Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUXE 3 9, 1J)00.
"BULL RUN" BATTLEFIELD
T7hit Vuiton to ths Civil War Ami in
Virginia Oan Sea Todaj.
SCENE CF UNION ARMY DEFEATS
Earth nnil Tree Still Vlrlil (irlni
Memento of tlir Conlllct South
ern Yrtrrnti tiiililr of Cmt
Wlillp Knpinlc.
'After nearly forty year the veteran of
the civil war may stand on tho battlefield of
"Dull Hun,' In Virginia, looking over that
great arena cf grassy field, rolling on all
aides toward heavy timber, and realize that
tho picture was exactly the same In 1SS1.
when the nlgnal gun announced the fight
waa on. And upon tbli .scene, where the
union army met ltn two greatest defeats,
curiosity seekers have roaniod and hunted
since 1SC5, yet tokens of the fight are still
found upon the field In the ahape of bullet
and shell.
Tho visitor approachre. the battlefield from
Manatcas, a quiet town on the Southern
railway, relates the New York Times. It Is
a nlx-mllc- drive and partly through the
wood. Suddenly the latter come to an end
nd a panorama of lovely country spreads
Itself before the eye. With one who h.o
perused descriptions of this historic place,
the various points of Intertnt spring sud
denly Into view. To the veteran the scene
brings back old memories with a rush. He
toro him stands the "Stone Houao," on
Young's creek the "Henry Hou.c," which
iaa been rebuilt Into the same form It pre
sented whrn ltlckett.i turned his guns upon
tho structure and shattered it from cellar to
attic to drive out confederate sharpshooters.
tAnd immediately In front the Warrcntown
turnpike stretching Its red length westward
toward Orovctcn and eastward to the "Stone
Urldgc."
Driving along tho fence, bordering the
3ltnry house plateau, the visitor arrives at
branch of the road. Thla terminated
abruptly at a gate leadlnj Into the grounds,
on which a slrjn reads to the effect that as
the grounds arc private property, an entrance
fee of 50 cents lll be charged. The house
tands back sorm distance from the road,
and the way leads steadily up hill. Arriv
ing at tho tcp cf the grassy plateau, numcr
eus sheep are aien grazing lu all directions,
Hull Unit Monument.
The house li surround 'd by a weather
beaten fence and beside It stands a monu
ment of suts'.ant'al structure. This is built
cf red stone. ' about fifteen ffct high and
ernamented with ccnlcal sh-lls of h ov?
caliber. Facing the houte Is the nsc ipti.n:
"In momory of the patriots who Mi at
Hull Run. July :i. 1S61." It was erected by
a detachment of federal forces under the
direction of General Gamble Immediately
Utter the close of the war. Rest'ng agai'st
the baiic of the stone shaft Is a tablet hear
ing the words: "Doth battles ended 'n
these grounds."
The latter was put In place by, members
of the Grand Army of 'h Republic while
visiting the battlefield In r cent ycrr. On
looking out over the Held numerous tablets
re seen to stand We and th re. Th'-ie
were all erected bv Grand Army of the He
public veterans. Among the moit mtcrett
tng are: "Here Jarkson was wound-d rnl
jot the titlo of 'Stonewall; Lnc.v.icn of
the cavalry charge on th? Fire Z-.uavcs
July 21, 13l:" "General Bel wa kill rt
here." Many of the tablets pcrta.n to the
death of officers of high rank.
On the writer's visit to the field he wai
met at the houc by A. L. Hoary, partial
owner of the grounds. i
"Many vis. Her, the majority, of ihejj
veterars of the war, come from all over the
country to roam about these fields," sil.1
Odr. Henry. "The majority tome from the
Kesf Kngland states. On the register at
the house you may see on every page the
name of somebody from Mataachusetu cr
Connecticut. I have plantel no corn no
have I cultivated the farm to any cxttn'.
Visitors would not care about trjmping ever
plowed field to points of interest and be
sides corn or grain would hide the land
scape to too great an cvtn. As It U nov
th" land Is firm anil smooth enouga t
drive over at any point and my shesp. or
which I have many, keep th; grass grated
down to such an extent that the plateau
end Its slopes look like a great lawn.
"Our old houre has been repla-ei. 1 rr
Tneraber when the lumber from Its rulni lay
down there In the hollow as It was dragg?d
nway to make rrom for the new one. Tha
lumber, lorn and r'ddlod by a heavy cin
onade. was used for fircwo:d. Finco the
time of its disposal hundreds of p o;lc
J-.ave asked for a scrap of it as a snuvoilr.
They alt say, when I tell them what b:
ccme of ths Cjld house: 'Why didn't you
sin up the wood and sell the pieces a
relics''' I have given many relica of the
field away, but I don't make a bulnc:s o
rclling tbem.
"In front of the new hcisc. whlsh re
sembles the old one. In almost every respet
nrc the old trees which gtew there during
the war. Each one of them, It Is tife to
say, contains many pounds cf lead. On thl
big oak, you will see the effects of the fire
which swept from one army to the other In
the fight of 'SI."
Approaching the tree the writer observed
that somo parts of It were dead and on thes
parts the holes made by bal's and shell
fragments were scattered everywhere. On
the living portions the wounds had healed
with time, but tho bark showed bumps
and furrows where the mlssits of war had
torn their way. Immediately In front of
the house stands the trunk of a once noble
oak, now torn, riddled and dead. "That.'"
paid Mr. Henry. "Is an Illustration of the
fire our home was under."
Knntlly firnvejnnl.
Standing about twenty-five feet In front
of the bouse Is a little Inclosure containing
several grave stones. The largest among
them marks the grave of Mrs. Henry, who
was an Invalid at the time of the war. She
was almost Instantly killed during the
heavy einnonadlng of the first fight. On
the granite tdab the Inscription reads In
part: "The grave of our dear mother
Judith Henry: killed near this spot b the
rtploslon of shells in her dwelling, "urlnr
the battle of the 21st of July. VS61. Duriad
beside Mrs. Henry are several of her
daujhterr."
"Among cur visitors." continued Mr.
Henry, "have been many array and nivil
efneers who had never before visited the
field. Their first exclamation on reaching
the top of this hill and looking over the
sweep of country Is 'Whit a rna;nlfl:eit
place for a fight!" "
"Do you still find many rellci op the
field?"
"I find them constantly." was the reply,
"although every visitor coming out ttis way
rcarches most diligently for something In
the shape of a relic. After heavy rains
numerous articles are uncevsred. Only yes
terday I fouai a belt brar'.ns tb lit
ters 'C S. Rusty bayonets are frequently
turned up, while bullets are common. The
look like white pebb'es. having bosom
coated with a peculiar wblte corrosion. Thl
does not seem to Injure thrrn. however, for
a little rcraplng shows them to be In gol
cndl'ion,"
While being shown about the place the
writer apreached a spot where, the guide
explained, the dead lay burled In one long
trench extending uome seventy-one feet.
At the end of th'o a tiny stream was run
ning, and standing on the bank of this,
the writer carelessly scraped a hollow in
the coll with his foot. And there, hidden
but s-u inch below the ground, wa a hu
melan-
choly souvenir.
From the Henry house the writer mado
h'.r way toward Groveton. It from
thero that the federal army advanced In the
bait',? oJ 1861, wh:h pcnltlon was re
versed In 1662. Past the o'.d "stone house"
on Young's branch, which served as a hoc-
T)ttAl for UAtinderf unMler (h n-av U
over the Warrenton turnpike, heavy with
red dust, for about two miles. It Is along i
this road after heavy e'.orms that the re
treat of the army toward Washington Is 1
still marked by piece of cartridge boxes,
fragments of caps and other articles that
have been washed Into view. After leaving ,
the ttone house a walk of about fifteen
minutes brings the visitor to "'Dogan's," a
quaint little farm house overlooking the
battlefield of Grovetcn another sweep of
beautiful rolling country, over which the
sheep are quietly feeding.
Among the treco forming the outskirts of
tho heavy wcoda framing the picture an
other monument can be eeen. The stone
shaft marks the site of one ef the bloodiest
scenes upon theo fields. Facing the west
and almcet erased In parts is carved the
following: "In Memory of the Patriots who
fell at Orovctcn, Aug. 2Sth. 29th and 30th,
1S62."
Living at the Dogan house, which has
been partially rebuilt since the war, are
Mrs. M. E. Dogan. her three daughters and
her father. Araco Benson, an ex-confederate
toidler. By the house stands the old barn,
patched here and there, whore In the battle
of 1S02 the shells tore great holes through
Its side.
Garden Ilorilera of Hello.
In front of the house are two little flower
gardens, and around these, rusty and cor
roded with age. are b-rders constructed of
numerous cannon projectiles which have
been plowed up In the fields. Among these
odd decorations are shell cases of various
bores and shapes, among which, long shrap
nel cases which have failed to explode, are
prominent. Dcrns of round thot and spheri
cal sheila from muzzle-loading pieces line
the garden walk and form a mute Illustra
tion of the Iron ball which swept acrots
these hills
"Hardly a day passes but what we are re
minded of the war." salJ Farmer Benson.
"It was about three days ago. I reckon,
when I was using tho crosscut saw with I
one of my men on a big log. The saw hit
something bard and we had to split the
wood. Inside we found the piece of an ex
ploded shell case. The tree had grown over
it and there were no marks on the outside."
All through this peaceful countryside tho
spirit of the south still reigns supreme.
Far from being a spirit of retaliation for a
lost cause, It consists of a quiet love and
veneration for things that are rone. The
country people of Virginia, living on tha
land where armies have swept back and
forth destroying their homes, revere every
fcot of sell on which they fought, and never
tire telling the tales of war. ,
"Two years ago." said an old soldier of
the "other side" living near Bull Run, "tho
Grand Army of the Republic vets came out
ycre en a visit. 'Twas bo't fo' o'clock In
the afternoon when they came. They were
a marchln'. 1 yere a bugle call come afloat
In" over the hills by Henry's, and sir. It
made my blood tingle powerful hard."
Tl la same old soldier went on to tell
with great delight how he had escorted the
"Grand Army of Republic vets" over the
field. "And they'd say." he exclaimed,
"yere's whar we made that dev'llsh charge
and drove 'em back; and then I'd say: 'and
thar's the road whar we drove you back.
Mcbbn you'd like to walk along It to the
Run, for the las' time you went that thar
way you didn't have much time to see the
scenery, I reckon.' And they'd say, 'No, I
guees we'll go up to the top of the hill,
thar's where wo sent you rebs a skltcn."
Then I show- em where we captured ten of
their guns, and they'd say: ' 'Twas right
yonder whar we came powerful near eadln'
the fight.' Butr says -I, -,whar'd all you
people go to?' 'Our reg'ment left the field
In good order,' they'd say,''
.Between this field and the scene of Get
tysburg's three bloody days there Is a vRst
difference. The latter struggle, vaatly bene
ficial to the union, Is marked by the Gettys
burg National park, where costly monuments
rise everywhere on cultivated ground. And
yet "Bull Run," with its rough stone shafts
ts of greater fascination to many veterans,
for here recurred the first great struggle In
those stirring days of war.
CUT !' TDK OIWMWm.
R. C. Gill, the veteran superintendent of I
mndels In th patent o.tire at Washington, i
nas cre'ge or aDOUl cm.oio mo1els of l nltert
States' inventions granted during a period
of over 10) years.
C. II. North, once a millionaire, and for
merly head of tne North Packing eompanv.
doln; a buslnrss pf n.mo.roo vear. now
peddle vegetable. from a pushcart In Bos
ton, lie hns several children who. he says,
wilt make their mark In the world.
Henry Clay Frlck. the Plttsbiirtr iron
magnate, who recently had a falllii; out
with Carnegie, has his own mushroom gar
den at his splendid Hnmewood residence
and dally gives away J 20 or HO worth of
'he delicacies. His gardner, David Fraser.
ts a reeomlzed authority on the srowlns
iml treatment of mushrooms.
Not a stnele relvnlng family In Europe
belone-s to the nation over which It rules.
The Austrian royal family. Ihv Hapsburgs,
are SwIsh. as are also the Hohenzollerns,
Kmperor William' family: Denmark's king
U n German, the king of nelglum a Snxcn:
Alfonso of Spain Is a Bourbon. Humbert oT
Italv Is of a family from Savoy and George
Greeco Is a German.
Countess Castellane (formerly Miss Anna
Gould of New York) seems still willing to
gratify Iter husband's most expensive,
whim. He has Just secured what furniture
xperts declare to be the most magnificent
set of wardrbbes ever seen. They were
made for Louts XV and are of tortoise shell
veneer, almost covered with carved hrac.
Tho prleo pmd was JIsO.COO.
M. P. Cnstle of Iindon t"as sold his eol
'ectlnn of Kuropenn postage stamps for
H50.W0 which Is believed to be the biggest
trice ever paid Now that the Orange Free
tate has teen taken off the map as an In
lependent renuhllc, collector nre paying as
nuch as Kj for a single stamp of that gov
rnmcnt, and the price Is rising. A full set
if Transvaal stamps would now cost about
53.03.V
The tax budget of the city of Paris Is $7T,
0,C"0 a year, or about Jto.OuO.OM less than
the amount to be raised In tre city of New
York from taxes this year. The volume of
axntion would be considerably greater In
ParN but for the fact that many functions
whlih are here chargeable to municipal ex
.enres are paid for from national appro-
rla'lons. The debt of the city of Paris Is
early H00.CCOCOO. '
A .mtest U entered against the use of
he word "lobster" as an epithet. Implying
v lack of activity or courape. A naturalist
ierts fat lie has seen lojisters In Nova
i-o''a draw up In lines and fight furious
Itched battles, at the end of ?'. ' the
"or was covered rith clus nnd other
'vlderces of dismemberment. The blows
ire aimed exclusively at heads and clans,
o that the thoroughbred rules are ob
erved r.uch more carefullj than by the
blpede who slnnrter a brave tribe by calling
each other lobsters.
L'nlin nnd Mllluil.
The war rensus of tho Island of Cuba
shows Its present population to be su'
"antlslly th" ms s te ponulatlon of
he state of Mississippi, end there are main
points of similarity between the two on-
tltuencie In the sttbdlvl-lon of the popu
lation The native born ponilatlon of Mis
sNslpnl by the lnt census was 1.SU.6IS,
The native born imputation of Cuba was
1.2M.3G7. Colored Inhabitants, however nr
more numenv-s In Mississippi than In Cub)
and foreign born restfe-its are more nutner
oua In Cuba tlmn In Mlislslppl The litter
has no larger city thun Vlcksburv. with a
population of Uftrt, whereas the population
if Havana Is I33,0i,
Vrcilc.l Onlts In n Smldle llore.
A good saddle horse rowndiys must wall:,
trot, cunter nnd gallop. These are all
natural gaits to nil horses, so that any
ordinarily active horse can be tmro or
les perfected In them. But mere was
needed In the time of our greatgrand
fathers, when lung Journeys had to tie
made over roads which were not much
better than trails. Then th? amble was
considered desirable, and later a much
pleasanter gait, which Is called the run
ning walk. The amble Is a slow pace, a
gait where the progression Is secured by
the feet on the same side moving forward
at Uu Ur)$JJrr
man tooth, still Arm and whit
LEARNING FOLLOWS THE FLAG
Eiperie:cu of an Amsrctn is a School
Teicbsr in ths 1 hllippins.
WRESTLING WITH THE HATlV- DIALECT
Progress of Amerlonn School Methods
In Cnhn Cictirroti Cilft to YVnuli
liiKton I'nlvcrsHj Uiluen
tlon ote.
An American soldier whs was promoted
from the ranks to tho peat of school teacher
In the town of Isabella, Negros, P. I., gives
an Interesting account of his experiences In
a letter to the New York Sun. This soldier
game, he writes, beats draw poker. Talk
ab.ut ups and downs! Only a few weeks ago
I was wading through muddy rice fields,
climbing mountains on my bands and knees,
swimming mountain torrents on the back
of a carabao and shooting Papalclos and
being shot at In return. I was living un
mud crusted hardtack and bacon, drinking
water from carabao wallows and sleeping
In any old place. And now I put on a fresh
white duck uniform every morning. 1 wear
tan shoes, starched white shirts and collars,
carry a silver headed cane and my buttons
are so bright that even the Chinos take
them for gold. I eat eight and ten course
dinners, drink wine, beer and cognac, and
sleep In a four-poster. I average three
balls to a week and wear the Papalclos
colors, red and black, on my straw hat.
You see, I am now one of ths advance
guards of civilization. About five weeks
ago I was relieved from duty as a soldier
there Is no more fighting and made teacher
of English In the Isabela public schools
The men amuse themselves by calling me
the superintendent of publl: Instruction.
The natives salute me with hits off and ad
dress me as the maestro. About five weeks
ago General Smith, military governor nf
the Island. Issued an order that a compe
tent soldier should be detailed In each
pueblo to teach Kngllsh to the native chil
dren. A New York man nameJ Drlstol.
who filibustered In Cuba and understands
Spanish, was detailed as teacher at Blnal
bogatt and I caught the Job here. I had
made considerable progress with Spanish
and some headway with the native dialect.
That pulled the scales in my favor.
When I first tackled the Job, I figured
that I had a snap. I had an Kngllsh
Spanish Ollendorf and expected to go at a
gallop. But I ran up against a snag the
first day. Out of nearly 300 pupils, no more
than ten understood Spanish beyond the
ordinary salutations like "good day" and
"good night." I discovered this the first
day and went off by myself and figured
some more. I estimated that there were
about COO Vlsayan words In dally use and
that I should be able to master them In
thirty days, especially as I had found that
all the Vlsayan verbs were regular. I had
no Vlsayan books and there was none In
the pueblo. In fact, there are few In ex
istence. So I picked out a few of the
brightest boys, some of whom knew n little
Spanish, and one a little Latin, and started
In to construct a Vlsayan-Engllsh gram
mar. For the first week I devoted all my
time to this select class and let the others
go. We made great headway. The Vlsayan
verb proved to be a regular pic. "I go" was
"aco naga lacat." "I shall go" was "Aco
mnira lacat." "I went" was "Aco nag
lacat," nnd "will you go" was "Uco malu
Jag mag lacat." It was easier than shoot
ing Papaleols. Present time "naga," future
time "maea." cast ttme "nag." the lm-
neratlvo "rjag" and the Interrogative
"alupag mag." the verb itself never chang
ing. And every verb conjugated alike. In
a week I was singing Vlsayan around like
a native.
Otijert Co Tree Si'liooU.
There are two public school here, one
for the boys and one far the girls. I soon
found that these free schools were patron
ized by the full-blooded Filipinos only. The
mestizes considered It beneath their dig
nity to send their children to the public
schools and referred to thero as the "poor
schools." However. I found many of the
bojs and a few of the girls very apt. I
found that In the past the maeatros had
taught the children nothing but a few
prayers In Spanish. When I entered the
si-hcol In the morning all the boys stood
up and yelled "good morning-' Then at
down and all began to patter "Hall Marys"
and the creed in an undertone. The school
sounded like a hive of angry bees. The
native teacher would call up boy after boy
and listen while he recited prayers and the
creed over and over. He kept that up tor
six hours a day. Just that and practically
nrthing more. He did not even take the
trouble to teach them the meaning of the
Spanish words they recited. In fact, under
Spanish rule the full-bloodcl natives were
never taught Spanish and were not permu
ted to speak It. If a native saluted a
SDanlard with "Buenos dlas" his hat was
nrcmntly knocked off.
I found that there were just tnree noys
In the school to whom the native maestro
was teaching a little arithmetic and Latin
And thcee bays did not know tho grammar
I cf their own language! The only books In
i the schols were catechism and prayer bock3
in Spanish. There were no pencils, pens.
Ink. paper or slates. There was no black
board, no cha'.k. It was a caae of patter
prayers all day.
I went to the preuldent of the pueblo and
told him I wanted a blackboard and I
wanted It quick. He said he had never
heard of such a thing and couldn't furnish
one. I told him to trot out a carpenter and
a painter at double time or he would
hear from the military governor. I got m'
blackboard. I found there was no chalk In
the pueblo save that In the billiard hall.
I took it all and now the natives spit on
their cu instead of chalking them.
To get back to my schools. After getting
my blackboard and chalk I promptly went
jaften pcc. Ink. paper and blank booka In
I the same way. I talked to that native pres.
1 Idcnt In a way that made h'.a hair stand.
' I told him that In America a school teacher
1 st od next to the secretary of war, and
that when one cf them wanted somethln;
1 end dtdn't get it the census of the widows
' and orphans Increased by gecmetrlcal pro
grlon. I get what I wanted and now
havo a school that Is equipped as well as
come crccsroads schools in the states
bocVs excepted.
Cultnn x-lioo'x.
1 Superintendent Alexi L. l're f tho Cu
ban nubll'' s.'hcols. wrlitns from Havana,
under date of May 2, Superlntmden:
Hcbbs of the Whitman schools, in answer to
Vitd over half a century-
Ketresctng and invigorat
ing, for the toilet or after
1
shaving. Immediate relief to eyes irritated by wind or dust.
Asa Remedy, it controli pain, bleeding and inflammation.
Used Internally and Externally
CAUTION. Wttch Hazel is NOT Pond's Extract, and
cannot be used for it. Ordinary Witch Haset is sold in
bulk, diluted, easily turns sour, and generally contains
" tvcW alcohol, " nVirWi is an irritant externally and. taken
internally, is a deadly poison. 'Pond's extract is sold ONL Y
in SEALED bottles enclosed in buff -wrapper.
rond's Extract Co.,:6, Filth Ave., New York
POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT cures Itching or Bleeding
file, however severe It is a ipecinc in alUkin diseases.
a letter expressing interest In the projected I
visit of the Cuban teachers to the Harvard 1
summer school, and also a desire to have the i
Whitman teachers meet the visitors, says: i
The attitude of the American teachers ,
toward the Cuban tc.ch-s Is moving the '
people of this entire Island. There Is no
doubt that the expressions of good will arli
mg out of the plan of carrying the Cuban
teachers to Harvard have done more to es
tablish confidence in tho mlnda of the Cuban
people than all 'he other acts of tho '.n.erl
can government together. From "tie end of
Cuba to the other, not tt.ly the teachers, but
ze people at large are wildly enthusiastic
over the proposed trip. It has been the
means of centering their thoughts cn the
great republic to which they owe their Inde
pendence, and it has centered this thought
on the generous, patriotic side of our na
tional life.
"This la a land In which tho young women
are never permitted to go upon the street.
except In company of a chaperon, and yet so
completely has the confidence of the people
been won that the mothers of Cuba are rais
ing not the slightest objection to sending
000 of their daughters on this long Journey
to another country, into an unknown land,
among unknown customs and without full
knowledge- of the trip. The organizing work
of the Island and of the great party that
Is to take this Journey has been hard work,
but I do not look back upon It with half the
satisfaction with which I contemplate this
revolution In the moral sentiments of the
Cuban pecplc. Winning the consent of the
mothers of Cuba to take their daughters to
a foreign land has been the grandest victory
of all. Nobody can measure the Influence of
this trip: nobody can tell how farreachlng It
will be In the development of Cuba."
AVnNhltiKtoii t'ntvt-rslt)' Hmloueil,
Samuel S. Cupple and Robert S. Brook
ings of St. Louis have each transferred to
Washington university of that city 15.000
shares of the St. Louis Terminal Cupples
Station and Property company, the par value
of which Is J3.000.000. with a net yearly In
come of from J120.000 to 1130.000. The two
gifts will found the "Samuel Cupples endow
ment fund" and the "Robert S. Brookings
endowment fund." This Is the largest gift
mado to education In the United Slates so
far thla year.
In the last seven years alone the gifts to
education In this country reach the Immense
total of 2;s.S0O,00O. The aggregate In 1S93
was 29.000.000; In 1S94, J32.O00.00O; In 1895.
W2.SOO.000. Ir. 1S96, $27,000,000; in 1S97, M5,
000,000, In 1598. J3S.000.000. in 1S99. J55.000.
000. This year's footings promise to be the
largest of all. Seventy per cent of the ben
evolent donations of last year waa given to
education. The 35.000.000 credited to col
leges In 1S99 Is independent of J3.012.IOO be
stowed upon libraries and J2.6SS.3fO far
museums and art galleries, which are an
Important branch of educational advantages.
iO.MII lath ixvnvno.vs.
There has been patented by a Chicago
man an Individual toothpick holder by
which two or three tooltip. 'ks can be car
ried In the pocket without getting soiled, a
tube of straw being used to .-over the picks,
with a wax wafer at either end to seal the
tube.
Weight of a new Indian club un bo
varied to suit penoiw of different strength
the body of the club being a hollow shell,
with a central screw-threaded, rod. on
which weights can be adjusted near the
top or bottom or changed V r lighter ones
In Washington a man has patented a new
crosscut-saw machine, to be worked by the
leps, having two I-shaped levers pivoted on
a frame, the long end of one L projecting
up and the other down, with pedals on the
short ends, which reclpro. ate a bar at
tached to the saw.
In a new hath seat there are a pair of
steel wire hooks to engage the edges of
the tub, with a brond bind of heavy fabric
laced between tho hook and secured by a
fiat bickle, which allows the seat to be
lowered, or raised by lengthening or short,
enlng the band.
For carriages a comfortable foot rest has
been designed by a Massachusetts man.
comprising a pair of brackets secured In
the front of the. wagon s, -.vlth curved
sockets In the brackets. In which spindles
ar set to carry u bun -ttlch Is raised or
lowered to the right height:
An Illinois man has patented a guitar
which can be taken apart for storage In a
trunk, the neck portion being attached to
the end of the sounding body by a bolt and
thumbscrew, with tho upper portion of the
keyboard overlapping the face of tho body
to form a ricid connection.
There has been patented by a New York
man a folding ladder comprising- a tube cut
in two sections lengthwise, with a row of
luvpt pins in eacn nair to support the rungs,
which are loosely mounted to nllow the
tw-0 parts of the tube to shut up and con
tain the rungs In the interior.
Small change can be easily picked up
from a newly dsl?ur.l counter tray which
has n concave bowl, provided with a lip on
ono side. Into whl It the change Is drawn
by the lingers, the curvature of the Hp
allowing two sldex of Hie coin to be en
gaged by the thumb and linger
An Improved spade fir breaking up earth
Into tine particles has a steel frame shaped
like a shovel hlado. with the Interior portion
cut away and strung with wires, which are
headed In the lower else of the blade and
have crcw. threaded ends, which are tight
ened by nuts to stiffen the upade.
For race iouri.es In a new starting ma
chine a pair of car travel on rails on
either side of the trai k supporting a nalr
of spring- ontrolled arms, which fly uo to
lift the htnrtlng bar when the race Is under
headway, the cars being run by a motor to
Keep pace with the contestants at tho start
Water can be drawn from a well and
carried to the house Iy a new apparatus,
having a carriage riding on a cable and
carrying a windlass, which Is revolved by
a gear wheel, the Utter being- operated
by the movement of the cable, which In
turn Is. driven by a crank to move the
carriace anil windlass in either direction.
tiii: oi.n TI.MKHS.
Julia Ward Howe i elebrnted her Kl.u
birthday in Boston on Saturday last. She
was tho guest of honor at a dinner given
In the afternoon by the New Knglnud
omen's club.
Kdouard Bocher, who died at the age of
M In Pari the other day. was for many
year the confidential adviser cf the Orleans
family and the center of mot of the Or
leanlst plots during the lost forty years.
Mrs. Kllen Tlflin Cook, who died at tho
age of S3, ut C'hllllcothe, o., tho other day,
was thu lust survivor of the family of
Ohio's first governor. Kdward Tiffin.
Paul Heyse, the German novelist, has
made his debut as a painter at Uie ase of
70. His work Is largely sketches of hi
famous friends, and is pronounced to be
of an order f.ir above the average.
llerr I. K. Posnansky, the great phil
anthropist of Rus&la, Is dead. He left an
citato of oer W"")."1 rubles. Five hun
dred thousand rubles- were bequeathed to
rharltnble purposes and to this sum his
heirs have added OHOOO ruble.
Patrick Sharkey, who died ut the age
of 83 In East Cambridge. Mass., the other
day. was the last surv'vor of the four or
ganizers of the Father Mathew Temperance
society, the oldent association of its kind
among the laity of the Roman Catholic
church
Dr Rudolf Amutidus Phlllppl of Santiago
do Chill is about to celebrate the eevent eth
anniversary of recthlMg his lUctort. d
mtc from Berlin unlver l"j Lr. Phil ppl 1
pmressor uf totnny In the tu-.tlii . un -verslty
nnd dlrei lot of the Natural Hlsto-y
. museum lie la ti yeur. of nre and at
I tended Alexander Von Humboldt's lectures
whn u student
From Omaha via tno
the I'nlon Pacific, the
Overland Route, to
Salt Lake City. This
trip through the heart
of Nebruska i an ed
ucation In I t h e l,f,
teaching the resource
of Nebruxka and div
ine a view of the most
thriving towns of our
utate The altitude
Eradually Increases
3 PICTO
until ut Cheyenne one
Is 6,0a0 feet above the ocean, soon plunelns
Into the Rocky mountains, through tho
crandest scenery of U1 the continent.
This Include. ten days at tho Hotel Knuts
ford nt Halt like City, the reputation of
which extends in cither direction ncrosi
the continent as one of the tlne-it hostel
ries of the country. When ono Roe to
Salt Lake the Knutsford Is the place Ht
which everybody stop. Salt Lake nlways
has more than ordinary attractions on ac
count of the great salt lake. Salt Lsko Is
within easy reach of Saltntr Heach. famous
for Ita splendid hathlnc facilities
and handsome pavllllon. The return
trip will be via Det'ver. with three
days at the Brown I'alace hotel.
th Just pride of Denver. It Is well
named, for it In a veritable palare a
day'a excursion around the famous Oeorzo
town Loop and then return home via the
Union raclflc (Class A )
This trip will be
over the Great Rock
Rock Island Route to
Denver, Colorado
Springs and Manitou
There Is only one
Rock Island Route
and everybody pral'ei
u s sinenam equip
ment and reliable service. A nliht s
Journey and then one Is in Denver, with
three days ut the Brown Palace hotel. A
day' excursion on the "Colorado Road'
through the Clear Creek Canon, up to
Geodgetown. around the famous Loop and
then back again to Denver before evening.
From Denver to Manitou. over the C. R. I.
& P.. with three days nt th
Alta Vista, the best hotel at Colorado
Springs, with another view of the grandeur
of the Rockies and within easy leach of thi
wonders of tho Garden of th Gods and ail
that Is famous In Colorado. A day wi'l
be spent In climbing Pike's Peak on thit
wonderful railroad, the Pike's Peak rail
way. "Tho Cogwheel Route." From
Manitou over the D ft R. O. thro' the fa
mous Royal Gorge, with Its three thou
sand feet of towering rock. Into the Grand
Cunon, and nt last reaching Glenwood
Springs and Hotel Colorado, for ten days
pleasure there. Includlnj bath privilege
at the finest baths In America No more
beautiful situation foi a hotel will bi
found than In this romantic snot, with Its
pure mountain air and magnificent scenery.
(Clasa B.J
Thl
trip will
road
whlrh alar
equipment. A day's stop in Chi
cago at the fumous Grand Pacific
bote', and then to tho northward
ocr the Perc-Marquette rullroad
toward the prettiest spoi .n all
the ftite of Michigan well nimel
"Charlevoix, iho BeAutlful T ,e
Be vldere hotel has b on i hos n
fnr a two weeks' breath of lake
air It Is not only beautl'ully situated en a point of
land between Round and Pine lukes. but I such a homo
lUe hotel tha the pleasure Is doubled There U every
thing every i ne can wish for in the way of amusement
sailing, rowing, bicycling, tennis, bathing, bow :ig. golf
Ing and fishing, together with numerous excursions on
the many little launches nnj steamer c Fir and
Round lakes or out on Lke Michigan, with ul! the
chances In the world to delight the eve rind enjoy the
pure air. which acts as a tonic to .-h.itter-d nerve
The return trip will be by wnter on the steani-l.tn Man
tou to Chlrnsn. und home nrnl'i over the II I c' Cei -tral
(Class A )
tins trip ..jirt the Frein . i r:k
& Missouri Val e Ita'lroaJ to Cu- It a. I;
Hills aru Hot Springs and return The
Clkhorn carrier you through one of
the most beautiful farming countries In
the world the Klkhorn Valley, with Its
fertile fields and well-built bergs
Thence to the Black Hills, both picturesque and Inter
et:ng, with Its ;oid mines and typical western towns.
The chief attraction there will be a two week' stay at
the Hotrl Kvans the fined appointed hotel In the weat,
at Hot Springs, which boat of the largest and finest
plunge bath In America. ThU will Include all of the
privilege of the baths, without expense and this Is a
treat to be envl'd. Pleasant paths arid drives, wonder
ful caves cascades, ' anons. Mowers and waterfalls go to
make up the beauties which nature has abundantly fur
nished. tCluss A J
RULES OF THE CONTEST
CLASS A The joudb lady receives the highest number of a ea will bate flrit choke of Clare A trips, the nest r.t;s&t tecond
choice, and r.o on. No o oj .ll bj turned for any joung lad wro do not farn her own living. No vctra I t count!
lor Omaha Dee emplovoi The votei will to publUhrd each day In Tbo Omaha Hie. The conteit will cloie t J n'.-lo:k p. m
July list, 1900.
CLASS B The three trips designated ai Cls li, .Till be awarded to the mos popular young lady without rtt-l-.rn is follOTri:
One to the raott popular yqung lady llv.ng In Nehtaika acutb of the I'latte ilver One to the most popular yoinj; lidy living
in Nehrai'ica north of tho Pla te rivet, o .ulde of Omaha and J'outh Omiba One 'o the moat popular youn? la !v living in
weitern Iowa net lidud.cg council B u(I. The young lady of the thro; winners who receives the nur,: vri t will hav
first choice of three t-lja, rnd the ono ece.vlng the net Krtatm uuraber., second choice. All vote mutt r 1 e on cou
pons cut from The Dee. I'rr-payrcent for subscriptions may bt mado cither direct to The Bee PublUhing T.mny, or to
an authorized agent of The Be. The otca will be publl. hod each day in The Orraba Dee. The ionics- if e'eje at I
o'clo-k p. m. .im SHI. 190K.
VOTES w:i be court tad bn mad? on a cojpon cut from Tho Omaha Dee aad deposited at The tiee business cfT.v'd er raallod iA
drwsed " Vscation Cuutcst De;t.," The Omiba Dee, Omaha, Neb.
THE MOST POPULAR
Western Girls
Every One May Help Select Them
in the Sscond
ANNUAL VACATION CONTESTS
The Bee Gives 10 Trips
Who Will Take Them ?
The seven most papular girls in
Omaha, Council Bluffs, South Omaha
(one to be from Council Bluffs), who
earn their living, will be sent
on the seven best vacation trips
that money could plan, with all ex
penses paid and lree transportation for
an escort. To these The Bee
From Omaha to ChlcaRo
and return over tho MII-
'KEEt w-aukee road, the only elec
I
tric Merited train between
the two cities, through the
fertile farming districts of
Iowa and Illinois. At Chi
cago there will be a two duys' stay at the
Grand Pacific hotel, with an opportunity
to see something of Chicago, with head
quarters at this most conveniently located
hostelry. From Chicago the Lake Shore
& New York Cen'rnl run the swiftest
trains to New Yoik. Ten days sncnt In
New York at the Hotel Mnjestlc will give
an opportunity to see New "nr: Clt
and everything of Interest. The Hotel
Majestic Itself Is u summer retort. Us
management having Increased Its attrac
tions. Not only does It face Central
Park, but tho atmosphere of tho rustic
palm garden on the roof at an elevation
of three hundred feet above sea level
makes It nt cool on the warmest summer
nights as at tho beashora. With Central
Park for a background and u view of the
Hudson and the surrounding city. It Is
an Ideal location for a summer oasis In
the great city (Class A )
No traveler between
Omaha and Chlcngj
renlly appreciates the
trip unless thev take a
daylight train over the
Burlington Route, which
afford, faet service over
a smooth road, as well
as the opportunity to see this splendid
western country Two days nt the Grand
Pacltir at Chicago, which has been entirely
1 rebuilt during the last year or so. malting
j It second to no hostelry In Chicago. From
1 Chicago to I.age Geneva, with 2 weeks at
t tho Kaye's Park hotel Is a prospect not
only for n cool and beautiful vacation trip.
but the pleasure of staying at no well an
equipped hotel makes trie trip doubly de
sirable. The lake Is a most beautiful sheet
of water, twenty-four miles In circum
ference, and an almost Infinite variety of
chnrmlng scenes. Its shores are lined for
miles with summer reildences, c'ub house
nnd hotels, which leave no doubt of Its
popularity. Fishing, boating, driving and
the kindled summer pleasures are at any
one's, command within reach of the hotel.
The return trip will be via Chicago and
again over the Burlington Route, with a
rhunco to compare tho night service with
the daylight trip. (Class B
be on the nowest
enmlilnp tho newest
Mum"
!
a sare as well as a pleasant Journey.
A day's stop at the Grand Pacific
Hotel centrally located, will give an opportunity for a
hasty glimpse of Chicago, and then a one-hun Ired-and-sevcnti-Ilve-mlle
ride will bring one to Green Lake, Wis
consin, which is ten miles long and from two to four
miles wide w tth Its
commodious summer
Ir
neasure to mra oi
n the s'ore office
wood, whlih Is the
ly a delightful prospect. No pleasanter place could be
found to s;end the summer. Boats, and all kinds of
shady drives and splendid Hailing, make It one of the
most attra l.e spots In Wisconsin. The weekly yacht
race and b. . add to the gaiety which can he expected,
n'luss A i
has added three trips, and will
also send the most popular
young lady living South of the
Platte River in Nebraska, the
most popular young lady
North of the Platte River in
Nebraska outside of Omaha,
and the most popular young
lady in Western Iowa, outside
Council Bluffs, on similar vacation out
ings and also with free transportation
for an escort.
In All the World
No Trips Like These.
From Omaha to Kst'.
park. Colorado, over the
Hurllngton brings one
to what Is not a
"fushlonablc resort."
but one of the beat
places for real sport,
and an Ideal summer
lira
vacation In the west Riding, drlvlnc.
I fishing, bicycling, mountain climbing or
i a book In a shndy corner of thi
hotel veranda, breathing the mountain
air, will be a tonic for any one The
snow-capped peaks on every side, num
berless little stream and the green val
ley ure surroundings which are truly In
spiring. On Willow Creek, near the en
trance nnd commanding n line view of the
park. Is F.stcs Park hotel. If table la
always adequate to satisfy the appetite,
stimulated by the mountain atmosphere,
and everything Is thoroughly comfortabU
and Comomdlous. The return trip will
be via Denver, with three days at th
Brown Palare hotel. Denver Itself I
always Interesting to the elrhtaeir and
the Brown Palare affords a most excellent
headquarters In every way. Without a
trip up to Georgetown and Silver Plums
through Clear Creek canon no visit to
Colorado would be complete. it will oc
cupy a day before the return to Omaha
by tho Burlington Route. (Class A )
From Omaha to St Loul
over the Omaha. St. Loul
R. R. and Wabash, with
three days at the Southern
hotel, with Its broad corri
dors and Its Ideal servlea.
th Q7,.ir. . " ,,c winwnini anoui
anvth?nlhC.r" .'iotc ,vh1' " mrt I' "nl"
fart h?, '1 the J,.,ml' :h-'hr It I the
Innrlern Ll'i00?1?1"'? thf "liry Of the
!0rl home-llke atrnoa-
.fi..n.?rt thp c""e;y of the old southern
hostelry or whether It I bfoause no atone
' l, unturned to make tha guests com-
T'rt " 11 ,;inl '. ''ron st- Louis
rolo,,' with a dny o rest from the
ong journey at the Boody house. Toledo's
leading ; hotel it i, i0 conveniently lo
cated that It N easy to et n glimpse of
Toledo, as well ns enjoying the splendid
hotel HcrvJce of tho Boodv house. From
Toledo It Is n three hour, ride over the
waters of Lake Erin from Toledo to Put
H3iy on. ,n'! of th" "etrolt and Cleve
land coast lino steamers, which so com
S f.i .J!u?0,bln,e "'oty. comfort and speed
and which afford comfort and luxury to
those who havo the opportunity to enjoy
a.la,1p.t,r,p; Two wks at Hotel Victory
at Put-ln-Bay will give a tlnrough en
Jojment of the purn lake air and the luxu
ries of probably the finest hotel on the
lakes. The Hotel Victory h-s nn envi
able rcpiitntlon. which has been well
earned. (Clasa A.)
From Omaha to Chicago over the
North-western Is but a night's ride, and
the most p.easant one In thtse days of
rnllroad luxury. Ay double track span
between Omaha and Chicago makes It
richly wooded shores added to Its
hotels and cottages, It would be a
wnai - ninety in tne shade would be
or factory. Two weeks ut th rial.
best hotel at Green IjiW la n,ifi.
From Omaha to Kansas Clt over th
Missouri Pacific, with th Jy u tha
biggest and best hotel In t'.n -.-nt the
Coates House, 't he Coates Ho 't s emi
nently the leading hotel of Kansas City,
and the traveler naturally suy "The
Coates House" In the same breath with
"Kansas City." From ICum (Mtv to
arrinsourg, Missouri, ts but a comparatively short
trip. Just outside of Warrnnsburg ! Pertle Springs,
and the Hotel Mlnnewawa. where everything I us de
llghtfully refreshing as tho name. It Is decidedly rest
ful there, but still there Is plenty to do If one has th
Inclination boating, Mshlng. drlvlnc and other seiton
able pPasures never allow time to huns hcivv. Two
.neks there will convince the fortunate young lady that
thu time Is altogether too short. (Class B.j