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The frontispiece of The Deo toilny Intro
duces A. H. Kelly, the republican cnndldnto
for mnyor of South Omnha, In whoso lead
the republican) of that thriving city nro
wnglng a campaign for tho capture of tho
city government to be determined nt tho
municipal election of April 3 next. Mr.
Kelly Is a live Htock commission man who
Iiiim nerved In tho city council soveral terms
and whoso nomination has been acquiesced
In by all the party leaders of tho city, who
agree that at no tlmo wore republican pros
peels better there than this year.
One of our Interesting pictures shows the
dedication cerenionlcH of tho Holdlgrs' monu
ment erected In Columbus, Nob., and dedi
cated March lfi to the memory of the union
votoraiiH of 18fil-C.r. The Idea of a soldiers'
monument for Columbus wns first conceived
by Jnmeii It. Meagher nnd Henry T. Spoorry,
two members of Ilaker post No. 9, Orand
Army of tho Republic, of Columbus. In the
early spring of 18fl8 Mr. Meagher received a
goncral letter stating that the government
had somo old discarded plcceii of ordnance
which It would dnnato to Grand Army of the
Republic posts. This suggested the Idea tha'
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they would bo a very appropriato adjunct to
a monument and work was commenced along
this lino. Tho monument wus built entirely
by tiuliHcrlptlons and cost nearly $2,500. The
llrst base stouo La olovon feet squnro and
rusts on ii concrete foundation, which ex
tends Boveral feot Into tho earth. There aro
two smaller baso Htoucs nnd then comes tho
die, which In highly polished, nnd on tho
sides nro Inscribed tho names of 137 votorans
of the civil war, giving tho state, company
nnd regiment in which they saw service.
From horo tho grnnlto shaft extends upward
alxiut twenty feet nnd tho top Is surmounted
with a largo bronzo eagle with n Hlx-foot
spread of wings. Tho totnl height of tho
monumont la thtrty-ono feot. It Is built of
tho heat grndo of Vermont grnnlto nnd will
enduro for aces,
Tho two largo cannon nro flvo-tnch rifles
of nn old pnttorn nnd wero used In the
Pnclflo coast dofonso. Tlioy wero shipped
hero from Bonccln, Cal. They aro mounted
on grnnlto pedestals nnd hnvo tholr muzzles
pointing toward tho south.
Tho death of H. II. Vlsschcr at Pasadena,
Cal., removes ono of tho old-time pioneers
of Omaha who wns ono of tho moving spirits
In the building of tho city In Its onrly stnges.
Henry Hnmllton Vlsschcr wns born of Dutch
stock In Fnlrflcld, Herkimer, county, N.
Y July 21, 1810. Ho lived In Now York
state nil tho enrller years of his llfo, re
moving to Omnha In tho year 1857. Ho
traveled by way ef St. Louis nnd camo up
the river by boat, nrrlvlng horo whon there
wero but few houses In tho town. An
architect, contractor nnd builder, ho ercctod
ninny of tho structure! known now as tho
old Inndmnrkn of tho city, Including tho
First Presbytorlan church and tho High
school. He nt ono tlmo built whnt wns
known ns tho Vlsschor block on th'o present
rite of the Mlllnrd lintel, which wns after
wards removed to Sixteenth and Davenport
streets, where It now stands. Mr. Vlsschor
took his family ti Pnsa'donn In the fall of
1883, when that city also wns In cmhryo,
having resided thero ovor slnco, whero ho
had acquired considerable property. Ho
wns n lifelong stanch whig nnd republlcnn,
nit hough taking no speclnl part In politics.
Soino of his family still survlvo him, two
or three of them living In Omaha.
Not nno person In fifty In Omnha has any
ndeqiinto idea of tho Interest nnd value at
Inching to tho cnlloctlon of coins, books nnd
manuscripts bequeathed to tho public by
the Into Hymn Reed of this city nnd open to
public Inspection nt tho public library build
ing. In mos of Its departments this col
lection 1b matched by few In tho United
States nnd U deserving of tin attention
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and study of every person who wnnts to bo
Informed on such subjects. An nrtlclo on
nnothor pago given outllno Information nbou
this too llttlo known public Institution, to
gether with appropriato Illustrations.
Ono of our Illustrations reproduces a snap
shot of tho men nt work on tho new Six
teen strcot viaduct, which, ns all can see,
will bo a substantial structure. The best
study of the working classes Is the laborer
at his work and thewo pictures of actual
wage-workers nt their dally tasks ore the
next best thing to a personal visit to the
sccno of action.
About Noted People
Governor Hcoscvelt wns a gutflt at tho
recent Itus club dinner In New York to
tho Gridiron club of Washington, nnd after
hcnrlng the visitors unmercifully quiz some
other notables present ha endeavored to
conciliate tho nowapnpor men by saying
that ho know them of old. "Of courso you
do; wo made you," was tho chorused reply,
and Teddy's overthrow wns worse than that
of any other victim.
Whllo In Washington a day or two ngo
cx-Spcnkcr Heed was asked what ho thought
of tho Porto Illco muildlc, but declined ti
bo quoted, Baying: "I havo a reputation
for piety nnd chnsto langungo to preserve.'
To tho ren nrk that congress needed him n
tho cnpltnl to toll them whnt to do, Mr
Ilccd mndo this drawling reply: "Well
they don't seem to need any ono to toll t'horr
whom to do."
Oencrnl Cronjo's proporty near Potohof
Btroom consists of more than 6,000 acres.
Tho farm houso Is a ono-story building, nnd
Is furnished with tho utmost simplicity. Its
owner Is essentially n sportsman and a lover
of opon air llfo. Ho dislikes city life, and
for that reason has persistently docllnud to
becomo a cnndldato for tho Transvnal presi
dency nn ofllco tho holding of which In
volves tho necessity of living In Pretoria.
"You aro looking pretty woll," snld ex
Spcnkor need to Senator McComaB, In
Washington. "And you nro looking both
pretty and well," enld Senator McComas to
ox-Speaker Reed. All of which goos to
show that tho Junior senator from Mary
land Is something of n diplomat himself.
And tho funny pnrt of tho Incident Is that
Itocd blushod llko a schoolgirl and seemed
tickled to denth.
"It Is a fnct llttlo known In this country,"
snys tho Chlcngo Trlbuno, "thnt tho strong
chnrnetor of tho president of tho South
African republic was molded by tho teach
ing of nn American minister who went out
to South Africa In 1835 from North Cnro
llnn. In thnt year Rov. Dr. Danlol Llndley,
then n young clergyman, was preaching nt
tho Rocky River Prcsbytorlnn church, near
Charlotte, N. C. Ho was nppolnted n mls
slonnry, nnd went out to tho then Dark
continent, bolng, It Is clnlmed, tho first
Protostnnt mlsslonnry In South Africa. Ono
of his first pupils was tho young Paul
Krugcr, who was converted under his
prcnchlng, nnd for whom ho contracted a
great liking. Dr. Llndloy roturned homo to
North Cnrollnn for a visit ton years later
;ind peoplo Btlll living In Chnrlotto remem
ber thnt ho talked much of tho young
Krugcr."
When tho Into Richard W. Thompson was
socrotnry of tho navy undor tho Hayes ad
ministration, tho secretary of Congressman
Loopold Moreo of Massachusetts cnllod on
him, nt Mr. Morso's request, to Inqulro If
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MAYORALTY CONTEST IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
M. BARSTOW, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
something could not bo dono for a young
man, then resident In Boston, who wns an
applicant for an appointment as a cadet In
tho navy, but whoso application had been
rejected by tho medical examining board
becauso of a physical Infirmity. Tho young
man was tho son of a widowed mother
whose husband had served gallnntly In tho
nnvy nnd who had died In tho service
Attor all tho circumstances of the caso had
been related to Socrotnry Thompson ho con
sulted tho record and straightway Issued
tho following order: "Physical disqualifica
tion waived In this case. Tho navy needs
moro of this young man's fighting blood."
So tho nppolntco Is today a gallant officer
In tho navy, and Is as ablebodlcd ns ho Is
gnllant.
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Ono day In a town whero no was to lecture,
rolates tho Homo Journal, Mr. Beccher went
Into a barber shop to bo shaved. Tho bar
ber, not knowing him, asked him whether ho
wns going to henr Beccher lecture.
"I guess so," was tho reply.
"Woll," continued tho barber, "If you
haven't got n ticket you enn't get ono.
They'ro nil sold and you'll havo to stand."
"That's Just my luck," said Mr. Beechor.
"I nlwnys did hnvo to stand whtjn I'vo beard
that man talk."
Tho palm for absent-mindedness should bo
accorded to a learned German professor, re
ports Collier's Weekly. Ono day he noticed
his wlfo placing a bunch of dowers on his
desk. "What do they mean?" ho asked.
"Why," sho exclaimed, "don't you know
thnt this Is tho anniversary of your mar
riage?" "Ah, Indeed Is It?" said tho professor
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MAYORALTY CONTEST IN COUNCIL BLUFFS VICTOR JEN
NINGS, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
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polltoly. "Kindly let mo know when yours
comes round and I will return your attention
in kind."
Just after tho speaker had mnde up his
committees, relntcs tho New York Trlbuno,
a member from tho middle west approached
him ono day and, Blinking him genlnlly by
tho hand, said:
"I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker; I am
on a flno committee."
Mr. Henderson smiled broadly. Ho was
receiving moro complaints than thanks in
thoso dnys nnd words ot conimendntlon wero
dear to him. "I am glnd you aro satisfied,"
ho replied; "I llko to plcaso-tho boys when
I can."
Tho member laughed grimly: "Of courso
you know what commlttco I refer to," ho
said, "tho commlttco of tho whole, but 1
wouldn't mind If you could find mo a chair
on somo other committee, too; I think I
could do tho work of both."
Tho dry humor which prompted this Inci
dent pleased tho speaker Immensely and his
collcaguo did not ask in vain,
Govornor Shaw ot Iowa had amusing ex
periences with newspaper men during n re
cent visit doWn east. "Ono reporter," ho
said, "referrod to mo ns 'a dapper little
did man;' another said my clothes didn't
fit mo, and that I was 'no orator, accord
ing to classical standards,' but tho funniest
compliment I evor received wa3 during tho
campaign last fall In my own state. After
I had mndo a speech, beforo a crowd that
had gnthorod to hear a dobnto between Jim
Wearer nnd myself, an old farmer pushed
his way through to where I stood, grasped
my hand, and said, with every Indication
of sincere admiration:
" 'Governor, thnt was a flno speech nn
March 125, 1000.
excellent speech! Do you know, you re
mind me very strongly ot Abraham Lincoln
In your powers of Illustration I Of course,
you aro a better-looking man than Lincoln
was.' Then stepping back and taking an
other look at mo from head to feet, and
evidently Intending to emphasize tho com
pliment, ho added: 'But not much,
either!' "
Tho wlfo of tho admiral of tho navy Is
noted f-r her brightness at repartee. At.
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DRUP AS OOM PAUL KRUGER.
tho time ot her engagement to tho hero of
Manila Bay, relates the Philadelphia Post,
sho was much annoyed nt tho publicity'
given to her every movement, nnd very
sonsltlvo to criticism. An editor of ono ot
tho Washington papers called to her ovor
tho telephono one day In regard to a photo
graph that had been sent to him to use In
u ucauiijmvu ui num.
"It Is so poor," explained tho editor, who
was an old friend of Mrs. Dewey's, "that I
dislike to uso It, Aro you suro you know
which ono I refer to?"
"Oh, yes," said Mrs. Dowoy, "that's all
right."
"But I don't think It Is all right." said.
the editor. "Don't you want Justice dono
you?"
"No," replied Mrs. Dowoy, "I only hopo
for mercy."
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Chlcngo News: An net of chnrlty usunlly,
discounts nn act of heroism.
It nover hurts tho valuo ot gold to call It
filthy lucre,
Usually tho harder a man works tho more
ho earns for others.
Whon a baby cries It nover sheds suffi
cient tears to drown thei noise.
It sometimes happens that a homely womnn
doubts tho nccurncy of mirrors.
Tho avorngo man has moro money back of
him than ho can seo ahead of him.
It's always difficult for a man to under
stand why a woman doesn't llko hlra.
Cupid's pictures resomblo him about aB
much ns courtship resembles marriage.
Tho world may owe a mnn a living, but he
hns to collect It on tho Installment plan. "
It makes somo peoplo miserable to find
anything less annoying than they expected.