July 8, 1000.
T"K li.i.usruATKD Bi:k.
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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."
