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The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
LIVE IN AUTO HOUSI
UNIQUE MOTOR HOME OF A CHI
cAco COUPLE.
Contains Parior, Bedroom and Kitchen
and Has All ConVeniences of a
Modern Hotel, With Exception
of Running Water.

Chicago.-The only auto house in
the world is in Chicago 1t is, as its
name implies, self-propelling resi-
dence, equipped with living quarters,
wheels and a gasoline engine.
The auto house has a parloT, bed
room, kitchen. a hot water heating
system and a gasoline range, along
with all the other comforts of home
1t is propelled by a three-cylinder gas
Oline motor, set in motion by levers,
so that all the owner has to do when
he is tired of one set of scenery,
climate or neighborhoOd, is to place
himself in an easy chair in his parloT,
turn on a lever and start for pastures
new.
The inventor, builder, proprietor and
resident Of the motor home is a Chi
cagoan bearing the iIlustrious name
of George Washington. He is 65 years
old, and. having no family beyond his
wife, his automobile residence fur
nishes him ample room in which to
live, and his wife, being of simple
1eNoNSos oCNieiACo nEi oEiA EnliiCl 6dlio-
fed with it.
In appearance the auto house re-
sembles in a manner a shortened
freight car, except that it has 81 win
dOws, which furnish abundant light.
The outside of the house is covered
with galvanized steel, painted white
The interior is finished in Georgia
pine.
The house as it stands is 27Jk feet
long and six feet wide The frame
is of oak throughout, including tim
bers, sides, floor and roof, held to,
gether by heavy bolts
There are three doors to the house,
the main entrance in the rear, and
two smaller doors on either side of
the front parloT. On the inside a
partition separates the house into two
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26

ing in Glen Oak Park on the anniver-
sary of his death, July q, 1907.
The statue, as shown. is of heroic"
size, that is. one-third larger than
life. 1t will be cast in bronze. The
clay model from which the photo
graph was taken has just been com
pleted by the sculptor in his studio
The position chosen shows Colonel
Ingersdll standing erect in an easy
natural pose, dressed in ordinary
everyday clothing The hands are
carelessly and naturally placed on
either hip. one of Colonel Ingersoll's
most characteristic attitudes and one
which he uncOnsciously assumed as
he became more and more interested
in the topic he was discussing, either
in court or on the lecture platform
Throughout the handling, ease, un-
strained effect, and lifelike
Frederick Z. Triebe, of New York,
is the sculptor, He was born in
Peoria, and during his residence was
we'll acquainted with Colonel Inger-
soil He is a graduate of The Royal
Academy, Florence, Italy, and a pro-
fessOr in the San Luca Royal AcGd.
emy, Rome, Italy.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
breaches BRAND NEW RELIGION
New Yorker Plans to Establish Com
rade Kingdom on Earth.

New York.-John Augustus Wall
has promulgated the newest of new
religions Mr. Wall formerly lived in
Valley Stream, L. l. His new religion
was launched at the Berkeley Iyceum
amid the applause of 100 enthusiasts.
To prove that HIS religion is really
brand new Mr.. Wall sent forth a cir
cular calling the meeting in which the
names of Jesus and Moses. Moham-
med and Washington, Jefferson and
Lincoln, Roosevelt and Emerson. Ed
win Markham and Ebert Hubbard,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Darwin,
Huxley and Paine, Ingersou and
Bryan, Hughes, Hearst and Brisbane
are coupled. The circular reads in
part:
DO you believe in Moses, Jesus,
Mohammed, ct al. (as above stated d?
Are you an atheist, infidel, moralist,
spiritualist, Jew, Christian, or ethical
culturist?
Are you living in a secluded fur
nished room, palace. a tenement. or
Drown stone residence?
Are you married, single. young or
old, rich or poor?
DO you believe in the new thought,
Christian Science, or just the old way
that mother and father taught"
Mr.. Wall explained to his audience
that the church is to be known as the
National church, and that through it
he hopes to establish a comrade king
dom.
A branch of the church will be es-
tabllshed in every assembly district
Among things the new prophet hopes
TO accomplish is the establishment Of
department stores. hotels, bowling al
ieys' laundries, insurance companies,
and skating Kinks in connection with
each branch.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
is BACK FROM JUNGLE.
PROF. STARR, ANTHRoPoLoGlST,
RETURNS TO CHICAGO.
His Researches in Africa Shed New
Light on Pyqnies-"cat's Cradle"
Played BY American Boys,
Known TO Natives.

Chicago. - Prof. Frederick Starr,
who hCids the chair of anthropOlogy
at the University of Chicago. has re-
turned alter spending Is months
among the pygmies in the heart Of
Africa. and travelling altogether ap-
proximately $4,000 miles
THIS trip, b far the longest ever
negotiated by a university professor
engaged in scientific research, was
begun in September. 1905, when he
left Chicago for the Congo valley, ac-
companied by Manuel Gonzales, a
young Mexican whom he adopted
some years ago.
Eighteen different peoples were Wis
tied in the 25,0O0-mile journey up and
down the Congo Free State. The
anthropoliogist would visit a tribe,
live with or near the natives, study
them carefully, take photographs,
gather relics, and then repeat the
process with a neighbOring nation.
His interest was centered particular
ly in the pygmy races and their Gus
toms.
when / left this country" said
the professor, Il expected to have to
provide canoes and provisions for
much of the journey. / was. however.
agreeably surprised 10 find on reach
ing the Congo that steamboats, were
plying many of the rivers. This
made the journey easier in many re-
spects."
You had a number Of narrow es-
capes and thrilling adventures, did
you not?" the anthropologist instruct
or was asked.
NO, my trip was much tanner
than most people would expect" he
replied. Il really experienced no
'haiTbreadth escapes at all
"A white man can cross Africa un-
molested, if he will mind his own
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26

at the height of his fame and with a
brilliant future before him. He was
born at HaIsey Valley, Tioga county.
n. Y. His boyhOod was passed atl
Ithaca and as a boy he was the star
player of the corner lots. It was al.
ways his ambition TO become a lawyer.
and he became a professional player
to earn the money TO pursue his
studies.
While at Cornell he played on the
college team and his ability secured
him a place on the Elmira team of the
New York State League, where he
played in 1888 In the winter he
taught school In the following year
he joined the Louisville team of the
old American Association. In 1890 the
team, under the management Of Jack
Chapman. won the championship.
Judge TAYLOR played there in 1891 and
1892, and in the winter studied at the
Cornell Law School.
During the season Of 1898 Taylor
and Hugh Jennings, now manager Of
the Dtli uil Ctub. were GU LSl INC
Baltimore team by Ned HanlOn. Tay-
lor finished his studies at Cornell that
year and announced TO Faulon that he
was through with baseball as a player
HanIOn tried his best to get Taylor to
change ME mind, but ne stuck to his
decision, and the following year be
gan the practice of law in Buffalo
No man stands higher than Judge
Taylor at Cornell university. -Four
years ago he was elected a trustee Of
the university, an honor he justly
prizes very highly.
Taylor is a tall man, and in appear
ance and build bears a striking re-
sembIance TO Abraham Lincoln.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26

business, and not interfere with the
natives through whose country he
passes. 1t is true that many OF
the Congo tribes are fierce and war
ike. but they Will not harm inOf-
fensiYe travellers who do not make
themselves obnoxious and who treat
them kindly. They seem rather to
be interested in settling their feuds
with the tribes about them. The
white man viii be left alone if he
does not travel cOnspicuOusly armed
and does not interfere with the nat
ural order of things as the natives
think they should be.
IAN interpreter went with US on all
our journey, so we had no trouble
with the natives
More than roo photographs were
taken by the professor and his adopt
ed son. The huge collection of relics
Of his long journey, which required
124 large boxes, will be installed In
the anthropological section of the
Walker museum at the university,
which is already well filled with Won
ders and curiOsities from Prof. STAIRS
former Journeys.
The pygmies, says Prof. Starr, gen
orally are found near the upland
sources of the larger rivers. He trav-
eled up the Congo, the Sankuri, the
Batui, the Kassai, the Armuri and
the Oiku rivers as far as the boats
could go.
'"The pygmies." he continued.
range in height from three to four
and a half feet, averaging about four
feet. They are not, as many people
suppose, an agricultural people but
get their living chiefly by hunting.
Not all the tribes in a region are
pygmies We often usually found
small tribe of pygmies living near
tribe Of larger men.
- studied the pygmies along the
Kafai and Batua rivers he said,
where they grow smaller than any
where else. There they average only
three feet ten inches. the extreme
height which they reach being four
feet and one or NO inches. But the
most interesting thing which l saw
was the most simple. 1t was Just
a game of eats cradle I saw the
natives playing What looked like that
child's game just after I reached the
Congo, and. of course. I Was interest
ed and drew near TO find out if it
was really eat cradle I found
that it was. and spent more time
investigating the game and its origin
than did on the pygmies. I found
out that the natives of the Congo
Free State play over 100 dilerent
forms of the game, a most remark
able thing to me-"
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
The Automobile House.

apartments, with a doorway, but no
door between. Ventilation is obtained
by an arrangement like that of
street car, and there is besides a fue
ventilatOr in the roof. The numerous
windows are framed by dainty white
curtains. The front room contains
folding bed, which can be easily
slowed away. A sewing machine
gives homelike touch to this room.
The steps in the rear lead into
yesubule, lined on one side with
pantry shelves and on the other by
cupbOards for the storage of tools
and other utensils The yestibule
leads into the kitchen, which occupies
the entire rear apartment Here is
a gasoline range, with all The neces.
saTy implements, a table and chairs
and d miniature furnace with a reser-
voir above, which furnishes hot water
for the system of pipes running the
entire length of the house, thus guar
anteeing uniform heat. Pipes and fur
mace were constructed by Mr. Wash
ingtOn's own hands. Practically ali
available space along the walls IS
lined with cupboards containing a
complete equipment of household i'm
plements and tools
In the front of the house are the
levers for setting the home in motion.
These are three in number. Their
mechanism was worked out by the
proprietor One is for starting, an
other for steering and a third for reg
ulating the speed, all being manipu-
lated from comfortable easy chair
a three-cylinder gasoline engine.
weighing a ton, furnishes the motive
power
1t will be seen that the construc
ton of this novelty in the shape of a
self-moying home must have required
infinite pains, an immense amount of
time and not a small amount Of
money. Mr.. Washington says he built
it partly because the fancy struck
him, partly because he needed il in
his business. He was living in his
own house eight years ago when he
first conceived the idea of the auto
home. He began building It before
he had ever seen an autOm bills. He
worked on his idea at odd hours dur
ing the entire period OF eight years,
at the same time attending to his
regular trade, which is that of a ma
chinist and contractor. He has pat
ented a cover for a belt pulley, the
sale of which brings him a good in
/ come.
Il have built this auto house" saws
| Mr.. Washington, and we are living
| in it because it suits us" We have
taken a fancy to it, and would rather
/ live here than anywhere else. You
/ couldn't get more comfortable quar-
! ters or more convenfences in the best
/ hotel, with the single exception of
the water connection. And the water
/ question does not bother US at all.
On the road we can get a pail of it
anywhere, can buy provisions when
ever we need them, and for the rest
we have il all right here"
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington intend to
start on a 1.000-miIe trip to their old
home in Maine. They expect to pass
| through New York and take in other
prominent cities. Wherever they stop
they viii feel perfectly at home.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
POPE RECEIVES COSTLY BOOK.
Volume Literally of Gold and Studded
With Diamonds.

Paris.-The costliest volume in the
world-literally a golden book-has
been received by the pope as an offer
ing from the republic of Brazil. in
gratitude to his holiness for having
given the first South American car
dinal TO Brazil This wonderful book
is made entirely of Brazilian gold, en-
crusted with diamonds and other
gems. On the cover appears the mon
ogram of Piux X, formed of emeralds
and diamonds, and the arms OF Brazil,
with Latin notices.
The first page bears the papal arms
and a miniature bust of Plus X. Ninety
diamonds of the first water surround
these, with a large brilliant above, rep
resenting the sun, shedding its rays
made by tiny diamonds, upon the
pope's head.
The book contains a map of Brazil,
in which the various states are
marked by gems of different colors,
and huge blue diamond of eight
carats stands for Rio de Janeiro, the
federal capital
DR.. CalYancanG Albuquerque, a
nephew of the new Brazilian cardinal,
designed this gorgeous album, which
was subscribed for by the members of
the old faith in Brazil
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
2,16o PERISH BY VIOLENCE.
New York Reports Remarkable Year
of Accident and Crime.

New YOrk.-The report of the board
of coroners for 1906, just published
shows a remarkable year of accident
and crime In all there were $3.50
deaths reported to the cOroner's OF
fee. of which 2,16O were by violence
For Manhattan alone, and excluding
the casualties reported in New Jersey,
Long Island City and Brooklyn, the
tunnel work caused 68 deaths. There
we're $40 felonious assaults causing
death. Surface cars caused 81 deaths,
elevated train IA and tunnel trains IT,
Automobiles killed "A people in Man
haitian during the year
The 39S suicides were brought about
as follows: BY shooting, 10; by
throat-cutting, 81; by pOinOn 81; by
gas, 124; by handing. 27; by jumping
from windows of roofs, 27; by jump
ing Iii front of trains, T. and "a by
drowning.
The total number of deaths by cas-
uaItes, including falls, explosions, col
lapse of buildings, premature blasts,
falling of rock, timber and stone were
684. Alcoholism caused the death Of
lis persons.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
Ex-BALLPLAYER NOW A JUDGE
Harry Taylor Earned Money at Nstion.
al Game TO Pursue Studies.

New York.-It is doubtful whether
Judge Harry L. Taylor, of the Erie
county court at Buffalo, ever dreamed
when he was a baseball player anal
student at Cornell university Is years
ago that at the age of 40 years he
would be dispensing law and justice
from the bench A year ago Tavlor
held the Office of president Of the East
ern Baseball League, but vas defeated
for reelection last fall Soon after.
ward Gov. Higgins appointed him TO
the position he now holds.
Judge Taylor is one OF the few plav.
ers who dropped professional basebaU
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
Blind Man Becomes an inventor.

Iowa Falls, Ia.-Charles Abbott, the
blind piano tuner of this city, has
turned inventor. and is exhibiting the
working model of a heat regulator for
a chicken incubator on which he has
applied for patent. The regulator
gives the alarm when the heat in the
incubator becomes too high or too low
The regulator is set for 103 degrees.
and when the heat varies a few de-
grees above or below this mark the
regulator rises or falls, and, breaking
a circuit, rings an electric bell until
the owner regulates the heat to the
proper temperature. Mr.. Abbott has
been blind all his life.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
Riehlv Deserves Tribute.

A start was recently made toward
doing something TO keep the memory
of Adirondack Murray, preacher, au-
thor and lecturer and a notable apos-
tie of the si--'n 'ifa in the open air.
His incursio- id years ago into
what was then the wild region Of the
Adfrondacks did more 10 bring that
great tract into public notice and pub
lie use than anything said or done
about il before or since.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
To Make Enuaoements Public.

Topeka, Kan.-State Senator Smith
will introduce a bill in the Kansas
legislature providing that all mar
riage engagements must be published
in local papers and churches at least
80 days before The wedding ceremony
is to be performed. Mr.. Smith claims
such a law would tend 10 prevent di-
vOTces, unhappy marriages and de
clares it is a highly satisfactory rule
in several European countries.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
Eat sand for Dyspepsia.

West Chester. PA number Of
people in this place who are suffering
with stomach trouble have taken to
"the sand cure" and are taking it
every day. The sand comes from
Mississippi and is packed in bags con-
tanning a couple of quarts. Il is taken
in doses Of a spoonful, and as often as
the patient has an attack Of the
trouble. When any animal has an at
tack Of stomach trouble, argues a pa
tient, sit goes at once to the ground
for some clay or sand for a cure. and
why should not a man?"
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26

hands and knees toward this plant
and eagerly sucked the syrup that has
trickled down after the insertion OF
his knife. The Indians can live many
days on these plants, which some
times grow in patches and at Other
times are scattered. At Easter tine.
when these and the other varieties OF
cacti are in bloom, the MOjave Desert
fairly gloWs with resurrection glory
one splendid blaze OF yellow, white
and red. The stOuness Of this barre
cactus makes it withstand the severe
sandstorms that break down the more
slender varieties.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26

hole through this serving the purpose
of a pipe-and a stream Of water
spurted % feet above the ground
level.
A wheel of 16 feet in diameter hay
ing been rugged. the pipe was con.
tinued to a level of. IS feet, sluice
was erected to carry the water from
the mouth of the pipe to the top Of
the wheel and IS maximum horse
power was developed. At quitting
time the turning off of the water
shuts OF the power and by twist Of
a screw il is turned on again In the
morning, bubbling and gurgling and
ready 10 turn the wheel and run the
mill without a cent of cost.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
MILL Run BY WELL WATER.
1t Gushes From the Earth TO Height
Of Twenty Feet.

Atlanta, Ga-Near ST Augustine
Fla, is a planning mill run by a water
wheel The water comes from an
artesian well. The owner of the mill
knowing that the country thereabOuts
was underlaid with water at high
pressure, sank a hole 400 feet deep
and tapped the subterranean stream.
An eight-inch pipe was sunk $50 feet
to the top of the rock suata-the drill
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
JAKE Mouo,s Performance.

Humboldt, Ia-Jake MOgg, Of Audu-
bon, Ia, has beaten the record for
dry chicken picking. At Humboldt
just before the holidays. MCgg killed
and picked 3O2 chickens in niho and
0ne-half hours The feat was accom-
plished with perfect ease. and Mogg
5 now considered the worlds cham
pion chicken picker.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
TO HONOR 4soe" lNeERsoLL.
Model of Statue TO Be Erected at
Peoria, H., Completed

Peoria, Ill.-A model of the statue
OF the late Colonel Ingersoll. ordered
By the Ingerson Monument associa.
ton Of this city, has been completed
IN the clay. 1t viii be ready for cast
ing IN a New York foundry early this
spring. and will be ready for unveil-
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
One Theusandth Anniversary.

a pageant will be held at Ramsey,
England, on June is, 19 and 20
next in honor Of the one thousandth
anniversary of the founding of Rom
sey Abbey by King Edward the Elder.j
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
ralLs far Shoe WORKERS.

The Boston Y NJ c. A. is to give q
winter course Of talks TO shoe worA-
ers. The aim is to give the worh-
men a wider and more thorough
knowledge Of the industry.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-26
CACTUS AS BIG AS A HOUSE.
Grows In Death Valley and Often
Rises to a Height of 40 Feet.

Rises to a Height Of 40 Feet.
This is a picture of the wonderful
barrel cactus that rises in Death Val
ley and other deserts fully 80 and 40
feet high and forms a regular forest
When in blossom it has a small bright
flower, much smaller than of more
modest cacti. Its chief attraction and
one that is far better than luE mum
her of flowers, lies in the tarT hat it
contains a juice which viii auench
thirst Many a prospector who has
feared to lose his life bas crept on
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
NOTICE. OF cBATTEL noRTG1cFs:7:

N hERi. , on Of the TIN day Nov.mh..
w d., .9S, Olaf f.. Nelson. HOrtuuaoro a.
,ubcd ana delivered to Charles starch eAe-
gay. ., q chattel mortgage to secure ths Moft'
IN ~ OF Ono Hundred Pour ana Einh, pay
uundredLns Lollars. mht. e.. terest. vuich' .nVe
mortgage was filed il. the me-. OF the Pa sala
ter OF Deeds OF Rot cr,h ,oupl,. SOnth HHes!s-
til. on the 9th d,A OF November lq0s a. OK" mo
O'Clock IL IN. y" ''lo
Salu mortgage Xah Wis |t..Iirr duly a.s;,,.,
TO flrst National Ba OF Slsseion. s n
who is now the owner ,u.r,ot, ",
And Whereas, Deiauit has been mad
lhe conditions OF : Ia mortgage. which Az az
fault consists in ~non-payment OF the n" ue
secured thereby, - hote
Now; Therefor. The following pron.r,,
described IN san mortgage. to wit: one hrinS
die COW 4 years old. one gray heifer , vn am
old. one brindl COW six wears old. one 'Sars
roam COW 9years old. ore COW 8 wears LA
color red. one bay mare 9 years old weirh,.
ZOO lbs. one gray mare III year, old. we'll,
l2OC lbs one gray mare { years old yeie.hh..
1000 lbs. will be SOLD at public suction ON 81
urday the Ind day of February, 1907. at ~
p'ci[ck in The afternoon AT the front doc o3
the y, stotfice in the city of Sisseton Rnf a,,n
County, south DaNota, the rtceeds OF Will.
shicshnll be applied To lhe of 0 nn
Hundred Eighteen DOLLARS, now clai,nad .c
he due on said debt after paving costs ana
disbursement $ allowed by law. ~ "Hu
Dated at Si>seton, South Dakotn. This on,.
day oi January. 1907 i
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SissEToy.
SOUri DAKOTA,
Assignee and Ownci OF Mortpnco
HOWARD RABt OCK.
Attorney.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
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