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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
WORKED IN ODD MOMENTS.
How Famous Frcnchman Utilize
Time That He Might Have Waited.

How Famous Frenchmau Utilized
Time That He Might Have Wasted.
Nine. De Genlls. In a work on
"Time," tells us that the famous
Chancellor d'Aguesseau, observing
that his wife always delayed ten or
twelve minutes before she came down
to dinner, and reluctant to lose so
much time daily, began the compost
ton of work which he prosecuted
only while thus kept waiting. At the
end of fifteen years book in three
quarto volumes was completed, which
ran through three editions and was
held in high repute. Nine. De Genlis
protited by this example. Having to
wait at the dinner in the Palais Royal
for Nine. Dc Chahtres. who was al
ways fifteen or twenty minutes late,
she utilized the time by copying Sc
lection Of poems from eminent authors.
1t is told of a German critic that he
could repeat the entire "Iliad" of Ho-
mer with scarcely an error. How
many years, think you, did he spend
in depositing the immortal epic In his
brain! Years he had not to spare or
months or weeks or even entire days,
for he was physician in the full tide
of practice. but he contrived to store
in his memory the twenty-four books
of the old bard of ''Scio's Rocky Isle"
in the brief, disconnected snatches of
time from hurrying from one patient
to another. DR.. Mason Good, cele-
brated English physician, performed
similar feat, having contrived to trans
late the whole of Lucretius during his
long walks in London to visit his pa.
tients.-Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Miss Navonne Cushman, Of New Ro-
chellc, New York, was surprised to
learn the other day that she was heir.
ess to half the estate of an eccentric
uncle who died worth a million. Miss
Cushman has been Instructor of math-
ematics In the New Rochelle high
school for five years. When she learn
ed of her good fortune she made up
her mind not to resign her position. So
that when the superintendent congrat-
ulated Miss Cushman and asked for
time to select her successor. the teach
er said: ''Why, can't teach any
longer?" The teacher could find no
reason In the acquisition of half
million dollars for the resignation of
labor In which she found great pleas
ure. Wise Miss Cushman She knew
money could not take the place of the
law of being. The secret Of happiness
Is congeninl work. In this world one
must work out his happiness. 1t can
not be idled out, or bought out or coax
ed out, simply because we are not built
that way. Success-real SUCCESSIVE
cessful ones-is your joy in your work.
And success is pleasure. happiness.
You can't get away from the law of
compensation which Emerson laid
down SO we'll: What you will have,
quoth God-pny the price" But II 1
had that half million would not teach
school," No? But you would do
something in which you could find
real satisfaction. Else you would fail
of either success or pleasure Else
you would be disconnected, miserable.
That which the old theologians thought
to be the prlmeval curse-labor-is in
reality the primeval blessing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
Couldn,t Fool Groceryman.

Mind, was In strange town
dealing with a strange man, and l
tried not to act strange, and still the
fellow found me out" said the newly
married man to New York Times
writer. MY intended wife and had
n sentiment about spending our we'd
ding night in our own home. The
honeymoon trip was not to begin till
the following morning. That required
laying in stock of provision for
breakfast.
"On the morning of the wedding day
| called at the nearest grocery store
and ordered supply. There was
butter and salt and eggs and sugar
and-well, everybody knows the
string! Understand, did everything
n bridegroom is not expected TO do
to throw the fellow off the track. 1
ordered things off-hand. not from n
fool slip of paper, but from memory.
| talked to the pretty cashier and ate
an apple out of barrel as If / had
been born in the place, like the store
cat. Everything conceivable did.
and thought had the grocer complete
ly fooled when. on handing me the
package, he said:
well. sir, | hope you'll give us your
trade when You get settled"
81 .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
VAST pFgSfr5 OF Ignite IN NORTHWEST
FURNISH CHEAP AND POPULAR FUEL


Dakota $4,000 miles in Montana
in Wyoming South
i worthless To-day farmer
plains 1.-THE
region"
Ignite the northwest
from forty sixty with
the btuminous contents
Of
drying Ignite crumbles nothing Of IFS f
burning are uscd
Stacking does not take place rapidly and
veeks
burned ordinary with little During the winter
shows tendency to crumtle
rici yolatize oo
moisture Is saved Devices
bqueed BY this percentage fixed caron
the Pressed
blocks of convenient size Ignite
popular fuel the Review of Reviews -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
COUPLE MADE VOWS IN
THE SIGN LANGUAGE.

The most remarkable wedding that
was ever celebrated in all probability
took place recently in Philadelphia.
The ceremony was entirely in keeping
with the well-known quietude of the
Pennsylvania metropolis, for not a
word was spoken during the entire per-
Torrance. When it is known that the
contracting parties We're both deaf
mutes the reason for the silent cele-
bration is understood.
Lewis Ash of PhoenIXville, Pa. is
the man who though his lips uttered
no sound, won the heart of Miss Bella
Remmey, daughter of Edward Rem
mey, 627 Synder street, Philadelphia.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. Koebler, pastor
of All Souls Church for the Deaf, and
most of the wedding guests were from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
oLp-TlME CHRONICLES.
Battle of Lexington Described in n
L.

Battle of Lexington Described in an
Ancient Book.
The Sons of the Revolution recently
selected the 10Th day of April as the
time of their annual meeting there
after. This Is the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington. in 17TI5, the initial
conflict of the Revolution which
brought about American freedom. In
quaint old book this is recorded of
the battle thus commemorated:
II. And 1t came to pass that Thomas.
captain of the King of Britain. pri-
vately sent chosen band of men. about
the eleventh hour of the night, to n
place called in the Italian tongue Con-
cordla, to destroy the store houses Of
the people and the implements fo1
war.
"2. Yet, Notwithstanding 1t was the
night season which the soldiers set out,
and the governor kept strict watch,
the people OF the province had notice
thereof.
"3. And there assembled together of
the people of the province, three score
and ten persons. and the soldiers of the
King of Britain We're 800 valiant men,
"a. And when the soldiers were col
lected together they shouted with a
great shout, and as they shouted they
shot at the people Of the province. and
1t was said that some of the people
We're slain.
IS. And 1t came to pass that John,
captain Of company of the province,
when he heard the shouting of the men
of war, that he armed himself and ran,
and about 400 men followed after him
to the battle.
'6. And they overlook the soldiers of
the King of Britain at n place called
in the vernacular tongue. Lexington,
and they fought with them there; and
the soldiers fed by the highway of the
country; and John and the men who
were with him followed hard after
them. warning as they went. until thou
contest to mountain that lookest to-
ward the town.
~. And the men of Britain were
very weary and chafed in their minds;
and 1t was about the going down of
the sun when they assembled the noun
tain; and they rested them that night.
"S. And on the morrow they passed
over the river and went into the town..
and the number of the slain of the
men Of Britain were three score and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

day on other than departmental bust.
ness. They represented thirty-fve
States, seven foreign countries and
nearly forty different nationalitles. The
foreigners came from Great Britain.
France, China, India, Germany, Africa
and Australia.
Matters are arranged so that the visit
will impress itself upon the minds of
the strangers. There is corps of we'll
drilled guides maintained, who, after
Mr.. Roberts has passed upon the per.
NIT, see that the stranger registers his
name In little book kept for the pur-
pose. This is for the purpose of assist
ing the Government later on In case a
silver certificate or gold bond is miss
ed during the day. They first go to the
vault where the money Is kept, which
is used In the current business of the
treasury. After the necessary signing
and countersigning of the permit they
are admitted. The cashier in charge
hands around small Frame which in
closes two well-worn $4,000 bills and
one of $1,000.
"There!" he says, trumphantly.
you've had $4,000 in your hand"
Shown Millions in Bonds.
Bigger things come later on in the trip
when they are permitted to fondle
millions of gold bonds In the national
bank division or to look Mt the doors
behind which are stored tons of pre-
clous gold and silver which has been
stamped into coin. Because of the elec.
trical appliances they cannot see the
bags of coin. Any attempt to isove the
magnetized doors, the guide impressive
ly relates, would result In calling the
seventy-three heavily armed guards
who are constantly kept at the treas.
ury to protect the money.
"If we were as money mad as some
foreigners would make us out" OBJ.
served Treasurer Roberts, visitors at
the department would not conduct
themselves as well as they do. l pre-.
sumo 100000 persons have gone
through the vaults during my tenure
of office, but SO far MS know not one
has made an attempt to get hold of any
of the money. OF course, we keep close
watch on them, but IL the American
people were insane on the question of
money this would be good place to
note interesting symptoms. We like
money, but we are not SO crazy about
1t as our foreign friends profess to be-
lieve. At least the presence of the
cause of our alleged madness does not
seem to aggravate the disease"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

gets y.t Of practice. His time Is too
valuable for writing by hand when It
can be done so much more quickly ana
better by n stenographer. With the
good, old-fashioned, elegant handwrit-
ing have passed away. too. the good,
old-fashioned sociable letters of for
mer generation. We scribble brief
notes, these days. The newspaper,
telephone, telegraph and fast mail
have made the old, long letters I'M
necessary. A letter, to-day, is no longer
a summary of the family and neigh
borhood news. 1t is written to say
some specific thing, and when that is
said 1t ends. 1t Is a pity that letter
writing and even handwriting itself
are falling Into desuetudc. There is
nothing helps one to draw himself to-
gether better than the writing Of let
ter to m old friends. 1t brings his
past before him In panorama and
gives him correct perspective of the
present, better than anything else can
do. Writing is not only an accomplish
ment, 1t should be an elegant accom-
plishment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

We keep an army of G5,0OO men and
have 254 ships of war. We are ready
to fight any nation on earth and yet
the little potato bugs laughs us to
scorn. Ever hear of the big United
States suffering with the grasshopper?
Are we not powerless before the gypsy
moth? The bug family taxes this
great country S35O,OOO year. but in
the unequal fight between the nation
and the bugs the latter ever remain
unconquered. The worms that attack
the cotton plant assess the farmer $50,
600 year. lne potato bug eats S.,
100000 worth annually out of our
gardens. The chinch bug costs us
$10O,OOO,00O. the Hessian fly $50,0O0,-
600, and the grasshopper $90,000,000.
The big United States hasn't enough
money or men to win any war with an
insect.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

"If the civilization of this country is
ever shattered 1t will be across the
bars Of the divorce court" So De-
troit woman trenchantly says. And
she is right. The voter is the unit of
government, but not Of civilization.
The home is the unit. Attack the
home sacredness and you attack So
ciety at Its solar plcXus-its vital point.
Society can easily endure the fiippancy
and debaucherv of the smart set who
are deaf and dumb to the decencies of |
family life. In all ages there have
been such gilded gangs. But when
all classes become infected with the
immoral contagion, when loose marital
relations maintain generally, clviliza-
ton is at an end. Divorce! Dixorcei
isf's'rrorte.rratow 1t fills the records q
-fthe courts and the columns of tn
newspapers! Like suicide, It is in
creasing in appalling ratio. Why
1. Because of false views of marriage
Because of the desire to marry dollar
or social position. 1t is common ~
mark concerning the average. III rage
that he or she "dids4.ssifG.' What is
meant? Simply-t,t one or both of the
parties ls money or social position.
life between the parties is not regard
d, nor fitness for each other. 2. Be-
fuse of ensy divorce. OF all the allie
{ltions for enforcement, Incompatible
lty' is the most fruitful. Few per-
sons are "made for each other" Not
many marriages are made III heaven
Concessions, patience. bearing and for
bearing are necessary to cure the trou-
bles of married life. Difficulties and
obstacles promote character. Men and
women become strong by overcoming
obstacles. But in many cases neither
party is willing to make the effort, and
incompatibility is easily alleged. The
remedy? There are many. This is
one by the Detroit woman: Courts
should grant separation when neces-
sary, but absolute divorce never"
Think of that. The more you think Of
1t the more you will be convinced the
woman's suggestion would put an end
to many divorce suits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Handwriting like spelling. is in dan
ger of becoming lost art. Not so
very many generations back, hand
writing was considered an important
accomplishment, in which its FORUM
ate possessor took great pride. Ablli
ty to write marked one rs person of
extraordinary attachments. But times
have greatly changed. The common
6chools have made the ability to write
common, and at the same time the
typewriter has made the practice of
writi1&aby hand uncommon. The bust
ness mdAIhen he writes at all. usu-
ally scribble and he writes so sell
dom. except to bis name, that he
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Nothing has done more to stlmulat,
emigration from Great Britain to the
farm lands Of the Canadian Northwest
than the reports of the American emf
grafton into the same region. The Ca
madam. emigration agents in England
have used the fact with great effect,
saying to the lethargic countrymen of
the English counties that the Yankees
know a good thing" This Is adver-
tisement enough and the stream from
Liverpool this year is estimated at no
less than 10000 souls. South Africa,
meanwhile, is being ignored by the
British Immigrant, and the expecta-
lions so sedulously famed during the
Boer war are being completely dlsap-
pointed. No one perceives rs yet that
rush of British settlers to South Africa
which was to inundate the Boer pop
ulatiOn and influence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

tuS hSuoukJ CIV
almost overwhclm Mr.. Roberts for per.
mits to see the outside wrappings of
this almost inconceivable wealth. The
Treasurer holds that every citizen has
an interest in the money, and conse-
quently IL he gets any satisfaction in
looking at 1t and In examining the
vaults in which 1t is kept, he is entitled
ITO that satisfaction. Consequently none
is turned from his Office without the
necessary permit unless there is some
special reason for Withholding 1t.
Best Show In Washington.
The hospitable welcome given visit
ors, together with the sordid delight
Americans take in seeing vast stores
of money, makes the treasury one Of
the best showhouscs in Washington.
Were an admission fee charged to the
silver vaults the revenues of the Gov
eminent would be appreciably in.
creased, for there is rarely day that
from 1000 to 1900 persons do not feast
their eyes on the crisp new bills tied up
in packages containing from $4,000 to
%S'ooo'ooo' oSSoiuiHS " eAe ueAOulud-
tion or voice their approval of the ap.
parently wanton destruction of the
precious bills In the division of redemp-
tion.
Sightseers come from all over the
world. One day when 1t was particu-
larly gloomy and dlsagreeable outside,
so that there was not much doing in the
tourist line, Treasurer Roberts took the
trouble to keep track of his callers. Elk.
actly 100 persons entered his office that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
Nothing New.

Spartacus-M note that an Indiana
telegraph operator says that n court
ship is started by telegraph"
Spartacus-"Nothing new about that.
1t is an established fact that most
marriages are brought about by proper
of the wires. with some
sparkling and little dash Of senti-
ment that suits the girl to DOT
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Something should be DONE" OBJ
serves the esteemed Philadelphia In
quirer. "for the people who wreck the
trains. When a boy or man does that
1t Is clear sign that he is of mali
cious or perverted mind" Indeed, 1t Is.
A man or boy guilty of wrecking a
train should be severely reprimanded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Plttsburg courts have declared that
the pedestrian has the right Of way
on street crossing. When the Kill
Dead-Quick chuffer with binders on,
comes along we will continue to waive
our rights, the decision of the court
Notwithstanding.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Robbers chloroformed kentucky
family the other night and spent two
hours ransacking the house, securing
the total sum Of S1.65. 1t will be seen
that after deductlng the cost of the
chloroform the men worked for much
less than the scale of the Amalga-
mated Association of United Night
Workers calls for.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

not hurt the trusts enough to prevent
them from giving down their milk into
the campaign barrel. If the President
could spare the time during his CAM
paign tour to spur up Brother Knox
to greater endeavors in the frustrating
program, 1t might have some good eff
feet, but when the cats away the mice
will play, and for some time the gov
crnment will have to run along in q
liaphazard way without a head or q
leader.
Inconsistency of the Law.
What we call the law sometimes
veXes us with apparent strange incon-
slstences. When the judges of the
Eighth Circuit Court of the United
States decided the merger case it was
generally considered that the railroads
involved would have to abide by that
decision, unless it was reversed by the
Supreme Court. The railroad attorn-
eys. however, applied to Judge San
born, who was one of the judges OF
the Circuit Court that rendered the de-
cision, asking modification of the
Judgment, and he, granted 1t, notwith-
standing the protest of the Attorney
General of the United States and the
District Attorney. Thus we see the
extraordinary Judicial spectacle Of q
judge sitting Ell banc and deciding
with the other judges that n corpora
ton, the Northern Securities Com
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

A German newspaper announces that
= corned- beef mine has been discovered
In Yellowstone Park. AS this neces-
sarily must be "salted" mine, we
may expect to see general movement
in Germany to throw suspicion on the
packing trust
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
who had elected him to the State Leg
islature and when he decided to be-
come. part and parcel of the Plat ma

chine.
This sudden change of front, al
though 1t caused great rejoicing in the
high tariff camp, brought OH n new
crop of trouble for our strenuous Pres
ident What was lie to do? He could
not well give up his trip and disappoint
his thousands of admirers. He would
certainly be expected to make speeches
and it would never do to try to work
over those which had suddenly become
back numbers The situation was
embarrassing in the extreme, when
some of his Republican friends, who
had always been .'stand-patters" on the
tariff, came to his relief, and then and
there rendered him choice lot of their.
old speeches, all approved by the Tar
iff League. These We're promptly read
and approved and the President was
authorized to make minor changes in
the verbiage to Undue them somewhat
with his own peculiar individuality.
The President expressed his de
light" at this evidence of warm pollt-
ical friendship and started on his west
ern trip as happy and lght-hearted as
school boy on Christmas vacation.
The following comparison of the
Presidents speech at Minneapolis with
the speech of Secretary of War Root,
ut Cooper Union. last October, shows
how faithfully the President kept his
pledge to the Protective Tariff Leagues.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13

Here is nickel for you," man said
to boy today, "and You needn't say
thank YOU" a boy is as tired of hear.
ing SAY thank you" as parrot is Of
hearing Polly wants a cracker"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-13
SEE MILLIONS IN COIN.
TRIP THROUGH THE TREASURY
AN IMPRESSIVE ONE.
Great Throngs Go There Daily-Treas-
tirer Ellis H. Roberts Says 100000
Persons Have Passed Through With.
out Attempt Mt Robbery.
Washington correspondence.

Ills ID. ROB.
ERTS, Treasurer
OF t he United
States, says that
one of the least
of his omcialtrou-
bles is the $1,056,-
s 3 Z Z 6 l 3 5 %
which is stored in
t he electrically
guarded vaults Of
the trea s ury
build ing. 7 h g
money is not half
so hard to handle
us are the people
who daily throng