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Tho frontispiece this week was made by
our staff artist near Wi oping Water, Nub.,
on tho line of tho Missouri Patllle railroad.
Tho engineer of the special train, Mr. L. T
llurton. hud been asked to Join the patty
at tho rear of tho train for a plelure. Ken
ator llanna. stepping on his ear, caught the
engineer's hand as ho passed ami wild: "I
am tho engineer of tho republican party,
vou ato tho engineer of this tialn, I run til '
parly, you run me."
Senator llanna Is an avi nine sl.eil man
the engineer, Mr. llurton, being somewhat
small of stature, making the senator seem
unusually large In the plctuie .Mr. llanna
has a clear skin, deep brown eyes and an
exceedingly genial and eh fill disposition
lie Iiiih over 11,00') men In bis employ and Inn
never had a slrlku.
Thete was great curiosity to see him, du
to tho cartoons of I lie piess, and vast num
bers of pcoplo expressed surprise to find
lilui Hiicli a nice, genial looking elderl.
rmttotuan.
One of tho most enthusiastic republicans
in Red Oak la Is MniUor Mark llanna. who
was born during the St Loiiih conveirlon
.MASTER MARK 1IANNA, UK I) OAK la
IIOKN Dl'ltlNO REPUBLICAN CONVEN
TION IN 1811(1 NAM Ml) IN IIONOIt OF
OHIO SENATOR
Juno Hi, 181)0. Ills fatber. Newton llanna,
is ii prominent citizen and admln-a PrcBidont
McKluley no less than ho docs Senator
llaiiua. Tho boy's mother Is a relative of
the Into (Ictieral Sain Houston of Tuxas.
Mr Newton llanmi lias preserved a copy of
tho loiter which four yeain ago he mailed
to tbo chairman of tho national republican
committee, which was as follows:
" 'Unto us a child Is bom; unto us a sou
Is given;' his namo of iicccHiiity must be
llanna, and In honor of your great victory
for McKlnlov wo havo deemed It not Im
proper to prolix tho word Mark and rail him
Mark llanna. Ho lias good blood In his
veins. Ills mother Is a Houston and Ills
father -well, you know tho llaunas nro all
good men."
Congressman Charles Dick, who was In
181K5 secretary of tho national committee, ro
plled to this letter, and in conclusion suld:
"Mr. llanna directs mo to thank you for
tho compliment and to say that ho wIhIich
your sou n useful and happy life and wilt
expect to hear good reports of him In thv
future."
Young Murk Is about as lively a repub
lican as is his great namesake anil during
tho Intervening four yearB has grown to lio
a really haudsoiuo baby boy, as can bo seen
by tho accompanying picture. Ho Is very
bright mentally and In disposition as cheery
and buoyant as tho famous senator ever wan.
Mrs, Milium L. Talbot of South Omaha wns
chosen president of tho Uobekah assembly
of Nebraska at tho meeting held recently In
York. Mrs. Talbot Is a native of Ohio, hav
ing boon roared In Champaign county. Sho
was a school teacher for nine years and
married In Columbus, ()., coining directly
west with her husband, Claude I,. Talbot, to
Cheyenno, Wyo., and St. Paul, Minn. In
188!) sho moved to South Omaha, where she
liocatno Idontllled with tho Uebekahs, Illllng
nearly ovcry position within tho gift of her
homo lodge from captain of tho degree stalf
for six to eight years to tho highest -ropro-sontatlvo
to tho state assembly and for
threo ye lira past has held tho oIUccb of grand
wnrdun, aecrotnry und vlco president In that
body, mul today holds tho highest olllco
wlltitu tho gift of tho Uebekahs of tho state.
Although devoted to her homo ami family.
hIui Ih tin nctlvo workur In thu church, sec
rutnry of tho South Omnha Hospital nsso
elation, past matron of tho Eastern Star,
presiduiil of tho King's Daughters society,
laily commander of tho Maccabees, a mem
ber of tho Woman's Ilellcf Corns and has
also been an active worker In tho Omaha
Woman's club since 18M.
A Nebraska girl who Is winning fnmu
anil a namo In the musical world Is Miss
M. I.ou Ormsby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
K. W. Ormsby of Cent nil City, Neb., w ho
I'. C. .JOHNSON, HOLMESVILLE, Neb.
NEW (IRANI! MA ST Kit OF NEBRASKA
INDEPENDENT OUDEIt OK ODD FEL
LOWS in recent public uppfiiruiiccB 111 l'urls came
into prominence by finding favor with tul
i nted audiences of musicians and musical
rit if k. Miss Ormsby early displayed a tal
ent for music ami reiuarkablo powers of
voice After exhaust lug the resources for
musical training at her home sho entered
the New England Conservatory of
Mualt In lloston. fioin which she
graduated with honors In Juno,
iv.d Later she studied In Florence,
Italy nailer the noted Vaunncelnl, and then
went to Paris and Is finishing opera under
Hie French teacher. Marchesl, being the
only Nebraska pupil with Marchesl. She
has a dramatic soprano voice and Hlngit
French, (lermau and Italian with a perfec
tion of accent that lias been a surprise to
her teachers. Next Juno Miss Ormsby com
idetcs her studies, when she will make her
debut as an opera singer and Is looked
upon In Paris as ono of the coining stars.
About Noted People
Frederick Lyons, tho Milwaukee million
aire and pioneer, who recently retired from
active business, ennio from England to
Wisconsin In 18 in. Thu Lay ton Art gal
lery, which ho gave Milwaukee, cost $I!7"i,
and contains one of the best collec
tions of pictures lu tho middle west.
I)r It O. Doreiniis, the veteran presi
dent of tho Philharmonic society of Now
York, who recently celebrated tho golden
anniversary of his wedding, received upon
his election lu 1887 a most noteworthy dis
tinction, tho entire society visiting hM
house Immediately after and serenading
him. No other man In Now York Iiub ovei
received such a serenade.
Among tho stories "being told of Joseph
Cliamberlalu Is ono to tho effect that while
In Paris some time ago ho saw an exceed
ingly rare orchid. Mr. Chamberlain, who
Is an enthusiast lu tho matter of orchids,
asked Its price. "Twenty pounds ($100)."
said the florist, "and It Is tho only speci
men lu France." Chamberlain paid over
the money and tore up tho beautiful flower,
saying: "1 have a dupllcato In my own
collection and I object to a Frenchman
owning this."
ltev. Edward Everett Halo has ntleroit
u shout of Jubilation over tho fact th.it
live of tho heroes selected for enrollment
In tho Hall of Fame woro lloston Lntln
school boys. "Ono In nix," ho aaya, "ought
to satsfy even Latin school pride; and
this Is a list which can afford to leave out
John Hancock, Henry Knox, Lothrop Mot
ley, Wendell Phillips nnd Charles Sumner.
Verdi celebrated his elghty-olghth birth
day recently nt his villa In St. Agate, Italy.
Ills llrst opora, "Oberta," was produced
lu Milan alxty-soven years ago. Ho is tho
nutlior of twenty-six operas. Tho venerable
maestro Ib devoting IiIb tlnio nt present to
erecting a homo for superannuated Italian
artists of all classes. It Is being built In
Milan and will furnish shelter for 100 In
mates. Oeorgo FranclBTrnln lives In n very
smnll room nt ono of tho Mills hotols In
Now York nnd has not left tho building for
months. Ho gets out of bed every morning
botwocn 4 nnd fi o'clock nnd spends nenrly
all his waking hours In reading news
papers. About (1 o'clock In tho evening
ho Is ready to retire for tho night. The
former millionaire says that when tho
Translberlnn rnllroad In completed ho will
"belt tho world In thirty days,"
Frederick Macmoniiies. whose great work,
the fountain at tho World's fair, was
among the attractions of tho Jack
son park exposition, has determined that
next spring ho will tako up his resldonco
In Now York nnd will temporarily glvo up
mallei und chisel for palette and brush.
THE ILLUSTRATED IJUL.
Ho Is now In Paris at work on tho eques
trian Btntuo of General Slocum, whb h i
to bo sot up In Ilrooklyn. When that Is
completed ho will for n time nband n
Bculpturo for pnlntlng.
"Tho public hns somehow got the Idea,
Bays Joel Chandler Harris In n recent In
terview In the Atlnntn Dally News, "thai
I am too modest to bo healthy, but that Is
a great mistake. With tho exception of a
big apple dumpling, with a bowl of butter
snuco closo by, I know of nothing nicer
ihnn to alt In a largo nrmcnalr nnd henr
your friends say kind things nbout you
when they think you'ru not listening."
Told Out of Court
"You ought to bo able to tell a straight
story about the alTalr," said tho lawyer to
a witness In an embezzling case.
"I don't know about that," replied the
witness. "It was a very crooked proceed
Ing."
Some time ago a well known barrister hud
under cross-examination a youth from the
country who rejoiced lu the nniiio of Sump
son, whoso replies were the causes of much
laughter In court, reports London Spare
Moments.
"And so," questioned the barrister, "yon
wish tho court to believe that you are u
peacefully disposed and Inoffensive kind of
person?"
"Yes."
"And thai yo.i have no ('oilie to follow thu
steps of your namesake, mid smlto the Phil
latinos?"
"No I've not," answered the youth, "and
If I had thu deslro I ain't got the strength nt
proiont."
"Then you think you would bo unable to
copo successfully with a thousand enemies
and utterly rout them with tho Jawbone of
an ur.s?"
"Well," answered the milled Sampson, "I
might havo a try when you havo done Willi
tho weapon."
Tho absent minded lawyer that was the
subject of a humorous recollection by one
of Detroit's veteran members of tho lnr fur
nished him with another Interesting H"'ii are leglui
reminiscence.
"This lawyer." said he to u Free Press
man, "was quite bald- In fact, ho was the know that theirs Is tho happiest state; they lug there but a measly hog ami then shed
the most peculiarly bald man I believe I 'I" Ilnl dieaiii how well they are off. Somo tears over tho hallowed bones till I weak
over saw. Tho baldness began at his eye- f t tiMii. being wrong-headed men, envy encil.
brows and furrowed It way clear back their richer neighbors; somo others throw "Well, It was on mo; so, nfter advising
to his neck. Tho growth of ' hair on each "way their valuable sulllclency in the cn- tho old fellow to be careful In tho future
sldo was quite luxuriant by contrast, so deavor to get riches; koiuo others get riches, and not bury nny more of his relatives near
that with his hat off ho presented n necullnr. "'"I tllU1 nrv 11,11 " llnl'' as tlll,v 'crc be- our right-of-way, I left."
typo of manly beauty that had to be cultl-
vnted by degrees, llko the tasto for mush-
rooms or Llinburger cheese. Ho was qulto
KOOSltlvo nbout his norsoiml nimenrnnrn ti,i
when on tho street woro his hat well down
over his head to hldo the rear skull ex-
MISS M. LOU OltMSHY NEBRASKA
YOUNO WOMAN STUDYINO MUSIC IN
PA IMS.
posure. Though clover and prominent In his
profession, he had also the reputation of
bulng rather unscrupulous nnd 'tricky.'
"Ono day when court was not lu session
ho strolled Into a basement In his ubsunl
mlnded way. Ho wns in a dec)) study and
his hat was well down over his eyes, leaving
tho rear cranial surface prominently ex
posed. " 'Oh, mnmmn,' chirped a littlo girl, ' 'at
mnn'B got two faces.'
"'What a precocious child!' remarked a
lawyer noted for his fund ot dry humor and
whoso knowledge of tho absent minded one's
shady doings wns Intimate."
Happiest Class of People
In writing of "Tho Happiest Class of Poo
pie" In thu Womnn's Home Companion for
October, John (lllnier Speed arrives at tho
following conclusion: "I have told you who
uro tho unhapplest men, and now It Is my
plensnnt duty to speak of the happiest state.
Solomon Indicated It In his petition, 'Cllvo
nio neither riches nor poverty.' There Is lu
that, as In most of the proverbs, both defi
nition nnd description neither riches nor
poverty. 1 need say littlo more. We all
know what the alternatlvo Is that middle
stato whero the Income safely exceeds tho
expenditure. Then n man can bo happy
and ho have a good temper and a robust
digestion It does not make much difference
what goes on around him. Ho Is safe, and
for tho tlnio being nt least his family Is so
cure. The best thing nbout this ImppleBt
statu Is that It has within It such a tre
inondously largo class. It la not only a innn
hero and there that belongs within It; th
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(.ENEItAL DANIEL E. SICKLES A VISITOIt TO OMAHA Dl'UINO THE LAST WEEK
Photo by Louis It. Ilostwlck.
In this country it em-
biiu cs all ot ihe great middle class. And
'"' ' great majority of them do not even
f"ri'- ','t ""' wl" nrt' 111 tllls happiest
Ht"'1' continue lu It It they can, fur the world
nt 11,1(1 lllu country at homo has great
need for them. They constitute the great
conservative force the force which pro-
vents thu democratls country from going
pollmcll to smash; they represent the solid
honesty which stands midway between tho
madness of a too rapid social reform and
tho insatiable greed of tho unscrupulous
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mine uiui ueiuiiKs to iiieni i)y riguL 01 in
heritance or purchase. Happy should bo tho
land whero this class Is very great; and It Is
greater lu tho United States than anywhere
elso in tho world."
Small for Its Age
London Spare Moments: Pat called as
usual one morning nt tho Cow nnd Pall for
his three-pennyworth of whisky, when
the following conversation ensued between
the landlady and himself:
Pat This Is good whisky, mum?
Lady Yes, Pat. Can you guess the age
of It?
Pat No, mum.
Landlady Well, It's thirty years old.
Put (eyeing tho threepence worth) Olm
a-thinkln' It bo inolglity smnll for Its age,
mum.
He Made a Shrewd Deal
"It Is nil right to tnlk nbout tho robber
railroads, but wo got robbed once In n
while ourselves," said tho right-of-way
agent to n Detroit Free Press man. "Tho
railroad that I am working for has been
engaged for somo tlmo In straightening out
tho curves on Its lino nnd tho work has
kept mo busy getting tho necessary right-of-way
of tho fanners whoso lnud wo run
through. There Is nothing thnt will In
crease the valuo of a farm so much us au
Impression that a railroad will need, somo
of It. Hut I got nlong fairly well until
last week, when, to straighten out n bad
curve. I found that wo would havo to buy a
few feet from tho farm that adjoins our
right-of-way. The moment I set eyes on
that piece of ground I saw that I was
goliu; to have trouble with tho owner, for
upon It was a newly made grave. I hated
to approach the man, but a railroad can't
afford to bo sentimental; so I put tho caso
before him.
" 'What!' he cried, 'disturb those hallowed
bones?"
" 'I am sorry.' 1 answered, 'liut It Is ab
solutely necessary that we havo tho land
that the grave Is on.'
"Well, the old man protested with tears
In his eyes and threatened to tnko tho mat
ter Into court, tho last thing thnt I desired
to do. ns I wouldn't enro to say what a Jury
would do after a lawyer was through with
them. I argued with him nnd finally got
the land that we desired by paying him five
times what It was worth.
" 'Now.' said I, after tho papors wore
passed, 'I suppose you will remove the re
iiinlus nt onco?'
" '(iiiess not,' snld ho.
" 'Well. I guess you will!' said I, sharply,
'that land belongs to us now,'
" 'Wul,' he drawled, 'I don't suppoBe the
October 28, 1000.
ol' hog what's buried thar cares whether he
Is removed or not."
"Say! that old sharper had buried noth-
Pointed Paragraphs
Chlcngo News: Egyptian mummies are
dry subjects.
Tho product of a tight shoo or of an oak
tree Is n-corn.
Tho aVerago lazy man Is too lazy to worry
nbout his laziness.
A heart full of grace is bettor than a
"
head full of notions.
A woman will pardon want of sense
quicker than want of manners.
Thero Is more stylo about somo board
ing houses than there Is grub.
If you would bo paid according to your
own Idea of your worth, get necessary.
Some people tnlk n long time before you
can get nt what they aro trying to say.
With tho exception of a neglected husband
MUS. EMMA L. TALBOT, SOUTH OMAHA
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NE
BRASKA UEI1EKAH ASSEMBLY Photo
by Petersen.
there Is no sadder spectacle than a neglected
wife.
Tho hand that rocks the cradle can
seldom throw a brick to lilt anything In
sight.
Never Judge a man by tho silk umbrella
ho carries; ho may hnvo left a cotton ono
somowhero In Its place.
The Sultan
Detroit Journnl: "What," asked tho
sultan, casually, "Is tho meaning of dun?"
"Done," replied tho Imperial tutor In
EngllBh, qulto misunderstanding his majesty,
"Is a principal part of do."
"Ah, I begin to understand!" muttered
tho monnrch, starting violently. "The
powers Imnglno if they dun mo enough
they will eventually do me!"
Then tho roynl brow darkened nnd the
order wont firth that tho sultnn would
personally rovlow his troops In a sham
massncro later In the day.