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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
The Tariff Robbery.

There must be some agreement be-
tween the railroad managers and the
steel trust for rake off, or the rail-
roads would never be SO lamblike and
submit to being robbed on the steel
rails and other steel products they
buy, without strong protests. Here is
the Pennsylvania Railroad, for In
stance, contracting for 10000 tons of
steel rails at the price the trust sets
of $2S per ton. That costs the STOCK
holders Of that railroad about $780,
COO more than If there was no tariff.
The tariff on steel rails being $7S4
per ton and the price In England being
500 ton, or less for such large
order The consumer In the end pays
this tax, for the railroads get the
money back on their rates on freight
and passengers, and the $1,3OO,0O0
tariff tax that the Pennsylvania Rail
road will pay-which the government
does not receive, but the steel trust
collects-is added to the cost Of living,
which all pay their share of. When
you come to think that all other rail-
roads are paying the same tax to the
steel trust, the cost to the American
people is enormous.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
was beginning to find her husband a

was beginning to find her husband a
very slow man with tendency to
hypochondria, and one day she went
to Brixton to her sisters squalId abode
to play game with her sisters new
baby, which was perfect beauty.
She was late In returning and found
that her husband had already got back
from the city and was going round
the gardens. 1t was springtime, and
she found him standing in the orchard,
his frock coat and his silk hat still on
him, looking grotesquely out of place.
He pointed out the fruit prospects
with gravity and with some knowl-
edge of the subject. Its queer
thing" he said. that this one tree has
got no blossom on it at ALL"
I'm glad" she snapped furlously.
He stared at her with his little eyes
wide open.
mo, am not glnd." she added
quickly, and pressed her lips to the
rough bark of the tree and kissed it.
"My dear child" he said in gentle
remonstrance, "have you gone quite
mad?"
NO." she said. but think shall"
Then she ran into the house, and he
followed laboriously to inquire what
she was crying about.-Barry Pain In
the Taller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
vicarious y,eor.

One day during Mr.. Gladstone.A
memorable Midlothian tour there. was
a great Handwriting ordeal at the win
dow OF the statesman's railway car
riage, and although the spirit was will
ing, the flesh was rapidly growing
weak under it. A stalwart young po-
liceman who accompanied Mr.. Glad.
stone proved equal to the emergency.
Crouching behind the great man and
thrusting his hand under Mr.. Glad
stones Inverness cape, the young man
gave each conner in turn grip that
had no lack of firmness. "The old
mans uncommon veegorous at his time
O. life" observed the unsuspecting Scot,
stroking his fingers as he moved away.
HE is that" concurred another of the
policeman's victims. but did We notice
his nails?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
with himself. do not know wheth-

with himself. do not know wheth-
err his friends and intimate relations
had told him so or whether he had
found 1t all out for himself, but at the
moment when he came on that visit
to the Rawlings the decision was firm
and hot within him that he must not
lead this gay butterfly life any longer.
He must settle down.
I His gallant but perfectly polite eye
fell upon Beatrice Venner. In the
drawing room after dinner he inquired
If she was fond of music, and added,
as he always did, that he himself was
devoted to 1t, though he was no per-
former. Pulled up somewhat short by
Beatrice's frank confession that she
did not care for music in the least,
he added, with reasonable desire to
please, that he himself knew that
there were other things. and that he
could get along very well without it.
The conversation passed to other
topics. That day. and the next day,
and the next, 1t was quite obvious to
Mrs. Pawling that Mr.. Yardley was
paying marked attention to the gov
erness.
There was no illegitimate secrecy
about the man. That evening in the
smoking room he explained porten-
tously to Mr.. Pawling his decision to
marry Mr.. Pawling's governess.
Good heavens! you don't say sop
said Mr.. Pawling. "Well." he added,
she's a very good girl, and this will
be rare bit of luck for her"
Beatrice Venner accepted the rare
bit of luck with meekness and graft
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

nenaces our homes; that, In view of
the dhcutes of housekeeping young people afraid to
marry and that domestic anarchy suicide are i'm
mnent.
get so tired Of this incessant complaint what
II must be to whose already harassed with
business and the stern problem of making living for
families bitten by the mad dog style extravaganza
women.
Ehe curse that has come nation the desire
% live without work We all tarned with the same
stick master and mistress maid: each has de-
cded that for some other. too fine for
that work is too hard u.s. we cannot degrade
ourselves by working with hands
II the first woman who preached woman's rights in
sentimental vein could have been suppressed nunda
ton OF females who are too fine to might been
spared u.s. The who first that the kitchen
- degrading md recommended that get out of it
has dreadful sin to answer for.
IL were called upon to the crying sin Of the
women of to-day, should unhesatingly say Idleness
They dawderssly creatures keeping up pretense
Of work at things Of Importance hoies,
oblieatioas 0s lifesne Inheeded all around them
When woman has become wife and mother her first
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
spEARED BY A swoRpFIsH.

The fishing schooner Eva Mildred
Captain Charles York, lately arrived
at Boston from the Southeast Georges
with rs large swordfish on board.
One experience of the fishermen was
thrilling. 1t was late in the after
noon when the lookout at the fore
topmast sighted the fish floating on
the surface of the water He hailed
the deck, and the man at the wheel
steered for the fish, the sportsman
making ready to strike at him. 1t
proved very big one, and the spears
man sent the lily iron weapon for kill
ing the fish into him with all his
force.
The man on the deck holding the
buoy attached to the lily iron rope
had scarcely time to cast it over.
board, SO sudden was the dive of the
surprised fish. 1t fell to Edward
Estes to take the dory and go after
the fish with rowing mate
Estes caught up to the buoy. and
/ planting himself at the stern of the
dory, began to pull in the line. As
soon as the fish felt the first tug on
the line he turned in the direction OF
the dory, and came for 1t like a flash
Diving within ten feet of It. he came
up under it, and drove the hard. bony
sword nearly two feet through the
bottom within few inches of where
Estes stood.
The sword caught fast, and the fish
nearly overturned the dory in his
attempts to get free. Estes cut the
intruding sword off at the bottom OF
the dory and the fish freed itself ami
later was killed. The piece of sword
cut off by Estes was kept on board
as trophy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
FORGET II.

u may be slang, but all the same
It's corking good advice;
10 cut 1t out would be shame
It cuts lot of ice.
! " you are up against 1t strong
And hard, you shouldn't let 1t
disturb your slumber. very long
Forget it!
II you've crouch against guy
q You think has done you dirt,
And never speak as you pass by.
- It's always bound to hurt.
"A Crouch is something that will grow
II you're disposed to pet 1t;
It does no good on earth, you know
Forget it!
Il little Maudie turns you down;
If you go stony broke:
II somebody should roast you brown,
Z Just treat it as joke.
Keep cool and easy in your mind,
Let NO mere bluff upset It;
That way is far best, you'll find
Forget it!
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
webster's BIN that Grew.

Daniel Webster was never noted
for attention to detail in business mat
tiers. His well-known failings were
often taken advantage of by unscru-
pulous creditors, who gave no receipts
for paid bills simply because they
We're not demanded. Webster was
well aware of this, but it seemed to
trouble him very little. On one occa-
sion a creditor presented bill which
seemed familiar and Webster asked:
isn't this bill pretty larger" 81 think
not" replied the maker of it conf
IDENTIFY. WELL" said Webster, hand
ing over the money, "every time I
have paid that bill 1t has seemed to
me trife larger"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18


The chairman Of the committee ap-
pointed by the Republican legislature
Of New York to investigate the life In
surance companies has curious ideas.
"Our object will not he to punish any
body for wrong doing in the past" says
he. 1--WE are after conditions, not men,
This plan Of only Furnishing future
criminals is rather tough on the public
but has its advantages for the Repub!l.
can members Of the legislature and
even Senator Depew will feel easier
Now IL this plan Of Chairman Arm
strong could only be taken up by the
United States Senate what relief II
would be to Senators Burton, Mitchell
and the other Republican Senators
whose regulations are under a cloud.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Value Of Riches.

Though riches often prompt extrav.
agant hopes and fallacious appear.
ances, there are purposes to which a
wise man may be delighted to apply
them. They may. by rational dis.
tribution to those who want them,
ease the pains of helpless disease,
still throbs Of restless anxiety, re-
lieve innocence from oppression, and
raise imbecility to cheerfulness and
vigor. This they will enable man
to perform; and this will afford the
only happiness ordained for our pres.
ent state. the consequence of divine
favor, and the hope Of future rewards.
Rambler,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
ON BEING TEN.


I'm nearly grown, YOU see.
Next birthday I'll be ten,
And l suppose that life will be,
oh, very differe>.t thea!
Though being nine is very nice.
And you do pleasant things.
l think at ten there will lie twice
AS many happenings!
I know a girl who's ten, and 1
Have often heard her say
She does not have to ask, but goes
Just where she likes to play.
And when you're ten I think that you
May sometimes sit up late.
AT nine, no matter what you do,
You go to bed by eight!
I think you give your toys away,
You feel SO nearly grown;
You're very quiet at your play,
You go downtown alone.
There's lots of things you do, s'pose,
That l don't even know.
o dear, when anybody grows
1t is SO very slow!
But wouldn't 1t bc very strange
When was truly ten,
II should think I'd lie to change
To nine years old again?
OF course, it always seems to me
To be ten would he finei
But do you think I'll ever be
Just homesick to be nine?
Ethel NJ. Kelly in Youths Com
panion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

| of rain) was Aetlfelwulf's friend and
counselor.
In that day education was mainly
designed to elevate the clergy. War
and hunting were the chief occupa-
tions.
Even the kings sons were not over
burdened with learning; Alfred dis
tinguished himself, however, by COM
hitting 10 memory an illustrated
book of songs ana received it for his
own as a gift from his mother, be-
cause he was the first of the sons to
master it.
The following questions and an
swers illustrated the quantity poetic
educational bent of that day:
@. What is light? A. The torch of
all things.
Q. What is day? A. The Indictment
to work.
Q. What is snow? A. Dry water.
Q. What is spring? A. The painter
of the earth.
Q. What it the sea? A. The path of
the daring, the frontier of the land.
the divider of the continents, the hos
telry of rivers, the foundation of rain,
refuge in peril, treat in pleasure.
@. What is the tongue? A. The
whip of the air.
@. What Is the air? A. The guar.
dian of life.
Q. What is life? A. The joy of the
good, the sorrow of the evil, the ex-
pectation of death.
But Alfred (the old spelling is Ael-
fred) was not content with this edu-
cation of words. AS child he had
accompanied his father to Rome
They paused few months in what
Is now France. When Alfred became
king he showed the wisdom of these
1ourneyings by welcoming all man
ner of foreigners. Wise men, hunters,
traders, explorers-he catechised
them all
He was always learning!
As he sat at table he had around
him the wise men, whom he COM
manded to read books to him. He
surrounded himself by the great men
of the church, and at length could
read and translate from the Latin.
His love of learning was not mere
ly for the pleasure of it; he applied
everything to the good of his people.
He was real saint, whose works are
an open book
How many boys of today would
pursue their studies if all influences
led the other way?-Philadelp Rec
ord
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

The whole country is laughing at
Senator Dick. of Ohio, although he
does not seem to know it. In the severe
stress that the Republican machine OF
Ohio Is now laborlng under with its
rotten management of State affairs, II
Is natural that Senator Dick and boss
Cox should want to switch the issue
to the tariff or any old issue but the
right one. AS there are no Congress
men or Senators to be elected in Ohio
this year and the campaign Is entirely
on State Issues. that are very uncom
Portable for the Republican machine
1t is hardly any wonder that Dick and
his machine would prefer any old issue
rather than the one every one is talk
ing about. That's what makes people
laugh at Dick.
Cox, the Cincinnati end of the ma
chine, is ardently taking up the tariff
issue. He declares Pattison, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, is a free
trader and Cox does not intend to have
any free trading in Cincinnati if Ii,
can help it. The Dick machine is, OIL
course, for protection. 1t has been pro
tecting the trusts aud corporations 81
that they only pay about half the taxes
they ought to, who in return have KEEP
the Dick machine in power by paying
literally to the Republican corruption
fund.
Protection is the breath of life OF
these patriots. No wonder they pro
claim Pattison as free trader and
fear his election. When elected gov
ernor he will execute the laws as ne
finds them against rhe corruption and
grafters, and If the people OF Ohio will
elect legislature to work with him
for "a square deal all round" they
will forever discourage the Dick and
Cox brand of protection. There will
then be free trade for the honest trad
ers Of Ohio, which they never have en-
joyed under the Dick and Cox ma
chine, for it has protected favored cor
porations and individuals at the ex
pense of the great majority of the PEG
pie Of the State. There will not only
be free trade in Ohio, but with hel
sister States, which the constitution OF
the United States makes obligatory.
Yet even if Senator Dick could have
his way and turn the attention of the
people Of Ohio from the evil effect Of
his machine rule to the national uues
ton Of tariff reform, he would find the
great majority Of the people of Ohio
standing with President Roosevelt III
declaring that the tariff must be revis.
ed so that the trusts cannot sell cheap
er abroad than here. That is good
Democratic doctrine and Mr.. Pattison
Of course, favors it, and IL President
Roosevelt is. a free trader why Mr.. Fat
dson must be.
Senator Dick will find that he can
not make an issue. The people make
issues and they have selected civic
righteousness and the retirement OF
the Dick machine with its boss, Cox
and Its trailer, Herrick, as the para
mount Issue. for they are sick and
tired of them,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Grossmith's MISTAKE.

On one occasion. when two eros.
smiths-father and son-were engaged
to give a village entertainment togeth-
er. they found. on nearing the place,
that they were nearly an hour late.
Putting his head out of the carriage
window, the elder Grossmith saw a
crowd leaving a building. go back!
Go back! It's all right Grossmith is
coming" he shouted encouragingly to
them. His feelings can scarcely be
described when he afterwards learned
that the building was chapel, and the
people were coming away from meet
ing there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

now compelled to feel that whatever they her is
strain upon them.
The key to your unhappy situation, my dear woman,
lies in your confession that your life you have sac
rfced yourself for children, demanding absolutely
nothing" III return.
By your own attitude you have taught your children to
neglect you and to disregard rights By your own
actions you have fostered this tendency them You ha
planted seshness in their natures and then have persist
emily encouraged its growth.
If slight yourself others will fall line with your
meager concept of rights your ruling passion
is to help everybody except yourself you will discover that
people will cheerfuy permit you to do 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

guilty person to commit the crime again. Mistaken elem.
in this respect has often the death of Innocent
persons. as In the recent of the Greek premier
So far the question of concerned all experience
shows that while really good are more generous
and selfsacrfcing than the best men, bad women are
worse and more dangerous to society," They sly
more crafty and when they have played their game and
been detected find 1t easy to appeal false sentiment
which leads many TO askoria remission the just con!
sequence q deliberately chosen of conduct Men
may talk OF inhumanty, but Wellington said There IL
nothing so inhuman mpunity."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
SCHOOL. / .ooo YEARS AGO.
Are YOU going to school?

Then you'll he Interested to con-
trast the system of English education
of the ninth century with that of our
own twentieth. H
In Wessex (the Middle South of
England country of the West Saxons)
there lived over thousand years ago
Alfred the Great, or Alfred the West
Saxon, as many call him. He was
the fifth son Of Aethelwulf and his
first wife. Osburh. He was born at
Vantage. IN Berkshire. in the year
$40 A. D. swithin (thc st. swithin
With when1 we co9sect5 the forty days
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Mother's Rival.

"My dear" said Newed, did you
bake that pie we had for dinner last
nightT"
Eyes, love-" replied his little wife.
81 hope it was all right"
You bet it was" answered the
treasurer of the combine. II haven't
had nightmare like the one 1t gave
me since quit eating the pies my
mother used to make"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

There is no plant which animals SO
detest as the castor oil plant. 1t being
poisonous to the whole animal world.
goat will starve rather than eat 1t,
and those destroyers Of everything
green, the locust and army worm, will
not feed upon 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
'IHI ItRRoRs OF HOUSEKEEPING.
By juliet =. sfr.uus,.

On taking up my pen to write few
lines, ! had thought Of placing above
them the legend, "Of Interest to Men,"
We SO frequently see above articles
about dress and society and house fur
nishlngs the words "Of Interest to
Women" 1t occurred to me that per-
haps some jaded son Of Adam might
like to read a few words on the "sery-
ant question" that were not what we
call in newspaper parlance "a roar"
The women all agree that the outlook
is black; that the scarcity Of servants
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

Ten million pounds of shrimps are
caught annually on the German coast.
Most of them are netted at depths Of
thirty or forty feet, but great many
men and women still earn living by
gathering shrimps from the fat
beaches at low tide.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

The Canadians are considering the
question of Increasing their tariff rates.
already quite high, and putting on a
high rate of duty on many articles now
oil the free list The vegetable grow
.vs are complaining that every year
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
SEX lsNo JUSTIFICATION FOR the MURDERER.
sn Eyerett q Naeeler.

In the United States 1t is safer to be muir.
derer than a brakeman. The percentage of
deaths in the former class is smaller than in
the latter. The reason why murderers are put
to death is because they have shown willing.
ness and skill sufficient to enable them to kill
with generalization those whom the law should
protect. The only way to insure this protection
Is by making It impossible for this particu,ar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
The 100 uAstlflsH MOTHER.

I have letter from mother who, after a
life of complete sclfsacrifce in the interests of
her children, finds herself, Mt the age Of &c. ut
terly without the care and devotion she has
right to expect from them.
The bitter part is that they make her feel
her dependence, seeming to be utterly obliyious
of their debt to her. After all her years of
self-denial and suffering for their sakes abe ia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

If you do a disastrous thing care
lessly. it is the same thing a. II you.
did 1t on purpose,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

Nearly every Chinese can read, but
about 80 per cent of the women are en-
tirely unehucated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

Horse racing In Italy is dead since
the Introduction Of automobile speed
contests,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

1t Is o case of intellectual farming
when q mans feelings are narrowed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
WHAT IS WRONG Win SOCIETY?
ByMme, Sarah Grant

The idea in the air at the present time is
that the more complex life becomes the less
pleasant; that In the making Of mere machines
Is no lasting joy; that our Wanted progress
has been in our manufactures only; and that
individuals are neither better nor happier, but
rather worse and more miserable, than they
ever We're. 1t Is the absence of reciprocity that
makes life such n full husInaue Tao nor+,os
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
AST. LOUIS PIONEER DEAD.
Came From the Old Dominion When St. Louis City Wns Mere
 Hamlet.

St. Louis, Jan. 1l.-Mrs Mary J. Switzer, a descendant of one of the oldest and best-known families of St. Louis. died at the residence of her son. Edward Montague Switzer, 469 Elm street, Chicago. Mrs. Switzer has made her home in Chicago for the past year, put prior to that time she had lived in St. Louis since 1898, when she came with her parents Col. James Jennings and Mrs. Anna Montague Jennings. rom Virginia to Missouri. the family making the trip in carriage Mrs. 5witzer was born in Powhatan coun- y, Va, in February 1891. After remov- ng to St. Louis county the family lived on their large estate west of St. Louis, where members still own prop 5rty. She was married to A. c. Swift ger in June. 1914, in Christ Episcopal church, on Broadway, between Pine and Chestnut streets.