Artificial Light and Its Artistic Administration
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IN THE RECEPTION ROOM OF F. P.
RUSSELL.
Some Good Short Stories
iN OLD printer tells this story of
Tinrnie C.rpclev: One (lay as in-
pat at his desk he looked up and
saw a small boy standing besld.
bim
"Well, sonny, what do you want?" he
piped.
"I want a place to work In your office."
"And what do you want that for?" asked
the old man.
"I want to grow up and get rich," was
the answer.
Mr. Greeley looked at him for a moment.
"Get rich?" he said. "I guess you didn't
notice that this is a newspaper office. You
must be looking for the druggist next
door."
Albert Plgelow Paine, the poet, who wrote
"You Ought to Re in Kansas When the
Sunflowers Blow," has been called the
champion long-distance stammerer of the
arth, says the New York Times. One day,
when he had spent the greater part of a
minute in asking a friend what time It
was, the friend, after telling him, re
marked: "If you ever Intend to become famous by
your last words you would better write
them out."
"W-w-w-w-w-h-h-h-h-y?" asked Paine.
"Because, " replied his friend, "if you
were to attempt to say them you'd never
live long enough to finish the sentence."
Prof. Gates of Harvard, who has original
me'hnds of training the undergraduate Idea
how to shoot In advanced English cumposl
'Tii, recently called for an Imitation of
ArnoM's pure, pellucid style.
With misgivings and no email amount of
labor the class wrought, and in due time
so the Btory runt In the New York Tribune,
the themes were handed in.
At the next meeting of the elafs the pro.
fessor met his students with a smtle an
uncommonly sardonic smile.
"Gentlemen," said he, "there has been
an error here. Most of you have Imitated
Benedict and not Matthew Arnold."
In the course of her career, says a writei
In Current Literature, Mammy Mary had
met Tiany distinguished persons, but he
own Importance as a nurse for three gen
erations In the family of General John B.
Gordon of Georgia kept her from being
overwhelmed bv the honor.
When Mrs. Cleveland, during the second
term of her husband's presidency, visited
the Gordon's at the governor's mansion In
Atlanta, she expressed a desire to see a
genuine old negro mammy. So the car
riage was hitched up and Mammy Mary
was sent for at Sutherland, the Gordon
country place, which she preferred io the
noise and excitement of official life. When
the coachman drew up he found her smok
ing her evening pipe. Not a step would
she stir.
"She done say," cald the unsuccessful
envoy on his return to town, "dat she
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don't want to see no presidents; she's done
see 'nough presidents."
Mrs. Cleveland laughed heartily when
she heard this. Then she proposed to go
to the mountain, ulnce the mountain re
fused to budge, and the next day she drove
out to Sutherland.
"I am surprised, Mammy Mary," said
Mrs. Gordon, before introducing the dis
tinguished guest, "that you sent such a
message. You have never been Impolite
before."
"An' dat nigger done tell what I say?
Well, he never did have no sense an' no
mannahs! Co're I 'spected he'd say I's
sorry I's ind'eposed."
New Secretary of Navy
(Continued from Third Page.)
and those three sat until broad daylight
discussing the situation. With the en
thusiasm of young patriots, they main
tained the policy of the government must
be one of interference in Cuba, although
they appreciated the serious consequence
of such a course. From that day Roosevelt
and Moody were bound by the strongest
ties of sympathy on the great issues be
fore the country.
I .. 'i -
f A IKTIFICIAL light Is the first neces
I ZV I Blty of civilized life. Never was
L I tKnra an rnaf A ricmnnd nnr RUi'h
n necessity for artificial light as
at the present time. History
shows little or no change In the source or
quantity of light consumed from the dawn
of civilization till the last part of the pros
ent rentury. It Is safe to state that more
artificial light has heen used In the past
forty years than In the two thousand yours
preceding this period, and it Is universally
conceded that during this period civiliza
tion has made its greatest advancement
In art, literature, silence, music and all
the great discoveries and progress which
has been nn era of man's greatest genius
and attainments.
Is It not Just and proper to attribute
this great march toward perfection to thn
use of artificial light.
No subject has received more study or
has been so carefully analyzed as the deco
rative features In artificial light and
fixtures. We are Justified In Baying that to
this necessity Mr. Russell has contributed
largely, knowing there Is a demand for first
class work in every line, and It Is this de
mand only that he seeks to supply.
No home, however resplendent In riches.
Is homelike nor beautiful without light.
The happy hours of the home circle are
spent In Its glow. There Is n greater con
trast between a well and cheerfully lighted
home than there is between a dark and
gloomy day and a morning full of sun
shine and brightness. All the architectural
plans and material that go Into the
structure and building of character ari
conceived and wrought out In a home and
most of them In artificial illumination.
The above cuts represent three fixtures
that are to be used in different rooms In
two of Omaha's finest residences, and as
the illumination of the room depends upon
two things: First, the amount of light to
make a given space brilliant; second, the
amount of light that reflects from th
object that receives the light and enters
the eye. It Is a matter of science more
delicate than the analysis of chemicals to
require a harmonious diffusion of light
that will produce a soft but brilliant
effect, free from shadows.
The cut at the left shows a thlrteen-Ught
Mr. Moody Is a great reader, and at his
home in Haverhill he has a well selectid
library. "I do not buy a book until I
have read It," he said in discussing his
literary desires and tastes, "and in conse
ouence I have a collection of bonks that I
value viry highly. What Is my favorite
line of reading? Well, I can hardly say,
but I am exceedingly fond of history,
biography and fiction. My favorite author?
I can answer that without hesitation. It
I.-. Dickens. There is scarcely one of his
books that I do not know rrom beginn ng
to end. I have also read all of Dumas'
works, a rather rare accomplishment nowa
days, and am Intensely fond of Kipling,
Stevenson and Hawthorne. The latter, you
know, was a resident of my district, ami
at one time was collector at the port of
Salem."
Mr. Mo:.dy has much In common with
President Rrosevelt in his views on public
questions, and especially on civil service
reform. In a practical way he has been
able to accomplish something In the latter
line by bringing about a reorganization of
the system of appointments In the house
of roDresentatlvrs. While he regrets leav
ing congress, he expresses satisfaction on
one point when he says:
"I won't have to appoint another post
master in all my life. A postofflce to me
is associated with calamity and trouble."
The distribution of postofflce patronage In
COLONEL JAKE SMITH'S JAIL IT HOLDS
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IN THE RECEPTION
F. M. RUSSELL.
HAM- OF J.
electric chandelier of pure IArt Nouveau
design with Fravial glass trimmings, and
Is a model of artistic beauty that will lend
harmony and add to the furnishings of any
room. The design at the right is a gem cf
Italian Renaissance art, sharp in outline
and decorative In character. These are a
few pieces only that go into the furnishings
of these beautiful homes to produce artifi
cial light. Space only prevents a display
of the more elaborate fixtures.
No city in the United States has a better
artist, a person better versed In classic
work than the originator and deslgtrr of
these artistic gems of art. Mr. Russell has
his district was very distasteful to him and
he Is congratulating himself upen his es
cape from it. "I accept the navy port
folio with the single purpose cf adminis
tering the affairs of the department hon
estly, courageously nnd economically, and
have no new pulley to announce. I am In
thorough accord with the policy of develop
ing the navy, and have always fav( red
liberal appropriations for that purpose.
Tills is all I care to say on entering this
new field of du.tv."
While Mr. M'oariy is not a lover of so
ciety In the fasffjonnble acceptance of that
term, he Is a mfist sociable man, and Is a
lively spirit at Small dinner partlcB. He
s nn expert with the chafing dish and can
prepare most appetizing suppers for h's
bachelor friends. He Is unmarried and nt
the age of 48 Is as heart whole, appar
ently, as at 18.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Sixth Page.)
Upon Sundays there Is no work and the
chaplains hold services, at which all the
prisoners attend.
( i.lonel .InUe Sinltli'n Jnll.
Prisons will have to be established In
different partB of the Islands. So far there
is nothing of a sanitary nature In existence
and our soldiers have bad trouble In finding
THEM.
II. KITCHEN DESIGNED HY
the support not only of the best architects
at home, hut is frequently called upon for
suggestions and sketches by architects and
builders from many of our larger cities.
His show rooms are full of classic works
of art in lighting fixtures. Ilnnquct and
reading lamps, candelabras and l,..inzcs.
If you wish an artlRtlc fixture, If you want
a good fixture. If yon desire an Oriental
design, or a design suitable fur any style
of architecture. If you aro Interested In
seeing the finest assortment of gas and
electric fixtures and other articles pertain
ing to artificial light In America, you cat
see them at his show rooms In Omaha.
quarters to Incarcerate criminals. One of
tho queerest Jails of Luzon was that built
by Colonel Jacob II. Smith of the Seven
teenth infantry, at Bautlsta. Colonel Smith
had been ambushed, but had captured the
nmbushers. had killed twelve of them and
taken a number of guns, lie brought hie
prisoners to Bautlsta, but found no ade
quate Jail accommodations for them. The
town Is on the railroad nnd thore were
some unused ralle lying beside the track.
He solved the problem by making a Jail of
these rails, laying them up In the Bhape of
a diamond, forming an ln Insure about fif
teen feet wide. The entrance was by an
allei of rails so narrow that only one man
could pass through at a time. Other rails
were put over the top and Into this Iron
cage the Insurreclos were brought. There
were fifty of them in the cage when I pho
tographed them and a harder-looking set
of Filipino brigands I have not seen.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
Animals at the Park Zoo
(Continued from Fourth Page.)
liiBtead of only a few. The wolves In the
park occasionally Join with their pro
longed and mournful howls the barkings
of the coyotes.
The big black bear, which, when he feelf4
Inclined to be sociable, responds to the
name of "Marshal," tun a cage a'l to him
self, and la In fine condition Probably
tho presence of children with candy and
nuts would hnve made him mere sociable.
Tho owls blinked an unwelcome salute.
Thn prairie dogs have not yet overcome
their caution and disappear when any one
approaches. Two beautiful golden eagles,
in splendid condition, seem to appreciate
the coming of spring, but with longings
for azure heights and moun'nln penks that
must remain unsatisfied.
The elk aro beginning to shed their
horns, that Is, those that have horns to
shed. They never thoroughly understood
what unrestrained liberty meant, as they
were very young when they became at
tractions In Rlvervlew park. They are all
Bplendld looking creatures and show no
timidity at the approach of any one. They
are too young to have developed horns
such as adorn the heads of fully developed
elk, but these will come In a few years,
when they will be equal to any elk exhibit
In any city park In the country.
The herd of deer Is one of the prettiest
sights In the park. They are quite tame.
They are sixteen of them-and tlmy occupy
a large pasture on the north side of the
park. The view of their home is pic
turesque and Just wild enough to add a
rharm to the scene.
But the massive frame of "Monarch,"
the Bplendld and probably unequalled speci
men of the noble animals now almost ex
tinct, Is the moet striking object of all
those to be seen In the park. It will be
remembered that bis mate died last fall,
leaving him to brood alone over the glories
of his race In days that will never come
again.