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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11

considered, than corn at $1.40 bush
ell or practically $50 ton. 1t is also
true that $25 ton, the value used, is
an abnormally high price for alfalfa,
but so is $40 per ton, the price at
which the silage was figured. Figured
at any normal feed values, however,
so long as the spread between the
prices paid for killer" or lighter fin
ished cattle and the better finished
steers remains as it has been most Of
the time the past three years, the cat
tie fed heavily on silage and protein
supplement, and little or no corn
will be the profitable cattle from the
standpoint of economical gains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Sword Revereneed In the Eat.

In the East superstitious reverence
is still paid to the sword. The da1mioG
Of Japan. when they voluntarily sur
render their rank, kept, as rule, the
wonderful blades which had been hand
ed down from generation to generation,
in some cases for more than 1,Wc
years. and which had absorbed, az
they believed, some of the character
and life Of the men that had owned
them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
FOR A WEAK STOMACH.

The great relief afforded by Cham
berlain's Tablets in multitude OF
cases has fully proven the great
value of this preparation for a weak
stomach and impaired disgestion.
In many this relief has become per-
manent and the sufferers have been
completely restored to health.-For
sale by A. c. Phillip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
REFEREES SALE OF FARM LAND
AND TOWN PROPERTY.
100 Acre Farm. Is Acres Timber.
RnSidnnnn PrnnorfY In HAnkinf0n

120 Acre Farm. Is Acres Timber.
Residence Property In HOpkinton,
Iowa.
The undersigned have been ap-
pointed referees to make sale of the
r. C. Winch farm consisting of one
hundred and twenty acres and fifteen
ceres of timber land adjoining, all
about two miles west of Hopkinton,
Iowa, and residence property in Hop
linton, Iowa, all of which is describ-
ed as follows: The West three
Quarters of the South one-half Of
tie Northeast quarter of the South
west quarter of Section Is Town
ship 81, North Range Four, West 5th
P. M. and the Southwest quarter Of
the Southwest quarter Of said Sec
ton Is, and the Southeast quarter
of the Southeast quarter of Section
16 in the township and range afore-
said; and the East one-half of the
Northeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of Section q in the town
ship and range aforesaid, and the
West one-half of the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter of
Section % in the township and
range aforesaid all in Delaware
County, Iowa, and lots and 9,
block of H. A. Carriers Addition to
Iowa.
The undersigned Referees will be
at the Hopkinton State Bank on
September 18th, 1918, at
200 o'clock P. NJ and will receive
bids for the purchase of said prop
erty and if satisfactory bid is re-
ceived, will sell the same to the high
est and best bidder
Terms of Sale-10 per cent upon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Spread Gospel Of HOPE,

Men differ widely in their native ca
pacity for hope. De Quincy said Of
Goldsmith: HE had constitutional
gayety Of heart, an elastic hilarity.
and, as he expressed It. knack Of
hoping" Other men are like Burne-
Jones, who sadly confessed: 81 am
born without much Of the quality Of
hopefulness." The GoldsmithS must
help the Burne-Joneses along--New
York Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11

An experimenter in the Royal Col
lege of Science in Toronto claims that
heNha found way to harness the
suns heat to Industrial tasks of al
most any nature. For in lance, by his
experiments with mirror combinations
he has focused reflected rays so as to
melt a bar Of lead at temperature
below freezing to a depth of one and
q half inches in 43 seconds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
First japanese Gardens.

The japanese gardens were first
started in miniature landscapes In
temple gardens by Buddhist priests.
so that dwarfing of trees and shrubs
became necessity, copying the true
landscape and giving the impression
Q real one conveys.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Usan anu money.

A Fort Scott preacher, talking about
riches last Sunday, told his people that
It isn't question of the amount Of
money man has, but of the amount
Of man the money has.-Kansas CITY
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Up.to- Oate Shoe.

Although it looks from the outside
like any other shoe, one invented In
England has separate compartment
for the big toe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Ink Spots.

To remove ink from white goods.
soak half an hour in vinegar, wash,
soak in solution OF chloride OF lime.
wash.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11

acceptance of bid, balance in cash
on or before delivery of deed and
possession of property. .s
HUBERT CARR,
F. w. WILLIAMSON,
336w3. Referees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11

A motion was made. seconded and
carried that all claims of this class
be allowed in full.
Petitions Of Mills & Henderson and
Robert r. Hackbarth for extension
of time on bridge contracts was pre-
scented, and motion was made, Sec
ond and carried, that the same be
granted.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the auditor be authoriz-
ed to issue warrants for all claims
allowed at this meeting.
motion was made, seconded and
carried that this meeting be sine die.
The minutes Of this meeting were
read and approved.
w. H. CLUTE,
MERTEN j. KLAUS, Chairman.
Auditor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
Observation-Disclosures
! BOARD Proceedings

Manchester, Iowa, August 81, 1918.
State of lows, Delaware County, ss-
The Board of Supervisors met as per
announcement. all members being
present.
The following bills were presented:
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
GIVE US THIS DAY
OUR DAILY BREAD"

Think of it. Five hundred thousand
rnore have died from famine in Europe
than have died on the battlefield. The
total number of those who have been
killed in fighting is 4,25O,OOO. The to,
tai number of those who have died
from starvation is 4,75O,0O0.
Can we grasp the tragedy in these
figures? :,
Over four and half millions of old
men and women, young mothers, girls
and boys and babies, have been sacri-
feed to the war-god without even the
privilege of leaving behind the honred
memory Of those who die in glorious
service on the battlefield. They have
died in silent anguish, unknown and
unsung.
Those who have died from starva-
ton have not died in vain, but by their
sacrifices have pushed the allies lit
tie nearer victory. =
However, the loss of these lives Will
have been appallingly useless unless
their deaths shall serve as a spur for
us to redouble our efforts in food con-
servation and save the remaining mil
lions in Europe who turn to US each
Gay pleading, "Give US this day our
daily bread!"
What are you doing to prevent the
further sacrifice of human lives from
starvation? Are you
(D-Going wheatless until the next
harvest is all in?
(2)-Raising and planning to can
enough vegetables and fruit for your
own needs this summer, and next win
ter?
i g3)-Reducing your consumption Of
/ '(4)-Making The smallest amounts
Of meat and fats 20 the longest way
/ (5)-Preaching and practieing food
conservation whenever possible?
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30

terday. The British lost four planes.
In the same period 5s4 tons OF
bombs were dropped on enemy object
Ives.
"Low flying airplanes yesterday ma
chine gunned and bombed enemy IN
fantry, wagons, and guns" the state
ment said. Cooperating with tanks
they silenced several batteries. A
German airdrome south of Toul was
bombed, and the hangers set on tlre.
Troops and transports near by were
attacked with machine gun fire. One
hostile airplane was shot down. All
ours returned safely.
"Twenty-six tons of bombs were
dropped during the day. Twelve hos
tile planes were destroyed, two shot
down out of control, three brought
down BY fire from the ground, and
four balloons destroyed. Four of our
machines are missing. At night tlve
tons of bombs were dropped. We had
no losses at night.
an the last fortnight S2o hostile
a,rplanes have been destroyed and ia
brought down out of control. Thirty
one balloons have been brought down.
Bombs dropped during the period TO-
tailed 594 tons"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Reserving the right to reject any
and all bids and readvertise the letting
Of the work, notice is hereby given that
the following work of construction for
Poplar Greek Drainage District Mol
Of Haywood and Fayette counties,
Tennessee, will be let at the court
house in Brownsville, Tennessee, on
September 18th, 1918,
at IL o'clock a. M, and sealed bids for
the work will be received until said
hour on said date.
Clearing and cleaning off the
right of way for the canal and later
ais, as per plans, specifications and or
ders and DEGREES Of the court. The
for the canal and all laterals
must be rs feet wide. These rights of
way must be cleaned and cleared to
the outside edge of same.
2-The excavation digging and
construction work necessary to dig,
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
339 HUN PLANES ARE
DOWNED IN ONE WEEK
Air Fighting Reaches Greatest Inten-
sity: l2S British Planes Lost.

London, August Measured by
the number of machines engaged, the
intensity of the fighting and the mag
nitude of the losses inflicted on the
enemy, the fighting in the air during
the past week was the most formid-
able of the war.
Some of the most severe conflicts
occurred on August in the sector
between Albert and Amiens-Roye road
where the German air forces were in
creased considerably shortly after the
opening of the allied oeffnsive. The
air fighting resulted in the destruction
of as enemy machines, while II others
were driven down out of control. 80
British machines did not return.
During the six succeeding days 1S5
enemy airplanes were destroyed and
80 driven down out of control, making
total of $3.50 German machines for
the week, compared to 1913 British air
planes missing.
In the same period British bombing
souadrons continually attacked enemy
airdromes, railways and other military
objectives, dropping more than 800
tons and causing great damage. Low
flying scout machines raked the enc
my's congested roads on retreat with
machine gun fire, inflicting many cas-
ualties.
A notable feature Of the aerial OPP
erations was the virtually continuous
night and day bombing of the enemy
bridges over the Somme. This great
~ hampered the supply and reinforce
ment of the German troops. The weeks
work also included a number Of de-
structive raids into Germany. 81
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
KALE GROWS IN RICH SOIL

Kale is member of the cabbage
family which does not form a head,
the leaves being cut and used for
greens. The market gardeners cut
the entire plant, but in the home gar
den the plant will continue to produce
throughout the wirter if the younger
leaves ere left, cutting only the ma
ture leaves.
Kale may be sown any time after
the middle of September, the earlier
sowings being ready for use in about
two months. Late sowings grow slow
ly, but the plant is as hardy as a salad
onion, and grows wherever the tenn
perature is few degrees above freez-
ing, standing unframed through much
lower temperatures. Like all leaf veg
kale requires a very rich soil.
Too much manure cannot be given.
Sow this in drills fifteen inches apart,
cover lightly.
The plant is ready for use when
quite small, 50 that the crop can be
;hinned and the trimmings used, leav-
ng the plants stand eight to ten inch
S apart. !
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30

construct and turn over complete, &C
eording to plans, specifications, blue
prints and profiles and decree of the
court The estimated yardage for the
canal and laterals aggregate 145,67O
cubic yards, however the contractor
must handle all additional yardage, if
any, and do all necessary work to
complete the district according to
rlans, specifications and decree Of the
court. The contractor will also be re-
CURED to leave openings in the spoil
bsnks Of the width and at the places
designated by the board of directors
or engineer in charge to facilitate
drainage into the canal and also to
widen and deepen and clean out the
mouth of any branch, or creek, slough
or inlet emptying into the canal or
laterals.
3-The berms or distance between
the edge of the canal and the foot of
the spoil bank when settled must not
be less than 10 feet.
Each bid on the work must be
accompanied by a certified check for
the sum of 10 per cent of the amount
Of the bid and payable to the Drainage
District. The check will be returned
to bidder if the bid is rejected, or if
successful, will be returned when the
contract is executed. Bond in the sum
of rs per cent of the bid will be re-
CURED to guarantee performance of
the contract.
5-The work must begin as soon af-
ter the contract is executed as posi-
bic, and be completed by January LIST,
1920. For further information write
Kinney & Wills, attorneys, Brownsville
Tenn. This August 18th, 1918.
JAMES Upton,
JOHN SMITH,
]. nj. NETTLE, Directors,
Poplor Greek Drainage District
No. l, of Haywood and Fayette
Counties, Tennessee.
Kinney & Wills, Attorneys.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
GET READY

Now it the time that your hens will
noult or shed their feathers. This
process is rather slow and nature
should be assisted. B. A. Thomas
Poultry Remedy will help your hens
to moult causing them to shed earlier
and be ready to lay when eggs are
highest in the winter. If this remedy
does not make good, we will.
L. M. Short, Brownsville.
X. E. Martin, Stanton.
D. C. Russell, Dancyville.
F. Jones, Keeling.
A. S. Higgins R 5, Ripley
L. G. Graves & Co., R 5, Brownsville
J. L. Binford, R 5, Brownsville. aug
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT
Fourth Round.

Milan Ct, Walnut Grove, Aug 1O-11.
Milan Sta, Aug. Hip.
Alamo CT, Cypress, Aug. 1E-18S
Crockett Mills, Crockett Mills, Aug.
1919.
Maury City Ct, Maury City, Aug 24-25
Bells and Gadsden, Bells, Aug. 1926.
Brazil, Olive Branch, Aug 81, Sept.1.
Avondale Mission, Sept. 1-2.
Dyer CT, Poplar Grove, Sept. 7-s.
Dyer sta, Sept SO.
Bradford, Salem, Sept 14-15.
Trenton Ct, Oak Grove, 21-22.
Trenton sta, Sept 1928.
Gibson and Pleasant HILL, Gibson, Sept.
1929.
Humboldt, Sept. 1890.
pancyville Ct, Taylor's Chapel, Oct.
So.
Belmont Ct, Mason, Oct. CT.
Brownsville Ct, Lebanon, Oct. 1918.
Brownsville sta, Oct 1915.
Arlington Ct, Oct. 1920.
Stanton, Oct. 20-21.
Bolton, Oct. 1921.
C!axton, Oct. 27-28.
j. V. FREEMAN, P. E.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
TENNESSEE SCHOOLS
TO TRAIN SOLDIERS
Large List Named and Others Are
Now Being Considered.

Washington, Aug. "A number Of
Tennessee colleges have been deslg-
mated by the war department as insti-
buttons for the training of the student
army training corps, as follows: Lin
coin Memorial College, Cumberland
Gap; University Of Chattanooga, at
Chattanooga; Southwestern Presbyte-
rian University, Clarksville; Tusculum
College, Greenville; Maryville College
Maryvile, and the West Tennessee Nor
nal School.
Thep Ian under which thes colleges
were designated for the organization
of the student army training corps was
recently approved by Secretary Baker.
The idea is to utilize the existing edu-
cational facilities of the country to
train men, officers and technical ex-
perts of the army. The new plan will
accommodate itself especially TO the
lowering of the draft age and the gov
eminent will utilize the plants, equip
raent and organization of the colleges
to maintain reservoir of official ma
terial for training. The younger men,
whom it is not planned to call into act
i've serviceimmediately will be enrolled
in these institutions. The demands of
all branches of the service for officer
material and for technical experts is
going to be enormous under the plan to
have more than four million men in
the field"
The length of time during whichmen
will be trained in college will depend
upon the needs of the service. As
fast as one group of trained men is
drawn from the colleges into the serv-
ice their places will be taken by new
quota obtained either by voluntary in
duction or through draft. In this way
a constant supply of men trained to
meet the expanding needs of the big
army will be maintained under the reg-
ulations provided for the student army
training corps.
Selected young men who are phys
ically fit, for military service, who are
Is years of age or over, and who have
had grammer school education, may
voluntarily be indicted into the army
and sent to these schools for special
training attachments to receive me-
chanical training for military service.
Those who demonstrate in the course
of their training that they are officer
material may be transferred to a unit
to enter central officers training
camp. Young men who have had at
least high 81 pol education will b.
allowed to eptE ~, colleges for more
advanced trd As officers and al
pc sses Ia cUIiege uf1tIl quainled II
enter officers training camps or 90 di.
rectly into the service as technical ex,
perts.
Several other Tennessee educational
institutions are being considered fol
this work, some of the smaller schools
may be allowed to pool their facilities
where they are located in the same ter
rltory in order to receive authority to
train the soldier boys. Thecourses
start in September. Military instruc-
ton will be assigned to all the schools
SO designatedso designated
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Reserving the right to reject any
and all bids and readvertise the letting
of the work, notice is hereby given that
the following work of construction for
Bear Creek Drainage District No. l
Of Haywood and Fayette Counties,
Tennessee, will be let at the court
house in Brownsville, Tennessee, on
September 18th, 1918,
at II o'clock a. M, and sealed bids on
the work will be received until said
hour on said date.
1-Cleaning and clearing off the
right of way for the canal and laterals
as per plans, specifications and orders
and DEGREES of the court. The clear
ing for the canal and all laterals must
be rs feet wide. These rights of way
must be cleaned and cleared to the
outside edge of same.
~ The excavation, digging and con-
straction work necessary to dig, con-
aud turn over complete, accord.
e%s spscl6catise1s, blue prints
Minated yafuags = !. s Is. z Ala "a
d laterals aggreeate 256,lSf IL
|efbie yards, however, the contractor
MUST handle all additional yardage if
any, and do all necessary work to
cdmplete the district according to
plans and specifications and DEGREES
of the court. The contractor will also
be required to leave openings in the
spoil banks of the width and at the
places designated by the board of d.
rectors, or engineer in charge, to ia
cilitate drainage into the canal and al
SO to widen and deepen and clean out
the mouth of any branch or creek,
slough or inlet emptying into the ca
nal or laterals.
3-The berms or distance between
the edge of the canal and the foot of
the spoil bank when settled must not
be less than 10 feet.
Each bid on the work must be
accompanied by a certified check for
the sum of 10 per cent of the amount
Of the bid and payable to the Drain
age district. The check will be return
ed to bidder if the bid is rejected or
il successful will be returned when the
contract is executed. Bond in the sum
Of rs per cent of the bid will be re-
quired to guarantee performance of
the contract.
5-The work must begin as soon af-
ter the contract is executed as possible
and be completed by January 1st, 1920.
For further information write Kinney
& Wills, Attorneys, Brownsville, Tenn.
This. August 18th, 1918.
JAS. Upton,
ALVIS JOHNSON,
j. w. DICKINSON,
Board of Directors Bear Creek
Drainage District No. /, of
Haywood and Fayette Coun-
ties, Tennessee.
Kinney G. Wills, Attorneys. 2 y
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
JAS. Upton,
ALVIS JOHNSON.
J, w. DICKINSON
KAISER DECLARES LORD WILL
MAKE BOCHE INVINCIBLE

Amsterdam, Aug. 24.-Replying to a
letter of homage from the conference
of bishops at Fuida, town in Hesse-
Nassau, the German emperor is quot
ed by the German newspapers as say
ing:
ut fills me with satisfaction and
confidence that I can always rely on
the assistance and cooperation of the
bishops.
Let US strengthen in our people a
recognition of the dangers threaten
ing from our enemies, firm determi-
ration to overcome all that is burden
some and strong faith in the Lords
help and in our strength. Then am
convinced, Germany will be invincible
and the future will be ours"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
TWO OLD MASTERPIECES
ON A TIMELY SUBJECT.

yer from k55vSS y. loo ,ss4f I'D n a.
piy from his friend, DR.. Buckley:
Dear Buckley;--I send you some of
the most wonderful whiskey that ever
drove skeleton from the feast or
painted landscapes in the brain of
man. 1t is the mingled souls of wheat
and corn. In it you will find the sun
shine and shadows that chased each
other over billowy fields, the breath
of June, the carol of the lark, the dews
of the night, the wealth of the summer
and autumn's rich content. Drink of
it and you will hear the voices of men
and maidens singing the Harvest
home," mingled with the laughter of
children. Drink it and you will feel
within your blood the starred dawn,
the dreamy tawny dusk of perfect
days. For forty years this liquid Joy
has been confined within slaves of oak
longing to touch the lips of man.
Your friend, ROBERT G.
My Dear Bob.-I return to you
some of the most wonderful whiskey
that ever brought skeleton into the
closet or painted scenes of lust and
bloodshed in the brain of man. 1t is
the ghost of wheat and corn, crazed
by the loss of their natural bodies. In
it you will find transient sunshine
chased by shadow as cold as the Arc
tic midnight, in which the breath of
June grows icy and the carol of the
lark gives place to the foreboding cry
OF the raven. Drink it and you shall
have "woe," SORROW" "babblings."
and wounds without cause" Your
eyes shall behold strange women, and
your heart shall utter perverse things.
Drink it and you shall hear the voice
Of demons, shrieking women wailing
and worse than orphaned children
mourning the loss of a father who
lives. Drink it deep and long and SER
penis will hiss in your ears, coil them
selves about your neck and seize you
with their fangs. At last at biteth
like a serpent and stingeth like an adj
Ger" For forty years this liquid death
has been confined within slaves of
oak, harmless there as purest water.
| send it to you that you may put an
enemy in your mouth to steal away
yoru brain, and yet l call myself,
Your friend, BUCKLEY.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH

Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen R. Saun-
ders, 626 End Avenue, W. Palm Beach
Fla, writes: "My severe cold on the
chest was relieved by Foley's Honey
and Compound" This find old family
remedy can be depended upon to re-
iieve summer colds, hay fever, asth-
ma and Group. J. D. Curtis Drug
Co. auo
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
IT'S IN THE AIR

Windblown pollen, carrying the
germs that cause hay fever, is abroad
IN the land. One remedy is known to
give relief and comfort from choking,
gasping asthma and tormenting hay
fever. Foley's Honey and Tar spreads
healing coating on infamed mem
branes, stops coughs and colds. J. D.
Curtis Drug Co. aug