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July 8, 1000. T"K li.i.usruATKD Bi:k. Published Weekly by The Hco Publishing Company, Deo Dulldlng, Omnhn, Nob. Price, C ceniH per copy per year, 12.00, Entered nt tho Otnahii Postolllco as Second Class Mull Matter. Kor advertising rates address Publisher, Communications rclntlng to photographs or articles for publication should be ad dressed "Editor Tho Dlustrnted Dec, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers A very Rood llkcnom of tho York High school track team Is presented In thl edi tion of Tho Illustrated Dee. This Is tho team thnt defeated tho Omaha High school team recently at tho Intorscholnstlc Held day at Lincoln. Tho York boyu nro all youngstern and their showing at Lincoln was u Hiirprlso to all. Tho 220-yord hiirillo nnd running broad Jump recnnls for tho atnto aro now held by tho York team. Tho picture In this column la that of Mr. Jehu Moscr, olio of Anhlaml's bunlnets men. It represents him as ho appears with IiIh latest catch a lino catfish weighing Ilfty tvvo pounds. Mr. Mower Is one of th-ae for tunato Individuals who generally land; whatever ho go( after, whether It bo tho finny trlbo or tho festive wnter fowl. Moscr's luck Is one of tho bywordK In Ash land imil tho accompanying Illustration is a snmplit of It. Tho fine catfish that ho has In hand wiih caught In Salt crook. Itnthcr slcndor, of about tho mlddlo height, quietly clad, with a strong, thought ful, bcnrdoil face, tho manner suggesting tho scholar that Is Ocorgo Horton, tho I't crary critic and nuthor of "Tho Unspeakable Turk," a atnry doplctlng Ufa In tin Hiiro pcan Orient, now nppcarlng In Tho Sunday Deo. Mr. Horton Is 41. Ho becamo a wrlto through what might almost bo tormcd nn nccldcnt. Llko a largo proportion of the present gonoratlon of Amorlcnn lltorary men lio won a country boy, tho vlllogo of Knlr vllle, In Wnyno county, Now York, b Inn his birthplace Ho took his dogroi nt tho University of Michigan and Immediately after graduation went to California, wlmo ho taught for somo tlmo In tho puLlh Rchools. Tho years spent In this way woro years of growth and valuabta experience t) Mr. Horton, hut It beenmo clear to him eventually that tho Instructor's calling wan not tho Ideal ono for him and ho decided to glvo It up and coma east. Ho brought with this led to a talk with the driver. He eald so many Interesting things that Horton forthwith wroto out a report of tho talk which ho headed "Sunstroko of Horses" and took It to tho office of tho Chicago Dally Herald. It was frenh, timely, written In unconventional style, and It pleased tho city editor no well that Horton wns at onco made a momber of tho city staff. At first his duty was that of night pollco and fire re porter, and, with tho exception of six years, ho has been connected with tho Chicago Herald ever since. These six years woro passed In (Irecce, whither ho was sent ns consul by President Cleveland. A n ccnsiil Mr. Horton was highly suc cessful, largely becauso ho began to study tho languugn nnd character of the mjdern Creeks Immediately upon his nrrlval In tho country. Ills mastery of tho languago Is renmrknble. Ho was able to conveixa flu ently with a (Ireek knowing no tongue save his own In a surprisingly short time; before e ml lug hid sojourn In Athens Mr. Horton had acquired tho accent nnd native Idioms so completely that he woo often tnken fcr one of their own by tho Greeks thumsclvcs, From tlmo to tlmo ho inado trips to Uio Interior of tho llttlo kingdom, and In that way familiarized himself with tho habits nnd customs of tho people. Naturally, hit! clo'c Htuily of language nnd conditions, primarily undertaken that ho might per form bin consular duties acceptably, lia3 been of grcnt benefit to him when writing on Grecian topics, nnd no ono can read nny of his books without perceiving that ho knows his ground thoroughly. Ills novol, "Con stantino," Indeed, was written In tho Creek nnd originally appeared m a serial In tho Athciifi Aaty, where It wnn read with great Interest. In Athens, also, ho wrote, "In UOSIH AND MAMIE LANK, OMAHA JUVENILE VIOLINISTS, AGED 7 AND 9 YEARS Photo by Lancaster. JOHN MOSEU, ASHLAND, Nob. WITH III3 LATEST CATCH. GEORGE HOItTON KOH SIX YEARS UNITED STATES CONSUL AT ATHENS AUTHOK OK "THE UNSPHAKARLE TURK." Unknown Sous," a llttlo volume of vorso which elicited romarknblo praise from Wil liam Dean llowella In tho columns of Har per's Weekly, nnd drow from tho lato Mr. Olndstuuo a letter congratulating thu author upon his "true gift." "Aphrocssn, n legend of Argolla," waa nlso written In Atheiifi and published In London, where It met with pronounced buccosb. "Constan tino" followed In EngllBh In book form and then "A Pair Drlgand," both as n serial In tho Loudon Gentlewoman nnd In book form. This Inst work has boon on tho market only a short time, but, Judging from advnncd sales, It promises to be n really popular success In England. Mr. Horton Is now tho llternry editor of thu Chicago Tlmcs-Hurald. Dcsldcs his mnro serious productions ho has written much short vorso and a number of theso "fugitive" plcccB woro collected In nnd printed for prlvato circulation by hl frlonds In 1892 under tho title of "Songa of tho Lowly." When Mr. Cleveland was suc ceeded In tho Whlto Hnuso by Mr. McKlnley a concerted effort wns ninilo to hnvo Mr. Horton rotalned na consul to Greece, tho ef fort tnklng tho form of n momorlal to the president, algucd by Wllllnm Doan Howells, Edmund Clnronco Stcdmnn, James Whlt comb Ulloy, Richard Watson Glider nnd many others well known In lltorary circles but tho exigencies of politics demnndod a change nnd William McGlnloy of Wlaa-'n-aln was lnnilo consul to Greeco In Mr. Hor ton's placo. Among Mr. Horton's plensnnteat rec ollections are thoso of somo time spunt with Wnlt Whltmnn not long before tho good gray poet's death. Ho had seen some of Mr. Horton's versos In a Camden major fragment called out a letter of com mundntlon from Androw Lang, tho well known critic. Stories About Preachers Dr. Patton, president of Prlncoton uni versity, Ifl moro noted for tho logic of his sermonB than tho wit of his sposches. Dut he can bo humorous on occasion, says tho Saturday Evening Post. In an after-dinner speech, discussing tho advisability of advo cating local prohibition In Princeton, ho said: "Loral prohibition would only creato n market for corkscrews." Last summer he decided to ahnvo off his sldo whiskers, which he had worn for many years. After shaving on the left sldo he went to his boJroom, whero his wife wns sitting, nnd said: "My denr, I shaved oft ono sldo. If you llko it I'll ahavo tho othor." Clergymen of the past often had traits of individuality which are perhaps not so com mon nt tho present day. Archbishop Sum ner was onco holding a confirmation In an English parish church when he observed that a number of persons were standing In the alslo, although Rovcral pows were empty. Ho stopped the service and asked the reason. "Tho pews aro prlvato property," an swered n man, "and thoy'ro shut up." "Thero can bo no such thing," eald the bishop authoritatively. "Let tho pews be opened." "Wo can't open 'om," shouted somo one. "They're locked up." "Is there a locksmith hero?" "Yes, my lord." "Very well. Let him remove tho locks. A hymn shall bo sung moanwhllo," So tho locks woro removed, tho audience Rented Itself and tho confirmation went on. A Protestant frtedd of Archbishop Ireland nnd nn ndmlrer of his many fascinating qualities wan Btruck ono day at finding n gray haired priest whom ho well know to bo an exceedingly learned nnd nblo man offici ating In a small parish in ono of tho coun try districts. "How Is It, your reverence," ho nsked, "that so wonderfully capable n man Is kept laboring In so unproductive a flold as that In which I find him?" "Ah," rotortcd tho nrchblshop, rubbing his hands nnd smiling In tho unctuous man ner pecullnr to him. "Ah, my doar friend, the very man for the placo the very man for tho placo." Thero was a moment's pause and then tho archbishop added, as though from an after thought, "and tho very placo for tho man, my dear sir the very place for the man." Tho right roverond gontlemnn's non Cnthollc friend nftorwards found that ho had unwittingly discovered nn exnmple nf DAVE AND HATTIE WALK PRIZE AT tells this nn Homo Journal: wo wcro rld curvo and we church discipline. The learned priest In tho country par ish wns undergoing whnt Is known in ecclesiastical cir cles n3 "n vacation In tho woods." In reciting tho experiences of "A Missionary in tho Great West" Rev. Cyrus Townscnd Drndy ecdoto In the Ladles' "Tho train on which lnc rushed nround a enmo In sight of tho Missouri river. My llttlo nephew clapped hla hands and ex claimed: 'Oh, uncle, see the river, seo tho moon shining on thoso things In tho water. Whnt aro thoy?' 'Thoso aro sand bars,' I replied, 'and that Is a miserable tort of a river anyway, my boy.' 'Yes, said th? brakeman, 'I heard a man say t'other day thero wero Juat two things God A'mlghty didn't take no notice of; thoy woro too wicked for him. Ono wns Kansas City and tho other tho Missouri river.' " About Noted People Simon Newcomb, Amerlca'B greatest as tronomer, has had an honorary degree con ferred upon him By tho University of Cra cow, Austria, something extraordinary for an American to receive. Dut In tho past, so famed Is Prof. Newcomb, tho leading foreign universities have conferred honornry degrees upon him nnd tho Erentcst of tho world's scientific societies have presented him with gold medals. In the Kansas delegation nt Philadelphia was a Mr. Sheldon of Topekn, fnt, good na tured and a good fellow. It becamo noised nbrond that ho wns tho roverend gentlo mnn who recently edited n Topekn dally for a week and a number of out-of-town papers wcro so Informed by their correspondents. This mistaken Idea was effectually set at rest by Mr. Sheldon's vigorous nnd entirely unclcrlcal uso of langunge. According to Holland, In tho Philadelphia Press, James D. Layng will learn upon his return from Europo In a fow days that tho University of Pennsylvania, of which ho Is nn alumnus, has elected him ono of the trustees nnd conferred upon hlra tho hon ornry degrco of Doctor of Lnws. He Is one of tho fow men who have gained distinction for ability In railway management to ro colvo this high degree. Mr. Layng, who Is a vico president both of tho West Shore and of tho Dig Four system, Is Just ending tho ElHM i B tlrr 4trt f(liiln n f unilnrnl i nVm It I nil tin Imil Invented and pntonted. He had such fa.th ,, ., ., ,, ', ., . . ; , ,u., tho visit. Mr. Horton s IntCHt Btory soon ho used up virtually all the money ho had saved whllo school teaching In attomptlug to manufacture them and placo thorn an tho i nrlnl Ilnl trt nnt raienn ttwt nnlnrnf Itin ..ii .. . . - i , -..i .i.. i Chr st an (pinrter of Cnnea had been burned couldn't bo made to work nnd though It . .. ,.' ... , ,, ., .... went nualnst tho grain ho Dually gave It V I.0 Moslems tho .moko waa s 111 up, deciding to go west again nnd perhaps f r",,, 1,8 r,, ,,B' " wh ?h o Chris- o " tlntia i,'.ii,t aiyn roll 1 11 1 til r lm limlloa nf to bo published Is entitled "Thu Unspeaka ble Turk." Ho gathered tho material for It during n visit to tho Inland of Crutu Just nfter tho Mohnmmeilnn uprising. Tho resume his plnco as school teacher. This plan fell through, however. He started on his wetitcrn way without enough money to aeu htm through, and nt Chicago decided to break his Jnurncy for the pur tlnns wero searching for tho bodies of relatives nnd friends on thu day of his ar rival. Mr. Horton hns mnile ns close study of Grecian and Cretan history as of tho peo- rwisn nf mlKiiiL' tim in..,iii mult, tin hmi pio mm tlio Iniigungi) or today, mo main only 1G lu his purso when ho stepped oil Incidents In "The Unspeaknblu Turk" aro tho train and ho hadn't tho leant Idea tm to historical, but tho theme of tho story Is whut ho should turn his hand. It wn hot lovo and the plot Is purely Imaginative, weather nnd ns ho walked awny from tho Mr. Horton nmlntnlus his fnmlllnrity with station ho noticed a horao wearing between tho nneent elusslcs by rending n llttlu of Ita rnra a wot spongo plnced thero by a the old writings overy day. Ills favorito merciful driver. authors nro Theocritus, Mlmnermus and ThU suggested tho idea that horses might Pindar. Ho has spent much tlmo over be subject to Bunstroke as well ns man nnd Sappho and his translation of the poet's REPRESENTS FOUR GENERATIONS. Mrs. Gcortjo Sparks, Sioux City: Mm. M, C. Lontr. rrt-grunJmother, Council UlurTs; Mrs. II I1 Nlle, KranJmotlier, Stoux City, i lllaliv Lucille Bparks. LEWKEWIZ WINNERS OF THE CAKE OMAHA POLICEMEN'S PICNIC. first prolonged vacation thnt ho hns taken In fifty years of prominent service In rail way affairs. Ho has visited tho Holy Land, penetrated tho upper regions of the Nile, mndo an exhaustive study of railway meth ods In southeastern Europo and spent a month at the Paris exposition. Tho shah of Persia, who Is making a tour of Europo, will pay his respects to Queen Victoria early In July. This Is the monarch who on a former visit to England expressed a dcslro to witness an execution nt New gate prison. No subject being on hand, tho oriental monarch courteously offered nny member of his suite to serve ns an object lesson. Ho was disappointed, becauso the officials of tho Jail declined with thanks his courteous offer. Hugh L. Shepard of tho senior law class nt Harvard has broken all records In taking examinations. He passed eleven In June, receiving tho honor grade of D In each. The law courses at Harvard are by many re garded at tho most difficult In tho country and tho ordinary student thinks ho has done well if he takes five in a year. Mr. Shep hard, who halls from Knnsns, Mo., worked his way through collego doing odd Jobs, tu toring, etc., which makes his success nil tho moro wonderful. Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News: Getting up a concert Is a sound undertaking. A soft corn Is nearly always a hard thing to bear. Better throw stones at random rather than Idle words. Sunday Is a day of strength; the other six aro week days. Your deposit In the savings bank is an object of Interest. When tho mist turna to rain tho umbrella Is very often missed. Wise la tho Individual who backs his friends and faces his enemies. Steam may bo a good servant, but It oc casionally blows up Its master. If a stitch In tlmo saves nlno, that soli tary stitch must also be a time saver. You havo doubtless observed that It Is only sensible peoplo who agrco with you. An old bachelor snya the groatcet curiosity over discovered was found In a woman. Theory may bo well enough In Its way, but lawyers and physicians prefer piactloa. Hopo la faithfully portrayed In tho wag of a doc's tall When ho la waltlner for n hnnn uuu-iuurm 01 wnae a man eats enables him to live nnd tho othor throa-fourths enablos his physician to live. Many a good man's reputation Is duo to tho fact that ho gives publicly nnd steals prlvatoly. A Mean Reporter Philadelphia Press: Mr. Hilton Hero a description In the paper of tho gown you woro nt last night's affair. Mrs. Hilton The Impudence! I told thnt reporter ho mustn't do It; that If he must say anything ho might simply say I was clothed In my right mind. Mr. Hilton Very clever of you, dear. Mrs. Hilton Yes, I fnncy It took him dawn a bit. But what doea tho paper say? I hope they got It right. Mr. Hilton It says: "Mrs. Hilton's gown was a wonderful creation In very flno gauze."