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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Haaaard TeIIs a story.

In a letter to The London Times
concerning statement recently made
that he was responsible for the land
policy of the British Government. H.
Rider Haggard, the well-known novel
list, tells the following story:
Il am reminded of a story Of Ger.
tain Daniel Lambert of a Boer who,
being caught mapping by savages.
rushed to his horse exclaiming, %
Lord, help me mount! So abundant
and vigorous was the heavenly aid.
vouchsafed that he not only reached
the saddle. but flew right over dt to
the veldt beyond, and as the Zulus
came up and speared him, was heard
to declare reproachfully, % Lord, thou
hast helped too muoh!' In like fash
ion / may say, o Government. thou
has helped too much!' for have al
ways aimed, not at revolution. but
reform
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
A SWISS CELEBRATION.
The Experience of an American in
Geneva on July 4.
Las In. M

The Experiences of an American in
Geneva on July 4.
1.-THE last time was in Geneva l ar
rived on the evening of July g." says a
a correspondent Of the Philadelphia Press.
1.-THE next morning l left my hotel-it
was not one affected by American tour
ists-for a stroll through the city. From
the upper window of one of the shops
which looked on the narrow cotble paved
street hung an American flag beside the
flag Of Switzerland. / was puzzled for a
minute. Then it flashed over me that 1t
was the glorious Fourth and that in my
home in the States at that minute hun
dreds Of thousands of flags were flying
and millions of crackers exploding to
celebrate the anniversary. 1t was odd to
be reminded of the occasion by the peo-
pie of another land so far from my own
people speaking another language and
alien to me in everything but their love
of freedom.
/ Turning into another street, saw
more decorations, and as neared the
business center of the city they grew
still more. profuse. The big hotels show
ed the blended colors from many win
dows, and from the flagstaff of the Ma
tional hotel, which is the one most fire.
quented by Americans, flew the Stars and
Stripes.
ut was inspiring. felt Ike throw
ing my hat into the air and crying 'Hur.
rah 7 That is what good many Ameri-
cans whom met were impelled to do.
Moreover, some of them were setting off
bombs unmolested. On every rand were
the evidences of national sympathy. The
exuberant American found encouragement
and not reproof in his efforts to make an
American Fourth of July in Geneva.
I'm the evening, they told me, there
would be the annual moonlight excursion
down the lake in honor CT Independence
day. Think of 1t! A Fourth of July
excursion 1000 miles from home! /
went, of course. The steame. was beau
tifully hung with Swiss and American
flags and with bunting of rcd white and
blue, and lanterns displaying our national
colors were swung from the awning.
About one-sixth of the passengers were
American tourists, the remaining excur-
sionists were Swiss.
There was band on board-a very
bad band, must admit, but Its enthu-
siasm atoned in some measure for its
lack of harmony. 1t began with The
Star Spangled Banner and wound up
with Hail Columbia the American con-
tingent singing words of tho national
hymn with more vigor than accuracy and
concluding each verse with whoops and
yells which highly entertained the more
stolid natives"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
MARY ANNE.
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There was sense of impending ca
lamity in the house.
The heavy day had arisen with weep
ing skies, and Mary Anne, finding her
occupation on the front steps gone, re-
tired indoors shaking her head.
She paused in the lower hall, near
the bottom Of the stairs, and listened
with her small head on one side like a
bird, for some sound from, above.
Thus posed, one obtained an excellent
view Of her. sort Of portrait study
that remained. She was well-made, the
straight angular line Of her faded cot
ton frock could not altogether destroy
the shapely outline, and her feet, ex-
tremely neat and well shod, might have
served as an object lesson to certain
Of her slipshod class. For she was only
general or household slavey, serving
in dull street in lower suburbia for
the magnificent sum Of twelve pounds
per annum. Her apron, though coarse,
was clean, also the small neat collar
pinned with shamrock brooch In
front.
She had rather long thin neck, and
a small neat face with a tremulous
.womanly mouth, and pair Of lovely
eyes. Mary Anne was unaware of her
own assets; nor did she strive to make
the most Of them, She was clean and
tidy because 1t was her nature to be SO,
and because she was paid to be help
not an eyesore in a strangers house.
Her code Of ethics or morals was ele-
mentary, but bound her duty, which
Immediately lifted that code to the
highest plane. Mary Anne was, in a
word, that particular kind Of household
treasure which is growing extremely
rare, an honest hearted girl who gave
at once the service of love and duty to
the household that employed her. Was
1t worthy such regard, such faithful
coin? We shall see.
1t was very early, quite two hours
before Mary Anne's appointed time for
rising, and the milkman had not vet
passed upon his earliest round. But
her kitchen fire was blazing cheerfully,
and her kettle was on the boil, as she
herself might have expressed it. And
she had opened up the dining room and
spread lunch cloth on the end Of the
table. Someone was astlr upstairs, and
her Instinct, the sort of sixth sense that
never erred, had warned her that some
recognition from her of that fact might
be desirable, even If not absolutely
necessary.
Presently she heard stealthy step,
and stood aside, though not out Of
sight, to wait until 1t should bring its
possessor in sight. 1t was her mas.
ter, carrying portmanteau in one
hand. and his boots In the other. At
sight Of Mary Anne. standing notion
less, but not in the least stolid, In the
narrow hall, he uttered a s1nothered ex.
clamatlon of anger.
why are you up at this time; it
Isn't s o'clock? Why do you pry in
this way upon me?" he enqulred with
subdued savagery In his voice.
II guessed last night you'd be leav-
ing early this morning, sir, and that
you'd be the better of morsel of
breakfast. The trays ready. I'll bring
it."
II don't want your breakfast. I'll
never eat another in this house." he
answered, glaring upon her as he threw
his portmanteau heavily down.
Z" " . 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Here 1t is. the Fourth ag'in!
sakes alive, how time does spint
Don't seem like it's sixty year
Since first begun to hear
All the loud, tarnation noise
We stirred up when we was boys,
All of us a-wishin' powder
Was lots cheaper and lots loudcrl
Recollect with what delight
Used to be up half the night
Helpln' fire the anvil or
Maxim other sounds of war;
Used to wish the earth was drilled
Out Inside and powder filled
And that could somehow Just
Touch her of and hear her bustl
Weren't no cannon crackers then.
Kind o wish there had "a been,
Then they would "a sounded sweet
Now they lift me of my feet.
I've begun to think that noise =.
Was Invented just for boys. f.t E,
Fourth o. July don't seem to me
II all like what it used to- be. 4
Just as patriotic, still
Somehow i don't catch the thrill
or the loud, tumultuous joy
Like used to when boy.
Nothin' dom then but
Had finger in the pie.
But that finger, as you see,
Got blowed on eventually.
New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

On the Fourth of July always have
some remedies for burns at hand When
the skin is not broken by burn scrape
raw potato, place on piece of soft
linen and use as poultice. Bicarbonate
of soda-the ordinary baking soda-is ex-
cellent for burns whether the skin is
broken or not. Ii broken apply the dry
soda, If unbroken dampen the soda with
water to make a paste and apply to the
spot. The pain will be instantly re-
lieyed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
OIL PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN.

Jefferson in a KOsciuscO Coat and
Other Relics I'm Fay Collection.
James Fay, an antiquarian among
whose art objects collectors have been
wont to delve and burrow, has placed
his entire collection on exhibition in the
former building Of the Harmony Club
in West Forty-second street, says the
New York Herald.
Among the paintings the most con-
spicuous is life-size portrait of Lin
coin in oils. 1t is well known that
Lincoln never sat for an oil portrait.
But this Is by William Mathews, who
was the choirmaster of the church that
Lincoln attended. and 1t is assumed
that he had opportunities for making
sketches from which the portrait was
painted. For years it hung In the Cor.
coran gallery. A marble bust of Lin.
coin was his own commission to G..
Lazzereninl, and was presented by Lin
coin to his friend, Norris Ketchum.
There is portrait OF Thomas Jeffer.
son wearing the fur-lined coat given
by Kosclusko.
From the Jumel mansionfis high,
curious combination of secretary and
sldeboard of mahogany, with falling
shelf and drawers and cupboards OF
different sizes above and below. From
the Tuckerman house, in Washington,
is colonial couch, which Is vouched
for as the couch the pleasant duty OF
which 1t was once to give casual repose
to the father of his country. An I'm.
usual variant Of the Empire chair, but
called the Washington chair" is seen
here. Its mark is the gilded head OF
Washington, almost half llfe-size, which
finishes each of the arms of the chair.
Large square Jacobean and Flemish
clothes presses, oak chairs with the
crest of Henry Clay and many similar
objects of curious and historic interest
complete the collection.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Underground Ventilation.

The natural ventilation Of under.
ground railways is impracticable. be.
cause the air current may be reversed.
owing to atmospheric conditions, be.
coming NIL in spring and autumn, SO
that mechanical ventilation imposes
itself, observed Prof. Couriot to the
French engineers. The only solution
of the problem compatible with safety
is, in his opinion, to exhaust the vitlat.
ed air by fans erected midway be.
tween the stations. these latter serving
a. inlets. Engineer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
THE HILL.

am homesick for a hill,
For a barren hill and bare.
have dreamed of it through days
OF the binding city glare,
When my tired-lidded eyes
Ached for something far to. see,
] have dreamed Of how it stood.
And how cool its shade must be.
Now know the north winds come,
Meet the winds from out the west,
And upon its barren slope
In gigantic battle wrest.
From the city let me go
On its heathered face to lie,
That the winds may sweep my soul
Clear as they have swept the sky.
-Lippincott's Magazine. - N ~ IS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
A PI.ANT. rHAT coIJGHsl


II heard a cough and looked behind
me neryously," said huntsman, 'for
I was stalking gazelles in that lion
colored waste, the Sahara Desert and
having gotten rather too for south,
/ expected at any moment to become
a pinchushion for the poisoned darts
of the dread Touaregs.
But there was no one there. The
fiat desert quivered in the sunshine.
and here and there a dusty plant stood
YEARLY. But though l commanded
the landscape for radius Of fifty
miles, not a living creature was in
sight.
Another cough. swung around
quickly. The same plant, yellow with
dust, dropped in the dry heat. That
was all.
Hack; Hack!'
"On my left this time. l swung
around again A lilpe plant met my
eyes. The thing was growing rather
'ghastly.
"As regarded this last plant a
cough came from 1t. Believe me, the
plant coughed. It shook all over and
then. tightening up as a man does
when he is about to sneeze, 1t gave
violent cough, and little cloud Of
dust arose.
II found out afterward that the
plant was the coughing bean, which
is common in many tropical countries.
In the long, dry heats this weird
growth's pores become choked with
dust, and 1t would die of suffocation
were it not that powerful gas accu'
mulates inside it, which, when 1t
gain sufficient pressure, explodes with
sound precisely like the human
cough. The explosion shakes the plant
pores free Of their dust and the
coughing bean is in good health again.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
TO ATTRACT HORNETS.


Last summer Ned went to the coun.
try to visit his cousin Will, and one
day the two boys walked out into the
woods. They were sitting on a log.
poking around with stick. when sud-
denly crowd Of yellow Jackets
swarmed out from hole intent upon
Furnishing the disturbers of their
peace. Ned took to his heels and
ran, waving his hat in all directions.
while Will stood perfectly still. The
bees pursued poor Ned and stung him
Rrightfully, and paid absolutely no
attention to Will. -
This will invariably happen. II you
keep perfectly quiet bees will seldom
attack you, but If you run they will
surely follow.-W Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

How to Fire Cannon Firecracker.
The most impressive way to discharge
cannon frecracker is to hold 1t tightly
between the thumb and forefinger. The
effect is heightened in an inverse ratio
with the age of the holder. In the very
young it is sometimes possible not only
to lose the hand, but part of the arm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

The Firecrncker and the Torpedo.
Said a jolly firecracker to little plump
III you were patriotic, you would wear
a suit of red
And stand up in the window Just az
straight as we dol
And this is what the smart torpedo said :,
81 am Just as patriotic. though 1 wear no
scarlet Jacket,
For I'm no such blooming little fire.
brand as you.
Tomorrow you'll be learning, when you
,<hear the racket,
What a. little plump torpedo then CAP
New York Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

Miss Knox-I don't like her. She's
forever talking about herself
Miss Wise (pointedly We'll, that's
better than talking about some ono
else.-Philadelphia Ledger. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

ures young man. suddenly promoted out of estab-
lishments existing Order bring after him train
of petty animosit!es to his final undong Or such promo
ton of man without perspective may ruin him through
his own egotisn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

do not Almost all American men use profanity in the
senseless and needless and useless profane
swearers streets loud with oaths and per
son of sensitive ear the rbadry and basphemy are
awful
Few men who pretend to be gentlemen In any of the
of that greatly abused word when there
present however. They have decency enough
left for that But they not all particular when it
to children For my part, 1t four times
worse to let child hear OATH The harm that may
be done is far greater in the former case than in the
Inter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

PRESIDENT ELIOT greater the character the greaer may
be the satisfaction giving this direction the great
capitalist may find enjoyable and strenuous occupa
ton.
The most serious disadvantage under which the very
rich have abored is the bringing up of children 1t Is
well nigh impossible for very rich to develop his
children from habits of Indifference and azness These
of doing productive labor and do nothing for themselves
parents brothers sisters acquiring the habit of
work. In striking contrast the farmers children,
who cooperate at tender the work Of the house
hold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
ct-to throwing the tea overboard-to

act-to throwing the tea overboard-to
the scores of acts that drove the Ameri-
can colonies into rebellion. His father
was ut Bunker Hill, and Saratoga and
Yorktown, and us n boy he had listened
to many stories of war. He had heard
how the patriots starved and suffered at
Valley Forge-he had heard and read of
the treason. at West Point-he had been
told of Cowpens, Kings Mountain and
Lundy's Lane.
1t seemed to that old man MS he sat
there that he could hear the ringing of
the Bell of Liberty after the names had
been signed to the Declaration of indie
3pendence. There was the popping of the
farmers rifles Mt Lexington--there was
the roar of the musketry at Bunker Hill.
His face lighted up, his dim eyes opened,
and those who watched him whispered to
each other:
..No man is ever too old to love lib
erty." t,4s.
Then the old man remembered his own
battles in Mexico and In the sunny South
how he marched with Scott and Taylor
how he fought under the banners of
Grant and Sheridan, and all at once he
lifted up a palsied arm, and from his
wrinkled throat there came the cheer:
Hurrah! Hurrah for 49, ="
That was all. He fell back, and when
they went over to him they found him
dead. 1t was his last Fourth of July.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
IF YOU SWEAR.
BY William Wesley.

"The greatest things are due to boys" wrote
an old Roman poet and sage, and we III an
age presumably more enlightened need to take
the maxim to our hearts. Before a child
there should be all carefulness of speech, lest
some harm befall their youthful minds.
Nothing is more shocking than to hear
child swear Few children do, fortunately;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
INFLUENCE OF GREAT WEALTH.
BY President Eliot of Harvard.

Great capital Mt the disposal of a
single individual confers on Its pos
SCISSOR great power over the course of
Industrial development, over his fell
low men and sometimes over the
course of, great public events, like
peace or war between nations. 1t en-
ables man to do good or harm, to
give joy or pain, and places him in u
position to be feared or looked up to-.
There is pleasure in the satisfaction
of directing such power, and the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03


an employer keep tab inefclency and at the
time much profitable that especially meritorlous
services lapse into niche of quiet confidence.
the light of level headedpess who shall say that
is not the part of practical good sense that the young
should not have immediate and expected reward?
Is easy for employer figure that the young
who has done something could not have done With
first having the opportunity; that having done
thing under favorable circumstances marked recognition
of the might unbalance and undo the otherwise
potential future of the young himself that with
all regard for the future Of thS young man and the
future Of the business any suddea and marked recogn
ton of mans service could work rreparable harm
to the intangible system had prevailed in the
lishment for years.
Opportunity that shall lead to most lasting ends ord
nary is condition resulting of growth too sudden
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
DO NOT EXPECT SUCCESS TOO SOON.

A rock upon which so many young men
founder forNlife, or on which they stick more
Or less hopelessly for varying periods, is the
expectation of immediate recognition of their
best efforts.
AT any time and under any circumstances in
business the mark of appreciation for services
of any one employe may be counted upon as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

wrath" There was old Athenan law which required
that newly married couple Should they
alone together eat ounce in partnership in token this
fruit being the symbol good WILL that their
ton should thereafter be mutually pleasant If only this
rule were strngenty Observed, how many sins Of the
tongue left undone how many bitter quarres would
be avoded
1t is often said that are out of date that
courtesy nowadays is considered old fashioned and
likeness to those of ones household altogether
necessary Which is pity all round both for and
women, since not only quarreling "wrangng and jang
ling but neglect and Indifference we'll, impossi
BILE to true politeness Love may careless finished
courtesy never!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
AVOID THE DAILY DISPUTE.
BY Helen 0ldfeid.

An English dean of the past generation was
accustomed to present every couple whom he
united in the bonds of matrimony with a card,
upon which We're printed four golden pre-
cepts: avoid the first quarrel us a deadly
danger" "Never both get angry at the same
I time" "Never dispute each other; it is both
Improbable and undignifed." Remember al
ways that "A soft answer turneth away
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03

HOW TO GROW A NAME.
1t Is high time to get to work in
your gardens. youngsters. II you have
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-09

prove that the officer who made the
arrest had no right to, because the
plaintiff at the time was on the SOIL
of another state
Jenkins continued to make wills
Ky with minor Interruptions until a
few years ago, when the North Car
DINA legislature passed the Watts
law. which makes il Illegal to manu-
facture or sell whisky outside incor-
porated towns of a specified size.
Jenkins was fairly caught. II he
moved TO an Incorporated town ne
found himself making whisky with
in two miles of church or pubic
school. and this also is illegal IN
North Carolina. Jenkins saw II was
all up with him and promptly ceas-
ed to manufacture whisky He went
into legitimate business then. max
ing considerable money In real es-
tate and cotton trading.
Jenkins was typical moonshiner.
He was illiterate. but scrupnlousiy
honest when il came to personal
dealings. Like others of his calling,
his views were that making whisky
was simply supplying a demand. ana
thar the laws of the federal govern
ment constituted an unjust and I'M
fair interference with the rights OF
the individual. New York Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-09
TEXAS LEADS IN HOMICIDES
Some Statistics by EN-Chief Black
burn of Houston.

At the meeting of the Texas Chiefs
of Police and City Marshals Associ-
alton. at Fort Worth Wednesday
morning, John G. Blackburn OF
Houston, ex-chief of police OF that
city. made the statement that the
greatest percentage of homlGdes oil
the United States occur in Texas. In
referring TO the homicides Of the
United States, Mr. Blackburn said
"The United States percentage OF
homicides is thirty times greater
than London and tae percentage oil
Texas homicides to the population Is
nearly double that OF the United
States,
I'm England the jury's verdict
stands for more than elsewhere IN
the world. II is seldom appealed
from and II is significant that they
grant an execution in every three
homicides. While In our republic
where there is thirty times as many
homicides as in London there is one
execution 10 every seyenty-two homi-
eides committed There We're In Tex
as during 1905, t.ls2 indictments
for murder and thirty~ont death
penalties. I'm iao3-oA, l,oNl per-
sons we're Indicted for murder and
there were thirJy-four death penal
ties. Tho United States is thirty
times as bloody as ungodly London
land Texas. with not . peg cent "i the
population II the union commits y"
ppr cent " the homieides Ht th"
/ United states
in support ~ these statistic. ~
blackburn uraed "a moTe e'r'nsent
snfofgemeut of she las Hai *fih
more .hauid ts taused ias wts'
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