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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

Is very attractive. / want to speak
very frankly to you. dear, and / do so
hope you will not think me unkind or
too interfering for doing it, After a
moments hesitation she added, You're
very fond Of Edgar.
A shadow Of defiance reflected itself
on the girls face. And II / ann" she
said.
Remember, dear, that I'm his wife.
But even 80. believe me, I'm not
thdnking SO much Of myself as of you
-and him."
"Well?"
Edgar and you have been much to-
gether lately, and the result Is story
which everyone is talking about and
nearly everyone is praising. read 1t
carefully bit by bit as he wrote. Ed.
gar and discussed you together
Something crept into the girls face
that showed resentment Of having been
the topic Of conversation between the
woman beside her and the man she
loved Then, perhaps, I'm more in
debted to you than to your husband"
she remarked.
mo; 1t is Edgar's book, not mine.
But l want you to see that he is at
first of all novelist.
Perhaps you mean to suggest that
he has been amusing himself at my
Expense"
Please do not think that 1 suggest
anything. Edgar and have lived to-
gether for nine years. He is 3S, am
I31. Edgar has always been thoughtful
and scrupulously polite to everyone he
has had to do with. But he means
nothing by 1t. In your own case, for
example, he met you and almost at
once conceived the idea Of writing a
book around you. And SO he Guilt
waited your friendship and drew you
out. Painters and sculptors must have
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
SCOTCH TEACHER lAUDs WEST.

Miss Bremmer Says Women Are
Capable and Climate Is Ideal.
Kate F. Bremner, infants mis-
tress." Albion road school, Edinburgh,
Scotland. was one Of the teachers from
Great Britain sent to the United States
by. Alfred Mosley a couple of years ago.
She was in Omaha, among other cities,
and has sent to Superintendent David
sons office little pamphlet contain
ing her impression Of the states" the
Omaha Bee says.
"Rumors of the open-hearted kind
ness and hospitality of the American
in his own country had reached me be-
fore j crossed the Atlantic. Rumor In
this case fell far short of reality. The
courtesy and consideration which met
me wherever went, in Canada or In
America, made my visit an experience
of such pleasure and profit as is Joy
and inspiration even in remembrance"
OF her observations in this section,
which speaks of as "out West" the
Scotch teacher says:
II found many most capable wom-
an principals and came to the conclu-
sion that pioneer life, where men and
women were comrades and colleagues,
had engendered certain type of colo
NAL woman of. broad outlook, large
heartedness and sound Judgment, ready
to fill any position of power with ca
ipacity for rule which is not SO gener-
ally characteristic of the women at
home, because here, until compare
lively lately, she never had an oppor-
tunity to map out her own career and
take her chance alongside of her more
fortunate brother. What she will be-
come in a generation or two at the
present rate of enfranchisement re-.
mains to be SEEN"
The grand climate of the West also
made a distinct hit with Miss Brem.
ner, for she grows eloquent over 1t in
several places, at one point writing.
1.-The effect of the climate is felt in
the irrepressible optimism of the
American people, who carry to their
work the enthusiasm and strenuous
ness with which we also feel endowed
when rejoicing in the glory Of day
of sunshine and clear air."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

" Z 5+rl 3
Why won't my folks remember to
address my letters as I've told them
to? I've written repeatedly to tell
them how my mail gets all mixed up
with that Of those Cartrights in. the
village, and yet they forgetln
Thereupon Miss Cartright sat down
at her desk and wrote several emphat.
ic postal cards being quite at the end
Of patience. and having had trouble
with her mail ever since she rented
this place north of Croton.
A few days later she received the
following letter from her favorite
nephew, Bob:
Dear Aunt Betty, Having had from
you Roasting, Furious, Dictatorial
communication, la youth ordinarily
Radiant, Facetious, Debonair have
suddenly become Rueful, illustrated,
Despondent.
After Ransacking Forty Dictionaries
in vain search for light on the cryptic
signs, / nevertheless bow meekly to
your stern commando least I do on
the inside Of the letter, as you can see
for yourself. But to Rational Eel
low. Deliberating profoundly. only one
way, alas! suggests itself Of working
EN- in on the outside.
You yourself brought me up to thirst
after Reasons For Doctrines. SO, for
goodness sake. let me know by return
mail why on earth you insist upon my
inscribing cabalistic initials on your
mail matter.
Yours. Robert Flabbergasted
but Devoted still.
Turning hastily to examine Bob's en-
velope, Miss Cartwright saw why the
postman had been SO queer" this
morning. He had handed out her
mail, his face all in a broad grin, and
had remarked. us he drove of, II
s'pose the original old Rural Free De-
livery puts up here, don't he n
Bob's letter was addressed to Miss
Elizabeth Cartwright care of the
Hon. R. E. D., Esq"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
Pulles. for Laying.

In the selection OF pullets for laying.
the Maine experiment station has this
to say:
Only investigators and an occa-
sional poultryman, however, can ar
ford the equipment and the expense
involved In operating trap nests. but
every poultryInan can be closely OBJ.
serving his young stock during the
autumn. select the pullets that are.
commencing or preparing TO lay, and
secure for the next seasons breeding
pen of birds that have the functions
OF egg development SO strongly de:
yeloped that they give evidence Of IT
by Its early exercise. AS evidence Of
the value of early laying pullets, at
tention is called to the work performs.
ed by 30 April -hatched. pullets that
were selected from among their sis
tiers In August and September, when
they showed that they were laying
or about to begin laying. They were
not selected because of form or typa
as indicating egg production, but be.
cause they were found on the nests
They were carried to the laying house,
marked with bands and given access
to trap nests. Four Of the 90 died
within the year. The smallest layer
Of the remaining % laid 1877 eggs
the first laying year. while is laid
more than 100 eggs. and s over POO
eggs, and the average Of the flock for,
the IL months ending August 20, 1905,
was 1870 eggs. This average was much
higher than that Of all the pullets car
ried that year. and the flock contained
no poor layers, but phenomenal NUM-,
Der OF high layers. The high average
of the flock and the large proportion
OF good layers point out disadvantage
of this method Of selection when the
use Of trap nests or other equally re.
liable methods Of selection is not prac-
ticable. IS u. Ri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
AGE AND YOUTH

Youth takes Its Joy from hopeful
dreams
or future prizes to be won,
OF voyages on unknown streams
In realms beyond the rising sun.
But Age. reflective Age. delights
Fen in the twilight's dying rays
In turning to the joyous sights
OF unforgotten Yesterdays.
l know not which more JOY imparts,
Which hath the sweeter taste. the
page
That tells Of Hope in youthful hearts.
Or tender memories Of age.
John Kendrick Bangs in Success
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
pipe Gour,ls...

- : -
Smokers OF tobacco may in the near
future go into the fields and pluck
from plants pipes to their own liking,
provided work being done. by the de-
partment Of agriculture realizes re-
suits confidently anticipated by those
having 1t In charge. Efforts to intro
duce into this country the South ART
can calabash. or gourd, are meeting
with marked success. The use of the
scalabashs as pipe bowl was discov-
cred by the Beers. who attempted to
monopolize the product and prevent
the expectation OF seed. Some were
obtained for experiments, here. and 1t
is found the vine grows luxuriantly
and produces large crops OF gourds
under our soil and climatic conditions.
The pipes IRE graceful and distinc-
tive In shape, according to report
from the department. Imported pipes
made from the calabash sell at from
SO to $12 each. They color like the
meerschaum and are delightful smok-
,ers. The high cost Of the pipes is
caused by the amount Of hand work
necessary in preparing them, the
shapes varying so that machine work
Is not practicable The gourds can
easily be made into pipes by buying
inside bowls and mouthpieces. The
United States department Of agricul-
t4re has issued circular (No.i Al !,
RuroaIl4 of Dlo,,& v,,x,,,.k....N |,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
Ho,ne-arnde Art.

An American painter, says writer
in Everybody's Magazine, once met an
art editor who insisted on dragging
him up-to an exhibition of some very
impressio nistic" pictures. The editor
evidently admired them greatly. Not
SO the painter.
You don't seem enthusiastic" said
the editor. Don't you like them?"
Like 'em?" replied the other. why,
man, I've got two maiden aunts who
can knit better pictures than those!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
out bond issues for current expenses.
in spite of the revenue-killing Aldrich

out DOnd Issues for current EXPENSES,
In spite of the revenue-killing Aldrich
tariff
Especially acceptable is the intima-
ton that President Taft intends to
construe literally the maximum and
minimum provisions of the new tariff
law, SO as to avoid, II possible, trade
wars with countries that are injured
by the prohibitive rates of the Aldrich
law In spite of the bad condition that
the law mas already produced in the
trade relations between this country
ana Canada, the country will wait pa
tiently TO see what can be done toward
aVertlng Similar trade troubles with
Germany and France.
me PRESIDENTS objection to congress
sionai investigation OF the sugar trust,
on the ground that 1t might give Inn
munlty TO some OF the men higher UP
In that offending monopoly, would be
received with greater confidence If the
department OF Justice had already
manifested zeal IN pursuit Of the sugar
officials responsible for the bribery and
Inert that nave been made notorious.
A portion of the message that will
attract wide attention is that In which
the President reminds the Republican
Congress of the Chicago platforms
pledge for law forbidding. except in
emergencies, the issue by the federal
courts of injunctions, temporary or
permanent, without notice to the par
ties against whom the injunction is
sought. Litigants, especially the lead
ers Of labor organizations, will await
with solicitude the action of Congress
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
CROWN Of bacteria.

Milk in the udder of COW is form.
ed entirely free from bacteria. II:
should be remembered. however, that
an injury SO slight that 1t would es-
cape detection might be sufficient to-
allow the passage of bacteria. But
even If milk Is secreted bacteria free.
1T Is difficult to obtain 1t perfectly,
sterile. Bacteria work their way into
milk through the opening of the teat
and find there conditions where they
can grow and multiply This growth
is ordinarily confined to the lower
part of the udder. and the greater
number Of the bacteria are washed out
with the first few streams Of milk
Sometimes they find their way further
up and the last milk contains as many
bacteria as the first.
The real contamination occurs after
the milk has left the udder. In spite
of careful milking, dirt, pa rtio, -;
dust, hairs ands-eyen bits Cd
may taii into the milk. All g ~
things carry more or less {
sASiA. NAau u 9 usually 1eouLd 1 /
numbers of bacteria, many - ifnen,y
being kinds which produce t.ndesir.
able changes in the milk; and the dust
on the stable floors contains. great
numbers and varieties OF bacteria.
This dust soon settles and an open
milk pail catches surprisingly large
number.
But the contamination does not end
here. The pals or cans may not be-
properly cleaned and the corners or
seams may hold particles Of dirt or
sour milk. The cloth through which
the milk is strained may not have
been properly scalded and the bacteria
not only not destroyed, but have ac-
tually multiplied in the damp cloth.
When the strainer is used. again.
many OF these bacteria are washed out
by the milk.
4; II a cooler Is used, 1t may add to
the CONTAMINATION, If it is placed 40 !
that It catches dust. Finally the bot.
ties in which the milk is distributed
may not have been properly washed
and steamed and thus may become
another source of contamination. The
contamination from each individual
source may be small. but taken all
together 1t has serious Influence on
the quality Of the milk. If. right
precautions are taken the Number OF
bacteria in fresh milk may pa kept
down to a few hundred to-; the cubic
centimeter; with careful milking and
handling, the number Will vary, great.
ily with circumstances and. may exceed !
100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
Of their respective corporatlons

OF their respective corporations.
But the point to be chiefly remem-
bered is that so-called protection" is
a breeder of crime. The history Of
American trusts proves it beyond
cavil.
Protection itself, according TO the
economists. is morally unsound. How
can we expect those who riot In the
easy money" of protective tariffs to
obey the moral law?
Some day the American people will
make no distinction between conspira.
tors who steal millions from the gov.
eminent and the ordinary porch climb.
er or pickpocket.
And to lessen the crop of trust
criminals the people will wipe out the
protection" farce and adjust the
tarin to the country's real needs.
Punish the sugar Thieves.
Criminal conspiracy of the sugar
trust, Republican politicians and Re.
publican government officials to de.
fraud the customs department is adj
n..seu SPEEDY punishment Of the
rus. ana every individual implicated
~ us slealings ls imperative,
Fine words butter no parsnips. Ar
.e sa prosecutions ana convictions are
wnats sne people demand. They are
~. content win washington dis
palcnes ~ wnicn administration or:
sans relaIe me eagerness Of the Taft
CABINET 70 PUNISH the sugar thieves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
That Real E.tate Axeat

House-hunter Seems to me this
house isn't very twell built. The floor
shakes when we walk.
Agent Um-y-e-s; that's the new
kind of spring floor for dancing, you
know.
Householder And these stairs
creak terribly. e
s Agent-Y-e-s; we furnish this new
paent burglar alarm staircase with.
out extra charge; Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

The Ideal Husband What is he7
The man who helps as well as pro-
vides! In the opinion Of the Denver
News it's not enough for Mr.. Husband
to dig out living at his office all day
long and then come home cheerful and
smiling. 1t is also up to him 70 come
homo and lie glad to go into the lsitch-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
A Double HOLD,

Miss Moonllte-Er-let me hold the
reins, please.
Mr.. Bashphul-What will do, then?
Miss Moonlite-You might hold the
holder of the reins.- Boston Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
Birl. s. Pe.t De.troycrs.

80 ss'' 800 2 AS~-ssskU SsEas
+ Pigeon grass. which is extremely
common and mischievous in truck
land, Is favorite food for the bob
white. No less than FIVE thousand
seeds of this troublesome plant were
found in the stomach of one OF this
species Of bird found in New Jersey.
and one killed on Christmas day I'M
Virginia was discovered to have eaten
ten thousand seeds of the abundant
and noxious pest of the garden, the
pig weed. 1t has been estimated that
the total consumption Of weed seed
by the bobwhites. in Virginia from
September 1 to April 80, amounts to
s61S tons. VIII the farmer, with these
figures confronting him, say that the
protection of his quail is a matter OF
small Importance?
With the forests and wild vegetation
gone and our fields kept clean Of
weeds. there is little left for the de-;
structive pests to live on, except those
things which have been and are being
planted for our own use, such as our
orchards and farm and garden crops.
The balance of nature has been dis
turbed and we find ourselves unable
successfully to contend with these In
sect pests. 1t is Just here that our
insectivorous birds come to our rescue,
and help to save the day. For In
stance. house wren. one Of our small.
est of birds, in feeding her nestlings.
will destroy one thousand Of these
insects in single. day; and, by the
examination of a yellow billed cuckoo's
stomach it was found to contain 2f7
fall webworms and another had eaten
$50 caterpillars. Two fiickers were
each found to have eaten three thou.
sand ants. s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

English M. Pts. .s
Each of England's members OF Par.
lament represents on an average
some ss,s75 persons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

ment. for If man truly loves a won.
an weight In his digestive apparatus
will not affect the lightness orTfis car.
diacal region, according to the word of
masculine troubling over the Ideal
Wife Husband controversy. One lady
advertises most frankly for a gentle,
man who looks like sport" which
would seem to be doing away with the
domestic idea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
q "a Tr,-TTT-T IA
Canada Thistles.

The experiment stations OF this
country have undertaken to show the
farmers how to exterminate the Cana,
dian thtstles and do 1t scientifically.
It Is the most dreaded OF all weeds.
because its seeds are SO easily distri.
buted. and it grows by, underground
stems.
The life of the plant depends upon
the green leaves above ground. Cut.
ting these leayes.and the stems twice
does not seem to affect the roots.
which have reserve material to draw
upon. but by continued cuttings this
reserve will be exhausted and the
plant will die.
The most successful ofsthe State ex-
periments was in Illinois. The thistles
used in the test covered two and one.
half acres very thickly Of rich, black
prairie soil. The thistles were cut
July II, when in full bloom. very
close to the ground. The ground was
plowed three inches deep and har.
rowed. Hungarian millet was sown
at the rate of one bushel per acre. On
September 10 the millet was one foot
high and the thistles four or Ave
inches high. 1t was turned under and
narrowed. October 8 the ground was
plowed. again narrowed and seeded to
winter rye at the rate Of one and
one,half. bushels per acre.
The middle of the following April
the rye was turned under and the
ground thoroughly narrowed. The
ground was plowed May 80 and June
rs. On May Is very few thistles could
be found. July IA the ground was
seeded to rnillet. which was cut for
hay September 49, Less than So
thistles were found on the two and
one-half acres during the latter half
OF the season. The net total cost of
this victory was $1,000 per acre.
Ihistles should not only he cut but
burned. No trace of them should be
LETT as the seeds are easily distributed
and will thrive under the most ad-
verse conditions
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
Nauxht but Abu.e

'sFhey all said would make splen.
did candidate"
:. ..,s-.Weli!.
assso.I !, ,1acame a candidate"
- Again weil2,
= .'Ath-now luok what they say about
metz oaisyille -Courier-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
z|I!|Ig!|fE|I|!a rs

paper A permanent protection may:
he made by using small meshed pouis
try netting. Where the tree is wrapped
with paper or similar material, the
strings or wires holding the wrapping
should be removed at the beginning
of the following growing season to;
prevent glrdllng of the tree.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
TOO aInny Ta.-Eater..


During the, term of Theodore Roose-
welt as President 99.319 names were
added to the pay roll of the national
civil service, increasing the salary list
500, 54S, 506.42 per annum.
During the six years Immediately
preceding his Inauguration the total
increase of civil service employees num-
bered 1929, at an annual cost OF
$6,018,417.39.
The Roosevelt extravaganza which
left the White House mortgaged by a
deficit of many millions has not abat-
ed. In 1907 the civil list totaled $685.
141. In 1908 1t reached 327,912. To-
day 1t has grown to 37O,065.
The increase of $4,000 in two years
is at the rate Of almost 20 per cent.
If this continues for ten years, the
people of the United States will sup.
port more than 100000 civil servants.
The average annual pay of each civil
service employe to-day is $1,000. II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

..Yep."
why. when / left here she was lit
orally throwing herself at the head Of
Jack"
Well, you know what poor aim a
woman has. Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22

when a woman goes SO far as to
tell You She has a secret, 1t is a sign
she wants to tell 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
What the People Demand.

What the People Demand.
The question which this Congress
must answer is whether there shall
be progress in conservation or broader
license given to exploitation. For the
purpose Of the followers Of Aldrich
and Cannon is plain, even while they
tickle the ear of the President with
promises of loyalty to his pure and
philosophical desires.
They will give lip service Ito his
best recommendations Some they
will delude him into postponing. Some
they will ignore. And some they will
distort into legislation that win de.
feat the purposes they profess willing
ness to promote.
The revelations of sugar trust In
iquity and the Standard OIL decision
of the Federal Court may cause the
leaders of reaction to do little more
than permit the passage of the appro-
priations bills during this season
foo!ing the people meanwhile with
some of the invariably futile Congress.
sional Investigations and postponing
all else until after next falls cleo
lions.
But, however long deferred, the pur-
pose Of the forces of reaction and ex-
ploitation will remain unaltered to
proceed with schemes of legislation. to
increase the power of the great finan-
cial and industrial organizations and
render them immune from interior
ence ySlthe general government, the
browning feature OF. the great reac-
tionary program to be the Aldrich cur
rency and banking scheme.
Against these forces the country
looks to the President for leadership.
And by that leadership the country
will judge Taft and the Republican
party. 1t will not avail him to sub
nit good recommendations to Con-
gress run by Aldrich and Cannon and
then stand aloof. The American peo-
pie demand government, and not es-
says on government. from the occu-
pant Of the white house. Philadelphia
North American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
jacks Escape.

so she married Jim. chr