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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
pRoD1a1Es FOR THEIR AGE.
Christian Heinecken, the scholar
and NIOxart NusAcfnn NJorva1~

Christlan Heinecken, the Scholar,
and Mozart, Musician, Mnrvels.
OF all the infant prodigies that have
interested and astonished both heinl-
spheres 1t Is generally believed that
none was greater than little Christian
Helnecken Of Lubbock. This remarka-
BILE youngster when at tie tender age
of - months was able to recite the
Pentateuch without an error and could
pass the most thorough examination
without single slip. Fancy child
Of 8 being able to converse fuently in
both French and Latin But that is
what Master Christian could do and he
could hold his own with the best mas
tiers of these languages.
( No one could catch him on . single
question in history, ancient or modern,
and he was more familiar with re-
ligious and church history than the
majority Of clergymen are. Before
young Helnecken died, at the age of
4, he was petted and made much of by
royalty Of the Danish court, while
thousands Of people focked to see him
and listen to the words of knowledge
and wisdom that fell from his baby
lips.
! Another infant phenomenon, whose
line was music instead of languages,
was beloved Mozart. who was looked
upon as harpsichord expert almost
before he could talk. AS matter of
fact the child, Wolfgang Mozart, com,
posed concerto at the tender age Of
4 and, what was still more remarkable,
this composition was SO difficult that
young Mozart's father, who enjoyed
an enviable reputation as riolinist,
could not master the work of his son
until he had devoted considerable time
to practicing it. Imagine this boy CIV
Ing recital in university hall be-
fore musicians of worldwide reputation
as students of music who had played
before Mozart was born. By the time
he had reached the age of s this aston
ishlng youth had won Europe entirely
and he was in fair way to being
spoiled by the kings and expresses who
showered him with honor, affection and
gifts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

men were soon hurrying in the direc-
ton from whence the cries had seemed
to come, though all was still enough
now. AS they neared Alden Cliff they
came upon three people lying stunned
and bleeding, the fragments of car
rIage scattered about.
Finding the driver already dead, the
men turned their attention to those to
whom help might yet be rendered.
These proved to be woman and a
child. Tenderly bending over them,
John Montgomery gazed as II fascin-
ated, then with curious gesture babe
his son approach nearer. One look and
Benjamin Montgomery clasped the slen-
der form of the woman to him, pas
sionately kissing the pale, upturned
face.
!. "oh, my darling, to think that l
should find you thus! But you are not
dead, you must not die and leave me
so! Quick, James, let us hasten to the
house."
The old man glanced pityingly at his
son. Bennie still labored under O delu-
sion, It seemed.
please God, he never awakens to the
bitter reality" he murmured.
But when he spoke the thought to his
wife, while they awaited the arrival of
the physician, she replied:
what do you mean, John? l am
sure 1t is all right, and her soul is as
white as that of the babe at her side"
81 trust SO, my dear. trust So"
When the physician came he found
the child more stunned than harmed,
but the young mother was seriously. If
not fatally, injured. Long she lowered
between life and death. At last, under
the loving ministration of father,
mother and husband, life conquered.
One day, as she sat at the window, a
shadow of the strong, vigorous Jennie
Montgomery Of other days, Bonnie
slipped into the room. Mrs. Montgom-
cry softly closed the door. Long after,
when she ,ventured to peep inside, the
young people sat hand in hand.
f
n Not until many days after did Ben
jamln reveal the story of Jennie's flight
and the hardshlps she bore ere a
friends home in distant city became
her refuge until after the birth of lit
tie Maud. Ignorant of the suspicion
resting on her husband, an impulse too
strong to be resisted called her back
to the old home. Lost in the storm
and the horses beyond control, but a
few rods lay between them and mad
plunge over Alden Cliff, when the crash
came.
AS the years went by, the little brown
house, now no longer little or brown
resounded with merry shouts and the
patter of childish feet, and to the noble
old man and his tender, loving wife,
out of the storm came the peaceful joy
OF happy old age.-Pennsylyania
r. rift
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Probably one of the greatest objec-
lions to rural life, one which has In
duced many families to forsake the
country for the city, is the lack of san
itary and other modern conveniences
in the farm home. Owing to the fact
that medical science has demonstrated
that typhoid and enterlc diseases, 80
prevalent in the country districts. are
largely due to imperfect disposal of
the waste of the household and barns.
1t may be said that sanitary conven-
iences are necessity on every modern
farm. To suggest ways and means by
which at small cost the progressive
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
A wander.


A number of military men In Wash
ington hotel were giving an account Of
an incident of the civil war. A quiet
man who stood by at last said:
Gentlemen, happened to be there
and might be able to refresh your men,
DRY as to what took place in reference
to the event just narrated"
The hotel keeper said to him:
"slr, what might have been your
rank?'
II was private"
Next day the quiet man, as heiwas
about to depart, asked for his bill.N
Not cent sir; not cent" an
swered the proprietor. "You are the
very first private ever met"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
STRING TWILIGHT.

Singing In the rain, robin;
Ripping out 80 fast
All thy fute-like notes, as II
This singing were thy last |!
After shutdown, too, robin?
Though the fields are dim,
And the trees grow dark and still,
Dripping from leaf and limb.
-, q
IT'S heart-broken music
That sweet, faltering strain
Like mingled memory,
Half esctacy, half pain.
Surely thus to sing, robin,
Thou must have In sight
Beautiful skies behind the shower,
And dawn beyond the night.
Would thy faith were mine, robinl
Then, though night were long,
All Its silent hours should melt
Their sorrow into song.
Montreal Family Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
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farmer may provide his home with
such conveniences, the United States
Department of Agriculture has issued
Farmers Bulletin 27O. Water supply
and sewage disposal and the arrange.
ment of the plumbing of the various
kitchen and bath fixtures receive con-
siderable attention, and suggestions
are given for the installation Of the
heating apparatus of the house. Fol.
lowing these are cited several exam
pies Of homes where modern conven1
fences have been installed, the char
acter and cost of improvements being
noted, with plans Of typical houses and
grounds and of water and sewage sys-
tens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Soil Protectors.


Green crops, such as rye and Grim.
son clover, save loss of valuable fer.
tilizer in the soil, for the reason that
they act as covering in winter, and
also because, through the agency Of
their roots they retain plant food that
would be lost to the soil which it il
exposed to the effects of rain and melt.
ing SHOWS. They are grown at season
of the year when the land is not re.
quired for other crops, and, unlike red
clover, they can be seeded in the fall,
being ready us green manurlal crops
when the farmer desires the land for
corn. Rye makes not only early spring
pasture but Is also late pasture crop
in the fall. 1t Is the last green food
that disappears before winter and the
first to come in the spring, and is also
one of natures soil protectors. 1t ID
true that If the farmer plows the rye
under he will have no grain or straw,
but, outside of the cost of the seed and
preparing the ground, the rye crop
costs almost nothing. 1t is not as de.
sirable a crop for manurial purposes
as crimson clover, but many farmers
find 1t excellent, however. II straw
is an object, rye will be generous, al
the farmer can use rye for grazing pur.
poses and also secure crop Of straw
and grain later. Within the past quar-.
ter of a century 1t has been demon.
strated that the saving of plant food
in the soil by the use of winter coverers
is an important item alone, and nature
always aims to cover the soil as pro,
lection. 1t is a fact, also well known,
that when the land is left in fallow II
gains in fertility, and this can happen
in no possible manner except through
the agency Of plants that spring up and
protect the land IN summer and win
ten - :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Had Faith In Statistics.

A wealthy farmer of Lebanon Coun.
ty, now in his ninety-sixth year, still
persists In working hard every day.
One of his neighbors, more than 90. met
him one day and said:
well, Mr.. B., we are getting to BE-
pretty old men,"
Not SO very DID," said the other,
gruffly.
But don't you think" persisted the
neighbor, that we ought to be consid-
ering about the next world? We must
very soon die, you know"
Don't know about that" retorted
Mr.. B. Very few men die at my age"
All men may be born equal, but they
don't all die that way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

HOW VESSEL LOOKED AFTER
When the warshp
northern waters 1t looked much like tabled
that have been often heard
and and glstened the like
pletey with thick
Enthusiastically navy
and s OF the largest and all
United States 1t modern in particular is said
specimen The trial eminenty
vessel defense
necess
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

At depth of sixty-six feet the wat
err Of the Dead sea Is twice as salt
as 1t is on the surface, and at 1000
feet three times at salt,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
THE sTRANGL1NG FIG"

Visitors to Mexico and other tropi-
cal countries often have their attention
called to "the strangling tig''-a tree
that commences it's growth as an cpl
phyte Chat is, one form of plant life
that grows perched on another) far
up on the trunk or among the
branches Of another tree usually on
palmetto or some of the kinds of
palms. The roots of the strangling
tree extend downward around the host
tree to the ground, gradually join
ing together, making tube-like mass
of roots sometimes as much as six
feet OF more in diameter
When the attacked tree is palm.
death to it is caused not SO much by
the binding around the trunk as by
shading out its branches by the at
lacking tree.
When the attacked tree is an eXo-
gen Chat is, one with wood and bark)
the attacking roots bind so tightly as
to cause stoppage of the flow Of the
sap. AS the sap of tree is really
its food Changed by the leaves SO
that it can he used) and the flow of
the food is thus stopped, the attacked
tree is really starved" to death. So
death to the attacked tree is caused
either by smothering or by starvation
or by both.
The peculiar manner in which the
f1attened roots extend down and
around the tree. give them the ap-
pearance of some thick, slowAHowing
material running down the trees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Don't you sigh, believers, wild de trouble
in 20 soul,
De worl' won't quit de rollin' kaze you
tell 1t not ter ROLL
Oars all de joy a-comin' what de arms
er you kin hol'-
De hilltops is sh;nin' wild de mawnin' /!
Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
FRIENDSHIP OF TERRIER AND
HARE

A correspondent tells an interesting
story of friendship between a
Scotch terrier and hare at Dunferm-
line. The pair occupy the same hutch
and lie down side by side. The dog,
evidently considering himself the
guardian of his weaker companion,
watches suspiciously the movements
of any stranger who approaches too
near. When the hare gets an outing
in the garden the terrier remains in
constant attendance, apparently to af-
ford such protection as may be need
ed-London Daily Graphic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Many man renounces single bless,
saaess because be needs the money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

There is one thing that cannot be
said Of any woman who has piled up
a, few years, and that is that she
doesn't 50 deep enough Into detail,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

A recent report on German agricul-
ture says that, while in the last quarter
of the nineteenth century the popula-
ton increased from 100000 to co.
0O0,0 900, the wheat area Increased from
100000 to only 100000 acres That
is to say, for each 1000 Inhabitants
there were ninety acres under wheat
in 1900, against 1O5 in 1878; speaking
of rye, 2e2 acres in 1900, against S1s
In 1878, So, although the duties have
been excessive to encourage cereal pro-
duction, as matter of fact the increase
of acreage and yields has been rela-
lively slight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
TOO STRONG.

William was strong lad for his
age, strong mentally-in some things
-as we'll as physically, and when
rich city merchant advertised for "a
strong lad" William applied for the
job and got it. For few weeks he
felt like millionaire on his Ave shil-
lings a week, but, alas! 1t did not last
long. He got the sack.
My boy says you discharged him"
said Willie's mother, when she went
to see the merchant in tears and a
black silk dress. You wanted a
strong lad, and surely my boy had
enough strength to suit you?"
That's just 1t, madam said the
merchant, with frown. He was too
strong. Besides brealaing lot of the
furniture he broke all the rules of the
office."-London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

The average girl tests her first en-
gagement ring by trying to write her
name on pane of glass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Lady Swettenham was one of the
Foremost helpers in the work Of relief
among the homeless and suffering In
Jamaica. She ls the wife of Sir Alex
ander swettenham, X. G. NJ. G., gov
ernor Of the Island, who brought cen.
sure on himself because of his treat
ment of Admiral Davis and the Ameri.
can marines,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
GIANT LYNX KILLED.

One of the biggest lynxes ever kin
ed in Crow Wing county was shot Just
outside the city limits by Peter Ros-
ko, farmer living In the neighbor-
hood.
Rosko was husking corn when he
noticed an animal about as big as a
large dog come out OF the timber and
trot along the road. Rosko hurried to
the house. where he put two buckshot
cartridges into his shotgun and slip
ped another shell into his pocket He
succeeded in heading off the animal
and put a charge OF buckshot into its
shoulder. The animal leaped about
eight feet into the air and then made
Decline for tree, climbing to the
top.
Rosko fired the second barrel, APP
parently without effect. Then going
directly beneath the tree he fired the
third shot and brought the animal
down.-Brainerd correspondence st.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
roMiMY's UNIQUE RESOLUTIONS

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TOAIMY'S UNIQUE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved.
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eyery night and morning If IT isn't
too cold and amt too tired and
don't have comnany (and I will then
if the company takes hold and helps)
also if + got nm soon enough in the
morning
Q Not to wait for NV mother to call
me hit once-that Is If 7 hear her the
first time
3. To ha tn school on time every
morninp un,ess 7 eet DELAYED
a To hang INV clothes on tbe hall
rack when 7 come In uf thev fall
off again if don't cm,nt,
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errand unless what ! ston for is more
innortant .tl,an tbe errand
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

HOW THE SPIDER GETS FOOD.
While we stand theorizing a grass
hopper comes our way. How grace
fully he swings on yonder grass stalk!
How gayly he>skips What an ath-
lete he is in jumping! Alas! he has
made one jump too many, for his last
p-literally his last-lands him up
on the fatal snare Of the spider Ar
giope.
Our spider, hanging there so placid
ly and seeming so lethargic. has In
stantly become type of frenzied en-
ergy. She leaps upon the partly en-
tangled insect. She sselzes 1t with
her sharp claws and strong, spiked
legs; IS
From her spinnarets BGurs forth Y,
stream Of silk ribbon wRbch. dexter
=. = I'd. NJ A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Storing sweet Pot.to...


Notes are given on storing sweet po-
tatoes by the Alabama station The
fundamental conditions for success in
storing sweet potatoes are stated to be
potatoes healthy and free from bruises
and cuts, dry stored, and kept dry
while in storage, and the maintenance
Of temperature of the storage room be-
tween 80 and IS degrees B. One meth.
cd Of storing the potatoes is to keep the
temperature of the storage room up to
30 degrees for about a week us soon
MS the potatoes are stored, giving good
ventilation. Where this process IL not
convenient the tubers should b. given
all the ventilation possible, SO they can
dry very rapidly for about two weeks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
How. to obtain Profitable Dairy
Herd.

How, to Obtain Profitable Dairy
Herd.
1. BY keeping yearly record,
weighing the milk and making fat
test every seventh week. It will not
be long before you will have an idea
which COW you should sell. Reduce
the herd down to those that pay.
2. Improve the conditions that sur
round the cows; make their milk
making condition comfortable, ventilate
and tighten the stable.
8. Study the principles Of scientific
feeding; don't be scared at the Idea
of doing little hard reading and
study. Get Henry's book on Feeds
and Feeding and learn the principles
of right feeding for milk.
4. Get bull of some decided dairy
breed; buy good one: commence to
raise well-bred dairy heifers and de-
velop them into good proflt-making
cows. Half of the cows were not born
to produce milk profltably. They are
the product of the uncowliks ideas Of
the men who produced them. There
was no thought or brain work put into
their breeding. How can they do any
better7 Any man who will travel the
road we have Indicated will In. short
time see wonderful difference in the
profit of his dairy labor. and then he
will see that 1t is mighty important
to know his COWS and what their but
ter costs.-Prof. Err. Of Kansas Agri-
cultural College.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

The ravages of San Jose scale in a
number of eastern orchards have been
almost entirely done away by careful
and persistent spraying with bordeaux
mixture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

II the farm is running down and the
owner getting poor, there is no rota-
ton that will turn the tide In his favor
more promptly than rye, clover and
aheep
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Always keep the very best, earliest
hatched and thriftiest birds for your
eggs producers and breeders. Most
farmers are in the habit Of selling their
earliest Matched and best developed
birds to the hucksters because they are
in good demand and bring good price,
not thinking that such actions will
very soon produce evil results, because
breeding from late Matched pullets and
cockerels for a few years will very
soon degenerate flock of good birds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

In using tarred papers for roofs, con-
slderation must be given the fact that
unless the paper be securely fastened,
80 that the wind can not get under 1t,
the roof may be destroyed during the
prevalence of very high wind. Paper
roofs are excellent, provided they are
properly put on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Es
Do not let anything annoy the ewes.

Pigs often lack vigor because the
brood sows are kept too fat. A good,
thrifty condition is much better for the
pigs than too much fat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

The man who tested his corn thor
oughly before planting will not only
get larger crop at cribbing time, but
will derive satisfaction every day he
cultlvates the crop, from the fact that
he himself and the land he works are
realizing a fair return on the degree
Of fertility and effort that are respect
lively Invested
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

A Chicago seed firm has new wrin-
kle in what is called q seeded string"
This is nothing more or less than
tissue paper string filled with seeds of
different garden plants. In place now
of planting seeds by guess out of the
hand one can just lay string Of let
tuce or radish in the furrow and cover
in less time than it takes to tell. The
rows can be kept straight in this man
ner and cultivation made easier, it is
said.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Everything possible should be done
in the orchard and garden during the
fall and winter. A good knife or prun-
ing shears should be carried so rs to
thin vines and trees whenever an OPP
portunity occurs. Old wood needs to
be taken out and the new wood shaped
for the following year.