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Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Victoria a Saxon

Reading OF the gathering Of many notable
titled personages in London at the present
time to attend the funeral exercises OF
the lamented Queen Victoria, IL must be
remembered that in England there are many
families, untitled, who trace with pride
their genealogy back to the days when Eng
land was ruled by native kings, years be-
fore the usurper from Normandy had
wrested the crown and scepter from the
brave people Of England These families
have pointed with pardonable pride to
their ancestry, stretching back in an un-
broken line for many generations, and
their ancestors looked upon the creations
OF William the Conqueror, who conferred
English titles and English lands alike with
great lavishness on his French followers,
with as little favor as those OF the present
day regard such titles as the dukes Of
Grafton, Richmond or St. Albans, who
trace their lineage back TO the ilegitimate
children OF Charles H.
No peer OF England enjoys a title older
than that Of Baron Hastings, a title created
in 1864 by Henry III, but no commoner
can trace a more ancient lineage than
could the late Queen Victoria. in whose
veins ran the blood Of direct descent from
Egbert I, king OF all England. having been
formerly the king Of Wessex, but conquered
the country south OF the Humber and de-
feated the king OF Mercia in s27,
Since that date fifty-seyen kings or queens
have enjoyed a greater or less period OF
ruling over England, all Of whom, with the
exception OF seven (Canute and two sons
and William the Conqueror, two sons and
one grandson, could trace their ancestry
back in an unbroken line to that first king
The direct line OF descent from Egbert
to Victoria does not, OF course, include
all OF these monarchs many OF whom
died childless, causing the succession to
be traced back several generations and then
forward through another branch To make
this palmer, 1t may be observed that
George ~ and William " in turn sue
eeeded their father, George H. and were
followed by Victoria, the only daughter
Of younger brother hence the direct line
passed from George III, through his fourth
son (who never became king. TO Victoria,
though George ~ and William " traced
their lineage back to and through
George III,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

Therefore the house OF Tudor. which in
cluded Henry VIII OF matrimonial fame
and his headstrong daughters the house
OF Stuart with the courtiy but weak
Charles /, beheaded by Cromwell and even
the house Of Normandy, with the doughty
conqueror and his quarrelsome sons, do
not figure in the direct descent.
II Victoria traced her lineage only TO
william the Conqueror, she would have
no part in the more ancient royal family
for even such an INSCRIPTIONS warrior as
William could not assume that the mere
fact that his Aunt Emma was the wife OF
King Ethelred ls79-l0l6). the mother OF
Edward Gronsdes) and Of Edward the
Confessor CO42-lOl6), gave him the shadow
Of a claim to the English crown. The
direct line Of descent passed from Egbert
through his son Ethelwulf (S99-S5s), to
his fourth son, that famous Alfred the
Great who reigned over England for thirty
years from s7l and whose reign was one
OF the wisest and most benefcent that
England has ever experienced.
Passing through Alfreds second SON Ed
mund (94O-946), and then TO his second
son, Edgar (95s-975), the scepter passed
after the death of Edward the Martyr, TO
Ethelred (s79-lOl6), the second son OF
Edgar.
Two OF his sons sat on the throne, with
an interval Of twenty-six years, which time
Canute and his sons held sway, but from
the first Edmund, called "lronsides," We
trace the direct line though it leaves Eng
land for Scotland
Edmund's granddaughter, Margaret, mar
ried Malcolm III Of Scotland, himself the
descendant of a long line OF Scottish kings
and their daughter, Maude. returned TO
England and married Henry !, the youngest
son OF William the Norman and the next
TO the last OF the house OF Normandy.
The grandson Of Henry and Maud came
to the throne as Henry ii in ll54, as the
first OF the Plantagenets, thus the direct
line OF descent leaves out the FIVE Norman
kings entirely.
From Edward III 10 Henry VII the line
OF direct descent can be traced IN two
ways: Through John Of Gaunt (as ex-
planned by Mr. Fitzpatrick in his excellent
genealogical table published in The Bee
OF January S0l, or through the fifth son
OF Edward III TO his grandson, Richard
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
How Both Strains of English
Blood Met In Her.

Neville (whose wife, by the way, was a
descendant of John OF GaunD, who was
the father OF Edward " G46l-l4S3), whose
daughter married Henry VII Uhus ending
the Wars OF the Roses) Here the line
passes to Scotland again through the beau
tiful but unfortunate Mary, Queen OF
Scots. and returned to England in the per-
son OF James " (James ! of England
1t may be interesting TO note that on
the death OF Elizabeth the crown could
logically have been claimed by the charm
ing, headstrong and fascinating Mary
Tudor Cor her descendants), whom we all
know as the heroine of When Knighthood
Was in Flower"
Thus we find that Queen Victoria and
Edward VII can trace a more ancient
lineage, as we'll as one more noble and
honorable, than merely back TO William
the Conqueror, who was the ilegitimate
son OF one who earned the name OF Robert
the Devil, and who had, ii may be assumed
few Of the graces Of his father, who was
called by his people Richard the Good duke
OF Normandy.
The present Illness Of the duke OF Cum
berland (known TO us until the death OF
Victoria as the duke OF York; brings into
prominence the little Prince Edward OF
York, heir presumptive, who is doubly en-
titled to the throne ultimately not only as
the eldest grandson Of Edward VII, but
because his mother princess Mary OF Teck)
is the granddaughter Of the duke Of Cam
bridge, who was the eighth son OF George
III, Queen Nictoria's father being the fourth
son.
All who are interested in the life OF
Queen Victoria will undoubtedly be glad
TO thus observe that through this unbroken
line, comprising thirty-fvc generations, her
progenitors numbered, among other note
worthy names, the good King Alfred the
Great, the wise and puissant Edgar. as we'll
as the noble King David and Robert the
Bruce Of Scotland, and to that most pa
thetic and romantic character Of all his
tory, Mary, Queen Of Scots.
All OF the graces, all the traits OF ad-
mirable character, all the nobility Of an
ancient race seemed to have centered in
the well-beloved queen to the exclusion OF
the base the faults and the flaws that have
smirched the name Of many former mon
srchs Of England. EDWARD P. FITCH.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
The Captain Was Married Man.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: The ship labored
heavily in the trough OF the sea. 1t was a
grave question whether the pumps would
gain on the leak or the leak would gain on
the pumps. Every male passenger had been
called upon for aid.
Suddenly the vgilant eye OF the captain
fell upon a passenger who was idly looking
on while his comrades toiled at the pumps.
See here" he roared, what do you
mean by shirking at such an hour as this!
Get to those pumps instanter and take your
turn!"
The passenger shook his head.
''Ill see you in Tophet first" he yelled.
For three an thirty years I've been die
tated TO by my wife an now that She
gone, an I'm out for pleasure, I've made
up my mind that l won't be bossed around
by no human being again-not IL drown
for it,"
And the captain turned away without
another word
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Had TO Conquer or Die.

Il was just about gore" writes Mrs. Rosa
Richardson OF Laurel Springs, n. c., 81
had consumption so bad that the best doc
tors said ! could not live more than a
month, but began to use Or. Kings New
Discovery and was wholly cured by seven
bottles and am now stout and we'll" It's
an unrivaled life-saver in consumption
pneumonia, la grippe and bronchitis; in
fallible for coughs, colds. asthma, hay
fever. Group or whooping cough. Guaran-
teed bottles soc and s1.00. Trial bottles
free at Kuhn & Co.'S drug store.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
the part of those not actively engaged in

the part Of those not actively engaged in
the work by bringing them into contact
with the members OF the committee. In
vitations &c the number of 1000 will be
issued today.
President Sanborn OF the auditorium
company received a letter from Frederick
lnnes, the bandmaster. asking for informa-
tion regarding the present condition OF the
auditorium movement and indicating that
he desires TO arrange his western dates
next fall TO be at the opening OF the new
building. Architects from Chicago and New
York have attempted TO get in on the
ground floor and have already written TO
ask that they be permitted to submit plans
for the new structure. The subscriptions
reported informally this morning amounted
to about $500 in addition to that reported
Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Mystery of Good Stories.

New York Press Who starts the good
stories that help us 10 kill time and tighten
the burden of the day? To be an expert
teller OF stories is TO have following. Men
will pause in the midst of business TO
hear something good Pass the word
along that SO and So has a new one" and
see how the boys will gather for a laugh,
mostly old and middleaged boys" not chill
dren. few men like Senator Depew ap-
preciate every fresh story that reaches
them and tell it in the first person instead
OF the third, as If they had just invented
it, This requires assurance OF a high
order.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
PREPARING FOR RAINY DAY
Public school Teachers Propose Annuity
Association.
AGITATION OF THE QUESTION IS NOW ON
II Sentiment CrystalIizcs in Favor of
the Idea, the Legislature VIII
lie Asked TO Lend
Helping Hand.
AGITATION OF THE QUESTION is NOW

The teachers OF the Omaha public schools
have bill which they will present TO the
legislature in a few days. providing 1t re.
ceives the Endorsement of a sufficient num-
Der Of the teachers to justify the assertion
that it is a popular measure with them.
This bill provides for the establishment OF
relief and annuity association by the
teachers employed in the Omaha schools.
Under the terms OF the bill the teachers
now employed may become members OF the
society, but all who may hereafter be en-.
gagged ere required TO become members
Annual dues Of SIS are TO be paid for twen
ty-fye years, and at the end OF this term
the member is entitled TO an annuity no,
to exceed $40O; provision is made for thu
payment of benefits of 81 per day in case
of sickness extending over a term OF more
than three days.
Long Service n Requisite.
Before member can become entitled to
the annuity twenty-five years must have
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

RHINELANDER, Wis, Feb 2-Tha At.
road was wrecked today at BranIford,
Price county. Wis Six persons were IN
tured, but none killed The train was de.
rallied
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

An undertaken living in Michigan town
prints this alluring advertisement in his
local weekly Having eight years expert
ence and embalming school instructions l
am able TO prepare bodies for any reason
able time. / have also bought one Of the
latest style funeral cars and it is now in
my shop. | will also have my little hearse
painted white for children. Both furnished
and | will make everything as pleasant as
possible"
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
QUAINT FEATURES OF LIFE.

The following advertisement was printed
in a northern Michigan paper last week
If that narrow contracted and short com
plected thing don't bring that trace chain
back and put it on the dray he stole It off
OF, near the center OF section % Of --
township. he will see his fine name in print
in this paper next week. Be careful there
is no one close hereafter when you want
TO be a thief"
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Millions of People Use Cuticura Soap


falling
in the mo
Wiut
md
III kin nandc
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

a remarkable scene took place in New
York cable car the other day. A crowded
car was rumbling along Lexington avenue
when suddenly a gentleman who had just
got in arose and signaled the conductor to
stop the car, at the same time saying in
loud voice: Some one in this car has
smallpox" There was a frantic scramble
for the doors and the offender was found to
be a woman, heavily veiled. occupying
corner seat. who was on her way to the
hospital. The gentleman was a physician
and his knowledge OF the disease enabled
him to detect it by the peculiar odor which
always accompanies it.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Ready for Mass Meeting.

The arrangements for the mass meeting
TO be held Thursday evening are now COM
plete, II having been decided not to solicit
subscriptions that evening, but to discuss
the proposition OF the auditorium at
length.
Ten or more OF the most active workers
in the cause will deliver addresses and the
matter will then come up for informal dis
cussion A lunch will follow the talk and
music will I'LL in the time, II is hoped to
increase the interest in the proposition on
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
AUDITORIUM BRICKS ARRIVE
Fund-Raising Souvenir Are Exhibited
First Time.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING At NOON
Everything 10 In Readiness for the
Big Mass Meeting Thursdny
Night and the General
Outlook Is Good.

The hrst consignment OF auditorium
bricks reached Omaha yesterday morning
and at a meeting of the committee they
were displayed for the first time There are
1000 badges in the consignment, numbered
consecutively, miniature brick being
pendant from the circular badge which sets
forth the fact that the badges are issued
by the auditorium committee.
These bricks will not be placed on sale
until after the subscriptions to the capital
stock amount to sl5O,00O, It being the in
tention OF the managers TO let nothing
interfere with the work of soliciting the
subscriptions.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

At Morristown, n. j., recently they buried
a man who lived for a quarter Of a century
in the house with his wife and spoke no
word to her. on his deathbed he repented
and asked for forgiveness, which was
granted. But there are those twenty-five
years OF terrible silence which stand ire
vocsble. A trivial quarrel started the mis-
chief in the home. The wife pleaded many
times for the recalling OF the mans oath.
To slightly shift the pronouns in the old
song
Much ado there was. God wot!
Sne would love- but he would not.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

A kindly old farmer near Welsville, Kan,
has posted the following notice on a tree
on his farm:
When | was young and in my prime, my
fathers darling boy,
To shoot and hunt and sport and swim ]
always did enjoy;
! always tried to do what's right and never
TO do harm,
So you can shoot and hunt and swim on
Uncle Peters farm.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

A typical bad man has just been ar
rested in a southwestern wilderness bearing
TIE odd name OF Macoo. This blood and
thunder villain is said TO have had a score
OF notches on his gun each notch telling
the horrid tale OF a human life cut short
1t is further asseverated that this whole
sale assassin had killed three Mexicans
a few days before lmping justice laid him
by the heels. II is not unlikely that this
annihilstor OF haplcss victims is a mythical
person, as mythical as the wild beasts
which, as the story goes, forced ex-Gov-
Colorado But IL there is any "sich" per-
son, as Ssirey Camp said OF the ina maginary
Mrs. Harris, what figure be would cut in
a Bowery melodrama'
ITO say that news is scarce" writes the
Parkhurst correspondent Of the Kennebec
(Me.) Journal, lis putting it mild. The
young folks have about all gone away for
, the winter, the hired girls have gone home
aud the hired men have gone to the woods.
There has been no courting, tattling get
ting married or increase in the population
since election. The old folks that are do
ing the chores and running the thing are
going TO live as long as they can. The
peddlers and preachers have forsaken us;
the hens won't lay; the horses are too lazy
to run away, and there are no dogs TO
bark so, what the dickens is there TO write
about"
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

Before member can become entitled to
the annuity twenty-five years must have
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-11
NORTHBOUND
No. sNo. 4N0. B No. 8
Main Line

Sunday trains at Masailiop, northbound,
~ q a. 2 Yeo E P;l o. asr,ys e I'VE @ s E n. south
Sss'aSS ss'Isa'ss ssSsl2 "a lS2estins sGSx' Ao'
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new OUTLETS.
Wheeling g. Lake Erie Road to
BE on an Entirely Differ
ent Footing.

The Wheeling & Lake Erie is coming
into an Inheritance of new territory
soon that promises to put that road on
an entirely different footing than it
has ever enjoyed. The first acquisi-
tion will be its entrance into Cleve-
land from the way of Toledo, by the
trackage arrangement entered into with
the Big Four between Cleveland and
Wellington. 1t is not generally known
that this line will give the Wheeling
a road between Cleveland and Toledo,
which Is but eight miles longer than
that of the Lake Shore. The route
will be Clevt land to Wellington thirty
six miles; Wellington to Toledo, eigh-
ty-five miles; aggregate 12l miles. The
Lake Shores short line to Toledo Is
113 miles in length. By this means
the Wheeling also obtains a route to
st. Louis which is rather surprising iu
that IL is but seven miles longer than
the Big Four route, which has the short
line mileage, and much shorter than the
Pennsylvania which loses distance by
running through Akron.
The other new territory to be opened
soon will be to Chicago. when 1t gains
the advantage of the Wabash's line be-
tween Toledo and Montpelier. which II
is expected will be completed In short
time. Now the Wabash. which has
really become an extension of the
Wheeling, or vice versa, is about to ex-
tend Its line between Toledo and De-
troit. which will open the Michigan
field from Ohio. Later on--but this Is
not expected for few years--the two
roads will force an entrance into Pitts.
burg. The franchise ordinance for thii
| property u now before the city council
r. RitfahQrG ~ ~ 1Nkk z ta1u6
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HORSES IN
TRAINING
Quite q String at Fair
Ground Track.
NOT MANY STARTERS
Indications Are That Few Will
Be In the Faster Glasses at
the Early Meetings
f 5 This Year,

Trainer Humphris Is busy man a.
the fair ground track. At least he is
as busy as the weather will permit him
to be. The track has been kept in good
shape in spite of the wet weather, but
It has been so cold and disagreeable
that no fast work has been attempted.
The horses are given slow workouts
and fast quarters occasionally, but
there has been no attempt to drive
them up to their speed for mile. In
fact, this policy has been practiced by
trainers all over the country, and the
indications are that the early meetings
will not have many starters in the fas-
ter classes.
Mr.. Humphris has accumulated quite
string. There is not an Individual in
the lot that has a record of any kind.
They are all green to the track, but are
well bred. They have the kind of
breeding that makes them train on.
The natural speed that they show and
the Improvement noted in the little
eioihh6 Ihue thCy huNo iCCCiNCub
cate that barring accidents every horse
In training will develop speed enough
to warrant sending it down the line
after the purses hung up.
Friday, e. L. Haymaker sent finely
bred chestnut mare TO Mr.. Humphris
to the track to be worked. She is Lilly
May. by Pocahontas Boy, sire of the
dam Of Hontas Crook, 200. Her first
dam is by Tasco, 2:21. The mare can
go quarter in 33 seconds, 2:12 clip
and can go eights In :16. She has every
indication of making swift racer.
u Others in his string are Burnett, by
Oakburn, dam by Reveille. He is this
property of j. T. Kile, of Alliance. is
PAGER and showed 2:20 speed last year
with little work.
He also has full brother to Burnett
the property of Mr.. Kile, which Is q
year younger, but is equally as promis.
ing.
Mckinley, Jr., full brother to Miss
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-11
FROM PHILIPPINES.
Waynesburg Boy Writes TO His
Mother and Other
Relatives.

Will Koontz of Waynesburg, has writ
ten the following interesting letter to
his parents:
Ban Pan, p. I.
My dear mother and all the rest:-
I will try and answer your and Mary's
letters both at once tonight. Twas glad
to hear from you again and am glad TO
know you are both well, which leaves
me the same, although Sunday one
week ago I was grinding hash and In
went one of my fingers and 1t didn't
all come out right away, cut of
half of the first Joint. am afraid |
shall lose half or maybe all OF my fin
ger, as 1t is in a pretty bad condition,
but it will have to be as 1t is. can't
cry over spilled milk, that is the rea.
son did not get letter on the boat
that left on the 18th of this month
I wish you would find out what reg
iment of infantry or cavalry Jim Bur.
we'll is in and what company or troop.
want to see him IL can get near him
SO let me know IL you can find out.
Mary was asking me in her letter
about Corporal Kugle whom
mentioned in a previous letter. Well
| am sorry to say he was sent to Dagu-
pan military hospital suffering with vel.
| low jaundice two weeks ago and died
the next day after he arrived. He was
a fine fellow and good friend of mine,
And Mary told me to get her some bugs
and send to her. would like to do
1t but they would spoil before could
send them. and anyway, | am second
cook and have no time to gather them
but IL can | will. | got a letter from
Mrs. VIM. Boory and will answer her
letter so 1t starts the 18th of April
| will try and get her some shells, but
don't think can as we are now about
! 40 miles from the sea coast, but II
can't get her the shells will get her
a fine handkerchief and have the Am
erican coat of arms worked in 1t with
| silk by a Filipino woman over town
It is a fine piece of work | tell you
She said she was going to send me O
knife, well she could not send me 9
thing that l would appreciate more
than a pocket knife, as we can't get
American knives here at all. | was
glad to hear from her. / owe her let
ter and am ashamed have let 1t go SC
far without answering 1t but will mai
letter to her on the 18th of April sc
1 it goes on the 18th.
/ guess | will close as news is scarce
so | Will stop writing. wishing you al
the good luck going, | remain as evel
your son. WILL KOONTZ.
Co. G., 18th Infantry,
Manila, p. /.
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to be over one hundred years old. He
was buried with military honors in the
old GENE cry on Mckinley avenue near
the entrance to said old place of burial.
we'll remember the day of the funeral.
The celebrations on the tth of July
were mostly conducted independent Of
party. But sometimes the campaign
became so hot that they would divide
off into parties. This was especially
true in 1910. which was probably the
most notable campaign In the history
of the country.
AS have a record before me OF what
the Wings did on that occasion will
here produce the same. On Tuesday
evening. June 10th, 1S40. the Wings
assembled In the log cabin (Which
stood on Dewalt street where the Han.
ma block now stands) to make arrange
ments for the 4th of July celebration
II. A. Schneider was called to the chair
and Hiram X. Dickey was ap
pointed secretary. In opening the
meeting F.. A. Schneider made few
remarks In German which were follow
ed by more extensive remarks in Eng
lish by s. @. Frey. The committee ap
pointed to report permanent commit
tee to make suitable arrangements re-
ported the following names: william
Herrick, Isaac Hartman. Martin Wiki
dal, John Malline, George Reynolds
Oliver p. Stidger. John Koontz, Johr
Black and John Reed. Jr.. of Canton
Francis ]. Meyer, of Plain township
Col Thomas s. Webb. and Francis
Worthouse. of Massillon; Jesse Slusser
Of Osnaburg. and John 8. Rutter. o
Waynesburg. The committee on invi
tations were Lewis Vail and John Mey
ers. Of Canton. and II. Wheeler, o
Massill0n.
The Democrats also had great gath
ering on that 4th Of July celebration
But have no names or particulars.
can only call to mind that upon the oc
casion the town had Ill II could do h
accommodates the peopIt During TIL
i