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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
SUGAR IMPORTS FALL OFF.

Java Trade Diverted from This
Country to Japan.
Japan and China have taken the
bulk of Java's sugar crop away from
the United States this year, says the
New York Post. Up to Nov. / a little
less than 100000 tons had been re.
ceived at all Atlantic ports, as against
over 100000 tons last year.
AT this time last year big feet Of
steamships, sugar laden, was lying UNI
der the lea of Delaware breakwater
awaiting orders to come to New York
or so to Boston to discharge. But the
Indura, which made the breakwater
yesterday, and the Candelhoe, which
arrived there on the 9th and is now
locked at Long Island city, are the
only sugar ships that have arrived
from Java since the first of the month,
and they brought less than 10000 tons
between them. Since the beginning OF
the new crop sugar shipments from
Java In June, between twenty and
Twenty-Five vessels have arrived ut all
Atlantic ports, as against sixty or
more for the same period last year. X
Ordinarily this would be just about
the height Of the season. but maritime.
agents and sugar importers agree that
no more than dozen or fifteen mora
cargoes are expected here before the
season closes.
"Of all lonesome trips ever made
in the Java trade this was the worst, 4
said Captain Nisbet of the Candelhoe,
on the floor of the maritime exchange,
this morning. II had plenty of com.
pnny all around the Java Islands COZ
!ecting my cargo. but when 1t came to
clearing, was left to go alone. the 9TH,
ers NIL heading for. Japan or China.
AT the Delaware breakwater when I
| arrived there wasn't another sugas
slip to greet me, and was looked on
as sort Of curiosity when 1t was
learned what my cargo was. and TINT
81 had come from Java" ~
At the offices of the American Sugar
Refining Company and OF Lueder 4
Co, the principal New. York importers
of Java sugar. 1t was said that the UNI
usually small shipments were not duo
to a shortage OF crops. hut to p the
largely Increased cenMnd In China
land Japan, growing out of the linz
Eproved Industrial conditions following
the settlement Of the Japanese-R Russian
ltWar. ssr5rs e.t4J
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
Saving the Flyer
~~~~~~~~~

- ROUCHING beside the cracking
~ camp fire Danny shivered mis-
erably as the damp fog pene-
trated his thin clothing and chilled
him to the bone. He drew his knees
up stifly, and huddled himself In his
ragged blanket.
He was alonein the camp, for the
men had gone to do some work up the
road.
He had been dreaming Of home just
before he awoke-the dear old home
back in Missouri, where he and his
mother had kept house together after
father had gone to seek fortune for
them all farther West. But that was
a long time ago, when Danny was quite
little chap, and since then many sad
things had happened. First, fathers
letters had ceased to come, and then
after q while the home had been given
up, and Danny and mother had en-
tered upon dark and troubled days And
now there was no mother any more,
and Danny, left alone in the world,
was manfully trying to make his way
out to San Francisco, where he vaguely
hoped he might find his lost father.
Danny had fallen in with repair gang
Of railroad men, and agreed to do odd
Jobs about the camp for n little money
he would need when he reached San
francisco.
But though Dannay was brave
little lad, there was big lump In his
throat as he tried to roll himself more
snugly in his blanket. And somehow
the strange, solemn stiffness frightened
him. There was no sound of life any
where.
And just then happened the strangest
thing that Danny had ever known.
Without warning of any sort, the
earth suddenly heaved and rocked be-
meath him, fiinging him violently over.
There was a crashing sound, as Of
rocks falling and breaking close by,
and the same instant the burning pine
logs from the camp fire were scattered
all around.
Danny was too terrified to scream.
The thought crossed his mind that this
was perhaps the end Of the world, and
he felt sick and faint, as well as fright
ened, but he managed somehow to
scramble to his feet, and tried to think
what had happened. Then, recalling the
strange stories he had heard over the
evening camp fires, 1t flashed across
him that this must be one of the
mighty ''tremblers' old Morgan, the
foreman, had often told him of. Danny
had thought he would not know what
It was.
Don't you fear but what you'll
reckernize trembler when you feel
1t, boy" Morgan had said to him grim
~. "Ain't nothin' else In all creation
kin do the stunts an earthquake kin,
once 1t gifts agoin'. Earth just opens
her mouth good an wide, an swallers
up ever'thin' in sight"
From somewhere far to the east
ward there shrilled through the fog
the distant whistle of locomotive.
Danny knew 1t must be the westbound
overland flyer, which passed the camp
early every morning He CROPPED his
way toward the tracks. Suddenly he
stumbled over ridge of rocks. Creep
Ing cautiously along on hands and
knees, he soon discovered that the
Asssk was MI torn w. In places The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

The crew of certain llfe-saying sta.
ton on the New England coast has had
little to do of late because of the rar-
ity of wrecks In that immediate yicin-
ity. Nevertheless, the crew had in the
past frequently proved Its bravery and
efficiency.
One rainy day, at the appointed time,
the crew failed to appear Mt practice.
The summer borders on the veranda
Of the hotel waited in vain for the ex-
hibition which should vary the mo.
notony Of dull day. Finally one of
them went over to the quarters Of the
crew to learn the reason.
Aren't you going to practice to.
day." asked he.
Not to-day, SIR"
"Why not?"
Then the brave lifesaver, hero OF
many rough sens in the past, made an
explanatory gesture toward the sky
and said:
what, in this ?"-Harper's
Weekly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

"Why don't you devote more time to
studyY' said the serious person.
What for?" asked the nonchalant
citizen.
$50 that you will surpass all other
people in wisdom"
81 don't see the good of It, It's hard
enough to keep from being lonesome as
it s."-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
sight just ahead of us. II 1t hadn't
been for him"

But just then another face, that
Danny somehow seemed to know,
smiled tenderly down on him; and the
next thing he knew big man was on
his knees beside him, and all at once
everybody's eyes seemed to be filed
with tears.
my boy! my boy!" the big man
sobbed, brokenly. ITO find you here,
like this, after going back to the old
place to look for you'll"
And then Danny knew just what the
wonderful thing was that had hap
pened. He had found his father at
last !-Pennsylvania Grit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

herself to the pitch 81 couldn't do that"
exclaimed the docie wife; ut would be rude and un-
ladylike."
The patient woman may be reformer but like other
morals she must expect to sacrifice herself to the cause
She be good and virtuous and still her domlneerng
husband will do us he likes. 1t is the man who is mar.
red to woman who does not waste any sympathyson
him that usually proves himself to be model husband
This does not that the sensible woman spends
her married days quarreng and making up. She knows
she needs tact and judgment succeed as wife
as every calling She her energy and when
she eXpends 1t she uses 1t to good advantage When she
wants to kick she does not give the ball tmid modest
thrust but like the successful football player she waits
until she send 1t into the coveted goal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

President Roosevelt's special mes
sage OH the agitation growing out of
the establishment and maintenance by
San Francisco of separate schools for
Japanese residents is by all odds the
most dangerous and revolutionary that
has ever come out of the White House
1t Is revolutionary because in it the
President DULLES the Californians and
threatens them with all sorts of evil
things which the constitution and the
laws of the United States give him M
power to do unto them.
The founders of our government
made it plain that the Federal govern.
ment has no control whatever over the
institutions and internal affairs of the
States. There was not n man in the
convention of 1857 who would not have
been shocked by the claim now adj.
vanced by Mr.. Roosevelt that rights
strongly safeguarded by the constltu,
ton could be taken away by any treaty
made only by the President and the
Senate.
A treaty to enter into the supreme
law Of the land must not impose upon
our government any obligations which
the constitution does not authorize.
Only laws made by Congress in ac.
cordance with the constitution enter in.
to the supreme law of the land The
constitution expressly says so. An act
of Congress needs for its completion
the affirmative of both houses of Con.
gress and the President. treaty on
our part requires the concurrence of
only the President and the Senate.
Surely the convention of 1857 was not
composed of imbeciles who would give
the President and one-half Of Congress
higher power in creating supreme law
than it gave to the President and the
whole of Congress.
The message Is dangerous because In
1t the President asserts the right tc
thrust into the most delicate and sen
sitive institutions of State the strong
and arbitrary hand of government
5000 miles distant, government upor
which, the people of the coast can exert
little direct control, and which is moi
at all in touch with local feeling ant
needs.
The message is dangerous because il
is written in utter contempt of the con
stitutional safeguard Of local independ
enoe, which forbids the federal govern
ment to send troops into State FOL
police duty without the express reques
of the State Legislature, or Of the Gov
trnor if the Legislature cannot be con
vened.
The message is, In short, deplorabl,
from beginning to end, since It reveals
that the most energetic and restless o
! oil our Presidents Is either Ignorant O
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
THE LAUGH OF A CHILD.


There's the laugh of the dawn in the
waking east,
And the laugh of the MONDAY sky;
The hugh of the breeze, the delirious
laugh
OF the flame when the night-winds sigh.
There's the laugh of the stars, and the
meadow brook,
OF the sea, and the festal wine,
The frivolous laugh. and the wonderful
laugh
OF the heart at affections shrine
There's the laugh of the rose at the set
ting moon,
When the night has flown away,
But the happiest laugh, the ineffable
laugh,
Is the laugh of the child at play.
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
The Perfect Host.

The Duke OF Connaught once paid
a visit to the late Sir Edwin Arnold at
Tokyo, and just before he WIS leayfns
according to Black ana White-his
royal highness told the y6et that he had
been a most untlrins host.
But lie added laughingly, there
is one thing yu have not shown me
which this co'ntry issnoted for"
what u thatT inquired Sir Edwin
IAN artbquake," the duke REPLIED
.ehat moment there was violent
,sck which shook the building ana
Drought some of 1t tumbling down.
The duchess came running In, greatly.
frightened.
"oh, what is it7" she gasped. AN
Only little magic" said the duke.
soothingly. He turned to Sir Edw,n
with twinkiing eyes. II thought / was
not asking too much of you" he sa,d
".
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

The death rate in the United States for pneu
monia averages about % per cent and stands next
to consumption (ubercuosis) In frequency of
DEATH 1t usually begins with hard chill, and Is fol-
lowed by high fever with pain in the lungs and a
short catchy respiration and peculiar flushing of the
face the side OF the afflicted lung, for, fortu
nately 1t often Involves but lung, and should
1t be the left sde heart Involvement seriously compl
Gates the case
When taken with chill It is always best to call in
your physician for chill usually trouble ahead,
and 1t is unwse to waste time in home experiments Put
the patient In bed in well ventilated preferably
upstairs room with southern exposure and keep
temperature of 65 degrees Oil the chest both back
and 'front.' and with layer of lambs WOOL Avoid
cold compress and ice packs. The food should be light
and easily digested, broths, soups, milk, whey,
well beaten eggs given raw, and not much Of anything
at time cold water nd bitum.
Visitors should not be admitted to the sick room; 1t Is
bad enough to be Sick without being critically inspected
by curious friends who usually tell doefu stories or
maintain hopeless silence and woe-begone coun-
tsnances that would strike terror TO burglar If the
patient is able to whether you do do not call
card expressing sympathy and good Wishes flower,
will bear your message, and will not njure the patient
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
All Details Arranged.

Dear" whispered the clipping lover,
what shall we do with the rope lad
der? We shouldn't leave 1t hanging
there"
"Oh, that's all right" replied the
coy damsel, pa said he'd pull 1t up
again 80 we couldn't sst back. "--Phil-
adslphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
The Knowledre that H..,.

; Towne-so Dumley married a col.
lege woman. Ny! 1t must be flerea
for him to be tied to woman who
knows 20 much that he doesn't know.
Browne-Oh, that doesn't burt Mr.,
50 much as the fact that she knovs
'ow" much be doesn't kuow-phiia.
delphls Press -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

why" asked the inquisitive person
do some of your writer's sign their ar
ticles, while others do not?"
"rhose who do not" explained the
magazine editor, Threatened to quilt
unless the other articles were signed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

"And now" said the dear girl, "you
had better go up and speak to papa
"Are you-er-sure he's home?'
stammered Mr.. Sloman.
80! yes; unless he's got tired wait.
ing and gone to bed you'll find him In
the sltting-room. "-Philadelphia Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
PATIENT WOMAN is A MENACE TO THE HOME.

The development of judgment and reason
has taught woman that belligerency is mas
culine accomplishment which only needs lit
tie practice to be acquired. The other day a
woman was telling friend that her husband
was the best of men until something dispeased
him, and then he was dreadful. The wise
woman counseled that the next time this man
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

Come, come" said Tommys mother,
don't lounge that way. Sit up ,lse a
little man"
why, mamma" replied Tommy,
men sit down. It's only dogs and
things that sit up."-Philadelphia
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

He stole kiss. So quick twas done
She did not know what he was at;
He never stole another one
She gave them to him after that.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
FARMERS SHARE IN PROSPERITY.
BY Mai. Edwin C. Hardy

To-day the American farmer occupies a po-
stion of preeminence in the realm of indus
try and commerce. He is the largest con-
tributor to the wealth of the nation. He
does more than any other agency for the gen.
eral welfare. He is the chief factor in the
countrys prosperity, of which he is enjoying,
and most deservedly, liberal share
What the agricultural producers of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
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unmindful of the fundamental prlnci-
pies of the government of which he Ia
the chief executive.-St. Louis Repub-
lie
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

He-well, I've been out III the motor
car SO much lately that ! think I'd
rather ride for chapge.-puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

United States have done is graphically forth In the
annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture. What
the possibilities of the future may be conectured
from what has been achieved The product of American
farms this year than $2OO0O0OOCO greater
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09
FACTS ABOUT PNEUMONIA.
BY DR.. Ella X. Dearborn.

Pneumonia is classed among the infectious
diseases, but more likely the diplococcus-p neu-
smonia is the result Of disease, instead of the
cause of 1t. Childhood and old age those of
lowered vitality, and those much exposed to
Indictment weather and alcoholic devotees are
especially liable to pneumonia, and, having
had 1t once, are predisposed to the second
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

she-Would you rather walk or ride
tlara2
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-29
drawn from fortyslx establishments,
said DIR. Melvin. "Of these withdraw
WAREHOUSE
i7s.l90 Quincy Street

drawn from fOrty-slx establishments"
said DIR. Melvin. "Of these withdraw
ais twelve were for cause, principally
Oh account OF failure to maintain the
proper standard Of sanitation, and
some were for using prohibited preser.
vatives Most Of the establishments
preferred to forfeit their interstate
trade rather than stand loss from the
condemnation OF animals and meat and
bear the expense Of complying with the
sanitary requirements. This latter
fact emphasizes the necessity for
thorough State or city inspection"
To adopt the new charter means the
establishment OF an unbreakable ring
IN the City Council for four years.
Congress should ut once add to the
meat inspection law these three pro
visions:
PACKERS should be obliged IN
bear all the expense attached to In.
spection.
2-Packers should he obliged b
print date Of canning on the labels Of
all canned goods.
3-All meat In transit should be In
spccted by the government.
~
In the course OF an able editorial on
~. s. Inspected and Passed" In its
issue of Dec. 90, 1905, the Chicago
Daily News said:
1T Is well for the people Of Illinois
and of Chicago to remember, however,
that this law applies only to interstate
and foreign commerce. While the larger
packing houses engaged In interstate
and foreign business doubtless will pre-.
pare all their product-whether for
outside or local consumpton-under
the same conditions, there Is In the
Federal law nothing which Of itself az.
fords protection to the local consumer.
II Is quite possible that some of the
smaller concerns might make a bust.
ness OF putting on the Illinois and Chi
cago market meat products that could
not be exported into other States. For
the protection OF local consumers prop.
er local inspection may now be OF more
Importance in some Instances than II
was before the passage of the Federal
inspection law"
&6A
II you want to be taxed to death,
vote for the new city charter Sept. II.
II you don't, vote against 1t.
~
Are all diseased beef carcasses to be
sold to the poor after this, instead Of
being destroyed by city inspectorsl
~
There Is great graft In the new char.
ter
49,
II will rejoice the public to know
that meat condemned because II is diaL
eased, Ia "tanked," stswed into lard
and placed on the market.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-29

Vne most 0m04ing stupidity C0nCeiv.
able Of any people with foreheads u
that they should allow their supply
Of food to pass into the hands Of one
speculative interest, says Charles Ed.
ward Russell In q powerful article
written by him In the Appeal to Rea.
son. You can understand how q care
less community might tolerate q mo-
nopoly Of some things, how Il might
endure to have its transportation, for
instance, or its electric light, control
led by one ownership, for men can
live without sleeping cars or arc
lamps; but that Il should tolerate a
monopoly Of the primal necessity Of
food is beyond comprehension and
without precedent. Even naked saw.
ages have uniformly been too wise
for that, and the only nation that has
ever submitted to such monstrous
condition Ii our own.
From thousand Illustrations Of the
injuries we all suffer from this idiotic
arrangement let us cite one.
There Is no way Of communicating
disease to the human body surer than
through infected meat tissue. Some
Of the worst and most destructive ba.
GILL that prey upon mankind arc COM
mon among the animals he eats for
food. Cows have tuberculosis and
spread vast quantities Of Il through
the human population. Il 10 90 com.
mon among cows that the wise and
the forcwarned will use none but ster-
ilised milk. What II ''hog cholera"
among swine 10 merely typhoid fever
In men. Trichinea In hogs poisons
human beings. Both these diseases
are common among swine.
Worse than an these, and more
deadly, ID another fact that 10 seldom
commented upon because II 10 too ap.
pailinv to dwell much upon. What u
called "lumpy jaw" In cattle u simpiy
cancer. The germs OF cancer are
communicable. Many cattle have
"iumpy jaw" Any animal with
"iumpy jaw" 10 unnt for human
food.
This opens q fielo that demands the
immediate attention Of the govern.
ment. Cancer 10 the most terrible Of
all diseases. After It has reached q
certain stage Of development II 10 ab.
solutely incurable. Its progress to
that stage may be without the pa.
TENTS knowledge or suspicion. Its
advance beyond that stage cannot
even be checked. II slays IT. victims
with the most horrible torture.
In this country the recent increase
OF this most terrible Of human af.
fiictions has been something to alarm
10 all. II was once rare; II now
threatens 10 become common. In the
Cincinnati hospital In the year 1870
II, the number OF cancerous patients
was one In 6S7. In 1904 the number
was one In 278 In 1870. when the
total population Of the city was 2l0,.
280. the number Of cancer cases ~
ported ut oil the institutions was q;
In 1900, with . total population Of
3?5.002, the number OF cancer cases
reported Ut all the institutions was
l0S. and In 1903, with about the same
population. the number was 267. I
append the table that shows this 40.
tonishing increase.
Here IL a similar report from two
well.known hospitals elsewhere:
ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, NEW
YORK.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-29

Congress should pass law con-.
pelling packers to print the date Of
the canning on the labels Of all canned
goods sold by them.
The fact that the Beef Trust fought
a proposed law to this effect. last yc'lr.
only goes to emphasize the necessity
that exists for one.
According to all accounts the canned
goods Of the Beef Trust are bad enough
when comparatively new. without un.
loading on the public canned goods that
have been years In Il warehouse.
More than that. the government
should compel the packers to pay all
the expenses of meat inspection.
The government should also inspect
all meat In transit.
Lately the Beef Trust has been
branching out aud gobbling up other
lines of business.
1t controls the meat business.
II controls the poultry trade.
1t controls the egg market.
1t controls the hide market.
1t controls the boot and shoe trade.
And lntely II has stepped into the
control of a large part Of the vegetable
market.
1t In the Reef Trust and the Beef
Trust alone that has made the cost
Of living as high rs It Is.
The Bc@ Trust buys cattle. swine
and sheep Oh the hoof for almost moth.
Ing.
II you will take the trouble to look
ut the market reports Of the daily
papers you will see that the trust pays
from $l.2o to $2 per 100 pounds for
canning cows. This Ii a cent and a
quarter to two cents q pound. For
very high grade meat they pay as
high a. Ave or six ccnts a pound.
Tho trust utilixcs every portion OF the
cattle. hoofs. horns, intcstincs. hide.
hair and bones.
It could afford to sell the people
meat at reasonable prices and make u
big profit itself.
But It Il too hoegish to do tlhA II
has the American public BY the throat
and makes the American public pay
outrageous prices
The following from the Chicago
Daily Journal market report for June
oJ. 1907. Is u fnir sample of what the
Beef Trust pays for cattle. per 1OO
pounds: