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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

The cost of living has advanced in
Great Britain 20 per cent within the
past ten years, according to a London
correspondent. The rise in prices has
affected everything from houses to
candles. There is no limit in sight to
the upward bound of prices.
The imposition of heavy new taxes
is held to be largely responsible for the
Increased cost Of living, everybody who
is able to do so having raised prices
to recover the tax money.
The average Englishman Is becom-
Ing poorer all the time, and the Brit
ish government is trying to arrange a
scheme to grant pensions to the aged
poor, in order to ward off an economic
revolution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Republican poubtfu1 victory,

DR.. Butler, president of the Column
bia University, warns the Republican
party that constructive legislation is
needed, beginning with the downward
revision of the tariff. 81 very much
question: says DR.. Butler, whether
the general assumption that the can
didate of the Republican party will be
elected" If only promises are needed
to keep the Republican party in power,
DIR. Butler need have no uneasiness for
the Republican lenders have thus fooled
the voters time and time again. From
the Democratic standpoint the result
Of the presidential election depends
upon the nomination of ticket that
will unite the party, and that all fac
tions will agree to.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
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sure, and the Sugar Trust, the Agricul-
tural Implement Trust, the Window
Glass Trust, the Tobacco Trust,
the Standard Oil Trust, the Beef
Trust, the Whisky Trust, the Pa
per Trust, the Salt Trust, the
Coal Trust, the Smelling Trust,
the Rubber Trust, the Leather
Trust, the Lumber Trust, the Har-
vester Trust, and hundreds more that
might be named are all children of the
same tariff mother, and the Republican
party is their father. All these trusts
have enormous capital, and aim to con-
troll prices and prevent competition.
All of them are protected by the tariff
from foreign competitors, though in
consequence of the high price they
charge for their products 1t has be-
come profitable to import foreign goods
to compete with them. But whether
domestic, or imported products, are
purchased by the American consumer
the price is about the same, which
| shows the enormous profits the tariff
| protected trusts are able to extort, for
the average tariff tax on all imports
last year averaged over A per cent,
and on some imports the tariff tax ex.
ceeded 100 per cent. That Is the price
the people pay to protect the trusts,
not only on what is imported, but also
on like Increase in prices of trust pro-
duets. which amounts to over five times
more than the total direct tariff tax
of over $300,OO0,0OO which the govern.
ment collects. Are you willing to con.
time paying nearly 500 on the aver.
age for each family to support the trust
Infants now they have attained their
giant size? What the government col.
lects is mere trifie Of about SIG for
the average family, but in paying those
tariff taxes 1t allows the trusts to col.
| lect their tax also by keeping their
price up to the price Of imported
goods. The Republican party declared
In Its last national platform that the
protection which guards and develops
our Industries Is a cardinal policy"
Every Republican leader still declares
for protection that has fostered and
protects the trusts. The greater the
trusts have grown the more power
they WELD In the councils of that
party, SO that even President Roose-
Welt has declined to recommend tariff
revision. although he has seen the
trusts grow fat during his adminlstra.
tion of seven years. There Is IN evil.
dent bond of sympathy between the
Republican leaders and the trusts, for
the latter have already declared that
In the coming Congress, which begins
Its first session in December, will not
NEEDLE with the tariff, but still allow
the trusts for two more years to con-
tinue their plunderlng by virtue of Re
| publican favor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Blumnx the BluGer.

The talkatiye man in the smoking
room was boring the company with his
"reminiscences of the great people he
had met. Last week." he said, ~ spent
a most delightful day with my friend
Lord Broadacres."
Indeed" said gentleman on a cor
ner, who had not hitherto spoken; "and
so you don't recognize me as Lord
Broadacres?"
The boastful one Instantly collapsed.
and, mutterlng some apology, left the
room.
"And I'm not Lord Broadacres at
ALL" chuckled the gentleman as the
door closed upon the discounted one.-
London Mt-BitA -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

One business interest of his own
which the American farmer is going
to look sharply after in next years
politics is the tariff robbery which
takes from him with both hands and
gives him nothing In return.
The farmer knows that the prosper
ity of the last ten years has not been
caused by the Dingley tariff, but that
1t has had Its origin mainly in the
good crops he has made and in his own
success In obtaining good prices for
them.
Even Wall street knows that year
of abundant crops is good year for
the railroads, and bids on railroad Sc
curities accordingly. Formerly such
years of abundant yields were some
times better for the railroads than for
the farmers, speculative operators TAX
Ing advantage of the abundance to get
the cropseat very low prices.
But dhring. the last ten years the
farmer has found ways of getting near
" full value for his produce, thereby
greatly benefitlng the country. With
full pockets he Is large buyer as
well as seller. He stimulates the
merchant and the manufacturer. He
makes freight for the roads to haul to
the farm as well rs away from it.
The whole country,is coming to I'M
derstand the falsity of Republican clat-
ter attributing American prosperity to
the tariff which Mark Hanna invited
the monopolists TO write for them
selves as soon as he had gotten Nc
Kinley into the White House. No
body understands 1t better than the
farmer himself. Nobody is learning to
understand better than he that this
tariff would haze brought disaster to
the country but for the prosperity
which the agricultural interests drew
from other sources.
1t is the farmers clear vision of
the fact that he gets nothing out of the
tariff which is worrying Republican
leaders on the eve of the Presidential
election. They all know that the tar
If must be revised and are saying SO.
Just how to trim in order to hold Re
publican farmers in line with high tar
If monopolists is question that will
cause them some sleepless nights, In
and out of Congress, during the next
ten months.
The most conservative element in
the population Of the United States
will, in both national conventions next
year. insist that 1t receive a square
deal and an equal chance In the mat.
ter of custom house taxation. 1t does
not desire to disturb other Industries
but 1t refuses longer to bear the prin.
cipal burden of n vicious and unjust
system.-St. Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
"Economicn11y Admini.tered.,

"EconOmicn1Iy Administered"
The receipts of the Federal Govern
ment from taxation, exclusive Of postal
receipts, will exceed $6o0,0oo,O0O before
June 80 next year. The total last year
was $594, 454,0OO against S326,9I6,O0O
in 1906. At present rates before the
close of this decade the annual with
drawals from the country's earnings
by Federal taxation will much more
than double the totals of any year pri-
or to the Spanish war.
On population Of S0,000,O00 the
! present rate averages over $3I year
withdrawn by Federal taxation from
the earnings of the average family. AS
value received from the Federal Gov
eminent the average family has the
services of the post office department,
which do give value for what the de-
partment receives. But this payment
is additional, and it does not figure In
| the totals from taxation.
The increase in taxation Is spent
through increases of official salaries,
of the number of oiticeholders, OF sal
aries and wages for military purposes,
for general military expenses, includ-
ing those of the Colonial SYSTEM and
in other ways which show no justiti-
cation in results for doubling the gross
| total of taxation in ten years.
With their utmost skill in the man
ipulation of statistics, those who de-
tend these enormous increases do not
claim that the average family has
\ doubled It's. income in the last ten
years or that it is likely to double Its
income as the result of doubling the
gross amount taken in taxation from
the earners of the country. The only
excuse offered Is that as result OF
the natural birth rate, aided by In
creases in immigration, there has been
n notable increase in the number of
earners subject to this taxation.
The same excuse was offered in 1876
when, in the Central West, Thurman
and Voorhees, voiced the demand for
Government economically admins
tered" In resisting which three Re
publican presidential candidates were
defeated. During the most critical
period in Its history the country was
saved from the worst by the Democrat
| lie demand for return from the war ba-
sis to the peace basis Of taxation, un-
der which the government has no right
to draw on the earnings of the people
for anything beyond its own necessary
| purposes.
When the extravaganza of Federal
expenditures has so increased that II
demands every year nearly one-fourth
of the total money supply of the coun-
try to meet Federal taxation alone this
Capitalization, almost wholly for non
productive purposes, Is enough to nc.
count for every other abuse and to
make it clear that no other evil OF
Capitalization can be corrected except
through its reformation.
The issue, as 1t is forced by the con-
tinuous increase of extravaganza in
taxation and in reckless expenditure,
cannot be met except by the Demo.
cratic party. AS it Is met. the Dem
ocratic party will vlndicate its right to
Its name, TO, Its traditions and to the
confidence of the country In its prin.
| ciples
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Bankers Optimistic.

The bankers have been In session at
Atlantic City. and they were all Top
tlmistic." The money trust Is always
optimistic when it can receive deposits
of public money without paying interest
on them; and, at the same time, lend
that same money to the taxpayers at
high rates of interest. When the tax
payers meet in November, 1908, and
express their views, there will be q
great pessimistic howl from the bank.
ers. Pride goes before fall.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Opening Their Eyes.

A Pennsylvania politician, who has
never voted the Democratic ticket, has
had his eyes opened and advises the
people of that State to change their
politics. He says: "The Democracy
cannot hope to rival the Republican,
in what Parson Brownlow once called
'devIlish smartness, nor in sanctimo
Nous hypocricy." He thinks that
Democratic success would insure bet
ter government.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Falls and Keeps on Sleeping.

!. George Hart, SOL Portland avenue,
Belleville, is such sound sleeper he
did not even wake up when he fell
fiftens feet out the second-story win
dow of his home this morning. He
curled over on the grass and contin.
ued snoring until stone upon which
he was lying began to bruise him.
Then he opened his eyes, wondered
where he was, and finally scrambled
to his feet and went around to the
daar and begged his mother to let him
in. She mistook him for burglar
and would not permit him to enter
until she was fully satisfied as to his
identity.-Belleville Dispatch to the
Chicago American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
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The Mother Earth.

-
1nese come not aged and broken,
weary with labor done
40 lean tired heads against me till i
cover their eyes from the sun:
Ihese are not feeble or puny, these
are my glory and pride,
why should gather them to me,
hold them and cover and hide?
IN the splendor and might of their
manhood, the flush of their
years they come,
Crazed by their singing trumpets and
i the roar of the sullen drum;
With the battle-Hags whipping above
them they stand UP straight and
tall
And they rush toward the shattering
glory and miserably stumble
and fall
And they lie in heaps and in wind.
rows, my young ones, my
strong ones, my best:
And their youth and it's power and
promise | must cover and hide
In my breast.
by s. H. Kempter in Metropolitan
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

BACK TO THE OLD HOME. =
Farmer Foy lived just over the line
in Mexican county, Pennsylvania, and
he sold several head of cattle ono
spring to a cattle buyer of Crawford
county. Among the lot was three
year-old heifer, born and raised on
the Foy farm. Great difficulty was
encountered in getting this young AMI
NAL away from her native place, but
the drover at last succeeded in driving
her along with the rest to the rail-
road station, whence they were all
shipped to Meadville, by Salamanca.
a roundabout course of one hundred
and fifty miles.
Four weeks later Farmer Foy was
awakened late one night by the cry
ing of COW. The crying was so
unusual and so loud and persistent
that by-andby the farmer got up and
dressed and went out to see what
1t all meant. He could scarcely be-
lieve his eyes when he discovered
that the animal that had been max
ing all the fuss was the tkreeyear-
old heifer that he had sold to the
cattle buyer month before. She
was standing at the bars Of the barn
yard and calling Justify to be let in.
She was promptly let in and she lay
down in her old place as if she had
never left it.
Next day it was discovered that
the creature was thin and footsore
and plainly worn by long travel.
Foy, being native of Crawford
county, was subscriber to one of
the meadville papers, and in the
weeks issue that came the day after
the return of the heifer he saw her
advertised as an astray, she having
broken out of her Enclosure one night
of the previous week. A reward was
offered for her return. That the
heifer had found her way back to her
one hundred miles, in travelling
which it was necessary for her to
cross the Allegheny river at least
three times, las well as other large
streams, there could be no doubt, and
that in her anxiety to get back she
had not spared time to do much eat
ing by the way was shown by her
emaciated condition. How she, a
strange COW, travelling through a
strange land, managed to escape de-
tention by some one as an astray,
and by what marvellous instinct she
found her way back to her native
pastures, are things no one will ever
know. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that Farmer Foy promptly returned
to her purchaser the price he had re
ceived for her and that the animal re-
| NAMED all the rest of her, days on
athe farm to return to which she had
made so remarkable journey.-Our
Dumb Animals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
HOW "A FLEA JUMPS.

1t is said that a flea leaps two
hundred times its height, and while
1t usually does land on it's feet, it
often falls, especially when it falls
on a perfectly smooth surface where
the claws can get only slight hold.
A flea has six legs, whose great
length and bulk make them so heavy
that they must be great help in
keeping their owner right side up
when it makes one of those gigantic
jumps; and when it lands upside
down. or in some other way, its abil-
ity to kick is so great, that not more
than one wriggle is needed to set
things right. A flea's wings are
mere scales. and of no use; but small
and worthless as they are, they tell
the entomologist something about the
proper classification of the insect. To
the flea itself they have no value
From Nature and Science in st.
Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
A TRAyELER,s PARTY.


Every one loves to talk over his
fayorite vacation trips, and thanks to
the modern post card, souvenirs are
within the reach of all.
Inviting dozen friends to spend
an informal evening with us, we re-
quested them to bring several of their
favorite post cards which illustrated
places they had visited.
On arrival, card from each men,
Der was placed on the table and
shuffled, while one of the party was
invited to draw blindly from the pack
and show it to all the guests; the
owner then prepared himself to mar
rate the experience which caused him
to bring this particular card as fav-
orite. relating all the particulars of
the trip illustrated and answering
questions as well. If others had
had taken this trip, they were in
vited to add any experience not al
ready given.
Thus we went the rounds until each
had given his most delightful vaca-
ton trip in detail. Imagine our sur
prise when We found our guests in
tensely Interested and waiting anx-
iously his turn to talk. Even the
most bashful found courage and voice
after few questions were asked.
such as. SLOW did you learn of this
trip? How much did it cost?"
AT the evenings close we had jour
neyed through the Yellowstone and
beneath the big Trees" along the
bayous of the Southern cline or with
the mountain climbers to the top of
the white Hills We had sailed
over lakes and rivers; camped in the
dense forests with Nature; toured
the country in an auto; walked
through Au Sable Chasm with the
hush of awe overpowering us; or,
best of all. gone back to the "Old
Homestead" for the sake of Aud Lang
Syne.
We had anticipated what some OF
our friends might talk about, and
had arranged appropriate quotations
and bits of poetry clipped from the
artful time tables obtainable at all
railroad offices.
At the close we presented each de.
parting guest with a souvenir card
Illustrating one of our favorite trips,
with description attached.
Try this way of entertaining and
learn the charm of it.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

Trains on the Scottish Highlands
have been occasionally stopped by the
force of the wind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

The meteorites which hurl them.
selves at this sphere add about 1000
tons to its weight every three years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

Fewer than 5000 people own all ths
land Of Crest Britain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

The annual income Of the hotel
keepers of the Switzerland is esti
mated at $30,ooO,OoO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23


Mary, Mary no more contrary
did she do, poor thing?
She shut the gate on her gardens
fate, and bided another spring.
And while she waited she thought
some thoughts, and came at
last, to find
That 1t isn't Just wise to set your
mind 'gainst every one else's
mind.
So now there is joy in the flower
plot when sommer comes to
call
Rosies and posies-and Mary Maid,
sweetest and best of all!
by Nancy Byrd Turner in st. Mich
olas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

palace, she'll take one made of gold
or silver or ivory, or she'll do without
one."-Kate Hudson in the Christian
Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
A MODERN CONTRARY MARY.
Mary. Mary Quite Contrary, fash.

A MODERN CONTRARY MARY.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, fash
Toned she was this way:
Shed always shirk when she ought
to work and sulk when she
ought to play.
If you offered peach she had wished
pear, If you said Lets read"
she'd sew;
Twas alwayse"No" when you looked
for Eyes" and Yes" when you
% hoped for No"
And when April came and they gave
her seeds for her pretty flower
plot
She said, 81 am sure these are not
right" and planted another
lot.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary-how did
her garden grow?
With worthless seeds and untouched
weeds it made sorry show:
There were tangled vines and stunted
stalks and bushes all-forlorn,
Poison ivy and "sour-grass." thistle
and rue and thorn;
Never bee came pilfering there nor
humming bird to WOO,
Never robin perched and sang, the
whole long summer through.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
THE SHORT NOSES.

rOtal .s1e4.e1 s242. 3
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
RUNAWAY TRAGEDY.
One Lady Instantly Killed and Anoth-
or Lady Dying.

Near Monroe, Ca, Mrs. Henry
Richardson, a well known Walton
country woman, was killed and her
sister. Mrs. John Palmer, was fatally
injured Thursday morning as the
result Of an accident with runaway
team on the bridge at Bale Prong
creek, a mile north from Monroe.
At the time Of the accident the two
women were on their way to town TO
do some shopping. Just as they
drove onto the bridge they were met
by a runaway horse attached 10 a
buggy. The team was occupied by
a negro woman and two ch1ldFen ana
was driven by negro.
Mrs. Palmer, in attempting to get
out of the way Of the vehicle caught
her dress on the step and was
thrown to the floor Of the bridge. The
horse ran over her, dragging the
buggy with him. 80.
Mrs. Richardson escaped without
a scar, yet, strange to say, she was
the first to die.
The excitement and worry in try
ing to care for her injured sister
caused congestion of the lungs, from
which she died. The wounded Wo-
man wss at once removed to the w.
L. Wood place on the Gratls Ioau'
four miles from Monroe, where sne
and Mrs. Richardson resloeo:
Remarkable to say, the orlVer anu
other occupants of the runaway pug
gy escaped with only few scratches
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
THE DEADLY AUTO.
Woman Loses Control OF Machine
and Is Killed.

While racing with Jersey Central
railroad train between Point Pleasant
and Asbury Park Wednesday, an au-
tomobile in which Mrs. George 3:
Boyce and Miss A. Vida Mass OF
Point pleasant, we're riding, was oV-
arturned and Miss Mass was killed
Mrs. Boyce, wife of an automobile
dealer in New York city, was renoer-
ed unconscious and was taken 10 her
home in Point Pleasant.
Mrs. Boyce was operating the ma
chine. The train had just lett Polnt
pleasant. bound for Asbury PARK
where the automobile. going at a
terrific pace, came along the ROAD,
way, which parallels the railroad
tracks and attempted to pass the
train. ..:....oa
Passengers in the train witnessed
the accident and crowded 10 the
platforms and windows, cheering tne
TWO women as the machine sleaolls
forged ahead of the train.
Just as the automobile was aoreasl
of the locomotive, and when ooth
we're going at the rate OF 90 mics
an hour. Mrs. Boyce lost control OF
the automobile. The machine s"erv.
al from the roadway, went over al
emhankment into a swamp ana over
turned. crushing Miss Mass.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
SECURING RIGHTS OF WAY.
Work on Electric Road to Begin
About September +.

Mr.. John 3. Stroman of Orange
burg went to Aiken last week at
tending to business relative to the
construction Of the Charleston-Alken
electric railway, which is being tur-
Thered by the South Carolina PubilI
Service Corporation. He states tha'
The rights Of way from Springfield t
SCOTS bridge, on the Edisto, have
been secured and that ne is now ne
gotiating for those from that place u
aiken. Nearly ali Of the deals tor
tights from Springfield to orange
hnrg have been closed. Mr.. stroman
states that double track will prooa-
blv be laid and that it is the purpose
of the promoters to put on fast sched-
Mes making probably 10 miles an
hour. The line Of the road from
SPRINGFIELD to Aiken Will be from
hat Dlace through Mr. John Gulg-
nard's @ lands to Mr.. J. P. MrNalr
Mace thence across the Edisto near
SCOTS bridge and across sna"
creek near the Hatchaway nrloge' @
thence through the lands Of Messrs'
George Wright, l.. c. Cou1tnes
Croft and C. K. Henderson ln1G
Aiken. The construction Of the roao
will begin about the first OF sep'em'