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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

and as 1 watched the discounted young
sters OF the week previous footing II in TO
Plymouth, their lobster colored faces
streaming with -perspiration and coats un-
buttoned, / overheard a jovial old farmer
remark to a smart looking officer who was
doing his best to look cool:
well, you've 'ad you're 'oliday, now
you be goin' back to work, I s'pose,"
Though the young fellow refrained from
replying, ] have no doubt he reflected on
the questionable pleasures Of his holiday.
The inhabitants at first strongly opposed
the military authorities and at one place a
woman fought them successfully. Tar
gets had been set up and the red flag flut-
tered in the breeze. But despite these sig
nails Of danger a dauntless woman mached
up to them and comfortably seating her
self, took out a packet OF sandwiches, de-
claring her intention OF spending the day
there.
The amazed military officials protested,
demonstrated, entTeated, but in vain. The
lady proceeded to munich at her sand
witches and defied them to fire. She gained
the day, and this particular spot has never
been interfered with since.
When walking over the moor you often
sec Huse patches OF "Ilte on the distant
hills which look like snow. These are the
china clay works and many are stln IN
operation, for the clay in It's finest form
has a variety OF uses. America imports
som for the manufacture OF artificial
teeth, Paris employs some for its con-
fectionery, some Is used in the Stafford
shire potteries for porcelain, some Is used
for adulterating flour and for putting a
surface on paper, while the remainer goes
TO plasterers n masons and Is sven sold
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

crimson and copper colored soil and there
are forests Of ancient well formed trees
moving gently in the drying wind.
Yet another bend and we look back up
over the way we have come and the bold
line OF hills whose submits stand out
sharply against the sky. Now we get
glimpses OF sheltered villages, the towers
Of whose ancient churches peep out from
the mass Of surrounding trees. Then we
see a sheet Of water which indicates the
whereabouts Of Plymouth and beyond and
around this range is range after range OF
hiIl-the hills OF Cornwall-turning q
misty blue gray in the evening light,
As we descend into the valley the sun
sinks slowly, yet all too quickly, behind a
bank OF cloud, lining and edging II with
gold. The sky above is a deep indigo
blue when, as II by magic, there comes A
break In the cloud and the heaven is
ablaze with fire like a hlacksmith's forge.
The cloud, now broken into a thousand
pieces tipped with soft pink. hovers like
an angel with wide, protecting wings out
stretched and as the glory OF the heavens
and the wildness OF the and beget in us
a calm and restful feeling we imagine for
the moment that we are living far away
from the world Of work and worry.
What wonder that Devonians love their
lana what wonder, too, that Dartmoor
with its pure fresh air and exquisite Wild
ness tempts those who are seeking health
and quiet to come and bury themselves IN
It's seclusion. for few spots are more ind
pressiVe than the gram heaving moor
lands wherein we dlmiy trace:
Traditonary footsteps Of many a vanished
a wilderness Of heath. a paradise OF gold.
where every ancient pathway A strsvT
with stories old
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

pray. would be the corporation lawyer?
Having been such, Mr.. Wickersham
should know the tricks Of the trade, the
same observation holding good also of those
other government gentlemen known by
the name OF Knox, Root, Ballinger, Nagel,
Ell al. They've all had the trusts for
clients, and they all know well enough how
the trimming is done. The trouble Is,
however, the powerful interests" still have
their claws on them. II any one Of them,
say Wickersham, had the grit and ginger
Of a Roosevelt, he'd break away from the
modern bandits, put the screws on 'em,
make 'ep squeak, crawl in the dust, give
up, come to time, live straight. turn over
a new leaf, yank the poisoned fangs out
Of EN-. II he'd serve his country in hat
fine fashion, he'd carve a name for him
self way up on the cornice beside G.
Washington's. But, Lord bless you, the
trusts, seemingly. doth make towards
Of them ALL" to borrow a phrase from
Hamlet.
Wickersham is not Of the log-cabiu
brand. His family was we'll off. He
honored Lehigh university years ago by
studying engineering there, and Lehigh
returned the compliment last June by Civ
ing him an LID. He later switched over
from the engineering to law, however,
graduating from the University OF Penn
sylvania. class Of 1880. He has several
languages at the tip Of his tongue, knows
a lot about music and art, shows up
regularly at the opera, loves horses and
rare prints and can put up a pretty fair
game Of golf. Has two children. a mar
ried daughter and a son who is tanking
up on law at Harvard Ladies and gentle
men, allow US TO present Samuel George
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

FOR gravelling garden paths.
With the working Of the china clay and
the granite q~uarries It became necessary
to find a means OF conveying the produce
to the seaport, and in consequence OF this
Dartmoor is the proud possessor Of the
first railway in Devonshire. At the be-
ginning OF the nineteenth century a horse
railway track was laid connecting Prince
town and Plymouth, and the little single
narrow gauge line now running still fol-
lows/the same route.
The line winds in and out among the
tors until II reaches the grim. ~forbidding,
sombre looking capital Of the moor whose
little square lowered church has served as
a guide TO many a benighted snowbound
traveller on the vast and inhospitable tract
beneath. AS we begin the slow descent we
skim around the summit Of n rocky tor
whose sides, ripped open by the hand OF
the 'fmpTover" man, display a new and
ugly looking wound about which great
granite boulders lie strewn in all directions.
We are thankful when a sharp turn in the
line hides this from view. and a moment
later we feel a thrill OF pleasure and peace
full solemnity as our eager eyes gaze first
from one window, then the other.
For then close beside the track and
o''0'NhAhb Degohu IN belle uhuulallohs Is
a gloriously colored wilderness OF purple
and gOld-heather. gorse and bracken-
broken az intervals by lichen covered rocks;
below US many tiny rocks riverlets CLEAN
like silver threads IN the narrow green
valleys from which, stretching upward,
are b~ewiidering fields Of every size and
shape and hue enclosed by perfect hedges
OF trees. There are fields OF brilliant green
with browsing cattle, there are fields Of
yellow mustard. OF golden corn, OF rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

every two or three years. These farmers
are beginning to realize that this Is one
Of the best, most practical and most profit
able crops they can grow on their farms,
and they are beginning TO learn that In
many parts Of the county, formerly con-
sidered Of no value for tame grass, alfalfa
seems to be especially adapted to som Of
this land. There is no question but what
this county will for many, many years to
come be an extensive stock range; but
it is equally plain that the dairying indus
try will become a principal source of in
come to the average farmer. The growing
OF potatoes is becoming more prominent
year after year. Last year these farmers
grew 4,75O acres of potatoes, and 1t is
forming in some parts OF the county their
principal income. The milling business is
considerably gaining ground, and last year
there were shipped out from the county
Geo, 900 pounds of flour.
In the raising and marketing of horses,
Cherry county stands third among the
counties OF the state. Last year, these
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

James J, Hin and his Summit avenue
neighbor in st. Paul, Frederick Weyer-
hauser, are men who have piled up inn
mense wealth by hard work and both are
as sound physically as the gold they rep
resent, says the New York Press. Weyer-
hauser has taken It easier in recent years
than he did when laying the foundation
of his fortune. He knows the natural
growth of timber on his vast possessions
cnIiches him year after year more than
would the amount he paid for his lands
II placed in any other investment. Nature
Is working for him month in and month
out. There Is nothing TO worry him ex-
cept forest fires, and these are guarded
against as much as possible. But to rise
from a man working at manual labor
in Pittsburg at $40 or S2 a week 10 one
stimate by many to be the wealthiest
In the United states must represent hard
work and lots Of it, and still Weyerhauser
is in vigorous manhood.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

-HERRY county r. the largest Of
all the counties IN Nebraska.
II is increasing both IN wealth
- and population and the public
IpbbBI lands are fast being occupied.
SflE1S At the present time the county
has a population Of 5000 and a valuation
Of {l5,OOO,C0O. II has 112 miles Of railroad
with eleven railroad stations within its
borders. The county has three developed
water powers. one Touring mill. eiEht
banks and one elevator. about 600 miles OF
public highway and nearly every farmer
or ranchman in the county owns his farm
Cherry county IL not only one Of the
best watered counties Of the state but has
more good. practically developed water
pow ers than any other section Of the state.
In the matter of natural scenery no other
county or group Of counties can compare
with Il. With many excellent lakes and a
network Of streams fairly equally dis
tributCd over the entire county, its rivers
are famous not only for the pure water.
but also for the rugged beauty Of their
banks. The Nlobrsra. the Loup, the schlc-
gel, the Snake, the Mlnnechaduza, the
Fairfield. the Bordman and Seven Creeks
each has some particular form Of beauty
that makes II noted.
The Schlcgel flows through a dark ravlne
100 feet deep In places, whose banks are
covered with large pine trees which meet
above the stream, forming an arch through
which the sun cannot penetrate. making
az ideal place for picnics and trout fishing.
The M"innechaduza, the famous swift
Water OF the Sioux Indians, from It's
source to It's mouth is a stream OF beauty
unsurpassed In this or any other state.
Rising in South Dakota. just north Of
Georgia, IT flows dreamily along
through fertile valleys until, near
ing Valentine. It catches the spirit
of the place and comes rumbllng
and tumbling with a rush and roar until
It is embraced by the Gilman dam. The
artificial lake made by It's pent-up waters
is not only the most beautiful. but also one
OF the largest OF its kind in the state.
The Niobrara State fish hatchery is To-
Gated on its banks and one can see all
forms of fish life, from the egg to the
s"even-pound bass. on its bosom floats all
sorts Of boats-fishboats, rowboats and a
splendid gasoline launch. It's beauty is
further enhanced by the flowers and ever
greens that fringe it's banks.
The Snake. so named by the ndisn on
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

farmers shipped out about 1000 head Of a
good grade Of work horses. The live stock
industry of the county. however, is CEN
tered on the cattle business. Last year
there was sent from this county to the
Omaha packing houses or the feed yards
in the eastern part Of the state, $3.50 head
of cattle besides $500 fat hogs and 800
mutton sheep.
In the early settlement Of Cherry county,
one of the first things that these pioneers
provided for was the public school, and
from earliest existence of the county these
citizens have taken a deep interest in
everything pertaining to the public school.
The first school district was organized in
August, 1888. where the village OF Valen-
tine now stands. The one room structure
has been replaced by a modern brick
building Of twelve rooms with all neces-
sary improvements. There are now III dis
trtcts which pay annually to their teachers
S2S,5 $3.50. The average wage is $36, the
highest $125. There are 2,481 children Of
school age, for whom are provided seventy
four school buildings, like the nursery
rhyme, one brick house, one stone house,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

distinct kinds of fish abound in the waters
Of Nebraska and in Cherry county's lakes
and streams will be found half of these
varieties. One hundred and fifty distinct
species Of wild grasses are found in the
state, about one-quarter Of which are found
in Cherry county. Seventy-one species Of
trees grow wild in the state and. and while
Cherry county has considerable timber
within its borders it is not composed of a
large variety. 1t is doubtful II there is any
part of the state that has such an album
dance OF songbirds as these narrow valleys
in Cherry ounty OF the 40 varieties OF
birds found in Nebraska, nearly two-thirds
Of them VIII be found in this county, and
some of the choicest songbirds are found
In the timber and deep canyons along the
streams.
Cherry county is. first Of all, a stock
range and, second, a vast meadow and
hay country. This county contains LIP, 200
acres in farms with 54,7OO acres under cul-
t~lvation. Last year the county used PIG, 1000
acres as meadow or hay land. Farmers of
the present time have $500 acres seeded to
alfalfa and this acreage is being doubled
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

attorney general of the
-" United states, samuel George
Woodward Wickersham, has
-. every clam that ever lived
kA1lNlNh happily in a mud flat dashed
49, TO the mast for mumness.
That Is 70 say, he did have when he first
began to hang up his hat in his new
Washington office. comments Human Life.
It's a little different now; he's opened
up" somewhat. They all have to, you
know, sooner or later. You can't be a
top-notcher In officlaldom and work the
dumb and aloof act on the newspapermen
forever. For that way political death
lies.
Wickersham's all right, and he knows
law from the ground floor Up. but the
trouble with him was he didn't tumble on
TO the difference quick enough between
practieing law for himself and doing il
for the government. The job he had been
holding down in New York was a gilt
edge one. He only had to deal with mil
lionaire and corporation clients. ana you
couldn't get within L400 yards Of him un-
less you first had a very private appoint
ment. ana then succeeded, when the time
came. in sliding by about t~wenty-three
outside office clerks. The limelight he
hated, seldom or never appeared In court,
Kept his business tongue anchored on four
sides, and would as soon think OF com
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

account Of its winding course, is perhaps
the most remarkable river in the state.
For miles it has cut It's way through solid
rock, forming chasms or canyons over 100
feet in depth whose precipitous sides can
not be scaled by man or beast. This is
essentially the lake region of Nebraska,
and there is hardly a township in our
broad area but has one or more beautiful
lakes. Most OF them are springfield and.
consequently, the waters are cool and clear
as crystal, This county has more falls,
wider falls, higher falls and more beauti-
full falls than any other county in the
state. The rear Of the Stinard falls can
be heard long before you reach them, and
1t requires skill in climbing TO reach the
exact point where they can be seen TO the
best advantage. They fall some twenty
feet over a perpendicular rock and the
spray Is charming. The Loup falls are the
largest In the state, aEd. II appears 70 the
observer as II the river was damned at
this point. The bridal veil is formed By
many divisions OF the stream. which, flow
ing over a huge boulder, drops fifty feet
to the next stopping place and then, unit
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
Prison Built by Americans
Continued from Page one.)

Territorials were eneamped in our
~neighborhOod for a fortnight and
the whole countryside for miles
around turned out to see them The first
week happened to be one OF real Dartmoor
mists and driving rain. and the men told
me they could neither lie nor sit down be-
cause Of the water in their tents. The fol-
lowing week was one OF blazing sunshine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
Health of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Woodward Wickersham, attorney general
Of the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

county Is the largest Of
all the counties IN Nebraska.
II is increasing both m wealth
and population and the public
lands are fast being occupied.
Al the nrasent lime the county
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07

All. those good old days on the farm +,
Those were the days when We were
full of activity and life. Some days
was more full OF activity and life than
on other days. That was when I'D
play with my pet bumblebees.
And eat. All, don't eat now like
l used TO. Fresh dried apples and
new laid hay for breakfast. Rich skim
milk and cob on the corn for dinner.
And supper for supper.
We all went to bed with the chick
ems. That was to keep the neighbors
from getting the chickens. And the
next morning we'd rise with a light
heart and stomach and walk in the
dew on the grass and in the interest
due on the mortgage.
Then we'd milk the cows and sell
the milk We either had to sell the
milk or the cows. We had one COW
which was a muley cow. We called
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07

intelligent bird and we missed him
greatly. But what do you suppose we
found when we arrived at the island?
That intelligent bird had flown ahead
and taught the wild parrots 10 sing
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here and
Love Me and the World Is Mine"
The sea is gradually washing
away Sandy Hook. This is the great
est instance of getting the hook on
record.
Two Cincinnati councilmen in
dicted as gamblers. It's getting so
craftsmanship in Cincinnati must be
a hum-drum sort of existence.
Minister: Sandy why don't you
come to my church?
Sandy: Three reasons, sir. First,
dinna like your theology. Second. :
dinna like your singia Third. II was
at your kirk that | met my wife.
WHAT did your wife say when
on got In so late the other night"
Not a word. She just walked over
TO the piano and pounded out Tell
Me the Old. Old Story"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07
From Another Point of View


The "drys' have it. Three cheers and blind tiger
Capt Mcdonnell realizes that Pound boost
fashion
\
A
reasonably pigeonhole
choosing Tart with the policies Roosevelt
cluded that where there's Will there's
vst that couldn't have done the Job better himself
effect
United States congratulate Japan for such
mr. Webster 1.-The art of properly the voice"
to a
that The will matter those who viii
hides
Manuel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07
THE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.

The right OF the employee to rea-
sonable compensation in case OF in
Try while at his labor Is one OF the
fundamental and necessary conditions
OF our social life. Ii is necessary and
right where you are building a great
property. the results of which are In
tended for your especial delectation
and qualification, that you look after
those who, by reason of good will or
necessity. or both, are moved TO assist
you. And IL il is the public, acting
through the states or nation, that is
building the property, then II Is the
publics place. All men can not sue
coed in a large measure. Neither are
all men fitted in even moderate way
TO lead. Many-the vast majority
must serve as foot-soldiers, and II Is
these whom the captains of industry,
the great and enthusiastic conductors
of material enterprise. must learn to
protect.
How? The employers liability idea
does not ask much. Ii says that If an
employee OF yours In the course OF
his work for you. either by some error
or negligence OF yours. or some defect
OF machinery or material conditions
with which you may surround and
supply him, suffers some injury to
his physical weil.being which prevents
him either temporarily or permanent
ly from earning his way, then you
must make good to him this loss. IL
usually Is not so very much-three
hundred, FIVE hundred, a thousand
FIVE thousand dollars. These are
not SO many dollars to pay
man or woman for the
loss OF an eye or hand or foot
In the case Of complete disability ten
thousand dollars is not nearly too
much, although the law does not at
present contemplate tax OF this kind
The fact Is that this tax does not
fall on you as an employer directly. II
Is intended only to make you take
out insurance against accident in your
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07
Wednesday. April Z.
1909
Intimate Correspondence

| by Uncle Joe Cannon to pretend to
represent independent oil producers
In the United States" When you hear
loud shout I'm behalf OF the poor
down-trodden independent oil pro-
Queer In the United States" just put
tag on the shouter marked stand
ard Oil. paid for and delivered"
Orders have been issued by the peo-
pie who own Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon that the inheritance
tax feature OF the Payne tariff law 10
not desired. Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. Rockefeller say that IL
does not see how the treasury deficit
is TO be replenished II he Is forced to
abandon the Inheritance tax. An In
come tax is no less obnoxious to the
present controlling interests OF the
government. Serious consultations
have been held with Wall-st In the
hope that Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Nor.
gan and the other interests represent.
ed would be a little more lenient with
Mr. Taft and permit some kind OF tax
alton which would fall upon the swol-
len fortunes rather than the breakfast
table. Up to date. however. Wall-st.
is insistent. and present bulletins from
the white house indicate that the IN
come and inheritance tax feature Will
have to be thrown overheard
Party lines will be disregarded TO
large extent by representatives or
those business interests which get
special privilege by the enactment or
the tariff law. Senators and represen-
tatives from the south are crowding
toward the pie counter just as eagerly
as those from the north. Those In
terested In sugar. cottonseed oil, lum-
Der. rice and similar products are join
ing in the spells foray John Allen
once illustrated how this works. Said
he, breaking into poetry:
Come. little boy blue.
Blow your horn nice.
Blow hell out OF wool
But don't touch rice.
Mr. Wilbur Wakeman. secretary or
the Tariff Graft club. once said 10 me:
Bah, They say this tariff business
is party issue The Republicans are
talking about revising the tariff down.
ward | tell you the protective tarin
is non partisan issue. and | tell you
right here that If the Republicans go
back on this protective business We
can go right into the Democratic par
" and get enough members TO sup
port protection to put the Republicans
IL the bad" RATH.
Sincerely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07

And Revision? What's revision?
Ask revisers who
Tell the people It's Protection
Scaled TO revenue.
or course II is
But say now, who
Is TO get the revenue?
Do the people get it,
DO the people see
vision In revision
That is mostly G.. o. p?
DO they reap
harvest from what revision makes
cheap?
BY heck!
All they get is in the neck!
What?
w. ]. hampton In the New Yors
World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07
A Confidential Letter


Pepper is luxury Payne makes the tariff
Accordingly be taxed
much United States consumes
in
million
o
poo an muc a rich
n
pepper a vacrem Which
million Nvngfor
body who indu n the OF pepper
that similar the
bill all condiments and spces)
% this the
district.
Respectfully
April Z 1909 DETROIT
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-07

York member say on the floor OF the
house:
"A constituent told me yesterday
a constituent who is large dealer in
coffee-that the proposed tax on coffee
would benefit him by increasing the
value of his present stock between
four and five thousand dollars. This
dealer said he was in favor OF a tax
on coffee"
Members OF congress who represent
the Standard Oil Co. and are diligently
defending the petroleum joker" 9TH
erwise known as the countervailing
duty clause. have been handed the cue