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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
VALUE OF GOOD BULL
Must Have Good Breeding for the
Best Results.
Most Practical Way Is for Dalryman
to Breed His Own cows-Impor-
tant Matter 10 to Fins Results
Given in MIX Pail.

On the majority of the dairy farms
we fpd herd Of grade cows. 1t is
impossible for everyone to own pure.
bred cows, but 1t Is possible for all to
build up their herds to standard
where they are practically the equal
of pure bred. +.
Every dairyman who is the owner
Of a herd Of grade COWS should be,
cognizant of the fact that there is
nothing so important, SO far as i'm.
proving the herd Is concerned as a
pure-bred bull that shows all OF the
desirable characteristics.
1t is fact that the influences Of
the bull are equal to those Of the cow
when both are Of the same standard;
but when the COWS are of a low grade
the bulls influence Is just as much
greater as his qualities are superior
to those of the COWS. p, :
However. II the bull be not UP to
the grade of the COW, the progeny will
show retrogression, says writer In
the Farm Progress. Hence the i'm
portance Of having bull that is su.
perior to the COWS SO that there may
be q continuous tendency toward Inn
provement so far as the progeny Is
concerned. tx
The individuality OF the bull repre-
sents SO per cent. OF the breeding
value of the herd.>at the beginning Of
a system OF breeding for improve
ment of the standard Of the herd,
but by continuing after the first cross
and working until standard equal
to the pure breed is secured we must
admit that the bull really represents
100 per cent. Of the breeding value.
His superior qualities are what have
builded up the herd.
The most practical way for the
dairyman who cannot afford to pay
the high prices that breeders ask for
their pure-bred cows to secure a first
class producing herd. is. to breed his
best cows to a bull of known virtues
and then raise the heifer calves. BY
breeding them properly 1t will only
be q few generations until he will
have a herd that Is practically as val
liable as one composed Of pure blood
ed animals. s;}sS Ii &
Before beginning any system of
breeding the dairyman should &C
quaint himself with the record Of the
results given in the milk pail by the
bulls dam, for that is what he is
breeding for. Remember that the
bull will transmit any weak points
more readily than the strong points,
which is proof that the keeper should
know Just what sort Of ancestors the
bull may have had. j.r5 a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

longer. I saw nothing. ahead Of me
but death-strangled to death by q
drug fend.|
s There passed through my mind In
my struggles a vivid picture of what
was about to happen. Young would
silently choke me to death. Silently
he would hobble with his fettered feet
to where Davis lay in the lean-to
sound asleep and brain him with a
blow. He would cast of his letters and
long before the constable would re-
turn to find our bodies would make
his escape on Rouser's bicycle. The
mystery OF the yellow letters never
would be explained. Poor Louise
I. Youngs hands, fell from my throat
and I staggered back gasping for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Tho Count at Home.
Eists. Goshen, Ind. .. 8. ..

eyes," remarked the returned tour
list, with reminiscent smile. II was
continually humping into old friends
and acquaintances while abroad. Went
into a fashionable barber shop in the
Rue de Saint Gerard, In Paris. and
whom do you suppose met there?
" 'Oh. I'm no good at guessing" said
his friend. who was it,"
'"The Count de Pompadour. who cut
such swell at Atlantic City last
year" NJ. IS.
Let's see-you and the count didn't
mix very well. Did he condescend to
speak to you?"
"He certainly did. The moment !
entered the tonsorial parlors. he
caught my eye and bowed and smiled
and said, Monsieur Is next
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
American Soldiers the Best

soldier and his cousin, the national
guardsman. who is trained along the
same lines. Every worlds fire con-
troll and accuracy record with rife and
big gun is today held by the American
soldier. ,..E
The United States army is small. in
accordance with the will of the people
not to support a large standing mill
tary establishment. But what we
have is almost 100 per cent. efficient,
the splendid nucleus of the big army
of regulars, militia and volunteers
which we should place in the field If
occasion required. 1t Is only in equip
ment - quartermaster, commissary,
medicine and particularly ordnance
stores-that our army is lacking
Leslic's. ta
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
William
Johnston.
y oons4'0 Mzzdza11M5Zy X,Bazng5

can't talk, mi can't think" he:
cried, It'll get 1t. You can see for
yourself how shaky: I am .s,
t$ I could see, for myself that he was
suffering the torture Of the damned.
Every muscle in his body seemed to
be Jerking inyoluntarily, doubling it.
selftinto little55hungry knots that
Joined his aching nerves in the shrill
clamor for morphine-morphine.
"Give me just one DOSE" he plead
ed, "and I'll tell you anything, every
thing you want to know. I'll die If
ISdon't get it." q IN.
So pitiable was his condition that
I found myself sympathizing with:
him in spite of myself MY eyes fol-
lowed his glance to the chair near the,
couch where, beside %the hypodermic
syringe and the morphine, Davis, as
If to accentuate the torture of his
letters, had placed the key that un-
locked them. I would not have known
how to administer the morphine, even
If had wished to do SO, and besides,
/ had d strong aversion to dragging
a fellow-man, but as i saw the key
there, / thought Of solution. .5s5 s9s
If I unlock the letters on your
arms" said l, $50 that you can reach
the morphine, will you promise me to
answer my question 2"
4E"I'll promise on my word Of honor
to answer every question you ask
he replied, an eager light coming in
to his eyes. Us. .5G
II swear it-on my mothers honor
5 Thinking how amazed Davis would
be when he awoke to learn that 1 had
the prisoners full confession, reach
ed for the key. Young turned over as
lock. the letters. .5.Ss I. !,
Then, quick as lightning, as the
steel fell away from his wrists, his
hands shot out and clutched my neck
with maniac strength. felt my eyes
bulge, my lungs fill to bursting. I
put forth my hands to try to shake
of his grip, but L felt my strength fast
failing. MY s.ss
Athletically inclined though I !, have
always been, and matched though i
was against a drug-weakened wretch
with fettered feet, found myself no
equal for his maniacal desperation.
Back and forth over the couch we
swayed in silent death-struggle, my
cutoff breath all the while pounding
unpurifed through my bursting lungs,
my. brain turning weak, and my sight
growing dim. y 1. was beaten. knew
I could hold out but a few seconds
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Cost Of Living.

Maybe my little peep won't count
for much in the general complaint
against the high cost Of living, but I
want to chip in, just the same, because
have struck an original note," said
typewriter salesman. Last week I
moved. I do that pretty often. This
time I went into a rooming house
where the landlady requires deposit
on latchkeys. It was an ordinary key.
"Thirty-five cents said she. 'How's
that?' said I. I have. roomed in other
places where deposit was required.
but they wanted only quarter 4
KNOW said she. sadly, but everything
is SO high these days. That argument
was incontrovertible; things are high,
SO paid the deposit" 30 ~
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i, -f.Is.-s.'g..s &. .I.-=3 " u.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Forty-Ninth Hour.

~, 80 II ne ltfOFty-NIntnE f1OuF. 40 h
Two interchangeable days
we passed there in the hut, Davis and
and our self-tortured prisoner. Each
day the constable came and went, the
first daySto tell; us that the inspe ctor's
plan for disposing of the %postmaster''s
body had been successful and that no
suspicion had been aroused The sec
ond-day a pleasanter mission brought
him to deliver kilograms from Gran
dali and Louise that all was well,
that the general was slowly improv-
ing and that Katharine was recover
ing rapidly. .fs8S u 335.: .&t;
And all the while Young lay there
bound, defying us. noW cursing, now
pleading, now in brilliant phrases
striving to convince US by logical ar
guments so deft, so forceful, so cum
ming that a weaker and less wise man
than Davis might have been con-
WINGED by them.
His logic falling he would turn to
merciless invective and ribald threats,
his penetrating voice making the
whole hut hideous as he prophesfed
for us both grotesque horrible deaths.
brain-breaking punishments in this
world and the next. Then, overcome
once more by the intensity Of his un-
satisfied desire for the drug that had
long been his master, he would moan
and plead and weep for morphine.
At. times decisions would seize. his
brain. BY the hour he would rave Of
beautiful cities and wonderfully fair
women and pleasant pastimes. Ma
jestic lines of poetry would flow from
his fevered lips, to- end in shrek Of
agony as his quivering, knotted mus
cles all but tore his nerves apart.
Again the weird morphine fantasies
would take hold Of him and a rush Of
horrible grotesque ribaldries would
foul the air. Is; &: n
% But after forty-eight hours Of this
terrible torture nature would be put
of no longer. She q demanded rest.
Young had sunk into a troubled, un-
easy sleep about seven in the morn
ing. Davis and 1, having spelled each
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

ing q pretty little game Of make-be-
lieve. She was the wind blowing
through the plum tree. Tossing and
twirling, bending low ss did the droop-
ing branches. waving slowly, rushing
fercely like a tiny whirlwind With
flushed cheeks and glowing eyes she
was the spirit Of the wind.
Then a funny thing happened.
From outside the windows that opened
on the perfumed Chinese night came
the sound Of loud hand-clapping and
deep, strange voice shouting 'Brava!'
She dropped down on cushion,
no longer wind fairy, but little
wilted flower.'-F'rom 1.-The Tale of
Little Lan-Tin," by Flo Hingler.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

one OF them will have Q normal head.
II that their fault? It IL the fault Of
society. It's our fault"
There was stir on the couch and
Young opened his eyes. The fire OF
The drug-madness and the look Of
hate seemed to bave vanished.
II give up" h~ said. Il can't stand
the strain any logger. III tell you
anything you want to know
He spoke quietly and calmly. Yet
there was something In his voice that
rang true. I felt that this time he
meant what he said Apparently
Davis, too, realized that at last
Young's spirit was broken. Without
hesitation, he seized the hypodermic
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
EASY MONEY FOR ONE GIRL
Young Lady Manages to Pick Up
7 Quite a Bit Of Change During sum-
mer by Selling Flowers.
(By ANNA MARSH

I have a big flower garden in which
raise an abundance Of sweet peas.
old-fashioned sweet pinks. nastur-
tiums and other big Towering plants,
and 1amanage to get from $50 to 800
I year out Of It.
There is a summer hotel about six
miles from our farm. Father sup
plies it with good many vegetables.
and every time he drives over go
with him and take q box OF boquets
not big ones. just nosegays-and
sell them to the guests. It was q lit
tie hard at first because am not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
5ouiek-ActIno Fertilizer

Nitrate of soda is a fertilizer that
acts almost Immediately and il used
chiefly for foliage plants and where
quick growth is wanted. 1t Is q fine
stimulant for rhubarb, asparagus.
spinach and kale. A tablespoonful of
nitrate OF soda dug around the plants
which are slow to mature will speed
them up, and regular applications Of
manure water are help. 81;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
The otter a Wanderer.

OF all the beasts in the world, the
otter. that fierce outlaw, is the great
est wanderer. It is as If he were af-
ficted with a curse that forbids him
to be still, that forces him ever to
push on-on-on! Rest, as rest, he
knows not. Three days will see the
end Of his longest 1naction, and the
amount Of miles he covers in a fort
night would amaze some folks.-Out
fnG. Is. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
lcHA 2, a I; sx (. l(contInued.)

II
III YOU had seen the name Of An,
drew ;Elser init, z said Davis. would
you. you not lhavessexamined it?''{;
9Es ''etWas his name there? -
eyes, and also the names Of the
I Bridgeport victim and Dora Hastings
and Henry Eberle. It was Young OF
& Rouser who sent out the yellow let
Il tiers and checked the list, using just
plain, ordinary shorthand for such
s words as Sent, Answered, II Five
Thousand Fortunately, the list
shows that while more than five hun
dred letters were sent out, hardly q
dozen had brought responses, and in
only. three cases had money been re
$ceived. !" Il. 5 III. Il ;;S5 .s; Il. az
588 .sWas General Farrish's name on
n the list r \. So "a t53i5
~, answered Davis sleepily ss.but
/ hardly expected to find II there. Ne,
And the letters sent out. 'f per.
sisted, "were they the sp u yellow let.
tors p III N is:l 7. n
.sOf course = Il
5.s; Whet was In them?" $5
lsS NEE .sThat's Just what I've got to find out
from Youn z said Davis, and in an
B other minute he was fast asleep. I:
II AZ II saw Davis lying there q new
1 thought came to me. If he could ex-
tract the information he@wanted from
Youlng 9. what WIS to hinder me from
L doing IT Surely our prisoner by now
had seen the hopelessness Of his posi-
4 ton and would be ready to talk At
least there would be no harm in try
Ing. II sss /. NJ
i entered the room where Young
was. and approaching his couch, laid
y my hand on his shoulder, he had been
lying there with his eyes closed, and
Z the mere. touch of my hand SO jolted
his battered nerves that his whole
body bounded to thei limit OF his
4 bonds His frightened lips showed how
Y diflcnlts it was for him to suppress a
4: scream. w VS. 4! III
Look here, Young said ]. "I've
come to you as friend to tell you
1 just how the land lies. Rouser is dead
a and the inspector has possession of
Il all his papers. He knows everything
about the yellow letters
$AnSevil smile was Young's only an
lswer the cunning leer Of the man
who scents a trick. ,s
There are stacks and stacks of
j evidence against you. We have the
list OF people to, whom Rouser sent
letters ti r:
Damn your evidenced" he sneered.
lou may have evidence against that
& fool Rouser, but you've nothing on
me. If the inspector, as you call him,
had evidence enough to convict me,
do you suppose he'd have me tied up
Z here He hasn't q bit of evidence
against me. He never will have.
Reach me that medicine"
5Ss He jerked his head in the direction
of the morphine that lay SO tantaliz-
ing near. There was something in
his voice, some indefinable power of
persuasiveness that almost Influenced
me to do what he asked. Involun-
tarily my hand went out to the bottle
containing the solution, but I caught
myself in time.
Go on, hand 1t to me-" he begged.
Cant you see how need it? Give
1t to me and Ill tell you anything you
want to know" Il.
Tell me first" said 1, "and you
can have it,
ID st. ~ II = L. ! Y. . . .. . r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
The Dancer,

''His little slanting eyes followed tae
butterfly movements of Lan-Tin here
and there, the free toss Of her little
head and the graceful abandon Of her
arms as she flung them over her head,
and again brought them down with a
sweeping bend to the very ground.
Lan-Tin forgot the mandarin and all
his regal magnificence. She was play
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Too Well Known.

Have you speaking acquaintance
with the woman who lives next door
to you?" we asked an east end lady,
Just to make q little conversation.
"A speaking acquaintance" echoed
the lady, opening her eyes wide.
why, l know her so well that l don't
speak to her at ALT .s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves They invigorate instead of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishmsnt from food that is put into
L. Price IS cents. All Druggists
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Corn In silo

Twenty acres of corn put into the
silo Is worth more In feeding a dairy
herd than 80 acres in the crib. 80
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
hominY Porridue.

Put to soak one pint OF hominy in
two and one-half pints Of boiling wa
ter over night, In tin vessel with a
tight cover; in the morning place over
a brisk fire and boil for rs minutes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Should Know Cows.

Unless the dairy farmer really
knows good dairy cow when he sees
one. he should not attempt to build
up dairy herd.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Palatability Counts,

The cow that is given an abundance
of palatable feed of the right proper.
ton will produce more milk than the
COW that does not eat SO much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innammA-
don nllAys cures wind collie. &c bottle.A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Get Good Digestion.

Good digestion follows a balanced
ration fed in Federation where the
sows have a Dry sleeping place and
plenty of exercise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
0NSTIPATI0N
Munyon's Paw-Paw

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
or laxatives or cathar-
tics They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour: they do
not gripe: they do not
weaken: but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in .
healthy condition and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Beans for Family.

Half a dozen hills of pole beans will
be sufficient to supply small family
and one planting will suffice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Feed for SoW8.

Feed the sows for health and ready
digestion and not for fat and sluggish
aess. rEss H..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

Only One "BROMO OUININE.
That ID LlxATIv1e BROMO QUININn.. Look
Tor the signature Of H. W GROVE. Curss . Cold
In One Day, Cures Grip in Two Days. 10
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

Silly people are usually happy. but
not all happy people are silly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

4 This girl last year sold over $50
worth OF flowers from her garden.
Only the sweet peas are shown In the
picture. This year she will have 4
bed OF peas over 100 feet long.
much used to strangers, but the guests
always seemed glad to see me and
bought nearly all my flowers every
time went to the hotel. On big
when they are remarkably crowded
days / could not supply the demand.
Next spring I shall have gardener
who lives near us to help me a day
each week and expect to double the
output OF my garden.
This garden keeps me in shoes. hats
and many pretty things that my
father cannot afford to buy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Rubber Atrocitiea,

81 can sympathize with those vic
Tins OF atrocity in the rubber
regions"
What do you know about them? Z"
tits my business to carry our rub
Z Der trees in and out OF the house, &C
cording to the weather."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

And some men are too lazy to in.
dulge in guesswork. 5i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Welcome Addition

Some sort of summer house Is a
welcome addition to any garden.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
sPOHN MEDIC

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
:CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-01-03

"Frenchy Nogues, one of the prop
rietors of the Idaho Cafe is spendign
a few weeks in California with his
brothers folks at Salinas.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-01-03
SYSTEM is FAULTY.

AT Yale they are asking the rea-
son. 1t used to go no father than
its coaching system, which employs
graduates to tutor the budding ath-
lete. Harvard on the other through
profess onal men like Haughton and
Jim Wray, who devote their entire
energies to one subject throughout
the season, has advanced.
The doom of he graduate coach at
Yale is virtually assured-unfortun
ately. For, after all is said and
done regarding efficiency, the prof
essional coach should have no place
in university. Yale is right in
theory, If not successful in practice
The Cost Of Winning.
Not only is the idea of bought as
sistance Objectionable, but some
times such coaches, in their desire
to develop sane physical limits.
Students, however, recognize such
considerations but little and, like the
hired trainers, want to win at any
cost.
Hence the paid coach Is certain
to become a fixture as long as stu
dents and alumni dictate athletic
policies of universities.
Two years will probably see even
Yale equipped with a professional
corps of coaches in many depart
ments of athletics.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-01-03
In The Realm of Sport.
BRIEF REPORTS OF ALL The LATEST EVENTS OF The
DIAMOND, FIELD, RING AND TRACK
AND ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
FRED M. DAVIS, Editor

The Athletics lost two games and
also two things on their trip to Ha.
vana They lost their popularity be.
cause they won too often and also
$4,000.
Crawford is reported as being a
holdout at Detroit But you are
hearing nothing from Ownie Bush
the shortstop. He got his lesson
last season.
1t is reported that the Louisville
team of the American association will
serve as farm for the Pittsburg
Pirates.
Marty O'Toole, the $22,50O Pirate
, beauty, was the real wild man of the
league. He issued 159 passes.
Stallings has three-year contract
to manage the Boston Nationals. He
may wish it was three months when
July rolls around.
rip" Hagerman leading pitcher of
the Lincoln club has been sold to the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
league.
Dick Rudolph of Toronto led the
International league pitchers with
twenty-five victories and ten defeats
last season.
Geo. Stovall manager of the Browns
is out on the coast thinking of the
future first division team he is to
have next season. George is only
thinking.
Manager Harry Clarke of the Mil
waukee Brewers says he will not
trade "'Rube" Nicholson, the tall
finger. He expects the big Morse
man to be consistent winner next
season.
Every player on the Red Sox team
will be given new contract and a
boost in salary. Manager Stahl
signed up for two years last spring,
so he was left out of it when Nc
Aleer started on the work of the
new documents.
Jim Gaffney, president of the Bos-
ton Nationals, has said his club
would train at Athens, Ca, the old
stamping ground of the Yankees
Thomas Calvo, a brother of Jacin-
to Calvo, whom Griffith secured, has
been signed by the Boston Red Sox
The only way the Sox will ever be
able to put through a deal is to wait
till Ed. Walsh retires.
RUDE Benton of the Reds partici-
pated in fifty games-the second re-
cord of the 1912 season.
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Hansen Bros. Commission Co.
Star Theatre Building
DEAL IN ALL KINDS OF LIVE
-sTOCK--

See them before buying or selling