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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

A writer who studies sociology by
the statistical method has recently dis
covered that among boys and girls be.
tween the ages of Z and II, girls are
more religious, while boys between the
ages Of and 81 are distinctly hos
tile to religion. Moreover girls "haye
keener sense of right and wrong; the
boys on the other hand look on religion
as objective and external more than
two,and a half times as often las girls;
these considerations would seem to in
dictate that girls are more Imaginative,
more actively responsive to their sur
roundings, perhaps are more precocious
than the boys, and that religion has for
them a more vital significance" Now
this writer is a very wise man and
knows all sorts Of fine things. But what
he assumes to be a natural tendency In
woman to religion and a natural ten
dency in man against it may be re-
sultant Of natural disposition and So
cial conditions. In fact, that is the
most probable. Given certain condi.
tons and boys VIII lean to religion.
Change the conditions and they NAV
tend to atheism. Whether or not wom-
en- are naturally more prone to relig-
ious devotion is question which Will
probably never be satisfactorily an
swered, and 1t Is of no consequence
anyhow. To imagine that by studying
statistics one can penetrate the hidden
mysteries of nature and spirit is one
Of the follies of latter day science.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Company A, Thirty-ffth New York
Volunteers, and served two years. In
1868 he was appointed special agent
of the War Department and was sta
toned at the provost marshal's head
quarters until. the close of the war.
Colonel Shaw served term in the
State Assembly in 1868 and then en-
tered the consular service, representing
the United States first at Toronto in
1868 whence he was transferred ten
years later to Manchester, England.
In 1885 he was removed by President
Cleveland. Colonel Shaw in 1896 was
elected department commander of the
G. A. II. of New York and in 1899 was
chosen commander-in-chief. Last No.
vemher Mr.. Shaw was elected to Con-
gress to fill the unexpired term of
Representative G. A. Chickering and
was also elected to the Fifty-seventh
Congress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

An editorial article In Scribner's Mag
azfne calls attention to the decline of
hatred" and shows that both in liter
AZURE and in life this passion has be-
come passe. Hatred of certain causes
and principles we have everywhere
treated, hatred of theories and ideas.
But individual, personified enmity, in
tense enough to last lifetime, and
bending all the events of existence to
its malignant will, is employed charity
nowadays in any literary or dramatic
work that aims to be faithful present
ment of the conditions of modern life,
of progressive society,"" The author OF
this optimistic article does not believe
that the counterpassion of love is wan
ing; on the contrary, he declares that
no ancient ever brought love forward
with greater power TO wiring the soul.
than has Edmond Rostand in "Cyra-
no." OF course, to prove that individ-
uals are losing the power to hate each
other one would have to make per-
sonal canvass of hearts, but, no doubt,
such an experiment would prove that
the corner In ones heart that hassbeen
reserved for ones enmities Is becoming
more and more occupied Blythe furni-
ture Of ones affections. On the other
hand. though we are no longer given to
turning poisoned dagger against the
bosom of our foe. we sometimes send
him box of poisoned gum drops and
thus pursue vengeance through spoth-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
On Hor Anniversary.


She sat on the top step, a rueful little
object In the noon sunshine. Even the
postman pitied her.
"Sick?" Sff
mo. Only sorry"
Whats up?" +
ITS my birthday. I'm f."
The postman shouted with glee, but
she looked soberly saddcr than before.
Don't like to be 4. eh? Don't feel
well, chi"
"Yes, I feel well. But Pm hungry"
Had breakfast"
mo. My nurse is away at her we'd
ding, and cooks cross. Mammals max.
ing me sweet little dress for my par
ty tonight, and I'm not bothering her.
There'll be things to eat at the party
and Pm going"
Where's brother?''
Brothers making me a jumping.
jack for my present, and he slapped me
because peeked."
More blessed to give than to re-
ceive," unused the postman. "And SO
you haven't had no food, eh?"
"Oh, yes, haven't not had nothing
I've had a piece of bread and an icicle!s
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Congress the other day passed bill
in which the harbors of Porto Rico
were included among the "navigable
waters OF the United States" For GER
tain purposes Porto Rico Is American
territory; for others it is not.-Savan-
nah News.
Mark Hanna stated some time ago
that he was not going to railroad the
ship subsidy bill through Congress.
There is reason to believe that he was
telling the exact truth. And he is hav-
ing a great deal of help in the way Of
not having it railroad Peoria Tran
script w
The profit on unprotected American
cotton-seed kernels in France promises
to be large. With high prices for both
cotton and cotton-seed that get no tariff
aid whatever and no boosts from trusts
of any sort, what are we to understand?
Is it all Mckinley magic?-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Senator Frye intimated broadly in
the Senate the other day that calls for
a quorum might interrupt the sitting
of the rivers and harbor committee.
The implied threat may brighten few
Senators, but the general public can
stand q failure Of the rivers and harbors
bill quite as we'll as Senator Frye
PitNpurg Dispatch. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Eliminate the contributions of the
corporations engaged in domestic and
foreign commerce as factor in cleo
tons and the Republican party would
be in minority in both houses of Con-
gress The growth of gigantic trusts
which are such menace to free gov
eminent would cease. Subsidies and
all the various forms of stealage which
flourish under that and cognate terms
would disappear. Tariffs to enrich the
few at the expense of the many would
again be scaled to produce revenue in
stead of to build up favored Industries
at the expense of the taxpaying con-
sumer, war taxes would be repealed or
limited to the actual needs of the coun-
try.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

An Eng!ishman who has been collect
ing statistics announces that 80 per
cent of the personages in the Dictionr
airy of National Biography were the
children Of clergymen," and this dec
laration has inspired the suggestion
that a law be passed providing that
no bachelor shall hereafter be permit
ted to receive orders In the Church of
England. Every rectory. 1t is declared,
should be occupied by married man,
to the end that England shall have
more and more citizens who may be
deemed worthy of mention in Diction-
aries Of National Biography. Whether
these suggestions are to be taken seri-
ously or not, the fact remains that
surprisingly large number of the Eng.
llshmen who succeed in winning fame
came, as Tennyson came, from the
country rectories. English clergymen
seem to have an unusual faculty for
starting their sons in proper directions,
and In addition to this there must be
something In the atmosphere of even
the vicarage that tends to greatness.
Here in America, however, this ten
dency Of the sons Of preachers to win
enviable renown is not generally notice
able. Indeed, 1t has been the exception
rather than the rule for the sons of
preachers to exhibit evidences either
of careful training or inherited great
ness. Not infrequently the worst boy
in town is the preachers boy, and 1t
sometimes happens that, while the
good man is exhibiting to the congrega-
ton the wisdom of keeping the Sab
bath holy, his son is out somewhere
stealing peaches or trying to break a
colt whose owner has gone away with
the family to the house of worship.
1t may be that the American preacher
has SO much more than his English
brother to do in the way of keeping
the rest Of mankind from going to the
bad that he gets less time to look after
the welfare of his own offspring, or
there may be some other cause for the
fact that the space in our biographical
dictionaries is in no sense usurped by
the sons of clergymen. In any case, 1t
Is gratifying to be able to say that
things are not SO discouraging for our
preachers as they used to be. There
are not SO many scapegraces among
the sons of ministers as there were,
say, generation ago. The families
of ministers, like those of other people,
are becoming smaller as the years pass,
and in some places the tradition that
the minister's boy nuts lead gang in
order to claim the esteem of his con-
temporaries has actually ceased to be
commanding influence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Some Intere,tinp secret..

some AnterestinG Secrets re-.
There is popular tradition that the
first duty of Senator Of the United
States is to the country. The tradition
is in danger Of RELOCATION to the realm
of mythology. Senators who know and
privately admit that the ship subsidy
bill is only scheme to steal public
funds say they are compelled by the
"courtesies" of the situation to vote for
it, and they hope 1t will be killed in the
House. An Eastern Senator is quoted
as saying: II think am committed to
the bill, but l am very much opposed
to it." 1t would be interesting to know
who committed this honorable Senator
to such qualification, who owns him.
how much he cost in political pap, who
keeps his conscience and If 1t Is EN-
balmed.-Philadelph North-American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Hay, Straw and Grain Feed.

At the experiment station in Fargo,
N. D., they have been trying some Of
the various feeds for horses, and find
that hay from bronze grass was as good
as that from the best Timothy, but
when oat straw was used they needed
25 per cent more grain than when they
fed good hay. Barley did not give as
good results as oats for horses. Ear
corn proved good for the working
horses, q pounds being equal to 100
ponds of oats. Bran and shorts mix
ed proved equal to oats.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

The value Of the apiarlan product Of
the United States is in round numbers
$20,OO0.OOO per year. Prof. Howard,
chief Of the United States bureau Of en-
tomology, says that the demand for
American honey abroad Is SO great that
three times the sum named could be
had by our bee men annually If they
only had the goods to dispose of in the
Open market.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Rule. for Dosaee of Drugs.

The amount Of action produced by
drug will vary very much according to
the size of the body into which 1t is
put. One can easily understand that
If we administer, say, one drachm of
tincture to an adult weighing 200
pounds, and give the same quantity to
n child weighing ten pounds, that the
proportion of the drug to the child will
be twenty times greater than in the
adult. and SO the same quantity given
to bodh will be very much larger
dose to the child than to the adult. In
cdses of experimentation upon animals,
where we wish to compare the amounts
of drugs necessary to produce a given
effect very precisely, the actual dose as
rule is not stated, but the proportion
to the body weight of the animal is
given, SO that, for example, we say
that cemtigram of certain drug to
kilogram of animal weight produces
a certain effect. For this reason we
give as rule a larger dose of drug
to large men than to small men, and
We generally give smaller doses to wom-
ell, UeCduse IHe UOuleS VI WOlueu are
as rule smaller than those of men.
To children you give very much less
than you would to adults. There is a
rule, known as Young's, which is com
monty used for ascertaining the frac-
ton Of an adult dose which should be
given to child. This Is done by TAX
ing the age Of the child rs the numera-
tor of the fraction, and the age with
IL added as the denominator.
Thus, II you want to know how much
of medicine yor must give to child
5 years old when GO minims would be
the dose for an adult you take of
5&12 = II
60 minims. This dose comes between
a third and a fourth, SO If 1t were big
child for its age you would give 1-3,
or 20 minin,s, and If 1t We're small
child N, or 10 minims. for dose.
FRACTION OF ADULT DOSE AT
EACH AGE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

When butter making We used to
work our butter in the churn. After it
reached the granular form or perhaps
a little coarser than is now thought the
right thing the buttermilk was drawn
of. If any butter ran out with 1t, 1t
was skinned or strained out and put
back. Then 1t was washed In clear
water once or twice. and once In water
to which salt had been added. A little
stirring In this cold brine brought the
Jumps together In solid mass and
toek out the last vestge Of buttermilk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Earnings Of belgian COVE.

Cows in Belgium wear earrings.
Thisis inaccordancewith tile law, which
DEGREES that every animal of the bovine
species when it has attained the age OF
3 months must have in its ear ring,
to which is attached metal tag bear
ing a number. The object is to pre-
serve the exact record of the number
of animals raised each wear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Foraker. Reversible Views.

In an Interview Senator Foraker gives
at some length the reasons for his posi-
ton that Congress can have nothing TO
do with the constitution of Cuba. There
is no doubt Of the soundness Of this po-
sition. Yet Senator Foraker was as
fully convinced that Congress has -
constitutional power to establish dis
eliminating tariff for Porto Rico and
he drew up his Porto Rican bill on II
free trade basis. 1t did not take long,
however, for the administration to
bring him around to the contrary posi-
tion.-Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
What Our Army Coats.

Tuesday the House passed the army
appropriation bill, carrying $11S,OOO,-
600 less about $1,000. 1t is stated in
the dispatches rs something to the
credit of the House that this sum is
about $i2,A0O,0OO less than the esti-
mates. We can tell better about the
amount of credit due when we see how
much has to be appropriated when the
next Congress meets to cover deficlen.
cy.
Representative Mcclellan of New
York no doubt had the deficiency in his
minds eye when he stated in debating
the bill that the total cost of our mill
tary establishment was close to $685.
100000 a year, This, he said, was ex-
elusive of the cost Of past wars in the
form Of pensions, etc., amounting now
to over $154, 100000 year.
Mr.. Mcclellan pointed out that the
cost of the present establishment was
at the rate, of S1,2SS for each man in
the service, while counting pensions,
ETC., 1t was $2,s2S for each man. The
cost of the German soldier, including
pensions and cost of past wars, was
only 1927, and the cost of the French
soldier. including the past items, not
forgetting the great war fine paid to
Germany, was 1922.
From this statement 1t appears that
the American soldier costs nearly
twelve and half times as much as
the German. This is fact not to be
left out of the account If we are going
to regard conquest in purely CONNER
cial light. We,are not in n position to
compete with Germany, France or any
other country of Europe in the business
conquest and military occupation as Il
commercial venture while our army
costs so many times as much as theirs.
The highest cost of our military es-
tablishment for more than quarter
of a century before the war with Spain
was less than S54,6O0,0OO. That was
in 1894. In 1897 1t was less than $780,
100000, and there is no reason why the
home service should cost as much as
that. The actual cost, according to
Mr.. Mcclellan, is more than two and
a half times that sum. We are spend
ing very nearly $4,000 900 year more
for army alone, not to speak of the
navy, then we expended before the war
with Spain.
Regarding this merely in the light of
a commercial transaction, will someone
explain where the American taxpayer
is getting, or is ever likely to get, any
returns justifying so large an invest
ment? Until someone offers an expla-
nation we may well object to paying
more millions for more islands to be
held by the army.-Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Democracy the Party of Liber,

democracy makes for peace; protect
i've tariffs make for commercial war
fare. Democracy wants the world or
ganized on the lines of jefferson and
Lincoln; the dethronement of kings
emperors, cars and sultans; the en-.
thronement of the people. Democracy
is for liberty, commercial, religious, in
dustrlal, personal and political liberty.
And Democracy is hound to win If il
holds fast to the principle and is not led
astray by campaigns of expediency.-
Toledo Bee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
prediction. Not Rorrc Cut.

During the Presidential campaign re-
Gently ended the confident and constant
assertion was made by Republican
speakers and by the Republican press
that the success of Mckinley meant
the sudden collapse of armed resistance
in the Philippines and an early peace
with the Insurgents. About the 25th Of
December Gen. Macarthur began a dis
patch to the War Department in the
following words: Expectations based
on the result of the election have not
been realized. Progress of pacification
apparent to me, but still very slow.
Condition very inflexible and likely to
become chronic" Arrangements have
Just been made to send the Tenth and
Twelfth Infantry and the Fifth Cayal-
ry to Maniia.--Utica Observer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
1nte1ligence Of Farmcr..

I really don't see why farmer
shouldn't be as well posted in general
matters as any other of the professions,
says contributor to farm paper. AS
sure as you live. neither doctors, law
yers nor preachers are burdened with
oyermuch knowledge. The wide-awake
farmer is hand and glove with nature,
The first astronomers were farmers
most certainly. Before the North Star
rose above the northern horizon they
were improving the varieties of wheat.
And those Of their number who were
largely shepherds had calculated the
time length of the solar year within
seventeen seconds. The doctors had
discovered a quick road to death, i. e.,
they had discovered strychnine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Not all the farmers in the West will
care to go into the beef producing bust
ness. There are some sections where
dairying has become established and
successful, and where this is the case
it will doubtless be the most successful
to pursue it, as frequent changes from
one branch of farming to another are
generally demoralizing. and unprofit-
able.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
It Was to His Intcrest.

The steel combination charges Mr.
Carnegie with having been disturber
for years. And possibly the charge is
true. Through unjust tariff taxation
foreign competition was cut off for the
enrichment of Mr.. Carnegie, and why
should he not have taken all opportuni-
ties to cut off American competition?-
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Grain weeyi,..

1t is said that the grain weevil has a
natural dislike to salt, and that wheat
or other grain stored In salt sacks was
not touched by them. while that in
other sacks in the same pile was bad
ly infested and virtually ruined by
weevlls. If this is true 1t would be a
simple matter to dip all grain sacks
in brine and dry them before using,
or perhaps to surround the grain bins
with sailed sacks. 1t is an experiment
worthy Of trial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Packaxes for Hnnex

A large amount Of money is spent in
costly glass packages for honey. The
consumer hsI to pay for these pack
ages. When the consumer is as sure
of getting pure honey in tin can as
he is now sure of getting pure rolled
oats in a pasteboard box, then he will
get his honey cheaper. When he can
buy a five or ten-pound can of honey
the cost Of the package will not count
In the nrice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
COL. A. b. SHAW.


g. A. r.. Circles.
BY the death in Washington, D. O..
recently, of Col A. ID. Shaw, of Water
town, a man prominently known in pc.
litical and G. A. r. circles passed away.
Mr.. Shaw was at the time of his death
serving as Representative from the
Twenty-fourth New York District in
Congress and before taking this office
had acted as commander-in-chief of the
G. A. r.
Albert Duane Shaw was born in
lyme, Jefferson County, Dec. 81, 1s41,
and was educated in Belleville Acade-
my and Canton University. When 20
years old he, enlisted as private in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
uty of Dcmocratic sepotor.-

No Democrat in the Senate can refuse
to use all tho means the rules of that
body place in his hands to defeat the
ship subsidy bill. One who does so
refuse exposes himself TO the reason
able suspicion that he is influenced by
such selfish inducements as the wealthy
and. organized interests behind the bill
can Only too easily offer.-New York
Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

1t has taken centuries for the world
to learn that the man who professional
ly makes us laugh may be respected.
The court fool, the strolling Jester, the
buffoon were despised; there is a lin
gering reluctance to acknowledge dig.
nifty in the humorist. Great men, great
In other ways, may be droll or witty
lncidentally-that is different. Even
then there will be admirers who are
uneasy in their laughter. Some excel
lent citizens Of this republic used to
wish that Abraham Lincoln would not
make jokes. Many more appreciated
his Jokes, but would have thought 1t
nonsense to say, what all historians
now admit, that his humor was in
truth part Of his power. To-day we be-
gin to realize how precious quality is
true humor-twin to charity and broth
er to wisdom. Lately, too, we have
had new reason to perceive with what
noble characteristics 1t may be allied
in its possessors. Our own Mark Twain.
long source of wholesome merriment
to his countrymen, has become also
an OBJECT OF serious pride, for his gal
liant and successful struggle to meet
obligations which he might legally
have disregarded, but which he felt
rested upon his honor. The late. Sir
Arthur Sullivan we learn, was strug-
Cling with a cruel malady while he
composed "Pinafore," fainting from
pain between bar and bar of the mer-
REST music. Shall his courage be less
honored because he made us laugh?
"As the cracking Of thorns under a
pot, so is the laughter of the fool" and
1t is most readily evoked by folly, cru
city and vulgarlty. Not so the laughter
Of the sane and sensible. 1t cheers, 1t
refreshes, 1t Eliminates, 1t leaves man
friendlier toward man. Those who have
the art to call 1t forth are benefactors
Of their kind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Before ami After Elcction.

Senator Hanna said during the last
campaign that radical changes in the
tariff laws would be made. Now Sena-
tor Aldrich declares that the admins
tration has no Intention of modifying
the Dingley law in any respect other
than TO reduce the war tax. Evidently
Uncle Mark has changed willie's mind.
journal.