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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
TO HONOR DANIEL BOONE.
Monument to Be Erected to the Pioneer
kentuckian's Memory.


kentuckian's Memory.
Among the bills passed by the last
Kentucky Legislature, that providing
for the erection Of monument at
Boonesboro, to the memory of the
great pioneer, Daniel Boone, is most
praiseworthy and appropriate. 1t will
be fitting testimonial to the sterling
worth of great man. who braved the
dangers Of the unbroken forest ITO
years ago and planted here the seed
OF progress. 1t was he who blazed
the trail over the hills and through the
wilderness from Virginia, and led
more peaceably inclined settlers into
this garden spot Of Garth. To him is
due the credit Of discoverer and ex-
plorer.
There is much of the romantic to
be observed at Boonesboro; much to
remind the twentieth century youth
of the turbulent life led by the pioneer
and his little band down here under
the hills by the waters edge. The
winding river, gliding noiselessly by,
between the steep, rugged hills; tho
remnants of the great forest which
once spread Its towering branches
over all the landscape; the ever faith
full spring, gurgling up from the roots
of massive sycamore. placidiy aud
freely as in the days when hostile In
dams lurked in the underbrush, tend
to impress one with the magnificencs
of nature and the magnitude Of
Boone's undertaking.
He was no commonplace man, and
this no commonplace spot. One can
but admire the wisdom shown by its
selection. 1t commands an unobstruct-
ed view of the river, either way, for
half mile; the hiIltops receding too
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
Companx at Supper.

The housekeeper who has known
what 1t is to have unexpected guests
will no doubt find sympathy yelling
within her heart at the plight of a
woman In a Western town.
Her husband had asked her to show
some kindness to young officer of TIE
militia to whom he had taken fancy.
She therefore dispatched note, In
which she said: Mrs. Brown requests
the pleasure Of Captain Whites CON-
pany at supper on Wednesday even
Ing"
She received prompt and joyful
reply. which read: "With the exception
Of the men who have other engage
ments, Captain Whites company will
come with pleasure"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
Games holman,

Hardly less wonderful than the
story Of Helen Keller is that Of James
Holman. the blind traveller. Not even
the celebrated Baron Won Humboldt
Travelled SO far, visited SO many dis
tant countries. Eighty years ago. too,
when Holman lived. travel was vastly
more difficult and perilous than now.
At an early age James Holman had
entered the English navy as mid
shipman. For several years his ship
was with the squadron at Halifax.
Nova Scotia. II. 1907 he was promoted
to be naval lieutenant.
Three years later there befell him
q severe illness. accompanied by an
acute Inflammation Of the eyes, which
resulted in complete loss of sight.
Thus. almost In a day. an ambitious
officer found every plan and ardent
hope Of his youth faded out in dark
ness. For = time grief and despair
quite overcame him; he would gladly
have died.
King George III. in whose service
he met with his misfortune, n><de
him knight Of Windsor, and gave
him some nominal duties at court,
yavtth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

much to be dangerous as a point ct
attack, and the bank, on which the
fort stood. too high for intrudins
floods.
Approaching from the Madison
County side, one winds down the
rugged hill, over the smooth, macaL-
amized pike, much in the same path
that the pioneer used in returning from
the hunt in the wilderness to the west
It is wild, picturesque spot, and when
one has descended to the waters edge
and observes the towering hills on all
sides, covered by the self-same trees
that hid the warriors of pioneer days,
a feeling of kinship and sympathy
with the brave souls who dwelt there
steals over one unawares.
In the dead of night, standing on
the bank of the stream. or in tile
shadow of the majestic sycamores
which line the waters edge on either
side, one can almost see in the unccr-
tain, Pickering moonlight, the stealthy,
Silent approach of warning Indians In
birchbark canoes. The cry of prowling
fox or inquisitiye hound on the slopes
above lead us unconsclously to listen
for the blood-curd.ing yell and crash
ing Of brush by the hands of midnight
,marauders who made life interesting
for the settlers. One can but admire
and respect the fortltude and courage
shown by these men and their wives,
living here In the midst of all these
unknown dangers. cut of by 300 miles
of unbroken forest from succor of any
kind. For this was the picket line Of
advance into the wilderness, and their
own strength and courage must needs
defend them against all danger, else
they perish, for no friendly hand was
stretched out to aid them, and none
was closer than the settlements In Old
Virginia, too far away to be counted
on.
Until the smoke from anothcr.s
chimney, far over the hills to the
north, warned the Indian fighter that
civilization was fast crowding on his
heels, Boone and his little band lived
strenuous life. laboring with the
wilderness and the Indians. But the
man loved adventure and danger, and
the proximity of so many white men
robbed the wilderness of Its romance,
The restless spirit was depressed by
the peaceful quiet of a settlers life,
and SO he gathered together his follow
ers and turned once more to the West,
to the great Mississippi valley, whore
new lands were to be explored and
new conquests to be made, leaving to
posterity the glorious country he had
opened to settlement.
Inside the leveled ruins of this first
stockade to be built In the old conf
monwealth visitors may observe u
grateful States testimonial to her
great poineer. Hard by the old fort
in the welcome shade of the few re-
manning trees of ancient lineage, lie
may drink with the pioneer at the old
spring without apprehension of attack
from lurking savage. 1t will always
be place of interest to Kentuckians.
The last Legislature has honored itself
and Kentucky by thus honoring the
great pioneer. A miniature reprodnc-
ton of the old fort has been placed on
exhibition at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair by the Boonesboro Chapter Of the
Daughters of the Revolution,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
From The World today.

through as many States and Terrific
ries. 1t is estimated that something
like 1000, 600 acres of land that is now
utterly worthless for grazing and agri-
cultural purposes will be converted
into fertile and productive farms upon
the completion of the government
dams and reservoirs contemplated in
the irrigation projects.
According to the statements Of the
men in charge of the undertakings
new homes for thousands of families
will be thrown open for entry on pub
lie lands in the course of the next
year or two. The charges for these
homesteads will be nominal, and every
precautfon will be taken to prevent
syndicates Of land grabbers from mo-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
s,uoot and the Repu,

smoot and the Republicans
The press dispatches inform I
Senator Smoot has made an apr
a Mormon audience at Salt L
carry Utah for the Republican
He declared that President RI
could not carry New York dnd
need the electoral vote Of Uta
anxiety of Senator Smoot for
cess Of the Republicans corr
the charge that he has been p
to retain his seat in the senat
Mormon vote is thrown for
publican ticket. As the Rel
majority in the United States
have postponed action on the
case until after election. the n
Church will have to produce tn,
or Apostle Smoot will be ret
private life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
are idle in Philadelphia alone.

are idle in Philadelphia alone.
But the last straw that has about
broken the back of the league is the
demand of the National Manufacture
ers' Association for tariff tinkering. &
They want flexible tariff schedules TOT
promote reciprocity. Just think of the
ingratitude of these manufacturers
After years Of coddling by the league.
aided by Republican Congresses. with
the home market turned into theig
laps. so that they have charged the
whole, American people about what.
they like for their products. they aref
not satisfied and cry for more pap,
these infant industries. They now de-
mand the foreign markets which the
league. tariff expert that 1t is, knows
that the home and export trade are In
compatible under the protection sys-
tenn. zs
The officers and members of thu no 1
tective Tariff League look careworn
and do not have the jaunty and pros
porous look that the vast prosperity
that protection was supposed to give
them should inspire. Can 1t be posi- |
BILE that the Dingley bill. though every
schedule was written by or for thea
trusts and protected monopolies, 10 not
fulfilling its mission of giving special,
privileges to the few at the expensasI
of the many2 Il
II the few-the benefciaries Of theJ
tarih-are not satisfied with the plum
der they are receiving and the many
are determined to uproot the system.
no wonder the faces of the tariff
league wear lean and hungry look
these days. They feel that tariff re-
form is in the air and that even Re
publicans are tired Of paying tribute
to the trusts through the high cost Of
living.
The housekeeper of moderate purse
will not be enthused by the announce
ment Of President Baer Of the coal
trust that he intends to advance the
price Of coal to all the consumers will
pay. and this was corroborated by
President Thomas Of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad, who said that conditions
forbid any reduction in price. The
Roosevelt administration has not taken
any steps to stop the exactons Of the
coal trust.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

The luxury In which some New
Workers. live is simply amazing. Not
SO long ago member of a well known
and wealthy family applied to the
courts to have his allowance made
$4,000, declaring that he could not
live on less than that amount and
keep up to the style In which he was
brought up. This is not a single in.
stance, either, of what 1t costs to live
In state in Cntho~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

Prof. M'Ghee of Washington has
been making some remarks about the
Japanese. They may be kindly meant,
but they do not sound like compli-
ments. THE Japenese head" says the
professor, 'is mesaticephalic for the
most part. with a tendency to
brachycephaly in the gross types, and
dolichocephaly in the fine type" The
japanese are consoling themselves
with the reflection that. despite these
drawbacks. they nevertheless manage
to "get there" -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
Jews In Jerusalem

In 1885 there were only 10000 to
1900 Jews In Jerusalem. Last year
in the city they numbered at least A.
COO. In all about 10000 are actually
living in Palestine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

Since the Indian has laid down his
tomahawk and come in Off the war;
path, the post traders store on an In
dian reservation has become the gen.
eral gathering place where the white
and red man meet on common level
with feeling of good fellowship.
With the Indians adoption Of the
white mans civilization has come the
adoption of his evils. The proneness
of the white man to purchase beyond
his ability to pay has been speedily
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

tary has approved them. The expendi-
ture contemplated by this work not
only exhausts the fund now on hand
for enterprises Of this kind, but mort
cages for several years to come all re-
ceipts for irrigation purposes.
Fourteen projects have been adopt
ed by Secretary Hitchcock, scattered
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
just Truthful.

He-You needn't talk to me. You
say Hilda is always truthful, never
told fib in her life, but l know she
has lied persistently about her age.
She-I said she was truthful, not &C.
centric.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
THE LAND OF PEACE.
nv Edmund w Pntnam


1ar-far out where the sea turns gold
In the sunsets dying CLEANS,
Where the purple sky and the ocean
meet,
Beginneth the Sea of Dreams,
Whose restful waters murmur low,
And a drowsy rhythm keep,
As out to the West, by their lullabies,
We drift in our Boats Of Sleep.
GUITAR out till our Earthly Cares
Are left in the dusk behind,
And Troubles distant voice is lost
In the whisperings Of the wind;
Out-on the shimmering golden Sea.
Till the soft-tongued ripples cease
At the dreamy City of Blissful Calm,
On the shores of the Land of Peace.
Where. our tired Spirits solace find
Beneath the Dream Mounts crest,
Mid the shadowy groves and foun-
tains cool
OF the Gardens of Perfect Rest;
Where Lethe lazes its languid course
On Its way to the tranquil Sea,
And the Slumber breezes stir the
leaves
To soothing melody.
Where. too, snow-white on the noun
tain-side,
High over the City fair,
Stretch skyward the misty pinnacles
OF our Castles in the Air:
In whose unbroken quietude
Our fondest visions bide,
And send us back with Hope re-
freshed
On the ebb of the golden tide.
Where the Sorrow scars are smoothed
away,
And the heart, in its pain-racked
breast,
Finds balm for its throbbing agony,
Far out in that distant West
At the end of nightly journeying
Where the murmuring waters
cease,
At the white-walled City of Blissful
Calm,
On the shores of the Land of Peace.
Golfers Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

There are but few varieties of cab.
bngc, yet there are innumerable brands
of cigars.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

Some men seem to have the horse
less brand Of horse sense.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
MILLIONS FOR IRRIGATION.

Reclaimed to Mans Use.
New plans for irrigating arid lands
In the West have been adopted by Sec
rotary Hitchcock Of the Interior De
partment. Several plans involving
work which will require an outlay of
$27,0OOOOO were submitted to him the
other day, and after devoting much
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
A Growing Deiacit,

L
The report Of the United States
Treasury of May % shows the excess
of expenditures for the month to date
to be $53.878,797. That amount in
cludes $40. 600 900 paid for the Panama
canal and 100000 to the govern
ment of Panama for the right OF way.
Deducting the $4,000, 900 thus paid,
the government has run behind for the
rs days Of May $3,670.797. For the rs
cal year-namely, from July /, 1903.
to the same date-the excess of expen-
ditures is 51.210.225, which would In
dictate that the deficit Of revenue over
expenditures will approximate sixty
millions by June 80, the end Of the fis-.
cal year.
As the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1904-6 exceed those for the pres
ent term and the receipts from Gus,
toms and internal revenue are decreas1
Ing, there is no doubt that a dehcit
will be created for the sAaEs-as
year of large amount The outl,
for building the Panama canal Will
covered by an issue Of $3.50, 900, 900
bonds, which may have to be increaset
to much greater amount before that
great work is completed, but as 1t will
take from eight to ten years, the finan-.
cial end. however. will have to face
either reduced appropriations or an
increase Of taxes, unless business con-
ditlons revive and the receipts Of the,
government become larger. As there
was no general river and harbor bill
included in the last appropriations, nor
any new public buildings authorized,
the next Congress will be. at least.
called upon to appropriate for such
of these improvements as are needed.
It is also assured that II the Re
publlcans control the next Congress
that large appropriations for ship
subsidy will be made and perhaps
further drain on the revenues by dis
eliminating duties for the same pur-
pose. Those voters who believe in rea-
sonable public expenditures and an
honest and economical administration
of the government and who do not
approve of subsidies to favored inter-
ests, should question candidates for
Congress as to where they will stand
on these and kindred expenditures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

Some people take things as they
come and make the worst Of them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

The smaller the seeds Of pl
more numerous they are. 4
plant of spleen wort will prod
100000 seeds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

What affections do landlo
appreciated Parental (pay-r,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

business men of Massachusetts have 20
stirred the political atmosphere with
their demand for Canadian reciprocity.
tree hides. free wool and other I'M
looked-for desires that 1t takes all the
pressure the trusts. the monopolists
and the league can bring to bear to
keep the weakened politicians in the
narrow path of standpatism. Then.
although the Protective League was
able to eliminate Governor Cummins
In Iowa as the ruling power, the per-
verse Republican voters there are not
satisfied. Like Chairman Babcock's
Intelligent farmer" constituents, they
persist In asking uncomfortable ques-
lions. Many Of these do not fall in
with the league view. that the farm
srs are protected because wheat and
pther cereals. eggs and potatoes can
not be imported from Canada without
paying duty. The Intelligent farmer"
Of Iowa and other States knows that
the price of wheat is fixed in the open
markets of the world and that the
Canadian surplus is but drop in the
bucket. They also know that freight
and commission charges more than
overcome the tariff on potatoes and
other produce, and such articles are
rarely imported unless there is a great
scarcity and the price abnormally high.
In ordinary years prices are lower
In Iowa than In Manitoba. The Pro-
tective Tariff League cannot answer
the intelligent farmer, but beats
around the bush and declares we must
all stand pat.
Then the league is having trouble
nearer home. The textile manufac-
turers Of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New England are either running
on half time or have shut their mills
down until trade revives. The official
Information il that 10000 operatives
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
Attorney Rand'S Speech
DepreSSeS the
Actress.
WEEPS IN HER CELL
Stress Placed Upon Flight
of J. Morgan
Smith.

NEW YORK. Dee. Stalking of tes-
rimony in the second trial Of Nan Pat
terson. the chorus girl charged with
the killing of Caesar Young, was begun
today before Justice Davis.
The proceedings did not open until
noon. as Justice Davis had TO attend
the funeral Of a friend this morning II
is thought the trial viii be completed
10y Christmas, when the defendant hopes
Ia be with her parents IN Washington.
Miss Patterson was much depressed
today from the scathing arraignment Of
her life by Prosecutor Rand last even
ing. when he outlined the States case.
Rand. after dwelling at length on the
relations OF the defendant and Young.
told OF efforts 20 get J. Morgan Smith,
the brother-in-law of Miss Patterson.
into the jurisdiction of the State ESQ
that he could be called 10 testify. The
prosecutor said:
Il am going 10 show YOU why J. Nor
gan Smith ran away. where he ran 10.
and who helped him 10 run away. and I
am going 10 show YOU every effort that
has been made on the part Of the prose
cution 10 get hold Of Smitl ever since. 90
When Miss Patterson " 8 taken back
90 The Tombs she broke down and cried
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
BLACK SEA FLEET
MAY NEVER START

ST. PET IERSBURG. Dec. 9-The exact
situation In regard 10 the Black Sea
fleet question is this.
In the highest quarters Captain Clado :
series of articles is accepted in spite
or his being in active service and draw
ing pay as not rendering the gov
trnment responsible. They are benev0-
lenuy viewed at Official headquarters.
Al the foreign office the view IS taken
that The Black Sea must remain "a Rus
sian sea and that IL can only remain so
II the Dardanelles be kept closed. Moth
ing bur urgent necessity would cause
the government 10 take so serious "a
step as starting the fleet out
10 remains 10 be seen whether that
necessity viii arise. Until thrn English
protests are premature
Highly important news announcing In
q special dispatch from Mukdcu 10 the
'NoVOe Nremya' that new large demos
its OF coal have been found an Fushan
has been received. This solves the vital
question Of fuel
In the highest circles here 10 is admit
led that the news from Port Arthur IS
most serious.
Count orion DavidOn has given 100 0Ol
ruhles t&o.00O as a fund for The orphans
OF soldiers.
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
Reports of Further Dam
age to Remaining
Vessels.
N0GI LOSES ONLY SON
Killed in Charge on POS
Metre HilI-Brother Died
at NanShan.

LONDON. Dec. 9.-Baron Hayashi.
the japanese minister to England, to-
day gave out a statement which had
been received from the naval staff
with the Port Arthur besieging army.
The report says that on Thursday
evening the Russian cruiser PaIlada,
after taking fire, heeled over 10 port
with the stern down.
GUNBOAT OFTEN HIT.
Eleven shots also told on the gun
boat Giliak.
The cruiser Bayan. taking fire at
1880 a. m, will sulI ablaze at 4:l5
p. m.
The commander of the naval artil-
lery reports that the Russian trans
port Amur was hit in the stern by
fourteen shots on Thursday and sank.
Many shots greatly damaged the
government and other buildings and
the arsenal
N0GI LOSES ANOTHER SON.
TOKYO. Dec 9.-In the fighting of
November 80 the second son Of Cen
eral Nogi was killed at 203 Metre
Hill
General Nogi's eldest son was
killed in the battle of Nanshan. and
the old warrior now is childless.
The headquarters stan today pub
lished a list of thirty-six officers killed
and forty-eight wounded.
The place where these casualties
occurred is not mentioned. but the
presumption is that they occurred at
Port Arthur.
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
JAMESTOWN FAIR HIT
BY FAILURE OF BILL

The action of the House Committee on
Industrial Arts and ExpOsijious In re
porting unfav0rably on the bill approprl-
ating s. 0J0. .GJ1 for the jamestown exposi-
ton o. 1907 Is a great blow 60 the pro
moters OF Ihe project.
Another plan, however, has been
adopted Ia regard 10 the matter In an
probability the Subcommittee appointed
by Chairman TGWney, Of Industrial Arts
aud Expositious, VIII recommend that
enough money he appropriated 10 pro-
vide for a naval gathering and display
and 10 purchase and erect a monument
near jamestown iu honor Of the FIRST
jamestown settlers. who really founded
tnc tirst permanent colony of English
spenkiug people "a America.
BcyOnd this. IL is thought, nothing else
will bp done.
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
Will Dwell on Suicide.
SAY AMERICANS DO
NOT DRINK ENOUGH WINE

NEW YORK. Dec. S-Membsrs Of the
American Wine Growers Association.
who held a banquet in the AstOr House
last night, have decided 10 begin
campafgu OF education They are con
yincnd they say. that four times as
much domestic wine should be used IN
lh- United States and declare that II
tnis increase IN consumption Is brought
laoUt there Will be less iutemperance.
The Washington times., 1904-12-09
Deliberations Secret.

II want the jury 10 understand not
only this jury, but every other jury
that the deliberations Of "a jury room
are secret. and that not only the judge
did not iu this ease ask any jurymsn
for what trauspired in the jury room.
nor for the reasons for the conclusion
reached By the jury. but that you may
De assured that no judge ever did or
ever will permit anybody 10 inquire as
10 what transpiTes in a jury room dur
ing the deliberations OF the jury.
And / say this 20 YOU. gentlemen. So
that YOU may begin this term of your
service under the full consciousness that
whatever YOU say or whatever YOU do
i'm the jury room in tho deliberatiou OF
a case will be as absolutely protected
from dNuigeuce as Il il never trans
pired. You are absolutely safe in doing
or saying whatever you deem ia YOU,
conscience ought 20 be said oy done
during your deliberations.