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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
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THE person who buys. nickel's
l worth of peanuts to MUNICH at the
ball game, to feed the squirrels in the
park or to gladden. the hearts of chill
dren at home. scarcely realizes that
he has contributed to an industry that
last year formed a million.dollar crop,
and which placed on the market in
various forms. reached the enormous
sum of s36,000.O00. But it is fact,
according to Washington statisticians.
This little seductive nut-a resolu.
ton to "eat just one" is soon forgot.
ten-whose birthplace is America,
was, until comparatively recently, un.
appreciated either as to the money
in them" or as really nutritious
product. Today the peanut plays an
important part in pleasure, from the
swell dinner party to the ever-present
democracy of the circus. ball game or
picnic. After all, what is a ball game,
picnic or circus without the peanut
accompaniment?
BY far the largest part of the crop
is consumed from the peanut stand,
the little whistle sign of the rooster
being the signal for the average
youngster to suggest to dad or ma
that some of them would be very &C.
ceptable, and the paternal or mater
nal parents willingness-nine times
out of ten-to invest. Yet there are
millions of bushels that go to the
fattening Of hogs throughout the
south, the feeding Of poultry, while
the vines, often cured as hay, feed
thousands of head of cattle. and even
| old Mother Earth ia nourished nv the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
NEGOTIABLE DAlRYING
By HUGH G. VAN PELT
Feeding the Cow When Fresh

milk production is that during the
first 30 days. If fed properly. they in
crease gradually in their How of milk,
and after that time they begin to grad
ually decline until at the end of a
certain period they are again dry. In
this particular, dairy COWS differ
greatly from common or dual purpose
cows. The dairy COW has been bred
for the purpose of milking persistently
as well as largely throushou, the year.
The common COW or the dual purpose
COW has not been bred or raised par
ticu!arly with this point 10 view, and
as consequence she dries up very
readily, oftentimes at the end of six
or eight months. The COW which is
profitable is the COW which milks
throughout the entire year. and the
most profitable methods OF caring for
and feeding the dairy COW are those
methods which induce her to milk
largely over this long period of time
First 80 Days an Index.
Now. it is plain to be seen by any
reader that IL during the FIRST thirty
days the COW is stimulated In her mill
production in gradual manner and ii
such a way tina, the climax OF her pro
duction when reached Is iarg,
amount. 1t will take her longer to de
cline In her milk flow TO the periot
when she Is dry than though her mill
flow is stimulated to The degree which
induces her to give only small
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

w ASHINGTON.-Added to his al.
w ready manifold duties, James
Wilson, the secretary of agriculture.
is now made by congress the chief bug
inspector of the United States. It
came about with the passage of a
law Identical with the pure food and
drug act. but covering all insecticides
and fungicides. The enforcement of
the law. as in the pure food law, is
vested in a commission consisting of
the secretary of the treasury, the Sec
rotary of commerce and labor and the
secretary of agriculture. But the two
cabinet officers first named are sort of
commissioners emeritus. The real
work comes down to the secretary Of
agriculture.
The bug commission has appointed
the legal officers of the three depart.
ments. R. E. 'Cabell, commissioner OF
internal revenue; Charles Early, so
licitor of the department of com.
merce and labor. and George P. Nc.
Cabe, solicitor Of the department Of
agriculture, as subcommittee to
look after the legal enforcement Of the
law This subcommittee is up against
a hard problem already. The law de-
fines an insecticide as compound fol-
"repelling, destroying. mitigating OF
preventing" any insect The law Of.
ficers. after due consultation, admit.
ted that while they understood how an
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
How Old Mother Earth Hides Her Age

re Of the Earth" from more philo-
sophical point of view.
The age of the earth always has
been subject for discussion among
men of science and largely without
any definite agreement among the
representatives of the different
branches of studies on account of the
different points of attack.
Briefly. the more recent discussions
as to the earth's age have placed the
time as follows:
Lord Kelvin, in 1863, estimated the
earth's age at 100000 to 40.000.0O0
and perhaps 9s.000.0OO years.
Clarence King and Carl Barus. in
1888, placed the age at 24.000.000
years.
Lord Kelvin in 1897 revised his fig
ures from 2o.O0o.oOO to 100000
years.
De Lapparent, in 1890. said 1t was
81, 100000 to 9O,0OO,0OO years.
Charles D. Walcott. secretary of the
Smithsonian institution, in 1893. placed
the maximum age at 70,000,000 years.
J.. Jolly. in 1899, estimated the age
of the ocean at 8O.000.000 to 90.0O0.0O0
years.
w. j. Sollas, in 1909, placed the
age of the ocean at 80.000,O00 to $780,
100000 years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
The Useful Crocodile Fish,

In the rivers and lakes of the Mex
lean state of Tabasco there swims q
fish known as the crocodile fish,
which, according to word received al
the department of commerce and la
Dor. is most useful to man.
The skin of the crocodile fish II
properly cured, may be utilized fol
any of the purposes for which the
lighter weights of leather are EN-
ployed. The oil of the crocodile fish
is perfect lubricant, and also used
for softening leather. In addition tc
its qualities as lubricant and emol
lient, the oil possesses medicinal quail
tiles for which a superiority to the
finest of Norwegian cod liver Is
claimed. The flesh of the crocodile
fish is extensively used by the ma
tives as food and highly relished BY
them as one of the delicacies of the
country. Crocodile fish range il
length from ten inches to four feet
and when dried assume an asher
hue, with lighter shadings of blue
ish tint.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Secretary Wilson Now the Bug Man

insect might be repealed or destroyed.
they did not see how they could pre-
vent an insect or mitigate him.
The law is specific in declaring
against misbranding insecticides. If a
well-meaning citizen of the United
States puts up compound that he
says will rid house of, say, bugs.
within a specified length of time.
there seems no way to determine
whether the compound is misbrand-
ed, unless the secretary of agriculture
goes to the premises and holds a
stop-watch on the reaches, to see
whether they mitigate or vacate with.
in the time limit.
The biological survey has issued an
informal statement already, saying that
the law is remiss in that 1t does not
include rats among the insects to
be prevented. An effort is being made
to see whether the law officers are
willing to consider rats as insects.
DR.: Henshaw of the biological sur
vey and Prof. Crittenden of the bu-
reau of entomology are going to call
to their aid the legal advice Of Judge
Pugh Of the police court. Judge Pugh,
while assistant district attorney some
years ago. established reputation in
the police court by arguing that. le'
gally. a lop-eared rabbit was chicken
within the meaning of the act. If any.
body can prove a sewer rat to be a
centipede Judge Pugh is the man, II
is believed.
When congress passed the law II
omitted one rather essential point. II
did not make any appropriation fol-
enforcing it. This hampers the en-
forcement of any law somewhat!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

amount even at the time when the
climax Of her milk producing ability
is reached AS an instance. we might
consider certain dairy COW, the abil.
ity Of which was to produce on her
best day so pounds of milk Now, II
this COW is SO managed ana fed that
she is gradually brought to the. point
where she produces in one day ~
pounds and then gradually decreases
in her milk flow from 10 to So, SO to
6S, and SO on. 1t will be found even
at the time when one wishes her to be
dry that she is still giving from ten
to twenty pounds of milk daily. On
the other hand. we will presume that
the methods employed in feeding this
COW when fresh are improper and she
is stimulated to produce only 40
pounds of milk In day when she
should give 20, and then az her ma
ternal instincts become dull she be.
gins to decrease. falling from 40
pounds to 80. 80 to 3S, and SO on. in all
likelihood she will be giving no more
If as much milk at the tine when she
should be dry and as resuI; her year.
ly work has amounted to much less
than though during the first 80 days
she has been stimulated by proper
methods of care and feeding to do the
best in her power Throughout the
year the cost of her feed has been al,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
General Wood May Stir Up the Army

reer. 1t is expected he Will under
take most actively a number of re-
forms which might not meet with the
approval of the army at large.
One of the questions which will be
taken up by General Wood Is the
physical test Of officers. Since Presi-
dent Roosevelt inaugurated this sys-
tenn. many officers have been hoping
that it would be modified. General
Wood is one of the foremost Of phys.
zeal culture enthusiasts.
Instead of being made milder, 1t 10
not unlikely that the tests will be
made harder than ever. The detail
of troops to the Philippines is an.
other matter that will be disposed of
by General Wood very soon. He has
also number of ideas regarding CO.
operation between the regular army
and the militia which he will prob
ably attempt to put into practise.
General Carter, who has been act.
ing chief of staff. will take his place
as assistant chief. General Bliss,
whom he succeeds, will go to San
Francisco to relieve General Barry,
who takes command of West Point.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

Vegetables that have leaves or fold.
ed stalks should be washed very thor
oughly.
Spreading little flour on top of n
cake will sometimes prevent icing
from running.
Bamboo furniture should be rubbed
occasionally with q mixture of linseed
oil and turpentine, followed by brisk
polish with soft cloth.
A good mixture to set color in cot
ton materials is one tablespoonful of
turpentine, handful of salt and pail
of cold water. Put goods in over
night.
Shrink and set color of children's
garments before making up. They soil
so quickly that it is not worth while
to run risks by waiting until after.
ward.
The marks of matches on walls may
be cleaned by applying the cut side Of
lemon. Then rub the place with
whiting and at last scrub with soap
and water.
When icing runs put it back on
stove on top of asbestos mat and stir
until proper consistency. This can be
done after sirup is added to white of
egg.
A simple method of keeping butter
in warm weather is to invert large
earthenware crock or flower pot over
the dish containing the butter, wrap
the crock with wet cloth and put a
little water in the dish with the but
ter. The rapid absorption Of heat by
external evaporation causes the but.
ter to become hard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

the COW throughout the remainder q
the year in order to eliminate the la
bility OF her declining rapidly in milk
flow. The COW must oe watched close
ly, and If she begins getting too poor
more corn and less of the other feeds
should be given her. On the other
hand, If she begins to decrease in her
flow of milk, portion OF the corn
should be taken away from her ration
and oil meal. bran. cottonseed meal
gluten feed or some other feed rich
in protein should be substituted for 1t,
and by so changing the ration from
time to time back AMI forth in quality
and quantity, the greatest production
at the least cost can be brought about
Study the Cows Environment.
If one will study the conditions
that are present in the cows en-.
vironment at the time. he will be
impressed with great many facts
mat will be valuable as teacher o..
the best methods to be employed In
feeding dairy cows. Later. when the
summer approaches, with heat and
flies pastures become dry. the grass
less abundant and less paiatsble. then
the COW begins to decrease in her milk
flow. Later on the grass becomes
so short and the days SO hot and the
flies SO pesky that 1t is almost. If not
quite impossible. for the COW to secure
the great amount of feed that is nee
essary to supply the nutrients required
for producing the amount of mill
which she has the ability oil producing
If she is not assisted at this time and
is of a special dairy type. she will
again begin robbing her body. and by
the end of the summer when the
fall rains come again, shs will be ex
tremely poor and emaciated.
4 Following up the lesson which Ma
ture teaches in May and June, 1t has
been found that to supply the COW
with extra feed of succulent nature
either in the form of green oats Of
clover or green corn or silage, ant
| providing her with shade during the
day and allowing her to Craze at nigh
when 1t is cool. there ia possibilit,
of not only keeping the COW in goot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Definition Of Poison.

1t has been found difficult by au.
thorities to define the word poison.
For instance, dose of powdered glass
will kill man, but can 1t be said to
poison" him? A dose of typhoid
germs might also be fatal. but it has
been commended that 1t should not be
described as poisoning" Hence our
interest in novel definition by Prof.
R. v. Jaksch, who uses the following
definition of poison: From a elm.
ical point of view everything may be
termed a poison which can damage
the organism not alone by its quality
but by simple excess in quantity
even food; and truly he discusses the
poisonous properties of all foodstuffs
milk, fats, flesh, fish and carbo-
hydrates and their substitutes. In
fact, many more people may be said
to be poisoned by excess of food than
those who die of starvation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

THE army is on the anxious seat,
j With a new boss on the job 1t 10
expected Major Gen. Leonard Wood.
chief OF staff. will make things hum
until his own ideas are put into oper-
alton. Although he was appointed to
succeed Major Gen. Franklin ]. Bell
last October. since that time he has
been on a trip to Argentine to rep
resent the United States at the cen
tennial celebration, and has only late
ly returned to Washington.
In the meantime many important
questions have been piling up await
ing his decision Just what effect the
personality of the new chief of staff
will have on the army is matter of
much moment to the officers who
know something of his strenuous ca.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
9@2! Is
h7rA caP y 1rk
Vast Sum Which We Spend on Peanuts

roots of the plant, which furnishes
nitrogen to 1t from the air.
The result of all this is that scien-
lists claim that the peanut, which in
the past was not very highly regard
ed, is the only food staple that will
at once nourish man.. beast, bird and
fields. 1t is the most nutritious of the
entire nut family rich in tissue build
ing properties, containing glucose and
arbohydrates-and is the cheapest.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt it is
first from both a dietary and econom.
ic standpoint.
The fact of the matter is the pea
nut in about every way is in class
by itself as regards price, average
number in pound, edible part, waste
and fat. They average about $50 to
pound at cost of ten cents, the
edible portion is 1876, waste 26.4, and
the amount of fat is placed at so per
cent. These are remarkable figures
when one stops to consider them, and
brought out more clearly when COM
pared with the small Texas pecan, its
nearest competitor. which sells for
over third more, averages but 216
to pound. has waste of 61.S per
cent, edible part of 1872, and contains
68 per cent. of fat
The farming of peanuts during the
past five years-not longer than this
has become an established industry
of this country. At present about five.
sixths of the crop comes from Vir-
ginia and most of the balance from
Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia
and the Carolinas. although most OF
the southern states contribute some.
AS the peanut industry has increased
so has the use of all nuts grown
nightly as an article of food during
the last decade, and the entire fam
lily now forms most important part
of the diet of the physical culturist
and yspatarjon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Bruises In Furniture.

If the bruise is very small all that
is necessary is to soak 1t with warm
water and apply q red-hot poker near
the surface. keeping the spot contln.
ually wet until the bruise disappears.
which will occur in few moments.
For larger bruises or dents wet the
part with warm water and double a
piece of brown paper five or six times,
soak 1t. lay on the bruise. and then ap.
ply on top of the wetted paper hot
flatiron until the moisture has all
evaporated. Keep this process up I'm.
til the surface is level.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Dried Haddock.

Remove the skin and bones from a
cooked paddock and chop the flesh in
rather large pieces. Melt one ounce of
butter in frying pan, slice into 1t one
small onion, and fry golden brown.
Cut one-half pound of tomatoes in
slices. add to the onion. and cook all
together fol 20 minutes. Add last of all
the fish and good sprinkling OF pep
per. Stir over the fire for few min
utes. Have ready one-quarter pound
of rice, which has been boiled for a
quarter of an hour; arrange wall of
1t on dish, pile the paddock inside.
and place the tomatoes on the top.
Garnish with finely chopped parsley
sprinkled over the tomatoes. and
serve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

ner. a pound or two. in order that the
ration will include the factor of safety;
because II the COW is fed for long
period OF time at the limit Of her ca
pacity, 1t is very likely that at times
she will sicken of her feed and set
back in her production will result
This method applies more nearly to
the. COW that sreshens in the fall or
winter, when she does not receive pas
ture grasses. In the summer time.
when the cow is turned dry and grass
Is good, 1t is doubtful whether any ra.
tion can be supplied that would be
more efficient in bringing about the
proper frashen!ng condition than will
good. fresh pasture grasses in abun.
dance. After she freshens. however. ii
she is large milking COW, dare say
that grain fed to her in the manner
above described will be profitable
perhaps not at once, but It will bring
her to her greatest possible flow OF
milk.
The history OF every dairy cows
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
JeIIled Veal.

Wash and cut up two pounds 70
knuckle of veal. Let 1t simmer in
Just enough water. to cover the meat I'M
til 1t may easily be removed from
the bones; that is, for several hours.
Then strain the veal. remove all the
pieces of bone and chop very fine. Sea.
son with salt and pepper and little
minced thyme Put the veal back into
the liquor and boil again until the
liquor is almost reduced. Then add
the strained juice of a lemon and turn
the whole into mold. Let stand I'M
til quite cold; then put on ice until
ready to serve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

ture in land of long hair Trainers
for the games led very careful life.
They were under orders for rigid
diet, which became especially severe
just before the contest.
Their bill of fare consisted of fresh
cheese. dried figs and wheaton por-
ridge. A little later in the era meat
was allowed, with preference for
beef and pork. Bread was not allowed
with meat. and sweets not at all.
At one time strange custom of diet
came into vogue. Every day at the
conclusion of practise the athletes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

most as much in ona case as in the
other, and the result OF her work has
been almost fifty per cent greater
gain In one instance than IL the other.
and in consequence of this the results
of her work are measured In one In
stance by the profit. while In the other
the likelihood is that there Is a loss.
Although this particular method would
retult in greatly INCREASING the aver
age production of the COWS in the corn
belt, 1t is necessary for best results to
take further precautions BY the
method described the COW has been
stimulated to convert the surplus fat
and energy stored up in her body into
milk and butter fat. but in SO doing
she is rapidly being again reduced to
poor and emaciated condition. But
at the end OF the first 30 days when
she has reached the greatest height
of her production she has at the same
time reached the point where she
is consuming heavy ration Now. 1t
is necessary for the feeder to watch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
ATHLETES OF oLDEN TIME
Those Of Greece Wore Hair Cropped
and Were Subjected to Very
Il Careful diet.

Some interesting comparisons may
be drawa between ancient and modern
athletes. The athletes of ancient
Greece, for example. If they should
appear to view today, would not be
taken for football team.
The old-tme man of muscle wore
his hair cropped, a distinguishing fea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

were obliged to consume enormous
quantities of food, which was digested
in long-continued sleep. The amount
was gradually increased until huge
meals of meat were taken. This diet
produced corpulence which was Of
advantage in wrestling, but injurious
for other sports.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
CLEANING Shoes With potatoe.

Russet shoes can be cleaned by
sponging them well with a well
squeezed sponge. Then cut potato
in half and rub well all over each
shoe. sponging 1t afterward in lit
tie water. Allow it to dry. and then
apply little russell polish. The shoes
will dry nice color. clear of all
stains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

unsecured
colaeas KeYSs
than $17s
100000 Of which is stock the M uy company and the
which
king These properties asserted to be worth
estimated
wide in the 1905
William his FRIEND repudated
him and tried to dsposse him the Democratic OF
AS result opposition Denver convention
excluded himself succeeded
dona committeeman died within
months and Gufey regained his
the Pennsylvania fields IS
and laid the foundations county fields
the os and sos Since that time he the most daring oil
operators
Colonel active Democratic
the
recuperang his fortunes the his
hafdozen his wealth again its old repositories
AS member national
he strong probability for the
become member of the United
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Brown Bread PUDDING.

Take six ounces of stale brown
bread crumbs. six tablespoonfvls of
sugar and one cupful of milk; then
beat in by degrees the yolks of three
eggs and the whites of four. whisked
separately: add the strained juice of
half lemon and an ounce of finely
chopped citron peel. Fill buttered
mold. cover with buttered paper.
Steam steadily for two and a half
hours. Serve with sweet white
sauce, favored with lemon or vanilla
extract.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Corn Meal PUDDING.

Beat together half cupful Of vel.
low corn meal and the same OF
molasses. Add pint of boiling milk,
a pinch of salt, heaping teaspoon.
full of powdered ginger and a table
spoonful of butter. Turn into but.
tered pudding dish and let it stand
until 1t thickens. Just before put
ting the dish into the oven pour in
cupful of milk, without stirring.
Bake from an hour and half to two
hours and serve hot with sauce.