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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-11
n We Should n
y Watch Our y
Political Parties.
By GROVER CLEVELAND. Ex-President of the United


find that the wickcness of destructive agtators and
the SELFISH DEPRAVITY OF DEMAGOGUES have
stirred up discomfort and strife where should be peace
- and harmony and have arrayed against each other
which should dwell together in hearty cooperation: if
find that the old standards of sturdy uncompromng American hon
esy have become corroded and weakened by SORDD AMS
PHERE people hardly startled by high places
and shameful betraas everywhere sadly preva-
lent disposition among from the highway of honorable in
duy into shorter crossroads leading irresponsible and worthless
if find that widespread wasteuness and extravaganza have
discredted the WHOLESOME FRUGATITY which tie
pride Amecansm should recall the edmonton that harmony
industry and frugaly ESSENTIAL PILLARS OF PUBLIC
FELICITY and forthwith endeavor to change
The reach of mind which keeps constantly before
living active mpeng force that people, good
bad harmonious with dagges drawn honest unscpu
Industrious idle constitute THE SOURCE OF OUR Ma
TONS TEMPERAMENT AND HEALTH and that the traits
and faults people necessarily quality color
national behavior the shall appreciate the Importance of
protecting this from unwhoesomo contamination And the
all honestly acknowledge this INDIVIDUAL
duty that be shifted evaed and the thoroughly
purge ourselves from influences that hinder perform
the will be regnerae and made by
the saving power of GOOD CITIZENSHIP
1t is habit affiliate with political parties. Happily the
strength and sody of institutions safely withstand the
freedom and activity political discussion far involves
the adoption of GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES the enforce
of good administration But they Withstand the frenzy
of hate which seeks under the guso of political blot
American brotherhood and cing persuade people that
CRUSADE OF ENVY AND MALICE is no more than Jealous
insistcnce upon their manhood rights.
Political parties exceedingly human and tcy easier fall be-
fore temptation than individuals by much partisan the
law of their life and because THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS IN
PERSONAL is easily recalled that political organizations have
been quite willing to utilize of popular prejudice and
and believe they have been known sewd
agemcn encourage hope for of relief from
economic abuses and vet stand pat day appointed FOR
REALIZATION.
WE HAVE FALLEN UPON A TIME WHEN REHooVEs EVERY
THOUGHTFUL CITIZEN WHOSE POLITICAL
ON REASON AND WHO CARES ENOUGH MANLlNESs
DUTY TO SAVE THEM
ORGANIZATION
ING THAT
SERVE ITS DIRECTION TENDENCY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-11
The Danger Of Large Gifts.
By HANNIs TAYLOR. Former Minister to Spain.

HANNIs TAYLOR. Forme lister to Spain
KNOW of MONSTER dangerous to the life of a
republic who in a throw bewdcring mil
- lions direction the other especially VIXEN mil
lions grow of ABNORMAL LEGAL AND ECO.
NOMC CONDITIONS that should not exist
The omnipoent dispenser may throw his millions in good drec
ton today 1t is be BAD ONE tomorrow But most
and of ALL he is image breaker he conocast
SKATERS THE IDEALS upon which the life nation was
founded There time when admired poets orators theo
logan philosophers novests There was time when
young thought worth while strive be like Marshall
Webster, Emerson and Washington Irving
But how long will those illusions last under the teachings of the
gospel which procam that nothing really worth while
the BRUTE FORCE welded by masses of money?
IF THIS on CAN SOON CLOSE ALL DE-
PARTMENTs OF OUR UNIVERSITIES APPLY
THE PRINCIPLES PRODUCTION OF
MATERIAL WEALTH ITS EQUIVALENT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-11
How to Curb the MonOpolies.
BY President }. c. scHURr1AN of Cornell University

BY President J. of Cornell nver
SUPPOSE there is little doubt that in SOME FEW indus
tries monopoly actually exists and oppression is actually prc
- iced by making the public pay extortionae prices
There remedies in reach which may be used AT
ANY TINE In the first place. which monopoc and
oppressive may be DEPRIVED OF THE ADVANTAGES which
they enjoy result of tariff other legislation If
does actually enable exploit the people enrich
men that tariff schedule Is DOOMED matter how much talk
ing pat
A BETTER REGULATION OF CORPORA.
TONS AND TRUSTS IN THE INTEREST THE PUBLIC
Perhaps may the big corporations legally euoncd from
charging markedly DIFFERENT PRICES for the
W different parts of the country for the sole purpose freezing
out Independent rivals
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

They were accompanied by negro who
carried a large sailors grip.
The men represented themselves as
having just returned from a trip
through the Baltic provinces of Rus
STA.
I've got some fine furs would like
to sell to YOU" said the spokesman.
I've a lot of bargains, too" Then,
looking around the room, he added in
a whisper: II brought the stuff myself
to this country-you understand"
The lawyer said he was not interest
FED In furs, but the man persisted. He
displayed handsome bearskin rug
which he said he would sell for S75.
Greenberg didn't care to purchase any
furs, but the rug impressed him SO
much that he finally offered $35 for 1t.
This was refused, but the man pro-
duced fine silver blue fox muff and
collar.
"I'll let you have this for $780, said
the man.
Greenberg bargalned with him and
eventually bought the set for $50. He
thought he had prize.
Just as he was about to hand the
money to the stranger he found that
the muff was damaged. The man read
lily agreed to exchange 1t and took
what looked like similar muff from
the grip. This looked all right and was
accepted
When the lawyer examined the muff
and collar more carefully, however, on
rubbing his hand gently over the fur 1t
began to fall out. Greenberg took. the
garments to an expert and learned that
they were made of hair dyed and past
ed crudely on foundation. The value
of the garments was about $1.5O.
Since then the lawyer has heard
from other victims Of the pair. Their
game, which is a new one, is being
worked successfully in many parts OF
the city.-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
WILL MINNEHAHAG GO?
SAD FATE THREATENS FALLS OF
LAUGHING WATER.
Erosion of the Underlying Rock May
Destroy the Beauty of the Spot
Made Famous by the Poem of
Longfellow.

Blessed though this country is with
spots where nature has exerted an in
nuence soothing to the wearled soul,
and passing of even one of these must
arouse regret in all:save the most icon
ociastic. This is especially true If the
vanishing, spot has a peculiar individ-
uallty and is associated with some fea-
ture of our history or literature around
which there cluster sentiments patriotic
or poetic.
1t matters little what be the cause
OF the decay, though where the greed
OF man is responsible our anger as
well as our sorrow is stirred. When
we see the power grabbers rob Nj
agara of Its charm or invade the soli-
tudes of the Adlrondacks to enrich
themselves by utilizing that which
Sou gave as a boon to man and as n
revelation of His omnipotence, resent
ment Is strong and the natural I'M
pulse Is to cry stop, theft" When
nature herself becomes weak, when her
charms fail like the whitening rose or
the bloom of maiden's cheek, we must
accept our loss with resignation, but
we cannot stifle the pain.
Who that knows the best there Is in
American literature has not felt him
self, as he followed Longfellow over
the trails of Hiawatha Into the land of
the Dacotahs, stand beside that purling
stream,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
AMMAN CONTRADICTIONS.

-
In mentioning a series OF curious
facts concerning animals; the, Dlndee
Advertiser says: Unlike most AMI
mails, horses have no eyebrows, and
hares are minus eyelids. Consequent
ly, the eyes of the latter can not be
shut, and thin, membranous SUBJ
stance covers them when asleep, The
eye ofl the owl is also very peculiar,
seeing; that It is immovably fixed in
| its socket and can not stir In any di-
rection. To compensate for this SEEM
ing disadvantage, it can turn its head
almost completely around without
moving its body. If you were to keep
a frogs mouth open many minutes it
would soon die, as, owing to It's pc
culiar construction, it can only
breathe with the mouth closed. On
the other hand, fishes are compelled
to keep opening and closing their
mouths in order to give their respira-
tory organs full play. "A curious fact
about the eel is that it has less life
in its head than its tail; consequent
ly when killing an eel the fisherman
smashes its tail. 1t also has two
hearts. Snakes usually have their
teeth in the head, but one variety in
Africa, whose principal food is eggs.
is provided with substitute for them
in its stomach"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
the ocean, where sailing ships ar. stlll

......s......,S -. 80. ,,1.'s
a. a.ss.. -. ~ ooen iaAes aiiu ocean
80 80 nc. i,an .ue buccaneers are
-. ..ns ~. sal.ois ~ .ne oiu sense VI lne
80 .ieenali1Se anu
anu .lis 10 tue VI ene
- ias. ene oiu- .iiiic s'iioi 10
~ o.' 'ne inouein 's'ee'inei' ~.
no soute e'snel VI iesie. VI u
- el"een .ne p.esene eie"s
vi iaAes ani oeea1i' lnere ~ u keneiai
as eemeit lnae Tue ioriner "Ie Tue pes-
.ei' ~ ohly ior tie reason .nal tneir
soiiaieions VI ser'iee' as Respects pay'
.oou anu general treatment are pet-
'ei' = lie iaae crews are hot US soou
.u'au eite'es eouiu @esire' ~
10 -, vls ,ae. .na' .nere are IONS oe'-
~ ~ ene ialu.
as ~ ene sleriier cohu 'il'I Oh navi-
ea'iol oii the ocean. II may oe remark
Gu iol oiiiy mat Tue great lakes are the
s.oi niles. oouies OIL water IN america
oul aiso 'na. .hey are more dangerous
'nsi l Tue ocean ny reason OF tneir mar
TOW anu SHALLOW connecting cpannels ;
VINE .ne advantage OF many ports OF
refuge IS iseiuehtly onset oy tnelr DIM
cut approaches. ihere remains, 100,
the eYer-preSenC ana unavoidable dam
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
CREWS ON LAKE STEAMERS.

Compared with Those on the At
lnntic and Pacific Const.
Speaking of the recent storm on the
great lakes, the Columbia Dispatch
complains of carelessness in the making
up of crews for lake vessels and thinks
that the men who must be depended
upon in such crises as are frequently
caused by storms lack the necessary
experience and discipline" that they
are landsmen rather than sailors and
become ineffective" us soon as a storm
threatens steamer. The paper says,
further, that "the nearer the conditions
of navigation on the lakes are brought
to the sterner conditions in vogue on
the ocean the less will be tine risk and
the fewer the disasters"
1t is perfectly true that the cld-time
sailors largely disappeared from the
lakes, simply because the olti-tlme sail,
Ing vessel has vanished. says tho Gleye,
land Plain Dealer. The SAME IL true,
perhaps to q slightly |esa esteat, on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
MANY USES FOR sAwpusr.
No Longer a. Waste Product that I,
Given or Vbroxvu Axvov

No Longer n Waste Product that IA
Given or Thrown Away.
Many are the uses Of sawdust. In
the days when the sawdust wagon
made its numbering rounds through the
streets Of most large cities two CONNER
cial uses of sawdust were to sprinkle
floors and to shelter lead pipes from
cold and glass bottles from breakage.
Near every sawmill was vat for
the sawdust, and it was carried away
free by anyone who had any use for
it. In this era of the use of byproducts
sawdust has commercial value. 1t Is
no longer given away, but is sold.
One of the recent uses Of sawdust
is its distillation, resulting in acetic
acid, wood naphtha, wood alcohol and
tar. Sawdust may also be burned In
special furnaces or mixed with other
material for fuel.
Sawdust when saturated with chem
icals can be effectively used in the
manufacture of explosives, but 1t is
more particularly in demand in paper
making than for any other purpose.
Such thing as sawdust on the floor
of. a room as a substitute for rug or
carpet is now practically unknown.
Sawdust has Joined sand in this re-
spect.
Cotton felt has been substituted for
sawdust as a non-conduetor of cold in
winter. Gas can be made from saw.
dust 1t is also used for briquettes,
/. e., blocks of compressed sawdust and
wood chips burned for fuel. Even in
the protection of glassware against
breakage sawdust has been superseded
by excelsior, sawdust being regarded as
too valuable for such use.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

man could have evolved from a. mere
stsets OF a photograph OF Minnehaha
tails' ana from renection upon the
legend OF the Lacotas, the Deauti1ui
epic whlcn adorns tne WORKS OF Long
teilow. II was picture OF the laiis
whlch inspired the poet ne never saw
them. ana ne nus hiaae .housanus o.
Americans qulte us iahliiar "ith Tue
scene us Though tney hau oeneiu II
~. >t;nnohaho
G,.sr,;,, r,ono,r, tbrourh tho h,.ncbes
Az ono hears the Laughing Waters
From behind The screen Of branches.
Therefore the late Whlch threatens
Minnehaha FANS is source OF sorrow
to multitudes who nave never beheld
their delicate Deauty. Word comes
from Minneapolis that unless some
thing Is done at once the ledge OF lime
stone over which the waters Of Mime
haha River tumble Will crash down
into the rapids and the falls will be
come whirlpool.
The Minnehaha is not a pretentious
river. 1t flows through the flower
spangled meadows of Hennepln Coun-
ty,; Mimi, a purling, gambollng thread
of silver. Here the linnet Stakes Its
thirst and the feet OF the dove are
bathed. Weary OF the sunshine 1t fin
ally spreads Itself over ledge and like
veil of gossamer drops Into the cool
shades of raylne. The fall is 60
feet. 1t Is not the volume, but the
fairy-like beauty OF Minnehaha which
gives 1t Its charm. 1t is like sheet
of gauze, SO thin that the wall behind
loses little OF It's distlnctness and the
rocks upon whicn the water breaks are
merely refreshed. a lace curtain is
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
What She Remembered.

Husband-"Many people at church
this forenoon, ,dear?'
Wife-"Yes, large number"
Good sermon?"
Delightful"
What was the text?"
at vast was-well, really have
forgotten"
sHumph! Was Mrs. Purllng
there?"
She was"
What had she on?"
well, she had on full wrap Of
very dark Pompeiian red cloth, with
narrow insertions of black velvet in
the sides of the skirt. A small yoke
trimming of the velvet covered the
upper part of the chest, and was out
lined with mixed tinsel braid. A
narrow braiding girdled the waist, and
the cuffs were ornamented in the
same way. 1t had cape attach.
ment plated on the shoulders and
attached by other plaits at the waist
line, giving a dolman appearance to
the back. New Orleans Daily Plea
| yune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
Where the falls of Minnehaha
Flash and CLEAN among the oak trees,
Laugh and leap into the valley?

The poets picture is so realistic that
The Indian hunter and his maiden have
become the companions of our Idle mo-
ments when we seek refreshment at the
fountain of thought. The Indian legend
has taken form and substance and Hi
-awatha and Mlnnehaha have become
as real to us as actual characters in
American history. And when we know
tho truth we marvel that the genius of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
.well9s said the other GREATNESS
Administering Justice in Moroec,o.

The penal code in Morocco, or what.
ever may SO by the name of code,
lis good deal more Draconian than
Draco Two terrible instances in point
are quoted as Of quite recent occur
renee.
4 In one case native prowler was
sentenced to a thrashing with 300
blows Of a stick for stealing three
fishes. In another case a young fell
low who had stolen sum in silver
equal to about one pound sterling was
punished with ropes ending Of g.
Z 900 stripes. from The effect OF which
ne died IN @ few hours, ~ London
Globe,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
AIko,,ne SOIL condition..


Lime can also do harm if used inju-
diciously. 1t may induce the soil to
give up plant foods by drawing too
heavily upon the resources of the and.
The mechanical effect of lime, in
changing the texture Of the soil, is
also an important result of its use.
Lime gives excellent results when
used in connection with green crops
that are plowed under. It is the ma
nure, or crop, that provides the plant
food, and not the lime, but lime in
duces hasty action, and enables the
materials added to the soil to assume
the forms available for the plants.
When the land is sour, and grown over
with sorrel (Which contains oXalic
acidl, lime is said then to ssweetcn the
soil' by removing the sonrness, but
what it really does is to assist in
changing the acids of the soil into car
Donate of lime and oxalate of lime,
through chemical combinations, the
sour soil becoming alkaline because
the lime has taken up the acids which
existed before its presence. With the
changes thus made follow others, but
they may be rapid or slow, according
to circumstances, sometimes the bene-
fits of lime not being apparent untllthe
second year, but on soils upon which
lime has not been applied for years it
never falls to give excellent results.
In proportion to the benefits derived it
costs but little, is plentiful and should
be used extensively. Lime may be
said to be the foundation of clover
crop, wood ashes also being excellent.
Collie, Founder and Staggers.
A horse owner, writing to Southern
Cultiyator, gives the following rene
dies:
send you sure remedy for founder
which l have never known to fail 10
effect cure In a short time. Take a
large iron spoon heaping full of CON.
mon salt; put on the root of his tongue
Ion Will see change for the better in
twenty -four hours. have cured some
very bad cases; next day repeat the
dose. If you give the remedy as soon
as you discover the horse is fonndered
you will not have to give the second
dose. You can tell If foundered by the
horse being stiff and sore In mis- feet
as though he had been driven hard.
Don't say this is too simple, but try 1t.
Collie: Take four tablespoonful Of
black powder and dissolve In pint of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
The WRONG Zoos.

o. D. Pitts, farmer OF Caroline
County, tells the following remark
able story: He says he was plow-
ing with pair of horses on his farm
and turned UP nest containing what
he supposed to be turtle eggs. He
put them in his pocket to carry them
home and experiment with them as
to their Matching qualities. Some
time later, when he took, up his coat,
he felt something moving, and upon
investigation found that the eggs had
matched and his pocket was full OF
young snakes. He did not expert
ment any further Richmond Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
ALL THE YEAR HARVEST.

"Our Thanksgiving celebrates the
gathering of the harvest" said a cier-
gyman, land fine, poetic festival it
is. But did it ever occur to you how
various are the harvest times of the
different nations?
January is the harvest month Of
the Chileans, of the Australians, the
Argentine folks and the New Zealand
ers. !.
February is the harvest of India
February and part of March.
"The Egyptians, the Persians and
the Syrians harvest in April, while
the Chinese, the japanese, the Nor
occoans and the Algerians harvest in
May.
THE Spanish, Greek and Italian
harvest time is June; the Russian and
Austrian is July; the English, Ger
man, Dutch and Canadian is August;
the Scandinavian, Scottish and Welsh
is September; while northernmost
parts of Russia, Norway and Sweden
do not gather their harvest till Octo-
Der. New Orleans Times Democrat.
CAT ADOPTS FIVE SQUIRRELS.
Mrs. w. Deubel, of Danbury, Conn,
has a cat who, a short time ago, adopt
ed five little squirrels.
The cat had lost all her own. little
kittens and she seemed lonesome.
One day, about a week after her last
kitten had been taken from her, she
ran into the Kitchen and appped
something into a, carpet-lined box
which she used as a bed. Four times
this was repeated, and Mrs. Deubel
found that the cat had brought home
five little squirrels, who, most likely,
had lost their mother.
The cat raised these strange babies
just as thought they were her own.
kittens, letting them snlggle up to
her for food, washing them and play
ing with them contentedly.
The squirrels are now large enough
to look out for themselves, and they
frisk about among the trees on. the
Deubel place all day long. but at
night they return to the kitchen.
Where they sleep with their foster
mother.-M. Glen Fling, in The Circle.
A REMARKABLE SCHOOLHOUSE.
Perhaps the strangest material ever
used in building school is that found
cheapest in the town Of New Eng
land, North Dakota. The structure is
built entirely of agates. OF course,
we do not mean such agates as small
boys use in playing marbles It is
wholly of petrified wood which there
is very plentiful upon the prairies. 1t
is said that the material has been put
together in most artistic fashion, SO
as to bring out its beauty; and that
when the sun shines the building
glistens like crystal Where the
schoolhouse is SO hard, probably the
hardest of lessons will by contrast
seem not really hard at all. But, on
the other hand, with so bright a
schoolhouse, how dull must the bright
est scholars appear!-From Books
and Reading in St. Nicholas.
i .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
Up to Nature.

Thanks" said the tragedian;
many thanks for your good opinion.
always study from nature, sir. In
my acting you see reflected nature
herself ,,S
I TRY this. cigar said an admirer
of nature reverently. Now, where
did you study that expression Of In
tense surprise that you assume in the
second act?'
From nature, sir. from nature
To secure that expression I asked an
intimate friend to lend me G5. He
refused This caused me no surprise.
/ tried several more. Finally asked
one who was willing to oblige me,
and as he handed me the note I stud
led in a glass the expression Of my
own face. saw there surprise, but
1T was not what !. wanted. 1t was
alleged with suspicion that the note
might be lad one. was in des-
pair
"well?s said the other GREATNESS
".
Then an idea struck me. / resolv-
ed upon a desperate course. i re-
turned the a5 note to my friend the
next day and on his astonished corin.
tenance saw the expression of which
I was in search. It'll Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23
New Trick in Fur selling.

Two men, about % and 3s years old
respectively, affecting an English ac-
cent and the dress of petty officers, WIS.,
tied Abraham Greenberg, lawyer, who
has an office in the Pulitzer building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Nothing causes the rise of righteous
Indignation more than to see Decent
man Jerking a $3.50 horse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

At st. osyth. Essex, England, an
ejectment order has been granted
against a tenant who. II was stated,
had paid no rent .n forty years,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Comfort, contentment and plenty OF
wholesome food is scarce, fowls of all
kinds will eat raw potatoes, cabbage,
ibeets and onions, If chopped t1nes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23

Close confinement being an unnatur-
al condition to swine. it is liable to
lead to sterllity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23


Her Face.
! stood In sombre dreaming
Before her Image dear.
And saw, in secret wonder,
Living my darling appear.
About her mouth a smile came,
y So wonderful and wise,
And tears of some still sorrow
Seemed shining in her eyes.
My tears, they too were flowing,
Her face I could not see,
And oh! can not believe 1t,
That my love Is lost to me.
by Edward Rowland Sill.