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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14
BIG MIDSUMMER TRADE
BUSINESS OF VOLUME SURPRIs-
INGLY LARGE SCARCITY OF
LABOR GENERAL. 8

New York. July 14.-Bradstreet's summary OF
the state Of trade says:
Trade and industry are of very large volume cum,
for an ordinarily quiet midsummer period: Grow
Ing crop prospects, with close to record posi-
BILE yields of wheat and corn and large out
turns Of potatoes, barley and cotton nave maoe
for confidence in placing future orders to an
extent not usual at this early date. Build
ing continues active without apparent cheek,
the iron and steel trades will have shorter tnaa
usual summer shutdowns, and the Likelihood
Of large surplus supplies Of wheat and corn
lead to the hope that export trade WALL snow
expansion in a short time; Late advlces are.
however that low prices check the new wheat
movement. 1t is safe to say further that the
railroad interests themselves have been surprised
at the immense volume OF business Offering
which has resulted in a gain in gross earnings
of over Is per cent for june as compared with
the same month year ago, 10 Tar the best
showing made for late spring or early summer
month. Prices of staples, as a whole, show
some easing on revisions. due to new crop pres
sure but on the whole steady at close to
sal complaints of the scarcity Of all kinds Of
labor confrmatory Of the reports Of i'm
mense activity above noted
Reports as to the volume of fall orders booked
indicate the year to date as being well in ad-
vance Of any other on record. The iron and
steel trade Is certainly well sold ahead. Pitts
burg reporting % per cent more business booked
than year ago. From nearly all markets come
advices that drygoods further sold ahead
that a year ago. Wool is quiet and on the
whole steady.
While foundry pig iron is quiet, prices are
frm northern grades in the Chicago market
having been advanced % to 50 cents ton,
and stocks are reported to be light.
Business failures for the week ending July II
number 143 against 1876 In 1908. In Canada 1s
against 20 year ago.
Wheat, including -four, exports from the Unit
ed States and Canada for the week ending
July IL are 1921 bushels against 1.745,s4
corrected totaD last week, 1,9o3804 this weel
last year, 1,412.4OS in 1904 and $3.50, 1874 II
1903. Corn exports for the week are 5e4. ~
bushels against sol 900 last week, SS4, TIP
year ago, 574.e2o in 1904 and 1,4o2, 4o4 ii
1908
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

nue., Rev H. 2. Morgan. Morning, Our
Prosperity Dependent Upon the Blessing and
WosRias With All Our s1 Mishs Tss ohr aGr
{ tian Endeayors win meet at $3.50 and all the
SaRg PssgIe sss eessaia1 Invited attsn6
Truth; evening, The Making Of a Christian
Home beginning of series, 1.-THE Christian
the church at ESQ: Song service on church
H6 9aTa o 81 81 Alexander 9. Patterson.
solo, Fl. H. Hare Mansions Fair" Hope
quartet. s>& Ct
r. CONGREGATIONAL.
! ngion as "a Glad Message; evening. union
service at Andrew Presbyterian church: Mr..
pE Sise I'll 1ssaeh Harold Hunting Morning
Jesus Teachings About Rewards; evening,
Christian Endeavor at Gas.
LINDEN H IL - ~ F. a: Cool. Morning
The church and the Young S Mans Dr.. j. j. n
1oWa3 he @ak aom snof nosnins
enduring sustenance. at 1880; evening
Christian Endeavor at $3.50.
VINE-Rev. j.. s. Rood. Morning and evening
PARK AyENUE-Rev. G. S. Rollins, DID, Morn
chrsan of meetna no It.
COMO AtENUE-Rey: H. K. Painter: Morning
1.-THE Scientific Method in Religion; evening
Christian Endeavor service at $3.50.
OPEN DO0R-Rsv. Walter G. Carlson Morn
ing. 1.-The Man at Bethesda; evening, Rev
Henry Holmes. DID,, will speak at the ten
FREMONT AvENuE-Rev. c. A. Hilton. Morn
nI Ing, -, (Which World7'; evening Judged"
J. Rogers win preach: At T. =. 0s s. e. Aea
r1 s;4S iiv n H,e eEsntpF sT RssssTshhinf
Of Excelsior will preach both morning an,
evening in exchange with the pastor. -
EPISCOPAL. -. w.
GETHsEMANE-Rev: Irving P. johnson. Morn
ing services, and 1890. Sunday school a
| 1915. Evening 7:45 81. s.t re-, ,:ts~
ST. PAULs Corner franklin, and Bryant ave
nues)-Rev. THEODORE Payne Thurston, rector
am, holy communion; e:45 am, sunda
school, IL am, service and sermon by til
rector; evensong omitted during July. an
CHRIST CHURCH 5344o Blaisdell avenue)-
Rev. D. F. Thompson: morning service g
1890; evening service at 8. Up. s. Tues
| day, pm. ~ H. -:
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Saturday Evening,
12c; packing stock. fresh. sweet. lac;

seconds III, 12e packing stock, fresh. sweet Lei;
receipts ssassa os sss
i63ac; fresh dirties, candled, case, So; checks
and seconds. candled, $2,7o.
l2Ssc; fancy, qnpararineda 12e;s choice, parsf
aned. lie; choice, unparahined, Toe: fair, Sc;
aats is GYMS 81 ssad ea.' sA OATS ss
Young Americas, fancy in quality and regular IN
i st ls shSs Iii Ia Of sades
s%5s; :rsss: 3sss s$s$sss. =
@sc; fancy block, lac; choice, block, Hope;
81 grades nnsst sioe pslo No l. SCI S grades
oNIoNs-Bermudas per 100 lbs, $2.25; Texas
yellow, per crate, 81. rs; Texas stlverskins, per
crate, $3.50; California. per sack, 1925.
CABBAGE-Per crate 81. 3d. $50. 4.
ETABLEs-Asparagus, per dos. 81; new
carrots, dos 2oc: wax beans, bu. 81; string
e eern srssn 3d. sos egs paD o
des soe mint, dos 4oe: onions & doz punches
peppers, per si1-basket crate, 81; peas, green,
bu. 81; squash, summer. Blu. 81; spinach, bu,
craze
17 fsns7 Thte faRib ise ssssIs
iac; Re- extracted white, In cans, e: extracted
amber, In cans. 7c.
PoTA At bu, s si19 .,o.,
sl.So; mixed ana dirty, 4s@Toe; brown, fancy
$50; mixed. fair to good. s15o@1.eo; Lima
LIVE ,PoULTRY-Roosters, &c: hens. large.
fat. lie; yearling ROSTERS under lbs 1850;
der, doz, $40; ducks &C.; young loo; geese
7c: turkeys, large, fat. 1s@14c; thin toms, 1oc.
Pigeons Tame. i've, young o.: old. dos. 75e;
live dead, $3.50; small, poor and thin, IN
salable
pc, FL 49, gss
1oc; salmon, 15c; herring, 4@5c; halibut, 100
all fish should be drawn and well Iced.
FROG >LEGS-Larse, per doz, 7@sc; medium
/ per doz. 5@6c. ..\
DRESSED MEATs-vea1, fancy, ID, 7@7hc
wsh 1885, sG'a nSse1 fancy se ana
choice to fancy, s91oc; lambs, thin or over
sANANAsSJumbo' buaches, sa'a5@s: g.; iars
lunches. $2.75@3; medium punches. $225@2 30
low, medium, s1.25; green, fancy, bu, $50
Observation-Disclosures sweets. $3.50; st
Aichaels, IS; late Valencias, So.
LEMoNs-Calitornia. soos, fancy, ST; seos
fancy, s.: choice. $3.50, Messinas $3.50; lines
PINE .sIg = crate, So; FLORIDA
GRAPE FRUIT-Box. $A75@6.
APPLES-New, BRIL- SIS.
: PEACHES-Four- basket crates, 81.
COCOANUTS-Per bag, $3.?k; per dog, Coo.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 16-quart cases, $1.75i "a
quart cases, 1925.
MELoNS-Wa termelons, doz, s4.5o@5; cants
loupes. crate, 81.
. VEST COAST FRUITs-Plums, choice, craft
$40; plums, fancy, $1.s5@2.15; peaches boz
76c@$1.
4 BsRRIEs-Red raspberries, "a pints, 81 2.
black raspberries, "a pints. 50; COOS
berries, 16 OTIS. 81 rs: currants. 16 utS ST N
blackberries, % OTIS. S.; blueberries, 1s ct
= 81 tx
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Never Sent a Man to. the Hospital

: During the Spanish American war I
commanded Company q, 9th Illinois in
fantry. During. our stay in Cuba near
" every man in the company had
diarrhoea or stomach trouble. We
surgeon or hospital, but gave him q
dose or two Of Chamberlain colo,
cholera and diarrhoea remedy and next
day he was all right. We always had
a dozen bottles or more Of it in our
medicine chest.-Orra Havill. This
remedy can always be depended upon
for collie and diarrhoea, and should be
kept on hand in every home. /
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SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES
M METHODIST

y1ss Out " It. Il. hss EVENING" hs'n
HE M A2 &vEauEHennep1n avenue and
Tenth street Rev. Fayette l.. Thompson,
R ssFs's Rs s VI W. zsa sE Ess
HoPK1Ns..ney c. H. Sweat. Morning, Rich
I Estabroeks and band Of workers from the
fk III hold ssgee g1Sd stnsng and
Morning. 'Neighbors and Anti-Neighbors'';
He STsAnIHF m r. feTRis F. Thompson.
Morning, "oqr superannuate tee Presehers'';
ing lesson from Story Of Ruth
s1MRs s TwsetyTet 4ls street and
"A Vision that Thrills" evening odd Sins Sins
sasess on the "why and Whersfoss Of the
PARK a ASENUERer. 6. g; Valentine. Morn
t aesa ni nsti0n 1p Hzpsr'ene evening when
sesvee a sa s. h hesaes
;Rsat On ne sasjses n the otssT Tsuo~s
F1RsT-Rev W. Fl. Jordan. Morning. Rev.
Mr.. sehimmerhorn will preach; evening. union
SesyptSTs st tas Congregational c shash
tenth avenue NJ. e. church, viii preach even
ing. no public service. Epworth League at
1H Hii1Rsr fE:EEaNiTH AvENuERev J. 9. crozier
have charge Of the evening service. Leader
lev Guild MorP ming;
gospel sermon, Christ Came to Save" DR..
FOREST ~! HEiaiz!+ Charles Sumner
R fsPy e RsP M R76s Hero of His
$685.. BAPTIST.
BErHEsDA-Rev. Mr.. purdsn Of Eldorado
1M MAJ H' Bxp IT'S Rev. G. r..
T!e RatedF Zee? l. Woa1s ssf Morning.
"Religion and Life"; evening, "a Living
hs2 SF Fsnsl aP Mornns
Be the Of the M0dsn
CENTRAL W: p woodruff,
FIRsT-Dr. W. B. Riley. Morning, 1.-THE Sec
ond Epistle Of Peter; evening, "Herod,
EaiAN-DAN1sH-Rev. s. o. Borsheim,
morning; Rev. o. ]. Oil, evening.
PRESBYTERIAN.
STEWART MEMoR1AI-Rev. R. A., Wander
Practical a Life evening, 1.-THE Enforcement ut
" s3sn serTss q seh S n b.
P@ SesH seh %n A{sr gospel service
Rev. William J. Johnson Morning, Forgive
l. Forgive. Forgive, Forgive, Forgive, Forgive
| Forgive; evening, 1.-The Home and Its Great
est Enemy; open-air service beginning al
wzsT fiGaH fSso s.Hs James g. K Mcclure
l. DID,, LED, president of Mccormick Theolog
ical seminary, Chicago, Will preach both morn
ing and evening. ~ r.. ~ ..',5 T.: j,
sHIIoH-Rev. Otis G. Dale Morning, public
| worship, sermon by the pastor; PM, junior
church sermon, "Little Foxes; evening, "Ca,
| Lodge Man Be Christian ~ All mem
beers Of lodges specially invited. y -
VANDERBURGH Observation-Disclosures an.
! Twenty third avenues s. Rev. w. O. Wallace
4 The pastor will preach both morning and eve
! ming. ... .t.s .--@ Id = s'ss :,
FIRsT-Rev. A. B. Marshall DID. Morning
"Christs Message to the Masses; evening
"a Model Mayor" a sermon for condition
q in Minneapolis. - .' n *, >, +
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Example No. 4.
Half an acre of lettuce
that realized $500.

w. R. Landrum of Olrnito, Texas, near
Brownsville, planted about half an acre of
lettuce this spring. His net profit from this
patch was $500. This is fair example of what
can be done in the Gulf Coast country down
below the frost line. It gives big returns,
because the tender vegetables can be raised in
winter and placed on the market in February,
when the price is highest. Many other vege-
tables can be raised as we'll as lettuce and some
yield even greater returns. If you write Mr.
Landrum at Olmito, he will tell you how he
has succeeded in the Gulf Coast country.
Are you doing as well as Mr.. Landrum Wouldn't
you like to be in his position not only making a good
living, but laying away comfortable each year? Is
there why you shouldn't BE in this position?
Raising garden truck in the Gulf Coast Country simply
making garden" larger scale. Anyone can do it,
the city man; but if you have had experience farming
or truck gardening, so much the better. 81. -
twenty-acre place will be all that you can take care
Of You get it easy terms, and the first crop ntell
gently planted and cultivated will than pay for the
land Here is the cost: 49,. '..:
20 acres at SIS per acre, 1 S 10000
Cost of artesan well, 10000
Clearing at S. per acre, 10000
5-room house, $4,000
Total cost Of 20-acre farm ....
ready to plant $1450.O0
You may be able get good land as cheap as SIS an
acre. you can, buy now; it will year.
And then it's good place to have home, delight
full climate, the sunny, mild winters of the tropics, and
tempered by the cool breezes from the Gulf.
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Success In the Gulf Coast Country

Every Tuesday and Saturday there will appear
Of this example
Gulf Coast country on the Brownsville Line
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REVIEW OF THE MARKET BY THE NORTH
WESTERN HIDE & FUR. COMPANY.

REVIEW OF THE MARKET BY TIE NORTH
WESTERN HIDE & FUR. COMPANY.
The wool market is hard to quote. Large
buyers are offering &c to Sc less than while
back This stops trading, as dealers do not
care to accept such losses, as they have been
paying from 25c to &c and selling at 27Gl2715 &c.
The hide market is firm with no change in
prices Calf and kip are likewise firm.
Tallow is quiet. Only good sound packages
are in request. Poor stuff is not wanted.
Mol. No.2.
Green sailed cured steer hides,
co lbs .:.:.............:.... 1926 IFS
Green sailed heavy COW hides, over
50 lbs :;.:..:;:, ::::.......:.. 1915 11b
Green sailed light hides, under.
" IDS lZt LIS
Green sailed bulls, stays, oxen or
work steers ...................... 10
Green sailed long haired kips, to
20 lbs IL ga
Green sailed veal ktps. ............. 1914 II
Green sailed veal calves. to
Is lbs Observation-Disclosures. Il 12h
Green or frozen hides, Inc less than green
sailed
Horse and mule hides, large each. SO .75 81. rs
Horse and mule hides medium. $40 2.25
Horse and mule hides, small, eacn... 80 l %
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Bryn Mawr School.
A Fourth Grade. :

Blanche Hixon, teacher.
Alex Fraser, president; Clemmie Mygatt, sec
Rotary; Frances Lundell. Emery Kruse, Richard
Naumann Clifford Neave, Esther Larson, Edith
strom, Thomas McElLgott, Chester Betcher,
Florence Neave, Ethel Engstrom, Willie Lally,
Bernardine McGhee Wernal Wennerstron, Hill.
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BANK CLEARINGS

New York, July A.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreets, shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the week end
ed July -. with the percentage OF increase
and decrease compared with the correspond
ing week last year.
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HIDES, PELTs, TALLoW, wool,

Totals, Canada. $s4, ,1e7 25.1 ....
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A. and B Second Grade.
al, Eugene Field School. 49,.
First, Second, Third and Fourth: Grades.
Jessie Policy, principal. <,,Hs< 800 -

Elizabeth Rowe, president; Leonard Anderson
secretary; Louise Brown, Valeria Licensees, Edwin
es
son, George Paltzel Victor Anderson, : John
Mahon, James .Mahon. Rena Nelson, Judith An
derson,s Helen Murphy, Jessalyn Matthews, Sarah
Mahon. Cecilia Murphy, Olga Holt, Earl stien,
James Murphy. Hulda: Carlson, Rachel Carlson,
Nora Murphy. Jessie Polly. - teacher.
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GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations Of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange, corrected I'D to IL M,
Saturday, July IA. l#l. -
acknowledgements, extras, per h. 19c;
creameries. irsts, 171ac; :creamerfes seconds
Ice; diaries, extras, tic; dairies, frsts, 1bc
diaries, seconds. lac; ladies' irsts,s14e ladies
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14

Horses are considered by learned peo-
They can at least show their apprecia-
ton for little deeds Of kindness which
are paid them, A strong, handsome,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Curious Fairs.

THERE is a succession of fairs In the
different parts of France, some OF
which, as the gingerbread fairs OF
Paris, are celebrated. A large number
Of caravans serve to carry the families OF
the owners OF the booths from place 10
place.
There are also two caravan schools.
Huge wagons are used, eighteen feet long
and ten feet wide. The light filters
through the green linen sides. for the I'M
provised school houses have no windows.
Blackboards, maps and all the neeessaries
OF the schoolroom are provided.
The children range from about eight to
fourteen years of age, and the hours OF
instruction are from eight to ten in the
morning and from two TO four in the after
noon. The schools follow a fixed itinerary
from spring TO autumn, while in the winter
they remain stationary.
AS the children may probably be trans
ferred from one fair to another, the method
OF instruction in the schools Is Identical, 30
that a student may have a lesson in the
school at Grenelle in the morning and re-
cite his or her lesson at st. Denis in the
afternoon.
%S@&&AT%N
At a meeting in Somerset. England. It
was stated that, although illegal, the Gus
tom still prevails Of giving cider In lieu Of
wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
A Commercial Museum.

HE Chinese Minister of Commerce ha
maze the necessary arrangements Tor
the establishment OF an Industrial a Ma
commercial museum at Pekln. A site
TOT the erection of suitable buildings has
ALREADY been acquired. 1t Is Intended to
establish a permanent exhibition of Chi
nese and foreign goods in the museum
no provision has yet been made for the
purchase OF artistic exhibits, and IL Is
probable that the museum will be used
more especially for commercial and indus
rlal purposes. 1t is anticipated that the
museum VIII serve as a record OF the
progress made by Chinese manufacturers
and at the same time that foreign ex-
hlbits Will incite the native industry to
stlll greater efforts. 1t is probable that
foreign manufacturers who find a pllCe
Tor their wares In this museum will profit
Ply an Increased sale in Chinese markets
The japanese are taking an active part in
the organization of the museum and. in
deed, 1t is not unlikely that they are re-
sponsible in some degree for its incep-
ton. The buildings are in japanese stylei
and Japanese merchants and manufac-
turers have promised to cooperate Largely.
NN%%%%N%
Sir Robert Ball who has been lecturing
on the glacial epoch. informed his hearers
recently that the next Ice age is due 2OO,OUO
winters hence. Then. he says, all Northern
Europe and America will be once more
under an Ice cap that will cover the high
est mountains and last for many thousands
OF years.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
%%SNSN$&N&44@%A
A FAMOUS LITERARY LANDMARK.

he lived is kept IN an excellent state Of
preservation and It, location Is full %
beauty and charm.
NNNNNNNN
-Four generations ago II was customary
for professional men 10 wear muns, 80
That IL was almost a prOverb that "a mum
Is more than half IN the making OF a doe
tor" The umbrella Is an invention Of q
comparatively recent date. A satirlcal
writer In a wOman's paper In 1856 re-
marked that Jonas Hanway, who had been
seen abroad under the shade OF a cotton
umbrella. would be well advised. In order
to keep himself dry from head 10 foot. TO
wear the maids pattens tntil the nine
teenth century had almost dawned The UNI
brella was practically unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

THOUSANDS OF tourists who have
visited Bermuda during this season,
] which has been unusually crowded,
have returned to dlate upon the
beauties OF the island retreat To those
OF poetic and romantic temperament one
spot in particular fingers In the memory,
for In time gone by Il sheltered a great
genius whose charm now lives. though the
pOssessOr has long since passed away.
Thomas Moore house Is one OF the show
places of Bermuda. and those who make
a pilgrimage hlther filled with reverence
for the past echo the poets praise FOR the
fairy ISLES Of the sea. II was In the early
part OF the last century that the Irish
bard was appointed to a position In the
A. mlralty, and In an he spent eighteen
month"; M Bermuda. The house In which
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
speech" Of the Dumb.

Ow many words can a hand speaker
II form In minute? The average num-
per OF letters per word In the English
language is FIVE Now. a ready hand
speaker can make the English alphabet
ten times In a minute-that Is to saw two
hundred and sixty letters. 1t Is usual for
MIN to pause for the space OF one letter
after each word, to show that the word Is
complete
II, therefore, we subtract from the total
just given about one-slxth for these stop
pages, the total will be reduced to two
hundred and fifteen letters. Let this be
divided by five. the average number OF let
ters per word. and we shall find that
fairly expert deaf and dumb rersnn viii
speak forty-three words per minute.
A person in possession Of speech will
PROBABLY speak one hundred and fifty
words In the same space OF time: but ex-
perts IN the sign language use only the
important words of a sentence, and ex
press thought in every gesture, therefore
the ODDS are by no means against them.
their forty words doing the work OF three
times that number as employed in ordi-
nary speech
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Curious Pet.

IT LION Is a dangerous pet, especially
If 1t is not kept in confinement. The
1play.ng with such beast in the open
with the wild jungle near at hand Is
an operation which few men would care
TO undertake This native and the beast
seem TO be on very friendly terms, and
the lion apparently evidences no disposi-
ton to leave his sable companion
A Mexican Naval Academy.
According to a telegram, published in
the Correo de la Tarde, the MEXICAN gov
eminent will establish In Mazatlan a naval
academy and school for marine engineers
which Is to be lnaugurated next Septem-
Der For the present the buildings of the
military hospital (which Is a federal insti-
tutbon) will be used for the academy. The
hospital Is situated fronting the sea and
about 30 yards from the shore.
N&%NNNAA
OF the very latest type Of freight steam
ships IL the British ship Bellerophon.
built without masts. instead OF which she
has four pillars. Two abreast fore and aft,
for derricks The hold Is made especially
TO accommodate heavy machinery and
other bulky eonslgnments for the China
and Japan trade. Twenty-six winches and
derricks can be worked from the deck.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Hardness Of Tantalite

Sheets made of tantalite are so hard that
With a diamond drill thit Work d .bf
three days and three nights. vi h 500 rev.
olutions per minute, hardly a noticeable
impression was made and the drill itself
was duiled. 1t was intended TO maAufuc =
ure tools and other articles OF tantallte
The tantalite pen resists chemicals to a
very high degree. 1t Is much harder and
mere elastic than the steel pen and on that
account indestructlble. IL Is even mns
elastic than a gold pen, and II Is predicted
that II Il will be placed upon the ma ket at
a moderate price Il Will supersede both
steel and gold pens.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
when oliver johnson Made a hit.

1T was oliver Johnson. Of indianapolis,
INho made the speech. at the time he was
] Vice Consul General in London. 1t was
at a commercial banquet, at which there
were present some of the most important
and stupid representatives of high finance
and Members OF Parliament In all Englanu,
To illustrate a point he was endeaN oilhs
to Impress upon his auditors MIR. Johnson
related an anecdote. 1t concerned Kan
kee sewing machine agent VINO was i)ok-
ing over some horses at sales STAPLE WIN
a view to making a purchase. he was
shown a beast of uncertain age that IN
its prime had been able to trot in 2:3O, ne
was told Then a colt was brought out
and the dealer assured the prospective
buyer that in another year the animal
would be able to do a mile in 2:lO.
Gosh darn itl' said the sewing machine
agent at this juncture. II don't want q
has-been or a goin'-to-be. What l want
Is an is-er."
Here Mr.. Johnson paused for the laugh
that this story-one of his fayorites-gen-
orally created, but the others at the table,
with one exception. only gazed stoldly AZ
hin and wondered why he should stop
snaa King and not sit down. The exception
Was a somewhat boisterous gentleman
whose seat was next TO that OF Dir. Johh-
son. , ,.t,h
aoiiebt ana ever and anon throughout
Inc remainder OF the speech broke out
,nto wild outlaws, to the scandal ana
nmazement OF his compatriots, but to the
cratIGc,tion Of Mr.. Johnson. who con
sidered himself fortunate that even one "a
his hearers had been able to perceiye the
point of the anecdote' .,,,.--
when Mr. Johnson concluded his address
an6 resumed his seat his enthusiastic
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- ,-t-.orad INN his ear
- say. old chap" he inquired. eagerly
what is an is-er?