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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
why Not Learn English.

1t Is well to be able to read and
speak one or more foreign languages.
But In the agitation for bringing about
this laudable culture" Is it not being
overlooked that knowledge Of ones
native tongue is also well, is indeed
more important than knowledge even
of French?
Not all of us will have French Wallets
or maids. Not all of us will need to
read German philosophy and history
and science that can't be got in trans
lation. Not all of US will sell goods to
Spanish-speaking peoples who have no
money to buy goods with and no need
for goods. But all of lis will have to
read, write and speak the English
language, and how many Of us will
ever be able more than to read, write
and speak it.
There never was such language as
the English, especially since We Amer
leans have got ut 1t with explorative
and inventive minds. To know how
to pronounce its wonderful words, to
understand exactly what they mean, to
have large and well selected stock
of them in our neutrality-suspicious. is a
liberal, all-round education, one that
no man or woman could have without
being justly noted everywhere as q
person of superior intelligence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
BISMARCK THE MAN.
Some intimate Glimpse OF the CIR. Mt
North-German Statesman,

Some Intimate Glimps.s Of the Gre It
North-German statcsmun.
My first glimpse of Bismarck was
obtained during journey through mid
die Germany just after the war be-
tween Prussia and Austriu. Arriving
ut the 1Sfssingen Junction, we found a
crowd gathered outside the barriers,
ana all gazing Mt a railway carriage
about to be attached to our train. Look
ing toward this, recognized the face
and form of the great North German
statesman. He was then in the prime
OF life-sturdy. hearty, and happy in
the presence of his wife and children.
My personal intercourse with lin
began IL years later. when. as Chan
cellor Of the German Empire, he re.
ceived me as Minister of the United
States On my entering his work
room, he rose. and it seemed to me
that had never seen another man so
towering. save Abraham Lincoln. Be.
side him We're his two big black dogs,
the Reichshunde, and, as lie put out
his hand with smile, they seemed to
join kindly In the welcome. The con.
versation ran, for n time, upon com.
monplace subjects, but finally struck
matters Of interest to both our coun.
tries. There were then, as ever since,
n great number Of troublesome cues
lions between the two nations, and
among them those relating to Germans
who, having gone over to the United
States just at the military nge, had
lived there merely long enough to ac-
quire citizenship. and had then has
tened back to Germany to enjoy the
privileges Of both countries without
discharging the duties of either. These
persons had done great harm to the In
terests OF bona -flde German-Americans,
and Bismarck evidently had an intense
dislike for them. This he showed
then and afterwards; but his tenden-
cies to severity toward them were tenn
pered by the Minister of Foreign Al
fairs, Baron Won Bulow, one of the
most reasonable men in public bust
ness with whom have ever had to do,
and father of the present Chancellor,
who greatly resembles him.-From An
drew ID. Whites Chapters from My
Diplomatic Life in the Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
Her Last Breath.

hear story the other day which
is probably MS old as the hills, though
never had the luck to hear it before.
1t was of a somewhat lengthy railway
journey in very warm weather. An
elderly lady. seated in one corner Of
the carriage. was provided with an In
dia rubber cushion for her greater com
fort, but unfortunately. owing to the
heat and continued pressure, the cush.
ion suddenly exploded. The old lady
was in despair, even to tears, over the
misfortune to the wind bag and again
and again reverted to her misfortune,
"Tuts. woman" said a commercial
traveller in another corner of the car
riage, its Ii worth making a fuss
about. You will get it repaired in
town for about IS pence" Its no.
that I'm vexed aboot-it's no the price.
That's easy sorted. But the last time
that bag was, blown up It wis by Aun-
ty Jean, almaist wi her last breath, an
that Gamma be restoredw-
Evening Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

OF the institution, is larger than the
academic, and explains this condition
OF affairs by saying that many young
men enter the scientific course with the
definite purpose of slipping out Of 1t
after sophomore year by taking all the
academic electives of senior and Junior
years. Unprecedented observers will
view the increase iii the enrolment
IN the scientific departments Of uni
versities as evidence Of the growth Of
unitarian views of education. The
spirit OF commercialism has struck
deep into the thought of the time.
Young. men are seeking education that
VIII help them in the race to get rich.
Maybe the old-fashioned ideas Of edu-
cation, that 1t simply made cultured
gentlemen with the habit Of thinking
things that could not be applied lii ac-
tual life was all wrong and In the ti-
ture the office Of the university viii be
to make engineers Of various sorts,
doctors without Latin. lawyers with
out logic or history, ministers without
literature and architects without the
nrt spirit. The young man Of to-day
is dazzled by the enormous fortunes
and the boundless opportunities for
wealth that lie all around him. He is
impatient to get rich and forgets that
riches are not an end of existence, but
only means. He forgets that he mny
cultivate within his mind and heart
better riches than lie in all the out
side world. Perhaps the majority Of
fathers and nearly all the sons who
take counsel about the matter at all
do not regard anything MS education
which does not definitely and directly
prepare the boy for what is loosely
called the business of life" Yet this
business of life" includes little that
makes living sweet. Is the nlm md
end of twentieth century education.
then, to become again the same as
that of primitive man, the sole enlieht.
eminent Of whose darkened intellect
was in the direction of obtaining sub
sistence?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
The pistol-carrying practice is abon.

The pistol-carying practice is abom-
Unable and cowardly. 1t is n constant
menace to community. and is largely
responsible for the crimes of assault
and murder. The man who habitually
Jugs pistol in his hip pocket in u
peaceable community is not only de-
iiberate yiolator of law, but lie is Il
threat against society. Conscious Of
his unfair adv ge, he is more inclin-
ed to be provocative and ilsulrny un-
der excitement or the stimulus Of
drink. and in difficulty, which is
often encouraged by his reliance OIL his
concealed weapon, there is more like
lihood of violence and bloodshed. The
pistol habit should be suppressed as
far as possible by rigorous enforce
ment of law. The law should be made
more effective in its administration,
and IL need be In its provisions. But
the question, whether the making of
the punishment by imprisonment com.
pulsory upon the courts, would accom-.
plish or promote the desired end
should be seriously considered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
Minor state Matters.

Chicken thieves are getting in their
work In the vicinity of Low Moor.
The Boone County and Ogden Tcle-
phone companies have been merged.
Lee Broshar, pioneer merchant and
banker of Moravia, is dead of pneumonia,
aged CO.
The Des Moines County grand jury,
in session at Burlington, returned no In
dictments.
The Davenport Malt and Grain Com
pany expects to increase its capital stock
to 100000.
w. H.. Mott and Al Stevens, Clear
LIKE bootleggers, have gone to Jail to
"lay OUT $3.50 fines.
The grand jury which has just COM
pleted its work at Fort Dodge, returned
eleven indictments.
The Hayward Lumber Co., capital
$780, 900. has filed articles of incorpora-
tion in Scott County.
The residence of Col. Lyon at Dubuque
was robbed of a large quantity of valua
BILE wearing apparel.
Iowa Methodists give more than $780,
600 n year to the general missionary
work of their church.
Constable John Daily, tried at Des
Moines on charge of accepting bride,
was found not guilty.
Fred Mcclure, 16 years old, of near
Eldon, has been sent to the reform school
for uttering u forged check.
Charles NJ. Adams of Mason City
claims to be the Oldest court reporter in
the State in point Of service.
Miss Poodle Ross of Davenport is oil
her way to Florence, Italy, where she
will wed n prominent merchant
Ernest Sparbel, aged q. Davenport
laborer, has disappeared 1t is feared he
fell into the river and was drowned.
Waterloo Aldermen IRE planning n
junketing trip. They will visit num-
her Of cities to get pointers on municipal
government.
Driven insane by brooding over blind
ness, James Turner, aged so, of Eddy
vile, inflicted fatal wound on him.
self, using razor.
Gov. Cummins has appointed Daniel
]. Gill, late of the Polk County treas
urer's office, deputy oil inspector for tile
Des Moines district.
Shenandoah is to have a $4,000 manu-
featuring company. Articles of incorpO-
ration Of the Swanson Manufacturing
Co. having just been filed.
The Ottumwa City Council will pass
an ordinance requiring the disinfecting
of I'LL buildings in which persons have
died of consumption.
Hans Thorsden, aged %, of Daven-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25


association would not be bad thing
politically from the Republican point
Of view, also that there is general
movement to organize the postmasters
in every State in the Union" As near
" every postmaster is Republican
and ain intense partisan it will be well
for Democrats everywhere to keep their
eyes open to this movement and watch
developments. These patriots are in
tent on making all the trouble they can
for the Democratic party and espe-
chlly for newspapers of that faith.
Most of them would not dare to make
any desperate step singly. but united,
with the Republican leaders back Of
them, to concoct nefarious schemes
they will be more bold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25


With how many people does the
business Of life mean literally the get
ting Of money? We all have dreams
Of philanthropy, perhaps, and would
give something to humanity as we'll
as take from 1t. But with how many
of US does the idea of giving come first
and that of getting take second place?
Moneymaking is the first great pur-
suit-tn this country, at least. And
the fact is showing Itself even in the
colleges. The Princeton Alumni Week
~ calls attention to the fact that in
this years freshman class, which con-
tafns over 400 students, the number
Of men entered for the degree of bach
elor of science considerably exceeds
that entered for the degree of bach.
elQr of arts. The Weekly notes that
the scientific department at Princeton
now, for the first time in the history
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

The women of Kansas have success
fully ended campaign In behalf of the
most sacred Of woman's rights-the
right to marry. 1t seems that the coun-
try school boards announced several
months ago that women teachers must
agree not to marry during the period
Of their contract, and that they must
not receive calls from admirers or en-.
courage the attentions Of men who
might desire to marry them. There
upon the women of the State decided
that the men should not have all the
say in hiring teachers. They nominal
I'd candidates for the school boards,
and have elected a majority of men,
bers on nearly every board in the
State. Now these women rulers are
talking Of retaliating upon the men
teachers by adopting rule forbidding
teachers to smoke.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
ship Of Damon and Pythias. He de
cided to write the ritual of secret
order to be named the knights Of

ship Of Damon and Pythias. He de
cided to write the ritual Of secret
order to be named the knights of
Pythias.
A lover of mankind, inspired to noble
deeds by the story of Damon and Pyth.
las, Rathbone, the schoolmaster, labor.
ed on his ritual in spare moments at
Eagle Harbor. Only one other person
knew what he was doing. This was his
roommate, who, by the way, rather dis
couraged than encouraged the work.
Rathbone worked zealously, and when
he had finished his task he had framed
a ritual which is said to be most beau
tiful.
Once founded. the order has grown
rapidly, and to-day, while one of the
youngest of such orders, it is one OF
the largest and most flourishing. The
ritual was first read Feb. 10, 1864, In
Houghton, Mich. In 1868 the Supreme
Lodge was organized; in 1894 1t WAT
incorporated. To-day throughout The
United States the Supreme Lodge con
trolls fifty-four Jurisdictions, embracing
a membership of more than half q
million knights in every State and Ter
ritory, Hawaii, Alaska, Cuba. the Phil
ipplnes, British Columbia, throughout
the Dominion of Canada.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

1t appears that the gentlemen who
took part in the assassination Of King
Alexander and Queen Draga Of Ser.
via have all been provided with gov
eminent jobs that pay from $1,000 to
10000 year each. King Peter might
have pensioned them, but he probably
believes 1t would be wrong to encour-
age murder in that way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
THE KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs.
birthplace of secret Order Which Ha,
Had Remarkable Growth.

AAau kNCuhArkaUle 1fOwtns
Few persons outside the knights Of
Pythias know Of the birth of this or.
der. Perhaps many knights do not
know much about the earliest history,
except that the founder was Justus
Henry Rathbone, and that in 1854 the
ritual Of the order was first read.
AS the birthplace OF Pythianism, a
little frame schoolhouse in Eagle Har-
Dor, Mich, Is the mecca for all Pyth.
ians that visit the famous copper coun-
try. Pythianism has in copperdom an
historical Significance that 1t can have
in no other part of the country, for the
reason that in the schoolhouse, now
weatherbeaten, rackcd by storm, and
prey to relic hunters, Rathbone taught
the youngsters their three Rs in the
carly sixties. For years the schoolhouse
was cared for, for the sake of its asso.
citation, but to-day it is in despair.
Justus Henry Rathbone was greatly
impressed with the fidelity and friend
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
American HONOR in the Mud.

What Theodore Roosevelt, armed
with the power which the Presidency
of the United States gives him, has
really done at the Is,hmus of Panama
is to seize the territory of the United
States Of Colombia, country with
which We ara at peace.
1t is an act of force, pure and sim
ple-an act of piracy.
The attempts made TO cloak the pit
acy by using the Republic of Pana-
ma" created expressly for the commits
sion of the crime, deceives nobody and
but ADDS the offense of hypocrisy to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

What is the size of his hat?' is a
familiar, although somewhat slangy,
method Of tnGuiring as to mans brain
capacity. A certain church which de-
slres pastor specifies the qualities
he should possess in terms which sug.
gest the question, what is the dis.
placement of his lastY" He must have
a good, clear head, warm. loving
heart, and ''big feet, well planted OIL
the solid ground of common sense"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

DR.. Harper expresses sympathy for
the Sultan. If the little skates who
Jump on Abdul or on DR.. Harper had
even tried to run a decaying empire
r q growing university, they might
know what it was to tackle a very
fierce and thankle@ task.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
sanators.

/
First, ;Lee.DAvlD A. YOUNG. Argyle:
:, Second Jefrcrson-yan Buren--Jamts FL
rich, Douds.
;. Third, Appanoose.D LEWIS l.
4 TAYLOR, CentervilIe.
Fourth. Lucas Wayne--R. A. Hnsselquist.
Fifth, Decatur-Ringgcld-U Union Marion
Sixth, Adams Ia lor.-Daniel w. Turner,
| Corning.
seventh, Fremont Page Lester W. Lewis,
Clnrinda.
Eighth. Mills-Montgomery- Shirley GILL
Ninth, Des Moines--FRED N. SMITH,
Burlington
Tenth, Henry washlngton--J. A. Young,
Eleventh. Clarke-w arren-Jamc H. Jaml.
son, Oscebla.
Twelfth. Keokuk- Poweshiek John T.
| Brooks, Hedrick.
Thirteenth, Wapello-s II. Harper, OF.
| tumwa.
Fourteenth, Mahaska-wiiiiam g. Jones,
| Oskaloosa.
| Fifteenth, Marion Monroe. G. Warren,
Pella.
Sixteenth. Adair-Mndison- James j. Cross.
Icy, Winterset.
Seventeenth, Audubon Dallas Guthrie :
Frank NJ Hopkins, Guthrie Center.
| Eighteenth, Cass-Shelby-James e. Bruce,
Nineteenth, Pottawattamlc-c. G. saun.
Twentieth, Louisa Muscatine-F. NJ. Mols-
berry, Columbus Junction.
Twenty first, Scott.-W c. Hayward, Day
fwenty-second, clinton--J. L. WILSON.
| Almont.
Twenty third, Jackson = THOMAS LAM.
Twenty fourth, edar-Jones-ROBERT c.
STIRTON, Monticello.
Twenty fifth, Iowa-Johnson John
Hughes, Jr., williamsburg.
Twenty-sixth, Linn-NSillard c. Stuck
Twenty:seventh, caihoun-w cbster-Henry
twenty eighth, Observation-Disclosures Eckles,
| Marshalltown.
Twenty ninth, Jasper-Fred l.. Maytag,
Newton.
Thirtieth, polk--cassius C. Dowell, Des
Thirty first, Boone story-c. j. A. Eric.
son, Boone.
son. Sioux City.
Thirty-fourth, Crawford Harrison Monona
e: L. Hogue, Rlencoe.
Thirty fifth, Dubuque-P. w. Crawford,
Thirty-sixth, clayton-B. w. Newberry,
| Strawberry Point.
Thirty-seventh Hamilton ght-Hardin
Thirty-eighth, Blackhawi- Grundy-o. B.
Courtwright, Waterloo.
rty-ninth, Butler-Bremer-JOHN F..
WADE, Greener. ~
Fortleth. AIlamakee -Fayette-Archibald C.
Wilson, Oelwein.
Forty .9rst, AIitchcll-worth James A.
Smith, Osage
Forty-second, Howard winneshiek-D A.
LYONS, Cresco.
Forty-third, Cerro Gordo- Franklin. Han.
cock-A. II. Gale. Mason City.
Forty-fourth, Chickasaw- Floyd = Z. C.
Spaulding, Marble Rock.
Forty fifth, Benton-Tama William p
Whipple, Vinton.
/, Forty. sixth, cherokee-1da- Plymouth-Jno.
L. Bleakley.
Forty seventh, clay-Dickinson- Emmett
Kossuth-Palo Alto-George Kline, Curlew.
Forty-eighth. Carroll reenc-Snc-Warren
Forty-ninth, Lyon-o' Brien-sio osceola-
William C. Kimmel, Sheldon
Fiftieth, Buena vista-Pocahontas-H Hum
boldt-E. K. Whine, Humboldt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

The New York Medical Journal has
coined new word, 'ergophobia," Sig
nfying horror of labor. 1t is hardly
needed in these strenuous times when
those. most hostile to work work the
hardest to shirk work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

That New York boy who spent nine
years In prison when he had commit
ted no crime should be in a position to
tell US clearly touching one Of our
ways of turning out finished criminals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

A New York house has recently
taken an order for twenty elevators
for installation in London hotel. who
says that Americans are not doing
their share for the uplifting in the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

Complete returns indicate the election Of
the following members Of the next House:
First, Lee. A. Kennedy, Montrose.
ton.
Third, Dayis-T. j. PREV, Bloomfield.
Fourth, Appanoose-WM. McCREARY,
Centerville.
Fifth, wayne-Geo. Mcculloch, Hume
Sixth, Decatur-E. j. sANKEY, Leon.
Seventh, Ringgold-M. 2. Bailey, Diago.
nal
Ninth, Page--C. T. Crosse, Shenandoah,
Tenth, Fremont. N. LAIRD, Tabor.
Eleventh, Mills--A. B. Waskburn, Hast.
Twelfth, Montgomery-F. f. Jones, VII.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

The new counterfeit $40 bill has the
ngures printed in pink Instead of car
mine Ink. So there's no excuse for be-
Ing caught with pink money unless you
are color blind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
M Puni.h ,,,enf

Trustee-Yes, we are going to put q
homely teacher in the big boys class.
Friend-Why so?
Trustee-Well, we tried pretty
teacher and every boy behaved bad
SO he'd be kept in after class.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
Republican sclisms,


Reciprocity, much more tariff re-
form, is like rcd rag before bull
with the Republican protectionists.
The American Economist, the organ of
the Protective Tariff League, is de-
nouncing those Republicans who favor
Cuban reciprocity and branding those
who think that the schedules that fos.
ter the trusts should be reduced or
abolished as traitors to their party and
country. 1t is entertaining to read
these diatribes ana know that the leav-
Ell is working which will surely over
throw monopoly, for protection cam
not exist long under full discussion Of
its evils and reputed virtues. Directly
the over-production, that necessarily
follows eNorbitant profits, produces
lack of demand, the goose is killed that
lays the golden egg, or is SO crippled,
poor thing, that her nest is empty.
Thus 1t is with protection. it begets d
bogus prosperity that destroys itself,
or renders it inconsistent. The Econo-
mist sees all this, but argues against it
and is ms much opposed to the friends
of protection revising the tariff as that
the Democrats should do so. In fact,
1t hints, If the deed is to be done, it
would prefer the latter calamity.
That the Economist and the League
and its Republican followers are trou-
bled In spirit and fear the attitude Of
a few Republican tariff reformers may
be judged by what the Economist said
in its issue OF Oct. 80:
"And unless this craze among Re-
publicans for tariff ripping is checked
by Republicans we shall be found trav-
cling the same road as in 1892, with
another tariff ripping Democratic Pres
ident in the White House and another
tariff ripping Congress at the other end
of Pennsylvania avenue
In the same article from which the
above is quoted, after speaking of the
ley. 1t adds:
HE would never have urged such a
policy upon Congress. Much less would
lie have called an extra session as a
means of forcing 1t through"
That slap in the face is intended for
President Roosevelt and shows how
these Republican brethren are not al
together dwelling in unity. OF course
it is well known that President Roose.
Welt, in his impulsive way, has refused
to be guided by the advice of most
of the leaders of his party, but has
called the extraordinary session of
Congress in spite of their protest. They
fenr any discussion OF the tariff and
dread the revival of the scllism that
Cuban reciprocity produced in the last
Congress. The approach of the nation
al election should find everything har-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

A young lady correspondent wants
to know how to remove surplus hair
from the upper lip. Make him shave.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

ma. why do you shed tears every
time you see hen?" asked the small
pig.
Because, my son. replied the old
hog, Il am forcibly reminded Of ham
and eggs"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

Our Lady Of the Shows" on the
other side Of the border, should reflect
that she still has more territory than
she can populate in the next hundred
years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25

Some people think Peary is going tc
nnd the north pole this time. It will
be just as well, however, to keep the
relief expeditions waiting with s.eam
iln :.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
Too Much Noise,

Don't you hear the bells summon
ing you to church," asked an indig.
nant country Clergyman of a fisherman
whom he met on his way to church.
The Maynard angler put an inquiring
hand to his ear. Encouraged, the cler-
gyman repeated the question. But once
again, the fisherman asked for a repe-
tition, and then again. and even vet
again. Finishing from overmuch bawl-
ing. the parson was about to proceed
on his way when the fisherman spoke:
Every sorry. guy'nor," he said, "but
them bloomin' bells make such clat-
ter that I can't hear word you say"