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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
RIBALD SOLDIERS SENTENCED
Trio of Uniformed Ruffians Sent to
Prison for Two Months.
A NUN ON THE STREET
ObservRnt and Experienced Tramp
Sends to Public Guardians Plea
for Release of Children in
the. WOrlShouses.
BY ROBERT EMMETT.

DUBLIN, April SO.-(Special to The Bee)
Frederick Wencomb, John A Lees and
j. Henry McNab, the English soldiers who
insulted Catholic nun in Kilkenny by us
ing vile language and who also struck -.
with a whip and drove her for refuge into
church which they later desecrated. have
been convicted. The evidence was so
strong that the accused men pleaded
guilty. What aggravated the offense was
that the nun was on the way TO the
house Of patient whom she was nursing
She is a member of an order which de-
votes itself to nursing the sick poor The
soldiers were sentenced to prison for two
months at hard labor. The men narrowly
escaped lynohing at the time of their ar
rest.
A Wise Tramp.
An amusing letter was read from tramp
at the last meeting OF the Baltinglass
Guardians in which he denied the report
that tramps received eggs. rashers of
bacon steak and onions for breakfast in
the Baltinglass workhouse.
Il am now 90 years on the road" he
says, and 1 have visited the Baltlnglass
workhouse at least 100 times and 1 have
never seen the above mentioned flourish
ing eatables.'
The only remedy to abate the tramp
Nuisance, he urges. is direct labor and he
then proceeds to enlighten the guardians
on the subject of laziness. A celebrated
man. he says, once stated that the best
mechanic he had ever known was the Lag
lest men he had ever met The writer
said he favored the boarding-out of work.
obi or
Of no sadder sight than those poor little
prisoners shut away, except for an on-
casional walk, from the fields and trees
excluded from the fresh air and the lib
erty that children love, pent up behind
a dreary wall with few feet OF graveled
walk for a playground. and surrounded
by the company Of the worlds failures
Knight Gives UD Property.
Sir John Garden has presented large
piece of ground to the people Of Temple
more as a sports field. The want of such
a field was much felt, and the action OF
Sir John is much appreciated. He has
written to his steward. to have the plo
enclosed, and q committee has beer
formed, to carry out necessary improve
ments,
still C0ndemntnE Estates.
The estates commissioners give notice
Of their intention to acquire compulsorily
under the Evicted Tenants act, 30 acre,
and in the townland of Clondoty. Upper.
airy, on the estate Of Colonel Fitzgibbor
Trant.
Poor Business Defended.
The proposal to prohibit street trading
by boys under the age OF II and girls under
the age OF IS, has aroused business who's,
merchandise they sell and they will make
an effort to block the bill which was in,
troduced in the House OF Lords.
Patriotic Bishop.
Bishop Mangan, who is an enthusiastic
supporter of the home rule movement re
Gently sent letter TO Dr. O'Donnell bishol
of Raphot, enclosing a check for the Irsl
parliamentary fund. It is said he double
his subscription last year. and that tn
present situation demands equal efforts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
Nile Beat. Old Mark.

In September. 1913. the river Nile in
Egypt rose three and one-half feet above
the highest mark left by a previous inunda-
ton and the waters, ascending with uncom-
mon rapidity, carried OFT several villages
and hundreds OF their inhabitants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
Valuable Life Cut short.

Viscountess de Villebresne. while visit.
Ing the poor on Thursday last, was run
over by motor car and died in a hospital.
She was a woman of wealth and devoted
her time and fortune to works OF charity.
Although owner OF several vehicles II waE
her custom 10 walk when visiting the poor
The automobile which caused her death
was occupied by a worthless society woman
who never was known 10 do anything but
dress or dance. She was riding TO give her
pug dog an airing
vices as second. Dorcieres u q mId-man-
uersd man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
Bogus Marquis FIees.

Living near Nantes is the Countess de ID
Bourmene. a handsome woman of As years,
rich and beloved by her neighbors. Three
years ago her husband died. but she mar
ried again. The fortunate husband was .
handsome young man, known as Marquis
de Roquefeuil.
The bombshell fell and burst in the
household OF the ''marquis' a day or two
ago An official visited his luxurious fiat
and the following conversation took place:
The Marquis de Roquefeun?" he asked.
II am he"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
THE PANHANDLE FAIR MAssMEETINc

Elsewhere in this appears delegates the APan-
this city Tuesday January
Of all progressive citizens OF Ah-
arno published named from eisht OF the
counties Of the Panhandle and are representative Gnu
zsns promote the highest interests
and hasten the ucr development OF Texas
appointment the county judges ind
which felt throughout the Panhandle IN
this proposed project behooe the citizenship OF Amarillo TO
bestr itself a roung one and te
WORKING plan to assure the hunehhe
exposition Of the products OF
this WIDE territory OF rich resource abundant pro-
N uneQualed possibility
The proposed which worthy the en-
every city and the entire Panhandle us
purpose place world comprehensive eN
position products all their abundant variety and the
furnishing the prospective homseeke hat @
claims OF based tangible results
Aside from stimulating efe which such an
citizenship of the Panhandle could not
be measured n weighed in words
The advocate of this Fair project The News be-
~ that sucn Fair could placed upon toonghsOns business
basis from the outset believes comparatively small be
ginning exposition within few brief years which
pride all the Panhandle and which would be odnc
tive OF results of by enthusiastic promoters
needed shaping of and means and the per-
lection plans exposition
promising And the of out
plans make massmeeng January genuinely
enthusiastic. purposeful effective
IT CITIZENSHIP TO LINE Up AS ONE MAN For
The who HAMS back ageard and unworthy the name OF
Panhandle Progressive.
FALL IN LINE.
LOCK SHOULDERS
PUSH FOR THIS Project
a us worthy of heartes endorse
your thoughtful aid your financial support
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
NEW PREPARATORY X
SCHOOL PA. POSED

Prof James f. Condrcy of Tcya.-
kama came to Amarillo recently and
is IN conference with Mark Logan
and other members OF the Amarillo
I'm provcment company looking TO
the establishment of a preparatory
school for boys on Sn Jacinto
Heights II has been suggested tina:
Prof. Condrey, who comes recon-
mcnded as an expert trainer OF boys,
would not desire more than twenty
boys to begin with, and would risk
the establishment of a work that will
lie worthy the attention Of the city.
That the building already erected
In San Jacinto Heights would DC am
pie to every need of the school con-
templated at present, Their eseems NJ
question The structure is good
one, and II does not at this time APP
pear improbable that a deal may be
made between interested parties.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.

The December Crop Reporter
makes some interesting statements
on the high cost OF living. Under the
head OF Farm values and purchas-
ing power OF farm products" Il Is
reported that the value OF an acre Of
farm crops in 1905 was 70 per cent
more than In 1899 and on the oppo-
site page Is shown the purchasing
power OF products OF many articles
used by the farmers.
Making comparison on trust
mado goods, class of articles Texas
courts have declared TO be controlled
by a trust, It is found that the pro-
duets Of an acre of cotton In 1910
would purchase 1919 gallons OF coal
oil in 1899 only IS gallons In iglO
an acre Of cotton would purchase 15s
pounds OF lard and in 1899 only 1873
pounds. in 1910, II would purchase
% barrels OF flour and in 1899 only
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
WANT FEDERAL COURT
X SESSIONS CONTINUED

Rollie II. Scales as clerk of the
federal court in this city has for
warded to Judge F.. r. Meek, a state
ment that the attorneys of the ANA
rillo bar are in favor of a continue.
ton of the April term. rather than
"a special term durin gthe month Of
February, and an order in accord
with that preference is expected
shortly after January l.
This extra time is being provided
for the reason that from time to time,
matters have been left on the dock
ct without opport1niy to clear them
away, the term being limited hereto
tore 10 one week The law making an
extension of time possible is just
now operative. and Amarillo and
Panhandle litigants are to have the
benefit OF the change.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
ANCIENT NEW MEXICO.

In his article on American archae.
ology in Harpers for January, DIR.
Ellsworth Huntington of Yale dis
Iusses the interesting question as to
whether our southwestern states we're
ever densely populated.
How long were the ruins of the
Southwest inhabited And how dense
was the population in ancient times?
Some of the best archaeologists lave
strongly insisted that appearances
are deCeitfrl The hundreds. and
indeed thousands. of sites OF ancient
villages in Colorado. the Texan Pan
handle. Utah, New Mexico and Ari-
2ona, as well as In similar parts OF
Northern Mexico. were not all IN
habited at one time, SO they tell us.
Most represent mere stopping places
where migratory bands of tie people
supposed to have been the ancestors
Of the indians settled for few years
and then moved on. At the outside
limit, so say these archaeoloeists, the
entire population never amounted to
more than a few score thousands.
whose civilization was of the lowest
and most insignificant type. other
students, fewer in number than the
orthodox school. hold that the ma
jorlty of the ruins were all occd.
pied at the same time and for CEN
fury after century. The say that
the population of the arid Southwes.
must have amounted to many hun.
dred thousands decidedly more in
all probability than the country sup
ports today. Furthermore, II this
we're so. although the type may have
hcen most primitive compared VITA
ours, yet II was by no means so low
las that OF the modern Indians. II
must have been of the same grade
as that OF early Babylonia, Egypt.
Palestine or Greece before the art Of
writing was invented. People who
could dwell peacefully for centuries
In large, permanent communities,
and could build great communal
houses and long systems of canals
were by no means untutored savages.
civil order and submission to tha
will of the majority must have been
as well developed among thcm as
among us. Such a view leads one 10
believe that. If only We could trace
II, the history Of the primitive Amer
leans would prove more interesting,
and to ms possibly more interesting
than that Of the early Oriental peo-
pies to whom our scholars devote
SO mucn time and our nillionaires
so much money"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
HAMILTON FOR CITY
SElR- TARI-IREASURER

". W. Hamilton makes formal ar
nouncement of his candidacy for the
office of city secretary-treasurer, at
the incoming municipal election. Mr..
Hamilton has been in Amarillo since
1905. His first engagement here was
as bookkeeper for w. A, Watkins and
At the termination of that engage.
ment he began with the Amarillo Ice
& Cold Storage company. continuing
since that time. Mr.. Hamilton also
Is special deputy sheriff under Sher-
III w. VI. Bnrwell
Those who know MIR. Hamilton best
state that he is thoroughly qualified
for the place to which he aspices, and
will make an officer in all things
worthy OF the confidence OF the peo-
pie.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

per acre; the value OF the 1911 yield
per acre cannot, Of course, be deter
mined until the crop is sold and the
number of acres harN ested announced
but based on the present outlook II
will appro, innate SIS per acre.
According to the figures supplied
by our Agricultural Department, the
Texas cotton farmer is losing about
50 per acre, compared with last year.
Cotton prices constitute a monu-
mental problem for us all.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

ME, I'm coming-you two Just stay
here a few minutes Yes. Annie. I'm
coming" And Mrs Carson hustled
away
How dare you," said Peggy. her
eyes swapping. her breath coming fast.
her cheeks flushed II was the same
Peggy, thought Peter. who on that
TAIL day over a year ago had suddenly
and unaccountably told him she did
not care after all
II beg your pardon. Miss Gale. it's
hardly my fault" II was the very
same Peter, thought Peggy. who had
on that memorable fall day quietly.
calmly. Internationally accepted her
foolish words said Jus; to And on,
how much Peter cared for her
"Rut why did you LEI Z happen,"
y didn't; Jimmy and are old
friends. Id have come from twice as
Tar as China TO b his best man. I
tidn't know about you and when they
told me yesterday that Miss Gale was
to be maid of honor. II was too late
to do anything. thought Of getting
run over. or disappearing or some
thing like that. but didn't think We
ought 10 let our troubles make them
unhappy Didn't-of course you didn't
know ! was to be here7"
Know should think not was
In Parts when Julia became engaged
so how could know, And you told
them you didn't know me-"
You are as unreasonable and hard
70 understand rs ever. Peggy" said
Peter
I'm not unreasonable, Peter Greg
DRY" said Peggy. her hot color and
swapping eyes contradicting her
words But you're awfully stir and
provoking-and we never would have
got along And now It's so-so
thoughtless OF you to turn up lust
when was beginning"
Peggy checked herself but she had
gone too far After all. thought Peter
she still cared II was some strang.
unaccountable within which had made
her tell him she didn't care after
those two glorious days in which he
had known she belonged to him. He
suddenly felt that he had been stupid.
unseeing to let her 90 without . word
Of remonstrance
Peggy" he began. going toward
her: but he stopped lie knew that In
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
HEAVY SNOW DELAYS
PAVING COMPLETION

Paving contractors are deeply con-
cerned in the fate OF their concrete
beneath its bed OF sand. snow and
ice on Taylor between Fifth ami
Sixth streets. This concrete base was
but finished the day before the snow
storm, and the contractors, together
with others interested, have been
rather anxious as 20 the o.tcome.
This Is the last block To be con-
GREETED for the suiiacinR. and In the
event Il IL found to he good, when
tho sheeting Of Zee shall have passed.
the job will be completed and thu
contractors will be able to remove
their supplies and indictments to
some other point.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
Canadian Hockey Season to Open.

Montreal, Dec 26.-Everything is
in readiness for the opening contests
tomorrow night of what promises to
be the most notable season OF pro-
fessional hockey since the sport be-
came the leading winter pastime in
Canada. The National Hockey Asso-
citation has prepared an unusually
long schedule for the season, and as
the various teams appear to be well
matched some keen competitions are
in prospect.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
JIMMY'S BEST
Man
BY JANE OSBORN
voogJr.ll. Nh. sy A.loelassd LlerarY Prsss-i


Peggy Gale. still in the blue travel
Ing cloak and close hat she had worr
when the steamer locked two hour
before. threw herself. flushed and ev
cited. into Julia Carson's arms few
hours before the latter's wedding
"0b Julia" she painted. as she
opened the suit case which a messen
ger had brought with her. Isn't my
dress lovely, And Just what you tod
me to get! Now hurry up and tel
me all about everything
Well said Julia when you I'm
port your maid Of honor from Paris
and your best man from China, things
do get rather exciting You know
Jimmy's best man didn't get here till
the day before yesterday-hes the
dearest boy. He and Jimmy were
college chums Didn't you meet him
a. Jimmy's Junior Prom And he''
been IN China for over a year takins
charge Of some engineering scheme
Jimmy says he went because he wa'
terribly in love with a girl he met
out vest. who was horrid TO him
but he never told Jimmy anything
about II or who she was or anything
thought you met him at Jimmy''
prom. but he didn't remember you
when We told him you were TO b
maid of honor Can't you remember
Dark eyes-and tall-and-"
Peggy turned quickly TO look a
Julia's gown spread stifIly on the bed
How do | know. If you don't tell m,
his Nance" she asked laughing nerv
ously
Why. OF course It's Peter Greg
DRY. and he is coming at five TO NEE
you no you remember him."
Don't seem to. said Peggy briefly
and then she and Julia fell to talkin,
over the wedding plans
Peter Gregory came at five. and II
the Carson's drawing room. bare O
furniture. and sweet with the scent o
spring flowers. he and Peggy saw
each other for the first time sine,
their two-day engagement in Montana
I've only a minute. Peggy" sale
Mrs Carson The caterers. you
know-this is the best man. Mr.. Greg
DRY And this is Miss Gale. Yes, An
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
DENTON To HOLD
RIG POULTRY SHOW


Special 20 Daily News
Denton. Tex, Dec. 26.-Thc poul-
try show which Is to be held In this
city on January 4th, 9Th and 9Th Is
attracting attention from all sections
OF the country and an unusually large
number of entries have been received
to date II is confidently expected
that more than one thousand birds
will be exhibited and the premiums
viii be unusually large.
The Chamber OF Commerce Is
largely responsible for holding tho
poultry show and is encouraging the
farmers OF the county to be in at
tendance and make exhibits.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
COMING ADDITIONAL PROLIFIC
PANHANDLE PRODJ C1S.

With the coming OF new year OF
Texas Panhandle hgrvests there
comes, also, renewed fortunate
farming opportunity for the perma-
nent placing of eligible crops which
are not now included in general Pau
handle production.
Prominent among these haryests
Of already incidentally developed
Panhandle values are flax, barley,
spcltz. rye. huckwhcat, watermclons,
cantaloupes onions, celery, grapes
and tobacco
Flax has fairly passed its initia-
tory culture stage and will hereafter
annually increase its Panhandle
acreage bringing with IL dll the
mechanical industries attached TO
flax culture
Farley, while OF limited pro1uc.
ton, has pledged itself to heavy
Yields and grain excellence Gen
c,al barley values are eNemplifiei
IN TIE facts that the Russian lovern-
mcnt purchases every pound of this
Grain raised In all the Russias for
the feeding Of the cavalry horses OF
he Russian army and that the brew
rrs of Milwaukee have a perpetual
contract for all the barley grown in
the great barley producing Ch!latn
liver valley Of Montana
w. has fully demonstrated t.
Kindliness 10 Panhandle sol, aud.
with added acreage, will take ad-
vanced rank in local grain g row,hs.
Spcltz nov classcd by expert
.Cryed opinion as the greatest of all
horse and mule feeds-is of surpass.
ing experimental Panhandle yield re-
cord and is prophetic of great har-
vest values Buckwheat has been
very successfully introduced this year
In Castro county and its cultUre-es-
pociallv AZ a poultry food could be-
urofitahlv taken m in every Panhan
llo county.
Watcrm"lons have been alike sys-
temaucally end superbly grown this
season In several Panhandle local..
ties with notable reference e Ora,
ana Potter counties and can b,
made 10 return an average Of SlOC
per acre on general Panhandle soil
In Dallam county cantaloupes hav.
surpassed alike in purchase market
price and demand the famous Rock,
Ford Colorado product and many por
tions OF the Panhandle can duplicate
pallam county cantaloupes.
Experimental onion growth in tn,
Hereford vicinity this year has dis
played exceptionally heavy yields pei
while, in other Panhandle 10
calities similar conditions obtain n
celery and grape yields.
The Jericho vicinity, Donley coun
" has the honor OF the first tobacc,
planting OF the Texas Panhandle
planting whose profitable harves
is soon to be limited only by tn,
geographical bounds OF the Panhan
die itself.
The inevitable early great develop
ment 81 all the above listed addition
al crops still farther emphasizes tn,
ALREADY we'll established fact that n,
other region on earth equals the Tex
as Panhandle in diversified haryes,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
THE 1911 COTTON CROP.

The December Crop Reporter is.
sued by the Federal Agricultural De-
partment places the 1911 cotton crop
in continental United States at a.
$4,000 bales against 11,e0s,el6 in
1910, an increase Of 3,276,7s4 bales.
The Texas yield for 1911 was A.
2s0, 900 bales against 2,o4e, 4Og bales
in 1910. making an INCREASE Of l.
230,59l bales. The average yield
per acre in Texas in 1910 according
TO the Crop Reporter. was s20.SG
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
no NOT REFINE.
tContributed.)

tContributed.l
DO not repine,
o. Comradc OF mine.
That the hair groweth gray
And dimmeth the day,
And darkonetn the way.
But with still sQrarer shoulder
Ard hearing yet holder
We Will not forget
That We are hale old mcn-honest
old men,
And away with carpiny regret.
Our steps are still steady;
Our hands are Yet ready
And Fortune still lends
TIE heart-throb of friends;
And with a Jest and laugh
Life's cap wen still quaff
And must not forget
That We are hale old men-tnnest
old men.
Ari have no carping regret
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 26.--Close
wheat, May 9S l-Sc; July 81 lac.
Oats steady. No. ? white iS6n4Sikc;
No. mixed 47G47hc.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

Louisana's next governor will be
selected at the Democratic primaries
next month. The contest is a spirit.
ed one between John T. Michel. can.
fidate OF the regular organization.
and Judge Luther +. Hall, candidate
Of the good government league Demo-
crats
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

It is now claimed that Noah had
an ark light. II he did, however, u
is safe to say that he had no carbon
copy OF II.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

Table dellcacics, the quality you
can depend upon. Griffin Grocery
3c-tfc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

The coming New Year is already
filled with the rumbling OF Texas
Panhandle immigration trains and
the humming OF new Panhandle in-
dustrles.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
TELEPHONES.

Entered as second-class matter at
the postoffice at Amarillo. Texas,
under the act of March 3, 1873.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27
TOP o. THE MORNING.

General Reyes having been cGptur-
ed. arrangements are already In pro-
gress for the next Mexican revelation.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-27

Christmas and Amarillo are all
ways close associates, the city this
season, being exceptionally hand-in-
glove with Santa Claus.