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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

noohHf ELLEN, Jh large portion, either
through disappointment or calls else
where, soon leave, and thus the
class Is the loser. There are young
men In the class from almost ey-
cry State in the Union; some have
come to study medicine and law, others
to work. One of them, young man
from Nevada. who Is studying engl-
ineerlng at Columbia university, says
that the welcome given him, a total
stranger, when he entered the class
one Sunday morning soon after his ar
rival In the city. cured him of his home
sickness and gave him courage to re-
main and finish his three years of
study.
Mr., Rockefeller never tires of preach
Ing to the young men on the desirable.
lty OF sociabillty and sincere friend
ship. Any one coming to the class is
met at the door by either Mr.. Troxell.
the president, DR.. Foote, the vice pres
ident or one Of the other officers, and
receives handshake and welcome
whose sincerity cannot be mistaken.
He Is ushered to seat, introduced
to the young man sitting next to him,
and after the session is led out into the
adjoining room and introduced to Mr..
Rockefeller. who spends some time aft
er his class In talking socially with
the members. To stranger all this Is
revelation in city where he at first
sees SO little soclability about him.
Mr.. Rockefeller receives many re-
quests for assistance and is perfectly
aware that there are those who Join
the class merely for what they can get
out Of 1t. but his reading of human ma
ture Is such that he can easily pick the
sincere from the insincere, and those
who come for merely selfish purposes
seldom achieve their ends. Mr.. Rookie
feller assists great many who he
thinks need 1t, and this he does quietly
and sincerely.
Mr. Rockefeller was early. In his
youth taught the value of money. He
has known what 1t is to work with his
hands. AS a boy he never had a. large
allowance of pocket money. The first
money he ever earned was a few cents
from his father for putting up fence
posts around the park in Cleveland
which Mr.. Rockefeller owns. This
money he put in the bank. He was not
content to let the money lie idle. Even
as child the accommodating instinct
was strong In him. He was anxious to
have his father Invest the money he
had from time to time deposited, and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
conlldence THAT SHE dldn,t need to

confidence that she didn't need to
open the letter, since there was only
the envelope, upon which in faint char.
acters were rotations that told all her
brother had to say. Before the
latter left England, the girl said. she
and m he had devised system to cor
respond without expense They agreed
that when either received letter, he
or she was to handle 1t fondly, while
protesting inability to pay the charge,
and after reading the secret rotations
to return the letter to the postman.
Rowland Hill went back to London
and devised the scheme to compel the
payment of the postage before send
ing the letter in the mail. Thus from
a poor girls cheating the government
of England out of shilling was born
the modern postage stamp
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
SPEAKING THE SHIPS.


Untraveled dweller by the haven-side,
saw the great ships come, sojourn a
day,
Then set their eager sails, their anchor
weigh,
And give themselves to rocking wind
and tide.
spake them not, nor they to me replied,
VI where their void and lonely journey
lay;
Now. since my lips have tasted mid
sea spray,
s. In common speech hall those wander
ers wide.
To this: Proud Scotia gave thy ribs to
thee!"
To this: THY masts have known the
Apennines y
Or, "Tagus empfies where thy frame
was planned
u, Say, thou gallant one. II true It be,
Thou hither cam'st with hoard Of
Levant wines ~
4 And dulcet fruits from many sun
loved land"
Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

This is YOU, as you looked about So
years ago. Study the picture and you
will recognize earmarks till you can't
rest. You had a feeling each day of
doom to come. You knew that your les
sons We're not prepared, and about half
the time you didn't know how to pre-
pare them. Didn't have no good-looking
teachers smelling of perfume coming
around to help backward pupils in
those days. No, sir The teacher was
built on Jim Jeffrles lines, and he
ruled with a club. And finally 1t came
to you to read some OF that dope where
the words are chopped up with hyphens.
and you suffered and stumbled and
halted, and, just as like as not, got a
wallop over the crazy bone for your
stupidity. All, those were the happy
daysNOT. But it is fun to remember
and to look at ourselves as we were
then. Cincinnati Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Josh Drone is the LATEST man In
seven states" drawled the storekespsr
at Bacon Ridge.
whats he been doing nowr asked
the cheese counter loafers.
"Wa-al, You know he was always %
lazy he waited for the lightning 10
split his kindllng wood"
yep"
"And the flood to wash his windowsr,
"Yep."
"Wa-al, now he's read somewhere
that in the east hailstones thrashed a
farmers wheat and ever since he has
been sitting in an easy chair praying for
a hailstorm."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
in GREAT OCEAN DEPTHS.

: 80 b. z
some 70. Havines and Plnteaus of the
Tho ereatast ., nesn Eapiored.
the AtIont,o az uep.ns are iet IN
arc 70 'ha fann.a 40 ..s 'erl.aoie ADVISES
globe C,osa ~ W. NJ. .ne o.nef sue OF tue
attaIns a.nth :. .a aea'anl tue water
milas IN tha - ne anu ohe-nair
vines which ~ .,,a. anu Aonsa ra'
dentb ~ 90 kan ea.. '..,,, a..ain a
senarotod fras, 80, WINE 'ney are
mountain. q sso 81, o,ne, " cilaah OF
Is also tho a,o,,t, ~. - ne,sn1 mere
reaches ,,anth - 10 900 ..n "nlch
Mostiv sIhoanoa 1870 Aeet.
onons > thasa nv s.enels ,s nonot-
ar nrec,n,oas ~ ~ aoiupt ueeiivlties'
tho coosts ~ s,S 10y, ~ .ne vicinity OF
formotion -. . .sianus VI volcanic
and smoottaa I'LL. ns pe'as louhueo on
49, - c, uo"n " .ne action OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
She Probably Knew.

In small Massachusetts college town
is charming young lady, also a learn.
ed professor. Nothing affords thc
young lady more pleasure than to upset
the professors pet theories by witty
exceptions to his rules, as she did in
this instance. They were both at n
small social affair and the professor
had the center of the stage. He was
remarking:
"This is the age of specIalties. No
man can compete with specialist in n
given line. And even If both be sne.
clalists the most experienced man suc.
ceeds best"
'grhere is at least one thing, profess.
sor. in which the least experienced man
succeeds best" the young lady asserted
And what is that, II may ask ~
the professor said stifllly.
"Why, falling in love-" she said, with
a teasing smlle.-Philadelphia Ledger
The trouble Is when there are plenty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07


Initiative instinct there highly developed will van
quish all competitors in every market
Where these people find profitable occupation?
How are they to obtain the necessaries of life? The
question Is already pressing upon great cities like your
own where immigration concentrates The period OF ran
sackng the national sorehouse to what can be
over the seas and sold must be changed to an era In
which we shall consider the preservation and the I'M
proyement of what is fundamentally our chief main
tenance For upon the cultivation of the soil all varied
commercial activity of what intrinsic form or interest
Is mainly built and upon depends the future of man.
kind and the nature and stability Of its institutions
To realization of our position return to agrcul
ture to jealous of land resources both as to
Quantity and quality and to mode of cultivation that
shall at once multiply per restore instead Of
destroying productive qualities, we must come without
delay IL we are to escape disaster know of no ISSUE
in business or in politics. that compares in importance
with this that looms already and threatens our
future.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

N. ~ -
at. the age Of 50
leaving an estate
said to be worth
$780, co., 900. scully
was a native of
Tipperary, Ireland.
He owned more
farms than any
other man in Amer
lea. He began buy
ing land in the
United States more
than fifty wears
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

m o e sweeping
changes have been
decreed In China
than In any other
country at any pc
Rod of history. ex-
cept Japan. To-day
China Is recon
structing her navy
and the day is rap
idly nearing when
it will no longer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
EFFECTIVE CHARITY PLAN NOT POSSIBLE.
Z; By Sir Hiram Maxim,

II the number of the unemployed, or
perhaps we should say the unfit, was
a constant, us they say in mathe-
MATES, then we should know exactly
what we had to deal with. But, un-
fortunately for the taxpayer, their
number Is not constant; on the con-
trary, IT is an ever increasing guam
tity. By the aid of charity they are
able to Increase and multiply much
more rapidly than the well to do
classes. Every dollar given In char.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Eggs are at a fancy price. milk 10
higher, meat is again dearer and most
other necessities, except flour, have ad-
vanced in price, which makes 1t trying
for the housewife to make both ends
meet and the tariff Is responsible for
good deal of 1t. Yet the Republican cam
didates for Congress have declared for
the standpat policy to continue II they
control Congress-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Just at once. Jack must have thought
was In the other carriage, and natural
" they concluded he was waiting to
mes1
Naturally"
His tone was colorless, but her quIcl
glance at him was inquIrlng, and lin
gered thoughtfully.
What are we to do In this appnlI
Ing darkness?' she asked, shiverlng
Gould we get somewhere for tea?.
He went a few steps, paused irreso
lutely at the sound OF her cough, ant
slipping out Of his fur-llned coat return
ed with 1t over his arm.
You are much too lightly clad,-a.
usual" be observed CURLY. "put thI.
on. Nonsense!" as she protested ;'"yor
don't particularly want an attack Of
pneumonia, suppose"
As he strobe Off into the fog she drew
the garment more closely about her. /,
reached almost to her feet and SHE
looked down at herself with an inscru
table smile as she nestled into its warn
folds.
Despite the chill atmosphere the gen
eral discomfort, she fell into a reyerle
as she leaned idly against the theater
door waiting, and when the waiting
was over 1t WAS to the uppermost
thought of those that had possessed her
that she presently gave utterance.
"How quaint for you and me to be
driving about together In a hansom!n
.'very"-dryly. I'VE conform mos,
scrupulously to the dictates of the fash.
ionable world. We neither go out to.
gether nor stay in together, we see as
little Of each other as possible. We
are model couple"
sit might be-better-if we were
not"
There was something unwonted in
her tone, in the whitening of her Inns.
and the restlessness of the small bare
hands almost hidden in the big sleeves
OF his coat.
He looked at her curlously,
! "Did you enjoy the plece3-
1.-THE plece2 oh. yes. as well as most
pieces" Her voice was weary. ~ did
not see you there"
"No, stood most of the time-al-
most under your box. Do you think In
the long run the heroine came to love
the fussy photographer with whom she
consoled herself?''
mo. He was refuge, that was all.
She spoke Of him as good little
man.
we'll don't quite see
"She wouldn't even have thought of
his stature If she. had loved HIM"
wouldn't she7" inquired the man,
whose feet 2 Of length was but I'll ac-
commodated In the half of hanson
cab. and faint smile fitted across his
face.
mo. and she certainly would not
have troubled to correct herself If she
had CHANGED to refer to him in such
terms" g
II don't follow your argument, Sue. /.
"She would be SO sure Of herself. Of
his dignity, and her own recognition of
It under all circumstances that she
would not always be ON guard against
forgetting it--always Jealous lest some
outsider should ignore It"
And, her companion pursued with
slow deliberation, do you-since you
are such a student of human nature
suppose she confided entirely In her
good little man told him how near
she came to wrecking her lifey'
Possibly probably. II so 1t is GER
tain he wept over her woes and quite
failed to see she had been wrong, be-
cause. of course, in his eyes 1t was I'M
thinkable she could be. Had he not
been little
/, "Well-had he not"
/ 1T would have depended on the
- : 1890 ------ go
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

and continues to decrease until the age Of thirty 4.
reached and then 1t falls off entirely
This Is the case of the average human being. or
course Dr. Oser says there are exceptions That ia
to say there are cases Of men who have not lost the
power of learning even in old age Yet there are yery
few cases where does literally have to hammer
new ideas into mans head after he has reached the
age of thirty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
RICHEST FARMER DEAD.

ACQUIRED Vast Holdings In Central
West After Mexican Wnr.
William Scully, more generally known
as Lord scully," the Irish landlord in
America, died In London the other day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Among the principal opponents Of
England in Egypt are those educated
Arabs, who. having learned the French
language, but not the English, are now
unable to obtain government positions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
HIGH SCHOOLS THwARr NATURES LAWS.

How the high school interferes with the
laws Of nature Is well seen in several recent
studies which show that large percentage
of girls actually wish they. had been born
boys. and the Ideals and tastes of many more
are Increasingly masculine. Now, without
womanly Ideals the female character is
threatened With disintegration. Again, In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

city. He hopes to
Increase the member
ship to 1000. For
years 1t has raised
from $50 to 400,
much Of it comprised
of young men who
come out of town to
seek their fortunes
in the big city. While
some remain in the
city permanently. a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
MAITREATED BY RUSSIANS.

Miss Margaret wlnhofer, who was
dragged from train by Russian off,
clals at the Austrian border, roughly
handled and detained because of a flaw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
WHEN POWER OF LEARNING DECREASES.
Rv p.os ch..,.. ~

Old age is due to changes In the cells in
which the nerve fbers originate As soon as
child is born the mental faculties become sud.
denly animated and grasplng. 1t grasps the
fundamental notions of life. notions Of realiza.
ton of Its existence, the sense of touch feel.
Ing hearing, seeing, ETC., and notions of Its
relationship to human beings. After the first
year the power of learning begins to dacroasa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

The Agricultural Department claims
there has been an increase in the value
Of all farms, including buildings, Of
nearly Ss,OOOOO0, 900, or a 80 per cent
increase over the census valuation of
1900. But as the statistics Of the Agri.I
cultural Department are notoriously
very unreliable, perhaps the farmers
are not as rich as the department esti-
mites them to be. As the trusts have
advanced the price of all the farmers
buy nearly 80 per cent, and wheat and
other cereals are declining in price, It
is safe to say that many farmers will
not be as we'll OF next year, under tho
working Of the Republican system Of
trust protection, as they were at the
beginning Of this year. But the stand
pat Republican Statesmen expect to
fool the farmers once more to elect
Republican Congress. but good many
Republican farmers will vote for their
own interests and not from old parti-
san associations,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

The first coins were struck In brass
about 11s4 B. G., and In gold and silver
by Pheidon, Tyrant of Argos, about
S02 B. @.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07


The Republican managers of the
Congressional elections are whistling
to keep up the courage of themselves
and their followers, but like the boy
passing through the graveyard at dusk,
they are really scared to DEATH" They
don't know what Is going to happen,
for SO many Republican voters are
breaking away from their political
moorings that all the information that
comes to headquarters is replete with
forebOdings Of defeat The old Repub-
ltcan machine workers are not enthu-
sastic in the cause, for they do not see
much benefit from success, except those
who are holding down Federal offices
and they, of course, are enthusiastical-
~ putting in their time at politics, In
stead of attending to business. The late
conference at the White House of the
Republican leaders was gloomy, al
though it was given out that victory
was certain. But the Republican
brethren should cheer up, the tariff
protected trusts are putting money into
the close congressional districts to save
the standpat Congressional candidates
and matters may not be as desperate as
the new amateur managers are scared
into heliezing- they-Afes~-ss.-S>,r,s ,.,..zsz-ss
Democrats everywhere should take
advantage of the Republican apathy
and by personally urging all Demo-
Gratis to vote, victory is assured. There
are always enough stay-at- home voters
to change the result in close districts
and the whole Democratic problem IL
to get these laggard voters to the polls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
RockErELLgR,s BIBLE CLASS.

Largely Made Up. from Those Who
Are Stranger. IN New York.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., conducts
Bible class every Sunday at the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church In New York
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

in her passports. came near becoming
the central figure In an international
episode between the United States and
Russian governments. Miss winhofer
is an Iowa girl, a musician. She had
been visiting pupil In Russia at the
time of her brutal treatment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
ORIENT TO MASTER WORLDS MARKETS.

The time is coming when we shall
need our wheat crop for home con-
sumption and seed; when our mines
will not yield, except at increased
cost. the iron and coal required for
manufactured commodities consumed
at home,- and when the cheap labor
of the Orient, whose wages we can
not hope to meet, equipped with our
ms oh In II
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i36aaaaaaaaH49A489H4
d POLITICS aa@
~ ==OF THE DAY 81
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE DAY /

This double-faced and opportunIst pol
Icy has heretofore been successful be-
cause of bounteous crops here and poor
err crops abroad, and hence good prices
for our surplus crops But this year,
with good crops nearly everywhere,
prices have declined and the farmers
will soon be inqulring why they are not
participating in the prosperity the
trusts are enjoying. That will raise an
issue that will be. impossible for tho
Republicans to evade.
Republican Usurpation.
The theory of our Constitution Is,
that all Federal powers are delegated
powers, and must originate in grants
made by the people alone; or, In the
language Of the tenth amendment Of
the Constitution. that "the powers not
delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by 1t to
the States. are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people," But
President Roosevelt rejects this theory
and despises this constitutional provi-
sion. In MS speech at the dedication
of the new capitol at Harrisburg, Pa,
Oct. 4, he said:
I'VE need through executive action.
through legislation and through judi
cial Interpretation and construction of
law, to Increase the power of the fed
eral government"
How can the power Of the federal
government be constitutionally In
creased through executive action, Judi
cial Interpretation, or congressional leg
islation? The only power which the
legislative, executive or judicial depart
ncnts of this government possess, or
can honestly possess, must come
through the action of the people alone.
Roosevelt's declaration Is entirely I'M
constitutional, and his acts In pursu-
ance of that declaration are usurpa-
lions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

Men are willing to confess the
things they can't lie out Of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

the spirit pleased the old gentleman.
The money was invested and the
amount the young man ultimately re,
ceived from 1t was $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07
cHlNA,s PROGRESS.

Both Emperor and Dowarer EN-.
press I'm Favor of Reforms.
During the past four years, or since the
subsidence of the Boxer troubles and the
return to Pekin of the imperial family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-07

The trouble Is when there are plenty
OF seats for all, the band concert is
poor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27

Weighing drugs. The milligram, which
IS about one-sixty-6fth of a grain. is
employed in minute calculations.
Anything more madam %
Why, j believe that one Htre is
equal in volume to one cubic decimetre
of water, weighs one kilogram and is
equivalent to one and one-tenth
quarts.
FOne hectolitre is 100 litres and cor
responds to the small barrel
Mrs BOwser had gone right through
the system, a thing he couldn't have
done to save his life and Mr.. Bowser
was in a box. He felt the humiliation
and loss of prestige, but he coulden't
make UP his mind whether to kill the
cat or set the house afire. In this
emergency he put on his hat and over
coat and banged the door after him
VIII you be back sOon2" called
Mrs. Bowser after him, but he made
not reply.
She sat up for him until midnight
and ait that hour a policeman brought
him home and said to her as she an
swered the bell:
Madam, do you know this man? 1
found him sitting in a snOWdrift and
Ia liking about Kilograms. kilos and
cendmetres, but the grocer's boy says
he thinks it is Mr.. Bowser.2
IT was, and he was taken in and put
to bed according to the newer and bet
ter system Copyright, 1906, by Nc
Clure, Phillips & Coz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27

A Kansas book by q native Kansan
has just been issued from the press
of Crane & Co. of Topeka. The
author is Prof. w. A. AIcEeever, OF
the state Agricultural college. Mr.
AfcKeever is nothing ii not philos-
opher. and the title OF his book
Psychology and Higher. Life. indi-
Gates the bent OF his mind. The book
will interest anyone, even though he
has given no attention to metaphysics.
lit is a masterpiece OF clear, intelIec-
tual, sound reasoning. Tt reveals the
keen insight of the author into hui
man nature and gives the reader an
excellent impression OF his mental
powers. A few excerpts VIII not be
amiss- Mr.. McKeever says in his in
Production
What makes this world so dreary
for many Of its inhabitants is the
poverty and meanness of their every
day thoughts. They lack spontaneity.
They live a life of shreds and patches
simply because they do not know
how to organize their mental forces i'm
such a way as to make them pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27

weights and measures ~ asked Mrs.
BoWser.
You confess your ignorance. do
you?''
Yes. certainly if there is anything
to confess
Then will proceed to enlighten
you. In fact it is my duty as your
husband to enlighten you. Whenever
you are willing to confess ignorance on
subject you can come to me Have
you by any possibility read or heard Of
the metric system ?"
Il believe I have seen it men
toned"