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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
The Rich, whose Imprudence and self.

the rich, whose imprudence and self.
satisfaction are only equaled by the
irritation they excite in their guests"
Indeed, according to this lady novelist,
Sin smart society there is no such thing
as 'noblesse oblige." Furthermore,
she is of opinion that, although the art
OF happiness is still In its infancy,
everybody knows how to be disagree
able" and that one great cause of un.
happiness is our Indifference to the
happiness of Others"
Mrs. Grand pleaded, not little elo-
quently, for harmonious surround
ings" as being among the markings Of
happiness in life. In the home one
should avoid the trumpery and the
tawdry, and be content to have about
one few good, beautiful things. 1t
was no surprise to learn from her lips
that every girl ought to be encouraged
to work and become independent, aud
her description of marriage as ''the
most arduous of all professions for a
woman" must be reckoned among the
lecturers most effective epigrams.-
London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
FAMOUS WESTERN PREACHER.

Rev. Or. Thomas IL Power In the
Shristinn Ministry OF Chicago.
One Of the most famous preachers In
the West Is Rev. DIR. H. w. Thomas.
of Chicago. pastor Of the Peoples
Church. More than twerty-one years
ago DR.. Thomas was deposed as a
preacher Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. His views were first criti-
cised as being unorthodox, and at the
Rock River conference he was asked to
withdraw from the church. which he
refused to do. His trial for heresy was
ordered, based upon three counts. The
first was unbelief in the inspiration Of
the Bible; the second was of heterodox
teachings as to the doctrine of atone.
mcnt; and the third was as to the end.
less punishment Of lost souls. He was
condemned on the last two counts. but
the vote was close.
With the church closed to him DR..
Thomas was not without a strong fol-
lowing, and his next sermon was
preached to these from the stage of
Hooiey's Theater. This was the begin
ming OF the Peoples Church. which now
fills Mcyicker's Theater every Sunday
morning, and whose influences have
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
WHAT CRIME COSTS YEA, ~.
Astounding Figure, showing Loss in
the Unitel /; tatcs.

Astounding Figure, Showing Loss in
the Unitel tatcs.
Astounding is the yearly cost OF
crime to the people of the United
States, says the Anaconda Standard
A recent Investigation undertaken by
the authority Of Congress places the
financial loss to the nation at almost
IL not quite, a billion dollars-a sum
equal to the national debt. And this
is very conservative estimate, and in.
cludes simply the taxation charge and
tile average income of criminals. The
actual loss and damage caused by
crime, malicious destruction of proper.
ty, the value of life and labor sacri.
feed, the cost of locks, bolts and bars
would jump the total easily to two bill.
lions per annum.
The vastness of the problem dwarfs
by comparison such questions as i'm.
periallsm, the tariff, expansion and
free silver into insigniflcance. The
control and eventual determination OF
the habitual criminal, which hard.
headed prison officials say is possible
is the first important step to be taken
That several thousand earnest investi
gators, for practically the first time I
history, are devoting their lives IL
painstaklng. scientific study of til
problem, is n hopeful indication thu
their work Will result finally in SUE
cessful solution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
THR oMNIeRAPn.

thus oddly worded to include every let
ter In the alphabet, Is licked off at the
souEder; IL rotated In the opposite d.
rection, the sentence will be telegraph
ed backward.
The disk is completely under the con.
troll of the students. 1t can be rotated
as slowly us desired; or 1t can be SO
rapidly turned that itE curious sen.
tence will be received at the sounder
with a. speed that would open the
eyes Of good operator. Moreover. the
message on the desk is transmitted
with dlstinctness and faultlessness
which the most perfect operator can
never hope to attain. At first blush 1t
might seem that the student simply
learns one sentence forward and back
ward, and that the instrument is n
good teacher only within very narrow
limits. But this disk can be partially
rotated forward and backward any
number of times, In any place, SO that
the letter to he transmitted cannot pos
sibly be anticipated. Thus the student
learns how to receive cipher message.
the meaning of which he cannot know.
When sufficient proficiency has been
obtained in receiving messages from
the sounder, the student can learn to
transmit messages in the regular meth
cd by means of the key which forms
part of the apparatus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

The Englishman who dares to he n
bigamist fares much better when he
has n seat in the House of Lords than
when he is commoner. Earl Russell
was tried by a jury of his peers and
was sentenced to three months impris.
onment as a first-class misdemeanant
That kind of an offender does not get
In English prisons either first-class food
or lodging. But If Judge instead of
the House Of Lords had tried him he
would have had severer sentence.
Earl Russell pleaded guilty. His coun-
sci explained that the Earl and the
woman with whom he contracted the
bigamous alliance had acted on the
best legal advice obtainable in Nevada.
where he got his divorce, and did not
know they We're doing wrong. 1t was
thought, before the trial, that the ques-
tion of the validity In England of a
Nevada divorce would be rnised, The
adult portion of the 1886 inhabitants
OF that sovereign State WINS waiting i'm
patiently to learn whether the DEGREES
of Its courts were to be treated as n
nullity by the insolent aristocrats of
Britain. Had this been done there
would have been casus belli between
Nevada and Great Britain, but the Earl
would not raise the question. A Chi
cago bigamist got out of his scrape by
buying of his lawful wife with $500.
Perhaps IL Earl Russell had been more
liberal with his English wife he would
not have had to go to Jail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
avoid needless words. Whether they
no longer teach thus. or their pupils dis.

avoid needless words. Whether they
no longer teach thus, or their pupils dis
regard their instructions, you can
scarcely .ead page or n column any
where without meeting words that add
nothing to others with which they are
Immediately connected. Thus:
Thought to himself. How else should
lie think? If he thought aloud you
would have to say so. Either he said
to himself which is another way Of
putting tor lie simply Thought"
Nodded his head. II he had nodded
his legs or his elbows the case would
be more notable. He might properly
shake his head" for he could shake
other things; but in the present state
of language one can nod no other part
of himself or Of creation than his head.
Together with. If John went to town
with his wife they went together; IL
they went together he was necessarily
with her.
Month of May, summer season, etc.
Everybody knows that May lisa month
and summer season.
Rose up. II people were in the habit
of rising down, or If it were possible
to do SO. this would not be tautologi-
cal.
1t will not do to say that these spec
linens abound In the best writer's, and
are therefore justifiabIe. They are not
the best writer's when they write in
this way, through pure carelessness fol
they know better. Homer sometimes
mods, but his nodding did not produce
the "Iliad." We want to follow the bes,
writer's in their excellencies. not In
their errors.-F Frederick NJ. Bird in Lit.
| erary Era.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

CONSUMPTION claims large share OF
the adult population of Portugal, and
the women do good deal OF field work.
This they begin at u very early age.
and do 1t well and happily. doubling
the actual work power of the country:
and they show great happiness and con.
tent amidst IT all. Fond of show and
ordanment, they have better appar-
ent stamina than the corresponding
classes in Scandinavia, or even In
Switzerland. They feed" better than
in those countries; at a small farm
house you may get neither white bread
nor ham, but the split Goldfish, as in
Iceland. is never wanting. and is well
dressed up at short notice. 1t is impos-
sible to travel in Portugal without hay.
ing this national dish thrust upon Won.
1t needs an acquired taste. and is rarely
attractive to the ordinary palate tin
after fuller acquaintance, and the ex.
cellent sauce Of hunger to go with It,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

merciful to you nine times out of ten.
Now you want me for little slug
poker party
Yes. You'll just fill out the mum.
ber."
well, sir, Just drop In this evening
and see how I'll get my wife's permits.
sion. Works like charm, tell you.
There'll be more or less of squat, but
don't you care. Just keep close eye
on me at the finish"
The caller dropped i'm at 8. There
We're ten minutes devoted to the wealth
er and other current topics, when the
caller asked his host to attend the party
mentioned.
Let me see" rubbing his chin. 81
guess can come all right enough. We
have no engagement that night, have
we, my dear?"
I'VE have" And the brows of my
dear We're knotted.
why, didn't recall 1t. Where were
we going?"
I'VE were going to remain at home;
Aiehe hNAS Sou OSAOhS At
I'm opposed to gambling and I'm op-
posed to night-lmwking. You have q
very binding engagement and won't
thank any one for urging you to break
it, either" and the caller felt like
throwing his hands into the air.
Now, now, DEAR" from the husband
in soft bass tones, and after a long
pause, "never mind. You'll excuse me
this time, Jones. couldn't think OF
leaving my wife when she wants me
here. Find some one else, old man."
well, Of course she laughed cheer.
fully, 81 wouldn't like to spoil the party
and do like to have John enjoy him,
self. He works SO hard, you know, Mr.
Jones. But you mustn't meet too often
or play too high. insist on your go
ing, John. was too selfish"
Then John insisted just as hard that
he wouldn't think Of going against hel
will, she ordered him to go, he walked
down to the corner with Jones ant
when the policeman passed them hi
judged from their hilarity that they
were not getting home minute tor
soon.-Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
How They Met.

Bennett Burleigh, the English war
correspondent, is authority for the fol.
lowing strange story: One day last
autumn two officers, newly arrived
from different parts of up-country, met
at Cape Town. Rather lonely and a
good deal bored, they scraped acquaint.
ance and found one another agreeable,
When the dinner.hour came they agreed
to dine together.
The keen edge of appetites having
been taken on by good dipner, the
senior officer became tritie more ex-
pansive.
do you know" said he, II rather
like you, and there's something about
you that seems familiar, us IL we had
met before. am Maj. s. Of the"
There was an unrehearsed scene as
the two khaki-clad warriors sprang to
their feet and pounded each other on
the back-which is the Briton's way OF
falling on the neck and weeping. They
had not met for years, and the baby
brother had meantime sprouted into a
tall youth with an incipient mustache
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

less, that the first students at these col
ges would be the lads from the farms.
The farmer Of that earlier day never
dreamed that, because he was twelve
miles from a lemon" he must forego
intellectual stimulus and social recrea-
ton. But the movement toward the
cities and toward the West affected
seriously many little neighborhoodS
which had been centers of wholesome
and vigorous life. Pending the read
justment to changed conditions in the
East and the success of the first
pitched battle with nature in the West,
1t seemed that the farmer must needs
be a man of one idea-to mold on" The
general demand for rural free delivery
showed that the evil days are over for
both sections. The farmer knows where
he stands. He has leisure to renew
relations with the world, and he means
to do SO. The will of the Pennsylvania
suggests the spirit in which to meet
the reasonable demands of the people in
the outlying regions" If the farmer
cannot go to the library, take the IL
brary to him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
LIFE OF THE PHILIPPINE GIRL
She Arises EARLY to Attend to Religion
nnd Household Duties.

She Arises EARLY to Attend to Religion
nnd Household Duties.
The life lived by the Filipinos is not
an intricate life, says Ramon Reeves Lala
in the Ledger Monthly, nor is Philip
pine etiquette the highly involved sys-
TEN that is found in the old and artifi-
cinl society of western lands. do not
know that can better describe 1t than
by following a society young lady Of
Manila through the ordinary events Of
one days existence. 1T may interest
American women to know how their
sisters beyond the seas pass their lives
The day of the fair Filipino is long
one. With her there is no lazy rising
to o o'clock coffee and toast. She is
usually up with the sun, not later than
G, and, If very religious, rs early as 4,
that she may attend early mass. Break
fast is set early, about o'clock. Then
come the morning duties of the house
hold, sewing, washing, cooking, or
whatever there may be, for our young
lady is not expected to spend her days
III idleness. The midday meal is taken
Ut v SlOShb III oluCl That luc wa IllGSl
hours of the day may be the hours Of
rest. About two hours are thus spent
in the enjoyment of the siesta, when
our lady fair arises, refreshed and
ready for the later pleasures of the
day.
AT 4 o'clock the afternoon tea" is
served. This is light repast, usually
consisting of chocolate, with rice and
cakes. or other simple viands. Then,
at the hour of $50 or G o'clock, the car
riage Is brought out and the daily ride
taken to the Luneta, the beautiful park
on the bay south Of the city. Here the
military band discourses sweet music
every evening, and the beauty and
fashion of Manila meet and enjoy the
evening air and melodious strains. Re-
turning from the drive about z o'clock,
the evening meal, or supper, comes next
In order after which our belle Of Ma
Mia is free for any mode of spending
the evening hours that may appeal to
her; perhaps friendly visit, trip to
the theater or opera, or an Eat hOme''
to receive callers. Early as she arose
bedtime often comes late, and no hours
more than nature demands are spent in
the enjoyment of slumber. Going to
rest, however. is different there and
here. Ladies, even of the highest social
rank, do not sleep in bedstead, but
prefer the floor, lying on n petate, or
mat, which is provided with a long
bolster or pillow, and covered with the
conventional mosquito netting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
A BROKEN HEART.
Being the Narration of a Wonderful
Tale of Golf and q Hawk,

Being the Narration of Wonderful
Tale of Golf and q Hawk.
l should like to narrate the follow
ing which is mostly true. Some years
ago. was playing in match In India,
Bangalore VS.. Madras, when hawk
suddenly swooped down on my ball
and carried 1t Off In Its claws. ap.
pealed to my adversary to allow me to
drop another ball. but he was one Of
our canny brethren, and replied: "Eh,
no. man; lost ball. lost hole" This did
not admit of argument. Some weeks af-
terward went for walk before
breakfast. and climbing rocky emin-
ence to see the view, l came across a
hawks nest, and by 1t dead hawk,
and In the nest-my golf ball: both the
hawk and the ball We're quite warm.
l sent the hawk to the curator of the
museum, and asked for po>t mortem;
his verdict was "a broken heart" and
on my telling him the story he had no
doubt that the poor bird had expired in
Its vain effort to hatch out my silver
town."-London Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

BEEN widening for more than score Of
years. DR.. Thomas is in his SEVENTEEN
year. He to-day is one of the most lib
eral Of Christian teachers. He is reach.
ing out for men, Irrespective of creed.
He often says: when ! first began to
preach we preachers were fighting each
other SO hard we had no strength left
with which to fight the devil"
In the pulpit DR.. Thomas is striking
figure. His speech Is slow and meas
ured. He has no tricks of oratory, no
gesticulations, nothing theatrical. Only
as he warns to his subject his speech
quickens and his voice rises in his earn.
estness. His sermons are clear, lucid,
and finished, and when one has gone
out from his church he finds that he
has absorbed lesson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

wealthy, and when he succeeded to his
fathers estate he had an intimate al
lance with the DreXels of Philadelphia
which added to the strength and fame
of his own name. He is popularity sup
posed to control more invested capital
and more free money than any living
man, not excepting the Rothschilds.
The railroad interests which are now
in his care represent nearly $1,000, OOO,-
600 in capital. Mr.. Morgan is big
man physically, very chummy with in
Inmates, but reserved before the world
He is passionately fond of yachting
rare books and rarer paintings.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

Frank s. Willard. who makes his
basing point for fame on the fact that
he is related to ''the" Miss Willard, is
in London, and announces that he will
establish coronet exchange, where
American heiresses can swap their
Yankee dollars for husbands who have
no money but are blessed with titles.
Why not? There has never been much
love in these foreign marriages. The
woman who has an insane desire to be-
come the wife of furnished duke or
lord seldom develops affection for any
thing more exalted than n perfumed
pug dog. Why keep up the old "they-
are-deyoted-to-eac fiction? II
Isn't love; 1t is ambition, and an un-
worthy ambition. from an American
standpoint. Make trade matter Of it.
The men with the titles should be Will.
ing. Some Of them scarcely know
where their next meal is coming from
A depot where blue blood and poverty
can be turned into an income, even with
the Incumbrance of silly woman
should fill n long-felt want on both sides
of the Atlantic. And always there vii
! be left the real love that makes mar
riage thing divine. 1t is the beacon
light In the cottage. 1t draws manly
men and glorious women together. l,
is far and apart from any business ar
rangement. 1t Is the great secret that
proves to one man that plain woman
is beautiful; that teaches woman how
TO find noble qualities in the most ordl
nary man. Money never plays a grea
part in such marriages. If wealth come.
there is the joy of sharing it with lovet
ones. IL wealth departs, love is still
left, and often grows strongest whe1
adversely knocks Mt tie door of til,
home. Make marriages of convenience.
and ambition commercial affairs. LIE
them stand for what they really are
Keep them separate and distinct from
affairs of the heart. The right kind Of
marriage makes n man more tender
true, loving, charitable and kind. 1t de
velops the good citizen. 1t means t,
the good woman even more. 1t is he
career. 1t rounds out her life. 1t dc
velops all her good impulses and make
of her companion, friend and sweet
heart-truly a glorious trinity. 1t
good to know that of the millions o
women who are to be the wives an
mothers of the next generation only
few will ever be found at the bareai,
counter. for cheap titles in the world
greatest city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
HOW TO SECURE HAPPINESS.
Author of "lieaycnly Twins" Exprcsse.
Her OnIufOn.

Author of "Heavcnly Twins" E. presses
Her Opinion.
To an audience assembled in st.
Georges Hall Nine Sarah Grand, who
quite recently addressed herself to the
alluring subject of mere man." dis
coursed upon the above theme, which
furnished her with not few opportuni-
ties for satlrlcal but on the whole good
humored comment on human and So
cial follies and foibles.
Mrs. Grand is a fluent and volubls
lecturer, whose rapidly expressed ut
terance would paralyze the efforts Of
the most expert stenographer, but, in
the main, her monograph resolved it
sell INTO an optimistic reply to Mr..
Maiiock's time-worn conundrum, us
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

A rich farmer who died recently in
Erie County, Pennsylvania, provided in
his will for the foundation and main
tenance of library at crossroads
remote from any village. The building
which will shelter 1t is designed to
serve many other intellectual and So
cial uses. 1t will contain kitchen, re-
ception-room and hall that may be
utilized for lectures, entertainments
and religious gatherings. This action
is hailed by the Independent as indl-
eating the growth of belief that
wealth which has been accumulated III
the country should be used for the ben
eft Of the country. Our grandfathers
felt this more strongly, perhaps. than
our fathers did, or than we have. Rich
farmers poor farmers, too-bore
manful parts In establishing the older
colleges. When they could not give
money they gave lSbox realizing, doubt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

Whatever benefits come from the pos
session of millions, privacy, which liz
nfter all one of the most desirable pos-
sessions, is almost completely dcnied 10
the millionaire. 1t may readily be i'm
agined that the great financiers who
had the bud luck to return from Eu-
rope by the same steamer would have
given some of their surplus millions
for the privilege of travelling quietly.
free from prying curiosity. No really
practical measure of relief has beer,
suggested. To travel i1lcognito would
appear an unwarranted ASSUMPTION Of
the habits Of royalty, but 1t is conceiv-
able that the very wealthy may YET be
driven to such shift,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

panies in Greater New York, $S5 600,
300; gas companies in other cities, $780,
100000; railway securities. $20O,000,
900: Industrial and miscellaneous,
s150, 600; realty, $15,OO0.O0O. Total,
S945, 100000.
The banker is quoted us saying: 81
don't think any man will deny that
Mr.. Rockefeller has made an average
of $40, 100000 year for ten years. The
reinvestment of this sum alone, sup.
posing he had no principal, Mt 5 per
cent compound interest, would mean
the addition of more than $500, 900, OOC
to his riches.
Ellis Standard OIL holdings In three
or four years have doubled In market
value; his railway and other securities
have advanced tremendously, and IN
the past three years his wealth has in
creased to sum which would astonisi
the American people If the actual fig
ures were laid before them"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21

Young Bride-Why, Charles, you
don't seem to be eating anything this
morning. And got up early to make
these biscuits for you, too.
CharlesNo, dear. don't feel at all
hungry this morning, to tell the truth.
Your biscuits are very nice. indeed.
BY the way, wonder If there are of
those dog biscuits left that l bought for
Nero on Notwithstanding Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
WORTH NEARLY A BILLION.

For Ten Years John d. Eockefelicr,s In
come Has Been $50, GOO, 900 Year.
The statement has been published in
New York upon the authority of Wall
street banker, who has close business
relationship with the Standard Oil
Company, that John D. Rockefellers
wealth is now nearly $1,OOOOOO, 600.
The following table of the oil kings
holdings is given:
Standard OIL stock. $500. 600, 600; Uni
ted States steel stock, $4,000, 600;
Amalgamated Copper, $4,000, 600;
American Sugar, $20.0O0,0 900; gas COM