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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-03
Experiences Abroad.

Mr.. Kellogg tells about the expert
ence of France and Germany. The
former permitted absolute denudation
Of the forests: disastrous floods in
spring and drouths in winter came.
Agriculture waned. Husbandry Ian
guished, Conditions were deplorable.
Forestry was established, and work
begun to reforest the timber lands.
| Germany did the same. Her people
faced disaster National forestry was
resorted to- and further disaster was
averted
About one-fifth of the nation's for !.
est area is now embraced within ma
tionai forests. The remaining four.
fifths have already or soon will have
passed into private hands. The north
eastern states and the lake states al
ready have passed their maximum of
annual cut of lumber; the southern
states soon will reach their maximum
The other two groups, the Rocky
mountain and the Pacific coast states
whiting short time will be virtually
the sole source of supply for the ma
ton. besides exporting immense guam
titles to foreign countries.
Washington exceeds all other states
in annual cut.
Quantities and varieties OF timber In
the far west are thus given by Mr.
Kellogg:
Varieties Of Timber.
Douglas ar, S74.054.o00.0 600 feet board
measure; western and yellow pine
175,5s6,o0o.o00 feet: red cedar. 1891.
100000: redwood. $4,000. 600. 900; hem
lock, eo.s4s.0oo.0oo: sugar pine. $4,000.
100000: spruce. 25.41s.ooO.O 900; Iarch
5,o7s,ooo.oo0: miscellaneous and hard
wood. 5,7oO,OoO,oOo: total. s5O.65s.O0O..
600.
These figures would be questioned
by many western authorities. who
would insist that there is more stand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
No Fun For Bows.

IL some CT the cantons Of Switz6g-
land they have special laws made for
hoys. Here is Il sample of them:
"If a hoy throws stone and hits a
man he may he fined 3 francs.
III 81 boy throwssa SNOWFALL and hits
n woman he may be fined 2 francs.
"If boy calls glrl red head he
r3ay he fined from to francs
If boy throws at frogs in pond
without being ordered to do so by his
father or teacher he shall be fined a
frame.
IF IL boy throws Il stone and breaks
n window belonging to some one else
his father may whip him or he may he
fined francs.
'If boy makes a face at his tench-
CT or draws pictures Of him on his
slate or speaks i'll of him he may be
fined francs and have to beg his par
DON
IF a boy stones dog or chases a
cat 1t is a fine of Il franc.
eff two boys fight without the con.
sent of their teacher 1t is n fine of
francs.
IF boy steals apples or other fruit
1t is fine of francs, and he should be
beaten by his father"
The American boy who reads the
above will wonder what the Swiss boy
has to live for. About all he can do
and not be fined is to have the measles
or whooping cough.-EXchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
Mans unwisdom.

The simplest and plainest laws Of
health are outraged every hour of the
day by the average man. Did Adam
smoke? Did Eve wear corsets? Did
Solomon chew tobacco? Did Ruth
chew gum? Did the children of Israel
make for beer garden after crossing
the Red sea? Did Rebecca eat gum
drops and ice cream and call for soda,
water? Adam was the first and was
made perfect from head to heel. How
long would he remain so after eatlng
Il mince pie before going to bed? Sup
pose he had slept in a bedroom five by
seven. with the windows down, the
door shut and two dogs under the bed!
Suppose Eve had laced herself up in
corset, put on tight shoes, sat UP all
hours of the night eating her fill Of
trash and siZzled her hair. When you
come to look at the way man misbe
HAYES himself you can only wonder he
ever lived to get there. Verify, the av-
erage man behaves as IL he were little
better than fool.-Woodbury Conn.,
Reporter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

selected by President Small, of rns
telegraphers' union. He announced
That before the time. for beginning
business yesterday every cable operas
tor in the country would be on strike.
He said the men at Havana walked
out Saturday and that the Mexican
wire from Galveston already is idle.
Another plan set on foot was one for
securing cash, huge strike fund he.
ing the thing most needed now, said
the leader. He has set the amount Mt
$2,OO0,0O0, but declined to go into de-
tails as to how he hoped get so much.
money.
AS to the cable operators n cog
seems 10 have, at least, slipped, as the
cable service was as busy as usual
yesterday and last night and the usual
quantity of foreign news was received
by the Associated Press. Another de-
velopment of rather sensational
characterwas the sending by the strik-
ing women operators of an appeal to
Helen Gould, Il heavy stakeholder in
the Western Union. denouncing in
scathing terms high officials of that
company. The memorial charges them
with gross indecency and declares
they are unfit for women and children
to work under.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
A Pony Sentinel.

During one of General Clusters In
dian campaigns he had hoy bugler
with him who was mounted on cir.
Gus pony he had picked up somewhere.
The animal was not only full Of tricks,
but lie proved himself better sentinel
than any Of the soldiers. Three times
IN four months lie saved the camp
from night attack when no other
suspected that danger WAS near Upoi,
one occasion the pony. who was Loose
and walking; about camp, discovered a
sentinel asleep on his post. That was
wrong. and the animal knew 1t WIS
and he gave the soldier such IL bite on
the arm MS caused him to yell ont an
arouse the whole camp. Pony and liz:
both died III Clusters last hattle. TIL,
pony had twelve arrows in his body
when found.-Cincnnati ComMerciai
Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

A foreign tourist WHO had received
permission to visit one of our large
Snsylums for the insane was surprised
at the .neatness, quietude and good or
der that prevailed within the institu.
ton. He asked If it was always like
that, and the polite attendant who was
showing him through the buildings
said it was.
eve have what we cali our violent
wards, of course. but presume you
would not care to see these"
I II think not
.tIt Is just rs well, perhaps. They
are rather noisy, although. of course.
we exercise the same care in providing
for the welfare of the inmates that
You see in this part Of the institution.
We also have a section where we keep
the .incurables.'
"'These inmates, then, are considered
curable."
..rheir cases are at least hopeful"
81 am greatly interested" said the
visitor, "but will not take up any
more of your time. You have othe,
duties to attend to, have you not?"
i.Yes, sir. This Is merely one Of my
reereations. In one Of the rooms in
the main building l am engaged dur
t:ns most OF the time in pursuing what
may be called my life work.
Your life work? May ask what
that is?'
sf1Iavcn't you heard?" said the at
.tcndant, in tone of astonishment. 81
am. compiling an index to Webster's die
:ionary.'--Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
For shakespeare,s Sake.

q There is something remarkably at
fracsh'c fo.' an actress in the rolling
cade1ces O. the Bard of Avon, and
{ do MT wonder that SO many players
dream, of playing his work. think 1t
was III Los Angeles some years ago
that q young actor who was then be-
coming popular decided that the time
was; ripe for him to do Hamlet. What
his mental process was In arriving Mt
this decision have of course no
means of knowing. but an apocryphal
anecdo.e was told of him the morning
after his first appearance as the mel
ancholy Dane. 1t seems friend ap.
preached him and said:
How do you feel this morning?"
II have failed to get my whole mean-
Ing into the character. / shall never
play Hamlet again." was the reply.
"Oh, but YOU must play the part once
again." demonstrated the friend.
"And why?" asked the young actor
despondently.
shakespeare turned over In his COT
+ fin last night. You will have to do 1t
once again, for you can't leave the poor
chap In that position" said the friend.
-Eleanor Robson in Bohemian.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
Decline in Prices and Sweeping Away
OF Profits of Business.

New York. Aug. 19.-The decline in
prices which has been in progress for
some time past continued during the
past week. with many securities reach
ing their lowest quotations in years.
Successive waves of liquidation dur.
ing the. last few months have swept
away the profits Of years and have
made the stock market extremely SEN
sitive and vulnerable.
The contributing causes to the sit
uation have been and are the fears or
a further restrictive campaign against
corporations by the next congress and
the legislatures of various states: high,
err rates for money, with reduced sup.
ply of available funds; apparent ind.f-
ference to the decline in stock prices
on the part Of interests with large cap
ital Investments at stake; visible sign;
of weak spots in the trade situation
and monetary conditions that preclude
any hope of immediate aid from Eu-
rope for United States business enter
priscs or stock market operations.
Last week began with the mark ct
under q cloud. Liquidation had notf
rum its course even after the len and
fifteen points decline of the preceding
week. The heavy reduction in loans the
previous Saturday hardly compensated
for the large loss In cash, and with an
other government report OH the Stand
ard Oil company published Oh Mon.
doy Wall street began the week nerv-
Gus and apprehensiye. Combined with
this We're the expressions of cabinet
member concerning tue proposed plan
Of prosecution Of corporation managers
who violate the law.
AS Il result holders of securities did
not know how long their shares would
be immune from attack OTHER con
trlhuting causes were the telegraplers'
strike and the receivership for the
Pope Manufacturing company.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
FEW LEFT TO Co OUT
General Strike Order to TeIe,
graphers Makes Little
Difference.
MOST OF THE MEN HAD QUIT
NEVER SURRENDER Is THE MOTTO
President Small Says That the strik-
ers will Starve Before They
Will Give tn-sympathy
Strikes Are Work. "a.
ing. lA&s

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE general
strike order to all commercial teleg-
raphers not working under union
agreements, which was issued by
PRESIDENT Sylvester ]. Small, of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America, at 1850 o. m. yesterday, has
produced almost no change in the stu
alton. AT this writing about a dozen
men in the city employed on leased
wires, ETC., have quit as a result, but
i'll no case has there been great num-
Der of strikers added to the roll. In
fact there were few men at work who
were affected by the order.
Sympathetic Strike at Work.
One feature of the day here was a
conference between the telegraphers'
national executive committee and
President John Fitzpatrick and Secre-
tary Edward Nockels, of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. Labor chiefs de-
clared the object was to discuss the
calling out Of the ice, bread and milk
wagon drivers and other similar allied
tradesmen to stop the delivery of sup
plies at restaurants feeding non-union
operators working for the Western
Union and Postal companies. Walters
employed in restaurants feeding the
non-union men have been called out
and ii the allied tradesmen leave, the
district about the '.struck" buildings
will be foodless.
Says They Will Never Surrender.
President Small declared that the
te!egraphers never would surrender 10
the telegraph companies and that the
only possible way to secure their re-
turn was through the telegraph COM
panies meeting the demands of the
new wage scale 1.-THE men and wom-
en- of the telegraph are ready to
starve. They will sleep in the street
IL necessary, and will go with them
before they will surrender" said the
chief. Similar expressions were in
dulged in by his wife and daughter,
who are aiding in the conduct of the
| strike
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

All orders to native servants in India
must be literally given, for In that
manner they will be received. A mis-.
sionary once took country lad MS a
servant when going out on a boating
journey. AS there are no lavatories
on board the country boats, ones abIu-
lions have to be performed in n very
simple manner, an ordinary bucket
serving as a wash bowl The boy was
told to bring some water and IN doing
so happened 10 spill little on the
floor. why don't YOU throw II all over
me:" asked the missionary jocosely.
"Aha," said the lad. and Immediately.
to his masters astonishment, took up
the pail and emptied it over his EN-
ployer's head.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
Men Past Sixty in Danger.

More than half of mankind over
sixty years ofiage suffer from kid
ney and bladder disorders, usually
enlargement of prostate glands.
This is both painful and dangerous,
and Foley's Kidney Cure should be
taken at the first sign Of danger, as
it corrects irregularities and has
cured many old men Of this disease.
Mr.. Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Mo-,
writes: II suffered with enlarged
prostate gland and kidney trouble
for years and after taking two bot
ties of Foley's Kidney Cure / feel
better than have for twenty years,
although l am now 81 years DID,
Anders & Philips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21


! suffered with kidney and stom-
ach trouble for years also suffered
the torrents of everything with
piles for fourteen years. l could
not do hard days work they would
protrude and it was impossible to
keep them inside. No one knows
what I suffered. Finally l consult
ed DR.. Shallenberger the Chicago
specialist. He said he could cure
me without using a knife and he
has fulfilled his promise. If you
treat with him he will do as he
says. Write and / will tell you
about them. j. G.. ELLIOTT.
Lisconbe, Iowa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

saying that the FIRE had been gotten
under control and that our fire de-
partment was not needed. We un.
derstand that the burned section
will be rebuilt.
The losses as suffered by the vic
tins Of the fire are given by the
Dyersville News. Letter as follows:
Hittemiller Loss $4,000, lns. 81
500. o
Koelker " Drexler-Loss $1,000.
ms. $1,000.
Electric Light & Water Co.-Loss
$l,lOO. ms. $500.
VIM. Machogan Loss $4,000. In
surance none.
German State Bank-Loss 5000.
Fully insured.
@. A. Smith-Loss $4,000. ms.
$4,000.
F. Klinkner-Loss 500, Insured.
j. Weidenbacher-Loss 500. In
sured.
German State Bank Buildings Loss
$4,000. Covered by insurance
Steger-Loss $500. Insured.
Clemens & Wilhelm Loss $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
NO PEACE is IN SIGHT
Too Early Say the Conciliators-Co,
panies Doing Still Better.

Too Early Say the Conciliators Com
panies Doing Still Better.
No progress was made by labor lead
ers and others who interviewed to
bring about settlement of the strike
by arbitration. President Small, of
the telegraphers' organization, met
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, and Labor Com
missioner Neill during the day, but
said that it was only in social way
and that 1t was too early in the fight
to talk of arbitration. a
Despite the general strike; order,
both telegraph tompdnies; by actual,
test, We're able to handle business with
greater promptness than Mt any time
heretofore since the Inauguration of
the strike. Small towns which have.
been almost cut off from telegraphic
communication in various parts of the
middle west and far west We're heard
from in the regular order. The Off
Gals of both companies declared that
instead Of assertions in response to
the strike order the reverse was the
true state Of affairs. as many recruits
had been added to the working forces
of both companies during twenty -four
hours.
On the other hand the union officials
declare that there was an enthusiastic
response to the strike order. President
Small said: after consultation with
the leaders have determined to make
this strike the most effective and ag,
gressive fight in the Industrial history
of the country. 1t will be fought from
one end of the continent to the other,
but by this do not mean there will
be any violence" he continued. This
warfare will be absolutely orderly
throughout, but it will be a most de,
termined struggle and every point of
vantage will be seized upon. The tenn
per of the men and women in this
strike is such that they would rather
starve 10 death than go back to Work
without m honorable adjustment.
"'No arbitration is our cry. hut this
Is not because we do not believe in
the merits of arbitration in general
AS applied by the officials Of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies we have no faith in 1t. We
can no longer put any trust in these
officials A former agreement with
the Postal, arrived at through arbitra
ton. was broken by the company
within month. In the recent Sar
Francisco trouble agreed to accep,
the good offices of the government and
an agreement was reached. hut thu
Western Union broke 1t within All
hour."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
ORDER WAS ANTICIPATED
Hardly Any Union Telegraphers Not
Already Out on Strike.


New York, Aug. 17.-Interest in
the telegraph strike centered in the
probable effect of the general strike
order issued by President Small, Of
the national union, which called upon
all operators employed l,y the COM
mercial telegraph companies and those
working private and leased wires not
under union contracts to go out
Throughout the east there were few.
IL any, responses to the call This
was explained ON the ground that all
operators who would strike had al
ready QUIT work, and here the strike
order was given Importance only as
affording official sanction of the ac-
ton already taken by the strikers
without the previous approval or con-
sent of the national officers.
Both the Western Union and Postal
companies declared they had not been
affected by President Small's call and
that they were working their wires
better than at any time since the
strike was declared. Business, 1t was
said. was again moving smoothly. The
Associated Press was not affected adj
versely. On the contrary several Of
the men who had left the service re.
turned to work after the strike order
had been promulgated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
TRAIN HTS AUTO
AND KILLS THREE
New -Pittsfeld Express Crashes
into Car at Crossing-Victims
Were Deaf.

Great Darlington, Mass, Aug. To-
Three persons We're killed and two
fatally injured when an automobile
containing five persons from Bristol,
Conn.,. was struck by the New York
Pittefield express at the Ashley Falls
crossing near this place. The dead
are: Charles J. Root, 40 years old, an
automobile manufacturer of Bristol.
instantly killed; Mrs. Root, his moth
err, who died from her injuries while
heing removed to Pittsfeld by train;
Miss Roberts, sister6of Mrs. Root, in
stantiy killed.,
Tie injured are: Miss Mary Root,
daughter of Charles j. Root, removed
to the hospital ut Pittsfeld, where her
condition is reported as critical; Miss
Katherine Root, aged IA, niece of
Mrs. Root, knocked unconscious and
suffering from serious internal In
ju.ies.
A peculiar feature Of the affair was
the fact that ali of the party except
Miss katherine Root, IA. years old
were deaf, and Mr.. Roots mother was
also blind,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
THORPE.

The dance at Thorpe last Friday
was we'll attended.
Liddy Parsons just returned from
a months visit with her Aunt at
Lamont.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Priconer and
children took dinner with Mr..
Harve Jeffris folks last Sunday.
Mr.. G. Wendal lost six head Of
cattle by lightning last Thursday.
Mrs. Dan Sarks and daughter
Lula spent Sunday with Harry
Kanes folks near Littleport.
Granma Goats visited with Mrs
Rich Graham last Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. D. Sark was in Mancheste,
on business last Saturday.
Grace Wonleighton assisted Mr.
Quincy with house work last Fri
day.
Burt Bowers drove to Manches.
ter Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
A $1,000 Blaze at Dyersvllle.

Last Wednesday afternoon our
neighboring city Of Dyersville suf-
fered a $35O00.00 loss by fire. The
fire started in large feed barn own
ed by Mrs M. Hittemiller and is
supposed to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion. A stiff
breeze was blowing from the South
west and it appeared that the whole
south side of the block if not the
entire business section would be
burned and only the changing Of
the direction Of the wind saved the
city from a far greater loss. The
flames passed from the feed barn to
the out buildings on the other side
of the alley and from there to the
buildings ON Main street lying
north of the barn, thence to the
Electric Light and Water company's
supply tank. Koelker & Drexler's
general store, probably the largest
store in the city, was next to catch
fire, from there the fire spread to
the Dyersville Commercial office,
the German State Bank, VIM. Mac
hogan's photograph gallery and the
Clemans & Wilhelm's paint shop.
About l:l5 the fire company of this
city was notified Of the fire and were
asked to lend their assistance to get
the flames under control and i'm
mediately the two hose carts and
the N. Denton Steamer were loaded
on to an Illinois Central flat car in
readiness to go to the scene of the
confagration. Before the special
train which was to take the COM
pany and fire fighting apparatus to
Dyersyille had pulled out ane Their
telephone message was received
w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

The people became SO accustom-
ed to the persistent and outrageous
violation Of the law by gigantic cor.
porations, that the statement Of
Attorney General Bonaparte that he
intends to enforce the law, without
regard to the wealth of the offend
ers, is commented upon as SOME
thing extraordinary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
Tent Meetings.

A series Of tent meetings will be
held at Delaware, Iowa, commend
ing the evening Of Aug. % and con
tinuing until Sept. ]. The meet
ings will be conducted by Rev. j..
G. Erb, district missionary assisted
by the pastor and Rev. Wagner and
DR.. I. E. Fleming. A very cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
One For the Debating Club.

A group of half dozen physicists.
all eminent; q sheet of paper; pencil.
With the latter one of the group draws
a pulley, cord over the pulley, a tree.
a bough from which the pulley hangs
To one end of the cord is attached a
stone; to the other cord clings n mon
key. The stone balances the monkey.
II the monkey proceeds to climb up
the cord what will happen? Will the
stone rise or fall? Heated discussions;
breakup of the party; no result. Can
any reader help to settle this question?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21
Marriage Bureau Head Suicide

Chicago. Aug 19.-Despondency.
caused by police investigation of al.
legged irregularities in his mail order
matrimonial bureau, is believed to
have been the incentive for the sui
eide of John Harris, GO years old, at
his home. 16S North Hamlin avenue.
In the presence of his wife he sho,
himself IN the right temple, dying be
fore medical aid reached him.