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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
A Brand That is Becoming Popular.
From the Cedar Rapid, Gazette.

Defenders of corruption in politics
will be branded as corruptionists by
the public, regardless of their station.
1t has been learned that some Of the
men who have great financial trusts,
and who have profcssed great interest
in the welfare Of the country, are be-
low the level of the common thief
and embezzler, and there is nothing
now that will protect any man if his
rascalities should be discovered. Hav-
ing learned that thief may be call
ed a thief, the general public is not
inclined to mince matters and would
go after president of the United
States as readily as they would go
after the janitor OF an office building.
II there should be any further at
tempt to buy or steal the presidency
and the matter should be discovered
the originators of the plan would be
likely to have personal regrets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
NORWEGIAN LIFE.
Nnrie. Somewhat From That of 1t.

II VARIES Somewhat From That of Its
ScfEhbOr, Sweden.
While the Swedish people are next
door neighbors TO the Norwegians, the
life In the two countries is very difier-
ent. This is no doubt the result of the
physical conditions in the two coun-
tries-thc rocky fiords and snow capped
hills and tempestuous torrents of the
Norwegian coast making Il constant
struggle necessary OH the part of the
dwellers thereon, whereas Sweden has
more facilities for agricultural success.
And yet the Norwegian maid is, like
most young girls. gay and happy, and
the rowing blood of her Morse ancestors
leads her to emigrate to America or
the British isles. although she general
ly returns to her native land. Con-
firmatlon is the official growing up"
OF Norwegian young people. When
boy has passed the strict examination
prepared for him by the priest, he is
considered of an age to be appren-
tced out and is given presents by his
admirlng family and friends.
The Norwegian baby when born in
winter Is kept within doors like n con-
servatory product until warm weather
but thereafter he is taught to be hardy
and independent and is generally turn
ed over to the mercles of his older
brothers and sisters
The Norwegian women excel in en-
broiderles. tapestry work and lace, and
their handiwork is becoming popular
In other countries than their own. the
charming Hardanger work, SO fashion
able last winter, being from the neigh
borhood Of the ford of that name In
Norway.
The national costume of the peasant
classes among the women Is comprised
OF Il white chemisette, an embroidered
cloth bolero and n gay colored cloth
skirt, although the poorer classes dress
more soDerly. Some wear shawls over
their heads and others black bonnets
decorated with bugles.
The Norwegian dinner Is not pref
aced by an appetizer. us is that Of the
swedes. but special dishes are scat
tered over the table and the guests par
take of them when they please. Nor
wegian cookery has an individuality
quite apart from the Swedish. The
Norwegians are hardy race. and their
Women nre known for their capable
qualities. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

Discussion of the abandoned farms
of New England shouldn't overlook
the fact that many of them ought
never to have been cultivated. The
best crop that can be raised on a
large number of them is wood. The
soil on them is so barren and rocky
that when tickled with hoe it
smiles with only an emaciated har-
vest. Efforts to raise annual crops
on scattered farms of this character
is misplaced energy. The game
isn't worth the candle. Labor ap-
piled to this task can be more pro-
ductively employed. There's no
economic loss in abandonment of the
cultivation of farm that should
have been kept q stranger to the
plow and to the hoe and to the rake.
Conn. Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Canada as a Wheat Granary.
ICollier's weekly1

The outlook in the Canadian
northwest still promises the greatest
wheat crop on record. The pros
poets are good for harvest of 100,
100000 bushels, representing not
less than 100000 bushels for ex-
port. AT the same time it is esti-
mated that Russia will raise l4O, 900,
600 bushels less this year than last.
Canada has had the unusual and de-
lightful combination of an unpre-
cedented crop and an almost unpre-
cedented price. Helped by corner,
the rate at Winnipeg ran up at the
beginning of this month to $l.35
per bushel--the highest point ever
reached in that market.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Wage Earning Women.

mo other portion of the wage earn
ing class" says Florence Kelley, Sin
creases so rapidly from decade to dec
ade as the young girls from fourteen
to twenty years. Men Increase. wo-
men increase, youth increases, boys
increase IN the ranks OF the bread
winners, but no continge:; 80 doubles
from census period to ccn;us period
Doth by per cent and ~ count of
heads as does tl,e con,ln.,rnt of grls
between twelve and tNrci;'s year: Of
age. They are :. ramma.f "a; tiicos
=, ,nanrfnc."r,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

In their suspicious zeal to serve
the gas company. five of the alder
men of the city council of Omaha
violated an injunction issued by
Judge Sutton, Of the Douglass county
district court, with the result that
they were sentenced to Jail for thirty
days charged with contempt. The
ordinance provides for lighting the
streets at the rate Of $2S per lamp
annually. Pending the passage OF
the ordinance, the gas company pub
lished advertisements in the daily
papers promising to give reduction
of 20 per cent on private rates. How
ever, when it declined to incorporate
provision in the pending ordinance
making the promised reduction a
part Of the contract, minority of
the council protested, and when the
majority insisted upon passing the
measure and trusting to the honor of
the company to grant the reduction,
application was made to the district
court for an injunction. The order
was issued and duly served. The
aldermen paid no attention toit, and
proceeded to pass the measure.
Happily, in their haste, the suspect
ed "grafters" neglected to give the
ordinance third reading, and it
has been held it was not legally pass
ed. The Omaha incident is only
one of the multiplying evidences Of
the corrupting influence of private
ownership OF public utilities.-Wa-
terloo Tnnes-Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

when filled being walled up with the
usual slab. In the front of this slab
there is often photograph of the dead,
covered with glass, and under each
one is small shelf on which flowers,
votive offerings or little oil lamps, kept
constantly burning, are placed.
When near relative dies, like
parent or child. the men wear Grape
bands about six inches wide on the left
arm, halfway to the elbow, and the
women II Grape veil, falling over the
face and reaching to the ground, and
usually large black shawl hiding the
figure, indicating that they have Ell
TREY withdrawn from the world and
its f.:sliions.- New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

Uncle Horace (who is something of a
sage and philosopher)-My boy, 1t is
time for you to begin to think seriously
Of the kind Of future you intend to map
out for yourself. To sum it up in a
word, what epitaph are you ambitious
to have engraved upon your tombstone?
Nephew Gust beginning his career)-He
got his share.-Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
A Vegetarian Danger.

In some respects vegetarians suffer
more than meat eaters from uric acid
poisoning, seeing that beans, peas, len
tils and peanuts contain twice US much
Of the poison as meal. The natives Of
India suffer greatly from uric acid dis
eases owing to the quantity Of dahl
Qentils) they eat. Other natives who
avoid dahl are almost entirely Free
DIR. Haig In London Mall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

A woman dieting for corpulencc who
eats only lean meats may be allowed n
little butter, as some fat is needful to
the system. but IL eaten immoderately
butter is exceedingly fattcning. Rice,
though popularity supposed to be flesh
forplng, is not really so If we may
Judge of its qualities by those thin
races Of rice eaters-the Hindoos and
Chinese. Five articles Of food may be
said to be the foreordained means Of
building up fat. They are bread and
butter. milk, sugar and potatoes. II
you would wax fat, eat candy as much
as thy purse can buy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Ronulnl,. criticism.

Very cruel, says an author. was Ros-
sini's silent criticism of score sent to
him by young musician. Rossinl was
fond of macaroni. The musician, know
ing this, sent him along with his score
u packet of macaroni of unusual excel
lence. In n humble little note he asked
the composer to point out the merits Of
Ills work II be found any there. Ros-
slnl's reply ran like this: Thanks for
your score and the macaroni. The lat.
ter was excellent"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

Jack Ardupp tried to borrow dol
lar from me just now, but he didn't
get 1t. told him hadn't q SOU"
Wasn't that stretching the truth,
considerablyT'
mot at oil. never saw one, in fact.
It's French coin, isn't Plttsburg
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Notice of Final Report.

STATE OF IOWA. Delaware County.-ss..
In District Court. October Term, lyO5.
In the matter of the Estate of Thomas s.
Davidson. Deceased.
To Joanna Davidson, widow, Agness Wilson
Nora Graf. Cecil d. Davidson, Vio David
son. Joseph Davidson jr, Elmc Davidson. T
u. Davidson, heirs at lsw and devisees Of said
cern.
You are hereby notified that on or before the
IL day Of October 1905. there will b, flea in the
ware County. Iowa. the Final Report OF Joseph
Hutchinson Administrator OF the estate Of the
Thomas S. Davidson. Deceased. That a.plica
ton Will be made at the next reg lar October
port and the final dischai &c ot said adminis,ra
tor herein. Said matter will be called up fol
hearing and disposition on I'd day OF said term
OF Court. which commences at tn Court House
At Manchester, Iowa, on the 10Th day Of October
a-w4 JOS. suTcHINsoN, Administrator
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Bryan's Opinion Of Rockefeller.

Mr.. Bryan recently wrote an ar
ticlo on Rockefeller for a prominent
religious weekly in the east, and the
publisher requested Mr.. Bryan tc
eliminate certain paragraphs which
Mr.. Bryan refused to do and the ar
ticle was returned to him, Mr.. Bryan
has since published the article in
full in his paper. The paragraphs
objected to are as follows: "2ocke-
feller is at present the target for
paragraphs and he probably Is the
most conspicuous example, furnish
ed by this generation, of the man
who habitually stiles his conscience
until it becomes too scared to be of
service to him,
He doubtless regards himself as
pious man, and, in fact, he is quite
punctilious in attending the ordinary
means of grace, yet his life record
shows extraordinary moral obliquity.
He SO long has accustomed himself
to putting money making above the
ethical consideration that he can
bankrupt competitor through the
rebate system, bribe a college with a
donation, or evade court summons
with equa! complacency.
But by his feasible business meth
DDS he enjoys odious pre-eminence
and he has maay would-be rivals.
Whenever a business man is caught
iu wrongdoing he is quick to reply,
They all do it,, and while this in
dictlnent is too sweeping to be just,
it must be admitted that there is en-
tirely too much truth in the charge" {"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
In the District Court Of Iowa, In and for Della
ware County.
Notice
In tie Matter OF the Estate To Persons In
of fterested In the Es
James Mclaughlin. tate of James Nc.
deceased Laup hin drcaasai

deceased. Laughlln. deceased
To the heirs at law of James Mclaughlin, dc .
ceased. and all others whom 1t may concern.
NOTICE Is hereby given that James Me.
Laughlin. resident OF said CO MY, died in,
testate at Dubuque, Iowa. on or about the 3Oth
day OF June A. d. 1906. That oil or about the
9th day Of July, 1905, the undersigned was by
the district court of said Delaware Count, duly
appointed administrator Of the estate of said
decedent
That the undersigned has no knowledge thar
said decedent left surviving him any heirs at
law, and II there are no such heirs, thy property
belonging to said estate will escheat to the
state. y
That the property belonging to said estate
consists OF personal property of not 10 exceed
One Hundred dollars In value. aud the follow
ing described real estate In Delaware County,
10wa, to-wlt: Lot No Sc Of the City of Man
chester. Iowa.
This notics is given in compliance with Sec.
tions $3.50 and 389l Of the Code Of Iowa, and ali
persons interested IN said property and estate
are required to take notice Of the same and
govern themselves accordingly.
Dated this End day September A. d. loA5
J.J. O'MEARA, Administrator.
Bronson. Carr g. Sons,
Attorneys for Estate.
II Is hereby ordered In conformity with Sec.
ton $3.50 Of the Code of Iowa that the toregol Z
notice be published for eight consecutive weeks
Ia the Manchester Democrat in nd Delaware
County. A. s. HAIR.
Bows Jldge Of the 10th judicial Distr ct Of Iowa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
agent toward repeonleizing the nroprle-

agent toward repeopleizing the proprie-
torship OF the country's Industries.
The first step In the solution Of that
problem is that the government obtain
a full grasp Of the whole subject mat
ter, and this, in my Judgment. can ade-
quately be done only BY putting aside
the tive-andforty bewildering state
hands for the one great national hand.
"The second step. the step for which
the first is taken, IS to take care upon
what kind Of corporate proposal the
governments great seal Is set-to cut
out the stock jobbing corporation. the
water logged corporation, the mere VII
sion Of Missionaries. the labyrinthan
corporation whose stock and bond Isl
sues are so purposely tangled that no
mind. not an experts. can follow their
sinuosities--in short. TO degenerate the
corporation.
''rhe Third step is to open to the
wage Garner Of the country the road to
pruprietorship. The basis Of every
successful enterprise is the command,
w ADi tAts '1iAiNtlrC anu tiut&tIif- &tiiu
to no enterprise can rlghtfuIly be de
MED the fruits Of that command But
capital Is not the sole thing that en-
ters into enterprise The skill that
puts the ship together or that subse-
quently pilots her Is not the sole thing.
The men who drive the bolts and feed
the fires contribute. and to them. as to
the capitalist and to the captains and
lieutenants Of industry should 20 a
part OF the increment, not as gratuity,
but as their proper allotment out Of the
combined forces that have made the
enterprise successful. OF course, to
make such partnership between capital
and labor q thing that ought to be
done Is the work Of the big hearts and
big brains in the industrial field. But
to make such partnership thing that
can be done IL the work OF those who
shall recast and regenerate the coun-
try's corporation policy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Miss Louise Beaton is to be starred
in April in Bertha, the Sewing Ma
chine Girl"
HeIma Frederick has gone back to
"The Tenderfootn to assume the prima
donna role.
Theodore Bendix has written the mu-
Sic 70 . musical comedy by Max Penn.
herton and James Macarthur
w. A. Mcconnell has been engaged
by William a. Brady to direct tile tour
Of Grace George IN Abigail
Ellie Fay has signed contract with
A. III Woods by which she IL to be
starred in a musical comedy entitled
"The Belle OF Avenue Al" The contract
is for four years.
Leah KIeschna. at the Manhattan
thcater, New York, plays TO capacity
houses, and the sale a month ahead
promises q continuance of Its present
great vogue indefinitely.
The Managers Association Of Amer
ica has chosen the following officers.
President, Gus Hill; vice president.
Charles III Yale: treasurer Sidney Ell
lis; secretary. Il. G. White.
Edward Terry IS not going to return
to England. as has been announced
He has signed contract 70 tour under
the management If Llebler q CO. and
win first visit several Canadian cities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
a Modern Fnaminondas.

When General Miles put light irons
on the legs Of Jefferson Davis, after
the President Of the Confederacy had
knocked down guard in an attempt to
escape, he was a volunteer officer Of
twenty-six years Of age, with credi-
table disposition to obey his orders.
He had been commanded to hang on to
Davis, and history testifes that he
did. The Davis episode is all to his
credit. Davis had several things more
to explain in connection with his whole
attempt To escape than Miles ever had.
1t would have added to General Miles
credit, indeed, if he had always joined
. his impetuositv as much Of insnbor-
dination to superior authority as he
showed during the Civil War 1t is an
anomaly Of his career that he made a
better regular when he was yoluteer
that he did after he became q major
general Of regulars. Now that he is a
volunteer again, having rejoined the
militia Of Massachusetts, shall we look
for new development Of the old sol
dierly qualities in him? Let us hope
so. Epaminondas rounded out his ca
reer nobly BY carrying q sword and
shield in the ranks.-New York Mail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
7be Times Daily Short Story.

put the corpse In 1t, nailed down the
lid, tackled card on 1t on which was
written the address Of the superintend-
ent and sent II by the next train, with
railway ticket and $500 inclosed in
an envelope On a piece Of paper be
wrote to 90 with the rest:
Ticket sold this morning. Not used
Don't know what 10 do with it or the
money. SO forward them to you. Corpse
of the applicant in baggage car, shall
XIII any more OF 'em?
PHIL CARLTON,
Station Agent. Alpena
When the superintendent read this
note and learned from the bearer that
there was d coffin shaped box in the
baggage room awaiting bis orders he
was more astonished than il he had
been informed that the whole line Of
the road had been swallowed by an
earthquake. He walked the floor for
awhile In deep meditation, then took
Phil's note to the president
That afternoon there was a meeting
Of the board Of directors, with the
roads attorney in attendance. who as
sured them that since Phil had not re-
ceived nor could prove that be had re-
celved orders to kill any applicant for
a ticket who refused to pay his fare.
none Of them would be liable to be ar
rested and tried for murder. Phil was
alone responsible; but, considering the
lawIess state Of the country and the
character Of the unsuccessful applicant
for a free rice, 1t was not believed that
the man who had shot him would be
molestcd.
The body was sent back to Alpcna
FOR burial. and phil was directed not to
kin any more deadhead ticket appli-
cants.
But Phl did not need to KIN any
more Of them The others, taking
warning from tie fate of their compan-
ION, found 1t unnecessary 10 travel
often thereafter Oh the road and when
thcy did, not being sure but The station
agent fearing that they had come to
practice their former methods. would
shoot to XIII. always paid their fare on
tie train. Tnleed Phil Cartons adj
ministratlon Of the affairs Of Alpena
station proved so satisfactory that he
was summoned to tie main Office with
view to determining If be were not
capable Of filing some important posi-.
ton. Not being an educated man,
this was not to be considered 50 Phil
was made superintendent Of stations,
at salary Of $500 year. When the
Iawless citizens along tie line interfer-
ID with the company's interests he
was sent to overawe them. This was
all that was required Of him, and as
his exploit at Aipena had made him
famous as d fighter be was never oblig
ed to fight. His presence alone was
suite sufficient to restore the refrac-
tory to their senses.
Gradually the country along the line
81 the road became civilized, and Pills
occupation being gone, he was retired
on two-thirds pay Meanwhile he had
removed to a comfortable home, which
he now owns His children were edu-
Gated, and his boy was taken into the
railroad service and advanced rapidly
s. MARSHALL THORNE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-11
Red Cross Pharmacy,
Is0 North Main 81, Barre, Vermont.
JOHN PAUL JONES' BODY FoUND7
Ambassador Porter Believes 1t Is Under
a Large Block in Paris Makes
Plans for Removal

Washington, Feb. Ill. - Ambassador
Porter has some reason to believe that
he has at last, after following up every
cIew that has come into his possession,
discovered the whereabouts Of the re-
mains Of John Paul Jones. He has in
formation which warrants the hope that
the leaden casket in which the body of
TIE peerless sailor was buried was not
removed when the little cemetery where
it was inferred was abandoned and turn
ed into city block. To carry out the
search for the casket will necessitate the
removal of large number Of building
foundations, and for this work and 9TH
er expenses the ambassador has suggest
ed to the President that Congress be
asked to appropriate a fund Of $4,000
and the President, it is believed, will
approve this recommendation. Il is
contemplated, in the event that the
search Is successful, that the remains
shall be placed on a United States
warship and brought to Washington, to
be inferred in the national cemetery at
Arlington, after appropriate ceremonies
in the national capital. 1t is also ex-
pected that the French government viii
avail itself Of this opportunity to mani
fest afresh its appreciation of the gal
lantry of John Paul Jones, by formal
participation in such ceremonies in
France as may be incident to the re-
moyal Of the remains from Paris to
the warship
The cemetery in which the remains
were inferred was abandoned early in
the last century and its site covered
with buildings. Ambassador Porter feels
certain that the sailors skeleton now
reposes beneath the foundation, or with
in the cellar Of some of the diIapidated
old fats which stand on the ground.
A defect in the clews at hand, lies
in the fact that they do not indicate
under which particular building John
Paul Jones remains are entombed If
these clews are to be followed, therefore,
it will be necessary to demolish any
where from one to half a dozen build
ings, the coffin may be found at the
first excavation, or it may be necessary
to turn over the whole site of the
ancient cemetery. 1t has been suggest
ed that even if the remains were found
in the work Of excavation, it would
not be possible to identify them after
this lapse Of time, as those Of John
Paul Jones. Mr. Porter thinks, however,
otherwise, pointing out that the Ameri-
can sailor was buried in a lead coffin,
a very unusual means Of interment at
that date, and one likely to preserve
the body in a fair condition for an
indefinite period of time Jones, by
bequeathing to friends and immediate
attendants upon his deathhed his sword,
his medals and much jewelry which
otherwise would have been found in
his coffin, added materially TO the diff
Guilty Of identification.