davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17

que ia melor attraction tic a4ue,los
sltios y todas las noches hay nutri-
da concurrencia. Las "pelicuias'
son de actuaiidad y de gran gusto.
Hay mucha animation para con
curnr manana por la noche al hipo-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17

Sc ALQCILAN. -Habitaciones
c6modas v bien vsntilldas con aqua
V luz elestrica, buenas tambien para
Ofs;nar, en- el antique convento de
las Carmelitas, proyislas con todos los
adelantos modernos- Para informes
dirigirse & Salomon 4 Gordils Te.
tu2n.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17
IN genera! homicida

New York septiembre. Comu-
nican de Panama que ell general
Herbert, Jeffries. ha dado mu-
erte en- la redacci6n del "Panama"
Presse", al director Mr.. William
Chandler, a quien asest6 terrible gol-
pc en- Ell craneo y las mandfbuias.
En- dicho periodico Sc habfa pu-
blicado un artfcuio de difamacion
contra la honra de la joven esposa
del consul de los Estados Unidos en-
Panama, hermana de Jeffries, ,quien
denunci6 ei hecho en- la comisiarfa
de policfa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17
Concerto Gonza|o Nunez

En- la noche del domingo 26, de
corriente Sc efectuara en- nuestro tea
tro un gran concerto ifrico por este
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17
OFICINA ALLEN "a.

4 Estos artisalos espufiios ,Podfzl
seostar aEtantos smenoslel trascc
j. que ell articulo. .genrino9s pero es
! deber. nuestro iievantaE. .lasvoz y
darrell alerta;Ia fin de simpedir
Equc Sc se'estafeyal.. pdhlicolprocu.
X Erand'e; hassrle assr .tragar ,imitaciones
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-09-17
Las Legitimas .Curan:

I lamamos sacramento Ia aten-
c'an Eel pdblice ! al notorio
hecho de que las. Pastillas. del
DR.. Richards, estan siendo obieto
de tan viles otburdas inita.:
clones pos,iE.ar1esdc sujetos que,
atentos alo',+l .iucrotpsrsonal &
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

| Wait un canon de petit calibre avec
lequel l'aviateur aurait pu tirer
des projectiles sur une arm6e. Ce
canon etait a tir rapide.
LIE bruit court qu'un autre aero
plane pouvant exporter deux on
!! trois mitrailleuses proc6de 4 des
essais au camp de Chalais Meudon.
Enfn on assure que l'aviateur La
than fera procha1nement DIES en-
voices avec I'm canon a tir rapide
qul sera Unstable q Pavsnt de son
monoplsn Antoinette. LIE fameux
aviateur dit quill est possible q un
homme exerc6 de d1riger le gou-
vernail avec les pieds CO qui per.
mettra 3 l'aviateur de so servir de
ses mains pour pointer un cauon
sur l'ennemi, meme en- volant q
toute vitesse.
LIE ministre de la guerre est
tout a fat en- favour des a6ropla-
mes. Plusleurs ing6nieurs ct des
CONSTRUCTORS sont actuellement
occupies q faire DIES noodles d'a6.
roplanes pour l'arm6e. L%'intention
du gouvernement est de fonder une
f, 6cole de pilotes ct aussi un immen-
sc aerodrome entire Nice ct Mar.
sellle.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
qu'on sent l'inquietude ct la iris
tesse nous serrer le occur

Jesse nous serrer le c@ur....
Compatriotes, falsons face aux
obstacles, d'oh qu'ils viennent; en-
dept dc tout ct Ealgr6 tout, de-
meurons Canadiens, ct nous le Sc
rons aussi lcngtemps que nous
r%esterons fdeles q notre langue, q
nos traditions ct a notre Dieu.
ST les besolns changent avec le
temps, il nest pas dit que les ira
ditlons, la religion ct le Language
dolvent suivre le courant fatal.
Les moeurs, les traditions, la Ian
que ct la fol, qui donnent lie relief
au caract6re dun peuple, ne dol.
vent pas subir d'alt6ration.
Et puts, soyons unis! Faisons
notre devoir en- observent cette de-
wise qu'un des Etats de la r6publi'
que americana a inscrite sur son
blsson: Omitted we stand, divided
we fall". Ce qul sc traduit ainsi:
sims, nous resterons debout, di-
vis6s, nous tomberons". L'union
nous rendra tout %puissant. Serrons
LOS rangs. missions nous! Nous
ne seront forts que 81 nous restons
Canadiens, ct nous resterons Ca
nadiens que 81 nous lemons q par
Ter notre langue ct q conserver nos
traditions.
Nous avons l'esprit de travail.
Ayons IN peu plus de hardiesse,
de confance en- nous-memes, Dies
prit d~'entreprise. ct nous serons
alors CO que nous pouvons etre,
non settlement les 6ganx des au.
tres peoples; car nous le sommes
d6jA, mails nous les surpasserons.
A. l..
De "l'Avenir National'.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
~L'AeropIane dams Far
NEE Franchise

Paris, -Plueieurs journaux ont
public r6cemment que le ministe-
re de la guerre renoncant q la
construction de ballons dirigeables
parcequ'il les consid6rait CONNIE
de peu d'utilit6 en- temps de guer-
re, SO proposait de faire tons ses
efforts pour am6liorer l'a6roplane
au point quill puisse rendre de
grands services non settlement
CONNIE 6claireur mails aussi com.
me facteur dams les combats fu.
turs.
II semble que maintenant ces
nouvelles sont con6rm6es ct que la
France me peut plus lutter avec
rAllemagre en- CO qui touche les
ballons dirigeables On annonce en-
effet qu'au cours de REGENTS essaia
fats avec un a6roplane construct
pour l'arm6e, l'aviateur qui le pl-
lota1t a attelnt une hauteur de 375
yards. Sur Get a6roplane SO trou.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
JournaIisme CathoIique

On sera peut 6tre curleuX Qe
conna1t1e l'origine du journalism
catholique aux Etats- Unis. Fait
remarquable ct de nature d nous
causer un l6gitime orgueil, c'est un
pretre d'origine canadienne-fran-
caise, lie Reverend Gabriel Richard
qu1 en- fut le p6re, ct celia date de
quatre vingts ans.
Vers l'ann6e 1880, M. Fable
Richard commenca1t d publier un
petit journal hebdomadaire dams
le Michigan. II 6tait intitul6
"L'Essai du Michigan. C'6tait
r6ellement un essai assez hardi
pour l'6poque. Mails lie valiant pc.
TIT journal nett pas une Tongue
existence. Tout de meme il eat
lhonneur d'ouvrir le sentier au
]ournalisme oatholique aux Etats
Unis.
LIE premier journal ouvertement
catholique, qui fut imprim6 aux
Etats. Unis, 6tait r6dlg6 en- langue
franchise. II nest pas mauvais que
CO fat ignore, soft rappel6 de
temps 4 autre, q seule fin de mon
trer que la langue francalse q de
| glorieux 6tats de service On &c
pays.
LIE nom de M. Table Richard q
encore IN autre titre d la c6l6brl.
t6. II a la distinction unique de.
ire le seul pretre cathollque qui
ait ]amais siege au Congress de
Washington.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
Madame JOSEPH
215 rue Panet, Montreal.
159 rue Delis1e, Montreal.

Les PIIUIES ROUGES dek CompagneC hnmque Franco Amencdne gwers@nt les maux
fmmesp ae relies ne smtq que pork les fmestq uekssotap pupnesa ux mahd1s
ct aux mases Jul krs urvennnhd unnta va depusr emancej mqua la veMexe.
Les PILULES ROUGES della Compgne Chhuque FnncoA mencane guens@nt les rofaes
lsE uMons lsd mhese ct @ute les makned de Ia peat. Files domentd sc oueurs ramenenta u
u ceur les oleunI de rbdomen,k les arrangements ksi irregularities les douhur de
rs les troubles de la vIe les maades nerNussl les epoques dou0ueu*sc hezk sjumes hneS
emn touhs les mhaMeca&sp Te beau male pahculensm x fnnmes Enesso lie emAdep par
excellence del fmme sur lie amr de @e car eds gu&nsente ct <vennemles mauxa es mahhss
81 hequntsa cee emque cdque de Ia v. Giles @td de plus lie melem TONGUE ct dovem eue
employees par les emmsq quiz @nhntf ah, meme 81 Giles les hentp as En- pet de- temps es
sHmMntP amh,aM nt q la Digestion rmenet les fmesd la sahe Ees ne Otq e pour les
ct ksf emmess sks dohntl les nndre.
Les vrhs PuULES ROUGES @t toums Misses ann onbre dec nquante (O PMes dams @S
bottles couvetesd Pune etiquette npdm&e en- roga kksant vdr, en- crosses khns lie nom de la
Compagne Chimque FnncoA m@ncdne
81 vos dokz que LEI PILUIES ROUGES qev us achz sont ties vEhabes envowznos
reHquhe qd en- rmuve ab e tnos vos dhuns 81 vousaw etc homp@e.
81 vous dkarez adtn ks PuUIES ROUGES dhetementd nos nous ws les xpedemss sur
r@epdond ID px, soc pour ue bohe $2op pour SIX bohes Toutesl sk Hns comenand de rargnt
ddem Gee nrTsrE@
Envoyez ue description d. tout ce qe vs awza soufnrc cart nous Demons ds consultations
gauhesn mons uement @b neaux,m mails ausi par lde. -.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

Dimanche apres-midi, les Danes
de Ste Anne ct des Danes de
r'Autel auront une assembl6e i'm.
portante.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

Je suis heureuse de publier
aujourd' hui lie bien que mont fat
les Pilules Rouges de la Compa-
gnie Chimique Franco-Ameri-
came. Depuis deux ans, je souf-
frais d'irr@gularit@s, j'endurais
d'atroces douleurs ct certains
symphonies augmentaient chaque
jour ma faiblesse ; je me sentais
toujours lasse ct abattue !; ~j'avais
des embellishments ct DIES bour-
donnements dams les GRIZZLIES /;
j'&tais pale, maigre ct je n'avais
pas d'appetit ; mon estomac etait
81 d&licat que je ne pouvais rien
garden. Plusieursd de mes amies me
recommandant solvent ct depuis
longtemps de prendre des Pilules
Rouges, je me ecidai d'essayer &c
remede. Mon seul regret aujour-
d'hui est de ne pas y avoir Gu
recours plus tot, car, apres PEN
plot de SIX boftes, je Metals plus
la meme. Tout a1lait bien, je
n'avais plus de douleurs, j'avais
TN bon appetit ct j'etais grasse ct
coloree. Enfn, j'@tais guerie ct
en- parfaite sante, ct jel'ai toujours
Etc depuis deux ans. Je dois Get
heureux enlargement aux Pilules
Rouges de la Compagnie Chimique
Franco-AmEricaine ct c'est pour
moi TN plaisir de lie publier.
Mile ALPHONSINE DROLET,
Cos rue Amherst, Montreal.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
Toutes correspondances doivent
etre accompanies dune signstu-
re responsible

L'EcHo re L'OUEsT nest pas respon'
sable des idees ct opinions emises par
ses correspondents.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

Toutes lettres. correspondanoes
etc.. do1vent etre adress6es CONNIE
suit:
Echo DE L QUEST,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

J'&tais malade depuis plusieurs
annees, ayant Gu beaucoup de sur
m&nage ct de peine. Je ~soufrais
du beau NAL solvent ct alors, a
cause des dou1eurs que j'endurais,
lie devais me METRE au lit. J'etais
tres fable ct tres nsrveuse ct je ne
pouvais pas prendre soin de mes
enfants. Voyant que mondocteur
ne pouvait me soulager ct ayant
essay&inuti1emen ttantd lie remedies,
je me d@cidai, en- lisant dams les
journaux, la guerison dune dame
franchise qui await eu la meme
maladie que moi, de suivre lie trail
tement qui l'avait sauvee. Mon
mari ALA d'abord Sc renseigner
aupres de cette dame ct ellie 1ui
donna de 81 BONES ~recommanda-
lions des Pilules Rouges que je ne
tardai pas 4 les employer, apres
avoir WI les Medecins de la Com
pagnie Chimique Franco-Ameri-
caine. Je dus me soigner long
temps, j'&tais 81 malade Mais,
aujourd'h je suis bien ct mes
nerfs sont forts. Quand je me sens
fatigu@e, je prends encore des
Pilules Rouges. Je suis tres con-
tente de les avoir employees ; c'est
a &c bon remede que je dois ma
guerison.
Madame CLEOPHAS VIAU,
159 rue Delisle, Montreal.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17
DE L'OUEST
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI II Dec. 1909

Entered at the Post Office OF
Minneapolis, MINI, as second
Glass mail matter.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-12-17

TAI obtenu trop de bien des
Pilules Rouges de la Compagnie
Chimique Franco mericaine pour
que je passe celia sous silence.
Depuis 10 ans j'@tais torturee
par une afreuse dyspepsia j'etais
dams TN etat nerveux pitoyable,
mon sommeil etait agite ct tres
souventjepassai des NUTS entieres
sans pouvoir fermer l'oil.
um'etait aussi vent une maladie
de peau !; mes deux mains etaient
couvertes de plates ct malgre les
SONS de bons medecins ct l'emplof
d'onguents de toutes sortes, je
restais toujours au meme point.
Les nombreux certifcats que je
1isais chaque jour dams les jour-
naux m'inspiraient une grande
confance dams les Medecins de Ia
Compagnie Chimique Franco
Americana ct dams les Pilules
Rouges. J'@tais alors a Quebec ;
|j'ecrivis a ces m@decins, leur dom
nant tous les details que je croyais
n@cessaires, ct je recus sans retard
une lettre m'indiquant lie traite-
ment que je devais suivre. Je
pris les Pilules Rouges tel que
conseill& ct je me suis guerie de la
dyspepsia ct des plates qui cou-
vraient mes mains.
Madame JOSEPH URGEON
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17
hit FROM SHOULDER
ProhibitioniSts Take Smash at
The Anti-saIoon Or
.ganization.
DIRTY POLITICS IS CLAIMED

Indianapolis. Aug. 17.-An attack is
made on the anti-saloon league of In
diana by a new state organ of the pro-
hibitionists, known as Clean Politics.
The paper is edited by Edward Clark,
secretary of the prohibition state com.
mittee.
Clean Politics goes after the anti
saloon league rough shod for endors-
In ga councilman slate in the Indian
apolis primaries.
It declares that the church in es-
pousing the anti-saloon league, had al
lowed itself to be drawn into corrup-
ton and the" politics she is engaged in
is of the dirtiest sort" and that it is
certainly up to her to q little house
cleaning and become acquainted with
a better grade Of politicians and forth
with get into line with purer form
OF political tactics"
But 1t IL an old adage worth repeat
Ing" continues the article, that poll
ticians never get too corrupt for poll
ticians never get too corrupt for politics
or too dirty for our pious anti-saloon
league leaders both to vote for and in
dofse"
An organisation that IL capable Of
can vote with the brewer ought to be
presented with . loving cup every
time the stunt = performed"
E Il Barney. Of the anti-saloon
league, sayD that the prohibitionists
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

separated for a period of fifteen years.
One night about three weeks ago when
, the Muncie man returned to his home
613 Broadway, Whitley, he found a
visitor at his home. The elder Mr.
Phelps talked with the newcomer
His face seemed familiar but he could
not recall his name. At last the man
introduced himself as Willis B. Phelps
a son. The young Mr.. Phelps is now
in Muncie, having procured employ.
ment at a local factory.
The sad phase c. the meeting be.
tween father and son did not develop
until recently when story was re.
ceived from New York telling Of the
disappearance of the man from his
home. The story stated that Willis
B. Phelps. of 34S Sutton street, Jer.
sey City. after wandering around for
two weeks his mind complete blank
was located at his fathers home in
Muncie. It is said that Phelps was
suffering from nervous breakdown
caused by an attack of sunstroke and
the gas fumes from the engine on the
boat where he was engineer. Phelps
was employed by the Standard Oil
company's water boat, Peterolia No. g.
and after several days sickness start.
ed out for work Monday morning, July
ne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17
In These Days Everybody
Must Walk Straight in
That State.
SHEETS NINE FEET LONG
STATUTE GOVERNING sEOcLoTH.
ING IN HoTELS-SOME OF THE
EIGHTY NEW LAWS BY LAST
LEGISLATURE.

,, Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Tnat
sentiment In Missouri is drifting to-
ward tn puritanical is evidenced by
q glance at some of the eighty new
laws by the state legislature last win
ter and which became effective today
One measure provides that even the
nude In art must go. Another makes
1t an offense punishable by fine OF
jail sentence for any newspaper OF
periodical to publish scandalous items
even though they be matter OF record
In court
Revolvers. knucks, dirks and all
deadly Weapons are practically driven
from the state. A dealer may not
even exhibit these weapons In his
show windows and II any one Other
than an officer be found with one in
his possession, its the pen for him"
Except on dining cars no liquor can be
drunk on any train within the borders
Of the state.
O0lored and white women arc 10 Be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17
segregated hereafter in the state re-
form schools

segregated hereafter in the state re-
form schools.
Because Kansas City man covertly
hooked up an electric fan with an
electric wire passing his lodgings b.
means of steel stick umbrella, a
law was passed making it a felony to
steal electric power,
1t will be misdemeanor to publish
anything promoting divorces.
Any boy under eighteen years of age
caught smoking cigarette will be liza.
BILE to a fine of $40. and any one sell.
ing to such youth or giving him a
cigarette, or 'the mahngs." will be
liable to fine up to 500. one-half Of
which is to 60 to the informer.
Ahog, no matter how much of q
razor back is to be held to be worth
more than $40 for criminal prosecu-
ton purposes. at least. It will be
grand larceny to steal one.
A brand new game law, practically
prohibitive went into effect today.
The man who never hunts will feel it,
in that 1t is to be a Jail offense to sell
any game whatever III the state. There
will be no more game served in res
taurants. Hunters may eat what they
kill. or may give 1t away, but they
may not sell it. No game may be
shipped into Missouri from other
states.
Travelling men will sleepu tonight
under nine foot bed sheets, made that
long 30 as to fold back over what, In
many rural hotels are denominations in
the shape Of antique. unwashed com
forts''
Coke" fiends may find themselves
deprived OF the right to run their own
business by the appearance of a guar
dian. After today the probate judge
may appoint guardians for those who
use u excess drugs classified a coke"
by the police.
One more law Of state wide import
ance limits the working hours for
women to fifty-four In he week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

People with chronic bronchitis.
asthma and lung trouble, will find
great relief and comfort in Foley's
Honey and Tar. and can avoid suffer
ing by commencing to take 1t at once
A. G. Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

Akbsf diaiaG tie Festa1Fa1k Da10o
pcoceeded tost1p tAe Wa1fa4.
Beg pardoa, sif." sad the waiter.
examlning tAe estn. '-but this quarter
- euunter6o9t"
- that oo1 exclaimed the Other.
%: well. kssp 4 6pe ys1s hsassU.-
CA3ep-11sWA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

For Indigestion and aK seo0ach
trouble take Foley OTino LAXATIVE n
II stimulates the stomach and liver
and regulates the bowels and Win poo-
itively eure habitsal constipation. A.
"a Lnko0 = Ca
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

Manners carry the world for Q ~
Maat. character foe, all t1Hne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

are jealous of the league and that they
haven't put a saloon out of business
in 4 Oyears
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

THERE'S nothing Ike bread made from
] Gold Medal Flour D1Do1AR
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

IT IS very unromantic, but true, that
! the Washington business man who
has acquired the finest autograph
book in the last 80 years is the pro-
prietor of a corn Doctors" establish
ment. He showed his register of auto
graphs to a congressional visitor who
had dropped in to have his corns
pared and treated.
The establishment started a short
time before the death Of Lincoln and
among the early signatures in the
book was an snquestionably authentic
one Of the emancfpator, who, accord.
ing to the proprietor Of the place, was
quite Z regular attendant In the effort
to have his corns suppressed.
He once told the chiropodist-
in those days didn't have q Latin
name, but was called q corn special
ist-that his corns made him almost
AZ much trouble as congress- q SEN
timent, which ex-President Roosevelt
might have echoed. bit he never did
because he didn't have any corns, and
was, in fact, declared to be the only
president since Lincoln who hasn't
been a patron Of this establishment.
Anyhow, the register contains the
autographs of Johnson, Grant, Hayes.
Arthur, Cleveland. Harrison and Nc
Kinley. Garfield wasn't president long
enough to develop corns, though the
expert opines that at the rate he was
kicking. people out during the short
time he served as president, he would
soon have required attention. a.s:tE e
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

WI WASHINGTON.-Some of the auto
W biographies of new members in
the congressional directory issued re-
Gently are refreshing.
Senator Wesley L. Jones Of Wash
ington, Who, with; Senator Burton OF
Ohio. :was promoted from the house,
pays a warm tribute to his wife, an
unusual contribution to an official pub
The. .sketchz;of Mr.. Jones says he
was married to Minda Nelson at En-.
Held, ILL.,, in the fall of 1886, and what
ever success he has attained is due
TO hersearnest, faithful help and cheer.
full self-denial."
Mr.: Jones also unfolds an unusual
professional experience-"has never
acted as attorney for any railroad, tel
egraph, or express company, or for
any public service corporation"
The house of representatives of the
sixty-frst congress embraces in its
membership the champion legislator
In American history, for Edward
Thomas Taylor, representatives..
large from Colorado, says of his IL
years. service in the senate of his
state:
HAS the reputation Of having been
the author of more important laws
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
y VALUE a! =! oE = THE HUMBLE. HEN. {! e
Figures Make One Think Biddy Ha0
Not Been Properly Appreciated.

The hens admirers grow. Constant
is their increase. The first Official act
Of 'Nebraska'1 new labor commissioner
was formal appreciation Of this
pillar Of society. According to Mr..
Maupin, this fowl brought $4,000, 900
worth OF eggs to market in Nebraska
last year. The commissioner is unpre-
pared to estimate the value of her Of
spring in the way Of fried chicken.
She laid 1.200,000,o00 eggs in 1908.
Placed end to end these eggs would
roach around the earth and overlap
$4,000 miles. They would make an
.egg walk three feet wide reaching
from Omaha to Ogden. With ham
they would furnish breakfast for 600-
100000 people and make an omelet
containing $4,000 cubic feet. The hen
was worth more to Nebraska than the
boasted wheat crop of 6,O00,0 900; al
most twice as much as the oat crop OF
SIC, ,000, 900; 20 times as much as tho
barley crop; 20 times as much as tho
rye crop. and one-third as much as the
much-talked-of crop of corn. The COM
missioner believes Nebraska needs
another seal. Is he not right in think
ing that upon that seal no figure 80
we'll demands recognition as the ever
patient. busy and unpretentious hen.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
Harriman's Railroad Burden Is Larqe

notes, gold, silver and fractional coins
is $3,o45, ,467. .2S9. In other words,
the railroad properties controlled by
Hartman are worth several hundred
millions more than every dollar in ex-
istence in the United States.
All the Hartman roads are "one-
man corporations" Hartman IL tho
one man. He works harder than any
OF the tens of thousands in his en-
ploy. He attends personally to hsn-
dreds of little details which the aver
age railroad president turns over to
clerks. There are fewer clerks in the
joint Offices Of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific roads, in the Equit-
able building, than in the executive Of
fices Of any other large railroad CON-
pany in the country. In himself Har.
riman is an army Of clerks.
That Hartman wishes to quit and
get some pleasure out of the re-
mainder of his life those who know
him best are certain. But whether he
can quit is another matter. When he
was a witness before the interstate
commerce commission, in 1906, he
openly declared that he intended to
retire when he got to be 60 years old.
He was 81 on the 25th of last month
and more irrevocably tangled in huge
enterprises than he was three years
ago.