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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Eighty Years Old; Never Voted.

Eighty Years Old; Never Voted.
All sorts OF men are noted for all
sorts of things. and here is a man
in Rockland, Mass, just deceased,
who was famous for having abstained
throughout his eighty years of life
from casting ballot. As boy he
listened to politicak wrangles between
the Democrats and Wings and became
so disguised with politics that he
vowed he would never go near the
polls. What text for a sermon on
the duties Of citizenship! Yet there
are thousands Of men who are irri.
tated by the evils of politics and who
would rather keep aloof than mix in
and help eliminate them. 1t is so
easy to deplore the wickedness of
politicians and to assume the holier.
than-thou attitude: it is not SO easy
to come out like man and take a
stand against the politicians. To de-
fy bosses and machines in public re.
quires stamina.-Proyidence (R. ~
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
No Mistake.

"A New York produce commission
house, which prides itself on filling
all orders correctly, received let
ter from a New Jersey customer re-
Gently saying:
Gentlemen, this is the first time
we ever knew you to make mis-.
take in our order. You are well
aware that we buy the very best coun.
try eggs. The last you sent are too
poor for our trade. What shall we
do with them?'
The fair fame Of the house for nev.
er making an error seemed to be at
stake. but the bright. mind of the
junior partner found way out of 1t.
He wrote:
Gentlemen: We are sorry to hear
that our last shipment did not suit
you. There; was, however, no mis-
take on our part. We have looked
up your original order and find it
reads as follows: Rush fifty, crates
eggs We want them bad "APhila.
delphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
ENGLISH Boy fhe Best

Canon Jephson, OF London mem
Der of the Mosely Commission, which
recently visited the United States,
controverts the statement OF Sir Will
liam Henry Preece that the Amer
lean boy is mentally two years ahead
of the European boy. Mr.. Jephson
says that from his observations at
hundreds of American schools he
formed an opinion directly contrary to
that Of Sir William, and he thinks
that most of the members of the
lMosely Commission formed an opinion
similar to his (Mr. Jephson,s). The
Canon says:
Owing to the American system OF
co-education and .ne preponde rance
Of women teachers the American boy
is retarded in many ways where the
English boy is pushed ahead. The
English lad, particularly the London
er, has far more shrewdness and com.
mon sense than the American boy"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

bituminous is n high grade of bitumi-
nous, such us the Georges Creek coal
Of Maryland, Pocahontas coal Of vir-
ginia aud West Virginia, and the car
boniferous coal Of Arkansas. (d) BIZ
luminous is the common grade of coal
found throughout the Eastern coal
fields and in limited areas in the West
(e) Sub-bituminous is applied to Goals
below the grade of bituminous, but
above that of Ignite. They are black
and shining, but are light in weight
and slack badly on exposure to the at
mosphere. These Goals are common in
the western fields of Washington, east
ern part of Montana, Northern Wy
oming, about Denver in Colorado, and
In Northwestern New Mexico. (f) Lig-
mite is brown and woody, and occurs i'll
North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas.
Southeastern Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama.
The classes noted above include all
Of the different kinds of coal that are
known, but certain peculiarltles Of Goals
within the bltuminous class have led
to distinctions which are of great i'm
portance; thus the property Of coking,
which is limited entirely to the BIZ
luminous class, has given to Goals pos,
sessing this popularity value far
above those Goals having similar COM
position. but which do not possess this
characteristics The reason why one
coal will coke and another will not Is
not understood; practical test is the
only way by which the coklng proper
ties Of coal are determined. Most of
the coke Is produced In the Appalachian
coal field In Pennsylvania, West vir.
ginia, Tennessee and Alabama.
The areas Of the coal fields that lie
within the various, States differ great.
~, even more than the production.
1t will be surprise to many to
learn that the coal fields of Montana
are more extensive than those of any
other State. and that Texas Is close
second. In this connection 1t must be
understood that each Of these States
includes an enormous territory, equal
to two or three Of the smaller Eastern
States. It is true. however, that most
OF the coal territory Of these States
IL undertake by low grade Ignite, and
hence the fields are not so important
a. their areas would indicate. The
same is true Of North Dakota, which
includes an extremely large area OF
coal territory, but the fuel is wholly
Ignite and Of comparatively little
value
II the present rate of coal consump-
ton should be maintained from now
q, the coal Of the United States would
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

seen them grow up from children, and
now that they have entered the holy
state of lnatrimony, perhaps some Of
their old neighbors may have some spe-
eial word to say to Them"
There was a silence; no one respond
ed for moment; then the father Of
the bride stepped out from his position
near his daughter and said:
II don't know as can add anything
to what has already been said" and he
looked solemnly about the little gath
ering, evidently uncomfortable and EN-.
barrassed; but fortunately his eyes
fell upon neighbor, political oppo-
nent, who would never listen to his
views upon certain matters relating to
taxation, and the speakers face bright
ened, and he exclaimed with energy.
but this seems an excellent opportuni-
ty and l should like to say few words
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Bad Dollar to Every s1so,ooo,

Accounting 10 a nlgn ohcer in the
United States secret service force,
counterfeiting in this country gerer-
ally is at a minimum now. The Sc
cret service man attributes the faM.
Ing off to the scare which counterfeit
ers throughout the country got in
1903, when the government agents
made their big roundup of suspects in
this city, following the well-known
BARREL murder" on Elizabeth street.
The Treasury Department, according
to the secret service man, estimated
before 1903 that So in every $780,
900 in circulation was spurious. Now
not more than $1.5O in every $780,
600 is bad money.-New York Core.
spondence of the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
last nearly 4,0oo Years ON the other

last nearly 1000 years. On the other
hand. the increasing rate Of coal con-
sumption in the United States is an
alarming factor In considering the flu
ture supply. The rate of increase is
enormous. the amount produced In each
decade since 1916 being equal to the
entire previous consumption. The
amount Of coal consumed In the ten
years from 1910 to 1925 was about 315,.
1856 short tons. In the ten years from
1906 to 1905 the consumption was over
1882, 500. 452 short tons.
/ If the consumption of coal continues
to increase In the future as fast as 1t
has In the past, the supply will be ex-
hausted In about 100 years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
on the single !"-Youth's compan,
ONE ON BRYAN.

An Incident that Kept His Head
from Undue Swelling.
The last time William j. Bryan was
at the national capital he told a story
at MS own expense, concerning his
early career as an orator. The Incl
dent he related took place several years
before Mr.. Bryan sprang into national
prominence as presidential candidate.
II stumped my State" he said, "in
lively gubernatorial contest and made
red-hot speeches against the Republican
candidate. I said such severe things
that thought at the time that 1t nigh,
prove to be little embarrassing If 4
should ever meet the gentleman person.
ally. The Republican candidate wa.
elected and a short time afterward 7
Observation-Disclosures. Observation-Disclosures.
political meeting In Omaha and deliyei.
an address. l think that 1t was an
entertainment for the benefit of somt
charity. I know that there were sew
eral speakers down on the program !,
aiso a number of singers. The Cover
nor-elect presided. The chairman q!
the Entertainment Committee introduce
ed the speaker or singer to the Gov.
ernor and he would then present them
to the audience.
When 1t came my turn to be pre-
81 nted to the Governor had some mis-.
givings us to the reception he would
give me, on account Of the bitter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
UNCLE SANS COAL AREAS,
Montana Can Boa.. of Mos. n.te.

Montana Gun Boast of Most Exten.
sivc Field.
The Scientific American has made an
Interesting abstract from an address BY
Marius II. Campbell, of the United
States Geological Survey, to the Ma.
tional Geographic Society.
Coal. according to the address, may
be divided into three main classes. nm
thracite, bituminous and Ignite, but in
the trade these main classes are broken
up Into several groups, which are repre-.
sented In the following diagram:
DIAGRAM SHOWING eLAss,oF COAL.
Anthracite. (a) Anthracite.
(bl seml-anthracite.
(c) Seml-bitumInous.
Bituminous. (dl Bituminous.
(e) sub-bltuminous.
Ignite. (f) Ignite.
+ (a) Anthracite Is too well known to
need description. lbl Semi-anthrncite
is. a low grade Of anthracite. (c) Semi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
some Separator Conclu.,on,.

In conclusion, let me say that the
hand separator has made possible
marvellous growth in the dairy indus
try. 1t has extended the butter pro-
ducing territory from the one hun
dredth meridian to the Pacific Coast.
1t has reached up into the Far North
west and has dipped down into the
Southwest. 1t has made possible the
marketing of dairy products in regions
which would never have been reached
by whole-milk system dairying. 1t has
stimulated and encouraged the intro.
duction Of improved dairy breeds and
II has brought to thousands Of farmers
millions Of dollars which 1t would have
been impossible for them to accumulate
had 1t not been for the hand separator.
The hand separator users are vast
throng, and their influence should be
used to improve their position. They
should insist, where their cream Is
marketed for butter making purposes,
that 1t be graded according to It's aual.
lty and tested for butter fat BY ac-
curate methods. They should take an
interest in all the operations that are
necessary to place this product on the
market to the best advantage. They
should give care to its assembling and
care to Its receiving. There are MANY
opportunities open for, cooperation:
but cooperation can only be carried
on where there is a desire on the part
Of all to work in harmony. This ID
possible where the right spirit exists
and 1t seems to me 1t is we'll worth
the trial. In the assembling, receiving
and grading there is fair field for
cooperation.
Where cream is shipped In large
quantities from towns one man could
receive, grade, test and ship all the
product. This would do away with
the half dozen cream buyers often
found In small town and would pro-
vide more skilled man at better paw
and housed in building constructed
for caring for cream.-A. L. Hacker,
head Of the Dairy Department uni,
vsrsity Of Nebraska.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Abbotsford.

The mansion house of Abbotsford,
world-famous as the home of Sir Wal
ter Scott, is in want of tenant. The
famous library and collection OF
antiquities are held in trust by the
dean OF the faculty of advocates, Edin-
burgh, on condition that the heirs Of
the builder of Abbotsford find accom-
mediation for them in five out of the
forty rooms In the house.-Crown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
French optimism.

We are not so blind as not to see
that manners are becoming more gen.
tie, that the number of honest people
increases, that morality is spreading
more and more into the social masses.
II thirteenth century people could
witness our mid-Lent they would
doubtless reproach us with becoming
much too virtuons.-Le Steele Paris.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Getting Most Out of Farm,

There are, different views of how to
go to work at most anything. One man
looks at 1t one way, another another.
1t is that way with farming. There are
men who seem to think that If they can
skin the farm down to the very quick
every year they are making the most
out of farming.
These men think more Of the money
they get than anything else In the
world. Money is their supreme object
In life. For that they work themselves
and their horses and their hands from
daylight till dark. For that they will
scrimp themselves and their families
till they have little Of the real man
hood left in them, for 1t Ia fact that
such narrow living stunts all the bet
ter elements of ones nature. They die
at last, leaving a good bank account,
but that is al they leave, and the world
soon forgets them. That is not getting
the most out Of the farm. What is7
The man who gets the most out of
the farm ls the one who makes not
simply fortune out of it, but makes
u life. He works for that day that is
coming. as well as for the day that
now is. His aspiration is to leave the
farm little better than he found 1t.
This he can do by a system Of thor
ough farming, BY means of which he
maintains the fertility Of the soil, CIV
Ing as well as taking, every year.
He studies the hearts of his wife and
little ones, just as much as he thinks of
the care and keeping of his land and
his cattle. He takes an interest in the
welfare of the people about him and
is ready to do all that he can to In
sure good government.
The man who does these things may
not lay up quite as much money as the
other one, but he will have the respect
of all who know him. and. the best of
1t oil is, he will be worthy of that re-
spect.-Kansas City Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
SI[|I I g. &j E 5 if

have to record that the old-line farmers
are remaining practically untouched
by the new movement; but the new
generation and the new West are quick
ly adopting scientific methods. One Of
the richest men in the West to-day
Is putting his daughter through the
full four-year agricultural course that
she may be able to manage the estate
that will fall into her hands; and a
foremost physician of Chicago, who has.
just bought 75.0O0-acre farm In
Mexico, is having his boy take not
only the four-year university course,
but two years. postgraduate as we'll.
What will happen to the old-line
farmer, who refuses to take up the
new methods, will be Just what has
already befallen the old-line mechanic,
who refused to adopt scientific machi-
merry. With the handicap Of mortgaged
farm and his own ignorance, he will.
simply drop out Of the procession and
become the successful farmers hired
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Treatins Corn for Crows.


The coal tar treatment of seed corn
to prevent crows from pulling it up Is
recommended by those who have tried
II. The method Of application is given
as follows: Take convenient sized
box or other vessel, in which place a
peck or 0ne-half bushel of corn at a
time. Dip the end of stick In YES
sci Of coal tar and stir the corn with
this. II stirred thoroughly 1t will take
very little tar. The grains do not need
to be completely blackened, but even
If this is done it will not injure the
seed. After stirring In the tar COM
pletely a little dry ashes or dirt can
be Stirred in to prevent sticking Of the
grains II necessary. Crows or even
hogs will not disturb corn that has
been thus treated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
AL old Road.

8
b days that were no matter when
Twas not weed-grown palindrome.
At either end a dreamy glen,
But led, like other roads, to Rome
Its dust was rtdged by many wheels
That rolled to market, church and
fair.
But now, wave Of grass conceals
The road that leads not anywhere.
The chipmunk haunts its tumbled
walls
Where roses walt the wild-bee's
kiss.
And honeysuckle droops and falls
Entwined with ropes Of clematis.
And here the nesting meadow lark
Hath built; and wisps of maiden
hair
o'er-veil the grooves that family
The road that leads not anywhere
Because 1t bore the grinding jar
OF sullen wheels from year to
year,
Its twilight owns softer star
"A sweeter silence fingers here.
And We, outworn by toll and stress,
As truant urchins let US fare,
Like our dear pathway, purposeless-
The road that leads not anywhere.
Arthur Guiterman, in the New York
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Starting Alf.ls..


In the matter of laying down neld
to alfalfa the Ontario experiment sta
ton gives the following suggestions:
Select land having clean, mellow. fer
tile surface soil everything deeply
drained subsoll having no acidlty. Use
large plump seed free from Impurities
and strong In terminating power. In
oculate the seed with the proper kind
Of bacteria, providing alfalfa has not
been grown successfully on the land in
recent years.
AS early in the spring as the land
is dry enough and warm enough to be
worked to good advantage make suit
able seed bed and Immediately SOW
about twenty pounds of alfalfa seed
per acre from the grass seed box placed
In front OF the grain drill and about
one bushel of spring wheat or of barley
per acre from, the tubes of the drill
Smooth the land with light harrow
or with weeder, and il 1t is very
loose and rather dry also roll 1t and
again go over 1t with the harrow or
the weeder. AS soon as ripe cut the
grain and avoid leaving 1t on the land
longer than necessary. Give the alfalfa
plants every opportunity to get good
start In the autumn In preparation for
the winter
II for hay, cut each crop Of alfalfa
in the following year as soon a. It
starts to bloom. In curing try to re-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Hts Chance.

At recent wedding in a small west
ern town the officiating clergyman,
after the ceremony and the usual con.
gratulations, turned to the assembled
friends, and said :. Isrie,,ts. --.ri4
know these young people; you have
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
Picking out the Tree.

willle-Teacher told us to-day that
there's a certain kind O. tree that
grows out O rocks. can't remember
what 1t was.
His Pats family tree. guess
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

rAAspAS1 ELIOT IS years old. perhaps. And
II were not familiar with the language of the football
6eld and the brokers' board should have had to ask
what they meant Their conversation is chiefly derived
from these two classical plead, therefore, for
storing the mind with words Of power phrases Of
elegance and virtue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

OF course we are all Of us wonder.
fully smart, but there is not day
passes but what some one suffers from
our plumbers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

sos'11s 70 '11Sa nc "SSHeufee1.
impossible and leads to the belief In America that no
one but rich accept the appointment to an
embassy The idea lisa bad for the country 1t is
totally unAmerican and entirely wrong principle 1T
Is fact that many of the ablest suitable men
we have IN America not rich From this pont
of yew e question ought be considered very sert
ousy at home In treating the subject of the establish
ment and entertaining of ambassador abroad it must
be remembered that this is question Of sending Mr.
so-andso with his family to live in ease and comfort
for term of years in Europe On the contrary the In.
dlvdua sent counts for comparatively te by himself
but the ambassador of the United States of America is
person who represents the whole nation; he is re-
ceiyed such and treated SUCH The national pride
of every American demands that he shall represent
erly and live up to his station He is the recipient Of
very many social courteses and poteness which
he is obliged, of course, to return in kind His col
leagues the ambassadors of Germany and England and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
CONSERVATISM BETTER THAN HASTE.
BY Rev. Or. Charles Parkhurs.,

Were there the same crisp, moral atmos-
phere that men respired in the later day Of
Moses and throughout the administration Of
Joshua, men who have large, nationwide OBJ
legations at Washington would find enough
to do in attending to those obligations, and
would have no time left for peregrinating as
a means of auctionlng themselves off upon
the acceptance of voting constituencies
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17
POVERTY OF COLLEGE ENGLISH.
BY President Blot of Harv.

One night In Sanders Theater an
English gentleman gave lecture as
good In form as in matter. lie
CHANGED to interest Harvard grad
uate, whose interests in college had
been chiefly athletic. He came onto
the platform and expressed to the Ice.
.turer his appreciation, and he used
his one adjective. He said, .'Mr.
Blank, that was bully"
recently listened to the converse
k,r.o
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

There is lamentable disposition discount the quiet
ways and the judcious conservatism of days gone BY
and to estimate progress by the speed with which we
become dstanced from spirit by which our fathers
were animated century and more ago
If man is not going the right road the very We
locy with which he travels only postpones Instead of
hasens the date of his arrival The drectness of tina
route is incmparably Important than the number
Of miles an hour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17


A novelty in the way of surgical
operations has been performed on a
COW by veterinary at Iron Mountain,
MINI. While eating last fall the bovine
got turnip lodged in her throat. Her
owner attempted to relieve her by push
ing the obstacle into the stomach. He
was successful, but the broomstick he
used broke off. and about 20 inches
Of 1t disappeared with the vegetable
Recently the stick was noticed to have
worked up to point Just back of the
cows right shoulder. The veterinary
made an incision. and by spreading
apart two Of the ribs was enabled to
extract the stick. The COW is GONZALES
cent.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

Every man has his own way Of rails
ing hogs. but one of the worst ways is
to allow big bunch of sows to run to-
gether when the pigs are young. This
results in so much stealing that the pigs
are runted and it is hard on the old
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-17

face to face with spiritual laws For the distinctive
thing about man not that he has body but that he
has mind Is this thought world this world of spir
itnal realities in which lives unity like the phys
ca worldf II 3d. then the great unity Of the physical
world 10 great mind or soul in the spiritual world.
Older than the history of religion in the world is the
law Of Righteousness in the soul The Justice which the
ten demand written the constitution
Of man. Without obedience to that justice in some slight
degree man could not have risen above the brute The
love Tor man which the New Testament procams CLEANS
from the eyes Of that faro mother who seeks to pro-
tec her child from impending harm minister to its
helpless needs Such is the witness science declaring
that the fundamentals Of and love
native to the soul and out of the constitution
Of the universe