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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-18
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-18

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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-18
COCIAL AND -
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Miss Kath VI Gedoy is the guest
of Miss Palmer in West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs r. L. Creasey are
at Alton to spend their vacation.
Mr.. J. T. Whitley. of Isle of
Wight, is visiting friends in town.
Miss Virginia Arminhout has gone
to Millboro to spend her vacation.
Mr.. J. P. Van Fossen will leave
today for Augusta to visit his moth
CT.
Rev. J. H. Moss. Of Richmond.
spent the weekend with Mr.. c. J.
Person.
Mrs. Viola Ware will leave today
for Natural Bridge TO spend some
time with friends.
Mrs. w. T. Douglass and children
are IN Basic City where they have
spent several weeks.
Mrs. K. L. Spencer and little
daughter. Martha. have returned
from a stay at Bedford City.
Mrs. J. c. Pilkington and daugh-
ter, Miss Nora. are expected home
from a visit 70 Richmond relatives.
Mrs. J. Y. Morris is now in King
& Queen, where she viii stay two
weeks with her cousin, Mrs. NJ. B.
Moore.
Mr.. A. B. Rolf is back from Sur
~ for a months stay. and his host
of friends are glad TO see him look
ing so well.
Mr.. Thomas Geddy. Jr.. has re
turned from Lunnenburg where he
had been the guest Of a collegemste
for several days.
Mrs. r. D. wilkins and son, r.
d. Wilkins. Jr.. are visiting relatives
in Staunton. and will probably re-
main away till October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hundley.
who are here on a visit to relatives.
left yesterday for the seashore but
expect to return tonight.
DR.. o. c. Brunk. superintendent
of the Eastern State Hospital, has
returned froma short vacation which
he spent in the Virginia mountains.
MISS Sadie Sherry. Of New York.
and Miss Estelle Mountcaste and
Mrs. Mountcaste. of Richmond.
spent last Sunday with Mrs. G. w.
Gary.
Miss Sadie Malone. a popular
clerk 10 the Williamsburg postoffice.
returned home today from Hamp-
ton where she spent her vacation
with friends.
Cashier Fred Savage. of the Bank
or Williamsburg, is spending his va
cation with his parents in Berlin.
Nd. Mr.. Wiltbank, of Chinca-
league IS in his place here.
Mr.. Arlo Squires will leave early
next week for Seattle. Wash, where
he goes TO live with his sisters whose
home IS in that city, Arlo has
many friends who regret to see him
leave.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kitchener. of
Kingsmill. have as their guests Mr..
and Mrs. John G. King and family.
OF Doylestown. Pa. Mr.. King is
cashier OF the National Bank of
Doylestown.
DR.. H. u. Stephenson, of Toano.
left Tuesday evening for Old Point
where he joined party of Legisla
tors for a four days cruise in the
waters OF that section, DR.. Steph-
enson only recently returned from a
trip 10 the mountains.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-18

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First class work only at c. J. Per-
sons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

Of effort exists everywhere. A new plan
that Is being adopted successfully is TO
have IN each city, each principal city az
any rate, missionary society that looks
after certain interests that are common to
all general societies These city organlza-
tons undertake to do all missionary work
In their cities and take the burden off the
general one. The gain is tremendous
In about twenty principal cities there
are now annual missionary councils where
laymen, their clergy cooperating, come to-
gether- hear what was accomplished dur
ing the twelvemonth, and make plans for
the new year. Too often in the past whole
cities have only worked without knowing
what other cities were doing, what sue
ceeds and what falls but have worked
without any particular goal They aimed
at nothing and hit H.
school for Laymen.
In Christ church, New York, there Is a
school 70 train laymen TO work for their
church. II IL the first school Of the kind
ever established In America, and 80 far as
can be ascertained. II is the first In the
world. Il has been In existence for three
years. Its sessions are week nights and
sundays, and it's students professional and
business laymen, all Of whom give their
work without salaries. Audiences are pro-
vided for students to give their addresses
TO. Men are taught to pray without being
tied down to a prayer book. Methods are
discussed and the history Of religious eff
fort is taught. Men are trained for work
In Sunday schools, for social and mission
airy work and as lay readers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
American Missionaries.

There are nearly 100 missionary societies
In america, home and foreign forty alone
doing foreign work. Zach goes out into its
own rehgiOus body, 80 that In a particular
city Il may be that half OF the whole num-
Der labor fer financial support. Their air
heulues include the fact that everything
eenters AZ their headquarters. The mo-
ment they stop work everybody else stops.
and their cost for collecting the money
they sDend u 0ftea excessive, DuDlioation
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
Defects in Nebraska's Taxation System

vision In Omaha without first consolidating
our city and county taxes and making
them payable as one tax, thus reducing the
number and kinds of taxes There has
been some progress toward consolidating
our city and county tax within the last few
years. One assessor now makes the assess
ment for both city and county; one tax de-
partment writes the tax books for both
city and oountyi one treasurer acts as
treasurer for both city and county, and
yet the tax books, the receipt books and
other records arc as separate and distinct
as though kept by two separate administra-
lions.
The city tax books are exact duplicates
OF the corresponding county books In mat
ter of names, descriptions Of property
valuations ETC., and differ only in the
amount OF the tax. SO you SEQ our tax de-
partment is duplicating q large part Of
its work, and the city set OF books might
be dispensed with entirely and the city tax
inclpded In the county books without &
single change IN those books except in the
figures representing the tax. 1t seems evi-
dent that II we could dispense with almost
one-han Of the books that the tax depart
ment Is obliged to prepare It would make
possible large saving in that department
alone. In addition TO this separate receipt
books must be provided and separate re-
ceipts written for city taxes, and q sepa-
rate set OF bookkeeperB devote their entire
time to city accounts, where II the two
taxes were consolidated one receipt might
take the place OF all, thus saving the cost
of one receipt and the time Of the clerk
who writes, ana one set OF boOkkAepers
could handle the accounts instead Of hav-
ing two, and thus make possible q sub
stsntal saving in the treasurers office.
The question OF economy, although an
important one, Is by no means the only
reason for the consolidation OF the two
taxes Service to the public Is always the
principal thing in a public office, and in
the treasureTs office IL the only profitable
economy. In order TO DO speedy and &C
eurate work, It is necessary to have the
tax books arranged so that the tax clerks
can have easy access to them and at the
same time be able to communicate with
the taxpayer. We are now producing
sixteen Of these books each year, ten of
which are county books and six are city
books. These books when laying open
cover three feet Of counter space, and as
more than one set Of these books must be
available all the time, Il is impossible to
bring them all within reach OF the counter,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
CHARITIES HAVE BUSY TIME
Associated Charities Help Numerous
Families and individuals and Aid
Other Bodiea I'm Sentemher

During the month OF September the As
ISOLATED Charities office gave help to 159
families and 413 individual cases Applica-
tons were received from 1893 persons and
twenty cases were Investigated for other
organizations. Help was received in the
work from thirty-nine city organizations
and fourteen outside OF Omaha. Calls were
made on 1856 cases and 1,4Ol telephone calls
answered
The Industrial Home on Park Wild ave-
nue. has been open all summer, but this Ia
the first month that working rooms have
been open. Lodgings were given out to
forty-three and meals to 12s. Nine were
given employment most OF them working
about the home in making rugs and COM
torters. The home needs more donations
Of furniture to complete It's equipment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

II the city books were dispensed with, the
remaining books could be brought within
reach Of the people, and thus greatly in
crease the efficiency of the clerks, and
reduce the danger of making mistakes.
AS 1t is now, the clerks are obliged to
refer to so many books to ascertain
whether all taxes have been paid or not,
that It Is surprising that there are not
more mistakes made than there are.
But there is still q more important rea-
son for the consolidation. A tax, especially
a personal tax, should be payable as soon
after It is assessed as possible, else there
will be q great loss OF revenue by reason
Of removals and change Of business
Above all things a personal tax should be
made payable during the same calendar
year In which II is assessed. Our city tax
is now assessed during April and May Of
one year and made payable May 1 OF the
following year, For example, the oity's
portion OF the tax that was assessed in
the spring Of 1910 viii not be payable until
May l. 1911. Now, IL q person removes
from the city during the summer Of 1910
and he later receives a notice of a 1910
county tax which comes due November
/, 1t will be nothing more than he ex-
poets and he will remit for it usually
without complaint, But when he receives
u uOIc5 OF ms CITY TAX Wncn Is payable
May 1, 1911, he IL almost sure to CON
tend that he has not lived in Omaha dur
ing any part Of 1911 ana should not pay
this tax, whereas II this same tax had
been included with his county tax, which
came due November 1, he would have
paid 1t without complaint. Many of those
who have removed do not respond at all,
and many who do respond can not be
persuaded that this Is q just tax. The
same thing occurs where q firm goes out
OF business or g business changes hands.
The 1911 city tax necessarily stands in the
name OF the party who owned the bust
ness in the spring OF 1910, and the party
who has bought the business thinks he
should not pay II because 1t Is not in his
name, and the collectors may be obliged
to spend as much time getting the mat
ter adjusted as the tax is worth II our
city tax were included with the county
tax that fall due November / all this
confusion would be avoided and a good
many thousand dollars saved to the city
that is now either lost entirely or col
lected only at an enormous cost.
We will discuss the time and manner OF
paying taxes more fully in our next paper
BOYD DYsART.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
Mexico in the Centennial Year of Its Independence

cutanglements through their rapturous
wile=
The dress that stamps a person as hail
ing from Tehuatepec consists Of skirt
Of dark figured cloth finished at the bot
tom with a deep white fluted ruffle and
sleeveless jacket Of similar figured but DIFF
ferent oolored cloth cut low at the neck
and reaching TO the waist. These Jackets
are beautifully embroidered, some times
entirely by hand but more usually merely
hand stitched on a sewing machine Che
American sewing machine, by the way, be-
ing the furniture piece de resistance in
nearly every Mexican household) When
they raise their arms or stoop over, the
jacket and skirt fail to connett. This cos
tune Is usually. but not always, topped
off with peculiar head dress, likewise OF
fluted white lace or embroidery, which /
am at a loss to describe except by saying
that 1t resembles Marie Antoinette collar
in two pieces, one piece pulled up over the
head and the other dropped to the mid
die OF the back
Those who are able deck themselves out
with necklace Of either coral or gold beads
set off with American gold coins, prefer
ably the $3.50 or S. denominations. 1t is
related that originally these chains were
linked up with solid gold slugs for which
the thrifty forty-niners crossing the
isthmus during the California fever, volun-
teered to substitute the more artistic and
beautiful gold coins In each case with a
substantial profit to themselves and thus
establish the fashion in necklace, which
has perdured to this day. l persuaded one
Of the Tehauntepec bellies to part with the
osrals she was wearing, and some Of our
party bought gold beads but not in the
same way off the wearers neck.
Although ! can prove an abb for my
self, 1 will not mention names, but this
story is we'll attested and can be verified.
An entsrprising Tehauntepec tradeswoman
offered for sale a dazzling chain OF gold
beads, but as the price seemed prohibitive
and brought no bidders, she divided the
chain into three pieces and offered one OF
them for $40 One Of our party had a ten
dollar bill changed into silver and starting
at s. went for the chain as II Il were on
the auction block by holding out his coins
and adding a half dollar at a time until he
got up to $780, where the parleying seemed
to reach the point where there was nothing
to arbitrRte. Finally as a compromise he
agreed TO put in the other half dollar and
buy at the original price on condition that
two more beads be added to the chain. His
ohuckling and Growing over the achieve
ment in making the saleswoman come
across even to that extent, however, soon
gave way TO misgivings and when later the
purchase was exposed to the acid test the
unfeellng jeweler impaired the confidential
information that the beads were eighteen
carat brass but so skillfully coated with
gold wash as to deceive any one not an
expert.
What have described thus in detail is
the women's dress, the men being clad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

in the ordinary attire and the children,
when clad at ALL were miniatures OF their
elders. There Is this peculiar modification
in Tehuantepec OF our rule Of modesty-
that public nakedness is accorded to the
little boys only, while the infant girls must
be covered. no matter how scanuly. The
same rule applies TO the elders when they
go bathing in the river. The men swim
around quite au naturelle while women
display abbreviated bathing suits which
would cause CONSERVATION rather than
envy on an Atlantic City bathing beach.
In our honor as party OF visiting news
paper men, a grand ball was arranged for
our evenings entertainment. our whole
party under escort and headed by a band
OF native musicians marched from the sta
ton through the town, forming a process
sion which for bizarre effect would have
outshOwn the centennial parades in Mexico
City. We brought up at a large enclosed
building Of bamboo and matched roof con-
structon, dimly lighted by lanterns and
furnished only with few chairs along two
sides. I could not make out for what the
building was used ordinarily, but saw a
couple OF chickens roosting in a far cor
ner, Our native orchestra established
itself on one side OF the room and we
made ourselves at home on the other,
while gradually the bellies OF the ball
gathered decked out in all their finery.
They first gave US an exhibition Of their
native dance, which is very pleasing 10
the eye, five couples going through the
steps and poses. The dancers kept at a
little distance from one another passing
back and forth with rhythmical move
ments Of arms and body as well as feet,
remotely suggestive Of the balancing in
our auadrilles. The surprise part Of the
party came when the music swung into a
waltz and then into a two-step and the
Tehuantepec girls accepted the to them
unlntelligible invitation extended by the
visitors to trip the light fantastic accord
ing to the rules OF our own ball room
games. And II may be said that these
barefooted women dancing on a dirt floor
proved that they could go through the
maEes OF a waltz and pace the two-step
with a grace and skill not only unexpected
in the SHADOWS of a little Indian town
nesting under the tropics but calculated
TO put to a real test our own best dancers
II they entered in competition.
One number not on the program should
come in at least for a mentions real
earthquake-that was pulled off In the
middle Of the performance apparently for
our delectation This was an up-and-down
earthquake and very perceptible, the
tremor Of the ground lasting quite few
seconds. It attracted momentary atten-
ton, but did not extinglish the lights and
the natives, accustomed to the seismic
demonstrations went right along with
their mirth and music as II nothing had
happened,
The next day brought US the final adven-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

editorial Correspondence
VERA CRUZ, sept 9.--(speciall-In de-
scriblng our transcontnentai journey across
Mexico from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and back again to the Atlantic In three
days, I referred incidentally to our stop
In the town OF Tehuantepec, saying that
FOUR experience and observations there
might make story in themselves. We
had read and heard quite little about
Tehuantepec and its inhabitants and
we're looking forward to the visit with no
little expectancy, being assured that we
would there see the most typical native
community, free from the intrusion and
corruption OF foreigners, on our itinerary.
We reached Tehuantepeo about the mid
die Of the afternoon and remained over
night. going to salina CruE about 10 o clock
the next day and passing through 1t again
with but a brief stop on our return in the
evening. II was 1 believe, the unanimous
verdict that Tehuantepec measured up
fully TO the advance agents prospectus and
that we were fortunate in being able to
see its people in their present state Of
guilelessness before they became hardened
by contact with tourists and succumb to
the temptations Of either effete civilization
Of more ordinary degenerscy.
Tehuantepeo town spreads over the hills
on two sides Of the river. The architect
ure 10 Enthusiastically Mexican, chiefly
adobe houses facing narrow streets center
ing in a plaza which Is also a market
place. There are some beautiful groves Of
cocoanut palms and banana trees nearby.
The railroad cuts through the town and
bridges the river. The churches occupy
prominent sites and show interior evidences
Of poverty
Among the inhabitants, who are Of the
Zspotecan tribe, tracing themselves back
with unmixed blood to before the Aztec
days, the women are largely preponderant
in numberss The fact Is, the women of
Tehuantepeo are far-famed for beauty of
figure and face. They are Of light brown
color, clear complexion, good features and
intelligent eountenances. They stand erect,
carry their bundles or water Jars on their
heads. are clean and oomely, which is the
exception and not the rule in Mexican ma
lives. The women Of Tehuantepeo are the
heads Of the family; they ars the business
men; they run the shops and stores and
in the market they do the buying and
selling. They have for years been pursuing
all the occupations our own new woman"
has only lately undertaken to break
into. saw no signs Of any suffrage move
ment and heard no cries that sounded like
I'VE want votes" but II there is any
place in the world where women ought to
get votes for the asking, II they really
want them, this is the spot. Tehuantepec
women Furthermore have the reputation of
being modest, affectionate, devoted and
constant and many are the tales told of
lonesome foreigners lured to matrimonial
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

ture among these interesting people. a
little boy about II years old accostcd rs
he was coming out Of school with Spanish
school books under his arm, had been
very accommodating IN answering aucs-
tons and showing some Of us around, and
had pushed the acquaintance by coming
down to our train. lie disclosed the infor-
nation that he had never been on a rail
way car, and although less than twenty
miles from the Pacific, had never seen
the ocean, much less an ocean steamer.
Just as we were pulling out some one
asked him II he would nike TO come along
and receiving an affirmative reply.
quickly got permission from an uncle who
was standing near, and swung him on to
the step. We could see the ominous looks
on the faces Of the crowd as they saw the
boy apparently kidnapped before their very
eyes. The bold, bad white men who
wanted to take the beads they were wear
ing from their neCks had seized and swul-
lowed mp little Maxine" Just as Cortoz
had done with their forefathcrs a few CEN
turtles before, and as some band OF ruth
less invaders had done periodically ever
since
But Maxine was by no means disconso-
late; on the contrary he was all eyes. ears
and amazement. The interior OF the train
/ was 20 him like Fairyland He manifested
no distrust nor apprehension. why should
he care where he went? He had a loose
blouse shirt OF black and white check and
a pair OF cotton trousers, probably all the
wardrobe he ever owned at one time. and
no was going to see the world.
| Open-mouthed and awe-inspired he gazed
at the waves as they rolled in; no
watched the big majestic ships at the
wharf and saw one OF them sail out be
yond the horizon. He went through the
warehouses and puzzled over the electric
cranes with colossal loads balanced in mid
air He sat in our dining car at luncheon
and ate strange foods; he answered quos-
lions and asked more Of them. lie picked
up short acquaintance with some Of the
youngsters who lived in this hsrbor town.
and he climbed aboard the train homeward
bound with the air Of a child having been
to his first picnic. II was a short run TO
Tehuantepec and as we went through the
town Maxine pushed his way out upon the
platform where he could see his friends
easier than they could catch sight of him
as we passed. It was their turn for as
Constituent again, and we could hear the
ordinations, why, there ne Isl" ''He
is really coming back" Look at Maxi
mol' And when the boy was safely re-
deposited at the railway station It was
certainty from the way they jostled
around him that he would be a seven
day wonder in Tehauntepec, where, for all
1 know, he Is still reoounting his strange
experiences Of that day.
VICTOR RosBwATER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
GERMAN WOMEN TO GIVE FAIR
VIII Attempt to Raise Money to Build
n New Casino at the Ger
man Home

For the benefit Of a new Casino at the
German home the women Of the various
German societies in Omaha and South
Omaha viii give fair in Washington hall
II will be supported by the members of
the Landwehr Verein and win begin Octo-
Der % to last for four days. The programs
will include a number of entertainments.
bazars and dances.