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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
SIMON N. D. NORTH CHOSEN AS
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS

Simon Newton Dexter North, who
has accepted President I.ooscvelt's ten
der of the office of head of the census
bureau, was head of the manufactures
department of the twelfth census, and
is most capable statistician. For
many years he had been engaged in
newspaper work and had served as
president of the New York State AS
sociated Press and editor of the Albany
Express. In 1888 he became secretary
of tile National Association of Wool
Manufacturers, and in 1898 was ap-
pointed "A member of the industrial
commission. From this post lie resign
ed to become chief statistician of man
ufactures in the last census. He is Il
resident of Boston.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
HOW THE WORLD WAS PAINTED
An Indian Legend of the Way tn,
Spring Came Into the World.

An Indian Legend of the Way the
Spring Came Into the World.
Once, long before there were men in
with snow and ice.
White and frozen lay the rivers and
the seas; white and frozen lay the
plains. The mountains stood tall and
dead, like ghosts in white gowns.
There was no color except white in all
the world except the sky, and it was
almost black. AT night the stars
looked through it like angry eyes.
Then God sent the spring down into
tile world-the spring with red lips
and curling yellow hair.
In his arms he bore sprays of APP
pie blossoms, and the first flowers
crocus, anemones, and violets, red,
pink, blue, purple, violet and yellow.
The first animal to greet the spring
was the white rabbit. The spring
dropped red crocus on his head, and
ever since then all white rabbits have
red eyes.
Then the spring dropped II blue VIC
let on a white bird, tine first bird to
greet the spring, and that is the way
the bluebird was made. Ever since
then it is the first bird to arrive when
the spring comes down from heaven.
So the spring Went through the
world. Wherever he tossed the leaves
from his fragrant burden the earth be-
came green. He tossed the blossoms
on the frozen seas and the ice melted
and the fish became painted with all
the tints of his flowers. That is the
way the trout and the minnows and
the salmo1i became gaudy.
Only the high mountains would not
bow to the spring. So their submits
remain white and dead. for they would
let the spring paint only their sides.
The snow owls and the white geese
and the polar bears fed from the
spring, so they, too, remain white to
this day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
Schoolboy Answers.

Here are some gems of schoolboy an
swers to examination problems col
lated by University Correspondence in
London
John Wesley was great sea cap
tain. He beat the Dutch at Waterloo
and by degrees rose to be the Duke Of
Wellington. He was buried near Nell
son, in the Poets Corner in Westmins-
ter Abbey"
Askel to name six animals peculiar
10 the Arctic region, n boy replied:
"Three bears and three seals
THE Sublime Porte is very fine
old wine."
1.-THE possessive case is the case when
somebody has got yours and won't give
ii to YOU"
: 1.-The plural of penny is twopence.'
In the sentence. 4 saw the goat butt
the man. butt is conjunction, be-
cause it shows the connection between
the goat and the man."
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places, and so they look like umbrel-
las"
1.-The difference between water and
air is that air can be made wetter, but
water cannot"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

advertised games the true relation o,
sport to college life would be more
speedily 'ascertained. The reigning
brutality of football the almost total
lack of generosity in the greatest con-
tests have aroused disgust and appre-
henslon. There was never anything
noble in hitting a man that was down
Even the cultivated heather were re-
VOTED by such brutishness. Football
as it is now practiccd has largely lost
every quality of gentlemanhood and
is not above the debasing exhibition of
low prize-tighting when not Il criminal
fake
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

the recognition of the chair was ncces.
salv, but all efforts to interest the
Speaker We're as useless as it would
be to get nod of recognition or as.
sent from a SNOW man made by school
boys.
In his plight he was. almost in de-
spair, as his chance for renomina-
ton to Congress was then in the bal
ance. 1t was at this time that the
brilliant Sunset" Cox became tempo
rary Speaker and Mr.. Hopkins resolved
to cultivate" him. Cox was an inim-
liable story teller and raconteur; Hop
kins was n good listener. When Speak
er Cox was telling one of his stories
Hopkins would take prominent place
i'll front of the Speakers desk. No
body laughed more heartily at the
Sunset" stories and jests. His red
head" had Caught the unofficial eye
of the Speaker and at last he had
hopes of catching the A"ofiicial' eye
One day when Mr.. Cox was in a
particularly jovial mood the young
member from Kane County introduced
his bill for the cession of the Fox riv-
or islands to the town OF Aurora and
moved for its passage "by unanimous
consent under suspension Of the
rules"
why, bless your fine red head"
exclaimed Acting Speaker Cox, 81
would not refuse to recognize you from
any quarter of the House. Every time
see those auburn locks of yours
have pleasant visions of a red-laired
| girl | used to know in school. For
her sake you, with that head, can al
ways have the recognition of this
chair. The gentleman from Illinois
has the floor
Although Il peal of laughter greeted
the recognition, Mr.. Hopkins was not
sensitive and he held the floor. Five
minutes later his resolution had, been
passed. The Fox river islands Were
Aurora's proud possession and The
young Congressman had so strength.
ened himself with his home city that
the future support of the inhabitants
was always at his command.
| Senator Hopkins home in Illinois is
at Aurora. He has three sons and one
daughter, Miss Fannie, who. with her
mother, is prominent in the society
life of Washington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08


The Ellsworth college cornet band has
been organized Mt Iowa Falls with sew
cntecn members.
The occrn,nt ,f M emirrout ear was
held up by thugs at Clinton and robbed
of about 5000. The fellows succeeded
in making their escape.
stron,, aff.rt is to bc mad. Ia in
fuse new life mo the camps of the Sons
OF Veterans throughout the State and
also to Establish new ones
Patrons of Des Moines schools are OBJ
jccting to the recent order of the school
board increasing the length of the school
year from nine to ten months.
Rnmors ore curreut that the G.. a. \
w. will build ii $4,000 passenger depot
Mt Mason City and invest $40. 900 in i'm
provements in the yards at that place.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Won der Hoist, German charge daft
flares, replied. The monument is an
impressive structure OF granite bear
ing inscriptions in German, Latin and
Chinese. The inscription, dictated by
Emperor William. reads us follows:
"This monument has been erected by
order Of his majesty, the Emperor of
China, for the imperial German minis
ter, Baron Won Ketteler, who fell on
this spot by, heinous murder on the Goth
of June, 1900, in everlasting commem-
Grafton of his name, as an eternal token
Of the Emperor's wrath about this
crime, as warning 10 all"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Several years ago German noble-
man who happened to be visiting In
this country was Introduced one even
cd scholar of one of our Eastern States.
The German had "thirty-siX quarter
ings' in his coat of arms, together with
all the prejudices, greatly exaggerated,
of his class, and was inclined to look
OH Americans as meretorious enough i'll
their way, but as belonging distinctly
and of necessity TO n lower order of be-
ings. The host was an archaeOlOgist,
and having received some of the All
Gent implements and utensils eXca-
waited In Rome at that time by Prof.
Rodolfo Lanciani, was explaining to
the young and old folk that they were
toys used by the little Romans ages
ago, which establishes the solidarity
of youth in all ages. The assembled
company forthwith descended to the
floor of the library and played the
games with the antique Roman toys.
Neighbors and friends dropped in quito
informally, musicsenlivened the gather
ing, talk which ranged from the gravS
to gay was not without its humor ana
Its wit, and as all present We're delight
ed, they all contributed to the delight.
When the guests departed, the German,
who had drained life to the dregs, had
seen society from the Paris Faubourg
st. German to st. Petersburg, and
from Rome to London, was impelled
to say that there was the idyllic and
the true society. No lackeys, 10 pro-
digious expense, no frigid formality,
but all simplicity, ease which was as
attractive as 1t was natural and whole
some. The German confessed he had
discovered Il new Already, and that So
ciety III It's new manifestations was Il
return to the naturalness of former
days, which indicated real advance,
4 higher civilization. The simple life is
not, however, so common nor SO fire.
quently an object Of desire in America
of to-day as to be typical. Those who
have means are in so breathless a race
to spend, to make a display, to Guido
their rivals, to seek pleasure instead
of letting pleasure come to them, that
artificiality, as i'll all rich societies, has
crowded simplicity and naturalness too
much into the background. The desire
for money is natural, and it is likewise
highly commendable. Money means
comfort, education for children, pro-
lection against old age and sickness.
opportunity for self-improvement, and
1t provides many of the things which
distinguish life in a civilized country
from life in the haunts of the savage.
Stored wealth is, in a word, civilization
Itself, or rather civilization depends on
1t. 1t is no wonder, then, that money
is the universal object of the keenest
desire, but the wonder is that whsn
men have won wealth they should
spend it SO foolishly as they do in mod
ern society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

it was only last October that the ag.
gressive bull leader actively impressed
himself upon the metropolitan market
His home is in Providence, r. /. There
he has been leading factor in the cot.
ton market for a dozen years, but none
OF his neighbors until recently suspect.
ed him of being cast in the mold from
which cotton kings or Napoleons of
finance are made.
Mr.. sully made an extensive study
or cotton and passed two years in the
South studying It's culture. He knows
the business from A to z. He is called
Napoleon by his intimatcs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

After all this is good old world to
live in. Occasionally some upgrate-
ful cur will snap at the hand that for
merly fed him. Once in n while some
snarling nobody, with neither brains
nor ability, will assall those whom a
community has already judged his SUI.
perior. This is one kind Of human ma
ture. but 1t exists in a very small part
of our population, and may we'll be
ignored on account of the incense.
quence Of Its results. The great ma,
jority Of people like one another have
respect for honest manhood and true
womanhood, and care very little for
those who try to belittle their neigh.
bors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

The chairman of the Harvard ath-
letic committee, Professor Hollis de.
clares that rival teams are selected
dishonesty and that players are in
tentionally disabled. The percentage
Of injuries increases annually and the
moral. tone of intercollegiate sport
steadfastly declines. That these
charges have basis of truth has long
been believed. The gambling spirit
has corrupted amateur athletics in the
largest and most populous fields En-
posture Of convincing facts must tend
to deter people from making the an
nual contests scenes of social distinc
ton and enthusiastic patronage. The
sanest minds in higher education have
long been of opinion that the athletic
fad has been carried further in the
United States in association with high
er education than is wholesome for the
standayd or the morality
Of the colleges. II the public would
refrain from attending the excessively
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

the great literary men of his day. lie
was born in Stockbridgc, VT, Sept IS,
1903, and died in Detroit, Mich, April
II, 1876. He was preparing for the
Presbyterian pulpit, when he embraced
Universalism and entered the ministry
in 1925. He was pastor of churches In
Vermont and New York for seven
years. AS editor of the Gospel Advo-
cate he wrote and worked earnestly
for the improvement of the laboring
classes.
DR.. Brownson was an associate Of
noted New England thinkers and at
one time member of the famous
Brook Farm Fourier Association,
with George Ripley and Charles A.
Dana, Father Hccker, Hawthorne and
others at its head
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Nearly every State Legislature is af-
aicted with freak legislators, whose
ridiculous travesties upon law-making
bring the legislative machinery into
contempt Their antics, unrestrained
by the rules Of the bodies to which
they temporarily belong, suggest cere-
bral infrmity on the part of presiding
officers whose plain duty it is to keep
the proceedings of Legislatures with
in the bound Of common sense.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

The average schoolboy may thank
fortune that he is not Mexican collec.
tor Of customs, for if he We're he would
be confronted with problems in arith..
metic which would make finding the
least common multiple seem easy. The
finance minister has recently told the
collectors that to find the duty to be
levied in any given instance they must
multiply one-half of the amount of the
duty computed at the prevailing rate
by two hundred and forty-seven and a
quarter, the rate of exchange for gold.
and divide the product by one hun
dred. This will give the amount actu-
ally payable in Mexican money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

How strange 1t must seem to Spain
to have minister from Cuba in Mad
rid! Yet when the Cuban minister pre-
scented his credentials to the King the
other day, his country was compli-
mented as If it had not rebelled and set
up for itself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

lawyer. Later, in
his young manhood, he conceived the
ambition Of becoming n United States
Senator. The first ambition was long
ago realized and for many years Mr..
Hopkins has been n leader ut the bar
Of Kane County. And now the second
ambition has been realized.
Senator Hopkins has been Il member
of Congress since 1855 and has served
on many of its important committees.
He helped frame the Dingley tariff
bill and has taken an active part in
financial and revenue measures.
1t was his ''red head" that first gave
him his start as congressional law
maker. When he first entered Con-
gress he met the fate. of all young
sters' in not being able to catch the
Speakers eye, and thus the stack Of
bills for which he wished to gain con-
sideration by the House remained I'M
shifted upon the calendar. For every
move in forwarding any one of them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

change. He is AZ years I'D. He is
in manner, prompt in ac-
ton, well groomed and courteous. He
has light-blue eyes, Il blonde mustache
and waving sandy hair, which lie parts
in the middle.
Though he has been memDes of the
New York Cotton Exchange two years
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

't1Nls En- eoNuEH. Chinese reDeIs. The
ceremonies of dedication are described
by Minister Conger i'll Il report to the
State Department. They took place in
the presence of high Chinese officials,
the diplomatic corps, the German gar
rison, an equal number of Chinese sol
diers, and an immense crowd of genar-
al spectators. Prince Chung. the Chi
nese Emperor's brother, poured liba-
tions and made speech. and Baron
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
Expected AItocether Too Muc,,

Consumer-see here! Ny family was
out of town all of last month except
three days, and yet my gas bill is high
er than for the month beforei
Clerk (severely)-Well, sir, do. you
suppose we can keep track of the COM
ings and goings of all our customers ?
This office doesn't run society de-
Observation-Disclosures City Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

and ,sociologist, are
about to erect a
bronze bust on n
granite pedestal in
Sherman Park
New York City. at
I'D street and Am
sterdam boulevard.
The Catholics of
the country have
subscribed for this
m e IN o rial. DIR
B + o w II S on was
N1 a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

very spot where the
baron, then the Ger
man minister to Pc
king. was murdered
by The Boxers on
June 20, 1890. The
erection of t Ii ! $
monument was in
sisted upon by EN-
perol' William in
the protocol of Sept.
Z, 1901, to serve as
n warning to unruly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

The retaining Of q corps OF three.
score surgeons by great railroad cor
poration in d. that they may give
first aid to the injured in accidents will
be generally commended, but is it not
the wisest policy for railroads to take
such precautions that surgeons need
not be called on for the relief of disas-
terA3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
Commerce of the suez Cam,

Last year 20I5 English ships went
through the Suez Canal, oil German
ships, PSI French ships, $50 Neither
land, 13S Austria-Hungary, 100 Rus.
sian, 81 Japanese, 81 Italian, 35 Span.
ish, Al Norwegian, 20 Danish, 40 Tur.
kish and % United States ships.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

A Chicago University professor an
nounces that mechanical shocks caused
by the beating muscular movements,
the jar of walking, vibrations in vehi-
cles Of transportation and floors of
buildings" conduce to long life. We
hope he doesn't approve of train
wrecks and earthquakes as stimulants.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

81 don't believe that man ever de-
ceived anybody in his life" said the en-.
thusiastic friend.
"And yet" said Senator Sorghum,
.you want me to give him employment
You don't suppose I have time to teach
him the rudiments Of business, do
YOU ?''-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Neither the blight nor the early
frosts can affect the value of the Chi
nese peach bloom, even if these things
do affect the American fruit growers.
This is because the Chinese peach
bloom appears on small vases made
two or three hundred years ago. One
Of them, six inches tall, sold in New
York last month for thirty-two hun
'dred dollars, enough to buy good
sized peach orchard in Delaware or
California.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

The Artist-It would be such an hon
or to have you buy my picture.
Mrs. GotroX Well, I'll have my con.
noisseur to look ut it, but don't know
when lie can come. I'm buying so
much art just now that my connois-
seur is frightfully busy!-Louisville
Post,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
House Is Bnrned-one Killed.

One per.on was burned to death and
six injured in a fire in the residence of
Ezra, Stevens at Dudley. Stevens faith
er-in-law, Isaac Speed, was unable to
escape and was found dead later The
six other members of the family escaped
in their night clothes by jumping. The
house was DESTROYED.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

600 a week for six
weeks, is II Provi-
dence, II. L., man.
a rather mild man
ncred, unobtrusive
person is this new
cotton king, whom
his followers and
the delighted cot
ton growers of the
South now hail as
the greatest opera
tor ever seen on
the Now YORK. ay-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

the champion woodchop-
per in his township. Not
withstanding the fact
that lie is about II
years old, he is hale
and hearty and most
active, still following
his occupation as n
woodcutter. He reads
the newspapers daily
without the aid of
glasses. Among MIR.
SiDe'S achievements is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

How is that new word, many
where taking with the writing pub.
lie. professor?"
well, 1t isn't used. muchwhere."-
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Since the President gave that EN-
phatic opinion on the subject of race
suicide, the aspirants for office under
this administration will hurry up III
the matter of raising large and inter
esting families.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

as the successor of
William H.. Mason,
he saw rea liz d
the ambition of
many years. In
his carly years,
when only Il lad of
{ or 8, he visited a
court room With
his father, who had
been summoned as
a juror, and he
then and there de-
tcrmined to be II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

If the pituitary gland at the base of
the cerebellum does, as DR.. Sajous con-
tends, govern all our bodily functions,
why not have it cut out and SO avoid
the bother of the bodily functions?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Having become tired of seeing the
story In print Mr.. Rockefeller denies
that he ever said lie would give ST.
100000 for sound stomach. A mil
lion dollars is a great deal of money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

Is the accumulation of money you
don't need worth those gray hairs.
deep lines Of care and decrepitude in
middle life?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

! The milliner who has discovered
that nose defects are durable by a
hat brlm does not mention q remedy
for eye diseases caused by wells.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

' . - the woodcutting record
he made in four weeks. 1t consisted
of hewing 175h cords of wood, $500
rails, and LOO posts. 1t is said that
not a man has ever approached this.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

So long as Uncle Sam supplies the
world with food he can afford to be n
little short on warships. Nations are
not apt to quarrel with their bread and
butter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

| Congressman Lacey's efforts to pre-
serve some Of the natural curiosities of
the great West will not, we hope, in
clude many of the Western politi-
clans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

1t is rather pitiful fact that veneer
able Oxford has so few generous sons
that she must appeal to Scotch
American ironmaster for help.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

People who know there is little of
good to be. said of them are always
listening in the hope of hearing it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08

The question of who founded Rome
isn't half SO interesting as the identity
Of the gentleman who made her howl.