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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
MEN IN PugLIc SCHOOL.
Adults Who Are Learning to Read
and Write.

Adults Who Arc Learning to Read
and Write.
Visitors of the Jones public school,
Harrison street, between State and
Dearborn, are frequently astonishcd mt
sight of the large ard eager groups of
adult students mt work in the second
and third hall ways. Long tables have
been placed in these Railways, and
about them sit serious faced, deter
mined youths of anywhere from sew
enteen to twenty-one or twenty-five.
each busy with slate, primer, or some
simple school problem.
Between seventy and eighty of these
ambitious young students sit out in the
Railways daily, and most of them are
"studying in the first reader" or work.
ing at similarly simple and elementary
problems. All are determined, how
ever, to know lots more" before the
advent Of the warm spring weather
calls them away from scholastic labors
and back to the workaday world.
Most of these young men are OF
Italian and Greek extraction, aud
nearly all are busy, during the more
temperate seasons, at fruit selling or
some kindred business efforts. No
time for the securing Of the education
they are so DESTROYS of attaining can
be found from early spring until late
autumn. But when jack Frost sers
them free from their ordinary labors,
the Jones school claims interest and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
LANDL ORDS OF THE WEST ARE
NOW LEAVING FARMS TO TENANTS

EBaASkAS theoretical economists
the Ts: i; ...s... II, u..n ,,,. ,a,,s ] n
forced him to accept prices what
become aphorm that the
rich man and could get richer but
from following the
Each spring and fall there
and cities
the rentals their
quarter section Is WORTH
S9ooo 1t is comparatively
year cash. willing OF
better by making Il lJoftl crop
Usually he hasa
and this him to
run for their and with to
professors will
the Western farmer and will the
same level III England
the tero
to-day though possibly the
on-U - tA"' VIC
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

circular towers, as well as the outer
walls, still show signs-of Roman work.
manship. Roman coins and medals
have often been dug up in the neigh.
borhood. The keep at the northwest
angle of the castle seems from its ap.
pearance to have been originally Saxon
and there are clear marks of Norman
and Tudor styles
In the time of King John the castle
was a prison, but more attractive to
the King, and the cause of his frequent
visits there, was the wine store in the
cellar. AT one time, during Il war with
France, 5000 prisoners We're confined
there at one time and were huddled
together in the castle. The walls Of the
castle are from eight 10 twelve feet
thick and enclose nearly five acres.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
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Their Own Lookout.

There was an Irishman who after
reaching America was full of homesick
brag, in which nothing in America even
approached things of Il similar variety
in Ireland. In speaking Of the bees Of
the ould sod he grew especially roseate
and said
why, the baze in that counthtry is
twice as big rs in this, bedade In
dade, they're bigger than that--they're
as big rs the sheep We have in this coun-
thry!"
Bees as big as shecp!' said his in
credulous listener. "Why, what kind
of hives do they have TO keep them in?"
mo bigger than the ones in this coun-
thry," was the reply.
"Then how do the bees get into the
| hives?" he was asked.
"Wcll," replied the Irishman, that's
their own ldOkOutw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
The ship Subsidy.

William Il. Curtis, the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald, says that no further attempt
will be made to pass the ship subsidy.
At the same time Mr.. Curtis admits
that three-fourths of the Republican
members of the House are in favor of
the measure. He explains that the bill
recently before Congress was defeated
because the Republicans of the North
western States joined with the Demo-
Gratis. The Louisville Courier-J Journal
however, hits the nail on the head
when, in commenting upon Mr.. Cur
it's statement, 1t says: "The truth is,
it suits the purpose of the ship subsidy
grabbers to create the impression that
they have abandoned this raid on the
treasury. We have already had ex-
perience of that kind of tactics"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Now 1t is our friend-the country's
friend-Edward Everett Hale-who
has robbed us of popular belief!
Daniel Webster was not drunkard!
In the twenty-six years during which
Mr.. Hale knew him intimately he
saw him thousands of times, read
thousands of his letters, ran in and out
Of his house constantly, and never once
saw him under the influence of liquor"
OF course we all will say we rejoice
to hear 1t. But in our secret souls we
don't altogether rejoice. Why is this?
Are we at bottom kind of malignant
animal? Is there nasty vein of
malice in every heart? Or is IT that the
ordinary man and woman are chilled
and stifled by these faultless ruling
folk-powers and dominions, as John
Milton would call them? The dazzle
and shine of an archangel awes us,
but dab Of coal SCOT OH his wing
makes him human at once. He is our
brother now. We can claim fellowship
with him Mt last; lie "calls cousin with
us on account of that smut upon his
wing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Many persons of good discernment

Many persons of good discer1ment
believe that Frank Stockton was a
keeper Of secrets because he never ex-
planned the lady OF the tiger contro-
versy. Perhaps they forgot that If he
had explained it all interest in the book
would have been lost. 1t is the bust
ness Of the author to cause talk about
himself and his work, believe. A
pound of talk is worth good part OF
an edition. Numerous authors of to-
day are making money by advertising
themselves in. all sorts of freakish
ways. The stuff they reel out is the
veriest trash and fiap-doodle, but an
interest being created in their individ-
uality-or the lack Of 1.-THE books
sell. Stockton's way of arousing curl
osity was legitimate and honorable.
He wrote the story for purpose and
achieved 1t. 1t was finished where
he left off.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Experience with 'get-rich-quick" con
Germs is proving costly to great many
people, but If the experience be prop.
erly assimilated it will be worth fan
more than the lost money to thousands
of yeung men and women who are
learning through this means that an.
other mans game is always run fol-
the other fellows profit. So many
great fortunes seem to be made III spec.
ulation that young men are apt to jump
to the conclusion that that is the only
way to get rich, and 1t is all the more
seductive because 1t requires no work,
either physical or mental. But the
fact is that the apparent speculations
by which many men steadily accumu-
late immense fortunes are not specula-
tfons at all. The clement of chance
is almost If not entirely eliminated by
masterful. information and carefully
cultivated Judgment. Great enter
prises, as well as smaller ones, depend
for their success upon the knowledge
and energy put into them. The true
captain of industry takes few chances.
He generally sees In advance every
turn and detail of his enterprise from
to end. His speculation is
a sure thing. Rockefeller and men
II his class deal only in sure things.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
One woman's Way of Painting.

The bright wife of a bright Philadel-
phia newspaper man has to do some of
the hauseworli herself, as her hus-
bands income does not justify the
luxury of employing help The other
day, finding out that the floor needed
painting she procured the necessary
materials, and early in the afternoon
set to work.
When her husband returned In the
early evening he found her in tears In
the center of the room. She had paint
ed the floor all around herself, and
there she was on a little dry island in
the middle, afraid of crossing the wet
paint for fear of spelling all her work.
Her husband, instead of initiating Sir
Walter Raleigh, procured board and
released her from durance vile. Then
lie meanly told the story.
A writer without ambition is almost
as bad as poet with an idea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Nicholas in 1890 1t is nineteen feet
three and one-half inches high and
weighs $4,000 pounds. 1t is said
there were more than 1000 tons Of
bronze melted for its casting. The
King stands in the middle of square
on base of granite and looks like n
great bronze tent. A fragment broken
OFF from 1t lies near the tower of Ivan
Neiiki. 1t Is used rs n chapel, the
assure being SO great that man may
walk through without lowering his
head. 1t is beautiful piece of work,
and Its tone is said to have been par
ticularly sweet. The sides sweep out
In broad and mighty curve and are
enclrcled with top and lower border
of artistic merit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

time. In order to facilitate their eff.
forts and endeavors the boys and
young men are placed by themselves in
the Railways of the second and third
floors, instead of in the rooms and
classes where preliminary instructions
are more normally carried on. Thus
the adult students are spared the NOR.
tification and annoyance of receiving
the instruction also impaired to the
more youthful first grade pupils in
company with these fellow workers of
small size and fewer years.
Few of these students meet with
any home encouragement or assistance
toward studying, and their school work
is necessarily of II fragmentary and in
termittent nature. But Miss Cora Ca
verno. the school principal, says that
they make thoroughly good. earnest,
and devoted students.-Chicago rril,
mo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

as an authoress of talent and for the
active interest she took in all matters
of politics. Recently her attention was
attracted to the seriousness of affairs
among Il certain class of workmen
caused by lead poisoning in potteries.
She promptly set out to remedy the
evil and has caused a government in
vestigation. The duchess is the daugh-
ter of the third Earl of Rosslyn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

The tar, or king Of bells, as the
Russians call 1t, is In the Kremlin, at
Moscow, and, in spite of one or two
other claimants for the title 1t is I'M
doubtedly the largest bell in the world.
1t was cast in the year 1888 by order
of the Empress Anne. There is no rec
ord of its ever having been hung. 1t
was found embedded in the earth where
1t had fallen and was excayated and
set IN position by order Of the Emperor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
THIS DUCHESS A SOCIALIST.

Wife of the Duke of Sutherland Prom
inent In Reform Movement.
Attention has recently been attracted
to the Duchess of Sutherland by the
fact that she has identified herself with
the Socialist propaganda in England.
The duchess has long been prominent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Not many years before his death
Abram S. Hewitt said, II care little
for political strife except as the good
of the community may be affected, or
for business success except as the gen
eral welfare is in that way. Influenced"
This is good ideal for one to set be-
fore him. If more men sought to real
ize 1t there would be less striving for
the honors of Office and less eagerness
for wealth for its own sake.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

An old throne, almost as good as
new, has recently been discovered in
France. 1t was occupied by Louis
Philippe when he opened the French
parliament, and disappeared after the
Revolution of 1913. The discovery has
some historic interest, but is not I'M
portant otherwise, as the market for
thrones is not as good as formerly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

From that mysterious seat of judy
ment where fashions are decreed the
cdict has come forth that the mascu-
line girl has been deposed and that
the consensus of opinion is in favor
of her elder and daintier sister, she
of the rose-white complexion, frills and
furbelows and scented fan. Whence
this supersedeas comes no one can say.
Perhaps 1t is public opinion, not en-
pressed, but quietly enforced. Any
way, the masculine girl Is taking her
departure. Mannish ties, tannish COM
plcxions, low heels and loud, raucous
voices are going. The smart young
woman of to-day follows rather closely
the ideals OF her great grandmothers.
The distinctly feminine note is per-
sistently sounded in the whole scheme
of her dress and demeanor 1t is not
in place here to point out the technical
details of this change. But 1t is very
noticeable, even to those who are not
familiar with the mysteries of pleating
and flounces-and by no class is it
more keenly appreciated than by those
beings known as men, in Difference to
whose unrcasoning sensitiveness these
complex and ever-changing fashions
are invented. The return of ''the fem
mime girl" can but be regarded as n
favorable sign, though it must be adj
mittcd that the swing of the fashion
pendulum is largely responsible for
the change. The boisterious style of
the masculine young woman had
reached an extreme bordering on the
uncouth and vulgar. The eighteenth
century lass can, of course, never re-
turn. The young woman of this day
must remain to n large extent an "out-
door girl" even when she ceases to
compete with men in haberdashcry and
the broad jump and football This is
as 1t should be. The healthy, bright
eyed and ruddy-cheeked girl, distinctly
feminine, however, In manners and
dress, marks great advance over the
frail misses of former times, whose
calesthenics was the blackboard, and
whose exercise was gained at tambour-
work and the spinnet. Yet the de-,
mure maids of century before last had
much that remains to be said in their
favor. Their occupations, narrow
though they might be, We're genuinely
useful. They had occupations that
provided both for comfort and char
acter. The proverbial spinning wheel
is one of the most sacred traditions.
1t is as inseparable from memory as
is the good old-fashioned family fire.
side, that has gone with it. The old
time feminine girl, who charms men,
DRY and enriches history, can never re-
turn. She will ever live in poetry and
art, but she could never fit herself into
a modern city home. She would seem
sadly out of place at up-to-date social
functions. Her homemade finery and
her homemade complexion are out of
style. But the modern girl can at
least be a woman. And men are learn
ing to like her better as such.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

The child born today may expect
four years longer life than the child
born fifty years ago. One of the agents
70 6ftng About this result is the school
nurse, who goes from school to school,
treating incipient ailments. Many a
cough or cut or a sore is quickly
cured, which through inattention
would develop into serious trouble. So
successful has been the work of n
single nurse in the New York schools
this winter that twelve more have been
appointed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
DATES BACK TO THE ROMANS.
Dorchester Castle, One of the Oldest
Structures in Great Britain.

In the many ruins of castles, fort
resses and palaces found in various
parts of the British isles, is found a
variety of architecture. Most interest
ing, perhaps, from an architectural
standpoint, is Dorchester Castle, OH Il
narrow neck of land jutting out into
Portsmouth Harbor. which is quad
rangular structure showing traces of
many different styles of architecture.
The Britons possessed fortress on
this spot which they called Caer Peris.
Under the Romans it was called Portus
Magnus and the circular and semi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
STEAMER SULTANA WAS A DEATH
TRAP FOR UNION SOLDIERS,

More United States soldiers lost their
lives in the burning of the Sultana
than were lost during the entire Span
ish.American war. The Inflated Mis-
sissippi river packet, toward the close
of the Civil War. was making regular
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Among the treasures of the British
Museum is Photographic cylinder re-
cording the voice of Robert Browning.
The poet spoke for the purpose not long
before he died. What would not the
world give for single sentence ut
tered by, Shakespeare, thus preserved!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15


The tariff on the $7000,000 stock of
art works which J. Pierpont Morgan
owns and desires to bring to this
country amounts to S5,000,000, and Mr..
Morgan is very anxious to obtain re-
bate on these tariff taxes. Comment
ing upon this request, a Chicago paper
says that on S7,000,000 worth of the
necessaries Of life the total amount of
duty would be not less than S5,OO0,-
600, and might indeed exceed the pur-
chase price of the property And then
this Chicago paper submits the entire
ly pertinent question: rs there any
reason why the sum of $3O00,00O in
duties owned by n man worth $1,000
100000 should be related. while the
people are compelled to pay much
greater sum i'll duties on the same
value of the necessities of life import
cd III the same ships under the same
tariff laws?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
He Knew Human nature

The typical Irish carman is n uer.
son of much sagacity. One night a
returned missionary took car, III
a dubious frame of mind. He had
been invited to dine with some friends
at the house of an acquaintance whose
name he had forgotten. lie only knew
that his host lived on Harcourt street
What am to do:" he asked OF his
driver
Never mind, sor," was the reply
III find him for YOU"
But you can't. You don't know his
name"
Lave it to me, sor. Lave it to me
entoirely.'
They drove TO Harcourt street. and
the man. beginning at the top, knock.
ed at every door and made one in.
quire. Halfway down the street, he
gaily rejoined his employer, ana said
Its all right, sor. It's here"
How do You know"
Il asked, sor, Does the kivcrend
Misther Blank live hereY And tho
maid said, No. but he's dining here. y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

The British Home Secretary has at last promised TO release Mrs May
American
of English
Inc organized
almost general belief that
persons OF worldwide those
petioning
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

1t is claimed that the railways of
Great Britain didn't kill n passenger
last year. If this is true it might pay
some of the Americans who are run
ming railroads to go over there and take
few lessons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

There is an impression that an album
dance of American battle ships might
tend to simplify any sudden necessity
for a conclusive Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

A mans neck was broken the other
day by collar button. The much
joked-about article has at last turned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
No Extra Charge Made.

"Wow" yelled the victim. ''See
here barber! You've cut off part Of
my ear"
80 have" replied the barber COOL
ly, but calm yourself. We make no
extra charge for correcting facial blem-
ishes. I'll trim the other ear down
TO decent size too."-Philndelphla
Press.
a man is woman's natural pro-
tector: By marrying her, he protects
her from the title Of "old maid"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

You mustn't wave your handkerchief
when the kaiser passes or throw bou-
quets at him. He wouldn't shy, but
his horses might.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

DIR. Flexner, of Rockefeller Institute,
announces that he has found serum
to slay cholera infantum serum.
Bets as to when he will announce that
the serum is failure are now in order.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

President Eliot, of Harvard, says
that educated men are slow to marry.
He failed to add that married men are
soon educated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

1t is said that the czarina is largely
responsible for the reforms that have
been started in Russia. If this is the
case it is to be hoped that the lady
will keep ON talking to him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

which the larond Gazette
shows what probably the bridge The photograph
Mountains Darjeel
Tibet The bridge is built of logs and the
mechanical principles construction to be quite correct
This in India from
mote tines illustrating nothing under the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

We could get along better with the
Inevitable if it would make reasonable
concessions
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

They let others, less cautious, do the
experimenting. They take no chances
No sane young man would think of in
,vesting his savings in any ordinary
business of which lie had no definite
knowledge. He would insist first that
the management be of the highest skill,
and that the profits be assured by past
success. If half as good Judgment
were used in investing in speculative
enterprises, there would be few losses.
Chance and luck are poor things to
depend upon. Another mans game is
poorer thing still to put faith in.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

1t is never 700 late 10 mend If you
do 1t In time.