Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-09

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for falling. However, silver was de-
monetized. whether openly or surrep-
titiously, honestly or dishonesty, Its
consequences were full of injustice to
the American people and injury to the
country Steubenville, Ohio, Gazette.
The Silver Basis Succeeds.
Mexico continues to thrive on that
horrid silver basis. The Mexican capt.
tai is going to have a s., OOO, 600 depart
ment store property; an American ar
chitect has furnished the plans. Amer
lean superintendent will control 1t,
and an American electric light plant
and machinery will be put in. CONNER
rial America will make more money
out of Independent friends than out OF
dependent foes.-Grand Rapids Demo
lcrats.
Not Enough for All.
Before the demand for gold to put
India. Japan and Russia on gold
standard Is supplied, that metal will
be worth double what 1t is at the pres
ent time, and the general level Of prices
throughout the world will decline more
than one-half. The gold standard VIII
enrich creditors and rob debtors.-Na-
tional Waterman.
Facts About the Month or July.
The month Of July was named after
Julius Caesar, who is Its parent on Its
fathers side. In the days of Romulus,
July was the fifth month and was nam
ed Quintilis. 1t then had thirty-six
days, but caught cold in them one day
bathing in the River Tiber. Peritonitis
set in and the last five were amputated.
julius Caesar changed the month to
the seventh. and In honor Of the event
Int was rebaptized and named after Ju.
illus. Caesar was born 100 years B. O..
and when he grew to manhood he was
great fighter, and jabbed Roman civ
llllzation into the people Of all the sur
rounding provinces. He stuffed the
Gauls SO full Of 1t that they looked like
they had been upholstered. He used
to rush back to Rome after victory,
and yell, "Weenee, Weedee, Weekee!,
which means In English, have came.
have saw, / have conquered. He d.
vided all Gaul into three parts and
wrote book about his military
achievements. He wrote the book in
the Latin language and the language
soon after died. 1t has been dead ever
since. Teachers and college professors
insist upon including this dead lam
guage in the course of study, although
there are scores of live languages sit
ting around on the fence waiting TO be
studied. Many college graduate, who
has spent six years gnawing the bones
Of the dead languages, doesn't know
what "zwie bier means.-Hillsboro
News.
All eorts.
Real holiness is wholly unassumed.
When legislators bill is tabled he.
considers himself fioored.
If a man does you an III turn he wiz,
never forgive you for 1t.
| Truth makes the face of that Der
son shine who speaks and owns IT.
South.
A queen bee lays about 1,5O0O0o
eggs during her short life Of four or
Ave years.
In Chicago is made As per cent. Of
the vinegar manufactured In the uni
ted States.
Waste of time is the most extrava-
CANT and costly Of all expenses.-The-
ophrastus.
If a good face is a letter of recon-
mendation, good heart is letter Of
credlt-Bulwer.
Lands mortgaged may return, but
honesty once pawned is ne'er redeem
ed.-Middleton.
No matter where a mans work ID
located, he has to lose the Job to ap-
preciate the situation.
Nebraska in 1893 added $4,000, 600 to
its land mortgage debt. In 1898 that
debt was reduced by $8.OOO,OOO.
Ten years ago kilogramme Of alu-
minimum cost about 81 in Germany. To-
day 1t costs less than one-tenth Of that
sum.
The nails Of two fingers never grow
with the same rapidity. That on the
middle finger grows fastest, that on
the thumb the slowest.
The number of children and youth
| in the United States is 21,O82, 472. or
these 9,71s,482 are enrolled In Sunday
| schools.
The Texas Legislature has been con-
sidering bill making proof that
man has been mallgned in this way
justification for assault and battery.
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