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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1903)
V THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. October 4, 1008. 21 and tha poor Judge was compelled t work his arm like a pump handle from morning until flight " Another case Illustrating this same phase of Tlno' character occurred when he had the Olllrnore party under his charge. A local merchant who looked toward the future gave the American prinoners clolh a and other comfort In return fur letter s of recommendation to the American general advancing north, lino heard of It, and forbade any further favors. "While the Spanish prisoners and our own soldiers go about barefooted and hungry," he Birid, "you may not favor the Americans. If your philanthropic spirit Is ax irr -protfciblo us it upfieurs to be, you may devote a few thousand pesos toward shoes for our own country's soldlera be gin there." The merchant refused and was thrown Into prison until ho compiled with Tlno's wishes. 'lino remained In the north until the lat ter part of the year 1VSM. Then the Ameri cans pressed hard on Agulnald'j In the south, and he ordered Tlno to reinforce blm. The boy general left a small gur rlwon In Vlgan to guard tho prlHunots, and with SOU riflemen marched down to meet the advancing Americans. But American artillery drove him back. When Toons; and Tlno Met. Now comes a slngnlnr Incident. As the Spaniards had lied before Tlno. he now re treated over the same ground before Gen eral Young's cavalry. At a town called Ban Kernando he made a stand with 101 men, all that was left of his force. Gen eral Young advanced, and when he came up to the insurgents at Ban Fernando he was alone ahead of his men with only an escort of forty men. The general charged Tlno and his 200 and drove them bark, scattering them into tho Jungles. Fifty miles further up Tlno made another stand In what was considered an impregnable mountain pass, Tungadln. Again he was defeated by Inferior numbers. The Texans under Young simply walked up the pass without stopping. That was Tlno's last pitched fight. Thenceforth ho pursued guerrilla tactics, and In that manner he kept General Young's cavalry on tho hustle for about a year. Finally he surrendered, after Agul raldo's capture. Now he enjoys a civil po sition under the government he so stoutly resisted, and his superiors say that he U a good one. ANTONIO DE LAS ALAS. Uoyhood of llcrrcshoffs When America wen the first Inter national yacht race at Cowes, F.ngland, fifty-two years ngo, the world little knew at the time that on a little farm at Point Pleasant, Ilristol, II. I., two children were playing who could give yachting and rapid navigation generally an all-round, far reaching impetus such as, In all the wide world they had never felt before. The elder, John B. Herreshoff, a sandy haired, blue eyed, earnest looking boy of ten, al though foredoomed to a life of blindness, could then see, and had already begun to whittle out pretty toy boats. Only three or four years later he built his first boat for actual use, which was considered a marvel of beauty and speed. At fifteen his eye sight faili d htm forever, but he would not let anything discourage him, so' he con tinued to study boats, and to build -them, too. The younger, "Nat," a rather red dish haired, ruddy faced, rouglsh toddler of three, at the time of the Cowes contest, was noted chiefly for an Irrepressible In clination to run away to the shore near by, at every favorable opportunity, and lie down on his back in the Band and kick his hoela exultantly in the water. He was often found asleep In this position by his anxious mother, one chubby hand clasping a wisp of seaweed, the other full of .wet sand, with the rising tide - washing tils bare -feet. Whenever he was missing he was first sought for on the shore, where. If ho was awake and saw that his move ments were noted, he would generally spend his time In watching passing Bhips or sailing chips or toy boats. When older grown he attended tho pri mary, Intermediate and grammar schools Htid, later the high school, under the princl palshlp of Thomas W. Itlcknell, now living In Providence, who says he was always well behaved, and studious, only an ordi nary pupil In grammar, reading, spelling, or history, but bright In physical geo graphy, algebra, geometry and chemistry, and remarkably keen In natural philosophy. At this time he was somewhat tall for his age, thin, rather slender, somewhat loosely built and had a noticeable forward Inclina tion of the head, which became more and more pronounced from a habit he had of closely watching rivals in his many boat races, craning his neck in order to see them from under the boom. Mr. ltlrknell says that the mother of the young Herreshnffs, although very busy woman, managed to visit the high school two or three times a week, on an average, and encouraged her children, some of whom were blind. In all ways possible. "My mother," said John B. Ilerraaboff to the writer. In ltfiW, "la 88, and still enjoys good health. If I have one thing more than another to be thankful for. It ta her care In childhood and her sympathy through UN. She la one of the best of Mothers, and I feel that I owe ber a debt fT-fif' 4rlc fl-i-i- This means $10.00 from our already reduced nrire wm. map wni on any new TOp BUGGY 0r CARRIAGE bought . " during AK-SAR-BEN week. "V r'. ."is - ' " i it i i , J- . . ' I - 1 , '.'II i'l ! ' -' 5 ; " 'I 4 . : r ' ' " - , ' e . -"' ft ! - v H y - -- llr sV.-t. 'f- ' ST -( i The "BUSY CARRIAGE SHOP" of Omaha. Cor. 18th and Hartley Streets. Where the largest variety of Buggies, Concords, Traps, Stanhopes and Family Carriages are offered at "CLOSING OUT" prices, The largest stock of high grade vehicles in the west at LESS than bottom price Fine Harness, Team Harness and Stable Requisites. inn mm m m 18th and Harney. zi r I can never repay." She has since died." Walter Wcllesley In Success. Bribery by Proxy "You say It Is quite impossible for you to agree with Kurmor Terry' on these points?'.' suUl Hodges' solicitor. "Ay!" answered Hodges. Then, I'm ufraid there's no help for It; the mutter will have to go before the Jutlte." "Very well," said Hodges. And, then after a pause, he udded: "Do you think it would do any good to send the Judge a couple of fine fat ducks?" "Not unless you wish to lose your case," suld the lawyer decisively. And Hodges left,' apparently convinced. In due course the case was tried and Hodges gained a verdict. "1 believe I won because I sent the ducks, after all," he said to his lawyer afterward. "What!" suld the astonished man of slx-and-eightpences. "Do you mean to say you sent them?" "Ay!" was the reply, "but thinking on whut you said 1 sent 'em in Perry's name." 1-ondun Answers. Armed Rulers of Nations President Roosevelt does not habitually go "heeled," in spite of stories which have been printed to the contrary, and In this he differs from Emperor William and sev eril other executives of Kuropeun nations, who make a point of being always armed The kaiser is never without his revolver. He la extremely skillful in the use of the weapon, and his jaeger, or body servant, who accompanies him everywhere, inspects it every morning to make sure that It is In perfect working order. Firmly con vinced that he Is going to die by the hand of an anarchist, this fate having been prophesied to him long ago, he is deter mined to st least put up a fight for hla ltfe, and to have at any rate the satisfac tion. If he falls, of Inflicting soma injury upon his assailant. Whether King Kdward carries a pistol now that he Is on the throne of Great Brit ain, 1 am unable to say. Hut he certainly usxl to go armed when still prince of Wale. This was shown on one occasion when be was riding In HJt Park In Lon don. A horse which had first bolted and then collided with the railings, had sus tained such shocking injuries as to render it impossible that it should recover. The prince of Wales, who was looking on, thereupon produced a small revolver from his pocket and shot the horse, thus reveal ing the fact that he was the only man in the crowd who happened to be carrying a pistol. His brother-in-law, the late emperor of Russia, always kept a revolver within reuch, which was only natural since he knew that Nihilist assassins dogged his every footstep. His son, Kmperor Nicholas, presumably follows his exumple, and no secret is mude of the fact that King Victor Emmanuel Is always armed, as was his father, the ill-fated King Humbert, who, it may be remembered, waa struck down by Liresci's bullet before he hud been able to lire n single shot In bis own defense. King Curios of Portugal also carries a revolver since his encounter with a tramp on a lonely road In the neighborhood of Clntra. when, having Interfered to save an unfortunate man from being robbed and probably murdered, he had a hand-to-hand tight with the knight of the road before as sistance reached him and he was able to subdue his assailant. New York Tribune. Poor Richard, Jr. Prophecy is safe business provided you don't invest In it. AutomobiliHts go In pairs. Automobiles go in for repairs. Few men are as lucky as they seem, or as unlucky as they think they. are. The friend in need sometimes ceases to be a friend when he tells his need. lllg fish swallow little fish but they don't call it benevolent assimilation. Truth and politics do not often sleep In the same bed because iKilitica wanta all the covei lng. Undoubtedly the rich have their troubles, but the poor have both their troubles and their poverty. A lawyer will secure a fee of $50,000 for telling how to evade laws made by legis lators who were paid $400 a year. On the honeymoon there Is a fine disre gard of price and the number of dishes, but afterward one order Is served for two. Saturday Evening Post. IMRV prices going up not yet with us because we have put in a set of press machines to do the work in place of the old style. You ought to see the difference. Shirts look like new every tir.ic they are laundered, and last twice as long. City Laundry 2115. 11th St, 'Phone 334. k Correspondence School tetrhra mn)r Chins bjr anaworlkg quasi Ion a. ry ra4r of Ta Twatla Caaturr Fanner la lnvii4 ta ask quasi lona by corraapon tones a any anb)t eonnst-tad with farm Ufa ao4 tha ealr4 tnformsttoa will ba arorurrd for blm. The Twotlta Century Partner la bUar thaa a corraapaadeaes a-hool as eauas It rovera mors subrts asa comes every weefc in tbe year wltfe no vacations. To join a rorreapoad rnca school small quits aa eipenee for fees) to ge Tha Twentieth Century farmer IX times a yaaa? costs only a dollar. Addrean TwaotleU Caatejqg Parmer. Qiniaa, i 1