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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02
Doctor Thinks Ne
Has Diabetes Cure

New Yosk.--Dr. Thomas Web
Saer Edgar, T68 West End ave
nue., asserted that be had dis
covered n cure for disbetek
"First,s he said, II convinCsd
myself that diabetes IL caused
hy functional defects b the
pancrsas---Ay tie failure Of o.
sential parts Of the pancHeas 10
90 their work.
II tried the blood Of rabbits
asd round what I wanted In
Obtaining the blood I nrst put
the rabbit upon q treadmin and
keep Il there until It reaches
stage OF fatigue. Then ] draw
the blood, and AFTER heating 1t
to 90 degrees ceRtigrade sspa-
rate the corpuseles from the
seyum. When tie serum has
bead treated after The method
I have discovered. i inject It
Immediately simultaneously.
y have attained sueCeas IN 06
psa cent Of my cases and l have
had 100 oaaes. / do not say
thaA Ne SRSa ia is&allble. but
/ am new certain that M win
wesk In most cases. particularly
when She patient observes the
rules laid down and undergOes
faiEnful treatment"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02
COFFEE PRICE NOT DECLINING
VIII a. - 30 csAts or Higher,
ReassorE Head Says at cIsVS-
land cenVeatIon.

Cleveland, O.-The price OF coffee
Il not going to be aAeaper for while
according 60 a statement by Carl w.
Brand q Cleveland. president OF the
National Coffee ROasters' association.
who presided at sectional meeting
here Of 70 coffee roasters from Ohio,
western PennsylvaniR. Indiana and
southern Michigan. Cofree has adj
yanced in price on account OF severe
frost In Brazil. Mr.. Brand naid, and
he would not be surprised to see good
coffee retail at so cents a pound and
narhana higher in the nenr future
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

mendouely Old. -.-5s
".Ah, my fine army said the King
Of the Clouds.
"'Patter and drop and scamper all
You wish, little raindrops, my fine lit
tie army of raindrops, said the King
of the Clouds. 1T does my old wet
heart good to see you have such Il fine
time
"Let us have some fun, too said
the electric lights from the signs and
along the streets.
"'What do you want to do? asked
the raindrops.
"'Can my army Of raindrops help
you?' asked the King Of the Clord s.
"'4Ah, yes,' said the electric Ii hts.
"'Tell us how the raindrops laid.
"tJust keep on raining the electric
tights said.
"And the raindrops laughed nlerrily
as they fell ON the pavements and
danced down on top Of every umbrella
they saw.
"'We can do that they said. We
are in the mood for raining. Yes, we
feel like it, and the stars don't want
to come out
""They've gone on visit to the
Moon tonight. The Moon is HAY ing a
birthday. / don't know how cd he
said he was, one little raindrop sided,
but very, very, very, Tremendously
Old!
eyes, my army of raindrops feel
like raining and l feel like giving them
the chance said the King Of the
Clouds. so they will do your bid
ding
"'That sounds very fine, indeed
said the electric lights.
"'What do you want to do in order
to have some fun?' asked the rain
drops.
owe want to Dance the electric
lights said.
"'Oh, we just long to dance said
one Of the big electric light Signs
we all love dancing and the time we
feel like dancing most is when there
is the rain. For we would Ike to
have the raindrcps for our partners
eyes, little raindrops, keep on
pattering and falling to the earth, and
we will dance up and down, up and
down, up and down with glee.
"'It will look gay In the city to-
. Mt coiH nf cfrQ0t liUhfG- L
even though it is raining. We Will
dance and the city will seem 50
alivep
"And so the raindrops fell tn the
pavements and the streets, and the
lights danced in the rain. The agnS
which were advertising many wonder
full things danced and the street
lights danced, and the lights on Elotcr-
cars danced, too.
"Oh, what time they all had How
gay and bright and happy they weres
Given though it's a rainy night
we are making it jolly, the raindrops
said, with the help of the electric
lights
1T was a fine idea of the eieculq
lights to want to dance in the ram
said the King of the Clouds.
"'They appreciate u.s. said the army
of raindrops in chorus. And 20 IneI
rain kept coming down and the dane
ing continued.
"Such very good time was nag
by every dancing light and every ram
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

A gasoline drum with one defective
cad to be chiselsd out can often be
btained at a cost Of So to So. The
INK for the hot tres tment obviously
lust he Of steel and in all eases fitted
n heating either with d fire UNDER
nth in an earth pit or by means of
= pipes. Except in midsummer,
gneat must be supplied to the cold
INK. Where dressed Lumber Is rela-
Wy cheap, satisfactory cold vat
an often be made at less cost by be-
Ig built of dressed 2 by pieces laid
q heavy flooring. 1t should be 1T
ID for heating by means Of an iron
ipe circuit either extending over a
re on the ground or connected with
steam engine.
Use Good PreserVatiVe.
1t Is important to use a good pre-
erVative, and coal tar creOsote has
roven by far the most satisfactory
ubstance. Ordinary gas or coal tar
as been occasionally used, but 1t is
90 thick, even when heated, to give
fair degree of penetration and
caches out more quickly than creo-
ote.
Present prices of coal-tar creosOte
Rnge mostly from % to 80 cents Il
allon in barrel lots laid down at the
Carest railroad point. The pre-war
rice was about 10 to 20 cents a gal
IN. A gallon Of creosote is sufficient
treat three posts from 3 to 4 inches
the top, or two posts from to 5
lches in top diameter thus making
lie cost from 10 to Is cents per post,
In ordinary times from to 10
ents. The other items would be the
ost Of cutting and peeling the posts
perhaps 5 cents each, the labor of
reating which can be figured at from
to cents, and a share Of the equip
nent cost, which would likely average
about 2 cents each, using two-tank
outfit. This makes total cost of
from Is to 25 cents each.
Joint Ownership Saves.
A saving in cost would be made by
two or more farmers Jointly owning
and using treating equipment. This
method in a number of instances has
proved a successful form of co-opera-
ton among farm owners.
Post timber for treating is very
abundant In the dense old-field pine
Eands throughout the Southern states,
The small trees which are being
crowded out by ire taller dominant
trees are very often of just the right
size for making treated fence posts.
Cutting them for this purpose utilizes
forest product that would other
wise be wasted and improves the re-
manning stand by giving room for
growth needed by the remaining trees.
A wood with an interlocked and twist
ed tiber, such as black gum or sweet
gum. are Of the very best sort for
treating, since they are little subject
TO the deep checking apt to occur In
wood after to 10 years Of exposure
in the weather. The seeds" or spores
of wood-decaying fungi find entrance
through such cracks or checks and be"
gin feeding on the wood cells.
Thorough treatment of Well-seasoned
posts polsons the food of the fungus,
thus giving many years Of useful
service.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

lPrepared by the united Stntes SSpSsN
ment Of Agricultural
The fence-post problem 10 sAnV
solved on the farm by means OF SIN
/, pie method of treating wood with eUSl
tar creosote. Sap pine, red oak
maple, beech, sycamore, black gufn'
sweet gum and other abundant or ID.
ferior woods by this means are made
durable in the ground for 10 10 70
years Of service.
1t is essential that the timber be
peeled and thoroughly seasoned before
attempting to treat it. Small fakes
j OF inner bark left on the wood check
or prevent proper absorption at those
places. Peeling is done most easily
during the spring months, but IL car
/ ried on at other seasons Of the year.
/ A spade Is about the best common im-
pIement for use when the bark slips
easily, otherwise an ak or draw-knife
should be used.
( Because they have uniform &b'
|! sorbing surface of sapwOod, round
sticks are more satisfactory than split
timber. With treated timber 1t is not
necessary to use the large-sized line
posts commonly cut and used In the
past. BY using a post from three to
four inches In top diameter and long
enough to allow only few inches
above the top wire, the. cost Is re-
luced for creosote and for labor ia
/ handling, the post lasts practically as
long as larger sizes, and 1t affords
ample strength for the fence line
These facts have been fully estaD-
lished by means Of experiments ep"
demonstrations carried or Tor H.
than ten years by the forest SET. ),
GIFTED States depaie2itrt Of alTLcai-
ture, in cooperation with NUMBER OF
state agricultural colleges in different
parts of the country.
Preventative Should Penetr&s.
I, In treating the posts It Is impE rtant
to get deep penetration Of II pre-
servative of from one to two inches In
the butt of the post for height or
one foot above the ground level when
the post is set in place. This IL OBJ
tanned by boiling the butt in eFeOsotS
heated to about 210 degrees r. for one
to two hours, depending upon the
pOrOsity Of the wood, followed iHme-
dlately by bath in "cold" $50 degrees
to 100 degrees FL creosOte for about
the same period Of time. The weed
cells, expanded and deprived o2 some
of the air by being heated during the
cooling treatment gradually absorb the
desired amount of the creOgats. TIE
tops obviously require only i shallow
treatment to last as long as 10 bHkts.
Where only single opene drum q
tank is used, top treatment az b ae-
complished by means Of thoroughly
painting the tops with brush. @
pouring hot creOsote over the tops.
I A very satisfactory outfit for treat.
ing posts consists of an upright eylln-
drical tank for the hot trestmeAt and
a horizontal rectangular tenk or vat
for the cold bath. For applying the
hot creoSote to the butts one Of the
large-sized gasoline or oil dRURG,
about u inches In diameter, is
very satisfactory for small opera
tons, but for larger or cooperative
treatment cylindrical steel tank
3 feet in diameter byf 4 feet in
height should be used. Ii either case
there will bs needed horizontal steel
tank about feet scross by 8
feet in height and 8 fSst in length.
or large enough to aecSnmodat0 the
! corner posts.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02
Drain Alfalfa Soil.

Alfalfa cannot stand wet feet. IF,
the ground is poorly drained, tile
drainage is the remedy. The land can
be drained either in the spring or fall.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

VA
the pave ents
and the J ople
walked alon hur-
riedly tryir /; to
get to their ] ,mes
as soon as ,ossi-
BILE. Some OF hem
went to the rect
cars which soon
became or, vded
and Others tr. I'd to
walk along. as
they held up heir
umbrellas to keep
of the rain.
" We're / wing
a time, a glCdous
time said the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

drop mat tllc
Of the Cloudl
said, Let us q
ways have 4
dance in the cTy
when we COTS
forth to haVeIa
rainy evening" III
.The raindrf
agreed and IA
electric Ii gHt
agreed, and IN
ever since TIA
in every city M
a rainy night M
lights have dant
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02
DADDY
~ MARY @AHA BONN 3
NIGHT DANCING.

at was raining in the city ID II
was night" said Daddy. "The rain
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

ave Wanted to when the M
Dance" Said the came down HYI
electric Lights. the heaVS11
dancing 10 more exciting one CIT
than another. But there is IN
dancing"
"When I was once in city
dark" said Nick, '.it seemed rs
saw the lights dancing-and It W.
rainy night"
"And saw the same" said Nsl
.To be sure" said Daddy, u
nrst dancing party given By thr YJ|
drops and the lights happened M
Dong time ago."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-02

A Persons Happiness.
"a persons happiness does
pend upon what he has but up9
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

err than on horse power as at present.
Twenty-Five per cent of the cost Is
to be borne by property Immediately
contiguous to the roads and extending
back a mile and a half on each side.
Although this would provide large
sum in the aggregate, the burden
would be small on any particular
tract with the benefit and payment
could be made in yearly installments
for ten years.
After Mr.. Klaus's talk an animated
discussion followed in which the only
difference Of opinion seemed to be as
to the comparative advantages of
brick or concrete pavement. Many
members of the club expressed their
ideas and Mr.. Garrett of Cedar Rap
ids, visitor, gave very helpful talk.
At the conclusion, the club voted that
committee should draw up appro-
pirate resolutions endorsing the pro-
posed road law and that the resolu-'
lions should be sent to Senator Tay-
lor and Representative Klaus at Des
MOineS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
MANCHESTER YOUTHS LAND IN
JAIL IN DUBUQUE.
(TelepraDh Herald)

Three Manchester youths, Howard
Fischer, Leo. Kelly and Lloyd Grom-
mon, were checked in their trip around
the world. Monday afternoon by Chief
lGiellis. who placed them under arrest.
They were each given % sentsnessOf
five days in Jail for yagrancy by JUS
tice of the Peace Barrett.
The three lads left Manchester at
one o'colck Monday morning, it is
said, Tipping into mail car on the
Illinois Central. and dropping off at
Dubuque. About noon yesterday q
citizen of Manchester telephoned Chief
Giellis and requested him to see that
the trio were arrested If they could
be located. as they. were suspected of
pulling robbery in their home town.
Later in the afternoon they were, pick
ed up and sentenced for vaGrancy.
This afternoon the same citizen ap-
peared at police station and endea-
vored to have the sentenceaof one of
the boys suspended as after investiga-
ton he decided that lad could not
have been guilty of any misdemeanor.
AS the case had been disposed Of his
request would not be granted and
meanwhile thorough investigation is
being made.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
MEDALS FOR VICTORY LOAN
SOLICITORS

An interesting announcement from
Washington, in connection with the
coming Victory Liberty Loan cam
paign, is that the workers in the Vic
tory drive will be awarded medals
made from captured German cannon.
An official message to this effect
was received from the Treasury De-.
partment by Ben F. McCutcheon.
Publicity Director of the Liberty Loan
Organization. Seventh Federal Re-
serve District, the text of which fol-
lows:
"You are at liberty to make full
use of announcement that the Treas
ury Department will award medals
made from German cannon to all
workers during the Victory Liberty
Loan campaign. The medal is the
size of a half dollar and contains on
one side a reproduction of the Treas
ury building and on the transverse
side a certification of Loan participa-
ton. Space is left for engraving the
name Of the recipient"
Il heartily approve OF THIS acton
of the Government casting up honor
medals made from German cannon to
award to Victory Liberty Loan work.
ers,' said Charles H. Schweppe, Direc-
tor of Campaign for the Seventh Fee
deral Reserve District. 1T supplies
an added incentive to supreme endeav-
or and surely will have a good effect
that will be shown in increased sales.
The awarding of these medals made
from cannon captured from the foe
should result in bringing US a full
complement of workers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
BY-c0nE DAYS
interesting News Items from The
Manchester Democrat, Regarding
People Who Had Important Part
in Early Activities Of the County.
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
(March %, 1899


Messrs. H. L. Ram, w. S. Beals, and
Joe Mccormick were attending the
Northeastern Iowa Press Association
meeting at Oelwein.
r. r. Robinson had gone to Mem
phis, Tenn, to attend the Sovereign
Head Camp of the Woodman of the
World. B. w. Jewell had been elect
ed Sovereign Waterman and chair
man of the Finance Committee of the
Woodman of the World, at the meet
ing.
Mrs. Frank Slack had died Of tuber-
culosis on March 18th.
DR.. and Mrs. P. E. Triem had gone
to Chicago on a visit.
A baby girl had come to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Packer OF Spring
Branch.
Miss Mae Cary was the victim OF a
neat surprise party planned by her
little schoolmates, who brought we'll
filled baskets.
DR.. o. A. Durham had gone south
on an extensive trip.
The eleven year old son of D. H.
Young was recovering from conges-
ton of the lungs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
Congregational.

Z Services in the basement Of the new
church. Sunday school at 1000 A
M. Preaching services at 1900 A. M
The theme of the morning sermon
will be: Father Jacob" Meeting OF
the Y. P. S. c. f. at $50 P. NJ. Even
ing service at 1880 P. M. At this SER
vice the pastor will deliver another Of
the historical lectures on England
and her people, entitled: Johnny Bull
ands Where he Came From"
At meeting Of the Y. P. S. c. E
of the Congregational church, held
last week, the following officers were
elected: President, Floy Hockaday;
vice president, Agnes Bradley; secre'
tary and treasurer, Elizabeth Baum.
gartner; corresponding secretary
Helen Porteous;; program committee
Gladys Mcintosh, Dorothy Ludley
Verne Hamblin; lookout committee
Lorraine Bradley, John Mckeag
Robt. Atwater, Athalene Arduser
Fern Hooker; social committee, Vir-
ginia Amsden, Duane Heath, Wilson
Ives, Marie Putnam, Ida Trumblee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
TO DISCUSS PRICE OF HOGS
Condition. c.g.edsy Rising. Cos. Of
Pork viii Be Considered by v. s.
Men at New York Thursday.

Washington, March 19.-Conditions
caused by rising prices of hogs and
pork products will be considered at q
conference Thursday at the food ads'
ministration's grain corporation Offices
in New York between Frederick s.
Snyder, former head Of the meat divi-
sion; Edgar Richard, acting food ad-
ministrator, and Ben s. Allen Of the
food administration. Mr.. Snyder tel
ephoned food administration officials
from Boston that, regarding Chicago
reports that maximum hog prices
would be fixed, the only action he had
taken had been to urge packers to
hold down hog prices.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
FORTY YEARS AGO.
March 10. 1879

Severe winter weather had made an
unwelcome appearance in this vicin-
ity.
The London Graphic" had an ac-
count Of the marriage of Prince Ar
thur, Duke of Connaught, with the
Princess Louisa Margaret of Prussia
w. N. Boynton and D. r. Lewis had
gone to Marshalltown to attend a
jewelers. convention.
Little Joe Hoag was i'll with mem
braneous Group.
Attorney Calvin had just returned
from Wright county, where he attend
ed court.
John A. Cooley, for many years en-
ployed by Thorpe Bros. had gone to
Dubuque in the First National bank.
The Democrat had just purchased
a new and modern power press, dis
placing the old hand press.
Geo. MCGEE, residing three and one
half miles out of Manchester, had
died Of tuberculosis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
FOOD EXPORTS ON INCREASE
More for January Than Last Year
1918 Total Is Five Bill
lion Pounds.

Washington, March 19.-EXpOrts Of
foOdstuffs from the United States to
the allies, neutrals, Belgian relief,
Red Cross and American eXpeditionary
forces during the calendar year 1918
were 5,OO5,O1O,O0O pounds, of which
2,5OO.OOO,OOO pounds were pork prod
ucts and 1.250,0OO,OO0 pounds beef
products, according to figures compiled
by the food administration. During
January of this year the latest figures
available, 434,S12,025 pounds were ex-
ported, an increase of 215,210,7S5
pounds over January, 1913.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
supervisors and the various possible
nlans of solution.

| plans OF SOlutlOn.
MIR. Klaus gave figures and exam
pies showing the failure OF grave
roads to stand up under the heavy
traffic that may be expected to pass
over the Hawkeye Highway, which
is probably the most travelled road IL
this county He referred to the con-
dition of this same road in Dubuque
Co., where $165 900 was spent for grave
Improvement and where there are now
deep ruts, very difficult to remedy.
He showed that loaded truck has
about twice the weight per square
inch of bearing surface that load
ed wagon has and about four times
the weight of an ordinary car. In
asmuch as the trucks are compare
lively new and their use is practic'
ally certain to increase largely. Mr.
Klaus concluded that any road build
ing that does not provide for the use
of heavy trucks and many Of them
will be poor policy.
He then explained the new road law
proposed by the joint committee which
provides for three options as to build
ing permanent roads and the sources
from which the cost would be met.
BY this plan each county may spend
it's available funds In grading and
surfacing the whole primary system
of roads or in building complete as
much of the system as the funds per-
nit, or by the third method, a county
may issue bonds and complete the sys-
tenn at once, retiring the bonds from
the proceeds of the yearly road funds.
For Delaware County, Mr.. Klaus
considered the second plan the best
because the high price of materials
and labor made it unwise, in his opin-
ion, to try to do the whole job at once.
He figured that satisfactory perman-
ent road would cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 per mile.
Under the proposed plan Delaware
County would have about thirty-six
miles of primary roads, crossing the
county north and south and east and
west and meeting similar roads In
adjoining counties. The funds re-
quired would therefore be between
nine hundred thousand and a million
dollars. Mr.. Klaus called attention
to the fact that there are $500 auto
biles in Delaware County and figured
that if each was run on an average
of 1900 miles per year the saving
in gasoline and wear and tear OF the
cars on a paved road as compared
with the present roads would pay the
cost of the paving.
However, the method Of paying for
the permanent roads is planned to
fall more equitably on those bene-
fitted than under the present law. The
motor vehicles, as the heaviest users,
are to be more heavily taxed and the
trucks are to be taxed on weight rath-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
Methodist

Sunday services 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Morning topic; Uncon-
scious Influence. Evening topic, Ac-
cepting the Challenge, Sunday School
at 13 o'clock. Epworth and Senior
Leagues at $50 p. m. The Epworth
League service will be Patriotic
one with three Army officers MAX
ing addresses. The Sunday School
classes have begun an Automobile
race from San Francisco to New York
each class being represented by car.
Great interest is being manifested in
the contest. The progress Of the race
may be seen by noting the cars on
the Lincoln Highway as shown by
the track on the walls OF the Church.
The Dubuque District Convention
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will be held in the Methodist
Church on Thursday and Friday of
this week, March 1921. Delegates
will be here from all over the Dis
trict, and a splendid program has been
prepared. The sessions are open to
everybody, and all the people OF Man
chester are cordially invited to attend
the sessions. The address on Thurs
day evening will be given by Mrs.
w. M. Dudley, and on Friday even
ing by Miss Lydia Christensen, and
both are very excellent speakers.
Plans are being made for a Father
and Son Banquet in the parlors of the
Methodist Church on Friday evening,
April 4th at Z p. m. President G. r
Colegrove will be present. to give the
address of the evening. Further par
ticulars will be given later.