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RAN THE FIRST ENGINE ENGINEER OF FAMOUS "ROCKET” IS STILL ALIVE. Edward Entwistle, of Des Moines, la., ' Has Unique Claim to Distinction —Recalls Building of Loco motive and Trial Trip. St. Louts.—The engineer who ran the faihoifS*Rocket of George Stephen son, the first passenger locomotive to draw a passenger train in the world, is still alive, in good health, and cele brated his ninety-second birthday a few weeks ago at his home in De3 Moines, la. Edward Entwistle is the name of the man who has this unique claim to distinction. Entwistle was a lad not 16 years of age when Stephenson completed his plans, secured a charter for the rail road between Liverpool and Manches ter, laid his track and was ready to run the train. Entwistle was recom mended to Stephenson by no less a. personage than the duke of Bridge water, whose steward informed his ihighness that Entwistle was the best mechanic in the shops. Mr. Entwistle, in his humble home, delights to live over the old days and tell the story of the preparations and the trial trip, the events of which are fresh in his mind from frequent itera tion. His story is told in this man-, ner: “I was born at Tilsey’s Bank, Lan cashire, England, March 24. 1S15. When less than 15 years old. I was ap prenticed for seven years to the trade of mechanical engineering in the -large works of- George Stephenson ’and his son Robert, at Newcastle. “In 1828 the Liverpool & Manchester ^Railway company began building a railroad across Chat Moss, an im mense bog between the two* cities. Steam carriages had been in use for some time carrying light merchandise at slow speed over the ordinary roads. The Stephensons believed the engines •could be made to run on iron rails at bigh speed. The directors of the rail way company were decidedly skepti cal, but finally decided to offer a prize •of $2,500 for an engine, conditioned that if of six tons’ weight it must con sume its own smoke, draw, day by <iay, 20 tons weight, including its own water tank and tender, at ten miles per hour, with a steam pressure not exceeding 50 pounds per square * inch, and must be delivered at the Liverpool end of the road before Oct. '1. 1829, the price not to exceed $2,750. “My employers, the Stephensons, de cided to compete for the prize, not withstanding the opinion of the lead ing engineers of the country that not only a high speed engine, but the building of the- road, would be a fail ure. The elder Stephenson contract •.ed to construct the railroad across the bog. a huge undertaking. "The locomotive was constructed in the shops where I was employed, I being engaged for some weeks on va rious parts of it3 mechanism and as sisting in putting it together at the last. I was then but a mere lad, but had good mechanical ingenuity and, understood machinery thoroughly, hav ing a special knack and fancy for it. • “When our locomotive was com pleted it wa3 named the Rocket* was given a trial trip, and won the prize against three competitors, settling the question for all time whether horse traction or steam traction was to be used on railroads. “By the skill and inventive genius of George and Robert Stephenson that first engine took on the form in all essentials maintained in the great en The “Rocket.” gines drawing transcontinental flyers to-day. “After the trial trip the Rocket was put In service hauling material for construction of the road. The gauge wu3 four feet eight and one-half inches, or that of the regular wagon road. Stephenson intending that if his loco motive failed on iron rails to run it on dirt roads. It is a singular fact that the gauge of the Rocket has been the standard gauge of railroads all over the world. Other widths have been tried, but abandoned. "When the railroad was completed. Sept. 13, 1830, was set for the date of the trial trip drawing passenger cars. The train consisted of two double decked carriages, each seating 18 per sons—nine on the upper deck and nine below. The weight of the train was . not quite ten tons. The average speed was 14 miles an hour, although at times we got as high as 29 miles an hour.” Mr. Entwistle lias not seen the Rocket since it was exhibited at Phil adelphia, and greatly regrets that be was unable to go to St. Louis two summers ago and see his pet once more before he dies. “HELLO” GIRLS OF MANILA. The Work Attracts Members of Aris tocratic Filipino Families. Manila.—Manila telephone subscrib ers feel that, though living in what the average American believes to be a semi-barbarious land, the rest of the world has no “edge” on them in being served by comely maidens as “hello A "Central” Office in Manila. girls.” The Filipino telephone opera tor comes from the best families of her land, and takes her work more se riously than her fair-skinned sister of the Occident,; She has her servant, who is also her chaperon, to accom pany her to the office, carrying her lunch, and who calls to chaperon her back to the security of her home when the gong ring# on her day’s work. The Spanish custom of never permitting an unmarried woman above the age of 12 years to leave the portals of her casa unaccompanied, still prevails with both Spaniards and Filipinos of the better class, and their employment as telephone operators permit no re laxation of the watchful, care. The fact that the field of labor, aside from domestic service, for the Filipino, girl is so limitedi makes em ployment in this line especially desir able and much sought after by the daughters of the well-to-do Filipinos. Hence, to be a “hello girl” in the Phil ippine# is, an honor carrying with it prestige afcd enters into the best so ciety. - To serve as “central” in Manila, a girl must speak and understand En glish, Spanish and Tagalog, and some of them possess a “working" knowl edge of Chinese, Japanese and other oriental tongues, The chief operator—an American woman—of the recently established Manila line states that the Filipino girls employed as operators are very apt and intelligent and are rapidly developing a most satisfactory serv ice. They receive, as beginners, a sal ary of 20 pesos ($10) per month, which is increased to twice that amount on their becoming proficient. As the word “hurry” is an unknown one in the far east, so likewise it is often aecessarv for an impatient sub scriber to curb his temper when tele phoning. But the tones of the dulcet voiced operator, “Dae lyne ees beesee, senor,” soothes his soul to patience. _;_ NEW HEAD FOR LATENT OFFICE. Grit Makes Edward B. Moore of Mich igan Commissioner. Washington.—Edward B. Moore of Michigan ha§ been appointed by the president to succeed Frederick I. Al len as commissioner patents. Mr. Moore, who is the present assistant commissioner, won his appointment through pure grit. Moore came to Washington when a boy to visit his brother, who was secretary of the Spanish claims commission. While playing ball on a scrub team, a senate page told him he had resigned his place. Toung Moore immediately hustled down to thu senate chamber, and tackled Senator Morrill •‘of Maine for the job. In 1875 President Grant appointed him Inspector of internal revenue, and he had a lot to do with the expose of the whisky frauds. After that he was appointed to a posi tion in the patent office, and in 1900 was sent to the Paris exposition. While absent he was made assistant commissioner by President McKinley, and reappointed by President Roose velt. Too Much System. Every large manufacturing concern now considers “system" as one of the commandments. But it can be over done. Some ten years ago there was not enough of ft; now it seems to be in danger of running mad.—Engineer ing Times. • . .. . 'I THE ERROR OF INTERRUPTION. “Gracious, Smith, but you have a fierce cold. How did yoiw catch it?” “Hang me if I know how. I’ve taken off—” "You idiot! And you don’t know how you caught It! Why, a child could tell you. I am surprised, that a man of your intelligence, or supposed intelligence—” "I don’t see any occasion for such an outburst as that. You ict as though I had committed a crime. I was sim ply going to say I’ve taken oft—” “And you don’t know h«yr you caught the cold! Why, it’s a wqnder pou’re not in the hospital with pneu monia! I didn’t suppose a man like you would do that. You read the pa pers, don’t you? Every day you see Interviews with doctors—” "Excuse me, old man. I try to De patient with everybody, but you are taxing my temper to the limit. I start to tell you I’ve taken off—’’ "Yes, and you »ught to be ashamed to confess it. Don’t you see inter views with our best doctors, urging people sot to take off their flannels r/;j “Who said anythin? about taking off Ids flannels V’ “Why, yon did. Ton said you'd taken ’em off—” “I didn't Bfiy anything of the kind. But I did try to say that I didn’t know how I had caught this cold because I have taken awful good care of myself all this spring.”—Chicago Journal. Mysterious Sounds in a Church. Strange sounds lave been heard coming from varibus parts of St. James’ church, Exeter, for a consider able time past, and efforts to solve the mystery have been fruitless. At times the sounds are like the chanting of psalms and the practicing of the scales. They are usually noticed be fore the morning and evening serv ices. 1 The officials of the church admitted the other day that they have been heard for the past two* or three years. —London Daily Mail. An advertisement intended to be in English *was published recently In a Geneva paper for, a partner with 10. 000 francs, as the advertiser wished to CONDEMNS STANDARD OIL METHODS nerDcrx rvnox omim. Herbert Knox Smith, who has reported to the president that Standard Oil has been aided by flagrant rate discrimination, and that it maintains its position by crippling existing rivals and preventing the organization of new companies, is commissioner of corporations, and previous to his appointment a few months ago was deputy commissioner under Mr. Garfield. Chester, Mass., is his birthplace, and he was born Nov. 17, 1869. IN THE NATURE OF PICKUP. Woman Wanted the Express Charges Saved to 8tore. A young woman entered a store In Washington and bought a smoking jacket. “Of course you will pay the express charges on this for me?” she said, with a winning smile. “Certainly, madam,” replied the clerk. "We will pay express any where within 100 miles.” “What will the express charge be to Blankville, W. Va.?” she asked. ‘Clever mind how much it will he,” said the clerk. “Whatever it may be, the amount will be paid.” “But I want to know the cost,” she persisted. “I would have to ’phone the express company to get it. Why are you so anxious’”’ “Because I am going to Blankville, and I will carry the package out there myself and deliver it. I want you to deduct from the price of it the amount you would have to pay the express company.” And then with the sweet est of smiles she added, “Remember the saying of the good old woman, ‘Let nothing go to waste.’ ’’ Public Spiritetd Thugs. A man was coming up from Chun cben province with a sum of money which had been subscribed for the payment of the public debt. He was HIS LAST GALLANT ACT. Why Salters Would in the Future Stick to His Seat. “That’s the last time—the very last time,” walled Salters, as he slammed his hat on the deck and gave other in dications of mental anguish. “Last time for what? Got another tip on a good thing?” queried the bookkeeper, with languid interest. “No, sir. It’s the last time I’ll ever give up my seat on a car to a woman,” replied Salters, with increas ing warmth. “I was lucky enough to get a seat in the subway express this morning,” he continued, “and was comfortably reading my paper, when a young woman got on at One Hun dred and Sixteenth street. I was sit ting in a cross seat when I caught sight of her. She looked tired and del icate, and seeing nobody else make a motion .to get up, I arose, made my best bow and waved my hand toward the vacant place. She bowed stiff ly and said: ‘No, thank you. I never could ride backward.’ Before I could sit down again a big husky fellow, who had heard her, dropped into the place with a grunt of satisfaction. I had to stand all the way down town. Never again, I tell you.”—N. Y. Press. King Alfonso’s Full Title. King Alfonso XIII. Is said to be the only man who was ever born a king! URGES MORE LIBERAL CHURCH LAWS Bishop Berry. Methodists are divided in their views on the opinion of Bishop Berry re garding dancing. In a sermon at Philadelphia the bishop declared that the members of the church must become more liberal In their attitude toward card playing as well as dancing. Bishop Berry’s headquarters are in Buffalo. He is president of the Epworth league, and is highly esteemed in Methodist and other circles. met by robbers, who took the money and started t‘away. He called after them that the money was a sub scription to the fund for the rais ing of the debt, whereupon they came back and handed him the money and begged his pardon for their mistake, and then gave him ten yen extra as a contribution on their own part. He asked their names to publish in the papers, but they said they did not want to obtain notoriety in that way, and declined, but said they were glad jto pay something toward helping the country.—Korean News. Origin of 8lang Phrase. James Baker of the Royal Geograph ical society gives this little story of a Greek saint: "Our good St Blaslos that gave ns the phrase ‘drunk as Blazes;' for this saint was pleasantly done to death by having his flesh torn off by wool combs, and so he became the patron of the English wool comb ers; and as a high feast was kept up on his day, and the people who fre quented the feast were called Blazers, so the saying grew into the English tongue and remains there fixed and useful." Making a Bad Matter Worse. In a little village church where the organ power was furnished by the strong arms of the Janitor the choir got into trouble one morning during the* singing of the opening anthem. Suddenly the organ ceased making u sound. The choir voices also partly stopped, aq,d the situation was not im; proved by a strong but muffled voice coming from behind the' organ, saying so loudly that the congregation an well as the singers heard: “Sing like thunder, boys. The belters Is bust* ad!” v* A posthumous son of Alfonso XII., who died in November, 1885, was born in May of the following year and was immediately proclaimed king under the regency of his mother, who was an imperial princess of the house ot Austria. He was the third child oi his parents, the two infantas, Mer cedes and Marle-Therese, having been born in 1880 and 1882, respectively. The full title of Alfonso XIII. is Leon* Ferdinand-Marie-Jacques • Isadore-Pas cal-Antoine, king of Spain, of Castle, of Leon d’Aragon, of the two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, Minorca and Maporca, of Seville, Valencia, Galicia, of Cor dova, Gibraltar, of. the Canary Islands, and of the East and West Indies, be Bides which he bears numerous ducal and archducal titles.—Harper's Bazar A Revision. “After all,” said the dyspeptic phil osopher, “what a man is depends largely' on what a man eats and hoe he digests it. The cook is the most responsible factor in our civilization.’; “Quite true,” answered Miss Cay enne. “The old song should be Changed from ‘Hail to the Chief,’ to ’Hail to the Chef.’” A Wise Physician. “Moike.” *What is it Pat?” “Supposin' Oi was to have a fit?” “Yis.” * “And ye had a pint av whisky?” “Yis.” “Would yes'- kneel down and put the bottle to me lips?" “Oi would not.” “Yes wouldn’t?” • “No. I could bring yez to yer fate quicker be shtandln’ up in front of yes And dhrinkin' It myself” . a; i ,:i$Li£si£ titf&kK&k k ,k;.-ki a FEED THE BRUTE. The Certain Way to the Heart of Man. Baked Potatoes.—When baking po tatoes, either sweet or Irish, the skinr will remain soft if, after the potatoes •are carefully washed, the skin is greased with lard or butter. Sausage and Eggs.—Don’t destroy smoked sausage from a meal. When minced and fried with scrambled eggs makes a savory dish. Egg Plant Fritters.—Peel the egg plant, cut in half Inch slices, boil in hot water until soft, mash smooth, let' cool; beat one egg light, add salt, pepper, one cup of flour, two spoon fuls of baking powder in the flour. Batter must be like cake; drop in smoking hot lard in iron frying pan in large spoonfuls; two spoonfuls of lard are sufficient. Cook 15 minutes. Fried Smelts.—Wash the smelts and dry them thoroughly with a cloth, then dip them in flour. On taking from the flour cover them thoroughly with a mixture made from the beaten yolks of two eggs and a heaping tea spoonful of melted butter, then roll in hot fat until brown and crisp and perve with tartare sauce. Toast and Cheese.—A good way to serve up stale pieces of cheese is to put them throv^Pi the food-chopper (using the nut-butter grinder), place in a dish and moisten with a little milk. Put in a "hot oven for ten min utes and serve hot on toast. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Flavoring Coffee.—To give boiled coffee a delicious flavor soak the grounds in the amount of water in which it is to be boiled, at least one hour before using. Then boil hard ten minutes. Boi’ed Pudding.—One cup of mo lasses, one cup of seeded raisins and currants mixed, one cup of sour milk or of buttermilk, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the milk, two cups of graham flour, salt and spice to taste. Stir all well together, ,pour Into a buttered mold or double boiler and steam for three hours. Serve with a pudding sauce. PF.WTER A FAD. Articles Made of Thi^p Metal Growing in Favor. Pewter is rapidly regaining the high place it once held in the hearts of American housewives. Time was when it was much more highly regarded than silver-plated vrare .and ranked second only to solid silver. Apparently that time is returning. Nor is it without reason. Pewter, while not one of the precious metals, is full of artistic possibilities. Its dull luster lends itself to all sorts of dec orative effects and the burnished fin ish gleams almost as brilliantly as the true white metal. Moreover, it recalls the really refined simplicity of colon ial days. It is particularly effective against the fine old mahogany of grandma’s time, or the rosewood of the great-grandmamma’s. Set against a shining background, pewter is pleasing to those who value the aesthetic above the costly. The ware comes in graceful shapes, includ ing tea urns, tea, coffee and chocolate pots, flagons, tankards, mugs and gob lets. Pewter plates are singularly decorative and the platters and bread trays are not without their place in the general art scheme. Thus far the pewter relics dug up from the curiosi ty shops have been devoted largely to the adornment of walls and cabi nets, but it is predicted the ware shortly will be in more practical use when womankind of to-day realizes its worth as fully as did the woman of a hundred years ago. LITTLE ECONOMIES. The skimming of fat from off soups, etc., should be saved for frying pur poses. Old stockings make excellent floor yolishers. Split open and sew to gether, cutting off the feet if they are much darned. They are also excellent for polishing shoes. Instead of throwing away the peels of oranges and lemons, put thtwo into the jug on the washstand. This will give the water a delightful perfume, besides softening it until it is equal to rain water for the complexion. From an economical point of view, it would surprise a good many, es pecially those who drink two or three cups of tea or coffee at a meal if, in stead of puttift the sugar into the tea, it was saved for a* week to find what a saving could be effected in the mat ter of sugar to the ..benefit of both health and pocket To make over old nightgowns to advantage cut the bottom of a -flannel nightgown the length of your petti coat and then gather into a belt. The same can be done with a muslin gown by adding straps over the shoulders, a little lace and beading, and you have a nice chemise. One pair of stockings will make a stocking cap for big brother. TJse fleeced hose with wide ribbed top, golf hose or boys’ heavy ribbed ones. Cut off foot; open down seams; and cut in a point. Sew up; reversing seam about four inches from top for turn back; add tassel of germantown yarn. This Is the Way. To clean thread race, sew new white mnslin around a bottle, then roll lace smoothly and securely, tacking the ends. Touch the lace lightly with sweet oil while finding. Fill the bot tle with cold water- to keep it from bursting, and set it upright in a strong suds of cold water and castile soap. Tie a string around the neck of the bottle, and secure it to the kettle, and boil half an hour or more, or until the lace is clean. RlcSfe with hot water and set the bottle in the sun. When quite dry, remove the lace and lay in long folds between sheets of white paper, and press for a day or two. ^To Remove Paint. When a house is being done up paint is not infrequently spilt in door steps, and if i3 sometimes found very difficult to remove. In that case make a strong solution of potash and wash the steps, simply leaving the solution to soak in. In a short time the paint will become soft, and can then be washed off With soap and water. Then use cold water. Paint which has been toft on for some time will yield to this INHERITED A FORTUNE CHIEF HEIR OF “SILENT” SMITH "JOLTED” BY NEWS. George Grant Mason, Nephew of De ceased Millionaire, Tells of Him self—Engaged in Railroading 8ince He Left Yale. » Chicago.—Do you think you could be,calm if you woke up and found yourself possessed of’$12,000,000? Do you think you'd get up just as early In the morning and drill down to work In the same old way when $12,000,000 awaited you in the bank to cut up any tricks your checkbook might order? That’s what George Grant Mason, heir to the vast fortune of “Silent” Smith, is doing—being calm and hold ing on to the job which supported him before his eccentric uncle died sud denly while on a tour of Japan and made the South Dakota trainman a millionaire. Mr. Mason, who was recently in Chicago atttending a family reunion in Evanston and incidentally on busi ness connected with the settlement of the Smith estate, frankly says that the news that he was to inherit the greater part of the Smith millions gave him a jolt for the time being— it was so unexpected. Then, having recovered from the blissful shock, he slid back into the monotonous routine of railroad life which had been his be fore the sudden acquisition of wealth. In many ways does this tall, well set, blue-eyed, athletic man differ from the kinsman who was famed for his taciturnity much more than for his riches. In the first place Mr. Mason not only is willing to talk about him self in a modest way, but he does it in an exceedingly entertaining man ner. “Tell you something about myself?” he repeated with a smile. “Well, what is there I can say? I was an old Yale '88 man; both my brother and I were there together. We were prepared at Glackall, near Lynne, Conn., and then after a year we went to college, where my brother and I attended the Shef field Scientific school. “I was always fond of athletics; in my senior year I was substitute both on the baseball and football teams, and I have not lost my love for either. When we left Yale we attended the Stevens institute for a year, and, of course, went in strongly for athletics there, my brother having been cap tain of the baseball team. “In 1889 my brother and I entered the mechanical department of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road and I remained in Milwaukee for five years. My next move was a most important one for me., I was sent to Green Bay, Wis., and it was there I met my wife. She was a Miss Marion Peak, the daughter of Mrs. Neyllle, who, by the way, is very well known in the Federation of Women’s Clubs and is a very talented woman. I may safely say that my trip lx* Green Bay was the luckiest «I ever made, not even excepting this last visit to New York. “I remained two years in Green Bay, where I was roundhouse fore man, and I returned to Milwaukee as chief draughtsman in the drawing of fice. Then I was sent to Mason City, la., where I was trainmaster for five years. The final shift was to Aber deen, S. D., where I remained two years and a half, which brings us down to the present time. I can tell you that the job in Aberdeen was no sinecure. The Pacific coast extension was right oft the end of my division and we had a tremendous lot of work to do. The contrast between the life GEORGE GRANT MASON. (Principal Heir to Fortune of “Silent" Smith.) there and here in th» city is startling. It was one continual grind, but some how I loved the life. “I always planned my course so as to stand on my own feet, and I think without any egotism I may say I did that pretty successfully. I thought perhaps I might one day get some thing, for my sister, my brother and I got 100 $1,000 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul bonds under the will of the late George Smith, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine any thing like this. “So little did I anticipate it that when I came east I applied for only an indefinite leave of absence. I did not resign, for I fully expected to return. I didn't even close up my house, but now I shall have to stop here a year at least and Mrs. Mason has returned west to wind up our affairs in Aber deen. George Grant Mason, latest recruit to the ranks of millionaires, gives one the impression that he is going to be a distinct acquisition to that order, though, as a well-known railroad man said, a first-class trainman has been spoiled in the process. CARDINAL TO VISIT AMERICA. Merry Del Val Plans Trip to Western States. V CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL. (Catholic Prelate Who Will Soon Visit the United 8tatee.) New York.—Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, who has announced that in the near future he will visit the mid dle and western states. Is pontifical secretary of state and Is no stranger to America. Formerly he was papal delegate to Canada, and he also has visited New York. The cardinal was raised to his present eminence in 1&03, after the election of Pope Pius X.,' by whom he was appointed pon tifical secretary in succession to the renowned Cardinal Ranipolla del Tin daro.* He also was secretary of the sacred college that elected the pres ent pontiff. Cardinal Merry del Val was born in London in 1865, his fa ther having been then secretary of the Spanish embassy to the court of St. James. He is descended from an Irish family who emigrated to Spain at the end of the seventeenth cen tury. PRIMITIVE WRITING TABLET. Old Sand Table and Aged Man Who as Child Was Taught to Write on It. ^ London.—It would be interesting to inow how many people now living re member the days when their three R’s” were taught them by means of sand—ink, pencils and paper being too costly. An interesting reminder of those times is the old sand writing table to be seen at Dennington, in Suf folk. It consists of a long, smooth board, with a rim all round. On this surface fine sand was sprinkled to a depth of about an eighth of an inch, and the writing was traced thereon with the forefinger. A plasterer’s leveler was used for smoothing the sand for the next pupil. The sexton shown in the picture seated at the table is just; foursoore years and ten, and he learned to write Old Sand Writing Table. on this board. These tables were often kept in church, and writing les sons took place after morning service. One Favor Asked. Poor Author—And is this all I am to have from the sale of my book? Wealthy Publisher—That is the regular percentage, sir. What more do you want? “Urn—well. I’d like the loan of your turnout and coachman for an hour or so.” “H’m! Where do you want to be taken?” ‘‘To the poorhouse."—N. Y. Weekly. Pilpay: What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh. 8CENE OF THE HAYWOOD TRIAL. County courthouse «t Boiee where the secretary of the Western Federation ie now being tried on a charge of conspiracy to murder ernpr Btounenberg of Idaho who was killed at Caldwell bribers' Ex-Gov