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7 THE GRAVE OF GOV. HOGG
Austin, March 29. (Special to Fort
Worth Record.) Standing uncovered
by the gray granite shaft that marks
the sj)bt where the great commoner of
Texas sleeps th.at last sleep that comes
to mortals, the great commoner of the
ration pronounced these words in eu
logy: "Truly he was a great and good
ivan,"and then he laid his tribute of
llowers upon the grave.
The visit of William Jennings Bryau
to the grave of James Stephen Hogg
was a feature of the visit of the" great
'national character to Austin that was
lull of human interest and touched
every emotion of the human heart It
whs a quiet, unostentatloiis tribute uf
a friend living to a friend dead. It
was brought about by Mr. Bryan's
own requestand the first request he
made after reaching Austin, and it
was unaccompanied by a crowd of
sightseers or curious people. Only Mr.
Bryan and those who, by official des
ignation, are his hosts on tills occas
ion were present, and the visit to the
quiet city of the dead was but a short
one.
Mr. Bryan expressed to Judge
James H. Robertson his desire to visit
the grave of former' Governor Hogg,
and it was arranged that when the
party left the mansion to go to the
linfverflltv that the drive should be
through the cemetery.
Mr. Bryan was accompanied by
Governor Campbell, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Davidson, Speaker T. B. Love,
Senators Skinner, Veale and Faust,
and Representatives Wolfe, Baskih,
Holshousen, Davis of Brazos, and.
Robertson of Travis. When the car
riage had stopped bythe side of the
family lot in the cemetery, Mr. Bry
fm walked forward . with- bared head,
While the others grouped about him.
He said:
"Truly he was a great and a goofl
man," and then calling for a box -of
llowers which he had left in the cafc
riage, ho walked within the enclosure
and laid upon the graves of the former
governor and of Mrs. Hogg gorgeous
lilies and then flowers of rare beauty
of other growths.
It was with reverent hand he placed
his tributes upon the grave of his
friend, and those with him stood in
Bilenceas they watche'd the testimo
nial that was being paid.
"If I had been called away before
liim, there would not have been a more
sincere mourner than he," said Mr.
. Bryan.
Stepping back, the great common
er's eye caught sight of a" growing
twig in the corner of the burial lot,
and quietly asked, "Is this the pecan?"
and was told that It was.
Judge Robertson, for many years
the close associate and law partner of
the former governor, said:
"I will say here in. the presence of
my friends and that Mr. Bryan may
hear that when Governor Hogg was
so sick in Fort Worth and I was called
to his bedside it was at the time I
wrote his will he had been sick on
hie back for sixteen days, He said to
me: 'Robertson, I am at the forks of
the road. The doctors 'think I am go
ing to die, but I believe I will weather
it through, and I am going" to make
a fight-for it, but if I do die, I have
bo lived my life that I am prepared
for the future and have no fear, and
when I do pass over I will not laud
in a briar patch' I asked him if he
wanted to be buried in the state ceme
tery and he said no, that he wanted
to be laid by the side of his wife, and
and that if he had his choice no cold
marble would mark .his grave, but he
would have a walnut tree planted nt
hs head and a pecan tree at his feet,
.and. in after years, -when his friends
.ivould visit the, spot, they could gather
the fruit and send it to their friends
and be satisfied in their memory of
his life.''
"That reminds me of an, incident in
Japan," said Colonel Bryan. "It is a
custom there for a devout Buddhist
to place a stone lantern in the temple
yard as a sign of devotion, but there
was one so poor that he could not af
ford the stone lantern, so he brought
little slips of trees and planted, them
on tlie roadside, and that road is one
of the most beautiful today because
of those growing trees, no could not
afford the expense of the stone lantern
so he went into partnership with na
ture." "It is the same thought," sajd Judge
Robertson.
"Yes, it is the same thought on the
other side of the globe," answered
Colonel Bryan. 'The works of men
live after them and wo are realizing
now this great man's value."
With a reverential bow at the spot
of sacred memory Mr. Bryan turned
to his carriage and, the others follow
ing, the party -was driven at once to
the university.
TALE OF BAD EGGS
"What becomes of all the bad eggs?"
asked the reporter. "I never thought
of that. Do they go to waste?'
"Indeed jthey don't," the dairyman
replied;. . "Bad egg dealing is a busi
ness in-itselS' iSfcHdxeggs-go fo tan
ners and papermaker. '"ifciHwtfiiii
"These eggs are carefully opened
by hand and the whites are separated
from the yolks unpleasant, smelly
work, but work that no machine can
do. The yolks are mixed Tvlth flour
and salt, and this dough is , sold to
the leather men, who size and dress
hides with It.
"The whites are used in the sizing
of finer "paper. Care must be taken
that they are properly separated, as
the least bit of yolk in them would
cause a yellow streak upon the paper's
surface.
"Confectioners used to buy slightly
stale, flavory white, too, but since the
pure-food hullabaloo these men have
only used fresh whites in their can
dies." Kansas City Tost.
THE CZAR'S OPPORTUNITY
All appears to depend on the social
democrats and their willingness to
unite with the more moderate consti
tutional democrats in the proposals
which both rightly regard as essential.
One of these is political amnesty. It
is a subject on which the whole of
Russia is profoundly moved. From
both doumas and from all parts of the
empire the cry for amnesty has con
tinually gone up to the czar. It is an
other opportunity which fate has
granted him to save his dynasty and
perhaps the country from ruin. Will
he take it? By one word he could se
cure the respect if not the affection
of his people. But as yet he has-flung
away the opportunities one after an
other. If he flings this away he will
immensely strengthen the hands of the
extremists. London Chronicle.
SETTING THE DATE
An author was once called upon to
pay a bill he owed. The creditor spoke
strongly, and insisted, upon some def
inite date being mentioned for settle
ment, "Certainly," the author replied,
"though there seems to be a rather
unnecessary commotion about this
trifle. I .will pay the bill as soon as
I think of it after receiving the money
which a publisher will pay me In case
he accepts the novel which I will write
and send him just as soon as r feel
in an energetic mood after a really
good idea for a plot has occurred to
me." Birmingham Post
THE PRIMARY PLEDGE
I promise to attend all the primaries of my party to bo held between
"now and the next Democratic National Convention, unless unavoidably
prevented, and to use my influence to secure a clear, honest and straight
forward declaration of the party's po-Ition on every question upon which
the voters of the par:y desire to speak.
, If-. Signed
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FINE FARM LAND VERY CHEAP.
FOR SALE A number of one-quarter, one
half and whole sections of farm land In Perkins
county, Nebraska.
This land Is all rich prairie land, every acre of
which can be cultivated. The soil is black sandy
loam and very productive.
The country Is healthful, the land beautiful, and
suited to diversified farming.
There are well improved farms, good neigh
bors, good schools, good churches, and a good
town all In sight of this land.
This land Is located from one to five miles from
a thriving town on the Burlington railroad.
There are three other good towns in Perkins
county.
45 BUSHELS OF CORN PER ACRE WAS
RAISED LAST YEAR ON LAND ADJOINING
THIS LAND.
50 BUSHELS OF WHEAT PER ACRE'
RAISED ON THE SAME KIND OF LAND IN
THE SAME COUNTY IN 190G.
ALFALFA GROWS IN PROFUSION NEAR
BY ON THE SAME KIND OF' LAND.
For each year during the past three years the
crops raised on land In Perkins county sold for
more than the COST PRICE of the same land.
Farm tills land one year and its. present selling
price would be doubled.
It Is as productive as the best land in Iowa or
Illinois. Sell 20 acres In those states and your
money will buy a quarter section of the land I
am offering for sale. Excellent water at a depth'
of 40 feet. No better country on earth for raising
all kinds of stock.
Oafs, barley, and rye are profitable crops.
Do you vant a farm while this lane1 is within
your reach? Cheap farm lands will soon be a
thing of the past A quarter section of this land
will make a nice nest egg. I am offering this land
for less than one-fourth what the same kind of
goil is selling for 50 miles distant. I can verify
every statement made above. If Interested call
on me or write for prices and detail descriptions. s
As an investment or-for a home it will pay you
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LINCOLN, NEB. Room 365, Fraternity Bldg.
(For reference as to my reliability address Columbia National Bank,
or First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb.) -
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