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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

The house has not been constructed after
any European style or historic architect
ural period. II IL. indeed, such a rambling
and much-added-to structure that II does
not even resemble any letter In the alpha
bet. II has been built entirely of huge blu
granite blocks q~uarried from the surround
ing mountains. It's interior woodwork has
been largely carved in Mr.. Harriman's
own turning mill from Mr.. Harriman's
oak, pine and chestnut trees. The work.
men are the same Orange count folk who,
for tho last twenty years, have been his
%neighbors. The house has not an artificial
corner, either outside or inside,
The main entrance hall of the house,
which is 30x60 feet, is wainscoted to a
height Of forty feet with oak. Above the
wainscotlng It is decorated with a warm,
bright. buff colored stone. Mr.. Hartman
saw some Of this stone In Utah last year,
liked 1t, and is using It now for almost all
the interior stone decoration of his house.
The ceiling of the main entrance hall is
supported by carved oak trusses, The
floor Is Of marble. At one end Of the room
is a large gallery, in which will be a n inn
mense electrical organ, which can initiate
almost every musical instrument.
Out of the entrance hall, on the east,
leads a long corridor with wainscoted walls
and an deliberately carved and vauIted cell
ing. The corridor opens into a smaller
reception room, In which afternoon tea
may be served, and the woodwork Of which
will be in lighter colors. Opening off this
same corridor on the south are the house
loggia, dining room and principal living
room. The walls Of this room are paneled
in hazel wood.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
PRoDDNG THE FUNNYBONE.

What is your idea OF happiness7"
ITO be able to spend my own money just
as IL were going TO turn In al expense
account when l get home" Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

other more than they fight the com.
mon enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

MT. Hartman has also built a camp on
the shore OF Cranberry Lake, Immediately
below the east wing Of the house. The
lake is about half a mile square. The
camp consists Of a bC&thouse, a dining
room, built Of the toughest pine, and tive
places for tents.
Another body of water, called Forest lake,
Is about a mile from the house, and an
artesian well, LOO feet deep, furnishes the
house with water.
Several other lakes are included in the
property. The swimming pool is on the
southeast SIDE Of the house, separated
merely b. a grassy lawn and a heavy
stone balustrade. The pool Is about ten
feet deep and thirty feet long. The water
flows into It from the fountains in other
parts Of the grounds, spouting out OF the
open mouth Of three vicious looking mar
BILE doIphins. Beyond the pool again, Is
a pergola-a limestone resting place-with
some hand-caTved chestnut beams TO serve
as a roof.
For the last twenty years with his fam
fly he has been living In the valley about
a mile and a half nearer Arden. in q
rambling frame, lakeside, old-fashiOned
dwelling.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

ord Herald.
Announcement in society column of forth
coming issue OF Builders Journal.
The molding of the elegant concrete
mansion OF Mrs. Standardization next Tues
affair. There will be light but elegant re-
freshments. Mr.. Thomas A. Edison Will
ur."-Chicago Tribune.
Knlcker-what is the worst thing that
and cooked to please themselves-New YORK
Sun.
May I ask you a question:"
Sure, stranger" ......
Why IS everybody in the section mixed
''Weil, nobuddy keers 70 take chances on
being an innocent bystander." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
I'm afraid that man was never cut out
for a high financier," said Mr.. Dustin stax
HYoS wouldn't condemn him simply be-
cause he makes one big losing"
mo. But this was all his own, money!
Washington Star.
Say, IL de bolt o. lightnin' dat killed dat
secon' baseman had monkeyed wit our
middle-bagger do you know what he'd a.
done7"
Nav"
He'd a speared II on de jump an
flipped to foist!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
J~ack-Those young widows have an ad-
vantage over you single girls, because they
know all about men,
Madge-Yes, and because the only men
who know all about them are dead.-Boston
Transcript.
Phoebus was becoming irritated.
"One Of these days" he muttered, some
laundering aviator Will drive his airship
athwart my pathway, and then he'll get a
sunstroke!'
Thus 1t is that conservatism, grown arro-
pant with fhn nuao oxrAr nnALo 80 Ato1n,,H-
age the daring innovator with the new
idea.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

KnlCker-what is the worst thing that
could happen7
Booker-ff women dressed to please men
and cooked to please themselves-New YORK
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

All of the woodwork OF the dining room
will be trimmed with light green marble.
The marble mantel OF the dining room is
lnlaid with many hues OF the same kin
OF stone. The windows Of all these three
rooms look over a rich green courtyard
and then over the hills in the direction Of
Arden and twenty miles beyond.
The loggia occupies the southwest cor
ner Of the first floor with five big arches,
which open out over the hilltops. In the
winter they will be filled with glass win
dows.
Outside the easement windows Of the big
main floor dining rooms there is another
loggia, looking eastward, on which the
family on especially balmy days may
have their meals served.
The second floor Is given over entirely to
sleeping and living rooms.
More thought Is said TO have been put
on Mr.. Harriman's library on the south
east corner Of the third floor than on al
most any other room in the big structure,
The wainscoting is in white American
oak, n the amount Of hand carving on
It represents many months Of patient work
on the part OF several skilled workmen.
There are a big marble mantel and four
big easement windows looking straight
down upon the lakes and swimming pool.
The walls art lined all the way round with
oak bookcases.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Whittier Eyes Turr

The Lofty Retreat Of mr. Il. n.
Hartman on Top Of the Ramapo
Mountains and the Surroundings,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

The home on Tower hill commands a
sweeping Of fifteen miles each way. One
Of the improvements which Mr.. Hartman
is said to be most enthusiastic over, how
ever, is a huge steel tower several hum
dred yards north OF the house, from
which Mr.. Hartman hopes to be able to
get a forty-mile view on every side. There
Is also another observation tower on top
OF the house itself.
This latter tower has what the Hartman
family humorously call a "secret stairway
leading up to 1t. The house main stair
case is in the east wing and leads UP to
the family apartments. A rather dark and
narrow stairway has been constructed,
leading from the first floor hall to the
second floor hall, so the transient visitors
may be taken straight up to the tower
without passing through the corridors oc-
cupied by the famlly's private rooms.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

The house nestles so snugly among the
mountain oaks that only It's slate-covered
roof can be seen from the Turner's village
railroad station below It. It is 600 feet above
the village, 1900 feet above sea level and is
in the middle OF a tract OF wooded noun
tains. open valleys and pretty lakes, which
have, during the last twenty years, gradu-
ally came into Mr.. Harriman's hands.
The tract is bounded by the hamlet Of
Tuxedo on the east side, by the Erie tracks
on the west, and by the Central valley on
the north.
One way to reach the residence is by a
80, 000-foot incline, which Is fitted with a
steam windlass, which draws q cable car
up and down At the top of the incline
is a broad entrance driveway, bordered by
a high wall OF dark blue granite. This
wall hides almost t%wo-thirds Of the ram
bling house until the house entrance itself
is almost reached.
Then a central courtyard appears, with
gay flower beds. a splashing fountain and
shady, cool arcades. At the same time
the houses long eastern wing, which has
quarters for the thirty servants, also comes
into view.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Fifty thousand acres OF mountain for.
ests, lake and valleys surround the 100000
country home in Orange county, New
York. where e. II. Hartman is taking the
after cure" only three roads traverse
the estate N only one reaches the crest
Of Tower hill, on which is perched a partly
completed home. The difficulty Of reach
ing the retreat Of the man whose physical
condition excites nationwide interest ex-
plains why the corps Of reporters assigned
to the Job are obliged to hug the two coun-
try railroad stations on the premises and
be content with what news they can Sc
cure from callers. The principal object OF
interest is beyond reach.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Say, IL de bolt o. .lightnin' dat killed dat
secon' baseman had monkeyed wit our
middle-bagger do you know what he'd a
done7"
The evening world., 1909-03-09

T7HF last " tho big indoor meets OF
Marhattans schools will come
Saturday night. when the De
Witt Clinton boys will hold a set OF
games at the SiXty-ninth Regiment
Armory. The Clinton meet will furnish
what will probably be the most interest.
ing feature put forth by the local
sChoohoys this season. An Olympic re-
lay race is scheduled to take place In
which the best high schools Of New
York. las well as one or two entrants from
Philadelphia, will compete Although
there have been few Olympic relays
for club runners in the last two or
three years, this is the first time the
scloolboys have undertaken the classic
event. The distance Is one mile. l.5i0
wards. The first man runs go yards,
the second 40, the third half mile and
the last a mile,
The Philadelphia schools are reported
very strong in track athletics this year.
and while It is not safe to pick win
n.r AS yet, the Central High School
.uuarttt OF IT," city OF bTJth'rIy Love
viii make all the local teams hustle to
yylu. Had the race been held last sea-
son there would have been no danger
Of the Olympic honors leaving New
York. Manual Training School could
then have sent In Sanford in the go,
The evening world., 1909-03-09
Sporting NeWs
Up to The Minute
From All OUe'

set Of members swimming races for
the seasons Championship will BE- h~.d BY
Ransou's Division O., the United states Vol
unte,r Life su.n- Cops, In the High school
" Commerce tank on saturday evening
compete Tor prizes offered by Arthur J..
y.rhncr,
Albert Calvin vas the winner In asst
nights game Of the pool Tournament nov in
piogress at uly'e's Academy lie Won from
Wilbur Robert b. 81 10 II. ut..irS The
highest run " the game -. EuuH,rt's hest
run vas =. To-nights game Wi. be between
l. Wilson and \. 'oyeIl
Louis cure tho French billiard champion
who is entered In the coming lS.2 inch
champion billiard match at the Madison
Squarr Garden. played MS Nrsi prn "r
game llst r. Ctt a. Daly.s Academy. He Ir-
fatoG Mauucy DAILY In fifteen innings hy
go 20 $50. cure averaged ~ AMI made a
nigh run of 80.
Charles Baird. director u athletes at the
UnNer.i'y OF Michigan, hiss announced that
he Will ro- -n bis position there In jun at
Tie end OF 'nc present college term. H. has
nine years. Philip uarthclme. o; rhica-o,
and king Cole or Toledo, are pfOul-
nen'ly suggested a., Mr.. Balris successor
Leon mnery. the French automobile driver
Who Huu o." blk International rup rae" "
1905 U.,. .ha Auy.rsun, France course l.a.
yesterday 10 Paris.
The Philadelphia American League team
..r 'Ir New orleans yesterday tNsu., n-
strNr. .ura.. Mack viii have about t.r'y
e.. 10 h.u 40 Sew orleans, where tie ,,lm
WII irtIA.u 'Np weeks
The evening world., 1909-03-09

terday and will play In to-days game,
way, that 1t was the bone Of a porter
house steak that got tangled up with
De Wore and it was not appendicitis af-
ter all. Young leaguers are not nigh
enough up to have appendicitis, any
how.
Josh SAYS that his recovery was due
entirely TO the fact that he ate minca
pie to take his MEDICINE with despite
the doctors orders to the contrary. the
hospital list was entirely cleared yes
,erday, when Bugs Raymond craw,ei
out Of bed armed with a strip OF Slip
perry elm and announced that he was
ready to pitch the splitter.
O'Hara Is on his feet again and Is
walking 50 well he wen; hunting during
he afternoon.
The first spell Of bad weather set In
early yesterday morning when the tail
end of the New York blizzard gave
Marlin a slap { nthe face, \ cold, dr.z-
cling rain followed on the heels Of a
norther, and the players had TO stick
around the hotel all day, AZ one time
McGraw had them in their uniforms
FOR q run to the Park, but the weather
got wise and even that was abandoned.
He made them spend an hour in signal
work, however, and IN ills way gave
them enough absent treatment 10 re-
mind the mthat baseball. was still on
the menu.
When the Youngsters have finished up
the T. c. L. College boys they will stay
all night in Waco and play tie Waco
team Of the Texas League.
The Giants had their first entertain
ment at Marlin last night when they
were rendered a dance at the Aring
ton House Several OF the boys dug up
dress suits, and with their broad shout.
ders and athletic build mode quit hit
with the people OF Marlin. Jack Mey-
ers, the Indian. was easily the favOrtc
of the ball
McGraw viii take advantage If the
absence OF the youngsters to dr.!l the
veterans in inheld work Il the weather
permits. He is keeping Fletcher in
Marlin so that he can learn the third
base position thoroughly in case Devl,n
holds ont too long or does NOT show up
for training That Fletcher is practl-
cally certain Of a place on the club Is
indicated by the fact thar McGraw has
made him member Of the regular
team in all Of the practice games.
Just now il looks as II the race for
the extra outfeld position Is going 10
he one OF the prettiest fights that has
ever been seen in professional sport.
II IL a toss-up between O'flara, D'vor",
Cocash and Benny Meyers, and they
are all working their heads of TO at
tract attention to their ability. Co ash
is leading them in the hitting, but this
NAV be due to the fact that Devor" has
been III and O'Hara has been lad NJ
with a crippled leg. Benny Meyers d,
not to be sneeaea at. He Is ore Of tho
most willing workers. on the 1luU and
he hits and fields as we'll as the old
timers.
The evening world., 1909-03-09
THE manager Of Dorando, who
meets Johnny Hayes In a Mara

THE manager OF Dorando, who
meets Johnny Hayes In Mara
= ihon az Madison Square Garden
next Monday night. :o.dly hurled hot
defy at Charley Harvey Listen to his
noise:
To tho Sporting Editor:
see In to-lay's rarcrs that Charley
Harvey. johnny IIayess manager, $
making a Dig hurraA and throwing all
sorts Of bouquets at Hayes because Of
the fac, that the latter ran around
eu:rG, Park Surdlv morning in 80 min
utes u seconds. If Johnny Hayes IS
hasing his hopes OF defeating Dorando
whom lie meets him in Madison Square
Garden mex; Monday night over the
Marathon distance Upon a workout OF
.aat Kind he hasn't a chance In the
world. Granting even that the going"
between snow and mud, was pre;ty bad
1 would De willing to bet Mr Harvey as
much as ne likes that DoTando can
make that time look sick.
Harvey states that the distance is
six ard oue-eishta miles, That makes
The evening world., 1909-03-09
Olympic Relay Feature in
Final Scholastic Indoor Meet

Cozzens in the 40. Danielson in the half
mile and YOUNG in the mile, comoina-
tiOn Of =. : \. l.. champions, The
services Of the last two are no longer
available, and the BroOklynites will
have hard time filing In the distance
positions Good men in the so and the
mile or more valuable than sprinters,
as crack ~ man will only gain a
yard or two over ordinary opponents
and a good miller on an opposing team
ail cut down this slight lead with little
difficulty
At Boys, High the situation vii, be
Just opposite from that at Manual Tay-
Tor, Major and O'Lsary can take care
OF the 40, ssh and g?p respectively, but
there Is no one in the mile. Ripper
mann Is the most probable candidate at
present for the distance event.
The evening world., 1909-03-09
,JEFFR|ES SHOWS
FIGHT FANS THAT
HE IS STILL FAST
Sklps Rope, Tosses Ball and Boxes in
Same Old Style--Sullivan Makes
Stewart Look Like Novice.

A WHOLE lot of people sa Win
~ Jeffries's first public appearance
in working toys yesterday at.
ternoon. should say his re.appear.
ance, JEFF showed a pair OF arms as
big as an ordinary mans legs. His
chest stuck out like a turkeys and
his waist was reasonably thin. All
these details were duly noted by the
anxious fans. and when jeff began
skipping a rope the applause brought
down the root-nearly.
JEFF has nimble style Of rope
skipping, Under his great bulk the
seventeen.!nch calves look light His
ankles are thin and feet small, In
proportion to the rest OF him. He
, chorus lady, He isn't quite such a
loes we'll enough.
lade up the main part OF his training
with his elbow as Twin hurled him
against the ropes.
Stewart has never recovered his nerve
since the Knockout by Jim Barry. II he
ever does get 1t back he'll De Erea;
hghter. but In the meanwhile
The evening world., 1909-03-09

the National A. c. stag on Friday night 4
r-aiil- that Whit" i Cerllu.y clever man
for ten rounds. writes Cans to a friend IN
outpont him Just the same. The long rest
l have had has been a great help TO me"
Billy Rotc ia new fighter o; New Eng
land who !s making good In the ring. lie
won the amateur mLI'e'ws.cht champion
shlp tl's and since he turned professional
make his debut .u bout IN tIis city on next
TUESDAY night at the Hro~n gymnasium
\. \. stag. whore he vii meet Jim Donovan
FOR ten rounds IN the main bout. As p9no-
van Is game the bout pugh, 10 be corker.
In letter to the writer Dan McKe,rck
manager Of Willie Lewis and Joe jeanette.
the Driu-SuUm"rs fcht at the National
Spo-ilns club. o., London on Feb. y, and
McKrrTitk and tie Y : = has offered a
up-sa u 5000 Tor fight between him and
Jem Drisco'l the English champion
FredlIe Welsh. the English lightweight, Is
certainly trying hard % force Battling Mel
son to met him ,G[ the Sh , !, o.
with a newspaper In New orleans and is.
sued challenge TO tight Nelson FOR a sid.
bet Of 5000, the money 10 lie posted week
before the fight
rackey Mcfarland. p, Chicago liyh,.
weigh' and his manlg Harry Gilmore,
nlli arrive In town NJ 5 T. VI, today. They
are coming to arrange details Tor N" ten.
round bout between packey and Leach Cross
which takes place al tho FairInon, A. e.
stag on March q. Mcfarland will begin
training Tor the contest at Stratford, Conn,
tomorrow
Young Corhstr' will figure In another
battle ,o.rir =. He will NEE; "Kid' smith,
o; New jersey, for six rounds at show to
has been substituted Tor XII" Goodman, Of
Boston, VINO Is aid UP with bois on his
neck
The evening world., 1909-03-09
|MAROU)ARD TO PITCH AGAINST
STRONG TEXAS COLLEGE TEAM
Bulger Says Fletcher Will Shine
as STA, in Big League Some Day

Fletcher was born in Collnsvi.le,
H., and began playing ball there WIN
he Trolley League. He sparkied so
brightly that he was taken by the
Dallas Club. OF the Texas League.
There he showed his real worth.
While playing ont her last year Nc
Graw saw the wonderful young fel.
low work ana Immediately purchased
him He Is wonderfully fast on
greyhound He also hits well. His
average last season was ,?IS, though
he has done better than that. Veteran
players who have seen Fletcher work
predict that nc Will he one OF the
greatest stars In baseball after ne
has had a Little experience in the big
league.
The evening world., 1909-03-09
.HAUGHTON WILL AGAIN
COACH HARVARD TEAM,

Percy Hlughton will again coach tho
Harvard football team. His name "a'
proposed ty 'apt Hamilton Fish at a
meeting OF the Cambridge Athletic Com
mittee and Immediately accepted by
them. HaugHton's work last fall, when
he brought out championship team
from material that looked poor At the
start OF the season, made hIs selection
.hA ingiNal ora
The evening world., 1909-03-09
McGraw Sends the $1,000
Twirler to Waco to Give
Robinson Chance TO See
Him in Action.
BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

Marlin, Tex, MarCN y,
-IE earliest train in the world took
the might riders" as the young
1 Giants are now called. into Waco
this morning, and this afternoon they
are ribbed up to swap "rah. rahs' with
the college boys from the Texas Chris
tian University. These same college
boys beat the kid members Of the New
York team last spring, and as 1t was
the only practice game tina the Giants
lost McGraw Is taking no chances to-
day.
He has picked out collection o.
wallpapers, and he figures that the hit
ting alone will win, But TO be certain
he sent Rube Marquard along to do
the principal part Of the pitching The
Rube's arm is In great shape, and he
will shoot the ball over like a pea
Wilbert Robinson and Phil Bresnahan
will do the catching, but 1t is likely
that Robbie will do all the handling Of
The evening world., 1909-03-09
Fairn10nt A. {. Clues
Members Free Sh0W
T0.NIGHTS FIGHTS.

At Farmont A. G. stag, an all-star
ard OF bouts will be put on. with
Tommy Maloney and Jack Ladbury
the Australian champion, in the
main bout OF six rounds. All club
members will be admitted free.
AT Brown Gymnasium a. a. stag,
Johnny Dohan and Young Evans,
the local lightweights, will meet in
the star bout Of ten rounds, This
ought TO be fast, hard tiSht. Four
other bouts will precede 1t.
At the Long Acre y. c. stag, Eddie
Walsh will tackle frankie Moore
of Philadelphia, in the main bout OF
ten rounds.
The evening world., 1909-03-09
HqhlQnder Pitchers
Impress Stallings

come the old man up from the play
ers who GREETED him, and the words
l'd no sooner l,!t their mouths than
the midget ilom Brooklyn pounded out
clean base ht He also did some
good work backing mp bad throws in
N" nntiield, which makes II look as IL
b" VIII be- stationed in right field once
again.
The evening world., 1909-03-09

A RTHuR FLETCHER, the bril-
"A liantyoung inf!elder. who joins
1 = the Giants this season, Is the
most promising younester that has
entered the big league since Hal
Chase made such a sensational DEBUT
with the New York HigAlanders four
ears ago. Fletcher is twcnty-folr
years old, but has already spen, four
years o. that time playing bal. He
is built on the lines OF what ball
players call fast. rangy fellow
that is to say, he is deep crested with
long arms and legs and slender OF
waist. He reminds one continually oil
Bill Bradley, the famous third oase-
man OF the Cleveland Club,
The evening world., 1909-03-09
DorQndo Hurls Challenge
at Manager of john Hayes

an average Of about minutes % sec
onds to the mile With the long
stretches en- eacl side OF the park any
athlete who really calls himself a rum
ner should be able to beat that time
very handily. You will have TO show
something letter than that Mr.. Charles
j. before your champion can scare the
hackers OF the little Italian.
HARRY POLLOK.
How about It. Mr.. Harvey?