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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
THE OCEAN CURRENTS
TREND OF THoselN THE ARCTIC
TO BE DETERMINED.
Philadelphia Geographical Society
Makes an Assault Upon the Problem
of Discovering the North Pole-To
Experiment with Floating Casks.

The Geographical Society of Phila-
delphia is fairly embarked upon it's
latest assault upon the problem of dis
covering the north pole. This is one of
the most important ventures in geo.
graphical discovery initiated in recent
years. 1t contemplates the determine
ton of the direction or trend of the
oceanic currents of the arctic region,
for the purpose of ascertaining the cou-
ditions of drift which there prevail.
The latest polar exploration origin
ated in the course of the Inflated Jean.
nette expedition and the later and more
successful drift of the Fran, under
command of hansen in his farthest
north expedition. The present project
for the determination of polar drift
was conceived by Rear Admiral George
w. Melville, engineer in chief of the
United States navy. who was an officer
of the Jeanette expedition. After the
disaster that overlook the Jeanette
Melville was deputed to search for the
lost bodies on the shores of northern
Siberia. The severe experiences OF
NASANAiS uuliHS tlieSe peTllOuS eXpeul-
tons were not without results that bid
fair to contribute important knowledge
to the problem that has thus far bntlled
the researches of geographical science
and cost many lives during the past
300 years. Tor Melville believes that
through observation made then the
pole will be ultimately reached.
In paper read before the American
Philosophical Society late in 1897 Rear
Admiral Melville outlined his plan of
search. He proposed the construction
OF small strong casks. designed to
meet the requirements of long drift
between arctic foes. possibly of three
or four years duration. He suggested
that these casks be built of heavy oak
slaves, with conical ends, and encircled
with steel bars, in order to resist the
utmost pressure of ice.
The Geographical Society of Phila.
deiphia undertook to carry our Rear
Admiral Melivlle's novel proposal. For
more than a year the society has been
engaged upon the execution of the
plan. Fifty casks have heen construct
ed in San Francisco. under the super
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

In connection with the peace pro-
posals of the car, n London CORE
spondent has pointed out curious CO.
incidence between 1893 and 1899. In
the first mentioned year the car and
the king Of Great Britain had CORE
spondence on military ornaments, but
it was then with view to their in
crease, not decrease. The idea was to
combine England Russia and Prussia
against "our common enemy, France"
Russia was to supply the men and
England the money. The czar informed
his good brother, George. king of Great
Britain, that "he was ready to afford
their ally, the king of PRUSSIA, a succor
of land forces" and that lie had "des-
tined for that purpose $4,000 men-in-
fantry and cavalry and artillery" The
government of George III. then under
took to furnish the czar with sub
sidy of f75,000 month and engaged
to pay the first amount as soon as the
Russian armament had crossed the
Russian frontier, and to pay a like sum
at the beginning of each month for
twelve months, 'unless peace should
first be made"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
To Determine Polar Drift

To Determine Polar Drift.
The plan Of operation, so far as can
be determined mt present, Is to de-
post these casks on ice foes, north of
both the American and the Asiatic con-
tinents, fol the purpose of determining
the polar drifts These drifts are be-
lieved by many geographers to pass in
opposed directions. one northwestward
from the Siberian coast, and which is
assumed to correspond with the drift
of the Fran; the other northeastward
from the archipelago lying north of
America and issuing eastward in the
sea that lies west of Greenland.
Henry G. Bryant, the present Presi-
dent OF the Geographical Society of
Philadelphia, has generously contrib
uted TO the society the funds needed
to carry this novel polar expedition
into immediate execution. Mr.. Bry-
ant is n graduate of Princeton Uni
versity. He is an explorer of wide eX-
perience and is at present on an ex-
tended voyage in the West Indies.
The casks which will be sent through
the polar foe are about the size of an
ordinary beer key, but with conical
rooded ends Of brass Each cask will
contain glass tube. into which will
be inserted memorandum of the To-
cality of the placing the casks in the
drift, with blank instruction in sew
eral languages, requesting the finder,
wherever the casks may be drifted, to
inscribe on the memorandum the loca-
ton by latitude and longitude of the
find, and with the request to forward
this information to the nearest consular
representative of the finders country,
or direct to the Geographical Society
of Philadelphia. Each glass tube is in
closed in a small wooden trough, which
will be placed through the bungbole of
the cask and the hole will be securely
closed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

monarchy. The princess mother was
the Princess Miriam Likelike, sister of
the late King Kalakaua, and of the de-
posed Queen Liliuokalanl. and through
her she was descended from the Kane
hamehas, the founder of which dynasty
united the islands under one govern
ment.
The princess was born on October 16,
1875. After the death of her mother,
In 1887, the princess went to England,
where her education was perfected.
On March 8, 1901, she was proclaim
ed heir apparent to the throne by
Queen Liliuokalani. the fact being Of
ficially communicated to the United
States Government and acknowledged.
In March, 1898, she came to the United
States to protest against the Harrison
treaty Of annexation. She declared
that she had never taken. nor desired
to take. any part In politics, but felt
that it was her duty. in view of her 20
sitiOn, to uphold the nationality of the
Hawaiian people.
II do not care for myself" she said,
but suppose this wrong is consum.
mated, and return to Hawaii, and nv
people come around me and say 'Kaiu-
lani. yoI We're there; you might have
saved us and you did not How can 1
answer them?"
The princess then issued pathetic
and eloquent protest to the American,
people.
She afterward returned to England,
but came here again in October, 1897,
on her way to Waikiki, beautiful
suburb of Honolulu, where her father
had built magnificent home for her
She had then dropped her title, calling
herself Miss Victoria Cleghorn
The princess was a typical Hawaiian
beauty, tall and finely proportional.
She was an excellent athlete and an &C.
complished musician.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
climatic conditions. He would wear

climatic conditions. He would wear
only cotton gloves. In these small per-
sonal matters he had great fear of
extravaganza. AT dinner in his rooms
small pieces of cardboard took the
place OF table-mats; they answered the
purpose perfectly well, he said, and to
buy anything else would be mere
waste of money.
On the other hand, When purchasing
books for himself, or giving treats to
the children he loved, he never seemed
to consider expense at all.
= When making tea for his friends he
used-in order, suppose, to expedite
the process-to walk up and down the
room waving the teapot about, and tell
ing meanwhile those delightful anec.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
TUE 9geelf2s
e0(t.qp
Honest Money.


/ read much in the Chicago Tribune
and other journals in regard to "honest
money" but cannot, "for the life Of
me-" see why the money they would
have us use is any more "hOnest" than
that desired by the bimetallists. Silver
was never considered dishonest until
the advocates of n gold standard want
ed "a catchy phrase" with which to de-
ceive and scare the people. If silver
is not honest money, why does the Gov
eminent accept 1t for dues and taxes3
If 1t Is not honest money, why Is 1t
paid to our pensioners, who have risked
their lives in defense of the c0untry2
If 1t is not honest money, why is not
every man passing 1t arrested and CIV
en- the punishment of counterfeiter1
The fact is, If what these men pretend
to believe were really true, every one OF
them should be serving time behind
prison bars. Do not let 1t be forgotten
that, If you present silver certificate
at the Treasury, you will be paid In SILL
yer and based on silver and nothing but
silver, Is just us good as gold In the
ordinary exchanges among the people.
When either gold or silver goes out OF
the country 1t goes by weight, coined
or uncoined. 1t makes no difference.
therefore, in our foreign exchanges
what the ratio of coinage may be. Why,
should like to ask, Is English money
and standard fixed by England any
more honest than American money and
a standard fixed by Americans? By
what right does England assume to FIX
the standard of honesty for the rest OF
the world? If the records are correct,
the ancient "worshippers Of the golden
calf" repented their folly, after sad e1-
perience; and think a thorough union
of the silver forces in this campaign
will bring the modern worshippers OF
the gilded bovine into like penftential
mood We want America for Ameri-
cans, native and naturallzed; and we
want legislation for the benefit Of our
own country and our own people. to
promote their prosperity at our ex-
pense. Under bimetallism the Ameri-
can people prospered rs no other people
In the world, and we demand its res
toration, In the name of Justice, that
they may again prosper. We want our
bondholders paid in the same money
we pay our crippled soldiers. II 1t IL
honest money for the soldier, 1t Is hon
est for the bondholder. and nothing can
change the fact.-D. H. Tracey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
Wonders of Nature.

If two pieces of looking-glass are
held on the opposite sides of a lighted
lamp or candle, an endless series of
bright flames may be seen at one time.
So, in the cold north, when the air Is
full of minute floating ice-fakes, the
sun with its halo is reflected many
times, and the traveller sees two, four
or more mock suns with crossing halo
rings of startling patterns. In billy
countries, where the sun rises in a
serene atmosphere, but opposite to a
thin vaporous cloud, If a human being
stand on high hill between them, II
wonderful Image Is seen on the cloud.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

curtain, moving as the man moves, at
one moment clear and the next fading
away. This is kind of natural magic
lantern, where the cloud takes the
place of the white screen. and a man,
or men, of the slides. The highest peak
of the Hartz Mountains, called the
Broken, is the place where this is
oftenest seen, SO the image is called the
spectre of the Broken. But mountain
GERS see it often on the high Alps. The
changing rays of the morning sun make
the giant shadows vanish and reaper,
and the moving cloud-screen gives
them motion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
LORD FARRAR HERscnELL.

earth. Lord Herschell was one of the
most illustrious of English liberals and
many were the honors which his coun-
,rymen bestowed upon him in the
course of his long career Since last
July he had continuously resided in this
country in the prosecutioa of his labors
OH the joint high commission. His son.
Richard Farrar Herschell, has been
with him most of the time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

a broken wooden headboard and a
neglected mound of earth in the Fort
Yates, N. d., military cemetery mark
the resting place of Sitting Bull, the
great Sioux medicine man whose willy
brain planned the deathtrap of the
Little Big Horn into which General
Clusters command fell. On the broken
headboard is written: mo. 81. Sit.
ting Bull, Indian" Relic hunters have
cut most of the headboard away.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

white mans standing in Africa, and
has securely planted the outposts of
civilization in the center Of the greatest
remaining stronghold of ,barbarism.
But Italy has not yet sufficiently recov-
cred from the blow Emperor Menelek
gave to its resources and prestige to
think of prosecuting enterprises on the
other side of the world unless it has
absolute assurance of all needed sup
port. Otherwise it is inexplicable why
1t Is meddling with affairs in the
Orient, in which it has about as much
real interest as in the country ION the
other side of the moon."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
After Italy's experience in Abyssipia

After Italy's experience in Abyssinia
1t is somewhat surprising that il should
seek foothold in China. 1t went to
the shores OF the Red Sea as result
of its new ambitions in connection with
Its role as great power and following
the lead of England. The experiment
ended at Adow1 with the loss of the
Italian army. 1t got out of that scrape
with immense loss of life, treasure,
and prestige, and Its failure MS colon
izing power In Africa would have seri-
ously retarded the winning of 1.-The
Dark Continent for civilization had
not England felt in duty bound to
make a division in its favor. The Nile
expedition has more than recouped the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
dotes of which he had an inexhaustible
sunnly.

uotes or which he had an ineXhauStible
supply.
He had strong objection to staring
colors in dress, his favorite combina-
ton being pink and gray. One little
girl who came to stay with him was alb
solntely forbidden to wear red frock,
Of a somewhat pronounced hue, while
out in his company.
meals he was always very abstem-
ious, while he took nothing in the mid
die of the day except a glass of wine
and biscuit. Under these circum-
stances it Is not very surprising that
the healthy appetites of his little
friends filled him with wonder, and
even with alarm.
When he took a certain one of them
out with him to a friends house to din
ner he used to give the host or hostess
n gentle warming to the mixed amaze
ment and Indignation of the child:
PLEASE be careful, because she eats q
good deal too much"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
MAP or SEA- MELvlLEs LATEST EXPERIMENT

intendencc of Past Chief Engineer
George II. Kutz, U. S. n, an officer
who is well acquainted with Melviilc's
plans. Specially prepared messages,
to be placed inside the casks, are now
Ell route across the continent. In few
days these messages will be inclosed in
the casks and the northern journey
will begin. BY means of Pacific whai-
Ing fleets. whose cooperation has Teen
generously granted to the society, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
TO PREVENT FOGS.


4>oNSh IAN IS proposed TO kennedy
London's Great Plague.
B. II. Thwaite, G. g., H. G. S., author
of number of books on sociological
questions, has been studying the smoke
problem in London and proposes Il novel
remedy. Mr.. Thwaite says that, nat
urally, the London atmosphere is as
clear and pure and often as bright as
that of Paris. This. he says. is easily
shown at night or at early morning,
before fires are alight Unhappily this
desirable condition is destroyed by the
fall of smoke that follows London's
awakening.
The deprivation of comfort and the
ruin of works of art by Londons smoke
plague is small part of Mr.. Thwaite's
Indictment against this ever-present
evil. "No plague" he says, mo conta-
gion has a more destructive influence on
the well-being and stability of mems
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12


DR.. Elmer Lee, prominent New
York physician, has alarmed the high
livers by declaring emphatically that
most men of prominence die from over
eating. Too much food, he AYERS, spells
death and destruction, and is worse
than the pestilence that walketh by
monday. He cites the death of Presi-
dent Faure of France of apopleXy. He
says the head of the French republic
had been dying by inches for years
from absorbing more rich nutrment
than his system could properly assim-
ilate. The germ theory, he declares, is
q fallacy. The symptoms attributed to
germs are caused by the poisonous
gases evolved from undigested or i'm
properly digested food
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

The rumor that Rudyard Kipling will
be elevated to the peerage next year
simply means that the British empire
is intending to make the only public
recognition 1t can make Of Its greatest
living poet. And even that tribute
seems empty compared with the whole
souled enthusiasm of the English
speaking world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
DWELL in A STUMP.

Queer Living Quarters of Five Men
in southern Australia.
Sometimes the rodents and the birds
make homes in tree stumps, but man
has usually selected different quarters
In the township of Wynnasty, South
Gippsland, Australia, however, five men
have converted a huge gumtree stump
into a very habitable dwelling. This
queer home is two stories high, the up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

A man wants a divorce because he
was deceived in his wife's age. If she
had not been able to deceive him in re-
gard to that very likely he would have
demanded divorce ON the ground that
she was not a woman of ordinary intel
ligence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

More than twenty years ago Gam
BETA, speaking Of the increase of
armaments in Continental countries,
said, eff this goes on, Europe will be
reduced to begging at the doors Of the
barracks" And tsar and kaiser now
begin to think his words were true.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

There is no reason for surprise at the
hesitation Of capital to take hold of
privileges In Cuba and Porto Rico. No
one knows what the future government
of the islands is going to be, and until
that point is settled capital will natu-
rally hold aloof from them. When the
transition state has passed there will
be small trouble about getting all the
money for which good returns are in
sight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
per story being reached by regular
stairway. A glance at the accompany
ing picture of the stump house will con-
vince you that the tree must have been
n giant of its SnecinS.


The following story of a really smart
retort is from "Morc Humors of Cleri.
cal Life" and is told in connection with
Il church in one of the eastern counties
of England:
The church possessed n valuable
Bible, which was used only on Sun.
days. During the week it was kept in
Il boz which rather curiously formed
the stand upon which the reader of the
lessons stood. On one occasion, when
this was being shown to visitor, the
remark was made that it did not seem
very reverent for even clergyman to
tread upon the Bible.
pardon me-" the old verger replied
"In this church, sir, we take our stand
upon the Scriptures"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

1t is not too much to say that the
work that is now being done by Euro
pean diplomats and soldiers to destroy
China by a policy of unjust aggression
will render any attempt to bring its
people to Christianity during the next
generation or two almost wholly vain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
ArtruI Advertisers

Watts-Women do dearly love the
military.
Potts-Oh. yes. | think that is the
instinct the department houses appeal
to when they always advertise bargain
slaughters- -Detroit journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

The butchers of Berlin have ii curl
Gus way of informing their customers
of the days on which fresh sausages
are made by placing Il chair, covered
with large clean apron, Mt the side Of
the shop door.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
LORD HERscHELL
Titled Englishman Who Closed His
Eyes Among Strangers.


Eyes Among Strangers.
Unusually sad are the circumstances
connected with the recent death of Lord
Herschell in Washington, D. G. Clos
ing his eyes among comparative stran-
gers in the American capital and sep
arated by the wide eXpanse of the At
lantic from the familiar scenes and kin
dred faces of his English home, his
manner of leaving the world was pa
thetic in the extreme and certainly he
could not have wished to die thus. But
there is some measure of consolation in
the fact that he died Mt his post of
duty while engaged in promoting the in
terests of international peace aud good
will, and that tender and gentle hands
rendered him whatever service they
could render him in his last hours upon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

The most humorous sentence uttered
on the Spanish-American war was that
of the Spanish member of the Cortes
who asked: 1.-THE officers of the late
war, why haven't they been shot?'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Abdul Hamid's aunt has died and
left him $2O,0OO,O0 Uncle Sam might
garnishec that money and collect the
bill the Sultan owes us for American
property destroyed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
A POPULAR PRINCESS.

Kniulani, of Hawaii, Who Recently
Died at Honolulu.
Princess Victoria Kaiulani, who died
recently at Honolulu, was at one time
heir apparent to the Hawaiian throne
and was great favorite in the sunny
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Those GOO locomotives which the
American company is building for for
eign countries will do some strong puff
fing for Yankee enterprise.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

And now there is coffin trust
These combinations are not only going
to make it hard to live, they are going
to make 1t hard to die. They intend to
follow man just as far as they can.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Public sentiment is at times trifle
slow in pulling itself together, but it
usually makes up for lost time by land
ing hard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

BY sending that telegram of sym
pathy to Mrs. Kipling, Emperor Will
lam made friends in American and
England, too.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

A Nicaraguan revolution has COL
lapsed, but as its number is not cabled
no one is able to state whether it is the
last one that is meant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
-------------------
LEWIS CARROLL.

Peculiaritics of the Author of "Alicc
in Wonderland"
S. d. Collingwood, in the Century, de-
scribes some of the odd ways of Lewis
Carroll, the author of Alice in Won
derland."
That he was, in some respects, eccen-
trio cannot be denied; for instance, he
never wore an overcoat, and always
wore tall hat. whatever might be the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

The servant girls sphere of influence
in the partition of china was defined
shortly after china was discovered,
and is therefore the earliest on record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

It's natural that Italy, 1.-THE boot of
Europe" should be brought in to begin
the kicking down of the Chinese wall
for the grand final assault Of the
powers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Break n plate at woman's house,
and you will discover that it was one
that had beer In her family great
many years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Small boys find that the thrashing
machine trust makes no difference with
the slipper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

Friends CT higher education will re-
joice to hear that the chewing gum
trust did not materialize.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12

China is now waiting and wonder
ing where and by whom she will be
hit next.