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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
MRS. WALTER FARWELL OF
CHICAGO AND WASHING TON
IS HOLDING THE HONOR.

ID. Daughter of the Wife of Stephen a.
Douglass, Herself a Famous Belize
Husbands Father Began Life a
Poor Boy.
Who is the most beautiful woman in
America? This was the question re
Gently propOunded in connection with
the preparation of a Beauty Book
which WIS designed to sell at some.
thing Ike twenty-five dollars per copy
1t was intended to present in the ex'
pensive volume portraits Of the hand.
soonest women in each of the princi-
PAL American cities but one member
OF the fair sex was to be selected as
preeminently the most beautiful crea-
cure in Miss Columbia's domain.
Naturally there was great rivalry for
the honor and the persons who sat In
Judgment upon the photographs of
beantifrl women which were submit
ted In the contest had a rather difficult
time to reach a decision. Finally, the
choice fell upon Mrs. Walter FaTwell
of Washington, ID. G.. and Chicago who
was a bride of but few months when
the mOoted question was decided in
her favor. In arriving at a decision
the judges studied the features OF
each subject critically just as per-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
A DARBY CHRISTENING.
WEIRD SCENE AMONG THE
SOUTHERN COLORED BAP.
TISTS-FEET WASHING.

Third Letter of Account of Trip into
| the Sunny Southland. Interest,"
ing Visits to Jacksonville, Savannah
and Richmond.
The first Sunday we spent in Eustis
we drove to Lake Oracle, just in the
rear of the hotel GROUNDS, to witness
the Baptist colorsd immersion. 1t was
a perfect June morning, with settings
of pure gold. 1t DID not seem possible
that 1t was windy March at home The
orange groves reached down to the very
edge of the lake, which lay placed, like
a mirror. Several of the guests rowed
across from the hotel to witness the
ceremony. Presently the preacher, fol-
lowed by his candidates and flock, came
through the woods singing one of their
wild refrains. A few words from the
Good Book, prayer, all kneeling, and
then an exhortation delivered with
much vigor. The baptism was quietly
performed with the exception of the
caseAof one of the sister candidates
who felt so happy, that two men were
obliged to carry her out of the water.
In the evening we all drove to Egypt,
the colored settlement, and | never in
my life attended such a service. 1t was
the first Sunday in March, which is
a high day in the church-"The Prim-
alive Baptist" The church building
is a little wooden structure with bare
benches along each side and rough
table in front of a box of a pulpit
When we entered, prayer meeting
was being held. AS many of the native
congregation cannot read, the hymns
are lined, two lines at a time-and
such strange music I never heard.
They don't seem to sing the words; II
is just loud monotonous refrain, and
was perfectly deafening in that small
building. The prayers were mostly
CALCULATIONS to the Lord, accompanied
with clapping of hands and loud ex-
pressions from all the brothers and
sisters. The sermon was the most
discourse imaginable, begin
ming with Genesis and ending In Reve-
lations, accompanied with vigorous pam
tomine of face, arms and legs. Then
the darkies screamed and yelled at the I,
top of their voices and during all of
which one of the sisters got happy"
and surged over into another seat, |
and jumping up and down.
Several buxom sisters held her until |
she became quiet. Then the collec- |
ton was taken up, each one going up |
to the table and laying his money on !
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
MRS. WALTER FARWELL
AWARDED FIRST PRIZE AS THe MoS1

y0n Tuight Judge the good qualities OF
= picture and the award was made to
Mrs. Farweu as the possessor of the
greatest degree of perfection in every
attribute OF womanly beauty.
For the benefit OF any person who
might be disposed to find fault with
1he decision of the committee 1t may
be said in simple truth that none OF
AIRS. Farwell's likenesses do her justice
She is q tall, surprisingly graceful wo-
man OF the type so often referred 10
as the ~Gibson GIRL" with slender but
perfect figure; a marvelously clear
complexion: hair that is tinged with
gold; and very animated manner.
She has been famous ever since she
first entered society for being one OF
the best. or rather one Of the most ar
fistically gowned women in the public
eye
Mother Was Famous Beauty.
Mrs. Farwell comes by her beauty
as a rightful heritage from her mother
who was the most famous beauty OF
her day. Before her marriage Mrs.
Farwell was Miss Mildred Williams.
Perhaps this name does not suggest
aught unusual to the older generation
of our readers but the hidden signi-
ficance win be disclosed when it lis ex-
planned that Mrs. Williams, the mother
of this stately beauty of the present
day was In earlier years Mrs. Stephen
A Douglass. wife Of one Of the fore
most mon Of his day and herself fam
Gus as the greatest beauty Of the per-
iod,
Some time after the death of Ste
phen A. Douglass his widow married
Gen. Williams Of the United States
Army. For a time the couple lived
In Washington but Gen. Williams who
was a man of some note became so
incensed at hearing himself referred
20 only as the husband of the former
AIRS Stephen A. Douglass that he Sc
cured transfer to Western army
post and remained in the wilds OF
western America for many years, not
returning 10 the capital city until
his wife's beauty was less conspicuous
than formerly and he was himself less
sensitive on the score of personal van
1ty.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

nominating convention and an eSoo
ton might just as well be dispensed
with.
OF course if Mr.. Roosevelt should
run for reelection, as it is being
prominently argued that he will,
Notwithstanding his publicly express
ed attitude against another term, it
is admitted that he would be the prac-
tically unanimous choice for nomina-
ton and the work of the Fairbanks
party would have been in vain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
started with $40 CapltaI.

Young FarweN is the son of ex-Sen
ator Farwell who started in life as q
poor boy at Painted Post, New York
later removing to Illinois and eventu
ally going to Chicago on a load OF
wheat with but $40 in his pocket
He secured employment in the coun.
ty clerks Office; later became teller OF
bank and finally established with his
brother the great dry goods business
which to this day causes the name of
Farwell to be well known in mercan-
tile circles. In 1887 the Farwell broth
ers built the Texas State Capitol re-
ceiving in payment therefor more than
100000 acres of land. Much of this
land they sold but considerable hold
ings of 1t went to form a gigantic
ranch which was stocked with 10000
cattle and helped materially to swell
the Farwell fortune
Both of Ex-senator Farwell's daugh-
tiers married men well known to the
public so that the beautiful Mrs. Wal.
ter Farwell has two very prominent
sisters-in-law One is Mrs. Reginald De
Koven, wife of the we'll known COM
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
The Russian Easier.

Easter Day is set apart for visiting
In Russia The men go to each others
houses in the morning and introduce
themselves by saying, Jesus Christ is
risen." The answer is, Eyes, He is
risen." The people then embrace, give
each other eggs, and drink great
deal They present a colored red egg
to the priest of the parish on Easter
morning. The common people carry
one of these red eggs in their hands
upon Easter Day, and three or four
days after They use it in token OF
the Resurrection, whereof they rejoice.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
Oriental Egg Gamblers.

Hyde in his description of Oriental
sports, tells OF one with eggs among
the Christians of Mesopotamia on
Easter Day, and forty days afterward;
THE sport consists in striking their
eggs one against another. and the egg
that first breaks is won by the owner
of the one that struck it. Immediate,
ly another egg is pitted against the
winning egg, and so on till the last egg
wins all the others, which their re-
spective owners shall before have
won.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN AMERICA.

poser of Robin Hood and other operas,
and the other is Mrs. Hobart Chatfield
Tayler, who has gained fame and for
tune as writer of novels. Mrs. Far
wells home Is in the beautiful family
mansion In Chicago but she spends
much Of her time at the capital of the
nation where she formerly resided and
where her sister-in-law. Mrs. De Koven,
has q handsome home.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

was attired in a white and gray cot
ton mother hubbard gown tied around
the waist with a white apron; around
and on her head very broad brimmed
black hat turned up on one side In
jaunty manner. This colored lady,
weighing 2S5 pounds, as l was told,
proceeded to set the communion table.
From his chair in the pulpit, the min
lister called out, LET us know, sister.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

Miss Mildred Williams was great
belle from the very day that she made
her first formal bow to the social
world. To be sure she had no dover
but her own marvellous beauty but she
made what the gossips pronounced a
great catch" when she married Wal
ter Fa-well of Chicago, one of the most
prominent young millionaires Of the
Windy City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
FAIRBANKS IS ACTIVE.
WORKING TO SECURE PLEDGES
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOM
INATION IN 1908.

Is Sure of Indiana DeIegation-Is
Also Counting on Illinois, and
Thinks Chances Good In Ohio-At
Work in South.
Vice-President Fairbanks is feet,
3 inches in height, the tallest man in
the Senate. He is also looming up
pretty tall as presidential candidate
for 1908.
Unless other candidates bestir them
selves, Mr.. Fairbanks will at no distant
day have a sufficient number of dele
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
OriGin of Easter.

Easter is so. called from the Saxon
goddess, Easter, or as others think,
from the Saxon. Oster,--to rise. In
the East the day is known as the
Bright Day., and in Bohemia as the
Great Night"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
WY Use Force 2

With heavy foodstuffs I certainly ana.
My system 10th to cucumber;
That's why am fond of magazine jam
Full of good things-current
number.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

The great majority OF italian immi
grants come from the southern prov
inces, mainly Sicily and Calabria. They
are farm bred,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06
Washing Their Feet.

Then came the "foot washing" Two
ten-cent basins were placed on the
table; the men and women took off
their shoes and stockings; the preacher
washed the first elders feet, wiping
them with the towel which was girdled
around his waist; then passed the basin
and towel to the elder, who washed
the next ones feet, and so on until
all were done, Aunt Savannah then
began a like ceremony on the sisters
side of the church; and all the time
the dreadful singing, shouting, clap
ping of hands, stamping of washed and
unwashed feet continued in deafen.
ing racket. Finally the table was taxi
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

Nearly all plants with purple bios
SONS contain poison.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT SAVANNAH.
when you are ready and we'll begin
business" "All right" responded
Aunt Savannah cheerfully, Else ready"
Then right in the midst of the SER
vice another woman became happy,
jumping over In the seat back OF her
directly among the women and babies.
and | don't know why the babies were
not killed. Such scattering | never
saw before. Pandemonium relgned, bat
all the time the plate Of bread was be-
ing passed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

H.; while all the time this dreadful
singing continued without a break or
interruption.
A Modern Amazon.
Then Aunt Savannah" the Captain
Of the frail sex, became busy. She
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

en- away, and we saw the Holy Dance"
The men and women formed ring.
whirling round and round, swaying
their bodies, clapping hands, singing.
shouting. swinging and wringing Their
: Continued on next page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
GRIMES WILL RESTORE MONEY
Former Treasurer of Kansas Tells
Governor He VIII Not Plead
Technically.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 0.-F. f. Grimes,
ex-state treasurer, notified Governor Hook
today that he would willingly waive the
statutes of limitation and pay every cent
OF the alleged shortage found covering his
administration OF the once.
Recently expert accountants found a
shortage OF $1,000 in the treasurer's once
covering the administration OF ex-Treasurer
Grimes and running into the administration
OF T. T. Kelly. the present treasurer. The
accountants were unable TO state what be-
came OF the money.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20-Thomas T.
Kelly, the present state treasurer OF Kan
sas. was in Kansas City today.
Prank Grimes has said he will pay bacl,
whatever was lost In his term OF once
What do you say?" was asked OF Mr
Kelly.
Mr.. Grimes" replied Mr.. Kelly, must
have been misunderstood. I think he
means that he will pay back any money
lost during his term OF ONCE that is prop
erly chargeable TO him or his deputies II,
might have had a clerk who was at fault
for carelessness or other cause. Ny posi-
tion is that no part Of the alleged shortas,
| I'm my term was properly chargeable q
! me or to my subordinatss. There 10 moth
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
ElOpement from sidney.

SIDNEY, Ia, Jan. sD-(Special )-Consid-
cradle excitement was aroused in Sidney
yesterday afternoon when IL was noised
about that Fannie Thornton had eloped
with Ed Williams, The young man in the
case made his appearance In town a few
days since, representing the Economy Ga,
Lamp company OF Kansas City. He is good
looking, very boyish in appearance and il
said to be a Spaniard. While putting in q
light plant in Switzer's restaurant he be
came smitten by the charms of Miss Thorn
ton, a pretty Sidney girl, who was EN-
ployed there. The amatory flame was also
kindled into a blaze in the heart OF the girl
who Is only 16 A team was procured al
Cantwelrs livery barn and the youthful
lovers fed together When the girls parents
learned of the elopement they placed the
matter in the hands OF Sheriff Kent. who
wired to the neighboring towns to have the
couple intercepted. Late tonight II was re-
ported that they were under surveillance In
Shenandoah. An older sister OF Miss Thorn
ton eloped with a young farmer and was
married about a month ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
ing for us TO pay. back and no shortage
with which We were connected, 49, --@f
LID GOES ON IN ST. LOUIS
Excise Commissioner il Prepared to
Raid Exclusive Clubs
Today.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2-Members OF the
police department on duty at the once OF
Excise Commissioner Mulvihill were di-
rected today to be in readiness to start the
crusade against the exclusive clubs of the
city tomorrow. Mr.. Mulvihill has announced
his intention of raiding all clubs operating
bars or dispensing liquor without a state
or city license
Mr.. Mulvihll was in conference with
Chief OF Police Kelly for nearly two hours
today and at the end of the consultation
the excise commissioner announced that
every preparation had been made for the
beginning OF the fight. He said
The members OF the police department
who ordinarily are on duty at my ONCE
on week days will report 20 me early Sun
day morning. l shall be in personal charge
of the days proceedings. II additional
members OF the police force are necessary
they will be In readiness to respond to any
call I may make. Further than this do
not care to disclose the plans OF my
office"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
PLANS OF THE BURLINGTON ROAD
Amended Articles of Incorporation
ForeshadOw work I'm wyoming.


CHEYENNE, Wyo,, Jan. 0-(Special)-
1t is learned today from an authority that
cannot be questioned that the real purposes
OF the Burlington. which filed amended
articles of Incorporation with the county
clerk yesterday, Is to extend its Holdrege-
Cheyenne line on across southern Wyoming
to Salt Lake City, Utah. with branches run
ming therefrom TO Lyons. Colo, connecting
with the line into Denver, and north TO a
connection with the FTannie- Thermopolis
line, now being constructed. The Alliance
Guernsey line will be extended from Guern-
sey westward to a connection with this
ver-Thermopolis-F rannie line. The lat
ter will pass through Laramie, and the
junction with the Guernsey line will be
about forty miles north OF that place.
Eventually the Guernsey line will be ex-
tended on In a southwesterly direction from
this junction to a connection with the Hol-
drege- Cheyenne-Salt lake road, which will
be the main line OF the Burlington's central
transcontinental road
Agents OF the company are now buying
large tracts OF land in west Cheyenne.
where shops and roundhouses will be To-
Gated.
1t is reliably reported that the Burlington
is now negotiating for the Cheyenne
Northern branch OF the Colorado & South
ern. and II this line is secured the Burling-
ton will be able to connect up easily with
its Cheyenne Holdrege, Denver-Frannie'
Alliance Guernsey and other lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
Editors Elect Omcer..

IOWA CITY. Ia, Jan. 9.-(special. 1.-THE
Upper Des Moines Editorial association
closed it's thirty-frst semi-annual conven-
ton here today by the election of the fol-
lowing Officers for the ensuing year: Presl-
dent John +. Dalton of the Manson Demo
crat; vice president, J. W. Jarnigan OF
Cedar Falls; secretary and treasurer, Al
Adams OF Humboldt. Cedar Falls was Sc
lected as the next place OF meeting. The
address by Lafe Young on the Philippine
problem and in the course of his remarks
he declared that some force had sent the
American people into the orient for pur-
pose greater than they knew. He was opti-
mlstic over the work that is being done
there. Referr!ng to Bryan's recent honori
he stated that a datto y a priest OF the
Mohammedan faith. second only to the sui
tan, whose adviser he Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
THOMPSON, l5lElpEm 600
Howard and Sixteenth Streets

asked that a hearing be accorded the beet
sugar manufacturers of his state.
The War department today advised Sena-
tor Willard that upon his request it had
issued an order for the admission of Harold
w O'Connor of Homer, Neb, to the Fort
Bayard, N. NJ, sanitarium.
Personal Paragraphs.
Senator Burkett tonight, in honor OF his
colleague Senator Willard, and Miss Mil
lard, entertained at dinner the following
guests: Representative and Mrs. Littlefeld
of Maine, Representative and Mrs. Kahn OF
California, Representative and Mrs Crum-
packer OF Indiana, Congressman Kinkaid Of
Nebraska, and Mrs Hale sister OF Mrs.
Burkett. OF Los Angeles.
il. c. NJ. Burgess, ex-chairman OF the
Nebraska republican state committee, ar
rived in town yesterday. This morning
Senator Burkett presented Mr.. Burgess to
the president and a pleasant interview was
accorded to the ex-chairman, who had
charge OF Nebraska's affairs politically
during the last presidential campaign. Mr..
Burgess left this evening for Lincoln.
Resurvey of Land wanted.
Representative Knkaid today introduced
bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to resurvey certain lands I'm and
contiguous to Mcpherson county, Nebra ska.
The original surveys, 1t appears. were not
accurate and 1t is now sought to have re-
surveys made OF all lands In Mcpherson
county. and also of lands in township q
north. range u; township rs north. range
IA; township 90 north, range Al, all lying
west OF the sixth principal meridian.
Postal Matters.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebra ska-He-
bron. route 8, William r. Grugan carrier,
Alexander Murray substitute; Utica. route
:. Robert c. Hunter carrier, Anney Shores
substitute. Iowa-Pomeroy, route 2. John
A. johnson carrier, Minnie r. Johnson sub
| sttute. South Dakota-Canton, route 8,
Henry b. Fedman carrier, Worth Field
man substitute; Centerville route 6, Fred
Wanamsker carrier, Harvey K. Harmon
substitute; Hudson, route a. Herbert o.
Carpenter carrier Patsy II. Dunnigan sub
stitute; Hurley, route 4, Harry II. Sanborn
| carrier Harvey Ward substitute: Tripp
route l. John Unruh carrier, Henry Schmidt
| substitute.
The Malvern Qa.) National bank today
was authorized to begin business with
! $4,000 capital c. B. Christy is president
James Durbin vice president and Fred
Durbin cashier.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
C0SS GETS INSTRUCTIONS
Told that He is Expected t, Be Vigorous in
,'ae ,hs enforcement of the Law
sourh PLATTE MEN IN TOO BIG A HURRY
No Use to File Applications for Fed
eraI Positions Until Bill Creating
New Federal District Has
Been EnecteS.
lFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0.-(Special Tele-
gram. l-Senators Willard and Burkett pre-
rented Mr.. Goss to the attorney geaersl
his morning.
Immediately Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Goss
vent into conference over the whole gen
.ral situation so far as the district at
.orneyship in Nebraska is concerned. The
attorney general had ideas which he de-
sired Mr.. Goss to know and in corse-
quence the interview between Mr.. Moody
and Mr.. Goss lasted for a considerable
length of time. II is not violating any
confidence to say the attorney general
bore down on the general chaotic situa-
tion In Nebraska in regard to land leases
and illegal fencing of public lands. In
point OF fact he did not hesitate to say to
Mr.. Goss that due diligence was expected
of him to carry out every law on the
statute books and particularly having re-
lation to the position the administration
has taken regarding the rights OF the In
diyldual homesteader and intending settler
Attorney General Moody, who has had
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21

Board OF Fire and Police Commissioners
and enjoins upon Il the duty to strictly
enforce the Slocumb law in this city In
respect to the closing of the saloons on
Sunday. II am right about this, you
will be surprised and probably very sad To
know that the board has no power to do
what they think is their duty to do. 1t
cannot enforce the Slocumb law. strictly
or otherwise. and under the decision OF
Judge Estelle-do you happen TO Know
Lee Estelle? -if not you may have heard
OF him In regard to the powers OF
the police commission. He decided and held
that 1t had no power. no legal authority Ia
enforce the Slocumb law. Carl Wright,
late city attorney. and the present City
Attorney Breen. always advise the board
against any attempt to exercise any such
power. Judge William d. McHugh, long an
honored member OF the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners. always held to the
opinion and acted on IL.
l am not speaking for the police board
nor for any member OF 1t but myself ir
making this statement. for I am not speak.
ing as a member OF the police board. As
a plain citizen of Omaha. who for many
years edited religious" newspaper in
this city and said more in it's columns and
made more public addresses in behalf OF
sobriety and against alcoholic evils In those
days than any dozen Methodist preachers
and deacons ever did. / thought II right
and proper to kindly admonish my very
reverend and noble brethren and sistern
that they don't know what they are talking
about GEORGE l.. MILLER.