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Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

In a certain town OF western Massachu-
setts two OF the most prominent citizens
are a Methodist brother and n Presby-
terian brother. These are neghbors, and,
for the most part, dwell on good terms,
except when they try to effect an exchange
of horses or to talk religion.
On one occasin the two had traded horses.
and although the outcome ranked In the
breast of the Methodist, they had met and
started discussion on the subject Of pre-
destination. AS usuaL an alteration en-
sued, when the Methodist lost control Of
himself. with mixed emotions concerning
horse trades and John Calvin In his mind,
he suddenly exclaimed:
You're a robber, liar and Presby-
terlan!'
This proved toe. much for the Presby-
terian. and a fight began. In which the
Presbyterian got the best of 1t. AS he sat
upon his PROSTATE opponent humping his
head against the ground, he said:
Take IT back, take It back, or I'll bump
your foolish head Off"
I'm take it back" gasped the vanquished
Methodist. ION the first two counts; you're
not robber nor liar. but you're blamed
old Presbyterian II die for iti'-Harpers
Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
would ~ Payf

But do you think the Jews would make
the country pay7 Would they be success
full in building up home and state OF
their own?'
II see no reason why not" said Mr..
Zangwill. The Jew is ordinarily very suc-
cessful. He has been enriohing Christian
capitals and states for centuries, and that
with no final profit to himself. In one re-
spect an enormous amount of time would
be saved. Millions of Jews still keep the
Saturday Sabbath. and as they cannot use
the Christian Sunday for business they
have a double day of rest every week.
We could almost rebuild a state out OF tha
cost of the Sabbath"
But would the Jews go there7" I asked
THAT remains to be SEEM replied Mr.,
Zangwill. 81 think they would. We are an
emigrating nation and our people are al-
ways ready to better themselves. There
are many millions I'm Russia who would
gladly accept any alternative rather than
continue in their present condition, and
the Russian government has said that it
would be willing to let the Jews go IL they
wished. 1t Is our idea, however that the
Jewish state in East Africa would be one
of the stepping stones toward the acquire
ment Of Palestine. II would show what
the Jews could do in the development of a
country and in governing themselves. and
would aid us in persuading the sultan and
the governments Of Europe to acauiesoe in
our repossession OF tho land which God
gave us as our own"
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

Lord Cromer. the British administrator of
Egypt. it was not seen how the water could
be spared and the project fell through"
What suggested your settling in East
African"
THAT originated in the mind of Joseph
Chamberlain" replied MIR Israel Zangwill.
He knew Of our movement In favor of
Sinai, when he made his trip to Africa
after the Boer war. He saw the barren
ness of the peninsula of Sinai as he went
through the Suez canal and later on con-
trasted it with the great fertility of the
highlands of British East Africa, which he
visited by means of the Uganda railway.
He was so delighted with the latter country
that when he returned he advised that a
part of it be given to the Jews to form a
colony there. That suggestion developed
into the definite proposition which has now
been made to the .zionists"
Just where and what is this country, Mr..
Zangwill?" l asked.
1T lies about 300 miles inland from Nom
basa. within ten miles OF the new railroad
which has been built from Mombasa to
Lake Victoria. That railroad is about 600
miles long, and IL goes straight inland from
the Indian ocean, opening up some of the
most fertile parts of the continent. A few
hundred miles from the coast the land
rises, and this territory which is offered to
the Jews is on a plateau which is almost
a mile above the sea
THE territory is larger than your state
of Connecticut. 1t has an area of about
5000 square miles, and Sir Harry Johnston,
who was in charge Of the protectorate, de-
scribes its soil as wonderfully fertile.
1T is a white mans country. 1t will
grow all kinds of European vegetables, and
potatoes raised there are now shipped up
and down the coast of East Africa. Cotton
is grown in Uganda, little further west,
and coffee in the lands to the eastward.
The country is rich minerally, and wonder
fully rich in pasturage. 1t is a land of big
game. There are vast herds of antelopes,
zebras, gnus and giraffes. There are droves
of elephants. and also rhinoceroses, lions
and leopards. The country has a native
population of more than ordinary intelll-
gence, and native labor can be easily OBJ
tanned. The ordinary man works for from
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
John Liked the Hymns.

"You know. John was an usher at our
church when 1 met him." said Mrs. Dor
cas-. He looked so handsome and well
groomed as he led visitors to seats in the
center aisle that one could not help falling
in love with HIM. AS we went in John
shook hands with the ushers, some of
whom were Sunday school boys when he
was there. He remained behind to talk
with them, while I went on to our pew.
when the first hymn was announced
John smIled He was in good humor all
through the scriptural readings. When
the second hymn was announced he be-
came positively elated. All my fears OF his
sleeping through the sermon vanished. He
sang the closing hymn as fervently as in
the good old days. AS we came out the
head usher shook hands with John, and
saw John tuck a bill into his waistcoat
pocket.
what is that? asked not without sus-
picion.
'ss-sh-sh, my dear. Wait until we get
I'm the car
What is it., John?' asked few mo-
ments later.
"A flyer I cleaned up from the boys on
the number OF the hymns he replied.
smilingly. was Sis behind the game when
quit usherins and married you "ANew
York Press
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

their hftieth anniversary at Custer City.
Okl.. on September q. 1903.
Katherine McKenney was married No
venber r. 1854. to Thomas F, williams and
settled in Nemaha county soon afterward.
They are the parents of six children. On
November IL. 1904. they celebrated their
golden wedding and made record thai few
families can boast OF.
The family emigrated to this country
from Bureau county. Illinois, and were
among the early settlers of Nemaha county,
where they raised their children to be use
ful men and women. The three couples are
still living with the exception OF Mrs. Alex
;McKenney, who died shortly after reach
ing the half-oentury OF married. life. All
three families resided In London precinct
and were highly respected citizens They
were members of the Methodist Episcopal
church.. as are most OF their defendants.
When the Oklahoma craze was on two OF
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27


But even so the gifts are made as an
Investment The money end of the
movement is known as the Jewish Colonial
Trust joint stock company, capitalized
at about s1O,0oo,000 in five dollar shares.
Our stock is by no means all paid in, but
a great deal of 1t has been taken. The
money so given has been invested, and
we have already declared dividends Of
three per cent to our shareholders. They
have invariably refused, however, to take
the money. and ask that the dividends be
added to the general fund / know the
Jews are looked upon as money worship
ers, pure and simple but this. II seems
to me, shows they are something more"
where does this money come FROM Mr.
Zangwill?'
1.-THE movement toward the acquisition
of Palestine is being supported by gifts OF
Jews from all parts of the world. A little
of it has come from the rich and the pros
porous, but the most of 1t from the poor.
Indeed some of our subscriptions are 50
small that five families have clubbed to-
gether to buy one five-dollar share of stock.
Many aid by purchasing stamps of the
Jewish national fund and adding these to
the regular postage of every letter they
send out. These stamps cost about
cent sy''oe, so that when a man puts one
on letter he is giving one cent to the
cause"
But do you expect to buy Palestine with
this money!"
"If we could buy 1t, we would be glad
to do so, but it's political situation is such
that it will probably be impossible to buy
II outright. Nevertheless IL we could show
the sultan that we had an enormous fund
OF money to develop the country and that
we could add to the prosperity of that part
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

the families. Alex and William McKenney.
moved to that place and left a host of
friends sorry to lose such kindly neigh
bors. However their new home suits them.
besides many of their children are located
there and they are naturally more content
to be with them during their declining
years
The McKenneys have occasion TO be
proud of their hardy family and of the
splendid record made by them, not only
in the matter of longevity. but for the use
full lives they led and the happy. prosper
GUS children who are doing their share 20
make the world a better place by being
upright, honest and true.
The friends and neighbors living In Me-
maha county rejoice with them and wish
the aged people peaceful and quiet life,
now their active part in the world is over.
Four generations attended the last golden
wedding that of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L.
Williams. n
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
Distressing.

''Sumbering congregations" said Bishop
Daniel A. Goodsell of Chattanooga, "have
distressed many a minister, but / doubt IL
any minister was ever so distressed as a
colored brother that heard out In Wa
tauCa.
This brother. a native of Watauga, is an
itinerant preacher. travelling between Straw
berry Plains. Nola Chucky and Paint Rock.
His Nola Chucky congregations, as a
rule, are large and attentive; but one hot
Sunday, strive as he would, the poor fellow
could not seem to hold their interest.
THE sun streamed into the hot little
auditorium. A host of flies made a loud
buzzing sound. The leading colored citizen
of Nola Chucky sat fast asleep, his wife
dozed and nodded beside him, and all over
the house reputable people, usually most
attentive, slumbered profoundly, lulled by
the heat, the minister's voice and the buzz
zing flies.
THE poor man plodded on through his
sermon. 1t discouraged him; it took his
spirit away, to see so many sleepers. And
now, to make conditions worse. a group OF
children in the gallery began to talk and
laugh.
''The distracted minister looked up at the
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

Of his dominion and to his revenues there
from he would probably give the land over
to the Jews. although he would still claim
1t as one Of his dependencies"
How about the fund Of Baron de
Hirsch?"
THAT amounted to s5O,OoooOo. It was left
by him to establish colonies and homes
for the Jews of the world, and its trustees
have attempted to do this by purchasing
land and sending poor Jews to South Amer
lea and elsewhere Their attempts so far
have been failures and OF late they have
been applying the income from this vast
sum to scattering charities. This Is con-
trary to the idea of Baron de Hirsch, and
we hope to be able to direct the fund, even
tually to the Zionist movement, and more
especially toward the requirement Of Pales-
tine. II we could show the sultan that
we had $5000o,0c0 back Of us, there would
be little trouble in getting him to consider
our proposition. II we can acquire Pales-
tine we believe we can make II q pros
porous country, and from there we can
spread out into ancient Chaldea and other
fertile parts OF Asia Minor. I should like
to see the rich lands along the Tigris and
Euphrates worked by our people"
How many Jews are there in the world,
Mr.. Zangwill?"
There are probably about 1900, 900 or 49,
100000 There are something like 6,00O0 900
in Russia, about 100000 in Austria Hun
gary, 100000 in Germany, about 100000 in
Great Britain and Ireland and more than
100000 on this hemisphere. Altogether
there are about 100000 In Europe and sew
eral hundred thousand in Asia and Africa.
There are about $1,000 Jews in Palestine
and the number is steadily increasing.
Many of those who have settled in the
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

Copyright lsA' ~ FRANK O. Carpenter)
C1Ew YORK Nov. A-(special Cor
IN rtspondence Of The Bee.)-It was
IN his apartments at the sher-
UEg5k8I wood Studios that chatted with
S4ss=s9 Israel Zangwill about the Zionist
movement and the new Jewish state, which
is to be built up in the highlands Of East
Africa. Mr. Zangwill has come here from
London to push forward this project. and at
the same time to watch the progress of the
several plays he has on the American stage.
His Children Of the Ghetto" is now being
acted in Yiddish in Brooklyn, and Cecilia
LOTUS IL starring the country with his new
comedy. entitled "rhe Serio-Comic Gov
erness." He has sold another comedy since
he came here. and Is well satisfied with his
success in these respects. He tells me,
however that he hopes some day to write
drama Of a higher nature than anything he
has yet produced-a great drama with Jews
as the background and the principal char
ncters The novelist has his serious as well
as his humorous SIDE and this is especially
shown in his work for his people in for
warding the interests Of the Jewish East
African state.
Before reproduce our conversation let
me take my pen and paint an ink sketch OF
the man as saw him this morning. We
of the for east looked down upon us from
the walls Of the studio which Is Mr.. Zang-
Wills temporary apartment, a suiien-faced
camel. which might have been one Of those
which brought the wise men from the far
east 70 Bethlehem scowled at me out of
an easel at my right, and Zangwill, as he
Jay upon divan of old Turkish rugs,
lacked only turban and gown or a cap
and Jewish gaberdine to make him har-
monize with the scene. AS looked at him
remarked his pronounced Jewish features,
his dark complexion and his nose with its
typical Israclitish curve He has eyes OF a
liquid brown. curly hair, combed up from a
high but not over-broad forehead. and
manner too earnest and nervous perhaps to
be In strict accord with the somnolence Of
the far east. Indeed. when the telephone
rang as II did several times during our
conversation. he almost ran to answer II:
and his smooth, well-worded sentences were
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

81 60 81 a month. and good servants can be
had at a cost OF from So TO 81 per month.
How would such a settlement be gov
ernedT' ". g.. .., '--s
The idea IN. to have Jewish adminis-
tration, a Jewish local government with n
Jewish governor at the head. The country
will be dependency OF Great Britain but
no more so than other British colonies. IL
would be ruled by Jews and l think there
is no doubt OF our capacity to rule our
selves. Some OF the great statesmen OF
the world have been Jews. Take. for In
stance. Disraei and Gambettt. The lead
ers of the soc'allstic and some other move
ments of today are JewA'
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
Quaint ond Funny Sayings OF Youngsters

us our daily bread" has had a special sig
ni1cance
The other day she began to think that
this plea for one particular bakers product
was a trifie tedious, and as soon as her
father finished prayer she said:
Papa, isn't there any other baker in
town 'cept that man Daley?"-Philadelph
Inquirer.
"Oh, mamma" exclaimed little Alice.
rushing in from school, ETHEL Talbot has
got the loveliest mother that ever was.
She is such a beautiful mother. do wish
you could see her"
Tell me about her, Alice" said her
mother. why is she so lovely?"
why" said Alice, "she let's Ethel say
by golly' all she wants to-"
District Attorney Jerome has a beautiful
3-year-old boy whose mother, to punish
him for some little offense, lied him in his
high chair a while.
Teacher-Then you understand, children,
that by Ewes wickedness sin came into
the world?
Cissy Brown-No. maam Me an mamma
thinks 1t was all Adams fault
Ethel-Pa, why does Uncle Frank always
say beware of the widows?"
Pa-Because, my child, widows are sup
posed to be expert in catching husbands,
Ethel-Gracious! l wonder If I'll have
to be a widow before l can get married.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

two of them.
Tommy-All right, mamma. but l wish
you would tell her to be polite, too. and
only take one
Teacher-Can you tell me the difference
between like" and love?
Small BOy-Yes, ma'sm. l like my papa
and mamma. but love pie.
NAV" said Tommy Tucker, IT wish
you'd scratch my back. bout halfway
down, where I can't get at it. Hurry.
NAV! I'm 'fraid it's going to stop itching"
Growing tired by aud by, he wished to
win his liberty by finesse He held out
his arms to her as she passed by.
"Give me a kiss" he begged.
She shook her head.
NO." said she; ~ can't kiss such
naughty little boy"
"oh. give me kiss" he insisted, pout-
ing.
NO" she refused, very firmly, "I will
not"
With that he frowned and stamped his
little feet on the rung of the chair.
"If you don't come here and give me
a kiss" he stormed. TN throw one at
you!'-New York Times.
"Bobbie." said his uncle, 'Td be ashamed
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
TroIIey HoneymOons.

Near Chicago towns have broken all rec
ords in the matter OF marriages during this
much OF the year 1904 In Rockford during
the ten months up to November /. there
had been 6S1 marriages. In the same period
in 1908 there were 564. and in 1902 there were
400
The electric railways are I'm a measure
responsible for the increase of this class
OF business There are now three interur-
ban lines centering in the town. They bring
in hundreds OF couples from other towns
and from across the state line In Wis
consin.
The same increase is noticeable In other
electric railway eenters. Aurora, although
II is not a county seat. gets a great deal
of business of this class, The town is now
connected with Chicago, Joliet and all of
the Fox river towns. the third rail system
gridiroIing the most prosperous sections Of
the near-Chicago territory.
The court officers are performing most
ot the out-of-town marriages. Now and
then minister is hunted up and the cere-
mony said in the parsonage Rockford
minister relates that recently a Wisconsin
young man, gave up his last dime TO be
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
FunetaI Ritual at "A wedding.

A strange blunder was psrpetrated at a
wedding at Philadelphia recently. Bishop
Rudolph Dubbs of the United Evangelical
church of Harrisburg was the offending
clergyman. He was reading from the Meth
odist ritual with which he was unfamiliar,
and accidentally turned two pages instead
of one. He had read two Sentences OF the
burial ritual before he saw his mistake.
A pin could be heard drop in the church
as the bishop read and the bride repeated
after him:
II, Elizabeth. take three, Thomas, to be
my welded husband. to have and to hold
from tlds' day forward; for better, for
worse. for richer, for poorer. In sickness
and in health, to love and to cherish till
death do US part. according to Gods holy
ordinance, and thereto l plight my faith"
Bishop Dubbs had reached the bottom OF
a page. In the regular ritual n prayer
follows this plight of faith, but to the con-
sternation and painful surprise of all the
bishop continued:
I'VE brought nothing into this world, and
1t is certain we can carry nothing out. The
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away.
Blessed"
Assisting ministers were clutchng at the
bishops sleeves. He paused awkwardly
and began to nervously turn the pages of
the discipline. In his excitement he turned
too far back and was all at sea-
The face of the bride was blanched, the
grooms a study. A murmur of excitement
rose among the thfong Of guests and every
body looked uncomfortable.
The organist. thinking this pause his cue
started to play the wedding march, but his
hand was stayed by the round, clear tones
OF DR.. Peters, the first OF the clergymen
to recover his composure. He read the
prayer following the plight of faith: 'oh.
Eternal God, creator and preserver OF all
mankind, giver Of all spiritual, etc."
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Gay

babblins children and then down at the
slumbering congregation
g I must ask for silence up there in the
gallery he said. Don't you know, chill
dren, that IL you make so much noise you'll
wake your parentsT "-Phiadelphia Bulle.
tin.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27

devoted In their own way, however, and
when the husband died he left tempor-
arily inconsolable widow. A friend dropped
in to see how she was getting along, and
in the course Of a chat remarked: I'm
glad to hear that poor Mike died happy,
anyway" Indeed he did. Mrs. Lafferty,"
was the reasonably cheerful reply. Sure,
the last thing he done was to crack me
over the head wild medicine bottle, the
darlin'. Boston Globe. H..
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
bride Knows News.

The Tamaqua (Pa.) Register tells of a
pretty little romance in which Miss Anna
l. Honsberger. its editor and manager. and
A ]. Person, general trafiic manager OF
the Alpha Portland Cement company OF
Easton, figured as the principals
Saturday, November s. the couple went to
New York, where they were married. No
announcement was made Of the wedding
until they returned, when Mrs. Person.
true to her editorial instinct, printed the
story as Va beat" which, in the parlance
OF the print shop, means exclusively.
Mrs. Person announces that she will con-
tinue as editor and manager of the Register
for the present She is one OF the most
successful newspaper women in the state.
and superintends the mechanical part of
the paper as well as the editorial.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
Too BashfuI.

bashful that It required fifteen minutes
coaxins on the part OF her fiance, George
Mcdonald OF Denver, before she would
agree to enter the ONCE OF George Caugh-
Ian. the marriage license clerk at East st.
Louis who refused to issue the license
unless both parties were present.
On Mr.. caushlan's agreement to close the
door Miss Foster entered the office. A few
minutes later the couple were married by
Justice OF the Peace Hender.
The couple had been childhood sweet
hearts in st. Louis, and when Mr.. McDon-
aid came to see the Worlds fair he hunted
her up. They went 20 the fair several times
together and then decided to get married.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-11-27
PnIesfIne foT the low.

uttered with all the vigor OF an up-to-dats
pushing reformer OF the twentieth century.
Pnlestine for the Jews.
had asked Mr.. zangwi1l TO tell me sons-
thing Of the Zionist movement He replied;
The Zionists are an organization of Jews
from all parts Of the world, who are work.
ing together to bring Palestine back into
the hands OF our people we Jews have
always hoped that Palestine would again
belong TO us. This hope has lasted for
more than 1900 years. and from time to
time various projects, based upon it. have
been formed to repossess the land. Nearly
all Of these, however, have been visionary
and outside the domain Of practical possl-
bility. Many of them have been founded
upon the second coming of a messiah, who
should suddenly rise and lead us in some
miraculous way back to our mother coun-
try. Many Jews hope for this today, and
confidently believe II will occur.
THE Zlonists ALSO expect to acquire
Palestine, but their plans are based upon
the methods and men of the time. They
are practical in that they expect TO obtain
their end through modern politics. They
want to interest the Jews OF the world n
this work, and through them the great
governments, and in time to be able Ia
purchase Palestine OF the Sultan of Turkey
or to show him that It is to his advantage
that they should have 1t. In doing so they
expect to convince the great powers Of the
world that such a contamination would not
be to the disadvantage OF the world al
large"
What could the Jews do with the coun-
try, Mr.. ZangwillT'
"They could renovate and develop It, We
were once an agricultural and pastoral
power"
A Movement for the Common People.
But would not such a colony be
founded upon charity2 Would It not be q
colony Of paupers, as 1t were?''
mo, that Is what we want to avoid We
want to teach our people TO take caro- of
themselves and to be independent We be-
lieve that God helps those who help them
selves. This movement is necessarily
founded upon charity at the beginning.