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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
"rak, Tent o, the Corner.

AS the coffin containing the, affec.
tionate wife of sorrowing husband
was being conveyed to the churchyard
in certain country parish in the
South of Scotland 1t accidentally
struck against the corner of a wall,
in consequence of which circumstance
the deceased was aroused from a
trance and lived for several years.
When the poor woman really died a
few years afterward, in the act of
passing the same spot the husband
anxiously exclaimed to the bearers of
the coffin. TAX tent (care) Of the
corner this time"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

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completely isolated by trained nurses Sisters
y and disnfector appointed every aicted
houses. The treatment the usual one but the add
our typhoid and phus patients; single man. woman
or child died. while before that every third patient had
succumbed to the disease Isolation did more within three
months the epidemic completely stamped out
Sewerage, cleanliness isolation them will stamp out ty
plus and typhoid Let the health authorities these
and fight them they would cholera and all is
well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Tru.ts In Control.

II President Roosevelt is reelected
next year 1t will be simply and solely
because majority Of the voters sin
cerely believe that he is helping them
to fight their battle with the trusts.
So odious have the hundreds of pro-
tected trusts become, both in the eyes
of consumers and investors, that no
man who openly favors them can
hope to be elected to any kind of pub
lie office. 1t is not strange, then, that
President Roosevelt Is seeking to have
the public believe that he Is an enemy
of all bad Understanding that there
are some good anes.
But what did the President ever do
to really injure great corporations?
Although he began political life MS a
strenuous free-trader. yet he recently,
under pressure from the Protec i've
Tariff League, joined the standpatters
and thus stands opposed to the most
certain way Of curbing the trusts and
giving relief to the people, by reduc-
ing the tariff duties. AS Governor Of
New York lie called nm, extra session
of the Legislature to pass amendments
to the Ford bill to tax the franchises
of the; public service corporations
The amendments We're prepared by
the corporation attorneys, and were
intended to make the act unc nstitu-
tional. The courts have not yet, ufter
four years of lost time, fully decided
the case. 1t wns the Presidents voice
that killed the Littlefield antitrust bill
in the last Congress and caused the
passage of two sham antitrust bills
the Elklns anti-rebate bill and the De
partment of Commerce bill, with its
bureau Of corporations to give pub
.licity to trusts.
The facts that are slowly coming to
light In regard to this new bureau
should open the eyes of the voters to
the real position of the President en-
the trust question. In discussing the
present Statistical Outlook in WASH
ington,' the correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce anil Com
mercial Bulletin said of this new bu-
reau:
'.The work now laid out for this Du-
reau Is of really thorough type, and
II it is pursued with yigor en- the Ines
now suggested there will be good
deal of complaint in the near future
when the methods now contemplated
are actually applied. Pressure Of the
most strenuous sort will undoubted y
be brought to bear at the White
House. Just how soon the department
will really begin to show its hand in
the matter of trust Investigation can
not be certainly predicted, but those
who are in position to know say 1t will
not be until after the next Presidential
election. AS matter Of fact, good
deal Of time Is needed for the organi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
in HAMLE1,s TOWN.

Danish People will Erect Monu.
ment to Shakespeare.
Three hundred years have passed
since Shakespeare gave the world the
first copy of his wonderful Hamlet,
and now the people of Denmark, to
whom the unfortunate Prince is far
more of reality than any other coun-
try in the world, are about to cele-
brate the event. which brought world
wide fame to their town of Elsinore
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

cate in 1857. Prince Waldemar of
Denmark declining the honor, the en-
bassy was In sore straits. A member
happening in beer garden and
CHANGING to inform IN acquaintance of
their mission, was pointed to young
Austrian army officer. who was sitting
at table near by, the friend exclaim-
ing: There is The very man you seek.
He is Ferdinand of Snxe-Coburg and
Gotha. cousin of every crowned head
in Europe, and a grandson Of Louis
Philippe of France. He Is favorite
Of the Emperor of Austria and Of the
Car of Russia, and Is man CT great
wealth." And Ferdinand was imme-
diately chosen Prince Of Bulgaria. but
the Powers and Porte did not ratify
the choice until 1896.
Russia, which delayed confirmation
on account Of hostility to Stambouloff,
who had made Bulgaria important
was the last to give sanction, and has
since used the Prince as a mere pup
nct
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

II you value the world simply for
what you can get out Of 1t, sold Presi-
dent Hadley to the Ynle graduating
class. be assured that the world will
in turn estimate your value to 1t by
what 1t can get out Of you. Such
man, he added. may have followers
in prosperity, but not In adversely.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

During the year ending May 81 more
than ten million dollars were given in.
the United States for founding libra
ries or enlarging those already estab-
Iished. The money came from more
than five hundred different people, in
sums ranging from five hundred to six.
million dollars. Notwithstanding the
establishment Of libraries. the Gale of
books to Individual purchasers is not
falling of. Never before In the history
Of the United States have the success
full books reached SO wide a sale as
during the past ten years. About half
q million copies each Of several suc-
cessful novels have been sold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Ancient Substitute for Anacsthetics.
A Dutch physician recently made a
discovery while travelling In Java. He
CHANGED to stop enc day at Souraboya,
where the Javanese maintain n large
hospital for prisoners. His attention
was drawn to the fact that in the
treatment of such cases as necessitat-
ed an anaesthetic the native doctors
did not resort to n drug, but Instead
they were manifestly reducing their
patient to condition of stupor by
COMPRISING the cartoid artery with
their fingers. The Dutch physician
was so much impressed with this
primitive method of rendering the ma.
t!ent at least partially insensible to
pain that he made careful study Of
it. He discovered that this method of
anaesthesia, although unknown In
modern surgery, was in all probability
in vogue among the ancients.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

In spite Of the sarcasm layished
upon the tendency of modern nations
to say nice things to each other, 1t
must be admitted that pleasant neigh
borly relations are promoted thereby
and that 1t beats scrapping.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Mr.. WI Ting-Fan the former Chi.
nese minister to the United States, Is
sustaining in China the reputation for
humor which he had in this country.
At q meeting In Canton, China, of
"The Natural Feet Society," the ex-
minister remarked that he had never
allowed. any daughter of his to bind
her feet. Then he added, ITO be sure,
I have never had any daughters" AS
Mrs. WI contributed one hundred dol
lars to the funds Of the sotsety, her
husbands joke probably had an appre-
ciatiye audience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
MERRY MEAL TIMES.

The Table No Plnce for Fault Finding.
NagginE and Strife.
Has It ever been your lot to sit at
table with group Of young folks who
ent tile meal in silence. or with few
constrained remarks, looking askance
at the head OF the family, before ven
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

The number of immigrants in 1902
was 64S,473. For the fiscal year of
1908. ended June 80, the number had
leaped to s57,o4G. This Is an increase
in twelve months Of 2os,b78 and is a
Jump Of 90 per cent. II this rate is
maintained the number Of immigrants
for the next fiscal year will be much
more than 1000, 600. Even should the
rate Of increase full to 25 per cent;
which is not likely, the 1,0oO, 900 mark
in the flood of aliens to our shores will
be passed,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

"Oh. thank you, sirr' exclaimed the
young man who was anxious to Temp
the matrimonial hurdle Il was fraic
You would not be willing to trust your
daughter to my keeping"
"oh, that's all right. my boy" re-
piled the old man with suppressed
chuckle. "of course It pains me to
part with her, but I can't afford, such
luxury"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Ann Bell, and was
born In 1850. Her
great grandparents
on her fathers
side We're Creek
Indians, and this
mixture Of Indian
blood is noticeable
in her high cheek
bones and in other
lineaments in her
face. When a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26


Once every year-at Thanksgiving
time some one is sure to remark that
the turkey, not the eagle, is the great
American bird. Professor Thompson
Of the United States Agricultural De-
partment thinks 1t is neither the tur-
key nor the eagle, but the hen. He
has been associating much with hens
Of late, and has been so impressed
with their industry. energy, persistence
and strict attention to business that lie
has written pamphlet on the subject.
The American hen, says Professor
Thompson, produces more, in dollars
and cents, than all the gold and silver
mines of the country combined; and, If
the value of the hens be added, the
aggregate is twice the annual yield of
nll the gold and silver mines, and six
times the value Of the wool crop. The
crop Of the hen, then-but that is
mere bubble. No person who desires
to become wealthy can read Professor
Thompson's essay without determi-
nation to give up his life insurance
policy and buy hen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

buried the other
day at Baltimore,
W a 8 a famous
woman in the adj
ministration which
preceded the Civil
w a r. She was
t h e n unmarried
and MS the favorite
niece Of President
Buchanan presided
over the executive
mansion d u r ing
hor ,,ncIosa form
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Some day, but not at this time"
says Tesla. II shall make announce
ment of something that l never once
dreamed Of" What's that! Has his
old friend paid back that So he Dor
rowsd?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
By john ". Gates. Steel trust xasn.te.

ny John N. cares, Sfeei Trust AaGnate.
do not consider that any corpora
ton is over-capitalized when it
san pay regular dividends on Its
capitalization. Tho great trouble
with this so-called >overcapitalization is
TINT the incorporators do not look far
enough ahead. They do not fix their
mark SO that prosperity will be bound
20 lllumine their target and make their
aim sure. In plain English, they do
not allow enough time to dispose Of
their securities and place their schemes
on solid operating and dividend pay
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

he Limitation of offspring when pa
rents IRE competent to marry is as yet
question for the parents to determine
themseIv q. Poor people in our over
crowded cities who allow themselves
the luxury OF six or eight children
VIXEN they know thar income is not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

-,Tll-I 2 = NJ IUpss :. 7.al3lI l97ll,-Ii
You are my picturem cried the ro-
mantle young man in the Big black
windsor. E.
Then nm your arts'' whispered
the beautiful girl.
'.Yes-yesw 4
well, don't you think It would be
nice to be welded to your art r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

We can stand little water In our
stocks. but public sentiment in some
parts or the country is getting little
hostile to cloudbursts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Two Kentuckians have Just been
hanged for killing another Kentuck-
ian. Can 1t be TINT the feud is no
longer held by the Kentucky courts to
be as sacred institution?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26


during the last ten fifteen years Why city people
less subjected to these deadly diseases? Because
plenty of hot and cold water facilities for bathing
make them cleaner than the average country folks.
warn everybody that typhus. as well typhoid, is
communicated from man man, that 1t is highly cona-
giousas contagious cholera and restricted and
fought by the public health authorities henceforh must
be subjected to the rules and regulations that apply
cases of cholera and malaria.
spent three months in the typhus and typhoid dis.
ricts about Treyes Germany where unlmproved towns
and villages alike affected with deadly results
learned that propagated by another despite
ordinary sanitary precautions The cseaGe communi
Gated by nhaling the patients BREATH by handshake BY
wipng his brow by washing his linen the same tub with
the rest of the peoples etc. In the Treves district like.
wise observed that small children often suffer from typh
fevers in mild form to be obliged take to their
bed found 100 such where parents had neg
lected to call In physician AS consequence no pre-
cautions whatever observed and whole households
and schools Infected sometimes long after the little
sufferers had gotten over their ndsposition.
found thirtytwo Ill to the death removed
them Mt to barrack azareo up the hill ont
side the infected district The sick people left the houses
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Hoss and Hoss.

Nellie married her for her beauty,
but she hasn't much left.
Belle-And she married him for his
money. So they are in the same boat,
Philadelphia Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Republican, Deflnition..

"Scandnl"-A charge against pub
lie officer purely for polIt cal effect;
equivalent to ..'hot air. serious thing
II 1t occurs in the Democratic party,
but in your own onlJ one Of those
things that will happen in the best
civil service on the planet.
"Fraud"-An obsolete word. For
merly signifed breach Of trust by n
public servant; in modern usage the
synonym is enterprise" sS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

No other government in the world
attempts to give its people such FREE
quent and detailed information about
crops as the United States furnishes
to the farmers of the country in its
monthly crop reports; nor Is there any
other country which could furnish re-
ports so diversified and. from the point
of view Of all the people, so hopeful.
Size is In itself often, perhaps usually,
an element of strength. This is as
true of country as of an Individual;
but the strength Of the United States
lies more In differences of soil and va
riety Of climate than in mere extent
Of territory. These differences mean
diversified products-a fact which the
crop reports bring out at a glance-and
therefore reduced liability of wide.
spread suffering through local crop
failures. II there is country on the
face of the earth where famine is
absolutely impossible, this is 1t. In
ordinary times we raise not merely the
food we ourselves need, but large
share also of what Europe eats. Our
ration is not confined to one or two
things, but consists of wheat, both
winter and spring; corn, oats, rye, bar
ley, rice, potatoes, and many kinds of
fruit; beef, mutton, poultry, pork, milk,
butter and eggs. Meteorological condi-
tons which should blight OF destroy
more than small part of this great
food supply are almost inconceivable.
AT least they IRE unheard of. And
there remain those other great crops,
cotton and hay, which, although they
do not in themselves furnish food to
man, yet indirectly put food into the
mouths of millions Sections may suf-
fer US New England has suffered from
drought and some parts of the West
from food; but these are, after all.
but little patches on the great agricul-
tural map. The country as whole
moves prosperously on from year to
yenr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

The toy pistol ought to be adopted
by the army. 1t heats the gatling
gun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

In mixing colors yellow and blue
mike green; therefore. If Chinaman
feels blue he must be green.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

When an old-fashloned mother
wants to say in back handed way
that her boy is good at school, she
says that he likes all his teachers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

A student has had twenty inches of
frog skin grated on his hand with
out croaking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

But is there such thing as, an
unconsclously pretty g.rl:''
Certainly. When pretty gilt
knows everybody knows she's pretty,
of course she's unconscious. Why
shouldn't she be, pray?' 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Socialists have discovered that the
germ of laziness is $500 years old.
Such germ woad naturally be slow
In bringing himself to notice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

1t is not breakfast food ad. to say
that the Hungarian diet disasrees
with the premier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
SHE is 1873 YEARS OLD.

Former Slave, Who Cooked for wa.h.
ington, Living In Illinois.
One of the Oldest women in the
United States, perhaps the Oldest, is
living in Champaign, Ill. She is Mary
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

1t is said that Indians have. acquired
the divorce habit. Perhaps the real
truth is that some Of the squaws have
decided to strike.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

About the time a man realizes that
he doesn't know much he begins to
know considerable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
sinceritv Defined.

DeBorem-You are very kind. bur
I'm afraid you are not sincere.
Miss Caustic-Well wouldn't YOU
rather I'd be kind than disagreeable?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

At 5. people want the moon; at 25,
the honeymoon 55 they discover
thut both wants were moonshine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Gushington - wonder what's the
matter with Starr, the tragedian; lie
never notices me any more.
Crittick-Didn't hear you tell him
his style was very much like Booths.
Gushington-Yes. but surely
Crittick- That's where you made
your mistake. You should have said
Booths style was like his.-Phtladel-
phia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

When girl goes away for two
weeks visit she always comes home
with her hair arranged in a new way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Although humanity has outgrown
many of the finiquIt.ss Of yore. many
mans inner satisfaction still depends
on the pie rates
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
KINGS SERVE WHERE ONCE They RULED.

Before the Franco Prussian war, when the
men Of my generation were children the prophets
of the salons and smoking parlors predicted the
near end of the monarchies of Europe. No war
occurred on the continent but that they pointed
out the decadence Of royalty and the resurrection
Of the dream of republican empire. Thirty years
have passed. The thrones of Europe are more.
cta hlo doy tim n ayo. ,aforo M rorbon, <bo+
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Highest Tower in the WORLD

The highest tower in tile world, $50
feet high, Will be erected at the Cen
trail station in New York City.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
No Pleasing Him.

Mother-Tommy, what's the matter
with your little brother?
Tommy-He's crying because I'm
eating my cake and won't give him
any.
Mother-Is his own cake finished?
Tommy Yes'm. and lie criec while
was eatin' that, Philadelphia
Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

The unexpected never happens.
There is always some wise guy stand
ing around who says, II told you 50"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
HOW 70 FIGHT NpaUs AND TYPHOID FEVER.

By Prof. Or. Robert koch.
While possessing only unprofessonal reports.
those Of the daily respecting the recent ty
phoid epidemics in the United States do moi
hesitate to say that In numerous cases cited the
word typhus should have been substituted for the
term typhoid. Livery newspaper reader, IL he
has access to medical statistics, will find that the
mortality from typh fevers and the frequency OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

Aiger and Thurston Reciprocity.
When a speaker of either political
party is invited to Detroit, he is treat
ed to the best there Is In that ancient
western city. There is, too, q certain
exhilaration about the atmosphere OF
Detroit TINT has led many orators to
fall into hyperbaton and this may ac-
count for the extraordinary hyperbole
induiged in by ex-senator John a.
Thurston in that city. He SAID:
Blind as bats In the serene sun
shine of his success, they have swarm
ed In the darkness and fiung their
puny ink-blots at the shining splendor
of his stainless shield. But the coun-
try knows, and the world knows, ana
impartial history will declare, that the
war administration OF Russell A. Alger
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

The rarest person in the world is
one who is In perfect health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

The race question is great study
in white and black.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
OF THE DAY

cation Of the work and for laying out
special lines of investigation. All this
will consume many months, and Sec
rotary Cortelyou is too tactful man to
weaken his strategic position by open
ing fire In Presidential campaign, II
there would be any danger OF hurting
his party thereby. II will, therefore,
be good while before there are any
definite results Of the inquiries of the
Bureau of Corporations"
Is there anything in this statement
to brighten the trusts? Is It not clear
that this new bureau will give the
trusts two years more leeway--tw0
years more license to squeeze the peo-
pie and extract money from their
pockets-two years at Loco, 900. 900 a
year? And what them Publicity.
That's all, and mere than oil, for II 10
entirly optional with the President
whether any of the facts gathered by
this bureau are ever published or not.
But the facts, when published, are In
tended to serve only as a basis for
conservative antitrust legislation
some time in the dim and distant fu-
ture.
President Roosevelt fighting the
trusts? He is their best friend. He,
as no other living man, knows how to
tickle them and at the same time make
the multitude, who sees his fierce face
and vigorous gestures, believe that he
is mauling the life out of them. The
trusts have great need Of just such q
man at this Juncture to save them
from the wrath Of an outraged Ieople.
1t is a part of their game that Wall
street and the trusts are to be against
Roosevelt this year. Next year when
the campaign Is on It will be found
that the G. o. P. is getting financial
support from Its old-time friends the
trusts.-Byron w. Holt.