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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
Mighty Hard TO Please.

A New Englander, travelling on foot
through the Southern mountains. studying
the people, asked a man whom he met 70
direct him TO a certain cabin al which he
had been advised TO stay over night. Go
ing thar" said the man. well, Toms a
first rater, take him Just right but he's
mighty queer"
What do you al asked the traveller,
We'll. it's like this" and the man looked
at the stranger in a calm. impsrsonal way.
Hell be setting outside, most probably,
and he'll see you coming; he'll take a good
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

chief who rarely came down from the hills.
Though there were many illustrtous par
sons at this dinner, the proud Highlander
was curt and naughty with the grandest.
when the coffee came on, the host,
leading his Highland guest up and down
the great hall, asked him what he thought
OF the company.
"'Och,' said the chieftain. they're no
bad. They're no bad chiefs
Then he frowned and proudly swelling
out his broad chest, struck II a blow.
"'But the fack is he cried. I never met
a man yet wha was the equal o. myseL' -
The Circle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

he relates superbly, for he is a born story
teller. In an address at Eala, apropOs of
the hard, rough lives of the children of
the poor, he related a dialogue between
two little girls IN Rum alley.
Maggie, wuz ye ever kissed?" asked
the first tot.
"'On'y wunst in me life wot l kin re-
member said the second. When l wuz In
de Honnyman hospital wild a broken arm
one O. de lady muses. kissed me, an 1
blushed like a child. philadelphia
Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

unfair. You were in the hopeless position
Of the man who made the brandy bet.
This man was met by a friend, who
said:
What makes you look so blue2'
Finn the man replied. has bet me a
ten-spot that he can drink a quart of
brandy in a day without staggering
"'And you look blue! Why cried the
~friend-'why, man. you've got a dead GER
tainty. Firms bound to lose. He can't
take two drinks without staggering scan
dRlous.'
But the duffer,' replied the other, has
taken the bottle to bed with him. -
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

look at you, and ef you don't suit him he
may set the dog on you.
EFF he don't, and you get to talking with
him and say something he don't Just like,
he may throw you down and tromp on
you. But eff you're careful in your talk, on
the other hand, he's liable to take you for
a spy and use his gun fust and listen to
explanations afterward.
But it's no use trying to get by without
stopping, concluded the man. with evident
relish Of the prospect he was opening up 10
the stranger. EFF you was to undertal1a
that 'twould be all up will you. for he'd
think you was proud and biggetty.
ID you wan TO come out Of the noun
tain whole, don't go past Toms cabin with
out stopping. whatever you do!"-Youth's
Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
The Annals OF the Poor.

DR.. Herman L. During, superintendent OF
the Philadelphia city mission, has for many
years devoted his life TO the poor. DIT.
During is the inventor OF the pretzel test
for street beggars. When a street beggar
pleads starvation, you buy him a big Ger
man pretzel at the nearest stand. II he
eats the pretzel, he is honest; II he refuses.
he Is a fraud.
DIT. During in his work among the poor
has learned many. odd, quaint things that
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
From the Story Teller's Pack

march that the troop made several years
ago, in which they covered something like
100 miles in two days. He told it proudly.
"Have you ever gone on a long march Of
that sortG' he asked.
"Well." replied the other man, with a
yawn. IT think the longest march 1 was
ever on was when We went COO miles in
four days to relieve General Custer"
The man was a major general, stationed
at an army post in the west.-Cleveland
Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
No Room for Uncertainty.

As an indication OF the drollery of Sen
ator Burton this story is told of how he
finished a conference with tNe remark;
"Gentlemen. there is no use in asking;
you cannot get the appropriation"
Don't you think this Is pretty hard on
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
winning a Bet.

II dined with w. X. Vandeblt, Jr., on
his return from Monte Carlo, at the Cafe
de Paris" said a California millionaire.
Mr.. Vanderbilt declared that there was
ons sure way to get rich by gambling at
Monte Carlo, That was 10 build a second
casino there and run Il on the present
casinos lines. He said that In roulette
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
CandOr of the Modest Scot.

When DIT. Klopach. the editor Of the
Christian Herald. was congratulated upon
the honor done him when the emperor Of
Japan bestowed upon him the Order OF the
Rising Sun. he laughed and said; Yes.
my new decoration makes me feel very
proud. ! feel as proud. in fact. as a High
LAND chief, and no one could be prouder
that that.
"A certain earl" he went on, ''once gave
q dinner IN honor Of a great Highland
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
CavaIryman ohagrined.

MEMBER of Troop A Of Cleve-
land attended a banquet in Chi
IA cago not long ago and sat next
III to an elderly man who seemed
Ih&4SN to show mild interest when he
49, learned that the C~levelander
was a member OF a cavalry organization.
Yes. we've got a great troop" remarked
the Clevelander, promptly. o course
you've heard about us being the presidents
personal escort in the inaugural parade"
He made several other remarks calcu-
lated to make an impression on the older
man. The latter said he had had some eX-
perience in cavalry work himself, and the
Clevelander then made a special effort to
make him sit up.
How much OF a march has your troop
ever made in a day." asked the older
man.
The Troop A member recalled a practice
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

F the reader will follow with
finger on the map, the three
streams that pass through the
the county, and their wide
fertile valley, the productive
ness of Furnas county will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
Private Military Schools.

How much private military schools
amount to, from the strictly military
point of view, has been often difficult ta
find out, but since The war department
has been designating certain schools
that satisfied war department standards
al distinguished institutions, ana ad.
nitting them 10 It's so.called star list,
the public have d real elew to the iden-
THY Of the schools Of high merit. There
are 10 IN this years list, given here in
alphabetical order
College Of st. Thomas, ST. Paul, MINI.
Culver military academy, Culver,
Ind.
New Mexico military institute, Ros.
we'll
Norwich university, Mortified, vi.
Pennsylvania military college, Ches.
ter
ST. Johns college, Annapolis, Md.
ST. Johns school, Manilus, M. Y.
Shattuek school, Earibault. MINI.
South Carolina military academy,
Chaflestown
Virginia military institute, Licking
ton, Va.
OF these, tho most celebrated Is the
Nifginian military institute, which fur
nished 50 many young officers to the
Confederate army n the Civil War, and
whose students fought the battle Of
Newmarket Stonewall jackson was 4
professor Of military tactics in che
school when the Civil War broke ont.
With such traditions, the institution
has been maintained az q high mill
tary grade down 10 the present day. The
secretary Of war has lately requested
the heads Of all the schools on the list
10 nominate. for admission as 2nd lien
tenants il the United States army, pfifl.
eipaIs and alternates from the grad
yates Of highest standing IN this years
classes. The graduates thus nominated
viii be required to pass only physical
examinations before receiving commits.
sions. Springfield Republican,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16

would waive the right 70 hght at Paris
and come to Rome.
Tisdalc who was rich, at once wrote
M. GARNER, lnclosing d check for the
expenses Of himself and second to
Rome and stating that he need give
himself no concern on that score, as he
and his second would be the guests OF
the Convention while III Rome and
sent back 70 Paris by It's agent Pre-
Stunning that the Frenchman was not
well endowed with worldly goods, lis
dale intImated that fund had been
subscribed for the victor GARNER ar
rived at Rome with his second, a dap
per little Frenchman In well pre-
served suit Of clothes, the day before
the prescribed date OF the carnival.
He was received by Tisdale. Monroe
and myself as representing che "con-
yention. and lodged in the best hotel
In Rome. Tisdale assumed TO act a.
second for General Ia Roca and as
scented to the use Of rapiers. The
ground was to be outside the Porta
st, sebastiano gate Of ST. Sebastian.
on the Appian way.
M. GARNER was informed that win
dow had been engaged for him and his
second from which to witness the car
nival festivities,
We three Americans escorted the
Frcnchmen TO the window provided.
The street below was full Of jewellers.
Presently a cry was raised, General
Mannagia la RocaF' Down the street
came a little old man with an Inn
mense sword riding a donkey, intend.
ed for a carieature Of the age Of
chiyaIry. As he passed the window
he was received By the crowd with
shouts Of laughter, jeers and cries:
"Salve ChaiD General Mannagia Ia
Rocag
We Americans were standing be-
hind GARNER and hts second when the
general passed, and after noting that
The duelist at last understood the sa-
tire we quietly withdrew, leaving him
10 view the carnival and light General
Mannagia Ia Roca nc hts leisure. We
heard no more Of the affair and came
back to America resolved TO recom-
mend to all our countrymen that when
American honor is to be defended in
accordance with the code ia vogue dur
ing the age Of chivalry It be left in the
hands Of that distinguished swords
man, General MannagIa Ia Roca.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
! coAL I'M ALAsKA.
Geological Surveys Report Of 1903 Pro-
ducton.

Geological Surveys Report Of 1908 Pro-
ductiOn.
The coal production for Alaska for
1908, Is reported to the United States
Geological Survey, was S,l07 tons, with
value 81 Sl4sl0, as compared with
1919 tons in 1907, valued at $4,000.
-Four mines were operated in 1907, but
only three we're productive IN loOs. Of
these, one was at Port Graham, Kenar
Peninsular (ignitel. In addition to
tile output of these mines, 3 few tons
81 coal were mined for domestic use at
Tvonek. at several points on the Yukon,
at Cape Lisbourne, and At Wainwright
Inlet IN northern Alaska, where The
Eskimos and utilizing d Ignite coal
for fuel IN place of the fast-disappearing
driftwood.
Estimates Of Coal Reserves.
Even where coal field has been both
developed and surveyed in detail there
is a very large amount of uncertainty
ia all tonnage estimates. Moreover, the
Bering and Matanuska fields which con.
tain the most valuable Goals 81 the Ter-
ritofy, are regions Of great structural
perplexity, which induces another factor
of error. III Alaska only between 800
and 400 square miles Of coal bearing
rocks have been surveyed IN detail, and
the data in regard to the remaining 800
square miles believed to be underlain
BY coal are very meagre. tt Is esti-
mated that the nnsurYeged coal fields
cover 1900 square miles but Of these
fields only the general outline Ii known.
ard they must BE- surveyed "a ascer
tain how much Of the area Is under
lain by workable coal beds. II should
be remembered, also, that more than
third of Alaska ID almost unexplored
The facts clearly show that the pres
emit low status Of coal mining IN Alas
ka Is no criterion Of The future impur.
lance Of this industry. Up to the pres
emit time coal has been mined only for
very local markets, and the high grade
fueis Of the Bering River and Matanu.
ska fields are practically untouched.
These two fields can ship coal only when
railroad connections with tide water has
been established.
Some progress was made on such rail-
Why's AAAaiAA ANNNs hHbA IL Will 3EHN&AAE
be two years before any considerable
shipments are made. In both these
fields the activities in 1908 we're large
ly confined to surveys for patents. ITS
sessment work. and trail and road build.
ing. Up to the close of zoos no patents
for coal lands had been issued, and this
tended to discourage developement.
Rivalry 81 Petroleum.
Coal consumption lib Alaska also de-
creased in l90s as compared with 1907
owing largely 10 the decreased indnstri-
tai activities brought about BY the I'm
aneial depression, but in part to the in
ereasing use of petroleum as fuel. AT
the Treadwen group Of MINES pstrole-
UNI was substituted for coal, and there
was also an increase of petroleum burn,
ing engines on the Yukon River boats.
The shipments Of petroleum to Alaska in
the year ending June so, 1907, amount
Cd to 1895 barrels IN the succeeding
twelve months they increased to 1885,
642 barrels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
TAFT so FAR.
wrapper.

4
| Under this title, the July American
Magazine publishes an article signed
TX in which the author draws some
interesting comparisons between tie
Roosevelt regime and the present adj
ininistration The following story is
cited a. Illustrating the difference be-
tween the two and as best exeanplify-
ing The Taft point-of view and methods
Of work
One d the greatest undeveloped re-
sources of the country II ter-powar
On western lands belonging IL the gov-
eminent are To N found inealeulable
possibilities of water power development
worth untold millions Of dollars. Great
private corporations have been swapping
up the land which should control The
power producing rivers The depart
menf af the interior Under Mr. Garfield
made ain investigation Of conditions. and
shortly before the Roosevelt admins
tration went out of office Several I'M
mense tracts of lands were withdrawn.
exactly rs the coal -Iands were with
drawn, to protect the public interest
against private greed. Roosevelt sent 4
special message to Congress on January
las, 1909, recommending legislation which
should forever protect the people in
the control of these waiter rights. He
said iii that message well representing
the legal point Of view Of his admin
istration:
consider myself bound, a. far All
the exercise Of my executive power win
allow, to do fer the people III pre-
vention Of monopoly Of their resources,
what / believe they would do for them
selves it they were III d position to
aet
THE fact that the proposed policy IS
new IL in itself NO sufficient argument
against its adoption. AS We meet
with new conditions of industry seri-
ously affecting the public, welfare, we
should not hesitate To adopt measures
for the protection Of the public merely
because those measures are new When
the public welfare is involved, Congress
should resolve any reasonable doubt a.
to its legislative power IN favor Of the
people and against the seekers for
special privilege
Congress failed to act, and the eur
tain went down two months later on
the Roosevelt administration. Mr.. Gar
field was succeeded as Secretary of the
Interior by Mt. Ballinger MIR, Bal
linger had already served in Washing
ten as Commissioner of the Land OF
flee under Mr. Garfield They had dis
agreed on this very policy Of the with
drawal Of the public lands and Mr..
Ballinger had resigned and gone back
TO Seattle.
Almost the first thing that Mr.. Bal
inger did when he became a member Of
Taft's cabinet was 70 take up The land
question, and to return to public entry
over 10000 acres Of land withdrawn
BY his predecessor to protect public /
water power rights. In defense Of this
action be took exactly The opposite posi- /
ton from Mr., Garfield He said;
'Ihege is not seintilla OF law pro-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
RIOTERS cOwED.


Mounted State Police Soon Restored
Order at McKee's Rocks.
Pittsbug, July le.-The situation at
the plant Of che Pressed steel Car CO.,
McKee's Roeks, adjacent to this city,
where $500 men are on strike, was quiet
yesterday morning. Following a night
Of Wild disorder. in which IS persona
were shot Or beaten. A detachment Of
the Pennsylvania state constabnlary ar
rived early yesterday and soon stopped
the rioting. The men we're awed By the
presence of the mounted police.
The police stationed their horses in.
side the great steel plant and then took
up positions outside the fence.
A moment later brick struck one Of
the troopers. Instantly the mill gate
was thrown open, several troopers vault
Cd into the saddle and the next minute
were dashing fercely into crowd Of
strikers and their sympathizers. AZ they
gallopsd through the crowd the state
police struck right and left with heavy
riot clubs. The foreigners became de-
moralized under the terrific assault ana
fed in ali directions.
That incident occurred at daybreak.
Ii had potent effect and since that
time the strikers have satisfied them
selves By eongregating at the gates Of
the mill, but not daring to eommt any
act that would cause a repetition Of
the constabulary strike methods. The
situation continues critical, however, and
further outbreaks are feared
Twelve persons were injured when
the coustabulary and the strikers FLASHED
and at least three Of the injured are
til a serious condition. over a score
u strikers and their sympathizsrs have
been placed under arrest
Following the rioting Wednesday night
and early yesterday morning The strik.
ers congreeated at The gates of the mill
and at intervals bombarded the works
with bricks. For the present the POI
lice are shooting over the heads Of the
strikers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
THIS TILTON
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
Many Workmen Crushed Be-
meath
so PERSONS IN STRUCTURE
Accident In PhiIadelphia.--The United
Gas Improvement Offices Be-
ing Remodelled When
the Walls Fell.
Scarf HEAD

scarf HEAD u. -. -. ...,s....
Philadelphia, July l6.--A four story
brick building at the northwest corner Of
18th and Market streets, which was be-
ing remodeled, collapsed yesterday after
noon, burying number Of workmen
and passersby. Several were killed.
Tho wreckage il piled 80 feet high
and the number Of killed will not be
definitely known until the debris is
cleared away. The police say they be-
hevc eight workmen are under the
vreckage and that they are probably
dead. None Of the injured is believed
to be fatally hurt.
Five men, two women and 8 boy were
taken from under the fallen walls and
were rushed to hospitals.
One Of the women, Anna Arth, a
telephone operator, sustained a fractured
skull Several Of the workmen also re-.
ceiyed slight fractures Of the skull.
At three p m, four dead workmen
had been taken from the ruins. The
injured number about 20
The total number Of dead are seven.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
Al Clean Head Means
A Cool Head

Good Thing to Know in Warm Weather
Better to know what viii make The
head clean and cool
Only one answer.
Partisan Sage.
You've heard Of it Of eonrse.
You know the Red Cross Pharmacy
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You lkney the BED Cross Pharmacy
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That this wonderful hair reiuyenator
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You know that it IS extensively used
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Leading druggists everywhere in Am.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16

yiding for the withdrawal from entry os
these lands
When the newspapers finally found
out what was going on--Mr Ballinger
gave no public notice Of his action as
M. Garfield had done III similar cases
such an cutlery was raised that Mr.. Taft
directed that no more lands Be returned
70 entry. But 100000 acres. contain.
ing many valuable water powers. had
already been thrown open and no doubt
some OF the properties have been seized
although Mr.. Taft has instructed the
geological survey to report on them.
What Mr.. Taft himself win III has
scarcely thus far been disclosed and IT
II fer this reason that the country ii
N state Of Suspended Judgment. The
people are waiting to find out lust how
dry the legal atmosphere at Washington
il destined to be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
Money IN Junk.
@R-e-c.k-s unit DIT i-i.ruml
Rocks unit oil i-i-rum

~R-e-c.k-s unit Oft i-i-ruml
R-e.e-k.s unit OF i-i-ruml.
Up snd down the dirty back alleys
drives the junk man, singing his mourn.
full nasal cry, loading his ricketv wag.
on with broken scraps and pieces Of old
iron~an object Of pity or Of ridienle
to most Of the uniformed public.
Let him be admired or envied rather
for If not he, himself. at least his en-
ployer Is probably making more money
than nine out Of ten professional men.
Better than that his work IS of the Mt
most Importance III the world and, In
the aggregate reaches proportions all
most beyond the belief Of the casual
man iii tile street.
Few things are more depressing and
unsightly than a pile of Junk as high
as tWo-stoFy building. One may see
them IN every city and, 70 far as the
casual observer can determine, none 0f
the stuff IL ever moved The piles IN.
crease, apparently from month To month
and grow rtastier and rustier but the
men IN the business keep on buying.
How are they able To keep 20 much
money tied up Where DO they get
the large amount Of capital which seems
To be necessary
Ihay borrow from the hanks. like any
other business man, On the security Of
their stock IN trade.
No better security the president III
almost any bank will declare. TT can
neither burn nor blow away. 1T can't
be damaged BIZ water or smoke. Where
II there 4 collateral like thatg TT IA
absolutely safe. The foundries and the
mt and bolt works and the stove fac
tories can't get along without Ii. 1T
pays the largest profits of any business
to which II lends money and these pro-
fits Anctuate very little, Junk is al.
ways il demand, The men III that
business are excellent customers.
From .Iust Junk" IN the August Tech.
meal World Magazine.