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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

George Fred Williams, KIN own as the
leader of the progressive element in
the dem ocratic party, speaking to the
members of the Bryan club of Boston,
said:
81 do not criticise men for failing to
understand in the short campaign of
1895 the true purpose of our party, nor
do take issue with men who did not,
or do not now, agree with us in our
coinage policy. But the developments
of the last three years of republican
policy are so marked in their character
that there is now no excuse to any man
who has drop of democratic blood in
his veins for halting between the
parties.
"There are thousands of patriots
who, like Mr.. Gamaliel Bradford,
thought to rebuke our monetary policy,
but who did not understand that their
votes would bring this republic speed
lily to the verge of an empire; there
were thousands like Thomas j. Gargan,
who did not dream that their votes
would be used to cement an alliance be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain, for mutual policies of foreign
conquest and bloodshed. But these
men are here tonight, waving their
views upon an economic policy that
they may uphold the party which alone
can now etfectually champion the
cause of freedom.
II believe three quarters of the so.
called gold dem ,crats will take the
same course, indicating that they
would not have left us in 1896 if they
had fully understood the spirit of the
Chicago platform and appreciated the
dire results of republican victory
We welcome them; we not only forgive
but forget, deeming their return at
evidence that they are true democrats a,
heart, eager by their renewed service tc
undo theevil which has been wrought
These men now accept the will of the
majority, nor do 1 believe they woulG
change one line Of the Chicago platform
If they considered that thereby thu
chances of democratic success would bt
decreased. They respect the opinions
o. $500, 900 voters, who, in 1895, in.
doraed the Chicago platform"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
DANGER IN CHEAP GLASSES.
A Great Many Eyes Ruined By A,
temuta at EcOuomY


Looking back now to the time when
the itinerant quack doctor and the
wandering dentist spread misery and
destruction over the land, we wonder
at the ignorance or carelessness Of our
fathers In trusting their teeth or even
their lives to hands 80 untrustworthy
A very similar thing Is done today by
people who buy spectacles or eyeglass-
e. from men who sell them on the
streets or have their eyes fitted by op.
dcians who have no qualifications fox
doing the work.
& surprising number Of people buy
their glasses from venders on the
streets. They get glasses for 80 cents
which seem to them just as good as q
pair they would pay S. for having
made on an oculist's prescription, and
they think they have saved money.
Glasses acquired in all sorts Of ways
by inheritance or exchange from q
friend or even glasses found on the
streets are used to the detriment, even
to the destruction, Of the wearer's
sight.
"People seem to think glasses are
like clothes" said an old oculist the
other day, land II they are fairly COM
Portable and look we'll they ask no
further questions"
Another way in which people dam
age their eyes is through carelessness
in trying to remove dust or cinders
from them. They try themselves, q
friend tries q rub, the nearest drug
store and the nearest optician are call
ed on, all before an oeulist is consult
ed. The result Is that the eyeball Is
often badly rubbed and scraped, and
In many instances permanent injury is
done.-New York Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

Just Two Kinds of People.
There are two kinds of people on earth to-day;
Just two kinds of people, no more, say.
Not the sinner and saint, for it's well under
stood
The good are half bad and the bad are half
good.
Not the rich and the poor, for to rate mans
wealth
You must first know the state of his conscience
and health.
Not the happy and sad. for tho swift flying
years
Bring each man his laughter and each man his
tears.
No; the two kinds of people on earth mean
/ Are the people who lift and the people who
lean.
Wherever you go you will find the eartll's
masses
Are always divided In just two classes.
In which class are you? Are you easing the load
OF oyertaxed lifters, who toll down the road?
Orare you leaner, who lets others share
Your portion of labor. AMI worry, and care?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
eA,D BY UNCLE SAM.

Some OF the Odd Expenses the Gov.
crnment Has to Bear.
Every one knows that it costs almost
S400,OOO,OOO year to run the United
States government In times of peace
and that the department OF war and
the navy, the Indian and pension bu-
reaus absorb the larger part Of this
large number Of dependents upon Un-
Gle Sans purse have come into being
Of which the general public knows Mt
tie.
Such, for example. are the interna-
tional bureau for the repression Of ths
African slave trade, located at Brus-
sells. highly laudable Institution. to
the expenses of which our government
contributes 800 a year; the interna.
tional bureau Of weights and measurea.
also at Brussels. to which $2,270 is con-
tributed. and the International Geodet-
ic association, the expenses Of which
our government shares TO the extent
ot 81 800 yearly.
AS leading member Of group a
nations specially interested In humans
and philanthropic work we subscribe
1925 year to q lighthouse service on
the coast of Morocco. about $4,000 to
be divided among citizens Of other
lands for service rendered 70 ship
wrecked American seamen. $500 yeaI
toward maintaining hospital for sail
ors at Panama and 5000 for keeping
and feeding American convfcts imprts-
oned in foreign countries.
Among the unfamiliar purposes In
the home country for which money ID
appropriated from the federal treas
ury is the maintenance Of the Wash
ington monument, costing S11.b20 an
nually, and the provision OF artificial
limbs for soldiers calling for S547, 900
year.-Leslic's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

must be money in 1t for the buyers.
They reason that it will be much more
profitable for our farmers to raise tet-
ter breeds of cattle, fatten them in
their own pastures and ship direct to
the packing houses than 1t would be to
continue the present plan of selling to
the Spectators for shipment to ranges
in the west.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Does Coffee Agree With You.

If not, drink Grain o-Made from
pure grams. A lady writes: "The first
time | made Grain-o I did not like it
but after using it for one week nothing
would induce me to go back to coffee.''
1t nourishes and feeds the system. The
cnildeen Snlldse can drink it freely with great
benefit. 1t is the Strengthening sub
stance OF pure grains. Get a package
today from your grocer, follow the d.
fectlons in making it and you will have
9 delicious and healthful table beverage
Tor old and young. l5c. and 25c.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Homeseekers' Excurs,on T,ckets

Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets.
To nearly allpoints in the United Sta tes
on sale at all ticket offices of the CHI
cago Great Western Railway on the
first and third Tuesdays of May and
June at the very low homeseekers' rate
Of one fare plus $500 for the round trip.
Tickets good for return within 81 days
from date of sale. Persons contem.
plating trip will save money by calling
on any agent of the Chicago Great
Western Ry and obtaining detail of in
formation regarding the homeseekers'
rates or addressing F. H. Lord, G. P. &
L. A., 113 Adams st. Chicago. 17w9
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
A Red Hog Adyocate.

Each and every breeder has his own
fancy as to breeds, said Sam Walker
before the breeders association Of Lick
ing county, o. Some perfect Berk-
shires, some Poland Chinas, some Ches-
ter Whites, some Duroc-Jerseys. The
truth is no doubt each breed has its
good qualities. But the question comes
forcibly to our minds which is the most
profitable breed to make success in
hog raising. The Duroc-Jersey is the
only pure bred hog that will make his
offspring uniformly after his own color
He was ridiculed few years ago ss q
perfect curiosity; but, like the Norman
horse, he has become popular. Today
the Duroc- Jerseys bring better prices
than any other breed. Why?
Because their offspring prove to be
more profitable. Their superiority over
some other breeds lies in several things.
In breeding they are more prolific, hav-
ing no equal IN this. They make good
mothers no difference how young.
Seldom is SOW lost in farrowing, and
the little ones lose no time in finding
their own teat. They are very hardy
hogs and make good grassers; will take
on fat at any age, and, having good
coat of hair they will stand the cold
winters and hot summers as we'll and
will care for themselves. They are
easily handled They will make q
weight in show condition at 6 months
old of 200 to $50 pounds. They have
been tried and not found wanting,
weighed and not found light, tested
and all found to be good, raised and
found profitable, bred and found to be
the most profitable of all breeds of
swine. Never have to fill any of them
because they have too many white
spots. The Duroc-J Jersey is red hog
and red all over.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Live Stock South.

The restless energy and enterprise of
the cattle men of the west have opened
up an entirely new source of revenue
and profit to the farmers of Georgia
and Alabama, says the correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. For months
the agents of the cattle men of Kansas
and other western states have been
securing every section of Georgia and
Alabama, buying every "piny woods"
COW and steer they could find at prices
that were considered fancy by the
farmers, who had hitherto been glad to
get rid of their "dry cattle" for almost
any price. The railroads have carried
train load after train load of these
piney woods cattle to the western
ranges where they have been fattened
and shipped to the slaughter houses.
Intact, the shipments have been so nu-
merous and so large that people are
wondering where SO many old, poor
COWS came from. These sales have
brought thousands of dollars into the
south, but this has been the least of
the benefits resulting to the section
from the enterprise and hustle Of the
western cattle dealers.
The returns from tho sales have
opened the eyes of the farmers to the
fact that there is money to be made by
raising cattle to sell to western dealers,
and as result hundreds of pastures
are being built up and enlarged, and
breeds of cattle that mature early and
fatten easily are being rapidly intro
duced. The farmers figured 1t out that
1t the western men could pay them a
fair price for piney woods cattle, pay
freight on them to the western ranges
fatten them and then pay another
freight to the packing houses there
8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Abortion in Cattle.

Pursuant to our policy of placing
before our readers every scrap of in
formation from reliable source that
bears upon the subject of abortion in
cattle, we give below an abstract drawn
up by Professor Williams, of Edinburg.
Scotland, at the request of q committee
recently appointed by the Highland and
Agricultural Society. Professor Will
Jams, whom We happen to know per-
sonally, is regarded as one of the very
best veterinary authorities in the
United Kingdom. The directions are
as follows:
~ Underground drains at farm
steadings should lie replaced by sur
face drains, and these should be kept
clean; ~ liquid manure should be
Kept some distance from wells and
streams of water; (3) the floors of
byres should be frequently flushed
and kept clean, a little crude carbolic
acid, say two ounces to a bucketful be-
ing added to the water; ~ all aborted
COWS and those showing signs of abor-
tion should be Immediately isolated,
the sfter-birth generally retained by
aborted cows to be removed and de.
stroyed; and (5) the calf-bed and
passages of aborted COWS should be dis.
infected; and for this purpose, and for
continuance of this peration-applied
externally as we'll as internally to the
genitals-he recommended the com.
mercial chloride of zinc, one part in
1000 parts of water. 1t was less irri-
tating, less poisonous, and much
chepear than other antiseptics or
germicides. Itcost from Cd. to Sd. per
pound. The same committee reported
that they had agreed to carry out ex-
periments to test the quality of the
milk reacting tuberculous COWS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Dewey
624918
348632
97355O
Limburger Cheese.

The Germantown girl puzzled over
1t for some time and finally gave it up.
"Why, it's easy" said her friend. sit
reads: 'Sigsbee sent Dewey some linn
burger cheese" EYES," said the vic
tim, as she scanned the lines again,
"but where's the 'sent?w "In the lin
burger cheese" was the reply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

Chimneys Cleaned.
have got patent devise for cleaning Chin
neys II you want yours cleaned leave orders
for me at Seth Browns or Graham 4 Sons.
also do all kinds of mason work and white wash
Ing, build chimneys and cisterns and do repairs.
8tf JOHN TOWSLEE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
s,gsbee's Present to Dewey.

slgsbee's Present to Dewey.
tFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
A Germantown girl who usually gets
things mixed was the victim OF hoax
one evening last week. "Hers's puz.
zle for you to work out" said a friend
of hers, handing over slip of paper on
which appeared the following, which
she said might be translated into COM
plete sentence:
B. B. b. b. b. b.
Dewey
62491S
34s632
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

sCHARLES q sEBECK.
MERCHANT TAILORS and Gents Furnish
Ming Goods. Bradley e. Sherman bldg, Man
chester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Our Business Directory.
GEO. 8. LISTER.

HARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
- Keeps frst-cass timer and does ali
kinds OF repairing with neatness and dispatch,
: Store opposite First National Bank, Main St.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

HoELlsTER LUMBER co.
r UMBER and all kinds of building materials,
~ Posts and Coal. Corner Of Delaware and
Madison tyeets
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

Mason Work.
am prepared to furnish estimates and guar
antee satisfaction on all kinds of Mason work.
c. p, MILLER,
Nu Manchester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

j. M. PEARSE.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT.
y OR. An business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office In City Hall block,
second floor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

C.E. PRATT,
DAINTING AND PAPER HANGING, am
J. prepared to do paper hanging and painting
on short notice, In town or country, VIII give
estimates on all work in my line. Leave orders
at IL. @. Smiths drug store
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

MANCHESTER LUMBER co.
T UMBER aud Builders Materials, Posts and
u Coal West sids near depot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

HARRY STEWART.
DEALER In Groceries, Provisions, Fruits, etc,
IL Franklin Street, Manchester, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

RACKET STORE.
nhY GOODS, Clothing. Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, notions, etc. West side Franklin
treet Bouth OF Main.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16

TNsURE YOUR PROPERTY against cyclones
and tOrnadOes In the old reliable Phoenix
Insurance Co.. BRONSON h CARR. Agents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21

London imports 100000 tons Of coal
annually.
There were nearly $4,000 deaths in
London last year
q factory at Redditch England makes
70,000,000 needles week
The average progress on the Simplon
tunnel is sixteen feet a day.
In Ceylon there are only 6,O00 Euro
peans against 3.2J0,000 natives.
The Russian budget estimate for public
education for 1900 is about $24000,00p
The only railway in Corea is equipped
yith American material aud rolling stock.
ia the fashionable thoroughfarcs Of
London q good house rents for $1o000 a
year.
Last years consumption OF whisky IN
the Er.ted Kingdom was the largest On
record
India has electric railway. only N Mad
ras. and a company will ask for fran
chise IN Bombay
The longest span of telegraph wires in
the world is that over the River Kistna
in India it is over 6,01p feet long.
BY reduction in wages 81 natives
working in the mines thr Transyaal Gov
ernment will gave 81, 5e0o0O year.
French peasants who live near the sew,
age farms Of Paris have entered protest
because their wells are contamiuatrd.
At Berlin society has been formed to
combat what the members term the
hcrcsy Of the circulation Jf the blood
4 strong. central baLb for India is now
q part Of tho program OF the Government.
The managers Of the exchange banks
oppose It.
Notwithstanding Russia enormous ex.
penditures in constructing the Transsibe-
Man railway and for the increase of the
army and navy the revenues for twelve
years exceeded disbursements hg 7JO,-
900 600 rubles.
At a receyt congress u Russian rail.
way physicians II was decided that hos
pifai stations and baths should be erect
cd along the liEos and special bath ears
Tuu in some regions. as Is B0@ Done on
the Siberian railway.
In 1896 the Transvsai Republic Imports
Amounted 90 ST0.DupDtD. in l2tT yt1..-
00OGHl ard iB fS9s there was drop 80
S59,W0.43b The Freu p eonsgl % Pre-.
iaria attributes the falling 81 ~ Press
dent Kruger defiant policy.
Owing 70 tae absence NJ EneHsnpen at
tins season GA account 0f war excitement
tEadezmen af Niee 5ay their trade has
fallen Of about 2DJptr cent. The mer-
chants are bitter AGAINST the French
press for helping toslrlve away the Eng
lisa-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21
GOV, TAYLOR DEFIANT.
Declare He VIII Protect Men Accused
of Killing GoebeI.

Both houses of the Kentucky Legsa-
ture met in the state house at Frankfort
Monday morning. In anticipation of a
possible attempt by the State troops to
prevent the meeting quite crowd gath
cred around the state house square, but
the members of the Legislature were al
lowed to ineet without moestation.
Secretary of State Powers and Capt
Davis were secretly taken from the Lex
ington Jail between midnight and day
break and in charge of Sheriff Suter of
Frankfort were driven overland TO Yer
sailles, where they were placed on train
and taken to Louisville. The removal
caused much excitement.
Acting Governor Taylor concluded an
explanation of his reasons for granting
pardons to all the men. in prison and out
who are accused of having guilty knowl-
edge of the assassination Of Governor
elect William Goebel in these words:
Under this state of affairs, believing
that each one of said persons is innocent
Of any completely in said crime, and fur
Their believing that the enormous reward
viii secure the conviction OF these men,
however innocent, / deemed it my solemn
duty to issue pardons to them in order
that these political conspirators might
not be enabled to deprive them of their
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21

1t is true that as the Chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee ard the
anthor of the Mckinley biz ct 1890,
Major Mckinley did at that time re-
por and doubtless favor a ''rccipro-
city clause, but the reciprocity which
he favored in 1890 was very different
article from that incorporated in the
present law. The reciprocity Of 1890
was manly notice to all nations that
IL they did not treat ~ fairly we would
raise the duties or certain Of their
products There was no proposal To
lower our duties in amy case By the
Mckinley bill raw sugar mo.asses,
coffee. tea aud hides we're upon the free
list our sugar growers being cOTnpen-
stated by q bounty on production but
the President WAS empowered. when
ever satisfied that countries exporting
those articles were imposing ~ United
states products duties which undar the
circumstances were unfair, to prompt
Iy impose a reciprocal duty on those
articles imported from sueh country.
That Is not q bad Kind Of reciprocity,
and it IS the emily kind witch Mr.. Me
Kinley advocated When IN Congress
san Francisco Chronicle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21
Manure and Rotation.

Our garden contains one and a quar-
ter acres and is twenty rods long. |
made q great mistake in running it in
garden truck and hoed crops for ten
years with only two applications of
stable manure. / thought commercial
fertilizers were easier TO handle and
entirely free from weed seed or grass
seed Of all kinds, therefore | used it
nearly every year till there was no hui
mus left in the soil. 1t baked badly,
remained wet late in spring and no
crop did well. Last summer the bugs
ate the leaves off of my potato vines
when they were young and they all
died. Bugs also deyoured turnips, to-
matoes, Beet tops, bean vines, etc.
at first had a good garden and thought
it would continue that way forever;
but ! ~. know by experience
that was mistaken, and there
may be other mistaken farmers
who will read these lines. My gar
den is now sowed to wheat, which looks
fine. l shall give it a good coat of sta
bic manure this winter, SOW it TO clover
in the spring and pillow under the next
spring la the meantime / have a
strip elsewhere fol garden.-W. L.
Wright
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21
g,i,ls T. yabla in Russia.

The year 1900 not being leap year in
the Gregorian calendar. while II is so
in the Julian mode of reckoning. the
old style in Russia viii, as from March
/ next, be thirteen Gays behind the new
style. This is point of the utmost inn
portance in regard to bills payable in
Russia. Indeed 1t happens very often
that bills drawn upon Russia bear both
dates and the slightest error is sufti-
cient TO render void protest of
such bills, as the courts are very strict
about these matters. Ii is. therefore,
inadvisable to mention the old style in
any such documents. The latter date
Is quite unnecessary, as Russian COM
merclal law provides fh~t bills from
abroad shall be payable according to
the new style. which s followed by
nearly all the countries of Europe. =
London Financial News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21
The value of NfnIes.

The cause of the large or'er for army
pack mules which the Brush Govern
ment has been buying in tits country
and mostly in Texas. was the recogni-
ton by English officers present during
the brief campaign of Santiago de
Cuba Of tfe val,-a of these wiry little
animals in the transportation of sup
plies. The officers of our own regular
army had long known and appreciated
their usefulness during an active cam
paign. With enough of them an army
can be kept wen supplied with every
thing the departments may have in
store during periods of bad weather
when wagon trains could not be moved
at all, and over a country too rough fol
vehicles Their readiness at any time
for service ard the ease with which
they can be kept together and moved
over any sort of country in order to be
kept within convenient reach of the
troops win recommend them to az Off
GERS who see them in active campaigns.
Every government of Europe is quick
to appreciate anything that tends TO
improve the efficiency of an army in
the field, and it is not improbable that
other European governments will make
acquisitions upon this country for large
numbers of pack mules. Texas can
raise thousands of them on the range
at little cost.