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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
The Use of English.

Ruskin has said somewhere in the
"Fors Clavigera" that extreme nicely
in pronunciation and the use of words
is vulgarity. There can be no doubt
of it. At any rate, to prefer a fine
word to plain one or common one and
to say what you have to say in a so
called fine style rather than in a nat
ural style is sure sign of small cul-
ture and of no taste at all. II a speak.
er or writer is up to his work, he will
trust for his effects to his clearness of
thought, strength of argument, force of
imagination and power to use the Eng
lish language easily, directly and with
common sense correctness. Grammar,
diction and style are the three things
which make the difference between
good writing and bad. The grammar
of the language must of course be ad.
hered to, but adhered to not in the way
in which servant obeys orders by do
Ing simply us he is told, but us man
who knows in himself what he has to
do.-London News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Finish Your Cattle.

The cattle situation is somewhat ma
culiar this year. Last year there was a
short crop of corn and long crop of
grass on the ranches, hence large num-
bers of cattle were held over. 1t was
very fortunate that the long crop of
grass should occur in the same year
with the short crop of corn-fortunste
for both the ranchman and the corn
grower. This year we have reasonably
good crop of corn and very great sur
plus of soft corn fit only for feeding,
while the rsnchmen are, at least in a
great many sections of the ranch coun.
try, short of pasture. Hence, there is
every inducement at both ends of the
line to empty the ranges and to fill up
the feed yards In the feeding states of
the Mississippi valley. The result is a
wonderful extension of cattle and sheep
feeding over the entire length and
breadth of the corn and grass belt
The danger, az we have pointed out
For months past, is that many farmers
who have had no experience in feeding
cattle, or sheep either, will engage in 1t
this year and meet with the losses that
come eevery year to the inexperienced
The business of growing corn and hay
in other words producing cattle feed, is
one thing; the business of converting
these in the most economical wsv intr
meats for the hungry nations is quite
another thing, and the farmer who
| would be proficient in every line car
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

There is one thing that those worthy
cousins, King Edward and Emperor
William should understand. Itwas not
necessary for Great Britain and Ger
many to combine to attack Venezuela,
The combination will do them no good
they intend to seize Venezuela or any
part of the country. Their maDeuyer
was most likely intended to COW the
United States but the United
States is not cowed. The Ameri-
cans will hold the same ground
If the alliance should be made to include
Russia, France and Austria. The first
move on the part of a European power
to acquire land in the wes.er hemisphere
Will precipitate such conflict az no
European power has ever known, con-
titct that would not end, in the case of
England, especially, as long as there
was bit of British bunting on this
side the pond. The Americans are al
ways gentlemen when they fight and
are always ready to fight in case of need
when they are gentlemen. Spain has
been through the bankrupt court and if
any other nation is anxious to follow
her it can find the opportunity by ap-
plying to the right officials. 1t might
be just as well for the people of the
country to begin organizing companies
80 as to he ready to assist in settle
ment.-Cedsr Rapids Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

A kind hearted Washington woman
paid visit to New Orleans while the
shipping season on the river was at It's
height, and as the loading or unloading
of big river boat Is one Of the most
interesting things imaginable TO watch
she went one day to the leyee where a
steamboat, one of the largest afloat,
was discharging Its cargo. The mate
of the vessel stood at the gangplank
and directed the operations of the ne
gro roustabouts. He was loud voiced,
as mate should be, and he beloved
and roared and swore and now and
then whacked some unusually slow Or
stupid negro with a spar. One negro
received SO many blows that the Wash.
tington woman's syE> athies were
aroesed. When she could endure the
mates brutality toward him no longer,
she walked over to where the negro
stood and spoke to him. why do you
allow that man to strike you and curse
you as he doesW she asked. The negro
looked at her in surprise and then
showed all his teeth in grin. Law,
MISS" said he, chuckling, 81 don mind
him. He's paid for doin' that, same as
I'ze paid for dom this"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Horrible Conditions.

The examination made by the COM
mission into the coal strike is doing one
thing in thorough way, and this is to
enlighten the people of the United
States as regards the conditions of the
men working In the mines. 1t has
shown the people that these men had a
grievance, and that they were constant
ly imposed upon until the burden be-
came so great that they took the alter
native of striking and starving or work.
ing and merely existing. The nine
owners have imposed upon the men at
every turn; have increased the size of
the cars the men were required to load
without any increase in compensation;
have made deductions on the most tri.
vial excuses, and have 80 managed
things that the men have received bare.
ly enough to exist on. The thorough
and searching examination being made
by the commission and the publicity be.
ing given the proceedings by the press
is enlightening the people on this ques.
tion rs they could not have been in any
other way, and taking this view of the
case the appointment of this commits
sion will be worth to the people of the
United States all that 1t will cost.
Already we hear reports from some OF
the mine operators who may be affected
by the decision of the commission that
If such decision is against them that IL
will not be accepted, but a fair decision
will be accepted by the American peo
pie, and company not willing to live
up to 1t, will find great difficulty in get
ting men to work its mines or custom.
ers for its product. The heart.rendins
stories which have come from the min.
ing regions are such as to make a per
sons blood boil that such things will
exist In free country. The wonde
is that men working under these con
ditions will continue to vote as thei
employers dictate. - Clinton Advertise,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
About the most unpfoiitable business

About the most unpfoiitable business
that can be thought of at the present
time is running bank ina small town.
Every day you might say they ars sub
Ject to safe crackers. Not day pass
es but what the dispatches give an &C
count of bank in some part of the
country that is robbed by burglars.
Added to the trouble of the bankers is
the fact that the supreme court has yir-
tually turned loose couple of the most
murderous cracksmen in the country,
the Greenfield robbers and murderers
The holding up of express trains is
no longer temptation to the bad man
becaue he has sure thug in the rob-
b,ng of banks in small towns, with lit
tie danger of detection and not much
surety of severe punishment in case he
IL caught red handed in the crime
Manson Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
surer,ns Sour. the Temper.

"In all my experience as physi.
cian." said DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, the
nerve specialist, in lecture, 81 have
not seen more than dozen men or
women who have been improved NOR
ally by long continued suffering. Acute
illness and illness which brings the
patient close to death often has q bene-
cial effect upon the disposition, but /
cannot agree with the assertion which
we frequently hear made In the pulpit
that suffering is usually the means Of
refining. l have seen a few isolated
cases in which this wns so, but it is not
the rule by any means. The chronic In
valid is almost invariably selfish and
peevish. and 1t is n hard task to find q
nurse who can stand the strain Of such
q Seryicen
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which in
cludes with this paper The Iowa Home
stead, its Special Farmers Institute Ed
itions and The Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best of their
class and should be IN every farm home.
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only $l9O.
Never before was 30 small an amount
of money. The three papers named,
which we club with our own, are we'll
known throughout the west, and com
mend themselves to the readers favor.
able attention. The Iowa Homestead
is the great agricultural and live stock
paper of the west; The Poultry Farmer
is the most practical poultry paper for
the farmer, while The Special Farmers
Institute Editions are the most practi-
cal publications for the promotion OF
good farming ever published, Take adj
vantage of this great offer, as it will
hold good fof short time only. Sam.
pies of these papers may be examined
by calling at this office. 53-w21
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Went Him One Better.

'The soil in Kentucky" said the col
onel wiping his whiskers, 'is SO rich,
that the vegetables grow to order while
you wait"
"Thats nothing" put in liar from
Camden. "On my farm over in Jersey
we can't allow the horses to stand a
moment in the fields, for fear they will
sprout and the animals grow up to be
elephants. l made three-legged milk
ing stosl the other day out of freshly
cut saplings and stood it in the back
yard. The next morning found in its
place black walnut extention dining
table. If hadn't sawed the legs off
close to the ground, l might have had a
whole parlor suit in day or two."-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
INCENTIVE TO EFFORT.
The Lesson Liacain's life Teaches tu
the Idle Born

The Lesson Lincair'a Life Teaches tu
the Idle Born.
1t is human nature to take it easy
when we can, and with most people u
big bank account will paralyze effort
and destroy ambition. Who can tell
what would have been the effect OH
our national history had Abraham Lin
coin been born in luxury, surrounded
with great libraries, free to the multi
form advantages of schools, colleges
ana universities, the manifold oppor-
tunities for culture that wealth be-
slows? Who shall say whether the alb
sence of all incentive to effort might
not have smothered such genius?
What wealthy, city bred youth of to-
day, glutted with opportunities for ac-
quiring knowledge, can feel that hun
ger for books, that thirst for knowledge
that spurred Lincoln to scour the will
derness for many miles to borrow the
coveted Life Of Washington" which
he had heard that some one in the
neighborhood owned?
What young lawyer of our day goes
to a law school or library with such
keen appetite, with such yearning for
legal knowledge, as this youth had
when he actually walked forty-four
miles to borrow Blackstone's "Commen-
taries?"
Where is the student in college or
university today who experiences that
satisfaction, that sense of conquest,
which thrilled Lincoln while lying on
the floor of his log cabin working out
arithmetical problems ON wooden
shovel by the light of n wood fire or
enthusiastically devouring the contents
of borrowed book, as If his eyes
would never rest on its pages again?
On reading Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech and his second inaugural ad-
dress foreign readers exclaimed,
whence got this man his style, seeing
he knows nothing of literature?" Well
might they eXclaim, but their aston
ishment would have been still greater
had they known that those eloquent
utterances that thrilled the nations
heart had fallen from the lips of one
who in his youth had access to but
four books-the Bible, "Pilgrim's Prog
ress," Weems' Life of Washington"
and Burns poems.-Success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Business Opportunities For All

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa and MISSOURI on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best sgri-
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and bust
ness men successful. We have demand
for competent men, with the necessary
capital, for all branches of business.
Some special opportunities for creamery
men and millers. Good locations for
general merchandise, hardware, harness,
hotels, banks and stockbuyers. CORES.
pondence solicited. Write for Maps and
Maple Leaflets. W. L. Reed, Industrial
Agent, 6O4 Endicott Building, St. Paul,
Minn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
LAY UP YOUR TREASURES.
No Man Should Spend the Whole OF
His Income

No Man Should Spend the Whole of
His Income,
Is any one too poor to save? is an i'm
portant problem which the readers of
q London Gaily are at present attempt
ing to solve. The question is not by
any means new one 1t is one which
has troubled past generations, Just as,
in all probability, it will affect the gen.
erations yet to come. We cannot say
that this latest discussion of the SUBJ
ject is throwing much, II any, fresh
light upon it.
In the first place, there is diversity
of opinion regarding the term .poor."
One man, who derives an income of
$1,350 year from private property,
fancies he comes under the category,
while another does not consider any
one poor who has an income of $500 Il
year, says writer in Leslle's Weekly.
1t is manifestly impossible to fix any
limit in matter like this. Very much
depends upon the locality and the con-
ditions and surroundings of the indi-
vidual An income that would be
amply sufficient to insure family a
comfortable home, excellent social ad-
vantages and good living in a coun-
try village would mean many priva-
tions and sore discomforts in any large
:ity.
On the whole, however, we are in
clined to believe that Max O'Rel's
views on the point under discussion
come nearer the safe and common
sense rule than anything we have SEEN
II do not care he says, how small
the income of Il man is, he should never
spend the whole of it, especially if he
has a wife and children. He should
at least save enough to pay every year
the premium OH n good life policy. No
man is worthy Of the name who does
not do this, at least. at the price of
whatever privations he has to submit
to. Some pleasure may be derived
from high living, but certainly no hap
pineSS."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
acquire that proficiency only by expert.
ence, sometimes dearly bought.

acquire that proficiency only by expert.
ence, sometimes dearly bought.
The danger is that the markets of
February, March, April and perhaps
May, will be flooded with unfinished
cattle and these will be drug on the
market. The packers know how to
take advantage of all this and being
human will undoubtedly take advant-
age of it. There is further danger that
farmers will feed their cattle until time
to SOW wheat or prepare the ground for
corn and then being disgusted with the
prices, will shove them on to the
market.
We, therefore, suggest to our readers
who are feeding cattle or sheep that
they finish them and put them on the
market in the best shape possible. We
do not mean to feed to a fancy finish,
but send them to the market in first
class condition. There seems to be q
disposition now that the prices of cat
tie are falling to hurry in stock before
the bottom drops out. This is the best
way in the world to knock the bottom
out. There is disposition among all
classes of men to hold back stuff for a
higher pr.ce when the price is advanc-
ing and then when the price begins to
fall to rush it to market and thus create
a panic.
Farmers should notice how the deal
ers In stocks in Wall street are trying
to avoid panic in stocks. They know
very well that the top has been
reached, that they have advanced prices
beyond their values, and yet if they
will study the stock market reports they
will see that they are holding them up
to the very best of their ability, letting
the prices slide down as gradually as
possible and unloading in this quite
way as fast as they can. The cases are
not parallel except in this one respect,
and that is the avoidance of panic by
not throwing their holdings on to
the markets all at once.-Wallaces
Farmer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Whys

One of the wonderful things is that
a woman Of fair intelligence will paint
her cheeks like clowns and appear
on the streets. Why does she do it?
Does she imagine that people think the
paint is bloom of youth? Does she not
know that people laugh at her? There
are two things that people are quick
to notice-when a man wears wig
and when woman paints her cheeks.
-Atchison Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

Tia State board of control has issued
an oder dividing the north half of the
state into two districts for the deten
tion of inebriates. The eastern dis
trict includes the counties of Hardin,
franklin, Mitchell, Floyd and Marshall
and all counties lying east of them. In
,ebriates from this district will be sent
to the hospital at Independence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

There is one word in the English Ian.
guage which can appear six times con-
secutively in sentence and make cor
rect English.
To illustrate, A boy wrote on the
blackboard. 'The man that lies does
wrong"
The teacher objected to the word
that" SO the word "who" was substi-
tuted. And yet 1t must be evident to
the reader for all that, that that "that''
that that teacher objected to was right
after all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

When community can furnish milk
from enough COWS to pay for the max
Ing and marketing of their butter, it
is undoubtedly best to put up a cream
cry, and the cost of it should be in &C.
cordance with the COWS they have. and
what they expect to do. Two hundred
good COWS is as few as is considered
safe to start with.-Creamery and
Dairy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

The king of England will not let one
OF his royal household sell the use of
bis name to stock firm for $4,000
year. That's what the fellow gets for
being poor, lonesome prince. If he
was common American he could sell
his name for any old thing that would
bring that much money, and he'd be
king here, but all he can do now is to
be prince, and probably marry an
American heiress.-C Clinton Age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
Iowa First on Apples.

Iowa won first in apples at the first
annual meeting of the American Apple
Growers association. b. Stuart of
Polk county. lowe, was awarded the
first premium for the largest and best
exhibit of apples. Growers from In
dians, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas,
Missouri and other states competed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

Patient can't see that there's a
thing wrong with my eyesight.
Oculist Jonniwyse = The most posi-
tive proof that you need glasses, my
dear sir, when you are unable to see
anything SO plain us that!-Los Angeles
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

There are tenswomen in Buffalo who
wear mems clothing in order to hold
mems positions. wearing the breech-
es" att home, however, still satisfies
many women. Independence Bulletin
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
First After Dinner speecb

II wonder who made the first after
dinner speech?" asked the philosopher.
"Adam." replied the wise guy prompt
ly. "As soon as he got through with
the core Of that apple he said, The wo-
man tempted me- didn't heY"-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
It's Lonesome Without the Girls.


How old we'er growing, mother.
1t comes to me today
$3.50 funny, so sudden like,
Now Mary's gone away.
And so they all have left us!
watch the little curls
or smoke go up. and-and-it seems
SO lonesome Without the girls.
Dear, dear, and she is married!
The very one of all
always lowed would always
Be pab's little gal.
An her pianner went away;
Them pieces 18th them whirls.
AT thraShed around like thrashfa,
machine!
It's lonesome without the girls.
When Jainey left an Lily left,
hated 1t, of course;
An when Samanthy married,
Ell anything, twas worse.
But Mary up an married;
she used TO play them whirls;
lalfed at her about 'em:
It's lonesome without the girls.
Oh, yes. It's lonesome, mother,
But soon twill all be DER,
For wH are old, and soon will be
Upon the other shore.
SO will set an smoke an smoke,
An watch the little cuils,
That blamed new-fanglcd music!
It's lonesoma without the girls.
BY Ted Rantz.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

Mrs. Gimp-Is Miss stitcher much of
a dressmaker?
Miss Piping-splendid. She never
has to make dress over more than
two or three times.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

Advise an old man to marry woman
young enough to be his daughter, and
he may ask if you take him for a fool,
but he will not be offended.-Atchison
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

Il wish you had broken the news
more gently" sighed the editor as the
office boy pied the first page by droy-
ping the form down a flight Of stairs.--
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
The Need of Modish Soda Mint.

Under ordinary social and gastronom-
ic conditions there is probably a great
deal more heartburn than heartburn
ings.-Indhnapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
ALEX. sEFsTRoM..

GENERAL BLACKSMITH, horseshoing a
VI specially. Interfering and corns 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
the briage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

y. M. PEARSE.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT
y Or. All business entrusted to him given
prompt attention. Office in City han block,
second floor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

PETER RoARDwAY.
nEALER IN flour, feed, hay straw, Maquoke.
~ IS lime, stucco, and common and Atlas ce-
ment. Telephone 1l3. Lower Franklin st.
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A.E PETERSON.
nEADER IN Groceries, Provisions, ro,S
~ cry, Fruits etc. Main Street,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

THos. T. cARkEEk.
A RCHITECT AND BUILDING SIJPERIN.
~ TENDENT,S. E. Corner, Sth and Main St.
Dubuque. Iowa. = V
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Fruity.

"she's evidently the apple of his
eye"
"He told me she was u peach"
$50? Well. at any rate, they are a
fine looking pair. indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
A.THoRPE,

PROPRIETOR OF KALAMITY's PLUM
L der Store aud Dealer In Clothing Boots
Sho0s, Notions. sic. Masonic Block Manches.
ter, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

scHARLEs. THE TAILOR.
M MERCHANT TAILOR and Gents Furnish,ne
Il Goods. Manchester, Iowa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07

LAWRENCE & GREENS.
DRUGS. Wall Paper. Stationery, Paints. Oils
~ etc. City Hall block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-07
GEO. s LISTER,

qARDwARE, STOVES, TINwARE, ETo.
IL Keeps o hrstclass timer and does al
kinds Of repairing with neatness and dispatch,
Store opposite First National Bank, Main st