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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1903)
Tub Illustrated Beb Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company, l3ulldtns. Omaha. Neb. Price, tc Per Copy Per Tear. $2.00. Entered at the Omaha Poilofllce as Second Claej Mall Matter. or Advertising Rate Address Publisher. Communication relating to jtious.rapbs or article; for publication eno.ild be ad dressed, "Editor Tne Illustrated Bee, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers OHN CHARLES BUCK, who whk elected to the distinguished posi tlon of commander-in-chief of the XrVeVl Orand Army of the Ileouhlio at the Hun Francisco convpnil.in la one of those modest warriors whoxe "deeds, thouKh manifold, no skald In Bong has told." Ills war record I summed up In a brief entry to the effect that he nerved with Illinois regiment from ISM to 180, entering as private and coming out a colonel with a brevet of br gadler gin ral of volunteers. This sentence Includes the story of four years of hard service, of battles, and marches, of bivouacs and camps, of privations and hardships, and certainly of one wound, for General Black loat a leg during the strife. Since the war General Black has practiced law and voted tho democratic ticket In llilnols-the Cleve land brand of democracy. When drover Cleveland was first elected president of tho United States ho chose General Black to ba his commissioner of pensions for four yrars. Later Genera! Black was elected congressman-at-large from Illinois, serv ing two years, 193 95. He was United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois from 1S9 to 1899. In ha connection with the Grand Array and the Military Episodes s ENATOR QUAY visited Governor Pcnnypacker a few days ago. traveling on his annual pass over 11. . .1 lh6 Philadelphia & Reading road. ' In the course of his Journey he was transferred to the Perklomen Valley line and the conductor said he could not recognise the pass on that branch. The senator tried to raiks his pass good, but the conductor demanded cash fare. "What tf I refuse to pay?" said Mr. Quay. "The walking tm good," answered the conductor quietly. "I kave my orders and am only protecting myself." The senator handed over his fare Uis first he had paid In some thlrty-flve years. On returning to Phila delphia he visited the Reading offices, but whether he called to get another pass, to make complaint against the conductor or to get his money returned hai not been learned. ' Sir Nicholas O'Conor, British ambassador at Constantinople, spells his surname with a single, -n," like The O'Conor Don. In a bygone generation there was an acrimoni ous controversy In the O'Conor family in County Roscommon, from which Sir Nicho las comes, as to tho right of any branch of the ancient ruce to rpell the name "O'Conor." thit right. It was contended, being possessed only by Tho O'Conor Don, as head, ef the house. The contest was S3 long that It was cat!! the N-less standing for endless correspondence. It was ulti mately referred to Sir J. Bernard Burke, the Ulster king-ef-arma, and he decided, aa In another dispute familiar In literature, that much might be said on both, sides. ,RS. LANGTRY and Slgnor Marconi M were dining at different tables In a restaurant the other night. The Ilvh nc" "aw the Inventor for the tV firHt time. Mrs. Langtry and Slgnor Marconi were dining at different tables In a restaurant the ether night. The actress saw the in ventor for the first time. "What a wonderful man he is," Mrs. langtry anld. "What he has done seems marvelous. Only I en n't siy that my own experience with the wireleai tel -graph was a complete success. I hud dined with a friend the night before I left London, and when we puis id a vessel I telegraphed by tbe new mathol. The ccean does not part us.' "Ten days later I had tho telegram back from my frlunds with a request to explain what It meant. It r.-ud: 'The ocean has no rusts on.' " f Before he wus elected to bo the chief executive of the Old Dominion, relates the Philadelphia Ledger, Governor Montague of Virginia met an old classmate on the train. They had not met for years. Mr. Montague was a candidate for governor, and the other a plain country lawyer with a small In come. "What can I do for you when I'm gov ernor?" said he candidate as he iut his arm around his friend. "What can I do for you, old boyT" - - - tit j TI1E ILLUSTRATED BEE. Order of the Loyal Legion he has always bven active, having at one time been com mander of the Illinois department of the Grand Army and also department com mander of the Loyal Legion for tbe same state. General Black was born at Lexing ton, Miss., January 27, 1839, but has lived all his life In the north. He was educated at the public schools of Danville, III., and at Wabash college, Crawfordvllle, Ind. Ills present home la In Chicago. Andrew J. Gillespie, sr., of Scotia, Neb., who is hale and hearty and spry as any of bis long line of descendants at the age of S, ascribes as least part of his condition to the thirty-two years he has lived in Nebraska, "where people stay young long er than anywhere on enrth." Mr. Gillespie has long been a well known Ogure in the Loup valley, where he settled in 18T1. tak ing up a ranch In the vicinity of whit is now the thriving village of Elba. Ills cat tle were the first to range the pleasant val ley and fatten on the lush grasses of the Loup. lie was a hunter, even at that time, and made a name for himself among the Indians and plainsmen, who regarded him as the real thing. Tor nuny years he carried the mail up the valley, having the contract for a route of seventy miles. Often he drovo the stage h'mself, and none of his passengers ever guessed the age of the man who was piloting the long team with such a skillful hand. Like many an other, Mr. Gillespie was born a pioneer. Ills birthplace was Kentucky, where he was bora, on Juna 4, 1806. not very far from where Abraham Lincoln was born four years later. Like Lincoln, his boy hood and young manhood were spent in Illinois, where he married Temperance Lee Ba.nk.ston, daughter of Colonel Bankston, friend and comrade of Lincoln. Thirteen children blessed this union, twelve of thsm living unUl middle life In 1836 Mr. Gilles pie moved to Iowa, where he lived until after the close of the civil war. Then, and Incidents The two disputing families had a common origin a king of Connaught and could spell the name one way or the other with propriety and In accordance with tradition. $ Chatincey Depew Is not above telling a story at his own expense. His latest of that kind is of traveling on an Knglish rail road during his recent trip abroad with Mrs, Depew. In the same little compart ment with them was a dull-looking Brit isher to whom Chauncey told a story, say ing as he finished: "That la tbe way that American fellow Depew tells It." The Eng lishman asked: "What does thla Depew look ItkeT" "My dear," said the senator, turning to his wife, "what does Depew look llkeT" "Very much such a looking man as you are, I Imagine." "Surely, madam." re marked the Englishman, with a gesture of ad expostulation, "you don't do your hus band Justice.. Later the senator discov ered that the Englishman knew htm all the time. Literary statisticians have been com puting that Sir A. Conan Doyle would be the most richly rewarded author In history . had all his works been paid at the rate quoted for his new Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Adventures of Gerard," 12 a word. Up to and Including "The Hound of the Baakervllles, and without counting the new book, which la now running serially, his takings would have come to some thing like 11.500,000. But the author has not always received 12 a word, or even the hundredth part of that. There la a letter in the possession of an American publisher Gleanings From the "Just what you have done now," quietly replied the lawyer. "Why. what's that?" said the other. "Simply put your arm areund me and call me 'old boy.' That's all I want." was the reply of the true friend of boyhood days. Senator Thomas C. Piatt, on his sev entieth birthday, was talking to a group of reporters at Manhattan Beach about a cer tain politician, relates the Boston Herald. "To land him. bait your hook with flat tery," said the Senator. "He Is an egoist. Ills worst enemy, by praising the cut of hla coat, the architecture of hla house, his skill at steering a boat or making a speech, his grace In lifting his bat to a woman his worst enemy by praising him or any thing that concerns him can twist him around his finger. "Yes," the senator concluded, "he Is an egoist; a man who would be glad to die for the pleasure of looking up from his grave and reading the stonecutter's puff on his tombstone." An old darky had become a convert to the Roman Catholic church and was greatly Impressed with the confessional, relates the New York Tlmea. Relating hla experiences one day to an Inquisitive brother who was still outside the fold he said: "It certainly am tarrlfyln' de way dey makes a maa uareble do inmost secrets ob ht wife having died, he decided to again move to the "new country," and In 1K71, at an age when most men are setting their house in order and preparing to spend their declining years In peace, he sold out his holdings and abandoning his comfort able home, came to Nebraska, settling In the North Loup valley, where he still re sides. Mr. Gillespie la sUll tall and straight, showing In his carriage none of the weight of nearly a century of active life. His descendants inherit this fine phy sique and stamina, too. his seventh son, Joe, winning tbe long ride from Chadron to Chicago en a cow pony. In 1893, against competitors who were not half his age. Mr. Gillespie has been a professing Chris tian since his slxttenth year, never used tobacco and never tasted liquor in hs life. He ascribes his long life to right liv ing and thinking. In 1878 he was mirried a second fJrne, his wle still living. His direct descendants now living are nine children, seventy-seven grandchildren, eighty great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. The annual conference of the Frea Methodist church of Nebraska, which was held at Yutan during the latter part of August, drew together many of tho ad herents of that denomination. Among them were some quite distinguished In the church. Rev W. T. Hogue of Greenville, 111., presided, R. O. L; Barnes of Tutan, Neb., being the secretary and Miss Minnie A. Beers of Concord. Neb., the treasurer of the conference. The elders In attend ance were Rev. W. W. Bruce of Lincoln, Rev. E. Ballenger and Rev. J, A. Finch of Norfolk, Neb. South Omaha labor unions led the van during the Labor day observation this year. For several years South Omaha and Council Bluffs have Joined with Omaha In celebrating the day with a grand parade, but on this occasion Omaha unions gave in Lives of Noted People embojylng a proposition from the crea'or of Sherlock Holmes for a contract on the basis of a cent and a half a word. An Interesting feature is that the contract was declined. Unlike Napoleon, Bismarck was a hard smoker. He once told this story to illus trate his love of the weed: "The value of a good cigar is best understood when It is the last you possess and there Is no chance of getting another. At Koenlggraets I had only one cigar left In my pocket, which I carefully guarded during the battle as a miser guards his treasure. I did not feel Justified in using it. I painted In glowing colors In my mind the happy hour when I should enpoy It after the victory, but I had miscalculated my chances. A poor dragoon lay helpless, with both arms crushed, mur muring for something to refresh him. I felt In my pockets and found only gold, which would not be of the least use to him. But tay, I had still my treasured cigar. I lighted It for him and placed It between his teeth. You should have seen the poor fel low's grateful smile. I never enjoyed a cigar so much as that one which I did not smoke." A young man with a richly bound vol ume under his arm had been climbing the brownatone steps of the fashionable residences along Massachusetts avenue, in Washington. He reached the vestibule of each and had then descended wearily to the sidewalk. It was plain that he was discouraged as he made his way to the doorway of 1763. To his surprise the door Instead of being thrown open by some cold Story Tellers' his conscience. I was mighty nigh gettin' caught de udder day." "How was dat. Sambo V "Why, de ole gentleman ax me ef I ever steal any chickens." "Well, what did you say?" "Why, I tolo him no; but ef he had a said ducks he'd a got me shuh." Bourke Cockran Is airing an amusing anecdote picked up during hla European trip, reports the. New York Times. It seems that two distinguished archaeologists made an excursion to the Isles ot Arran, where Interesting remains of an archaeo logical nature exist. They came across a little rough stone building, and both en tered Into a fierce argument aa to the exact century of its erection, one maintaining It was built In the fifth, and the other In the sixth century. A native who had listened to the hot discussion suddenly broke in: "Arrau, yer honors, both of yese are wrong. 'Twas put up three years ago by Patsy Doolan for bis Jackass!" $ Judge George Gray of Delaware Is a graduate of Princeton, a member of the class of '59. Talking one day In Wilming ton, Judge Gray said: There used to be a Princeton Janitor named Jerome McWade, who was as witty September 13, 1903. way to the smaller towns, and each of tht latter had a parade of Its own. Naturally South Omaha, where the greater number ot men are employed, made the showing. The parade was the most Imposing demonstra tion ever seen In the Maglo City streets. In all divisions It was complete, the pack ing houses and other large employing In stitutions closing for the day, and many Omaha union men Joining the marching thousands. After the parade there was nothing to it but a good time at one park or another. Most of the South Omaha people favored Syndicate park, where a fine program of games, arranged- in lieu ot the customary speeches, was carried out. One feature of the west is ita magnitude, and this in its every aspect. A picture In this number gives a good notion of what this means in the way of grain raising. It is of a scene on a farm In Saline county, three and one-half miles from Tobiaa, owned by J. Rims. Two powerful steam threshers are working at the same time, discharging their straw on one stack. Only In such grain raising states as Nebraska is such scene possible. It is not the oc casion for special wonder out here, for people are used to big things in an agri cultural way, but will be of Interest to readers who do not come in direct contact with modern farming operations. Citizens of Mitchell, S. D., are expecting to anticipate the corn harvest and make merry over the Immense crop of small grain that blessed their section, by holding a "corn palace" celebration next week- This is more of a fair and exposition than any thing else, but is made the excuse for a sort of general carnival as well. The main building of the enterprise Is a typical "corn palace" structure, and shows one of the many uses to which the grain can be put. The photograph used for illustration was made last year, when a successful celebration was held in the building. and livered minion, disclosed as It turned on ita hinges a gentleman of slight frame and student-like black whiskers, who ap parently had happened to be near at hand. "I have here a work which ought to be In every well-equipped library," began the calltr. The black-whiskered gentleman made as If to close the door. This did not surprise the other and he proceeded as from force of habit: "It is a history of the revolutionary war the best written and most authoritative now on the market Lodge's HiBtory of the Revolutionary War." The man at the door seemed ' less in clined to bar the entrance; In fact, he bid the book agent enter and led him to the reception room. The young man's spirits went up like the thermometer In August. He grew voluble; his praise of the work was extravagant. There was no book of its kind in the same class with It; everybody knew that its author was per haps the most scholarly statesman of the day,' whom President Roosevelt had singled out for signal honor by referring to him as his closest personal and political friend. "You are the kind of man I ought to help along," murmured the gentleman, seemingly to himself. "You may send me your history." And the book agent, wondering greatly on the mysterious force that had been evoked, nevertheless retained presence of mind enough to poi.se a pencil over the order blank and ask: "What name, please?" "Henry Cabot Lodge," was the answer. Pack and amusing a chap as I have ever met. Whenever ou would strike McWade he would halt you. and for three or four min utes you would have to listen to some odd yarn or other that he would re'ate as though It had been a personal experience " 'I saw a funny Irishman in a tavern last night. Mr. Gray,' he said to me one morning. This Irishman sat by the lire reading a newspaper and tucking raw eggs that he took, one by one, out of a paper bag. He paid no attention to anybody. He Just read and sucked us though be was alone In his room at home. " 'AH of a sudden he got a bad egg and before he knew what he was doing he bolted a little live chicken. The chick chirped aa It went down and the Irishman Bald philosophically: " 'Be the powers, my friend, ye shpoke too late.' " Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland was complimented by a lady on the manner in which he had frightened politicians with his reform methods. She hoped that ha would as successfully Inaugurate a move ment to frighten the annoying masher. There Is no sense In It," said the mayor. "No sense in the movement?" questioned the ludy in confusion. "No, in the maeheri," corrected Mr. John son. "You cannot frighten that which is senseless."