Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01

decree In less than fifteen minutes sepa-
rating him from his wife, Mary. He alleged
that she had a habit OF taking a darning
needle TO bed with her and jabbing him
with II when he fell asleep. When he pro-
tested she would get out Of bed. plant her
self in a rocking chair In the middle Of
the floor, rocking violently and BRINGING
her heels down with a bang at each rock
and for two hours would sing at the top
Of her voice: "oh, won't 1t be joyful when
we part to meet no morel"
Strangely enough. It fell out that the
champion Office holder whose fame spread
over the earth in 1909 was not an Ameri-
can. but an Englishman.
William Eaton Of Tilbrook, Huntington.
holds some fifteen places, public and semi
public, ranging from parish overseer to
church organist, most Of which have sal
aries attached. He is not Of the resigning
breed. but has held Office for half a CEN
fury and has assisted in the work Of every
government census since 1850.
To a Georgia clergyman belongs the
proudest record in the work of the church.
Rev. d. s. McCurry Of Gainesville, who is
now 70, has been doing active work in the
Baptist church for forty years. He has
preached $500 sermons; to reach his APP
pointment and deliver these sermons he
has travelled $4,000 miles. equal to two
journeys around the earth; be has con-
Quoted s11 funerals, baptized 4.01s persons
and married 621 couples.
Who was the record-smashing drummer!
So many travelling men boast of mighty
exploits on the road that this may seem
a hard question to answer. Yet few will
hesitate to yield the palm to Levin Lake,
a citizen Of the little village OF oxford,
Miss. on learning Of the big things he has
to his credit.
Mr.. Lake is the Oldest active travelling
man in the United States, being still in the
harness at Sc. He represents Armour G.
Co. in Mississippi. making towns by day
and night trains, and covering an average
OF 1000 miles a month. For thirty four
years he has represented this single Chi
cago house; has never made a sale that
proved a bad account, was a traveller on the
first railroad train ever run In the United
States; never took a drink Of liquor. played
a game OF cards or tasted tobacco; has not
eaten more than two meals a day for thirty
years; is the Oldest Mason in the state OF
Mississippi.
OuAAhB lhO year q WI WIFI IL HOuhdb
OF the press about a man who pretended to
be the champion smoker OF the world.
For twenty years he had smoked, he said,
one and a fourth pounds Of tobacco a week,
so that in the period named he had actually
reduced to smoke an amount OF the weed
equal to ten times his own weight.
A remarkable record, truly, but 1t must
give way to hat OF the champion smoker
Of the British army, a private in the Third
battalion, Royal Warwickshire regiment,
who from his youth up regularly consumed
one and a half pounds Of tobacco every
week, until his regiment was drafted out to
South Africa. His supply then was cur
tailed, which almost broke his heart.
The principal OF a school. at Manchester,
Conn, holds the record as a upanker.
Armed with an ordinary ruler he admins
tered forty-seven spankings In thirteen
minutes one day, thus turning fearful boys
and girls away from him at the rate OF three
and eight-tenths boys and girls a minute.
1t is scarcely necessary to add that he is a
warm advocate Of spanking as q disciplinary
rFa gse
In the month of September William Gran
dell Of Deep Hollow, near Stsquehanna, Pa,
killed thirteen wildcats, and, although badly
torn in flesh and clothing, earned not only
a record, but the neat sum of $26 in boun-
ties.
The biggest eater to establish a new REQ
ord WAS a wisconsin farmer namad WILL