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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The honor of being made an Earl
cost Lord Roberts, as 1t costs every
new-made peer of high degree, thou
sands Of dollars in fees. Nevertheless.
hosts Of Englishmen, and probably not
few plain American citizens who es.
teen themselves-while not under
temptation-good Republicans, would
gladly pay the price.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
SPEED Of AN EARTHQUAKE.

Preliminary Tremors Travel at Rate
of 345 Miles Minute.
Speaking Of the Indian earthquakes
Of 1897, a London scientist says the Vi.
brations travelled to Europe, where they
were recorded at very many stations
sad ~ doubt would have besu equally
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The girl who leaped for the bride of
a runaway horse and stopped him,
when lot of men were thinking only
OF saving their own lives, deserves to-
get a gold medal from some society in
addition TO having her picture printed
in the papers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

THE Wild and woolly Vest can af.
ford to smile at the phrase. In CalIfor-
MIA there is one college student for ev-
cry four hundred inhabitants, a larger
proportion than in any other State of
the Union. President Wheeler, of the
State University, attributes this to the
fact that mo class in California con
sciously accepts the doom OF medioc-
rity In advertising piece of land
for sale, Themistocles noted that at
lay by good neighbour California, in
bidding for immigration, gives scholas-
tic proof that her people are already
good neighbors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Somebody has been gathering college
statistics, and it is found that there
are in this country forty-four unlyer-
stiles or colleges which contain more
than LOCO students each. Fourteen
of these institutions have more than
1900 students each, and in each Of
six leading universities there are more
than 5000 students. These six are:
Harvard, 4,2Ss; University of Michi-
gan, 3,700; Minnesota, $40; Georgia,
1926; Chicago, 3,183, and California,
3,025. Northwestern University has
2,971 students this year; Cornell, 2,776;
Pennsylvania, 1857; Yale, 1852; Co
lumbia, 2,521, and Princeton, 1902.
There probably are over 100000 stu
dents in the various universities and
colleges of America at present, and the
whole number of persons who are be-
ing educated in the schools and col
leges combined is given as 16.738, 1863.
Aside from all other considerations this
general tendency toward education
means one thing labor in this country
must be dignified socially. 1t is going
to be impossible for all the boys and
young men who are now in the schools
and colleges to go into professions
Many Of them will have to work with
their hands. Manual labor Will still
have to be done even after everybody
Is educated Perhaps the condition
forecast BY Bellamy--when those who.
work 20 laborers shall receive just as
much consideration as men who get
Into the professions and shall be com.
pnatsd tor TIE ssasaess tasy naSs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

y ~ IS
Some of the most remarkable of Re
cent scientific discoveries are the
s-rays, the discovery of the microbe of
distemper in dogs, and the discovery of
krypton and xenon, rare gases of the
atmosphere. The S-rays are so-called
from Professor sagnac, of Paris, who
IN experimenting with the X-rays
round certain groups of rays Of total
" different series and with different
manifestations, while to Professor
Copeland belongs the credit for the dis.
covery of the microbe of distemper in
dogEand to Professors Ramsay and
Trayers the discovery of krypton and
xenon. The latter have now been care
fully studied by their discoveries and
assigned their proper place in the table
of the periodic law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
what Real Democracy Means.

Democracy means the mandates Of
the law. Democracy mems the limi-
tations Of the constitution. Democracy
means the rights of all, exclusive privi-
leges to none. On these lines, faith
fully and wisely executed, good sense
to guide the PROV, good will to drive
the cylinders Of the ship Of state-ths
policy Of live and let live above ALL
Louisville Courier journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

ln the woods in the Pennsylvania
mountains bear tackled Jacob Brad
shaw and would have broken him in
two had not Jacob expectorated about a
gu OF tobacco juice into bruins eye.
This attracted the bears attention and
Jacob got away. Moral
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The trouble with most hay, particu-
larly clover and timothy, is that it is
not cut until too ripe. Insist upon get
ting hay cut early, particularly when
the price is as high as 1t is this year.
The cows will eat up timothy hay clean
If 1T is cut just as the bloom begins to
appear. The same is true of clover.
Corn fodder which was cut moderately
early and balance with bran is an ex-
cellent dairy feed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Mrs. Nations paper. the smasher's
Mail, has been issued at Topeka. 1t is
said that great many railroad bag
gagemen have subscribed for it simply
on impulse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

In the electric cars and railway wait
ing-rooms of many cities, the boards
OF health have posted notices, forbid
ding, under heavy penalties, the un-i
wholesome and nauseous practice of
splitting on the floors. But have the
authorities ever looked into a smoking
car?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Nobody knows who killed Cock Robin
or who struck Billy Patterson, but Sen
ator Carter killed the river and harbor
bill. He did 1t with his little tongue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
superstitions as to- RattIesnake,s

The American. Indian believes the
rattlesnake to possess occult virtues
and quite n number of whites sem to
have been converted to the same opln-
ion. The sale of rattlesnake oil for
rhuematism and neuralgia has grown
steadily from the humblest beginning,
and is to-day n small but profitable In
dustry. In some parts of Maine and
New Brunswick neckties made of rattle.
snake skins are employed as a specific
for bad coughs and colds, and the rattle
is used by believers in voodoo of the
southland as charm against bad luck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
M'KlNLEY's BALANCE SHEET.

Americans are a thrifty and prudent
people, unless all proverbs lie, and
should be ready TO strike balance of
bur Philippine business UP to date. The
first account would relate purely to the
money Investment, and the. return thus
far had, and would stand as follows:
WILLIAM M'KINLEY IN ACCOUNT
WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Comment from "The Com moner.,'
Perhaps "malevolent discrimination"
is the term meant. ~
The references to plain duty in the
inaugural address are conspicuous BY I
their absence.
1t will be noted that Russia Is not
the first to cry for quarter in the little
tariff war.
Self-government cannot be taught to
one people by another people. It ID {
something that must be learned by ex-
perience
The public events Of the past four
years have gone into history. deaf ssass
President Mckinley. OF course taayJJ
were properly censored, however.
The president of the steel trust Will
receive a salary of $500, 600 year. He
will insist. however, that he be notpaid
in water from that So 900 capitalization.
The inaugural address did not pre-
diet any speedy Termination of the
Philippine war; Predictions OF that
sort are reserved for campaign pure
poses.
Mr.. Mckinley expresses great con-
Germ for the preservation of the con-
stitution." Perhaps this concern ex-
plains his reluctance to stretch it over
Porto Rico.
Mr.. Perry S. Heath has purchased an
island. But Mr.. Heath will not have
any director of posts, which means that
he will not employ privately the kind
of men he recommended TO the govern.
ment.
General Macarthur has just issued
an order declaring that certain
amount of Filipino money shall be
worth certain amount of United
States money. 1t seems that Il colonial
governor is not bound by the rule
which prevents republic from legis,
lating value into metals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

That man who fancied taking his
wife's hat would keep her at home
must have failed TO notice what little
use hat really is to a woman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
One on Della.
'tOll, this is too bad.n

1JN, THIS IS TOO Dad"
whats tire matter."
Della Jones sent me a lovely book
as birthday gift, and she forgot to
take out the card Of the person who
gave u to her."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Beggars are taxed in China. There,
evidently, the financial possibilities of
the profession are frankly recognized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Nearly all available Government land
has been homesteaded and even the
supply Of Indian brides with homestead
attachments is running short.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

A Chicago merchant of experience
places more stress on the constancy Of
the advertiser than on the striking
character of the advertisement. He
declares TINT ''the adj that is alwayx
on the firing line, through thick aud
thin, in season and out of season, is the
'ad.' that will win its share in the divis-
ion of trade. The adj that is run at in
tervals must enter the lists each time
as new competitor"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

A notable evidence of the progress of
newspaper advertising has been pro-
yided by the book publishers. Until
recently these publishers, like some 9th
er business men, considered that t was
essential to their dignity to avoid any
thing striking in the wording aud the
type CT their advertisements. and i'll
decd, to advertise only In very lin.
tied way. All the publishers and sone
bankers, insurance men and others
have discovered that to do the largest
amount of business 1t is necessary to
do large amount of newspaper adver-
Using, and to word their lads" SO as to
arrest attention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

l. NJ 3. . ID \ !
A correct Philippine balance sheet
would also show the respective profit
and loss In the moral and political
sphere. Figures and values cannot, in
this part of the statement, be sharply
defined; but the two sides of the ac-
count would stand something like this:
LOSS. GAIN.
Confidence and adj Applause of arbi-
miration of oppressedtrar and oppressive
peoples. rulers.
Gratitude of strug. Thanks Of republic
Cling republics. destrOyers.
Watchwords of lib Shtbboleths of Elm
erty. plre.
Peaceful expansion. Criminal aggression
Ideals Of the fathers. Toys Of the nur.
Reverence of tn esery.
Constitution. Trust in force.
The party of moral The party of the
IDEAS pocketbook.
Again we leave 1t to the Imperialists
to say on which side the balance is.-
New York Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Packing Butter for Family trse.

Packing Butter for Family Use.
In packing butter for family use
work into rolls, lay in large stone jar,
cover with brine strong enough to float
an egg. put level teaspoonful of salt
peter and a pound of white sugar to
each two gallons of brine; then put a
weight on butter to keep it under brine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

In all Its all-pervading influence adj
vertising seems to be like tile trusts,
which. according to MI. Bryan, 1--WE en-
counter from the cradle to the grave"
Certainly publicity promotes the sale of
every commodity for Which man has
use during lis lifetime; but its power
as stimulator of demand is not limit
ed to such articles. A Boston company
which makes tombstones and monu-
ments has built up an enormous bust
les III New England by persistent ad-
yertising in the newspapers.-Phila
phia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Turkey wants to borrow money, but
Uncle Sam probably knows Of certain
party that needn't be applied to.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

A good way to do reform work is to
lead such a clean, useful. sober life
that others will try to follow your ex.
ample. 49,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The only time mother calls her
children by their names. as they are
written in the family Bible, Is when
she calls them to spank them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The Republican logic is something
like this: We have performed great
service in Cuba, gratuitous, humane
service, and therefore are entitled to
everything the Cubans have in return
for having performed this humane and
disinterested serylce.-O Omaha World
Herald ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The manager of a st. Louis manu-
featuring company, Mr.. NJ. v. Kelley,
has given the results of his experience
in these words: I'm advertising, as in
everything else. persistency will win.
I've tried 1t. know it. There is not
an article of any merit whatever that
cannot be sold through advertising and
take the field over products that are not
advertised"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

1t seems that one may make stave
silo too large to insure strength of the
structure, says the National Stockman
and Farmer. Probably 1S or 20 feet is
the limit in diameter. One dairyman,
having so large a herd that he could
easily use off the surfacefof silo %.
feet in diameter, built'two silos of that
size, but the curve of the sides was SO
slight that a storm drove one side IN
despite the tight hopping. The greater
the curve the greater the power Of re-
sisting pressure when the silo is empty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The woman whose husband claims to
be henpecked is generally deserving of
pity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Take an honest invoice OF yourself
at least once a year; no man ever helped
himself by over.estlmating ILLS ability,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
s5e7,s22,ooo
$4,000

Profit and
loss -. 1865, ess. 900
Evidently there are millions in" the
Islands; but they are so far .'in' that 1t
may be doubted If we ever get them
out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

The failure Of one man is often the
beginning Of another mans SUCCESS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Finding Fault with Their Bo...

Finding Fault with Their Boss.
Mr.. Hanna has perfect right to or
der the Nebraska Legislature to hurry
up and elect pair of Senators for the
sake Of the party, but IL one may Judge
by the remarks of the Nebraska press
his interference doesn't sit well with
the people. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

heat had increased again and then fall
Ell down to so degrees it was time to
SOW the seed and after the seed came
up it should be at 10 to so degrees dur
ing the day and go to 10 degrees during
the hight. at which temperature plants
make Il good natural growth, not too
rank. We should not dare TO risk the
growing of lettuce, radishes, tomatoes,
cucumbers and some other dollhouse or
hotbed plants during winter in any
other way now, unless on small scale
as an experiment, but there are those
who assert that one foot of manure is
enough where the object is only to start
plants like tomatoes, peppers. cabbage.
caulifiowers and others to be set in the
open ground, and when the tempera-
ture reaches 100 degrees cover with
earth and SOW seed at once. 1t will not
often rise above the terminating or
growing point again, or IL 1t does, it
may be lowered by raising the sash.
and the plants will be more hardy;
making vigorous but more stocky and
hardy growth than by the old method.
Some gardeners should try both plans
and report the results in plant growing.
American Cultivator.
A Farm Library.
If we had occasion to employ law
yer we should feel distrustful of one
who had not good library of law
books. They are the tools of his trade.
He can refer to them for the opinions
of wiser men than himself, and learn
whatever he has not learned or refresh
his memory ON points which he studied
once but which may have faded away
during the lapse of years. But we find
many fnr'"eis without book treating
on any branch of their business, and
some without even any paper that
treats on agriculture. Either they must
have a great deal Of knowledge in their
brains, or they must often find them
selves lacking information upon some
questions such as SO often come up in
their daily practice.-New England
Farmer.
Pruning Fruit Tree.
March and April are often favorable
months for pruning fruit trees, espe-
cially such as have been so well cared
for that there are only some superflu-
GUS branches of last years growth to
be taken Off where they crowd or are
growing across one another. But the
experiment station in California ad.
vances another idea in regard to spring
pruning. They say that Of four peach
trees, two of which were winter pruned
and then the fruit thinned, and the
other two that We're spring pruned aftel
j the fruit had set. the latter bore the
most peaches, and they were very
much larger. If this is true we do moi
know why the same principle may moi
hold good with other fruits Elk
change.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Everything comes to the .san who
waits, especially rust and cobwebs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

9A, ssRoaousE z . spsoe segesteA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-15
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Clinton Herald believes There Is
room for suspicion that deep down in
his heart Mr.. Perkins is pleased that his
county will not help the men who orig
inally worked off on him a boom with a
puncture that let the air out before it
was fully inflated.
Hartman stands we'll" says the
Waterloo Courier as candidate for
governor" Whereupon the Webster
City Freeman Tribune remarks: .Ev-
erybody in the state recognizes this fact.
They also recognize the fact that there
is man in Des Moines by the name of
Cummins who not only stands we'll, but
also runs we'll: and that's what counts"
In noticing that Senator Dolliver has
consented to address the Iowa bankers
who meet in convention In Cedar Rap
ids next month. the Davenport Demo-
crat says: The senator is something of
a money getter himself. His time is all
engaged at good rates and he doesn't
have to make big discounts in order to
get business
The Sheldon Mail thinks 1.-THE indica-
tons are that the Eleventh district will
be as solid and harmonious for Cum
Minis as for Brown"
The Keokuk Gate City notices that
Mr.. cummins friends are now conf
IDENTIFY predicting his nomination by ac-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-15

women who We're gathered ROUND the
tlckers. ten and fifteen and II score deep,
SIMPLY went clean off their heads. 1t
was really pttiful to hear some of the
stories they told. Some Of them had
borrowed money to speculate with, and
SO long as the prices kept advancing
they believed that there Was practically
no end to the money that they might
make. One young matron told rather
startling story, In the overflow of her
feelings, of how She had been led into
temptation.
Mrs. so-and-so told me Of the money
she had been making down here oil $50"
she said. .and l didn't see why
could't do just as well as She had done
told me the best thing could do would
be To forget what Mrs So-and-So had
told me.
Then he made me mad by saying
that only women who We're N bred and
vulgar ever Went down into Wall Street
to speculate. If he hadll'; said that, if
he hadn't made me mad. maybe I
wouldn't have come down, and i wish
hadn't
Il didn't have any mrney TO start
WITH and so / went 10 Ranks Nhe
Young woman mentioned the name of
one of leading dry s06as stores} and
got them to give me $500 in cash, and
charge it to my husbands account.
Last Thursday was $1,000 winner. I
had no idea that the nasty things would
go down the way they havs- and so l.
stayed in. Now am utterly cleaned
out. and what's more ! eve this broker
pretty nearly $500. He knows my hus-
bend, and he encouraged ME by putting
up some margin for me How in the
world 1 will ever be able % make all
this good without tellii Jack is more
than know"
The old time room traders were hit
harder than they nave been in years.
The short interest in Northern Pacific.
outside the big men, was iArse and any
body who had other lines II stocks just
dumped them on the market in the hope
OF realizing enough to make good their
shorts. At II o'clock Wall Street could
best be described as Gen. Sherman once
described war in a word. 1t was. in
truth, hell. But just then everybody
Was sure that he and everybody else.
We're ruined the New York News Bu-
reau sent ever the wires an announce
ment which literally stemmed the
downward current OF prices. and as,
soon as its meaning was generally APP
precgated gave to the market new
grip on itself. The announcement; was
as follows:
u P. Morgan & Co. I'D Kuhn. Loeb
& Co. have just agreed not To tAforce
deliveries on Northern Pacific common
today
When this news became generally
known thru Wall street everybody felt
easier and il was said later in the day
that the announcement had prevented
many failures II Was shortly after that
that stree, & Norton. 70 whom about
10000 shares were due yesterday, said
that they would not demand the stock
during the day.