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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
i've STOCKs;
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Brush the sweat and CRIME from
the horse collars.
There is no animal more unprofita-
BILE than poor sheep. ~
The water in the stock tank should
be kept clean, pure and fresh.
A few choice lambs make suitable
farm companions for the children.
Get busy now with shaping up the
live stock you will exhibit at the fair.
Sheep should not be kept with
horses or swine, for they are liable to
ket killed. t-.
Sheep feeders can no longer ignore
the value of manure as by-product
of the feed lot
Sheep do best on high. rolling
ground: low ground produces foot
rot and parasites.
Smooth.faced collars will not cure
gall, but they will do better than cure
it by preventing it.
Do not attempt to raise more hogs
than you can handle well. else they
will eat up all the profit.
For garget in ewes, as with dairy
COWS, thorough manipulation with
some warm water is a probable cure.
There is but one time when 1t pays
to fatten live stock and that is just
before we sell it. The markets de-
mand fat animal.
BY feeding better animals 1t Is many
times possible to double our incomes
without adding to the cost of produc-
ton.
Mud in the hog lots would not be
noticed 20 much II there were a feed
floor for the troughs and to throw the
corn on.
Care OF the hogs does not mean
feeding alone. but in giving them Mt
tenticn necessary to keep them Ia
good health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18


as. In cafe in Caracas, however, he
heard tale which caused him to
change all his plans. s's
This tale. or, rather, legend, had
filtered into the city through the me-
dunn Of up.country planters, and had
been impaired to them by tame In
dams, who in turn. had heard it from
their wild brethren of the Jungle. 1t
had to do with a mysterious place
known as Eel Lugar de los Flores
Venenosos" (The Place of the Poison
GUS Flowers, great clump Of weirdly
beautiful flowers, exhaling a deadly
perfume, which was said to be located
in the dense wilderness that lies about
the headwaters Of the Orinoco. This
perfume was noticeable two days OF;
within days march it was sickening;
and by the time a man was within
sight of the flowers, he was overcome
by the intense smell.
\ With the instinct of the orchid-hunt-
er, tGrayson OWNED that the legend
implied the presence of his quarry.
He secuted the melodramatic features
Of the tale, setting them down to the
imagination of the countless untutored
individuals through whom 1t had
passed, and without more ado he set
to work organizing an expedition.
Strange to say, he preferred to be the
only white man, although he took with
him an old half-breed who had been
his companion on several other ex-
petitions, and a large train of Indian
porters z.
One morning there was percepti-
BILE odor of flowers In the air; by noon
1t had increased considerably. When
they camped that night, the jungle
smells had been entirely supplanted.
Their nostrils were filed with the
cloytng scont. A number of the In
dians refused to 60 any farther. but
Grayson. the half-breed and a half
dozen OF the stanchest porters pushed
on in the morning. The perfume grew
heavier and heavier as they advanced.
h Finally, one Of the porters collapsed
in his tracks. Another went down,
and another. Grayson could feel his
senses leaving him, although he strug-
gled on. He said he had never smoked
opium. but he imagined that his sen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
That was enough for Carriere.

That was enough for Carriere
He left the house in broad daylight.
trusting entirely to luck: and on
his way out of the city he met de-
tachment Of troops marching to sur
round his hiding place. They halted
him, but Bulgarian girl. a friend of
his future wife, who was standing near
by, claimed him as her brother, and
he was allowed to go on. +
In Bulgaria he married the Russian
girl who had been his principal help
or and incentive, and cast about for
some new task.
Young Ford was as different from
Carriere or the others as a man well
could be. have known Ford for some
years, and l think he is. without ex-
ception, the checklist man have ever
encountered. For one thing, he is a
newspaper man-when he Is anything,
that is. Ford never works unless he
has to, and he always makes sure that
any position he accepts does not en-
tail undue. effort, mental or physical
1t was several years ago that Ford
came to me and said he was going
to South America. By means unknown
he had got together about $4,000. and
he fancied that he could make at least
as much as he, spent by doing special
descriptive articles Of his travels.
His one mistake was in electing to
go by way of Europe, more especially,
by way, OF Paris. knew the hold
Paris had on Ford; so was not sur
prised at the outc0me-a1thoughI did
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

sations must have resembled those
Of an habitual user. He was sure
that he could see the flowers, huge.
colorous, many-hued clusters of them,
the most. magnificent collection of
orchids in the world, cleaning entic-
tngly through the jungle trees: and
then be, himself, collapsed. When
he regained consciousness they were
back at the camp where they had left
the rest OF the porters. Two Of the
men who had accompanied him were
dead; another was mad. He and the
rest, who had brought him of. were
horribly sick, ri. - b.
= With the madness OF despair. he
begged his men to try again with
hin. But they refused The con-
tinued effect OF the scent was almost
intoxicating, SO they turned back.
Their way thither had been fraught
with perils. 1t was Sunday excur-
sion compared with the march home
ward The baleful influence Of the
flowers followed close at their heels.
1t was always with them, like human
vengeanee. They were prosecuted by
fever; jaguars and serpents took their
toll; the blow-guns of the Indians.
the stunted people of the woods. slew
with poisoned arrows. In the end, a
handful staggered out on the banks OF
the Orinoco and sought their way to-
ward the frontier Of civilization. Gray
son was sick for months after he
reached Caracas He was still sick
when he reached New York.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
UnfalIlna stImulant.

Men have tried many things. but
still they ask for stimulant-the slim
ulant in use but requires the use Of
more Men try to drown the floating
dead OF their own souls in the wine
cup. but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The in
toxication of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music, and the thoughts galloping. but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leaves
the house 1t fills with revelry-more
silent, more sad, more deserted, more
dead There Is only one stimulant
that never fails, and yet never intoxi-
cates-Duty. Duty puts blue sky
over every man-up In his heart may
be-into which the skylark, happiness.
always goes singing.-George D. Prem.
tice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
California woman's Good Shot

California Woman's Good Shot
While walking through the woods
near Cohasset, Mrs. w. H. Pillsbury
Of Chico shot a large brown bear that
measured six feet from tip to tip.
MIR. and Mrs. Pillsbury were walk
ing from their summer home near
Cohasset to the 'Promontory." .
high point from which an excellent
view of the whole valley can be had.
Mrs. Pillsbury had 5000 carbine.
Suddenly she saw q large bear COM
ing down the hill about forty yards
away. Its q bear, shall shoot it ?"
she shouted to her husband. Pills
bury answered in the affirmative and
his wife asked, Where shall shoot
him?" In the head" came the aus
wer. With deliberate aim the woman
fired, hitting the animal square In
the right eye, killing him instantly.
and the weight Of the carcass was es-
timated at 300 pounds.-Chico Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF GOATS
Despite Natural inclination to Browse
on Shrubs and Weeds, They
Must Be Fed.
INV r. e. LARA.)

(By r. e. LARA.)
Goats, like other animals, must be
fed or they will die. Some people do
not seem to recognize this fact, but it
is true. Goats have natural incli.
nation to browse on shrubs, weeds or
any other coarse leaved heritage. but
they must have nutritious feed in ad.
dition to thrive.
II Angora goats are fed and treated
as one would treat sheep, they will
get along very we'll. In the winter
time they need clean clover hay and
some grain and clean, fresh water ut
all times. The goat is almost as fin
icky as the sheep and requires water
untainted by any other animal. sweet
grain and hay, as they will not touch
these feeds If they are musty.
Too much has been said about the
ability of the goats as weed destroy
ers. 1t is true they will clean up =
pasture OF coarse weeds, and SO will
sheep; we have never been able to
discover much difference and, taking
everything into consideration, we be-
lieve that the farmer who raises sheep
instead of goats will get better salts
faction from his flock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

Another one Of the six was Car
iriere. He was big and quiet. with
a deceptive placidity-not at all the
sort Of man you expected to meetitf
you had ever heard Of him.
\ Like many other adventurers. Car
riere ran away at sea- Like all who
have ever done so, he paid for his
fun in sweat and agony. He was
sailor before the mast for several
years. on coasting vessels, tramp
steamers, trading schooners in the Far
East. He was in the Philippines
when the war broke out. and he was
captured by the insurgents and held
prise ner for several months. He was
engaged in vague Informed revolu-
tionary plots; he joined secret soci-
cites that have for their aim the
emancipation OF British India: and he
did many, other things in many other
places that took him down into the
deeps of life.
Finally, he drifted to the Balkans.
about the time Macedonia was IN the
throes of the terrible revolt against
Turkish rule. Carriere became In
tensely interested in this blind strug-
gle of a Christian people for free
dom, and he determined to let the
world know some o. the inside details
OF prevailing conditions. He believed,
too, that he could be Of help to the
revolutionary chiefs in perfecttng their
organization in the villages and towns
OF the Ave vilayets. ,.tf
In the course of nearly two years
work he had carried out his entire
plan Of organization. except in Salon
ika and some Of the territory around
that city. He left that to the last. be-
cause it was the most difficult task.
and he thought that, with the pres
tige of what he had accomplished, sue
cess would be more easy. The chief
Of the local committee in Salonika had
rather sinister reputation. It had
never been proved against him. but
there were rumors OF blackmail.
For several weeks, Carriere lay in
hiding in one Of the suburbs Of the
city, receiving prominent members OF
the committee and talking over the
new schemes he advocated. He had
no suspicious at first, although he did
not like the local voivode. and it came
as a wholly unexpected shock when
his secretary was shot down on the
streets at night. after he had ventured
out for a brief walk The local com
mittee claimed that Greek had done
it, but Carriere was suspicious.
Two nights passed, and then the
old woman in whose house he was hid
ing came to him with a scared look
on her face. She had heard two men
talking in her garden about askares
and the approaches to the house. One
OF these men was the local voivode.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
PROFITABLE BREED OF HOGS
Good individuals Of Any Popular Line,
Backed by Good Ancestors, viii
Make Money.

The first question every beginner
asks is: What is the best breed Of
hogs?" The breed makes little diff
ference. Good individuals Of any. pop
ular line, If backed by good ancestors.
will make money with proper hand.
ling. believe the best for you is the
breed you like. II you like red hogs,
raise Duroc-Jerseys, IL you like good
black and white hog with ears turned
down, get Poland-Chi II your
fancy turns to . black and white hog
with ears erect, take Berkshire. writes
e. White in the Orange Judd Farmer.
II you want to raise bacon hogs. and
you prefer white ones, get Yorkshire.
II you prefer red. get Tamworth.
White hogs do we'll in the northern
sections. Either Chester Whites or
Cheshires may be grown. AS rule.
white hogs are not profitable in the
south. The intense sun blisters the
skin and may cause chronic sores. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
chi,d,s Popularity Explained.

A winning lottery ticket of $780,
900, in connection with the Mobiles
Bank was recently presented for
payment at the State Bank in st.
Petersburg, and it now transpires
that the owner is an eight-year-old
orphan, an inmate OF the orphanage
at Pskoff The lottery ticket was her
sole possession Her relatives have
hitherto done nothing for the child.
but when the news of her good for
tune Lecame known they were one
and all eager to adopt her. The au-
thorities have placed her In the
charge OF an arch-priest, distant, con-
nection OF her father.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Roher. Browning. viii.

Diligent search Is being made at
Florence. Italy, for the will Of Robert
Browning. son of the famous poet.
but so far 1t has not been found. The
fact that there apparently is no will
is causing considerable gossip. as
the property. OF which there is good
deal. both in Asolo and Florence.
will pass to his wife, who was Miss
.Coddington of New York. and from
whom he lived apart for years. owing
to incompatibility Of temper
Browning's property in Florence in
Guided Casa Guidi. where he spent his
childhood days. When his mother
died the property passed out OF the
family, and was acquired by him .
few years ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
USEFUL FOR PEkKING STOCK
Hinged Panels Arranged In Convenient
Manner One Of Handlest Things
&# Around tho Farm.

z Here is sketch of a hinge panel
that have found to be about the
handiest thing on the place when
used to handle calves, hogs or other
stock. writes D. H. Grifton Of Smith
Center. Kan, in the Farmers Mail
and Breeze. 1t is especially handy to
catch and pen a SOW without worry
as two men can entirely inclose an
animal with it.. Have man at the
end of each wing of the panel, walk
up to hog and enclose him while
asleep or eating. Panel. hog and all
may then be slipped along to the pen
The panels make a good pen to en-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
CARING FOR HORSES TEETH
Excellent Plan to Make Examination
Two or Three Times Yearly
Treat Them With File.

II your horse shows difficulty In
eating, or loses flesh without apparent
cause, 1t is time to examine the teeth.
Very often elongated teeth prevent a
horse from properly masticating It's
food. thereby rendering it impossible
to obtain much benefit from it.
liberated teeth also are source Of
great trouble and prevent a horse
from eating we'll Sometimes broken
teeth cut the sides of the horses
mouth and form painful sores. which
of course interferes with mastication.
1t is good plan to examine the
teeth of all horses two or three times
a year, and in case of broken or elon-
gated teeth OF valuable animal are
badly affected it should be treated by
a veterinary surgeon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

"One of the ice cutters up there
who saws the ice up for the Ice
houses discovered the hat frozen in,
SO he cut the cake Of ice up without
letting the hat get out. Then the
Teller who owns this store bought the
cake of ice with the hat in it and put
It outside the store here"
I'LL tell you one thing" said the
first newsie, "only I have to hustle
around and sell my papers, I'd wait
here until the ice melted and then
I'd make sure that the hat inside was
the real thing."-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

Velvet is from the Italian relluto.
meaning woolly. this from the Latin
vellus, a fleece. Vellum Is a deriva-
tive Of the same root-a pelt or hide.
Bandanna is from the Indian word
meaning to bind or tie" and has
reference to the manner OF tying knots
in the fabric to prevent the dye from
reaching every part thereof. In this
way spots are left white and rude
pattern remains in the cloth.
3. Alpaca comes from the animal Of
the same name in Peru 1t Is OF the
llama species and its wool is used 10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

of as being OF green hue. was named
from its original color, reddish
brown. The word is really the plural
of bay" and the color is that OF the
horse which is known as bay" A
form of the word is common in many
tongues 'N So
Damas,s, quite obviously, is derived
from Damascus. 4--.
Silk and serges are both derived
from the Latin Sores, meaning the Chi
nese. These fabrics were first Inn
ported from that portion of Asia which
is rev southern China.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
REMEDIES FOR CURB DISEASE.
Too Much Stress Placed on lioamsnt
Situated on Back Part OF Hook
Joint 10 Cause. u.

(By DIR. D. NJ. M'INTOsH. illinois Elk
pertinent Station)
Anything that puts too much stress.
on the llgament situated on the back
part of the hook joint, such as holding
back heavy loads, going downhill or
hind legs slipping too far under the
horses body, may cause curb disease.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

o: the hat store outside OF which the
cake Of ice was placed. go
Il wonder II the hat grew there?"
asked little newsboy who had been
gazing at the hat in the ice for five
minutes. -y
Nav" replied another newsie. II
tell yer how it got in there. Last
summer when some teller was going
I'D the Hudson his hat blew on and
f1cated around. When the winter
came and the river froze the hat
froze In the ice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
A Booklet for Investors,

The Harris Trust and Savings Bank.
Harris Trust Building. Chicago, has is
sued a booklet entitled why Bonds Are
Safe Investments" intended for the use
OF persons planning to invest in bonds for
tho first time. Its aim Is to explain In
simple terms the purposes and uses of
various classes OF bonds. and to Indicate
the value of bonds as safe investments
Copies may be had free on application.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Clever Advertising Scheme That Had
the Newsboys Wondering How
It Happened.

On q hot day last week crowd
gathered around a cake of ice that
was loft standing on the curb outside
of hat store on Nassau street. The
crowd was augmented every minute
with new arrivals anxious to see for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
BAD Eeedica.

You cannot starve money into an
animal, therefore undertaking is a
waste. Overlooking is just as waste
full. When we overfeed we not only
ruin the animals digestive organs. but
we are feeding that we never get re-
tnrns from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Haitian on the Colt.

Teach the colt the use Of the halter
AZ early as possible II this is done
and the colt Is properly handled 1t will
be easier to take it from its dam when
weaving takes place.
After colts are weaned they can be
Fed oats and bran to good advantage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
FEATURING Reactino Cattle.

Cattle that react under the tuber-
culin test, ii they are not to be dis.
posed OF at once, should be kept in q
separate pasture. This pasture should
be some distance from the other, or
so fenced that 1t will be impossible
for the infected and non-infected
animals to get their heads together.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
HOW CLOTHS WERE NAMED
Silk and Serges are Both Derived
From the Latin Sores, Meaning
s,. the Chinese,

Muslin nam cd from Mosul, city on
the banks of the Ttgris; Cambria
from Cambria town OF France
Gauze /, rro3apiy derived from GAIA
in Syria, although some authorities
hold TO the H .s.:in 'sazi." meaning thin
cloth - -
Bate ~ f..ez-5s comm only thought
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Handy Panels.

close sick animal, or sow and lit
ter that has been narrowed in the
open. There are many uses for 1t.
The panels should be made Of light.
strong lumber. Mine may be folded
up and carried under the arm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Whole Oats for Pigs.

Put a platform in a little Enclosure
in which the little pigs can be fed
whole oats. Nothing quite takes the
place of whole oats for sucking pigs.
They will eat every grain out of the
husk and grow like weeds on 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

manufacture the fabric employed in
the making Of summer garments.
Calico got it's name from Calicut, 4
town In India, once celebrated for it,
cotton cloth.-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
8.VAG Il or THE EARTH
ARTHUR D. HoWDEN Smith
..:,.,,..t,s3.:,:..,:::s.::.:,t:...:....::.:..t.

..-.. tCopyri8hI. py
HAVE often wished
that l could bring
those six men to-
gether. and yet. on
the face of it. the
wish is impossible
of fulhllment. They
are scattered to the
corners Of the earth.
Some l have heard
from through round
about channels, but
most have passed be-
vorI ~1, ban An
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Sheep and Dogs Disagree.

There are two crops which cannot.
ss a rule, be grown in the same parish
sheep and dogs. Sheep are most
profitable, but dogs are the favorites
with too many farmers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
HAT IN REAL COLD STORAGE

themselves what was attracting atten-
ton.
The curious ones who succeeded In
elbowing and forcing their way
through the crowd to the front rank
were surprised to see that placed
in the very center of the cake Of Ice
was new straw hat of the latest
model. 1t was a very clever advertis-
ing scheme on the part of the owner
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Subtle Admonitlon.

Subtle Admonitlon.
"Why do you always ask that regu-
lar customer II the razor hurts him?"
asked one barber.
Just as gentle reminder" replied
the other, that If he forgot the tip it's
liable to hurt him next time" ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
colfer,a crand Army score.

Golfers Grand Army Score.
A golfer playing his first game OF
the season reported downtown the
next day that he had made Grand
Army score-he went out in 81 and
came back in 65.-Chicago Evening
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

The palmist can read your future
off-hand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

It's we'll enough to hope. but don't
loaf on the Job while doing It.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Excellent Type Of Berkshire.

choice Of breed is usually matter Of
fancy. An important point is the Sc
lection OF good individuals from pro-
life strains and handle these in such
a way as to make large profits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18

Mr.. Windows Soothing Syrup for Childrsa
tssthing, softsns the gums, reduces indamma-
taoa, allays pain, cures wind collie, 80 . bottle.