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Nebraska will shortly have Hh third gov
ernor of the new eentiiry. It In understood
that Mr. Dietrich will hooii lay down tin;
rareH of the executive olllce. In which ho
succeeded (lovernor Poynter In Jnnuary, nnd
K.rn l'erln Savage, lieutenant governor, will
nssumo the functions and title of governor.
.Mr. Savage Ik one, of the men who have con
inered the weM and mnde the wild and
woolly wilderness a successful pnstoi'al
eotinlry of happy honieH and well-kept
farmsteads. 1 1 In llfty-nlnc yearn of life
havo hcen Hpetil altogether In the went, ho
having lieen scout, farmer, merchant. stock
man and lawyer TIiIh latter can hardly bo
called an occupation for him, ns ho Kindle. 1
OKOUOK DAILEY- APPOINTED CADET
TO WEST POINT FROM NINTH IOWA
DISTRICT.
Inw and was admitted to practice In both
stnto and federal courtH more an a recrea
tion than with any Intent of following tho
profession. Ho has always been active In
politics, serving ns a member of the Seven
teenth (leneral assembly and as the first
mayor of South Omaha before being elected
to tho olllce of lieutenant governor In l'.iOO.
Tho Into CnlonolDflT" Dalley of Council
lllufTs was a gallant olllcer In tho great
volunteer army of tho north during the
civil war. nnd his military ardor was cer
tainly transmitted to his sons, two of whom
served with the Fifty-first Iown during
that regiment's rnmpalgu In tho Philip
pines. A third, who was too young to en
list, followed tho regiment to Mnnlla and
mnnaged to keep with It until It was re
turned and mustered out of tho servlco,
He hns Just beon appointed ns cadet to
West Point from tho Ninth Iown district.
His fondness for nrmy llfo hns been demon
strated nnd his standing on examination
was such as to guaranteo his future as a
soldier.
Orntory as n flno art Is gaining n firm
footing In tho Nebraska public school sys
tem, Snvernl associations, mado up of
nrlous high schools and minor rolloges,
hove been formed, nnd carry on annunlly
Interesting contests to lest tho merits nnd
decide the supremacy of tho young folks
ns public spenkers, Tho old-fashioned
Frldnv afternoon nffnlrs, when each mem
ber of tho school wns expected to "speak
n piece," has given way to "rhetorlcals, '
and the Instruction In tho use of the voice
Is as careful and thorough ns that given In
any other branch. The Interest In tho
nffnlrs of the several nHsoclnllons Is nl
ways keen, nnd the winner of n contest
Is the recipient of mnnv rnngrntulatloiiH
and some envv, Hecentlv ono nf these
events wns held nt Norfolk Neb., the oc
casion being the nnnual meetlnt nf tho
North Nebraska High School Declamatory
association. John Neuiunrker. tho lR-yenr-old
son of Hev It. Neumnrker, won tho
first prlre In tho drnmntlc clns, His train
ing hns been altogether In tho public
schools. I.ydln n, Shullz, n 16-year-old
mls nf Schuyler, won the first prize In the
humorous clnss, She, too, hns had all hor
training In the public schools.
Whnt to do to vary the monotony of enrd
parlies Is always a source of cogitation
and worry to tho woman whose social In
stincts lend her to become hostess about
onco every so often to a little coterlo of
friends who havo banded themselves to
gether for tho purpose of killing so ninny
ovenlngs ench winter by cinch or pitch or
some similar game, Tho sameness of pro
ceedings nt these affairs pulls on nil at
times, nnd to break In upon It with a pleas
ant diversion Is tho ambition of tho
woman who Is lo "entertain" next. It wns
this spirit thnt led nn Omahn card club
recently to meet In the gnrb of Indlnns.
Tho costumes were singularly accurate and
striking, nnd the effect wns brightened by
the decorations of tho room, nnd the fact
tin' (he pnle faces for tho nonce dlsnp-
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
penrod behind tho ochro of the red ,nn. Clark not only gave orders to have tho train
As ii novelty in card parties tho affair was topped t charter Oak, but promised some
1 , "I" to hco Maud S. Ho had witnessed tho
Mls Lorn Holmes 1T young woman In confcssTihe lbCTy
whom the people of Lincoln take deep In- J? seemed to please
torest. She Is possessed of n contralto
voice of uncommon excellence, and has be- , .."ZT .
come very popular In the musical and 1ColnncI A- J -McOluro, who has Just rc-
soclal circles of the Capital City. Re- a1lK,nt:1 fn" 1,10 editorship of tho Phlla-
cently a benefit concert was given at one ... ft, T T8' 1"t'8 not lnton,, lo bo 1(,l'
of the Lincoln theaters, under tho patron- Ul,lnk' ho RnyH' "thnt 1 wl" havo a"
ago of tho leading women of the city, for cJlnnco ,0 wr"" th' 1 wnnt- ''" somo
tho purpose of raising funds to enable Miss , . hccn 8ollcltc'1 or n K'cnl many
Holmes to complete her inuslcnl education. S"m """V0'08 tllan 1 001,1,1 '""'"take, and
that Is tho sort of thing I nm most apt to
About Noted People
An Interesting story Is told In connec
uon wiin Agulnnldo. I'bo governor gen
eial of tho Philippines offered $2.-,000 for
his head. Agulnaldo wrote Mm: "I wont
the money badly I will deliver my head
to you myself." Later a priest npnonred
lo you myself." Later a priest nppeared
nt the palace. "Ilenedlcte," he said, and
turned the key In tho lock. Ho threw
back his hood. A man with n sword stood
before tho governor Konoral. Tlin man
was Agulnaldo. "I havo brought Agul-
nnldo's head," ho said. "Toko It and pay
mo my reward, He quick." he added, "for
I am In a hurry," Tho governor general
pnl,,
,t
ln speaking tho other day to a retiring
senator of his early hopes and ambitions
Sonntor Hoar said: "Ilcfoto I camo lo
congress I had built up n Inw practice
loin orougm mo nn income or f.'O.ono n
yenr, mid I hnd every renson to believe
thnt tho practice would grow to $:,0,000. I
I. .1 i . ...... .
r. iii unveil mini my income niioui iou,ooo
nnd I believed I could keep my practice
and still nttend to my duties In congress.
A ft il.ui ,.. .i in.
.-.in., iinfiii mini iiiui ruin in wie puillli;
service I find myself nt 7," with my law
practice gone nnd tho accumulations of my
young dnys dlsBlpaled. II Is Impossible to
remain In congress nnd nticnd to ono'n
duties nnd nt tho same time to continue
nn outside business, " .
' - '"hit Kox. Jr., In tils study of "The South
When John Plerpnnt Morgnn travels he ern Mountnlneer" In the April Scrlbner,
hns n train of five most elegnntly up- relates thnt n traveling evangelist Mr.
pointed coaches at his disposal. Instead Dames, once stopped nt a mountnln tnvern
of merely a prlvnto enr he has a whole and told the story of tho crucifixion.
Irnln that Is under hln exclusive control. When he wns quite through nn old woman
When he was at Washington n few days who b.id listened In nbsnrhed silence nsked:
ago lo visit Senntor Hntinn and other "Stranger, you say that that happened a
friends his train remnlned In the union long while ngn?"
stnllnn. There were only eight persons "Yes," s'nld Mr. Dames, "nlmost 2.000
In the financial mnirnnto's nnrtv. hut tlin
kept tho lnrge force of pervants rnntln-
ually employed. Although most of the
tlmo tho Morgan party was at n hotel, the
ener prepared ino mcnis nnd nnd tliem
ready at the atipolntcd time More than
I.OUA 1 1 OI, M ICS LINCOLN'S TAVOUITK
(TONTItALTO.
onco tho only persons who enjoyed tho
dollcnclcs prepared were the servants
comprising Mr. Morgan's personal entour
nfo. Captain J. M. lliooke. who designed tliu
Merrlmac, Is now professor emeritus ot
physics nt the Virginia Military neadem
Lexington, Vn. He enlisted In tho United
States navy as a midshipman In 1811 and
was graduated from Annapolis In IS 17 with
tho tlrst class sent out from tho Naval
academy. During hh term of hcrvlce at the
Naval observatory In Washington he In
vented the deep sen sounding apparatus
which has since been generally used, nm)
111 lSr.S. while In command of the t'lilttii
Stntes vessel Kenlmoro Cm per, he nmdii
tho sounding In tho so-called "llrooko
deep," off the coast of Luion, which wan
the tlrst of the deep sea soundings. H
wns I ho Inventor of t he llrooko gun.
Turf. Field nnd I'arni tells this story
about tho Into Charles P. Clark, formerly
president of tho New York, New Ilnven &
Ilavtforri railroad' "When tho lato Hobert
Homier purchased Maud S ho Bent her to
Charter Oak park to be trained. Ono dny
n friend of Mr Homier left New York to
visit him nt tho park, but found that the
trnln did not stop nt that station. Tho con
ductor wns polite, but said that ho could
not go against orders. At New Haven n
halt waa mnde, and Mr. llnnner's friend
tried to bribe the engineer with a $10 bill,
but In vnln. He was then told thnt Presl
dent Clark wns on tho train nnd ho wont to
him. 'Why don't you sen tho conductor?'
nsked Mr. Clark 'I hnve, but ho will not
disobey orders.' 'Why not then go forwnrd
nnd brlbo tho engineer?' 'I tried bribery
nt Now Haven, but It would not work,' The
nbsetirg of evasion was tho best policy. Mr
get nt now. ,1 have no Idea of trying n
book. I havo my name on flvo, but I nover
Intended to write one; they are nil of them
books by chance, not Intention. Tho first
two nro made up of letters I wrote from
""' nnc"y mountains and from tho south to
,l10 Now YorI Trlmi'. wIl"o 'y work on
''lMcnl' whd' ' suppose Is the most pre-
,,,"tln,1B of "''" . Is composed mainly of
n series or letters which I addressed to
ten pnpers throughout the country In my
V," r",np,, throUKlnmt the country In my
,lla,"." w th N'.''"'"? "ver tho stand which
-r- ik In the mntter of Hamlin's
'""'"'"'"n"- As for thnt last one about
, ""'"'"K nf presidents I can only tell you
1 1"'?n" 11,0 arlM l'"'st against my
)V ' ".I"' w"8 "rKC'1 l"t" wrl,l"K thrpo- nn''
then live, and then seven, and then nlno
siories neiore i ruuy realized now tho num-
,,,r "f wrds would totnl up."
0. . . . n
MOHCS ADOllt PreaCllCrS
The preacher's theme was "Daniel," re-
.nn-i n im-me mm im
UlU'" "lo Chicago Tribune,
After the benediction ono of the
ttl tlin ,nnt,,in I l.tn .ml... 1 .. ...
summers
., , ,,nn, ,i mi uaucr
,,ln I'fstnr's name was,
""Is nm,1P Ib King," said the usher,
"Will vnn tlllrnilllpo tn.i In 1itt,9"
an usher what
Will you Introduce me to hlin?"
"With pleasure. What Is your nnmo?"
"Daniel."
The usher Introduced him.
"I nm glad to meet you. Mr, King," said
the stranger. "I'm your subject."
"And they (rented Him that way when
He'd come down for nothln' on enrth but
to save 'em?"
"Yes."
The old womnn wns crying softly, nnd
she put out her hand nnd laid It on his
Kllee
"Well, stranger." she said, "let's hope
that hit ain't so."
Ono of the southern bishops enjoys telllne
tho following story on his own daughter.
Strongly Imbued with her father's doc
trine she hnd grown up n Btrlct Episco
palian nnd had never nttended n revival
or camp meeting In her life, nlthough. as
her younger brother remarked, "Tho woods
were full of them,"
When she was about IB she went to visit
nn old friend of her mother's In New York
nnd her hostess, nfter much persuasion,
provalled on her to go to hear Tom Har
rison, the famous hoy evangelist.
"nut, Mrs, nurnctt," she hnd flnnlly ob
jected, "suppose ho would speak to me.
I'd be so frightened I shouldn't know what
to sny."
"Why. Virginia." her hostess hnd re
plied, "tho church will ho so crowded thot
nothing Is more unlikely thnn he should
single out either ono of us."
Hut the girl's fenrs wore realized.
As tho grent preacher left the pulpit nnd
pnssed down tho nlsle, exhorting first this
FANCY DRESS CARD PARTY GIVEN BY MR, AND MRS, WOODS, 1325 SOUTH
one, then that cne, he paused at the pew
where the bishop's daughter was seated.
"My dear child," he said earnestly, "are
you a Christian?"
"N no, sir," she replied, "I'm tin Episco
palian." With n twlnklo In his eye the evangelist
passed on without another word,
"Ono morning," says the llev. David M,
Steele of Drooklyn, "a man camo to mo
with a letter written on stamped paper and
signed with the name of a clergyman of
my church In n town In Massachusetts, His
story, told In great embarrassment, was
that ho had run away from home. Accord
ing to tho lotter, his nged mother was dy
ing with grief, nnd the appeal of his rec
tor was to tho mnn to come back at on o
Tho minister's check for $8, drawn on a
hank In this i-ame town, was Inclosed with
which to pay car fare. He was distressed
and was anxious to go, hut tho dlltlculty
was ho hud been In New York only five
dnys, know no one nnd could not bo Identi
fied at any bank. Would I ensh tho check'
1 told him to come hack In n couple of
JOHN NKUMAIIKKH WINNER AT NOR
FOLK ORATORICAL CONTEST.
hours, and meantime I telegraphed Inquiries
to tho Rev. C . The answer camo: 'Do
not know nny such mnn.' When tho follow
returned ho wns nrrcsted, nnd In his pocket
u neatly kept memorandum book was found
containing tho namo of nearly evory clergy
man In Chicago, Cincinnati, Clovelnnd,
Pittsburg nnd Philadelphia. This had been
his routo. On each page of the book there
woro four columns, headed, 'name, dnto,
amount nnd remarks,' and In theso were
such entries ns, "The Rev. R , $1. Ont
after an hour's work.' 'The Rev. S , no
good. Cnn't work.' 'Tho Rev. T , $G.
An eay mark.' The dates ran back through
thrco years."
Prattle of Little People
One of the young women connected with
Hull House, Chicago, was recently showing
n collection of photographs of classical pic
tures ton street urchin, and when sho enmc
to n copy of the "Slstlno Mndonna" she
asked: "Do you know what thnt repre
sents?" Yes," said the boy, "that Is Jesus
and His mother." "Did you notice," con
tinued tho teacher, "how beautiful their
faces nro? You cannot find such beauty of
expression In nny other picture." "Hut It'n
the rims around their hends, mn'om, thnt
gives them away," Interrupted the boy.
"Pa."
"Yob."
"Thnt Mrs. Fllpley was here today, and
guess what sho said about you."
"Oh, I can't," the old gentleman replied,
April 11, 11(01.
-JBL2PBEiJb
LYDIA SHULTZ WINNER AT NORFOLK
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
beginning to get Intonated. "What was It?"
"She told ma she thought you were such n
hnudsomc-looklng mini nnd held your ngo so
well."
"She did, eh?" he replied, pushing out his
chest nnd pretending thnt It didn't make
any particular difference to him whnt she
had said.
"But," tho sweet child continued, "inn told
her sho ought to seo you In tho morning be
fore you put lu your false teeth nnd got tin
sldo hair slicked tip over your bald spot."
A popular Clovelnnd' doctor tells this story
of a bright boy, his own, who had reached
tha mature age of !i after an early career
marked by many wild and mischievous
pranks.
His restless nature, has made him some
thing of n torment to Ids teacher at llm s.
nnd ono nftcrnoon not long ngo she kept
him nfter tho othen. were dismissed nnd hail
a serious tnlk with him. Perhaps she was a
llttlo nfrnld that her admonitions were fall
ing on stony ground. Anywny. sho llnally
said:
"I certainly will hnve to ask your father
to como nnd see me."
"Don't you do It," said tho boy.
Tho teacher thought she had made an Im
pression. "Yes," sho repeated, "I must send for
your father."
"You better not," said the boy.
"Why not?" Inquired the teacher.
" 'Causo he charges $2 a visit," said the
scamp.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News: Shaking hnnds Is u social
pressure.
Query Can a pretty woman be a plain
cook?
Tho blackboard Is the original board of
education.
Bettor n dinner without meat than a do
mestic broil.
Tho nverage girl's Ideal mnn Is one who
will propose.
diving ndvico Is llko kissing Inexpensive
nnd pleasant.
It Is truly n lino nrt to wenr now clothes
unconsciously.
When fortuno is on our sldo popularity
always bears her company.
It's a wiso plan to try on your good reso
lutions before passing them.
A man nover seeks n woman's society be
cniiBo ho thinks sho needs him.
"All flesh Is grnss," rcmnrked tho hungry
vegetarian ns ho tackled a Juicy steak,
those who do not depend upon good luck.
Tho luckiest people In tho world nro
THIRTIETH STRHET.
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