Omaha Illustkatki Bije.
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As a frontispiece wo print a plcturo of
Bishop C. C. McCabo of tho Mothodlst
Episcopal church, who was located at Omaha
for tho next qundrennlum by tho recent gen
eral conference. Illshop McCabo will pay
Omaha a brief visit in July. After holding
tho fall conference ho will return In De
comber and establish n homo for himself
nnd wife. No man on tho board of bishops
could havo been nsslgncd to look nftcr tho
territory surrounding Omaha that would
havo pleased tho Methodists moro thrin
Hlshnp McCabo. For over fifty years ho has
boon preaching, praying and singing mem
bers Into tho MethodlBt church nnd money
Into ltu treasury to carry on tho work of
this great evangelical denomination. In
1881, when ho was elected general secretary
of tho Missionary noddy, ho started out
with tho battle cry of "a million dollars n
year for missions." Tho North Nebraska
conforonco, to which tho Omaha Methodist
ministers belong, was tho Ilrst to reach Its
proportion of tho million dollars. Ho was
elected bishop in Mny, 1890, nnd camo to
Nebraska for his first episcopal supervision
of conferences in September of that year.
Arrangements nro already being made to
glvo Illshop McCabo a reception in ovcry
way worthy of tho man and tho high otllco
ho fills when ho shall come to Omaha to
mnllo It IiIb homo.
In tho death of S. II. H. Clark Omaha
hns suffered tho loss of a truo friend. Thirty
years of bis active llfo were spent In nnd
around Omaha, during which ho mndo many
friends nnd did much for tho material ad
vancement of tho city. Approprlato
momorlal sorvlciH were held on tho evening
S. IL II. CLARK WELL KNOWN RAIL
HOAD MANAGER. BURIED AT OMAHA
iLAST WEEK.
of Juno 5 In tho First Congregational
church, which woro attonded by pooplo of all
classes, who united In their tributo to tho
memory of tho dead railroad mnnagor, whoso
heart alwayB beat In sympathy with oven tho
humblest of his employes.
Goorgo II. Shlovoly of Lincoln, Nob., pres
ident of the Sixth division National Postal
Clerks' association, is a Kcntucklan by
birth and has lived In Nebraska since boy
hood days. Mr. Shlovoly is a railway postal
clerk on tho Lincoln and Hillings railway
postolllco and runs between Lincoln and
Edgomont, S. D., known ns tho east divi
sion or tho Illack Hills lino of tho Burling
ton. Ho stnuds high ns a postal clork, ro
spectcd by his associates and popular among
national association workers. Mr. Shlovoly
Is an aggressive and nblo ofllcer, of good
Judgment and has oxccutlvo ability of tho
Ilrst order. Ho was elected president of the
Sixth division for tho first term May, 189D,
and ho throw so much energy Into tho or
ganization ho wns ro-olcctcd president of
tho division, which comprises tho states of
Illinois, Iown, Nobraska, Wyoming nnd part
of other states, by tho unanimous voto of
tho convention. On May 3, 1900, tho postal
clerks held tholr convention In Omaha. Mr.
Shlovoly was a prominent flguro In that con
vention, as well as at tho reception given
by tho ladles' Auxiliary of tho Railway
Postal Clerks at tho Commercial club par
lors on tho night of May 3. Mr. Shlovcly
is a natural leader and Ilko nil truo Kon
tucklans has tho gift of languago and Is
an ablo and fluent speaker. Tho Sixth di
vision stands second to nono in national
association affairs and tho power It wields
at tho annual national conventions.
Tho honor graduates of tho Omaha High
school finish their four-year course with tho
highest averages for that period ovor at
tained by nny pupil in tho Institution slnco
tho building wns completed In 1871. Miss
Mary J. Edholm, who won tho hlghost mark,
socurod an averngo of 9H.CS per cent for tho
wholo courso. Tho performance of Wlllard
Lampo was ecarcoly loss noteworthy, his
mark for tho quadrennial being 90.61. W.
Dwlght T'lorco's rocord Is 95.87 and Joanette
HP jH .
Nowlean's 03.79. Tho young men of tho
class, while heavily In tho minority, aro
nblo to boast of having two representatives
among tho four honor graduates. As it op
peared on tho stago commencement night,
Iho graduating class numbered 130, consid
erably tho largest ovor graduated from tho
High school. In tho matter of averages tho
present class of seniors has a slight advan
tago over others who havo gono before, in
asmuch im It has bcnclltcd throughout ltd
entire court) by tho 85 per cent rulo, thoso
who nttaln that mark In their dally recita
tions being excused from examinations. Tho
class is still considered, however, by Prin
cipal Waterhouso and other competent
Judges an ono of tho most notablo In schol-
nr8li over graduated in the city.
About two years ago ono or two young
men who had matriculated at Crelghton
Medical collego Inculcated Into tho minds
of several of their intimates tho advantages
accruing from membership in a Greek letter
fratornlty. Evcntunlly they established a
local society, partaking in many respects
after tho pattern of tho collego "frats" and
welding closely In tho bonds of friendship
tho dozen or moro young medical students
who had membership In it. Tho cukulnatlon
of this mod(st beginning enma on tho night
of Mnrch 3, 1900, when a dozen practicing
or embryonic physicians, nil cither previ
ously or at tho tlmo connected with tho stu
dent body of tho Crelghton Medical collego,
organized Etn chnptor of tho Phi Hho Sigma
fraternity, a mcdlcnl (Jrcck letter frator
nlty of recognized Influence In tho medical
iitudcnt world. Such organization gavo to
Omaha ono of tho Ilrst medical fraternities
over established In tho west, tho local chap
ter being tho seventh organized by tho pa-
GKORGB H. SHIEVELY PRESIDENT
SIXTH DIVISION OF NATIONAL POS
TAL CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.
ront fraternity. Tho charter members num
bered a dozen; slnco then thrco neophytes
havo been inducted Into tho mysteries of the
"frnt." Thoso of tho members who nro not
now students nt Crelghton Medical college
havo slnco tholr graduation attained high
rnnk In tholr profession. AH of them were
mombors of tho secret ordor founded a couple
of years ago and from which, ns a founda
tion, Etn chapter, Phi Hho Sigma, sprang
Into llfo. Tho ofllcors are: President, Dr.
E. Hammond; vice president, E. Wendell
Fostor; secrotary-trcasurer, Wllllnni T.
Hnnoy.
Fathor William F. Rlggc of tho Crelghton
university nt Oninha is ouo of tho most
learned nnd distinguished nstronomcrs In
America nnd Is recognized ns n rcllablo
authority on astronomical subjects. For
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WATCHING CHAMPION JEFFRIES UMPIRE GAME BETWEEN
THE OMAHA AND DES MOINES WESTERN LEAGUE nASE
HALL TEAMS AT OMAHA, JUNE 4.
OMAHA 1LLUSTKATED BEE.
several years ho has been In chargo of tho
students' observatory of Crelghton college,
which stands In tho foromost rank among
tho educational Institutions of this country.
Fathor Rlggc, with a party of eminent nnd
woll known scientific men, went to Wash
ington, Gn., to make observations of tho
total solar ccllpso of May 28. Tho party had
tholr station on tho grounds of St. Joseph's
academy, which aro extensive and command
an elevated position, Isolated from the rest
of tho town. Wo print a photograph In this
Isbuo taken whllo Father Rlggo was waiting
for tho first Indention of the sun's visage by
tho moon.
About Noted People
Swlnburno Is deaf as a post He lives
In n somewhat somber looking house nt Put
noy Hill, tho dining room walls of which aro
coverod with original pictures by Dante nnd
Gabriel Rosottl which must bo worth a fab
ulous sum. Tho famous poet Is bald, with
a thin, straggling, reddish beard nnd has
beautiful hands.
John aienn of Urbana, O., died tho other
day after having made a rocord for eccen
tric vows. Hecauso his father bought what
ho thought was a better suit ftr his brother
than for him ho vowed that ho would not
wear a coat for twenty years. Another tlmo
ho took offonso at somo trifling thing nnd
vowod ho would not leavo his houso for
twenty years and for twenty years ho was a
voluntnry prisoner. Except for a fow ec
centricities Ilko thoso ho was said to havo
been qulto sane.
F. M. Spawn, 19 years old, a school
teacher at Alto Pass, III., has exploded all
physiological theories regarding tho capacity
of tho human stomach by Kiting and drink
ing In ono evening, In nddltlon to his reg
ular supper, ono can of tomatoes, one can
of peas, ano can of sardines, soven glasses
of soda water and two quart bottles of tem
pcranco drinks. This is only ono of many
Ilko achievements by which ho has aston
ished his acquaintances.
Jonathan P. Dolllver of Iowa of tho ways
and moans committee In tho houso of repre
sentatives is a son-in-law of D. K. Pearsons,
tho mllllonalro philanthropist of Chicago,
nnd In splto of his wealth ho has won an
envlablo placo in congress solely on his
merits during his twelve years of service.
Mr. Dolllver Is an eloquent speaker and
when ho Is set down for a speech tho vis
itors' gallery Is suro to bo filled. Ho Is
particularly apt at repartee and most mem
bers fight Bhy of a running debate with him.
Mr. Dolllver Is perhaps best known by his
peroration on tho question of admitting
American pork into European markets. "I
hopo tho tlmo will come," he said, "when
tho American hog with a curl of contentment
In his tail nnd n smllo of pleasuro on his
faco may travel untrammclcd through tho
markets of tho world."
A now Canadian periodical, North Amor
lcan Notes and Queries, calls attention to a
fact of Interest to students of American his
tory, Illustrating nnew tho romarkablo ac
tivity of the ludofntlgablo Ben Franklin.
It says tho first printing press In Montreal
was set up by Franklin In 1775 In order to
print manifestoes nppcnllng to tho Cana
dians to cost their lot with tho colonics fur
ther south. Tho press was not long In op
eration and was removed to tho United
Stntes, but tho vault In which It was set up
is still standing. It is in tho Chateau do
Ramczay, a quaint old building whoso his
tory Is contemporary with that of the city
nnd which is carefully preserved as a relic
of tho French roglmo In New Franco.
Franklin's Idea from the first was to In
cludo Canada In tho confederation and ha
wished to lncludo Ireland as woll. Ills
Journey to Canada later, howovor, con
vinced him that there was no possibility of
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Mrs. C. B. Kelley, mother.
Mrs. E. B. Valtlcott, great-grandmother. Mrs. B. A. Handy, grandmother.
Eunice Kelley, daughter.
s'EHHASKA QUARTET OF FOUR GENERATIONS.
(Of Oxford.)
tho Canadian possessions Joining In mo re
volt. Told Out of Court
A Chicago lawyer took In a new boy the
other day, and as ho had suffered to somo
extent from tho depredations of tho former
ono ho determined to try tho new boy's hon
esty at onco. Ho theroforo placed a $5 noto
under a weight on his desk and -walked out
without a word. Upon his return half an
hour later tho noto was gono and halt a
dollar In sliver had taken Its place. "Boy,
when I went out I left $5 under this
weight." "Yes, sir; but you hadn't been
gone five minutes when a man came In -with
n bill against you for $4.50. I guess the
chango Is correct." "You paid tho bill?"
"Yes, sir; thero It Is, all receipted. Tho
man said It had sllppod your mind for the
last four years, and so " Ho did not get
nny farther beforo ho mado a rush for tho
door. That boy Is not In tho law business
any more.
O'no of tho most Interesting incidents of
Thomas B. Reed's caroer in California, say3
Success, is told by Robert P. Porter and
vouched for by tho ox-speaker. It was In
18G3, during tho civil war, when tho legal
tender act was much discussed In Cal
ifornia, where a gold basis was then main
tained, that Wallace, whoso ofllco adjoined
tho ono In which Reed wns studying, hap
pened In ono day and said: "Mr. Reed, I
undorstand you want to bo admitted to tho
bar. Havo you studied law?" "Yes,
JEFFRIES "BEHIND THE BAT."
June 10, 1000.
sir; I studied law In Maine, while
teaching." "Well," said Wallace, "I
havo ono question to ask. Is tho legal ten
der act constitutional?" "Yes," said Reed.
"You shall bo admitted to tho bar," said
Wallace. Tom Bodloy, a deputy sheriff,
who had legal aspirations, was asked tho
samo question and ho said "No." "Wo will
admit you both," said Wallace, "for any
body who can answer offhand a question
Ilko that ought to practice law In this coun
try." A certain court -which presumably knows
all about tho difference between spades and
clubs lately seemed oblivious to tho distinc
tion between spades and shovels. An at
torney claimed that an Indictment for strik
ing a person with n spado was not sup
ported by proof of striking with a shovel.
But the court thought It was all tho samo
and held tho varianco immaterial. This
seems to dull tho edge of tho old saw that
a spade should bo called a spado.
A Romance of 1910
Baltimore American: "Darling," ho said,
"I havo brought you a little present this
evening," nnd ho handed tho lissome maid a
small package.
"Oh, what Is It, Henri?"
(His namo really was Henry, but when
people fall In lovo they Idealize to a con
siderable extent.)
"Guess."
So, of course, sho guessed nil tho way
from diamonds to candy, but nt each guess
Henri shcok his head negatively. Then she
opened tho packago and with a shriek of dci
light exclaimed:
"A chunk of lcel Oh, you extravagant
man!"
For this was In 1910, after tho Ico trust
had put Cecil Rhodes and his dlnmond as
sociates Into tho almshouse.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News: A society hello seldom has
a ringing laugh.
Tlmo etinll bo no mower when ho
hangs up his scythe.
Tho most tireless followers of fortuno
aro a man's creditors.
A glazlor must havo his glass beforo be
ginning his day's work.
Sometimes circumstances make a man and
somotimos It's a clean shirt.
A fool can mako good resolutions, but It
takes a wlso man to keep them.
Somo people nro chronic liars, but the
dumb man always keeps his word.
Soma men aro so full of human naturo
tJat thoy havo no room for principle
Occasionally a man gets mnrrlad because he
wants somo ono around to blamo things on.
Moro trifles aro responsible for moro happi
ness and moro misery than great happenings.
Somehow tho marrlago of a grass widow
with a rako seoms to savor of tho eternal
fitness of things.
Tho only diffcrenco between a violinist and
a fiddler Is that ono draws a salary and tho
othor doesn't.
A bachelor says that a tyrant la a woman
who fancies herself suporlor to her husband
nnd lets hor neighbors know It.
If you havo nothing to glvo to tho poor but
a crust of broad, mako It palatable by soften
ing it with a little of tho milk of human
kindness.
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