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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
TO PREVENT SOIL WASHING.
Brush In the Gullles With the Tops
9 Turned Upstream viii Save
N Fields From Spring Floods.

\ Soil erosion can be controlled IL you
understand the principles OF soil for
nation and will take a little time to
attend to the rapidly forming bitches.
Place brush In the gully with the
tops upstream and It will catch and
hold the material washed down.. Be
certain that you place enough brush
in the ditch so that the spring rains
will not wash 1t away. 1t would be
well, also, to throw some hay on the
brush, to aid in catching the finer
material. And, II you prefer. the WOW
en-wire dam also may be used. Place
q stake on each side Of the gully In
the ground three feet from the bank
and fasten piece of woven wire to
them. Be sure that they are firmly
In the ground. Put straw. old hay or
fine brush above this dam and it will
catch most of the material washed
down by the water. AS the gully
fills up add another strand Of woven,
wire and repeat the process
8# Humus, the decaying vegetable mat
ter of the soil, tends to prevent soil
erosion. Humus absorbs and retains
moisture. When the ground contains
an abundance OF moisture, the rains
are absorbed and carried into the sub
soil. Therefore the rain is not left
on the surface to wash bitches. Keep
the soil full Of humus il you desire
to stop the soil washing. Have the
grasses and legumes occupy a promi-
nent place in the rotation for those
hillside fields.
Soil erosion can never be prevented
entirely, but 1t can be greatly reduced
If you manage the fields as, you
should. a }lags
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
EHOUJSEWORk is AsHEA\1Y BURDEN.

The woman. who Keeps house, has
enough to do when she Is in good, sound
health, but if she is weak, tired all the
time, and suffering from morn to night
with an aching back, house-work becomes
. heavy burden. "a II {,
Many; women who were afflicted in this
way say that Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life easier for them. 4; y.
Women are subject to kidney disease.
The clothing they wear. the work they do,
the worry and strain Of bearing and rear
ing children the lack of proper exercise:
all tend toSit. a:
Backache, bearing down pains. hea dache.
dizzy spells, faintness, fits Of blues, and
other troubles, often thought to be peculiar
to the sex. are found frequently in kidney
disease. When any one Of these ills ap-
pears, together with discolored condi-
ton of the kidney secretions, with passages
too frequent. scanty or burning, just make
up your mind that your kidneys are weak,
4 and be quick 10 help them.
Doan,r Kidney Pills have helped great
many weak women through the trying
times when Kidney disease means 20 much
added misery. They do not disturb the
stomach or bowels and contain no poison.
Gus, dangerous NOR habit-forming drugs.
.Doan's are harmless for children too.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
..Air.hip Trolley Car i,

s It is quite new idea to drive 4
suspended trolley car by means. OF a
propeller like an airshij. The car.
with which experiments are being
made at Burdan. Cal. runs on short
length Of overhead track OF about q
quarter Of a mile, and 10 driven by
twenty-six horsepower gas engine.
The car is made OF steel and alumni
mum. and is intended to have a light
flexible covering. with celluloid win
dows. is 50 feet long. and can carry
so passengers. II has worked quite
satisfactorily, though the track Is too
short to test its speed. The propeller.
has two blades. like huge fans, made
OF sheet metal o nribs Of steel tubing.
Another propeller will be fixed In
front, which win double, the motive
power and prevent stoppage In case
OF q breakdown to the rear propeller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

~ added new chapter For
With the filing Of . suit for absolute
I divorce against Edmund X. stallo,
the New York lawyer. by his wife,
formerly the hrst wife Of Dan r. Han.
ma, only son of the late Senator Mark
Hanna Of Ohio. the relations OF the
various members Of the Hanna family
and itss of1shoots are further compli:
Gated. w
Before another twelvemonth, unless
I the suit 10 withdrawn, Mrs. Stall may
be free to wed again, and as she 10
Sill an attractive woman with a large
Income In her own right, q third dip
In the matrimonial surf is not i'm
probable.
But even should she remain unmar.
ried. there are enough puzzling rela.
tonships in the Hanna fanny to make
Il unnecessary to speculate what rela-
lions her children by a third husband
would be to the daughters OF Dan Han,
ma by his second and third wives.
Dan Hanna, millionaire coal opera.
tor and business man OF Cleveland,
Ohio. has been married three. times a
not unusual record in these days Of
quick divorce. However, he has had
children by each of his three wives,
three sons by the hrst wife, daugh-
ter by the second wife and two ;daugh-
tiers by the present Mrs. Hanna, who
o known 40 Mrs. Dan Hanna No. 8.
rs Jungle Of Rslatl onships
The complications resulting from
Al. 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

sea which form an almost unbroken
wall. excepting for the rugged torrent
beds, and which vary from 800 to l.
800 feet in height. are all OF lime
stone. whereas on the east side OF the
lake the formation Is entirely sand
stone OF exquisite hues. The album
dance OF water on this side as COM
pared with the other is very striking
too. s.
About ten miles from Engedi lies
the peerless natural fortress OF Masa-
da (sebbeh), first fortified by the
Maccabees, then used as a place of
refuge by Herod. At the foot OF the
tableland can be seen the Roman wall
OF decentralization and the two Ro-
man camps on either side of the small
ravine.
The fortress, which is 100 feet
above the sea, has steep sides at about
an angle. OF IS degrees and cannot be
approached, except from a connecting
neck called the Serpentine. A more
inhospitable place or one more dIsad-
vantageous to besiegers could not be
imagined.
Eight miles away Is Jebel Usdum.
8 mountain OF rock salt rising to q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
WONDERS OF THE DEAD SEA
Motor Boat Exploration by Member
Of American Colony In Jerusalem
10 interesting. 50

An interesting trip around the Dead
/ Sea was made in motor boat by
Jacob E. spafford. q member OF the
American colony in Jerusalem. Z
In acknowledging the lake four
or five very fertile plains or ghors
were met with. These plains" writes
Mr.. Spafford, naturally bring to mind
the connection Of the Dead Sea with
Sodom and Gomorrah, the cities OF
the plain. that were overthrown.,
They have been variously placed on
every side Of the sea. ,
These plains and the small oasis
ct Engedi are the only points where
life OF any kind and water are to pc
found. Engedi. our first stopping
place, is the only spot on the west side
where fresh water is to be had. This
evidently was little paradise in the
time of Solomon and is frequently
mentioned in the Old Testament.
s.The clitts on the west side OF tho
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Auxiliary planter.

vious. as it enables the planter to be
used in conjunction with any. other
suitable farm impl AS an In
stance, 1t will be conceived that to at.
tach a planter thus constructed to fol-
low gang plows or harrows would
serve to shorten the operation ofSpre:
pairing the field by just SO much time,
cost and labor as would be needed to
plant the field after the bed has been
prepared, as Is the present Gus tom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
FERTILITY RETURNED TO SOIL
Professor Hopkins Contends Phosphor-
N US Should Be Applied in Live
Stock Farming as IN Grain.

OF course in this computation 1t Is
assumed that there Is practically no
loss Of fertility In the farmyard ma
nure, though 1t 10 we'll known that
practically this amount OF care Is
never used by the average or even by
the most careful farmer. Even IL the
nitrogen and humus OF the soil were
maintained Professor Hopkins says
that unless some supplementary food
stuffs are used, or manure purchased.
1T is necessary to purchase and apply.
some phosphorus In order to replace
that sold in the animals and animal
products. butter and milk being the
only important farm products that do
not contain appreciab4e amounts Of
phosphorus. Y
s. It is commended; by Professor Hop
kins that hosphorus should be- ap.i
piled In livestock farming the same as;
in grain farming. because even under.
. system ofsfeeding AL the crops there
Is a loss Of 20 pounds per acre In four
years with livestock farming when
grain crops yield so bushels per acre
and hay one and one-half tons per
acre and these are fed and the ma.
nure returned to the land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

e
height Of 500 feet. IN this mountain
is a large cave which was explored
to the extent Of about 200 yards, at
which point a tapering cylindrical
shaft of about 20 feet in diameter
was discovered, piercing the solid
rock salt 80 feet high. as though
through polished marble, evidently
the effects Of the rain.
Great snow white stalactites hung
from the ceiling. The approach to
this mountain presents most fantas-.
tic appearances of walls. buttresses,.
parapets, projecting towers. etc,
caused by the stratification and lay OF
the salt boulders.
"A little south of Masada lies the
rich Ghor-el-Mizra. Here and else
where abound the apple of Sodom de-
scribed by Josephus. Geographical
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
RIO AD a.,.a Earn
IMPROVEMENT
AUXILIARY PLANTER ? \ IS NEW.
Implement May BE Used in conjune-
ton With Any Other Piece Of
Farm Machinery. *.

An. auxiliary planter, the invention
of AZ. r, Baldwin Of Springfield. NO.,
Is described by the Scientific Ameri.
san as follows:
# The accompanying Illustration
shows q side view OF a planter con-
structed and arranged In conformity
with the present invention. pictured
In conf junction with an independent
hauling truck The advantage is OBJ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

OF Hanna's wives been married before
he married them, two married since
he divorced them and several children
had resulted from their various unions.
But even with al this clear in ones
mind there are other complications
that have to be taken into considera-
ton in this veritable Jungle OF rela.
tionships. Ss 4. a,
The two husbands whom the two d.
|vorced wives Of u Hanna married had
children by previous marriages 50
the family tree and all Its branches
takes on the aspect 81 OF q Il Chineie
puzzle. ss}s ssS3 4.
It was in the summer OF 1887 that
Dan Hanna, then . young man, mar
ried Miss May, Harrington, the
daughter Of q prominent Cleveland
family Three sons were born to
them, Marx, named after his famous
grandfather, Carl and Dan, Jrl How
ever. the marriage did not turn out
happily. and In 1897 Mrs. Hanna ob;
tanned divorce from him. .s3
Hanna's Second Plunge.
The, following year he married Mrs.
Walter de 8, Maud, the divorced wife
of Captain Maud, an Englishman Be
fore her marriage to Maud she was
Miss, Daisy Gordon. the daughter Of
~. Gordon. one Of Cleveland,sI
Wealthiest citizens and an intimate
friend Of Dan Hanna's drat wife.
# She had obtained Z divorce from
I Maud in Akron. Ohio. but after her
marriage to Dan Hanna Captain Maud
obtained a divorce from her in Eng
land on the grounds that her second
marriage was bigamous. They had
no children, but she and Dan Hanna
had q daughter, Elizabeth. ISL fS. ~
This second marriage OF Hanna's
was no more fortunate than the flrst.
In 1906 Mrs. Hanna No. 2 sued him
for divorce In Cleveland and won the
suit.
And within 4s hours Dan Hanna mar
ried Tor third time. taking Mrs,
Frank E. Shelly, the divorced wife OF
. Waldorf-Astoria hotel clerk for his
bride. Mrs. Shelly was Miss Marie
Stuart before her hrst marriage She
was the mother Of daughter, Eliza.
beth by name, by her first husband.
Mrs. Hanna 81 axes Second husband.
Before Dan Hanna married for the
third time Mrs. Hanna No. had TAX:
en- q second husband. Edmund K.
Stnllo, the New York lawyer, was her
choice. He had previously been mar.
jried to Miss Laura Mcdonald, the
daughter Of Alexander Mcdonald, one
OF the original Standard Oil million.
aires. BY her he had two daughters,
Laura and Elizabeth. These two girls
recently came into prominence as
great heiresses on the death OF their
grandfather. but it has since devel-
oped the the enormous estate which
was supposed to be held in trust for
them had dwindled down to q few
thousand dollars.
When Mrs. Hanna No. I became
Mrs. Edmund X. Stallo she took up
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
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SAASSlNsVstsSE6
Tourists In the tillowstone Nation.
al Park have shown so much inter
est In the beavers that inhabit the.
streams that the department OF the
interior Is considering the advisable
fly Of placing colonies of the animals
IN some Of the other national parks.
The beaver has been one OF the
most potent factors In the exploration
of the Rocky Mountain region, be-
cause the early trappers were general
" searching for beaver when they
first penetrated the Businesses OF the
mountains. The zigzag dams con-,
structed by these busy animals are
familiar sights In the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. The beaver seems to be
particularly adapted to the Platte. the
Yosemite and Mount Rainier national
parka ts53E. sfst 49, $ ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Lettuce sIs Quite Hardy.

"A hardy plant that meets the smiles
and frowns Of the weather with ..
good grace is lettuce. The seed may.
be sown very early, II the ground is
not frozen, and treated like beets or
onions. It .is one OF the cool plants,
SO called. With the first warm
weather 1t will be ready to grow, and
will soon be large enough for use.
# None Of the salad plants is more
welcome. Besides its uses as a salad
plant 1t makes good pot herb,
though its value for this purpose Is
not well known. 3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
c.rman ofliear Is prlII rurk, !.

According to the Vienna Neue
sPresse, Gen. Colmar Won der Goltz Ia
about to retire from the German army
ON full pension, which means with
the emperor's appreciation. in order,
to enter definitely the Turkish mill
.tary service, which he reorganized In
the years 1ss3-1s95 for Abdul Hamid
H., who recognized his efficient work,
seen in the brief Graeco-Turkish war.
by making him marshal Of the OF
loman army. This news item Is Of
Importance as throwing light on the
state OF European policies in the near
east. 95S n s5s sc VS. IA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Gard enina with. |. Vince, Hoe

Gardening With : Wheel Hoe.
@ The real pleasures OF gardening re-
main unknown{to the person who has
never used a wheel hoe. This modern
invention stimulates good gardening
BY its use, a person can cultivate his
whole garden before breakfast. and
feel proud Of thee accomplishment;
The experienced gardener will use It
often. and thus keep the soil OF his
garden in ideal condition. 10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
DEVICE FOR DOUBLE HARNESS
Attachment shown In illustration viii
Pc Found Convenient and Tells
its Own Story.

It Is often desirable to hitch up :.
double team with single harness
where irregular double harness is not
at hand, or II at hand is perhaps too
heavy. The special objection to using
a breast plate in q double rig has been
the dif1iculty OF attaching It to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
! Double . harnle.slss pevice.

yoke SO the horse might easily hold
back the load, The device shown in
the sketch tells Its own story. The
extra front attachment passes back
and connects with the breeding Civ
ing the same power to the horse in
holding back the load as he has In
single harness. III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
lm,pass.abls Roads.

Where weeds are left to flourish
along the roadsides the snow viii be
quite liable to drift in and make the
roads impossible. This viii call for
few good resolutions on the part Of
those who must travel these roads
that next year these roadsides will be
cleared. but like other good resolu.
.tions they will be forgotten when an.
other year rolls around. Twas ever
fhuc % i.5Ss "a gi7 ~ ri 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Ideal Barn,yardI.

OF course the ideal barnyard Is one
made Of crushed rock and cement, but
this Is quite expensive and is hardly
necessary. With a clean dry yard sur
rounding the, dairy barn the milk can
be kept in perfect condition as it is
not a difficult matter to remove every
particle of manure or mud from the
yard every day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Experiments with Cherries.

s In some fertilizer experiments at
the New Jersey experiment station
with. cherries, which were started in
1896, all the plats have received an
annual application Of equal parts Of
ground bone, muriate OF potash and
acid phosphate at the rate of 500
pounds to the acre, and certain plats
have received an additional dressing
of $50 pounds OF nitrate Of soda since
1900. The nitrate Of soda plats have
yielded a larger quantity of fruit and
it is believed that this increase will
be more marked as the trees grow
older and require more nitrogen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
early DAYS a. Ralloonlnn.

The first balloon to carry living
freight was in September, 1888. when
Joseph Montgolfier sent up a sheep,
a duck and cock. all OF which land
ed safely. The first human being to
ascend in a balloon was a young
French naturalist. NJ. Francois Pilatre
de Rozier. who used a captive bal,
loon for his first attempts. Then. on
November Fl. 1888, he and the Mar
,quis d'Arlandes made the first trip.
in q free balloon. This was made in
a hot air balloon, and fire was kept
burning in a brazier suspended be-.
meath while up in the air. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Protection for Raspberries.

Protection for Raspberries.
In some sections, Of the north II. lis
difficult to winter the more tender:va-
rieties Of raspberries without some
kind OF protection. The most success
full method is to cover the canes with
soil. This work should be attended to
before the ground or the canes are,
frozen. The canes break easily when
they are frozen. The best plan is to
bend all the canes to the north and
cover with few inches OF soil,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Thermometer ia Cellar.

Have thermometer hanging in the,
cellar and whenever the temperature
of cellar rises above As degrees open
door or window in the middle of the
day for an hour or more to let out
the moist and admit the fresh air.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
siIo saxea Corn.

One great value OF the silo is the
saving of corn which has failed to cdr
very well. Almost every year some
corn will fail to ear and fill properly,
but by cutting it and using as silage
1t makes good feed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
surelxhot.

Bacon-Don't yor believe that q lit-
tie learning is dangerous thing?
EgbertIt may be, but the man who
has a little learning ] do not think an
dangerous as the one who thinks h
knows 1t all. !" Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
Rel aate Barb Wire Fenc co.

Barb wire fences should be rele-
gated to the past just as rapidly as
possible. It isn't an easy thing to
change 2all the fences on the Farm.
but If this work il done gradually the
fields will be improved because they
will all Of them be available for any
kind OF stock and the farm will be
worth more. ,&S 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
GOOD PoADS
g FAPM NOTES

The disk will never take the place
of the plow.
Many pastures fail because they
are not made right.
Good seed is an integral part of sue.
cess in potato growing.
Legumes should be included In ev-
cry well-planned rotation.
There Is q poor farmer around when
you see poor live stock on the farm. .
Thoroughly air dried seed corn will
stand almost any temperature. no
matter how low. "a. 81
Heavy clay soils that puddle and
bake after a rain are benefited by the;
addition OF lime. y . l:.5
One way to ease the work on the
farm and make it more attractive II
to systematic It.
Clean up the yard and farmstead
generally. Plan to set out few,
more ornaments next spring.
Those farmers who have roots to
feed their stock this winter whether
they have a silo or not) are lucky.
4 Going to join the Good Roads.
clubf No such club in the neighbor-
hood, Ell? Then get to work and or
ganize one. s
Rotation is as necessary to the;
growing of profitable crops as va
riety Of food is essential to the health
of the individual
Straw is much too valuable to be
allowed to rot in the stack.
Manure is the prime necessity of the
gardener, and as the hauling and COM
posting can se done at the least cost
during cold weather, the manure
should be hauled then.
The manure for the vegetables
must be hauled and piled during the
Writer SO as to be well rotted when
it is time to use it in the spring.
Alfalfa should not be pastured or
cut so close to the ground as to In.
jur. the crowns. On good, rich land
two and often three CT can be cut
each season. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14

RIekety Ladder ls Dangerous.
Every time you set your feet on
weak, rickety ladder you risk life and
limb. 1T wouldn't take half SO long to.
mend a broken round on the ladder
as it would do to mend a broken bone
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
"A The following case is typical of the cures
effected by Doan's Kidney Pills., Grateful
testimony is the best evidence.
SAVED HER LIFE. RI
Made Well After Doctors Gave Up


SAVED HER LIFE.
Made Well After Doctors Gave Up
s,ssi ID /; IN Hope. " II. s ~:
4 Mrs. f. M. Hill 1888 w. 10 ST., Water
loo, Iowa, ays:s 4, enjoyed the best of
health until the winter Of 1905 when I
was seized with kidney trouble. Igradu.
ally grew worse until I was devoid of all
energy and ambition. There was a sting
ing pain through my kidneys, followed BY
q dull, grinding ache across my loins: The
whites Of my eyes changed color and the
eyeballs bulged q My hands puffe and my
feet became SO swollen i could not wear
my shoes. The kidney secretions caused (
great pain and also annoyance by their too
frequent passage: got so could not eat.
lost weight and was gradually growing
weaker and weaker, when my father adj
vised Doan's Kidney Pills. I obtained SO
much benefit from the very first that
continued and by the end Of the first week
the backaches and headaches had disap-s
peared. ] grew steadily better. and was,
at last completely cured. Doan's Kidney
Pills saved my life when u was SO sick that
I did not care whether lived or died.
The doctors as well as myself had given up
hope Of my ever getting well. am so
grateful that ] cannot recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills too highly. = IN ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
CREAM or T RYE

a For, health and energy eat 1t for
breakfaS. Reduces cost Of living.
Free Vilser Spoon in every package.
Ask your grocer for package.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-14
HANDY TOOL is NEGLEc TED
foId.Fashioned Shaving Horse Rarely
Seen on Farms at Present Time
lis Easily Made.
The oid-fashioned shaving horse Is
one of the handiest tools used on the
farm, but is rarely seen at the present
shaving Horse.

time IT is easily constructed and
nothing else really takes its place in
the work It Is intended to do.