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Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-27

died, George Keats was successful in his
ventures, but always FESTIVE under the feeling
that he ought to do something to make his
brother, as man and poet, better known to
the world, and so enlarge his fame. He OPP
posed with all his might the intention that
Brown had Of writing Keats life and
publishing the poetry that had been left I'M
published when Keats died. At length he
secured an order of the court restraining
Brown from publishing the literary remains of
his brother. He did not believe Brown had
the capacity to do the subject Justice, and
also fancied that Browns main desire was to
glorify himself. John Hamilton Reynolds,
another of John Keats friends" was urged
to undertake the work, but for some reason
nothing came of it.
Just before his death, in 1912, the shadow
Of Audubon again fell over George Keats
path. He Endorsed the notes of a connection
of Audubon's who failed in business. In
the settlement the accumulations of all of
George Keats business life was swallowed
up. He died a few months later, before he
had had time to make a fresh start. This
merchant, whose failure involved George
Keats, had been kind to the young Keatses
in their early years of embarrassment, after
the failure of the boat venture. George Keats
credit and all that he had was ever after
at this merchants disposal.
THE KEATS DESCENDANTS.
George Keats had several children-four
daughters and two sons reached maturity
The eldest daughter, Georgiana, she to whom
when a baby the well known lullaby was
| written by her uncle, married Alfred Gwath'
mey of Louisville. Their only child, George
Keats G%wathmey, is the editor of a news
paper in Missouri. The second daughter,
Emma, married Philip Speed Of Louisville
and was the mother of the present writer,
She left a large family and there are now
some two score of grandchildren. The two
other daughters married and left children,
The younger son, Clarence Keats, died young,
though he was married and left one daugh'
ter. The first son. John Keats, is the only
child Of George Keats still living. He is
a man of a very shy temperament and pre-
fers a quiet life in the far country to a more
active life in the busy world, in the affairs
and society Of which his natural talents and
his liberal accomplishments admirably fiji
him to shine. He has one child, a daughter
and 1t seems likely that Keats as a family
name will perish in America with him.
JOHN GILMER SPEED.
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public. George Keats intention in coming to
America was not merely to better his W
fortunes, but to build up those Of his family,
which had been wasted by the mismanage-
ment Of Mr.. Abbey. 1t was his fond nope
that he might make q home for his brother
John either in America or in England, pre-
ferably in America, for he recognized that his
brother needed near him a robust nature
upon which to unburden the melancholy
moods which now and again OPP
pressed him. From boyhood George
Keats had been the one upon whom John
most relied in these fits of depression, and
tho younger brother always regretted that
in the saddest time of Johns life he should
have been way and without power to look
after him. But, as we have seen, George
Keats good fortunes in America were de-
layed several years, and he lost about all
of the money he brought to this country
with him before he began making anything.
When he did begin to make money it was
too late for his good fortune to be shared by
the young poet, who had gone to Italy as a
forlorn hope and died in Rome after a few
long months of painful illness.
FALSE STORY OF NEGLECT.
One of John Keats intimate friends,
Charles Armitage Brown, was of a most
Jealous nature, and he wished the world to
believe that he had succored John Keats in
a time of poverty, and that in fact for a
year or so he had supported his young friend.
To support this view he had the story circu-
lated that George Keats had taken all OF
John Keats fortune to America with him
and had refused to make restitution. In
evidence of this he quoted what George
Keats said to John in letters about his
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-27
KEATS FAMILY IN AMERICA
The Poets Younger Brother a Kentucky
Pioneer.
SUCCESSFUL. IN BUSINESS VENTURES
wreck of the Family Fortune NJ
H~ome-False Stories of Neglect
AmericRnl Descendants - Some
New Facts in Life of Keats.

Copyrighted, 1885,. by John Gllmer speed)
This is the centennial year of John Keats
who was born on the goth OF October, lf9o.
1t is interesting to recall that at the time
when in the bitterness Of his heart he de-
sired that his epitaph should be: Here lies
one whose name was writ in water there
was a household on the banks OF the Ohio
river in which he was most tenderly and 10y
ally loved. and where, after his death, he was
mourned with a sadness which knew no lift
ing. He had a brother in America and in
Cave Hill cemetery in Louisville, Ky, there
Is a monument built of boulders erected to
the memory Of the Keats family In America
Around this lie buried the remains OF George
Keats and his wife and all Of their children
save the eldest son, John Keats, who Is still
living in the northwestern part OF Missouri,
where he is a farmer and a civil engineer.
INHERIT A COMFORTABLE ESTATE.
George Keats was a younger brother Of the
poet, but on account OF his larger size and
more conservative temper was generally
considered at school to be the older OF the
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two. Indeed, the earliest of John Keats
biographers spoke OF George Keats as the
Oldest OF his family. But John was born In
1895 and George in 1897. John Jennings, the
maternal grandfather Of the Keats. retired
from business with a fortune Of fl3, 900 $685.
OO0) and the business was continued by his
son-ln-law, Thomas Keats. Thomas Keats
was killed by a fall from his horse in 1904
and John Jennings died the next year. The
latter left 1900 in trust for the Keats chill
dren and 200 a year to their mother. The
rest OF his estate went to his widow. The
mother Of the Keats children, who, shortly
after Thomas Keats died, married again,
died in 1910. The next year Mrs. Jennings,
being desircus OF making provision for her
orphan grandchildren. Gin consideration Of
natural love and affection which she had for
them" executed a deed putting them under
the care Of two guardians, to whom she made
over, 10 be held in trust for their benefit
from the date Of the instrument, the chief
part Of the property derived from her late
husband under his will. The value OF the
property go put In trust exceeded $40, 900.
When Mrs. Jennings died four years later
something exceeding SIS. 900 more was added
10 this fund belonging to the Keats children.
Besides these two sums they were entitled
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STORIES OF PREACHERS.

II isn't in the traditions OF the Ozark
says the be-Democrat, that old
Magness was ever converted, but
stories are told to show that he had a GER
tain kind of respect for religion. The Mag
ness family came from Kentucky. On one
occasion, 1t is said, Rev. John Milligan
stopped at Jonathan's house for the night.
The arrival was unexpected. Mrs. Magness
had made no unusual preparations for sup
per. AS the family and the guest sat down
old Jonathan surveyed the simple fare for
a few moments and then said abruptly:
Help yourself, Mr.. Milligan."
Breakfast brought an altogether different
looking array of dishes. Old Jonathan looked
II over.
well, old lady" he said, addressing Mrs,
Magness, sit looks as IL you had something
for breakfast worth thanking God for"
Turning to the preacher old Jonathan said
Give us a touch, Brother Milligan."
And Brother Milligan promptly asked q
blessing.
Three young Methodist preachers on the
way to conference stopped at the Magness
house for the night. After supper old Jona-
than produced a bible and a hymn book. He
handed them to one Of the young preachers,
asking:
''Sir, will you pray in my family?"
The young preacher read and sang and
prayed. AS soon as they arose from their
knees old Jonathan handed the DOCKS 10 an
other, asking:
"Sir. will you pray in my family"
The second preacher conducted service,
and then the old man called on the third,
This young man took the books and went al
II in earnest. He read and sang and prayed.
He opened with a general appeal for all
mankind, and generally narrowed down his
intercessions until he got down to poor
old Father Magness, whose locks have growu
gray in sin, and who Is now stalking on the
brink Of hell" He begged the LORD 20
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GLORIES.

My Marion, when she lived, so loved these
flowers
There's many must remember how she
tripped,
Each morning, when they all hung rainy
Across the meadow to the heather bowers;
Where sinking sadly from the midnight
They huns storm-beaten In the early hours.
Until the sunlight, or my Marion came,
And lifted them to their accustomed place,
Where the would twine again and inter
And bear quite proudly their old-fashioned
Their rainbow colors Haunting with such
The, paier. plnlng primrose dropped fol
shame.
And sometimes she would place them In her
hair,
Purple and gold in royal challenging:
A lovelier crown no courtier could bring
Then she would come to meet me; not q
Upon tho upturned face so young and fair,
Nor in the eyes which he'd me captive there,
But that was long ago! Sweet Marion wed
knew not whom nor made a single quest
But then n song had dice within my
From every scene of boyhood hope | fled
Yet aid forgive; and when my love lay dead
These blossoms kissed again her sunny mead
kathryn Rush.
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soften this old sin-hardened heart and turn
the face of Father Magness Zionward."
Old Jonathan asked for no more prayers.
The next morning the preachers asked what
they owed. Mr.. Magness said to the first:
Your bill is ST." To the second he said:
your bill is ST." To the third he said:
Your bill is nothing. I'll be If you didn't
pray well for me-
A Bucyrus, o., clergyman, with an eye to
business, publishes a weekly program of the
church services, interspersed with advertise
ments. A paragraph eXhorting the people
to praise the Lord is followed by a rafting
lad" of a hardware house. An 'ad." be-
ginning, Good butter a specially" follows
a paragraph beginning, "What owest thou
unto the Lord?' After an exhortation that
ends, 'In the next world no offerings are
needed" comes an lad" beginning, Trade
with Meyer G. Hirsch." After a paragraph
referring to the world to come there is an
'ad." about Fresh and smoked meats"
All absent-minded young preacher in New
England, says Harper's Round Table, wish
ing to address the young ladies of his con-
gregation after the morning services, re-
marked from the pulpit that he would be
very glad IL the female brethren OF the con-
| gregation would remain after they had gone
home. He was almost as badly mixed, the
! narrator Of this says, as another preacher,
| who, after describing a pathetic scene he
had witnessed, added, huskily:
II tell you, brothers, there was hardly a
dry tear in the house"
Rev. w. Williams, in his personal Remi-
| niscences of G. ii. Spurgeon," tells an anec-
dote about the great preacher as a smoker.
Some gentleman wrote to Mr.. Sturgeon, say
ing 'he had heard he smoked, and could not
believe It true. Would Mr.. Spurgeon write
and tell him If it really was so?" The reply
sent was as follows: Dear -, l cultivate
my flowers and burn my weeds. Yours truly,
C. II. Spurgeon."
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And sometimes she would place them in hi
An Adventure with Lightning.

Captain Frank Wallace Of Small Point,
Me-, had a thrilling experience recently dur
ing a thunder shower. He was out in a dory
after ducks when the storm came up and
suddenly there came a fash Of lightning that
seemed to surround his boat with its fame,
and then something like a ball OF FIRE danced
along the crest OF the wave In his direction.
There was a dreadful roll OF thunder that
seemed to break over his head and then he
knew no more for some time. When lie re-
viyed he was at first unable to move, but
at last half tipped over, his hands going into
the water. He then discovered that his oars
we're gone and his rife lay in the bottom Of
the boat completely shattered. lie also
found that he was bleeding freely, but, recoy-
erlRg somewhat, he padded ashore with Q
piece of board, reaching there after several
hours OF hard work. Then It took the
doctor a long while to stop tho raising OF
blood, but Captain Wallace has now re.
covered SO as to be around as usual.
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Cooks Extra Dry Imperial Champagne 10
the pure Juice Of the grape naturally fsr-
mentsd, For b9Quet it has 70 superior.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

An incident related by the author OF
1.-THE Pearl OF India IN his descrlp-
ton OF the fora Of Coylon, ~ almost
uncanny. although we are assured that
il is true. II Is about the nimosa, or
sensitive plant, and makes one al
most wonder whether the plant has
intelligence.
The doctor. one Of the characters OF
the book. while sitting with the fam
ily on the broad plazzn, which formed
the front OF the bungalow OF n coffee
plantation, recognized thrifty senai-
tive plant, and II was nude the sub
ject Of remark. He called his young
daughter OF II years from the house.
Lena" said he. Ego and kiss the
mimosa."
The child did 80, laughing gleefully.
and came away. The plant gave no
token OF shrinking from contact with
the pretty child.
Now said the host. "will you
touch the plart2"
Rising TO do 40. we approached Il
With one hand extended. and before It
had come fairly In contact the near
est spray and leaves wilted yisibly.
1.-The plant knows the child" said
the doctor. "but you are q stranger
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

redemptloners through the country, and
sell them 10 the farmers. They gem
orally purchased them In lots Of atty
or more sof the captains of ships, TO
whom the redemptioners were bound In
payment of their passage money. This
trade was brisk for a while, but was
at last broken up by the members, who
ran away from the drivers, The last OF
the ignominlous set disappeared about
the year 1855. a good story is told OF
his having been tricbed by one Of his
herd. The fellow contrlved, by a little
management, to be the last OF the flock
remaining unsold. and Travelled about
with his master. one night they
lodged at tavern. and in the morning
the young fellow. who was an irish
man, rose early. sold his master to
the landlord. pocketed the money, and
marched on. Previous to going. how
ever he used the precaution to tell the
purchaser that. though tolerably clever
In other respects, he was rather saucy
and a little given to lying. and that
at times he had even been presump-
tuous enough 10 represent himself as
the master. and might possibly do so
to him.
Gradually the whole traffic In re
demptioners." as well as the particu-
lar branch followed by the soul-drly-
ers. came to be viewed In Its true light,
and to meet with strong popular dis
approval The traffic became less In
volume, and by a law OF 1918 was
abolished altogether,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

From the accession Of the Prinae OF
Wales. the British royal family, by
British customs, will be called the CO.
burgs; and had Il been the lot u the
little Lady Alexandra Dun. or any
future brother OF hers. 20 found a new
line. that would have been called the
Duffs. alike by historians and by the
people a prospect which inspires no
pleasure
The coburgs are better liked; they
are supposed, and so far rightly sup
posed, to accommodate themselves
more easily than any other relgnlng
family 10 constitutional monarchy
they are royal by descent. and they
have had the stransest good fortune
i'm their alliances.
Within q few years the three great
est thrones In the world. thone OF
Great Britain. Germany and Russia.
win be occupied by descendants Of the
prince conaort. while seven minor
thrones. those Of Belgium, Portugal.
Greece, Hensc. Saxe-Gotha, Rou mania
and Buigaria--ona OF which two last
may be established at Constantinopis--
will all be filled BY men Of coburg
blood.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

highly profitable. The cost OF a pas
sage TO either of the above-named
ports at that time was $i5 Of $50. and
wages were from $40 to 500 a year.
One year was thus q sufficient time
for an average person to serve in re-
turn for his transportation. The "re-
d mptloners" were almost always sold
for period OF from Eve to eight years.
The profit accruing from the pro-
oeeding made the business OF trans
porting needy emigrants the most de-
sirable In which ship captains could
engage. Agents were accordingly sent
by them through the German prov
inces, who depicted in glowing colors
To large crowds the advantages of
fered TO the poor in America. always
winding up with the promise OF free
transportations to all who might wish
TO emigrnte there. Thousands accept
ed the offer. and making their way TO
the seaport towns crowded the vessels
bound for America.
The long. nard voyage, the disap-
pointment ut finding. upon arriving at
their port OF destination, that they
were to be sold. and the separation OF
sad chapter In the history OF the re-
demption cmigrRnts, The hcartlcss
captains had habit OF making suci
members OF family as were well and
salable responsible for the cost OF
bringing the entire family over. Thus
II. upon reaching Philadelphia, WIG
was sick. or had died during the pas
sage. her husband was sold TO serve
twice the usual period, in order TO
cover the charge for bringing over ms
wife, as well as himself And the sam,
double period of service was required
Of wife, II her husband were sick up
on their arrival, or had died az sea IN
case neither the husband nor vito wert
In n condition to be sold, the time tht
children were required to serve was
lengthpned accordingly letter ol
some length, written by one who hat
been through 1t all. to friends in Ger
many. published by Prof Seldensuoker
vividly portrays the hardships en-
dured by the redemptioners during tht
voyage, and the hard terms imposed
OF thcm by the ship owners.
Upon the arrival Of q vessel loaded
with "redemptioners," buyers flockcI
to the wharf to look them over, anC
arrange for the purchase OF such AT
they wished. Those with a speculative
; intcnt-that Is. those who bought IN
redemptloners for the purpose Of sell
| ing them again at a better figure
| We're termed soul drivers and can't
| TO be held In bad reputo. Tho follow
| ing reference to them. taken from M
early history Of a county In Pennsyl
vania, tells what befell the last of thu
| race:
Soul drivers was a name given 10 {
! certain set Of men. who used TO drive
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

more OF life were TO be his. Ole was
then sixty years ODD At the end OF
that time he was 20 say good-by to
earthly things and take up his abode
IN that territory Familiarity known as
the Kingdom OF Darkness"
Now here he was boundlcss wealth
had flowed In upon him. but II had
brought neither peace nor happiness
The ten years were nearly up. and he
was forced to admit that the future
looked very dubious. indeed. TO him.
Time passed on, until the tenth ami
versary arrived. and found the old
man Ill in bed and nearly crazed with
fright.
The old househeeper kept watch at
his bedside, though she, too, was
nearly paralyzed with terror. Prompt
ly on the stroke OF midnight the ex-
pected and much-dreaded visitor ar
rived, horns and all. He was en-
veloped in sulphurous flame. sparks
Of fire shot forth from his eyes and he
chuclSled sardonically as he approached
and babe his trembling victim keep
his part OF the compact made ten years
before. The old man begged for mercy,
for few years more OF life.
For all eternity you are to have my
soul. give rue Ave years more he inn
plored. only Ave little years longer on
earth" and the old houselSreper added
her prayers to his. After some hcsi-
NNAiNiA Nilt iIlnNt OF Nnt lfNMNfN OF
Darkness yielded to their desires and
gave his Victim the wished FOR extern
sion of time, Then warning him TO be
ready at the appointed hour. for he
should not again be so lenient, he took
his departure amid the roll of thun-
ders and the flash OF lightnlngs. This
electrical display seemed to have been
gotten up for His Majestys especial
benefit, for the housekeeper declared
there was no storm of any sort In prog
rcss at the time, She also avcrred that
the room In which this scene took
place smelled Of sulphur forever aftor.
The old man recovered from his I'LL
ness promptly. The housekcepcr spread
the story far and wide OF her wonderful
adventure and the old mans narrow
escape from death. He was regarded
with fear and aversion now, by all his
nelghbors but he did not mind this.
for he kept himself secluded from the
world
The 1--WE years sped away very quick
| ly and again the frightened victim
! took To his bed" not without faint
! hope though, that he might again beg
on and have his case once more laid
ON the table"
The ncighbors gathered and were all
n-ENpo with awe ana excitement, Mid
night came, and again the the thunders
/ pcalei and lightnings flashed, a
steady flame of FIRE seemed 10 M the
! room where the doomed man was lying,
/ There were sounds OF dcmoninc laugh
| ter mingled with bitter walllng and
! the Enaahlng OF teeth. and the tread OF
! countless feet nllcd all the house. The
/ old man again began 10 plead for
mercy but the words ended In groan
/ ana the death rattle sounded In his
| throat Promptly aa the dread vision
appeared, 30 II vanished. leaving be-
| hind the lifelesH form OF the old man,
ne lob,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05
INTERESTING FACTS.
About Places and Things 6arncrcd
From Reliable sources,

White flowers are the most odor-
ferrous
Leprosy is increasing rapidly in
Europe.
Asses milk Ia sold at three shilllngs
n plpt
OF the people of spain onc-nfteenth
are mobiles,
The Thames was once tributary of
the Rhine,
An iron-clad can be launched in
% seconds,
Twelve thousand horses nre killed
every year In Parts for roasts and
soup.
In Italy the criminal classes bear tho
highest proportion to the population.
Rats VIII leave a house In which n
guinea pig iE allowed to wander about
The official term for the GROWER"
or London four-wheeled cab, Is
Clarence"
South American ants will aometlmea
construct tunnel three miles in
length,
Among the slameso It is the custom
to reverse the elbow Joint 40 q Algn OF
social superiority
Donkeys have an aversion to drink
lng running water or crossing run
ming stream.
An mere Of good fishing ground will
yield more food Ia week than an
acre Of land In twclvrmonth.
within n radius OF 1000 miles Of Malta
nino-tenthH OF the vegetable food-Btufrs
Of the world are grown.
The greatest pr0portlonato loss OF
officers TO men In any battle was at
the capture Of the Rednn where three
ofiicerH were lost TO every 20 men.
on has practically no effect on
troubled water close In shore. because
the surface there in not usually broken
by the wind, but by cross currents,
rocks, eddlea and 80 on
when a railroad line runs north
and south, on the track on which the
trains run from the south the eastern
rail win wear out first, and on the
other the western.
Hanson, who created the cab which
bears his name, sold his patent for
$4,000 but the company to whom he
sold II failed and he only received s225O
for his invention.
Cleanliness OF the skin has n great
effect on the assimilation OF food.
It has been proved that swine that are
washed put on a NTH more flesh thnn
those that nre unwashed.