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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
Budding Peach Trees.

The most common method for bud
ding peach trees is to cut out a bud
with the bark an inch long and insert
1t under the bark of the tree with the:
wood attached Another method is to
take out the wood that lies under the
bud and insert the bud in the same.
way. A third way is to girdle the bud
ding stick and split down on the back
side from the bud, peel of the bark,
then lay this around the sprout to be
budded on, cut through the bark and
peel of, then tie the bark with the
intended bud in place and. tie This:
is the surest way II done well, more,
especially on hard wood, as the nuts.
As usual thing nurserymen buy seed
by the bushel and plant them in rows
little seed, big seed, red, yellow and;
white peaches then bud them as they
come, regardless Of size or color. The
outcome is that no two trees are alike,
and no one can tell what variety Of
peach will be the result. 1t Is better
to select the best peaches of variety
desired say, Elberta, a healthy tree
that has the right shape and proper
color-and plant the seeds in row.
Number the row Elberta No. 1. Mark.
the tree from which they were taken
No. 1. In August take buds from No.
1 tree and bud on No. row, and,
our word for 1t, every peach will be
of the right shape and color. II this
process is kept up to the third gem
Grafton the peaches will be far SUI
perior to the originals. This method
is a kind Of inbreeding. and will 30
fix the type that every peach will be
Just alike.-Field and Farm. {,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
ALL A DREAM.

When you've sung all the songs. lad.
When you've played all the tunes,
And mixed with all the throngs. lad.
And mastered all the runes
OF life-lived through the shadow
days,
And lived through days, of gloom
And when at last deaths shadow
strays
Toward you twill seem dream.
Twill seem dream, the battle fought.
Perhaps you failed to gain,
The goal so passionately sought
Through years of toll and pain;
The empty task. the sordid round,
LIES coronal of thorns,
The happiness you've never found.
The faith cynic scorns.
Twill seem dream-'tis better SO.
And when you stand at last
And wait the call. prepared to go
Where those before have passed,
That hour with 80 much anguish
weighed
For all the human band
viii find you calm and not afraid
To face the shadow land.
Birmingham Age Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
NEW KIND OF sw1NDlE.
Paris Gang Organized Automobile
Accidents for Eight Years.

Paris Gang Organized Automobile
Accidents for Eight Years.
Two splendid automobiles, some por-
celain vases and forged title Of mo-
bility were the stock In trade Of
cleverly organized band of swindlers,
who for the last eight years seem to
have made an excellent living out OF
1T, says Paris correspondent of the
London Telegraph. Their method was
very simple. The gang consisted Of
six associates, the eldest of whom as
sumed the title of count. A boulevard
beauty completed the membership.
She passed off as theatrical artistic
who owned one of the autos. The
pseudo.count obtained various appoint
ments as an accident insurance agent
and had his automobiles regularly in
sured in different companies against
accident. The other members of the
gang acted either a chauffeurs or own
ers Of the cars, with new names and
addresses on each occasion. The por-
celain vases, worth only very little,
were certified to have been purchased
for 5000 france.
When money was needed at the end
of each month the two automobiles
were simply brought into collision in
any public thoroughfare, and the one
occupied by the artistic Invariably con-
tanned one of the porcelain vases,
which was smashed in the shock. Po-
licemen only too willingly took note
of the damage done, and the compa-
niles usually paid out the sum of ST.
900 claimed. To avoid suspicion being
excited by the too frequent demoli-
ton of porcelain vases. other objects of
art were sometimes carried in the cars,
with similarly high, but fictitious,
purchase price. A mere accident re-
vealed the whole secret of the gang.
The pseudo-count happened to have
quarrel with a tram-conductor over a
trifle, and both were taken to the po-
lice station. The insolent behavior of
the sham count when parading his IT,
tie and showing his card aroused the
suspicion of the police officer, who
then and there ordered him to be
searched, and found him in possession
of accident. insurance policies with
nearly every company operating in
Paris
Why one person should have such
contracts with hundred different
companies seemed strange and the
pseudo-count could give no plausible
explanation, with the result that he
was kept in custody and further In
quiries caused the arrest of the en-
tire gang, including the boulevard
/ beauty, whose apartments were stock
ed with cheap works of art, for which
she held certificates Of purchase
representing them as worth from $500
to 5000. The two automobiles have
also been confiscated and the amount
of, the sums which the gang is known
to have obtained from different acci-
dent insurance companies is 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
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of another. For instance, We find
clover, alfalfa and vetch are rich in
nitrogen, consequently proving to be
valuable for most soils, as soils gen.
orally are deficient in nitrogen. A
plant should be chosen that will retuen
more to the soil than what 1t takes:
out. or nothing will be gained by
growing 1t. Grown for fertilizing pur-
poses, plants should be sown in the
fall and plowed under in the spring.
The time to turn such plants under is
when they are in bloom. as 1t is at
that time when they contain the great
est amount of nitrogen, and 1t is more
readily assimilated by the soil. II de.
layed beyond the period of bloom the
plants become woody and consequent
~ do not so readily decay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
SHORT METER SERMONS.

s j
Faith in God.-Faith in God the
hope of the future-Rev. F. w. Hin.
nit, Presbyterian, Danville, KY.
Life.-Life is more than the think
ing of something else after Death
Rev. G. H. Jones, Baptist. Louisville.
Self-Sacrifice.- Self-sacrifice is the
door to the true spiritual life Rev.
9. 3. Harding. Episcopalian, Balti-
more.
The Bible.The Bible does not hold
the place it once did. 1t holds a bet
ter place-Rev. DR.. Eakin, Episcopa-
liam. Toronto.
Greatest Dynamic. Religion is the
greatest dynamic in the world to-day.
Rev. H. vanderwart. Reformed
Hackensack, N. j.
Love Counts Wisdom, philosophy
and science may fail and break down,
but love never fails.-Rev. j. w. Chap
man, Evangelist. Hartford. ss
Seeing Farther. Religious men see
farther on their knees than philoso-
pliers on their tip-toes.-Rev. e. L.
Powell. Christian. louisville
The 1ndex stars and snns . md 800.
sons and lave and ali tho foc+s =, tha
physical universe point to Godfrey.
R. r.. Coyle. Presbyterian. Denver.
M ,re,ter Inv -rboro ,s noth,na
IN al, The nn,yarsa that car hr,ns
grestar s.oviTIn tha baawsns th,n thse
one hnnh,s haort should ransnt Npau
A. II, q. Morse. BAPTIST. BROOKLYN.
soed.sowin. -Tb,nr,n. 10 Sod
grow,ng and the fruit :, Honr
thomsbts a. either wboat ~ toras 1901
mr. avil accarding 10 the sow,ns3Psn
Nv Eranois prashvter,an parLar.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
sparrov. served a. wooaeocls.

Friends of State Senator Sterling
R. Catlin, of this city, who attended
dinner he gave the other night. are
now Wishing they had not accepted,
for joke he played upon them be-
came public property. The main
course at the dinner was named as
woodcock, and the guests remarked
how small and tender they were.
1t was noticed that Senator Catlin
did not seem to eat much of his. and
to-day the guests learned why. for, as
joke, he had them served with COM
mon sparrow instead of woodcock.-
Wilkesbarre dispatch to New York
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

hands. That's too tiippant word,
constable. I've simply been in agony.
know what 1t Is to have the worst
horrors of the Internal regions about
my bed by night, and the awful dread
of suspicious eyes around my desk ey-
cry hour of the day. was beginning
to see the blessed light again--a few
more minutes and l should have done
it!-light and ease and JOY and free
dom were on the very thresholds"
you've mistaken your profession,
sir" laughed. You ought to have
been preacher"
Perhaps shall be, presently. The
impulse is strong in me to go about
warning all other poor tempted fell
lows. Say, constable, you've got
child or two of your own, eh?"
I'm, yes; one or two, as you say"
zone of ems called Polly, bet?"
Good guess. Her name happens to
be Mary, but it's near enough"
Well I've got Mary When I've
handed you s5, constable, as a sort Of
memento of this incident, we'll clear
up the mess and get off home again,
Ell? My Mary is waiting for me now;
she'll be in terrible fright till get
back
The Pollies and Marys of this world
have been guilty of melting mems
hearts before now. and thesman's talk
about his Mary softened me. He was
cute enough to count out five sover-
eigns and hand them to me before the
clearing-up operations began. After
which ] helped him with will, and
was very civil and obliging while do
ing it. He kept on talking about his
remorse and his hopes for the future,
in a way that nearly made me weep;
l told him l had never before been
in the company of genuine penitent,
and was glad of the experience.
1 felt so kindly toward him, indeed,
and was SO pleased to think he was
out of the wood, that volunteered to
carry his bag on leaving After had
put on my boots we crept out through
the back yard, and at the end of the
alley behind he relieved me of the bag
and left me with final word Of graft
tude
1 watched him out Of sight. Then
grew sensible-by degrees. Why had
the man carried heavy bag in de-
parting? While l had been clearing
up" he had been slowing things into
1t with startling CELEBRITY. Why had
he used chisel and hammer?-a bank
manager would have been in posses.
sion of keys!
/ grew hot and cold in turn; by the
time was relieved by the sergeant
had made up my mind to say nothing
about the matter. But the five pounds
seemed to be burning a hole in my
pocket.
1t turned out that the burglar was
one of the most expert and resourceful
bank thieves of that time, his story
was clever ruse that put me off the
scent, and even pressed me into his
service. He got clear away with prac-
tically the entire contents of the bank
coffers-with the exception of the one
solitary safe at which he was work
ing when disturbed him-and / had
helped him to carry the plumber the
first hundred yards. was a raw be-
ginner then, and doubtless came with
in an ace of disgrace and dismissal,
but the experience of that night
proved a tremendous spur to my wits
which is perhaps one reason why to-
day l am one of the crack. detectives
of the service.-Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

to find him gone when i returned.
crept to the door and tried 1t gently,
but 1t did not yield. The name plate
revealed the fact that the place was a
bank l whistled softly as realized
that was in for an adventure.
] went round to the rear Of the
premises, opened yard door. looked
round cautiously for dog, ventured
to lift the latch of back door which
led into q kitchen and-found 1t open
On the spur Of the moment / decided
to enter and tackle the burglar sin
gle-handed.
Sitting down on the step. drew OF
my boots, grasped my truncheon and
CROPPED a way toward the front of the
premises. The rap-a-tap guided me.
The door of the room where the man
was at work was slightly ajar; peep
ed through the chink and saw him on
his knees behind the bank counter
He was working at safe. saw, with
the aid of dark lantern.
"Hallo!" said quietly, from the
center of the floor, at the same instant
turning my bull's-eye full on him.
The fellow sprang to his feet quick
ly enough. He was of the top-hatted
class. with long black coat with fan
cy tails, high collar and horseshoe
scarf pin. His face was very red as
he faced me. He gaped across toward
the door by which had entered, then
he blurted out: "Are-are you alone?'
The next moment ! had flown to
the street door and was wrestling with
the fastening -egress to the street
would provide me with way of es-
cape, If necessary But the bolts and
things were bit of puzzle-perhaps
designedly so-and the thief had leapt
the counter and was upon me before
l had made much progress. He caught
me by the shoulder and jerked me
round. but had him on the floor a
minute later. Pinning his arms to his
side | called on him to surrender.
And what If don't?" said he.
"I'll use my truncheon. In a case
of this sort. you know"
All right. Let me get up, and I'll
explain"
mo fear. You may have firearms"
"'Pon my honor, there's nothing in
my pockets more dangerous than a
lead pencil"
Whereupon l felt him up and down,
rubbing my hands across his pockets.
Convinced that he spoke the truth,
let him get up. Standing back in the
gloom, | kept his form in the glare of
the bull's-eye at my belt.
you wont believe me, constable"
he said, falling back Imply into a
chair. '"but I'm the manager of this
bank"
grunted. Banks don't want no
managing in the middle Of the night"
said
Don't they? That's all you know
about it. / do most of my thinking
In the small hours. But, to come to
the pointer days ago stole mat
ter of $500 from the safe over there.
I've been In fearful state of -remorse
and terror ever since. and tonight I'm
replacing the money, see?"
grunted again. don't know
what to make of it.
Constable, In q case of this kind
you wouldn't be hard on chappie.
I've got wife and child and-some,
thing of a reputation. My career is
clear henceforward the very moment
] get off these premises"
"Repented. have your" asked sus
piciously.
"Repented!" He threw out hi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

EXPI1ORER ADDRESSING THE SCIENTISTS.
While Dr. Cook the Arctic explorer
the university honorary
conferred Fully 200 including
which
Prince
Of Dr. Cook made by Prof Warming audience
five
his
emotion. when exclaimed
will
and the Crown Prince all distinguished
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

Some years ago, as a preliminary TO
further investigation on the influence
OF breed. feed and environment In the
disposition of fat and lean hogs, the
Ohio Experiment Station decided to
make use of large collection Of
shoats representing all the common
breeds. for the purpose OF learning
whether physiological difference In
digestive capacity In the digestion Of;
starchy and protein feeds, respectively,
could be demonstrated In hogs Of the
two types mentioned. In other words.
whether the Poland China pig, as an
example, had acquired by Inheritance
a capacity for digesting and assimiIat-
ing wide (carbonaceous) rations, such
as corn, in greater degree than the
Yorkshire, and, on the other hand, liz
compared with these breeds, possessed
a smaller capacity for utilizing narrow
(protein) rations. 4 s s. Is
7 The records Of the experiment show
that: g .s;s
1. Measured by actual increase In
weight and by increase relative to
feed consumed, the lard type of hog
possesses much the larger capacity for
utilizing rations Of wide nutritiye ra-
Ito. &.
2. By the same standard the bacon
hogs showed slightly the greater Gu
pacity for digesting narrow or pro:
tein rations.
8. Measured by increase in weight
for feed consumed. the wide ration
proved four-fifths as efficient as tho
narrow ration in the case Of the lard
type hogs and three-fifths as efficient
for the bacon type. :.
4. In both type of hogs the largest
increase in weight, relative to feed
consumed. and apparently the latest
hogs, resulted from the feeding Of the
more heterogeneous ration.
5. OF all the breeds tested, the
Tamworth proved to be the least
adapted for growth ON an exclusive
corn diet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
Poultry Mites.

Red mites are the most diresome
plague of the poultry house. Recent
experiments have proved conclusively
that turpentine will destroy them
more quickly than will kerosene. Boil
ing hot water will kill all of them
that 1t touches; but 1t is difficult to
reach them all with this A quart Of
coarse salt dissolved in two gallons of
boiling hot water. adding to it a quart
Of fresh lime, using It with the spray
pump. will destroy mites and insect
vermin Of all kinds. Lime wash will
not destroy the mites, but boiling hot
brine will kill them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
Horse. In Belgium M,

Horse fairs, held almost continuous
", have helped to make Belgium the
greatest breeding country of Its
size In the world. The fairs are
largely attended by. foreign buyers,
especially Germans, who purchase 25,-
900 horses year at these exhibitions
It Is estimated that there are now
100000 horses In Belgium, country
not quite as large as the State Of
Maryland, which has just about half
that number of horses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
scot1and,s Emblem,

The Danes made 1t rule never to
attack an enemy by night. on account
of its cowardice. but upon one occa-
sion they broke this rule. On they
crept, barefooted, noiselessly and un-
observed. when one of them stepped
on thistle, which made him cry out
in pain. Alarmed by the cry, the
Scotch fell upon the party and de-
feated them with fearful slaughter.
Ever since the, thistle has been adopt
ed as the emblem of Scotland.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
Long Lived Fish.

Fishes, especially the larger species,
live very long time. According to
Bacon. cells live fifty years. Carp have
been known to exist at least $50 years,
while dolphins. surgeons and sharks
live more than century and attain
huge size.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
A Fan IA. rwo sla..

Every rainstorm," complained the
pessimistic boy, means a postponed
game"
And every postponed gaIne.s an.
swered the optimistic boy, t'means a
double-header." kansas city Jour
nal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
Better Not.

Nephew Gust returned from
abroad) That franc piece. aunt, l
got in Paris.
Aunt Hepsy-I wish. nephew, you'd
fetch home one of them Latin quarters
they talk so much about-Boston
Transcript
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RtSetHr Children 4a
tlklsk Home
THE NAUGHTY FLOWERS.

Some naughty flowers one summer
said:
Wen stay here all the year.
We will not mind the chilly snow,
Or days SO dark and drear"
When autumn came, they said. ooh
this
We will not mind one bit;
But when it came to winter.
They wished that it would quit.
William G. Eliot, in st. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
AMpN AND SIT DOWN.

The. Sunday school superintendent,
after talking for near.y an hour, made
this appeal: Now, children. what
more can I say?" "Pleathe, thir,"
lisped small, weary youngster in the
front row, they amen an thit down.
Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

A conch shell with Its spirals twist
ed to the right instead of to the left
is. said to be worth its weight in gold.
A shell of this kind sold In Calcutta
for $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

Before the Russian war the street
railway system OF Toxic was less than
one mile in length. Now the mileage
Is 100. with revenue last year Of
STE, 900. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

And II you are afraid to ask for
what you want the chances are that
some one will hand you lemon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

Guatemala now ranks next to Brazil
in Importance as the source Of the
supply Of coffee. Ecuador is rapidly
expanding its cocoa production.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

There are too many people who look
upon their friends solely as soft
place to land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

With view to resisting aerial in
sasion should war ever occur, the.
British army will experiment with
ls-pound shells against captive bal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

A new instrument for use when
stropping razors includes guide
which prevents the blade slipping and
!nturing itself or the strop. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

Canada's first plant for the manu-
acture of creosote is to be establish
I'd at Weldon. Que. by company en-
Toying capital from the United
States. Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

A graft by any other name is just
as apt to land some men behind the
bars = X
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

OF the seven sicillan cables broken
y the last earthquake. six have been
'epaired. The other was too deeply
buried In the sand to be raised.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20

The Angora ~ . Trail Maker.
The brush eating instinct Of the
angora goat is being successfully dem
onstrated on the Lasson national for
est in California. where they are cut
ting trails for fire guards through the
brushy areas on the slopes Of the
mountains.
The animals, which number 5000.
have been divided into two bands, and
under the care Of the herders are
grazed within certain well-defined
areas. SO that their work may be con.
centrated on the brush within those
limits. The result is that they have
practically killed nearly all the brush
In the course. either by eating It up
entirely, or by barking, as In the case
of the heavy manzanita bushes. At
the beginning Of the experiment there
was some doubt as to the goats will.
ingness to eat the manzanita, but 1t
has been found that where there is
little else they will Just as readily
attack 1t as any other bushes.
The grazing season was SO late this
year on the Lasson forest that the
goats did not begin operations until
about the middle of June, but since
then they have made rapid progress,
and the result promises to be sue.
cess from every point Of view. The
trails will first be opened and then
kept free of sprouts by the goats, saw.
ing the government considerable labor
In cutting them out by hand, as has
been done heretofore, while the brushy
forage which otherwise would have
been wasted will support 5000 goats
very comfortably. -Twentieth Century
Farmer.