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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
falls to SAT ,rd the welfare of the
nation as -uie. The congressman

falls to SAT ard the welfare of the
nation as 4. -oie. The Congressman
act in the spirit of the member from
the peanut-growing district. who said:
Put up the duty on peanuts and I'll
vote for the bill"
Men who act in this manner prop
erly may be characterized as peanut
statesmen. Evidently large major
ity of the members of the present Con-
gress of both parties deserve the title.
Aldrich and Cannon are pre-eminently
peanut statesmen. They do not want
the facts on which to base intelligent
action. or at least they do not want
their fellow members and the public
at large to have the facts.
AS Senator LaFollette says, tariff
making is essentially scientific prob
lem. Men should be sent to Washing
ton who will treat 1t as such. instead
of following the peanut methods which
now prevail. The lawmakers in their
work should have the advice of
trained and dlsinterested experts of
high standing who should lay before
them and the public the facts on
which legislation could be intelligent
ly based.
President Taft's recent reply to the
peanut Congressman who called upon
him to urge that raw materials be
taxed is much to the point. 1t ais
question of fact to be determined by
evidence."-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Chicago Examiner.
the end that the people might be re-


the end that the people might be re-
lieved of the heavy toll of tribute
which protected monopolies were ex-
acting from them.
Mr.. Taft knew. and said so. that no
man who stood for any other tariff
policy could be elected to the presi-
dency Of 1908. Upon Mr.. Taft's inter-
probation of the Chicago platform he
was triumphantly elected and the Re-
publican party was again intrusted
with control of Congress by over
whelming majorities In both houses
In the morals of ethics and of politics
the Republican Congress is bound by
the pledges given to the people by the
Republican candidate.
And yet. on the day when the Sem
ate passed its tariff BILL Senator AL
drich, supreme leader of the Republi-
can majority in the Senate, had the
effrontery to tear away the bonds of
this responsibility and to repudiate
every word said by President Taft on
the tariff issue during the campaign.
"The Republican party" he said, "is a
party of majorities, and no individual
member of the party can speak for It"
Democrats In the House know that
II Taft. before the election, had spoken
for the party in the voice of Aldrich,
Bryan would undoubtedly have been
elected. They know that three-fourths
of the people of the country expected,
and still desire, a reasonable tariff for
revenue instead of the arrogant
scheme Of wholesale robbery which
Aldrich and his co-conspirators send
back to the House.
The Aldrich tariff is the offspring
Of greed, treachery and broken faith
1t Is a cynical assault upon represent
alive government. 1t is an outrage
upon the millions of American citi-
zens and taxpayers who have striven
and will still strive, to escape payment
of $40 to monopoly for every dollar
Of tariff taxation they pay into the
revenue of the United States.
By resisting this outrage at every
point where resistance may give prom
Use of amendment, or where indignant
protest may be proclaimed, the Demo
Gratis Of the House will do the country
service that will not be soon forgot
ten.-St, Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
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Calcutta Is to spend nearly half a
million dollars for a 0OO-gallon
tank for its filtered water supply. The
tank will be elevated 100 feet above
the ground on steel columns.
To facilitate its telephone service,
the British postof1ice department is
experimenting with slot machine de-
vice into which two pennies are
dropped when a call is made. II the
line is busy the money is returned.
The navy's submarine boat Octopus,
holds the record for depth of opera
lions. With full crew on board the
little vessel was operated for half an
hour in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts,,
in water no less than LOT feet deep.
The first electric furnace in .his
country for annealing. tempering and
hardening metals has been erected at
Schenectady. N. Y. 1t consists of a
crucible containing metallic salts melt
ed by an alternating current of low
voltage.
A prize of about $1,000 offered in
Of preventing the pollution OF streams
by sulphite liquor from paper mills
still remains unawarded. Scores OF
methods have been tried, but none has
been notably successful
F. Stubs. an English ornithologist,
expresses the opinion that birds habit
ually make use of storms in travelling
from one part of their range to anoth-
er. He points out that II bird can
not find shelter, 1t must be more COM
Portable on the wing than on the
ground during a storm. because In the
Hercest gales the air. as mass. is at
rest; that is, the bird is in moving
supporting medium. like a swimmer In
strongly flowing river.
The advantages of oil fuel for sta
tionary and marine boilers are receiv-
ing much attention in England. AL
though the total cost is greater for
oil than coal, oil has the advantage
of greater convenience, simplicity and
cleanliness. 1t is also more efficient.
since pound of good oil is found to
cent greater than that OF an equal
weight of COAL 1t also occupies much
less space, and in that respect Is very
suitable for ships. Many improvements
have recently been made in the meth
DDS Of spraying and burning the oil.
A curious photograph Of croco-
dies nest filled with eggs. from two Of
which young crocodiles were Just issu-
ing, is contributed to Nature by G. w.
Graham. The photograph was made
in the bed of the river Rahad. near the
frontier of Abyssinia. The eggs were
about three inches long. and the newly
Matched crocodiles are ten inches long.
They are perfectly formed. and utter
a sound resembling the croaking Of
frogs. Before being uncovered, the
eggs were buried about three inches
deep in the sand at the bottom Of a
hole a foot deep. The young croco.
diles. Mr. Graham says, were perfect
ly willing to bite, but not strong
enough to do any harm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

was too much excited to notice the
intensity Of his gasp.
DO you think 1t Is fair to tor.
ment me like that7r he asked passion.
',teiy. "Ycu told me last night that you
did net want me-
And | have told you that l made
many-'mistaEes-last night, she re-
minded. Pel'hars Il"
Perhaps you made mistake when
you told me No." he cried hoarsely.
"Bess, is it possible that after all you
do cara, dear?"
Wheaton caught the whispered ad.
mission.
And you invented an engagement
with Nell SO that might nave an.
other chance" he pressed.
You don't de erve another chance"
she scolded, but after you went
away Ill felt that-perhaps- did
care more than i wis willing to ad-
, nit"
And like the darling that you arc.
you gave ME hint when was too
stupid to see it for myself" he cried
jubilantly.' Bless that man Albright
after all. came into yorr car to
avoid him. owe him an apology
You can make him the best man."
suggested Bess with SMILE
mot Albright" protested wheaton
gaily. He'd stop the ceremony to
tell the minister a poker story. But
you can have the Old ladv with the
umbrella fer a maid of honor if you
want. We owe it to her after all i
thought about her."
mot that horrible old lady," pro-
tested Bess with mock shudder. II
guess you are the only essential,
Ridge"
And I'm going to make myself that
for life" he promised as they headed
again for the station.-By Lydia
Brace, in New Haven Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Welded to Their Idols.

Tariff standpatters are now before
the country in their true light. The
vote on the Aldrich Senate bill is lu-
minous. The West now knows its
friends and its enemies.
Aldrich passed his tariff bill in the
Senate by playing on the cupidity and
selishness Of other Senators, regard
less of party lines. He knew, and those
that voted with him knew, that
his bill Is violation of the solemn
pledges of the Republican party to re-
duce the burdens of American con-
sumers.
When these high tariff apostles
claim that they are following the Re-
publican party's mandate, on the tariff
reform issue. they add falsehood to
treachery. Their bill is in the inter.
est Of the pampered trusts. On no
important schedule does 1t attempt a
genuine downward" revision, as
promised consumers by the Republican
party. The West knows its friends,
and party lines will have little weight
when the next popular appeal is made.
The standpatters are merely digging
a ditch for their own destruction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

A COW may have all the qualities for
a good mixer, and still be spoiled in
milking. More depends upon the way
milking is done than most people
think. A COW can easily be ruined for
life by few weeks of careless milk
ing.
First of all, the mixer should be
kind to and in full sympathy with the
COW he handles. The flow of milk is
determined largely by the nervous
condition of the COW. II her nerves
are quiet and normal. milk will form
In the glands and flow under the pres
sure of the hand of the mixer. If
the nerves are disturbed and the cow
becomes excited or restless the milk
glands will refuse to perform their
normal function and the COW will re-
fuse to give down her milk"
When COW does not readily yield
her usual flow of milk the mixer
often loses temper and forthwith be.
gins to beat the COW with the milk
stool or otherwise increase her merry.
GUS excitement. The good mixer
will always be kind and gentle to his
COW, striving to make her feel at ease
and win her confidence. Instead of
caressing her with the milk stool, he
will stroke her gently with the hand
and speak softly.
When milk refuses to come upon
trial gently stroking and kneeding the
udder will stimulate the nerves and
glands to normal activity. II there is
no immediate response, have patience
and give the COW time to become quiet
In mind. Give her something to eat
or otherwise absorb her attention.
Help her to forget her trouble, fear,
anxiety or whatever causes the merry.
GUS excitement.
Milk the COW absolutely clean. 1t
requires little longer each time to
do this. yet 1t pays big in the end. The
last milk Is the richest milk, and
where butter fat is desired this little
extra makes much difference in the
value of product. Also. If the COW is
not MIXED very clean each time she
will gradually decrease in milk flow
and go dry much sooner than she
otherwise would. Often carelessness
In stripping the COW will cause her
udder to spoil and damage her to such
an extent that she can no longer be
kept at at profit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
For n Democratic stand.

The tariff bill has come back to the
House bristling with defiance of the
mandate of the American people ex-
pressed in no uncertain voice in the
presidential election of last year. Dem.
ocrats on the House Conference Com
mittee and on the floor of the House
will perform an imperative duty to
their party and to the country by re-
sistfng Its passage with all the
strength that is in them and with all
the vigor of action and of speech that
the Speakers gavel and his Committee
on Rules will permit.
Though the tariff plank in the Chi
cago platform was meaningless eva
sion, 1T was popularity interpreted in
the light of Mr. Taft's positive utter.
ances. to mean revision downward.
In presidential election party's
candidate for the presidency is official.
ly the party's leader and spokesman.
His view of what the platform means,
or ought to mean, is the view accept
ed by the voters. His view, emphati-
cally expressed on more than one occa-
sion. was that the platform meant, or
ought to mean revision downward, to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
A.Ieep !, the clreu..
lRy j. W. EoleyA

(By j.. W. Foley.)
Now the last roasted pe.nut is swal.
lowed,
The last sugared popcorn been fol.
lowed
By<s,ps of the last lemonade.
His eyes. once, so big. that shone
brightly
Through all of the glad afternoon,
Are shut, and his fingers close tight.
ly
And cling to his gaudy balloon.
The last acrobat's bsen applauded.
And shuffled his way from the mat:
The last bareback riders been lauded;
The clown, with his sugar-loaf hat,
Has gone with his powder and
spangles;
The diver has made his last leap;
And here in my arms are brown
tangles
OF curls. and boy fast asleep.
One sticky hand rests on my shoulder
One h..,ds fast the gaudy balloon,
That shrinKs. and before it's much
elder
Will fade like the glad afternoon
His dreams. it may be, of the mad.
dest
OF sonersaults, recklessly hurled;
The tlredest, sleepiest, gladdest
And stickiest lad in the world!
And oh. but the spangles were splen.
did!
And oh, but the music was grand!
The side-splitting clown laughter
blended
With soulsttrrIng airs by the band,
TIL naught of the glad marvel fingers
Save what in his dreams he may
keep,
AS he clasps his balloon with close
fingers,
And rests in my arms, fast asleep.
And SO from these joys without mum.
Der,
Ere aught Of the glitter was gone.
He went to his dream-laden slumber.
Where on plays the music. and on
For HIM all the revel Is maddest,
For him not flag has been furled,
The tiredest, sleepiest, gladdest
And stickiest lad in the world!
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

The phosphate lands recently with.
drawn from entry for settlement by
the national government constitute. 1t
is said. the greatest known phosphate
deposit In the world. These lands COM
prise nearly the whole of Uinta Coun-
ty. in Wyoming. and portions of Nor.
gan, Rich and Cache Counties. in Utah,
and of Bear Lake, Bannock, Bingham
and Fremont Counties. in Idaho, max.
ing in all about $500 square miles Of
territory which is more or less under
lain by phosphate rock. Besides these
vast natural deposits 1t is pointed out
that the gases from the smelters at
Butte and Anaconda. which are very
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Night Baseball.

At the first exhibition ever given
of a game of baseball by artificial
light was amazed to find crowd
numbering in the thousands. The
experiment was successful in the or.
binary use of that word. or course,
there were some defects. but they can
be remedied, in my judgment. One
thing noticed. In the early part of
the game any spectator could follow
the ball in its flight or along the
ground and without bit of trouble.
Later, when the balls began to as
sumo a notified color. like the grass
and dirt, it was harder to see. A
new ball every inning. or coat of
whiting, would make the game much
easier for the players and more en-.
joyable Tor the spectators. Unques.
tionably the possibility of night base.
ball was demonstrated.-Cinc
Commercial Tribune.
In Madrid no one tempts ,misfor-
time by marrying on Tuesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Cclnle.

She-I can't bind myself until I'm
sure. Give me time to decide. and If,
six months hence feel as l do now,
will be yours.
Ardent Adorer-I could never wait
that long, darling. Besides. the courts
have decided that dealing in futures,
without the actual delivery of the
goods, is gambling pure and simple
Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Stock Sugar Deets.


1t has been clearly demonstrated by
many practical and scientific expert
ments that green feeds are very val.
liable for all live stock, furnishing &C.
tual food values, aiding digestion, tom
Ing the system and promoting general
health. Chickens lay more eggs, pigs
grow faster and COWS give more milk
In summer than at any other season.
mainly because they have access to
green feeds. Green feeds are an aid
to perfect digestion and assimilation.
They contain high water content and
vegetable juices which not only help
to dissolve heavier, concentrated foods
but also act as carriers in the animal
system.
On every diversified farm where
poultry, pigs. COWS and other animals
are kept. from half an acre to an acre
or more of stock sugar beets, mangel
wurtzels. carrots and like green roots
should be given for winter feeds. They
are comparatively easy grown in near
ly all sections of the country and
yield hlgh-many tons to the acre.
They can be stored in the cellar or
pit or even kept covered with straw or
hay in warm barn.
The feeding of stock sugar beets in
winter, when all other green feeds are
gone, makes almost summer conditions
with the animals to which they are
fed. Poultry. pigs, horses and sheep
relish them and thrive when they con-
stitute even only small part of the
regular rations. Where no silage is
used they are one of the very best
light, supplementary feeds that can be
given to dairy cows during the period
when they are off pasture. They are
splendid feed for maintaining and In
creasing the quantity of milk yield.
and tend to give cream and butter the
color and aroma Of summer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
A. He Rememberedn

"shadbolt. did you ever have a touch
Of anything Ink, the appendicltis?"
Once. Have you forgotten. Din.
guss, that when you were operated on
for 1t you touched me for an even hun.
dred?"-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

Didn't you telephone us that your
wife was ready to so with us when
we started?"
Eyes. but she's upstairs now chang
ing her mind"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Another Conse.ted Center.

The Professor-Do you know in
milk. for instance, there are 1000
bacilli to the cubic inch?
Binks-Haw. yaas-everything now
Is beastly rcrowded.-London Opin.
ion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

Vineyards may be started either by
planting cuttings or one-year-old root.
ed plants. II the rooted plants can be
secured 1t is best to use them. as in
this way more uniform stand may
be had. On the other hand, If one is
unable to get the rooted vines good
healthy cuttings can be planted in the
spring in the field in the place where
the vines are to grow. To insure
better stand plant two cuttings in
place. By proper care of these cut
tings a very large per cent of them
will grow and in two or three years
the vines will be as large .as those
started from one-year-old rooted
plants. Cuttings from the European
grapes may be from 20 to 81 inches In
length. Plant them so that two or
three buds may remain above the
ground.
The European grape does better IN
a light and deep soil. A heavy adobe
soil tends to produce too large cane
growth and delays the rlpening of the
berries.
The most common distance at which
to set out vineyard is eight feet be-
tween the plants. In this way $50
vines can be planted in an acre OF
ground.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
injurious to vegetation, may be made
to yield sulphuric acid for the manu-.
facture of superphosphate fertilizers.
shoulders Of the Horse.

Shoulders of the Horse.
A good horse collar is the chief part
of the harness. and 1t should be of the
very best kind and fit the animals
neck perfectly. 1t should be kept
clean at all times, and the horses
shoulders well washed and brushed
each day. Much dirt and dust arise
In the fields and on the roads at this
season, and these are caught and held
on the moist and sweaty shoulders
and collar, there to form hard Jumps
and ridges. Every time the collar Is
put on the horse it should be exam
ined for these Jumps and ridges. If
any are found they should be carefully
brushed and rubbed away. After each
days work battle and clean the Shout
ders with a mixture of warm water,
salt and soda.
Hot water is one of the best known
natural agents for relieving soreness
In horses due to sprains. bruises and
excessive pressure on the animals
body. Salt and soda are healing and
disinfecting agents. A little alum and
fannie acid, the juice from the bark or
leaves of oak or willow trees will heal
and tougher the skin and should be
applied with warm water.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

If We could only cash in our talk
how many millionaires there would
be.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

Tariff Revision on "a Peanut Basis.
Senator LaFollette reiterates his
belief In the desirability of creating a
commission of experts to study the
tariff question and make recommends
tons to Congress. In the present at
tempt at tariff revision, he says. no
data have been obtained giving the
difference between the cost of produc-
ton in this country and abroad. Each
member of Congress undertakes to
look out for the industries of his par
ticular locality and thus Congress
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

has driven the Republican party to put
Its neck under the yoke and do Dem
ocratic work with alacrity.
In voting unanimously for submis.
sion of the income tax amendment the
Democrats of the House consistently
made good campaign pledge. Mr..
Taft's corporations income tax. which
has been incorporated In the tariff bill
and is now in conference, is not a
Democratic measure. On the contrary
1t proposes an invasion of the rights
of the States which no Democrat can
consistently support.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

1t is great mistake to sell whole
milk of the farm. for where the skim
milk Ia not kept to feed to the stock
one Of the richest elements for ma
nure making is lost. Keep the milk
home by means of separator. Sell
the cream. feed the skim milk to the
calves. hogs and hens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

1t is always best to feed the calves
by hand because one knows just what
they are getting and how much. 1t is
really not such terrible task to feed
a dozen calves, but 1t is quite q nuls-
ance to go through the motion just
for one or two. Perhaps great many
dairymen who object to raising calves
for their own herds would change
their minds If they should practice 1t
in a wholesale way.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-10

72-inch German alfbleached Table Linen .......... 49c
68-nch pure linen bleached Table Damak. 81 quality ......75c
72-nch Richardson beached Damask. $50 quality. at. 9Oc
An extra special in Huk Towels. l7x34, heavy quality, a good
II lie towel, at per dozen .9oc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-10

Bedspreads, frnged or hemmed. regular 81. 50 quality al. 9oc
Bedspreads, frnged or hemmed. our $500 quality at. i. SI.5o
Bedspreads, fnnged or hemmed. our 81. SO quality at. 80. .Si.9o
All higher priced Bedspreads reduced in proportion.
One hundred pairs of l04 aILwool Blankets, in tan and grey.
worth $3.50. Special at, per pair. .............S 39o
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-10

Bearskin, full SO inches wide, in white,
gray, brown and garnet, at S 90 per yard.
Ladies Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at
cent each.
Dress Ginghams, the l0c and IL lie
quality, at &c per yard.
White Goods; stripes, checks and novel
ties; that sell up to 25c, at &c per yard.
White Goods, the 25c and Csc qualities,
at l9c per yard.
Near-silks and Sateens, that sell at 25c,
reduced to sc per yard.
Flannelette Gowns, of heavy quality, at
SOC each.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-10
Some Good Things from AL DEPARTING

English Long Cloth, l2-yard pieces, at
90 cents per piece.
Amoskeag Bingham Aprons, selling regu-
larly tor 25c, at l0c.
100 pairs of Nottingham Lace Curtains,
worth ST per pair; while they last at 39c.
Extra heavy quality Outing Flannel at
7 IL cents per yard.
Atwood E~iderdown; pink, blue, white
and red; at 29c per yard.
Kimono Flannelettes, the Zoe and 25c
quality, at &c per yard.