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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Ito be continued.)'


There is one point in which we
must agree with the people who OPP
pose old age pensions for America,
says Walter Weyl in Success Maya
zine. Pensions, they say, are merely
palliative. What the aging man
needs is not SO much pension as a
chance to work, and above all the
strength, the health and the intelli-
gence to enable him to work. 1t is
very true. Let us put our minds and
our purses to the task of preventing
child labor, excessive toll, unhygienic
houses and factories and other things
which cripple men in middle and old
age. Let us give industrial and tech.
meal education, SO that man may be
permanently equipped for earning his
living. Let US raise the wsola stand
ard of the working and earning popu-
iation of the country so that each man
may be able to provide for his old age,
or at least that all by joint action may
insure all. But in the meanwhile let
us accord a decent life to worthy men
and women who have not had the adj
yantages which future generations
will enjoy. Let us. as far as we can,
provide for present needs. since the
bread of tomorrow will not still the
hunger of to-day. Let us above all do
the work Immediately at hand-grant
pensions to our Federal and State
employees. study the entire problem,
and whatever our eventual policy, de-
sist at least from our present undigni-
fled attitude of burying our heads in
the sand and denying that a problem
exists to be solved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
weed. Sold a. Alfa1f..

Alfalfa seed is adulterated with tire.
foil essentially the same as in the case
of red clover seed. The presence of
the trefoil seed is even more obscured
by the color of the alfalfa than by the
color of red clover seed, and its de-
lection is correspondingly less prob
able. Tests OF alfalfa seed made at
the United States seed laboratory show
that excessive quantities of trefoil,
mostly over 35 per cent and some
times over SO per cent, are employed
in adulterated lots. A decline in the
quantity of alfalfa seed now adulter.
ated with trefoil is observable, as in
the case of red clover seed.
The seed of two kinds of bur clover
has been employed to some extent in
adulterating alfalfa seed. The mix
ing appears to have been done in Eu.
rope, where the bur clover seed is a
by-product of carding machines oper.
ating on Chilean wool. Alfalfa seed
thus adulterated has been imported
and widely distributed among retail
dealers in this country. The quantity
of bur clover seed employed is usually
less than that used in the case of
trefoil. In most instances observed it
has been less than 6 per cent. but in
some it has been over 10 per cent,
reaching nearly II per cent in one in
stance, and nearly p per cent in an
other. 1t is noticeable that alfalfa
seed adulterated with bur clover is
usually adulterated also with trefoil.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
HANGS SELF IN BARN.

John Vernon, Well-INnown Farmer.
Dies with Rope Around Neck.
John Vernon a prosperous and we'll
to do farmer residing three miles south
Of Pleasantville, was found hanging
by the neck to rope in the driveway
of his corn crib. When the discovery
was made by member of the family.
the man was quite dead and the re-
mains cold. He had probably been
dead more than an hour. Mr.. Vernon
was So years Of age and leaves wild
owl and several children. He suffered
an injury to the spine in runaway
accident five years ago and it is sur
missed that the brain had finally be-
come involved in the spinal comalicas
tions. Investigation at the scene
proved that the man tied a long rope
to the rafters of the crib driveway,
then stood or sat upon some cross
pieces. tied the rope around his neck
and jumped off. The fall was about
fifteen feet and his neck was com
pletely fractured as we'll as dislo-
Gated
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Iowa News
DAT GROWING CONTEST.
County superintendent Jo.cph of
n.,..,o IN. 90 uny.. a., ronta.t i

County superintendent Joscph of
Delaware Has 80 Boys In Contest.
County Superintendent Joseph of
Manchester has sent out to eighty
lads, each one-half bushel of choice
Swedish Selected White and Black
Oats, which is known to make enor-
NOUS yields with but the ordinary
methods of cultivation, and with sci
entiffc treatment to go beyond all ex-
pectations. A report is to be made
once a month to Mr.. Joseph of the pro-
gress made by each entry, and suit
able prize will be awarded at the end
of the contest for the greatest yield
from the one-half bushel, which is
supposed to be planted on plot Of
one-eighth acre. In his instructions
to the lads of the county who have en-
tered the contest, Mr. Joseph advises
them to plant their oats in the same
field with their fathers crop, in order
that comparison may be made at
any time of the progress and probable
outcome of the fancy oats seed, which
has been imported from Canadian seed
growers for the purpose of the local
contest. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
1ENox FARMER GOES INSANE.
Runs Amuck and shoots One Mem
Other Lives Endangered. 5s

Runs Amuck and shoots One Man
Other Lives Endangered.
Harry Schultz, young farmer
about 25 years of age, residing in
Lenox Township in Iowa County. be-
came violently insane the other morn
ing and after chasing his mother and
brother from the house procured re-
volver and left the premises. Arriv-
ing at the home of August Schloeman,
he found him doing chores in the barn
and shot him three times. one bullet
entering the shoulder. another passed
through his foot and third entered
the body directly over the heart.
Sheriff Owen of Marengo was wired
for and arriving at the home of the
insane man. he represented that he
was circulating paper for the Re
publican nomination for sheriff and
asked Schultz If he would sign 1t.
Schultz, who is quite politician, was
ready to sign the paper and while in
the act he was overpowered by the
sheriff, and the revolver and razor
which he had in his possession were
taken away from him. He was taken
to Marengo and was adjudged insane
by the commissioners of insanity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

Aoz1-ihe Indians maSsacred 34S OF tho
Virginia colonists.
1888 The First Baptist Church was
formed in Providence. r. /.
16S4-The Assembly of Pennsylvania
imposed the first excise.
1691-Col Henry Stoughter published
his commission from the Duke Of
York, appointing him Governor Of
the Province of New York.
17s47-First party of Salzburgers reach
ed Savannah, Ca. and met with q
cordial reception.
1744-Louis XIV. of France declared
war against England.
1755-Pennsylvania Assembly met in
special session to arrange >for cut
ting a road to Philadelphia for the
use of Braddock's army.
17S5-The British Stamp Act became
& law.
1776- Georgia's one delegate to the
Continental Congress elected.
INSTRUMENTATION of Boston by the
British.
1777-col. John Bayard elected speak
,er of the Maryland Assembly.
177s-Gen. Benedict Arnold resigned
his commission in the American
army.
1871 British repulsed THE Americans
at battle of Guilford, N. c.
1900 British ship Queen Charlotte de-
stroyed by an explosion Off Leg
horn.
1so2-west Point Military Academy
established.
1876 Napoleon Joined by all the army
after his return from Elba.
1926 asturing of cows on Boston
Common forbidden.
1833-United States pension office es-
tablished.
1886 Constitution of the Texas repub-
lie adopted.
1855 Sir Francis Bond Head resigned
Office as lieutenant governor OF
upper Canada.
1s55-First public schools in Illinois
established. 80
1856-Railway train from Toronto to
Hamilton plunged through draw
bridge in Desjardins canal, and
seventy lives lost.
1862 Gladstone presided at the pres
sentation in London of $4,000
testimonial to Charles Kean, the
celebrated actor.
1863 Confederates under Clark cap
tured Mount Sterling, Ky.
1S75-Goy. Tilden of New York sent q
message to the Legislature declar-s
ing the State canals to be misman-S
aged and the funds looted by con-
tractors.
1871 George W.. McCrary of Iowa be-
came Secretary of War.
1882 Samuel Blatchford of New York
appointed an associate justice Of
the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
1888 Menelik IL, Emperor Of Abyssin-
Ia, assembled the throne.
1892 The STANDARD OH trust dissolved
by consent of the stockholders.
1884 provincial plebiscite in Nova
Scotia showed an overwhelming
sentiment in favor of prohibition.
1S97-Fleets of the allied powers be-
gan the blockade of Crete. y
189S-Dominion House of Commons
passed the Yukon Railway bill, for
the construction of a railway to,
the Klondike.
1899-Queen Regent of Spain signed a
treaty of peace with the United
States.
1900 Canadian troops arrived at Cape
Town to engage in war with the
Beers.
1905 Hon. S.. N. Parent, premier OF
| Quebec, resigned.
1908 Congress of the United States
convened in special session. !. j.
General strike of telegraph. tele-
phone and postal employees in
Paris.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
How to SEND Err. to Mnrke,,

How to Send Eggs to Market.
Provide clean, dry hay or straw or a
suitable material for the nests, renew
the material frequently, and always
when it becomes wet and soiled.
Collect eggs every day shortly before
noon, or preferably twice daily, at
noon and at dusk. 1t is especially ad-
visable, when hens are broody, to col
lect twice daily.
On no account should eggs which
have been found by chance in nests in
the open during harvest time or at any
other time be mixed with those in
tended for market Any such eggs
which. are fit for consumption should
be used at home.
Any dirt on the egg when it is col
lected should be at once removed by
means of dry cloth. or, if that meth
cd fails, slightly dampened but not
wet cloth may be used Do not wash
hen eggs or put them in water, nor
use any chemical to remove the dirt.
Keep the eggs in cool, dry place,
free from Objectionable odors, and re-
serve the small ones for home and
market the best and largest. Put
clean, dry hay in the basket or box
used for packing those for market.
Eggs should always be kept dry.
Contact with wet material or exposure
to moisture causes them to go bad very
quickly; therefore eggs when taken to
market should be protected from the
wet by suitable coverings
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

ana spiritual degradation to which the
other"-he knew to what she alluded
as she paused "were nothing, if 1
should come to you with my whole
heart and soul given to the man." she
threw her hand out in great sweep
ing gesture, "yonder out at sea-"
But he doesn't love you
20 yes, he does. Not as would be
loved, admit. not as, please God, 1
shall be loved by him. He doesn't
know; he doesn't understand. Wis
dom will come to him and he will
come back"
ut might be So" said the man. 81
came back. But he believes you
dead"
And didn't you when you searched
for me during those three years."
& No. answered Langford, 81 had a
confident hope that somewhere you
were alive"
"And will he not have that hope,
too?"
Il cannot believe it.
There was a long, frightful pause.
The woman sighed deeply.
ut may be as you say. It may be
that we are separated forever. 1t may
be that shall never look upon him
again. nor he upon me, but that makes
no difference. do not love you. /
cannot love you. II he is dead, shall
love his memory until meet him, If
so be may be found worthy Of that,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

A manufacturing concern gives a
good wayito treat farm shoes in order
to get the most and best service out
of them Oil is the natural food of
good leather. Any kind of leather
that is worn around manure, in mud,
in water or dew. will soon get hard
and crack, unless it is kept well oiled.
Oil the shoes often and they will last
twice as long. Any kind of animal
oil or grease, free from salt, is good.
Neatsfoot oil, beef or mutton tallow,
or common cooking lard. is good. If
shoes are put near the fire or a hot
stove when they arr wet or damp they
will burn almost instantly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

The lady from Boston looked bored
The hostess noticed the fact with some
anxiety.
My dear Mrs. Fannel," she said
Il want the Honorable Mr. Bobstay
to meet you. He's such gifted con
yersationalist."
The lady from Boston failed to look
interested.
II have met seven gifted converse
tionalists this evening" she said, "and
their only topic was the financial alti
tude of the edible animal tissues
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

If the land is to be plowed twice be-
fore planting in order to make it thor
oughly fine. it will be well to roa it
before the second blowing in order to
pack the surface somewhat and make
the earth turn better without clogging
the moldboard. The roller is also USE
full in breaking clods and in packing
the surface to prevent excessive eyap.
oration In dry weather.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Reward of Industry

( A story Is told of two New England
ooys who started farming twenty years
ago in the same neighborhood They
were schoolmates. Jim had $4,000
from an uncle to start with. John had
nothing, so he worked out to get
money to buy stock and implements.
To-day Jim has nothing and John has
Jim's $4,000, or the farm and i'm
provements that represent it. Money
Is damage to young man unless
he knows what to do with it.-Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Fnttening DucIss.

There is no need of the "cramming
system being used in fattening ducks
Place your feed before them and they
will cram themselves. They are great
feeders, and this has led to the gen.
.eral verdict, they eat their heads off. ,
With good range and their proper
feed. they will not cost any more to
keep than SO many chickens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

q . f
yonder. can have you bound hand
and foot and take you aboard Of her
Twill say that you are mad, that / am
taking you back to the United States
to your friends. You must come back
with me. can't let you o.'' Al
Valentine" said the woman, quiet.
~, II you do not instantly. release
me, Will kill you wheresyou stand.
You don't realize how strong am.
See!
With q quick, sudden movement she
caught his arms with her free hands
and literally tore them apart. To her
1.-THE and vigorous body she added
spirit and determination which made
her indeed more than match for the
slender, somewhat broken man before
her.
you see," she cried. She stood be.
tween him and the doorway, one hand
outstretched, the fingers open. II
could kill you before you left this
cave. You told me that you had sent
your men back to the ship and that
you were alone upon the island, and I
could hide where hid before and
they would find your dead body here
upon the sands. That would be ALL"
kill me if you wish" said the man
recklessly. Il don't care. Perhaps
that would be the better way"
NO." said the woman. II respect
you too much for that"
Respect ms?"
Yes. You have shown me what
you are by what you have done, all
but this mad action OF moment
since, and l can understand that, my
friend, for too love, and it seems to
me that / would brook anything, ev-
erything, for one moment like that
you fam would have enjoyed. But we
are not children, neither are we saw
ages to act like beasts of prey. for
give you, l trust you" She came
close to him and laid her hand upon
his arm. Il respect you, admire
you!"
Everything" said the man. but
love me-"
Everything but that" assented the
woman quietly.
Il shan't offend again." returned
the man. Neither by force nor per.
suasion can effect anything. Kate"
he said after another pause, come
back to the United States or to some
civilized land. The world is before
you. will land you where you please
and give you or lend you money
enough to enable you to get where you
like. You shall be on the yacht to me
as my sister,"
1t can't be" said the woman. "Don't
you see that can accept no fayors
from you?"
But no one need ever know; will
discharge the crew of the yacht in
some South American port. They
will scatter"
God would know and / would
know and when / see him again. 1
would have to tell him. 1t would make
1t harder for me. And don't want
to go back. will wait here for him"
Kate" said the man impulsiyely.
IT was ungenerous of me not to have
told you before. They took him away
from the islands senseless, raving with
brain fever. He collapsed stricken as
II dead on the sand by that little heap
Of clothes and the Bible which bore
your message. He thought you dead.
He left the ship in the early morning
to seek you. The shock was too much
for him."
He loved me. then" said the
woman.
Yes" said Langford, wringing the
admission from his lips. he loved
you enough almost to die for you"
But he is not dead. He was not
when you left the cruiser?"
mo, they signaled me at noontime
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

The dairyman has something to sell
for cash every day in the year. His
daily cash receipts may not seem very
large to men who have been used to
grain farming or stock farming, but at
the end of the year his bank account
will make a very good showing along
with that of his neighbor who farms
on a broader scale. Ready money is
greatly to be desired at all times and
the dairyman is more fortunate in
that respect than any other farmer.
Another thing in his favor is that he
Is not subject to the market fluctua-
tions. The market for his product
can be fixed by himself il he produces
the right kind of milk and butter.
They are not affected by panics in the
wheat market or gluts in the livestock
market. He is always able to tell al
most to the dollar what his income
will be and is thus enabled to lay his
plans and govern his expenses accord.
ingly. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

II A committee of the Democratic
State central committee in session in
Des Moines selected July 81 as the
date for the Democratic State, conven-
ton, which will be held at Ottumwa
Jerry B. Sullivan Of Des Moines will
be temporary chairman ie
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
MANY ILLEGALLY MARRIED.
Court Decision Affects New Workers.
Who Wed Under 10.

Who Wed Under 10.
More than 5000 couples in New
York believe themselves to be mar
RED. but they are living as husbands
and wives without the legal right to
do so. This condition was brought to
light By decision In the Appellate
division of the Supreme Court by Jus.
tice Nathan Miller.
The ruling held that even the writ
ten consent of the parents authorizing
boy and girl under the legal mar
riageable age to wed does not make
the wedding legal.
About 10000 marriage licenses are
issued each year at the city hall, and
of this number nearly 2 per cent are
obtained by PERSONS under the legal
age on the written consent of their
parents or guardians. or an average Of
$1,400 each year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Iowa Girl wins Essay Prize.

The National Municipal League has
awarded the first prize for the essay
by high school students on THE MunH
cipal Problem in America" to Lois
Cleveland Gould of the senior class of
the Sioux City high school.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
street railway for Iowa city.

Iowa City is practically assured of
an electric railway. The Rundell
Land and Improvement Company
promised the city line in case eign-
teen lots were sold for $4,000 in the
Rundell addition. All but eight lots
are now gone
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Conductors Get More.

A committee of the conductors em-
ployed by the Louisville and Nashville
has received from the management an
agreement to pay from s to IA cent
more wages during the next two years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
New Auto Speed Record.

Barney oldfield. in 200 horse pow
er Benz car. raced over straight mile
on the beach at Daytona, Fla, in 27.33
seconds, new worlds record. The
speed was over 131 miles an hour. In
1906 Marriott on the same course drove
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

Christian Horst. aged 90, Daven-
port farm hand, drank a bottle full Of
strychnine while at work in the field,
and died few minutes afterwa:d
There IS no known cause III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

Twenty-six minutes was cut from
the record. time for the westward At.
lantic liner voyage when the Cunarder
Mauretania reached New York from
Daunt's Rock in 4 days. Is hours and
.26 minutes over the long course.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

Irene, the 6-year-old daughter of
w. H. Blagg, is dead in Corydon. Her
dress caught on fire from a burning
tree by the roadside. s'Neighbors tried
to save her. but she died few hours
later.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Exten.iyc Lnpd HoIder Dies.

Paul Herman, one of the most ex-
tensive land owners of Iowa County
and also one of Its most public spirit
ed citizens, dropped dead at his home
at Koszta. He was about 70 years of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
steel Trust Prosperity

That times are coed for the men who
own and direct the steel industry of
the country is shown by the report Of
the United States Steel Corporation
for 1909, issued on Thursday. The
gross earnings were s646.SS2,251, as
compared with s4S2,307,s40 the pre-
vious year. The surplus above divi-
dends is s151.0OO,0Oo.. Nearly all of the
$4,000 shares of preferred stock, offered
to employees last December has been
subscribed by 17.444 employees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

An anonymous gift of s35O.O0o for
the erection of a building for graduate
and research work in the department
of philosophy has been announced by
the trustees of Columbia University,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

Sings Rival In Quarrel Over Widow.
Weed Albertson was shot and killed
in Ottumwa by Bruce Grimsley, with
whom he had quarrelled over a widow
Of whom both were enamored. Albert
son had the better of Grimsley in o
fist fight, but Grimsley returned with
a revolver. shot Albertson and then
escaped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Postpone Coal Rate Hearing.

Owing to the pending negotiations
between the railroad companies and
the Iowa commercial dealers, the coal
rate hearing before the railroad com
mission was postponed for two weeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

) TencheFH ChOtse ChhfteF Umcers.
The newly organized conference of
the State teachers of psychology elect
ed charter officers as follows, Presl-
dent, c. E. Seeshore, University of
Iowa; secretary-Treasurer, Florence
Richard. Drake University; ]. D..
Sloop, Grinnell College. was elected rs
q member of the executive committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Proat in sheen.

Sheep not only pay their own way,
but make up for losses caused by
scrub COWS and other derelicts on the
farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
Height Of sIilk Flow.

A COW does not come to her high.
est and best flow of milk until about
the fourth week after freshening. Dur.
ing these first weeks Of lactation she
should not be given all she will eat
and part of the feed should be of a
laxative nature. She may be placed
on full feed at the end of the fourth
week, when the flow will be at its
best. The COW with her first calf may
not come to her fullest and best flow
OF milk until the fifth or sixth week,
owing to the fact that bringing forth
young for the first time is a more Sc
we're physical strain than later in life,
hence longer time for recovery from
the weakness caused by CESSATION will
be required. For this reason, the
young cow coming fresh should be
fed more carefully than older cows at
the same period.