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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Why is 1t that 30 many farmers To-
cate their feed lots in the lowest ground
on the farm7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
self-Winaing watches,

matchmaking is no longer what 1t
used to be-" said collector. Where
will you find to-day artists making and
selling readily watches worth $500
apiece?
'Brequet was the greatest watch
maker the world has ever seen. He
was Swiss, but he lived in France.
The watch collector who hasn't a
Brequet timeplece has sadly incom-
plete collection. Brequet watches were
the acme of beauty, of originality and
of accuracy. One played tune every
hour, another had on Its dial little fig
ures that danced, third was a self
winder.
'They We're very ingenious, those
self-windlng watches. They worked on
the pedometer principle. The motion Of
the body in walking kept them wound"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Lady with 1ashy paste necklace
wants to know whether it's pure dia-
mond or not" said the jewelers. shop
man.
Look like married womanw In
qulred the jeweler.
Yes, SIR
"Tell her 1t is. No use making
trouble for poor husbands these hard
times. London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

II you keep the COWS in the barn at
night see that they are we'll bedded
and cleaned In the morning before
milking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Have at least one hive of bees II
fruit is specially. Bees are valuable
assistants in fertilizlng the blossoms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Many families are broken up by the
parents regarding the children as mere
money-making capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Among the younger constituents of
one family In Ford, KY, are Able
Chump, Little Chump, Chumpy Chump
and Skittle Chump.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Superstition and the wedding, Ring.

When wedding ring has worn SO
thin as to break. the superstltious be-
lleye that either the husband or the
wife will soon die. This may be re-
garded asian obvious superstition and
perhaps accounts for the fact that we'd
ding rings are now made so much
thicker and heavier than formerly
Grand Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Is45ShQyYZy
A CATLANp LAW.

A CATLAND LAW.
Pussy caught a mouse for dinner;
But the mouse was wise and old,
wait hit" spake he unto her,
Have you never yet been told
That there is a law in Mouseland
That pronounces it disgrace
To begin to eat your dinner
Ere you go and wash your facet"
Pussy felt ashamed "a cat should
Do as wells mousie cant"
Loosed her jaws-and in a jiffy
OF the wise mouse lightly ran
Very veXed, the pussy scolded:
"Mouseland laws would work dis
grace.
This shall be the law in Catland-
After eating wash your facet"
Little Folks.
FRIENDS WITH THE WILD BIRDS
In Harper's A. w. Dimock writes OF
recent visit to one of the islands OF
the Florida Everglades, where he
went to study the many kinds of wild
birds living there. No guns We're fired
and the birds seeing that no harm was
intended soon became tame.
Day after day We padded our ca
noe in the little sloughs around and
through the rookery, and each day
the birds grew tanner. The camera
man waded and climbed trees, cut
poles and made long legs for his cam.
era, until he got the views he wanted
of eggs and young birds, while the
mother birds fused around him and
scolded at first, but sometimes came
back to their nests before the work
was finished. Nature worked daily
miracles through these young birds.
One day they We're egg-shaped pouch
es OF parchment, stuffed by their par
ents with Jumps of dead fish, and in
few hours, by processes so rapid as
to be almost visible, they had con.
verified the offensive mass into living
flesh and feathers, and in few days
evolved form and beauty from chaos
OF corruption. When the camera-man
wanted young Dir Is that had gradual
ed from their nests, they had to be
chased through the swamp and follow.
ed up and sloshed through mud and
water like an otter, sometimes for a
long distance, but he always brought
back his bird, even If he had to cross
deep sloughs to get him. He taught
the birds he caught to pose by petting
them and putting them on the branch.
es chosen by the camera-man, and
when they scrambled away, by catch.
ing them again, scolding them, strok.
ing them.
THE system never failed at the
time, but when afterwards we pad
died among the nests, certain vocifer.
Gus young birds scrambled in haste
from their homes to the tops of the
tallest trees and curlew matrons
croaked from their nests, Johnny
can't pose to-day he isn't feeling
we'll Birds too young to get away
were very friendly, and from many
nests our approach was hailed with
cries of welcome, and mouths opened
wide for the fish and frogs that often
went with US. Mother birds, too, grew
unfearful, and as we fed their. babies.
looked on with complacency If not
gratitude. One snake-bird or water
turkey, which on our first call dropped
from her nest into the water in the
clumsy fashion of her snenias IN onr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Norway consumes annually, $4,000.
900 to s15,ooo,ooo worth Of foreign
grain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
readily Tran.ferred.

"Johnny, how do you like your new
teacher7"
"she's a peach. I'm going to marry
her when grow up"
THAT'S what you said about the
teacher in your room last year. Don't
you love her any more7"
"Nawl She let a big, ugly man mar.
n her about two months ago"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

0HOumu tIIuIns
The Wisconsin Experiment Station
made an exhaustive test of feeding
grain whole and ground. The following
are the conclusions reached during the
test:
When Corn Is There Is Saved
Worth by Grinding
% cents pr bushel is cents pr bushel
30 cents pr bushel 1.S cents pr bushel
80 cents pr bushel 81 cents pr bushel
40 cents pr bushel "a cents DR. bushel
As cents pr bushel 81 cents pr bushel
so cents pr bushel 80 cents Or bushel
% cents pr bushel 8.3 cents pr bushel
The above table based upon ten
years. experimenting shows that when
corn Is worth 20scents per bushel grind
ing effects saving Of 10 cents per
5ushel; that when 1t is worth 80 cents
per bushel grinding effects saving Of
1.S cent per bushel and SO on. In or
der to determine whether 1t will be
profitable to grind or not to grind all
our readers have to do is to ascertain
whether bushel of corn can be ground
for the price mentioned in the second
column showing the amount saved bv
grinding. If, for instance, bushel Of
corn can be ground for 1.5 cent. and
corn Is worth 35 cents per bushel. a
Saving of @ cent per sbushel win be eff
fected by grinding, while II corn is
worth 40 cents per bushel saving Of
10 cent per bushel will be effected nv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

The refuse pea vines make good hog
food and better manure. =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
C.lerv In solid BEDS,

Where celery planted in solid beds
Is banked with earth the entire guam
tlty of soil required must be thrown
up by hand. Under these conditions
banking with soil is not profitable ex-
cepting on very limited scale.-W. R.
Beattie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

When Father scolds, the girls, In.
stead of seeing any justice in his com.
plants, blame Mother for ever bring.
ing him into the family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

\ Feeding cattle are simply fiesh-pro-
duclns machines, and they should be
disturbed as little as possible. Keep
them in good order and promote lazi-
ness as much us possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Tankage is all right for hogs. pro-
Jded 1t is fed with corn or other
kfain. 1t will not do to feed alone, be-
cause it contains too much protein.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Ripe makes splendid green food for
yarded fowls A row a few rods long
will furnish green stuff all season, as
1t can be picked over many times If the
crown Is not broken out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Some men get as much satisfaction
out Of political campaign as some
Honsn gst out Of a church revival +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Raising Camphor in Florida.

Secretary James Wilson Of the De-
Ipartment Of Agriculture, in a recent
address delivered before the Americus
Club of Pittsburg, declared that the
United States was successfully expert
menting In the production Of camphor.
He said, in part:
"For years the department has been
distributing camphor tree seed, and
thousands of trees are now growing
throughout the South and in the Pa
cifc Coast States. Two years ago a
serious effort was made to develop the
manufacture Of camphor from these
trees
"By improvements in manufacturing
processes satisfactory results have
been accomplished, and a large manu-
featuring concern is now building up
a camphor grove of 1000 acres in
Florida, from which 1t hopes to make
Its camphor. This firm uses more than
100000 worth of camphor every year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

It's a big mistake to pillow when the
ground shows up slick and oozyl as 1t
leaves the moldboard. Too wet, and
that means clods and impairs the tex
ture of the soil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

The more men tamper with nature
the more they comp.lcate matters often
instead Of effectlng solution. 1t has
been found out that IN spraying fruit
trees, birds as well as insects are killed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
FACTS ABOUT THE CAMEL.

FACTS ABOUT THE CAMEL.
Admiral D. D, Porter, who once
Went to North Africa to secure camels
for introduction into America, gives
some interesting points about the
value of these ugly but useful animals.
He says:
"In their campaigns against Algiers
the French were surprised to see their
camels. although reduced to skeletons,
making forced marches with their
loads. Mules in their condition could
not have even carried their saddles.
"a camel's flesh is as good as beef.
You can hardly tell one meat from the
other. Cancels milk is very good, as
I can testify. because used it in my
coffee.
"a camel generally drinks once in
three days, and, besides his four stom.
achs, he carries sort of reservoir in
which he stores water. have been
told that even ten days after the death
of camel this reservoir can be open.
ed and ten or fifteen pints of clear,
drinkable water taken from It"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Farm Wood Lots.


Throughout a very large portion Of
the United States nearly every farm
has certain part of Its area under
wood, either planted, as in regions
otherwise treeless, or of natural
growth. The value of this wooded por-
tion, besides affording protection from
the wind, is chiefly for fuel, fencing
and railroad ties, with some building
material and the wood needed for spe-
cial uses about the farm. Without the
wood lot the farm very often would be
an Improbable investment, because the
farmer could not afford to buy the
wood which now costs him very little
except the labor of cutting and moving
it. but in the majority Of cases this
Dart Of the farm is far less useful than
1T might easily be made. This is true
because the farmer does not study its
productive capacity as he does that Of
his fields and pastures, and hence does
not make 1t yield MS fully as he might,
With little oriho additional labor, II he
vent about IT In the right way.AasGif-
sord Pinchot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
Compo,,tlon of whca, nrnn.

I "a Composition of Wheat Bran.
In Massachusetts, State report
totes are given on the composition, d.
sestibillty and fertilizing ingredients of
wheat bran, as compared with other
concentrated feeding ,stuffs, and two
reed!ng experiments with cows are re-
ported in Massachusetts State re-
port by ]. B. Lindsey.
The roughage in the two ratlons
compared consisted Of hay and silage
and the grain feed Of cotton-seed meal
md flour mddlings. To this was add
ed either bran or silage with corn meal
or corn-and-cob meal. In one of the
experiments the results were slightly
in favor of the bran ration, while in
the other the so-called silage ration
gave the best results.
The author concludes that for small
Herds the quantity of purchased grain
may be reduced to three or four pounds
i'm place of wheat bran. 1t is suggest
I'd that the grain mixture may consist
of one and one-half pounds of cotton-
seed meal, two pounds of flour mid
ding and two and one-half to three
pounds corn meal or corn and cob meal.
Malt sprouts may be substituted for
the wheat, oats or rye middllngs.
( Where the feeding cannot be closely
supervised and where It is desired to
Feed more than five to seven pounds Of
grain daily, 1t is considered advisable
that the grain mixtures should consist
of one-third to one-half Of wheat bran.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Currant bushes should be hoed.
which not only cleans out the weeds
and grass. but renders the new growth
more vigorous. A siovelful OF we'll
rotted manure, worked into tho soil,
will prove beneficial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
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Have you sailed the stock this week
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

In selecting cantaloupes do not aim
10 secure large size for family use.
The best favored and sweetest varIe-
ties are the small kinds, and they are
also the earliest. Watermelons, how
{ ever. should be large, as the larger
the melon the less waste, while they
are also fully equal in quality to the
smaller kind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Peach trees will not bear forcing
with stimulating manures, even in
sandy soil, as such forcing will cause
an oyergrowth, and the fruit buds will
drop off in tic spring when the sap
starts and the buds begin to swell. Do
not plant on ground rich enough 10
grow onions, or the trees will make late
growth and produce ullripe wood TINT
may be winter killed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

When dairymen realize that their sep.
orators must be thoroughly washed ey-
cry time they are used and that their
cream must be perfectly sweet when
delivered ut tho -fuctory, the troubles
Of the butter maker will be practically
eliminated. a.:,,,.* 40, s,.4 ,n,.iso,,s,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

The custom Of loading farm Wagons
20 that the heaviest weight is upon the
front wheels is nll wrong, and adds
materially to the draft. The heaviest
weight should be carried by the hind
wheels, This lias been proved by Of
ilcial and careful tests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02
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leaves. And when the bearing vines
have made three or four leaves beyond
the fruit pinch them of in the same
way. In this simple way at least
week may be gained.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

In the mountain pastures of Scotland
during heavy snowstorms fiocks OF
sheep are frequently buried out of
sight. They are discovered by the ga
gaeious collie dogs and the shepherd
proceeds to dig n hole through which
they can escape.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

"Of tho Making of Magazines"
Prospective Customer--Have you the
Uptonow magazine?
News Stand Proprietor Ito assistant)
BILLY, refer to your index and ~ y
We have the Uptonowi-Puck
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

500
the .sweetmeats with his disciple, no
hid them in Buddah's shrine in the
Hondo (the main hall of the temple).
But the boy knew of the present.
found the ankoromochi and ate it all
but a little of the paste, which he
smeared about the mouth Of the image
Of Buddha. Then with an innocent
countenance he waited the return of
his master. Soon the priest came
back, and with pleasant anticipations
went Immediately to the shrine to
get his sweetmeats, but found moth
ing except the empty box. OF course.
he suspected the boy, and was very
angry. Calling him, the master said,
What have you done with my ankor-
omochi?" The disciple replied, "Teach-
er, know nothing about it, but q
few minutes before you came back
heard sounds In the direction of the
Hondo, and think If we will go there
we will learn something about the an
koromochi. Please let us CO." So the I
priest went again to the Hondo, and
this time he perceived the bean. paste
around the mouth of the image of
Buddha. When he saw that he was
sure the god had eaten his mochi, and
was very angry, and struck the image
with his stick. AS 1t was made of
metal, when struck it give hollow
sound, "Kwan, kwan." The Japanese
word for Il do not eat" has the same
sound exactly, explains Agnes Nor.
gan in an exchange, SO the priest took
this for denial on the part of the
god, and his anger increased. Shout
ing, "You rascal, you must have eaten
1t! Look at your mouth. There is
bean paste all around it, yet you deny
having eaten i'll" He dragged down
the image and throwing it into large
kettle boiled 1t over a hot fire. Then
the god confessed, "Kutta, kutta!"
This word represents the sound made
by the bubbling of boiling water, also
the word for II did eat."-Home Her.
old
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

The last years beet production In
Kansas aggregated 10000 tons. This is
an increase of 7.5 per cent over the
output of 1905, which was previously
the greatest. This is due to the cree
ton at Garden City of one of the
largest factories in the world, which
contracted for and manufactured vir-
tually the whole Of the State crop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

That the pure food law and the agl-
tation over Chicago's bad meats has
not resulted disastrously to the trade
is shown by the figures for exports.
Last year the total exports Of meats,
dairy products and food animals
amounted to $3.50, 100000, an Increase
Of $76,00o,000 during the past ten
years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

Muskmelons produce their fruit at
the axis Of the frst leaves Of the lat
3eral ranners and z the leading vines
are allowed to run these laterals will
not come out until tho leaders have
grown several feet. The leading vines
should be pincled of at their tips as
boon a. they have made three OF four
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

NEOuhu Uruln. ~ ~.
The Wisconsin Experiment Station
made an exhaustive test of feeding
grain whole and ground. The following
are the conclusions reached during the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-02

An experiment by professor in
dairying at the New York experiment
station with herd Of ordinary dairy
COWS, showed that they had consumed
In one year $3.50 each and produced
s25 Of milk. The farmer had lost
$3.50 on each COW in his herd in ad
dillon to his labor. A careful wedding
out according to the records kept made
difference the next year. Each COW
consumed s2s of feed and produced sss
Of milk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-10
Orphan Ridge.

Misses Gene Rock and Mabel Brig
gaman called on Mrs. A. J. Piper Sun
day.
j. M. and VIM. Barlean and A. j.
Piper spent Sunday at W. D. Smiths.
Hank Millsap is going to South
Dakota in the near future.
Glib Johnson is putting in 40 acres of
wheat this fall.
Cyrus Jennings and James Marvin will
go to Colorado in the near future.
Mrs. Al. Fulton spent Sunday at
Wade Fulton's.
W. D. Smith and Tom Truitt went to
Bedford Monday to visit at the home of
Henry Keller.
Russ Smith and Fred Jones have
rented Mr.. Honn's 100 acre and have
moved.
AL Hodge and wife, of Mills county,
have been visiting friends in this
vicinity for few days.
Dogs killed four head of sheep for
Al. Fulton one night last week.
Dave Tedrow returned home Mon
day after weeks visit with A. g.
Barzelton and Jake Piper.
A. Rock, an old Eden township boy
who went to Colorado and took claim
writes that he is doing we'll and work
ing on rancho at $50 per month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-10
Pleasant Valley.

Mrs. Ora Black has returned from a
three weeks visit in Oklahoma at the
home of her father.
Mrs. George Virden visited with Mrs.
Adam Zika Sunday.
William Priests team was noticed
tied at Ora Blacks Sunday evening.
James Bonner accompanied his wife
to Leon Monday where she will be
operated upon for tumor.
William Zika came down from Garden
Grove Monday to visit his parents.
Chester Pullen and Lincoln Mcdowell
were visiting Levi Virden Sunday.
George Virden had business at Joe
Dale's Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Milsap was Decatur
caller Saturday.
John Cochran and wife, of Palestine,
visited with their daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Robb, Sunday.
Mrs. George Toms was visiting her
mother Sunday.
Mrs. George Virden attended the
lodge at Decatur Saturday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-10
Morgan.
YER Sunday

Lula Newcomer visited over Sunday
with her father.
Mrs. Merit Cozad and children were
Lineville callers Thursday.
Floy Nichols and brother Oral
visited Sunday with Speed Hayes.
Fred Honnold, of Pieasanton, is
visiting few days with his friend q. T.
Newcomer.
L. P. Sigler, of Leon, was in this
vicininy insuring Tuesday.
Nellie Dale and Marion Huston spent
Saturday night and Sunday with their
friends Fannie and Bertha Cannon.
Mart Davis and family visited with
q. I. Newcomer Sunday.
Merit Cozad and Freeman Hawkins
had business at Leon Saturday.
Roy Cannon and family visited at
Wayne Gammon's Sunday.
Juanita CoZad departed Sunday for
Leon where she will attend school the
coming winter.
Lula Newcomer called Saturday
afternoon on Mrs. M. l.. Dale.
Frank Gammill and wife were Leon
callers Saturday.
j. B. Robinson and family visited
west of Davis City Saturday night and
Sunday the guests of Claud Osborne.
Mrs. Ed Mcdowell and daughter
Merl spent Sunday at Frank Gammill's.
Lou Pease, of Leon, took dinner with
M. L. Dale's Monday.
Bid Frost and family and Mrs. Emma
Grogan visited Sunday at Ed Griffin's.
Several of the young folks enjoyed
taffy pulling at John Gamers Saturday
night and all report a jolly good time.
Mrs. M. L. Dale and Lou Robinson
spent Saturday with Mrs. S. j. Cozad.
George Owen and bride were Leon
callers Saturday.
Mrs. Vim. Hubbard and son Willie are
visiting M. l.. Dale's and others in tn is.
vicinitv