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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-22

his time the state has mad two con-
gressmen to look after, Mr.. Johnson
had to attend to alone. This routine
work is largely merely clerical, but 1t
takes time and labor. OF this char
acter are pensions for old soldiers,
private land claims, postofflce APP
pointments. etc.
The work of that nature which is
now done for this state by two con-
gressmen, each provided with a priv
ate secretary at public expense, had
to be done by Mr.. Johnson alone. Dur
ing his first four years he did not
even have q private secretary to as
sist MIN. Mr.. Johnson's last term as
congressman expired March 3, 1893.
After his retirement from congress
Mr.. Johnson had devoted himself to
his farming interests in Nelson coun-
ty. In 1908 he was a candidate for
United States senator, under the new
primary law. Hon. Thos. Marshall re-
ceived the highest vote at tne primary
election, Mr. Johnson being second.
Both names went on the ballot at the
November election and Mr.. Johnson
received the majority. Under the
terms of the new primary law, repub-
lican members OF the legislature were
virtually required to vote for him and
ne was the only candidate of his party
before the legislature. receiving the
full republican vote and he was duly
elected.
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last session at Bismarck. He received
the unanimous vote of the republican
members Of both houses.
He served as a United States senate
Through the special session held last
summer to consider the tariff revision.
Sketch of Life.
Martin Nelson Johnson was born on
farm In Racine county, Wisconsin,
In March, 1850. His father, the Rev.
Nelson Johnson, was born in Norway
and came TO this country in 1889, and
was married here to Anna Selheim, a
native of Norway. He was a Metho-
dist Episcopal clergyman for twenty
five years. He was also a farmer and
kept close 10 the soil. The family
moved to Iowa in 1850, and there the
subject of this article was reared to
manhood and educated for his life
work He Vas prepared for college
and entered the Upper Iowa university
at Fayette. From that excellent school
he went to the state university and
took the full four years classical
course there and was graduated with
the class of 1873. He became a
teacher after his graduation and
taught for two years in the California
Military academy at Oakland. In
1875 he returned to Iowa and was
elected to the legislature from Win
neshiek county. This was his first
entry into politics, he being % years
old at that time. The next year he
was a presidential elector on the re-
publican ticker and helped to elect
President Hayes. In 1877 he was elect
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-22
North Dakota'S Junior U. S.
Senator Laid Low by Death

ed a senator in the state Legislature
and served four years in that capacity
In 1882 he came 70 North Dakota. He
settled on unsurveyed public land and
opened a farm, where his family still
reside, near what is now the village
of Petersburg, and twenty-five miles
from Larimore, which was then the
nearest railroad station.
The country was wild prairie for
miles around, and the inhabitation
that sheltered him from the weather
the first winter was SOL shanty such
as the first settlers usually built and
used in that country at that time.
Much Of the farming and other work
In those days was done with oxen, and
Mr.. Johnson used some oxen but de-
pended mainly on nurses.
Elected to Office.
For the first four years after his ar
rival in the territory of Dakota, Mr..
Johnson devoted all his attention To
farming. In 1885 he was elected dis
trict attorney and again in 1888, serv-
Ing four years in that CAPACITY. In
1883 he was sent as a delegate to the
constitutional convention at Bismarck
and was Woodworking and faithful
member of that important body. He
was chairman of the committee on
corporations and had a hand in the
shaping OF legislation on prohibition
and education. That year he was a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate before the first legislature, and In
the republican caucus had forty-two
votes out of the eighty cast, and was
entitled to the united vote of tho
party in the joint convention. The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-22

printed and circulated all over the
United States.
He was the first western congress-
man to take q public stand against
free coinage of silver; and his position
did much to stay the free silver craze
in North Dakota and other north
western states.
On the Leading Committee.
When the republicans gained control
of congress, in 1895, Mr.. Johnson was
placed on the great committee Of
ways and means" the most important
committee in the house. He served
on this committee four years and DUR
ing that time was the associate OF
such men as Dingley. Dolliver and
Tawney republicans, and General
Wheeler and Bailey, democrats.
The work of framing the Ding1ey
bill was a task which required many
months of the most exacting and pa
tient toll and research. Mr.. Johnson
took a prominent part in the discus
sion in and out OF congress concerning
the multitude OF questions involved in
the framing OF that tariff bill and the
settlement of tine tariff question in
general.
Mr.. Johnson introduced the first
''anti-canteen" law in congress. 1t was
known as the johnson amendment"
to the army appropriation bill Of 1893.
He also introduced and advocated
the adoption Of a resolution for a
constitutional amendment providing
for the election by direct vote Of the
people.
Did Work Without Help.
Being at that time the only repre-
sentative in the house from this state
all the usual routine work which since
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sarded as a very efflcient and able
representative. know M. M. johnson
~ nave been capable and Absolutely
honest In politics. think that he was
rss a highly by the people Of this
Judge Chas. F. Amidon I am greatly
OF Senator M. NJ johnson. he was an
honest and fearless public servant. He
showed this in his stand in the free
silver night when the doctrine was nm
popular with his party.
Judge w. # Lauder, Wahpeton.
nave known Mr.. johnson for twenty
nve years. learned OF his death with
very great regret, and while I have
10y 10y always agreed with him on all
pubic questions, / have always had 4
great admiration for HIS personal In
tegrity, Had he lived. / believe he
would have made q useful and eiistAn-
Bulsned senator. In his death / hava
suffered great personal loss.
Hon. j. I'll. Worst: Senator M NJ
Johnson has been a conspicuous fig,,ra
III tue poiltics or this state and has all
honor very much regret Ia hear ~
ms sudden demise. He gave promise
Of brilliant career. iiSs
Mayor Peter Elliott: / regard sem
ator Johnson as peculiarly gifted
man. an excellent orator, and the state
mas lost national figure.
Col ~. 9. Gearey, Jr,: The late la
mented Senator Martin N. Tohnson
knew to be man OF sterling INTEGRITY
and exalted ideals His Character
tried in the political crucibIe. showed
LITTLE dross and much nobility. and hjs
unselflsh tenacity OF principle was 4
distinguishing characteristic.
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TRIBUTES TO JOHNSON.

u. s. Senator p. ]. McCumber: I
received notice of the senator's death
about 3 o'clock last evening while /
was at Kenmare. I took the train i'm
mediately and arrived this morning.
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The news OF his death was q shock.
as / had no intimation that he was all
ing. His death seems the more sad
when we recall that he had just been
elected to position that had been the
ambition Of his life and had Just en-
tered upon its labors. Both his per-
sonal and political life showed Mr..
Johnson to be actuated at all times
by lofty principles strong In his con-
vtctions of right, when he had once
determined what course was right, no
power OF persuasion could make him
deviate his course from that conviction.
He was naturally brave. generous and
fcrgiving. His family loses good
husband and father, the state q SPLEEN
did and upright citizen and the senate
q valuable and earnest worker.
Congressman L B. Hanna: II was
with sincere regret that / learned of
Senator JohnsonPs death. He was a
man for whom / had a high regard.
His life and character were OF the
highest and best, he was q man of
lofty ideals and In his death our state
has lost one Of her most honored, loved
and distinguished citizens.
Judge G. A. Pollock: IN the death Of
United States Senator johnson the
state loses one OF Its foremost citizens
---ons who gave the best of his splen-
did energies for the upbuilding of the
state and the development OF her in
stitutiOns upon all right lines. He was
q good neighbor, an honorable citizen,
q capable representative and q friend
Of the people. His untimely death will
be felt state and nation wide.
Judge A. O.. Hanson: I was very
much surprised to hear of the death
of Hon. M. NJ. Johnson. / always es-
teemed Senator Johnson highly as
man. and | think that while he served
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Mayor Peter Elliott: / regard san.
ator Johnson as a peculiarly gifted
man. an excellent orator. and the afafa
has lost national figure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
MEN OF ACTION.
ssrved as an Illustration Fer the Pro-
fessor's Lecture.

Served as an Illustration Fer the Pro.
fessors Lecture.
How did you like Professor New.
manf' one Of the summer residents Of
Willowby asked Mr. Hiram Gale. q
saw his name on the list Of lecturers
IN your last winters course"
Mr.. Gale stroked his chin reflective.
".
"Well, some thought he was kind O
stiff In his speech at first, but tell We
what happened.
He got kind o worked up telling us
what men of action meant. what the
government o. these United States was
doing IN Alasky. the Philippines, an
so on, an he stepped mite too nigh
the aidge o the platform an lost bis
balance. But as be begun to fall Sam
Hobart an Pick Willis, that were in
the front seat, stood up an ketched
him. one by each arm, an brought him
up standin'. He bulged out at the
knees for a minute, but nothin to
cBFdh pAs
An, says Pick to him. The last
word yon spoke was "omnlvorous. .
an mebbe before you mount again
you'll give US some kind OF hint
what 1t means
THE professor looked from Pick to
Sam an back to Pick again, kind o
dazed. an then be begun to laugh.
You let me mount. he says, an
III see ST that the rest o my talk
is such you won't need a dictionary.
An he KEEP his promise.
Yes. sir. he gave us fine talk
after that an he's comm again. We
had him 10 breakfast next mornin',
and my wife said she wouldn't want
TO hear anybody talk more sensible or
act more common an friendly than be
did But there was a piece IN the Sen
tlnel next week referrin' to Pick an
Sam as sWillowby's men Of action
an I reckon the name y stick to EN-
long as they iive."-Youth's Compan.
ion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
rHE mosr RENowNED sNAKE.
Under the Magician Alexander's Guid-
ance, It Influenced Governments in Italy.

Under the Magician Alexanders Guid-
ance, It Influenced Governments in Italy
No snake that ever lived won greater
fame for the time than Alexander's.
Lueian tells the story. Apollonius, a
master Of the magic arts, had many
disciples. among whom was a praetis-
ing physician who lived in Abonoaiehns.
a small town on the shore Of the Black
Sea. There Alexander was born Of hum
Bile parentaee and imbihed from the old
doctor all that he learned from Apoll-
onius Of medicine and magic He was
a lad Of striking appearance, tall, hand
some with fine head Of hair, lustrons
brown epes and voice sweet and Inn
pid. t;od grant" wrote Lueiau, who
knew him. that ] may never meet with
such another His cunning was wonder
iul his dexterity matehiess His eager
ness for knowledge his capacity for
learning and power Of memory were
equally extraordinary
Such was the well favored young peas
ant who sailed forth from his native
Soon he fell in with one Coeonnas, a
shrewd tipster for the races and some
what Of a iuggler. The two rogaes joined
forces and meanadered about telling fort
uues Arriving at peila, they found a
great number Of huge. harmless snakes,
which lived in the houses played and
slept with the children and destroyed
poisonous rats Alexander promptly pm
chased one 81 the largest veritable mon
ster. 80 tame that ie would coil about
his body and remain ia any desired
position Then De made a human face
for ii out Of linen. painted ID grniously
and shaped it 60 that the mouth would
open and shut hy an arrangement Of
horse hair, letting the lorked tongue
cho1t ID and out at will ot the master.
Having no further use for CocoHuas, he
either administered poison to him Of let
him die from some Infection and re-
rned with his snake 70 bis native town.
There Ne declared himself a prophet and
announced that the god Aescuiapius was
about to appear. The people were cred
ulons, ex6itable and eager for a new div
nifty
When The great day arrived Alex
ander pretended to discover mi a pud
de Of water a goose.egg which he had
placed there after removing the con
tents substituting AZ an embryo snake
just born and carefully sealing the she'll
with wax When the multitude had gath
cred he broke the she'll and produced
the tiny creature, which In few
moments grew ia be the monster from
pella BIZ the simple process Of substitut
ION Thereafter the big snake, told fort
nes in writing and even spoke freely,
with the aid 81 the prophets ventril-
oquial powers. Alexander grew rich and
powerful kept a small army Of retainers
and spies, welded no little influence
over the government even at Rome and
died at a ripe old age in the fitness Of
his renown What became Of the snake
nobody knows Probably at the last the
prophet despatched the faithful Great
IRE 10 prevent tie discovery a his de-
seption after bis death George Harvey,
in The North American Review for Aug.
ust.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
Summer and Fall Seeding and
Top Dressing.

Many farmers are finding It to their
advantage to seed down during the sum
mer and fall, claiming that By SO doing
they are apt TO get much better
"catch" than they do when they follow
the usual practice and seed down in the
spring,
The same Is true regarding top.dress-
ing grass land Some Of the most pros
pressive farmers put on top-dressing i'm.
mediately after haying. with perhaps
small application Of nitrate Of soda
the following spring.
If YOU viii send your name and 7. G.
address to Carroll $. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, he will send You free, postpaid, sew
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seeding, together with prices Of ingred-
tents. full directions for mixing etc
These formulas have been approved BY
the Vermont Experiment Station and
will be found thoroughly reliable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
The Lesson He Learned.

For different people the immortal
stories 81 the world have different
messages. For instance, Prof. Charles
Zuohlin Of the Chicago University said
at recent dinner that n his native
town Of Peudleton some Of the mothers
used to cut TIE children's hair
They did it with shears and bowl
Thee operation was often painful, and
the result was never elegant
In Sunday school pendleton teacher
told her pupils the tragic story Of sam
son and Delilah Then she turned to Q
small boy, hopeful that lie had extracted
some lesson from il. lie had, indeed,
taken IL home
"Joe,1 she said, what do you learn
from the samson story2 2"
IT don't pay" piped Joe, % have a
woman cut 4 feller's hair A-st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
NEW PHYSICIANS in VERMONT.
Medical Certificates Of Successful Appli-
eants Received.

The medical certificates Of candidates
who have successfully passed their ex-
aminations before the Vermont state
board Of medical registration have been
received by Deputy Secretary Of State
Rawson Mvrick for record There are
twenty three certificates IN the lot re-
turned, although thifty-two have been
granted by the state board
The examinations, Of which tho eerti.
ficates recorded az tie secretary 81
states Office are the result were held
late ii June IN Burlington on papers
prepared by the examination committee
Of the board The Vermont state board
of medical registration IS made up Of
seven members with n II Godfrey NJ
ID, Of Chelsea. a. president; s ". Ham
mond 81 Rutland a. vice president; VI.
Scott Nay As seegetaryl r ~ Whitaker
ot Barre, IS treasurer and g. I Forbes
NJ D., Of Burlington. n I. Waterman
Of Brattleboro and a. f. Darling Of
Barton Landing as the remainder Of
the board
OF the twenty three certificates re-
ceiyed sixteen show that enc applicants
are Of the university Of Vermont. Ne
Gill university IN Canada is the next
medical school To provide Vermont With
future physicians sending two Then
follow one from each of the schools
named below College 90 Physicians and
Surgeons Hostons Cornell university
medical school; baltimore medical coi
lege Long Island college hospital and
Bennett medical college.
The certificates viii not be returned
until the new registration book which
Is in progress Of construction and which
Is expected within few days, arrives.
Then the certificates win be recorded
and the original documents with the
names Of the president e Fl Godfrey,
and Secretary W. Scott Nay affixed
viii be returned 10 their owners and the
Young doctors will Be eligible 10 prac.
tire medicine IN Vermont according to-
law
The list now AT the State House
ready to be recorded follows; Jane
Baldwin, Rutland Howard d. Brooks,
Burlington Samuel ] BENNETT, Water
loo, r Of Joshua Coburn, Hopewell
Junction, n. VI; +. A. Carpenter, Ne
lanville, Pa; Ernest NJ Cleasby Or.
leans; Eugene j Gray. Bellows Falls
Herbert Z. Durham, New York; Leon
b. Gordon. Mechanicsville: Fred N. Hol.
lister, Bnrlingtoni Perley A. Hoyt Hard
wick; George 7 Hemenway, Burlington
Joseph John Lordi, New York; John D.
Lane, Hoosick Falls M Y; Leslie II
Mckinney, Burlington; Walter w. Par
malice, Burhngtoni Edward W. PhaIan,
Ludlow; Jonathan II Ranney. Pittsaels;
Gilbert +. Pitt Dorchestert Edward B.
Riley Dorchester. Mass Isaac p. Shar
on, Burlington; Edward l. league. New
York; Ralph B, Thomas, Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
GEORGE VAN Dykes WILL.
Lumber King Made a Few Small Public
Bequests.


Lancaster. Aug. %. The win Of the
late George Van Dyke, the millionaire
lumber king, was prpbated this week.
The property is left in the care Of three
trustees, Thomas ri van Dyke Of Here.
ford, r O.; Irving W Drew Of Laneas.
ter, and George s. Lewis of Holyoke.
Mass Provision is made in the win
for the proper compensation Of these
trustees aud II is understood that sl2,
GOO a year is set aside for this purpose,
70 be divided according to the amount
Of time devoted by each trustee to the
management Of The estate.
The will gives no idea as to the prob
able wealth Of the estate. as the entire
bequests amount to but $4,000. the
greater part of which goes to members
Of the family Other bequests of inter-
est ares $1,000, Methodist church, Ian
caster; $1,000, Episcopal church Lam
caster; $1,000, Methodist church Canaan,
VT; 81 900, Congregational church, West
Stewartstown; $500, Advent church.
Hereford, p Q.
The sum Of $4,000 is left to the Ian.
caster cemetery association 9town of
Lancasterl, tho income Of which is 10
be devoted to the care Of the Van Dyke
lots in said cemetery.
The bulk Of the fortune will 20 to the
brothers and sisters 81 Mr. Van Dyke.
Thomas i. Van Dyke, philo Van Dyke
Miss Eva Van Dyke and Mrs Horace
Van Core, who, it is understood, are the
residuary legatees
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
Houses and Farms for Sale
In The r. ,. Cate Real Estate Ageney

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House. six rooms. barn 3 stalls. hen house,
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Eieht-room house and harm on Richardson
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House containing rooms, an Of the latest
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yarn III acres mile from Wiliamstown,
coed buildings. cats between 40 and % tons Of
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We have a nice new business to sell that we
would be pleased 70 tsik g you about. i25u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20

"De question befo' dis debatin soci-
ETY." said Erastus Pinkley. is whether
de fust egg come FUN a chicken or
whether de fust chicken come fun de
egg"
Il moves. er amendment interrupt
ed wilkins Marigoid, carelessly hitch
ing his thumb IN the corner Of bis ra-
zor pocket. what we Is gwine to
'scuss fob a few minutes IS how dat
las chicken you all had foh dinner
come fun de coop. Washington Star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
D. A. Perry Real Estate Agency,
BARRE. VT.

FOR sALE--Two new houses which have
never been occupied. located on Summer street
Nos. ll4 and ZIG These houses are modern in
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and finished N beautiful curly birch and ash,
have tine pantry modern plumbing. plenty ~
closets ana are especially well arranged. Porch
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