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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

II was to meet this extraordinary de-
mand on him that young Johnson put
aside his ambition to study pharmacy, and
took a place in a general store, where the
work was harder but the wages higher
But he was not to be thwsrted in his
desire. He worked in the general store
only long enough TO get even with the
world, then went back to the druggist and
managed by some means to obtain a GER
~tficate, and registered under the state law.
MY certificate wal No. 49," he said,
but / never believed much in hoodoos."
At times he got an idea that he might
do better away from st. Peter. He was
tempted once by the promise Of higher
wages, TO take a position in Iowa.
lie did not remain there long, only a few
months. At another time he was made
assistant paymaster by a firm Of railroad
contractors. He earned SIS a month, and
was enabled to lift the mortgage tina his
father had left over the cottage. An ad-
dition to the house was built, and the sur
viving brother and sister were educated.
Later he was offered a half interest in
the st, Peter Herald, together with its
editorship. II. J. Essler, who wanted him
for a partner, showed him that the plant
could be security for the debt which he
would incur, and that II was not an obli-
cation that would embarrass him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

NHC' ANoSECCN
Subscribed in my preesnce and sworn
to before me this LIST day of september,
1909. NJ. r. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

Has any use been discovered for the
vermiform appendix? ." asked one student.
Yes, replied the other. 1T has helped
good income. Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

How the family lived on the meager
earnings OF the boy was known only to
the breadwinner and his mother. He spent
months trying to get employment in a drug
store. Tn Job there would pay as much
money as he obtained for the manifold
jobs he did around the general store.
He pumped the bellows in the blacksmith
shop which his father had owned, Once
a week he war employed with mixing the
roller OF the press in the local printshop.
He anticipated the rural route service by
carrying mail and newspapers to outly-
ing houses.
Eventually securing the coveted drug
store job, he absorbed such wisdom as fell
from the mouths Of the oracles that gath
cred round the barrel stove Of the estab-
lishment. He worked four years and
studied books behind the prescription case
and men in front OF It. He wanted to
take a course in pharmacy. but there was
always the family TO a X care OF. The
ordinary expenses Of the household ate up
everything. Then, when death came, as II
did three times during the minority OF the
future governor, there were heart-break-
ing times. 1t is recorded that the only
credit the Johnsons ever accepted after
John became its head was from the I'M
dertaker, and for five years that gloomy
took what might be pinched out Of the
money needed for the living expenses Of
the family.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

Mrs. Fallow-John writes that he had
two examinations Yesterday.
Hiram Fallow-Then 7 guess 7 better put
on my Sunday clothes and take the after
noon train out there. The first thinE We
know, them fool college doctors will he
operating on hlm.-,Tudee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22

- Just tried to make good, was the
simple and direct answer the late Gov
ernor John A. Johnson Of Minnesota once
gave to an inquisitive group who imag-
lned there was some magic In his devel-
opment as a force in state and national
politics. There was not a trace OF eNul-
tation in the answer II was characteristic
OF the strong, plain man. unaffected by
popular success or the adulation Of the
multitude. From a humble beginning to
the close Of his Il years. the last seven as
chief executive Of Minnesota. he stuck to
the path hewn by his own efforts. and
made good" in every occupation and po-
sltion.
Governor Johnson was drilled In the
school Of adversely. Poverty was the spur
OF his boyhood years, and filial devotion
the incentive. At the age OF lS young
johnson was obliged TO take up the bur
den OF providing for his mother and six
children. He had an Unsuitable thirst for
learning. and had already reached high
school; but he made up his mind that his
mother had done the work OF the family
long enough. He sought a place in a gen
eral store. The man to whom he applied
said: Mrs. Johnson's boy can rave a job
here IL I have TO quit myself" After that
day his mother did no more work for
hire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
TOUCH OF WINTER.
Sleigh-Riding is Good and
Coasting Fine.

Real winter weather has prevailed
for several days. Monday night
sleet began falling, turning to snow
later in the night and by Tuesday
morning the ground was covered to
a depth of about two inches, with
the mercury down to thirteen de-
grees above zero. Walking was bad
and pedestrians had to do their
travelling in the middle of the street
or take the consequences. Tuesday
was fair and cold, but more sleet
fell Tuesday night and yesterday
morning there was another light
snowfall, adding to the discomfort
ture Of travel. The weather bureau
predicts for today cloudy and threat
ening weather, with occasional snow.
Sleigh-riding has been the order of
the day and coasting at night, the
first of either for the present winter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
To Suit the Demands Of the
Imperial Tobacco Com
pany.
SAMPLES SUBMITTED
And Light Hogsheads Will be
Taken AS Fast as They
are Ready.

The Imperial Tobacco Co. has TAX
en- the first step towards buying as
sociation tobacco in accordance with
the recent agreement to sell it in
loose packed hogsheads. Samples
have been left with all of the local
prizing houses to be matched and
when tobacco of suitable types is
found it is to be submitted for ap-
proval and if it meets the lmperials
requirements and the price can be
agreed upon it will then be hand
packed and delivered to the factory
here. The hogsheads are not to ex-
ceed 1850 pounds, and even lighter
ones are preferred. Under this ar
rangement it is believed that the
Imperial will take 100000 or 20,-
100000 pounds of the 1908 crop.
A good deal of tobacco suited to
this loose trade has already been
found in the prizing houses and there
is every prospect that the Imperial
will at once become a good customer
of the Association.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
HATCHET CAUGHT
And Returned to the Peni-
tentiary Monday.

Chappell Hatchet, colored, who
escaped from the penitentiary, Fri
day night, was captured here at the
home Of his mother and returned to
Eddyville Monday morning. He Sc
cured change of clothes at Prince
ton Saturday, and came in here on a
passenger train Saturday. He was
arrested by 1t. E. P. Wilkins and
Officer w. E. Shanklin, a few miles
north Of town. They will get a re-
ward Of $1OO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
White Woman Dragged From
Buggy and Foully AS
Saulted.
NEGRO is CAPTURED
And Sent to Henderson For
Safe Keeping---H Husband
Tries to Kill Him.

A negro named Arthur Wilson,
who lives at Mr.. A. H. Wallace's
place near Newstead, was arrested
early Tuesday morning, charged
with criminal assault on Mrs. Jno.
T. Watson, of this city, near Binn's
Mill the night before. Wilson was
lodged in Jail at 10 o'clock and at 8
o'clock the same night was taken by
Sheriff Jno. M. Renshaw to Hender-
son for safe keeping.
Mrs. Watson is the wife of trav-
cling representative of the Singer
Sewing Machine agency in this city,
and is a bride Of seven weeks.
Before her marriage Nov, "a she
was the widow of Will Allen, who
died of hydrophobia last summer.
Her husband is from Todd county
and has lived here several years.
Monday Mr.. Watson. accompanied
by his wife, went to the Newstead
neighborhood to deliver a machine
and intended to stay all night at Will
ChnaSngham's. near Little River
church.
They went to a cabin on Mr.. E. M,
Jones' farm and Mr.. Watson went
inside and transacted his business.
Wilson claims that Ide in the he
machine wagon to Ledford's store
with the consent of Watson, but this
the latter denies and says if Wilson
rode in his buggy he got in behind
and rode without his knowledge.
Wit9n was known to Mr.. Watson as
the company had sold him machine
some time ago.
Upon reaching Ledford's store at
Pee Dee, after dark, Wilson entered
at the same time Watson did. 1t was
very cold and finding good fire,
Watson went to the door and helped
his wife out and although she de-
INJURED. he persuaded her to go in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
FIRST SLEIGHING
Of the Season Has Been En-
jOyed This Week.

Kentucky is now in the grip of
the first snow of the season. Real
winter began with sleet Monday,
snow Tuesday morning and more
snow yesterday morning on top of
the ice and snow of the day before.
1t is now two or three inches deep
and bids fair to remain on the
ground for some time.
The first sleighing and coasting
of the winter was indulged in Tues
day and the young people have
greatly enjoyed these invigorating
sports and pastimes.
There has been a good deal of suf-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14

and warm. Sic was thoroughly
chilled, and after getting warm,
they left. Beyond the fact that the
negro was there at the same time,
Watson says he had nothing to do
with him. He left when Watson did
and it seems again rode in the back
end Of the wagon. which has a bug
gy front and a back like a spring
wagon. Just after crossing the
bridge, at the foot of the Farnsworth
hill, one Of the traces broke and the
horse became detached from the
wagon. Watson left his wife in the
vehicle and went back a short dis
tance to VIM. Dawson's store to get
materials to tie up his harness and
was gone possibly ten minutes. When
he returned he saw the negro NOV
ing away in the darkness and raising
his lantern he recognized Wilson.
and reaching the wagon found his
wife lying on the ground uncon-
scious and her face bleeding. After
recovering consciousness Mrs. Wat
son said the negro appeared soon af-
ter her husband left and seizing her
by the hand told her to get out.
She refused and he pulled her out
and she struck the ground with such
force as to be rendered unconscious.
AS his wife needed his attention,
persuit of the negro was impossible.
Wilson admits being at the bridge,
but claims Mrs. Watson fell out when
the harness broke and that he and
two negroes living near by, Link
Holloway and Rich Jones, helped fix
the harness and that the Watsons re-
sumed their journey and he went to
his brother-in-law's and spent the
night. Holloway tells a different
story, to the effect that Wilson came
to his house about 10 o'clock and
wanted to get in and he would not
admit him. The outrage occurred
about 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Watson, as soon as he could
get his wife in a condition to travel
and repair the harness, turned about
and went back to DR.. B. A. Caudle's,
several miles, near Newstead, arriv-
ing about 1890, and reported the
outrage. DR.. Caudle took them in
to his house and attended to the in
juries of Mrs. Watson, who was
greatly prostrated and painfully
bruised about the face. She remain
ed in bed all of the next day but
gradually recovered and Mr.. Watson
went out to DR.. CaudIe's and
brought her home yesterday after
noon.
About 8 O'Clock a posse headed by
Capt. ]. w. Riley and MIR. Watson
started out to hunt Wilson, and met
him in the road not far away. Mr..
Watson, as soon as he recognized
him, began shooting at Wilson, who
ran into field at Mr.. BIB. Nance's.
IContInued on Fifth PageI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
STROKE OF PARALYSIS
Prostrates Mr.. Ira F. Ellis,
at Lock No. S.

Mr.. Ira F. Ellis, who is living with
his adopted daughter, Mrs. E. F.
Morris, on Green river, suffered
stroke of paralysis about three
weeks ago. from which he is slowly
improving. There IS some hope of
his recovery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14
LOOSE SALES
About $4,000 Pounds Sold by
]. P. Thompson & Co.

About $4,000 pounds of tobacco
was sold at the loose floor sales of j.
P. Thompson & Co., yesterday, at
prices ranging from 1886 for trash
to 1915 for common leaf. There
were no offerings of fine leaf.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-01-14

fering among the poor of the city
by reason of the extreme cold and
the charity organizations have been
kept busy relieving the actual dis
tress.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. Bryan has been invited to attend
the Peerless Prophets celebration to be
held at Wichita, Kan. during the last week
Of September.
New England Fat Mems association IN
sists each member shall welgn at least
S1 pounds. And this is the season for thin
underwear, so 1t will be uncomfortable to
pad the returns.
The railways, as the president of one
of them explains, are friendly to the
farmer. They surely ought TO be. The
farmer furnishes a large share of the
traffic and pays the freight"
Harry Payne Whitney has expended $50,
900 on a grouse moor. This Is a sort OF
preserve in which the birds may be tanned
so that the hunter lacking nice ability
in the handling Of a gun may reach then
with a club. Real sport seems to come
high.
When he was a lad Of IA, James Frost
of Milford, N. H., got a Job on shipboard
He followed the sea for more than seventy.
five years; in the civil war he was on q
revenue cutter. He has smoked a pipe fol
eighty years. He is 80 now, and last weel
he did a birthday stunt by saving a lot OF
stovewood.
The Fremont club, organized at hide.
pendence, Mo-, solicits the cooperation OF
all persons interested In preservation
and disseminating literature of the greai
pathfinder of the west. The parent body
desires the organization of branch clubs
all over the country and solicits donations
of suitable manuscripts, pictures and statu
airy for a museum to be established later
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23

While many more or lsss valid
points have been raised against the
recently enacted corporation tan, Judge
Parker's protest IL an appeal for a
recall Of all recent legislation extend
ing the activity OF the national gov
eminent. He prefers a strict adher-
ence to the old conditions under which
corporations were regulated only by
the states which created them. He
reviews for severe criticism the utter
ances OF ex-President Roosevelt, Sena-
tor Root, ex-secretary Garheld and
other republicans favoring sufhcient
national power to execute remedies
against evils Of which the whole coun-
try complains.
What does Judge Parker's position
mean In the alignment Of parties?
who are his followers7 Apparently no
republicans, because the represents.
tives Of substantially the whole party
in congress voted for the corporation
tax measure. Not the democratic
party as a body. for that party, led
directly by its latest national nominee,
demanded a license system which
would go further than the present
corporation tax in substituting national
for state regulation. Not the ultra
radical element, for the peoples party
demands that congress enact laws
regulating corporations doing an inter
state business.
1t is the common opinion that eff
cheney and even liberty require that
the nation by coherent action rescue
both public and corporate industry
from the confusion OF conflicting effort
in forty-six jurisdictions. II cannot be
believed that any Of the important
party organizations will soon, If ever,
go before the country on the issue
that the national government shall
Withdraw from the attempt to restrict
large corporations and regulate their
operations in certain directions.
The corporation tax was proposed
by the president in the face of certain
objections on the more conservative
side Of the republican majority. II
seems that Judge Parker is even
further away from the tendency OF his
own party, az evinced by Mr.. Bryan's
far-reaching ce~ntralizlng proposals in.
co%rporated into the Denver platform
If the Saratoga conference is to en-.
dorse the Parker position about as
much effect will be produced as IL the
three tailors of Tooley street should
read M of John @. Calhoun's nullif.
cation speeches.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
I"Loose Feet"


One of our readers offers the sug-
gestion that Omaha should give special
attention to "loose feet" To be more
explicit, among our nearly ~90,0O0,OO0
people is an immense number of loose
feet" belonging to those who are not
tied down to m spot, and who are
keenly looking about for a better loca-
ton than where they are in which
to perform their life work. With the
enormous increase in wealth in the
United States, the ''loose feet" have
increased in greater proportion than
the population. These loose feet
are watching intently for cities that
are making good in business and in
population growth. Every competent
observer will agree that Omaha is
making good in every direction, and If
this information is only gotten to the
right people the "loose feet" will be
found trampling this way in bigger
and bigger numbers. The city that
is making good and letting the "loose
feet" know 1t soonest will be the one
to get more than its share of them.
Omaha has made marvellous strides
in the last few years and it's advance
ment has been even greater in bust
ness than In population. Including
South Omaha, Omaha will rank in size
about tw~enty-eighth to thirtieth in the
list Of cities Of the United States,
whereas 1t ranks third in live stock
markets, first among dairy interests.
fourth or fifth as a grain market and
fourteenth or fifteenth in volume of
bank clearings. The relative place II
occupies in business comparisons war
rants a much better position in the
scale of population precedence,
All OF this is stated in the most OBJ
vious form. The moral of It is like
wise obvious. Every agency of pub
licity should be utilized in behalf OF
Omaha to the fullest extent. Our own
newspapers are constantly pushing the
laboring a for spreading the gospel
of Omaha. but they should be supple
mented by all our local business or,
CARNATIONS, and every individual,
member Of the community who can II
any way help. Every man, woman oil
child who travels near or far. or whC
has friends or relatives at a. distance
can do something TO bring the sttrac
tions OF Omaha to the notice OF the
loose feet" and With the movement
started every succeeding EFFORT viii
come easier untfl the procession will
march almost of it's own accord.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
Water Traffic.

In the midst Of bewildering statis-
tics Of the iron ore, grain, -four, lum-
Der and coal which constitute the
heavy tonnage of the lakes It is sur
prising to learn that miscellaneous, or
package, freight constitutes 8 per cent
Of the total lake tonnage, and IL per
cent of the receipts and 23 per cent
of the shipments at Chicago. The
bulk freight Of the lakes is one Of the
wonders Of the world in volume and
in the cheapness of the rates. The
surprise about the package freight,
chiefly of high-priced commodities, is
that the proportion could reach SO
high.
Elevators and great loading docks
cannot facilitate traffic in package
freight as they do in the t%ransporta-
ton of grain, ore, lumber and coal,
but no doubt the warehouses and
cranes help materially in handling
boxes and crates Miscellaneous
freight In 1907 exceeded the grain
freight and that is the striking proof
Of the capacity Of water transportation
to develop continuously as the grade
of freight becomes higher.
River traffic will be a long time in
reaching comparison with the lakes,
where ships can move in nearly
straight courses, where they have
often a capacity of 10000 tons and
there is a standard harbor depth Of Fl
feet. Without attempting comparison,
it is certain that at a standard depth
of six feet in its upper reaches either
the Mississippi or Missouri would have
a capacity equal to that of a score OF
single track railroads. The move
ment of miscellaneous freight would
generally be on rails, but the remark.
able experience on the lakes suggests
that the trade of the country would
save many millions on package freights
if the waterways we're available.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23

10 that the vessel owners In lake cities
are holding for high rates in the carry
ing trade in anticipation OF a pressure
on capacity. Another sign is an in
crease of 100000 pounds Of copper
and an ability Of the market &c absorb
It. For the first time in years con
sumption Of copper has caught up with
production, a promise Of rmo i'm
crease in industrial construction, in
Guiding trolley, telephone and tele-
graph lines.
Not signs. but news assures the mar
velous harvest of all staple crops.
The news which concerns facilities,
capital and confidence is equally opti-
mistic. Pride goeth before a fall. but
facts are facts. He who underesti-
mates them lie as imprudent az he who
overcalculates.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
WHEN FATHER GETS A RAISE.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
Ma says we can't have this and that,
We are so plaguey poor;
No use, she says, TO initiate
The ~neighbors who live next door.
She says hat pa has never earnt
But small pay all his days;
She says he thinks that pretty soon
He's goin' to get a raise.
Ma says the time is comm when
Wen ave our proper spherei
That we won't always have to live
The way we're Twin here.
Ma says there's gofn'' to be Q change,
That we are goin' to phase
The neighbors who'Ve been stinsin' az,
When father gets a raise.
Ma says we'll have some better clothes
First thing, an then she'll get
Some real lace curtains, after which
A red plush parlor set.
She says she's never had her lights
In all her married days.
That she will Just begin TO live
When father gets his raise.
She's goin' to get some rats an puffs,
An wear a pongee coat;
An have a string OF pearls hang down,
An twice around her throat,
An sisters goin' to learn TO play
90 we Will just amaze
The hull blame neighborhood,9 says ma,
when father gets his raise
But pa. he's quieter than ma,
He don't run or Mt all;
He smokes away an tips his chair
Ag'inst the kitchen wall.
One night when ina was runnin' on
Pa says with anxious gaze,
IT wonder wat they'll be for me,
Suppose 1 git a raiser
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23

There is a mileage book debate be-
tween Old ~sassafras, a disrespectful
name for Senator Tillman, and the
News and Courier. At the end Of it
Major Hemphill reaches the solution
that as both he and the senator found
the old custom of free passes more
convenient than any new tangled
methods Tillman might see what can
be done about the necessary legisla.
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23

In the membership list of the COM
mission appointed by Mayor Busse of
Chicago to investigate and report on
the city's methods of financial admin
istration is the following:
John w. Afford, sanitary engineer and
author Of the report on street paving fol-
the old Merchants club.
This name sounds familiar except
that the description fails to mention
the $6,263,0o0 appraisement of the
Omaha water works. in which Mr.. Al
ford figured as the representative OF
the city. Is 1t because he never signed
the appraisers report in this case, OF
made any other report Of his W And
ings? We trust he will be able to dc
better for Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
Signs Multiply.

Signs of prosperity accumulate every
day as the reports are made from the
various sources. Not the least Is the
excellent condition of banks in New
York and the interior. II is predicted
that the outside banks will be amply
able TO move the crops. great as they
are, and that the available resources
OF the New York banks will be free
to finance the many large enterprises
which call for loans. A late report
from Europe is that the strong banks
there have more faith in American In
vestments than ever before in the his
tory of finance, and are anxious to
extend their operations in securities on
this side Of the water. II there are
immense crops there also is a plethora
OF money on easy terms.
Three railroads have ordered $751;
O00. 900 in equipment and all railroads
are buying. The Gary plant is turn
ing out 1900 tons OF rails a day. To
justify these expenditures. the rail-
roads report increases OF earnings in
nearly every case a significant sign