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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
1Ienhou.e nnd Wood.bed.

One man who keeps small flock OF
chickens has unique arrangement in
the form of combination poultry.
house and woodshed The building is
something like 20 feet long by about
so feet wide. 1t is made of dressed
pine boards on foundation of na,ur-
al stone laid in cement. In one end
is room for wood and kindling, and
in the other end place for the chick.
ems. A loose board partition sonar
ates the two rooms, with small omen.
ing In the wall near the bottom large
enough for the chickens to go from
one room to the other. This opening
is fitted with a small sliding door to
be closed at night in the wood room.
Such a combination house as this
for a small flock of chickens and for
keeping fire wood and kindling dry
and in the shelter is a good building
to be located comparatively near the
dwelling. The extra space in the
wood room with the loose partition af-
fords plenty of air for the fowls with
out having the doors and windows
open on cold nights. Nest boxes are
in both the poultry room and the
wood room. During the day the hens
can find exercise in the wood room,
and the high nest boxes are conven-
lent both for the hens and the poultry.
man. The wood room serves both as
a place for storing food and as a
scratching shed for the poultry, and
with little care in piling the wool.
the hens will not soil it, and they will
derive much benefit in scratching in
the chips and sawdust.
When the incubating season opens
and the laying hens can be out most
of the time the nests in the wood
room are used for setting hens, with
all openings closed to exclude laying
stock and other intruders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

The dominion of man over the beasts
of the field does not yet include the
rodents. says McClure's Magazine.
Aurochs, cave-bear and mammoth we
put down with stone-headed arrows.
We have wiped out the buffalo; the
lion and the elephant will soon be
gone. But still the rabbits of Aus
Htralia cost the colonies millions a
year; traps, ferrets and poison still
fail to make head against the rats,
mice and gophers of the United States.
While our animal enemies have be-
come smaller in size, they have grown
more numerous. 1t is as If nature,
after trying vainly to chastise her in
surgent son with a catapult, had gone
after him with shotgun.
The fact is that, of all warm-blood-
ed creatures, there are Just two that
are really dominant, successful, in
creasing in numbers and range, and
able to maintain themselves anywhere
in the world against all rivals. These
two are man and the rats. The genus
homo and the genus mus go every
where and eat everything. They are
the two creatures that dwell in houses
and travel in ships. Each drives its
other rivals to the wall; but neither.
except locally and for brief periods,
has ever come near to exterminating
the other. Civilized man has fought
the common rat for 200 years. and the
battle is still drawn,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Fort Dodge Pioneer Dies.

Jos. Phinney. aged "a, a wealthy pio-
neer settler died at his suburban home
just west of Ft. Dodge. He owned
42O-acre park recently beautihed by
landscape gardener on the edge of the
city and 1t was his announced inten-
ton of leaving the park and home to
the city for an old peoples home. Mr..
Phinney played prominent part dur
Ing the river land troubles in that sec
tion in pioneer days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
W0NNNS [HllGIH1 Eb]RA IHDROll[E,

A woman is fighting single-handed
for the right to share one of the proud
est thrones in Europe.
Her motive is mother love. Her
weapons are tact, beauty, personal
charm. She is ambitious not for her.
self, but for her little son.
The thrilling, silent battle being
waged by Princess Sophie of Hohen-
berg, morganitic wife of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, heir-apparent to the
Austrian succession, is holding the at
tention of all the world. Arrayed
against her and entrenched in aristo.
cratic tradition is all the arrogance of
the Princes and Princesses Of the i'm
perial house of Hapsburg.
Hungary already has come out as
her champion. The Hungarian Parlia-
ment recently pronounced her claims
to the Hungarian throne valid and de-
clared that when Ferdinand became
King of Hungary she should reign as
his Queen. This question of deep 20.
litical importsis perturbing the states
men of Austria and of Europe. If
Austria refuses the throne to the wom-
an Hungary is ready to crown, Hun
gary may revolt. What the possible
withdrawal of Hungary from Its union
with Austria would mean is difficult to
prophesy. Some of the contingencies
are a disastrous war, battles, sieges,
death for hundreds of thousands, the
crumbling forever of the ancient en-
pire that traces its history to the Gaze
sars, and REIMBURSEMENT of the map of
Europe.
The Princess Sophie has been gain
ing ground. Kaiser William openly
has espoused her cause On his recent
visit to Vienna his manner toward her
was particularly cordial and he would
not allow her to be excluded from the
dinners given in his honor. He made
1t clear that when she visited Berlin
she would be received as the future
Austrian Empress. When Archduke
Ferdinand and his wife soon afterward
returned the Kaiser's visit, the Ger
man ruler attempted to carry out his
program. In way he was successful,
but his program of cordially and en-
enlargement was marred slightly by
the Empress, who preserved coldly
aloof attitude toward the aspiring Aus
TRAN Princess
The attitude of the German Empress
reflects that Of the naughty royal wom-
en- Of the Austrian court A powerful
cabal against Princess Sophie at Wen
ma is headed by Archduchess Isabella
and the lArchduchess Grizella, eldest
daughter Of the present Emperor and
wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
These Princesses and their feminine
allies are moving heaven and earth to
prevent Princess Sophie from estab-
fishing her right to the crown. If they
could have their way they would block
Prince Ferdinand's path to the throne
and crown his nephew, young Karl
Frank, son OF Archduke Otto, In his
stead.
It was while lady-in-waiting in the
train of the Archduchess Isabella that
Sophie's love affair with the Archduke
Ferdinand began and in the inception
Of toe romance is to be found the orr
gin Of the bitter feud the ,Archduchess
has waged against the younger woman.
Isabella planned that one of her daugh-
tiers should become the bride of Fer
-@fre -. s.aIs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
ResembIances.

"That firtatious woman wears mag
nificent jewelry.'
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; "she
acts like the queen of hearts and looks
like the ten spot Of diamonds. Wash
ington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Effect of Soy Bean. on Butter.


At the Massachusetts, Experiment
Station they have carried out num-
Der of tests in feeding soy beans to
dairy cows. They found that: Soy
bean meal did not modify the chemical
character of the butter fat, neither did
it have any effect upon the separation
of the fat from the milk serum, the
time of ripening the cream, nor the
thoroughness of the churning. Expert
butter scorers could not detect any
particular flavor in the butter as a
result of feeding the meal. The meal
impaired noticeable softness to the
body of the butter, but not sufficiently
SO as to injure its commercial value,
except during the warm months. TIL
softness of the body of the butter was
probably due to the oil contained in
the soy bean meal and not to the bean
protein
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
The Value Of the Separator.

The value of the cream separator is
based on the amount it saves out of
the loss of the ceram that is common
under the old or primitive methods
Usually there is loss of from 25 to
GO per cent Of the ceram. The cream
separator saves this loss, and, COM
putting that under the average price of
butter fat the cream separator will
save the farmer $40 or more a COW
per year, so we see that If the farmer
millls FIVE or six cows he saves enough.
in one year to buy a cream separator
above the old methods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Ono kiiled m Wreclr.

The Rock Island meat train went
into the ditch near Clarksville, piling
sixteen cars in the space of three car
,lengths. Engineer Mccormick was
buried under the wreckage and died
of his injuries three hours later. The
section men had removed two rails
for repairs, but claim the train was
properly signaled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
puk which is understood BY all natives

puk which is understood by all natives
engaged in trade throughout Asia and
northern and central Africa. By means
of 1t they are enabled to conduct their
commercial transactions even though
one of the parties may mail from the
north of China, the other from the
southernmost part of Arabia, and the
third from the mysterious city of Jer.
boub. which is the stronghold of the
grand master of the great Moslem Or
der Of the Senoussi, in the hinterland
of Tripoli. some hundreds of miles to
the west of the oasis of silva. In some
of those great markets of the Orient
you can see merchants from the two
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Concrete houses and walls reinforced
with bamboo, have been built in
the Chinese city Of Swatow for more
than 300 years, and some Of the oldest
are said to be as substantial today as
when erected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

AS result of severe blow across
the abdomen, John Jiricek, we'll
known Bohemian farmer, living three
miles north of Ferguson, died at his
home, six hours later. Jiricek was
injured while engaged in pulling
stumps in the field. The breaking Of
. chain caused the lever to fly back
suddenly, striking him across the alb
iomen,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Dniry Profits Depend ON Quality.
Profits in dairying do not depend so
much on the number of COWS kept, but
upon the kind. This fact is being
realized more and more as the dairy
industry increases. One way to in
crease the acreage of farm is to in
crease the fertility Of the soil of the
farm. Similarly one way to increase
dairy herd is to increase the cows
producing power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

A patent has been granted Lou
is!nna man on plane in which the
blade is replaced by piece Of sand
paper, which may be adjusted or re-
moved and replaced by fresh piece
bytwo knobs that screw into tile base,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Concrete tanks. lined with plates Of
glass tightly Joined with cement, are
taking the place Of wooden receptacles
in French wine storage houses, as
cheaper, more durable. and more near
ly fireproof.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Home Pasteuri.ution Of M,lk.


Milk is most conveniently pasteur-
lied in the bottles in which it is de-
livered. To do this use small pail
with a perforated false bottom. An
inverted pie tin with few holes
punched in it will answer the purpose.
This will raise the bottles from the
bottom of the pail. thus allowing
free circulation of water and prevent
ing bumping of the bottles. Punch
hole through the cap of one of the bot
ties and insert thermometer. The
ordinary floating type of thermometer
is likely to be inaccurate, so if possible
a good thermometer with the, scale
etched on the glass should be used.
Set the bottles of milk in the pail
and fill the pail with water nearly to
the level of the milk. Put the pail on
the stove or over a gas fame and heat
1t until the Thermometer in the milk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

The Bishop of London presided at
the celebration of the diamond jubilee
of Queens College, London, and men
toned incidentally that on the first,
two days of every week he received
shoals of letters about the use of pray
er. He devoted every Wednesday to
answering them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Narrow Escape Into Auto smash.

Narrow Escape Into Auto Smash.
A touring car owned by Jud Brown,
wealthy farmer of Jordan, turned
turtle on Eastern Star road east Of
Boone, throwing six occupants out.
Brown and fhis sister were pinned be-
meath the car. the father thrown into a
neighboring field. another sister
thrown to one side of the road, two
children landed in safety. Brown was
unconscious for time, but is recov-
ering. His sister was caught under
the machine but is not seriously in
jured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Raising Ducks.

The idea that duck must have a
pond or stream to swim in is all a no.
ton. Many of them are raised with
perfect success. with no more water
than trough feet long, 1 foot wide
and l foot deep. and kept filed with
water from a well or tank. 1t is a
good plan to have an Enclosure to con-
hne them during the laying season
until about o'clock each day In
that way the eggs are where they can
be found and not scattered over the
range.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Quits Pulpit for Newspapers Work.
Rev. VIM. Lovett, a reporter and tel
egraph editor of the Des Moines News
ten years ago. now pastor of the First
Baptist Church at Boise, Idaho, has
resigned from the ministry to go back
to newspaper work as special CORE
spondent at Detroit for the Grand Rap
ids Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
Not a Pedestrian.

docs swifter ever walk the floor
on account of his debts?"
EMO. He rides in an automobile by
means of them"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Gray. or greenish gray. with orange
and blue shades and ever.varying
tints. are the most intellectual, and
are Indicative of the impulsive, i'm
questionable temperament the mix
ture of the sanguine and bilious,
which produces poetical and artistic
natures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Oklahoma has the greatest Indian
population Of any of the States. The
last time they were counted there WERE
1890 of them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Eyes of no particular color (only
some feeble shades of blue or gray,
dull, expressionless. dead looking), be.
long to the Emphatic temperament,
and denote listless, feeble DISPOSE
ton, and cold. selfish nature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
EzI|!|2 S &! ) IS

shows not less than $50 degrees OF
more than 155 degrees F. The bottles
should then be removed from the wa
ter and allowed to stand for twenty
to thirty minutes. The temperature
Will fall slowly, but may be held more
uniformly by covering the bottles with
towel. The punctured cap should be
replaced with a new one or the bottle
should be covered with an inverted
cap. After the milk has been held as
directed it should be cooled, To avoid
danger of breaking the bottle the wa
ter should be warm at first. Replace
the warm water slowly with cold
water. After cooling, milk should in
all cases be held at the lowest avail
able temperature.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

William recently
av his children whose mother Ruth
Reginald
of children said artist
States abhor the idea Of
England"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Most women would order corned
beef and cabbage in restaurant If it
had high-sounding name.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Musk importations in 1908 amounted
to over $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

Hungarian Partridses for Iowa.
The State game warden has con-
tracted for 5000 pairs OF Hungarian
partridges to be Distributed ever the
State.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

London has 1850 post ofice..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05
TAX ON CARS IN FRANCE.
Machine i'm that Country Less Than
Four Months Exempt.

Machine i'm that Country Less Than
Four Months Exempt.
Considerable misapprehension exists in
this country apparently over the new
tax On motor cars in France. The gem
eral impression, it would appear. is that
the new schedule in force in that ideal
touring country affects all tourists, ire
spective Of the length of time spent
there.
Because Of the large number of owners
of its cars who visit Europe every year
the Pieree-Arrow Motor Company, Of
Buffalo, has had number Of calls for
information on the subject From its
Paris branch it has just received a copy
OF a government ruling published in the
Journal Official. This ruling holds that
the tax does not apply in any way to
cars whose consecutive stay in France
is less than four months. The tax. aside
from that feature, is divided into two
parts. For a term of 260 days for a car
of one or two seats the owner must pay
80 francs and for a car of more than two
seats 80 francs. In addition, there is q
horsepower tax, which ranges as fol-
lows for cars OF various powers One to
twelve horsepower. francs per horse
power; 10 to "a. francs per horsepower;
% to GO, francs per horsepower; 81 to 60,
y france per horsepower 81 and over Is
francs per horsepower. When the car is
in France for less than a period of one
year, refund is made in proportion 10
the number of months lacking. But, ac-
cordlng to the Pierce-Arrow information.
all cars staying in France less than four
consecutive months are entirely free from
the workings of the new tax.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05
HISTORIC ROUTE
FOR MUNSEY RUN
Two Weeks TS nring Through Many
States Ends in Washington.

The great Eastern automobile event Of
1910 will be the Munsey Historic Tour.
starting from Philadelphia August Is.
The route will be through the New Eng
land states, New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and Maryland, to Washington.
The approximate distance IS 100 to 100
miles and the duration Of the run two
weeks.
The pathfinders will start June 10 and
map a route through the most historic
section of the United States. Il viii be
their object 10 find roads leading through
towns, cities, and sections 10 which is
attached the most thrilling and romantic
of our country's history.
The tour will be double in character.
While the educational value VIII be great,
the test for automobiles Will be greater.
Two groups will be run
Group one viii consist Of automobiles
entered by manufacturers and agents
under A. A. A.. grade 2, providing strict
penalization. The cars in this group Will
be called upon to endure a test that will
prove their merits In every detail. They
VIII run over roads of every character to
be found in this country.
Group two will be for cars entered and
driven by private owners. and while the
penalizatiOn will be less rigorous, the
test will be strict Rules for grade 4 will
govern this section Of the run.
Approximate trophies viii be awarded
cars in the different classes.
The Munsey management fully expects
the tour to surpass the great reliability
contest OF last year, which was one of
the most successful automobile events
OF 1862.
The route most likely will embrace
these cities: Philadelphia, Princeton. ".
J.; MoTristown, n J.; West Point, n. Y.
Lenox. Mass; New London, Conn; Bos-
ton, Portsmouth. n. H.; Portland, Ne.
through the Green and White mountains
of New Hampshire and Vermont TO
Plattsburg. \. Y; through the Adiron-
dacks TO Saratoga, y. Y; Binghamton. n.
Y: Harrisburg, Pa. Gettysburg, Pa.
Baltimore. Md, 10 washington.
Heavy responsibility rests upon the
management OF the tour for the reason
that no other run of the kind viii be held
in the East this year, the Glidden tour
being Western
The combination Of pTacticsbility with
sentiment appears to have been a happy
thought, since the tour headquarters re-
ports the receipt of many letters from
both manufacturers and private owners
glowing with enthusiasm over the char
acter OF the route.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

". W. Griffith and family have Just
returned from q trip to Atlantic City in
their Washington touring car. The trip
was q very enjoyable one the only trou-
bic incurred being a puncture.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

ton car used as a press car was recently
used as pathfinder in laying out the route
of the contest. The three cars not only
came 10 the finish in perfect condition,
but arrived in this city. and are row IN
use. apparently il better condition than
az the start of the run.
The Washington cars in this contest
were of the 40-horsep0wer type, listed at
81, 80 The Washington cars are con
structed of the best grade material, in
Guiding v0nadium and chrome nickel
steel. in addition TO German ball bearings.
Quality is the first consideration in the
construction Of these ears, and the su-
perb showing made in the recent contest
proves that these cars can easily with
stand any and all road conditions. The
roads through Virginia ware in a fierce
condition. filled with rocks and holes, and
the absence Of bridges made il necessary
10 ford practically all streams. In fact.
any car that made a run Of this length
over these roads is capable of going any
where. \ notable feature in the run,
considering the terrible condition of the
roads. was the freedom from tire troubles
Of the Washington cars. The Carter
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05
FRICTION IN BOYS BRIGADE.
Trouble Caused by Suspension OF
Wesley Chapel Company.

Wesley Chapel Company.
Unless something is done about the
Wesley Chapel Company OF the District
branch Of the National Boys Brigade of
America. which was recently refused the
right to compete in the prize eompeti
tons. there is strong talk Of disbanding
the whole brigade.
The trouble is caused by the lack OF
organization, as at present there is no
division commander in the District. ac-
cordlng TO a statement made by Rev. w.
J.. McKenny, pastor Of Wesley Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church and national
chaplain of the organization.
DR.. McKenny said the failure of the
Wesley Chapel Company to attend the
competitive drill last Monday was due TO
the suspension of the company by Col.
J. H. Butler in charge Of the local CT
vision, for alleged failure TO obey certain
orders.
Some years ago there was a rupture
in the ranks of the Boys Brigade, and
this recent one is not the first, declared
Col Butler. He said the decision of the
judges in awarding the prize TO Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church last Mon
day was unanimous, no ground existing
for a protest of the decision. He said
that the Wesley Chapel Company had
refused 70 bear its share Of the expenses
and was therefore suspended.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

racing. believing that any other form Of
competition VIII result in the decadence
OF automobile contests. II manufacturers
are compelled TO build special racing cars
at a great expense and interference with
t.e regular factory output, the game VIII
be so expensive that contests will be con-
fined to races between a few individual
FIRMS This has been the history of racing
abroad, and If contests between special
ears are permitted to any extent. history
VIII repeat itself in this country. II is a
common expression on the part Of pros
pective buyers when racing is referred TO
that the cars which win races are not the
same cars that are offered for sale to
the public If the public is encouraged in
this belief. the great practical value of
automobile racing is lost
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

Miller Bros. last week sold and de-
livered Model T Ford touring cars 20 the
following. Hon James ID. Richardson,
Cloyd Tavenner, and James 7. Fiery.