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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12
VIEW Town ON CRoFroN LINE
FOrdyce VIII Start Out with n Bank
and Other Business Firms.

FOrdyce VIII start Out with n Bank
and Other Business Firms.
HARRINGTON, Neb., Aug. n.-(Special)
The track laying crew OF the Omaha road
is expected here In the next ten days to
commence work laying steel on the Crofton
extension. The grade is about completed
and It will not be long before the new line
will be in operation.
Fordyce will be the name OF the new
town to be located midway between here
and Crofton. Its location is on the Main
Bow creek, nine miles east of Crofton and
eight miles north OF Harrington. Already
several business firms are planning to To-
cate there. A bank has been organized
under the name of the Fordyce State bank,
with $4,000 capital. The stockholders are
d. A. Matthews, j. NJ Talcott, f. J. Suing.
F. NJ Kimball, H. Weilrelhaus, c. fancy.
John Suing and H. Sehaffer. The officers
are: ]. NJ. Talcott. president: D. A. Mat
thews vice president; F. ]. Suing. cashier.
Morris & Schwabland Of Harrington will
put in a branch lumber yard and John
Suing will put in a saloon. The new town
Is surrounded by good farming country,
there being many wealthy Germans there.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12
GAS CAUSES OLD MANS DEATH
Found Lying on Floor in Grand
Island Hotel.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. n.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Patrick Gleason, a wealthy
and prominent stockman of Oakland, Neb,
was found dead on the floor of his room
In the Koehler hotel this evening. He had
been dead at least eight hours. in the
opinion Of the coroner. Gleeson is a heavy
man with bushy white hair and whiskers
He lay on the carpeted floor, one shoulder
partly under the bed, both hands under
him and his face pressed down fiat on
the floor as II he had lurched forward
The gas jet was turned on full. The escap-
ing gas first attracted attention. He had a
watch and $50 in cash on his person and a
letter Of introduction to Cashier C. F. Bent
ley of the First National bank of this city
from Mr.. Gull of the First National bank
of Oakland. the letter stating that Mr.
Gleesons check would be good for any
amount he would write. Gleason was a
Shorthorn raiser and feeder, and II is pre-
sumed he came here to attend a Shorthorn
sale held today. The coroner telephoned
Mr.. Gull at Oakland.
Nothing was disturbed in the ROOM The
bed had been occupied. Gleeson had an
swered the callboy's summons to break
fast. The theory is that he had left the
electric light burning all night and after
partially dressing this morning went to
turn out the light, but turned on the gus
instead and was suddenly overcome His
nose was injured in the fall and his head
lay in a pool of blood. He has con-
siderable family at Oakland. No inquest
will be held at least until relations arrive.
OAKLAND. Neb.. Aug. u.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A telephone message from Grand
Island announces that Patrick Gleason, a
pioneer and prominent citizen OF this COM
with the gas turned on in his room. He
left here Friday morning for Grand Island
to attend a cattle sale. Ed Bough and A.
l.. Gull left here tonight for Grand Island
to take charge OF the body and bring II
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12

GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. ll.-(Spe-
cial )-Ernst Roth's difficulties seem to be
multiplying. He is the laborer who VAS
sued in the district court a few days ago
for $500, on three counts for defamation of
character by allegations made in a petition
for divorce. The wife has gone into court
and has brought suit against Roth for di-
vorce. alleging extreme cruelty.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12

II you have anything to trade advertis"
It in the For Exchange column Of The
Bee Want al, pass.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12

CONTINUED on Ninth Page)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Among the birds not commonly found
Is the rllinOccros bird. from the Trans
vaal. Buffet picker is its Dutch name
Its habits are remarkable and its plum
age unusual. SmaA nOcks accompany
most of the large antclopes. the buffa-
loes and the rllinoceroscs in South AZ
rica and run all over the creatures
bodies, picking off flies and insects.
When IN enemy approaches the buffet
pikkers sit in IL line with heads raised
on the back of the animal they are at
tending. like sparrOws on Il roof ridge.
and signal 1.-THE cneMy in Stat" The
plumase is cnriously close uniform and
compact. so much so that the bird has
an artificial look. rs If covered with
painted satin and not with feathers.
The general tint of the body is CHINA
mon brown. with yellow beak and legs,
giving the color effect OF brown and
yellow iris.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Tibbie was a Scotch lass, hardwork-
ing and comcly. She ruled over q
grateful and suppressed family of New
Englanders for eight years. and then
announced her intention of marrying
within six weeks.
Il suppose it is l,ab whom YOU mean
to marry, Tibbie?" asked her nominal
mistress. referring to Il tall. mild faced
young Scotchman who had spent more
or less time in Tibbie's spotless kitchen
for the last three years.
ut Is" announced ribbie calmly.
Here he's been coming and sittin. WI
me all these times and never a word o
merging. So at long last said to
him, If you've no mind to TAX me. Rab,
ye can jst say so, and I'll spend nae
more on bright ribbons to sit up wi
We, but I'll tax my money to buy one
of those talking machines that plays
tunes, after Pve paid for strip O
new oilcloth to cover the floor where
you've worn out the old one, and then
I'll TAX my releegious books and settle
down In quiet
"Rabbie was so concerned at my
drear prospects and the thoughts o
my savings he said he would haze me
whenever got ready"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Lighting n Pine.

A smoker who started to light his
pipe OH the street turned to his COM
panion and said: "a man told me the
other day how to light an ordinary
match In high wind. Let me show
you"
There was stiff breeze blowing.
The demonstration took from his pocket
an envelope. struck n parlor match on
rail and shielded 1t inside of the en-
yclope, facing the wind us he did so.
The match burned with hardly flick
or. and the man who held 1t pulled on
his pipe with great satisfaction
THAT'S n trick worth knowing" he
remarked. Here's ;..io.lie: Some
times you get spark OH top of your
pipe which the most vigorous putting
falls to spread over the surface of the
tobacco. In that case take piece of
paper Of almost any kind and hold 1t
down In the spark. This will spread
the fire and give you the sort of light
pipe smoker wants" Providence
Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Many people suppose that moonlight
possesses great potency and has n Won
derful influence on or over animate
and inanimate things OH our planet.
Such persons should remember that
moonlight is ouly reflected sunlgl,.
and that the quality and quantity OF
The light thus reelected are not what is
generally imagined. In fact, ii is IL
truth which has often been demonStrnt.
Il by the speculative astronomers that
it would take G1S.000 full moons to
afford an amount OF light equal to that
emitted by the sun, and. furthermore.
there is only sky space for 10000 such
disks. Some heat comes from moon
Light. H,trcyer. it is in quantities So
small that it cannot be measured by
ordinary Instruments. ILLUMINATION
says that the amount of heat emitted
by a full moon While ut its zenith cali,
not be more than one eighty-thou-
sandth of the amount that the sun sup.
plies when standing on the meridian
on favorable day in July. Such be-
ing the case, it is really surprising
that intelligent people should consider
that the moon has such wonderful
Influence" over terrestrial affairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
nak,ne Gra,. A,t.- Mo,x,,r.

Some Lersons advise raking after
each moving do not, because the
clippings drop down into the grass and
form mulch, which l consider Of
great benefit. They also help to fer
tilize the soil. The lawn that Is not
moved often enough will not look well
after you have been over it with the
mower, because there was growth
enough to partially hide the sward up
on which 1t falls. This will witiler and
turn brown in n day or two and great
iy detract from the beauty of the lawn.
But If you keep your lawn well moved
and that means going over it Mt least
three times a week In ordinary sea-
sons-the amount clipped off at each
moving will be so slight that there
will not be enough of it to show. Let
the knife blades be set high enough to
leave Mt least two inches of the foil
age.-Outing Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Very few London dealers indeed are
competent to judge Turner's works
that Is, without n certified history. A
lady acquaintance of mine had large
picture in her house which she had al
ways regarded as II Turner. and, desir-
ing to sell it. she offered 1t to five or
SIX of the leading dealers, but not one
of them would buy it at any price, as
serting that Turner never saw it and
that it was nothing like his work, and
so on. A few months ufterward doc
ument turned up among her family pa
pers showing that the picture had been
specially painted by Turner for her
husbands father, and in n week she
had sold the work for f2,25O. The NV
erage dealer is almost frightened to
touch Turner, and you seldom or new
or see one exposed for sale in the gal
lcries.-Chambers' Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Shooting Down the Alp. ON skc

Shooting Down the Alps ON Skces.
The quest for moral is provoked by
II long list of Skecng accidents In the
Alps. In itself the exercise can hardly
be considered more perilous than skat.
ing, though the proportion of spraincd
ankles and twisted tendons is higher,
but when the skeer skccs n distance
from his base and ventures upon I'M
familiar ground there are at least
three ways in which calamity is liable
to bcfall him. On glacier he may
break through the snow bridge which
he is trying to shoot and be buried in a
crevassc. On the hillside he may skec
violently down n steep place and, UNI
able to arrest his pace, end by skeeing
over precipicc. Almost anywhere,
unless lie knows the signs, he may skee
In the tracks Of IN avalanche and be
overwhelmed Examples of each of
these several kinds of disaster have
lately been presented, and each. of the
disasters conveys II warning of which
amateur fskeers, whose name nowadays
Is legion, would do well to take a
careful note.--London Graphic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
lcoNTINuEnl
How Emery 1. Quarried.

Emery comes from the island of
Naxos, In the eastern Mediterranean,
whence it has been exported for the
last two centuries or more. The beds
are In the northeast of the island, the
deposit descending into some of the
neiglborlng islands, the emery being
found In lenticular masses, resting on
layers of schist in limestone, almost
identical with Parian marble, the fin
est marble known, which comes from
the island of Paros. close by. There
are about 300 men engaged in the
trade, all Of whom have to be married
before they are admitted to the fra
ternity. The material is much too hard
to be dug out or even blasted. Great
fires are lighted round the blocks till
the natural cracks expand with the
heat, and levers are then inserted to
pry them apart
This system is continued until the
blocks are reduced in size to masses of
cubic foot or less, and they are then
shipped as II they were Goals. There
are said to be 2O,OOO,OOO tons yet avail
able at Naxos. 1t is one of the hard
est substances yet known, coming next
to the diamond. and among Its crystal
line forms known to the jewellers are
the ruby and the sapphire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

One of the most interesting wild ami
mails Is the prairie wolf, known In
Mexico US the coyote and In the old
world as the jackal. 1t Is thirty-six to
forty inches long. with tail measur-
ing sixteen to eighteen inches in length.
The color is usually dull, yellowish
gray on the back and sides, with black
cloudings. The undcrpart aud inside
of the limbs are of Il dirty white tint.
The voice Is sort Of swapping bark.
and for this reason the animal Is
known as the Barking WOLF" 1t is
found on the western plains. extend
Ing from Mexico to latitude SIS degrees
north. 1t hunts in packs and Is very
fleet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Color and Aroma Of CONGO

There are two things which people
Imagine are guides to the goodness of
coffee which are really of no conse.
quence whatever. They are the color
of the detection and the aroma of the
coffee when ground or rs it escapes
from the pot in drawing. The color is
due almost entirely to the roasting
This is true also Of tea. The finest
coffees and teas, when properly roast
ed and prepared, to give out theil
finest 1avors will color the water but
little. The real essences which give
the flavor have practically no color.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Our Foolt.,, A1nhnbct.

Why, think of it! We've not even n
reputable alphabet. The. letters IRE all
tangled up. ] is J when 1t isn't Y, and
more than half the time is doing
duty for 1. is sometimes 2, G is ],
and poor G is always either or X.
We've got four distinct ways to OK
press the N sound-gn, pm, KIN and n;
four ways TO write the terminal sylla-
BILE "cr"-er. ar, or and ir; five ways to
sound the letters '-ough'-uff, awf, ow,
90 and o. And there are no rules.
Each Of the myriad cases must be sep
arately hammered into students
head. And this is work for babes!--
Mary Bronson HART in Womans Home
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
proxy uu,band. In TurIex,

Divorces are easy to obtain In Tur-
key. and husband and wife may re.
marry three times. If they wish to
marry fourth time. the woman must
go through the formality Of marrying
another man and then of being d.
vorced. This custom has given rise to
curious professionalism Of proxy
husbands. Such men are generally
blind and have no hesitancy in relin.
gushing their brides for a money con.
sideration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Negroes use the same phrases they
hear whites use. often with amusing
application. This conversation, over
heard III the streets of a southern city.
Is related In Lippincott's Magazine:
"Howdy, Mis- Mandy? How is your"
called one dusky aunty to another.
"Oh. jes' tollable, Mis- johnson. How
you feelin'?" was the response why.
rs a-feelin' mighty peart, Is" con-
flded Mrs. johnson. II suttenly does
feel fine" "Wellum. yo' sho' is look
In WE'LL" agreed her friend. "Yo' col
or's 80 good"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Mixed.

A professor ut one Of the Australian
universities Recently informed his class
that "the darkest hour in the day is in
the middle of the night at 3 o'clock in
the morning." On another occasion the
same professor made his apology for
the intricacies of u statement by add
ing. II can't give you an easier cxpla-
nation without making it more diff
cult"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
A French view Of Enul,.,,.,en

To an American Frenchman is Il
waxed mustachio and extraordinary
stovcpipc hat. In "Chainc Anglaise''
the French idea Of an Englishman is
given. He speaks French with shock
ing accent. ends every sentence with
"all right" and when lie is introduced
to woman does not remove his cap
from his head or his pipe from his
mouth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
"Sau, uou tecl bad about thts. !"

Most certainly your excellent uncle and
shall not fall out about Enid. II 1t
comes to that we must share her as q
daughter"
Pyne frightened considerably as he
learned how Brand had taken the
blow.
'Oh. bully" he cried. THAT'S clear
way out Do you know, was begin
ming to feel scared. l didn't count n
little bit on my respected uncle setting
up title to Enid!'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

"Talk about human beings having
descended from such rs you!" exclalm-
cd Poll. They're much more likely to
have evolved from birds. You can't
speak their language, and can"
Il don't deny" responded Jocko,
that they got their long tongues from
your family"
1t was then that the two had their
celebrated monkey and parrot time
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

PA, what does savoir faire mcan?"
"Well, I don't know that can ex.
plain it exactly, but the man who can
look tlckled and Interested when some
body starts to tell story that he has
heard about twenty times before has
1t all lght."-Chicago Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Fathcr-My son, do you know that
most Of the rich men of today began
poor? Small ,Son-Yes, sir. Father
And yet, instead of saving your pen
mics. you spend them. Small Son
Yes. sir. When start out want to
begin poor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Graft on n Family Tree

Guest lat anniversary dinncr)-You
belong to one. branch of the hosts fas,-
lily. believe. Poor Relatlon-Yes; !
belong to the branch that never had
any plums on tilt Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
A Political Pointer.

Bragley-R Restaurant walters would
make strong candidates II they were in
politics. Don't you think so? Wig
way don't see how. ~Bragley :
Haven't you noticed that they carry
everything before them?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Impertinant Neighbor-Do you think
Mr.. Smith is in love with your sister
Alice? Children no! Us children
are allowed, to go in the parlor when
he Is calling New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

little girls?"
''Well." went on Pyne anxiously,
shell be Mrs. Stanhope. anyhow, be-
fore she's much older"
THAT appears to be settled. All
things have worked out for the best
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Miss Posey was very warm In ex-
pressing her feelings against you.'
ooh. that explains why her manner
was so cool."-Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

sister. Maybe she saw something in
Ends eye which threatened speedy re-
taliation.
Here's note from the vicar. They
have held special service of interces-
sion ut st. Mary's."
"And Hottie Norris writes Good
gracious, Mr.. Pyne! Have you had any
bad news?"
Ends wondering cry was evoked by
the extraordinary way in which the
young American was looking at her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
A stronger Word,

"But, really, now" asked Miss Gusch,
don't you think Mr.. Kiddcr has deli
cate wit!'
ITS more than delicate" replied Mr..
Chcllus; "it's sickly." Philadelphia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Waiter" called the customer in the
restaurant where an orchestra was
playing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
RAILROAD
Time Ca rds.
Manchester 4 Oneida Nv.
TIME TABLE.

TIME TABLE,.
Train No, leaves Manchester at 10 a. nj. a.
rivns Al Ouritla At E:4Oa IN. (,Onnp.t.
with west bound G.. q. W. No. g.
returning leaves oneida al E:I7 u, u
arrives at Manchester at u. m.
rain No !, leaves Manchester at 7;lh u. n,
.fdN"s at Oneida ut ISIS a. M. col.
ue,s viii, east bound u. u. w. M.
q. Returning leaves oneida at 7:4S
n.m.. arrives at Manchester at 8:lU
a. m.
Train No. G. leaves Manchester at S:b5 a. M. a,
rives at Oneida at $3.50 a. m. Cou.
meets with the north bound G. M. &
st. r., No. %. Returning leaves
Oneida mt 9:222, arrives at Manchester
at9:45 a. nj.
Train No. 8, leaves Manchester at 2:tO y. III. ar
riveS at Oneida at $3.50 p. nj. con
meets with G. q, W., No. 4, cast
bound, and No. 9. west bound Re-
turning leaves Oneida at 1885 D M
arrives at Manchester at 3:OOpm
Train No TO- leaves Manch, ster at 4:i5 p. m.
arrives at Oneida u 5.25 p. m. Con.
nects with sun h hound O, M. Il Sc.
p, No. II. Reluiiul,g ayes Oneida
a:5:sS u. H., Arrives it Manchester
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Kindly tell the leader of the orches
ira to play something sad and low
while dine. want to see If it won't
have a softening influence ION this
steak. "-Alilwaukee Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
j. l.. KELSEY,

Gen. Traffic Manager.
Through tickets for sale at Manchester to all
points II. North America.
TRAINS Will. STOP ONLY AT
Belknar'- Crossing. Platform at Quaker Mill
switch frukin Street Crossing, Sly's Cross
Ing. \ iilri's ossing, Twin Crossing, Welt
BROOK Tossing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
Power Of Niagara.

What makes Niagara falls power possible is the fact tllat Lake Superior, Lake Mich. III. Lake Huron and Lake Erie With combined area of 90,0e
 Sqaas" miles. representing the reser. Hoirs of some 2In.0t0 square miles of watershed are situated eco feet above the sed leVei The great volume of Wa ter falling over tle vast territory flows 8n it's natural course to the Atlantic acsail With hut :; slight descent until | is brought into tie narrow Niagar
 river. when. ill the rapids just above the falls. i. declines fftyfve feet and jhel, with a single plunge. drops into the abyss l6a feet below. Eminent CT ;sineefs have computed that .7j, ,o00 ct- bic feet Of water pass over tine falls every second. representing in theoret ical energy oyer G.o01,0t0 horsepower.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
Waiting For an Eclipse.

Lewis Swift, the astronomer, toio how he waited in Denver for the eclinse of 1878. For hundred years astronomers bad expected this er-...'se' and three minutes before the co.i!- -e time for it to begin Mir. Swift seated himself at his telescope and iookeo into a cloudless sky. Tt was SOL emn moment" said he. No wor.s can describe it. Slowly, as II time ceaseless flow had begun to s.acAen' two of the three minutes had passes sway. and no eclipse and nothing to indicate that anything unusual would happen, 1 then began to count the lick. tick, tin!l of our sidereal clock til All the seconds had passed away. ana no eclipse. but before the next LICK saw three black mountain peaks on the moons limb glide on the sun. lie ec,ipse had begun just three-quartefS of a second too late." 1t is such tlInG as this that make one respect the accu- racy of the computations of the as tronomers when they tell us about the distances in the heavens, tLe we. Sht and size of planets and other kindred things.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-23
Fjddlers Contest.

The second annual fiddlers' contest at Batesville will be held on January 25, and the following is list CT the contestants for the honors: From High Rock, C. A. Twilley, R. A. Pat terson, A. o. Allen, Yves Wolf, k NV. Marshall, John Galloway, J. w. Haig- wood. A. c. Duncan; St. James, Dave Dodson, E. W. Campbell; Batesville. Bart Brickle, Dan Y. Joyce, U. G. Plnkston, Thomas Brooks, George Jackson, w. P. Detherow; Sharp, U. Howard: McHue, J. M. Jones; Desha, J. NJ. Hotchkiss; Cushman, 5. U. Clark, c. Hon; Dota, R. B. Gray; Al mond. Thomas Piercefeld; Poukeep- sic. B. L. Morris; Polk, J. A. Martin; Tina, H. F. Arnold.