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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
CRIMINAL NEGLECT
OF SKIN AND HAIR

cuticura Soap and Ointment do 10
much for poor compilations, red.
rough hands, and dry, thin and fall
ing hair. and cost SO little that 1t is
almost criminal not to use them.
Think Of the suffering entailed by
neglected skin troubles-mental be-
cause of Acknowledgements be-
cause Of pain. Think Of the pleasure
Of clear skin, soft white hands and
good hair. These blessings are often
only q matter Of az little thoughtful.
timely care, viz.:-warm baths with
Cuticura Soap. assisted when neces.
sary by gentle anointngs with Cuti.
cura Ointment. The latest Cuticura
book. an invaluable guide to skin and
hair health, will be mailed free. on
application to the Potter Drug &
Chem. Corp, Boston, Mass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
FertiIize All the Soil.

A common practice in European
countries is to SOW artificial fertilizers
broadcast, for the reason that all the
soil is made equally productive, SO that
no matter in which direction the plant
roots spread the plant food is there.
Our farmers in this country are prac-
ticing this method more and more.
Our prediction, now that there has
been perfected a machine that success
fully sows in wide range of quantities
such enrichers as granular lime. nj
trate of soda, land plaster and all COM
mercial fertilizers is that the farmers
of America will use the broadcast
method.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07

near the stem end with knife; IL
cases Of bad infection, the black spots
may run half way through the tubers.
Where the infection. is slight. 1t may
occur only near the stem end. OF
course. some of the tubers may be
free from spots, and these are safe for
planting on new land. but the disease
lives over In the soil as well as in
the tubers.
Where the disease has not pene-
trated more than one-third the length
Of the potato. the half Of the potato
toward the bud end may be used for
seed with better promise. In such
cases, the knife used for cutting
should be dipped in a solution of cor
rosive sublimate, formaldehyde or car
bolic acid. after cutting diseased tu-
bers, and before cutting others.
The usual seed treatment for scab.
etc., will be very useful to kill dry-rot
spores which may adhere to tubers
and may be applied to the healthy
portions after separation from the dis
eased parts Of potatoes.
The-neans by which late blight Is
carried from place to place is the
chief question which interests the ship
pers and planters of seed potatoes.
This Is restricted to tubers which
show the dry rot. These carry the
fungus in a semi-dormsnt state. which
develops after the tuber is planted,
and spreads to the leaves of the grow
ing plants. The purchaser has the
matter entirely in his own hands. II
he insists on all sound tubers and
plants. only such there will be no dan
ger of introducing late blight with
them.
Blight is probably never carried on
the surface of the tubers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07

the South Sea- are excellently fitted
for the work. A few years ago one
of these craft, suspected of having
Cinnamon on board, was chased down
the coast from Puget sound by rev.
enue cutter. The cutter was gaining,
but night came on before she could get
within gunshot.
Coolies Tossed overboard7
She kept up the search even after
the schooner had been lost In the
darkness. and presently. at moonrise.
saw the fugitive vessel again stand
Ing off shore. The cutter overhauled
her. The captain was in great rage
at being held up on the high seas
When the revenue men insisted that
they would search her, he protested
still more violently They went through
her from stem to stern and found moth.
Ing whatever that should not be on a
homeward bound trader.
A week later two dead Cinnamon
were washed ashore 80 miles up the
coast. The federal agents in Van.
couver learned that band Of IL cool
les had been seen making their way
to the waterfront early in the morning
the day the schooner sailed. Consider
ed as evidence, the two facts make
slender proof, but the sailors along the
coast believe that the Cinnamon were
thrown over from the schooner and
left to drown as negroes were thrown
over from slave ships in the old days
when every vessel that c,rried BLACK
ivory" was counted as a pirate by the
law Of nations.
Both Canada and Mexico admit
Cinnamon. though the former imposes
tax OF $500 head on all who re.
main in the country for more than
three months OF late years. up to the
beginning Of the present trouble, Mex.
leo has furnished more popular base
OF operations for the smugglers. It
was month or more ago that gov
eminent launch boarded schooner
which had sailed with Cinnamon from
Lower California. No Cinnamon were
on board, though certain sights and
some not uncertain smells made the
omcers believe that they had been
there not long before. Again the story
was widely circulated that the China
men had been thrown overheard.
Again. 1t was only two weeks ago
that launch with party of fisher.
men-a playwright, an aviator and
a steamship man-saw scrap of
canvas waved violently on little
barren island of from San Diego bay.
They put in for it. and found ten Chi.
nese. Six threw themselves forward
on the ground and screamed an appeal
for help. Another had gone mad, and
was shrieking, writhing and throwing
stones into the sea.
Ten Days Without Food or Water.
There were sharp rocks all around
the islet. and in the heavy sea the
launch dared not try to land among
them. Frank Pixley, the playwright
of the crew. tried them with what
little Chinese he knew, and gathered
that they had been wrecked there
ten days before. and had been without
food and practically without water
ever since. What the vessel was OF
what had become of er crew he
could not understand. The men in
the launch threw their water cash
among the breakers, where 1t floated
to the beach, and filled a bag with
the remains of their luncheon and
tossed that on the rocks. The gov
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
WASTING THE PUBLIC FUNDS
senator AIdrieh's Monetary Commits.
sion 10 Altogether Too Lavish In
Its Expenditures.

Some months ago Senator Aldrich
asserted that $soo.ooo.o0o a year
could be Topped from the expenses of
the United States government by prop
er management of Its affairs. The as
sertion doubtless overshot the mark.
Mr.. Aldrich, II given the opportunity,
might undertake to save in ways that
would prove to be short-sighted econ.
omy In the end. Probably one Of the
first reductions made by him would be
In appropriations for the work Of
bodies like the interstate commerce
commission. which effect large savings
for the public by protecting them
against extortions by various trans
portation companies. Still, 1t cannot
be denied that immense economies
could be brought about by proper man
agement of public business.
When put to the test, however, Sem
ator Aldrich does not himself practice
what he breaches. The monetary
commission, Of which he has been
chairman from the time of its organi-
cation, has been one Of the most
wasteful bodies OF Its kind in the his
tory of the nation. Its expenditures
amount thus far to about 5000, 900.
and more funds are wanted by it.
Congress. fortunately, seems disposed
to put an end to the unreasonable ex-
penditures of this body. S
The commission has done much
good work. It has collected a large
mass Of useful material. But the ex-
penditures are out of all proportion to
the work accomplished. Further, 1t
has become snug harbor for derelict
or superannuated statesmen. 1t Is a
halfway house on the road to obliv-
Ion for weird assortment of political
"reminiscences. A few experts have
performed the useful labors OF the
commission, while its pay rolls have
been loaded down with the names of
monumental fgureheads in the
shape of defeated ex-senators and ex-
representatives. These latter worth
les have done little in return for their
salaries and for the large sums of
money expended by them in travelling
and other expenses. Fifty thousand
dollars at the outside should have
suficed for all the proper expenses OF
carrying on such an inquiry as the al.
drich monetary commission was ex-
pected to make.
There Is worse aspect to this mat.
ter than the mere waste of public
funds which 1t involves. The effect
Of spectacles such as the one afforded
by the monetary commission is to dis
credit expert inquiries in the eyes of
American people. This is particularly
unfortunate. in view of the growing
need for such inquiries in important
governmental affairs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
TO REMOVE sTuMPs EASILY
Where Time is No Object Hole May
+ Be Bored Through Center and
Fire Built to Burn It.

An easy way to remove stumps,
where time is not an object, is to dig
a trench beside the stump and then
to bore diagonal hole through the
stump SO that the lower end of the
hole will be near the top Of the trench
and the upper end some distance
above the ground. Build fire in the
trench and partially cover it SO that
the flame will draw through the auger
hole like it would through aue. AS
soon as the fire Is started draft is
created through the auger hole and
this helps to fire the stump much
more rapidly. This method requires
no great equipment and will be found
effective though 1t takes time. If one
is SO situated that he desires to clear
considerable area of stumps the use
OF the stump puller would be the more
economical method although it may
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
n. He Lumbcr,. s.n.tor7

Who spent the money that was
used in procuring the election Of Will
liam Lorimer of Illinois to the United
States senate That money was
spent. that members of the legisla-
ture were paid to vote for Chicago's
bond boss" has been admitted by
even such passionate defenders of the
beneficiary Of the Jack pot as Sena-
tor Bailey Of Texas. Nobody attempts
to deny that bribery and corruption
were among the influences brought
to bear in Lorimer's behalf. The
only question in that connection is as
to the amount, whether 1t was $780,
900, as testified before the legislative
investigating committee in Spring
field, or something loss Who raised
the money."-Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07

schooner Frolic was then at sea,
searching for place to land forty
two Cinnamon with pigtails. Cutters
cruised off shore from Montauk to
Machias. and every coasting schooner
and ocean steamer along the coast
from Norfolk to Halifax kept sharp
lookout for the smuggler.
For week the newspapers were
full of rumors how IS Cinnamon were
seen coming from Lynn to Boston,
when there had been no Chinaman in
Lynn before; how the Frolic was sup
posed to have run into the Merrimac
river and unloaded there, and many
other such.
Discovered by Fireman.
1t was near daylight one morning
week later when a fireman in some
coal pockets in Providence started
down the pier to get monkey wrench
he had left. He was walking over a
pile of rags. when something soft turn
ed under his foot and he fell. The
rags were warm and fiat face turn
ed and looked at him as he picked him
self up. He separated the heap into
two scared and speechless Cinnamon
and pair Of empty fertilizer bags.
The Cinnamon could not tell him
what he desired to know about their
business on the pier. In fact. they
could not tell him anything. AS he
raised his voice still louder he was
hailed from fishing schooner which
had been taking on provisions near
the pier
What's the matter?" was the ques-
ton.
Here's two blamed. ETC.. chinks on
our pier"
We'll. you leave 'em alone. They're
all right"
The fireman did not altogether agree
and went and told the Waterman. The
Waterman telephoned the police, and
the police woke up the treasury men.
The two Cinnamon were arrested. and
few minutes later a revenue yawl
slipped alongside the anchored schoon.
er, and the men In the government
boat read the schooner's name in gilt
letters on her slender stem. She was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
The Dog for the Farm.

We do not think collies are danger
GUS with children. We have raised
two from puppies. and they became
firm companions for our children and
we never knew them to snap at them
or show disposition to harm them.
Collies are very useful on the farm.
They can very easily be taught to go
alone long distances If necessary into
the pasture or woods for the cows,
bringing them home night and morn
ing for milking. 1t is far pleasanter
and cheaper to send a dog for them.
especially onta wet. stormy morning,
than to walk mile or 80 for them
or to hire man to do it, Z
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Think. Collars should Go.


II the anarchists only appreciated
the really vulnerable point, what a
curious revolution they might work!
If they knew what was really good
for their cause. what would vastly
augment their power, they would save
time and breath in declaiming about
equality. or In clamoring for collectiv.
ism, or in pratipg about an equal
distribution of goods-they would
simply abolish the collar. That is
the true line Of demarcation, the real
barrier between the classes and the
masses. Never trouble to cut of a
mans head when to cut of his collar
would be SO much more effective.
Your-culotte would be as nothing to
your sans-collier. For when we once
begin to abolish distinctions, those
outward and visible signs-then the
inward strengths and graces will
sooner or later go as we'll And what
is SO obviously and helplessly demo
cratic as the collarless man? The
collar gone, everything seems to be
forgotten and disregarded, and to be
collarless is to be truly equalized,
simplified, leveled.-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Succession of crops,

Succession in garden crops is help
full in keeping down weeds as we'll as
in giving an increased return from a
given weed. The increased cultivation
called for aids greatly in the cleaning
of the land. In large way only two
crops are practicable in one season,
as. for instance, fall turnips after early
potatoes. But in small way in some
instances three crops may be grown
on the same land. This may be done
easily in certain SUGGESTIONS. if one
crop is started before the other is har-
vested
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
HOW CHINAMEN =. y.
ARE STRUGGLED

NNY EW YORK--A quiet look.
NI ing citizen enough is DR..
I'm jim Fuzzy Moy, who ap.
'SASN peared with his American
@SN wife, his American frock
w. coat, his almost American
daughter and $4,000 worth
Of American made family jewels be.
fore the federal commissioner In Jer-
sey City the other day. With his
slick short hair, his smile and his
pearl stickpin, he did not look in the
least like an agent Of great secret
body whose arms stretch mysterious
ly from the Orient both ways around
the bulge Of the world, whose men
rob. lie, bribe and kill to get their
human contraband undiscovered
across our border, whose sinking slav-
ers come sneaking down with doused
lights from two oceans on our coasts,
corporation which here. In the Unit
ed States of America, holds hundreds
of men In bondage often little light
er than that of the southern negroes
before the war. ft
Yet such are the companies which
manage the trade in struggled Chi
nese laborers. And It is the crime OF
conspiring to smuggle Chinese labor
ers with which a federal grand Jury
had charged the harmless looking DIR.
Moy.
Secret Company at Work.
The cost Of passage from China to
the west coast Of Mexico is something
like $3.50, even at the lowest steerage
rates. and to reach Jamaica costs
about $50 more. Adding the $3.50 or
$500 for the perilous journey in the
schooner and the still more perilous
landing, 1t costs about $500 to bring
3 Chinaman into the eastern states
Now, II any one of these men who
risk their yellow necks to land here
had had anything like $3.50 saved up
at home In China, he could have lived
In luxury all the days of his life, and
all his children and grandchildren
with him. Then, why do these men
want to come to America?
The answer is simple. Not one OF
the immigrants had saved anything to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Wisdom Of the South

The growing conservatism of the
south is full OF promise for the repub-
lie and the Democratic party. The
radicalism dominant for SO many years
Is disappearing gradually; among its
leaders there are fewer demagogues
and more statesmen than there were
a few years ago. With the growth Of
industrialism and wealth, the south
realizes that moderation and stability
are better for Its prosperity that cease
less agitation and wildcat doctrines. It
Is weary Of the perpetual preaching
of the Gospel Of Unrest.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Why SHE DID NOT
SEND HER PICTURE
What They Did Asout IL.


The reason was because her face
was so disflgured by skin eruption
that she couldn't have 1t taken. Just
make note of this fact II you know
anyone who suffers from disflguring
skin eruptions. Resinol ointment
cures eruptive skin diseases. 1t re-
stores the skin to normal health and
clears the complexion. 81 take pleas
ure in testifying to the most excellent
results from the use Of Resinol. both
ointment and SOAP" writes Miss Opal
Lilley. Camp Creek. w. Va. II had
been troubled for four or five years
with q very disfiguring eruption on
my face. and Resinol has helped 1t
10 much" Resinol ointment should
be used for all skin eruptions. &c.
sema. erythema. herpes. BARRIERS.
Itch. psoriasis, etc. It stops itching
instantly. Resinol promptly allays
Irritation and 10 the best dressing for
burns, scalds. boils, felons. carbun-
cles. etc. It Is comforting, healing
preparation. which can be used freely
on the tendsrest skin. Resinol ONT
ment 10 put up in opal jars in two
sizes. price fifty cents and one dollar.
At all druggists. Resinol Chemical
Co, Baltimore. Md.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
The Real Reporter

When the chief reporter of the Pop
pleton Post bought an aeroplane. the
proprietor summoned the editor to
discuss his successor.
For, of course" observed the pro
prietor. I'VE shall soon have a va,
cancy."
How about Jones?" suggested the
editor.
"Jones?" queried the proprietor,
doubtfully, 81 thought he was rather
a failure"
"On the contrary, he's one of our
most promising recruits" replied the
editor. Eyes, Jones is genius, sir!
You remember the Smalham railway
smash? Well, Jones found the broken
rail that caused the disaster three
hours before the express was due. He
sat down by the line. wrote up the
account while he waited, and sent us
his report the very minute after the
wreck took place!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Do NOT NEGLECT Gardens,

10 N0e' NeuIoCt OdTueHbs
The fact is notorious that the farm
er's garden ia not as we'll cared for as
that Of the artisan. In fact, 1t is in
many instances entirely wanting. Usu-
ally the larger the farm the more in
significant the garden. The excuse
given is that the farmer hasn't the
time. The answer ito this is clear. A
good garden adds to the comfort and
enjoyment of the farmers family, and
aids in promoting health. No farmer
is justified in being SO busy that he
cannot furnish what is essential to the
well being Of his home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Steel Earnings.

The investing public will pay Just
SO much attention as 1t may regard as
merited to the reasons assigned by
tho steel trust corporation for the
falling off in the profits of the con-
Germ.
At the same time. that public will
not fail to note with interest the
tendency of affairs.
The first quarter of the present
year showed about the poorest &c
turns in the history of the corpora
ton for any similar period.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
a WHY Iudus.

At an assixe court. according to the
London Times. Juror claimed ex-
emption from serving on the ground
that he was deaf. The Judge held q
conversation with the clerk Of ar.
raigns on the subject. and then. turn
ing to the man. at whom he looked In.
ttently. he asked In a whisper: Are
you very deaf?" Very" was the un.
guarded reply. $50 perceive" was
the rejoinder Of the Judge. but not
whisper deaf. You had better go into
the boz. The witness shall speak
low."-Case and Comment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
For Success In 1912.

AS the Democratic speaker says.
Democrats cannot hurt business with
out hurting themselves. They must
gain the confidence of the country and
encourage the turning of the wheels
Of industry If they would be intrust-
ed with the affairs of the nation the
ensuing four years. In word, the
Democratic party, as In Tilden's time,
must stand for Retrenchment and Re-
form. not free trade and Socialistic
legislation. If it would make 1912 its
Banner Year Of Victory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Partie. Must Go On Record.

The enactment of the Canadian
treaty will be a long step in the direc-
ton of tariff reform, but that will
bring congress only to the real worth
of the general revision of the present
tariff laws. If the work is stopped
there by an adjournment before the
Democrats and Republicans in con-
gress are placed on record as to a
clear-cut tariff policy. the session
would result in about an even break,
SO far as political advantage is con-
cerned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
A Prudent Program.

II make 1t rule never to lend any.
body an umbrella" said Mr.. Growch.
er.
Good idea." replied Mr.. Grump.
III you keep lending an umbrella
about there's no telling when 1t may
drift. into the hands of the original
owner"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07

ing to the injured one:
THE plaintiff is allowed to ask the
defendant a question. in regard to
the assault"
What's dat yo' say. sah?"
Il say that you may ask the de
PENDANT question"
"Wh-what'll All ask her. sah?"
ANY question you like"
The child studied the floor mo
ment Then. with the politest OF
smiles. she inquired. sally. am yo'
mamma well?"-Eyerybady's Maya
zine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07

Another thing that makes life worth
living Just now is the spectacle of the
New England wooden monopoly, which
has been gouging the public unmerci-
fully for many years. pleading piteous-
ly for mercy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
LOOKING TO SEED POTATOES
Should Be Carefully Examined and
Only Those Entirely Free From
Disease Used.
(By R. G. wEArHERsToNE.

Seed potatoes should be carefully
examined for traces of dry rot. Only
potatoes entirely free from disease
should be planted, for diseased seed
will be sure to grow diseased crop
Dry rot shows Us dark or black
spots running through the potato from
the stem end. Usually the stem end
of the potato. when diseased, will
show sunken appearance around the
stem. In any case the dark spots
show in the tubers when cut across
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Napoleon In the sepuIcher.

When. after the Battle Of Jena. Ma.
poleon invaded Prussia. he visited
Potsdam, which contains the mortal
remains of the Prussian kings. The
sepulcher of Frederick the Great oc.
cupied prominent site in the mauso.
leum. When entering the latter. Ma.
poleon uncovered his head. and went
directly up to the sarcophagus of the
noted warrior.
For moe1ent the conqueror stood
still. seemingly absorbed in deep
thought Then with the forefnger OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-07
Great Harvest Man4h

July is the great harvest month in
central and northern sections of our
country. The hay crop promises to be
good this season and oats are above
the average in many places. 1t will
pay to save all of them because they
will bring good prices before next sum-
mer.