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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

The new tendency is toward the deep
pointed girdlc.
Straw buttons. stud the lace on hand
some imported hats.
Tuclsing is in favor. 1t must be very
fine or very coarse.
Medallions of lace in all sorts and
sizes are much liked.
White serge is the favored material
for fair ones who a-yachting go.
A dressing sack of yellow India silk
made short i'll the back and with long
tab ends in the front Is profusely trim
med with black lace.
A rosepink silk skirt has deep ruffle
of the pink, which is crossed by inser-
lions of fine valenciennes lace in sort
of latticework design.
| The stole As a pronounced feature of
the spring fashions. 1t does not confine
itself to one style of costume; 1t is seen
quite as frequently in the lace robe us
the smart-looking walking costume.
Some of the turbnns are as smart as
they are plain. One in black shows only
two bows on each side of the back caught
, by a Jet buckle.
Perhaps the prettiest shirt or slip
blouse sleeve is that which, ending above
the elbow, surges out into large puff
and is caught in the deep "mitten" gaunt.
let cuff. For YER. smart slips we have
the elbow sleeve with long, half hand.
kerchief ruffles.
The nuns yelling slips are trimmed
with galloon, velvet ribbon or lace, but
the newest and prettiest of all are OF
spotted wolfe, with n colored floral bor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

might count as n tailor suit, while the
other two are amply fine for most wom-
ems best dress-ups.
Shirt waist suits are such tempta-
tion to shoppers that it's hard to stop
once a woman has begun ordering. To
begin with, there are so many different
weights of materials, that really one al
most could live in shirt waist suits all
summer. White ones are to be very
stylish, and if woman's allowance for
the laundress is unlimited, ii is feasible
to do, MS one young woman declared she
should this summer, and wear nothing
but white throughout the season. But
the amount of the weekly washing will
be startling If that course is followed. In
the whites there are thick. thin and al
most transparent materials to choose
from. Piques and linens will make SER
viceable suits; so will madrascs and
cheviots. For extremely thin ones, the
finest of handkerchief linens are beauti-
full. These white gowns have one de-
cided advantage over colored ones in
that they can be boiled and made to look
as good as new each time they are wash
ed. Some Of the delicate colors that are
pretty when freshly made will not stand
hard washing. There is so much danger
of fading out that half the time they
come back from the laundress looking
rather grimy, so are not as serviceable
in the long run ms is white.
White with n little black in 1t either
as dots, lines or figures is admirable, and
black and white always looks cool and
fresh in summer. a dainty suit of black
and white linen lawn appears at the left
In to-day's concluding picture. Some
suits that come all ready to be made up
are of white, with number of ruffles
round the bottom of the skirts, each ruff1e
J edged with fancy embroidery Of color.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
DREssY OUTDOOR GET-uPs.

abound. These, too, are very light, 30
that they are hardly more lasting than
the whites, but they are very pretty. The
newer gowns in cloth do not show quite
as many colors in their trimmings and
cordings. Self-strapping is stylish fin
ish, ind as good a way to finish tailor
gown rs can be designed, because there
is frmness to such trimming and the
gown can be made to fit finely. Mixed
suitings in novelty goods where gray and
white are combined are in favor and are
serviceablc stuffs. Then numerous black
and white shepherd checks are seen, both
In cloth and silk. These are very strik-
ing when piped with black. Trimming
on tailor suits is not 30 profuse, though
the suits are far from severe. See to-
| days initial for an illustration of the
stylish amount of garniture. Light gray
silk and wool aeolienne was trimmed
with black braid for this suit.
Jackets for the street show 80 much
| diversity In cut that woman may be
excused for being greatly puzzled over
making a selection. They vary from the
tight-fitting strapped hour-glass model,
to the loose sort resembling mans sack
coat. Some suits of the shepherds checks
are made severely plain with three-quar.
teis ieHSlh Coui. 4Heee haNe u HorsS
sporty look. On the other hand, not q
few stylish gray suits are so light as tc
lack character, and that is n thing tc
guard against. Sleeves of summer suit
jackets are very large and loose at the
wrists, thus suggesting GOODNESS. Innings
for these garments are Of light shades
of silk. even where the outer material
is dark. Either gray or white is used
almost exclusively, else, as one tailor
said, it would make the suit too heavy
1t is hard to see just why light weight
of black silk will make the jacket any
heavier than the same weight of light
silk, but the tailor knows, trust him.
The lessening of trimmings In tailor
gowns is due to desire to mark NOR,
plainly the difference between stree
gowns and the more dressy attire tina
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

In Bellevue Hospital, New York, a
patient afflicted with hysteria, which
took the form of aughter-incessant
and for several hours acknowledgements
ed more wonders than whole college,
full of Outrageous or the congregation
of Faith Cure Church. Ward after
ward was infected by his mirth and
was the better for it. Nineteen In
mates of the alcoholic ward place
inhabited by blue devils - rose from
their cots and expressed desire to get
out into the air Of sobriety. Their de-
mons had been exercised, and instead
of enjoying morning of the horrors
they went forth suffering from strained
ribs and distensions Of the jaws. We
have not heard that any fractured
bones or dislocated joints were mended
by the laughter, but we do not doubt
course of William Reilly persevered in
would work some strange healing of
the hurts that seek Bellevue for re-
lief. We are glad.to note so marked
case of the therapeutic value of a
laugh. Although 1t marks no new
discovery, the medicinal value of the
cachinnatory Eruption of laughing
William Reilly was exhibited In such
a public and general way that 1t must
needs attract attention from our men
of science. Soon we may expect to
read of laughter sanatoriums, where
all diseases are cured without the use
of medicine or the employment Of sur
gerry. wet or dry, and to which sick
world may flock at the usual prices of
admission-board and lodging extra.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
coNrRAsrED SUITS OF BLACK AND WHITE

may serve for calling. While the one
has become less ornate, the other attain
ed an even greater degree of delicacy
than marked it last winter. Its sugges-
ton of perishability, which in some cases
is very strong, may lie in its color or tex
ture, sometimes in both. Rarely fine
dressmaking is going into these get-ups.
Three of them are put here by the artist,
two of them in the first large picture
The left hand one was light tan voile,
with tan antique lace sleeve puffs and
brown silk ornaments. Its companion in
the picture was white lace net trimmed
with medallions of embroidered white
linen. 1t hardly need be pointed that the
material here gave ample suggestion of
delicacy. The third example is Mt the
right in the concluding picture, and was
white crepe de chine made over white
and trimmed with black chantilly.. De-
spite the dressinesslof this grade of at
tire, there's considerable range in the
degrees of its completely. Thus the first
Of these three. but for its glorious sleeves,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
Republican Conservatism

The Chicago Journal recommends
that the trusts he let alone until the
Supreme Court decides just where we
are at, and other stalwart Republican
organs are following in the same path
The argument Is used that 1t will dis
turb business "A wholesale attack
upon them would be SO disastrous to
business prosperity" says the Journal,
that 1t Is not to be contemplated for
moment, and we can depend upon the
conservatism of the administration to
prevent the adoption of any such poll
cy." AS President Roosevelt said that
caution was necessary in dealing
with this issue and declared that the
tariff must not be touched. 1t is fair to
assume that there will be no more
trust-busting for a season. The politi-
cal exlgences of the Republican party
demand Conservatism" and that
means no relief from trust exactions.
but to stand pat until after election.
How the public, who are paying trust
prices, will like this do-nothing policy
is the question. Unlike the Republican
politicians they have no interest In
checks from the corporations to fntten
the campaign fund; it Is their own
bank account they are interested in,
and which they know the trusts are
depicting. so they will vote for the
party that will help them to keep their
savings.
1t is results that tell In curbing the
trusts, as in other legislation, and ev-
cry one knows that no relief has so far
resulted from the so-called antitrust
| legislation. The beef combine is still
charging what it pleases for meat, and
the railroads included in the merger
suit continue to charge "al the traffic
! will bear." Not one of the hundreds
of trusts have reduced the prices of
their commodities In consequence of
the legislation of the last Congress,
and no railroad has reduced It's charges
because the Attorney General insti-
tuted a suit against one of the com
binations into which they have all en-
| tered
Can anyone point to any other effort
that has been made to curb single
trust or take from them the monopoly
that gives the bad ones their power!
| Tile trust or combine that has no mon
opnly or special privilege back of it
is not to be feared; it is the hundred
and one that are SO protected that are
the bad trusts that need controlling
To be conservative" which is to do
nothing about curbing these bad trusts
is deserving the people by those who
have been entrusted with the power to
act. If the coming Congress would
abolish the tariff that protects them
or even reduce 1t, the prices of trust
products that are protected would fall
accordingly. Such a reduction of the
profits of the trusts would be a de.
clded advantage to the people, and
should therefore help instead Of be-
ing "disastrous,to business"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
Thinning Out Fruit.

The grower who will try the heroic
remedy of thinning out the fruit on
overloaded trees may feel as though
he was making sacrifice, but when
harvest time comes he will have more
rruit-in bushels-and of better quality
than will be found on trees left over
loaded. Not only will there also be
gain in quality and price, but the trees
will not be SO severely taxed, and will
be in better condition for the succeed
ing year. To get good prices II Is bet
ter to ship one bushel of superior fruit
than two bushels Of inferior stuff. MS
the expenses will be less and the goods
will sell more readily.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

comfort, high-llving. The desire bred
in him loose standard of morals pro-
duc;ng greed. lust, cmbezzlement, muir
der, suicide. He changed the Golden
Rule into Rule of Gold. In the per-
sonal equation Of his life he eliminated
the soul of things. He forgot that the
man who ceases striving to do right
begins TO do wrong. On one side of
his scale he balanced spiritual con-
sciousness; on the>other Ease, Pleas
ure, Luxury. The scale tipped the
wrong way. Dollars! Dollars Dol
lars! When will men stop to ask them.
selves the question, "What shall ii
profit man If he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

Whoever thinks nature-study fad
of modern times should read ancient
history. Nearly three hundred and fifty
years before Christ Alexander the
Great placed at the disposal of his tu-
tor, Aristotle, the services Of one thou
sand men throughout Asia and Greece
with instructions to collect and report
details concerning the lifeconditions
and habits of fishes, birds, beasts anG
- insects. To this magnificent equipment
of assistants Alexander added flftee1
thousand dollars in gold for books ant
laboratory supplies. While praisint
the modern millionaFes who give St
generously to biological research, let II
not think that interest in natural phe
nomena began with them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
Tariff Reyi.iou Urged.

The National Association Of Manu-
facturers have been holding conven-
ton, and amongst the resolutions re.
ported for consideration was one "urg-
ing tariff revision on general lines"
Last year at their convention at De-
troit similar resolution was adopted,
but the Republican Congress paid no
attention to such demands. Manufac-,
turers have discovered that the tariff
tax pinches them as well rs the con-
sumers and by advancing the cost of
living forces increased wages They
have also discovered that the tariff fos-
tiers trusts and that the trusts obliter-
ate competition and advance prices,
thus still more increasing the cost of
living and wages The manufacturers
of farm machinery are paying enor-
nous prices for their lumber and iron,
both highly protected, and this comes
out of the farmers in increased cost
Of farm machinery.
The boot and shoe manufacturers
find that the duty OH hides makes dear
boots. The paper manufacturers COM
plain that the duty on wood pulp in.
creases the cost of paper, and the list
might be continued to include all kinds
facturers have felt the pinch of the
increased duties demanded by foreign
countries on goods they sell for ex-
port; for all the European countries ex-
cept England are trying in this way
to keep out our goods as our protective
Is where the farmer is again interest
ed, for most of these countries are in
creasing their duties on American agri-
cultural products to protect their own
agriculturalists. If Europe should have
| good crops-which has not been the
case for three or four years and this
country should be fortunate in having
another favorable season-the price of
some farm products Will drop to those
of ten years since, and our farmers
will have hard time to make both
ends meet again.
When Europe has short crops they
are compelled to buy of us, or Of other
countries who raise surplus but they
purchase these necessities where they
can buy them cheapest, tariff or no
tariff.
In the end the farmers and the work
ingman pay the tariff tax and the lat
ter gets but small advantage by the
Increase Of wages for his living ex-
penses are advanced in proportion. The
farmer who has to sell In competition
with the whole world bears the great
est burden. for he also has to pay more
for what he buys and has no protection
on what he sells.
With the manufacturers demanding
rsvelop of the tariff to suit them, it
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

There can be no doubt about II that
grant. No objection will be made.
therefore, to the measures now being
taken by the encouragement of the
marine hospital service to prevent him
from landing on our shores. The mos.
quito is Ignorant, vicious, llllterate, and
filthy. He has no redeeming qualities.
AS a usual thing, vicious people have re-
deeming virtues and virtuous people
have vcxatious faults. The mosquito
has character which is monotonous,
unrelieved black. Jim DAILY, the miner.
according to his epitaph, did some
things that We're mean" yet, accord
ing to the same epitaph, he also did
other things that We're meaner." His
character had lights and shades. Va
rious birds which have been accused of
injuring crops have been able to prove
that they also destroyed noxious in
sects. The man who Is convicted of
corrupt political record always pays
the rent for the poor widow in the next
block. The man who CANDLES away his
wife's property is always willing to
lend flyer to some poor wretch who is
down on his luck and hasn't any money
to bet on the next days races. So every
kind of creature offers some kind OF
social service to be weighed in the bal
ance against his personal offenses. The
mosquito is the exception. He carries
malaria and yellow fever. He stings
Even his extraordinarily large family
which might commend him to the pres.
idential clemency, does not seem {
most people to be an argument In la
favor. There is unanimous senti
ment for his exclusion from this coun
try. Even the liberty mongers of Bos
ton will hardly venture to make quota
tons from Lincoln to prove that no mal
is good enough to hamper TIL
movements of free born, Independent
insect which may belong to an infe
rior race but is nevertheless possesses
of indefeasible powers Of self-gover1
ment. Let the anti-mosquito lmmigrf
tion edict be enforced as strictly rs pc.
sible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

It's trifle late in the history of
American progress to attempt to throt-
tie the American press. The freedom of
speech and the liberty of the press were
two of the things our forefathers fought
for and 1t might just as well be under
stood now that their descendants won't
surrender their inheritance without a
struggle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

Corn ensilage and sugar beets were
tested at the Nebraska station as to
their value as succulent feed when
given to dairy cows. The herd was d.
vided into two lots, the same us In the
experiment for testing alfalfa and wild
hay. The results shown by this expe-
riment were little In favor of ensilage.
but the difference was very slight. 1t
seems to be more question Of how
cheaply the two succulent feeds are
produced than OF their feeding value.
Both foods gave good results and were
relIshed by the animals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

Exclusive of the rice-producing States
the Territory of Hawaii and Indian
reservations, the number of irrigntors
in the United States in 1890 was 1885,
21S, an increase of 54.0S2. or one hum
tlred per cent over the number report
ed in 1880. The number Of acres irri-
gated was 1895 an increase during
the ten years, of 3,90S. 1G5, or 1916 per
cent. OF the total irrigated area, 5,944,-
412 acres We're in crops, and the total
value of the products therefrom was
$S6,SG0,491. The total cost of construc-
tion of the irrigation systems operated
in 1899 was $67,77O,942. In the num-
Der of lrrigators California stands far
ahead of any other State, having about
one fourth of the total number in the
United States. Colorado, however, ex-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
der of their own. Wolfe is great i'm
provement on flannel, which, by reason

der of their own. Wolfe is great i'm
provement on flannel, which, by reason
of its fluffy surface, soils so quickly.
1t is curious to note with what enthu-
siasm we have returned to the revival
of Irish crochet lace, the preference be-
ing for ecru tones rather than dead
white. For mixing with cloth, coarse
linen and indeed velvet and satins there
is nothing more effective than this heavy
make of lace.
OF equal Importance with the cape
collar or pelcrine is the sleeve, which ev-
cry day becomes more intricate and elab-
crate. In soft materials the big sleeves
look charming and admit of fair amount
of tucking and gauging at the top, falling
full from the elbow to the wrist. But
in cheap wiry fabric there should be
an adherence to the severer styles, the
only permissible trimming being shaped
pieces of stitched cloth, braid or gimp,
the top being kept as plain and aat a
possible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
To rrain CRIME Vines.

1t may be said that there are dozen
systems of grape vine training In use,
all of which have their good qualities
and each, perhaps, superior to all 9TH
ers under certain conditions. The sys-
TEN Of training from single upright
growth is, however, admitted to be
after the most approved lines, and 1t
certainly gives results. The Illustration
shows how the vine is trained in its
first year. 1t is cut back to two strong
buds at the time of planting and is
set so that the buds will be just above
the surface of the ground. A slight
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

A Kansas court has decided that If ii
railroad company has good modern ap-
planes and careful and competent en-
gineers and flremen damages cannot
be collected when locomotive spark
burns planning mill, lumber yard, a
Methodist church and several minor
buildings. This is quite important to
both railroads and owners of buildings.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

TIE Emperor of Germany has order
ed on investigation of the case of an
army officer who ran his sword through
common soldier because the latter's
salute was unsatisfactory. 1t is feared
by the officers friends that If he Is
found guilty he may be told not to do
II apain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

is to blindfold him,
and many an ami
NAL has been saved
in this way which
it was impossible
to remove from the
burning stable in
any other manner.
1t is now proposed
by n Nebraska In.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
SANCI,TY OF A CEMETERY is
INVADED BY A GAS WELL.

Indiana again comes to the front as
producer of freaks. The latest curl
osity from the "Hoosier' State is n
gas well situated in n graveyard. The
well is near the center of the Crown
Point cemetery at Kokomo, Ind. The
bore was made originally for the pur-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

At banquet of the American Irish
Historical Society in New York not
long ago the chairman told a story
apropos of the coal situation.
When he was coming down the gang.
plank on his return from Europe he
had handkerchief over his eye. An
Irish customs officer asked:
"Why have you your eye under
cover!
There's bit of coal in it."
"Ah, bringing in coal! You'll have
to pay duty on that"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
Wool Not the WI ole Thing.

"UOI 1SOt The W''UIe IHIuUs
While the wool crop is an element to
be considered when estimating the
value of the sheep 1t must not be
thought the whole thing, and when the
price of the fleece is low do not turn
away from the flock or turn them OF
the farm simply because that product
is not up to what 1t formerly was, says
Wool Markets and Sheep. Think of the
many other advantages to be derived
in sticking to our white fleeced friends.