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The Winslow mail., 1915-02-27

Conductor Jock Uphoff has re-
signed his position as conductor
an has taken charge Of the read
ing Z ON at Seligman.
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-27

Don Chisholm, who is painting
Bill Kelly's auto, will have the
job completed about June |, af.
ter which he is contemplating
t .ip to the P. P. L. L. at San
Francisco.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
BIG EATERS HAVE BAD
KIDNEYS AND BACKACHE
Take a Glass Of Salts at Once II Your
Back 10 Hurting Or Kidneys and
Bladder Trouble You.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE. because we eat too much and all
our food Is rich. Our blood is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork, become sluggish; the elimi-
native tissues clog and the result Is
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
a general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
of lead: your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full Of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; II you suher
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu.
matism when the weather Is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast for few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon Juice. combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
to neutralize the acids in the urine 80
it no longer is source of irritation,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive; cannot In
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater beverage, and belongs In
every home, because nobody can make
. mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time.-Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

moved from their branches by hand
with but very little cost and trouble
or expense. It is possible. too, with
very little cost and labor. to protect
the trunks from the ravages Of mice
and rabbits, and from the adult borers
during ne egg-laying season. ss
TbA hg-worm Is peculiar insect
FbS2 6ay be quite easily controlled
SbN tie care and precaution during
the1 hter months. 1t winters in the
aess Wage in the old female bag. In
spring the young matches and begins
1t once to feed on the nearest leaf,
constructing, meanwhile. lease to
cover its own body. The casefis COM
posed Of web and bits Of stick. and is
carried by the caterpillar wherever it
goes. AS the caterpillar, grows the
case, Or bag, is enlarged, and when
growth is completed 1t attaches the
bag to a twig by strong silken band
and changes within to a pupa.
4 The favorite food Of the bag-worm
Is arbor vitae and other evergreens.
The caterpillars multiply on such trees
and become exceedingly abundant,
when they often extend their 1avages
to fruit and other deciduous trees.
The bags hanging to the branches
are conspicuous objects during the
winter months. and the best way Of
Kidding trees of this insect is to col
lect and destroy the bags while the
rees are bare. 1s.3s -. ! A. =" ~,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
where SHE FOUND THE COM
Youngsters Desire for "chew"
Caused Her to Forget Ma.
ternai Injunction. .

A Louisville" woman who is some.
what Of a crank on hygiene and who
brings up her small daughter accord
ing to the latest methods, took the
child on day train to nearby lit
tie town. The mother sighed as she
glanced at the dusty velvet seat and
cloudy windows. The youngster. how:
ever, folded her manicured fingers in
her white pique lap and apparently
tried to absorb as little dirt as pos
sible. Looking up from her maya
zine, the immaculate parent was hor-
rified to find the small daughter
Jaws working violently.
what have you in your moutn!
she demanded at once.
"Gum," said the child.
"Where did you get it," gasped the
mother. ,..
The child pointed to clean, round
spot on the grimy windowsiI.
There" she charlottesville Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
. FRUIT TREE FARMERS
Much Damage Done by Borers
7 and Other Pests.
Trees Should Be Examined and Every
Egg Mass, Cocoon, or Any Cover.
Ina In Which insects Hide
Should Be Removed.
fRy w. E. RUMSEY.)


= The treatment which an orchard
tree receives during the first few
years OF its growth often determines
to a. considerable degree the profitable
ness OF its bearing life. II allowed to
become weak and stunted, as result
OF attacks of insects, it may live on
from year. to year, but will probably
never fully recover. Many young
trees are killed outright by borers and
such pests. or SO seriously injured
that they soon succpmb to droughts
or are broken down by. storms.
A young orchard that is not pro
tected from these enemies is likely
soon to show many missing trees. and
those remaining will be irregular in
size and will lack uniformity in shape,
vigor and productiveness. II the neg
lect is continued, these defects Will
become more and more apparent as
the orchard advances in age. It Is es'
sential, therefore, in establishing a
good orchard, that the trees not only
come from the nursery free from hurt
full insects and insect injuries, but
that they may be kept so. -:
d Young trees are less able to with
stand severe injuries than are old
Zones. but they are, likewise, more
easily protected. Their small size
makes 1t an easy matter to examine
them for, and to remove, borers. They
can be sprayed quickly and effectively,
and such insects as %tent-caterpillars,
web-worms and bag-worms can be re.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
U. S.. GOV. LAND FREE

Under special act of Congress the
agricultural land OF the U. 8. Forest
reserve of Arkansas can now be
homesteaded in tracts not to exceed
100 acres to each person. free Of cost.
100000 acres free pasturage range
where cattle, hogs and sheep fatten
eight months in year without grain.
No overflow lands. Country very
healthy, and we'll watered with run
ming streams. We select these agri-
cultural lands, take applicant to lands
and locate you. Send rs cents for
State map showing location. OF Re-
serve. and copy Of Special Act to
A. v. Alexander, Locating Engineer,
Little Rock, Ark.-Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
AMOUNT OF WATER IN SOIL
While Moisture istan Absolute Neees
sity to Plants an Excess 10 az
Bad 40 a Deficiency.
(By e. r. JoNEs3

81
OF the several conditions which in
fluence the growth of crops none is
more important than the amount of
water in or on the soil. While water
In q thin film around the soil grains
is an absolute necessity to plants. an
excess is as bad as deficiency. Too
much water is detrimental because:
/. It makes areas so soft that they
cannot be cultivated. When these soft
places are long and narrow In form,
they cut the, upland into irregular
pieces that cannot be cultivated con-
veniently. H.. ---
2. 1t delays cultivation, particularly
in the spring. =. s f. -='o- -.
8. 1t makes soils cold; (a) because
in the spring more than half of the
heat that the soil receives is used to
warm this unnecessary water; (b) be-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
SMALL FLOCK OF SHEEP PAYS
Animals Require Very Little Feed
They. Eradicate Weeds and at
- Same Time Enrich Soil.

For the encouragement Of the farm
er who thinks keeping sheep would
be fine thing If he could carry on an
extensive business as is done on the
big western ranches, we quote Tex
as wool buyer, who says: 1T would
be a great thing for the country If
every farmer owned small flock Of
sheep. I buy a great deal of wool at
points where there are no ranches
near, the produce being grown by the
farmers who keep small flocks. have
often been told by such farmers that
it costs practically nothing to keep
sheep on a farm. They require very
little feed. They eat the weeds In the
fields and at the same time they en-
rich the land. find that the owners
of small focks, as rule, keep bet
ter grade of sheep and the animals
are healthier than are those Of the
large ranchmen, the woods from the
farms always CHASING higher than
ranch woods. u"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
Seeking a Husband.

., Nat e. Harris, recently elected gov
ernor OF Georgia, merrily smiled the
other evening when the converse
ton in the lobby Of a hotel turned to
the subject of benedicts. He said he
was reminded of little incident.
Some time ago a pretty young wom-
an entered a moving picture theater
and took seat we'll toward the front.
Finally the lights were turned on. re-
vealing a young married couple with
whom she was acquainted sitting be-
side her.. - a...a.s d.
why, Clara!" exclaimed the young
married woman, noticing that the
other was unattended. What in the
world are you doing here?"
IL am looking for husband. dear"
was the quiet response Of Clara.
Looking for husband" returned
the married woman, wonderingly.
"Why, you have husband"
-. Eyes, l know" was the sighful re-
joinder of the late conner. That's the
one I'm looking for."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
SELECTION OF BROOD sows
Great Mistake to Breed GlIts Under
Eight Months Of Age-Well-Formed
H. : r=g.rr Tests Essential. ~ y s'-
fBy r. g. .wEATHERsToNE.)

r. (By r. G. wEATHERsTONE.)
We believe it is q great mistake to
breed gifts under eight months al.
though many farmers. breed them at
five months. s...yu, g.. .
A gilt at five months is not fully
developed and cannot, therefore, pro-
duce pigs with the greatest vitality.
A gilt bred too young can never
recover the vitality she loses at that
time and while some farmers say that
they produce good pigs, they probably
do not know how much better ones
they might have had they been bred
three months later.
Never select for a brood sow one
that has a long face and a wild eye
and nervous manner. The quiet kind
with plenty Of room for food make
the best mothers.
1t is very important in selecting
q brood SOW to see that she has we'll
formed teats on both sides.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
China Needs Weather Bureau.

CHINA NSSQ8 weather 0uTCAO'
The need of a weather bureau Ia
China is emphasized by c. D. Jameson
In his report to, the American Red
Cross on the measures which his per-
sonal observations in China indicate
should be adopted to ameliorate the
flood and famine conditions Of that
country. There are at present practI-
cally no rainfall statistics for the river
basins most subject to floods, much
less any organization for food predic-
ton. Torrential rains sometimes &C.
cur in this region. In June, 1910, a
local downpour in the vicinity Of
Szechow, lasting some AZ hours. is o.
timated to have amounted to "a inches.
The unofficial meteorological service
Of Zikawei observatory, extending
along the coast and up the Yangtse
valley is the nearest approach to a
national weather bureau yet existing
In China.-Scientidc American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
NEEDED SUPPLY OF POTASH
All That 10 Required 10 to Pillow Deep
g ly and Bring Lower Soils Into
Contact With the Air.

sThere is a good deal of talk in ad.
vanced farm circles as to what we are
going to do for a supply of potash now
since the importation from Germany
is cut of. So far as ordinary soils are
concerned, that need can be readily
supplied II the farmer will but reso-
lutely face the problem of deep pillow.
ing, says Hoarfs Dairyman. All Of
the lower soils contain large supply
of potash.
- All that is needed to bring 1t into
use and profitable contact with grow
ing plants is to 60 down after 1t. Pillow
the land twelve to sixteen inches deep,
bring up that stiff, impenetrable sub
soil and give 1t contact with the air;
mix it with the top soil and give It
contact with the manure and other
forms of humus. That will set the
potash free, put it In shape 80 the
roots of plants can utilize it.
q We do not need to do this deep
blowing every year. Once in five or
six years will do. But we will know
good deal more about it, and the
benefits that come from it in various
ways, II we once set about 1t in 3
practical, earnest manner. Most farm.
ers dread to start in this work. They
dislike to incur the expense OF a deep
filling pillow, and they are skeptical as
to the results. But they always will
be in dread, and always will be skep.
teal until they go ahead and put
themselves where they can see and
learn. 4 = '}~ =, - y 4f@
One benefit is that you can get at
your deeply plowed land several days
earlier in the spring. Clayey soils
lose time In the spring. Every farmer
is. afraid Of blowing them until they
are well dried out for fear of their be-
ing lumpy all the summer long. Bat
deep blowing helps a great deal in this
respect. -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
P p POULTRY; IS BEST
Keep Fowls Busy and Singing and
They viii Reward Owner With
Eggs In Ample Abundance. =

$ Do not make the mistake of run
ming = mongrel flock of mixed col
ors, sizes, breeds, etc. Get one good,
pure breed-the medium size. dark
colored American breeds are best for
the farmer, furnishing eggs, meat
and good mothers and Settlers. and,
not being imbued with the spirit Of
investigation, they, stay on earth
mindIng their, own affairs instead Of
running yours in the garden and
fruit trees. Watch your birds and be
on the lookout for any sign of lam
xuor, remembering "a stitch in time
saves nine.' Keep your birds busy
and singing and they will reward you
with eggs in abundance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

On an so-Acre Field Three Systems Of
Tile Drainage Were Necessary. This
Shows the Advantage With Which
Two Nelghbors Can Cooperate In
Putting In Line Of Tile. An OBJ.
stacie So Trivial az a Line Fence
Should Not BE Permitted to Prevent
Economical Drainage. The Owner
Of This Land Says That Tile Pays
for Itself Every Year and That $500
Expended on Tile Has Raised the
Value Of the 80 Acres $1,000.
cause its evaporation consumes heat
that the soil could otherwise retain;
,(c) because its presence in the soil
prevents the entrance and downward
movement Of rainfall, which, In the
spring Is usually warmer than the
soil. =: .rsE
4. It crowds out tho oxygen from
between the soil grains, thus hinder
ing the necessary decomposition OF or
ganic matter in the soil.
s. 1t prevents all crop growth where
1t stands on the soil to a sufficient
depth. Where it stagnates only few
inches from the surface, OF the soil, it
prevents healthy root development be-
low that depth. The shallow root sys-
tenn thus developed limits the depth
from which the plant may get water,
and with it plant food material.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
Some Rhode Island Names.


No doubt the people of these Rus
sian and Hungarian districts, the
names of whose cities and towns
seem to most of us SO outrageously hard
to pronounce, would stumble little
over Meshanticut, Acotes Hill, Moose
neck, Westconnaug, Escoheag. Quono-
chuntaug, Usquepaugh, shawomet,
Chagum, Glocester, Sneech Pond. Tar
kiln, Granville, Chepachet, Ingraham-
vile, Mosquitohawk, Hughesdale.
Starvegoat, Tiogue. Potowomut, Pre-
missy Hill, Chepiwanoxet, Weeka-
paug, Shumunkanug, Pasquiset, Bis.
cult City, Watchemoket, Popasquash.
Kickamuit, Nonquit, knightsville'
Spragueville, Nanaquacket, Moshas'
suck, Carbuncle Hill, Huckleberry
Hill, Ironstone, Yawcoog, and Tom
mony. H.
Not to mention some others. And
what would they do, in exploring the
Massachusetts map, with Chaubun-
agungamaug?-Pro Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
HOLD QUEER BELIEFS
sUPERsriTloNs oF2THE NATIVES
OF INDIA. a
Toad Soup as 4 Cure for Insanity 10
One Of Them-Caste Question A.
ways Of Profound impor-

Hidden among the pages Of statis-
tics and maps in the 1911 general re-
port on the census of India are some
quaint stories Of Indian beliefs ana
superstitions. Mr.. O'Malley, who su.
perintenieC the census taking In Ben
gal, Bihar and Orissa, tells us that the
lower classes think that insanity ID
due to excess of bile In the system or
to worms in the head.
Neglect of the worship OF the gods.
or the curse of Yogi Sadhu or other
holy man may produce it. Madness
being due to possession by an evil
spirit, every attempt is made to ap-
pease or exercise it. The exorcists
hold smoking chilies to the nostrils
Of the patient and chant mantras, ao-
dressing the spirit In obscene Ian
guage, all with the idea Of driving 1t
away. When these means prove futile
they prescribe diet calculated to
force the spirit to leave his victim IN
fear of losing his caste. The unfortu-
nate patient has therefore to consume
soup made Of toads, etc. When these
abominable nostrums fail the use OF
medicated oils and of indigenous
herbs and drugs is resorted to-"
The medical treatment of the insane
sometimes takes the following forms:
1.-THE mud taken from putrid tanks
is plastered on the patients head, or
aloe pulp is mixed with water and ap'
piled In the form of an emulsion. A
favorite remedy is soup made from a
particular kind Of frog"
Again, the caste question is one
which is of particular Importance n
many of the Eastern provinces, and 1t
Is told how one chief accommodated
the recalcitrants in one highly organ
ICED caste which had been split into
two hostile camps, and SO e1ectuai
and binding was this order that not
only did the BARRIERS, washermen and
priests Of the state, who had hitherto
served them, refuse to work fer them,
but the services could not be OBJ
tanned even of BARRIERS, washermen
and priests residing outside the state:
This order was strictly enforced for
some time. The men Of this caste
are clean-shaven and very, well
groomed and dressed, but when the
dispute was eventually settled the per-
sons affected by the order had long,
dirt-matted boards, the hair of their
heads was in long strands and filthy
in the extreme, and their clothes we're
beyond description for uncleanliness;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
Remarkable Qredoes

Bowlders of great size were recent
ly lifted bodily out of the Panama
canal by the two massive dredges
which were built to cope with tho
Cucaracha slide in the Culebra cut
says Popular Mechanics. In many
instances rocks Of tremendous weight
were handled by the steel-armed en-
CINE almost as If they were pebbles.
Recently one of these powders, weigh
ing 40 tons, was lifted out Of the water
and swung to one side free OF the
channel in one load. The bucket
which held 1t has a capacity of IL
cubic yards or approximately II
wagon loads. G,., s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

7omperatuFe and Conductab1IIt?.
It has been known that some mate
rails are better conductors Of cleo
tricity than others, and now Professor
Kamerlingh- Onnes Of Leyden has dis
covered that at certain very low tenn
peratures many metals which are con.
ductors OF electricity lose every trace
of resistance to the current and he
come what he calls "superconductorn -
The finest wires OF tin and lead do MT
become heated under the highest cur
rents. 1t is strange that when tho
critical temperature is lowered even
slightly the superconductivity ceases
and the metal behaves as at other low
temperatures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
PRUNING Blackberries.

+ 1t is best to prune blackberries in
the fall. Usually only five or six canes
from each root should be allowed to
grow, the others being pulled out
while they are still small. When the
canes are ~ to feet high the tips
should be cut or pinched back two or
three inches. This checks upward
growth and many laterals push out.
These laterals bear the fruit the fol.
lowing season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

afternoon a $3.50 diamond ring fell
from her finger into the water. Her
tears added to the salt water already
in the ocean, and divers exhausted
themselves trying to recover her Jew
elry-but all in vain.
Fay Williams swears to this part:
While preparing a large fish for sale
at his stand yesterday afternoon ne
found diamond ring. He read OF
Mrs. Matthew'S loss. He notified the
Venice police department.
Captain Lingo swears to this part:
The ring. no worse for its two-mle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
LEGLEss, BUT A sPEEDER
Gets $4,000 Verdict, Buys an Autome
bile and 10 Fined Very
~ 80. Regularly.

La Crosse, .Wis.--Silas Green OF Ho
3kah, MINI, collected $4,000 from the
railroad after he lost both legs in an
accident. He bought an automobile,
and since then has been regular
visitor in the La Crosse police court,
accused of speeding. The police got
SO tired Of arresting the legless pilot
that recently when Silas appeared In
court again they dug up an old city
ordinance and charged him with driv-
ing an automobile while under the in
fluence Of liquor. Silas paid the maxi
mum fine, $10250. The police expect
q rest for q time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27

met crowds of Russian soldiers and
exchanged pleasantries. Then she
crept back with her apron full OF
mushrooms and good knowledge OF
the road. The girls waited until dusk,
then led their horses out of the swamp
and soon found their way back to their
command.
For nine days and nights Stanislawa
and the girl scouts participated In the
march on Ivangorod. During this time
they could not remove their heavy
boots. Half the time they were COM
PEELED to live on carrots, turnips and
funcooked potatoes. ~" "a =.
One day Stanislawa rode forward
alone. Pressing into new country, she
left the legions far behind. Suddenly
she heard hoofbeats and her practiced
ear recognized the approach Of troop
OF cavalry. She hastily pushed into q
clump Of shrubbery, crawled around
bend In the road and peered out. Fully
fifty Russians on horseback were COM
Ing toward her. She looked quickly
to the right and left. To remain hid
den now might mean discovery later;
to fee would mean pursuit. 81
II remember my mother had told me
to pray to the virgin when In dire
need" said Stanislawa. $50 appealed
to her with our old Polish prayer: o
mother OF God, come to you; protect
your child @. :
"Then l took my signal whistle In
one hand and my revolver in the other.
When they got fairly near shot on
my revolver and blew my whistle fu-
riously. My bullets hit three horses;
they reared and threw their riders;
the others. fearing an ambush, turned
and galloped down the road"
Stanislawa called on the three men
to throw down their arms. One by
one she collected the weapons and
keeping the soldiers covered placed
all three on her horse and forced them
forward in the direction OF the Aus
TRAN camp. When she arrived she fell
in dead faint. Upon recovering con-
seriousness she found that the little bar
which made her a "feldweber had
been added to the three stars on her
coat collar. r. eS*T r. W.
Two days later, while on a recon.
noitering expedition. she was accosted
by courier. s
Back at once; the right wing Is In
retreat" cried the courier. .,
"Retreat?" she exclaimed. when
half Of Poland is ours? Why retreat?'
That's none Of my business" said
the courier. I'VE ara ordered back.
that's ALL" 49,,
Stanislawa refused to believe the
news. She sent her horse scross thu
plains to the left wing. This also was
In retreat She felt her beloved Pc
land being given over to the enemy.
The thought overwhelmed her and her
nerves gave way. She was taken to
the rear and conveyed to Cracow and
finally to Vienna for a good rest.
"Ill be better soon," says Stanis'
lava. II must get better, SO that can
be with our troops when they march
into Warsaw!,' &c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
THIS IS A. REAL FISH STORY
Lost Diamond Is Found in the Esopha
gus of a Finny Fast
Swimmer.

Los Angeles.-Captain Lingo OF the
Venice police department, Mrs. L. O.
Matthews of Venice, Fay Williams,
who operates a fish stand at Playa
del Rey. and perhaps some others
swear to this story.
Mrs. Matthews says while she was
fishing from the Venice pier Friday