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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-09
Wisconsin Grain
AND STOCK co.
BROKERS

invite personal interviews and cor.
sale of grain stocks and bonds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-09
At First Methodist.Episcopal Church.

The week Of prayer will be observed
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-09

WANTED-COMPETE GIRL FOR
general house work, us North Third
street.
SELL OR TRADE STOVES. HOUSE.
Co., 20S S. Third street. Phones $50.
MR.. HOTEL MAN
Write for sample and price on our
special Hotel Blend Coffee. This
should benefit you.
Home Tea Co., Roasters, Grand Forks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
MAN AND HIS HORSE.
The Way to Show Approval That th'

The Way to Show Approval That the
Animal Will Appreciate.
Caress plays no small part in de-
ye.opilg the best in any horse, but this
is; never to be by word of mouth. You
may as wellscurse as bless for all your
horse knows or cares. The caress of
The hand addressed to the part with
wliien the 3himal has just performed
some feat is always appreciated-the
expression shows that-and one loves
to see good man as he lands safe
over big place just reach back and
give the clever horse loving pat or
tive on that swelling muscular loin
which has been the chief agent in
negotiating the obstruction.
DO not pat neck or shoulder or any
part not actively engaged in the under
taking. Caress may do no good, but
1t is pleasant to believe that it does.
and we are quite positive that the
voice simply diverts attention. The for
mer mode of address is at least worthy
Of trial il only as a mark of apprecia-
tion between two gentlemen. The
threatening tones appear sometimes
serviceable, but this is so only when
horses have been abused and associate
punishment with the stern voice. The
wild horse is as Indifferent to the voice
of affection as to that of rage.-From
Schooling the Hunter" by Frank NJ.
Ware In Outing Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Farming in the Future.

One often hears farmers, when
discussing present land values, say
that farming land is seldom, if ever,
worth over 500 per acre. While
they are willing to accept $3.50 per
acre, they are pretty sure, almost
regardless of location, that farming
land cannot be made to pay interest
on the Investment when more than
S15O an acre has to be paid there
for. 1t will have to be admitted
that unless better methods of farm
ing are pursued in the future, land
that is purchased $125 per acre will
seldom, if ever, pay interest on the
Investment. On the other hand,
there can be no question but that
in a decade or two there will be
very little, if any, 500 an acre
land left in Iowa. The bulk Of it
will no doubt be selling at from
$l5O to 5000 per acre and some of it
for more than that. Every foot of
our land will have to be farmed re-
gardless Of its cost, hence the prob
lem, for the farmers Of the future
the coming generation Of farmers
will be to adjust them to the COM
ing change. How can this be done?
In the first place everything produced
on the farm will have to be utilized.
The wasteful practice of leaving the
corn stalks-nearly half the value
of the corn crop-to practically go
to waste will have to be done away
with. The low places on the farm
will have to be drained so that
every nook and corner can be utilized
and be made to produce something.
Improved varieties of grain will
have to be grown. Better live stock
will have to be fed and raised;
more systematic management
with reference to rotation of crops,
manuring Of the land, etc., will have
to be inaugurated.
The wise farmer Of today will pre-
pare for this now and thus get bene-
fit of increased production as we'll
as to obtain experience in economical
management before he is driven to
it by necessity. or by selling his
farm and becoming a laborer for
someone else, or a renter, which prac-
tically amounts to laboring for his
landlord. Farmers Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
MODERN SURGERY.
Its Minute and Elaborate System Of
Sterilization,

tts Minute and Elaborate System ot
Sterilization.
The scene at an operating table in
one of our hospitals now would make
one Of the old masters of surgery stare.
The operator himself and all his staff
are dressed like the old holy priests of
Solomon's temple, wearing white caps
and gowns, with the nurses standing
around like priestesses all in spotless
white, while every one about the table
has gone through as many ablutions as
betits the occasion of Il bloody sacrifice
under the auspices Of the immaculate
goddess of cleanliness. \ minute and
elaborate ritual has been observed OF
sterilizing everything-towels, threads.
needles, forceps, Instruments and what
nOt-whilc the floor itself is made OF
glass or glazed tiles rather than OF
wood. The surgeon himself does not
venture to cut the victim till he has
put on his steriliZed gloves. because
he cannot possibly clean his fingers
enough. Should any onlooker take his
hand out of his pocket to reach for
the gaping wound he would be elected
instanter for spelling the whole per.
formance with his defiling touch.
The results of this vigilant wal
against microbes are simply marvellous
and can be fully appreciated only by
those who, like myself, can remember
the surgery of former days in hospital
wards and on the attlefeld.-Every-
body's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
BUTTER BY THE YARD.
The Way 1t is Sold, Pure and Sweet,
In Cambridge, England.

u ne way Ie tS ooIo, Fure ana SWeet,
In Cambridge, England.
In Cambridge, England, butter is
sold by the yard. For generations 1t
has been the practice Of Cambridge
shire dairy folk to roll their butter into
lengths, each length measuring yard
and weighing a pound. Deity wrap
ped in strips of clean white cloth, tho
cylindrical rolls are packed in long,
narrow baskets made for the purpose
and thus conveyed to market. The
butter women who, in white linen
aprons and sleeves, preside over the
stalls in the market have no need of
weights or scales for dispensing their
wares. Constant practice and eX-
perienced eyes enable them with u
stroke OF the knife to divide yard
of butter into halves or quarters with
almost mathematical exactness.
The university people are the chief
buyers of this curiosity shaped prod
uct. In addition to being famed for
its purity and sweetness Cambridge
yard butter" is eminently adapted fol
being served to the students in the
daily commons. Cut in conveniently
sized pieces and accompanied by loaf
of the best wheat bread, stated por-
,tion is sent round every morning to
the rooms of the undergraduates fol
use at breakfast and tea.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
THE DESERT SANDS.
Why the Arabs of Sahara Lose the
Use of Their Eyes.

Why the Arabs of Sahara Lose the
Use of Their Eyes.
81 shall winter in the Sahara" said
Il travelling man. with Il caravan
;hall traverse under binding sun and
IN endless plain of snow White sand,
but none of my Mohammedan attend
lnts will wear any kind of shade over
his eyes.
Against that dazzling glare the
backs of their necks will be swathed
In white linen, and even their ears
will be protected. Nothing. though.
will keep the sun out of their faces.
wondering about this, l said one
day to the kaid of an Algerian village:
"'Why don't you Arabs wear Il cap
of some sort? You live in the world'a
worst sun glare. but neither fez no,
turban under any circumstances has o
peak
""The Koran the kaid answered.
'forbids all true believers to shade
their eyes. Obeying the Koran implic-
lily, we dwellers in the desert avoid
like poison brims to our headgear. In
consequence there is more blindness
among us than among any other peo
pie in the world LOS Angeles Timea
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
A Monster Sprino.

No state in the Union has larger or
more numerous springs than Florida.
Many of them form good sized streams
from the start, and some of them are
nayigable. The largest spring in the
state, and one of the largest and prob
ably the hest known in the United
States, is Silver. spring, which is 10
Gated six miles east of Ocala. This
spring forms the source of the Ok
lawha rivnr, a tributary Of the St.
river enter the spring basin, which has
an area of several acres. The water
is from twenty-five to thirty feet deer
and is wonderfully clear, appearing alb
solutely devoid of Minneapolis
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Thouaht He Knew Him.

A laborer was engaged in the grounds
of an asylum and received instructions
to pay no attention whatever to the re
marks of the patients.
Some little time after he commenced
work the governor of the asylum, n
well known doctor, loTsing at the prog
ress of the work. mildly suggested one
alteration. The workman dug steadily
on and never lifted his head. 4
The doctor raised his voice; but the
man, without answering, Went OH dig
ging energetically. The doctor threat
-ened, stormed and finally thundered
out:
do you know who am:"
The laborer Strengthened his back,
looked at him Il minute and, shaking
his head, sorrowfully eXclaimed:
Poor chap! am sorry for ye," and
went on calmly with his work.-Lon-
don Express
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Drowned Manuscript.

james Russell Lowell, the first edi-
tor of the Atlantic, was walking across
Cambridge bridge when his hat blew off
and fell into the Charles with half a
dozen or more manuscripts with which
it was freighted and which he was re-
turning to the Boston office. A boat
man recovered the hat, but the scat
tered manuscripts perished in those
waves of oblivion. "If they had been
accepted articles, it wouldn't bave
been quite so bad, for" said he, Eve
might with some grace ask the writer's
for fresh copies. But how can you tell
a self respecting contributor that his
manuscript has been not only rejected,
but sent to a watery grave!-J. T.
Trowbridge in Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Senator Allison.

William B. Allison has represen-
ted Iowa in the house and senate for
forty four years. His present term
will expire year from next March.
Tho legislature which will meet two
months hence, will determine
whether he shall be deprived of the
services Of the veteran statesman who
is inferior to no one in the senate
in experience and influence.
There are several ambitious and
{ yon. '':-nns of Iowa who covet Sen
~" eat and an opportun-
lty w.. ii record as he has
made. That Is laudible ambition.
Senator Allison's record is one of
fruitful activity during the recon
struction era, the greenback period,
the free silver craze, and various
battles over the tariff.
Since he entered congress Sena-
tor Allison has had the unfaltering
support of the people of Iowa. They
have reposed absolute faith in his
sagacity and conservatism. They
have been proud of the national
prominence he has acquired. Tt
would be strange indeed if they
were to withdraw their confidence
from him now, when there are great
economic questions to be acted on
which demand for their proper set
Element man of his clear intellect,
ripe experience, and unabated men
tai vigor. This is not the time for
swapping horses"
If Senator Allison were to refuse
to accept reelection and the re-
publicans of Iowa were obliged to
choose new man, The Tribune
would not venture to give them any
but the most general advice. They
could be trusted to make a wise choica
This is a peculiar case, where
specific advice is legitimate. sena-
tor Allison is an old man, and as
tpiring juniors wish to put him aside,
as he will not step aside. But the
republicans Of Iowa viii consult
their own interests of others of the
nation by telling the ejuniors to wait,
and by keeping Senator Allison in a
position whose most arduous duties
he is better able to perform than
any other man in Iowa.-Chicago
Tribune. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
A Domestic Rreakdowr,.

A well known lord discovered thief
in his London house. Aided by the
butler, he secured the man and then
rang the bell. A servant appeared,
whom the peer requested to 'go into
the kitchen and bring up a policeman
or. two" The domestic. returned and
said there We're no policemen on the
premises. 'NNhatr' exclaimed his mas
ter in incredulous tones. do you
mean to tell me that with a cook, two
scullery maids, a kitchen maid and
three housemaids in my employ there
is no policeman in my kitchen? 1t is
indeed miracle, and our prisoner
shall reap the benefit. Turner, let the
man go nstantly!-London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
The Phone Bell.

She ran to cook the pancakes.
Aud the phone ball rang.
She rushed to start the coffee,
And the Phone bell rang.
Breakfast, he went without it.,
"Goodbye," they had to shout 1t;
She would have wept aboutit
Blu! the phone bell rang.
She tried to dress the children,
And the phone bell rang.
Sne went to wash the dishes.
And the phone bell rang.
The parlor needed busting,
The chatting dish was rus;ing,
And tho SlvetRa-e disgusting,
But the phone bell rang.
The grocer stopped for orders.
And tue phone bell rang,
a neighbor came to gossip,
And the phone bell rang.
She thought by being hasty
She could bake some biscuits tasty,
Her hands with dough were pas,y.
And the phone bell rang.
All day her housew ork waited
While the phone bell rang.
No time for rest or labor
When the phone bell rang.
At last he came to fold her
In his arms "Poor grit" he told her
For second he consoied her,
And the phone bell rang.
Newark News
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Cunning always has been the often
sive and defensive weapon of igno
rance. match cunning with cunning"
only as last resort.-Johns A. How.
Not Business.S

Two highland farmers met on their
way to church.
Man." said Donald, "I lwass Won
derin' what you will be askin' for yon
bit sheep over Mt your steadin'?"
Man." replied Dougal. 81 WASH
thinkin' wad be wantln so shullin's
for that sheep"
81 will TAX 1t at that" said Donald,
"but, och, man, Dougal, l am awful
surprised at you doing business on the
Sawbath."
"Business!' exclaimed Dougal. "Man
sellin' sheep like that for so shullin's
is not business at all. It's just char,
ity."-Dundee Advertiser. ~ &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Etiquette Not Involved.

Mrs. Hendricks (the landlady)-Can
1 help you to some more soup, Mr..
Dumley?
Mr.. Dumley-No, thanks.
Mrs. Hendricks (engagingly)-Don't
refuse, Mr.. Dumley, because it isn't
considered good form to be helped
twice to soup. We're not particular
people here.
Mr.. Dumley-Oh, etiquette has moth
ing to do with 1t, madam. It's the
soup-Pearson's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18

The Chicago health department
has been inspecting some of the
conditions under which food is pre-
pared for consumption. Among
other things the inspector found a
bakery in which were housed a
sheep, a horse and three dogs, while
two children have been sleeping in
the ice box used in connection with
the bakery. BY publishing the dis
coveries made the Chicago health
department may reduce the cost Of
living by removing the desire to
eat. Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Age Limit of Battle Ships.

Germany's decision to reduce the
age limit of battle-ships from twenty
five to twenty years is the reason ad-
vanced for her present activity in
naval construction. The obsolete
sea armament must be replaced with
the least possible loss of time. The
German naval estimates call for an
expenditure of $35, ,000,00 in 1903
and the programme for the immedi-
ate future provides for seventeen
new battleships by 1917. Within
seven years the German navy will
contain thirty seven battleships,
thirteen OF which will have a ton
mage in excess of any now in COM
mission in our navy.
The radical reduction of the age
of elliciecy of battle ships is of inter
est at q time when the retirement of
the Texas is planned after a life of
eighteen years. The protected cruis-
er Newark, which was turned over
to the naval militia last year, is of
the same age. Our wooden walls"
lasted longer The Constitution
was twenty-four years old when she
met the Guerrier She was forty when
condemned as unseaworthy in 1928
| does not follow that battlesIliE
superanumerated as regards fight.
ing efficiency aud mobility in ileet
formation has outlived her useful
ness. Such vessels will consti
tute a valuable reserve squad
ron for coast defense. But the
decreased expectation Of life
Of warships Of the first class, takel
in connection with the extraordin
ary performance Of the British tor
pedo boat destroyer Tartar, mus
raise a serious question as to tn
cost Of sea glory.
The Tartar. making 35.95 knot
an hour against the tide with tul
bine engines, using oil as fuel, ex
ceeded by six knots the speed Of th
American torpedo boat destroyer
of the lS99-1900 class. Have the.
by that fact been made obsolete al
ter brief eight years of life? Th
statement of Admiral Won Tirpitz i,
the Reichstag yesterday that Gel
many has saved millions by post
poning the construction Of subma
rines throws light on the speedy dc
terioration of modern sea armamen
To keep up with the fast pace Sc
by European navies and malntai
our momentary rank as Second Sc
power" will necessitate an expend
ture which makes Secretary Me
calf's asked for appropriation {
$69,O00,00O seem almost moderat
York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18

The newspapers of the country
are almost, if not entirely unnai-
nous, in urging better moral condi-
tions in the cities. The brothel,
the dive, the wine room, where dis
graceful orgies are carried on far in
to the night, the gambling dens and
other breeding places for vice, have
no defenders among the newspap-
ers. And there is no defense fol
such hell holes, and no excuse fol
their existence. They can and
ought to be wiped out Cedar Rap
ids Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
Didn't Half Try.

Father-How's this, Harold? hear
you have been as bad as you could
be today. What have you got to say
for yourself? Small Harold-Please
don't believe all you hear, papa. l
could have been whole lot worse
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
The Woman Suicides Hat,

TITO "0'T"1' S1'S'oS . TUT
An interesting contribution to the
study of feminine psychology has been
made by the Hampstead coroner.
"Women always take off their hats
before committing suicide" said he.
London Telegraph.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-30

Honor" Cynthia said, balancing
herself sideways on the old balus-
trade overlooking the lake; Il won
der what you would do if you were in
my position?"
Fall over into the lake." replied
promptly; "as you will in a minute,
if you are not careful, and you Will
find 1t very deep water" ~"
Il am in deep water already" she
said gently, and l should be more than
glad il you can find a way to help me,
but it won't be very easy. / thought
it such a good idea to start with, bat
now it. doesn't seem to have worked
out very well"
What Is it?"
Its Mr.. Peters, she said, turning
her face away and looking out dream
lily. across the lake.
still Mr. Peters?" l asked with a
little surprise. ut has been Mr.. Pc.
tiers for quite a long time"
Il don't know If l have told you
that he has asked me to marry him"
she went on after pause.
YES" said, several times"
81 wish people wouldn't ask me to
marry them," Cynthia said inpatient
ly. 81 never know what to say"
There is not much choice" l OBJ
serveu. "You can only say Yes or
No."
That's just what is so tiresome," F"
she said calmly. 81 said nothing. Yes
terday he wrote to say he really must
have an answer, He gave me week
to think it over, as he did not wish
to hurry me. But / sent him my an
swer by post last night"
why did you do that? 1t would
have been better to have waited, as
he suggested it, till the end of the
week, think" Cynthia could change
her mind dozen times in a week.
NO" she answered seriously. II
sent the answer at once because
hate to have thing Of that sort
hanging over my head"
IF you have already sent your an
swer, where can the difficulty be?
What was it," / repeated with lit
tie impatience. "Yes, or no?"
Il don't know" she said. gently:
that's just where the trouble is.'
"Cynthia!" cried sharply. do you
mean to tell me you don't know
whether you have accepted Mr.. Peters
or refused him?"
THAT is exactly the state of the
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-30
Insects as pIsease spreaders.

The spreading of disease by insects
is now proving to be much more com.
mon than was believed to be the case
but year ago or even few months
ago, says American Medicine. The
greatest attention has hitherto been
given to those diseases wherein the
insect acts the part OF secondary
host in which the parasite undergoes
some kind of change not possible In
man-malaria, yellow fever, filaria,
Texas fever. etc. 1t is interesting to
find increasing attention being given
to the possibility of the mechanical
transmission Of infective organisms
from man to man by means OF the
commoner insects, flies, bedbugs,
reaches and fleas. There is no reas.
enable doubt that in recent wars flies
were responsible for the transfer OF
typhoid bacilli to foods which were
not screened.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-30

1t would be hard to find, even in the
noblest fiction, story more tragic or
more touching than that of the death
OF M. Berthelot, the great French
chemist. Three months ago Nine.
Berthelot became i'll, and it was dis.
covered that she had a form of heart
disease from which recovery was inn
possible. M. Berthelot gave up all his
studies and all his other interests and
took his place by his wife's bedside.
From that time on he scarcely left it.
Not only did he sit there by day, but
such sleep as he got he secured in the
same chair. When the end came he had
been 72 hours without sleep. Nine.
Berthelot, rousing herself as death
touched her, recognized her husband
holding her hand. "My dear, how
good you are!" she murmured. AL
though the accounts of the closing
scenes differ, they all agree that when
he knew that his wife was dead, he
expired almost instantly. In their
deaths they were separated by few
moments only.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-30
The College Girls, Ideal.

Nearly three-fourths have as their
ideal a friend, while only four take a
historical character. The qualities OF
this ideal friend vary considerably,
writes Amy E. Tanner, Wilson college,
Pennsylvania, in International Journal
of Ethics, and fall into three groups,
each group chosen by nearly the same
number of students-an altruistic
ideal, with breadth of view, tolerance
and unselfishness as the qualities most
admired; a broad personal ideal OF
sweetness and strength of character;
narrow personal ideal, with bright.
ness, attractiveness, good looks, popu.
larity and social influence as the de.
sired traits. For the most important
virtue, q little more than one-third
take honesty; one-fourth love Of hui.
manity; one-sixth, chastity, and one.
fifth, self-control. One-sixth consider
dishonesty the greatest vice; one
third drunkenness; one-ffth, impurity
Of life or unchastity, and one-f1fth
murder.