( > OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. July 23 , won.
Pioneer Employes
of the Union Pacific
On July 2 , 1882 , half a dozen ot the pioneer
neer omploycH of tbo Union 1'aclllc railway
niut In thu ofllco of tlio general freight ugont
and perfected the organization of what Is
known a the Union 1'aclflc I'loncors' asso
ciation. Organized with no special object
In view further than that of keeping an
historical record of tbo principal events In
connection with the building and main
tenance of the Union 1'aclllc , iho association
has gradually developed Into u strong organ
ization that makes HJIIIU prctenuloiiH to use
fulness In the way of looklig after the In
terests of Its members. Thu social sldo ot
llfo Is Industriously cultivated , a picnic
being the principal social event of each jear.
Tbo founders and charter members ot thu
organization , while few , are well known In
tallioiid circles. At the first mooting wore
present Thomas II. Dalloy , chief clerk for
the superintendent of motor power and ma
chinery ; C. A. Leary , James T. Allen , Wil
liam Andurhon , James Taylor , John M. Hlco ,
It. O'Keofo , Thomas Nolan and T. J. Staloy.
Mr. Dalloy was cructod the first president ,
T. J. Staley , secretary , and Thomas Nolan ,
treasurer. The association was well re
ceived among tbo employes of tbo road and
In a few weeks had more than 100 members.
No attempt was made along social lines for
a number of years. The Ilrst picnic of thu
association was given In 1801 , and Fremont
was selected as the place to spend thu day.
The pioneers were royally received by the
pcoilo | of Fremont and presented with a
hugo glided key to the city by Mayor Fried ,
a souvenir which Is still to bo seen among
the valued treasures of the organization.
So great was the success of the first
venture and HO lavish had been their enter
tainment at the bands of tbo good people of
Fremont that the second annual picnic was
bold In that city In 1802. On this occasion
Mayor Fried paid an eloquent tributu In
his address of welcome to the men "who
at the work bunch and tbo forgo , and at
tbo throttle , bad madeIt possible for thu
Ilrst headlight to gleam over the prairies of
Nebraska and prepared the way for the ad
vance of civilization and Industry. " In 1803
Fremont was again selected , and ono of the
largest and best arranged excursions that
ovur took that city by storm was the result.
In 1801 Columbus was ducldud upon , and the
run was made without incident. Theodore
Livingstone , who has been continuously In
the service of tbo company slnco I860 , was
the engineer , and Conductor Calilll , another
ploneur on tbo road , was In charge of the
train. In 18.r ! ) > a pleasant day was spent at
Oraml Island , but tbo trip was too long to
render tbo members tbo enjoyment they
thought themselves untltled to , and the long
run to that city has nuvor been repeated.
SluuliMV l''nllN on AMNoulntliiii.
In point of attendance tbo excursion of
181)8virn ) tbo meet successful of all. Over
l.r.OO of the pioneers and their fanilllca spent
the day at Logan , la. The train was sched
uled to leave for homo at C:15 and was waitIng -
Ing tbo arrival of thu oastcrn fast mall.
Through somu misunderstanding ot orders
the train pulled out before Its scheduled
time , anil as a result the most terrible wrosk
that has occurred within 200 miles ot Omaha
furnlah''d a sad ending to the day's morry-
L1TTLK PIONEERS HAVK A PICNIC.
making. Not a second separated the dash
from the gaiety of a successful picnic Into
the awful horror of a terrible railroad calam
ity. Twenty-nine persons were killed and
tdxty-olght wounded In tbo collision. It was
Impossible for hours to learn even the most
muagur dutulls of thu extent of the disaster.
lly midnight the Union 1'aclllc oltlclals were
In possession of a partial list of Iho dead
and wounded and this wet ) at once made pub
lic , but tbo announcement of u few of tbo
Killed and wounded only added to the in
tensity of the anguish. It wan but a ques
tion of watting until the arrival of the ex-
cuitilon train Itself , which for some reason
\\us delayed several hours ,
Fully an agoulxlug as tbo scenes at tb
wreck were thcwo at the depot , where thou
sands had gathered to meet the train , And
when It did pull In to relieve the strain tbo
scone was as wildly oxcltlng as It was before
Intensely touching.
After the experience of the previous year
the pioneers were not willing to Icavo tbo
state on tbolr annual excursion and It was
held at Columbus. The attendance wan not
mi largo as It had been In former years ,
owing , undoubtedly , to the memory of tbo
sad termination of the outing of the year
before. During thu exposition year no at
tempt was made to organize an excursion ,
but the association spent a day at the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Instead.
This year the Columbus parks were again
chosen , and desplto tbo rain , which came on
Immediately after the lunch baskets had
been opened , tbo day was a very enjoyable
PRESIDENT LILLIE OF PIONEERS , MAYOR FITZPATRICK AND RECEPTION
COMMITTEE.
one. The pioneers have visited Columbus
no often that the people have come to look
upon their coming as ono of the year's
events. No party could receive a warmer
welcome than was extended by the citizens
of that town and for the day the city and all
that It contained was at the disposal of tbo
visitors. Columbus enjoys these visits , and
so.do the pioneers.
In this Issue are reproduced some Inter
esting scenes at the late picnic at Columbus.
Mid-Summer
Fashions for Men
NEW YORK , Juno 20. A well fitting ect
of whlto clothes Is absolutely essential to
the man In the country at this season , and
the only fabric used for making a complete
whlto outfit , coat , waistcoat and trousers , Is
cream sorgo. Though naval officers demonstrate -
strato each summer tbo admirable points
of full duck suits , land lubbers , nor yachts-
inon , over venture farther in the duck ex
periments than trousers and waistcoat. The
coat Invariably with those la a black or blue
serge roofer , accompanied by yellow shoes.
It la a sorry fact that only the man Ignorant
of the progress of the styles clings to his
whlto shoes. Pigskin ties are on every
modishty dressed pair of feet , which Is a
distinct pity , for the yellow pedestals to a
pair of whlto trousers , In "oniblnation with
a dark coat , Is not nearly so happy as white-
shod extremities.
Tbo return to pigskin has been the re
sult of economical considerations , for it
really required an endless number of fresh
snowy ties to keep a man's feet In anything
llko decent order , and contact with BO many
elements laid stains on the leather and can
vas that pipe clay could not eradicate.
liiuiuliTf < l NeeUHfN.
A noticeable point In connection with the
madras and French linen neglige shirts la
tbo very big pearl buttons used In fastening
them up In front. The turn down collars
and rather narrow cuffs of those new mornIng -
Ing "sarks" are made usually stiff as a
goo.l laundress can put In the starch. She is
mt allowed , however , to lot fall ono drop
of the stiffening fluid on the gathered or
plrato.1 bosoms , and all the striped shirts
are barred horizontally. Two small tics of
the biuuo stuff as the garment Itself are
usually found tucked Into the pocket ot
every lounging shirt at Its purchase , and the
men seem to prefer those little frcah luun-
duml nock ornaments to any others.
All the creum surge suits are unllned for
comfort's sake , and the tailors have tried ,
with some success , to bring striped aud
dotted flannels into fashion. In the white
flannels , stripes of black or pale blue show
llko hair lines aud wide apart , and there
hava been found men ready to experiment
with coaU ) , trousers and waistcoats of white
peppered over with black , or dark blue of
clour pink plnhead dots. Commendable as
ornamental novelties are In masculine dross ,
It can not bo said that polka dotted trousers
appear to the greatest advantage and It is
certain that few but the very gilded youth
will attempt to give them a leg up Into pop
ularity.
White fur 11 v fii I u IT Weur.
At rather Informal dinners and small
dances In the country men have bcon scon
recently In cream serge trousers , low cut
waistcoats of the same goods and cut on the
Haron or Cairo shape. With this Is worn
a tailless black dinner coat , and the result
Is peculiarly happy. In such a combination
the tie and linen Is just what It should been
on any evening occasion , and a noticeable
point about the waistcoats Is the small pearl
button used on el her rape ) . This Is
serviceable In holding the serge flap , which
Is apt to sag , firmly In place.
When a formal dinner party Is on the
cards , however , the men usually turn up In
full evening regalia of stern black and white ,
making , even on an evening of the severest
summer weather , no smallish concession to
the heat. The same rule holds good among
men as regards a country wedding , and most
of the male guests will bo sure to appear at
a ceremony or reception on a piping hot
afternoon In frock coats , high hats and the
rest of It. Slnco the summer came It has
become a somewhat settled custom , when the
frock coat is donned , to wear with It a
waistcoat of whlto goods , so high buttoned
that when the coat Is closed the upper edge
of the vest will show , like a pique slip , in
ono white line along the upper opening of
the coat.
Ilnieelut WutelicN.
When the men from Now York and
Boston went to Cuba last summer a ques
tion arose , especially among the officers , as
to the best method of carrying their watches ,
as a watch is a convenience no ofllcer can
afford to dispense with. A few sensible fel
lows adopted the custom common In the
English army and among the hunting set , of
strapping the watch on the left wrist , and
the others , when they saw how capitally the
convenience worked , sent promptly homo for
leather bracelet cases , in which to put their
timekeepers. The result baa been that
among men , for the summer at least , the
watch Is worn on the loft wrist , and this
method has been adopted by the cyclists ,
yachtsmen , golfers , riders , etc. , and com
plete Is their satisfaction at the discovery
that there are more ways of wearing a
chronometer than In tbo waistcoat pocket.
It Is worth whllo telling any benedict
who has It on his mind to find a suitable
gift for his best man that sleeve links are
the proper selection , A New York groom
lately ordered a pair at a leading jeweler's
that may bo copied to the great satisfaction
of a best man. The links had their oval but
tons of gold ovorfald on their upper sides
with rich green enamel , and In the enamel
were set two tiny linked horseshoes of bril
liants. A set of pearl-headed stick pins Is
another favorite gift for a groom to present
to his chief supporter.
Well Qualified
An advertisement in Engtaud for an as
sistant pastor of a church states : "He must
bo cheery and manly , one who can appre
ciate a joke , a thorough , earnest worker ,
musical , not over 36. "
Rarest Latin Bible
V *
Now in Existence
Over In Chelsea square , In ono of the
rooms of the library of the General Theo
logical seminary , relates the Now York
Sun , Is the finest collection of rare old
Latin blbloi In the world , surpassing In
the number ot edition * the great libraries
ot the British museum in London and the
Blbltothequo Natloualo In 'Paris. ' Packed
together on the dusty shelves of the half-
lighted room are nearly 1,800 volumes , over
UOO editions , collected from the public ami
private libraries of Europe In themselves
a history of the birth and growth of the art
of printing. Nearly all the early printers
are represented there Johanti Qutcnberg ,
the Inventor of printing and the printer of
the first bible , and Johann Faust and Peter
Schoeffer of Mentz ; Johann Mentellu and
Holnrlch Eggcsteyn of Strasburg ; Ulrlc
Zell , the "father of the Colognu preos ; "
Uertbold Rodt and Bernhard of Basle , the
first printers in Switzerland ; Coberger , the
great Nuremburg printer ; Ulrlc Goring ,
Martlnus Crantz and 'Michael ' Friburger , the
first printers In Paris ; Francis do Hallbrun ,
iV. do Frankfordla and Jensen ot Venice ;
Moravus of Naples and their contemporaries.
The Chelsea square collection was made
what It Is by the acquisition , five years
ago , through the aid of Cornelius Vander-
bllt of the uuequaled library of Latin bibles ,
1,450 volumes , collected by Dr. Walter A.
Coplnger , professor of law In the Victoria
university , Manchester , England. The
Copllnger collection contained many edi
tions extremely rare and some absolutely
unique. Slnco the purchase of the Coplu-
ger library Dean Hoffman of the seminary
has spent thousands of dollars In the pur-
chaio of other editions , and be has paid
only recently $15,000 for a copy of the first
bible , printed In Gutenberg's shop In 'Mentz '
In 1450-65. The dean hopes to secure copies
of all the known editions of the Incunabula.
The value of such a collection cannot bo
measured.
The most treasured book In the collection
iho most sought-after book in the world-
Is the Gutenberg bible , the earliest book
printed with movable metal type. It is In
two heavy folio volumes , llko nearly all of
the early bibles , and Is one of tbo most
splendid specimens of typography extant.
Considering that this was the first printed
book It Is a marvelous production. It is a
masterpiece cf art. For more than a cen
tury It has been known as the Mazarln
bible , from the fact that the first recog
nized copy was found by 'William Francis
Do Bure , the younger , in the library of
Cardinal iMazarin , belonging to the college
des Quatre Nations. An account of the dis
covery of this first bible Is found In the
first volume of "Bibliographic Instructive , "
published at Paris In 1763. This is un
doubtedly the olblo which , according to the
testimony of Ulrlc Zoll , In the Cologne
Chronicle of 14 D , began printing "In the
Jubilee year of 1450. "
The Chelsea square copy of this famous
blblo Is especially Interesting to the book
lover , because In 1884 It brought the highest
price ever paid lor an old book $19,500. It
formerly was the property of Sir John
Thorold. At the Syston Park library sale
In London In 1884 , Bernard Quarltcb , the
London bookseller , bought It for $10,500 , and
It later became the property ot Rev. Wil
liam Makellar of Edinburgh. At the Makel-
lar sale by Sotheby In November , Quarltch
ENGINE AND TRAIN OF PIONEERS' SPECIAL.
bought tbo 'bible ' for the Chelsea square col
lection , paying $14,750 for It , and selling it
for 115,045. Quarltch wrote after the eale
that there -were five commissions held by
agents In the saleroom , three at least being
from Americans. The blghest stopped short
at $14,500 , the next below at $13,250. "If
It had been necessary , " wrote Quarltch , "I
should not have stopped under $15,500 , but
fortunately the underblddor give It up at
$13,350. "
Dean Hoffman , it Is believed , gave the
$15,000 for the purchase of the Gutenberg
bible.
Two yearn ago the Chelsea Square collec
tion was enriched by the acquisition ot
"the bible of 1462 , " the first Latin bible
with the date and the name of the printer.
Th omlnary paid $8,650 for U. This Is
the fourth Latin bible. The collection
the second edition , printed at Bamborg In
14CO , by Albrecht Pfister , probably ono of
Gutenberg's workmen ; and the third , printed
at Strasburg in 1460-01 by Johann Mentelln.
Only four perfect copies of the Strasbur ,
blblo are known , and ono of them Is In the
Lenox library. According to Fabrlclus , Faust
and SchoelTer printed the blblo of 1462 at
Meutz and sold the copies In Paris as manu
scripts for sixty crowns.
The Gospel of Work *
Several months ago a man wearing oil
clothes and looking unkempt and dirty pre
sented himself to tbo proprietor of one of the
smaller hotels of the city and asked for
work , relates the Hartford Courant. Ho hfid
bad hard luck , bo s.ild , and was willing to
do inythlng for an honest living. A small
salary would not bo refused. Ho was given
a Job. The work was not hard and the pay
was not large , but ho got his room and
board and several dollars a week besides.
The man appeared to bo n good worker a : i
at the end of the first month his pay was
Increased. There was a prospect for another
Increase nt the end of the second month , but
before It came be was gone. He had reno
vated his wardrobe , cleaned himself , got a
llttlo money in his pocket and It was all Jio
wanted. Ho couldn't stick. His sudden leav
ing put his employer to some inconvenience ,
but that was nothing to him.
Quite recently % young man approached
the writer of this article and asked If he
could find him something to do. As he was
known to have changed his employment sev-
enil timca in a. year or so , it was thouyjjt
well to make some Inquiries before putting
out much effort In his behalf. It was learned
that his disposition was not the most agree
able , and , besides , ho regarded any requt&t
for him to do a little work outside his usual
routine , or to work a llttlo more time than
usual , as an unjustifiable Imposition. His
habitual attitude was one of armed watch
fulness against his employers , and while he
was competent and did his work well , ho
drew the line sharply between what ho ouglft
to do and what ho thought ho oughtn't.
The head of a small department In ono of
the Insurance ofilces of the city was saying
the other day that he found the men In the
cfTice generally unwilling to help out an
other department than their own In case of
rush. Sometimes one department Is pushed
with work when others have considerable
leisure time. A request for a little lift from
ono of the leisure departments would gen
erally met with a rebuff or a grumbling
compliance.
Employers have often complained that It
Is difficult to get men who take a real llfo
Interest In the employer's affairs. Tell them
to do a thing and they make excuses or stpp
to ask all sorts of questions , instead of
learning to use their brains and going ahead
and doing to the best of their ability what
their hand finds to do. They say that good
men need never bo out of employment. This
may not always be so , but it Is undoubtedly
a fact that the men who are nearly always
looking for work don't think much of It when
they find It. The employer certainly has a
right to some feeling of loyalty on their part
to contribute honestly and conscientiously
to the prosperity of the business. There
are of course many employes of whom this
Is true. If there were more there would be
fewer out of work. > . .
Sleep Without a Pillow
It Is hardly llkoly , observes the San Fran
cisco Chronicle , that the pillow was Invented ,
by any ono in particular. It was In the first
Instance , there Is every reason to believe ,
a very rational Institution , and consisted of
a small pad upon which to rest the head
when the beds were by no means such luxu
rious affairs as they are today.
The pillows In use today arc responsible/ '
for many ovlls , which you may bo willing
to admit when they are pointed OIK' fc-fn"
and If you would but test the efficacy of
their disuse you would become as ardent an
advocate of tbo custom as Is the writer.
There Is no greater fallacy than the be- . , .
Hot that a big , downy pillow conduces to
restfulness and health In sleeping. You
sink Into Its embrace , and delude yourself
that you are comfortable , with your head
resting upon the dear , soft , cozy mass of
feathers. Yet , If the pillow slips away
from you In your sleep , do you miss its
seemingly eoothlng influence ? No. And lfr < ,
you can sleep thus comfortably and not'
know it , why should you not have the
courage to put It away altogether ?
The pillow may seem to breathe out beau
tiful dreams to you ; but while it Is beguiling
your attention with Us seeming restfulness
it may bo pushing your ears out of shape ,
and it Is certainly making hollows over tlrt
chest by forcing the head forward. It may
seem a little thing In itself ; but , happening
every night , It will rob you of all the beauty
your neck would naturally have and nullify
tbo good of any exercise you may take.
Aside from the benefits to bo derived in a
shapely neck and chin , to sleep without a ,
pillow will conduce to health and greater'
restfuluess. It may seem strange at first ,
even a bit painful , but if persevered In you
can very soon overcome this , and the good
to bo derived will well repay you.
