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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Significance OF the Day

There is melancholy pleasure in con-
sidering this great anniversary, second
only in Importance to Fourth of July, but
overshadowed by a vastly different senti-
ment Independence Day is the birthday
of American freedom. Memorial Day may
well be called its day of baptism and CON
secraton. On this occasion we turn from
the everyday concerns of life and give
ourselves up to the contemplation Of acts
of heroism that raise humanity above the
common level and link it more closely to
the Divine Spirit. These heroes whose
graves we strcw with flowers gave their
lives for their country: sacrificed them
selves and all that they possessed that lib
crty and peace as established by the Con-
stitution of the United States might be
freed from the bands that had been
thrown around them, and might flourish
untrammeled, unconditional and without
reproach
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Fishing Intersst in Four STATE.


The magnitude of the fishing inter.
ests of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
and Pennsylvania appears in the facts
stated in n bulletin recently issued by
the United States Commissioner Of
Fish and Fisheries. In Maryland the
industry gives employment to 1882
persons, exclusive of those engaged in
canneries, packing houses, transporter
ton, boat building, making nets, and
other implements. The total amount
invested in property used in taking fish
and oysters in Maryland waters is So
S21,G10. Virginia employs 2S,216 per-
sons and has S2,S91 ,53G invested in the
business The value of the product in
Maryland in 1897, including 7,254,934
bushels of oysters, was $3,G1T,3OS, and
in Virginia S3,167,S6G In Maryland
17139,459 pounds of alewives was
caught, 1921 $50 pounds of perch, 3
799,563 pounds of shad, and 9,5OO,O0O
pounds of crabs. The largest item in
the Virginia catch was 17S,G5G,3G2
pounds of mcnhaden. The Delaware
and Pennsylvania fisheries are natur.
ally smaller in extent, but the invest
ments of the latter amount to $1,GOl,.
52s, and of the former $407, .lG9.-New
York Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
"oLD ABE"
Live War Eagle Which Accompanied
the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment.

"Old Abe" was the live war eagle which
accompanied the Eighth Wisconsin regi-
ment during the war of the rebellion. Old
Abe was fine specimen of the bald eagle.
Various stories are told of his capture,
but the most trustworthy account is that
Chief Sky, Chippewa Indian, took him
from the nest while an caglet. The nest
was found on a pine tree in the Chippewa
country, about three miles from the
mouth of the Flambeau, near some rapids
in the river. He and another Indian cut
the tree down, and, amid the menaces of
the parent birds, secured two young eagles
about the size of prairie hens. One of
them died. The other, which lived to be-
come historical, was sold to Daniel Nc
Cam for bushel of corn. Mccain cur
ried it to Eau Claire, and presented it to
company then being organized as part
of the Eighth Wisconsin infantry.
Old Abe was called by the soldiers the
new recruit from Chippewa" and sworn
into the service of the United States by
cncircling his neck with red, white and
blue ribbons, and by placing on his breast
rosette of colors, after which he was
carried by the regiment into every engage
ment in which it participated, perched
upon shield in the shape of heart. A
few inches above the shield was grooved
crosspiece for the eagle to rest upon, on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
RusklN in HIS OLD AGE.
Declining Years and Powers of the Scr
Who Wrote "Modern Paintinrs.n

Declining Years and Powers of the Seer
Who Wrote "Modern Paintinrs,o
A correspondent who has recently Wis
tied Brentwood says that Mr.. Ruskin
now is able to take but little recrea-
ton. Most of his time is spent in his
study, from which there is a fine view
of Coniston Lake, and the great falls
at the southern end of it, falls which
were painted by Turner, and which fig
ure SO prominently in the descriptions
in the "ldyls Of the King" For some
years past visitors have been forbidden
an audience except in very rare cases.
Brentwood, as the many know, is quite
a temple of art. Turner's have been
crowded into the place to the oyershad-
owing of all other artists, even men
like old Crome and William Hunt. Mr..
Ruskin's tiny bedroom is hung all
round with specimens of the great mas
ter. There are two studios ut Brant-
wood, and at the time of the CORE
spondents visit there stood on the
easel of one of them Mr.. Ruskin's last
study, an enlarged peacocks feather.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

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a hastene spirit,
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tribute well deserved In eing the
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

An editorial commentator in London,
in reviewing the recent Vanderbilt
Fair wedding in New York, puts forth
the following reflections: 1.-THE we'd
ding presents are said to. be worth
100000. and the description of them
reads, as one lady irreverently said,
like chapter in Revelation, all big
pearls and gold. The incident would
not be worth mention but for three
facts Of some social Importance. One
is that the plutocracy in America ex-
cites at least as much attention as the
aristocracy in Europe; another is that
plutocracy thinks 1t advisable to adver-
tise Its splendor; and the third is that
the democracy, instead Of envying this
wealth, evidently enjoys the profusion
1t produces as sort of highly colored
picture that breaks the deadly monot-
ony of the scene around. The wedding
is masque with continent for spec
tators."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The changes of century have made
the White House poorly adapted to the
requirements of Presidential man
sion. The associations connected with
the historic edifice have caused hcsita-
ton In making a decision to enlarge or
remodel 1t. 1t stands as the embodi-
ment Of simplicity that characterized
the spirit and conduct of the govern
ment of our great republic in Its ear
Hest days. The President and his fam
lily practically live in what might be
called a fiat. The White House is n
two-story building, and for strictly
family purposes only about two-thirds
Of the second story can be used. Near
ly all of the first floor is devoted to half
public service. Its eastern third forms
the famous East Room, which is open
daily to the public. The Red Room,
the Blue Room and the Green Room
nominally belong to the Presidents
family, but are in reality of little use
to them. On the walls of these parlors
hang famous paintings, some of which
have been presented by popular organi-
cations, like the painting of Mrs Hayes,
given by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. The people, in visiting
the White House, assume the right to
see these paintings, and the privilege,
under certain restrictions, Is usually
granted. In the Blue Room the Presi-
dent receives foreign ministers and
other distinguished visitors of state,
This destroys the privacy of the par
Tors for family use. There is really
but one private room on this door-the
family dining-room, to which strangers
are rarely admitted. One third of the
second floor is used for offices. There
Is the Cabinet Room, the War Room,
with Its corps of telegraphers, offices
for the President, his secretary, and
the half-dozen clerks who attend the
correspondence. The remaining two
thirds Of the floor are the apartments of
the President and his family. They are
relatively small and inconvenient The
kitchen, laundry and other workrooms
are In the capacious basement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Object to County Asy,un,s.

The State board of control proposes to
test the question Of county IS. State in
sane asylums. They have for some time
complained that patients were being re-
moved from the latter institutions and
placed In unfit surroundings by county au-
thorities, moved thereto by motives of
economy. To bring the matter to de-
cision they have refused the request Of
Buchanan County that one Ernest Per-
kins be released from the Independence
hospital and given over to county charge.
They will hereafter make it rule that pa
tients shall not be released without an
order from the county insanity commits
sloners backed BY the request of relatives.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNc,sELY
CONDENSED.
Iowans Are Good FiRhters-Peculiar
Death at Mason City-Gift for Ii.
braries -Farmer's Fatal Fall-Ells.
worth Bank Looted by Thieves.


A cablegram has been received at Des
Moines, signed by Col. j. C. Lopez, COM
manding the Fifty-frst Iowa regiment in
the Philippines The list of those wound.
ed Is given, and the colonel says that they
will all recover. The cablegram says:
The regiment has been OH the north line
for three weeks in the trenches. fighting
and doing brilliant work. Five engage
ments have been fought between Quingua
and Calumpt. The First and Second bat
talions, under my command, led the adj
vance Of Hale's brigade from Alpalit to
st. Tomas. We had hot fighting through
many miles of muddy swamps, wading
sometimes to our waists in mud. We also
forded three rivers within five hours. On
May 5 our regiment assisted in taking
San Fernando Lier, the insurgent capt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

hills about three miles southwest of
Washington, on the old Georgetown and
Alexandria pike, a road which hundred
years ago was the principal means of
communication for all of that part of the
country. 1t rises beyond the river in ter
raced hills, while every foot of ground for
miles around it was the scene of the great
drama of the civil war.
The story of Arlington itself is full of
historic interest. 1t was the property of
George Washington's adopted son, George
Washington Parke GUSTS, and he built
the old mansion in 1902. Into this house
he brought his bride, Mary Lee Fitzhugh,
and here he spent the remainder of his
life, as quiet country gentleman without
ever giving any evidence of possessing
much of the spirit of his honored grand
sire. He left but one living child, Mary
Randolph Gusts, who married Robert e.
Lee in 1881, and they lived at Arlington
until the outbreak of the war, at which
time they left it never to return. During
the war it was used us headquarters for
the commanders of the Union troops that
were quartered on the grounds. Wash
ington was the hospital base of all the
surrounding country, and thousands of
die. The cemetery of the Soldiers Home
became overcrowded, and what to do with
the soldier dead became IL very serious
question. Then it was that Quartermas-
ter General Megis ordered that Arlington
should be used as burying ground for
the Union soldiers.
1t is interesting in this connection to
note that the first soldier buried at Ar
lington was rebel prisoner of war. In
1867 it was declared national cemetery,
and, number of years afterwards, the
Government paid to the Lee family the
price they agreed upon for it. The estate
contains about LOO acres and the 200
acres surrounding the mansion is used for
burial purposes, while all of the rest is
magnificent park. The house is modelled
after the temple Thcscus at Athens, and
consists of II center GO feet long; two
wings, and portico in the front, % feet
wide, with six massive doric columns,
which are GO feet high. The view from
this porch is surprisingly beautiful. To
the north lie Fort Meyer and George
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

BY means of photograph, made
with a vibrating lens, II. III. Glew, of
London, has calculated the time of n
lightning fash. 1t comes out one nine
teenth of n second. 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
Photographed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The malaria microbe, as well as many
other disease germs, is an animal, en-
dowed with probably all the attributes
of higher brute life. To Nature mere
size is nothing. A microbe therefore
may be, for all we poor clumsy beings
may know, more perfect being than
we ourselves are. Now the question is,
should not the Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals, the anti
yivisectionists, ETC., pounce on the men
who are using these poor little microbes
so roughly? We are all microbes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Decoration Day.

On the day to patriots holy,
When the nation decks with blooms
Graves of sons for her sake perished;
Soldiers marching to the tombs,
Spiked their guns with snow white rosesl
Wars harsh cangor all forgotten,
But memory Its tears;
Our dear country, glad and grateful
Peace-a royal garment-wears,
While the guns are spiked with roses!
In the seedlings brown and common
Hide the forms Of fairest flowers;
/. Roughest fields of war are blessed,
If In future harvest hours,
From the graves spring only roses!
O, the happy, happy coming,
OF the time we long to see;
When with NIL wars red swords buried
Even Its name a memory
All the guns are spiked with rOsesl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

DIR. ]. O. Kingman, q prominent physi-
clan of Mason City, died at his Office after
an illness Of only a few minutes and under
circumstances which completely mystify
his friends. 1t was thought at the time
that his death was caused from heart
trouble, but later the post-mortem exam
nation revealed the fact that his heart
was In a healthy state and that his death
was the result of aconite poisoning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

e. @. Graham, prominent farmer Of
Oasis, while ut work repairing windmill
tower, fell distance Of fifty feet by rea-
son of plank breaking on which he Stood
Although his fall was broken by striking
several cross pieces, he received severe
injuries that may result fatally. No bones
were broken, but he is badly bruised.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

A palmist says that he read Kipling's
palm before he became famous, and
that he knew, throughout the poets
Illness last winter, that he would get
well. If he had seen fit to announce
the fact it might have relieved very
widespread anxiety.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The rule against the wearing of hats
IN place of public amusement has
now become sufficiently matter Of
course that the woman who keeps on
a hat-especially hat of the present
season-throughout concert or play
stamps herself as lacking in breeding
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
An Unknown Benefactor.

Teachers of northwestern Iowa are
seeking to penetrate the mystery surround
Ing an unknown bencfactor. This philan-
thropic individual offers to give $500 to
each of the twenty-five northwestern
counties for the purpose OF establishing
technical libraries for teachers. The offer
Is coupled with the condition that in each
case a like sum shall be raised by the
teachers of the county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

1t is somewhat surprising that in this
nge of improvement nobody has made
I'M attempt to reform the American
joker-tlle man who does scraps for the
comic weeklies and for the funny de-
partments of the dailies, and who. for
the time, is the chief exponent Of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
How to Tench pa,rlotism,

Perhaps the great poem of the civil
war is yet to write; some hand perhaps
now unborn may one day send a great
epic of it ringing down the ages. Yet
while we wait for it the poets pen has not
been idle and such poems as Barbara
Freitchie," "Sheridan's Ride" and "The
Blue and the Gray" will live perhaps for
ever. They never lost their hold upon us
and sweet it is to hear them lisped by baby
voices, to make their indelible imprint up
on the characters now being nodded into a
lifelong patriotism. 1t is the verses we
learn first which retain their hold upon us
in after years, therefore let us see to it
that the children are taught the ones that
tell the story of some heroic deed. Then
will Decoration day always mean more to
them than an empty name, and the simple
lines perhaps of an unknown poet may
help to send some future hero to his duty!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

A new telescope now being built for
the Paris exposition is warranted to
bring the moon within forty-one miles
Of us. At too short range there may be
some danger that we are all become
lunatics,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Cracksu,en Loot Bank,

The State Bank Of Ellsworth was en-
tered by unknown men, who blew open
the safe, secured $3.6S5 and escaped.
They stole team and light buggy, which
were later found three miles from Ellis
worth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Somewhere in climes of fairer hue
Than comes to any earthly May,
To honor and to duty true,
Life must have come to them And they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

An eminent singer has recently or
dered her tombstone. While possibly
no press agents story, 1t certainly has
p positively last farewell" look
nhol1t IL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The mon have so much that they
could confess thai they are great dis
appointment to the women because
they don't confess more.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The latest idea is to build warship
to be called 1.-THE American Girl" 1t
seems natural to think of strong
armor round it's waist
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

the mansion lie some of the most distin-
guished officers of the war. The officers
section also runs west of the house to the
wall on the west, and in the entire GENE
terry more than $1,000 soldiers lie waiting
the call of the resurrection morning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

VIII the formation of the copper
trust be likely to affect the price of
cents?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

We are not inclined to the opinion
that the man who wants to marry
Helen Gould is insane.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The laundry combine recently incor-
porated in New Jersey will put up the
smoothest front of them all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

No more in conflict or in toll
Need mlngle In stern BATTLES roar,
In realms where nothing shall assail,
And life Is theirs forevermore.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

The first memorial service was held over
the graves of the Union prisoners who
died at the stockade at Charleston, S. c.,
May 30, 1865.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

No. The tile and the hat trust have
no connection with each other.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Though dumb to-day the lannon's mouth,
While beauty springs from bud and spray,
And all the winds are soft and south,
Let reverence crown Memorial Day.
Joel Benton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
NATIONS MONUMENT
TO ITS IMMORTAL DEAD AT Ar.
LlNGToN CEMETERY.
The Beautiful Spot Near Washington
City in Which Thousands of Known
and Unknown Heroes Await the
Resurrection Trumpet's Call.

RL1NGTON may
truly be called
"the nations mon
ument to its i'm
mortal dead" 1t
would be hard to
conceive of a
m ore beautiful
place in which to
rest after lifc's
titful fever than
in this sacred
spot. 1t is located
on the Virginian
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Absence makes the heart grow fond
er.-J. Fl. Bailey.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Marched away as brave men hearing
Calling of country, yours and mine,
From the hillside and the valley,
From the hamlet and the pine,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

If man is worth knowing at all he
is worth knowing well.-Alexander
Smith.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Dead and dust. perchance 1t may be
Dead and dust, but long ago
Marched away in flush of manhood,
Glory glrt, this dust below.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

D AIlSE, o nation, reunited
Pause and shed n tear to-day
To the mem'ry of the soldiers
Dead for many and many May!
Dead and dust, perchance it may be
Dead and dust, but long ago
Marched away in flush of manhood,
Glory glrt, this dust below.
Marched away as brave men hearing
Calling of country, yours and mine,
From the hillside and the valley,
From the hamlet and the pine,
Hearts aleap and pulses bounding,
Loyal, whether gray or blue:
Loyal, whether cross or crescent;
Duty-that was all they knew.
Oh! the glory OF their story,
Oh! the graves that dot the plain.
o! the m0urnful tale of battles.
Oh! the paintings and the pain!
Years and years the grass has blossomed,
Faded, died, their graves upon,
Years and years, yet not forgotten,
Mcm'r ies such as theirs live on.
And upon fame's sacred altar,
Writ mid deed Of heroes, glow
Names of these. our soldiers. sleeping,
Soldiers, neither friend" nor 'tfoe."
And as soldiers weave them garlands,
Rose and lily DER them spread;
Love and tears-a nations tribute
TO natlon's glorious dead.
-4Chicaeo Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Blandly, too, the zephyr's breath
Stirs with tender touch the flowers,
To say that rising life, not death,
Is master of these golden hours.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Troops Of swallows spcck the air.
What can be more hllthe than they7
Hurting here and darting there,
The light-wingcd cavalry of May.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

VUr WHO CHI uee1H OUT HtrUpS uuuu
When Mays fair blossoms crown their
sleep
And every grave Is garlanded?
On fame's bright scroll their names we
keen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

D AUSE, o nation, reunited
Pause and shed n tear to-day
To the mem'ry of the soldiers
Dead for many and many n May!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

beauty stars the grass
In forms Of grace, with varied hue.
Even the heecy clouds that pass
Springtime's wondrous charms review.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

Hearts aleap and pulses bounding,
Loyal, whether gray or blue;
Loyal, whether cross or crescent;
Duty-that was all they knew.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-27
The Nebraska-colorado Express.
A New Train.


From June 4th the Burlington
Route puts into its passenger service
to the far west a new fast daily and
night train from Kansas City to Neb-
raska and Colorado.
1t leaves Kansas City at 9.45 p. m !;
arrives at Denver go p. m; and is
by three hours the latest night train
Kansas City to Denver and beyond.
This service is altogether ad-
ditional to the Burlington's great
scheme of passenger trains from
Kansas City to the west, northwest.
north and East.
California Weekly Excursions, per
sonally conducted. Tourist sleepers
twice week Kansas City to the
northwest via the Billings Route.
For details, ask your ticket agent
or L. w. WAKELEY,
Genl Pass'r Agent, ST. Louis, Mo.
L. ]. BRICKER.
Trav. Pass'r Agent, Kansas City, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager. ST. Joseph, Mo.