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OMAHA I JjIjUST 11 ATE D JJUE.
Mny 120, HHK).
Fine Tropical Verdure
In Hanscom Park
Appropriate) lo tho season of singing birds
mill blooming flowers In thU Issue of Tho Il
lustrated lieu wo print a photograph of tho
palm house In Hnnscom park, tho oldist and
most popular of tho outdoor report. that niaku
up tliii Hpli'inllil system of parks owned and
controlhrd hy tho city of Omaha. With hll!
nnd dells mid natlvo trciH n at tiro hint dono
much to make It an Ideal park. Along tho
walks and drives tho KrounilH have neon
ho.'iutlMi'd hy tho bedding of Mowers which,
with their delicious scent, Imprcgnatu tho
whole ntmosphero with tholr Bwoatneas.
To tho lover of (lowers and tho lovo of
Mowers Ih unlvcrHal tho wont I'Utrnnco to
the ptrk Ih tho mrwt attractlvo nnd Interest
ing. Nt'nr thin entrance Ih tho palm house
Ixtdde two other Iiouwh, ono for tho propa
gation of planlx anil another for tho keeping
gets any thicker at tho bottom after It la
Hot In tho potH. Other room como out higher
up and reaching out start In tho oll awny
from tho trunk, thus bracing the plant. Old
plantH, when fully grown, Hcom to ho stand
ing on a cono of roots that tho earth had
been washed nwny from.
Tropli'iil CUiiiIm-i-h.
About n year ngo the large Allamanila, a
tropical cll'inbor with a lino, fragrant jol
low Mower that bloomed nlno montlm every,
year, died. It wan tho finest specimen of tho
kind botweon New York and San Francisco.
Mr. Ellsworth hns n young Allamanda well
started and It may bloom during this year.
Mo Ih also trying to get a fine collection
of crotons, of which thoro nro many
varieties. They are among poison plants and
tho park Guinea pigs, that catiBO havoc
READY FOH A VICTIM INITIATION TEAM OF TUB KNIGHTS OF AK-SAR-HBN. OMAHA Photo by Ulnehart.
I'AIjM HOUSE, HANSCOM I'AHK, OMAHA I'hoto by Uiultt It. llostwlck.
right hand, smooth and white oh a woman's,
and said:
"Well, I thank tho Iord I never worked
on a farm."
Tho member replied: "You nro probably
going to run for tho prenldency, tomctlme,
Mr. Reed, and, If you do, I'll placard that
statement all over the country and what
could you do about It?"
Tho big fellow mused awhile anil said:
"Nothing except to brand you as an
Infernal liar!"
Not long ago tho New York state news
paper men gave a banquet at Stunwix hall,
In Albany, nnd nmoug tho guests of hoiwr
wero tho two governors, relates thci Phil
adelphia I'oHt. Colonel Roosevelt camo
II rut. He wore an evening suit and IiIh
brown sombrero made famous by tho Hough
Itlders. It was a comblnatl n costumo at
onco original nnd picturesque. Among tha
last of tho guests to arrive wns Mr. Hill,
who was conventionally attired, even to his
silk hat.
"A1i!" exclaimed Colonel Roosevelt In his
peculiar staccato manner, as ho grasped
Mr. Hill's hand, "now wo have with us a
real Albany swell. Governor Hill Is tho
i nly man here tonight with a nilk hat."
"I've got a Hlouch hat myself," returnol
Mr. Hill Boftly, "but I left It at home, I'vo
given up wearing It slnco I went out of the
advertising business."
Then dinner was announced and tho re
mainder of the evening paused pleasantly.
When the source of a Washington Joke Is
unknown to Its retailers It Is Invariably
fastened upon John M. Allen of Tupelo,
About Noted People
The late Osnian I'asha had a queer habit
always, even In battle, of carrying a pencil
behind his ear. Like the great Naiwloon,
ho was distinguished by the plainness of
his uniform. Anuug other characteris
tics wero taciturnity, abruptness, disdain of
etiquette and hate of foreigners, especially
Russians, Hermans and English.
Julius Flclschmnnn, who will becomo
innyor of Cincinnati on July 1, Is 28 years
old. When only 20 ho was made a colonel
on the staff of President McKlnloy, who
was then Inaugurated as governor of Ohio.
Cincinnati Ih normally democratic, and In
the preceding election had returned a large
democratic majority, but the city elected
Mr. Flclschmauu by a large majority.
A friend of William M. Evarts reports
him as being much amused by having road a
recently published account of himself. "This
says I am 'gradually fading away' like an
old photograph," ho remarked, "but I fancy
you can still mnke out the features."
Richard Storrs Willis, who died In De
troit n fow days ngo at tho ago of S2, be
longed to cue of tho most notnblo Iltorary
families of thin country, and which has
been represented In Journalism for four
generation?. Ho was tho brother of Na
thaniel I. Willis nnd Sara I'ayson Willis,
better known aa "Fanny Fern." Tho
Youth's Companion wns established by
their father. N. 1 Willis and George Mor
ris started tho Home Journal, and Richard
Storrs Willis was at tho head of the Musical
Times, later tho Musical World, and ho
started the magazine Once a Month. Fanny
Fern's last husband was James 1'arton, so
that the literary record of the Willises hiu
scarcely a parallel in American annul.
By the death at Naples of the venerable
Prince Colonna In his Hist year Ferdinand
Colonna, who married tho daughter of
Mrs. John W. Mackay, succeeds to tho titles
of prince of Stlgliano, prince of Allano,
Marquis Castlenuova, lord of Illenello, of
San Arcangelo, cf Roccnnova, of Mellilo and
of Guigllano. Ho becomes n patrician of
Rome, Venice and Naples and succeed to
tho headship of the Neapolitan branch of tho
Colonna family.
The War department has presented to J.
Henry Whlto of Philadelphia a bronze medal
of honor for distinguished gallantry In notion
at Rappahannock Station, Vn on August
23, 1SC2. When hundreds of toMlors wero
suffering for want of water Private J.
Henry Whlto of Company A, Ninetieth Ponn
nylvnnlii Volunteer Infantry, crawled to a
nearby spring, at tho Imminent risk of his
life. Tho spot was within tho enemy's rango
and under constant fire. White filled a
largo number of ennteena nnd returned In
safety to the relief of his suiferlng com
rades. '
of plants over for tho decoration of tho among all other kinds of p'.nn.s, refuse to Miss., who Is, Indeed, tho father of some
grounds In summer. eat tho crotons. of tho best Jokes ovor sent out from tho
William II. Ellsworth, who camu to Omnhi Tho work of gathering a flno collection of cnpltnl. Tho following Is told by a New York
from Phlladolphla twenty-seven years aso tropical plants and cholco varieties of Mowers Tribune corresiHindent, npropoa of a silly
to work for Herman Kountzo, Is the. llorUt for the city iark is slow because of lack of oxcuoa given by n man who failed to keep
In charge of tho work at Hunscom p.uk. funds. Tho greater part of tho lino colleo- his promise. Although not n teetotaler
Ho has held this position about four yo.iru. Hon at Hanscom park has been gathered himself, Mr. Allen engaged not long ngo to
I'iuiiiiiih (Mil Iji I m. little hy little In trading cuttings with help reform a man whoso business was going
Tho Oycas-Rovoluln, commonly called b go wealthy men of Omaha who enn afford to buy to rnck and ruin because of his fondnem fo
l nil wino cup uiiu mime iiiiuiiy buiil-iki
through his neglect. Tho member frcm the
First Mississippi dltttrlct In his role of a
philanthropist saw tho man in qiiojtloi
and exacted from him a promise that an a
Senator Chandler's omnipotence gives certain day he would tako an oath not to
In eharactor between thu palms unit tho ,lolnt ,0 11 B,ory 101,1 1)y 11 Washington corro- touch whisky or any other Intoxicant for n
pines. This plant was bought by tho Omaha f m"U,,t "f 11 WHn,n" Promlnont In Wah- year at least. Several .lays after tho date
i.nib nmiim-iti. inut i,rr r. tim TrnnumU. l"Klon society who, at tin opera the. other named Allen met his unf rtunato friend in
Blsslppl Exposition, it bloomed In 18-J8. Tho evening, leaned from her box and tupped tho leading saloon In Tupelo In a very un
'stems, which stand almost perpendicular ?l'MntVr Chandler with her fan. As ho toady condition.
iookcii up Kilo nam: "wuy, jonu, ucmnuiieii mo spoiiuinuer
"Senator, I want you to do mo a favjr. from Mississippi, "what do you mean by
"What Is that?" asked Mr. Chandler. being In such a tiito when you promised m
"You must take, euro of my particular positively that you would ewear oft on tho
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growth. When the plant blooms again """ ... .7 " 1 '
palm, which Is so strikingly nnd realistically wlmt iUy wiu,t
reproduced for this week'a frontispiece, Is a
native of tho Philippines and Japan. This
plant Is 15 years old and Is as largo tt&
many of the plants tiro at 100 years of ago.
It Is of thu cynad family and Is Intermediate
mid tormlnuto In the crown of tho pl:uit,
started after It bloonuil and reached tho
prtucnt growth In six montlm. In tho last
two or tJireo years thero hns uion no
Stories About Statesmen
them oxpol him." "Hie," replied John, "hie, ycu seo, Mr.
"Thnt Is a matter which rests who'.ly Allen, 1 couldn't swear off on tho 10th, bo
with tho sennte. I am only one ineinb.r. cauko 1 was out of town."
of the senate." , ,
"Hut vmi are chairman of thnt horrid "ly I'OK,K 111
m.ohr a o committee; you can do anything you want E. Chandler because of a delightful muddle
auoniB aio know " which fell from his lips tho other day In
V Thl 'Irni J '"MX ir inadnni." exclaimed Chmdkr. course of a protest which he was utter-
My
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you realize that
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now much arouseu ny nor wirmuincss, -no - - i
111,. ...me mniliiHl vnlir ""'loin irum uiiu ii uiton. ...... m.wi.
" tMtM... ( nn,1 nt.ntnlli.f HMwip.i nf.k rnnfin rf
friend, Mr. Clark, Is one of bribery and 'r.
lorrupuon. .,i.uii This Incident reminds tho New York Mall
Wh what do s t l a ma ter! 1 Express of one of tho many good s orles
tho fair chnmiilon. "W.u know you nil do ' . Wiw,.,.
these branches will drop down, ns tho lower
oihm have dono, and tho hlo som will npienr
In 'tho centor of tho plant mid anothor bunch
of branches will grow up. Those palms
nro Imported to this country dry nnd sold
by the pound. The frans or bra
stripped off and tho trunk of tho
when It Is ready for shipment. Tin fruit
of thu eyens Ib like an apricot.
Ileiuit Uul Kim I'll I MIM.
Next to tho Uyca-Rovoluta nio two flno
specl'incus of fan palms, or technically speak
ing, living Htoula. Tlieso palms nro tlf.oon
viiiimi iiinl tiiii iiiiltiiu f t I Itit IjViat lliilliia
Mr. Ellsworth nlfo has two Phllodondrnu J 1 1,1 ton at tho expense c f the genial ex-Congress.
Pertusum Cerlmnn, frult-bearlng pnlins, man "Tim" Campbell. Ono sweltering day
from the Island of Trinidad. Tho fru'.t Is Crowing tired of his chair, ono nfti";noon, nt0 (ju, Hprng, so tho tale h told, TIni
delicious nnd Ihe plant h nro nbumbn ly, but W a writer In the May number of Sue- BiU ,iort i,y ,s fellow congressman, Amos
tho fruit cannot ln shlpiied nnd only roichsd Speaker Reed surrendered It to cummlngs, and remarked, with a long-
tho United States In the coast cities nlon? another member nnd sat down bosldo ji ,iriiwn sigh, tm ho wiped the perspiration
tho Oulf of Mexico. Tho fruit Is alout tho western democrat. from his brow:
slo mid shapo of an our of corn. When "My, what a largo linnd you haw!" ro- "This Is the sort of weather. Amos, that
rlpo tho outer pnrt scales off nnd tho por Ion marked Mr. Rocil, looking Intently at tho makes a mnn wish that ho could retire to
about the coro Is rs mushy and foft as leu enormous paw of his democratic ftlend, who tho shado of some primeval forest."
oream. was writing a letter. CummlngH assented to this proposition
' Mr. Ellsworth Iuib been very successful In "Yes, sir," said the member, "nnd I am and then cnsually Inquired: "What's your
propagating tho vat Icgnled screw plno, which proud of it. I worked on a farm for so Idea of a 'primeval forest,' Tim?"
lire sometimes dllllcult to propuguto. Whllo ninny yours that my hands grow large, as "Well," nnswered Tim, "I suppose It Is a
tho trunk of theso pines sometimes grow to you seo them." forest, Amos, In which the hand of man
twelve Inches In diameter tho plant never The spenker hold up hli mull and shapely hns never sot foot."
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DR.
SEYMOUR.
Owing o he fact that there was not Biilltclint time during last week to seo
all who called Dr. Seymour will return Sunday afternoon nnd reinnln until
Tuelny morning nt the Her Grand Hotel. Those wishing to consult him about
their eywt hould call n early oa possible Monday morning.
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