Omaha Illustrated Bee. Published Weekly by Tho Bco Publishing Company, Hco Building, Omalha, Nub. Price, 5 ccnlH per copy per year, 13.0Q. Entered at tho Omaha Postolllco aa Second Class Mall Matter. For advertising rate nddretis Publisher. Communications rt-Intlnff to photographs nr articles for publication nhottld bo ad dressed "Editor Omaha Illustrated I3co, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers 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' AN OMAHA PIONEER TUB LATH II. H. VISSOHER. 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 , r-, n ' " I ' 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 HARD AT 7SBBBR OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. ml 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. Bunch of Short Stories 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 BSSb WORK ON NEW SIXTEENTH STREET VIADUCT, OMAHA. illl MAYORALTY CONTEST IN COUNCIL BLUFFS VICTOR JEN NINGS, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. -DR. JAMES 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. PRIZE COSTUME AT DANISH MASQUER ADE BALL, OMAHA MARTIN J. AN 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." Pointed Paragraphs 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.