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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
Corn for Growing PIGS.

"A successful grower of swine says
that he finds corn for growing pigs. In
connection with milk and shorts, bet
ter than corn at any other age. After
his hogs have passed the pig. age
he reduces the corp allowance until
finishing time. He considers skim
milk the best OF allsfeeds for all hogs
of all ages and conditions. Milk gives
swine appetite for more feed. as well
as furnishing valuable nutrients.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

ship to the other. In this way, Ben
Hur was enabled to maintain rugged
health and strength until he escaped.
Since dumbbells are used for
physical development, q pair ought to
be Of equal weight, In order to balance
the development" said DR.. King.-In-
dianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
.He,s Not q the Shrinking kind.s

I0eU TNUt o. 3HHe SHTIINiHV F<'Hu'
Ash another OF Mr.. R~oosevelt's
friends explains, the colonel will not
actively seek q nomination, but II his
party 'hurls' It at him. he will not
dodge. Thus the only question 10.
howSmuch Of a shining mark he Will
make Of himself in order to invite the
hurling.-New York Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
.Hor.e. Not Up Id Mark.

H0r1S8 TNVC OP 20 Wit
II you are feeding full rations., say
of grain and corn, and your horses
are not looking upto the mark, change
your rations. Feed oats and corn
ground together, four quarts twice
daily, and keep up the hay rattons Just
the came.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
Careful Man.

speaking OF that bear you killed.
what about I'll"
II notice you modify its size To
your various listeners"
We'll, l ' tell a man more
than l think he'll believe"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
.The ReaI lssua.

Husband-And, Mary. a woman
came in our once today and told me
something that VIII blight our whole
married life.
Wife-Oh. John. what did she have,
ton?-Harper's BaIar. sS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

49,
III Aoeraph Taken q the Time He Went
ts ths Front in Lineooin's stead.
q the ranks OF the Grand Army OF
- Republic assured me that they
Wsre certain thatfissOld Abe was I'M
represented In the ranks of the boys
IN blue For all that 1t seemed to me
that the story was something more
stianSSone Of those romantic incidents
90 frequently quoted as having oc-
cured In the lives OF famous men aft
~ they had passed over to the great
majority: incidents lending color to,
Mandatory biographical sketches, but
rejected BY the thoughtful historian,
y being formed OF ''.the stun dreams
are made .of." Lincoln, with his sex.5
alted ideals, his stern devotion to
duty, his undying love for the Union
and all that it~represented, was ex-
actly the type OF man to consider him.
self at fault II he neglected to make
every possible sacrifice In his power
70 the cause he held dearer than life.
correspondent with the federal au-
s1orities at Washington on the sub
5sct. but the replies I received did not
tend to bring me amy closer to the
goal. Instead they asserted positively
that the reported tradition was entire
~ without foundation A letter from,
the wal department stated emphatic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
ANWarnlna.

Fred tells me he has made It one
OF his good resolutions this year to
pay all his debts"
Then. take . friends advice and
steer clear OF him. or he Will b com.
ing to you to borrow the money"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
Ely poor.

two pieces. each piece four andSone.
half feet wide. II these doors are
put up right they should give absolute
satisfaction and cant go wrong. They
can easily be handled BY y man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Hoa:chuts 81 Wheels.

co%rn-planter. and the axle Is from an
old cultivator arch. The arch Is fast
ened under the floor with wire. This
hog chute can be handled easily BY
taking hold Of upper end. You can
shove 1t wherever you want It, andsit
It Is anysdistahce. just hook Il behind
q wagon. and It will come along.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Roosevelt Bug . Menace.
The Roosevelt bug is more danger
GUS to American institutions than the
.hookworm, pellagrA and Tuberculosis
3c0mbined are to American health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
70 Balance Ration,

Where corr is extensively fed,
either in silage or as ground feed.
some such feed as bran, OIL meal,
%cottonseed meal, clover or alfalfa hay,
Il needed to balance II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Excavations made OF late at the
summit Of the Mount OF Olives in
Palestine reveal the remains OF an
early church. supposed to have been
built about A. D. 800.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
rh.t,e plnerent,

r ] h1H6 OUHeFeHI. 49,
~Jinks bought a place in the. country
that has a. shady record"
.Why did he buy 1t. fthen7"
.Possibly because he thought It
would be ! good thing to have shade
in the country"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
no crsdit Evsn Tor Tia

No Credit Even for That.
q am glad to say" remarked NJ.
'ssekton. that I never spoke : hasty
word to you"
mo. LAonidas.. answered his vile.
rather gently. I'm willing to give
you credit for not hurrying about any.
thing""-Stray stories."i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
From Bucket to Brush

She Tin art museum)-They say that
famous marine artist vas ono a plain
farmers boy. wonder where he de
veloped his talent?
He-Probabiy drawing water on the
farm.-Boston Transcript
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
sporting Fashion,

Belle-It IL . wonder that the hobbls
skirt has not made way for the foot.
ball skirt.
Nen-And what Il the football skirt
Ike?
Belle-A fullback. Of course
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
1ha Usual Sion.

Look how excited and angry the
crowd OF people coming from the build
ing are! wonder what's the mat
teri"
II guess they have been having .
peace meeting inside"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
,Tarin AnJmportant.

Mr.. Carnegie greatly prefers a part
nership to a corporation, but what 10
q partnership worth-without pro-
.tective tariff?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets r~egulats
and 4inyisorate stomach, liver and bowels.
5Eugar-coated, tiny s~grsnuleS. easy TO : X
- candy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

His Test Of Religion.
Tho ordinary man cares only for
what religion does. and not . jot fol
what religion 10.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Marriage separates : bachelor FROM
: lot OF Illusions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
nE Y

For health and energy eat II for
breakfast. Reduces cost OF living.
Free silver Spoon in every package
Ask your grocer for . package.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07


sentative recruit. This committee. OF
some 81 them. met my dear .comrade
(staples) on the streets 4of George
town, and seeing his spperbly com.
pact form, and being atsonce satisfied
that Shs the man worthy to be
bLincolnsk.representatiye In the army,
they madeSa proposition to him and
the loyalsboy-for hefwas but hoy
at once signified his desire TO NIL the
honorable position. He was soon aft;
erward introduced to President Lin
coin. and the latter gladly chose him
az hii Representative. (
Although the Communication re-
lceivedsfrom Mr.. Burnett was al CON
vincing as one could wish, yet It was
clear that without governmental sane
ton there still would remain doubling
Thomases who would dispute the
claim made In behalfyof the dead sol
dier. Therefors,,gthe facts in the case
were laid before the federal authori-
ties, and I received from the ONCE of
the 5commissionersof pension at Wash
tngton an Official statement confirming
1.-The entire tradition concerning Lin.
coln and his substitute This docu.
ment, reads as follows:
Department OF the Interior,
Bureau of sPensionA
Washington, May II, 1910.
John summerfield Staples, residing
at stroudsburg, Pa, fled IN applica.
ton for pension in 1882, stating that
In the Civil war he had served In Com
pany q. One Hundred and Seventy
sixth Pennsylvania militia, and after
wards In Company II, Second District
OF Columbia infantry, and that in his
second enlistment he al a substitute
for President Lincoln.
f'..The records show that said soldier
enlisted November Q, 1862, In Com
pany G, One Hundred and Seventy
sixth Pennsylvania drafted militia.
that he was %honorably discharged
May s, 1868, and that he afterward
enlisted April g., 1864. in Company H.
Second District Of Columbia yolun.
teers,S from which he was h~onorably
discharged at Alexandria, Va. Sep
TENDER IL, 1866. and the record also
show that in this last service he was
enrolled as a representative recruit
for Abraham Lincoln. who was not
liable to draft.
ut is shown by the papers on file
In this cas- that during the war Presi-
dent Lincoln decided that he would
place in the army a substitute to the
credit, Of the District Of Columbia. and
that he communicated his desire to; do
so 70 the provost marshal iof the dis
trict, with q request that he select the
person who should be placed In the
service, and that the provost marshal
then sent for Noble D.Larner, then q
prominent citizen of this city, and
stated to him the presidents wishes,
and Mr.. Larner Eafterward succeeded
in getting the substitute in the person
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

TO CURE ACOLD In ONE DAY
sTAke BRONOe Quinins " ThhlekA
- Fsfond money II II fails 70 cure. Va
s010V1B signature 70 On sech box. 50
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
NATURAL CAUSE FOR WONDER
In Whit May, Did Secretary knox#Rs.
pay the Steel Trust for its Aid
In His E%ievatlon7

It appears from Mr. arnegie's testi-
mony that he recommended Philander;
c. Knox to President Mckinley for
the position Of attorney general. The
appointment was made in 1901 and
Mr.. Knox served In that capacity until.
the end OF Mr.. Rooseyelt's first term.
Everybody knew that Mr.. Knox.
was borrowed from the steel trusts,
legal department for cabinet purposes
at Washington. but the fact that he
was selected at Nj. Carnegie's request,
and that during all his service as at
torneey for the steel7trust he never.
once advised Ills clients on the sub
iect Of the antitrust law is news In.
deed. Ms -
ii Khox is now assisting a third.
Republican president az secretaryof
state, In which place he has developed
what is known as dollar diplomacy.
The Republican party has been very
good to Mr.. Carnegie. 1T gave him a
tariff on iron and steel that enabled.
him; to retire with, several hundreds OF.
millions and 1t placed his LAWYER a,
the head OF the Department of JUS
tice, where he was quite certain to.
keep right on ignoring the antitrust
law.
We wonder what MI: Carnegie did,
for the Republican. party in the Doodle
campaigns OF 1896, 1900 and 1904.
~ - ~ o. -- 10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

4 woman wants protection. but e
svors free speech.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

s-l
sNgppoet d and denial Of Its truth.
- b first time. evidence is.
;AeFsspTesentsd that the story Of LIN
1870 substitute Is correct-evidence5
IT. ~unaasailabls shape Of an ofacial;
adnOwlsdgment from the federal gov
sWnmGts&s 8
II exemption OF the president OF
stAssUnitSdE States from..the taking up
S5ds1e5ms,go { serving on an actual held
aEbat3ls1I s8provided for BY z special
seafutsSdrawn up to meet such q con-
l1ng4ey. But there % nothing to
psfolyvssntgthe nations chief executive
Sltoms sending forth substitute to
AAgAhtsin his place. although Lincoln.
49, the onlyS9occupant OF the White
Hos who ever took advantage OF
;t1iilS bet. The man whosrepresented
r. III person that Of the martyred5
1ssidsnt was John Surnmerfeld Sta
sDaoaywhoses body nowSlies at rest In
~ littis acsmsterya stroudsburg.sPa..
IL tombstone above his grave, pho
stng1aph Of which IL here reproduced,
5ss1tfnssnot only TO Staples war
lIseoEA. but states 10 granite letters
thesfletsofsshiss having served ~ Abra-
h1Mfsllncoln, substitute. The inscrip-
60 r. question reads . follows:
]. summerneld Staples. M
s S$ aSP1vate OF
CO.. q. i76s Regt-, P n
d Also : Member OF the
.Ssags : Reg.sD. g. Vols. %
Il Substitute for 9
ABRAHAN LINCOLN.
Died Ian. II, 1885.
AesdI4a Year.. Mos, IS Days
HI crave also bears the g. Ar.
Mllykper. metallic stargupon which
- Post 150" appear. Asmallz
4AnsSfean nag hutters In the breeze,
lb1eRthe outside world seems little In
:1If1nsd AZ to the career Of this patri-5
5stIe and distinguished soldier boy.
shads heard the tradition that Lin
eesn during the dark days Of 1864 had
- substitute to the front. But
to,sconhrm the truth Of the tradition
go quite another matter. The popu-
II opinion OF those / consulted ap-
aDSared to be that the tale OF Linz
coins substitute belonged ingthe myth;
category. and had mo- more foundation
IN sober fact than the legend OF Wash
,fhgton andathe c~herrystree. Men high
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
sBRAHAM LINCOLN had q
BYpOfNPNAPD JCNpAND

sBRAHAM g had q
substitute who served as
q defender OF the Union
through the bloody and
experimenting period OF
the Civil war. This asser-
ton has been made many
times before. It has
aroused bitter contro-
versy In various quarters;
1t has given birth to col
OF print both In.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

We wonder what MI. Carnegie did.
for the Republican party in the Doodle
campaigns OF 1896, 1900 and 1904.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

Any: ~ does not appear ron -
iomcaal q tne oep srtne
th.t FIes.aent Llnco.n ~ uin.
suDst.tu.e, AnotneE !. lnlollueu ~ ~
Etnas Apaana aa .i.'ncoin ~. ny. ...o Z,
70 III = rag =. wn4cn :.
ready 2 y f1ads not sson Ieen
stne case q 9. suDs
tu.s Woulos nAve lost ~ sntnSsu ~.
but = personal search tnrouSn ~
s1lca. sso1 tne wv -
Ns g lelsFenee 9.s
IAN ~ A -lNa plinelpsi, ana .onn !,
plss, .ecrnlt. Dotn q Itne Dlstllc. =.
Solanola Anu y sno u
pssleo 81. ently e ane ;enec 'ns
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

small amount of cotton seed
meal or kafiir corn meal it is the
very best balanced ration. The
State Experiment station has a
representative that is making a
test this season with ensilage in
feeding beef cattle against hulls
at cost of $500 per ton. AS
soon as this test is compile led and
the bulletins are issued | have
arranged for the results of that
feeding contest which | will fur
nish to the press of the South
Plains Country, after having
met the gentleman that has fur
nished the cattle hulls and ensil-
age for the contest he says; and
| feel sure that the value of the
ensilage is equal if not greater
than the hulls if that be true
there is no man with 80 acres of
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

$500 less per ton than the hulls
cost this season when fed in
competition with silage 200 tons
atS6.0 will bringyouSl200. 00less
cutting and putting it a way in
silo the best authority SAYS i can
be cut and put into silo for fifty
cents per ton but we will double
that and say il cost $1.00 per
ton take this which will make
an expense of $4,000 from the
$4,000 will leave a profit OF
$1,000. 90 or gain over the old
wayof $l00.0 90. This will applNep'
all Of the crops that can be grown
on the south plains, Indian Corn
Kaiiir Corn, Maize. sorghum cane
and many others which a greater
portion 90 TO waste each year.
Read A. G.. McAdams Lumber
Company adj this week and each
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

the feed value of Indian corn
and Kaffir corn is in the stalk
and fodder about sixty per cent
in the grain so when you cut
your kaffir corn and leave the
stalk in the field until you haul
it in for winter feeding the grain
gets hard and flinty you lose a
great deal bv waste from birds
and the like. the stalk if left in
the field until late in the season
the nutriment is evaporated into
the air and wasted, and when
fed in the crude way we receive
very little value from it. When
cut at the proper stage and put
in a Silo an air tight structure
you preserve all the rich nutri-
ment original value because it be-
comes preserved cooked and
much easier digested with a
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11
The Signs of The Times

It is encouraging to mix and
mingle with the farmers and
stock raisers of the great South
Plains and Shallow Water belt
and hear the farmers discuss the
many different and diversified
crops that they are able to grow
profitably in this fast developing
country. One of the most i'm
portant things that is agitating
the minds of the progressive
farmers and stock raisers is the
Silo, it uses, advantages and saw
ing of the farm products. Pre-
serving it for winter use by the
silo the farmer is able TO save
with profit that which without it
he is losing. Authority tells us
that at least forty per cent in
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11
kaffir corn but that indifference

kaffir corn but that indifference
between the way we formerly US
ed it and $500 per ton forthe sill
age will pay for the building of
a silo and leave it clear at the
end of the first year. For illus
trahon, suppose your kaffir corn
will make a ton of heads per
acre and you sell it at the high
price of $500 per ton this would
bring you $4,000 less we will
say So. 90 per ton for gathering
and marketing this leave YOU a
net gain of $500 90. An acre that
will produce a ton of heads will
make four tons of silaee when
put in a silo If cut in proper
stage which is in the dough state
this will give YOU 200 tons off
the 80 acres. Suppose its market
value is $500 per ton which is
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11
Was a DOg-FalI

Plainview and Lubbock High
Schools broke even in the game
here Friday and Saturday The
first game went to Lubbock
score Z too; batteries, Lubbock
Jones and Sanders; Plainview.
Bell and Hughes: umpire NOM
ing. Plainview captured Satur-
days game by a score of2-L IL
was one of the prettiest diamond
contests ever witnessed on the
local grounds Farris, for Lub-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11
Died

After a lingering illness OF
thirty-one days, little Christine
Cochran. youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Scott Cochran,
fell asleep in Jesus, at Mineral
Wells, last Saturday night, at
one-thirty O'Clock.
She was taken sick while her
mother was visiting in WaXaha-
chic, but removed to Mineral
Wells. hoping that she would
be benefited by the change. All
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

book struck out Ia men, but
each pitcher allowed 6 hits, a
three Dagger by Brashears hgur-
ing strongly in the score. Bat
teries. Lubbock, Farris and
Sanders, Plainvlew. Brashears
and Hughes umpire. Black,
attendance 300. -Plabview
Judd & SOB pay fthe highest
prices for aV kindk Of country
produce. Bfing,ps~-yc6r butter
40 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

that medical skill and loving care
could do. was done for the little
sufferer, but God gave her, God
loved her and God took her from
this sorrowful world TO a bright
one above. Plainview Herald.
The many friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cochran in Lubbock. will
learn sorrowfully of the grief
brought 70 them by the death
of their little one.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

J. X. Reed and wife and son
OF Lubbock. were visitors 10
Sweetwater the last of the week.
stopping at the Alamo while
here. Sweetwater Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Robertso
and children Of the ranch in u,
south part Of the county. vel
here Saturday and Sunday Va
lnR friends and attending tn
special Easter services at IN
Methodist church Sunday NOR
ing.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

J. M. Wright was in from tn
ranch Saturday. He report
everything ok. He is might,
glad TO see the green grass com
ing, but says il grows ver,
slowly.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

J. NJ. Hughes was here from
Plainview Saturday and procured
a residence into which he will
move with his family. They ex-
pect TO make Lubbock their
future home. They have been
residing in Plainyiew some time
past
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

j. A. Moore is on a business
trip to Spur this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-11

issue from now on, which tell,
you about the Silo, and call q
their yard and their manage
will explain to you and will set
date for Mr., Y. o. McAdam wild
is out in the interest Of the silos,
can discuss the advantage
and use of silo's will be glad I'd
90 out TO your farm and MAXI
you VISIT. II
Read thsssdyof Martin & Vol
W. 40 II
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-06-21
GAUDY FUNERALS IN BURMAH
With Ballet and Band the Rich Bur-
r1ese Are Paraded to Their
Tombs.

They have gorgeous funerals in
Rangoon, the capital of Burmah, India.
When rich Buman is buried, for in
stance, the funeral procession might be
compared to the street parade of some
circus. First comes a kind of ballet
Of Burmese in bright colored silks,
dancing the widest kinds of contor-
tons, anything but graceful Next
there is the hearse, drawn by several
black horses. Oddly enough, in some
cases 1t Will be huge black English
hearse with attendants in black and
white girdles. instead of the usual
gaudy Burmese hearse, with its mod
els of dancers and race horses. Fol
lowing this brass band will blare out
some lively tune, to which the ballet
can dance. the whole being about as
appropriate to the solemnities of such
an occasion as would be a dirge to en-
liven a bridge-whist party.
Stringing along after the band will
be a mile, more or less, of ox-carts
with quaint tops of colored mating,
each crowded with gay mourners"
who are provided with no end of re-
freshments. A big Burman in brilliant
pink silk and carrying large fan us
ually plays the part of master of cere-
monies, his chief duty being to see
that all are happy. AS companion he
will have a muscular chap bearing a
huge case of bottles containing drinks
for the whole party. Luckily, since
dead men tell no tales. 1t is also true
that they find no fault; and so these
grotesque funerals are never inter
rupted by the box occupants in whose |
honor the spectacles are arranged.