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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Queer Facts About Railroads

The oldest and perhaps the oldest sec
ton Of railway still in existence is in use
as a part of the South Carolina & Georgia
system. 1t was built In 1928 and is said
to be the only passenger line in the whole
world that ever was run by wind power.
With a fayoring breeze thirteen passen-
gers and three tons OF iron were carried at
a rate Of ten miles an hour
The Oldest steam railway that still is in
existence is a short line that runs from
Stockton TO Darlington, in England. 1t
first was opened in 1926, and has been in
continuous operation.
In England can be found both the cheap
est and the most expensive miles of rail-
way ever built The eight-mile line known
the Wottol tramway, and which was
built by the late duke of Buckingham and
Chandos, cost less than 5000 a mile to
build. 1t is of standard gauge, and now is
used for light traffic.
The most expensive piece of railway in
the world is that between the Mansion
House and Aldgate, of the London under
ground system. 1t cost nearly 100000
mile to build. For short distance the
cost of construction of this line was about
5000 a yard-or a trife less than s140 an
inch.
For cheap long distance travelling the
Transsiberian railway holds the worlds
record In order to encourage immigra-
ton into Siberia, third class fares are
granted from any Russian station on the
line to Tobolsk for 2 roubles or about $40
From Tobolsk on to the Manchurian Dor
der one can travel for s2.25. Thus, for So IS
the Russian immigrant, II he is anxious
to go east and grow up with the country
can take journey of 5000 miles-or less
than 10 cents for 100 miles
Opposed to this. some of the American
short lines in the west and south have had
regular passenger rates running from 10
cents to 25 cents a mile The short line
from Malvern to Hot Springs, Ark, was
one Of these high price railroads. and it
also held at one time the unique record of
being the only passenger road in the
United States over which no tramp could
beat his way.
The most northern railway line in exist
ence is the ofoten, built across the upper
end of the Scandinavian peninsula by a
British company, to tap the great iron ore
beds which cover 100000 acres. At the
frontier station, between Norway and
Sweden, an enormous hall has been built,
into which the whole train runs bodily.
and which can then be closed as a protec-
ton against the weather. When crossing
the Arctic circle the engineers make a
point OF blowing the whistle.
The London Northwestern, besides
being the richest of British railway COM
panies-in fact, perhaps, the richest in the
world-can boast also of owning the lar
gest engine works in existence. The in
closed space at Crewe is eighty-five acres,
and little over thirty acres is under
cover. The Midland has at Derby twenty
six acres of covered workshops.
Perhaps the only railroad in the world
that pulls up stakes and goes out of bust
ness for six months In the year is operated
at fashionable eastern resort. II is less
than mile long and runs from big hotel
to the bathing beach. II is operated in
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
One of n Noted Family.

Mrs Elizabeth Blair Lee, who died the
other day at her home in Silver Springs,
Md. in her seth year, was the last to survive
of the family Of Francis p Blair, Sr. She
was sister of the late Montgomery Blair,
who was postmaster general in President
Lincoln's cabinet. Her youngest brother
was the late Francis P. Blair. jr., the free
soil leader of Missouri, who was also a
member Of congress, general commanding
the Seventh corps Of Shermans army and
afterward democratic nominee for vice
president on the Seymour ticket. Mrs. Lee
was closely associated with the admins
trations of jackson and Van Buren, and
from her earliest childhood had the memory
OF close relationship with the former.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Historinn FisLe ana Music.

John Fiske, the American historian, was
an ardent lover OF music and himself no
mean musician. Furthermore, he was eX-
tremely corpulent and felt the hot weather
painfully. He was once delivering course
OF lectures at a summer school in a small
city of the middle west. The heat was
terrific and adjoining tho house where the
lecturer stayed was a church where an Ill
matched but Jealous quartet" practiced
and performed during all hours of the
torrid afternoons and evenings. One even
Ing seeing the famous man sit for a time
unoccupied and apparently oppressed by
this combined affllction, the young daughter
of his hostess attempted TO divert him by
offering him a new novel, then just becom-
ing popular II think The Choir Invisible
is perfectly splendid, Mr.. Fiske," said she.
Wouldn't you like to read it?" The his
torian put the book aside. MY dear
young lady" said he, 1.-The only choir in
the world in which could feel any interest
at this moment would be the choir in
audible"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

In his autobiography, in the North
American Review, Mark Twain relates this
incieent: .-..- sa-
stripped TO the skin and began my
practice. was full OF ambition; I was
determined to make hit; was burning
to establish a reputation as a bear and get
further engagements, so threw myself
into my work with an abandon that prom
Used great things capered back and forth
from one end OF the room to the other on
all tours, Sandy applauding with enthu-
siasn; 1 walked upright and growled and
snapped and snarled; l stood on my head;
flung handsprings; ] danced luberly
dance with my paws bent and my imagin-
airy snout smiling from eide to side; did
everything a bear could do and' many
things which no bear could ever do and
TO bear with any dignity would want to
do, anyway; and, of course, 1 never sus-
pected that l was making a spectacle Of
myself to anyone but Sandy At last,
standing my head, paused in that at
titude to take a minutes rest. There was
a moments sience then Sadly spoke up
with excited interest and said:
"Marse Sam, has you ever seen a smoked
herring?"
mo; what is thatT"
Its a fish"
well. what of IT. Anything peculiar
about it?"
Yes. sub, you bet you dey is. Dey eats
'em CUTS and ALL"
There was a smothered burst OF feminine
smokers behind the screen. All the
strength went out OF me and toppled for
ward like an undermined tower and brought
the screen down with my weight, burying
the young women under 1t. In this fright
they discharged a couple OF piercing
screams-and possibly others, but / did
not wait to count. l snatched my clothes
and fed to the dark hall below, Sandy fol-
lowing. was dressed in half a minute
and out the back way. swore Sandy to
eternal silence, then we went away and hid
until the party was over.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Pen Picture of March. Daily.

DAILY was a man of medium height and
stocky figure, writes A. p. Connolly Of
Butte, in McClure's Magazine. splen-
did, fun rounded head topped a well knit
bIdy. His eye was marvelously clear and
HIS voice in conversation. was low and
mellow. His feet were small and his
hands, despite the hardships OF his early
life, were delicate and shapely as a
woman's. He had had no early advan-
tages. He was born In Ireland and left
that country when he was not yet ff-
teen. He sold newspapers in New York
and later obtained employment as mes
senger in a mercantile or banking house
in that city, where he saved enough money
~ take him by water to California. From
Ethere he drifted up to the Comstock in
(Ncvada, and then went to Montana. He
Would have forced himself up through
poverty and obscurity had he never dis
covered the Butte hill. No man was
shrewder in his everyday intercourse with
men. Few knew the real workings of his
mind-he seemed to divine the mental pro-
cesses of others. He did not belong to
that race of poverty stricken and superior
men who, as Balzac said. can do every
thing for the fortunes of others. but moth
inS for their own.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
A Missionary's Experience

The Rev. Frederick b. Bridgman. the
noted and successful missionary TO tho
zulus. was talking in Philadelphia about
missionary work.
Il am very hopeful OF it," he said. II
may be a little too hopeful because / have
had such good success. It is better, though,
to be too hopeful than too doubling.
Much depends upon the character OF the
people one works among. and can sym
pathize little with the missionary who
returned home from China in very de-
spondent mood
watch and then came back 20 him the
next morning TO learn how to wind It up. "
Boston Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

the regular way during the summer, ana
in the fall the track is taken up ana
stored and the. rolling stock goes INTO
shelter until the next spring'-Chlcaso
Tribune.
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Senator CInrIs's Fortune.

EHA. CLARK had been clerk for
" Robert w. Donncil. one OF the
early pioneers Of Montana, who
Isk@fEqi accumulated a fortune as a mer-
- chant during the first gold ex-
elements in the Rocky mountains relates
McClures Magazine. Donnell opened
small banking house in Deer Lodge, Mont,
and afterwards established the firm OF
Donnell, Lawson & Simpson, at 102 Broad
Away, New York. which failed in the wall
kreet panic of 1884 When Robert w. Dom
/. vas about 70 60 to New York to es-
ish his house there. he opened branch
Sc at Butte, taking into partnership
A. Clark and another of his clerks s.
"a Larabee. Clark took charge Of the
rIitte pank and acquired Donnells interest
NUter the failure of the New York house.
\ }2nnen, Clark & Larabee had loaned, in
mhe course OF their banking business at
rButte, some $4,000 TO William L. Farlin
an intimate friend of Clark. Farlin had
located several claims on the Butte hill
and one down below the town called the
Trevonia. The Trevonia was promising
Farlin started to develop It, and in order
TO do so borrowed the money from Donnell.
Clark & Larabee at Butte
When the loan came due Farlin was I'M
able to meet It, and in order to secure his
friend Clark, placed all his mining prop
erty in Clarlx's hands with the understand
ing that Clark should work the properties
to the best advantage, pay of the indebt-
edness and restore the claims to Farlin
Instead of working the Trevonia. the most
promising, Clark leisurely prospected the
other claims-realizing nothing, OF course
and at the expiration OF his trusteeship
claimed forfeit of everything Farlin owned
Larabee looked upon Clark's mineral hold
ings with distrust, and in a settlement be-
tween the two, took a band of valuable
horses belonging TO the firm In exchange
for his half Interest in the mines which
had once belonged to Farlin. Clark thus
became the sole owner OF the interests
which laid the foundation of his great for
tune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
ObeyinK Orders.

The recent episode OF the Belasco theater
in New York when the presidents coach
man had difficulty with the manager be-
cause he would not move his carriage. al
though nobody was in the carriage and It
was waiting for some White House guests,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Emperor williams Guards.

>-zSSxt 20 the car. Emperor William has
always been the best guarded monarch In
Europe. Since the terrorists have become
so active in Russia the kaiser has sane
toned extraordinary precautions for safe
guarding his person. When he visited a
Berlin exhibition Immediately after the
st. Petersburg massacres 600 uniformed po-
lcemen and scores of detectives and secret
service agents followed his movements.
During his Posen visit he had body
guard of twenty special detectives. while
the number of secret police in the town
itself was quadrupled. When he repairs
10 his shooting box at Ronninten the whole
forest is closed to outsides by ring fence
of gendarmes and police officials. And
whenever he goes out driving he is at
tended not only by an escort of cavalry
but by a body OF police mounted on BIZ
cycles, who zigzag from one side of the
road to the other looking for lurking ex-
plosives.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
President Hadley ana His Bath.

President Arthur Hadley of Yale has a
couple OF sons who inherit a good deal OF
the genius and independent thought of their
father. One morning Mrs. Hadley went into
the bathroom and found her youngest,
aged years, busy sailing tin swans and
fish in the bathtub. guiding them with
magnet. She gathered up the toys and told
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

a. CLARK had been n clerk for
Robert w Donncil. one OF the
early pioneers Of Montana, who
accumulated a fortune as a mer-
chant dnrit,r. The Rrnl nrnia Ok
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

reminded an old police sergeant OF time
when be was stationed at the Baltimore &
Ohio station at Washington.
Among his other duties he had TO keep
carriages from standing at the curb d.
rcetly in front OF the station entrance, It
being necessary to keep that place clear
for carriages that were coming and going
at that point. President Grant drove to the
station to meet one of the incoming trains.
While the officer was in another place the
carriage stopped In front of the station.
When the officer turned he noticed the
presidents rig standing there and waited
for It to move along. When It did not
move, and no one alighted the officer sup
posed that the president had gone into the
station.
You know as we'll as do that you can
not stand there" said the officer to the
presidents coachman.
do you know whose carriage this is?'
was the only answer OF the man on the
box.
That makes no difference. You must
move" But there was no move on the part
OF the coachman 10 stir from the place.
Hawkins" came a voice from inside,
did you hear what that officer said?' And
the head Of the president OF the United
states was poked out of the carriage win
dow. The carriage moved.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Missourinn Among Royalty.

David r. Francis, ex-governor of Mis-
souri,. who has been abroad presenting st.
Louis fair medals TO European rulers, gives
Nsome interesting impressions of these nota-
bles. King Edward of England amazed
Mr.. Francis with his intimate knowledge
of American affairs and treated the Roose-
welt spelling as a huge joke. The en-
peror OF Germany has a frank and brusque
way similar to that of Mr.. Roosevelt and
speaks English as fiuently. The aged en-
peror of Austria was depressed in spirits
ion celebrating his seventy-second birth
4 day He thought President Roosevelt a
kstrong and able man. Oscar. the learned
king Of Sweden, was delighted to hear what
Nsplendid American citizens his subjects
made in the United States The king OF
Italy and the queen of Holland were not
at home, but they received their medals
with no stint of compliments and with
graceful phrases In writing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Gossip About Noted People

the youngster that he must defer his
amusement, as his papa wanted to take
his bath. The kid submitted with bad
grace but went out in the street. Pres
emily he met a lady. do you want to
know somethng?" he remarked. The
president OF Yale college won't have any
bath this morning. Do you want TO know
why? Cause have got the plug to the
bathtub in my pocket and It's going to stay
there, seer"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Zoo Much Mnner.

Charles E Hunter. chief clerk in the dis
trict court OF Oklahoma City. has estab-
lished an astounding record He declares
his intention to resign his position and
gives his chief reason the fact that the
fees OF his office are exorbltant A month
ago he gave emphasis to his views on this
matter by writing TO the Department OF
Justice suggesting that court clerks in the
territory be put on a stipulated salary of
1850 a year. In ninety days the clerk fees
in Hunters district amounted to more than
5000, which is at the rate of about $4,000
year. Hunter insists that this IS little
short Of whosesale robbery OF litigants and
that the evil should be corrected. He was
Rough Rider sergeant in the Spanish
American war and owes his present posi-
ton to President Roosevelt. who admIres
him
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Mra. CraIsIe,s Address.


An amusing story of the late Mrs. Craigis.
the noted novelist. was told the other day
at the. Authors club in New York.
when Mrs. Craigie was in America last
year" said the editor, "she was invited TO
make an address at certain meeting. She
accepted the invitation, but her name,
through some oversight, was put far down
on the program and, worse than that, the
chairman, a rather stupid person, intro
duced before her some speakers who were
not on the program at ALL
In short. II was close on to II o'clock
when the chairman, with a pleasant smile,
bowed and said:
Mrs. Craigie. the eminent author Of
Some Emotions and a Moral" will now
give us her address,
Mrs. Crsigie rose and said calmly
My address is SO Lancaster Gate, Hyde
Park. w, London, and now wish you all
good night, for l am far from home 4"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
STAKE FOR CONNOTER.
Wins st. Botolph Chase at Brook
line Country Club Meet.

Boston. June 16-As a social affair the race
meet at the Country Club. OF BrookIins today
the moisture put the course in good condition and
the racing the whole was excellent especially
the jumping events.
The ST. BotolDh Steeplechase was captured bv
Charles NJ Harrie's chestnut gelding Connover
which, ridden by Mr.. Kerr, was never headed The
second jumping contest went 90 S. Ambrose CIarks
stallion MaximiIian, which was held back until
the last jump when he came with a rush and
by lengths Tellfare which had
made the running.
bunched for nearly the entire course while IN the
St Botolph four Of the horses cleared two OF the
jumps in the backheld almost abreast There were
no accidents, only FIVE horses ran in each event
Stsepiechase and held il until the IiverDooI Vss
reached for the second time, where Maximan,
backstretch the Clark horse was well TO the fore.
On turning INTO the stretcH MaXinlian drew away
neary zen lengths; but Pure Pepper finished
strong and was only two lengths behind the
The Marnix Stable again won two Of the fat
raees-tne three quarters OF mile. for tnree-year-
four-year-oids with Gallant The first event. in
The summaries follow;
First hack race: sweepstaks: one roue,-Uo, ~,
Snsries : Bird " Ferocious l60 tBurden): j
Time a' ~ y" o'un' Ao' mt Chamberlain second
second rnee uhreeyearods: purse $500 six faronss,
Nsves May Not. I29 Brown. second. r. d Towers's
Egssen iai ard Lady Sa1e9 also Tsn ns. fllcs
s,., Third 1 race INelSeT wslsaSs tor
C9ebbins>; Mr Chetlands Kumshaw I45 IT Wilson, sec
enGl w Thompsons The Rival 15+ tDgstnsl. third
FoHI!h = 5aee the St Botoph selling seePechase;
SaTs. Ia5Ts ir essSen Ksfr Mr. M 9
Brook stables saltiue. lao ee, thIrd owaissa and
Fifth raes en tth ftso MSp,a 5ps: S,lS ~
sIoo about NO and Sne,sait ,s niieswon BY
sssrs Fsns PsPRs5 I SG5obSs 1S5 & r5gS sSsosS MSr
rick also Fine 5oss '''A'' ana punsevs'-
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
SWIM IN THE RAIN.
IncIement We0ther No Dra7cback
to TraUers Island Aquatics.

The aquatic season opened yesterday al the
Travers Island home of the New York Athletic
Club under conditions ideal enough for the swim
mers and divers, but trffe for the comfort
of the onloOkers. Despite the rain however a
eoodly number Of clubmen and guests watched the
.tlIee Nil!ning races the fancy diving COmpeti-
tion ana the game Of English water polo, which
cIoSed the programme. The races keenly con-
tested ana the time made good
The Messrs. Goodwin. Bill and Bud who are
hrothers by the way carried off the swimrling,
honoEs. the former winning the 5O-yard hanjics6
and the latter taking the 200-yard handicap event
SIooaWln swan trom scratch but he overlook and
qeieated nay Mulvey, Of Bath Beach, who had a
the Winged Foot Club, who had start Of %
seconds Mnlvey finished second and Crane third
The winners time was 257 AS
The 5O-yard race fought out between PHI
Goodwin, l. de 3. Handley and J. A Ruddv who
nnlsaSd @ ss5 IN me order named. The winners time
In the fancy diving contest Thomas O'Cauagbar
won lr9Tl 9l Waiter Lee with Philip J. Kearney the
and OCallaghan are intense rivals -''N 1e7
mere were ten starters in the 5O-yard novice
race, which was decided in two trial heats ana a
hnal; George South the nnai heat VSit6 ''F Fd
ward Steelberger second. The time was * az
seconds. was '' 10
Two teams. of five men each faced Aao, o+b-
IN the t1nellsh water polo game. One wore tbe
New York Athletic Club colors and the other renre-
resulted In victory for the Winged Foot niaI iI
eIs ny score or goals TO II Is the desire ~ ~ =
i1ng1sh water polo, IN this country. as the game
IS nuch more open than the American stvIe
s kress; Webb blsseIl Clark and We'll PLAYED
Ior columbia, while Handley. 'Budd'' C2oojv,in
Bill Goodwin Crane and r. H Adams made M " W.
New York Athletic Club team. ~ '''e
The next swimming meet at Travars Tslo,s ~,
be held on July II. and there will be meets on 80
gust II and p A. each of these. one metropoIten
Ghamplonship VII be decided These will be pre-
championships and the national suriylr,, Ls
pionships' which VIII be decided in the autumn
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
KEEP THE DAVIS CUP.
DOhertys Beat Ward and Little in
Deciding Match.

London June 16-R. F. and H l. Doherty sue
cessfully defended Great Britain's title to the
Dwight F. Davis international lawn tennis chaI-
lenge cup at Wimbledon to-day, the American chal-
lengers. Holcombe Ward and Raymond D. Little
being beaten by sets 10 l in the doubles OF
the five matches comprising the series England
has won three. two in singles and he doubles. so
that the remaining two. which will he decided
Monday Will affect the result.
When play started to-day R F. Doherty was not
at his best and H L Doherty played far below his
usual standard. but this form not permanent
for they found their game, and toward the
end OF the match far outclassed the Americans.
Ward played a superb game, and Little, too
showed brilliant form. but although the Americans
managed to take the first set, S-3. the Dohertys
quickly steadied and played fast that Ward and
Little never had chance thereafter The scores
follow:
r. F. and H L. Doherty, England. defeated Hol-
combe Ward and Raymond D. Little America. 3-S.
IL. 10-s, 6-1
As a curtain raiser for the international doubles
F. J. Riseley, the Northern champion, played an
exhibition game with Kreigh Collins, the American
reserve man. The Englishman by 20 The
scores were 50, 81
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

The rain and a sloppy diamond had no te-rors
for the Giants at the Polo Grounds yesterday. and
In spite OF the unfavorabe conditions for baseball
the game with st. Louis played. The Giants
won by score Of Il to 2 and the few enthusiastic
fans in attendance seemed to enjoy themselves to
the full
Loose fielding by the visitors helped in the run get
ting. The Giants played perfect fielding game in
spite Of the fact that the diamond and the ball were
so wet. Taylor in the box for the homo
team and besides pitching a good game fielded his
position perfectly, making four clever assists and
one put out. Brown who pitched for the Cardi-
nails, was hit hard in few innings and besides
was wild. giving six bases on balls.
The Giants practically the game in the first
inning by getting four the plate on a
combination Of two mUfs by Hoslsketter. another
by Mcbride. base on halls, Strang's single and
Gilberts two-bagger. The Giants increased their
lead in all but two of the following innings Brown,
in the third inning, sent the ball centrefeld. on
which he made a circuit OF the bases, which gave
st. Louis its first run. The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

they were running as a team. Jaunty ran away
the full circuit of the track before the start al
though not more than five furlongs at top speed,
so that her race. under the circumstances. was
a remarkably good one.
August Belmont's Blandy proved a grievous
disappointment in the second race, a handicap
at one mile and a sixteenth. He followed the
pace closely for seven furlongs and then gave
up the fight and finished in the ruck. Mandarin
was always in front, and won by safe margin
although Miller was keeping him going ar the
end TO stall of Grenade's rush. Entree pinched
off at the start, ran a remarkable race and
might have been keen contender with better
luck.
Water Pearl and Rye were the only winning
favorites and, as both were at odds-on' their
success was only an aggravat.on TO those who
have been following the fortunes Of the choices
in the last two days.