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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
Lax Mnnareme

| The Government officials at Wash
ington are lucky dogs; a generous
country pays them good salaries and
allows them 30 days leave of absence
during which time they are also paid.
If sick, they are allowed further
80 days leave. during which time
they are paid. No corporation. pri-
| vate firm, or Individual, can afford to
be so liberal with its employees. The
wages paid to the office holders are
also on the same generous scale, but
few could earn as much and the great
majority could never, command half
as much in private life.
Nearly all of those known as "high
officials" seem, however, to imagine
that they are above the law, rules, or
regulations and that they have tho
right to come and go at will. The
rule In the departments that all the
employees must begin business ut 8
o'clock and continue until O'Clock,
with half an hour for lunch, is ignor-
ed. In some of the bureaus caller
| will be fortunate to find some of the
chiefs at their desks by 10 O'Clock, In
the matter of leave or vacation, the
same laXity prevails, and these high
officials" who are universally pets Of
the dominant party, evidently think
that their private affairs and politi-
cal schemes are more important than
the business of the government. The
bad example set by President Roose-
welt in spending over three months
during the past year in stamping
tours and bear hunts, and in retir-
ing from Washington to Oyster Bay
rs soon as summer sets in has been
initiated by his Cabinet and the
higher subordinate officials. Much of
the scandal and corruption in the de-
partments has been caused by lack Of
supervision by those in authority, and
| the delegating of their authority to
| sign contracts and vouchers to conf
dental secretaries and other minor Of
| ficials.
Every day the newspapers contain
notices of the departure or return of
members of the Cabinet from some
jaunt or trip for their own business
or pleasure, though such are often
taken under the guise Of official trips
at the public expense. 1t is well
known that the railroads and steam
ships furnish these high officials FREE
transportation and the free passes
furnished by the corporations are ex-
pected to return good interest by OIL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

A professor in an American college
has suggested that the small colleges
combine and form an educational
trust" against the monopoly of the
big universities. Although universities
do need money, and must conduct their
affairs according to principles of bust
ness, yet money and business alone
win not make college. So long MS
good men speak freely and say great
things In the halls of college, that
college shall endure. Even poverty
cannot kill university which is found
ed In great spirit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

trains on which President Roosevelt
has made his hunting trips ana
stumping tours have cost thousands OF
dollars, and the railroad corporations
when granting such great favors'
must be expecting some return. Ine
administration is posing as opposing
the merger of some of the railroao
corporations that granted these fav-
ors and is trying to make political cap.
ital by pretending to fight them. NO
former administration has received 70
many favors from the corporations al
the present one and no other has peen
SO lax in the management of the AZ
fairs Of the government.
1t is happy go-lucky, hit-or-miss
management that this administration
is giving us, with dose Of stSepu-
BUSINESS occasionally adA11lgl
charm those who do not look below
the surface of public Affairs. The
experienced student of politics and
the statesmen, however, fear the eff
+ feet Of the general laxity Of manages
ment and are not surprised at the
scandals that are being discovered and
look for even worse ones to be devel-
oped in the future.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

/ Sioux Indians, led by Big Foot, ant
had learned the serious condition of af
fairs. The following morning they re
ported to Gen. Forsythe that the In
dams would probably resist unless al
Overwhelming force of soldiers wa
brought up. Forsythe did not agre
with the scout and continued to nd
vance.
But Capt. Wallace, who believed tn
report Of the scout, together with "Lit
tie Bat" and Lone STAR" rode aheat
of the troops, in order to. pacify tn
Indians.
The three men drew In close to tn
troops Of savages which had advanced
to meet them, and then Lone Star
recognized the daring warrior who hat
tried his medicine two weeks befor,
that day. He, together with severa
other Indians, left the main body ant
advanced toward Capt. Wallace.
Suddenly, from within the crowd
arose the shrill death song Of tn
Sioux. Both the scouts now saw tn,
deadly danger in which all three stood
| pul Supt. WdAlaSe uiu Aol uAueislaAu
and before he could be warned, hell
out his hand to greet the advancin!
braves.
| From their positions, neither of thu
scouts could fire and Capt. Wallace
walked toward his death, oblivious Of
the terrible fate awaiting him.
Inc singing lndian grasped Capt
Wallaces outstretched mana, ana sud
denly drawing MS other hand from be
heath us planket, struck the brave
captain terrlple ploW win toma-
hawk' klllihs ni.ii instantly.
But tne medieihe shirt tal!ed 10 pro
tect the lndlan from me Duilet which
lelt we piseoA VI Lone star mo-
Aen. iu.e,, anu .he savage zen oead
"tlh oulie. through us heart.
=, The Bloody Gnlch.
wv s.ou.s Duea nMay' arias
40 icy Men.' anu ~ .iri, receiYea 'he
nle =. .ne entle palu. nolh escaped
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Although the nominating conventions
will not be held for year, the cam
paign for the election of President
is we'll under way. The daily newspa-
pers are filed with discussion of the
availability Of candidates and the rela-
tive Importance of Issues This Is not
an unusual condition. No sooner ia a
President elected than the party mana
gers begin preparations for the next
campaign. The people begin as soon
as the President is inaugurated to dis.
cuss the question whether he will be
candidate for denomination. II the
Presidential term were eight years in
stead of four, the campaign would not
begin actively SO soon after the cleo
ton; but it would still begin, for 1t is
true In politics as well as In farming,
that the price Of success Is continuous
application. AS government in the
United States Is the business Of the.
people, the kind of government they
have depends on the amount Of atten-
ton they give to 1t. The exercise of
that eternal vigilance which is the
price of efficiency in the public service
is wearying, and now and then one
wishes that the Presidents term were
longer, or that the citizen were able to
perform all his civic duties by single
act once in four years, and then not
be troubled by the matter till another
Presidential election. The duty is con.
tinuous. Not only does the Presidential
campaign never end, but the Congress
sional campaign as well is in progress
all the time. The same rule prevails
in State, county, city, town and village
government. 1t is much like house.
keeping. When the breakfast dishes
are washed preparations for dinner
begin, and when dinner is over the
table is laid for supper. Now and then
a woman, grown weary with the cares
of her home, goes into hotel or
clearinghouse where some one else or
ders the meals; but in government the
tendency is away from the boarding.
house plan, because men prefer to de-
eide for themselves what cut Of politi-
cal roast beef they shall have, and
when their desserts shall be cabinet
pudding and when Washington pie. II
is this ability to choose for ones SELF
that constitutes political as well as so.
cial independence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
A Town Doubiy lucornorated.

A peculiar complication has arisen
in Oregon over the question whether
town incorporated two times over
is legally incorporated at all. A SEN
ate bill and House bill. incorpor-
ating the town Of Adams in umatilla
county were passed by both houses
and reached the governor, who signed
them both. They We're supposed to
be exactly alike, but on examination It
was found that the boundaries are
slightly differently defined. In the
bill which last became law and thus
superseded the first bill the boundary
lines do not go completely around the
town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Government buildings, with the ex.
eeptton of those in Washington and q
few elsewhere, are mostly common
place and unattractive from the arch1.
tectural point Of view. A recent act Of
Congress-, which is soon to become op-
eratiye, was designed to work an i'm
provement. The supervising architect
for the Treasury has decided to relieve
his bureau of much routine work, and
to secure variety of designs by invit-
ing architects in different parts of the
country to furnish plans in competi-
ton. Only the best men will be asked
to compete, and beauty as well as util-
ity and cost will influence the award.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
ROOSEVELT AND GRANT.

That's the Makeup of the Republican
Ticket Fancied by Some.
A political combination which has
been extensively advertised is Theo-
dore Roosevelt for President and
Ulysses S. Grant for yice-President.
This proposed makeup Of the Repub-
lican national ticket seems to meet
with considerable favor. and has been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

A great many disrespectful remarks
have been made concerning the new Q
cent postage stamp. Considered as a
work Of art 1t may have Its faults, but
as to the gum on its back it is beyond
criticism. It sticks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
Both Mistaken.

An Irish merchant, who had more
money in his pocket than his appear
ance denoted, took seat in first
class carriage. A dandy fellow pas.
senger, was much annoyed at Pats
presence, and, missing his handker-
chief, taxed him with having picked
his pocket. After recovering the hand
kerchief, which he had put in his hat,
he made lame apology, but Pat stop
ped him with the remark:
MAKE yourself easy. darllnt; don't
bother about the matter. You took me
for thafe, l took you for gentle.
man. We were both of us mistaken,
that's all. me honey"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

One Of the weighing machines in
the bank of England is SO accurat ,ly
adjusted that 1t can give the accurate
weight of speck Of dust, and can
also weigh any amount of metal up to
four hundred pounds. A postage stamp
on the scale will swing an Indicator
on semi-circle a space of six inches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Not long ago New England cleo
tricai engineer, who accidentally got a
needle stuck into his leg, twisted some
wires about piece Of iron and con-
nected the wires with a, dynamo. Then
With the magnet thus made, he pulled
the III Of steel from the wound. About
the same time an apprentice in the
Mare Island navy yard in California
/; was injured in the face by some bits
.;of steel from q broken tool. The sur.
geon failed TO extract all the pieces
and the wound inflamed. The chief
electrician then improvised a magnet
capable Of lifting five hundred pounds
and held 1t in front Of the boys face
whom the remaining bit of steel flew
out of the wound as promptly as If II
had been sent for. Now If some one
would invent magnet that would pull
: sliyers out Of boys fingers, thou
sands Of young Americans would rise
:, and call him blessed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
, Shot, by the Young Idea.

Cleans from recent examination in
the San Francisco schools: Define
fathom and form sentence with It."
"a fathom is six feet. A fly has faith
oni." "Detine Species" Species is
kind. A boy must be species to his
mother"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

has created big sensation in London
society, where Hope is one Of the most
popular bachelors-and heretofore re-
garded us the most confirmed one.
Miss Sheldon is a beautiful Ameri-
can girl, and is said to have quickly
won Hopes heart. The wedding will
probably take place in the United
States,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

It has not taken Japan long to get
Into the ways Of civilization. Less than
Aye years ago the consular courts, such
as the civilized nations maintain for
the protection of their citizens in semi
civilized countries, were abolished in
Japan. This summer an international
exposition is in progress In Osaka, with
exhibits from various Occidental ma
aons, and surprisingly large display
Of Japanese products manufactured in
the modern way. There has been no
greater marvel In the Industrial and DO
htical history Of the world. than the
conversion of the Mikado's empire
from the standards Of Asiatic stagna-
ton to western life. There are peo-
pie who believe that when China
awakes the world will see still great.
;er marvel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The Sultan Of Turkey refuses to hear
that the King Of servia was assassin
ated. In Abdul Hands dominions
the manner Of Alexander's death must
be referred to al ian unfortunate ac-
e10e.bt. Wnen II comes to rooIing him.
self the Sultan is always thoroughly
successful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

II $1o,0OOOOO will secure the annex
alton Of Canada, as somebody says it
will. perhaps Mr.. Carnegie will an
nounce his readiness to write check
for that amount.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The Brooklyn merchant who claims
TO besin direct line of succession to the
eervian throne has decided to retain
his present position and WOO longevity
over the ribbon counter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

l II q 1 q II s recently
gathered to dedi-
cate a monument
recently erected to
t he memory of
their dead who fell
at that place Dec.
20, 1900. Following
the example of the
whites who called
the battle of the
Little Big Horn the
Cluster massacre"
the Sioux have call
ed the battle Of
Wounded Knee the
big Foot nassa-
Gre" because Big
Foot was the chief
under whom they
fought in that last
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
well received by the Republican p,

The suggested nominee for Vice
President is a son of the famous gen
eral, and son-in-law. of ex-Unite(
States Senator Chafree, of Colorado
He is graduate Of Harvard, class OF
1874, and of Columbia Law School
1876. In 1899 he was candidate fol
the United States Senate for the Call
fornia Legislature, but was defeated
He is one of the leading attorneys or
the Pacific coast, and has large com
mercial and mining interests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
j. rIuribn. .tJnun,.:

Mifkins-You have. used the word
donkey several times in the Inst. ten
minutes. Am to understand that
you mean anything Of a personal ma
ture?
Enthusiastically not. There are
lots Of donkeys in the world besides
YOU; Is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Advice of the don't hurry" kind is
usually wasted upon people who have
acquired tho Chicago movement" But
all the college graduates will not live
in Chicago. Many Of them will avoid
'the strenuous life" Where necessity
does not appear to require their aban-
Comment Of rural quietude and peace
for city life they will be wise enough
to dwell close to natures heart. The
admonition Of President Angel In his
sccalAureate address to the Univer-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

A woman who admired the Kaiser
threw hot liner with bunch of fiow-
era. knocking of his helmet, and the
police gathered her in. Query, was she
throwing at the Kaiser7
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Seats are dcarer at the Paris opera
house than in any other European
capital, in spite Of the fact that the
state gives the building rent free and
an annual subvention of 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The West is anxiously waiting for
some inventor to produce plow or a
moving machine that can be used as
. raft during rainy seasons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

II the average man had the same
success with his business as with his
summer garden, his permanent address
would be the poorhouse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

a Chicago man after having been
"joshed" for eight years shot hole
through HIS "tosher' Down with the
unlimited "josh."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The case Of King Alexander shows
that to be on the safe side it is best to
get your vacation in as early as posi-
BILE. He has missed his. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

After all, there is one advantage in
being King Of servia. He isn't likely
to be bothered much by life insurance
solicitors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

A person Who cannot argue is like
person who cannot chew, he swal-
lows the facts of life unprepared for.
Digestion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

People with really good intentions
often do the most downright harm in
this world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

A strike over the appointment of an
arbitration committee would prove,
once more, that peace is worth fighting
for,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Girls who are worth their weight in
polonium are about as rare as that
metal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
AN INDIAN MEMORIAL
ERECTED BY SIOUX ON WOUND.
ED KNEE Battlefield.
Shaft to COMM morate Those Who Fell
In that Bloody Fixht-The Last Great
stand of tho Red Race Against the
White.

On little knoll overlooking Wound
ed Knee battlefield OH the Pine Ridge
agency, in South Dakota, 5000 Sioux
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

By acquatnting himself with the full
particulars of King Alexander's finish
King Peter may possibly see his own.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The first question every child asks
on reaching home is, where's moth-
es7''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Don't eat ice cream too fast. Eaten
slowly and allowed to melt III tile
mouth. 1t can DO no harm to either
stomach or complexion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The Prison Mirror complains Of the
upright piano." 1t is too often
a downright shame.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Queen Draga's "beautiful" sister,
who escaped, ought to draw we'll on
the lecture platform.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
ANTHONY HOPE, II is SAID,
WILL WE'D AN AMERICAN GIRL

The announcement in London that
Anthony Hope, the novelist, and Miss
Elizabeth Sheldon, sister Of Susanna
Sheldon, the actress, will be married
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
with such an object lesson before

with such an object lesson before
is it is no wonder that Mexico is like
wise making rapid strides along the
road that leads to national greatness.
The country is awake, wide awake,
and everybody seems imbued with the
idea of glorious destiny We are
praying, also, that Gen. Diaz may have
his life prolonged for at least ten more
years, because he is really the one
great factor in our advancement, and
as long as he lives no one fears but
that all will go well with our coun-
try,'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Tess-Yes, Mr.. Crabbe called to SEQ
me last evening. think he's very
nice.
Miss chellus-what! He's perfect
bear! * IS
Tess Isn't he, though? No matter
how oftenI threatened to scream he
wouldn't top.-Phlladelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
MEXICO MAKING STRIDES.


Our Southwestern Nei9hbor Rapidly
Becoming Americanized.,
Dr. Charles Amezcua of the City Of
Mexico, who is gentleman Of scien-
titfc attachments, told a Washington
Post reporter how much impressed he
was with the beauty of Washington
and with the surprising beauty Of its
autumnal days.
There is one thing" said he, that
probably great many of your readers
do not know, and that is how rapidly
the republic of Mexico is becoming
Americanized. Our people know of the
tremendous progress Of our great sister
across the Rio Grande, and while they
realize that there is vet an enormous
gulf that separates the one from the
other, still the United States is an in
SEPARATION and an incentive. We rejoice
in seeing the United States taking pre-
cedence of the old-world monarchies,
and do not doubt it will eclipse them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The pugilist is frequently beaten at
his own game.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

The name might be appropriately
changed to slaughtomobile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

Dec. % the Indians were camped on
Wounded Knee creek, waiting for a
conference the following day with
Gen. Forsythe, commanding the troops
During the day the scouts Little Bat
and Lone Star had been among tie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
Indiana Notes.

SCOTTSBURG.-J. T. Wiley G. Son have
been awarded the contract to build a two
story factory 30x130 feet for the Scots
burg Can Company for the manufacture
in time for operation the coming season.
The Scottsburg Can Company is a cor
poration consisting Of six members, all of
this city: Crawford Robson, G. w. Robi-
son, j. l.. Fisher, DR.. Levi Mccain, w.
T. Hubbard and w. H. Meloy.
LAwRENCEBURG. - Martha Savage,
aged thirty-eight, living with the family of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Goble, became
violently insane on Friday and attacked
Mrs. GOble and nearly strangled her before
help arrived. Her mania is that a mob,
headed by Mr. and Mrs. Goble means to
lynch her. She will be placed in the asylum
at Indianapolis
dered a quarantine against Winchester be-
cause Of the prevalence of smallpox there
and this went into effect at once. Officers
were appointed to watch all trains and all
vehicles coming from winchester, and have
instructions to turn them back forthwith or
have their occupants locked up here under
a rigid quarantine.
RECOMMENDATIONS Spencer, a fourteen
year-old boy near Stony Point across the
Ohio line, had his head blown off while
hunting. He and his stepfather Charles
Richardson. were trying to get a rabbit out
ardson was discharged, the full load TAX
ing effect on Spencer.
PETERSBURG.-Ag great religious awak-
ening is visiting this place. Revival serv-
ices have been in progress at various
churches for the past three weeks. Many
accessions to the churches are reported.
EVANSVILLE.-Andrew Carnegie has Of
fered to give library building to Prince
ton. subject to the usual maintenance con-
ditiOnS.