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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
crushed by The sense Of his fearful re.


sponsibility the oath is administered
while he holds aloft his thumb az
fore and middle fingers rs an eia'iE..,
of the trinity.
In an Italian court tla witness. VI.
his right hand resting on na o.
Bible. declares, Il Will swear % III; lie
truth, TIE whole truth AMI ,:o:L:l,s. 81,
the TRUTH Tho M,hammc5.i, 49,;
the oath with HI; forehead revcren;i!-
resting OH the open Koran. He take
his "Eiblc" in his hand AMI. st" IN. I;
low, as il i'll u" r.c'o ~ Il l.i,'.is.'
power, Slowly bow il. head 'lnA il,
! touches the book which u h'.., IL in
spired.
In certain parts Of spaia lie witnels
when taking an oatl; crosses t.ia to-.
of one hand over the for"tiLgcr q: -
other and. kissing this syli.ha..". II
primitive, cross. says. '"Ey this cross |
swear to tell the truth"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Jenny Lind as 8. child.

Jenny Lind as child Of three years
was the lark Of her parents house AS
a girl of nine she attracted the atten-
ton of all lovers Of music and entered
the Stockholm conservatory as Il pupil.
Her continuous studies at 50 tender an
age caused the sudden loss of he. voice,
and for four full years she pursued her
theoretical and technical studies, when
suddenly the full sweet sounds came
back. to the delight. as every one
knows, of thousands for many years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Gnmbctta and N.po,cou,. por,r.it.

Gambetta and Napolcon's Portrait.
When Gambetta, accompanied by
Jules Favre, arrived in the hall of the
Hotel de Niue. where he was officially
to read the proclamation OF the third
French republic, the crowd which fol
lowed the two deputies caught sight OF
fine portrait of Napoleon III. hanging
ON wall. They promptly took it down
and We're about to smash it to pieces
when Gambetta interviewed. Turning
the portrait to the wall, he said: "A:y
friends, we have put up with the origi
nal for twenty years. Let us be con
tent today to turn his face to the wall
1t is all he deserves"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Dcepc.t Mnul Ever Mnae,

The deepest haul Of n net ever made
In the world was achieved by Amer
leans of the Tonga Islands, in the
south Pacific. The trawl struck bottom
23,G00 feet below the surface-that Is
considerably more than four miles
down-but even ut that depth animal
life was found Those strange beings
lived in water whose temperature was
constantly just above the freezing point
and unAcr Il pressure OF 5000 pounds to
the square inch To sink that net and
DING 1t back again took whole day
of steady labor.-St. Nic,iolas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

A writer, dlscussin. the lost art Of
early rising, says. tile proper time to
rise is when sleep ends" That's good
thing to learn. DO you know. IL We
hadn't seen that in Il paper we should
have gone on believing that the proper
time to rise was when you We're right
In the midst OF your soundest sleep.
What bic sei thing ii is for this blind
old world that there are some men in
1t who know nearly everything!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

did you finish your shopping today,
my dear:' asks the model husband.
Eyes, think so." answers the trust
ing wife.
you think so?"
Yes. l don't know, though. Yo,,
see, l went to get my hat and there
We're SO many and all of them SO pref.
ty that got five of them"
give? Why did you do that?'
"I-really-I must have lost my
head"
I'm that case, why get hat at ally
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
oRialm Or PIXIES PEAK.


,ndinn Legcns: of the formation of
Tails EaIu0t.s Mountain.
The Iua:i.! l.. lad icgci.,i ii The for
nation CT like : i.caii is as follows:
AT the beg.nl!!.g of ail things the
e.;ser spirits Possessed the earth and
lwet near the L.inks Of tie great
river. they had created :l.sacc Of men
to be tar.! servants, but these me-.
were far superior TO the present in
habitants Oh The ea.;h and made end
less trouble for their creators. There
fore the lesser spirits; resolved to de
Stroy lna:iE,El AMI :te earth Itself, SO
they caused Tie great river to rise I'M
lii it burst it bank; and overwhelmed
everything. lIey themselves took each
l large p.:.'iiui Of the Lest of the eartl,
tl:at they might create IL new world
AID Il quantity OF maize, which had
been tier particular food. ard return
FL 10 heaven. Arriving at the gate OF
heaven, which is 1T the end OF the
plains. where the SKY aii,i mountains
Gcet, they We're tod that they could
not bring snch burdens OF earth into
heaven. Accordingly they dropped
them all then and there. These f.,il.Ag
masses made /, great heap Oh the top
of the world Which extended far
above the waters. aud this is the origin
Of Fixes peak. which is thus shown to
lie directly under TIE gate Of heaven.
ut was formerly twice as high as now,
but lost its sumllit, as is told in an
S:her legcnd.j
The rock masses upon it and all
about show tina; they have been
dropped from the sky. The variety
ana extent of the mineral wealth i'll
the region prove that The e;lrth's choic-
est material; are deposited there. And
still as the considerations move across
the heavens and vanish above the
mountain submits we may see the
spirits rise from tie great river AMI
pass to the gate Of heaven. The fall
ing stars are their falling burdens or
the dropping grains of maize"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

That man was lau2hel at who on
his first voyage said that the ocean
did not look so large as he supposed
it would, but he was not alone i'll e1
pcriencing disappointment. The l.or-
lion at sea gives no idea Of the lin
itless water beyond y seal captain de-
clares that the average landsman cain
not see more than ten miles from the
ship in any direction. and it would
have 10 lie 4 mountain or some station
AIRY object for him TO lie able to dis
!inguish it. The masts of ship are
said TO lie visible to the naked eye no;
more ttiun five miles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

IIortensius. tie Roman orator. could
repeat word for word book he hnl
just read. On ore occasion he nlade ~
wager with one Sienna and to Win ii
went to an auction. remained all day
and in the evening gave a list Of all the
articles sold, the prices paid for them
and the names OF the purchasers. The
accuracy of his memory was i'll this
case atteste' BE- the a,:ctionecr's clerk.
who followed the rccap:tr,ation wifi,
bis book and found that IN no ease had
the man of wonderful nelncry made Il
single mistake.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
H.:Jlns>sp

Manners are Of more Importance than
laws. Ill Il great measure the laws de-
pend on thea. The law touches us hut
here and there and now ana then.
Manners are shat veS or sootle. cor
rupt or purify, eXalt or debase. barlil-
rlZe or refine lis. by constant. stealy.
uniform. inscnsiblc operation. like G.at
of the air we breathe. They give their
whole color TO our lives. According to
their quality they aid morals. thc% sup
ply them or they totally destroy them
-Burite.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Ito BE Continued
One Advantage.

Grecn-T'his paper tells of man who
recently married his aunt. Brown
Hes in luck. Green-Ilow so? Brown
Icing his own uncle now, he Will be
able TO wear his watch regularly.-Cin-
clnnati Enquirer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Not So Wonderful,

Tourist Tin retired vil!agc,-So that's
the Oldest tnilabitant? One hundred ami
Tour years cid: No wonder yor're
proud Of l!m. Native-I dunno. lie
amt done notliu' in this yer place cc,,..
grow Old, AID It's took him a sight o
time to do that.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
After the Honeymoon.

He-We must try to keep up appear.
ances. supposesyou don't want our
friends to know that our marriage has
been failure? She-Oh, no. wouldn't
care to have them see that their anticl.
pations have been realized.-New Yo-l.
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

Mrs. Housckeeper- Jane are the
eggs boiling? Jane Date of Boston,
Most assurediy not, madam. may
safely say. however that the water is
In which they are immersed.-Phila-
de!phia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
both siacs Of q ouestia..

-. "a = N"SHti's..
There are many things y,l can't do
with money" said the man who nc,cc.s
philosophy.
Yes answered Dustin :stas. '.ant
there are Il r'i:a.c !at ,..o..a thing, ,.oil
can't do without Il. Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

Mr.. Wiseguy don't want any
of those snusages. I'm afraid Of tri.
china. The Butchcr-I assure You
there's no danger of t,'ic!lina in these
sausages. Mr.. Wiscguy- Well. hydro
phobia. then. It's just as bad--Clcve,
land Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
A 1;ad lserollection,

First Harbcr-W'hew! That barn
stormcr must be Il bad actor! Second
Ditto--W'hy? First B;lrbcr-When
asked him If lie wanted IN egg sham
poo he jumped right OCT of the chair
and made for the door!-De:roit Free
Drncc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
q. 3. aATEa.

~>N~N Wv 'Ao.N lSA CN
Via the NJ " .. to Summer Tourist
Points, North, East, South a, d West.
Commencii g June LIST and confirm
ing ds " th+trsfter until September 30.
l%5, lbs M. nj Oneida Ky. 20. will
sell round trip summer tourist Lickets
good to return until October 3Ist ut
greatly reduced rates with stop over
privileges on nearly I'll roads. For fur
ther Information call on or address the
Undersigned at Manchester Iowa.
,o j. l.. Kelsey,
so"l4 Traffic Mgr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02

Much as worthy friends add to the
happiness and value of life, we must
In the main depend on ourselves, and
every one is his own best friend Or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Trl-State Fair Dubuque Iowa
nm 81 A

For the ab'ye occasion the L. @. R.R
VIII sci excuiaiun ticl cts Manchester
to Dubuque and return vt n rae of one
fare for ne rnnnd trip. Tickets on paie
August Il I" Is 1905 inclusive limited
to return until Aug 2Sth 1906,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Encouraging.

CLOSE up. boys: close up!" said q
colonel to his regiment. IF the enemy
were to fire on you wien you are stlag-
CLING along like that they wouldn't Kill
single man of you. Close up.'
CURIOUS OATiIS.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

suits. 1t is, however. well known that
lawyers predominant in numbers and
influence in the law making bodies of
| the state. These intricate statutes
! are forged, turned. polished, and,
sometimes. it is charged, gold-plated.
b. members of the profession, so many
of whom are said to have been en-
tangled in laws of their own making.
1t is difficult to make it clear to the
average man that u net can be so art
ful,y and skiIlfully. and, indeed. ben
efctutly contrived that even its ar
tisan or other artisans of his guild
nay he entangled therein. In the
..;nds of many the statistical state
.lent quoted, while not regarded, per-
haps. as sensational viewed from The
standpoint of the experience of indi-
vidual laynen. is. nevertheless, in the
nature of reprOach. IT, it is broadly
reasoned. the wise men who contrive
the laws are not wise enough to evade
tnem. how shall the less sldllful lay
men escape condemnation? Whether
l.nwarranted or 9th .rwise. the feeling
prevails generally that common
wealth is in danger, in proportion to
the loss of acumen on the part of the
makers, and, to a degree, the admins
traitors and maniDulatOrs of the laws
of that commonwealth.
This growing feeling OF unrest in
the community Will, perhaps. be
soothed by the investigation which has
recently been conducted by Law
Notes. a prominent Journal devoted to
matters pertaining TO the legal pro-
fession. The results, fortunately for
the legal guild. and doubtless salts
factory for all well disposed citizens,
are given in terms of precision, in the
current number of that journal. The
official registers of the state penal in
stitutions show that instead of 1913
lawyers wearing the prison stripes,
the number of members of the profess
sion in all of the penal institutions of
the state number but nineteen. OF
these. one is in Clinton prison, eleven
in Sing Sing prison. three in Auburn
prison. one in the Erie county peniten-
tiary and three in the Monroe county
penitentiary.
Law Notes gives the total number |
of LAWYERS in the state of New York |
as nearly or quite $1,000, and its con-
tention that matters are not as bad |
as would be inferred from the doubt |
less accidental use of the figure afte--
he figures 10, in the original state
ment, viii not be disputed.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
No More Goo Goo Eyes.

Phoenix and all towns which. with
ordinances designed to enforce respect
for the law and to subserve the cause
of good morals and good behavior may
without loss of pride take a hint from
an edict just issued by the city COM
missioners in Houston, Texas. This
ordinance provides a fine of not to ex-
coed one hundred dollars for any man
who shall fiirt with, in other words,
stare or make 'goO-goo' eyes at, or
whistle or speak to, or in any way
attempt to attract the attention of any
woman" on the streets Of the Texas
city Making "goo-goo" eyes is a
crime that cannot be too severely
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
Not Quite SO Bad.

It has frequently been stated during
the past few weeks, as a cosby item
of news. that 1913 lawyers are serving
sentences in New York penal institu-
lions. For some unexplained reason
the statement has not elected great
interest, either among laymen or mem
bers of the legal profession. AS a re-
suit the noble army of General Black
stone is credited in the minds Of many
good people, as we'll as sundry news
papers, with having contributed near
ly two full companies to the involun-
tary service of the Empire state.
It is only fair to state that these
alleged statistics have in the language,
Oft-quOted, of an unknown classic
writer, furnished food for thought"
1t is a well known fact that many un-
fortunates confined in prisons and pen
itentiaries owe their deprivation of
liberty to a lack of technical knOwl-
edge of the laws the infraction of
which wrought their undoing, not, per-
haps, that they did not know that a
certain course Of conduct was in
general way, in contraventiOn of the
statutes made and provided; but they
did ~ observe the meshes of the law
sufficiently well to avoid ENHANCEMENT,
with the unfortunate, if logical, re-
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
PATENTS.

PATENTS-Hazard q Harpham, Los
Angeles. Send for free book on patents.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
The Ware order indicated.

The report of the commissioner of
pensions for the fiscal year 1904-05
will scarcely prove palatable reading
to the statesmen and economists who
twelve months ago were working
themselves into a frenzy over Presi-
dent Roosevelts age disability order
known popularity as the Ware order,
or as order No. rs. The Parker Consti-
tuition club. of New York city. then in
the heyday of its public usefulness,
was constructing mastery arguments
to show not only that the order afore-
said was an executive usurpation,"
null, void and impotent alb initiO, but
also that if some self-sacrifcing pa
triot did not enjoin the secretary of
the treasury from paying the pensions
granted under it the government
would be put to a ruinOus extra legal
expense. It was estimated that if no
body stepped into the breach and man
damused the treasury the annual eX-
penditure for pensions would be swOl
len some ten or twenty millions. But
no one subscribed to a relief fund and
the injunction theory was never tested.
Perhaps it was just as well for the
reputation of the constitutionalists of
the Parker club that their proposal to
lie up the treasury never got beyond
the pamphlet stage How far aslIew
their ideas about executive usurpa-
ton" were We shall never know Off
cially But to see how Iamentably be-
side the mark were their estimates of /
the cost of the age order we need only /
turn TO the pension commissioners re-
port for the first full year under the /
new ruling. Order No IS was issued !
on March Is. 1904. It did not become /
effective. however. until April Is, 1904 |!
so that it was in force for only two |
months and a half in 10000. The /
sum paid for pensions in that year
was $141. O93.571. But the amount paid /
for pensions in 19O4-O5. with the new .
order in full force, was only $141,142.-
S61-an increase of $4,000.
During 19O4-O5. 65.612 claims affect
ed by order No. 7S were allowed by
the commissioner of pensions. But
the effect of these allowances on the
business of the bureau was infnitesi-
NAL. No jump in pension expenditures
of $4,000, 900, or $4,000, 900, or even
S5,O0OOOO, occurred. AS we argued at
the time. the lowering of the age limit
at which disability might be presumed
involved no reckless broadening of the
pension system. It was a step taken
as much to simplify administration as
to libeIllize the terms on which q dis
ability claim might be admt.ted. The
modification of previous orders au-
thorized by President Roosevelt was
justified on grounds of common sense
and by the pension Offices accumu-
lated experience. In practice the new
rule seems to have worked to the sat
isfactiOn both of the government. and
of the pensioner. 1t has disappointed
only its overhasty and Overpartisan
critics. Within a year the presidents
much misrepresented pension policy
has been fully indicated. In this in
stance, as In so many other instances,
time has corrected the misjudgments
of the administrations critics. AS the
president well put it in his letter of
acceptance last September, these crit
les have been in the main convincing
only when they have misstated or mis-
the facts.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
That Sell Are
Always in Demand
THE WILEY B. ALLEN co.
THE WILEY B. ALLEN co.

247-4s EAST WASHINGTON DAY.
is
a
at
o a to
B.
East Washin
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

When ordered by a big Boston po-
liceman to move on" the other day.
Secretary Root smiled and promptly
moved on out of town. Before long
Boston may be begging Elihu Root to
become its guest and all the police
men will be clearing a way for his
carriage
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13
Hotel Del Coronado

4 Under New Management
Enjoy California's best climate at the
2 Iarsestseaside resort hotel IN the world.
q Cuisine unexcelled. Every modern
4 convenience provided.
Summer Rates Each person
& $3.00day, $3.50 week, and upwards.
4 Excellent boating, fishings bunting, z
2 golf links, tennis, bowling. Interest
q ing side trips. Ask railway agent or !
a write Z
MORGAN ROSS, MANAGER
Coronado Beach. California
3 H.F. Norcross. 200 S. Spring. Los Angeles 3
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

Canada is unfortunate Failure has
followed the effort to count enough
people in the entire dominion to equal
the populate of the state of New
York, and the Canadian eclipse met
with no success.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

Even the apparently simple profess
sion of AN expert has its dangers. An
expert government inspector, sent to
Oklahoma to investigate the condition
of the Indians, fell in love with "a wo-
man of singing" who was a chorus
girl in an opera company. and mar
ried her after an acquaintance of a
few hours
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

The peace celebration at Toxic in
which 500 people We're wounded, would
seem to indicate that the terms of set
tlement with Russia have aroused a
feeling in Japan akin to Feasibility.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-13

dealt with and Houston has done we'll
to take the first step in what should
be a general movement to stamp it
ont
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-25
N M'CLINT0Ck
EXPLAINING
Tells Why Insurance Dividends
Are Decreasing
As CLEAR As CAN Be TO HIMSELF
Investigation Adjourned Until James
Hazen Hyde Is Ready to Appear
Revelations Expected.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-McClintock
was recalled to the stand this morn
ing. He gave a long explanation and
defense of the deferred dividend"
system of insurance. He said: ''The
surplus is confused in the public
mind. 1t is not as most people ap-
pear to think, something to play
with, but reserve from the interest
on premiums
McClintock talked long and earnest
ly on the methods of computing div
idends. He seemed satisfied with his
own explanation, which, he said he
thought made it clear" He launch
ed into a long explanation of why div
idends are decreasing instead of in
creasing. He read lists of figures that
seemed to satisfy himself if no one
else, that all was right and that rea-
sons We're given sufficient to account
for conditions.
The committee adjourned to No
vember s, when Hyde will be the first
witness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-25
JUDGE ADVOCATE WEST MAKES
AN ARGUMENT FOR THE
PROSECUTION.
Declares That Commander Young Was
Responsible for the Condition
of the Ship.

VALLEJO, Calf, Oct. 25.-With the
final summing up of Judge Advocate
West this morning, the Young court
martial went into history. West
opened his argument with the state
ment that he had no personal feeling
in the matter, but Young's duty as
captain of the Bennington made him
responsible for the condition of the
ship. He said that an example should
be made, that the death of So many
men was a terrible blot on the eff
cheney of the navy and should be
removed by furnishing the captain
paid and trained to assume the re-
sponsibility; that Young knew of the
dangerous condition of the ship, if
not properly kept in repair and that
he should not nave taken the chief
machinist's and the wheeler's word
that the valves were in order.
The board will begin reviewing the
case this afternoon and will conclude
tomorrow night. The court martial
of Ensign Wade of the Bennington
begins Friday morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-25
CONGRESSMAN M'KINLAY OF
CALIFORNIA is GIVEN THE
CREDIT.
Seattle Milling Concern Thanks Him
for His Intervention With Chi
nese Merchants.

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Oct. 25.-Con-
gressman McKinlay received a letter
from one of the largest milling con-
Germs on the Pacific coast, located at
Seattle, Wash, thanking him for be-
ing largely instrumental in lifting
the Chinese boycott on American
goods and saying that through his
efforts the firm which is a large ex-
porter. is doing business with Chi
nese merchants. When McKinlay was
in Hong Kong with the Taft party
he was made special guest of hon
or at a banquet given by II of the
wealthiest Chinese merchants.
The merchants told MIN they had
no complaint to make of the American
exclusion law as it stands, but they
wanted to have it fixed so that Chi
nese merchants on landing in America
could give bond if there is any ques-
tion as to their right to enter.
McKinlay offered to arrange an in
troduction with Taft if the merchants
uould agree to call off the boycott.
Taft heard the merchants and it is
,nnarent that some order has been
sent out since, for the boycott has
been stopped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-25
TWO CONVENTIONS.
Baptists of Illinois and New York
Hold Meetings..

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-The ma
tional Baptist convention, which was
to be held here September 1919, but
was postponed owing to the preva-
lence of yellow fever, in the south and
the strict quarantine regulations en-
forced all through the south, opened
here today The postponement made
it possible for many southern delegates
to attend, who would have been unable
to come. had the convention not been
POSTPONED. The Woman's Auxiliary
of the National Baptist convention
will hold its meeting here at the same
time. The National Baptist conven-
ton will last until the end OF the
month and promises to be very inter-
esting and important. The attendance
is very large and all parts OF the
United States are represented by del
egates.