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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
TWO CONFLICTS UP IN BRITISH HOUSES Parliament Will Assemble for
 Work Tuesday, CHAMBERLAIN Is STILL IN Irish Question Promises May Come Up, but Many Believe It Will
 Go Over Till the Next
 Session.
CHAMBERLAIN IS STILL IN

London, October 2.-Parllament will re- assemble next Tuesday with two sefIous controversies before it and the meeting 10 public questions. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, the premier, has returned to town. He intends to resume the active direction of parliamentary affairs
 A meeting of the cabinet has been called for tomorrow, after which the premier will have an audience with king Edward, and the work of the session will be definitely determined Joseph Cham berlains recent illness promises to re- move him temporarily from the galaxy of bold and brilliant parliamentary orators but he sends word that his indisposition will be of but brief duration and that he expects to return before long and cont 70 his tariff propa ganda.
 Ther~ on some talk that Arthur Balfour will gls~ lace to another leader of the opposition, but in spite of this the indications are that MT. Balfour will continue in his old place with Lord Lans- downe, directing the opposition forces In the house of lords.
 Marked by Two Conflicts.
 It Is not likely that the government will initiate any legislation beyond that foreshadowed in the Kings speech, to- gether with that which was left over from the spring sitting. The session which be- gins Tuesday will be marked by two con- fiicts, one between the house of lords and the house of commons over the edu- cation bill and the other between the government and the labor party over the workmens compensation bill
 During the recess now coming to a close the socialistic wing of the labor party has opposed tlre government can dldates and the present measure Is con- sdered something of test of the gov ernments ability to hold support of the labor members of the house of commons The controversy between the house of lords and the house of commons over the education bill especially in the matter of religious instruction, may lead to seri- ous consequences and possibly cause an appeal to the country. The house of lords shows little disposition to yield to the lower house. and the main purpose of the bill, that of giving the country a better educational system, Is for the time being fogotten in the intensity of strife between the two houses.
 Irish Question May Break Out.
 The Irish question is slumbering vol cano which may break out at any mo- ment but there is believed to be aG un- derstandlng that 1t will go over to the next session for full disposition. 1t is believed, however, that James Bryce, chief secretary for Irleand. may before the adjournment, disclose the govern ment's proposals concerning Ireland, al- though 1t Is considered more likely that the government will prefer to postpone agitation by putting off a declaration of its Irish policy until the last moment. In the meantime the Irish leaders In the United States are indicating that the gov ernment's concession of anything short of complete home rule will be unaccept- able to the Irish party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
Steamer Arrives in Tow.

New York, October 21.-The Southern Pacific company's steamer Fl Valle ar rived today in tow of the companys s steamer Eldorado. The Fl yalie left Gal weston for New York September "A She lost her rudder during the hurricane which damaged the southern coast and was picked up by the Norwegian Gwsard, and lowed into Port Eads on October l. The EIdorado took the disabled Fl Valle in tow and brought her safely to an anchorage off Seabright. Heavy weather was experienced during the entire voy- age from Port Eads. Tugs will be sent to tow the Fl Valle to her dock in this city.
 Negroes Drown in Salboat. Beaufort, s. C., October 21.-A sail fer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
Neoroes Drown in saiIboat.

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25

3. /. y
away while awaited his return, till
one Christmas eve, nearly twenty years
ago, learned, just as you have done
that he was killed far away on the
other side of the world. i have never
loved since or married. for my heart
lies buried in far-of Japan; but my
great loss taught me iife's secret-tc
live for others happiness, making their
lives SO complete that no one can fiji
your place, when the time comes to
leave all earthly things behind"
He pressed my hand but made no re.
ply.
1--WE sail for Jamaica next week
Paul and I. Come with us, cher ami
and among new scenes and people begin
your life anew"
The room was dark now except for
the light of the blazing logs, and /
lighted the lamp and drew the curtains
across the windows. Outside the crisr
winter air was full of holiday cheer
the voices of merry shoppers and clam,
and din Of the street coming softly ia
our ears.
Come tomorrow, mam'selle," he
said, land you shall haf my answer.
Seeing he wished to be alone, | bnde
him good night and went AWAY, leaving
him alone with his great sorrow.
On the next day 1t was nearly noon
before Paul and reached Andres
shop.
h A light snow had fallen, making ey.
erything look cold and cheerless about
the place. The curtains of the. front
room were tightly drawn. the lamp
burned dimly on the table. while only
the charred logs remained in the little
fireplace. =
We called Andre name, but the echo
of our voices was the only reply, so we
hurried into the work shop In the rear.
Andre was there. kneeling before the
empty kiln, against which his arms
rested supporting his head. Clasped in
his hands We're the letter of-death and
the little wooden crlcifix, the gift OF
Yyonne long ago. while the beautiful
ampulla, the crown OF his worldly am
bition, lay about him crushed into a
thousand fragments.
Paul drew me back gently.
1--WE sail alone, .Minna,' he said.
Poor Andre has gomez -
1t was all too true. Just MS. success
and happiness We're in his grasp
though far from home in foreign
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
RISE OF ILLINOIS CAPITAL.
sprinEfield,s First Court House was
of Logs and Cost S42.

II ~ % r.
sDrinEfield's First Court House was
of Logs and Cost s42.
The sangamon River of Illinois
flows through the heart of garden
as itch and fertile as the one which
the Euphrates watered in the far dis.
tant days of Adam and Eve. The
County of Sangamon was formed out
of a vast, yerdant solitude of 800 square
miles. Three commissioners were chos-
en- to set In motion county organiza-
tlon of government, and they met, with
out delay. at the cabin of John Kelly
on Spring Creek, a tributary of the
Sangamon. Kelly. had wandered Into
the State in 1918 and had built HIM
self cabin on the edge of, a, green
bordered stream which he had named
Spring Creek.
The Sangamon officials sent forth
their report regarding the. establishment
of a temporary county seat of Justice
and agreed that sit should be called
by the name Of Springfield" A con-
tract was made ut once for a court
house of rough logs to contain one
room ample for court, and with plenty
of space for the Offices of county off
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
spendthrif.. Of the west.


If Horace Greeley were alive to-day
i doubt If he would still give to young
men the unqualified advice to go west
and grow up with the country, says a
Californian, The west is still good
place to, make money, hut not good
place to get rich. believe a man can
build. up. competence more easily In
the east than lie can In the land be-
yond the Missouri River. 1t is too much
case of easy comes, easy goes" CAL
tfornians are the most extravagant per-
SONS in the world. San Francisco is
the most extravagant city in the world
Young men find it easy to make money
there and they find it still more easy
to spend 1t. AS a result they are In
clined to waste early opportunities.
There are still number of good
placer mines in the foothills not far
from Stockton. While was out there
last summer met young chap who
was working a claim and making good
money out of 1t. His lnck attracted
buyers and he sold out for $4,000. He
took the first train for San Francisco,
and saw him when he came back,
six weeks later, without a. penny He
even had to sell part of his clothes to
get together another mining kit. He
hadn't the slightest regret over the
manner In which he had blown his
money, for he was still talking Of the
o.. L.. ~ u =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
Cairo. New and Old.

While modern Cairo is beautiful,
and the old portion very interesting,
l shall always remember the town
particularly because of the crowds Of
tourists Ihave seen. In India, ] rode
in a railroad train all of one day, and
only four tourists took their meals in
the dining car attached to the train.
Everywhere in India l remarked the
absence of tourists, and the great pre-
parations that had been made to en-
terrain them; but If you visit Egypt
during "the season." you will never
cease wondering that the world has
so many idle people able to CAD about.
In mornings drive, we meet liter
ally hundreds of carriages containing
tourists. On the seat besides every
driver rides a guide, squawking par
rot history. At the next great expo
sition, the concession known as THE
Streets of Cairo should have a tourist
feature.-E. w. Howe's Editorial Let
ter on Cairo to Atchison (Kan.)
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
SOAP BUBBLE RACES

~
Soap bubble races are great fun,
and exciting up to the last moment,
for one may be within an incn of the
goal and lose by having his soap bub-
BILE burst.
The contestants should start evenly
at one end of the room, while at the
other end is the winning line, which
probably can be represented by a
seam in the carpet.
Each player is provided with fan,
preferably the one-stick kind which
will not open or SMUT. At a given sig
nal each player starts to blow his
bubble, and then shaking it to the
floor, fans 1t toward the winning line.
If it bursts before any bubble has
crossed the line he may go back and
start again. The first player across is
the winner, says the Washington
Star. To make the game more diff
cult the bubbles may be required to
!, pass between two upright posts il
stead of merely crossing the line, or
it may be played like football, with
goals at4each end. In this case some
one half way between must blow a
bubble. while the players fan 1t In
opposite directions.
Soap bubble football would not be
condemned by the most civilized of
colleges.
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Venice for His.

Marion Crawford gave recently a
dinner in Rome, and during the din
ner the talk turned to Venice.
There is young lady from Du-
luth," Mr.. Crawford said, whom
met one bright October morning in
Sorrento. She told me that she was
touring Italy with her father. Snc
said her father had; liked all. the
Italian cities, but especially he had
liked Venice.
".Ah. Venice, to be sure said l. 4
can readily understand that your
father would prefer Venice, with its
gondolas. and st. Marks, and Michael
Angelo's--'
"oh, no. said the young lady; 'it
wasn't that. But he could sit in the
hotel, you know, and fish out of the
window"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25

Passenger service through the silnplon tunnel was
started on jan 25; the first train entering the tunnel
was Mt go from the north and leaving 1t at :ss
When the train emerged from the tunnel cheers
raised by the spectators and sautes were fred
The train consisted of engine four passenger
coaches containing number of eminent personages
5 newspaper men,
The boring of the simplon tunnci the fourth of the
grent Alpine tunnels and the second between Swtzer-
land and Italy, was completed Friday Feb a. 1906 1T
MAS begun in August 1898 and was built by the two
governments named The total cost about $l35oOs
GOO The total length OF this great tunnel from the point
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
Church Built Of BuIrushes.

The first place of worship in west
ern Australia was unique in two re-
spects-the materials of which it was
built and also the several purposes to
which it was devoted. This remark
able building was made at Perth by
soldiers, shortly after their. first ar
rival in 1929, and was composed al
most entirely of bulruahes. In addi-
ton to Its use on Sundays for Divine
worship, It occasionally served 40 an
airinteur theatre during tho week and
during ne ghsle Vine as a barracks,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
yet been made, though 1t would seem
that the ethics of the situation demand
that the money be returned to Its
rightful owners
tagging RefornSers.

Laughing Reforniers.
The Committee on Pcstoffices and
Postroads of the House Of Representa-
tives do not see their way to push re-
form as vigorously as they started out
to do The Republican majority Of the
committee, according to the Washing
ton Post. has concluded twas helpless
to remedy condition which majority
of its members frankly admit needs
immediate correction. They say the
rate of the compensation paid to the
railroads for carrying mail is too high,
but confess with chagrin that the only
way to reduce it is by separate law
relating solely to that particular sub
ject 1t could not be ascertained that
there Is any disposition on the part Of
the committee to report such n measure
In the Immediate future.
Members of the committee say they
intend to make heroic effort to re-
duce the compensation of the railroads
by requiring the executive departments
hereafter to send steel safes, furniture,
fixtures and bulk stationery by freight
or express.
1t may cause some people to smile to
learn that the committee is going to
show its deep resentment against the
transportation companies in this man.
ner, but the members seem to be In
real earnest about it. 1t has been
customary for many years for the de-
partments to send articles such as those
mentioned through the mails, and of
course this heavy weight added consid-
erably to the compensation of the rail-
roads which transported them.
The Democrats OF the committee are
determined to try and reform these
abuses, and when the appropriation bill
is considered inS committee Of the
whole, will offer amendments and de-
mand a vote on them.
This standing pat has become 50
chronic with Republican Congressman
that they shy at nearly every neces-
sary reform, from tariff to economy.
Voters should give these laggard re-
formers dose Of their own medicine
by standing pat and refusing to vote
for them and elect Democrats who are
pledged to reform this railroad graft
and who from association are not tied
to the railroads by passes or campaign
contributions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25

| eials, who were already named. The
court house was completed In twenty
four days, and paid For In the. sum of
forty-two dollars and fifty cents.
| As 1t was evident that constable.
could not exercise his functions without
provision for the safe-keeping of Offend
ers, a jail, to cost elghty-tive dollars.
twas next projected to furnish proper
support to the court house by holding
In check a population not yet arrived,
but, hourly expected. These .expecta-
tons were not SO absurd as they seem,
land within two years the county com
missioners decided upon making the
temporary county seat permanent
Courts IN the log quarters were rude,
but Justice was administered with
generally even hand and the early law
yers, Edwards, Kane, Thomas and 9TH
ers, were men whose learning and abll-
| ity We're hardly surpassed In later and
more pretentious courts. There was mn
indescribable quality about these early
administrations of law and equity that
somehow make them of untold interest
to-day.
Abraham Lincoln appeared In the
Sangamon County about 1881. and the
broad footprints he left during his So
journ of thirty years may easily be
followed. For six years lie was, by
turns, clerk In country store. mer-
chant, soldier, postmaster, student, ora
lstor, and last a fuil-nedged lawyer; Bit
by bit, rs the artist designs a choice
mos6ic, this man was developing
character whose bold outlines were to
stand out, an Illuminating beacon to
lall mankind. In 1887 Lincoln became
la citizen of Springfield and began the
Epractice of law. He was elected the
same year to represent Sangamon Coun-
ty in the legislature, and was also at
the head of a project to remove the
capital from Nandalla to Springfield.
As every other town in the State was
DESTROYS of the same distinction the
scheme seemed doubtful Of realization;.
nevertheless 1t was accomplished.
While the delegates In convention as
sembled were here and there discussing
merits among themselves, Lincoln gain
ed the floor and called for vote of
those in favor of the removal of tho
capital from Vandalla. There was but
one dissenting vote-vandalia's. Then,
without delay, or discussion, he called
for the vote desiring to remove the cap.
ital to Springfield. He was answered
| by such majority as gave the legls-
lature the prompt duty of passing
bill FOR the removal. and thus, Spring
field carried off the prize, as some RUS
tic beauty has been known to do in a
social contest where dozen bellies were
concerned.
The pleasant hunting ground of John
Kelly became in those sixteen years
capital destined to be the guardian Of
those sacred treasures of our Nation,
the haunts. the home, and the tomb of
the illustrious Lincoln,-=L. X. Becker,
lin Four-Track News.
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"Oh. yea said one fair member of
the social upper crust to another, "she's
very charming girl, no doubt, but
she's ignorant of the ways Of society,""
"Indeed!" exclaimed the other.
Yes" continued the first speaker,
''she was member of my box party at
the opera the other night. and she new
er said word while the performance
was going on"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
CoNUNDRUiMs
Why do so many Chinese travel on

why do so many Chlnese traVel on
foot?
Because there is but one Cochin
China coach in China).
When does caterpillar improve in
morals?
When it turns over new leaf.
Why is Berlin very dissipatcd
city?
Because it is always on the Spree.
What beats a good wife?
A bad husband.
When is butter like Irish children?
When it is made into little pats.
What is the difference between a
maiden of II and one of 20?
One is happy and careless, the 9th.
er is eappy and hairless.
Why is the Prince of Wales like a
cloudy day :?
He is likely to reign.
What is the difference between
Opium and Abraham
One is the juice of the poppy, the
other the papa of the jews.
Why was the daughter of Heroi-
las the fastest girl mentioned in the
Bible?
Because she got ahead Of John the
Baptist on.a charger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25

One of the life Insurance magnets
has been arrested for giving large sum
of money, that should have been sacred
to the widows and orphans of the pol
Icy holders, to the Republican National
Committee, President Roosevelt de-
clared before election that no tainted
money was being used In his campaign,
but the evidence shows he was great
ly mistaken, for the Insurance trust
and other corporations "came down.
handsomely. The strange part of 1t is
that the administration organs before
the last national election declared that
the President was managing the cam.
paign on business basis" and receiv-
Ing daily reports OF the finances of the
Republican committee from Chairman
Coptolyop, Was tho President deceived
or did lie then think insurance money
Has not taiatea1 No restitution bal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25
-EeAL PROVERBS oF CHINESE.

Il r. e
they Appear to Have Ono to FIT
Every Case.
Native proverbs relating to legal nf-;
fairs divide themselves roughly into
three classes-first, those more or iessi
common to allfpeople, and dealing With
that once bitten twice shy" sort of
wisdom which leads man to put up
with evils rather than go toslaw. Such,
for example, are the following:
If one family has Il lawsuit ten fam
lilies are involved iii calamity.
If but one word of information
IIagainst a man gets into the Court nine
bullocks cannot drag 1t out again.
Let householders avoid litigation, for
once go to law and there is nothing
but trouble.
Win your lawsuit and lose your
money.
Instances of this kind might be null
tiplied, But we must pass on to the
second class those referring specially
to the mandarins; and here 1t may
be said that though the majority of the
proyerbial sayings are not compliment
tary. there are a few to bear witness
to the good that good man may do
even In an official capacity, while 9TH
ers give pointed advice. 6 Never
beat If you must fine: II you do, all
lines decline" Most, however, as is
natural. deal with tile seamy side. The
following area few specimens:
No punishment on the bench, no law
below it 8
Deceive, but don't insult a mandarin.
Mems hearts are like iron, and the
rule of the mandarins like furnace.
Even an honest ChIh-fulmay, during
he three years term of office. saves 10
myriad snow-white tales Of silver.
Before he comes into office he re-
proves thousand faults; after he
comes into office he commits the same
himself.
Quickly pay your taxes, even If hc
should empty your purse; then you
will be most happy.
Wishing to criminate, no difficulty
Will be metsin finding pretext.
With only right to back you, sure
the yamens lack you.
| iamens are deep as the sea; and
their corruptions lofty as heaven.
In life beware of yamens; in death
beware Of hell.-North China Herald.
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SWISS ELEVATOR. the swift journey.
A gallery leads from the landing to
the top of Hammelschwand mountain,
5000 feet above sea. level. There is
provision for two steel cables for the
elevator to be lowered by hand should
the magical electricity fall.
All the fairy tales of history could
not furnish the marvellous magic that
is wrought outside the pretty picture
books In the wood, stone, iron and
other materials of the beautiful world
of fact by that wizard of the centuries
the modern engineer. Tunnels, towers
bridges, mountain railways, dams, can
ais, irrigation water works, electrical
power, skyscrapers, and subways are
,can1ured forth as easily as Aladdin
juggled with his lamp and summoned
his wonderful genii and theip treas,
uras, r.
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where enters the solid the side to the point
of issue the other exactly miles and 45S yards OF
which little over miles is in Italian territory The ST.
Gothard tunnel is miles and 564 yards long the Mont
Cents few yards short of miles, the Arberg tun-
mel miles and 4o4 yards. All these tunnels have double
railway tracks and their measurements are; Height Z
yards; width, 20 yards.
Although the Siniplon tunnel is much longer than
either the St Gothard the Mont Cents, 1t was com.
pleed in six and half years. while 1t eight years
to construct the st Gohard twelve years for the
Mont Gents The difference in favor of the Smpon was
due almost entirely to the improved rotating drills now
used In tunnel construction -