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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Acknowledgement a,x;.+x

The Washington correspondents of
the Mckinley organs are unanimous
upon the fact that Mr.. Mckinley and
his official family are very much dis
turbed and in great quandary over
the political situation. The Hay
Phuncefote canal treaty is just now
bringing their nerves up to the strong
est tension.
The Republicans of the Senate are In
n like predlcamcnt. aud the prevailing
belief one day is that the treaty would
be abandoned, and then again there is
a distinct growth of sentiment III favor
Of dropping the whole matter. putting
treaty and amendment upon the table
or in pigeonhole, and let them stay
there. President Mckinley, Secretary
Hay and many Senators. public men,
writer's and thinkers uphold tho neu-
tralization iden. Many of the ablest
men in the country adopt the other
view. ut is as idle" says the corre-
spondent of the Chicago Times. Herald,
ito question the sincerity and patriot
ism of the adhercnts of one idea as 1t is
to question tho sincerity and patriotism
of the adherents of the other. This is
one of those questions upon which men
may honestly differ without asperlty
or elimination.
''The great fact remains that major
ity of the American people-an over
whelming majority-support the view
that the canal should be ours to do
what we please with. If we cannot
have 1t this way, they say, there is no
need Of building any canal ut all. And
public opinion controls governmental
action in the United States, and the
people who are to furnish the money
have right to say for what purpose
and upon what principle 1t shall be ex-
pended"
If the treaty should be amended Sec
rotary hay and the President would
undoubtedly approve the amendment,
but Difference to the feelings of Secre-
tary Hay will prove an obstacle in the
way Of his obeying orders and signing
the amended treaty. This he-may not
do, lest Lord Pauncefote's sensibilities
be hurt, and SO there the thing stands.
1t does not occur to Secretary Hay to
resign, and as in the case Of Secretary
Aiger 1t does not occur to the President
to remove him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
WHEN WOMEN VOTED.
Privilege Extended to Unmarried Ow,

fIlV1lCSS LAtCuACU W OuxuaITIGU OWLS
crs of Property.
Kentucky, which In 1915 made voters
of widows and spinsters who were
holders of real estate, only followed
the footsteps of Maryland, which had
done the same thing thirty years be-
fore. l have not the authorities at
hand which would enable me to give
exact dates, but about the year 1920
unmarried women who were holders of
real estate to given amount were en-
titled to vote, and did very generally
exercise the right of franchise.
In colonial days the States Of the
South generally made the ownership
of property requisite to the exercise
of the right of franchise, while the
New England colonies generally made
church membership necessary Quali-
ficatlon of the voter. Following the
idea that only property holders should
vote, 1t was natural step to conclude
that all property holders should vote.
Maryland, therefore, decided that
where the ownership Of property was
vested in a woman who had not hus-
band to represent her she should be
voter.
have many times heard my grand
mother tell Of voting during the days
Of her widowhood and describe the
manner of exercising the franchise in
those days. There was but one voting
place In the county, and all electors
were required to SO to the county town
to cast their votes. She lived In the
county of Talbot, and the voting place
for the entire county was Easton, the
county seat. There was no casting of
ballot, nor was the system like the
viva vocc vote which prevailed in Ken
lucky until few years ago. But the
candidates for office sat in the election
room, and each voter was expected to
look them over and select one for
whom he or she desired to vote, and
the clerks made a record Of the decis-
ion. Candidates for State offices were
expected to have representatives In
each county. These were leading peo-
pie of the party to which the candidate
belonged, and each one was expected
to be well qualified to discuss the mer-
its of the candidate he represented. In
those days the elections lasted four
days in order to give ample time for
every one to get to the voting place.
Some time late in the '40s the spirit Of
progress required sweeping away of
the barriers which the property quail
tication had set up, and n constitutional
convention decided in favor Of giving
the ballot to every white male voter
who had reached the age of 81 years.
AS the right of woman to vote was
based on the idea of property quallfica.
ton, when that was swept away she
lost the ballot.
merely recall this fact to show that
Maryland, which was the first colony to
guarantee religious liberty to all her
people, and which took the first steps
toward securing the present Constitu-
tion of the United States, was also the
first to give the ballot to woman.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

but 1t is very prominent in the actual
building and very readily felt as the
eye is passed around the neighborhood
wherein are houses of the usual type.
The rooms are we'll shaped and proper
TONED to each other, and general air
of light and cheerfulness pervades the
house.
The building is set we'll above the
grade and entered from the front by a
porch into the sitting room or pnrlor.
10 the rear Of the parlor and sitting
room are two bed rooms. with bath
room between, and to the left of the
sitting room is a good-sized kitchen and
quite large pantry thoroughly fitted
up with shelves, bins. pastry table and
cupboards. The kitchen has portable
range, with waterback and boiler, from
which hot water is piped to kitchen sink
and bath room. A cellar is provided
under the house eight feet deep, con.
tanning furnace and fuel rooms and
other apartments.
Going upstairs from the sitting room,
or by back stairs from the kitchen. we
land in roomy hall, from which are
accessible the five bed rooms ON this
floor. The interior Of the house is trim
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Th.tCo1a R,,l.

The last legislative step has been
taken to enact the alleged reform in
finance and the gold bill has been pass.
ed by the House with vote Of 1876 to
100. 1t has been foregone conclusion
that this measure would be pushed
through both houses Of Congress, and
1t has been signed by the President.
Thus is completed the qualification of
the Republican party and of the man
who, as a representative, pledged him
self to bimetallism and as President
repudiated his sacred pledge.
Democrats In Congress recognized the
futility of fighting the bill. Both
houses are entirely in the hands of the
Republicans and no earnestness of de-
bate, no presentation Of logical argu.
ments, no appeal to the consistency Of
the administration and no protests as
to the 1niquity Of the measure could
have influence. Therefore, the Demo.
Gratis have simply placed themselves on
record in dignified and earnest man
ner as opposed to the measure and the
Republicans, after quarreling among
themselves rs to the various kinds of
robbery contemplated, have at last pass
ed the bill.
Thus the pledge of the Republican
party made in Its st. Louis platform to
uphold .blmetalllsm is broken, thus
President Mckinley lends his support
to proceeding which negatives all his
legislative record on the money ques-
ton and thus the perfldy of the ad.
ministraHon is completed. : Chicago
Democrat.
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substitutes for Perfume.

The various devices adopted to serve
as a substitute for liquid perfume has
never been entirely satisfactory when
1t comes to the necessity of imparting
an enduring scent to gown. The lit
tie silver hearts, perforated and con.
tanning the solid pellets Of perfume,
were rather ornamental than useful,
even when there were no substitutes
for them. They are still In use and
dropped into the deepest recesses Of the
corsage, exude faint and not very en-
during perfume. Most of the Paris
dressmakers put into convenient places
in gown the small bags Of sachet
powder of the scent affected by the
wearer. Nearly every woman, who
makes an effort to keep up with these
novelties In daintiness. has her set o.
little sachet bags to be worn in IL
corsagc, even If she does not have then
sewed In every dress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
BULLETS THAT TEAR.
EFFECTS OF soER AND BRITISH
PRoJEcTILEs.
Take Queer shapes When They come
in Contact with Substances that
cause Them to Defect and Change
Their Line of Rotation.


The worst thing a soldier has to
dread is to be hit by bullet from
small-bore rifle. In the war in South
Africa, IL lie is a Boer, he has reason to
shudder at the thought of being struck
by the Mark Nv. bullet; II lie Is Brit
ish soldier he has almost equal cause
to dread the frightful wounds made by
the Mauser bullets. All are doubtless
aware of the unenvlable notoriety
which the dum-dum bullet has already
gained, experts having, probably with
out single exception, characterized 1t
as Unnecessarily cruel, detestablc, and
ihhuman." The destructive power OF
any bullet is represented by the amount
of force 1t can dispose of on its passage
through the body. and the greater the
expanslbility the greater the force
spent in the tissues. and the greater
the destruction produced. The ideal
destructive bullet is one which expends
all Its force in the tissues on impact,
and the modified British service bullet
comes very near perfection.
Perhaps third factor in the destruct-
I've power of bullets is the corkscrew-
like spin OF the bullet round its axis Of
projection. The spin is slight ia the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

st. Joseph, Mo-, and left 1t in 1896 to
be consecrated bishop of Dubuque. In
1893 he was chosen archbishop OF the
province of which Dubuque is the &c.
clesiastical see.
His zeal in Catholic education made
him distinguished. During his priest
hood hundreds of structures were erect
ed to develop Catholic instruction and
forward Catholic influence. But 1t is rs
a theologlan, orator and thinker that he
will be best remembered. His erudit!on
and oratory placed him alongside of
the greatest churchmen Of the country.
And it was source of inexpressiblc
pleasure to see his labors so abundantly
rewarded. When he first went to Iowa
the Catholic population was very small.
Largely to his energy 1t grew rapidly
and from few thousands spread until
to-day its membership exceeds 100000
in the State.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

ed woman leave home In n tailored
gown or any suitable street dress. She,
of course, has her purse. She has
handkerchief which is usually tucked
In the flap of the purse, or, maybe,
tucked under the edge of the Jacket
waist. 1t is exceedingly likely the
flimsy thing will work out and fall and
be lost, but it must be either carried
In the purse or the hand or tucked
AWAY in corsage or under the waist.
She will travel all over a big city carry
ing these things in her hands and add
ing TO the pile at every store she visits
until she is a dray.
has blotted out the pocket from female
dress. The ugly bulge of such a recess
With n few needed articles bestowed
therein has driven the recess from the
gown. The woman OF to-day gets
along us best she may with n lot of visi-
BILE burdens. How about the man?
OF course he wants some place in
which TO place his watch, his pocket
book and his handkerchief. No force
under the sun or moon would induce
him TO navigate about the streets hold
ing these things in his large red hands.
He has other uses for his hands. SO he
must have pockets. That being SO he
runs riot in the matter of pockets.
Under slightly varying rules in fash
ion the man walks about with sixteen
pockets In his clothes, or, with the out
side coat pocket and match pocket elm
mated, with fourteen. II is safe wager
lie does not use them all. If he did he
would be like the very small boy who
makes a collection of all things he
should not keep and bulges his gar
ments Herewith. Some men add to the
migratory habit of nickels, dimes and
quarters by lodging these useful little
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

The horse could be reasoned with.
He had ears to hear, eyes to see. Food
would increase his pace or lull him to
repose. Drink cooled his fire and calm.
ed his spirit to even the ways of chill
dren. IL he would not hearken to pro-
test entreaty was not futile always.
These failing, he was susceptible To-
moderate coercion judiciousiy applied.
He Disseminated at times between
friend and foe. The instinct Of self
preservation often protected his fare
as well as himself. He generally knew
the way to his crib. Sleep had allure
ments for Ills weary muscles. He felt
small appetite, and that OH occasion
only, for broken glass. He dIscerned
a policeman opportunity If the truncll-
con fourished to cudgel his brain. Not
80 the automobile. No ears to hear nor
eyes to see hath it. 1t fears no foe, re-
wards no friend. Its bowels are with.
out compassion for childhood; Its soul
Indifferent to prayer or protest. 1t
knows neither hunger nor thirst nor
hath need of rest SO long as Its fuel is
aboard and its gearing taut. A thou
sand-dollar plate glass ls morsel to
Its capacious stomach; scrap iron 1t
consumes as lightly as daisies In their
period. Policemen 1t breads not with
clubs nor boys with fireworks. Only
superior force will check its mad
career. and right of way it takes by
virtue Of inherent power and total IT,
responsibility. The automobile is
freak.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
things in the five or six pockets the,

things in the five or six pockets they
have in their overcoats.
In winter weather the man who trav.
els about with fewer pockets 10 his
frame than twenty is mark" he is
not up with the procession. His wife
knows this, for when she has been
shopping and meets him she will pass
over tlirteen-pound ham with the sat
isfied remark: Just put that in your
pocket" You will observe she does not
specify which particular one is to re-
celve the ham. She has sucl, confidence
Of the hull capacity of her husbands
attire that she believes lie can secretc
half the contents of any store and still
look the gentleman and not the small
boy.
II all the time spent by tailors in fit-
ting male garments out with this pie.
thora of pockets could be used in some
thing of greater utility half as many
more suits could be constructed In the
same number of working days. Any
tailor will tell you that 1t takes up near
~ half of the time Of the men to cut
out and set in pockets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Hawaii and Porto Rico.

While this Republican Congress is
treating the people Of Porto Rico, who
are mainly of n civilized, II ignorant,
race, as strangers, 1t is adopting into
the family the Hawailans, only few
thousands of whom are white, and
ninc-tenths Of them are. a conglomera-
ton the like Of which can scarcely he.
found within the same area III any
other quarter of the globe.
Hawaii, with its native leprous
Kanakas, its barbarous Chinese and
japanese coolies and its various mixed
breeds, all utterly unfit for American
citizenship, is going to be erected into
a territory Of the Union, with a Legis-
lature of its own and With all the po-
litical paraphernalia that leads to ulti-
mate Statehood with Senators and Rep
resentatives In Congress.
Hawaii Is at present governed by an
oligarchy having great influence with
the Republican party leaders. Its
members are clever, interruptions and
rich, and they will undoubtedly sue
coed in maintaining themselves in
office. They can be depended on to
assist in filling the party campaign
chest when it is necessary, whereas
the Porto Ricans are on the verge of
starvation and are without ruling
class, hence this difference in treat
ment.-New York News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
DESIRABLE COUNTRY HOME.

House of Ten Rooms Conveniently and
Economically Arranged.
The most convenient houses are those
which are planned With special refer
ence to the needs of the occupants and
SO as to avoid all useless expenditures,
and we might add, those are the most
pleasing III point of aspect for the SIM
pie reason that they clearly show the
purpose for which they are built.
show herewith view and floor plans of
a house Of ten rooms, very conveniently
and economically arranged. with an cx-
terror conceived in a picturesque but
chaste style Of design. free from cur
rent extravagances. The effect obtain
ed Is hardly rendered by the illustra-
tons Oh account OF their small scale,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

So accustomed are newspaper read
crs of'to-day to glancing at the forecast
of the weather every morning TO learn
whether q cold wave is coming OF go
ing. whether the probabilities are for
rain or shine, that tits difficult>to real
ize conditions hundred years ago
when the "Ephemerides Mannheimen-
Sis" the first record of attempts at
noting with scientific accuracy, appear
ed. Telegraph and cable now flash
weather reports from observatory to
observatory Of weather stations and
this service is yearly being extended
Canada has taken on the Bermudas and
is reaching for the Klondike, while the
United States is extending its service
to all Its new possessions, and Europe
is looking to special cable to Iceland
largely for weather forecasts. The
greater the territory actually covered
by accurate observations the more GER
tainty, of course, will attach to fore
casts. though there is pretty definite
limit in this regard. Forecasters are
beginning to study more carefully the
forces that affect the weather and these
studies may yet reach results Of wide
interest In connection with the metc-
geological phenomena Of the globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04


AS Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, remarked,
we are going 10 make all the money
we can out of our new possessions,
and for that purpose we intend to keep
them until the Democratic party are
able to skate III the ice ponds of
hades.
Hereissomc of the money to be made,
to quote from the indianapolis Sen.
tinel:
A governor for Porto Rico at q year.
~ salary of $4,000, with palace nc.
commodations, satraps, llctors, and
headsmen galore. Five Jobs at $1,000
each per annum, to wit: Secretary,
Attorney General, Auditor, Commits.
sioner of the Interior and Commission.
or of Education.
A Chief Justice at $1,000 per annum.
United States District Judge, $4,000
per annum.
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court, United States Attorney, at 81
500 per annuln.
A marshal of the Supreme Court at
$4,000.
Five members of u commission to
codify the laws at $1,000 per annum
each. Scores of officials and deputies
and hundreds Of territorial employees.
All these salaries to be paid out of the
revenues of the island.
Thus will the shaving Porto Ricans
be surfeited with the luxuries of be-
|:neyolent assimilation and grow fat
upon lined paunches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Bicycle Oilers,

Bicycle oiling has become profitable
industry in and around Paris. The
"graisseurs pour bicyclettcs," as they
are called, are, more correctly speak
ing, oilers, and usually post themselves
at the bottoms of hills. When bicy-
clist approaches they offer to oil his
machine before lie makes the ascent
up one of the slopes-at Suresnes or
st. Cloud, for instance. They are also
dotted along the level roads, ready for
custom, and contrive to earn fair
share Of money by the end of the day.
The oilers are chiefly elderly men, but
not q few lazy youths have Joined their
ranks. and compete with them In a
petty industry whlcl, Is sometimes lu.
cratIyt,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
FLOOR PLANS.


med in natural finished woods through
out. The cellar walls are Of stone, cigh-
teen inches thick. The walls above are
of frame, 2x4 studdlng sheathcd dag
onal on the outside with shiplap sheath
Ing and covered with half-inch siding.
and plastered on the inside. The hard
ware on the two floors is of bronze.
The painting outside is three-coat work
In colors well selected. The house is
heated by furnace. Dimensions are 4s
feet wide by 40 feet deep. including
projection of the front porch. The
height of stories, 10 and . feet, re.
spectiyely. The house can be built
thus IN most localities for from $1,000
to $500. according to style and quality
of finish employed.-E. A, PAYNE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04

1t used to be said that women could
not invent anything. The assertion
never was wholly true of American
women. for the names of women began
to appear in the records Of patents ear.
~ In the present century: but 1t is only
within the last ten or dozen years
that they have been often seen there.
Now they are SO numerous that the
Patent Office keeps a special list Of
women's inventions. Probably the in.
creased activity of women as inventors
is due to two causes. One is the OPEN
ing TO women Of better opportunities
for education, technical education as
well as collegiate. Girls share with
boys practical instruction in sloyd and
mammal training, and they have about
the same chances as boys in the higher
institutions. When they enter new
industry, or begin using any kind of
machinery, they turn their wits, as men
do, to deyis.ng means for doing the
work more easily and quickly. House.
hold appliances hold the first place
among women's Inventions; and after
these. toys and games and conveniences
Of the wardrobe, although men p!ll
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Give. 1hem . Tr.,eled an.

An ingenious Philadelphia is max
Ing an income out Of very novel
source. He is the agent for number
Of foreign steamship lines and In a DO
sition to get hold of any number Of
different kinds Of labels, such as are
attached to trunks and other baggage
of passengers going abroad or coming
from foreign tours. These he sells to
individuals who wish to create the i'm.
preston when they carry their dress
suit case In public that they have been
abroad. Numbers Of young men who
have never been out of the country are
said to be posing in this way as for.
eign travellers Of considerable expert.
ence,