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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Progressive Democracy.

The Taft victory In the preliminaries
to the Ohio delegate convention and
the simultaneous preparation for
Hughes organization in New York pre-
sent pretty fair forecast of the fight
that Is to be waged by the two factions
of the Republican party between now
and the nomination of presidential
candidate at Chicago.
Though some of the Illinois hackers
of Speaker Cannon the other day SOL
EMMY resolved that the fight is between
Taft and the field" 1t Is much more
likely that the fight will settle down
before the convention meets into fight
between Taft and Hughes, with the
other State favorites holding out their
delegations until the time comes to
throw them to the latter-that Is, un.
less Taft should have majority on the
first ballot. The chances of the field
to beat the favorlte would be better
If the two-thirds rule prevailed in Re.
publican national conventions, as it has
prevailed in Democratic national con.
'SheAoho s9iiNS II Was SlcNluuIIS uScu
against Martin Van Buren, in the con
ventlon of 1874 and earlier.
That neither faction, except that
both profess to be protectionists, adj
heres to old Republican policies is
striking illustration of the political
changes that have come to pass since
McKinley's first election. 1t is evidence
that the American people are at heart
strongly imbued with the Democratic
principles Inherited from Thomas JEFF
ferson.
1t will be observed that, though Taft
pledges himself to go on with the Roose-
welt policies, hefloes not commit him
self to the Rooseveltian vagaries with
respect to the relations between the
State and Federal governments.
The greatest danger to the Democrat
lie party in the present situation is that
the Republican party has become too
democratic. The best hope of success
for the Democratic party this year lies
in the popular knowledge that while the
Republican party has in the past sought
power upon popular Issues it has almost
Invariably betrayed popular interest
and made Itself the willing instrument
of special interests.-St. Louis Repub-
lic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Hattchcd

One afternoon three small children
were popping corn, taking turns at the
pepper.
"Oh, mamma" exclaimed little Doro-
thy, clapplng her hands gleefully, "ev-
cry one of my corns Matched out!.-
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

In celebration of the tercentenary of the first settle
ment Of Canada, 1t is proposed to the famous
battlefield of Quebec from neglect and turn 1t into
national parks 1t was the Plains of Abraham
September 49, 1850 that General Wolfe defeated Mont
calm. and died in the of victory. At midnight
the 18TH WOLFE with 1000 In notilla. dropped
down the river and landed at the foot of the rocky
heights below Quebec. During the voyage Wolfe re-
peated to his officers Grays "Elegy in Country Church
yard" and he finished he said: "Gcntemen would
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Inquisitive.

Nell--1 declare! That woman finds
out everything. never knew any one
SO inqulsitiye. Belle That's right.
i believe she would even pump an or
gan.-Philadelphia Record,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Writing to the London Morning Post,
n correspondent says; Il observe ref
erence to an invention by a Frenchman
as to preserving meat by sulphur
fumes. 1t may be of interest to some
respecting this matter that ! have in.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

rather have composed that poem than take Quebec" Re-
Inducements marched up the right bnn the river and
ferred across making Wolfes full strength $500
men, with two guns. Tie of the heights is one
of the most daring feats In military annals The
British had almost reached the summit they were
challenged by French sentry, and Highland off,
answering la France" the troops were allowed to
At o'clock the battle began and ended in the
total defeat of the French and the death Of General
Montcalm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

"Uncle Amos, how did your boss ac-
quire his title Of colonel?'
dat goes wifi de plantation, sab. All
his antcesters WIZ cunnels befo, him.
subj" =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
The Feeding of Dog.

"No dog kept indoors, and, indeed,
very few outside, should be fed on
meat; nor should he be fed from the
table at meal times, as he will soon
become nulsance,s especially when
there are visitors. If he Is always fed
at the conclusion of a certain meal
dinner, for instance-he will wait pa
tiently until the prescribed time. 1t Is
a good plan to feed after ones midday
meal, giving plenty of green vegetables,
bread and potatoes, with very few
scraps of finely cut meat, the whole
well mixed and some gravy poured
over 1t. If two meals are given. one
should be at breakfast time and one
in the evening. One should consist Of
only little oatmeal and milk or a
piece OF dry dog biscuit.
"At no time should the dog have
more than he will eat, and If he leaves
anything on his plate except the pat
tern, his allowance should be reduced
or meal omitted. Suburban Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Movable Henhou.e.

Here in Newport County, R. l., the
most successful hen men house their
birds in small movable buildings.
We have learned by experience to
build small. cheap houses OF Gull lum-
Der on slids. Place them % to so
feet apart in rows, and move them as
often as need be few feet on to clean
ground, says a writer In Rural New
Yorker. The grass and weeds will
spring up and purify the ground long
before 1t will be time to cover it again.
Cement blocks may be cheap for per-
nrnnent building, but can see but
few situations where it would be best
to use them for henhouses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
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my possession now piece of beef
treated in that way by me In Halifax,
N. s.. in the year 1879. 1t has been
freely exposed to the air since that
time, and so far as l can see has re-
NAMED unchanged. AS had on sew
eral occasions felt the want OF some
thing of the sort on shooting expedi-
tions, to provide for the possibility
(not Unusually of being too far from
camp after tracking wounded game or
other cause, looked about for a con-
venient form of small emergency ra-
ton Of meat. cut some strips of
beef about 6 Inches by Q inches, hung
them In glass jar, attached small
thimble containing n little sulphur by
a wire to the cord, lighted the sui
phur and closed the jar with the cork.
The sulphur burned until all the oxy-
gen In the mr. was consumed and then
went out. AS anticipated, this pre-
served the meat, and when taken out
and dried 1t remained quite sound"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Fathers Assistance.

Tonl---I don't see how Fred ever
mustered up sufficient courage to pro-
pose; he's. SO bashful, you know.
Jack--The girls father helped him
along, believe.
Tom--sort of paved the way, did
he!
Jack-Well, hea didn't exactly pave
the way, but he furnished the rocks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

The practice of wintering over stock
has kept many man poor. It's poor
policy to keep over inferior stuff.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
When n Fowl Is Fat.

The inexperienced are often at a
loss to know when fowls put up for
fattening have reached proper de-
gree of ripeness, or, in other words,
when the birds have become fit for be-
ing marketed to best advantage. Mr..
Cobbe, well-known English poultry
expert, gives very simple rule for
the guidance of the uninitiated in such
matters. For the purpose of determin-
ing whether bird is fully fattened or
rot he recommends that two small
curves Of cartilage, which extend from
the sides of the back bone round to-
wards the vent, should be felt for.
These pieces of cartilage do not meet,
but leave a space of about one inch
according to the age and breed of the
between them, the distance varying
bird. If upon examination this space
can be easily felt, and there is hol-
lowness between the cartilages the
bird cannot be regarded as fully fat
tened. But if, on the other hand, some
pressure has to be applied In order
to determine the positions of the ends
of the curves of cartilage, then 1t may
be taken for granted that the bird is
sufficiently ripe for the knife.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Winter Forage.

The question of winter forage and
pasturage is one of the greatest Inn
portance in the Southern States, and
Carleton R. Ball. of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, was sent by the De-
partment of Agriculture early in the
past year to make an investigation in
several Of the Gulf States. In his re-
port Mr.. Ball says, amongst other
things: THE production of Southern
hay has been question long under
discussion. The amount produced and
the yield per acre have both increased
steadily and encouragingly during the
last few years. On every hand 1t is
admitted that it Is both possible and
necessary to raise all that Is needed
for home consumption. Alfalfa, Ber-
muda grass, Johnson grass, crab grass
and cowpeas furnish an abundance of
hay of the very best quality. This hay
can be produced much more cheaply
than an equal quality can be shipped
in from Northern and Western States.
With better transportation facilities
and an Increasing demand, the produc-
ton will become more and more profit
able. At the same time, with hay
raised on the home plantations, and
hence cheaply and readily available,
larger quantities are being used in
feeding the plantation stock"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Are you better or worse to-day than
you We're yesterday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29
Financial Hypnoti.t.
ent,

"Ah met you frien' Mlstah Johnsln
de udda night. He's chahmln' genel-
man.
"'Deed he is, Miss Jones, deed he
Is He chained me out O. two dollahs
las night"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

If the boy is mechanically inclined
see that he has good tools to work
with.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Having an extra lantern globe on
hand will sometimes save any one the
trouble of stumbling around in the dark
doing chores.
change In feed is more than apt
to affect the milk giving of the COW.
However wise the change 1t is apt to
reduce the flow until the COW gets thor
oughly accustomed to the new ration.
Owing to the high price of feed and
the comparatively low price of hogs
the inexperienced feeder is liable to go
out of the hog raising business only to
buy brood sows at a rise when condi-
tons are righted.
Ones dignity does not depend on the
profession he follows No one can tell
me that dignity cannot be surrounded
by wire fence or willow hedge as
well as by a stone or granite wall, or
bank cage railing.
With all the talk about corn improve
ment that is going on daily over the
platform and through the press, it is
said that to the two billion bushels
grown In 1900 there has been added an
Increase Of only forty million bushels
In the last six years. The figures seem
trifle sarcastic.
Sleighing Is productive of more colds
and pneumonia among horses than
anything else. unless your horse is har-
dened up for 1t be careful about driv=-
Ing too fast. A speed clip against a
cold wind is dangerous. 1t Is better
to let the other fellow beat you to
town few minutes than to hurt your
horse trying to outdriye him.
In Colorado the State statute pro-
yides that all cheese shall be marked
with stencil brand that the purchaser
may tell whether it Is cream or skim
med milk product. Cheese which has
over thirty-tive per cent butter fat in
Its composition may be labeled cream
cheese, while that which contains less
than thirty-6ve per cent Is skinned
milk cheese, but the law is ignored.
Everybody wants country boys. If
you don't believe it, stop to think Of
how often you have seen advertise
ments calling for this great resource
of the country. Uncle Sam wants them
The telegraph college and business
school wants them. The big corpora
ton Is constantly In the market for
them. Still the farm needs them the
worst, yet is doing the least to hold
them.
Stopping hogs in winter is not alto
gether a joke. You have to feed care
fully or the troughs get terribly bunged
up. Your hogs may be going after
their slop vigorously and cleaning ev-
erything up when cold, stormy time
will put their appetites out of bust
ness. The next time you feed you may
discover that the troughs are heaping
to start with All in all, the weather
has good deal to do with ones feed
ing methods.
Movable Henhouse.
Here in Newport County, R. l., the
most successful hen men house their
birds in small movable buildings.
We have learned by experience to
build small. cheap houses OF Gull lun-
l. r1.t n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Having an extra lantern globe on
hand will sometimes save any one the
trouble of stumbling around in the dark
doing chores.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Owing to the high price of feed and
the comparatively low price of hogs
the inexperienced feeder is liable to go
out of the hog raising business only to
buy brood sows at a rise when condi-
tions are righted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

A change In feed is more than apt
to affect the milk giving of the COW.
However wise the change it is apt to
reduce the flow until the COW gets thor
oughly accustomed to the new ration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-29

Ones dignity does not depend on the
profession he follows. No one can tell
me that dignity cannot be surrounded
by wire fence or willow hedge as
well as by stone or granite wall, or
n hank ~ pa rotltnr
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
SWEATING COINS.
Reducing Weight of Gold Pieces Is
Profitable, But Risky.

Ordinarily there is no penalty at
tached to sweating, says a CORES
pendent But the sweating" of the
United States coins is different mat
ter. Sweating" of coins means re-
ducing their weight by acid. Five
and ten-dollar gold pieces are the
usual coins selected by the sweater
A strong, gold eating acid is placed
on the tail of the piece and allowed
to eat until gold to the value of 81
or $3.50 has been absorbed. This
gold is then taken from the solution,
collected into nuggets, melted into
bars and sold back to the govern
ment.
The acid takes only the pure gold,
and leaves the alloy in the coin. An
other solution is given to the tail of
the coin, and more alloy put in to
make up for the weight of the gold
stolen. The face acted upon by the
acid is left almost smooth, as though
worn from handling. In passing it
the sweater" holds the bottom part
of the coin down and shows only
the clear cut head.
A short time ago two operators
of this unique scheme were captured
in Colorado by government detect
ives. The way they were detected is
interesting. The government pur-
chased two bars of gold from a man
in Colorado purporting to be a min
er. The gold was found to be so
highly refined that it was considered
impossible that the miner should
have gone to such pains with his
product when he could have sold it
as easily in the usual way
Government sleuths were thereup-
on set upon his trail, and it was
found that he had a room in which
two men worked all day long at the
sweating" process.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
ON THE MONUMENT DURING A STORM
Peculiar Feelings of One Viewing Thunderstorm From
the Top of the Washington Monument


till your ears ache with the heavy
blows of the sound waves. All
around you through the great mass
of the cloud the lightning dances and
flashes, weaving a net work of fire
through the cloud. You make sure
you will never escape from the burn
ing white meshes of that awful fate
The rain that is falling in torrents
on the city below is but chilly mist
that clings to yong face The cloud
of dust that obscured the city is beat
en- down by the rain, but instead
there is dense myriad of raindrops,
the swish of the beating of which is
lost in the roar about you. A burst
of fire down below, off to the south
east, rivets your attention as
though fiery finger two hundred
yards long had reached out and
touched the telegraph pole that you
see the fragfents of flying through
the raindrops.
A most deafening crash comes up
to you from where the telegraph pole
has been. Mine will be next" you
say to yourself. You can only wait.
You can't fight this enemy that sur
rounds you and yet ignores you in it's
fury. You know that if you are
struck it will not be intentionally, but
this seems poor consolation. You're
glad you left your life insurance pol
icy in the safety deposit box. A
strange sound like the moan of sick
child asleep comes to your ear. 1t
is the big, deep-toned whistle of the
mill blowing for five o'clock. The
raindrops seem to beat it back, and
the rush and roar of the storm, even
when there is no crash of thunder,
all but browns it's deep voice, so that
you can scarcely hear it. You say to
yourself, that is the earth down
there" You cannot realize that your
weight still rests on earth. You
seem to be a prisoner of the storm
and expect it to bowl you over with
one of it's clumsy thunderboIts every
minute.
You feel a tap on your shoulder.
The elevator has come and you had
not heard it for the roar of the storm.
The man had to tap you on the shout
der to turn your attention from the
narrow window where you stood.
You get in the cage and go down
the dark, silent shaft, where the
electric lights twinkle along the
black inside of the walls. The noise
of the storm is gone, and nothing
but the crash of the heavier thunder
peals can reach your ears. When
you are out in the rain in the city
streets everything seems common
place. This is only an ordinary
shower you tell yourself. But that
feeling of awe, of fear, and help
lessness comes over you again,
faint reflex of what you felt in the
top of the monument, and you
can't shake it off.
One never forgets such an expert
ence
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
Thinks It Saved His Life.

Lester M. Nelson of Naples, Me,
says in a recent letter: 81 have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many
years for coughs and colds, and l
think it saved my life. I have found
it reliable remedy for throat and
lung complaints, and would no more
be without bottle than 1 would be
without food" For nearly forty
years New Discovery has stood at
the head of throat and lung RENE
dies. AS a preventive of pneumonia
and healer of weak lungs it has no
equal. Sold under guarantee by the
Dawson Drug Co, SO cents and 81.
Trial bottle free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
GRANDFATHER AT THIRTY-ONE
Mr.. Lord of Pennsylvania Has That
Unusual Distinction.

Married when 5, a father at Is
and a grandfather at 81, Isaac Lord
and wife of Honesdale, Wayne coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary last
week.
They are one of the youngest coup
les in the country who have ever
done So
Lord is farmer and general store
keeper, and the family is one Of the
Oldest in that part of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
But There Has Been a Change
From the Savannah Press.

L AOAA zig savannah IISSS.
The Hoke Smith men and the
Joe Brown men both say they
are pleased with Hoke Smiths
speech Tuesday, and likewise
the Joe Brown men and the
Hoke Smith men aver they are
pleased with ex-COngressman
Moses speech Friday. That's a
very happy and interesting state
of affairs. 1t is seldom that
here in Terrell county every
body is so we'll satisfied and
harmonious in a political mat
ter, and The News hastens to
extend it's congratulations all
around.-DawsOn News.
This SHOWS delightful state o
affairs. 1t is well for brethren +
dwell together in unity. 1t is a cas-
of Il am pleased and you are pleas
ed, and all are pleased as pleased ca,
be-"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
DEADLY STORMS OF SOUTH
HOW THE TERRIBLE CYCLONES
AND TORNADOES ARE FORMED.
These Freak of Nature Usually Occur
in Early Summer, When Earth
and Air Are Heating Rapidly.

in Early Summer, When Earth
and Air Are Heating Rapidly.
Violent storms in the south recent
ly are believed to have been attended
with the loss of 500 lives. The dam
age was done partly by hurricanes,
partly by tornadoes, often, though
wrongly, called cyclones.
In modern use the cyclone is a
vast atmospheric eddy about a center
of light air which is indicated by a
low barometer. The heavier air
rushing in toward the center from
all sides produces the same sort of
an eddy that follows the removal of
a stopper from washbowl. The cy-
clone is usually from a thousand
to fifteen hundred miles in diameter.
The winds it causes vary from a
gentle breeze to a gale. Their VIC
lence depends on the difference in the
air pressure in the center from that
about the circumference.
Into its swirling vortex are sucked
the moisture-laden currents from the
Gulf of Mexico, so that the passage
of cyclone gives southerly winds
and under proper conditions rain.
The tornado is one Of the compare
lively rare incidents in the history
of a cyclone when a set of peculiar
conditions are satisfied. 1t is a mass
of air from 100 to 900 feet in diam
eter revolving at terrific speed. Us
ually it travels only few miles be-
fore it disappears.
This freak of nature occurs ordi-
narily only in the spring 70 early
summer, when the earth and the
stratum of air Immediately above it
are heating rapidly. The upper air
is still intensely cold from the effects
of winter. Warm air expands and so
becomes light and tends to rise.
Cold air contracts, is heavy and falls.
Ordinarily the different strata of
air commingle gestly with no disturb
ance. But sometimes the great eddy
of the cyclone brings down masses
of cold air from it's western side
upon the hot surface winds of the
the southeast quarter. Then there is
trouble.
The hot, rarifed air, surrounded
by a heavy cold envelope, shoots up
ward. The heavy air rushes in to-
ward the semi-vacuum in the center.
Once more there is the effect of the
washbowl with the stopper out.
AS the water near the center of
the bowl circles with increasing rap
idity, so the air particles move with
accelerated speed near the center of
the tornado so that the energy devel-
oped sweeps away houses and uproots
trees. The velocity of the air close
to the center is known at times to
equal that of a modern rifle bullet.
The hurricane is an enlarged tor
nado. It's diameter is usually from
100 to 500 miles and the whirl is
correspondingly less violent than the
tornado's. The storm that devastated
Galveston in September, 1900, was a
hurricane. 1t was first observed
September l of Puerto Rico. Three
days later its center had reached
Cuba. September it was at Key
West, the next day south of New Or
leans and September s at Galveston.
1t curved then to the north through
Oklahoma City and then travelled
northeast by way of Des Moines.
Milwaukee and Lake Ontario.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17

Mrs. S. Joyce, Claremont, N. H.,
writes: About a year ago I bought
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. 1t cured me of a severe case
of kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly is a grand.
good medicine, and 1 heartily recon-
mend it," Dawson Drug Co. and Peo-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
Is His Own Platform

Who will write Mr.. Bryan's plat
form?" asks the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Does Mr.. Bryan need a
platform? Is he not his own, living.
breathing platform ?-Savannah News