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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
The Tragic Story Of the Father Of 3
ozark Horse

The October American Magazine pub
fishes the romantic story of Governor
John johnson Of Minnesota, Harry Wat.
terson's dark horse johnson is the
Democrat who was elected governor Of
his state by 10000 No Democrat ever
won in Minnesota before. The tragic
story Of Johnson's father follows;
Gustav johnson, John Johnson's IA.
Their, came to America, ii appears, in
the early fifties. He was by trade a
blacksmith. He was the inheritor Of
some little property. He settled in st.
Peter, which at that time could be reach
ed only BY prairie schooner or else by q
real water boat up the Mississippi and
then up the Minnesota
Shortly after Gustav Johnson arrived
in st. Peter there also arrived a Swedish
girl named Caroline Haden She was
alone. She had lost her parents by dis
ease and her brothers BY chance. She
never found those brothers again She
married Gustav Johnson and their sec
ond son was named John Albert. Johns
father, therefore, and his mother, too,
were completely separated from the ira
ditions of the old country. The mother
could not trace her ancestry, and the
father did not want to- John grew up as
a totally new product in a totally new
land.
For several years after moving into
ST.. Peter. Johns father, Gustav, eontin-
ued TO practice his trade, the trade Of
blacksmith. He was 8 strong man and
aSs-intelligent workman. But suddenly,
like 3 ghost from across The Atlantic,
there came his old passion His wife,
Caroline, did not know that back in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21

, MAGAZINE REVIEW.

Manufacturing Precious Stones.

After describing how diamonds may
he made by the employment Of tremen,
dous pressure. Henry Smith Williams. 10
an article on modern chemistry IN the
October Eyerybody's, sayss
1T would be futile 70 predict how
soon diamonds Of marketable size may
be produeedi but in the meantime the
similar problem Of manufacturing rela-
lively large gems Of other kinds-rubies,
sapphires. emsralds, the Oriental anne.
thyst, and the Oriental topax--lias yield.
ed its full secret 70 science.
Just as the brilliant diamond Is only
a particular state OF so familiar and IN.
expensive a substance a. carbon, so these
sister Rems-some OF them even exceed
ing the diamond in value, weight for
weight--are merely crystalline forms Of
the clayey earth alumina--a compound
Of aluminium and oxygen. II no coloring
matter is present, this crystal is called
white sapphire Usually, however, a
trace Of some chromium or cobalt salt
Is found, and then the gem becomes
true sapphire, q ruby, an amethyst, an
emarld, or topaz, according 70 color.
Gems Of the true sapphire order are
manufactured by bringing alumina to q
liquid state, through the agency Of ex.
IRENE heat; the gems crystalline from
the solution on cooling. Unfortunately
the gem thus formed breaks into frag.
ments when touched; but the fragments
are still Of marketable size; and true
rubies and emeralds thus manufactured
have now entered the field Of commerce"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
Big Strike May be Called al
Pawtucket R. |.
IN COATS THREAD SHOP
United Textile Workers Of America In
Session Saturday Appointed Con-
suIting Committee to an
understrapper.

pawtucket, r. l.. Oct. ei.--Indignant
at the discharge Of one Of their iellow-
workers, Mrs. Thomas r. Tuits, prcsi-
dent Of the carders' Union here. be-
cause she attended the convention last
week, the 1000 employees in the big mills
Of the J. & p. Coats Thread company
threaten 70 80 out on strike.
4 meeting Of the executive council Of
the United Textile Workers OF America
was held yesterday for the special pnr-
pose Of acting upon the threatened strike
in the Coats mills and tho grievance Of
Mrs Tuite A committee Of three was
appointed. composed Of President Golden,
Wee. President James Tansey Of Fall
River and John Harrington Of Pawtuck-
81, member OF the executive commit
tee.
''ln my opinion. the discharge Of Mrs.
Tuite was due 20 discrimination BY some
, understFapper and those higher In au-
thority know nothing Of the circum-
stances" said President Golden satur-
day.
Mrs Tuite has been employed AZ the
mills 30 years. She went there when she
was a young girl. Today her services
are worth more 10 the company than
they ever were. She Is a bright little
woman, far above the average in intel
ligence; 70 much 50. in fact, that
picked her out 60 be q member OF the
committee AZ the time a request was
made for increased wages at the mills,
about three or four months ago
There was strike At the mills then,
but Il only lasted about two weeks The
company granted 10 per cent. increase
In wages and the strike was settled.
Mr.. Coates ~ that time promised that
there would be absolutely no discrimi-
nation against any employees because Of
activity during the strike or because
they belonged 20 the union.
THAT Is why we want 10 have talk
with Mr.. Coates and find exactly II the
discharge of this woman was by his
orders or IL he knew anything about it.
About s. per cent. Of the employees
in the Coats mills are women. They
have a strong union; In fact, they are
far more strongly organized than the
officials Of the company think they are.
This il true Of all the departments.
Even the few who are not in the
union are with Mrs. Tuite in this matter.
There would have been strike in the
pills long before this II II was not for,
the fact TINT the employees are organ
lied. The rules Of the union provide
that there shall not be strike in any
mill until an effort has been made to
meet the employers and come TO an un-
derstandihg. The union must also vote
for a strike before any member can
leave work because Of grievance
Mrs. Tuite is spoken Of by all her
friends in this city, Of whom there are
many, as a quiet. conservative woman,
and one who would never make trouble
for anyone. When seen yesterday she
said she did not want to talk to the
about her discharge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
The Times Daily Short Story.

+. few days Tue Durgnera. iindlng New
subject Of interest. ceased 10 tall
about the clock. A week later Antoin
Heclker presented note that was du'
10 Karl Becker for payment Becke
declared that he would pay II whei
the town clock should say tho tim'
for payment had expired. Heckei
went 20 Rothholz and asked for Ger
tifcate TO that effect Hecker declared
that by the village time the note wat
not due. The result was q quarrel be
tween the debtor and the creditor
Then cnne widow who wished ts
marry again. BY the terms OF her late
husbands WIN she would lose every
thing he had left her II she married
before a certain date. The date had
expired. but the legal town time said
that II had not The clerk said 1t was
his duty TO keep the calendar by the
clock. He could do nothing. The
judge ordered him before the court
and to fix the clock or keep the calen-
der by another timepiece. The town
clerk refused to break the law. and
the Judge had no power to compel him
to do so.
AS the days and weeks elapsed the
condition Of the people Of the village
became more irritating. They quar-.
relied about the time to 20 TO bed, 20
get up. for meals. The children wonld
not go TO school TIL the clock struck
the hour. Nobody would go 10 church
because there was no knowing when
they should go. Those who had
watches tyrranized over those who had
not and quarreled among themselves
as to whose watch was right, At last
the hubbub was so great that it be-
came intolerable. A committee wait
ed on the town clerk and begged him
to fix the clock or break the law, prom
Using him immunity.
mot l." he said. II believe that
heaven shows its displeasure through
the clock for the condemnation Of a
pure young girl for witchcraft."
When this was repeated to the Judge
he called the court together and re-
opened the trial Of the condemned
Cicily. Antoine Hecker, who was anx-
ious to get bis money from his cred
itor, having heard that the clock would
not go properly till Cicily was acquit-
ted, swore that the night before be had
seen her accuser sailing by moonlight
on the river In sieve. All the dis
satisfied people in the village support
ed his testimony. cIcily was acquit.
ted, and the old woman was condemn
ed to be burned in her stead.
That night at midnight the old clock
struck the hour and thenceforth re-
corded the time correctly.
CHARLOTTE BOND HILL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21

Sweden her husband had long ago evoked
and temporarily buried the taste for
drink BY the time John was thirteen
Gustav had sold his interest IN his black
smith shop for $500 had gone away and
lost himself, had come back again, had
sworn repentance. had been turned away
from the door Of his own house by a
sensible neighbor At the time OF the
birth Of his last child, had been exam
ined and convicted Of alcoholic dcmen-
tia by the doctor Of the village. and had
been sentenced 70 the county poorhouse.
It wes a sad, tragic story. Il would
not be mentioned here were IL not for
two facts. First. The fate Of his father
became fantastic element In John
Johnson's first campaign for governor
Second. the fate Of his father became
an essential element in the development
OF John Johnson's personal character,
and without the development Of his per
sonal character, John johnson would
never have been governor"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
MATRIMONIAL COMPLICATIONS.
Grow Out of Marriage Of Columbus
Huling's Young Widow.

Bennington, Oct. si.-The marriage Of
Miss Jennie Bissell OF North Bennington
to Columbus Huling, the wealthy retired
manufacturer, the attempts Of relatives
of the bridegroom to prevent the wedding
the death OF Huling in his sspd year and
the marriage Of his young widow at the
age of 25 TO Frank Lake, Of Shushan,
\. ", Incidents that transpired in the
course of two years, are recalled by the
attempt Of Loke's former wife, who
was Miss License, Of Pawlet TO secure
an annulment Of an agreement Of sepa-
ration entered into according TO TIE re-
qiIirements Of the laws of the state of
New York shortly before Lakes mar
rage to Mrs. Hnling The petition ,f
Mrs. Lake which was heard Before O
special session 0f court at Sandy Hill,
NY. has been denied but she still has
suit for alienation Of affection pending
against Mrs. Huling Lake, which has
not come to trial because Of conhictions
between the laws OF VermRnt AMI New
York on The subject Of divorce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
Is rhis the Nezt Great pemoerat7

The October American Magazine con
tains a remarkable character sketch Of
Henry Watterson's dark horse,p Gov
ernor John A. johnson Of Minnesota.
Colonel Watterson, approached by The
American Magazine, has written for that
periodical statement which forms the
introduction to the article. II follows.
1T happens that ! have known Gov.
johnson FOR many years and have watch.
cd HE earaer with interest. He is most
exceptional man both in character and
ability; steady going, level-hesded
man, who thinks first and acts after
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
rRELAND's FAIR.
The Exhibition at Dublin Marks q New
Epoch in The Green Isles History.

In Herbert park not far from the
heart of Dublin city an spartly ON the
site of Donnybrook fair Of unsavory
memory, stand the white buildings of
the Irish international exhibition. The
difference between these noble palaces
and the riekety booths of Donnybrook
Is symbolic Of the differences between the
old Ireland and the new; 81 the deeply
significant renascence and awakening Of
nation. Ireland's fair might well be
called her birthday celebration. Donny.
brook fair used to be the trading place
for all the peasants and small farmers
and petty shopkeepers of the country
who could ride or walk 10 the spot, for
this was their great social center. In
the retrospect, Donnybrook may seem
picturesque, as showing Irish Joy In lIy-
ing, tine bravery and song. But actually
IN its wasting and cheating, its frothy
political talk and purposeless fighting.
Donnybrook showed the bitter effect OF
a cruel land system forced on Ireland
by people who could never understand
her.
But the old ireland Is dead, and there
is new Ireland, becoming more and
more unified and coherent through a
variety of causes, chief Of which are the
new land system and the recent indus
trial development. Now the peasant
may himself be small landholder. He
lives, or may live, in q decent house
His younger sons, through tht new tech.
meal education offered by the govern
uient, may be fitted far skilled labor.
His wife and daughters may supplement
the earnings by their work in home In
dustries. And all that Ireland is and
all that she win become are wildly sug.
gested by the exhibition, Celebrating
q new Ireland" In the October Every.
body's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
The Town Clock.


toriglnal.1
A group Of citizens stood in the mar
ket place of schrambcrg in the Black
forest. looking up at the clock in the
church tower.
at has stopped" said one.
mo, but the hands move at snail's
pace" said another.
II have been standing here fully ten
minutes" said a third, "and can't de-
tect the slightest change
"And have watched It for an hour"
said a fourth. "The long hand shows
O gain OF two and half minutes"
when was the change noticedY
"At IL o'clock midnight. II has not
struck the hour since"
LET me see-two and half minutes
to the hour. At that rate the minute
hand would sweep the dial In twenty
four hours. The clock registers but
an hour day"
From a little shop near by old Roth
holz, the matchmaker, glanced out Of
his window at the group, shook bis
head at them, then turned and resumed
bis work. The day before bis son had
come to hir.s wringing his hands.
ooh, father" he exclaimed, "Cicily
has been condemned Old Mother
Gault swore that she had seen her
with her own eyes vomiting crooked
pins
what That innocent girl con-
demned for witchcraft on the testi-
mony Of that hagT'
Eyes, and she is to be burned at the
stake in three days. oh, father, help!
We are betr0thedw
The youngster, still in his teens. had
not ceased to rely on his father for
everything. The old man scratched
bis head and gave himself up to deep
thought. Presently he said, Il cannot
prevent this tragedy. but may delay
it."
.HowT' asked the boy eagerly.
"You know, my son, that the clock
In the church tower, which | made
and about which no one except my
self knows anything, is the legal time
IN the village--that I, the town clerk
as well as matchmaker, keep the legal
calendar and keep 1t by the clock. II
Y stop the clock stop the village time,
but in that case they would adopt an
other standard. / win make the hands
20 very slowly. This viii delay the
execution, and something may happen
TO save the GIRL
In the middle Of the night the old
man went up into the tower and chang
ed the clocks rate to one hour IN TWEEN
ty-four. Cicily could not be legally
burned for more than two months.
The group standing In the market
place after further discussion moved
together to old Rothholz's shop, told
him that the clock had nearly stopped
and he must fix it. Don't bother your
heads about the clock" he said; sit
will 20 well enough In time" "Wheni"l
sAfter the girl who was condemned
yesterday has been burned" What
has that to do with itf' Il don't
know. I only know that the clock,
which has kept perfect time ever since
it was set up in the tower, has sud
denly gone wrong" "NonsenseF ex-
claimed most Of the party, and they
went away.
The old man insisted that he could
not Ak the clock, though, to satisfy the
authorities, he pretended to try IN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
stsel pirect FROM icon one.

In q dingy laboratory in the yard Of
steel.working company az Los Ange-
les, California, lies q 3s0.pound ingot Of
pure steel. II Is the most remarkable
piece Of steel in the world" writes Har.
~ II. Dunn IN Technical World Magazine
for October, "for ii never saw coke OF
cole; never went through a Bessemer
converter. or open hearth process; in fact
It's production quite upset all the estab-
lished methods OF making the most-used
metal Of the present century.
Behind the ingot is the mysterious
furnace in which is was made and the
story. Of tho making Of the fngot reads
like romanee--a romance of iron and
oil and lime and frebYiek.
al his life long John Porter has been
connected with steel in sone one Of It's
many forms. Finally, when be came TO
Los Angeles, fresh from an eastern blast
furnace, he had so clear an idea Of the
new method that he succeeded in im-
pressing its worth on three or four men
who furnished money for making the
experiments which have now proved sue
cessful
In the center Of potter's furnace, when
he is ready to make run" Of steel, he
piles the crude iron ore, and a mixture
OF lime and asphaltum. The proper
tions Of this mixture are the whole Sc
cret, and ii is guarded well, for no man
but John Porter, he who discovered il.
knows the formula, and he is not telling
it. not even 10 the men who are backing
him in the great game for millions.
When this composite mass is all piled
up, a Jet Of crude oil is turned on and
lighted. With o terrific heat--up to
1900 degrees and further ii possible
the whole is fluxed, and the resultant
steel flows down into a lake in the bot
tom of the furnace, thence to be drawn
oil into mindless. outside the brick wall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
ASKS FOR RECEIVER
FOR THE STANDARD
Alleging Trust Conspiracy to Wreck the
Corn Products Company, Stock
holder Files the Suit.

Chicago, Oct, 2I.-Gecrge T. Harding
Of this city Saturday filed bill in the
superior court asking for the appoint
ment Of a receiver for the Standard OIL
company Of New Jersey and the Corn
Products company Of New Jersey Mr.
Harding says in his bill that he is the
owner Of 500 shares Of the capital stock
of the Corn Products company, and that
It's management Is practically controlled
by ele Standard.
Charges are made that the Standard
with certain individuals, conspired to
wreck the Corn Products company, CAPT
talized at $80o00,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
Countess Made a Scene.

There was scene, during which, 1t Is
claimed, the countess at first begged
and finally threatened and said certain
things that were most disagreeable and
surprising to the young couple. It is
claimed that she then hurried of TO
Europe without waiting for the mar
riage. which was performed at the
Church Of the Blessed Sacrament on May
II by the Rev. Father Taylor.
The relatives Of old Grouse, It is
claimed, having heard that mother and
daughter had fallen out, now see an op.
portunitv TO renew the old fight with
the possibility of persuading the count
ess to come over to their side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21

The Alaska Packers association have
liberated from their hatcheries in Alas
ka. up to 1906, over three hundred and
ifty-one million 1851 o00.000) young sal.
mon. Their Fortmann hatchery is the
largest in the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
ousstIon Of Tranaterence.

'My mission in life" said the satirist
SIS to put the Ounce cap on the heads
Of other people"
Re careful replied his friend, shat
you don't catch cold. Brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-21
A Remarkable Human Document.

One of the most remarkable eontribu.
tions to modern literature is the auto.
| biography OF Harry Orchard, which is
continued in McClnre's for October II
Is one of the few perfectly frank at
temps at self.reyelation ever made by q
criminal. Apart from its value as a
revelation of an extraordinary person
atty, it throws light on a social and
economic struggle which practically
spells war In language singularIy sim
pie and unaffected, Harry Orchard, one
Of the chief actors, gives a straight, co.
herent, logical account OF what purports
to be the facts, as seen from his eide of
the battlefield. In the present install
ment Of this unique history, the nara.
tor tells the story Of stalking Fred Brad
ley, the mine manager who was supposed
to be d leader Of the Mine Operators
association, which had threatened to
drive the Western Federation out Of the
state. sF
ITO show those fellows we never for
get them, Haywood had detailed two
men TO get Bradley"
It IL were not for the tragic signiii-
canoe Of this record, the reader might
suppose he had blundered on comic
opera war plot. The campaign against
the operators representative was given
over to Orchard after two other men
had failed. He packed new grip" and
armed with ticket to San Francisco,
boarded the early train. Arriving. he
called the enemy Up on the phone. Find.
ing that he was In Alaska, Orchard went
into summer quarters. When Bradley re-
turned the campaign began in good ear
nest Numerous failures caused Or
chArd much depression, and De reads
with staggering aniazement his state
ment that he felt he had nothing to
live for, and contemplated suicide, He
finally succeeded in blowing out the.
front of Bradley's apartment, and Brad
lev himself was at FIRST thought to be
hopelessly injured. This brought some
brightness into the gloom Of Orchards
life. There are other tales of successes
and failures where the intended victims
escaped by the corroding Of pin or
the bark Of small dog. Governor Pea.
body was one Of the persons who proved
unusually bomb proof. It was while
hunting him that Orchard as a blind be
comes life insurance agent, which adds
another comic opera touch to the tale.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-23

You are very much concerned,
notice, and 1t is well you may be so,
for the happiness of Ireland 10 hang
ing by a thread this minute. can
not stay longer with ye," says he.
but must be away, and before ! go ]
want you to understand that the man
to whom you did service this night
is him whom the Irish fairies await
to lead them on, and head them in
battle At dawn of day, tomorrow
morning" says he, IF you look into
the water of my pony's tracks, and
see that it is clear, you may know
that we have won the battle, and
that Ireland will have the fish. But.
If, on the other hand" says he. you
see the water in the hoof-tracks
bloody; then woe, woe! to the poor
fisher folk of Ireland-the Irish fair
les have been defeated and the her
rims will be leaving the harDors. +"
And he put spurs to his horse and
like q blast of wind he was gone,
leavin' poor Patsy Rogan standin'
gapin' after him with his mouth open.
Patsy turned on his heel, shut.
fed into his house, and sat down by
the fire till by and by he was wax.
ened out of the half dreaming sort
of way in which he had been. by Z
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-23
WHEN WAGES WERE LOW.
Salaries of Long Ago Really Larger
Than They Seemed.

Columbus" said an antiquary Of
Chicago, got salary of 1920 year,
less than dollar day. His cap
tains got $3.50 a year apiece. His
crew got 1926 a month To equip
the expedition that discovered America
cost $4,000. The total cost of discov-
ering America was $1,000.
Lawyers nowadays. especially cor
poration lawyers, think nothing Of
earning million year. In the reign
of Edward Nv, baronet entered in
his diurnal, or diary:
Paid to Roger Flypott. learned In
the law, for his counsel. three shill-
ings, with four pence for his dinner
Ministers often make to-day $20, 900
or $4,000 year. The late DIR. Tai
mage made $4,000. Yet John Knox
only got 1920 year, or 81 a week,
and that was a dollar more week
than Scottish judges got.
Small salaries, those" concluded
the antiquary; but we must remem-