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! the rivers edge has heen laid and 1t
has added to the beauty of the place.
There is an abundant supply of pure
water from artcsian wells and the en-
tire land under cultivation has been
tile drained. this item alone costing
the former wner 1t is said, $3.50, 600.
While the land which is under Culti-
walton is most desirable, producing
oats. wheat. clover, timothy and al
falfa. the u~nproductive portions have
their charm as well. the marsh being
one of the best ducking grounds in
the country, The shooting is over live
decoys and those who are fortunate
enough to he invited during the sea-
son may be in their blind or punt half
an hour after breakfast any morning.
Wilson snipe, the gamest birds that
fly, are found in the marsh lands also.
and in the season for geese some
splendid bags of these birds are made,
the young wheat fields in the spring
bringing the birds in leGions. Quail
whistle everywhere and in the woods
deer range and the wild turkey in sea
son will answer the pleading lure of
the females call or he ma he still
hunted with success by those who
have patience and the craft of the
wOodsman. WoodcoCk. squirrel and
rabbits are also found. in short, it Is
a sportsman's paradise.
II Is all historical ground. Curles
Neck Farm having been the home of
one of the Randolphs, who settled
there in 1875. Nathaniel Bacon, the
leader Of "Racon's Rebellion the first
protestant against English govern
ment in the colonies, is also said to
have lived there at one time. II Is
i'm the region of many battleflelds, not
ably Malvern Hin. and there Is a
Colonial graveyard in which many
years ago. There are eighteen miles
of splendid roads and every fence and
%outhuilding is as bright and clear as
, paint "a make It. Dark green with
n rcd trimming harmonizes charmingly
with the vivid green Of the alfalfa and
the gold Of the ripenlng wheat. A
patented fence Of light wattles capable
Of being moved quickly at any time
encompasses most Of the fields and
through its use the paddock where
the mares and their young feed
can he changed from time to time as
necessity demands.
II was a beautiful sight that Sunday
afternoon when Larry Murphy gave
his ingratisting call Of 'Coo-oo-up.
Coo-oo-up!" to the band Of a score OF
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Park and main driveway at Curles Neck.

splendid matrons which hrowsed knee
deep in one Of the largest paddocks, a
quarter of a mile away from the visi-
tors. At the first call the mares lifted
their heads, silent as statues, listen
ing intentlv for the voice they knew
SO well. At the second invitation on
ward they came with their sons and
daughters by their sides. Some gal
loped wildly, hut most Of them. true To
the instinct OF birth and environment.
trotted squarely, their knees and
hooks rising and falling rhythmically
at each powerful stride.
Murphy. who, like all true Irishmen,
loves a horse, has been IN the employ
of some of the greatest breeders Of
horses in this country, having had
charge of the brood mares and fOals
At the Bitter Root stud of the late
Marcus DAILY in Montana for many
years, II is related Of him that tho
crankicst and fussiest Of the mothers
welcome his attention to their Young
when the mares and colts trooped 10
the gate where THE SIN man and the
other members of the party were
gathered the baby trOtters permitted
Larry Ia handle them with the utmost
freedom, one youngStrr following him
about from the moment the gate was
opened. All of the Watering trOlghs
on the farm are Of concrete and 81
huiit that tlcr" Were no sharp corners
FOR the stock to iniure themselves
upon, Tho basins are not deep either
There is no danger of any living thing
being drowned therein.
1t would gladden. the heart OF any
lover Of the trOtter to view those
mares that passed in review hat day
All We're either remarkable performers
on the turf In their day. had them
selves produced phenomenal trutters
or were bred in ultrafashiunahlc line,
and had been selected by Mr.. Billings
or Mr., Upton with the view If IA
union with The Harvester. 2:Ol.
In the band are some mares that
cannot he surpassed either for breed
ing or for individuality. Take for ex-
ample the black mare Caracas. the
dam of six trotters, including Nahma
2:O7i4. This daughter Of RIngen
2:O6i4, now II years Of 6 doesn't
look more than 10, AMI she is a mode
Of her type. No thoroughbred mare
in America has more quality. Mem
cries, the sister 10 Todd, is anothe,
great mare, though blind, and hei
solicitpde for the safety OF her foa,
was touching. The little fellow was
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navigable clear to the farm. Almost
in front of the mansion, which Is a
feature Of the place, a spacious dock
capable OF accommodating the Nana-
dis, Mr., Billings's superb steam
yacht, is constructed. There have
been extensive additions to the
property in the way Of barns and
other outbui!dings, houses for the
capable manager. j. T.. Colenso, and
for Trainer "Thad" Logan. sick for
a long time but rapidly reGaining his
old time strength, and brood mare
expert Larry Murphy, as well as
buildings for the executive staff
and the small army of helpers
and farm employees and a mag
nitcent mile track and a brood
mare barn with n covered dirt track on
which the young things can take their
exercise and learn to step in prepare
ton for the auction ring, for IL is MIR,
Billings's intention to sell all the
youngsters unbroken the fall they are
weaned. Most OF these changes have
come since the new owner took charge,
and there are other and abundant evil
dcnces of aggressivrness on every
hand.
The mansion. which IL Of the Co
lonial type. occupies an eminencc from
which the yellow bosom OF the James
Is visible for many miles, the river
being 800 feet wide and from % to GO
feet in depth in the vicinity of the
farm. The property derives its name
from the peculiar formation of the
estate, the river curVing in a meek
or "l'' shape, the mansion being built
nj the EXTREMIST point overlooking the
river. In the distance. high above
the hilltops, the smokcstacks of the
Du Pont powder works at city Point
where 1000 men labor night and
day to fiji orders for explosives. Vomit
black smoke, and the thought came
to the writer that tranquil Sunday in
June that war was indeed all that
sherman termed II and then some,
The place il kept in perfect order
as though the owner was expected al
any moment. II is said that the ahil-
ity to reach the farm 10y water from
New York in about twenty-five hours
had much to do with Mr.. Billings's de-
termination to purchase the estate,
The photographs shown on this page
convey some idea of the beauty of the
ivy covered red brick mansion with its
trimmings Of white, Since passing
into Mr.. Billings's possession a brick
walk leading 10 the terrace from
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ments possible in favor OF the en-
deavor to establish type in our Amerl-
can horse families.
Returning to The Harvester, 2:0l. It
is worthy of note that this horse.
though campaigned for many years.
never lost but one race, and that when
ailing, Lady Jones BEATING him at Lex
inGtOn, NY, on October 10. 1909.
The Harvester won the first heat
in 2:O9la and the second in 2:07h.
He finished last In the third heat.
which was trotted in 2:O9ia. and the
horses temperature being taken. II
was shown that he was sick and
he was therefore withdrawn. 1t was
one OF the only two occasions when
he did not win his races in straight
heats. the other time being when Bob
Douglas. 2:04R. beat him the first
heat Of the Charter oak Stakes at
Hartford on September 6, 1909. BY
Walnut Hall. 2:0SL. a great-grandson
of Electloneer, II out OF Notelet. by
Moko, a grandson of George Wilkes,
he was a sensational colt as a two
year-old, though virtually unhroken.
He had been led by the side Of a pony
a quarter in - seconds. and when the
auctioneer called for bids August
Uihlein Of Milwaukee outhid all COM
petitors and took him for $4,000, a
very high figure for an untried young
%trotter. He was turned over to the
great Tennesseean Ed Geers for edu-
cation and starting in at Syracuse the
! mex spring his career was one con-
tinual triumphal march. barring the
Lady Jones ace referred to above.
He won the chief events for three
year-olds. including the Kentucky
Futurity. the Kentucky Stock Farm
and the Horse Review Stakes. At
four years he won twenty heats and
lost two. as told above, while az a Ave-
year-old he was first IL sixteen heats,
retiring with many worlds Champion
ship records to his credit, among them
hat OF champion trotting stallion,
2:0l exhibition, champion racing
stallion. 2:02. made In the third heat
of the 2:07 class at the Fort Erie
track on August II, 1910, when ne
beat a select field. and champion at
two miles, ABA. by many considered
the stellar performance of his career.
The horse was bred to a few mares
""N" Nv " '''HH i"''u Nv nv mas
a Few representatives, That are now
tonr ana nve years old, a number
being In the list HI 1t was not until
lsl" that ne was bred regularly and
those f"als are now yearlings, about
forty colts and fillies resulting from
the matinSs made that year.
In order to give the horse every
chance to demonstrate his worth in
the stud Mr.. Billings has Sc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30

flounce edged with a narrow band OF
Jet. over the shoulder there are passed
three bands off Jet in bretelle sugges-
ton. The entire bodice from the deool-
lete neck TO the hip line is of sparldins
black jet on net. AZ the sides, just
below the hips, there Is a cascade ar
ranEement of the beaded fabric.
Another use OF beaded garniture is
found in youthful model made on
Moyen Age lines, of cloth-of-silver and
pearl embroideries. The shape OF the
gown is simplicity itself. being cut In
unbroken line from shoulder TO skirt
hem. About the waist, Just below the
hips. there is Rirdle Of the pearl em-
broidered tissue simply knotted in front
and with tasseled ends hanging we'll to
the hem of the skirt.
The neck OF this frock q COM
paratIvely high, being cut off In n
straight line from shoulder TO shoulder,
both back and front, and then banded
with straps OF the pearl. A feature OF
the model. which Is an adaptation OF a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30
The Seeker
The Woman Who Has
Not Found Herself.
by BEATRICE FAIRFAX.


Il am n woman OF education. coll .e
graduate and am now doing literary w,ra
which Hike, am just an average ri
with reasonable amount Of attraction
and called good company because I a.l
tull OF life and use my brain Nct.f
thirty. SO much for 40 much | am nor
freak nor a genius just an aver sc
person-l like fine things. coltured thlnss
and / love to dance.
Perhaps the whole crux oc riy prob-
lem II this l come OF good stock-c3n-
ventlonal. bromiuic people. II IL easy
for me To hold the center to 10 thc
leader-bu ! am not 1t 'nnu,eted haze
to some extent go out OF my class md
don't belong In any other-at icas-
don't meet any OF the people with whom
! do belong. Recently my engs cement
was broken because my dances FAINT v.
tremendously sta d and pouderous people
without n CLEAN Of humor. 6ion't ap-
prove Of ~, nature
What would YOU do II You were 70
Somewhere la New York t..cre u,ust be
dozens u mon and women in ! s.; my
prcdicemcnt. Ism there any aolation@"
This letter. whicn ! hay,. reprinted only
In part, came 10 me recently uno,r the
signature Seeker" 1t voices what seems
TO me 20 he the greatest tragedy of mod.
ern MISUNDERSTANDING And Ioncl.-
ness has In the end to work out It's own
problem
a woman as sane and strong aud fine
ms Judge my unknown correspondent 10
be VIII Of course work out her problem
In the end, but first she must know
much unhappiness. out OF that unhap-
piaess new strength win come. and be-
cause OF IL she will be the finer woman
some day. but today that does not help
her at all.
In the signature Seeker" lies. think.
the best answer to her problem. Women
who not only think and work, but also
feel and long, must always seek, and
eventually the search IL rewarded--per-
haps not Just as they would have It re-
warded. But fulfillment has to come
That faith is the saving grace that gives
one courage to 30 on fighting.
Friends come Unexpectedly into ones
life. Through work. through chance in
Productions. through all sorts OF SEEM
ingly unmomentous trifles one gains new
friends. The letter. which speaks with n
voice of all womsnhood. seems almost to
have brought me a new friend. I could
wish that / knew the woman who wrote
Il. that l could 60 to her and say, II
am a woman. too. We are sisters. We
both understand, And the fight you are
making today Ia worth while. II Ia the
fight OF pioneer. and pioneers always
must suffer that those who come after
them may find tho trail blazed and the
settlement begun
Tho problem for you Is to keep your
sanity and polse. 20 go on believing in
yourself and in the Joy OF working. to
make friends with the events OF every
day life and TO trust that they are all
tending to carry you 10 some worthwhile
goal.
Not by definite search, not by going
out and looking for friends, does a
woman like you make them, she has
rather to keep her lamp trimmed. to
keep herself In readiness TO be recep-
tive for all impressions and all friendly
advances.
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Habit as a Deadly Drug

failure. There are so many people who
do things halfway and so few who do
them the right way. There are so few
people who can be depended upon, from
the highest to the lowest, to turn out
real worKman-lke job.
The child that is allowed to leave It's
playthings laying all over the floor, that
is permitted to slight every little task
and abandon 1t unfinished. that is never
taught to do things on the minute, forms
the habit of shiftlessness that will follow
1t through life. whereas the child that
Is brought up to be prompt. accurate and
efficient has those habits inbred in him
which carry him to the goal every time.
A little boy of eight said to me not long
ago, I'm going to be some account In the
world" How do you known" l bantered.
Because" he answered. II am partcu-
lar about everything l do. and l do II
right When my mamma sends Billy to
the kitchen to tell the cook something,
he forgets 1t on the way. but l don't.
tell her Just the words my mamma
said"
That child was Justified in his boasting.
He will be some account in the world.
and he will be a success because he mas
already formed the habit of being eff'ci-
ent
1t is our habits that make us or break
us. Remember that, you fathers and
mothers, and give your children good
habits. They are the lever of Archimedes
with which they can move the world.
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Jeanne Larvin original, Is the sleeveless
coat made OF the cioth-of-silver in three
quarter length and Ia .borderod with
white fur The upper gArment Is easily
slipped on or off. but II IL intended to
be worthwhile accessory.
Naturally the evening wraps employ
heavier materials than those used for
dress composition. Chiffon velvet. cire
satin, ribbed silks and novelty brocades
all have place in the coat scheme,
The application OF tinsel ombroiderios Is
an important part OF the decorative
beauty. II takes a master designer to
know what to leave off In the ornamen-
tation OF this gala wrap. The great
trouble Ia that many designers think that
II little trimming is good a whole lot
Ia better and the result Ia disappointing.
II one wants 10 be ultra smart. the
correct sort of coat to wear is that made
of kid Such are to be had In paIe gray,
dark blue. dull brown, white and tan.
They are lined with satin and trimmed
with fur.
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tangle at the bottom of muddy hollow
and the manner in which he did IL
showed the value of his familiarity with
country roads and the potentialities OF
wheeled vehicles. He drove with fear
less ease where nobody else had thought
It possible to go.
The cheapenlng Of automobiles Is maxi
ing travellers Of the farmers. II IS OPEN
ing their eyes to the charms of their
country II IL vastly widening their
horizon. both as social beings and as
citizens OF a great state. Their circles
of personal acquaintance are immensely
expanded.
When they had only the old buggies,
buckboards and democrat wagons"
drawn by worked-down horses. their So
eial visits had to be confined to a radius
of from three TO five miles. All beyond
that was foreign to their neighborhood.
People who lived farther away were
virtually strangers to them. To visit a
market town ten miles distant was an
event I'm the family life. looked forward
to and prepared for DAYS In advance.
The man who took his family 70 a
Thanksgiving dinner, or a Fourth Of july
celebration, fifteen miles from home. was
regarded as "a great goer" He had e
start at daybreak and was fortunate II
there was a good moon" TO light hin
through the thick woods on his way
! back. His caravan moved at a snairl
pace up the long stony hills. and ths
stumbling. perspiring horses stopped or
/ the upper side OF every 'thank-you-
a'am" to catch breath and fight flies
His wife and children surveyed the
country through which they passed with
| curious. wondering eyes, because, foi
them. IL was a visit to foreign parts.
But the automobile IL fast changing
all that Now any enterprising farmer
can take his family on an afternoon'i
visit 10 friends thirty or forty miles away
and get home for supper. He, or hii
son or daughter, can run 10 a market
town and back In an hour or 30.
The automobile has at least quadruplec
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30

Many Of the fabrics employed for
evening dresses have basic fabric OF
fine net. chiffon cloth Of mousseline,
and these are encrusted with floral or
other designs wrought in the bead. en-
broideries, The marvel Is that the filmy
foundation can sustain the weight Inn
posed upon 1t. It is necessary to mount
these beaded tissues over satin or SILK.
and It sometimes happens that between
the satin and the scintillatlng super
structure there may be three or four
layers of mallne. This treatment gives
a soft bouffant effect without adding
materially to the apparent width or bulk
of the garment.
This idea is illustrated in an evening
gown cut en- princess with long bodice
line accentuatlng the slender contour OF
the figure. The skirt Is composed OF
triple flounces OF black maline. each
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30

Tell Her the TruIh.
ny anArRIcn FAIRFAx


Dear Miss Fairfax: l am Fl and have
been going out for the last two months
with lady of the same age. visited
her house and her parents treated me as
II | were one of the family. She asked
me whether | called out OF friendship Or
whether we were going to be married in
the future. l do not think THAI l can
support a wife, but in the course of few
years ! think / could. This struck me
very funny after only going out two
months. Do you think this girl was a
bit hasty in asking that question?
JACK w.
regard II as distinctly forward for q
girl to take such a course as the one you
describe. The only thing for you to GO "
to be perfectly truthful In the matter.
Tell her of your affection for her and OF
your inability to marry for the present
/ do not believe in long engagements, but
you and the girl you love may differ with
me, and the matter is personal to you,
80 II you want her to wait and she Ia
willing you need not lose her, hut are
you quite sure that you do want her 10
wait?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30
Automobile RevoIutionizing Farm

his famiIy's visrIng list. 1t has made
them feel that they are not Inhabitants
OF lonesome hollow In the hills. or
remote, isolated patch OF high land, out
OF sight and touch of the rest OF man
kind. but that they are n part OF the
great world. The wider contact stimuli
lates them, the broader acquaintance
ship cheers them, the opening of farther
horizons educates them. and they all be
come better, wiser citizens and happier
social beings.
without speaking OF the immense
achievements OF automobile machines
and engines in tightening the burdens
OF farm work and increasing the produc-
tive capacity Of the land. II can be said
that the mere substitution OF the auto
car for the horse-drawn carriage has
brought the greatest stimulus to farm
life that Il has ever experienced.
II has made the farmer a champion
OF good roads. 1t has opened his eyes
10 aspects of the country which he
never saw or appreciated before. 1t is
developing the aesthetic side OF his ma
ture. IT has brought to him the thrill
of scientific mastery over forces which
seem to transform human powers.
There is another way in which the
automobile Is Tevolutionizing rural con-
ditions. 1t is the greatest force now in
operation for the Improvement OF Amer
lean cooking. There was a time not long
ago when the meals served In the ordi-
nary American country hotels or tav-
erns we're abominable beyond descTip-
ton. They are not by any means what
they should be yet, but they are improv-
ing, anc Il Is the automobile that has
brought about such improvements as
there is.
Good cooking is not a difficult science
But, like all science, Il is based upon
criticism. The art OF making food pala-
1 table and digestible can DO acquired by
an entire people. The proof OF that
statement may be found in France. The
French are not an extrayagant people.
but are notably sphring In all that they
do. Their good cooking Is not he re -ult
Of employing a great variety of costly
spices and condiments a little salt ana
pepper. a few flAvors from the garden
that constitutes the French cooks store
OF munitions.
The use that he or she makes OF them
Is the result OF generations OF critical
judgment applied to the prepare .on OF
nourishing, satisfying food. II you make
an automobile trip through France you
will find In the humblest village hos
telry a better meal than you can get In
our most pretentious hotels.
II did not need the automobile 10 de
velop good cooking there, but Il has
needed that influence here. ana fortu
nately the effect is promising. There
Is hope that before long the eternal
choice between fried beefsteak and eggs
on-toast will no longer mark the limits
OF supper at an American country hotel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30
BY GERMAINE GAUTIER.

All manner OF scintillating, shmmering
fabrics are in demand for evening gar
ments. and chief among these is the
dance frock and evening wrap, which
are, In many instances. literally covered
with palllettes, bead embroideries, crystal
ornaments and Jet bugles.
Speaking generally. the dresses are
most attractive either in all black
or all white. They lose some of
the garishness and theatric note one
associates with fish scale effects in
green, purple. rose and royal blue. Never
theless, such are to be found for those
who have veritable passion for color
and whose personality becomes pale and
subdued when expressed through the
medium Of rich sombre black or cool
white.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30

Dear Miss Fairfax: have been going
steadily with a young lady for the last
fourteen months and we both think the
world OF each other. She is an actress
and this last week has decided TO lake
r. partner In her act In revising the act
II required several new costumes. There
is one dress she has to have made. and
her partner suggested that his mother
make II for her She accepted this offer.
About two months ago l said l would
buy her q shirt waist and she told me
she wouldn't allow IL. Kindly advise me
whether she was right in aceen'ing his
offer. ANXIOUS.
Undoubtedly your friend paid for the
materials for her own costume and
awaited herself merely of the kind serv-
ices Of this young mans mother. to whom
she will probably make some gift in
token Of appreciation. This is a very diff.
ferent matter from accepting a gift OF
clothes by a man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30

prised and delight
ed to find tele-
phones connecting
the farms on all
sides. This year, on
going again. l
found the farmers
riding to church
with their families
in automobiles.
On one occasion
! saw a farmer
chauffeur extricate
a half dozen tour
ing parties who
had got their cars
into a hopeless