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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
Rays Of Hope Follow
Year Of Business Distress.

Everything is relative. While bust,
ness conditions In this country are
| stu far from what they were two
years ago. the end OF 1o0s presents an
encouraging outlook in comparison TO
that which capital and labor faced
last January. Then 33s,0o0 freight ears
were idle, thousands Of mills aud fac.
tories we're closed, at least 100000
wage earners were unemployed, other
millions worked on part time or at re-
duced wages, goods on hand could not
be sold at profit. railroad and indus.
trial stocks were battered In price al
most beyond recognition. and at high
rates OF interest little money could be
enticed from hiding, Fear possessed
the business community on the eve OF
presidential campaign IN which both
the old parties were considering radl.
cal measures for soaring off the bogy
Of socialism. PROFESSIONS Of the un.
employed marched In the larger cities
and gave authorities case Of nerves
A large number OF strikes resulted
from wage reductions. but few were
successful
The railroads were between the dew
II Of reduced traffic and the deep sea
Of a threatened general strike Their
only apparent relief, II they hoped TO
pay salaries and dividends, was TO
raise freight rates. Here they met
the opposition Of the shippers backed
by the preliminary investigation Of The
interstate commerce comission The
Southwestern association did advance
rates in July, and some southern lines
reduced wages, while nearly all lines
laid of men. In December came the
general announcement OF 10 per cent
increase TO take effect Jan, /, 1909.
f. H. Hartman IN March took full
possession Of the Georgia Central,
which with new connecting link gave
him cross continent system.
On April 2S Cleyeland's three cent
fare municipal street railway system |
went into effect, but hardly was IL |
started when bitter strike was called |
to enforce a former contract for wage |
Increase Riots and ear dynamltlng |
tied up the lines for weeks but the |
city finally won, deficit the first |
two months gave way later TO a sur
plus, but the public, dissatisfied With
the service, voted IN the Oct. refer
endum against the municipal fran.
chlse, and few weeks later the com.
pany was thrown into receiversbip.
Secretary Wilson reported the value
OF all crops TO the farmer 10 be $7772..
100000, new record, corn heading the
list with 2,633.00,00O bushels.
Jan 0 New York celebrated the com
pletion and operation Of its first East
river tunnel and OF its first Hudson
river tunnel from Hoboken Feb. o..
Philadclphla's S20,000,000 Market
street subway was opened July 30
The ocean speed record was lowered
repeatedly by the big British turbines,
the LusitanIa finally doing the best
western trip IN days Is minutes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
Uncle Sam Insists
Upon Carrying a Big Stick.

The administrations foreign policy
has exempiied well this year ia
vorite saying Of the president, "Speab
softly, but carry big stick This
nation has preserved good feeling to
ward other nations, but at the same
time has sent Its battleship feet to the
antipodes and devoted much thought
and money to navy and army better.
ments.
March II at Magdalena bay the
fleet ended its voyage around the
Horn, In command of Evans, and was
wildly welcomed all along the coast to
the command TO Sperry. and on July
I the fleet sailed from San Francisco
on its record breaking naval practice
cruise, visiting Hawaii, New Zealand,
Australia, Japan China and the Phil
ippines before the years end.
The war department changed heads
July 1. Luke II. Wright succeeding
Taft
On May s the state department con-
cluded five year arbitration treaty
with Japan On Nov. 30 notes We're
signed containing an agreement with
Japan for concert of action In main
tanning the status quo in the orient, a
virtual alliance.
The treasury in January had def
cit Of Sl0,000,000, which grew to $780,
100000 by the end Of the fiscal year.
The postoilice department, by order
OF the president, ruled that papers in
foreign languages must submit trans
lations and authorized postmasters to
exclude papers containing Indictment
to murder. arson and treason. In May
tile parcel limit TO England was raised
10 eleven pounds. and Oct / the postal
rate 10 that country was lowered to .
cents, later the same 10 Germany. 4
On Aug, IA the president appointed a
commission, headed by Professor l.. II
Bailey OF Cornell. TO gather data look.
ing TO betterment Of farm life.
May 10 TO Is at the White House the
first conference Of state governors and
noted men met the president TO dis.
cuss the conservation Of national re
sources. the conference making new
element Of national unity. This body
reassembled Dec. S and approved a
great scheme Of waterways by bond
issue.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
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Rutland, Vermont.

Won Bulow TO account, and William
made concessions.
TURK The leayen of dcmoc
racy showed signs Of working even II
the European stronghold Of autocrati
Islam. The sultan OF Turkey saw hl
army turning from him under the In
fluence Of the Young Turk party ant
/ thus powerless, he put into effect til,
/ hitherto dead letter constitution Of
1876 and called into being a nationa
parliament at Constantinople. Thil
body met amid rejoicing Dec IL.
THE BALKANS. y On Oct. ) thu
whole status of southeastern Europe
as fixed by the treaty Of Berlin 1S7S
was suddenly altered Bulgaria pro
claimed its Independence, with Prince
Ferdinand as its ear and at the
same time by concerted arrangement
Austria announced TO the powers that
she proposed to annex completely the
former Turkish provinces Of Herze-
govina and Bosnia, while the Turkish
island Of Crete moved toward a union
with Greece. War seemed unavoid-
able then, and the clouds still lower
in the diplomatic sky as a gloomy
omen of what the new year may have
I'm store. The prompt action OF the
powers on motion of Russia In agree
ing to hold a conference to readjust
the balance In the Balkans, the open.
ing Of negotiations between Bulgaria
and Turkey and the military impo.
tence Of Servla and Montenegro com.
bined to prevent an immediate out
break. Later Turkey began boycott
Of Austrian goods, and all the Balkan
states prepared for war.
PORTUGAL.--The ferment OF Re-
publicapism IN the Portuguese mon.
archy after long restraint found vent
In the assassination of King Carlos and
Crown Prince Luiz Feb. while they
were riding In the streets OF Lisbon.
The younger son. Manuel, who was
slightly wounded. succeeded to the
throne. and the hated Premier Franco
fed the country. Subsequent elections
showed The Conservatives still in
large majority
MOROCC0,-On Aug. "a the oft re-
peated story Of the defeat Of Sultan
Abdul Aziz by the forces OF the pre-
tender, Mulai Haid. proved to be true,
aud the lntier demanded recognition
Of the powers as the sultan. That was
where the German emperor made
peck Of trouble by recognizing Hafid
without consulting the nations In the
Algeciras conference. France firmly OBJ
jected. Spain seconded, and the kaiser
"came down" Then they all bowed
to Hafd together
PERSIA. The Radical first parla-
ment at Teheran under the constitu-
tion granted in 1907 was wiped out OF
existence IN n bloody battle with the
shahs soldiers June %. 400 persons be- |
ing killed IN the streets. the parliament
battered down and some OF
the Radical lenders executed The rev.
captured and held Tabrlz.
JFpAN. The japanese government
gave tie American fleet wonderful
reception. the mikado and the presl-
Dent exchanging most cordial greetings
CHINA On Nov. l3 Emperor
Kwane Sen and the dowager empress.
who had been for generation the
PEAL ruler of China. died. Pu VI. the
infant son Of Prince Chun. had been
designated as heir 10 the throne, and
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
Old World Rulers
Had a Nerve Rackine Year.

GREAT BRITAIN The government
Of King Edward began tie year Will
program of radical legislation, in
Guiding old age pensions, frankly IN
tended as sop to socialism, which
showed signs OF rapid growth aIong
with the increase OF ihe vast army ol
the unemployed. Asquilh took tho
reins April ., when Premier Manner
man retired ON account of continued
illness. Asqnith carried through the
age pension bill July ~. the plan Of
which Is sl2j week to all over sey,
enty years OF age whose income X un-
der Sij0 a year, to take effect Jan. /,
1863 The Asquith government enconn-
tered boisterous campaign for wo-
man suffrage. the suifragettes organic
ing huge parades and rushes on the
parliament 10 attract attention. many
women choosing prison terms rather
than give bonds to keep the peace
Alarm over the signs of coming revolt
throughout India has Increased with
numerous acts Of violence against the
ruling Britons. CANADA felt the ef
fects of the American depression IN
decreased exports and 10 o halt in her
Industrial development The general
elections Oct % sustained ihe faurier
government. 4 great historical pag
cant marked the tercentenary u Que
bec. the Prince u Wales attending.
GERMANY. The German people
VIII remember the year 1903 as mark.
Ing the end Of their kaiser's absolute,
personal rule and the beginning %
ministerial responsibility TO the reichs-
tag This revolution through the
power of public opinion voiced n The
radical press and ~ parliamentary nc.
,ion u nearly an parties eame % a
bead In October. the occasion ~ the
euiburst being nn authorized Inter
view IN the London Telegraph II
wlieh the kaiser told u his refusal n
Join q secret coalition against Ensiand
auiing the pccf war and ~ sending
war plans % fte queen u was Ike
he last straw The vichetag called
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
Regulation Of Trusts
and Pursuit Of Grafters.

The American smile of 1907 when
Judge Lands fined the oil trust $40.
10000 for taking Alton Mbates Ger
tainly came Off July 22 idst when
Judge Grosscup and associates Of the
court Of appeals NJ Chicago reversed
lands on the assumption iiiai the iine
was excessive and not based % good
law. what the chief hunter " the hlg
octopus had 10 say OF TINT particular
turn IN the road was that the merits
Of the case had not been touched and
he would regard II as a gross miscar
riage Of justice II through any tecbni-
calIties" the quarry should escape The
president at once had the motl0n for a
rehearing made This was denied, and
the famous case goes np on appeai to
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31

the ~eency was seirei by rrlnca chun
CENTRAL AMERICA ho,ered %
the verge ~ war hnt flnallg the lssuns
were laid before the ncw Central
American court ~ iustice which was
set un May ~ ~ Carriage. Costa Rica,
with an the states represented
VENEZUELA nddcd Holland 90 the
list of her don't speak" nclghboru hy
expelling the Dutch minister fcr some
indiscreiion. and the Dutch were hot
for coercion. They began war Dec. ~
by capturing the Venezuelan coast
guard ship. Allx sleeper. the American
minister finally broke ntf relations ard
quit the country owing TO the failure
OF the Castro government responding
10 the oyerturcs from Washington Rr
10 settlement of claims The Nene-
Euelan minister later WAS recalled
from Washington, President Castro
sailed for Europe the last of November
CUBA rose TO her new opportunity
with orderly elections IN December,
Jose Miguel Gomez, the Liberal loader.
being chosen president,
HAITI was torn by two reyolls, that
led by Juneau and frmin in January
being crushed, but The second, under
Antoine Simon, resulting IN the blood
less capture Of Port au Prince and the
fall OF the .Nord Alexis government
Dee . As the forces Of Simon ap.
preached the capital the officers of
Alexis deserted aud the people turned
against him, so that he was barely
able to escape with his life on board
a French warshlp. Simon took posses.
sion Of the city and on Dec. II was
elected president by the Haitian con
gress.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
HEADQUARTERS

Blles Union Gfains, Climax,
Cotton Seed Meal, oil Meal.
MolaSses Feed. BARLEY, Ger.
esota, PillsbuFy's Best. SUI
preme, Snow Flake aud
Electric I,igh, Flour. Every.
thing you get al this store is
guaranteed as represented.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-31
H. N. SHAW,

Telephone. s.si MANCHESTER CENTER VERMONT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
An IrrepressibIe Conflict.

There is now in the Democratic party,
as for twelve years past, fundament-
al trouble that has not been settled,
but that will have to be cleared away
some day with severe wrench to the
party. 1t may be possible during an
other quadrennial period to edge around
the matter and defer the final trial Of
strength, but it must come at last &C
cording to the nature Of human affairs.
A large number of Democrats have new
er been reconciled to Mr.. Bryan and
his populistic theories and never will
be. They hesitate to break away def
nitely, hoping that something will oc
cur to end the Bryan spell on the party,
or that the man himself will weaken In
his remarkable persistency, but no re-
lief of this kind is in sight at present
Prominent Democrats are reluctant to
try for the nomination, knowing that If
they should get it they would suffer the
fate of Parker, as there is no doubt
that Bryan would knife them in this
campaign and at the polls in the same
fashion
Bryan was beaten in 1896 by 100000
and in 1900 by 100000. Through the
detection of the Bryan support Parker
was overwhelmed by 100000. These
are the horns of the dilemma. Defeat
awaits the party either way. But it
does not seem to realize that it must
tear loose from Bryan positively before
1t can hope to command confidence in
the national field. This sundering must
inevitably come, but when or how does
not appear at this time. Perhaps an
other defeat will bring it about, but
that Bryan will ever voluntarily let go
of the party, or genuinely support any
man for president whom he could not
name or control is Improbable. When
the party summons courage enough to
defy his leadership and act for itself it
will bring the situation to a point. No
doubt it will be stormy, but storms clear
the atmosphere.-St. Louis Globe Dem
Ocrat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Free Trade and Free Ships,

If the contentious Of the Governor of
ginning we would be poverty stricken
people engaged in agriculture and in the
export Of raw material, and depending
upon foreign nations for practically all
Of our finished products. There never
has been, and there is not now, one log
ical reason why the principle of protec-
ton should not be extended to our ship
ping industry, and the moment it is ex-
tended adequately, we shall have a mer-
chant marine that will be the pride of
every American, no matter how far he
may be removed as to his residence
from the sea.-Cedar Rapids Republi-
can.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
V listing.


1t will be a sad day when the art of
calling dies out. 1t will mean We
shall either have no friends at all. or
only those friends we can count on by
bribery or payment, namely, the offer
of a meal.
Every one is not millionaire. Ev-
cry young married couple can not af-
ford to give luncheon or dinner !;
but every one-yes, even the poorest,
can afford to Offer cup of tea.
When a man or woman calls they
pay their hostess a real compliment.
They go to see her unlimited, unbribed !;
in fact, they go for the pleasure of
seeing her and renewing her acquaint-
arce An afternoon call is compli-
ment to a woman. The acceptance of
an invitation where food is offered is
quite the other way round; tne compli-
ment then comes from the hostess, and
not from the guest, as in the case of
an afternoon visit.
Life is too short to call ~ some one
eXclaims. Life is nothing of the kind.
Life is rarely too short to accomplish
what we really want to do; but its
brevity is an excuse to cover our laZi-
ness and our sins. The people who
have nothing to do never find time to
do anything of value to any one; but
che really busy people bring so much
order and method into their lives they
ind time to accomplish practically ev-
erything they want. In cities it is GER
tainly difficult to make calls at long
distances on particular days, but even
that can be accomplished, and should
be at least once a year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Education and Matrimony.

A teacher in oAe of the local grades,
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer, was
speaking to the mother of one of her
girl pupils not long ago about Elsie's
frequent absences from school.
You know she won't be promoted. -
pointed out the teacher, unless she is
more regular in her attendance"
yes" put in the mother, "and [
don't want her to be promoted. l want
her to stop school, and then when she
gets older she'll get married, as every
girl ought to. My two daughters that
stayed in school aren't married yet, and
the one that didn't finish up at school
could have been married about four
times, and when she did marry she was
only 10. I'm going to take this one out
of school and bring her up right
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
POIICQ| Comment.
To suppres. ANARCHY.

Because he could say what he had to
say in few words President Roosevelt
recently submitted to Congress the
shortest message Of his administration.
The subject discussed was anarchy, and
while the President expressed the opin-
Ion that the present laws empower him
to deny the use of the mails to all publ
cations melting murder. arson and trea-
son. he urges Congress to go step fur
Their and enact legislation which shall
prohibit the circulation, of any publ
cation of that character whether print
ed here or abroad.
The necessity of this additional safe
guard is emphasized by the statement
Of the editor OF La Question Sociale,
the anarchistic journal published in
Paterson. that he will go elsewhere and
issue his paper under another name, his
evident intention being to circumvent
the postmaster general. who has denied
him the use of the mails.
No surer, deadlier blow at anarchy
can be struck than in the suppression
VI It's lie Idh-
guage employed by the writers of that
class appeals TO the weak and receptive
mind far more readily than does the
spoken word of those who are engaged
In spreading the propaganda from the
rostrum. The vigilance of the police
In large cities serves as check on the
orators who are thus guarded in their
appeals, while the anarchistic editors
have written without restraint and adj
| vOcated the most extreme measures.
The young Russian who exploded the
bomb in Union Square Park admitted
that he had been converted to anarchy
through the literature of the organiZa-
ton and thousands of others can no
doubt offer the same kind of testimony.
If Congress follows the recommends
tions of the President, the action of this
government should encourage other ma
tions to follow our example until the
gospel of anarchy is placed under a
ban throughout the civilized world.
Anarchy and society cannot endure side
by side and as 1.-The survival of the fit
test" is natures memorable law, there
is no doubt as to the issue
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Drawbacks of Reciprocity.

Some of the more recent tariffs, like
the Dingley act of the present day, had
reciprocity stipulations, and in some in
stances these have been put into opera
ton in a small way. Mr.. Blaine, the
most conspicuous champion Of the reci-
procity idea, got that scheme incorpo-
rated into the Mckinley law of 1890.
But that principle had many draw
backs. With each Of the various coun-
tries with which we would make espe-
cial deals we would have different rates
of duties. Necessarily these breaks In
the different spots in the tariff line
would create jealousy among the coun-
tries which were Disseminated against
Retaliation against us would be threat
ened or would be perpetrated Such
reciprocity deals as we made never had
a very long career. They introduced a
confusion into our schedules which did
us more harm than good. Hence, in
recent years, the reciprocity idea has
been losing favor. The fat rate to all
countries, without granting special IA
vors to any of them, has been preferred
to the special deals on the isolated and
miscellaneous give and take" plan
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Farmers Not Panicky.

Panic? What is that?'
This expression, credited to a farm
err recently, expresses something of the
general feeling among farmers of the
country, who would not know that
business depression was on if they saw
nothing about it in the newspapers.
Farmers are prosperous and have
plenty of money and plenty to eat, and
they are not going crazy just because
Wall street is panicky.
Why should they? The value of the
farmers products for the last year was
over five times the total value of all
steel production, and just about three
times the value of all railroad earnings
In the country, yet the men who control
the steel and the railroads for some
reason have become inactive and have
caused suffering on the part of men de-
pendent upon them for work. With
farm products valued at 5000, 100000
as against $1,2OO,OOO,OOO for steel pro-
duction and $2.3OO,OCO,OOO railroad
earnings, the tail Is wagglng the dog,
or trying mighty hard to do so.
Few people who have watched the
situation but are impressed with the
belief that the business stagnation is
largely manufactured by great interests
to discredt President Roosevelt on ac-
count of his structures on predatory
wealth, and that it's continuance is for
campaign purposes, to brighten builders
of party platforms from expressing the
enlightened sentiment of America
against successful dishonesty"
There is just as much real wealth
in America to-day as there was before
the panic struck us, and everybody
knows that. the shrinkage Of certain
stocks was due to an imitation beyond
reason, yet the very same defenders
of national honor" demand that the
American people submit to more injec-
lions Of water to cure condition due
to too much water. Would not such
a policy merely act to postpone another
day Of reckoning?