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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

vouched for by young Washington
ian who has Just recovered his bundle
of laundry from downtown shop pre-
sided over by child-like celestial
Nearly two years ago he carried n
selection of soiled linen to the China.
man to be Numbered. He received a
little yellow piece Of paper with some
queer marks on 1t. AT the end of the
week he looked for the bit of yellow
paper, but could not find it. He had
been to the laundry several times and
supposed the Chinaman could identify
his goods without the ticket. The ce-
lestial shook his head and demanded
the ticket.
A month later another visit was
made to the shop, but the Chinaman
was unrelenting. Six months later, sun.
posing the uncalled-for package would
be recognized by the Chinaman by
reason of Its having been there SO long,
he made another attempt to get 1t. 1t
was then discovered that the shop had
changed hands. and the new proprietor
only looked perplexed when a demand
was made for the laundry. The disap-
pointed customer then abandoned his
pursuit of the lost package.
This all happened nearly two years
ago. Recently he got out light
weight overcoat for use during chilly
evenings, and, thrusting his hands into
its pocket pulled out a yellow laundry
ticket. He Mt once proceeded to the
Chinaman's shop, and, as If he had
left bundle there only few. days
previously, laid down his ticket. The
Chinaman glanced at the mysterious
mark, and, reaching under the coun-
ter, hauled up the long-lost laundry
without moments hesitation.
The recoverer of the supposedly lost
goods should have been grateful, says
the Washington Star, but he was not,
and proceeded to say some things to
the Chinaman that would not make
pleasant reading if reproduced.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31
YOUNG OLD MEN.
septuagenarian Who Led in Art, Lit.
ernturc, Politics and Finance

| ernturc, Politics and Finance,
Much has been said during the past
few years about the Importance of
young men MS leaders in finance, indus
try and politics, and the impression
has been cultivated that only young
men were fitted to do the great work
of the world in these progressive DAYS.
But when we take look around at the
men who are actually In the lead to.
day In literature, science, politics, re-
ligion and business we find much to
disprove this idea that old age is sign
of weakness and inefficiency
| In our own strenuous land we have
such men as Edward Everett Hale.
Theodore Cuyler and Russell Sage still
at the forefront in multitude of ac-
tivlties, although all three of them
have left eighty years behind some
time since. In the sphere of n~.ional
politics we have such commanding
figures MS Senators Hoar and Hawley.
both of whom must be plead guilty to
the age Of seyenty-six, Willie the two
illustrious Senators from Maine,
A1essrs. Hale and Frye, are both men
of many years, the first-named being
siXty-six and the other seventy-one.
Our present Secretary of State, Mr..
Hay, Is far from being youthful per-
son, having siXty-four years to his
credit, while Secretary Wilson is older,
than that by three years. and Postmas-
Ter General Payne is nearly sixty.
IWhitelaw Reid of the Tribune is sixty
five, and Drs. James NJ Buckley and
Lyman Abbott, the veteran religious
journalists, are over slxty-six.
If we turn our gaze abroad we find
equally strong testimony. 1t is Sir
John Arid, verging on seventy, who
has built the great Nile dam. 1t is
Lord Masham, verging on ninety, who
has just appealed to the English gov
eminent to overhaul the fiscal system.
Henry Labouchere, "Labby," the brill
liant editor of Truth, is a man of sew
enty. The keencst debater in the
House of Commons is still Sir William
Harcourt, in active opposition at sew
enty-four. Mr.. John Morley is sixty
three, and Joseph Chamberlain is only
four years off seventy Francis Joseph
Of Austria was seventy-two last Au-
gust, Oscar of Sweden is seventy.
three, Leopold of Belgium is sixty
seven, and King Christian of Denmark,
Is eighty-four. The worlds foreign re-
lations are in the hands of men over
sixty and seventy. Lord Currie is
slNty-eight, Sir Edmund Ionson is
siXty-seven, Sir Charles Scott sixty.
four, and Sir Frank Lascelles sixty.
Lord Cromer, young enough to make
another Egypt, is sixty Also and at the
other end of Africa man of seventy
reigns as prime minister of the Cape
| LeSle's Weekly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

interested in water front mission work.
Then they worked among the sailors
of Liverpool and of other English sea-
ports. Returning 10 this country, they
decided that the sailor of the great
lakes was getting less attention us to
his moral and religious welfare than
his salt water brother, and that the vi
cinity of Chicago, where hundreds of
lakesmen are laid off part of the Win
ter, offered the best field for their en-
deavors. There they erected build
Ing, patterned to the most minute de-
tail on ship, and this they called the
Gospel Ship. Here icy held services
In the most picture Y IL style known to
evangelists.
Because of their vigorous and eccen-
trio manner of preaching and of their
personal habits, they attracted atten-
ton wherever they went. They craved
publicity and got it. They frequently
met with strong opposition. Once they
were mobbed. Gossip has often given
them an unsavory reputation, but they
always stood and fought, warding off
their assailnnts either with Winchester
rifles or with language that, ii not eX-
actly elegant, was at least forceful.
The twins called themselves evangel-
iHts. Others have called them crusad-
ers, missionaries, and by other names
less polite and with different mean
ing. That they were different from the
ordinary run Of cvangelists they never
disputed. They rather gloried in the
fact. 1t was to their popularity that
they owed great deal of their success,
for their meetings were entertainments
Of rarc kind.
The Morrill, twins We're as much alike
as two peas. Persons who lived with
them for months at time We're never
able to distinguish one from the other.
In appearance, in manner, in habit and
conversation they were exactly alike.
They always dressed alike, even to the
minutest detail of their clothing Their
shoes, hats and gloves were of the
same size. They both affected side
whiskers of exactly the same cut Both
were slightly bald. They rode the tan
dem wherever they went for years. So
similar did they appear that the people
would cry out to them, Hello, there,
mister, you've got yourself along with
you to-day, amt you:"
During their evangelistlc work the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

Al. T. INGALLS, the of the necessities of life has
decreased the other hand the earnings of capital
have grown less less each and the responsibility
and trouble of keeping 1t employed has increased The
rate of interest in this country only about oneaf what
1t twenty-five years ago citizen who retired from
business then and decided live his income is today
In comparatively circumstances In other words II
he has stood still he has the interest his capital
cut in two while his have atthe best stood STILL
Capital has been able to exist and increase only when 1t
has been actively employed and If 1t has been active it
has had to employ labor in order exist Has the danger
to labor increased by the organization of the vast combi
nations of to-day? The trust is danger 1t Is
aggregation of capital under 1t may be a
hut it is only large corporatonthe out
growth of business and competition How to control is
the question.
Publicity and taxation, all agree is way of
trolling and keeping the trusts within the limits the
full light of day be turned all their actions all their
statements and all their and provide either by
franchise license tax that they shall pay their fair share
of the burdens of the people
We must so far as possible, protect small andhod-
In their hands is the future of the Republic far
therefore, be done by legislation prop
erty holders should be and they should
teced; their burden should be light as possible
and capital should be made pay fair share of the
burdens of the State Large owncrshps of should be
discouraged and prevented
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

" " OF tNt uust III tne open alr. SO It can
not be the alone that cold otherwise we
should never be free from one
The germ of any disease is the same as seed; it will
grow and multiply planted in suitable soil but not other
wise SO the germ or germs of cold Will not grow In
healthy nose; the membrane of must be
prepared by some local or general which weakens Its
power or resistance This be local disturbance of
the bloodsuppy caused by chilling of the surface
the body or irritation by the inhalation of strong
fumes or 1t may be some influence which depresses the
general system and makes 1t vulnerable the
the microbes Such influences may be fatigue, mental
anxiety loss of sleep and the like, but perhaps
seposonng by the waste products in the body which
absorbed instead of being promptly eliminated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

The trusts are still in the saddle, rid
Ing the Republican party to Its undo
ing. 1t is practically settled that there
Will be no tariff tinkering by the pres
ent Congress. The organization of the
present representatives of the people
is In the hands of the protectionists,
who are of the Hanna "stand-pat''
stripe. The trusts are therefore Sc
cure in their eXtortion, at least until
1901, ana can continue to sell their
products to foreigners for from 20 to
90 per cent less than they compel the
people of the United States to pay.
| How long the voters will continue to
| condone this discrimination against
themselves Is a question that is post
poned for two more years. At the
Presidential election in 1904 they will
have another opportunity to decide
the question, and with further enlight-
eminent they may reverse their deci-
sion of this year.
The trust question and reciprocity
are forced to the front by the Presi-
dent in his annual message to Congress
with the evident intention of inspiring
the people with hope of relief and re-
lieving the Republican party of the
more important tariff question on
| which 1t is so sorely divided. AS the
President has not, by any means, eX-
hausted the power to punish bad trusts
| which the law already gives hines
pecially the criminal section of the
Sherman law, which lie has never in
voked-it is hardly fair to shoulder
npGn Congress all the ills that the
trusts have brought upon us. AS the
trusts and corporations are quite will
Ing to have members of Congress,
showing that they have friendly
majority which will manage, Mt least.
to do nothing to seriously cripple them
The outlook for the people is dark in.
deed.
BY the time the national election
takes place the voters will have further
proof that no relief can be expected
from the trust and corporation con-
trollAl party which they have intrust.
ed with power, ana they will be more
than willing to give the Democratic
party an opportunity to enforce the
criminal section of the Sherman law.
to amend the interstate commerce law
to prevent discrimination, and to re-
form the tariff law by placing trust
productions on the free list.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

1ru6t IrOutS uuu Shar1tys
The Standard OIL Company notified
Its customers on Dec. 10 that it had
advanced the price of oil another cent
per gallon. This is an increase of 3la
cents since the beginning Of the coal
strike.
On Dec. IL Commander Booth Tucker
of the Salvation Army got promise,
by telephone, from ]. Plerpont Morgan
that he would do all in his power to
aid the Salvation Army to supply the
poor with coal. The Army is holding
meetings on corners in the tenement
section of New York for the purpose
of giving Instructions as to how to use
porous bricks. which may be saturated
with kerosene or petroleum and used
for heating purposes instead of coal.
Morgan controls the coal and Rookie.
Teller the oil trust, Each profits by the
others monopoly and high prices. The
prices of both coal and oil will average
40 to 60 per cent higher this than last
year. There is almost no limit to the
price which these coal and oil barons
could obtain in winter for these earth
commodities. Their monopoly is now
complete enough, but they fear the
wrath of the people too much to double
prices at once. They welcomed the
coal strike because it accustomed the
people to higher prices.
The 3ia cents per gallon advance In
the price of oil means S35, 100000 Of
extra profits to the trust which paid
dividends last year of $4S,000,000. The
$3.50 or SO per ton advance In the price
OF coal means $1250oO,00o or $15O,000,-
600 n year to the coal trust.
1t pays TO be n Divine holder of the
coal and oil properties of this country.
even If part of the profits of the
business are given rs charity to the
poor to help them TO keep warm. If n
little given in this way will keep the
people quiet, while the trusts put on
the screws and add another cent per
gallon to another so cents per bushel,
it is a good investment. The christian
men to whom God In His infinite wis
dom has given control of the property
interests of this country are both
charitable and wise. We are ut their
mercy and they are merciful unto us.
There is no law to compel them to give
n dollar of their profits to charity.
They just give out of the goodness Of
their hearts. We may be thankful
that such wise and good agents are put
in charge of the coal and oil mines Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

Germany, in 1910, and was years old
when his parents brought him to this
country. AT IA he began drawing for
Illustrated papers. He was with Carl
baldi in his Italian campaign and dur
ing our Civil War was at the front,
making pictures which brought him
prominently before the public. Later
lie made himself famous and contrib
uted to Tweed's downfall by his ce!e-
brated cartons. 1t was often said that
Nast's pictures We're the only things
which Tweed feared. Once the old
politician cried:
Can't you stop those pictures? |
don't care what they write about me,
but those internal pictures hurt"
Nast's life was threatened, but lie
worked on and was rewarded by see.
Zig Tweeds overthrow. In many po-
litical campaigns he made his work
felt. He created the elephant as SYM
bolical of the Republican party. He
made the dollar mark on William NJ.
Tweed's face famous. The blazing
diamond pin, representing vulgar,
snowy wealth, was his creation. He
made the United States Army a skele-
ton, invented the canvas bag in the
Blaine campaign, originated the fire.
eating Southerner, made John Kelly Il
wild Tammany) Indian, drew Tilden
as sphinx and mummy, labeled the
Tilden campaign the barrel cam
paign," and represented capital and
labor as the Siamese twins.
AT one time Mr.. Mast was a member
of the Seventh Regiment of New York.
For about n quarter of century his
home had been at Morristown. N. j.
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twins amassed n fortune. They never
claimed to be at work for "sweet char
ity's" sake. They did claim that they
gave one-tenth Of all they made TO the
church; they did not deny that they
kept the balance. Wherever they up
peared they We're dressed in spick and
span fashion; they had money to pay
as they went: they built the Gospel
Ship" out of their own funds, and they
frequently fed the poor at dinners
given in the unique boat-like church
This ironclad vessel was rugged out
in complete style. Flags floated from
the mastheads, lamps swung on the
bridge, the bells We're struck just the
same as If the boat had been blowing
through the water instead of being an
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

cultural experiment stations in every
State in the Union. Look at some of
the work the department has accom-
plished. We are trying to improve
corn until 1t shall have as much value
as wheat as food. And we are con-
stantly endeavoring to improve wheat.
We have found and successfully test
ed in the West variety of wheat
from the Volga that will grow in ten
inches of rainfall. 1t is the very kind
for the drought sections of this coun-
try. Our soil analysts discovered in
Connecticut ground suitable for rails
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chored fast OH a Carroll avenue lot.
The smoke from the stoves inside pour.
cd through the smokestacks, and light
streamed out through portfolios. The
boat had beam of % feet and length
of 125 feet over all.
To this ship came hundreds of peo.
pie. Rowdies sometimes swoopet,
down on the place and turned it into
a bedlam. Others came to sing and
pray. The Morrill, twins were there to
do the preaching, lead the singing, and
run the talking machine and the stere.
opticon. Twice the boat was set on fire,
twice it was robbed.
In the hold of the land-faring vessel
were stored two Winchester rifles that
the twins used at Baraboo, Wis. ia
defend themselves against the MOI,
that tried TO drive them from the town.
These firearms were among their treas.
ures. They always kept them in plain
view during services, not with the in
tention of using them. but because they
were proud of them as relics of the
Baraboo riot.
In preaching the Morrill, twins had a
way that was all their own. If slang
suited their purpose they used it, and
some of their language was much
stronger than slang. Frequently per-
sons would leave the meetings, declar-
Ing they would not remain to listen to
the TRADE. AS often the twins would
rctort by saying that such persons
could swear harder than any one else.
If the Morrill, twins thought they could
stir up enthusiasm by calling their
listeners pigs" or rubber necks," or
'galoots," they did not hesitate to do It.
They always took up a collection at
the services. Usually they did not
complain at any Of the contributions,
but sometimes they would take the
pennies toss them into the air, and veil
for the small boys to '.go after them. :"
The small boys never needed second
bidding. Pandemonium attended such
incidents, and drove away many per-
soma.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

Cynics have declared that tomb
stones are the greatest liars in the
world This is only another way of
saving that the ancient maxim Tell
nothing save good of the dead" Is re-
spected everywhere. Humanity agrees
that anger, malice and hatred should
stop at the grave. Hence the grave
stone recites only the virtues Of him
who sleeps beneath it and says moth
ing of his failings and weaknesses. 1t
must be admitted, however, that in
some cases charity is heavily drawn
upon in the effort to find virtues to
ascribe to the deceased, and it is this
consideration, undoubtedly, which has
influenced the clergymen of Hamilton,
Ohio, to declare by unanimous vote
that they will no longer preach funeral
sermons save In cases where they can
conscientiously ascribe to the dead
merits w,lrranting eulogy. They de-
cline any longer to compete with the
tombstoncs in indiscriminate praise of
people simply because those people are
dead. There is something to be said
for this attitude of the clergymen. A
philosopher once put the case thus: A
dead rascal is no more admirable than
live rascal save that he is incapable
Of further rascality. Why, therefore,
should he be eulogized? This state
ment of the proposition appears logical
and it no doubt appeals with particular
force to clergymen, who, from their
very profession. may be supposed to
deprecate any departure from the truth
even in Difference to the tradition "De
mortuis nil nisi bonum." Whatever
license in elegaic matters may be per-
mitted to tombstones or even to men
not in holy orders, 1t must be conceded
that silence is after all the highest
charity which may reasonably DO ex-
pected Of n preacher. The clerics of
Hamilton, Ohio, have done wisely and
seemingly in resolving to leave post
morten eulogies of doubtful verncity
to the tombstones. Heaven lies about
us III our infancy, but the clergyman
cannot afford to lie about us when we
are dead. The storied urn must do
that.
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~. and Queen Elizabeth are buried at
Potsdam, where also repose Frederick
the Great and his father. Frederick
William III. and Empress Augusta lie
at Charlottenburg, and the Emperor's
parents are buried at Sans Souci. The
present plan of bringing together un.
der one roof the dust of the dead Ho-
henzollerns has been one of the present
Kaiser's most cherished dreams.
it would appear, is about to be real
iza1
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THOMAS MAST, THE FATHER
OF AMERICAN CARlCAIURE

Yellow fever claimed Thomas Mast.
the famous cartoonist, who died at
Guayaquil, in Ecuador. whittier he had
gone as United States consul last sum-
mer. Before going he made prophetic
cartoon in which he pictured himself
as being greeted upon his arrival In
South America by yellow Jack" with
a volcano in eruption, alligators and "
boa constructor as accomplishments. He
was Ill but three days when death
claimed him Sunday.
Mast was the father of American
cnricature. He was born in Landau
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Reform seems Far Distant.

The two great topics which stand
ready for consideration are the regu-
lation of trusts and the revision of the
tariff. AS for the former, it is prob.
able that some tentative movement
will be made The call from the whole
country is so loud that 1t cannot be
wholly dlsregarded. But with the
trusts dominant in the party which
controls this Congress 1t is next to I'M
possible that action in any way effec,
i've will be reached. AS for tariff revI
sion, that is even yet more distant
Boston Post.
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where raise the Cuban filler tobacco and have
found two places We will the country S6OOOOoO
year more this product. We raising
fuy In South Carolina and establishing station for Its
culture In Texas
Many agricultural colleges in the country doing great
WORK for the advancement of scientific husbandry by giving
he farmers an opportunity to educate their in the
science or agriculture but the subject should be given
attention by the State universities The study of agrcu
tue should be of the university training and should
be taken up on entering school and continued until gradua
uon Agriculture is in its infancy, it is subject-so
new In fact that its possibilities be appre-
hended
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

1t is odd how we overlook the chill
dren at times. New York has lust
opened babies hospital. 1t is the
first hospital in the world for the ex-
elusive treatment Of infants. The need
Of it has existed for years. OF course
most hothers believe. that the place for
baby, sick or well, is at >h0se. That
isn't true in great many homes in
cities. Thousands of people are crowd
ed into quarters where disease is in
vited by conditions and babies do rot
stand much of chance. Hospital
treatment would postpone many funcr.
ais that are caused as much by impurn
air, lack of proper treatment ana
crowding, as by disease In New YORK
. for every 100 filled collins twenty-six
contain babies under one year old, and
36 per cent of the deaths occur among
children under two years old. There
are 10000 beds in the New York hospi.
tails, and only twenty-one of then,
-Were,devoted to DaUies. That is why
the babies hospital was organized and
constructed. 1t is expected to cut down
the death rate.
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excellent. But exposure of this kind is
not the sole cause, for If it We're. a
wetting or a chill would always be
followed by cold and that, we all
know, is not the case.
Cold in the head is an Inflammation
of the mucous membrane of the nose
produced by bacteria. What these bac-
terra are, and whether 1t is always the
same kind that produces cold, are
questions that have not been settled.
Some, at least, of them are probably
always present in the air of our houses