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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
FAMILY lives on HALF DOLLAR.

Household of Tyrolese Wood Caryern
Earns No Moro than Tint a Week.
Probably If the hosts of American
tourists who visit the Tyrol every year
and invest largely in the beautiful
wood carvings fer which the country
is famous knew about the sweatshop
methods by which they are produced
their delight over the cleapness of the
ornaments would change to wrath.
The carvings ara, Of course, made by
the Tyrolean peasants, but 1t Is doubt
full If even in Austria 1t has been real
lied under what grinding conditions
the industry is carried on. A report
which has just been made by an Off
cial of the Austrian ministry of the in.
terror. however, points to an ugly state
of things.
| The wood carving gives employment
to several thOuHauds of peasants.
though the amount that an entire fam
| lily can make ut it In the course of a
week Is only abol-t 80 cents. Even
large families, made up of rapid work
ers, can not manage to make more
than IS cents week. Their shops are
their own huts, which are small and
badly lighted and ventilated. They
generally begin work early in the
morning and toll away until late at
night.
When the child of n Tyrolean peas
ant family is years old 1t is thought
strong enough to do several hours
work every day, ard when 1t is 10 is
expected to work for twelve hours.
The poorest families, parents and
children alike, rise almost before the
sun is up, and, sitting down to work,
go on all through the day and half
through the night, and sometimes none
of them gets more than two or three
hours rest before they are obliged to
begin again.
OF course the children often fall
asleep and ali sorts of means are taken
to prevent them from doing so, but
when n child does hopelessly doze off,
it is put TO bed with its clothes on and
with its carving tools still in its hands.
The result of such practices as these
is manifesting itself in a steady de-
generation among the Tyrolean peas
antry. They are becoming stunted in
growth and the death rate among them
is particularly high. On the other
hand, the dealers who act as middle.
men between the peasants and the
travellers who buy the carvings are
making money, hand over fist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
MAKES HIS OWN LUCK.
The Farmer Is Not at All Dependent
on Chance.

Inc ruTmcr AZ MOI Mt All dependent
on Chance.
AS general proposition we do not
believe that luck has much to do with
mans success In life. Occasionally
we find one who out of some careless,
Indifferent investment reaps large re-
ward. Even such is not always lucky
man. because not infrequently his last
stage Is worse than the first. Some
times the personality, the tact or what
not of man brings to him success
where others have failed. In business
and III the professions these may be
made to take the place of real ability,
and We call the possessor of these quail
tiles a lucky fellow. 1t is different on
the iarm, where man Is dependent
not upon keeping in the good graces of
others, but upon himself, Nothing but
cold business will pass muster there.
AS the seasons come and go unless n
farmer Is up and doing almost to the
very minute he must soon step down
and out.
AS man sows SO shall he reap is
true In more senses than one. The
slightest carelessLess or Indifference
manifest liz preparing seed bed or
sowing any kind of crop cannot be
corrected later. If an individual in a
community raises his eighty and nine
ty-bushel crops his success is in no
way attributed to luck, even by his
bungling neighbors. Good seed sown
on well prepared seed bed is as sure
to produce profitable crop nine years
out of ten in this country as winter is
to follow autumn.
The same memorable laws are at
work In the live stock end of agricul-
ture. Good animals are not reared by
chance. Unless improved blood is In
troduced into tue herds and flocks
from time to time there is sure to be
feverslon III the direction of the scrub
form. Meat made on a scrub is not
worth within 2 or 3 cents per pound
of that on well-bred animal, and vet
the food to produce the pound NAV
have cost the same In each case. Those
who topped the market ut the large
centers during the past season came
by their prices, not by accident, but be.
cause they had the goods. And so II
is true in every department of the
farm. The man who does his work
thoughtfully aud in season will al.
ways be literally rewarded. ~ Iowa
Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

The accession to the throne of thu
boy king of Spain again emphasizes the
dependence of royalty upon the sane.
ion of legislative chambers. It was
aot always so. Absoluteism once held
sway. But ms the people have come I'm
the prerogatives of kings have declined
Constitutions, written or unwritten
INIT the power of European monarcbs
Alphonso solemnly covenanted to ful.
i'll and to compel all his subjects to 70.
spect the laws of the monarchy and
llrect all his acts for the good of his
people. Should he radically depart
from his solemn oath he would not Iona
be king of the Spaniards. Only short
lime ago Queen Wilhelmina promised
y observe and maintain the constitn.
lion, protect public and private liberty
and the rights of her subjects. She ia
bound to do these things while she ia
queen. In Westminster Abbey the
English monarchs solemnly bind them.
selves to govern according to the stat
1tes Of parliament and respective to
he laws and customs of the same.
They cannot go beyond these well-de-
1ned limitations. 1t is long cry from
he day of Louis, who said ~ am tho
State" to the prescribed and limited
kingshlp of to-day. Constitutions and
avs are above sovereigns. In other
words, the people nre the rulers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

army Of Natal was soon after shut up
In Ladysmith and SO remained till Feb.
%. 1900.
Thus 1t appears that less than two
weeks after President Kruger's ulti-
matum was sent to London an armed
force of Beers under General Joubert
was invading Natal The British forces
were not prepared to meet them and
fell back on Ladysmith, where they
were Immediately besieged. Simulta-
neously Boer commando invested
Kimberley, Colenso and other towns
in which British garrisons were To-
Gated.
The casualties were at first inslgnifi-
cant, the fighting unimportant, but for
several months the British were the
heaviest losers, especially in officers,
it seeming to be the Boer tactics to
pick off the commanders.
Butler Meets First Defeat.
Oct. 10 General Sir Redvers Butler
was dispatched from England to the
seat of war. 1t was nearly a month
DclOLG liz ulIlNeu 1dkluE COul-
mand Immediately he began forward
movement from the northern part Of
Cape Colony, sending n dispatch to En-
gland as he took up his line of march
toward the north stating that he In
tended eating his Christmas dinner in
Pretoria. But at the Modder River he
encountered unexpected obstacles. The
rainy season had begun and the Beers
had destroyed all the bridges across
tGe stream. Several Intellectual at
tempts were made to ford it, but each
was met by a calling fire from the
Beers on the northern banks, who had
taken advantage of the natural forma-
ton Of the country and had besides
thrown up strong earthworks within
easy rife range of all the possible
fords.
On Oct. 16 the British garrison at
Mafeking was attacked and siege
lasting 213 days was begun. In all
directions the Beers swarmed in small
parties, attacking detached squads Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Natal, deemed it important to defend
Ladysmith and the stores accumulated
there, though it was not n good posi-
ton. General Symons was sent few
miles north of that place, to Dundee,
to oppose the Boer forces from the
north. SO long as Ladysmith could
be held the invasion of Natal was OBJ
structed.
The first encounter was at Dundee
Oct. 90, when the British carried the
Roer position by frontal attack, hav-
ing their commander General Symons,
killed and losing 42G men, Including
29G taken prisoners. Next day at
Elandslaagte they had less equivocal
success, but lost 223 killed and wound
ed. On Oct. "a there was fight at
Riefontein, with loss of Ill, while
the force at Dundee was withdrawn by
q circuitous route. Soon after, Oct. 80.
at Farquhar's farm and Nicholsons
mex there was British defeat. White
losing 1926 men, of whom 925 We're
taken prisoners. The whole British
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
Great 1ntere,t In Noted co.e.

Unusual interest is taken in reversal
just made by the Supreme Court of Iowa,
the case being the celebrated one of State
VS.. G. O. Jameson, which grew out Of
the arrest of G. G. Jameson of Bows
for the alleged use of illegal weights.
After hard fought legal battle. the case
went to the Supreme Court which sent
1t back for another trial. This was fol-
lowed by another appeal being taken TO
the Supreme Court which has just hand
ed down reversal of the decision of the
Franklin County Court and another trial
will probably follow. The original ac-
ton was brought by number of farm
ers living near Dows and created nothing
short of sensation at the time owing
to the defendants in the case. The friends
of Jameson expect his acquittal at the
next trial,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

He was promptly released and given
n safe-conduct to the British lines. In
return for this act of ciemency Cen
eral Kritzinger, a Bocr commander,
was set at liberty by Lord Kitchener.
The ovcrtures for peace were made
by the British commander early last
March. Some difficulty was expert
enced in reaching the Boer command
ers in the field, who were widely scat
tered. They were finally brought to-
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sault on the integrity
Of the Dutch repub-
lies in South Africa
are yet fresh in the
public recollection.
DIR. jameson was n
Scotchman residing
in Cape Colony and
ly interested
with Cecil Rhodes
Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
Capitalist Found Dead,

r. A. Gamble, capitalist of Cedar
Rapids, was found dead in his room at
the Brevoort House in Chicago. He lad
been a guest of the hotel for week.
His death is supposed to be due to heart
failure. Mr.. Gamble was about 80 years
old. From papers found in his clothing
by the police 1t is thought he went to
Chicago to dispose of real estate. lie
was found sitting on the bed in his room
with all his clothing on. A doctor who
was called said he had been dead several
hollrs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
the British wherever found and inflict-
ing serious loss in killed, wounded and
cantrred.

Garrisons Suffer for Food.
Meantime the garrisons at the be-
sieged towns were suffering extreme
hardships. The supply of provisions
was small, MS no one had anticipated
the contingencies lat mad arisen. Both
citizens and soldiers were placed on
short rations. In Ladysmith particu-
larry the priyations were great. Horses,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
N1urderess Denicl New Tria1.

Sarah Kuhn. sentenced to life lnprison-
ment for numbering her aged husband at
Delta by placing poison in his beer. was
denied n new trial by the Supreme Court.
though Justice Weaver filed dissenting
opinion, in which he asserted the woman
might be the victim of prejudice, and
that the theory of suicide had not been
wholly disprovcd.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

sent his ultimatuln
to Great Britain.
This was a fiat re-
fusal Of the British
demand that sub
jects of the crown
be allowed equal
political privileges
with natives of the
two republics = the
'l'ransyaal and the
Orange Free State.
Previous to this Mr..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

The extraordinary influence Of the
Empress Dowager of China over Of
fairs of state is not unparalleled in the
far East. In Corea the present Elm
peror and his predecessor We're both
chosen by the Queen Dowager Cho.
rchul- Chopg was lad of 10, plowlng in
the belds. when the great lords came
% hss.asW as king. Thirteen years later
little Ka-Dong, the present Emperor,
who reigns under the name Of VI Heui,
was flying kite in his fathers yard
when he was summoned to an un-
dreamed-of throne. A few years ago
The reigning queen was assassinated
lust as she was becoming intensely in
crested, through her American woman
physician, in Western principles and
The Christian religion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

A young man can seldom account for
his fathers lack of knowledge, but in
after years. when he has sons of his
own, he begins to realize the ignorance
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

A New York man has refused to ac-
cept 5000 city position. No wonder
the Philadelphia North Americans sci
enlist thinks insanity is increasing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Carnegie has been telling people over
in London that 1t Is hard work to give
money away. Still. we could mention
several professions that are harder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Did you know that Uncle Sam has
one snakeless Eden? There are no
serpents In Hawaii. The fact Is
brought out by petition to Washing
ton asking that menagerles be prevent
ed from bringing snakes to the island
lest they escape and start q snakery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

A New Jersey man Of &c is cele
brating the birth of his first baby. 1t
Is safe to say that his grandchildren
will never have the privilege of pulling
their grandpapa's chin whiskers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

At recent annual meeting of the
Humane Society at Cleveland, Ohio
Judge William BabcocE devoted an
earnest and intelligent discussion to
The treatment of youthful criminals.
The first two sentences of the paper
we're the key notes of the discussion.
These two sentences were, Nearly all
criminals are boys" and Every prison
nursery for crime" Among other
!orceful facts were the following: "All
he year round between seventy-tiye
ind one hundred young men, most Of
whom have not reached their majorI-
lies, lie In our county jails awaiting
rial. Many of them are released when
:hey are finally given a chance to
,rove their innocence. But they are
lot what they were When arrested, for
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Cremation may be scientific way
Of disposing of the mortal remains Of
human beings. but 1t is not making
much Roadway. Science has an uphill
job when it goes against popular senti-
ment,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
Mother and Child Arc Slain.

While wheeling baby carriage across
trestle bridge on the Illinois Central
near Cedar Falls, Mrs. Herbert Heskett
was run down by passenger train: The
mother and baby We're both instantly kill
ed. MB. Heskett was returning home
from the funeral of child killed by the
cars at the same place. Two women nc
companied Mrs. Heskett. One Of them
saved herself by getting out on timber
Of the trestle and the other jumped from
the bridge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
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1t isn't so much the size of the space
In advertising as what is used in that
space, which means gain or loss to the
advertiser when it comes to figuring
the result of an advertising expert
ment. Most advertisers do not exper.
iment at all. They know what to ex.
pect as the result Of an action be.
cause they have planned wisely know.
Ing as they did the natural results OF
their Misunderstanding World.
Two hundred prominent merchants
in Reading, Pa, have declared that
advertising in the newspapers is good
enough for them and that hencefortl
they Will use the newspapers only fol
such advertisements as they may pub
lish. They will have nothing to dc
hereafter with schemes for ads. In
"hotel registers, desks. billboards
clocks, keyboards, charts, programmes
tickets, cook-books, moving pictures
enunciators, curtain advertisements
oil paintings and pamphlets" The
merchants and business men every.
where are reaching this sensible con.
clusion.
For sixteen years The Budget has
been advertising church fairs, suppers
and like entertainments free of cost to
the societies under whose auspices
they were held, and during all of that
time we have sent the paper to every
minister in town free Of charge, have
published all church notices gratis and
have lavished space and printers ink
on benefit entertainments of all kinds
without hope of reward. We desire to
give notice, however, that hereafter we
will charge regular rates for all locals
or other advertising In every case
where an admission fee Is charged or
where meals or merchandise is sold
for cash. In other words, any enter
tainment which embraces a money
consideration must pay cash for adyer-
Using, church and like notices to be
published free, as Observation-Disclosures
(Wyo.) Budget,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

The average woman may not be able
to love three men simultaneously, but
she can make strenuous bluff at 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

They are already talking in Europe
Of the possibilities Of Belgium being alb
sorbed by France as the outcome of the
socialistic troubles in the former coun-
try. and of the temptation that this
would be to Germany to annex the
Netherlands. In this err of merger it
IS just as difficult for the small coun-
.ries to maintain themselves as 1t is for
the small business concerns.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
cy of the future and menace to the
independence of the republics.

Kruger Prccipitates the War.
The war may be said to date from
Oct. l, 1890, when Paul Kruger, Presl-
dent of the South African Republic,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Some people stand around with their
hands In their pockets waiting for busl-
ness when they could get 1t by adver
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

1t doesn't take an energetic volcano
long to put all the existing Biographies
and aliases out of date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

The man who wins may not always
be the best man, but the world gives
him the benefit of the doubt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

Cuba is free; but let her remember
that 1t isn't n good thing to be too free.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

1t is suggested as a probability that
the French do their voting on Sundays
to make their calling and election sure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
STORY OF BoER WAR.
ACCOUNT BEGINS WITH RAID BY
DR.. JAMESON.
Fall of Two Republics Made Certain
Years Later-Boers Force Conflict by
Invading Natal-Capturc of Cronjc-
Is Beginning of the End.

The origin of the Anglo-Boer war
may be said to date from the Jameson
raid of 1896. The details of that as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

gether and after a consultation last
ing several days 1t was decided to SUBJ
nit the British proposition to the men
in arms and to abide ny the decision
of the plebiscite.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18
IOWA.

Loyalty that is all on one side is mis-
placed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

AT Elandslnagtc one of the Beers stood fir
Ing until the British cavalry was within
twenty yards. He then jumped up behind
another and British corporal ran both
through with his lance. The lancer, who
could not withdraw his lance, was shortly
afterward killed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-18

King Leopold. King Alfonso and En-
perof Franz Josef are now tied for the
running broad jump championship.
The Washington times., 1902-03-06
Buying for Investment.

Buying for investment account was ef-
fective in the case of Chicago and North
western and was generally believed to
foreshaGow increased dividend payments
on the stock. Little was done in the
local traction shares, which, however,
were fairly steady. There were also few
movements of interest among the indus
trial or miscellaneous stocks.
Sharp advances were noted. however,
in American Cotton Oil and General Elec-
tric, while the Car and Foundry stocks
were steady Rumors of larger dividend
returns on American Cotton oil attended
the movement in that instance, and the
stock has for some time past shown
constant absorption.
The Washington times., 1902-03-06
ALFIERI AND HIS DUCHESS.
Italy Preparing to Celebrate the Cen
tenary of the Poets Death.

Italy, and especially Asti, his birth
place, is already preparing great fetes for
the one hundredth anniversary of the
death of the celebrated tragic poet Al
fieri, the author of'"Saul." In these days
he has keen much talked of abroad be-
cause of the request of the town of Asti
to the City of Montpelier to return the
famous Italians library, which came into
their hands indirectly from the so-called
Duchess of Albany. through whom Alheri
is connected with England. She was the
wife of Bonnie King Charlie and was
one of the most beautiful women OF her
day. tied (alas, that it should be said
to a brute who beat her when intoxicated
and tried to choke her at intervals.
With the poet, to see her was to love
her. and they became such friends that
even the suspicious OF the pretender, usu-
ally too sleepy to see anything, were
aroused Things went to such pass that
Charles Edward offered 1.000 sequins to
anyone who would shoot Altierl Shortly
after the legal separation OF the pretend
er ard his wife the former died, and
his wife and her lover set up an estab-
lishment at Paris. That they ever mar
ried is doubtful. but they remained to-
gether until Alfieri was on his deathbed
with the countess by his side. Before
this they even went to London, where
he allowed her to be presented at court
an act SO derogItory to dignity that they
must both have sadly changed. Italy is
now going through a revival of enthusi-
asm for one of her greatest poets, ana
Alferi is on the lips of all literary pe0plS.
Pail Mall Gazette.