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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Testimonials.

Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 90, 1908.
| am using Shows Skirt System
with fine success. 1 consider the
system a very practical method
and the instructions in designing
of an inestimable value to any
dressmaker. nj. e. ROsE
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1904.
1t is my experience that with
the Snow Skirt System the present
difficult styles can be produced
with the same ease as the straight
gored effects of ten years ago, and
that a style and tone can be i'm
parted impossible to be produced
with patterns. l find it a great
assistance in that l am certain of
results and can do my work quick
ly and easily.
Mrs. HELEN STRADER.
Winona, MINI.
l have been using Shows Skirt
System for over year, cutting for
fifteen girls, and figure that it
saves me fully two-thirds of my
time. Any dressmaker knows that
the present styles are very difficult
and can appreciate that to practi-
cally eliminate fitting is bound to
make their work much easier and
quicker. For me the system has
paid for itself many times over,
and would not feel that I could get
along without it.
MISS ANNA ZAHN.
Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. IA, 1904.
have learned the use of Shows Sue
cess System of Garment Cutting and
while hsvs never before done any
sewing, have used 1t very successfully
IN cutting several garments. 1t has
given me such perfect satisfaction that
feel that its purchase was q very
profitable Investment. 1t has my cor
dial endorsement.
| KATHERINE SHERIDAN,
For further information
address,
/, SHOWS COLLEGE,
MANCHESTER, IOWA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Curiosity satisfied.

alr. Oldboy (tentativcly)-lf man
were, say, Afty and the woman of his
Choice about twenty, do you think that
would lead to IN unhappy marrlage7
Miss YoGIg-I think 1t would be more
likely to lead to Il rejected proposal
Catholic Standard and Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Giving Figures I.

Giving Figures to the Assessor.
Tax Asscssor-Can you give me some
i,ca of what your husband is worth2
Latly4Really. don't know, but I
wouldn't tlke n million dollars for him.
City Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
;. ALPHONZO

Alphonzo is black with white
points, standing Is hands high,
bred by John Cameron of Audu-
bon, Iowa. Sired by Young Com
promice No. l, who is considered
one of the best Jacks in the state.
His record is in Vol. III of the
American Jack Stud Book, No. 1888.
Alphonzo is six years old, has large
heavy bone, and can show some of
the best yearling and two-year-old
mules in the state.
Alphonzo will make the season of
1905 on the State road, A miles
west Of Manchester and 81 miles
east of Masonville, where parties
interested in mules will find him.
SERv1CE-$l0 to insure standing
colt. If mares are sold or shipped,
service fee is due at once.
Extra care will be taken to pre-
vent accidents, but should any &C.
cur it will be at owners risk.
GEO. @. DUREY,
Sec. and Manager.
II you want to have picnic,
Take Beacom's Picnic Pills
They will regulate your liver
And drive away your Ills,
Try them. 25 cents. All druggists. Soft
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
xssesseesss.sssass,sssssss
3 @Izy and 91c1n1ly;
Iowa: The Corn Queen.

Iowa: The Corn Queen.
In the current number of Leslie s
Weekly, Minna Irving pays pretty
tribute to Iowa: The Corn Queen"
Miss Irving has adapted different
legend from the one which Longfel-
low used in "Hiawatha" concerning
the origin of maize and different
one from that which Black Hawk
mentioned in his autobiography. 1t
is pretty one, however, and Miss
Irving has has given it fitting ex-
preston:
An sn.il came to earth one day,
And, seeking every state,
To each lie gave y little gilt
Of value small or great.
An orc II mineral. or gem,
With colors like the morn;
To Iowa he only gave
single grain OF corn.
But while her sister states displayed
Their gold or silver bright,
Their luinls of lead. or copper red,
Or coal AS black as night.
She plowed her fertile acre. up,
And In tho mellow mould
She planted In the balmy spring
Her seed OF living gold.
II sprout, In the crystal rain
Aud rlpened In he sun;
1t gave her back a million grains
Where she had sown but one.
II cleared away the tangled wood,
And turned the Idle wheel.
Aud Swellcd tho S, as OF commerce high
With streams OF yellow meal.
A mighty state Is Iowa,
Her fan. o has travelled far;
No farer lands than hers nre seen
Beneath the western star.
A. IL source of AL her wealth and power,
Upon her shield Ia borne.
Below the eagle and the scroll,
sheaf Of golden corn
Miss Irving's poem is deserving
Of a nlacn amnnn tho. ill foo few M.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
So ROUND TRIP
ST. Paul ) MiDDeaDOliS

The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany will run popular rate excursion
to the Twin Citiep, selling round trip
tickets at the above very low rate for a
special train which Will leave Manches-
ter at 9:33 p. m., May goth. This special
train will arrive at Minneapolis 6:25 a.
IN. and st. Paul 7:l0 a. w., Decoration
Day, May Both. Tickets will be good
for return on regular trains of May 30
and 81, and on special train leaving ST.
Paul 1901 and Minneapolis 1895 q. M,
May 81. Tickets will not be good in
sleeping cars.
This unusually low rate. and the ex-
ceptional attractions of st. Paul, Min
neapolis and the many nearby resorts,
is sure to draw large crowd Of excur-
sionists. Any one who wishes to enjoy
. delightful two-day outing, cannot af-
ford to miss this opportunity.
j. F. MERRY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent,
2lwl Ill. Central r. II. Co.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

Miss Irving's poem is deserving
of a place among the. all too few po-
etc tributes to 1.-The Corn Queen. :"
Register and Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Most Practical Method
For the Beginner

VI SiiS DCSllltlST
Or home dressmaker, being
ing very easy to learn and
producing absolutely cor
rect results, enabling them
to do the most ditfiucult
cutting with perfect ease
and confidence. 1t is
probably true that the
average cutter expends
two-thirds of her effort on
the planning and cutting
OF the garment. With this
system the mental effort
is wholly removed, the
work being done by pure
mechanical means. 1t is
evident too, that to cut SO
accurately that tie neces-
sity Of fitting is removed
would eliminate the chief
difficulty of sewing for ones
self or others, besides saw
ing time tine, worry and
goods, and producing in
every way superior results.
With the Snow System,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Any Lady Can Become
Her Own Customer,

as accomplished in the art
and as capable of pleasing
her most exacting require
ments as the highest priced
most efficient modiste,
while the professional can
do her work easier, quicker
and better, do a higher
class Of work and secure
better remuneration
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24

consisting of a set of me-
chanical drafting tools and
can be applied to any pos
sible change of fashion. 1t
cuts any garment entering
into a lady's or child's
wardrobe: has no rules nor
proportions to be learned
and remembered; is pure
ly manual in its applica-
ton. therefore cannot be
forgotten; and for ease of
learning, speed, style and
fitting results is undoubt-
edly superior to all meth
DDS. While for the profess
sional it is simply inval-
liable, it is q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01


up SO as to do as little as possible which
is really contrary to your wishes
The railroad senator understands bet
ter than do railroad magnates the
strength of great popular movements.
He acquires the conceding habit. y
The legislation which the senate passes
this winter oil railroading, will be q
monument to this attitude Of mind, on
tho part of the politician and man in
Office.
Trained in the school Of dealing with
the public, he sees, as the railroad man.
ayers do not, theg rim spccter Of govern
ment ownership lowering over the hori-
zoI. He sees the twice discredited
leader of a great party still possessed
with a personal following, numbering
millions, only too ready to take up any
new issue which would be anticapitalis-
tic.
The senator realizes that the unpre-
cedented majorities rolled up in the last
campaign were not for republicanism
pure and simple, but for man who was
thought to be radical, who had antagon-
lied the trusts and had dissolved the
merger, and who was destined to inau-
gurate so soon this railroad campaign.
AS between Roosevelt and Parker,
Roosevelt got the radical vote, as well
as the republican That his party,
without the radical vote, would be in a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

people will never abandon it. = Tho
American postoffice has it's defects, but
the vote to turn it's business over to
private enterprise under a franchise
most favorable to public rights would
receive small support.
These popular tendencies must be
taken into account in estimating the
strength Of the government ownership
movement, which may be the great
issue of the rext presidential campaign.
The terms of such contest will largely
be decided in congress this winter.
The members of the senate committee
on interstate commerce, which is giving
the present hearings, are really in the
attitude Of studying HON wuch it is nee.
essary to concede' to q public de-
mand, which many of them look upon
as 'tpublic clamor. Of the majority
members of the committe there are few
who are not dependent for their contin-
uance in politics upon the great corpo.
rate interests Of their respective states,
Of which the railroads are chief.
One can fancy the average committee,
man saying to his railroad magnate:
"Of course you understand what [ am
doing. The public must have some
thing. must pretend to fight you
bitterly, for my own safety, but when
the time comes trust me to shape things
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
TOLD OF VICTIMS DEATH
MIC SMITH, SLAYER OF MAT
THEws AT ANoKA, SAYS HE
SUPPOSES HE WILL HANG.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal,
Anoka, Mimi, May 1.-Four men
charged with murder occupy the four
cells of the grim, cheerless little Anoka
for the murder of Freddie King, there
is a poor, friendless, ignorant, scared
little Austrian, Mic Smith.
He has been there since Wednesday
noon, but not until yesterday did he
know how serious is the charge against
him. Fred Matthews, an Anoka man,
was stabbed three times in a saloon
row which occurred Wednesday noon:
He was carried to a hospital, but died
the next morning.
Smith was arrested at once. He was
very drunk when arrested and could
remember nothing Of the affair. AS he
seemed in a bad nervous state and
highly excitable, he was not told Of
the death Of Matthews until yesterday.
Sheriff Palmer feared the poor fellow
would go crazy if told before.
He has no friends and no money.
He has two brothers in Michigan and
one in Pennsylvania, but all are poor.
Tho 20 years old, he is the merest
ch i'd, =, ,, ). H., - NO.
s'pose hang me now" said he today,
II no got no friend, no money!
It is said strong plea of self.
defense can be made for Smith if coun.
sci can be secured. The other man
was quarreling with Smith, and, it is
said, threatened to hit him, or did So
Smith is small. The knife was an or.
binary pocketknife, but very sharp.
The funeral Of Fred Matthews was
held yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended: The pastor Of the
Methodist church was in Chicago.
Matthews is survived by his parents,
brother and five sisters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
railroad interest Of America would be
permitted. 3#
The Chicago Vote.


Those who argue that unless some
concession is made to the public rela.
ton in rate-making, government owner
ship of railroads would receive ire
mendous impetus, present these argu-
ments. They say the vote of Chicago
cannot be overlooked Representative
Crumpacker lrep., Ind.), in an inter
view in the Washington Post, said that
Indiana would have voted the same
way on a similar question. Does any
one doubt that the majority for GOV
eminent ownership of railroads in rate
ridden towns would be large if congress
should adjourn next May without ac-
ton, or with only gold-brick legisla-
ton?
1t is easy enough to prove that gov
eminent ownership is less intelligenr
than private, and yet no country in the
world today having government owner
ship would vote to give it up.
An intelligent visitor from Australia.
who was at one of the hotels recently,
told the writer that he opposed strong.
~ government operation Of railroads,
and believed that it was working badly
in Australia, but he added: eve must
not close our eyes, to the fact that the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Lewis and Clark Exposition, Yellow
stone National Park

During the coming summer tourist
season the Northern Pacific will pre-
sent some Of the most attractive COM
bination trips ever offered, both west
ern via the Yellowstone park to the
Pacific coast, Alaska and the Orient and
East via the Great Lakes.
Now is the time to arrange plans for
your party.
See Mr.. G.. F. McNeill, City Ticket
Agent, No. 10 Nicollet House Block.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

majority is not always so sure, and this
the senators understand, and this makes
them diligent students in studying what
they can reasonably concede.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

The records of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail
road time tables, real estate transfers,
building permits and other information
Of interest-will be found, together
with want advertisements, on page IA
of this issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
ON NERSHIP OF THE
ROADS AT STAKE.
Approaching Railroad Legislation
Bears on Government Control
or Possession.
SENATE MUST BOW
TO POPULAR DEMAND
Law to Be Enacted Will Be Least
Possible Concession-Presi-
Dental Issue.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washingto May lis the railroad
legislation upon which the senate com
mittee is now at work step towards
government ownership OF railroads. or
a step away from itY
The most curious thing about the
railroad agitation is that those VINO
favor effective legislative action and
those who oppose it, alike assign the
same argument as actuatlng their de-
sire. ....
making BY the government looks to-
ward ownership by the government;
they are opposed to the longer step, |
and so now resist the shorter one 100
much government is their complaint:
The advocates, of legislation which
greatest reason a desire to avoid gov
eminent ownership of railroads.. they
profess to feel that the present indus
| trial order is safe from soc1al1stlc at
| tack only so far as it measures out JUS
tice to the community. They want
the government to insure that, and then
let the railroads alone, in private hands.
Points Of View in Controversy.
The opponents of government owner,
ship of railroads may be thus divided
into two classes: those whose fear OF
that result leads them to. oppose all
real legislation now; and those who,
vaccination to ward off the greater dis
ease.
Similarly, those who would welcome
government ownership and the full So
cialistic program behind it, divide into
two classes over the present issue;
some want government rate regulation
because they believe it leads ads in the the
hence is socialistic, while others, of the
moro radical stripe, hold that the pres
ent industrial order will break down
all the quicker, the more individual
interest is allowed to have free rein.
Rates Are Not Too High.
Both sides are generally agreed that
rates as a whole are not too high in
this country. Whether this is a suff-
Gent answer to the charge that they are
\ inequitably distributed is another ques-
ton.
It would be little consolation to the
friends of man who was murdered to
5 cides was the smallest in his state of
4 any in the union, that the statistics
4 had shown constant Improvement in
\ this regard and that there was every
reason for public congratulation.
Market Competition.
In early days, market competition
. rates. Where half dozen railroads
r tapped a coal region, running to as
/ many different cities, the rivalry be
tween those cities, as terminal points
was sufficient to keep down rates. Tht
= interest Of the railroad was identica
With that Of the city which l it served
terminal point suffer. Market competi
ton has thus proved tremendous fac
tor in regulating rates.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

Heavy galvanized iron
chamber pals, with GOV.
ers, 35c value, at CSC.
Mrs. Vrooman's SAM
tary sink strainer, regu-
larly 23c, for 19c.
Lambs wool wall or
floor busters, 98c value,
Use.
Long handle ceiling
busters, 35c value, ESQ.
A lot Of seamless tin
dish pans at the low
price Of loo each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01


ton sauce pans, a small
lot to close out at $50.
apiece granite COM.
bination sauce pans,
$1.15 value, for $50.
Ice tongs, 15c value,
at 1Oc; Soc one at 900.
Refrigerator pans,
made Of galvanized iron,
excellent values, Csc,
35c and 45c.
Lawn rakes, 35c rake
at 2oc; 45c rake at
35c.
Malleable g ard e n
rakes, at 12c, 19c and
ESQ.
Garden spades and
shovels, 75c value, at
45c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01

cottage bracket lamps
complete, 45c value, at
20c.
4-ball croquet sets,
with rules, in box, 45c
a set.
Pillo-,:- sham holders,
formerly SOC, to close
out at 1Oc a set.
Victoria silver plated
tea and table spoons, at
HALF price, 25c and
SOC a dozen.
Gas stoves with re-
movable burners
1-burner, 800 value, Use.
2-burner, $1.4s value, $l.l9
s.burner, $2.25 value, Sl.95
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Rate-Making the Pivotal Question.

With unified railroad control, or rail
road monopoly, the question Of rate
making becomes controlling. Is ulti-
mate authority in this particular, ex-
cept as affected by an appeal to the
courts under old common-law rights,
to rest absolutely with the railroads
themselves, or is the public, thru some
chosen instrum entality, to share in
reaching these final decisions? This is
the point upon which, according to the
present outlook here, the break is com
ing All other questions are incidental.
The railroads are putting up a nearly
solid front against any lessening Of
their present authority. It is not in
human nature to reinquish power. A
senator does not like to have his body
transfer authority to the house of rep
resentatives or yield any Of its prerog-
atives to the president. It may be
argued that, aside from this loss Of
power, the railroads are more scared
than hurt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Few Railroad Systems.

The railroads are rapidly moving into
few systems. Thousands Of stockhold-
ers, who own ten shares and sign
proxies, do not contradict this: The
spirit Of the age favors consolidation;
railroads are thus more economically
and efficiently operated.
The cost of acquiring terminals in the
great cities is such that the day of
building competing lines to secure relief
from oppressive charges in any quarter,
may be regarded as passed. Railroad
consultations are steadily in progress,
but no railroad ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A current which runs wholly in one
direction, no matter how slow, is bound
to bring results. The country may as
we'll realize that the railroad business
Of the future Is to be done by a few
great systems, and that anything like
competition between them is as imprac-
ticable as to have competing suez
canals, or competing canals across
the Panama isthmus, or com
peting Mississippi rivers. This
analogy is hardly perfect because a
waterway permits all sorts Of COM
petitors to sail upon it, just as if rail
road lines were open to everybody who
wanted to buy freight train and set
It into motion, proposal seriously made
in the early days of railroad building. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
Market Competition.
Competition Smothered.

But when the same railroad, or the
same interest, controls the lines to all
these different cities what becomes of
the market competition?
Governor Van SAINT, backed by all the
power Of federal government, attracted
the attention Of the country thru a
series of court decisions on the marger,
but this success has not reduced rail
road rates penny. Railroads which
do not want to compete cannot be made
to do so. There is no known device by
which several railroads, under one con
troll, can be made to fight each other.
Impressive testimony has been pre-
sented of the increased cost Of coal
transportation from the anthracite field,
since competition among the carrying
roads has practically ceased.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
The Canadian Experiment.

The Canadian experiment in railroad
rate "a control has as not ; worked dis; disadvan-
sane president will appoint anarchists
to revived interstate commerce COM
mission, nor would a senate confirm
them. If, however, such men made de-
cisions, railroad interests adversely af-
fected could go to the supreme court
which is not likely. to be carried by
the populists in this. generation and
secure projection against rates which
were confscatory. Moreover, railroad
earnings affect SO vitality railroad en-
ings banks that no real hardship to the
The Springdale news., 1905-03-31
Odd Animal Laws.

When a dog was unlawfully killed in countries differing so widely as Ger many and Arabia the owner of the ani- nal used to be indemnified in the fol- lowing manner: The dog was hung up by the tail. with the point of it's muzzle touching the ground and the man who had committed the offense was obliged 10 pour over it corn or four until the carcass was completely hidden by the heap. This heap then became the prop erty of the man who owned the dog.
 In Syria there was a specially curi- ous variation for if 1t were street dog that was killed the flour was made into bread and given to it's fellows. No doubt this arose from the value at tached In those old parts to street dogs as scayencers By the old Welsh laws Of Howel the damages for killing an animal belonging to another were as sesSed in the same. odd manner.
The Springdale news., 1905-03-31
MfIk and Apples.

Though no one would think so from looking at a fluid glass of milk and a solid apple. the percentage of solids and water in apples and in milk is al most the same, apples being S5 per cent water. and milk S6 per cent
 There is more sugar in apples and more acid in milk. 4 diet of both ap- pies and milk is one of the most whole some and we'll balanced. The potash contents of both are high. They are the best for brain, bone and muscle nourishment, and in their effect upon the nerves they are soothing.
 In skimming milk the cream remoy- ed iessens the fat percentage. and for older people or fat children the skim milk IS equally desirable. in some cases better In eating apples the skin. too. should be eaten. Pared apples are not so nutritious. as the ash contents Of the apple skin are valuable 10 the hu- man system.
The Springdale news., 1905-03-31
A Railroad M ans Prayer.

An old railroad employe was converted at meeting and was
 asked to lead in prayer. He hes ltated moment-then with
 trembling, but clear, resounding voice he said reverently: 70, Lord; now that l have Jagged Thee, lift up my feet from the rough road of life and plant them safely on the deck of the train of salvation. Let me use the safety lamp known as prudence and all the couplings in the train with
 the strong link of love; and let my hand lamp be the Bible. And, Heavenly Father, keep all switches closed that lead off on the sidings, especially those with blind end. OLord, If 1t be Thy