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HIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 22. 1911.
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HOME OF THE SIMPLE LIFE
Section of South Africa When
Stsndpalism is the Bole.
SURAL PICTURES FROM EOERDOM
llnlloen .4rtniln a Matery to the
ntlTr ana Letter AVrlllnE
rmiiiil Oocapa-tloa.
A few days Rico Capt. Speltcrlnl, the fa
mniw STonaut. maJfl the flrnt balloon
acent ever witnessed In the Tranvnal,
lining to a height of 7,KK feet above
Johannesburg. As lie wan descending
near t!ie Free Ftato border two Iloer
farmers noticed tlio MrnnRe apparition
In the aky. They were much perturbed.
They eid their Mauers and deliber
ated whether It would not be advisable
to nhoot the mysterious aerial Intruder,
which seemed to them to be somo un
known monfter of the. air. Happily they
bepitated low; enoiiRh to see that there
were human btlnps In the curious Rlobo.
Hut the Incident should serve to ic
nilnd thoe whit expert excecdlnKly ratild
development In rural South Africa that
many of the rpiaint Ideas of the simple
Voortrekken; Mill ellnir to the veld. The
old type cf Rer farmer Is disappearing
before tho advance of duration. Hut
he la going slowly. If you rend the
dutch papers you will still find very
lamest and very Indlnniint correspon
dents protesting 1 hat the destruction of
!ocusM Is a blBMphemous attempt to op
pose the will of the AlmlRlity. who had
si-nt the scours as a punishment fen
iho i-lnfulnef of the people. You will
find farmers dnrlarinjr tliat the natural
disrates of stocj: should not be Inter
fered with, and surgi sting that all the
Kovernment veterinary surgeons should
be turned out of the country.
Sliopl.'flty of the Hotrt,
Tlie trader and prospectors In the
Tranavsal tell many a delightful story
f the simplicity of these old Voortrek
kers. whose hospitality unfortunately
was often but IK repaid.
One of the best known of these stories
relates bow a well-known mining mag
nate purchased a rteji (told bearing farm.
It was at the time, that thu Boers first
began to realise thai, some of the In
truding strangers Into their country
were unaccountably willing to pay large
nims for land. Prices rxe. not because
the farmers had the faintest Idea of the
value of the sums thno" demanded, but
simply . because the large amounts
founded well In their ears. ' 80 when
this magnate wished to buy a particular
farm he war met with a demand for
jU00.) In gold. The own-r would not
hear of anything less. Ho did not know
what 100.000 meant, but the sound of
the globular sum pleased him. At lust
the mining man consented. The trans
fer deeds were drawn up and were to bs
signed on a given night.
When the evening came the msgnato
drove tip t the farm with a bag of gold.
All was ready, but the I;oer Insisted tr at
the money must be counted out before
his eyes. The other agreed, lie set out
1,000 sovereigns In lines on one side of
the table.
"There Is a thousand poundn." he said.
Then st right angles he laid out 100
gold coins.
"That l 100 pounds," be explained; "so
you have the hundred thousand pounds."
And the Boer signed the deeds and
trekked away Into tho unknown with tho
gold, happy In the thought that he had
sold his farm for a record price.
It Is not difficult to believe such a
story, when one remembers that tho
chosen legislators of these old lioers ad
vanced publicly In the Haadzaal those
quaint Ideas, reprinted In an appendix to
Sir I'ercy I'ltipatrlck's book, "The Trans
van! From Within."
One of these old parliamentarians de
nounced a propoHal to erect post boxes
In 1'retorln, as extravagant nud effemi
nate. I.dlrr Writing a Mnnatrnalt y.
' Jlo could not see," he said, "why
peoplo always wanted to be writing let
tii.'. Jlo wrote none himself. In tho
days of his youth he had written o let
ter and had not been afraid to gravel
fifty miles and more on horseback and
by wagon to pont It, and now people
complained If they had to go a mile."
These old farmers were horrified to
hear that godless people In Johannesburg
had insulted the Almighty by firing
bombs at the sky In t'.ino of drought
to endiavor to bring rain. The IUnd
railway was only built through tho sub
terfuge of calling it a "tram." Fierce
discussion arose on a proposal to de
stroy locusts, and Home members were
so offended at tho tloa affected by their
more up-to-date colleugucs that they pro
posed that the slxe nnd shape of the neck
ties worn by legislators should be defined
by law.
At ono time In Johannesburg oranges
were at fumlno prices, and an oriental
trader went out with a cart to a farm on
which there were many trees. He offered
6 shillings a 100 for the fruit, and In order
to keep count arrunged that for each M0
oranges placed on tho cart he should put
a "tlckey" (a a.penny piece) In the far
mer's hut. When the hut bad become
about half full of "tlckeys" the trader
purposely looked away for a few mo
ments. The Boer did Just what the trader
expected. He hurriedly plunged a band
Into tho hat and thruxi a handful of
"tlckeys" Into bis pocket. And when the
trader paid for tlin oranges according to
the number of "tlckeys" in the het the
Boer did not rrallie that lie bad robbed
hlmcelf of 4 shillings 9 penr.o for every
"tlckey" ho had put Into bin pocket.
But the noer was never a match for the
East End dealer. A farmer who had hud
some transactions with a trader took the
precaution of arming himself with a
ready reckoner. The trader worked out
the account by a form of mental arith
metic peculiarly his own.
Arithmetic Out of Date.
' But," objected the Boer, usxled at the
result, "this Is wrong, t have done the
sum with a ready reckoner and It la dif
ferent." The trader paused a moment. "Let me
see It." he. said, taking the book.
"Ah!" he exclaimed. "I thought so
Thl ready reckoner la last year's. It Is
out of date!"
And the Boer accepted the explanation
without a nusplclon of doubt.
And these Incidents, which have their
parallel today, fhow that change Is work
ing but slowly In South Africa. Johan
nesburg letter In Chicago Inter Ocean.
FINED FOR HIS INDUSTRY
Some ritliy fleninrku of the Kansas
Itrniid on the Activity of the
Assessor.
There ore ome queer things about our
system of taxation. Here la an example:
Once upon a time the editor of this paper
became possessed of the laudable ambi
tion to own a home. Having managed to
save up a few dollars, he purchased upon
tho payment plan some 'property which
had been taken In on mortgage by an
eastern Investment company.
The house wits In ouch bad repair that
It was not fit for occupancy. The cellar
was full of stagnant water, weeds grew
rankly about tho house, the porches were
rotted and sagging, the house un painted.
The lot was a couple of feet above the
sidewalk, and the earth bad washed and
caved, making it impassable. The place
was an eyesoro and a menace to health;
we wanted a home and saw Its possi
bilities. It 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
terraced 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,
ugliness into beauty, and had wiped out
a plague spot In the neighborhood. It
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,
it may be added that his taxes were hot
Increased, notwithstanding the fact that
he held his lo:s at a higher price.
We havo told this story because the
statement Itself ought to caure someone
to do some hard thinking. Thera surely
Is something radically wrong with a sys
tem of taxation in which a person is
fined for merely being industrious.
Pc'.phos (Kan ) Republican.
LOCHINYARS AT THE WHEEL
Fascinations of Chauffeurs Prove Ir
resistible to Heiresses.
SEARCHING FOR SAFEGUARDS
Captain of the Joy Ride perredea
he Matinee Idol as the Mates-
line Hero of the
Hoar.
What Is society going to do about It?
Here are Its young women, members of
U most exclusive circles In this country
and connected by marriage with some of
the greatest families of Europe, running
off with handsome young chauffeurs and
declaring they like It and have nothing
to regret. Such a situation is baffling to
the 'most astute of parents and guardians,
Daughters must exist. Chauffeurs must
exist. One can't, at all times, drive one's
own automobile. Therefore, It is neces
sary that these dashing, able mechani
cally Intelligent persons should not be
wholly exterminated from the surface of
the earth. Then how are our daughters
to be guarded from these strangely dan
gerous things, these crcutures gifted with
unranny powers of fascination, .which
enable them to charm away from our
protecting guardianship girln who have
been so carefully brought up, that, as
we bad supposed, no one of less estate
than a million, save and except some Im
pacunlous foreign noble, lias ever gained
the honor of acquaintance?
It Is safe to say that when the disap
pearance of Miss Julia French and her
marriage to Mr. Joseph Geraghty, a
handsome chauffeur, was chronicled,
about ten days ago, 10,000 mothers of at
tractive daughters sat up and gasped
hard, and straightaway put the family
chauffeur under a microscope. Here was
a new danger threatening their market
able array of offspring. How were they
going to solve the problem thus pre
sentedhow guard against the threatened
danger with that easy grace that de
ceives the onlookers by seeming to Ignore
the existence of danger, even while' It
compasses the undoing of the enemy?
All Precautions Taken.
Ho far as human forethought could
go, everything had already been done
to guard the flock from Invasion from
without. The bars were up against all
comers of lesser rank, against all who
could show no long line of cultivated
ancestors or who were not able to com
pensate for the lack by their superior
financial standing.
Then came the shock of Miss Julia
Fench's marriage to Joseph Ueraghty.
And all of a sudden the structure seemed
to go stumbling down, flattened to earth
by the dashing onslaughter of an In
vincible young knight, who blares his
challenge with a motor horn and comes
on pellmcll over the clattering, falling
wall Into the sacred lnclosure, snatches
his heiress 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 heiress has deserted the glittering
possibilities, which might have been real
ized for her If she had only been wise
and waited. 8he has braved the region
beyond the wall, with its threat of pov
erty, obrcurlty 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 bevlee 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 Consternation.
If, they say, It was only the case of the
chauffeur of one's own family It might
be managed. But that Isn't enough to
guard against, because It seems that the
chauffeurs of one's 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 a car her
self. There was Miss Silvey Spcer, the
young daughter of W. A. Speer of At
lanta, Ga., helrees to more than $1,000,000,
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 Zigler, 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.
It 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 la the matinee idol of other
years? He simply doesn't exist since the
chauffeur camo Into his own. Where
is the horseman who once dazzled 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.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate cele
brated their golden wedding anniversary
at their home In Stockbrldge. Mass., last
Monday. Nearly 600 invited guests at
tended the reception.
Kee IfranOcIs Illjj Ad On
Pago 12, Kewa Section.
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Great Lace Curtain Salo
Monday. See Ad On Page
12 News Section.
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Monday-A Notable Event
Sale of Women's Sample
Tailored Suits at $25
300 sample tailored suits bought from
a New York maker at half their value
This manufacturer turned out only suits of the most fashion
able character and these were his samples. Every correct
style feature of this season is represented and every popular
high grade fabric is here. Every garment is an exclusive
stylo and has no duplicates. Not a Suit in the lot worth less
than $35.00 most of them worth as high as $55.00; Monday at
Nsw Serge Dross is
N'w tailored effects tho most popular gar
ments of the fall 8ia8on. Pretty lace collars
and cuffs, largo buttons, etc., at $10, S13.H3,
$13, $17.30 and $10
New Velveteen Dresses
lace
Pretty tailored and braid trimmed,
lars, new sleeve effects; navy,
brown and black, will go on
sale at
col-
$25
BLACK CAT UNITES LOVERS
tra e Aalaaal Looked t'poa as
Mysterloae 91 a scot la run
rlvaala Home.
Mr. and Mra. Albert Carpenter of Bead
ing, Pa, who a few days ago announced
their marriage, which occurred lan May,
declare Xhey were reunited by means of a
stray block cat. There Is a general be
lief In Berks county that if a homeless
black cat comes to a home and refuses
to leave, Its presence will bring good
fortune, sooner or lat"r.
Last April a black cat came to the
home of Mrs. Mary Buts, a widow. Her
husband, Henry Butx, died a number of
years ago. When a young girl, Mrs.
Buts was courted by Albert Carpenter,
and was engaged to be married, when
the engagement was broken off berause
of the illness of her father. Carpenter
then left for the weat, and had not been
heard of or seen since.
When the black cat arrived at the home
of Mrs. Butx she made rcpested efforts
to drive It away, but failed. A neighbor
warned her not to do so. ss it meant
good luck. Three days later the same
neighbor noticed In a paper that thera
was a letter for Mrs. Euti In the "dead
letter" office at Reinholds station, Mrs.
Buts's former home, ar.d she told her
about It.
Mrs. Buts called for the letter, and to
her great surprise. It was a message from
her old sweetheart. She Immediately
answered, and he came east and their
wedding followed. Carpenter had been In
the raneh buslntss In Montana, had madu
a fortune, and came east to hunt his old
sweetheart. While at West Center ho
wrote her tho letter. The most important
person In the Carpenter home today Is
tho black cat. Neither will part with tlio
animal, snylng that It was through tho
eat they were reunited.
Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter nre both about
60 years old. Carpenter Is a civil war
vet ran.
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An authority on children once said: "From 10 to 16
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and patterns, at 2.95 up to 10.00
So well tailored bo well styled, so well featured that most economical
mothers will readily recognize their superior merit.
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98, for figures of
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The bust is of medium height and
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with lace and carries supporters front,
side and back.
Though not extreme in style, this
model is admirably adapted to suit
the prevailing fashions in close fit
ting gowns. It displays the figure of
moderate build to excellent advantage.
One of the most popular of the many
It. & G. styles.
Sizes 18 to 30, made in Coutille, C98. .' 2.00
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Women's Winter Coats v
From a receut big imnhaee. Theso now
rwerslbUi coats and popular tloublp
fato cloth coats la o big bargain
a8tro.T:....$15, $19 and S25
Neiv Yi'loui- Coal
Just received boautiful dressy silk fuci-tl
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large collars and side buttoned effects,
a? $35, $39 and $49
New' I.ontC Mark Broadcloth Coats
More popular aad dressier than ever
this kiason,
".at
cm Ijuc and Chiffon Waists
The ni;w season's daintiest novelties,
beautifully made, delicate CIA
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The New Hook ou Waist
The newest thing Just one hook for
tautening Monday,
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New Tailored Unert and Lingerie Walnts
t CI.UH, $2.50, $ .tiH and 3.U
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In fur coats our stock is more complete
than the other combined stocks in Omaha.
These prices positively cannot bo duplicated
elsewhere.
M-ineh Genuine Iluds'on Real Coats at.. 159
.VJ-inch Genuine Near Seal Coats with raccoon
collars and cuffs at 75
Til inch Genuine' Hudson Bay Heaver Coats
at. 198
Til inch Electric Real Coats at 69
i; J -il inch Fine Silky, lustrous Hussian Pony Coat
h2 ni S19
52-ineh Fine Selected and Matched Kussian
l'ony i oat, at csn
length. 62-ln..
genuine Alaska Seal
Coat new fall
staple cut; worth
$1,100.00 special
at 73
A full 61-ln., genuine
Seal Coat, large col
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Genuine Mink Sets, at . . . .$19, f03, f80, S8 and 91SO
Flue Black Fox Sets, at . . .939, $40, 9, 973 auI 908
Ued and Cross Fox Sets, at 935, $t9 and 9
Fine Brown Marten Seta, at . . . .949, 975, 99 and 99M
Black and Natural Raccoon Sets, at 939, 910, 959, gfl.l
Blended Sable Squirrel Seta, at .....925, 935 and 910
Blended Brook Mink Seta, at 912.50, 915, 919 and 923
Blue and Black Wolf Sets, at ..919, 923, 933 and 949
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The best location for a lawyer
is in a building close to the Court House and the
City Hall. The lawyer's time is all he has to sell.
Every step and every minute saved means
money to the busy man.
It is a great thing to have only a few steps
to go when the weather is very cold or very hot,
or very stormy. The building nearest to the
Court House is
THE BEE BUILDING
You will find it advantageous to move be
fore cold weather. "While there are not a great
number ' of the best of them from which to
choose, there are some very choice ones offered
below:
Imbm 300-353 Very attractive suite of rojim directly in front of the
elevator, facing rarnam street. Ha been occupied for yeara by a
prominent phylrlan, and would make desirable quarters fur any
line of work Tnia rpuce containing .'0 square feet will be va
cated Oct. l&th buperlnlendent mil be pleated to show thl- aulm
at any time
Kent, per month S62.53
Boon 380 -Is a choice corner office having a nortn and weat exposure,
making this apace attractive at any eaoo of the year, on account
of good light and ventilation. We will arrange this apace, lHxiu.
ultabl for tcrant, and there being a vault in the room. It afford
extra protection for valuables.
Kent, per month 940.00
Jkooac SSS Ha a partition which makes two good ailed rooms, private
office and reception room. Two large windows furnlali plenty of
light from the north. This srace la :6-J.iu, and rental price rea
sonable. Kent, per month 933.00
Kocm C40 Is a sn.all well arranged room facing 17th street, having
splendid light and ventilation. Tho slxe of room Is bxl!)-
Kent, per month 911.00
Boost Faces the eaat and is ro arranged that by putting in a parti
tion, two dealrablo rooms could be made. Theie are 11 F square feet
lienC per raoMa $J0 00
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Bee Business Office. 17th and Farnam Sts.