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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
BRYAN ana the Tru.ts.

William j. Bryan has given the New
Jersey Democrats some good advice
concerning the trusts. 1t is to be hoped
that this advice will be taken and it
may be said that 1t is of such a char
acter as to be of general appreciation.
In brief, this advice rendered by Mr..
Bryan Is as follows:
He advocates graduated income
tax, in which every citizen shall con-
tribute to the support of the State ac-
.cording to his means and not according
to his necessities. He advocates the
election of Senators by the people and
not by designation of the party in
power. He asks for legislation against
trusts and for the vestlpg in Congress
of plenary powers to deal with corpo-
ratlOns doing business outside the-State
In which they are organized. He fay-
ors an act requiring corporations to file
articles of incorporation with the inter-
state commerce commission, with strict
Limitations to prevent monopoly.
New Jersey is the hotbed for the
growth of trusts. Formed in this State,
these giant combines spread their
branches all over the nation. 1t is fit
ting that a warfare ON trusts should
begin in New Jersey. With gradu
ated income tax the trusts would be
forced to pay their just share of gov
ornamental expenses. With plenary
power In Congress to deal with trusts,
the rights of the people would be pro-
tected. With Senators elected by pop
ular vote the corrupting of Legislatures
by trusts would be made impossible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
HE GOT WELL.
AMI the Oespised Little German Band
Eoved H;a ,ro

And the Despised Little German Band
Saved His Life.
1t was sad scene. The old man lay
on his bed, and by him sat the faithful
wife, holding his worn hand In hers,
and forcing back the tears to greet his
wondering look with smile. But he
felt the cold hand falling on him, and
he turned his weary eyes up to her pale,
wan face.
Jennie, dear, am going"
"Oh, no, John-not yet-not yet"
Eyes, dear wife, and he closed his
eyes; "the end is near. The world grows
dark about me. There is mist around
me gathering thicker and thicker, and
there, as through cloud, hear the
music Of angels-sweet and sad"
mo, no, John, dear; that isn't an
gels; that's the brass band at the cor
ner."
"What!' said the dying man. Have
those scoundrels dared to come here
when they know I'm dying? Give me
my bootjack. I'll let 'am see."
And, in towering rage, the old man
jumped from his bed, and, before his
wife could think, he had opened the
window and SHED the bootjack at the
band.
1--WE hit that fat leader in the neck!"
And he went back to bed and got
well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

and, Indeed, her face is the face of q
mature, Intellectual woman. Viola, b.
the way, is very pretty child and
gives promise of developing into a
beautiful young woman. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ole.
rich. Her father was recently super.
intendent of the public schools OF Lake
City. but he gave up the post for the
purpose OF devoting himself to the
work Of writing q treatise on educa.
ton.
When Viola was one year and eleven
months and twenty-five days old she
passed an examination before two com.
petent teachers. At that time the child
knew not less than 5000 substantives,
It is probable that the vocabulary OF
this baby was at that time much larger
than that Of the ordinary man. Her
father says that Viola knows more
nouns than the average adult knows
words. The unusual precocity Of the
child was nurtured and developed by
the parents, and when she once began
to learn she learned SO rapidly that
her natural guardians We're scarce able
to keep pace with her.
Records of the child's work were
kept by her parents and are very inter-
esting. There is first scrapbook In
which are pasted the pictures OF hoo
various objects. Viola can tell the
name of any of these objects by look
Ing at the picture. In separate book
is kept a record of the names of the
objects the pictures of which are past
ed In the scrapbook. Viola calls the
scrapbook the picture book She
readily recognizes all the pictures in
the book, and cannot only do this hut
Ia also able to read number of simple
sentences.
Her education has been conducted on
the sentence method" or the syn.
thetic rather thnn the analytical sys-
tenn OF teaching. The results have
been most marvellous. The child can
understand things which do not come
into the mind ordinarily until the age
Of fifteen or sixteen has been reached.
Mr.. Olerich's theory of teaching is
what he calls the natural method" 1t
rests on three principles, which he de-
scribes as follows:
T !. 10 awaken keen interest for ed
ucational work by the use Of attractive
apparatus-playthings for the child.
2. To treat the child at all times
with the greatest Of kindness and
equality.
8. All the educational works Of the
child should be an interesting game Of
play--purely voluntary. No element Of
coercion or even undue solicitation
should ever be resorted to.
"The secret of such wonderful suc.
cess In the use Of the natural method
Of instruction" says Mr.. Oierich, .slies
In the fact that great interest means
undivided attention, and close at,en.
ton means retention. Kind treatment
and voluntary learning continually in.
crease the delight for further Inquiry.
With all her precocity, Viola has never
Studied lesson In her life. She has
only played and she always wants
to play longer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04


actually throw 1t away on the streets.
While her actual income is only about
$500 or $500 month she had been
spending 5000. Lady Yarde- Buffers
career has been checkered. She was
spoiled by her father, who was very
wealthy, and when in her teens tried
to elope in Japan with young Majori-
banks, afterward Lord Tweedmouth.
Then she welded an Englishman
named Blair, who was killed in South
Africa. Soon after his death she mar.
ried Yarde-B Butler, a Scotchman, who
taught her how to drink. They quar-
relied and he sued for divorce. alleging
that she showed too much Partially for
the society of Valentine Gadsden, q
mining promoter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
trate the cloak of sham and show you

trate the cloak of sham and show you
in your true worth.
Such an eye is possessed by Mr..
Rhodes But let me look at him." he
once remarked of an infiuentially
backed applicant for an appointment
under him. Mr.. Rhodes trusts his eye
where he would doubt the word Of
potentates.
Lord Kitchener has an eye as keen
as his own sword blade. A young SUBJ
altern known to the writer once had
occasion to particularly notice that eye,
land I'd rather face the fash of guns
than go through the experience again."
the culprit declared.
Everybody has heard of Mr.. Cham
berlain's eye-and his eyeglass. There
is something very deep" and mysteri-
GUS In the appearance of that famous
right optic. A clever man, indeed, is he
who could fathom Mr. Chamberlain's
meaning by studying his eyes. In his
case, they are not "the windows of
the soul'-he never allows them to
"giye him away" to that extent. But
when occasion requires that same eye
can flash in way that is positively
disconcerting. A radical NJ. P. had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
CRIME OF THE AGES,
DREYFus CASE THE DARKEST
DRAMA in HISTORY.
A Story of Tragic Incidents, Foul In
triEue, Vile Treachery, Suffering
Innocence and Triumphant Vii.
lainy.

The story of Alfred Dreyfus, cap
tain in the French artillery, who was
reconvicted on the charge of selling
state secrets to the German Govern
ment, is one of the most remarkable
In the history of the world. 1t is story
full of dramatic and tragic incidents, Of
foul intrigue and vile treachery, of
forgery, assassination. suicide and al
most every species of crime and wicked
ness known to desperate and degener-
ate men. That dreadful drama that has
SO dishonorably affected a nation has
overthrow five French cabinets, has
driven three men to suicide, others to
exile and many to undying shame and
infamy. Nor is the end yet Truth,
Justice, the sympathy and moral sup
port of the unparalleled In every land
are on the side Of Dreyfus. and the day
will eventually come when the French
nation will declare the innocence of the
man whom 1t has twice condemned.
Dreyens' Career.
Alfred Dreyfns is an Alsatian Jew.
He received military training at the
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, and in 1878
was appointed to sub-lieutenancy. He
made specially of the artillery serv-
ice and his rise was rapid. In 1899 he
was a captain in the army; in 1893 he
was attached to the general staff-the
first Hebrew to hold that position. He
was married, the father of two chill.
dren. and the future seemed roseate.
But Dreyfus was a Jew--a crime in
France. Hounding Jews In that opera
bouffe Of republic is a pastime and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

lines of Picuuart in his investigation.
Scheurer-Kestner asserted the inan.
cence Of Dreyfus, and Matthew Drey.
fus, brother of the prisoner, openly ac-
cused Esterhazy as the author Of the
bordereau. The agitation was so strong
that in January, 1885, the war Office
ordered a whitewash court-mareial for
Esterhazy. Picquart was recalled to
testify. Esterhazy was acquitted ac-
cording to program, and then Picquart
was arrested on trumped-up charge
of forgery and sent to prison. The war
office was still In the ascendant. while
the lonely prisoner on DEVILS Island
was eating out his heart In suffering
and shame.
The lola Episode.
Then came the novelist, Emile lola.
who In an open letter charged Ester
hay, Henry and the chiefs of the war
office with conspiracy to ruin Dreyfus.
This brought upon his head the wrath
of the army chiefs and he was tried for
SANDER and found guilty. He appealed,
was again convicted and fed from
France. NJ. Labori was his counsel.
France at this time was IN state of
the utmost disorder. There were fire.
quent riots. The cabinet of NJ. Meline
fell, to be succeeded by that of NJ.
Brlsson, and the general political fab
ric seemed on the verge of breaking up.
AT this juncture-July, 1898-War
Minister CavaIgnac asserted his belief
In Dreyfus' guilt, and his speech to this
effect In the Chamber of Deputies was
ordered posted throughout France. He
produced document at the time that
he said had convinced him of Dreyfus'
guilt.
1t was retorted that the document
was forgery and was committed by
Col. Henry. The latter soon afterward
admitted his guilt and then committed
suicide. Previous to this Lemercier-
Picard, who figured In the scandal,
committed suicide, and last spring,
Lorimier, Col. Henry's former clerk,
followed suit
After the Henry fiasco Cavalgnac re-
signed as Minister Of War. Gen. Eur
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

i b y " o.
Probably the most colossal mistake
in recent criminal annals was made
by New York burglar the other day.
He went into dressmaking establish
ment In broad daylight, where twenty
women were working and tried to
plumber the premises. AS a simple
matter Of course and a natural conse-
quence the women fell upon him with
hat pins, jabbed him till he closely
resembled a porous plaster and handed
him over to policeman. The records
in even a city like Chicago teen with
captures Of foolish burglars by women
single handed. What fate could be ex-
pected for the man who deliberately
invaded house filed with twenty
women, every one of the twenty hav-
ing her hat pin handy?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
HISTORICAL coNFRoNTATIoNo OF HENRY AND p1couART
linden succeeded him, and he soon Ne.
signed because he was opposed to a

linden succeeded him, and he soon ne.
signed because he was opposed to a
revision of the Dreyfus case. A month
later still another War Minister, Gen.
Chanoine. went down and out for the
same reason, and after him the whole
cabinet. Francois de Pressense was
expelled from the Legion of Honor be-
cause he raised his voice for Dreyfus.
and others suffered social ostracism
4 and political death for like offenses.
There We're accusations and recrlmina-
tons, threats of riot and rebellion, and
other designations from high Offices, all
because of the exile away on on the
coast Of Guiana.
New Trial Ordered.
This was the situation at the opening
of the present year. Then the testi.
mony of Dreyfus. taken on DEVILS ISL
and, was presented before the Court of
Cessation, which was considering the
granting of a new trial to Dreyfus
Events then crowded on one another
Patty de Clam was arrested In Paris
and imprisoned. .Esterhazy, who had
ueu " AOuuou, confessed Cnat he was
the author Of the bordereau. In June
the Court of Cessation ordered a new
trial.for Dreyfus and referred the case
to the Rennes court-martial. July 1
Capt. Dreyfus arrived at Rennes, and
Aug. the second court-martial began.
The details of the trial, famous and
Infamous alike, and the outrageous
conviction Of the prisoner are familiar
to all. The fight made for their client
by NJ. Labori and NJ. Demange and the
prejudfced and unfair rulings Of the
court-marttal's president, Col. Jouaust,
will live, the one record Of honor, the
other record of shame. 1t was not
Dreyfus SO much as France that was
on trial at Rennes, and France convict.
ed herself of an infamy as deep, an in
justice as black and dishonor as great
as ever stained the life of nation. But
one thought can come to a person con-
sidering the presentresult of the drama:
"a government that cannot do justice
to the humblest of Its citizens has no
| justification to exist"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
Somewhat of a Corner.

so .ess OF a corner.
a hepnohcah newspaper says 'nat
.ne reasons we nave not nao large I'M
portations OF goid IS that europe since
o oaa ~ !, 1926 mas returned 70 US $Sio'-
ovo.ooo IN our securities. Europe mas
te.a,neo ner goa by parting with our
s.ochs a1,d Donds, YET curing all tnat
ume the money market over there has
oeen ught ana tney nave chung to their
solu IKE misers. me article further
says tnls VIII nave to stop now, as they
nave no more OF our securities to sell,
anu tina. balances VIII hereafter have
% oe paio 10 us 10 gold. II that be 50,
where VIII they get the gold? VIII not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
COST AND PROPHET.

AS cold business proposition the
conquest of the Philippines does not
present an alluring prospect. There
can be no doubt that the insurrection
can be crushed by this Government.
But at what cost? Experience is safe
guide, and tile experience which this
country has had with the red men
ought to teach something as to the
experience which may be expected
with the brown men.
For hundred years there has been
running fight in the United States
with the Indians. The expense has
been enormous and the loss of life la
inevitable, but the conflict was inevita-
BILE and necessary for the establishing
of peace and prosperity within our own
boundaries. Such is not the case, how
ever, in the Philippines. What the re-
suit will be Is easy TO judge.
In discussing this question the Pitts
burg Post says: "One hundred thou
sand soldiers will be needed in the
Philippines before President McKin-
ley can carry out his policy Of con-
quest. Then after the last of the poor
BLACKS have been pounded into submis.
sion, great standing army will be
necessary to maintain what was gained
at the cost of hundreds of lives and
millions of dollars. The Philippines
will indeed have to be rich country
to produce the cash that will be requir
ed"
That is simply the business point Of
view. When the case is examined
from the higher ground of Justice and
honor the Judgment of all patriotic
citizens must be pronounced agalnst
this Mckinley policy of Imperialism.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

Woman is steadily making her way In
the business and professional world
and has become SO large factor that
many sociologists are alarmed at the
situation. The young woman is crowd
ing out the young man in many ave
nues Of activity. The Government ser.
vice is no exception. The bureau of
ethnology at Washington has two wom-
en- ethnologlsts. The lobster and crab
expert of the Smithsonian Institution
ia woman; the most respected author
ity on mammals in the National Muse
um Is u woman; SO Is the most skilled
entomologist, and the chief librarian
of public documents. The Bureau of
American Republics, not long since.
wanted translators and instituted ex-
aminations in order to get the best.
Two slips Of girls won the prize and are
now getting $1,000 year. Besides
these, many clerical positions are filed
by women to the satisfaction of the
chiefs Of their departments. Get a
move on you, young man, or your sister
will distance you in the race of life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
EYES OF SOME GREAT LEADERS

Optical Com parison of Kaiser, Kitch-
cncr, Cham bcriuip, Rhod.s.
The eye as indicating mans mental
powers has been receiving great deal
of attention lately. 1t is a fact that all
the great men of recent times havebee
endowed with what is called the mag
tnetic eye"
The penetratiye eye" is invariably a
characteristic of the man born to exer-
else immense influence over his fellows.
Look where you will among the ranks
of modern men who WELD great power,
one feature Of their personality i'm
presses the beholder above all others
the bright, keen, generally knowing
eye that, with a glance, reckons one to
the last gramme of merit and seems to
pierce ones very thoughts
You can't bamboozle an eye like that;
you can't throw figurative dust In 1t
with brag or 'bounce;" 1t would just
look at you and Its X-rays would pene.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

A girl in a New England factory
wrote her name several months ago on
a bolt of cotton. Recently she-received
letter from a woman in Arizona say
ing that the cloth had been bought by
the Government, and was being cut up
for garments in an Apache Indian
school. 1t is but u few years ago that
the Apaches thought more of taking
scalps than Of schools in which shirt
making Is done. While the mill girls
act ELECTED this striking comparison, ii
was an act to be unhesitatingly con-
demned. A girls name SO represents
herself that to have 1T lightly handled
about in writing, or in public convey
ances, or in the mouths of strangers,
reflects meretriclously upon her char
acter. Had the bolt of cotton fallen
into unscruplous hands, the letter sent
from Arizona might have been any
thing but pleasing to the thoughtless
recipient.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

Some years ago an ARRAY among the
miners of the West resulted in murder.
and Senator Thurston, believing the
accused to have been innocent in inten-
ton, took up his case and greatly miti-
gated the lads punishment. Six months
afterward man, armed to the teeth.
appeared in Thurstons office.
BE you Squire Thurston?"
"Yes."
BE you the man that defended Jack
Bailey at court?"
The Senator, thinking his last hour
was come, again answered, Yes"
well, I'm Jack Bailey's pardner.
and I've come to pay you. haven't
got any money, but Pm man of hon
or. Anybody in town you isn't like %
AS the Senator sfnilingly lisc!aimed
any thirst for booty or blood, the caller
insisted incredulously, Put on your
hat, squire, and just walk down the
street. See anybody You don't like,
throw up your thumb and I'll pop him"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
LADY YARoE.evLLER INSANE.

Famous California Beauty /, Placed
Under Care of Guardian,
Lady Yarde-Buller, concerned In
many remarkable episodes In Europe
and California, has been adjudged in
sane, and guardian appointed for her
person and estate. She has run through
fortune in fifteen years and has gain
ed notoriety by her eccentric behavior,
Those who have been thrown into con-
tact with her during the last few
months testified that Lady Yarde-Bul-
ller's addiction to alcohol had increased
so much that she Is incompetent to
manage her affairs. She spent her
money recklessly and went SO far as to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
Costly Book No one Reads.

Over 100 volumes of the Rebellion
Records have been published by the
government, at a cost of 81, 100000 A
public library in town near Boston
has full set, and the librarian says in
bis report: when Henry b. Pierce
was alive he used to look at some Of
them once in while. but now there is
only one man who ever calls for any
of the set. He seems to be greatly in
terested in the battles in which his
father fought. We can hardly afford
the space for the Rebellion Records
much longer" Boston Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
Help Out tho "Infant..

The orphan islands of the sea which
our very benevolent and tender heart
ed Uncle Samuel is picking up and add
ing to his otherwise numerous and yery
expensive household are giving him
lots Of annoyance and putting him to a
heap of expense. But you know the
infant industries Of this country must
have room for trade, therefore bend
your back, and sweat and pay your
taxes and say nothing, then you Will
prove your loyalty and be dear good
people"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
Potato Cron F,rs..

OF all the staple crops of the world
the potato takes the first place, the an
nual crop being more than 1900, 900, goo
bushels, against 2,50O,OO0,OOO bushels
of wheat and 1900, 100000 bushels Of
corn. OF the total potato crop Europe
produces fully seven-eights, and one,
half times as much as her wheat, and
all the cereals together are but so per
cent. more.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

If the golf shoulder and the silk
skirt waist and the bicycle knee, back
and face should ever hold an awful rem
devious In one human frame, what a
carnival they could have.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

rather lively encounter with MI. Cham
berlain in the early part of the present
session and in telling the story the rad
zeal NJ. P.-who is of rather timorous
dispositlon-declared that "Chamber-
lain's glance of Indignation fairly bit
me-" This is an eloquent tribute to
the Birmingham members eye power.
A writer tells how on one occasion he
saw the Kaiser riding at the bend of his
fayorite and magnificent guards along
Inter den Linden, Berlin. The EN-
peror's face was study. Hard, re-
morseless, terribly determined, 1t was a
face that one could never forget. And
the eyes-those wonderful eyes-glit-
tered in 1t like FURNISHED steel. He
would be brave man who dared to
say mo" to the Kaiser
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
The Average Eneltshman.

A writer in an English magazine de-
clares that the real average English
man Is a workinsman earning SO a
week, wearing no collar, knowing moth.
ing Of toOth-brushes and handkerchiefs,
and getting shaved only on Sunday. He
does not buy books, and reads nothing
but sporting papers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

A clergyman has been trying an ex-
pertinent similar to that tried by Wal
ter Wyckoff, author of 1.-The Work
ers." The clergyman's idea was to find
out why the laboring man does not go
to church as a rule. He says he found
out on the first prayer meeting night
after he began to work in factory,
Tor he tumbled into bed and to sleep
and forgot what day it was.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04

The people have small sympathy
with rogues; hence the comparative in
difference with which they have seen
the practice grow up among policemen
OF freely using their revolvers when
seeking to "bring to" an escaping sus-
pect. But great many innocent peo-
pie, when threatened with arrest, es-
pecially when found in what they
know to be compromising, though per-
haps easily explainable, situations lose
their self possession and run. To send
. bullet n pursuit may sometimes cost