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THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
February 18, 1002.
M
jlSS ALICE ROOSEVELT, who has
been more In the public eye dur
ing the last few weeks than even
her distinguished father, Is de
scribed by those who know her
best as a remarkably sensible young woman.
In this respect sensible is not to be as
sumed as meaning affected, stuck up or In
tellectually bumptious. It simply means
she Is gifted with that good common sense
that is a part of the mental equipment of
well bred American men and women. Just
past IS -her birthday failing on Tuesday of
last week she Is the object of attention
that would easily turn the hesd of an older
and more experienced person, but she has
not exhibited so far any trace of vanity or
conceit In her position, traits which cculd
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sgo, or even a few decades, would stand
aghast at the performances of soma of the
moderns.' For example, down In the
Union Pacific shop yards one day recently
a single crew of alx men put down 120 plies
In eight and one-half working hours. This
Is at the rate of one pile every four min
utes. As the pile must be hoisted Into
place, and In this rase a "follower" was
used, the piles being driven In a pit four
feet below the level on which the driver
stood, necessitating a stop for each pile,
and the machine must be moved as each pile
Is sunk, some notion of the speed with
which the wcrk was pushed can be obtained.
The men are necessarily all experts at the
business, but the engineer is the real
wizard. He has the ability to hoist and
drop that huge hammer almost as fast aa a
blacksmith could tap the pile with hts fore
hammer. To do this he opens wide the
throttle and drives his engine at top speed,
sending the hsmmer with a rush to th
top of the slide. Just as the clutch lets
go and the great weight drops, the spin
ning drum la reversed and down goes the
clutch, so quickly that frequently it catches
the hammer on the rebound. Instantly the
clutch la secure on the hammer the engine
Is hoisting it again. Thia takes skill al
most marvelous, for the engineer must
have absolute control of his machine and
perfect Judgment of speed and distance.
Should he fall for even a second, he could
wreck the machine. He doesn't fall,
though, and all day long he hammers pile
after pMe, wh'le the others clamber around
the driver, adjusting beams, sticks, ropes
and the like, and perform feats that only
the constructing engineer can appreciate.
Call It what you will, sliding down a
smooth track on a middling steep hill Is a
Joy that never grows stale. It Is peculiarly
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W. O. 8HRUM, FRE8IDENT OMAHA
CENTRAL. LABOR UNION.
easily be forgiven her under the circum
stances. Her mother waa a Miss Lee of
Boston, one of the old families of Massa
chusetts. When left motherless Alice was
given to the csre of the president's sister,
Mrs. Cowlea, wife of a commandant in the
navy, whose home Is In Washington. Here
the girl grew up, developing much the same
as any American girl under like conditions.
Between niece and aunt there la said to
exist an attachment much warmer than
common, their congeniality In taste and
habit adding to the ties of kinship in this
regard. Misa Roosevelt goes frequently to
Boston, where her .notber's parents still
live, and where she has a large circle of
friends. She Is particularly popular at
Harvard, having always taken a lively In
terest In the affairs of her father's alma
mater. Her coming-out party on January 3
this year was a most notable social event
and waa soon followed by the Invitation
from Emperor William of Germany to
christen his nsw yacht, soon to be launched.
These two affstrs drew to her the close at
tention of the whole nation and the regard
of poltta society all around the world. In
a certain sense the affair will take an In
ternational aspect, aa It Is a most tangible
expression of Germany's good will for
America and la done with auch circum
stance that It must be noted by all the
wona.
Mlsa Roosevelt In personal appearance
partakes of characteristics of both her
father and mother. She la above th me
dium height, erect In her carriage and
graceful In her movements. Her hair la
blonde and waves back from a broad fore
head that la marked by arched brows. Her
features are regular, her ncse being slightly
"tlp-tllted." Her eyes are large and blue
and become animated when ah engage In
conversation, lighting up her whol faee.
Her manner la frank and open and her ad
dress Is easy and pleasant. Her taste,
hav been developed along the lines of oui
door sport by her father, riding, rowing,
tennis and golf being features of her life
In sesson. . It Is admitted that Frlncs
Henry will meet an excellent representative
of American maidenhood when Introduced
to Mlsa Rocaevelt.
Pile driving hasn't progressed very fsr
In theory beyond th original methods. It
Is certain that th first piles driven by the
anoleats, after they had discovered the uses
of hug timbers sunk Into th ground, waa
sent home by heavy weights dropped from
hslght. That la still the custom. Her
and there w are told of plies being sunk by
som particular process, such as ths vatr
Jet In the sand, th water loosening the
sand through which th pil could not be
driven and allowing it to gently settle Into
place, and similar stories. But th gocd
old way of sharpening one and of a log,
suspending It and then battering It down
to th required depth has never been super
seded. It la still In vogue, but th di
rector of a pile driver of a few centuries
"TOM THUMB" WEDDING AT A KOUNTZE PLACE (OMAHA) CHURCH-Photo by a Staff Artist.
joy tost never grows stale. It is peculiarly is accordingly given every chance to de- union Is made up from delegates from all Is to bear the confidence and respect of
sacred to Toung America, In fact one of the velop them under the direction of someone the recognized bodies of organized labor In the members,
first brushes between the colonies and the learned In this branch of science. In the the city, no matter what occupation the $
King occurred over just this very thing, new Omaha High school the gymnasium Is members may follow. It if the embodl- William O. Shrum, who Is serving a sec-
ie trouble committee Is of the opinion that the ex
its credit erclse should be made compulsory. An
the red other gymnasium for girls In Omaha Is that
in their of the Toung Woman's Christian assocla-
menerence wun ine coasters. But the urn. me director or which. Miss Helen M. of sincerity that is not to be denied. Par- zatlon through" several terms His election
incident didn't tend to make the fu.lin Woodsman, rontrlhni.. .n n,.t .,ti.i. u...,, imiuu inrougo several terms, his election
. - i""ito o uui always oDservea, to the presidency first was to nil a varanev
oward the soldier, any more cordial. How to this number on physical culture for little for the member, are more skilled in han caused by the resgna7ion of Asa Taylor
'7 .bK frMh". th8 COa,t,ng b0y' ""-w M'B" Wood",11 eP"'ence en- dl.ng tool, than Juggling words, but the re- and so acceptable was hll .dmlntoX
and the authorities had clashed 1. not ables her to write knowingly a. well as en- suit, aimed at are none the less effective Hon of the office To the majority of
known, but probably ever since the begin- tert.lnlngly on thUtoplc. and are achieved with a directness perfectly the member, of the union that he
n.ng. At sny event, the feud ha. been S .atlsfactory to those concerned, even It they was efeTted a second time securing
h.nded down along with the custom. It Wh.t to devUe new in tie way of enter- may not be brought about In strict accord- more than two-thirds of the total vot of
the customary thing even yet. whenever talnment that will not be costly and still ance with written rules. Central Labor the society on an Informal baUot H h.
Arf'L0' tD1e,I"w'phel!bjr",n"n "111 serve to lure money from the pocket, union represent, the .talw.rt men and been " resident ofOmTha fc many yea"
clothed with a little brief authority, for of otherwiee reluctant people 1. a perennial ctlve women who compose the great army and reside, with hi. family utaS
the wearer of the star denoting police problem with the church women. For what- of local tollers, and to be Its reoresentatlv. !,.! i.7. .:!. ' W"
power to Interfere ;th the boys on the ever the cause, the fact Is that on the
hillside. "And Just as regularly the boye women devolves In a very large measure
go to the mayor and secure permission to the duty of securing the sinews of war to
elide on some designated hills. This per- carry on the organized conflict against the
mission is elastic enough to be adjustsd host, of .In. One of the method, that hss
u in Doys convenience, ana tn result proved popular In Omaha during the present
usually Is that the boys slide wher they winter U th "Tom Thumb Wedding." In
Told About Noted People
EWIS Nixon the new Tammany n the far ease, where he commanded the
leader, a hard worker himself. m. . M .
. . . j " " - urr i iu. iuiu luuaiD weaaing. in I r i , .. . , . '. uwii-iuhbw muuiiur jnooaanoca. tie
like, while the constabulary look on with this a suitable' number of children are rTPrTl - 7 . orr of IMjBon'" entered tho navy drat as a volunteer dur
what grace they may. Wherever in this drilled In th details of a fashionable wed- t41"- ii "urtnr: A fond parent, who was ing the civil war and has a record of more
country hills abound, during the last three ding, and when each has mastered the part w hl g, Btlck,er for punctuality, than sixteen yeara' sea service.
M" mere nss Deen roasting, umaha assigned a public exhibition 1. given e.ecirician.
has not had such a season of sliding down Gowned and tailored In the height of fash- , .be,0.r,.e ,aT,ng be "k!d Mr' Ealon Senator John Kean of New Jeraev h..
hill in many years. Tumultuous Joy haa Ion. with all the appointment, and accom- w K,Te the word of advlce- become known to , wJahh,...! - .
relgnrd among the young people In thl. panlment. pVe-cr.bed,yonv.nUonaTc7.- .?",d the ntor. "never look ,t th. 0 "Ing TlUtU
h.".d nhf "'""r.' WrtvWoliWB b3r 0,d tom f0- th ""o"' ""I. pe.pl. ap- C,0ck- while ago he aoughtTut a popular resort
Boreas hss not .ervedtocheck the sport. Jr.rt,,t the circumstance, attending Lyman j. 0age.nT. Just relinquished tor U cooking and e.pecf.tfor th.
Physical cultur."lotTrrl. h.. . n.. ?mu t V n 9 th enrrtlp of the treasury, served Mr and excellence of it. method. In
the fsd suae anS I dmWt5 nn! il . from .t! , l ,he ,onger l the hed of n' 1-partment than up oysters. To the waiter be un-
necessltv l Mil r . , .. i . f? m .k, phi0RTpn u,ed for n ny of the secretaries, except Alexander burdened himself thus:
Zr mU,," 1 Mr ,Ph" f Re" A,,m,r, "H-Farenholt. United S the unt.7 they' curfup
XT' " .Ch"ng.ed ' ,8te th' Cen,n un,on ta name frequently State, navy, who wa. Inspection officer at Then I want th oyster Uken out and
girls of the home are In a large measure appesrlng In the news columns of The Bee, Charlestown navy up to about a year ago served in a nankin Now v,, t.n JSls
deprived of m.ny of the opportunities their and from the report, of the meeting, pe a who I. now on th. retired list. 1. t to do m iold you and r ,u.t
u T '.u" be that ntl0n" b '0n" un"unted with the object, might only officer In the .ervlce who reached the each a dollar"
altered with the times. At any rate, it haa gather the notion that it Is a body organized BTde of rear admiral from the position of And the wsiter went haek th- .n.vm
come to be accepted that a girl Is Just as for the purpose of wrangling. This Is far "listed man. Admiral Farenholt is now tub? . n.7 . I , t f P f
much entitled to musde, a. to nerves, snd frm a correct conclusion. Central Labor "ring In Ma.den. Mass. His I.st du't'y w.. .SlSiSaS do'wn the 'teW!
JUSTpBEFORH THE STT-TTPICAL SCENE ON OMAHA HILL STREETS DURING LAST THREE WEEKS-
John Redmond's recent Ironical tribute to
Joseph Chamberlain In a Parliamentary de
bate, "You ought to be made king," re
calls th fact that this Is not the first time
the colonial secretary has been recommended
for a higher post than he seems likely to
reach. The first recommendation, however,
was not made In irony, but in the good
faith of perfect tlpslness. It was at the
time Queen Victoria visited Birmingham,
fifteen years ago. Chamberlain's carriage
was blocked for aome minutes and be found
himself the object of a fluent and somewhat
disordered harangue from a member of th
crowd who had fortified himself extensively
against the labors of the dsy. "Yer ain't
In office now, Joe," ran the peroration,
"but I'll tell yer what I sees In tho future.
I sees Hengland and Hamerica unlonated
into one republic yus, and you'll be the
fust president."
"The family name of the new president
of Cuba ia Estrada, and not Palma," said
a Cuban visitor to a Washington Post re
porter. "Estrada was hla father's family
nam and Palma hi. mother'.. Following
the Spanish custom he writes It Estrada
Palma, but he should be addressed as Presi
dent Estrada, and not as President Palma.
The old-fashioned way of writing it would
be Tomas Estrada y Palma. but only th
highest and oldest Spanish aristocracy and
the lowest and most Ignorant class now
us the y. The mass of Cubans hav a ban.
doned It. and those who have much busi
ness with Americana are either placing
their mother's nam flrat, according to the
American su.tom, or dropping It entirely.
Palma, by the way. Is pronounced Pal-ma.
with the 1 sounded."
