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PERSONAL.
Gov. Hughes absolutely refursed to
become a candidate for the vice-presidential
nomination.
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota declared
he would not be a candidate for a
third term.
Charles B. Ullmo, formerly a French
naval officer, was publicly degraded
at Toulon as a traitor and spy.
Representative A. A. Wiley of Ala
bama, a member of the past four con
gresses, waa reported critically ill at
Hot Springs, Va.
' Miss Annie S. Peck, well known
i mountain climber, is going to Peru to
. make a second attempt to reach the
1 summit of Mount Huascaran, which she
believes is the loftiest peak in the
western hemisphere.
Raymond Hitchcock, the actor ac-
1 cused of mistreating young girls, was
acquitted by a jury in New York.
The empress of Germany fell from
her horse while out riding, but was
uninjured.
J. U. Barnes, president of the in
solvent Minnesota Title Insurance and
Trust company, was found guilty of
grand larceny at Minneapolis.
The 'state board of pardons of Illi
nois refused to pardon Herman Blllick
of Chicago, convicted of the murder of
George W. Wood, Lewln A. Wood
j and Forest B. Wood pleaded guilty
I In St Paul to conspiracy to defraud
and were fined $2,500 each.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Agnew-Hart anti-racetrack gam
Wing bills were passed by the New
Tork senate by the constitutional ma-
t jority of 26 to 25 and were at once
signed by Gov. Hughes.
A jury in Pontiac, Mich., decided
that Henry Clay Ward of that city, a
millionaire wnose eccentric actions
led to his family's applying to have
a guardian appointed for him, was
competent to manage his own affairs.
Mulai Hand, the usurping sultan of
Morocco, entered Fez at the head of a
large army.
Ten robbers, heavily armed, invaded
the customs office at Tlflls and killed
the official in charge and his four as
sistants, decamping with $12,000. The'
police pursued the robbers, killing
three.
After a campaign of extraordinary
bitterness the voters of Sedalia, Mo.,
rolled up a majority of 848 against
local option.
Patrick O'Hare of Pittsburg, Pa.,
fatally shot his wife and child and cut
his own throat.
Flood conditions in Missouri and
Kansas were much improved, though
there were three drownings at Kan
sas City.
Two children of Fall River. Kan.,
were found suffocated in a trunk in
which they had hidden.
Before the brewers' convention ad
journed at Milwaukee it was decided
to raise $200,000 to wage war against
the spread of prohibition.
The Republican national committee
completed the hearings of contests in
volving 219 seats in the convention.
Of these 216 were -given to Taft and
three to Foraker.
Explosions and fire in the Morris
packing plant at Kansas City. Kan.,
resulted in two deaths and the de
struction of about $350,000 worth of
property.
The Allison Glass works of Cen
tralia. 111., employing 300 men, filed a
petition in bankruptcy with the fed
eral court.
Nine bookmakers were arrested at
the Gravesend racetrack for violating
the new anti-racetrack gambling laws
of New York.
John McGreer, a landscape artist, 69
years of age, who recently lived in
Chicago, was drowned in the Hudson
river near New York.
'Anthony Comstock, head of the New
York Society for the Suppression of
"Vice, says his society will fight the
sheath gown, whether worn by chorus
girls or members of the 400.
The receding of the Mississippi
.river flood tn the vicinity of La Crosse,
Wis., revealed thousands of dollars'
worth of pearls cast up by the high
waters.
Sam T. Stevenson, former secre
tary of New Orleans Local No. 17,
Typographical union, was arrested in
that city with $8,000 of the union's
funds.
Twelve people were injured, two
probably fatally, in a street car col
lision in Chicago.
Nine persons were killed and 65 in
jured by a rear-end collision of a
freight with a passenger train at Roc
capietra, Italy.
Roy A. Gormley. a Detroit grain
broker, ended a week's debauch by
coaunitting suicide In his apartment
at the Auditorium Annex. Chicago.
On claims aggregating $8,791,047
dne the National Car Wheel company
of New York, the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad was thrown 4nto the
hands of a receiver at Toledo. O.
- The Hotel Gramatan at Bronxville.
Jf. Y., and the new Cliff hotel at New
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port, R. L, were destroyed by flames.
Nine hotel keepers and business
men of Galesburg, 111., were arrested
for violating the local option law.
For kindness shown his wife in her
sickness. Giles Gilbert, a Duluth pi--oneer
who died a few weeks ago, left
$25,000 to Miss Edith Bain, a music
teacher of Chicago.
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More than a dozen persons were
hurt at Capitol Heights, a suburb of
Montgomery, Ala., when' the platform
used to accommodate participants in
the unveiling of a statue to Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee. collapsed.
Federal Judge Landis granted am
appeal to the United States supreme
court tc Herman Billik, convicted of
the murder of Mary Vrzal, just as
preparations for his execution were
being made in Chicago.
Wisconsin Prohibitionists nominated
a ticket headed by W. D. Cox of Mil
waukee for governor.
President J. C. Wallace of the
American Shipbuilding company an
nounced the permanent closing of the
Bay City (Mich.) yard of the com-.
pany, wnlch began operations nearly
half a century ago.
A silver service from a design by
Paul Revere, the American revolution
ary war hero, is to be presented to the
United States cruiser Colorado by the
state of Colorado at San Francisco
prior to the sailing of the cruiser to
the orient in August.
The Lusitania beat the Mauretania's
record on the western passage by
seven minutes.
For the third time in as many days
an entire square of dwelling houses
was burned in New Orleans.
Thieves smashed a window in the
jewelry store of Hyman, Berg & Co.,
State and Washington streets, Chi
cago, and escaped with 60 gold
watches and jewelry valued at $3,000.
As the result of the local option
elections held in Oregon, county pro
hibition will prevail in 21 of the 23
counties after July.
David B. Hill of New York, on sail
ing for Europe, scored William J.
Bryan, declared there was no longer
a Democratic party, and commended
the candidacy of Gov. Johnson of Min
nesota. As the result of a political quarrel
at Stanberry, Mo., R. H. Duncan, a
lawyer and candidate for prosecuting
attorney, shot and killed Charles E.
Butler, city marshal.
A pouch of registered mail from
Los Angeles for New York, containing
upwards of $50,000, was stolen after
reaching Kansas City.
The United States Brewers' asso
ciation at its closing session in Mil
waukee adopted a platform of prin
ciples in which it pledges itself to the
abolition of the immoral saloon and
to the cause of temperance in. the use
of intoxicants in the broadest sense.
The great elevator of the Tri-State
Grain company at Hammond, Ind., and 1
250,000 bushels of corn were destroyed
by fire.
Settlement of further contests by
the Republican national epmmitteo
gave William H. Taft 504 votes, or
more than enough to nominate on first
ballot
The United Confederate Veterans
elected Gen. Clement A. Evans of
Georgia commander-in-chief and de
cided to meet next year in Memphis.
W. F. Burns .of Jackson pounty, S.
C, while on a bridal trip across
Panther mountain, in Greenville coun
ty, was robbed of his pretty young
wife by a gang of six men, after he
had been bound, beaten and robbed.
According to the school census, Chi
cago now has a population of about
2.140.000.
Joseph Leiter of Chicago and Wash
ington and Miss Juliette Williams of
Washington were married at the home
of the bride's parents.
Miss Margaret Sargent of Sioux
City, la., found her mother and a man
named Joe Ford dead with bullet holes
in their heads.
Archbishop Nikon, exarch of Geor
gia, was assassinated in Tiflis by rev
olutionists. A monument to the Russian dead at
Port Arthur, erected by Japan, was
unveiled.
An 11-year-old boy at St Joseph,
Mo., wrecked a freight train to obtain
coal.
The Montclair (N. J.) council adopt
ed an ordinance providing a five dol
lar fine for the owner of every dog
that barks after 6 p. m.
The Republican national committee
seated both the "lily white" and "black
and tan" delegates from Louisiana
with half a vote each. The latter
agreed to vote for Taft Six contests
In Mississippi and one in Missouri
were decided in favor of Taft
Edward VII., king of England, and
Emperor Nicholas exchanged royal
visits on the waters of the Bay of
Reval in the Gulf of Finland. It was
a notable meeting and one which may
have a far-reaching effect in the world
policies of the futue.
Property damage to the extent of
$20,000 was done in Guthrie.-Okla., by
a violent wind and rain storm.
Representatives of the large steel
interests agreed on a general reduce
tion in prices of finished steel prod
ucts. Three hundred persons, including
Marquis de Dion, were poisoned by
ptomaines at a banquet of the Auto
mobile club of Paris. One person is
dead and many others are in a serious
condition.
Fire In the business district of En
nis, Tex., did $150,000 damage.
Mrs. Thomas Murrill of Breathitt
county, Kentucky, killed Miss Mary
Terry, for whom Murrill had. deserted
her.
OBITUARY.
John Vines Wright, who was the'
oldest ex-member of congress and had
been a confederate officer and a su
preme court judge in Tennessee, djed
in Washington, aged 80 years.
Charles T. Dunwell, representative
of the Third congressional district of
New York died in Brooklyn.
Capt Edward Rabey, commander of
one of the small steamers at the New
York quarantine station, died.
William Smith King, one of the fa
mous pony express riders, died at
Amazonia, Mo.
Frank C. Bangs, the well-known
tragedian, died at Atlantic City.
A. J. Burt, for many years auditor of
the Michigan Central railroad, died
suddenly from heart disease at his
home in Detroit Mich.
Oliver H. P. Belmont the well
known banker and politician, died of
appendicitis at his home in Hemp
stead, L. L
"Young Steve" tBrodie, son of the
bridge jumper, died in a New York"
hospital after being found unconscious
on the Bowery, where xti had passed
his time since losing the fortune his
J father made.
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SPEAKER DROPS INTO CHICAGO
QUITE UNEXECTEDLY.
INTEREST IN LABOR .QUESTION
Says That He and Congress arc on
Record Against Certain Legis
lation. Chicago, III. Something of a sensa
tion was caused Sunday by the un
expected arrival in Chicago of ooe of
the presidential candidates, "Uncle
Joe" Cannon. He arrived from Dan
ville late in the afternoon, going to
the Union League club, where he was
soon in conference with some of the
most prominent leaders of congress,
including Mr. Payne of New York,
chairman of the committee on ways
and means; Mr.( Dalzell of Pennsyl
vania, the ranking member of that
committee; Representative Overstreet
and Representative Sherman of New
York, who has the congressional back
ing for the vice presidency; Richard
Rerens of Missouri and a number of
delegates from Illinois, Missouri and
other states.
It soon developed that Speaker Can
non's coming was in connection with
the platform. Mr. Cannon the other
day learned in a general way the main
features of the existing draft and did
not feel that they presented any
serious obstacles. However, the ar
rival of the congressional leaders
developed the fact that the so-called
anti-injunction plank contained cen
tain features which were regarded as
quite opposed to the declaration made
at a recent caucus of the members of
the house upon that subject Mr. Can
non was called on the long distance'
telephone and the platform situation'
was discussed. The speaker is not an
adept in talking over a long-distance
telephone, and he finally decided to
take a train into Chicago and go over
the platform in person.
Meantime Mr. Cannon and his con
gressional lieutenants are thoroughly
going over the platform plank concern
ing the restriction of injunctions. It
is not only the speaker's personal
view that an anti-injunction plank
such as is proposed would be unneces
BaTy && unwise, but as speaker of the
house he feels that the formal action
of the republican membership taken
only a few weeks ago and strongly ex
pressive of opposition to such legisla
tion should receive serious considera
tion before such a plank Is finally in
troduced in the pronouncement of the
party to the country. Some of the con
gressional leaders have pointed out
that such a plank would create a sin
gular diversity of official representa
tion, the republicans of the house
formally declaring against such legis
lation and the republican platform
formally declaring in favor of it.
The speaker's views on this subject
were outlined to his friends Sunday
night as being identical to those ex
pressed two years ago.
No Name But Bryan's.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., The real
interest in the democratic state con
vention, which convenes here on Mon
day to select ten delegates to the
convention af Denver, centers in the
ironclad resolutions binding Colo
rado's delegates to vote for Bryan for
the presidential nomination is a fore
gone conclusion, as no other name is
being mentioned in this connection.
The contest will be fought out to a
finish in the credentials committee.
Pardon for Powers and Howard.
Frankfort, Ky. By announcing the
pardon of Caleb Powers and James
Howard, Governor Willscn closed the
last chapter in one of the most noted
criminal cases in the history of this
state, in which the people of the Uni
ted States have formally expressed
their interest by signing the petitions
for pardon.
NEBRASKANS' CAUCUS MONDAY
Meet to Agree on Division of Conven
tion Plums.
Chicago. 111. A number of the Ne
braska delegates reached Chicago
Sunday and are quartered at the
Palmer house. Among them are:
Senators Burkett and Brown. Repre
sentatives Pollard j and Kinkaid, W. N.
Huse of the Norfolk News and J. H.
Arcnds of Otoe county. Victor Rose
water has been on the ground contin
ually since the national committee
took up the contests, holding the
proxy of C. H. Morrill of Lincoln, the
present national committeeman, whom
he expects to succeed. The Nebraska
delegation will meet at 2 o'clock Mon
day to elect a national committee
man, a chairman and members of the
various convention committees.
Senator Burkett is slated for a
speech, seconding Taft's nomination
and also, it is said, for membership
on the important resolutions commit
tee. Governor Sheldon, it Is further
stated, is to be chairman of the dele
gates. , Samoan Volcano Active.
Auckland, N. Z. Advices received
here state that for three nights, be
ginning May 10, there was. a remark
able volcanic outbreak on Savali,
largest of the Samoan islands. The
first eruption was followed by the
greatest flow of lava In the history of
the island, it beins estimated at
nearly 3.000 tons per minute. Soon
there was an almost continuous sheet
of lava "eight miles wide and from six
inches to six feet deep flowing down
the countaln side. It destroyed many
native houses. x
Bryan Has More Than Enough.
Lincoln William J. Bryan, accom
panied by ex-Governor J. E. Osborne
of Wyoming, arrived in the city late
Saturday. They spoke Friday night,
at a political meeting at York. Xfter
a short visit at Fairview Mr. Osborne
left for Chicago. At the Commoner
office it was announced that C97 dele
gates to the democratic national con
vention at Denver were pledged to
vote for William J. Bryan for presi
dent This is twenty-five more than
the necessary two-thirds majority.
PROMINENT NEBRASKA COMPANY
Among the Prominent Financial Insti
tutions In Nebraska is the
Western Fire Insurance Company of
Lincoln.
The Company has shown remark
able progress and under its manage
ment has shown itself to be a pro
gressive and successful inssitution.
It is a Stock Company and its Stock
holders are all Nebraskans. It issues
most liberal policies, makes prompt
settlement of all losses, which are
paid in cash without discount. This
Company makes a specialty of insur
ing Farm and Dwelling House Risks;
writes Fire, Lightning, Tornado and
Windstorm Insurance on all classes or
Farm Property at a fixed rate of pre
mium, there being no assessments.
Every policy guarantees on its face
the full premium as well as me amount
Insured. It does not p ro rate on Live
Stock.
Authorized Capital $1,000,000
Capital Stock 101.400
Assets Dec 31st, lser.
Cash. Loans and Securities. ..$118,531.13
Inabilities. Including- Reinsur
ance Reserve 13,885.64
Security to Policyholders 117.383.39
LOSSES UNPAID NONE
Assets invested in Nebraska First
Farm Mortgages. Keep your money
in Nebraska by patronizing this worthy
Home Company.
See the Agent now, or write the
Home Office, 201 South 11th St.,
Lincoln, Neb.
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Greater or Lesser Impor
tance Over the State.
We publish a list ot Omaha business
houses in another column. In Writing
or calling on them please mention
this paper.
Programs are out for the Chau
tauqua to be held in Wymore June 29
to July 5, and an imposing array of
talent is presented.
Rev. H. H. Maynard of Coe college
has been offered the presidency of
Bellevue college, and he has accepted
that position conditionally.
Regents of the state university
votei to purchase a football field and
drill grounds at an approximate ex
pense, of $30,000. A tract adjoining
the campus will be bought
According to the City Clerk Avery's
annual report the bonded indebted
ness of the city of Beatrice at this
time is $274,597. Ten years ago the
city's debt amounted to nearly $700,
000. The resignation of Judge Marshal,
has stirred up tne would-be judges in
Washington county. Several candi
dates will push their claims before
the county commissioners at their
next session.
S. C. Basu has arrived at the state
university to take a four-year college
course. He' registers from a small
province 150 miles north of Calcutta.
India. He is a high caste Hindu. He
speaks almost perfect English.
Governor Sheldon has appointed
William Frankee of Omaha deputy
.state fish and game commissioner, to
take effect June 1. Mr. Frankee has
been in charge of the state fish hatch
ery here since its establishment.
Attorney Ge'neral Thompson will at
.tend the annual meeting of the asso
ciation of attorneys general at Den
ver. The meeting last year was held
at St. Louis. This year it will be held
some time in the month of August.
Four men from Hamburg drove to
Nebraska City with a team which did
not belong to them, and the team was
deserted by the men there and taken
in charge by the sheriff on a message
from the owner at that place, and he
came over after the same.
A number of boys from the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades at
Cedar Rapids have entered the Ne
braska boys' corn-growing contest,
and each hopes to win a place cf
merit with his corn. Tne result of
their work is being watched with in
terest W. O. Cooley, who lives at Steele
City, in Jefferson county, has a freak
in the shape of a chicken with four
legs. The bird is 4 weeks old and is
in apparent good health. It uses all
four legs in navigating and seems to
experience no difficulty in getting
around.
Charles C. Whistler, aged 32. was
drowned at Ashland in Salt creek. In
company with three others he sought
to cross the stream which was the
highest since the flood of one year
ago, and his gasoline launch became
unmanageable, tipping over and
throwing the doctor into the water.
Land Commissioner Eaton and
State Treasurer Brian returned from
Geneva and reported on the damage
done the state industrial school by the
recent "twister." The laundry has
been completely demolished. The
roof was lifted from the boiler house.
The damage amounts to about $3,000.
The season for destructive storms
is at hand. WIND and LIGHTNING
will destroy and damage buildings and
kill and maim stock in barns and
pastures. Protect yourself by insur
ing them in the Nebraska Mutual Ins.
Co., home office. 141 South Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Neb. Write us for
particulars.
A special to the Journal of Platts
mouth from Murray reports the seri
ous injury of Charles Swan, jr. Swan
was returning horseback with other
young men from a basket social which
occurred near Union. He fell from
his horse and was tramped upon.
Mayor W. A. George, who Is a dele
gate to the republican national con
vention, left last week and will go by
easy stages to Chicago, where he will
establish headquarters at the Palmer
house. At the close of the convention
Mr. and Mrs. George will make a tour
covering two months, visiting Nova
Scotia before returning home.
Floval Strohin, 18 years of age, was
was killed near Hatmerville. He was
riding a horse in a pasture when a
bull attacked the horse, throwing him
and the horn of the saddle striking
him in the side, inflicting fatal in
juries. The annual Johnson county teach
ers' institute will be held in connec
tion with the Tecumseh chautauqua,
.the dates of the institute being July
J3 to 18, inclusive. The chautauqua
will be held July 10 to 19, inclusive.
There will be an able corps of in
structors in attendance at the institute.
THE STATE CAPITAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL
CITIZENS.
II SLUMP IN BANK DEPOSITS
Not a Single Bank, However, in Ne
braska Went Down in the Panic
of Last October.
Banks in Nebraska.
Not a single state bank in Nebraska
went down during the panic last fall,
but Secretary Royse of the state bank
ing board is obliged to report a de
crease of $2,500,000 in. deposits in one
year and a decrease of $1,000,000 in
loans. This decrease he attributed
largely to withdrawals for March set
tlements and for the purchase of
cheap lands in the newer unsettled
states and in the British possessions.
The reserve is 34 per cent, or double
the legal requirement "This indicates
that since last fall's stringency people
are showing up and paying their
debts," said Secretary Royse. Those
who remember that the state banks
total deposits in 1896 were only about
$11,000,000, as compared with nearly
$63,000,000 now, are disposed to feel
that Nebraska Is more than keeping
pace with the financial progress of the
country.,
"A comparison of this report," says
the secretary, "with the report of
February 28, 1908, shows a shrinkage
in deposits of a little over one mil
lion dollars, and a corresponding de
crease in loans of nearly half a mil
lion dollars. The number of banks
have increased four, with an increase
of seventy thousand dollars in paid in
capital. Notes and bills re-discounted
and bills payable have been reduced
one hundred and ten thousand dol
lars. "Compared with the report of a year
ago deposits are found to have de
creased about two and one-half mil
lio dollars, and loans have decreased
about one million dollars.
"A portion of the decrease in depos
its, in my oplnon, represents unusu
ally heavy wlthdrawls for March set- '
tlements and investments outside of
the state, no inconsiderable part of
which has gone to British possessions,
Texas, Oklahoma and other places of
fering cheap lands.
"While a decrease in deposits at this
season is unusual, it will be noted that
loans have also been reduced at al
most the same ratio, leaving the
banks with a reserve of 34 per cent,
being more than double the legal re
quirement, and indicating that as a re
sult of last fall's money stringency
people are slowing up and paying their
debts."
Rain Much Above Normal.
The week was cloudy, says the Ne
braska crop report, with about normal
temperature and an excess of rain in
most parts of the state. The daily
mean temperature was between 64 de
grees and 70 degrees, which, at most
places, was about one degree above
the normal. Thursday and Saturday
were the warmest days, with maxi
mum temperatures quite generally
about 85 degrees, but in some places
in southwestern counties the tempera
ture was about five degrees higher.
In nearly all parts of the state the
rainfall was above normal. In most
of the central and eastern counties it
exceeded two inches, while in consid
erable areas it ranged irom four to
eight inches. Several severe local
storms occurred, accompanied by high
and destructive wind. The total rain
fall from April 1 to date is decidedly
above the normal, except in the south
western counties.
Athletic Meet at Fair.
The state fair board has voted to ap
propriate $200 for the use of Physical
Director George . M. Pinneo. with
which to conduct a state athletic meet
during the state fair this fall. Accord
ing to Mr. Pinneo's plans, this meet
will be more successful than the one
held last year, and with a great deal
of enthusiasmkhe predicted that there
would be at least twice as many ath
ietes from over the state to take part
in the contest events this year as did
last year. The meet will be held on
Tuesday, September 1, from 1 to 2
o'clock in the afternoon, during which
hour the track will be open. The
events will take place in front of the
grandstand.
Fourth of July Orators.
A census of the state officers and
heads of departments who will deliver
Fourth of July addresses has not been
completed, but thus far it shows that
several will perform such patriotic
duties. Governor Sheldon will do
double duty. He will speak at Weep
ing Water in the forenoon and Platts
mouth in the afternoon. Railway Com
missioner Williams will spvak at Ge
noa. Labcr Commissioner Ryder has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
cration at Sutton.
Moore a Resident of Connecticut.
The reports published some weeks
ago that R. E. Moore, Lincoln's wealth
iest citizen, had moved to Connecticut
have been verified by his returns to
the county assessor. Mr. Moore gave
his address as 111 Bedford street.
Strandford, Conn. It is understood
Mr. Moore moved east for business
reasons. The 1500,000 added to his as
sessment last year by the assessor has
not yet been collected and no steps
have been taken looking toward its
collection. This sum was added to his
personal property.
Kern is Persistent.
The Board of Public Lands and
Buildings is still trying to get Super
intendent Kern to handle his cash
funds In the manner prescribed by
the board and also to get permits be
fore making purchases with his cash
fund. Secretary of State Junkin has
been notified by the board to again
admonish Dr. Kern to voucher up the
claims against the cash fund, each
month and also notify him to here
after secure permits before making
purchases out of this fund. The board
has spaat much time in this matter.
SEEKS GEORGIA GOVERNORSHIP.
! Joseah Brawn Conduction fiumthai
Campaign for Office.
Atlanta, Ga. Gov. Hoke Smith, who
swept the state two years ago by an
overwhelming majority will not be re
elected if Joseph Brown who, by order
of Gov. Smith, was recently dismissed
from the railroad commission, can pre
vent it. Mr. Brown's father was once
governor of this state.
Brown wants the governorship for
himself and is conducting a gumshoe
campaign that is increasing his follow
ing everywhere throughout Georgia.
Not a single address has he made
to the people heasks to make him
governor. Ever since the fight started
he has been spending his time in his
apartments receiving reports, writing
cards and consulting with friends. He
would be no match on the stump for
Hoke Smith, whose powers of endur
ance are the marvel of Georgia. All
the attacks made upon Brown, all the
shouts for him to come forth and give
the public a view, have failed to
bring him into sight, have failed to
cause him outward irritation.
Joe Brown is a man of about 55. He
was born in Canton, Ga., was given a
fair education in grammar schools
and was then sent to the University
of Georgia, and afterward took a legal
course at Harvard. His education
completed, he came home and went
to work, at times aiding his father in
his political fights.
He began his railroad work in 1877,
when he was hired as a clerk in the
freight department of the Western &
Atlantic road. He became general
freight agent in 1881, general freight
and passenger agent In 1884 and traf
fic manager In 1889. In the succeed
ing years he filled various railroad po
sitions of responsibility.
Mr. Brown was appointed a railroad
commissioner and was ousted by Gov.
Smith as the result of an alleged
threatening note.
LORD'S PRAYER ON A PIN HEAD.
Wonderful Feat of a Young New York
Photo-Engraver.
New York. The Lord's Prayer en
graved in perfectly legible letters on
the head of a common, ordinary pin
it doesn't seem possible, yet this is a
feat that has been performed by Wil
liam Stuart, a young photo-engraver,
of this city. Mr. Stuart succeeded in
putting the entire Lord's Prayer on
the head of the pin, together with his
name and the year, making a total of
267 letters. Even then Mr. Stuart did
not "stretch" himself, but was content
to stop when he had finished with the
prayer and his name. By crowding
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Pin Head Enlarged 784 Times.
and filling up small gaps he could
have cut in many more letters.
The pin, looked at with the naked
eye, seems merely to have a slightly
roughened head. The letters can be
read only with a magnifying glass. The
work was done at odd times during a
regular week's work. It would be sup
posed that such a feat required spe
cially prepared tools of a very fine and
expensive make. On the contrary, it
was done with a common wood en
graver's tool, known as a "No 1 ellipti
cal picture tint" and costing ten cents,
and an ordinary finder magnifying
glass, such as is used in examining
linen cloth, and which costs 25 cents.
Mr. Stuart does not consider the
Lord's Prayer engraving a remarkable
feat as he once succeeded in putting
264 letters on a bank pin, which is
smaller than the ordinary.
Several years ago it was quite a fad
to wear as watch charms gold dollars
on which were engraved the Lord's
Prayer. This was considered remark
ably fine work at the time, but the pin
used by Mr. Stuart measured only one
sixteenth of an inch in diameter. The
photograph of the pin head presented
here has been enlarged about 784
times.
It Sounded Too Good.
Nikola Tesla. the famous inventor,
the harnesser of Niagara, said the
other day of a Spanish invention that
had been described to him:
"It sounds too good. In fact, it is so
excellent that it reminds me of a
bargain that a millionaire acquaint
ance of mine secured last month.
"'Congratulate me,' the man ex
claimed on Broadway. I have ob
tained absolute control of the best
patent medicine on the market.'
"'What Is the medicine good for?'
I asked.
"'Any prevailing epfdemic was the
reply." Washington Star.
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A Bars Possibility.
In his diary, which Is incorporated
In the "Life and Letters of Sir Richard!
Claverhouse Jebb," the great Greek
scholar recorded a flash of his own wit
which is of a most appealing variety.
At dinner at Cambridge Sir Rich
ard, then Mr. Jebb. took in a young
woman, who got through the first
course with little conversation.. Sud
denly she startled him by saying, Ik
the most unprovoked way, while she
was still dining 'with apparent good
appetite:
"Prof. Jebb, do you think women
ever die of a broken heart?" s-
"Perhaps other organs may have
something to do with it," he proffered
la reply Youth's Companion.
Water, Water, Everywhere.
During the flood of 1903 an old
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Later he was found by a party
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prodding Into the ground with a fish
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"Good gracious, men," said he,
"what do you think Ah am a-doin'? Ah
am try in' to find man dog-goned well
so Ah can git mahself a pail of watah."
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