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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
THE -CHINAMAN In
THE UNITED STATES
From Frank Leslie. Magazine.

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China, and having since become merely
national custom. Some Cinnamon In
the United States dispense with the
queue, but let 1t grow again when they
are about to visit their native land.
When at work the queue is often coiled
on the top of the head.
When a Chinaman dies his body is
dressed in his best clothes and laid on
the coffin; pigs roasted whole and other
viands are spread out to feed the
spirits Of the dead, and in many cases
mourmers are hired to chant the praises
of the deceased. When the ceremony
Is over the body is placed in the CONN,
and the procession moves out to the
cemetery. Children dressed In white
often walk barefooted behind the CONN
of their father or mother. stripA Of
brown paper pierced with holes are
scattered along the road to keep of
any bad spirits that may be lowering
near.
The Chinaman, though Woodworking
and frugal in the highest degree, is
rarely free from the vices Of gambling
and opium-smoking. In city there is
an exodus OF Chinese house servants
every night from the suburbs to the
Chinese quarter, and II one happens to
be out late one Will certainly see China
men stealing quietly to the employers
homes after a night Of gambling and
dissipation. But in the morning the
incrutable oriental will be ready with
breakfast just as usual.
The Chinese are idolators, and have
temples containing the images Of noble
characters, whom they ask to present
their petitions to the Great Being
"Shing," who dwells somewhere In the
sky. Roasted pigs, chickens, and
sweetmeats are presented to the 'Joss, !"
in whose honor candles are lighted,
incense and joss sticks burned, The
worshipper kneels and touches the
floor with his head as he utters his
prayer.
In. every Chinese quarter are under
ground opium dens, to which narrow
flights Of tottering stairs lead. They
are deathly still, and the atmosphere
reeks with the fumes Of the drug.
Every lodglng-house, restaurant, and
guild-hall supplies facilities for indul-
gence In the drug. The Chinaman's
favorite drink is tea, though he has a
spirit called "Samshoo," which is dis.
titled from rice, and drunk from small
cups hardly larger than thimbles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

their fellow-countrymen, and they are
always ready to face danger If there
is good chance of profit. The emil
grants are generally farmers or me-
chanics, who, finding business dull,
borrow money and journey to foreign
land in the hope Of lettering their
lot.
or the Cinnamon in the United
States perhaps one-twentieth are mer-
chants, who deal chiefly in Chinese
products, such us ducks feet, stuffed
with chicken liver, wrapped in en-
trails, dried oysters, shad preserved
in oil, pork cured in sugar, dried cab
bages, sailed turnips, ancient eggs of
ducks and many other things esteemed
dafnties by the Chinese palate. These
articles. on account of the freight and
heavy import duties, are very costly,
but no Chinaman considers n menu
complete without them. The Chinese
merchants export from the United
States woollen cloth, flannel, cotton
goods, petroleum, ginseng, and many
other articles. Shoes and cigars are
extensively manufactured by the Chin
ese, the number of cigarmakers being
estimated at several thousands.
Though many Cinnamon are scat
tered about the suburbs Of western
towns as cooks, household servants or
laundrymen, and many others live on
ranches or orchards, most of them con-
gregdte together as much as possible.
In many western cities there is quar-
ter called Chinatown" the houses of
which, crowded like nbbit-warrens
with yellow humanity, wear a squalid,
tumble-doWn, greasy, forlorn air. and
are pervaded by curious, indefinable
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

TN do anything in my power for the
Old soldiers, collectively or individual
ly," said an officer who served in the
Civil War. except to attend Grand
\ Army meetings, reunions and places
where they assemble. To see them get
Tihg older and feeble, to see how the
ra1ks are thinned year after year,
makes me feel mighty uncomfortable.
Keep up my affiliation in the post,
pay all my dues and contribute to all
the soldier charities, but simply can't
81 among them at these celebrations.
II makes me feel more as IL l were at
tending funeral than festive occa
sion. don't like to see the soldiers
get old"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
pREslpENI plAz.
Greatest Example of the Bensvolsn,
Despot in the World.

0reatceS Example OF the benevolent
Despot in the World.
Porfro Diaz is the finest living ex.
ample of the benevolent despot whom
philosophers have declared to be the
best possible ruler of any state. Since
1875 he has governed Mexico with an
iron hand, but with perfect Justice and
wisdom. Like Washington, he has been
first In war and first in peace, and
now he has become first in the hearts
of his countrymen.
international attention is now turned
toward Mexico because this fall one or
two things will occur-either Porfiro
iDaz will consent to enter on another
term Of office as President or he will
persist in retiring and someone else
take his place.
1t is possible that Jose Ives Liman.
tour will be the man. Diaz has trained
him MS his understudy for years past,
and regards him as a strong, safe
statesman who would be likely to keep
Mexico in the right path. But the peo-
pie of Mexico say nobody can wear the
giants robe save the giant. They want
Diaz for their ruler. not Diaz's pupil,
however carefully that pupil may have
been trained.
The one alternative means peace. the
other uncertainty. So great have the
foreign interests In Mexico grown, and
SO important an entity is Mexico in
Pan-American politics, that the turning
point Is the occasion of more than
slight anxiety to the United States, to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

Mr.. Macmillan was detained week
owing to the murder by natives of NJ.
Dubois de saulec, the correspondent of
the Figaro, who was accompanying the
expedition. The party will explore
1000 miles of river, from Ads Abeda
to Khartum.
The expedition which was arranged
by Mr.. Macmillan, and the expense OF
which he>is bearing entirely, is one Of
the largest of recent years. 1t consists
Of 100 camels, forty attendants, an
escort of armed Abyssinians, and 4
fotilla of boats. Mr.. Macmillan is the
sen of William Macmillan, who at the
time of his death was president of the
American Car and Foundry company,
and is rated as n millionaire. 1t Is ex-
pected the trip will consume two
months
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
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?1eesfER3s

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sIf you refuse me shall commit sui>
SIDE" well, pa says you can't hang
around here."-New York Evening
Bun.
Bjohnson-Will you lend me your
lawn mower7 Bjackson- Yes. IL you'll
cut my grass to pay for the use Of IL
Somerville Journal.
Hary-she evidently made an Inn
preston with him. Georgetown do
you know? Harry-I saw him devel-
oping some snapshots Of -Yonkers
Herald.
Jim-say! II you'll notice. you'll sec
that most Of these big Wall street men
started on farm. Sam Yes. and that
IL where they learned to water stock
Princeton Tiger.
Teacher Ito little C-year.oll, Now.
Freddie. what is volcano? Freddie
with great contldence)- Oh, know
that! It's mountain that interrupts
all the time!-Life.
Margaret, think you cheaper your
self by going so much to the theater
with Mr.. Jones'" "No, mother; on the
contrary, I'm making myself very
dear."-Harvard Lampoon.
Evan Major has made fortune in
the automobile business" II didn't
know he manufactured that class Of
vehicles" He doesn't; he repairs
them. ~ Cincinnati Tribune.
Biggar-How do 1 know you're
blind7 Beggar-Do you suppose I'd
only. ask for nickel II I could SEQ
what a kind. observation-disclosures you.
be.-New York Evening Sun.
Nell Maude has suddenly discovered
that she needs exercise. so she goes
out for a walk every day. Belle Yes.
heard that she had lot Of new
ciothes.-Philadelphla Record.
Summer Boarder-I thought your id.
vertisement.sHid about boat
ing7 Farmer Oh, yes. We have
boat and oars--only sometimes II
creek dries uptown and Country. ~
Murphy-Will ye give me yer pros
Use that yen love me forivcr7 Bridget
Sure, an Ord loike to do that same.
Murphy, but Orm hardly Of the opin-
ion that ORR lasht as long as that
Rams Horn. ~ ii.
He Wasn't Sure: "stand up. Nc
Nutty," said the police magistrates;
..are you guilty or not guilty r. Faith.
an It's mesilf as can't tell thot till OF
hear tn ividince," replied McNutty.-.
Chicago News.
Not Too Soon: "This Is rather an
unusual hour for you to be going to
lunch. Not hungry so early. are your
mo. but will be by the time the
waiter condescends to notice me-
Philadelphia Press.
She Is 1t really true that the blind
can determine color by the sense Of
touch2 He-Sure. once knew Q
blind man who was able to tell a red
hot stoyesby merely putting his finger;
on tt Chicago Daily News.
,s AfaydeGioiselle By the way. count, IL
ktsl yerysawkward, but 1 do not knee
your nameS -p.-s1ss ~ n :. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05


1t is estimated that there are about
100000 Cinnamon in the United States,
and that 10000 of them are in San
Francisco. There is considerable
Chinese colony in New York, and there
nre small colonies in Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and Chicago. Though they do not
belong to the educated classes, ninety
five per cent. of them can read and
write. A daily paper in the Chinese
language is published in San Fran
cisco, and another In New York.
Nearly all the Cinnamon In the Unit
ed States come from the single prov
ince of Kwong Tung, the most pop
ulous of the eighteen provinces of the
Chinese empire. Its capital is Can
ton. In 1899 an educated Chinaman
from the province of Shan Tung said
that beside himself there were only
two Cinnamon in the United States
that came from any province in China
other than Kwong Tung. The inhabi-
tants Of this province have for CEN
turtles been more adventurous and
fonder Of travelling than the rest of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
to three hundred horsepower have
been used with great success.

To girdle the earth with message
In nine and half minutes, az did
President Nfackay recently, is mar
Vicious achievement In telegraphy,
made possible by the tt1umphs Of
science and engineering In. a great
country. The message which went
around the world IN this remarkably
brief time was sent over the new
American Pacific cable by President
Mackay, of the Pacific Commercial
Cable company, from New York to
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay,
Long Island. 1t closely followed
message sent by President Roosevelt
to President Mackay, which was fash
ed around the globe in twelve minutes.
Over half the journey of these globe
girdling messages, representing total
mileage OF 25,S35, was made on Ameri-
can lines. The only part of Its trip
where the Mackay message was forced
to traverse foreign cables was that
between Hongkong and the Azores
From New York to Chicago, thence by
Postal Telegraph company to San
Francisco, thence along the new Pacific
cable to Honolulu, Hawaii, on again
to Midway Island, and then to Guam.
From Guam 1t was flashed under the
Pacific to Manila. thence through the
China Sea to Hongkong, thence to
Saigon, to Singapore. to Penang, to
Madras, under the Indian ocean, thence
by land across India to Bombay, then
under the Arabian Sea to Alden, then
up the Red Sea to Suez, through Egypt
to Alexandria, under the Arediterran-
enn to Malta, by land to Gibraltar.
thence to Lisbon and to the Azores.
Here 1t left the foreign cables and
wires, was taken up by the CONNER
cial Cable company and flashed to
Canso, Nova Scotia, and then to New
York and Oyster Bay. If this message
could have been transmitted without
break 1t would have made circuit of
the globe in less than one-eighth of
second: The new cable gives direct
route to the Orient and saves 5000
miles from New York to the Philip
pines. 1t places Washington in direct
communication not only with the larE-
er towns in Hawaii and the Philip
pines. but will ultimately enable the
government to quickly reach the min
ing centers in Alaska. When Shakes.
peare made Puck say to Oberon, "I'll
put girdle around the earth in forty
minutes" he was supposed to be writ
ing under the privileges of poetic
license" Tho latest achievement,
however, far transcends tile poetic
fancy of the imaginative bard of Avon.
From forty minutes to nine and half
minutes represents the fur astride of
genius from the fancy of the poet to
the fact of scientific accomplishment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

smell, which is everywhere perceptible
and often overpowering. The streets
of Chinese quarter swarm with men,
women and children; the shops are
with gaudy gilt signs and
lanterns of various shapes, sizes and
coIors. Here and there blank wall
is covered with notices ON bright red
paper, with black letters, which are
read with much apparent interest by
the Cinnamon. On the sidewalks In
the front Of the stores are stalls, where
fruit, vegetables and edibles of un-
familiar and unprepossessing appear
ance are exposed for sale. In the door,
ways and corners tailors and cobblers
ply their trades. "A fortune-teller sits
ut a little table, on the wall behind
which large notice sets forth his
powers and pretensions.
The proprietor Of drug store is
frequently physician wearing large
trimmed spectncles and assuming a
mysterious air. Among his curative
agents are powdered beetles, cock
reaches, skins Of caterpillars, snakes
bones, lizards, deer-horns and the blood
of toads. The drug ginseng is found
In every store, and is believed to be a
preventative of youth.
The restaurants occupy the upper
floors of tllree-storied buildings, and
are distinguished by gaily painted and
| gilded balconies, adorned with rows
of great lanterns. The rooms are
i b. hou N,,,,
niture and deliberately carved screens
Here the rich Cinnamon give big din.
ners with many courses and musical
accompaniment. The eating houses
for poor Cinnamon are chiefly in eel
lars, and are rudely furnished. The
merchants have their own kitchens, ant
eat their meals at the back of theil
shops, helping themselves from large
dish placed in the center of the small
table and using chopsticks.
i 1t has been said, and with truth
that the Chinaman in the United State
does not even change his tailor or hi
barber. Through the windows of tn
BARRIERS shops you may see Chinamel
having their heads and foreheads shay
ed, their scanty boards trimmed, thei
queues combed and braided with sill
to increase the length, and other toile
operations performed, such MS pound
ing the back, cleaning the eye-balls
and scraping the ears. The queue
universally worn in China, having bee
introduced by the Tartars as badg
i Of subsection when they conquere
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

Life Size.
An Interesting incident Is connected
with John s. S2rgent's portrait of Pres
ident Roosevelt. The Brooklyn Eagle
says that the artist hathtrled several
times to pose the President, but the
light never suited him.
Finally some one suggested that the
lower corridor Of the White House
might do, and the party moved down
the new marble stairway. Just as they
reached the foot, President Roosevelt
placed hand on the newell post.
}S1rgent turned suddenly and noted
The position of his model under an eff
Elective light shining down the stair
way from the north.
stop just where you are. Mr.. Presi.
dent" said he. That's what l want.
The pose is perfect and the light is
good"
Then and there he began to work up
on the remarkable portrait. 1t proved
to be SO good that there is no doubt
| it would stand the test which was In
voluntarily applied to the portrait Of
Secretary Hay.
A lady who was staying in Washing
| ton one day returned to her hotel, anG
said to her husband. who was FRIEND
of the Secretary:
~ have just seen Secretary Ha!
walking up Pennsylvania avenue"
"Why did you think 1t was her
asked her husband, knowing that sh,
4 had never met the gentleman.
because saw John Sargent's por
trait come to life"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
81. LOUIS MILLIONAIRE WHO
IS EXPLORING THE BLUE NILE

A dispatch received in London an
nounces the arrival at Ads Abeda,
Abyssinia, the capital Of King Meme
lik's country, of the expedition. headed
by W. N. Macmillan, Of st. Louis. The
expedition is to explore the whole
course of the Blue Nile to ascertain It's
navigability us trade route from CEN
trail Abysslnia to the Mediterranean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

That a conflict between Japan and
Russia is inevitable and not far OF is
evident to even a casual observer Of
political conditions in the Orient. The
basis OF the coming difficulty is neither
sentimental nor Insignificant, and
moreover 1t is one that diplomacy can
not alter or avert. Japan has the larg-
est shipping and carrying trade-tn
Manchuria, having bad ships with
l61Gk Aa2 900 entering the port
o. Niuchwang In 1902, and much
larger. proportion for the year 1903 up
to the present time. Her imports at
this port amounted to 2,16O,329 taels
and the exports from this port to
Japan for the year 1902 amounted to
s,749,45S taels. The Russian shipping
amounted to one steamer, and her
imports and exports were-none.
Japan's exports to Korea in 1901 We're
S1l,372,65O yen and her imports from
Korea were 1O,O52, 43s yen; while Rus
e4ian imports and exports were merely
!: nominal. Japan's exports to all of
s China amounted, In 1901, to 42,925,579
yen, having doubled in four years, and
her imports from China were 27,256,-
0e8 yen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

The good men do is not always in;
TERED with their bones. 1t was an
Hounced not many days ago for the
hrst time that the five-thousand-dollar
anonymous contribution which headed
The national subscription for the relief
Of the starving Cubans, before the
Spanish war, was made by William
Mckinley,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

Somewhat more than a year ago
there was an exhibition in Berlin de-
voted exclusively to the display of
material, processes and apparatus con-
nected with the economic uses of al
cohol. This year similar exhibition,
or one designed for the same purpose,
became really most astonishing
revelation Of the uses Of the potato
and the large place which 1t occupies
among German products. No doubt
members of the wide-awake geogra-
ply class of to-day know that potatoes
are one of the most valuable crops in
the world; yet even they may be as
tonished to learn that in Germany one
one hundred and sixty acres are plant
ed with potatoes for each ten thous-
and inha bitants, whereas in the United
States the area SO planted is but n
fraction over thirty-four acres, and in
Great Britain and Ireland thirty-one
acres. Not only are the German work
ing people large caters of potatoes,
but they make varied and extensive
use Of them for other purposes. In
dian corn is not grown extensively
anywhere save in the United States. In
Germany potatoes take Its place as
food for cattle. This has led to the
invention Of special eyaporating ma
chinery, for the large amount of water
In potatoes makes them decay quick.
~, and they lose much Of their food
value when they sprout. The evapora,
tor makes them available for forage
the year round. Starch, dextrin, pota,
to flour and starch syrup are also pro
duced in large quantities, but alcohol
is by far the largest product. Alcohol
In Germany is made to play an i'm.
portant part in economic md industrial
life. Heating and cooking stoves,
street and household lamps, stationary
engines and locomotive motors, all are
fed by 1t. Both in the German and
ssithe Russian navy alcohol engines up
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

President Loubet in London told the
King he was more than touched" by
the reception given him. But not SO
touched as when the Gear visited Paris
and struck France for loan at the
same moment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

John Burroughs says that IL there
are not SO many birds In the West as
IN the East, there are more wild flow
ers. Nevertheless there need be no sec
tional Jealousy. The West can always
say that a flower in the hand is worth
two birds In the bush.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
EVERY PERSON HAS a DOUBLE.
So Says nm Old Proverb-A Bexgar Re-
seInblea the King.

So Says nn Old ProScrb-A Bexgar Re-
sembles the King.
BY argument of an ancient proyerb
there are always on this earth at the
same time two human beings who re-
semble each other in all respects, and
a European occultist paints out that
this is certainly true in the case Of
rulers.
An old beggar who lives In White
chapel bears, according to him, a
startling resemblance to King Edward
of England-so startling, indeed, that
If the beggar We're dressed in royal
raiment he could not be distinguished
from tho real king.
The British ruler. however, is not the
only one who hns double, writes
the Detroit Free Press. The car and
the Prince of Wales are wonderfully
like each other. Indeed, more than
one photographer in Europe inyaria-
bly, sells photograph Of the prince
to anyone who asks for n photograph
of the czar.
NJ. Bertolani, photographer Of
Salerno, was the double Of the late
King Humbert of Italy, and so proud
of his resemblance was lie that he
spent much of his spare time study
ing the attitudes and gestures of his
sovereign. For this labor he was well
rewarded, since the soldiers, mistaking
him for the king, saluted him.
Herr Adolph Hirschfeld, the double
of Emperor William of Germany, is
by no means proud Of his resemblance
and he feels very uncomfortable whe,
anyone mistakes him for the kaiser
for he fears that the latter will frowI
on him sooner or later and will request
him to leave Germany.
| NJ. Bernede, wealthy gentleman Of
Lyons, is the living image Of King
Oscar Of Sweden.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

This talk about the Kaiser having
impertinently .'nosed" about the Kear-
sarge adds to Williams list of versatile
accomplishments that of expert engi-
neer and shipbuilder. For he must
have seen at glance what the ordi-
nary expert could have discovered only
after the most minute scrutiny.