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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
All Sorts.
The worlds navles employ 1,096,OOO


The worlds nayles employ 1,OfNj. OOO
men.
Don't Judge woman's complexion
by the box 1t comes in.
In Russia you must marry before 80
or not at all, and you may marry only
five times.
1t is calculated the skins of more
than 100000 animals are used annually
In binding Oxford Bibles.
The Gear of Russia, once lover of
cycling, has given up that sport and ID
having made for him In Paris n petro.
leum tricycle..
AT the recent sale of the pictures Of
ex-Gov. Ladd, of Rhode Island, over
$24 1000 was taken in. "Gentllhomme,"
Louis XIlI., n "Meissonier," Gx8 inches,
brought the highest bid, $4,000.
All over the world stone arrowheads
are believed to possess miraculous yir-
tues. They are occasionally picked up
In various countries, and simple per-
sons argue that inasmuch as nobody
makes or uses them they must be Of
supernatural origin.
Most of the rag carpets covering the
floors of the Washington mansion at
Mount Vernon are woven on an old
fashioned loom by an ancient colored
woman, Aunt 'Phemy," .'hose for
bears have for generations been con-
nected with the Washington estate and
family,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Tinkerine the Currency


Just In what shape the currency
question will come before the next Con-
gress is not yet determined by the Re-
publican Performers" That matter
will be governed largely by political
considerations. Mckinley wants to be
renominated. and, of course, hopes to
be reelected President. The st. Louis
Republican platform pledged him to
bimetallism. His party has been doing
all 1t could to secure gold monometal-
ism. The currency tinkers Mt Atlantic
City have evolved a scheme which will
contract the currency by impounding
all the greenbacks paid into the ma
tonal treasury, and which are not to
be paid out except for gold.
But the business of the country will
not patiently endure contraction of
the currency. The thinkers know this
and have suggested that the national
banks be allowed to issue notes to the
full value of the bonds deposited to Sc
cure such issue, instead of 90 per cent.
only, as at present Another suggestion
is to allow the establishing of new ma
tional banks with minimum capital
of $685. 600 instead of the $50, 900 now re-
CURED.
But all these propositions may be dis,
regarded by Congress, rs the main
thing is to boom Mckinley, who has
no earnest convictions whatever on the
money question.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

Gold and silver are poured abundant
ly into the lap Of the nation; but our
material wealth and strength is rath-
er in iron, the most useful of all the
metals. Within the last few years the
inventive genius of our people has ap-
piled such processes to mining, smelt-
ing and manufacture that we are able
to furnish the world with bar-iron,
steel and hardware in Infinite variety,
at lower prices than were ever known
before. And just now American loco
motive builders are receiving orders
from various countries, even Including
Great Britain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Mckinley Out for Votes.

The President has right to pay a
visit to the West if he wishes to do SO,
and his friends have right to pretend
that his visit is for some other than its
real purpose, but the more they pre-
tend, the more general will be the con-
viction that they are only pretending.
AS the days go on the chances for elect
ing a Democratic President appear to
be improving, and the Frightening of
the Democratic prospect is not a good
omen, as the President sees it. 1t is
understood that Mark Hanna expects
that some Eastern States that went for
Mckinley in 1896 will so against him
in 1900, and it is necessary that the
loss should be made good through the
recovery of some of the Western
States that voted against Mckinley
three years ago. 1t is easy to under
stand why difficult and delicate task
of this nature should be intrusted to
the President himself, and this has led
to the projecting of the Western trip
that is to have no politics in it.-Bing-
hamton Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

A peculiar condition of affairs in ag
riculture exists in portion of Oregon
occupied by the Eastern Oregon III
dams. Nominally these tribes have
abandoned their tribal relations and
their members have taken land in sew
crafty, but instead of occupying their
farms they rent them to whites, who
pay a rental of from $1.50 to So an acre.
The crop raised is almost invariably
wheat and when that grain sells at 80
cents bushel the farmer makes n
profit of about $50 an acre from each
crop, the cost of production being
about $3.50 an acre. These Indian
and as they are being carried on under
the rental system the white man is the
one who Is most proited, but so general
is the rental system practiced that only
one Indian In the three tribes cultivates
his own farm. The lands We're allotted
to the Indians in the winter of 1857,
and to show how shrewd a bargain the
"untutored savage" drove with the
Government, it is told that he admitted
to the tribes very many whites, who
had a slight mixture of Indian blood in
their veins, upon the payment of an
Initiation fee varying from So to $500,
as the chief saw fit to impose. The fee
being paid the chief saw that none
were Sighted when it came to n divis-
ion of their lands, and about thirty-tive
white men took their share of Indian
lands. For ways that are dark and
for tricks that are vain" the American
half-civilized Indian is a match for the
"heathen Chinep."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

Imperialism places itself above the
constitution and Ignores it us the trusts
and combines ignore the laws when
ever they come in conflict with their
designs. This is Imperialism of the
most dangerous kind and unless the
people wake up and manfully do battle
for the rights guaranteed to them 1iy
the fundamental law of the land there
will be no end to the assumption Of
power by IN administration which has
already gone SO far outside of the lnw.
The matter is deserving of the most
serious consideration of all fair-mind-
ed. liberty-lovlng people who do not
want to see constitutional government
displaced by the absolute power Of
imperialism. The administration is
venturing on dangerous ground when
in Its mad desire for supremacy 1t an
nuls the fundamental law Of the land.
Denver Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Aliens or Rebels?

The Federal immigration commits
sioner at San Francisco has forbidden
ten Filipinos to land, ON the ground
that they are alien contract laborers.
This should make a test question for
the United States Supreme Court to
settle. If the people of the Philippines
are Aliens then those of them in arms
against the United States certainly can
not be rebels. And If they are not
aliens, then of course they are United
States citizens, and entitled to the priv
ilege of moving to and fro throughout
the territory of the United States and
getting work where they can find it
Springfield Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
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If wheat Is above the line now, from
short crops, etc, other commodities
Cotton, for instance) are away below
1t. 1t is the general range of prices
that is controlled by the volume OF
money. One swallow (wheat does not
make n summer. Second, Mr.. Williams
passes almost unchallenged the asser-
tion of Mr.. Fisher that 90 to 95 per
cent. of the money deposited in bank
is Credit money" BY "credit money"
Mr.. Fisher evidently means drafts and
checks, and leaves the inference plain
ly that only 5 per cent. to 10 per cent.
of actual money of the "old sort" Is
used in our business transactions
through the banks. To this inference
and conclusion dissent in toto.
What is check or draft? Is 1t
money or is 1t not money? For 1t is
one or the other; there Is no middle
ground. 1t is not legal tender any more
than wheat or coal, neither does 1t pass
from hand to hand among the people
as money until worn out. Nobody
not even the bank in which it is depos-
ited-accepts it, except upon condition
that 1t is paid in money of the "old
bank 1t Is drawn on, and it takes the
shortest route to get there. Suppose the
cash is not paid on check or draft
when presented to the bank 1t Is drawn
ON. Does 1t not travel right back the
very same route 1t came to the party
who made 1t? And is not the whole
thing void-nobody paid and no Credit
money" or any other kind Of money
used? The plain unvarnished fact is
that check or draft Is not money-is
not even Credit money" 1t is simply
an order for money. 1t simply saves the
maker of 1t the trouble of going to the
bank and getting the money to hand
to his creditor. 1t is convenience
and saves time and labor, and that IL
all there is to it; for 1t does not dispense
with the use Of an equal quantity Of
money.
The claim therefore, SO ingeniously
set up by the money-lenders, that
checks and drafts are credit money"
and act as so much addition to our cur
rency : dispensing with an equal
amount of money of the "old SORTS
fraud from beginning to end. Every
check and draft must be and is paid in
money of the "old Sort" or 1t is no
goodand transacts no business. 1t is the
money waiting, piled up in the banks,
to pay and that does pay each check
and draft that pays the debts and
transacts the business, and not the
checks and drafts. OF all the frauds
and decisions that the money-lenders
are palming off on long-suffering
people, this claim that 90 to 95 per
cent. Of the business of the country is
done by means Of checks and drafts
without the use of money is the most
absurd and ridiculous.-George Prem
tiss.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
A New Use for Steel,

A new use has been found for steel
in the manufacture of harness. An En-
gllsh firm makes a steel trace, consist
ing of narrow ribbon of the metal,
from three-fourths of an inch to one
inch wide, rolled very thin and cased
In leather. A trace Of this kind has at
tanned tensile breaking strain Of 1876
pounds. while an ordinary leather trace
Of the best quality, tested at the same
time, broke Mt strain of 200 pounds.
Besides being lighter and stronger than
the ordinary trace, the steel ribbon Is
about 20 per cent. cheaper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
The Farmer Boys Advantage.

"A sturdy American OF the Self-made
stock is lilly Haynes, known the coun-
try over. He said in Atlanta the other
day, of the degeneracy Of the Boston
youth Of Yankee stock: Just look at
that sign on Washington street. The
first name is the patronym of Massa-
chusetts family which has been promi-
nent since colonial days. The second
is that of young German whom he
has taken into partnership. When he
dies the Germans name will have first
place. Our young men have begun to
part their hair in the middle, and do
not know now to roll barrel The
young German and the young Irish
man Gun lift up the barrel and carry 1t
off-later they carry off the business,
too"
There is a point here for youth in
both city and country. The world
wants workers-youne men who mean
business, who are reliable and who will
develop capacity with experience. The
farmer boy has great advantage over
the city lad in being raised" among
surroundings that bring out this spirit
of Industry, that develop ability. The
older we grow and the more we see of
life the more do we realize that the
country-bred man has tremendous
advantage in the battle Of life. The boy
is indeed fortunate who Is a farmers
sOn.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
FIELD nay DERR1oK.

makes it more convenient to take the
pole down. The pole is % feet long.
1t should be inches In diameter at
base and s inches at top. Across the
runners Mt center use piece of tim
Der 2 inches by 10 inches, 10 feet long,
with pinch hole-or larger-in center
for tenon, cut at end of pole to rest in,
the shoulder around the tenon resting
on the timber. The long arm is is feet
long, and the correspondent thinks it
should be two feet longer. Short end
is 51a feet long, long end 1111a feet
About three feet from the base of the
pole will be noticed projecting rod.
This is one inch iron about four feet
long, fitting in an auger hole in the
pole. This is used as lever to turn
the arm around over the stock when
loaded. The high end of the long arm
as shown in the illustration is about
% feet from the ground. The frame
must set close to the butt of stack or
rick, the bulge of the stack coming out
against the frame.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

1t is not unworthy of notice that one
Of the most serious disasters that have
befallen our troops in the Philippines
occurred to those who were going to
the relief of a beleagured Spanish gar
rison. They were under no legal obi
CATION to go thither, the Spanish Gov
eminent itself being responsible for
the safe withdrawal of all its men.
They went on the perilous expedition
at the simple call of humanity, more
ready to succor their late foes than
they would have been last year to fight
them. Such deed should go far to-
ward restoring friendly feeling in the
Spaniards toward this country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Orchard Treatment.

orchard Treatment.
Good drainage, natural or artificial,
is essential to success. Trees are i'm
patient of wet feet.
Good tillage Increases the available
food supply of the soil and also con-
serves Its moisture.
Tillage should be begun just as soon
as the ground is dry enough in the
spring, and should be repeated as often
as once in ten days throughout the
growing season, which extends from
spring until July or August
Only cultivated crops should be al
lowed in orchards early in the season.
Grain and hay should never be grown.
Even hoed or cultivated crops may
rob the trees Of moisture and fertility
If they are allowed to stand above the
tree roots.
Watch sod orchard. 1t will begin
to fail before you know it.
Probably nine tenths of the apple or
chards are in sod, and many of them
are meadows. OF course, they are
failing.
The remedy for these apple failures
Is to cut down many of the orchards.
For the remainder, the treatment is
cultivation, fertilization, spraylng-the
trinity of orthodox apple growing.
Potash is the chief fertilizer to be ap.
piled to fruit trees, particularly after
they come into bearing.
Potash may be had In wood ashes
and muriate of potash. 1t is most com.
monty used in the latter form. An an
nual APPLICATION of potash should be
made upon bearing orchards, 500
pounds to the acre.
Phosphoric acid is the second i'm
portant fertilizer to be applied arti.
ficially to orchards. OF the plain su-
perphosphates from 300 to 500 pounds
may be applied to the acre.
Nitrogen can be obtained cheapest
by means Of thorough tillage Ito pro-
mote nitrifcation) and heterogeneous
green manures.
Barn manures are generally more
economically used when applied to
farm crops than when applied to or
chards; yet they can be used with good
results, particularly when rejuvena-
ting the old orchards.
Cultivation may be stopped late in
the season. and crop can then be
sown upon the land. This crop may
serve as cover or protection to the
soil, and US a green manure.-Prof.
Bailey, Cornell University. ee
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

The more woman has her way the
less her way is worth having.
Love has a thousand eyes and five
hundred pairs of smoked glasses.
Every woman thinks life is most Sc
rious for the men till after she gets
married.
One reason women can have sc
many griefs is that they get over them
SO quickly.
woman can love so many different
ways it is no wonder she is doubtful ms
to which is the man.
Flirting is a good deal like squirrel.
hunting; you don't get much game, but
it's mighty good exercise.
The harder a girl tries to marry a
man the surer he is that he wants to
marry some girl who won't have him.
If women were worse and men bet
ter, 1t still would be toss-up as to
which We're the bigger fool to get mar
ried.
A man can never understand why a
woman will insist Oh remembering the
soft things he said to her and think
they were sensible.
A man has no idea what an magma
ton his wife has till he sees how many
different ways she can get up of ar
ranging the parlor furniture.
When a man is bordering deeply as
to whether he shall bet horse straight
or for place. his wife feels sorry that
his business makes him think so hard.
When a woman gets to comparing
her husband with other women's hus-
bands, it is time for him to begin to
pay some attention to other mems
wives.
The more a man lets on that lie is
wicked the more n woman thinks he Is
only trying to conceal some virtues; if
he keeps still about it she is sure he is
plotting deviltry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

The crime Of wife beating has be-
come 20 common Of late that some en-
traordinary punishment seems to be
needed for its suppression. When gar
roting became common in the streets
Of London some years ago the restore
ton Of the whipping post for those con-
victed Of the crime proved an effectual
remedy. Perhaps a temporary resort
to 1t here in the case of wife-beaters
would prove eff1cacious.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

During the years 1896, 1897, 1898 and
1899 more than $2o.O0o,ooO worth of
bicycles were shipped from America
to foreign countries and sold. Now if
the tack manufacturers in this country
could get the foreigners interested in
the puncturing business another indus
try might reap big benefits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Riuet.,1ic Theory.

EA"et0'Ilc 1neOrys
The relative value Of gold and silver
Is dependent upon and is governed BY
the relative demand for them for
monetary purposes. Therefore the
question Is whether the demand of this
country for silver for monetary use. IL
Its mints were opened to the unre.
stricted coinage Of both metals. would
be sufficient to raise Its value to an
equality with gold upon our present
legal ratio of 16 to 1.
In that event the demand for silver
for monetary use would not be con-
fined to this country, but would EN-.
brace all silver-using countries and
those nations in Europe which, al
though upon the gold standard, use
silver as token money, and In which,
while imprisoned within their respec.
tive limits, as in France and GERMANY.
silver is still circulating for domestic
use side by side with gold as full legal
tender money upon the ratio of 1874
to 1.
1t is said that 75 per cent. of the in.
habitants Of the earth transact all their
business with silver money, while,
reckoned in our currency. the silver
used as token money and full legal ten.
der money in Europe amounts to at
least $1,000, 100000, and this must be
constantly replenished.
The final conclusions as to the coin
age ratio which will result from intelli-
gent study will be these: The proper
ratio to be established is one which
shall nearest conform to the past and
present coinage of the great CONNER.
cial nations, and this is nearly 49, to
1. Meanwhile the contention of the
bimetallists Of the United States for
the opening Of our minis for the coin
age of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 is
entirely the proper and logical conten-
ton. 1t is probable, however, that in
the event Of the triumph of bimetal.
lism in this country we should, BY
agreement with France and other M.
tons, fix upon that ratio most con-
venient for all, probably about 1871 to
/. The exact ratio is not sacred cues
| ton,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
A SITTING HEN COOLER.

remainder of the top is covered with
Stats. The two holes at the side give
the hen, or hens, access to dishes of
water and food, which, by the way,
should be light and small in quantity,
to reduce "bidy's" condition. Oats are
about the best substitute for bread"
when refractory hens thus have to be
placed on dungeon dict."-Ohio
Farmer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

men rich who wish to lay cables ana
ouild battleships. If men must be en-
rlched at the expense of the Govern
ment 1t Is far better to award them con-
tracts for internal improvements, and
the money will then at least be kept at
nome. And as for glory" which is the
more glorious-to stand for peace and
justice in the world or to engage in this
destiny" business of slaughtering and
despoiling helpless and distant peoples?
Sentinel,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Expansion and Taxation.

The people, on account Of this expan.
sion policy, are paying war taxes in
time of peace at the rate of half mill
ion a day, but these revenues will bare
ly suffice to meet the expenditures and
additional taxation will become neces-
sary If the policy Of the administration
is maintained. Instead of assisting the
Filipinos to attain self-government, in
stead of keeping the promises made to
them year ago. when they fought side
by side with our army against the COM
mon enemy, a war is being carried on
for their subjugation. thereby bringing
shame and disgrace upon the American
people and their boosted love for liber-
ty.-Denver Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

1t is going to be a mighty awkward
job to conduct an antitrust campaign
with the Honorable William Mckinley
and the Honorable John w. Griggs silt.
ting on the safety valve. The Ameri-
can people are easily led by the nose
as the Honorable John r. Tanner
knows to his profit, but we greatly
doubt whether they are SO gullible as to
accept as apostles Of the antitrust cru
SADIE the very men who are openly and
VIGOROUSLY the beneficiaries, apologists
and obedient servants of every trust,
combine and monopoly in the county,
Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
Times and Name. chanee

Three years ago the Republican or
gans were holding up as models of pa.
trlotism and loyalty the same men who
are now dehounced by the same organs
as ''copperheads" and TRAITORS" For
example-Laughlin, Rogers, Hoar, At.
kinson, Boutwell, and hundreds of
others.-Omaha World-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14
a GENEROUS WOMAN.
Give. 100000 Worth of pron.rt

Gives 100000 Worth of Property
to the Institute The Founded.
The Bradley Polytechnic Institute of
Peoria, ILL.,, has been handsomely re-
membered by its founder, Mrs Lydia
Bradley, who has decided all of her
property in Peoria County to the insti-
tute, making a gift of over $1,000 900
Mrs. Bradley n few years ago provided
twenty acres of ground and 100000
for buildings and equipment, and now
she has endowed the institute so that
the work can be enlarged
During her lifetime Mrs. Bradley re-
serves the rents, issues and profits Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-14

1t would therefore appear that it
would be good politics on the side of
the administration not to let too long
time elapse between peace with honor
and glory" and the opening of the next
Presidential campaign. 1t would be
smart stroke TO end the war just far
enough in advance of the next Presi-
Dental election for Mr.. Mckinley to
reap the benefits of the honor and glory
of peace, but too late for sober thought
on the part of the masses to affect the
result.-Richmond Dispatch.