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He Made McClellan Governor
How Judge Ashbel Green Succeeded
In Stampeding a Democratic Con
vention In New Jersey and
Nominating "Little Mae."
"I must tell you." said the late
fudge Ashbel Green to me, "of the
ft-ay In which I once stampeded a con
rontlon. And when I tell you that
this was done In New Jersey, and that
the stampede, as politicians call It.
had never been successfully attempt
ed in that state before, you may be
lieve with me that the Incident was
of unusual political Interest."
Ashbel Green was otie of the great
leading Intellects of New Jersey. His
rather was president of Princeton
When the War of 1812 was being
fought, and he was near of kin to
Commodore Stockton and United
Duies senator John P. Stockton. Ho
waa esteemed In his day one of the
profoundest legal minds both of New
Jersey and New York, and in the lat
ter years of hla life was one of the
leading counsel for the Vanderbllt
railroad Interest. Ho died In 1305.
"We Democrats of New Jersey, In
the year 1877, were somewhat at sea,"
continued Judge Green. "There had
been some talk aboirt nominating me
for governor, and I was told that If
I were willing to be a candidate, my
friends could compass my nomination.
But I had do ambition to serve as
povernoT of New Jersey; in fact, my
professional duties would have made
It Impracticable for mo at that time
to enter public life.
"A little later I learned that a cer
tain faction of the pnrty had mado
up its mind to nominate as candidate
for governor a man who, In ray opin
ion, was not mentally fitted for the
post of governor and on whom I
feared that personal attacks, whether
well grounded or not, might be made,
to the party's serious embarrassment
t the polls. The organization con
trolled the convention; what were
those of ua who did not like Us can
didate to do? After thinking the
matter over, it seemed to me that the
only way to beat the organization was
to stampede the convention. But
what name would be potent enough
to take the convention oft its feet?
"As I was seriously thinking the
matter over I happened to remember
that General George B. McClellan was
Tale of Early Telephone Days
ow Three Old-Time Boston Mer
chAi Made a Million Over Night
Bell Stock Owing to Dr.
Hubbard's Ability.
Many stories have been told of for
tunes made out of the telephone by
men who bought stock In the original
company when most of the world waa
doubtful of the practicability of the
Invention. Here 1b a new one, a part
of which I saw acted in the early
spring of 1877, when I was staying at
the United States hotel, in Boston, for
a few days.
After breakfast, on the second
morning of my arrival at the hotel, I
went to the men's parlor to look over
the morning papers. Presently there
entered two eldorly men, who seemed
to be warm friends. In appearance
they were typical of the dignified, cul
tivated, quiet-mannered merchant of
Boston. Anyone seeing them would
have said at once that they were own
era of vessels plying between Boston
and China or the West Indies. One of
them Jlnglod some coins in a pocket;
the other tossed a ring of small tools
back and forth in his hands. They
took their stand near where I was
seated.
"I wouldn't give a sixpence for tho
whole capital stock," I could not help
hearing one of thorn say. "I wouldn't
have gone into it if So-and So bad not
asked mo to do it as a sort of favor to
him."
"But I hear that Dr. Hubbard has
at last worked out a plan for market
ing the stock, and he Is a pretty clear
headed business man," spoke up the
inther.
i Before the first speaker could reply
a third man, whose appearance and
manner also indicated the successful
merchant engaged in the China trade,
came Into the parlor, walked wlth as
rapid a step as his dignity would per
mit up to the two men, and extended
both hands first to one of them, then
to the other.
) "This is ery surprising." he ex
claimed, radiantly. "It has all hap
pened over night What do you think
our stock is quoted at today?"
Snakes are Fond of Music
Other Animals Also Seem to Take
Pleasure In Listening to Har
monious 6train.
, Science has recently been studying
the question as to whether or not
enakes have really any appreciation
of music. This applies particularly
to the cobra, which responds to tho
piping of a gourd instrument played
by the East Indian fakir with a
rhythmic movement suggesting a
dance. Tho conclusion seems to be
that it answers to the iiiuhIcuI notes
much in the same way as a dog does
that is to fay, through a special or
nervous sympathy. When the whistles
blow at noon In the Bronx Zoo tho
wolves set up a gier. howling in con
cert. Whether or not they enjoy
;thl8 sort of music is disputed
1 -though probably they do, for somo
dogs undoubtedly take pleasure in
harmonious strains and will run a
block to sit up in front of u hand
organ and "Hlng," while other do
then Mvlrg In Orange. True, ho was
etiRiigcd In an Important piece of en
gineering work for the City of New
York, but his lcg.il residence was In
the State of New Jersey. I knew
that among the Democrats of the
Rtata McClellan had retained the great
popularly he had gained In the days
of tho war, and I decided then and
there that his name. If any could
stampede the convention Into nomi
nating a fit candidate for governor.
"My friends agreeing with me, a
handful of us decided to make the at
tempt to stampede tho convention
awcy from the organization to McClel
lan. Now, 1 won't tell you what was
done In a preliminary way to effect
this, but I will describo to you what
was done In tho convention. At the
proper moment, and at a time when
everything was very quiet, somebody
In the gallery Jumped to his feet and
called for three cheers for 'Little Mac'
It seemed to be a spontaneous call,
and in a twinkling of an eye, almost,
somebody on tho floor of the conven
tion echoed the call: 'Three cheers
for Little Mac!' Still another mo
ment, and two or three men sitting
In the gallery opposite the one where
the first call had come Jumped up.
'Little Mac! Little Mac!' they scream
ed at the top of their voices.
"Here and there on the floor dele
gate after delegato was rising to his
Gladstone and
Universal Peace, the Grand Old Man
Declared, If It Ever Came Would
Be Bated Upon Strength, Fear
and Power.
"1 never read of the proceedings of
peace conventions or associations
without wondering what would have
been the result had Gladstone taken
part In tho proceedings. For it was my
good fortune to learn from bis own
lips what ho thought of disarmament
and universal peace," said Senator
Chauncey M. iJepew at a time when
universal peace proposals were assail
ing the ears of the nations.
"It happened upon an occasion
shortly after Gladstone had resigned
the office of premier in June, 1885. I
The pair looked at the newcomer as
though they felt that their friend was
trying to have a little fun with them.
"No, I'm not Joking," the man pro
tested. "It'a a fact Dr. Hubbard has
worked out his plan. It'8 goin-; to be
a great success. Everybody will be
rushing to buy stock. Two I undred
and fifty was offered for it this morn
ing, and that's a Jump from almost
nothing over night."
The two dignified listeners actu
ally gasped when they heard C:at an
nouncement. They said nothln they
were strucR speechless, apparently;
and as they stood there, staring a
their friend in a most undignified man 1
ner. tho latter turned to one of them
with: "I had perfect confidene in rr
nuDDaru. l Knew ho'd do it. Aren't
you glad I persuaded you not to drop
out?"
Tho next days, in conversation with
the famous Tilly Haynes, proprietor
of the hotel. I learned the sequel of
the little scene I had beheld the morn
ing previous in the men's parlor.
"I have threo permament guests
who together made a million over
night this week. They are old-time
Boston merchants who. with their
famlllos, live with me in the winter
and spring. Somebody persuaded them
to take stock In the original Bell Tele
phone company and for a long timo
they were In the dumps over the in
vestment. Then Dr. Gardiner Hub
bard took hold of tho company and
put it ou its foot; night before Inst
the stock went up like a balloon lit
erally over night, and two of those
three men aren't quite certatn yet
whether they nre dreaming or whether
it Id a real eperlence for them, I
wish I had bought some of tho stock
six months ago, when people wouldn't
look at it at any price," continued Mr.
Haynes, regretfully.
(Copyright, 1910. by R. J. Edwards. All
HlKhta Reaerved.)
False.
"He has a great deal of false pride."
"I guess you would call it false; he
Is proud of his looks and If it were
not for his false teeth he wouldn't
have any."
unquestionably Buffer from certain
kinds of music and express their
pain and lugubrious howls.
As for the East Indian fakir, for
some unknown reason he always car
ries about with him a curious rag
doll In a cylindrical box, talking to
it us if it were allvo In tho inter
vals of snake charming and tho per
formance of Juggling 'ricks.
Bird Rode Buffer of Engine.
As the Cambridge express train to
London passed through Oaklelgh the
other morning It was observed that on
tho buffer of the engine, thero waa
lying a pheasant. The bird had evi
dently been startled out of a hedge by
tho train and had been kept In posi
tion by the pressuro of the wind.
London Mall.
Secret of Popularity.
Be brief when talking; patient
when listening. Thus only can you
be like'
feet snd shouting 'Little Mac!' Tho
galleries speedily wire upon their
feet, en nincse, so to speak, and In
less than a minute after tho first cry
for 'Little Mac" had been made most
of the delegates were shouting for
McClellan s though their life de
pended upon It.
"If vou have ever heard a political
convention glvlrg a demonstration for
a popular candidate, then you can
Imagine what happened at this con
vention. The orgpnlzntlon managers
tried to suppress the demonstration.
The chairman broke his gavel pound
ing with It. Hut nobody paid the
slightest attention to him. 'Little
Mac' and nobody but 'Little Mac' was
thought of and shouted for by the con
vention. It was as perfect a stam
pede as ever took place, and almost
before the convention knew it George
Ii. McClellan had been nominated by
It for governor of New Jersey by ac
clamation. And I have always thought,
that tho most surprised man in the
state over the result was McClellan
himself, who, on the morning of con
vention day, had no more idea of be
ing nominated for governor of New
Jersey than he had of being elected
president three years hence.
"Hut the best reslt of t ho stam
pede was that, thirteen years after he
had unsuccessfully led the Democratic
hosts of the nation as their presiden
tial standard bearer, we triumphantly
placed McClellan In the gubernatorial
chair."
(Cr.pyrlulit, into. ,y R. J Fdwanls. Ail
Rights tleservt'd.)
Disarmament
was a guest at a dinner In London at
which were assembled some of the
lending men In British public life, one
or two governors of the Bank of Eng
land, and two or three of the great
financiers of Europe. Mr. Gladstone
was there as tho f uest of honor.
"Before the dinner had gone far I
began to learn at first hand of the
manner in which Gladstone collected
that fund of detailed information
which made him the wonder of ev
eryone in Europe who knew him. He
turned to one of the financiers.
' 'How much gold do you expect
from Australia this year?' he asked.
"When he was told the amomt I
have forgotten what it was, several
millions he turned to another finan
cier. "'How much gold Is India going to
send us?' he asked. 'Are they pro
ducing nny gold in the Lahore dis
trict? How do they transport the
gold from the mines at Lahore to the
seaport?'
"The answers called for received,
Mr. Gladstone's next question was put
to me. and when I had answered as
best I could regarding this country's
production of gold, similar questions
were directed fo others at the table.
Then, for a moment, the Grand Old
Man was Bllent. 'Ah,' he said, break
ing his rilerce, 'the world is produc
ing about an hundred millions of new
gold a year and England ought to get
at least half of It.' He had in his
mind for future reference and use.
"The conversation was changed and
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some one spoke about the question of
curtailing the building of navies
"'How largo a standing army has
Germany?' asked Mr. Gladstone of one
of tho gentlemen near by, and receiv
ing the answer he asked successively
of as many men how large were the
standing armies of France, Italy and
Russia. Then he turned to me. 'Mr.
Depew.' he said, 'you have no stand
ing army in tho United States worthy
of the namo. You have only your
militia.' I told him that his Informa
tion on the subject was correct.
"Gladstone was again silent for a
moment or two, evidently making
mental computations. At last ho
looked up, and as he did so began to
6peak In that wonderfully deep and
perfectly modulated vole of his.
"'Well, gentlemen,' he said, 'the
standing armies of Europe number
one million men. I speak In round
numbers; the figures are approximate
ly correct. Thereforo, in view of
that fn I tell you that in my opin
ion the talk of disarmament is a'j
surd. because It. is Impossible. Tno
day Is many generations distant, i.nd
the nature of individuals, as well as
of nations, must be greatly changed
before disarmament will ever be a
fact or anything else than a vague,
hypothetical condition. We may
have peace, but It will bo peace based
upon strength, fear and power."
(Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edward. All
HlKhta Reserved.)
"What makes him think his wire
has run away?"
"She left her hobble skirt behind."
The Best Literature.
One is sometimes asked by young
People to recommend a course of read
ing. My advice would be that they
should confine themselves to the su
preme books In whatever literature
or, still better, to choose tome one
great author and make themselves
thoroughly familiar with him. For,
as all roads lead to Rome, so do they
likewise lead away from it; and you
will find that In order to understand
perfectly and welgU exactly any vital
piece of literature, you will be gradu
ally and pleasantly persuaded to ex
cursions and explorations of which
you little dreamed of when you began,
and you will find yourselves scholar
before you aro aware. James Russelt
Lowell.
Philosophy of Phlilips Brooks.
It la only by thinking about great
and good things that we coinu to love
them, nnd It is only by loving them
that we come to long for them, and it
la only by seeking after tlieiu that
they becomo ours, and we enter Into
vital experience of their beauty and
tlebseducbs. Phillips Brooks.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
HELP THE HOSTESS
Jr1l
Out of the Chrittmas Jar.
Every Idea I can beg or borrow for
the approaching holiday I have Jotted
down for the benefit of the depart
ment readers. This unusually clever
program Is Just what some of us have
been looking for. It may bo used in
parts, if the whole is not practical or
too long:
ftonar "Noel" Oounod
Reading; from Dickens' "Scrooge's Christ
mas." Paper or tnlk on "Curious Christmas
Customs" (In England. Germany,
Sweden, etc.).
Hons "When From the East the Wise
Men Came" Dullard
Reading from "Sonny"
Ruth MfEn'ry Ftp wart
Rending; from "Howella' Christmas
Every pqy."
"The Vlrpln's Lullnby" Dudley Buck
Rcadlnn "Qeoree Washington Jones, a
Christmas Gift That Went a-Beg-
glng" Ruth McEnery Stuart
Con "Over the Hills of Bethlehem"..
Nledllnger
The mother who asks for an ap
propriate verselet to teach her little
0 year old lll find these exquisite
lines of Phillips Brooks Just what she
wants, and I am glad I happened to
P.nd them:
O little town of Ri'thli-hem!
How Ftlll we se thee lie;
A hove thy deep nnd dreamless steep
The sll'-rit sl irs KO by:
Yet tn tliv rtiirk streets shlneth
The fverlfiKttiM Light:
Tie hnprs nnd feus of nil the year
An- nn't In tli t- tonlsht.
O hnly Child of Heinle!. em!
Prr-i'-end on us. we pray:
C.i-1 nut our sin. nnd enter tn.
11. horn In us tn'liiy.
We hear the Christmas anRels
The Bri'at Rlad 11iinjtn tell:
O come to us. ahlrlp with us.
Our Lord Emmanuel!
An Inexpensive cift for children
consists In a set of bean bags. Make
from denim of red and green, fill not
too tight with navy beans. Then get
a good-sized barrel hoop from an ac
commodating grocer, wind with red
cotton material and attach a bell in
a bow nt top, leaving a loop by which
the hoop may be suspended. The
trick is to throw the bags through
the hoop and ringing the bell scores
an extra point. Grown people enjoy
a game of bean bags and It Is fine
amusement for people who are trying
to reduce flesh by standing "20" min
utes after each meal.
At a Christmas feast try outlining
the dessert plates with a wreath of
holly. If a frozen sweet is served, tie
sprays of holly to the glass with a
fluffy bow of scarlet tulle, or the cock
tail glasses may have this decoration
with the name card pinned to the bow
with a pretty headed pin with which
a spray of holy may be pinned to the
coat or bodice.
For the musical part of an informal
entertainment the following selections
will be found satisfactory: they are
not difficult. Hostesses having house
parties will find it enjoyable to pro
vide a supply of Christmas music.
For piano: "Knecht Ruprecht,"
Robert Schuman, Op. 68, No. 12;
"Santa Claus Is Coming," Paul Hiller;
Merry Christmas waltz, Ralph Evarts;
"Under the ChiiEtmas Tree," Paul Hil
ler; "The Children's Christmas Eve,"
Niels W. Gado; "Arrival of Santa
Claus" (solo or duet), Englemann, sot
of four Christmas pieces, Op. 8, Eyer;
"Christmas Hells," Op. 36, No. 1,
Oade; Christmas song, Op. 36, No. 2,
Gade; Christmas Chimes, Goerdeler.
For voice: Christmas Hymn, Carl
Relnecke; Christmas Song, Carl Rein
ecke; "Christmas at the Door," Carl
Relnecke; A Christmas Carol, Alfred
Scott Catty.
Christmas Letters.
Do not despair If the family ex
chequer Is at low ebb, and above all
Modern
."tir"rVt'e"
Some Useful Suggestions for Neckwear Note the Prevalllno "Touch" of
Black Velvet. "
GIFT FOR THE EMBROIDERER
Equipment for Laundering Handiwork
Is Sure to Be Greatly Ap
preciated. A useful and unusual gift for the
friend who likes to launder her own
handiwork Is f.n equipment for it. This
Includes an electric, charcoal, or alco
'.iol i.e'.f heating Iron; a small Ironing
board a nil cover, and a blanket to give
uco'isary thickness.
If the iron Una not a patent holder
.-cverul covered asbestos holders can
!; included; also two neatly bound
l iei t.r muslin cloths to put on back
jf er.lireUlt red pieces.
Tin irons can ho had at any house
'loM furnishing store, some of them
lir.f, aa little as $1 nplece. Ask ad
vi.e of dealer as to most satisfactory
Ke fnr your special purpose,
.'; I: ;:;-d i 'le'lld be of light weight,
-:vri en.iuiii t" slip Into trunk or suit
;: r. and rati cr broad.
.'li.jliu rovirs can be tacked on In
M i: u-eai way or can be cut the cor
. .jt bla.'ji uiiJ buiu ncj. Thvro uhould
do not think from necessity that you
must let the day pasB by unnoticed
lust because you cannot do as nf mn
Right this very day sit down and
mako a list of friends, old, new and
many w ho may bo half forgotten. Now
write notes bright nnd cheery, fill
them with love and good wishes, seal
with one of the many enticing "stick
ers," perhaps adding one of the char
ity stamps so your missives will fn
fll a double mission.
I have always been an advocate of
the holiday postcard. These festlre
mis or pasteboard tell our friends they
are not forgotten and after all that la
the real thing. The sentiment on
many of these cards are benntifni-
JuBt what we would say were we
clever enough to put our thoughts and
ieenngs into words.
List of Good Christmas Storlet.
This list has been carefully compil
ed for the benefit of our readers. Tho
books all pertain to Christmas, and
are excellent, being choice examples
of our very best writers. It is a fine
Idea to keep the spirit of the Christ
mastide in the books we select to giro
at this season:
inackerays "Round About the
Christmas Tree."
Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Dickens' "The Chimes."
Kate Douglas Wiggins' "The Bird's
Christmas Carol."
Ruth McEnery Stuart's "Christmas
at the Trimbles."
Ruth McEnery Stuart's "Apollo
Belvidere."
T. B. Aldrlch's "A Christmas Fan
tasy."
Henry Van Dyke's "The First
Christmas Tree."
F. Hopklnson Smith's "Colonel Car
ter's Christmas."
Bret Harte's "How Santa Came to
Simpson's Bar."
John Fox's "Christmas Eve on Lone
some." Frank Stockton's "Christmas
Wreck."
Lew Wallace's "Boyhood of Christ
in Ben Hur."
MADAME MERRI.
The high arch is the distinguishing
feature of the most fashionable shoes.
Black or black and white veils will
be worn in preference to colors this
season.
Practically every woman has at least
one patent leather belt in her collec
tion. Fringe wrought of fur and heavy
cord Is a finish for fur wraps, muffs
and neckpieces.
Colored silks, moires and satins are
the leaders among the materials for
tailored costumes.
The high girdle of the moment must
have the appearance of Bwathlng the
waist loosely.
Very fashionable are platinum
mourning necklaces, set with tiny
pearls, onyx or diamonds.
Odd bands of multi-colored- embroid
ery are conspicuous notes of the new
Indoor dresses.
Changeable velvets, as well as vel
vets with richly cut figures, make
handsome calling costumes.
Wide velvet hair ribbons are tn
vogue for children, and the tartan
plaids are quite smart.
Muffs of satin, velvet or silk, match
ing one's costume, will be extremely
modish this winter.
Exceedingly handsome are the rib
bons of metal net, edged with an inch
bund of satin or Persian silk.
The stock and tie hnve come back
Into fashion, affording relief from the
monotony of the stiff collar.
Styles
be thickness of flannel underneath.
This also can button.
As embroidery requires a pad of ex
tra thickness a special blanket can be
made of half a dozen Mds of outing
flannel bound together with wash rib
bon. A blanket that has worn spots
can be cut up into these embroidery
pads, which should fit top of board. If
flannel cannot be had Turkish towel
ing can be treated In same way.
If you wish to make the gift extra
dainty the linen cloths can be finished
on edgii with briar stitching or hem
stitching instead of plain hemming,
and a monogram may be embroidered
in one corner of tho pad.
Children's Dresses.
A good idea for mothers who like
to have couvenlrs of their little one's
childhood Is to pnste In a book sam
ples from every new dress or suit,
witli a picture of the pattern if pos
sible. Not only Is this Interesting for
both mothers nnd children in time to
come, but it forms a valuable history
of continue for the period, and Is of
practical service us well by Insuring
variety In Uiebs from jtar to )'ur.
fi i m fin n ni
ia U iii i3 W fa by I
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This is Just a BARGAIN RATE and
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If you want the Big Sunday Journal included the Bargain
Price will be $4.00. The regular price of the State Journal is
$4.00 without Sunday and $5.00 with Sunday.
KEEP TRACK OF THE LEGISLATURE
by reading this big Lincoln paper that has no strings to it and
can print the truth about everybody and everything. No beer
or whisky ads. No nasty medical ads. Paper stops when time
is up. It's not forced on you like many other papers. We
would like to have you try it at this cut price for the year J9JI.
ADDRESS
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebr.
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Address all orflera
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Patient In Hastings Asylum Suddenly
Remembers Who He Is.
Hastings. After wandering about
ths country for months, unable to re
member his name or his place of resi
dence, Otto A. Witthuhn has suddenly
regained his mind, and has been re
turned to his home near Gothenburg.
Witthuhn underwent an operation
ifor appendicitis some time ago, and
lost his mentality as a result. His
mind is now clear nnd his meiiHiry Is
perfect as far as events up to the time
of the operation aro concerned.
Had Narrow Escape,
Nebraska City. Monroe V. Wrleht
and family nearly lost their lives in a
fire which destroyed the dwelling and
all the household effects. .Mrs. Wright
was awakened hy her baby's coughing
and discovered the house on fire and
the room hik-d with smoke. She awak
ened her husband and he hurriedlv
assisted his wife to leave the house.
By the time tho family waa safely out
of doors t!n en'
Kirjcture was
ablaze.
No .aii;i ii Known for the
Each essay is to contain not less
than 1,000 words nor more than 1,
500, In typewritten form on one sido
of the sheet only. According to the
conditions, no name shall be signed
to an eBsay, but enclosed therewith
,on a separate sheet shall be sent the
name and address of the author. All
essays are to be the property of the
association and prize essays to be
read at the annual meeting of the as
sociations to be held at Lincoln, Jan
uary 18 to 20, at which time awards
of prizes will be announced. All
essays, in order to compete for prizes,
must be mailed not later than Janu
ary 1 and addressed to Professor A.
L. Haecker, university farm. Liter
ature relating to the silo may be had
free, by addressing Professor W. L.
French at the university farm.
Any resident of the state may com
pete for the above prizes. Charles
Harding of Omaha is president, S. C.
Bassett of Gibbon is secretary.
WAITED FIFTY YEARS.
Cuts Cord Wood from Grove He Plant
ed Fifty-two Years Ago.
Fifty-two years ago Hon. B. T.
Skeen and his brother Andy set out a
grove of trees on the home place west
of Nemaha. On last Thursday Mr.
Skeen was in Auburn with a load of
cord wood cut from that selfsame
grove, that for over half a century
has been slowly coming to maturity.
While possessing a somewhat senti
mental interest, the wait of five dec
ades between planting and repairing
is hardly an inducement for the
younger generation to go to the grow
ing of cord wood on an extensive
scale.
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OLD PAPERS.
Church Women Ship Over 30,000
Pounds to the Factories This Week.
Auburn. The ladies of the Chris
tian and Ilaptist congregations of this
city have been collecting old papers
for some time, and last week shipped
a carload to the factories at Mar
seilles, 111.
There was over 30.000 pounds in
the shipment, which will bring the
ladies quite a neat sum of money in
response to their labois.
Funeral of Conductor Spence.
Kah bury. The funeral of tho late
Peter Spence was hold from the Meth
odist church Sunday Mr. Spence was
the Hock Island conductor who was
run over at Itcatrice Thanksgiving
night. The funeral was one of the
largest ever hu.'d In tho city. The
Order of Hallway Conductors and
lirotherhood of locoimiih e KiiKineers
attended the church in a body. Mr.
Spence was an unusually popular con
ductor among the railroad cmplojes
on tho Rock Island. Tho remains
were burled In Falrbury cemetery.