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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
The Horror. Of Hea,henism.

Some idea of the blessings of ciyiliza-
tion may be obtained by contrasting our
condition with the state of things in
some parts of China. We have graphic
account from three English bicyclists,
who have been making tour of West
ern China, and who spent some time at
the large walled city of Chaotung Flu.
They found that 20 per cent. of the fe-
male infants are killed, while major
ity Of those saved are sold into slavery,
the city being famous for Its slave girls.
1t Is the custom to throw bodies Of girl
babies over the walls at night, and in
many cases those children are still
alive. 1t is common sight to see pa
riah dogs gnawing the arms of living
infants. Bodies of the pauper dead are
also thrown over the walls and de-
voured by wolves aud hyenas that come
down in the night from nelghboring
mountains. The city is famous for in
human punishments. Lately a woman
was strung up by the neck, with her
toes just reaching the ground, till she
died.
the city gates. red-hot nails being ham
mered through his wrists. He tried to
escape the agony by battering his head
against the gate, when the authorities
provided pillow to prevent this. He
hung in great agony, watched by crowds
of men and children, for four days be.
fore death came.-Christian Conserva-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
distressing if the Government were do
ing many more things in useful way

distressing if the Government were do
ing many more things in a useful way
now than it did then. 1t is doing some.
no doubt, but 1t is not digging n Mic
aragua canal, not establishing n sys-
TEN Of parcels post, not either buying
out the present telegraph monopolies,
nor building a postal telegraph of its
own; not doing anything to continue
our drainage canal to the Mississippi
river as Il true ship canal. In brief, it
is doing noae of the great things for in
ternal development and the fostering of
trade and commerce, but is fritterint
away its finds on trlvialities until the
burden Of taxation is so great that
when appeal is made for some of the
enterprises here enumerated the an
swer is always: 1--WE can't afford it,
And it might be worth while, too, to
consider 10 what extent men interested
in the maintenance of monopolies
which the Government undertakings
mentioned would destroy may have
themselves Systematically caused and
fostered tl,is condition of penury.
1t is curious that all of the people
that is, the State-are always poorer
than few OF the people. 1t is one of
the cases in which the whole is not
greater than a part.-Willis j. Abbot. in
Chicago Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

MRS. JOS. PULITZER. Onq floor, In the
rear of which the fire originated. and
when aroused by the smoke and flames
her first thought was for her children.
She rushed to where her daughters,
Edith and Constance, aged IA and -
respectively, We're asleep and rousing
them led them through the smoke-iilled
halls to the street, where they were
taken in charge by others. Then know
ing that hers year-old boy, Herbert, was
with his nurse on the third floor, Mrs.
Pulitzer fought her way through the
Sitting smoke to the nurses room. She
arrived in the nick of time; for the
nurse, crazed with fear. was about
jumping out of the window with the
baby when Mrs. Pulitzer arrived. Mrs.
Pulitzer eagerly seized the little one
and carrying him in her arms guided
the nurse through the binding smoke
to the street.
Unfortunately, however. there per-
ished in the fire two of the inmates of
the house-the housekeeper, Mrs. Nor
gan Jellett, of Toronto, Ont, and Eliza
beth Montgomery, governess. The finan-
cial loss was 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

four women in the United States for
higher education amounted to $3,446.-
400; of this sum Cora j. Flood gave the
largest amount, or 50 600, 900, and Helen
Gould, beside her donation to the Gov
eminent. gave $4,000 for educational
purposes.
The record of gifts to charity and for
educational purposes by women in this
country for the year now ending is a
notable one and is not entirely covered
in the following list.
Half million dollars, given by Mrs,
Lydia Bradley, of Peoria, ILL.,, comes
next to Mrs. Stanford's gift. II was
presented last summer to the Bradley
polytechnic Institute, and constituted
her- second donation, the first being a
gift of the land OH which the institute
was built and the money to build it.
mat involved sum approXimating
S250,OO0. In addition, Mrs. Bradley has
given to Peoria 1871 acres of land for a
park, she has built church, q home
Tor aged women and many other
smaller institutions.
Miss Floods presentation Of her
idthers country place, at Menlo Park,
to the University of California, made in
1897, has been supplemented recently
by gift of money. The house and Its
contents are valued at 81, 600, 900, and n
tract of nearly 5000 acres is included In
the transfer.
Another California woman has been
munificent in her gifts; this is Mrs. Il.
Il. Croker, who has conveyed to the
Benevolent and Protective order of
Elks her home in Sacramento as n me.
mortal Of her husband. 1t is valued at
$4,000. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst and Mrs.
Leland Stanford are constantly adding
to their gifts to the universities thew
have built up in California, and their
benefactions go up into the millions
Mrs. Stanford's latest contribution
made during the summer was one Of
$1O,OOO,OOO.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, of Chicago, in
May, announced that she would found
college of pedagogy. the Institution to
be started with fund Of several hun
dred thousand dollars. She has had
this idea in mind for some years, 1t be-
Ing her desire to accomplish a practical
good for poor girls by giving them an
opportunity to become teachers. She
bestows a permanent benefit upon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
A Thrifty Pr nee.

Little Prince Alexander. the eldest
son of the dead Prince Henry, husband
of Princess Beatrice of England, has
always been noted, since his earliest
childhood, for bartering procllvitles.
He lends marbles and tops at Interest
TO his cousins, the little Connaughts,
and on one occasion he got up quite a
little corner III dolls, which he succeed
ed in purchasing at great reduction
from his small Albany cousins.
The other day he received present
Of FL ($5) from his mother, and having
quickly spent 1t, applied for the second.
He was gently chided for his extrava-
gance, but, unabashed, wrote to his
grandmamma. The queen had been
warned of the financial embarrass-
ment, and she replied in the same
strain of remonstrance, whereupon the
prince responded:
Dear Grandmamma: l received your
letter and hope you will not think l
was disappointed because you could
not send me any money. 1t was very
kind of you to give me good advice. i
sold your letter for "a s."-Plttsburg
Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
MONEY A LIVING ISSUE.

'The passage of the House currency
bill with its refunding clause" says
the Louisville Dispatch, will make the
money question the most important is
sue Of the next campaign. 1t is part
of scheme to make bimetalism impos-
sible that those who are interested in
the private control of the public
finances hope to take the money ques-
ton out of politics. But, unless the
American people are ready to put oil
the shackles of industrial slavery, they
have already made the money question
stronger and inevitable issue.
No intelligent business man needs
to he convinced now that there is gross
favoritism in our financial affairs, Civ.
ing dangerous powers to a class. In
other words, it is plain to all intelli-
gent men that the Government is not n
free financial agent: that the public
finances are controlled for the advance
ment of private interests. Men who
favor the gold standard do not indorse
the snbserviency of Mckinley and
Gage to the Rockefeller money trust.
Only those who hold government bonds
or who have interests in national banks
can intelligently favor the refunding of
the debt into gold obligations.
"There is n limit to human endur-
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4
s.u nv" ,vrh Men O. women .
, uvss anu s'ris ciuos' kinaergartens.
i.o l' conservatories ana roof gar
oens are included IN the work OF the IN
sti.ut'on-a work winch is thoroughly
appreciated oy the people IN whose be-
Hait u IS oelhg done. 1t mas been en-
oowea at a cost OF about 100000.
during last summer a new floating
hospital Tor st. johns Guild was built
by Mrs. Augustus D. Juilllard, Of New
q. M ~ eos. VI so''Voo' II was naMeu
~ nohor OIL the dohor' the Helen y.
Jullliard.
10 the endowment fund of the Uni
yersity OF chicago Miss Helen Miller
could mas recently contributed $4,000.
a second scnoiafship OF Ss,ooo to Vassar
College was announced at the COM
mencement OF June-these scholarships
are given IN memory OF her mother.
Two scholarships OF $6,Ooo each she has
given to the late Mr.. Moody's schools;
one for the girls seminary and one for
the boys. To endow free bed in per
petuity IN the Manhattan Eye and Ear
Hospital, New York, she gave $1,000.
other women who have contributed
largely to the public good are the
Countess de Castellane. 100000; Mrs,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, $4,000; Mrs. o. n
r. Belmont, $4,000; Mrs. P. A. Harper,
$4,000; Mrs. Francis Brockholst Cut.
ting, who contributes $4,000 year to
the sick poor of Newport, r. l.; Mrs
Anson Phelps Stokes, $4,000, and Miss
elizabeth Plankinton. of Milwaukee,
WIS, 100000.
Gifts by Request.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Americans are fond of authorizations.

Americans are fond of Authorizations.
They desire to express their thoughts
tersely, and that desire often results in
uncouth or inaccurate forms. 1t is per-
haps allowable to write 'buss for omui
bus, but 1t is absurd and meaningless
to write 100 for 1900 One zero means
nothing and two zeros fail to mean
more than nothing. If merchant
should advertise that he had changed
the price of special make of over
coats, for example, from $3.50 to 90,
would he be greatly gratitied at the re.
suits? Doubtless the two zeros would
in this case convey some sort of an
Idea, but 1t assuredly would not be the
idea the merchant had in mind. Per-
haps young lady who had just passed
out of her 10Th year might glow over
the notion that she could say she had
entered her % year. but mature reflec-
tion would finally convince her that
she had proved too much. On the
whole, 1t would seem to be good sense
for people to write the 1900 in full, and
for college graduates Of this year not
to put themselves down as nonentities
of the class of 100.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Eepublicans VS.. Trusts.

Realizing that the trust issue is going
to be prominent during the Presidential
campaign, the Republican leaders are
casting shout TO find some way of fool
ing the fGople into the belief that the
Mckinley party favors antitrust legis-
lation.
This is y dangerous subject for Re-
publicans to handle, for ii they mani
fest real desire to control trusts those
combines will cut off campaign sup
plies anG marshal votes against the
party.
On the other hand if the antitrust
movement is too plainly bypocritical
the people, will not be fooled by 1t.
Dispatches from Washington an
nounce that Republican leaders have
devised chat they consider n brilliant
plan to slde-track the trust issue. They
have cone to the conclusion that If
Congress should pass a resolution pro-
posing al, amendment to the COnstitu-
ton to gi9e the United States Govern
ment power over corporations it would
leave no chance for the intended Demo
cratic assault on trusts. Should such a
resolution be passed during the spring
or early summer II could not he acted
upon by the various State legislatures
before neat winter, and the issue would
in the meantime be in suspense, with
the credle for having taken the first
step in the direction of effcctual control
of trusts costing with the Republicans.
This is quite a clever idea, but 1t has
it's drawbacks. In the first place, 1t is
too plainly trick to put off the con-
sideratioa of the trust question. The
people would hardly swallow the bait,
as the hook is too much in evidence.
In the second place the whole history
Of the Republican party is against the
probability that such a course would be
accepted by the voters rs sincere. The
trust question cannot be side tracked
and Marx Hanna knew this when he
met the proposition with the brazen as
sertion that there were no trusts.-Chi-
cago Democrat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

The Rev. L. Dewitt Talmage now
and then in his discourses hits upon n
practical topic and utters sound Wis
dom. AS a considerable portion of the
community regards him as Sir Oracle
the Chicago Tribune says it is glad to
note that in recent Sunday address he
devoted himself to the folly of early
rising. The old adage,
Early to bed and carly to rise
Makes man healthy, wealthy and wise,
is not only Illogical and unwise, but has
been the source of many of the ills to
which flesh is heir to. A man should
go to bed when he is sleepy and not
before. He should get up when lie is
obliged to and not before. No specified
time can be set for any one. Circum-
stances must govern cases. When Il
person wakes up for good and can no
longer sleep is the natural time to get
up. If he wakes up and finds himself
irresistibly inclined to turn over and
take another nap he is doing violence to
nature II he does not yield to the desire,
provided all other things are equal. The
early rising habit is au old superstition
which should be abandoned with the
beginning of the new century. at mid
night Dec. 81. 1900. II not sooner. 1t
has never made a man healthier, wealth.
Ter or wiser. There is another seuseless
adage that the early bird catches the
worm But u the worm hsd not been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Assassination in Kentucky.

The menaces and mob inspirations
of the Republican anarchists in Ken
lucky bore natural fruit when occurred
the shooting of William Goebel, the
Democratic candidate for Governor at
the recent election. Goebel was con-
testing the election against Taylor,
who had been declared elected ON the
face of the returns and was holding the
office. Goebel had instituted his suit
before the legislature. as provided by
law, contrasting the election. The trial
of the case was in progress, the testi-
mony being all in. and the arguments
were to be heard.
The Republicans had threatened that
the decision of the Legislature, if favor
able to Goebel. would be resisted hy
violence. Taylor being in office, had
power to call out the militia. He had
summoned to Frankfort, the capital, mot
the regular militia, but throngs of law
less mountaineers, the most of whom
were moonshiners ginning livelihood
by distilling Illicit whisky. These
bandits always resisted United States
officers in the discharge of duty. In
some of the family feuds among the
mountaineers numerous lives had been
destroyed.
Recruits from this class had been or
ganized to protect the usurping Gov
ernor in office il the finding of the Leg
islature-the constitutional tribunal
should be against him. Animated by
this spirit of resistance to law, con-
cealed assassin, as Mr.. Goebel was
walking along the street in Frankfort,
shot him. The Republican anarchists
of Kentucky must bear this guilt.-Chi-
cago Chronicle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
MONEY WOMEN GAVE.
THE YEAR 1899 HAS AN uN
EQuALED RECORD.
American Women Have Given the
Enormous Sum of s16,OOO,OOo to
Purposes of Public Good : Many
Worthy Charities Assisted.

The gifts of women during 1880 for
purposes of public good aggregate a
sum Of S16,O0O,00O. OF this amount the
largest single sum is Mrs. Stanford's
$lO,OOO,OO0, and Mrs. Bradley's $500, 900
Is the next largest. The total gifts and
requests for the five years-1S9s
through 1s9T--in this country was more
than $165,00O,0 00-that is gifts from
private fortunes for public uses. OF
this $45,O00,000 was given during 1897.
In 1898, in New York City alone $685.
100000 was given away in charity. Dur.
ing the same year, the gifts of thirty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
senator Wellington objects,


Senator Wellington is the Republican
Senator from Maryland who ventures
to oppose Mr.. NclNinley's scheme OF
imperialism. He addressed the Sen.
ate OH the Philippine question and gave
Mr.. Mckinley a bad quarter of an
hour.
Mr.. Wellington said lie was not ready
to enter upon Il policy of expansion
"the first eNemplification of which is to
be the taking, by force of arms, of the
islands, persons and privileges of the
Philippine islanders"
History Indicated that 'imperial DIES.
tiny" had wrecked many republics.
lie believed that one of the greatest
blessings that ever befell England was
the loss of the American colony. Refer.
ring to Great Britain's war with the
Transvaal, Mr.. Wellington said:
"She has not met the Caucasian race
since the Crimean war, and now, when
for the first time for half century
she attempts to send her army to de
stroy brave and courageous, but un
fortunate, people, she all al once rudely
awakens from the dream of her power
because she finds taat corruption has
eaten to her very vitals and her army
which she deemed was still like that OF
Cromwell invincible-ha been belab
ored and defeated every day since 1t at
tackled the Beers. And justly so. And
1t may be, at no distant time, that the
insidiOus Influences which have thu.
debased her will entirely destroy the
weighty structure of the empire she
has erected.
"If the propositions advanced In 1910
were true then and applicable to the
American people struggling for free
dom, have they grown less forceful by
the passage of a century and quartz,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
out early he would not have been
caught.

The United States Treasury has a
curious account upon its books. This
Is known as the Conscience Fund"
The sums entered to its credit are re-
pentance-money received from persons
who at some time or other have de-
frauded the government, and whose
consciences have compelled them to re-
store their dishonest gains. No aues-
lions are asked when penitent de-
clares his sin in this practical way.
Some penitents return the amounts an
lawfully taken, and leave them to tell
their own story; but oftener letters of
confession accompany the money.
These are kept ON file A letter from
clergyman, who signed his name and
inclosed four dollars and a fraction,
stated that the money was owed the
government as duty and accrued inter-
est on several cheap watches struggled
into this country a number of years
ago by man who confessed his wrong
to him. "fhe man who pays this
money" writes the clergyman in sub.
stance, entered uson religious life
few weeks ago. This act attests the
genuineness of his purpose to live in
obedience to both human and Divine
law Another letter from an old vet
eran reads: "Sir: Please find my thir-
ty dollars to be placed TO the credit of
the Conscience Fund, from the awaken
ed conscience of an old veteran, who
has been LAYING aside little mt a time
for some time, and who has not been
able to figure yet just what it is, but
who hopes to light on the data yet, and
restore 1t before he is called to meet his
God" The simplest fact in an upright
character is its acute sense of right and
wrong, and the honesty that pays Sc
cret as well as open debts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
Furnish the Kitchen.

1t is a mistake to lavish money on
drawing rooms and sacrifice the kitch-
en-.
Kitchen utensils are of the first i'm
pOrtance. The cook cannot do her work
well without proper tools and proper
environment
A kitchen outfit costs little. New oil
cloth for the floor. table and sink is
cheap, and adds UNNECESSARILY to the
contentment of the maid.
An attractive kitchen bespeaks the
good housekeeper 1t is easier to con-
vince the servants of the desirability Of
keeping it clean.
Neat tin and wooden boxes with lab
els are a delightful acquisition to the
kitchen closets and much more pleas
ant to handle than leaky paper bags.
Colored paper with pinbed edges for
the shelves will work wonders for the
general effect and a growing plant or
two gives an air Of luxury which sur
prlses those who have never tried 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
l.aly's Iron Grown.

The Irou Crown of Italy was crown
Of gold, having inside of 1t ring of
iron which was said to have been
forged from the nails Of Christ's Cross.
1t was made by order of the Princess
TheudeliEde for her husband Agilulf,
King of the Lombards, in the year sol.
1t was afterwards given by the Queen
to the CHURCH at AIonZa. The iron
crown was used by Charlemagne at the
ceremony of his coronation, and after
him by all the emperors who were also
kings of Lombardy. The Order of the
Iron Grown, which is now regarded as
high honor in Austria, was founded
by Napoleon. 1t fell into dlsuse after
his fall, but was revived by Francis L.
of Austria, in 1916. In 1863 the Iron
Crown WAS taken by the Austrians to
Vienna, hut was presented to the King
Of Italy IN 1866, and is now among the
loyal treasures in Naples.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

The unmusical member of musical
family will appreciate conversation
reported by the Chicago News:
do you play any instrument, Mr.
Jimp?'
Yes; I'm a cornetist."
And your sister,"
."She's a pianist"
Does your mother play?'
She's zitherlst"
and your fatherY'
He's a pessimist."
This reminds us of another fragment
of contemporary talk.
Don't you think" asked the young
girl graduate, that Miss Spring is n
charming poetess?"
WALL" said Uncle Solomon, with de-
liberation, II guess she is mighty
sweet poetess! I'm sure her cousin,
Miss Chalmers. is a charming paint
ress, and her Aunt Lucrece is an excel
lent sculptress, and her mother used to
be a capital dlshwasheress. It's tai
ented family, hers is."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
of the latter's management of the
Treasury Department are calculated to
hurt the entire Republican adminlstra-

of the latter's management of the
Treasury Department are calculated to
hurt the entire Republican administers
ton.
This frank outburst on the Presi-
dents part was provoked by Senator
Aliens resolution calling for that por-
ton of the correspondence with the Ma
tional City Bank which the Secretary
of the Treasury is trying to suppress.
1t is well that Mckinley comprehends
the situation and his responsibility at
last. What the country now expects
to see is call from the White House
for Cages resignation.
The country, however, has been bit
terly disappointed by William McKin-
ley heretofore, and it is very likely to
be again not only in this case, but in
others. Cages resignation should have
been handed in and accepted long be-
fore this, and Il suggestion from the
President that it is wanted will doubt
less bring it.
IL Mr.. Mckinley does not enjoy see
ing Gage attacked for his display of
gross favoritism in the management of
the Treasury Department let him get
rid of the freak Secretary at once. If
he does not he may rest assured that
the people will hold him and his party
responsible for the latter at the polls
in November.-New York News.