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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-10-07

myself were chosen to measure the
land and the corn on the lst day
of October.
When we went to the field We
found piece of land in the shape
of a half diamond, the soil being of a
light color with clay subsoll and
of thirsty nature, bounded on
the south by ditch four feet
gSs feet deep; on the west
ES$ .%oods and on the east
GSs d woods, and claimed
fMr Baxley to be the poorest
acre of land on his place. How he
came to plant this land after he had
got through planting his other
crop was that he found he had
about 35 bushels of cotton seed
left, and decided to see what he
could make this piece of land pro-
duce. So, with that aim he went to
work on it. He had cleaned out his
stables, but found that he could
scrape up little more manure
from them. He got what he could
and carried it out on his shoulder
to help the poor spot; so We might
suppose it was very little.
Now, if this won't be too long for
you, will give the preparation and
manures and the manner of apply
e and working. First, he bedded
in six feet rows, deep with single
plow; then in the water burrows ne
ran a shovel plow with one horse
as deep az he could 60; then as far
as the scrapings from stable went
he sprinkled it in the shovel furrow,
then 200 lbs of Wilcox e-2!.l
guano, and covered that with a
small shovel pillow. The next thing
he got a 14-foot slat and tackled
some 4-inch pegs twelve inches
apart to make the holes for the
,orn. He would lay the slat on this
i!ittle bed and move it along to
make the holes, continuing the pro-
less to get the grains II inches
apart, and would drop and cover
with his foot two grains in each
place. When it got up he thinned
it to one stalk, having the corn six
feet by II inches. As soon as he
could plow it, he used small
sweep to cover 400 pounds of
Etiwan S.4-4 guano he scattered
on one side of the corn; next plow-
ing he used a little larger sweep to
cover 800 pounds Etiwan S-4-4,
which put the guano on both sides
of the corn. The third plowing he
ran two burrows with turn ploW
about two feet from the corn,
hrowing one towards the corn and
,ne from it, on one side OF the corn,
nd covered the cotton seed with
sweep, ploWing every row. The
asst plowlng, when the corn was
bout 4 feet high, he swept the
nitrate of soda, lS0 pounds, in. The
and was then about level.
This is the method used on one
and one seventh acres, which Mr. IL
E Eaddy claims to be contained
the piece of land. One acre was
'easured by Messrs NJ W Rogers,
Cox and P D Snowden. Now,
Editor, some one will doubt
en- tell you what was measured
ut, so l will give the way it was
1one and they can say if it was
made on one acre of land. We
tried to have the corn slip-shucked.
We used -four barrels and tried to
fill them about the same way
each time, putting in the corn by
handfuls, little and big, at times
as the corn was being put into the
house, the hands not knowing what
barrels We would call for. We had
three barrels emptied, one 10 each
place we would shuck and shell.
One held SO ears, one held 102. and
one held 80 ears. the size Of the ears
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FOR SALE .

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Special shapes made to order. Core.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
"Margery was the next one and she

"Margery was the next one and she
was wild over mission furniture and
fuzzy Navajo rugs and Indian pottery
with queer black figures on It,
But Clarice, her sister, always de-
clared that mission furniture was pos
itively brutal and when she set up
housekeeping she went in for the CO.
lonial SYSTEMATICALLY bedsteads with
pineapple posts and an old spinning
wheel in the par1or, you know.
"And now Dorothy's trying to make
her parlor look like the palace of some
wicked old French king"
Roberts Uncle Horace laughed
big. noisy, hearty laugh. You've had
considerable experience fixing up
houses according to other peoples
IDEAS" he said.
Miss Kitteredge sighed gently. "Oi
COURSE" she said. II don't have any
time for housekeeping. make dress
es-gowns. l mean-when I'm at home
and l just board; but sometimes, Just
to pass the time. picture to myself
the kind of a house I'd fax up II l was
doing it."
what would be your idea7" he ask
ed. regarding her with interest.
well. in the first place." she de
clared. II wouldn't bother SO much
about having things match and har
monte. because think 1t makes g
better variety If they don't. And the
things in this place" she continued
ARE kind of dull and fady. don't you
think? I'd have brighter colors and
more varnish. I'd have a carpet with
big red roses in it and fancy mantle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

This appears to indicate some deep.
seated connection between them. The
total area disturbed by the Messina
earthquake was about 10000 square
miles. In the San Francisco earth
quake the disturbed area covered more
than 100000 square miles.
Just as the British Association for
the Advancement of Science has ac-
copied invitations to hold sessions in
Canada and South Africa, so the Amer
lean association bearing similarname
Is now seriously considering the ad-
visibility of accepting the invitation
Of Hawaii to meet in 1910 in those
islands. At its recent Baltimore meet
ing the association reaffirmed the reso-
luton adopted at Chicago in 1907 to
the effect that 1t is desirable to go to
Hawaii. Keen delight" is said to
be expressed in Hawaii over the pros.
pect that the invitation will be accept
ed. and the wonderful attractions Of
the islands for scientific visitors are
set forth-their great volcanoes, their
tropical vegetation, their wealth of
animal and vegetable life, their eth.
biological offerings. The association Is
sounding Its members on the subject.
with the prospect that there will be a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
en-. She wasn't ready to listen to any
more-not just yet!-Chicago News.
MARTYRS WHO ENTERTAIN.

Dimcult to Explain Why They Do
1t When 1t Pains Them.
In periodical the other day." says
the amateur philosopher of the Provi-
dence Tribune, Il ran across Gibson
like picture of what had evidently
been musical entertainment or musi-
cale-I took 1t to have been musicale
for choice. The fiddlers had gone and
80 had the soloist or soloists and
guests. There remained in the fore.
ground the deserted room and waste
of empty chairs. along with the open
grand piano. The hosts head was rest
ing on his arms on table; the host
ess had removed her shoes and was on
the verge of collapse. In the back
ground butler was looking on COM
miseratingly
Nov. there's good deal of that
sort of thing first and last the country
over. 1t was true to life, but never
could understand it. That is, nobody
has ever explained to me why people
who don't enjoy entertaining or being
entertained persist in making martyrs
of themselves; why anybody does
something for pleasure that invariably
gives pain. A person who puts him.
self out and wears himself out in the
line of duty is comprehensive, but
why you should sacrifice yourself when
you're pretending to be looking for fun
Is beyond me.
1.-THE woman who said her idea of a
perfect life from the social point Of
view would be to be asked everywhere
and to go nowhere doubtless expressed
the sentiments of thousands but why
60 anywhere If you feel that way?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
Blind Girl. Tribute to Rogers.

There is no more touching or sin.
cere personal tribute than that paid
by Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and
blind young woman, on the memory OF
Henry H. Rogers, who had taken a
great interest in and largely paid for
her education. Miss Keller writes in
part:
In the death of H. H. Rogers 1 have
lost dear friend. The protest of my
heart against the thought of losing
him makes me realize how much
loved him. shall not try now to ex.
press my gratitude. for l think that
Mr.. Rogers shrank from expressions OF
gratitude. Mr.. Rogers was always re.
sponsive. always sympathetic. He was
always doing little kindnesses quietly
and unnoticed. If l needed books, he
ordered them. If admired flower
or plant, he sent 1t to me. He had
the Imagination, the vision and the
heart of a great man. and count 1t
one of the most precious privileges of
my life to have had him for my friend.
The memory of his friendship will
grow sweeter and brighter each year
until he takes my hand again and we
gather roses together in the gardens
of paradise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
PAPERS b 4nr PEOPL

fairy palace. the palace of hourly miracles Then
discover that ourselves most amazing creatures
The dull man is not interested in himself has self
love. l am certain that man love his neighbor
unless he has learned to love himself From ourselves
We discover humanity.
know nun who is happy dreaming Of the glorles
of a wonderful gray wonderworld. l know a Saliva
zionist who Is happy because he is Of God.
know cheerful, registering often penness. writer
who is happy because to him all good fellows
and all women adorable. The happy Socialist dreams
OF tho brotherhood OF the canankerous Socialist
yearns to interfere with his fellows.
1t often happens that the men who stimulate mag.
nation and encourage dreams themselves fail to
attain happiness. They stand the mountain and
point out the way, but they themselves reach
the land of delight They are however the great men,
and you and are the common wayfarers Their way Is
not our way, and it may be that their is
precious than our JOY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
A MINISTER'S STORY.
1t Didn't Have the Intended Eject
Upon the CONGREGATION.

II Didn't Have the Intended Eject
Upon the Congregation.
1t is said that New England min
lister once told the following story Just
before the collection was taken up:
81 have heard of man. prosperous
and well to do, who went to church
one Sunday and put cent-just
plain copper cent-in the collection
box.
"On the way home he was overtaken
by sudden heavy shower and, hav-
Ing no umbrella, crawled into a hol.
low log by the roadside to keep him.
self dry until the downpour was over.
Soon the log began to swell, and
the wetter 1t got the more it swelled
until the sides finally closed in on the
prosperous citizen and held him in
grip like wise.
THE rain ceased, but the unfortu.
nate man was unable to move hand
or foot. He shouted for help, but no
one heard him. He was about to give
up in despair when he suddenly
thought of the cent he had dropped
into the collection box that day, and
1t made him feel so mean and small
that he crawled right out of the log
without any further trouble.
Now, II you expect to get caught in
shower and be obliged to take refuge
In hallow log on the way home. by
all means put cent in the contribu.
tion basket! If you don't anticipate a
crisis of that sort-well, you will
know what to do when the basket is
passed"
The minister expected shower of
silver and bills to follow this story,
but unfortunately just as the collec-
ton began black cloud passed over.
head, 1t suddenly began to sprinkle,
and the pennies fairly ralned into the
contribution basket. Only one quar-.
ter, solitary dime and lone nickel
were found among the coppers, and
they got in before the shower began.
The congregation. 1t seems. had all
left their umbrellas at home, and they
were not taking any chances.-New
York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

Police Captain-You say that an au-
tomobile containing several persons
sped along the street and struck down
an old man? New Oficer-Yis, sor.
Police Captain-And that after chas-
ing this auto for several blocks you
finally succeeded in getting the mum.
Der? New Officer-Yis, sor. Police
Captain-Good! What was the num-
Der? New Oflcer-There wor just
foive persons in tn car, sor!-Circle
Magazine,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

saying deal. for she does not come of class
given to raising quiver-full. Dr. Smit comparison
OF college women with their noncollege /. tves went
TO show that neither had average Of lite two liv.
Ing children, with the college II. de below the
average OF the ether account of her later marriage
Emerging from the thicket of figures and contradic-
lions which surrounds the marriage the girl gradu-
ate there arises another difficulty, but happily less
peplexing If she decides enter the state of
matrimony and rear small but admirable family, what
happens to her? How does she earn a living?
In the old days we-bred and welleducated woman
could teach and she could do nothing else Nowadays
while many professions open to her she still chooses
this career In preference to any other although the
proportion of graduates 1t claims so large as for
mery. The lines of work opened up by modern socol
ogy are attracting great many Such professions will
doubtless soon begin to rival teaching, and professors
of economics in women's colleges bear this in mind
Turning again to the admirable statistics of Bryn
Mawr one finds that 145 students teaching Deduct
ing the number of graduates without occupation there
are left about $50 who living. OF this number
l45 is high percentage The percentage is not how
ever keeping up to quite this level. Fortynve girls
are put down paid phlanthropists" As one Of
this number observed this is dreadful name to call
anybody, but it indicates the tendency college wom
en- to turn toward social kind or another
Physicians come next with IL. and the profession Of
private secretary counts H. This latter work is at
tracing girls than formerly. Lawyers are four in
number. On the side of art II girls have taken up
music as career and three chose art Other occupa
tons include photography, inn-keeping, managing
shop, bookbnding. illustrating. hand weaving trained
nursing. wood carving, millinery, jewery work. Jour
nalism and library work Several deans of colleges:
there is an agent in government ONCE and title
searcher in law ofhce.
The census of 1900 showed among women workers
SO astronomers 100 architects 40 civil engineers and
30 mechanical and electrical engineers These cannot
be traced to their respective colleges but doubt they
have degrees to their account have also the 5000
women clergymen.
1t would seem that the college woman married or
unmarried. gets good deal out of life. Unmarried
she has an Interesting profession Married. she has
healthy child and statistical fraction of another
healthy one Three-ffths of this child fraction is
boy What more could the heart of a woman desire,
OF course she marrles late but civilization brings that
to pass all over the world The world has wagged CON
sideraby since the days of Romeo and Juliet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
AReENr1NA's FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS.
Growth Of 1mmigrat ion Into Argentina

People
ne o the United States will surprised
1888 1908 Argentina
third the number the United
population she
europeans who leave home glance the
appear SHOWS
uasea ny Argentina Bazs immigration falling
From 1922 in
number OF annual additions
census In 1904 gives but and 1905
Chile records total Immigrants
one OF the main out for
ement doubtless the
late the island districts immigrants thew are n
vdd with
Bureau of Labor finds aborers or mechanics
and they dispatched their ten
OF charge under the direction of
at MS original destination the immigrant journey
s by another railroad
to the by
received 1865 6 immigrants; in 1885 1os
1897 32O5 in 1905 221622 2O10s and in 1909 ORR 5o I'M
- - - No' -oo'oo ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28
SHORT METER SERMONS.
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The Law of Service.
The law service is the tombstone of
human endeavor.-Rev. e. Y. Mullins.
Baptist, Louisville.
Surrender.
Surrender Is a necessary princ,nle
to Christian activity.-Rev. Paul G..
Stephens, Presbyterian, Santa Monica.
Cal.
Moral Goodness,
Life is sham and failure unless
1t Is success In moral goodness
Rev. T. j. Mcdonald, Roman Catholic.
Utica, N. Y.
Creed.
A creed is that which a man thinks
IN his heart, and what he thinks in his
heart he is and doss.-Rev. Murdoch
Mcleod, Presbyterian. Tacoma.
Spirit of Br ,.herhood.
The spirit of brotherhood is the un.
DERIVING motive for philanthropists
and humanities.-Rev. Stephen 8.
Wise. Hebrew, New York City.
Renl Religion.
The religion of no man is real who
does not extend the loyalty he profess.
es toward God to Gods people as we'll
Rev. George A. Smith, Presbyterian.
Glasgow. Scotland
Purpose of Education.
The design of education is to so aug.
ment the powers of the mind as to
make men and women wise, strong and
useful.-Rev. Station. Presbyterian,
Occur D'Alene, Idaho.
Love lasts. it endureth, and never
faileth. Prophesies fail in that they
are fulfilled. Tongues cease, but the
words of love spoken never die.-Rev.
8. j. Porter, Baptist, Richmond, Va.
solution of Life.
However wide life may be in its
reach, or however narrow, it Is still
ever true that the solution is within
the individual heart--Rev. P. A. simp.
kin. Congregationalist, Salt Lake City.
Salvation.
Salvation is not mere salvage. Sal
walton is high and holy service; 1t is
doing the will of God; 1t is call to
share in divine purpose-Rev. w. H.
Stevens. Presbyterian. Huntington,
Can.
Regeneration.
The moment sinner comes into
vital touch with Christ. by faith, he is
terminated, that is. "regenerated," un.
der the influence of the Spirit.-Rev.
David j., Burrell, Reformed, New York
City.
Cause, basis, principle must be in
telligence or mind. There is only one
cause, one God. Therefore, speaking
scientifically, there is only one mind.
Rev. Bicknell Young, Christian Sci.
enlist, Boston. Mass.
The Soul.
The soul is mechanism, and Is not
self-propulsive. Like ship, 1t asks
the winds to fill its sail: like car, It
asks power to drive the wheels.-Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills, Congregational.
list, Brooklyn, N Y.
Right Ideas.
You are ruled by your ideals. See to
IT that they include purity, charity.
Justice, truth, Righteousness. love.
Jesus Christ is the ideal character.
Fashion your life after His-Rev. s. II.
G. Burgin, Methodist, San Antonio,
Tex.
Education.
Education is not the enemy of faith.
You have right--a duty-to use your
mind within your religion. Only do
not make the fatal error of thinking
that you must never trust the soul be-
yond the confines of cold intellectual
calculation.-Rev. Richard w. Hogue,
Episcopalian, Raleigh, N. C.
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1t takes 1882 cubic feet OF air to
weigh pound.
Electric power is used on 1926 miles
of street railways in Great Britain to
las miles operated by other means.
Probably the worlds swifest battle
ship is the British Bellerophon, which
recently made 25A knots in an official
trial.
The total pig iron production of the
United States last year was 15,936,01S
long tons as against 25,781,361 tons III
1907.
Recent additions to the French
army's field equipment were several
automobile refrigerators for the trans
portation of fresh meat.
Up to a certain point exposure to
radium rays stimulates the germina-
ton of seeds, but If that point be pass
ed the growth is stopped.
Ivory which has become yellow may
be bleached by dipping 1t in soapy
water several times and exposing 1t to
sunlight after each dipping.
A new instrument for use when
stropping razors includes guide
which prevents the blade slipping and
injuring itself or the strop.
A match box containing cigar cut
ter. which clips off the end of a cigar
when the box is closed, is the recent
invention of New York man.
The clock of the tower of Column
bia University, New York. is said to
be one of the most accurate in the
world, varying but six seconds a year.
Commenting on the recent announce
ment of the discovery of new rival
of radium," called radio-thor. and to
which wonderful properties are said to
have been ascribed by Its discoverer,
DR.. Bailey, of Chicago. Frederick Sod
dy remarks that the description Of this
substance bears an obvious resem.
blance to radio-thorium. which has
been we'll known for some time. The
cheapness of the new substance is ex.
plotted, but radio-thorium can be OBJ
tanned from the thorium salts which
are manufactured by the ton In the
Welsbach mantle industry, and Profes.
sorRutherford long ago suggested that
1t might serve as cheap and effect
i've substitute for radlum for many
purposes Thorium produces meso.
thorium. and from meso-thorium comes
forth radlo-thorium. Its activity is not
permanent, like that of radIum. but 1t
would last for many years. and for
most purposes would be as valuable
as radlum.
Prof. c. Davidson points out that the
great Messina earthquake had three
centers of maximum disturbance, the
greatest being under the Strait of Mes
sina, and the other two near Palma
and Monteleone in Italy. On other oc-
casions some of these centers have
been successfully active, but this time
they were simultaneously in action.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

number of women studying in institutions ,or ,,,,
education would be quite half the tale Of mon vbIi ~
educational Institutions would ba foc,n. ~ , $50 ".
being swamped by the horde of women conarns ~ ~
admission? tN'
Taking oberlin the first coed,c,t,on., ,...,
and therefore the best for such comnar,sor ono 49,
the number Of graduates dv,dod ,n,o 1,s e ~.
1881 women Women now onfnn,h.r ~ 49, .a ..
rious other western nniversitias ma s.antons -. va
er,itrarv tn limit Tho nnnhe =, $50 mas au
lit should be overwhelmed In th. Eas, s,s co,,aas
h.. ba., ror,od .. s.,. ~ ., .a' , .e So.iese
women of,r ~ f,,,. ~ -. NV. 20 . s VI 4's
Ing in 50 fact no to nsa+ os .hes are pour
- ., 49, -. " p PSF VIC men uepar.hehe.
Tho sonna It'll. ou eM .oe mas oeeh auoea-
,,,.si -, - -. -, ~ u'"ius u stiiish ieee
,ronoant go. -, 80. a.. 80 ~ a eiues .ho eon
sse anu 'ut il'o 'ne srea. VIDE word. IL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

Professor and Mrs. Hadley were on
train bound for New York, where
Yale's president was to speak before
national convention. He made USE
of the hour and twenty minutes he
spent In the train by rehearsing his
speech in low voice. using his hands
to emphasize certain passages.
A kindly matron who was sitting
directly behind Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley
and who had been watching and listen.
Ing. leaned forward. and, tapping Mrs
Hadley on the shoulder. said feeltnely
You have my sincere sympathy, my
poor woman; have one Just like him
at home. Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

with lots of little places to set knick-
knacks on and a cuckoo clock. I'm
afraid" she admitted. that 1t wouldn't
be bit artistic. but I'm sure it would
be cozy."
That sounds good to me-" remark.
ed Uncle Horace, as she paused for
breath. 1--WE boarded good deal, too.
It's fourteen years since my wife died."
Miss Kitteredge jumped up. Even
in her youth she had never been the
kind of woman who regards every sin.
gle man she meets as possible hus-
band: and for many years she had felt
only a secondhand interest in matrl-
mony. She had quite forgotten that
Dorothy's new uncle was widower!
What must he think Of her. chattering
to him like this? Positively confiden-
tial with man she had never seen
until three weeks ago!
Il must get at those kitchen cup
boards" she declared.
Don't be in hurry" said Uncle
Horace. Let Bob and Dorothy fix
their own cupboards! want to talk
to you. That house you were describ-
ing is exactly what I've been wanting
all these years. only l didn't know It!
And you are exactly the kind of a
woman want
But Miss Kitteredge had fed to hide
her old-maidenly bushes in the kitch-