The Illustrated Bee
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At this tlmo In tho year tho man wltltho
chrysanthemum lialr Ib In tho nsccndant'and
our frontispiece 1h characterlHtlc of tho
HCDHon'B predominating sport. Foot ball
In Its nature Ih eminently fitted for tho
crisp autumn air and each year sees It mak
ing wonderful gains In popularity among
all clauses of people. This Is explained In
a measure by the fact that tho game has
been kept particularly freo from profes
sionalism. The only thing at stako In tho
Important games played all over tho coun
try being the honor of college, school or
town, the robust young lads who par
ticipate tin this popular game aro greater
heroes among tholr follows than tho lead-
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llcan national convention nnd In 1888 ho
was a delegate to tho national convention
which nominated Ocneral Harrison for the
presidency. In 180C he was elected county
Judgo of Chautauqua county, a position he
now holds. He Joined Jamestown lodge No.
263, Dcncvolcnt and Protoctlvo Ordor of
Klks, at Its organization, and was olectcd
tho second exalted ruler of the lodge. At
tho grand lodge In 1895 at Cincinnati ho was
elected grand trustee and In 1896 at Min
neapolis ho was re-elected to tho same
olllco, and each year ho was chosen as
chairman of tho board, his associates being
Hunter A. Craycroft of Dallas, Tox., and
George 1. Cronk of Omaha. In 1896 at Min
neapolis he was also appointed a member
of the committee of laws and appeals of tho
grand lodge. In 1900 at Atlantic City ho re
ceived tho highest honor that can bo paid
to any Elk by being elected grand exalted
ruler, a position which ho now holds. Ho
Is a leading member of tho Masonic fra
ternity, holding membership In Mount Mo
rlah lodgo, Ancient Free nnd Accepted Ma
sons, also of Western Sun chapter, Royal
Arch Manons, and of Jamestown command
cry No. 61, Knights Templar, of which ho
was tho first eminent commander. As an
orator and public speaker Mr. Fisher haB
very few equals.
Tho Central United. Presbyterian phurch
of Omaha recently extended a call to Rev.
J. M. Ross of arcoloy, Colo., which has
been accoptcd and ho will preach his Intro
ductory sermon Sunday, December 9. Rev.
Roas Is not coming among strangers, oa
several of tho members of his congregation
knew him In childhood, whllo others woro
In collego with him. His mother and two
sisters llvo In Omaha and South Omaha.
About Noted People
1-LLTJSTKATJfiD JiJAJfi.
December 2, 1000.
Ml
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REV. JOHN M. ROSS NKW PASTOR OF
THIS CENTRAL UNITED PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH, OMAHA.
era in any professional sport. Tho foot ball
pictures to bo foutid In Tho Illustrated Iloo
this wook were snapshots taken at tho
gamo between tho Omaha and Lincoln High
school teams nt tho Omaha Young Men's
Christian association park on November 24.
Tho two teams were IcadorB in
tho raco for tho High school
championship of tho stato and this
gamo meant much to both, Inasmuch as Its
result wbb to decide- which was to havo tho
honor of being called champions. Ab tho
pictures will show, ovory Inch of ground
gained by either team was at tho exponso
of a great amount of energy. Tho final ro
Biilt wnB unsatisfactory to both teams', as
it waB a draw. Ijut onco did Lincoln ap
proach dangerously near to Omaha's goal
lino and "how wcllUho Omaha lads dofonded
It can best bo Imagined by a glanco at tho
picture which shows practically tho whole
team opposing tho progress of tho Lincoln
lad who Is carrying tho ball. To Captain
Tracy of- tho Omaha High school belongs
JEROME II. FISIER GRAND EXALTED
RULER OF TlIE BENEVOLENT 'AND
PROTECTIVE O.RDER OF ELKS.
tho honor of making tho longest ruu of, tho
day, and to show Jtholr appreciation of his
work his. team niatea hoisted him upon
ttelr Bhoulders and made him "Tho Horo
of tho Hour."
Joromo'Ii. FlahevTgrand oxalted rulor of
tho Henovolent and Protectlvo Ordor of
Elks, who arrived In Omaha Saturday morn
ing to deliver tho prluelpal eulogy at tho
Elk memorial servlco to bo held In tho
Crelghton-Orphoum theater this forenoon
at 10:30 o'clock, and whoso portrait appears
in this Issue, was born In Warron cpunty,
Pennsylvania, In 1852, Ho moved to James
town, N. Y In 1865 and hnB resided thorn
since. After passing through tho public
schools at Jamestown ho graduated from
Cornell university and was admitted to tho
Chautauqua county bar In 1878. In 1881 ho
was an alternnto delegate to tho repub-
Governor Plngrco of Michigan Is not
much advorso to celebrity, but looks with
marked Indignation on tho fact that a clgar
ctto has been named after him. Cigarettes
aro his pot a'-crolon anyhow, and tho
stormy wolvorlno oxocutlvo would not
grcntly surprise his friends If ho took
legal steps to end tho disagreeable notoriety
which has been thrust upon him.
An interesting relic of tho carl of Ilea
consfleld camo under tho auctioneer's
hammer at a recent salo in tho parish of
Hughondon, Ducks, England. It was tho
two-wheeled pony chalso in which tho con
servative leader was accustomed to take
his country drives In company with Lady
Dcaconsflcld wlion ho was sojourning n
Hughondon manor. Tho vehicle was sold
for only n few shillings.
A now bit Of Washington gossip tells how
one day last winter Senator Chandler of
Now Hampshire, being about to enter the
sonato chamber from tho public corridor,
was accoBtcd by ono of two little girls
who had wandered in there. "Mister, what
docs It cost to go In theroT" said tho child
At that jnomont Chandler saw Clark, the
Montana millionaire, coming around the
corner. "Ask that man," said tho Nov
Hampshire man. "Ho knows all about it."
According to reports, Count Dcrhard von
Ruelow, recently nppolntod chancellor of
tho Gorman omplro, won his wife under pe
culiar circumstances. Sho was tho wife o'
his chief, Count Doenhoff, nnd ho mot het
whllo ho was secretary of tho Prussian em
bassy at Drcsdon, Saxony. Doth wen
fond of music, while tho husband posl
tlvoly disliked It. Thoy spent much o'
tholr time togethor nnd Anally eloped
Count Doenhoff procured a dlvorco anJ
they wore married.
When President Kruger sailed for Eng
land some years ago ho was the object o'
much concern to his fellow passengers or
board tho liner from Capo Town, many o'
whom wqro consumed with curiosity wher
they noticed his absence from tho dlnnei
table for tho first four days out. On In
qulry they found that tho careful Trans
vanlor spent tho dinner hour on deck
whnro ho nto biltong and biscuits. Wher
asked his reason ho testily replied: "1
havp no money to foal away on expensive
eating llko you Englishmen." Tho cor
respondent who tells tho story and wh
was on board nt tho tlmo adds: "Yoi
should havo seen- tho old man trying tr
mako up for lost tlmo when It was ex
plained to him that his passago money ln
eluded his meals on hoard."
Robert W. Wilcox, -who has been elected
as tho congress representative from Ha
waii, Is tho son of William S. Wilcox of
Newport, R. I., by a wlfo of natlvo birth
said to havo been n member of tho Ha
waiian royal family. Tho elder Wilcox loft
Nowport about 1843 on tho whaling shir
Moncar, of which Joseph Shorman was cap
tain. Wilcox was first mate. Tho shir
mado tho ' Hawaiian Islands, as Captain
Sherman, who had a number of trinket
on board, desired to stop thero for trading
Wilcox objected to this, saying ho did no'
caro to spend his tlmo trading, as ho had
como out for whales and not ns a trader
Tho result was the parting of tho captain
and tho first mato. Wilcox was told hr
might go ashore if ho did not like the war
tho ship was run and whon he went ashor
he declined to return. He married wlthlr
a short time and remained on the Island
until about 1882, when he returned to New
port. Five sons were born to him. H
was an nrdont upholder of tho Hawaiian
royal family and was not at all surprised
when In January, 1895, ho learned that his
son, Robert, had headed a revolution In
tho Interest of tho deposed queen. Robert
was arrested at that tlmo and it was
thought ho would be executed, but, with his
LITTLE PATRIOT DRILL IN THE BOHEMIAN BRETHREN CHURCH, OMAHA.
companions in the uprising, he was sub
sequently released.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News: Genius recognizes nothing
but genius.
Cunning Is about the poorest counterfeit
of wisdom.
Wlso Is ho who learns from tho ex
perience of others.
Forethought Is easy; It's the afterthought
that pulls hard.
The lawyer's best friend Is the man who
makes his own nill.
Wlno drowns care and It serves i-are
right for killing the cat.
An old bachelor says that murrylng for
love Is but a tender delusion.
Heaven helps those who help themselves
only to what belongs to them.
Feminine beauty Is the rock on which
masculine intelligence Is often wrecked.
Wise Is the Individual who prepares for
the future by studying both the past and
present.
There are two kinds of silliness the
silent and the garrulous. The former Is
endurable.
The common mind may be deceived by the
fact that vice and genius often produce
similar effects.
The Followers of
John Huss in Omaha
Our readers will find In another column
nn Interesting nnd artistic group of girls
from, tho Bohemian Drethren Sewing school
In tho natlonnl costumes In which they ap
peared In tho "Drill of tho Little Patriots,"
which was an exceedingly pretty part of
the program given In connection With the
Historical fair held November 7 to 10 at
tho new Dohemlan hall on South Thirteenth
street, Omaha.
Tho Dohemlan Drethren church Is an or
ganization founded soon after the martyr
dom of M. Jan Huss In the early part of tho
fifteenth century. The following two cen
turies witnessed a rapid growth of thl3
body of believers and a wonderful develop
ment in their religious nnd educational lit
erature. As an example of this great prog
ress In religious literature stands the
crowning work of this period, the "Kra
llcka" bible, published In Krallce, Dohemla,
In six largo volumes by the Dohemlan
Drethren In tho years 1579-1593, which Is
tho first translation from the original lan
guages. A complete copy of this rare book,
kindly loaned by Hon. Vaclav Durcsh of
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ISAAC W. CARPENTER LAYING CORNER
TWENTY-FIFTH AND HAMILTON S
Omaha, was on exhibition In the Historical
fair. The promising career of this sturdy
band of Christians waB soon to bo cut short.
Fierco persecution came upon them with
ever increasing malignity until finally In
the. battle of White mountnlh November 8,
1620, which event the Dohemlan Drethren
Presbyterian church has Just commemo
rated, resulted in tho destruction of both
tho national and religious liberty of the
Dohemlan people. This led to a great scatter
ing of tho faithful followers of John Huss.
In the years 1625 to 1628 nearly 80,000 of the
bost families of Dohemla were compelled to
abandon their homes and possessions and
seek refugo In Poland, Holland, Germany
and other friendly countries.. Among these
was John Amos Komensky, the great edu
cator and tho last bishop of' tho Bohomlan
nnd Moruylan Brethren. A number of ithem
camo to tho United States and established
a colony In Bethlehem, Pa. This Moravian
colony Is still In existence, keeping up the
religion of their fathers, but entirely In tho
English language. They treasure tho mem
ories of tho past and the Dohemlan books
form a valuable part of tholr historical
libraries. This church Is foremost In'mls-
slon work In the most difficult foreign
fields.
Dy a proclamation of tolerance In. 1781
the Austrian emperor permitted Bohemian
Protestants to llvo and worship God In the
emplro according to the dictates of their
conscience, but did not permit them to
contlnuo their former name and organiza
tion. They then adopted either the name
of tho Reformed or Lutheran church, which
aro tho recognized Protestant churches
there to this day. Many Dohemlans that
have come to this country In this century
were members of these churches. Large
settlements of them exist In New York City,
Cleveland and Chicago, In Texas, Kansas,
Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. ,
, On the 25th of August, 1889, a church, was
organized, in Omaha with a membership of
thirty-five, which, at the following meeting
" t of -;the Omaha presbytery, wns received: into
'theifollowshlp of tho Presbyterian church.
Rov Ar Paulu was tho first ordained lnln
Ister'nnd during his ministry, 1890 to;l892,
a comfortable little chapel was erectedfnenr
tho corner of Fifteenth nnd William streets.
Unfortunately after Rev. J. Plpal, thejsuc
eecdlng pastor, moved away, In 1896f tho
church was without a pastor for threo
' years. Just about a year ago Rov. J.
W. Doblas', newly-elected pnstor, pamo
' . to Omaha and undertook tho work ot re
organizing and upbuilding th$ church, Iwlth
considerable success.
Already the roll of membership has In
creased to, Boventy-flvo and a movement Is
-well on foot toward buying a lot (tho
church now standing on leased premises)
and otherwise? remodeling tho church build
ing to accommodato Its Increasing use. A
bnstnnunf Is- needed very much for tho 'sow
ing school and other Industrial and mission
work, as woll as for social purposes.
The stwlng school Is deserving of special
attention. It has been running only a
year, but Is an assured success. Starting
with an attendance of about twcnty-flvo
pupils, It has steadily increased until now
it-haa-nsarly JOO-puplls .enrolled, with nn
average attendance of over sixty. A corps
of eight teachers, under the efficient man
agement of Mrs. Lllllo Svacha, have been
very kindly giving their Saturday after
noons tdlhe,,wcrlr.'","e,'"'',' " - -
Tho historical farr "held In connection
iwlth the commemoration of tho Battle of
White Mountain, November 7-10, was for
STONE OF CALVARY DAPTIST CHURCH, m.7 purPOS0 or Increasing tho fund for
TREETS-Photo by Louis R. Bostwlck. V JurP8- Between $700 nnd $800 Is
already on hand and pledged.