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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

ut is amusing FOR those who are &C.
quninted with the trlfiing causes that
influence the prices of books at auction
to read the philosophical theories of
tendencies and results, which are SOL
emnly expressed by critics in high con-
alteration. According to those persons
1t was great wave of public appre-
citation which raised the value OF the
first Shakespeare at a recent sale to
the price of LOO. and their opinion is
that the wave will so on Increasing in
strength and volume forever. As a
matter Of fact, at the sale in question
all the public desires were quenched
when the biddlngs had advanced to
$1,000, and scarcely more than two in.
dividuals remained to carry on the
strife. One Of these was an agent hold
ing a simple commission to buy (prob-
ably equivalent in the views Of his prln.
cipal to f1,00O); the other was my
agent, fiery young man to whom las
Il wanted the book had given the ex.
aggerated commission of 1920. Now,
lie. finding himself outdone by an UNI
limited commission, determined to push
his opponent. and the result was that
exactly $500 of the f1,700 represent a
gratuitous addition to the cost of the
volume-in nowise altering its real
value, which may be set down as about
Fl, 100"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
ANOTHER TRUST PR -PHer.

Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan, whose name
has been linked with various profitable
schemes. notably rake-off of ten or
nfteen millions in a United States bond
transaction less than a hundred years
ago, writes letter to the public deplor-
ing freight determinations.
While have no personal knowledge
of such evils, no man deplores them
more than l do. supposed that the
interstate commerce law would abolish
such determinations and punish every
body participating in them, but II is un-
fortunate that no substantial results
have been accomplished in this respect.
The remedy is in publicity and the law
must be enforced. The railroads suffer
by these determinations. and SO long
as the violators of the law GO free, it
Is discouraging to the railway compa-
MES, and they must either adopt the
same illegal course or meet secret con-
cessions by an open tariff. The remedy
is severe, but ought to be effective.
You committee of small shippers who
wrote mel have my sympathy and sup
port in your efforts TO conserve railroad
revenue and the protection of ship.
pers.'
In the meantime increased railroad
revenue" pours into Mr.. Morgan's cof-
fers, but lie doesn't know where 1t
comes from. With such balderdash,
Pecksniffian sentimentality the Chicago
Times-Herald (Rep.) thinks 1t can i'm
pose trust benevolence upon u trustdng)
people!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
AFTER WAR TIE SONG OF PEACE.

Dark drifts Of clouds shut out the sky,
The air is rent with sounds Of strife;
My brother marches forth to die,
Or take some fellow moral's life
The Peace the world has waited for
shrlnks pale behind the skirts of War!
Across the plains the ruts are deep
Where engines of destruction passed;
The blinds are drawn where orphans
weep,
And blood is flowing free and fast;
The hills give back the lannon's roar;
The Song Of Peace is heard no more!
My brother mocks me in his heart,
blame him for the stand he takes;
The world Christ saved is rent apart,
And every tie that bound us breaks!
The war god shrieks, the sabre CLEANS,
And crimson strcaks are in the
streams.
But God was reigMing in the sky
When David went to smite his foe;
And God is reigning still ON high,
And still inspiring men below!
And when the sounds OF battle cease,
And when the work of War is DER,
Then shall the hopeful Song of Pence
Swell higher, clearer than before!
IS. u. Kiser, in Chicago Times Her
aid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

penitcntiary; two stitches" means two
years, and SO on.
One who taps tills is designated as a
'heeler."
The individual who has tho faculty
Of learning the arrangement OF house
to be robbed is known as "house
prowl."
Pickpockets are "dips" ana tanners"
or "stallers" are assistants.
TO switch" is for one thief to trans.
fer TO an accomplice whatever plumber
he has secured.
"When a town is on fire" "crook''
means that a city or location Is not fer
tile in valuables. or that 1t Is best not
to ply the trade because of the yigi.
lance of the police.
When a thief has been frustrated In
"a design he is said to have had fall"
The individual who is an expert in
removing bills and papers from purse
or pocketbook without extracting the
pocketbook is called "wceder."
A wire" Is another term for pick
pocket.
A safe or hiding place in which yalu-
ables are hidden or stored is known as
Register"
Aelucking sound made by one thief
to another implies that he wishes the
booty to be divided.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
.The Course Of True Love,

ID =
He is II pushing young lawyer and
does considerable work for her wealthy
father, who believes In Detroit and has
many irons in the fire. The young PEG
pie met, became very fond of eacl.
other and were engaged. But the,
quarrelled. Both are proud and recon
Citation is in the future.
He called at the house a few days
ago to see the old gentleman on bust
ness, of course. When the bell rang slit
happened to be passing the door and
opened 1t.
"Ah! Miss Jones, believe. Is you,
father at homer
He is not. Did you wish to see hin
personally:'
Yes, miss" blufily, ION very impor.
tant personal business. Good day."
and lie turned abruptly.
beg pardon, sir; who shall 1 say
called?''
He gruntcd and made no other al
swer. She forgot to ''frizlc' her hai
before going to a card party, and Ii
rode clear around the street railway
belt line before he noticed that lie hnt
passed his own otficc.-Dctrdit Free
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
To Have Baths ia the SCHOOLS.


An experiment is soon to be tiled by
the Committee on Buildings of the
Manhattan School Board. 1t consists
of providing shower baths i'll the public
schools, and is scheme which Conn
missioner O'Brien las been pushing
for some time. The experiment will be
tried first in few schools on the low
or East Side, and the plan to be adopt
ed, 1t is said, will be most effective,
and yet cost a moderate amount.
Portions of the Fairgrounds will be
curtained on, and this space will serve
for the dressing rooms and baths,
which will be entirely of the needle de-
scription. These, 1t is believed. give
better sanitary effects than the ordi-
nary showers. The city will furnish
hot and cold water, but the children
must bring their own towels.-New
York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
years Dan peddled milk and then be.

years Dan peddled milk and then be.
came a stable boy and hack driver In
Pittsburg. BE soon achieved prom
incnce as the owner and exhibitor OF n
learned pig and in 1874 settled in New
York. where lie made his first appear.
ance MS clown and negro song and
dance performer. In 1S45 lie Travelled
with Howe's circus and bounded into
popularity In Philadelphia. He next
travelled in Canada and in the South
and became a member Of the DR.. Snail
ding Company. After his severance
with this company he launched a show
of his own. which, however, he was
forced to disband in 1863. Out OF the
wreck lie saved his famous trick horse
Excelsior and his pair Of trained Bur-
mese cattle. He was the first man who
ever trained and introduced In the ring
a performing rhtnoceros. In 1864 n
contract for two seasons was made
with Forepaush. by which Rice re-
ceived for his services MS clown and
for the services OF his trained horse and
cattle $4,000 for each season. In
1866 he got $1,000 per week through
the season as a clown With John
O'Bricn and for season Of 20 weeks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
how 10 play "cat's-cradle." They were

| ~ =. Il. y i
how 10 play "cat's-cradle." They were
soon on the floor, happy as kittens.
Now let me take that youngstcr,
marm,' be said, noticing that the baby
wanted to be tossed all the time; "you
look clean beat out. guess can
please him. I'm powerful hand with
babies" In his big arms, the child
crowed with delight until he fell asleep.
"'Taint nothin' at all. marm," he
said, two hours later. as lie helped the
woman and her charges on board.
Buying pint Of peanuts from little
girl. and paying IL cents instead of 10
cents, he munched In hearty enjoyment
until his train was called.
"All aboardr' shouted the conductor,
and the train started. "Something
bright has gone out Of this depot that
doesn't come in every day." said one
who remained-''an honest heart
Success,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
USE QUEER EXPRESSIONS.
Thieves Have Language that Is Int
liEible Only to Themselves.


Thieves Have a Language that Is Intel.
liEible Only to Themselvcs.
Thieves have a language all their
own, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t was created by them for their own
particular use and is entirely unIntelli-
gible to the uninitlated. Some Of them
are as follows:
A policeman in uniform is said to be
in harness"
A policeman in civilian dress is call.
ed an elbow"
"a graft" is that at which a law.
breaker is most proficient; for instance,
cracking safe or picking pocket.
"Molly Buzzcr" is woman pick
pocket.
ITO work the shorts" means TO re.
lisve people OF their valuables as they
either alight from or board street car.
A drunken person is known as a
dummy"
Zone stitch" means one year in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
short state I,em~

DIR. j. S. Watts OF Millersburg is dead.
The Iowa Central will put in turn
table at State Center.
There are now 496 volumes in the Ii
brary Mt Correctionville.
The creamery Mt Anthem will begin op-
erations about April 15.
Sac County contains the largest corn
growing farm in the world.
Atlantic is complaining OF the lack Of
houses to rent in that city.
The wagon bridge at Wapello was
wrecked by ice and high water.
A lodge of the Foresters of America
has been instituted at Centerville.
The farmers of Clinton County are
largely engaged in stock feeding now.
A postofiice has been established at
Cruyer, with Van n. Clifton as postmas-
ter.
The Sibley Gazette, the pioneer paper
of Sibley and Osceola County, has been
sold.
The Iowa Central has just received two
monster locomotives which weigh los, OUU
pounds each.
Winterset citizens are very much OPP
posed to the city's granting any more
franchises gratis.
Several citizens of Wintersct will leave
shortly for Great Falls. Mont, where
they expect to locate.
3. II. Mathews, secretary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. at Muscatine, has resigned his place
on account of i'll health.
Records at Washington show that over
400 patents were issued to Iowa citizens
this year.
Unknown parties made an unsuccess-
full attempt to burn the school house at
Movillc.
Horace Wood, an old man at Greene,
was found dead in one of his empty ten
emcnt houses.
Frank Ward, cigarmaker Of keokuk,
died very suddenly in his room after
two weeks spree.
The new depot for tile Northwestern at
Jefferson has been completed and is now
occupied by the road.
St. Charles is soon to have new brick
.lock including a Masonic hall.
Edward O'Brien, a deaf mute, was run
down and instantly killed by a train near
Avoca.
Three rickpockets who we're getting in
their work at Dubuque have been ar
rested.
Towards grocery store at Oskaloosa
was entered by burglars and looted of
about 5000.
1t is believed that Clinton's smallpox
cases will cost that county in the neigh-
borhood of $1,000.
A big effort is being made at Iowa
City to lift the $4,000 debt Of the Y. NJ.
G. A. building there.
-Four hundred thousand dollars of real
estate has recently changed hands in
Greene County.
Edward H. Stubs, a machinist of
Council Bluffs. attempted to commit sui
eide by shooting himself.
About fifty miles of steel for the new
G. & n. w. branch road has been de-
livered at Belle Plainc.
The delinquent taxes in Polk County
at the FIRST of this year amounted to Q
little over a quarter million.
The State board of control has award
ed contracts for furnishing of supplies
10 the State institutions for the current
quarter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
G received SCI. 600 from card.

in 1907 lie received SCI. 500 from Gard.
ner. Hemmlngs & Cooper's circus.
Thereafter his star steadily waned.
His habits We're irregular and consc-
quently he was unreliable. He was
once offered his own terms in Call
fornla If lie would keep sober. but he
refused. A similar offer was made
him in New York, but lie declined, say.
ing that lie would sooner have 500 a
week and liberty to do as he pleased
than ten times thar amount under re-
straint
Rice made three fortunes during his
career, but died a comparatively poor
man. He gave away fortunes. being
very generous, md Ills charities In the
region around Girarl. Pa. where lie
owned property and lived. were great.
He built soldiers monument at a
cost Of So. 600 aud during the war gave
$4,000 for wounded soldiers and their
families.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
F,.seb President !. spor,sn,.

President Loubet, whose fondness
Tor shooting is fully equal to that Of
his predecessor. is a cooler and more
successful sportsman. NJ. Faure, dur
ing the official Shoots" at Marty and
Rambouillet, used to blaze away his
cartridges at an alarming rate. This
is not the case with the present occu-
pant OF the Elysee, whe fires dcliber-
atcly and With greater effect,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
Trade Dom. Follow Our Flag

The war department has given out
some details Of trade with The Philip
pines for the three months ended with
September last. 1t appears that Great
Britain is taking much of the export
trade of the islands and that Europe
altogether commands over two-thirds
Of this trade; while of imports into the
islands Europe contributed 81, 295, $50
and North America only 1881, 475. And
yet we understood that trade follows
the fag.-Springfield Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
A FAMOUS CLOWN.

Dan Rice, Who Made Three Fortunes
and Gave Them Away.
Z The death OF Dan Rice. which oc-
Cured ut Long Branch recently In his
18th year. has removed man who at
one time was the best known show
man in America and one Of the wealth.
lest.
Rlce's real name was Daniel McLarin
and he was born In New York. His
father nicknamed him Dan Rice. after
famous Irish clown. In his early
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

If the Republicans failed to pass the
Porto Rican tariff bill they would put
themselves in hole, as far as the
trusts are concerned, and If they passed
it they would put themselves in hole
SO far as the voters are concerned. The
situation confronting the s. o. p. seems
TO be n "holey" tcrror.-KaHsas City
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

One thing is certain, there will be no
Hannaizing of the proceedings of the
National Democratic Convention at
Kansas City as there was at Chicago
four years ago. Kansas City newspa-
pers are not actuated by the kind of
partisanship that countenaccs the
garbling and suppression of facts
Kansas City Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
Blowing Hot and Cold.

"There is no use deprcciatlng the ISL
ands, East or West,'' says Whitelaw
Reid to the Massachusetts, Club. And
then lie proceeds to depreciate them in
the most scathlng manner possible, tell
ing his hearers what perfectly hope
less, degraded, hybrid lot their people
are.--Springfield Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
Human Food from . Lily.

A wonderful reserve fund for the
human appetite is to be found In the
vegetable diet OF the klamath Indians.
A novel variety Of food forming a
menu unknown to the civilized is Of.
fered In the pulp of the great yellow
water lily, which is converted into a
farlnaceous food; in the weed known
as soosefoot. which bears a black seed
that is ground up for loaves and cakes
and in the arrowhead. which in the
fall develops q starchy white tuber at
the end of the roots.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

There were those who insisted that
Abraham Lincoln was not statesman
and unfit to govern the country because
his pantaloons bagged at the knees,
just as there are Americans who
claim that the Beers are not entitled TO
their freedom because they do not
bathc every day and part their hair in
the middle. The proper badge of states
men under the Mckinley administra.
ton consists of knee breaches and
dropped "h's."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

The Simon-pure Article.-Percy-
Have you ever loved before? Edith
No. Percyl I have often admired men
for their strength, courage. beauty,
intelligence, or something like that; but
with you. Percy. it is all nothing
else!-Puck
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

If some of them ex.officials, Sena-
tors, Governors, Congressman and
town marshals who are going about the
country telling people what ought to
be done to cure the evils which affiict
them, would explain why they didn't
do something when they had chance,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

their advice would receive some recog.
milton. What the country needs is an
entirely new dispensation with fresh
intellects, capable of acting up to their
convictions. AS long as the party is
In the control of hamfattcrs, sinks,
trlmmers and eA.officials, good-by,
Democracy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
present t.-,e be enjoying an enforced

present t.ae be enjoying an enforced
confinement at the expense of the Gov.
crnnent. But, unfortunately, tile in.
spcctor had forgotten to lock the state.
room door after he had forced 1t with
his skeleton keys, and this did not cs-
cape the notice of tic acute smuggler.
He had locked the door. Who opencd 1t
He became suspicious and then alarm.
Ell. From n steward he learned that
sweeney had been seen lettering
around the passageway some time be.
fore. That was sufficient. He never
mad liked the way Sweeney had eyed
nm on various occasions. What was
to be done? At o'clock the next
morning the vessel would be off the
l-ightship. He thought minute, then
ran to the smoking room and. as he
expected, found Sweeney absorbed in
MS favoritc game. That was just
what he wanted. He went back 10
MS stateroom, and then tlp-toctl noise
iessiy to the Inspectors door. n little
further down the passageway. It was
unlocked. He left it wide cpen and
then ran bnck to his stateroom, seized
the trunk-it was a small affoir-cor.
ried 1t to the inspectors room and
showed it under his berth. This done
he shut the door with n sigh or s,tis.
Iacllon and Went OH deck. He had
still one more card to play. and ~
things worked right If wonld l,o !.
trump. NJ
sweeney retired late that ,ioh4 49,,
neglected to take on hIa c,o,,,,nr !.
is likely he would hove ,o.,.s,., ..,.,.
his hat ON Ind hc not lao. - !, w" ~
smoking room. = = ~
At q o.c,ock tho no.t ,,.. 49,,
smnpcler n,ova,, H., tn ,n;., 'he
mvs,ar,nrs ~. up. "l.h y
Rl,nL dow, rra,,, ~, ,.'', .Aol'cu u, Capt
sol had not ,,rona, e D U.s. lne YES,
conta;n W.. ~ =. u lccora anu the
s,r',, was ~ !. sour moou.
Wci We'll lie sald impaticntly;
",e ~ ~
listen, said the smugglcr impress
slvely. Il have a confession to make.
! come TO tell You that in a short half.
hour this ship will be blown to atoms.
1t is my duty; 1t is in Your power to
prevent it Listen This man Sweeney
Is a dynamiter and anarchist, an arch
fiend whose hands and hcart md sonI
areare red with blood or flo .innooent
lives be has tol,cn yoo,s oao1, M. c..,,aa
was lost in t,n wrc,.l. Of nnn 80 ,.nsr
vessels. Je has sworn ,.a,a,,as ~ -
has been his main object IN ,ire. ro,,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
Mr.. Reid Alarmed.

Mr.. Reid Alarmed.
Whitelaw Reds talk at the Massa.
chusetts Club dinner would serve adj
mirably In good part as an anti-im-
perialist campaign document. He is
alarmed at certain dangers which his
Paris peace policy threaten to bring
upon the country. The possibility that
the new possessions may become part
of the United States through the force
of the constitution or otherwise stag
gers him. 1t threatens to plunge us
over the precipice." How would Mas
sachusetts relish "having this mixed
population" (of Porto Rico), "a little
more than half colonial Spanish, the
rest negro and half-breed, illiterate.
alien In language, alien in ideas of right,
interests and government, send in from
the mid-Atlantic two Senators to bal
ance the votes of Mr.. Hoar and Mr..
Lodge?"
Very good. Make the people of Porto
Rico citizens now, give them also the
constitutional rights of free trade and
SO on, "and you have already made the
island potentially n State" Exactly.
And behind Porto Rico stand the Phil
ippines! And SO the constitution be-
comes "a crazy quilt, under whose dirty
folds must huddle the United States OF
America, of the West Indies, of the
East Indies and of Polynesia; and pan
dcmonium is upon u.s. And again:
What holds a nation together, I'M
less 1t be community Of interests, char
acter and language, and contiguous ter
ritory? What would more thoroughly
insure its speedily flying to pieces than
the lack Of every one OF these requi-
sites? How manifestly under the in
congruous hodge-podge of additions to
the Union thus proposed, we should
have the exact conditions which have
invariably led to such downfalls else
where.'
Again very well spoken. But who, be-
sides the President, has done more than
Whitelaw Reid to attach this hodge
podgc to the fortunes of the nation and
annex it hard and fast as territory of
the United States?-Springfield Repub-
lican.
The New York Chamber of Commerce.
How is this? The New York Cham
Der of Commerce rebukes the Presi-
dent by unanimous vote for having
forced the Porto Rican tariff bill! Is it
possible that this is the same Chamber
of Commerce which only few weeks
ago Endorsed the subvention of Ameri-
can ships, and gave as its reason the
fact that such subvention was in har-
mony with the protective tariff policy?
Here is the resolution:
Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce of the State of New York re-
cords its emphatic opinion that every
consideration of honor, justice and hui
manity demands that trade between
the United States and the Island of
Porto Rico shall be unrestricted by
any customs duties whatever.
( If the President gets himself disliked
by such a body, a body whose annual
dinners have been turned into Republic
can love feasts for several years past,
how is lie likely to stand with the con-
sentative element of his party New
York News,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

Antwerp in century has risen from
$1,000 to 257 600, an increase of Ss3 per
cent. Liege has advanced from 10000
to 100000; Client from $1,000 to 1885,
600; Brussels from d6ooo TO $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
An A,,o,raly.

Speaking of the Payne-Foraker bill
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
said the other day: 81 am opposed to
the Payne-Foraker bill. Trade. we IRE
assured by President Mckinley, fol-
lows the flag. But the Constitution
doesn't. Did you ever hear Of such an
anomaly?
Il contend that we cannot maintain,
under our Constitution, an empire and
republic at the same time. The ten
dcncy seems to me toward Imperialism
and empire. The republic must not
fail or tile empire will stand; the en-
pire must fail or the republic cannot
stand"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

Since the war OF 1894 the Chinese
population OF Shanghai has growh
from 100000 TO 100000. The attrac-
ton lies in the many new Industrial
establishments.