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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
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other
country established Virginia.
Weather
conditions will be knowledge
humidity
based
mountain
work outlined Mount Weather Recently ingenious forms Of
kites
scientists
miles,
miles
height Is miles These
:
capacity
filed
lifting lift weigh
These balloons
relations of the widely
fall balloons
recording stations
weather
earnest investigators Weather Observatory
100 below OF
miles,
:
is
revolving kite She'd administration building
building
field kite balloon the Hergesel
HaaveAartn kites
hodote These instruments
as an exceedingly busy spot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

United States BY 1887 the Baltimore & Ohio had been
absorbed the result of financial troubles experienced
by the railroad of the which had backed 1t.
and then the Postal found itself alone to fight its COM
petition That fight has gone on in lively style during
all the Intervening years to the present.
The number Of miles Of wires and the number Of mes
sent annually by the two big telegraph systems
may be an eyeopener to some aymen as to the extent
Of these systems The following the figures
Miles of Messages sent
wire. annually. Offices.
Western Union ......... I3s2.ooO 6S,0OOOOo 24,760
Postal ~. i. 4, 100000 25OO00OO 255O7
While the elder Mackay and the elder Gould were
building up the two telegraph companies which in late
years have been under the general direction Of their
sons, Clarence H. Mackay and George j. Gould. they
were being aided by two who now hold posts Of
much prominence in the Geographic world and who
started their careers together.
Mr.. Mackay did something more than found one OF
the great American fortunes He took leading part in
the making of the Pacific Coast States, and the of
Mackay will always shine out the scroll of early
history as the pioneer fathers that splen
did expanse Of territory First he had large share in
the founding of Nevada orderly community. and
then he had important influence in the welding of
California Into great State At the time of the Civil
War he did much to preserve the Pacific Coast States
to the Union.
First he went to California. He tried placer mining
at Allegheny But 1t not in California that he
to find his initial wealth. He was soon swept into the
tide of prospectors and adventurers which set toward
Nevada. With, the small amount OF money he had made
at Allegheny he began development Of prospect north
of the Ophir at Virginia City. He failed to strike pay
rock, however. before his money out and then he
again found himself penniless.
little thing like that did not discourage OF
Mackays resolution. He had gone west to make for
tune and a fortune he proposed to make.
Not being able to do anything in mining for the
ment he took employment as timber at $4
day BY the hardest kind Of fight he finally succeeded
in getting together enough to start mining on his
account again.
Years passed. He made some considerable sums. Of
money then played back the money into the ground
Finally. in 1868, the turning point came when he
formed partnership with j. NJ Walker, brother of a
former Governor Walker of Virginia Mackay had, a
short time BEFORE made cleanup from his Kentucky
mine in Gold HILL and this money he put into the part
nership In 1864 the firm enlarged by the taking
in Of Flood and OBrien. Four years later Mr.. Fair
took Walkers place in the firm, which later became
known all over America as the famous Bonanza frm'
The first strike the original partnership Of Mackay
Walker, Flood OBrien was made in 1865. when sew
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars were taken out Of
the Hale and Norcross mine &
In 1872 the Mackay Judgment and the Mackay hunch"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

The candy log cabins stand untouched the guests
trail OIL to the drawing room, where fascinating scene
is unfolded before their delighted eyes.
The afternoon is closing in darby but the electricity
has not yet been turned and at the side OF
chair there is tabouree which stands an ash tray
and small candlestick of heavily chased silver. in
which burns slender pink candle These strange little
spots of light throw the rest of the drawing
deep shadow and presently from the shadows energies
blackgowned maid carrying "a candlelghted tray with
coffee and cigarettes in two lengths
The guests include several single girls couple OF
young matrons and several who have reached the age Of
white hair and mauve gowns But declines cigar
ettes The maid slips In cigarettes and al
most one might close her eyes and the figures In
semttaored rocks melting into the swathed and yelled
forms of the Oriental harem. Do women smoke? They
do-lots Of them. Yes. Women smoke.-Utica Globe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

George. If haven't done anything else in my life,
I've succeeded In making the Western Union be decent
That the characteristic utterance of the late John
w Mackay, whose backing made possible the success
Of what is the Postal Telegraph Cable Company,
many years to George j. Could who succeeded Jay
Gould as the dominant power In the Western Union
( Mr. Gould laughed at the remark did Mr.. Mackay
himself Then both told of the episode and 1t was
flashed the country by the wires Of the rival COM
panies commanded by the two captains OF industry
The story ofswhyit is that have In this country
two great competing telegraph companies is the story
which lies back OF the ackay utterance Is the story
OF determined. successful Of action who had al
ready made millions in mining and turned to the tele-
graphic field personal Issue between himself and
the dominant force in the field at that time. 1t is
also the of perhaps the only successful business
enterprise record which founded motives of
revenge.
Mr.. Mackay banker had much telegraphing to
do. The only way to do It over the lines of the
Western Union. This company. enjoying monopoly.
gave to Its patrons in those days service which stood
at the other pole Of efficiency from the excellent Western
Union service today.
'The Western Union service Is SO slow and rotten
said Mr.. Mackay In his banking days. that can
beat 1t by letter Besides that they're discourteous
and nsolent that it makes me mad every time have
anything to do by telegraph"
He several smaller and weaker companies at
tempting to do battle with the Western Union giant
None of them were making any very important head
way A number Of smaller companies had already been
absorbed by the Western Union which had been doing
business under that name since 1885, and since 1851
under the OF the New York & Mississippi Valley
Printing Telegraph Company. M
The Western Union had hungry eyes set on those
companies which 1t had not yet gobbled One Of these
was the Postal Telegraph Company, as it was then
called, corporation formed under the laws of New
York. June 81. 1881 Mr. Mackay decided that this
company was the which stood the best chance OF
successfully "bucking" the Western Union, and he
bought a large block Of its stock. The company was
capitalized at $21,000.000.
twolne wire very thoroughly constructed be-
tween New York and Chicago and thence to st. Louis
A twone wire also built to Washington and other
big ceners This construction cost $30O0000 but
Mr. Mackay never fatered. 5
BY this time the Western Union ohcials realized that
they facing their first really serious competitor
They knew of the Mackay anger against the company
they knew Of the Mackay business acumen they knew
Of the Mackay millions And with this realization Of
what they "up against" betterment of the
Western Union service.
One by the Western Union kept swallowing the
small competitive companies, and by 1884 the Postal
found itself and the Baltimore Ohio to be the only
Western Union opponents the telegraph map of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
spL1Nr1sHs.
Ash receivers-Town dumps.

H ~
Ash receivers Town dumps.
Just because the road is smooth is
no reason why you should go fast.
II is only the rich that can afford
to have brain flag.
It Is easy enough to SOW the seed
after some one has grubbed the
ground.
You can't Judge the width Of the
world by the width Of your back
yard.
There is good bit of human nature
in the dog that howls all night and
won't let other dogs sleep.
Benners-Did that old man leave
anything when he died? Jenners-
Several Of his distant relatives got
left.
Bowers They say 1t was case Of
love at first sight. Powers-It looks
to me more like case Of love, is
blind
Biggs- Was Smith on the water
wagon the last time you saw him ?
WiggsrJust as bad. he was wearing
pumpa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

made good In that year the whole world startled
by the of the discovery of the Comstock Lode
of the marvels of mining history The OF high
gradethat is, 1t carried large values in mineral to
ton of oret-and was in gold and silver
OF the interests of the Bonanza firm Mr.. Mackay
owned twofths Thus the value of his personal share
of the Comstock lode must have been in the nsighbor
hood of $6OOO00O0
In the early years of Mrs Mackays appearance in
Europe there great deal Of ilnatnred gossip
to who she and where she had come from, with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

stories of her early years. which calculated to do
her harm in her social campaigns.
Mrs Mackay used to be .aundress. a keeper Of a
boarding house for miners and she is the daughter Of
journeyman barber
The facts appear to be that Mrs Mackay in the early
years of her marriage to her first husband Dr. W. c.
Bryant was obliged to do her homework and do
the family washing. many another woman who has
pioneered in the mining country had to do Her IA
Their was Colonel Hungerford of good California fam
lily, who fought in the Civil War.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
ADA1R MAN BUYS OLIVER FARM.

100000 Is Paid for $4,000 Acre
Tract Near Onnwa.
One of the largest real estate deals
In the Middle West was consummated
AZ Chicago when William Malone Of
Adair purchased the old Judge Oliver
farm, known all over the State, at a
price aggregating nearly 100000. This
farm is located five miles southeast Of
Onawa and comprises 1900 acres. 1t
has six sets of improvements and 1900
acres has been in cultivation for many
years. Mr.. Malone will put a big
steam pillow at work, and by next year
every acre of this great farm will be
producing magnificent crops. A few
years ago the new owner of this farm
was renting small places year by year.
To-day he owns dozen farm proper
lies in this and adjoining States, in adj
dition to this last acquisition of 1900
acres. He believes In Iowa soil and
the future of the State.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13


giving warming
which
hours by the
the parts Of the country 1t is likely visit
reached the lakes the sailors
asleep With wireless egraphc
ss
each station daily observations
pies Al buildings
annually There
their way the general public through the
Outside of Washington
$4,000 weather SIS
As much the
of value to the public
longer period in advance With knowledge
vastly improve the
Of problem
and at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
ESCAPED Broken Neck.

Mrs. Fred McHalsy, a farmer5s wife,
near Fort Dodge. piraculously escaped
q broken neck when she walked back
ward through an open cellar door as
she was sweeping and fell heading to
the bottom. Her injuries consisted of
broken shoulder and many bruises,
bur she will recover.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
Fort Dodge Payine Plan..

Extensive municipal improvements,
decidedly in advance of those of last
year, are being considered by the Fort
Dodge city council. and resolution es-
tablishing fifty-four additional blocks
of asphalt pavement has been passed.
This is the first spring paving contract
to be considered, and many more
blocks of pavement will be ordered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
KILLS BRIDE AND HIMSELF.

H. ID. Mcdonald, MARRIED. six Weeks
Ago. shoots Woman and Himself.
H. D. Mcdonald of Chicago shot and
killed his bride of six weeks and then
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. The couple, who were
married In Chicago, had Just arrived
in Fairfield to visit Mrs. McDonald's
father. j. E: Mcdaniel. Mcdonald is
thought to have been mentally unhal-
anced. AZ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
Linexille Home burned.

The beautiful country home Of Low
Duncan, few miles west of Lineville.
was struck by lightning few nights
ago and totally destroyed. None of the
contents of the house was saved and
the loss is estimated at $4,000 with no
insurance ~ rs 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
Reason for III. Digestion.

Reason for His Objection.
Il have engaged to take course Of
lessons in mind reading, dear"
Il don't think you had better spend
money in that foolish fashion, dear"
do you think could not learn to
read your mind?"
mo, ! think perhaps you could
Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
A Certainty.

Z "a mother who wants to appear
young can keep a son in kickerbockers
Indefinitely" Sd;
sSay the rest Of It,"
i But the daughters skirts Just have
to be heightened some time"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
An Appreciated Distraction

$50 you think the automobile has
made life much pleasanter?"
1T has for me-" answered the COM
Portable citizen. 81 drive fast horse
and my son rides bicycle The auto
mobile has taken the minds Of the
police OF both of us" -Washington
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
4 cur u He,ne.aies,,

In some parts Of England sone-of the
best cures for swollen neck is to
draw a snake nine times across the
throat Of the suffering one, after
which the snake is killed and its skin
sewed In silken bag and tightly
sewed around the neck. Another way.
almost as good. is to put the live
snake in bottle, which Is tightly
corked and buried near the roots of a
rosebush. and as the helpless snake
decays the swelling in the neck Of the
patient will disappear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

Fire supposed TO be due to defect
i've fiue damaged the Congregational
parsonage, occupied by Rev. j.. F. Moore
and family in Manchester. The blaze
started in the kitchen and spread to
the roof. the front portion Of the build
ing being considerably damaged, but
all the household goods were removed.
The loss is estimated at $1,000, fully
covered by insurance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
@. o. p. win. In Davenport.

Alfred Mueller. Republican, was
elected Mayor of Davenport over Geo.
w. Scott. Democrat, by 240 plurality.
The Democrats elected the rest of the
City ticket, and six out Of eight alder
men. The German-American vote
elected Mueller, a German never hav-
ing been defeated for the Davenport
nlayoralty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
Nstural .upri.inr.

EDO you believe any one can bring
about the deviation OF tables by
means Of spirits?"
Certainly. II they get to falling too
heavily under them and try too hard
to get VI" Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
His Masters Voice.

Il will not stand it. Doyle. and l
give you to know quite plainly that II
1t wasn't for the years and years that
you have been in my employ you'd
have gone long go!"-London Opin.
! ion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
May Not CONTEXT Election.

A. j. Mathis, defeated candidate
.or Mayor of Des Moines, probably will
not contest the election of Prof. James
R. Hanna. While Mayor Mathis has
not stated he would make no contest.
he announced he expected to enter
partnership with his sons in the real
estate business. His supporters, how
ever, are urging him to make a fight.
Friends of Prof. Hanna are guarding
The ballots to prevent any effort to tam
per with them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
Farmer End. Life, In.anes

John Lewis. aged 81. a retired farm.
err, committed suicide at Iowa City by
cutting his throat with razor. 1t is
believed that he was temporarily In
sane because Of Ill health.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

Idle for Ten Years, Ends Life.
John Louis, who has been unable to
work for ten years, killed himself near
Iowa City by cutting his throat with
a razor. He was 5s years old and had
been divorced,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

EVERY MAIN 10 ms Taste.
II can't quite grasp your idea that
the alderman in our ward was elected
by Italian votes; he's Irish, isn't he?
Yes, but his name is MacArony"-
Boston Courier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
rr,e. suicide BY GA. Route.

Mrs. Milton Monroe is at the Clinton
hospital suffering from partial asphyx-
iation as the result of an attempt to
commit suicide. Domestic troubles ara
believed to be the cause.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
~ orxan Recital..

Going up to hear that lecture on
appendicitis today"
Nav. I'm tired Of these organ 70.
citals." Cornell Widow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

scorcher- Have you heard the latest
auto record?
Fleigher-No; what is It?
Scorcher-An auto made an hour in
flfty-nine minutes!-Puck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
A Missioner.

miss Flashleigh is very fond Of
winter sports"
well, would scarcely call Tommy
Bingle a winter sport even II he does
wear red necktie and green hat"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13
veteran nailw.y Employe Die

Veteran Railway Employe Dies.
w. A. Cooper, foreman Of the North
western car department and long time
an employee of the company. dropped
dead In Clinton, aged 66 years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

Ours, Too, confoand 1t, Y
s Benson-This antitrust movement Is
spreading rapidly everywhere.
DeBroke Yes; my tailor has caught
the fever now.-Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

shng useful knowledge that it
ervce perhaps well known Like
governmental
at Its real value It be trait Of human
indifference
has joked at the Mistakes Its
The commercial and agricultural the
professed little faith in the ability
forecast the weather
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-13

~ EW realize what great
Weather the government perform
ing for the public writes Horace Frederfcs
- excellent family the Wilamspor (Pa)
doubts that knowledge OF the coming
mabe value majority Of the people both
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-08
Jeliled Veal Loaf.

For these warm days. when meat
is hard to prepare and have 1t APP
petizing, | have found this recipe
most excellent, ready for six o'clock
dinner. or on Saturday for Sundays
dinner:
Four pounds veal stew with joints;
after washing place In stew kettle,
cover with boiling water, and cook
slowly three hours or more, until
meat is tender. When half done add
one small onion cut fine, one table
spoonful salt, and enough pepper to
suit individual taste, When veal Is
done remove from the fire, but leave
meat in the liquid until cool enough
to put through food chopper; after it
is cut place meat in narrow bread pan
and pour the liquid over 1t. Stir well,
then smooth on top. 1t will Jelly
and makes delicious cold meat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-08
HOW TO LIGHT THE PIPE.
Subject of Vastly More Importance
Than Appears-Two Matches
Necessary.

There has been a little newspa,
per discussion recently on the sub,
ject of How to Light a Pipe as
serts Sketch. This may seem, to
the feminine mind, IA trivial mat
ter, and quite beneath the notice
OF any dignifed journal.
How wrong! For a pipe ill-lit is
Il pipe ill-smOked, and a pipe i'll,
smoked is man made testy, and a
man made testy is man looking
out for trouble, and Il man look,
ing out for trouble is man finding
trouble, and man finding trouble
is a woman in tears, and a WON
an in tears is the last word in hu.
man dreariness. Never let us be
ashamed to inquire, then, how a
pipe may be lit with the utmost
satisfaction to the smoker.
One paper, see, recommends
spills. That is good, but the spills,
Of course, must be wooden ones.
Another paper retOrts that
spills are Of no sort of use to the
man in the train. This is the kind
OF frightfully true thing that
causes hush in the nOisiest as.
sembly. What, then, should the
man in the train do?
will tell him. He should carry
n box of wooden matches, and he
should use exactly two matches Ia
light his pipe, The first one will
dry the tobacco on the surface
and the second one will produce
the vivid, even glow beloved OF
smokers.
The man, by the way, who lights
his pipe with wax match is a
bad man right from the start
Never trust him, dear friend.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-08
Frenched Tomatoes.

Scald and peel half dozen small,
solid round tomatoes. Make a half
pint of good cream sauce by cooking
together rounded tablespoonful Of
butter with a level tablespoonful Of
flour then adding a cup of milk. cook
ing and stirring until smooth
creamy sauce results. Season with a
saltspoonful Of pepper Put table
spoonful of this sauce in the bottom
of buttered custard cup lay on II
one of the little peeled tomatoes,
cover with another tablespoonful OF
the sauce. and a busting of bread
crumbs. Stand the cups in a pan OF
boiling water and bake half an hour
I'm moderate oven. Serve in the
cups
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-08
CARLSBAD Or AMERICA
French Lick and West Badef
Springs Ind
Now reached by direcr line Of r.

NOW reached by direct line or u
Southern Railway
Lave Evansville 7:s5 am. 1850 pm. GOO pm.
" Rockport 1880 am.
Cannelton tbs am.
" Tell City 1925 am.
" Troy 1875 am.
Arrive French Lick 1925 am. $3.50 pm. 900 pm
Arrive West Baden 1890 am. ass pm. 9:l0 pm
ROUND TRIP RATES LIMIT 80 DAYS
Evansville to French Lick 1916
to West Baden 800
Rockport to French Lick 2.52
to West Baden 2.56
Cannelton to French Lick 2.72
=" to West Baden 2.76
Tell City to French Lick $50
to West Baden 2.64
Troy to French Lick 2.A
&" to West Baden 2.48
J. c. BEAM. JR., A. G. P. A..
st. Louis, Mo
f. D. STRATTON, P. A.,
Evansville. Ind.