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The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23
C0NGRATULATION A LA MODE
Mollie's Comment on Friends Engage
ment Probably Led to Les
senins Of Intimacy.

Mollle met Muriel at the matinee
one afternoon. They embraced en-.
Enthusiastically.
"Oh. dearie," cried Mollie. I'm SO
glad to sfe you! Ihave scarcely been
able to wait until ! could see you
to congratulate you on your engage.
ment TO Harold! Why didn't you give
me hint as to what you expected
Why" replied Muriel. Il"
Now. don't you dare to tell me, =
went on Mollie, that you concealed
it from me intentionally"
why, didn't, certainly" said
Muriel. Il really didn't expect 1t my.
self quite SO soon. dear"
He is such a charming fellow,
continued Mollie. Weren't you Just
surprised to death when he proposed
to you, dearie?"
why. can't say | was replied
Muriel why should | have been ?"
Well" replied the dear friend,
everybody else was"
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23
PLENTY OF REINDEER IN ALASKA

officials OF the Alaska division. bureau of edu.
cation. yesterday gave emphatic denial to re-
Gently published statement that the reindeer In
Alaska are "deteriorating and diminishing" They
declare that on the contrary. the Alaskan rein.
deer are constantly increasing In number and
improving In quality.
The recently completed tabulation of the re-
turns contained In the annual reports OF the
superlntendents OF the herds shows that there
were, June 80. 1913 1926 reindeer in the So
Alaskan herds, or a net increase of 90 per cent
during the fiscal year This is considered fair
rate Of Increase. especially since nearly 5000
reindeer we're killed for food and skins during
the year Only 1858 of the reindeer are owned
by the government 5,047 are owned by missions,
1884 by Lapps and the remaining 3O.532 are
owned by 1911 Eskimos and Indians, whose income
from the reindeer industry during the fiscal year
was s66966. The reindeer belonging to these
natives have an estimated value OF s763300
The government Is planning to go out OF the
reindeer business as fast as 1t can train natives
for individual ownership, the policy beipg to Ell
courage independence and initiative among the
native population Distribution OF reindeer is
In charge Of the United States school teachers,
and 1t is expected that the government, will dis
pose Of all its reindeer within the next four years
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The Same Thino.

Secretary Garrison, apropos OF his
bill for creating six vice-admirals, said
at luncheon in Washington:
This bill will make things better
from a diplomatic standpoint. though
the actual working of the navy will
remain the same. Yes, the navy itself
will be like Brown.
Brown idled through slack times,
started to tramp to Buffalo by way OF
the Erie canal to look for job.
He met on his way a good many
canal boats coming up and down. and
finally stopped a canal boat captain,
he offered to work his passage.
The captain took him on and set
him to leading the horses along the
towpath.
He led the horses for two days,
thinking hard. On the third day he
had thought it all out, and he resigned.
"'By the powers, he said, I might
as well walk as work my passage
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w. T. Laps. chief of the Alaska division.
said:
'Pasturage is good In most parts OF western
and northern Alaska. but few reindeer herds
are kept in the windswept regions along the
northwest coast, where the winter moss fire.
quently becomes coated with ice from alternate
freezing and thawing. This prevents the herd
from securing proper food. and results In under
sized deer. Mosquitoes are also cause of stunt
ed growth Herds at some distance from the
coast need to be kept well up on the mountain
slopes to avoid the mosquito pests,
The greatest immediate menace to the vel
fare of the reindeer lies in the tundra fres start
ed in the region of the mining camps There is
plenty of grass and foliage for the deer In sum.
mer but in winter it is the tundra moss that
furnishes forage and to destroy it Is to deal a
body blow to one of Alaska's most promising In.
dustries"
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ZZ2E7aE E0LZD 2E La2 AE3Z20YzPs

ing The law gave the secretary only authority
10 execute the commands OF his superior, the
president OF the United States The chiefs Of
bureaus are men in charge of the execution OF
certain work There was no one to shape poll
cles The general board was created In 1900 for
that purpose
For three years the general board concentrated
upon single idea-that OF determining definite
building program for the United States II want
ed 10 look 20 years into the future appreciate
What conditions would be al that time and stead
lily develop the navy to meet those future cond
tons. 1t believed 1t would require % years to
develop the right sort OF navy, that here was
sort OF work that could not be improyised
So after three years OF study the general
board outlined policy for building program
for the navy. II called for the development of a
ieet of 4S battleships in 1920 1t wanted 1872
desroyers 10 20 with them and 90 submarines
and various other auxiliaries 1t wanted the
fleet that the nation is Just now coming to ap.
preciate as the proper fleet for its uses
The general board recommended this building
program, Its recommendations went to the sec.
retary and were ptgeonholed They We're not
even sent to the naval committees Of congress
Each year the general board reconsidered the
question and each time the same recommendation
was made They got no further than the depart.
ment files
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To have developed this feet of As ships by
1920 II would have been necessary beginning in
1913. TO make appropriations for two frst-class
ships each year and for three ships once In three
years. always with the proper auxiliaries. So
would the end have been accomplished by 1870.
Later. the provision for ships having been made
quate. the general board asked congress for as
many as four ships in a year. as Ii has this year.
This was not because 1t belieyed four ships nee
essary each year but because ii wanted the
model fleet by 1920 and former appropriations
had fallen behind
Secretary Daniels the first head OF the
department who ever transmitted to congress the
recommendations OF the general board together
with It's arguments for the navy that 1t thought
should be developed
In its recent recommendations to the secretary
Of the navy. the general board stated that II
realized that there was little hope of reaching
the ideal navy that 1t had planned for 1920 but
that 1t should be reached soon as possible
thereafter Continuing 1t said:
The board does believe, however that this
result may be eventually attained by the adoption
by the government of definite naval policy and
the putting Of 1t before congress and the people
clearly and succinctly BY this method respons.-
bilty for any rupture of peaceful relations
with other nations due to our naval weakness. or
any national disaster IN war due to the same
cause will be definitely fixed.
THE general board believes that the people.
with full understanding of the meaning and the
sor naval power, will instruct the legisla-
tive branch OF the government. and that that
branch, with the same understanding, will pro-
vide the means. by the adoption and advocacy
of clearly defined definite policy the depart
ment with whom the responsibility first rests
will have done Its part and placed the RESPONSE
bility with the people and the legislative branch
of the government. II the people, having been
given the meaning and the reasons for naval
power fail to instruct congress the responsibility
and the resulting material loss and national hu.
initiation rests with them, and II the congress.
having been instructed by the people, fails to pro.
vide the means. then the responsibility is theirs.
The recommendations of the board have been
in pursuance of a fixed and definite policy adopt.
ed by the board for its guidance. after mature
and deliberate consideration OF all the elements
involved and after careful estimate and fore
cast of the future as to what would be the naval
development OF those foreign countries with
which a conflict might be possible, and what
should be development to insure peace II
possible, superiority OF force II war should be
forced upon us Expressed In concrete words
the policy of the board has been to provide the
any probable enemy, as a guarantor OF peace
and its forecast was that fleet of IS batteships.
with the attendant lesser units and auxiliaries,
ready for action by 1920, would accomplish this
result"
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23
After His Own Heart.

At the Progressive banquet in New
York last month a westerner told a
story about the colonel.
MY wife and L. he said, have a
large family Of children, "and when.
ever the colonel comes west and stops
of we have new addition to show
him. That pleases him. you bet
THE last time the colonel came to
see us he was in hurry. As he was
leaving my wife said to him:
but you haven't seen our last
baby!'
No, maam,' says the colonel, his
eyes twinkling behind his glasses, and
never expect tot"
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w. N. w., DENVER, NO. 1854.
Won Distinction in Three Wars,

Gen. John B. s. Todd, soldier OF
three wars and governor of Dakota
territory, was born 100 years age
in Lexington. Ky. In his youth he
removed with his parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point in 1887
and for five years thereafter was &C.
lively engaged in the Florida war.
During the war with Mexico he distin.
guished himself in the siege Of Vera
Cruz and at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Subsequently he took part In the Sioux
expedition in the Northwest. For a
short period in the early part of the
Civil war he commanded division OF
the Army OF the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as a Da.
kota delegate in congress and was gov.
ernor of the territory from 1869 to
1871 General Todd died at Yankton
in 1872,
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23
The Success Label.

Upton Sinclair, commenting in Bal.
umore on the enormous fortunes now
existing In America, said:
In no other place the world over
are such fortunes to be found. One
reason is that our laws regulating
financial transactions are less strip.
gent than those Of other countries,
and another reason is that even where
we have laws our magnates forget
about them.
In fact Mr.. Sinclair concluded
with laugh, "the histories of some
OF our largest American fortunes show
clearly that on the door Of success is
push in brass."-Chicago Record-Her.
aid.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23

"' """o" great experts upon the subject gath.
t''d together 70 determine just such policies II
Is the sort Of navy that has been steadily advo.
Gated by the Navy League OF the United States,
Just recently Secretary Daniels stated the
presidents position to the house committee on
naval AFFAIRS. evidently with the presidents con.
sent He said the president favored AT least two
hatHeshlps year" with the Idea always In mind
OF keeping pace with the building programs of
the other great nations.
The general board OF the navy, having merely
the needs OF the service In mind and not con
stdeFing the matter of appropriations that con.
sress might be expected to make stated that pro-
vision should be made this year for four first.
class ships This need was due TO the lack OF
adequate appropriations for the two years past
Back OF all of this is the declaration In the
platform Of each Of the three parties prominent
In the last presidential election declaring for an
adequate navy for maintaining American prestige.
The general board Of the navy is however, the
authority responsible for the drift of this coun.
try toward the idea of definitely laid down
policy operative through a series OF years with
navy of given strength as the ultimate goa.
This general board is also one of the most inter
cstng organizations in the federal service. but
one that Is little understood
Admiral George Dewey, the hero of Manila
bay. the only admiral In the navy, is president
OF the board The presiding officer OF the execu.
tive committee is Rear Admiral C. r. Vreeland
who has been naval attache at St Petersburg
and Paris has commanded division Of the At.
lantic fleet, has served In important posts In the
department These honors have come to Rear
Admiral Freeland despite the fact that his first
service was enlisted man. he having
ceived his appointment to Annapolis from the
post OF an apprentice seaman.
The next officer In rank with the general
board also came up from the ranks, He is Rear
Admiral w II. II Southerland who was an en-
listed man before going TO Annapolis He com
manded the Pacific feet and landed marines in
Nicaragua two years ago for the expedition that
penetrated to Managua and Strengthened out the
affairs OF that much-troubled Central American
republic, Rear Admiral A. NJ. Knight of the
general board, is the navy departments ordnance
expert He Is the author OF Knights Seaman
ship" the generally accepted authority on the
subject and president of the navy college
Read Admiral b A. Fiske is the inventor of
the service Capt. A. G. Winterhalter has seen
much service In far Eastern waters Capt II. S.
Knapp ia member of the Joint board OF the
army and navy and one OF the men who Is build.
ing the Notifications for the Panama canal zone.
Capt. John Hood was for long time In com.
mand of the battleship Delaware, making her
the efficiency ship of the navy, Capt W. r.
Shoemaker routed those romantic Moro pirates
out of the southern Philippine waters.
II was at the close of the Spanish.American
war that the navy department came to appreciate
the fact that II was an administrative organiza
ton with no individual assigned to do any think
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AN OVERSIGHT.

Why don't you label the animals!" demanded
the visitor at the zoo
They are labeled; signs on all enclosures"
No sign on this enclosure"
Well, we hadn't thought to label that animal.
That Is COW"
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23
A Double Misfortune

So Jiggins had his head cut on with
the new management. How did thar
happen?"
1 think 1t was because he lost hIs
head at critical moment"
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ABOARD these ships In
time Of war there
would be 100000 fight.
ing men, good and true
and trained.
This is the sort OF
navy favored By sccre-
tarF Josephus Daniels
OF the navy. a nou.mill.
tary civilian who would
convert these ships into
trade schools while
they keep the peace. II
Is the sort of navy rec.
commended by the gen.
eral board of the navy.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23


Forty'etght heayy.armored big.gun. capital
ships, each weighing from 20 900 to 10000 tons
Sho,ting ten miles and requiring 900 men for
its operation. There would be one such ship for
~aeh state and each bear the name OF state
For each OF these ships there would be four
desFoyers or 1872 in all. acting as scouts. escorts
guardians
For each capital ship there should be two sub.
marines. or 96 In all. these chiefly for the pro.
lection OF home waters. For the submarine as
u exists today is terribly dangerous little craft
ana one against which there is no protection II
serves little purpose In carrying the war Into an
ehemys territory but II makes an Invasion OF
nome ports thing hardly to be considered For
me submarine fotilla may go below the surface
OF the water at one point and may remain In.
visible until 1t has Travelled a hundred miles and
stolen In among the great ships Of the enemy AT
anchor Then. from its tubes may be released n
score OF torpedoes with their gyroseopes set dead
on Inc unsuspecting men-of.war Then, as the
submarines steal away unseen the mighty crash
comes and the huge ships Of the enemy are torn
'"a cTumnled and go to the bottom
10 these fghtlng craft should be added ely
ammunition ships, l2 submarine tenders sly
supply ships. six transports aud six hospital ghIpa
HTH fbnaa Chi
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23

Suspicion is not worse than certain
~ to the one who is suspected.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-23

"nen young man is In love he
lmaglnes that he neither eats nor
sleeps.
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Wize Gazabo.

Wize Gazabo.
She-How old would you say was
He-About six years less than |
thought.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
FATTENlNG SHEEP.

Costs Moro to Feed Animals ir the
- Open Than Under Shelter.
Some experiments have recently
been completed at the University OF
Missouri to determine the efficiency OF
various rations for fattening western
yearling sheep The trials were to
test the economy of feeding concen.
trated heterogeneous supplements with
shelled corn. to determine the relative
efficiency of clover and timothy hay as
roughages and to study the efficiency
of corn silage when added to a ration
Of shelled corn and clover~-s.7-.s e ~. (,
The ration of shelled corn. clover hay
and corn silage was found the most
economical of several different COM
binations. Next to this in rank was
ration Of shelled corn and clover hay
without the silage. It was found that
as the price of corn and hay increased
1t was economical to add some such
heterogeneous supplement as linseed meal
or cottonseed meal. The linseed meal
gave better results than the cotton
seed In these trials. Glover hay prov.
ed fur superior to timothy when fed
with shelIed corn. One lot of the
sheep was fed in the open. while the
others were sheltered in the barn. and
the former required Ga bushels OF
corn more for every 100 pounds of
gain. It was Judged from this that
feeding sheep in an open lot without
shelter. exposing them to the winter
rains and SHOWS. is an expensive prac
lice .a-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11

L. l
when he GDtails Ills growth he IS Ill
ideal condition to fatten in hurry.
The colt however, is much more Sc.
Iective in his food habits. and he can.
not make the proper growth unless he
has plenty of feed to stimulate it The
farmer wants the growth Of the colt,
not to serve as a foundation for fat as
In the pig, but as a basis for building.
big, strong muscles and q constitution
that will be able to endure much hard
labor later on. Stunt him the first fall
and winter and his efficiency is perina-
nently lowered for future usefulness.
Shelter should be provided for the
colts during the chilly days and nights.
As soon as the nights become frosty
take the colts in each night. allowing
them their liberty again the following
morning.. -''t} ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
NEW ENGINE HOUSE.

The Manchester & Oneida rail-
way company is building a new en-
CINE house on its property on the
site formerly occupied by the struc-
ture which was destroyed by fire
come time ago. The contracts for
the builCing have been let to VIM
Jewell and III. w. Welterlen. The
foundation, which is built Of concrete,
was completed the first of the week:
The side walls of the building are to
be constructed of cement blocks and
when completed will make a decided
Improvement. a..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
Worth Knowing.

The laurel was much in favor In
olden days, as 1t meant 'love tri.
umphs." The Greek bride wore .
wreath Of myrtle. "A bride OF today
may choose her. own flower II she
wishes, stamping 1t with her individu-
atty. Some girls take the flower al.
lotted to the month. especially II the
time happens to be June, with its
wealth of roses. Widows usually
wear violets, either white or purple.
or a combination of both. Fl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
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New Definition,

A class in history in school at Kir.
win was studying Lincoln's Gettys-5
burg address. The teacher asked the
class what was meant by the word
dedicate" One OF the small boys
volunteered to answer. Dedicate"
he explained, means raising the
money to pay off a church debt. = -.
Kansas City Star. NJ sssS {.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
NOTICE.

All orders for light draying left at
the E. H. Prowse jewelry store will
receive prompt attention. Orders for
delivery for the early morning trains
should be phoned to my residence
No. 1O2. All orders during the day
should be left at the jewelry store
instead of the A. E. Peterson grocery
store. Jewelry store number is 5S8.
Adv JOHN PROWSE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
AIway,,e Easy to Get spie,, .

It Is an international law, but an
unwritten one, that a sovereign cannot
lawfully require a subject to serve as
a SPY, except in a singular case, and /
that Of the last Importance. Never
theless, no country will ever lack
spies, for the work that is required
Of them is SO adventurous and SO well
paid that thousands Of men would
jump at the opportunity to become q
secret service agent. As .5..z.t "A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
Where Was Wales?

Spencer Leigh Hughes, NJ. p, tells
of the following amusing experience:
He was once passing the new war Of.
fee building in Whitehall when his
companion q Scotchman, pointing to
the emblematic deYices engraved over
the door, indicated the Scotch thistle,
the English lion, and the Irish harp.
Where is the emblem of Wales? 2"
asked his friend. on" Mr.. Hughes
replied, Il expect there Is leak in
the roof" n,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
LIVE STOCK i
] H Il 5; "A }
COLTS lin THE FALL.
Youngsters Need an Abundance q
~" Good Feed to Thrive.

Youngsters Nooa an Apuhoance ~
Good Feed to Thrive.
At this season, when large number
of spring foaled colts are being weaned,
1t Is well for all owners Of such colts to
realize the Importance Of giving the
young animals the very best feed and
care after weaving, says w. F. Pur-
due In the American Cultivator. A few
farmers still cling to the notion that u
colt can be taken away from its moth
er and turned out on a dry pasture
with the older colts without feed and
yet not affect it's future growth in the
least. OF course, the youngster gets
thin and shabby before winter, but the
owner looks him over calmly with the
assurance that he will outgrow that
condition when he gets older. But he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11

never does; he never develops into the
mature animal that his breeding prob
ably 1ptended him to be.
4 colt cannot be raised in the same
manner as pig, for example. Give
the pig large pasture to roam over In
the summer and he will find enough to
grow on without much feeding. Then
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11

Henpecked Husbands Want.
An Englishman has invented lawn
mower like horse clipper. which is
operated with both hands. But what
the henpecked husband wants is q
lawn mower operated by Christian
Science Courier-J Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
MANCHESTER CHURCHES.
Baptist.

Sunday morning subject, "our
Country" Evening, "Sins, Burden and
Judgment, the Story of Achan.' Ev-
.eryone welcome. r..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
Christian Science.

The Christian Science society meets
In the Public Library every Sunday
morning. Morning service at 10:s0.
Subject for lesson next Sunday,
"Mortals and Immortals."
Sunday School at 11:45.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-11
a. pau1's.

Preaching will be conducted on next
Sunday at $3.50 by Rev., H. F. MIC
Donald. Sunday school at 2:30. .-
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ENR RENT
cow For SALE.

Furnished rooms for rent. Phone
1854, or inquire ut this office 4Sn.
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EFOR SALE.

/ heating stove. boys overcoat,.
age u years, and other articles. i
B. Enos, $40 E. Union st. 1863
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NOTICE..

Anyone wishing to purchase va
cant lots or houses and lots in Man.
chester, one, of the best towns in
the state, or farms in Delaware. coaln,,
ty, call ON the undersigned. Any.
one wishing to buy life insurace, fAll'
and see M. l.. B. RICHMOND,Sttaa..
38tf. Manchester. lows. 8sl