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Pen and Picture Pointers
Ah ft frontispiece this week wo print a
flnu picture or General Fltzhugh Leo which
was taken at Havana, Cuba, a little over a
year ago, whllo ho was In command of the
American troops nt that point. General
Leo, until further orders from his superior
olllcers, will bo locnted nt Omaha as com
mander of the Department of tho Missouri
TYPICAL SCENIC AT POLLING
The assignment of General Lee to this de
partment Is highly appreciated by nit
classes or people. Omaha can feel highly
honored to woleomo this distinguished hoI
dler and warrior as n citizen and rep
resentative or tho military arm or tho gov
ornmcnt Frank G, Carpenter In his special letter
says that China's war debt may bo $1,000,
000,000, but the nation can pay It, as the
Chinese nre n rich people and are not
loaded down with a big bonded Indebted
ness. The land tax alone could pay tho
debt without the foreign customs it ml other
inoncy-ralaltiK schemes. Tho Chinese do
not believe in running Into debt and It Is
not likely Hint ns n nation they will lie in
debt very long nfter the war Is ended.
A moro beautiful election day could hardly
have been mndo to order. Our artist found
n crowd or prosperous lookltiK colored voters
at Eleventh and Douglas streets waiting to
enst their ballots, At Twenty-fourth nnd
Pnrker streets two policemen, whoso com
bined weight was 700 pounds, frightened
away tho disturbers, who had threatened
trouble In the morning, The voting nt
Twonly-rourtli nnd Pnrnam streets was
nearly completed Just as tho camera snapped
HUXTRA! HUXTRAI
,7' THE ILLUSTRATED JJI2E.
ru'M,,,"ctt ciihUiik "l ballot for four years
moro of prosperity.
Tho Stan artist of Tho Ilee furnishes Its
readers with an Interesting article on
"Strange and Startling Noises In Omaha,"
accompanied by pictures of tho sources of
these noises, which are so familiar to the
cars or the residents or Omaha.
Tho extras came thick and fast, and few
Indeed were tho "nowHeys" who didn't
pocket all the way rrom f.l lo fir, prollt.
About Noted People
Hero Is u late appreciation or Joseph
Chamberlain, written by an American au
tlior: "Ho Is the master or Englishmen
or today, tho big operator, the groat grasp
ing planner or vnst works, and he has tho
coolness ami nerve or Jay Gould, tho alert
brain ot James Hill or the Great Northern
railroad, with tho charm and ease and
suavity or William C. Whitney."
A Journalist who has often been called
upon to make a stenographic report or a
PLACE IN THIS THIRD WARD
speech by Emperor William declares that
the kaiser speaks slowly at llrst, but gradu
ally gets raster and raster, until it Is Im
possible to follow him vorbatlm. The re
porters, ho says, generally write down
what they can and by comparing notes
afterward concoct n tolerably accurate re
port of what he said.
Two weeks ago Major Church Ho wo or
Nebraska formally assumed the duties of
United States consul at Shellleld, England.
Tho change rrom Palermo to the famous
manufacturing city of Kugland is in the
nature of a promotion. Tho Shellleld Tele
graph, noting his induction into ullleo,
gives tho major this Mattering "send-ofr:"
"A few dllllcultlcH hnvo arisen lately in
connection with the local consulate, but
Major Church Howe would seem to bo the
man to tide them over and foster com
mercial relations for the advantage or trad
ers on both sides or tho Atlantic. He will
shortly receive a deputation from the
Shellleld Chamber of Commerce with refer
ence to conditions which are held to be a
detriment to manufacturers at home as
well as la the United States. He wns at
Palermo for three years and It Is Interest
ing to note that, after having been there a
short time, ho was the recipient of an un
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Uhuh1 compliment, ill the form of an ad
dress, in which tho exporters or Palermo
expressed their desire to demonstrate their
gratitude Tor the manner in which ho had
regulated tho consular service and ror the
new and Improved methods Introduced by
ti I in In conducting the business or the
consulate. A copy or the address was
ordered to be sent to the prime minister
at Washington. If in Shellleld ho succeeds
In removing dllllcultles which arc believed
to Interfere with amicable trading his
lnltl.il service as a consul will bo highly
appreciated. Major Church Howo Is an
Amerlcan-boru citizen and should not be a
theorist in commercial matters. Hoforo
quitting the United States ho was a prom
inent man In Nebraska, lie was a member
of the house and senate or that state for
twenty-four years and for two terms was
president of tho senate. He was associated
with tho great financier, Mr. J. Gould, in
rullwny enterprise, and Is regarded as a
practical business man. He went through
the war of lSfil-Cnand left tho army a major.
Ho retired rrom business about five years
ago although he has still banking inter
ests In America and In 1897 was appointed
to act as consul ut Palermo. On leaving
his olllce thcro In order to come to Shellleld
the Palermo Chamber or Commerce passed
to him a vote or thanks and brought his
services on bohair or international trading
to tho notice of the minister or agricul
ture." A curious contradiction In the character
or the Into Prof. Max Mullor, philosopher,
profound scholar, writer and thinker, was
that he was a deplorable snob. His
reminiscences show his pride In having
been personally acquainted with many
members or royal and other so-called noble
families. When given the empty honor of
"right honorable" ho made no secret or the
fact that he valued it more than his learn
ing and scientific fame. Ho never
employed a stenographer or a typewriter
and wrote all his life a clear and legible
hand Another Interesting fact In his life
wns that he ardently desired In Ills youth
to follow the study of music, but refrained
because deafness was hereditary in hi
family and he feared it might come upon
him In tils prime and Injure his useful
ness in that lino, it is noteworthy that
his father, Wilhelm Mullet-, was n poet
of some vogue.
A bronze bust' of" General Francis A
Walker Is being placed in the cloistered
courtyard or the Ilostou public library. It
Is lifcslzo nnd represents the general in
military uniform, tho high collar of the
military overcoat being thrown back nnd
furnishing a good setting for tho lower
part of the face. Upon the bottom of the
bUBt is engraved the natno "Francis Amasa
SCENE IN POLLING PLACE AT TWENTY-FIFTH AND FAUNAM STREETS.
Walker." Tho bronzo background Is re
cessed ror tho head. At the top the bronze
projects, forming a kind of cornice. Upon
this nro tho words, "Soldier, Economist,
Statistician." Ilclow on the background
proper Is inscribed, "President of tho
Massachusetts Institute or Technology
Trustee or tho Doston Public Library." To
tho left of the head Is tho Inscription, "Su
perintendent or tho Ninth nnd Tenth
Census," nnd to tho right, "Brevet llrlgn
dler Gencrnl or tho United States Volun
teers," Quaint Features of Life
A Cliicagonn Just returned from a tour or
tho vest saw the following location notice
on a mining claim in tho Grand Encamp
ment, Wyo.: "We found it nnd wo claim
It by tho right of founding It. It's our'n.
It's 700 feet In every direction oxcopt
southwest and northenst, and there Is 300
feet on eacli side of this wrltlu'. It's called
the Day Horse, and wo claim even the
spurs, nnd we don't want nobody Jumping
on this Day Horse that's what's these
trees Is aroti ml hero for nnd we've got the
same piece of ropo that we had down In
old Missouri."
Kingston, Out., can boast of n good many
things of which It is proud, but tho latest
It can innko Is n llttlo bit eccentric, or nil
the crazy men with queer delusions there
Is none to compare with that of an In
dividual who is confined in the Insnno
asylum In Kingston. Ho thinks ho is a
poached egg and for twenty years ho has
been looking for a pieco or toast big
enough to alt down on. When visitors coruo
and meet him he tlwayi approaches them
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VOTER CASTING
with the request for u moment's conversa
tion In private. As ho is perfectly harm
less tho keepers do not put nny restrictions
upon him. If you grant his request he
whispers In your ear:
"Have you got a piece or toast about
you?"
"No," you say. "What Is the matter
with you? Aro you hungry?"
"Hungry!" ojaculntes tho man. "Why
should I bo hungry? I get plenty to eat.
I'm tired. I'm n poached egg and I'm look
ing for n piece or tonst to sit on."
Naturally this request leads to laughter
and the poached egg retires in high
PRECINCT WITH HEAVIEST REOI8TRATRATION-2220 NORTH TWENTY-SIXTH.
November 11, 1000.
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HIS DALLOT.
dudgeon, but he comes back regularly on
the nrrlvnl of tho next batch of visitors to
see If he enn't hnvo better luck.
Ncodcsha, Kan., has a population or
about l.fiOO, which includes moro thin peo
ple than any place twlco Its slzo in Amer
ica. Many men weigh less than 100 pounds,
though In good health. Physicians say that
tho petroleum nnd natural gas wells there
are responsible for making tho people look
like whitened rcrugees rrom a ramlne dis
trict in India.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News- An nngry queen beats n
king full.
There is many an untied knot In a cord
of wood.
If ignorance Is bliss It must be folly to be
otherwise.
Amusement Is to tho mind what sunshine
Is to the flowers.
Berths on sleeping cars do not necessarily
add to tho census,
The sharper a mnn is tho harder It Is to
make a tool of him.
There Is usually a woman connected with
nil grent undertakings.
There Is nothing in wordR unless thoy nre
properly strung together.
You can't tell by tho size of the bill what
tho size of a ton of coal is.
It is nn easy mntter Tor a wealthy young
woman to husband her menns.
Poverty humbles pride. It Is impossible
ror a short man to carry his head high.
Tho man Is n Tool who Imagines ho can
turn the current or a woman's will by rorce.
A physician should never attend the
ful0ral of an cx-patlent; it looks too much
nke a tailor carrying his work home.
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