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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1904)
TUB ILLUSTRATED BEE. August 14, 1901 2 . Tn lLLU3TRAtD BEC Fnlillshed Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company, llee Building, Omalia, Neb. Tilce, 63 Per Cony I'cr Yxar, $2.00. EniTPit nt t ti Omaha 1'ostofTice as Second Class Mull Matter. ITor Advertising Pates Addres Publisher. e.. . - . . .- Pen and Picture Pointers )RTHY of ull tho attention paid to It, and even more, wag the J ceremony (if unveiling a monu- mcnt to mark the Kite where the first treaty between tho govern ment of the United Htatt and the Indian west of the MIoiirl river wan held, 100 yearn ugo. That council was but an epl Hfwlfj In the long list of adventurous Inci dents that Illuminate the story of the ex Iii illtinn of Irwls and Clark , from the mouth of the Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia. That expedition waa under taken In all seriousness, therefore the se rious character of the gathering that as sembled on the bluff near where Fort Cal lioun was afterward erected Is not to bo Wondered at. The young republic had Just come Into undisputed possession of an empire, of which only a little was known, end these two young men and their hardy companions had Bet nut to ascertain some Of the most necessary facts for the use Of tho authorities at Washington. Com munication between Interior points was chiefly carried on by mean of waterways, and the main tiling to be determined was could tho continent be crossed by water? Lewis and Clark discovered tin' It could, but before their expedition had borne real fruit the whole aspect of industrial and commercial affairs was changed by the adoption of steam as a motive power for transportation and tho slow method of boating was gone before It was fairly es tabllrhcd In the great west, a large part of which they had explored. The treaty with ttie Indians made by them on August 3, 1904, was Incidental to their general purpose, and yet it was one of the most Important steps they took. "Whlto men had known of this country for many years. Almost three centuries before, Coronado had pushed his way well ip Into tho hunting grounds of those same Indians with whom Lewis and Clark cov enanted, ami for more than a century they had been familiar with the French traders andl trappers, who pursued the wild beasts for their furs. But all gov ernmental arrangements with these red men of the plains had been of the most genernl nature. Just as the Information tho whites had of the count? was of the Vaguest. It Is not to be presumed that the Indians understood the art of treaty making, save In Its simplest form, but they did know the significance of an agree ment, solemnly entered Into In council, seated tn a circle, and formally ratified by the pnssage of the calumet In pro scribed course. And that treaty wa but the forerunner of many others, some kept and soma broken, with much of wrong on both sides, but mainly on, the side of the white. Just where I-ewte and Clark held their council with the Indians was for many years a matter of conjecture. The city of Council BlurTs was so-c.illed because It was believed to have been the site of the momentous assemblage. Investigation long ago disproved that. Careful research by the Nebraska State Historical society, and personal Investigation by Its Inde fatigable curator. Mr. A. K. Sheldon, aided by tho societies of the Daughters and Son of the American Revolution, Anally de termined that the actunl rlto of the gath ering was on a knoll where Fort Calhoun was afterwards located. Having de termined this beyond any reasonable doubt, the soeletlos Interested began preparations for suitably marking the place. A great boulder of gneiss, torn from the side of somo giant of the Rockies, and brought down onto the prairie In a dim past through the agency of some of nature's all-Impelling powers, was located on a farm In Lancaster county. It was suitably Inscribed, uprooted and hauled away to Its present location, there to stand for ages, o that no longer will there he any dispute us to the spot whereon the pipe of peso was passed between the white man and the red man for the first time on this side of the Missouri river after Louisiana became a part of the United States. History that was made that day will have no difficulty now lr locating Its Starting point , The ceremonies that were observed at the onvelllng were most appropriate. The council was enacted In costume, the calu met being passed In Its proper course around .the circle, and the red men pledged their white brothers fealty. In addition, eloquent speakers told of the Import of the meeting of that far-away day; aa viewed through the eye of experience, and prophesied the future as far as reason would permit. Mrs. Pound of Lincoln epoks feelingly of the work of the societies that bad mad Ui researches neoe3a ry to the establishment of the monument and of the) unselfishness of those who made the ' monument possible and finally dedicated It to its purpose. The flag was lifted as1 the band played the national air,-and the great boulder was left, a tribute to tho piuit and a guide for the future fwl Educating if A TT A la nr r nt Iho larirft hll.$tnefl I college centers of tho Unit d known nor appreciated. Every year a constantly increasing number of young mn and young women, are coming here from all over the mlddH west to learn the technical side of business life. For tho season of 1CMS-04 the totil number was close to 2,500 and next year It, la expected to reach nearly 3.000. Thla Is a greater number of business col lego students than seek education In any other city west of Chicago. Among com mercial teachers and educators gentrally Omaha is regarded as one of the leading centers both with respect to the number taught and the methods In practice. Touch typewriting, now Instructed In every pro gressive business coAIejte. In the country, was originated her" m e.nas other fur ward steps In the K,, -aion, The presence of 2,50a students In the city means considerable from a financial ftand polnt. They stay for periods ranging from Fix months to a year, finding board at from $3.50 to 11.50 a week, and spending from $60 to $110 in tuition alone. Clothing, bcoks and amusements are purchased here by the students and it is easy to understand that their monetary contribution to the city ag gregates a large sum. Omaha draws upon Nebraska, Iowa, Kan sas and South Dakota, principally, for I s annual quota of energetic young people In quest of the knowledga that will emblo them to earn a living and gain a fojthold In the struggle for success. But the fame of the local institutions has spread much further than the borders of these statei and students are enrolled frequently from the far west and, eastward, from Indiana and Illinois. During the last ten years there has been Succeed by -uANT discouraging articles are TV7 1 written about the failure of v I young women who go to the large Lv'-Cd cities w'th Big ambitions, little muur auu it-.o cAyvi i. nv.ii. a j are always pictured as giving up the struggle and returning to .their native heath, experienced and more contented women. But the history of women who snatch success from apparent failure hu3 never been written. ir the truth were told, in every large city there are scores of successful women who started out with very different plans for their future. Falling in this ambition they adopted the old English motto, "Do Ye Nexte Thylnge." And at the next thing they have succeeded beyond their expecta tions. Two blight western girls, having a super ficial knowledge of art but unlimited hopes and ambitions, arrived in New York with the idea of opening a studio and painting portraits and miniatures. They found the market crowded with similar workers who had what they lacked acquaintance und pull. For a while they lived on next to nothing and faced the prospect of utter starvation without a murmur. They were determined not to go back home. Borne one suggested to them that there were decorative fields yet undeveloped, and one of these was the making of artistic lamp shades not monstrosities in crepe paper und fluted silk, but tho real Louis and Murie Antoinette u flairs. The two artists searched museums nnd libraries for designs, and Invested their last money in the most exquisite of satins, plushes, beads and other materials, from which they built lump shades on artistic lines, which they painted themselves. . These were at first sold through a Woman's exchange, but in time the girls were able to opeu a studio and work only on orders. They make everything, from big Bhades for u piano lamp to the dainty and ex quisite designs for the dinner table candle, and their patronage is from tho very rich all over tho country. These two girls are largely responsible for the vogue of tho bead fringe in lamp shades. They are now studying architec ture and furnishings of tho most artlstio periods and have long since buried their ambitions of portrait painting In the more remunerative one of lamp shade. Another young artlat from a small coun try town came to a large city with tho expectation of doing illustrations. Editors turned down her work with painful regular ity, Informing her that It was neither dec orative nor pretty to look upon. One ed itor bluntly told her that her work was so ugly that it was funny. The girl, In stead of being discouraged at this remark, took heart It would be better to be suc cessful and funny than starving and se rious. Sho lacked the keen humor peculiar to a cartoonist but she had a knack of drawing absurd angles. She made the acquaintance of an advertising firm and one of the best known characters on the bill boards today was designed by this girl, who also write the absurd little verses for Business Usefulness a wonderfel change In commercial educa tion and In the attitude of business men towards it. A decade ago advertisements terminating "No business college students ned apply," were frequent. Now the situ ation has been reversed and employers re fuse applications for office positions In many cases unless the applicant can ex hibit a business college diploma. The business man has discovered that his cry for "practical Instruction" has been an swered by the people conducting the col leges. His demand and the competition among tho schools has made practical training the sole object attempted In the business colleges. Fads and experiments nre Rhimned and every effort put forth to Impart only such knowledge as the student finds he wants when he reports for his first day's actual work. Modern business Institutions are watched with close atten tion and every change of conditions and every demand for special training ls noted and used In the business college curri culum. Mr. II. B. Boyles, president of the Boyles Busi.'.esg college, the largest commercial school in Nebraska, is authority for the statement that the requests for graduates to fill positions outnumber the supply three to one. Mr. Boyles is a good example of the practical business man at the head of a business training Institute. His appli cation of tho "practical" side of the thins; has caused htm to succeed In his under takings In a remarkable manner. He Is now building a structure at Eigh teenth and Harney streets to be used ex clusively for his schook The building will be one of only half a dozen of Its kind in the country, and will be In every way a model habitation for a business college, according to the plans of Mr. Boyles. The building is to be of brick, of handsome Doing "Ye NeXte Thynge" which aceempany the advertisement She commands an income which many a suc cessful illustrator would envy. A young woman who went to Chicago with the intention of practicing medicine found the competition too strong for her. Bhe had neither the acquaintance which brings quick returns to the young physi cian nor the money with which to build up the acquaintance. She was too proud to return home and build up a practice in her native town; besides, she had en tered upon this career against the wishes of her entire family. Things were looking rather bad for her when she became acquainted with the fam Stained Glass Effect T.T. who would have a stained rlass I town or country home have not M JL I thus fur t'n uble to frratlfv their desires. Now cornea a substitute that admirably meets all the re quirements in nine cases out of ten of the regulation article. This substitute is a dec orative material that costs but a few cents a y ard and can be applied to an ordinary window pane by any woman who has suf ficient knack to properly paste the ma terial. All the colorings and combinations pe culiar to stained glass, and many more, are to be found In this new material, which, is particularly well adapted to dining rooms, bath rooms, bed rooms, hal s and. In fact, anywhere that It is desired to in troduce a charming bit of color or to shut out some particular view. Unless one starts our deliberately to be Inartistic, It is difficult to achieve any but artistic results with this substitute, for the colorings are soft or bright as taste or Inclination demands, and the designs suit any and all schemes of decoration. If the effect of frosted or etched glass Is de.-lred, there Is a lace-Mke pattern that Just suits, and It may be brightened by a border In pale amber or In any other color. On the other hand, if some bright combination for a dark corner or a den Is required,, there are vivid greens, bright scarlet and blues, yellows, purples, in fact all tho shades on nature's color card, and in pat terns geometric, floral or heraldic, so that a question of right choice is simply a mat ter of selection. The directions for the use of this ma terial are simp'e and direct: After the fabric, which resembles wax paper, has been cut to fit it Is soaked In water, pref erably luke warm, for at least thirty min utes. Ordinary wall papcrer's paste, thinned to the consistency of cream, is strained through a piece of linen or cheese cloth to remove the lumps, and Is then applied to the glossy or printed Bide of the material and the decoration put on the window. A piece of soft cloth or chamois leather is wrapped around a piece of card board, and. beginning iu the center, the stained glass material is carefully pressed Into place In the same way that a photo graph is monnt.-d; not an air bubble must remain, or the work Is spoiled. When the decorative square or panel has been ap architecture, two and one-half stories hlgni and will be equipped with every modern convenience, including a large gymnasium In tho basement and plunge baths largo enough for swimming. Mr. Boyles personality is interesting, es pecially so when regarded in connection; with tho up-to-date business college. Ha is 36 years old and gained his first valuable experience as secretary and stenographer In the office of one of the chief officials of tha Union Pacific railway in this city. Later he served in a similar capacity with the Pullman Palace Car company at Chi cago. The practical drill received from these two large corporations was suc ceeded by a secretaryship to Governor Boyd at Lincoln. After that for twelve years Mr. Boyles was a court reporter, speed In shorthand writing being abso lutely necessary in this position and ae curacy of paramount Importance. "This long, practical experience," says Mr. Boyles, "was the foundation of the Boyles college courses. I know the things that helped me in business, and these are the things I include In my courses.. I know what Is worthless to an office man, and these frills are shorn from my methods. I was brought face to face with what em ployers demand in their stenographers and bookkeepers, and my courses make pro visions to meet these demands. My gradu ates do meet them and fill them." Mr. Boyles has been a member of the Commercial club for a number of years and he makes It his business to ask the leading wholesalers and commercial men who employ clerical help Just what they want students taught. By following their directions his system has been kept to the acme of practicability. His school ranks with any commercial college In the country, and Is so recog nized, - ily of an undertaker and one night, when, he was called out suddenly, more out of curiosity than anything else, she accom panied him to the house of mourning. She proved a deft assistant, and when the obsequies were over end the head of the family called to pay the undertaker's bill, he particularly thanked the latter for the services of the assistant who had been so comforting to the women of his family. This gave the undertaker an idea and the struggling girl a trade. She became first his assistant and then his partner, and It Is a grave question whether she ever returns to the profession which wag her original ambition. plied it Is wiped perfectly dry and given a coat of varnish. Unless In a bathroom, where the steam may have some effect It will not be found necessary to revarnlsa oftener than onco a year. The work is so simple that any girl or woman can do it successfully, and bo far as appearance goes, the difference between this decoration and real stained glass is not detected except upon examination. For a bright dash of color there Is a fleur de lis pattern In green, with a vermilion back ground; sometimes tho background is in leaded effect, thus adding to the suggestion of genuine stained glass. There are lovely blue and white patterns admirable for a Dutch room or in carrying out some spe cial line of decoration and combinations of floral, heraldic and geometric patterns that are certain to find a host of admirers. Tones gay or mellow, designs largo or small, it matters not what may be desired in this Imported material, it Is pretty cer tain to be found. And, better yet, the woman with a special design In mind and the artistic ability necessary to work it out, will find it an easy und fascinating task to blend and arrange the regulation designs so us to produce the special pat tern desired. In borders there is as pro nounced variety as in centers, and some of the borders serve admirably for panels out lined in self or contrasting colorings. For window decoration this material is sold by the yard, but there come also decorative squares, with fanciful figure decoration, which may bo utilised for transparencies or ornamental purposes simply, but which do not convey the impression of stained glass) In the same degree as the more conventional designs. In addition to serving as a window glass decoration, this material may be utilized for cabinet doors as a substitute for silken curtains when It Is not desired that the contents stutll be constantly on view. Thins a decorative touch is imparted to an article of furniture that may heretofore have lacked this note of embellishment. Other possibilities for use are certain to present themselves when householders become bet ter acquainted with this new factor for beauty that has been conspicuously brought to the attention of Brooklynites within the past few weeks. Brooklyn Eagle.