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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

In the fat stock shows, and also In
the large stock yards, experts can
quickly select the best animals for the
butcher, and, according to the ability
of the judge, he should be assisted to
select an animal by the sense of feel
ing, and, In Judging cattle, the touch,
as well as the eye, is, therefore, brought
into requistion. Except in regard to
certain points of conformation and col.
or, some experts are by no means sure
that touch" is not the most important
qualification. The skin aud the flesh
can only be fully examined by touch OF
handling i'll ascertaining If the bones
are well covered with tiesh and also
IL the latter Is soft to the touch and
ample in quantity on the examined
points. The squeeze of the palm of the
hand Is not SO delicate us the touch Of.
the tips of the fingers; the former MS.
certains the quantity. the latter judges
the quality. The touch may be hard or
mellow, thin or harsh, good or bad, as
1t is frequently termed. A slow feeder
is said to be marked by having thick.
set, hard, short hair which constitutes
bad touch; thin, meager, papery
skin, covered with thin, silky hair.
though opposite of the one just men.
toned, does not constitute a good touch.
but is indicative of weakness of con.
stitution, though probably of good
breeding qualities A good touch will
be found In thick, loose skin, on
layer of soft fat, yielding to the least
pressure, spring back toward the fin.
gers like piece of soft, thick chamois
leather, and covered with thick, soft,
glossy hair, which looks rich and beau
tiful and seems warm and comfortable
to the animal. A curly pile of soft hair
indicates vigorous constitution and
also propensity to fatten. The sensa.
ton of fine touch is very gratifying
to the handler; the animal is liked
and more especially IL it is accompan-
led by symmetrical form. Long prac-
tice is required to appreciate ane
touch. e
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Prayer.

God of the lonely soul,
God of the comfortless,
God of the broken heart-for these,
Thy tenderness!
For prayers there be enough
Yea, prayers there be to spare,
For those of proud and high estate;
Each hath his share
But the beggar at my door,
The thief behind the bars;
And those that be too blind to see
The shining stars;
The outcast in his hut,
The useless and the old;
Whoever walks the city's streets
Homeless and cold;
The sad and lone of soul
Whom no man understands;
And those of secret sin, with stains
Upon their hands,
And stains upon their souls;
Who shudder in their sleep,
And walk their, ways with trembling
hearts,
Afraid to weep;
For the childless mother, Lord,
And ah, the little child
Weeping the mother in her grave.
Unreconciled-
God of the lonely soul,
God of the comfortless,
For these, and such as these, ask
Thy tenderness!
Whose sin be greatest. Lord;
II each deserve his lot;
If each bat reap as he hath sown-
/ ask Thee not.
only ask Of Thee
The marvel of space
When these forgot and blind may
look
Upon thy face.
-Ella Higgjnson, in scribner's Mag.
azine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

y
Piratic boards of Spanish doubloons
are not the only buried wealth one may
seek with spade and pick. A wonder
full relic Of the past has just beer
brought to light In Peterborough, Eng
land, in the discovery of buried for.
est. The London Chronicle gives an
account of the discovery.
at depth of seven feet have been
found a number Of oak-trees which
have been covered for some two thou.
sand years. Most of the trees are al.
most perfect in condition, and are be.
ing sold to furniture manufacturers
and others.
Altogether about eighty trees have
been raised, and hundreds more are
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Syyishs

One of the first Secretaries of Aeri.
culture was man of great shrewdness
and ability, which were not incom.
patible with certain slow-fcoted ease.
He was known to be late at Cabinet
meetings, where hardness is serious
breach of etiquette.
One day when he came into meet
ing minute or two late, one of the
other Secretaries, thinking to give a
helpful rebuke, said:
Hello! Here comes the tail Of the
administration"
The Secretary slid leisurely into his
seat, and then answered:
"Well. the tall may come in handy
some day to brush the flies off the rest
of the administration"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

poration controlled Senate is holding
1t up. which would look like the bland
fshments of the lobbyists were success
full. In the thickly settled States the
demand for the two-cent rate is reason
able. especially as the free pass and
rebate evils have been In great meas.
ure abolished, but in the more thinly
settled Western States on branch lines
at least, it may be unreasonable to re-
quire 1t just yet.
But the question of cent a mile for
passenger fares is not the great ques-
tion, for it adds hut slightly to the
annual expense of the people, especial
ly the farmers and workingmen, who
have but little time for pleasure excur-
sions. The constant and unreasonable
freight rates are of much greater i'm
portance to the general public, for ev-
erything sold is increased in price by
the merchant adding the high freight
rate to his profit, and on the transpor-
tation of products to market high
freight rates reduce the profit of the
so nv, ehC anu otlltE
The railroads are now telling us they
must increase rates, MS their expenses
are increasing both for wages and ma
terials, but this is bluff to prevent
freight rates and passenger rates from
being reduced and the fear of the ac.
tual value Of railroads being in
quired into, so that what are reason-
able rates may be determined.
With the great majority of the Re-
publican politicians helping the rail-
roads, secretly at least. 1t will be a pro-
longed fight before these law-breaking
CORPORATIONS will be thoroughly curbed.
and fair, just and reasonable basis
of charges established. The railroad
officials are already declaring that
their sins should be forgiven, and that
no more rate legislation should be at
tempted. But so far the public have
gained nothing but some facts of rail-
road wrongdoing. and although restitu-
ton will never be made to a plundered
people, yet it must be made certain
that the plundering will not be con-
tinued.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
stole Beef; Sentenced for Life.

Judge ]. ]. Allread, of this city, has
sentenced William WEIGH to the peni.
Tertiary for life for stealing five
pounds of corned beef. WEIGH, who
pleaded guilty, had opened the door
of closed porch, and was sentenced
on the technical charge Of burglary
in entering an uninhabited dwelling
house.
81 know the sentence for life for
WEIGH is excessive" said the judge
"but the statute lnder which he
pleaded guilty is positive. Without
the jury's recommendation for Glenn
ency it was the only sentence that
could be imposed. '-Greenville (Ohie)
Dispatch to the New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
1rrisatine sweet Corn.

One farmer in Winchester, Mass,
who grows ten acres Of sweet corn,
plants his corn five feet apart. He irri-
gates the corn with water pumped by
one of those pumps which deliver 120,-
600 GALLONS day. He says 1t cost
him not over So day to supply the
water to the corn.
His corn rows are about 600 to 700
feet long, and the water will run from
one end of the piece to the other with
out going out of sight. AS soon as his
corn is picked, about the 18th or the
2sth of July, he sells the whole thing
to milkmen in the neighborhood, plows
the ground and plants it to celery five
feet apart, and he irrigates for the Gel
ery in the same way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

A practical dairyman writes the Jer-
sey Bulletin on feeding his cows. He
says: "Our herd numbers in all fifteen
head. Our cows are grained the year
round. have the run of pasture in sum-
mer, and are well housed in winter
Our summer ration for dairy COW is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

GLOW on earth does Cholly Lowdon
choose his clothes7 He's totally color
blind"
"That's easy. He goes altogether by
ear."-Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

left in the ground untouched, at depth
of five or six feet. In nearly all the
trees the roots are found attached.
The wood is extremely hard, and can
be worked only by machinery, as It
turns the edge of an ak.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Prince Eitel Frederick, the German
Emperor's second son, while at college,
performed the difficult feat of swim.
ming across the Rhine at Bonn, where
the river is very broad, swift and full,
of dangerous eddies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

You can usually tell man and his
wife at dance by the devotion they
don't show for each other.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
A New Doctrine.

Are we to become the Don Quixote
of the political world by going every
where intent on redressing every griev-
ance, real or fanced? 1t would seem
that our conservative and trust con-
trolled Senate has aims in that direc-
ton. for 1t has adopted resolution
pledging the President its support in
any steps he may decide upon for the
amelioration of the condition of the
Congo natives. provided no information
al obligations now existing are violated
and no departure from our traditional
policy of non-interference in European
concerns Is taken. This would seem to
be a dangerous phase of our develop
ment as world power that would
make us a charity agency, at which any
race that are, or think they are, suffer
ing may confidently apply.
The Senate has evidently tried to tie
the hands Of the President, but still
1t leaves him great deal of scope for
International mischief. IL it strikes him
favorably. This action Of the Senate
really sets on one side the Monroe doc.
trine, which confined our interference
in such matters to this continent, but
IL we invade Africa, may not others
invade America?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Railroad Legislation.

NntIr0hd LeEtsIatfOn.
The railroad lobbyists are having a
strenuous time trying to prevent sew
eral States from passing a two-cent pas
senger rate law. In most of these
States the House of Representatives
has passed the law and the more cor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Those Republican members of the
House of Representatives whose con-
stltuents have been caught In the
Hitchcock dragnet for land frauds took
it out on the administration by abus-
ing the officials that caught the thieves.
No wonder there are so few honest Re-
publicans in office when they are so
criticised for doing their plain duty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

If man misjudge you, forgive him.
To err Is human; to forgive. divine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Child Labor Inquiry.
There Is no escape from the fact that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Browns Body" The police, on TIN,
whole, We're remarkably forbearing and
good humored. Many of them seemed
to enjoy the row.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Many a deaf person has sound opin-
iona
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Where it is possible to do so there is
no way of keeping the growth Of grass
down along the tree rows in the Or
chard that excels heavy mulchlng
with coarse manure or straight oat
straw. This mulch will not only serve
to check and practically prevent the
growth of the grass, but will keep the
ground in moist condition favorable
to the growth of the trees. While mice
and rabbits might find harbor In the
straw during the winter months, dam
age from them can be guarded against
by wrapping the trees with wire screen
or wooden shields.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

The sow that will fetch litter of
seventeen pigs is usually found on
farms which have dairy, a silo, clio
yer meadows and raise eighty bushels
of corn to the acre, being the product
of a somewhat prosperous and lelsurely
tyne Of agriculture which does not make
1t necessary for the SOW to raise a lit
ter of pigs before she is year old.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

A Western orchardist says: 1t is not
n wise policy to buy trees for planting
that have been grown on river or
creek bottom land. The great depth
and richness of soil there always pro-
duce coarse growth of wood and long
taproots, which must be cut off In re-
planting. The tree never fully recov-
ers from the effects of this. This is
especially true of trees intended for
planting on high land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
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IL s& ~ EsSAY gSs3Ezzs $500 sEszsss@=ssN

i barley chop, about four pounds pea
diem. In winter we use shredded fod
der for roughage; grain ration, eight
pounds per day per COW of mixture
of cornmeal barley meal, mixed in the
required proportions to produce feed
which would analyze one part Of pro-
tein to six of carbohydrates. Our cows
are not allowed to stand alongside
straw stack for shelter when the Their
mometer shows something less than
zero, but are kept in the stable. and
even watered there
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Discussing the German method of
planting potatoes. with ample distance
and with eyes under, so that the stems
may grow widely apart, n foreign grow
Ell asserts that it not only saves the
seeds, but produces more and better
crops. Often dozen tubers are used
where only one would be enough, but
1t is difficult to make some new garden
ers believe it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

H

A small amount of sulphur fed to the
poultry during the winter will keep the
blood in condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

Keeping the skin of the work horses
clean enables them to sweat freely, and
this is essential for their health.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12

with each and pound of coffee
buy You buy pounds as you like and
This coffee and absolutely guaranteed
refunded and sells this price this Coffee Day Induce
ment first first choice
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12
.o.t MORE ,oeA. squ.ss.

Ask for Dunkins 8 bread.
Trade with H. G. Todd.
Ask for Dunkin's bread.
For Sale-Good driving horse.
Enquire Of Mrs. W. w. Hubbard.
Mrs. Z. H. Ford and Mrs. o. G.
Hess were Pueblo visitors several
days this week.
Twelve big engines are on the
drop pits in the big shops undergo
ing general overhauling.
For insurance in the best and most
reliable companies see S. r. Mendel-
son. in the Miller-Hale block.
FOR SALE-Good heating stove,
nearly new; also eight foot extension
table. Inquire 902 Colorado avenue.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Thut. of
East Holhrook. Thursday morning.
James Dwyer is officiating as fore
man of the roundhouse carpenters
during the absence of G. w. Thomp-
son.
A. Bullock is officiating as gener-
al foreman of the Santa Fe black
smith shop during the absence of ].
w. Gorsuch.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12

cuse. Kan. Mr.. Littleton. accom-
/ panied by his family. left for that
place last Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Powell came down
from Denver last Saturday for 4
few weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley. &C.
companied by their daughter, Nor
ma. went to Pueblo last Wednesday
for = few days visit with friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Gates, who
have been visiting their son, John
H. Gates and family. left last Satur-
day. via Denver. for their home in
Superior. Neb.
C. Hardy. of Denver. arrived in
town this week. He represents the
Colorado National Life Insurance
Company an. will establish his head
| quarters in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Thompson left
last Tuesday for Bucklin. Mo-. for a
months visit with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Thompson is foreman
of the round house carpenters.
The contract has been let for a
fifty-foot extension to the Santa Fe
Reading Room and Club House in
this city, also for the erection Of a
similar institution in Dodge City.
For RENT wish to rent the
Glenwaod House. 1t is furnished
/. throughout and may be used as =
hotel or = rooming house. See me
about it.-M. Finity. West Second
street.
D. w. King & Co.. have . big
gang Of men ut work east of town
on . large contract Of grading. The
Santa Fe is making preparations to
pvt in seven miles Of sidetrack on
the ite Of the old stockyar1s.
James Goodall. Of the Ia Junta
Marble and Monumental Works.
returned last Wednesday from
Florence, where he had been to close
mp his business affairs preparatory
to making his home permanently in
this city.
A letter from Fred Howe. who
has been located in Lawrence. Kan.
during the past year in the employ
Of one Of the leading dry goods
firms as q window decorator. says:
Il commence work in Kansas City
Monday ut m increase Of $18 per
Imonth. Will write you particulars
llater." Fred Is evidently making
rood in his new vocation. and his
lmany friends hersabouts viii be
1aoaDsd % learn a ~ sueeeA
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-12

WANTED-A bookkeeper who can
operate typewriter; must be good
at figures. Inquire of G. A. Kilgore,
Central block.
Choice Kansas hay in stock at all
times at La Junta Trading Company.
As good prices as you have been pay.
ing. Retter hay.
Engineer E. ]. Nudge is taking
an enforced vacation on account Of
his engine. No. 11l2. being in the
shops for light repairs.
LOsT-October 5th, one bunch Of
keys on ring; two door keys. several
small ones. Finder please leave
same al Sherman Cafe.
Mrs. Lydia Edwards. of Clearfeld,
Pa. arrived in La Junta this week
and will spend the winter with her
son, DR.. E. Gard Edwards.
Conductor Beebe. of the Santa Fe.
has resigned. and left this week for
Minnesota, where it is reported he
will enter the service of the Great
Northern.
Fireman John Littieton passed the
examination for promotion to the
right side Of the cab last Monday
and be- already been assigned to
service On . switch engine in Syra-
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-07-26
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow Sores-Grew
Worse-Parents Discouraged-Cu.
tlcura Drove Sores Away.

"Our little girl, one year and a half
old, was taken with eczema OF that
was what the doctor called 1t. We
took her to three doctors but by this
time she was nothing but a yellow,
greenish sore. One morning we dis.
covered a little yellow pimple on one
OF her eyes. Doctor No. 3 said that we
had better take her to some eye spe.
cialist, since 1t was an ulcer. So we
went to Oswego to doctor No. 4, and
he said the eyesight was gone. We
were nearly discouraged. but thought
we would try the Cuticura Treatment.
80 purchased set of Cuticura Rem
ed!es. which cost me 81. and in three
days our daughter, who had been sick
about eight months, showed great i'm
provement, and In one week all sores
had disappeared. OF course 1t could
not restore the eyesight, but II we had
used Cuticura In time I am confident
that It would have saved the eye
Mrs. Frank Abbott. r. F. d. No. 8, Full.
ton. Oswego Co.. N. Y. Aug. II, 1906.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-07-26
INVESTIGATE HANGING BEE
Federal Authorities &c After Those
Who lvnched a Neuro

GUTHRIE: The federal authorities
have assumed Jurisdiction In inves.
tigating the lynching Of Frank Bailey
by a mob at Usage station. in the
Usage Indian reservation. John Il.
Abernathy, the United States mar.
shall, and two deputies, John Freeman
and Wiley Haines, are on the ground
in charge OF the investigation and
with instructions 10 arrest any and
all parties who werc concerned in the
mob.
Judge John Embry, United States
district attorney, has sent two OF his
assistants, Isaac Taylor Of Pawhuska
and John W. Scothorn OF Guthrie, to
Usage TO collect and compile evidence.
and ii Is the intention to sift the en-
tire matter thoroughly at the present
time, looking toward indictments by
the federal grand jury at Pawnee IN
October. Any persons arrested will De
arraigned before the United States
commissioner at Pawhuska and then
bound over TO the federal Jail In Guth-
rie, In cases where bond cannot be
furnished.
On the request of Judge Embry.
Coroner George w. Wheeler of Paw.
nee county, conducted an inquest at
Usage
According to all reports quite
number OF young boys participated in
the mob's work, while others were
near and witnessed the hanging CT
Bailey.
Six arrests have been made by
United States Marshal Abernathy. No
names have yet been revealed by the
officers. The rlsoners will be aN
raigned before Ed Gray. United
States commissioner at Pawnee.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-07-26
TRADITION OF THE ROSE.
Pretty Legend Current Among North
American Indians.

, The North American Indians OF the
western coast have tradition that
roses were created without thorns.
So tall and fair they grew that all
creatures were attracted by their
beauty and grace. Animals that
browse upon grass and green herbage
soon discover the tender sweetness Of
the roses abundant foliage, and then
every rose tree holding it's flowers
aloft but attracted attention and drew
destruction to itself.
Every part Of the earth had been
given its glory Of roses, but in every
place there were animals which
sought the bushes to devour them,
and and tribes Of roses were in dan
ger OF becoming extinct. In their ex.
tremity they held council, for In
that faraway morning of the world
plants as we'll as animals had power
TO speak. To the council all the
roses came, and each had a tale to tell
OF suffering and disaster. At length
1t was decided to send for help to the
goldman OF the tribes-the Hiawatha
OF the west. Delegates were chosen
from among those who were MANNED
and torn and had suffered most. 9th
ers also were sent who were tall and
fair and graceful. Wisely this coun-
Gil discerned that should justice be
denied the tribes, beauty might pre-
vail in their cause.
The conference was long and grave.
At its close an armory Of thorns was
given to every rose, and thus were the
tribes Of roses delivered from the en-.
emies.-Circle Magazine.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-07-26
Courtesy at Homo.

We are all creatures of habit,
men and women alike, and the habits
and surroundings of daily life have
powerful influence on the character Of
both. The root of all bad manners Is
selfishness when self ever Is first, fore
most consideration for others always
lags much In the rear, and drops so
far behind in time that 1t disappears
altogether. "One cannot keep up the
ceremony and etiquette Of society
when at home" True. for between
friends these can be laid aside. They
merely are the rivets that keep So
ciety together. but not courtesy and
consideration. The latter ought to
be so much the habit with each OF US
that 1t will become our second nature.
and therefore can be no more laid
aside than can an arm or a leg.