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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
THE COUNTRY is PROSPEROUS.

Fluctuations in the volume of postal
matter have always correspondent
rather closely to the losses and gains
OF general business. In seasons Of
prosperity the mails increase in guam
tity, and there is greater use of all
Of the postal facilities-money orders,
registration, special delivery and par
eel post. In periods of depression
there is decline in postal activities
as in every other line of business.
The volume of Christmas mail in
1919 was a reliable index, then, Of
commercial and Industrial conditions
in this country. 1t indicated wide
spread prosperity. Reports from the
principal postal gateways showed
large increases in every class of mat
ter. In some instances the quantities
,of mail handled in given cities were
as much as 125 per cent above those
received and despatched in the CORES
ponding 3 weeks of 1918 For the en-
tire country the volume of postal bus
mess was not less than Is per cent
more than in the same relative period
of the previous year.
It is quite evident from these facts
that If the cost of living is high it is
by no means out of reach of the aver
age person Wages have risen SO as
to keep pace with ascending prices for
food, clothing and comforts. Appar-
emily there is no restitution compar-
able to that of past years when the
cost of living was lower, but still too
high for thousands. Unemployment
is the rare exception and the prospect
is for even greater demands for labor
of all sorts.
Those who have. been predicting
panics and recessions during the days
of Reconstruction" should be agree
ably surprised. There is no sign TT
the transition from war to peace is
to be attended by any of the calami-
tous conditions which. have character
lied the last several months of Euro
pean history. Even our Industrial
disturbances have testified indirectly
to a fundamentally sound condition OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

The Great Law Giyer who wrote
the Ten Commandments upon tablets
Of stone. knew that human nature was
fallible. was weak, was IN need Of GER
tain fixed restraints and guiding prtn-
ciples. And when the American reo-
pie adopted their constitution. they fol-
lowed the precedent set them BY the
Divine Ruler. They fixed restraints
and prescribed guide lines which. IN
this country sye}y DE isssegslrRd,
to observe. Befsxea46e rSdleaF 50
cialists can succeed they will have to
overthrow. not alone the constitution
Of the United States, but alsesthe Ten,
Commandments. for both iSVeigh q
against nearly everything they stand
for.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

things, since they arose not from lack
of employment but from dissatisfac-
tion among thousands who we're ac-
tually at work.
It will be exceedingly difficult for
politicians to convince the American
people that the situation could fail
to be changed for the worse by sub
stitution Of new personnel. policies
and legislation for those that have
served the country so well before.
during and since, the World War
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

Mayor Bill Thompson Of Chicago
with a war record about as bad as, the
Kaiser's, has sent a telegraphic appeal
to the United States Senate to kill the
"hellish" League Of Nations. Men Of
his class from Maine to Mexico can
be depended upon to oppose the
League Of Nations when ever they
have an opportunity to do SO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

Steering committees In the Senate
and the House OF Representatives. are
the object OF attacks from members Of
the Republican household Helms
men who can't avoid the rocks and
shipwreck can expect complaints from
the passengers. 49, 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
4 GRAND PLATFORM

4 We have repeatedly said that tn.
men who offered their lives for theil
country on foreign bat1 his would
not lack bsetbpns 70 Del courageous.
sly with spublic enemies here at home
! This statement finds ample support
I'm the action Of the American Legion
Int its recent Minneapolis meeting
when II adopted the following pre-
amble to its constitution, a preamble
that would make grand platform for
any party: &,
1FOr God and country, we as
sociate ourselves together for the
following purposes: To uphold
ind defend the Consultation of
the United States Of America: to
maintain law and order; to fos-
ter and perpetuate 100 per cent
Amerlcanism; to preserve the
memories and Incidents of our
association in the Great War;>to
ineulcate = sense Of Individual
obligation to the community,
state and nation; to combat the
autocracy Of both the classes
and the masses; to make right
the master Of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; and
safeguard and transmit to poster
ity the principles Of Justice, free
= dom and democracy; to. cOnse.
crate and sanctify our cOmrade-
ship by our devotion to mutual
helpfulness."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
COLUMBUS AND WILSON.

Columbus unrolled the skies of half
the world to civilized man, and Wilson
lead the nations of the world into a
compact to put an end to future wars.
Envious pigmies Of the fifteenth CEN
fury sent Columbus home in chains and
actually put. him into prison for a time,
and twentieth century individuals Of
much the same pattern came very near
killing Wilson with their envious
shafts, and are today barring the way
for this country's entrance into, the
League. But the achievements Of
Columbus were not furnished by the
attacks Of his enemies. AS long as
earthly time shall last he will be
known as the greatest of discoveries.
Neither will the attacks of envious
foes dim the grandure Of what Will
son has done for humanity. Wilson'S
League OF. Nations Covenant is already
an established fact, as much so as the
discovery Of the new world by Column
bus, and Wilson's position as the great
est statesman Of his age is already as
sured. II.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

Labor organizations p .3 Il. aF '9 q. y,
doing less. striking, and more collectv
i've bargaining for everything they
have to buy and sell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

withhold their sympathies according
~. II the labors Of the Industrial
Commission have no other or better
outcome than this. its creation will
have been abundantly justified.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
FolR SALE.

The Bowman property, 70 foot front
are On Franklin strset, elegant loca-l
ltion. Best oflsr takes It Write tho:
owner.
LIT II. r RAHE, DyersyillG Ia,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

The Ladies' society Of the sahA
creek church Nm hsldA n ~ Net &
ing At hom, On Mrs. DprS son:
THURSDAY, Janu I "a !l lgns 9, 49,. -
Of the society are urged to be pre-
sent. ssl-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

Old John BarleycQrn, ~ % ! 49,!
called an eyeopsner. & ! wood Als
.cohol is an sys closer yithout any
doubt. n y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14

It is hoped that the Republican Con-
gress has made few good New Years
resolutions -inclpdng one to so to
work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
Curtain Materials

If you this spring make some changes IN your
curtains Better get the good We have great
materials. Nets, Marqusettes and Madras New Pam
nes for the best Pannels &C., Tic, 85c $780, $15O
$500 pannel Nets per 35c to $780, Madras Coo to 81
Fancy Drapery Materials for side Grapes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-01-14
REMNANT SALE

500 Remnants, Wash anb Wool Goods,
IA and 1-2 yd. lengths Choice only
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09

doubtless remain to b tackled BY our
granAchAdren.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09

helped you escape.san and you've fe =
me s 1Dyr -eawd, Miss Leland. I ain, dats
hind Oh black trash" he cried.
didn't dream it was yoah JOCK dey
wanted me to, fix. I y WeoA =
Then my Jockey was nAeu.
"Miss Leland. I didn't hab to see
,oh + don't hab to tell yoh nufin,.
IAn' dat white man wild you-noW :
know he don't tell somebody what =
done say now?" xna.,,
take care you come to no rm saao
the girl. ''Tell me-everytnlns:
R.en still but I didn't need It. Bread
east upon the waters, her SAVING OF
him had been. And now-the re-
|turn! What my threats a peen IN
able to accomplish his gratitude /. was vas
doing now: 40 revro
"Well, Miss Leland, maam Altsr
rot away from dat turpentine camp, I
Voh TOT me dat day dat stealth nebeh
IN ma min to b'habe mase'f! y say
to mase'f, Buck says I. 'dere's lots
easieh ways dan stealin':. Why.
tells mase'f, dere's niggehs jes' beg
gin folks to take it off dem. An. re-
Iiigion seems de easiest way SO !
nobodv knows me, an I gifts into q
crap game an wins eighty dollars,
and wild dat money 1 buys me a black,
shit an a. plug hat, an stahts . quiet
little 'yivai meetin' amongst de mig
gehs. well. Miss Leland. ma'am:
yoh'd sca'cely beliebe it, but when, dat
'vival was oven / had foh hund,ed
->,l..xSe-~ no. q m " And fna
hack rascal grinned SO delightfully."-
that. shocked as the girl was, h was
forced to smile. AS for me. I laughed
|aloud. The Reverend Yancey, no
IHiegins, chuckled gleefully.
"Yas'm, fob bundled dollahs! So !
rents dis yeah house an 'vival1n' bein.
sohta wohn out. l. tells fortunes and
does witchcraft an done mighty well,
too. Den de racin' staht
fright away dem fool niggehs
come to me fob advice on how to bet;
! Lawdy, amt dey fools? If I knowed.
how TO bet wouldn't I be betitn'
mase'f? But dey don -tink OBJ dat.
Rubbers. an han'lers an jocks come
to me. too. De jocks, mostly: wanted
to know how dey should ride: what
hawss to watch out fob and sech.
like. well, I gave dem ma advice an
seems like twas good advice. Lawd
knows I didn't tell dem no mob dan
to keep cleah of uddeh hawsses an
de like. But anyway, dey tink I'm a
great man because afteh n OBJ
dem'd won a race I tells him ] hoo
dooed de odder hawsses. An den.i
about a week afteh de race-meetin'
stahts. long m a white man to
see me-" a..
"Who was he?" I asked quickly. 50
1T dunno replied Yancey. "He !
neveh tor me his name an ain
neveh asst him. His visitin' cahds was
enough fob me. Dey was always nice
green or yalleh bits Of paper wild big
numbehs on DEM" &
Continued in tomorrow
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09

On my way out to the track 1 felt my
waistcoat, e the inside pocket
where the check reposed, more than
once. And it was the first thing that
1 showed to Jerry when I saw him.
And it all goes down on the mare,
Jerry" 1 said. So
There's not a soul goes near her
but mesilf between o and the min
to ride her."
I'm going to leave that to you," I
said. Then I told him of my visit to
the pseudo minister and fortune -teller.
Jerry was excited when I finished.
Sure. if Miss Leland can MAKE
him talk-though Gawd knows why
he should want to see her"
Wen hope for the best. Jerry" I
said: you try and find out an hon
by CORY. I know him." exclaimed
Jerry. IA dacint Irish lad, too. be
tn name of Murphy. He's ridin' for
the Blair stable. But they have nc
entry on Saturday. I'll be afther
seem tn trainer. there an Eetitn' per-
mission for the lad to ride
THE Blair stable,''A said thought
fully. who is Blair, Jerry? We
can't afford to pick ND a hoy from
some stable in on the deals here" =,
been noticin' the horses. And I've
talked wild the trainer: Simmons, his
name is. He don't like the way
things is goin' here no more than we
do. His boy'll be SAFE"
Good! Any news Of Pete?"
"Divid a wor-rd," said Jerry.
Then I left him. knowing that
whatever the plot might be. I'd be
safe in trusting my jockey. and
knowing. too. that if part Of the plot
consisted in damaging the mare, the
'plotters would have to pass over Jer-
rvs dead body to succeed. watch.
ed the days aces from the grand
stand. and saw nothing peculiar. al
though I did think that one horse
might have finished in the money in
stead of being a poor fourth. But,
reasoned. I mustn't suspect every
body! The jock might have been in
experienced.
At half past Ave I was back in the
hotel. But there was some delay or
Miss Leland's return trip from st
Johnsburg. I learned afterward that
her steamer had gone aground on
sand-bar, a common mishap, and los,
three hours. So it was nine when she
came back to the hotel, aud l didn't
speak to her until she and her party
had eaten a hasty supper. Then i
approached her, ignoring Dane, and
asked for a moment with her. I told
her Of my visit to the fortune teller
and his promise-implied-to tell her
Of tho reason for my boys bad ride
OF yesterday. Il also told her of the
hair OF reasoning which had led tc
my visit to>the fortune-teller. She
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
n TAKES Dash.

Years acc. according to . familiar
story, . prince who found that his
studies ~interfered with other things
which he wished to do, asked II there
were not some shorter and. easier
method Of acquiring the information
which he found It 70 difhcult 10 ac-
quire in the ordinary way. And the
tutor replied with the sentence that
has become = classic: There Is no
royal road to learning"
Learning is like q good many other
things. in that in order to acquire IT.
effort must be put forth in accordance
with certain well established prin-
ciples. There is an inclination to ig-
more this fact, or to evade 1t, and to
suppose that in some magical way It
Is possible by putting forth one pound
OF effort to obtain two pounds Of re-
suits. It cannot be done in learning
arithmetic, and 1t cannot be done in
building houses.
Back of the movement which re-
suited In the enactment. Of the state
homo building law lay tho impression
that by means Of some legislative
hocus-pocus 1t was possible to re-
move entirely the obstacles which
prevented a man who had no money
and no property Of any kind from
owning his home. The law was
enacted, and there were great antici-
pattons. All the people who had been
debarred from owning homes by tho
fact that they could not raise the
price, were to be provided with homes
within tho space Of a few weeks or
months on terms 30 easy that every
one would join the happy company
1t once.
The law has been In operation over
a year. and tho manager Of the state
association has just informed a COM
pany of Grand Forks people that
about twenty-five houses have been
built up to date, or are under con-
struction, that these will use up all
the money available, and that it will
be useless for local people to organize
a building club under the state law
unless they are prepared themselves
to put UP the money with which to
build.
We get back to the original prop
osition that it takes money to build
a house. If the state is to furnish
the money 1t must get it from some
where, in this a from the sale of
securities based on the assets of the
association. The state can sell secur-
tiles if it can offer incomes on them
which compare %favorably with the
earnings obtainable from other in
vestments. If It cannot do this. peo-
pie will not invest, and the associa-
tion's treasury will be empty.
Creating machinery will not facil-
itate the process at all. 1t will rather
tend to retard it. The more machin-
cry the mor friction. the more power
wasted, and the smaller the result.
The state can provide money with
which to build homes. But to get the
money. it must pay interest as salts
factory as can be earned elsewhere.
IT it does that, 1t must collect, either
from the home builder or from the
general public In taxes, all the interest
that At pays, plus all the costs Of OPP
GRAFTON. There Is no escape from it..
And there you are.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
was bew1ldered by it all. but too tired
tn talk much.
By BRIGGS

was %bew1ldered by it all. but too tired
to talk much.
you should. have been a detec-
tive. Mr.. Herman" she said. But
I'll go out with you in the morning
And If anything can be proved" +,
Her lips frightened .ominously.
Miss Leland" 1 said. as I was
leaving her, will . you please-er-
not mention to any one our visit OF
tomorrow"
; What do you mean? Why should
I'm merely asking it as a favor
] said.
She looked at me keenly for a mo-
n1ent. Then she nodded assent and
tripped away to join her friends. I
slept pretty we'll that night.
Next morning. at ten O'Clock, she
Joined me in the hotel lobby and we
took a carriage out to the Reverend
Yancey's place. We said very little
an uncommunicative mood. and 1 was
too excited over the possible cerif1ca-
ton Of my charges by Yancey to wish
her otherwise. :
Yancey himself let us in: and this
time he was attired in a frock coat
and patent leather shoes whose point
ed toes must have hurt his feet. if
the view I'd had of them the day be-
fore enabled me to judge their size.
His hall was rather dark and IL he
recognized Miss Leland he said moth
ing. beyond an impressively delivered
good morning." and an invitation to
step into the parlor. We did SO.
Yancey followed us in and shut the
door. Then he peered at the girl.
Its suah Miss Leland ob ste.
phanie," he said. Then he walked tc
the window, lifted the shade and
stood dramatically in the. flood Of sun.
shine that ensued. Don yoh know
me?" he asked.
"The-the convict?" she gasped.
Yancey grinned. "Yas'm. Buck
Higgins, ma'am. Dough I ain goin
by dat name, no mob, ma'am. I'm d.
Rebrend ob'diah Yancey, now
And you'll be going by a number
pretty soon, you black rasca1,"sI said
so that's who you are, eh2 That's
why you wanted to see Miss. Leland!
Well. by George,>I guess we, can make
you talk now"
Miss Leland turned on me rebuk.
ingly. considering that unless he'6
wanted to talk he'd not sent for me
II don't think it's quite fair
"No'm., Miss Leland. ma'am." sale
the negro. Oats jes' how I'd spect
yoh to talk, ma'am! Yoh ain tbs
kin to han me over to the police
ma'am."
Il didn't. BEFORE" she said. q
NN-LFaI A-- -. 70
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
A CHANGES.

The recent celebration Of the nf-
tieth anniversary Of the admission of
the province Of Manitoba to the Can
adam federation and the celebration
q little earlier Of the 25oth annivers-
ary Of the foundings OF the Hudson
Bay Company. bring to mind q good
deal Of northwestern history. 1t is
impossible to glance I'VE the events
which have marked the progress of
tho great northwestern territory
without being impressed by the rap
idity with which the entire complex
ION Of this section OF the continent.
In 1913 the first wheat was planted
in the Red River valley by settler.
who had been brought over by Lord
Selkirk. The first seeding "a Of four
quarts of wheat, and the yield was
at the rate of twelve bushels per
acre. Evidently there was something
the matter with the seed, the soil or
the culture, or virgin land would have
given a better yield.
Two years later, a few weeks after
Napoleon's misadventure at Waterloo,
the settlers harvested a crop Of A
bushels per acre. But early progress
In agriculture was slow. The census
OF 1s4s showed that in what Is now
Manitoba there were but 5000 acres
under cultivation. There were too
few people to do much farming; and
there was no occasion for the raising
Of largo quantities Of grain. There
was no one on the ground to con-
sumo it, and no way Of getting it to
q more distant market.
AS lately rs 1870. the province OF
Manitoba contained only 1856 whites
and Winnipeg vas still only a from:
tier trading post. Today the prov
ince has a population Of 100000, and
Winnipeg has become one Of the i'm.
portant cities Of the continent, with
a population Of about 100000. And
the province has become one Of the
great wheat producing districts Of the
world.
The real occupation Of the Red
| River valley, and of most Of the great
plains beyond, by white people. dates
back not more than half a century.
LIN that short space what marvellous
Ichanges have taken place.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
SOAP 0 oRAroRY.

On the princapie, Wo Va
lighting the devil with fire. one writer
surrests thar sonp box orAtory should
nc used to combat the propaganda us
nallv associated with that style OF
public discussion. Wherever a soar
box orator IS preaching sedition there
should be another near by preaching
patriottsm. Or, to use the writer's
v words: For every agitator who
mounts a soap box to attack the gov
crnment and the laws of the United
states there should be another speaker
on another soap box explaining why
the workingman's best guarantee OF
rettine his due without destroying the
source of the hoped-for benefits Is
ssill the constitution of these same
United States The article then goes
on to urge the creation Of an organiza-
ton similar in form and method to
that of the four-minute men during
the war. which organization shall be
permanent, and whose members are
to be called on whenever their serv-
ices are needed to combat p%ernicious
doctrine.
This is all very we'll intended, no
doubt, and it is possible that some
thing along this line, used moderately
and very tactfully, might be beneficial.
But it is a measure to be used. If at
all with DISCRETION, otherwise it would
DO more harm than good.
The crowd thai is attracted hap
hazard, to listen to the speaker on
tho street corner, Is Ecually drawn to-
gether in the first instance by curiosity
ana the prospect Of entertainment.
MoSe often than not the speaker is a
stranger, and idlers draw near to learn
what the stranger has to ay. The
speaker must be a good entertainer
or he will not long hold his audience,
and he must intermingle his attacks
IN the government with enough COM
edy to keep his hearers amused. His
jokes are barbed and dipped in poison,
and, II he is an effective worker, what
seemed to be but a pin prick developes
later into q fostering sore.
Patriotism is Of a different nature.
and must be taught in a different way.
10 present it under the guise Of enter
,ainment Is to occupy a false position
u the outset, and the discovery Of the
hoax is sure to be followed by resent
ment. The speakers whom it is pro-
posed to employ must Of necessity be
local men, for it would be impractical
Gle to maintain an army Of men to 60
from place to place trailing radical
speakers. A corps of local speakers
would attract people for a few times,
md then interest would flag. There
il such q thing as sven q good speak
C talking himself out Of the attention
OF his local community.
TNtx1otism is not q form of enter
ts1samsnt- It is not a nostrum, bit
tcr and n~auseous, to be s~ugar-coated
bc4ofs being taken. 1t is not one :,le-
rsat In . bit Of sleight OF hand. like
taxing . rabbit u of a hat. 1t is one
OF tho great governing principles il
the life Of a people, and In developing
it other methods must be employed
than those ordinarily used in the de-
csrdctfve process of engendering ha
Srcd and suspicion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09

as the gigantic crooked system was;
my suspicious might in the end turn.
out to be, one thing was certain:
Saturday was the day on which I.
tumbled into the mire spread for me,
or-did' some tumbling of other peo-
pie. I wondered which-with a little
hope than before my visit to the
Reverend Doctor Yancey.'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.

Earl Carol, famous song writer. IS
spending his honeymoon in a bung-
allow on top of a s~kyscraper. Like
most Of us he believes in living high
then, If never again!