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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
SHORT METER SERMONS.


Soul Growth.
There can be no soul growth with
out God.-Rev. G. A. Jameson, Pres.
byterian, New. York City.
The Ncccssnry Things.
The things which are necessary are
not sinful.-Rev. C. E. Guthrie, Epis.
copalian, Washington.
Polluting Life.
When present-day streams of action
become polluted, present-day life is
polluted.-Rev. r. H. Wilson, Presby-
terrain, Philadelphia.
Activity.
The diligent do not wait for large
work that will flatter pride, but takes
hold at the first righteous opening
Rev. H. F. Carpenter, Christian, Santa
Clara, CAL
beginning of Trouble.
Much evil comes by our delicate ac-
ton. We violate some law, human or
divine. and then the trouble begins
Rev. George Bailey, Presbyterian,
Washington.
GOuh Word.
The word OF the Lord Is the means
by which God expresses His will to
men. 1t is revelation of God Him
self.-Rev. c. e. Delamater, Episco-
palian, Providence.
The Unit.
The soul Is unit, and when we
think or feel or act, it is the whole
personality that is thinking or feel
Ing, or acting.-Rev. ]. w. Rowlett,
Unitarian, Atlanta
The Dreamy TheorIst,
If the man of faith dreams dreams
and sees visions, what is to save him
from being a dreamy. visionary the
orlst?-Rev. F. S. Spalding, Eplsco-
palian, Salt Lake City.
Chrlst's Mission.
Christs mission was to lead man.
kind to view the problems of life in a
manner that will lead to their solu-
tion.-Rev. P. f. O'Hare, Roman Cath
olic. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Personality.
me ultimate TACT is person, the
basic principle personality. The
mightiest force is the power of per-
sonality.-Rev. f. j. Van Horn, Con
gregationalist, Seattle.
The Pity of 1t.
Pity Is it, indeed, if in Gods own
world of beauty and hope a soul car
not fervently say, II have kept Gods
law."-Rey. c. j. Potter, Congrega-
tionalist. Simsbury, Conn.
Act Quickly.
No man should ever stop to think
twice as to whether he could do a
generous deed or fulfill his higher
conviction.-Rev. Newell D. Hills,
Congregationalist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Different Tongues.
The backbiting tongue, which was
not permitted to dwell in Israers
camp; the tlattering tongue, which
God will cut OFF; the tongue of the
talebearer, which separateth friends;
the lying tongue, which is but for
moment. and the tongue of the
learned, that speaks word in season
to the weary.-Rev f. Hope. Baptist,
Santa Clara, Cal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

An American was showing some ar.
list friends from Munich the sights of
New York. AS they stood in front of
the Shakespeare statue in Central
Park, discussion arose whether the
figure was resting upon Its right or its
left leg.
"Er steht auf dem rechten bein."
"Nein," retorted another, ser steht
auf dem linken bein."
"Auf dem rechten," argued several.
"Auf dem linken," retorted the 9th.
er faction.
An American gentleman, overhear.
ing the dispute. came over and polite
ly tipped his hat. Excuse me, gentle.
men," he said, but this isn't Lincoln,
this Is Shakespeare" -Hy. Mayer in
Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

II Is necessary to test eggs out of
the Incubator hatchings and for near
ly the same reason 1t is necessary to
get the infertile or rotting eggs from
under the setting hens There would
be fewer sick chicks and losses In the
hen-hatcled chicks did we look close
ly to this last. First. for the incubator,
and least, to lay the thermometer on
q dead egg In the incubator runs
down its record. But this might not
do great amount of harm. 1t is the
dead egg itself that does harm. Every
egg, no difference how good, contains
bacteria. The amount of harm 1t does
depends on its growth. AT "a degrees
Fahrenheit this bacteria will not null
tiply. Eggs kept at low tempera-
ture. as low as this given. will not
decompose. Kept at a temperature
as high as 9Sla they multiply rapidly
and In a rotting egg pass quickly
through the shells of other eggs bed
ded with them. You see what rot
ting egg teeming with hurtful bacteria
can do to the living chick In the shell
next 1t? Test out the bad eggs
Twentieth Century Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
GRANT AND HIS MoHER.

Grant was shy boy, very sensi-
tive to ridicule, and the story of his
"horse-trade" and other instance OF
his truthful. guileless candor. caused
him to shrink more and more within
himself-to close his lips tight upon
thoughts and fancies, and to live an
inner life apart, for fear of being
laughed at. Some Of the village peo-
pie thought him stupid. Others said
that he was growing like his moth
err. She was rare woman, much
beloved by young and old-of strong.
steady character, very quiet, very
reserved very even-tempered, very
patient-the kind of woman to whom
people brought their troubles, but
who gave no condolences in return
She seldom laughed, and never com
planned. Her son has recorded that
he never saw her shed tear. The
people who did not like Jesse Grant
declared roundly that "Lyssus got his
sense from his mother."-From Helen
Nicolaun's THE Boyhood and Youth
of Gen. Grant" in St. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
SIX LITTLE CHICKENS.

A Mother Biddy sat on her nest.
with what do you think in the nest?
Six smooth white eggs! After she
had sat there quite a long time till
she was very tired. what do you sup
pose happened to one of those eggs?
There was noise that went .snick,
snick," and out of the shell stepped
something like little fuzzy ball. but
with two bright eyes, and two bits
Of feet to walk on. What do you
think it was? A little chicken? Yes,
and Mother Biddy was so glad to
see it, and she called it Fluffy" And
Fluffy said: Peep. peep! have
some brothers and sisters in the
shells; If you call them. 4 think they
will come" So Mother Biddy said:
"Cluck. cluck!" and something said:
Peep. peep!" and out came another
chicken. as black as it could be, so
Mother Biddy called it "Topsy." Are
there any more?" said Mother Biddy.
Yes. Peep. peep! We're coming;
wait for u.s." and there came four
more little chickens. The first one to
come out was as white snow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
Motor Truck ON Farm.

A three-ton gasoline motor truck a.
farm vehicle in place of the ordi.
nary horse wagon is unusual to say
least. 1t is fact. however. and shows
that the rapid substitution of the
commercial motor vehicle for horse
drawn conveyance is not any means
limited to our large cities. One good
example of the practical use of the
motor truck in farming Is afforded at
Conyers Manor. at Greenwich, Con-
necticut.
Conyers Manor Is one Of the most
notable estates In the East, which is
not merely ornamental. but great
farm. operated on commercial basis.
1t represents 1900 acres of reclaimed
land. and Is the home of e. G. Con-
verse. Aside from being beautiful
estate, 1t is typical of the great ad-
vancement which has been made In
modern farming, and especially in the
way Of applying scientific and COM
mercial methods to agriculture. Mo
tor cars are common at Conyers Man.
or. Not only Is there a large and
well-equipped private garage for the
several pleasure cars. but there is a
separate garage for the commercial
vehicles. which 1t Is proposed to use
extensively. The basis of work in the
commercial vehicle line, now on the
farm. is Packard three-ton truck.
Conyers Manor is about nine miles
outside OF Greenwich The principal
work Of the Packard truck is in rum
ming back and forth between the farm
and town. Its regular platform body
has special grain body inserted In
side the regular stakes. By removing
this inside body when 1t Is not de-
sired to haul grain to Greenwich, the
truck with its regular body is ready
for use in other work of carrying fer
tilizer, coal. machinery and general
supplies. Mr. Converse Is an enthu-
siastic advocate of motor vehicles for
hauling, and makes no distinction be-
tween hauling in the city and In the
country. He argues that, with suita-
BILE roads such vehicles as the Pack
ard three-ton truck are particularly
we'll adapted to farm hauling. Their
greatest efficiency is in the carrying
of approximately full loads for long
distances, with infrequent stops. Ag-
rlcultural hauling meets these re-
quirements exactly. The special mo-
tor truck garage which has been erect
ed at Conyers Manor has room for the
accommodation of four three-ton
trucks. 1t being intended that eventu-
ally at least three or four trucks will
be in regular service.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
ANTS HAVE coMRs.

No creature is more tidy than an
ant. who cannot tolerate the presence
of dirt on her body. These little
creatures actually use number of
real toilet articles in keeping them
selves clean. No less an authority
than DR.. McCook says their toilet ar
ticles consist of coarse and fine
toothed combs hair brushes. sponges,
and even washes and soap. Their
saliva is their liquid soap, and their
soft tongues are their sponges. Their
combs. however. are the genuine ar
ticle and differ from ours mainly in
that they are fastened to their legs.
The ants have no set time for their
toilet operations, but stop and clean
up whenever they get solled.-From
Mature and Science" in st. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

count. 1t was crime, ma'am, TIL
t'ings they did to me.
The police pried forty or fifty of
them off my scalp, laid me on door
and six of 'em carried me to the hos
pital. They sewed me up in couple
of hours and was six weeks on a
bed. When | got out was canned"
Canned" she exclaimed.
"Yes'm. canned" he repeated.
Canned! EXtingushed! Bushleagued.
Chased! Fired! And all because a
college kid from New Haven sent 'em
up crooked from tn firm line. We
never used crooked ones in tn old
days. ma'am. They was new to me-
Up to that time ! was hero, but Just
because l fell down that once and
didn't deliver the goods they shot me
down tn chutes." =
He strobe thoughtfuly down the
road and the sweet-faced old lady
watched him sympathetically.
THE poor old veteran!" she ex-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
WHO CAN TEIL?

Bertha came on an errand to the
neighbours house just as the family
was at supper. For all Of the good
manners taught her by her mother.
Bertha. who is very inquisitive, could
not forbear craning her neck to look
over the table.
70, chicken!" she exclaimed to the
amusement of the family.
Presently Margery came in on an
Grand. She is very well-bred child,
and besides she is not at all curious
about what other people have or do.
She never noticed the supper, but,
as she started to go out. the lady
asked, win you have a cooker
Margery took the cookie held out to
her with aSpleased THANK you" Do
you know why Bertha failed to get a
cookie ?-Home Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
SOUL AND BODY.

Where vert thou. Soul. ere yet my
body born
Became thy dwelling place? Didst
thou on earth.
Or in the clouds. await this body's
birth?
Or by what chance upon that winters
morn
Didst thou this body find. babe Tor
lorn?
Didst thou in sorrow enter or In
mirth?
Or for Jest, perchance, to try its
worth
Thou tookest flesh, ne'er from it to be
torn?
Nay. Soul, will not mock thee; well
know
Thou vert not on the earth, nor in
the sky;
For with my body's growth thou. too.
didst grow;
Butswith that, body's death wilt thou
too die?
1 know not. and thou canst not tell me.
In doubt we'll go together-thou and
l.
Samuel waddlngton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
Farm AUTOMOBILES.

improvements in road machines
have brought them to degree of USE
fulness that Is interesting to farmers
Formerly automobiles were so heavy
and the power so uncertain that farm
ers preferred horses During the past
year great improvements have been
brought about in safety. In easy rid
ing, in the application Of power to the
best advantage. and with all the I'M.
provements the price has been lowered
until 1t is considered good PROPOSE
ton to invest in an automobile and to
save the horses.
A business farmer has great deal
of running about to do. in spite of tele-
phones and other modern improve
ments. and 1t seems to be question
between keeping driving horses and
an automobile. There are men who
prefer horses because Of their associa-
ton with live things. There are
others who have less sympathy with
animals. and those men often get
along better with machine. They
can drive it as hard as they want to,
so long as they do no damage. and
1t Is nobody's business.
There are so many styles and varie-
ties of automobiles on the market this
year, and so many good ones among
them, that 1t is very difficult to point
out any particular machine. but on
general principles an automobile, to be
serviceable, must have abundance Of
power, and 1t must be comparatively
low down.
1t is said that the cost of keeping
good automobile Is less than the cost
of keeping one horse, and that tho
care. when figured in time, is not
much different. The horse must sbe
fed the same. whether he works or
not; at least. there is very little differ
ence in the cost of feed or time in
feeding. But the expense of ma
chine stops as soon is it comes to rest
that is. all the expense except in.
terest and depreciation. Business
farmers, of course, take all these
things into account. Economy does
not consist in saving all the dollars
possible. but investing them In such
way as to get the best possible re-
turns.
Improved roads have done great
deal to introduce automobiles into the
country. OF course, We have a great
many improvements yet to make. but
In most places the principal roads are
in good condition during the summer
and early fall Snma paopIa don,t
care to ride in an automobile In cold
weather, anyway. but 1t is great
satisfaction to know that the machine
may be put inside and left for the
day or month, and that there are no
extra grain or hay grinding teeth and
Jaws working night and day in our
stable.-Agricultural Epitomist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
A J.ITTI,E wAdF

One day last week l found in
corner of the vest.bule little bird.
SO small that he couldn't even fly.
! called my cousin out and she took
it into the kitchen. She gave it some
water and bread crumbs and then
put !. into an open box with a wire
screen over it. Later ON we took it
out of the box and put 1t on the tubs
IA corner. for it seemed to like
corners. Then we took it up to sec
ond story and put it out of the window
sill. Two larger birds came and took
it away. The little bird would fly
after the larger ones wherever they
went. We were glad he found his
friends.-Elma Lillian Knifin, in the
New York Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

The claim that Washington women
are the most generously talented and
yariously cultivated of any in the
country is borne out. the Washington
Post says. by knowledge of the
tastes and capabilities of many wom-
en- who are regarded chiefly as charm
ing hostesses or admired bellies.
The most notable instance of
Washington woman of leisure who has
made name for herself, not only
throughout the country, but also
throughout the world. is, of course,
Miss Mabel Boardman. Although she
has always sought to keep herself in
the background so far as the affairs of
the society are concerned, Miss Board.
man is admittedly the whole show"
In Red Cross affairs. President Taft,
who has been for several years the
head Of the organization, gladly gives
the credit for much of the success to
Miss Boardman. To a man-and all
the other members OF the central com
mittee of the organization are men.
the governing body of the Red eros,
delights to sing Miss Boardmans
praises. Few of those who meet hel
socially realize that Miss Boardmans
mornings are invariably devoted to
the work at Red Cross headquarters,
and that she works as hard as any
paid emn'oye of the organization.
Not many persons are aware tha,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
Life n. n Duty.

1t would pay pleasure seekers to
try the old plan of looking on life
as a duty, where pleasures came by
accident or kindness, and were heart
lily. gratefully enjoyed. 1t stands to
reason that If you are deliberately ar
ranging to get pleasure, and plenty of
1t, you cannot enjoy it as much as
If your life consisted of duties, and
your pleasures came by the way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
New Rival. Of the Potato,

Efforts are being made to introduce
in the Southern States certain useful
vegetables hitherto unknown to this
country, which are known in tropical
regions as the yautla, the dasheen and
the taro. The last named is already
familiar as an ornamental plant,
under the name of caladium, or "ele.
plants ear" All three are nearly re.
lated. and their sta-chy. edible roots
are highly priced In warm ATTITUDES.
These roots, indeed. resemble the
common potato in composition and in
flavor. That of the yautia, for exam.
pie. when properly cooked, is not cas-
lily distinguished from the Irish"
tuber. 1t is sometimes white, some
times red and sometimes yellow, &C.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

The first cultivation of any crop
may be moderately deep, while the
roots Of the plants are small and oc-
cupy very little soil space. Some
farmers, however. cultivate deep at all
periods, during the growing season.
when the roots of the plants are long
and fill nearly all of the soil between
rows. They have notion that the
object of cultivation is to tear the soil
up as far as the pillow went, and they
take small thought of the danger they
are doing to the roots of the growing
crop.
After the soil has been plowed and
properly narrowed and otherwise
worked down the lower part is in a
good condition for the growth and
spread of growing roots There Is no
need Of tearing 1t up again during the
season. in fact loosening 1t up to more
than two or three inches will do more
harm than good. The past summer
the writer grew corn on ground that
had been firmly packed and beaten
down with heavy spring rains and
corn on either side OF the strip, where
the soil was restirred after it had be-
come packed by the early rains. All
of the field was given very light sur
face cultivation. and the strip that
was packed the hardest grew the best
corn.
The best cultivator is the one that
has the most small shovels. We
never cultivate deeply at any time.
never more than two inches. or just
deep enough to kill the weeds and
secure better results than from deep
cultivation. Keeping the soil loose on
top and packed beneath, and the grow
ing roots untouched, will give best
results.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

Her delight in these two prosaic
realms led her to make study of &C.
counting, and her work on the sched-
ule OF the tariff bill IL remembered
with something akin to awe by all her
friends.
OF fine singers and graceful dancers
there is no lack among the fair daugh-
tiers of Washington, but there are sew
eral who excel their friends in these
two arts. The most gifted dancer in
Washington is Miss Olga Converse.
daughter of the late Admiral Converse.
After her appearance in the amateur
play, I'VE Are in Society,"" Miss Con-
verse received offers from several of
the biggest theatrical managers in the
United States, who put forth great in
ducements to tempt her to join their
productions. The hit she made would
have turned the head of almost any
other girl. Miss Converse is true
daughter of Terpsichore. and her twin
king feet are capable of evolutions
which even the most graceful of her
friends are not able to rival.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

Musicians also concede her ability,
and as concert pianist Mrs. Taft
might, had she chosen to do so, have
become almost as well known to the
people of the United States as she
now Is.
Miss Helen Taft is still so young
that her talents and tastes are little
known to the public. She inherits the
fondness for study which Is inherent
in the Taft family. and has always
been among the leaders in the classes
of the schools which she has attended.
In addition to her scholastic pursuits.
Miss Taft is an authority on old china.
and is quite capable of writing trea-
tise which would be valuable as
guide to collectors.
Mrs. James Bryce, wife OF the Brit.
ish ambassador, holds first place in
Washington as maker Of salads. In
this much appreciated art she has
shown an inyentiveness that amounts
to genius. and her skill has given
her the place pre-eminent even in the
diplomatic corps. many masculine
members of which proudly boast of
their skill as chefs Mrs. Bryce's cele-
brated salads are responsible for
fever of emulation which has agitated
many Washington households, but
thus far her laurels as the best salad
maker of the local smart set have re.
manned undisturbed.
One of the rarest abilities possessed
by Washington woman is that of
Mrs. James Cecil Hooe. who is an en-
pert accountant. From her father, the
late Representative Nelson Dingley, of
Maine. author of the Dingley tariff
bill. Miss Edith Dingley, now Mrs
Hooe. inherits her grasp of facts and
figures, two things for which the ma
- 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

According to government statistics,
tae estimated coal supply of the Uni
ted States is put down at 3.135.10S.-
100000 tons. while the output from the
mines of the United States In 1907.
the year of the largest production. was
429 100000 tons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
claimed. Il wonder what battle IT
was?"-Indianapolis Star.
SWIFT FEET FOR SOLDIERS.

The tachypod is the latest invention
designed to facilitate human locomo-
ton. 1t is the work of Swedish in
ventor. AS shown in the engraving,
the tachypod is sort of bicycle worn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25

ind Mother Biddy called 1t Snow.
snow" The next was yellow and
white, and she named 1t Daisy"
lhen there was yellow one with
a brown ring around Its neck. and
hat was called Brownie" And
what do you think! one was all black,
only Il had a little white spot on the
top of IT'S head that looked like
cap, SO Mother Biddy called it spot.
tie Now they were all out of their
shells, and they said: Peep, peep!
We're hungry" So Mother Biddy said:
Chuck, cluck! Come see my babies"
and out of the house. close by, came
little girl with some corn-meal in
a dish, and my! wasn't she glad to
see the chickens?
After they had eaten all they
wanted, they thought they would take
walk and see this queer world they
had come to live in.
and they all stood in row and look.
ed in. Let us have drink" they
said, SO they put their heads down,
when
Peep, peep!" said spottie. II see
a little chicken with a spot on its
head.
mo, no." said Brownie: ut has
ring around its neck, and looks like
me-"
peep. peep!" said Daisy. ~ think
it's like me. for 1t is yellow and
white" And don't know but they
would all have tumbled in to see II
they hadn't felt something drop on
the end of their noses. What's that?"
said FLUFFY. "Cluck, cluck!" said Moth
er Biddy. ''Every chicken of you come
in, for 1t is going to rain. and you'll
get your feathers wet"
So they ran as fast as they could.
and in a few minutes the six little
chickens were all cuddled under
Mother Biddy's wing. fast asleep
s. l.. Elliott, in st. Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-25
thinking Ones SELF Old.

II at 80 you expect to be an old
man or woman at 35, you will be
one. because the mind makes the ma
terial correspondence of whatever it
sets itself permanently upon.-Health
Record.