April 0. 1iXVj.
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HIERT C. CLOWRY has now run
tin1 lit in- gamut nf employment
in the tcl-graph lino. Hp begin
KShSI "h messenger liny th i.ni' (if the
pioneer linos In tin- west, he Is now
president it ml gi ni nil 111:1 Kr nf llr- West
ern Union, th" greatest tt-lcumph cninp.tti V
In Hid world. No bain id nmiaiui' sur
rounds Mr. Clowry's ran cr, nor has IiIh rise
In the servlie at any time npprnm hod the
xper'arular. lie has merely workid hard,
paid rinse altriitliui to business and slowly
won tint position to whlrh he has been
called hy the manuring Imard of the com
pany. In lxr,2. when n years nf nge, Mr.
Clowry lii'tsan his eareir as n mi ssctigor hoy
In the oltice id the I'linnis & Mississippi
Telegraph company in Juliet, III. Seven
years later he v:is m nil- 11 superintendent.
In two years from the time lie he tail carry
ing messages hi- win ni counted the en:n
pany's must cllleieiit operator, and was
sent from Jollet to Springfield to take
charge of the olllee there ns manager.
Within a yeir he was transferred to St.
Louis, end there his work was such that
In ls."H. when only 20 years old. he was
made superintendent of the St. Louis .4
Missouri Hiver Tilcginph company. He
maintained In adiiiarters at St. I. mils for a
lime, and then moved lirsl to Leavenworth
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MRS. t'.MtlilK NATION AS 81 IK
A ITK A ItKD IN OMAHA -I'boln
hy a Staff Artist.
r.nd next In Omaha. He lived in Omaha
until m;:. when rri-Nideiit Lincoln pre
vailed upon him to enter the unity service
He whs mad-- captain mid quartermaster
and stationed at Little Itock in chaise of
the m i 1 It 11 ry telegraph lines. His roiiiiec
Uon with the gnvi-ruim-nt service lusted
until I H;rt. en his ret iieun at he was
liri-M-tted lli-uti 1111 lit cnli lie and thanked fur
his services by l'l i si, lent Johnson. Colonel
Clowry began at cine ulih the Wi-sti-rn
Union company, being made siiii rinteiident
of the unlit hw est. rn lines cf thut system
In 1S7S he wi-m to Chicago, where he be
iHine usslstuiit general ininager, and two
yeura Inter necicdi d (Literal Anson
Stager nil general superintendent of th--western
dlMniin of the system. He con
liiiueil In Ihit position until the elevation
-pii"M': two glunu or French litera
I I ture, Victor Hugo uml Alexander
1 Mimas, were Horn in tne same
year, 1MI2. Tho one hundredth an
nlvi rsury nt Hugo's birth was
(ommeimiruted u short time ago and July
21 the i i-ntinary of the gn nt rninnnci-r's
birth will be nbserved throughout France.
An elaborate revival of "Henri Trots et
La Cour" U to be made nt the Comedie
Franca me.
Sum Hugue. who first Introduced real ne
groes as minstrels in Europe, died a short
time ago In England. While running a
buIimui tn Syracuse, N. V.. some thirty-five
years ago he conceived the Idea iJ taking
a company of darkles abroad. He did so
and "Hague's slave troupe" made a tre
mendous hit. Ho picked them all up In
Syracuse and neighborhood, but none knew
the difference across the water Hague be
came wealthy, but was worth little nr noth
ing at the time of his death.
Tltotiius F Wulh. the Colorado millionaire,
who is buying much property tn Washing
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EDWARD M. C.ALLAUPET, I'll D.,
LL I) , WASHINGTON, I). C.
i f Tlininaa T. Ki kerl to the presidency,
when he was made vice president and gon
eral superintendent of all the lines. This
was In 1VC. On March 12 this year Mr.
Kckert resigned from the presidency and
took the chairmanship of the hoard of din-dors
ami Colonel Clowry wns made presi
dent mid general manager of the great r.vr
letn with which he haH no long hecn Identi
fied. He has removed his hendiuarters
from Chicago to New York.
Mr. Clowry has extensive interests In
Omaha. He nmrr'ed a daughter of the
late (lenernl Experience Estabrook, and
through this connection has always main
tained a sorlal aa well as business con
nertlon with the people of this rlty. His
property interests here are such that ta
lma always tnken an actlv part In niat
tirs furtherliiK the growth and develop
ment of Omaha.
Theodore I'. Cook, who succeeds Colonel
Clowry ns vice president and Renoral super
intendent, also enme up from the ranks,
lie was a NehruNkn farmer hoy when the
Atlantic & I'aellle telenraph line was helni?
hullt across the plains. He entered the
service then and has risen by hard work
to the position nf second in command. Mr.
Conk went from St. Louis, where he was
division superintendent, to Chirano to take
the posit Ion left vacant by Colonel Clowry.
"City bountiful-' people can Ret an ex
cellent notion of how to do things by vislt
I11K the suburbs durliiR thwe sprint? days.
It Is Impossible lo preserve lawns or Ki'uss
plats when some hundreds of full-blooded
youngsters prance about in unrestrained
nice during a portion of every day. For
this reason Omaha school yards are like
ttuwp of all cities, bnre, and provided with
cinder or brick or other suitable surface.
Hut all of them hnve trees and many of
them flower beds and these latter are the
pride of teachers and children alike. In
this number nri reproduced Rome photo
Krnphs taken nt the Karnam school about
a week ago. when the hoys turned to with
a will to clear away the rubbish of Inst
year's growth and prepare the beds for a
new season of beauty. These were not
posed for the moment, hut were snapped
by tho nrtlst, showing the boys as they
swurmid about, doing all sorts of things
needed to be done. Karnnm school will
have beautiful flowers all summer to show
Tor the enterprise of the principal and the
i neittv of the pupils.
In other places the school children hnve
push. Superior has some of them. Re.
cently n plnno costing Jl'x"i wns purchased
for th" use of schools there, and the debt
wns assumed by the children, who under
took its discharge. At a single entertain
ment fino of the sum was raised. This
entertainment aa given at the opera
heuse. One of the hits of the affair was the
cake wulk by llttlo tots, a picture of which
Is given In this number of The Itee.
Janus M. Rrenton, republican, mayor
elect of the city of Pes Moines, has demon
strated that pluck and perseverance win In
politics and In all the avenues of life.
Ills election as mayor by a big majority
Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People
ton, had his eye on the Foundry Methodist
church building and dropped Into the church
one night while an Ice cream social was In
progress. He astonished the young women
by the prodigality of his expenditures.
Finally the pastor came around. Mr. Walsh
introduced himself. "I'm having a good
I line," he said. "I like to buy things.
Have you anything else for sale?" "Noth
ing except the church property," replied the
pastor "All right." replied Walsh, "I'll
take that, too." And he did. paying $201.
oeo therefor.
Senator Bate of Tennessee Is one of the
few men in congress who wear boots. HI
pair of boots are very heavy, being braced
to support his wounded leg. If it was not
for this wound Oeneral Bate would have
discarded his boon long ago.
Some time ago 3enator Bate was out in
San Francisco. While he was sitting In the
hotel, his legs stretched out. a man ap
proached him.
"Mister," said the stranger, "I want to
know you. I thought I waa the only man
MISS MARION P.. LA MONT OF
A I'RORA, Neb., WHO HAS P.EKN
ArroiNTEI) PROFESSOR OF
EI-OCITION AT UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN.
came as a surprise to the Pes Moines
people. They did not believe he would bf
noin nated, hut he carried nearly every
precinct. His candidacy was at first
treated as a Joke, then r'dlculed, and he
was subjrcti d to violent abuse; but th:'
more he was opposed the stronger he be
enme. Itrcnton- has had nn Interesting
career. He was a big. uncouth boy. wh i
neglected his lessons and preferred t-i
become a blacksmith. He was unusually
strong and took to athletics, and in th-
old days of amateur base ball he was a sta
player In the local club In the town of
Adel, where he lived. Then he determined
upon belrg a s-hool teacher, anl, th ugi h
education was limited, his tact was go--d
and his determination carried him through.
He was always selected to handle the
hardest of the rural schools In Ms county.
Ho went to Nebraska and took charge of
a school at Sidney, where It hnd been tho
custom for the big boys to do the brgslng
and direct what the teacher should do
Rrenton wrought reform In tho sltuatbn
and proved himself to be master of the
school. He returned to Iowa and taught
several srhools, and finally came to De
Moinrs, where he engaged In the Ice busi
ness. It was while building up a business
for himself that he went nn the stump as
a speaker and became so Identified with
politics that he went after the position
of county superintendent. There were
mnny who did not like the Idea of electing
nn Iceman to he superintendent of th"
schools, hut Rrenton was named and h"
proved himself to be a good superintendent.
He retired from that office January 1 and
entered the campaign for mayor. P-renton
Is a Jovlnl fellow. 300 pounds or over In
weight, ever ready with a song or a story,
possessing courage and a will of his own!
He will succeed Jerry Hartenbower as
maycr In a few days.
Teaching the congenially deaf to talk Is
one of the educational triumphs of the last
century. To ennble these who never heard
a sound to not only Imitate articulate
sounds, hut to speak fluently and not In
frequently to give n-curate accentuation
and Inflection to words soemis little fhort of
miraculous. Yet It has been accomplished,
and so successfully thnt in some schools for
the deaf the mnnnnl method has hern aban
doned altogether for tho oral. Pupils are
taught lip reading so thit thev can rapidly
answer without apparently more than ordi
nary scrutiny of the speaker's face. This.
moiign probably the greatest. Is only one of
the triumphs of education of the physically
lucntlon of tt
ho onl4n fe
rtrid b
veha the
opened to tt
nencienf. Many who
few years ago
found themselves
by reason of
th's deficiency hnve"
the avenues of
iisptui occupation openi
them and are
filling places
In the business world with
great success
because, of the discoveries
made by men and women devoted to the
work of Investigating the conditions and
applying the remedies. One of the most
successful of these Is Edward M nallandet.
Ph. P.. LI..P . president of C.allaudet col
lege, Washington. P P., now on a tour
left In the world who wore boots. Let's
take a drink."
Senator Bate accepted the Invitation and
the two booted veterans for the stranger
was an old soldier wore soon looking at
each other over the edge of a glass.
Oeneral T. M. Bufflngton. the governor
of the Cherokee Nation, measures 6 feet
Inches In his stockings and weighs 275
pounds and is n d overburdened with su
perfluous flesh. He wear a No. t hat. No.
12 shoe and drosses after the most approved
business fashion. His one-eighth Cherokee
blood gives him the ruddy appearance char
acteristic of the race of which he is s.-
rroud.
Captain S. H. Barton, C. S. A., who is
said to have flred the last hestile shot In
the rebellion on the plains of Brains, San
tiago, Tex.. May 1!. ISM. is now living
quietly at Pel Rio In that state. It Is sail
that among h a neighbor la one Ney, a com
rade nn that occasion, who claims to be a
descendant of Napoleon's marshal of the
same name, who flred the last shot la Na
THEODORE P. COOK OF ST.
I.OVIS. WHO SUCCEEDS R. C.
CLOWRY AS VICE PRESIDENT
OF WESTERN T'NION TELE
GRAPH COMPANY.
of the western states. His father, Thnnvis
Hopkins Callatidet. established the first
school for the deaf In America and Is th
founder nf the American system of Instruc
tion. Dr. flallaudet Is one of the most
prominent men In Washington society, nR
well ns one of the most Influential men In
diplomatic circles. He is the founder
of the only college for the deaf In the
world nnd the only college of any kind sup
ported by the national government. Con
gress established a school for the deaf of
the District of Columbia In 1S."7 and pro
visions wero made, whereby pupils from any
of the states and territories of the United
States could attend, If they could make
the necessary arrangements with the trus
tees. As no limit was fixed to the term of
Instruction. Dr riallaudrt made a request
that congress authorize the hoard of di
rectors to grant degrees In the liberal arts
and sciences. Congress responded favorably
nnd showed Its further approval of the new
departure by making considerable Inereas
In Its nnnunl grants for support and ap
propriating sums for the additional grounds
nnd the erection of new buildings. It has
bestowed upon It In the state inn acres of
large and beautiful bul'dlng, the whole
va'ued at 7nn.noo. and it now makes an an
nual appropriation of about IRO.OOO. The
first graduate of this college was John Car
lln. a deaf muto who ten yenrs before had
been the first person to publicly ndvocnte
the establishment of a college for the deaf
Frank Koutsky, the rerontly-elertr d
mayor of South Omaha, wns born on a farm
In Saunders county, Nebraska, on April 4.
1871. He lived on the farm until hl
parents moved to South Omaha In May.
issq. As soon as the family home was es
tabllshed Mr. Koutsky went through a thcr
ough course of training at a commercial
college in Omaha. Upon completing his
course he entered the employ of Holmes f
Smith, hardware merchants. In 1S12 Mr
Koutsky went Into business for himself. In
the same year he was elected a member of
the city council nnd served out his term
with credit. Along In the latter part of
May, 1!0S. Mr. Koutsky sold out his hard
ware business and devoted his time to look
ing after his property Interests. In th"
spring of 1100 Mr. Koutsky was elected cllv
treasurer and now holds the office. In the
fall of 1S04 he was married to Miss Pauline
Treks of Cret", Neb. He has one daughter
2 years old. Within the last year Mr.
Kou'sky has erected a residence at Twenty
third and O streets which cost him not less
than ID.onn.
Miss Mar'on Lamont. a typical Nebraska
girl, whose parents reside In Aurora Neb
has been recently honored hy being chosen
instructor in elocution in Wisconsin uni
versity, to succeed Miss Jane Butt, now an
actress, who gave up her position to as
sume a histrionic career with the Otis
Skinner company in New York. Previous
to ac-epflng her present position Miss L.
mon had charge of the rhetorical den,...
ment o, Madison High school and her wrk
poleon s retreat from Russia. Captain Bar
ton says that a young man who fell by his
side waa undoubtedly the last man killed
in the rebellion.
Joseph Jefferson w'as driving from his
summer resld.n.-e In Buzzard' Bay to
Onet-whch is the next town west of
Cape Cod-when he met two women from
the camp meeting grounds at the latter
Tlace who had dismounted from their bi
cycles and were acting as if in a quandarv
The women, who wore bl. omera. hailed
the veteran corned an with the query
"Please, mister. Is thla the way to Ware
ham?"
Mr. Jefferson looked at the bloomers anl
then replied: "The way to wear 'cm Cer
tainly. Madam It Is the way I wear mine."
Senator Blackburn Is always oratorical
and declamatory when in the senate, eveu
when speaking on the moet commonplace
matters. The other day he made a motion
to adjourn, speaking in his usual Impressive
way. After the motion bad been carried
FRANK KOUTSKY, MAYOR-ELECT
OF SOUTH OMAHA.
there was of such high order a to bring
her Into notice of the university authori
ties. Her dramati" ability was ti r.-T initii
fested In Nebraska when she wi n fiis h -i -
01s at a state high school cotit st at K-
ney, after winning ;n the preliminary hnir
and district contests. The rivalry at this
contest was marked, one of the participants
being Miss Malul Rully of Hastings, whi
afterward won the state contist and who
has attained no mean reputation ns a dra
matic reader. MIfs Lamont evidenced such
marked ability that after n short course at
Lincoln Normal school fhe was induced ti
enter the Cumnock School of Oratory at
Northwestern university, where her work
received flattering recogniUon. After grad
uating from Evanston she was railed Im
mediately to her high school position at
Madison, which she has held since Sip
tembcr. Miss I-aniont has a pleasing per.
sonality. a prime requisite In such a voca
tion. She has a particularly happy power
of interpretation nnd the genius to endow
any character which it falls to her lot to
interpret w ith real and vital 1 If?. Tin so
characteristics have already gained for her
no little measure of success In her new
position.
Mrs. Carrie Nation has recently made
an extended tour of Nebraska In the in
terest of prohibition. Her lectures hayr
been unaccompanied by any of the pyro
technic features that marked her debut as
a reformer, but she was verbally much
JAMES M.
ELECT OF
BRENTON. MAYOR
DES MOINES, la.
in earnest in her advocacy of the prohi
bition of the sale of liquors and tobacco.
Her lecture In Omaha was attended bv a
number cf people, drawn there more bv
curiosity and a desire to see the noted
woman than because of any support it her
peculiar doctrines. The photograph from
which the picture pruen ed In this num
ber was made was taken at the hotel where
she stayed while here. To the reporters
and others who met her she waa verv
gracious, only Insisting that no tohrn he
President Pro Tem Frye said to him: "Joe,
I thought when you got on your legs that
time that you were going to move that the
president be Impeached."
General Fitzhugh Lee. who distinguished
himself in the confederate service and Is
now on the regular army retired list as a
brigadier general, recently went on a visit
to West Virginia. While there he met an
old comrade in arms whose reception was
somewhat frigid.
"Well, what's the matter." said General
Lee.
"Oh, nothing much," waa the noncommit
tal reply.
"There is something wrong." persisted
the general. "Out with It! What do you
want?"
After being strenuously urged the old
comrade said:
"Well, I want to die at least half an hour
before you do. I want to be in the other
world when you arrive there, Just to hear
what General Jubal Early says when be
Lees you In the blue uniform."