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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

For many years there has been an
almost continuous discussion of what
might be called the age question. 1t
has been said that as men grow old
they find it hard to secure employ
ment, and sociological investigations
have shown that the old age of the ar
tisan or the laborer is often one of
considerable hardship. For the last
few weeks in particular attention has
been called to the alleged discrimina-
ton of certain employers against men
over 40. 1t was for this reason that
Mr.. Schilling, in addressing the Chi
cago Philosophical Society, said that
one of the three things that the Ma
tional Civic Federation should do was
to find an answer to the query: How
is the man over 40 to make his living?
1t cannot be denied that this question
presents some difficulties. At the
same time the hundreds OF thousands
of men over 45 who are still capable
of their best work show clearly that
no perfectly precise age limit can be
set. The hero of Addisons satire in
the Spectator papers died of old age
at "a. The captain of the Evanston
life saving crew is doing the capsize
drill with great agility ut an age which
is so advanced rs to be subject of
endless speculation among the stu
dents of the university. The vital
powers last longer in some men than
in others. Some men die in their boots
and some after they have shifted to
the slippered pantaloon. One cannot
say: Thus long shalt thou work and
no longer. In the case of artisans, In
some trades. who have ceased to be
capable Of MS full a days work as
they once accomplished, there is still
the device of piece work, which will,
to some extent, relieve the situation.
If man is paid according to what he
does the employer cannot complain.
1t is, of course, to be expected that IL
the employer Is paying his men by the
day. he should want men who can do
n full days work. If, however, he is
paying them by the piece, any ten
dency TO discriminate against older
men who may do less work than tia
young ones is largely checked AS
the worker passes the period of his
greatest efficiency and declines in
strength and skill, he can still receive
a return for his labor, and though
his earnings will doubtless decrease
they will decrease only in proportion
to his failing powers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Few people who are not in the bust
ness, and some who are, have but a
faint idea of the great increase in the
manufacture and sale Of artificial ice
in the decade from 1890 to 1900. The
census bureau says that in 1890 there
were 222 manufactures in the United
States, with production valued at
$4,9O0,9S3 on an invested capital of
$9,S46,46S. In 1900 there We're 1856 ice
manufactures, producing $13,S39, 554
worth, with a capital of $3S, 1898
But we think this does not reduce the
demand for the natural product Of our
waters as do the many cold-storage
plants which do not use ice, but cold
air. We have not been able to find any
statement of their number or increase.
American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

When Victor Emanuel succeeded his
father on the throne of Italy it was
freely predicted that his reign would
be short one, but the young man
has managed SO wisely that he is
strong in the affections of his people,
and were he to abdicate and stand for
election as the president of republican
Italy, he would probably win over all
others. OF course the young king is
liable to be assassinated at any time
by anarchists of whom the country is
full. Centuries of despotsm have made
these anarchists possible. In the re-
action against tyranny anarchism has
been born. Victor Emanuel is likely
to go some day as did his father, King
Humbert. However that may be, the
king is following in the footsteps of his
father in modifying some of the most
Objectionable features of absoluteism
Republican sentiment is strong in
Italy and it is with the republicans in
governmental way that the king has
to deal. They have a large vote III the
parliament and come near to control
ling. II Victor Emanuel had shown the
impulsiveness naturally attaching to
most young rulers he would have been
deposed before this. But he has been
wise enough to make concessions as
they have been demanded by public
sentiment. He has instituted reforms
and reduced taxation. He has heard
all grievances and disposed of all mat
tiers purely on their merit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
OCEANS REPUTATION GOING.
Increase in Ships on the Pacific Fol-
lowed by Increase in Disasters.

Increase in Ships on the Pacific Fol-
lowed by Increase in Disasters.
The Pacific Ocean is fast losing the
reputation implied in the name given
to 1t by Magellan, and which 1t owes to
the placid appearance of its surface
when he first saw it. The change Is
one of the inevitable results of the
growth of commerce. Prior to the dis
covery of gold in California compare
lively few vessels sailed over its wa
tiers. There were, therefore, few cas-
ualties to report. In late years, how
ever, commerce has extended in all
directions. The ocean Is filling with
ships, and the disasters of the sea are
multiplying proportionately.
Along the California coast the ocean
is placid enough to retain It's reputa-
ton as pacific. Storms are rare. 1t Is
not often that its waters are dashed into
fury like those of the Atlantic in these
ATTITUDES. But along the Oregon, Wash
ington, British Columbian and Alaskan
coasts there is little il any difference
between the conditions prevailing in
the Pacific from those existing In the
Atlantic ocean. Mariners now dread
Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the
Strait of Juan de Fuca, almost II not
quite rs much as they do Cape Hat
teras, on the eastern coast. Wrecks are
lining the northwestern coast of the
continent as they do the northeastern
shores of it.
AS the Pacific ocean is gradually fill
ing with the white-winged and steam
propelled agents of commerce the ratio
of shipwrecks is correspondingly ris-
ing. Perhaps there have been more
wrecks on the Pacific coast than should
have been experienced If the same pre-
cautions against disaster had been
adopted in the navigation of Pacific
waters as are taken in the Atlantic
ocean. The Pacific has undoubtedly
been made the graveyard of many
steam and sail vessels which were
transferred to 1t from the Atlantic
ocean because they We're not consid-
cred safe to keep in commission In the
latter, under the mistaken belief that
milder weather and smoother water
We're to be found here. Others have
been lost through the vicious practice
of overlooking, the risk being taken on
account of the same error of opinion
regarding the placidity of these waters.
Ship-owners are, however, fast learn
ing, says the San Francisco Chronicle,
that rotten hulks and overloaded craft
are not any more immune from disas-
ter here than they are anywhere else.
The growth Of commerce and the In
creasing perils of navigation resulting
from it demand the abandonment of
both.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

the net is put on to drop below the
twist. 1t curves to fit around the knot,
extends almost to the ears and rounds
at the bottom. A fair-haired society
beauty wore net of this kind. The
fine threads of gold were woven in a
diamond-shaped mesh, and fitted loose
ly over the softly pulled hair. With the
yellow, gllstening bands barring her
golden hair, the effect was more than
merely pretty. 1t seemed to be hap.
py and effective combination of the an.
Gent and medieval with the modern.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Paying for Carries Crusade.

The city authorities of Topeka have
settled with the saloon-keepers of that
place by paying them $1,000 for the
damage inflicted upon their property
by Carrie Nation, and after all the
other municipalities have footed the
bills resulting from her crusade 1t will
be found that there has been a con,
siderable outlay because of the mis-
directed zeal of would-be reformer.
So far MS can be learned little, if any,
good resulted from Mrs. Nations vio-
lent methods, while there has been
much harm. The woman has lost her
husband, the towns that tolerated her
unlawful actions have been mulctcd
for damages, the cause of temperance
has gained nothing whatever from her
ill-advised crusade and she has become
an object of derlsion.- Dis
patch,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

way overstated his faith In himself.
That lie should have dipped into spec
ulation cnce too often and brought
himself into predicament in which
not even his ''indomitable faith" could
save him was inevitable. He has sue
ceeded in wiping out his fortune in a
hurry. Not being an Garner or saver,
but having been trained throughout
his life to the idea Of getting money
without labor, 1t is not surprising that
lie should have cmbezzled funds in
trusted to his keeping. From the
bank of which he was vice president
he took $1,500,00O leaving abso-
lutely no security. His fortune
is gone and so is his credit.
Any clerk who manages to set aside
So of his earnings weekly is now bet
ter off than the erstwhile rich and
boastful speculator. Youths who may
be tempted into speculation would do
well to note his example.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19


In his eulogy Of Mckinley Secretary
Hay grew particularly fervid when he
came to speak of what lie called .'the
development of our trade in the four
Mckinley years"
Here Mr.. Hay seemed to himself ito
be entering the realm of fable" And
we'll he might have done, for he found
the sole proof that our trade had been
incredibly prosperous during those
four years In the excess Of exports
over imports of merchandise.
He did not suggest the ghost of n
reason for assuming that an excess of
exports Is any proof at all of pros
perity. II he will take the trouble to
glance at the statistics of British trade
lie Will find that the excess of Imports
for the last two years was more than
twice as great as our excess of eX-
ports for the same time. Yet the Eng
lish do not imagine that they are going
to their grave with galloping economic
consumption because their imports are
exceeding their exports at this rate.
Nor does any respectable economist
imagine such thing.
The truth is that we might as well
trag of our high tides, our sundogs,
gu. halos around the moon or any
thing else one can think of as Of our
excess Of exports. Such Dragging Is
puerile.-Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Notwithstanding the stubborn resist
ance of the Republican leaders In Con-
gress there is no mistaking the indi-
cations of strong desire in the party
for revision of the tariff, lest the
people should undertake the job in a
way that would be fatal to the whole
protective system. Thus far in the
present contest for tariff reform not
even Senator Stewart of Nevada or
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio has
mentioned the intrigues Of the Golden
Club to undermine the protective sys-
TEN with British gold.-Philadelphia
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
SEvENN-TWO YEARS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Brown, whose
home is at the edge of Hagerstown,
Ind, are thought to be the Oldest mar
ried couple now living in the State. On
Feb. 90, 1880, they were married in
Jefferson Township, Wayne County,
Indiana.
Brown was born near Cynthiana,
Ky, Dec. %, 1S0S He came to Wayne
County, Indiana. when but n child and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Following George HIS Example.

Following GeorRe I11.'s E1amp1c.
The policy of the majority in the
Senate which tenders the Filipinos a
quarter loaf when only a half loaf of
tariff relief is asked for is to keep them
in subsection, exactly as George III.
tried to keep the American colonists in
subsection. 1t throws shameful side
light upon the sordid, unworthy mo-
tives which control the present Philip
pine policy Philadelphia Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

If President Roosevelt imagines that
he has closed the Schley case by his
indefensible decision on the admirars
appeal he is woefully mistaken. No
man is SO big that he can override
fhcts. The President has not only
ignored facts, but he has made actual
mlsstatements. He has but added an
other chapter to the brief record Of his
whimsical and unbalanced administra-
tion.-Memphis Commercial-Apreal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Sanitary Cow stables.

AS soon as the stables are cleaned
sprinkle quart of dust behind each
COW, then add the absorbent, and if
the owner will prevent the wet places
about the stable and attend to keeping
the bedding dry there is no reason why
the stable should not be SO sanitary
that the finest and best milk in the
world can be made in It, the best prod.
ucts secured and the stable smells and
tastes wholly eliminated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
zone of the best parishioners" of a

"One of the best Practitioners" of a
certain well-known clergyman used to
say that there We're four occasions
when he made it n point to be in his
place Mt church. "These We're, when
1t was a stormy Sunday, when the
church was without pastor and some
body had to read a sermon, when n
stranger preached and when his own
minister preached" The conclusion
is irresistible. If a special collection
unfortunately falls upon stormy Sun
day, any minister may confidently tell
this anecdote on the following Sunday
and take the collection over again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
No Gag for the People.

1t was an empty victory for the tar
iff- protected trusts which the Republl-
can majority in the House won by
adopting the rule forbidding debate or
amendment of the war-taX reduction
bill The Senate may or may not be
equally compliant, but there is a trib-
unal In which the gag is not known,
the great court of the people. before
which these questions will be argued
and decided at the election of members
OF Congress this fall.-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Still Bowling to a Fetch.

The speech of President Mckinley at
Buffalo-the last and greatest utter
ance of life largely devoted to pub
lie Observation-Disclosures the field Of
tariff discussion with the light of the
new philosophy. Mr.. Mckinley had
become a somewhat advanced tariff re-
former. He read the signs of the
times, saw the tendency Of American
manufacturers away from protection.
1t was time to forsake the idol. In
the Republican Congress they still
kneel in blind alteration of the ugly
image.-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Congressional Voting Machines.

There Is no longer any reason why
an intelligent and successful citizen
should want to become member Of
Congress in the lower house. Unless
he be a man of conspicuous and un-
usual ability and can assume posi-
tion of leadership ut the start he Is
unable to accomplish anything in Con-
gress and is little better than an auto.
matte voting machine, controlled and
manipulated by party bosses. Toledo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
has lived in the same township eve

has lived in the same township ever
since. Mrs. Brown was Miss Margaret
Burns. She was born near Waynes-
vile, Ohio, July II, 1911. She also
came to Wayne Township at an early
age. The old couple are in fairly good
health. They We're the parents of elev-
Ell children, five of whom are dead.
There are fifty grandchildren and forty
great-grandschildren living. They are
among the wealthiest people. of the
township.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Tic po,;cx of the Democrocy.

There is single course for Demo
Gratis to pursue the coming, one, two
and three years; to bind UP the party's
wounds; to heal the breaches, to mend
the fences; and. when the time to act
in 1904 rolls round, to separate the
possible from the impossible, and in
stead of striking out blindly and in
the dark to move in solid column,
keeping time to the drumbeats Of conf
mon sense, whilst flying the flag of the
constitution as the only true symbol Of
the national safety and glory!-Louis-
Vile Courier.Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

1t is always desirable to have some
sort of gate in the pasture field fence,
but it is not always easy to build one
that is at once stock-proof and easy to
operate when necessary. The arrange
ment as shown in the illustration is not
in reality n gate, but a passageway, so
placed that the stock cannot get
through, but through which person
may readily pass. No explanation of
the plan is needed, for it is plainly
shown by the illustration. This fence
may be arranged so as to provide n
double gate by Ringing the open portion
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Typhus fever broke out some months
ago on the island of Arranmore off the
coast of Ireland, aud panic seized
both the islanders and the residents
of the adjacent mainland. One heroic
doctor, William Smyth, rowed himself
every day to the island, and single
handed fought the disease in the midst
of poverty and filth. When conditions
in the cabins became intolerable, he
carried the patients to his boat and
rowed them over to the mainland and
his own house. He saved the little
island community, but, worn out by
his cXertions. contracted the disease
himself, and died. The people of the
vicinity who refused to aid him in the
time of dire need are now contemplate
ing memorial to his heroism.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
New conditions and Issuc..

New conditions occasion new duties.
That is a maxim all political parties
should bear in mind and act upon. 1t
Is especially applicable to Democratic,
conditions just now. The issues of
tho past are not those of to-day or of
the Immediate future. The underlying
principles may DO the same, but tho
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
NOW IT'S A HAIR NET.

One of the first to introduce this new
idea in hair ornaments was an English
woman famous for her taste in matters
of dress. That the fashion was not
hers alone WINS proved by the fact that
at the same time she appeared at the
opera wearing golden net one of New
York's smart set displayed the same
kind of ornament In her hair. Since
then the fad has grown.
With the knot fastened Mt the crown
of the head and the pompadour pulled
out and rolled high, in modish fashion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

AS the people contemplate the schley
verdict and note that 1t was captains
fight off Santiago they may be re-
minded that the Long administration
of the navy department has been n
clerks administration, with Crownin-
shield chief clerk-Sioux City Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Somebody wants to know II long
hair is an evidence of genius, and
points to the shaggy-locked artists who
have become famous. Long hair is
mostly an evidence of eccentrcity,
combined with shrewd business judg-
ment on the part Of the owner of the
mops. We worship imported genius
In this country. Sometimes we make
fools of ourselves in the presence of
those who have attained n high place
in the art Of pleasing the eye or the
ear. And Europe learned that Ameri-
ca did not expect to see Genius appear
In a business suit The public de-
manded men who looked the part, men
who were not like other men in ap-
pearance. The result was a few steam
er loads of fellows who could fiddle
and paint and sing, all needing hair
cut, mud NEST Of them willing to adopt
any kind of freak makeup in order
to coax dollars out Of American pocl,
cts. 1t is cheap advertising. Do you
suppose that bcvy of excited New
York women would have assailed
Paderewski with kisses and tears had
he looked like n fat-faced, prosperous
broker or merchant? 1t Is doubtful
There is romance in the piano-playing
Poles hair; romance and soul and all
sorts of occult possibilities. 1t makes
fit setting for pair of dreamy eyes,
and it appeals to the audience before
the great artist has dealt the piano
the opening thump. Perhaps when
America gets deeper into art and mu-
sic it will be possible for European
celebrities to shed their locks and vet
maintain their hold on the hearts Of
the public. The time is not ripe yet,
because of the popular love for the
spectacular.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

in the foreground SO that when closed
the post will come in snugly against
the fence post, and be held In place by
n wire loop dropped over both posts;
then the gate in the background should
also be placed on hinges, so that when
closed 1t will lap over against the fence
about two feet, and be held in place by
q staple and hook.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

A doctor says every mouthful of
food should be chewed seventy-two
times before it is swallowed. He
doesn't go so far, however, as to in
sist that cash register should be
used In order to prevent mistakes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Eternal Problcm Answered.,

III ship" began the comedian with
the rose-tinted beard, sis 100 feet long
and forty feet wide, and its masts are
100 feet high and the bo'sun is bowleg.
ged. what does the capstan wcigh?"
ut weighs the anchor!" hoarsely
shouted the audience, as 1t grabbed
the benches to prevent Itself rising en-
masse and doing violence To the Thes.
pians.-Raltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
Confidence,

First clearinghouse Keeper-Dop't
you find that your boarders are affected
by a certain diet, SO that they resemble
1t in their disposition.
Second Ditto-Indeed l do. I fed mine
for three days on sausages and they all
commenced to growl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Cuba must be reasonable. How can
she expect that tariff system that
considers hardly anybody in this coun-
try except few specially favored in
terests is going to be benevolent or
even fair to her? We certainly can
not blame Cuba for trading more with
other nations and less with us when
We consider the tariff laws that we
have imposed upon her.-Atlanta Jour
nal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19

Senator Foraker is getting down to
business with his proposition to reduce
Dingley rates on Philippine articles
and commodities 20 per cent. The ex-
pansion policy and the Chinese wall
idea of tariff legislation cannot be
long entertained by this nation at the
same time. Minneapolis Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
NEW PLUM.

Of the best of the hybrid plums. 1t is
said that Mr.. Burbank is experiment
ing with crosses which will produce
varieties suited for the far North. Two,
at least, of the hybrids from this
source, the Golden and the Wickson,
have proved valuable in any section
where the plum can be grown success
fully, and if this list can be extended,
plum growing will again become one
of the profitable branches of fruit cul-
tl1r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
A Pregnant Discovery.

So the protectionists now are salts
fed that the Cuban proposed conces-
sions have been set afoot by the sugar
trust. 1t is quite natural that the
men who stand guard over the steel
trust should have made this discovery
and should be most wrathy about IT.
ST. Paul Globe.