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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Washington Manor

An option has been secured by Americans
for the purchase of the English home OF
the ancestors of George Washington in
Northampshire, about eight miles from
Banbury A committee appointed by the
Lake Mohonk peace conference, where II
was decided to make the purchase Of the
manor house a part OF the celebration OF
the one hundredth anniversary OF peace
among English-speaking people is now in
England conducting negotiations.
The price is placed upon the property by
the owners, el5OOO is considered high
and an effort is being made to have
1t reduced. The purchase is to be made
with money raised by popular subscription
and Lady St Heller has undertaken to
form committee OF English women "a
help raise funds for the purpose in Eng
land.
The estate, which contains a manor house
and 200 acres. lies about eight miles from
Banbury. The ancient manor house Is built
chiefly Of stone, with a stone roof Over
and within the porch are antique carvings
including the Washington coat of arms. to
which is ascribed the origin Of the Ameri-
can flag.
There are seven cattoges on the grounds
together with a brew house and stone
farm buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Not a victim OF mine! No, indeed! You
are victim of the senseless education
that we are all so proud Of! Let me show
you how. This is a part Of your letter.
Just be fair don't try to be kind; and
you will help the more"
Then you go on with description Of a
state that could never have existed II
you had not thought that marriage is
everything that 1t isn't, and refused to
consider what 1t really is Being fair, as
you admonished, must say that you are
not TO blame for your point of view. But
you will be to blame If we-you want me
to help--ever get this affair of yours fixed
50 that you may marry and become the
mother Of daughter. II you fail to teach
her to know what's what you ought to be
severely punished l was going 10 say
something worse than that; but will be
moderate.
The girl you write about was, still is
engaged 10 a man somewhat older thar
herself. And one time, when he was away
from her in some lonely place where the
weather was bad-and the cooking, too
though your letter doesn't mention that
he felt terribly blue and homesick. And SC
lovesick From the depths of his lone
some heart he wrote Of a time when ht
should have her with him. He spoke o.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Mis- dri Pastor a Pooh-Bah and Trainer

vses the making up Of the forms, while
the office force attend to all the other
matters.
For two years he was a member OF the
Missouri State Board of immigration, until
it went out of existence through lack of
funds. He is secretary of the Aracdia
Country club and resident director for the
improvements being made at the 6OOO-acre
club property.
IAN work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy" so he breaks horses for recrea-
ton. Some of the best saddle and COM
bination horses in southern Missouri have
been trained by him. He will not break
any horses that are not highly bred and
handles only four year. He enjoys rid
ing or driving spirited animal, and is
very proud of his success in training
thoroughbred colt He always has a wait
ing list OF two or three friends who want
their young hores trained, but he will ham
die only one at a time and keeps that one
until It has been thoroughly trained and
is gentle enough for a lady to ride. His
particular pleasure is in teaching young
horses the various saddle gaits.
Most country congregations would be
very much shocked to see their pastor rid
ing through the town at a three-minute
clip or driving along the smooth valley
roads like race horse owner, but swift's
congregation are thoroughly in accord with
the pastors work
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
standing Pat" as an Office Virtue

wish could attune myself to circum-
stance and have the faculty Of standing
pat with every one like Miss Clark" said
a morose little typist who had the faculty
Of job-auitting pretty we'll developed.
How nicely she can manage the manager
with her little masterpieces Of smooth
talk"
IT'S all right 10 be a standpat," argued
her chunn, but there are always a few
despicable ones / like to keep shy Of
those who are always automatically nice
and agreeable under all circumstances.
Usually they have some little deal up their
sleeves which they want to spring on you,
and are always laying for chance to
make it materialize in their own favor"
At the other end OF the restroom a typ
zeal standpat of the so-called blarneying
sort was exchanging condolences with her
ehum.
"oh, yes, the boss is awfully nice to a
person II you can show him you have his
interest at heart" she remarked a little
dolefully but don't you know as soon as
he shows preferment others are there with
the long faces and ready with their slurs.
It Just reached my ears the other morn
lag that / am having matrimonial designs
on the manager, also that the chief, being
a mere figurehead under my influence, ]
viii soon have a substantial raise, and all
the deserving ones who were expecting a
lift win be distinctly disappointed An
other thing heard is that I'm going TO be
Instrumental in dismissing two OF ;he
snartest girls in the office, who far sur
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Mis-

Fuller Swift, pastor Of the Ironton (Mo)
Baptist church, editor OF the Arcadia VAL
ley Enterprise principal Of the Arcadia
High schools. bandmaster. secretary Of the
Arcadia Country club and horse trainer is
given nice boost by the st. Louis Re
public
. Believing that country churches could be
more successful If they have better edu-
Gated ministers who can obtain part OF
their financial support from other lines OF
work. Fuller Swift has been giving the
theory a trial. and at the end of three
years both he and his congregation say
that the arrangement has been great sue
cess.
He obtains his additional financial in
come from the Arcadia Valley Enterprise
and from the Arcadia Heights school,
started by himself
Forty-one years old, the son Of a Baptist
preacher and himself an ordained minister
Of that denomination, Mr.. Swift is demon
strating that the successful pastor in an
up-to-date country church should be man
with a college education and business abil-
ity enough to earn a fair income aside
from whatever salary the church can af-
ford to pay him.
For long time Mr.. Swift wanted to own
a newspaper as plaything. and two years
ago bought the Arcadia Valley Enterprise,
which he is publishing weekly as dry
paper. He writes the editorials and super
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

pass me when II comes to ability. l have
an exceedingly jealous disposition, which
is altogether enough to, sour the most
amiable person living, especially when
you've tried to be on the square with every
one and everything"
You know there must and will be knock
ers," consoled her chum, and the only
way to get even with them is to mind your
own business and ignore them.
This reminds me of the time when they
called me the sly little standpat, because I
put out more letters than all the rest--just
to please the boss and make 1t hard for the
others. Naturally enough I was doing this
in my own interest, but when the boss saw
what could be done at an average rate Of
speed, he forced his standard little higher
and showed his teeth TO the slow pol1es on
occasion. And thens when the quiet little
talkfests began and opinions broke loose
But I kept right on in my own way and
by and by got the raise was looking for
During this time a gradual winnowing OF
the wheat and tares went on in the office,
and those who were fretting a little too
much about overwork and underpay were
duly relieved of the strain.
The other girls who began to see the
fallacy Of Sinking because they owed
| something to themselves, began to pull to-
gether. and we all got along swimmingly.
Yes, Ia rather be a standpatter any
time than one Of your perpetual storm
brewers. who always pride themselves on
their individuality and yet always reap the
whirlwind in the end."-Chicago Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Marching Hard Work

People are apt to think soldiers very poor
walkers because an army on the march
covers only ten or twelve miles Of ground
per day. Even then a good many men fan
out through fatigue, some faint, and the
whole are completely done up at the end Of
the day
But the soldier is, ncvertheess, first
rate walker. SAYS the Philadelphia In
quirer. It is all a matter of foot-tons of
energy expended. Take an ordinary la
borer. and his days work will be equal TO
500 tons lifted one foot high An average
man walking seventeen miles on the level,
does the same amount Of muscle work.
But mark. II he carries an overcoat weigh
ing six pounds, he does 81 foot-tons.
Now the soldier is a regular pack-horse
and the kit that he carries averages about
sixty pounds in weight. SO that he does
exactly as much work in twelve mile
march as an ordinary man in his seven
teen mile walk. Besides. the soldier has Ia
| break camp" before starting, and al the
finish OF the march he has to pitch camp,
draw water, collect fuel. clean rifles, etc
not to speak Of taking sentry-go. When
as sometimes happens, an army marches
twenty miles. the days work of the soldier
is really two days work. or about 600 foot
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Men Who Helped to Make America

OF the numerous family Of Smiths. one
bearing the equally general name Of
John was the founder Of the Colony Of
Virginia
He was one Of the Lincolnshire Smiths,
ana was born in wnloughby in 1859 He
was so daring ana adventurous during
his school days that he planned a flight
70 sea
After his fathers death he was left in
charge OF guardians, who in order to
seize his little patrinony, encouraged the
boy to run away
At fifteen he left England, visited France
and the low countries, and entered the
French army When the fighting was over
in France he Joined some other English
soldiers OF fortune in the armies of Philip
the Second and the duke of Alva, fight
ing in the Netherlands.
His life was a varied one He became
a hermit. and a student OF Marcus Aure-
Illus and Maehiavelli Then he became a
pirate, afterward a traveller in Italy. a
fighter Of the Turks, where he was held
as slave until his escape into Russia and
his return 70 England.
Here he heard wonderful tales of the
New World and was fired with a coloniz-
ers ambition After long delay, he formed
a COMPANY capitalized It. and, obtaining
a grant Of land from the crown, set out
in December, 1906, with lCo men and three
small vessels.
In April Of the following year they
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Current Credulities

Eat to live. but do not live to eat.
To dream of dogs is a sign OF good luck.
To dream Of gold or silver is good luck.
Gold beads worn around the neck will
cure sore throat
hair quick temper.
To bite the tongue while talking means
that you have told lie.
Sailors wear gold earrings for weak eyes
or to strengthen the sight.
Itching in the palm of your hand means
that you are soon to receive money.
Most powerful is he who has himself in
his power.
II thou art terrible to many then be-
ware of many.
II the thumb and one finger DO not meet
around your wrist you are a glutton.
Pinch your ear and the person talking
against you will bite his tongue.
mole on the sole Of the left foot means
trouble and hardships during life.
Carry eamphor gum and you win not
catch smallpox or any other contagious
disease.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Million Paid Each Year by Alimony Club

How much is spent annually in alimony
by the courts DEGREES? At least 100000
N New York CITY. according TO an article
by Thedora Bean IN the Telegram. And
how much is used in various out of court
agreements Little less than 100000 a
month. for the man with money pays to
have every obstacle between him and his
new happlness-whether that happiness
spells woman or freedom-renoved
The divorced wife of Howard Gould
draws the largest amount ordered by the
courts. or SOS 900 a year; the smallest sum
paid for freedom is So a week, and even
the three dollar man, though lavish with
the first and second payments grows
weary or bored or negligent and often has
70 be summoned 10 the domestic relations
court and asked why the severing Of the
old tie wasn't worth the price.
II he doesn't answer in the language of
the law he goes TO Jail or Ludlow prison,
where alimony defaulters expiate their
moral and financial deficiencies and a man
may be sent 70 Jail for a three-dollar obli-
CATION he has failed 70 meet as well as
for one Of three thousand
DO the men who set out on the alimony
trail grumble about the prioe2' was asked
of the clerk of court. who deals with di-
voree matters.
'Ninety-five per cent o. them pay with
out a murmur; they seem glad 70 do IT,
Later. on their zeal evidently vanishes and
some grow lax. but they know they have
TO settle or so 70 Jail.
do men never receive alimony. or apply
for it?"
Never heard OF it--that is an exclusively
foreign custom. which no American mar
has adopted
DO women ever get as much as they
ask for?"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Rarely but they usually accept the
courts Judgment without an appeal"
do women sue for divorce without men
tioning alimony?'
Some do, those who think they are
equipped for earning their own living and
who don't want to accept anything from
the men who have made a mess of the
matrimonial venture. And there are 9TH
ers who ask for aIimony as a matter of
form, but who straightway set about to he
Independent and refuse to accept the sum
the court has allowed, but such cases are
not met with frequently"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Wed but Far Apart

Al sehweidnitz in silesta, a marriage has
Just been celebrated in the absence Of the
Bridegroom, or as the latter might well
argue, in the absence OF the bride It was
case OF marriage by proxy the bride be-
Ing Fraulein Antonio Adamitzer and the
bridegroom Herr Fritz Norman director
OF sugar factory IN Java. At the precise
moment that the woman was answerins
the familiar questions in Europe the man
stood before the local mayor in Asia Di-
reetly after the ceremony. which was not
gone through with in Difference to any ro-
mantle sentiment but purely as a wise
preeauton' the young bride sailed for the
east On arrival at Java she will be welded
religiously
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Nubs of knowledge

A large turtle gives eighty pounds of
tortoise shell.
In Algeria the horses outnumber the
human beings.
In former times it was esteemed highly
improper for unmarried persons to wear
rings
In Italy there are mote tl1eaters in pro-
portion to the population than in any other
country.
constantinople 200 miles away. is
further from London than any other
European capital
A fast bowler ordinarily delivers a ball
at the pace OF a little more than eighty
feet second, OF more than fifty miles an
hour.
In some parts Of Africa children will eat
salt in preference to sugar. On the Gold
coast a handful OF salt will purchase two
slaves.
! The American word boss, meaning an em.
ployer or overseer. is the modern form for
the Dutch baas, and descended from the
original Holland settlers in this country
| When a camel Is pressed beyond It's speed
and is spent, it kneels down. and nothing
camel remains where It kneels and where
it kneels it dies
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Shot Yicnriou.Iv.

Senator Robert L. bidding Bob Tay4uv
tells a story about a man in the back
woods OF Tennessee who applied for n
pension for a gunshot wound. An examn,-
ing surgeon Of the medical board stripped
ana examined him, calculating finally:
"old man, we cannot find a single blem-
ish on your hide Where were you shot
during the war;
The old man said, Well gentlemen. 7
was shot in the substitute "-Leslie's
Weekly
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

landed at what is now jamestown. He
became the leading spirit Of the colony.
The story Of his capture by the Indians
and his romantic rescue by Poeahontas,
the daughter Of a great Indian chief, were
described by Smith himself in a letter
to Queen Anne.
III health compelled his return to Eng
land, but he lived to make later voyages.
The date and place of his death are not
known.
Copyright 1911. by the N. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Poo. Innoeent VIE.

Governor DIX. az dinner in Albany. said
Of a disappointed political worker.
lie made the mistake OF taking his
leaders promises literally He was like
the puzzled young wife who said CO.,,
/ always understood that George was
very FOND OF the turf and yet, all summer
long, / haven't been able TO get him TO
touch the lawnmower''
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Why One Bachelor Is

might have earned real money doing the
same thing for a moving picture concern.
The girl of my choice may be shy on
friends and relatives" sighed the Bachelor,
but she has to be genuine or the Joy belle
for me will have to go on rusting
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
setting Caesar hack.

Caesar was Boosting about having divided
Gaul into three parts.
Great Scott" exclaimed Unelius samius.
Three parts? Why. I divided Standard
Oil into thirty-five parts."-st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Fortune came and loudly knocked
Al my door with CHEEKY hail;
But alas for Fortunes labors
] was over at my neighbors
Pouring out a hard-luck tale.
Ladies' Home Jour
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Fatigusd Phiip-Did the lady t'row boilin'
water on youse?
Wandering Waltsr-worse'n dat, Phil.
woTse'n dat 1t was soapsuds Toledo
Blade.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14
Costly "seeinG."

De style-I attended the coronation and
it cost me just $500 10 see the king
Gunbusta-Huh! Last night It cost me
only half OF that TO see three kings.-Judge
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

The worry COW would have lived TIL now
II she'd only saved her breath
But she feared the hay wouldn't last all
day,
SO she checked herself TO death
Ladies Home Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

Nature knew what she was doing when
she deprived fishes Of q voice.
How do you work that outp"
what II fish had TO eaekle over every
egg it aid7"-Toledo BLADE 's''
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-14

First 70 enjoy the satisfaction OF pro-
dueing permanent pictures by the influence
OF solar radiations was NJ. Niepce Of chalon
on the saone, France He accomplished 1t
in 1875
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-12

made the public statement that he was
an accommodated Jesuit priest
After King was taken away from the
theater some members Of the little
flock lac has gathered about him since
his arrival i'm the city organized and
began to conduct a meeting on their
own account Following his release
King returned To the Third Avenue and
wound up the service by announcing
that ne would preach this evening the
same as usual In the meantime he
will appear before Police Judge Thorn
as He was told to be on hand this
afternoon at o'clock.
The Catholics who were sprinkled
through the audience at the Third
avenue last evening said afterward
that any repetition of the statements
King had made about their church or
any other. or any disrespectful refer
ence To their women, would have been
the signal for immediate action. Sew
eral said that they intended To take him
to the stockyards, show him the rail-
road track and invite him to keep on
going Others said they were not quite
sure what they would have done but
stated il would have been a plenty"
All were of the opinion that King
would have said something that would
have caused him to be dealt with vio-
lently had not the police taken the ac
ton they did.
If King breaches tonight he will have
another audience of Catholics
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES
ORGANIZE FOR TENNIS
Good Material Available and Tour
naments Are in Prospect

Interest in tennis is at a high
pitch among the students of the
Phoenix high school. There is some
talk of each class offering a PEN
nant to be played for by its mem
bers. and of the entire school offer
ing a pennant To be awarded the
winner of a tournament To- ~ held
sometime before the end of the
term.
Prof. c. L. MichseIs has been work
ing quietly to arouse interest in ten
mis- and the four classes are now
organized to place their best players
in the field against the experts of
the other classes. Last Monday
the boys of the Senior class had
their first tryout and it became evil
dent that there is some good mater
ial among them. The girls will have
a tryout in a few days.
The faculty is as much interested
in tennis as the students and will
have a tryOut Tuesday afternoon.
Several of the teachers were star ten
mis- players i'm their school DAYS
Wednesday the Juniors will have their
tryout. while the Sophomores and
Freshmen will follow on Thursday
and Friday As soon as the best
players of the various classes have
been picked. matches and tournI-
ments will be arranged
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-12

by hosts Of friends. not only in this
valley. but i'm Los Angeles and in
various communities in the great
state of Missouri of which he was a
native and where as . Young man
he achieved q large measure of sue
, cess until III Lcaith necessitat4d =
change of residence to the mldcr
climate Of tie southwest. Re WAS
married April Is. 1904. L. Miss Mary
+. Giluh of this city. who survives
him. there being no children. OF The
Immediate beTooved however ar, ;he
members of ;hr family of ThadG rs
Ciuur or this city. Mr. Gi'un lie
ing the father Z: Mrs Bigas
Mr.. Biggs early in life took up the
study of the law and while yet
young man was elected To- the office
.of prosecuting attorney in Hannibal.
Mo, serving for the ensuing eight
years. Later he moved To St Louis
where he practiced successfully until
a severe attack of pneumonia indi-
Gated the necessity of a change of
climate. He arrived i'm Phoenix in
1889 and for a time devoted himself
To recuperation and then joined a
surveying party for work in the
field. 1t was during this first resi-
idence that ne formed the acquaint-
ance of the young woman who later
became his wife.
Feeling much improved i'm health
he went To Los Angeles in 1909 and
joined the staff of the Los Angeles
Examiner, since which time he has
Il Il
the newspaper business. 1t is said
of him that he was the only mem
Der of the staff of the Examiner
who was personally appointed 10y
w. r. Hearst the proprietor of the
paper, Mr.. Hearst always thereafter
maintaining for him the warmest
friendship and reposing in him un-
limited confidence. For three years
he served the paper in Los Angeles
and during that time contracted as
thma so that in 1906 he felt it de-
sirable to again seek the healing air
Of the desert region and returned To
Phoenix.
He was too i'll to devote himself |
To his newspaper work |
at this time. nevertheless he was
on the staff under fun pay
as a well-earned testimonial Of his !
employers To work well done. From |
that time until year ago he was
regarded as that papers local repre- |
sentative here even though on ac- !
count of his physical infirmities his |
work was necessarily divided with |
others.
Mr.. Biggs was seized with his final |
illness that confined him to his home |
the day before Thanksgiving. that |
holiday being the last date on which |
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-12

Kangaroo court" Murphy replied we
never interfere"
Perhaps half a minute passed \
piercing. terrified Shrek rang through
the jail.
Officer. officer. Officer"
The door was again opened King
stood at the bars as before. only much
more frightened. Again he declared
that he was being mOlested by the 9TH
er prisoners. But the prisoners dis
claimed any intention To hurt anything
except his dignity. King remained
silent after that and what happened to
him is a secret Of the kangaroo court
A man who stood outside said he saw
two Mexicans trying TO give the evan
gelist a bath.
Police Judge Thomas placed King
bail at SIS which was Immediately fur
nished by one of his followers. When
Long released him he asked him if he
was not able to converse in Spanish
with the MeXicans who were carrying
out the sentence of the court.
Il don't speak Spanish he replied.
why. how does il happen that YOU
have been a Catholic priest and can't
speak SPANISH"
Il was never priest, though I was
Catholic"
King did not explain why he had