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The State Capital
Matters ef General laterest
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Nebraaka's Seat f Gave
Work for the Accountant.
Inasmuch as state officers have re
fused to approve any more state de
pository bonds given by the auditor's
bosuling company it is said he will
pry iato- their affairs through the state
accountant to ascertain whether or
not their contracts are just and rea
sonable and legal. The result or such
an investigation is awaited with inter
est In view of the alleged unjustness
of several state contracts and allow
ance of claims against the state, a
thorough overhauling of all depart
ments of state is looked for as con
templated by the state accountant law.
There is a great deal of effective work
in sight for him. Under the law
framed by the men who expected to
get the job of accountant and the
changes made during the progress of
the bill in the legislature it is difficult
"lo ascertain whether the accountant
Is accountable to the governor or the
auditor. One faction in the legislature
that was worked by the friends of the
bill thought they would have a better
show for the job with the auditor and
others desired to shift or divide the
responsibility and the approval of the
appointment and reports are required
by both state officers. The law evi
dently leaves the accountant under the
direction of the state auditor so far as
his work is concerned. It is believed
the auditor will now ask the account
ant to ascertain what the board of pub
lic lauds and buildings paid for ma
terial to make changes in certain pub
lic buildings, changes in material en
tering into public buildings and
whether or not prices in general
named in contracts for supplies for the
state are as low as the market affords.
As to An Extra Session.
The resolutions passed by the
Omaha Real Estate exchange asking
the governor to call an extra session
of the legislature for the puriwse of
enacting a law to guarantee bank de
posits have been received at the ex
ecutive office. Since the recent panic
Governor Sheldon has been spending
a great portion of his time looking
into the banking business of the state
and studying the advisability of some
recommendation to the legislature.
Before he comes to any decision he
will communicate not only 'with the
various bankers of the state, but with
business men and others. He is also
studying the bank reports for the last
ten years and analyzing the same,
with a view to determining whether a
lack of confidence on the part of the
people is responsible for a decrease in
1he deposits or whether the decrease
is due to other causes. It is safe to
predict that the executive vill not call
an extra session of the legislature un
less he is convinced that it is a lack
of confidence which has causeil the
slump in deposits as shown by the
recent bank statemen.
Oil Inspector Reports.
State Oil Inspector Allen has filed
a report with Governor Sheldon cov
ering the business done in his office
(hiring the year 1907. The report
shows the inspection fees amounted
to $2(J.:;30.oO: miscellaneous receipts
in September, $3.00;, miscellaneous
fees for Februaiy. $9."; balanc on
hand January, 1907. $1,1SG.9: total
collections for the year. $27,615.59:
barrels inspected. 202,493: approved.
I'f.lJ.sr.; barrels rejected. 760. Of the
ban els insnected 34S were owned by
The Union Pacific and Burlington rail
roads and the payment of the inspec
tion fees is still in dispute, the report
says. The disbursements for the year
nmouuted to $0,.lD.;y; balance on
band January 1. 190S, f 1,100; increase
in inspection fees over 190G. IS per
cent; increase in office and traveling
expenses, 6 per cent: increase In
amount turned Into state treasury, 50
per cent. The report sets out in de
tail the various expenses incurred as
well as the work of the different depu
ties. State Temperance League.
The Nebraska State Temperance
league held an all day session and
closed its meeting with an address by
Attorney General Thompson, who de
fined the rights of the saloons under
the law. The subject of discussion
was prohibition in one form or an
other, the general opinion being that
within a very few years Nebraska will
be a dry state. A committee was ap
pointed to draft a letter to be pub
lished denning the attitude of the
league toward various candidates for
office and showing them what they
had to subscribe to to et the tem
perance vote. Another resolution was
ndopted calling the attention of the
people of Lincoln to the fact that
saloons existed in this town even
though it is the home of the state uni
versity and other state institutions.
Fight on Stock Watering.
City Attorney Stewart took steps to
prevent the Citizens Street railway
and the Lincoln Traction company
from watering its stock. He filed a
complaint with the State Railway com
sion, alleging that both companies
were about to issue stock in excess
of the capital stock, to be given as
a bonus to each stockholder and for
which no money was to be paid. The
scheme of the corporations, he alleged,
is to then attempt to make sufficient
money to pay dividends on this fa
creased stock.
Burkett's Bill Pleases Educators.
Senator Burkett's bill, senate file
3392. is receiving much favorable com
ment from educators. It is to be dis
cussed at the Washington meeting of
the .National Association of Superin
tendents February 24 to 27. It pro
vides for national and state normal
schools for advancement of instruc
tion in argiculture, manual training,
etc This movement to secure assist
ance from the federal government in
preparing teachers for teaching ele
mentary agriculture in the common L
schools was started three years ago.
Grain Rates too High.
State Senator C. A. Sibley of Fron
tier county has complained formally
that grain rates charged by the Bur
lington road in Nebraska are too high.
He asks the railroad commission tc
reduce them 15 per cent below the re
duction of 15 per cent already brought
about by the Aldrich bill. He ap
peared before the commissioners and
took formal action. A day for hea:
ing will be fixed and the board will
consider evidence in the case. An
order of the board reducing rates was
made several months ago,, but was
held up by legal - proceedings - insti
tuted by the railroads. Following this
action the commission decided it had
proceeded wrongfully in acting on its
own motion and decided that reduc
tions of rates could be brought about
only on formal complaint. A short
time later Senator Sibley declared be
would complain and now he has ful
filled his promise.
Cost of Pure Food Department.
The last legislature appropriated a
total of $25,580 for the support of the
food commissioner's' department for a
period of two years. Deputy Food Com
missioner J. W. JohnBon has filed his
semi-annual report with the governor
for the period from .Tune 1 to Novem
ber 30. In that time the department
spent $4,080.20, according to the re
port. Little was done during the first
part of the semi-annual period because
Mr. Johnson was not appointed till
July 5 and considerable time was re
quired to get the department in work
ing order. The department is likely
to do better in the way of spending
money from this on with its little army
of inspectors, who necessarily travel
a great deal. No drug inspector was
appointed till about the close of the
semi-annual period. The largest item
for office expenses was $215 for lab
oratory tables.
Corn Show Prizes.
Warrants were drawn at the office
of the State Board of Agriculture for
the following winners of premiums at
the Corn Improvers association con
test at the state farm, held last week,
premiums to the amount of $150 hav
ing been offered by the State Board
of Agriculture:
Xamo smd Address. Score.
l.-ii.s IlmiKekcr. Dubois SI!
JAnil Paseoe. Fremont 8-"
Jo.i Hall. Tekanuili 87
Fxod MoiiUon, KIk City 77
II. A. Xii-hols. Fiiliiiyru 84
.1. V. Oleson, Itliaca SU1-
A. M. Ford. Oakland 80
'1i:u1ps B. I-azure. Blair 8S
.1. J. Robt-rt.s, South Bend... 80
William James. Dorolu'.ster. .7X
Alfred M. Anderson. Walioo. .80i
J. T. Graliam. Betlianv 77&
X. Schmale. Emerald 78
.1. II. Gmnilich, Murdock 77 Vi
Fred Kngel. Fremont 81
Fred Engel. Fremont 75
J. A. Miller. Arlington 9&
Aye Brother?. Blair 82
Aye Brothers. Blair S3
.1. G. Hein, Dawson 82
M. K. Bushnell South Bond.. 75
John August. Dorchester.... ?s4i
U. Iloeue. Crete 81
.1. M. Armstrong, Greenwood. 77
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Cannon for the State House.
The capitol building is soon to be
protected by a battery of four guns.
There is no immediate fear of an at
tack from night riders or other foes,
but the guns must be placed some
where and it was thought best to have
them under the eye of the commander
1n chief of the Nebraska national
guard. There is one smoothbore can
non of an ancient pattern on the north
side of the state house. A similar back
number is to be brought from i&own
ville where it guarded the early set
tlers. Two will come from Wymore,
where they have been in the posses
sion of the national guard battery
for many years.
Pension Case Coming Up.
W. IJ. Rose wenL, to Grand Island
to argue the case where a temporary
injunction was secured against the
State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings to prevent the board from
taking a portion of the pensions of
the members of the Soldiers' home for
the benefit of the home. In the past
it was customary for the members of
the home to pay to the home all of
their pension except $12 a month. The
present board changed this so that
only a per cent of the pension over
$15 is now taken.
State Now Gets Interest.
Stale Treasurer Brian received $13.
000 of bonds of a total purchase of
$218,900 made recently by the board
of educational lands and funds. Of
the amount delivered $8,000 are Utah
state bonds and $5,900 of Tennessee
state bonds. For the $13,900 of bonds
the state paid $13,546.94 in cash. The
difference goes directly into the state
temporary school fund. In the recent
purchase the state obtained most of
the bonds at a discount and interest
accrues to the state in advance.
Cut in Telephone Rates.
The Nebraska Telephone company
of Beatrice has notified the railroad
commission that the New Home Tele
phone company of Beatrice is discrim
inating against its patrons in that in
struments are being furnished the
state institute for feeble minded youth
and the county offices at Beatrice with
telephones at $18 a month while
other patrons are being charged $20
for the same service.
c Railway Commission Returns.
The three railway commissioners re
turned from York where they heard
testimony in regard to the request of
the York Commercial club that the
Burlington and Northwestern roads
be required to put in a transfer switch
and each to install weighing scales at
York. The railroads did not introduce
evidence in regard to the transfer
switch but will do so before the com
mission at Lincoln this week. The
testimony showed that the Burlington
handles 701 cars at York annually.
) Several firms want transfer switches.
Militia Company Mustered Out.
The town of Columbus has lost its
national guard company on account of
the inefficiency of the organization.
Company K. First regiment, has been
ordered mustered out of the service on
January 31. In its bice the First
Separate infantry company of Wy
more. formerly the Wymore battery,
has been assigned. The new company
has also been assigned to the third
battalion of the First regiment The
election of Second Lieutenant Frank
EL .Crawford by the new Company K
has been approved by the roveraor.
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X February 12 of
every year the
mind of every
American loyal cit
izen is momen
tarily turned to
the thought that
upon that day, just
so many years
ago, Abraham Lincoln, one of the
world's greatest men, was born. Some
merely give the celebration a thought,
but those who have made the life of
Abraham Lincoln a study, and those
people who live in Kentucky, Indiana
and Illinois look upon the birthday an
niversary as something more than the
mere passing of a milestone. Each
of these states claims a right to being
the home of the man who has made
for himself an immortal name in the
history of the world's greatest men.
Historians say that Lincoln was
born in Hardin county, Kentucky. In
fact, he was born in La Rue county,
which, however, is a subdivision of
Hardin county. Chroniclers continue
with their biographies and say that
he, together with his father, mother
and a sister, went to Indiana and en
tered a claim to a piece of land in
Spencer county. As a matter of fact,
he entered a claim to a. piece of land
in Warrick county, but which has been
set aside and named Spencer county.
The Lincolns went to Indiana in 181$,
the same -year that Indiana was ad
mitted to the union as a state. He
entered a quarter section of land, built
a log cabin and lived there until 1830.
It was known that Thomas Lincoln,
father of Abraham Lincoln, was in
poor circumstances. To say that Abra
ham Lincoln was the son of a poor
carpenter and farmer gives an Insight
into hard conditions that little Abe
had to face when he was a youngster.
When he went to Indiana he was just
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seven, and remaining in Indiana until
1830 he spent 14 years of bis life In
Indiana, or until he was 21 years of
age.
During Abraham Lincoln's 16 years
of life in Indiana be had read and re
read this list of literary and histori
cal books over and over again. His
good nature among Lincoln City peo
ple was not unnoticed: air agreed to
his honesty and good nature. Ques
tions of dispute and petty differences
were at first submitted to him in a
joking way, and later on in a sincere
way, until he was complimented for
his honest and just way In settling
disputes and differences. He was told
more times than once that some day
he would turn out to be a lawyer.
Having read all the literary books
and what few there were of law in and
around Boonville. Lincoln heard of the
court at Boonville. He resolved to go
down to that place. 20 miles distant,
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HAD THE BAND PLAY "DIXIE." I
Incident Recalls Magnanimity of the
Great President.
"One of the most beautiful and pa
thetic incidents which occurred on
that fatal day, April 14, 1865, has
never been recorded in the many fine
and complete histories written about
Abraham Lincoln," said a brilliant
Washington society woman while talk
ing to some friends recently. She had
been in Washington all through those
stirring times, and was then speaking
of some of her experiences.
"I distinctly remember every inci
dent of that day. It was then the cus
tom to dine at four o'clock in the after
noon. My husband and I had just fin
ished dinner, when we heard that
many confederate prisoners, on parole,
had been brought to the city. By the
president's order all the officers had
been taken to the old Willard hotel.
"I sympathized very strongly with
the South," the speaker said, smiling.
"And many of say friends were fight-
fas on that side, so my husbaad aad I
and learn what he could in the real
court, which was in session there sev
eral times during the year. The court
house in Boonville, then a small ham
let of less than 200 inhabitants, in
strong contrast to the beautiful
new structure that now adorns the
beautiful little town, stood in the very
spot where the new one now stands,
in the center of a large court square.
It was a frame building; the architec
ture was, to say the least, very novel.
A ditch, two feet wide and two feet
deep, was filled with smoothly hewn
logs, on which was built a stone wall
18 inches high. This furnished the
foundation upon which the building
proper rested. The building itself
was never entirely completed. It was
weather boarded, but neither plastered
nor lathed. It remained in this condi
tion until 1836, which was after the
Lincoln family had moved to Illinois.
It was capable of holding only a hun
dred people and could only be used in
the summer, in the night the cattle
which grazed about town would 30
there for shelter. Such was the struc
ture where President Lincoln received
his first impulse to become a lawyer.
Here it was that he received his first
rudimentary practice in pleading cases
that afterward aided in making him
the lawyer of the reputation he had
Shortly after the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln a picnic party from
the little town of Dale went up to
Lincoln City to the Lincoln farm and
spent the day. The excitement was
so high at that time that old people
as well as young went to the farm and
enjoyed themselves visiting the his
torical places in and about the Lin
coln farm.
The cabin was still standing and but
a short distance up on the hillside was
a marble slab that marked the spot
where the good mother of Abraham
Lincoln lay beneath the sod. While
there the picnickers went through the
cabin where Lincoln saw his mother
pass away and from which place he
returned to Kentucky to get a minister
to come to Indiana and bury his moth
er, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. A few old
relics were found, among them being
an old knotmaul and an'old fashioned
mouldboard plow, both of which had
been left there when the Lincolns
moved to Illinois. The old plow was
brought outside and- an old man by
the name of Gabriel Medcalf stood be
tween the handles while one of the
party caught a picture gf the old Lin
coln cabin. The old man. carrying the
pole was Joseph P. Haines, better
known as Uncle Porter Haines. The
picture of Lincoln's second log cabin
was made from the original taken at
the time this party went to the home
along in the seventies.
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Burrled down to the Willard. thinkine
we might find some friends among the
prisoners and be of assistance tc
them.
"We stayed but a short time at the
hotel, and then walked over toward
the White Rouse.
"Very shqatly after our arrival Pres
ident Lincoln came to on? of the front
windows and addressed the soldiers
and the crowd.
"I can never forget that tall, spart
form, and that wonderful, benign face
as I saw it then.'" the speaker's voice
trembled. "In less than 24 hours Lin
coln was dead.
"I did not hear all of his address
as the crowd was noisy, but the sen
tence with which he closed it will live
in my memory forever.
"Lincoln leaned far out of the win
dow as he said:
"'Now let the band play "Dixie;" II
belong neither to the south, nor to th6
north, but to us all.'
"The great emanicpator is dead, but 1
bis words will go down with the ages; 1
aaa none are more worthy than those
which I have just quoted; for 'Dixie
is national to-day."
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Scrappelgh I was a confounded
fool when I got married!
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ried life hasn't changed you any!
Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch we're used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. It is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which 'not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applieo
much more thinly because of its great'
er strength than other makes.
Unappreciated Prowess.
The athletic son wrote home from
college as follows:
"Dear Pop: Watch the papers.
Next week I distinguish myself by
throwing the hammer."
And the irate old gentleman stamped
bis gouty foot and replied:
"I don't care to read any such dis
graceful antics in the paper. If you
break any windows you'll have to pay
for them yourself."
The Retort Venomous.
"So this Is your widely advertised
dollar table d'hote dinner, is it?" said
the indignant would-be diner, as he
pushed aside an entree which he could
not masticate. "Why. this Is the last
place in the world I would recom
mend to friends."
"Don't blame you, sir," said the
sad-faced waiter. "Send your ene
mies here."
Wives' Names.
Hyker I call my wife "Frailty."
Pyker Why do you call her that?
Hyker Well, you know Shakespeare
says: "Frailty, thy name is woman."
Pyker I call my wife Eliza Jane.
Hyker Because why-
Pyker Because that's her name.
Chicago Dally News.
With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Desperate.
A bachelor maid In Cologne
Grew .tired of living alogne.
"If a man 'neath the bed
Should hide." she once said,
Td steal him and call him my ogne."
Every Woman in this vicinity will be clad
J?i5U!atJS?a.1 STocere now have In
8t2k)U-R PIB r. Preparation in three
varieties for making Lemon. Chocolate
and Custard pies. Bach 10-cent package
makes two pies. Be sure and order to-day.
Keep Tobacco at Home.
The Turkish government absolutely
prohibits the exportation of the seed
of Turkish tobacco.
We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap
Buy fun and hides, or tan them for robes
& rugs. N. W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
It Is easier for a man to acquire a
bad reputation than it is for bis chil
dren to live it down.
Lewis- Single Binder Cigar has a rich
taste. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory,
Peoria. 111.
A milkman doesn't cry over spilt
milk if there is a pump handy.
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REPORTER TO BOSS
REMARKABLE RISE OF COMMIS
SIONER JOHN H. O'BRIEN.
Arrived in New York Only Few Years
Age, Bat Haa Had Meteerie
Career Since Becoming Iden
tified with MeClellan.
New York From newspaper report
er to political leader and head of a
great city department eraployiag thou
sands of men and spending millioasof
dollars every year such is the almost
phenomenal stride in the narrow
space of four years of John H.
O'Brien, commissioner of water sup
ply, gas and electricity, who for two
years, and particularly during the
last few months, has been conspicu
ously in the public eye.
It shows, among other things, how
easily success may be achieved in
the great city of New York.
Had he graduated from the ranks
of the Democratic organization he
would be the object of only ordinary
attention. But he never was a dis
trict captain. He never was an elec
tion worker. In fact, he never be
longed to the Tammany organization
until after he became a recognized
leader.
He found himself in New York one
day and soon after the close of the
Pan-American exposition in Buffalo,
and although he had no intention of
remaining he yielded to the requests
of editors for whom he bad done
work In Buffalo and took a position
as reported. When he reached New
York, at the age of 30, he was al
most boyish in appearance, and while
acquainted with many New York poli
ticians, whom he met while an Al
bany correspondent, he had no knowl
edge of metropolitan newspaper
methods.
But he knew how to meet men,
how to get information, had a fac
ulty for absorbing things quickly and
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appreciating their significance, and
he knew how to write. The result
was that he came to be quickly recog
nized as a first-class reporter. For a
time he did whatever there was to
be done. Gradually it developed that
he was peculiarly fitted for political
work, and during the campaign of 1904
he reported the progress of the can
vass of Col. George B. MeClellan, who
was running for mayor for the first
time. His work showed he had a
keen knowledge of politics, and it at
tracted the attention of Col. MeClel
lan, who, after being elected, offered
him the place of private secretary at
a salary of $5,000 a year.
It developed tnat the qualifications
which hatt ben pointed out by his Buf
falo friends made him an unusu
ally successful secretary, and made
him greatly admired by the mayor.
So well did he familiarize himself
with the metropolitan political ma
chinery that Mayor MeClellan. when
he was renominated In the fall of
1905, chose him as his political man
ager and announced that be would
conduct his campaign independent
of Tammany hall. The spectacle of
a man 32 years old who had been
In the city less than four years con
ducing a mayoralty campaign In a
year when Tammany hall was in the
throes of one of the hardest fights
of a decade attracted much com
ment. Not altogether satisfied himself
that he was Ideally fitted for the
job, Mr. O'Brien resigned as private
secretary, rolled up his sleeves and
went to work. It quickly became
evident that his ideas of conduct
ing a campaign and they were in
line with .those of the mayor
were vastly different from those
used by Tammany hall. It became
apparent, also, that in the matter of
running a campaign on a high plane
the youthful manager could teach
the old-time managers a few things.
He worked from nine o'clock in the
morning until one or two o'clock the
next morning, and by his faithfulness
he earned the sincere friendship
of Mayor MeClellan, who was re
elected. The city was filled with rumors
as to what O'Brien's reward would
be. No one doubted that he could
have any job which the mayor had
power to give him. He was talked
of as chamberlain and finally was
named as fire commissioner, which
pays $7,500 a year.
In person Commissioner O'Brien
is about five feet ten inches tall,
and weighs about 190 pounds.
Africa Leads in Gold Output.
Africa produces more' than one-third
of the world's gold. Its annual out
put is $150,000,000; the United
States gives ont $95.aoo,000; Australia,
$85,000,000; and New Zealand, $10,
000,000. Valuable Collection of Autographs.
The prince of Monaco possesses one
of the most valuable collections of au
tographs in the world. An entire wing'
of his highness' palace at Monaco is
reserved for the display of documents
written by celebrities.
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Revenge.
Scaggs The people on the ioor
above me have just got a new phono
graph. Wagsby You don't .say! Are yba
going- to move?
Scaggs Move? No; I'm going to
learn to play on the corset.
The Ones He Preferred.
"Have you aay preferred creditors?"
"Yes, sir. I prefer the ones who se
away without making a fass wheat I
tell theai 111 aay up as soon, as I
Chicago Record-Herald.
Haa Given Much te Charity.
Mrs. ThOBUis F. Ryan, wife of the
New York traction atllltoaaire. has so
much charity work oa hand that she
has a private office and staff of clerks
and stenographers. She has given
away about $4,000,000 la building hos
pitals, convents, schools and churcaea
Could Girdle the Earth.
The startling calculation is now
made that the world's Methodists are
so numerous that, by joining hands,
they could girdle the earth. They
number 30,000,000.
A Noble Example.
The noble "Serampore Triad"
Carey. Marshman and Ward with
their families, lived together at a cost
of $500 a year, and during their term
of missionary service contributed their
combined earnings, amounting to near
ly half a million dollars to the evangel
ization of India.
Necessity fer Action.
Nan I was astonished to learn that
Lil Billiwink had gone and married
that Spriggins boy. Why, she a good
ten years older than he is.
Far I know it, but it had narrowed
down to a choice between him and his
father, and she had to decide quick.
Malay Coceanut Estates.
The cocoanut estates in the federat
ed Malay states are worth about $30,
000.000, says L. C. Brown, the official
in charge of the plantations.
Makes a Difference.
A girl who used to make all sorts of
fun of those who were poor spellers is
now receiving three fat letters a week
from a man who can't spell correctly
Naturally.
"Now," said the teacher, "suppose
you bad a dime and lost three cents,
how much would you have "
"Pardon me," interrupted the pre
cise Boston boy, "but if It was a
dime I should ha had to get it
changed first."
Dead Man Guides Into Wreck.
Dead at the throttle. Calvin Freder
ick, an engineer on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, ran his locomotive past a dan
ger signal and caused a wreck in
which Richard Miller and Cyrus
Young, brakemen, were dangerously
scalded.
"About the surest way to make a
man uncomfortable," said a matron,
"is to have his wife call him en
dearing names in public. That treat
ment is invariably dangerous. It first
embarasses. then it irritates, and
finally it exasperates.
Omaha Directory
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Ready February 15, 1908.
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