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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17


Alluding to the peace conference at The
Hague, the president says:
As a consequence of our participation
in the peace conference, Mexico is in uni
son with the union powers, with the prin-
cipal powers of Asia, and with the United
States of America will be represented in
this permanent court of international JUS
itice; she will also be represented in said
court, which is to be composed of ministers
accredited at The Hague. For this pur-
pose our diplomatic representation in Ho-
land will soon be re-established, for having
been apprised that Holland will accredt
to Mexico her plenipotentiary residing in
Washington, our legation In Belgium has
been raised to the same, and has been
made to include the low countries, and
with the approval of the permanent COM
mission the Mexican minister has been APP
pointed to both governments
Regarding the yellow fever the executive
remarks:
There has been extraordinary increment
in yellow fever during recent months in
Vera Cruz.
Regulations Warded OF Danger
ut assumed an alarming character and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

ffA me:
Plunged in a gulf Of despair
Ye wretched sinners lie (Great laugh
ter and applause).
Any Remedy Assaulted
II have no doubt tat any remedy that
proposed would be assaulted If those who
believe that the trust must remain and
those who believe that the trust means
good, will accept the best remedy they can
find, try it, and then accept a better one
If better one is proposed and keep on
trying until the people are protected.
(Applause.)
Now, l am not sure the remedy l pro-
pose is uncons titutional l am not sure
that the constitution would prohibit such
an act of congress as / suggest suppose
congress should say that whenever a cor
poration wanted to do business outside of
the state 1t must apply to and receive from
somebody created by congress for the pur-
pose of a license to do business? Suppose
the law should provide free commissions
upon which the license should be issued?
First, that the evidence shall show that
there is no water in the stock.
Second, that the evidence should show
that this corporation has not in past, and
is not attempting now, to monopolize any
branch of industry or a branch of any arti-
Gle of merchandise.
Provides for Publicity
Third, providing for that publicity
which everybody has spoken of, and about
which everybody agrees. Suppose that is
done. Who is here to say that such law
would be unconstitutional?
1.-The supreme court, in deciding the
Knight case did not say that broader law
than the present one would be unconstltu-
tional. 1t is true there are things IN the
decision which led to that, but until that
question is presented to the court you cam
not say that the court has passed upon IT,
But suppose the law is passed ana is held
unconstitutional, then we can amend the
constitution. The gentleman suggests that
it is difficult thing to get two-thlrds OF
both houses to favor an amendment ana
three fonrths of the states. That is true;
= 1t is difficult thing, but If the people
want to destroy the trusts you can get
two thirds of both houses and three-tourthS
of the states. But what Is the alternative
Sit down and do nothing? Allow them TO
trample you and ride roughshod over YOU
and then thank God that you sun nave
1Continued on Second Page.)
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

Fort Worth, Tex September ls.-George
b. Loving. who has been in New York pro-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

POCAHONTAS is a good CRATE coal Try
it, Gilreath Coal and Iron Co. Office 20is
First openuA :.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

yet presented no other, thought of that
rhy me:
Plunged in a gulf Of despair
Ye wretched sinners lie.' Great laugh
ter and applause).
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

TIE WEATHER.
FAIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY, Ex-
cEPT PROBABLE SHOWERS AND
THUNDER STORMS IN SOUTHERN
PORTION SUNDAY; EAST WINDS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
REPUBLICAN, TRUSTS.

There is much TO attract The atten-
ton of those who love their country
and desire to make it a home for OPP
portunity in the following paragraph:
1--WE see to-day the amazing and re-
voting spectacle of industrial corpora
tons defying law, violating order and
practicing anarchism. In playing ducks
and brakes with law and order corpo-
ratiOns are playing the game into the
hands of their worst enemies"
Show that TO Republican aud lie
will sneer and say that such nonsense
us that is constantly appearing in Dem
ocratic newspapers and needs no all
swer. Is that sufficient reply to the
statements quoted? No. not even II
the paragraph had heen printed by n
Democratic newspaper But, rs a mat
ter of fact, the quotation is taken from
one OF the most stnlwart of administra-
ton organs, no less an authority on
Republicanism than the New York
Tribune.
Now, what have the Republicans to
say in reply 10 their own chief advo-
cate?
OF course, the fact that the Tribune
prints this statement OF facts concern
ing the trusts does not make 1t any
more true than If it had appeared in a
Democratic newspaper. but 1t may
cause the Republicans to reflect as to
the trend of public opinion concerning
trusts.
So far ms the Republican party is
concerned, it is owned by the trusts. 1t
was bought and paid for in 1896 by
millions of dollars contributed to the
Mckinley campaign fund.
1t is useless for the people to hope
for any aid against the oppression of
trusts from the Republican party.
Their only hope lies in the Democracy.
Attorney General Griggs will not en-
force the Federal laws against trusts.
What else could be expected? He was
made Attorney General because his
activity in promoting trust facilities in
New Jersey gave the trusts the assur-
ance they needed that at the head of
the law department of the Federal
Govrnment he would deal leniently
with the trusts and protect them by
the simple process of letting them
alone.
II the Republican party will not ell
force laws against trusts now on the
statute books, what folly it is to eN-
pect them to enact better and stronger
laws against the combines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13

1.-THE practice Of reading aloud in
small or moderate-s.zed gatherings is
In every way to be commended" writes
Sir Henry Irving, of The Study of
Shakespeare in Small Communities" in
the Ladies' Home Journal. ut is good
for the individual, good for the mem
bers of the group, good for the locality,
good for the nation. No community can
be too small for the practice OF reading
In public. If there be only two per-
sons. each may, In turn, learn some
thing from the successes or failures Of
the other. No one need be diffident ut
the beginning; there is nothing really
difficult. There is no arduous labor;
there is no possibility of absolute fail
ure where there is honest, careful eff
fort. Any form or subject of reading,
worthy in itself, can be of usa for the
study of elocution. 1t is, however, pos.
sible to get together groups of persons
interested in some common theme,
when the mere getting them together
without such an agglomerative cause is
lacking; and Shakespeare has been, is,
and ever will be, n name to conjure
with. A play read weekly or monthly,
with the various characters allotted be-
forehand, has been a source of much
and continuous pleasure. productive of
thought and study. ameliorative of de-
fective power of utterance. VIM
mower of the chaff OF harsh accent or
intercollegiate mannerism"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13


that 1t requires some skill to split a
block into stove wood without break
ing good many sticks in two. The
Illustration shows how one successful
wood cutter does the work and seems
to be very simple. AT a, the block is
split through the center, making two
halves. The lines running from the
outside to the heart are where 1t should
be again split to make slabs like b.
The cross marks on end of slab b tell
their own story. In splitting Off the
outside slabs from b, always strike far
enough toward the heart to get Sec
ton of sound timber with it. If you
fail to do this 1t will break like c. and
much OF the block will be wasted.-
American Agriculturlst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13

Every farmer who plans to do large
seasons work cannot overlook the I'M
portance of having his years supply Of
fuel on lhnd and ready for use not
later than April l. With some 1t is
not very hard task, for in many To-
calities where timber Is scarce coal is
largely used for heating and oil for
cooking purposes. During the past ten
years II number of different kinds of
trees have been dying. and the farmer
WHO owns ten or more acres Of hare
wood timber finds that the dead trees
accumulate in spite of the fact that the
quantity of fuel is larger each year as
the quality deteriorates. Some farm
ers were wise and sold off the varieties
that We're subject to decay and avoid
ed loss from this source. Others.
however, were in hopes that they
would beable to use the diseased trees
for fuel before they became worthless
Here is where they made mistake.
And this is why we see. so many old
dead trees in the woods. These are in
some cases so rotten around the out
side close to the bark. the sap wood,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13

There are SO many things In this
wicked world we would rather not have
said. Mean things, spiteful things, un-
feeling things, reckless things which
trickle over the lips before we realize
it. An estimable man In town has a
wife who is good woman. though she
can never be candidate at beauty
show. He admires her however, and
as he is the one TO be pleased her lnci,
of loneliness is a small matter. One
day he was talking with some friends
about his disposition.
No" said he candidly, you rarely
see me get worked up, nervous and
cross am the easiest person in the
world to please"
Zone glanccat your wife shows that"
replied n dear friend who is the soul
of politeness, and who, poor wretch,
really meant to imply she did not have
the looks of nagged or brow beaten
woman. and must get on easily with
him. But, oil, 1t didn't sound that way,
and that man would gladly have given
$40 down for hole in the ground just
about that time.-Louisyllle Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
A HANDY CART.
Removable sideboards are made of
wide boards. There are many places
about a farm where this cart will be
found convenlcnt.-Ohio Farmer.
Care of Monthly Roses.

Two courses may be pursued In n
severe climate in the winter care of
tender roses. They may be taken up.
removing the leaves, and place them
in box of soil, covering the roots as
If planted. In this way they may be
kept in a cellar. maintaining some
moisture in the soil, until spring and
ready for replanting in the open. The
other course is to leave them where
they have grown. draw up some soil
about the stems, and then cover all
over securely with litter or leaves.
The best way TO use evergreen
branches, if one can get them, laying
them over the plants, and then placing
a thick covering of leaves or little over
all. 1t is also further protection to
box around the plants and cover with
boards to keep out the wet-but this
is not absolutely necessary. If the
plants stand close enough together to
be all covered with n large dry goods
box. or n similar one, it will afford
good protection in connection with the
evergreen boughs or leaves.-Vick's
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13

1t was learned recently that the AR.
mour Packing Company completed Az
rangements for cmbarking in the bust
ness Of separating the whites and yolks
of eggs, canning them separately,
freezing them and placing them OH the
market. During the last year the Ar
mours have gone extensively into the
egg business, and have succeeded in
creating great demand for the new
product.
AS the eggs are canned at present
some thirty dozen eggs are put up in
n two-gallon can. When baker uses
thirty or forty dozen eggs in day, it
takes time to break the eggs and sep-
arate them under tho old plan. The
new venture promises to be money
saver for the large handlers of eggs
New York Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
Wealth am Illuminate Th;,u

In 1916 thoughtful men We're filed
with apprehension that there were no
principles so important, no rights so
sacred. that the men who are In control
of our corporations and aggregations
of wealth would allow to stand in the
way OF the accomplishment of their
purposes.
Wealth is an inanimate thing. 1t has
neither moral qualities nor moral re-
sponsibilities. 1t is Il social product;
tool of civilizations; an Instrument of
progress by which the power of indi-
viduals is Increased.
Whether the wealth of nations will
bring good or evil to the children of
men, whether it will be a sickle or Il
spear. n plowshare or n sword. wheth-
er it will fill hearts with gladness and
mouths with songs of joy and the earth
with the pursuits of peace, or whether
the music of the march of its power
will be the groans of its victims, and
the cruel necessities of war shall fill
the world with workshops for the crea-
tion of instruments of destruction, will
depend upon the moral qualities of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
rho seea pistribution FAKE.

Who gets any real and lasting benefit
from the Government free distribution
of seeds? Most of our horticulturists
will answer. Nobody but the man who
gets the contract for furnishing the
seed" n writer suggests that this
money, instead of being spent in this
way, be divided up into generous-sized
awards to be given to the men and
women who develop and originate new
and valuable varieties of fruits, grains,
vegetables and grasses. AS a rule, the
person who has the genius and pa..
thence to develop something valuable
has his product taken away from him
by all nurserymen and seedmen getting
it after the first year or so, thus enab-
ling him to realize but little for his la
Dor. A reward of this. kind would be
a great stimulus for workers in this di-
rection, and, we think, would result in
great and permanent good.-Wallace's
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
Saving the Trees.

In order to save the beautiful trees
which it is necessary to remove in con-
structing the buildings for the Paris
exposition an ingenious method has
been devised by the engineers in
charge of the enterprise. Trees, roots
and the surrounding earth are incloscd
in heavy plank bins built around them,
and are then bodily lifted into the air
and kept suspended there until the ex-
cavations and building foundations are
completed, when, If there is room, the
trees are let down into former posi-
tions. The plan has been found to
work admirably. and 1t is so simple
and practical that it might be adopted
wherever it is necessary to disturb
trees in the course of building opera
tions.-New York Mail and Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
a Fnrl,,cr's Cart.


The wheelbarrow is one of the things
no farmer who has much feeding or
other heavy carrying 10 do can be with
out unless, of course, he has something
better. For nearly everything. two
wheeled cart is handler and easier to
handle than the barrow, and the farmer
himself can construct it ON some rainy
day or Idle spell. For running gears,
broken-down or disused cultivator-
most farmyards have two or three
furnishes the best of wheels. The han
dies are boiled to the axle, and frame
made Of 2x4's bolted to the axle and
handles. This frame should set so that
about third of its length will reach
IN front of the axle. This will give the
proper balance when pushing Il load.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
Counting the People by Machinery.
Our first census, made In l795. showed

Counting the People by Machinery.
Our first census, made in $780, showed
the population of the United States to
be five million, and the count cost Uncle
Sam, who was comparatively poor then,
one cent for each person. 1t is esti-
mated that the twelfth census, to be
made in June, 1900, will show that our
people number seventy-fve million, and
that the item of clerk hire. in the Cen
sus Bureau alone, will exceed $4,000
600. Clifford Howard, writing of How
the Next Census Will Be Taken" in
the Ladies' Home Journal, says that
although the work of enumeration will
be completed by the first of July, 1t will
probably be two or even three months
later before the last of the schedules
are received at the census office; for not
only must they all be first examined by
the supervisors, but in many cases they
will probably require revision because
of some error or informally. The act
ual counting of the people will not be
done until the schedules are turned into
the census office. The enumerators
simply gather the facts, and the office
force in Washington does the counting
and the compiling, which is done by
electricity. In 100 days all the facts re-
lating TO 100000 people will be tabu-
lated"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
Where Griggs Is at His Best.

The name of the truly loil Mr.. Griggs
has been mentioned in connection with
the vice-presidency. We fail to see
wherein Mr.. Griggs is complimented
by this mention. AS Attorney General
his mastery inactivity has been worth
all he cost the trusts, and to hide his
great abilities in the line of neglecting
duty in the chair Of the presiding Off
Ger of the Senate, where he would now
and then be called upon to expose his
views on certain questions. would be
more than unkind. Mr.. Griggs has
earned the right to officiate as Attor-
ney General as long as the party of
trusts remains in power without being
assessed for nomination that would
eclipse his fame.-omaha WorldH Her
aid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
she whispered, as she gazed down into

que WuiSpereu, rs Sne gazed down into
the sweet. rosy little face.
Looking up she saw bending over the
hammock baby's papa. 81 wish dared
to say the same thing to you, Man,"
whispered he, as he looked into Mans
blushing face. 81 have wished so many
times this summer that might always
have you near. Won't you give up
your large school and take smaller
one? We will be good pupils"
81 am not used to mixed grades"
said Nan, mischicvously, "but will try
1t If You wish 1t very much. But 1
must tell you little story first. Per-
haps you won't care for such-a teacher
then" So Nan told him of her weari.
ness at the close of school, and the mar
row escape he had from being summar-
lily dismissed when he applied for board
for his babies.
He understood perfectly, and with a
loving kiss to both occupants of the
hammock hex slipped ring on Mans
finger. In the early fell Nan became
Mrs. Bailey, and happiness reigned in
the Bailey kindergarten.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
Mckinney Another George M.

L.
President Mckinley gives it out from
time to time how the Filipinos are
short OF provisions and ammunition,
and how they must soon surrender or
starve in the wilds of Luzon. 1t was n
busy day with George III. II he did
not feed his subjects on the same kind
of trash. The total population of the
American colonies was about 100000
when they ''rebelled,'' and from the
moment they attacked tea ship in the
Boston harbor down to the recognition
of their Independence the hand of
Great Britain was against them. The
total population of our colony of the
Philippines alone is over 100000, and
In order to start them in the rebellion
business IN good shape, the chief of
the Filipinos was fetched more than
1000 miles across the sea, from Singa-
pore to Manila via Hong Kong, by
President Mckinley, and sent ashore to
organize and establish an independent
government. and in the Kindness of his
heart our President gave the Filipino
chief arms and munitions of war and
helped him in battle to overcome Span
lsh sovereignty in the Philippines. No
nation ever had more Burrs and Blen-
nerhasscts in its early days; no nation
ever had more political disputes and
disagreements as to public policy; no
nation ever had such civil war, nor
has any nation had more to contend
against every day than the United
States, but "the flag is still there" and
1t was placed there by the "Washing-
ton rabble' and people who were
incapable of f-government." Me
Kinley talks as If he might be George
III. reincarnated.--Kan City Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13


but Castro could not be persuaded to
take 1t. The reverse, indeed, was the
fact, for Castro severely criticised
Crespo's administration. When And
rade's star began to rise Castro led a
movement against him and Crespo.
After the failure of the "Mocho' Her
nandez revolution the man who is now
president successfully defeated Mo-
rales and Larria and became the doml-
nant military power of the country.
With his new success came hordes of
followers, and Castro, after carrying
numerous towns, at last took the capi-
tai itself. President Castro is highly
educated young man and hard work
err, but lie is handicapped with that ex-
plosiveness of character that is the
greatest handicap to the Latin race.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13
An Egr-suckin,l co1f

A farmer had been missing eggs fol
several weeks and just supposed ii
was the dogs sucking them. His boy
sat with shotgun waiting for the dogs
to go toward the hennery, but never
could catch one of them going in that
direction. They had calf in the chick
en- park, but little did they suspicion it.
One day recently hen cackled, had
at this instant one of the dogs stantetl
for the hennery. The boy grabbed
the gun ana started also. He slipped
up cautiously. but to his surprise the
calf, instead of the dog, got the egg as
soon as the hen left the pest.--West-
minister Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-13

Sile Grover lived in Gungawamp, an
farmed it more or less;
Fur forty year he'd TILED the soil with
more or less success.
He lived quiet, humly life, an allus
paid his bills,
An took no int'rist in affairs bcyend his
stretch NV hills.
lie laborcd hard an .aborcd long, an dug
Twin out,
An met the stormy days NV life with
homes heart and stout.
No burnin' flame harassed his soul, am
billions none he'd he,
he lived the highest type NV life, rarc.
sweet simplicity.
He went ter church an Sunday school,
an he'd class NV boys,
An counted kecpin' well the day among
his simple joys
An when lie come tur die his end wuz
peaceful cz could be,
His work wuz done, his life well spent,
frum sin an sorrcr free;
He lived the highest type NV life, the
great an holy plan,
An when he died he died Mt peace with
God, himself an man.
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acrost the city's page;
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rose cz bright boys do,
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