Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

proposition that Is to come before the in
ternational association of fire engineers
at it's annual convention in Dallas, Tex
This is to change the title of the assocla-
ton from fire engineers to fire chiefs
Engineer Hopkins regards the term of
fire chief as a meaningless title.
President Jaclxson's Endorsement.
When Andrew Jackson was president a
poor widow who kept a boarding house,
finding il impossible to collect her board
bill from a government official. went to the
White House and told the president
about it.
jackson said to her: Hell give you a
note for 1t, won't hep"
She said: Yes"
Then" said Jackson, get his note and
come back and see me again"
She had no difficulty In getting the note.
and, carrying 1t to the White House. the
president took 1t and wrote on its back,
Andrew Jackson" then told her 10 put
1t in a bank for collection.
When the government official was notified
that his note was in the bank for collec-
ton he laughed at the idea, but when he
was told that 1t was Endorsed by Andrew
jackson he got the money mighty quickly
and paid IL, and few days afterwards
longer wanted.
Wisconsin's Governor.
James o. Davidson, governor of Wis
consin by succession and recently nomi-
mated by the republicans for that office,
is in his ffty-second year. He went to
Wisconsin from Norway when he was 10
and settled at Soldiers Grove. in the
Kickapoo valley. After engaging in vari-
Gus occupations he established large
general store and became financially the
principal citizen. He was made town
chairman and town treasurer. Through
no effort of his own his neighbors sent
him to the assembly Norway is further
advanced in reform than rs the United
States, and to Norwegians in Wisconsin
belongs the credit of inaugurating the
series OF reforms now In progress of de-
veloPment there, and of sticking to them
through thick and thin. Some of these
laws are copies of Norwegian laws, and
some. at least. OF the popular rights OF
Wisconsin were first fought out by
Bjornsterne Bjornson. Davidson was ac-
tive in the assembly. He framed and
carried TO success several important laws.
Davidson is probably the dressiest gov
ernor Wisconsin has ever had and he is
one OF the best looking. His neckties are
works of art and his clothes are always
fashionable in cut. But his manners are
as unassuming as If he wore overalls,
and he remains as plain and modest and
approachable by even the humblest as
when he was himself friendless boy.
Rocky on Botany.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa is credited
with knowing a good many things, but
as a friend said of him once, 'he is rocky
on botany" This fact came to light when
he was stamping the state with Senator
Clapp. At Swedish settlement Someone
handed up splendid bunch OF dahl!as
to the platform. Mr.. Dolliver turned to
clapp and whispered; What are these
flowers anyhow" American beauties, !"
replied the latter instantly. Dolliver was
not altogether sure even then, so he made
no special reference TO the flowers. sus-
peeting that clapD did not know any
more about botany than he did. IL Was
fortunate that he was thus careful, tor
the dahlia is almost a sacred flower
among the Swedes.