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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
PLENTY OF GRIT FOR FOWLS
Ground Oyster Shells Contain Two
Essentials That Are Necessary to
Welfare Of Flock.

In the early spring, before the grass
is grown and the fowls allowed to
roam, they are likely to secure many
pieces OF long. tough grass left over
from the fall, and these are hard to
digest. The bird should be turned
into a lot where there is plenty Of
sharp grit, for this will help them in
grinding up any material which other
wise might prove harmful. \
All food for fowls must be "chewed"
very well before It can be properly
digested, and this operation is per-
formed by the gizzard. The gizzard.
however, cannot do, this alone and
must be assisted by sharp gravel or
grit. Ground oyster shells are. good
and serve two purposes, that Of grit
and lime. Both are essential to the
welfare Of the flock s{.
Broken chinaware Is good for grind
ing, but contains no nourishing prop
critics. The natural way is the best
one. that Of giving the chickens q
good, free range over large area
which is full OF grit, animal and vege-
table matter They will be healthier
and lay better than If confined and
fed in yards.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
CANADA WINS AGAIN.
THE COLORADO SILVER TROPHY
FOR OATS WON A SECOND
TIME BY CANADA.

The most recent achievement Of
Canada's West is winning for the sec
ond time the magnificent $500 silver
trophy awarded by the State of Colo
RADIO for the best peck Of oats. At
Columbus, Ohio, in 1911, ]. G. Hill 4
Sons Of Lloydminster. Saskatchewan.
placed q peck Of oats grown on their
farm in competition, with oats from
every part OF the world. The judges
had no difficulty in deciding. and the
award was given to the Saskatchewan
grown oats. In 1912, the Corn Expo
sition had no exhibition. and our Ca
madam friends, although ready for .
second contest had no opportunity.
In 1918, the exhibition Of the Society
was held at Columbus, 8. c.. and it IL
said Of 1t that it was one Of the best
yet held. At this exhibition. which
comprised corn and all the smaller
grains. Hill 4 Sons Of Lloydminster
had on exhibition for the contest an
other peck OF oats grown on their
Saskatchewan farm, in 1919. There
was no trouble for the judges, no time
necessarily lost in reaching decision.
Hill 4 Sons won, and for the second
time their name will appear on the
crest Of the cup. The third space will
doubtless be occupied by their name.
and then this splendid trophy will be
theirs.
During the past few years Western
Canada grains-wheat, oats, barley and
da1-have been In competition with
grains from all other countries, and in
every case their superiority has been
shown. It Is not only In oats, but It
Ii in wheat, in barley and in max, that
Canada more than holds It's own, when
placed side by side with grains from
other parts.
Mixed farming 10 taking strong
hold not only in those parts OF Mani.
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
which up to the present have been de-
voted solely to grain growing, but also
In the districts contiguous. where the
conditions of climate, shelter, water,
. grass and hay mako farming Of this
kind, easy to prosecute and large In
profits. It was in the Province of
Manitoba that the steer was raised
that carried OF the Championship Of
the steer class, at Chicago last Do
cember. This beast had been fattened
on the grass and hay Of tho Province!
and the only finishing grain it had was
barley; not an ounce Of corn.
Western Canada presents innumer.
able opportunities for the big farmer
who wants to cultivate his thousands
Of acres, the medium man satisfied
with - few hundred acres, the man
who IL content to farm his FREQ home
stead Of ono hundred and sixty acres;
It has opportunities FOL. the investor,
the capitalist, the business man, the
manufacturer and the slaborer.
Agents OF the Canadian Government
located at different points In the Unit
ed States will be pleased on applicar
ton, to give any desired information,
hree of Observation-Disclosures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
MAKING THE. FLOWING EASIER
Hardest Work That the Farm Horses
Are Called Upon to Perform rs
& Keep Shares Sharpened.

Flowing is at best the hardest work
our farm horses have to perform.
Few plow teams are not doing 10 to
80 per cent. ofunnecessary work. The
writer has seen plows which he be-
lieved were pulling SO per cent harder
than they should, writes E. w. Ham
ilton in an exchange.
We are told that about SO per cent.
Of the draft OF plow Is due to the
cutting OF the furrow slice. The con.
.dition of the cutting edge must then
be Of first importance, Expert pillow.
men recognize this and in competi-
tons file their shares to knife edges.
One authority claims that an old
share resharpened has shown Sc per
cent. heavier draft than q new share.
Again, engine plows of the same
make and size have under the same
conditions shown 45 per cent. dtffer-
ence in draft in favor of the new fresh
ly filed shares over resharpened
shares in ordinary condition. It will
certainly pay to keep the plowshares
sharp and in proper form.
The set and adjustment of plow
has almost as much to do with the
draft as condition Of the share. A
riding pillow with rear furrow wheel
should pull little or no harder than q
walking pillow or plows OF the same
widths. Yet how many do it? About
80 per cent. of the draft OF walking
pillow Is due to the friction OF the
pillow on the bottom and side Of the
furrow. In the riding pillow this fric-
ton Is eliminated by carrying the
weight and down and side pressure Of
plow bottom on wheels. \
To accomplish this the rear furrow
wheel is set out about an inch and
quarter, SO that Landslide cannot touch
the side furrow. The wheel is also
set down SO the heel of Landslide Is
raised OF the bottom Of furrow. When
so set the pillow bottom will sink into
the ground and hang there. When
pillow bottoms float In the frame
none OF the bottom and side pressure
Is removed and the draft OF the bot
toms is the same as that Of the walk
ing plows to which must be added that
due to weight OF plow frame and
driver.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Pond Lily Enus.

Select nice oval eggs. boil in large
kettle fun of water, for 1T least TWEEN
ty minutes. Have water hot but not
boiling when eggs are put in, then
keep water simmering. but not boiling
or they may crack. When time IL up
take up carefully and let cold water
run over. to loosen shell. remove shell
carefully and then split the whites in
TO five or six petals-begin at small
end and do not cut entirely to bottom.
Now remove yolk carefully. mash
well, add little boiled dressing. salt
and paprika. and replace enough Of
the mixture to simulate . half open
lily, place on bed Of lettuce and lay
strips Of green peppers 10 as to rep
resent stem.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
PROPER TRAIAIHGl OF COLTS
Can 30 Managed. by Judlelous
Treatment-Many Spoiled.

Many valuable horses are spoiled by
improper or harsh treatment in train
ing. A man who is incapable of un.
sderstanding the disposition Of horses
is certainly incapable of training
them. Two-thirds OF the horses that
have been called vicious can be man
aged by proper treatment, says the
Farm and Home.
1t is bad policy to train a colt un-
less he is in the best OF spirits. The
brain will be more active, therefore
the disposition easier to control. On
the other hand, If yoV train a colt
! while he is thin in flesh. in poor spir-
its and on light food. as some men do,
he will not take notice Of objects. and
when on good feed later he is not we'll
trained. Have them in good spirits.
give plenty of feed, and US less whip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
REALLY GOOD RECIPES
WILL BE FOUND VALUABLE AD.
| . DlTloN TO THE MENU.
Tomato Soup In Most Approved Fash.
ion-ExcelIent Sandwiches tor
Buffet Luncheon Oatmeal
Cookies Easy to Make.

| p + Is 3. !
Tomato soup.-Take one quart can
of tomatoes, cook and strain through
colander to remove seeds and pulp;
put juice In porcelain pan and as 1t
heats slowly. add pinch OF soda'
one teaspoon salt, little pepper.
lump Of butter and sugar II desired.
Stir this constantly until it boils. then
add one quart Of rich milk which has
been heated to boiling point. Put one
spoonful whipped cream on each dish
OF soup and serve hot with toasted
crackers =. 4 l ,i n
Delicious sandwiches for buffet
luncheon may be made by. spreading
thin slices of bread with melted
cheese. then put in oven until light
brown and serve hot.
A tempting salad is made OF can
ned pears, cut in small pieces. mixed
with pecan meats and served with
mayonnaise dressing.
A good recipe for nut bread IL: Ono
cup sugar, one teaspoon lard or but
ter one quart -four. three teaspoons
baking powder. one teaspoon salt,
one cup chopped nuts, enough hlAA k
to make soft dough. Let rise TWEEN
ty minutes and bake in moderate
oven. ~
Oatmeal Cookies.-One cup sugar.
one cup shortening, one and two
thirds lard, one-third butter. two
eggs, two-thirds cup sour milk. one
level teaspoon soda. one-half teaspoon
baking powder. one teaspoon CHINA
mon. one cup currants. one scant cup
oatmeal, add doar enough to make
dough stin enough to drop.
White Layer Cake.-Beat one-half
cup butter to = cream, adding grad
ually one and one-half cups sugar;
then add one cup milk; silt together
two and one-half cups Of flour with
two teaspoons baking powder; add
this to mixture and beat for five min
utes, then add whites Of six eggs.
beating all together thoroughly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16

ed that during some recent storm q
large tree had been bent over and
half uprooted by the force OF the
wind. The roots had been partly
broken, but in sinking back to Its old
position the top of the tree had
caught under the heavy branch Of an
other tree a. hundred feet distant. This
held the inclined tree az in 9 wise.
but at a tugging tension.
In the hole formed where the roots
had given way the men Pete had de-
scribed were hiding awaiting the COM
ing Of the stage coach.
b Ruth crept cautiously around to the
spot where the top Of the tree was
caught. Her experienced eye told
her that this, once released, would
shoot back to It's original position
with catapult force. She had q long.
sharp knife in her belt. She climbed
the smaller tree and endeavored to cut
through the limb that held the larger
tree captive. For nearly an hour she
hacked and clipped. Suddenly In the
distance she heard the echoing boots
Of the stage coach horn saluting some
lonely mountain cabin. She could see
the men in the tree hole getting ready
to rush out when their anticipated VIC
times came within sight. .5.3 e
i..Oh. must hurry hurry" breathed
Ruth ardently, in breathless excite
ment. and renewed her endeavors
with redoubled ardoF with bltstered
bleeding hands. ri.
lR.rip-snap-crash! Like a strick-
en- giant rising from the dust. the
great tree at last tore free from Its
letters There were shouts OF dismay
and frantic ,yells Of pain as the roots
sank back into place. shutting the
bafiied plotters into a sure prison.
Al Again the winding horn. Ruth
ran out into the road. She stood in
its center, q statuesque and heroic
figure in the white moonlight. The
stage coach came to 2 stop. Her lover
sprang out, and Ruth was enclosed IN
his loving arms. vi
It did not. take long for Ruth to ex.
plain. The driver and passengers
managed to dig away the sandy loan
from the disturbed tree roots. Crush
ed and subdued, the outlaws were
dragged out and secured. Ruth had
saved the passengers injury and her
lover the little fortune he carried with
him. .E
They searched for Pete, and foune
him where the horse had thrown him
His head had struck a stone and he
was unconscious. 4:
VI y. Long before the wedding. the out
laws were convicted. Then Pete be
came the handy man. about the Morse
place, where his greatest satisfaci
ton seemed to be to enjoy the loving
happiness Of Rodney and his frontier
bride. 4$$
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Brown Hash.

Free cold, cooked beef or mutton
from fat or gristle and chop fine. sea
soning 1t very highly with salt and
pepper. Add an equal quantity Of
cold potatoes. also chopped fine. Put
In frying pan. adding sufficient
stock-water must be used II you
have no stock-to moisten thorough
". Heat slowly. stirring often until
very hot. For one pint of hash spread
over the top one tablespoonful Of
sweet beef dripping or butter, cover
closely and draw to one side for
twenty minutes. where 1t viii crust
on the bottom without burning. Fold
over like an omelet and turn out on
Z hot platter. III II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
A FRONTIER. II !: I HEROINE /:
Her Knowledge Of Outlaws Meth
DDS and Quick Work Prevent
ed Stage Coach Hold-Up.
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH SHEER
- -, n ...1s.r

BY AUGUSTUS GooDRlcHs SHEER
WIN.
You had better get out of here, II
you don't want trouble ~
"l've got something to tell you. Il
you don't want trouble yourself. you
had better listen to me. .tss ssis.
What! Threatening me. are you?
Vamose, or I'll quicken up that dog
trot habit Of yours considerably. Git!"
and Martin Bayne made . run for the
doorstep where his ride lay.
With a detected air. but quite
sprtghtly. ragged. limping Coyote Pete
hastened his steps fraR on the Bayno
domain. He had dis1 bpeared BY the
time its proprietor had turned around
ready to carry out his threat. Bayne
shrugged his shoulders and resumed
tightening the, Eirths Of his horse. He
had acted brusQuely for good reasons.
he told himself. It was the frontier
Montana rule. To his way Of think
Ing Coyote Pete and his ilk belonged
to the rubbish heap. 20 he had made
short work Of him.
q why, father. wasn't that rather
rude ;" inquired his daughter. Ruth,
stepping through. the doorway. She
was pretty as picture. Her sleeves
were rolled up. and her shapely arms
showed dimpled and smooth. Her long.
neat apron was sfecked with dour. for
this busy maid was both mistress, and
cook Of the lonely Bayne home. y
"Rude!" repeated the ranchman
5carelessly. TITS the only. way to treat
such cattle as That. There isn't a
worse loafer on the range. He's been
wire-cutter. raider, and ID q beEgar
when he. isn't on the &c OF the de-
4lirium tremens. It's AL your fault,
his coming here. You encourage him
by giving him snack whenever he
takes the fancy to wander by. and
now he's making regular station
Of 1t. I'll be back before midnight.
Expect your company about dark,
don't you 2" ss
4 think 10; hope so" replied
Ruth with q quick blush and brighten
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16

os. = tae'1op boxes Of Dodds
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again He says
he has been benefited and blessed BY
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew.
eral months later he wrote: have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
lied. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy. a
podds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
english and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent frsA
Adv. y.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
When Dancers % Their Best.

When Dancers DO 1hsir, Best.
( do these professional dancers do
the best they can q l asked dancing
master. and then Z specified . young
woman who has just appeared ct 2
Philadelphia theater.
i'"'That girl. z said he. was pupil Of
mine. and she can dance much better
than she does on the stage But she
makes her dancing SNOWY to please
the audience. From an artistic view
point her public work is considerably
below what she is capable Of doing.
And 10 it is with q great many others.
They want applause, and to get it they
violate many rules Of good dancing In
order to introduce contortions that are
anything but the poetry Of motion. ~
Philadelphia Public Ledger. MI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Care Of Machines.

Sewing machines should be treated
with great care II you would have
them last long while and do perfect
work. After every two days Of steady
work oil the machinery thoroughly,
but be careful to wipe away all super
duous oil. Run the machine rapidly
but steadily without any thread for
I'VE minutes after piling. This will
cause the oil to scatter. and the su-
,pernuous drops can be wiped away
and none will be left to stain the ma
,terial you are working.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
To Set coIors.

TO set blue and lavender, dissolve
one ounce Of sugar of lead In two and
one-half gallons Of hot water, stir
with a wooden stick and let stand un-
til lukewarm. Soak articles In this
two hours and then hang up to drip
dry. They should be washed thor
oughly afeerward. For pink and
green add one-half cup strong vinegar
to two and one-half gallons Of water.
Proceed as above.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
pisproyed the CHARGE.

It is sharp emergency that can
catch Pat. even when he is ignorant
and ragged. An Irishman whose gar
ments were in tatters was brought be-
fore magistrate on the charge that
he was vagrant, with no visible
means Of support. Pat drew from
the pocket of his torn coat loaf OF
bread, the half Of dry Goldfish and
several cold potatoes. These he
spread upon the stand before him and
coolly asked: What do you think OF
thin, yer honor? Shure. an isn't
thin visible names of support :"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Bavarlan Cream.

Pour one-half cup Of cold water over
one box Of gelatine, let stand until dis
solved, which will be in about one
hour; then add two tablespoons boil.
ing water. Beat the yolks OF four eggs
with four tablespoons powdered sugar
and stir into one pint of hot cream.
To this add the gelatine. STIR until
smooth and set aside to cool. Whip
one pint with four tablespoons pow
dered sugar and one tablespoon vanil-
la; when the custard is perfectly cold
stir in the cream and set on ice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
EsrtIlize Properly.

Farmers are paying out millions Of
dollars each year for fertilizers. Prob
ably the greater part of. this money is
we'll spent. but 1t is possible that 1t
might be better spent. by a more
careful selection Of the goods used,
by adapting the fertilizer to the crops
and soil and by buying on the basis Of
the plant food they contain rather
than by seeking goods that sell at a
low price.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
New Kerchlefs.

At one time any handkerchief that
had it's snowy Wilderness sullied by =
colored border was considered poor
taste. but now we not only think col
ored borders quite desirable. but pale
colored handkerchiefs are also chos-
en-, and the newest thing Is a colored
with a different colored
border. In both handkerchief and hem
the colors are very delicate, almost
pastel In tints.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
LARGE SLIDING BARN DOORS
Recoll Spring Buffer Prevents hem
From Jumping Track When They
Are Thrown Open Quickly.

Large sliding barn doors have .
tendency to Jump the track when they
are thrown open quickly. This may
be prevented by using a recoil spring
to stop the door at the place where it
is entirely open, writes j.. Harry
Priestly Of Lawrence. Mass. In the
Popular Mechanics. A buffer or re-
coil spring can be easily attached to
the outside Of the building wall as
shown in the sketch. The Buffer A
il fastened on the ends Of two sliding
pins, B and C, each one inch in diam
eter and 18 inches long. The pins
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Buried upalde-poyyn,

On Box Hill, In Surrey, England.
may be seen the tomb Of man who
was, by his own special request,
buried upsidedown in coffin placed
in a marble casing. With his head to
the earth and his feet to the sky, he
calmly awaits the Judgment Day, 20
the story runs. in the belief that heav-
en- Is under the ground, and that, be-
lieving this. it was his duty to be
buried with his head towards 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
SELECTION OF FEEDER STEER
Width and strai0htness OF Back, With
~ Accompanying Well-spruns Rib, Z
Most Desired.

= q so 4
While the butcher desires fineness
OF bone. and high quality in all parts
SO that there shall be little waste on
the block, it is not desirable to have
this go to extremes. A steer with too
much refinement, as indicated by a
light bone and frail head. and a small
paunch. will not be able to stand the
strain OF heavy feeding, and then fin
ish out with the great weight that is
desired.
No one point is considered more Inn
portant in selecting feeder steers than
the width and straightness Of the
back, with the accompanying we'll
sprung rib. It is an index to the feed
ing quality and points to the ability to
put on meat In the expensive cuts. e
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Getting Seed Grain Early.

Do not wait until spring to clean
and grade your seed grain. Do it
while you have plenty OF grain at
hand from which to select. The best
twenty-five bushels Of grain out Of a
hundred bushels are worth much
more for seed than is the grain that
can be cleaned from a much smaller
amount in thee spring.
The cost of thus cleaning and grad
ing the grain is very slight, and 1t
enables one to have heavy, plump seed
grain at very little outlay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Diseased Trees.

~ It is we'll to remember that the old
and diseased trees not only take up
valuable space In the orchard, but
they are liable to spread disease
among the healthy trees, and they
always harbor pests that are in1uri.
GUS to the entire orchard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
EThlros MIoht Be Worse.

Don't kick because you have to but
ton your wifes waist. Be glad your
wife has waist, and doubly glad you
have wife to button a waist for.
Some mems wives have no waists to
button. Some mems wives waists
have no buttons on to button. Some
mems wives waists who have but.
tons on to button don't care conti-
mental whether they are buttoned or
not. Some men don't have any. wives
with buttons on to button any moro
than q rabbit. -C Camden Advance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Called for Blood

Sandy looks as II he had been
lighting
He has been fighting; q fellow said
something in his presence about must.
clans and bagpipers, and Sandy sailed
Into him."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Be Gentle With Heifers.

Always be gentle with the heifers.
They are apt to be a little nervous at
the start and require some patience
on your part. Try giving them some
thing to eat while milking. 1t will take
their attention from the mixer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
~ on the Roof.

\ Up On the Roof.
Poop In Los Angeles didn't love
the cat that got in the Organs works.
Especially the organist didn't: But
away at the. other side Of the contin-
ent half q TOWN. troubled about the
welfare Of q cat. s.,
It was In Pawtucket, r. I. A cat
had been chased by q dog or boy
or maybe its own fears and had
crawled out Of an attic window to the
roof Of the house. Then. as often hap
pens, 1t was afraid to try the descent
It howled and was miserable. and the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16
Buffer stops the Door.

slide loosely through holes bored in
the pieces D and e, which are two
inches square and IA inches long, and
fastened permanently in the right,
location. Two strong spiral springs
are placed on the pins between the
buffer head and the piece D.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-16

police were called and could do moth
Ing. They had to call In the fire de-
partment after two days, and the Are
men put up their ladders to the roof
and rescued the cat, who was not in
the least grateful