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, 1910-12-08
Knocking a Knocker

Not 80 very long ago, a worthy
citizen in a little town in Illionois
1T used to be a nice little city
until one summer day the United
States cencu taker came along
and knocked a few pages out of
its directory estimate was arrest
ed and fined for assault and bat.
terry. He admitted his offence, but
pleaded cxtenuating circumstances
and the magistrate, being a human
being, imposed the lowest fine un-
der the ordinance. The man who
did the pounding, which it appears
was administered in scripture
measure, which is "then some,"
said that the neighbor whom he
thrashed had irritated him for
years by his fault-fnding DISPOSE
ton until he lust could not stand
it any longer"
Honor to the court which sem
fenced the offender SO lightly. 1t
is a pity that the law does not Of
fer a reward for such offenders.
There should be more of them.
The neighbor who was righteously
p%ummeled, it appears, had never
offered personal violence in sup
port of his adverse criticism direct
ed against the accused. He had
merely found fault with the way
he did things, with his opinions,
with his manner of dress, with his
politics, with the manner in which
he drove, with the new color of
his wagon, which was a bright and
beautiful red, and things like that.
You know the sort of a man.
He was a knocker. A trouble
breeder. A fault finder. A pub
lie, private, and general nuisance.
There is a criminal offense at
common law known as b~arratry.
1t is a vexatious persistent incit-
ing of others to lawsuits and liti-
cation; u stirring up of c%ontrover-
sizes. The law considers this a
crime. And the only reason why
the man in the Illinois town was
fined at all was because he made
the mistake of taking the law into
his own hands. However, there
must have been more than a dol
lars worth of satisfaction in maui
ing the knocker until even he
could find no fault with the thor
oughness of the punishment.
Robert j. Burdette in Los An
geles Times.
, 1910-12-08

Mrs. Doggett entertained the social
card club last week.
J. w. Alden was transacting bust
ness in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Stockwell returned Sun
day from a trip to Rawlins.
ut is not in our stars, but in our
selves that we are underlings."
Cashier Broadhurst went down to
Rawlins last week on business.
Plat A. Human returned Satur-
day from a visit to Salt Lake city.
James Dickerson vas in from Pass
creek Tuesday on land business.
Fred Clark went up to Encamp-
ment yesterday on some private bust
less.
Mrs. b. A. Walker and baby from
Brush creek are visiting in town this
week.
W. G. Forney has been confined to
his home with a fit of indigestion the
past week.
George L. Nesbit, who has beeh
visiting friends and relatives in Him
oils, returned Monday.
r. q. Mccoy, the civil engineer, was
down this way the first of the week
from Encampment.
Mrs. NJ. A. Campbell, daughter
Margaret and son Randall, were visit
ing in the city Tuesday.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
E. Winsor has been quite ill the past
week but is much improved.
Conrad Anderson went to Denver
Monday on a business trip. He ia
expected back in a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Peryam and
daughter we're passengers on Sun
days morning train, returning from
Laramie.
j. B. Eager has been out of com
mission this week with an attack Of
lumbago. He is around again.
Mrs. Pearce, accompanied by he,
daughter Mrs. E. E. Ryan, was il
town Monday on land business.
Taylor Pennock drove his first con
signment of beef cattle to Rawlinl
the latter part Of last week on hi
contract with the butcher shop Of j
W. Hugus q Co. The IL head net
ted him $40 per head. 1t will TAX
close to 70 cattle 10 FIJI the contract
, 1910-12-08

Mrs. Frank Anderson and children
left for Cheyenne Sunday morning
where they will reside the rest Of the
winter. Mr.. Anderson accompanied
them but returned here this week
where he will remain for a time.
Mabel Pearce, who has been stay
ing with a cousin and attending
school in Denver, returned Sunday.
Her cousins husband died suddenly
and she broke up housekeeping at
once, necessiating MaDel's return
home,
, 1910-12-08
When He Got his Wind

A negro going by a grave yard
one night saw a ghost and lit out
down the road at a 2.40 gait with
the ghost after him. After rum
ming a mile at top speed the negro
sat down on the corner of rail
fence to get his breath.
That was a nice race we had"
said the ghost.
Yes, it was" painted the negro
between gasps, shut it was nothing
to the one we are going to have
when l get my wind back.
, 1910-12-08

Winthrop Condict went to Rawlins
Saturday on business. His son, w.
@. Condict took him as far as Wal
colt in their car.
j. F. Crawford returned home Sun
day from Laramie, where he was cal
led to attend a meeting OF the board
Of University trustees.
, 1910-12-08
Funeral OF F.G.wolf


Dee j. Wren and Leland Smiley
the committee sent from the Raw.
Inns Lodge of Elks to escort the
remains of F. q. Wolf to this place
arrived here on the train Saturday
morning. Mrs. Wolf and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex NUM- also accompanied
the body here. The Elks held
services in Denver before the de-
parture for this place and a dele
cation OF Elks from this place met
the body in Walcott and escorted
it to Saratoga. The coffin vas
carried into the depot and opened
in order that friends might have
a last look at the remains. 1t was
then taken to the cemetary and af-
ter a short and simple prayer by
Rev. l.. X. Smith it was consigned
to its last resting place.
Frederick G. Wolf was born in
Germany in 1845. He and his
wife came to this country in 1869
and lived for five years in Mich.
gan City, Indiana, where three of
their children were born. From
Indiana the family came to Raw
Inns in 1875, where they remained
until 1882, when they moved into
this valley and have been residents
of Saratoga yer since.
Fred Wolf was one of the best
known citizens of the valley. BY
indomitable perseverance and years
of hard labor he built up the Ho-
tel Wolf into n of the finest and
best hostleries in the state and
through his splendid management
of that institution he became we'll
and favorably known to a large
circle of the travelling public.
His three years training in the
German army left him a perfect
specimen af manhood which he
retained to the day of his death
Straight as an arrow and elastic
in step even in mature age he
seemed a young man to every one.
He was one of the kindest of men
but found great difficulty in ex-
pressing his feelings in English
and the result was that many peo-
pie did not credit him with pos
sessing &c keen a sence of the
beautiful and sublime which be
had in a large degree. His CHAR
tiles were many, but he never
would speak of them, nor would
he let others speak. He was al
ways a soldier, doing his duty,
sternly, untlinchingly, never
~swervinR to the right or left. Yet
when n could get a peep behind
the curtains he saw a gentle, love-
able, kind-hearted man, who lived
within himself because he was un
able to express himself. We have
angels with us at times, unawares,
and we are none the wiser un-
til they have passed on and their
presence lost TO us forever. There
are few things in the life of the
man who has just left us, of which
we are forbidden to speak, that
makes his life remind us of the
Prince of Valdamar, one of Tenny-
sons most beautiful poetic crea-
tions.
Peace be to his ashes.
, 1910-12-08
Saratoga Chips

Cecil Ryan was in town Monday.
L. c. Nelson is over from Rawlins
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sullivan were in
the city Friday.
County Assessor. l.. D. Peck, came
up on Sundays train.
l.. s. Gorton was 10 Rawlins last
week on business.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
HER IDENTITY ISDI SCLoSED
Activity and Versatility Of a Popu-
lar Writer of Fiction and
Fact,

After the literary guessers vainly tried 70
discover the identity Of Ingraham Lowell.
author Of the serial story "Margarita's
Soul the American Magazine announces
that lngraham Loyell is Josephine Daskam
Bacon.
Mrs. Bacon is an altogether unusual per-
son. While still in Smith college. where
she was graduated in 'sS, she made her
debut in the magazines, and now. at 80.
she is reckoned among the most talented
OF our contemporary authors.
The Madness OF Philip one OF the
most remarkable short stories Of child life
ever written, appeared ten years ago. This
was the first Of a series Of short stories
about children which we're marvellous not
only in their accuTante reporting Of the
mind OF the child, but also for their hum
orous satire of the kindergarten, the dane
Ing school and all such circumstances sur
rounding child life. Subsequently Mrs. Ba.
con wrote stories on almost every subject.
"Margarita's Soul" her first novel. was
SO different from anything she had ever
MISUNDERSTANDING as II does real old
time romance with a twentieth century
problem, and written as by a man-that she
decided to try the experiment OF putting II
forth under an assumed name. The sue
cess OF the adventure was so complete that
We can't help wondering what experiment
this versatile young woman will try next.
For she certainly is versatile. Writing is
evidently a small part Of her life. Her
children-two little girls, Anne, aged 5, and
Deborah, s. and a baby boy, Selden, jr.,
after his father)-absorb most OF her time.
Anyone familiar with her book In the
Border Country" will kno how infinitely
more vital than anything else she considers
the upbringing OF these children In ad-
dition she superintends a large house in
Westechester county, not far from New
York city, where she lives the year round.
And she revels in the domestic joys OF
gardening, preserving fruit and raising
piEs'
Mira Bacon Is Al aatI-SuffrGElsL
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

The famous old house will probably be
remodeled for factory purposes.
Herman II. Nelson Of Minneapolis Is a
film believer in conservation. particularly
as to the timber resources OF the country.
In discussing the question recently, Mr..
Nelson said:
The people Of the United States have
suffered at their own hands. or at the
hands OF their %neighbors, for two centuries
or more. Mountain sides. denuded Of their
forests, have no longer been able TO con-
serve the rain and snow fall. and sudden
dangerous floods have been precipitated In
the valleys below. er0ding the hillsides,
sweeping alluvial lands out to seat, render
ing farms u"nproductive and leaving no
water reserve for summer days. With no
trees to break the wind or to temper the
climate, winter and summer, a decided eli
; matte revolution has swept over some sec
lions. Sheep and goat raisers have allowed
their flocks to Craze over great sections OF
forest land, where they have swept the
floor Of the hills clean before them, strip
ping young trees Of their foliage, eating all
grass and young shoots and trampling the
ground a barren waste, the land behind
stretching out as desolate as though a fire
had blown that way. Fires from lumber
mems camps. from hunters pipes, from
trains. from Indian nut Eatherers' small
clearing frames and from l~ightning-struck
trees have burned not only trees and under
growth. but have eaten several feet deer
into the rich leaf mold below, rendering
the soil almost too sterile for immediate
forest reproduction.
And yet there are people high in official
life who are practically fighting tho con-
servation scheme with all the power and
| influence at their hands"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

and Il was there that on that night in 1850,
surrounded by a party Of friends and con-
ndent Of defeating the great. lean rail-
splitter he received the news Of his own
defeat, from the effects OF which he never
recovered. The Little Giant was no
more. the great statesman was crushed,
the famous "bonvivant' was a wreck.
Death soon followed
Mrs. Douglas sfterward married Captain
Robert Williams. a dashing young cavalry
officer, fresh from the war and considered
the beau" Of Washington. For awhile
the house regained its old social SUI
premacy. but williams was ordered west,
where. with Custer and Crook, he soon
gained his generally. The house passed
into the hands Of Justice Joseph Bradley
OF the United states supreme court When
the Tilden-Hsyes controversy arose Brad
ley was the seventh judge chosen to sit on
that famous tribunal, which decided the
most acrimonious discussion that ever
arose in the nation and which for a time
babe fair to terminate in a call to arms.
Being the last member Of the board. Bra1.
Iey's vote was the deciding one. During the
trial and after his decision, he was CON
stantly under guard and the house was pro-
tected for many months. during which time
several abortive attempts to harm the aged
jurist we're made.
Upon the death Of Justice Bradley the
Catholic church bought the property. and
it was for fifteen years the home OF thu
popes delegate in this country. Cardina.
Satolli lived there for five years, as did also
Cardinal Martinelli. The present legatt
occupied IT for several years, until in 1901
he moved to his present home in Biltmort
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
The Beautiful Hair
of English Women
annie BLY, in n. Y. Graphlc.)

The long. abundant and glossy tresses
OF English women are not due to hair
tonics and heroic -shampooing. There IS
a general belief over there that the less
water put on the hair, the better Il is,
they say wetting takes the life out" and
leaves the hair dun. brittle and colorless.
English women with hair rich in color,
clean and wholesome-and plenty OF it,
have told me they attribute Il TO dry
shampoolng two or three times a week.
They mix four ounces Of therox with
sour ounces Of orris root and sprinkle a
! tablespoonful OF this mixture on the head;
uen brush the powder thoroughly
through the hair They thus also avoid
the danger Of catching cold and the dis
comfort that accompanies washing. rims
ing and drying the hair.
This treatment keeps the hair light.
nuffy and lustrous, and is the only thing
/ know that Will actually produce the
growth OF hair,-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

BY MARGARET WATTS DE PEYSTER.
NEW YORK, April Especial to the
Publishers Press.J-Colonel John Jacob AS
tor and his son, Vincent, set the style this
year in early departures for Europe. Here
tofore the exodus to Europe has not been
set until later in April.
Although Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife
Of the head OF the United States Steel cor
poration, has already sailed for France. her
husband will not join her abroad until
the middle Of May. Mrs. Corey will pre-
pare the French chateau for the living
quarters of both herself and her husband.
Her sailing and her plans seem to put at
rest the rumors which have been in circu-
lation for some time that the chateau is
to be sold.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

charge, will have an announcement ready
to be read at all the district meetings.
Miss Hirsche expects to leave the middle
Of June to spend the summer in Europe.
Eight more Nebraska clubs have made
application for membership in the Genera
Federation. They are Hall In the Grove
and Tuesday Review club. both Of Lin
coin; woman's club Of the railway mai
service Of Omaha. Utili Dulce Of Atkinson.
Century woman's club Of South Omaha.
woman's club Of York, Woman's club OF
Springfield and woman's club OF Ashland
Among the other state clubs holding mem
bership in the General Federation are the
woman's clubs Of Omaha, Lincoln. Hast
ings and Fairbury.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Among the Women's Clubs

Restoration of the Nominating Committee by the Omaha WOman's
Club Not a Move to Deprive Members of the Right to Nominate Off
GERS from the Foor-Program for Meet of Sixth District Conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

12.OOO-acre ranch in Wyoming, chat con-
fidentially with a king when the occasion
requires. and find no difficulty in breaking
into the best OF American society. That
is Lady Grace Mackenzie, who spent some
time in this city preparatory to going to
Denver whence, I suppose, she departed
into the wilds Of Wyoming to carry out
her purpose of disposing Of sundry heads
of live stock. / found Lady Mackenzie
at the Waldorf disposing of some bromo
settler for a bad headache lit had arisen
from dyspepsis) and she seemed greatly
annoyed to think that she should be the
cause for comment or attention in this and
OF the free and home of the brave.
Lady Mackenzie gives one the impress
sion of being at home under any circum-
stances. She is tall and has the type
which, l suppose, ought to be described as
stunning.
She is going to the Orient, having tired
of the west. Two years ago she made a
trip round the world and fell in love with
the east. Hence her departure from the
United States.
l don't know of an engagement which
entailed so many complimentary dinners
and dances and luncheons as that of Count
Anton sigray and Miss Harriet DAILY. Both
here and in Washington the festivities
were kept up for weeks.
The honeymoon OF the young people will
be spent upon the continent and they will
make their future home in Hungary. This
emoves from America another helress
who has graced the so-called 400"
-
! Miss Mary Hartman dauVbtar ~ tbo
late E. II. Hartman, is becoming an ar.
dent sportswoman. Miss Hartman is now
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Gerry at the
Plains in Virginia
THE Plains 1 might say, are an ele.
gantly-stocke game preserve in the fast.
nesses of the Blue mountains.
The Countess Szechenyi, who, with her
husband, has been visiting her mother
Mrs. Vanderbilt, for two months. has de
parted for home, l understand that boti
count and countess will return later ant
will spend some time in the vanderbilt
cottage in Newport this summer.
1 learn from London that King Edwar,
and Queen Alexandra are much intereste,
in the two forthcoming AngIo-Americai
weddings, the marriage OF Miss Mildre,
Carter and Viscount Acheson, and that o
Miss Drexel and Lord Maidstone. Thes
engagements formed one of the most agree
able topics that filled the gaps during tn
rather dragging formalities of the open
Ing stages of Parliament
Lady Gosford. the mother of Miss Car
ter's prospective husband, as mistress o
The Robes, had the Cullinan diamond yer
much on her mind so long as It RENAME
on Queen Alexandra's breast, but she ha
also very near to her heart her sons en-
gagement, Of which she is very proud, 70
she is very fond of the girl her son ha
chosen for his future wife, and in the ord
nary course OF events the next Lady Cos
ford.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Social Gossip from Gotham

Colonel John Jacob Astor Leads Early Flight of Fashionables to
Europe-May Run Across His Ex-Wifes Trail-New Jerseys Smart
Set Upset by Mrs. Barker Gumere, Late from South Carolina.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

The Rev. Isabel Phelps, pastor Of the
Congregational churches at Springfield and
Carroll Ne, has been appointed 20 do
missionary work in China by the American
Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions. Miss Phelps has been assigned to
Pao-Ting Flu, 20 take the place OF Miss
Mary Marill Of Portland. who lost her life
In the Boxer massacre Of 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

The April meeting Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution will be held
Monday afternoon at the home Of Mrs. c..
M. Schindell in South Omaha Mrs. c.. o..
Notyon of Kearney will talk of the mark
ing Of the old oregon trail; Mrs. Alfred
Touzalin will read a paper on Dolly Mad
ison and Miss Alice Pritchard will give a
piano solo and Miss Grim will sing.
The household economics department Of
the Omaha Woman's club was the guest
Of the home economics department of the
Council Bluffs Woman's club Friday. The
women went over at 1880 and spent the aft
ernoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

/ have it from a very eminent authority
that the once famous Newport board of
social strategy is no more. Two seasons
ago It was composed OF Mrs. O. H. p. Bel
mont, Mrs. Stuyyessut Fish and Mrs. DEL
richs. Mrs. Fish has apparently with
drawn from society TO a great extent; Mrs.
Belmont has withdrawn almost wholly in
favor OF the suffrage movement. and Mrs.
Oelrlchs is transferring her social allie
glance TO london. However, the coming
SUMMED at Newport viii not be dead. The
younger set will play a more important
role than ever before.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

He nominating committee Of the
woman's club created at last
Mondays meeting and composed
Of the chairmen OF the clubs ten
standing committees. has Issued
a blank ballot 20 all CLUB mem
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Another new scholarship is available to
the Nebraska Federation Of Women's clubs.
The University Of Omaha has offered four
years tuition Of the equivalent Of 500, the
beneficiary to be nominated by the Fedora
ton. The board OF trustees OF the uni
versity will meet in June, after which the
terms Of the scholarship will be announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Mrs. E. NJ, Henderson,, chairman of the
civics committee of the Federation Of
Women's Clubs, is credited with being re-
sponsible for the organization of the club
women OF Chicago as a special police force.
After a series of conferences between Mrs.
Henderson, the health commissioner and
the chief Of police, the club women of the
city were authorized to enforce the anti
splitting ordinance. The women will not
wear uniforms, but will be distributed so
as to cover thoroughly ten congress dis
tricts.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Miss Margaretta Drexel of the Philadel-
phia Drexel family, who will marry Wis
count Maidstone, will not live in America
again after her marriage. AS Mrs. Drexel
has been spending many years in breaking
into court circles, the knowledge that her
daughter will forsake America does not
come as startling intelligence. Miss Drexel
will be bridesmaid to Miss Marjorie Gould,
who is 10 marry Anthony Drexel. jr.. on
the 18th. The chief bridesmaid will be Miss
Mildred Carter. The grOom's best man will
be Charles Mills, member OF Parliament.
the elder son and heir OF Lord Hillington,
who holds a commission in the West Kent
Noemanry. The wedding will be celebrated
In June after the Ascot race meeting in
England. 1t would surely be a breach OF
good manners to disturb the sport Of some
OF the British mobiles, who are expected to
attend, by drawing them away from Ascot
before the racing is done. The young
couple will reside with Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony DreXel in Grosvenor Square.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

BY invitation, a number Of women met
at the home Of Mrs. Charles Gruenig. where
a charity organization was perfected, to be
known as the w. w. club. Officers elected
were Mrs. &. F. .Di]ffenbacher. president;
Mrs. Charles Gruenig. vice president; Mrs.
J, J. Hess, secretary; Mrs. J. X. McCombs,
treasurer; Mrs. w. S. Hampton, business
manager. At the close of the business hour
luncheon was served. Those present were
Mesdames w. S. Hampton, Charles Gruenig,
L. b. Scott, f. H.. Brubaker, L. IL. Old
field, n. Danielson. J. J. Hess, b. f. DIFF
fenbacher, ]. X. McCombs and N. Martin.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

The ethics department OF the WomRn's
club will meet at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon in the club rooms.
The art department will hold its next
meeting Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Landscape gardening in Japan will afford
the topic for the day. Mrs. F. T. Rouse
will speak Of the arrangement of the
flowers. Mrs. J. c. Hammond will have a
paper on The Tea Ceremony and the Tea
House. and Mrs. c. T. Pratt will speak
Of Holidays and Festivals" The depart
ment will take up the study Of British art
as its next years work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Nebraska will be well represented on
the program of the biennial convention Of
the General Federation of Women's Clubs
to be held at Cincinnati May II to IS. Mrs,
II. l.. Keefe Of Walthil is one OF the
directors. Mrs. F, II. Cole of Omaha will
be one Of the speakers on the civil service
program. Mrs. w. a. Harrison of York,
chairman Of the state forestry committee,
will speak on the forestry rogram and
Mrs. Archibald A.. Scott of Lincoln is one
Of the committee Of three appointed to
consider the revision Of the generals con-
stitution.