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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Flinders. Petrie, the archaeologlst,
while excavating among some ancient
Egyptian tombs, found wreath OF
roses which had been bound into n
garland and buried with the dead thou
sands Of years ago. NJ. Crepln, the bot
anist and mieroseopist. made care
full examination Of this queer find and
prepared paper ON 1t which he read
before the Royal society of Belgium
From this paper 1t appears that in
places where tho flowers were matted
together they still retained their color
as well Ms very faint odor. The
species to which they belong is now ex.
tinct, but rose resembling them in
several particulars is still grown in
Egypt and Abyssinia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
A Great Stamp Forgery.

The most colossal stamp forgery on
record entailed the successful swim
ding of collectors throughout Europe
In 1889. One day the French papers
announced that King Marie I. of Sc
dang. an island In the vicinity of Chi
M. was coming, to Paris. AS 1t hap
pcned, this self created monarch was
an eX-ofticer of the French navy, and
his appearance in Paris created con-
siderable sensation. AS soon as his
majesty had been duly "advertised''
sets of seven different postage stamps
marked "Sedang" and bearing three
half moons appeared, and so great was
the demand for them that III less than
month they realized 1000 francs
each Not until the king and his min
listers had reaped fat fortunes in this
manner was 1t discovered that the
whole thing was hoax and the stamps
consequently worthless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Why is it, when the taxpayers
have been paying for a thousand
government inspectors for years
that the unclean and unsanitary
conditions of the packing houses
have been tolerated SO long? How
much have they done to protect the
public from unhealthy meat pro.
ducts? Ii we needed more laws tc
accomplish the reform, why have
not the republican congress and
president enacted them before this:
The people are long suffering and
patient. The cry Of "embaImed
beef" drove Secretary Alger from
the cabinet, but there was not then
the prospect Of democratic success
that there is now. 1t is when a man
is afraid he is about to lose his juI,
that he puts in his best ticks. And
Was it not the prospect of a demo-
cratic House Of Representatives
that made the republicans get their
ear a little closer to the ground?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Some slim. Of the TONGUE.

Never use the word ''liable" when
you mean "likely." Do not say, for
instance, that "he is liable to come in
at any moment" Liable" Implies mis-
fortune and means Exposed to-" Sub
ject to-" sin danger Of"
Why do most of us speak of "un-
travelling mystery?" Any good die
tionary shows that 'rnvel' means "to
unweave" You "ravel" mystery,
therefore, when you solve 1t. In Ham
let" Shakespeare says: Make you to
rayel all this matter out"
If you and your friend Smith know n
man called Jones. do not speak to
Smith of "our mutual friend"-mean-
Ing Jones. Jones is your common
friend. If you are friendly to Smith
and Smith is friendly to you, you and
Smith are mutual friends" but that is
the only sense in which the term may
he rightly used.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
mail contains the lnserlption Of .preyfu.

iial contains the Inscription OF Dreyfus
on the list for early nomination to the
Legion of Honor.
The municipal council Of Paris has
adopted Il resolution to name princi-
pal street Emile lola, i'll recognition Of
the ldte noveiist's defense Of Dreyfus.
The council rejected a resolution d.
recting the court Of assizes to prose-
cute General MERCER.
In an Interview with the London
correspondent of the Matin Maj. Count
Esterlazy is reported AS saying that
Capt. Dreyfus was a matter of indif-
ference to him, and that he believed
Col. Sandheer. eN-chief Of the secret
intelligence bureau Of the French
army. had proofs of Dreyfus' guilt.
Count Esterhazy said he thought the
affair was not yet ended.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18


The indictment of John D. Rookie.
Teller, by an Ohio grand jury. may
be in good faith; but such thing
seems hardly possible. Rockefeller
has been a citizen of Ohio most Of
his adult life, and that state permit.
ted him to lay the foundation of one
Of the greatest individual fortunes
in the history of the world by the
commission of innumerable crimes
Can it be possible that the Federal
crowd from the Buck Eye state will
stand by and see the king of the
trusts and their benefactor prescott,
ed and convicted like common fel.
on? Time will tell, but at this writ.
ing the common people who have
been robbed for so many years have
reason to be skeptical.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
The si.e Of III. su.

The sun, provided we measure only
the disk seen with the smoked glass, is
$4,000 miles In diameter. e., 1O8
earths could be comfortably ranged
side by side across the disk. To cover
the surface would require many thou
sands. To fill the interior we should
need 100000. On smaller scale we
might represent the sun by ball two
feet In diameter and the earth by a
good sized grain Of shot. Let the sun
be followed out. then place the earth
at Its center and let the moon rev0fve
about 1t ut Its real distance of 100000
miles. There would yet remain nearly
100000 miles Of space between the
moons orbit and the incloslng shell of
the sun. Indeed to Journey from one
side of the sun to the other, through
the center, would take one Of our swift
express trains nearly two and half
years. So vast globe must be heavy.
Since Its density is only one-quarter
that Of the earth 1t only weighs us
much as $4,000 earths, or two octll-
lions of tons The attraction of gravity
on its surface would cause man
whose weight was $50 pounds to weigh
two tons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Senator Tillnan.
BY order of Committee.

In view Of the fact that Senator
Tillman is going to speak at the
Strawberry Point fair this year. the
people Of Delaware county will be
interested in knowing something
about the real character Of the man.
This much can be truthfully said
about Tillman, he is honest.
The New York World, that has
never been an admirer of the SEN
ator from South Carolina, and has
called him a poorly educated corn
field lawyer, has the following to say
about him in recent issue
ITO the person who esteems dig
nifty above other qualities in Sen
ator Mr.. Tillman leaves much to be
desired. The gentleman FIR o m
South Carolina is not dignifed. His
manners are often uncouth and his
behavior turbulent. He is "a rude
man." as he himself once admitted
in debate. But there are SO many
gentlemen of exquisite courtesy in
the Senate that one rude man is in
valuable. He can tell the unpleas-
ant truths which ought to be tod Al,
times, but which other members
hesitate to tell.
When the Senator from South
Carolina was put in charge Of the
Rate bill President Roosevelt said,
"Tillman's clean aud a good fighter !"
The President made just estimate
of his bitterest opponent in Congress.
Mr.. Tillman is not only morally but
Intellectually honest. And he has
not only fidelity but courage. He
fghts-not only with his brain and
tongue. but sometimes, unfortunate
ly, with his fists. Nobody ever ac-
cused him Of Sinking trouble,
whether it was the championship of
an unpopular cause or the choking
of a colleague who had ventured to
give him the lie. He is the embodi-
ment of freedom Of debate"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Rival Factions Are Red-Hot.
1T WAS A REGULAR RIOT
Attack on Dreyfas' Prosecutors Pre-
cipitates a Rig How.

Attack on Dreyfus' Prosecutors Pre-
cipitates Rig How.
Early in the day Minister of War
Etienne presented the government bills
restoring Dreyfus and Picquart to the
army. The army committee quickly
and unanimously reported the bills and
the vote in the chamber of deputies
was decisive, Dreyfus securing Alb
votes against AZ and Picquart 467 votes
against %.
The feeling had then become very
strong. The storm brake when NJ.
Pressense, Socialist. urged supple.
mentary proposition far the punish-
ment of tue officers who had accused
Dreyfus and Picquart, and whom he
designated us a gang Of malefactors
and forgers who deserved branding
with red-hot irons. 1t was Mt this
moment that the Sarrnut- Pugliesi-
Cont encounter occurred. NJ. Pugliesi-
Cont, aroused by NJ, Pressense's de
nunciation. Shouted at the miniterial
benches, You are scoundrels for per-
hitting these insults to officers"
Immediately from the ministerial
benches there sprang the 1.-THE, wiry
figure of linder-Secretary Sarraut. He
made straight for Pugliesi- Cont, seized
him by the throat and planted his right
fist squarely in his face. Pugliesi-C Cont
reeled, daZed by the blow, and was
caught by his friends, while Ministers
Clemenceau and Thomson glasped Sar-
raut's coattlils and dragged him back
to his seat.
Pandemonium Immediately broke
loose. Deputies gathered in groups In
the center of the house, fighting the!'
blows raining indiscriminately. Pres.
ident Brisson Intellectually endeavored
to qnell the tnmult. but finding his eff
forts IN vain lie left the chair and sus
pended the sitting for quarter of an
hour. The public galleries We're
cleared. At the resumption OF the sit.
ting, after Premier SarrIen had prom
Used that the government would take
the necessary measures to deal With
the officers who had been witnesses
against Drcyfus. motion was passed
expressing confidence In the govern
ment. The chamber also voted ia
transfer the body of Emile lola to the
Pantheon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

1.-THE real simon pure" is Que of those
phrases which every one understands
and not one in hundred could account
for. Simon Fure was a Pennsylvania
Quaker in Mrs. Centllvre's "A Bold
Stroke For Wife," produced Mt Drury
Lane theater. London. in February
1913. One Colonel Felgnwell passes
himself off rs Simon and wins the heart
Of Bristol heiress, Miss Lovely. after
which the real Simon Pure turns up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Justice Brewer OF the Supreme
Court of the United States says, that
I'VE will never pass the danger line
of our government until each in
dividual man feels that upon him
rests the destiny Of his country
And the great jurist might have
gone further and truthfully said
that the trusts which have been fos.
tered and encouraged by the party
to which he belongs have done more
in the past 20 years to stamp out in
dividual effort and individual re.
sponsibility than all else in the
country's history.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

After an lll night session with the
boys husband wendcl his way home,
arriving there Mt about $ a. III. He
found his wife waiting for him in the
dining room, the confusion of furniture
Indicating that she had been having an
unhappy time.
"This is nice time for you to be
coming home" snapped the wife.
YES" admitted the crrlng husband
ITS IL lovely morning."
II haven't slept wink this blessed
night" with severe look.
Neither have l." said the husband.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18


There are several districts In France
where the very ancient tongues still
survive. Basque is spoken by about
100000 persons, who are naturally
proud Of language that Is their ex-
elusive possession, for 1t ID unlike ev-
cry other spoken tongue. and the as
sertion is commonly made that to un-
tiarstand It one must have learned 1t in
the cradle. This peculiar property
gives in the mind of the Basque people
support to their belief that It was the
language of Adam and Eve. The same
claim is advanced. though. for Breton.
The Romans when they conquered
Gaul compared Breton to croaking Of
ravens. About million people speak
Breton. Then there are Flemish, still
spoken by comparatively small num-
Der In northeastern France, Catalan in
the Pyrenees- OrientaleS and Langue-
doc and Proveneal, whase gradual ex-
tinction has been delayed mainly by
the efforts Of a few literary enthusi-
aSts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

At the annual meeting Of the
State Bar Association, held in Des
Moines last Thursday and Friday,
several meritorious papers were
read, and taken as whole the meet.
ing averaged up we'll with those Of
former years. II. NJ. Towner Of
Corning, was elected president and
D. D. Murphy of Elkader, vice
president According to the Gus
tom of the Association Mr.. EIurphys
election as vice-president this year
will entitle him to an election to the
presidency of the Association mex,
year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
SENATE MAKES 1T COMPLETE
Gen. Mercier Stands by His Belief in
Dreyfus' Guilt.

Gen. Mercier Stands by His Belief in
Dreyfus' Guilt.
The senate also had an excited SEES.
sion in connection with the Dreyfus
rehabilitation bill, which was passed
by 1888 votes against 30. The result
was greeted with enthusiastic APP
plnuse. The Picqunrt bill was passed
by the senate by 1856 to % General
MERCER, III the midst of constant dis
order, attempted to vindicate the
Rennes court martial. He declared that
proofs were then shown which were
suppressed In the supreme court. Sen
ator Delped replied that Gen. MERCER
deserved to be- sent to Devils island
in place Of Dreyfus.
The bill for the transference Of
Zola's body to the Pantheon also was
enacted by the senate. Both houses
then adjourned until autumn. Presi.
dent Fnllieres has signed the enact
ments for the rehabilitation of Dreyfus
and Picquart. The Official Jour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
"a nare nodkln.,

"Bare" means "merc" as well as
naked" and l cannot doubt that by
bare bodkin" Shakespeare meant
mere bodkin." the point of the passage
being with how ,contemptibly small IN
instrument we could. If we chose. put
an end to life and all its bother "Rnrc'
probably was uaed instead Of "mere"
for the sake Of effective ALTERATION.
(Cf. with Hamlet's bare bodkin;"
Richard Ills "llttle pin," III, 2, 1893
For "bare'' in the sense Of "mcre" l
need cite only 'bare Imagination Of a
feast."-London Notes and Queries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
GENERAL nERcIER.

aspect of vertiable combat between
the government and the opposition, as
NJ. Sarraut's seconds We're Ministers
Clemenceau and Thomson, while NJ.
Puglies-Conti's We're NJ. Millevoye and
General Jacquct, who were drawn from
the elements which bitterly resist tho
government rehabilitation of Drey.
fus.
Had Scrap in the Chamber.
The meeting followed fight on the
floor of tho chamber Of deputies in
which NJ Snrnut sprang from beside
Minister Of the Interior Clemenceau,
sitting on the ministerial benches, on
NJ. Pugliesi-C Cont, who had been heap
ing denunciation OH the members of
the government as scoundrels. Sar-
raut struck Pugliesi- Cont stunning
blow in the face. A scene of the wild
est uproar ensued, compelling the sus-
pension of the session. 1t was after
the close of the session that the duel
occurred. Late reports show that NJ.
Sarraut is suffering from a deep wound
i'll the right breast, penetrating the
lung. While the wound Is considered
to be serious it is not necessarily dan
gerous.
Rival Factions Are Red Hot.
Despite this sanguinary conflict laws
were finally enacted by the chamber
of deputies reinstating Dreyfus, who
obtains the rank of chief of squadron
Of artillery, and Picquart who Ia made
brigadier general. Both houses We're
overwhelmingly favorable to Dreyfus
and PicQuart. Throughout the day
feeling was stirred intensely between
the Dreyfus and anti-Dreyfus ele
ments. This was heightened by fierce
attacks by Dreyfusists against Gener-
al MERCER and other prominent officers
who We're responsible for Dreyfus' con-
QemnatiOn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
AMENDE TO. .D|iR|:EYFUS
French Deputies Rehabilitate Him
and Picquart In Their Mill
tary Status.
BUT THEY HAVE A WILD TINE
One Result Is q Duel, in Which One
Party Is Really Hurt.
Sequel to Blow in the Face Struck
In the Chamber, Where There
Is a ee-for- All Fight.

Paris, July lathe scene Of tu-
multuous disorder which marked the
enactment of the law restoring Alfred
Dreyfus to the army was followed by
a bloody duel in which Under-Secre-
tary of State Sarraut was dangerous
ly wounded by the sword of NJ. Pug
liesi- Cont. The duel assumed the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

NORTHUMBERLAND Is the difference be-
tween a wonder and a miracle? Lo-
rain-Well. II you'd touch me for SIS
and I'd lend 1t to you 1t would be q
wonder. Woodland-Thats SO. Lorain
And If you returned 1t that would be
O miracle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

The precinct caucus for the selec-
ton Of delegates to the county con-
vention will be held at the usual
places for holding same on Saturday
evening, July 81, 1906, at 1870 p.
IN. unless otherwise ordered by the
precinct committeeman.
IL member Of the county central
committee will be chosen at the
same time, whose name with those
Of the delegates should be certified
up to the county convention
BY order Of Central Committee
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

John Sharp Williams says the
party has wanted Bryan all along.
But John agreed to help the Bel
mont Ryan syndicate to control the
last democratic national convention
and he did his stunt to the entire
satisfaction of the New Workers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

There are but four days In the year
when the sun and clock exactly cor
respond. In other words. there IRE but
four days Of the AGA in which the sun
is directly south at noon.
The 18th Of April and the 18th of juno re-
member.
August 81 and Path OF December.
On these four days (and none else in the
year,
The sun and clock beth the same time
declare.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

$50 you don't believe in college edu,
cation?"
mo. sir. After graduation 1 nearly
starved to death practicing law"
"But you look prosperous now"
Eyes. sir. went into vaudeville and
made fortune balancing barrel on
my feet while standing on my head."-
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Margle-I wonder If Mr.. Smartly
meant to give me left handed compli-
ment? Rita--Why? Margle-He said
these artificial flowers l am wearing
just match my hair.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

A nations greatest glory is not in
wealth, but in its individual citizen
and the statesman or jurist who
places the rights of property above
the rights of the citizen above
human rights-is unfit for any pub
lie position.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

How are you coming on with youl
new system of weather prediction"
''Wcll," answered the prophet cheert
ly, II can always get the kind Of
weather all right. but haven't quite
succeeded In hitting the dates exactly"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

A great idea is usually original to
more than one discoveree, Great ideas
come when the world needs them.
They surround the worlds ignorance
and press for admissiun.-A. Phelps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Historic Building in D,,.er

Boston July 1G.--Faueuil Hall was
threatened carly in the day by fire
that badly damaged the siX-story brick
building occupied as n cafe OH the
opposite side of Faneull Hall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
coffin's Grove Caucus.

The Democrats of Conin's Grove Will hold a
caucus at Mulvehil's ii Ill In M4sonvlle Friday
evening, July q 1905 at 8 o'clock p IN for the
purpose of electing nine deleg ates to the Co4nt,
Convention ut Man hester July % and til
election of a member OF the County &c ira
c ,mmttee.
by order OF Committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
]. w, MALvIN,
Attorney Of Plaintiff .

The for going notice is hereby approved and
inc same IL hereby ordered published I, six
consecutive weeks In the Manchester democrat.
weekly newspaper published In DelswarS
county where tho petition In said case is iiief
On e A. y, BLAIR,
Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Those are wise who through error
pass on to truth: those are. fools who
hold fast to error uckert.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Democratic County Convention.

The democrats of Delaware county
Iowa, will meet in delegate conven-
ton at the court house in Manches
ter, Iowa, Saturday, July %, 1906
at Ii a. m. for the purpose of select.
ing eight delegates to the Democrat.
ic State Convention which is to be
held at Waterloo on August Z, 1906
also delegates to attend the demo
cratic congressional convention fol
the third district Of Iowa, and dele
gates to attend the democratic Judi
cial convention of the tenth judicial
district Of Iowa, thelast two Of which
conventions have not as yet been
called.
The ratio Of representation in said
county convention will be one dele.
gate for each voting precinct and
one additional delegate for every ten
votes or fraction thereof of FIVE or
upward cast at the last general cleo
ton for A. B. Parker in 1904, which
will entitle the different precincts to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Your committee respectfully recommend.
and urges that county and township org mia
lions be completed before the meeting Of tht
state convention. and that reports Of such organ
lzatl0ns accompany the credentials from eacl
county.
Byoider Of the State Committee
Done at Des Moines. Iowa. May IS, 1876.
>. b. MORkISEY. Chairman,
O. W. MILLER Secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Upside Down.

Discomfort is the want of self reli.
ance. 1t Is infirnslty Of will.-Emerson
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

North Hall Of the Southeast gu lrIer OF Ssction
q. and the Northwest gn4rtsroi the Sny1hwest
Quarter Of Section 70. Township 80 North Of
Range w,st OF 9th p. IN. ia Deiaware County
Iowa. and Margaret iIOckler. "L,leiuS II. Lang
worthy. PRESIDENT" Oliver LooIais, Pe,er Roth,
| Henry Gr.w. and John CONSTANT. defe .iants.
Also the untn ,wn heirs leNattses d ,viIees,
| and legal representatives and assigns u the
bove named defeDdanls, ana All persons
:laimllz through und uRder them.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
OLD MAINE NOW YOUNG.
PAPER MAKING HAS DONE MUCH
TO DEVELOP OLD NEW ENG
LAND STATE.

intelligent Forestry uiWPerpetuate
The Maine Woods and Furnish Pulp
for Paper-Making to Future
Generations.
When one stops to think Of the
tremendous and almost magic growth
of the distant West 1t seems strange
that such an old state as Maine is still
largely unknown and unsettled.
Almost Immediately after the Revo-
lutionary War the settlement of
Maine began by inhabitants of other
parts of New England and its growth
has been steady and sure, with the
exception of the years of, and imme-
diately following the Civil War. TIE
population, however, has been almost
entirely confined to the lower half Of
the state and only very recently have
the immense possibilities and re-
sources of the northern half been re-
allied.
1t is estimated that at least 30O,-
600 natives of Maine are scattered
throughout the other parts of the
country at the present time. Had
this vast army remained to devel-
op their native state it is impossible
to realize the nhange that would have