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The Conservative, 1900-12-20
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. Amos J. Harding, western man
ager of the Springfield Fire Insurance
Company, on December Is, celebrated
his twenty fifth year of service with
this company. He entered the fire
insurance business in Nebraska City
and will be remembered by those who
knew him here as man of splendid
character and strict integrity. The
Standard in recent issue says of Mr..
Harding:
"Amos J. Harding, who on Dec. 10
The Conservative, 1900-12-20

will celebrate quarter of century in
continuous service with the Springfield
as western manager, is certainly one of
the foremost underwriters in Chicago
although one of the most unobtrusive
and retiring. He is accounted solid
business man and good manager-one
of real executive ability. Mr.. Harding
is entertaining and often reminiscent,
and is ever ready to talk about Nebras-
ka, for which he still entertains warm
regard, although it is years since he left
the state. He is native of Ohio, where
he was born in 1889, but moved to Ne
braska in the early days and settled in
Nebraska City. There he began his
career as local agent in 1858. He
served through the civil war, enlisting
as private and coming out as captain
and resumed the local work when mus
tered out 1865. For some years Mr..
Harding was also special agent of the
Home of New York and in 1871 was ap-
pointed special agent and adjuster of the
Phoenix of Brooklyn for number of
western states, resigning to organize the
western department. of the Springfield
in 1876. Mr.. Harding loves a capital
story with the best of them and tells
some, too, with much enjoyment. He
is thoroughly informed on the affairs of
the day and is an encyclopedia regard
ing men and events in the business.
His fellow managers will give him
dinner at the Union League club on the
18th which promises to be a memorable
event and which President Damon of
the Springfield is expected to attend"
The Conservative, 1900-12-20
EDITOR BRYAN AND HIS TOUCH.


So William Jennings Bryan intends
to start newspaper of his own. He is
to do this in order, as he announces, to
keep sin touch with social, economic
and political problems" 1t is to be a
weekly newspaper, sans news, issued to
touch the aforementioned problems in
order "to provide an income sufficient
for my (his) pecuniary needs"
We sincerely trust that Mr.. Bryan's
anticipations of success that will allow
him "more time with his family than he
has been able to enjoy for several
years" will be realized. If all who
voted for the nominee of the Kansas
City convention will only send a sub.
scription of 81 to The Commoner,
Lincoln, Neb., it will establish William
Jennings Bryan in the bosom of his
family beyond the necessity of running
for the presidency every four years.
Talk of the Midas touch? The man
who, by keeping 'in touch with social,
economic and political problems" in the
columns of weekly newspaper, can
hope to allure 81 head from 6,502,925
American citizens annually has snap
beyond Colonel Sellers dream of selling
eye water to 5OO,OOO,OOO sore.eyed
Chinese!
Great is Bryan, there is millions in his
touch. Times. Herald.
The Conservative, 1900-12-20
MIR. WOODS AND TT. CALHOUN.

in this paper relative to old Fort Cal.
houn, is probably the best-informed of
the inhabitants of Nebraska in matters
pertaining to the old military post in
question. The article quoted is not
the most lucid that he has written
concerning it, but his idea evidently is
to show the conflict between different
accounts of the establishment of the
post. The present town Of Fort Calhoun
has been in existence since March, 1866,
when it was first surveyed and plated;
but the name had been attached to the
locality for some thirty years previous
to that time. The old government post
which first bore it was abandoned in
June, 1897; it had been occupied by
more or less of a garrison for some eight
years, and when first established was
called Fort Atkinson. There appears to
be no way of determining when the
name was changed, nor why Some
tell of a Lieutenant or Captain Calhoun,
who died at the fort but there seems to
be no official record of such an officers
being there, neither have forts usually
been named for minor officers. Others
consider that the change was made in
honor of John @. Calhoun of South
Carolina, who was secretary of war
throughout the greater part of Monroe's
two terms, from 1917 to 1926; one of the
four steamboats, in which the garrison
started for the post was certainly named
for him. But inasmuch as the govern.
ment was at this time constructing a
fort in Virginia which bore his name, it
does not seem that this one could have
been christened identically the same, at
least officially. Very possibly Fort Cal
houn was merely local title.
AS for the previous name, it was
manifestly bestowed in honor of General
Henry Atkinson, who founded the post
in 1919 though he did not recognize it,
it is said, in any of his reports.
This was also the first of several places
to bear the name of Council Bluffs, or
more properly Council Bluff, being the
bluff on which Lewis & Clark held their
council with the neighboring Indians in
July, 1904.
The Captain (Benjamin) Contal men
toned was an old soldier, still living in
1890, who had formed part of the original
garrison of Fort Atkinson, his father
being drum major there.
The battle-ground" is a spot which
bears the reputation, apparently we'll
founded, of having been the scene of q
fatal meeting between two young
southern officers, members of the gar.
rison. A. TR.
p,Nr ,rrs If in the spring
of 1901 Nebraska
The Conservative, 1900-12-20
PLANT TREES.

p,.Nr rprps If in the spring
of 1901 Nebraska
will plant as many conifers as Christmas
festivities destroyed in 1900 the state
will add thousands of acres to it's wood.
land area. Never take tree life except
as a necessity and under compulsion.
The Conservative, 1900-12-20
Che Conservative.
MIR. FORBES ON THE CHINESE.

MIR. FORBES ON THE CHINESE.
The subjoined letter, addressed to one
of the Massachusetts, representatives in
congress, turned up too late for publ
cation in the Life of the late John M.
Forbes by his daughter. After nearly
half century it has timely interest.
Readers of that stimulating biography
know Mr.. Forbes for an observer of the
first class, who held many Cinnamon as
close and honored friends:
Boston, June 80, 1853
MY DEAR SIR: Il We had hopes
that the exciting state Of affairs in China
would have tempted you to give the
benefit of your experience to that mis-
sion. 1t is eminently case for prac-
tical wisdom rather than theory for the
chronic diseases of the Chinese body
polite go so far back into antiquity, and
have become so identified with the ex-
istence of the government, and almost
of the people, that all European expert
ence and theory must be set aside.
The rascally government has given the
people cowardly habits, but my belief is
that, under Yankee officers, the Chinese
soldiers might be made to whip the Sepoy
troops of the E. I. Company, and, of
course any troops, whether Chinese or
Tartar, under Chinese management.
The great battle, however. which they
are destined to fight, whenever light
and freedom are let in upon, is an in.
dustrial one.
Even now Chinese labor is by far the
cheapest taking efficiency into view
on the face of the globe. 1t is capable
of becoming instructed and intelligent F;
and whenever machinery is introduced
there and encouraged, and internal re-
stritions upon commerce removed,
China will become the greatest manu-
featuring nation of the world and posi-
bly, the greatest commercial people.
Of course, such speculations have little
to do with the question of today, or
possibly of this century they only lead
one back to the conclusion which you
must have arrived at, in common with
most intelligent observers, that the
Chinese are much underrated as people,
They have been trained to hard work
from generation to generation and if by
chance they are ever able to work freely
and for themselves, they will make
their mark on the industry of the world.
Very truly yours,
j. M. FORBES.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-19
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SPRING HUMORS.

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stand that I am only doing weakly, and
perhaps mistakingly, what I think is
the best. Each day when 1 enter the
Office pray for divine help and guild
ance
HOPES FOR GOOD RESULTS.
DO you think this effort of mine will
have any permanent effect for good up
on the secular press, or do you think
it viii be forgotten and unavailing?
Will 1t be lost upon the world altogeth-
er after this week?"
Being assured that the discussion fol-
lowing the publication must have some
beneficial results, he showed his graft
fcatiOn and said that if it caused any
permanent appreciation of the Chris
tian idea of journalism he would feel
repaid. Continuing, he said:
If go into journalism at all shall
make it my life work. I cannot review
my weeks experience for you because 1
have determined and promised to re-
serve that for lecture which 1 may
deliver before / leave for England. I
have not decided what charity is to get
any proceeds that may be set aside for
that purpose. 1t is not yet settled
whether any such gift shall be made.
But I wish you to say positively that I
ial reward for myself That was the
agreement I made, and the only one I
have found my work as editor very fas-
cinating in many ways. I will not say
whether on the whole am satisfied or
disappointed. I feel much pleased to
hear the visiting correspondents say
that they believe I have soWn at least
a grain Of good That is very crafty
ing.
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DE-. FIsKs CoMMENT.

Topeka ministers have not been dis
posed to throw obstacles in Mr.. Shell
don'S way and several have encourag ed
the experiment, but generally the opin-
ion prevails that week will not be
sufficient to determine anything.
Doctor Fisk, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church here, and until re-
Gently pastor of a st. Louis church, said
today:
LAS an experiment along the lines
Mr.. Sheldon is moving, the publication
time allotted is too brief to prove of
much worth. The chief value lies in the
fact that the movement has focused the
worlds attention on a fact of increas-
ing importance-the rising demand that
religion, ethics, high ideals and So
called sentiments of civilization shall
become applied righteousness worked
out in the concrete The experiment is
a recognition and attempted application
of this principle. My hope is that
owners and managers of great metro
politan papers will be compelled to rec
ognize in this move that there is an
other side to newspaperdom than the
counting-roOm. The move against the
rapacity and greed of the trusts is one
of the best features.
But there is another side: When Mr.
Sheldon's reign of a week is over, who
must bear the violation of Cancelled ad-
vertising contracts? The business Of
fee can, perhaps. answer that. 1t will
take them at least a year I should
judge, to square themselves"
In the big rush of subscriptions, the
Capital finds its facilities unequal to
the emergency, and many persons are
telegraphing to the Office asking why
the paper is not forwarded to them.
POLITICS OF SECONDARY IN
TEREST
Many people are wondering if Mr..
Sheldon will express his political con-
victions before his weeks experience is
over. SO far he has steadfastly refused
to talk politics. He insists that all par
ties shall be treated alike. A crowd of
| Kansas politicians today talked about
She1don's politics, and agreed to guess
| made by one of the party that the new
editor voted for Bryan, and will do so
again.
Mr.. Sheldon is opposed to the Phil
| ippine war, and likes Judge Brewer
| interview on that subject.
Asked if he approved the Porto Rican
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be no bust Pennant sure Never felt
so light hearted in many a year. Words
and wire fail to express. All the boys
join me in hearty congratulations
"Tebeau will manage from the bench,
of course, and McGraw will probably be
the captain of the team. There will be
no friction between them at all With
Mccain, Keister. Wallace and McGraw
in the infield we will be fast, while we
will be able to pick a superb outfield
from Burkett, Donlin. Heidrick and
Donovan, not forgetting Mike Griffin,
who, 1 think, win be with US Joe
Quinn is also in line to play second base
in case Keister does not fill the bill. but
the latter, I understand. is a great and
coming player. With Robinson, O'Con-
nor and Criger as catchers, and CIV
Young, Powell, Cuppy. Mcbride, Knep-
per and other good pitchers, St Louis
is now in the race"
Robinson also stated that st. Louis
has released Second Baseman Childs to
the Chicago club. Childs was not in
good trim last season, and lost heart
Robson promised to transfer him tn
Chicago some time ago, providing. Of
course, st. Louis got an able man ia
play the bag. In securing his new tall
ent Robson is credited with spending
nearly $4,000. He gave up, it is said.
$4,000 for the three Baltimore stars
$1,000 for Donovan and $1,000 for Nc
Gam.
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ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
A Sample of That Papers Daily Re-
port

D. o. McCray, as correspondent of the
St. Louis Republic, sent large amount
of interesting matter every day, even
telegraphing a fac smile of the first
page. A part of his report one day
was:
Republic Special.
Topeka, Kan. March IA number
of interesting subjects will be handled
in tomorrow mornings CAPITAL. The first
story on the first page will deal with
the evils of Mormonism. The second
top-head article is contributed by the
ProportionaIg Representation League
under the heading "a Fair Suffrage"
An article under the third top head dis
cuSSeS the practice of certain atheistic
and Bohemian newspapers and societies
which teach that religion is a farce.
This article asserts that suicide is the
result of such teaching among these
people.
THE Saloon Must DIE is the heading
of a contributed article by c. NJ. How
ard of Rochester. n. Y, which Mr.
Sheldon thinks should have a place on
the first page.
Another f1rst-page story is a contri-
button from John w. Breidenthal, state
bank commissioner and leading candi-
governor, on the Topeka Tax Dodger. y
showing how Topeka people avoid the
city assessor.
The editorial page will contain lead
ers headed: THE Greatest Need of the
World . Tobacco" and Railroad Dis
elimination and Trusts
On other pages will appear articles on
the progress of temperance, local kin
dergartens and a contribution from G.
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tariff BILL he said that he was little
interested in politics.
I don't want to discuss a subject
until / have given it thought" he said
4 don't care which political party wins
or whether we have gold money, silver
money or paper money. These are sec
ondary to the greater moral questions
of the day
Dell Keller, business manager of the
Capital says that 10000 papers were
printed Tuesday morning in the Cap
ital office, and last night 100000 of the
same issue We're printed at Chicago.
Tomorrow morning Tueday's edition
viii be in New York. A news company
of Kansas City sold II, 000 copies up to
tonight many of yesterdays edition, at
10 cents a copy.
There has not been an editorial para
graph in the Sheldon Capital. Three
headed editorials each day is the limit.
Mr.. Sheldon does not believe in edi-
torial paragraphs.
Another noticeab BILE thing ~is the en-
tire absence of advice to editors about
the making up of a newspaper. The
phrase, What would Jesus do?" so
often used on the streets of Topeka as
a by-word, has not appeared in the
Capital
Following a brief story of the suicide
of former Senator PETERS son is this
editorial note:
'9The Capital extends to Senator
PETER and his family profound SYM
pathy in the hour of their trouble. May
the God of all comfort, bless and
strengthen all those who mourn"
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Kansas City Journal, March 18th.

[Charles Sessions, CORRESPONDENCE
Editor Sheldon'S substitute for the
Sunday Capital was printed this after
noon. It did not. contain solitary item
of either local or foreign news. Under
the general head, 1.-The Bible: The Basis
of Our Christian Civilization" the Rev.
Sheldon handled various topics of a re-
ligious character. The introduction I'M
der this head was Daniel Webster S
Epitaph." This was followed by the
Sermon on the Mount from the revised
edition.
Other subjects handled were: 'Usury,' -
THE Sabbath Money and Riches. "
Marriage" Wealth Evil of Drink -
War and THE Future" The rest Of
the matter was on Biblical subjects. In
explaining the reasons for getting out
a Saturday evening edition Mr.. Sheldon
says:
We read in the Bible that God rested
after the work of the creation, and de-
clared that this rest period was to be
observed by the human race.
The great wisdom of this divine COM
mand has never been questioned by the
most thoughtful men and women. The
reasons why we need regular recur-
ring period Of rest for body and mind
are so many and so sensible that they
are practically self-evident. Disobed-
fence to the command has always re-
suited in loss to nations and individuals
Obedience to it has always resulted in
blessing to nations and individuals.
1T is with a very profound belief in
the value of this one day out of seven
that this particular issue of the Capital
has been published. One of the greatest
blessings connected with Sunday ought
to be the opportunity it affords for
change of thought and rest for mind
and soul. On this account there is no
news of the world published in this is
sue. The human race can be just as
happy and useful and powerful if it
does not know every twenty-four hours
the news of the wars and the sports
and the society events of the world. Let
US give God fair opportunity to reach
our. souls by turning from the six days
of our earthly struggles which we call
history, and letting our religious natures
have a whole day in which to grow and
express themselves. For we are relig-
ious before We are intellectual or artis-
tic. Our souls are of more Importance
than our bodies. Let US give one whole
day to God and to heaven, and to our
Christian relations to our neighbor. We
shall not lose anything if we do not
know until Monday or even the next
day what the world has been doing. 1t
is not fair to shut out of our lives so
much of Him who made US to live to
His glory on earth.
1T is entirely possible for Christian
civilization to be a great deal more
powerful, useful and intelligent, if ev-
eryone would take one whole day in
seven to read what he does not read the
other days of the week. to- think what
he does not think during the week, to
rest and pray, and commune with God
as he does not during the week. We
have too much humanity, if that is all
we are willing to have. We need more
divinity to make our lives complete"
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THE NEW YORK JOURNAL.
A Clipping From That Paper During
the Week.
GR. E. Turpin. Correspondent

IR. E. Turpin, Correspondent
DIARY OF THE DAILY LIFE OF
REV. CHAS. NJ. SHELDON.
6 A. M.-Arrives. takes a bath and
dresses.
$50 Holds family prayer.
6:35 to 7:35-Spends the time building
fires in the house in winter and works
in his garden during the summer. he
the chickens.
7;S5-Goes to the postoffice and gets
his mail.
S:OO-Arrives at his study, which is
part of the Central Congregational
church, of which he is the pastor. Here
he commences the days work. He has
two secretaries, who meet him at the
study at this time and assist him IN
opening and answering his letters He
receives from 800 to 700 letters a day,
and they cover such a variety of sub
jects that one man would find it impoS-
sible to answer them in a day. Just at
present his mail is considerably larger
than usual owing to the interest Mr..
Sheldon's experiment in journalism has
evoked among the readers of the cOun-
try. During ordinary times he finishes
handling his correspondence in an hour,
and spends the remainder of the fore
noon, until 1915. in working on his ser
mons or a new book.
1915 P. M.-Starts for home.
12:30-Arrives home, where he eats
his first meal of the day. He eats only
two meals. He does his hardest work
before he eats his first meal. The mid
day meal is always a very simple one,
composed of meat, vegetables, coffee
and other plain, wholesome foods. There
is always plenty, but the fare is no bet
ter than that of the ordinary day la
borer
1:3O-Goes back to his study, where he
receives calls from members of his con-
gregation and others until o'clock.
During this time he receives and takes
note of any distress among his parish
toner's or other resident of the city. He
keeps a record of those who are in
want, and attends as far as he can to
their wants.
3:0O-He sets out to visit the needy in
the city. In summer time he rides his
wheel while making these calls, and in
winter he drives his horse or walks.
Until p. m. he can be found visiting
the sore and distressed of Topeka
5:00-He returns to his home and
takes his wife and boy for a buggy ride.
These rides are taken. almost every day.
The day must be very Indictment which
will keep him in the house. His wife is
in poor health, and the rides are of
much benefit to her.
7:15-Eats a very simple supper. When
his evening is not spent at his study he
remains at home with his wife and
child. He seldom goes to his study on
winter evenings. He talks and reads to
his wife and boy until 10, when, after
family prayers, he goes to bed.