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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
Lady Gwendolin's Quest

workman said, asking him many ques-
tons. Indeed so minutely did she look
into everything that Lady Gwendolin
snapped:
"well, II you want to make foun-
dry woman Of yourself, I'm going to
sit here and wait till you get through" :"
She threw herself on a bench, raising
her skirts so as not to come In contact
with the cinder floor, and waited impa-
tiently for the end Of the inspection.
When Lucy Kennerly could find moth
ing more Of interest she thanked her
conductor with her sweetest smile, and
the two ladies' left the foundry.
"Good gracious. Lucy" exclaimed
Lady Gwendolin, "how could you be so
familiar with a common Workman
81 found him perfectly familiar with
the manufacturing processes, and all
such things interest me-" replied the
other.
Lady Gwendolin's American trip was
a failure. She received number Of
! bites, but there were 40 fortunes
among them, and nothing except a
fortune would avail. She went back
to England protesting that she would
rather marry q government clerk than
an American. The latter had no re-
spect for birth and were too busy max
ing money to become gentlemen. Lucy
Kennerly, on the contrary, expressed
herself as much pleased with the coun-
try and the people and fancied the way
many rich mems sons devoted them
selves to active business instead of be-
coming social puppets.
/ The fellow travellers failed to see
much Of each other for some months
aftsr their return. Then one day Miss
Kenneriy wrote Lady 0wendolin an
nounein9 her engagement and asking
her friend to oficiate at the wedding.
II must come OF at once, since she was
TO marry one Of those busy Americans
who couldn't spare enough time even
b consummate their marriages prop
eriy. Miss Kennerly wrote an illegible
hand and the recipient Of the note
could not make out the groom's name.
Lady Gwendolin had noticed while in
America the attentions Of a poor 30
cisty man to her friend and had warn.
Cd Lucy against him.
I On the day Of the wedding Lady
Gwendolin drove up to Hawoth, the
seat of Miss Kennerly's father, and
was met at the porte cochere by her
friend and her friends fiance. He was
not Mr.. Fox. But who, was he7 His
face was familiar, though she could
not place him. Miss Kenneriy was
evidently enjoying her confusion
Don't you remember the workman
who showed us through the Mix com
pany's foundryT she asked. This Ia
hs-Mr. Mix, the son Of the president
he was learning the business, with
view 10 fitting himself to manage It."
Lady Gwsndolin stood pstriAsd; moi
even the two smiling faces before hsI
eeulA bring q responsive expressicn 70
her own face Than without . word
she BweDt by them and into the houea
! BERTHA HURLEY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

riousl entertained in the United States
Massachusetts for several years past has
had experience with an agitation, car
ried on energetiealN BY small group
OF well.meaning persons, for the estah'
lishmeut of system by which the work
man will automatically pay taxes during
his productive years and automatically
come into pension otter he has passed
a certain age or has become disabled
This plan would be compulsory No
escope from the taxation. No choice in
the matter As the average American
does not like to have virtues ramntei
down his throat, he has not shown great
enthusiasm for this method OF giving
him pension.
A much more American scheme of old
age pensions is offered by the savings
annuity, so say enthusiastic promoters
of the plan by which savings banks OF
the Bay State have been authorized at
any time after November |, 1907, to es-
tablish departments for dealing in an
nuities as well as in small industrial life
insurance policies. Because OF the op-
position of certain interests to the idea
of savings institution issuing life poll
eies-though insurance is basically only
q form of savings-less public attention
has been directed to the Importance of
the provisions in the Bmndeis'Wh
bill regarding annuities of 500 each
which any resident Of Massachusetts,
may purchase of any savings bank which
takes advantage of the permission gran
ted BY the new law.
Yet chance is really offered. which,
ii the departure is found successful in
one American state, will almost certain
ly be taken up in Others, for enabling
persons of thrift and foresight to pen
sion themselves. in the most economical
manner possible. Henceforth it will be
'up" to the forehanded.
Annuities, to be sure, have been less
in vogue in this country than in most
countries up to this time. There have
been greater profits for insurance COM
panies in handling the various kinds of
life policies. Annuities have been is
sued for the most part as gifts from
some wealthy person to a poor relative
or dependent. Now and then man
of wealth provides for himself in this
way against all possible vicissitudes OF
the stock market. The most noted
market operator in Boston is said thus
to have secured his future with an an
nuity Of $4,000.
Whether American wage-earners will
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

Lady Gwendolin Piercey, the daugh.
ter Of an earl whose estate was en-
tailed to the eldest son, at her fathers
death looked out at the changed pros
pect before her with deep solicitude.
There was little enough income to en-
able her brother to keep up the title,
and she must necessarily from having
been the presiding lady of her fathers
household was a widower-be rele-
gated to what one In America would
call a BACK seat" AS to a desirable
marriage. Lady Gwendolln complained
that the rich American girls had taken
possession of the English field. But Il
occurred to her that If the titled men
Of England could get rich wives iI
America, why should not the titled
women get rich husbands? She re
solved to go to America.
/, Lady Gwendolin had friend, LucJ
Kennerly, also member of titled
family, who was desirous of seeing the
world. Lady Gwendolin, who was
nearly thirty, brought it about that the
two should visit America together.
Lucy Keanerly preferred Egypt, but
since her friends mind was set on
America she consented. Had she
known the object of the visit she would
not likely have been SO complaisant.
The two ladies brought with them In.
troductory letters. Lady Gwendolin
who managed her campaign with great
foresight, secured a number to people
Of the commercial and manufacturing
classes. Her object was to leave society
men out of her calculations, rather d.
recting her efforts to those directly In
terested in great money making con
Germs. In this she was wise. Society
men are not usually matrimonially in
clined, and the rich manufacturer
who largely are without the prestigt
Of family no sooner get rich than theJ
begin to crave family tree
One Of the visitors letters gave then
an invitation to visit the owner ant
president Of the Mix Manufacturing
company. There was no man presen
except old Mr.. Mix, who was married
and Lady Gwendolin at once resolvet
to cut the visit short. But Mr.. Mix in
sisted On showing them through th'
works Of the company. They wer'
obliged to comply-that ia, Lady Gwen
dolin was. Her friend was quite anx
ious to see the plant. The president in
tended to conduct his titled guests him
self, but arriving at his Office found {
matter awaiting him requiring his i'm
mediate attention, 10 he turned then
over to the secretary. The secretary
led them through various workshops
till he came to the foundry. There b
turned them over to a workman III
Oyerails with grimy hands and Z
ssnudged face. nsy xf,Gs m
Now, Lady Gwendolin had no mind
% spend her time In America lookinl
at mechanical contrivances explained
By greasy mechanic. and thrOughcu
tAe tpur Of inspection Of the fOundr1
40 showed her impatience. Not 70 bel
TfianA. She listened politely 70 all ths
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
Annuities Will Become Popular
In America.
AUTOMATICALLY PAY TAXES
The Old Age Pension And The Annuity
Provision For Declining Years A
Feature Of an Interesting Experiment
In Massachusetts.

BOSTON, August IL, ls0I.-old age
pensions without socialistic features The
annuity. long popular in most European
countries, may yet give the thrifty
American workingman chance to pro-
vide voluntarily for his old age instead
Of being taxed by the state or by his
employer on that account. In Germany
life and old age insurance is compulsory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
SAY BURRELL IS IN CANADA.
Indiana Authorities Report Bank Presi
dent Lose $4,000.

INDIANAPOLIS, August II. - The
state authorities believe that Hugh Bur-
rell, president Of the wrecked Peoples
State Bank of Brownstown has made his
way to Canada, despite the vigilence Of
detectives, and efforts are now making
to locate him in that country. The lat
est developments show that he lost
$4,000 in speculations without author.
fly of the directors, and the state au-
thorities say the offense is indictable
and that he will be prosecuted If found
Bank Examiner Camp and Deputy
Oglesby have discovered that three
citizens Of Brownstown were associated
with Burrell in his speculations, and
they are now under surveillance Of off.
GERS and will be arrested II they at.
tempt to leave the city. The prosecu.
tor Is looking into the subject and ar
rests are expected at any time.
"'There are three citizens Of Browns.
town. said Mr.. oglesby, "who assisted
Burell in plundering that bank. They
drew out money in unauthorized ways
for illegal purposes. They signed notes
but not with their own signatures
There are forgeriea to the amount Of
several thousand dollars that are not
Hugh Burrelps." mnfa A..
,lt,W - -a.-... 5IH "
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

That may be all right for the Germans
if they like it, but that isn't the Ameri-
can way. We don't believe in making
the individual merely a ward of the
state. Our idea is to encourage him to
do things on his own hook; to look out
for himself instead of being looked out
fof.
That is why schemes by which the
state is to pension people are never Sc
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

Since statehood the stalwarts in
charge of the state administration have
built great buildings for the state COL
leges, established and equipped four
normal schools, paid off bonded debt
of million dollars, on a low tax levy
and small assessment rolls. The insur-
gents took hold of the state free from
debt, have raised the tax levy and
raised the assessment rolls. When the
people bargained for a little sham
reform they did not figure on paying for
it. Just look at your tax receipt when
1907 taxes are due.
The South Dakota railroad company
is still at the mercy of some of the far
mers in the western part of Brookings
county who refuse to permit the rail
road company TO build on their land.
1t was believed that the right of way
question had been settled and the dump
was built, but when the track laying
gang undertook TO go TO work they were
stood off by an armed posse made up of
the farmers and their hired men. The
railroad company has now instituted
condemnation proceedings in the circuit
court of Brookings county.
What is believed to have been another
attempt 10 resume open gambling in
Deadwood promptly was nipped in the
bud by Sheriff Trathen, who arrested
Jacob Mulch, an alleged dealer Mulch
Yves the only one caught when the sher-
iff and his deputies raided the Denver
saloon. 1t is charged that a roulette
wheel was being used. Mulch was
arraigned before Justice McDonough
and, waving examination, was bound
over in the sum of $500 for the grand
jury.
w. A. Wiley, wealthy farmer OF
Alma, Neb., went to Hot Springs for a
few days vacation. He took a swim
in the big plunge bath, and in diving
! from pla form thirty feet above ten
foot depth of water, struck the bottom
hard and cut cash two inches long al
the corner of the left eye. 1t was nee
essary TO have four stitches taken L
; close the wound. He then went to l
J skating rink and skated, but fell, and il
attempting to get up found he had |
J compound fracture of the bone in hi
/ right leg about three inches above tn
ankle joint.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

Division Surgeon @. w. Hargers, Of
the Northwestern road with headquar-
tiers at Hot Springs, last Thursday was
summoned by wire to Chadron, Neb., to
attend Conductor @. @. Smith, of Chad
ron, who had sustained compound
fracture of both thighs close to the body
by falling from his train near Chadron.
Mr.. Smith recovered consciousness
enough to give a broken account of his
attempt to close an end door of stock
car and Of his fall but sank rapidly
from the shock aud died A widow and
two small children survive.
While celebrating his eighth birthday
with burro ride with a number of
other boys near his home last Thursday,
the S-year-old son of Lou Flemming, of
Hot Springs, slipped ont of his saddle
while frolicking and was dragged, with
the other boys in pursuit, trying to head
and stop the burro On the opposite
side of ravine the animal at last was
stopped, but at the hospital it was found
that the little fellow had a fractured
skull and a broken neck. He never
regained consciousness and died Friday
morning. His parents are broken
| hearted
! For some years there has been a law
in the state requiring persons owning
or operating steam thseshers to carry
| bond to the amount of $500 10 indem-
Nifty against loss or damage caused by
fire started by the engine. This law
has been amended making it optional
out the bond or, In lieu thereof an
insurance policy in some authorized
company to an equal amount, covering
all loss or damage that may occur
wherever the rig may operate during
the season. The insurance policy will
be far more popular, both with the far
mer and the owner of the threshing
machine. The bond simply guarantees
that the thresher must pay losses occa-
stoned by his engine, while the insur-
ance company must pay and no recourse
is had upon the thresher. The penalty
for failure to take out and keep in force
either bond or insurance is severe, and
in as much as the hazard is great it
stands farmers in hand to see that no
machine comes onto their farms without
first providing themselves with the
indemnity required by this law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

warning to its mate and had caught the
wire full in the mouth, the momentum
carrying il against a second wire, the
two forming vice-like grip upon the
birds neck, the body making several
revolutions around the wires and twist
ing them into cable, thus short-cir-
cutting the system. The duck, with
broken reck, was still hanging from the
wires when the lineman reached the
scene.
Imprisoned in an overheated bake
shop by his playmates who became
frightened when the lad clothes caught
fire, little George Wurz, 3-year-old son
of Michael Wurz, was burned 70 death
late Monday afternoon. The children
were playing in the bake shop on their
fathers large ranch in Iowa township,
Beadie county, when the clothing of
one caught fire. The other children
rushed out and locked the door behind
them. Before the lad could be rescued
his little form was burned to a crisp.
One of the new Offices created by the
insurgent legislature was that of state
telephone commissioner at a salary of
81 200 per year. However, the legisla-
ture forgot to appropriate funds for
travelling expenses and the result will
be that the incumbent will draw from
the state one hundred dollars per month
for couple of years and stay at home.
AS the only object in creating the office
was to make place for an Office seeker,
there will be no damage done except
the loss 10 the state of the aforesaid
salary.
In 1899, Brown county lands were
equaiized at s504 per acre; in 1902 this
same county was equalized by the state
board at $4l5 per acre. During the
period between 1898 and 1902 railroad
properties were advanced more than q
per cent in South Dakota. not including
new lines to swell the per centage. Ii
1907 Brown county lands were eqnalizeC
| by the state board at $3.50 per acre
/ And yet, this new school Of deception
| known as the Crawford machine, ha
the effrontery to stand mp and tell u
that the old organization always favore'
the corporations and gave the farmer
the worst of it. The record doesn'
bear them out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

@. G. Maben, of Lemars, Iowa. is in
Pierre organizing a mutual FIRE insur-
ance company
The Pierre Brick company which will
manufacture brick from gumbo was
incorporated last week.
August Hoffman, of Aurora county,
was seriously injured by being run over
by binder Friday. He will recover.
Gov Crawford has appointed John f
Blewett, of Madison, judge of Lake
county, vice ]. II Williamson, resigned.
The druggists held their state meet.
ing in Huron last week and it is said 10
have been the finest assem- blage of pill
rollers that ever met.
A large farmhouse near Veblin was
struck third time by lightning and
burned Sunday. Lightning also struck
two other farm homes and in a pasture
near by killed two horses.
Two masked highwaymen held up
twelve harvest hands who were sleeping
in freight car on the Northwestern
track at Groton Sunday. They secured
$50 and escaped with the loot.
Lightning at Clear Lake struck the
livery stable of Hanson & Stevenson,
burning it to the ground Twenty
horses and nearly all the buggies and
harness in the stable were lost
Owen L. Owen, rancher from Stan
ley county. is at the hospital in Pierre,
suffering from bites of a rattlesnake,
which he received last night in stepping
on the reptile as he started to leave his
house.
By placing 1880 Winchester rifle to
his head and pulling the trigger with a
forked stick that he held in his other
hand, Amos Hawkes., a demented
rancher living near Elk Mountain, blew
out his brains.
The laborers on the new capitol build
ing announced strike for an increase
in wages. They are asking for 30 cents
an hour. Contractor Olson worked a
short crew Saturday, but filed ont his
force again Monday.
A. K. Gardner, of Rapid City, the
newly appointed attorney for the North
western railway system in this state, is
at Huron busily engaged in getting the
run of things in his new Office. Mr..
Gardner succeeds Colonel r. w.
Stewart.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

The work of constructing new s., 000
Catholic church building, for which the
contract recently was awarded, now
has been commenced at Lake Andes,
one of the thriving small towns of
Charles Mix county.
William Crevier, of jefferson, while
intoxicated, became abusive to his fam
lily and wound mp with a gun play that
alarmed the neighbors and brought in
outside interference Justice Authier
sentenced him TO thirty days in the
county Jail.
Murray E Brookman, of Vermillion,
has just been notified that he has been
named for a scholarship at Harvard
university. The gift from the big uni
versity comes through the request of
ex.Presidept Garrett Droppers, of the
state university of South Dakota
The annual convention of the South
Dakota w. G. T. u will be held at Mil
bank Octaber 3, 4, and 6 opening the
morning of the third and closing the
evening of the sixth. There will be
meetings of the general officers, execu-
tive committee and the board of super
intendents on Wednesday, October 2.
Reduced rates will be secured.
A sensation has been created in two
Sioux Falls families by an elopement
in which George Morton, aged IS, and
Miss Anna Olson, aged IS, are the prin-
cipals. The young folks have been
lovers and desired 10 get married, but
the paIe nts of both objected on account
of their ages.
The first regular passenger train on
the line between Pierre, on the Missouri
river, and Rapid City left Wednesday
morning, and the service was only to
Rapid City last week, but is now
extended TO DeadwOod beginning Mon.
day, allowing travellers to go through
to Deadwood the same day of leaving
Pierre.
During the last year large amount
of Indian land on the Crow Creek reser-
walton has been sold to whites This
land is all allotted to the Indians under
trust patents, and is held for them by
the government for twenty. five years.
The twenty-five years on most of the
land does not expire until 1920 but
when the allottee dies his heirs are
allowed to probate the estate in the
county courts and the land then is sold
by the heirs. A section of this land
was sold this week for $l1 an acre.
There were twelve bidders.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-01
CONDENSED NEWS

Census Of Dallas shows 77.G7s per.
sons.
During May Beaumont had twenty
four inches OF rain.
In fight among Mexicans ut
Ozona. Tex. two were killed.
There are 2.0i2 patients In the In.
sane asylum at Terrell. Texas.
General Kuroki planned on the Lin
coin monument at Chicago. n wreath.
Grand Army post at City OF Mexico
decorated with flowers graves OF Con-
federate soldiers.
Two blocks have been bought at
Wichita. Tex. and large compress Is
10 be erected.
A state bank with capital stock OF
$4,000 will begin business at Bon
ham. Texas. Aug. I.
]. A. Owens OF Galveston has signed
a contract 10 build the Wichita South.
ern railroad from wichita Falls. Tex.
10 Archer City.
might riders" In Madisonville. KY.
made Noble Robinson get up and dress
aud hoe up his tobacco plants. Other
farmers were treated likewise.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-01
PRESIDENT IN MICHIGAN.


Lansing. Mich. May 3i.-President
Fsoosevclt's train arrived here ut 10
O'Clock Friday morning. Perhaps ninc
stops were made In MI In the run from
Hiilsdale to Lansing. The president
always appeared on the platform Of his
car and made his auditors little
speech. He told them how glad he
was TO see ard be among them. He
spoke In complimentary terms Of tho
state OF Michigan and said he was sure
to be q better American for havi1s
visited II. Mr.. Roosevelt made pr.r'
cipaliy felicitous remarks TO the vet
Grams whom he saw among crowds
that pressed about his car. Likewise
TO the fathers and mothers who gath.
cred around with their children. Al
one point the president expressed re
greet the he could not remain In the
state longer. Som one In the crowd
expressed the hope that he might
remain mt the head Of the government
another terri. The presidnt smiled
In return for the compif
ment. At severa places along the
route salutes were fired and the col
lege boys at Hilldale gave the college
yell In the presidnt's honor rs his
train rolled out OF the depot
President Roosevelt and Secretary OF
and five distinguished
educators during the day deliver
ed addresses at the Michigan
agricultural college. II being the semi
OF that Institution.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-01
BODY WANTED TO LIVE.
Intellect Desired to Die and u causes
Man to Suicide.

wan 70 oSttfats
Boston. May 3i.-"My body wante'
TO live. but my intellect wanted "a
.ale"' read note found In the pocket
OF Herman Unger Of Pittsburg, Pa.
who committed suicide by taking mos
phipa at Clark's hotel. He came 70
the hotel Tuesday A note found on
the table read rs follows:
This Is 20 nertify that |. Herman
Unger. have taken my life by the aid
of morphine sulphate. Kindly send
my letters 20 their destination, and
my. shell will be quickly taken care
OF.
pity we canno, live and die with
out disturbing others"
In pocket OF another coat belong
ing 10 the suicide was found a paper
addressed to VI. unger. Montford lodge
7si. !. o. o. F.. Pittsburg. Pa