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UsT I JtATUJMS n.-e a i ways
JV1 I l)e'"n ,h strong nations. In con
trol oi tne aea iws control oi
the 'world. Written h'story sup
plies Instances without number In
support of this postulate. At the beginning
of the last century, when Britons sang "No
sail but by permission spreads," they had
made gooj their boast, "Britannia rules the
wave," and ruling the wave, Britannia
ruled thn world. In succession the British
had broken the sea power of the Spanish,
the Dutch, the French and the Danes, and
the union Jack awept the ocean, proud In
Its etrength and arrogant In Its pride.
John Paul Jones had taught the British
no lasting lesson. But John Taut Jones
was only the first of a line that Is still
stretching out Into the history of the,
world. Napoleon Bonaparte, In explaining
to his ministers why he consnted to the
asle of the great empire contained In the
Lnulnlnna Purchase at ao paltry a price
raid he was aiding In the building up of
a power that would one day break Eng
land's hold on the sea. And before Na
poleon heard the shots at Waterloo he
heard the cry of "Free trade and sailors'
rights." Before he saw his eaglea go down
In final defeat to victorious Wellington, he
saw a young people wrest from the boast
ful mlstresa of the water the right to main
tain a navy and a merchant marine and
heard tho last of "no sail but by permis
sion spreads." Nine short years after he
spoke, his prophecy was fulfilled and Eng
land's control of the aea was broken. A
new sea power was born and that glorious
flag which John Paul Jonea first ratted In
the harbor of Philadelphia, the Stars and
Stripes, floated on equal terms with the
cross of St. George. Since then that flag
has ftonted always In triumph on the sea,
borne aloft by many a goodly vessel and
cheered by hearts aa oaken as any .that
ever beat. Barbary ptrstea gave over their
calling at behest of the American navy and
Japan's tyrant opened the doors of his
country to civilisation when the knock
came from an American frigate. Spain's
navy disappeared like a anowflake In the
water before the guns of tne new navy
But our navy, radiant though Its record be,
has hardly kept pace wISi the development
of the country. It has finally come to be
understood that while we can raise an
army In a month, It la the work of years
to build a navy, and the government Is
Dangers of Lion Stalking
IN "A Tale cf Several Lions." by
Hercules D. Vlljoen In the Era,
tha author writ!-
Van Aardt came to me and
suggested a little lion stalking.
Now. I knew Ions as well as he;
deliberate bunting for a lion who
mourns a murdered mate was a pro
ceeding so temerarious that the most fool
hardy of profetslcnal hunters would not
dare the conflict. But, in the near neigh
borhood of the spot where Madame Lion
ess had been killed, there waa on Hon.
w'-th an earthquake voice, whose rumblings
fascinated the fiery spirit of Van Aardt.
"I am going," he said.
I could not let him go alone, for we had
fought too often side by side. We started
off, my reckless comrade laying out, In
calmest confidence, the artless plan he had
cf walking up to that tumultuous hell of
wrath Incarnate, and of blowing a few
lethal holea In it with hla Mauser. As we
rame nearer, the roars ceased. The lion,
weary with hla Imprecations of the night,
had gone away from the scone of his be
reavement for rest and sleep. But we
found. In the Jungle's depths, the footway
he had trod; In a sentry path of twenty
feet he had atalked back and forth for
twelve long hours, calling aloud for ven
geance. Krlatiransen, who looked upon Van Asrdt
as a hot-headed madman fcr the time, de
cided ho wculd use the meriting for the
peaceful springbok hunt, and tock his
Kaffir bay along. After half an hour's
close tracking, the Kaffir, who had been In
advance, appeared at hla elbow with an
Impltih suddenness and a whispered word:
"Baas, a Ten!"
Krlstmansen stared ahead of him. There,
In a tiny clearing not thirty yards away,
the monarch stood, his mane quivering
with the Intensity of his attention and hl
brilliant eyeballs gleaming In an effort to
penetrate the single veil of co-er that hid
the hunter from his view. To Kaffir had
a faith In his master that waa sub'lme.
"Shoot. Baas, shoot!"
Krlstmansea knew that death stool wait
ing for htm In the clearing b yend. Tho
rhancee were all against a fatal first shot.
The wounded Hon would tear him Into
ahreds of mangled flesh before he could
have time to fly. Step by step, hie very
at last earnest In It effort to provide the
war shlpa necessary to the maintenance of
Its dignity and authority abroad. Ne
braska has an Interest In the navy. One
of the present rear admirals Is a Nebraskan
by birth. Other Nebraskans have risen to
dignity and honor in the service and the
good ship Omaha, now rotting at the Mare
Island navy yard, was once a notable mem
ber of Uncle Sam's fighting force. On July
4, at Seattle, occurred a ceremony of much
Interest to Nebraskans as well aa the coun
try at large. That day was laid the keel
of what will be the battleship Nebraska.
Oovernors Savage of Nebraska and McBrlde
of Washington drove home the first rivet
of the vessel, which in two more years will
breast the waves of the Pacific ocean, a
worthy member of the nation's great fleet,
bearing to posterity a name already writ
ten high on the nation's book of fame, Ne
braska. Base ball Is the one great summer sport
for Americans, after all. Oolf, tennis,
rowing, racln and rther ru'dor amuse
ments have their followers, but none have
the hold on the popular heart that base
ball has. Hardly an able-bodied American
can be found but who has played base ball
at soma time In hla life. It Is as much a
part of the boy's life as. Fourth of July, and
he never outgrows hla liking for it. When
he gets to that time of llf when he ran no
longer take part In the game personally, he
goes with thousands of his kind ti watch
the game played by others who' are still
active and energetic enough to give In
telligent and satisfactory expoMtln to the '
fine points of the game he so dearly loves.
Base ball lire grown to be more than a
game; It Is now an occupation, In pursuit
of which hundreds of young men find lucra
tive employment, and a business In which
hundreds of thousands of dollars are In
vested. Every hamlet in the country
boasta of Its team, and some hundreds of
the larger cities point with pride to the
aggregations of trained professionals who
represent them In the field. Although It
Is a sport In a great measure dominated
by professionals, It is one In which hon
esty absolutely rules. Collusl-n Is almost
Impossible, because too many points would
need to be guarded and the defection of
one or two players would not be fatal, but
wculd be easily detected and as readily
remedied. It Is this phase of the game
that has enabled It to keep Its place at tho
forefront, while other sports, notably horse
racing and boat racing, have suffered be
cause cf dishonesty on the part of the pro
fessional. Mrs. Adelaide L. 8. Robb of Eldora, la..
Is one of the prominent club women of
central Iowa and a social leader In her
county. Mrs. Robb la the wife of Mayor
Ellis D. Robb and a leading member of
the Woman'a club of Eldora, which has
been doing a splendid work for several
years. She Is a member of the grand
lodge, Rathbone Sisters of Iowa, and aa an
officer of Equality temple of that order haa
been active since Its organization. In the
Order cf the Eastern Star she Is a recog
nized leader and haa held several Important
offices In the local society. Mrs. Robb Is
breath pent up, he made the slow retreat.
The Kaffir, fancying all his master need do
was Ore a single shot, accompanied him
with an expression of disdain. For ten
good minutes Krlstmansen paced back
ward and then came swiftly to the camp
again upon the chance of making up a
party whoae numbers would mean aafety
In a concerted attack. But the majority
of us were away and that Hon, with all
the others among the spouses of Falrle's
lioness, went unmolested from that day
forth.
I was In Pretoria a little later and saw
a eight that told me how wise Krlstmans-n
had been. The oldest lion hunter of the
Transvaal shook me by the hand end used
his left hand for the greeting. The other
arm hung, withered and helpless, at his
sldn. Only half hla face was there to
speak to me. The other half went Into a
lion's maw a few months earlier. He was
hunting springbok with hla son and car
ried an an-lent muzzle-loader. A dead
shot, the old man descried a buck not fifty
feet away and, kneeling. Bred. The crack
of the rifle was answered by the ana'Jng
roar of a wounded lion. The bullet, passing
through the buck, had struck the mighty
besst as he was about to spring. And It
had no more than wounded him. He leaped
for the smoke, coming on in flying hounds,
while my old friend fumbled wildly with his
p-wdr-r horn. He was too slow. The bullet
had not dropped into the barrel before the
lion was upon him. One crunch of bis
tremendous jaws and an arm was stripped
to tha bone. Another, and the side of the
face had vanished. The cavernous throat
above the prostrate man roared once more
before the teeth should clash together,
when the son, running up, put hie rifle
barrel to the lion's side and drove a hlf-
ounce bullet through his heart.
The chances are in favor of the Urn when
accident brings blm and man together.
The Modern Way
Chicago Post: "And when we are mar
ried," he suggested, "we will plan to
gether to keep our Joint expenses l:h'n
ray Income."
She looked at him In astonishment.
"How foolish!" ah exclaimed. "You
are not at alt up-to-date. You want me
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LATE GENERAL CALVIN II. FRED
ERICK OF OMAHA From His Favor
ite Photograph.
an accomplished musician and Is often
given a place on public programs rendered
In behalf of local charities and social events.
She Is a great admirer of the stage and
possesses one of the finest collections of
professional autographs and photos In the
west.
Millionaire, bachalor, phianthropist,
Abraham Slimmer if Waverly, la., last
week moved out of his $50,000 residence,
took up his habitation In Ms woodshed and
turned over his magaificent home to the
Sisters of Mercy, to be nsed for a hospital.
Mr. Slimmer says he will give away all the
rest of his fortune before he diea. His for
tune Is variously estimated at from $1,000,
000 to $10,000,000, and he la 73 years old, so
he will be giving away noney pretty rap
Idly the next few years. Slimmer is no
novice at the game of charity. He has al
ready become famed about the state. In
fact throughout the United States, for hla
mail every day Includes a great heap of
prayers for money. But they are twisted
into knots and tossed into his waste bas
ket. Abraham Slimmer gives as he chooses
and not because he Is asked. To the Fin
ley hospital at Dubuque he wrote a short
letter. "I will give $50,000 if you raise a
like amount," he aald. The other $50,000
was raised and Abraham Slimmer wrote hla
check. It Is estimated Summer's gifts have
alrsady amounted to $300,000. He bellevee
charity that vaunteth itself la not genuine.
"If you mention me in naming the institu
tion I will not give you a cent," waa what
was told the Flnley Institution at Dubuque.
No one knows how much money he haa
given away. His largest contributions have
been to the Home for Aged Jews In Chi
cago and are thought to have amounted to
$100,000 in all. The Sisters of Mercy at
Cedar Raplda were given $10,000 recently.
Waterloo was offered $25,000 for a hospital,
providing a like amount was raised, but
to make my expenses fit your Income,
when any ninny ought to know that it la
your duty to get an Income that will cover
my expenses. Let us hear no mere of this
foolishness, and then I am sure we will be
happy."
An Early Organist
A Sunday school teacner was Impressing
fpon the little cnes In her class the atory
of the lame beggar who was carried every
day to the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and
when the ap;atles, Peter and John, went up
there they miraculously healed him. The
teacher expressed sorrow for the poor man,
who could do nothing but sit at the gate
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From left to right In the upper row:
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J. F. McAllister, J. E. Kessel
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MRS. A. L. S. ROBB, PROMINENT
CLUB WOMAN OF ELDORA, la.
the town failed and the money was not
given.
Personally, Slimmer is as eccentric as his
philosophy of charity. He Is short about
five feet seven Inches and weighs but 130
pounds. His hair and beard are red. He
wears always a broad-brimmed felt hat
of Identical style from year to year. On his
f ' et are homely calf boots. In summer he
wears a linen suit with a long linen duster;
in the winter It is a ready-made ault of
plain black or brown. His eyes fairly burn
In their brightness; his mouth Is firmly set;
th-re Is no tenderness In his face. He has
not by any means the typical philanthropic
mien. In his habits he Is almost a hermit.
He revolts at publicity and has various
s hemes of keeping himself from the public
eye. He told the Catholic priest at Waverly
he was a hypocrite and decried his religion,
then gave up hla own home for the Sisters
of Mercy. Slimmer lays good claim to a
position from which he may with impunity
condemn philanthrop'sts giving away money
that was unjustly earned. He waa born
In Germany and emigrated to Illinois
when 14. Later he came to Waverly. It
was In the day when live stock dealing was
not a yocatlon. The profits were large, but
the losses were equally great. Slimmer set
to work to master the business that would
give great profits If properly handled. His
native shrewdness aood him In good stead
and he seldom lost. When the men of the
Mississippi valley now called litmDer kings
were new at the business Slimmer put his
money into sawmills. Here he prospered
again. For fifty years his money has been
earning more money, until now he very
probably is the wealthiest man in the
state. But in all this Abraham Sum
mer's business methods were scrupulously
honest. There Is no man to say Slimmer
took from him one dollar to which he had
no title.
When the Knights and Daughters of
and beg. A little hand shot up and a small
vclce piped out: '
"He might have got a hand organ."
The same teacher asked the little ones
to repeat the golden text on one occasion,
when the Sunday school lerson was upon
the subject of temperance. Here is the
version of the text as given by one of them:
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is rag
ing, and whosoever Is deceived thereby hath
everlasting life."
Fads of the Famous
Confucius, It is said, was passionately
fond of watermelon seeds.
Samuel Richardson wrote his novels
while attired In a fu'I-dress suit.
Handel used, when traveling, to order
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and F? M. Mllliken Smith,
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July 20, 1002.
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ABRAHAM SLIMMER OF WAVERLY,
la., ECCENTRIC PHILANTROPIST.
Tabor, the great benevolent order for col
ored people, had finished the business of
their grand lodge session at Omaha they
closed the assembly with a street parade
and picnic at Hlbbeler's park. The affair
was one of the most notable ever witnessed
In Omaha. In the first place, the parade
gave the public some Idea of the dignity
and importance of the order. Out at the
park the addresses made were along the
line of the work that Is being done by the
negro himself for the uplift of his race.
Games and other features of a picnic were
Indulged In freely by the large crowd
present and when evening came the newly
elected officers of the grand lodge were in
stalled with public ceremonial. Members
of the order look on the Omaha session as
one of the most Interesting and satisfac
tory In Its history. Delegates were present
from all over the south and west.
The drill team of Ancient Order of United
Workmen lodge No. 1, of Grand Island,
the first Workman lodge In the state of
Nebraska, Is a source of much local pride.
When the management of the Hastings
Fourth of July celebration announced that
It would give a $100 silver cup to the
Ancient Order of United Workmen team
showing the best drill work In a contest to
take place In that city on the Fourth of
July, the Workmen of No. 1 lodge set out,
under Captain S. E. Slnke, to win the prize
cup, and they won It. The cup Is to be
come the absolute property of any team
winning It three times In succession. It was
offered to the Ancient Order of United
Workmen lodge of Hastings by the busi
ness men of that city, to be offered In the
manner described and It will, perhaps, for
many years be the ambition of Ancient
Order of United Workmen drill teams
over the state to win this memento of ex
cellent work In the drill work of the
order.
dinner for three, or. If hungry, for five,
and then cat the whole himself.
Cardinal Richelieu hated children and
loved cats. When he died his favorite
Angora cat refused to eat and soon per
ished. Philip, the duke of Burgundy, spent much
time in contriving trapdoors to his house
and grounds to' souse unwary strangers in
water beneath.
Next to money Rembrandt loved nothing
wuuncj. iic Buty tear
when his ape died, and painted a portral
of his net from memnrv
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Cowper loved pets, and had at one time
five rabbits, three hares, two guinea pigs,
a magpie, a Jay, a starling, two canary birds!
two dogs, a "retired" cat and a squirrel.
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Thomas Dillon, 8. E. Slnke. captain
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