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Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08
clo.s can Tor Fairbanlsn.

When Vice President Fairbanks went to
Albion Mich. IN September, as the guest
OF the Michigan Methodist conference, re-
lates the Detroit News, he was greeted by
some 100 Methodist preachers. several OF
the highest state Offieials, and three or
four thousand other citizens OF the VOL
VERNE state. who had come TO town espe-
ciaily to set glimpse OF the elongated
presidential possibility. During the fore
noon the vice president spoke briefly at
the Methodist church, and. referring to
the unusual composition Of the audience,
said:
MY friends, in many ways this Is a
most remarkable gathering. / feel that
never have had such a grasp upon the
pulpit as ! have here today"
A reporter had been sent from Jackson
70 cover the AFFAIR for the Associated
Press. ana as soon as Mr.. Fairbanks had
finished speaking the young man rushed
20 a telephone 20 dictate his story. Among
other things he gave the foregoing re-
mark.
The receiver az the Jackson end OF the
wire. however understood him to say
graft" instead OF grasp" and accord
ingly a few minutes later the Associated
Press was furnishing the afternoon papers
% ne Middle west With 9 story which Ac-
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80 If0yl4E GNNApREIs

time that as both the king and the queen
are superstitious they refrained from using
a title once borne by the unlucky son Of
Napoleon L., but very probably the real
reason was a desire to respect the suscepti-
bilities of the pope, the dispossessed prince
of Rome. as the spiritual effects OF Plus
ks accommodation against the usurpers
Of his title are still feared by the religious
members Of the house ofSsavoy.
The new baby, who is said to be strong
and healthy, is to be called Giovanna with
the addition of Romano as a second name
to recall the fact that she was born In the
Eternal City. GiovRnna is essentially a
family name of the house of Savoy.
Among the members who bore the name
one attempted to poison her father in order
to gain control of the duchy, but failed
and retired to Paris, where she died in
1874 Another, the daughter of Louis XII
of France and Margaret of Savoy. was
cannonized a saint Probably the new
princess is named after the latter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

whole pleasure and Soy Of the king and
queen OF Italy seem TO center round their
children.
To protect their private life from news
paper publicity a strict censorship Is kept
to prevent any details about the domestic
happenings at the Quirinsl from reaching
the public. The English nurses who have
entire charge of the royal children are
threatened with instant dismissal should
any stories of their dolngs be told to the
outer world
In consequence, except for a chance
glimpse which the passerby may get OF the
little princesses and their brother as they
drive out into the country from the royal
palace little is known Of their home life
In order that they may reap the benefits
OF playing in the open air the king bought
for them a small farm outside the Porta
Pia, where they go and play like other
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

Ow that the condition OF the
NR money market in the United
States has improved to such an
extent that bankers and mer-
ftk chants are confident that
Sss the improvement will increase
steadily the monetary experience OF
the past is being drawn on TO gather
WISDOM for the future conduct OF
business enterprises that depend on H.
nanoial aid for their further development.
The crises OF former years are being stud
led. yet conditions are so changed that
many things which happened IN pauics
previous 10 1857 would not now so mater
Tally affect the prosperity Of the country.
The crisis OF 1857 furnishes data of more
peculiar interest at this moment than any
other. as II shows how speedily the recov-
cry came and business was resumed the
world over
II was in consequence Of the panic Of
1857 that even the Bank of England sus-
pended specie payments just fifty years
ago, on November 3
That panic found the United States in
an exceedingly prosperous condition. Rail-
road extensions had been checked to some
extent and more conservative feeling
prevailed regarding these enterprises.
There was no indications Of the coming
erisis-a situation similar 20 that existing
in New York recently-and a contraction
OF loans by the New York banks early in
August attracted little attention. although
one reason assigned therefor was that the
failure OF a heavy produce house had re-
vealed the fact that this line Of business
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water which ripples on the shore.
Princess Yolanda, the eldest child, has
Inherited the dark hair and large brown
eyes Of her mother and gives promise Of
great beauty while Mafalda, her sister
Is OF a uuletor type. The iolliest little fell
low in the world is the Crown Prince um-
berto prince of Piedmont and not Of Rome
as every body expected he would be called
It is said that before the prince was born
the king was advised by his ministers 10
have the birth take place at the Ouirinal
and to give the title OF prince OF Rome to
the future king OF italy. The advice was
entirely ignored.
Unlike the two other children. the boy
was born at Racconigi in Piedmont, the
country seat Of the kings OF Sardinia, and
on him was bestowed the titio Of his an
cestors in use before Rome became the
capital OF united italy. It was said at the
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satisfied, for he moved over to a shaded
light and read the card again.
why" said Mr. Fish. calling the re-
porter by name. this must be a joke" ,"
Then he handed over the card. The re-
porter took one look. 1t read
Edward H. Hartman"
Then there was a lot of explaining.
The reporter had got a statement down
at Mr.. Harriman's office in the Equitable
building a few days before and TO this
had been attached one Of Mr. Harriman's
personal cards. The reporter had slipped
the card into his case as a souvenir where
It had lain until he unintentionally Handed
IL to Mr.. Fish's butler.
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Perkins OF the Burlington.


when Charles Elliott Perkins died"
says writer in the Boston Transcript,
1--WE knew that a warm, staunch friend
would stlll help and cheer US by the happy
memory OF his words ana of his high
virtues. From his boyhood he worked
to his full strength in order 10 help
his mother and younger brothers and to
earn his own bread. At u years OF age
he entered the ONCE of the Burlington &
Missouri River railroad at Burlington. Ia,
and to this day had made that town his
home. In this once he came under the
eye and influence Of Charles Russell Low
ell, with whom he lived and from whom
he learned much, and, as a consequence a
strong friendship between these young men
grew up. AS years went on, the railroad
grew until the present Chicago. Burling-
ton q Quincy Railroad company was de-
veloped, and Of this great system Charles
Perkins was for many years the chief fac
ter and manager, In 1901 he resigned the
presidency but had been the chosen ad-
wiser OF the company 70 the day OF his
death
Charles Perkins. from the outstart untn
the death OF Mr. John M. Forbes, had con-
stantly been counselled and helped by that
gentleman. and better, wiser friend no
body ever had Beyond this strong ally
Charles Perkins had lived on familiar terms
with many leading men OF business and OF
public affairs, to whom he gave as much
as he received, and he always took deep
and active interest In the AFFAIRS OF the
great west and OF the nation.
"His friends might regret that he had not
held nigh public once were It not that few
public men have accomplished greater re-
suits In developing our country, In founding
homes for our farmers and In ruling wisely
over the army Of men vino served his rail-
road; but In truth In his capacity OF private
citisen ne hSa played the part OF a public
eitinen and onicer.
Charles Perkins was very FOND Of his
friends with whom he kept up o constant
and anectionate intercourse. and who will
always remember his gracious hospitality
BY habit he was a silent man. but II inter-
ested he talked freely and exceIlently, be-
cause he thought clearly and had the gift
OF words. great lawyer, speaking OF a
long. important discussion on railroad az
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II UI..lH.N.tRI ElACnl All AlllIOlA newspaper
SSsSz& man, appears in the current
McCutcheon cartoon. Here is Mr..
FItchs description of how the speaker
avoided becoming an ordinary plutocrat:
Cannon saw that barring accidents, he
was going to be very rich indeed. He was
going to wear clothes made for him in
stead Of for humanity in general. He was
going to build a stone house, eat of an
assortment Of plates every meal. fall into
the hands Of a valet, slide down hill into
a summer home. then into New York. and
finally into liver complaint and a marble
sarcophasus, an ordinary, model like any
other one-csrat financial light. AZ a Can
non he would be a smooth bore and nothing
more.
when the Danville man had finished,
mapping out this awful fate. he vowed
q vow that. no matter how rich be be-
came he would never be an ordinary
millionaire. He would be neither kid
finished plutocrat nor a wild and woolly
new-rich. He would combine the best
features Of both into something entirely
new. He would retain all the habits OF
honest poverty which we're comfortable
and would acquire all the tricks OF wealth
which weren't uncomfortable. He would
be as refined as he could be without being
ordinary and as primeval as he could be
without being eccentric. In short. he would
make a merger of luxury and simplicity
beside which Morgan's merger Of steel
mills and Harriman's merger Of railroads
would look chiidishiy.
To-day Cannon is a millionaire as he
foresaw. He has played game from all
sides He has been capitalist, a monop-
olist and an ornamental farmer. But he
has kept his vow. His species isn't In
the millionaire catalogue He Is man-of-
the-world and son-of-the-sod millionaire
and has mixed aristoeracy with demo-
cracy, which Is much more difficult than
mixing oil and water. He wears tailor
made homelspun clothes, drinks cham
payne at banauets from his water tumblsr.
smokes l5-cent cigars at two-fer angle
and takes the outside seat when riding In
his friends automobiles, so that he can
spit over the side. He Is a two-rins per
former-the daring rider OF two hobby
horses at once. and he has made success
Of the feat"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

cused the ever polite vice president of
making the impossibly vulgar acknowl-
edgment that never had he had such a
graft upon the pulpit and the public as he
had had that day.
A Saginaw editor wired back calling at
tention to the evident error, and by get
ting busy Immediately the jackson operator
managed to make the correction at all
points before It had into print.
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Had Mr. Fish Guessing.

A reporter on a New York newspaper
went up to Garrison the other night to
see stuyvesant Fish. relates the New
York Sun. At Mr.. Fish's home ne handed
the butler a card from his case. A few
seconds later Mr.. Fish appeared in the
hallway. with a puzzled expression on his
face. He glanced quickly at the caller
who was sitting near the end OF the hail.
and then at the card. Apparently he wasn't
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

fairs in which several wise lawyers shared,
said to me: Perkins is the best lawyer Of
us ALL He welded trenchant pen, which
he often used to great effect. One act of
heroism in the business world he performed
during a time of public stress and kept 1t
hidden as far as he could, but this act cost
him terribly in all ways and no doubt
shortened his days. II may not be spoken
Of but it set the seal Of the great public
citizen on him in an incompatible degree.
His career is an answer to the doubts cast
on corporation management. In all re-
spects he led the noble, useful life of a
strong man who steadfastly kept before
him his duty to his fellow citizens and
his country and in all his busy career he
never forgot his friends. Small wonder
that we love and mourn him deeply and in
our great loss that we are thankful for
such a memory"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

when the circular giving the name of the
station and its history reached him and he
found that Purnel had gotten revenge by
stating that the place was named after
the chleftain Of a tribe of Indians living
near the depot, said chieftain being re-
nowned for his courage and valor in battle
"Well. said Mr. Kruttschnitt, after he
had read Purnells elaborate historical
sketch guess I am that Indian"
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Heap Big Chief.

"There was only one man who ever gave
Julius Kruttschnitt a genuine surprise"
remarked a railroad man a few days ago.
THAT man was an Englishman named
Purnell, who was connected with the
Southern Pacific for few years while Mr..
Kruttschnitt was general manager OF the
Pacific system, with headquarters in San
Francisco.
"One of Purnells duties was to name
new stations on the Southern Pacific lines.
He was proud OF being called upon for a
new name whenever a new station was
established, and he really resented the fact
of stations being named by any 6ne
else.
But some fellow down in Arizona want
ing a name for a new station sighted Pur-
nell by calling on Mr., Kruttschnitt for the
name. The high official studied awhile,
then suggested that the abbreviations of
Southern Pacific company be taken thus:
so. Pa. Co.. and then spelled backward,
making Oeapos.
"Ocapos was perfectly satisfactory and
Mr.. Kruttschnitt was rather puffed up over
having been so thoughtful as to figure out
the new word, but great was his surprise
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08
Uncle Joe Cannon, millionaire.

Y ENTERTAINING character
sketch Of Uncle Joe Cannon,
speaker OF the house OF
representatives, by George
Fitch, an Illinois newspaper
man, appears in the current
Magazine, Illuminated with
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-08

ONE. Nov. 2s.-The birth Of a
IN princess OF the house Of Bavoy
was hailed with enthusiasm ali
- over Italy IN spite Of the fact
IS that another prince had been
49, looked for. The kings one
thought was about the queen, and his
solicitude for her showed more than any
thing else the deep affection in which he
holds her.
The Italian court Of today is essentially
domestic one. In fact TO those VINO are
fond Of witnessing pageants or state cere-
monies It is a disappointment that the
King is so simple and transformations. The
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GerOnimO'S Message.

It is said that Geronimo, the famous
Apache chief, who is now an old man,
made rather pathetic and lonely figure
as no was seen on his way to Collinsville,
l. T., to be the guest of honor at the
last Indian war dance and pow-wow that
he may reasonably expect to see. Some
OF the authorities were OF the opinion
that the presence OF Geronimo might mean
trouble, but the old chief, with a long
and bloody record. spoke through an in
terpreter and said THE celebration at
collinsville is a religious rite and not a
bloodthirsty affair I shall discuss mat
tors OF vital concern affecting the full
bloods in the new state and their spiritual
and material welfare. The Father in the
Clouds has sent q message to all the In
dians and I will deliver 1t to them while
the dance goes on. have made my peace
with the Master. and now my theme Is to
lead my people safely across the broad
field OF peace to eternal happiness. am
no longer an Apache warrier, who killed
and destroyed men merely for pleasure,
but I am an old man. full Of sorrow and
regret"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
Notice of Dispensary Election.

Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held at the various election pre-
cincts in Bamberg County on Tuesday,
the 10th. day of August, 1907, to deter
mine the question whether alcoholic
liquors and beverages may be sold IN
said county in accordance with the terms
of sections and 3 of the Act No. 226 of
the General Assembly of this State, ap-
proved February 18th, 1907, commonly
called "The Carey-Cothran Act" the
petition provided for by said Act having
been duly filed with me. The said elec-
tion shall be held and conducted by the
same officers and under the rules and
regulations provided by law for general
elections. The Election Commissioners
for said County shall at each voting pre-
cinct therein provide two ballot boxes
in which the ballots must be cast. Every
voter in favor of the sale of liquors and
beverages in said County shall cast a
ballot in the box provided therefor, on
which shall be printed the words, ''For
Sale," and every voter opposed shall
cast ballot, upon which shall be printed
the words, "Against Sale" At said
election any person who is qualified
elector of said County may vote. The
Election Commissioners of said County
will provide for said election.
J. B. KEARSE,
County Supervisor for Said County.
Bamberg, S. c., July 16, 1907.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
Examination for Annapolis.

Editor The Bamberg Herald: l
have just received notice from the
secretary of the navy of a vacancy
from this district, which l am called
upon to fill in the United States Ma
val Academy at Annapolis. I will,
therefore, hold a competitive exami-
nation at Barnwell C. H. on Thurs
day, August 18th, for the purpose of
nominating a principal and three al
ternates. Candidates must be be-
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty
years and physically sound and well
formed. They will be examined in
the ordinary English branches, in
cluding Algebra and Plane Geometry.
There will, therefore, be examina-
tions on this day for both the U. S.
Military and Naval Academies and
hope there will be a number of ap-
plicants on hand, as either affords a
means of obtaining an excellent train
ing and education free of charge.
Please give this notice publication.
Very truly yours,
J. o. PATTERSON,
Member of Congress.
Barnwell, July %, 1907.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
Killing Near Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, July 25.-M. CAN'T,
a young white man Of this COM
munity, shot to death John Jackson,
colored, yesterday afternoon at the
saw mill of his brothers. CAN'T came
into town and surrendered to Judge
Corbett, who will commit him to
Jail.
According to reports CAN'T states
that some days ago his brother en-
ployed a negro by the name of Sterl-
ing Mathews. 1t seems that Mathews
was under contract to work for Jack
son and left him. This evening Jack
son took his repeating rifle and went
down to the mill and got into diff
Guilty with Mathews, during which
he attempted to shoot him. CAN'T,
tits claimed, interfered or attempted
to prevent Jackson shooting when he
turned the gun on CAN'T, who grasp
ed the barrel and barely escaped a
shot fired by Jackson. CAN'T then
drew his pistol and shot Jackson as
above stated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
NO HUGGING IN THE WALTZ.
Western Dancing rlasters Institute
a New Rule.

OMAHA, July "a. THERE'S to be no
more hugging in waltzes and other
round dances in fashionable social
circles in Omaha. The dancing mas
ters of this city, according to an an
nouncement made by one of them,
have signed an agreement not to
teach hugging by pupils at their
academies and not to permit it, by
pupils or others who may attend the
''hops" given under their auspices.
They will hereafter teach their
pupils to preserve a more or less
formal attitude when on the floor.
The new and correct position, the
masters say, will be an improvement
on the old, so far as gracefulness is
concerned.
The gentleman will lightly rest his
right hand on his partners back, his
left gently clutching the tips of her
fingers. Her left will be gently rest
ing on his right forearm, and both
bodies will be held erect.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01

the Nlcaraguan soldiers replied witt
tenfold effect. The wall now looks like
q sieve.
When the last rush came and the NJ
caraguans were scaling the wall from
every side, Mills. with his handful OF
remaining men. fell back into one cor
ner of the graveyard near the gate
way. Just as he was rallyinS his men
one of them smashed the lock to the
graveyard gate with the butt Of his
musket and swung it open. Mills men
saw their chance and rushed out peil'
nell. leaving him alone to face the Ell,
emy.
Mills might have followed them. hu:
his fighting blood was up. With on"
last shot at his own men he turned tc
face the whole Nicaraguan army
which by that time was swarninc
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01
No Election in Newberry.

NEwBERRY, July 4.-The county
supervisor and board of commission
ers this afternoon completed the
work of comparing the names Of the
petitioners asking for an election on
the question of voting the dispensary
back in this county, with those on
the registration books and the result
is that there will be no election. The
petitions contained 812 names, 595 of
which proved to be qualified voters.
The registration books show that the
county has 1924 registered voters.
Seven hundred and ffty-six would
have been one-fourth, so it will be
seen that the petitions were 161
names short of ordering an election.
The anti-dispensary element in the
county had no fear of the result had
an election been ordered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01

Why all this talk recently about en-
forcing the dispensary law in Charles
ton, after years of the most open and
fragrant violations? Is it because
some of that city's "favorite sons
are being boosted by thepeople there
for State positions? Everybody knows
there has never been an honest ef-
fort made to enforce the law against
the illegal sale of liquor in Charles
ton, by governors nor nobody else.
The mayor and the entire police force
know that whiskey is sold openly and
without any attempt to be secret
about it. In fact the police will point
out to stranger where he can get a
drink. But all this talk at this late
day will not fool the people. If the
mayor of Charleston wanted to he
could reduce the illegal sale of liquor
in Charleston to a minimum, but
there's the rub, ne don't want to-.
There has been somewhat of a sys-
tenn of fines imposed on the tigers,
which was practically a license. Put
the sellers on the chain gang and then
we'll believe you aretrying to enforce
the law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-01

The dispensary people of Newberry
and Marion were not strong enough
to get sufficient names to the petl-
tons for the ordering of an election
on the dispensary question. These
counties have beendry year or two,
and the people must be pleased with
the situation or the election to vote
the dispensary back in would have
been held. Couldn't get one-fourth OF
the people to ask for the election.
There is a reason for it somewhere,
and from this distance it seems that
prohibition must be working mighty
well there.