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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

land was told he was not wanted. But
he could not be driven away and was
finally set to work as car buster.
Not long thereafter he was made a
brakeman. One morning one Of the
older men bantered the ambitious
young fellow. We'll" said he, Il sup
pose you think your fortune is made,
now that you're brakeman; but let
me tell you what will happen. You'll
be a brakeman four or five years; then
they'll make you a conductor, and
there you'll stick all your life. if you
don't get discharged" do you think
I'm going to be a conductor all my
day." the young fellow replied holly.
The old railroad man burst out into
hearty laugh. He told the story
around among the men on the road,
and everybody thought it was a huge
joke. President" was the nickname
this story gave to the young brake
man, and often after that his routine
instructions came to him addressed
president" Vreeland. But these
taunts did not dishearten Vreeland.
One day d conductor was discharged,
and Vreeland was sent out with a
train in his stead. The crew of the
train, chagrined by Vreeland's rise
over their heads, refused to go out
with him. He took out a new crew
and ran the train for several months,
until he and his engineer lost their
places because of an accident for
which they admitted equal responsible
ity. Vreeland asked to have another
trial, and he was taken back as
brakeman. One day he went out on
special train, carrying the directors of
the road. On the ride they asked the
big brakeman questions about the
road; he answered them all. The next
day the president Of the road, i'm
pressed by what The directors had told
him, sent for Vreeland
What are you doing?" he asked.
"Braking No. IT," replied the young
giant. Here" said the president, alb
ruptly, take this letter to your super
intendent. 1t asks him to relieve you
from duty and put somebody else in
your place. Come back here after
ward" When he returned he was in
formed that he was to be the presi-
dents confidential man. Here he
learned the ms and outs of railroad
Ing. After a few years the manage
ment changed hands and he was out
Of job. He found another as con-
ductor on the New York & Northern
railroad. and a few years later was
trainmaster. He introduced some new
fea lures, and when William c. Whit
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
A REALIZED DREAM.
SUCCESSFUL CAREER OF A
STREET CAR MACNATE.
How Herbert ii. vreeland, the Head Of
the Surface Lines of New York,
Reached the Goal He Selected In His
Youth.

The story of how this man or an
other reached the top in the struggle
for wealth and power is always an in
spiration for those at the bottom. A
striking instance of perseverance and
its reward is found in the career of II.
H. Vreeland, president Of the Metro
politan Street Railway company,
whose genius directs the operations of
the surface railroads Of New York.
Mr.. Vreeland has recently been before
the public in connection with the deal
by which the Third avenue line be-
came a part of the Metropolitan COM
pany's property. He began his active
life as grocery clerk; today he sways
a great corporation whose earnings
amount to s1S,OOO,0 coo year and is re-
garded as the foremost street railway
man in the world.
Vreeland comes of Mohawk Dutch
stock and was born forty-three years
ago in the village of Glen, near Am
sterdam, N. Y. At 10 years of age he
was driving a grocery wagon. His
next occupation was cutting ice on the
Hudson river At 25 he took to rail-
roading, his first occupation. being to
shovel gravel on night construction
train on the Long Island railroad.
Vreeland made up his mind then that
he would some day be president Of a
railroad. He felt nearer the presiden-
cy when, few months later, he was
promoted to track walker at 81 per
day. Not long thereafter he was sent
to Bushwick to tend switch. At
night, when his duty at the switch
was over, he would go to the station
and help the accountants in the divis-
ion superintendent office. He was
not asked to do this work, but often
he poured over traffic figures until
midnight, because he expected to be
president of a road some day. The
Bushwick job did not last long, for
the switch was taken out and Vree-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

ney took charge of the road as owner
he took an interest in Vreeland. His
enterprise pleased the magnate and
he was made general superintendent.
Not long thereafter Vreeland was
made president of one Of the street car
lines of New York city in which Whit
ney was a director. That was the be-
ginning of the great Whitney system
Of railways in New York. The Phil
adelphia syndicate" with Mr.. Whit
ney as its chief New York member,
started in to absorb the street traffic
of New York. Horse road after horse
road was bought, and soon Vreeland's
name came to be an important one in
the street railway world. He trans
formed horse car lines into electrics
and introduced cables when the cleo
trio wires were ordered underground.
But Vreeland believed that the under
ground electric conduit system, then
failure wherever tried, was the thing
he wanted, and in his characteristic
way he went ahead, despite the smiles
Of older street railway men, and made
an experimental conduit line in LenoX
avenue. The conduit was made so big
that the cable system might be in
stalled if the electric was a failure;
but Vreeland's experiment was sue
cessful. and three years ago the Metro
politan decided upon his recommended
ton to make all the lines of the syS-
tenn electric roads. Now American
and European cities are following the
example set by Vreeland. A mighty
railway system is now in the control
of this young giant. 1t covers nearly
400 miles of track, including every foot
of street railway track on Manhattan
island. 1t carries 10000, 900 passen-
gers year and earns in nickels near
ly s20.0O0.O0O. 1t represents an invest
ment of about S150,OO0,000. 1t en-
ploys over 10000 men and pays in
wages every week nearly $4,000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
because They Are Lazy.

New York merchants and business
men who have been interviewed on the
subject express the opinion that the
reason why many young men do not
get along these days is precisely the
reason why young men did not get
along in other days. They are bright,
they are educated, they are in every
way equipped, but they are, sad to
say, lazy. They know how to work,
but they do not like to work. They
will do only what is absolutely re-
CURED of them. They are never look
ing ahead and are not ready when OPP
portunity for advancement offers. The
man with the small talent and the
great energy continues to surpass the
man with the great talent and the
small energy.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
ART lN PICTURE HANGING.
Valuable Sugg estions to Background.
Light and Grouping.

Today no one hangs pictures in
pairs. The time when regularity OF
arrangement was considered the acme
of elegance has vanished, and in its
place has come a wild struggle after
the unexpected by those whose one
idea of artistic effect is to have moth
ing match anything else, says Har-
per's Bazaar. The weird result their
efforts produce is due to their failure
to appreciate the fact that harmony, at
least, must rule, even although uni
formity has to be discarded. There
must be scheme to which the general
tone of the pictures must conform.
a dark carbon must not hang close to
an etching drawn in delicate lines and
bordered by a broad white mat. If
water cOlors, with their soft tints, ell
bow oil paintings, with their holder
tones, the former will be faded, the lat
ter coarsened. Let it be grasped, in
the first place, that certain things may
go together, while others must be
barred from association. Etchings
photographs, drawings, some engrav-
ings, water colors, pastels. may be as
sembled on friendly terms. Even then,
however, there must be judgment ex-
ercised in the way they are placed.
Contrary to the natural inclination
dark, heavy shaded pictures should not
always hang in the strongest light, but
should in some cases seek a sheltered
position, away from the glare Of the
windows. Near the light may hang
the pictures in fainter tints, the SUBJ
dued water colors, the line engravings,
whose best points need illumination.
This order may sometimes be reversed
when the corner farthest from the win
dow shows a decided need of brighten
ing by light pictures, but always the
graduation of tintS should be borne in
mind. Just as in a well-planned room
the darkest color is found in the car
pet and melts from that through the
shades of the curtains and furniture to
the lightest nuance in the wall, so the
lower pictures should be more somber
in hue than the upper and should lead
the eye unconsciously from the deepest
tone to the highest light.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
DESERT LANDS RECLAIMED,
Thousands OF Acres in the West Made
Inv

Productive by Irrigation.
Of recent years the vast desert plains
of the west that were supposed to be
worthless have been made to produce
abundant crops and the finest products
by means of irrigation. This method
Of retaining desert lands has been
been put into practice quietly, but to
the extent that today irrigation has re-
deemed hundreds Of thousands of acres
of land in the states of Colorado, Ida
no, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and CAL
ifornia. In Idaho alone over 500 farm
ers water their lands by means of ir-
rigation ditches-little streams Of wa
ter that cut the farms up into little
strips surrounded by water. Some Of
the canals from which these small wa
ter bitches run are over fifty miles
long. The water that flows down from
the mountain regions in the spring is
preserved in huge reservoirs and given
to the thirsty land in small quantities
during the summer. By this means
the land can always be kept moistened
and there is no fear that the crops will
dry up through drought, though there
are long dry seasons when rain does
not fall for weeks at time.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

house into which you will move? Here
1t is, wrought with the hand Of mas
ter, I'VE know that, if our earthly
house Of this tabernacle were dis
solved, we have a building Of God.
a house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens" How much rent will
We have to pay for 1t? We are going
to own it. How much must we pay for
it? How much cash down, and how
much left on mortgage? Our Father is
going to give it as a free gift. When
are we going to move into it? We are
moving now. On moving day heads Of
families are very apt to stay in the old
house until they have seen everything
off. They send ahead the children, and
they send ahead the treasures and the
valuables. Then, after awhile. they will
come themselves. remember very we'll
in the country that in boyhood mOy-
ing day was jubiation.
Going to the Fathers House.
On almost the first load we, the
children, were sent on ahead to the
new house. and We arrived with shout
and laughter and in an hour we had
ranged through every room in the
house. the barn and the granary. To-
ward night, and perhaps in the last
wagon, father and mother would come,
looking very tired, and we would come
down to the foot of the lane to meet
them and tell them of all the wonders
then, the last wagon unloaded, the
candles lighted, our neighbors who had
helped us to move-for in those times
neighbors helped each other-sat down
with us at table on which there was
every luxury they could think Of.
Well, my dear Lord knows that some
of us have been moving a good while.
We have sent our children ahead, We
have sent many Of our valuables
ahead. sent many treasures ahead. We
cannot go yet. There is work for us
to do. but after awhile it will be to-
ward night, and we will be very tired,
and then We will start for our new
home, and those who have gone ahead
Of us they will see our approach, and
they will come down the lane to meet
us, and they will have much to tell us
of what they have discovered in the
house of many mansions" and of
how large the rooms are and of how
bright the fountains. And then, the
last load unloaded. the table will be
spread and our celestial neighbors will
come in to sit down with our reunited
families, and the chalices will be full,
not with the wine that sweats in the
vat of earthly intoXication, but with
''the new wine of the kingdom" And
there for the first time We will realize
what fools we were on earth when we
feared to die, since death has turned
out only to be the moving from a
smaller house into larger one, and
the exchange of a pauper's hut for a
princes castle, and the going up stairs
from a miserable kitchen to a glorious
parlor. o house of God not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

Vanity Fair" and by Byron in "Childe
Harold" This woman was Lady Louisa
Tighe, daughter of the duchess of
Richmond, by whom the ball was CIV
en-. 1t was she who buckled on We'll
lington's sword ere he left the bril-
liant ballroom to go out and begin the
fight which decided the fate of Europe.
Lady Tighe's father, the duke of Rich
mond, had residence in Brussels.
near which city the British under We'll
lington were encamped. On the night
Of June 16, 1915, the duchess gave a
ball in honor of the British officers.
Wellington was there. While the ball
was in progress a message from
Butcher came to Wellington, and about
the same time the sound of guns was
heard. Wellington. after a few mo-
ments of abstraction, gave orders to
one of his staff officers, who instantly
left the room. Others saw him go.
and, one by one, they stole away from
their partners. who in many cases
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE.
Destined to BE Metropolis OF Upper
Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie is destined to be-
come at no distant day the metropolis
Of the upper peninsula of Michigan.
This will be the result of the develop
ment of it's immense waterpower, which
is second only to that of Niagara. Here
at the natural gateway between The
east and the west, the United States
and Canadian governments have built
ship canals and locks for the benefit
of the vast commerce to and from Lake
Superior. The waters of this great in
land sea go tumbling down st. Mary's
rapids, forming one of the finest water
powers in the world. A portion of the
vast water power has already been
harnessed and put to commercial use
on both sides of st. Mary's river. On
the American side $3,500,0 900 is being
expended on a mammoth water power
canal that will develop 10000 actual
horse power, all of which has already
been leased for use in establishments
to be erected for the manufacture of
calcium carbide. chemicals and other
products that will use to the best ad-
vantage the raw materials existing in
this neighborhood and such as can
utilize most profitably the remarkable
advantages enjoyed by Sault Ste Ma
RE for the assembling of raw materials
and the distribution of finished prod
ucts. When all the projected industries
are completed and in operation it will
result in the up-building OF Sault Ste.
Marie from its present population Of
about 10000 to a city of great import
ance as manufacturing center.-N. l..
Martin in Milwaukee Journal
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
OFESSIONAL APPLAUDERS
Excellent job from Financial Point
OF View.

Excellent job from Financial Point
OF View.
The position of some Of the Chefs
de claQue" at large Paris theaters is a
very enviable one from a financial
point of view, says the Wide World.
They are capitalists and spectators.
Before the minister of fine arts, few
years ago, made the claque at the
opera state institution, they them
selves did the very same thing, and I
have known 9-franc tickets sold at a
little office in the Rue Auber by the
former chef de claque" of the opera
for as much as 20 francs each. But
when an opera was a great success
and tickets were in demand, he nat
urally made people pay dearly for
them. Supposing play to be a great
success, then he quickly becomes a
rich man, and there are many cases
on record of Chefs de claque" who
have died worth hundreds OF thousands
of francs. Auguste and Porcher of the
opera both died immensely rich. The
former was rich enough before he be-
came chef de claque" at the opera to
pay $4,000 francs (S16,000) for his po-
sition. Besides the profit he made on
tickets, he received handsome presents
from actors and actresses.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
THE JUDGES DOUBLE ENTRY.
Style OF bookkeeping He Learned from
Hotel Registers.

style or bookkeeping He Learned from
Hotel Registers
Judge James Fitzgerald of the New
York supreme court is an excellent ex-
ample of what perseverance and sim
gleness Of purpose Will accomplish.
The judge, who is about 40 years old,
supported not only himself, but helped
his family while serving as a cash boy
in store, and at night he attended
Cooper union. Later he read law at
night and managed to be admitted to
the bar at the same age that most
young men begin practice. To his
native Irish wit is added a power Of
speech that nearly approaches elo-
quence. He soon took prominent
part in politics, and was for years
member of the legislature. Several
years ago he was appointed an addi-
tional assistant district attorney at tn,
comfortable salary at $500 per year.
Before taking Office he married and
went on prolonged wedding trip.
When he returned a months pay was
due him and he went to the Office for
it, During his honeymoon he had
Travelled over good part of this coun-
try, and as his funds were low he went
direct from the train to the Office
Here is your money" said the pay
clerk, deferentially, after his kind.
All right" replied Mr. Fitzgerald,
pocketing the roll of bills. Sign the
payroll, please" continued the clerk.
"Of course" responded the bridegroom
and, absent mindedly, he wrote as fol-
lows: James Fitzgerald and wife,"
And the entry is on the city books to
this day.-Philadelphi Post.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
LADY LOUISE TIGHE,

No social event of the century equals
in celebrity the ball given in Brussels
on the eve Of the battle of Waterloo.
The last survivor of this famous event
has just died at Woodstock, Ireland,
and in her last days she often referred
to that night of gayety and tragedy so
graphically described by Thackeray in
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
The Famine In India.

There are now employed on the re-
lief works of the famine districts OF
India 100000 persons; the distress
caused by the famine is increasing in
extent and severity and the prices OF
food are fearfully high.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
France Encourages Art.

Frances ministry Of public instruc-
ton encourages art by an annual ex-
penditure of s3,6O0,000. This includes
the support of the Ecole des Beaux-
Arts and ten other state schools Of fine
arts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Ernert ODluIou.

Intellectual Caller-"Don't you think
Sienkiewicz as a novelist is rather
hard to classify" Literary Editor
mot as hard. madam, as he is to pro-
nounce. "-Chicago Journal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Grant Hamilton Dead.

Lyons.-Grant Hamilton, a young
colored minister of the Baptist church,
whose home is in Terre Haute, died OF
catarrh of the stomach at the home OF
his father-in-law, Henry Wigginton,
of this place
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
EIiiott-Castle.

ogansport-Harry Elliott, a mem
Der of the firm of ]. T. Elliott & Co,
Wholesale grocers, was quietly married
to Miss Maud Castle. who has been
employed as stenographer by the firm
for several years.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

Softleigh-"You must apologize, sir.
pous ass" Cynicus-"Well, I'll take
half of it back. You are not POM
pous. "-Philadelphia Record.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Poisoned by Milk Weed.

Huntington.-The families Of Will
liam Holly and Samuel Fetters were
mado seriously i'll, by eating dandelion
green's in which milk weed was mixed.
Some of them may not recover.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

Quaker City Abolishes q Nuisance
A new ordinance in Philadelphia
prohibits the placing of loose circu-
lars under doors, in vestibules, on
doorsteps, front porches or around
doorknobs.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
JeaIou. uusband's Snicids

Daniel Manifold. % years
old, crazed by jealousy, beat his
wife, ran away from home with his
young son. and, the little boy beside
him. shot himself through the heart,
dying Immediately.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04

never saw their heroes again until
their dead bodies were brought in from
the bloody battlefield. Wellington
was one Of the last to leave the ball
room, and ere he departed the lady
who has recently died fastened his
sword about him.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
MANY Peaches In Crawford.

English.-Fruit growers of Crawford
county, especially along the Ohio river
and the ridges, are enthusiastic over
the prospect for peaches. They say
that it will surpass anything known
for three decades.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Mr.. Eckhart VIII Not Accept.

Albumin an interview, Charles
Eckhart, of this city, says that he posi-
lively will not accept the nomination
for governor on the prohibition ticket,
and that he will not allow his name TO
be presented to the convention.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Killed by a Falling Log.

Batesville.-While Joseph Brosner,
thirty years old, and others, were load
ing logs on a car at Weisburg, chain
broke and log fell, catching Brosner
and MASKING his legs and body. He
died five hours later from the injuries.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Two New Churches.

Brazil-The official board Of the NJ.
E. church has awarded the contract for
the new house of worship, to cost S27,-
600. The official board of the Chris
tan church has also contracts for a
new building, to cost 1928.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Died from CarboIIc Acid.

Lafayette.-C. II. Chalfant, aged
about IS years, travelling for the
wholesale establishment of Edgar &
Son, Detroit, Mich, was found dead in
the Enterprise hotel. An ounce bottle
labeled carbolic acid was found by his
bedside. Chalfant had been here sew
eral days. He pawned his watch and
jewelry. Thirty-two cents was found
in the dead mans pockets.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Suicides Near uuncie.

Dalesville.-John F. Herman,
wealthy retired farmer residing near
this place, severed the arteries in his
wrists and then cut his throat. The
suicide was caused by dependency
over the death of his wife. Matte.
wife of Albert Jones, killed herself by
taking morphine because of domestic
troubles. She was % years old.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
Holds Neighborhood at Bay.
Automobile Works Havoc.

Indianapolis.-Ac citizen left his auto
mobile standing in front of the Grand
opera house and forgot to remove the
controller. A horse standing near by
in his curiosity touched the controller
and the automobile dashed upon him.
The horse became frightened and tried
to get out of the way, but the automo-
bile threw him down, breaking a
wheel of the phaeton to which he was
hitched. A bicycle standing near was
smashed to pieces.