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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
THRIFTY GERMAN WOMAN.

She Makes the Governmen mt Custodian
of Valuable Securities.
II women are not quite such good
hands at making money as men, they
at least take the palm in devIsing ex-
traordinary means for saving 1t, says
the London Telegraph. A curious case
In point has recently come to the
knowledge Of firm Of bankers in
Bunzlau, who. disgusted at the clever
ness with which they had been de-
prived of their yearly fees, have made
the matter public. In that city there
is a wealthy woman who is wont to
improve her mind by frequent travels
and as she possesses a goodly collec-
ton of debentures, shares and other
kinds of scrip she was accustomed to
deposit them In well-known bank
there during her absence, paying a con-
siderable sum for their safekeepinr.
Last March she hit upon a most in.
genious way Of cutting down this ex-l
pense. She put all her scrip In capa-
cious envelopes, had them duly regis
tered and directed to fictitious nd.
dress In Berlin, writing on the enyel.
ope her own name us the sender, and
requesting that they should be return
ed to her in case of nondelfvery. And
then she set out for her journey. The
packets in due time found their way
to the capital, where the post left
nothing undone to discover the where
abouts of the mythical addressee.
After having spent days and days in
fruitless research the officials gave 1t
up in despair and returned the packet
to Bunzlau to be handed back to the
sender. But us she was absent and
as 1t is against the rules of the Ger
man post to give registered letters to
any one but the person whose name is
on the envelope the authorities were
forced to take charge Of the packets
until the woman's return. The saving
thus effected is said to be very con.
siderable and the post and tile bank
are deyising some method of check
mating the scheme In the future.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

There is an increasing tendency Of
the public to challenge the wisdom Of
maintaining high schools at public ex-
pense. While the discussion of the
status and purpose Of the high school
will take wide range, the question
that Is Of greatest popular and peda-
gogic interest is stated as follows:
SHOULD the public high school be look
ed on primarily as school to prepare
young men and women for the college
and university Or should 1t be viewed
as an independent school with its own
important ends and aims, to which
preparation for higher schools must be
strictly secondaryg" In discussing this
question 1t should not be forgotten that
the high school and the State uniyer-
sity are integral parts Of the Com
mon school system Of the State. The
existence of the State university as
part of the States system Of public
education implies the existence Of
connecting link between the grammar
or intermediate grades and the State
university. 10 leave out any Of the
rounds in the States educational lad
der would be Illogical and unwise. It
Is plainly obvious therefore that prep
aration for the State university should
be at least an incidental consideration
In arranging the curricula Of the high
schools. There is little doubt, how
ever, that the preponderancea Of opin-
ion among the more progressive edu-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
REMEMBERS WAR OF 1872;
IS PROUD OF HER ANCESTRY

{ - -.
The oldest Daughter Of the Revolu-
ton" is Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner Ander-
son, of Dover, Mass, formerly Of Rox-
bury. Mrs. Anderson was born in 1908,
and is one of the five members Of the
society living whose fathers fought In
the revolution. Mrs. Anderson remem-
bers the stirring times of 1872, al
though but 4 years Of age ut the
time. The events were calculated to
leave an impression in her childish
mind. She relates stories of all the
great battles Of the revolution as they
were told her by participants. She
remembers her father and grandfather
us they left home to join the contine i
tai troops that forced the British on
of Boston. Mrs. Anderson is proud of
her ancestors. Her father was Edward
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

Autumn has lost some Of tho gloom
attributed to 1t by the noets ~ tho
last generation. Once there wac -ra.
sponse in every heart TO tho famous
line: "The melancholy davs ore COME
the saddest Of the year.o Now n In
a hint Of artif1ciality. and II seems IN
be only the pleasant melancholy Of ex.
IRENE youth that fourishes In the
splendid glow and inyigoratinp mir of
October and November. some Of the
reasons for this change are prosaic
enough. One is doubtless the gradual
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

1t is the little things that count In
this world. The trifes that no one
hears very much about-perhaps they
are never known to the world at large
but only some one somewhere knows
that good deed has been done Big
things speak for themselves. Grand
stand players are pretty sure that
their light will not be hidden under n
bushel measure, and that an observe
ing populace will pay Just and de.
served tribute to their charity, no mat
ter what particular shape 1t has taken.
Every one talks about their love for
their fellow men, and what they do
to further their interests, ana tlev
are so constantly in the glare of the,
lime light that they in time really con-
slider themselves public benefactors.
And 80 they are, because they un
doubtedly have been Of material as
sistance to others. But what of the
man who gives his charity quietly?
Who never let's his right hand know
what the left has done. The man who
gives and gives day after day, and
forgets 1t us soon as his hands leave
his pocket. The man who cannot see
q friend going down the hill without
stopping to give him boost up again.
The man who can give CHEEKY word
II he has nothing more to give, and
who moreover loves to give it. How
many Of these men do you know? You
could count them on one hand, couldn't
you? And yet they are many.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

A horse belonging to Missouri man
got a lump on its jaw three years ago.
Its owner had veterinary surgeon
operate on the animal the other day
and he took out u hard, smooth sub
stance about four inches long and an
inch wide, resembling white stone.
Those who have examined it say 1t Is
petriled corncob. The commonly ac-
cepted theory is that the horse, while
eating, got a cob caught in its mouth,
which slowly worked its way into his
jaw until It lodged just beneath the
skin. The animal never seemed to
suffer from its presence. New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

4
around a vigorous dancer doing a
buck-and-wing or a sand shuttle, and
If you keep your feet and hands still
you have no music in your makeup.
"All the old-time fiddlers were rag.
time performers
"All the old masters wrote rag-time.
Richard Wagner, the great poet and
wizard of harmony, was past master
at It, The theme for many of our most
popular songs, and some of them are
of the most Tragedy character. come
from his operas. However, when II
comes to transposing one OF these
same operas into rag-time, 1 am afraid
1t will be task beyond any Chicago
leader.
Il play rag-time because the people
want 1t. LIDO not len@a band to edu.
cate the public, but to entertain It,"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
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Observation-Disclosures

8. Fewer buildings are being erect
ed. The monthly record kept by the
Constructing News shows that build
ing operations in 10 of the principal
cities fell off 7per cent for July, 1908,
as compared with July, 1902. The de-
cline Is attributed to stringency in
the money market and the apprehen-
sion Of what the future has in store. {
Q. Great land speculation, especial.
~ In the Northwest. Political econo.
mists agree that the climax Of what IL
called prosperity is marked by a great
rise iii land values. This rise for rea-
sons which need not be explained here,
marks the beginning of Industrial de-
preston.
Z. Some of the minor signs of trou-
BILE ahead are:
Closed cotton mills, throwing $4,000
out of work.
Closed iron, wooden and other mills
ito make repairs" and because of low
prices.
Reduction of 90 cents per ton In
price of buckwheat (steam) coal in
Philadelphia, because of the shutting
down of many industrial plants.
Recent heavy Withdrawals from
New York savings banks.
Blowing out of over GOO coke ovens
in Connellsville region, because Of over
supply.
Reduction of 10 to 10 per cent In
wages of many of the textile strikers
in Philadelphia who three months ago
struck for higher wages and shorter
hours-and got neither.
Decreased demand for high-grade
wooden and increased demand for
cheap, shoddy and cotton goods, show
ing exhausted buying power of the
people.
Unparalleled immigration, greatly
increasing the number looking for Jobs
and thus prolonging strikes and insur-
ing defeat and lower wages for work
ers.
In view Of these facts. or }portents
of hard times, 1t is improbable that
the Republicans. with all of their adj
vantages from being in control of gov
l
eminent and industry, can staye off
the inevitable collapse until the cleo
ton of 1904. The two great factors In
their favor and that have prevented a
collapse before now are succession
of good crops and n decrease in the
value Of money caused by greatly In
creased output of gold. The stimulus
to business from cheapening money,
which manifests itself in advancing
prices, artificial and deceptive though
it be, is likely to continue. It can post
pone but cannot prevent depression
in business. If our crops turn out
much below the ordinary hard times
may begin this fall. If they are above
the ordinary the break, though it will
begin soon, will not be severely felt
until next year.
BYRON w. HOLT.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

pay the better the article. No small
dowers are accepted. You don't have
to be In the Queens set to learn that.
"The English know how to appreci-
ate our money bugs as well as our
beautiful women. London and Paris
are filed to overf,owing with Ameri-
cans who are very popular just now
because they have been approved by
King Edward, who has always been an
ardent admirer Of American women.
England may be Americanizing, but
the habits and customs of the smart
set across the Atlantic are revolving In
the eyes of Americans Of refinement.
That disgusting travesty on dancing,
known among us as the cake walk is
danced every night by the aristocracy
Of Engiaisd. do.aof mean to init
mate that the cdE6 walk is not danced
here In America, but 1t certainly is not
now taken up as n fad among our se-
lect sets MS 1t is In England.
There seems to be no sense of the
proprieties regarding the discussion of
certain phases of society which are
seldom spoken of among us, but which,
In London, you may hear young debut
antes discussing in the most candid
way. Vice in the abstract is openly
discussed, and frequently forms the
sole topic Of conversation at dinner
parties where both men and women
are present. The example is partly re-
sponsible for this state Of affairs.
drinking is INDUCED in on much
more temperate scale in London than
1t is here, and in fact than 1t was
there few years ago. The incest peo.
pie imbibe only the light wines, and
while you often see dinner begin
ana end with champagne, almost never
do you see a variety of wines, while
liqueurs and cordials are seldom used
and brandies and WHISTLES are abso-
lutely tabooed in polite society. OF
course, the men drink the stronger
liquors after the women have left the
table and sought the seclusion of the
drawing-rooms.
much us might say in honor of
the beauty of the American woman, /
must confess that the English matron
outshines her in one respect. She
maintains until she is long past middle
life most glorious complexion. /
suppose the climate does n great deal
toward improving her complexion, she
is virtually steaming her face every
day in the dense fogs and rains.
ooh! nearly forgot to tell you that
King Edward is really in love with
Queen Alexandra. He really cannot
forget how attentive she was to him
during his last illness, and, while he
still admires Lily Langtry and occa.
sionally puts his stamp of approval on
another chosen one, his heart is safe in
the keeping of that regal beauty, the
Queen
The title Of Baroness de Bazus,
which Mrs. Leslie says she has adopt
ed for business reasons when she did
not desire her name to appear before
the public. is an hereditary one. Ba.
ron de Bazus was an ancestor Of hers
who came to this country to avoid the
persecution of the Huguenots.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
Sumner and her mother Johanna sum

Sumner and her mother Johanna Sum.
ner, daughter Of Rev. Joseph Sumner,
of Shrewsbury. Thus she traces her
lineage through both Of the famous
families of Revolutionary fame. Her
paternal grandfather, William Sum
ner, was member of the committee of
correspondence and safety" of Rox-
bury and one of the Boston "Tea Par
ty'' on March 4, 1876. Mrs Sumner
is proud of the fact that her mother
saw Gen. Washington. Through her
father she is related to Governor In.
crease Sumner, and is herself first
cousin to Charles Sumner, Massachu-
setts' great anti-slavery representative
in the United States Senate. The fur.
niture in her home is Of the troublous
times, and every piece has history
Of its own.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

The school board of New York has
refused, after dellberation, to grant
the request that tablets bearing the
names Of the three assassinated Pres
idents be placed in the schoolhouses.
Such tablet, they felt, would seem
to elevate these three men above 9th
ers who have filled the Office, and Gle
vate them-here is the point to note
not because of deeds or qualities, but
because Of the method of their death.
The committee wisely decided that
anything which kept assassination in
mind was out Of place in schoolroom.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
Roman Bricks.

The rebuilding of the campanile in
Venice has begun. 1t is expected that
the structure will be finished by 1908.
Although the full OF the tower was
deplorable loss, some good attended
1t in the opportunity 1t gave archeolo-
gists to examine the bricks,
It was found that the bricks had
been used In arches. Qualifications, the
tops Of walls and in other ways be-
fore they were built into the campa.
nile, and that they are not Venetian
but Roman bricks.
The ancient bricks were made In
slices, for in many the layers could
be seen undlsturbed. 1t Is said that
bricks made this way can bearia great
er weight than modern bricks.
The bricks examined were of the
first century. One of them bore the
imprint of horseshoe, which may
prove that the Romans used horse.
shoe like ours, although 1t is generally
believed that their horscsboes were
strapped OH, not nailed.
There are times when originality ID
describing a wedding,
and in saying good-by to the hostess
w1n, ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

the PeapIc,
+ The National Glass Budget says that
the Flint Bottle Manufacturers Pro-
tectiye Association, at its regular meet
Ing In indianapolis, advanced prices on
n majority of Its wares from 5 to 10
per cent. 1t also agreed not to make
any contracts for delivery after Jan.
I, 1904, and decided not to start any
of its factories before Sept. IA. This
same Glass Budget contains circular
letter issued by the Federation Win
dow Glass Company predicting higher
prices for window glass.
Here are two trusts boldly plying
their Illegal business under the nose Of
President Roosevelt and his Attorney
General, MS well as In front of the
new Department of Commerce, which
was TO kill all bad trusts by publishing
the facts about them Is 1t not high
time for these functlonnries to get
busy and to wipe some of these thou
sands of Illegal combinations off the
map of this once free country? When
can we expect results? The trusts are
not sleeping, even il the officials are.
They are making hay while the Re-
publican sun is shining for them. They
are standing pat under the Repub-
lican tariff umbrella and are playing
their game Of hold-up without losing
n trick. The people are the victims.
VIII these Victims of trust robbery
again vote for the party of trusts and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

A chapter on the fayorlte outdoor
sports Of persons more than one hun
dred years old would necessarily be
brief, yet there is more material than
the unobservant might anticipate. A
press dispatch announces that New
York citizen celebrated his one hun
dred and first birthday, in pnrt, by ris-
ing at six o'clock, eating a hearty
breakfast, and going out to play Gro.
quet with members of the family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

up and he woke to rag-time. Rag-time
was not invented any more than har-
mony was invented. 1t is product
of nature. The Juber.' buck-and-wing
dances of the old plantation darby
are but improvements on this crude
music. No more inspiring strain was
ever played than the rag-tIme which
the shovel-footed dancer pats with his
hands, shuffies with his feet, or plucks
on his banjo. Get into the circle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

In London she is very much society
woman, and does not like Americans.
She says they are too modern, and she
Is excluding them from az of her So
cial functions. She snubbed several
Americans and was In turn snubbed by
1.-The King for her treatment Of them,
She is a sister Of the Princess of Pless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

Moresnet the little neutral district
Belgium Netherlands
In
to leave the little
Joining countries could
until few days when the letting gambling privileges council
will now be
forced to military
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
BANDMAsTtR BROOKE SAYS
RAG-TIME is NATURAL MUSIC

Thomas Preston Brooke. the great
bandmaster, says rag-time is the thing
natural music. He said to Chicago
reporter:
when the first idea of rhythm came
TO Adam as he was marching out of
the Garden of Eden it was in rag-time.
Before that there. had been no music
in his soul. but the serpent woke him
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

A Chicago university professor is
credited with the statement that can
nibalism, in its place, is all right.
Bronson Alcott, the Concord philoso-
pher, used to say, IF you are going to
eat meat at all, why not eat the best?''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
Reason Enough.

"If you'll notice." said Tinnick, .the
poets invariably say She when refer
ring to- the earth. Why should the
earth be considered femininey'
why not? Nobody knows just how
old the earth is."-Philadelphia Public
ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

According to Professor zueblin we
are a people that multiply our bath
tubs aud the need for them at the
same time. But then this is not quite
80 bad as leaving out the bath tubs
altogether.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
The partition Of CHINA, the Easterrn

The partition of China, the Eastern
question, the development Of South
Africa are mere child's play by the
side Of the mysterious question, WIN
1nle.ica ever be Americanized?v In all
serioe sness. 1t is time that an ..Ameri-
can invasion" like charity, should be-
gin at homes 1t is no blind worship.
of the past, least Of all. pessimism, to
sigh over the American spirit for
mer day, as Wordsworth, dN over NIL
ton, and say, Thou shouldst be living
at this hour" With contempt of or
derby legal process rampant in various
parts Of the land; with the equality
Of men before the law sharply chal-
lenged, and with the career open to
talent denied, thoughtful Americans
may we'll cry out for reassertlon Of
American liberty under a government
Of law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

The commotion about trade in the
Orient suggests new version Of an
old coriundrum. When In an open
door not an open door? When it is an
international Jar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

It costs something to get the infor-
nation, but Uncle Sam succeeds in To-
eating an uncharted rock somewhere
on his coasts every few days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

When woman tells her husband
she is willing that he shall marry
again after her death, 1t indicates that
she feels In perfect health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

Russell Sage is to be commended as
man who has reached his eighty
third year without contracting an ex-
travagant habits whatever.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

One of the Rothschilds has offered
5000 for an arctic flea. Unless he is
an expert in Judging neas he is liable
to get bitten.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

Your friends may try to appear in
terested. but they don't like to hear
you tell your troubles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

No, gentle reader, man does not
necessarily need to be cur to enjoy
dog days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

Occasionally when a man doesn't
know Just what to say his silence is
mistaken for superior brand Of wis.,
dom
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

When you put on style there is al.
ways some one in the world to refer
to 1t as ''your attempts"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

It Is more blessed to give than 1t Is
to receive-also more expensive.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
IOWA.

Some men convince themselves by
trying to persuade others.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

An kxcepti0n.
s"Ah," sighed the moralizer. "after n
man shufies off this mortal coll he is
soon forgotten"
"Oh, don't know" rejoined the de-
moralizer. "aIy wife's first husband
has been under the sod for ten years
and am not allowed to forget him. !"
His View of 1t.
"What is your idea of mntrImony2"
asked the fail, -maid who was occupy
ing the anxious seat.
"Well,' replied the man who had
baked ut ihe hurdle, "It's all right for
those who haven't enough worry"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
The shcl1 worker,. GANG.

BYRON w. HOLT.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-06-25
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