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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
FAR AWAY.

Tia old home, the old home,
The pumpkins in the cellar the
The paths used to games
The loads of smelly clover that the horses
The creek beyond the orchard, the
Tbe fields of noddng daisies the fields housandeyed
The memory of yesterdays, birds that o call
And then another memory-the little
Oh, blue oh, eyes; maid ago.
- just little fellow, true;
1t was just schooboy fancy, would
But smiling just the you to do;
And I'm walking walking with glad
Down the dusty wisty highway country school,
And the old cat birds hooking In their clad
And the maple bending
oh, GIRL oh sweet girl girl Of long ago.
The between of rue
was just a little fellow, you loved YOU so
can red lips smiling do.
In checkered Bingham pnafore--
Who hasn't got sweetheart Of long apo
Some he brought red apples
Some to dream Of sometimes say loved her
Houston - ~
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Gompers' labor bills, which the Con.
gresham so strongly opposes, could be
reported from committee they would
pass the House to-day" by "an over
whelming vote
But perhaps Congressman Littleheld
Is trying to magnify his own import
ance as an opponent of the demands of
organized labor or is the Republican
party so scared that 1t is at last ready
to concede every thing and anything to
appease the wrath of the workingmen?
The Cost of Living.
The Charity Organization Society of
New York find so many people In that
city without adequate incomes, al
though constantly employed that a
committee of eleven made up Of such
men as Homer Folks, former tenement
house commissioner, ard Professor
Franklin II. Giddings of Columbia Col
lege have been selected to investigate.
1t is intended to find out just what it
costs family Of five persons to live
on in comfort in these times of high
trust prices That having been ascer-
tanned, the society proposes to enter
upon the important task Of persuading
employers to pay at least correspond
ing minimum wage scale. 1t will be
well for the investigators to also dis
cover the cause of why this army of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
VALUE OF THE ARCHITECT.

Public Not Generally Informed as to
His True Worth. Z =
The real necessity for education in,
architecture, In our minds, is.snpt to
teach the public what is good .archl-
lecture so much as to bring them to a
closer appreciation of the function the
architect plays in public work. To
many people he is still sort of upper
craftsman, less businesslike than n ma
son, not as practical MS a carpenter,
but one who Increases the Gust of a
building from some unknown reason
and keeps the builders all guessing.s.
Any one who looks back ever the
progress of the profession in this coun-
try for the last quarter of century
can readily appreciate how mpdern a
thing the American architect is and
how little he is understood The nation,
the cities, the individuals have thrown
opportunities at the profession. with
both hands. Tbs profession has never
been quite equal to it, but has made a
brave fight and is fighting still.
w I'LL W. soy That lhG DuullC NDDEe-
clates architecture we do not mean
that the appreciation is a.-klowing or
an intelligent one. 1t simply likes a
large, handsome piece of building con-
struction, and, generally speaking, the
public that goes by on the street will
take kindly to the really good archl-
tectural monuments.
There is, however, beyond n question
great work to be done, and TIL. sug-
gestion to educate the public by means
of the creation of museums of arelitec-
ture is one which deserves careful con-
slderation and which il carried out
very generally would undoubtedly do a
great deal to bring about the desired
results.
1t is safe to say that the collection
of architectural casts in the Met:opoli-
tan museum at New York Is studied
and admired more than any other one
feature of that magnificent collection,
and there ought to be similar collections
In all of our large cities. Whether the
time is yet ripe for them to be inde-
pendent collections is question.
Even now nearly all Of our muse
ums have more or less general collec-
ton of architectural casts and if these
could be enlarged so as to be more
specific In their illustratlons-to in
clude models of complete buildings OF
the best type, with, examples of decora-
tons of furnished interiors and with
perhaps in connection Herewith exhibi-
tions of architectural drawings--they
would become powerful Educational
agents. Brickbullder. Ae ---+- 4.
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herring, box of oranges and peck of
onions in the other window were equal
~ familiar.
The snow had melted off, leaving the
winters accumulation of debris scat
tered over the black, puddly surface Of
the earth. There was a depressing driz-
zle, through which the Jagged outlines
Of the houses doomed blackly against
the murky sky.
Ruth stepped gingerly down on to
the sloppy sidewalk, her skirts held
high, and her straight little nose tilted
quite out of its ordinary angle. In
spite Of 1t all, though, her brown eyes
sparkled, and there was hint of a
smile on her pretty, firm lips. She
walked as rapidly as she could under
the circumstances down the muddy
streets, and with sigh of relief clicked
the gate shut behind her.
The low-browed little house beyond
the gate looked us sullen as any of
them, but the light flashed up just then,
and her mother opened the door.
BLESS her dear hearth" she said.
In gentle. solicitous voice, "if she isn't
just completely mired down. Here's
your slippers an wrapper an every
thing to get right into"
Ruth slipped out of her muddy
clothes and into the soft, clean wrapper.
with little gurgle Of satisfaction.
"Oh," she exclaimed, chow good and
respectable feel"
Mrs. Wing picked up the discarded
heap.
"How dreadfully they do smell of to-
bacco smoke. Ruthie dear!" she said.
with as much of sniff as her mild
voice was capable of.
Il expect So" Ruth answered, with
a little laugh; II believe half the farm
ers In the county came in and sat
around the stove visiting. The smoke
was SO thick sometimes, you couldn't
tell who they We're; ana couldn't even
stay up at my end Of the store. Jim
has the grippe and wasn't there TODAY.
30 had to go oven and help on the
grocery side. There wasn't very big
dry goods trade, anyway; two spools of
thread and some dress Innings. Oh,
yes. Mr.. Peters got a calico dress for
his wife"
"Was 1t pretty, Ruth?" Mrs. Wing
asked anxiously.
We'll, ] should say. Do you remem-
Der that old purplish piece we have
had 80 long? He took that because Mr..
Spencer said I could let him have 1t
half a cent cheaper on the yard"
"Oh, dear!" Mrs Wing murmured
sorrowfully. 81 was SO in hopes she'd
have something pretty once. Come.
dearie. supper's ready, and / know you
need 1t. just don't see how you can
keep 50 bright"
Ruth blushed rather self-consciously,
and II was considerably later, almost at
the end of the cream toast and eggs,
before she made little announcement.
II had letter from Mr.. Willard to-
day, mother. He is coming down on the
8 O'Clock train tonight"
Mrs. Wings mild, sweet face began
to look troubled.
Il don't mean to Interfere, Ruthie
dear, hut am dreadfully afraid he is
going to ask you to marry him. He's
been coming pretty nearly every week
lately"
well, mother, If be did, would you
mind. Can't you like himT There was
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TWO GODS.

A boy was born mid little things,
Between a little world and sky
And dreamed not of the cosmic rings
Round which the circling planets fly
BE lived in little works and thoughts,
Where little ventures grow and plod.
And paced and ploughed his little plots
And prayed unto his little God.
But as the mighty system grew,
His faith grew faint with many scars
The Cosmos widened in his view
But God was lost among his stars.
Another boy in lowly days,
As he, to little things was born,
But gathered lore in woodland ways,
And from the glory of the morn.
As wider skies broke on his view,
God greatened in his growing mind;
Each year he dreamed his God anew,
And left his older God behind.
He saw the boundless scheme dilate,
In star and blossom, sky and clod:
And as the universe grew great. q
He saw in 1t greater God.
New England Magazine.
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clerks aud employees on small salaries

cieFhS auu employees on small salaries
and all the great lower middle class Of
the republic cannot make both ends
meet, although practlcing the greatest
economy. What has caused this great
advance in prices? Where Is the boast
ed prosperity produced by the Repub-
lican party when one of the greatest
charity organizations of the country
finds 1t necessary to aid large class
of the community?
Under the present protective tariff
system the committee will discover the
cost of living has not only advanced
nearly so per cent, but is still increas-
Ing. Nor are the people of the cities
the only sufferers, for all consumers
feel the same pinch of these increasing
prices, although not to the same extent,
for their incomes have expanded some
what to meet the new high range Of
prices The wages Of organized labor
have been increased, though only in the
very well organized trades has the ad-
vance been equal to the increase in
prices. The average increase of wages
of all labor being only about 20 per
cent, willie the increase must be so
per cent to bring them out even.
When this committee has discovered
how much 1t costs an average family 10
live, before attempting the task of in
ducing employers to pay higher wages,
it should bring Its powerful influence
to work on the Republican standpat
Senators and Representatives to revise
the tariff that has fostered and pro-
tects the trusts in advancing the price
of their products so that while there
is prosperity for the corporations, there
is restitution for many.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
RHINoCERos BATTLES.

William Cotton Oswell, who made
his second expedition into tile interior
Of southern Africa in 1S47, had two
terrible experiences with rhinoceroses.
His son, in the lately published biogra-
ply of his distinguished father. re-
cords these adventures.
He had one pre-eminently good
horse, Stael, the very pick Of all he
ever had In Africa, fast and most
sweet-tempered, and so fearless that
he would without whip, spur, or any
urging, carry his master right up to a
lion and stand perfectly nloti0nless
within few feet of the brute while
Mr.. Oswell fred. I.
Returning to camp one evening on
Stael, he fired both barrels Of his rifle
at a white rhinoceros. Instead Of drop
ping or boiling, it began to walk to-
ward the smoke.
Oswell turned his horse, only to find
thick bush was against its chest. Be-
fore he could fell it the r6lnoeerds
drove Its horn In under the hpTk s aIih
threw horse and rider into the air with
such terrific force, that the point OF the
horn pierced the saddle. 5 s. ~
As they fell. the stirrup-ircn scalped
his bend for space four inches in
length and In BREADTH He scrambled
to his knees, and saw the horn actu-s
|sally within the bend of his leg. With
the energy of self-preseryaticn he
sprang to his feet, but after lettering
n step or two tripped and came to the
ground. The rhinoceros passed within
a foot without hurting him.
AS he rose for the second time his
after-rider came up with another gun
Half-puliing him from his horse, Os-
we'll mounted 1t, and gallopeds after
land caught the rhinoceros. Keeping
back the piece OF scalp with his left
hand, he held the gun to his shoulder
with his right, and shot the brute
dead.
On the return journey to the Cape
he met with the most serious accident
of his life. Stalking two rhlnoceroses
he was lying fat when they came with
in twenty yards of him. The nearer OF
the two came near stepping on him.
Hoping that his sudden appearance
from the ground would startle her and
so give him chance Of escape, he
sprang up and dashed alongside of her
to get In the rear, his hand being on
her as he passed.
She Immediately gave chase. A.
quick turn saved him for the moment;
the race was over in the next. As the
horned snout came tapping round his
thigh he rested the gun on the long
Ehead, and, still running, fred both bar
rels; but with the smoke he found
himself sailing through the air, and 1t
was mt until three hours later that
he recovered Consciousness, to find
deep cash in,this thigh, eight inches
long. down to the bones In all its
length si22s1
For nearly four weeks, unable to get
to- the wagons, he made his bed under
a bush. ~. So $50.
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Observation-Disclosures,
His Wife > $
For Five Minutes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

@ lilly sat looking dlsconsolately
Jo0 out upon the chimney tops.
81 never dreamed could owe
so much money!" he groaned. 81 guess
owe all there is in the world 81, 500.
Here Pm engaged to Ellen, and the old
gentleman writes he will give me $1,000
the day we are married. and shall be
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In the Bench Pavilion,

Gussie Gunn-Er-may have the
next waltz with you?
Miss Observation-Disclosures Belle Fly
err told me you didn't dance.
Gussie-Perlsh the thought, my dear.
Why, danced with her the other even
ing.
Miss Tabasco-Perhaps that is the
reason she said so.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

character most people 1t would them also from
great DEAL and afford them many hints as to the best
to pursue for in life Many people have
a dread Of being "mpertinent to themselves They re.
mind me of the man Mark Twain described who would
never look at himself in looking glass without he had
kid gloves on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

what shall we name baby sister?'.
asked mother of her little 4-year-old
daughter.
Call her Early, mamma; that's a
pretty name"
"Earlys That is not little girls
name.'
"oh, yes, 1t is! Don't you remem.
Der you read to me about a little girl
who was to be the May queen, and who
wanted her mother to call her Early?n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

Trust Magnntes Help G. o. p.
The Republican County Committee of
New York, in the sworn statement of
its receipts and expenditures for cam
paign purposes, received $110.O22, of
which 1t expended $103,752. The con-
tributors were chiefly the frenzied
financiers of Wall street. How faith
fully these trust and railroad magnates
stick to the Republican party and come
up smiling with their contributions
when danger threatens the party of
protectionism, plumber and pelf. The
question is would they have come down
50 literally to elect Mr.. Hughes gov
crnor unless they had known that he
would do nothing to uproot their spe-
cial interests, which are SO opposed to
the welfare of the people?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Dick Wins.

! . y .
Two brothers, aged 0 and 10, respec.
lively, pupils in public school of
Washington, were recently absent for
n period of two weeks. When the elder
of the boys returned to his class he
brought note from his father stating
that the cause of the absence of his
children was Illness.
where's your brother Dick2" asked
the teacher. as he still sick?"
Eyes. ma'am," replied the pupil, "he's
still In bed with broken arm"
I'm sorry to hear 1t. How did 1t
happen?"
"Well, 1t was this way. ma'am. You
see, Dick and l were trying to see
which could lean out of the second
story window the furthest, and Dick
won" Evening Wisconsin.
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Growl. md shricks.

"Did you know that noises had been
Issuing from Russell Sage,s graye?"
Good gracious, no! Are you sure7"
Practically; Mrs. Sage has given
$1,000 to charity."-Houston Post.
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Blntl

The food inspectors wife was look
Ing over her husbands note book.
George" she said, "how do you pro-
nounce the last syllable Of this word
'butterineT"
1.-The last syllable" the inspector an.
swered, sis always silent."-St Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
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Republican,. and Labor Legislation

Republicans and Labor Liquidation.
Now the excitement of the election is
over and Republican politicians can for
the time open their hearts to the pro-
tected trust masnates, we are begin
ming to learn some truths about labor
legislation. Congressman Littlefeld
told convention Of manufacturers and
employers at New York that II Mr..
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home is found by thousands. Biuebeard, expect COM
menced his course gradually. and dare say that he
realized that he not husband of tender dispo
sition. AS to extravagant wives have known woman
who managed once time to keep house comfortably
on $3.50 year bring ruin to her husbands head when
his Income $1,000, all through not being able ito
make ends meet and who could believe that she
was extravagant
An occasional hour or so of self-questionlng would
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

one fesh;" the halves of harmonious whole. For
which marriage can be a happy one in which
there is not complete and thorough sympathy between
the two who Joined in the .holy estate"
1t is for wonder that marriages turn out
WE'LL rather than that failures, when
fleets how often young girl stands at the altar to utter
the words which bind her for better worse for good
or evil with only the most superficial knowledge If any,
of her husbands past of his real characters his true dis
position. If only knew men know men,
and If knew women know women, there
might fewer weddings but marriage would to
be lottery and be pleasant in which all prizes
and no absolute blanks would be the rule.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
A Fnir Divide wanted.

The tariff protected trusts having In
creased the cost OF living nearly 80 per
cent, for which the Republican leaders
are responsible by standing pat, the
voters ut the late election gave the G.
o. z. jolt just to remind ii that pa
thence was ceasing to be virtue. Two
or three corporations, closely allied
with the Republican party, therefore
gave notice that the wages of their emf
ployes will be raised 10 per cent and
their organ, the Pittsburg Gazette
Times, boasts: "The very first thing
that triumphant Republicanism does is
to raise wages all around This open
confession that triumphant Republi-
canism" is closely allied with the trusts
and corporations should be kept IN
mind by those who only get 10 per cent
to pay SO per cent increase on what
they have to spend and prepare to
make the next jolt they administer to
the party of trusts and special privi-
leges enough harder 80 as to force the
corporations to make a fair divide of
their protected profits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

Gunner-I see where a man In tie
southwest had twenty-three children
and then disappeared. What do you
think of that?
Guyer-Why, that was nothing un-
usual.
Gunner-What?
Guyer-Why, twenty-three -skidoo!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

Old bachelors are men who lave
given narrIaEe serious thought.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

The practice of fencing has been re-
vived among young Japanese noble
women
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aNo WOMAN POLITICIANS
BY Pope Plus x.

The church bIesses every movement tending
to raise the intellectual and social level of
humanity. We ought all to work, and why
should not women do their part? They should
study everything, with of course, the excep-
ton of theology. They should become law
yers, doctors and teachers. The care of the
poor Is In all Its forms woman's calling
above all What is the exercise of Christian
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

Probably more young mem would be
able to earn their own living If they
didn't have fathers to support them.
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WHY MARRIAGE is THE GREAT LOTTERY.
BY Helen OldfeId.

Marriage essentially is a partnership the
closest possible association known to human
ity, and as such necessarily implies commu-
nifty of Interest between man and wife. In all
legendary myth woman is said to have been
created as mate for man; and in Genesis we
are told that the Lord God, saying "Is is not
good for man to be alone" made Eve as ian
helpmeet for him." "And they twain shall be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26

The chronic croak has to draw straws
with the chronic bras as to which u
the more unpopulars
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charity except maternity in the widest of the word2
Women in Parliament! The idea is preposterous Men
there blunders sufficient At most, exer-
else indirect influence on politics in urging their male
kindred to vote argh But before ALL they should bring
up their children in the consciousness of their Civic du
ties. But let us have no women politicians
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Indianapolis Sun.

that would suffer for such partial re-
vision, and would be aided by other
Congressman representing other inter
ests who would fear their turn might
come that enough votes will be cast in
caucus to defeat revision. But here
again is another dilemma for the Re-
publican party, for with a majority Of
fifty, or Whereabouts, 1t only requires
about twenty-five tariff reform Republi
cans to create party schism, and with
80 many districts very close politically.
and with strong tariff reform senti
ment amongst quite 4 percentage Of
their constituents, enough boilers might
desire to see bill reported, that a roll
call would show they We're favorable to
reform. But such division of senti-
ment, just prior to national election,
would emphasize the fact that the Re-
publican party was spit on the tariff
issue, and that might be disastrous.
There are indications that the agrea.
ment between President Roosevelt and
Speaker Cannon to prevent tariff revis
Ion from being considered, does not ex-
tend until the next presidential election.
as the standpatters intimate, for Secre-
tary Taft, in his speech at Cleveland,
Ohio, uttered sentiments on tariff revis-
ion which SAVIOR of heresy to the stand
pat doctrine, for speaking for himself
alone" he ventured The opinion that
conditions have sufficiently changed
since the passage of the Dingley Act "to
require revision of the present tariff
so as to remove the inequalities and
excesses." 1t Is hardly likely he would
have gone that far If he did not know
that Mr.. Roosevelt was Of the same
opinion, for he had, the day before he
made that speech, conference with
the President, and doubtless outlined
the ground he would cover, which the
President must have agreed to.
Democrats and Republican tariff re-
formers can therefore help to force the
tariff issue to be taken up by the Six
tieth Congress- by urging their Repre-
sentatives to action and by getting their
neighbors to do likewise. If it does not
have the effect of making the Republic
can Congress pass tariff reform meas
ure, 1t will Mt least lay the ground
work for the election Of tariff re-
former for President and a Congress
that will spurn standpatism as a bmid
do-nothing policy that is un-American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
BACHELORS ARE ABNoRMAL1r1Es.

In the long run, what upholds the family
will uphold the state. The state cannot ex-
list without the home. If the home is left
out. none Of that solid moral fiber can exist
in the nation which must come from home vir-
tues. Good morals are nothing less than the
regularities and the ordinaries of social life
between morals and religion There can be
no dividing line Good morals are constit