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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
BIRD FRIENDS.

BIRD FRIENDS.
Have you ever wakened very, very
early in the morning and listened to
the birds singing themselves and
their mates awake? II you have you
know how at first there is Just a
sweet, sleepy little twitter here and
there. and how it gradually develops
into few sweet notes, then a muffled
and broken song, and finally into an
exquisite melody. 1t is really in tho
morning that the birds do their best:
you can hear songs then that are sung
at no other time Of day, says the
Children's Magazine.
But You live in city where there
are no trees to attract birds? Per-
haps you debut you may hear them,
nevertheless, If you but take the trou.
BILE.
The large parks are full of them;
the parks are the only places in
cities for the little songsters. Sup
pose you try, as l have tried, the
following plan: Get some OF your
friends. including, If possible, some
one who knows about birds, to go
ION a lark" with you. Rise about
4 o'clock and have picnic break
fast, then go to the park where tine
bushes and the trees grow the thick
est. and listen. You will not only
hear but you will see. If you keep
quite still you will see many feath-
cred songsters that you had no idea
OF seeing in the city's heart-as
saw In Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
early one morning-birds whose
feathers and whose songs were so
strange to me that felt 1 must BIO
in the midst of the woods instead OF
in the centre Of city.
After you have once heard thou
sends sing their sleepy morning
notes; after you have heard them
carol their waking love.songs; then
you will resolve to yourself; 81 will
try to do something in my power to
preserve the song birds. will ask
every woman and every girl know
not to wear the plumage of wild
bird in her hat. Never will have
the life of a song bird sacrificed If
can help It."
Now is the time to become ac-
quainted with the early morning
songsters, wherever you live; for the
birds songs are the sweetest while
they are mating the spring. And
now Is the time for you to make up
your mind that sweet wild song
bird is better alive and free among
the trees than used as dead dec
Grafton on a hat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

gather discuss their needs
defense onse and where they
ucts of their labor for things neghbor
INI oner them was as lacking design heterogeneous
vgy mixtures the gigantic gowths
which modern architects planning to
certain meeting
center and the early roads would naturally lead
fixed their homes this meeting
ercng bouevad as did the waI Of pa s IN tbs rtvs 0r W
found the Of the moder city
As people increased both numbers
lain Whatever
growth and not the result artistic design The charm
Of the older cities
dcton Of the modern spirit
underlying principle Of structural beauty in cities utility
the is Of the highest order cleanliness
and various other things sadly needed the admitted
at least the last dozen Perhaps
what harmony and beauty
thought that epemea buildings
so beautiful why could be applied
the possibility of Improvement
Chicago the necessity for connection
North and South sides led consideration of the method
opinions as to what should
Immediately among plans yet advanced
that worked out by the Commercial
beautiful Chicago n " It's individual members to plan for more
committee to consider what should
and views Of other city buildings Its
lem o recommended ta1ee to cost about g
cy of Architects financially supported
ndependenty Of the city
certain an g. gaps IN the city plan could be filled
city This committee outlined
plan covered improvements dollars
Mayor instructions from
the Board Of Aldermen appointed city Improvement
though had the Durham plan its
realizing that architects dream beauty
m The park sao slow in embodiment Yet
forth Even Rome with Nero to command day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
JpNNY,s NEW DRESS.

Jenny had waited long time for
her new dress, and when it arrived,
what was her disappointment to see
an ugly dress that she said wasn't
fit for any girl to wear.
So. one day. she went to the woods
and tore the dress and threw mud
on it. to get 1t dirty. and then went
home. Her mother looked at the
dress, but did not say a word. Jenny
wondered at this. The next day a
package came. with note for Jenny
saying: Here is the pretty dress that
you were expecting, but you cannot
have it unless you have kept the
other neat and clean"
Jenny was so sorry that she tore
the old dress that she went to her
room and stayed there all day; she
did not want her mother to see her.
The next day she was going to a
party; so she put on the torn dress
and went downstairs. Jenny's mother
felt so sorry for her that she let her
have the new dress.-Evelyn O'Con-
nell, in the Brooklyn Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
Finance. of the Nation

The governments fiscal year ended
July l.. A year ago. although the re-
ceipts had been four millions smaller
than in the twelve months now ending,
there was balance of $62,00O.00O on
the right side of the ledger. To-day
there is deficit of s119.OOO.OOO. In
order to meet the needs of the treas
ury for the new fiscal year, the secre-
tary of the treasury has called on the
banks for the return of $4,000, 900.
This will reduce the government de.
posits in national banks to s3S,OOO,.
900.
The treasury's available cash bal.
ance, including deposits, is set down
in the official report as $4,000, 900.
II minor coin. subsidiary silver cain
and silver bullion be deducted. how.
ever. the amount is only $S9. 900. 0OO--
not much in excess of comfortable
working balance. New York Her.
n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

Senator Aldrich has displayed his
one-man control of the Senate by fore
ing the passage of his tariff bill by
of as to "a. despite the opposition
o. ten Republican Senators. The bill
now goes to conference, and a good
many people believe it is high time
for President Taft to halt his speech
flying at pleasant Adirondack func-
lions and take hand in shaping the
tariff at Washington. His official in
fluence is Immediately necessary IL
his prediction pledges are to receive
the least regard.
The Aldrlch-Payne tariff bill In
cfeasing the cost of living. piling the
burden of the New England mill mag
mates upon the poor man, carefully
guaranteeing the tariff barons profit
on their enormous overcapitalization
no matter at what awful cost to the
wage Garner, is the most Ubiquitous
measure of taxation ever devised in
America. Aldrich and other Repub-
lican grand dukes in politics are max
Ing the new tariff under direct or
ders from the trusts, with absolutely
no consideration for the consumer,
except to tax him every penny he can
be made to pay in unjust profits to
the tariff barons of the east. New
lsigland is making the tariff for the
benefit of New England. The working
west must foot the bill.
One of the most oppressive clauses
of the Aldrich bill is that which will
increase the cost of wooden clothes
of all kinds Therefore the history of
the wo.l tariff is interesting, because
1t shows how New England runs tariff
affairs. IneApril, 1856. New England
wool magnates framed the tariff on
woolens, which Congress made law.
In 1897 the worsted spinners sent
their own paid man to the secretary
of the Senate finance committee, and
the Dingley tariff fixed the schedules
30 high that the worsted trust crushed
the carded wooden men who make
cheap goods. The wooden tariff barons
are not willing that poor man shall
clothe himself with anything but cot
ton or-the shoddy by-products of their
own factory. Proof of that is in the
fact that there are 500 fewer carded
wooden mills to-day in this country
than there were forty years ago. The
Aldrich wooden schedules were die
tated by conference of wooden men
month before last election. 1t
would be highly interesting to know
how much wool interests paid out to
elect certain congressman. Still more
interesting could the list and the
amounts be published before the wool
schedules go to final VOTE
OF course. this information will not
be forthcoming. All the public need
to know is that wooden clothing will
cost more money when the Aldrich
bill passes. What has the public to
do with tariffs. except to pay tho
piper. Chicago Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
All Depen t,s ON Taft.

If the bill sent to the President
should be no better than now is prom.
ised, and If he should have the cour
age and the wisdom to veto it with a
plain and emphatic statement of tho
reasons why 1t should not become a
law, he would at that moment become
the undisputed leader of rational opin.
ion OH this important issue, and the
next elections would in all human pro-
liability send to the House an over
whelming majority in his support.
Then, If the Senate remained stubborn
the campaign of 1912 would see, II not
a new alignment of parties, a new dis.
tr.bution of voters that would pro.
nounce the doom of the, high tariff
New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
HOW A CAT AL1aHTs.
Important Part Played in Fallin
by the Animals Tail.

Important Part Played in Failing
by the Animals Tail.
An ingenious model has been con-
structed to show why cat. in falling,
always alights on its feet. The imita-
tion cat consists of cardboard cylin.
der, with four rods stuck in 1t for legs,
and a tail devised on similar princi.
pies; and the object is to show that a
cats faculty of falling on Its feet de-
ponds on the rotation of its tail.
Some interesting information on this
problem is given by the superintend-
emit of a geological garden, who has
made several experiments. says T. P.'s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

The corporation dividend tax, like
the income tax, is just tax. Both
are sure sources of revenue. Both
tend to equalize. in measure, the
burdens unfairly fastened on the
backs of that class of consumers least
able to bear them. But 1t will be
time enough to drop the income tax
proposition when Senator Aldrich &C.
tually secures the passage of the cor
poration dividend tax, as an evidence
of good faIth.-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
AN EAST SIDE VERSION.

It was time for the review part OF
the Sunday-school lesson. The Heal
ing of the Nobleman's Son. had been
faithfully given by the deaconess
primary teacher. She knew, as do
all teachers. that the real test Of the
quality of the work is in the draw
ing out" after the pouring in" has
been done, asd that the artless an
swers of the little ones are often
more enlightening than whole
courses Of child study"
'Now Eddy. you may tell us" she
said, selecting the owner of an Gag
erly appraised hand and pair of dane
ing eyes, whose telling would be her
judgment, and might be her undoing.
Eddie rose from his seat, thrust both
hands deep in his pockets. fixed his
now serious eyes on point back Of
the teacher. drew in breath enough
to last till the end. and in the dialect
Of his environment started in:
Nov He was going down by some
place, an man came out by Jesus.
and said He should come quick by
his house. an Jesus said, what for.'
an the man said his little boy was
sick on him, an Jesus said, go back
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
In Nebraska.

A member Of the Nebraska legisla.
ture was making speech on some
momentous question, and in conclud.
Ing said:
In the words of Daniel Webster,
who wrote the dictionary, Give me
liberty or give me DEATH"
One of his colleagues pulled at his
coat and whispered:
Daniel Webster did not write the
dictionary; 1t was Noah"
Noah nothing" repeated the speak
er. Noah built the Chicago
Inter- Ocean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
His Building Site.

THAT lot you sold me at Lonesome
hurst is all covered with water" said
the city man to the agent.
"Sure!" said the fleshy mani we're
going to stock it for fishing next sea-
son!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
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What's The User

What's The Use?
when feel cross, once in a while,
MY mamma says, Dear, try to
smilei"
And papa says, "Why don't you laugh?
There's nothing helps SO much, by
half"
Then brother Fred chimes quickly
in:
Son, don't forget the cheerful grin!"
But when I tried, at school one day,
10 drive the cross old thought away.
And smiled too loud. you ought to
see
How s'prised the teacher looked at
Home Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

The aggregate supply OF gas from
the eleven London gas companies is
46.403,S $4,000 cubic feet, which is dis
tributed among 1.1o1.s96 consumers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
water for Chickens.

Take an ordinary baking pan and
have the tinsmith rivet on an "ear"
on one side for mailing to tree.
Have him also make a hole in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
/ sumer, at any rate,-Augusta chron

We suspect that If the proper crypt.
ogram Is applied to the tariff plank Of
the Chicago platform it will be found
to have been written by Mark Twain
or George AIDE. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
THE LESSON THE MONKEY
TAUGHT.

Norman had not been very kind to
his cousin Joe; in fact, he had been
really hateful to him, and Joe was
not to blame either. If anything
could make 1t worse, 1t was because
Joe was visiting there; one should
surely be courteous to guest.
Norman's mother owned a pet mon
key. It had been brought to her by
a missionary friend from India, and
they had had it only a short time;
so its funny antics were a never.
ceasing surprise and Joy to the chill
dren. They had named him JACKIE.
One day a hand-organ with mon
key stopped before the house, and,
as soon as the children heard the
organ tune up. out they ran, pell-
mell-Norman, Olivia, Joe-and JACKIE
following.
What do you suppose Jagko did?
Why, as soon as he saw the other
monkey take off the little red cap
from his head, and show what he
really looked like, JACKIE acted as If
he knew him. He went right to him,
leaped up on the organ-box, put his
arms around the strangers neck and
kissed him. Then they seemed to
talk to each other. and they had so
much to say.
The children were delighted at
this. Olivia called Mother, mother.
do come quick, and see the monkeys
hug each other" Mather came at
once. and she was delighted also.
do you think, mother" Norman
asked, they could really be brothers.
and remember each other?"
mo. my son." mother said. "it is
hardly possible. don't think they
could be even cousins" She spoke
the word cousins" pretty markedly.
But monkeys seem to know how to
be kind. whether they are related or
not
Norman looked hard at his mother.
She nodded. and smiled Then Nor
man went straight up to Joe, put his
arms around Joe's neck. and kissed
him. II guess boy can do as we'll
as a monkey any day." he said. Nor
man and Joe were quite small boys,
and not ashamed to kiss. (The mon
key part of this story is true.)-Sun-
dayISchool Times,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

A girls love for candy doesn't nee
essarily indicate a sweet disposition.
A circle Of friends is nice to have
round.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

Migration to the Country.
The loss of employment through the
contraction in industrial output as an
incident of the dull times of the past
two years has led thousands Of work
men to listen to the call of the soil.
To be high salaried employe when
business is booming is one picture and
to walk the earth seeking employment
and finding none Is quite another side
of a mechanics condition. While min
ing and manufacture have been great
ly reduced in the, magnitude of opera
lions, there has been no cessation Of
activities on the farm. Everywhere in
the past two seasons farmers have not
only produced bountiful harvests but
all the products of the farm have sold
at good prices.
The movement Of population to the
farms is reported to have been of
extraordinary proportions during the
past twelve months. Several goven.
ment reservations have been opened
for settlement and in some instances
the commonwealth have extended pay.
ments of land over period of forty
years. West, south and southwest
there has been an extraordinary move
ment from congested cities to rural
districts in answer to the call of the
soil. Probably so per cent of the PEG,
pie who are making new homes in the
country are unfamiliar with agricul.
ture. but they possess the courage to
try to become successful farmers. 9th.
ers have migrated to the country,
where no man is compelled to stand
idle in the market place because no
one gives him employmnt.
Agriculture is now recognized as the
nations leading industry. as the an.
nual output of the farms has attained
value of $4,000. 100000. The major.
lily of the exodus from cities to local..
ties west of the Mississippi will devote
their energies 10 agriculture. While
the government practically has NO
more land to give to settlers, there
are plenty of large unimproved agrt.
cultural districts to supply urgent de.
mand for small farms. With prices at
their present high level agriculture
has become the most stable and profit
able of all the professions. The rapid
increase Of the nonagricultural popu.
lntion Is one Of the primary causes Of
present high prices for farm products
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
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can be let out every day and the pan
be kept clean. Nail the pan to a
tree about twelve inches from the
ground. so the chicks can drink with
out getting into 1t with their feet.
The birds will soon discover that It
is fine place from which to get q
drink on hot days. Sometimes they
find, too. that 1t is a convenient place
for bath. and this Of course makes
the water dirty. But 1t Is not much
trouble to refill the pan with clean
water. and this should be done two
or three times day. Chickens and
birds require great deal of water.
and they often suffer from lack Of It.
Don't neglect them.
Ground Bono for Pigs.
Experiment conducted at the Ne.
braska experiment station show very
marked increase in the strength OF
bone when tankage or ground bone is
fed to pigs In addition to corn. In de-
termining the strength of bones the
two principal bones in each leg OF
each animal were removed and broken
In machine. There were four pigs
fed In each lot, making the figures
given the average of the breaking of
thirty-two bones in each lot. The av-
erage breaking strength per hundred
pounds. live weight. of hogs after
twenty-five weeks feeding was as fol.
lows: Lot 1. corn. 1925 pounds: lot q
corn and shorts, s96 pounds; lot 8.
corn and skimmilk. 500 pounds; lot 1,
corn and tankage. $50 pounds; lot &
corn and ground bone. 8s1 pounds.
A Hint to Incubator Users.
On farms the hen that steals her
nest" usually comes cut with uni
form lot of strong. healthy chicks.
The reason lies in the fact that the
eggs are uniform. being all her own.
There is a little litter between the
eggs and the ground. furnishing
proper moisture for the eggs. II the
incubator user-would have the same
success he should see that the eggs
are all uniform and the machine Is
properly ventilated and the eggs re-
ceive the proper amount Of moisture
The breeding pen should be a good
one. 1t should have shady run and
sunny side as we'll. Preferably 1t
should have some green growing grass
or shrubbery. Hens that are expected
to produce hatchable eggs should be
well cared for. They should be made
comfortable and should be given plen-
ty of healthful exercise in the open
air. An egg that is strongly fortified
will hatch a strong chick that win
be more apt to be raised to maturity.
Good matches begin with proper con-
dition of the hens in the breeding pen
before the eggs are laid.-Ex.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28


There are few better vegetables
grown for home use or for market
than sugar corn. A succession of plant.
ings Of 1t should be In every farm gar
den. Our personal preference is for
medium sized to large varieties. says
tho Weekly Inter-Ocean and Farmer.
For rapid growth aud early matur-
ity the soil for sweet corn should BE-
mellow and very rich. It is impossible
to get the soil too rich. and the great
er variety of fertilizers thot can be
used the better. To an abundance of
stable manure should be added lib
eral amount of poultry droppings.
wood ashes and bone meal. Harrow,
disk and cultivate all of the fertiliz-
ers well into the soil so that the soil
and fertilizers will be in even and fine
mixture. After the sweet corn is up.
stable manure may be sprinkled on the
surface between the rows and lightly
cultivated for surface mulch. In dry
weather this surface manure will act
as mulch to hold moisture and in
rainy times Its richness will be dis
solved out and carried to the roots Of
the growing corn as a liquid fertilizer.
Make the hrst planting of sweet
corn in the very warmest of the gard
en- soil. as the seeds will quickly rot
in cold soil. However. II the frat
planting rots. replanting can easily be
dona peoin cultivation i,at no aoon
as the corn appears above the ground
or give 1t narrowing before 1t is up.
Let the shovels of the cultivator run
deep for the first time until the plants
are about foot high, after which cul-
tivate only two or three inches deep.
Do not be afraid of cultivating too
often, for stirring and mixing the soil
and keeping down weeds are the max
ing of good crop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

HE primitive town with Its tree hill meeting
place where men could gather to discuss
OF defense oense and where they exchange prod
ucts of their labor for such things neighbor could
offer them lacking in design heterogeneous
mixtures the gigantic conglomerate gows great
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
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Plum trees make a good protection
for the poultry. Tho trees thrive In
their runs and provide shade for the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

At tho Missouri Station. four pounds
Of shelled corn, when combined with
timothy hay, made an average gain of
about two-thirds of pound daily per
steer, while the same amount of corn.
when combined with cow-pea hay, pro-
duced more than one and one-half
pounds daily. The combination of cow
pea hay and shelled corn was more
than twice as ef1icient as was the COM
bination of timothy hay and corn.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-09-07
Commissioners Sale
Lincoln Circuit Court.

Maggie II. Wheat PHI, VS. Lena II. Bur-
CESS etc, Defendants. Notice OF sale.
In obedience to "A judgment rendered In
the above styled action Mt the May term,
1919, the undersigned Commissioner will on
MONDAY, SEPT. 18th, 1909,
county court day, between the hours OF and
2 p NJ, in front OF the court house door In
stanford. KY, offer for sale ut public out
cry to the highest and best bidder, ON n
credit of six months, the tract OF land In
Lincoln county, Ky, owned by Bryant
Hobbs at the time of his death. bounded on
the North by the lands of w p. Grimes; on
the south by the stanford and Preachers
VILE turnpike on the West by the lands Of
Mrs. Mary r.. Warren, containing 60 acres.
The object of the sale is for reinvestment.
TERMs.-Bond with approved security,
payable to the Commissioner, Will be re-
quired of the purchaser, bearing per cent.
interest from date OF sale until paid, having
the force and effect of n Judgment, and
secured by lien on the land.
J.B. PAXTON, Master Comr.
Il. NJ. McROBERTS, Atty for PHI.