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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
THE K1NsH1p OF KINGS.
1t IL Not n Very Powerful Tie When
Commerce Ii mt Stake.

u IL Not Very Powerful Tie When
Commerce Is Mt Stake.
II alliance by kinship could guaran-
tee the peace of nations, Great Britain
Is IN position to maintain friendly
relations with nearly all the countries
OF Europe, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. The birth of an heir to the
throne of Spain brings that country
into close association with England, as
far as royal relationship goes. King
Edward married the daughter of
ruler who was called "the grandfather
OF Europe" and British journal re-
calls with much qualification the des-
ignation Of King Edward as "the I'M
Gle of Europe" The British monarch
is second cousin to the King Of Bel
GUM, to the King of Portugal and to.
ferdinand, the elected Prince Of Bull
garla. Among the nephews and niecas
OF Edward VII. are the present or ex.
pectant rulers of Russia. Germany
Greece and Sweden. The Kings daurh.
ter Maud was married In 1896 To
Prlnce Karl of Denmark, now King
Haakon VII. of Norway. These are
Austro- British royal relationships Al
collateral kinship exists between the
King Of Italy and King Edward. md
an Indirect connection can be trocai
between the British monarch and tba
King of Servla, the Queen of Holland
and the royal house of France. If TINT
be worth mentioning.
1t is impossible to say what inAr.
ence> these direct and indirect bonds
between the British dynasty and con.
tinental rulers would have in keeping
the peace of Europe II 1t were men,
aced by substantial dispute. ROYAL
relationshipshave not prevented war in
the past and most persons will NOT
place much confidence in such connec.
tons MS factors for peace in the flu.
ture. National sentiment counts for
more in these days than the personal
interests of sovereigns.
Whatever the effort, 1t is obviously
one of the purposes of royal marriages
to cement the friendships of nations.
Such alliances are often affairs of
state rather than of personal affection.
but they have not superseded the neces-
sity for the political alliances Often
sive and defensive, under which the
nations are grouped. The ties of royal
kinship do not appear as part of the
motive for such political alliances and
we imagine that they would prove to
be only slight deterrent If they were
the only obstacle to a collision. The
interruption of commerce in the mod
ern age is much more powerful pre-
ventlve Of international warfare than
the kinship of kings, and commerce is
tho only lnwritten alliance that counts
for much as peace factor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

A farmer in western State possess
ed two dogs a big one called Alice and
small one that was named Billy. Al
ice, greedy creature, was fond of fresh
eggs. When she heard hen cackle
she always ran to look for the nest.
One day she found one under the fruit
shed. But she could not get the egg be-
cause she was too large to 60 under
the shed. She went away and soon re-
turned with Billy, bringing him just
before the hole.
Billy was stupid and did not under
stand. Alice put her head in and then
her paws without being able to reach
the egg. Billy seemed to understand
what was wanted. He went under the
shed, brought out the egg and put it
before Alice. who ate 1t with great sat
isfaction, and then both dogs trotted
off together.-C Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
MARKED FISH IN THE SEA.


Thousands Caught, Numbered and
Put BACK I'm British Channel.
Catching fish, measuring and mark
ing them and then returning them to
the sea with y chance of retaking
them later is part of the work carried
on by the Marine Biological Assocla-
tlon of Great Britain.
By means of steam trawler the
fish are caught in the usual way. Each
haul is carefully recorded, the fish are
counted and measured and all details
of locality. time. number, species, sex
and size are put down, together with
accurate observations on the water, the
depth and bottom Of the sea, the kinds
aud quantity Of food available. etc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
| BRING MARY AL0RG

When Peter Svendsen, dealer in gen
eral merchandise, In the little Danish
town Of Roskilde, entered his Office in
the morning his clerk handed him a
cablegram from New York.
Now in Svendsen's business cable
grams were few and far between, SO he
nervously turned the yellow envelope
several times between his fingers and
read the address twice before he open
ed the message. But when he did and
saw the few words 1t contained, his
kind old face beamed with joy SO that
the clerk Immediately felt sure that
now was his chance tn ask for a raise,
which he promptly did with gratifying
result:
The cablegram read:
cam coming with Christmas boat,
bringing Mary along! George"
So swiftly had old Svendsen never
run up the stairs to his apartments
above the store and nearly losing his
slippers he rushed through all the
rooms, shouting, George is coming
with the Christmas boat"
Mrs.- Syendsen, who was putting up
the lunch for her 11-year-old by, Peter,
came running in from the kitchen. Pc
ter forgot all about o'clock and school
and stood staring at his father with
open mouth. Peeping through the
kitchen door stood Ane, the girl Of all
work, whose JOY was almost as great
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

think my friend take to follow
this Of the
II he woman and obliged with
might Obliged
face quite likely unmigd
boscis to the
1t is sad fact that nnceriy peogaye
to of
Did Of
required would through with
that out In her doubt because he
insulting the neghbors himself wishes
like but which we
avoid possible
After viewing the matter mpartay believe inhumany to
mder than either woman or woan
inhumanty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

young persons of ability and Intelligence above but not
necessarily far above the 1t is enough
say that tkng all but the few leading spirits
age the faculties of and women are practically equal
and generally similar.
Women do great deal in rousng and shaping
public opinion. Women quite as we'll qualified to
ter economic principles men are, and they even
better qualified apply those principles in the daily work
of administration They have tact sympathy
more patience more willingness to take trouble
prehend the smallest Details Where the work to be done
is for the benefit of children, and work is i'm
portant they plainly the best fitted for it. America
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

" 1l!|I26 r sfnE RESl &

never will forget what done by the women who came
from the North to teach the colored children after the
Civil War.
Every one among us, young or DID, woman,
ought to have kind Of interest," line Of study,
or some form Of practical work. outside the direct and
can turn for relief from that business 1t often Is hard
to secure this second outside interest perhaps hard
for women as for men, because they subject to
frequent domestic Interruptions and apt be entan
gled In coil of socalled social duties mostly useless
But we must all try to secure 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

THE THREE OLD LADIES.
There was an old lady all dressed in
silk,
Who lived upon lemons and butter
milk;
And thinking this world was a sour
old place,
ShNcar1ied its acid all over her face.
Another old lady ali dressed in
patches,
Lived upon nothing but lucifer
matches;
So the world, it made her strange and
cough,
And sure as you rubbed her you set
her on.
Another old lady. all sunny and neat,
Who lived upon sugar, and everything
sweet,
Exclaimed, when she heard of their
troubles, II never!
For the world is so nice / could live
on forever"
Now. children, take your choice
OF the food your hearts shall eat;
There are sourish thoughts, and briln.
stone thoughts,
And thoughts all good and sweet:
And whatever the heart feeds on,
Dear children, trust to me,
Is precisely what this queer old world
Will seem to you to be.
Mary Mapes Dodge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
niece, the little Miss Alma, who was
still staring at the cablegram.

well, / am sure l don't know"
svendsen said. perhaps his wife, per
haps his sweetheart, perhaps some ne
gro girl he has bought in New York.
One, can't tell, but we shall find out
.soon enough when he is here"
Yes, Of course" said Mrs. Svendsen,
"but 1t seems rather strange; he has
never written Of her before"
"Of course he HASN'T" old Svendsen
replied, ''don't you see be wants to
surprise u.s."
Every morning and evening they
looked in the papers for news of the
boat and in the morning the day be-
fore Christmas 1t was reported passing
Elsinore.
In the evening as the church bells
chimed and every one in the little town
was hurrying to the cathedral, HYMN
book in hand, George syendsen arrived
in his native town, which he had not
seen for four years.
81 call that to be on time" cried old
svendsen, as he clasped his big, strong,
handsome boy In his arms. IT suppose
you are real Yankee now, but hone
you have not forgotten how to speak
Danish"
You bet your life, father, 1 talk
Danish as well us ever"
And he did talk Danish, and had to
talk Danish to every one he met on the
way from the station to his old home,
When he came in and found his own
room just as he had left 1.-THE old
iron bed, the ship on the wardrobe,
and grandma's portrait on the wall
he came near crying with joy, big fell
low though he was.
And then they sat down to the rice
porridge With the hidden almond, the
roast goose stuffed with apples and
prunes, and he must ask them to stop
asking so many questions that he might
get little time to enjoy his dinner, but
they did not give him time. Only
Alma sat silent, waiting for the word
which was to solve the great riddle
which tore at her very heartstrlngs.
But the word did not come. Just as
dinner was over the door bell rang and
old Nells, the only expressman in town,
began to carry up boxes and trunks,
one after the other.
George told where everything was to
go, mixing English words into his Dan
ish every little while. He got hammer
and nail pullers and then the surprises
began to come.
He ran back and forth between his
room and the dining room, where stood
the Christmas tree. and every moment
one heard, "Oh, thank you, George !
Isn't that lovely Oh, It's too much !!
How could you carry all that along?
Is there more YETI"
"Oh, but that is funny" Peter ex-
claimed. He had got a man in an
automobile that ran around the floor.
1.-THE best of all comes later. must
get that from the depot myself"
And before they knew 1t be was out
OF the door. The members of the fam
lily stared at one another. Alma look
ed sad and worried.
There he is gone before one has had
q chance to talk word with him. old
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
These data are subsequently tabulated

These data are subsequently tabulated
and charted. ~
The method. OF marking the Dish is
interesting and has been attended with
valuable results. The fish chiefly used
during the few years the experiment
has been in progress have been place,
because tile proposals which have been
made to interfere with the catching Of
them were based on inadequate knowl-
edge.
The fish are marked on the dorsal
surface with very thin convex met
al disk bearing number. This is Mt
tached to fine silver wire which Is
passed through the thinner part of the
fish near the fin and secured on the I'M
per side by small bone button. Tho
fish do not appear to suffer inconyen-
ience and their growth Is not inter-
fered with in any way.
The thoroughness with which the
North Sea is swept by. the nets Of the
fishing fleets is demonstrated, says Dis
covery, by the fact that out of 5000
marked plaice of all sizes 992 were re-
captured within year. This repre-
sents 1871 per cent, or nearly one-fifth;
but for the medium-sized fish the fig
ures are far higher, ranging from 2s.4
to 80 per cent for the whole Of the
North Sea and to 40 per cent in the
more northern portions.
The men of the regular fishing feet
cooperate by forwarding to the labora-
tory of the association at Lowestoft all
the marked fish they catch. At the lab
oratory reference to the records easily
establishes how much the fish has gain
ed in size and weight since the preyi-
GUS catching. Moreover, the distance
between the spot where 1t was released
and the place where 1t was again
caught gives an idea as to it's move
merts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
PRETTY BIRD STORY.

A pretty bird story is told by Mrs.
Porter. A spool of scarlet sewing silk
thrown by her on the lawn was seized
by goldfinch. which carried 1t away
and lined its nest with it. A little
latter she found six goldfinches rum
maging her work-basket on the We
randa for silk for nest Innings Dem
ocratic Telegram.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
GETTING THERE.

Dunno how the world will GO
Whether right or wrong;
But amt it just enough to know
It's goin' right along?
An be the weather dark or fair,
Forevermore It's getting there.
The summers roses fade away,
An sad seems plain an hill;
But even the bleakest winter day
Dreams of the roses still.
An sunny day or tempest drear,
The worlds forever getting there
Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
WOMEN NEED HIGHER EDUCATION.
BY James Bryce.

1t is true that the greatest geniuses
have not been women. Perhaps they
make better showing against men
in the world of affairs than in the
world Of pure thought. which seems
odd when one considers how seldom
they have had the chance Of showing
high craftsmanship. But the argu-
ment that the greatest men have sur
passed the greatest women really is
quite beside the present question.
Colleges and universities are not In
tended for Platos, and Newtons, and
Gnethas They are intandnd FOR
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
80 sTIIPID

In an old tree in shady lane In
the Park lives squirrel family. One
day Papa Squirrel ran up the tree as
fast as his little legs could carry him.
my dear" he said. quite out of breath,
II was afraid should never reach
home alive. Thank goodness, I'm safe
up here!"
Poor hubby" sighed Mamma squir-
rel. Have those boys been pelting
you with stones again? They ought to
be ashamed"
"stonesi They were rocks" said
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
womAN,s 1nHumAu1rY TO WOMAN.


Mans humanity to man was suggested to mo
as subject for paragraph by gentleman who
feels that he has suffered more than his share of
the unmerclful Chatting that men give one an
other In what they term "a good-natured way"
The gentleman mentioned has nose rather more
pronounced than the average and he declares
that he has suffered untold agonies through the
Jests his friends continually making about
this prominent feature
l have always thought that the frankness Of
men in speaking to each other is largely prefer
able to the hypocritical style of the fair sex,
and that woman's inhumanity to woman is far
deeper and further reaching than mans inhu-
mainly to man in this respect. Mankind retains
much larger proportion Of the child in his ma
ture throughout life than woman does, and,
though the truth of children and fools cuts deep,
1t does not make the ranking wound that the
secret thrust Of some refined and subtle enemy
does
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
A Proverb Challenged,

ut Is always the unexpected that
happens" said the man who quotes.
~ don't know about that" answered
young Mrs. Torlsins; there Is nothing
expect less than poor Charley to come
back winner from the races."-Wash-
lngton Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
But one Deduction.

The Clergyman-You should seek
work, my friend. You know Satan finds
employment for idle hands.
The Hobo-Tanks, kind sir. Many
times before I've been told to 50 ter de
devil, but never in such dipplymatic
langwidge.-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
Wanted a Darker Shade.

Jacob Rlis has q story of a little
lad who shines shoes for living. This
boy went to a mission Sunday school.
and was keenly disappointed when, at
Christmas time, his gift from the tree
turned out to be copy of BrownIng's
poems.
Next Sunday, however, the superIn-
tendent announced that any child not
pleased with his gift could have 1t ex-
changed. Jimmie marched boldly to
the front with his.
"What have you there, Jimmle?"
browning"
"And what do you want in ex-
changer"
"Blacking." -Harper's weekly.
It's a brave man who Din marry a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
BIIBBI.E RInWING

The mother who has lost the art OF
bubble blowing has indeed denied her
little ones one of LIES pleasures. Al
though the soap-and-water kind are
but very fleeing pleasures, yet large
and lasting ones may be made by US
ing instead a. piece of soap mixed with
glycerine. Beautiful pink bubbles may
be made by adding few drops Ut
strawberry juice. and to make yellow
ones put in little orange juice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

$50 your husband lost his money on
n race horse?"
NO." answered young Mrs. Torkins.
"He lost it on an animal he thought
was race Observation-Disclosures Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

, Mr.. Squirrel, whisking his bushy tail
angrily. do you know, they were a.
big-as big-well, like apples!"
Rocks are even bigger than apples.
but the shame is just as great. We
have never done anything to hurt
those boys"
They don't consider US; they only
think of their fun"
you are so little," continued Mrs.
| Squirrel, "and they are SO big. / hate
them!"
They don't think of my size; they
just like to see me rum"
Don't boys ever think? Are they
all stupid?"
They think it fun to see me run.
and that's all the thinking they seem
to do"
That's like baby" said Mamma
Squirrel, with emphasis: I'm glad our
children know more than that. To
think boys could be SO stupid"
Papa Squirrel whisked his tail again
and then settled down to his dinner
of nuts. but Mrs. Squirrel was in a
thoughtful mood.
Poor boys!" she sighed How
dreadful to be so stupid as not to be
able to think! My babies know bet.
ter! They are SO bright! I'm glad
they're squirrels. even If they have
to hide in the hollow of the trees,
Philadelphia Ledger.
WHEN YOU CAN'T DO WRONG.
There was little girl whose name
was Clarine. That is an odd name,
don't you think so?
She was about four years old, and a
plump, jolly little maid, with fingers
which dearly loved to touch and take
most things that her eyes saw. There:
are a great many things which 1t is
not best for children to have or to
eat, and the mothers have to decide.
Clarine had a kind mother, who
wanted her child to do right, and never
touch what she must not take. She
taught her in such pretty way! I'll
tell you about 1t, because it's some.
thing you can do yourselves.
Every time the mother saw Clarine
looking at anything forbidden, with a
wish in her eyes, or saw her fingers
begin to reach out toward 1t, she
would say in pleasant voice. "Now,
Clarine, put your hands behind you
Clarine. without crying, would
straighten up her plump body and
clasp her hands behind her back. She
knew what it meant. Just as quick as
her mother spoke. You know you
can't touch anything. you shouldn't
when your hands are clasped behind
you.
have seen Clarine stand that way
many time when good things were
on table before her. and she never
cried about it.-Home Helper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
posroF11cE AND CRIME DETECTION.
By George B. cortelyon

It will be readily understood that
the guarding Of the malls for the
purpose Of keeping at the minimum
the manifold abuses to which they
are inherently subject Is task Of
great magnitude; but 1t is being bet
ter and more efficiently done every
year, affording much justification for
the remark, which was made not
long ago, that "the Postoffice Depart
ment of the United States is the most
effective agency in the world for the
detection and prevention of crime
and the apprehension Of the Grim.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

OF a political transaction that had a
suspicious look, Senator Beveridge said
one day:
Though in the thing there is moth
ing on which we can lay our hand, 1t
certainly appears fishy. 1t reminds
me Of Washington waiter.
"a gentleman, after eating a good
dinner, said to this waiter:
az am sorry can't give you tip,
but find l have only just enough
money to pay the BILL
1.-THE waiter seized the bill hurrledly.
"'Just let me add it up again, Sir
he Observation-Disclosures Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
A GIANT COFFEE CORNER.
By A. W. Atwood.

! !:
- No country or organization has ever at
| IN tempted to control the price Of commodity
III on anything like the colossal scale that Is now
III being resorted to by the government of Brazil,
~ and group Of merchants and bankers asso-
cated with 1t, to prevent further decline in
II the price of coffee. On Aug 6, 1906, the Presi-
I'M | dent of Brazil signed the so-caled valoriza-
J ton bill, providing for $4,000 900 bond issue
by the States of Sac Pauo nas and Rio the three
Reproducing States of Brazil and guaranteed by the
general government Already large proportion of the
loan has been placed and with the proceeds about
600 bags of coffee have been purchased the
and set aside with the purpose of raising the price
coffee Enemies Of the valorizaton scheme assert that 1t
must ultimately fail, anything in the nature of an
attempted corner is to do since 1t Is contrary to
laws Of political economy The friends of the scheme
deny that effort is being made to cofre to
create trust monopoly in that commodity, and GER
tainy In spite Of the heroic efforts that being made
to support the price of that article there has been no
dence in the movement of prices since the valorzaton
law went into effect to the assumption that any
corner Is likely.-Van Norden Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

his fee is returned to him.
Now look what happens under the present erroneous
system OF granting patents The government does not
want to refund the money and in consequence the
try is deuged with mass Of useless patents The great
majority of them not original not Inventions
They are only distorted applications Of the real nven
tors Idea This reckless and wholesale issuance of pat
ents is detriment to the genius gives the world an
invention If his invention is Of any real value there
will be thousand other who spring up with slight
notifications on 1t and also get patents The real
ventor is thus robbed Of the OF his genius
litigation the subject
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

When a man has a good job he
should take out fire insurance policy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14
AMERICAN PATENT LAWS.
BY Justice David J. Brewe,

The whole system Of the patent laws in this
country is quite wrong. This Is the way 1t
operates: A man sends in an application for
patent He has to pay certain sum to have
the patent granted him. 1t is a comparatively
small sum. This, of course, is in addition to
whatever he pays his agent or commissioner
for securing the patent. Now, II the govern
ment finds that he Is not entitled to patent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

Before she undertakes 1t, the average
woman says every day for week: u
Just Must wash my head today"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

A loafer is pretty sure to complain IL
the places lie infests are not provided
with electric fans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-14

me horse had originally five fully developed
became of the horses ho Ia
Illustrated analogy finger
in
former
London News
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