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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

(By special permission of the author,
The Bcc will publish chapters from the
History Of Nebraska, by A Il. Sheldon,
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Domestic Disturbance.

The trouble began with a tea fight.
The milk was sour, the cake cut up,
and the sugar fell out with the tongs.
The spoons .clashed and the table
groaned. The fringes on the doilies
snarled, and the crackers snapped.
The sofa and easy chairs were soon
up in arms, and even the clocks did
not agree, but were at skies and sew
ems. Small wonder that the doors
were unhinged! 4. U.s..
Things were no better in the kitch.
en-. The pitchers were all 'set by the
ears and stuck out their lips, while the
teapot and kettle poked their noses
into everything. The range was red
hot, which made the saucepan look
black and finally boil over. The bells
started jangling, all the pickles and
preserves in the cupboard were Jared,
and there were any number of scraps
In the refrigerator and meat safe.
Naturally, when the mistress of the
house reached the scene of disorder
the cook was put ,out.-Judge. r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
f. TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat II Kidneys Hurt or You
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flush.
ing, the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
SO they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou.
BILE, nervousness, constipation, dizzi-
ness. sleeplessness. bladder disorders
come from sluggish Kidneys. Il, 5.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts. or II
the urine is cloudy. offensive. full Of
sediment, irregular Of passage or at
tended by sensation Of scalding, get
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take .
tablespoonful In a glass of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This ia
nous salts Is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
tons to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine SO it no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders. h..
Jad Salts il inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which all reg
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding So
rious kidney complications.-Adv.s r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17

Z. When you find the, neck stretched
out, the bill opened, the chick gasp
ing for breath, with eyes closed or
half-closed, you may be sure that cape
worms are in the windpipe.
A superfluous male means waste of
feed and labor. One vigorous male to
ten hens Is sufficient for fertility. For
eggs alone dispense with the male
entirely. r..
Feeding hens broken up oil cake
once week promotes aging.
Prevent at all times moisture in any
form coming in contact with the egg
shells.
The hens greatest profit-producing
period is the first and second years.
Infertile eggs are produced by hens
having no male birds with them.
Infertile eggs keep much better
than those that are fertile.
The male bird has no influenceson
the number Of eggs laid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
shaws World How to Grow rice.


Although the total production of rice
in Spain is the lowest of the six rice
growing countries, the yield per acre
is double that contained in Italy and
Egypt, and more than six times the
official figures for India. This result
is due to the thorough cultivation Of
the fields with specially designed i'm
plements, to the system of transplant
tation and the use of large quantities
Of suitable heterogeneous and phosphate
manures. practices introduced by the
Moors from the Orient.
The fear Of encouraging malaria has
hitherto acted as deterrent to the ex-
tension Of the area under rice in Eu-
rope, says the editor of Nature, but at
the recent international rice congress
at Valencia the view was put forward
that this prejudice is unfounded, pro-
vided that certain precautions are OBJ
served. If this view gains credence 1t
can scarcely be doubted that there
will be material increase in the Eu-
ropean production OF the cereal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
A Champion Poland Sow From Mi..o uri.

into maturity. This will mean health
Ter and better developed pullets for
fall and early winter laying. Dispose
of the cockerels as soon as they will
do to market, to make more room for
:. the pullets. 5&.,
Clean the droppings out of the win
ter. house frequently, and use white.
wash, kerosene and other insecticides
freely TO keep down the lice.
Lice breed in filth, hence the cleaner
the house is kept the better 1t will be
for the birds. Most poultry troubles
and, losses can be traced directly to
unsanitary conditions and to insect
pests G%IL i~ss F..
Let the house for the coming laying
pullets be amply provided with open
.ings for sunlight and ventilation. The
full open front house is proving best
for all seasons, as it provides for un.
limited quantities of fresh air for the
sleeping BIRDS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Outside the Pen.

Ebenezer Holcombe had 1,2o0.-
pound hog, which he had exhibited in
a tent at the fairs for three years,
charging ten cents admission.
One day a travelling man who was
passing through the town in which
Mr.. Holcomb lived called at the home
and asked If he might see the hog, of
which he had heard SO much. Eben-
ezer proudly led the way to the hog
house, but at the door he turned.
Cost you ten cents" he drawled.
The visitor took a dime from his
pocket. passed it to the farmer and
turned back. -, @ H. .&..~gsL. ~.
"Why, you amt seen the prize hog!"
called Ebenezer. -' ~ ID.
4 Eyes, have" retorted the travelling
man. 1--WE seen him." and continued his
walk back to the country store.--Har.
per's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
(By E. M. RANCK.)

By E. M. RANcK.)
To be q successful hog raiser one
must keep his stock under the very
best environment possible. Do not
think any old thing or place Is good
enough for hog. He should have
access to good clean water to drink
at all times, and not stale pond water
or mud wallows. Clean, pure water
will do more toward keeping hogs
healthy than any other one thing
The hog has peculiar skin, and under
the skin is a thick pad Of fat. SO that
he must get rid of his heat mostly
from his lungs by breathing. In hot
weather he needs some cool place to
lie in, and If he can find mud he wal
lows in It,, He prefers good, clean wa
ter, but If he cannot find that, mud is
the best substitute. Shade is very es-
sent1al In warm weather. :rs-l'
. Buildings for hogs need not be very
expensive. We advise colony houses
Of the A shape, with both sides open
with hinges on the top. This type Of
house furnishes shade, ventilation, and
sunlight in summer and when closed,
very comfortable narrowing pen In
winter. These houses are erected on
skids and can be moved from place to
place with a pair of horses or mules.
They are SO constructed that they are
ideal narrowing pens. Aasow about to
farrow can be placed in lot In which
is one Of these colony houses, and she
will make her nest in the house if
some hay or straw is placed there.
Tenders should be arranged around
the sides Of the house so that the SOW.
will not be able to lie close to the
sides and in that way crush the young
pigs in the nest. ,@$ - w
These. colony houses can also be
used for the boars and growing pigs,
although some prefer permanent quar-
tiers for the boar and those pigs in
tended for the market 1t is a great
advantage to feed hogs on concrete
or tight board floors. especially If one
Is feeding ear corn. as there will be
no waste. Feeding in muddy or dusty
lots is very dangerous practice.
It sometimes becomes necessary to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Marked Down.

Charles broke the spell as in . de-
jected tone Of voice he said:
Miss Fraser, love you, but dare
not dream OF calling you mine. Yes
terday was worth $4,000. but today,
by the turn Of fortunes wheel. have
but few paltry hundreds to call my
own. would not ask you to accept
me in my reduced state. Farewell for
ever" - -,
As Charles was about to stride
mournfully away she caught him and
eargerly cried: ..'. ..
Good gracious! Reduced from $685.
900 to $780,! What a bargain! OF
course, I'll take you!. You might have
known I couldn't resist.-Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Teleg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
UNCLEAN HOUSE MEANS LOSS
Fowls Require Abundance of Free
e Breathing Room-keep Sleeping
Quarters Free From Filth.
(By Huh. SHEPARD.)

(By H., H. SHEPARD.)
As young chickens grow they soon
make crowded conditions in their
coops and colony houses. They will
not grow and keep healthy when too
many are confined at night in linn
tied space. Separate them and get
them into larger and better ventilated
quarters as they increase in size. The
stuffy, unclean coop will result in
losses. - '
Many fail with chickens and other
poultry because they do not stop to
consider that fowls. above all animals,
need abundance of free breathing
room and that their sleeping quarters
must be free from filth. :,J
? Without cleanliness and the furnish
ing of abundance of fresh air to the
birds at all times, no person can sue
coed in the poultry business. n
!. Provide clean and roomy quarters
for the young poultry, as they come
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17

Fruit growing and poultry raising go
we'll together. Any one following
either will do we'll to consider the
other. =
II possible place the brood coops
near the cornfeld, which furnishes
both shade and fresh ground.
.-,-.
Remove the male birds from the
flock as soon as the Matching season
is over. so as to produce infertile
eggs. ST. .g-
A teaspoonful of tincture of chloride
Of iron to each quart of water will
effect cure of roup. &Sek.l".
& .t..s.- al-=.F--..+ - 4 -t--g.
Market, all eggs at least once a
week and oftener when conveniences
allows. .ss i B. Gs5z &!
Give the poultry charcoal. It will
sweeten the crop and aid digestion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
st,seses,s,.yssts.ayg,,se sa,a.ese+p%e
B. |. y one :|.|||.|| MAJORITY
BY ELIZABETH scHoEN COBB.
You think you will not win, Ran

You think you will not win, Ran
som ?" -, "
III fear not, Lucy. I presume that
both my political rivals and myself
have personally visited every voter
in the county. Counting noses, the
contest will be very close. The dubi-
GUS element includes some hard-head-
ed old farmers, who refuse to pledge
themselves one way or the other"
a Pretty, ambitious Lucy Farwell
sighed. Outside Of being q matter Of
pride. the election Of herr handsome,
popular husband as district clerk
meant 81 200 added yearly to his earn
ings as an attorney. H. = - = :
This was the crucial day for the
candidates, and Ransom Farwell arose
from the breakfast table brisk and
ready for the burdens and turmoil
! Of the hour. i; a. sudden CLEAN of anxi-
city: came into the eyes of Lucy AZ she
Y kissed her husband good-by. She
Eazed earnestly. almost entreatingly,
into his eyes. ,-g s@ s:a$5S!..' ESggs.
:Dear," she said gently, tremulous-
", III you should not win - .,$f s4 W.
'"Oh, the fortune of battle!" replied
Ransom, with affected lightness.
'"'You would--would not become dis
couraged. lke-like when we lost that
eight hundred dollars?", &. ss,.S 5s,.4..J .,
You poor, anxious soul!" cried Ran
som. folding her in a close embrace.
"You are trying to ask me If will
take to drink If am disappointed in
this election That will never come,
don't fear" he added gravely. Il
don't know but what the loss of our
little nest egg was good thing, after
all. At any rate, it was my fault,
I Lucy-and punishment" K. +,
"Oh, Ransom!" r. "a T.
1T is true, Lucy. I never told you
until now. but was to blame. was
+ drinking then, and gave Luke Bar
rett drink. Perhaps that very act
led him to break into the house here
three months since and steal and dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Device to prevent p. From ding

good. pure water for them. In Sec
lions where running water dannot be
secured through pipes, it can be
hauled in barrels. Many hog raisers
provide a sled or drag on skids on
which a barrel is fastened on water
tight floor with sides to it 80 that the
pigs can drink all around the barrel,
the water coming out of, the barrel
about three inches from the bottom
through, a small hole. which automat-
ically flows according to the water
consumed.
Running streams of water are very
satisfactory when they originate on
the farm, but If they travel long dis
tances and through several farms and
across public roads, they are very
likely to be contaminated and may
spread diseases such as anthrax, and
hog cholera. Keeping hogs healthy is
much more important than trying to
cure them when sick.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Q CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiousness or constipation
by morning.
Get q 10-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
. Millions of men and women take .
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by q lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom'
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
! A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love -Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
|GOT CUE THIRD Time
vlRGINiAN HAD LEARNED WIS.,
DOM FROM EXPERIENCE.
Two Painful Happenings Taught Him
to Take No Chances as to WhicI'
%" Side His captors Wanted Him
to "Hooray" For.

:. When he returned from the reunion
Of the Spanish War Veterans, former
Militia Captain Marsh remarked to
his wife that it was "all eulogy-when
we didn't write ourselves down heroes
some other fellow did it for US!
- II know now" he continued, chow
father felt that time he went south
with his post, and every man broke
the hair-breadth-escape record except
that old Virginian. You know the
story?"
Mrs. Marsh shook her head.
"He sat all hunched up on the hotel
piazza, listening to the Northerners.
Finally he spoke up:
Gentlemen, you have all been
through heap, but they amt one Of
ye had wuss time than me, I'll bet
(Which side were you on?' asked
someone.
Nary side, gentlemen, but I had
my troubles" replied the old fellow.
with an air Of mystery. You see, when
the war fust broke out I didn't know
much about 1t. I was a-studyin' of it
out, but hadn't come to no judgment
Wall. one night my darter Mary
took powerful sick. The doctor he
wrote a script. and told me to 60 right
of and get it; SO bridled my OIL
mare and started. Wall, gentlemen,
when got, reckon, about three
miles from home-it was monstrous
dark-some one called Halt" and I
halted.
'Fust thing ! knowed. I was a
prisoner, and the boys were round me
thick's June bugs. Gentlemen"
says, "darter Mary"
""Durn Mary!" says they. who
you fur? Speak out. Hooray r. some
body!"
81 studied a minute, then I says,
on venture like, "Hooray fur JEFF Da-
visit"
- "'"I tor ye he wasn't one Of us!'
one of 'em sung out. "Git OF that
mare!" a~-
They took me of that mare. and
buckled me over a log, and hit me over
five hundred times. It hurt me pow'ful
bad, but mounted and started on.
I hadn't gone more'n three mile
when heard another voice call out,
Halt" and halted again. and again
the boys had me. 49,.
"'"Who you fur?" they shouts
tsz '"Gentlemen,' says !. my darter
Mary's powerful sick, and the doc
tor r.. -
-. - Never mind the doctor!" they
yells. Which side you fur? Hooray
f'r somebody"
az want goin' to be kotthed again.
I jes' took of my hat and says, loud's
I could. "Hooray fur Abe Lincoln!" T.
: There!" they all yells. II tor 70
he was a traitor. Get down of that
mare" ~ Z ' -
They took me OF that mare,
buckled me over a log, and ies' gin me
500 mo-. It was monstrous bad. But l
mounted and went along.
"'Jes' as I was a-comin' into town
another voice called out, Halt"
Il "2I halted.'- ~ '.'5's -, f'' ',5sys4 (.
't'"Who you fur ?" he says. "Hooray
f'r somebody" Gt = > T. "
"'Gentlemen,' concluded the old Vir-
| gilman, with a wise smile, 7 want
never a-goin' to be kotched again.
jes' says: W. II TsH'&
"'"Mister, you jes' be so kind as
to hooray fust. jes' this once."' 20
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Silo IL Necessity.

AZ Nearly all of the best dairymen like
to supply some feed to their cows even
when on the best OF pastures, both for
its food value to the cows and for it's
manurial value to the pastures and
nothing is more convenient for this
purpose than good silage. Every farm
er who feeds live stock cannot we'll
afford to be without a silo. Just lit
tie experience in the use of silage will
convince any man that the silo is IN
absolute necessity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
= ~ , 80 Mn = -
Has Had Many Rulers.

: The name Ronmania comes down
from the days of Roman rule, the
country previous to that being over
run by seminomadic Gretae and Da-
clans. It's vicissitudes, transforma-
lions, malformatio6s and reformations
have been innumerable, being ruled
by this and that exploiting nation, and
it only reached its present independ-
ence after the Russo Turk war of
1877, and with tho settlement for
that time of the Eastern question" by
the congress Of Berlin in 1878, Rou-
mania became in area and impulses
the little kingdom Of today. - 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions II You Uss
CutIcura. Trial Free.

Tho Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients. A ,onenight treatment will test
them In the severest forms Of red,
rough, chapped and sore hands.
< Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. T.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Caucasia,

In the southern section of Caucasia
agriculture is the principal industry.
Wheat and other cereals, cotton and
tobacco are produced. In Ciscaucasia
cattle breeding is profitable, while in
the mountainous districts mining is
carried on extensively. The mineral
deposits include copper, silver, iron
and manganese ores, cobalt, sulphur,
quicksilver, naphtha and rock salt. The
country also produces great deal Of
petroleum. Rugs. wooden goods and
harness are made. Caucasia is gov
erned by general governor acting for
the emperor and local zemstvos.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17

bouseWork or attend TO my BABY was
soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did me q world Of good, and
now I am strong and healthy, can do my
work and tend my baby. ! advise all
suffering women to take it and GET
we'll a. I did" Mrs. FANNIE COOPER
RID, Bridgeton, M.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com,
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record OF
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know Of, and thousands
Of voluntary testimonials on file In The
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn. Mass.s
seem to prove this fact .-~..St%
For thirty years it has been the stand,
ard remedy for female ills, and has rs.I
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such I'll.
ments a. displacements, inflammatons
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med,
icine Co., (contidential) Lynn
Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by q woman
and held in strict confidence
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
From the Battlefield.

I During the recent fighting, along the
banks OF the Aisne a man was badly
wounded. The ambulance corps ten
derby placed him on a stretcher. 5-s
"Take him to the hospital" said
the man in charge. siF$t r$}1s
SLOWLY the wounded man opened
his eyes and whispered faintly:.
Whats the matter with the can.
teen?-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17

James LaIkin, the Dublin syndtcai
list, says In his picturesque and fgura-
tive way to New York reporters, :.
Never Judge a newspaper by its
ads. my boy. Never Judge girl by
her looks. Above all, never judge
man by his clothes, for the handsom-
est uniform will invariably be found
farthest from the firing line" 49,, Z
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17

feed pigs separate from the sows,
even when nursing. This can be done
by building near the colony house a
temporary fence which will allow the
little pigs to get in, but will keep out
the old hogs. II this plan is adopted
the pigs will practically wean them
selves without Inconvenience either to
themselves or to the sow. We prefer
feeding the small pigs and In fact all
our hogs in either iron or concrete
troughs, with round bottoms. "
shaped troughs can also be used. 81,
Fences play very important part
in hog raising. A poor fence will pro-
duce a breachy hog as quickly as It
will fence-breaking COW. We prefer
any strong close woven-wire fence at
least So inches high for the outside
fence. In smaller lots either woven
wire or wooden fences temporarily
placed will be cheaper and can be used
a number Of times. Temporary fences
need not be over three feet high and
should be SO constructed that they-can
be carefully stored when not in use.
Woven wire used as temporary fence
is very difficult to stretch after it has
been used several times, although 1t
can be used to advantage when lumber
and help are not, plentiful, >E,4% Ia
In planting forage crops it is an
to plant in long narrow
strips so that the temporary fences
can be placed across the narrow part
of the field It is also an advantage
to arrange the crops so that one Sec
ton is in such alignment with the
other sections that the cultivation
may be done without turning at the
end Of each section, and when the
crops are laid by the temporary fence
can separate one crop from another.
When plans are made to establish
hog pastures one must not forget the
very important factor Of providing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
Darktown Wisdom.

You wants de rain ter rain yo' trou-
bles way, an de sun ter shine silver
in yo' pockets, losin' sight O. de great
fact dat, eff you don't hit hard ticks
fer Twin you'll go ez hongry ez de
wolf what amt got no mo- sense than
ter howl at you do'!-Atlanta Consti-
tuition. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17
= a = = 2 = ) -
Lies Aloh Ideals.

We have more or less true ideals of
what our own human life ought to be
of what opportunities we ought to
have for the development of our fac
ulties-of what home and school and
college, youth and married life and old
age, work and rest, ought to mean for
ourselves and our families. We are
to be as truly Jealous and active for
other classes or other individuals as
we are for our own class or our own
family or ourselves.-Charles Gore. :