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

now compelled to feel TINT whatever they her is
strain upon them.
The key to your unhappy situation, my dear woman
lies in confession that all your you have sac
rfeed Yourself for your children demanding absolutely
nothing i'll return.
By your own attitude have taught your children to
neglect you and to disregard rights By your own
actions have fosered this tendency them You haye
planted sefshness in their natures then have persist
emily encouraged Its growth
If you slight yourself others will fall in line with your
meager concept of rights II your ruling passion
to help everybody except yourself you discover that
people will cheerfully permit you to do it
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 a 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 S2S 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 $7.S4
per ton and the price in England being
500 ton, or less Cor such a 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,0OO
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

On one occasion, when two Gros.
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 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 a chapel, and the
people were coming away from meet.
ing there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Is the s1illenninm, cominsa


Those numerous Republicans In
Massachusetts who are petitioning the
State convention Of their party to de-
clare for tariff revision have gone
much beyond the reciprocity stage.
They declare for the placing of hides,
coal, iron ore, lumber and wood pulp
on the free list and also for reduc-
ton In "duties upon manufactured and
other articles" When Republicans
right within the bailiwlck of the Home
Market Club, that believes the tariff,
II revised, should be revised higher,
are taking this Democratic position,
it is surely sign that the reign of the
standpatters will soon be succeeded by
a more sensible regime. To think that
these hitherto stout protectionists ac-
knowledge that protection does not
protect them, but is injuring their bus
mess and are ready to have their own
tariff favors decreased or abolished is
almost incredible.
ionists have been willing to see the
other fellows protection cut off, but
never admitted until now the rate Of
duty was too high on their own prod
ucts. 1t is not difficult to believe, after
this, that they may vet come to their
full senses and be found voting with
the Democrats, for the leaders of the
Republican machine declare they Will
grant no quarter. but compel the con-
vention to declare outright for protec-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Political Corruption Proven.

When the Democrats claimed, In
1876 and succeeding campaigns, that
an enormous corruption fund was rails
ed from the railroads, banks, trust son,-
panies, insurance corporations and
other sources, it was Indignantly de-
Med by the Republicans. Since those
campaigns the evidence has been leak
ing out that those charges were true
and the amount not exaggerated.
enough money was subscribed to buy
every voter that was willing to sell
his vote In the doubtful States and tho
result in 1896 showed that of the votes
so bought, about 10000 divided be
tween the close States decided the
election.
The latest evidence on the providers
of that corruption fund has been given
by Mr. Perkins, partner of ]. P. Nor
gan, and also connected with the New
York Life Insurance Company, before
the committee of the New York legisla-
tire now investigating the life insur-
ance companies Of that State. He tes-
titled that the New York Life Insur-
ance Company paid $4,000 last fall
to the Republican campaign fund and !,
that greater sums were paid in 1898
and 1900.
These enormous contributions from
one corporation indicate the vast
amount of money used to corrupt the
voters of the United States, for there
is no doubt the other insurance COM
panies paid similar amounts, and the
railroads and trusts even more.
1876 was the beginning of the era
OF graft and corruption that has since
spread like prairie FIRE from one end
of the country to the other and that
has resulted in the scandals that have
been exposed of the. Republican man
agement of our national affairs aud
those States where that party is in the
ascendency. Will the honest voters al.
low such system to continue? If
they do, 1T is not too much to say that
the republic will be undermined and
Wall street oligarchy of wealth will
soon rule instead of the people. We
are not very far from that to-day. We
hear of visits Of Wall street magnates
to Oyster Bay and we see their part
ners appointed to positions where they
can do vast service to their associates,
which from the nature of things must
be to the detriment Of the people.
Is any one foolish enough to believe
that these corporations contribute these
large sums without expecting, AMI
probably being promised, advantages
or special privileges in return. The
trust corporations pay to prevent tariff
reform; the railroads pay to prevent
being controlled; the bankers and life
insurance companies pay because they
are controlled by the same financial
interests and receive special favor and
privileges from the political managers.
How do the Democrats, who are
paying double for life insurance than
what 1t IS honestly worth and who
own stock in railroads and banks, like
their money being expended to keep.
the corporations in power, instead of
the larger dividends that would bo
paid under an honest administration.
1t is now up to the voters to stop this
corruption and the only way they can
stop it is by defeating the party that
is in league with the corporations.
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 a 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
SCHOOL 1000 YEARS AGO.
Are you going to school?

Then you'll be interested to con.
trast the system of English education
of the ninth century with that of our
own twentieth.
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, Osbnrh. He was, born at
Vantage, in Berkshire, in the year
s49 A. D. swithln (the st. swithin
With whom We connect the forty days
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

There is no plant which animals 30
detest as the castor oil plant, 1t being
poisonous to the whole animal world.
A goat will starve rather than eat it,
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
InE IIRRoas OF HOUSEKEEPING.


On taking up my pen to write a few
lines. ! had thought of placing above
them the legend, "Of Interest to Men,"
We 80 frequently see above articles
about dress and society and house fur
snishings the words "Of Interest to
Women" 1t occurred to me that per-
haps some jaded son Of Adam might
like to read few words on the "serv-
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
Mother. Rival,

"My dear" said Viewed, ."did you
bake that pie we had for dinner last
night?"
Yes, love-" replied his little wife.
81 hope it was all right"
You bet 1t was" answered the
treasurer of the combine. II haven't
had a 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

The Canadians are considering the
question of increasing their tariff rates.
already quite high, and putting on a
high rate Of duty oil many articles now
OH the free list The vegetable grow
.ys are complaining that every year
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
wnAt IS WRONG Win SOCIETY?
synme. Sarah Grand

s>nn- UyMme Sarah Grand
!
/ - = The idea In the air at the present time is
IN that the more complex life becomes the less
III pleasanti that In the making of mere machines
III Is no lasting joy; that our vaunted progress
Il ~ has been in our manufactures only; and that
i individuals neither better nor happier but
il II rather worse and more miserable than they
IN ever WERE 1t is the absence OF reciprocity TINT
GI makes life such dill business Tea. parties
garden PARTIES dinners almost only openings for social
Jeers at he everybody goes to
them, and suffers an exposition Of duness Why3 Be
cause the desire to please absent from the minds of
most OF the people meet Cd to an entertainment and
ASK yourself afterwards why hive or have not en-
oyed IT. and you will find the the attitude of the
people present towards you You may take plenty OF d.
Sertng conversation Yourself and come away with it all
on hands, because the atmosphere some or
other was charged with ahtagonisn, you may il you
are a. person Of consequence come away with the fiat
terg sense OF having been social success because peo
PIE thought worth their while pay you great attention.
But seldom in society 1t present constituted do
Peoples hearts expand to each other III the genial glow Of
mutual desire to please
We all Of us know ali about the simple life In tho
song 1t Is asserted that the lark sad us glory but
ine dove said, Give peace" The dove however in
dgnantly repudiaed this assertion She declared that
what she did Give love, and give us peace
And there Is much to be said the doves contention
But after all It is what have ourselves that decides
II II we cultivate right thinking right speaking and
right doing all other matters will arrange themselves in
the right way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
The Ohio Car, naipn.

The Ohio Cam paign.
The whole country is laughing at
Senator Dick, of Ohio, although he
does not seem to know 1t. In the severe
stress that the Republican machine of
Ohio is now laboring under with Its
rotten management of State affairs, 1t
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,
it 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 Pnttison, the Demo.
cratic candidate for governor, is free
trader and Cox does not intend to have
any free trading in Cincinnati If he
can help 1t. The Dick machine Is, OF
course, for protection. 1t has been pro-
tecting the trusts and corporations so
that they only pay about half the taxes
they ought to, who in return have kept
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 us 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 IL the people OF Ohio will
elect q 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 1t has protected favored cor
porations and individuals Mt the ex-
pense of the great majority of the peo-
pie of the State. There will not only
be free trade In Ohio, but with her
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 ques-
ton of tariff reform, he would find the
great majority of the people Of Ohio
standing with President Roosevelt in
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 free trader why Mr.. Fat
tson 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, Hcrrick, as the para
mount issue, for they are sick and
tired Of them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
SEX NO JUSTIFICATION FOR the MURDERER.
BY Everett p wAeeler.

In the United States 1t is safer to be muir.
derer than 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 premedltation those whom the law. should
protect. The only way to insure this protection
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
THE TOO UNsflflsn MOTHER.


- !, = -. Nv AHReIA H0F9dhs
] have letter from a mother Who after a
life of complete sclfsacrifce in the interests OF
her children, finds herself at the age of so, ut
terly without the care and devotion she has d
right to expect from them
The bitter part Is that they make her feel
her dependence, seeming to be utterly Obvious
of their debt to her. After all her years of
col Jopd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

II you do disastrous thing care
lessly. it is the same thing as II you
did It on purpose,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
ON BEING TEN.

YIN bGlNG ZEN. Il
I'm nearly grown, yor 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 be twice
As many happenings!
l know girl who's ten, and
Have often heard her say
She does not have to ask, but goes
Just where she likes to play.
And when you're ten tn nix 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 ] don't even know.
o dear, when anybody grows
1t is SO very slow!
But wouldn't it be very strange.
When was truly ten,
If l should think I'd Ike to change
To nine years old again?
OF course, it always seems to me
To be ten would be fine!
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

Nearly every Chinese can read, but
about 90 per cent of the women are en-
tirely uneducated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

large quantities of vegetables are
shipped from the United States to
the principal cities in Canada and sold
at prices below the cost Of production
at the centers where they are disposed
of. On the other hand. the United
States tariff prevents the Canadian
vegetable growers from retallating.
There will soon be an >impassibls
tariff wall between us and Canada IL
the protectionists on both sides Of tho
line are allowed their way and an
other good market will be closed to
American products. The day for re-
ciprocity has passed and the era Of
retaliation Is opening and yet the Re
publican leaders declare they VIII
stand pat.
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 ID case Of intellectual farming
when 4 mans feelings are narrowed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

Chicago News.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-25
The Drumming Of Grouse.

Who has not heard the drumming OF
ruffed grouse while in the woods dur.
Ing the spring monthsl It Is the most
common sound Of wooing. heard from
every thlcket at every hour Of the day.
There is still a misconception as to how
the drumming is done. The general be-
lief is that the bird produces the sound
by working its wings rapidly, using
them to strike its body or a log. II is
true that the ruffed grouse, like most
chickens. flaps It's wings In the excite
ment Of its love song, but that the
drumming is produced IN that manner
is a myth. l have often watched n
cock which, standing on a log and
drumming for dear life, apparently did
not move feather, though / must
state that the drumming was not so
loud as II the wings had been tapped.
Flapping the wings evidently fills with
air the lungs and throat Of the bird
but ID not an indispensable agency In
producing the drumming. II the ruffed
grouse could work Its wings as quickly
as the closing strophe Of the drumming
Il would be the swifteat motor in ex-
istence.-Country Life In America.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-25
Blpeu Lobstera.


The word lobster as a slang tern
OF ridIcule and opprobrium is generally
regarded as Of recent origin. On the
contrary, II would seem to go back al
least to the seventeenth century. In
John Baldwin Buckstone's play, THE
Green Bushes" produced In London
about seventy years ago, the scenes
are laid at the time Of the Irish rebel.
lion Of 179S. One Of the characters
mentions the English soldiers derlslve-
ly as ''lobsters," referring no doubt to
the uniforms Of the "redcoats." Eden
Phillpotts In his novel. The Farm of
the Dagger" published last year,
makes an American prisoner OF the
war Of 1872 speak OF the British sol
diers as HOLSTERS" A fanclful etymoi.
ogist might easily find connection be-
tween the present day slang use Of
lobster and the sixteenth century
word lob" denoting a sluggish and
stupid person, which occurs In Shake
speare and contemporary plays and
poems, usually as a synonym for Tub
ber" But the earliest known instance
Of the derlsive use Of the slang term Is
the coupling of 'lobsters and tatterde-
malions," meaning soldiers and va
grants, by Tom Brown ,1704).
Brown is the satlrist who made the
much quoted impromptu adaptation of
an eplgram by Martial, directing it
against his instructor and beginning,
II do not like thee, DIR. Fell."-Phlla.
delphla Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-25
Billy's
Celebration
By James Seymour
Copyright, 1904, by X. NJ. Whitehead
By Janes Seymour

Daisy slammed down the I'D OF tn,
typewriter desk viclously. II had beer
an especially trying day. Mr.. Cartaret
had been as disagreeable as only tn,
head OF the firm can make himself. and
she was 80 out of sorts that she did MOI
even smile upon Jimmie, the elevator
boy. When she found Billy Teller walt
Ing at the door she tried to pass with
out speaking.
What's the matter. girlie" he asked
as he caught up with her and fell into
step.
do so away" she said GROSSLY. ~
don't want ever to speak to a man
again"
Not even me?' demanded Billy In
affected surprise. "I'm not the head OF
a firm.'
Don't you ever be such a horrid
thing" she said, laughing, as she
slipped her arm through his. tits
been an awful day. and never knew
man could be SO hateful"
Il don't seem to be In line for head Of
a firm." said Billy ruefully. II asked
the boss this morning II he could raise
my pay, and he said I'd be lucky II he
didn't find he'd have TO cut my wages
until after election"
What did you say?" she asked.
Told him l supposed the election
would be as good an excuse for cut
as anything he could think of, and be
fired me for being impertinent."
"0h. I'm so Sorry she cried. What
did you do 1t forf''
1T was bound to come" he said
cheerfully. "Y'see, he's got u nephew
he wants to put In my place"
II was dismissed. too" she said. ct
simply couldn't stand some Of Mr.. Car.
taret's language. and when protested
he told me he was going to get a man,
so he could say what he wanted to-"
Bully" said Billy. Let's celebratee'
what forr abe demanded.
For our liberty" he retorted. "Come
on. Wen have supper downtown
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-25

somewhere, and we'll go to the theater
afterward."
"And you'll go broke after that" she
supplemented,
"oh, I'm used to thatF' said Billy.
"Come on in here"
"In here" was a table d'hote, where
a seven course dinner with wine could
be had for 40 cents. and, not being over
particular as to the minor details of
service, they enjoyed the meal thor
oughly. Billy insisted upon paying 10
cents extra for better grade OF claret,
and the festivities were in full swing
when the obsequlous waiter pulled out
a chair and John Cartaret sat down at
their table-right between the two.
Matters calling for his attention had
held him downtown, and he decided
that he would make the best Of the
handiest restaurant.
The room was crowded, and be had
taken his place at the table before no
ticing his companions. He flushed red
ly as his glance fell upon Daisy, but he
would not retreat
"You see," said Billy, breaking an
awkward silence by the continuation of
an imaginary conversation - 'you see,
this Society For the Encouragement
Of Expletives Among Employers is
bound to be good thing. 1t will give
the employer an excuse for swearing at
his typewriter by letting him tell her
that it's one of the rules Of the organ.
ization."
BILLY" said the gggling Daisy as
she stole glance at Cartaret, who wns
apparently busy with the menu.
Don't interrupt the orator" said
Billy severely. "You see, am going
to have button badge sulphur color
ed, with little blue flames about the
edge and big red d In the middle
1t will be very ornamental, and at the
same time 1t will show a decent girl
what to expect"
They're not always bad just be-
cause they swear" protested Daisy,
mindful Of Cartaret's many kindnesses
when his dyspepsia lay low.
well, their language is bad" insis. |
ed Billy cor we wouldn't be ceIebrat
ing our Joint dismissal. Maybe we
could initiate our former employers ss
members and get enough to pay our
board bills next week"
May | offer Q snggestionT broke 10