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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

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his view is optimistic, for he believes
the dangers TO be of temporary and
durable nature. Senator Hoar is not
one of those who fearthe unsettling of
our republican institutions through the
agency of permanent aristocfacy Of
wealth. In one or two generations, he
says, most of these great family; for
tunes go back into the general mass of
smaller holdings or are set apart for
public purposes. AS rule the rich
men of this country have been stirred
with generous ambition to use a
large part of their wealth for public
purposes. Voluntary contributions for
education alone in the last quarter of a
century, exclusive of gifts to libraries,
have amounted to nearly 100000, 900.
The absence of law of entail insures
the dividing of fortunes among the
children, and many of these show
genius for spending equal to the faith
ers genius for acquiring. Our laws
forbid the tying up of wealth for a
period longer than twenty-one years
beyond the life of living heir. This
prevents any large mass of capital
from growing by. accumulation for
more than generation. 1t insures the
ultimate distribution of large fortunes
among the people i'll the form of wages
or public donations. One of the bad
effects of vast fortunes is their ten.
dency to substitute luxury and extrav-
agance in place of the plain living and
high thinking of our fathers. The sight
of such lavish display tempts many
foolish people to live beyond their
means. Still worse is the tendency in
some quarters to use money for cor
rupt political ends. 1.-The millionaire
who would corrupt n great state to get
a great Office" Mr.. Hoar says, must be
made to feel that his success will bring
with it neither joy nor honor. Let pub
lie contempt and scorn blast him. Let
him be avoided as ons with leprosy."
If the whipping post and the branding
iron are ever brought back into use, he
adds, their first victims should be the
rich men who deliberately debauch poll
tics and buy their way into high offices.
He draws comfort from the fact that
England has gone through an era of
worse political corruption than the
United States has ever known and has
come out regenerated. What England
has done America can do, for the great
mass of the American people is honest
patriotic and incorruptible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

1t Is said on good authority that mag
azines for children are disappearing.
There is not the demand for them there
was generation ago. This does not
mean that children are reading less. but
their reading is of different kind.
They prefer books to magazines. They
like the coherent story rather than the
scrappy matter in the periodical. They
do not like to walt a month for the con-
tnued story. Public libraries have had
much to do in bringing about the
change. Almost every public library
has its children's department. of we'll
selected books, and children from the
humblest, as well as from the richest
homes may be seen any day in the pub
lie library enjoying the choice books
before them. The influence of public
lchools has been an important factor
" late in developing in children taste
'or good literature. Not only the read
Ing book proper, with its best selections
from the best authors, is placed in tue
hands of the child, but the reading mat
ter supplementary to this, which has
been chosen with wise care, is also a
part Of the child's education. Entire
stories from Scott, Hawthorne, Louisa
Alcott, Dickens, Washington Irving.
and host of other writer's are given to
children as supplementary reading mat
ter This has undoubtedly Influenced
their taste for classics and for standard
works whose value is unquestioned. In
the higher grades entire plays of
Shakespeare are read, and the child who
leaves the grammar school has had the
privilege of glimpse at least into the
worlds best literature. Further than
this, children in our public schools are
encouraged to take an interest not only
In the history of the past, but In cur
rent history-the important news Of the
day. To form the habit Of reading a
good daily paper, to know how to read
t-since the process of selection is diff
.erent with different individuals-to
De able TO distinguish a passing fact
which may have little value from the
significant event when will change
histOry-these are part of the educa-
ton of the child in our public schools
to-day. With all the defects In our
school system 1t is one of the most
hopeful signs of the times that taste
for better reading is noticeable in tile
children of today.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
WHERE THE JOKE CANE IN.
The Boys Hauled the Professor Back
Much to Their Charriu,

Inc BOYS hauled the Professor Back,
Much to Their Chagrin.
A very good story is told of the head
of a college, who was the possessor Of
very clumsy old-fashioned vehicle, to
which he was very partial and which
he constantly used in riding through the
streets of the town. TO the disgust Of
most of the students.
a plan was formed among some Of
the boys that OH II certain night they
would remove this offensive vehicle
from the coachhouse to wood aboAt
half n mile from the college, Their in
tention was to run the carriage into the
thickest of the woods and underbrusl
and leave 1t there.
But the principal by some means
learned or suspected their intention.
Accordingly, i'll the evening, he quiet
ly went ont to the coach-house, and
well wrapped up, crouched in a corner
of the carriage, and waited.
Soon the boys came, very stealthly,
and, without looking into the vehicle,
began their operations very quietly;
and in whispers. and with many a
"Hush," and Take care" and "Look
out" they succeeded in getting it out
of the house and yard, and into the
road.
There they We're all right, but they
We're puzzled to find the thing so heavy
to haul; and amid grumblings and puff
ings and paintings, varied occasionally
with Il strong expression of disgust,
they succeeded in reaching the woods
the principal listening to their com
plants, and rather enjoying the situa
ton.
Having with some difficulty backed
the carriage into the brush, they began
| to congratulate each other on the sue
cess of their maneuver. The old gen
tleman, letting down the window, tc
their utter surprise and alarm, very
quietly said:
Now, young gentlemen, just take me
back very carefully if you please
Spare Moments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Marble Arch to BE DemoIished

The celebrated marble arch, one OF
5London's most notable landmarks, is
shortly to be demolished, though the
reason for such an act has not yet been
published. This interesting object was
builtby George Nv. al a cost of $4O0,OO(
as an entrance to Buckingham palace
where 1t did duty in that capacity fol
many years. But as the gateway to the
palace the arch was failure. 1t had
the effect of dwarting the royal resi-
dence, and visitors who went to view
the royal house from the exterior saw
"plenty of gate" to quote an old de
scription, land very little palace" Ac.
cordingly, in 1850, 1t was removed. ia
its present position i'll Hyde Park. II
is not solid structure, but contains
several rooms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

1t is among the Egyptians that we
find the earliest recorded examples of
mapdrawing. Apollonius reports that
the Egyptians of Colchis, colony dat
ing from the time of Rameses H., had
preserved as heirlooms certain wooden
tablets, on which land and sea, roads
and highways, were accurately indica
ed; and, according to other authoritie
Rameses is said to have caused route
maps to be prepared. These state
ments have been confirmed by the
actual discovery of such maps and
plans of old Egyptian papyrus rolls.
Birch has, for instance, identified a
drawing on a papyrus in the Turin
Museum rs the typographical map of u
gold-mining district in Nubia, The per-
spective is very childish. and In order to
show that the road leads between two
mountain chains, the mountains on one
side of the road are inverted. This map
is one thousand years older than that
of AnaAimander (560 B. g., who was
considered by the Greeks as the inven-
tor of cartography. Similar picture
maps were discovered by Layard in
Assyria. Among the Egyptians and
Babylonians map-making remained in
its first infantlle stage; its scientific de-
velopment was received at the hands
of the Greeks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Cuba should Be Free.

The, action of the administration in
insisting that the Cuban constitution
shall define that islands relation with
the United States, is without iustitica-
ton in law or morals. 1t implies a
threat that the United States will VIC
late the written assurances given by
the President, the resolution of Coz
gress and the treaty made with Spain,
If the Cuban representatives refuse to
concede what the administration de-
mands. The title to Cuba was relin-
pushed to the Cubans-it was not
transferred to this nation. We have no
right to demand that Cuba shall now
make treaty with us before we com
ply with the treaty already made. Cuba
is our neighbor, IL sister republic; we
helped her to secure her independence
and we have every reason TO believe
that shewillshow her gratitude in every
proper way ii we act in good faith
But why arouse tile suspicion of her
people or provoke them to anger? They
are entitled TO the liberty for which
they fought, and the Republican leaders
are sowing seeds of discord when they
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Kepublican Paper. protest,


The ship subsidy bill was the pet
measure of the chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee. Behind
that measure was arrayed all the pow
erful influence of the Mckinley admin
istration. The iniquity of the bill was
revealed upon its face, but there have
been some very plainly evil measures
that have received the support of the
Republican press. When it is observed
that large number of influential Re.
publican newspapers We're openly ar.
rayed against the ship subsidy bill, one
is impressed with the thought that i,
must have been particularly obnoxious
Among the Republican papers that
We're opposed to this measure We're the
following: The New York journal OF
Commerce, the Iron Age, the Boston
Transcript, the Boston Record, the
Philadelphia Ledger, the Philadelphia
North American, tile Philadelphia Bull
letin, the Pittsburg Dispatch, the Bal
timore American, the Cleveland Lead
or, the indianapolis Journal, the Chi
cago Tribune, the st. Paul Dispatch
the st. Paul Pioneer Press, the Port
land Oregonian.-Bryan's Commoner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

Events in China seem to prove that
the civilized soldier when fighting
against barbarians rapidly sinks to the
level of his opponents. Scratch Rus
sian and you will find a Tartar is the
old saying. Amended 1t might read:
Scratch n civilized white man and
you will find a primitive troglodyte,
cave dweller of the stone age"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

Much attention is being attracted by
decision of Judge Fursman, of the
New York Supreme Court, excluding
expert testimony as to handwriting.
There has been great deal of dissat-
isfaction throughout the country with
so-called expert testimony of all sorts.
Important cases have shown such ex-
traordinary conflicts of testimony by
physicians, handwriting experts and
others that the value Of such testi-
mony is gravely doubted, and 1t is
more than probable that the lead made
by Judge Fursman may be followed
by other courts until expert testimony
will be largely restricted, if not entirely
abolished.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
HANGED ON CAT lsLANp.
Fate of Crooked Gambler In I'll
EARLY UaYn on the Missnurs.

Fate of a Crooked Gambler In the
EARLY Days on the Missouri.
There used to be place on the river
north of here that was called Cat Isl
and" said Billy Afford to st. Joseph
News man the other day. He was an
old-time engineer, and many years ago
was familiar with every mile of the
Missouri River He was assured that
an island bearing the same name was
still In existence. 1T may be the same
place and 1t may not" said Afford.
THE river is SO treacherous that II
may have washed that island away and
formed another one in its place since 1
knew anything about 1t. There was
big tree on the island us remember
it, and we used it once to hang the
rankest gambler on the river. We toll
Grated that man three seasons, because
the river men did not want to resort to
violence. At first he seemed to be
square, but we began to hear whispers
about him. 1t was in SO that he ieeced
young fellow out of $5,O00-just q
plain case of robbery. He had let the
young fellow win lust to get him inter-
ested, and then aimed to rake in the
whole thing, Somehow the young fell
low got hold of the wrong cards when
there was $4,000 in the pot. The youth
reached for all the money on the board,
but the gambler made grab for it and
took all his hand would hold Stutfing
1t in his pocket as he ran, he jumped
overheard and made for the shore. BY
the time we realized what was going on
he was far astern, but the captain sent
boat after him, loaded with armed
men. They had to shoot him and break
MS arm before he would stop. That
was near the place known as Cat ISL
and, and we headed the Henrietta
that was the name of the boat-for the
shore. The mate and dozen men did
the Job, and the inexperienced young
man from the East got his money back
The Young man left the boat at Omaha
and came back down the river ahead Of
lis. When we returned the body of the
gambler was still hanging to the tree.
The other Young man who had been
1eeced came to st. Joseph and COM
| mitted suicide on account of remorse.
His body and money We're sent back to
his father. and l heard afterward that
the old man said the boy was worth
more dead than he was alive. He said
the youth had left home with $40 and a
new suit of clothes. 1t seemed that he
knew. the cards himself and that he had
rot the hest of the man we hanged in a
former game at Cincinnati. We used
to feel mighty queer after that when
we passed Cat Island in the night. /
never knew why 1t was called Cat ISL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Should Not Be Forgotten.

In all the talk about coaling stations
inCuba, eontrnl of its foreign relations,
the right TO intervene. to suppress dis
order and the defining of the relations
that shall exist between this country
and Cuba, we are in danger of forget
ting that theAmerican Congress is on
record thus: "The United States hereby
disclaims any. disposition of intention
to exercise SOVEREIGNTY; Jurisdiction or
control over said island except for the
pacitication thereof, and asserts its de-
termination when that is accomplished
to leave the government and control Of
the island to its people. indianapolis
News, -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
kinumakers Ton Previous.

Certain questions which have OBJ
tEudcd themselves in the last two Pres
idential campaigns will have been elm
mated in 1904 and the issue of the cam
paign will be fought out on different
lines. The events of the coming years
will mark out those lines, not the
events of the past years. The king
makers appear to be somewhat over
contident-more so than circumstances
justify. The 'heirapparent need not be
in haste to be measured for his corona
ton robes. There may be change of
dyhasty.-Utica, N. Y. Observer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
A Dose of Our own Medicine,

"The country" says a protectionist
organ, "that tries to shut out American
manufactures handicaps itself in the in
dustrial race. A policy of that kind
substitutes something inferior for the
best and cheapest" But why is it such
a mistake for other nations to shut out
our cheap things by protection when we
maintain the system for the special
purpose of shutting out from us the
cheap things of other nations ?-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Time for Jetfer.onian Reviva,

We are different nation now from
what we We're when jefferson was
President, but it would not injure us
in the least to have more Of his spirit
of honesty, integrity, modesty and econ
-omy in the public administration and
in the functions of government. A re-
turn to some of the ways Of his homely
simplicity would make for the public
credit and the private well-being.-Ban-
gor (AIaine) Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
our CHANGING TRAFFIC.

How Cities Adjust Themselves to.Ncw
Conditions.
"It is not to be understood, of course,
that the changes in trade relations sig
nifty that the older communities come
to a standstill, or go backward, or are
even relatively less important because
of the sectional traffic that is taken
away from them. When New, York
lost to Cincinnati the raw product trade
with the South, compensating gains
were made in other directions. Ameri-
can communities are not like those of
Italy where, when the grape and wine
business declines year after year, the
people are mt the end of their wits, and
poverty seems the only available en-
ployment. On the contrary, when
Philadelphia lost the raw product
business which New York captured by
the building of the Erie ditch her peo-
pie settled themselves to the making of
locomotives and steamships. So, when
Toledo lost the grain of the West she
went into manufacturing agricultural
implements. When the Far West put
ltS suOFl llIleS ilitO SulCdSO, DuluIll
and Memphis and deprived the Ohio
States of their advantages in the South,
the hauling of grain and pigs and cat
tie was given. up for the making of
cloths and TOOLS
Indeed, one of the vital aspects of
the law that is taking away from New
Yorw the lines of trade to retain which
its merchants are contending, probably
in vain, is thateit implies the building
up of the country into groups IF sec.
tional specialties. AS the years of ex-
pertinent and of temporary leadership
pass, the several principal localities dis
cover the items of trade in which their
resources or their facilities for man
ipulation are the greatest, and adhere
to these tcnaciously and successfully.
Some manufacture locomotives, and
others, like Kalamazoo, in Michigan, dc
nothing SO famously as the growing of
celery. Some, like South Bend in III
diana, make wagons. and others. like
Philadelphia, build war vessels, Some
like Bellingham Bay, in the State of
Washington, can salmon, and others
like Fresno, in California, dry raisins.' y
-AinSlee'S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Good Riddance.

"Aw" exclaimed the visiting Briton,
Everything here is SO new, don't you
know. You have no noble old ruins in
America as we have"
no" replied the Yankee. they mere
ly come over here to marry our heir
esses; then they go back home to En-
gland again. philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

relations of President and Congress
The former has been SO manifest as
well nigh to obscure the latter, while
the imperturbable suavity of the Presi-
dent has been spread like a cloak over
a large accumulation OF rebuffs and
disappontments which lie has received
from ungrateful legislators Boston
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
schemes for wasting Money.


Z Our lawmakers know that they can
get money to burn" by internal rev.
-enue taxation, and as long as the peo-
pie are willing to pay the bills there is
mo doubt that Congress will continue
TO pile up appropriations. The Fifty
seventh Congress may possibly pass a
ship subsidy bill. Pacific cable bill
and make generous provision for public
buildings. New rivers and harbors will
be discovered, and in time national aid
for Western irrigation schemes will
doubtless be granted. The Nicaragua
Canal project is legacy which the
-Eifty-sixtli Congress has bequeathed
to its successor, Il. aid which will involve
mn expenditure of Mt least $15O,OO0 600.
There are plenty of schemes in reserve
upon which to lavish: the money OBJ
tanned by Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

The power of the President goes soar
ing and kiting. He personally disposes
of offices carrying salaries of $11,0OO,-
geo year. He wages war and
makes peace in China all by himself.
And, to cap all, Congress has now abdl-
Gated to him full civil power in the
Philippines indefinitely, making him as
much of a despot, benevolent though
he may be, as one of the old khans of
Mongolia, over 100000 human beings
on the other side of the glcbe.-Spring-
field, Mass, Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

While it is due to the President to say
that he has maintained Il social har-
mony with Senators and Representa-
tives seldom equaled, 1t is none the
less true that his first four years In the
Presidency has been attended with an
oticlel dissord seldom surpassed In the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

A Western woman pleads in defense
of numbering her husband that she
had been reading Marie Corelli's novel,
"Thelma." 1t may come to point
where husbands whose wives read
Marie's eccentric spoutings will have
to wear armor day and night.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
snobbery in the Navy,

Admiral SIMPSONS amazing letter
ABOUT the case of Gunner Morgan
comes at n very bad time for those
that are trying to elevate Sampson at
the expense Of the brave and generous
Schley. If this letter is as much Of a
revelation of character as it seems to
be, Admiral Sampson is snob as well
as other dlsagreeable things.
Gunner, Morgan, an ambitious young
American, was anxious to take advan-
tage Of recent law opening the grade
OF ensign to deserving candidates from
the ranks. Admiral Sampson goes out
of his way to block this extremely
praiseworthy ambition by writing pc
cnliarly offensive and arrogant letter
to the Secretary of the Navy opposing
an examination for the gunner. on
what grounds? He admits that Nor
gan is efficient, capable, intelligent,
well trained and of good character. The
only trouble with him in Admiral
SIMPSONS eyes is that he has no social
standing. Pray, how long has the Gov
eminent of the, United States recog-
nized social standing" among any OF
its citizens? ~ S
We hope some one willtell this use
less person thatithis is still in form at
least republic; that social standing"
has nothing whatever to do with its
service; that we do not care for any
mans social standing or no social
standing SO long as he has brains and
courage; and that the business of All
admiral is TO know something about his
duties, and not to be concerned about
tile hair-splitting gradations of court
etiquette. BY the way, Of what duke
or earl is Snob Sampson the son?-Chi-
oouo Atnarinar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

A woman in neighboring State has
advertised herself us candidate for
the attentions of the fool-killer, and in
the time-worn way Of shooting man
with revolver that she did not know
was loaded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
The DUKE OF coNNAueH1.
Succeeds King Edward as Grand Mas.
ter of the Frcemasons.

King Edward VII. has ceased to be
Grand Master of the Order of Freema-
sons, which office he held as the
Prince of Wales. This is in conform
ity with the course adopted by the
last Prince of Wales OH his becoming
Regent and afterwards George ~. An
especial Grand Lodge has elected the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

Ina recent address Senator Hoar said
the most distinctive single Characters
tic of our time is the rapid and easy ac-
emulation of great wealth In individ-
ual hands. He discussed the phenom-
enon With his customary calmness and
good Judgment. he said II was In some
respects public taugtr, As q whole