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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
WEDDING PRACTICAL.
Details Are Very Important II One
Wishes to be Married In Peace.

Wishes to be Married In Peace.
Many a wedding day is spoiled for
the two persons most deeply concern
ed by small plumbers and omissions
which could easily have been prevent
ed by very simple means There
could be no better plan for her to
whom the wedding arrangements fall
than to make an exhaustive list Of
the various details which must be at
tended to in their proper order.
The sexton of the church where
the ceremony it to be performed is
a very important factor in the sue
cess of smart wedding. He sees to
all the details of awning and carpet,
aisle ribbons, doorkeepers. etc. 1t is
also a part of. his work to give any
necessary assistance to the florists
in decorating the church.
Then there is the organist and his
important part Of the programme.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
Nationality of Patti.

Somebody calls attention to the fact
that Patti was born in Spain, her
father a Sicilian, her mother Italian;
that she was educated by an Ameri-
can stepfather in the United States
and has two French husbands and a
Swedish one, and tkGt her home is
in Wales.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
THE LION.

There is in the appearance of the
lion something both noble and i'm
posing. Nature has given his wonder
full strength and beauty. His body,
when full grown, is only about seven
feet long and less than four feet
high; but his large and sharely head,
with flowing name, give him an air
of majesty that shows him worthy
of the name, king of beasts" Yet
We are told that a lion will not will
ingly attack a man, unless first at
tackled himself. On meeting man
suddenly he will turn, retreat slowly
for a short distance and then run
away. The lion belongs to the cat
family, and his teeth and claws are
similar in form and action 10 those of
the house cat.
His food is the flesh of animals, and
SO great is his appetite that it must
require several thousand other ami
mails to supply one lion with food dur
ing his lifetime. His strength is so
enormous that he can crush the skull
Of an OK with a single blow of his
powerful paw and then grasp it in his
jaw and bound away.
Unless driven by hunger to holder
measures, he will hide in the bushes
or in the tall reeds along the banks
of rivers and spring suddenly upon the
unlucay animal that chances to come
near him.-W. ]. T., Jr. In The
Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
A BRAVE ACT.

AS little Jimmy Smith was walk
ing along the street he suddenly heard
a cry of Fire! Fire!" and, looking
toward the east he perceived large
building in flames. The engines
came rushing around the corner, but
the building was too far gone to be
saved The hose was playing on the
burning side Of the building andy all
the people were supposed to be but,
when Jimmy espied little girl Look
ing out of one of the top windows.
She was in imminent danger of baing
killed by the flames and the pieces
Of constantly falling roof, but she
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

'There was a spelling bee at our
church the other week and it was
really remarkable"
you mean the knowledge of the
contestants was remarkable"
ooh, not especially; refer to the
fact that 'phthisic' was not one of the
words given out. "-Philadelphia Led
ger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

"And If one is unable to keep the en-
envy from crossing the river?" asked
the pupil.
"In that case" replied the master Of
strategy, "the press censor should al
low rumors to circulate that you are
trying to lure him acress,"-Puck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
western America VS.. Eastern Asia.

Western America VS.. Eastern Asia.
That great changes are taking
place in the currents of Pacific ocean
commerce, to be followed fast by still
greater, is rapidly becoming manifest.
Increasing production In our own Pa
cific States requires Oriental markets,
and is finding them. Railroad develop
ment both In America and Asin, and
increasing uG of steam on the ocean,
are effecting great changes in the
courses of the trade of all countries
in touch with the Pacific. More than
fifty steamships now sail regularly
from the ports of California, Oregon
and Washington to ports in Asia or
In the great Pacific islands, and of
tramp" steamers and sail vessels a
continually growing feet. Between
ports of British Columbia and ports
Of Asia, Australia and New Zealand
there is similar movement. 1t in
cludes not only the local commerce
between countries that border on the
greatest of oceans. but carries also
heavy trade from the Orient by rail-
way across America to our Eastern
States, and even to Europe, from West
to East over the Atlantic.
Everything favors the growth Of
this commerce to very large proper
tons. There is promise of develop
ment Of an international commerce
on the Pacific which, within the next
half century, may rival that on the
Atlantic. For the active theater Of
the worlds new effort is now eastern
Asia and western America. The two
hemispheres, heretofore scarcely at all
in communication except across the
Atlantic, are now rapidly developing
an intercourse over the Pacific, which
is to effect large transformation or at
least to become great additional
factor in the commerce Of the world.
Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
THE FLY-AwAY BIRD.
There's Flyaway-bird in Lullaby

THE FLY-AWAY BIRD.
Thete's Flyaway-bird in Lullaby
town
Whose feathers are fine to see;
They're pink and purple and yellow
and brown,
And 1t lives in the lollipop-tree.
So close up those two little twinkling
stars,
And shut them up tight in your
head;
Put your thoughts in your night-cap,
jump on the cars,
And find Lullaby-town in your bed.
All good little dollies who go to their
rest
With brows free from wrinkles or
frown,
Catch Flyaway-birds from pretty
red nest
Way off in sweet Lullaby-town.
So close up those two little twinkling
stars,
And shut them up tight in your
head:
Put your thoughts in your night-cap,
jump on the cars,
And find Lullaby-town in your bed.
Katherine Young.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

Japan. excluding Formosa. has a
population OF 100000,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

THE HEARTS COUNT Az.
Hill people, turn 10 their hills;
Sea folk are sick for their sea;
Thou art my land and my country
And my heart calls out for thee.
The bird beats his wings for the open,
The captive burns to be free;
But IL cry in the darkness
For thou art my liberty.
Florence Wilkinson. in McClure's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
Trusts and Combinations.

We recognize thnt the gigantic trusts
and combinations designed TO enable capt.
the Joint products Of capital ind labor and
which have heen fostcred and promoted un.
der Republican rrle arc menace to bene-
Acial competition and an obstacle to per-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

We condemn the action OF the Repuh,,can
party In Congress In refusing to prohibif
an executive department from entering
into. contracts with convicted trusts or nn,
state trade. We believe that one Of the
best methods of procuring economy md
honesty In the public service Is to have
public officials. from the occupant Of the
White House down to the lowest Of them
return MS nearly MS may be to Jcirersonian
SIMPLICITY of living
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

We favor the nomination and election NJ
a President, ilnbued with the principles Of
the constitution. who Will set his face
islatlve and judicial functions, whether that
nsurpation be yelled under the guise OF ex.
ecrtIve construction Of existing iaWs or
whether 1t take refuge In the tyrant:s
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
"A Tentative Plan

A few of the democratic editors are
from under the landslide and
beginning to say things. The Column
bus, Ohio, PressPost, the leading DEM
ocratic paper of that state, for the In
quirer has long been nothing more
than an assistant republican sheet
makes among others, the following re-
marks:
Specifically, no doubt. Mr.. Bry-
ans course appeared inconsistent
and possibly the ultimate analysis
will bear this out. Mr.. Bryan may
have made serious mistake either
before or after the convention. or
both; but. whatever else may be
. said, he did what he thought was
right and this. few question If
Mr.. Bryan made mistake, it was
mistake In Judgment. 1t was not
SO much the mistake of adhering-to 1
the old but threadbare principle of
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

strength, against violence and fraud
and not against other evils. except that
the expediency is more obvious.
'1 The third exception which shall
notice to the doctrine that government
can not manage the affairs of individ-
uals as well as individuals themselves,
has reference to the great class Of cases
in which the individuals can only man
age the concern by delegated agency,
and in which the so-called private
management is, in point of fact, hard
ly better entitled to be called man.
agement by the persons interested than
administration by public officer.
= This applies to the case Of a
road, canal. or railway These are
always, in a great degree practical mo-
nopo1ies, and government which con-
cedes such monopolies unreservedly to
a private company does much the same
thing as if it allowed an individual or
an association to levy any tax they
choose for their own benefit. etc. -
David ]. Lewis. Senate Doc. So.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
HnrIan County Farms

100 acres, 3k miles from Huntley; 30
acres under pillow, remainder pasture,
fenced on three sides. half mile from
school. Price $500. An.
$40 acre fam. l mile from Huntley:
go acres under pillow, bala-ce pasture.
Price $500; half cash. LIB.
160 acre farm, 5 miles frOIL Ragan; 30
acres proved, groom frame assssse,.
frame stable, well and windmill, all
fenced. Price $500. 16B.
800 acre farm. miles from Ragan: 100
acres under rlow, level land. Groom
frame house, granary, etc. A BAR
gain at $500. lib.
Harlan county farms are good farms.
They are increasing in value each
year. Harlan county land produces
as many bushels of crop per acre
each year as land IN eastern Me-
braska that costs twice as much.
Write Weber & Farris, Lincoln, Neb,
for any information you want con-
corning Harlan county land.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Christmas Holiday Excursion

via the Nickel Plate road, December "a.
rs, rs and 81, 1904, and January and
2, 1905, good returning January 4, 1905.
at fare and third for the round trip,
between Chicago and BUFFALO, Three
through EXPRESS trains daily to Fort
Wayne, Findlay, Cleveland, Erie, Buff
falo. New York. Boston and all eastern
points. Through Pullman sleepers and
excellent dining car service, individual
club meals, ranging in price from IS
cents to 81, icing served in Nickel
Plate dining cars; also service la
carte. No excess fare charged on any
train. Chicago depot, Van Buren, and
La Sale SITS. City ticket offices. Ill
Adams st. and Auditorium Annex. All
John Y. Callahan, General Agent, 112
information given upon application to
Adams St. Room 298
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Railroad Naturalization

There has never been any question
that the railways are public highways
in the same sense that the more than
millions of miles of common roads are
public highways. AS legal fact. this
has been settled by the decisions Of
every state as well as the supreme
court =
1t is just as we'll settled that rail-
ways represent function of the gov
eminent. Succeeding the 'king's high
way they are impressed with the same
economic and civil characteristics $
They are the common blood YES
sells of the social body, and should be
as responsive as the arteries of the
human being to the countless cells they
serve. = Now. then, to the di-
rect question, SIS the railway func-
ton of government" Let John Stuart
Mill, one of the noblest and wisest of
mankind, make answer:
in attempting to enumerate the nee
essary functions of government, we
find them to be considerably more null
hilarious than most people are at first
aware of. and incapable of being cir
cumscribed by those very definite lines
which . = it is often attempted
to draw around them. We sometimes,
for example, hear it said that govern
ments ought to confine themselves to
affording protection against force and
fraud; But why should peo-.
pie be protected by their government;
that is. by their own collective
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE & BUCHANAN CO., LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS. SO. OMAHA,
N EB.
South Omaha. Dec. l. 1904.


Receipts of cattle for the past three
DAYS have been about $4,000 head here
with $4,000 in Chicago. Good demand
for desirable beef steers and the under
tone of our market seems very good.
The warmed-up and short-fed steers
are very hard to move at satisfactory
prices at ALL In fact, very short-fed
cattle would bring more money to the
feeders had they not had any corn.
Our COW market was rather uneven
and lower during Thanksgiving week,
and will say that 1t started out no bet
ter Monday, but Tuesday it was 10@15o
higher on COWS and closing firm and
today it is steady. Stockers and feed
ers higher and in good demand for
anything desirable. Common grades
steady. We quote:
Corn-feds-Choice steers, $5.25M600
fair to good, $4.00@5.00; cows and heif
ers, $2.50@400.
Grassers.-Choice killers, $3.50@400;
choice feeders. $3.50@4.00; good feed
ers, $3.00@3.40; choice yearlings, $3.50
@4.00; heavy stockers, $2.50@3.25:
good cows and heifers, $2.5Oa33.aas: can
ners, $1.00@2.0O; bulls, $1.75@3.50;
veal, $3O0@5.50.
Hog market is still on the decline
Prices today $4.S5@4.50 with the out
look weak.
Sheep receipts are stili light with tine
n brket strong ON feeders and easier on
fat ones.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Ranch for Sale

One and one-half miles from rail-
road town, with good school, church,
one general store, hotel and livery, de-
pot and other railroad buildings, with
first class stockyards. The ranch con-
sists OF 212 acres with miles of range
on three sides. enough for 300 head
of cattle. 1b0 acres OF ranch are UNI
der high State of cultivation, the barn
is 24x32. hay loft for IL tons Of hay,
has nice cupola on barn; wagon shed,
12x24;; granary, 12x2S; chicken house,
'8x12; ILL" on east of barn for calves,
12x24; 81 on north of barn, 16x24.
These buildings are all compact, every
thing built substantial. shingled and
painted. All stock can be fed from
inside. Frame house. 24x2S, 5 rooms.
shingled, painted and plastered. Good
we'll and windmill a nd cistern; good
garden, fenced; nice plum grove; bear
ing strawberries. gooseberries, etc.
Rock reservoir. cemented. to irrigate
garden, outdoor cellar, 12x14, all built
of rock and plastered inside. Large
corral. so acres pasture. If sold be-
tween now and February 1, price 81 800
ST. 200 cash. $500 in one year, $500 in
2 years, per cent interest. What hay
is left will go with place and home
machinery Write me-
]. w. MILLER.
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

"party regularity" He could have
done this In a far different manner
and yet not have laid himself open
to the charge Of qualification. But
his enthusiasm for Parker during
the campaign was quite as intense
as his denunciation of him before
the campaign and this magnified
whatever inconsistency there may
have been in his general attitude.
In the past fifty years the demo-
cratic party has stood for many
different things. The fact that low
ers of Lincoln are numerous with
in the democratic party today
proves conclusively that at least
one big change has taken place. In
addition thereto there have been
minor changes, all of which have
made it incumbent on the party to
defend itself against the charge of
inconsistency and vacillation.
During eight years Of the party's
existence it stood for a construc-
tive rather than destructive pol
icy and in that time it was rapid
ly eRdearing itself to the masses.
Had it continued on that line. a
different story would be to tell.
But. it wearied in well-doing with
disastrous results.
Three changes of policy in twelve
years are altogether too many for
any party to have. Mr.. Bryan has
already come forward with a ten
tative plan. 1t is in many ways
good; but it is also weak in many
respects. 1t is strong in those
points where it exhibits construc-
tive policy, where it stands for
well-known reforms that the coun-
try is ready to adopt. 1t is weak in
that it does not show cOmprehen-
siye idea of economic fundamen-
tails; in that it deals with issues
that are in no sense issues and in
that it tacitly objects to we'll
known social phenomenal with
out finding their underlying cause
or offering a general remedy.
The new democratic party, If it
is to have the peoples confidence,
must forget its history, and build
for the future; it must rally from
the disappointments and the fail
ures Of the past around platform
based on morality and economic
truth. Morality is not sectional,
economic truth is not sectional;
they are both universal and when
the democratic party becomes a
party of men who believe the same
things, no matter in what part OF
the country they may live, 1t can
win and not till then.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

Nothing SO exasperates man as to
have his pump work hard and espe-
cially is this SO in cold weather. Our
readers perhaps have already noticed
the small advertisement calling at
tention to the Ideal" Pump Equalizer
made by the Pump Equalizer COM
pany, 40 Dearborn street, Chicago. This
simple little instrument can be applied
to any pump or windmill and make the
work of pumping water very easy
matter. 1t is one of the best and easiest
sellers on tue market and agents are
making big money handling them Ev-
cry equalizer is fully warranted and
can be easily adjusted tc any pump
Write to the company and get their
terms of sale. and be sure to mention
The Independent.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01

If it were not that considerable ex-
pense would be imposed upon the coun-
ty the citizens who voted for Thomas
E. Watson and Thomas H. Tibbles for
president and vice president would be
justified in asking the court to summon
number Of election officers to ascer-
tain why their votes were not re-
corded. In the eastern district of the
Eighth ward the publisher of the
Sunday Call voted for Watson and
Tibbles by putting a paster in the
last column and writing underneath
in the places left vacant the names of
five citizens. two of them members of
the board holding the election. The
names of the five citizens were plain
ly and legibly written and should have
been recorded. That they were not
can only be accounted for by charging
the members of the board of election
with carelessness or incompetency. We
do not think they intended to commit
any fraud, but that they failed to per-
form their whole duty is too plain to
be denied.
Nor was the vote of the writer in
the eastern district of the Eighth ward,
the only one that was unrecorded. We
have been assured by several persons
we can name in that district that they
voted for Watson and Tibbles and their
ballots were not returned as counted
Nor is the eastern district of the
Eighth ward the only one in which the
election officers failed to perform their
whole duty Mr.. Elkanah Custard as
Dsured us that he voted for Watson and
Tibbles in the eastern district of the
Fourth ward and that no return was
made Of the ballot.
We have the following letter before
us from voter in the western dis
trict of the Sixth ward, which speaks
for itself:
Easton. Nov. H. 1904.
Editor Sunday Call.
| had the honor to vote for that
distinguished patriot, Thomas E.
Watson, on Tuesday, November 8,
in the western district of the Sixth
ward Why was the vote not count
ed? Do the conceited idiots who
compose some of the election
boards think the spirit of Ameri-
cans will brook such outrage. They
had better have a care. HI. w.
If the election officers of the western
district want to know who I'll W." is
they can call at 1T Washington street
and they will find him there.
1t may be considered trifing mat
ter to throw out the votes of a few
franks" but it is of no little import
ance and should have been brought to
the attention of the court. If election
officers can refuse to count the vote of
a "crank" they can also throw out the
ballot of any other person. The same
people are heard pratling about free
vote and fair count" in the south.
when the fact is that we are not hay
ing it in the city of Easton. -Easton
(Pa.) Sentinel.
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-01
Proportional Representation
ARTICLE %

ARTICLE 81
Before giving details of the proposed
reform in political methods. let us
consider how the present electoral sys-
tenn works.
The present machinery may be brief
ly shown by taking almost any state OF
the union as an example, and exanaln-
ing the method of electing members
to congress or the state legislature.
The whole state is cut up into little
arbitrary districts, and in each of these
districts the voters elect one member.
A voter in one district can not, OF
course, vote for a candidate who is
running in any other district. In each
of these little districts or constituent
cies there are usually several political
ideas that desire expression and rep
resentation, as, for instance, the repub-
lican idea. the democratic idea, the
expansionist, and anti-expansionist
ideas, the antitrust idea. the direct
legislation idea. the populist, labor,
prohibition, socialist and single tax
ideas Some of these may not be num-
erically strong enough to entitle them
to representation, in any event; but
others certainly are Yet all these
varying and often conflicting ideas have
either to find expression and represen-
tation. in the one solitary member sent
up from that district, or not to be rep
resented at ALL Is not absurdity
stamped plainly on the face of such a
system?
Of course the result is practically
that only one, or possibly two, of the
leading ideas are represented, and the
voters who hold the other ideas are all
disfranchised and unrepresented, in
GLIDING, of course, the members of the
peoples party.
But, if you like, we will leave out of
consideration all the political ideas but
the two large ones. Take, as an illus
tration, a district or constituency con-
tanning 1900 votes. A republican and
democrat are running; 1850 men vote
for the republican candidate and 1850
publican is elected. These 1850 DEM
ocratic voters are as absolutely dis
franchised and unrepresented as if an
act of congress or the legislature had
been passed declaring that the demo-
Gratis in that district should have no
vote at that election. Consider that
this kind Of thing takes place all
through the United States, and you
: -Wil see that as a matter of fact near
ly, one-half of the voters in the whole
country, either on one side or the 9th
er, are disfranchised at every election.
Is that popular representation?
Do you wonder at the party bitter
ness which obscures reason and calm
Judgment, when every election is q
fight in which the penalty of defeat is
disfranchisement and humiliation? But
our elections need not be fights, and
would not be under any reasonable and
sensible system. An essential part of
such a system would be to abolish the
zone member districts Instead Of
these, we can have districts large
enough and containing voters enough
to elect seven or more members: and
we can elect these members in such
way as to give fair representation to
every important phase of public opin-
ion in fair proportion to the number
, of voters holding that opinion.
X Next week l shall deal with the
question of nominations
ROBERT TYSON.
Toronto, Canada