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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
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Hluru tine RaSttll0 Outs"
What little of the postof1ite scam
dals that has been allowed to come to
light and the charges made of official
Shortcomings in other departments,
makes 1t evident that the entire off,
cial machinery Of the nation is clogged
with dishonesty. Every department
and bureau that has been even par
TALLY investigated, teens with loot and
dishonesty that parallels, If 1t does not
exceed, the era of robbery that culmi-
mated In the election of Tilden. The
Star Route frauds; the Mulligan let
tiers; the Credit Mobllier, and the Pa
ciflc Mail subsidy were crimes for
which tile people held the Republican
party responsible.
The voters are now confronted with
the postal scandals, the Cuban lootlng,
tile Agricultural Department rotten
ness, the Land Department frauds.
the Porto Rican smuggling cases, and
the War Department and Philippine In
famies, besides charges against the
other departments that have not yet
been investigated and which will
doubtless swell the unsavory record.
The old cry that aroused the couns
try, Turn the rascals OUT will again
be the slogan of the coming presiden-
tial campaign. The extortion Of the
trusts and the robbery Of the people by
the protection granted to the combines,
under the tariff, bad as 1t is, does not
compare with the dellnquencies of the
officials who have been placed in power
to preserve the rights and pockets of
the people. Without an honest admin
-ration the government becomes but
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
WANTED "LiGHT READING. !"


1t Is interesting to find n familiar
theme considered from a new point
OF view; it is more interesting to find
that there is a new point of view from
which to consider the eyer-discussed
tragedy of Hamlet" In East Hently
the other day two women met on the
threshold of the village library. She
who was going in noticed the book
which her neighbor, who was coming
out, was carrying, and remarked, II
didn't know, Mrs. Binns, that you
were reader of Shakespeare"
Mrs. Binns looked apologize. well,
Mis- Brown" said she, II amt given
to wasting time on light literature,
generally speaking; really amt. With
II family the size o. mine, I'm too
busy. But doctors been telling Inc
got to lie down every day after dinner
If / don't want to go all to pieces an
give him another case of nervous pros
tration; and goodness knows l can't
afford to do that He said to take
nap, but | told him that couldn't;
1T amt in me. I'm as wide-awake IL
body as there is stirring from sunup
TO shutdown, an 1 couldn't go to Sleep
not If held my eyes shut by main
force. So then he said Take book;
lie down and take u book, and don't
pick out anything solid or edifyng,
but take the lightest thing you can get
hold Of, and put your feet up, and pill
lers to your back. and if 1t amt as
good as a nap, why, it's the next best
thing
We'll, 1t certainly does seem as if
there couldn't be anything lighter and
less edifying than plays. | dolr't know
what my poor mother'd say to me.
She disapproved of play-acting an
shows stronger than anybody / eyer
knew. l remember l used to feel N
quite grievance that she wouldn't
let me go to the circus when l was a
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Observation-Disclosures
d POLITICS aaaa 3
81 ===OF THE DAY M
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

sided with the suit against the rail-
road merger and the beef comohe.
Perhaps President Roosevelt ana MS
Attorney General have become discour-
aged by the small results obtained. OF
have become converts to the llama
plan of letting well enough alone. IL
is quite probable that the bad trusts
which includes nearly all of them have
found way to propitlate the trust
busting proclivities Of the admtnistra-
ton, as the protectionists found way
to iomascdlate the iowa idea ana rem
der 1t harmless. Reform has never
been a strong card with the Republi-
cans. At times they have pretended
their great desire to uproot political
evils, but these viriuous moments have
always preceded elections and
ever subsidized and ebbed w
crisis had passed and they could point
to the Endorsement that had been given
by the voters Of their conduct of af-
fairs. The Republican leaders have
perpetually been hankering for the
flesh pots that the trusts and corpora
tons hold out as the bait to obtain
immunity for their eXtortion. The do
nations of the trusts and corporations
to Republican campaign funds have
been reciprocated by tariff protection
that enabled the trusts to; amply re-
cuperate their depleted bank accounts
from exorhitant profits from the peo-
pie.
Judging the future by the past, his
tory is repeating itself and the pres-
ent immunity that the trusts are enjoy
! ing is an arrangement mutually satis-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
HAMMuRAel OF sAeYLoN.
King Who Reignca Over Twenty-Five
Hundred Years Before Christ,

Hundred Years Before Christ.
Hammurabi reigned in Babylon
about 2250 b. g. We know nothing
of Babylon before his time. There
were other local capitals: Ur, Erech,
Nippur and Lagash to the south, and
Agane and Sippara to the north, each
the seat Of temple Of some one Of
the gods AT Sippara the local divin-
ity was Shamash, the sun god. We
know the form under which Shamash
was worshiped, for Mr.. Rassam, in
his excavations at Sippara, the modern
Abu-habba, dug up, from great
depth, the sacred image of the god,
bas relief on large slab, accom-
panied by memorial Inscription of
King Nabu-abal-idin, or Nebo-gives-a-
son. The sun god sits on his throne
under canopy, and the king is pre-
sented to him by two divine attend
ants. Before the god, resting on a
table, is the symbol of the sun, with
alternate rays and streams; and above
are two figures who direct the course
of the sun in his daily Journey, much
as Persian artist would place the disk
of the sun in chariot to be drawn
by his horses, or as Greek artist
would give him a charioteer. There
are smaller symbols of the sun, the
moon and Venus, and the cuneiform in
scription explains the meaning of the
composition. When this stone was
found by the Arab workmen, they
came running to Mr.. Rassam and told
him they had found Noah with his
sons Shem, Ham and Japheth; and Mr..
Rassam was so pleased that he killed
an OK and made them great feast.
In this city of Sippara and before
the sun gods temple Hammurabi set
/ up enc of the great stone columns on
which We're inscribed the laws. 1t
remained there three hundred years or
more, until, in feebler succession, the
kings from the mountains of ELAN in
vaded- and conquered again the rich
plains of Babylonia. We know not
what costly spoil of gold and embro!d-
cred vestures they carried away; but
much more important for us was their
loot of the historical stone monuments
|
all was their choice of the stele of
Hammurabi. He had first brought the
heavy stone, perhaps, from the noun
tains of Arabia, it may be by boat
from the western side of the Ara
bian peninsula, some think even from
the Sinaitls quarries at tile north end
of the Red Sea. That would have
taken a years travel. The Elamite
conqueror put this stone and n CON
siderable number of smaller stone rec
oids of land grants, called kudurus,
into boats. and, following the main
canals, reached the Tigris River (for
Sippara is,near the Euphrates), and
then passed down to the Persian Gulf,
and thence up the Karun or Eulaeus
River, or quite as likely through some
of the intersecting canals, and by this
long journey they We're brought to
grace his triumph at Susa.-Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

They do some things better in Rus
sia. The Standard OIL Company I'M
dertook to corner petroleum at Baku.
A Rockefeller agent got control of all
the rolling stock and sent the price
up. All the visible supply was kept
under perfect control until the rail-
way authorities telegraphed to the i'm
perial capital for instructions. An I'M
mediate reply was returned that If de-
livery were not ordered within twenty
four hours the tanks ready for haul
age should be emptied on the railroad
tracks and returned for fresh filling
at Baku, subject to open market con-
troll. The corner in petroleum was
convincingly broken and a repetition
Of the business SO familiar in this part
Of the world was not attempted. Had
the Sherman law been promptly and
faithfully enforced from the time of It's
enactment the history of corners In the
United States would be brlefer. We
cannot afford to substitute despotism
for democracy, but 1t is humiliating
comment on democracy that 1t has
failed to prevent the erection of des-
potism in commerce as absolute as that
Of the imperial government in Russia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
MISTAKEN For a UNION spy.
One Of the Amusing Incidents During
the Recent Hotel Strike.

One Of the Amusing Incidents During
the Recent Hotel Strike.
1t was daiice night at the Hotel del
Prado, but owing to the sudden statn-
pede of walters that informing the great
dining hall had not been cleared, and
consequently thercwas no dancing. The
musicians, however, We're filing the
air with rag-time noise, and the corri=
dor was thronged with excited people
talking together in groups. Every
stranger who entered was eyed sus-
piciOusly and discussed in whispers.
A poorly dressed woman carrying a
shabby travelling bag came in, went to
the office and asked for room for
the night She made no inquiries as
to rates or location, and when asked
to register did SO in hesitating, un-
certain manner. She followed the bell
boy to the room assigned her, which
was on the first floor, with window
overlooking the street. Immediately on
entering she locked the door, but did
not turn on the light. This reused
suspicion. Later on she did not re-
spond to d knock; this reused more sus-
picioh.
"a spy" they said, "a union spy,
sent here to find out about the state of
things III the house."
A detective was stationed outside
the door and n policeman patrolled the
street outside her window. The latter
reported that she had opened the VIM
dow.
Meanwhile bewildaring rumors We're
floating around concerning the strange
lady, such as that she was n private
detective; that she was man in wo-
mans clothing; that she had dynamite
in her bag and was going to fire the
house; that shf was going to signal
to the pickets outside and let the I'M
ionists in through the window; that
she was sent to scare out the few
kitchen girls who had not gone out on
strike.
She did not emerge from her room
for nearly an hour. BY that time ev-
eryone was on the qui vive, and when
she did appear her actions were watch
cd with absorbing interest. She walk
ed deliberately down the long corridor,
through the crowds of people, appa-
rently oblivious to their glances.
Going straight to the kitchen to
terrify those Swedish girls" said a
lady. wonder how she knows where
to go? Must have been Informed"
When she reached the telephone box
She stopped, loked around uncertainty,
asked for a book and began to search
for number. The bellboy captain,
who had been previously warned about
her, offered to assist her. but she re-
fused his offers. More suspicion.
Doesn't want anyone to know where
she telephones" they said. After
fumbling with the address book for
few minutes, and glanclng furtiye-
~ around her, she returned to her
room without telephoning.
Imagination ran riot after she dis
appeared Looks like an anarchist"
said one. "There'll be trouble to-
night" said a nervous woman, I'm
scared to go to bed.
Nothing happened that night. The
next morning the strange lady promp-
ly paid her bill and departed.
And the imaginative peoEl, who sup
piled her with n story are still guessing.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
A MACHINE TO MAKE THE DEAF HEAR.


Miller R. Hutchinson has been giving
some wonderful exhibitions in New
York City with his "Acousticon' ap-
paratus, designed to enable the deaf
to hear.i>
AS most cases of deafness are only
partial and result from missing or
defective parts of the ear, the Acousti-
con is made SO as to correct these
faults.
The middle ear is separated from the
outer by the ear-drum, and is an air.
filed cavity with chain of three
small bones, one end of which is at
tached to the drum, and the other to
the oval window or outer MEM
brane Of the inner ear. Sound waves
striking upon the drum cause 1t to
vibrate, communicating the motion to
the bone chain which in turn moves
the oval window" The motion of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
4 AN HISTORICAL BUILDING.
Old Masonic Hail, Neosho, Confederate
Capitol of Missouri,

AdpItOl OA NlAASOuFIs
During the Civil War Neosho, No.,
was the scene of many stirring events,
Situated on the line between the North
and the South. 1t would be one day In
the hands of the Federal forces and
next in the hands of the Confederates.
1t was here that the seceeders met,
and on October 81, 1861, in the old Ma
sonic Hall building, of which we give
an illustration, and which is still
standing, signed the articles of seces-
sion. The body was composed of the
deposed Governor Jackson and 80
members of the Confederate wing of
the House and 10 members of the Sen
and thu .falla1uing-is.-ta,e tire of
the bill passed: can Act declaring
the ties heretofore existing between the
United States and the State of Mis-
souri, dissolved" During the consider
alton of this measure the town was
defended by Prices army, which was
stationed on the hill tops surround
ing the place. The only dissenting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
Physicians are calling ate

Physicians are calling attention to
the alarming increase of pneumonia.
Figures compiled by the health COM
missioner Of Chicago show that in 1900
the disease stood side by side with
consumption, as regards the number
Of deaths throughout the whole coun-
try, and that since then the mortality
rate in the one has increased and In
the other has fallen. Pneumonia, there
fore, may now be said to have dis
placed the great white plague as the
most terrible human scourge Good
evidence OF, the highly communicable
character Of pneumonia comes from
Chicago, where thirty-eight cases &C.
CURED among the three hundred en-
ployes Of the county treasurer's office
and eight resulted fatally. The evil
dence of contagiousness is In one re.
spect encouraging, for IT will lead to
the establishment Of the same safe
guards as those which have checked
consumption.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
sea-water Bread.

A Philadelphia baker is the authority
for the assertion that the latest fad of
dyspeptics is bread made with sea-
water, instead of fresh water 1T has
a saltier taste" he says, than we are
accustomed to, but 1t is very palatabIe
In fact. he who likes salty things is
apt to like it better than. the other
kind of bread" A physician" he
says, asked ME about three months
ago to make some of this bread for his
patients. AT first l made six loaves
a.day, but now make thirty. My sea.
water comes up to me three times a
week. The dyspeptics who buy the
bread say it is the only kind they can
eat fresh without discomfort"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
latter is takenaup by the fluid of the

latter is taken.up by the fluid of the
inner ear in which float 5000 nerve
terminals, which being wound togeth-
er in the form of cable convey each
its proper sound to the brain. Most
of the deafness comes from trouble in
the middle ear. AS sound waves will
not pass from the atmosphere to a
fluid the bones are needed to transfer
them. When the bones become i'm
paired deafness results.
The ACQUISITION is made to take the
place of the middle ear. 1t consists
of mouthplce, an car-cap and store
age battery-the whole making a small
and easily carried outfit. Generally
speaking 1t may be stated that the new
machine takes up sound waves and
transfers their energy to the fluid OF
the inner ear. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
In bygone times it was the practice

In bygone times 1t was the practice
Of the Newfoundland coast folk to ap-
propriate everything they secured from
shipwrecks, but this lawlessness had to
be sternly repressed. Now the un-
written rule is that they get "half their
hand" or 80 per cent, as salvage. In
portable and valuable articles, such as
silverware. there is still q strong temp
tatfon to keep the whole, but the pun
ishment is severe. Champagne, liquors.
cabin stores and the like have also
trick of Disappearing, and in the
poorest fishers cottage you will come
upon rare china, dainty napery, sill
yerware OF price and wines to tempt
an epicure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
Ma..e. Wearing Cheap Clothes.

A'A0oeCo Wearing Nueap AlOpAeSs
The Wool and Cotton Reporter,
which was one of the first great trade
Journals to note the decreased purchas-
Ing power of the people, especially In
the hetter grades of wo0ens, and to
suggest that the high prices which the
coal and other trusts have been charg-
ing have left the masses stranded and
unable to buy many things which.
heretofore, even in hard times, they
have enjoyed, finds no improvement
whatever in the general condition Of
industry. In It's issue Of July 8, in
comparing wool in London and Unit
ed States" it says: x
The Interpretation which most per-
sons will put upon the opening Of the
London sales Is that fine woods have
been pushed as high as the purchasing
power of final consumers will allow.
The same tendency is discov-
cred In this country that is revealed
abroad by the London wool auctions.
Medium and low woods are in the best
demand on this side of the Atlantic,
and display relatively the firmest ten
dency in the matter of price. The
world over, coarse woods appear to be
doing the work of fine woods in larger
and larger measure. The extent to
which this is the state in the United
States is clearly shown by the fact
that. whereas last year domestic quar-
ter-blood woods We're sufficiently higher
than South American low woods to adj
NIT Of large importations. to-day the
latter are selling SO close to the domes-
tic commodity as to preclude heavy Inn
portations."
1t then sounds a note Of warning to
those who are continuing to buy wool
at present prices. which are certainly
not high when compared with other
prices, or considering the great scare
ity of wool the world over. 1t says:
..The seaboard trade continue to buy
Mt the present high quotations, on the.
strength of what they believe to be
the statistical position of wool the
world over. Whether they are making
sufficient allowance for such contin-
gencies as monetary disturbance in
the fall. n decline, in the general pros
perity of the country, and dlminu-
tion in the purchasing power of the
masses, is something which can only
be determined later,o
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

votes to the passing of the bill We're
those of Charles Ii. Hardin in the
Senate and Isaac n. Shambaugh in the
House. The passing of the act was
greeted with applause and the roar
Ing of the cnnnons of Prices command.
The building has been removed from
its original site, to give place to the
city's growth, but it still stands in Il
fair state of preservation and is an
object of much interest to strangers
who visit the town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
girl. But some real good people feel
different nowadays; and under doctors

I'd
That's why l took out a play; and
of course I've heard tell of Shakes
peare as the best play-writer, and I
asked Lefty to ask at the high school
which was his best play, and she said
Hamlet Well, can't say fancied
the glance had in the library before
brlngin' 1t away with me. But don't
suppose hasty Judgments are good for
much, so took 1t, after all. Perhaps
it'll turn out more entertaining than
it looks to be. Anyway, I'm goin'
home to mind doctors orders right
away-lIght lit'rature, six pliers and
a sofy-and if 1 don't improve under
'em it amt my fault. Well, I'm glad
to hear you found 1t SO interesting.
Land, you are enthusiastic! Well.
maybe shall. but don't hardly think
so. Good morning"-Youth's Com
panion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

Small American towns and cities
ought to be interested in report made
by the United States consul at Hamn-
ton, Ontario, on the paving In that city.
He says that tar-macadam roadways
have been built in the business part
of the town for sixty-eight cents q
square yard, and that they are almost
as good at the end of four years as
when first made. Either asphalt or
brick costs two or three times as much
and Is not-so durable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

Thomas A. Edison has gone into
politics, and the people Of the Oranges
are excited. They fear he Will In
vent a new political machine which
will bafie the Oldest experts. oh. let
1t be soon!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

steel Trusts 40 Per Cent Froflts.
The quarterly report of the United
States Steel Corporation again reminds
us Of what a heavy load we are carry
Ing in our protection baby carriage.
This great big, numbering, bulldozing,
beggar brat reports get earnings for
the quarter ending June 30 Of $685.
499,52S. W
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
caslonally dabbling in sheep and wool.

caslonally dabbling in sheep and wool.
until he has become millionaire.
Healy reads with difficulty, and he
has someone employed in the Las We
gas National Bank to keep his cash
and collections there shipshape. He
has never seen drama, heard a con-
cert or anything theatrical or operatic
since 1870, and then in El Paso. So
far us dress is concerned, he would be
taken for poor, forlorn cow-herder
any day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

! The new King OF servia smokes Gig.
aarettes constantly. Still he isn't like
" to be killed by cigarettes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

This is world in which the Chris
tian has only to examine himself in
wardly, as his friends are ready to do
the rest.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

r o II g h : sa W e d
boards. 1t is the
home of James
Healy, one Of the
wealthiest cattle
men in the South
west. Healy would
be taken for d
tramp by almost
anyone, and none
would laugh more
at the error than
Henly himself. In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

No. displays a chic plaid linen
Russian blouse suit for little boy
from four to seven years Of age. No. 2
shows white duck sailor suit trim
med with turkey red stitchery and
braid. The tie is of red silk. The
suit is suitable for boy from seven
to ten years of age.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

northern New Mexico, us to the dlspo-
sition this strange and taciturn mill
ionaire bachelor cattleman is going to
make Of all his money and property
when his hair gets white and his stall
wart frame is brokenshE-age and dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29
Faithful at School,

A schoolgirl at Lee has been award.
ed medal for seven years perfect
school attendance. All the members
of the family-nine in number-at-
tended the same school, and not one
missed single NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tit-Bits,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

1t is one of the compensations of OBJ
scurity and poverty that a man does
not have to dodge kodak fiends nor
perture himself in swearing Off his
taxes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

II there's anything in these vacuum
caps advertised to make hair grow
some peoples skulls must be very
hairy on the inside.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-29

II the pulpit is not more careful 1t
viii soon be supplanted by the press
a. moral teacher.