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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

down the policeman who had stopped him.
and said nasty things about his beasty temper.
Nor that temper improved the morning the
next, the day which, although he knew il not Mary
Ashton going to say Yes" 10 her Englishman.
At breakfast Wednesday morning Bob Collins
reading newspaper, rather jerking II pieces and
filling in the intervals by abusing the Suddenly
his fell upon word Like a inspired he eaped
to his feet and the club
the telephones.
An instant later he demanding of the telephone
girl TO him with the Cunard Offices
Hello, Hello" he said "Is there wireless plant
the Etruria ??
Yes" responded the the other end.
Thanks. That's all / know" said Bob and,
instant later he hurryng the Offices
the company.
As a result there flashed from New York to a station
the New England this message:
" Miss Mary Ashton, Etrura-Win you marry me?
Answer at club BOB"
That's the first wireless proposal l ever heard Of"
said the operator.
"Itu prevent a loveess marriage" remarked Bob
Hour hour Bob wandered miseraby the
club, Every minutes he walked up looked
piciousy the suspectng him holding
a telegram. He lunched alone in OF suspense.
Then he tried inquire casually for telegram the
office. after which he teephOnod the wireless people
II any message had been received.
At 3 O'Clock he up and went for a walk
ting all his friends whom he He walked
half hour then ne drawn back 10 the
club.
Message for you sir" said a boy Bob down.
SO Bob tore open the envelope and read: Z" YES"
He caught Saturday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
Couldn't Outarow HIS College Ace.

But-at any rate Bob came back to ms home a man,
graduate ready take up mis- life work. and instead of
taking he remained chiefly interested in football and
the eight race. which, il is said
by those who know, is had FOR after he has left
the school. About that time, Mary finished
She returned to her home looking forward to social
trumphs backward school days and backed
by the family money her undoubted beauty she
stepped into her place with train of satellites.
Bob big, husky pipe smoking. careless Bob, who
couldn't outgrow his college period, day met Mary
and the expected happened. Bob forgot track he
forgot baseball football the He forgot Morys
the varsity all he could think "A healthy,
happy. sunbrowned girl-the girl with whom he
had played good morning dear teacher and 81 put
right put my right foot out give my right foot
shake shake, shake, and self about at kinder
garen He remembered. strangely through the mist of
years the peculiar that right the
black haired black eyed girl and he tried
to imagine this glorious young woman turning her
self about
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
No Sympathy from Her Brother.

And The night that the Englishman asked her to be
his wife she looked UP him and tried picture Bobs
jolly and curly hair and failed. She asked the Eng
shman to wait for his week and that night
she lay wide awake thinking At breakfast the next
her eyes red and her brother Phil freshman
Yale great admirer Of Bob mentioned the with
great brotherly feeling
Been crying eyes out because you're gong to
marry that big stn of Britisher have your" he said
''Phii!' demonstrated his mother
We'll she has" remarked the boy shes just marry
ing him because she's outs with Bob don't why
In thunder she couldn't marry him"
i've not been crying and I'm in love with Bob
and haven't accepted Mr. Marsden yet said Mary Sc
verely.
Jaw, get out" said Phil IF you haven't you're going
to-"
Philip" said his father you should speak thai
way to your sister"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
He Wouldn't Be a Friend TO Her.

So Mory's knew Bob again and the Lambs rejoiced
his the fod-nor regretted that he ceased
beatng at the hem OF skirt and begun turn into a
black sheep again. He did not write, call go
Mary's house aganand she hurt She had offered
be "A friend TO him, and he had rejected the Offer
one principal reason that Bob never went the
Ashton residence after that the fact that certain
Engishman OF good family and in line for a title when
equity old relative died had usurped his place the
house OF this Bob learned from other and hereupon
proceeded TO like sophomore with check from
home.
The fact of the matter is that Mary. having packed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

lot Of money OF her that he was rich was
OF minor Importance her.
Last fall while they together yachting cruise
down the sound Bob asked Mary the question which he
had been planning ask for months re-
ccivcdA which upset him. She letters
three Bob left the yacht Newport without
explanation and running up New Haven Joined with
the gang" and received with open arms
The details OF his proposal and Marys refusal
known-but everybody understood that rejected
him and-it known-most Of them sorry, they
felt that the young people well mated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
Her Brother InferveRes

But Phil determined He secured New Haven for
Bob and finally found him after midnight
a fellows of the society houses Phil,
being freshman could enter, but his card brought
Bob hurrying out to the door.
Il wanted to you important business an
nounced Phil.
Fire away" said Bob
Let's take a walk / tell you"
They walked half a block and then Phil said:
Bob Mary's just dying you again She sails at
ocock this morning o the Etruria."
Did she say she wanted to meg" demanded Bob,
grabbing him by the
No she told me not TO say So"
IAN right Phil, old thanks I'll you when
get back"
Like a shot Bob gone Half hour later he
rushing the Shore line only find his train
gone and more hours TO wait
II 3 o'clock and train until He must be in
York by the train would land him there, he
knew.
At excited man climbed on to the train and sat
putting nervousy after cigar until the train doomed
viaduct into the tunnel and rushed changing
down the station at Forty-second street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
His Fate Depended on His Presence.

on Wednesday the day before she to sail Phil
preparing to back TO New Haven. He plung
ing down stairs with his golf bag and his suit
his mother and sister hug kiss each and began
to get ready TO rush for his
Phil" said Mary a little TREMENDOUSLY III you Bob
please tell him am sailing tomorrow"
Say, Sis" said Phil, huggng her, why the thunder
don't you pass up that Britisher and marry Bob?'
please don't talk that way Phil" she said, little
weakly.
IAN right" said Phil, with sudden idea breaking
upon his mind. III old Bob tonight and tell him
trot along down here, that you're sorry"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
Became a "Pink Tea Boy."

SO 1t pass that Bob suddenly forsook the Yale
club and his other hang outs and became pink tea
boy" much to the disgust of his fellows, who sucked
their bulldog pipes vigorously and discussed his downfall
The story might have been extremely ordinary
only Mary Ashton at all ordinary girl She
ideals of and she had ideals of girls-and Bob
somehow didn't into her ideals ALL To be frank she
thought useless member of society and having
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

1t happened that Phil had from New Haven
to goodby to his mother who sailing
on Thursday for visit Northern Italy and the English
sutton discovering this had changed plans
sail with them the Etruria Mary had calculated AT
first escaping him during the but he had made
the before he and she had known
that he would get his when three days out from
New York
Mary had made up her mind II Bob to see her
again before she sailed she would to the Enss.
man. II he failed to come she would say yes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

rushed out through the baggage sheds into Madison
nue., eaped into his auto which he had ordered by tee
graph and ignoring law he threw the and shot
down the swayng dzziy into Fortysecond
and rushing down Fifth at speed that caused
early morning pedestrians flee in minutes
later the auto flashed front Of the Ashton residence
and tho family had Phil had wrong about the
time of sailing. The az the door the
sailed at instead OF 10 o'clock
There remained ~ minutes the North
river and Bob started after the would have
made the pier easily but at the Broadway Twenty
third street intersection policeman pulled him down.
Seven minutes of raging, arguing. and pleading
lost and then the auto started Fifth again
hitting the sight the police
man who had caused the trouble. Bob was raging in
wnrdly lie swung down Fourteenth scattering the
erovds rushhs TO work and tore down the Hudson
trucks and heavy nterfercd with progress
he nered the river and swinging Jane street
he made the last squirt Tho auto stopped with Jar
side the pier shed and Bob eapug out rushed through
and to the pier itself The lines been cast on the
panks drawn in and amid the handkerchief Sinking
crowd at the rail Bob failed to catch glimpse Mary
Nor did she the excited rushing around trying
to get a tug TO take him to the liner
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

"Ph Ashton! II you do anything of the sort I'll never
speak you again." said Mary Indignantly.
IAN right. Have your way" said Phil I've
done my best to make you happy"
fell back upon his brothery dignity and shortly
thereafter said good-by off catch his train
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
Wild Chase in an Auto.

Bob on the front platform Of the first sleeper be-
fore train halt Leaping across tracks he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16

AIRY ASHTON and Bob" Collins of New
M :
Hl Collins lost. won. lost and the girl in
kASISLlN five days-and then, across the from
k9SGNSaN the Etruria, there flashed by wireless tee
graph three letters that turned Collins from
the unhappiest young in New York into the hap
pest earth" and started him flying towards the
Lucania the boat sail that he might get
enough girl the three letters receive
which should. all MEANS accompany the word
and which cannot be sent wireless.
The wireless romance commenced in New York years
years ago when Bob Collins Mary Ashton attended
the kindergarten in Fifth avenue Later Mary,
who had become transformed into Miss Ashton went
to Wellesley and Bob went to New Haven
They still tell stories around Mory's of Bob and his
dongs and carvings and the Yale faculty records
tain mention Of his in connection with certain in
quires which the public knows nothing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
Missed bis Love BY Two Minutes.

HaIf hour later ebastened Bob started back up
town. He sad and bitter He thought his
love by two minute and he tempted to run
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
CHURCH ALES.
An Old English Custom of Raising
Money For Church Use.

An Oiu En2lIsh custom OF RAISING
Money For Church Use.
A curious light is thrown on ancient
church bazaars and charity balls by
certain records kept in some of the
churches in England. For instance. in
the records of Yateley church, which
date from 1913, are frequent references
to church ales." the object of which
was to get money for church expenses.
The feast was organized by the
church wardens, who provided good
spread at so mucha head. and credited
the profits TO the church expenditure"
1t first appears as the church ale"
then as the kings ale" then later as
''our banquet ut Whitsuntide" Ii was
probably held in the church and went
on until 1913. thclycar after the civil
war broke out, when probably the
purltans put an elm to such festivities.
1t was popular evidently.
One enterprising churchwarden has
left on record all the good things which
Were prepared for the Crondall
church ale in the year 1857. They
had band, brewcd quantity Of ale,
and made 4 profit of SIP. As money
was then worth nearly ten times as
much rs now, the church ale" may be
said to have brought in about S4oO,
which was just 100 per cent on the
outlay. The band was hired for four
days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26

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Is very often much too great. At such
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
Woman Gives Away Flowers.

A plan worth following, whereby
many enjoy receiving and the owner en-
jobs giving flowers that would otherwise
fade unused, is the method adopted by
a Bath lady for several summers.
She puts a boquet of loose flowers
III 4 can and places the can near the
sidewalk, SO that any passerby may
help himself or herself, from the floral
surplus, OF the kind-hearted lady's flower
beds When Miss Houston first
instituted this scheme, the plan not be-
ing understood, the flowers would
remain for the most part undlsturbed,
but now that the scheme is generally
known people passing by make more
free with the contents of the can.
Those who take most of the flowers
are laboring men, who help themselves
TO single flowers on their way to work
IN the morning. These they generally
put in the buttonholes of their coats.
Children are the next best patrons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
COLORED SKIN.
A Theory That II ~ an Intermediary
stage of Development.

~ IL
stage of Development.
The origin of colored skin, or white
either, is still unknown. If the sun is
really the active agent in its evolution,
the power of sunlight must have been
curtailcd when people took TO wearing
clothes.
The slightest protection, as seen in
the use of ladies' wells keeps the white
skin pure. Therefore, If there Is any
protection afforded by natural dark
skin. an equivalent is obtained for
white people by the use of clothes. Tn
til white people begin to discard cloth
ing In the tropics their skin will re-
main white.
Sunburn must not be COMPOUNDED
with fermentation of the skin. Sun
burn Is merely a tanning of the cpl
dermal cells on the surface of the skin,
whereas fermentation Is caused by a
deposit of dark matter within the
deeper layers of the true skin.
Summing the whole evidence up.
considering all arguments derived
from history, anthropology, ethnology
and general evolution, 1t seems to mo
that the colored skin is an lntermedi-
airy stage of development between our
primate ancestors and the pure white
or Caucasian skin. My general con-
tention Is that white skinned peoples
come from the Oldest stocks of human
ity and that in the process of evolution
they became white by the use Of
clothes.-Dr. T. +. Macdonald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
Ne Kept Up In the Race.

James s: Barron, President Man
chester Cotton Mills, Rock Hills. c..
writes:
I'm 1888 | painted my residence
with l.. 4 NJ. 1t looks better than a
great many houses painted three
years ago.
Don't pay 81. so gallon for linseed
oil, which you do in ready for-us e
paint.
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at 90
cents per gallon, and mix it with L..
4 M. Paint.
1t makes paint cost about Sl,a0 per
gallon.
Every church given liberal quaint
ty when bought from
Estate of A. H. Lands -Ringoes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26

When under the spell OF such torrd
conditions rs sweltering humanity has
been obliged TO live, move and have its
being for the past few days, people are
apt to do the very things they should
AVOID, in their frantic efforts to obtain
comfort and relief A philosophical
contemporary SEXES on this fact and
the present occasion, for offering the
following sage and timely advice as to
how one should regulate his habits and
movements under such circumstances
The first advice OF all Sages on this
subject is, Fake it cool" That does
not mean take it cold and gulp it down;
but mans first idea of overcoming the
heat is TO feed the interior with icy
fluids that are deleterious in themselves
and act as a fine forerunner of prostra-
ton ON debiliated system. In mid
summed more than any other time it is
worry, not work, that kills. To escape
the penalty OF strained nerves in this
weather the speed of daily living must
feel the pressure of the brakes. Don't
run 10 make time leave that to the
trains; don't eat from force of habit.
but only to appease hunger, and then
with no idea of getting it over as rap
idly as possible Naturally in crowd
ed cities there will be much suffering
and some deaths from heat, although
IN the main conditions may be safe
and healthful Lack of sleep and
overexertion quickly remove the stam-
ina necessary to withstand the rigors of
the season, and its low ebb should be
apparent to the individual. Workmen
ply their vocation in the broiing sun
without evil effects. Thousands 90
about their daily duties feeling no more
than slight inconvenience from the heat.
To sum II up safety lies in knowing
how TO dress, eat and sleep properly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
Women as School Directors.

Mayor Dunno, the Democratic head
OF Chleago's municipal government,
has appointed three prominent women
of that city Miss Jane Adams, Mrs.
Emmons Blaine and DIR. Cornelia De.
Bey TO the Chicago School Board
This generous recognition of women's
place in the government of the school
by So distinguished an official as Judge
Dunno has naturally attracted wide
attention. 1t has aroused the antagon-
ISM OF those who are opposed to Civ
ing woman voice in anything but
her home
Yet home and school are so intimately
related, at least educators tell us they
should be closely associated, that it
seems emlncntly proper that woman
should have say in school govern
ment. Gradually the teaching force in
pnblc schools, up to the high school
department, has been given almost
wholly over to women. A schoolmas-
TEL Is almost rs rare now as a school
mistress three generations ago There
fore IT seems specially appropriate that
women should act as School Directors.
Gradually women will take their
places IN the School Board and many
who now look upon the election or APP
pontmcnt of woman to a board OF
education As an act of CondesCension
will accept IT as a matter OF course.
The time may not be far distant when
the burden of public school manage
ment, as IN school teaching, will rest
upon women, and that time will come
before the millennium too.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
lads" Boy Buuler Has Passed Away.

Gustave A. Schurman, one OF the
Youngest to enlist in the Federal Army
at the outbreak of the Civil War, drum
mer boy and bugler for Generals Biz
ney, Stoneman and Slckles, and friends
and playmate for months at the White
House of little Cad" Lincoln, died
on Wednesday last at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. W. +. Wassman, No.
1903 East Io4th street, New York, from
consumption.
Mr.. Schurman was hfty-fve years oil
age and had been i'll for about three
years. At the outbreak of the Civil
War, he was only eleven years old, a
bright little bootblack in New York
city, trying to help his parents, who
were very poor.
His father prevailed upon Colonel
Riley, of the Fortieth New York, to
take the boy, and it was not so long
afterward that the boy was an orderly
for General Kearney at the battles o
Seven Pines, Malvern Hill and Others
of that campaign.
He was SO tiny that General kearney
made him bend over during battle
and wrote orders on his back Wher
General Kearney was killed, at Chan
lilly, the little bugler went to Genera
Sickles, and soon afterward, at Belle
Plaine, the small orderly met Tad
Lincoln.
The President, Mrs. Lincoln and
their youngest son were visiting the
Armies. "Tad" was ten years old, and
when he saw a boy bugler only two
years older in real soldier clothes, and
it is feared, with swagger, too, he
wanted to join. Borrowing a horst
from a cavalryman, he challenged fo
race. "Tad's' horse ran away ane
the bugler stopped him before an!
damage was done. That attracted The
attention of Mrs. Lincoln, and the re
suit was an order attaching the bugle
to the Presidents household.
President Lincoln told Genera
Sickles that they needed diversion a
the White House 1t is believed .thei
wish was attained, for there are still
stories of two boys to whom such ;
thing rs Cabinet meeting had M
terrorS.
"Mr. Lincoln" exclaimed MIR. Sew
ard, are you not annoyed by those
boys?'
The answer, with the smile that
never had its like for kindness, was
ooh, never mind; its 4 diversion.
Once they sawed the bansters at tht
White House.
But there came an end to ii all whel
Lee made his dash for the North
Every enlisted man was called To meet
him at Gettysburg and the bugler went
back to General Sickles.
Since the war Mr.. Schurmln had
occupied positions in the Custom
House and various city departments
His wife died several months ago. lie
is survived by daughter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
"A - ToEIA.
Bsars the The Kind You Have kIways BOUGHT
''', ct &HzZIx
$50 Reward
MAYon,s OFrIcn.

MAYOR VFFIVE,
Lambertyile, n j., July 5th, 1905.
One Hundred Dollars reward will be paid
for the arrest and conviction of the party or
parties who maliciously set fire and burned
J. W. Farlee's harm on Clinton street Lam
bertyille, n j.
Also, Fifty Dollars reward will be paid for
the arrest and conviction of parties who ma.
hciously broke and destroyed the large plate
glass window of J. NJ. Lewis store, No. ,,
North Union street, Iambertville N j
o. C. HoLCoMBF, Mayor
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-26
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