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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
INDIANS OF TODAY.
ADOPTING CIVILIZED CUSTOMS.
BUT PREFER THEIR OWN
Back from School TO Don blankets
and Beaded shirts-To Smoke the
Pipe and Grunt Their "Ushsi"-1n-
novntions Forced on Them.

For fifty years past the United
States government has been trying bXe
every means to enforce upon the IN
dian the ways of the white man. AsddssSS
people who are unfamiliar with the
copper colored race, would consider
that by keeping them in schools
of modern training from the ages
of six to twcnty-three or four
would be all that was necessary to-
break the ties that bind them to the
native ways. But this is a mistaken
idea. The Ponca children are COM
PEELED to attend the agency schoolt
until they are familiar with all tile
common school branches, then they
are sent to the Haskell Indian Uni
verslty. located at Lawrence, Kan,
where they remain five and six years
or until they complete all the higher
branches Of the high schools.
All of them learn some trade before
they are allowed to leave the school.
The boys are taught tailoring, book
keeping, engineering and carpenter
work. The girls dressmaking, trim
ming, music and number Of other
trades or professions which qualify
them to become self-supporting any
where they choose to go. This. in
addition to the high school training. 1t
would seem. should be all that Is nee
essary to civilize the Indian when he
Is housed for ten or fifteen years amid
cultured people who devote all their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Romance of a Kentucky Clock.

she demonstrated with him for during
to leave his command and coming here
alone. The country. she said, was
swarming with guerrillas and other
enemies TO his cause. and that IL he
was caught there his life would pay
the penalty. He soon reassured her,
however, and convinced her that lie
could reach his lines. which were not
far away, without the least danger to
himself.
Happy to have him with her, to-
gether they talked of love and the hap
py times when the cruel war would be
over and they would be united. never
to part.
While thus engaged there came above
the patter of the rain the lramping of
many horses. The lovers faces
blanchea with terror. for they knew
that enemies We're upon them. Going
TO the window. Patsy saw by the faint
light of the moon breaking through
the clouds that which caused her heart
to cease to beat and paralyzed her
every thought and motion. The yard
was filled with half-drunken guerrllas.
When her speech at last came to her
she turned to her lover. who was now
at her side. and said. in scarcely audi
BILE tones:
'My God Reuben,-lts Sue Mundy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

Prcposterous Publicity Rene ".

PrcDosterous Publicity Rcmeiy.
Said ex-Cpngressman John Dewitt
Warner, in his recent speech at the
Maine Democratic Club:
"Well, what do we propose to do
With trusts? The President parrots
the Worn answer, publicity
Pnblicity-what for? Does anyone
Imagine the people of this country are
In any doubt rs to the factor the M.
ture-or the consequences of these
trusts-or rs to who is responsible fos
them? | perfectly well appreciate tina,
publicity might protect small invest
ors in trust stocks; but when did fail
division of plumber, rather than sup.
preston of banditti, become the first
duty of government? Our President
reminds one of the boy who, when
shown by his mamma the picture of
Daniel in the lions den, burst into
tears in sympathy with the little lion
"who was crowded so far into the back
that he wasn't going to get any Dan
lei" The mighty hunter in the White
House may sympathize with the little
bulls and bears; but what a plundered
people demand is protection from the
beasts, little as well as big.
Our tariff is the blood sucker
through which trusts most drain oul
life and commerce. What do we pro
pose to do about that? 1t will not dc
simply to answer that we propose to
reduce protection to bad trusts. We
may not know yet whether the meat
combine, or the coal combine. or the
sugar trust, or the steel trust, or many
another trust, is bad one or not. But
the people do: and it is time for us to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
GONE JUST TWENTY YEARS.
FARMER Returns After Going Out to
Feed the Chickens

Farmer Returns After Going Out to
Feed the Chickens.
Abel Patch was soldier in the
Civil War and when the war ended
he returned to his native place. Rut-
land, VT. There he was married few
years later. He bought good farm
and with his wife lived there happily
nearly fifteen years. BY industry he
acquired goodly amount of property.
Patch took a pan of corn at p. m.
Dec. 81, 1882, and started for the poul-
try house to feed his hens. When lie
did not return for supper his wife
hunted all over the place for him, but
in vain. The next day a searching
party was formed by the neighbors
and the forests for miles around were
secured, but without finding trace
of the missing man. After a few days
the search was abandoned. No letter
ever came nor was any lnkling of the
whereabouts of Patch ever received.
While Mrs. Patch was preparing for
supper the other evening there was a
rap at the door. She opened the door,
and an old man with n long, gray
beard stepped in. There was nothing
about his face or figure that looked
familiar to Mrs. Patch, and when the
old man told her he was Abel Patch
she thought he was playing prank
on her. When lie showed her n Pc
culiar finger ring which her husband
had always Worn and the scar Of Sc
we're bullet wound on the side of his
head which he received at Cold Har.
Dor in the Civil War there was no fur.
ther doubt of his identity.
II left home because | wanted ex.
element" said Patch later in explain
ing his long absence. 4 got tired OF
farming and started out into the
woods. / have been all over the for
ests of Northern Vermont, New Hamp
shire and Maine. and have killed hun
dreds of deer and moose. didn',
intend ever to come back, and hopet
my wife would marry again, but
heard a little while ago that sht
hadn't. l thought l would see hel
once more before died. The winter.
have been pretty cold lately and
couldn't stand it much longer in TIL,
woods"
Patch did not think his wife would
welcome him home. but, as she ha
done so, he says he Will remain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
ACCIDENTS WILL Be FEW.
Railways is Reduc
inr tie Danpcra of TrnYel.

Misunderstanding Railways is Reduc.
ing the Dangers of Travel.
In order that he might see the I'M
provements made of late years in the
railway service of the country the first
train dispatcher who sent orders by
telegraph when employed on a Yer
mont line recently made trip on one
of the leading Southern railroads and
was asked to tell what he thought
was the greatest advance in American
railroadng-the modern locomotives,
the heavier rails, the signal systems,
the improved cars, the new roadbeds,
the automatic brakes OF the new meth
DDS of switching. Allowing all the i'm
portance of all these, he declared the
chief Improvement in the safety, celer-
ity and profit In American railroading
to be the present system of double
tracking which is being steadily ex-
tended to all main lines of the country.
At the beginning of 1901 there were
10000 miles of main or single track
on the railroads of the United States
and 10000 miles of second track, Ten
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

= II ~ HOW Oh
years old. From an early age he was
engaged In various occupations, INCLUDE
Ing blowing, chopping wood, keeping
books, running a flatboat on the Ten
nessee River, and managing mill lie
obtained good education, and at the
age of 81 went to Texas. He helped to
eXpel the Cherokees, and for several
years, beginning in 1880, did surveying
for the republic of Texas in the Indian
country, this being his first official po-
sition. 1t was dangerous service, for
not n single surveying party prior to
his time had escaped massacre. His
mind naturally tended toward the law,
and this he studied SO thoroughly that
within few years he was licensed to
practice. In 1916 he was made a colonel
of militia and probate Judge, in 1S47
went to the Legislature, and few
years later became district judge. In
the enforcement of the laws he was
brought into personal collision with
gamblers and desperadoes who then
ruled the frontier, but his physical
courage and moral force soon won him
n triumph for law and order. In 1856 he
was elected to Congress, and remained
there until Texas left the Union, when
he became postmaster general in the
Confederate government. He was cap
tured with Jefferson Davis at the close
of the war and was confined In Fort
Warren many months. President John
son and Secretary Seward consulted
him with reference to reconstruction
In 1874 he was returned to Congress
having meanwhile filled important of
fees. and in 1887 went to the United
States Senate. Since 1893 he has beer
railroad commissioner of Texas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Hill in the Clock.

BY this time the guerrillas were at
the door, clamoring for admittance.
Then 1t was that an idea came to the
distressed girl.
"The old clock. Reuben; get into
that" she said; lit is plenty large, and
they will never discover you there"
The young man lost no time in clam
bering into the barrel of the clock, and
his sweetheart fastened the door. Then.
with lighter heart. she admitted the
guerrillas, who We're growing and
cursing at the delay.
Filling through the long hall into the
coy sitting room, they took seats and
demanded refreshments. Patsy left
to comply with their demands. but she
had hardly left the dining room when
she heard the guerrillas raving and
cursing and the report Of firearms.
Realizing the worst: she hurried
back and reached the hall just in time
20 witnoss the murderous outlaws
dragging the dead body of her lover
from the old clock. at this juncture
again came the tramp of horses, fol-
lowed by more firing and commotIon.
and then to Patsy came a blank.
For weeks the gill lowered between
life and death. n victim to brain fever.
When the disease left her she was but
n wreck of her former self. When she
grew stronger they told her that she
had neglected to conceal her lovers
overcoat and gloves. That the gucr-
rillas discovered them and instituted n
search for the young soldier. That the
latter threw open the door of the
clock, presumably with the hope of
making his escape, when lie was shot
and Instantly killed. About this time
detachment of young Morehead's
command swooped down upon the
gucrrillas and put them to flight.
This story reads like tictiou. but,
nevertheless, every word of it is true.
As before stated. one Of the actors
still lives, and the old clock. with de-
faced woodwork and motionless ma
chinery, stands in the self-same spot
1t did on that dreadful night, its brazen
hands still marking the hour that the
! brave young soldier met his ignomini-
Gus death.-Cincinnatl Enquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

First and last we have had much to
say about the unwise boy who runs
away from home. There is romance
about it. In the story book the run
away has adventures with thrills in
them. He saves the life of his employ
er's daughter, and later marries her and
accepts a partnership in her fathers
business. Then, one day he goes back
to the old home and reaches 1t just as
the Sheriff is moving the pitiful effects
of whlte-haired mother into the
street. The son produces a large roll
of bills, pays the mortgage, installs his
mother in beautiful home, and then
the curtain falls. Sounds well. 1t
would make almost any boy want to
run away. But it isn't true twice in 4
million times. Surprising we had a
book about Guy Oliver, of Mason, w.
Va, who ran away from Il good home
nearly year ago. Perhaps he is away
off somewhere building fortune. Per
haps! There is no perhaps about the
woman at home. Her heart has been
wrung till life has lost its pleasure. She
mas Wept III tedis Ao 1ousef Coutdli
consolation. She has journeyed hun
dreds of miles, and always OIL
her lips has been the question:
"Have you seen my boy?" Be-
cause she believed that the newspa-
pers could find him she has written a
letter to the Mad and forwarded 1t to 4
Cincinnati paper. 1t is wonderful
document Retween the lines in all its
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
A Much-Traveled Cat.

The dogs who travel on railways be-
cause they like to, paying no fares,
yet everywhere received and cared for
by trainmen as privileged guests, have
found an unlocked for rival in cat
"a handsome Maltese. Five years ago,
rs the almost sole survivor of the
wreck of an Ohio steamer, she appear
ed Mt the Union Station in Cincinnati,
and appealed to the sypathies of the
employees, who Immediately became
her friends.
AS she showed desire to travel,
they furnished her with collar, on
which her name was inscribed, togeth-
err with few words recommending
her to the care of railroad men every
where. Her adventures since then are
mainly matters Of conjecture, although
many strange stories are told of her.
She is known to have survived dis
astrous railroad accident. and to have
crossed the Atlantic on a collier. Her
friends, having heard nothing of her
for many months after this, supposed
that she was dead. She finally reap.
| peared on n Ward liner coming from
Brazil to the United States, and note
attached to her collar showed that she
had been on board steamer sailing
from England to Rio dc Janeiro. She
landed from n train Mt Buffalo recent
| ly, and after n brief stay with hel
railroad friends at the station, depart
cd on train for Vancouver, and fo1
the present is lost to history.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

The country editor had turned the
personal column over to his daughter
temporarily, while politics claimed his
attention.
The daughter had studied country
editorial methods to some advantage,
and the following items appeared:
"Tom Jones called last evening with
a two-pound box of candy. Call again,
Tom
Harry Mason was around with his
trotter and sidebar buggy last week.
Don't forget the number. Harry"
George Browns billboard is said to
be good for two seats for anything that
comes. We always like to see George
on show nights"
Miss Mary Martin, the milllner, has
magnificent display of the latest
STYLES in her show window. How much
is this good for, Nary"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

sad days for the young girl. Her ia
ther sickened and died, and her only
brother was in the far South, battling
for the Confederacy. Thus she was
left with only the faithful negro slaves
and nephew barely In his teens. :
At this time the neighborhood was
full of guerrillas. Sue" Mundy and.
his gang We're terrorizing that entire
section. and soldiers and civilians alike
We're falling at their hands. The out
laws were frequently at the Colerain
house, and. while Patsy never suffered
any indignities from them, she was in
constant terror lest she might.
One rainy night in April, 1864, Miss
Colerain was sitting before cheerful
fire. her mind busy with thoughts of
her absent lover, when suddenly the
door opened and young Morchcad. at
tired in handsome uniform, stood be-
fore her. Before she could speak the
young soldier caught her in his arms
and showered kisses upon her blushing
| face.
A second later she broke from his
embrace. and. trembling with fright,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
HENRI FoURNIER's BoAT-slIAPED AUTOMOBILE.
nler has had their mnin lines all double trac

their main lines all double tracked. all
the branch, subsidiary and feeding
lines. which constitute very large
part of every railroad system. do not
require double-track service.
On single-track line having n large
business the running of traiaes on
schedule time is practically impossi-
bic and the danger of accidents by col
lision or derailment is much greater
y single breakdown paralyzes the
whole line and the maintenance Of
sidings is continual item of cost re-
qnirins great care in operation.
For all three reasons double track
ing has come TO be considered an es.
sential to up-to-date railroad service.
There We're even, Mt the last computa-
ton, loo miles of third track on
American railroads and 900 miles of
fourth track. The remainder of tho
mileage is made up of sidings and
ward track
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

'"i- VIZ LINN very quiet anu uu-
obtruslve, and has not gone beyond the
precincts of her own yard for nearly
forty years. There Is tragic history
connected with her estrangement from
the world that would afford rich mate
rial for thrilling romance.
In the spacious hall of the Colerain
homestead stands n clock. an old-fash-
Toned affair of the grandfather" spe-
cles. This old timepiece is over cen
fury old, and is indeed quaint-look-
ing object, with the smiling face of n
full moon and n ship riding Mt anchor
on a placid sea painted above Its dial
The pendulum Of the old clock has
been motloniess, aud its deliberately
carved brass hands have never moved
q jot since the fateful night In the year
of 1864, when 1t played an important
part in bloody tragedy that broke
Miss Patsy Colerain's heart and enyel'
oped her life In pail Of gloom that
will never be lifted this side of the
grave.
a Belle of '64.
In 1864 Miss Patsy Colerain was con
sidered one of the handsomest young
women in Nelson County. OF an old,
line family, wealthy in her own name
she was naturally much sought after
and had suitors by the score. OF
course, she had but one choice. and
that was Reuben Morehead, descend
ant of one of Kentucky's Governors
who claimed Nelson County MS his
birthplace. Young Morehead was ar
orphan, who had been reared by q
nelghboring farmer. Patsy had known
him all her life, and had loved him as
far back as she could remember.
The war broke out and Reuben tool
up arms for the North. Then followed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

One of the reasons why some denom-
nations dispensed with elaborate music
was that the choir coquetted with the
congregation. At times congregations
resented the Impotence with which
the choir members slammed down the
music books as the last cadence ap-
preached or as the congregation pre-
maturely arose to depart. There is no
doubt the choir invisible contributes
more to congregational devotion than
the choir visible and unruly. Exile of
the professional choir and substitution
Of mass singing has generally helped
the vitality of church, but is liable to
depress the musical sense Choir CO.
quetry having been generally suppress
ed, pastors now realize another distrac-
ton. Some men to church repair not
for the doctrine, but the music there,
but most women are under pulpit suspi-
cion Of going to church to study cos
tunes. The poor refuse in increasing
numbers to go to certain churches be-
cause they realize that the ceremonial
Is chiefly sartorial, and that their ap
parel does not harmonic with the fash
tonable standard. TO get the poor to
church is a problem of deepening diff
Guilty, and one ecclesiastic thinks Ii,
has solved 1t. He will conduct service
In darkness. The remedy is not who'll,
commendable. A panic in the darl
would be worse in possible consequence,
than ten panics in the light. The rev
erend reformer should strive rather IL
furnish ceremonial so much superior
to hats and gowns as to leave millinery
out of sight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
The Destiny of the Nerrn.

Senator Morgan has had many op.
portunities for studying the negroes of
the South, but apparently the study
has not enabled him to understand
them there or in Africa. Tie Senator
is right when he says that negroes
have never ruled white race, but he
is wrong when he advises them to get
off by themselves II they do that the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

than Colerain, Il
childless widower
of advanced age.
and his maiden
sister, who is now
past middle life.
The Colerain resi-
dence is an old
fashioned, unpre-
t en- t 10 us farm
house situated III
the midst of Il
yer d a n t lawn,
S Ii a d o W ed b y
heavy foliaged for
est trees. Miss
Patsy Colerain. or
Aunt Patsy" as
she is familiarly
known to Ii e r
IL e | 6 Ii b o r s and
friends, is a lady
of great refine
inent, b cal II 6
traces of a re-
markable youthful
beauty. She is n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Senator ouax,s Iron Rule.

We all know now who is the real
ruler in this great and wonderful coun-
try. 1t is Senator Quay. He holds
the Senate in the hollow of his hand,
and it is his to say whether legisla
ton shall be enacted or not. The
great Republican boss of Pennsylvania
is now complete master of the upper
house of Congress. He is stern and
remorseless; deaf to cries for mercy
from the distressed Republicans who
are asking him on Bonded knees to
give up his fell purpose Peoria Jour
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

All United States treaties with Spain
were abrogated by the war Of 1898,
and when peace was made negotiations
for new treaties We're begun. The new
agreement, which settles the CONNER
cial relations between the two coun-
tries. was signed In Madrid in July and
ratified by the United States Senate III
December. For nearly five years the
'peaee treaty W.srs the only existing
agreement between flevTnited States
and Spain. If Spain did more business
with this country, SO much time would
not have been allowed to pass without
trade treaties. Our trade with Spain
in 1901 was only twenty million dol
lars; in the same year we did a bust
ness Of AfftFs-nine millions with Italy,
and one hundred and four millions
with Holland, to say nothing of the
trade with France, Germany or Great
Britain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
In English style.

Curious customs are started by the
French in the endeavor to be like the
English in some of their ways. For
instance, among the middle classes,
when a special dinner is given in the
English style" the length of the din
ing table is loaded with immense dish
es, their shape and form each indi-
eating their contents. in the same way
as the rounded cover of cheese dish,
in the form Of n cheese. tells Its own
story. One of these dishes will be
butter colored, and rounded knobs, rep
resentative Of plain boiled potatoes,
will ornament the cover; another Of
green and white will have raised cab
bage leaves running over, while vet
another is all in ridges, indicative of n
bundle of asparagus. The wells of the
dishes themselves are all treated in the
same way, and the coloring, roughly
speaking, Is correct.