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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
NOTED WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS

Harriet Lane Johnston, Favorite Nisce
Of James Buchanan.
Mistress of the White House at "a,
hostess at % to Edward, Prince Of
Wales, Harriet Lane Johnston, who was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Even Tru.. Prosperity !. waning.

Morgan, Jr.-Papa, the5 don't bite
any more.
Morgan, Sr.-Never mind, son:
they'll get hungry again after awhile.
Philadelphia North American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26

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sufficient TO properly feed, clothe and
shelter them are positively cruel. The
ambition of man of small means
should be to rear two children, in
stead Of ten, as. heretofore, and give
his children an opportunity to taste
few Of the good things of life. Let
the rich have large families. They
ought to have them, for they have the
means to- provide for them. President
Roosevelt can well afford to advocate
multitudinous household, for he gets a
salary of $4,000 a year besides the
income from an Independent fortune.
We wonder how lie would enjoy his
OWL advice If he had dozen children
and was getting So day. Circum-
stances alter cases nightly.
The sun., 1903-02-03

1t Is no longer to be doubted that some
newspapers, which are most boastful re-
specting the volume Of advertising which
they print, would exceedingly dislike to
have known the methods by which much oil
this has been gained. There are still pub
lishers who have nothing to conceal respect
ing the rates they charge for space In their
advertising columns. but 1t Ia quite as true
that some proceed upon the theory OF get
ting the most they can. always qualined by
the condition that no guilty advertisement
shall escape, even though 1t be necessary
to make secret arrangements (known only
" the principals) as TO terms. A great
volume Of advertising is undoubtedly
valuable asset to q newspaper and argues
for prosperity. which Ia worshipped OF all
men: but when 1t is obtained only by IN
ducements to the advertiser which the pub
Usher dare not reveal. 1t Is far from being
the testimonial which he would have 1t
appear. and il, moreover, fraud upon
those who are deceived by 1t into believing
that this particular paper has been selected
because Of it's merits as an advertising
medium. 1t is gratifying to know, how
ever, that in all the present fierce compe-
tition there remain journals which have
the courage to refuse the business that can
be obtained only by unfair discrimination.
Probably when the art OF advertising
has shed it's swaddling clothes, the pre-
tensions OF the dishonest publishers will
be more thoroughly understood than they
seem TO be at present.
The sun., 1903-02-03
Tho Alaskan boundary.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-ST: Tho
resolution introduced last week by MIR, Jones
Of Washington In the House OF Representa-
tiyes is timely and embodies the sense OF all
Americans who are acquainted with the
boundary question which Canada at this late
day has raised
In CONNER cial affairs when ono buys .
business from another-all the title privi-
leges which are termed good will" go TO the
purchaser, and no sane man would consent
after having been in possession for number
of years TO arbitration as TO his rights and
title.
Russia sold to the United States Alaska In
1851 All Russia's rights and privileges became
American by right of purchase. The Rus
sian boundary line became American. and
not until 1908. when the gold discovery was
announced IN the Klondike. did Canada ad-
vance a claim to any part OF the coast OF
Southern Alaska.
Why did not Great Britain dispute with
Russia prior to the purchase Of Alaska by
the United states? And again, during Ameri-
can occupancy for over thirty years. neither
tho Dominion Government. nor the British
Foreign once ever even intimated until the
development of gold in 1898 that anything
was wrong with the boundary line.
The Hay treaty will no doubt forever settle
this auestion--settle II by evidence 30 strong
and convincing that it will demonstrate 1t
was not proper case for arbitration in any
sense TOMo SAR6FNTICH.
NEW YORK. Jan. 81.
The sun., 1903-02-03

II the present plans are carried out the
National Convention OF Road Makers, to
be held in Detroit on Feb, IS. will surpass
completely all former conventions Of this
sort in the United States. Besides the
delep ates from the Association Of American
Road Makers. composed Of ten members
from each State Of the Union, there will be
present the Governors Of several States.
a score or more Of Congressmen Highway
Commissioners and engineers, representa-
tives from the numerous good roads organi-
,A.,iuns .: ,;..;a... si.t States ANU counlles,
and prominent advocates Of highway i'm
provement who are not aflliated with any
regular good roads body.
Within the last few years, or since the
good roads movement was begun on a
practical basis. more than SIS. 900 600 have
been expended on this work In four OF the
Eastern States, namely. New York. New
Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
In New Jersey 7s7 miles OF highway have
been built. or improved. at a cost Of nearly
- 900 900; In Connecticut SIS miles have
been built. or are being built. At . cost Of
little short Of - 900 900: In Massachusetts,
4ss miles Of road, costing 1850 900, have
The sun., 1903-02-03

After the ceremonies q luncheon was
served in the board room OF the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company at 81 Wall
street. Addresses were made by Chancel-
lor MacCracken Of New York University,
Clarence whitman, president of the
Merchants Association, and Richard A.
Mr.. Mccurdy told the, story Of Morris
Robinson's life and work. Mr.. Robinson
was the son OF Col. Beverly Robinson. an
ofiicer In the British Army during the Revo-
luton. His family, because Of their loyalty
to the Crown. were compelled to abandon
their home at Beverly, near Garrisons-on-
the-Hudson, and 60 TO Canada. where
Morris Robinson was born In log house.
He came to New York at an early age and
became cashier Of bank at Goshen. Mr.
McCurdy told the story Of Mr.. Robinson 8
business career and the beginnings Of the
life insurance business In this country,
and added:
1t is a common belief that the soldiers
way TO glory Is shorter and more certain
than that Of any other servant OF mankind.
but the founders Of institutions whose achieve
ments endure from general to gener aton,
ever increasing their contributions TO the
welfare OF humanity and the advan cement
Of civilization, have. for our peaceful age. a
claim no less valid than that OF the hero.
even Of 9 noble cause, to the Ersteiui recols;
In the centre OF the commercial life OF this
metropolis, to one Of the architects OF Its
growing prosperity, long remain as an ac-
cepted testimonial that
Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war.
The sun., 1903-02-03
The Waterbury Riot.

After the disgraceful conduct OF Gov
ernor STONE OF Pennsylvania, it was only
q matter OF time when some State Gov
ernor, confronted with the riot that
inevitably follows an important strike.
would prove himself worthy Of his Office
and uphold the law. The Hon. ADRIAN
CHAMBERLAIN OF Connecticut may take
to himself the credit of being that
Governor.
The trolley strikers in Waterbury, Of
course with the approval, or at least the
sanction, Of the heads Of organized labor.
resorted to violence at the first serious
sign OF their failure to coerce their
former employers. The usual series Of
murderous outrages committed on men
wishing to work in their places has
occurred; but, fortunately for the
public at large, the shame OF Pennsyl-
vania has not been permitted to fall on
Connecticut.
For a Governor TO prostitute his ofiice
to the service OF the mob is a public
calamity. The more useful is it, there.
fore, for a Governor to do his duty.
The sun., 1903-02-03
GEORGIA IN TOWN.
0everner ana stan, wives and Edit
ors Here for the Georgia Dinner.

osvernsr anA staR. wives and Edit.
ors Here for the Ceorgia Dinner.
Gov. Joseph NJ. Terrell of Georgia. with
Mrs.. Terrell and his military stah, arrived
in New York yesterday to attend the dinner
Of the Georgia Society at the Waldorf to-
night In the Governors party we're
Clark Howell. editor Of the Atlanta Con-
siituhon, and Mrs. Howell; Col. j. w. English,
Jr., Col. W. E. Duncan, Col. William Toomer.
Major W. Z. Irwin, Speaker N. A. Morris
Of the House Of Representatives of Georgia,
Congrossman-elect Hardwicke. Congress-
man j. ". 0riggs. chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Congress Campaign Committee, and
Charles Daniel, editor of the Atlanta Nevs.
The Governors party saw Julia Marlowe
last night and then went to the Knights OF
Columbus ball at the Garden. Gov. Terrell
will speak ct the Georgia dinner. Presi-
dent Samuel spencer Of the Southern Rail-
way will also speak
sThe next Democratic candidate for
President must come from New York State
said Gov. Terrell last night with q
candidate that will have the support Of the
party in New York we can win
Editor Daniel Of the Atlanta Ners said:
Roosevelt is making Democrats out Of the
white Republicans OF the South. II will
be easy to defeat Roosevelt with candidate
that 10 strong in New York."
The sun., 1903-02-03
do what I've done and you'll have a.

do what I've done and you'll have a.
much money
In announcing his October campaign
in New York, at the Chicago Auditorium,
crowded with his adherents, DowIE de-
clared that it will be the greatest army
of the LORD ever gathered; the Cru
saders of olden times cannot be COM
pared with il; and under me, who never
has met defeat. We shall win victory
His agent at New York says that the
campaign will cost 100000. Madison
Square Garden has been hired for two
weeks in October. Ten Pullman cars
have been engaged at Chicago to bring
2 900 Dowieites, half men and half women,
making up the Restoration Host at
Zion City. They will be distributed
through New York in pairs, will hold
daily meetings and will visit residences
and stir up people to attend DowiEs
meetings at the Garden. The ultimate
purpose of the demonstration is to set
UP somewhere in the neighborhood OF
New York another Zion City
1t is not improbable, but rather it may
he assumed that the demonstration of
DowIE will make something OF a stir in
New York, though that he will have here
even shadow of the extraordinary sue
cess he has won at Chicago is not to be
expected. New York will receive the
Restoration Host civilly, and DowIE
will be sure to have crowds at his meet
ings in Madison Square Garden; but this
cosmopolitan community is not prom
iSing field for the cultivation Of religious
novelties. or the church-going popu-
lation, two-thirds is Roman Catholic,
and therefore far removed from the
reach OF DOVES influence; but there
are here e36 900 people without any re-
lgious attachment according to the sta
tistcs of the Church Federation, and
among these he may hope to gain re-
cruts.
The sun., 1903-02-03
North Carolina.

Last week the North Carolina Legis-
latuIe elected the Hon. LEE S. OvERMAN
Senator in Congress to succeed the
Hon. JETER c. PRITCHARD, whose term
ends on March 4. So Finis is written
on the Populist- Republican interlude
which has been played for ten years
among the Tar Heels. The Hon. MARION
BUTLER, who went TO Populism by the
Farmers Alliance route, left the Demo-
cratic party in 1892. became Senator
for the long term when Mr.. PRITCHARD
became Senator for the Short was very
copious in wind and foam for his little
hour and is now getting rich, in this
town, We believe, the hospitable refuge
Of so many reformed tr,ist-tearers and
wealth-scarers and professional shud-
derers at Wall Street. He left the Senate
two years ago.
Mr.. PRITCHARD. who was going to
build white Republican party in North
Carolina, has been in the Senate since
1894. He is an estimable citizen. who
has done nothing in particular and is
not to be blamed therefor. Republican
cooperation with Populism was a mis-
take of principle and Of tactics. No good
could come of that fellowship with
BELIAL. The experiment was curiously
successful for time and had favor of
originality. Where Populism swallowed
Democracy, in Kansas and Nebraska,
for instance, the coalition Of Populism
and Democracy hurt the Republicans
for a season. In North Carolina the
straight Democrats were put out Of
power. They have come to their own
now. The two surviving Republican
Representatives in Congress from North
Carolina were defeated last fall. The
delegation in the next Congress will be
purely Democratic. The ending of the
Populist age reveals the Republicans in
power again in the Western Republican
States which they lost to the Populists
Kentucky and North Carolina are again
Democratic. The Democratic South is
solid once more save for West Virginia
and Maryland.
The Democratic reaction toward con-
servatism is promoted by this condition
of the political geography. Delaware
Maryland and West Virginia are to be
won, II won they can be- solely by safe
Democratic policy. Democratic radi-
oalsm simply makes present of them
to the Republicans.
The sun., 1903-02-03
A Fair COnstitutionaiist.

We acknowledge with respectful in
terest this letter from woman on
subject of public importance:
ITO rHE z orrow OF THE Sus-W: Permit me
one question In regard TO the anlitru" bhls TO
which YOU have lately devoted some space In your
columns.
As 1 understand The Sun, 1t claims that the
anti trust bills prepared By Attorney -Gcherai
KNOX, which were presented to the House OF Rep
res.pt.,iyes by Mr. JENKINS the Chairman Of the
House judiciary Committee are unconstitutional
OF course the Attorney General believes the
bills to he within the power OF congress- OF nc
would not have prepared them; but In disputed
questions OF this nature the supreme Court OF the
United states alone nnaiy decide which Is
right. THE Sun or the Attorney General
whether or not Congress has that power can
-, be known unless Congress acts. II II does not
possess the power no one will have been hurt by the
attempt to exercise 1t.
Why not. then. pass the Attorney Generals
b,ns and we viii all learn whether any ef'cien'
remedy is within the power OF Congress' Unless
Congress acts we viii never know N. u.
NEW YORK. Jan. 80
Our fair correspondent is not alone in
her view of the pernissibility OF what
may be called experimental legislation
that is, the postponement of the ques-
ton of Consttutionality until it shall be
brought in a test case to the attention
OF the Supreme Court
Mr.. ROOSEVELT himself is working
with just that idea in his mind; and Mr..
KNOX has evolved for the Presidents
comfort and encourage ment the remark
able Pittsburg doctrine which so i'm
presses our fair friend.
She is mistaken, however, in her sup
position that no harm can be done when
Congress enacts an unconstitutional law,
striking at the foundations of business
confidence and prosperity, and throwing
the responsibility of rectifcation upon the
Court of last resort. Irreparable damage
may result from such an experiment
We invite Miss NJ BIS earnest attention
to the record of the case Of HUMPTY
DUMPrY, as set down in the books.
The sun., 1903-02-03
POSTAL FRAUDS IN PORTO RICO.
Four Men Tried and Sentenced - Terms
In the Penitentiary.

III 00 E09oteuuoTys
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Telegrams re-
ceived by the Chief Inspector Of the Post
Office Department to-day say that, ~ the
result OF the recent money order frauds
in Porto Rico, four men have been ssn-
tenced TO terms In the penitentiary. Rafael
Rodriguez, postmaster Of Coamo and
Felipe Sanchez, post master ct Barros.
were tho first two men arrested. Eurip-
ides. . brother Of Rafael RoderiGuez.
was made acting postmaster at Coamo
and Pedro, brother Of Felipe Sanchez,
was made acting post master at Barros.
As the money order frauds continued
with undiminished regularity, the in
spectors continued their investigation. and
were astonishd to discover that the acti ing
post masters At Coamo and Barros had con.
tinued the misuse Of Government funds,
Notwithstanding the fate which had met
their brothers whom they had succeeded
In Office.
Upon the arrest Of the acting post masters,
Felipe. the father Of the Roderiguez brother
was made acting post master It Coamo
to succeed his sons. and Ferdinand, father
Of the Two Sanchez brothers. was made
acting postmaster at Barros to succeed
them. Rafael Rodriguez was sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary, Eurip-
ides Rodriguez to two years. Felipe
Sanchez to . year and . half and Pedro
Sanchex to one year.
The frauds were worked by means Of
the false balancing Of the books Of the order
Offices at Coamo and Barros.
The sun., 1903-02-03
The Author Of "Mary Had q Little
Lamb"

The most familiar poems, those OF the
reading book and the school speaker.
the verses that are learned in childhood
and linger in the memory Of old age, are
essentially anonymous. Many of them
are the productions Of men and women
otherwise obscure or known to fame
only as the authors Of those pieces.
Poetry of a high artistic sort. with the
ethereal and indefinable charm OF much
Of SHELLEY's and KEATs's and of some
Of the choruses in Sw1NBURNEs 1Ata-
lanta in Calydon," for example, is treas
urcd in comparatively few minds. Verses
OF a much humber sort are known to
millions Of people and belong substan-
TALLY, both by their popular nature and
by the extent Of their diffusion. to folk
poetry. Many Of them are everybodys
and nobody's. 1t is no wonder that
disputes as TO their authorship arise,
even in the case Of poems of modern
date. Inventions and discoveries seem
to be made almost simultaneously by
number of persons. Why shouldn't the
same thing be true Of our poetical
finders, our troubadours and troureres? ?
Besides, it is said to be common for q
poet TO have feeling that the verse he
has just composed is old, centuries old;
that he has read or heard it somewhere.
So poet who reads verses that he likes
and would like to have written may come
to believe that he did write them. We
suggest to Mrs ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
that this is a satisfactory explanation
Of certain idiosyncrasies Of Col. JOHN
A. JOYCE.
Now ii we all mad to stand up as many
Of us used TO have to stand up in school
or Sunday school and say a verse, what
verse or poem would drop from the lips of
most Of us? Hard to say. Some of Mother
GoosE's melodies, perhaps. or Now |
Lay Me Down to Sleep" But we are by
no means sure that Mary Had Little
Lamb wouldn't stand at the head of
the poll. 1t would surely be near the
head. The poetry is pretty we'll banged
out Of most of US az We grow up or down,
but this idyll Of Mary and the Little
Lamb is hard 70 forget In the Stock
The sun., 1903-02-03

Exchange and the stock yards, where
little lambs are welcome, the poem must
be remembered. Testy old fellows have
It filed away somewhere on the bottom
shelf OF their consciousness. We are
much mistaken II it is not the favorite
poem in Kansas City and thousand other
cities. 1t has been translated into no.
body knows how many languages. 1t
may be called a universal poem. Nat
urally its authorship is claimed for
this man and that woman. In other
words, MARY and her little companion
bound in lambskin have reached the
dignity OF anonymity and universality.
Like the purse the poem: twas mine,
it's his, and has been slave to Thousands
In these springlike days in the country
are the little chaps and lasses singing
in rings?
on the carpet here We stand. hreO
On the carpet here we stand:
Take your true love BY the hand.
Give her klss and send her away.
And tell her TO come some other day"
Who wrote it? Who wrote Oats,
peas, beans and barley grow, barley
grow, barley grow? and a hundred
other ditties? To such honor Mary
Had Little Lamb is come. Every
body wrote it; nobody wrote II. Tale
after tale unfolds. reoounting with ad-
mirable particularly the circumstances
under which the work was written. But
we see no reason to doubt the assertion
Of a competent authority, ANNE HoL-
LINGswoRTH WHARTON. who takes the
orthodox view. In an article in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger she describes
the career Of Mrs. SARAH JOsEPHA HALE,
a New Hampshire woman who was for
forty years an editor Of once famous
publication, Godey's Lddy's Book, and is
vaguely familiar to us oldsters. Here
is the story:
In 1897 Dr. LOWELL MASON was induced TO lend
his musical talents 10 Boston. and while there rave
especial attention TO the training of children In
vocal music this being the INST attempt to intro
duce singing into the public schools In order to
make his singing lessons attractive. Dr. MASON
requested Mn. HALE and other wnte, to furnish
him with verses suited to the capacity of children
and OF kind 70 interest them IN response to this
request Ms. HALF. ready TO Lend hand in any
good work. composed . series Of little poems for
children, which were set TO music By Dr. MASON
and sun In the schools OF Boston. and afterward
throughout the country. Among these were the
well known
III ever I see. on bush or tree.
Young bird, In their pretty nest
and the world famous Marys Lamb. Even II
this latter and best known poem were not founded
upon an incident In the writer's own childish expe-
rience. II was unquestionsbiy insplred By her IA
miliar,ty with and her affection for domestic
animals"
Mrs. HALE was a novelist, philanthro-
pist, the friend and advocate Of anational
Thanksgiving, the enemy Of lady
and partisan OF woman" She did much
in her long, useful life Q7ss-ls7o); but
Mary had Little Lamb is her best
remembered achievement. So fantas-
tic is Fate. And MARYs Lamb is
not allowed to rest quietly in its owners
flock. Thieves break into that fold and
steal. Such is the penalty Of writing
a popular poem.
The sun., 1903-02-03
NEW EDUCATIONAL HEAD.
II. A. Rogers Elected without Contest
to Replace President Birmingham.

II. A. Rogers Elected without . Contest
to Replace President Birmingham.
The Board Of Educ alton at its annual
election yesterday elected Henry A. Rogers
to succeed Charles c. Birmingham as presi-
dent without a contest. Mr.. Birmingham
was recently reappointed for a term Of
five years. but sent bis resignation to the
Mayor q few days ago becauss Of press Of
private business.
After Mr. Rogers had taken the CHAIR
mans seat he announced that he had re-
ceived a message from the Mayors ONCE
that Mr. Burlingham's resignation was
there. but had not been acted on. a. the
Mayor was out Of town. The first impress
sion was that the Board Of Education had
two presidents. but it was pointed out that
Mr.. Birmingham ceased to be president
when the annual election was opened.
Frank l.. Babbott was elected vioe-presi-
dent.
Mr. Rogers has been . school commits
sioner for several years. He u connected
with several banks and Il Interested in
railroad supplies. On taking the chair hs
said that the Affairs Of the board bad been
20 satisfactory In the past year that be
"cSsS poioS pOi ss:d f.y Ss' to .cqur.
sites and erect school buildings In such
numbers as to make UP fol. past neglect
and to give evsry child In the city q full
days schooling In . modern SCHOOL building
Edward W. 8titt was elected . district
superintendent At 5000 year In place OF
Clarence Meleney. A Brooklyn woman
was a candidate Tor the Job
Charles Z. Zieslsr, a teacher In Public
School II in Tho Bronx, was fined thirty
days pay for q second violation Of the rule
prohibiting corporal punishment
The board recentlv created ths place Of
superintendent Of libraries with Q salary
of 5000 . year. Claude q. Leland was
elected to fli II.