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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
A BIG STATE
INTERESTING ITEMS OF LATE
IOWA NEWS.
Bicycle Rider Fatally Thrown by Patch
Of sand-Kilied by Locomotive
Anti Cigarette Law Il Found Consti-
tutionai-sunday School statistics.

A short funeral service was held in
the chapel at Iowa State College at
Ames, on recent afternoon over the re-
mains Of H. @. Cameron of Alta, who
died from injuries received from fall
from his bicycle. Cameron had started
down town on his wheel and about mid
way between town and the college, rid
ing at high rate of speed, he struck a
patch Of sand in the road, causing him
to lose his balance and he was thrown
violently to the ground. He remounted
and rode back to his boarding house to
repair the wheel which was slightly in
jured also. Just as he reached the house
he fell unconscious. Physicians were
summoned and upon examination of his
head 1t was found that he had received n
fracture of the skull producing a COM
preston on the brain,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

ments have to be thought of for other
trains on other lines. SO as to make as
little delay as possible; new time to run
OIL, new places to pass at, new stations
to wait for the passing of other trains
all mt the same time, and then. maybe.
In the middle of 1t all, something else
will go wrong-a breakdown. hot box,
the pulling out of drawhead- any lit
tie thing like that will cause a change
in everything all over the system.
Sometimes the mental tension is terri
bic, and every moment at the table is
so full of responsibility that one is
never free from the feeling of strain.
Talking about tension, think of the
mental tension of dispatcher who
has made a mistake; where he has
given fatal orders and can do nothing
to countermand them; where he knows
that a collision is inevitable and simply
has to sit and wait till it takes place.
A Terrible Moment.
~ knew such Il case down in Mexico
once. The dispatcher was young fell
lnw on the night trick or watch
Through mistake lie had given orders
"a two trains on the same track to meet
at different stations. 1t was what we
call n lap oriei-tlat is, the orders
overlapped. He did not discover his
mistake until both trains had passed
all intervening stations. He called up
the last station on both orders and the
operator reported that the train had
passed in both instances. 1t was long
run between those stations. and he had
full fifteen minutes to wait. He was
all alone mt his table and there'was no
possible means of stopping those two
passenger-laden trains. He could do
nothing
THE poor fellow collapsed complete
ly, and when happened to drop into
the Office before going to bed found
him PROSTATE Mt the table, with pistol
barrel to his head, waiting until the in
strument licked the message of the ac-
cident. snatched the pistol from him
and tried to brace him up. He was as
white as death and completely I'M
manned. called up the operator at
the station and asked what kind of
track they had down there-level or
billy. Country full of hills; crooked
tracks; lots of curves That was bad.
A level track, where the engineers could
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

you must give orders which would be
unquestionably eXecuted-orders for
the meeting and the passing and the
stopping of each of them, with the
whole network so figured out as to al
low no possibility of a collision or other
preventable accident~and when the or
ders We're given to have the whole stu
alton Immediately changed by all of the
trains beginning to move under your
direction, each moment bringing abous
new combination hy reason of the
changing position Of each of your hun
dreds of charges! Suppose that you
knew that mistake In one order would
bring some two of these hundreds Of
trains into collision! Reflect upon this.
ye impatient traveller, and know that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
TRAIN DISPATCHERs.
A CLASS OF OBSCURE BUT VIC
LIANT MEN.
Are Often Condemned by a Thoughtiess
Public-Brain-R Hacking, Nerve Wear
ing Work-Tales of the Mistakes of

The next time your train lies on a
siding when you are in hurry to reach
your destination, or the next time you
have to wait at n stuffy station for the
arrival of train, do not fly into rage
and abuse>the railroad company for in
tentionally causing your discomfort,
but put in your time acquainting your
self with the system of running trains.
Contrary to common belief, conduc-
tors and engineers do not run trains
with no other aid than time card set
ting forth the time when trains ought
to reach stations. If only regular trains
were on the line and all trains were al
ways on time to the minute, and moth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
mantcl. Her husband got up in the

mantel. Her husband got up in the
night to get drink of water, and find.
Ing something in the tumbler threw the
contents out of the front window, thus
disposing Of the second set in three
days. Then l made her third set.
These she put on the mantel when she
retired and forgot to replace them in
the morning. The maid willie busting
the room swept these off into the CRATE
underneath the mantel, where they
burned up. The family moved out of
town few days afterward. so whether
she got fourth set of teeth do not
know."--Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

electro Pneumatic system, the motive
force operating the signals being com
pressed air. which Is controlled by cleo
trcity.
The road is divided into Il number of
sections. varying in length as the
grades, speed and number of trains
may demand. the average length being
about $500 feet. These sections are
called block sections. The rails in
each track, throughout the length of
each "block," are bonded together SO
as to form path over which the cleo
trio current may flow, the "block" Sec
tons being separated from each other
! by an insulated Joint. This joint is SO
constructed that the current flowing in
any "block'' section does not reach the
adjacent section. The signals, of the
well-known 'semaphore" type, are To-
Gated ON bridges, Immediately over the
tracks, or ON posts on either.sid of the
double track and at the beginning of
the block" which they govern; usually
there are two Signals on each post, the
upper home signal of red. and the
lower distant" signal of green. These
signals indicate by their position
whether or not the blocks" ahead are
INSTRUCTED At night red and green
lights take tie place of the painted day
signals.
When thers Is no train In block
the electric current flows through the
rails of that block and causes the signal
to assume al inclined position which
signifies proceed" When a train en-
tiers the "olock" the current flows
through the wheels and aNles of the
train instead of through the rails.
breaking the path of the current caus-
ing the signal to assume the horizontal
| stop positict. When the train passes
out Of the "hlock' the current is re-es-
tablished and the signal resumes the in
clined position. The system is also SO
arranged thar, in any "block," the mis-
placement of switch, the opening of
II drawbridge. the breaking of rail,
or car standing on sidetrack, foul
ing" the main track. will cause the Sig
nal governing that block to assume the
stop" position.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
ANGLERS. SONG.

Away. away, to the brookside green,
In the mornings earliest flush,
To the purling brook where the alders
lean
Gracefully DER the wnter's rush,
And the golden sun, with its many-hucd
n. sheen.
Makes the tinted wavelets blush.
The lancewood rod, with its supple tip,
Is sound and strong as pine;
But, arching, it bends with a dainty dip
When the brook trout strains the line,
And the spray flies high when the fish's
lip
Is pierced by the hooks sharp tine.
The tackles strong and the waters right
So there's chance for luck to-day;
With the wind in the south and the sun
not bright,
OurScreels will surely weigh,
Ere with weary feet, by the gloaming's
light,
Homeward, we wcnd our way.
And where the messy bank is sprayed
By the waters roaring fall.
Meath the slender birches' Pickering
shade,
Wen rest and thankful, recall
That. of sports the Fates for men have
made,
Angling's the best of all.
National Sportsman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

The thirty-sixth annual convention of
the Iowa State Sunday School association
will be held in the First Presbyterian
Church Mt Clinton June %, 20 and 81.
This association was organized at Gin
ton in 1865. The association reported
last June 5,441 schools, $3.50 teachers
and offlcers-45I,G09 total enrolment, 800
normal students, seven primary unions,
5000 members of home departments, JOB
county conventions. 481 township conven-
lions and ninety-six counties organized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
ing ever happened to cause a variation

ing ever happened to cause variation
of second in the running time of
trains, railroading would be easy and
the time card would take the place Of
brains. But as none of these ideal con.
ditions ever exist, some other means
of keeping trains moving without acct
dent must be resorted to.
The average traveller gives no thought
to any train but his own. But his train
is only one of scores, perhaps hundreds.
on the line, and 1t is a marvel that they
are all SO uniformly on time and so
few Of them meet in collision. Some
body is keeping finger OH the pulse
of this great arterial system Of travel
and is noting every irregularity in the
pulsation and keeping the system in
working order. That somebody is not
the superintendent. The superintendent
has troubles of his own. The train
crews merely obey orders. Whence
come these orders and what do they
mean?
A Railway System.
A railroad system Is not merely two
strips of iron and right of way
stretching across the country with
trains running each way at regular in
tervals of time. Take the trunk lines
and their branches, for example, in the
neighborhood Of great city. Imagine
yourself raised above the earth where
you could get birdseye view of the
net work of railroads and lines; where
you see trains running in all directions
hundreds OF them-trains running and
screeching. trains standing on side
tracks. trains whizzing past each other
with clatter and roar, trans backing,
switching and breaking in two in the
middle, trains meeting, lodging, wills
Ting and tearing over the ground for
dear life, trains running into great sta
tons at intervals of five minutes, per-
haps, discharging hundreds and thou
sands of passengers safely, every day
during the year, without accident or in
jury save ut such rare intervals that
railroad travel is shown by statistics
to be safer than remaining ut home and
encountering the thousand and one
perlls of everyday life.
Now suppose that you We're suddenly
brought down from tile height from
which you have viewed this maze of
iron tracks and bewildering confusion
of rushing. snorting. laundering trains,
with the power of destruction and
freight of human lives, and We're placed
in n small room, surrounded by noisy
instruments, and told TO control the
movements of nil this rolling stock so
that all should receive proper running
orders and no two orders conflict What
If you should find yourself responsible
for the fate. of each of those trains.
and master of their movements; that
not one of them should be allowed TO
move or to stop moving except by or
der, and that they must all be kept
moving each toward its proper destina-
tion with minimum loss of time; that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

While driving across the Illinois Cen
trail tracks about midway between Ep-
worth and Peostn, James Maxwell, u
prominent resident Of Richardsyille, was
run down and instantly killed by an east
bound freight train. Mr.. Maxwell was
returning home after spending the day
with his married daughter, who resides
ut Peosta. He was driving leisurely
along the road and just as he was about
to cross the tracks freight train came
dashing around a curve and crashed into
the vehicle. hurting the driver into eter-
nifty in an instant. The horse also met
instant death and the buggy was smashed
into thousand pieces which flew about
in all directions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
Gives Blow to c,garette,.

Judge Burnham of the district court
in Marshalltown decided that the Iowa
cigarette tax law is constitutional and
that the property of dealers in cigarettes
and owners of buildings where they arc
sold may be attached and sold for said
tax. There are several thousand dollars
in Marshall County alone in back tax
money due the State. Similar suits pend
ms in other counties have been awaiting
the decision in Marshall County. The
American Tobacco Company, it is said,
will appeal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
Where were Thew

Mrs. Jones-I am sorry could not
come along wis Henry to your house
last night. What! Wasn't my husband
Mt your house all last evening?
And these few words led to revela.
tion which Jones and Brown will have
trouble to explain.-Ohio State Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

In Sydney the streets are thoroughly
cleaned every night. and any one
throwing ressise or waste material of
any sort OH the street is arrested and
fined. All the kitchens in the larger
residences are on the top floor. and all
the clothes are dried on the roof.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

William Johnson, of Sioux City, was
killed near Ashton in runaway. John
son was thrown from his wagon in such
way that his head caught in wheel.
breaking his neck and killing him In
stnntly. His body was taken to neigh
bor's home. An inquest was held, the
Jury deciding that it was an accident.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

the same time the
l!neal representa-
tive of the Oldest
reigning family In
Europe. His name
and title is Grand
Duke Franz Nv. of
NJ e ckl en- b urg-
Schwerln, and he
assembled to the
throne on which
his fathers have
sat for twenty-five
generations less
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
LOYAL TO HER BOY.

Mother Sent to the Poor House Seek, to
Excnse Her weil.to-D Do Son.
Mrs. Todd. now SO, has been sent to
the pooriiouse at Greenwich, Conn,
Prof. Todd of Amherst College, her son,
is noted astronomer and has means.
Just before his mother was sent to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
all this responsibility rests upon an I'M
derpaid subordinate employee whose
official designation is train dispatcher
The Man Who Docs.

The Man Who Does.
Seated at desk with a chart before
him and telegraph Keys within easy
reach, the dispatcher keeps this COM
plicated system moving. He knows
every siding, every station. He knows
where every one of the 300 trains is
during every minute of the day or
night, and not one of them moves or
stops without orders from him. He
notes the time of the arrival and de-
parture of each train at every station.
fixes the time and place for meeting
and passing of trains going in opposite
directors, also the time and place for
passenger and express trains to over
take and pass freight and other slow
trains going in the same direction.
Fancy the nervous, mental and phys
tcal strain the dispatcher must endure
for hours every day! A single mistake,
a single moment Of fofgetfulness will
bring disaster, with accompanying de-
struction of property and loss of life.
An instant delay in issuing an order
confuses the entire combination and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

poorhouse, he sailed for Sumatln to
view an eclipse of the sun.
II don't believe my son knew of my
circumstances" said the loyal mother.
as she was driven away from her home.
Hell take care of me when he comes
back."-Cinclnnati Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

1t is called cup of SORROW" but it is
the experience of most people that 1t is
measured in tub.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

and 200 machines house
sno The authorities taken the peculiarly
there no distinct feature about pewn by which the authorship could be
recognised using machine be
able to put in type sedious writings without fear compromising himself
bassi are making representations the subject with
Turkish government
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

Don't talk t. busy man. for the
chances are that he won't know thing
you said when you are through.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

Youngest and Oldest of Kings.
Europe has new little King who
has double claim to distinction. He
is the youngest Of ruling kings, and at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
Cures His wife.

NO." said the man in the mackin-
tosh, my wife doesn't give away any
Of my old clothes or sell them to the
rngman any more cured that habit
effectually once"
How was that?" they asked him.
when found she had disposed OF il,
coat l. hadn't worn for several weeks |
told her there was letter in 1t she
had given me to mail the Inst time l
had it on. And that wns no lie, eS'her,"
he added, with deep satisfaction.-New
York Evening World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

The canning factory at waverly is be-
ing enlarged and new machinery INSTALL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
PONCE

Segdn informes que hemos tornado en- el
Jusgado municipal, anteanoche al ir cerrar
81 revolver eli policia Julian Rodrigues, es
cap6sele nm tiro, yendo la bala HERR en- el
brazo & su compaiero el guardia Ramon
Martinez.
El suceso oCurri6 en- Ia misma casa del
Martinez qne fu6 conducido:al hospital y pre-
senta una herids en- ell tercio medic anterior
del antebrazo izquierdo, con frsctura del ra-
dio de dicho brazo y de pron6stico menos
grave.
--Sabemos que rarias famiias de esta
localidad han recibido algunos an6nimos
amenazkndolas de incendio.
Convene que Ia poIicfa estreme su vigi-
lancia en- estas noches:
Aver fu6 atro2ellada por un coche ID
nina Amelia Filfos. El snceso 0curri6 en-
la calle del Rabo del Buey.
La nifia Amelia, que solo cuenta den
afios J medic de- edad, hallabase jugando 90
IL Gale, cuando pas6 todo correr Ell cocht
ndmero SO, pas6ndole una de las ruedas POI
encima de la mano derecha. La nina fut
conducids 81 hospital. Su estado es grave
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
TRIBUNALES

Aver fu6 condenado por la Oorte de Dis.
trito sufrir Ia pena de tres meses de car.
Gel y pagar ochenta y I'm dollars de multa
ell lndlvfduo Juan Bautista Portalatin, acu
sado de amenazas coacci6n hecha los
trabsJadOres contratados para la descarga
de los buques de la compafifa "New York
and Porto Rico Steamship Company" los
otros siete indivfduos procesados como com
plices, fueron absueItOs.
-Tambi6n fu6 condenado por la misms
Oorte q sufrir la pena de tres amos, seis me.
ses y veinte y un dss ell individuo Isaias Els
cute, acusado del deJito de lesiones.
-Mafana no celebran juicios los Tribu
males de esta capital.
Estan sembrando nuevos Arboles en-
la plaza de Alfonso XII.
Anoche las once una hija de fami-
liza Sc fug6 de IL casa paterna, siendo
encontrada mas tarde en- una de las
casas que dan frente la plaza de San
Francisco.
Ha regresado a esta capital ell Lcdo,
don Herminio Diaz Navarro.
Ha presentado la renuncia Y le fue
admitida al Inspector de Sanidad y
Jefe de la policfa municipal de Yauco,
don Andres Pietrantoni.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
La actitud de los Dele
gadOS del Hawaii sc
abre pasO
.Parte de Ia banca y el comercfO d su
ladO
PR0XIMAS CAMPANAs
DH LA PRENSA
Ensrgfa de los representatives
SandWichs

(csrvids telegr6dco especial del Belstin
Mercantill
Nueva York, viernes.-La acti.
tud honroaa y digna de los Delega.
dos del Hawaii va encontrando eco
en- IL parte inteligente y mas acen-
tuada del pals. habiendose pussto
al lado de aquella una gran parts
de Ia Banca y el Comercio y algu.
nos significados personajes de Was
hington y esta ciudad ihsinuan pro
Xmas campafias en- benefcio de la
protesta de los energicos represen
tantes de las islas Sandwich.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
SerYicio Especial
PoR CABLE DEL
BOLETIN MERCANTIL.
Los Delegates del Ha-
waii en- Washington
Sc oponen 4 los tratadOs con Cuba
LA CONCESSION R5 ATENTATORIA
A LAS INDUSTRIAS DEL PALS
Caracterizados po1fticos atienden la
prOtesta
.Ssrvisio sablsgrafco especial del Bolstin
Iercantil

.Ssrvisio sablsgrafico especial del Bolstin
Iercantil
Nueva York, viernes.-Comuni
can de Warrington que los delega-
dos representatives. del Hawaii para
informar al Congreso Nacional lie
los asuutos de aquel pats SO han
opuesto resueltamente q qua sean
llevados 4 aquellos altos cuerpos
legislstives lop trstados de recipro-
cidad comercial con la isla de Cuba
psrque la ley que en- este sentido Sc
promulgara, Ia juzgan como atsn
tatoris q Ia expansion cs sus indus
trias propias dentro de la nueva Me.
tr6poli.
Parece que han sido escuchados
por muy caractsrizados miembros
de 10 situaci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
La Reina Guillermina de
HOlanda
Gravemente Ienferma
NO Hay NoTICIAs oFICIALAs

esrvisio tslegrkhco especial del Bolstir
MercantiD
Nueva York, viernes. = Despa
ehos recibidos de Londres manifies.
tan que la joven soberana CUTLER
nina, Reina de Holanda SO encuen
ira gravemente enferma, aupque Ia
noticia no ha sido ofcialmente tras
mitida q ningdn otro soberano, y Sc
cree se.deba 4 oficiosidades de algu
nos peri6dicos y reporters extranje
ros establecidos en- La Haya
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
Mercado de Nueva York de hoy.
DEPARTAYGNTO DE INSTRUCTION
DE PUERTO RICO
Ofciaas del COmisionado

AVISO
EncontIandose a1n muchas escueias
vacantes en- la isla por falta de Macs
tros que las solicitor y halandose sin
colocaci6n al mismo tempo Un bueD
n6mero de estos que ignoran, por 10
visto, Ia existencia de aquellas, este
Departamento desea que todos los
Maestros que no hayan sido contrata
dos nos envfen su direction postal, con
objeto de ponerl0s en- rela"i6n con las
Juntas EscOlares, especialmente aque
llos one obtuvieron sus certificates en-
Ia Escuela de VeranO. los nombres de
los cuales apuntam0s a continuation:
Graduados.- os.-Eduardo Colon y Nicolas
Milan. Rurales.- Emilia Arzan Torres,
Venancio Bordonada Ramos, Carmen Be-
tances, Santiago C6rdova y Rios, Francis.
co Colon, Carmen Casellas, jose CUTLER
mo Gsrd6, Jose Chandry, Guadalupe Gal
der6n, Luisa Frontera, Baltazar Fortune
Noguers, Angel W Fernandez, Josefa GA.
rrigs, Conception Gambia, Rafael 9. Con-
zales Ouyar, Agustin Enriquez Gil, Fran
cisco JlmeLez, JOaquina Malunez hOS,
Maria Barto,a Marre-o, Andres Mendes
Licisgo, Pablo MORT y MORT, Ana Maria
Ortis, Isabel Prats, Francisco Il. de Que
yedo, Josefins Sanchez, Jorge Toro, Este
ban Terrats, Bautista Torres La Tore, Juan
Torres Reyes J Victor del Vale.
San Juan P. r., Noviembre 10 de
Enrique @. Hernandes, Secre
taric.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-15
Vapores que Sc esperan

Esp aOonde Wlfredor-Oon destino
4 este puerto saldIa del de Barcelona
81 dia 10 del corriente con escalas en-
MallorCa, Torrevieja, Valencia, Malaga,
Oadiz, Tererife y Las PaImas.
Col amer "Abiel Abbotr-Debe ha
Der salido el % del pasado del puerto
de New York con destino este.
Amer. "PhiIadeIphian = Recalaia a
este puerto el dia 20 del corriente pro
cedente de la Guayra y escalas, signlen
DO directamente para q de New YoEk'