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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-29
27 INJURED III q. A. R. WRECK

Car Returning from Iowa State En-
campmcnt Goes over Bank.
Twenty-scvcn persons, including rev
eral prominent Iowa politicians and O
number of old soldiers, were injured In
an accident on the Mason City and Clear
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-29
Prosecutina the TRUSTS.

The exposure of the anthracite coal
trust methods, through the investiga-
ton by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, shows exactly what is claim
ed by the Democrats, that there is a
conspiracy In constraint of trade be.
tween the railroads and the coal COM
panies. This, Investigation has not
been carried on by the administration,
but by suit of law commenced by a
Democrat Of national reputation, who
when the coal trust refused to exhibit
Its books carried the case to the SUI
preme Court of the United States, who
decided against the trust.
This victory for the people shows
what President Roosevelt and Atror-
ney General Knox might have done TO
curb the trusts, If they had in good
faith desired to do SO. Instead of
prosecuting the trusts under the GRIM
inal section of the antitrust law, ii
half-hearted equity proceeding for an
injunction against the beef trust is the
only legal step that has been taken
against the industrial trusts to punish
OF restrain them.
The beef trust barons have paid no
more attention to the injunction than
II it had never been issued, and still
control not only the principal cattle
markets, but dictate the price of meat.
The lower branch Of Congress under
the whip and spur of popular indigna-
ton ordered by the Department of
Commerce and Labor to investigate
the cattle and beef combines, but al
though weeks have passed, and no
doubt Secretary Cortelyou is ardently
pressing the investigation, 1t does not
appear to have had any deterrent
effect upon the rapacity Of the COM
bine. 1t may be that the arduous Ia.
bors of Mr.. Cortelyou, in aiding Presi.
dent Roosevelt to arrange the details
of the coming Republican convention
and campaign, have prevented either
of them from paying much attention
to curbing trust, which even the nd.
ministration admits is bad one.
1t has been suggested that the rea.
son President Roosevelt has selected
Secretary Cortelyou to manage his
campaign was that the evidence Lc
has obtained against the trusts could
be used as a. club to make them "come
down" to the great advantage Of the
Republican campaign fund. What
would be no new plan, for It Is changed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-29

ly, however, to Duncan's bitter dis.
appointment he turned and bounded
off.
Two sides Of the ice-cake parallel
to his body were now cut through,
but the hardest of the three, that
across his thighs, had hardly been
touched. And the water had already
laid its icy clutch on his hair. How
freezing cold it was! 1t had .crept
under the cake, and was chilling his
whole body. 1t was flowing into his
ears. The bacs, of his head and neck
seemed to be turning into ice.
Then came ten minutes of painful,
desperate effort. The shipmaster's
body was almost destitute of feeling
because Of the fearful numbness that
had crept over it. About him the
rising water eddied and gurgled. His
whole life depended upon that little
sharp piece of steel set in the horn
handle. The cake was cut half
through; few more strokes would do
the work.
Again that slight swapping sound!
The brittle blade had broken like the
other!
With a mighty effort Duncan flung
both arms powerfully down on the
tongue that still hak to the slab by
its half-severed end, preventing his
escape; but the firm mass showed
no sign of yielding. Again, and still
again. with the strength of despair
he dashed his elbows against the I'M
feeling ice, bruising them cruelty. But
his second and third attempts proved
as the first.
you never can do 1t! You never
can do it," voice seemed to keep
saying over and over in his ear.
Il will do it," he shouted. And
for the fourth time, bis muscles hard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
Japan's Wonderful Advance.
philadelphia Ledger.1

The impending war between Russia and
Japan has an especial interest for Amer
leans apart from the considerations of
trade and commerce and the maintenance
Of the worlds peace. New Japan, the
progressive Yankee nation of the Far
East, received the impulse for her re-
markable advance-which has been as
wonderful as any phenomenon in nation
building in all history-from the visit of
Commodore Perry and the opening of the
Japanese ports under our auspices. The
briefest and baldest summary of the
progress in the past few years is an in
spring story, bidding the world to have
hope in every people, so great are the
possibilities by her revealed. With an
area of 162. 900 square miles the islands of
Japan support a population variously
stated to be from $4,000. 900 to 1900, 900.
Scarcely any people ever practiced rigid
economies more successfully than the lit
tie brown people, and Notwithstanding
the fact that only one-twelfth of their
narrow territory is arabic land, the nation
is becoming one of the rich countries of
the earth by the patient exercise of thrift
and enterprise. In 1865 the revenue of the
empire was but 33, 900, 900 yen, or SIG, ,500,-
600; the revenues for the past year
amounted to over $50, 900, 900 yen, while
the expenditures increased during the
same period from 30,500, 900 to nearly 245,-
600, 900 yen. From a handful of ancient
junks the navy has become modern
fighting machine the army has been
raised to high degree of efficiency and
organization; n national banking system
founded on our own meets the complex
commercial conditions of the modern
world the rate of wages has doubled; the
exports have risen from s15, ,000, 900 worth
to $25S 900, 900 worth in 1902, while the
value of imports has increased from $10-
000 900 to $2S7 900, 900 in 1900. The postal
service, the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS, the railways, have been organized
and made efficient with electric swiftness,
and a splendid mercantile marine carries
| her trade. The conservative statesmen
OF Japan dread a war, and well they may
| the arrangement of trade and industry
will be mighty tragedy, and may lay
| low one of the most promising expert
ments in national rejuvenation and sub
stantial progress of which there is any
! record in the pages of history.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

One of the ablest speeches which the
present generation in Washington has
heard was delivered on Tuesday, when
Senator Lodge defended the course Of
the President toward Panama He re-
viewed the entire question, and during
his remarks replied to the speech de-
livered by ex-Secretary Olney at the Nc
Clellan dinner in New York. Taking up
Mr. Olneys remark that we had passed
from a needless war with Spain to a
wanton war with Colombia, Mr.. Lodge
said: Needless war with Spain! Mr..
President, l am inclined to think that ad-
jectiVe was we'll chosen. IT, when the
first STRINGS for independence had come
in that island, the administration of Mr..
Cleveland had behaved with sense and
courage; If they had told Spain that the
time had come when the United States
could no longer hold back, and that Cuba
must be free l believed then and l be-
lieve now that Cuba would have obtained
her independence, perhaps after some pro-
tracted negotiations, but without any war
by u.s. have always believed that If that
with the Minister of Spain and a great
sugar planter in Cuba, had been guided
by a sound, brave American spirit before
Spain had squandered blood and treasure
saved from the war"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
The Far Eastern War Cloud

War is imminent between Russia and
Japan, and both nations are hurriedly
making preparations in equipping their
naval and land forces and in buying
large amounts of supplies in America and
elsewhere
Japan presented a request to Russia
which meant satisfactory answer or
fight Russia has delayed and has given
no satisfactory response After Japan
had won her victory over China, she was
deprived of the main fruits Of it by being
ousted from Port Arthur by Russia. Port
Arthur is known as the Gibraltar of the
East, and is particularly valuable to
Russia in furnishing an ice bound har-
Dor as a terminus for the Trans Siberian
railway. Russia has been throwing
thousands of troops into Manchurla
for a long time, and Japan and
China have both protested The con-
tention of Japan is that Russia shall re-
tire from Manchuria, which is ndmnally
under the control of China, and shall
recognize Korea as within Japan's sphere
of influence. The Russian aim is un-
doubtedly to dominate not only in Man
churia and Korea, but in China.
JdpdH mas Deen peI1ecllnB HeT army ana
navy marvelously considering her youth
as a civilized nation. The island king
dom requires a foothold on the main land
and regards Korea as her rightful pos
session, and the people of Japan are unan-
imous in declaring that they will die to
the last man in repelling Russia or any
aggression in Korea. 1t is difficult to
see how war can be averted unless Rus
sia gives a pledge to respect Japanese
rights.
II war is precipitated other nations are
likely to be involved and the consequences
may be world reaching in their effect
France is closely allied with Russia, and
England, through ther treaty with Japan,
is in duty bound to come to the assist
ance of the Japanese, should any other
nation directly assist Russia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

he oleomarearlne Industry Knocked Out.

Conflicting reports have been received
i'm the past two years i'm regard to the
effect of the oleomargarine law in cur
failing the production of spurious butter
but the well-informed Washington cor
respondent of the Brooklyn Eagle is au-
thority for the statement that the oleo
industry has been nearly knocked out
The manufacturers devised one dodge
after another to outwit the government
officers charged with enforcing the law
For a long while they succeeded in evad-
ing the harsher provisions of the act, but
gradually they have been pinned down
closer and closer by adverse decisions
from the commissioner of internal rev.
enue. until now they have about reached
the end of their rope.
The final blow was delivered last week
when two Chicago oleo men were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary and fined, while
several others were given terms In the
county jalls with fines for violations of
the law The government has pursued
with relentless vigor the men who have
attempted to keep up their old business
without complying with the new tax pro-
visions. one man was fined heavily for
merely IOlulnE lut tubt VI ilo Ni"Bpihb
paper so that the word ''oleomargarine'
would not appear, as required by law.
The pure butter men, who caused the
present law to be enacted, are highly
elated over the way it is being enforced,
and predict that in few more months
the last of the oleo factories will have been
closed.
The government officials say that their
agents are collecting good deal more
money at 10 cents a pound on oleo than
ever before. which shows that some of
the manufacturers have given up at
tempting to evade the law and are pay
ing the straight out tax on artifically col
ored limitations of butter. There is
heavy falling off in the production OF
olco. however which goes to show that
| the makers cannot dispose of the white
goods. The olao men are making their
last stand in the United States Supreme
| Court where a case will soon be argued
| which will determine the constitutionality
| Of the ten cent tax on oleo initiated TO
represent pure butter. II the court up
holds the law imposing this tax 1t Is pre-
| dicted that the oeomargarine factories
will 20 out Of existence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

The Enosburg Standard, in a doeful
wall considers the journalistic stand
ards Of Vermont as retrogressive
and decadent, and unreels list OF
able men" who formerly directed the
editorial policies of various papers of the
state. 1t is easy to imagine that there
were giants in those days" it is the old
old story in a certain form of distance
lending enchantment. But we wonder
how familiar the Enosburg Standard
scribe ever was with the men whom ne
cites as examples. Some were men OF ed
ucation and of brains, experienced in the
worlds ways. who were facile and ef-
fective writer's: others enjoyed their
brief time Of fame largely through their
ponderous philippics-a form of writing
which had its vouge but which would
be looked upon today as a melodramatic
rant: still others mentioned by the STAN
dard never arose in any of their editorial
efforts above mediocrity. The newspa-
pers of Vermont as a class are better
today than ever before. They may not be
given so much to lengthy augmentation
as the papers of years ago, but they run
in less of a rut, are cleaner, brighter,
newsier, and more independent. They
are not conducted with the idea that their
sole mission is to mould public opinion,
but they reflect the various phases of
life in their respective fields in an effec"
tive manner unknown TO their prede-
cessors. They are devoted more to news
and not so much to a display of opinion
as was the case in the era of personal
journalism. The perusal of few files OF
former years will be likely to lead the
Standard man into more hopeful view
of present day conditions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

The Senate committe has voted 3 to
in favor of confirming the nomination OF
Brigadier General Wood to be major gem
eral The conclusion of the committee is
that Gen. Wood simply did his duty and
nothing more in prosecuting Rathbone,
and that he could not have done less with
out being dereict. The question of
jumping senior officers is not really pre-
sented now, for Gen. Wood is not now
being jumped over anybody. He is en-
titled to promotion in virtue of his own
seniority. The opposition to Gen. Wood S
promotion has been more political than
military, and more against President
Roosevelt than against Gen. Wood. If
it is true that Mr.. Hanna is to speak in
opposition to General Woods confirmation
in the face of the committees report, his
action will only emphasize the political
animus of the attempt to block the pro-
motion of a deserving officer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

EXP esident Cleveland did not attend
the banquet given in honor of Mayor Nc
Clelan in New York Monday night but
he sent congratuatory letter, calling
upon the new administration in the me-
tropolis to set high standard as an
object lesson 10 the country, with a view
of commanding confidence that shall re-
suit in honors for the party in the broader
governmental fields Judge Parker, Judge
Grey of Delaware. and Senator German OF
Maryland, all regarded as possible presi-
dental nominees, We're also absent but
Richard Olne", eX-secretary of state, who
will be doomed as n candidate by the
Democrats Of Massachusetts. made an
conservatism and united action on the
part of the Democrats, and in closing he
named Grover Cleveland as the man of
all men most thoroughly representative
of the policies which Mr.. Olney had out
lined "and most capable and sure of
making them effective" Ex-senator
David b. Hill devoted a large part of his
speech to an attack upon Roosevelt. It
is said that his effort was received as
FROST Other speakers We're Congress-
man DeArmond of Missouri, Gov. Mon
tagne OF Virginia and ex-senator Towne
of Minnesota now New York business
man. The dinner in its general effect
was "all for Cleveland" and considering
Mr. olney's former intimate relations
with Mr.. Cleveland many Democrats be.
lieye the exPresdent may be induced to
enter the field, Notwithstanding his ex-
pressed determination to remain a private
citizen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
The National Life's Handsome Showing.

1t is a notably strong and satisfactory
showing which the National Life Insur-
ance company makes in its 54th annual
statement published in our columns this
week. The years increase in insurance
has amounted to no less than 1891, $50,
and t increase in assets has been 49,
02s,76s. The insurance issued during the
year has been $2Os22 ,39S and the total
insurance now in force amounts to no
less than 1925, 692, 77s. In addition to all
other items of revenues, shown by the re-
port, it will be seen that policy holders
are protected by a surplus of s2,92s,31
1t is evident that the management of the
National Life by President DeBoer and
his associates is at once enterprising and
conservative, and the results of the past
years work are such as both to maintain
and to increase a feeling of well-assured
confidence on the part of the companys s
policy holders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

The supporters of Senator Gallingers
bill to establish the White Mountain re-
glon as national forest reserve make
good point for government aid by
pointing out that the great streams that
rise in the mountain forests of New Ham
SHIRE water five New England states
Upon their equable flow now depends in
large measure the prosperity of Maine.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and
New Hampshire The New Hampshire
timber supplies New England markets.
New Hampshire paper ekes out the supply
from New York and Maine. These facts
remove the project for the White Noun
tain reserve from the sphere of state ac-
ton alone
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
1865 Bookkeepers

Accountants stenographers and clerks,
2l32 bankers, brokers and capitalists
1880 dressmakers milliners, and house.
wives, 5,557 clergymen. physicians, law
yors and dentists, 1854 editors, publishers
and printers, 1920 merchants, and over
33,33S other persons unclassified, carry
policies and have the protection we Of
fer. 54th year and doing business In 35
states. Natl Life Ins. Co. of VI. (NutuaD
IL. L. TAYLOR d SON, Agts., Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

David B. Hin, in his speech at the ban
quet in honor Of Mayor Mcclellan in
New York Monday night, said that no
charge Of corruption was ever seriously
made against the Cleveland administra-
tons OF 1883 and 1898. but he might have
added that IL was in those periods
some of the Grafters recently detected in
the post office department first began to
feed at the public crib.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

me nigh prices Of cotton are said to
nave brought SQ0,O000o0 to the Southern
states. The experts of the cotton market
declare that under the conditions which
prevail the price of cotton will remain
relatively high for some years If not per
manently.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

Here is Wallingford man killed in
stantly while walking on the railroad
track after he had been to a neighbor' $
to borrow "A newspaper. one moral in the
case is. don't walk on the railroad track.
Is there another?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
Gbe orrmont pbenix.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, JANUARY s, 1904.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday at Brattleboro. VT. by
o. L. FRENCH.

TERMS sl.jO per year in advance: if not
paid within the year &
Rates of advertising furnished on applica.
ton. Brths. deaths and marriages published
free: Obituary Notices. Cards of Thanks, etc,
80 cents per inch of II lines or less.
Entered AT the Brattleboro Post Office as
second class mail matterl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

A fire started In some coal pockets at
Gorham, N. H., in August, and the coal
is still burning. 1t is said that nearly
1900 tons OF coal have been destroyed. "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
Cost.
Special 9ntices.

LNSTRAH - Came into my enclosure last
II June, 2-year-old red heifer, white star i'm
forehead. owner please claim property and
pay charges. X. w. AkELEY, Guilford, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
Farm Wanted.

have party who has from S3uo to $40 to
pay in toward medium priced farm. II you
will sell for that amount down. let MS hear
from you giving description, etc. EDGErT
X co, Bratt lcburo. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
Wanted.

Potatoes, Apples, Butter and Eggs, also
Hay bought in carload lots. Address w.
E. BARNES, lr. 1882 Broad Street. Prov
idence. r. /. eff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
For Sale.

NOR SALE-l2 shares Grange Block stock
Il Address " X. f., PheniX Oncc. ltf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

LNOR SALE-Horse; good worker and driver,
II L. A HOWARD, Deerheld Farm, West
BrattlcbOrO, VT. h2-tf
The Wahpeton times., 1904-07-01
SOCIAL CUSTOMS OF JAPAN.
oeatus Of the Mother.ln.Law seams
Curious to uo.

oeatus Of the Mother-In.Law seams
Curious to us.
The mother-in-law is the most mo-
mentous social question of the day in
Japan. A woman prays that she may
become mother-in.law, because 1t is
only in that capacity that she is ever
allowed to show human weakness.
These are not, as one might imagine
ut the expense of her son-in-law, be.
cause In theory there is no such thing
as son-fn-law in Japan, except where a
man has married an heiress with no
brother. In that case it is the man
and not the woman who is slave
and liable to be divorced just as one
discharges cab when it is no longer
wanted. It is he who is dressed like
corpse when he leaves mis- parents
house. as a sign that he is dead to his
parents family. It is he whose change
of owner Is registered at the police
station. so that in japanese literature
1t is the gentle daughter-in.law who
is the victim of the mother-in-law's
tantrums.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-07-01
Wonders Of Flowers.

The sensitiveness of plants and
flowers to certain conditions of wealth.
Or and light is such that it is always
possible that they may have other
properties not yet discovered. There
Is an American garden. for instance,
In which the flowers are so selected
that one set closes at each hour of
the day. Others only open and shed
perfume at night. others curl up and
suppress their existence for months,
yet will open in few minutes and
put forth buds In few hours when
immersed in water.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-07-01
FRIGHT WAS TOO MUCH.
Thought Of Meeting lrate Mother.in.
Law Killed Chinaman.

Thought OF Meeting lrate Mother.in.
Law Killed chinaman.
Henpecked husbands are not un.
known in China. They have a story
there about three henpecked hue
bands. who met in a secluded spot on
the outskirts of the village to discuss
their troubles. A bad boy thought It
would be fun to play a practical joke
ON them. go he broke on their delib.
erattons with the dreadful news that
the three venerable sisters-in-law-
they call married women s;Eters-in-law
In China-were coming down the
street, each with broomstick. Two
OF the men rushed in terror to the
door to see If it were true ard, finding
that they had been deceived, returned
to find their companion undisturbed
in his place. AS he had always been
as timid as any of them they could
not understand and resolved to ask
the secret of his courage. It was
speedily revealed. for when they
spoke to him he did not answer.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-07-01
Women end Nature.

Here is neat passage from "The
Napoleon of Noting Hill." in which
Mr.. Chesterton discussed feminine
nature: However much, physically,
about town woman may be, she
still models herself on nature; she
tries to carry nature with her; she
bids grasses to grow on her head and
furry beasts to bite her about the
throat In the heart of a dim city
she models her hat on fiaring cot.
tage garden of flowers. We, with our
noble civic sentiment, model ours on
q chimney-pot, the ensign of civiliza.
ton"