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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-02

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
FARMER PREMIER OF DENMARK
Remarkable Rise of J.. C.. christensen
strong Man Of Smallest Kingdom
of NOrthern europe.

COPENHAGEN. July 1O.-(speclal)J. c.
Christensen, premier Of Denmark, minister
Of war and of marine as well. is one OF the
most remarkable men in Europe. Born on
a small farm in a desolate part Of Denmark
Of poor parents, in a public career OF four
teen years he not only rose to the highest
position In the land, but demonstrated the
final triumph OF the downtrodden and de-
spised class from which he sprung.
The coming into power of Christensen Is
said to be due to luck. He was one of the
minor leaders in the efforts Of the opposi-
ton Tor lefD to overflow what was known
as the professor regime during which
the rulers Of Denmark which had in 1s4S
become a constitutional monarchy, were
drawn from the ranks Of the professors
and scientists. The real leader Of the re-
volt of the common people was Christian
Berg, but just when the back Of hos pow
erful opponents had been broken and he
was about to reap the reward, he died.
Christensen jumped into the breach, was
made minister Of education and four years
later premier and minister of war and
marine.
This remarkable man was born in Jutland
fifty-two years ago. There is every reason
to believe that his ancestors had lived on
the same farm in uninterrupted possession
for centuries. There are many farms like
this in Denmark which owe their escape
from the clutches OF the nobility to the fact
that they are too barren and desolate tc
repay seizure. II is from these freemen's
farms, especially in Jutland, that the op,
position has secured its recruits.
AS a young man Christensen showed ar
inclination toward study and a love Of
knowledge. SO he was sent by his people
to an academy for young peasants. Later
he became a teacher in a popular country
school and remained there until work II
the Rigsdag. to which he had been elected
forced him to give 1t up. In the legisla.
tive chamber he quickly made himself
known by an Unsuitable desire for work
After only ten years in the Rigsdag h,
became minister Of education and later sue
ceeded to his present post.
Personally Christensen is a hickset man
His large head is capped with a grea
mass of tow hair. There is a tinge Of gray
here and there, but his fifty-two years hav,
not brought any diminution in his forcible
ness and enthusiasm. He is at his flat
topped desk twelve hours a day and some
times far into the night. He throws Of
the work of his triple office with ease anC
insists upon attending to a great deal o
the detail of each. His associates declar,
that II he had his way Christensen woul,
administer every office of the cabinet him
self
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
FAMOUS TUDOR MANSION SAVED
Darlington Court One of the Finest
Examples of Architecture
I'm England.

LONDON, July 1O.-(Specia Harrington
Court, near minister, Somerset. one of the
finest examples of Tudor architecture in
England, has been purchased for preserva-
ton by the National Trust. The price paid
is about $52,5OO. of which $4,000 came from
an anonymous donor.
The house occupies a unique place in the
domestic architecture of England and is
especially valuable from the viewpoint Of
preservation from the fact that compare
lively few fine specimens of the Tudor
period are still standing in the country. The
exact age Of harrington Court is unknown,
but It is believed to have been built about
the middle of the sixteenth century by
Henry. earl of Bridgewater, but has been
owned by many other families since then.
OF late years it has fallen on evil times.
Half of the house is uninhabitable having
been completely Quilted. The great hall was,
at the time ii came into the hands of the
National Trust. used as a cider store. The
waiuscoting has been ruthlessly stripped
from the walls and the house was i'm every
way more than ripe for the saving hand Of
the preserver.
The National Trust for Places of His
torical Interest or National Beauty. to give
II its full name, is presided over by Prin-
cess Louise, duchess of Argyle, a sister Of
King Edward, and LordsRosebery. the earl
OF Meath and James Bryce. ambassador to
the United States, are on the council. The
Trustees OF Public Reservations Of Massa-
chusetts have the right to nominate a mem
Der Of the council, and Prof. c.. S. Sargent
is the present holder.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
TRIALS OF HOTEL CLERKS
They Are More Numerous Than of the
Average Individual.
ENOUGH TO MAKE MEN DIPPY
Travelling Men Are Late This Year
Winding Up Their Spring Trade
Owing 10 the S~tringency
Last Fall.

"There are more things in being an hotel
clerk, H~oratio, than your philosophy
dreams Of"
The above thought was transferred by
f, w. Sherman, clerk at the Paxton hotel,
though, in justice to him, it must be
recorded that he is not responsible for the
paraphase.
Some people think a hotel clerk has the
easiest job in the world continued Mr..
Sherman. "Well, take 1t from M he hasn't.
He has a life of worry and care that
would drive many another man to an early
grave or at least to a dipPy domicile.
IT'S human nature to envy the other
man his job. Travellers come in here and
tell the clerk how happy they would be
If they could have a position where they
could rest and not have TO catch late
trains and sleep in all sorts of places and
eat all sorts OF food. But they don't know
the hotel clerks cares. The hotel clerk Is
the burden-bearer for all the people in his
house. They lay all their cares on him
and he has to clear up all sorts of trouble
and put up with all sorts of unreasonable
people and he has to wear a smile and
look, as II he was enjoying 1t all tho time
IAN important part Of the business is
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
MORGAN BITTEN BY BRIDGE BUG
Millionaire Succumbs to FashIon
and L. Now = Red-HOt
Enthusiast

LONDON, July lO.-(specisl)-J. Pier
pont Morgan. who up to a few days ago
had successfully withstood the attacks Of
He spends an hour every morning in his
Princes Gate house with NJ. P~okiewski.
one Of the best opponents Of the game in
England. and is rapidly being initiated
into the mysteries OF the popular pastime.
For years Pierpont Morgan has boldly
bridge. The game did not appeal to him.
To its gambling capacities he objected on
principle and the waste OF time II In
volved he regretted. During his crossings
between England and the United States
his fellow passengers have struggled hard
to induce him to take a hand but in
vaTiably without success.
II was at a dinner party the other night
at Mrs. Potter Palmer that the rinancier
vas irresistibly attracted to the game.
He was watching NJ. Pokiewski play. and
the Poles amazing achievements arrested
the attention Of the millionaire. For two
hours Pierpont Morgan sat, fascinated by
the audacious declarations OF the skillful
player.
by Jove," he said. finally. II am going
to learn bridge. aud you, NJ. Pokiewski,
are 10 be my teacher"
IL is purely a matter OF business between
the American and the Pole. and the story
goes that Pokiewsh is making a hand
some thing out OF the transaction
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
NEBRASKA TEACHERS IN EAST
Visit Ellis Island to See How Govern
ment Handles Immigrants
on Way Over.

NEW Work. July n.-Forty-three school
teachers, forty-one of them from Nebraska
and thirty-nine of them women, went to
Ellis Island yesterday and saw how immi-
grants are received. They are stopping at
the Cosmopolitan hotel. l.. \. Downey,
state inspector Of normal training in high
schools in Nebraska, is in charge of the
party and Mrs. Sarah Brindlcy is chap
erone.
The teachers were selected from various
towns in Nebraska by school boards. They
are studying pedagogy and psychology in
the various places they visit. The trip be-
gan in the middle of June. Cleveland, Nj
agara Falls, Montreal, Toronto. Boston and
Albany have been seen, and Philadelphia.
Washington, Pittsburg and Chicago remain
to be visited.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

hotels shows this, aud the hotel men at
tribute it to the fact that many Of the
statesmen are making an extra trip over
their routes. Or their previous Grip, while
the shadow of hard times threatened, their
customers bought so sparingly that they
didn't have enough goods to reach and
were compelled to send an emergency call
for an extra visit Of the travelling men.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
Gentle Art.

Got the hooks and linus?'
mo couldn't find any"
Never mind! Wen probably find a
store somewhere. Any bait?"
NO"
well. we can dig some, maybe. Did you
bring that flask''
by jove! L forgot IT,"
Good Lord! That means a three-mile
walk back to the hotel. Life.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

Musical rotor Horns.
American women In London are credited
with the Introduction Of the musical motor
horn into England. So far as I know, the
first Of your countrymen to attach one to
her car was Mrs. Potter Palmer and ac-
cording TO one story which has on Two
occasions been repeated to me the Chicago
society leader IL the inventor. She asked
a firm Of horn makers II they could con-
struct an instrument capable Of producing
a chord OF even the opening notes Of a
tune. So well did they carry out her rather
vague order that she soon afterwards re-
ceived a horn capable Of playing Yankee
Doodle To me the story suggests that
someone has been stretching the long bow.
The same informant tells me that American
admirers Of the king, who. by the way,
has expressed his pleasure at the innova-
ton. are about to present to him a motor
horn capable Of playing God Save the
KinE. " Melba has one Of the new horns
on her car and Lady Paget, the duchess
Of Roxburghe, Mrs. Cavendish Bentinck
and Lady Barrymore are among those who
have also adopted It. The repertoire of the
horns OF these last named ladies, however,
| have been unable to obtain.
LADY MARY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
whole state Is Interested.

Not only is Douglas county inter-
ested in this matter, not only Is tine
district clerk interested, but every Off
Ger earning a fee in every county of the
state is directly interested, as the recent
decree foreshadows a condition where
every such officer viii be held directly
responsible for the collection Of fees, even
though he be entitled to all OF them by
reason Of the fees not equalling the max
imum salary allowed for the office.
With this condition confronting all
officers earning fees II is expected thai
all will join in a demand upon the egis-
latuTe TO frame a law which will reduce
all offices to a salary basis, make all
fees as simple and as small as consistent
with the services rendered, and the county
official Of Whatever position will then
be compelled TO collect his fee before no
earns IL and to pay the fee thus collected
into the county treasury, drawing from
the treasury his salary regardless OF the
amount of fees earned by him.
Indirectly the new system promises TO
revolutionize the system OF accounting by
these officers and TO bring about a uni
form system which will greatly simplify
matters, since when the fee system Is
finally abolished a uniform system can
be adopted, no officer caring TO keep the
public in the dark as to the salary or In
come he is receiving from his position.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

sizing up a guest. Now, / have acquired
the faculty of telling by a glance just what
a man is going to ask for the minute he
heaves in sight before the desk. l know
whether he Is going to ask for the cheapest
room in the house or whether he wants the
best. A clerk has to know where to put
his guests or he may put one man In an
expensive apartment, which he won't en-
joy and won't like to pay for and put
another in a cheap room, where he will
curse the appointments of the hotel and
hunt another next time ne is in town.
Remembering names IS very important.
If a man comes in and you reach a hand
over the desk and give him a cordial grip
and call him by name he feels at home
right away, and that's one of the secrets
of a successful hotel business-make the
patrons feel at home. Travellers have no
home but the hotels, and the hotel clerk
who makes a man feel that he remembers
him and is looking for him and expecting
him is a winner and will make his hotel
popular. 1 have in mind the names and
faces Of hundreds Of travelling men, and
when they come in l can CALI them by
name. Occasionally a name escapes me-.
Then there are several ways of remem-
bering. The man may wear an initial on
his tie or on a seal ring. If not, the clerk
can steal behind the counter to the mail
box and possibly recall the name by find
ing a letter for the guest"
Father ON Road "A Lifetime.
Mr.. Sherman's father was for thirty-nine
years a travelling man in the employ OF the
Buffalo Scale company of Buffalo, N. Y.
This is nearly a record for continuous
service on the road for one firm. Mr..
Sherman made" all the large cities in the
United States once a year.
The flight OF the travelling men to their
summer nests in Chicago, New York City
and other headquarters, is later this year
than usual. The patronage at the Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

Mr.. Wade nance and his bride. who was
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, have been
here some little time, and Notwithstanding
the warm weather, have been energetlcslly
tramping around in search OF a house into
which they hope to be settled by the end
Of September, They intend to make Lon
don their permanent home. Mrs. Chance
has decided to be a very exclusive hostess.
She has no intention OF welcoming society
with the big s." but the select coterie in
,luded In her friends will be welcome.
The couple are being much fused over
lust now by their many friends from Wash
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-26

one whose quick and ready ap.
plication of legal principles and
constitutional provisions could
not be- equalled.
he was elected two years ago
a member of the general assem-
bly, from Florence county, head.
ing the ticket, though he had
had no political experience and
was of d most retiring dispo-
sition, little inclined to devotion
to the areric dust. He has
made one of the most valuable
members of the judiciary CON-
mittee Of the honse, where his
legal knowledge and judicial
mind so impressed his fellow
workers that he was assured
that if he would permit his name
to be used he would receive a
cordial supportin in the house and
the vote given him, was the
justification of that promise.
Mr. shipp was married several
years ago to Miss Elizabeth
Gasque, daughter of Rev S s
Gasque of Williamsburg county.
He is the father of one little
girl.
In his family there are two
married sisters, Mrs Sam muel
Sanders of Georgetown, Texas,
and Mrs John M Webb of Bell
town, Tenn, one brother, Albert
W Shipp, a merchant of Nash
vile, and two unmarried sisters
Misses Mamie and Susie Shipp,
who still live at the old family
home in Marlboro county.
The recent endorsement of
the Florence bar expressed the
high esteem in which Mr. Shipp
is held in his home town; the
personal interest that every
man and woman who know him
took in his race and election ex.
pressed stronger than words the
affection felt for the man, as
we'll as the confidence and re-
spect for the lawyer and jurist.
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Samuel Wilds Gillespie Ship
Florence Lawyer Elected to the Bench.
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county, near Cheraw, his health
greatly impaired, where he de-
voted his time to literature, his
best known book being a history
of Methodism.
Sam Shipp began the practice
of law in Bennettsville with Mr.
Newton, formerly solicitor of
the circuit, and quickly advanc.
ed in the ranks of the profess
sion. He moved to Florence, a
young and promising city in
1895, having formed a partner.
ship with the present Justice c
A Woods, whose business con-
nections in that section were
very large. He has practiced
law at the Florence bar con-
tinuously, having been associat-
ed in a number of the most nota.
BILE cases in that section, par.
ticularly the efforts to defeat
the opening of the dispensary
over the expressed will of the
people of Lake City and Scran-
ton and other hard fought
cases. He has served as city
attorney of Florence and was
connected with the extensive
litigation over the graded
school charter. In all of these
cases he developed a legal acu-
men that was remarkable and
established himself as easily
one of the best posted lawyers
in this section of the State and
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assault with intent to kill and
for carrying concealed weapons,
the jury found guilty as 70 as
sault and not guilty as to, car
rying concealed weapons. Sent
enced to twelve monthson chain.
gang. E L Hirsch, represented
the defendant.
Richard McNeal, housebreak-
in G and larceny, was found
not guilty. W F Clayton, Esq,
representing the defendant.
AS we go to press court il
still in session
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-26
Notice to Farmers Legal Unions
Of Williamsburg County.

A County Union will be organ
lied at Kingstree on Wedues'
day, April 50 at IL o'c lock. A
full delegation from each local
union is desired. Anyone desir'
ing a local union organized in
his community. can arrange the
matter by calling on the writer
at the hotel between the hours
of 9 and IL o'clock on that day
Respectfully,
TIC WILLOUGHBY,
Member State Ex. Committee
3.26.2t
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Samuel Wilds Gillespie Shipp,
who was recently elected
'udge of the Twelfth circuit, is
one of the best known lawyers
in the northeastern section of
the .e. He is one of the
abl yet one of the most
re- men at the bar IN the
He is sought for his ad.
and opinions but was never
own to obtrude them
? he was born at Chapel Hill,
NC, 4S years ago. His father,
Rev A NJ Shipp, D D, was a pro.
fessor at that time in the Uni
versity of North Carolina, his
mother was a daughter of Sam.
uel Wilds Gillespie, of a family
Syell known and referred to in
tGregg's History OF the Old Che
raws, whom he married while
preaching in Cheraw as a young
minister in the Methodist con-
ference. After the war Mr. Shipp
moved with his family to Wof.
ford college, of which institu-
ton he was made president,
which position he filled for near
ly Is years and the new Judge
entered that venerable college
as a student, later graduating
at Vanderbilt, to which college
his father went to fill a chair,
and occupied that chair for 10
years, returning, in his old age,
to his wite's home in Marlboro
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-26

Beggar Prince Opera Co. Last Week
and 9Sman Stock Co. This Week.

Since last week, when the
Thomas Opera House was form.
ally opened with the comic opera
'Said Pasha," presented by the
Beggar Prince Opera Co, the
amusement.loving public OF
Kingstree has been regaled with
more high-class attractions than
ever before IN the history of the
county. Probably nowhere in
South Carolina, in a town of the
same size, is there as pretty and
commodious a play house as
Kingstree's hew theatre: The
scenery is admirable and every
bit of it was painted right here
in town. To one who has not
seen it a half dollar would be
we'll invested just to see the new
opera house and the scenery, re-
sardless of the play. To MIR F
c Thomas Kingstree is indebted
for this handsome acquisition to
the town and in appreciation of
his enterprising spirit a liberal
patronage should be given to his
bijou opera house.
In Said Pasha, on Thursday
night, the Beggar Prince Opera
60 played to good house, there
being present about 800 people.
This pleasing little opera was
well received and those who at
tended expressed themselves az
well satisfied with the perform
ance. On the opening night
quite a number was present from
Greelyville, and also there were
noted many from Indiantown,
Salters, Cades and elsewhere:
During this week the Osman
Stock Co. has held the boards Tor
three nights: Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. On Monday
night the play was "a Fool of
Fortune" and a well.filled house
greeted them in the initial per
formance. Between the acts a
number of specialties was intro
duced, all of which added much
interest to the performance.
The work of Mr. Willis, the car.
toonist, is especially commend
able.
Tuesday night the Osman
Company gave "The Counter
feiters' and Wednesday night
"Devil's Lane" both of which
were literally patronized by we'll
pleased audiences.
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PROCEEDINGS OF COURT
OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
GRAND JURY RETURNS A NUMBER OF
BlIS-SEVERlL CASES DISPOSED
Of-C0URr STILL In SESSION.

The court of general sessions
convened here Monday, at 10 a.
M, Judge c G Dantzler, of the
First circuit, presiding. Solici.
tol Wells and Stenographer
Woods were at their respective
posts of duty.
The rule against Magistrate G
W Davis was called and after
argument on his behalf by LIE
Roy Lee, Esq, the rule was dis
charged.
The grand jury was organized
with Mr. Hugh McCutchen as
foreman. Judge Dantzler's
Charge, while brief, was plain
ani comprehensive, clearly de-
timing the duties of this impor-
tant branch of the court and
stressing the sacredness of their
oaths to perform their duty with
out fear or favor and to keep
their deliberations secret.
The grand jury returned true
bills in the following cases: Ed
ward Burgess, alias Ed Burgess,
murder; Richard McNcal, house
breaking and larceny; Pleasant
d Lee, obtaining goods under
false pretenses; John Fulton,
larceny Of livestock; Richard
Spivey, murder; James Samuels,
assault with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons;
Isaac Kennedy, larceny; julia
Ann Mcbride and Sallie Ne
smith, larceny of livestock;
Robert Barr, assault and bat
terry of a high and aggravated
nature; Levaniel Parsons and
Robert Parsons, larceny.
Isaac Kennedy was arraigned
and pleaded guilty and received
sentence of one year in the State
reformatory.
Edward Burgess was put on
trial for murder and being with
out counsel, the court appoint
ed E L Hirsch, Esq, to defend
him. he was found guilty and
sentenced to 5 years in the pen
itentary.
The case of Richard Spivey,
charged with murder, was call
ed Tuesday, Messrs Lee and
Askins representing the defend
ant. The jury returned 'er'
dict of not guilty.
Levaniel Parsons and Robert
Parsons were arraigned and
pleaded guilty of larceny of live
stock. LevanielParsons sentenced
to chaingang for three years and
to pay fine of $40: Robert Par.
sons sentenced to chaingang
two years and to. pay fine OF
$500.
John Fulton, charged with
larceny of livestock, was ac-
quilted. Represented by E L
Hirsch, Esq.
James Sarnuels, indicted for
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AT
THOnAS
OPERA HOUSE.
BEGINNING
Monday March 80.
THE
GOODWIN
STOCKCOnPANY

Of this,company the Co.
lumbia State says:
"This is without excep-
tion the best stock com.
pany that has ever visit
ed Columbia"
This attraction will pro.
baby be the last attrac.
ton at the Opera House
until next fall, so don't
miss the opportunity the
season is about over and
this will be your last
chance for a good show.
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday Nights.
POPULAR PRICES.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-14
oRGAA|sT STABBED Ta Death DEATH
Young Woman Killed with Knile
While Playing Closing Hymn.

Charlotte, n. c., Sept. IA spe-
cial from Newton says that yester-
day morning Miss Willie Bullinger,
19 years old. was stabbed to death
by Lon RAIDER, aged 81 The girl was
seated at the organ playing the
closing hymn at Sunday school
when suddenly RAIDER leaped across
several benches and with his pock-
ct knife stabbed her once in the back
and twice in the breast. She died al
most instantly.
RAIDER wa" arrested and is now in
the Newton jail. Some months ago
he was committed to the state asy-
lum and in his rawlings often men
toned Miss Bullinger's name. Re
Gently he was discharged from the
hospital as cured. In jail later RAIDER
| said he had killed the girl because
she was witch.