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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Swag on Both Sides of the Street.
Once on a time two ICON" men met
by chance and thereupon they set COM
pairing notes on con games bold by
which they gathered in the gold. Said
one, "My scheme is wondrous thin,
but, glory be, it gets the tin. I've work.
ed the people to the pitch OF thinking
taxes make 'em rich.
II call it tariff, and they pay good
money to me every day. keep sll COM
petition out and love for workingmen L
shout, then make the goods that they
must buy and boost the prices. good aud
high. A sucker born each minute?
Boo! Why, bless your soul, there's
nearer two"
"Your scheme is great the other
said, "but I've got one that kills 'em
dead. Now listen and I'll tip nv hand
Il run the money of the land. The
people let me boss finance and, bet your
life, l grab the chance. have conyinc-
ed the voting ranks that money should
be made by banks.
"And as boss the banks, you see,
skin 'em both ways essilee. A double
interest l claim in working out nv
smooth con game" And thus the two
grew chummy quite and laughed aloud
In their delight to think that they SO
rich could wax by bank control and
tariff tax.
And ere the twain had dined and
wined they had tied up and schemes
combined, and now they work their
merger neat upon both sides of Sucker
Street. When one can't get the victims
chink he tips his pal the proper wink,
and then the pal, quick as flash, sand
bags the man and grabs his cash.
MORAL:
or course, il you love to be robbed
And squeezed and pinched and neat
ly iobbed,
That is your right-and you will be
by con men of the g. o. p.
-Fhe Commoner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Do You Bln.ae Hint

Towne-There seems to be nothing
he enjoys SO much as the sound of his
own voice.
Browne-Thats SO, and there's moth
ing annoys him 50 much as the thought
that he can't hear himself when he
talks in his sleep.-Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Strained Relations,

1t took place in dairy.
The dairyman was pouring large
quantities Of milk through ane wire
netting.
There were microbes In the milk.
Other microbes by the hundred were
sitting on the edge Of the crock and
gayly looking on.
Their relations were being strained
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

The following epitaph may be seen
in the cemetery of parish in the en-
virons Of Paris:
Here lies Nine. N, wife Of NJ.
N, master blacksmith. The railing
round this tomb was manufactured by
her husband"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Peter Macarthur was once talking
with friend when he quoted another
man as financial authority. His
friend disputed the right of the person
quoted to be considered an expert. Mr..
Macarthur insisted that the man had a
right to speak like an oracle.
What Is your definition of an au-
thority p asked his friend
my idea Of an authority" retorted
Mr.. Macarthur, "is person who bluffs
beyond my limit"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

j. M. PEARSE.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT
y OR. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office In City Hall block,
second hoor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
ALEX. sEEsraom.

ALEX. sEEsrRoM.
~ ENERAL BLACKSMITH, horseshoing q
VI specially. Interfering and c0rns cured or
no pay. Prices reasonable. and the best Of
work guaranteed A share OF the public patron
age Is solicited. Shop on Franklin street, near
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
The "con" Combine.

A Little Fable Concerning the Merger OF Con-
fidence Games That Result In Getting all the
Swag on Both Sides of the Street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

A.E. PETERSON,
nEADER IN Groceries. Provisions, rotk
" cry, Fruits. etc. Main Street.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
z. GEO. S. LISTER.

HARDWARE, STOVES, TINwARE, ETC.
Il Keeps drst-class timer and does all
kinds of repairing with neatness and dispatch.
Store opposite First National Bank, Main ST
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
rs prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
~ Monuments and Head Stones Of various de-
signs. Have the county right for Sipe's Pat
cut Grave Cover; also dealer in Iron Fences.
VIII meet all competition. M 9.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

LAWRENCE q GREMs.
DRUGS. Wall Paper, Stationery, Paints. Oils
~ etc. City Hall block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
O. E. caTEs.

O. e. GATES.
GITY DRAYMAN. Am prspared to do all
~ work In my line, Moving household goods
ana pianos speciality. All work will receive
prompt attention. A share Of your patronage
Is solicited. Charges right. Give your draylng
to man who mas come to stay.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

CYCLONE AND TORNADO
Insurance IN FIRST class companies written and
policies Issued by BRONSON Il CARR,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

F. .WERKMEISTER.
N ENERALs DEALER IN FURNITURE,
VI Cofans. Picture Frames, Etc. A complete
stock of Furniture and Upholstery always on
hand, at prices that defy competition. A good
Hearse kept for attendance st funerals. Earl
vile, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

A Freak Giant.
Manager Of Show-Have got q va
cancy for giant9 Why, you don't
look five feet!
Candidate-Yes, that's just It. I'm
the smallest giant on record :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
A. THORPE.
e. r. eRAssFlELp,

BOOTS AND SHOES of all grades and prices.
ID Custom Work and Repairing gwen special
attention. Stor0t in City Hall Block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
DENTIST Q.

DR.. J. w. SCOTT.
II ETERINARY Surgeon. and Dentist. sol E
Main Street. Telephon 239.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

what Catholics call 1.-The vastest temple of
Christianity" Leo XIII and Plus TX assembled
the throne of Peter before a more exclusive au-
dience in the Sistine Chapel Not since 1870
had Pope said mass in the chief auditorium,
and those who watched the new Pontiff at the
high altar and heard the intonatiOns of his voice
even in the most distant corners of the i'm
mensa baslca called to mind the more glorious
days Of the Papacy, of which their fathers and
grandfatherS sometimes spoke. Then st. Pc
ters was the scene of frequent ceremonals, at
which the head of the Church offciated, and
where all the pOmp and splendor of the Church
were to be seen by even the humblest. Then the
high festival days were always the occasion of
great popular gatherings under the great DOME
"ilvn 'i4c appear in the high
altar and intone the mass
In the reigns of the two predecessors of Plus
X St Peters came to be regarded a sort of
gorgeous mausoleum, where lay, together with
the bodies of former Pontiffs dead memories of
the times when the POpes were heads of tenn
poral as well spiritual power. The services
were not said from the high altar but instead
they were performed in chapes or in some cor
ner of the basilica when only a subordinate Of
fetal of the Church off1ciated. Even on such
holy days Christmas and Easter cardinal
conducted the mass, and even on ST. Peters
day when supplicants came to kiss the toe of
the Popes face was never seen. And so an edi-
nee, which two centuries ago cost $50OOOOOO
and which nowadays would represent an ex-
penditure of $200,000,0OO, had come to answer
much the same purpose as an ordinary church
The new Pope, by reviving something of the
glory of this ancient sanctuary, has thus caused
the Roman populace to compare the days of
the present Church with those of former times.
Some have contrasted the days of Leo XIII
with those of Urban VIII. When Urban conse-
Grated st. Peters in 1905, one hundred and
twenty years after julius II laid the first stone
OF the building. the Easter holiday was cele-
brated in the great sanctuary with gorgeous
ness which had never before been attempted. At
night the great dome was illumined by a thou
sand torches, SO that it appeared against the
black sky like mountain of fire. Each torch
was held by climber, who clutched with his
other hand some projecting ledge on the almost
precipitous surface of the dome. Occasionally a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

topmost torch was seen to sway back and forth
and then dart to the ground like shooting star
1t was only poor wretch who had lost his hold
and had dashed down to the pavement of the
street some four hundred and fifty feet below.
Promises of gold tempted some of these torch
holders to risk their lives, but the majority were
impelled by a still more potent influence. They
were criminals from Italian prisons, who were
told that in return for their bravery in facing
death for the sake of the Church their crimes
would be pardOned and their terms of i'm
prisonment ended. In spite of the many fright
full deaths which resulted each Easter there
were always plenty of volunteers, and it was
not until a hurricane swept half hundred
torchbearers off the dome one night, and their
bodies were found strewn about the PIAZZA. that
this feature of the Easter services at Rome was
at last abandoned
Those who reared the walls and hung the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER
Used again for Coronation Of Pope
Its Fast Proportions.

With the coronation of Pope Plus X last Sun
day in ST. Peters, the world had the opportunity
of realizing again how vast is this sanctuary
There is popular tradition that the great
basilica can never be filled, and that even at the
highest ceremonials its nave, which is as long
as three Fifth-ave. blocks, and its transepts,
in which two such blocks could be placed side
by side, will always accommodate another thou
sand. But according to press dispatches, St.
Peters was actually filled last Sunday. and
more than sixty thousand persons within its
walls acclaimed the new Pope
Not since 1916 had Pope been crowned in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

and whose fingers vie in size with an athletes
forearm. The roof is indeed city in itself. for
here are rows of houses. where the wOrkmen
who are constantly employed in repairing the
cathedral have their homes. a fountain sup
plies them with water and their provisions are
brought to them on the backs OF dOnkeys driven
up the broad and easy incline of the stairway
Far above. on the peak of the towering dome.
which. although nearly two centuries have
passed since its completion. Is stm the highcSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

One needs to climb to the top of ST. Peters to
understand best how it's builders sought tn
oVerawe its beholders. Then the colossal pro-
portions OF every detail become apparent Then
one may discover that the pen in the hand of
81 marx Is as long as a six foot grenadier On
approaching the row of apostles which stand
along the edge of the roof, and which seem 70
the bystander in the street below of the size of
ordinary human beings, one will find gigantic
figures. whose eyes are as big as mems heads
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

dome st. Peters meant that it should play
spectact ar part. When Bramante drew his first
plan, al Michael Angelo and Giacomo della
Porto evolved the dome, they sought not only
TO mouse ne worlds greatest gatherings but
also 10 inspire approaching pilgrims with an
awe they 2.d never felt before. Little did they
cream of the time when it's chief auditorium
would fail into dsuse, and that finally more
than half a century should eIapse without a
Papal coronation beneath it's dome
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-04

r The route to be chosen for the trip
has not been definitely settled upon
o nor the time. In a general way, now
p ever, Mr.. Rotch approves of July ISL;
h 1908, as the late for setting forth, ana
would be inclined to follow the timer
d airy suggested by Prof. H. II. Hide
a brandsson Of Upsala, who would nave
# him start from the Azores lslands,
- after landing a party at San Mlguel
: for brief observations Of the cloud and
n for kite soundings. The party would
IT proceed thence to Tenerliffe by way OF
l. MADEIRA, through an ocean tract Where
e the anti-trade is always IN evidence,
le since it dips in some places as low as
,e 5000 feet. After a stay in the ne!gh-
Y borhood of Teneriffe they Will go south
past the Cape Verde Islands to the
II doldrums. and thence westward to the
q South American coast, running at rlgnt
- angles to the southeast and southwest
,s mOnsoons. AS they turn again toward
!. Africa some curious phenomena Will
II demand their attention at Maurltlus,
where the upper winds are regularly
"a from the northwest against the south
east trade. On Ascension Island theF
: will send up a balloon without lnstru-
~ ments to the greatest possible helght,
a in order that it's drift may be accurate
y Nv observed. Thence return Will be
n made past the Gains that lie southwest
- of Guinea to the Azores, avoiding proX-
unity to the coast of Africa, where the
:. atmosphere is frequently dlstured by
hot blasts from the Sahara. Following
~ such a course they will solve, so Prof.
~ H~ildebrandsson thinks, some of the
II most pressing problems in meteorology.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-04

serving as a leader followed by &
more Of the steadier Hargraves.
. The string employed in steel |
wire, which was long ago found i'll
sea soundings to be of great stu
and very slight liability to saggi!S
steam winch, a modification of
Kelvin's steam power windlass q
soundings, is placed on the std
the vessel. This works almost
matically, for the pull of the kit
fees to unwind the drum: only
drawing the kite in does the obj
have to resort to steam power. n
tomato register keeps account :
: length Of the wire paid out all
pressure eXerted, facts necessary
! known in order that the tander
not break loose. Il
The self-recording instruments 8
included in a so-called meteorogr#
compact lanter-Shaped carrier +
contains an thermometer that r
continuously the velocity Of the Il
an alcohol thermometer, the liqN
, which as it contracts or eXpand8
stantly alters the curvature of tho
itself, and thus furnishes a second
tinuous record; a MICROSCOPE, col
ing in essence of a bunch of hd
hairs which lengthen in moist ain
shorten in dry, thus revealing the
alive humidity of the atmosphere;
| a barometer which records the he
reached and substantiates the cal
tons made trigonometrically at tn
level station. These last are, of co
performed with greatest accuracy
error caused by sagging of the
having been calculated to q niceE
changes in direction Of the viii
also infinitely recorded by the 81
the wire at the wipdlass. The dH
a vessel, it should be noted. ~
, especially good vantage ground
level observations contempor
| with tose Of the instruments a
the air.
! If this joint American and G.
, ploration of the tropical atmo-
depths should not be made, it is
clear that somebody is going to ! III
take it before very long, fo n
Rotch's idea Of flying kites from
ing vessel has already caught
Europe. Thos past summer Cou#
Zeppelin, the Swiss scientist Of
fame, has been towing kites III
down Lake Constance from the
Of q small steamer, while two ~
meteorologists, Messrs. Berso1
! Elias, who by the way have be
| pointed to attend Mr.. Rotch vi
prospective tour, have already
records from shipboard in the
waters about SpitZbergen. F
more, the German Antarctic ex
vessel Gauss and the English sh
covery both set sail more than
ago equipped with meteorological
and they will undoubtedly brint
interesting reports from the Sou,
Off the coast of Scotland Mr.. Imp
the British Royal Meteorologicd
ETY. has been cruising with XII
declares himself very enthusiast
garding their possibilities. 1t a
therefore, that this plan of ocea
flying has abundantly justified
and it is only a question Whet
country where it was evolved W
the credit Of making notable 81
discoveries or will leave it to tn
tious Germans.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-04

Guesses at the worlds age differ vide
w, Sir Edward Fry points out that
the physicist, reasoning from the dis
sination of the earth's heat, the con-
traction of the sun, and the action OF
the tides, finds that the earth consoi-
dated at a time nearer 20 than 10 mil
lion years ago; while the geologlst'
from the present rate at which SAND,
chalk, ETC., are being deposited by river
and sea, infers that $50 million years
must have elapsed since life began on
the globe. The biologist thinks the
time must be still more asst since the
beginning of life, on the assumption
that species have multiplied by very
slow variation, the estimate being 2,'oV
million years. Sir Edward contends
that the sinkle phenomenon of "pelor-
ism" a sudden transmissible variation
among plants, sufficiently shows that
the biological estimate is unnecessar-
ilv long. This abnormal development
! was first observed more than $50 years
ago in the yellow toad-flaX OF a Baltlc
! island, and has since been traced by
| one observer in 10 varieties OF pants.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-04
An attempt to fix the velocity Of light

An attempt 70 TX inc VeIOC4ty OF IISHt
with greater accuracy, usllS rie
toothed-Wheel method of FiZeau under
improved conditions. has been described
nv NJ. Perrotin. In previous expert
ments. the beam of light was a TO
travel a distance Of T. kilometres C,4o2
miles, and back, but in the recent trials
It was reflected from a mirror placed at
2 distance of As kilometres (28.566 miles,
from It's source. From 1,109 observa-
tons the velocity has been found to be
299. $50 kilometres (about 1S6,225.5 miles,
per second, with a probable error less
than so kilometres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-30
COLORADO FOR ROOSEVELT
And Senator WoIcott Wins Victory in
Republican Convention.

Denver, Col. Sept. 39.-Former United
States Senator Edward O. Wolcott,
won a decisive victory. today in the
contest before the Republican State
central committee between the rival
factions in this city and afterward in
the State convention. The committee
by Il vote of II to is placed the Wolcott
delegates on the temporary roll call of
the convention and the convention by
unanimous vote made the temporary
roll call permanent. No opportunity
was given the anti Wolcott delegation,
headed by David H. Moffet, to make a
contest before the convention.
Mr.. Wolcott was chosen temporary
chairman without opposition and in a
carefully prepared speech he criticised
his opponents in the party and pleaded
for harmony.
The following resolution was unani-
canIsm stands for progressiveness. We
believe in leaders who do things and
who keep the wheels of industry NOV
ing, rather than cloggged with doubts,
fears and predictions of revolutions of
business. Our fearless leader is Theo-
dorc Roosevelt. Colorado Republicans
in State convention hereby tender him
of the United States in 1904, and also
pledge the electoral vote of Colorado for
the Republican ticket"
Chief Justice John Campbell was re-
nominated by reclamation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-30
A GENERAL RISING
Ordered in Eastern Macedonia and the
Revolt Is Growing.

Sofia. Bulgaria Sept. "a telegram re-
ceived here from the camp of Gen. Zont-
chef the cOmmander-in-chief of the Mac
edonian insurgents at RaZlog Go miles
from Sofia, announces that d general ms
ing was proclaimed. Sept y. in the dis
Melnik and Sores, and that all the lnSlf-
gent bands in eastern Macedonia had re
ceiVed direct orders to begin operations.
f. The chief hope of the revolutionary or
sanization now centers in the outbreak
in eastern Macedonia which is expected
to assume considerable proportions. as the
leaders there are all officers of the Bulga-
rian reserve This the sympathizerS with
the Macedonian cause hope will arouse a
war feeling in the Bulgarian army and
force the government to eSpouSe the Mac
edOnian cause.
Dispatches received here from various
sources say Gen. Lantcheff has been
greeted everywhere with the greatest en-
thuSiaSm and that all the peasants are
ilockins to his banner.
A dispatch from Rilo monastery says
the town OF RaZlOg has been in flames
since Sunday night.
The insurgents are attacking Butchevo
and severe fighting is reported to be going
on between the insurgent bands and the
Turkish troops. The sound of artillery is
plainly heard at Rio
Another fight is reported to have taken
place near Okhrida (2S miles from Monas-
tir}, in which 30 Turks were killed and
many were wounded 1t is reported that
all the intelligent Bulgarans of the town
of Okhrida were recently arrested on sus-
piCion of communicating with the inSur-
gent bands and were sent in chains to
Mona stir.
A letter from Philoppolis dated yester-
day. says the authorities there have dis
tributed rifles and ammunition in all the
frontier villages for use in case of at
tack being made by the Turks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-30
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
So Thinks At Least One TRAVELLING Man,

| would as soon think of starting out
without my mileage books and grip as
to start out on a trip without a box of
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in my va
Use, said a travelling man who repre-
sents st. Louis hardware house.
Why? Because l have to put up at all
kinds of hotels and boarding houses.
have to eat good, bad and Indifferent
food at all hours of the day and night
and don't believe any mans stomach
will stand that sort of thing without
protest. anyway l know mine won't.
1t has to have something to break the
fall and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is
the erutch | fall back on.
My friends often Josh" me about it,
tell me I'm an easy mark for patent
medicine fakirs. that advertised medi-
clnes are humbugs, etc, but l notice
that they are nearly always complain
ing of their aches and pains and poor
digestion, while I can stand most any old
kind of fare and feel good and ready for
my work when it needs me, and l be-
lleve | owe my good digestion and
sound health to the daily, regular use
of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets, year in
and year out, and all the "joshing" in
the world will never convince me to
the contrary.
used to have heartburn about three
times day and a headache about
three or four times a week and after
standing this for four or five years I
began to look around for crutch and
found it when my doctor told me the
best investment l could make would be
a fifty cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, and have invested about fifty
cents month for them ever since and
when | stop to think that that is what
spend every day for cigars, feel like
shaking hands with myself for | can
keep my stomach and digestion in first
class order for fifty cents a month. II
don't care for any better life insurance.
My druggist tells me they are the
most popular of all stomach medicines
and that they have maintained their
popularity and success because they do
as advertised. They bring results, and
results are what count in patent medi-
cine as much as in selling barbwire.
Sept2S- 30oct2. !