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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-24

dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-24
Laredo-MexIeo Service Resumed.

LonzreIIHBe careful of your baggage
checks. Leave at Longwelrs- Tel L
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promptly as did her granddaughter
who accompanied her to the registra-
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eraI years ago from North Carolina
where she had been a slave
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Eat at Savoy Cafe. 10 S Stanton
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Memorial To John Brown Unveiled
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21
'welch, democrat. ~

WeIcn. democrat. VA
Assessor, F. Fl. Pierce, republican; NJ,
e, Morrissey, democrat.
Richland Township
. Justice Of Peace. II. c. spangenburg,
republican,; J. C. Fay. democrat.
Constable, A. r. Lee, republican,; Geo.
Seward, democrat
Trustee, j. T.. Burroughs, E. c. Rich
ter and c. l.. Rath. republican, E. S.
Ives, Richard Smith, Jno. Smith, demo-
crat.
Clerk, T. j. Furhr, republican; Frank
r. Zemanek, democrat.
Assessor, ]. L. Gilbert, republican;
Ray Lawrence, democrat.
South Fork Township
Justice Of Peace, j. A. Dalymple, re-
publican.
Constable. J. E. Mullan, republican.
Trustee, B. E. First and E. M. Huck-
err, republican; Nick Gudenkauf. demo-
crat.
Clerk, w. H. Reeve, republican.
Assessor, c. J. hurry, democrat
Union Township
Justice of Peace, Frank Kehoe, deemocr
Constable. Pat Shearn, democrat.
Trustee, Il. Kragenbrink, E. S. Dufoe
and NJ. Q. Smith, republicans; C. C.
Bacon. W. p. Hogan, Chas. Reggentn.
democrat.
Clerk Roy Willard, republican; James
kehoe, democrat.
Assessor. S. b. Lowe. republican; W.
H Winch, democrat.
The above named were officially de-
clared the nominees for their respective
parties for the office named, and the
Board adjourned as board Of canvass
ers
The Board of Supervisors proceeded to
check up the Treasurer's office and
count the cash and found same correct.
showing balance on hand of SIS, 635. So.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that this meeting adjourn to
Monday the 26th day OF June, 1916.
The minutes of this meeting were read
and approved.
F. A. MEAD,
Chairman
C. H. BUNKER,
Auditor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21
NOTICE or ELECTION

Pursuant to a resolution regularly
adopted by the town council
of the town OF Mason
vile, Iowa on the 9Th day Of June,
1916, notice is hereby given that on
the 3rd day Of July, 1916 an election
as provided for in Sections 100 and
721 Of the Code of Iowa and the a.
mendments thereto, will be held in
said town, at which election the fol-
lowing question will be submitted to
the legal voters Of said town.
Shall the Iowa Electric Company
its successors and assigns be granted
franchise within the incorporated
town Of Masonville, Iowa, to construct
reconstruct, maintain and operate q
power plant for the. generation Of elect
tricity, system for transmission, dis
tribution and use Of electricity, and
fixing the maximum rates to be charg-
ed for electric current furnished for
light and power, said franchise to ex-
tend for the period Of twenty-five
(25) years and to be governed by
the statutes of the State of Iowa
and the ordinances Of said town re.
lating to same.
The polling place at said election
will be Council Hall.
The polls at said election will be
opened at o'clock 10. and close
at z o'clock p. m. on said day as by
the statute provided for general cleo
ton.
JOHN L. ROSE. Mayor.
| Attest
JULES GLEASON, Clerk.
Dated at Masonville, Iowa, June 18th
1916.
Copies Of ordinance will be posted
in the Mayors office in the Post
Office, and another prominent place.
23.w.4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
proposals for the furnishing Of all
materials and labor necessary for
the erection Of two school houses,
and for the furnishing OF all mater.
ials and labor necessary for the in.
stallation Of heating and plumbing in
the same. all complete according to
plans and specifications therefor
prepared by r. r. Mayberry, Archi-
tectc. Of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, in the
Independent School District OF Man.
chester. Delaware County, Iowa, will
be received by the undersigned as
Secretary Of the Board OF Directors
Of said District, at his office In
Manchester, Iowa, until O'Clock p.
N. June 2Sth. 1916. at which time
the contract therefor will be award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or Al bids.
All bids for this work must DO
made out on blank forms to be sup.
piled BY the Architect, bids to be
submitted on each school house sep
arately. and also on the two together;
and likewise on plumbing and heat.
ing TOR each building separately. and
also on the two together.
Plans and specifications for In.
spection win be on file In the office
LOT the Secretary after June 18th.
1916. Any contractor or contractors
desiring to figure on the above
named buildings and desiring a full
set Of plans until date Of letting,
shall deposit with the undersigned q
certified check for Ten Dollars as
guarantee that the contractor will
not only return the plans, but sub
NIT . bona fide bid on one or more
Eoe the above contracts to the un-
Idersigned on or before the date Of
letting: otherwise the said deposit
will be forfeited.
All bids must be accompanied by
q certified check for ten per cent Of
the amount Of the bid as guarantee
OF performance Of the contract should
1t be awarded to such bidder.
Dated May oath. 1916.
M. J. YORAN, Secretary.
22wstf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21
"That Madman In the valkyr ls Firing
At U.s."

= ~ = = p. ~. 4 b t 2
nearly due northeast. Already the
weltering roofs OF Paris were In sight
to the right, the Eiffel tower soaring
from them like fairy pillar of fine
gold lace-work, the Seine looping the
cluttered acres like sleek brown
snake.
Versailles broke the horizon to port
and slipped astern. Paris closed up.
telescoped its panorama, became q
mere blur, a smoky smudge.
But 1t was long before the distance
eclipsed that admonitory finger Of the
Eiftel.
vauquelin manipulating the levers.
the plane tilted its nose and swan
higher and yet higher. The song Of
the motor dropped an octave to a rich
or tone. The speed was sensibly in
creased.
Lanyard contemplated with untem-
pered wonder the fact of his equanim-
ity-there seemed nothing at all
strange in this extraordinary expert
ence; he was by no means excited, re-
manned merely deeply interested. And
he could detect In his physical sensa-
lions no trace Of that qualmish dread
he had always associated with high
places-the sense he now experienced
CT security, of solidity, ever afterward
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21
CHAPTER XXI.
The Flying Death.

No piysu0 0VASUs
Steadying himself with splendid
display OF self-control and downright
courage, Captain Vauquelin concen,
trated upon the management OF the bi.
plane.
| The drone Of his motor thickened
again. its speed became greater and
the machine began to rise still higher.
tracing a long, graceful curve.
Lanyard glanced apprehensively to.
ward the girl. but she continued in ap-
parent Inconsistencies that anything
was happening out Of the ordinary.
Her profile still looked forward. and
still the wind-veil trembled against her
burning cheeks.
Thanks to the racket Of the motor,
no audible reports had accompanied
the sharpshooting Of the man in the
monoplane, while Lanyard's cry Of hor-
hor and dismay had been audible to
himself exclusively. Hearing nothing.
Lucy suspected nothing.
Again Lanyard looked back.
Now the valkyr seemed to have
crept up to within Q quarter Of mile
OF the biplane, and was boring on at q
tremendous pace. its single spread of
wings on an approximate level with
that Of the upper plane of the Parrot.
But this last was rising steadily.
The drivers seat Of the Valkyr was
occupied by a mufiled, burly figure that
might be anybody-De Morbihan, Elk
strom, or any other homicidal maniac.
At the distance its actions were as
illegible as their results were unques-
tionable. Lanyard saw a little tongue
of flame lick out from point close be-
side the head Of the figure he couldn't
distinguish the firearm itself and,
like vauquelin, quite without premedi-
tation, he ducked.
simultaneously there sounded q
hard, ripping noise Immediately
above his head, and he found himself
staring up at long, ragged tear In
the canvas of the plane, caused by q
bullet striking it aslant.
Whats to be done?" he screamed
(To Be Continued
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-21

woman passenger ne settled himself,
adjusted several levers and firted Q
gay hand to his brother officers.
There was warning cry from the
rear. The crowd dropped back rapid
~ to either side. Ducroy lifted his hat
In parting salute, cried bon voyage"
and scuttled clear like startled roost-
or before motor car. Thereupon the
motor and propeller broke loose with
. mighty roar comparable only. In
Lanyard's fancy, to the chant OF ten
thousand riveting-locusts.
He felt momentarily as II his tym-
panums must burst with the incessant
and tremendous conclusion registered
upon them; but presently this sensa-
ton passed, leaving him with that OF
permanent deafness
Before he could recover and regain
control of his startled wits the aviator
had grasped a lever and the great fab
nc was In motion.
II swept down the field like .
frightened swan, and the wheels OF its
chassis, registering every infinitesimal
irregularity in the surface OF the
ground, magnified them all hundred.
fold. It was like riding in tumbrel
driven at top speed over the Giants
Causeway. Lanyard was shaken vio-
ientiy to the very marrow OF his bones;
he believed that even his eyes must be
rafting In their sockets.
Then the Parrot began to ascend.
Singularly enough, this change was
marked at first by no more than q
slight lessening OF the vibration the
machine seemed still to be dashing
over q cobbled thoroughfare at break
neck speed: and Lanyard found It diff
Acult to appreciate that they were
afoat, even when he looked down and
discovered hundred feet OF space be-
tween himself and the practice-feld.
In another breath they were soaring
over housetops.
Momentarily, now, the shocks be-
came less frequent. And presently they
ceased almost altogether, to be repeat
"a only at rare intervals. when the
drift Of air opposing the planes devel-
oped Irregularities in It's velocity.
There succeeded, in contrast, the sub
FINEST peace; even the roaring Of the
propeller dwindled to the negligible
status Of sustained drone; the Par
rott seemed to float without an effort
upon vast, still sea, flawed only occa-
sionally by inconsiderable ripples.
Still rising, they surprised the
earliest rays Of the sun; and in their
virgin light the aeroplane was trans
~formed into q thing OF gossamer gold.
Continually the air buffeted their
faces like Hood OF icy water.
Below, the scroll Of the world un-
rolled like some vast and intricately
illuminated missal. or like some
strange mosaic. marvelously. minute.
Lanyard could see the dial Of the
compass. fixed to strut on the pilots
left. BY that telltale their course lay
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Barrie and .@Pster PAM

The birth of j. NJ. Barrie's play,
peter Pan" was full of romantic in
terest. Barrie had agreed to write a
play for Frohman and met him at din
ner one night at the Garrick club in
London. Barrie seemed nervous and
i'll at ease.
What's the natter said Charles.
1Simply this" said Barrie. You
know l have an agreement to deliver
you the manuscript of a playT
Yes" said Frohman.
We'll, / have it all right said Bar
RE, 'but | am sure 1t win not be a
commercial success. 1t is a dream child
of mine, and am so anxious to see it
on the stage that l have written an
other play which l will be glad TO give
you and which viii compensate you
for any loss on the one | am so eager
to see produced"
Don't bother about that" said Froh
man. II viii produce both plays"
Now, the extraordinary thing about
this episode is that the play about
whose success Barrie was so doubtful
was Peter Pan" which made several
fortunes. The manuscript he offered
Frohman to indemnify him from loss
was Alice Sit blythe Fire" which last
ed only a season.-"CharIes Frohman.
Manager and Man"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
The Business Of Life.

Life is a business we are all apt to
mismanage, either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guided out Of our moments by the
inanities of custom. We should de-
spise a man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct Of any
other business. But in this, which Is
the one thing of all others. since 1t cCn-
tains them all, we cannot see the forest
for the trees. One brief impression OBJ
literates another There is something
SIMPLIFYING in the recurrence Of unm'
portant things, and it is only on rare
provocations that we can rise to take
an outlook beyond daily concerns and
comprehend the narrow limits and
great possibilities of our existence
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
More Than Gratuitous.

Apropos of the custom of some host
esses to invite professional artists to
their homes in the expectation that they
will amuse their guests free Of charge,
a story is told of Nine. Berthe Badly,
the famous Partisan artist, who was
invited to social gathering and asked
by the hostess to recite. She consent
ed, and then, in order that there might
be no mistake about the matter the
hostess said
"How kind it is of you to work for
US in this friendly mannerT
The emphasis on the word friendly"
was so marked as to show clearly
enough that the service was to be gra-
tuitious. After the recitation was over
Nine Bady took silver card tray from
q footman, and, initiating the musi-
clans in the cafes chantants. she made
a tour of the drawing room and col
lected whatever contributions were Of
fered, and they We're substantial ones.
Then she handed them to her hostess
and left the house.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Our Early Presidents.


The roads leading to the homes Of
our early Virginia presidents were fill
ed with admirers, who arrived. accord
ing to the custom of the south, by
coach and chariot, bringing their horses
and their servants and staying some
times for days to cumber the stables
and empty the larder. Washington.
one of the richest Americans Of his
generation, escaped bankruptcy, hav
ing the fortune to die within three
years of laying down the presidency.
The others all suffered. Jefferson paid
the penalty Of fame by being literally
eaten out of house and home, and his
biographer's idyllic statement that mo
hard work was done at Monticello"
scarcely tallies with the assertion of
his daughter that she and her house
hold servants were sometimes called
upon to provide beds for fifty people.
Monroe said of his visitors that "some
were bounties and some were taxes"
On the whole he thought that there
were enough of the former to offset the
latter, but, in his opinion, pensions for
former presidents were a necessity,
since under our republican plan they
could not shut their doors and refuse
hospitality to this sentimental horde
without discredit TO the country.-Hel-
en- Nicolay in Century Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
He Used His Head.

In the American Magazine Charles
NJ. Schwab says:
Andrew Carnegie first attracted at
tentfon by using his head to tlink
with. 1t was when he was a telegraph
operator ON the Pennsylvania railroad
under Colonel Thomas A. Scott One
morning a series of wrecks tangled up
the line. Colonel Scott was absent and
young Carnegie could not locate him
Things looked bad.
Right then ca hegle disregarded one
of the roads strictest rules and sent
out a dozen kilograms signed with
Colonel SCOTS name, giving orders that
would clear the blockade.
"'Young man. said the superitend-
ent a few hours later, do you realize
that you have broken this com2any's
rules?
"'Well, Mr.. Scott, aren't your tracks
clear and your trains running? asked
the young telegrapher.
Colonel Scott's punishment was to
make Carnegie his private secretary.
A few years later, when the colonel re-
tired from Office, he was succeeded by
the former telegraph operator. then
only twenty eight years old"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
LARGEST VILLAGE In the World.

Open, unprotected, utterly indefensi-
BILE, The Hague has basked, smiling,
just behind the storm swept edge of
the ocean for centuries. Bleak, shift
ing downs roll up to the very gardens
of its suburban villas; ancient histor-
zeal forests proffer mild memories Of
their vastness in woody parks and
winding shady ways. 1t is essentially
a place to be at peace.
Although so mingled with the doings
of the house of Orange that every
square has a historical association,
every old palace and park its story,
though the parliaments of the Dutch
states have met there since 1866 and
suave ambassadors have brought it
weighty questions and strange faces
since the sixteenth century, there is s.
pretty responsibility about this liar
gest village Of the world" that has en-.
deared 1t to the pleasure lover of all
ages.-New York Telegram
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Making Mistakes.


Big men make big mistakes. Little
men could not make big mistakes II
they tried; they haven't the capacity
The fellow of strong personality, the
man who grabs at an opportunity with
all his might and goes straight toward
its accomplishment hurriedly is more
likely to make big mistakes than the
weakened of the world who are timid
and afraid. But the mistakes do not
amount to so much with him-that is
the point. The little fellow who makes
a mistake is lost. But the big fellow is
only encouraged by. making mistake
and often is able to drag success over
his errors as a giant might drag a bull
through the underbrush. The little fell
low is not to be blamed but the big
fellow Is to be admired.-Columbu
co. Dispatch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
ROCKING Chairs.

Rocking chairs are an American In
stitution, although they are to be
found today pretty much all over the
civilized world. In England they are
invariably referred to as American
rockers" and indeed this application
is not confined to that country. Here
and there on the continent you will
hear of them in the same category.
Authorities are widely at variance as
to the time and place of the very first
rocker But that the first one was
turned out more than 200 years ago
there is little room for doubt. 1t is
fair to assume that it was the inven-
ton of a New Englander who loved
his ease He probably invented it to
offset the discomforts of the severely
straight backed chairs of our early CO.
lonial days Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Roumanian Peasant Diversions.

"Many hands make light work" is
proverb of the Roumanian peasant
often put into practice. Almost every
night there is a neigbborhood gather
ing Ike the old fashioned apple cut
ting or apple butter boiling in early
American rural history. The houses
have their turns at these parties, and
there is always a kettle of -cornmeal
mush and baked pumpkin and pota
toes and popcorn ready for the occa-
sion. All hands join in the evening
program Of eombing. carding and spin
ming the household supply of wool or
fax, while the neighborhood gossip
passes current among the elders and
occasional words of love or childish
jest among the more youthful MEM
bers of the party.-National Geograph
Ic Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Haiti,a Grotesoua Army.

When the late President Laconte of
Haiti set about to reduce the size of
his army few years ago many of the
generals whom he mustered out of the
service were put to breaking rock on
the street. At one time there were
more officers than men In the Haitian
army, according to apparently authen.
tic statements. In former times the
pay of Haitian soldier was small at
best, nothing at worst and at all times
insufficient to keep the warrior fed de-
Gently. The days for loading coffee on
departing ships were great days in
Haiti. They were days when the army
got square meal, thanks to the steve
dore wages which the men were able
to earn, says the National Geographic
Magazine. The army officers Of Haiti
were as fond of gold lace as 6 noun
tain girl of bright colors. Small won
der, then, that the regalia of a field
marshal was everywhere in evidence.
Feeding the Haitian armies in the days
before the American "big brother"
movement was not difficult job. Gar
rison rations consisted of sugar cane
stalk two or three feet long and what
ever else the soldier could beg, borrow
or steal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
Peasant. Wore Platinum Buttons.

FeaSanIS wore PLATINUM 6urton8s
with platinum now costing around
500 an ounce" said a widely known
manufacturing jeweler of this city, sit
may be hard to believe that half a CEN
fury or so ago peasants in Russia were
wearing buttons of this metal Cd their
clothing. They were also USING it for
handles of knives, forks and umbrel-
las, and the workmen in the jewelry
shops were using it for making pickle
pans, continuance, now made of cop
per, that plays quite an important part
In the making Of jewelry. At that time
platinum cost about SIS an ounce, and
in Russia it was so plentiful because
there was so little use for it that the
Russian government decided to make
coins of it In lieu Of silver. The Rus
sian people, however, were suspicious
Of the new metal, fearing that it had
no value, and it was not long before
the coins were out of circulation. 1t
was then that they began to appear as
buttons and to be melted for purposes
more utilitarian than decorative."-
New York Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
"Threa Shaats In the Wind"

what was the origin of the phrase
for drunkenness, three sheets in the
wind?" landsman asked a sailor the
other day. WELL" said the sailor
'I'n explain that matter to you. The
two lower corners Of ships sail are
held taut by two ropes, one called a
tack and another called a sheet The
tack is always kept very tight, but
the sheet is loosened according to the
wind, and the looser the sheet is the
more freely the sail swings. If the
sail is quite free its sheet is said to
be in the wind Now, suppose that
all three of ships sails were quite
free. They would then fly about very
crafty, and the ship would wabble.
The course Of the ship would be zig
gag one, and the reason for this would
be that she had three sheets in the
wind That, 1 guess, is why a man
when he zigzags in his course is said
to be three sheets in the wind Also"