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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

Fashion note; Women's skirts viii;
be worn SO narrow. this winter that
they never in the world VIII b. able to
run - axA,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

1t would be much better II the users
Of commercial fertilizers would get into
the habit of adapting the fertilizer to
the soil instead Of seeking fertilizer
that Is adapted to the crop grown. The
object in using fertilizer should be the
building up Of the soil rather than
growing certain crop. and fertilizer
which will balance up the plant food
already in the soil ID an economical fer.
tilizer to use on any crop, since the
effects Of Its application will show on
any crop that is adapted to the locality.
A farmer cannot AFFORD to buy all Of
the plant food that his crop will use In
Its growth, then why should he buy
anything that his soil WIN furnish to
the crop In sufficient quantitiesl True
some crops Will take more of certain
element Of plant food than another will.
Some crops have the power Of getting
more food from soil than others have
It is better to remedy this by adopting
a 1udictous rotation Of crops in which
legumes will come in frequently. The
legumes will supply the nitrogen and
help to keep up the humus supply.
It Is unfortunate for the farmer that
the fertilizer manufacturers have
adopted the plan Of recommending GER
taini mixtures for special crops and
thus to adapt the fertilizer to the crop
rather than to sell the goods ON their
merits for the nitrogen, potash and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

One trouble with the man who starts
ont to Kill time u that he kills q lot
Of time belongins 70 busy people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

The man who is always trying to get
something for nothing gets mighty ut
tie satisfaction In the long run.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
How, to KAN Mites.

To kill mites clean coops and brood
ers perfectly, then apply thoroughly
either swhltewash, kerosene oil or some
other Of the prepared insecticides. Be
sure to FIJI the cracks and crevices, as
these are the places where mites will
be found hiding during the day. Burn
all the litter and add new. A spray
pump may be used for applying the In
secticide. as 1t drives the liquid into
the cracks and creyices better than can
be done with brush. Whitewash can
be applied with pump and then
smoothed over with brush, doing
rapid and effective work. Mites elf
fer from the body lice in that they suck
the blood from the fowls body, while
lice have biting mouth parts and live
on the skin and feathers, cnusing In
tense itching and annoyance. Mites
live on the fowls body at night only,
hiding in cracks and crevices during the
day. They appear red when gorgedwith
blood or white when there is little
blood in their bodies. Michigan Sta
tiOn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

Time may walt for no man. yet It
manages TO st him In ths end
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

One species of mollycoddle is the
man who takes no interest in public
schools, good roads or politics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
Maxim. Den.tur.a Alcohol.

+.
Making Denatured Alcohol.
Denatured alcohol 10 a good thing,
but up to date farmers Of this coun-
try have taken little interest In making
It. The rosy dreams that some people
had in which they saw a revolution.
IN the methods Of producing power,
riches for the farmers In the rotten
potatoes and other waste products OF
the farm have not come true. The
business languishes.
Alcohol Is dearer than kerosene. peo-
pie have not learned how to use al
cohol even II they were inclined to
buy 1t at the price.
There has been very little farm
made alcohol because there are no
small stills for farm use and because
government rules governing the manu-
facture are so drastic and complicated
thanks to the friends OF STANDARD
OIL In Congress SHAT nobody darcs to
SO against them.
Secretary Wilson, who has always
had great faith In the proposition, is
determined to help farmers to get into
the business of making alcohol, and
will equip the experiment stations with
small stills and teach the Interested
ones how to do It.
There will be a plant at the Omaha
corn show. and maybe at some Of the
big State fairs. These will help to
arouse interest In the manufacture and
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
eu1IIc SCHOOLS LACK NDUsr1lA1. TRAINING
b. Andrew 5. Draper

~ Andrew S. Draper.
l---9 The length Of the school period and the pro-
IN ductive value Of the citizen are closely re-
III lated. IndustrlaliM - the great basis Of 4
II III nations true strength and real culture
II U@I Knowing this NE have seen that there IL
II not sufficient articulation between the educa
~ tional and the Industrial systems OF the coun-
IN try. We have seen the indefinite expansion
OF Instruction and the unlimited multiplication
Of appliances leading to literary and professional and
managing occupations without any socitude about
the vital Industrial foundations Of the nations happiness
and situation manifestly unjust to the greater
number UNJUST thoss for whom It has done the
most has resulted. ~ q
Notwithstanding our boosted universality Of sducas
onal opportunity there has up absurd hiatus
N the educational system which denies the Just rights
q the and grieyousy menaces the
industrial ecency and the material prosperity Of the
country There should be an open chancs for every
American child. The influences OF the schools must not
lead boys who might become excellent cabinemakers into
being lawyers and girls who might BIO nrst
class Into being fourhcass music teachers
The school system has grown deformed II Is onesded
and not broad enough at the base.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

The man who is always retailing
scandal must be some sort Of a relative
to the tumble bug.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

From experiments conducted at OF
tawa, In Canada, It appears that there
are some slight grounds for the widely
accepted opinion among agrlculturists
that snow is direct fertilizer, says the
Pharmaceutical Journal. 1t is found
to contain total nitrogen equivalent in
round numbers to about pound per
acre of land covered by an average
winter snowfall in that district. The
amount of nitrogen as free ammonia
was high, but fluctuated greatly from
.OS2 to $50 parts per million the nitro
gen as albuminoid ammonia ranged
from .O3S to .O7S parts per million, and
the nitrogen as nitrltes and nitrates
ranged from .027 to $3.50 parts per
million. The average Of twelve deter
limitations, from February 81. 1907, to
May 4, was: Nitrogen, as free ammo
MIA, .258; as albumHold ammonia 052,
and as nitrates and nitrites .163 part
per million. The value Of snow as a
direct fertilizer would appear, SO far
as the nitrogen content is concerned,
to be greatly overestimated. 1t Is In
tended to continue the experiments
both. in summer and winter to deter
mine definitely the manurfal value Of
both snow and rain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
Good Foras. Crops.

= a r.
One Of the best forage crops, when
the prospects for hay are not very
promising, is peas and oats. The ease
with which 1t can be put in also yecoln-
mends 1t. AS soon as the ground is
at to plant spread broadcast upon the
land bushel and a half Of peas to the
acre and pillow under to the depth of
five inches. AS soon as the peas be-
gin to come up, SOW over them the
same amount Of oats per acre and
drag in. going over in both directions,
20 they will be thoroughly covered.
When the oats are in bloom Is the
time to harvest II you depend upon
them for hay. Cure as you would
clover and you will have a fine hay
that everything likes. It Is especially
good for cows and hogs and the peas
and chaft furnish as fine feed for
laying hens in the winter as have
ever used. 80
As a green feed for cows and hogs
this has no equal. as 1t Is ready Just
at the time when you begin to- be short
Of pasture, and Tor the farmer who
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

Two is company, but With father In
the parlor there ID a multitude.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11


There Il no sentiment in mule, but
cannot be successfully trained by the
same methods.
a.. ~, $50
o.iu u .no sueees' ~ 49,
n -. s so%e .u,ousn nas -.
noAs :" pio", euitisa.e ANU A we Nc
nh. uor,., -.,se A.. ~. .h.-. I,
nc ,c,,, =, ~" - 80 -. "a. - ,.,a.
sl,y 40. 800 i. aa =. :, ~ ~, .ha =
=, +ha n-o.A.s; ,.,,.ha,,. h.s,,. - ~.
sor - ~
-
The panic knocked the mule market
endwise for few months, but the mar
sturdy animals will make No mistake In
keepins At r.
------ --------
The special market fruit grower will
md fair profits in working small
fruit farm, while the commercial fruit
grower must work together ona larger
scale II he makes his business profit.
ao-''
Some horses are more wasteful Of
their hay than others. They will scoop
1t out Of the door In spite Of every.
thing. We have had horses Of both
kinds. There ia n good deal OF mean.
moss In the wostafn, borsa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

There il no sentiment in a mule, but
mule is different from boy. They
cannot be successfully trained by the
same methods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

All breeding animals should have a
sound constitution.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
NEW yisl.AiLR i Aps I'M Aim A.S
We ACROSS Nigeria VIII start Pro
.-5s duetlon 81 Cotton. iIs III 4.

81. Several months ago an American
who has lived In Nigeria said ins;vN a@
York that the climate and soil Of tint
large region are favorable for the cul.
tivatfon Of cotton. but as vet there Is
no ENCOURAGEMENT to raise It because
there are no railroads to carry 1t to
the sea. " /. 3. s.3:5g 's i55 b
I The railroad Ys now to be supplied.
+Accora lng* tos the American GeogFaph,
icaf s9ciety's bulletin it Is to start
from Baro on the Niger river below
the rapids that impede navigation,
Vessels Il loaded. with cotton brought
by rail to- Baro may descend the Niger
to Akassa, the port at It's mouth.
where steamships may load the
freight for Europe.
The northern terminus Of the rail.
road will be Kano, the great and pop.
ulous capital Of Hausaland, some 500
miles from Baro by rail and not far
south of the Sahara desert. Kano be.
came known some go years ago as the
greatest manufacturing and CONNER
cial center Of the western Sudan. 1t
is expected that the railroad will large.
ly increase its Importance.
The British government authorized
the building Of the railroad in August
last. .&
Its gauge is to be four feet six
inches.
But Kano will be Joined with the
sea not only by this railroad and the
Niger but also by a through rail by
way of Jebba and Lagos, now the
largest commercial center on the At.
lantic coast of the continent. An agri.
cultural fair in that city recently ties.
:sified to the Importance which farming
interests are already attaining. Many
native farmers were among the ex.
hibitors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
RAILWAYS Of Greece.

According to Consular Clerk Con.
stantine M. Corafa, Of Athens, the to-.
tai mileage of steam railways in
Greece is S65, and their total capital,
cation is $42,215,2O9. The railways are
not owned by the government, but
are built after its permission and con.
troll through the department Of public
works, railroad section. The state
shares in part of the construction, and
hence controls the passenger and
freight rates and other details. The
government participates in the bene.
fits ana has. the option of buying over
the roads within a specified period,
while at the lapse of another period
the railways become the property of
the state. The motive power OF the
first railway built in Greece, and put
into operation in 1869. running from
Athens to Piraeus, little over six
miles, was changed from steam to
electricity about two years ago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
Biggest Man in the House.

Cy Sulloway of New Hampshire
still retains his place as the biggest
man in the house of representatives,
and so far on one has appeared that
may claim honor to second place
ahead or Ollie James of Kentucky.
Sulloway is something more than
six and half feet tall and weighs a
POUND less than $50. His breadth is
proportionate with his height. and he
towers above his colleague, Frank D.
Currier, as he does above most all the
members of the house. He is one OF
the members who does not exercise
his prerogative of taking his luncheon
on that side of the house restaurant
where the sign proclaims for men,
bers only, but each day partakes Of
a sraring lunch on the public side of
the room, where negroes are not
barred and where the motto is that
anybody's money is good.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, yon can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If YOU are sick or "feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
.Kilmer's Swa,np-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys:
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all f.N-
druggists in fifty-cent fsaiIFs
and onetollar size
bottles. You may ss.:lss Ml.4z=s9eg
have sample bottle Homo Of swamp-Eoos
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if You have kidney or
bladder trouble Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilrler & Co.. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swa1np.Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swalnp-Root, and the adj
dress, Einghantou, N. V, OH every bottle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
A RELIGIOUS Jokesmith.

A stickler for the good old ways,
which we all admit to be the best,
dropped in from church to see a
writer.
To the great surprise and horror Of
the Sunday visitor the writer was at
work. The CHEEKY click, click of the
typewriter sounded from his den.
''Oh, my dear man. exclaimed the
shocked caller, ''you have not so far
forgotten your early training as to be
composing on SundaH?"
"Oh, my dear, only jokes-and they
are jokes on religious subjects"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
CHAPTER XIII. {contlnued.)

Mr.. Bertram Hank was satisfied. He
paid the $50 on account and assured
mis- friend that the balance would be
handed to him on the completion of his
task
"Sir Mark ought to be satisfied" he
said to himself as he walked away
from the little shop in side street in
densely-crowded and poor neighbor-
hood mot even the cleverest detect
i've at the Yard would want to continue
the search for John Wilson when he
had seen John Wilson's wife kneeling
at her husbands grave"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
Fast RaiIroadinu.

A recent excursion from London to
Killarney. via Fishguard and return In
q single day, eclipsed all former. at.
tempts at rapid runs for long distances
ever made on British railroads.
The distance from London to4 XII.
larney by the route taken is 678 miles.
and the fare charged for the round trip
Of s5s miles q II was less than Ave dol
lars. s K .'s. ,. 81 T. 4 ~. \. ~
The train made nonstop run from
London to Fishguard. 262 miles, In nye
hours. while. the sea passage from
Fishguard to Rosslare In turbine
steamer took q little less than three
hours. q =: iisss4''
4 stop Of ot' eight hours was made Il
Killarney. 4, l. is %. $.s5&
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
1EAuTIFYiNe RIGHT OF WAY.
PhIox and Hydrangeas for Stations
Blue Grass for Right Of Way.

One of the good things for which
people have to thank the railroads is
the progress they are making in beau.
tifying their right of way.
1t is the practice of the Pennsyl-
vania, as Moody's Magazine points
out, to surround its passenger sta.
lions with little parks with terraces
and gracefully curving paths and
roadways. To care for these station
parks is part of the duty Of the main.
tenance of way department, just as
1t Is to keep the rails and ties in
good order. Flowers and shrubbery
are planted in artistic plots and
gardeners keep them fresh and flour.
ishing
At station on the Long Island rail.
road, which is a subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania, 600 trees and shrubs
besides beds of phlox and hydrangeas
were set out this year. For another
station on the Long Island 425 shrubs
and IL trees have been ordered of the
so-called perennials and evergreens.
In the open country, too, far from
towns, the Pennsylvania has adopted
the policy of making its right Of way
pleasant to look at. Slopes Of I'M.
slightly rock or dirt are transformed
into green terraces!
Henceforth the standard roadbed,
when the tracks are in cut, will in.
clude the sodded slopes. Blue grass
used for sodding will prevent the ero.
sion which has given engineers SO
much trouble in times past. In help
ing to solve the drainage problem the
grass is even more useful than it is
ornamental.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
ROUNDING UP RAzoReAcks.

Exciting Oklahoma Sport in Which
Dogs Do Most Of the Work.
The wild hog is still to be found In
the Choctaw nation in Oklahoma. w:
A. cambridge, a citizen of that tribe,
says the land owners there count on
these hogs and try to keep tab on
them just as they did many Years
ago before any good hogs were raised
there. ~
He says that farmers are raising
good breeds of hogs, but that they still
own some wild hogs which run In the
open country in the heavily timbered
districts. AS many of these hogs as
can be caught when they are small are
marked en- the ears, and some are
branded. Then they are turned loose
and allowed to run wild with the 9th.
er hogs till they grow up.
"The roundup" says Mr.. Dan.
bridge, "is exciting sport. There is
no use trying to round up these hogs
on foot or even on horseback. They
can outrun a. horse through the TIM
Der and get clean out Of sight in a
few minutes. We 60 on horseback
and on foot, but uge good dogs to do
most Of the work. The dogs go into
the heavy brush after them and bring
them out, and in that way We finally
corral them.
Then they are kept in a .:rong en.
closure for a few weeks, where they
are fed on corn till they get fat
enough to butcher. They are usually
llsggy and thin, with long bristles.
They live on, acorns and / grass, and
seem to be free from all kinds pf dis
eases which destroy 80 many Of the
tame hogs. The roundup season e An
the fall, when the Wild hogs are ct
their best. II 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
TATE OF QH1o. CRY OF TOLEDO. / a..

STATE OF l 9a1o; e Hoa,q Or ro1.Do.} 81.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
partner Of the nrm Of F. J. CHExKY 4 Co., doing
Aforesaid, and that said nrm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
HALLS CATARRH CuRI.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9Th day Of December, A. D., 1880.
49,, A. w. GLEASON, b.,
ekLf NOTARY PUBLIC,
Hairs Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
= Esd. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, csc.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
RAILROAD MAN
Di.a't like Being Starved.

A man running On q railroad has to
be in good condition all the time or he
is liable to do harm to himself and
others.
A clear head is necessary to run a
locomotive or conduct train. Even
a railroad mans appetite and diges-
ton are matters of Importance, as the
clear brain and steady hand result
from the healthy appetite followed by
the proper digestion of food
'For the PAST tive years." writes a
railroader, Il have been constantly
troubled with indigestion. Every doc
tor consulted seemed to want to
starve me to death. First was diet
ed on warm water and toast until I
was almost starved; then, when they
would let me eat, the indigestion
would be right back again.
"Only temporary relief came from
remedies, and tried about all of them
saw advertised. About three months
ago a friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food. The very first day mo-
ttced that my appetite was satisfied,
which had not been the case before.
that I can remember.
I'm q week, believe, had more
energy than ever before in my life. Il
have gained seven pounds and have
not had q touch Of indigestion since
! have been eating Grape Nuts. When
my wife saw how much. good this food
Z was doing me- she thought she World
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17

escaped. convict, the man whom the
police were anxious to ind snd sslla
back to- complete his period sof penal
servitudewith an additional year or
two for hts fresh a oRsan q q was saeated
In the smoking Room Of ono ~ the
most aristocratic and fashionable
clubs In London. {ss $ss Nj 3's sss.
Jack Forester, IN a spirit Of good
fellowship, introduced him to several
men whom he thought he would flnd
It useful to know. 5.S, 81 "a
The gates were open. The convict
was about to enter the charmed circle
Of society and take the place IN It
which was his by right of birth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
The Lines Of Ace.

The rich Miss Passages thin lips
closed firmly.
mo, Mr.. Goldhunter," sre said. "a
thousand times. no. Indeed, am
surprised that you should have risked
proposal. should think you could
have read your rejection in my face "
.Charies Goldhunter rose at once.
But" he said, Il am not very good
at reading between the lines"
And laughing harshly, he lighted a
cigarette and passed out into the rag.
ing snowstorm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
LYDIA Il. PINKHAM

Nature and a wOman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
+ In the good old fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The India1s on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study Of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is nowrecogniZed as the
standard remedy for Woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of7515 NC. St.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration to health
means 50 much to me that for the sake
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female Ills.
During that time / had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what I'suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
ago wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for other suffering women.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
Facing the Situation.

II won't countenance this dealt"
cried the senior member of the firm.
"Then," resignedly replied the junior
member, that puts another face on