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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
SAGE DISCUSSES MORGAN.
Wall Street Veteran Says Mngnate Is
Grentest Financier of His lime

Wall Street Veteran Says Mngnnte Il
Greatest Financier of His lime.
Like all men of intensity. Mr.. Nor.
gan seems brusque, but, as rule.
brusque men are kind hearted, good-in.
tentioned and straightforward. They
see things quickly and are impatient
with the sluggard. They despise sham
trickery and evasion, and never forget
1t when they have discovered 1t, but
their friendship honestly given is un.
shaken for all time.
My friend, George Rutledge Gibson
says writer in Leslles Weekly, saws
that MIR Morgan is the greatest mas
ter of finance we have had since Alex
ander Hamilton.' Russell Sage. in
talking with me about Mr.. Morgan, did
not put him exactly in the Hamilton
school. He said that Mr.. Morgan was
practical, not theoretical, and was with
out doubt the greatest and boldest finan
cial master of his time.
'He believes in doing things" said
Mr.. Sage. Mr.. Morgan's success Ii
due to the-fact that he has always OBJ
served business rules and taken the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
STORY WITHOUT AN END:
eerinl Novelist Who Wouldn't Brin
His Work to a Termination.

serial Novelist Who Wouldn't Bring
His Work to Termination.
Have you heard of my friend p. who
used to write for the State Boys OWN
The publisher of that remarkable pa
perl am not sure that 1t had an editor
offered P. a cent a word for story
bf adventure, and P. agreed to write it
in chapters, supplying them weekly till
the tale had been told. The chapters
went to press as fast as they came.
Presently the publisher became FESTIVE.
People In this story were doing ex-
traordinary things, and never getting
anywhere. p. left them In the most
awful plights whenever he wrote ITO
be continued In our next" At the six
tieth chapter he was no nearer to a
solution of the plot than he had been In
the sixth. The publisher wrote to r.
begging him to close the narrative as
quickly as possible, but r. replied with
another batch, which ended, like the
others, with the heroine hanging over
an abyss by the eyebrows and the VII
lain holding her would-be rescuer by
the throat against a tree mile away
aud chortllng with ghoullsh glee. Every
chapter ended like that, SO that there
simply had to be another one to ex-
plain 1t, aud get the suffering people out
of trouble. The publisher did not dare
to interfere. His customers would In
sist on the end Of the story. +. was an
Inventive cuss, and he kept that story
going till the publishers hair turned
white and he drew, under his cent-a-
word contract, about $40 week. Vic.
lent threats at last obliged him to kill
off most of his characters and write the
long delayed word. Finls.-New York
Independent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02


by day, recording the date and sales
mans number by lock arrangement
which makes it impossible for the oper-
ator to enter series of items without
dating the same and entering the sales
mans number, enters all credits in red
ink, and carries 1900 accounts Mt one
time.
A Tennessee bank cashier is RESPONSE
BILE for the invention Of these machines.
His name Is. Fisher, and he lives at
Athens. Some years ago, looking
through postoffice window, he noted
clerk cancelling stamps with hand
stamp. He wondered why the same
work could not be done by machinery
From that point his thoughts wandered
on to the wonder why his own books
could not be kept by machinery. He
tried to make bookkeeping machine.
A year ago he produced the three ma
chimes. which are now supplanting
bookkeepers in large establishments
The apparatus is n typewriter with n
basket upside down, set over fiat
platen Of sheet steel, which is covered
with vulcanized rubber. Books, papers
or anything TO be written upon are east
ly placed upon this platen, properly
clamped, and no matter what Sheir
thickness, easily adjusted to the work
of the typewriter. One operator is re-
quired for the machine. She strikes
the keys with the lightest kind of a
touch-a piano touch. and they work.
Despite the lightncss of the touch. they
will make thlrty-two manifold copies
at one time or will mark five library
cards at one time. Cartons and papers
are so cleverly cut and arranged that
the machine performs its work on each
sheet beneath, just as the operator
directs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
BROKE BLAINE'S BOOM.

Ex-Gov. n. weii's Medica, Opinion
Turned Jersey Delegates.
Friends of the late William A. New
ell, once Governor of New Jersey, have
recalled an old story in which he figures
as the rock upon which the Presiden-
tial hopes of James G. Blaine were
wrecked in 1876. The Ex-Governor,
who was n physician as well as a poll
tician, was a delegate to the Republic
can national convention in that year,
and he was prominent among those
members of the New Jersey delegation
who favored Mr.. Blaine's nomination.
While the struggle for the various
aspirants was in progress, the news
came that Mr.. Blaine had been stricken
with what was variously described as
apopleXy and sunstroke. This event
was eagerly seized upon by the two or
three Jersey delegates who favored Mr..
Conkling, and these. hearing that DIR.
Newell had expressed fear that the
effects of such stroke" as Mr.. Blaine
had suffered might seriously and per-
manently affect his mental faculties,
saw an opportunity, as they thought, to
help their candidate. They secured a
conference of the delegation, and,
when it had met, they called upon the
Ex-Governor to give his opinion. as a
medical man, as to whether, In the cir
cumstances. it would be prudent to
nominate the Maine statesman. The
answer, given with extreme reluctance
and regret, and of course entirely sin
cere, was In the negative, Mr.. Blaine's
hold upon the New Jersey delegates
was Immediately broken. but their
votes ultimately went. not to Mr.. Conk-
ling, but to Mr.. Hayes.
Those who like to ascribe great eff
fects to small causes saw mt the time,
in the inaccurate, long-dstance diagno-
sis of DR.. Newell the explanation of
Mr.. Blaine's failure to reach the Presl-
dency, for they say that. though he
was defeated in 1884, If he had been
nominated in 1876 he would have been
elected.-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Lord Kelyin's Long Service.

Lord Kelvin, who is "a years of age,
has tile distinction of having occupied
a university chair for longer consecu.
tive period than any other university
professor now living. In his varsity
days, though the fact is forgotten.
Lord Kelvin was an athlete of much
more than ordinary prowess. and at
Cambridge, in spite Of the work which
won for him the proud position of sec
ond wrangler, he found time to win the
"silyer SOULS" A native of Belfast,
Sir William Thomson. as the eminent
inventorand electrician was known un.
til 1902. when he was created baron,
held the chair Unnatural philosophy in
Glasgow University from 1916 till 1909.
and with the exception of Sir G. G.
Stokes he is the oldest Fellow Of the
Royal Society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

which the smooth-shayeii man never has
to contend with. The styles id boards
and moustaches continually change, too,
and after d man has carefully trained
his moustache and his beard into growing
Il certain way new style is proclaimed,
and then long series Of careful brush-
ing, trimming and waxing must be begun
to induce the refractory beard to change
its shape to accord with the new order
of things. Iii some towns in the country
the antipathy Of tile gertler sex towards
the beard has become SO pronounced that
the young women have organized socie-
| ties pledged never to kiss any man who
! Wore such a disgusting thing as beard,
| aud sometimes they have gone to tile
| length of putting the moustache under
the ban. All these things have doubt
| less had their effect. Some have induced
one man to part with his beard. and 9TH
! ers have operated to induce other men
| with boards to finally expose them to the
| remorseless razor Of the barber. The
| BARRIERS themselves have always been
| friends of the beard. They have cham.
bioned Its virtues in season and out OF
season, In summer they have pointed
out that the beard was a protection to
the face against mosquitoes and flies,
while in winter the beard, they contend,
warns the face and protects the nerves
| from neuralgia aud other pains. Eye
SPECIALISTS also Contend that shaving at
| fects to some extent the eyes. Old Ger
man doctors always tell Il young man
affected with weakness of the eyes to let
his beard and moustache grow, and that
then his eyes will be stronger.
In Germany the women have now be-
gun crusade against whiskers and are
filling the columns of the Berlin and the
provincial papers with bellicose commu-
i,ications Insisting that boards and nous
taches must go. AS long as Emperor
| William clings to his famous curling
moustache, it is not to be presumed that
the men OF the empire will consent to
shave their upper lips. But however hope
less n task the anti-beard and moustache
war in Germany may be, it is certain that
without any formal declaration of hos,
| tilities in America the moustache and
| beard are slowly being annhilatcd. Peo-
/ pie who do not believe that the beard and
nioustache are doomed have only to look
about theme. And the number of smooth
shaver men is growing every day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
HuRTFuL TO eookkEePERs.


The bookkeeper is on the toboggan
slide. The advance in labor-saving ma
chinery has finally reached his sphere
and warned him that lie must seek 9th
er occupation. The latest piece of
mechanism consists of three machines
which dispense with bookkeepers in
large establishments aud perform Their
labor through the medium of an opera
tor and a typewriter. One of the ma
chimes (all are called the Fisher in an
ordinary establishment does away with
the labor of two men; another dlspenses
with the labor Of eight men.
The first machine, under the direction
of an ordinary typewritist, makes out
bill, copies the invoice permanently
in book, and makes a permanent sales
sheet copy. The work is all done in
typewriting and in permanent books.
The second machine makes sales
copy. an original invoice and duplicate
of the same. an acknowledgment of the
order, n file copy, an original, a dupli-
cate and triplicate bill of lading, a
platform order a factory shipping order,
a bagroom order, n loading order and n
car card. Still third machine makes
one bill month adding the items day
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
known as the Libertador-the Washing
ton of South American. And well has he

known as the Libertador-the Washing
ton of South America. And well has he
won such fame, as the idol of his peo-
pie, the admired hero of Europe and
America, the conqueror of Spain, the
liberator of half continent, and the
founder of five nations. BY the strange
tergiversations of Latin-American mol.
Itics, and the rivalrles and jealousies of
smaller men, the great Libertador,
within two years after his successes,
found himself an eXile-an outcast from
the nations he had created. In the sad
ness and humiliation of exile he passed
his last days, dying at Santa Marta in
1880. A tardy reverslon of national
feeling succeeded, and, twelve years
later, his remains were brought back
to Caracas. and amid the greatest pomp
he was laid to rest in the pantheon Of
his native city.
The last direct relative of the Lib
ertador, bearing his family name, has
just died in Caracas, at the extreme
age of 81 years. He was Don Fernando
Simon Santiago Bolivar y Palacios, the
son of Col. Juan Vicente Bolivar Y
PalaciOs, the only brother of Gen. Boil.
var (this brother being lost at sea while
conducting n tilibustering expedition
during the patriot wars). Don Fernando
lived until the time of his death in an
unpretentious quarter of Caracas, in a
very ordinary house, sparsely fur
nished, which could in no particular
give an impression of the large wealth
he is reputed to have left. He was ex-
tremely infirm, feeble, and palsied, re-
quiring constant attention, as his help.
essness was SO complete during the
last years that his food had to be raised
to his mouth by another. Through the
influence Of such physical weakness,
long confinement, and the dropping en-
ergies and faculties of extreme old age,
his mind was naturally weakened. and,
as unfortunately often occurs with the
aged. this beclouded condition was
manifest in an intense bitterness
against all who were directly or re-
motely related to him.-venezuela
Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

same risk that he has recommended to
Others. His judgment is reliable; his
responsibility is unqpestloned, and 1t
is not surprising that all his undertake
ings have therefore been successful
Then, again." added the veteran opera.
tor, experience is worth everything
and no other man has had such an ex-
perience in his line of work as Mr..
Morgan. He succeeds not only because
of his ability, but also because he is
bold and confident. For twenty years
l have had more or less to do with Mr..
Morgan, and regard him and his abil.
ity with the highest respect. He has
no patience with an unreliable man. He
believes In straightforward honest
methods. If a man resorts to trickery
in dealing with Mr.. Morgan he may as
well make up his mind that his time is
short"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
The State statisticlan of Indiana has

The State Statistician of Indiana has
done an important service to sociology
by compiling the statistics of mar
riages and divorces throughout the en-
tire State If the same work could be
done, and done as thoroughly, in every
other State a more exhaustive study
Of the divorce question would be
possible, and the needs of uniform leg
islation would be more apparent. The
reports of the statistician show that
during the year ending on June 30.
1901, the total number of marriages in
the State was 24,007, and the total
number Of divorces granted was 5000,
or about 10 per cent Undoubtedly
some of these divorces should have
been granted, but 1t is extremely doubt
full whether such a large percentage Of
marriages as this should. have been an
nulled. Other statistics are also of In
terest. The divorces granted to wives
were 1867, to husbands $50, and this
is about the proportions In other States.
1t does not follow from this that wom-
en- are more prone to rush into the d.
vorce courts than men. The causes ex-
plain the numerical difference, OF the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
LAST OF TIL: BoLIvARS.
Death of a Nephew of the Great soutl
american l.ilanrn for.

Death of a Nephew of the Great South
American Liberntor.
When we turn our eyes through the
lens of South American history and re-
call that bloody struggle for independ-
ence, we behold the shadows of many
deathless heroes, whose steps along the
corridors Of. time have left IA trailing
light Of glory behind them. Such Il
cluster Of noble patriots include Miriam
da, Paes, Sucre, Monagas. Bermudez,
Falcon, Vargas and Simon Bolivar,
whose names will live in imDerishable
grandeur as long as the human heart
can cherish deeds Of valor and sentl-
ments of unalloyed patriotism.
But by far the most eminent and fore
most man of that period and the one
who infused his lofty Individuality
among NIL his followers, was Gen.
Simon Bolivar, who has ever since been
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Melhn,s Pencil Points

Nine. Melba has been relating some
of her amusing experiences during her
artistic career In regard to audiences
she thinks the English the least and
the French the most demonstratlve.
One of her quaintest experiences was
in Russia, where a crowd of ladies wait
ed for her at the stage door that she
might sign some photographs. To her
immense amusement no one had
brought the wherewithal; but at last a
gentleman obligingly lent pencil,
which was afterward promptly broken
up, and the fragments divided among
the ladies'!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

SIS the whisker dcomed?" Is now one
Of the questions of the hour. Apparently,
while there has been but little comment
oh the subject, the moustache and the
beard are rapidly going out of style. The
beard went into decline some years ago.
but 1t is only within the last yeat Or tvs
that the ban has fallen OH the iit,istache
and its doom plainly sealed. Few society
men wear the moustache nowadays, and
only once in great while can one be dis.
covered brave enough to sport a beard.
Whiskers have been the target for the
comic artist aud the stage comedians for
many years. Every man aspiring to be
known as wit or any especially clever
young person has always considered 1t
the height of merriment to gently pull the
up OF friends beard and make noise
IKE the signing of summer wind.
Boards have been called wind teasers,"
"iilacs." weeping willows" little bunch
OF spinach, and hundred other things
until the man who. wore beard WINS
ready to commit murder when the next
alleged humorist tried to air his With.
cisms.
The moustache used to be excessively
popular and was considered the neces.
sary badge of manhood. The first ambi-
ton of young man after arriving at the
age when he felt he was no longer boy
was to False d moustache. But there is
no denying that this feeling has changed.
The moustaches are being rubbed off
right and left, and it is common experj.
ence nowadays to meet friend and pass
him for stranger because he has shaved
on his moustache which for years was
his chief facial characteristic.
The antipathy against boards ma
moustaches has always been more or less
pronounced among women, who have nj
ways used their influence with the steiner
sex to induce them to take off those
nasty old whiskers." The general i'm.
preston seems to prevail that wbiskers
and moustaches are unsightly, untidy
things unless extremely well kept. 1t Ia
an art for the wearer OF beard and
moustache to eat as well as the man who
has smooth face. "A woman sued fol
divorce in an Ohio town not long ago.
and laid as the principal grounds why she
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

belt while at work. Any of these per-
sons who prefer the suspender for or.
binary wear and the belt for special
work will appreciate the merits Of a
combination which will supply both at
a cost Of little more than that of either
article alone. A glance at the lllustrn.
ton shows the manner of making the
change, the braces being plvoted at the
back to allow alignment, while the
front straps are attached to the buckles
by loops on the under side. allowing
them to be drawn up and fastened to
the upper buckles Of the suspenders.
This leaves exposed the hook and loop
for fastening the ends Of the belt as
shown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
COMBINED BELT AND BRACES.

From far-off New Zealand comes the
combination shown In the Illustration,
that of a pair of suspenders which can
be quickly altered to a belt when the
wearer desires to change from one to
the other. The inventors are Layerus
N. Duhrberg and George x. Askin. and
they state that the device is particular
ly adapted Tor use by athletes, cricket
ers, boating men and football players,
and also for worklngmen who use a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
About the Dc Wet Family.

The Dutch antiquarian, Peter van
News, gives some information about
the De Wet family. 1t appears that the
most eminent predecessor of the fa-
nous military leader in the South Afri-
can "Orange Nrystatt" was painter
of considerable note in his day. Jacobus
Wiilems De Wet lived in Haarlem ut
the end of the sixteenth century and
the beginning of the seventeenth. The
name of the artist stands first In the
family registers of the old kaapland
families. A Jacobus De Wet, his de.
scendant and namesake, settled on the
River Liesbcck, In South Africa, where
he married Josinn Prctorius. and died
there in III, leaving five children,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

cured numerous slttings at the White
House, and several photographs of the
Presidents head and face. These he
used in making his sculptured portrait,
which has delighted all of the Presi-
dents friends who have seen it. By
them it is deemed worthy place In
some public gallery. The picture pre-
sented herewith was reproduced from
photograph of Mr.. Niehaus' work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

known teachers of fencing in the coun,
try declare her to be, without exception.
the best woman fencer in the United
States, capable of fencing with any
man, no matter how expert. without ex.
pecting that favor be shown her be.
cause she is woman Miss Pomeroy
is Cincinnati girl, while her prospect
i've husband. Philip Clark, is a native Of
st, Louis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

Some men have no faculty for bar
gaining. For instance, passenger ar
riving on an ocean steamer in New
York who was caught smuggling some
little trinkets offered to compromise
with the inspectors for So. He seem
ed much clngrined when he found that
the whole duty on all Of his valuablcs
amounted to only $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Not Exactly What She wanted

A teacher was instructing class Of
infants in the Sunday school and was
letting the children finish her sentences
to make sure they understood.
"The idol had eyes" she said. "but
1t couldn't"
"See." cried the children.
ut had ears, but 1t couldn't"
"Hear," said the class.
ut had lips. but 1t couldn't"
Speak" said the children.
ut had nose. but 1t couldn't"
wipe 1t" shouted the little ones. and
the teacher had to pause In her lesson
in order to recover her composure.-
London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

could no longer live with her husband
the fact that he dropped crumbs and
coffee on his beard at the table and the
sight was SO intensely disagreeable to her
that she could not eat and would have
to leave the table at every meal. The
wearer Of beard or moustache who
dimes as neatly ms the smooth-faced man
at his side is entitled to great credit.
He has to pay a price for his beard and
moustache. however. for he is obliged to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02

ing, single-handed and with one rifle
shot, of a grizzly bear near her camp
at Glenwood Springs, Colo. She is also
a famous cross-country rider and long
distance swimmer One OF her most
unique claims TO distinction in an ath-
letic way is the fact that the best
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
Dead Sea of Tbibet.

Sven Hedin has discovered second
Dead Sea in the highlands of Thibet-
a vast lake SO impregnated with salt
that indigenous life is out Of the ques.
ton. 1t was impossible for him to get
his boat close to the shore, SO that he
and his companions had to wade out
two boat lengths before she would float,
and this was sufficient to, coat their
legs and clothes thickly with salt. The
entire bed Of the lake appeared to con-
sist of salt, and the density Of the life
less water was. of course, very high.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-02
wo NAN tENcER TO WE'D.

Miss Greta Pomeroy. whose engage.
ment TO Philip Clark has been an.
nounced, is known as the most expert
all-around woman athlete in the United
States. AT the same time Miss Pom
eroy, who is wealthy, is a favorlte in
New York society. Among the feats
which she has to her credit is the kill