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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
FalIacie. Of the president.

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The President in his message resorts
repeatedly to the fallacy of equlyoca-
ton. He uses the terms national gov
ernment" and national control' as If
they were synonymous with Executive
department; and calls on Congress to
confer on the national government"
many powers which neither Congress
nor any other department of that gov
eminent possesses. He also calls on
Congress to confer upon the national
government" about all the powers
which Congress possesses under tho
Constitution as the sole legislature Of
the Union. The whole message Is re-
plete with such absurdities. The mes
sage also contains material fallacies,
or actual misstatements Of fact. For
he says:
''In the recent business crisis 1t is
noteworthy that the institutions which
failed were not under the supervision
and control Of the National Govern
ment. Those which were under ma
tional control stood the test"
The contradictory of this statement
is true. Several national banks which
were under national control failed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
BRAZIL Is a GREAT LAND.
Are. Equals that Of the Unitel
States and Part of Alaska.

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eaaans astonishing 4s Eng s.a.e s.n ~ .na. net
eAtrenie iens'n llo" noltn ~ soul u 10,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
N,eht !. hi. Ti,me.

It has long been known that bud
ding trees, when transplanted In the
evening, were more likely to thrive
than those that were moved in tie day
time.
A French expert has gone step
further and proved that distinctly ben
enciat results can be gained by trans
planting In the dead of night.
He has transplanted large tracts
without losing any Of the trees by the
adoption of this method. Trees. he
says, should not be moved while their
buds are too tender, and the work
should be done between 10 p. m. and
2 a. m.
The roots should be covered with
earth which has for several days been
exposed to the air and light. This
should be settled by copious watering
and not by pressure Of the feet. For
the first two weeks after moving the
boughs and leaves Of the trees should
be thoroughly sprinkled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
CUTTING STEEL WITH YARN.
Prisoner Cuts One Bar in 1s Hours
and Another in S Hours.


What the drop of water does to the
hardest stone is only a circumstance
to what thread of yarn can accom-
plish.
Major McClaughry, warden of the
Federal prison at Fort Leavenworth,
once found a prisoner who was sup.
posed to be pounding stone working
away at one of the bars to an outside
window.
The man finally admitted what he
was doing and was induced to give a
demonstration. A grating of the
same description was placed in his
cell, says Popular Mechanics, and a
guard stationed over him to exact the
proof of the statement.
With the limestone dust and sill
cate from the stone pile. the yarn
from his sock and a little water this
man cut the bessemer steel bar in
eighteen working hours. With soma
fine emery, chalk line, and two
wooden handholds to save his ing.
ers he made the other clean cut of
the bar in five hours, proving the
matter to the guards satisfaction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

The civil marriage Of Prince George
of Greece, second son Of the king OF
Greece, and high commissioner for the
powers in Crete, and Princess Marie
Bonaparte, whose trousseau has been
the talk of Paris, took place Mt the
Marie at Passy in the French capital.
The equal of the BRIDES trousseau has
not been seen in Paris since the advent
of the third republic. There are sixty
FIVE different costumes. dozen hats, a
profusion of costly furs and sables,
acres of linens and piles Of dainty lin
gerie. The lingerie alone cost $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
money power ControI, s.n.t..

money ROVER ContrOlh senate.
1t may be as well for the Republican
leaders In Congress to remember that
any currency reform bill known to be
favored by the Wall street frenzied
financiers of the Rockefeller Hartman
type Will be looked upon with suspi-
cion by the people. The main spokes-
h1ah Oh Wall street interests In Con
gress is Senator Aldrich, chairman Of
the FINANCE Committee Of the United
States Senate, who Is adroit enough to
generally outwtt his Republican asso-
ciates who do not belong to the same.
gang. But In these panicky times, when
the eyes Of the whole country will be
conferred on what Congress Is doing,
every Senator VIII be expected to do
his duty and not take the word of the
trust and corporation Senators that
.nls' OF tnat' VIII save the country, but
KNOW 1or themselves lei that the legisla-
ton they vote FOR Is safe and sane.
But ilttie can DE expected of the House
OF hepresentatlVes, as legislation there
Is cohtrolled spy ring that Is us much
iel'leseiltatiye OF the wall street inter
ests US senator Aidrich Is. 1t may
seem latner strange 70 those not fully
aequuiilteu- WIN congressional etiquette
taals one nlan mas sucn power as Sen
alor Alulic., nus. nut II must be re-
llell N'ea Una. ne IS backed up by q
maJori.y u tne hepuDiican Senators
alu tnul .ue uetai,s OF all important
sis'a.ioi ~ sellieu IN committee and
.nat 'ne e ,,,i, Oh the committee to
m ,., u plii IS reierred mas charge OF
.ne D',,' anu can except on rare occa-
s s.D' go. ~ 49, ~ uc'as u 70 SUIT MINI
SCI, piu'. ., ne ~ packed oy ma
1 yo.i.s y, VI .ne .onilhi'tee' 80 CAREFUL!
10 as n, .ns e.De.sn'p =, .ne eommlttee
~ : nance peen guarded Dy the Wall
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

her silky name concluded that she
had paid him well for the time he had
l spent in training her.
From that time on Trilby had even
more care than before and became
y even a greater pet. This was inter-
rupted, however, when the fall after
she was five years old, Dan bought an
interest in threshing outfit. Horses
were scarce and Dan was forced to
break Trilby in on the power. He
was a careful driver, however, and by
frequent changes soon had her doing
her share of the work.
During the next ten years Trilby
was on the power good share of the
time, for Dan bought a well-drilling
outfit which re ran with it when he
was not threshing. Dan used to say
that she seemed to enjoy that work.
Anyhow it did not worry her, for she
was always sleek and fat.
One fall Dan and his partner bought
a steam engine-the first in that sec
tion-to replace the old, WORKOUT pow
or. With the advent of the engine
Trilby was given an honorable dis.
charge and turned into the large past
1 ure.
1t was a sweltering hot day the first
of September when the outfit was
started up for the trial run. The en-.
CINE ran fine and the separator hum-
med steadily until noon. After dinner,
Dan speeded up the engine. "just to
see what she'd do" he said. 1t was
still and the dust hung over the sep
arator like dense fog. One after
another, the men sought the shade.
painting for breath, and hopping the
perspiration and dirt from their faces.
Finally Dan slowed down to the regu.
lar motion and thus they ran until
quitting time.
After the chores were finished, Dan
could not resist the temptation to take
an ear of corn down to Trilby. He
went down to the gate and sounded
her usual call. He repeated 1t sew
eral times but received no answer.
He thought that some accident had be-
fallen her, for he could not remember
a time when she had not answered his
call, even though she were on the
opposite side of the pasture. He con-
cluded that he would go down below
the groves, anyway, where he could
get view of tie large part of the
pasture. There at the south edge he
saw Irilby lying stretched out. At
first he thought she must be sick, and
not until he was within few feet
of her did the truth dawn upon him.
She had heard the hum of the old
separator and its familiar call had
seemed imperious to her. There, in
the grass, was circle the exact size
of the one she used to travel in when
on the power. But the steady steam
engine, which needed no relay, had
been more than match for her.
She was dead!-Kansas Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
NY Soul.

9lril- wy SSuOls t.tiIs.,
My Soul stood barred to the sight OF
men,
My Soul stood firm: it knew no fear,
For the blame of man could not be
Just,
The mind of man could not under
stand
My Soul stood bare in the sight of a
child,
1t stood condemned: for it stood per-
ceived,
For the blame of child is the blame
of Truth,
Tho the heart of child may not
understand.
My Soul stood bare in the sight of
God,
And my Soul rejoiced in its helpless
ness, &
For the blame of God was forgiveness,
The Mercy of God could understand.
Edward p Gilchrist, in Harper's
Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
The Price Of Farm Product..

Good old Farmer Wilson, Secretary
of Agriculture, says the value of the
farm crops this year is $7,412, 900, 900.
But as through Republican bad man
agement there is difficulty in the
farmers selling these crops for cash and
the price Of wheat, cotton, cattle, and
hogs is declining there is great doubt
Of the correctness Of the amount stated.
Perhaps Farmer Wilson has Joined the
Farmers Union and has figured on the
prices that organization has agreed the
crops ought to bring 81, cottor
10 cents, and 30 on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
The High and Low Tree.

A wellknown fruit expert says that
the cost of picking barrel of apples
upon very large, high trees is 20 cents
per barrel, while on low-headed trees
the cost does not exceed seven cents
per barrel, very great difference in
favor of low-headed trees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Mrs. Caller-I'm having all kinds Of
trouble with my cook. The way she
carries onis something awful.
Mrs. Homer-I'm doing my own
cooking now. What my last cook car.
ried off was sufficient to start small
grocery"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
A Man Story.

The Big Fish (boastfully)-Yes, sir
he was at least ten feet long and must
have weighed 500 pounds II he weigh
ed an ounce. but the line broks and
I got away from him, Puck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

II suppose" said the volcano, bitter
~, "that l will never be approved by
good society because am continually
exposing the under world. Baltimore
American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Let an unmarried man tell a widow
that his life would have been DIFF
ferent had he met woman like her
earlier in life, and she will do the rest,
If she wants him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

1Hel Hre UUrn Tres anu equal. Evefy American
wants to "be somebody" he wants to receive mo-
tice.
The instability of classes In our country leads
the ignorant to aspire to strange things To see
their names In paper Is the dream Of many peo-
pie, and to reach the dazzling height of having
their pictures in the daily print would almost
tempt some Of them to commit crime.
This love of notorleH is scarcely cheaper than
the passion for celebrities. Everybody cannot be
celebrity, 80 the next best thing seems to be to
know noted people. Our list of noted acquaint.
ances or, better still, distinguished relatives, is
our social legal tender and we count them as the
Eskimo numbers his fshhooks. The most distant
consanguinity the most far-fetched acquaintance
is polished up on state occasions and worn as
sort Of invisible halo Of Importance
i People seem to forget that the glory Of fame "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Corn and Cob Meal for Cattle

CoFM ana COD Meal Tor Cattle. 3
For number of years 1t has been
the policy at the Iowa Experiment Sta
ton and Agricultural College, says
Professor Curtis, ITO use corn and cob
meal instead Of cornmeal whenever the
conditions are such as to warrant grind
Ing at all. and we have never had any.
Injurious results that could be attrib-
uted to the use of corn and cob meal
when properly ground and fed to cat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Pasturins Pigs,

III =
In an experiment conducted at the
North Platte Experiment Station In
Western Nebraska recently, two lots OF
iweaned brood sows. were fed, the ono
three pounds Of corn day per 100
pounds of hog, together with alfalfa
pasture; the other four pounds of corn
in dry lot without alfalfa or other
seed. 1t required nearly 4s per cent
more corn to yield 100 pounds Of gain
In the dry lot than IN the pasture. 10
pasture pig through the season at
North Platte costs about 80 cents VAL
ulng alfalfa consumed In the field at
$3.50 a ton.
Twenty-nine shoats, averaging 1875
pounds, made for six weeks an average
daily gain Of 1.50 pounds each on three
pounds Of corn day per 100 pounds
OF pigs. With corn at IS cents this
made cost, not including the alfalfa
consumed. of $2.38 per 100 pounds OF
gain. Another lot, averaging $50;
pounds. was fed full ration Of corn.
They gained 1.8 pounds day each, a
cost for gains of 1907 per 100, not In;
Guiding alfalfa, corn being 35 cents. 8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Ibid you and your wife do much row.
ing at the seashore?"
'"That's the way 1t is spelled, but 1t
is pronounced different Houston
Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

never reflected It stand
nearest the
celebrity Of sort instead distinguished
guests mental Qualities
to the
are those who never had an am
billion beyond quiet ecabi; friends and nrhors better
than luminaries distinguished strauss
Chicago Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
SIS = !

electrical current. In other expert.
ments the soil has been electrified BY
wires under and around the roots BY
the former method 1t is said that straw.
berries attained an increased product
of from 90 to 1888 per. cent, corn from
30 to ~ per cent, potatoes 20 per cent,
beets 20 per cent and other products In
proportion. 1t ls claimed that an av-
erage increase Of As per cent could be;
obtained with substantially all crops
on fertile land by the electric treat
ment.
EARLY Cotton to Defeat WeeviI.
The Mexican cotton boil weevil has
not been put out Of commission as the
Department Of Agriculture undertook to
do, yet the department believes 1t has
developed method by which the raw
ages of the pest may be largely prevent
ed. At first 1t was believed that II the
vii spread over the cotton-producing
weevil spread over the cotton-protlucinsi
industry, and every energy was bent to
check Its progress. When 1t was found
that the weeyil was destiped to overrun
the cotton district in spite Of all that
could be done, the department set about
devising some way to reduce or prevent
the damage done, and In this 1t has sue
coded to n considerable extent. The
method is to grow varieties of cotton
that mature early, and to plant the
crop early, so that It will mature be-
fore the weevil gets In It's work. II
seems, therefore. that the solution has
come In natural methods and not In the
determination of the insect. The wes-
VII is evidently here to stay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Never choose dairy COW because
she is fat, sleek and beauty.
Beauty Is as beauty does" The fat
and sleek dairy COW doesn't do the
handsome thing. The scraggy, bony
cow does. Therefore, she is the real
dairy beauty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Il picked out just the gown I, wnnt
at the opening yesterday" said Mrs
Fox, infinitely describing a Paris crea.
ton.
ooh, saw TINT gown" said Fox, az
a happy thought struck him; at was
'sold.'p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Pumping poultry is done by dip
ping the fowls ten seconds in water
nearly or quite boiling hot, and then
Immediately in cold water. Hang in a
cool place until the animal heat is en-
tirely out of the body.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

1t is queer how the seasons can af-
feet the size of some fields in all neigh
borhoods. In the spring piece Of
ground may be thirty acres in measur-
ing the work done per day, but in the
fall the same piece may be only twenty
or twenty-five acres in measuring the
yield per acre.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
REALLY GREAT PEOPLE NEVER SEEK FAIL.

The American people have passion for notor wish
something
nfrmi Of faacioua doctrine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Cultivate black walnut, as the supply
is fast becoming exhausted, while the
demand for that kind of wood for fur
niture and other purposes is very great.
Trees Of good size grow in ten to
twelve years, and the lumber COM
mands very high price.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

For old orchards the trimming up
method is perhaps the best. Cut of the
bottom limbs to point or feet
from the ground, then cut on the ends
Of the most extending branches. Do
not prune too closely. Pruning may
be done any time this winter, or early
spring, but the wounds should be COW
cred at once with paint. An old tree
bleeds freely, and will suffer If there
are large number Of wounds on 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Children born in summer are, gene

ally speaking stronger, healthier and
brighter than those born in winter.
Her Reasons. ~
Nell-Isn't that youth who is calling
on you raw one? -
Belle-Yes; that is why was roast
ing him.-Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

A sure way to make an enemy of
what might have been friend is to re-
count to him the number Of times you
have accommodated him in the past,
some time when you happen to be a
little "out,n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

TO preserve the wheels of vehicles
and also to prevent shrinkage of any
of the parts, put some boiling linseed
oil into pan or other vessel and raise
the wheel SO that the rim will pass
through the oil. Reyolye the wheel
and let the felloes be well soaked for
about three minutes, and the wheel will
then be more durable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
The Muck Raker.

"of course" assented Mrs. Fox, III
was sold to !"-Detroit Free Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Profit depends as much on the cost
of production as on the selling price.
The good, square walk us gait for
farm horse is the most valuable Of
any.
Where the pungent smell of ammonia
is noticed escaping from the manure. 1t
may be taken as an Indication Of loss.
In nearly all cases the offspring Of
immature, undeveloped animals is in
ferior to that Of mature and full
grown parents.
Cold air will not injure sheep, but
a wet cont and cold wind may prove
as dangerous as it would with any
other animal.
Sheep restore to the soil larger
proportionrof the elements than they
take from 1t In grazing than do any
other stock.
Don't be discouraged II mistakes are
made; those who do things make many
Of them, but repeating the same mis-
take spells disaster.
Don't hitch the colt to a load until he
has been thoroughly accustomed to
drawing light wagon or sleigh, then
hitch to light load Mt first.
In selecting tomatoes for seed, save
the large, smooth fruit on the vines
that produce the earliest; try to save
the fruit with the most meat and the
least seed:
"A sure way to make an enemy of
what might have been a friend is to re-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

o.. t. il - q -g -
WettanE Dry Lands and Drying Wet.
The United States has spent about
$20,000,O00 in retaining by irrigation.
arid lands Of the West. There are fur.
Their tremendous projects under way
on which something like $1,000, 600 a
month is being expended.
{ Not a little stirred, perhaps, BY the
American example, Australia IL now
boring wells and laying pipes to bring
life to its great dead heart make
fertile the innumerable ncres Of tile
interior 80 that population need no
longer be limited to the fringe Of
coast lands.
But irrigation Is not to be the end
of government enterprise in America.
There is water to be taken OF as wen
MS water to be turned on. In the east.
ern parts Of the republic are 1900, 600
acres Of swamp land which may be M.
claimed by drainage. The States where
in these lands lie are demanding nt.
Washington federal aid rs generous a.
that given to the States with the dry
places
In this other case the United States
may draw an example from abroad
instead of setting one. Holland has
planned to spend $40. 100000 in rescu-
ing 1,4oo square miles Of territory nov
held by the Zuyder Zee. The little
kingdom will destroy a wide stretch
Of historic waters, but It will feel re.
paid in crops and rents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

Decreasing Length of Stock. }.
The results secured at the Illinois.
Experiment Station in breeding corn
so that ears will come at certain
position on the stalk will interest corn
growers everywhere. Growers OF corn.
on the rich, bottom lands have CONF
planned for years that too much growth
went to stalk, at the expense OF the
ear as well as Of soil fertility. The
Illinois Station shows that every farm
err has 1t within his own hands to de.
termine the location OF ears and REL
duce the height of the stalk. The
way to 60 at 1t Is merely selection
going through the fields now and sel
lectlng, as foundation stock, seed ears
growing at easy husking distance from
the ground, and then repeating the pro
cess each year until the habit becomes
fixed. We walked through 20OLacreI
field Of fine corn with the owner a few
days ago. The corn had had q mar
vslous growth. but. as the owner re-
marked: You would have to roll IL
down before you could husk It." The
ears were out Of all proportion to the
growth Of stalk, and what waste Of
soil fertility In producing these man.
moth stalks! Select the low-down,
heavy stalk, well-rooted and with 4
good ear set within easy reaching dis
tapce. A stalk OF that kind VIII re-
sist wind. 1t ripens earlier and Il wiz
Drpdpcs 4 goa sizs saF Of earn