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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

Live Spiders Food For Young Wasps.
The young Of some wasps can live
only on live spiders, and. the mother
wasp therefore renders the spider pow
erless by her sting, after which it can
live month, and then deposits it IN
the cocoon where she has laid her egg.
On Matching out the wasp grubs feed
on the bodies of the living spiders pro.
vided for them.
Another wasp deposits her egg in the
body Of the spider, which Is, then bur-
led alive and is fed upon by the wasp
grub.-T2c.S Standard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
AMERICA SHOULD KEEP OUT.

AMERICA SHOULD kEEP OOI.
What the English note to America
makes plain, as the several German
notes have made plain before, is
that nobody in Europe has any quar-
rel with. us, or wishes to have any
quarrel with us, but being engaged
in a life and death struggle among
themselves no reasonable advantage
in the fight will be sacrificed be-
cause of the incidental interests OF
this country.
There is no disposition to assail
America nor to jeopardize American
interests. But America as the limo
cent bystander cannot expect to re,
ceive quite the attention that would
naturally be given in times of peace
and commercial intercourse. a.
To make such a situation the &C.
casion Of belHgerency or even 70
break off diplomatic relations with
either Germany or England would in
the first place accomplish nothing,
for in the end all we can claim will
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
GET Hid Of Scrubs.

Pure bred sires furnish the cure for
scrub stock. The trouble is that those
who most need to apply the cure seem
least inclined to do so. Pure bred sires
cost money. and the men who are keep.
ing scrub, stock do not usually have
very much money available. 1t is diff
cult to make much money where this
class Of stock Is kept. The pure bred
sire, even though costing considerable
money, will start the live stock bust
ness toward a paying basis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
Limit Of Lazinses.

= ; Limit OF EazIne9s. 10
Weary Winfield was looking over q
scrap of paper that had COME with q
handout. iS
'Dis paper tells erbout Teller wot
died from ennui Wot's dat?"
"Dat," replied Tired Thaddeus, '1s de
feelin' wot comes to a man when he
gets so lazy dat loafints hard work. -
indianapolis Star. IS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
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] ubscription. = yr. In advance. s1.to.
Offlcial Paper OF County and City.
III. Carr, Hubert Carr. Wade d
Long, Fred w. Hermann.
Editors and Propr1etors.
AU GUsT Il, 1915.

Germany's military organization IN.
sludes not alone soldiers and sailors,
but every industry in that country.
Every factory, every shop, every
field and every store is on q war war
footing and subject to military
orders. IS. rs i, 81 IKE ~ 8;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
Nat aAAn Dad.

Nm. Styles-This paper says sag3ss
and parrots are among the longest
lived Of the birds. Mr.. Styles-Coms
to think of it, guess that's correct.
I never see 'em on women's hats."-
Yonkers Statesman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

On general purpose farms where
there is much heavy work to be
done heavy horses are best. They
can beN raised with less risk than
lighter horses, are less high strung
and less apt to injure themselves.
They can be put to work at an ear
lier age and require less training
and always command q good price.
In the last twelve years the price
Of heavy horses has risenf SO per
cent. The stallion pictured is a
pure bred Shire, which has won
several prizes in the ring.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

4; Apart from milk production the
Brown Swiss excel most other
breeds In. beauty and disposition.
Upon the sides of Swiss mountains
the cattle Craze, where they acquire
q strong and rugged constitution.
Because Of their stamina and their.
not being Of nervous disposition
they more easily Withstand the in
roads Of cattle disease, which 10
very prevalent in most breeds to-
day. The COW shown is a Brown
Swiss Of pure breeding and high
milk production. ... ~,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11
Agriculture In India.

Two hundred and twenty-four mil
lions of people are engaged in agricul-
ture in India.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

Now comes the tip that Wall
Streets demand is to be not only
greatly increased armament, but
greatly increased armament to be
supplied by the Wall Street con.
trolled War Trust. Notice how the
process reveals itself-stockholder
of war-trafficking concerns and their
friends, first agitating war until they
actually get US on the brink of war,
then showing our ''pitiful unprepared.
ness and then demanding that
they, instead Of the government
plants, be given the fat contracts for
making us prepared" So Nh
And unless the people wake up,
this program Is going through Con-
If the powers that be are going to
compel the American taxpayers to
keep an ever and ever increased flow
Of gold pouring into the bottomless
pit Of milftarism, why not at least
take all suspicion Of private profit
and private graft out of it by having
the government manufacture all of
its own materials? ts.l. (
Naturalization of the manufacture
of munitions of war would undoubt-
eddy have prevented the present
strained relations with Germany.
The cause Of the disturbed relations
is that Germany has been sinking
ships. Germany has been sinking
ships principally to prevent American
made ammunition from reaching her
enemies. Thus, in order that a COM
paratively few stockholders in war
trafficking firms may make private
profits, the peace of 100, 10000 peo-
pie is placed in jeopardy.
And If war should come, what a
monstrous proposition it would be
that would require one group of cit
liens to go to war and sacrifice their
lives for the state while another and
smaller group-the war traffickers
principally responsible for the war
remained at home becoming i'm
mensely rich.
Private ownership of armor and
munition factories is a standing men
ace to peace. AS long as there is
private profit in war and preparation
for war, there will be incentive for
powerful group of men to keep us on
the verge of war continuously.
War is profitable to but one class.
the stockholders Of the armor and
ammunition firms and their friends.
1t is not to the interest of this class
that the European. war is brought to a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

C. X. READING, ARCHITECT.
Plans and specifications on all
kinds of work. Office, 80S East I'm
ion Street, Manchester, Iowa. g.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
SUMMER SPRAY FOR APPLES,
PEARS AND PEACHES.

The following is a summer spray
recommended by the Experiment Sta
ton for apples, pears and peaches:
Apples and Pears.
The second summer spray is for
the control of codling moth or apple
worm; and scab, brown rot and other
diseases. 1t consists of ~arsenate of
lead, either 8 lbs. of the paste or | Sd
lbs. of the powder, to 90 gallons
of water, to which is added 5 quarts
of the concentrated lime and sulfur.
This is applied within a week or at
least ten days after the petals fall
from the blossoms. This spray should
be repeated ten days later and in the
last week of June. This final spray
ing in June is to control the second
brood of cooling moth. If there Is
trouble from plant lice or red bug, the
first summer spray and the second
spray should contain BLACK Leaf 0
at the rate of 1-2 pint to the 90 gal
Ions of spray material.
For Peaches.
The second spraying of the first
summer spray is for the control of
peach curculio and consists either of
8 lbs. of ~arsenate of lead paste or
l "a lbs. of the powder, to 80 gallons
of water, applied when the petals are
falling from the blossoms.
The second summer spray is for
the control of peach curculio, peach
scab, sometimes called freckles, and
brown rot. For this, the Experiment
Station authorities use ~sef-bolled
lime and sulfur; a product not to be
confused with the concentrated lime
and sulfur since it is made up with
out the use of artificial heat. The
formula is 8 lbs. if lime, (good stone
non-magnesium lime) and 8 lbs. OF
sulfur to SO gallons of water, and
the process of manufacture is as fol-
lows: The sulfur is mixed with en-
ough water to form a paste, care be-
ing taken to see that the Jumps are
crushed. The lime is placed in the
bottom of the barrel, water is added
until the lime begins to Stake readily
and then the paste of sulfur is pour
ed on. Enough water is added to
make SURE that the material does not
dry out, care being taken that too
much water is not added to stop the
action. The whole mixture is allow
ed to cook by it's own heat until the
color is a lemon yellow, when the &C
ton should be about completed. The
barrel is then filled to the top with
cold water to prevent further cook
ing. To this so gallons of material
add l 3-4 lbs. of the arsenate of lead
powder or 8 lbs. of the paste just be-
fore spraying on the trees, and ap.-
ply when the peaches are the size Of
a pea and the shucks ar slipping.
The third summer spray should fol.
low three weeks after the second and
should consist of the self-boiled lime
and sulfur only. This should be re-
peated three weeks later, making four
summer sprays. Where peaches RI
pen after the first of September and
much trouble with peach scab is ex-
~perienced, another application of the
self-boiled lime and sulfur without the
arsenate of lead is advisable. This
last application is usually made about
the last week in July.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
TENT CATERPILLAR WARNING.

DIR. Thomas J.. Headlee, Entomolo-
gist at the New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station, states that the
northeastern part of New Jersey Is
threatened with an outbreak OF the
American tent caterpillar. DR.. Head
lee bases his belief on the unusually
large number of egg masses OF this
insect found on wild cherry and fruit
trees in the territory mentioned.
The egg clusters of this insect
range from one-half to three-quarters
of an inch in length and form COM
plete rings about smaller twigs to
which they are closely attached, from
three to four hundred eggs being
found in a single mass. After the
caterpillar matches it forms a white,
silky web on a nearby fork, leaving
this shelter to crawl along the branch
es and feed on the foliage.
In late May the caterpillars, v
ing become fully grown, leave the
trees and search for sheltered branch
es in which to make cocoons and
transform. The moths emerge IN
June, laying the egg masses on the
smaller twigs of their favorite food
trees such as apple and wild cherry.
The young caterpillars are develop
ed in the eggs before the winter sets
in but remain dormant in them I'M
til the following spring.
The destruction of these caterpll-
lars is easily accomplished by spray
ing OF. busting the foliage on which
they are feeding with arsenate of
lead. The younger they are when the
application is made the easier it Is to
destroy them. The foliage should
be sprayed about the tent thoroughly
with a mixture composed of n unce
of lead arsenate to one gallon of wat
err, or should be busted with a mix
ture of one part of powdered lead ar
senate and five parts of finely ground
sulphur or gypsum. If preferred, the
caterpillars may be destroyed by WHIP
ing or cutting the nests out of the
trees and burning or crushing the
sfworms'.' Nest removal should be
practiced while the worms" are at
home during the heat of the day..
According to the New Jersey Elk
pertinent Station authority, these
measures are quite satisfactory I'M
less the protected plantations stand
close to waste land overrun with wild
cherry or some other acceptable food
plant. In this Ease the only remedy
is to destroy the ~infestation on the
waste land. In this connection, DR..
Headlee states that such conditions
call for a united action and that per-
sons thus threatened should unite and
call for the protection offered by the
States crop pest laws.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
PREVENTION OF PROLAPSIS
IN LAYING STOCK.

Leghorn hens which are closely CON-
fined and laying heavily are apt to de-
velop a disease known as prolapsis,
or inversion of the oviduct. This is
caused in the majority of cases by
heavy production, due to forced feed
ing. A member of the Poultry De-
partment at the New Jersey Expert
ment Station declares that the injury
from prolapsis is not great, as at the
most but few cases will develop in
a normal flock. If not given proper
care, however, %prolapsis is apt to
cause an epidemic of cannibalism am
.ong the hens. The hens get the taste
of blood by picking at the inverted
portion of the oviduct,. and immediate
ly become wild with thirst for blood
and devour the internal parts of the
bird almost entirely. When individ-
uals acquire the taste for blood they
will pick out and irritate normal birds
especially while they are laying the
egg, thus injuring a great majority
of the flock.
Prolapsis seems to be especially
prevalent in focks confined to the
house with no range. An abundant
supply of green feed and plenty of
range wei which they can run will
allow the birds to spread out and pro-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
WEAVING THE BRooDER CHICKS

During late April and May of each
year many reports come to the New
Jersey Experiment Station describing
the heavy mortality in Leghorns at
from 8 to 10 weeks of age. Espe-
cially is this common when the chicks
are taken from the heated brooder
and placed in colony houses. This
mortality is due to the chicks crowd
ing in an effort to keep warm, which
erowding is caused by their not be-
ing hardened off properly. Leghorns
and other close-feathered breeds are
more susceptible to such changes of
temperature than are the heavier
breeds.
Weaving should be a gradual pro-
cess, and should begin from the time
the chicks are placed under a hover,
the temperature being lowered gradu-
ally about the fifth week. A temper
allure of about 20 degrees is all that
is required at night. After this time
the artificial heat may be removed
and the chicks allowed to congregate
under the unheated hover. At about
the seventh week the hover may be
raised gradually until it is entirely
removed, when the chicks will get
used to no heat and no hover protec-
ton. When chicks are put in colony
houses from the brooder house it may
be desirable to suspend a portable
hover in the center of the house un-
der which they can congregate at
night. This should be done for a few
days until the chicks get used to
their new quarters. In the cool
weather of spring the weaving period
must be postponed until the chicks at
tain a greater age than would be nee
essary if they were transferred during
the warmer weather of May. 1t is
we'll to make sure the chicks are har-
dened before removing them from the
breeders and to give them special pro-
lection the first few nights in their
new quarters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
"DoNT'S" ISSUED TO PREVENT
FOREST FIRES.
Public's Cooperation Sought to Stop
Blazes Which Are Causing Big
Losses in the East.

Washington, May Ito obtain
the cooperation of the public in pre-
venting forest fires which are doing a
great deal of damage in the east this
spring, the u. S. forest service has
prepared ten "don'ts" to be observed
in the woods. 1t is hoped that these
rules may have a beneficial effect dur
ing the fire season of the southern
AppalachianS. which is not yet over,
and that of the north woods, which is
just beginning and which, from pres
ent indications. promises to be unus-
ually severe.
The "don'ts" follow:
l. Don't throw your match away I'M
til you are sure it is out.
,. Don't drop cigarette OF cigar
butts until the glow is extinguished.
3. Don't knock out your pipe ash
es while hot or where they will fall
into dry leaves or other infiammable
material.
4. Don't build a camp fire any lar
ger than is absolutely necessary.
5. Don't build a fire against a tree,
a log, or a stump, or anywhere but
on bare soil.
6. Don't leave a fire until you are
SuIC L l. OQtt IL I0ANco1AA A0~AS -
with earth or water.
z. Don't burn brush or refuse in or
near the woods if there is any chance
that the fire may spread beyond your
control, or that the wind may carry
sparks where they would start a new
fire.
8. Don't be any more careless with
fire in the woods than you are with
fire in your own home.
8. Don't be idle when you discover
a fire in the woods; if you can't put
it out yourself, get help. Where a
forest guard, ranger, or State nre
warden can be reached, call him up on
the nearest telephone you "a find.
10. Don't forget that human
thoughtlessness and negligence are
the causes of more than half of the
forest fires in this country, and that
the smallest spark may start a con-
~fagration that will result in loss of
life and destruction of timber and
young growth, valuable not only for
lumber but for their influence in
helping to prevent flood, erosion and
drought.
Many thousands of acres of forest
and suburban woodland from Maine to
Florida, and from the Atlantic coast
as far west as Arkansas, have been
burned over already this spring by
fires which started for the most part
from ~preventable On the ma
tional forest purchase areas alone, 49
fires occurred in March, burning over
more than $500 acres, while A fires
starting on private land near or with
in government boundaries damaged
nearly $500 acres. Fires in April
were even more numerous and severe,
but rains in the latter part of the
month helped the situation somewhat.
Fire statistics for April are not yet
available.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15

tect themselves better from the canni-
balistic ones A flock showing the
presence of prolapsis should be given
trated mash which they might have
access to should be removed for at
least a week, until the birds get back
to a more normal condition. Any
birds which show inversion or bloody
condition or any which by observation
seem to be acquiring the thirst for
blood should be removed from the
flock and the latter confined for a
number of weeks on grass range UNI
til the thirst is forgotten.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
Your Child's Cough is a Call for Help

Don't put off treating your Child's
Cough. 1t not only saps their
strength, but often leads to more SER
ious ailments. Why risk? You don't
have to. DIR. Kings New Discovery
is just the remedy your Child needs;
1t is made with soothing, healing and
antiseptic balsams. Will quickly
check the Cold and soothe your Child's
Cough away. No odds how bad the
Cough or how long standing, DR..
Kings New Discovery will stop it.
It's guaranteed. just get a bottle
from your Druggist and try it.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
FRECKLES
Now is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed of your freckles,
as the prescription othine-double
strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength-from Thos. F. Craw-
ford, or any druggist, and apply a
little of it night and morning and
you should soon see that even the
worst freckles have begun to disap-
pear while the lighter ones have van
ishedsentirely. 1t is seldom that more
than an ounce is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength othine as this is sold under
guarantee of money back if it fails
20 emove freckles.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15
DON'T VISIT THE CALIFORNIA

EXPOSITIONS Without a supply of Aliens
1t gives instant relief to tired,
aching feet and prevents swollen, hot feet.
One lady writes Il enjoyed every minute of
my stay at the Expeditions, thanks to Aliens
Foot Ease in my Shoes" Sold Everywhere,
25c. Don't accept any substitute. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-15

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-25
re como Alemania sostiene la respira-

re como Alemania sostiene la respira-
ci6n. !"
I'll ministro ingles puso su mano en-
Ia boca del periodista, tapandosela, y
continue:
De esta manera en- que usted recibe
el alre ahora, 10 recibe Alemania. El
etecto que produce en- ell hombre amor
dazado la violencia de la lucha, hace
vlolentarse, agitarse de manera terri
BILE. I 81 F'rancia nuestra aliada Ru-
sia, decidieran terminar la lucha. noso-
tros, los ingleses continuaremos solos
hasta ell fin.
Napoleon dijo Malta la guerra
Cuando yo liable con los jefes de la Ma
rlna francesa, al pricipio de la guerra,
al mismo tempo que tomabamos nues-
tras disposiciones, les die: "Malta Sc
ra nuestro punto de apoyo; considered
Malta como un segundo Tolon''.
"Todos los PROFESSIONALS que han es-
tado en- contacto con el ej6rcito frances,
y todos los ofciales que regresan de
nuestras trincheras nos traen los mis-
mos informes, y sentimientos; una adj
miracion ilimitada por ell esfuerzo que
reallza Francia, por su ejercito, por sus
Jefes y por SUI general1simo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-25
La Casa de Espana emp. R
sECCION DE RIO PIEDRAs.

Por la presente Sc invita- todos los
Socios de la Casa de Espana de esta
Seccion, 4 la Junta General extraordi-
maria, que tendra lugar ell d1a 80 de
los corrientes, a las ocho de la noche, en-
los altos de la casa de comercio de Don
Higinio Joglar, para tratar algunos
asuntos de gran importancia y trascen-
dencia para esta Institution.
Rio Piedras, P. R., % de Mario de
1915. Jose M. Movira.
Secretario.