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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
THE CASHMERE GOAT.
Animal that Produces the Materi.
of Which Costly Shawla Arc Made

Animal that Produces the Material
of Which Costly Shawls Arc Made.
Several beautiful varieties of the goat
are found in different parts of the East
and one of these, shown in the present
Illustration, is the famous goat of Cash
mere. This animal, which is found in
great numbers in the magnificent valley
OF Cashmere, has a delicate head, with
semi-pendulous ears, which are both
long and wide. The hair varies in
length, and Is coarse and of different
colors, according to the Individual. The
horns are very erect, and sometimes
slightly spiral, inclining inward and to
such an extent in some cases as tc
cross. The coat is composed of two
materials; but 1t is the under coat that
partakes of the nature of wool and is
valued as an article of commerce. This
underground, which Is of a uniform
grayish white tint, whatever the color
of the hair may be, is beautifully soft
and silky, and of fluffy description.
resembling down. 1t makes It's appear
ance In the autumn, and continues tc
grow until the following spring, when
If not removed, it falls off naturally:
its collection then commences, occupy.
ing from eight to ten days. The ANNA!
undcrgoes during that time process
of combing by which all the wool and q
portion of the hair. which of necessity
comes with it, Is removed. The latter
is afterward carefully separated, wher
the fleece in II good specimen weighs
about half n pound. This is the mate
rial of which the far-famed and costly
shawls are made which at one time
had such demand that. it is stated
10000 looms were kept in constant
work at Cashmere in their manufac
ture." Those goats having short
neat head, very long, thin ears. deli
cate skin, small bones, and long heavy
coat, are for this purpose deemed the
best. There are several varieties pos
sessing this valuable quality, but those
of Cashmere, Thibet and Mongolia are
the most esteemed About the yea1
1916 small herd of Cashmere goats
was introduced into France with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
OF THE WHITE HOUSE
She Is Now Ending Her Days in an In
stitutiOn of Charity,

She Is Now Ending Her Days In an In
stitution of Charity.
BY recent Congressional act the pen
sion of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple,
which she receives us n widow of n SOL
der in the Mexican war, has been in
creased from So to $50 month, a
rather small income for one who once
presided over the social functions of
the White House.
Mrs. Semple is a daughter of Presi-
dent Tyler, and on the death of her
mother acted for time as the mis-
tress of the White House. She is a
woman of rare qualities of mind, a
pretty wit and keen sense of humor,
and has many amusing stories to tell
of the great men of that period. Mrs.
Semple's entire fortune was lost dur
Ing the civil war, and for many years
she has been an inmate of the Louise
Home. founded by the late w. w. Cor
coran rs memorial to his wife and
daughter. 1t is remarkable institu-
ton of its kind, and its occupants, all
of whom come from the aristocratic
class in the South, are treated more as
boarders than as dependents, but, no
matter how pleasant the environment,
1t is still sad that a woman who Mt one
period of her life occupied the position
of the first lady in the land should
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

view to acclimatize and breed them for
the sake of their wool. but the enter.
prise failed. A few We're purchased
and taken to England by Mr.. c. Il.
Tower, who, by careful treatment, so
far succeeded with them, that in
course of time he had shawl made
from their fleece, which turned out to
be of good quality. AT the death of
the owner some years later, the herd
was presented to Queen Victoria and
placed In Windsor Park.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
Boston Mayor,s sueee.tion,

Mayor Quincy. of Boston, has sup-
gested TINT the city should build q
municipal crematory in which to in
cinerate the bodies of paupers, crimi.
nails and others whose burial devolyes
upon the city. The idea is to do away
altogether with the potter's field. It
Is asserted that the city could cremate
bodies at cost of only 81 each, while
1t costs 50 to dig grave. The present
potter's field will be filled before the
expiration of the present year. The
burials now amount to about 500 a
year, and increase In number yearly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The Philadelphia Record makes the
very good point that u marked defect
in official and unofficial reports con-
corning authorizations of food and
drinks Is failure to give the names
Of the parties putting up or vending
the adulterated goods. The names are
what the people want more than any
other fact, when they are told of the
frauds being practiced at their ex-
pense. And there is no more reason for
shielding the men engaged in passing
off spurious articles of food than there
is for shielding the maker and vender
Of counterfeit money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

honor Of christening the first iron ship
which was propelled by steam In the
American navy, the Allegheny. When
her fortune was swept away she estab-
lished an electric institute in Baltimore
and presided over it eleven years. when
ill-health compelled her to accept the
hospitality Of the Louise Home. Dur
ing the war she aided in the establish
ment of hospitals for the sick and
wounded in the South, and her jewelry
was donated to the fund for the pur-
chase of food and clothing for the
Southern army.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Our exports of agricultural nipple
ments to Argentina in the past eight
months as compared with the CORE
spending eight months of the preceding
year jumped ahead nearly fivefold.
This is Mt once gratifying and ominous.
While we are glad to sell the plows and
moving machines, we must expect to
meet sitter competition in the grain
markets Of the world from the Argen-
tine farmers who use them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The surprising news comes from Que
bee that the Plains of Abraham have
been surveyed for building lots, and
that already nine streets have been
laid out across them. 1t is added, and
no wonder, that every historical asso-
citation in Canada has protested
against the dissertation. The land ought
to have been purchased long ago by the
Government, which has preserved the
famous site so far through the pay
ment of a small rental. 1t was case
In which there was no need to take any
risks, and there would never have been
any doubt about the desirability of
maintaining the grounds as near as
might be in their original condition.
Nowhere on this continent is there
place of greater historical interest or
one that explains and re-enforces SO
clearly what is told on the historic
page. With a brief outline of the facts
in his mind the writer can himself fill
in the details. Going to the ramparts
above he realizes at once the desperate
nature of Wolfe's enterprise The COM
handing position of the upper town
seems to preclude the very idea of an
attack from any point higher up on the
river. No book makes it so convincing
ly evident why the French were con-
tent with careless guard upon the
Plains. Then walk out of the city
and across the very grounds to the spot
where the indomitable redcoats ap-
peared intensities the first impression.
Horatius at the bridge in the brave
days of old had no heavier task than
did those Englishmen. The steep
banks towering over the river are for
midable enough to the curious traveller
who carries neither arms nor ammuni-
tion, and has no foe to fear. 1t looks
as though one proper man might stop
host in that perilous path. That an
army could reach the summit seems
fairly incredible. But interest does not
cease there at the brink. A superior
force was to be met and conquered on
the Plains, and every foot of way
thrills the nerves and appeals to the
Imagination. The disposition of the
troops can be readily figured out, and
the whole course of the battle can be
closely followed till the supreme mo-
ment. when Wolfe fell and the shout of
victory was borne on his ears as the
routed French fled pell-mell for the
city. From any but the numerical
standpoint the battle was one of the
most important in history. 1t deter
mined not only the fate of Canada, but
that Of the whole Northwest, and all
the inheritors of British institutions in
the region of the great lakes are its
beneticiaries. So much the Plains of
Abraham stand for, and they should
remain to tell their story to the end of
time
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

There is no American citizen who did
not rejoice that in the closing hours of
the LVth Congress the hero of Manila
was raised to the full rank of admiral,
a position previously honored by Farra-
gut and Porter. This action was due
both to the navy and to the gallant and
judicious officer who, as commander
and statesman, has done SO much to
win renown for the flag Of his country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
sheikh Mahomet suleiman, one of

sheikh Mahomet Suleiman, one of
the foremost native magnates of
Egypt, declares that 80 per cent. of his
countrymen are not only content with
British rule, but are earnestly DESTROYS
that 1t shall be maintained, and he
adds that If 1t We're withdrawn the
country would within short time re-
lapse into barbarism. Protectorates
have a justification when such testi-
mony can be given.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Aluminium is now worked on a large
scale for all sorts of Industrial pur.
poses, and has taken its place as one
of the five or six commercial metals
Of the world. Weight for weight, 1t is
already cheaper than copper and tin;
it does not tarnish, is suitable for all
kinds of cooking utensils, is largely
used in shipbuilding and is most val
liable adjunct to metallurgy. inasmuch
as II small addition of aluminium to a
mold of steel or brass insures absolute.
ly solid castings.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
FIasl, Measuro,,.

BY means Of u photograph, made
with vibrating lens, scientists have
calculated the time Of lightning flash.
1t comes out one-nineteenth of Gee.
ond. The calculation is based upon
the multiple image in the photographs
and the rate of vibration of the lens.
The time applies, of course, only to the
particular flash that was photo
graphed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Extreme old age has Its compensa-
lions. The celebration of birthday,
the latest in series of remarkable
length, was the occasion of the COM
ment by the genial recipient of natal
honors: II am congratulated by all; en-
We'd by none." Ia 1t not distinct
achievement to have outlIved envy?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The citizen who is bitten in his ven
lures in trust stocks will not get much
sympathy. No trust has been organ
lied for benevolent or sanitary pur-
poses, and the fact is quite well known
to everybody.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
GOV. ROOSEVELT AS RANcHmAn
a story of u Meeting of Some Impor-
lance with IA Ncighbor.

lance with IA Neighbour.
when Governor Roosevelt was
ranching way out Wcst-ulthough he
wasn't Governor then, of course-his
ranch Joined on to some of the posses
sions of that dynamite French noble
man, the Marquis de Mores, who had
the reputation of never being satisfied
with anything but the blood Of any one
who had done him an injury, real or
imaginary. or affronted him." said II
cnttleman who lived out in that coun-
try at the time. "One day Roosevelt re.
ceived letter from the Marquis by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

terious chemical "analogies" and put
his claims in the Sunday papers to find
thousands of fairly well-educated read
ers ready to believe that silver has been
made into gold. A process for extract
ing gold from sen water was no less en-
ticing, and, on the whole, the time
seems ripe for carrying out DIR. Swift's
project for extracting sunshine from
cucumbers. In the popular mind there
Is a sort of awe of the astonishing
achievements of recent science and
difficulty In drawing the line between
the possible and the impossible. If we
can see through Opaque bodies, hear
music across the continent, bottle up
the voices of our dear friends, tele-
graph without wires and light rooms
without visible connections why not
make things go of themselves?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

While those strikers may be anxious
enough about the pantaloons they
make not bagging at the knees, they
would not mind those they wear bag
ging little more at the pockets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

When newly married people read the
advertisements In the street cars and
in the programs at the theater, instead
of tulking, 1t is one sign their dream
has ended.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The man whose predictions miss fire
cannot expect the public to place I'M
limited confidence In his judgment.
The public has an acute memory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

In Northern China many of the ma
tives are dressed in dogsllin. There
are many establishments where dogs
of peculiar breed are raised for their
skins. They are killed when eight
months old.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The man who killed his children be-
cause he didn't want them to be like
his wife's folks probably entertained
the regulation opinion of his mother
in.1ou
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Saturn appears to be making a great
deal of unnecessary fuss about that
new moon. The earth gets one every
month and nobody does much talking
about It either.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

A battery Of modern German aytil.
lery. using the new quick-firing guns
recently supplied them, can lire sixty
shots minute at a range Of over five
miles
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

A current item says there were 17S
ocean disasters in 1893. No doubt by
the time this gets in the Spanish papers
1t will be increased to $50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

"Away with the non-fire-proof no.
tells" exclaims the Boston Herald. Well,
they seem to be going.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

1t is not our understanding that the
new Superintendent of Census will be
expected to count the different makes
of BICYCLES,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Bob Burdettc has taken unto himself
wife and congregation. Bob evil
IDENTIFY considers himself somewhat Of
manager.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Kipling will
not come across any of those pnrodies
when he tries to catch up on his read
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

The next time you think you have
heart disease recall what you ate for
dinner, and you will remember that
you ate pie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Our idea of true charity is to say
when a mans hair gets white that it is
due to sorrow and nervous strain. in
stead Of to old age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

A shoplifter was caught with a bolt
of silk. Now she is where she can't
lift the bolts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

spend her last days an object of char
ity.
When Mrs. Semple presided In the
White House the demands upon her
were heavy. Three days in the week
were devoted to the reception of visit
ors, and three more devoted to the re-
turning of calls. Mrs. Semple had the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNcIsELY
CONDENSED.
Cost of n Ditch and FiEht-Diag-
noses Smallpox as Ivy Poisoning-
Militia Cannot BE Organized-YsunR

The Iowa Supreme Court has handed
down decision in the famous Wright
County ditch case. This has been the
longest and hardest fought law case upon
the court records of the county. Along
in the early '90s the Board of Supcrvis-
ors constructed large ditch and levied
an assessment upon adjacent property
holders to defray the expenses. After the
ditch had been made, suit was brought in
the District Court to restrain the County
Treasurer from collecting the special tax.
In this court the taxpayers won. but last
fall the Supreme Court reversed the de-
cision and found for the county. Another
case. on different lines, was brought in
the District Court, and again the taxpay-
ers won, but the decision rendered by the
Supreme Court revcrscs that of the Dis
trict Court, and effcctually closes the
case. The original cost of the ditch was
$4,000. and the expenses of the litigation
will amount to nearly us much again,
making the total cost of the ditch in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Rural mail delivery is one of the keys
to good roads.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Mrs. Sam Gard and her 5-year-old
daughter were run down by street car
in Cedar Rapids. The child died three
hours later, but the mother will survive.
They were waiting to board the car and
the little one ran across the tracks in
front. The mother tried to save her and
both were caught under the wheels.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03

Iowa is threatened with an epidemic of
smallpox, according to DIR. j. @. Shrader
Of Iowa City, member of the State
Board of Health. who has made an in
vestigation tour of the State. He found
that ut Lisbon, young man named Zim-
norman had died of smallpox. The doc
tor who attended him declared the ailment
was ivy poisoning and therefore public
funeral was held, $50 people attending.
About dozen people who were present
are now sick with smallpox. Two of the
young mans sisters are among the vic
tins. They are students at Cornell Col
lege, Mount Vernon. They had re-
turned to school and were Mt their classes
when stricken down. During the time
prior to the development of the disease in
their case they were associated with
about 500 students.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
Nation Holds to state Guns.

AT Marshalltown, Il. ID. Ritchey, the
young forger who successfully swindled
Col. L. @. Let's, president of the Let's
Fletcher company. with bogus draft on
a Chicago commission house, and who
was later captured in Chicago, pleaded
guilty to the charge, and Judge Burnham
sentenced him to three years in the Fort
Madison penitentiary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-24
NO IMPERIALISTIC TRUST.

THE Kreuz- Zeitung German paper of great
influence, has claimed that Great Britain de-
liberately planned the Samoan incident in order
to excite ill-feeling toward Germany in the United
States and to promote Anglo-American alliance
Lloyd Osborne, a stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson
long the American Consul at Samoa one OF the
brightest writers OF the day. and we'll known and de-
servedly respected in San Francisco, has taken the
German view OF the controversy between the two rival
asprants for the Samoan throne.
Without attempting to indorse these views there is
much evidence to show that Great Britain seized upon
the war with Spain as an opportunity for the founda-
ton OF imperalistic trust, in which the British
empire would be the controlling influence and could
subsidize nation greater than herself in order to
dominate the world AS a matter OF fact it has been
published that the entire American interests in
Samoa were represented by twenty residents Yet
the conjunction OF English and American sailors and
soldiers in opposition to Mataafa has been paraded as
illustration of fraternity, of the union of the Eng
disappearing races, of the mystic spell that blood
spreads in the OF common origin and com
destiny until in the exuberance OF their Anglo
phobia the Asatc expansionsts and mperiaists have
almost lost the semblance OF intelligence
The schoolboy defamation of some British and
American newspapers the events at Samoa would
be supremely ridiculous if it not so mischievous
Among other things ecstatc sentimentalism has been
wasted the proposition that, since the colonial
wars OF the eighteenth century, for the first time
American and British sailors and soldiers had fought
together. In this proposition historical accuracy has
been sacrificed international gush 1t is quite true
that in the bloody of the first half of the last
century this continent, when Great Britain was
struggling with the French and with the Indians.
British regulars and American colonsts stood side bv
side But it is also that they were one nation
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-24

atty under flag, and held together by overpower
ing necessity. Beyond that there was little sympathy
between them and the rising thirst OF the coonists for
independence, and their increasing irritation at the
exactions and the disregard for their liberties and
for their rights by the British Parliament and by the
British crown hardly suppressed in the presence
OF common danger
The cold fact is that in Our American civilization
the German element is important as the British.
and that both held in the embrace of nationality
that has individuality of its Sentiment is
excellent flavor for aerd dinner speeches, but it is not
controlling factor in practical government. The
United States is the principal competitor OF Great
Britain in the markets of the world 1t has furnished
locomotives to the Central Railway in England 1t
has invaded both France and Great Britain with its
agricultural machinery. 1t has proved successful
rival against British contractors in the Soudan. In
every quarter OF the globe its exports are holding
their with the products of cheap and unlntegent
labor. 1t has changed trade balances until even the
capitalization of Great Britain has been overcome
and New York is becoming of the metropolitan
creditors of the world
Our national prosperity is not due to imperialism
but to republican institutions based upon written
constitution under which personal liberty, property
rights and the representative principle have been held
intact Our history and our achievements have re-
suited from the overthrow of British power and the
steady growth of American ideas and of American civ
ization. We have our own preCedents to guide US,
and need no imperialistic trust to conserve Our
power to revolutionize our policy Friendship
with all nations is and should be the desire of every
patriotic American, but "entangng alliances as
repugnant to interests now as they in the
days of Washington.