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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

High tariff rates are an uncertain
way Of raislS revenue. In flush times
imports Of foreign goods increase and
the revenue from customs expands into
a surplus, thereby melting to extraya-
giant appropriations. Now business is
depressed, by reason Of the panic pro
duced by mistaken Republican policies,
a large deficit in the government reve-
nues is assured, which will be nearly,
II not quite, $T0,OO0,O0O for the fiscal
year. Still extravaganza holds high
carnival, and Congress is appropriating
more money than ever before, and the
surplus that should be used to build
the Panama canal and other public
works needed will be exhausted More
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
sweeter face than any other woman.
He remembered her feehleness, which

sweeter face than any other woman.
He remembered her feebleness, which
had only just permitted her to pull
his arm down to their newborn babe j;
he remembered how he had looked for
ward to the time when she should be
up and about again; he remembered
that terrible call In the darkness OF the
night, when Amelia Ann had rushed
In to him, telling him to come at once.
He had gone almost as she spoke. He
was only just in time. AS he looked ut
her, he understood that Sallie was
leaving him. She was past moving,
past speaking. Her eyes had implored
him. He had understood. He had re-
turned thanks from that day to this
that he had understood. Slowly, dis
tinctly, he had promised to be mother
as well as father to their child.
Now, as the wheels ,revolved about
him, as the great cranks rose and fell
methodically, as the belts ran swiftly
over the pulleys, he was appealing, in
his mind, to that wife who had left
him.
LASS" the old man murmured,
drops Of sweat that were not due to
the exertlons Of his body standing out
In beads about his brow, 81 have done
my best; you know l have done my
best; and If you are up there with the
angels you must know more. You will
know what l can't understand-you
will know where the money has gone;
you will know-though l can't see who
else could have taken it-that Rube
had naught to do with 1t, or you would
never blde comfortable among that
music and them crowns"
The idea comforted Zick, quieted
him. There was. there must be, some
solution entirely generating Rube that
his poor brain could not grasp.
He moved aside a step or two, to
where he could catch glimpses Of the
sky through the dust-covered window.
Before him was little wedg, Of blue.
lie looked up rs often as he dared. He
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

saw the colored patch growing larger
and larger, the gray disappearing. 1t
seemed to him that that was how Sallie
was speaking to him, was reassuring
him.
1t was hardly an hour later that one
Of the clerks came to him. and bidding
him 1t the underman take command
of the machine, told him that the mas
ter wished to speak to him In his pri-
yate room.
Stamps, 1t appeared, small postal or
ders, had been missing from the office
for the last month, and an investiga-
ton had established beyond shadow
Of doubt that Rube was the thief.
AS Kick listened the Precipitation be-
gan by standing on his forehead when
Mr.. Hawthorn ceased 1t was pouring
down his face.
NO" he cried out, rs he heard the
first words. my little lad, sallie's son,
rob his MASTER! Not he!"
But before the story was ended he
was reduced to silence. When the last
word was said, Godfrey looked at his
master, his eyes lmploring. his lips
trembling.
you'll none have the law again
him!" he supplicated.
''Zick!'' cried out Mr.. Hawthorn.
you and / have been together all these
years, and you ask me that2"
But the old man was beyond listen
Ing to reproach or Justification.
"Sallie's little lad" he muttered. He
put up his arm before his eyes; hard
sob broke from him. He had forgotten
his master, the office. The case lay
not between RUDE and Mr.. Hawthorn,
but between Zlck and his Sallie.
Lass" he pleaded aloud. and be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Queer Tariff Reform.

& IT, II
Secretary Taft is getting further
away from "my policies" and nearer
to the tariff protected and predatory
interests as the time for the Republi-
can convention draws near. His lat.
est utterance on the tariff sounds like
1t VIZ drawn from the lowest depth of
the Cannon oracle by one Of the high
priests Of protection. For years the
Republican leaders have been thor
Ioughly considering '.the advisability of
a revised tariff" and Taft has now
caught the same representation idea,
for he says: .s's,9 ,'l.s
THAT is problem which Is nov BE-
ing seriously discussed by the Republi-
can leaders Of the two houses, and 1t
seems to be the general opinion among
them that the adyisability ola revised
tariff should be thoroughly. consid-
cred" s. h.
What bosh to try and impress the
country with the idea, 4that the adj
Visibility Of revised tariff should be
thoroughly considered That Is the
old and delusive standpat argument
that has done duty for years and has
been so thoroughly considered" that 1t
Is threadbare. This shows that even,
those Republicans, like Mr.. Taft, who
have swayed to the popular breeze Of
tariff reform, are either afraid of the
protected monopolists. or are really
protectionists at heart and are intent
on again fooling the plundered people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Cotto. seed Meal ana Hula,

Bulletin No. 81 Of the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station sums
up the results Of several experiments In
feeding cotton seed meal and hulls by
saying: 1. All animals in these ex-
periments remained in healthy con-
dition. and at no time did their diges-
ton seem impaired, except with two
steers in the first trial. 2. Cotton seed
bulls and meal are unquestionably very
cheap and valuable articles Of cattle
food for fattening purposes. 8. The
most suitable time to fatten stock on
cotton seed bulls and meal is during
the fall and winter months, when these
articles can be obtained fresh from the
oil mill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
An Important niIl.

The Senate has almost unanimously
passed the very important bill Of Sem
ator Oyerman, of North Carolina, de-
signed to curb the power Of inferior
Federal Court judges in issuing in
functions against State laws, by requir-
ing that all applications for such In
functions shall be heard by at least
three Judges, two Of whom must be
above the grade Of district Judges"
The bill, II 1t becomes law, will re-
strain the power Of the Federal judi
ciary in taking cognizance Of cases
which would otherwise go to State
courts. 1t aims to limit the issue Of
lnjunctions restraining the operation Of
State statutes and thereby make 1t
harder for Federal courts to assume.
Jurisdiction In given case.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

The busiest little railroad in the world is the Panama
railroad. Having Of ~ miles-thia being the
length Of the roed-it does more business than
reads whose line Is ten times the length
The history Of the construction Of this road too
we'll known to bear repetition. Through almost I'M
pensrable jungle infested by poisonous reptiles and In
sects Of all sorts and compelled to nhale noxous at
osphere produced by swampy conditions, the engineers
plodded their and mapped out the for the
bsd Of road which they didn't know destined to
become the busiest little railroad in the world 1t is
familiar saying that for every tie laid upon the
bed Of this road a human life was sacrificed.
Now this road Is changing Its entire route and road
bed with the exception Of few miles, This is due to
the fact Of being the wrong side of the canal and
would have to many times when water is turned
Into It Its present route to remain Then again
many bridges would have to be built upon soil whose
sodity not adapted to bridge building of substantial
nature Lastly the present road bed is land which
must be excavated for the canal
While the dificuties in building the new road may
not be great In the old road construction yet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

miles Of 1t being built upon huge piles through the
marshy and dense jungle. Some Idea Of the difficulties
encountered the new route may be drawn from the
fact that the largest railroad embankment in the world
Ia the route and will have to be crossed by this
road 1t Is Gatun City and crosses valley for
distance of more than mile
The volume of business this road taxes Its carry
Ing capacity to Its fullest extent Its passenger trains
always crowded and many the times when there
Is standing On the passenger line all
ond class attached behind while the first class
In front near the locomotive. A policeman
rides all of these trains because of the composite
tionates Of the patrons.
In the freight line there Is immensely Of trafHc
The right of way by night the rail is almost entirely
given up to this branch Of traffic Ships coming into
port the Pacific side having cargo for the Atlantic
leave 1t at the former port and go their way This
Is then transported by this busy little railroad to the
Atlantic side and reloaded into ships that take 1t
destination. The operation takes place the At
antic side for the Pacific ports Thus the necessity may
be seen in this feature for a canal-wamport (Pa.)
~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Tool Earlx Testinr.

As a consequence of the last poor.
corn year thousands Of farmers who
have never tested their SEED corn are
probably doing 80 for the next crop.
And there is very natural result to
b. feared namely, that Of testing too
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
Jersey Lambs.

It would be better II the farmers,
instead of using poor stock from the
West, would select their stock from
their own hambs, and In doing this as
much care and Judgment should be
used as in selecting dairy cow. In
regard to prodts, one farmer has sold
forty lambs at $7.s5 per head, while
another breeder has obtained thirty:
two lambs from twenty-four ewes, and
they have Melted him an average Of
$1,000 apece.-Prof. Minckler. New
Jersey State College.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Mrs. Hardapple- Gracious, Hiram!
1 hope the people around here won't
send Zeke to the legislature any more.
( Mr.. Hardapple- Why, not, Mandy7
Mrs. Hardapple-Why, he writes
homes that he killed three bills in two
days. Suppose 1t should leak out7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Black Ischia Is known as Blue Is-
CHA. This and White Ischla are prime
favorites Fruit Is considered as good
as the best for Georgia and the South.
Skin violet black, pulp rosy red, meat
white, soft and melting. Dries on tree.
Ripens In August. White Ischia has
the same qualities except color. 1t Is
yreenish yellow.-Farm and Ranch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

V(JIN V
e L&N,
understand tne new masazlne nas
= nien STANDARD ian indeed u nas. ~
Ssus w ses'esdAy' --Atlan'a Sonsel'as
e
A .'sl kind OF a macnine nave
you sot now Greene runapouti u
WIZ run about a block. and then stop
.onAels etates"an'
Au.noress-.Pm very happy In my
married IRE. una my HUSBAND sncn
: ne'p. friend-lndeed! Does ne
sook. OF writes-Fliegende Blaetter.
~Maude was afraid the girls wouldn't
notice her engagement ring" did
tneyT DID they! Six OF them rec.
5osnihed It at Cleveland Plain
A'eaier.
u hear yer frien' Tamson's marrist
again" aye, 30 he Is He's been o
GEAR frien' tae me. He's cost me three
WeooM presents an twa wreathA
Aondon Tit-Bits.
as your husband voracioua in hin
appetite. modamY 81 CAM saw "A he
IL. doctor. He'll eat anythinE and ev-
erythink as long as there's anythink
to at."-Baltimore American.
He-1f Won refnse mo ! shall po ont
and hang mysclf 10 the lamn.post n
front Of yonr honse sha-Nows f,eorga
YOU know father said he wouldn,t have
you hanging around here.-.Lifa
.Ever aeen Congress- IN session >.
.No.v renlied FARMER cohoss Emit I
know how 4 looks 4 hev ! hired man
who Kin cit as hnsy doing nothin, e.
anything on eorth n-Washinoton Her.
aid. is - 8 n
Mr. New,vwed-Rnt NV love whys
ara yo,, ween,no7 Mr.. New,vwad- ~.
Oh 1obn, Iohn, ! inst neaned ,nto
tha hitchan ana saw that coot has
nm nor rova,,n. gown Harnar,s
Waeklv
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tho ho,sa rnn nm. IN arronds ono th.t
never answers liz a. and "a ol,yo - ready
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pb,ia da,nh,a prass
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ing Irlena. iou Know lose ,ausns -
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Willie, did you put your nickel IN
the contribution DOE IN SUNDAY scnooa
today No. mamma 9 f asst Eody
Lake, the preachers son. II ! eouluns
IL 80. n rvSp VDm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Even Solomon, with all his wisdom,
never succeeded in handing friendly
advice to woman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

There ID no speed limit for autos
outside the city Of Shanghai, China.
Within the city thirty miles an hour b
allowed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
&ssssssssa

S
With variety of stock one can util-
lie all foods.
All foods for plants must be soluble
70 be available.
When the pigs are not growing we'll
they are eating holes In the profits.
Straw can DO turned into manure In
no better way than to bed hogs with
Il.
Every, excessively fat animal has
been fediat loss during the latter part
Of its feeding.
2 Gull out the backward looking pullets,
keeping only the best and most promls-
Ing for egg production.
OF eighty-four counties In Minneso-
ia, there are creameries In seventy of
them, producing Se,217, 127 pounds Of
butter In a year.
A sheep Is really In its prime at 8
years naturally, this beisg an average
Of two-thirds or half its useful posi-
BILE life under good care.
You cannot expect the lambs to get
much good Of the grain you feed II
you do not shut the old sheep away
while they are feeding.
K One hundred pounds Of wheat bran
contains sa2:2 pounds Of digestive pro
Rtein, 89.2 pounds digestible carbohy-
drates and ~ pounds either extract or
FIAT. ssss lss u. =. ~. & J..
The swine breeder to-day cares very
lttlesfor theories that cannot be prac-
tically applied. This is equally true
with those following other lines of
farming. -.
One man says he knows there IL
money in hogs" because he put some
there. Not how to put money into hogs,
but how to get money from hogs is
more important
The farmers who are constantly on
the lookout to furnish Just what the
market demands and who find the best
markets for choice products complain
least about farming not paying
rha g.. a.. ..,..a.,...,
nnoh ,ra- s s. ..,.h s ,,..,a as w =. -
largely dna ~ ,.ho,s .aan,n. .,.a,n .. =
n,aman+s :, 49, I, asss. sA -.
thnsa ,,ss,,,e,,,a.,.. - uo., "ne.neA
- = = - paw - = peA'
Grass can make milk. wool. beef.
.eo.o anu luu.'ou' W.
SS4uAES0 II .SaACA instance maCnlne
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

d. =.
I Pasture lands may include rye az .
late fall and early spring supply, but
grown separately from the grasses,
while crimson clover Is also another
late and early crop that may be made
all up gnp, being also an excellent
green manurlal crop. An old sod that
has furnished crop for several years
need not be plowed under because Of
beginning to fail. It may need only
liberal application Of fertilizer to
become useful again, but II the best
varieties of grasses have disappeared
and some undesirable kind provides
the green food Of the pasture 1t should
be plowed under and cultivated In
corn, 30 as to give the land thorough
working, using lime on the sod and
blowing In manner to bury all the
sod in order to prevent 1t from grow
ing the following spring. The cause
of failure Of pastures 10 largely due
to close grazing and tramping on BY
the animals, hence 1t lshould be the rule
to have change Of pastures in order
to prevent cropping the grass too close
to the ground. The management Of the
pasture depends upon its location and
the kinds Of animals allowed thereon.
In growing hay crop the best land
on the farm is not too good II large
yield'1s desired, for which reason. the
ground should receive the best prepara-
ton possible. .ss4asls - aa.,s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

what got me into troublel Failure
to ignore the law.
'srhat seems odd"
mot at NIL. l couldn't resist the
temptation to give the law a swift
kick. "-Louisyllle Courier-Journal
II there Is one thing garrulous
man detests more than another II Il
Q tallmtivs woman, -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

: II is rather strange that the creamery,
promoter can make q peighborhood be-
lieve that bis Information, on. dairy
methods d worth 50 much money when
better information can be had. from the.
dairy commissioner for the asking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
and higher taxes, probably asreturn, to
the stamp taxes of the Spanish war, II
Republican extravaganza is to con-,
tinue, would seem to be the prospect
Tho Good trusts.

Republican extravaganza Is to con-,
tinue, would seem to be the prospect
-
Tn, Good T.u.,.
Secretary Taft seems to have rot
into trouble over his. late remarks 10
the RaIlroud Conductors at Ch,capo
The Socialists nuote what he said with
satisfaction as admitting .the fact Of
the class struggle" The Secretary do.
clares he was misnuoted and that
what he did saw was this.
"rhat unless laborers unified into mr..
eanizations the laborer would stand NO
chance In that inevitable controversy
that we ALWAYS hone win he neacefni
but that must exist--that ,nev,tahle
controversy as to how labor and cani.
tal shall share the ioints nrolnct. az
both" I. D. s ne.
The effort of Secretary Taft "a al,ov
the dislike of labor to him. on account
Of his former iniunctiona when l1udoe
In the interest of employers md
against the strikers viii reon,ra mora
than such a small tub that he has
thrown to the labor whale
But whatever NAV come Of the con.
stroversv between MI TAFT ana organ.
Rized labor. there Il another statemant
he ia reported TO have made IN rho sa,na
speech that no. De,nocrat can endorsa
lhecanse II does NOT agree With notori'
.o,s focta .rombinot,ora - nan,taip
said Mfr Taft .w,th,n5 tha hornds. =,
the laws are necessa NJ for .husinass ~
nediencv and for cost radrct,on.n Az.
TAFT evidentlv ha,lares Win pr.s,Ion,'
Roosevelt that tharat . ras ..oood ,,;,sts ,
wb,ch thronoh zmona,.o,r an, ,., s.
.cost reduction ~ M ,yo,,,d ,hosinessssts
ING TO know how. tlfssai eminent nSnnS
llc s aynlain. ltha foot .hat s,tha,,nh
rho staal Trnst =, oo,,h,,,o ill.,, ,,j,.,,a,
IL controls The stool nroanot,on :, .ha.
conntrv and has nndouhtad,r ,aa,,oas
the cost 81 nrodnct,on 10, ,,ors,st - =,
ma,nta,n,no the nrlca ~ ,ts =, nrodmo.s ..
the ton notch .cost rssnct,ons - :,
trnst nroducta 10 INT - ,,tt,a sar,,oa
70 tho American naon,e :, tha. A. ~ ~
nort,c,nata i tha ra,,uat,a, =, t,,,, n
cheoner GOODS Az tho t,n.ts ~ S,,,,,
h,nat,on MAJ radnca tha cost :, t s
nrodncts whr shon,d ~ "a .sa n.a, en
who nsa +ham nort,o,nata ~ ~ sep pa
ineed oost3 From tha rast :, .a' ,,a,,
~ ssscrata ~ roft ara prss,,,aat I $3.50 ~"
ya,t, tr.st ,+hot nsas,,oas ,,,sa.,, 80
,ndanandent monrro otnrars ~ - sn"a :
aood +rr.. h,,t 49,, - -
stondno,nt .ha ,nbo,a +haon- ~ .s a..s
co,nh,natIons IL hossS ~ ,,,a.on :, 20.
tho +or,, which nrotao.s t ~ 80. al ~
Tho chief oanse ~ tba,s av,stanaa asts :
EAST rednct,,r x.,tha,,t rass,,e.,s,, ~
L. ~ 81 Il oonsnn,a.s IL ~. ue.. !.
q faIiacs - apsufa
Thera can no NJ tr;,s. i. :, ,,.,,,s ..,.:
,,n,oss t,oro IL s ~ a. ~ a.vn
0QpK or IL Ihnrpf0rQ there no
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
onion. from seed.

Oeep ZOE ONIONS X Tue RrOuuU ID lOO00,
friable and rich to about 10 inches or 1
foot in depth. Land that was plowed in
the fall can as a rule be worked the.
soonest. It is very important to SOW the
seed. or set the bulbs at the earliest
possible date. 1t should be done as
soon as the ground can be worked.
The ground must be kept free from
weeds. On weedy piece Of land 1t Is
apt to cost more to keep the patch clean
than the crop is worth. The young on
ION Is a tiny plant that is easily
smothered with weeds or destroyed by
the formation Of crust ON the soil
that may form after rain. The young
plants come up slowly and do not start
quick growth until the roots are well
established This makes the crop diff
cult to manage on weedy land, or soil
that bakes early in the season before
the plants have chance to reach good
size. (
The great bulk of onions produced
In this country Is grown from seed
sown In the open ground. The soil
should be narrowed and rendered at
for sowing the first day that It Is dry
enough to use implements. The seeds
should be sown somewhat thickly In
drills, 10 inches apart The rows
should be straight, so that they may
be more readily followed in hoelng,
while the plants are very small. About
"a ~ n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Some OF the currycombs and brushes
used on the farms of this country IRE
4 sight to behold. Better throw. them
over the fence and get new onea Tho
cost is slight and you will do a great
deal better Job. Think how, much bet.
ter the horses will feel about It. too.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

It is quite likely more a natter Of
an available food supply than q Ger.
tain degree Of temperature that calls
the migratory birds to their northern
haunts at the return of spring. They
.ay south In the fall at the disappear
ance Of insect life and return when 1t
awakens In the spring.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Profit lies not 20 much in big crops
as in good ones. A ffty-acre farm
properly TILED and cared for will yield
quality that 10 worth more money than
will a, farm twice the size, with a crop
Of an inferior sort. rs 20
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
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early In the season. This very early
testing is by no means sure to prove
satisfactory, for, as an exchange sug-
gests. It frequently happens that corn
will give high percentage sermina-i
ton in the middle Of winter, while the
same seed II kept two months longer
may have Its vitality greatly impaired.
Where corn is placed 30 that 1t cannot
be frozen there is less danger Of this
happening, but even then better results
will be obtained II seed testing Il left
until some time during the early spring
days.
We have In mind an instance where
good dry oats gave 10 per cent better
termination In the middle Of January
than they did on the LIST Of April. All
seedsmen will tell you that they find It
necessary to retest seeds In the spring
that have been tested during the winter
In order to make sure Of their vitality.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

One man says he knows there Is.
money In hogs" because he put some
there Not how to put money into hogs,
but how to get money from hogs Is.
more important.