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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Republican platform promulgated in
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INtpuDICuu pldlIOIm uFOluulSuteu III
1896 at st. Louis. They also remember
very distinctly how those promises
have been broken and disregarded.
1t will be an easy matter for Mark
Hanna to order the ready writer's un-
der his command to prepare platform
planks expressing opposition to trusts
and quoting hypocrltical cant about ac-
cepting the behests of Providence, but
none of these things can obscure or de-
stroy facts. 1t is one thing to talk and
to make promises, and it is quite an
other thing to face an evil record and
to explain away the scandals Of bad
government.
How can the Republican party get
away from the disgrace attached to
the embalmed beef furnished troops in
the field? What excuse can be urged
for the taxation without representa-
ton inflicted on Porto Rico? Will the
Occur d'Alene outrages on miners be
clared inventions of the enemy? If
not, how can they be explained away?
And then the gigantic postottice steal
in Cuba. What can be done with that?
Besides, there is the Philippine war,
useless, costly and death-dealing, to say
nothing of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
turning over the Isthmiar canal to Eng
land.
Facts are hard things to meet, and
platform buncombe will not have the
effect of making the people forget the.
facts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
EAsyToFoReeT oRTHoeRApHy


Employment of Ananuenses Causes
Men to Forget How to Spell.
"The practice Of using an amanuensis
has become almost universal among
busy men Of AFFAIRS" said Magazine
street wholesaler, "and it's death on
photography. defy any man who has
dictated to stenographer for as long
period of time as two years to sit
down and write an ordinary business
letter Without making at least four or
five ridiculous blunders in spelling.
Skill In English photography is purely
an arbitrary Accomplishment. It's a
feat In mnemonics and doesn't neces-
sarily presuppose the possession of any
special intellectual gifts. The only way
that the average man retains his ability
to spell with reasonable correctness is
by keeping constantly in practice and
seeing the written words before his
eyes. Let him suspend that mental
exercise for short time and the first
thing you know he'll be spelling ele-
plant with two ifs.
The stenographer habit is as bad as
cocaine-when once you begin it you've
got to keep 1t up or you're lost. If L
attempted to write a letter Of any
length at present my correspondent
would be certain to set me down as a
scandalous ignoramus, and 1 believe
nine-tenths of the business men In the
city are in the same boat. The memory
Of most people, by the way, is chiefly
graphic, as far as spelling is concerned.
1 mean by that that they have to write
a word down on paper and see how it
looks before they are certain about its
photography. That is why they become
rusty SO quick as soon as they give up
the personal handling Of the pen. In
medieval times the upper classes
didn't pretend to know how to write.
They left that to professional scrlven.
ers, and we appear to be drifting back
to that happy condition of offa.rs."-
Pittsburg News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20


81? Oh, am woman" And she
laughed softly.
Browning watched the gay scene Of
the ballroom in silence for moment.
Then he said:
Mildred, shall tell you why never
married?"
The girl buried her face again in the
roses.
"Yes," she said.
Because ! never thought you would
have me. You We're so bright and gay,
and ten years younger than l."
Mildred leaned forward until he felt
her breath on his cheek. She spoke
rapidly, for she saw Mr.. Bixby coming
to claim a waltz.
"shall tell you why never married,
Pauis"
Eyes"
Because you never asked me-"
Mildred"
Browning sprang forward from the
|'silken cushions and caught her hand.
But she withdrew 1t hurrledly, and
with her face all wreathed in smiles
caught up her flowers and fan and lace
handkerchief, and said, as she walked
away:
"Come to me tomorrow afternoon at
0, Mr.. Browning"
And a moment later Browning saw
her floating through the steps of the
waltxon the arm Of George Bixby.-st.
Louis Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Rockefeller,s Income,

Allowing for the increased produc-
tons in sales in 1899 over those of
1897. it appears that the increased
profits of the Standard Oil Company
from both crude and refined oil
amounts to S27,OOO,OOO. This is at the
rate of $7,G00,o00 per quarter, and is
therefore not enough to account for
the increase of S12,5OOOOO in quarterly
dividends. Where the other $4,000, 900
came from does not appear on the face
of the returns. 1t is a notable fact that
one man, John ID. Rockefeller, owns a
majority of the stock of the Standard
Oil Company. His personal profits from
this project alone are more than S1O,-
100000 for three months, or 100000
600 per year. To this is added his
profits In salt, zinc, copper, iron, gas,
lake shipping and other enterprises Of
indefinite amount.
There Is not a monarch in Europe
with an income equal to his, and this
without the cares, expenses and inter-
est in the people which necessarily ac-
company the wearing of crown. YER
lily, 1t is better to be IL monopolist than
a misunderstanding Miner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
A CLEVER BEAT.
He Was Caught Dead to Rights and
legged for Pity.

He Was Caught Dead to Rights and
Begged for Pity.
i've had variegated experience
with hotel beats in my time" said
veteran boniface who was in town on a
visit the other day, according to the
New Orleans Times-D Democrat, "but I
believe the funniest incident in thatline
that ever came under my observation
occurred some years ago when had
| charge of house at sister city not
thousand miles from New Orleans. One
rainy evening shortly after the arrival
or the Eastern trains a tall, cookbook
ing chap walked into the office swathed
from neck to heels in long cape mack
| lntosh. 1t was as handsome raincoat
as L ever saw, and his Fashionable hat
and the expensive alligator-skin valise
he carried in his hand completed the
outward picture of gentleman Of
means. He wrote his name on the reg
lister, and, remarking that he was thor
oughly fatigued and not feeling very
well, asked to be shown at once to his
room. The clerk assigned him to quar-
tiers on the third floor, and one of the
bellboys picked up his valse and led
the way to the elevator. When they
got out the elevator man slammed the
door rather suddenly and kept on going
up to answer call in the next story.
1t so happened that the long skirt of
the strangers macintosh caught on a
slight projection on the iron work of
the door, and as the car shot upward
1t stripped the garment off his back
very much after the fashion of skin
ming an eel, leaving him, to the blank
amazement of the bellboy, clad in moth
ing but suit of red flannel underwear.
was coming down the hall just as the
accident happened and took in the
situation at glance. The fellow had
expected to gain his room without de-
lection, and in the morning would have
claimed that somebody had stolen his
clothes with heaven only knows how
much money in the trousers pocket and
probably a gold watch in the vest.
Anyhow, he was caught dead to
rights as the saying goes, and he was
taken so completely by surprise that he
couldn't invent any story to account for
MS condition. He begged piteously not
to be arrested and finally told him
to get out, but before he could leave
the house he had to have some clothes,
and he snapped his elegant valise for
pair of greasy overalls and blue cot
ton jumper belonging to the engineer.
I heard afterward that he had caught
several big houses on the same game"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20

Brother Mckinley not only allowed
his attorney general to kick big hole
in the army canteen law, but he has let
the Philippines be flooded with liquor.
Now, it is true that as President Me-
kinley can not control the liquor laws
of the different states. The people of
this country are sufficiently free and
independent to regulate the liquor traf-
fic TO suit themselves. But the Philip
pine island people are not free and in
dependent. Politically, If not actually
they are under a despotism. They are
ruled by an army, and the head of that
army is President Mckinley. Had he
chosen he could have kept out every
barrel of whisky or keg of beer that has
ever gone there. He would not need
to consult another soul He had only
to say mot drop!" and every drop
that went in after that would have
been struggled in.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20


Republican editors are now engaged
cabinets for Bryan, says the Chicago
Democrat. OF course, Bryan has not
yet been nominated for President,
much less elected, but Republicans fear
both contingencies and are trying to
create bogy out of an imaginary cab
met which they urge Bryan would Sc
lect. This is an old trick long ago en-
hausted of any effect on the public, and
this cabinet-building on the part of Re
publican editors can only result in Il
waste of time and an exposition of the
makers contempt for the intelligence
of the public.
Discussing this question, the New
York Mail and Express names Senator
Allen of Nebraska as BryaEs choice
for Secretary of State. Suppose that
Allen should be selected. He couldn't
do worse than John Hay has done. In
all probability he would do much bet
ter. Certainly Allen would never sur
render American rights to Great Brit
ain as Hay has done. He would not
advise the construction Of the Near
aqua canal for the special benefit of
Europe, as has the present Anglo
maniac who masquerades as an Ameri-
can Secretary of State.
Apropos of this, the Pittsburg Post
well says: "There would be none of the
weakness of Mckinley in Bryan's selec-
ton of a cabinet. No public man of our
day has better knowledge of the lead
ers of American political thought than
Bryan. For eight years his life has
been among them, and he has in all
that time been brought in close contact
not only with the masses of the people
as no other American statesman has
been, but he has learned to know and
weigh the capacity and integrity of po-
litical leaders, who will naturally go
into the cabinet of new President"
But, after all, the Republican editors
are complimenting Bryan by their at
tempts to make a cabinet for him. This,
is the best evidence that the Republi-
can editors fear Bryans success at the
polls next November. and are endeav-
oring to brighten the people by horrible
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Wax Keep, Air from Fruits.

The following is hint on keeping the
air out of fruit in self-sealing manner:
Put wax in canned fruits and vege-
tables!" exclaimed a woman while list
ening to friend, an experienced house
keeper.
Certainly do" the friend replied.
THAT is the great secret of keeping
successfully all kinds of canned fruits
and vegetables. 1t is very simple, and
you can see at once why it is so efficient
preservative.
Into each can or jar drop piece of
wax about half the size of the first joint
of your thumb. The fruit or vegetable
is hot of course, when 1t is poured into
the can, the wax melting forms thin
coating around the top, bottom and
sides, a coating which keeps in the
juices, as we'll as keeps out the air.
When you open the can it is cold, and
the coat of wax can be taken off as
easily as paper.
"If you have never tried 1t you cannot
realize its excellence: If you once try it
you will never think of any other
method" -Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20

Irritation OF tho Lip Causes Cancer.
Cancer Of the lip" a city physician
says. "is caused more frequently than
one would think by the toothbrush.
Let me illustrate this by typical case
which am treating now. John Blank
smoked good deal, and, to keep his
teeth white he cleaned them hard three
times a day with brush whose brls-
ties were like wire. He brushed q
little patch Of skin from his lower lip.
Afterward he was careful, and the sore
spot healed. But then he forgot, and
the spot became sore again. This went
on year or SO. Two days out Of the
seven this one place in Blanks lip was
sore. Finally, 1t began to pain him;
1t hurt him all the time; 1t smarted
even when apparently healed. He
would awake in the night with the
sharp pihching pain there, and the
pain was like the clutch of a crabs
claw, for he had cancer now-cancer
due to the irritation which lie had an
piled thrice daily for year to that one
spot with his stiff-bristled brush."-
Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Above SONG.

Sweetheart sweetheart, where'er my
steps arc led
Whatever joys 1 meet,
Still to return unto crust Of bread
With love is SWEETS sweet!
The world hath splendors, but its giories
For. naught when that seem
To drift in memory where the hearthfres
glow
And where my loved ones dream.
Der all the wreck and ruin Of the years
OF lives that drift apart.
The thought Of children's love and chill
dren's tears
Comes thrilling to my heart!
And so, sweetheart. whatever life may,
bring
On land or oceans foam,
Still shall those sweet, endearing voices
sing
The heart back to its home!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
An Old Market Trick.

The origin of the saying, Let the
cat out of the bag" is traced to fav-
orite trick among country folk in Eng
land, to substitute cat for one of the
young pigs when the latter We're car
ried in bags to market. These bags,
in old phraseology, We're known as
pokes. If any greenhorn was foolish
enough to buy ga pig in a poke'-that
is, purchase the animal without looking
at 1.-THE trick was successful, but If
he opened the sack to satisfy himself
concerning the value of his desired pur-
chase pussy would be liable to jump
out. The cat was let out of the bag
and the trick exposed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
If Willie good
him keep the house until he
declares that his keen wit routed the

declares that his keen wit routed the
star debaters of the Senate. A care
full perusal of the speech of the mighty
statesman develops the fact that his
keen wit consisted in reiterating the
assertion that all bids except that Of
the highest and preferred bidder We're
mere bluffs" This coming from the
potential professional "business man."
is assumed to have crushed all OPPOSE
ton. This style of praise calls to mind
the adulation that sycophants shower
ed upon Nero, who rs bright debater
and ready statesman made all Rome
laugh. 1t should be added that when
the office holders in Rome laughed at
Nero they had to go down cellar or up
an alley lest he might lop off their
heads. Same thing here.-Blooming-
ton Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Afraid of It's Record.

The Republican party has ample rea-
son to be afraid of its record. How to
cover up the rascality of Republican
rule is the great question which bothers
the politicians under the leadership of
Mark Hanna.
OF course, the platform which will be
adopted by the Republican national
convention Mt Philadelphia will point
with pride" to the achievements of Nc
Kinley, and will glow with promises of
great and good things to be done during
the next four years. But, unfortunate
ly, the people have long memories.
They recall the promises made in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
THE HAWKEYE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNcIsELy
CONDENSED.
Smallpox Seems to Be Holding Its Own
Crops Reported to Be Doing Well
League to Promote Marriage Is
'Formed-Iowa's Church Census.

Since tho month of June opened there
have been reports of smallpox to the
State Board of Health every day. The
cases represent seven different localities,
there being more than one case in many
OF these places. During the month of
May these We're reports from thirty-five
different localities, the reports represent
ing perhaps seventy-tive or n hundred
cases altogether. Yesterday reports of
the disease at Nevada were received. The
conclusion from the existing state of af-
fairs is that the disease is not dying out
Mt as rapid rate as had been hoped.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
In the Great N.rthweat.

Where in the woody west are the
sombreroed ruffians with pistols and
knives in their boots and cartridge
belts around their waists? Where are
the Alkali likes, Lariat Bills, ct al.
who fire at the decanters in barrooms
and at the silk hats of tenderfoot
strangers-the villainous desperadoes
whose lynching bees and other harrow
ing anecdotes make up considerable
of the stock in trade of our eastern
comic illustrators? do not know.
For many years have wandered
through the great northwest on horse.
back, stage coach and in canoes, MS
well as in the palatial Pullman sleep
er Of the great transcontinental lines.
and have never discovered any OF
the fierce, bewhiskered dime-novel
heroes. Fasteners have an erroneous
impression about the vast plains coun.
try that stretches eastward from the
tanks of the Rockies to the wheat
fields of the Dakotas. In reality. 1t
is region where crimes are far less
numerous in proportion to population
than they are in the densely settled
regions of the Eastern and Middle
States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Church Census. Completed.

The work of taking the church census
in Des Moincs is completed, and the final
returns will be prepared the last of the
week. The church census of the entire
State has been completed, being taken
on May % in most places, and the re-
turns are now being sent to b. II. Mitch
ell of Eldora. State superintendent. The
returns will be tabled and prepared for
the report to he submitted at the annual
convention of Sunday school workers to
be held in Creston in July.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Aims to Prom ote Marriages.

Articles of incorporation OF the Endow-
ment League of Sigourney were filed with
the Secretary of State Friday. 1t is an
organization of unmarried men of more
than II years and unmarried women of
more than Is years. Its capital stock is
$1,000, and it is organized for the pur-
pose of providing an endowment of $500
for each member, to be paid when mar
ried. 1t is the first organization of the
kind, in Iowa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20

Since the recent rains crops of all kinds
in the northwestern part of the State are
looking fine. Most of the corn is up and
is being worked. Wheat, oats and barley
never looked better, and the indications
are good for fine crop. Corn, the farm
crs say. shows a strong growth, and is
fully two weeks ahead Of last season.
Considerable clover and timothy were
sown this spring and are coming along
MI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Worrying Bryan.

The G. o. p. organs are fond of say
Ing that Bryan is being worried" The
very statement is proof that he is not
worried, for no man attempts to worry
another man unless he himself is wer-
ryihg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Huntin: for Rcpublicau,.

MIR. Hanna has agents scouting
through the country looking for found
ers Of the Republican party. All such
worthy persons who are found and
who are still members of the party will
be invited to attend the Philadelphia
convention as guests Of the National
Committee. Transportation will be fur
nished them free, and all of their ex-
penses will be paid out of the campaign
fund. 1t is said that Mr.. Hanna's
scouts have reported the discovery Of
twelve Of the party founders, two of
whom are now Democrats. AS the
term, worthy persons" does not fit
these two, of course they will not be
invited to Philadelphia. One of the
founders-or at least lie voted the first
ticket ever nominated by the Republic
can party-is the Hon. Henry NJ. Teller,
of Colorado. Mr.. Hanna has extended
no invitation to this gentleman to be
the guest of the National Committee at
Philadelphia. Senator Teller was his
own guest at st. Louis four years ago
when Mr. Hanna founded himself, and
his behavior there was not such as to
commend him to the Hannaites. The
Coloradanhns since then assisted in the
establishment Of a new party-one, he
says, that more nearly accords with the
Republican party MS he knew it Mt its
birth. and as 1t remained until the
Hannaites took possession of it. This
new organization is the Free Silver Re-
publican party. Senator Teller will at.
tend the convention Of this party at
Kansas City, on the Fourth of July,
and will there tell what he knew about
the original Republican party. The
founders who will be the guests of Mr..
Hanna are to be starred as one of the
principal attractions at Philadelphia in
June. Most of them are old gentlemen
who for long time have been tagging
superfuous on the stage, but that they
will arouse curiosity at PHILADELPHIA
there can be no doubt. Some Of them
may grow a little too garrulous to suit
the purposes Of the occasion, and IL any
ST them should cut loose and talk about
things Us Senator Teller and some 9TH
or founders talk Mr.. Hanna, 1t is be-
lieved, would feel called upon to expose
them as ringers" Washington Even
ing Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Labor Condition, IJn,ati.f.c,orv.


No matter how the Republican press
may try to disguise the situation, the
fact remains that the condition of la
Dor in this country is far from satisfac-
tory, generally speaking, and affords
small basis for encouragement. Tho
press Of the opposition keep reiterating
that the country Is prosperous, and not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Town ,Phone Combine.

The Central Telephone and Telegraph
Company. composed of Cedar Rapids and
Mason City capitalists, have completed
deal for the purchase of the Greene and
Western, Northwestern, Fitzgerald and
Mortified telephone systems. This gives
it about thousand miles of toll lines in
northern Iowa and Minnesota.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20

If the Mckinley officials keep on
utilizing the shade of the flag to ex-
plot their villainous schemes in our
outlying dependencies" the probable
ity is that the flag will have to be
hauled down to keep ii from rpoiuAs.-.
National Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
chinese Etiouettc.

When Chlnaman issues invitations
to dinner he sends out one or two days
beforehand tiny card of invitation
contained in huge envelope. If You
accept the Invitation you are supposed
to keep the card; If you have not time
that is, IL you declne-you are expected
to send it back. If the banquet is ap-
pointed for 10 o'clock you need not go
before 9 p. M.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Saloons Win Legal Fight.

after being closed for nearly three
months. They were closed by decision
of the Supreme Court, holding their old
petitions illegal. New petitions have been
secured, and, after bitter legal fight, the
saloonkeepers have won.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-20
Vegetable Shoes.

A London bootmaker has patented a
shoe made expressly for vegetarians. It
is made of vegetable production.