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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
between them, and his duty arose mors
compellinglyg than ever before him. N

between them, and his duty arose moEs
compellingly than ever before him.
The jury were taken to their hotel.
After supper, in charge Of a court dep
uty, they began the usual evening
walk for exercise. It had grown dusk.
AS they passed down an unlighted
street Elmer Whitcomb carried out a
plan he had formed in his mind. He
struggled behind. slipped down a dark
alley and, unobserved, disappeared. q
There was a great commotion in
Fairfield the next day. Such a thing
as a DESERVING juryman had never been
heard Of before. u: rs 81
outrage on the majesty of the
law!" pronounced the indignant prose-
cutting attorney. :;5 4. VI 81: &
when Whitcomb comes up for con-
tempt Of court It won't seem SO funny
to him, maybe" added the sheriff.
They; searched for Whitcomb.: but
did not find him Verona Winton re-
ceived a note, brief. unsigned, but she
guessed who had sent it and kissed
the single word it contained: "Hope!s
tOf course a verdict could not be
legal with only eleven jurymen. It
would take month before the slow
machinery Of the law could bring up
the case anew. It was q grateful re-
spite for the prisoner. 81, 5S
Five weeks later, just as the new
jury had convened, Elmer Whitconb
walked quietly into the court room and
approached the bar of Justice. Eli
81 am here. to receive my punish
ment,""s he said simply. ,%s|.5&. al +. =:
There was bewilderment, excitement
in the court room. Then Whitcomb
turned and nodded to man who had
accompanied him as far as the door.
our honor" 2 he explained Il have
been thousands of miles away on q
hint got from friend in the city to
find this gentleman. He is Arthur
sVaille, the witness who can prove the
innocence OF the prisoner at the bar
Then Elmer Whitcomb sat down.
His glance swept the room. 1t was to
find a sought-for face THAT OF a beau
tiful girl. whose glowing eyes seemed
to send him soul message that re-
paid him for all his ehOrts--V erona. &i
Harold Winton was a free man be.
fore the sun had set. Elmer Whitcomb,
a hero now. in the estimation Of the
people, received the sentence of the
court with a satisfied smile one day
in Jail and a fine Of $100."'s s5 zss v.
tThe law requires me to take this
action. said the Judge. Il remit the
fine and your, "a hours imprisonment
should give you time to realize what e
noble man you have been, :" b; 4 .EsS
There came to that prison cell the
beautiful girl who had inspired Elmer
Whitcomb to his unselfish deed. When
he left the prison the next day she
was waiting for him, and amid her fer
vently, expressed gratitude there was
no shadow of unrequited love. 81
Copyright, by WIG. chaplnan.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
DoDDER is THE. WORST WEED EEL
Annual Parasitic Plant Develops Into
ThreadIIke Stem, Sending Suckers
al Into Alfalfa.

By W. L. OSWALD. Minnesota Expert
y ment Station.) sSs q s.
Z In the western states, and in some
European countries, dodder is the
worst weed found in alfalfa fields. It
is an annual parasitic plant which
starts from the seed in the ground and
develops into q long, threadlike stem,
winding itself around the alfalfa plant
and sending parasitic roots or suckers
into the plant. It then lives on the
nourishment which should be used in
developing the alfalfa plant.
Dodder has Il not yet secured q
strong foothold In the alfalfa fields Of
this state. probably because alfalfa
has not been raised for seed to any
considerable extent. As long as al
falfa is grown only for hay, dodder
should mot become very serious
weed pest. However, as alfalfa viii
probably be grown more and more for
seed each year. extreme care should
be taken to secure seed which Is free
from dodder and to avoid the introduc-
ton OF dodder into the states. 3
There are two 'dodder varieties COM
mon in alfalfa fields. The small.seed-
ed alfalfa dodder is not as bad as the
large-seeded variety. as the seed 10
easily separated from that Of alfalfa.
The seed OF the large-seeded alfalfa
dodder is about the same size as al
falfa seed and It is almost impossible
to separate them. 5s tl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Sure Enough, Why MOTT

Sydney Buxton has some amusing
things to say in his recently published
Book OF Fishing Stories"
5 @s why" he asks. sis it that day after
day q single salmon. and one only, 10
caught? Is it that among so many
fish covered Nby the fly. there is each
day in (one pool one fish more active.
more enterprising, more alert and
more intelligent than the rest Or Is
this particular fish. so to speak. the
village idiot?" I'd ,s3
Mr.. Buxton tells a story Of a fisher
man who, after successful four-hour
tussle with a large salmon, came back
In triumph and related the story to
his aunt. Like all anglers he laid
wearisome emphasis on the time oc-
eupied and the muscular expenditure.
But. my dear Tom" the aunt re-
marked, why did you not cut the
string and get rid OF the brute?" II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
FllIpln,,I,o Beef.

Trim all portions not edible from
N pounds Of round steak and half
pound Of lean, fresh pork: put the
meat with 1; onion peeled and 1 green
pepper pod, freed from seeds, through
"a meat chopper; add / teaspoonfu1
salt. cup sifted bread crumbs (soft,
not dry crumbs) and a beaten egg;
mix all together thoroughly, then
shape into aroll: set the roll Of meat
in an agate pan, strain about quart
Of stewed tomatoes around the meat.
put 2 slices Of bacon above and let
cook about 40 minutes, basting sew;
eral times with the tomato. II pre-
ferred the tomato may be omitted and.
the meat be basted, with dripping.
Cook parboiled potatoes whit the meat
and serve the dish with a brown to-
nato sauce; use small potatoes SO az
to serve whole. ~ n. 5 55=sS 81 /.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
LAYING OUT A GARDEN
ERRONEOUS IDEA THAT MUCH
TIME is REQUIRED. b. I
Plot $50 BY 100 Fest VIII Produce
Enough Fruit and Vegetables for
Family Of sixRun the Rove
&, North and South.

\ There is an important economical
side to this question OF q garden.
Beef. for instance. IN its various forms
is notoriously expensive. especially
where It is eaten twice or three times
a day. whereas beans. peas, spinach,
etc. when served with meat would
make up half the amount eaten, thus
reducing the cash cost Of the whole.
And the impression that a vegetable
garden requires much time and care
is such an erroneous one! Two or
three hours a week will suffice for q
garden $50 by 100 feet. which is cap
able OF producing fruit and vegetables
enough for q familyssof six, provided
the rows are three feet apart SO that
q horse may be used.
In laying out such garden the
rows should be run north and south,
for planted thus vegetables receive
the greatest amount OF sun. The first
four rows should be six feet apart, and
the first Of these might contain twelve
currant and twelve gooseberry. bushes
set six feet apart. In the second row
plant a hundred raspberry canes three
feet apart, with two canes at each
place. The third row will be for:
strawberries and viii hold $50 plants
grown in hills set one foot apart, no
runners being allowed to grow. The
next thirteen rows will be three feet
apart and may be planted to the fol-
lowing vegetables in the order given:
Asparagus plants. 50 one-year seed.
lings, set three feet apart in the row;
parsnips, 30 feet; then hundred feet
Of onions, Of which 25, feet may be
young sets for early summer; sbeets
and lettuce SO feet; early cabbage, 9
hundred feet; late cabbage, hundred
feet; scaulihower, so feet; peas, three
full rows, corn, four full rows; toma-
toes, a hundred feet: Beans. 80 feet;
okra, ten, feet; then SO feet more of
string beans and $50 feet Of dwarf
lima beans. The remaining four rows
should be eight feet apart to allow the,
vines to spread. I In the first row
plant Is muskmelons six feet apart.
then a row Of cucumbers set six feet
apart. FIVE elephants and ten early
squash, all six feet apart. The next
row may be planted to eight Hubbard
squash and twelve rhubarb plants, set
six feet apart. and the last two rows
may very properly be given over to
herbs and flowers for cutting.
4 It is frequently forgotten that q
great many people abroad, notably the
drawers Of water and hewers Of wood,
live almost entirely on vegetables, con.
sidering meat a luxury only to be in.
dulged in oncea week. while we in
America, having the most delicious
and greatest !. variety of vegetables
grown anywhere. discard them for
meat 81. y. u US 3t,s,$5 3l}5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

MAJEIs OF ] The / | /: Law ]. '
1 ~ GEORGE ELMER COBB

No = = I
\ The last hour OF the working day,
the last words Of the prosecutors clos
Ing argument being spoken, the last
chance Of the prisoner at, the bar
seemingly gone through the evidence
& Of his devoted and beloved wife. isS5
It was an impressive moment in an
impressive scene. For two weeks
Harold Winton had been on trial for
his life. He was accused Of the wilful
murder of GAbner Cook, his uncle,
whose fortune he had now inherited
I through the last will and testament of
4 the deceased. Cook had been seen up
to s o'clock the evening Of his death.
AT 8 O. clock he had been found dead,
I bullet hole in his breast, some valu-
ables missing from his person.
s15 For that crime, because he had en-
K gagged In a recent bitter quarrel with
his relative and because he was bene-
fited as heir by his death, Harold Win
ton had been accused Of the crime.
The jury had been selected from
various towns In the country. It was
\ at Isle, ten miles away from Fair
\ field, that Cook had lived. There were
! four jurors from Lisle. From the first
Z they were set with the majority Of
the jury In their conviction that the
prisoner was guilty. N. e. Ma, \.
s. The night Of the murder was. one
not readily forgotten. Upon that eve
ming from 6 o'clock until 10 there pre-
vailed the most terrific wind and rain
\ storm that had ever visited the dis
5trict. Houses and barns were un-
/ rooted and blown down, the country
y, flooded and the electric traffic lines
+ put! out Of commission. n Is y
Winton claimed that he had been
\ to the city, that when the storm struck
Lisle he left the electric car he was
IN, which was dismantled by the
storm. He knew that his young wife
would besworrying about him. he said,
and he resolved to start across coun-
try for home on foot. 81 5l II d
s55 One mile from town, he narrated,
the fury of the tempest drove him to
take shelter about 6 o'clock in an old
/ deserted factory, mile out of Isle.
Seeking It's shelter. he found COM
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
SUNLIGHT AS DlsINFEcTAN7
Most Disease Germs Are Killed by Di
rect Light 40 Repeated Tests
Have Demonstrated. 5.jjsi ~
CYL. PRESTON HosK1Ns.)

By III. PRESTON HosKINs.)
Il Sunlight Is one Of the best and
cheapest disinfectants at our disposal,
and we should take advantage of this
fact 1t every opportunity. In the con-
structio1 Of barns or shelters of any
kind for animals, ample provision
should be made for the admission OF
the maximum amount of sunlight.
Southern exposure Is desirable, that is,
having the majority Of the windows
facing the south. The warmth thus
provided in cold weather is desirable,
and much OF the excessive heat In
summer can be avoided by providing
suitable curtains or screens. Most dis.
ease germs are easily killed by direct
sunlight as has been repeatedly shown
by experiments. @ T., .5&Sj
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
FOR BREAKFAST TABLE.
.APPErrziNe, DAiNTiEs WITH
I u WHICH TO START DAY. = +
eaIly Lunns Are Easily Among Best
Of the Fancy 6reads-ltly Whites
Muffins-Excellent Way to
4 Serve Eggs. H. ~
Ry Ida AMEs WILLIS.

Sally Lunn No. i.-Fancy breakfast
breads are enjoyed more at this sea
son than at any other time the
housewife who prefers yeast to baking
powder will be repaid for the extra;
trouble in making her Sally Lurins by
this old-time recipe: ''', ~ +
( Scald pint OF milk; add four table
spoonfuls gg of butter, and let cool,
When lukewarm add salt, sugar, yeast
and flour. Beat well. cover and set to
raise until very light, which VIII re-
duire about two hours in summer, but
longer, in winter. Beat the yolks and
whites Of the eggs separately, ada
them to the batter and stir lightly.
Let rise for Is minutes. Place In pans
and bake in a moderate oven for ~
minutes. serve hot. ~ &. ~ -,
+ Sally Lunn No. 2.-Sift together two
cups of sifted -four, half teaspoonful
Of salt, two tablespoonful Of sugar
and two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Rub in a large tablespoonful OF
butter until we'll mixed. Beat one egg
lightly. add. to cup Of milk and stir,
into the dry materials. Beat to q
smooth batter and bake from twenty
to thirty minutes In a quick oven:
Lily Whites Muflns-Rub together
a tablespoonful of butter and a table,
spoonful OF. sugar. Then add the stih-.
" beaten whites Of four eggs. Mix
well. Add tablespoonful Of salt, and
three teaspoonfu1s Of baking powder,
to three cups Of sifted -four and add
to the butter and sugar mixture, alter
mating with pint of milk. Have your
gem or popover pans very hot and
well creased. Fill two-thirds full and
bake about twenty-five minutes In
hot oven. !:j.SS s3 5$.S ES. =:
/ Egg Biscuit Sift with q pint Of
flour one teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Chop into it a tablespoonful Of
butter, Beat an egg and mix with
half a cup of milk, or part milk, and
part cream is better. Make a hole in
the flour, but IN tablespoonful oflsalt,
and pour In the egg and milk mix
all together in 4 q soft dough. using.
more milk II necessary. Roll out as
quickly as possible half an inch thick:
cut in rounds and bake in quick
oven. 81 $.t < (. 4, s
Il Eggs a la Placentina.--separate four
eggs. Beat the whites stiff, then add
the yolks and a rounded tablespoonful
OF butter melted. a little salt and pep
per. Butter well small earthen bak-
ing dish and cover the bottom with a
layer Of thinly sliced cheese; use a
good, rich kind. Put in the oven a
few minutes to heat thoroughly. then
turn in the beaten whites OF eggs
mixed with the other materials; re-
turn to the oven, and when the eggs
are golden brown serve Immediately.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
. SalIv'ory Sauce,

Take two ounces Of salt pork, bacon
OF sausage. II bacon or pork is used,
cut It into small pieces Heat until
crisp but not burned. In the fat which
fries out Of the meat, cook small
amount Of finely chopped onion and
red or green pepper, being careful not
to burn them. Add one cup Of thick
tomato Juice or q larger amount OF
uncooked Juice, and cook the mixture.
until It Is reduced to a smaller amount.
Season with salt. To this sauce ca
pers, mushrooms or finely chopped
pickle may be added. 5;5I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Fish Force Meat.

Two-thirds cupful of raw halibut,
white Of one egg. salt, pepper, cay.
enne, one-half cupful of heavy cream.
Chop the fish finely or force through
a meat chopper. Pound in mortar. add
ing gradually the white Of egg and
working until smooth. Add the sea-
ssnings, rub through a sieve and then
add the cream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
RAISING BEST DAIRY BREEDS
No More Profitable Line Of Stock
Growing Than Raising Good Cows
s;@5s. T. q for the Dairymen. s

Any farmer is safe In breeding and
raising for sale large milking or but.
reproducing cows. AS an industry
there is no more profitable line Of
stock growing than raising good cows
and selling them to the dairymen who
are making specially. Of producing
market milk or selling their milk to.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Best way to Open Eoiis.

It is exceedingly painful to touch .
boil, even when it Is large enough to
open. A correspondent writes that
the best way to do this II to paint
4 ring OF collodion, which can be pur.
chased in any drug store. around 1t,
being careful not to put any directly
over the boil. As the alcohol evap-
crates the collodion in drying will ex-
ert gentle but firm pressure all
around the boil, not only opening it,
but forcing out its contents. which
should be absorbed by a perfectly
clean handkerchief or piece Of ster-
ilized cotton. sfj <
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Freedom for Colts.

It il not best to keep the colts tied
up day after day. nor is 1t best to al.
low them to run with the mothers
while the latter! are at work in the
fields. Keep them in lot that has
good fences, where they can run and
play and yet be in the sunshine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

States minister to Great Britain. In
1894 he was sent from London to
Spain, where he arranged the treaty
by which the United States secured
the free navigation Of the mississippi
river. In 1895 General Pirckney was
honored with the Federalist party
nomination for. president Of the United
States. III iss 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
1|TTE-,-.9- - - I--T- -6-01t . a
Apple and Pea Salad.

Drain through a colander a can OF
peas. Rinse with cold water. Chop
two apples fine with one medium-sized
cucumber Mix with the peas togeth-
or with one-half cupful Of coarsely
chopped pecans or walnuts. Serve on
lettuce with mayonnaise dressing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
SPECIAL SENSE OF. ANIMALS
Exhaustive Study Is to Be Made of
WIZ: the Subject BY Scientists Of
5$! France. :ss5sz5 -

q 3 g t.s 3 40
The French possess a curious insti-5
tuition in the form Of an institute Of
geological psychology, established on
{ farm near Paris This station, says
tho New York Press, comprises mead
ows and barnyards, stretch OF forest
and a large pond stocked with fish.
Then, too, there. are spacious build
ings, including modern stables.
riding school, stalls for isolating AMI
mails under special observation an
aquarium and al laboratory. "A dove
cote is placed upon the roof OF the
main building. 3 rs; Il
# I'D AS cvidencing the NJ desire Of the
French naturalists to study the habits
of living creatures under natural cons
ditions, 1t may be mentioned that a.
complete diving apparatus has been
provided in which observers may de-:
scend to the bottom Of the pond.
There they may remain for hours, un-3F
[ til the fish become accustomed to
their presence, and follow their nat
ural impulses In playing and feeding.
The underwater student thus Is en-
sAUlcu ~ uOlo n lAeA1 AdU4tD4S az - -
hand. 4 };5 ~ sls
The other extreme; Of observation is
tho construction Of sheltered plat
forms in the branches of trees, where
students sit throughout the night
armed with electric flashlights to
watch the doings Of owls, bats and
nocturnal insects. i. rs u E,
n. 1T Is reported by: q scientist that
an important conclusion reached by
the students is that some animals
possess q special sense whereby they
can detect the presence Of water even
though they cannot see 1t. The ex-
perime1its were undertaken at the
suggestion OF an Australian, who adj
dressed the institution with reference
to his experiences with sheep and
cattle when being driven across coun-
try. "a N 81 n II 53$ 5.t5 ss s.ss
In place where the presence OF
water was wholly unexpected the
Australian noted some curious facts.
The leading animals suddenly would
lift their heads and draw long breaths.
Then they would abandon the beaten
tracks and start running through the
brush. Sometimes they would run for
a milo and q half to wo;smiles, and
could not be stopped by the drivers,
their course invariably leading TO 9
pond or springs hitherto unknown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

y panion, storm bound like himself He
had never known, this person before,
who told him that he was a travelling
artist, his name Arthur Vaille. They
! had chatted and smoked until after 10
O'clock. The stranger had gone on to
Lisle. and Winton proceeded home.
His wife was forced to testify that
he did not arrive there until after
midnight, an unusual circumstance,
] which taken In connection with the
acknowledged Of her husband that
+ he had passed through Isle. doomed
4 the prisoner from the start with eight
/. Of the stern-faced, hard hearted biased
members Of, the jury. s52 4. u
There was one young man on the
Jury, however, Elmer Whitconb, from
ID distant town, who from the first had
settled in his own mind that Winston
was q victim tof circumstantial evi.
dence:s Perhaps his sympathy for the
pure-faced, gentle-souled wife in.
4 tuenced him. Perhaps a constant sight
Of the distressed sister Of Winton, al
ways In tears, always blythe side OF
her imperiled brother, moved the pity
of Elmer Whitcomb more than he
knew. Her lovely eyes, mournful, be-
seeching, stirred his soul. It seemed
as If her presence brought q new and
4 hitherto unknown element into his
life, which; had been a lonely loveless
one. working the home farm of his
aged parents out of debt a 4
II And then there was another vast In
( fluence that moved this man to the
depths when that name, Arthur Vaille.;
was mentioned. A queer, confusing
thought haunted his brain. He had
heard it before where? when? Final
sly,sthough dimly, 1t seemed to him that
during q visit to. the city several
weeks ago, some friend had spoken
that name, had mentioned that he had
received . letter from him. Which
one OF perhaps half q dozen city ac-.
squaintances It was, Whitcomb could
not decide. Perhaps it was a vagary
OF his mind! Had not the defense
advertised far and wide for this miss
Ing witnes Still, certain sense of
deep responsibility in the. premises
oppressed Whitcomb. 3t3: ii B
THE Jury is dismissed until morn
ing, when will deliver Instructions"
spoke the somber Judge as the prose
cutting attorney concluded his argu.
3ment. Z; p. NJ. ;',.is2:S. ! Il. IS
The court room was dim and shad-
owy, for dusk had come on. Az they
filed out OF the doorway Wbltcomb
felt his hand caught in q warm, Quiv-
ering clasp. :i.5. y. IA VI ri 35
Oh" besought q pleading whisper.
''be merciful! Is u I.
It was Verona Winton. the sister of
the prisoner The youns man thrilled
as he realized that this sweet girl had
read his soul, that there was a bond
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Velvet Rica PUDDING.

One quart of milk. two tablespoon
bulls rice. three tablespoonful sugar,
little salt and nutmeg, handful rails.
ins and butter the size of an egg. Put
all in bean pot and bake in very slow
oven FIVE hours, stirring often until
half an hour before serving. Serve
hot with or without cream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
No Use for Cholera.

II It were not for hog cholera pork
raisers would be living in the lap Of
luxury. The time will come when
there viii be no more excuse for hog
cholera than for human cholera that
until a century or 30 ago periodically
devastated Europe and America. Both
are essentially filth diseases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
Tripe Raaout.

v Wash pound of tripe and cut in
twoinch strips. Chop two tablespoon
fuls Of Spanish onion. and cook until
straw color in two tablespoonfuls Of
butter. Add the tripe, toss and cook
gently, for, ten minutes. Add; a cupful
each OF celery, cut in inch pieces, and
solid meat OF tomato. cut in pieces.
Let simmer gently until all are tender,
adding little tomato Juice If it cooks
too dry. Garnish with toast points
and parsley. az d gz-7,,55 .s.E H
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

condensing plants where they do not
have the by-product returned to their
farms to feed out to the calves that
are being raised to replace the cows
that are annually discarded from
their herds. a. 4 VI
The keeping Of more cows for
creameries and cheese factories Is
also encouraging and many men are
willing to pay a good price for well
bred dairy cows. IL 4 ~ M Al; ssi3 &