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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
In a recent sermon the preacher said
that In these days Of softness and SILT

In recent sermon the preacher said
that In these days Of softness and SILL
ness the world needs more strong char
acters. Personality, character, self
hood, /" said the preacher, ..is the crown
ing glory of creation Every serious
minded person will register a hearty
amen to this sentiment. Especially IRE
strong characters needed in the politi-
cal world-men Of personality, char
acter, selfhood." 1t is allyery well for
statesmen to keep their ears to the
ground, and know public sentiment,
but the time is coming, and is now
here, when men Of positive convictions
are needed. Our social and economic
fabrics is changing. Great new ques-
lions are confronting the country. Pos
itlve. assertive men who have convic-
lions and the courage Of them, ought
to go to the front. Political parties are
looking for this type Of men. Yes, the
world needs strong men,. And as the
world needs them, they appear. The
world recognizes them and stands
ready to put them where they belong.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
CECIL RHODES a wReck.

Victim of an lncnrabic Disease, He
Will Soon Return to England.
Cecil Rhodes, hero of London jing.
oes and the uncrowned king of South
Africa, is soon to return to England,
a physical wreck. He has left Cape
Town to consult the most eminent
specialists of London and the CONT
nent, but it is predicted nothing can
resue him from the clutches of gener-
al paralysis, of which he is said to be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

to caring for those hopelessly afflicted.
They can never be cured or in any way
benefit society. 1t is all for humanity's
sake. Why not devote other millions to
preserving the lives of those who only
lack wealth to become good and able
citizens? Isn't the game worth a
mighty effort2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
lust So,

Just So.
Little Elmer (who has an inquiring
mind Papa, what is firmness? :
Prof. Broadhead-The exercise Of
will-power. my son.
Little Elmer-Well. sir, and WHAT'S
obstinacy?
Prof. Broadhead-The exercise Of
won't-power, my son,-Puck, +
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
Incomes Of British Families.

The number of families In the United
Kingdom is just over 100000. For
the United Kingdom we get one income
of 100000 in every $500 families; one
income of over $1,000 to every 1870 fam
lilies, one income of over $500 to every
seventy-fve families and one income
of over f20O for every fourteen famI-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

The Locomotor Ataxia people have
organized in New York with 300 mems
bers. They are offering a money prize
for any remedy that will cure their
disease. 1t is the tlisense TINT Nul,
vaney called "the locomotive attacks
us" and that is bout the way 1t hits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

these mechanical means in both boats
and freight cars but in each men with
shovels complete the distribution and
leveling process.
Minneapolis is the greatest hour-mak-
ing center i'll the United States. 1t is
said that 100000 people could be fed
each day with bread made from Min
neapolis flour without increasing the
present daily output of the. mills. In
1899 these mills ground over GO,OOO,O0O
bushels Of Wheat. This represented the
product of $4,000 farms of 16O acres
each, the average yield per acre being
twenty bushels. The railroads had to
provide over 100000 cars to transport
this flour. The cars If made up into
trains would be sufficient to make u
full complement of 1850 trains. These
figures, perhaps, convey to the average
lay mind a better idea of the enormous
quantity of the worlds staple food that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

one Robert Cow, n
III e M b err of the
church and also
one of the striking
machinlsts, W e IL t
back to work be-
fore the strike was
declared off. He
as accordingly
denounced by his
fellow members in
the church, who
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
Facts About the Henri,

The human heart is six inches in
length, four inches in diameter, and
beats on an average of 70 times per
minute, 1920 times an hour 1OO,SOO
times a day, and 36,792,O0O times in
the course of the year, SO that the heart
of an ordinary man so years of age has
beaten 100000 times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

& 1t seems that the Porto Ricans are
unable to appreciate the logic Of the
decisions Of the Supreme Court relating
to the status of the island and Its In
habitants. The San Juan News takes
the view that 1--WE are not q part Of the
United States. We are not foreign
country. We are and are not citizens
Of the United States. We are and are
not to have our money back. The tariff
is and is not void. The Constitution
does and does not extend and its limi-
tatlons do and do not apply" The
Porto Ricans evidently feel like the
man who finds himself In possession Of
a gold brick-regretful but richer in ex-
perience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
Luther,s Old MSS

A German trial for swindling with
forged autographs of Martin Luther
brought out the fact that the ink used
by Luther $50 years ago is so good that
copies can still be taken from 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

King Edward, 1t is stated. wants to
abolish the tile MS Fashionable head
gear. 1t remains to be seen IL this is a
case where the world will uncover it
self in the presence Of royalty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

the victim. The change is especially
noticeable in his bent figure, his droop-
ing lip and his lack luster eyes-eyes
which once shot magnetic fire and
We're his chief aid in securing power
in the dark continent. The steamer on
which he is returning is fitted out for
his especial comfort.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

A Western man spanked his married,
daughter with hard pine single be-
cause she was too giddy. The Court
dismissed his case, but laid 1t down
that his act was unlawful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31


Notwithstanding the discussion there
has been Of Representative Babcock's
proposition to put trust products on the
free list, there is conceded to be very
little probability that the Republican
party will adopt any such measure. The
resistance to 1t is based on the claim
that the tariff is absolutely essential to
American industrial success, and that
to punish offenders in that way would
be pulling down the structure on all
alike, as Samson did>with the temple.
This theory has often been urged by
protectionists, who accordingly main
tain that some other means of curbing
trusts must be found, or take the other
horn of the dilemma in the assertion
that trusts are beneficial and ought to
be encouraged rather than opposed.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser as
serts that the only cause of attention
of Republican leaders to the Babcock
resolution at present is the fear that
the Democrats may make political cap
ital out Of Its defeat. The general SELL
timeut of the Republican leaders was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
GRAIN ELEVATORS.
Important Factors in Handling
Crops Of the West.
ENORMOUS CAPACITY.
iiow They Are Filled From the Cars and
How Emptied Into Boats.

Wonderful Fcats of Modern Machines
-c.caninG ana Screening Processes,
Separation of the Grains, Reno val Of
Dust and Smut, Manufacture of Flour,
Etc. = Some Figures That Give the
Idea of the Tremendous Bnsiness
From the Field to the Bin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

While some millionaires are endow-.
Ing colleges others are warning young
men against colleges. The plutocrats
should get together.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

Since IT has been discovered that the
dog also has appendicitis, probably we
shall not hear SO much of 1t in the hui
man family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

Americans will unanimously agree
with Lord Wolseley that the United
States army is "the finest Of Its size in
the world" He thinks Its superiority
IL due to good wages, rms may have
something to do with 1t, but 1t is doubt
full how far the actual pay is an induce
ment to recruits. While 1t is very much
better than the British army pay, and
does afford an actual means Of liyeli-
hood, not many Americans, we mag
Inc, deliberately choose the military
service Tor that reason. There are GER
tain types of character for whom the
life has peculiar attraction, and the
proportion of the army to the whole
population is SO small that recruiting
omcers IRE likely to select the men who
are likely to make good soldiers and to
reject the rest, while the European ar
mics are compelled to draw largely
upon unfit material. Nevertheless, the
general principle is sound that good
wages is necessary to good service.
This is one of the Yankee notions that
are gaining recognition throughout the
world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
strike Disrunts a Churcb.

The strike of machlnists has had q
remarkable result in the Hope Chapel
at Plainfield, N. j. 1t so happened that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31
Natural Enough.

"Why is It," She whispered at the
close Of the ceremony, "that the bride
groom always looks us il he couldn't
call his soul his own?"
Probably" replied her brother, "it'a
because from that moment he really
cam" Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-31

A. girl has such faith in the young
man who buys her soda water, that She
demands that her whole family have
faith in him, too.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES.
Action of General Passenger Agents
OF Roads East of Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Reduced rates for a
number of big annual gatherings to be
held next summer were agreed on by gen.
eral passenger agents of railroads east of
Chicago at a meeting in this city to-day.
For the convention of the National Edu-
cationaI Association, to be held in Denver
Col, July I'll, "a rate Of one fare plus 81
will be made by all lines east and west
The extra 81 will go into the treasury Of
the Educational Association. Tickets for
this gathering will be on sale east of Chi
cago July 4, and 6. The final return limit
will be Sept. L.
The triennial gathering of the Interna-
tional Sunday-school Associa ton will also
be held in Denver. For this meeting the
railroads will sell tickets at one fare for
the round trip plus 81. The convention will
assemble June &c and will continue in ses-
sion until July ]. The tickets will be on
sale in the territory east of Chicago June
1924, and the final return limit will be
July 81.
For the Charleston exposition the rail-
road agents agreed on a scale of rates
based on the limit of the tickets. Regular
tourist ticket good for ninety days will be
sold at so per cent. of double the one-way
local fares. Tickets good for fifteen days
Will be sold from Chicago and all points
east of here at one first-class fare plus 10
per cent. The return trip must be finished
within the fifteen days. For military COM
panies and uniformed bands desiring TO
visit the exposition the rate will be cents
per mile in each direction. These tickets
will not be sold however, except where
there are twenty-five or more persons in
the party, and for each of such parties one
ticket must be used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
Indiana Notes.

GREENCASTLE.-Car Fisher, of Or
leans, Ind, twenty-five years old. was hor-
ribly mangled. Friday afternoon at the
junction of the Monon and Vandalia rail-
roads, mile south of here, by falling I'M
der freight train on the Monon road,
which he had Boarded to ride to his home
He had been accompanied by another
young man and the two were just getting
back from a trip to Terre Haute and
Brazil.
PORTLAND.--Haskel Siders fell from a
haymow beneath the heels of horse and
but for the timely arrival of his grand
father he would have been trampled to
death. AS it IS he is badly hurt .
Amos Halfway, living at New Pittsburg.
rodent, the ball taking effect on Ira Leath-
uberry, inflicting a wound which is con-
sidered serious,
LAPORTE.-Lf Bert illegal, of Westville.
this county. RECEIVERS he Will eschew laugh
ing. On Thursday his ris1bilities were af-
fected to such an extent that he laughed
so hard the inner membranes were torn
loose from his lower ribs, according to the
statement of the attending physician, as
a result of which he is in a serious con-
dition-
WABASH.-David f. Brooks. a we'll
known local attorney, was placed under
larceny of $50 by VIII Miles, a wallpaper
dealer, with whom he had been doing bus
mess. Miles alleges that Brooks took the
money several days ago. Brooks indig-
nantly denies the charge.
BOURBON.-Burglars on Thursday night
entered the postoffice at Tippecanoe
wrecked the safe with explosives and Sc
cured checks and notes to a considerable
amount and 1856 in cash An attempt to
trace the marauders with bloodhOunds
failed.
SULLIVAN.-The County Commissioners
on Friday refused liquor licenses TO all
applicants from Cass township upon re-
monstrance. Cass will be dry for the first
time in its history.
ELWOOD.-Mrs. ]. A. Beatty, wife of
the pastor of the First Methodist Church
III this city, was seriously injured on Thurs
day evening by falling down the stairway
Of the new parsonage.
MADISON.-The Rev. w. r. Kirkwood.
D. D., of st. Paul, Mimi, is in the city,
and has accepted the call made last Sunday
by the Hanover Presbyterian Church to
become its pastor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
TOOK A DOSE OF sTRYCHNINE.
EmpIoye of Terre Haute Engineers
Office Who Had Been Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 6.-Bert De-
wees, a draughtsman at the city engineers
office, committed suicide to-day, after be-
ing released from Jail. where he was placed
last night on a charge of drunkenness.
Detective Dwyer procured his release and
told him to go to the office and begin his
work Instead, he went to a drug store
and bought strychnine. He was found
leaning against fence and he told what
he had done. The patrol wagon was
summoned and a start was made for the
city building, where he could be treated
but he died on the way.
Devices was the son of Prof Devices
the well-known blind music teacher. His
father was at the city building this morn
ing to inquire about his son because he
had not been home last night. He was
within two squares of his home when a
policeman arrested him. He was a grad
uate of the High School and had spent two
years at Rose Polytechnic Institute be-
fore he entered the city engineers of
flee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Motion to Dismiss the Indictment
Against MoIineux Denied.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Judge Newburger.
in the Court of General Sessions, this after
noon handed down decision denying the
motion TO dismiss the indictment for muir
der against Roland b. Molineux The mo-
ton was TO quash the indictment. or. an
alternative, for leave to inspect the min
utes OF the grand jury. Both applications
were denied. The attorneys for Molineux
alleged that evidence introduced before the
grand jury concerning what are known
the Barnet letters was improper under the
decision OF the Court of Appeals setting
aside the conviction of Molineux. The
judge, i'm denying the motion. said the
Court of Appeals had power 10 direct a
final Judgment and that IL had exercised
this power by directing that a new trial
should take place.
AS to the application for an inspection
Of the minutes. Judge Newburger held
that that branch of the motion had been
disposed Of adversely by Judge Blanchard
on the application made before him by the
defendant No leave having been obtained
to renew the motion. and no new facts
having been stated. ii could not be enter
tanned al this time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
FEDERATED woMEN's CLUBS.
semi-AnnuaI Meeting of the Delaware
County Organizations.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 6.-The semi-annual
meeting of the federated clubs of MuncIe
and Delaware county occurred at the Elks
clubrooms this afternoon with three hun
dred club women present, each privileged
to bring one guest. The feature of the pro-
gramme was the paper by Mrs Z. S. L.
Thompson on Indiana Poets" Other par
Elephants in the exercises were Miss Lois
L. Mcdowell, Mrs. Ida Watson, Miss
Daisy Cecil, Mrs. Magnolia Lewis of Sell
ma, Mrs. John Meredith, Mrs. ]. o. Level
Ign, Mrs. V. +. Silverberg, Mrs. George
Caldwell Miss Mary Burcham, Mrs. Mary
Graham, Miss Ethel Brady, Miss Nellie
Jewett, Miss Louise Lyman, Mrs. Naomi
Garfield, Mrs. McCarty Miss Bender, Mis-
Abbie Surber, Mrs. Burton Case, Miss May
Sample, Mrs. Eugene Vatet, Miss Belle
Avel myer of Yorktown, Miss Helve, Mrs
Rose Budd Stewart, Mrs. Kumler, Miss
Edith MeekS and Miss Ruby Harvey
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
INDIANA OBITUARY.
James Sansberry, Sr., Long Prominent
i'm Madison County Affairs.
E Indiananolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 6.-James Sans
berry, sr., one of the oldest and most prom
inent of Anderson's citizens. died at his
home here to-day.
Mr. Sansberry was prominent a law
yer, politician and capitalist. He was born
in Ohio in 1924 and removed to Indiana in
1893, where he had since lived. spending
most of his time in this county. Mr.. Sans
berry was essentially a self-made man, as
his education was secured by the most
strenuous sef-sacrifice and labor. He
taught the first school in Anderson. and
while engaged in teaching studied law with
the late Judge Buckets, of Muncie- He
won a high place In his profession here and
was regarded as one of the ablest criminal
and trial lawyers in central Indiana. He
served as a member OF the State Legisla-
ture and as presidential elector. Mr.. Sans
berry retired a few years ago from active
practice and was one OF the organizers of
the National Exchange Bank Of this city
and its first president. He amassed for
tune and has left his family in comfortable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
Some Accounts Said to he Largely
Oyerdrawn and Others Overpaid,
but to Smaller Amounts.
SUICIDE OF A CITY EMPL0YE
TERRE HAUTE DRAUGHTsMAN WHO
HAD BEEN ARRESTED.
Mrs. FowIer's Gift Accepted by Pur-
-RiotOus Miners Arrested.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. 6.-Quite
sensation was created here to-day when
the report of the experts employed to in
vestigate the books of the various county
offices was made public, showing a dis
crepancy of over $1,000.
In September of this year the Board of
Commissioners employed Daniel Leslie and
A. +. Ayres, of Indianapolis, 10 make eX-
animation Of the books of the county Of
fees. They made their report to the COM
missioners on Thursday, which showed that
ex-Clerk c. B. Williams had overdrawn
his salary $5594O3; that ex-Auditor Calvin
Sturdevant was indebted to the county S639
for fees collected and not accounted for;
that ex-Sheriff Franklin Thacker was en-
titled to s421.49 from the county. and that
small discrepancies and errors were found
in most of the Offices In the treasurer's of
fee all was straight. The experts, in their
report, condemn the system of bookkeep-
ing in the auditors office and compliment
the present officials of the county for in
telligence and effc'
Mr.. Williams was clerk from Nov l. 1895,
to Nov. 1. 1899. From the beginning of his
term until May, 1897, he gave a personal
bond for $4,000, with about dozen of his
friends as surety After the latter date the
American Surety Company furnished his
bond. Mr.. Williams, when apprised of
the contents of the report this morning,
was much surprised and declared that the
experts figures were erroneous and that
he would test the matter in court.
Mr.. Thacker, who, according to the re-
port overpaid the county, was sheriff four
years ago. He died about year ago. The
report further shows that the present clerk,
Horace Carey, and the present sheriff.
Evan Bray, have both overpaid the
amounts due the county for fees collected
by them. Some other ex-officials are
short and some long in small amounts.
Clerical errors may account for these small
discrepancies
The commissioners are well satisfied with
the result of the investigation. The Ledger
to-day, in commenting on the report says
in part:
sity of a more careful supervision of public
necessity of a more busness-like method
of keeping public records. One Of the re-
form bills advocated by the State Board
of Commerce before the last two legisla-
lures was that favoring a uniform system
of bookkeeping for all the county Offices
of the State. This bill provided for
simple and uniform method of boOkkeep-
ing for all county offices, with state in
spectors to examine the books at stated
times. The method is very similar to that
pertaining to state banks, with state bank
examiners. With such a system prevail
ing no such shortages or discrepancies
would occur as have occurred in this coun-
ty and are occurring in probably every
county in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
BURNED in THEIR HOME
MOTHER A1D DAUGHTER FOUND IN
RUINS OF A RESIDENCE.
Father and Six Children Injured, but
May Recover-Two Girls Per-
ish in Another Fire.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.-TWO persons were
burned to death and seven injured in fire
at Carnegie, Pa, this morning. The dead
are Mrs. Sarah Klee, aged forty-three;
Mary Klee, aged nine. The injured are
Samuel Klee, aged fifty; Ida Klee, aged
twenty; Anna Klee, aged seventeen; Rachel
Klee aged fourteen; Eva Klee. aged ten;
Jennie Klee, aged six, and Harry Klee.
aged four.
The Klee residence is a two-story frame
house on Broadway, the ground-hoor front
being devoted to a grocery store kept by
Klee and the rest of the house being occu-
pied by the family.
The fire was discovered about 4:3O o'clock
this morning by the grocery clerk, Morris
Fezis. He Immediately gave the alarm. blu.
the flames spread so rapidly that the occu-
pants of the upper story were shut off from
the stairway, and Klee and his wife real
lied that there was but one way to save
the children, and that was to throw them
from the window, a distance of about
twenty feet
One by one the children were brought TO
the front window and dropped to the
ground by the father. All OF them We're
more or less seriously injured, but all es-
capped death from the flames except Mary.
By the time Harry, the baby, was reached,
not only was the father exhausted with his
exertions and the terrible conditions under
which he worked, but the flames were fast
making his efforts impossible When he
was able to get at Harry it was found that
the fire had already reached him and that
the little ones face and feet We're blistered
and burned. He was snatched from the
flames just in time and it is thought he
will survive.
The charred remains of the mother and
daughter were found in the ruins side by
side. Both had been overcome by the
smoke before they could escape from the
room. When the firemen arrived the
father refused to leave the building with
out his wife and child, and the firemen
were compelled to forcibly carry him from
the burning building.