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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
CITY TO PLANT FRUIT TREES.
Tropical Orchard. In Yard. and Gar
dens for JnckaonyiIIe. Ella.

.
Tropical Orchards in Yards and Gar
dens for Jacksonville, Fla.
That Jacksonville will be metamor-
phosed into city beautiful next win
ter seems assured. The initiative taken
by the Board of Trade in a movement
to plant tropical fruit trees in the gar
dens and yards Of residences in that
city has struck popular chord, having
met with popular approval of property
owners. Those who have tried to adopt
the plan will endeavor to persuade
their neighbors to fall in line.
Growing tropical plants in Jackson
vile seems to many people, no doubt,
absurd, the Times Union of that city
says. However impracticable 1t may
appear, the plan will be carried out to
successful realization. Some years
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
CORRECT VIOLIN POSITION,
MIscuA ELMAN.

: The accompanying sketch Of the
great violinist, Mischa Elman, Is not
only an interesting portrait Of the pop
ular young artist. but also valuable
demonstration in correct bowling, and
in the position which the head, the
hands and the instrument should take
in the act of performance. The begin
ners should earnestly strive for grace
of movement before attempting to APP
pear In public.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

welpaying position with prominent firm until about
year ago. Then she fell in love with married man.
and the married mans wife the office and made
scenes and the woman know lost her position. II
can't get thing to do she said to Everywhere
go they ask where worked last, and then they
telephone and find out all about MY troube-and don't
get the place.
How cruel the world is to woman who has made
mistake And yet, somehow I'm afraid cannot, for
my pars, shed many tears worrying over the worlds
cruelty to who have shown the world Just ex
acty what sort of weak creatures they If two
women come to me for employment In my home,
haps cruel to want to know what the woman who
wishes for did in the last place where she
worked. Perhaps ought to look upon her brand
human being with brand-new record-bnt don't
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

M9hv spring 1907
Of
10000 Inhabitants, after Supreme in
February 1905 upheld its onstutonaly
widely the
results, several
board
councmen in
which local
authority
department These
public Including
public
The Iowa law be adopted
population which eligible
followed the of Mon to
Of the eligible petition
whether
the there
positive negative the
election is binding
granting franchises
rejection. Sessions of the commission
financial police
said the city has lived within
instead Of deficit of $4,000
mission been paid $1,000
$3.50 eac estimated
saved than the $4,000 total
Of the
stated there
been better lighted
carried spirit
takes pride his responsibility
It
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
HOSPITAL PATIENT HASN'T
CLOSED EYES IN SO YEARS.

John Anderson, patient at the St.
Louis City Hospital told a reporter
for the Star that for flfty-two years he
had not CLOSED his eyes. although he
sleeps at night and moves about rs any
ordinary man. Anderson is now 90
years old. When he was 8 years old,
ne says, he had measles. The disease
affected his eyes. leaving him without
,ower to move his eyelids. Anderson
an see, but his sight is becoming dim
sner each day. although he Is positive
he will never become blind. 4 thin
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
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Elinor glanced roguishly at the young
man sitting dejectedly beside her on
the sand at Milton Point.
"You may have as many minutes an
this sand takes to run through my
fingers" she said, taking up handful
of warm, white sand from the beach.
"and then If you continue to be dis
agreeable and cross. I'll--well, never
mind, You will regret 1t, Mr.. Jack Rob
inson."
She let the soft sand trlckle slowly
through her sun-burned fingers like a
minute-glass as she hummed, careless
~. softly. "If But Knew"
The young man turned impatiently
and looked out across the broad ex-
panse of water. Flow easily the white
winged yachts SKINNED over the
water! He wished his little craft Of
love would run al smoothly.
"Elinor.." he said. turning to her,
will you stop singing that song?'
When your present fit of ill-temper
blows over" she retorted. watching the
last few grains of sand fall from her
fingers. III but knew your heart
were true" she hummed on, ignoring
him.
See here, what can I do to prove
to you that am sIncere?'
He watched her dust the sand from
her pretty palm.
DO? You make me feel like a prin-
cess Of We olden time Then brave
knights won their ladies' by acts OF
courage, but now .
Yes, nowa" he said, looking up at
her eagerly.
"Oh, now we don't even take mans
/, word for anything"
And Elinor laughed merry, capt..
waiting laugh, which chased away the
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

white coat has spread across the eyes,
and to all appearances he is blind
man.
He was received Mt the hospital sew
eral months ago to be treated for
water feet" due, he says, to working
for hours In water. The doctors are
treating him for rheumatism. Ander-
son is fisherman. and has been mar.
rIed twice. Both his wives are dead.
He says he has a son, hut does not
know where he Is. The fact that An.
derson does not close his eyes when at
sleep was discovered by the physicians
at the hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

frowns from Jacks brow. He could
never be angry with her for long.
Suppose we play we are living one
hundred years ago." she said, after a
minute.
'I'll play anything you like"
Sand do anything like?' she asked,
looking at him obviously.
Her tone was half-serious, half-play-
full.
Anything" he replied, firmly-"that
is, provided you'll accept that as proof
that love you. I've said all 1 can, to
no avail"
Elinor did not reply nor look up /:
she was tracing her name In the sand
thinking She had tried to believe
Jack, but somehow, at times. she doubt
ed that he really meant all he said.
He was such a serious sort of fellow,
and she-oh, she was frivolous and
scatter-brained, according to her own
estimate of herself. Why should he
love her? And yet, why should he say
30 II he did not?
At last she covered the sand letters
over and looked up.
Jack" che said, would you really
do anything for me, even IL 1t was silly
and-and awfully dangerous. just to
prove to me that you like me?"
mot TO prove that like you, but
that love you-yes."
He laughed little at her serious
face.
"Do you see that big rock out there?'
She pointed to large rock just In
the edge Of the now low tide,
~ do"
"You know when the tide is high 1t
is a long distance from the shore? The
water almost covers 1t and splashes
around 1t and makes a terrible noise"
Does It'll" he asked, amused.
Yes; and unless one is very good
swimmer one cannot possibly get in
until the tide goes out again, If one is
caught out there. 1t would be awful
to stay there all night"
Elinor shivered at the very thought
Of It. Should she go on7
And what them Who ever stayed
out there all nlght?' he asked, know
ing well what was coming
"Why-why. nobody" She hesitated.
would you do it?' {.
do you ask me tor, He looked at
her intently. She was building pyra-
mid of sand.
y I'D believe you II you did," she
said, at length, and looking into his
eyes to see how he would receive the
suggestion,
And you'd like to believe me, Eli.
nor? Tell me that-but no, don't! I'll
do 1t. Are we not living hundred
years ago?"
Elinor wished. now that she had
promised to do 1t, that, she had not
asked 1t. Suppose storm should come
up and the waves should dash over the
rock and sweep him of and-and he
was not able to swim far enough to
reach shore!
Jack" she said. little nervously,
"let's move forward hundred years
1 don't like the old times. IL might
believe you"
But Jack would not pass over the
century so quickly. He would do as
she had asked him; he would spend
the night on the big rock, and then she
might believe.
=
ElInor sat In the window of their
summer cottage on the shore and
watched the tide come In. wave by
wave. One by one the shadows fell.
and the figure out on the rock became
less and less distinct. At last she had
to 60 out to the beach to see 1t at all.
Higher and higher grew the water
marx about the rock. and yet ths figure
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
WHY SOME WOMEN CAN'T GET WORK.

Mrs Bradley, the woman who killed Sen
ator Brown in Washington some time ago,
is in trouble. She can't get work. she says.
Mrs. Bell Colorado woman, who ran away
from her husband with another man, Is in
trouble. She can't get work, she says. "A
woman l know came to see me. She is In
trouble. She can't get work, she says. The
Woman know hold .n,,ita. rasnonsibla. and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
Wrong Guess.

"a fellow tapped me on the head
once and said
II know all about it. He was a
phrenologist and he said: You have a
well-deyeloped bump of WISDOM"
Nothing of the sort. He was a
footpad and he said: Gimme yer
watch !"-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

occupation and proper work to do Many Of the people
who apply to physicians for rest really need
work cure Properly ordered work does not hurt
tho mind but helps it.
There Is. however, such thing overexerton !;
1t is by no means uncommon among high-strung,
ambitious and oyerconscientious people, and leads to
exhaustion and all the physical mental evils
which this condition carries In Its Our efforts to
strengthen the mind by exercise defeated II think
only of the work and neglect nutrition
able intervals of and diversion The strong mind
is not made in haste, but results from long and
sensible training Good sleep night resfu recreation
Sundays and holidays. enjoyable exercise in the open
air. the essential to It. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
Fowls Take Cold Easily.
The Hor.e WIN stay.

The horse was going to be driven out
ef existence by the locomotive, but in
stead thereof lie multiplied exceeding
y and increased In value, although his.
iron substitute was tearing all over
the country in every direction. Then
he was to BIZ reduced to innocuous
desuetude by the trolley car, and after
that by the automobile. But the De-
partment OF Agriculture reports that In
eleven years the number of horses in
this country has increased from under
fourteen to more than twenty millions,
the aggregate farm value of them has
advanced from less than half billion
to very nearly two billions, and the
average value of the animal has adj
vanced nearly three-fold, from $3428 in
1893 TO 1854 In 1900. Perhaps some
of our timid manufacturers who are
in panic lest they should be crushed
II they were exposed to little com
petition may take encouragement from
the prosperity of the horse Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

of Europe, and the Instructions given in hygiene
ludicrously Inadequate. Another criticism is that
great deal of time is teaching child things
that he would learn BY instinct A child would grow to
read and to write and II he were allowed about
long enough he would grow to cipher. boy with
his own start toward his mental development.
We try to get the child 10 express ideas that
not at all certain he has to express We would get far
better results by developing the health whole body
than by directing all energy the end the
wrong end at that-the top instead of the base.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
Unexpected.

Bessie Yes; he held me on his knee,
and rested my mead on his shoulder
and just as his mustache brushed my
cheek he said
Jessie (expectantly) Yes; he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
FEARFuILY AND " oNDtRFu1LY MADE.

The makers of freak millinery bringing
ana models Of The
style VIII bit
doubt about IT. however thing
saWs known rough popular
bib buckles
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
EVILS OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
BY Or. w. Hutchinson

The first condition of the modern educa-
tlonal system which would criticise is the
confinement Of the child in stufy room for
five-or six hours. a day. He must begin by
following defined precise methods and must
not even wiggle IN his seat. Then the school
to-day does not teach the things which are
of most Importance to the pupil The child
is taught to draw lines to renresent the cnasts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Bessie "Isn't it beastly weather for
this time of year" Philadelphia
Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

The farmer must keep his poultry
under the same conditions the poultry
man does his, If he wishes to profit
by the work and build up reputation
for reliable goods Instead Of the
fowls having unlimited range. they
should be confined to generous-sized
runs-10O feet in length and as broad
as the width Of the house-and these
pens must not be overcrowded. The
farmer should build houses that will
enable him to readily yentilate Qike,
for instance, the scratching shed house)
and the manure should be gathered ut
least once q week. Nothing but the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
REST CURE Or WORK cUREi
By Prof. LIeweIJyn r. BarkeI

While we must protect our minds by avoid
ing any injury to our nervous forces still
we must actively exercise our minds IL we
are to strengthen them and lead them to the
fullest development Of which they are capable
A brain and its corresponding mind will be-
come weak II 1t is not used, just a. surely
MS muscle will waste and weaken II 1t has
no exercise Our minds should have suita Bile
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

An Atchison fat man who is particu-
larly good natured. is knoYn a.
GLOOMY"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

No Longer In Control.
Knicker-Did Jones lost control Of
his auto?
Entirely; his chauffeur
won't let him use 1t at all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
..ANA WILL ruEA AT LAST.

Keep the wagon moyin'
Lane will turn at last;
Long time till daylight.
But day is breakin' fast!
Country doin' mighty we'll
Settlin' all the lands:
South is smilin' happy
The West is shakin' handsl
So keep the wagon movin'-
Sky will clear at last;
Long time till daylight.
But day is breakin' fast!
ATLANTA Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

'sro escape criticism" says an ad.
vertising card. do nothing, say moth
ing, be nothing"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Actresses. unlike other women, do not
quit having their pictures taken when
they get married
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

est curse to the farm, and explain more
failures than any one thing.
Remember, the best seed is none
too good. 1t is losing game to labor
over seed Of low terminating power.
The farmer is not looking for pro-
lection or charity, but he does want
his rights, and he has right to ex-
pect that he will get them.
Every time cream is added to the
cream jar stir the whole contents, 81
that>it will be well mixed and promote
even ripening of the cream.
While sheep are growing wool and
making mutton for you they are clean
Ing the fields of weeds and spreading
valuable manure over the land.
There will be much cleaner milk II
the udder is wiped off with damp
cloth, and the long hair clipped OF of
the udder and tanks and tail before
milking.
.stretchesp in sheen are cansed by
TOO much dry feed When the sheen
are seen to spread their legs out and
stretch give II. bran mash and an
ounce Of raw linseed oil.
=. ........ .
:. ne. pay ~ De.o,s ~ 800 $3.50.
.a. ''aA ~ a.. I'm -. - .sa,n.s
ra. ~" e"n NV. 80 tn' $50 pn.s
aDou. any o.ner s.'il.af l.nne nv,
.ne weaA po'n.s u oui pai''eu'Al "a
'ofi'e -.
Some OF fine dairymen were disposed
to resent the hue and cry raised about
dirty da,rv,no tb,nlino that the mai
euoe,'.u.es ~, uas poue.s
49, - .us oo..oi " - p e
a.. an .''v ", e ua y.
$3.50 s VIC u' w n"A as ~
~
The milk goat industry is occupying
considerable attention In the East. Sew
enty-seven goats have been accepted for
registration by the American Mich
Goat Association during the year. One
hundred and eighty-seyen are now on
record. Any goat Welding one quart
or more, Of milk a day Is eligible.
------
Ahe japanese are progressive race.
from all the civilized countries. A
consular report says they are devoting
careful attention to the improvement
Of their poultry. Experiments have
shown that Minorcas and Anduluslans
are the best breeds suited to their
purpose SO birds from England as we'll
as America have been selected and
shipped to Toxic.
.. ------.-.
Wnne e'iNirohnieiie oI.en contriDutes
W SUCCESS OF iaiiute IN lie, the deter-
MINING causes IN nine cases out OF ten
ns N tne man nimselt Ihere are men
VINO are pound 10 rise regardless OF
wav while anothar class Gould ~ he
lifted ont of tho rnt n u,n,a, 49, ~
move with anvth,ns shart ~ -, =,
t.cll. WbIIs tro,t. ~ nnsh ~ ;saa.. a
NAV ha In a, maa.nra ;nhor,to, - a.
we'll 70 ramen,her tbo+ hoth mo- ~
mean,rahlv Increased or d,nin,.haa ~
nersi,tent attention or Inv ,nd;reranos
and neglect
-
Ohio has a stringent law in refer
ence to the sale Of milk products. 1t
prohibits the sale of milk under the
following conditions: l. From cows
led on unhealthy feed. 2. From cows
FED on wet distillery or starch waste.
3. From diseased or sick cows. 4.
unclean or In an inson,tarv copd,.
tion. &. From cows kent In !,
cramped or ,nbealthy cond,t,on g
When water or other foreign s,bsto ! 40
has been added. = When n 10 nm
clean. impure nnhea,thv or uruho,a;
some.
a., % ke ooia isssiiy'
Nu 'ne toWis roost
ev se'nst unu III tnis way keep
W"1n'' 'iiouiu .ues crown OH the ro0st
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Guess-work methods are the great
est curse to the farm. and explain more
failures than any one thing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21
SUCCESS OF Db MONIES Plan;
CITY RULED By A COMMISSION


oWAs law authorizing the establishment commission gov
eminent In cities Of 25OO0 population, been
very successful In its first of trial by Des Mone
ing to reports from that city, by Legislature
in the spring of 1907 Applying to eight cities
population clause, it instituted Mones city Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Remember, the best seed is none
too good. 1t is losing game to labor
over seed Of low terminating power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

The sheep need plenty of yard room
into which they can be turned on pleas
ant days.
Better prices do not make better
butter, but better butter will always
tend to boost prices. Try 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Some Of the dairymen were disposed
to resent the hue and cry raised about
dirty dairying, thinking, that the max
ers of substitutes for dairy products
were at the bottom of It all. II prices
are an indication of the demand for
dairy products the dairyman has no
cause to worry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

The farmer Is not looking for pro-
lection or charity. but he does want
his rights, and he has right to ex-
pect that he will get them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

1t never pays to become SO everlast-
ingly stuck" on any make of machine
that we can not see the good points
about any other similar machine nor
the weak points of our particular ia
yorite.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

The milk goat industry is occupying
considerable attention in the East. Sew
enty-seven goats have been accepted for
registration by the American Mich
Goat Association during the year. One
hundred and elghty-seven are now on
record. Any goat yielding one quart
or more Of milk a day is eligible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-21

Every time cream is added to the
cream jar stir the whole contents, 81
that 1t will be well mixed and promote
even ripening of the cream.
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
Tho Divorce Danger.

Baltimore American.
Some of the facts IN the marriage statis-
tics published by the government are
startling. One is the coming proportion
of one divorce I'm twelve marriages. An
other is that three out of every four d.
vorce petitions are granted. That divorce
is thus comparatively easy is no doubt
a factor In its rapid and threatening in
crease. What is urgently needed as e
first step toward curbing this danger IA
the home and state Is a uniform federal
divorce law, by which one state will not
be able by its laxity to nullify the pro-
visions of other states, and which recog-
nlzes more serious causes for the annul-
ment of the marriage contract than tho
mere will, pleasure or caprice of the par
ties who have contracted the most solemn
and sacred OF human obligations TO them
selves and to society.
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
Editorial
Opinion
Workmen's ProbIema.

New York World.
one hundred. or even fifty. years ago
no such discussion of workingmen's prob
lens as is now in progress in New York
would have been dreamed Of. Such prob
lens scarcely existed; the journeyman
looked forward to becoming his own
boss" the farm laborer expected to own
a farm or 10 take up other business; the
teacher had his eye on the bench or son
Congress. Men were not interested in PEN
sions, and not as much as they should
have been in compensation for accidents.
The vast scale on which industry is con-
Quoted makes these questions urgent now.
Men cannot so easily work FOR them
selves; 10 change employment after one
Is forty has become difficult A mans
Job must support him. II he Is faithful, IL
ought to make his old age secure. II he
Is disabled. misfortune should not make
him a pauper.
A great advance toward general old
age pensions has already been made. Ger
many seeks this security for toilers IN a
complicated system supported in part by
worlSmen, in part by employers in part
by the Government. In Great Britain a
pension act has been hurriedly passed for
political reasons without foreilnowledge
OF its cost. Great railway systems have
in America voluntarily adopted pensions
old-age pension acts have been intro
duced in New York and other states and
many soon become leading issues.
The laws governing compensation fol
killed and injured worlSmen need revision
That an injured mans claim for damages
should be vitiated by a fellow-workman',
carelessness was always unjust; in mines
and factories where hundreds or thous
ands are employed it Is now monstrous
II is monstrous that a good claim can b.
fought for years with all the power
great corporation wields. and that at th
end the waiting plaintiff must give hal
his award to his lawyer. Compensation
for injuries or death should be automatic