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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

ton to their religion. Strangers who
visit mosques must always take a sol.
der or kayass from their consulate
with them to project themselves
against possible assault from these IA
natics.
Except in the baZaars and the princi-
pal thoroughfares. the streets of Jeru-
salem are unpaved. and are strewn
with offal and carrion. decaying fruit,
dead cats and ours, and filth, which is
never carried away and is allowed to
remain until it decays. Many of the
common trades are conducted in the
streets, and the thoroughfares ordinar-
lily followed by strangers ana tourists
are lined on both sides with peddlers.
who clamor for custom.
The Mosque of Omar, referred to
above, is on historic Mount Moriah and
stands upon the site of three ancient
temples, erected respectively by Solo
mon. Zerubbabel and Herod. 1t was
on Mount Moriah that Abraham re-
ceiyed tine order to sacrifice Isaac. the
order being cancelled when his obedi-
ence had been tested. A tradition
states that mass of rock lying direct
ly beneath the dome of the Mohamme-
dan temple is the same upon which
Abraham made ready to sacrifice his
son and where the ALTAR of sacrifice
of the Temple stood.
The mosque was built In the seventh
century and is diagonal in shape Its
diameter is 10 feet. The lower por-
ton is constructed of various colored
marbles and the upper part is pierced
with fifty-six windows of brilliantly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
HEROES in HOMESPUN
WERE AS CHlvALRlC AS MAILED
KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS.
Henry watterson Pays an Eloquent
Tribute to Harrison's Men in Hunt
ing Shirts Who yanquishcd the In
dians on the Tippecanoe.

The eloquence of Henry Watterson
was employed recently in an address
on the Tippecanoe battlefield near La
fayette, Ind. 1t was a memorable
gathering. Hundreds drove many miles
to hear the great Kentuckian and were
well rewarded. He said:
Travelling from out the twilight of
the past into the radiance of the pres
ent, and tracing as we go the history
of the country along the glorious but
rugged route of battlciields by the
glare of faggot flame and rifle flash. 1t
seems ages since Tippecanoe; since
Harrison and his hunting shirts met
and vanquishcd the hordes of the two
Tecumsehs; yet are there men still
living, and here to-day, who, II they
We're not contemporary with the event
and Its valiants, can distinctly, recall
the very familiar features of those
valiants; the atmosphere, the form and
body of an epoch, when, from Faneuil
Hall, in Boston, from Raleigh Tavern,
in Virginia, to Fort Wayne and old
Vincennes upon the confines of this
borderland, the redskin and the red
cont alike stirred TO Its depths the
heart of the young republic.
There were giants in those days, and
there was need that there should be
No vestibuled trains, nor palace coach.
cs waited to fetch them hither; no
noisy procession, with banners waving
and brass bands playing. marched
forth to honor their arrival. They jour.
neycd for the most part afoot. They
picked their way through trackless
canebrake and wooded waste, across
swift-running. bridgeless streams, their
tiintlocks their commissariat.
Liberty in Their Hearts.
They had quilted what they regard
ed as the over-crowded centers of the
populous east to seek the lonely but
roomier wilds of the far West keenly
alive to the idea of lettering their con
dition, having fine sense of pure air
and arabic land; 1t may be for town
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Boyhood's Delight.

I'd like to be Il boy again without a
woe or care, with freckles on my face
and hayseed in my hair; I'd like to rise
at four o'clock and do hundred chores
and saw the wood and feed the hogs
and lock the stable doors; and herd the
hens and watch the bees, and take the
mules to drink, and teach the turkeys
how to swim so that they wouldn't
sink; and milk about a hundred cows
and bring In wood to burn, and stand
out in the sun all day and churn, and
churn, and churn; and wear my broth
er's castoff clothes, and walk four
miles to school, and get a licking every
day for breaking some old rule, and
then get home again and do the chores
once more, and milk the cows and feed
the hogs and curry mules galore; and
then crawl YEARLY upstairs to seek
my little bed and hear dad say: THAT
worthless boy! He isn't worth his
breadw I'd like to be a boy again; a
boy has so much fun; his life is Just a
round OF mirth from rise to set of sun;
guess there's nothing pleasanter than
closing stable doors, and herding hens,
and chasing bees, and doing evening
chores
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

There resides in Montezuma, N. Y,
the champion heavyweight jurist ia the
country. He is Mr.. Charles G. Jones,
six feet one inch in height, with rec
ord Of 476 pounds. Justice Jones has
a waist measurement Of 81 inches, he
wears 24-inch collar and his chest
measures G4 inches. For man Of
his great size lie is particularly quick
and active, and although he is the cen
ter Of attraction when he travels
abroad he accepts the staring and com
ments with unfailing good nature.
He tells it as a huge joke that when
ever he enters a street car in which
there is just space for one more to sit
down the people Oh each side of the
space invariably rise If the jurist
makes rs though he were going to sit
down, and three seats are none too
many for him, either If he is seated
when ladies enter he brings a battery
Of smiles upon himself by arising and
with courteous bow telling three or
even four to "be seated'-no difficult
task. Needless to say, Justice Jones
makes an impression when lie appears
in court.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

The new Russian Minister of the In
Terror, NJ. De Plehve, has received LET
tsrs informing him that the central
Hhilist committee has decided that he
Must die. Similar letters have been
sent In the past to other ministers and
governors who have either been assas-
stnated or upon whose lives attempts
have been made Naturally NJ. De
Elehye is not resting as well as night
aB some Of the members of his family
GOULD wish, but there apparently is no
help for his insomnia. OF course he
cpnnot resign. There seems to be n
law, either written or unwritten. in
Hussia which prevents minister from
relinquisbing his office when the peo-
ne begin to threaten rhim. There is
nothing for Kim but to go ahead with
his Objectionable policy until he is
Mown up or stabbed or driven to death
through fear. Office holding in Russia
gives one prestige in society, and 1t
Probably Is profitable from pecuniary
standpoint; but the business has its
Disadvantages, for while the nihilists
LAY be credited with n certain degree
of courtesy in notifying the official
Mho has been marked for death, they
never go SO far as to tell him when,
where and how he is to be operated on.
Ihus lie is left in doubt that must
often be troublesome, especially to one
who Is in any wise inclined to be nerv-
obs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

The wild pigeon, which existed in
countless millions forty or fifty years
ago, Is practically extinct so far as
this country is concerned. Some idea
of how it has become extinct may be
gathered from an incident which oc.
Cured in Chicago.
The last wild pigeon seen in Chicago
so far rs known, was encountered one
morning in 1891 by Edward b. Clark
an ornithologist and bird-lover. He
was strollinS through Lincoln Park. a
fayorite resort for birds, and saw the
pigeon sitting on the topmost bough
of tree.
He was examining 1t with interest
through powerful iield-gIass and
feasting his eyes on It's beautiful plum.
age, when Il hasty exclamation from
some one behind him caused him to
turn his head.
A middle-aged man was looking han.
grily mt the bird,
Good gracious!1 said the man
"That's Il wild pigeon! It's the FIRST
one I've seen for thirty years. | wish
l had a gun"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Is A REPULSlVE CITY.
wRETcHEDNEss, FANAT.
lClSM AND AvARIcE.
These Make Jerusalem One of the Most
Disgusting Places on Earth-Danger
of Death from Mohammednn Fanat-
ics-Mosque of Omar.

The city of Jerusalem is place of
overwhelming interest to all Christians
and Is almost as sacred to the follow
ers of Mohammed as to the followers
of Christ. but everybody who comes
here in reverential spirit is sure to be
disappointed and wish that he had
stayed away, SO many illusions are dis
PEELED, SO many ideals shattered, so
many cherished memories violated, so
much confidence shaken, writes VIII
liam p. Curtis in the Chicago Record
Herald. Every holy and historical
place is disputed-every spot in the
entire city of any public interest. the
line of every wall. the position of every
palace. temple and synagogue. the To-
cation of every gate, the site of every
scene connected with the life OF the
Savior, the name of every pool; sew
eral of the most important places are
duplicated. and in one Instance tripli-
Gated.
Avarice and Fnnnticism.
The mercenary spirit pervades every
part of the community. which makes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

ment to mark this historic spot with a
suitable shaft has been agitated for
the last few months by former Con-
gresham Randall of Boston, and the
wonder is that nobody thought Of do
ing SO before. The shaft will be Sc
yerely plain, will be sixty feet high,
and will cost about $1,000. Gosnold
was the first of the early voyagers to
sail directly across the Atlantic instead
of following the usual route route to
the West Indies via the Canaries. He
sailed from Falmouth March &c, 1902,
and in two months found himself in
Massachusetts Bay. He gave the name
to Cape Cod which 1t bears to this day
and he explored the coast all around
that vicinity. Gosnold Island at pres
ent is owned by the heirs of the late
w. g. N. Swift. of New Bedford.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Who Brought Anarchy Hcre9

Who Brought Anarchy Here?
'Mobs of anarchists in control of Pat
erson. N. j., says telegraph dispatch
in the columns of morning paper.
"Silk mills partly wrecked with stones
and bullets and employees terrorized
and driven out" the cheerful dispatch
continues. Threats to apply the torch .
1t reads and so on and so forth.
Awful, isn't it?
Who brought these anarchists herel
Who imported them into this country
to breed disorder and murder--murder
of even the gentle Mckinley?
There is but one answer: The great
corporations-th trusts.
Efforts of American workmen to Sc
cure fair wages from corporations dis
turbed the latter greatly. I'VE will
get men that will not strike" they said.
They got them. They brought over
from Europe the men that are terror
izing Paterson now They brought
over the cattle from which the slayer
of a President was born.
And the trusts-the corporations-are
to blame for the Introduction OF an
archists into This country-they and
they alone.-Indianapolis Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

lunatic, is fame" DIR. Northrop has
turn for the satirical and the caustlc,
but there Is no denying the essential
truth of this Indictment. There have
been numerous examples during the
last year of striving after effect in
the classroom, of an originality due to
bad Judgment, which might properly
be called sensational even IL there had
been no resulting newspaper notoriety.
Such teaching is merely freakish,
while conservatism and sobriety are
by no means n sign of depleted vital
ity. There may, in fact, be the great
est enthusiasm where there is no pur-
pose to set up as an iconoclast and to
override the verdict of centuries, and
upon the whole it is much wiser to
trust the centuries than the little man,
the very poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the
stage
And then is heard no more.
When will the iconoclasts of history
have done? They have destroyed the
story Of William Tell and the apple,
George Washington and the cherry
tree and Lincoln's saying at the Hamp-
ton Roads conference. Now comes
Henry Vignaud, first secretary of the
United States embassy at Paris, to
prove that Christopher Columbus was
not daring venturer on unknown seas
but an tmposter who stole another
mans knowledge. Vignaud demon
strates, to his own satisfaction at least,
by means of letter and chart which
has been discovered by him, that Co.
lumbus learned from an Andalusian
sailor the existence of lands to the
westward. The sailor, dying, told Co
lumbus that he and some companions
We're driven westward by adverse
at last in country where there were
naked sayages. According to this
latest destroyer of historic annals, tho
knowledge gained from the sailormade
the task of Columbus an easy one.
Using the charts CT the sailor, he and
his shrewd pilot, Puizon, took no risk.
They sailed westward and happened
on the island of San Domingo Thus
is Columbus proven a fraud and it
was well that this continent was
named for Amerigo rather than for
Christopher. Doubtless in four hun
dred years from this time higher critics
Of history will be able to declare the
life of Abraham Lincoln myth. 1t
Will be an easy task to show that Gen
eral Grant could neither read nor write
and that Mark Hanna was common
miner who earned his daily bread by
the sweat of his brow. Or it may be
proven conclusively that Theodore
Roosevelt rode ruthlcssly through the
streets of Washington trampling men,
women and children under his horses
hoofs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Ono Diligently of Democracy.

A new departure of Washington so.
ciety is chronicled. 1t is told that when
the daughter of President Roosevelt
entered the room in which Il dinner
party was being given all the ladies
present rose and remained standing I'm.
til she was seated. The sentiment wan
expressed that this should be the Gus.
tom hereafter.
The trouble With this sort of thing in
n democratic republic is the difficulty
Of fixing Il limit. IL the young lady is
entitled to this show of Difference by
virtue of her father being President,
certainly the same sort of regard must
be paid Teddy. .Jr.. and 1t will be a
difficult thing to instill into the minds
of his companions on the football field
for instance, that they must make way
for the Presidents son when he comes
charging down the gridron with the
football under his arm.
The President is not Il king, and no
more sacrcdness attaches to him and
his than to any other citizen, and all
the efforts of those in love with the cti-
quette of courts cannot change the
principle that Tie man elected to oc-
cupy the White House and perform a
particular function in our government
is not Il ruler. bmt-a public servant
Chicago American
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
just What He Is Paid For,

1t may be true, as the President said,
that "The average graduate of West
Point during this hundred years has
given a greater amount of service to
the country through his life than has
the average graduate of any other in
stitution in this broad land" But on
the other hand, isn't that what the gov
eminent has educated him, paid him
and expected him to do?-Boston Tran.
script.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

last winter inWasll- MRS hEhhERr.
ington learned somewhat to her sur
prise. She had been listening to the
conversation of the baroness, which is
said to be unusually vivacious and in
terestng.
But what remarkably good English
you speak" the woman said, leaning
forward. How remarkable for a for
egner."
But it is not remarkable for me-"
Nine. Hengelmuler answered, sin
view of the fact that am a Milwaukee
girl
The wife of the Spanish ambassador
is also an American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Negro Race Is Dying or.


There is every indication that the
negro question viii settle itself in
Cuba. In Il report on the vital statis-
tics of Havana and Guanabacas Major
Gorgas, n physician as well as a sol
der, says that during the month of
January in those cities the native
whites showed an excess of 1SS births
over deaths, that is, the figures were
457 and 2G9, whereas the native ne
groes showes an excess of IS deaths
over birth-that is to say, the figures
We're 12S and 20. The figures for the
year 1901 are even more significant.
During the twelve months the native
whites gained lao and the native ne
groes lost 5l3, making n total gain for
the natives of 1,22T inhabitants.
The deaths of foreigners brought the
difference down to exactly one, al
though it must lie remembered that
the number of foreigners dying indi.
Gates that the city is gaining rapidly in
population by immigration. If this
keeps up for reasonable length Of
time there will soon be no negroes left
in Cuba.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

do you know" said the thoughtful
man, who was always devising some
way to become fabulously rich in n
short time, that the two great oceans
contain something like 100000 tons
of silver In solltion?'
SIS that so?" returned the practical
man.
ut is" said the dreamer. Does not
such an extraordinary fact as that
bring some wonderful new idea to your
mindY'
ut does" admitted the practical
man. 1T gives absolutely convincing
evidence of something have long sus,
pected.'
what is it?"
"That silver is not good to drink
Brooklyn Eagle.
When you give party, pass the re.
freshments as fast as the guests arrive,
and give them chance to get home,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

stPresident Cyrus Northrop of the Uni
Fersity of Minnesota says that we are
y an era Of sensationalism in educa-
Ton. "The paradoxical is taking the
Nace Of the true. Rockefeller shares
the throne of intellect with Shak-
speare, and ragtime music bushes the
Melody of the hymns our fathers and
Hothers loved to sing" After this
snuint Chlcagoward the comment pro-
ceeds us follows: Professors attract
notice to themselves and their institu-
tons by utterances that ought to con-
sign them to the investigation of
commission de lunatico inquirendo.
Something new is wanted and wanted
atl the time. 1t need not be true. 1t
iced not be valuable, but 1t must be
astounding, and must attract general
attention. 10 be unknown and unno.
gced is death, but to be notorious, even
- 9 literary OF educational crank or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

was made second secretary and in 1888
was transferred to Washington, where
for two years he remained secretary of
legation. He also was stationed at
Washington during 1929. later going
to The Hague, Constantinople, Rome
and Paris. For distinguished services
rendered the crown he was created a
Knight Commander of the Bath.
Mr.. Herbert was married in 1888 to
Miss Leila Wilson. daughter of II. L.
Wilson, of New York. and sister of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

~ Incarceration in dungeon was the
proper punishment for a man who gave
: his divorced wife two charivaris after
her second marriage. The law is ex-
plicit on this point; a man may not
poster the woman from whom he is d.
vorced; If he did not take advantage
fof his opportunities during his married
life, that is his fault. We forget the
nature of extreme punishment in such
cases, but 1t is severe. Women have
their rights and one Of their privileges
is that they shall be pestered only by
one husband ut time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
Moi a Time1x SLOGAN.

Mr.. Hanna's slogan for the coming
campaign is: Keep on letting well
enough alone" This will be IN inter-
esting campaign cry for the people who
are unable to obtain meat as food be-
cause of the eNactions of the trusts.
1t will also be an interesting cry for
the consumers generally whose income
has undergone no material increase.
hut whose living expenses have dou-
bled because of the control which the
trusts have over the necessities Of life.
Omaha World herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

when the United States Senate de-
sres to discuss the ratification Of
treaties or the confirmation of appoint.
Rents a motion is made "to proceed to
the consideration of executive bust
-EAis." Its ordinary business is legis-
ldtive in character, but treaties and an
Pointments originate In the executive
department of the government. Exc
cutive business is transacted in secret
session, and by loose and incorrect
use of language, the Senate is said to
H in executive session." Because of
the popularity Of this meaningless
phrase in Washington any secret ses.
sion Of any committee or other gather
Ing is still more incorrectly styled-by
newspaper reporters and others-an
Executive session" The most care
full writers and speakers never use the
phrase, any more than they say civil
service" when they mean the civil SER
vice reform.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

Some time after the death Of Lowell
lassBoston woman remarked that Bos-
tdnians had been able to make their
social gatherings distinguished by the
presence Of Lowell, Holmes, Longfel-
low and others. But now" said she,
sadly, I'VE haye to put up with the
and other others The recent passing Of
Frank Stockton and Bret Harte has
provoked similar remarks, not about
sSciety, but about American literature.
Yet when the older men We're in their
prime Harte and Stockton were liter
&ly included among the land others;"
and some of the land others" of to-day
WILL be the lions of the next decade,
through the prestidigitation of the ma
gician Time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

!, President Patton of Princeton be-
neyes that the time is not far distant
when there will not be a thing that we
s'eat, drink or wear that will not DO
<made by trust, and then, he says, ut
will not be long until 1t will be a
financial impossibility for the average
young man to get married" The OBJ
ivious moral for the young man who
wants to marry is to get the girl now
before 1t is evcrlastingly too late.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09
ProdiEa1ity of Americans.

The billion-dollar Congress- revolu.
tionized the country in 1890 and II two
billion-dollar Congress may do the same
thing in 1902. While there is no nation
II the world richer than the United
States, 1t is also n fact that there is
none that throws money around with
such profuseness and wastcfulncss.
The example is having its effect on the
State and municipal governments and
on the great body of the people and so
willful waste is likely to bring about
woeful Misunderstanding Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

The Democrats of Illinois who met
in State convention Tuesday would
not tolerate even blinking and side
wise allusion to the silver issue in their
platform. They fell back upon funda-
mental principles rs laid down in the
declaration of independence and the
federal constitution. without any 1G
to 1 interpretations. This is as wise
rs it is satisfactory. State after State
is finding the way back to the safe old
Democratic roost.-Philadelphia Rec.
ord
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

MrS. OSuen GOeiet
and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
The wife of the
British ambassador
is not the only
American w o III n IL
now so conspicuous.
ly placed in diplo-
matte life Mt Wash
ington. The Baron
ess Hengelmuller is
n IL American b y
birth, as one of the
guests at a dinner
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

colony was founded
on May "a, 1902. The
interesting bit of
land is an isle t
known rs Gosnold
Island, Cuttyhunk,
near Cape Cod. 1t
was there that Bar
tholomew Cosnold,
the English voyager,
and his company of
thirty-two hardy adj
venturers, landed Oh
the date above men
t;npo1 T,ho poou~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-09

The awful discovery has been made
that some Of the English crown jewels
are paste. Luckily, however, the pub
lie will not have chance to get near
enough to them to see which ones are
: an,1rio,,s