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c TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: AFRTTj SO, 1P11. SONGS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO An Amy of Song Writeri Mustered in by the Civil War. SOME OF THEIR SONGS LIVED Mans- Ha bnt Ilrlcf Hoar In Concert Hall anil aKr What the Meat Popular t, 4 hr. No nn who lived In tlie time of ths .r'l War ran ever fnrs-pt the war snnfrs. They were the popular sonars of the time; sll other cava way to them; band played them, the political marching clubs suns; i hem nd they were tried on every piano. When young persons met tho favorite amtmement was slnsln the snnirs that were equally popular with the soldier In the ramp or those they ,.ft behind them at home. Tho eon writers of the country and there were some very notable ones at the tlme-bernme Imbued with the fervor of the war spirit and turned their talents to the composition of son that volred the prevailing sentiment of ptr1ot;m. or com miseration for the wounded Hnd dylna- sold iers. Indeed, sonrs Issued In an almost endless stream from the musical press, some, of course, scarcely at tructing even a passing notice, but others again springing Into wide popularity, cntchlris the fancy at once. The north was the richest In these patriotic and musical compositions, though the south ha1 also Inspiring strains and a" the north did not dlndnln to borrow the air of ' Maryland. My Maryland." for a set of northern words, so the south calmly ap propriated "Weeping. Pad and Lonely," neatly changing the "blue suit" of the young hero Into one of gray, as befitted the southern uniform. Tho sentiment of this song appealed to everyone, and the color of the clothes was merely an inci dental circumstance. "Weeping, pad and Lonely," one of the popular songs of the war. was the composi tion of Charles Carroll Sawyer, a Con necticut man, although a resident of New York. He was a prolific composer and his "Who Will Cnre for Mother. Now?" almost rivaled "When This Cruel War Is Over" In the esteem of the public. I nnFlcomr Songs. Tt has been said that one of the gen erals of the Army of tho Potomac when his troops Were In winter quarters for bade the playing or singing of "When This CnieJ War u ng ,t mad(? th)j mm too down-hearted, and -Old Folks at Home" was often under Interdiction for the same reason. Kawyer. In speaking of bis songs on one occasion remarked: 'Dur- many songs were published, filled with the love of the soldier for his home, ana thinking It would cheer and comfort our brave boys I composed and publtHhed when This Cruel War Is Over which seemed to reach the hearts of both armies so that In a few months I found It almost Impossible to supply the demand." Nearly l.OOO.Ofin copies were sold. The first stanza of thla old-time war song Is as follows: Pearest love, do you remember. When we last did meet. How you told me that you loved me. Kneeling at my feet? ' Ah, how proud you stood before me. In your suit of blue. W hen you vowed to ma and oountry Ever to be true. ChoVns 1 Weeping, sud and lonely. Hopes and tears are vain,' Yet praying, when this cruel war Is erer. Praying- that we'll meet again! " "When This Cruel War is Over" was the plaint of a young girl In parting with her soldier lover, but "Wl will Cire for Mother NowT" was the cry of a f soldier and was said to have been founded on a true Incident, but it may be doubted If any soldier ever did announce so Confidently to his comrades: W Itn bright laurels on my brow: , 1 have for m v cnuntrv fc.it... I Who will care for mother n'owT as the hero cf this song is represented a doing. Gained Instant Popnlarlty. A song that appeared early In the war and attained Immediate popularity was "Rally 'Hound the Flag," or the "Battle Cry of Freedom." by George Frederick Root. 'The Battle Cry of Freedom" was Inspired by Lincoln's second oaU for troopa In an Incredibly short space of time every, one was alnglng it and when the army took It up the demand for It became so great that the publishers had fourteen printing presses constantly at work turning out the. copies. It goes: w"'" ralljr 'round the flag, boys. We'll rally ouce again, Routing the battle cry of freedom. X,..wU1 .,ralljr fro,n u' hUlBiue, Well rally from the plain, fihoutlng th battle cry of freedom. Chorus i The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah I Down with the traitor, up with the -tar For we'll rally 'round the flag, boyi, Rally ouce again. tihouOng the battle cry of freedom. Naturally slavery, the cause of the wax. received Its due measure of attention from the song writers and Henry G. Work com posed many songs dealing with that insti tution. Wake, Nlcodeinus" Immortalised the slave In such songs as "My Old Ken tucky Home" and "The Old Folks at Home" than the work of any other writer. Mcodemua. the slave was of African birth. And was bought for a bag full of gold He was reckoned as part of the salt of the etui a, But he died years ago, very old. "wily Uut "a M,uest M we laid him ..A" ,lhe trunk o n old hollow tree. Wake me up!" was his charge, "at the first break of day. "Wake me up for the great Jubilee." Chorus: . ' The good time is almost here: ' ' It was long, long, long on the way. Now run and tell Elijah to hurry up Pomp And meet us at the gum tree down In the swamp, 'To wako Nlcodeinus today. Marching; TUreugh Georgia. Other war songs as popular as "Wake Nleodemus" and "Kingdom Coming," that were composed by Work, were "liabylon Ilea Fallen" and "Marching Through Georgia" This latter was written near tho close of the war and commemorated Sherman's march to the sea, and Is said to have exerted a powerful Influence in keep ing alive hope and courage In the army. It was for a long period a favorite song at Grand Army of the Republic meetings and was usually sung whenever Kherinan was near enough to hear it, until at last the general grew so heartily tired of It that It had to be discontinued at gutherings where he happened to be present. It ran: Krlng the good old bugle, boys, we'll have another moii, .Sing a with a bplrtt that will start the world .uni -Slug It as we used to slug It, fifty thou sand strong. While we were marching through Georgia Chorus: Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the Jubilee! Hurrah! Hurrah! the flag that makes you free! So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea, Whlie we were marching through Georgia A Clraac Favorite About year before the close of the war "Prisoner's Hope," or "Tramp. Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching." made Its appearance. "Tramp. Trump, Tramp" had only a year of the war, and yet In that one year It yielded a profit of 810,000. When It Is conquered that the scurf wu sM for K muu a copy some idea may be formed f the enormous quantity ot copies that One of Omaha's Strong Specialty Companies r - " ' , - ' f ' -. , - ! " .' V . ' ' s n laiifiiiiffnuiiiiiitirfiriff r'i 11 tr-r-n-i-mi JOSETH CTXL.L,EN ROOT. First Vice president Lyons Bonding Company. Lion Bonding Firm Increases Capital Thrice Since 1907 Company Made Up of Local Men it , Growing Fast Since Its Start. November, 1007, certificates of authority from the state auditor were Issued and the company was fully prepared to trans act busipess. On September 24, 1908, the capital stock of the company was Increased from the original amount to 260,000, and again on April IS, 1910, the authorized cap ital of the company was increased from $'-'50,000 to 500,000 with a paid up capital of 360.000. The lines of business written up to Jan uary 1, 1911, were fidelity and surety bonds, burglary and plate glass Insurance, and on January 1, 1911, the health and ao cident Insurance was added. Henry Ham bens Is still president and In company with E. H. Luckars, vice president. Is In active charge of the buslnesa The Lion has developed to such an ex must have been sold to make possible a profit of 110,000 In one year alone, and It gives a good Idea ot the universality of the popular war song. The words are mel ancholy enough, but the air, especially that of the chorus, la spirited and exceedingly effective: In the prison cell I sit Thinking mother, dear, of you. And the bright and happy time so far away, And the tears they fill my eyes, bplte of all that I can do, Tho' I try to cheer my comrades and be gay. Chorus: Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are march ing, Cheer up, comrades, ther will come, And beneath the starry flag We shall breathe the air again, Of the freemen In our own beloved home. One of the cheerful songs ot the war was "We Are Coming, Father Abraham," in whloh the president was assured that 600, 000 more troops were on their war to hearten him. We are coming, Father Abraham, Hlx hundred thousand more, From Mississippi's winding streams And from New England's shore. We leave our plows and workshops. Our wives and children dear. With hearts too full for utterance, With but a silent tear. Oh, we dare not look behind us. But steadfastly before. We are coming, Father Abraham, Six hundred thousand more. Chorus: We are coming Father Abraham, Our union to restore. We are coming, Father Abraham, (Mx hundred thousand more. Wane Campbell In Philadelphia Record. "HAVING EYES THEY SEE HOT' now Few There Are "Who Apply the Knowledge They Painfully Acqoire. In spite of the emphasis that up-to-date pedagogy lays upon the training of the powers of observation. It remains true that the average man Is decidedly blinder than the much-mallgned bat to the details of almost every picture In nature's gallery, whether by land or sea or sky. Suppose a new star, as bright as Slrlus, made its appearance In Bootes, or Andro meda, or Cygnus, Suppose Blrlus himself vanished from the firmament. How many people would notice the change In the celestial picture? Suppose, by some stu pendous miracle, all the stars were shifted about, like the bits of glass In a kaleido scope, and grouped In new constellations. How many men of the class that calls It self "educated" would, from personal ob servation, gather the slightest inkling of what had taken place T What proportion of the community, be yond schoolboy age, can tell the order of the colors of the rainbow T Most ot us once acquired this bit of Information from a book, and speedily forgot It; for the infor mation was never verified and fixed In our minds by an examination of the rain bow Itself. , Vicarious observation la an Indolent habit common to all classes. Sclentlflo men are prone to It. Even painters, who, so to speak, live by their eyes, are, as Run kin has vehemently told us, blinded by con vention to the most obvious facts of na ture. The lessons of Ruskln, and of others who have preached sincerity In art. need to be reiterated today. The crescent moon s still frequently painted with her horns turned to the west, notwithstanding the fact that this particular piece of Imbecility on the part ot the artists has been de nounced again and again. The midnight sky la still shown with Its stars scattered about wherever the caprice of the artist chooses to put them. To one who knows the constellation no amount of beauty In the ensemble can save the effect of snch a picture from being grotesque. As well represent a heard of cattle adorned with wings, or the Madonna with a superfluous nose. Frank conventionalising la well enough. No one expects the flowers In a wall paper pattern to have much in common witn those depicted in botanical text books. But art that aspires to be more than decoration cannot profitably dispense with the knowl edge derived from accurate observation. The distinction lies in ll.e fact that Un conventional design does net pretend to portray nature, while the patntlug of Im possible moons and stars does; and we are repelled by the display of the artist's Ig norance, or perhaps by what we feel to be his assumption of our own. John Burroughs has pointed out that American poets are prone to pervert nat ural history by transplanting the fauna and flora of Europe across the Atlantic. The skylark, of heavenly voice. Is s part of the poet's Ft"i k In tradi-; but in a poem the ljcae of whl -h huppt-ns to be lotto, oi Nebraska, or Tennessee, he Is exactly as much out of place as the roo or tne dodu. tent that at the present time the company 1 writing one-fourth of the entire bonding business In the state. It was the Lion company which practically brought the bonding business Into the Insurance field of Nebraska The company started with an office force tif but two men. where today the office force at the home office numbers over twenty, while the number of employes throughout the neighboring states is equal if not larger than that number. Perhaps the most rapidly advancing con cern in the bonding buxlness in Omaha to day Is the Won Kondlng and Surety com pany of Omaha. Since Its organisation and fot.rdlng In tho latter part of 1907 a marked advancement has been noticed. The company Is purely a local concern and the officers are nearly all Omaha men who have worked and lived In Omaha all their lives. The company Is doing the largest bonding buslne in the city today. The capital has been Increased three times, hcit.ning In 1907 with a paid up capital of 1100,000. which has been Increased until now the paid up capital Is 1300,000. Insurance of several classes Is written by this company, Including burglary and plate glass, health and accident Insurance and the Issuing of fidelity and surety bonds. Branch offices have been opened In other cities of the neighboring states. E. E. LiTJTKHART, Vice President Lyons Bonding Company. Borne of our poets appear to think that he Is, to all Intents and purposes, the same thing as the meadow lark they are botn "larks." This Is like expecting pineapples to grow on pine trees. Nature lies close about us, from Infancy to old age. Books are not wanting to en able us to Intercept her. In fact, the lit erature of nature Is JuBt now enjoying an unprecedented vogue. The books are ln dlspenslble, even If they serve us no other purpose than to supply us with our vocab ularyto enable us to name what we see. But let us not trust to books alone, or chiefly. Let us use our eyes. Let us apply the great art of observation, Instead of merely preaching about It. Sclentlflo American. DANGER IN SUMMER DRINKS Doped 9 rrnps Mixed with Soda Make Victims of tho Drag; Habit. Cleveland Moffett In an article In the May Hampton's Magazine points out the danger of cocaine In soft drinks.; Mr. Moffett shows the depths to which cocaine fiends fall and declares that It Is the most dangerous drug used. Here Is plain warning from Dr. L. F. Kebler, chief of the division of drugs In the government bureau of chemistry: "At tention is directed to the danger of soft drinks containing caffeine, extract of kola nut and extract of coca leaf, the active principle of the two latter being cocaine." According to Dr. Kebler. scores of soft drinks, dangerously medicated, are sold at soda water fountains as stimulating and refreshing summer drinks without the slightest Intimation to purchasers that their stimulating and refreshing qualities come from cocaine, a drug that produces one ot the worst habits known to the medi cal profession. "We have seen," says Dr. Kebler, "how the opium habit may be acquired by the use of various proprietary or secret prepa rations (pain killers), usually employed as domestic remedies, and so the cocaine habit may be developed by the use of these much lauded soft drinks." During a recent visit to Washington Mr. Moffett says he talked with two heads of departments In the bureau of chemistry, both active In the government prosecutions of drugged soda water syrups. "There is no question," said one of these authorities, "that the presence of cocaine In soft drinks tends to create In the con sumer, whether child or adult, a predisposi tion towards the cocaine habit." It is evident that the manufacturers of these soft drink syrups have only one mo tive for putting cocaine into them, that is to make them popular, to make them taste good, to make them sell better. And this popularity, this pleasant taste and better tale come simply and solely because there , '" '. ifTt .. i t ' ' M. F. FUNKHOUSER All Kinds of IIS' Fire, Plat GUm, Liability, Automobile, Tornado, Dank Burglary, Accident, Theft. Rent, Health, Steam Boiler, Teams, Sccarity Bonds REAL ESTATE AND ADJUSTING ROOM 7, 15111$ DODGE STREET Telephone Douglas 186. J B. AUSTIN. Manager Accident and Health Department Lyons Bonding Company. while the home office Is located at 346 Omaha National bank building. On September, 1907, five gentlemen met for the purpose of perfecting the organisa tion of the company. One hundred thou sand dollars capital was subscribed and the following officers elected: Henry Habens, president; J. C. Root, first vice president; J. W. McDonald, second vice president; L. P. Larson, third vice president, and Henry Rohlff, treasurer. J. E. Austin, manager accident health de partment, was born on a farm near Waverly, Kan., In the year 1874, where he passed the first twenty-five years of his life. It was not until 1904 that he began his Insurance work, choosing life Insurance work as the field of his endeavors. He soon demonstrated his ability In his line and became one of the foremost producers of life Insurance In the west In the spring of 1908, he became superin tendent of the agents of the National Ac cident Insurance company of Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Austin Is progressive and up to date, and with his knowledge and experience he Is well fitted to fill the position that he now holds, that of manager of accident and health department of this company, and expects to make the name of the "Lion" stand for all that la good In accident and health Insurance. Is enough coca me In these soft drinks to give something of the stimulating and exhilarating effects that cocaine always gives. "It Is not uncommon," says Dr. Kebler, "to find persons addicted to the use ot medicated soft drinks. It Is a well known fact that many factory employes, stenog raphers, typewriters and others subject to mental or nervous strain spend a part of their earnings for drinks of this character. "Parents, as a rule, withhold tea and coffee from their children, but, having no knowledge of the presence of cocaine, caf feine or other deleterious agents in soft drinks, they unwittingly permit their chil dren to be harmed by their use." CHUMS IN THE WAYBACK DAYS Close Relationship of Irish and Scotch In the Pioneer Era. "Every one knows that the Irish and the Scotch are nearly related, but not one in a hundred has a clear Idea as to what that relation Is," writes Herbert O'Hara Molyneux. "Yet It Is writ so large on the pages of Scotland's history that he who runs may read. "Scottish authentic history Is far less ancient than that of Ireland, but Its dawn reveals the west of Scotland peopled by Irish Celts and the east by Plcts, whose ancestry Is unknown. The first prince of the Irish In Scotland was Fergus, son of Brio a friend of St. Patrick who crossed over with an army from Ireland In 502. His great-grandson, Conell, was king of the Irish Scots when the apostle of Scot land, Columba, who was an O'Donnell, began the conversion of the Plcts. "The Irish In Scotland continually ex tended their dominion, and by the ninth century they had the whole country under rule. In the middle of that century Ken neth, son of Alpine On Irish, MacAlplne), lineal descendant of the Irish Fergus and Eric, succeeded his father as king of the Irish Scots, his sovereignty being acknowl edged throughout the land In S46. The purely Irish monarchy he founded re mained such till 1058, when Malcolm Can more married a fugitive Saxon princess, but the sense of racial unity prevailed without cleavage till after the downfall of the Stuarts. "Thus It comes about that the language of Scotland, Its clan polity, Its plaids and kilts. Its music and customs, are Identical almost .with those of Ireland. "The Irish,' declares Collins, 'colonized Scotland, gave It a name, a literature, and a language, gave It a hundred kings, and gave it Chr s lanity.' "Were these facts not known some of them might be Inferred. Thus Ireland was the original Scotland (Scotia), and the Irish the original Scots (Scotl), country and peo ple being known to Roman and medieval orahc: Europe under those name. Sootland. for centuries serving a an Irish colony, was known as lesser Scotland (Scotia Minor), the adjective only being dropped about the thirteenth century, whon Ireland had come Into Its present name. The latin for Irishman has always been Soot us, and In Oaellc Irish and Scotch are known simply as Gaels of Erlnn and Gaels of Albinn." New York Tribune. The Omaha Bee's Great Hooklovers Con test Thirty-nine prises. You can enter at any time. Auditor Public Accounts ' LINCOLN, Feb. 1st, 1911'. IT IS HEREBY CEIiTIFIED, That the Lion Bonding and Surety Company, of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska, has complied with the Insurance Law of this State, applicable to such Companies, and is therefore authorized to continue the business of Fidelity, Surety, Plate Glass, Burglary Insurance in this State for the current year ending January 31st, 1912. Summary of Report Filed for the Year Ending December 31st, 1910. INCOME t Premiums ,. . $ 45,817.83 All other sources $ 34,745.14 Total .... $ 80,562.97 N DISBURSEMENTS - , Paid Policy Holders ......$ 5,783.07 All other payments $ 37,104.13 Total $ 42,887.20 ADMITTED ASSETS .....,..$449,795.54 LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims and Expenses ,. ,. . , $ 10449 95 Unearned Premiums $ 35o78'.15 ,L ! lht-1f 13,414.85 $ 58,942.95 Capital Stock paid up $350,000.00 Surplus beyond Capital Stock and other liabilities $ 40,852.59 $390,852.59 , Total $449',795.54 Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts the day and year first above written. SILAS R. BARTON, Auditor of Public Accounts. 0. E. PIERCE, Deputy. C. W. MARTIN Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company CZBTiriOAXB OF PUBLICATION. STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUftl'H. LINCOLN, Feb. 1st, lull. IT IS HEREBY CKUTIFIKL, Th .t the Massachusetts Bonding and Iniranc Company, of Boston, In the Hate of Mas sachusetts, hus complied with the In surance Law of this State. uppltcaDle to such Companies, and Is therefore author ised to continue the business of Fidelity, Surety, Burglary Insurance In this State for the current year ending January slst, 1912. Mammary of Keport Tiled for the Tiu Ending- December 31st, 1810. INCOME. Premiums iitS.U6.9S All other sources 34,105.20 Total 1702,262.18 DISBUK8XME2TTS. Paid Policy Holders f 60.801.J1 All other payments 38J,"1.20 Total $447.BSi.&l ADMITTED ASSETS. 11.314. HI. 03 LIABILITIES. Unpaid Claims ami Kx ptoses ...$120,081.30 Unearned . Premiums 1136.00s. 2 All other liabilities f 7t.427.27 1536,516.78 Capital Stock paid up tK03.000.00 Surplus beyond Capital Stock and other liabilities I27M27.24 1778,627.24 Tutai (1,814.144.03 Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts tt.s day and year first abovo wntUjiL 8II-VS R, BARTON, (Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts. C E. PIERCE. iJeputy. Personal Attention Given to All Losses and Claims BARKER BLOCK, 15th and Farnam FRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS. Utile Johnny had eaten too much mince pie. "What. I can't understand," he groaned later, "Is how a small stomarh like mine can contain such a big ache." Small TJva's mother was a widow. One day Eva ald: "Mamma, do you really and truly love me? "Why, of course I do, dear," was the reply. "Well," continued Eva, "I wish ytm'd Certificate of Publication Stato f Nebraska Office of F. T. B. MARTIN FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS LIABILITY and BURGLAR INSURANCE Prompt and Efficient Service prove It by marrying the man who keeps the candy store around the corner." MotterWhat are you dolRjc. Jtsrrrf Harry Em nranttn'. Yon told torn wbeo I got mad to count liW. Mother So I did. Harry Well, I've counted ETC. and ITa madder'n when I started. Mamma Flossie, can't yon drtnk mil without spilling It on your drees? Small Flossie No, mamma. Yon seV MJ mouth leaka HARRY KOCH Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Co. CXBTiriOATE OP PUBUOATIOB STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OTP ' AUDITOR OF PUBLIC? ACCOUNT ' . LINCOLN, Feb. Jf laii IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED. Wat t'h Frankfort Marine, Accident ind PlatJ ?n "?h- CH,m?,'r' ' Frankfort-on-Malus! .. . te of Grnany. hu compile! w ith the Insurance Law of thla StateT ap plicable to such Companies, and Is there fore authorized to continue the business of Accident. Health, Liability. Burglary. Workmen's Collective Insurance In this try,81st,ri12 ourrut V"" e"d'n Jmu Bummary of Sapor FUad for the Teas Ending December 31st, l10. IHCOME. Premiums .. ej 1, 136,838. 77 All other ourres 68,878.83 Total T.-' $1.1I.T1T4I , DIBBUK.SE ME 3TT3. T Paid Policy Holders 612,114.31 All other payments ..., 674,811.85 Tuta' 81.16,I.H ADMITTED ASSETS $1,472,042.21 UAB IXITIEB. Unpaid Claims and Expenses f 627,361.06 LTnearned Premiums 407,144. 1 All other liabiliue 68.289.84 H.002.746.8 Capital Stock paid up 250,000.00 Surplus beyond Capita Stock and other liabilities $ 220,206.41 Total f 470.26.41 11.473.043.21 viti es my hand and the seal of tl AudlUir of Public Accounts the day Mai year first above written. SILAS R, BARTON, (Seal) Auditor of lubllc A ceo ant. C. K. PIERCE, Deputy.