughters
divers
ne IS fundamentally
i've with his Even
now ne Is
cannot be avoided Mr. Oliver
world He has
out
LOUISIANA cypress He will with
o southern
army with trained superintendent division
peen OF the
mas that
Nothing is too great the ambition
Dig ditch through the level lands sue but failed
the upendous difficulties
anyone else American
and they take firm hold
difficulties
labor problem Methods that
hardly fail to formidable captulate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
were better to be back washing milk

were better to be back washing milk
bottles and killing cockroaches. Out
side in the blackness cold wind moan
ed. Some of 1t came inside. She was
rapidly taking cold from sitting in a
draft. The parlor Of which Edgar had
talked was very shabby. There wore
chairs with broken springs and a worn
carpet. They went to dinner.
There were hominy and fried ham,
mounds of corn bread and bad coffee.
And ham always made Dora I'll.
Edgar's mother spoke. Your costume
is dlsgraceful. daughter" said she Sc
verely. 1--WE are plain folk here, and
do not approve of It"
Dora flushed. One cousin begged her
to have some ham. And this waA the
old plantation!
/. t.'I wis.," she murmured, "thax. We
were back in the fat. And I'm going
back to.night.!'
Gee, I DON'T" 1t was Edgar. .Put
on your hat" he went on, .'we'rs al
most there!''
Dora sat up. It had been dream,
but she shuddered. Might 1t not prove
q reality7
The train slowed down and stopped
"Dis way, Marse Eddle!" shogsed a
negro In livery. He pushed the porter
aside. "Hea dey Isl" he roared.
As they stepped of a dozen young
men rushed up with hands outstretch-
ed. They were few of the cousins
There was mile drive through road
way lit by electricity. From wide
veranda of the house a lady ID black
velvet, with stout man in full dress,
looked ont eagerly as they drove up.
A crowd Of plump, vivacious young wo-
men in dinner gowns of recent cut
closed in upon Dora as one cousin
helped her out. He squeezed her hand
tenderly while doing it.
get your wraps of, daughter" said
Edgar's mother gally, "dinnah's ready
now"
The cousins fought to take her in,
but Edgar's father claimed the privl-
lege. Through the parlor, hung IN roy
al blue and splendidly Furnished, they
trooped. There were terrapin aud can
vasback. French rolls, ices and other
good fare. And not a draught in the
place. The fiat seemed a long ay of.
Dora ceased to think of 1t. She feared
that she might wake up again.-New
York Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

habitants of the little town of OIL
Mura, In the perfection of Arima, were
disturbed by most unearthly clamor
proceeding from the surrounding
marshes. The din of the tumult was
as that of a myriad peanut whistles
which had combined to serenade the
town and drive the population mad.
Going out to reconnoitre, sight
was encountered that would have stag.
gered the imagination Of even Arts.
tophanes himself; thousands of frogs
were engaged in fierce and deadly
combat. The belligerents were COM
posed of three armies, large one
of some 1000 and two smaller ones
OF about 5000 each. The latter
forces were allied as the invading
army, and fought with desperation
and valor worthy of Waterloo.
The battle presented scene I'M
possible to portray adequately. The
bitches around the marsh were crowd
ed with entranced non-combatants,
who beheld the carnage with feelings
ranging from terror to sheer amaze
ment. AS the conflict deepened and
the amphibious legions charged and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20


Writing of wheat bran, j. B. Lind
sey, OF the Massachusetts, experiment
station, says: Until within compare
lively recent times, wheat bran and
cornmeal have formed the two staple
concentrated feeds for dairy stock, and
In spite of the large variety of concen-
itlates now in the market, the former
still continues to be used largely by
the great majority of dairymen in our
Eastern States. The reasons for this
are not difficult to find. A good quail
ity of bran is uniformly palatable; it
can be fed in considerable quantities
without producing any i'll effects; it
acts as slight laxative; 1t furnishes
more digestible protein than corn, and
1t serves MS very satisfactory diluter
or distributor of the heavy concern
strates, such MS the glutens, cotton seed
meal and flour middllngs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

Bobby" asked the teacher Of the
class in arithmetic, addressing the
question to one of the younger pupils,
"how many plnts are there in a gal.
Iona" 'I've forgot 1t again. ma'am."
said Bobby, who found 1t hard to com.
nit to memory the tables of weight,
and measures.
Thinking that perhaps by turning
from the abstract to the concrete she
might succeed better In stimulating his
power of recollection, the teacher tried
another trick.
Bobby" she said, "your father is a
milkman, isn't hep
Eyes, ma'am."
well. now, think as hard as you
cnn. He sometimes sells gallon can
full Of milk, doesn't he? Just so.
Well, when he does. how many pints Of
milk are there in that gallon CAM"
Its all milk, ma'am," Indignantly
exclaimed Bobby. a..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
Hard-Mouthed Hor.e..

I Here is something of practical value
to any one driving a horse that pulls
on the bit: Fasten small ring to
each side of the bride and as near the
brow band as possible. Pass the lines
through the bit rings and snap them
into the rings at the brow band. This.
with common jointed bit, will enable
child to hold a puller or hard
mouthed horse with ease and under al
most all circumstances. 1t can be used
on a fast horse in double team or on
both, as desired. It is cheap and cas-
lily applied, and it won't make the
mouth sore. 1t is better than any pot
ent bit-Farn Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
CoAxING BIRD GUESTS

It Is we'll to begin to make prepar-
atoms for bird guests at least as early
as the middle of November. In the
first place 1t takes some time for the
news OF ones hospitality to spread
among the feathered folk, and the
sooner it starts the better. Then, most
people prefer to work out doors in
November rather than In December.
But January is not too late. 1t is
very desirable that some of the birds
should be induced to feed where they
may be observed by their hosts.
Generally speaking there are two
kinds of birds to prepare tortoise
which eat seed or grain and those
which prefer animal food OF some
kind. There is another class, well
represented by the bluejays, which
yin eat almost anything, but no spe-
cial preparations need be made for
the birds belonging to it, since they
will fare riotously on the food set
out for the others. First of all we
will consider the. insectivorous birds.
Their natural fare is rarely attainable
in winter, but beef suet will be found
a very good and convenient substitute
for it. All things considered, suet Is
the best thing I have tried for this
purpose.
II there happen to be trees near
the house, the problem of the bird
feeder is simple; all he has to do is
to tie the suet securely to the trunks
and prominent branches and await
the arrival Of his guests. If there are
no trees, he should go out into the
woods and cut down as large a dead
one as he can handle, and set It in
the ground exactly where he wants
It. "A sapling will answer, but a
larger tree is more interesting.
For the seed-eating birds it is well
to have a variety of food Mixed bird
seed is excellent for the smaller birds,
but to II should be added such things
as oats, wheat, buckwheat, corn and
sunflower seeds. If there are no cats
in the neighborhood. the best place
to scatter the seed is on the ground,
where seed-eating birds usually get
their food. First of all, however. the
snow should be cleared away, other
wise the food is liable to sink in ont
of sight, and besides, 1t is very diff.
cult for small birds to get about on
foot in soft, deep snow. II there are
cats about, the food may be placed
on shallow traps or tin pans, which
may be set on posts or fastened to
the trunks and branches of trees
From Ernest Harold Baynes's Keep
ing Open House for the Birds" in st.
Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
J1MMY's TEXT.

One day it was pouring down rain,
and Aunt Carrie was getting just run
out of stories. So Jimmy Bates said:
Lets play church"
There were five Bates children and
four visiting cousins, so that made
quite congregation. They put rows
of chairs together for pews. and the
big armchair was to be the pulpit
with the hassock for a step to get
up.
The pulpit was so fine that they
each wanted to be the minister. But
Jimmy said he ought to be the miz-
lister, because he knew the most texts,
30 he must be the "goodest."
why, Jimmy" said Aunt Carrie.
But the other children said he might
Il they could all take turns passing
the plate.
The plate was mothers card-tray.
They had a lot Of buttons to put In
for money. They began by singing a
hymn very prettily.
Then. Jimmy, with grandpa's old
spectacles way down on his nose,
mounted to the pulpit by way OF the
hassock. How they all envied him!
my friends" began Jimmy.
You should say brethren said
little Helen, softly.
"And brethren" added Jimmy, CROSS
~, my text this afternoon is DO
unto others as you would -
70 Jimmy" walled reproachful
voice in the first row. you can't have
that. You know you took my bounc-
ing ball away from me this morning.
and wanted 1t So"
Jimmy grew very red.
"Never hind" said he. hastily. my
text today is. Judge not -
"But. Jimmy. piped up another voice,
you said this morning you guessed
Benny Green played truant yesterday
because he wasn't in school,"
Jimmy was getting pretty Cross. He
swallowed very hard, and, humping
the back of the chair with his fist, he
said. severely, Here's another, 1t is
more blessed to give than to re
ceive.'"
20 Jimmy" howled the whole con
gregation, mot that. You ate up the
whole of the jam at the dolls tea
party, 50 we didn't have any!"
At this the poor little minister broke
down and cried. But Aunt Carrie
said. II know the best text Of all
Love one another"
Just knowing texts isn't much use
unless we try to live them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
BROOM MAY BE ABOLISHED.

vacuum Dust Removers Are Comlns
Into Great Vogue of Late.
TIE broom threatens soon to be- as
obsolete us the old copper warming
pan, Judging from the number of
vacuum dust removers which are be-
ing placed upon the market. The change
is one which must meet with the un-
qualified approval Of all who know
what breeding ground of disease Is
the common dust of houses. Every
housewife who is possessed Of Clearly
instincts should welcome an apparatus
which removes dust instead of scatter
ing 1t in all directions. lost to the
senses, SO to speak, for a time by its
attenuation in air, only sooner or later
to settle again on the shelves, pictures,
curtains and carpets in a thin film.
Moreover, the removal Of dust and IT'S
collection in receptacle by means of
tho vacuum cleaner permit of Its abso-
Lutte destruction by fire.
archaeological science can easily
demonstrate the existence Of disease
germs In common household dust, and
there is evidence Of an eminently prac-
stical character that dust is otherwise
source of disease; there could hardly
be more effective means OF. spreading
the infective and irritating particles
than the old-fashioned broom. The
method is not only insanitary but alb.
surd from the point Of view Of its
application.
The broom may clean the surface Of
a carpet, chair or curtain effectually
enough, but the dust is only removed
to be scattered elsewhere and to be
spread over an even wider area than
before. The great and important DIFF
ference between the cult of the broom
and the vacuum cleaner may be
summed up by saying that while the
former is calculated to spread disease
the latter enables the dust and its
pathogenic contents to be removed and
destroyed by fire. The passing of the
broom, when 1t comes to be I'm fait
accompli, will be fact Of great sani-
tary Significance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
The Touch Of Nature.

There is cleanliness which is too
clean, and is then baroness. This is
recognized by the acknowledgements in
Japan whose aim Is to make the home
life sweet and beautiful. Artistic man
ners In Japan began with the Ell.
quette of tea-drinking, round which has
developed domestic ritual. Its ex-
pert deyotees are called tea-naasters
Some Of the tea-masters have bann very
great artists and the founders OF
schools of painting. One Of these was
Rikiu. A story, told of him in the lit.
tie "Book Of Tea" written by Jap.
anese author, Observation-Disclosures illus.
trates the tea-masters' idea Of .leanli.
ness.
Riklu was watching his SON shcan
as he swept and watered the garden
path.
Not clean enough" said Rikiu, when
Shoan had finished his task, and babe
him try again. After weary hour the
son turned to Rikiu.
Father. there is nothing more to be
done The steps have been washed for
the third time, the stone lantarns and
the trees are well sprinkled with wa.
ter, moss and lichens are shining with
a fresh yerdure; not twlg, MT a leaf
have left on the ground
Roy" chided the tea-master, .'that
is not the way garden path should
be swept
Saying this, Rikiu stepped into the
garden, shook tree and scattered oven
the garden gold and crimson leaves
scraps of the brocade Of autumn. What
Riklu demanded was not cleanliness
alone, but the beautiful and the nat.
ural also.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

The time Will probably come when
eggs as well as poultry will be sold by:
weight But the fact that in actual
practice the users of eggs make their
estimates by number and not by weight,
makes this change less Imperative than
the change in the case Of poultry. Still,
1t is hardly fair to sell a dozen Minorca
Or Brahma eggs weighing 80 ounces or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

restaurants and having ones friends
!. around to the fatsin an informal way.
For three nights before they left the
Worthlngtons dined at home alone, but
Dora wore her most decollete frock,
while Edgar, equally impressive, had
donned full dress. Although Dora rip
ped her train on rocker, because ev-
erything was 30 crowded, and Edgar
felt horribly uncomfortable, as he had
fattened somwhat since last wearing
his clothes. dinner was quite success
full.
"When we get back we'll do this all
the time" said his wife. "You know,
dearest, we have grown 10 careless in
many ways. Let us observe the Gus
toms Of polite society after this, even
when alone"
Edgar agreed. The more they looked
atthe tiny fiat, the more alluring seem
ed the prospect OF life on the planta-
tion.
He described the luscious fruits, the
hot biscuit and all the dishes with
which old Aunt Caroline would regale
them. There were enormous closets,
In which fifty dresses might hang, and
everywhere there would be room. and
lots Of It Dora pictured In fancy the
plantation at night when every win
down was agleaid with light, and ar
irving. guests, come to welcome them.
would drive under the porte-cochere.
and enter through the wide doors She
could hardly wait.
On a Tuesday morning she locked the
windows, turning up her pretty little
nose as she looked into the collective
back yards below. "Oh, II only we
might never return to 1t ALL" she
thought. In the stuffy kitchen an un.
washed mill, bottle stood in the sink.
The dumb waiter creaked and ratified
its way to an upper floor. Dora took
of her gloves and washed the bottle.
The Worthingtons couldn't afford a
servant.
"a cockroach peeped coquettishly out
{ from behind the soap dish. She real
lied that a flourishing family Of cock
reaches would be In possession before
they returned. 1t is the why of cock
reaches land fats left unchaperoned,
II wish we were never coming back"
she said aloud.
The journey began. Edgar sought
the smoker late on the second day.
Dora, with magazine. made herself
s comfortable in the sleeper.
II was warm In the car. The maya
zine slipped from her lap. She slept.
They were at home" and with ali
the relatives assembled In the parlor.
Dora was magnificent In her pale blue.
Every other woman in the room was
garbled in the simplest of toilettes and
each stared amazedly at her barred
z shoulders. Edgar's father had on a
! frock coat, greenlsf at the seams from
long service. and he sported limp
black bow tie. Everyone called him
Judge, although he wasn't one. Several
zawkish young men stood about look
ing at Dora.
Edgar had warned her that these
cavaliers would make pretty speeches
and violent love. but abe must not
mind Dora wistfully hoped they'd be-
gin. but there seemed little chance.
The girl cousins were awkward young
women. I'm sure she uses rouge
1t asa whisper from the very sorawn-
hest one. IL. y
Dora thought YEARLY Of the Dat 1t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
Not sueh . Fool Aft.r An

NVS 1ucH = 1VOA 1AAseH AAs
A theological student supposed to b
deficient in judgment was asked BY a
professor In the course Of class ex-
animation:
spray. Mr.. b.. how would you dis
cover fool?"
"By the questions hs would ask"
was the rather stunning reply.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer. !,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

'Emoref for the same price as an equal
'tnltnrbef of Leghorn eggs that weigh less
,lthans24 ounces. Already the buyer will
A show q preference for the larger eggs
\ and as!poultryman with large eggs for
sale could doubtless get a special price
/ II his article were fancy in every other
respect OF course, he would have to
find customer who really wanted his
eggs more than other peoples. He
should take advantage of some season
of scarcity and in that time make his
product Indispensable. Southern Cul
| tiYNtor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
sHr SPIRIT OF DnEAM



JEAN Is like a ghost that walks
Lands ofslost delight
- saean to II across the bars
8. q yelvet.footed night.
With pleading hands held out to II,
We follow its dim feet
Into the valleys of the bloom
Where youth and gladness mest.
Inc little pathways of the hill,
The ladders to the sky,
With golden rungs to tread upon,
Up these It passes by;
And when we lean and when We call,
And when we feel 1t near,
10, In the little window peeps
Thessun, and mornSis here! =
Baltimore Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
Not a ssThank You"

IT never knew woman who wasn't
bound to have the last word with you"
UNLESS 1t was In street car and you
were to say, Take my seat madam"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

Dusty or musty feed or litter in the
dairy stable is liable to work trouble
at any time. The dust from such trash
carries great quantities of bacteria.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
Enjoying HIS Ailment

Blobbs-what a dlsagreeable old fell
low Crouch is.
Slobbs But you must remember he
suffers from dyspepsia.
Blobbs Suffers? Why, I believe he
actually enjoys it.--Philadelphia Rec
ord s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20

High farming consists of attempting
to raise Tie largest possible product on
the whole farm. Good farming is to
raise products at the greatest possible
profit.