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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1902)
April 13, WY2. TK Illusikaii;i Bke. office department may permanent. he regarded as THE ILLUSTRATED JJEE. Published Weekly by The nn Publishing Company, Be Building, Omaha, Neb. Price, Sc. per copy per year, 12.00. Entered at the Omaha Postofllce a Second Class Mall Matter. For advertising rates address publisher. Communications relating to photographs or articles for publication should In- ad dressed, "Editor The Illustrated Hee, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers N O I )KPA UT.M KNT of the general government I'oiniH more closely Into contact with the people than the PoHiollli-p. lis function Is to gather mill iliNirilmlc daily the messages, wilttin or rinti'il. Ilmt puss be tween the inillioiiH uf citizens and their cor respondents h 1 1 over Ilie world. This serv ice Is performed ho quietly thai one seldom Kives It a thought, but when the mind Is allowed lo dwell upon the tuple, the first feature lo Impress one Is the marvelous efficiency f the system that can carry on tho business undertaken at so little cost lo the patron. It costs the Individual no more to send a letter from New York to Manila than It does from Omaha lo South Omaha, cr. Indeed, from one ward to nn thcr In the city. And fir a very litllf morn the government will dispatch your letter to I he utliiist i" nut of the earth It Is the pcrf"ticn of iiganizatl n that has Hindi' th.s possible. In one respect the domestic service Is deficient, although the remedy I.' rapidly b 'Inn apji'l -d. l ii. lt Sam, while istirsllily agreeing to ilellver the message lo the persi n fi r whom It is If-nded, except In a fi w of the more popu lous communities, really only delivers It to pome point mar the residence of the In dividual eonci rued and holds it there a certain length if time walling fur him ti ei II. If he doesn't will, the Idler Is re lumed r the writer. to ah ut six years ng IhU condltlin irevalled all over the country utaiilc i f those cities wherein free dellvi ry had been established. Rural fr.'? delivery had been tentatively dis cussed, but no netlve ste s had Ik en taken to establish It. People had been too I ng aicust-mcd to going lo the p stofll -e for their mall to make much fuss aloit It. In 18!ifi experimental servlc was Ins ltuted In several stales under direction of thn Postcffice il-partment, and todiy Ihoisnnls of fnmlllis who live on fnrtin hive the rail brought to their d mrs inch day. All T MAY not be generally known that Amzl I.orcnzo Barh'r, not withstanding the ri.'i.OOO.ono made in asphalt In the last nineteen ears, Is one of tho expert secu lar theologians of the age. As professor of ph'.losi phy In Howard university h' nee tin d as far from manufacturing streets to order as If he had been nourished on manna In the wilderness of llepsldam and did not know that Pitch lake existed. In an Indianapolis office building two lawyer. Messrs. R. C. Robinson and John II. Jump, have offices on opposite sides of a corridor. Mr. Robinson's office boy, with labor-saving Inclinations, whittled out n sign board with a wheel at the end. and by manipulating the whe l he saved him self numerous Inquiries as to whether his employer was "in" or "out." The scheme worked so well that the rival boy across th" hall made a similar sign. It was put up while Judge Jump was at court. When he ret ur ne. I to his office he stood In the corridor and laughed for five minutes. while the boy, unconscious that the chief was anywhere near, made his sign read alternately "Jump In" and "Jump Out." Dr. P. M. Itlxey recalls that when Presi dent McKlnley's mother sit down for the flrwt time to a Wri te House dinner, relates the Washlngtcn Times, what seemed to Im prest h r most was the prodigal supply of cream, and she commented on Its abundance, and then added: "Well. William, at last I know what they mean when they speak of the cream if society." The president laughed. "I admit," said he. "that there teems, to be an extrava gant array of cream on tho table, but, you know, mother, we ran affnrd to keep a cow. now." During the recent by-elections lo the province of Ontario Sir Wilfrid Laurler, premier of the IHmiinlon of Canada, was on an electioneering tour. The elections were bitterly contested and effort! were made both by the liberals and conservatives to stir up race and religious prejudice. A Quebec liberal, whose acquaintance with Sir Wilfrid was only political, sent this telegram to his leader: "Report In circulation In this county that your children have not been baptlied. Telegraph denial." To which dispatch the premier aent this reply: "Sorry to say report Is correct. I have no children." - ll.isun Pasha hus the reputation of being the rli best mini lu the Turkish govern ment. He is KUpprsed to be worth 140, iico.ooo or $" uoo.isio. all of which he has acquired while In the service of the gov ernment. He has great influence with the ft fT 'rvY-i il. "if lift i " "A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK," CHARLES LKWIS. JR., IN HIS FATH ER'S HUNTING CLOTHES. over the country the service has grown at a r. markaMe rate. Its advantages are many. In the first place the pair ms a'ong the ri ute are reiiu'red to guarantee th? maintenance of a practicable road the year around. This one feature Is an Inestimable bi on in most rural swllons. Another fea ture Is thai It enables the farmer to have bis dally paper delivered to him while yei It is fresh and the information it contains can be of service to him. Knowledge gained of markets and general enmm rcial conditions in this way must be of far more value than the time and money spent In keeping the rond In passable condition. Other advantages are readily apparent to the observer. The establishment of the rural free delivery service of the Post- i IA Kpisodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People sultan. The latter considers him one of his most loyal and efficient officers and trusts him Implicitly. The death of Cecil Rhodes recalls Alfred licit, the German who was his partner In making a fortune out of diamond fields, gold mines, railroads and land and who la now said to be the wealthiest man In the world, with securities and investments es timated at from $ri00.000.000 to $1,000,000, eiio. Belt has a splendid mansion in Lon don facing Hyde park, as well as palatial homes In South Africa and In Hamburg. Unlike Rhodes, he has not had political ambitions. S "Senator llanna does not claim to be a scholar." remarked one of his colleagues, quoted by the Philadelphia Saturday Even ing Post, "but frequently he surprise! bis friends by his quick and keen quotation from philosophers and historians. "I was enjoying luncheon with him re cently and was struck with the charm and range of his conversation. In a moment P & -3 SCENE AT THE TABLE WHEN THE OMAHA DARTMOUTH ALl'MNI AND THEIR LADIES SAT DOWN TO THE AN Nl'ALi BANQUET Flashlight by a Staff Artist. Tuesday will be the thirty-seventh anni versary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. Although a new generation has grown up and the progress of the United Slates has been must wonderful In the years that have intervened, the memory of that tragic night and morning Is si ill fresh in the minds of millions of Mr. Lincoln's country men. He bad lived to see the close of the most stupendous war of modern times and had seen his plans for humanity take root. An assassin's bullet prevented his seeing the fruit, In shape of a reunited country, moving grandly to Its glorious destiny. The picture of the deathbed scene in this number of The Bee is reproduced from a painting made In ISfi'i, and snows the his torical characters w ho were grouped ab mt. the bedside of the leader when his great spirit took its flight. Another exemplification of the beneficial effects of a well ordered matrimonial al liance and Its tendency to conduce long life Is the experience of John S. Davenport and Medorah Polk Davenport of Hubhell, Neb., who were married at Florence, Neb., on August 15. 1847. Mr. Davenport was then 21 years old and his wife 16. He is a na tive of Kentucky anil Bhe of New York. They were In the Mormon train that fol lowed Brigham Young to Florence, and claim that they were the first white couple married In Nebraska. After the wedding they left the Mormons and went back to Iowa, locating near where Pacific Junction now stands. From here they made two trips to California and finally settled in Nebraska. In 1876 they made their home near Hubhell, where they still live, hala and hearty. They have seven children, twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren living. On August 15, 1897, when they celebrated their golden wedding with some considerable ceremony, "lrncle Johnny," as he la affectionately called, turned a handspring Just to show some of his young descendants how to do It. Nine out every ten hunters of the present day and maybe the percentage is larger can recall the time when they went hunting with papa. What a Joy It was to hold the gun, to carry the powderflask or the phot pouch. And how the boyish heart beat when the father, after careful Instructions as to how to hold the pieces, draw a bead and the like, allowed the little fellow to take a shot for himself. With knees that would tremble, with arms that wavered despite the rest, and eyes that no amount of paternal Injunction could keep open, the of confldmce, and with perhaps a mis chievous purpose of decoying him Into an expression of possible further political am bitions he might entertain, I said: "Sena tor, you have great wealth and many honors and I know that you are a man of abundant happiness, but do you not at times cherish a wish for something In addi tion to all your present achievement?" "While I had been speaking Senator Hanna had been looking along the table at several dishes which he bad not tasted, for although he Is blessed with a rare con stitution he does not eat to excess. " 'Yes, I have a wish,' he replied, 'and It is very similar to one expresed by an ancient Roman. My wish la that I might eat what I please and compel some demo crat to digest It' " Harry W. Watrous, the artist and sec retary of the National academy, was called to serve on a Jury and, answering the sum mons, found one of his fellow jurors a man of benevolent appearance, who exhibited signs of nervous annoyance, relit ea the i 1 . I i i.- ' ; n 4f;:, ill -U- I f! . . V ? . if ;;J,'i' P J I r : .f.tf. i . JOHN S. AND MEDORAH POLK DAVENPORT OF .MARRIED AT FLORENCE, Neb., IN 1847. weapon was laid across a convenient slump or fencerail, and the trigger pulled. Heav ens! what a kick that gun did have. Should ers have been lnulsed until black and blue since then, but the memory of that first re coil has never been effaced. Boys grow N. w York Times. Finally, when he couM contain himself no longer, he burst out: "Do you know why the laws of this country are made, sir?" "Certainly; they are made to be broken," replied Mr. Watrous; "otherwise how could we keep our jails filled?" "You are speaking in a spirit of levity, sir, and I am in earnest. Do you kno.v why the Jury laws are made?" "To annoy peaceful citizens." "You are correct, sir! Here am I, a peaceful, law-abiding citizen, torn from my profession, which I love, sir, to serve on the Jury. I work at my profession every day, including Sundays. It takes me into the homes, of the poor and 1 see them In their troubles. My heart aches for them, ami do you think I am in a fit condition 'o do Jury duty?" Mr. Watrous was Interested. "Why don't you explain matters to the Judge? I am sure he would excuse you." "It's no use. I've tried. If this keeps up, I'll renounce my citizenship. I'll be tome a Swede, a Turk, a" V .J HUBBELL. Neb., WHO WERE taller, but their natures do not change. Little boys still look forwarl to the time when they can have papa's gun and go hunting with him, and in the meantime they enjoy being dressed in papa's hunting togs and playing they're grown up. "My dear sir, dou't do anything rasli. I. too, am a professional man, and I kno.v how you must suffer. Would you mind telling me what your profession is?" "Certainly not, sir; I'm proud of it. I'm an undertaker!" Peter MacQueen, the well known Bos ton lecturer, who was with President Roosevelt at Santiago, and with Law too, in his last campaign in the Philippines, Is Btaying at the Murray Hill hotel, reports the New York Tribune. Mr. MacQueen has a fund of interesting stories about army life, and is an enthusiastic admirer of the regular army private, whose sense of humor, he declares, is unfailing. The fol lowing Is one of his favorite stories: "In the last expedition General Lawton made against Santa Cruz two regiments, the Fourth cavalry and an Idaho regi ment, were sent up the Laguna de Bay in native boats. In the darkness two regi ments ran Into one another and great con fusion repulted. " 'What farmer outfit are you?' yelled the Idaho boys, derisively at the clumsy cavalry. " 'Lawton's Fourth cavalry,' answered the regulars. " 'Fine cavalry!" was the answer. 'Where are your horses?' " 'Here In our knapsacks,' replied the cavalry, rattling their cans of 'salt horse ' " Pointed Paragraphs Chicago News: Artlissnesa Is at the head of the high-art class. When a man lends his Influence he rarely gets it back. Any man who is unable to bear mis fortune Is truly unfortunate. Many a man uses his religion as a sort of lightning rod. If you would make a fool of a man ap plaud rather than praise him. Nothing provokes a proud woman lik the pride of some other woman. Nothing Is so uncertain as the minds of a certain ilass of politicians. When a man boasts of his ancestors prob ably be has nothing to look forward to. A statesman amiably In the right is no match for a politician pugnaciously in the wrong. If the bootjacks were bouquets the nine lives of the musical midnight cat would be strewn with flowers. Many a man's success In life Is due to the fact that he Is foolish In his talk, but wise In bis actions. It's an easy matter to please a woman. All you have to do ts say to ber only the things she likes to bear.