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Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
S1e 1eSccrpt Service g'1e
United States.

a.c-.cv Ia ~ CLOSELY shadowed by wrongdoing,
often allied with acts mankind abhors that instructive
y shrink from all conceament save thelr own lhe
mere fact that thing must be hidden, that 1t must
he kent In twilight zone and is afraid of sunlight and
inspection rresupposes that which is evil and shameful
Yet service s ancient and necessary 1nst
tson Since Moses sent twelve men into Canaan to In
yestignte conditions and to bring him report concern
Ing the land every government has made of the
service OF nformers In war time the necessity Is rec
ognized.
Early In the history of the American republic Congress
appropriated $4,000 to be expended for secret service
abroad This was drawn from tile treasury by the d.
rection Of the President without any except
the certificate of the Secretary of State. During the
Mexican $4,000 appropriated to be spent under
the direction of the President Much of 1t was expended
for the hire of interpreters spies and guides for tile
army" In suspended account of General Buffers dur
ing the civil nm item for $50 paid for hand organ
and monkey disnllowed until he explained that they
were purchased to enable young officer who was
linguist, to work hisway Into Washington disguised as
an Italian organ grinder.
When the civil war broke out it found Washington
hlled with Southern sympathizers. Among them We're
women Of wealth and position who had various avenues
Of access to the plans OF the Just before
the first battle Of Bull I.un one of these, Mrs Rose
Greenhow, obtained from United States Senator in
formation concerning the strength of the federal troops
which she sent to General Beaurcgnrd As reward she
received from the Confederate adutant the message:
Our President and General direct me to thank you
We rely upon you further Information. The Confed
eracy owes you a debt"
Women haunted the doors of official departments in
the Capitol stole and plans burned signal lights
captured beguiled the officers placed in charge
1t became to organize special detective sys
tenn Of espionage at Washington for the protection OF
: the government against disoyalty The methods of
these wartime detectives led to hitter criticism Even
10 stannch Northerner as Senator Sumner wrote
letter the President demonstrating against the treat
ment Of of his friends and constituents Franklin W.
Smith Of New York.
Before the employment Of these wartime detectives
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
of the delicately shaped pieces marked
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of the delicately. shaped pieces marked
"Dixon & Sons or "yickers'' and doz-
ems of other pieces unmarked and
which are proudly cherished, are not
pewter. Neither Dixon nor vickers
ever made pewter; they were makes Of
white ware" and thousands of pieces
of their ware were sent here from
England.
The composition of pewter in Eng
land, the best quality, which usually
is marked with a double X, was ar.
ranged by law, and contained 100 parts
tin, eight parts of antimony and four
parts of copper. In America there
was no standard to which the auality
of pewter had to conform, so Snat our
makers took advantage and put in Us
much lead as. they could, in many isi.
stances the proportion being one-fiftll
lead to four-fifths English block tin
for their best quality, and more lead
and less tin in their poorer wares.
There are many opinions as to the
best method Of cleaning pewter, but
only one as to the perfect folly OF
having 1T buried" If you like every.
thing to shine. then treat your pewter
as follows:
Take a piece of fine woolen cloth
upon this put as much sweet oil al
will prevent Its rubbing dry; with this
rub them well in every part; then
wipe them smartly with soft. dry
linen rag, and then rub them on will
soft wash leather and whiting N
B.-H convenient, wash them in boil
ing water and soap just before they
are rubbed with wash leather and
whiting. This would take off the oil
more effectually and make the engrav.
ing look brighter.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

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blocks Of ic> that bumped against the
boats and almost crushed thent. = :
That will be good game" agreed
Norman. "Ill borrow mammals lit
tie cake-pans and use them for boats.
and I'll put my tin soldiers in the
boats, and they can use spoons for
oars. My blocks will do for the
blocks OF ice that almost crush the
boats. and this rug shall be the riv-
err" and then he went downstairs for
the cakspans and spoons.
"This is very cold night. gen.
eral," said mamma. 81 am afraid that
your men will suffer great deal"
Madam" answered Norman. sol.
emnly, "a soldier must think of neith-
er heat nor cold. He must think
only of his country"
The soldiers were brought out and
formed in line, and then at the. or
der Forward" which Norman call
ed in loud voice, they entered the
boats.
Forward, march!" Norman again
shouted; and the soldiers, with their
spoon-oars. started across the river.
Oh; how bitter. bitter cold it was, and
how those dreadful blocks of ice did
push against the little boats! But
the soldiers were very brave, and
Gen. Washington shouted. For
ward!" to them a great many times,
, and they didn't give up, although 1t
was so cold.
I'VE must move very quietly" the
general said, $50 that the enemy
does not hear US coming. 1t is much
too dark for them to see."
The soldiers rowed through the
dark night. and at last they were
across the dreadful river.
"Land!" cried the general, softly.
Form in line!" he next command
ed, and soon all the soldiers were
standing in line in front of the town
in which the people were still
asleep. The day before had been
Christmas, and the German soldiers
had eaten a great deal of supper and
gone to bed late, so that they were
very sound asleep now. They aid
not dream that Gen. Washington and
his men were SO near. Everything
had been very still among them when
suddenly-what was that! They
heard the bugle blow. Sleepy and
frightened, they jumped from their
beds, but it was too late.
Gen. Washington and his brave
men were already among them, max
ing prisoners of them,
"Ah, If we only hadn't gone to bed
SO late and slept SO soundly" they
groaned, but they should have thought
of that before.
Maybe they would have been more
careful If they had been fighting for
their own country, but they had been
, hired by the English to help them.
1--WE have a thousand prisoners,
gentlemen said Gen. Washington
when he had time to talk to his Of
ficers, land only three of our men
are lost, one killed, and two frozen.
We have had great victory"
And, when Norman put his soldiers
away, he thought he had had great.
good time.-Elizabeth Roberts Burton
in Sunday School Times.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
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ing. / was in the n,Iot house wben ~,
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that SOMETHING VIVA nm fire
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
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Nssfflve clifton n

The German military authorities are
experimenting with the application. of
wireless telegraphy to balloons carry
ing self-registering apparatus One OBJ
ject is to make the balloons descend at
any desired moment. This is effected
by placing In the balloon receiver Of
electric waves connected with mechan-
ism controlling valve. When a wire
less message is received the valve opens
and the balloon descends
The recent proclamations setting
aside the Ocala National Forest in
Florida and the Dakota National For
est in North Dakota bring the number
of states possessing such forests be-
longing to the United States up to 20,
II Alaska be included. OF these for
estR, Arkansas has two, but all the
others, except the new ones In Florida
and North Dakota, are In the Rocky
Mountain or Pacific coast states. 1t is
exrected thar tie Ocala Forest areu.
which covers 2O1.4s0 acres. will be-
come densely covered with the sand
pine. No nart of the area rises more
than $50 feet above sea-levcl. The
Dakota Forest Is In the Bad Lands re-
gion, and much is expected from its
influence, since North Dakota is the
least forested state in the Union. The
new forest covers 14.oso acres.
In many European cities extensive
use is being made of high-pressure gas
lamps for street-lighting, and to some
extent the lamps are displaclng cleo
tricity. They are furnished with In
verted mantle burners, and in; Berlin
the gas is supplied through Names
helm steel pipe. In some of the sys-
TENS the air is compressed, and in one
case pure oxygen is supplied to the
consumers. In London type of lamp
called .'self-intensifying" is employed,
the air being compressed by utilizing
the heat OF the products Of combustion
to operate a heat engine. In Vienna
arc-lights are used to illuminate Il
park above the trees. and gas-lamps
are employed below. In connection
with these. lamps, various automatic
lighting and 7extinguishing devices are
in use, and much taste Is displayed in
the forms and arrangement Of their
supports.
Commenting on the round-the-world
telegraph experiment recently made by
newspaper In Copenhagen, Ferdi-
nand Wagner says in Berlin paper !:
"1here was nothing wonderful In the
result. Two messages were sent BY
the editor to himself at Copenhagen.
One went via Shanghai, New York and
London and the, other via London,
Shanghai and New. York. The first to
arrive at Its destination was the one
which was sent by way Of Shanghai.
1t Ind to be retransmltted eight times,
and was received at the Copenhagen
Office In three hours and twenty-three
minutes after 1t had been sent away.
The time seems short to circle the
globe. Int |: the various stations had
received notice In advance, and II the
trial dispatch had been. given the right
OF way. the time would have been re-
duced almost to the shakespearean
limit
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
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ABYSsINIA:g DETECTIVES.
Curious Experiment Employed 4
Eina CrI,niunIx and Robbers.

Curious Experiment Employed t.
Find Criminals and Robbers.
A curious diplomatic incident has,
as the Paris Petit Partisan hears from
Abyssinia. occurred at Adds Abab-
According to this story, whenever
theft is committed the owner of the
stolen property applies to sort OF
corporation. known as LIED Actai,"
or seekers after robbers, which sets
Immediately 10 work in Il very simple
and primitive iushion.
The chief Of this corporation selects
child, and, in the presence of four
witnesses, gives 1t II beverage. the COM
position of which is IL secret. After
the child has drunk the liquid pipe
is handed to 1t, and after few
whiffs, which have completed the stu
pefaction Of the unlucky creature, 1t Is
led out for walk.
When at last the child has stopped
before some habitatiun. it is promp-
ly and very conveniently assumed that
the theft has been committed by the
tenant, who is at once arrested. The
chief of the corporation is rewarded
for his share in the detection Of the
presumed culprit by a commission on
the amount of the stolen property.
Now, it happened, a little while ago,
that the child which had ben pressed
into such a service, halted near bit
of ground belonging to European le-
CATION. The crowd, which had follow
ed, broke down the inclosure, and the
lnelosure, and the chief of the "Lieb
Actai," thus encouraged, insisted on
the arrest of an interpreter. The re-
suit has been, as our contemporary
adds. an emphatic protest on the part
of the diplomatic corps, which, at
least, refuses to put faith in this queer
mode of tracking a thief to his lair,
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
Cruel Religion. cu.ton.

There is cruel custom prevailing in
many parts of the Telugu country in
India in connection with the worship
of the village deities, AT the end Of
sacrifice small cart, with four, five
or nine pointed stakes standing up
right at the corners and sides is
brought to the image. Pigs, lambs and
fowls are then impaled alive upon
these stakes. The cart is dragged in
procession to the boundary of the
village. The animals die In agony on
the way and are taken of the stakes
when the cart reaches its destination.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

difficult to evade, and that 1t should
be such as can be paid with mini
mum of hardship and inconvenience.
The first Of these is most important
from the point Of view Of the needs
OF the government; the second from the
point Of view Of the welfare of the
citizen.
The Inheritance tax proposed by
Chairman Payne and his associates
meets the first requirement admirably.
Death is, Of all human experiences, the
most obvious and the hardest to con-
ceal, and, as society has already pro-
vided that the property of decedent
shall pass under the states control on
Its way to his heirs, nothing is easier
than to collect an inheritance tar in
the transfer. If Congress vote such
tax there is no question of the ability
of the Treasury Department to collect
1t swiftly, surely and easily.
In the light Of the second principle,
however, the showing is far less favor
able. The death Of a citizen, in this
democratic society of ours, usually
means the great diminution of the fam
lily income by the cessation Of the earn.
ing activity of Its head; henceforth the
income of the household is only that
from investments. More than this,
many investments are Of such a nature
that they cease to be profitable with
the cessation of intelligent personal su-
pervision and must be given up, though
at heavy loss. The direct Inheritance
tax Is not laid upon the decedent, but
upon widows and orphans, and that
just at the time which is at best one Of
heavy economic loss.
The time of a mans death, and Of
the consequent winding up of his active
business affairs, Is always one that
makes insistent demand for ready
money, and the proceeds Of insurance
policies often stand between widow
and the costly sacrifice of encumbered
property. Have our legislators paused
to consider that 1t must inevitably oc-
cur that the direct inheritance tax, If
1t is levied. will often be paid out Of
the insurance money Of the widowed
wife?
The invasion of field reserved hith-
erto to the taxing power of the states
is still another reason for looking
askance at the proposed legislation.
Missouri, for example, has already
tax on collateral inherltances; New
York taxes direct inheritances as well,
and many other states have availed
themselves of this source Of revenue.
The National Government should resist
the temptation to exploit this source of
income, so easy in the imposition and
so burdensome in the payment.-St.
Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

competition amply to cover the differ
ence between the American cost and
the foreign cost Of making any article
that can be profitably manufactured
in the United States.
Prohibitive tariff Is neither in line
with sound finance nor with the de-
clared policy of the newly seated Presi-
dent. The Democratic purpose to fight
protective schedules only when they
are prohlbitive and not productive of
revenue will have moreover. the sup
port Of millions of Republicans in the
Northwest who are as patriotic in
their willingness to contribute freely
to the support of the government as
they are firm in opposition to monop-
oily legislation.
The House Democrats also show the
right temper in their purpose not to
oppose items in the Payne bill which
are reasonable and fair. Revision Of
the tariff is business matter and 1t
is pleasing to note that the Democrats
in Congress are going at 1t meaning
business.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
ooNuNpRuMs.

Why is a young man engaged to a
girl like nan sailinglfo a port in
France?
Because he is bound to Havre thave
her).
When is a hat not hat
When it becomes pretty woman.
Why did the Highlanders do most
harm at Waterloo?
Because every man had one kift be-
fore the battle.
Why can blind man always see
his father?
Because the father is always ap-
parent Ga parent).
What is odd about a horses eating.
He eats best when he hasn't bit
in his mouth.
Why are young ladies bad grammar
ians?
Because SO few can decline matri.
ncny-New York World.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
WHY TABLE LEAYEs1

A boy once inquired why leaves of
tables were so called. since they did
not resemble leaves in the least. Not
having received a satisfactory answer,
he Thought for some time. and then
said. II think know now: they're
called leaves, because you can leavs
them up or leave them down" Chris.
tian Register.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
Araso'.a Mode.ty.

Arago, the great French scientist,
was never seen with decoration on
his breast. He. valued honors lightly.
One evening Leverrier, the astronomer,
called on him on his way to dine with
minister. He expressed wish to
appear decorated with an order to
which he was entitled. having received
the official notice of the honor, al
though he had not as yet the decora-
tion itself.
"open that drawer" said Arago,
"and take whatever. you want"
In that drawer were all the crosses
and ribbon which kings and emperors
confer.
While Arago wished above eyery.
thing to promulgate science and to
make his researches useful, he did not
attempt to identify himself forever
with his discoveries by writing books.
He had no time for writing, but con-
tented himself with noting the results
Of his work in the record of the bureau
of longitude or announcing it verbally
to the academy,
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
y s9ssKqSHES


The H0mely One-Shall you marry
Jack If | refuse him? The Pretty One
Yes, or If you accept him.
Customer would like some butter,
please. New Assistant Qate of cigar
store mild or strong?
Mack-De Broke's ancestors were
among the first settlers. Tallor-He
doesn't take after them.-Town Topics.
Yep, woman is certainly de cause
ef me being dis way. II me wife hadn't
lost her job, I'd had a home right now" "
New Orleans Plclyune.
Wife (after quarreD-l wish l
had never met you. Hub-Oh. yes
Now when It is too lnte you are sorry
for ne.-Boston Transcript.
She-How dia. Mr.. Smith. ever come
to be such wonder ut golfing? He
Batting his collar button from under
the bed with yard stick.
"See, Fritz, we have beep engaged
now seven years." Yes, dear; that
means SO many years less Of married
llfe."-Meggendorfer Blatter.
II made enough money in Wall street
Inst week to buy house and lot"
"Did you buy it?' "Well, no; but I
wish l had.'-New York Herald.
she--Do you think the married men
really envy the bachelors? He-Ask
me If think barnyard fowl envies
the wild duck.-Philadelphia Record.
Query-Do you believe in vaccina.
tion every seven years? Reply
Rather! The operation keeps the girls
from playing the plano for nearly a
week!
Harker-They say that Rounder's
wife has money. Parker-Well, that
isn't Rounder's fault. They have been
married only week.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Husband-Well, say what you
will, my dear, you'll find worse men
than me in the world. The Wife-Oh,
Tom, how can you be so bitter?-The
Sketch.
Our charges are the lowest in
town." observed the barber. "Cut
rates, eh?" said the customer, as lie
looked at his lacerated chin in the
glass.-Judge.
The Dear Girl-He had the impu.
.dcnce to ask me for kiss! Her Dear
Friend-The idea! What cheek! The
Dear Girl (blush.ng) )-He wasn't par
tieular which,
Miss Kitty-Before you were mar
ried, Mrs. Blunt, did your husband
bring you many tiowers7 Mrs. Blunt
IL didn't have any husband before
was married, dear.
$50, your daughter is improving in
her piano playing?" YES" answered
Mr.. Cumrox. "You enjoy it2' mo.
But it doesn't make me as nervous as
1t used to" ashington Star.
Hubby-What! Another new dress?
Wifey-Wefl, don't be SO cross. I
bought 1t with my own money. Hubby
Your own? Where did you get IT
from? Wifey-I sold your fur coat
Puck.
"Of course, said the optimist, "if a
man gets into the habit of hunting trou-
Bile he's sure to find it." Yes replied
the ressimist, land If he's SO lazy that
he always tries to avoid it, it will find
him. So what's the difference?"
Father-lt's singular that whenever
i want you to marry a man you object,
and whenever ! do not want you to
marry one you straightway insist on
1t. Deughter-Yes, and whenever we
are agreed the man objects-stray
Stories.
Yorkshire Farmer (burstlng into the
village inn-What do you think, Silasi
The bones of agprehlstoric man have
been discovered on Jim Whites farm.
1nrkeeper-Great gosh! | hope poor
Jila'll be able to clear ,hisself at the
coroner's inquest-Tit-Bits
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
WHAT Is PEwTERp


Its Composition Resulated An Eng
land But Never In America.
You will often hear enthusiasts de.
clare that this Jug or that jug is of
s'old English pewter" OF course, this
may be true, but 1t is a fact that large
quantities Of pewter ware were mado
In this country and it was not until
about 1910 that Its making practically
ceased, says the Circle magazine. In
the first place, are you sure that you
know pewter when you see 1t? Hun
dreds Of pieces Of pewter. have been
shown to me which in reality were
,.whits metal, or Britannia ware. All
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
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The Golden Rule.
'Tis a kind little dog,
Tis kind little cat,
When the dog has a treat.
Why, the cat shares that;
When the cat makes a feast
Then the dog she invites.
And the cat does not scratch
And the dog never bites.
know two little boys.
They are named Ned and Nat,
But I'd much rather write
OF The dog and cat;
And the little lads know
Z have good reasons why,
But never will tell,
Oh, no; not 1.
Anna Grogan in the Newark Cal
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
wAsHINGToMs ADVENTURE.

Tell me something to play. How
ard,-do tell me something to play"
begged Norman of his big brother.
who was studying his history lesson.
''Play that you are Gen. Washing
ton taking his soldiers across the
Delaware River to attack the German
soldiers. have just been studying
about that. and ] think it would be
a good game. This is just the kind
of weather to play that, too. for IT.
all happened on bitter cold nigh.
when the river was full Of great
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
Reaue..on ln steel rrodact.on

There was reduction OF l2 per cent
In the production of iron and steel in
the north of England in the last two
months, and wages were reduced-for
the first time science February, 1905.
In the Manchester cotton industry the
production is 15 per cent less than a
year ago.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

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Prof. Edgar L. Larkin, the noted as
tronomer, was discussing marriage at
dinner in San Francisco. Prof. Lar
kinsbelieves that 1t is criminal to con-
tinue for life marriages that are un-
happy. why condemn" he said, with
grim laugh, "men and women to
such misery as afflicts our mutual
friends, the Blanks? We all have mutu-
al friends in the Blanks position. At
the height of their nightly quarrel the
other day Mrs. Blank choked back a
sob and said. reproachfully: 4 was
reading one of your old letters to-day.
James. and you said in 1t that you
would rather live in endless torment
with me than in bliss by yourself
Well. 1 got my wisb,' Blank growled.''