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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
A Mistake That Paid.

Mistakes made on purpose are some
times profitable, and New York mer.
chant illustrates 1t thus:
"a concern owed me $50, and repeat.
ed duns did no good. The debt was
perfectly square, but had no docu.
mentary evidence on which to base a
suit so decided to be foxy and secure
such proof.
Il sent bill for 500, with caustic
letter, figuring that the concern would
answer, repudiating the claim of 500
and saying that the amount was $50
Once l got this admission would be
in position to sue.
'Tmagine my surprise and pleasure
when received letter from the man
ager of the concern apologizing for the
delay and inclosing check for $780,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

jellyfsh by the wagon load. Such is
the method adopted by the whalebone
whale. The sperm whale, on the con
trary, captures huge squids weighing
often several tons. Like his brother
the whalebone whale, he must be con-
stantly on the lookout for food; other
wise he would starve. AS many as
fourteen seals have been taken from a
thirty foot KILLER Other fishes of
enormous appetites are not uncommon.
The bluefish, for example, thriyes OH
sardines and other small fish. Assum-
ing that one bluctish eats ten small fish
a day, it has been figured that it re-
'Quires 10,oo0,00o,o00 sardines to feed
the 1,00o,oooo00 blueiish on our coasts
every summer. Most curious of all
eaters is the hydra Il strange creature
that can be turned inside out without
impairing its appetite or its power to
eat.-Scientitic American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
fro nE Continued


Moon Worship Amalss 7Iany PEOPLES.
Figures of the moon as religious en-
blems can be traced TO very high an
tiquity. The ancient Egyptians had
two moon gods-lNhons or Khonsu and
Tel or Thoth The latter Wore tho
moon on his head, either us Il full
moon or as crescent The divine
honors paid to the cat on the banks of
the Nile were probably due TO its sup
posed connection with the moon, as
shown by the changeable pupil of the
feline eyes. In Greece both Ph9bus
and Phoebe We're moon gods, and by
Isis the Greeks understood the same
planet. The Romans had many gods.
With them Luna was the moon, the
daughter OF Hyperion and sister of the
sun. According to Livy, the temple of
Luna stood OH the Avertine.
The ancient Goths. Germans and
Films We're all moon worshipers, and
In ancient Britain the moon occupied
n high position in the celestial her.
archy of the Druids, who We're always
represented as bearing crescents in
their hands. 1t is possible, too, that
Andraste, the goddess to whom Boadi-
cea appealed with outstretched hands,
was the moon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
Chinese Transportation ,Iethod..

The cheapest method of transporta.
ton in the world is that by Chinese
junks that are dragged up and down
their winding rivers by strings of
sweating men, who are paid only 8
cents a day for their work and have to
pay their board out of that small sum.
Next in cheapness to transportation by
junk is transportation by camel team.
This method is used in distributing
coal. Great numbers of Monaghan
camels, led by string through their
pierced noses and tied one to the other,
each carrying two baks OF coal strung
across their backs between the humps,
are to be seen winding their way from
the coal mines to the larger cities in
northern China and covering with
their swinging steps about twenty
miles a day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
Her MILKING stool.

He-Then, if you are willing, we
will be married at once, but we will
not live in the close, crowded city. /
will purchase little farm, and we will
live on it and be rs happy as turtle
doves.
She-And shall be a farmers wife.
Eyes, my darling"
Sand what do you think, John? You
won't have to buy n milking stool for
me, for I've got one already"
''You have?"
"Oh, yes, the prettiest you ever saw
decorated with handsome plush and
cherry colored ribbons"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

Cleanliness can do you no harm,'
said the housewife.
Il don't know about dat, ma'am,"
replied the dusty wayfarer.
Did you ever lose anything by itT'
Eyes. mum. was .tattooed man in
circus one time, an when dey made
me take bath all de figures came off,
an l lost my job."-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
A Free TRANSLATION.

Willie Emerson-Smith reading)-And
they gathered from the dollar of the
earth
Teacher Gin astonlshmenb-From the
wha-a-t?
Willie Observation-Disclosures the dol
lar of the earth.
Teacher-The text says from the
four quarters of the earth.
Willie Emerson-SmitE--W aren't
four quarters a dollar?- Baltimore
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
By HERBERT E. HAMBLlN
- 81 81 II II 81 Il

that we didn't start the day before.
Mrs. Belknap and Susie soaked out my
wounded finger and dressed 1t with
some of the soothing salve homemade
for father when he cut his foot with
the AK.
The warmth, light and comfort of
the cozy parlor, not to mention the con-
genial company, contrasted so strongly
with the bitter gale and the dirty,
chcerless cab that we found it impossi-
BILE to combat the urgent invitation of
our kind friends to remain with them.
That night we slept on feathers be-
tween blankets, and as drowsed off |
remember Harry drawing lot of rap
turous twaddle in my ear about sweet
Susie Belknap.
In the morning the storm had mod
Grated somewhat, and began to wor-
ry about the engine. Should anything
happen to her in my absence the cold,
lishy eye Of the master mechanic would
fail to discern eNtenuating circum-
stances. We each took on another big
tank of homemade sausage and pam
cakes and felt fit for the deed of our
lives.
l had to speak twice, little sharply
the last time, to Harry, who was bid
ding Susie goodby in the kitchen.
thought i heard suspicious smack,
but won't swear to that. Still, these
redheaded fellows-hang him, he came
away and forgot the coffee!
Mr.. Bellsnap told us better road
than the way we came, SO we got bacl,
without much trouble. The curtain
had caught fire from the furnace door
and broken every pane of glass in the
cab, rendering 1t uninhabitable The
clock had thawed out, run seven min
utes and frozen up again. But there
We're both fire and water in her, so
didn't much care.
The storm was about over. l had
kept my engine alive, my stomach was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
Carlyle ON Novels,

A letter of Carlyle's gives us the
opinion of novels entertained by him
in the year 1866. To budding story
teller he wrote to suggest that she
should "shove her own novel well
aside for good while or forever and
be shy even of reading novels If she
do read, let it be good and wise books,
which not one in 10000 of the kind now
called novels is And yet Carlyle
was himself guilty of at least begin
ming to write novel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

Bookkeeper Il would like little
more salary. sir. You see, I'm married
now, SIR
Employer-And need the increase for
your family?
Bookkeeper-No, sir; for myself. You
see, my wife knows just what I'm get
ting now!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
B. c. R. & N. R'y.
CEDAR RAPIDS TINE CARD.
MAIN 11Nr oorNc r.sr N . ,,,,,,,

mAiN LINK GOING EAST AND SOUTH.
Arrive Io.,,
s:s0 p m No. 2. Chicago Passenger. o. 20 boe = X
1910 m No. Chi. & Burlt'n Pass.....ii:0oaa n
$40 m Noe Chicago 4 St.Louis tx. $50 a N
1:05 ngt No. 8 Chicago Fast Express, I:oi nj
No. is Burl. q Daynp't. Pass 1925 n
No Pullman sleeper, free chair car and
coaches to Chicago. No. G-Pullman sieeners
and through coaches to Chicago and ST I,onis
10. 8-Pullman sleeper and free chair car h
Ghicago; Dining car will serve breakfast from
Joliet to Chicago. . ,'oA'
Mcknight.
MAIN LINE GOING NORTH,
1885 m No. Minneapolis Pass. 49,. s:o5 m
!2:05 p m No. Rockford Passenger. 3:8D n m
iZ:oe ngt No. Minneapolis Express. 1880 mi
1850 p m No. 10 Chicago PASSENGER.
No. Free chair car and coaches to Al
Bu1et sleepers and coaches to Minneapolis and
DEBORAH DIVISION.
9:l0 p M. -. DEBORAH Passenger. 8.2O a m
1880 Rm......West Union Passe ger. :40 m
s'oo m..... DEBORAH Freight. $50 m
IOWA FALLS DIVISION,
$3.50 p m =. Iowa Il Minnesota Pass -. 900 a n
l:oo o. M. Minnesota Il Dakota Pass. IL $50 q m
IOWA CITY, DAVENPORT, BURL. AND CLINTON,
1905 m-......;Burl. & la City Pass .s;o5 D m
5000 m........Burl. q la City Pass . $40 p m
TRAINS numbers 8, 9, 8, 10, 10, and MINI &
Dakota Pass run daily. all other trains daily eS-
cept Sunday No F2 daily between Cedar
Rapids and West Liberty.
JNO. G. FARMER, VIII. DUrroN
Gent Pass q Tiki Agt. Ticket AGENT
Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
Golden weddfnra.

But, papa, things have changed
since you We're young"
Yes, they have. Folks used to wait
hfty years for golden wedding, and
now they demand ii at the start
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
The whaIe,r Annette

A whales appetite is phenomenal.
HIS chief diet consists of jellyfish. He
mas simply to open his mouth and pad
die along Ieisurely In order to take In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
RoADNolioE.
STATE OF IOWA.
Delaware County IS


10 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Commissioner appointed Ia aItera b,or.
My My commencing at tue intersection Of the Nsw
w. ME- ane state Inc road and The East line Of
me IA sN1l Of the NEll, See. o. Twp 90 North.
Range West pf The 9th L. NJ. and rii1n,pns
thence soutll,westerly and Terminating In liza
runway Sna on The East line of tho MEL OF sWM
90; Twp. NO North, Range west of the 5lii
part ard relocating and establishing in place
therfoi as follows io-wit: Commencing al lie
intersection Of the said New lneand State line
Iohd para iel to and 20 IT. South Of tho North
me OF me =, ssa: NEta See. Q. Twp. 90. Range
?, running thence East across Tho Sns 81. OF ne
z o, y, sec. y Twp 9U North. Hanged West Of tie
DIN I. NJ to iiiiersect ard leiiningte In The high
way on 10 ne East line Of the sen NEA Sec. o.
obpc,,on NJ ;b Mange West Of The Oh r. NJ. All
pen ps MED In the County AUDITORS ONCE on or lie.
lore noon OF the s1lh day of une A. d.. 1903 or
cnce thereto. 'o"s i'ioi-
April, A. ID. 1903. 4.' VI
II. b. DAVIS,
ofaL County Auditor.
l6-iw.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

take ii all In all. it was the very merii
est Christm.s ever spent, and l know
Size aud Harry q"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26
SAY HANNA
BLUNDERED
Even His Fri lends Declare the Fight
Against Roosevelt's Endorsement
to Be a Mistake.
Move Was Dictated by a Fear That
Business Interests Will OPP
pose the President.
Foraker Will Make a Strong Fight
and Hanna Has His Hands
Full.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago. May 26.-Walter Wellnnan in a
Washington special to the Record Herald
says:
Has Senator Hanna b1undered in oppos-
ing the adoption by the Ohio republican
convention of resolutions indorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the nomination In
1904? 1t is the prevailing opinion In re-
publican circles here that he has made a
bad mess Of 1t. Men who are friendly to
him marvel that he should permit him
self to be caught in suoh a predicament.
Senator Foraker, who is here, says moth
ing would have been heard of the resolu-
tion If men close to Hanna and supposed
to represent his views had not begun talk
ing publicly about 1t. Mr.. Foraker says
this operated as a sort Of challenge to
the friends Of the president and that they
then decided to take a hand In the bust
ness. In this explanation Mr.. Foraker is
not altogether frank. 1t is declared by
people who pretend to know the facts that
Senator Foraker some time ago decided
to present resolutions indorsing the presi,
dent to the Ohio republican convention
and that he intended to spring them as 8
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26
A BULLET FOR
The PRESIDENT.
Rabid Socialist Travelled From PEN
dleton, Ore, to Walla Walla
to Kill Roosevelt.
His Rife Was Found Cached in a
Farmers Barn Along the
Line Of March.
Police Believe That in the Arrest
Of Becker Tragedy Was
Averted.

5s Walla Walla. Wash, May 26.-Joseph
Becker, a radical socialist, Is in the city
jail here on suspicion Of having intended
to kill President Roosevelt yesterday. The
episode was kept quiet until after the
presidents departure.
Becker is accused of having remarked
in Pendleton, Ore, last week that he had
one bullet for President Roosevelt and
another for Emperor William Of Ger
many.
He left for walla Walla with a Win
chester and his Pendleton partner, Pat
Kline, followed him here, notifying the
police.
Becker was located working in a butch
er shop. He was arrested and on being
sWeated disclosed the location of his
rifle which was cached away in farm
err barn along the line of march. Becker
is a Swiss. The police here think thai
q tragedy was narrowly averted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26

that he is taking an unnecessarily aggres-
sive attitude and are fearful lest he may
precfpitate an open break with Hanna,
who is still chairman of the republican
national committee. and who, during the
last two years, has shown himself, on
the whole, friendly and loyal to the adj
,ministration. He and the president have
been quite cordial terms. But there
are many Influences which have, tended
to estrange the president and the head
of the republican organization and 1t has
been rather to the credit of Hanna's pa
ltience that their cordiality has lasted as
well as 1t has. 81
glove thrown in his face, as In this in
cident, he may fight President Roose-
welt feels himself perfectly assured in the
popular approval which he now enjoys.
In any open fight with so-called pro
fessional politicians he can hardly fail
to win. That Is why he is anxious to
precipitate the issue at this time. On the
other hand, his enemies within the party
feel that their only hope is in delay and
in some favorable mischance which may
occur in the course Of the next year. They
know that the tide Of popular opinion is
often quickly turned and they are hoping
for something in the chapter of chances,
some blunder Of the presidents, some
crisis in the commercial situation or a
foreign complication-anyth to bring
the administration temporarily into dis
credit Then they are prepared to
pounce upon the opportunity and to spring
an Instruction in the republican conven-
tion.
The candidate might be Hanna, Ellkins
Or Fairbanks They do not care so much
about who wins if only 1t can be sorpe
man of the right kind as determined
by certain trust and financial interests
And they want Roosevelt to be beaten
That is the main thing.
This challenge by the president will
mean that all states where convention!
are held this year will have, to follow
Ohio's example and go on record for O.
less than thirteen states have alread.
passed resolutions. for the most part {
year ago, ir '2rsing in a general way tn
record Of the Roosevelt administration
This list includes New York, Pennsylvania
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Kansas
Iowa. Missouri, Arkansas, Minnesota
Rhode Island Texas, Utah and Wyoming
Indiana has not formally gone on record
and having no state convention this yea
will not have a chance to do so. Whel
the question does arise a sharp fight ma
be look ed for with Beveridge leading tn
4 Roosevelt forces.
4 Politicians here have watched with In
A terest for a respones to Roosevelt's chal
Ienge They are curious to see whethe
the enemy will be smoked out. or wi
swallow the smoke and stay under cover
w. w. Jernane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26

surprise and rush them thru, catching the
other crowd off their guard The Hanna
people heard Of it and determined that
such resolutions should not pass Then
the row began. lal
Game Not Worth the Candle.
A member Of the cabinet, who Is, of
course, loyal to President Roosevelt but at
the same time very friendly to Mr.. Hanna,
says the senator is making d. great mis-
take. In his opinion the, game is not
worth the candle. Senator Hanna by
using all his strength, may be able to
prevent a declaration In favor Of the presi-
dents nomination. But Of what value is
It to him to do SO, except the satisfac-
ton of having his own way? BY Mr..
Hanna's own statement he is not and will
not be candidate No one doubts that
he is perfectly sincere in this. Again,
there is not one chance in hundred that
any opposition to the president will APP
pear in the national convention next year.
Mr.. Hanna seems to the playing a losing
game, with no chance to win. Even il he
should be able to prevent the adoption of
resolutions of Endorsement, the effort
would leave bad feelings and hurt Mr..
Hanna in his coming battle for re- election
to the senate. In other words, added the
cabinet officer, Mr.. Hanna, is permitting
himself to be forced into an ugly fight over
a very trifing and unimportant matter
| a COItCSCWIlC SCdIl OTlIlS OUT
annoyance.
The truth is Senator Hanna has be-
come convinced that it is too early to
say without reservation the president is
surely the man the republican party will
want to nominate next year. He thinks ii
is probable but not certain AZ
Something May Happen.
| Many things may occur between now
and June, 1904. There may be great labor
strikes involving the president In one way
or another. The president may make
some blunder or be unfortunate. favor.
lite expression Of Senator Hanna's is thai
President Roosevelt is still on proba.
ton. The period Of probation will no.
be at an end, he thinks, till next spring
If nothing unfavorable happens, II the
present tendency in business circles to dis
trust the president abates or modifies
then Mr. Roosevelt will be the nomine,
Of the republican party without opposi
| ton. Il a,
| At any rate, thinks Mr. Hanna, lit il
1 now too early to choose next years ca1ldi
! date. This is the true explanation o
\ Mr.. Hanna's somewhat surprising oppo
sition to Endorsement of the president
candidacy by the Ohio republican con
j vention. 1t is an explanation highly sig
nihcant Of the undercurrent of though
and talk In business circles thruout TIL
i east at the present time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26
ALABAMA Is FOR HANNA.
Lilly White Republicans Will Do
All They Can to Beat
Roosevelt.
New York Sun Special Service. .

i
Mobile, Ala, May 26.-It has come to a
show down between the lily white and
black and tan republicans of Alabama.
The fight has been on for some time, the
negroes seeking to .indorse President
Roosevelt, but In the late convention the
lily whites won the fight and now the fol-
lowing telegram comes to show up the
real situation:
Birmingham, Ala.--Nine tenths OF the
republican voters Of this state are for
Senator Hanna for president In 1904,
whether he is q candidate or not. Should
his name not be presented to the conven-
ton the delegates from this state will
support Spooner, Fairbanks, Odell or some
other republican more satisfactory than
Mr.. Roosevelt.
This is signed by William Vaughn, late
chairman OF the state committee; J. w.
a. Smith, late republican nominee for
governor, and Julius w. Davidson, chair
man Of the state convention Of 1902.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26

his queen Draga, a drover's daughter who
persuaded him to marry her and elevate
her to the throne after a conspiracy that
was as bold and exciting as that Of the
Prisoner of Zenda. If George McCutcheon
would take UP the plot for story he could
give us something even better than
"Graustark'' or castle Craneycroft" As
is often the case after marriages brought
about by fraud and deception, Alex and
Draga have had frightfu1 quarrels and
have been accused of trying to kill them
selves and each other. Nobody respects
them; nobody cares anything about them :
they are not received at any court IN
Europe and the empress Of Russia re-
Gently refused to invite them to visit her
country palace, altho they offered to allow
her to name the heir to their throne II she
would do so.
You may expect to hear anything any.
day from the palace at Belgrade. Within
that ornate and expensive building are
plenty Of materials, for tragedies, comedies
and farces which are likely to be enacted
at any time. The latest event was in the
nature of afarce. It appears That queen
Draga, realizing that her influence over
her husband was waning, decided to bring
reinforcements in the shape Of her sister,
who is described as a beautiful young wo-
man about 18 years old, who has seen
very little of the world but is conscious
Of her own attractions.
| The scheme worked differently than
Draga had planned for within a month the
| king was head over heels in love with
his sister-in law and was so devoted In
his attentions that the queen became jeal-
Gus and tried to send her sister back
home. .ss.3
The king would not allow the girl to
lgo. He insisted that she should remain
in the palace, and Queen Draga found her
nose very badly out Of Joint One even
/ ing not long ago she discovered his majes-
/ ty and her pretty sister making love to
each other so ardently that she could not
1 restrain her temper and it is said that she
scratched the kings face so badly that
i he was unable to attend the usual recep-
i ton to the diplomatic corps and the mem
bers Of parliament on the following day. II
i is now reported that Alexander will apply
i to parliament for adivorce. After getting
.|;rid Of Draga, he intends Of course, tic
marry her sister If they were ordinary
people such an event would not be re-
i garded seriously, but In Servias 1t becomes
4 a matter Of politics, because there Is nc
i heir to the throne and no prospect Of one
i The doctors have said that Queen Draga
i cannot have a child, and the failure Of
the king to provide a successor to the
j throne Is of serious Importance. There.
4 fore a divorce Is encouraged by the Serv.
4 ian ministry; first because of hope tina
i a second wife may have children; and
second, because everybody in authority
hates Queen Draga and would be glad t
4 have her driven out Of the palce.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26
Washington Politicians So Regard
President Roosevelt's Statement
Issued Yesterday.
Hanna and His Friends Must Now
Fight or Quit Alto
gether.
The President Has Succeeded in
Placing Them Upon the
Defensive.
from The Journal Bureau, Room IS Post Build,
s ing, Washington. -9@

from The Journal Bureau Room Is Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, D. c., May 26.-President
Roosevelt's interview on the Ohio situa-
fion has caused something like political
sensation in Washington. 1t was most
unexpected. 1t is as unprecedented as
anything that Roosevelt has yet done,
and he abounds in originality. What
the president says is interpreted as a chal-
lenge to Hanna. It is also challenge
to any and all lurking opposition. 1t
means that the president proposes to have
the fighting now, If there is to be any
fighting.
If senators or other politicians under
the influence of Wall street, mediate
any. schemes against Roosevelt's renom-
nation. they are not to have the advan-
tage of a years delay to perfect them.
If Fairbanks is planning to swing In
diana, to the enemy, or if the Hanna
: Elkins- Fairbanks Aldrich ring are not
going to give their allegiance to Roose-
velt's administration, this is the time
Tor them to say So.
Some of the presidents friends feel