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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

If there is to be no more trust-bust-
Ing what was the good of whetting our
appetites with just smell of the
ham on the bread
Judge Thayer, who wrote the merger
decision. Is Democrat, when the case
gets to the Supreme Court, the Repub-
llcan majority there may reverse the
decision and give Wall street another
lease of life for Its railroad combina-
lions.
Secretary Hay had to take the back
track and express regret to Russia
over his Temporary misconceptlon"
of that country's purpose relative to
Mancl,urfa. Our State Department
does hot seem to have much concep-
ton of what diplomacy really is-a
struggle for sp6iis, - q
The astronomers tell us that the
weather is governed by spots on the
sun and that these spots were the
cause of the panic of 1928. As spots
arc again appearing and the weather
in consequence is very unreasonable.
ituUtleT lhHG 10 uhASSc SAS
astronomers are mistaken. |
President Roosevelt did not caro- to
tackle the Iowa idea when in the
Hawkeye State, though 1t was the
paramount question that the people
were interested In. There is vast
difference between the President seek
ing denomination aud trying to pro-
pitiate nil factions of the Republican
party and the strenuous Rough Rider.
The supercilious Senator Lodge, who
suppressed the Senate investigation
of fraud and cruelties In the Philip
pines is much eXasperated at Gen.
Miles for exposing the true conditions
in the islands. Lodge Is an aristocrat
and an imperlalist and believes in the
Hamiltonian theory of the rule of the
few. In criminal aggression and the
mailed hand and unfortunately the
President takes counsel with him.
The Land Department at Washing
ton was intent n few months ago on
wiplng out the monopoly Of the public
lands in the West by the cattle barons.
Col. Mosby was sent out there to cut
the barbed wire fences and allow the
settlers chance. Bat suddenly Col.
Mosby was ordered to Washington and
the cattle barons are holding the fort.
Another scandal will be uncovered
when the matter is investigated. \
Everything seems to depend on Wall
street industrially and politically, yet
Wall street depends upon the crops to
furnish freight for the railroads and
the trusts even depend upon the farm
ers and the workingmen to consume
their products. The farmers are en-
tirely at the mercy of the elements
so that the weather this summer may
be said to rule the stock market and
a drouth may upset all political cal
culations.
Ex-Congressman Loud. who was
chairman of the Postoffice Committee
for many years, says the postoffice
scandal has been brewing for some
time. AS Mr.. Loud is Republican
and from his position well qualified to
know what was going on, his evidence
is conclusive that the administration
knew of the rottenness In the depart
ment long before 1t took any steps to
investigate and is responsible for tho
unfortunate conditions that prevail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Life subscriptions.

A Century subscriber recently wrote
to the publishers inqulring what the
charge would be for life substitution
to the Century for man SO years Of
age. The question was submitted to
one of the large life insurance compan-
les, who reported that by the American
experience table of mortality, assuming
money to earn three per cent annual in.
terest, a man 80 years of age should
pay $S1.64 for life subscription to the
Century. The publishers do not think
1t is worth while to open department
for life subscriptions, but 1t is Interest,"
ing to- know that a man of SO can look
forward to the probable enjoyment Of
over eighty dollars worth of future
Century Magazines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Empire building always has n Jagged
road to travel, even when guided by
the strong arm of despotism, and con-
slant care and stern rule is necessary
to keep subjects In subsection. Under
n republic the governed are apt to ape
the governors and want more freedom
than 1t is convenient TO give them. In
this age of newspapers and telegraph
ing, when knowledge runs to and fro
SO that even the semi-civilized peoples
have heard of or read that "all men
are created equal, with inalienable
rights they are pretty sire to want
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none. or stir up trouble If they
are denied those fundamental demo-
cratic propositions. Thus the New
York World, noticing events DIS they
occur. says:
President Roosevelt is wanted in
Washington The steeds of empire are
taking the bits between their teeth,
and strong hand is needed on the
reins."
been infected by the singular idea that
the laws of the United States are as
binding upon their rulers as upon
themselves. When Porto Rican
smuggles dntiable goods into his ma
tive island lie is punished, If caught.
Certain American naval and military
officers have been doing the same
thing, and when they We're indicted
the government ordered the abandon
ment of their prosecution. The Chief
of Internal Revenue, who insisted upon
proceeding against these smugglers,
was compelled to resign. The Porto
Ricaps are holly indignant, and ask
what kind of government 1t Is that al
lows Its own officers to violate Its
| laws.
Let us ask. in our turn. what is the
use of having an empire If you are moi
to have any of its privileges? If yor
are going to be tied down by laws Ill
the time you might MS well stick tc
the old republic. What is the consti
tuition. between eXpansionists? L
doesn't follow the flag. anyway.
If you land a: New York with three
suits of clothes and a box of cigars II
your trunk your belongings will bt
dumped on the wharf and you will bt
held there like convicted crimina
while the taxgatherers are turning thu
Dingley screws on your suffering peck
etbook. But that is business. 1t Il
not the government that squeezes you
but protection.
In Porto Rico the tariff Is merely
matter of public revenue, and, more
over, that revenue is used for the ben
eft of the Porto Ricans, not of Amer
leans. So If oiir officers choose Il
smuggle liquors by the hundred cases
whose business is 1t? Neither Amer
lean taxpayers nor American protecte,
interests are pinchcd. 1t is time, TO
President Roosevelt to come home an,
teach these obstreperous islanders tina
II colonial dependencies all govern
ment exists for the benefit of the gov
errors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

tieth century will be this axiom in geometry: ''The
sraightest line is the shortest distance between two
points," If something needs doing, it, plain
~, directly, honestly the better.
Democracy does not equality-just the reverse
of this. 1t means individual responsibility equality be-
fore the law Of equality of opportunity but
other equality that by faithful service The
social system that bids also let them fan
II they cannot MAINTAIN themselves. To become the right
man means the dismissal of the wrong
The weak the incompetent, the unframed, the dissi
pated find growing welcome in the century which is
coming 1t will have place for the unsklled aborer
bucket of water and basket of coal will all that the
unslled nborer do If we have skilled for their
direction The unsklled laborcr product deoc-
racy." He exists in spite of democracy.
The lawyers of the future will be pleaders before
juries They will their clients from of Judge
jury In every civilized nation the lawyers must be
the lawgvers The sword has given place to the green
bag. The demand of the twentieth century will be that the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Hospitals for Cats,

All hail to the Washington people
who are going to take care of the cats!
1t is time some one built sanatorium
for poor pussy, where she can find
refuge from boys 9th stones and dogs
with cruel teeth.
AS a matter of fact, cats are the most
abused of animals. They are like old
tin cans-there seems to be no place for
them. They are saved from drown
ing by oversympathetic women when
they are little, when drowning would
be pleasure to them, and are then sent
ndrift by these same tender-hearted
feminines to pick up a precarious living
for themselves, and finally to die vio-
lent death at the "hands" of boot
jack or a bottle of liniment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
GUARD FOR TROLLEY WIRE.
overhead Lines Are Projected Ae

Overhead Lines Are Protected Ac.
cord Law In EnR1and.
Guard VIZ are required wherever
telegraph or Telephone wires tinprotect.
ed with permanent insulating cover
cross above or are liable to fall upon
or be blown on to the electric conduc-
tors of tramway. Each guard wire
should be well grounded at one point
at least and at intervals of not more
than five spans. The earth connection
should be made by connecting the wire
through the support TO the rails by
means of copper bond. Guard wires
should in general be of galvanized
steel, but may be of bronze or hard
drawn copper in districts where steel
is liable to excessive corrosion. In gen.
eral these wires must be Installed at
a minimum height of twenty-four
inches above the trolley wire. Where
there is but one trolley two wires par
allel to this-One on each side at a hor-
izontal distance of eight inches from
the trolley wire-are necessary. If
there are two trolley wires not more
than twelve feet apart, but the tele-
graph wires do not weigh more thar
100 pounds per mile, two guard wires
are sufficient, stretched n minimum
distance of twentyfour inches above
the former and the outside at hori-
zontal distance of eight inches from the
trolley wires.
If the telegraph wires weigh 100
q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
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5 Afarmer's Daughter:
; What She Can Do.

In paper read before the thirteenth
annual convention of the Indiana State
Dairy Association, Miss Edith Parsons,
a student in Purdue University, gave
an interesting account Of her expert
ence In dairyIng. Miss Parsons began
with the three or four COWS kept to |
supply their own family, and is now
selling the product of between fifteen
and twenty COWS at profitable price,
because Of Its uniform excellence and
regularity of supply.
After recounting her difficulties In
getting good herd, she said: After
you decide to begin dairying, the ques-
ton arises: Who shall care for the
milk and the butter? Shall it be the
farmer and his SONS who toll in the
field all day, or shall it be the tired
mother and wife who shall do this
work, thinking 1t one Of her many
duties, instead of source of pleasure
to her? No!
I'm my opinion, 1t should be the
farmers daughter who should come
forward and say, l am young and
know that would enjoy taking full
charge of the dairy work. How proud
will feel to think that am making
gilt-edged butter.
Many mothers persist in saying that
the work in a dairy is too hard for
their daughters and would soon become
a drudgery to them, but believe moth.
ers of this opinion forget that any
work, no matter how hard, If entered
into with the soul and willing hands.
ceases to be drudgery and becomes an
art.
1.-THE dark side to dairying for the
farmers daughter is that It is an every
day business that can not be put into
inexperienced hands, without getting
things out of balance, and that whole
days off must be few. But a girl who
has tact and judgment enough to &c,
the best results from Jersey cow. is
well qualified to win by persuasive
measure any favor she may covet.
so l would say to the farmers
daughters, stick to the farm, keep ur
some profession that can be practiced
on the farm, whether 1t be dairyine
or poultry raising, don't for n single
moment let the tempter have posses
sion of You, but think of your health
and of those little gold mines on the
farm and remember tina. with health
comes happiness and with happiness
wealth."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Z The movement to honor by a suita-
BILE memorial the English newspaper
correspondents who lost their lives in
the South African War revives the rec
objection of service performed under
trying and perilous conditions. The
committee Of the Institute of Journal
lists has been compiling list of the
correspondents who were killed or
died OF disease while in the discharge
OF duty. KILLED at Wagon HILL"
Killed at Slingersfontein," "Killed Mt
Mafeking," "Died of fever at Simons
Townn-so runs the record. The cost
Of war in money falls into insignia.
canoe when compared with its cost in
men. Try how they may, no class of
men concerned in war can escape the
: fatal toll of the battlefield.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Her second husband was member
az the old New Jersey and New York
family of Rutherfords. Mrs. Wander
blt has two children by her marriage
to Mr.. Sands. Her marriage to Mr..
rutherford took place thirteen months
after the death of her first husband.
She Is n perfect blonde, with an oval
face, regular features, bright blue eyes
and light golden hair Mrs. Wander
bilt recently inherited large fortune
by the death of her mother. William
Il. Vanderbilt was born in 1910. His
wealth is between $4,000, 900 and $780,
900.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
sc.nda1lnye.tigatl.n..

SCanu0l
Mr.. Machen. who has been suspended
from his office of Superintendent OF the
Free Delivery by Postmaster General
Payne will in nll probability be re-
lnstated after the storm blows over
and something else occupies the public
mind. He is said to have the written
order of some of the highest officials
for some of his actions that are now
called in question. and 1t would hurt
the party. you know" to expose too
much, rottenness. These scandals are
never exposed by the party that per-
petrates them: the star route frauds
and the other Republican scandals
were only uncovered because the DEM
ocrats controlled the House Of Repre-
sentatives and thus had the power Of
investigation. The scandals of the
Spanish war were but slightly uncov-
cred. though Investigations We're UNI
dertaken. and general coat of white
wash was given for the sake of tho
party. II the Investigations had been
thorough, the facts would have stag
gered the country and brought dis
grace upon many that now are holding
high offices.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Read the appalling histories Of III

Read the appalling histories of the
poor In New York. They are mere
accidental revelations. They are to
the great mass of hidden misery and
degradation what the truant spark is
to the covered fire. Once in while
someone hears of case of special at
fiction, and nearly always the ma
chinery Of rescue Is set in motion by
Christian hands. But we hear of one
in thousand. The others are left to
their suffering, their hopelessness,
their degradation. We have untold
millions to spend and Unreasonable
sympathy and ministration to bestow
in China, India-the farther away the
better-while here at home, within
sound of our own church bells, scarce
s stones throw from our sumptuous
residences, poverty, pain, despair all
flourish, and the pagan ferment of the
slums creates increasingly material for
the brothel and jail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

the cotton, wheat, corn and other crops
which form such substantial part Of
our revenues. A large portion of this
amount, no doubt, goes for the intro
duction of new ideas which have been
devised to aid in the work of destroy
ing these pests, and perhaps this latest
trap, the invention of Kentuckian,
will receive share of attention and
serve its purpose In many field. The
inventor takes advantage of the we'll
known propensity Of insects to fly to
ward light. the flame in this instance
being mounted within metallic cas-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Ing. to which entrance is gained
through four tunnels pointing in differ
ent directions. Once within the hood,
the insect soon falls to the reservoir
beneath, wherein n quantity of insecti-
eide has been placed to complete the
destruction of those which escape the
actual contact with the fame. Men
ton is also made of the fumes rising
from the liquid and impregnating the
atmosphere around the flame to over
come the insects and cause them to
fall into the liquid.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

II Russia can bulldoze China in the
matter Of the province she will acquire
such a prestige ut Pekin that no
amount Of diplomatic persuasion later
will restore the other powers to their
dghtful status with the Chinese court.
So impudent are the Russian demands
and SO grave their import that Joint
note from the powers is to be expected
forthwith, else good-by to all hope for
the rescue of China from the thraldom
of combination Of Chinese reaction
and Russian selfishness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Telegraph Typewriting.

The post office Geographic depart
ment has been experimenting for some
time between Glasgow and London
with typewriter, an electrical instru-
ment which, when attached at the re-
ceiving end of the wire. delivers mes
sages transmitted by the Wheatstone
system at the rate of upward of 100
words per minute, typewriter in ordi-
nary fashion on folio sheets. The ex-
perlments are said TO have been at
tended by complete success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Trade and Wage LAVA

There have been so many interfer
ences with the natural law of wages
and other natural laws that it really
does not seem worth while to think
much about them The trust is artl-
fetal, the corporation is artificial, pat
ents are artificial, and, above all, pro-
tective tariffs are artificial-and all
these agencies obstruct the free play
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Sad news comes from Oklahoma,
where an investigation of the condition
of Lo the poor Indian has recently
been made by representative of the
government. 1t appears that the III
dams Of Oklahoma are suffering from
too much prosperity. Ten or twelve
years ago they We're busy and happy.
They owned land, each head Of a fam
lily had a pony or two. few dogs,
pigs, chickens and other necessities If
life. and the days came and went with
. pleasing II somewhat monotonous
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
MRS. RUTHERFORD IS NOW THE
WIFE OF WM. K. VANDERBILT.

She was Mrs. Lewis NJ. Rutherford,
and was married to Mr.. Vanderbilt at
London. She is about 80 years old and
has lived abroad for many years. She
was married in 1890 to Nh: Rutherford
in London. She was then the widow
of Samuel S. Sands, Jr., wealthy
New Yorker. Before her first marriage
she was Miss Anna H. Hartman. Mr..
Sands was killed while riding to
bounds in the Meadowbrook hunt. and
soon his widow went abroad to live
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
Toritf Reform by 1t. Friend.

InrlH Ref0fM by 1ts rfienus'
The plan for letting the tariff be re-'
formed by It's 'friends'-which means
by the beneficiaries of governmental
copartnership and special privileges
about as reasonable MS 1t would be to
appoint committee of foxes to devise
plans for the relief and greater securi-
ty of the geese.--Albany Argus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Very few will be disposed to ques-
ton that in giving of his millions to
Tuskegee Institute Mr.. Carnegie is
putting his money where it will do the
most good. He is- >satipaeu that DR..
Washington is solving the race prob
lem in the only way it can be solved,
and he does well and wisely to back
this belief with what is most needed
in this great campaign of practical ed
ucation,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Marcus A. Hanna is beating the TOM
tom for organized labor. a few weeks
ago he was introducing bills in tho
Senate to pension the negroes. and q
little while before that he was trying
to force the ship subsidy steal through
Congress. Verify. Marcus is about AZ
busy an old boy rs the country ever
produced Paulding (Ohio) Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

! Millionaire Swift once said that no
man is rich enough to smoke 25-cent
cigars. However, it is likely that Mr..
Carnegie or MIR. Rockefeller could
stand the strain OF three or four day
without mourning reputation for wild
extravaganza.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Descriptions of President Castro, of
Venezuela, turning from affairs of
state to attend lawn party recall the
man who had SO many troubles and
carried them SO lightly that friend
asked in wonder, How do you man
age to keep so cheerful?' Because
have to-" was the significant reply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

! China, according to the census just
completed, has population of 1885,
100000. The Inhabitants Of Manchu-
tia, Mongolia, Tibet and Turkestan
were not countca, hut their number
was estimated. Nevertheless; by the
information we now have the empire
is more populous than ever before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

The announcement that Joseph
Chamberlain asked the King to bestow
upon his wife special mark of honor
which his Majesty wished to confer
on him must have caused the most
relentless enemy of the Colonial Sec
rotary to lapse into monetary nd.
miration. All the world loves a loving
and gracious recognition of obligation.
and who is to measure Mr.. Chamber
lain's indebtedness to his American
u.ifo2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

Uncle Sam wants the Indians to
adopt English names. and i'll turn may
put Indian names on some of the new
warships. This will be ut least one
fair exchange which will not prove a
robbery Of the Indian.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

GROVER CLEVELAND citizens and II they to be
completely made self respecting useful and safe members
OF our body polite they be taught to do something
more than hew wood and draw water. The way must
be opened for them engage in something better than
mcnal service their interests must be aroused to
rewards of intelligent occupation and careful thrift.
believe that the eNgency only be adequately met
through the nstrmenlity of well equipped manual train
ing aud industrial schools conducted either independently
or connection ordinary educational institutions
convinced that good citizenship orderly conened
life and proper conception Of civic virtue and obligations
almost certain grow out of fair chance to
honest hopeful livelihood and satisfied of
protection and considerate treatment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
STRIKES HELP woRKlSeMAN's CONDITION.
sy Bisnop Potter. Of New yorA

believe in strikes. shocking as the
statement may seem. believe in the
conservative value of the organizations
from which the strikes come. The con-
dition of the working man was never
improved until in reply to the demands
of a labor organization itself or by the
Interpolation of persons not interested
as capitalists or laborers. The real
value of the labor organization is that
it appears to be the only method by
which the great interests which serve
themselves best by exacting most can
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
MAKES ONES HEAD wHIRL.
People Frequently Nee. Death as

People frequently Meet Death us n
Result of Height Dizziness.
The theory that fatal "height dir
illness" might explain the leap of Mr..
openhym from High Bridge has some
claim for consideration. In one form
OF. another this nervous condition is
manifested In a goodly number of in
dividuals and in exaggerated instances
is accompanied with an almost uncon-
trollable impulse to jump into space.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

One reason why legislatures hang on
forever is found in an overgrown mem
bership. There are in the average law
making body at least twice as many
members as there should be.