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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1900)
o OMAHA ILLUSTRATED February 11 , l oo O .MA II A lu.USTKATKI ) 13liH. 1'nblisiifd Weekly' by The Hoc Publishing Company , Moo Hlilldltig , Onin'hn , Neb Prlco , 5 cell's per copy HOP year , $10 < > Cnlcrcd tit the Oimilm Postolllco ii S-V < oml Clrws Mall .Matter. For ridvertlslng1 rules address Publisher ComrnunlerttlonH relatingto photographs nr articles for publication ihotild be ml- d "ICdltor Oinnhn Illustrated Hop , Omaha. " Pen and Picture Pointers Thu fiontlflplcro of The Hoe tliLs week \\lilcli in significant nf the coming St Val- oittlno'H day , IB , wo believe , nno of the moat striking wo liavo over presented. The 111 tie ! K\r\ \ \ who IIKIII OH In the design Is l'"lurcncc ' f Edna Rosen/.ttolg , the charming daughter * * of Mr. nml .Mr.- > . Robert Roseimvclg , a popu- Inr llttlo Omaha miss for whom liar pnrantn hnvu reason to ntitlclpato a bright future. Everyone will agree that as si typical ex- air.plo of the Intelligent child who makcu up the coming generation In Omaha no better cholco could tiu in a do than of this llttlo girl , ' St. Vnlcnllnu'H day anyway Is a children * ! ) , fc&tlval , and the joy and gladness brought j to the llttlo ones by tlio pretty pictures and i attractive versos that embellish the Valen- I line missive always fonn tender spots In the recollections of childhood. The advance In the art of the Valentino maker Is also , something most noticeable to those who look br.ck upon the holiday as It was years ago. Formerly the so-called comic valentine , with Its hideous caricatures , was all tliat wan within the reach of the ordinary child , but today the hanilsomo souvenirs turned out for n. few cents each as the product of the printer's art compare with the most expen sive valentines of n decade ago. Wo may bo mire that there will bo great glee In all the various nurseries and school rooms In which the valentine box will bo a feature this week. The article printed In this Issue on the Nebraska schools closes the series which wo have been running on that subject. Nothing that has been Riven a place In these columns has excited BO much and as general In terest as thcso Illustrated school articles. Wo have communications from a number of thriving and progressive Nebraska Unvns asking whether they might have rep resentation with pictures of their s-hool work , and , while some of these have been accommodated , a number liavo crone too late to glvo them a place In the present Horles. It In possible another scries of articles on similar topics may bo given | at some later time , In which rase cities and 1 towns ( bat liavo not figured yet will be given preference. The Hee Is glad to know Hint the renewal I of Carpenter's letters has met with such universal approval. Many of our readers 5 have boon waiting for weeks for Mr. Carpenter to resume his wilting for The J Hoe , and we feel sure that they will not bo dlsapixilntcd In the letters which he Is i sending from his eastern travels. The Caipenter letters are to rover a field which , Is uppermost In the public mind , namely , the conditions mid prospects In the Philip ! pine Islands , acquired by the United States , through Its treaty with Spain. Mr. Carpenter Is suio to glvo Information and open up , points of view that will enable us to under . stand the Philippine question better. In some reminiscences of Gladstone , pub lished In Chambers' Journal , occurs this pas sage" : "Tho lute Mr Charles nradlaugh- Inoredlblo as It may seem exorcised a i PrinceAilKiistiiH Ktnaeror William The Empress Prince Oscar LATEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF GERMANY S IMPERIAL FAMILY. Htrangu fascination over Mr. G.'adsloiio ' , for which no satisfactory explanation has hitherto been given. Whin the honorable inombcr rose to address the house the ngi < t statesman would leave his aenl In order to get nearer to the speaker , and If Mr Hradlaugh unxpectedly took part In a debate during- the temporary absence of Mr. Glad stone the latter would almost Invariably enter the house a few minutes later , as If ho had come specially from his private room to hear tliu speech , and It seemed a.s If la- had nmdo arrangements to be Informed Immediately Mr. Hradlaugh 'caught the speaker's eye. ' Some time after the death of Mr. Hradlaugh there was a debate in the House of Commons as to the advlsablones.s of allowing a Koiman Catholic to become lord chancellor. . Mr. Gladstone delivered a most eloquent speech In favor of the proposal , and In the eourso of his imnaiks hu Incidentally paid a tribute to 'that distinguished man , ' Mr Hradlaugh " About Noted People President Angell of Ann Arbor university says that when traveling up the Nile some years ago ho was seated on a donkey approaching preaching the ancient ruins of Abydos when ho engaged his Egyptian guide In conversa tion as well HH his western Ar.iblc would permit. "Do you give names to your donkeys ? " asked the profess r. "Oh , yes , " was the reply. "This one Is e.illed Kala- ma/oo. " < ) General Theodoio Schwan , who is dis tinguishing himself In the Philippines , has worked his way up the military ladder from the very bottom. Ho enlisted as a private in ISfi ? and quickly rose through the giades of corporal , sergeant , first sergeant * and I quartermaster sergeant , which latter grade s ho got in ISfi. ! . A year later he won his i lieutenancy by imeritorlous service , and In ISfifi was made a captain. For his services i In the civil war he was brevotted captain and 1 major. General Henderson's private secretary , .1. W. Itlchaids , says that the speaker's friends > and ndmliers In all parts of the country are sending him ga\els In almost every m.ill. Many of these olllclnl mallets are valuable for their historical assoclatl ns , and otheis j hnvo Intrinsic worth owing to the line materials of which they are made. One of the former class recently received was made , fiom the wood of the Spanish cruiser . Cristobal Colon , and was sent to the speaker by W. L. Hill , chief b-atswaln of the navy yard at Portsmouth , Va. Hovel nor Aaion V. Hi own of Tennessee . was a Chesterfield for politeness and a Tallejrand for wit. When ho. a much- admired wldowoi , was paying his addresses as yet unavowed an attractive young widow , relates Collier's Weekly , ho called at her house olio day and was ushered Into n room darkened to the degree which the prevailing fashion of those days declared to bo elegant , and before the governor had familiarized hlinself with the surrounding objects i In the gloom the young widow entered the room. With enthusiastic devotion he advanced to meet her hastily , not noticing a low stool directly In his pathway ; un happily , ho stumbled over It and plumped upon his kncos directly at the feet of the object of his affections. Heforo she could litter a word of apolngy or sympathy the adrcit governor , seizing her hand , exclaimed "Madam , a happy accident has biought me whore Inclination has long led me. " The formal declaration which followed was ot course sucfiessful , for such ready gallantly could not bo resisted A London paper says that General Duller was once in company with Lord Charles Hercsford coming down the Nile , and as their boat approached the first cataract a sharp discussion arose as to which was thr proper channel to take The soldier advised one , the sailor another , but In the end Hul ler's channel was followed , with perfect SUP cess. "You see , I was right , " the general exclaimed , exultlngly. "What of that ? " ri torted Bercaford ; "I know It was the right ono myself , and I only recommended the other because I know you would oppose whatever I said. " Piof. S. II. Plainer of the Latin depait nient of Western Reserve university , who ! - this year at the head of the American School of Classical Studies at Rome , In writing homo of the work of excavating the old Roman Forumi , says"That work Is grlng on as fast as 150 Italian workmen c.in carry It along , which Is about equal to what ton able-bodied Irishmen would accomplish It Is most Interesting to watch what the\ call work. However , something appears a' last , and only the other day they dug ui ; 100 gold coins of the fourth and fifth centuries. " New and Striking Imperial Portraits The accompanying portraits c > f the Gei man emperor and empu-ss. from the lad" . photographs taken of their imperial high nesses , possess a special attraction of theli t own by reason of the costtinuH worn In nearly all other portraits of William and hi.s spouse they are attired in garb that proclaims their rank either the dress rf the court bedecked with glittering orders or , In the case of the empeior frequeiitlj and sometimes even In the case of the em pre s In the uniform of some military or ganl7atlon. \ loyal German subject who saw tlie e PROVINCE CONVENTION OF THE PHI DELTA THETA AT LINCOLN. photographs a day or two ago and remarked I the civilian dress ot the emperor drew spe cial attention to the fact that they were taken In London , " in public "Tho emperor never appears In plain citizen's clothing at home , " said 1 the Gorman , "unless he does not wlnh to i bo recognized , and the reason for this ought to be obvious. There he is the personal ! embodiment of the German system of gov ernment , and the.ro , under no ordinary cir cumstances , would It bo advisable for him ' to step from the high level of distinction , ' even in what you might consider so com paratively unimportant a matter as dress. For a .similar reason , ho very properly pre ! fers his military uniform to court dress , when he Is to appear in public. Ho Is not only the personal embodiment of the gov ernment and its power , but he Is the living ; portraits of the heads of official , military and social life In Germany , unrelnforced by the opera boufTe like tinsel and glitter of official dress are usually Illuminating Clad In the simple morning dress of the English gentleman , Emperor William looks m. re like a hard-headed , progressive banker or high class business man than anything else and the clean cut lines of his face , tin- resolute poise of his head , show more real dignity than Is apparent In any of his olll- cial portraits. The Impression produced by the empress' portrait Is equallv novel. It has often been stated that she Is n simple German "haustrau" at heart despite her hnpeiinl position ; this trait of her chaiac- ter never shows In the ordinary portrait , 1 ut In this ono the "hnusfrau , " dressed for public appearance , Is dually dominant. To the American eye , both emperor and- empress appear far more human and real In these portraits than In any previously given to the public. Prince Augustus and Prince Oscar , whoso portraits are also from their latest photo graphs and taken In England , are 13 and 12 respectively. They seem to be bright , clean lads without any nonsense such as you might expect In young princes of the Im- perlal line about them. There are thrf.o other sons and a daughter. Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News : The best household jewel Is a good cook. Unrequited love must be a species of heart failure. % A heart that has often been tendered becomes - comes tough. Hut few men are proof against the flat tery ot a pretty woman. If the truth about everything were known ESiSS ZSSStSS ti SEaSKS GRANITE CARVING ON THE NEW DMA HA POSTOFFICE UUILDING AND THD CARVERS. personation of the military Idea the ideate to which the German empire , as it is , owes its very evlstence. "You may very naturally ask why he would more readily appear In civilian dress abroad than at home , and to this I answer that he wouldn't , save in a so-called Anglo- Saxon country , like England or the United States , supposing ho were to do such an unlikely thing as to visit America. There are the most Important reasons why he should not publicly appear In plain clothe.- ! anywhere In Europe. Every European coun try is a military country , a land of the sol dier. In RusHla , France , Austria , Hel- glum , Holland , even In the comparatively unmilltary Scandinavian countries , the sol dier's uniform Is the ever present Index of the powers that be , and In none of these countries could William I , the war lord of Germany , the most military of nil coun tries , think of being seen by the masses without displaying the sartorial Insignia of the military Idea , though to this as to most rules , there Is an exception. Hunting drefs Is perfectly proper for a public ap pearance of the emperor In appropriate cir cumstances and photographs of his high ness In that garb are popular In Germany. "It might bo explained that the English photographs of the emperor and empress without Imperial or military dress will un doubtedly be sold In Germany. It will bo rather flattering to the Germans , who , though very reppectful with regard to the nrltisli navy , think little of the British army , to reflect Hint their emperor consid ered civilian's dress good enough for public appearance In England , whereas ho wouldn't think of such a thing anywhere In conti nental Europe. " Considered ns buumu documents , these to everybody this would bo a mighty un comfortable world for most people to live in. The skeleton In a woman's closet is usually some other female. The wife of a policeman should not expect him to glvo up his club. The blot on a man's good name may often be traced to a poor fountain pen. It Is thought women wear shoes too small because the right size Its too large. You can never get the best of a chemist In an argument ; bo always has a retort. The woman who doesn't care for dress well , it's either a mistake or a misstatement - ment , Flying machine Inventors may be strictly temperate , but they often take n drop too much. The under dog In the scrap may bo In the tight , but that doesn't rattle any bones with the dog on top. There In always a chance of reforming a bad man , but If ho is a hypocrite his case Is , absolutely hopeless. Some men say nothing and saw wood , but when a man's wife Is compelled to do the hawing the neighbors soon bear about It. His Paternal Ancestor Chicago Tribune : Helng a patriotic boy Bon bought with his own money a lead . pencil painted red , white and blue. "Now , father , " he said , exhibiting his purchase with a flourish , "what color do you want me to write ? " "White , " replied the parent , with a wink at the other parent. And Hen sat down and wrote In largo let- tur the word "WHITE" In black to the total overthrow and confusion of the other party concerned.