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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
The Republican Slogan.

Now Speaker Cannon has induced
President Roosevelt to join him In
making the paramount Issue for the
campaign for the election Of Congress,
which the Speaker so euphoniously ex-
presses as "standpat and pass the hat"
what are those Republicans, who be-
ieve the tariff should be revised, GO
South Dakota Republican convention
put itself ON record in favor of the
abolition of the tariff tax on lumber,
"for the benefit of the American home
builders and the protection of our for
ests." But If the voters of that State
elect the Republican candidates for
Congress and there is Republican ma
jority. Speaker Cannon and President
Roosevelt. unless the latter again
changes his mind, will refuse to allow
a bill to abolish the duty on lumber to
even be considered. 1t would be dan
gerous to disturb the lumber schedule,
or to relieve the people of the tax on
homes, because you know, or you
should know, that the tariff schedules
are so scientifically adjusted that to
disturb one paragraph of the sacred
edifice endangers the whole structure.
So the Republicans of South Dakota
can expect no relief from the tax on
homes, unless they determine to vote
for Democrats to represent them in
Congress, or pledge the Republican
candidates to keep out of the Republl-
can caucus for Speaker and vote for
the Democratic candidate for Speaker.
In Minnesota and Michigan similar
tariff ideas are prevalent. with even
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
Got Down the Big Bed.

For the first time In its history this
adjustable bed which has been stored
on the eleventh floor of the Planters
Hotel for many years was pressed into
service Monday night to accommodate
Sybrant Wesselius, a former railroad
commissioner of Michigan, who is
shortly below seven feet in height and
weighs more than 300 pounds.
When he registered Monday after
noon Mr.. Wesselius informed the clerk
that he would require an unusually
large bed. There was hurry-up call
for the janitor. and he was dispatched
to the garnet. The sleeping apparatus
was stretched to the limit. The head
of the bed touched the north wall of
the room and the foot pressed against
the washstand on the opposite side.
Stretched out for sleeping, Mr.. Wes-
selius covered easily thrce-fourths of
the couch.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

more pronounced ideas on reciprocity
with Canada; but the same obstacle
of the stand-pat program stares them
in the face, with similar necessity for
electing Democrats, or pledging the Re
publican candidates to keep out OF the
caucus, which once entered binds them
to the protectionists hand and foot.
In Massachusetts many Republicans
think free hides and free coal are nee
essary to preserve some of the great
Industries of that State, but similar
condition confronts them as their breth-
rem in the Northwestern States. Unless,
therefore, Congressman like George P.
Lawrence, Samuel w. Mccall, William
c. Lowering and John w. Weeks, who
had the courage in the last Congress
to stand up and be counted for reel
proclty, shall show still further indie
pendence Of the Republican machine
by keeping out of the caucus of the
Republican members of the House of
Representatives. and are prepared to
vote for Speaker who will not sup
press all efforts for tariff revision.
In Iowa the Republican convention
escaped a bolt by compromising with
the stand-patters, so the Republican
Congressman from that State, even
those that believe In tariff reform, will
be compelled to join III the procession
that considers it sacred duty to allow
the protectionist juggernaut to crush
them. Those Republican and independ-
ent voters of that State can only aid
tariff revision by voting for Democratic
candidates for Congress.
There are signs Of alarm in Republi-
can machine centers that show that
tariff reform sentiment is so strong
even with Republican voters that they
fear the result of the election in all
the close districts, but promises by Re
publican candidates for Congress that
they will vote for tariff revision are
felt to be worthless, as far ms the ac-
tion of the next Congress is concerned,
as they have been futile In the past.
The Republican voters who believe
their interests require tariff revision
have the result in their own hands.
They can accomplish 1t in two ways,
either by pledging Republican candi-
dates for Congress to keep out Of the
Republican caucus and vote only for a
Speaker who is pledged to tariff provi-
sion, or by voting directly for Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress and for
members of the Legislature who will
elect United States Senators who are
pledged to tariff revision. To vote for
Democrat is the holder step and
more certain to produce the result
aimed at.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
CROW AND JAP TONGUES AKIN.

The Two Languages Have Many
Words I'm CommOn-How Is lit
ut is not generally known that the
Grow Indian language is very much
akin to that of the Japanese" said
Col. s. G. Reynolds, government agent
at tue Crow Indian Agency.
That an Indian tribe 1000 miles
from the coast should have many words
in common with nation on the other
side of the earth is most remarkable
and opens line of theory and research
upon which ethnologists and linguists
can spend much time and study.
"Over on the Grow reservation, near
the Custer battlefield, lives negro
named Smoky Smoky was born on
the reserve and has been adopted into
the Grow tribe, so lie is an Indian.
He talks the Indian language better
than he does English. Smoky always
works around the agency, and usually
for the Indian agent.
Last year had Japanese cook
at the agency. Several days after he
came to work for me three Jap Sec
ton men from the Burlington rail-
roads gang came one evening to see
my cook. They were in the kitchen
jabbering away when Smoky came in.
"a few minutes later the negro came
into my library and told me the 'Japs'
We're talking Grow instead of their
own language. at that time 1 could
speak Indian only in a limited way,
but went into the kitchen and asked
my cook (who could speak English)
about 1t. To my surprise found that
Smoky was partially correct, and that
many Of the Japanese words were used
in the Grow language with identically
the same meaning. am not enough
of IN ethnologist to say where these
Identical words came from, or whether
or not the Crows and the japanese had
common origin. but 1t is curious fact
that these languages are very much
allke"-NeW York Times,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
THE HEART OF MoNTRosE.

Three of the most famous names In
Scotch history have recently been
linked together. The chain is hung with
pendants Of song and story, gesera-
tons Of daring and loyalty and self
sacrifice and deathless honor.
A few weeks ago Lochiel, chief OF the
Camerons, married Lady Hermione
Graham, daughter of the Duke Of Mont
rose. A part of their wedding jour-
ney was performed on foot through the
Highlands, along the paths which their
famous ancestors had trod In their bat
ties for the king.
From Loeb Arkaig, so celebrated in
all the stories of Prince Charlie, a boat
carried Lochiel and his bride to Ach-
nacarry, where piper, clad In the red
tartan of the Camerons, blew the vel
come home for the handsome pair.
At their wedding was announced the
engagement of the brides brother, the
young Marquis Of Graham, to Lady
Mary Douglas Hamilton. The marquis
is the eldest son and heir of the Duke
of Montrose. Lady Mary is the only
child of the late twelfth Duke of Ham
ilton, and the richest titled single wom-
an in all the United Kingdom.
She is direct descendant of James
H., King of Scotland, as well as great
great-granddaughter of the ill-starred
Empress Josephine. She possesses mag
nificent estates and residences in diff
ferent parts of Scotland and England,
her favorite of which is Brodlck Castle
on the island of Arran, over which Is
land and its five thousand inhabitants
she rules as virtual queen, with the
feudal title of the Lady of Arran.
The Duke of Montrose, father of the
brother and sister participating in these
two romantic marriages Is still in the
prime of life. His ancestors were ele-
waited to the Scotch peerage in the fiji
tenth century, and the first Marquis of
Montrose was probably the most bril-
liant soldier Scotland ever produced.
Everyone knows how well he fought for
his royal master, Charles L., and per-
ished on the scaffold for his loyalty.
| Last summer the Duke of Montrose
visited the United States on singular
quest, seeking the heart Of Montrose
The great marquis, before his execu-
ton, bequeathed to Lady Napier his
heart, which she had embalmed and in
closed in little steel case made of the
blade of the hero's sword. A gold
filigree box and silver urn further
protected the precious relic.
Generations later the urn and its
contents We're stolen, sold to Madura
chief, and became famous as a tails
man. By curious coincidence, the life
of the son of this chief was saved
from death by a descendant of the
Napiers, who availed himself of the
chiefs gratitude to regain possession of
tile heart of Montrose.
His family was arrested in France
during the French revolution, and the
famous urn again disappeared. For
many years the Dukes of Montrose have
sought to trace the relic, which is now
believed to rest In some private col
lection In the United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

would like to remove before 1t pene-
trates too deeply? Our happiness is
very sensitive to such little thorns
and If they are allowed to remain"
Gustav dropped the letter on the
table in amazement at what he had
read. Thorns in their happiness! Were
they, not as happy as 1t was possible
for two human beings to be? oh, these
mothers always are so prone to see
ghosts in broad daylight.
He picked up the letter to finish
reading it, but light steps were heard
on the garden path and he saw his
wife hurrylng toward the house.
"She need not know that have been
reading her mothers letter." he
thought, Undoubtedly she will read
1t to me, and then we can talk 1t
over" he thought as he put 1t down
on the table again.
But all day he waited in vain for
her to mention it. She never said a
word about it until the next morning,
when she said ooh, | forgot to tel!
YOU; had letter from home. Moth
er sends her love to you. They are
all well at home. She asks me to send
her some samples of worsteds."
"Was that all?"
"Yes; there was nothing else"
There 1t was, he thought Where
was now the thorn? For that there
u,os one he no longer doubted. or she
would have mentioned her mothers
foolish worries.
Now he knew. Every day he exam
ined the letters she gave him to mail,
until he found one addressed to her
mother. How heavy 1t was And she
had written SO much without telling
him word.
When he came to his office he care
fully opened the letter and read:
"You have no Idea, dear mother,
how often 1 have thought over your
letter before / knew just what to an.
swer. / will confess everything frank
ly SO that you may perhaps help me
to do everything to make Gustav
happy.
"You ask me If am happy. In
deed / am, mother, and still believe
/ understand what you mean when you
write of the little thorns. often feel
that piercing pain, but | am not quite
certain whether 1t is only my vanity
Which is wounded or my heart II you
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
can National Committee, to clear your
skirts of the scandal.
The Life of a Battle.h,p.

The Life of BattIeship.
The "new navy" is very rapidly be-
Ing retired to other uses, or to the
scrap heap. The cruiser Bancroft has
just been transferred to the revenue
service, and this Is the third ship of
the new navy" to go off the active
list, the. Philadelphia, built in 1899,
being the first, and the battleshlp
Texas, built in 1892, being the second.
The Philadelphia cost about $1,5O0,OOO
and the Texas over 100000. The
life of our war vessels therefore Is
about an average of fifteen years, and
the expenditure for repairs during that
period very nearly equals the original
cost. AS the large cruisers and battle
ships are worthless for other uses and
cannot be sold for use In the merchant
marine, we may expect to see In a few
years all the fine ships Of to-day
broken up as worthless. In case of war
the slow old battleshiIs are an lncum-
branoe, and the new and faster ones
which by the way cost two or three
times more than the old ones did,
would be compelled to limit their move
ments to the speed that their consorts
could develop.
This shows the vast cost of constant
ly building and repairing fleet of but
tleships, and the people who pay the
taxes should urge reasonable restric-
ton on these expensive playthings,
which are so costly and utterly worth
less in few years.
To show the extent to which other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
A LITTLE THORN.
.N~~~N

a OFTLY whistling merry tune,
- he opened the front door and
looked around. Where could
Else be? Otherwise she was always
standing in the open door awaiting his
Homecoming. He looked at his watch
and smiled. 1t was half an hour ear
lier than usual.
In the sitting room was her EN-
broidery and next to 1t an open let
ter In the handwriting of her mother.
Mechanically he picked 1t up and
read:
81 can hardly believe, dear Else, that
you have been really married a whole
month. That often think of you, you
know, but have never confessed to
you that sometimes am a little wor-
rled, because l, after all, know so very
little about Gustay's character and
that only from what you have told me,
and that occasionally l am little
afraid that you may not be perfectly
happy. Do not misunderstood me. l
do not doubt either your or Gustav's
ability to make each other happy. But
are you really and truly happy, my
dear child? Don't you ever feel as If
there We're a little thorn which you
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

countries, as well as the United
States, are. going in this race for SUI
premacy on the seas, news comes from
Italy that she is building battleshlp
that will far exceed the Dreadnought,
the latest English battleship, both in
size, armament and speed. How much
this war engine is to cost Is not stated,
but 1t must approach the f1fteen-million
mark. Thus the poor overtaxed and i'm
poverished people of Italy are to be
further stripped of their earnings for
a war vessel that it is safe to saw Will
never fire shot in real battle or pro-
tect the people of Italy from agrees
sion. The building of this sea monster
will, no doubt, excite President Roose-
Welt to. again recommend an appropria-
ton for a rival war vessel that will
outstrlp this latest creation.
1t is hardly possible to suppose that
this country and Italy can become SO
involved that powder would be burned.
unless strenuous administration OF
the future should want to try out" the
battle monsters instead of settling a
dispute by arbitration or mutual for
bearance
In consequence of the protection pol
icy of the Republican party, we have
but little merchant marine to protect,
so great navy is useless and expen-
sive luxury. and we have now more
than enough ships to police our seas
on our own hemisphere.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

Speaking of Irish bulls" remarked
Clerk Brownell, my wife had fun
ny introduction to one last evening.
She was standing on our front door
step, when woman with shawl
pulled over her head came hesitatingly
along the sidewalk. Seeing my wife,
the woman paused and said:
Pardon me, but are you acqualnt.
ed in this neighborhood?
"'Can you tell me where Mr.. Nc
Cloud lives? I understand he just died.
poor fellow San Francisco Chron-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
They Needed the Money,

A freight steamer once came into
Maropul, port on the sea of Azov,
which had among its cargo 100 pieces
of machinery numbered NJ. from 1 to
100. When the pieces We're unload
ed it was found that No. 81 was miss
ing, but two pieces numbered SO showed
that there had been an error, the final
tally being correct. But the custom
officials did not take this view of the
matter, the port being in need of funds,
so they fined the ship 500 rubles for
being short Of cargo as per manifest,
namely No. 81, and 1000 rubles for
muggllng-having two pieces number
ed SO when the manifest called for but
one.-Caroline Lockhart, in Lippn-
colts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
Folks Confession.

Governor Folk had just returned to
the state house, after flying trip
around the Ohio Chautauqua circuit.
He was dead tired and looked travel
worn.
Governor" said Secretary Woodsidc,
"why do you accept all these chautau-
qua invitations? Is it the speeches: 2"
The Governor smiled suave smile
MY dear boy" he said. chow limo
cent you are. It's the inWoductions. >
st, Louis PostrDlspatch,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
TRY I'll!

In the green fields an the town
Trouble makes us bow;
Hard to sing that trouble down,
But-try it, anyhow!
Any way the weather goes
Don't you feel forlorn;
Try to sing about rose
And forget the thorn!
Sorrows bound to come to all
Be 1t late or soon;
But the very raindrops fall
With a dancin' tune!
Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

"Do you think a man can be In two
places Mt once?"
mo, but hog can. I saw one do 1t
in street car to-day."-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

On the Great Day, when st. Peter
opens his book will the truth finally
come out about those great chances
Mother might have had If she hadn't
married FatAae}
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

The Captain of the Airy Fairy-Ill
shoot the first man who lays hands on
a parachute! The ship is not on fire,
1 tell you! We are merely passing over
Pittsburg Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

We judge ourselves by what we feel
capable Of doing, while others Judge
us by what we have already DONE
LongfellOw.
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|'k(naxSCienCe
IS sssllIlyention
0~o~0o~>~

A singular spring lately discovered
In New Mexico discharges a saturated
solution of sodium sulphate at TEN.
perature of no degrees f. The weight
of the liquid is 10 90 pounds per gal.
Ion, that of distilled water being only
8 1-3 pounds The overflow from the
spring has solidified into a perfectly
level, snow-white bed Of sodium salts,
miles In extent
In Brookside Park, Cleveland, a
concrete bridge has just been opened
to traffic which is said to possess some
novel features. 1t is believed to be
the --LATEST semiellipse of concrete ever
constructed without a heavy re-en.
forcement Of steel. Its elliptical form
is perfect, with major axis Of so
feet and n semiminor axis of only 8
feet. In other words, the rise of the
arch is less than one-tenth of the span.
The entire stomach was first sue
cessfully removed by Schlater of Zu-
rich In 1897. B. Vassallo, surgeon
OF Argentina, reports having now per-
formed seventeen pylorectomles and
considers the gravity of these opera
tons more apparent than real. -Four
months after the last complete removal
of this organ the patient was in excel
lent health, with no inconvenience ex-
cept the necessity of eating often and
but little ut time.
Scaslckness is proven by DIR. Charles
Dawson to be common effect of earth
quakes. The feeling of nausea may
be produced by shocks lasting not more
than eight or ten seconds, and whose
vibrations have n total range Of only
a small fraction of an inch and in one
slight English earthquake-too small
to injure any buildings-about one OBJ
server In fifty was affected. The feel
ing usually lasts few minutes,
though sometimes perslsting an hour
or more.
Prof. j. II. Poynting recently de-
sorlbed before the Royal Society an
"electric-touch" measuring machine
which gives results superior to any OBJ
tainable with the usual mechanical
touch" machines. The underlying prin-
ciple is that electric contact is substi-
tuted for mechanical contact in de.
termining, for instance, the thickness
of gage or plate. Readings with the
new machine are taken with ease and
certainty to one two-hundred and fifty.
thousandths of an inch, and even one
quarter of this can be obtained If de-
sired.
1t may surprise many readers tt
learn that ores of lead and other met
ais may contain sufficient water to in
crease very materially their weight
This fact is the basis of a decision
recently rendered by the United State!
general appraisers. that customs off
Gals have no right to compel impor
appraisers to pay duty on moisture IL
ores. In the case on which the decis
ion was based. one car of lead ore
coming from British Columbia, weigh
ed 62,O5O pounds gross, but with til,
moisture removed, only G0,373 pounds
The figures for another car were re
spectively 65,1O0 pounds and 63,O5l
pounds. The local appraisers applied
to the moist ore the percentage of Leaf
found In dried sample, and this tn
general appraisers decided was wrong
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

Trade journals, devoted to the inter.
ests of retail druggists, are well sup
piled with advertisements, Offering, for
a consideration, formulas that will pro-
duce '.ice cream at ridiculously low
price. Whether such concoctions will
pass inspection as articles of pure food
may be quite another question.
One Of these advertisers, doing bust
ness in Mississippi, says: II use no
eggs, no gelatine, no cooking. My
cream is rich, highly favored, smooth
as velvet, heavy body. Cost, not to ex-
coed AZ cents gallon. Receipt for So"
Another says: lice cream made with
my - is as smooth as velvet, adds
richness to poor cream, cheaper than
good gelatin. Cannot be detected where
gelatin can. Replaces egg whites In
sherbets and ices"
Yet another says: g. improves
quality, decreases cost; the only pro.
duet that does not taste In ice cream,
when liberal quantity is used; de-
creases cost of ingredients, Increases
bulk" etc.-Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

When man catches big string of
fish, how he loves to carry it along
the main street of the town in which
he lives! All Of us like to display our
big catches In other lines,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

Base natures Joy to see hardship
happen to them they deem happy
Sir p. Sidney.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29

The inventor of the tide table never
saw the sea In bis Afe,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-29
investigation Necessary,

For the next two years, at least, &C.
tual legislation on Democratic lines is
out Of the question, because the Repub-
ican Senate will veto 1t. Yet, as it is
important to elect Democratic House
of Representatives in order to prevent
further Republican legislation by Con-
gress and thus to check legislative
abuses, it is all the more Important, as
it will lead to the election of Demo-
cratic President and so check Execu-
tive usurpation, which may be made to
cover the whole field of legislation as
well as that Of diplomacy, as the his
tory of the Roosevelt administration
plainly foreshadows.
A Democratic House of Representa-
tives is also necessary to investigate all
the departments of the government for
the exposure Of scandals already ac-
complished has shown that there is
much vet behind the curtain that has
been suppressed as party necessity.