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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

his helress away, while the onlookers
gasp in astonishment. and Is gone at the
rate of seventy miles an hour over the
country into the great without from
which he sprang
The helress has deserted the glittering
possibilities. which might have been real
ICED for her IL she had only been wise
and waited. She has braved the region
beyond the wall, with its threat Of pow
erty. obscurity and social obloquy. The
wall has failed to protect her from her
fiery captor and the reason and logic,
which should have taught her TO resist
his pleas have proved equally futile.
The families of young and desirable
debutantes with brilliant futures find
themselves in the midst Of social chaos.
They shudder and gather their broods
more closely about them, and appoint
whole bevies of lynx-eyed maiden aunts
to watch their young nieces night and
day, and they look at their chauffeurs
and those OF their friends through
lofgnettes and field glasses and micro
scopes and from every possible point Of
view, and they wonder how it came
about, and how innumerable other elope-
ments of a like nature came about, and
what is TO be done about IT, anyway.
Thrown into CONSERVATION.
If. they say, it was only the case of the
chauffeur of ones own family It might
be managed. But that isn't enough to
guard against, because It seems that the
chauffeurs Of ones friends are equally
dangerous. There was Miss French, who
eloped with a chauffeur only occasionally
employed by her family, and whom she
had met at a motor school, where she
had gone to learn how to run car her
self. There was Miss Silvey Speer, the
young daughter of W. A. Speer Of At
lanta, Ca, heiress to more than Sl0OO,O0O,
and who secretly married young Russell
Thomas, who acted as a chauffeur in the
neighborhood, but who was not especially
employed by her father. Then there was
Miss Madeleine Zlgler. daughter of a
wealthy woman of Pittsburgh, who ran
away with a chauffeur only occasionally
employed by her mother, but whom she
had found time and opportunity to meet
elsewhere, than at home.
1t is a question, after all. of looking the
chauffeur over, estimating his attrac-
tions, and seeking to arrive at the secret
of his peculiar fascination for women.
There can be no doubt that he has such
fascination. Anyone who reads the News
papers will acknowledge at once that
this is the day of the girl and the chauf-
feur. Where is the matinee idol OF other
years? He simply doesn't exist since the
chauffeur came into his own. Where
is the horseman who once dazgled the
young society woman whom he met in
the course Of business? He is too slow
for the girl Of today, and the chauffeur
has long since completely supplanted him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
FINED FOR HIS INDUSTRY
Some Pithy Remarks of the Kansas
brand on the Activity of the
Assessor,

There are some queer things about our
system Of tGSation. Here is an example:
once upon time the editor of this paper
became possessed of the laudable ambi-
ton to own a home Having managed to
save up a few dollars, he purchased upon
the payment plan some property which
had been taken in on mortgage by an
eastern investment company
The house was i'm such bad repair that
II was not tit FOR occupancy. The cellar
was full OF stagnant water, weeds grew
rankly about the house, the porches were
rotted and sagging, the house unpainted.
The lot was a couple OF feet above the
sidewalk, and the earth had washed and
caved. making It impossible The place
was an eyesore and menace TO health
we wanted home and saw its possi-
bllities.
II was located in a good neighborhood
and from It we had a beautiful view
over a pretty valley. Being rather handy
with tools, we went TO work before and
after office hours. We repaired the
porches, painted the house, sodded and
terraccd the yard and drained the cellar
and put in curbing and parking. We
worked early and late, until at last we
had, as many people told us, one OF the
prettiest homes in the town-and then the
assessor came around and doubled our
taxes
We were fined because we had worked
hard and converted disorder into order,
uglhess into beauty. and had wiped out
n plague spot In the nelghborhood. 1t
is also true that the owner OF a few va
cant lots adjoining our place Immediately
advanced them in price. but neglected to
cut the tall weeds that grew on them.
II may be added that his taxes were not
increased, notwithstanding the fact that
he held his lois at a higher price.
We have told this story because the
statement itself ought TO cause someone
10 do some hard thinking, There surely
IL something radically wrong with a sys-
TEN OF taxation in which a person is
fined for merely being Industrious
Delphos Gian) Republican.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

fer deeds were drawn up and were to b,
| signed on a given night.
! When the evening came the magnat,
drove up 20 the farm with a bag Of gold
All was ready. but the Boer insisted tha
the money must be counted out befor,
| his eyes The other agreed. lie set ou
1000 sovoreigus in lines on one side oi
the table
There Is a thousand pounds" he said
Then at right angles he laid out 10,
| gold coins.
THAT 10 100 pounds he explained. sc
you have the hundred thousand pounds
And the Boer signed the deeds and
trekked away into the unknown with the
gold. happy In the thought that he had
sold his farm for a record price.
1t is not difficult to believe such a
story. when one remembers that the
chosen legislators Of those old Beers ad-
vanced publicly IN the Raadzaal those
quaint ideas reprinted in an appendix TO
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick book, The Trans
vaal From within
ono OF these old parliamentarians de-
nouncod a proposal 20 erect post boxes
In Pretoria as eXtrayagant and effeml-
nate.
Letter writing n Monstrosity.
'IIo could not sec" he said. why
people always wanted to be writing LETT
tcrs. lie wrote none himself. In tho
days OF his youth he had written let
ter and had not been afraid to travel
fifty miles and more on horseback and
by wagon 20 post IT, and now people
complained II they had to go a mile"
These old farmers were Mortified 70
hear that goddess people in Johannesburg
had insulted the Almighty by firms
bombs at the sky IN time OF drought
TO endeavor 20 bring rain. The Rand
railway was only built through the sub
terfuge of calling II a tram" Fierce
discussions arose on n proposal 20 de-
stroy locusts, and some members were
so offended at tho ties affected by their
more up-to-dnte colleagues that they pro-
posed that the size and shape OF the neck
ties worn by legislators should be defined
/ by law.
At one time in johannesburg oranges
were at famine prices, and an oriental
trader went out with "A cart TO farm on
which there were many trees. lie offered
5 shilllngs a 100 for the fruit, and In order
to keep count arranged that for each i0'
oranges placed on the cart he should put
"tickey" Ga 3-penny piece) In the far
mer's hat. When the hat had becom,
about hnle fun OF "tlckeys" the trader
purposely looked away for n few mo-
ments. The Boer did Just what the trader
expected. lie hurriedly plunged hanc
into the hat and thrust n handful o
'tlckeys" into his pocket. and when thu
| dar naf1 ho pra .
the number of "tlckeys' IN the hat tho
Boer did not realize that he had robbed
himself OF A shlllngs 0 penso for every
"tickey' nc had put into his pocket.
But the Boer was never a match for th,
East End dealer, farmer who had hat
some transactions with q trader took tn,
precautlon OF arming himself with {
ready reckoner, The trader worked ou
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
HOME OF The SIMPLE LIFE
Section of South Africa Where
Standpatism is the Rule.
RURAL PICTURES FROM BoERDoM
BnIIoon Ascension n BIystery 90 the
Natives aud Letter writinE
M Unusual Occupa-
lion.

4 few days ago Capt. Speterinl, the fa-
nous aeronaut. made the first balloon
ascent ever witnessed in the Transvaal.
rising to a height OF 1000 feet above
Johannesburg. As he was descending
near the Free State border two Boer
farmers noticed the strange apparition
in the sky. They were much perturbed
They seized their Mausers and deliber-
ated whether Il would not be advisable
to shoot the mysterious aerial intruder
which seemed to them TO be somc un-
known monster OF the air Happily they
hesitated long enough TO see that there
were human beings In the curious globe
But the incident should serve to re-
mind those who expect exceedingly rapid
development In rural South Africa that
many Of the quaint ideas Of the simple
Voortrekkeru still cling TO the weld. The
old type Of Roer farmer is disappearing
before tho advance OF education. But
he is going slowly. II you read the
Dutch papers you will stu find very
earnest and very indignant correspon-
dents protesting that the destruction OF
locusts is a biafphcmous attempt 10 op-
pose the Will OF the Almighty. who had
sent the scourge as a punishment FOR
the sinfulness OF the people You will
find farmers declaring that the natural
diseases Of stocl: should not be inter-
fered with. and suggesting that all the
government veterinary surgeons should
be turned osit OF the country.
simplicity Of the Beers,
The traders and prospectors In the
Transvaal tell many a delightful story
Of the simplicity Of these old Voortrek-
kers. whose hospitality unfortunately
was often but ilt repaid.
one Of the best known of these stories
relates how well-known mining mag
nate purchased n rich gold bearing farm.
1t was at the time THAT the Beers first
began to realize thac some OF the In
truding strangers into their country
were unaccountably willing 20 pay large
sums for land. Prices rose not because
the farmers had the faintest idea of the
value OF the sums thee demanded. but
simply because the large amounts
sounded we'll In their ears. so when
this magnate wished 20 buy particular
farm nc was met with a demand for
GiO0.OO in gold. The owner would not
hear Of anything less. He did not know
what GiO0.OOO meant. but the sound OF
the globulAr sum pleased him. At last
the mining man consented. The trans-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
BLACK CAT UNITES LOVERS
Strange Animal Looked Upon ns
Mysterious Mascot I'm Penn
syIvnnfa Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carpenter Of Read
ing. Pa, who a few days ago announced
their marriage, which occurred last May,
declare they were reunited by means Of a
stray black cat There is a general be-
lief in Berks county that IL a homeless
black cat comes to a home and refuses
to leave, its presence will bring good
fortune. sooner or later.
Last April black cat came to the
home Of Mrs. Mary Butz. a widow. Her
husband. Henry Butz, died a number Of
years ago. When a young girl, Mrs.
Butz was courted by Albert Carpenter,
and was engaged to be married, when
the engagement was broken off because
Of the illness Of her father Carpenter
then left for the west, and had not been
heard OF or seen since.
When the black cat arrived at the home
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

the account by form OF mental arith
motlc peculiarly his own.
Arithmetic Out OF Date.
But" objected the Boer, puzzled at the
result, this Is wrong I have done the
sum with a ready reckoner and It Is diff
fcrent."
The trader paused a moment Let me
sec it," he sold. taking the book.
'Ahr nc exclaimed. Il thought so
This ready reckoner is last years. 1t is
out Of date
And the Boer accepted the explanation
without a suspicion OF doubt.
And these Incidents, which have their
parallel today, show that change is work
ing but slowly in South Africa-Johan-
nesburg letter In Chicago Inter ocean.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
at their home in Stockbridge. Mass. last
Monday. Nearly 500 invited guests at
tended the reception.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07

veteran of the Matabele and BOer wars.
He Is now guest Of the Goulds at
Georgian Court, Lakewood, n j.
Miss Gould is not yet eighteen years
old, and New York society has seen
but little of her. Though the inheritOr
of millions, she has been reared demo-
cratically and is an outdoor girl. She
rides to hounds and as a fancy dancer
has awakened applause from profess
sional judges.
If Miss Gould marries Baron Decies
she will find in him a kindred spirit
so far as the sports atield are con-
cerned. He is a polo player of inter
national reputation and brought his
stable with him to America, probably
knowing of the Goulds' fondness for
that pastime
The coming out party Is to be Won
drous affair. That of her sister was
held at the Plaza hotel, where the en-
tire second floor was reserved for the
Goulds and their guests and transform
ed into bower of flowers. The cotil-
lion favors were of gold.
Miss Gould is tall, slender, dark and
lissom, with rich color, clear, bril-
liant eyes and remarkable complex
ion of the traditional roses and cream.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
w HOLE Nunprr, 2,O43
WISE BOBBIE.

~HE gladsome day OF all the year
Had dawned and brought its Christ
II mas cheer.
Old Santa Claus-and pop was it
Had made a most decided hit.
They'd dressed him in &, eat rcd coat.
Which covered him from feet to throat.
And here and there they'd put some snow..
All made of cotton. don't you know.
bushy cap was on his head.
The cap, OF course, was also red
A big white beard concealed his face.
He was a funny looking case.
Now, some time later in the day
Tho postman, burdened, came that way.
And Bobbie started with a bound
When first he heard the whistle sound.
He met the postman at the door
And saw him pile upon the floor
A lot of bundles big and small,
Until they almost filled the hall.
The father came and looked about
"These are more gifts, without a doubt.
And Bobbie. they are all for you.
You must thank Santa ior these too.
The youngster looked with much surprise
Right up into his fathers eyes.
Now, dad, the man who brought these
here
He had no sleigh. no whip, no deer.
His suit was gray, his face was fair.
I'm sure he didn't have gray hair.
Now, II he's playing Santa Claus,
Why, he should wear a beard, of course!"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
KEEP OUT OF RUTS.
In That Way Motorists Will Make
Highways Better.


Few problems with which the mo-
torist has to cope have proved more
refractory than that Of improving the
roads. 1t is so unwieldly a situation
to handle and its ramifications extend
into such a multitude of tangles in the
field of legislation and of public SEN
timent that progress has now been
slow indeed None the less 1t Is pos
sible for each automobile owner here
and now to give practical assistance
to the movement If he only will.
Those who have carefully studied
the road maintenance problem find
that one of their chief difficulties
arises from the fact that traffic inevi
tably finds its way into a pair of ruts.
Each succeeding vehicle digs deeper.
and so the operation continues until
there Is only one part of the road
which can be Travelled with comfort.
Suppose that each vehicle should
seek new path. What would be the
result? A smooth, firmly packed sur
face, in practically as good condition
as If steam roller were in constant
operation. Now is the time when n
policy Of avoiding the ruts can best
be made effective.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
Procrastination.

One great criticism Of our road i'm
provement policy here in Pennsylva-
MIA is that it is too long in accomplish
ing its object, says the National Stock
man and Farmer We know Of one
road on which improvements were be-
gun last year The grading was COM
pleted far ahead of the paving, which,
Of course, left the unpaved portion a
big mudhole when winter came. This
year the grading on this three mile
stretch has been completed, but no
more paving is being done. Another
winter will find the public struggling
in the mud on this new grading, while
the road will have to be reshaped when
the paving is finally reached There
should be some plan of improvement
whereby road need not be torn up
three years in the making. The public
is ready to suffer inconveniences for
the sake of better roads, but 1t should
not have to suffer them for so long q
time
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
PERFECT LIL1PUTIAN TROLLEY CAR.

PERFECT LILIPUTlAN TROLLEY CAR.
est. Out of disused pocket flashlight
he devised the headlight for the minia
ture trolley.
There is tiny fare register even
on the car, and it works as accurately
as those in common use on the big
cars
Mr.. Kneeland has been working
since 1907 on this model, and the re-
suit Of his labors Is being sought by
several railroads that desire to use II
as an advertising medium.
"But they haven't got 1t away from
me yet" he says, because this model
ID the favorlte plaything of his son.
The man Is natural genius in this
particular line, model making. He be-
gan his endeavors by constructing q
locomotive that was two and a half
feet long and weighed only forty
pounds. A rich Haverhill man forth
with secured 1t as a toy for his son.
Their Kneelanl constructed an electric
clock with dial twelve inches In d.
ameter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
The LATEST Man.

During the civil war captain of
company which had sixty men in its
ranks, none of whom was as ener-
getic as the officer thought they should
be, hit upon plan which he believed
would cure their habit of laZiness.
One morning after roll call the cap
tain, addressing his command, said:
II have a nice easy job for the LATEST
man In the company. Will the LATEST
man step to the front?" Instantly fif-
ty-nine men each took a step forward.
"Why didn't you step to the front"
inquired the commander Of the one
man who did not come. II was too
lazy" replied the soldier.-Philadelphia
Ledger
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07


crusher, and its weight is such that 1t
can be nicely handled with an ordinary
farm team. There are certain roads
which require good deal Of whipping
into shape before they become good
dirt roads This work can be done by
a split log drag if time is taken for 1t.
1t can be done more readily by the
combination implement herewith illus
trated, as will be shown on IA trial.
AS this implement has value In the
field that is equaled by that on the
road, 1t may be considered a distinct
improvement over both the ordinary
split log drag and the harrow. The
drawing is sufficiently plain to show
the method of construction. and the
cost for the iron attachments for hold
ing the teeth need not be great. The
teeth, of course, can be set in a wooden
frame. though they are less satisfactory
so because less readily adjustable.
This implement has been used on the
farm where 1t was made for a num-
Der Of years and has been found equal
ly effective in the field and on the road.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
RETAILERS DUTY
TO FIX PRICES
Must Do So il He Is to Serve
His Customers Well.
OTHERWISE ONLY AN AGENT.

trqument or Man VINO DESIRES to
Act Right Toward His Patrons, His
Town and HimseIf-What Is "Rea-
sonable Profit?"
I am sorry you favor the fixed price
plan, says a correspondent of the Gro
Gerry World. If it Is allowed to be car
ried out l believe 1t will eventually
compel every groceryman to either
Join the combines or seek other fields.
1t will make groccrs agents for the
manufacturers instead of buyers for
their customers.
I'm against the plan, though wheth-
er 1t does or would not do either of
the above things, for the reason that
l believe that l owe 1t as duty to
my customers to supply them with
food for their families for as little cost
to them as possible consistent with
what my conscience dictates is rca-
sonable profit.
My customers interests are my in
terests. If l combined with some man
ufacturers to raise my price to my
benefactors (my customCrs) in order to
help my competitor to get more out of
his customers. then I'd feel that had
betrayed a trust that my customers
now place In me.
In recent issue OF trade paper
published in San Francisco appeared
two page list Of goods such as break
fast foods, soaps. soda, olive oil, evap-
tor
goods. etc. on which selling prices
were maintained by the manufacturer
and "any cutting of these prices should
be reported to the manufacturer. who
will gladly stop it,
Among the articles listed were many
which l handle and sell profitably for
considerably less. Tea which the re-
tailers there have to sell at 40 cents
per half pound can l sell here at 25
cents. California asparagus, which
cost S5 cents per hundredweight to
bring here from California, l retail
at % cents per can. while the retail
ers In San Francisco have to sell it at
30 cents, or 20 per cent higher than
my price.
l have always held that when l
bought an article Of merchandise I
had a right to sell 1t at whatever
price suited me regardless Of what
my competitor or the man of whom I
buy had to say about It, The supreme
court of California rendered decision
to the effect that where manufac-
turer places ticket on his products,
naming the price at which they shall
be sold. and dealer sells them for less
then the manufacturer can bring suit
against him for damages A reason
able profit for one dealer might be an
extortionate one for another. The ex-
pense Of conducting ones business is
the basis on which profit should be
based.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
Danger In Unexpected Road Funds.

A Florida good roads enthusiast who
appears to favor the actual construc-
tion Of roads rather than paper or vo-
cal road building puts 1t as follows:
we beg to assure the bond trustees.
enwrapped and enyeloped and accom-
panied by our most distinguished con-
slderatlon, that good roads bonds are
vain and worthless until they are cash
ed and the cash expended for the
most estimable and excellent purpose
originally intended. A million dollar
road fund unexpended is most
worthless and dangerous possession"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
Prepare Soil Before PLANTING

Usually the space between walk and
street curb Is all too narrow for the
proper feeding, watering and aeration
of the tree roots; therefore too thor
ough preparation is impossible. All the
available space should be dug out to a
good depth, the soil mixed with thor
oughly decayed stable manure and re-
placed. You cannot get under or close
to tree after planting. Do the work
right In the preparatory stage.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
TITLE FOR WHEN GOULD?
May Be Baroness Decies After Cor.
geous Coming Out Party.

Close on the heels of the announce
ment that the coming >ut party OF
Miss Vivien Gould will surpass the
golden splendor that marked the debut
of her sister Marjorie. now young Mrs.
Anthony j. DreXcl. comes the rumor
that the second daughter of George j.
Gould Is to become the bride of an
English nobleman, John Graham Hope
Horsley Beresford, Baron Decies, aged
ed soldier, being lieutenant colonel Of
the Seventh hussars, winner of the
distinguished service order In the
campaign against the Mad Mullah and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
MODEL TROLLEY CAR FOR SON
Inventor Makes Youthful Heart Glad
With Mechanical Toy.

In the realm of model makers one
Of the most remarkable Is Lester l..
KneeIand of Lynn, Mass, whose prize
achievement has been his recently
completed trolley car. 1t is six and
half feet long, weighs 140 pounds and
Is a perfect model of practical, or
dinary size trolley, has motors, brakes
and all the innumerable equipments
and runs under electricity on a tiny
circular track In his yard. Even the
car wheels are ball bearing. 1t is fit
ted to use two motors if necessary,
while the brakes are so finely adjusted
that they can be drawn up to prevent
the wheels from turning in the slight
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-01-07
On tho Christmas Tree.

A good Xmas present Is an X-bill
The saddest part of Christmas Is
that Santa Claus has no presents for
the children who need them most.
Turkeys and stockings go together
at Christmas time. They both hang
high.
Beyond all human aid is the bad boy
who is not good just before Christ
mas.
How fortunate 1t Is that the fruit Of
the Christmas tree does not take long
to ripen!-Judge.