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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-14

ed the landlord. "Who is there?'
said the host, looking out of the
window. ''Don Juan Pedro, re-
piled the Spaniard: Hernandez,
Rodrigues de Niilanova, Count Of
Malaria, Knight Santiago and
Alcantara.". II am very sorry,
replied the landlord, shutting the
window, ''but | have not rooms
enough in my house for all the
gentlemen you have mentioned.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-14
aAre you IN favor Of the

"Are you in favor Of the half
cent?"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Bropline;
but they ought to make the coins
with holes in them"
what for"
They would come in 81 handy
whenever you happened to need
a sinker."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
WEDNESDAY, e: APRIL 10. 1912.
AN HISTORICAL DEADLOCK.

81 AN HISTORICAL DEADLOCK.
The 3rd Congressional district con-
vention, which convened in Waterloo
last Thursday, established a record
breaking deadlock. The convention
was composed of 72 standpatters and
" progressiYes, but the progressives
secured the temporary organization
and elected Mr.. Hasner Of indie
pendence as temporary chairman. +
1T is claimed that the chairman
knew what he was expected to do
and that he did it without permitting
the ordinary parliamentary rules to
interfere in any way. Be that as It
may, the balloting continued until
late Thursday and until nearly noon
Friday. Sixty-one ballots were taken
without result, each vote standing "
to 72. It would seem from this that
both sides were standpatters.
The break came on the 62nd ballot,
when the Franklin county delegation
went over to the progressives, giving
them chance to use the steam
roller" and they used it. None but
ultra Cummins men got so much as
a ''look in.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Jewels That Deck Queen.

At almost all the court functions
which have been so numerous this
month the queens preference for dia-
monds over any other jewels has been
invariably manifested. Beautiful as
are sapphires, emeralds and other col
ored stones, it is certain that no gem
cam compete with diamonds in brill
lance Of effect.
They are the court stones par ex-
cellence and set off the magnificence
of a court toilet as no other jewel can.
Diamonds are particularly becoming
to the queen, and her majesty never
looks better than when wearing her
high crown of alternate Maltese
crosses and feurs de lis and her dog
collar of diamonds of lattice work de-
sign.
Queen Alexandra, on the other hand,
had a marked preference for pearls
and colored stones, particularly anne
thysts, of which her majesty pos
sesses a beautiful parure, which does
not form part of the crown Jewels but
is her own private property London
Gentlewoman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
%TAET,s TARIFF COMMISSIONS

TAFTs TARIFF COMMISSIONS
President Taft processes to be a
great believer in tariff commissions
Every fairly we'll informed person
understands the purpose OF such
commissions. They are primarily
motions for conhnuances. When the
representatives in congress OF the
tariff beneficiaries are unable TO
give any reason why their robber
tariffs should not be reduced or en-
tirely abolished, they ask for the ap-
noin tment Of a commission. This
commission is expected to study up
excuses for the continuance Of the
tariff gratis. and II that Is not pos
eible delay a report as long as pos
sible and in that way afford the
President an excuse for vetoing me
tariff bills passed by congress TOT
the relief Of the consuming masses.
In this way the President, PLUS his
tariff commissions, is able to detea!t
the will Of the people as expressed
by the congress which they elect. Fl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
n.r,,.,,.,. e..4. c,,v.,.,o,

Democratic State Convention.
ocFse sS f Of dsess sone
tion Of the democratic party of Iowa is
called e meet in the Sity
at the hour Of ten o'clock q. M, the
purpose Of said assembly being to pro-
vide representation from this state to
the Democratic National Convention :, to
by the election Of four delegates and
four MISUNDERSTANDING and two dele
gates and two alternates from each OF
the eleven congressional districts. of the
state, also for, the transaction of such
other business as the convention may
deem nece ssary. and proper.
delegate from each county and enc addi-
tional delegate for each 200 votes and
fraction thereof above 100 votes cast for
the general election Of 1910. Upon such
basis the counties of Iowa are entitled
to the number Of delegates as set forth
Backhawk.. :. -. :. ....17
Buchanan. :. .. 10y
Butter. -. =. -. - - - g
Dubuque. 80. - ....o9
Franklin. =. - :. 80 g
Hardin. -. :. -. 9
:" inasmuch as there is no provision of
law for holding primary election for
selection OF delegates to the state con-
held in each county convention for
selection OF such delegates. The time
and place Of holding said county conven-
lions and the manner of selecting dele
gates to such county convention
Whether by primary or caucus. shall BIZ.
determined by the county committees OF
the respective counties.
All voters subscribing to the funda-
mental principles Of democracy are In.
vited to participate in the selection OF
delegates to this convention.
By order Of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee of Iowa. Done at Des
Moines, January 20, 1912.
Jno. F. Dalton. '- N. F. Reed,
Secretary. . Chairman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Oriuin Of tIncut.

The seashore book shop was crowd
ed. Best sellers at $1.15, $1.25 ana
even $3.50 were going like hot cakes.
The proprietor. pushing through a
throRg OF pretty girls in white, said
joyously:
I'VE don't need to handle uncuts
in this glorious country of ours. Why
actually, I've just had to wire to New
YorA for two extra statesmen" as II
But what has that got to do with
the uncuts?" the reporter inquired.
"Uncuts," said the dealer, ARE
books with uncut edges. They orig.
mated in Scotland. In Scotland, in
the past, a man would enter your
shop today, read chapter of some
book or other and saunter out with.
out buying anything. Tomorrow he
would read another chapter gratis,
and by the end of the month he would
have finished the volume and be we'll
into another.
Hence the Scottish publishers and
booksellers hit on the uncut, which
you can't read without buying"
The dealer helped a pretty girl to
stow in her limousine a stack of best
sellers.
But thank fortune" he said, I'VE
don't need uncuts here"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Fine Work by Southern Boys.

A few years ago the average yield
Of corn to the acre in South Caro-
line was fraction over eight bushels;
last year the crop had grown to an
average Of Is and fraction bushels.
This shows growth in intelligence Of
culture as well as in quantity, says a
writer in the American Magazine.
The cause Of the increase has been
the boys of South Carolina, and in
fact of the whole south. Jerry Moore,
who in 1910 produced 228 bushels Of
corn on one acre of land, is the cham
pion of an army Of over 5000 boys in
South Carolina alone enrolled in the
Boys Corn clubs Of the south. They
have not only been learning what can
be done on the farms with scientific
application Of fertilizers and a deeper
furrowing Of the pillow, but they have
taught their elders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
wo per cent less than the bill which

two per cent less than the bill which
the president vetoed.
The tariff board, therefore, vindi
Gates the democratic bill, if sucl
V1ndication was necessary, which i
doubted. The democrats knew long
before the tariff board was created
that the wool rates were too high
and President Taft knew it also, for
in his speech at Winona, Mimi, he
characterized the Payne-Aldrich wool
tariff rate as indefensible."
AS things now stand, neither the
president, nor the republican par y
as whole, nor the high protection
lists will have any excuse for block
ing the present bill If any Of them
do stand in its way, they will con
Wet themselves of deliberately try
ing to grant special privilege,
namely, the privilege OF robbing thu
consumer, to the wool trust mag
mates. a an
The Busted Standard Oil Trust.
The Standard OIL company, which
the Supreme court Of the United
States solemnly dissolved" some
few weeks ago, has sdeclared d;vt
dend Of $500 per cent This action,
which was taken by THE Standard
Oh Company Of Indiana" was made
for the purpose OF hiding the ire
mendous profits OF the company. II,
was what is called a stock dividend;
that is, instead OF giving the shar,.
holders so much cash, the capital
stock OF the company was Increased
from one million to thirty millions
and the shareholders were given
the extra shares, gratis. The man
who owns one share, therefore, gets
Twenty-Five additional ones, from
each Of which he win draw dividends
in the future.
Since the dissolution" OF the
trust, several melons OF this sort
have been cut The Vacuum Oh
company, subsidiary recently in
creased its stock from $4,000, 900 to
SIS, 100000, and it is reported that
the Standard Oil company OF Ken
lucky is TO- declare a dividend Of e.
500 per cent. shortly
Naturally, says the Wall street
journal, the official mouth piece OF
Big Business, "the old Standard OIL
stockholders are much elated over
the Supreme court decree
Yes, quite naturally!
"AiIowing" Thorn TO- Vote.
President Taft, in letter to Char
man Koenig, of the Maryland state
republican committee, used this lang
uage: II hope you will see to 1T
that all voters are allowed to cast
their ballots at the, primary.
Apparently, 1t is not clear to the
President that it is the free born and
inaldenable right Of every American
citizen to vote, without waiting for
some authority to "allow" him TO do
so. NJ, 3t. II All,
.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Cures permanently, the case he under
takes and sends the incurable home wit
out taking a fee from them. This Is why
he continues his visits year adter ye ea1,;
visits and stopped. DR.. Shailenperger n! 1s
an ! eminently successful specialist m
all chronic diseases. proven ny the many
have baffled the skill Of many physi-
clans. His hospital experience ana e1-
tensive practice have made MIN so pro,
ficient that he can name ana LOCALE
disease in q few minutes .,,,
Treats all durable cases OF Catarrn,
Nose, Throat and Lung diseases: Eye
and Ear Stomach an hi Paral aa Neural
eia. Nervous and Heart diseases; Blo9o
and Skin diseases. Epilepsy. Brights 81.
sease and Consumption' IN * ea aai s.u 6r,
gan. Liquor and Tobacco habit. STAN
merins cured and sure method to pre-
vent its recurrence again ~, NeoL
PILES. FIsTULAE and RuPTuR H,ls
o,,ara nTeed cured without detention from
Susinass. Special attention given to az
surgical cases. and INC, 81 maro aa5eAse' -
Granulated lids. Cataract Cross cSos
straightened without pain: -.
NERVOUS DEBILITY .,,
Is Are vo, nervous and respondent; weak
and debiliated; tired mornings: no am In,
bition-lifeless; memory poor; easily
fatigued; excitable and irritable; eyes 1
sunken. red and biurred 3o.1 pp restless.
h i looking, weak back; deposit IN
urine and drains at stool: distrustiuai
want Of confidence: lack OF energy anu
seT PRfVArE DISEASES a specially !:,y.
Blood Poison, Syphilis, GonorTnedd,
structure. elect, Spermatorrhea. Varl-
eocele. Hydrocele: Seminal weakness
The effects Of early xiis Or
ness Dizziness, Defective Memory. etc,
which ruin mind and body. positlVeiy
c st' WONDERFUL CURES
Perfected in old cases which nave
been neglected or unskillfully tre 9aSer:
taies no incurable cases. but cures
thousands given up to die:
Consultation Free and Confidentlai.
Dr.. WlLeERT aHALlENeERGER'
res lakewood Boulevard,
CHICAGO. Ill.
RsfsrsSco. orexsi state Bank
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

II the President did not retire to a
dark room In the White House and
there develop judicial negatives, with
the aid Of men who know just what
they want, there might not be such
a dangerous public demand for the
recall Of judges. The bill requiring
the President to make public all
recommends for judicial appoint
ments should become a law. Such a
statute would do much to prevent i'm
proper appointment, and an ounce of
is worth pound Of cure
in any market.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Of this remarkable article. de,crlbe..

Of this remarkable article, describes.
In the same issue Of The American
Senator La Toilette continues his
autobiography, and Ida M. Tarbell
writes Of "The Homeless Daughter.
Julian Leavitt contributes another
prison article In which he presents
some astonishing facts about the
spread Of disease through American
prisons.
Inez Haynes Gilmore writes anoth-
er Phoebe and Ernest story; Edna
Ferber contributes a new Emma Nc
Chesney story, and James Open
helm, Clifford S. Raymond, IONA
Gale and Mary Austin present In
teresting fiction. i
The four departments which help
to distinguish this periodical are, 90
usual, full OF fresh facts and ideas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
EXCEEDINGLY DESIRABLE
STATUTE.

Al amendment has been or " ~
be made to the post office approprl-
atdon bill, which will require every
newspaper and periodical 70 disclose
the name or names OF its owner ne
fore it can be received at any post
office as second class MAN mater a
why should a grating combination
be allowed to secretly purchase an
influential and well established news news
paper or magazine, and from behind
that kind Of an ambush fire upon
public men who win not do their t
bidding? With their identity DIS
closed, the enmity OF such men
would be a decoration, reward oi
merit, distinct benefit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
THE APRIL AMERICAN MAGAZINE

The April American Magazine con-
tains a very remarkable character
study OF the late Joseph Pulitzer, the
blind proprietor Of the New York
World, who recently died, leaving a
fortune of twenty or twenty-five mil
lion dollars. The article Is by one
of Mr.. Pulitzers secretaries and is
accompanied by several unpublished
photographs taken on the yacht
Liberty" where for years and years
Mr.. Pulitzer lived and worked most
OF the time, assisted by a corps OF
readers and secretaries whose COM
bined intellectual vigor and capacity
scarcely matched that Of their chief,
who has been called "the most amaz-
ing creature in the world 1t would
take Robert Louis Stevenson to.
imagine such yacht and such
crew as Alleyne Ireland, the author
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

All but Is Of the republican mem
bers Of congress, and all but one OF
the Iowa delegation voted in favor
OF the democratic income tax meas
ure.
What a change since the days
when Cannon was speaker OF lne
House? In those hacyon, plutocratlc
days not one of those republican
members, who voted for the income
tax bill, would have even been per-
mitted to say a word in favor OF
such a measure, much less vote m
its favor. Cannon never recognized
a man on the floor without knowing
in advance what he was going to
say.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
SAYS WOMEN ARE. FUNNY AT Z
CARD PARTY.

J, Kathleen Norris, the author OF
Mother" in the first chapter Of her
new seerial. "The Rich Mrs. Bur
goyne,' in the April Woman's Home
Companion, makes one OF her char
acters say:
"Women are funny at card par
ty. 1t takes them an hour to- settle
down and see how everyone else
looks, and whether there happens to
be streak OF dust under the piano;
and then when the game Is just
well started, maid IS nudgine you
in the elbow to take a plate Of hot
chicken, and another, ON the other
side, is holding out sandwiches, and
all the women are running to look
at the prizes. Now when men play
cards
But nobody would listen to an &C
count OF how men play cards.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Mu.t Be Elther GOOD Or e.d.

"A mans mind may be likened to .
garden, which may be intelligently
cultivated, or allowed to run wild:
but whether cultivated or neglected,
it must. and will bring forth. II no
useful seeds are put into it, then an
abundance Of useless weed-seeds will
fall therein. and will continue to pro.
duce their kind. James Allen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Taft and Roosevelt are telling some
Of the things they know about each
other, and they might render q still
greater public service by telling all
the things they know about each 9th
er's unfitness Tor the presidency.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

W. j.. Bryan told the members OF
the Jefferson club, in his speech at
their banquet in Des Motnes last
evening, that the Lord
seemed to be fixing every thing so
that the democrats could not defeat
themselves this year even ID they
tried. sa .a. II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

There are some who contend that
present conditions call for the
amendment of the eighth command-i
ment so that it will read, Thou.
shalt not be a little thief.' Et
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Last Friday the democrats OF Har-
din county instructed for Wilson. It
begins to look as though the Bird dis
trict would be safely in the Wilson
column.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Bryan says that he has in former
years seen slfvers knocked off the
republican party, but never before
has he seen it split down the middle
as it is at the present time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
vii SON WON in POLK COUNTY.

Wi SON WON in POLK COUNTY.
The democrat convention in Des
,Moines last Saturday instructed the
39 delegates, from Polk county for
Wilson by a vote of 121 to "a. This
ended one of the hardest inter-party
contests witnessed in thds state in
many years. The managers of the
Wilson and Clarke campaigns, VINO
jhave offices in PES Moines, took a
hand in the politics Of the county
and the outcome is victory for the
Wilson men of state wide i'm
portance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Watterson and Harvey tried to
get the money trusts strangle hold
on Wilson, and when he succeeded in
breaking it he endeared himself to
the multitude.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Juvenile Activities.

Father" said the small boy, what
Is a prodigy?
"A prodigy, my son, is boy who
can be persuaded to get his mind on
the third dimension instead of trying
To get his feet on third base"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

Roosevelt said that he did not
want to run, but 1T begins to look as
though he would have to fly instead
Of run If he expects to beat Taft.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

The Delaware delegation to the
Waterloo convention should console
themselves with the thought, that
men are not necessarily cast down
because they are cast out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Studying, Shakespeare.

You should join our Shakespeare
club" T
What do you do?"
well, we fine every member for
non-attendance. Then we take the
money and 60 to 1 musical comedy"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Evidently Not.

Mrs. Malaprop-No. l never was
strong on literature. To save my life
! couldn't tell you who wrote Gray's
Elegy.-Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
Dr. WiIbelt Sha|Ienberger

The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Manches-
ter, every month since 1901, will be
at The Clarence House, Manchester
Zone day only and return once every
% days from a. INTO $3.50 P. M.
Wednesday, April 20,
Independence, Hotel Gedney, Apr.25,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10

A LONG TO BE REMEMBERED
(From the Des Moines, Capital
The Third district battle OF Water
loo promises to be one long remem-
bered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-05
BOARD WANTED.


MAN AND WIFE. OR ONE OR TWO
"A ladies wanted TO share a furnished apart
ment, centrally located Address W-64
Evening Journal ONCE. NAT
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-05
ALLEE PARTY TAIL
TODEMOCRATICDOG
Socialist Orator Says HynSOn'S
Attack on Mr.. Miller
Showed This

Edward Norton. Socialist nominee
for Congress, at meeting In Turn
Hall last night. asserted that the re-
marks made by the c-DrcXlcr-
Houston Progressive speakers, es-
pecially George b. Hynson, attacking
Charles r. Miller. Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, showed that the Al
lee-Houston Progressives are a tool
of the Democratic party
Mr.. Norton reviewed the old politi-
cal parties from tn, Socialist view
point and declared that the question
of low tariff was admitted by Con-
gresham Oscar w Unc wood not 10
have any bearing on the question OF
wages for the workingmen The only
solution TO the wage question as well
as all other questions he contended
was possible through the party he rep
resented
r. J. Squiers, national organizer OF
the party, who has been touring thi.
State, made an address as did y. l.
Rearick, nominee for Governor on tn,
ticket
Following the meeting those who
will act as watchers at the polling
places this evening when the count i,
being made were given their creden
tials.