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The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Small Boy and Noted Author

four minutes walk from the old state
house. So, as soon as ! was out OF
school, went to the hotel, determined
TO stand on the sidewalk in front OF It
until had caught glimpse of Charles
Dickens.
81 think | must have stood there
about an hour-it may have been a lit.
tie longer-when, looking up at one Of
the windows opening upon the room
at the side Of the main entrance of the
hotel. | saw Charles Dickens standing
there knew him instantly from the
photographs ! had seen of him. ! was
attracted by his peculiar waistcoat Of
very vivid color, from the pockets OF
which dangled a prodigious watch
chain. He alternately tossed the chaiu
In his hands and twisted II around his
fingers. also noticed his eyes, be.
cause they were very blue. After a
while he put his hands into his pock-
cts, and stood looking across the
street, not noticing me at first. He
looked at me steadily for | do not
know how many minutes, stared at
him steadily in return, ! remember
that thought; This Is the man who
told me about Sam Weller who was
one OF the great fayorites Of my boy
hood days,
81 wonder what Dickens thought Of
met He certainly looked me through
and through, We must have been in
fact n spectacle, the lad and the fam
ous author staring at each other,
at Inst Dickens spoke, and the
words have been treasured in my
memory ever since. This is what he
said, and heard him distinctly, al
though he spoke through the window;
Go away little boy, go away Then
he waved his hand gently, smiled upon
me, and with that benediction | de.
parted
II d.d not see him again until 1867,
when he made his second visit to
America. He had changed greatly In
physical arrearance, excepting that
his eyes retained that brilliant blue
tint. ,he bhts. eres ever saw"
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The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
CONSIDERATE MISS MABEL
She Returned Umbrella in Rsinstorm,
but Rad to Borrow Ii to
Get Home.

They man say what they please
about Mabel Walloper," old Mrs Jim.
merson said as she poured out her
husbands tea the other night, while
the rain fell in torrents outside she
may be frivolous, but all the same she
is a considerate woman-mighty con
siderate. | don't know another wom'
an who would do what she did to-
day"
What did she do today asked
immersion, who had his own opin'
ions as to the lady's good points.
why, when this perfect deIuge Of
a rain started in this afternoon she re.
membered that the last time she was
here at our meeting of the Brown.
ing club she had borrowed our umSrel-
Ia Mrs. Immersion said, enthusias-
tically, and without hesitating a
minute, she put on her hat and water
proof coat and came all the way over
here in that raging storm to return it.
! think that was mighty thoughtful
and nice of her Don't you?"
"I certainly do said Jimmerson.
Il shouldn't have thought it of her,"
Il guess you've done her an in
Justice said Mrs Immersion, Fbut
hereafter | shall know better. |
don't think | should have ventured out
on day like this on such an er-
rand"
"Well, I'm mighty glad she did it."
said Jimmerson. Mighty glad. I've
got to 60 back to the store for lit
tie while this evening, and that bum
bershOot will come in handy"
Mrs. Jimmersons face flushed, and
she coughed in an embarrassed way.
"Why, Tom, I'm sorry but you cant
have it, dear" she said.
why not?" Immersion demanded.
Why" said Mrs. Jimmerson, "it
was raining so hard that | had to
lend it to Mabel again to go home
with. l couldn't do anything else
after she had been so thoughtful as
to bring it back John Kendrick
Bangs in Lippincotts.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
HeIght OF Ocean Waves.

The height OF ocean waves in a
storm has long been a matter Of dis.
pute. AS bearing on the question II
is interesting to note the experience
OF the Mauretania, which arrived in
New York twelve hours later after an
exceedingly rough voyage. Her wheel.
house Is eighty feet above the water
line. yet sea came aboard that
broke six Of It's thick plate glass win.
dows. theoretically this would seem
to prove that this particular wave was
at least eighty feet high, for the rea-
son that the steamship was running
at the rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour directly into the storm and
therefore cutting through the waves
rather than rising and falling with
them.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
The Key to True Success.

The question Of true success Is OF
world interest, yet it remains un.
answered. Socialism can give no re-
ply, because 1t cripples and destroys
individual effort-and individuals
make the world. Government can do
little for It accomplishes far less
than individuals. Education, which
strengthens each unit and binds all
together, can alone bring us in sight
Of our goal, and education may be
immeasurably widened in extent and
raised in value by our able men, who
have won their spurs, and who are
ready now to work for the common
veal. Is not this the key to true
uccess?-Henry L. Higginson, In the
Atlantic.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27

VIII be used for fuel. as no man could
shovel coal into its gaping nav fast
enough to keep up the 225 pounds OF
steam pressure required to operate
the locomotive TO its best advantage.
Not men enough could get into the
cab to handle the coal for the boiler
and they could not throw II far
enough into the firebox to properly
distribute the coal over the heating
surface.
The boiler is a sectional, non-explo-
sive type. All water is heated by a
special heater before 1t goes into the
boiler, and all steam is superheated
before it goes to the cylinders. The
locomotive has duplicate compound
air puIps, power reversing apparatus
and two electric headlights, one ahead
and one at the rear. The locomotive
weights three-quarters million pounds
and rests on ten pairs OF driving
wheels, two leaders under the pilot
and two trailers under the cab, ma
king "a wheels under the locomotive
itself and II under the tender. The
tender has two siX-wheel trucks,
where the ordinary tender has two
four-wheel trucks
The articulated type Of locomotive
is in reality two separate sets of en-
gines with their wheels connected
by one long rigid boiler of tremendous
steam capacity. The rear engine is
rigidly attached to this boiler while
the forward engine supports it by a
massive slide, so as to permit the To-
comotive going around curves. This
latest engine, No, 1900, makes a
milestone in railroad progress.
1t is more than one hundred times
as powerful as Stephenson's Rocket,
showing how locomotive building has
progressed in so years.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
The Only English Pope.

Viterbo, now engaged in establish.
ing a record in criminal trials, was
the scene Of the greatest triumph Of
our only English pope, Nicholas Break
speare. One Of the II churches of this
ancient Italian city is st. Lorenzo, and
here Frederick Barbarossa himself
bowed the knee and held the stirrup
to the mighty pontff Adrain w., who
came, a poor lad, from the meadows
Of Hertfordshire, to give away the
kingdoms Of the world In the period
of its splendor Viterbo, city of beau
tiful fountains and beautiful maidens,"
held many handsome palaces, in one
Of which in the thirteenth century six
papal elections took place But for
Englishmen the city will always re.
main the city Of the English pope who
tanned a naughty emperor and was
himself choked by a hy,-London
Chronicle.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Struck the Wronq Man.

To Jacob Hope, a Philadelphia bird
and animal expert, an odd adventure
happened the other day. Mr.. Hope
was strolling out Walnut street when
bird faker accosted him. The
faker drew from his pocket the
usual painted sparrow-a gorgeous
thing Of blues and Colds and green's
and, evidently taking Mr., Hope for one
OF the milllonaires of R.ttenhouse
square, he said; Il Jest nabbed this
bird off that there walnut tree. Can't
sell her TO ye cheap? Look at her
amt she beauty mover seen
nothn' like her before. What kind of
a bird is she, do you know" Young
man." said Mr., Hope, "if It's true that
birds Of feather flock together, then
should say that, undoubtedly, tAc /.
\ jailbird"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
SenseIess, But Saved Train.

Although stricken senseless an,
fatally injured, Michael Callahan, &
passenger train engineer on the Le-
high Valley railroad, the other night
managed to bring his train to stand
still, The train was approaching
White Haven when Callahan, leaning
from his cab window to watch for
signals, was struck on the head by
one Of the iron standards supporting
the signals, He was evidently
knocked unconscious Immediately and
fell to the floor Of the cab. The fire.
mans first intimation of the accident
was the sudden stopping of the train,
and It was found that Callahan, who
had his hand on the throttle while
looking out Of the window had in
stinctively closed 1t as he fell and
stopped the train.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
John w. Garrett Cited Charleston Ex.
ample as instance of the South's
Fcg Haphazard Manner Of
cyeIoplng Railways.

In the latter part of March OF the
year 1883 | spent week or ten days
IN Charleston, South Carolina. On the
second day after my arrival there was
seated at my hotel dining room table
stranger a new arrival, Of about mid
die height and of powerful build, with
an unusual depth of chest. The per
feet balance and poise Of his massive
head upon his shoulders was especial
ly noticeable. The outline Of the head
was round, rather than long His face
was broad; his mouth revealed great
frmness, although there was in his
smile a suggestion Of gentleness and
kindness. His eyes, which were dark
blue, were set far apart, and the
breadth Of his forehead indicated
great intellectual power. His hair
was not plentiful, although he was not
bald, and in his early manhood he
must have been Of sandy complexion
He seemed to be man Of siXty-tive
years of age
Have you come from the north?'
he asked; and when ! replied that |
had, he asked me IL ! came by the
coast line.
saw that he was familiar with
railroad matters, and disposed to talk
of them, so | ventured to ask him how
It happened that a city the size Of
Charleston, and a seaport at that had
no central railway station. The main
station was then some two miles out
side the city, and passengers were
conveyed back and forth by means Of
shuttle train.
well, that shuttle train furnishes
one explanation of why the Confed-
eracy did not succeed" was the re-
ply. Then, noting, apparently that |
was wondering how shuttle railroad
two miles long could have had any
thing to do with the failure Of the
Confederacy, he continued, and his
manner was that of a modest. kindly
gentleman:
DO you know Of any important city
Of the north, especially any seaport,
that would have been content even In
early railroad days with railroad com.
munication that required the use Of a
shuttle train? This little shuttle line
personifes the haphazard manner In
which industry and railway develop
ment in the south In the days before
the war were universally carried on a
circumstance that is easily explained
by the fact that the south was then
almost exclusively an agricultural
region. So It came about, when the
war broke out, that the Confederacy
found itself with nothing more than
makeshift means Of communication at
its command. There was not one rail-
road In the entire south that was
worthy of the name when compared
with the railroads Of the north, and
Judged by the standards Of today the
northern roads Of war times were
poor, as a whole. Yet If there had
been a railroad Of northern standard
running between Richmond and
Lynchburg, for example, Lee could
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Tolstoi's Solution OF Problem,

THE only reason for life Is the uni.
versal desire for welfare which. In
reasoning man. becomes expanded to
n desire for universal weliare--ln 9th.
er words, to love. II (this universal
desire for welfaro) expands its limits
naturally by lovo, first for ones family
--ones wife and childron--then TOR
friends, thon for ones fellow country.
nen, but Love ia not satisfied with
his, and tends TO embrace all!--Ross
strunsky, In The Atlantic
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Two Speed Records.

Engine 999 of the Empire State ex'
press ran between Rochester and
Buffalo, one mile In 80 seconds, on
May II, 1898, equivalent to ll2.5 miles
an hour, In March, 1901, train OF
the Plant system on a run from Flem'
ing TO Jacksonville, FIVE miles, made
Il In two minutes and 30 seconds,
equal TO 1870 miles an hour
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ot l1fhtRr:.0lq3:yEl r.

that way they can meet upon common
ground"
Perhaps It should be added that the
railroad which Mr. Garrett headed for
a quarter of a century from 1858 until
his death IN 1884. was Of the greatest
service to the United States govern
ment during the Civil war in the
TRANSPORTATION of troops and materials
And during the entire period of Mr.
CARROTS presidency he was without
a superior in the world of railway
transportation.
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The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Hills High Idea Of Ethics

Hill not only regarded this clause OF
the income tax as unconstitutional,
because the constitution provides that
an income tax must be levied accord
ing to the census, but, in addition, he
felt that we're a tax OF that kind lev
led and collected, the tendency would
be seriously to threaten the equality
Of the states In their representation In
their federal senate. Senator HUI
therefore prepared speech which
has now gone upon record as one OF
the ablest of all the speeches deiiv'
cred In the senate since the time OF
the Civil war In this matter he stood
almost alone among his Democratic
associates, and the senate passed tho
Wilson bill, much amended, but with
the original income tax clause un-
changed This was the tariff bin
which President Cleveland refused to
| sign, characterizing 1t as a bill OF
perfdy and dishonor
After the bin had become law. II
was determined to make a speedy test
Of the constitutionality OF the Income
tax clause and when those who had
united TO forward this important ju'
d!cial proceeding consulted as to
who, among the lawyers Of the United
States, could make the ablest argu-
ment before the Supreme court, alb
were of the opinion that Senator HID
! was the man. The senator was there.
fore approached and asked practio
ally IN these words whether he would
accept a retainer to argue the case:
Senator we have unanimously
asreed that you, better than any other
lawyer Of whom we have knowledge.
would make convincing argument
before the Supreme court We have
therefore decided to ask you to ac'
cept a retainer simply to make that
argument, and we are prepared TO Of
fer you retainer OF $4,000"
For some moments the senator was
silent. He seemed 10 be considering
the proposition from all sides. AT
last he said
"I should greatly like to make the
argument before the Supreme court
| would be willing to make II with
out retainer | regard the subject
az Of vital consequence But II does
not seem TO me as though II would
square with my view OF the ethics OF
senatorial service II | were TO accept
your retainer | made my appeal as
senator to my colleagues In the
senate. spoke with earnestness anc
in all sincerity A majority of tho
senate, however disagreed with me.
Now. II |, having been defeated In the
senate, were to make an argument
before the Supreme court upon this
issue, II would seem as though, having
been defeated in the senate, | at once
resorted to the Supreme court No
do not think that would be JUSTIFIED
in accepting this retainer, although |
say again that | should greatly ike
TO make the argument"
After this refusal the party sought
other counsel who argued the case
before the Supreme court. and won II
And when the opinion was read II was
discovered that 1t practically adopted
the line OF argument made by Hin In
the federal senate.
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The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
TraInmen Of America INDICATED.

Fourteen carat gold and without
the taint of prison labor" Is the ver-
dict In the case of the much discussed
medal presented to President Taft
last April by the trainmen of Ameri'
ca. Since the presentation Of the
medal, It had been charged that the
medal was brass and that the en-
craving had been done by prisoner
at the Worcester county Jail. Pres-
dent Taft allowed the investigators to
use the medal In their work The
medal will now be returned to the
president.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Household Debate.

"I could have done better than to
marry you"
You bring that question up at In
opportune times, my dear. Suppose
we place a regular weekly evening on
the calendar to be devoted to its dis
cnssinn."
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27

est engine built in the Topeka shops
and also is by far the largest one in
the world.
This locomotive is 121 feet long 1t
will be operated tender foremost, as
the great length of the boiler OBJ
structs the view of the engineer. Oil
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Barllwood Thrift.

Sales.--future goes Old Man Hard
apple with a hundred patches on his
trousers. l swan, such trousers are
sin
Cyrus-Hm Must be some OF
those sins that are handed down from
father to SON"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27

In its Topeka
shops what is
said to be the
largest railway 10.
comotive in the
world. 1t is an
articulated Mallet
compound engine
and it is for use
in hauling freight
trains over the
Arizona grades.
Numerous Nal.
let type engines
have been built
in the locomotive
shops in the east,
but this is the
first Of the kind
and also the larg-
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Different.

1T is the little things in this world
that cause US the most trouble"
Not in my business" replied the
shoe clerk; ITS the big things, the
owners Of which want to put into lit
tie shoes"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Got Over IL,

when Dustin Stax went into Wall
street he didn't have dollar he could
call his own" Yes. But In those
days he was more particular about
whose dollar he called his own
Washington Star,
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
The Last Hole.

Figg-That was a mighty appropil-
ate text he parson took for poor Bras.
sizes funeral sermon.
Fogg-What was It?
Figg-'He has finished his course. ="
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Raold Increase In Employees.

The number Of railroad employees
In this country has increased 81 per
cent. In ten years.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
BIGGEST. OF ENGINES
RECORD-BREAKING LOCOMOTIVE
BUILT IN TOPEKA.
It Is OF ArticuIated MalIet Type, De-
signed to Haul Freight Trains
Over Arizona Grades and Will
Burn Oil.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company is just completing,
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Poultry Success.

"How many hens has heY"
"Thirty-siy."
Having any luck with them?"
YES, indeed. TWO of them ru
.Aying every day now."
The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
Railways Use Much Paint.

OF the United States annual paint
and varnish bill Of 100000 the
railroads use about one-tenth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07

80" said his girls papa furiously
you think you could make my little
girl Arethusa happy?''
The young mau considered his pro
spective pa-in-law, who had govt and a
face like Il fire engine and an eighty
horsepower temper.
"She's been happy with you. sir,
hasn't she:" the young man asked.
Il think so, my boy-I think So" re-
Piled his girls papa. Il certainly
think So. i think SO certainly. I'm
certain think So"
WELL chimed in the young man
sweetly, IF she's been happy with
you 1 certainly think l can make her
happy. think SO. l think so Ger.
tainly. I'm certain I think So"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07

'Have you told any person that you
got only that SIS on the pay roll on
condition that you would loan it when
you drew 1t to Mr.. McKenna?'
mo sir. don't remember any such
thing" !,
Didn't you make that statement in
the auditors offices?''
ST don't remember. I don't think I
said it was under that condition.
Didn't you expect to loan it to
hin?''
mo, sir. Before he paid me that
SIS he never made any such state
ment, but after I got the money, I
don't how many days, or weeks. he
asked me whether I would loan him
SIS 7 said yes"
''Is it not true that you had tried
in vain to collect that money for the
extra work for nearly a year and a
hall"
"Not in vain. He said he would pay
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07
FRANK JAC0BY 'o '.!; ? :!!!! !: St ::

me later on. He forgot it. think.
paid il the same day I reminded him
when I came back from Hartford
Mr. Judson spoke of checks through
T. L. Watson & Co. covering the
transaction
Judson then asked the witness if
McKenna ever assaulted him in the
office. He asked Judson to explain
what he meant by the word, ''as-
sault," for the witness experienced
some difficulty with his English. Jud-
son then used the words threaten"
and violence and the witness in ap-
parent surprise denied there was any,
thing to such a story.
Klein was not ready to cross ex-
anime. It was 10 when the hearing
adjourned until o'clock this evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07
Silk-Dresses.

Princess style, a special
offering, regular $500
values, perfect goods this
week only
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-14
WOULD PUZZLE ANY SOLOMON
Pennsylvania Judge Finally Decides
That Goose Must Be Cooked and
Divided Between Two Women.

Wilkes-Barre, PA dispute over
the ownership of a goose was settled
the other day by Aid. John f. Dono-
hue, who is famous locally for his
common sense adjustments of law
suits.
Mrs. Alice Kreiger of Shickshinny
charged Mrs. Louis Pelinus with the
theft OF goose. Each woman claimed
the goose had belonged to her ever
since 1t was Matched, and the evidence
on both sides was of equal weight.
Well" said the alderman, after puz-
cling over the case, there is but one
way to settle 1t. Each OF you women
will go home, will get your flock and
each bring one here. Then you will
place the ganders on opposite sides
OF the courtroom and the goose In
the middle and let her choose to which
flock she belongs.
"Of course" he added, there Is the
danger of her being a fiirt"
The women objected to this plan
because II involved an outlay In rail-
road fare of more than the value OF
the goose.
Then" declared the alderman, "the
defendant is sentenced to take the
goose home, kill it, divide it exactly in
half, and give one half to the prose-
cutrix"