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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
Our Bad Roads.

The cost OF hauling over our u
try roads Is now about 20 cents per
ton per mile. In European countries
the cost is below ten cents. Our bad
roads are an expensive proposition.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

A large percentage OF all sickness starts
with unhealthy conditions of the digestive
organs. Garfield Tea will set them right.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
l~ncreaslnu Yield.

Where the sod is fair 1t MAJ be
treated with commercial fertilizer any
time in April and the yield greatly In
creased.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
COle'a CnrhOHs01ye

Relieves aud cures itching, torturing dis
eases of the skin and mucous membrane.
A superior Pile Cure. % and 10 cents, by
druggists. For free sample write to ] w.
Cole e. Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
The Condensed Product.

ooh, %auntie, can l go to the fancy
dress ball as a milkmaid?"
mo, darling; you're too small"
well then, can / go as a con
de7sed milkmaid?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

solved in a pail of water, the poison
stirred in, and the whole mixed with
the ~droppings il q half barrel.
Scatter 1t about the fields we'll, in
quantity according to number OF
grasshoppers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
Exact Copy of Wrapper


No amount Of culture will make g
man stop snoring in his sleep.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

anywhere, e.
and kiils a1
1iss. Neat, clean -
namsntai, convsntsa1
cheap. Lasts all
ssAseu. NAde &c
metal, cAntspili seS
ovsrs win not soil -
tnturs ~anythtnG.
Guaranteed sRssaN
Sold by oooloro -
. sent prepaid fes -
Dyooklyn. IL
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

It's a question whether women grow
old, or merely catch up with their
age.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

Big Sister-Now, Jack, III give you
4 nickel if you'll be good and not
bother when Mr.. Softly calls tonight.
Jack-All right, sis, and for a dime
extra I'll promise not to put dad wise
dat he's there.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
VvlcAN!NHG, TIRE REPAIR EXPERTS

Only exclusive tire house having experienced
men to do the work. All work guaranteed.
Full line of Fisk Tires and Tire Sundries.
ABERDEEN TIRE & REPAIR CO., sic S. Main ST., Aberdeen, S. Q.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14

FARM o SALE Gao acres: square section;
- Buffalo County, Neb. 4U0 acres cultivated, lies
well; balance pasture: 80 acres alfalfa; fair i'm:
miles. Good terms. Might consider small farm as
part pay. Inquire, Everitt- Mcclure Land Co., kearney, Heb.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-14
DAISY FLY KILLER

1AsoLp soAERs. iss DsEAas AVA. s~sssiiya. Z. Z
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
GAMBLERS PENALlZED AS
FORMER BAIL JUMPERS

Fifteen japanese gamblers arrested
yesterday afternoon. had their bail
fixed at twenty dollars by Special OF.
ficer Eergau. who recognized the men
as bail jumpers
William Rawlins, attorney for the
gamblers, argued against the high
rail on the grounds that the men
could not be judged bail jumpers I'M
Ill they had been proven as such.
Judge Robinson was appealed to by
phone. and an informal session be-
;ween the police official, William
Rawlins and the judge was held over
the wire Rawlins was defeated and
ordered to give the high bail His
check was refused and cash de,
manded
Another telephone conrt session
was held resulting in Rawlins pro-
dueing cash. In the evening a game
between five Japanese was broken up
in a Kekaulike street tenement. and
the participants arrested.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
ACTUAL STARVATION
Facts about Indigestion and It, Relief
That should Interest You


Although Indigestion and DEspap. "a
f7. g,r,Ta elt most I..Ungo do not
.t.... 5.l,. .,,,..; =as
I, -. =. - =. =.
tIt'N ! iiefe~~4aS i"' reason VIC tl.2S
people mould no ear anything tnf%
desire If fhev n MI. 0nfy chew ii care
f,ITIy and -fhofolrghlv. MANY actually
st.frrA themselves into sickness
fho8ai. fer Of eating eyerF good.
3ooilllg. gooG-srrelling. and good. ast.
ilsg fJ6d. bccaus cit does not agree
-Wjtif them,. ..~s.. L. +. ....... i:
the best Ihing~ 20 do J.. is 10 fif sour
.Galf ID digest any gooa food
Ne believe We can relieve DysIep.
sin We are SO confident OF this tact
fhaf. We guarantee and rron},ae 10 sup
gly the medicine nee Of all GO. TO
~ ssv one who will. use il. Who is not
rprfcctTy SATISFIED with the results
which il produces. We exact no pro,
misses. and put no one under arE oh,
ligs tiCn whatever. We are located
right here and our reputation should
Uo sfiicient assurance OF the genuine.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
Real Estate Transactions


kul tptI5 psiaa, \ Kona. tIaHati;
$500 s a5A. y Ia Apr 10. 1872 H..
john X Noamea and VT TO "
Hooulu tx u; int@in ia Of K r
= =, ,ifIlrI land, Kowali. Hama, .Mauts
$25 b. go. j. a4i Mar 81. lsiZ-.. t
II. Recorded May IS. 1912.
r. Trent Trust 90 Ltd &! Lon. ko@n
charm Eel, por RPS s, I744 AND 51f&
~ /. bldgs, rents. elc. COZ King and
%lluauu SIS, etc Honolulu Oahu, So
Quo r S6s, y, l.. May Is, 1872 @.=
Trent Trust 60 I.td 70 l. koon Chan.
Rel: nor K Z :, kul %. and K + lI4+.
kui 2lh, cor King and Nuuanu= SIS,
honolulu oahu. $1,000. b 369, p L
May lG. 1912 .:.. ~. ........
L kuon Chan and VT to James +,
Morgan 60 Ltd, NJ por, Il Z 3. kuE 81.
ana X + l144 kuf 2lo, cor King and
Nuuana SITS, Honolulu. oahu. $4,000
= &69, u :. May 10, 1872, Hi .~>.~..
Est Of Manuel = Silveira by eNtrN
10 Maria l. da SllEeira. A NJ mtg j +
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
LOCAL COMPANIES PAY
OVER A MILLION
June DIVIDENDS


Twenty eight Hawaiian cnmpaEIes
paid STITSIs2 IA dividends I'M June
EiEAt were sugar companies whose
portion was $t.UIl.33J. the balance oil
slutSt2 being dividends paid 10y CON
mercial and transportation companies
The corporations paving dividends in
lame with the rate per share and
amount paid in each ease We're
Haiku St.50. $22.5a0; Pala 81 30
S&3 750: Pioneer. 30c. S6D,BOe; Haw
e. & 5. Co, 55c SS00, 200: OQoDfea
luc. $500 .00o: Hunouu. SlN0, $3.50 .
Wailuku. Sl5c. S45.0oO; Hutchinson
3pc, S200b0s Paauhau. 2Nc, 100000;
Haw. Sugar Co. &c. sir5,nan, Oaaa
Sugar co. 45c, S62,50o; o. II.
< L. Co. 75c. $4,000; Pepcekeo
s. Of. S7.50U; WaialCa, $500 So. 0o1s
Haw. Ag. Co. $l.50, 50 OJe C., Brewer
& Co.. $500. $4l.050; Eva zoe. $1e00 !:
Waimanalo.- $4.0l. SlC,0Ao;: Haw.
Electric. -5c, $685.: Ron Il. 4 NJ
Co. loo. $3.750; IL. s. \. Co. 75c,
s1G.S75; kahuku. 2ic, Si2.500; HAN
Pineapple Co. 25c, .6.250: Waimea
$2.00, $2.500; kekahas $500. S40.0e0:
II. r 4. & l. Co., Ccom) quar-, $l.50
So see so H.. r. r. z l.. Co. tpf!l
semiannual. $500, $10.500; Nut. Tel
Co, tquarl zoe, $1,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
Recorded Ma IS. 1912.

Henry : Townsend and VI hy n It
Fl t. Robert + Mist. cor y: int III
tgt ? gr a64S Manoa Heights Adm.
Honolulu Oahu; 81. L alS, = $50, May
1877, ......-.. &c.,.
Henry $ Townsend and vi BY atty
II IL Edwin Benner. Cor ID: int IN
lot /, gr $CiS, Manoa Heights Addu,
fiUnol0iH tailu T r. @S3 j. $50. MIy
y 1872 =.~ J.: ~. . ..". -. /.
kujina 90 Mafanae. Go, T.: 4 p
.47Z kul 227G, Wailele. Waianae. oahu;
81 @63. p 3l9. May 1912. ~.
Eaiinuhi Land 60 Ltd 10 James \
INle, -. lot T. blk SO, Ocean View
tract. Honolulu. oahu" $500 Il, IS,
y IS May O., 1872, H..
Hugh g Davis ana. vt TO Andrew r
Lindsay, ID lot u. blk I04. Of X +
$50. kul 1891, Palolo Valley, Homo
lulu, Datu; $500 B: 3oSrp 4s@ MAY
ID l9l2 ..*.. lii. T.. 81
g y Ripley MD VT to Mutual BIDS;
a Loan Soey OF Hawafi Ltd, NJ: lots
@t4 2Gs and "a, Sec g. hldgS,- etc.
PaIolo I'LL tract. Honolulu. oahu; s.
@0l..~ b 800. p 1862 May IL, 1872.
oahu College by trs 10 Edwin f
Elston, Rel. lots l6 and l., blk -, col
'ege Hills tract: Honolulu. oahu; 81
600 56t, p 81, May IA. 1917.
T crawley and why atty to Eliz-
abeth Dutet. ID: lot HI 36=l00a of r P
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
RICHARD CROKER MAY
ADOPT FAIR ANNETTE

LONDON, Eug, June >. ~ Annette
KeIIerman. tie diving Venus who is
filling vaudeville engagement in
London. seemed genuinely 1m;ized and
thoroughly annoyed when told by The
World correspondent Of the rumors
that Richard Croker wishes to adopt
her as his daughter The story was
based on the fact Of her having been
seen two. days In succession in Mr.,
Croker's box at the theatre.
III is the most ridiculous story |
have ever heard Mss Kellerm2s eX-
claimed, 1t simply staggers me. Uncle
Richie is the dearest old man ever
met. but my great friend in the FAMILY
is his niece, Mrs. Stella Bowman,
whom / met on the Adriatic. ! am
giving her physical culture exercises.
We became very friendly. She lnylt-
ed me to stay at Glenciarm for two
DAYS. stayed three weeks alter
ward and Mrs Bowman gave me the
happiest three weeks of my life In
London. | sincerely hope this report
will no break our friendship, but she
will understand how absurd this story
is. They invited me to their Derby
blk today aid also in the Oaks on
Friday, and to stay at Glencairn- dur
ing the Dublin horse show week"
Having expressed herself with IN
dignation at the rumor, Miss Keller
man took from her purse a telegram
dat MAY 90, on which day the made
her first appearance at the Oxford
Music Hall. The telegram was from
Dublin and read:
Sent flowers from here this morn
ing. May your success break all rec
ordS. Will see you June 2. Love
from Glencairn. tStella."
Glencairn is Mr. Croker's residence
in Ireland.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
GERMANY Will
STOP DUELLING
ReirehStaQ Is to Be Asked to
. Abolish The So-CaIIed Field
of Honor

i'.RLI% June u detesminol
ciori D. 10 be made during The pEesedG
kelchs'aS to, once IQr an put an GHq
10 dueiiIhE +IiI Gss.inaHy-~ hlany q
: brave German officer in the army or
ilsnly respected ciiIZeu in ciyile life
las died Oh lEt- allied "iielh 81
rcnoE' GcGaUso. he aid not have tEe
moral couIalc 70 face the sHeeTs a.
friends aud enemics and De ostracizGI
By his assptiates If he refused Ia
fight. IT,.
Aroused by the death gf Lieut.. yoa
llceIingcn, a nephew OF Gen NOm
llecriBgen. Minister Of War, WHO, WAS
hot and killed recently in duel
with Eicnt. Won Purtkatner another
sJiOn of nobility strong movement
has been Saucd 10 effectively Kill
,Mt the.l dualiing. craze This has
FFystalliZed I'M a Till 60 bp placed
bc4orc the ReiChslag which provides
summary dismissal from the army OF:
nayy for any officer participating ia q
dael either as principal. or seconds
and a long term Of Imprisonment for
civilians who engage in this method
III ...wiping the stain from their fTonoi- :"
Tradition Of honor that can only
be satisfied by sticking a sword into
the vitals OF sthe offender or punctlr-
ing him with pistol bullet. is 50
strong in German army, navy and
university circles. that fl,ere is some
doubh whether such measure will
find sufficient friends in the Reichs-
tag 10 pass il.
The German army or nayya officer.
and university student is as 'touchy'
about his honor as is woman
about her beauty" If German d1ela
were anything like the French. affairs
there would be little objection TO
them. But they are not. The Ger
man duel is a grim, deadly tragedy
II is rare that both men walk from
he field one man is usually killed
or badly wounded, and II is not infre-
uuent that both are badly hurt The
principals and second engage in the
duel with all the grim seriousness so
Characteristic of the German trait
Lieut.. Won Puttkamer shot down his
Brother officer as fifteen yards after
Won Heeringen had shot him through
the hand
What aroused public opinion and
dIat part of the press not influenced
by the military system and traditions
Was the fact that Gen. Won Heeringen,
Minister of War, defended the duel
"A man who refuses to fight duel
does not belong in the Corps of OF.
GERS" he declared before the Reichs-
tag For a moment this declaration
took the breath from the Reichstag
;nembers; and then followed such an
attack upon the Minister, later taken
up by the press, that ii was believed
Ii would result in Won Heeringen's
retirement as Minister of War
Later the Minister of War modified
his statement and declared that he
had been misunderstood. He adj
pitted that duelling was an "evil,"
but that the tradition of duelling was
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
SUMNER SCHOOL TO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY

Teachers planning to attend the
Summer school are requested to call
at the Honolulu Normal and Training
School between the hours of 900 and
1900 any day. of this week except
Thursday for the purpose of being reg
istered and assigned to the proper
division. The summer session begins
next Monday with prospects for good
attendance and success.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
CHAMBERLAIN'S collie, CHOLERA
AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY.

Few, if any, medical preparations
have met with the uniform success
that has attended the use of Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy The remarkable cures OF
collie and diarrhoea which it has eff
fected in almost every neighborhood
have given it wide reputation, For
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith &
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
DIED.

KAIA..-At Waikiki, Maui, June IS
1912, Martha Kekuaha-Iai. beloved
VIE of George K. Kaia; of heart
failure: aged 40 years.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
Herd to Get Into Jail.

There was IL >Queer cd specimen Of
humanity brought to the Cuyahoga
county Jail lie had been convicted Of
the crime o. cruelty to animals. and
there was no doubt in anyhody's mind
that he richly deserved the penalty in
1icted 1t is the custom to examine
prisoners. however. before they are as.
signed to their cells. When this old
reprobate was brought up the Inferno,
CATION went thus:
"What is your name"
"Budd Dobbs.'"
"What Is your age?'
"Sixty-eight."
What is your religion?"
Great snakes! Does man batter
git religion before they'll let him inter
Jail in this county ?'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
HUNTING THE WOLF.
Trained Eagies Are Used by the Tar.
tar Tribes of Asia.

There are many ways of hunting the
wolf in Russia, some very curious and
exciting and others as tame as target
practice The most sportSmanlike way
is by means Of hounds. and all over
Russia today there are well to do
sr0rtsincii who hunt the animal in this
fashion Wolves are also taken in pit
falls and shot. while still another way
is 10 drive in sleigh through the for
est III time OF hard frost, when the
wolves are hGid with hunger. At tht.
back Of the sleigh one or more sports
men lie snugly under their fur rugs
with their rifles ready. \ young pig :
.arrirti in the sleigh, and its cries Soou
reach the ears of the lurking wolves
who cannot resist following the sleigh
md are speedily Shot.
One of the most nj turesqne ways Of
hunting the wolf. perhaps. is tina
which one may see in III" west Of ASH.
On the bleak kirghiZ strpi'H> The Til;
tar tribes are wonderful horSemen. ant
they ride after the wolf in very larg
parties Net only are dogs used t.
overtake the quarry. hui because :
feet wolf may get away from them
eagles are used. being trained to hell
the hunter in very much the same
manner us falcons in olden times. The
great bird sits on the hunters wriS!
until it is let loose. Then it scars into
the air. sails after the quarry and
swoops down upon it. Its duty is not
to Kill. but 20 ''bother' the wolf by
Tapping its wings in its face and driv'
in" its sharp claws into the animals
back. Such hunting makes capital
port for the riders; but, apart from
his. wolf Hunting is a real necessity in
those parts. the brutes being far too
partial to the lambs and kids of the
TartarS' focks-- Wide World Maya
yi.,n
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
Still Time To Get The
Companion for SITS

The publishers of The Youths
Companion announce that they will
accept yearly subscriptions at 81. 10
up to the end of March. The new
rate of 50. 90 will 60 into effect
promptly on April |. The large
number whose subscriptions run
over into the early weeks of the
year, as we'll as those who we're I'M
able to send in new subscriptions
before January |. will have this
opportunity to get The Companion
for another ifty-two weeks at Tia:
old price. If you had no other
periodical for your family, The You
this Companion would be
sufficient for keen enjoyment by
everyone, young and old; sufficient
to keep you posted on theimportant
news and events of the day; suf-
ficient to give you mind richly
stored with useful knowledge. The
new departments have become in
dispensable features of the paper
The page devoted to the interests
of boys in school and college always
has an article of expert advice on
athletics by some one who speaks
with authority, whether it is foot,
ball, baseball, skating, swimming,
or other vigorous pastime. The
page for girls suggests useful occu'
pations at home and profitable oc-
equations in the community, with
out forgetting that girls like to be
ornamental as well as useful. And
there is the family page for the
family, which in the course of a year
fills the place of domestic encyc,
lopedia.
Subscribe now-to-day-while The
Companion may yet be had fol
$1.75.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
IA Berkeley Street Boston, Mass
New Subscriptions Received at
this Office.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
HAS TWO HEARTS

Rochester, n. Y, Jan, %
John Dent, who is in the General
Hospital for an operation was dis,
covered by the physicians to have
two fully developed hearts, one on
each side of his chest. Mr.. Dent
is 81 years old and has never sus-
pected that he was obnormal in
any way.
Physicians say that Dents case
is without precedent in medical an
nails An X-ray photograph. of the
double heart was taken yesterday
afternoon. Dent was taken to the
hospital Saturday He is a distant
relative of Gen. I. S. Grant.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
The History of "Stepmother."

"Stepmother" is word with com
monty unsupported history. Probably
most people if called upon to explain
it would say that it meant woman
who had stepped into the place of the
true mother. DR.. Johnson, at any rate,
believed that this was the suggestion
of the word to most minds. Really.
step is the Anglo Saxon "steop. the
original meaning of which appears to
have been orphaned" Stepchi'd. step
BARN. stepson and stepdaughter came
first. and then by gradual fading or
the genealogical meaning of step
stepfather and stepmother came into
being.-London Chronicle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
KING OF THE ASPS.
THIS Reptile, the Most Venomous OF
Snakes. Is Death Itself.

The most venomouS of snakes is SAID
to be the Echis carinata Of India. III
Is about eighteen inches long and OF a
prav color. The creature is death it.
self and carries in its head the secret
of destroying life with the concentraf-
ed agony of all the poisons.
The Echis carinata Is tolerably com
mon in India. being found in nearly
every part of the peninsula.
Fortunately, however, for man. IL Is
not. like the cobra, house trequen''
ing snake. for it's aggressive habits
would make it infinitely more fatal 10
life than its dreaded relative
This king of the asps does not 'urn
70 escape from man. as the cobra WILL
or fash into concealment, like the ko-
riat. but keeps the path against lls
human assailant and. pitting Its own
eighteen inches of length against IT'S
enemy's bulk. challenges and provokeS
conflict.
A stroke with a whip will cut 1t IN
two or Il clGd Of earth disable it. But
such is its malignity that it Will IN
vite attack by every device at its com
mand, stalking it's own life on the
mere chance Of its adversary coming
within the little circle of its power.
At most the radius Of this circle IS
twelve inches. Within it at any point
lies certain death. and on the bare
hope of hand or foot trespassing with
in its reach the Echis carinata throws
it's body into figure of eight coil.
Then it attracts attention by rubbing
its loops together, which. from the
roughnesS of the scales. make rus
Ting. kissing sound, erects its head In
the center and awaits attack.
1t is said that no one. having once
encountered this terrible reptile. can
ever forget it's horrifying aspect when
thus aroused. its eagerly aggressive
air. its restless coils. which, IN con-
slant motion one over the other and
rustling ominously all the wh1le'
sCealthily but surely bring it nearer
and nearer to the object of its fury
Harpers
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-02-02
CANALS I'M ENGLAND.
They Had Their Origin In a Matri-
monial Disappointmant.

nnonlal Disappointment.
The British system Of artificial in
land navigation, which includes sew
eral thousand miles of canal. may be
said to have had its origin in a matri-
monial disappointment. The Duke of
Rridgewater. the originator of the sys-
tenn, was engaged to be married just
after he had attained his majority. A
dispute arising between the couple. the
match was broken off. The dukes
chagrin changed the course of his life.
He gave his first and last ball to the
London world of fashion and then bur-
led himself among his coal fields at
Worsley. Eschewing the society of
women, he refused even to employ
them as servants in his manor house.
Disappointed in marrying the most
beautiful woman in England, he de-
termined to unite by means of a canal
his coal fields with Manchester, then
beginning its career as q manufac-
turing town. In those days good roads
were the exceptions, bad roads the
rule. The cottons of Manchester and
the woolens of Leeds were conveyed
from place to place on pack horses.
which logged along in single file. The
freight charge from Leeds to London
was SGD Il ton. When the dukes canal
was finished the prices of coal and
other commodities in Manchester fell
half
The success of this canal started the
duke to build one which would con-
meet Manchester with Liverpool To
procure the funds he reduced his per-
sopal expenses to f400 a year. So
straitened was he at times that the
London bankers hesitated to discount
his note for f500 Sometimes when
"har,l up he would send bis steward
! upon a collecting tour among the ten
antrv of the ducal estates. The stew
ard would ride from tenant to tenant.
getting f5 here and f10 there. When
/ he had collected money enough he
would return and pay the canal labor
ers their weekly wages. In a few
! years, however. the dukes canals paid
him an annual revenue Of fSO,Oo0.-
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