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even II the facts only too apparent.
He won't want to stay half as long the
next time as he Will II he anticipates
tears and reproaches."
She apologized for other delinquent
cies Of Stribling's from time to time, Us
when he wasn't nice about a hat. COM
planned Of the dinner or brought guests
home unexpectedly in the course Of the
next fifteen or sixteen years.
So everything went along very hap
PLY indeed, upon the whole, until one
fatal evening Stribling came homie and
found his mother-ln-law in the sitting
room with her embroidery.
why, hello. mother!" said Stribling,
"a little surprised. Il thought we had
lost you.
My Rheumatism was troubling me so
this afternoon that Bessie wouldn't let
me CO." explained Mrs. Sanaper.
F EN- sorry" said stribling 81 can
sympathize with you, too. I've been
bothered with neuralgia all day. Where
is Bessie?''
IS "she went downtown to do little
shopping" replied Mrs. sanaper. II
thought surely that you would come
home on the same train.''
Stribling frowned as sharp pain
shot through his temples. ''Its dick
ems Of q time for her to stay" he said,
lrritably.
Mrs. Sanaper put her hand suddenly
to her back and dropped her work.
"Drat It'll" she exclaimed.S
II should think she'd manage to buy
whit she wanted and be back In time
for dinner" growled Stribling.
Al don't think you ought to be cross
about it." said Mrs. Sanaper. "she
Isn't away when you come home very
often, poor girl !" 2,
II suppose you think she ought to
be-" said Stribling. "She's an abused;
trample d-on, domestic drudge, isn't shei
And IM 4 brute. sts that what you
mean ~
Mrs. Sanaper grodned a little and
then said with some energy Il certain
" think you are not in very amiable
mood this evening, John.
Stribling turned on his heel and left
the room.
/ That night Mrs, stribling said: :
What have you been saying to mother,
sJohna She's been crying about some
thing and she won't tell me what 1t is"
-Ill tell you,r said strlbling. II
wish SIZED go. She's been here two
days now. Because she happens to be
my mother-in-law j don't see why I'm
to be criticised by her. She's been
trying to make out that I'm mean to
you-or she. thinks so, that's all. It's
the natural hostility OF woman TO
the man who MARBLES her daughter. i
suppose, and I suppose I'll have to put
up with 1T; but don't like 1t. Just
plain mother-in-law."
The moral is that eternal vigilance Is
the price of liberation. Chicago Daily
News.
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ocratic party to-day than ever before;
in the history of the republic Where
is IT and what is 1t doing New York
World. -,



The Republican party has been III
power practically forty-six years and
Its record should be clear to all men
of Intelligence. But the almost super
human efforts to yindicate its policies
at the present time bears out the long
entertained certainty that the record
will not bear close inspection. And
when 1t comes to the changing Of the
issues expressed in the Chicago plat
form, and the yirulent attacks upon the
prominent men of the Democratic par
ty, the suspicion becomes a certainty
that there is long list Of damaging
Irregularities to be concealed from the
public. a great majority Of the people
Of this country are close observers Of
the: political trend, and therefore not
mere voting cattle to be driven to the
polls by threats of ruin and disaster to
their interests. Every mechanic can
look at his pay. envelope, his bills from
the neighboring grocer and butcher, and
then feel the. amount Of interest the
passing years Of a Republican admins
tration have deposited there. 1t is a
practical test.
The man with the ballot will pause
and consider what has been done for
him individually. The great world
power which shelters him means glory
to the flag, but 1t does not put bread
and butter in the niouthsIof his family
nor scrip In his purse. On all sides
he sees this national glory transformed
into enormous exports and; imports the
profits upon which go Into the pockets
Of the plethoric rich, the trusts, the
combines, and the monopolies. He feels
the grip of the money power on. his
empty wallet. Added to this discourag-
ing condition he is now threatened that
If he does not vote for William II. Taft
to perpetuate the wretched misery the
country will go to the dogs. His is
the status brought about by the Repub-
,llcan party, and notably by the present
administration. In proof OF 1t, consider
the strenuous exertions to throw off the
blame and put 1t on the shoulders of
William Jennings Bryan and the Dem
ocratic party, neither Of whom have
ever had any hand in shaping the
! Roosevelt policies. 1t is clear that the
election Of. Mr.. Bryan Is necessity
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gress to be elected this year are pledg-
ed" for tariff reform.

+. 10 =
,ssS Where Arc tho Dem0cratsp
We have never had an administra-
ton which enforced with SO much ar
,rogance and in SO many Offensive ways
policies hateful to every Democrat as
the one that is now nearing its end.
Under cover Of vociferated virtue 1t
has upheld irresponsible personal gov
ernment; it has undertaken to over
ride Congress and the courts; 1t has
ignored the constitution and the laws:
1T has encouraged extravaganza, war
and waste; 1t has suspended laws in
the Interest Of favorites: 1t has de-
nounced as guilty men who had not
been tried; it has maintained one
standard for itself while holding Its
critics to another; 1t has connived with
trusts, monopolists and aschemers In
raising campaign funds while pretend
ing to assail such offenders, and to
all who protested or expostulatedg 1t
has replied with. denunciation and Will
fication.
To make the central figure in this
administration thoroughly complete and
consistent nothing is wanting but a
crown, scepter and golden carriage
with outriders. Hinged here and there
with the exaggeration Of comic opera,
our citizen sultan shows at one moment
the rollicSing abandon OF tipsy stage
lpotentate and at another the drastic
tyranny of an Asiatic despot. What
he does, what he thinks, and what he
says is right. What other people do,
think and say is wrong; therefore, OF
with their heads or consign them to
the limbo of the undesirable, for the
king can not err. To round out his
career Of capriclous recklessness and
5lawlessness he names his successor and
assumes to bludgeon him into office.
There is greater need of true Dem
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
THE DAY BEYOND.

When youth Is with us, all things seem
But lightly to be wished and won,
We snare tomorrow In a dream
And take our toll for work undone
For life is long, and time stream
That sleeps and sparkles in the sun:
What need of any haste r. we say So
Tc-morrow's longer than to-day.
And when tomorrow shall destroy
The heaven of our dreams, In vain
Our h1rrying manhood we employ
To build the vanished bliss again;
We have no leisure to enjoy,
So few the years that yet remain;
So much to do, and ah !" we say,
To-morrow's longer than to-day.
But when our hands are worn and veal
And still our labors seem unblest,
And time goes past us like bleak
Last twilight waning to the west,
TT is not shere-the bliss we seek;
Too brief is life for happy rest.
And yet what need Of grief?" we says;
'To-morrow's longer than to-day"
--Waverley Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
REVIVAL OF DICKENS NEAR.

Instead of Snubbfng Man, She Looks
UP to Him ar Superior Being.
We are Threatened and there Is no
use any longer Disgusting the fact
with formidable revival Of the Dick
ems girl. An audacious mllliner, IN a
thoughtless moment, reintroduced the
cottage bonnet" (familiar in portraits
Of the young Queen ylctoria) as a kind
of blinker for motoring, and the head
gear tied round the limpled chin of
a pretty young woman, reminded n,l-.
merous elderly gentlemen Of sirens of
the 'JOs, 81 VA
Like Yvette Guilbert, the first girl
who yentured to wear the coal-scuttle,
bonnet had success de grand'mere.
The contrast was piquant, Irresistible.
For some time past the artists OF the
younger school have been painting crln-
dimes and shawls, parted hair and
cameo brooches all the insignia, In
short, of the young person of the Dick
ems novel and period. And now she Is
upon ns In the flesh, and not upon can
iy0S. nc SOttdSc uVlucC duu uUullnR
veil sweep NIL before them, the most
devout woman hater is disarmed, the
susceptible fall Mt one glance.
And with the Dickens bonnet will
surely come a revival OF the feminine
manners, the feminine attitude of the
nos and sos. It will be a surprising
.volte-face. Missy will have to put away
her golf clubs and hockey sticks, and
take to tatting and playing the piano
Young persons with pretty wit and a
talent for conversation must henceforth
sit mumchance, and their voices must
not be heard at the dinner table.
Instead of snubbing and chatting Mere
Man, she will have to PROSTATE herself
before him as a being OF superior pow
ers. One can foresee some dlverting
contingencies until the heroine of an
other and more audaclous period be-
comes, for the nonce. the fashion,.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
A Campaign Of Errors.

& II Mr.. Bryan is elected President,
andhe claims with increasing confidence
that he will be, the Republicans will
owe their defeat TO series of errors
In management which are little less
than appalling when viewed In the ag-
gregate. Beginning the campaign with
every political factor apparently in
their favor, with a twice defeated and
oft repudlated man for an opponent,
the Republicans have by their persist
ent laundering invited the disaster
that many believe is In store for them.
The Chicago convention allowed the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
The Fruit Garden.

Pick the pears two weeks before
they would become soft and store them
in a cool dark place to ripen.
Peaches picked for shipping should
be removed from the trees while still
hard, but with good color. For home
use, however, let them remain on the
trees until they are ripe enough to fall.
Trees can be set out for new or
chard in September and October. If
the trees are received with the leaves
still on, strip them off at once. Get
your orders in early, so that the plants
will be received early.
Currants and gooseberries can be
planted to much better advantage now
than In the spring. 1t is also the time
to increase your stock of favorite
variety of these fruits. Cut the tips
of the stems into pieces 8 or inches
long and tie them In bundles. Store
in damp sand, in cool place until
spring. Suburban Life
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
RATA Poor. substituts 70. Irrls.t,on.

Rain Poor, substitpte for Irrigation.
And irrigation Is better than rain,
Infinitely better. That also sounds
like paradox, but instead 1t Is almost
truism. What is better-to give a
plant just as much and no more water
than it needs and just when 1t needs
1t; or to parcIl 1t or drown 1t accord
Ing to the whim of the clouds? The
rain falls upon the Just and upon the
unjust alike; upon your. Strawberries
that cry for 1t and upon your sugar.
beets that want uninterrupted sun
shine. Rain is all right In its place.
but 1t is very poor substitute for ir-;
rigatlon. Otherwise why would the
lawns of our cities be sprlnkled or irri-
gated, instead Of leaving them to the
tender mercy of the clouds7 No. Arid
lands are more fertile than ordinary
lands. and irrigation Is better than
rain. Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
HOW FLOWERS HIDE HONEY.

Pits where sweets Are stored In
the Lily.
Before the bee sucks" as Ariel put
It, he must find the wonderful places
where the flowers hide away their
honey, to be found like the priests
hiding holes IN ancient mansions, by
the right sort Of visitor. and to keep
away all intruders.
In the recesses Of the crown imperial,
lily at the center can be seen six large
honey pits, one on every floral leaf. and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
DISCOVERIES AT KNossos.

Results Of the Resent Excayations
by DR.. Evans I'm Crete.
May beg little space to inform
those Interested in Cretan exploration
of a series Of discoveries lately made
at Knossos? says writer In the Lon
don Times. The news from Dr. Evans
is exceedingly good. He has been.
working all the season in the large
house which lies to the west of the pal
ace, but unfortunately is deeply buried
under the talus of a hill. With great
labor DR.. Evans has now reached the.
further limit Of this building, and on.
his way has found much. A magnificent
steatite vase in the shape Of bulls.
head, with inlay OF cut shell about the
snostrils and with crystal eyeballs, the
Iris being painted on the back of the
crystal, reveals to us new technic.
In another quarter. on the north,
great hoard Of bronze implements and
utensils, includinr large tripod caul-
dron in perfect preservation, Will much
Increase our knowledge of the finer do.
nestle apparatus of Minoan civlliza-
II.
ton. AS DR.. Evans speaks OF having
unearthed a great number OF early
vases with these tools there should be
no difficulty in dating the latter and
thereby getting standard forms.
On the south OF the palace range
of buildings has been found ut lower.
level, largely buried under debris Of the
palace itself. The latter included a
mass Of ivory fragments, the reinains-
of carved caskets and of fresco paint
ings. inside the south building itself,
under a staircase, a small hoard Of Sill
yer vessels has come to light some
bowls and jug. These will be vel
coined as first fruits of that work In
precious metals which SO greatly influ.
enced the ceramic artists Of the middle
Minoan periods. but has generally dis
appeared. We hear, too, of finessvases
of various kinds, .ene with papyrus
plant ornament in relief and others In.
the best palace style" Work is also
proceeding actively on the restoration
of the royal apartments on the east
of the palace, and every effort is being,
made TO get into the great dome tomb
found last year and to find other tombs.
, To- 4 Z b
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21

In "The Book of Alfalfa" by secre-
tary r. D. Coburn of Kansas, the fol-
lowing list of don't is given:
Don't SOW any nurse crop. Don't
SOW on freshly plowed land. no matter
how carefully prepared. Don't let
weeds or grass grow over six lnchea
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
Trxlng to Prove q AIth,.

Trying 10 Prove an Alihi.
Now, Tommy. either you or Johnny
have been stealing grapes again. Here
are the skins
e'Twasn't me, ma honest 1t wasn't.
1 ct all my skins Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
BRYAN CROWNS.

For eighteen years William Jennings
Bryan has been in the public eye. We
heard him first seventeen years ago at
the Crete, Neb., ChautauQua. He gave:
an address OH the Young Man in Poll
tics" He read 1t from manuscript and
we remember very well his making an
apology for doing so. Think OF Bryan
reading a speech now, except where It
Is formal address like a letter OF ac-
ceptance or something Of that sort. He
gave as his excuse his being busy in
Congress, all Of which was true and to
his credit. "a
He made a wonderful impression on
those whn,heard him for the first time
and as the years go by, his eloquence
,is not dilnnled or his Intellect lesselle,i.i
His has been continual growth and
he has grown, not In a hot house. not
in a monastery as the monks OF old did
when they retired for reflection and
study. He has not grown as the phil
losopher does who retires from the
world to study and contemplate this
life. Not as the preacher does who
shuts himself up for season while lie
applies his mind unto wisdom. He has
grown In the light of day. The sun OF
publicity has shone on him with rare
effulgence. and brllliancy all these years
for he WINS in politics. and IL they do
not find out mans innermost soul
there, 1t cannot be found. &
He has kept himself clear of all en-
tanRltng alliances. The Standard OF
Go. has made no inroads on him. He
is not vulnerable to any OF the maifgn
attacks of corporations or of cheap
politicians, but he stands there like a
knight of old. his lance in rest, ready
for all cemers. We are not afraid OF
anything that Hearst and Roosevelt and
all their allies can say or do to him.
He may not be elected. but the Re
publicans will know that they have
been iii a fight before they are done
with this campaign. And If he does
not win. let 1t be set down that his
contentious have been eternally right,
for truth In as eternal us the hills and
truth crushed to earth shall rise agaia
We have no fears from the assaults
OF intrenched power or of the nlinio,is
Of pclf. Bryan stands unassailable and
unafraid. He may be imposed upon by,
interruptions men In his own party be-:
cause, being pre-emlnelltly honest him.
self. he expects the same measure OF
honesty from others, but he, will nevar
be thrown down on account Of any mis-
step on his part. And we say such a.
record is glory enough. The presidency
would add nothing to the affection In;
which he is held by his party. An Of
fee will add nothing to his power, for
princes and kings pay heed to what he.
has to say. And then. Theodore Rooscyi
welt has the nerve, the monumental gail
to st,nd up and say, "Taft's iefeat
would be a public. calamity Do you,
believe 1t? Do you believe that with
Bryan on the Democratic ticket, 1t
would be calamity to defeat Taft?
We do not. We will take the risk. -
Washington (Iowa, Democrat. aif-
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SECURING Ferttl. E....

Securing Fertile Eg4s.
officials Of the Department of Agri-
culture have been collecting data re-
garding the factors which AFFECT the
fertility Of eggs, the question having
been carefully studied at a number Of
experiment stations In the United
States and elsewhere.
Too warm quarters for laying stock
and overfeeding are commonly believed
to exercise an unfavorable influence on
egg fertility, as well as does cold sea-
son. The way eggs are handled or
stored is also believed to affect the pro.
portion which will hatch as will also
the conditions under which incubation
occurs.
The vigor and character of the par
ent stock and the length. Of time the
male bird has been with the flock are
also important questions with respect
to egg fertility. At the outset 1t should
be pointed out that fertility and "hatch-
ability" are not necessarily Identical.
An egg may be fertile and still the
germ does not have sufficient vitality to
produce healthy chick under the or
binary conditions of incubation. In
series Of incubator experiments at the
Rhode Island station of e877 eggs test
ed, So per cent were found to be fertile.
while only 40 per cent of the fertile
eggs, or 1876 per cent Of the total num-
Der Of eggs. Matched under the condi-
lions of the tests.
The various observations made. while
not entirely conclusive. indicate that in
order to secure fertile eggs which will
hatch, the laying stock must not be kept
In very warm quarters or overfed; the
males must be kept with the hens con-
tinuously and that only eggs should be
used which are produced after the male
has been with the hens several days.
Only few fowls from very vigorous
parent stock and those known to pro-
duce high percentage of fertile eggs
(hens vary widely In this respect)
should be used; the hens should be al
lowed a rest after each laying period.
while the eggs should be handled care
fully, not subjected to extremes OF tenn
perature in storing and used only when,
comparatively resh.-Prairie Farmer.
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NIGERIAN CHIEFS METHOD OF suMMoNI,
In the primitive parts of Africa labor is not
larry employed and when Of petty chiefs needs
workers he collects them in peculiar manner. In NJ
seria when chief is ready to begin hls harvesting
sets his tribesmen drumming They beat huge kettle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21
Lo.fer. a ths Pool. T.ble.

The best pool players in any town are
generally the young fellows who never
hang onto one job very long at time
Kansas City journal. \
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President to dictate its candidate for

President to dictate its candidate for
President but gave him both plat
form and running mate out Of har-.
mony with his recognized principles,
No sooner had Mr. Taft been placed Mt
the head of the ticket than he began
the work of remodeling the platform on
which he stood. Mr.. Sherman, lieuten-
ant Of Speaker Cannon, never made pre-
tense Of being Roosevelt Republican
till he became tail Of the Roosevelt
(1aft) ticket.
By constant reliance on Roosevelt
and In particular by the submission of
his speech of acceptance to the Presi-
dent for approval, the Republican can
didate has given the public an impress
sion that he is a mere proxy for his
chief. This has counted against him.
To preserve the personal feelings Of
rival aspirants for the post of national
chairman Mr.. Taft made wholly IL
logical and cumbersome arrangement
by which both Hitchcock and vorys
could be chairmen, the apparent duty Of
each being to get in the way of the
other.
The yacillating policy Of the Taft
management in reference to Senator
Foraker leads to situation demanding
the most stringent measures to untangle.
First he was to be eliminated. Then
1t was specified that the elimination
must be by the painless method. Then
overtures from the Taft camp were
about to lead to complete harmony and
the killing of the fatted calf, when the
Hearst charges threw all hands into
panic and the end is not yet.-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Forecasting Political Results.
Organized attempts to forecast re-
suits Of the national election this year
began In both parties us soon as the
candidates were nominated In New
York and several other States prelimi-
nary prophecies based on them have nj
ready begun to appear. The methodical
effort to find out results in advance
may extend until reports have been
made covering every ward and county
in which changes are expected. Then
instead Of being accepted as authentic
prophecies. or even as reliable forecasts
all conclusions thus reached become
claims" as soon as they are published
With all his reports footed to the last
totals, the most expert political prophet
remains uncertain II everything except
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21

Hens that have to dodge for their
lives every time the men folks come
near, and that are compelled to skir-
mish for living, are not the ones
that are paying off the farm debt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21

There is more danger from pasturing
rape during wet season than dry
one. Not only on account Of the con
dition Of the plant from the standpoint
Of pasture, but the effects Of same when
taken into the stomach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21

California fruit growers recently
sent trainload of oranges for dlstribu-
tion among the people of Iowa in order
to educate them up to the advantages
OF eating more of this fruit.