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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
ADD WEAR re- HANDKERCHIEF
Careful Washing Of Delicate Fabrics
Will Materially Prolong Their
Time OF Use.

Delicate handkerchiefs can be done
up easily at home, and careful ham
ding causes them to wear much bet
ter. Wet them, rub each gently over
with good white soap, and soak In
tepid water over night Squeeze out
lido not wring), put them in small
enemeled pan, cover with cold water
and half a teaspoonful of borax.
Boil slowly. pour into basin, add
cold water and squeeze out all soap.
Next, immense them in clear tepid
water, rinse about In this; then
plunge into cold water tinged with
blue. Leave them in this half an
hour. squeeze and dip into slight
stiffening Zone teaspoonful Of corn
starch to cupful of boiling water).
Squeeze and roll caefully in towel
and iron with moderately hot iron.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Low Broad.Tired Wagon.

labor in the same amount of time, to
say nothing Of the wear and tear on
mans back and body.
Almost every year farmer buys
some implement that he can use only
during one season Of the year-per-
haps only few days; but the low
wheel wagon is something that he
can use every day in the year.
The broad tires make the draft
lighter, and that means saving the
team. OF course for certain kinds Of
road use there will always be a de-
mand for the narrow tire wheels, but
on smooth surface and particularly
where the ground is soft the pull on
the team is decreased Is per cent to
so per cent for the simple reason that
the broad tires do not sink into the
ground: the wider bearing surface of
the tire distributes the load in such
a manner as to buoy the wagon up
and keep it on top Of the ground.
Especially on plowed ground or very
muddy roads these wheels do not mire
like the ordinary wheels. which Of
course makes the saving on the horses
even greater.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
KEEP THE LAWN BEAUTIFUL
Rake All Moss Out and Cut Dande-
lions and PlantaIn We'll Below
Crowns-Plant Borders.

Go over the lawn and II you find
moss rake it out. Cut we'll below the
crowns of dandelions and plantain. If
possible top dress the lawn with leaf
mold or thoroughly rotten straw or
manure.
The continuous Towering border
recommends itself to the busy house.
wife who wants a lot of flowers and
who has but little time to give to them.
Prepare a border two or two and one
half feet wide and spade it two feet
Deep enriching 1t with well-rotted
manure. Into this border plant all
sorts of ANIMALS. perennials and bulbs.
placing the tall growing ones in the
back row and the short ones along
the edge of the border. AS the years
pass the border Wal grow in beauty
and bloom ten months in the year
almost
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
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1t is good practice to graft plums
on peach stock.
A spraying Of the currant and other
small fruit bushes will help.
Fruit should never be offered for
sale that is exposed to flies.
Never cut limb from fruit tree
unless you know just why you do it.
An orchard neglected for one year
virtually puts it back three years.
If the rabbits have gnawed only the
outer bark, wrap the wound with cloth.
Do not be stingy of water for the
plants. Soak them plenty once or
day.
1t is great mistake to pick out the
poorest soil on the place on which to
plant the orchard. The best is none
too good.
II man sells fruit of which he is
ashamed then he should throw away
his stencil and conceal all evidence
Of his ownership.
The flowers will require close atten-
ton now to keep them tidy. Pick off
all the seed pods and dead leaves and
keep after the weeds.
Lemon and orange growers have
learned that it is best to wash and
wipe them before packing to prevent
the spread of rot fungi.
The reason fruit trees planted in
fence corners and out of the way
places do not thrive generally may
be found in the fact that they are not
cultivated.
In washing only running water
should be used because if. washed in
water that has been used they will
absorb the microbe organisms of dis
ease.
II your orchard produces poor fruit
you may be sure there is reason
md you ought to find 1t.
Grape vines make beautiful arbor.
and If properly taken care Of will pay
their way every year In fruit.
II you intend to plant new or
chard, buy the trees which are best
adapted to your climate and soil. Con-
suit with the orchardist of your state
experiment station.
If the orchard has been cultivated
up to this time it may be sown broad
cast with any of the crops for gath
ering nitrogen such as clover, field
peas or barley.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

perfectly sane person. Even while
Judge Barclay was planning anew for
the girls welfare she was waited
away like thistledown in the wind.
This time she was carried far across
the border into the wild country Of
Mexico and to the ranch beyond Tia
Juana. Her voluntary return to Los
Angeles after this wide swing in the
open was inspired as is now known,
to temporary restoration of those
faculties which guide the morals. She
went at once to Judge Barclays home.
She was calm and penitent. Mrs. Bar
clay had died while the girls last es-
capade was running its course, and
the judge was in no mood for a recon-
Citation with one given to such wild
vagaries. He did not know the girl
was irresponsible. He received her
formally, If not coldly, gave her a
letter to the manager Of the canneries
down at San Jose and money for. her
immediate expenses and transporta-
ton, and sent her from his door with
good wish for her happiness some
what severely expressed.
Became Thief.
The girls erratic path of wild child
ish adventure at this moment diverged
into one pitifully crooked and Grim
inal. JEANNE became thief She
stole things without reference to their
value or her needs. When she want
ed anything, or thought she did, her
cunning mind directed her ready fin
gers to the place where it could be
found. 1t was not long before she be-
gan taking things she did not want
knick-knacks which she threw away or
left in hiding places on the premises,
there to be found by others.
In San Francisco, whittier she drift
ed with light fingers, working along
the way, she was arrested. Because Of
her tender years and the evidence
that her form OF criminality was far
removed from the sordid she was sent
to st. GATHERINGS home. In week
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
RULES AND RECIPES
FOR THE PREPARATION AND
PRESERVATION OF JAM.
Remarkable Precautions Are lmpera-
tive II One Would Achieve Per
fection-Some Things That
Must Be Kept in Mind.

Granted little care, jam making at
home does not present great difficult
ties and really entails very little ex-
pense. especially If the fruit is home
grown. There are few rules to be
borne In mind, as follows:
Do not allow tin, iron, or pewter to
touch the jam, as any of these are
liable to spoil the color.
Everything employed In the jam
making must be scrupulously clean.
The sugar must be the best.
The fruit must be gathered on a
dry day. any that is imperfect or dam
aged being discarded 1t should be
just ripe.
The jam should be, boiled until on
dropping little on plate 1t jellies.
Jam should be boiled fast to preserve
the color of the fruit. and kept we'll
stirred.
All scum must be carefully removed
as it rises.
Dry fruit requires the addition of a
little liquid to prevent it's burning.
and for this either water, rhubarb or
currant Juice may be used.
Jam must be stored in cool, dry
place, free from drafts and in an even
temperature.
If any Jam is split on the jars when
pouring it in. wipe 1t off at once with q
damp cloth wrung out in hot water.
Pear Jam-Core out, but do not peel.
some good, ripe pears, slice them.
crush them well In bowl, and wiring
the pulp through very strong muslin.
For every pound of this pulp add one
half pound of sugar, previously boiled
to thick syrup. Cook it very slowly
on the stove until reduced to about
two-thirds its original quantity. 1t
should, when ready, be Of the consist
ency Of honey. Pour in jars. let cool
and seal.
Rose Leaf Jam-Make a syrup Of
one pound loaf sugar and as little rose
water as you can manage. Take one
pound OF rose leaves (the old red cab
bage is the best rose for this) and
dry these In the shade. after which
scald them for minute in boiling
water; then drain and dry them and
add them to the syrup with a spoon
full Of orange flower water. Cook 1t
all to a marmalade, let cool, pour IN
glasses and cover with paraffln. This
is very sweet. 1t is a Greek recipe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
MAKING GOOD CIDER VINEGAR
Process Is Simple and Involves Very
Little Work-cleanlIness Is First
important Factor.
(Ry s. NJ. MILLER.l

tby >. NJ. MlLIER.) 9@=N
There are many apple orchards. es-
pecially those that have never been
sprayed or cultivated. in which large
quantities of apples are allowed to 60
to waste every year.
Such fruit makes good grade OF
cider vinegar. and handsome profit
can be made in utilizing 1t in this way.
Even If one sprays and cultivates the
orchard regularly each season and
does everything possible to prevent
having anything but marketable fruit
there will always be a good many
culls.
However, do not allow these unmer-
charitable apples to go to waste. Make
cider vinegar from them and get a
good price for the product right here
at home
Making cider vinegar is very simple
There is practically no labor attached
to 1t other than extracting the Juice
from the apples.
Perfect cleanliness first, last and all
the time is matter of vital impor-
lance. Apples that are picked up from
the ground are usually dirty and
should be thoroughly washed before
being placed in the cider mill.
The mill and all utensils used in the
making must be kept well cleaned II
good product is to be made. To use
unclean fruit or unclean vessels sim
ply invites bad fermentation.
If all sorts OF germs which are found
on dirty and decayed fruit are put in
the cider a good quality Of vinegar
must not be expected.
Where one has no mill the fruit can
be pulped by hand with wooden mauls
In wooden trough, and where only a
sufficient quantity OF vinegar is want
ed for home use tits not difficult
matter to secure 1t in this way.
The best receptacles in which to
put the cider are molasses hegs or
barrels, preferably those which have
held vinegar. previously, since fermen-
tation commences sooner when the fer
menting organism Is present than
when it must find its way into the
liquid from outside mediums.
To made a good grade Of vinegar
two factors are essential during the
process of fermentation. First, the
air must have free access to the liquid
to support the organism. Second, the
temperature must be favorable for the
growth Of the fermenting agent.
The barrels or kegs should be placed
in room where the temperature will
be fairly constant at 10 to Is degrees.
nlaco6 m their Sidos IN order m give
more surface to the atmosphere, and
filled with the juice to within six in,
ches to eight inches of the bunghole.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Hurt Her Dignity.


Annie is nothing If not proud and
sensitive. The other day, after beg
ging and bothsring all morning to be
allowed to visit beloved young
auntie, she returned home In very
short order. Annie's mother naturally
wondered why.
well, mamma" the little girl ex-
planned, II went 70 see Aunt Estelle.
as wanted, and she was sitting on
the front porch with great big ugly
dog beside her. And after she'd
kissed me she said:
Rover, this is your dear little
cousin, Annie and made him shake
hands with me- So came right home.
mamma. didn't think it was nice
of Aunt Estelle to introduce me to .
dog.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

aslant the red mesa land.
The copper faced cowboys, sitting at
the door of their shack, looked up
with establishment at the haggard lit
tie stranger. They saw bare five
feet OF frailty in sadly worn shoes and
trousers, with wrists no bigger than
two fingers. hands Of "a child and
face that didn't seem to belong to the
rest OF the shadow.
Long way from home, sonny, amt
yuh ?" asked one OF the men. who had
left real name in the east and be-
come Poker Chip Charley" for cow
punching purposes, "and bit hungry,
too, guess; eh?"
And without waiting for an answer
they took the shadow in and seated 1t
at table and fed 1t all it could eat,
which is hospitality denied none In
the land of longhorns.
A week thereafter the shadow lay
upon cot in the big ranch house.
with bandage about the temples and
the delicate heart pumping so feebly
that only the trained ear Of nurse,
who had been brought up from Tia
Jauna, could hear it.
How did it happen?" she asked. .
''Why, miss" said Poker Chip
Charley" 1.-The youngster called his
self the kid cowboy. and he wanted to
hook leg on the friskiest horse on
the ranch just to show US what he
could do. So, miss, we give in and
put him aboard Dulcie, which amt no
horse for a kid to ride, but he did
ride him. the kid did. Never saw any
thing like At, but the kid want beefy
enough to stick, Dulcie bucked and
the Kid landed on the head"
Kid "cowboy" a Girl.
That night the boss Of Sanchez
ranch went out to the cowboys shack
with q bit of news. The kid cowboy
was girl, an innocent little runaway
from the states. Her name was Jean
ME Gordon.
Right here, as well as anywhere.
the opening chapter Of this girls
strange life may be told. 1t may be
called the chapter OF her moral sleep,
as the other chapter is properly called
that Of her awakening. b
JEANNE Vivien Claire Gction--story-
booky sort of name. but Stshtfully
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

asked the husband, waking as she re-
turned.
Il Just ran over to Mrs. IS to
show her my embroidery" was the
quick reply. "She is anxious to work
a pattern like it,
It was about this time when some
silverware which she had stolen and
buried was found. and the young wife
was under arrest, that DR.. H. N. Row
ell, who long had watched her career
from distance. slipped actively into
her life. All the stories he had heard
concerning her pointed to tendencies
and gave confirmation to his suspi-
cions that her abnormality was an In
cident that could be corrected.
Surgery Put to Work.
He made plea for her probation
and became her bondsman. With the
consent of the authorities as we'll as
that of herself and her husband, he
took the young woman-she is now
only % years old-under his profess
sional care.
Dr. Rowell's theory was that after
the pressure on the, brain was relieved.
a systematic daily hypnotizing of his
patient would cure her. Her sensitive
subconscious mind was to be instruct
ed to forget the past that had now
ceased to be vital and turn toward the
perfectly new future aud all its pos
sibilities.
Victory for Science.
The young woman recovered from
the nervous shock Of the operation in
a darkened room, being vigorously
treated for weeks along the lines Of
mental suggestion in which Dr. Rowell
so firmly believed. She was afterward
transferred to the country. where the
same mental training was continued.
The result seems to be totally new
personality. Old friends Of Mrs. Thurn-
herr, who knew the girl when she was
very handsome, slim, brown-eyed
tomboy, hardly recognize this gentle.
Iargeeyed, delicate young woman as
the hoydenish girl they used to know.
(. At first it seemed as If the strenu-
GUS surgical and mental trial she had
been through was to influence her but
temporarily. But it is beginning to be
evident that the old JEANNE Gordon
is as dead as the little Barclay girl
who ran away so many years ago IN
a ruffled apron and became boy.
Mrs. Thrunherr is interested in
things she never cared about before.
never thought Of or appeared to no
tice. Always strikingly pretty in a
boyish way. and with unusually beau
tiful, pleading hazel eyes, the young
woman has an expression like that OF
a child taken to see the ocean for the
first time-a sort of rapt wonder.
And now that the awakening hos
come after all these years, and the
child of impish impulse and the girl
whose brain reeled her always toward
the vortex have ceased to exist, she
remembers it as one recalls an ugly
dream phantom.
II am not the same girl at all" she
says, with eyes that look straight into
yours-eyes that are soft, honest, sim
cere. 1T used to be so strange.
lived a nightmare wild. uncertain
existence which was as bereft of or
derby sequence as the tumble of impos-.
sible things through which We drift
in unhappy dreams. Oh, how diner
ent 1t is since the change came. The
world seems so much quieter, and now
can rest. Without half trying, can
be good like other people. New
York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Raspberry VINEGAR.

Put pound of raspberries in .
China bowl and pour over them q
quart of the best white wine vinegar.
Next day strain the liquid on pound
of fresh raspberries. The following
day do the same, but do not squeeze
the fruit, only drain liquor ss dry as
you can from it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
An undefinable Definition

A few days after school opened in
the spring teacher in Brooklyn
school was testing the, members OF
one of her old classes on what they
had remembered Of the definition she
had taught them during the proceed.
ing term Finally she asked the bright
boy of the class this question:
Now, Robert, tell me what hypo-
critic is?"
"A hypocrite," replied Robert with.
out hesitation. lis kid wat comes to
school wit smile on his mug"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
cantaloupe Glace.

Cantaloupe glace is delicacy that
Is truly delicious. Take melons that
have been thoroughly chilled. cut in
halves lengthwise. and scrape out the
seeds. Fill the hollow Of each half
with vanilla ice cream, packing it in
as firm as possible. leaving little
mound in the center. Place the halves
together tightly, thus forcing the
cream up into the fruit. causing the
melon juice to mingle with the cream.
When ready to serve, knife run
between the halves separates the fruit
and slices the cream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
BY means Of a secret process, Prof.
L. G. Delamothe, a European scientist,
is said to convert flowers. fruit and
Grapes Turned Into Metal.

even animal tissue into metal, says
Popular Mechanics. He does not de-
posit thin layer of metal upon the
surface, as In electroplating. but is
said actually to transmute the life
grown material into dead metal.
The bunch Of grapes shown in the
Illustration was SO converted, the
grapes and leaves having all their
natural tints In the metal. The treat
ment is accomplished by an electrical
agency.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

lovely young bride striking 10, more
affectionate and gratifying speeches
could not have flown from my
bridegroom's lips of %. am so
little worthy of it. It belongs to
his nature; have nothing to do with
it," delightful instance of the DOR
mant qualities which come out in ele-l
mental partnerships.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Fudge Cake.

One-third cup butter. two cups
sugar, one cup sweet milk, two and
one-half cups -four, one-half cup CO.
Goa, three eggs. whites and yolks
beaten separately. two level teas
spoons baking powder. pinch salt.
vanilla to flavor. baking powder and
salt together, milk and -four alternate
ly, then add we'll beaten yolks. sift
-four, cocoa, baking powder and salt
together, milk and -four alternately.
then add we'll beaten whites. Any
good icing can be used.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
chrysanthemum Salad.

Shred crisp cabbage and simmer
ten minutes. drain and chill. then heap
roughly on bed of foliage. Mix two
tablespoonfuls Of tarragon vinegar.
one tablespoonful of salad oil, one
teaspoonful Of celery salt. dash of pep
per, pour over salad, garnish with tiny
sweet peppers and hard boiled eggs.
Allow to absorb dressing before serv.
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

0cIENcE has reclaimed another
person from the crime world,
closed chapter OF wildness and
converted an Irresponsible into hui
man being Of moral strength. IN the
awakening Of. JEANNE Gordon, through
the professional minIstratlons OF Or.
II. N. RoweIi, q girl who Was run
away and later a thief has been re-
stored to society. Her disturbed brain
for years whIrIed her out Of the do
n,estic orbit and she was heading for
state prison when the surgeons knife
and the mental healer saved her from
herself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Cold Process Cherries.

Pit nice cherries and cover with
good vinegar and let stand over night,
drain from the vinegar, and take a
pound OF white sugar to every pound
of cherries: stir thoroughly and stand
in cool place. Stir every few hours
and when sugar Is all dissolved and
syrup is thick seal in self-sealing jars.
Extra fine and superior to cranberries
as relish with meats or fowl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
she was out and roaming 10 the south
in boys clothes.

she was out and roaming TO the south
in boys clothes.
Then, as medico-criminal records
have shown in other cases, the switch
controlling the nerve wires of this
girls brain became set for brief re.
turn to the normal. She changed alb.
solutely Those who did not know at
tributed it to the influence Of tracts
and such moral teachings as is given
collectively to inmates of institutions,
including jails. They were not aware
trat it was periodic, and quite Incl
dental.
During this mental lull much of her
gentleness and girlhood sweetness and
charm for the time returned. Mr..
Thurnherr, young Berkeley business
man. met and fell In love with her
and made her his WIFE Before they
had returned from brief honeymoon
the switch was on again. intensifying
her cunning and making her boldly
criminal where before she had been
cautious.
As kieptomaniac.
One evening as he sat reading and
she, embroidered, he fell asleep; quick
as cat she slipped out Of the house
and into neighbours, where she stole
some pretty articles Of no use to
herself.
Where have you been, my dear!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
To Busy lroner.

A floor pad of newspapers. piled
two inches high or so, viii be the
delight of the busy ironer. One side
should be covered with floor linen, the
other with carpet-the linen for sum-
mer and the carpet for winter. 1t Is
an unbelievable relief to tired feet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
comparlnq Orchards.

II your neighbours orchard has been
sprayed at least twice during the sea-
son it will interest you to compare the
quality and quantity Of his fruit with
yours, If yours has not been sprayed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Aeratlno Ground After Rain.

Cultivation as the plants develop re-
quires not only care and skill, but
forethought also. If the heavy rains
have beaten the soil into hard mass
and it is water soaked, it may be nee
essary to go as deeply as possible
without injuring the roots in order to
aerate the ground properly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Tree. in kansa. City.

Kansas City. last year, set out in the
public streets 4,042 hard naples and
white elms and in addition to those
were a large number planted by the
park board along public boulevards
and In the parks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Yearlinas Are Best.

The inexperienced planter things he
is getting bargain when he buys
trees three or four years old, but exper-
fence will show him that yearlings are
better and he should never plant over
two-year-olds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Snice Cake

One-half cup butter, one cup sugar,
one cup sour milk, two and one-halr
cups flour, one cup raisins, one tea
spoon soda, one-half teaspoon all
kinds, spice, pinch salt; bake three
quarters Of an hour.