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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
FARMLAND.
not travel to a star;

You need not travel to a star;
The way is easy, and not far
An hours walk, u mile from town.
The herons of the old lagoon
Lead You along the path; for sign
Are observation-disclosures frail and fine,
Beside the water: then the wood
Takes yon: but only by the blood
'l.eaping, and by the sudden start
or the oyerfull and thrilling heart,
You know you see it face to face.
The greenwood bowers sunny space
For song-sparrow tinkling; and below
July's green lap is full of snow,
Is drifted rich with white and pink:
Ut bouncing-bet from brink to brink;
The haunted air resounds between
With humming birds, obscure and keen,
Like burnt-out stars that dart and float,
With but last fire at the throat.
You saw but common summer flowers?
Heard but hum that drowsed the
hours?
Your blood lenped not. nor shook your
heart?
All, well; l know no other chart.
The path is for your feet as far
As that which lessons to star.
Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
bis reply, but Inc patronizlng tone of

his reply, but the patronizing tone Of
the girls voice filed her with indigna-
ton. The evening seemed terribly long
drawn out, and Katherine thought it
would never end. She found herself
sitting In corner alone just after re-
freshments We're served, when she
heard her name mentioned by two rath-
err dissipated-looking youths, who stood
Ogling her not far away. That their
conversation was meant for her to hear
she had not the least doubt, and her
face burned.
"She looks jolly SORT" said one. az
have half a mind to ask her out in the
conservatory. Those Americans do
anything"
Jaw, quite so,' assented the other.
go and ask her and I'll join you
later"
At this moment Sig. Maroni, the little
man who played the cello, came for.
ward and pompously offered his arm to
conduct her to a small retreat where
members of the profession were served
by themselves.
She rose with relief at his appear.
ance, when. to her surprise, Cobb sud-
denly stepped forward. and with a
slight bow TO Maroni explained that
Miss Whitney had promised him the
honor of serving her, and before she
knew what to say, Cobb was, bending
over her in the conservatory.
"ConfOund the impertinence of those
idiots" he said angrily. Did they
brighten you:"
30. no" replied Katherine family, IL
had headache. that was all'-and
with energy-"I hate this sort Of
thing!"
You mean"
Yes, mean this amusing people."
she interrupted. Their insults mad
den me-
20, katherine, let's run away from it
ALL" he began with sudden eagerness.
81 would be SO good to you, but n
long pause.
but what, Wallis:" she asked soft.
~.
20, my COMPOUNDED name,. he replied
bitterly. You know you told me once
you would never marry Corn Cobb"
Yes" she said, with n proud little
gesture, laying her hand on his sleeve
S"I know l said 1t once, but that was
before cared; now her voice was
very low-''there Is nothing In the
world so sweet to me as to be Mrs.
CORVALLIS Cobb"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Encland,s Resident Aristocracv

England's Resident Aristocracy.
1t Is curious how many members of
the aristocracy and upper classes reside
in the colonies and In America, says the
London Express. Lord Charles Fitzger
aid has for many years past made his
home beneath the Southern Cross. He
resides at Fernlea Villa, Riddelrs
Creek, in Victoria. The Earl of Seatield
has resided for many years in New Zea-
land.
Sir Norman Campbell, of Auchin.
brock, resides in New Zealand, as do
also Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Douglas
and Sir William Forbes, at Pitsliyo.
Sir Alexander Cockburn-C Campbell, of
Gartsford. lives In western Australia
and Sir William Brown, of Colstoun,
resides In New South Wales.
Lord Fairfax makes his permanent
home in New York. and Lord Ffrcnch
has taken up his abode In Bulawayo,
Rhodesia. The Hon. Claud Arson, who
married Lady Susan Beresford, has a
ranch in Texas. as has also his brother,
tue Hon. Francis Arson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

course, an den l wonders wot kinder
goP mine I'll run into mex. Well,
goes t dat same place to-day, an de
same lady takes me in de parlor wot
wuz full err swell ladies, an hangin' on
de wall. III a gold frame wuz dat char
coal terrier. All de folks wuz sayin,
It's jes' too lovely. an How did the
darlin' ever do ltT an t'ings like dat."
Dockerty paused and looked at his
newspaper friend. says the New York
Tribune. Then lie bluntly demanded:
Now, youse make good an tell me
de right name fur COINS on like dat
Wot's de k'rect name fur tip
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Grosvenor Taking Nonsense.

Representative Charles II. Grosvenor
in attempting to show that the steam
ship consolidation furnishes no argu-
ment against the passage of the ship
subsidy bill declares that not ship
of the combination will receive any
subsidy. Mr.. GriscOm and Mr.. Cramp
disagree somewhat violently with Gen
eral Grosvenor. They know very well
that the combination would receive
subsidy payments for all its new ships,
while Senator Frye's report shows that
Mr.. Grlscom's company, which has
gone into the combination, will receive
$1,71S,S6S per year. New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
General Order 100.

Each officer in the Philippines ac-
cused of cruelty to prisoners and 9TH
ers says in his defense that he acted
by the authority of his superior off
GERS. So all the acts of cruelty are
traced up from one officer to another
until the whole responsibility is placed
on General Smith.
General Smith says that his orders
to his subordinates We're based on gen
eral order 100, recently issued for the
information of officers as to their du-
ties.
General order 100 was issued by the
war department in 1868 1t covered
instructions to Union officers who cap
tured guerrillas of the Quantrell kind
who had committed excuses in viola
ton of the rules of war. II authorized
a suspension of all rules of warfare
and retaliation when the enemy acts
in a similar manner"
This old order was dug out of the
dusty files of the war department and
republished last year for the instruc-
tion of our army in the Philippines.
This fact furnished the apologists for
the administration what they thought
was good joke on the press and pub
lie men who had criticised it's applica-
ton to recent methods in the Philip
pines.
They found great humor in the fact
that newspapers, and members of Con-
gress had condemned acts of barbar-
ism supposng them to have been com
mitted under recent order, when, as
matter of fact, the order. was issued
during the War of the Rebellion The
joke Is not apparent.
General order 100 had been obsolete
and dead letter for thirty-nine years
1t never would have been heard of
again but for Secretary Root and his
methods. Its existence was recalled
by some memory useful only for evil
Civilization has advanced by leaps and
bounds since the order was issued,
more than generation ago.
Another One.
Mr. Mckinley found Secretary Alger
too heavy load to carry and he was
dropped. Mr.. Roosevelt shouldered
Secretary Long and stumbled along
with him for while, but he had to let
go finally.
There are indications that the rela-
tions between the President and Secre-
tary Root are becoming similarly
strained Mr.. Roosevelt is muscular
and strenuous, but when it dawns up
on him, as 1t must very soon, that Mr..
Root will have to be carried by main
strength he is likely to throw him.
AS an old friend and associate In
strong-arm practices about all that
Mr.. Root can hope for will be that the
place selected for the dump will not
be too rocky.-Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
AROUND A BIG STATE
INTERESTING ITEMS OF LATE
IOWA NEWS.
Fatal Fire at Dubuque Iron Works
School for Deaf Destroyed-U nsuc-
ccssfui Bank Robbers Man Legally

Three firemcn, John Fitzpatrick,
Charles Wise and Frank Ganahl. We're
instantly killed in Dubuque while com
batting II fire which destroyed nearly all
the buildings Of the Iowa iron works.
Another fireman. Dan Poland, was seri-
ously injured. The foundry and pattern
shop We're RACED by the flames. The men
killed We're caught under wall of the
latter structure. which collapsed sud
denly. The loss is roughly estimated at
$4,000. The entire plant is insured for
100000. The fire will interfere with the
filling of many big orders on hand and
will render many men idle during re-
construction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
The Only Hope of Relief.

The Republican party, which created
and fostered these monopollstic organ
izations at the sacrifice OF .the peoples
rights. is owned body and soul by
the combines which 1t has created. No
honest or effective antitrust action is
to be expected from Republicanism.
The Democratic party must make the
fight in the peoples behalf. II the
evil working of the trust system is to
be remedied the remedy must come
from Democratic action.-St Louis Re
public.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Just as was the case ten or twenty
or thirty years ago, so it is the case
now that In the warm sun of pros
perlty is generated sangulneness un-
tempered by the remembrances of past
disasters, and the opportunities of the
moment are pursued with an eager
ness which takes little account of .Ae
possible vicissitudes of the future.
Thus has been generated in the past
the pride that goeth before destruc-
ton, and, so far as the psychology of
the case is concerned, the present is in
no way different from the past.-Balti-
more News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

The tariff duties on meats raise their
price That is why the duties We're
levied. Take off the duties on meats
and the price will come down. There
fore President Roosevelt. If in earnest
in his desire to disrupt the Food Trust
will supplement the court proceedings
of his Attorney General by urging Con
gress to repeal the price enhancing du-
ties on TIE meats controlled by the
trust ThsAPresident can do this most
effectiye, sending In IL special mes.
sage.
which has power to remove these du
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Farms Not Making Minionairea.


The agriculturist of an agricultural
country cannot be benefited by tariff
on agricultural products. But they can
be greatly injured by a tariff on the
things they use. IL they have to pay
more than their foreign competitors
for the tools they use, the clothes they
wear the food they purchase, the MA
teral needed for fences and build
ings. they are manifestly handicapped
In the contest, and that Is what the
American farmer is experiencing The
farm is not making any Schwabs or
Carnegies or Rockefellers or Morgans
at least not directly. These sudden
ly acquired fortunes are not the re-
suit of tilling the soil, but the tillers
of the soil are contributing to every
one of them.-Indianapolis Sentinel
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Flames Rout Deaf Pupils.

F1rt that started at 4 O'CLOCK on re-
cent afternoon entirely destroyed the
main building and the chapel of the Iowa
school for the deaf ut Council Bluffs.
causing loss of S35D.000. The buid-
ings were uninsured. the State CARRYING
its own risks. Fire Chief John Temple
ton was seriously injured. One woman
narrowly escaped being crushed under
falling walls aud the faces of three fire.
men We're severely burned. There were
2G0 pupils and sixty-thrcc teachers. Of
ficers and employees in the building. but
all escaped easily. All We're removed
without panic or even undue excitement.
At the first alarm all teachers and en-
ploycs turned their attention to remov-
ing the pupils, who marched out in good
order, each grade headed by teacher.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Followed Directions.

I'VE shall have to try again" said
the photographer inspecting the result
of the first sitting. You seem to have
had one eye shut"
You told me to wink naturally" said
the sitter, "and that's what l was try
ing to do."-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Dedicates a New Library,

The Stewart library, the gift of Mr..
and Mrs. Joel Stewart, was dedicated Mt
Grinnel with appropriate ceremonies.
The building cost $4,000. 1t is of press
ed brick with stone trimmings. The
State library commission was puresent at
the ceremonies. Miss Alice Tyler, Sec
rotary Of the commission, gave the greet
ing. The principal address was made by
Governor Cummins
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
A Wolf in Sheen,. clotbiny

The hypocrites are still talking about
protecting the American farmer by
starving Cuba and making 1t impossl-
Bile for the island to buy our farm
products. Just now the great Amer
lean farming interests" that are call
ing for this program are located in
Washington and so by the name of
Henry OXnard.- Sioux City Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

NJ. Rosenberger has discovered liv'n ne
alone, without property, in Plainfeld
township. n man calling himself David
Baker, whom he recognized as Isaac w.
Burgess, II former resident of Jefferson,
who disappeared from his home there
and went to Indiana and remained away
SO long that he was declared legally dead
SO that his property might descend to his
heirs. He was Il Quaker and well read.
He claimed that ownership of land is
wrong. just as ownership of the air and
water would be wrong. He went away
to escape his property. He is eccentric.
He was in the Mt. Pleasant asylum in
1886, but had been discharged as cured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

The old leaders of the Republican
party either do not know or pretend not
to know what to make of Mr.. Roose-
velt's display of activity against trusts.
1t is something new for Republican
President to make even n decent pre-
tense of enforcing the laws against
The leaders, therefore, are puzzled
and more or less alarmed when Mr..
Roosevelt mounts his broncho and sal
lies forth for furious tilt against the
trusts without so much as winking the
other eye at them.
Can he mean 1t? Or is lie merely out
showing his teeth TO the gallery gods
of the political amphitheater? He does
tidence, and very likely they are really
at loss to know whether he is in ear
nest.
Anyhow, there is lot of scurrying.
The gentlemen of the Northern Securi-
ties merger silently HE them to the
capital and anxiously consult with
Mark Hanna and the rest and pass the
word up to the White House that if the
President really means ftsscmething
heavy will drop on the Republican, par
ty, or mt least OH Mr.. Roosevelt as its
official head, and the huge business and
financial interests" otherwise called
trusts, will know what that something
heavy is.
The astonished packers also move on
Washington through their political
agents, If not personally, on like err
rand bent, and they repeat the solemn
warning. They remind Mr. Roosevelt
that without the backing of the big
trusts the Republican party could not
have won battle these last fourteen
years at least, and that no statesman
of that party can put up an honest
fight against the trusts and live.
Is Mr.. Roosevelt in earnest? That is
thing that is yet to be found out. He
knows that these things are true. He
knows that neither lie nor any other
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency can win without the active sup.
port of the trusts. We can draw cur
own inference.
We shall be assisted III drawing the
Inference IL we bear in mind that he is
proceeding by injunction only.
When we hear of his instructing the
proper officers to have the trust mag
mates indicted under the criminal pro
visions of the statute we may begin to
believe he means something.-Chicago
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Good Reason,

DR.. Pills What's the use of operat.
ing, when you know it won't help him :?
DR.. Squills-Why, he's got the money
to pay for it, hasn't he?-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Gov. Cummins has received a con,muni-
cation from the Treasury Department
stating that the Iowa war claim has been
approved by the treasury auditor OF the
War Department. The claim aggregates
S456, AT. So and is for interest oil the
money loaned to the general government
by the State of Iowa during the Civil
War. The principal was repaid about
1870, but the interest was never paid,
and interest on this interest has been
accommodating ever since. Some lues-
ton has arisen as to whether interest
to be paid on these claims after
the principal was paid or not. On the
basis that the claims of other States
have been allowed. Iowa would receive
S9g.l 400 CO ,t,nn Sill u,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

A fault or defect you have looked
the face can harm you no more, nor
even be harmful to Others Maeter.
linck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
Foil Bank Robbers Twice.

Three robbers attempted to gain en-
trance into two banks at Neville. A
citizen on his way home heard strange
noise at the rear window of the Neville
bank and called out in the darkness. The
robbers fled. Half an hour later n
Waterman found three men tamperins
with the windows of the Farmers bank.
He flashed his dark lantern and instant
ly it WAS shot to pieces. The robbers es-
| capped on two horses. An old bicycle was
left standing alonside the Neville bank.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

The Illustration is reprod
rine boat coming to the top
patterned somewhat after the
the British government has |
having been stirred to this nc
Gustav Zede, Gymnote and No.
what the Admiralty has accom-
greatest navy will be greatly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

ties. allows them 10 remain the Repub-
lican party makes itself responsible for
the tariff protection given the Food
Trust. That is consideration which
should have great weight with the
President who is keen politician
Docs Mr.. Roosevelt want his party to
stand in the coming Congressional
campaign as the champion of dear
food? That will be its position if Con
sress, which can take off the duties
IN twenty hours, shall keep up the
tariff fence that protects the Food
Trust while it robs the people. Send
in special message. Mr.. Roosevelt.
Hit the Food Trust through the tariff!
New York Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
No Use in Being squeamish.

Nv Use III belHE SquehmisHs
The American people have declared
themselves in favor of retaining the
Philippines. The army is trying to
carry ont their wishes. Such being the
case. why should they be squeamish
about methods? Is not oriental ex-
pansion the natural destiny of the
American people? Senator Beyeridge
and the rest of the imperialistic states
men have assured us that it is. Way
falter, then. on the way to destiny?
What matters it il there are few
more dead bodies to step over. and
why should Il people marching to des-
tiny concern itself about the manner
in which the former owners of these
bodies came to their death? Destiny
is destiny, and is not all flesh grass?
And what is little grass more or less
that 1t should block the progress of
civilization?-De Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21


LATE Young. former State binder. has
filed in the District Court his answer to
the suit brought by Attorney General
Mnllan. in the name of the State, claim.
ing $4,63I.TT3 due as alleged overcharge
for State bindcry work. Mr.. Young In
his answer denies all the allegations of
the plaintiffs petition which are to the
effect that he charged or received more
than is allowed under the rates fixed by
law: and alleges that every bit Of the
work done was examined by the proper
State official the Secretary. of State, and
y. appfvrca on ufsappioSeu as the
occasion demanded, and that after the
examinations the Secretary of State,
Hon. G. l.. Dobson, audited the bills.
checked them up and approved and al
lowed them. under the authority granted
him under the law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

But 53.S per cent of the persons in
the United States were born of native
parents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21


fruit being
feet the while
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

Attorney General Mullan has trans
mitted to Auditor of State Merriam an
opinion in which he holds that the federal
bond holdings of national, State and
savings banks cannot be deducted from
the assessment for taxation of the stock
of the banks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21

The Republican State Central Commit.
tee has set the State convention for July
30 at Des Moines. Congressman w, l.
Smith of Council Bluffs was chosen for
temporary chairman and Herbert Remley
OF Iowa City for temporary secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21


The latest reports received by Secre-
tary Wesley Greene of the State Hor-
ticultural Society indicate that the crop
OF small fruits in Iowa this year will
be less than half Of what it would be in
good season. Secretary Greene says it
is impossible from present reports to tell
exactly what the crop will be. as the
weather may be such as to bring out a
better yield than the bushes now indi-
cate. According to present Indications
red raspberries will yield Al per cent,
grapes 43 per cent and strawberries 81
per cent. The plum crop will yield 81
per cent of a crop. apples 81 per cent,
cherries Sc per cent and pears SO per
cent, The peach crop is entirely de-
stro.ed. The chief cause of the poor
crop in small fruits is the drouth of last
summer. Some winter damage was done,
but not much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-21
5: &zyllEEIIIE
Tss,sss Mf1NaI.

The most remarkable bank statement
In the history of Iowa has been issued
by the State Auditor. 1t shows great
increase in cash and number OF deposits.
The total assets of the 293 savings and
20 State banks at the close OF business
April D show an increase over those ut
the time the last quarterly bank state
ment was issued. on December 10 last,
in the sum of Sill, SOILS, the best
showing of the kind ever made in the
State. During this same time the bills
receivable of the banks have increased
in the sum of HOBS, 161 so. Cash and
cash items have increased in the sum OF
2.SS3.04. and credits subject to sight
drafts, have increased 1850, 953.22. Az
the same time there has been decrease
of Sl1S.SiS.40 in the overdrafts and
decrease of SS5,341.S2 in real and per.
sonal property There has been an in
crease of $60l,0 in capital stock of
the different banks, and an increase in
deposits of S13.263. 435.11. The amount
due banks and others shows an, increase
of Sl54, 695OS. There is an increase in
surplus of S3O9.3O6. 10, MAXI the in.
crease in the total amount Of liabilities
$14. 400, SOFIA.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

grims close in again, AMI station them
selves along the banks, eager and
watchful. And now. quite reverentially,
a jeweled cross is laid by the patriarch
on the surface of the stream to bless IL.
and no sooner does the sacred symbol
touch the water than a dive is made
into 1t by the enthusiastic crowd, which
splashes and prays and wallows and
iins-altogether strange scene Such
is the baptism, and the longer it lasts
the greater the merit the pilgrim will
enjoy. All dripping with water, each
shroud is now wrung out and slowed
away to serve as the cerecloth when the
pilgrimage of life is over, and the body
is ready for the grave. As the traveller
rides away the next day to Jerusalem
he will see these childlike peasants be-
lraggled with mud, and fatigued by con-
slant sleeplessness, plodding along to-
ward the Holy City chanting and sing
Ing as they go. and leaning on their
sticks of reed. But there is now
smile on their faces. and joy in their
hearts. for have they not bathed in the
waters OF Jordan?