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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
President Roosevelt.

Roosevelt may be reckless and in
clined to disregard the rights of
others, but lie has by disregarding
all understandings between preda-
tory wealth and republican campaign
committees checked growing be-
lief that great corporations control
our national government. By dis
regarding the precedents Of his own
party, and by following the teach
ings of w. j. Bryan he has done
more during the past year to punish
rich criminals and destroy lawbreak-
ing corporations than all the presi-
dents we have had since predatory
wealth become a public menace. He
has demonstrated that it is rot safe,
even for a republican senator, to en-
gage in the erstwhile flourishing
business Of stealing government
land. At the present time there is
not great trust robber, from Rookie
Teller down, who has not good reason
tosfeel uneasy, good treason to fear
prison bars. and the President is re-
sponsible for the fears of these
wealthy criminals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
The clyde ut Glasgow.

There IRE magnificent harbors in the
old world which have been dug out of
shallow sloughs and sluggish bitches.
The Elbe at Hamburg is IL narrow and
insignificant stream compared with the
great rivers OF THIS western world.
Yet for some score of miles down the
Elbe from Hamburg to the sea this
rivers shores are lined with the sea.
going craft of all the maritime nations
of the world. Where Glasgow Is stu.
ated. OH the Clyde, that stream was
once what is known In America as "a
creek" Yet the Clyde has been dredg'
ed out until today the leviathans OF
peace and war, the great sea monsters
of the transatlantic Ines the creations
of the great captains of the shipbuild
ing industry are built and Launched
there month after month, year after
year. So narrow Is the Clyde ut Glas
gov that these ships, some of then
five and six hundred feet in length
cannot be launched head to the stream
as Is the custom, but are launched
broadside on for fear they should rur
their bows into the opposite bank
Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
The si..ine Chapel, Rome


The chapel is beautiful place in 1t.
self by Its simple and noble proportions
us well as by the wonderful archHec-
tural decorations of the ceiling, con-
ceived by Michael Angelo us IL series
of frames for his paintings. Beautiful
beyond description, too, is the exquisite
marble screen. No one can say GER
tainly who made it. 1t was perhaps
designed by the architect of the chapel
himself, Baccio Pontclli. There are n
few such marvels of unknown hands
In the world. and sort of romance
clings to them with an element of mys-
terry that stirs the Imagination in a
dreamy way far more than the gilded
oak tree in the arms of Slxtus Nv. by
which the name of Revere is sym
bolized. SiXtus commanded, and the
chapel was built. But who knows
whore Daccio Pontelli lies? Or who
shall find the grave where the hand
that carved the lovely marble screen
Is laid at rest?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Says an observer of conditions in
modern Morocco: "The wife is bought
In Morocco today, and the sum paid is
agreed upon between her father and
the would be husband. Sometimes a
COW may be sufficient to procure a
bride, at other times many cattle and
several dollars are necessary for her
purchase. The bride is. of course,
dressed in suitable costume. but the
most interesting part of her toilet to n
stranger is the decoration of henna.
The henna; pounded and mixed with
lemon juice. is sometimes painted d.
rectly OH to her face, arms, hands and
legs. AT other times Il stencil pattern
1t put ON her flesh and the perforated
holes filed up with the henna. BY the
time this is completed she Is tattoocd
with Il dark design. Society women in
more enlightened countries who wear
lace blousas in II hot summer sun often
find their arms and neck burned into q
pattern. which has much the same cf-
feet as the henna tattoo OH the poor lit
tie Moorish maid"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

There are some odd names for game
birds on the Chesapeake. A small shy
snipe that lies with Il twittering noise
Is called the horsefoot snipc because of
its fondness for the horscfoot or horse
shoe crab. 1t is called also the turn
stone from Its habit OF overturing peb-
bles in search Of food. The telltale
snipe bears that name because 1t al-
ways sounds a note Of alarm ut the
sight of n gunner. Chesapeake gunners
believe that a single telltale can clear
whole region of game birds. The
widgeon is locally called the bald pate,
and the willct is SO called because Of
its y-will-will-wlllet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Ea.ed nj. COINCIDENCE.

II have examined our public sub
scription boxes for years." said an Of
ficer Of charitable organization, land
in them l have found many queer
things. The very queerest, though, was
last year. On opening box in New
York railway station found the gold
settings of necklace, stomacher, a
pair of earrings and five rings. They
were magnificent settings, worth a
deal of money. l could not help Won
dering what the stones, which had
been roughly torn out of them. were
like. These jewels, of course, had
been stolen. The settings were now
given to charity by the thief. The
stones themselves would be recut and
sold. Around this gift was note
which said:
"'Sell for the sick. My conscience
goes as far as this"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Democrats on Guard.
tFr III III. Tel graph-lIerald.)

Elsewhere in this issue is pub
llshed communication from Frank
G. Yeoman warming the democracy
of Iowa to he Oh guard against
those who would use the organiza-
ton to serve the interests of the
railroads. Mr.. Yeoman fears, and
his fear possesses many other loyal
democrats that the railroad machine
failing to defeat Cummins, will seek
to nominate one of their own on the
democratic ticket. This must be
guarded against. The democratic
party in Iowa can not have the
respect or confidence of the voters
of the state by putting in position
of prominence men who accepted
passes from railroads and attended
the rump convention in Chicago to
kill the demand for rate regulation
by the shippers of the west, nor the
.hirelirg politicians of railroads who
take service in whichever party
they are directed.
Their" are 100000 democrats in
Iowa who would not hesitate to bolt
IL railroad nomination by the Water
loo convention and support Cum
Minis in the event of his nomination
by the republican party. The Wis
consin democracy never profited
from the schism in the republican
party of Wisconsin merely because
it was the tool and puppet of TIE
railroads whom LaEollette fought
and thank goodness, defeated. The
rank and file Of the democracy of
Wisconsin knew their organization
was in the hands of railroad polit-
ical agents, knew flat the nominees
against Lal'ollette we're tools of the
railroads. and they did what will
stand to their everlasting glory
they continued on a diet Of husks,
voted for In Toilette and served
popular government.
The rank and file of the
dmocracy of Iowa is not less intelli-
gent and net less patriotic than the
rank and file OF the democracy of
Wisconsin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
1t Will be a Lock Canal at Panama

By a very close vote the Senate
has agreed upon lock canal at the
Isthmus of Panama. From all that
we can learn it would have been a
great blunder to have attempted the
construction of a sea level canal.
Such a canal would have taken many
years more time and hundreds oil
millions more money to complete
Why the vote should have been SC
close it is not easy to understand
Some Of the Senators may have vot.
ed against a lock canal because that
type Of canal had the insiste.at sup.
port of the President, and others 70,
possibly less worthy reasons
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Senator Lodge Makes an Important
Admission.

In his speech in the Senate on
the Meat Inspection bill, Senator
Lodge said: "Those, packers and
those owners of the Standard Oil
Company have done more to adj
vance Socialism and Arnarchism
and unrest than all the Socialist
agitators to-day"
The Senator from Massachusetts,
should have completed his admis-
sion, by stating what is equally
true, that these gigantic and obnox-
ious corporations have been able tc
continue their grating methods
largely by reason Of the protection
which they have purchased by i'm
mense contributions to republican
campaign funds.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
APPROXIMATE DEATH ROLL
Total Is 100 Jews. 90 Christians
While 1867 Are Wounded.

Total Is 100 Jews, 20 Christians.
While 1867 Are Wounded.
While it is impossible to give the
exact figures the visits of the CORE
spondent to the hospitals and Gene
teries enables him to approximate the
killed Mt 100 Jews and twenty Chris
tians and the wounded at $50 Jews and
seven Christians.
The question of the origin of the
massacre was carefully investigated.
Although many of the Jews denied
that a bomb was thrown at, the Corpus
Christi procession last Thursday the
fact that bomb was thrown is estab-
lisled beyond doubt, but the ques-
ton of who threw the bomb remains
unsettled. The accounts Of impartial
witnesses, however, demonstrate that
an insulting cry enraged the Jews, who
attacked the religious procession. Then
from one end of the city to the other
the police spread the report of the at
tack, thus tanning the religious fana-
ticism of the Christians and setting
loose the worst elements upon the
Jews. on whom the crowds watching
the procession had already turned.
The Jews Mt first fought with re-
volvers and bombs. and with these
weapons the majority of the Christian
victims was killed. But the Jews We're
soon overwhelmed and fled for shelter.
like rabbits to warrens, into cellars or
attics. The soldiers watched this chase
and butchery, never failing to fire into
houses where Jews, sometimes to the
number of 100, We're making Il stand
against their ASSISTANTS. The authors
ties who wanted to do something to
stop the massacre were, with the po-
lice and troops in open sympathy with
the moh utterly powcrless.
Although ii is freely charged that
the higher authorities of Bialystok de-
liberately organized the massacre, or,
il this was not the case. that it was
carried out under orders from st. Pc
tersburg. there is no evidence to sup.
port either charge. The parliamentary
commission. which was sent here
composed entirely Of enemies of the
government. wished especially. SO ono
of them. Schepkin said. Ito bring home
the responsibility to the government
but had to conclude that it could not
be DONE nor can the chief Of police
be accused.
The mob and its diabolism was due
entirely to the position of the Jews in
the country. which makes them in the
view Of the ignorant Russians pariahs
with no rights, and outside the laws
protection.
Three official Investigations to de
termine the responsibility for the ex
cesses will he prosecuted. These are tt
be conducted by the commission of tho
lower house of parliament. the minis
ter Of the interior, and the ministry OF
justice. All witnesses of violence and
sufferers by excuses are invited by
the ministry of Justice to submit depo
sitions to the judge OF the local court
The police are enforcing the restora
ton of pillaged property.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
she Knew .Hnn,let.v

Every one has n point of view, as a
serious minded young Englishwoman
found out when she propounded to
some working girls a scheme for
Shakespeare readings Hamlet" was
to be the first topic. and she dealt out
to the girls some copies and awaited
comments. The first came from girl
belonging to that immense army OF
bookfolders 50 familiar to all frequent
crs of working girls clubs. "Oh,
know this WELL" she said in superior
tone. "Rcally?" said the gratified
teacher. rs 1t your favorite play?
The girl looked at her pityinsly. "Lor'
l amt read it!' she chuckled. 1--WE
stock 'em Mt our place. I've nd 'un
dreds through my lands. 'Amlet? Sick
to death of 'inIw
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Eccentric John. Underwood.

John Underwood, who died Mt Whit.
tlesea. England, in 1913, left some odd
instructions for his burial His fortune
of 10000 went to his sister, provided
that no bell was tolled at his grave, no
relative followed his coffin and vari-
Gus other arrangements were carried
out. Six men only We're invited and re.
quested not to come in black" who
received 10 gulneas each for their serv-
Ices. Service over, un arch was raised
over the green painted coffin, with
"Non Omnis Mortar, 1888" inscribed
on white marble. The six men sang
the last stanza Of the Twentieth ode Of
the second book of Horace. The de-
ceased. who had been cofiined fully
dressed. had under his head Sanadow's
Horace" Mt his feet Bentley's mil
TOM in his right hand n Greek Tesla
ment and IN his left hand small
Horace" The six on repairing to his
house to cold repust had to sing the
Thirty-first ode and drink cheerful
glass before retiring ut 8 D. IN. This
done, directed the will, think no moro
of John Underwood"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the Proceedings in tho
Senate and House OF
Representatives.

Representatives.
Washington, June 2l.-The meat in
spection provision of the agricultural
appropriation bill was made the sub
ject of discussion in the senate Proc
tor. Bevelidge and Lodge finding fault
with the provision that the govern
ment pays the cost of inspections. Nor
gam celebrated the S2nd anniversary
of his birth by making long speech
for a sea level canal on the ithmus.
A night session was held at which the
sundry civil bill was considered with
out final action.
Twenty bills of more or less inter-
est We're passed by the house under
suspension of the rules. Among them
was measure apprOpriating $4,000
for the travelling expenses of the presi-
dent. and bills granting lands to the
state of Wisconsin for forestry pur-
poses. and authorizing the secretary Of
war to donate to the board Of trustees
of Nincennes. Ind. university obsolete
arms and other military equipment.
Washington. June %. The senate
declared for lock canal across the
isthmus Of Panama, by Il vote OF SO to
81. The remainder of the session was
devoted to the discussion of the amend
ment to the sundly civil bill appro-
priating $4,000 to pay the expenses of
the president when travelling, and the
subject was pending at adjournment
An executive session was held.
The house instructed it's conferrees
on the navy appropriation bill to con-
cur in the senate amendment requiring
that plans, etc, of the proposed big
battleship must be presented to con-
giess before it is ordered built, and
sent the bill back to conference. The
pure food bill was taken up, Mann OF
(. Illinois delivering lecture on adul
teration of foods.
4 Washington, June 23.-The senate
dropped the amendment to the sundry
civil bill appropriating $4,000 fol
presidential travelling expenses ani
passed separate bill for that purpose
Zip to 20-a party vote. Nearly the
whole day was used mp in debate OIL
the question. The sundry civil bill wa.
passed with the clause abolishing can
teens at soldiers homes. and join
} resolution wasadopted expressing sym
Iathy with the Jews in Russia. Al
executive session was held.
The house unanimously passed thu
senate resolution of sympathy for Rus
sian Jews and put in the balance o
the session on the pure food bill
debating 1t on every possible line, con
stitutional or otherwise. 1t was pend
ing Mt adjournment.
Washington. June %. The senat
sent the agricultural bill with the mea
, inspection provision to conference
, also the sundry civil bill. Several bill
, of no particular public interest wer
passed. An executive session was held
!, The house passed the pure food bill
, and adopted the conference report O.
the railway rate bill. The most Of tn
day was devoted to discussion Of tn
pure food bill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
A no,nilctical Repeater.

at was in small German congrega-
ton that heard Il preacher who when
lie had completed his introduction and
first point said, 4 have come to the
second head A man rose, rubbed his
eyes. folded his arms across his breast
and appeared ready for that head.
When it was finished he had overcome
the drowsiness and sat down. During
the calculation of the third head three
other men stood up. AT the close of his
sermon the preacher found all his peo-
pie asleep. AS he stopped they NIL look
ed up and seemed greatly relieved.
But the good man said, You have slept
all through the sermon, and as this Is q
sermon you all ought to hear will be-
gin 1t anew "-Ecclesiastical Review.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
How the nurro Eats Th,.tlcs.

How the Burro Eats ThtstlcS.
The Rocky mountain burro. one of
the most sagacious of animals, seeks
Tie thistle as Il favorite food. and the
puncent sp:nes with Which it protects
its leaves Mt every angle are doubtless
n recognition on its part OF this fond
ness of grazing animals for it. Few
experiences of frontier life are more
amusing than to watch the donkey's
attack upon Il large bull thistle. He
walks about it. seeking for favorable
opening, projects his lip gingerly
against its spines and jerks back as he
feels its pricks. He surveys 1t pensive-
ly for moment or two and then slow
ly raises his foot and strikes it, paus-
ing to watch the effect of the blow.
He then perhaps strikes it from the
other side and watches again. The
blows become rapid, and ut length 1t is
broken down and thoroughly tramplcd,
after which it is consumed to the last
vestige.-Countly Life In America.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Secretary Shaw is spoken Of as a
possible dark horse in the present
contest between the republican fac
tions in this state. The Secretary
is certainly daubed up enough with
corporation support to make the
color all right.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Correspondent Tells All He Has
Found Out About the Bialy-
stok DeviItry.
PAINTS A SLAUGHTER PICTURE
Figures That 100 Were Killed and
167 Wounded During the Riot.
Result of Three Days of Unrestrained
Butohery-Governme and Au-
thorities Acquitted of
Being Particeps
Criminis.

Grodno, Russia, June Blowing to
the refusal of the censor at Bialystok
to permit the free telegraphing of the
result of the investigation by the AS
there its correspondent came here. The
antt-Jewish rioting at Bialystok is now
ended. The troops are in full control.
When the correspondent arrived at
Bialystok Sunday morning the worst
was already over. but on all sides
there was revolving evidence of savage
bestiality on the part Of the blood
drunken mobs, which sacked and
burned the Jewish houses, shops and
stores.
Three Days of Unbridled Bloodshed.
For seventy-two hours. with a slight
abatement during the daytime, the
mad orgie of blood and pillage went
on unchecked. The inhumanity dis
played would have done credit to the
Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan in his
conquests of China and Central Asia
early, in the thirteenth century. Al
first police and troops urged on the
mob, but finally, when dismayed b!
the bloody deeds accomplished, they
reluctantly sought to obey the orders
of their superiors to put IN end to the
work of the rapacious bands of roughs
they were far beyond control Of the 10
| cal forces.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
New YORK;. Flr.t street Cleaner.

The Dutch housewives of old New
York, ever noted for their housekeep-
ing qualities, created the agitation
which resulted IL the appointment Of
the first public street cleaner in New
York in 1892. He was Laurens Van
der Speigle, baker. His daughter
married Rip Van Dam, who afterward
became governor of New York, an H.
lustration of the democracy Of that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Not to. he Neglected.

Mrs. RlIss-Herc is letter l want
you to post, dear. 1t is to my mlllincr,
countermanding an order for hat.
Mr.. Bliss-Here. take this bit of cord
and tie both my hands behind my back,
so that won't forget it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Your committee respectfully recommend.
and urges that county and township org .nlza
lions Do completed before the meeting Of The
izattons accompany the creda tlals from each
county.
BY order of the State Committee
Done at Des Moines. Iowa. May Is. 1876.
=. Is MORKlSEY, Chairman.
@. W. MILLER Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Anxious Parent Doctor. my daugh.
ter appears to be going blind, and she
is about to lie married. Doctor-Let
her so right on with the wedding. If
Anything can open her eyes. marriage
will.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

present in the cathedral arose and the
ceremonial began Immediately The
completion of the browning of King
Haakon was communicated by two
army signallers. wig-wagging across
the city, from the cathedral to the hill
batteries. The first gun, announcing
the tidings, doomed forth instantly and
then there was roar Of guns from
the ships and land batteries and the
bells of all the city churches began
ringing.
These sounds carried the tidings
over the city and harbor and the
echoes We're carried up and down the
ford. The browning of queen Maud
commenced Immediately afterwards.
Happy Adam.
The first monopolist was Adam. The
first consumer was Adam. Therefore
Adam had the unique and exquisite
pleasure of raising the price of beef
to the consumer and the equally great
pleasure OF kicking Mt the price put on
it by the trust Adam was the only
happy man.-Detroit Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Not Much of a Crime.
dF.om the Ruffaio Courier. \

An Iowa paper accuses Secretary
Shaw of killing his own boom" "
The punishment for killing little
thing like that ought not to be Sc
we're.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Mob Was Not Restrained.

During the rioting the Jews were
hunted down by ferocious pursuers,
who in the majority of cases We're not
content with killing more victims, but
tore them to pieces like wild animals.
And while this was in progress the
troops either stood idly by. or, as was
more frequently the case, fired into the
houses and shops where Jews were
concealed under the preteXt that they
believed them to be revolutionists, but
really to make way for the murderers
and plunderers who followed in the
soldiers wake
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
Defined.

The difference between speculation
and an Investment is that 1t is n specu-
lation when you lose,-Washington
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27
K1No uAAKoS VII. AND QUEEN MAUD.

King Oscar of Sweden when he re-
ceived the crown forty years ago. The
king and queen We're anointed on the
forehead and wrists only.
The ceremony was chiefly religious.
the bishop of Trondhjem and other
high church dignitaries taking the
leading part in CARRYING it out.
King Haakon is the first actual king
or independent ruler Norway has had
since 1914. when the union with Swe-
den was completed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Now don't ask any more questions
Little boya should not be inquisitive."
"Whats inquisitIve, pap