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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1902)
Till: I L LUST It AT KI) IlEE. November 2.1. VMV2. Couples'Who Have Had Golden Weddings The Illustrated Bee. Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company, Hee Hulldlng, Omaha, Neb. Price, 6c Per Copy Per Tear, 12.00. Entered at the Omaha Postofflce as Second Class Mail Matter. For Advertising Rates Address Publisher. Communications relating to photographs or nrtlrles for publlcRtlon should be ad dressed, "Editor The Illustrated Hee, Omaha." 1 1 ll. I .M .,.,.. l Ill .11.11 I, - P'-V I..H.III I i; . .. a... i i RS5 4 Pen and Picture Pointers -i . MATKVElt the spirit In which th.' custom of setting apart n day for a general xpresslon of grnt llude end return of thanks to the Creator for His manifold rOM merries nnd beneficent cure had lis origin, It must be admit ted that the spirit hag grown; at nny rate, the custom has extended far beyond the Idea of even the most enlhuslastle dreamer of Puri tan times. Just as eivillzal Ion h is spread, Just as mankind has advanced In all that goes to make for com fort In his surroundings, so has the need for gralllude increased, and, probably, so has the rapacity for Us expression. It Is still the good things of life that elicit our most profound expressions of thankful ness, for few have learned in bless the rod that, smiles them, anil 'man Is generally prone to feel, If he il-es not exhibit, re sentment under adversity. Thus It Is thnl the men on whom annually devolves the duty of publishing forth the fact that a certain day has been set apart for the pur pose of making a general nnd concerted acknowledgement of our Indebtedness to a benign God. Invariably enumerate the re sults of material prosperity as the chief cnuse for the gratitude we should feel, and nlways prominent in the list of blessings bestowed during the year Is "the bounteous crops." Western farmers this year hnve enjoyed a peculiar season, in some re spects an abnormal one, yet still the frulls of field and garden, vineyard and orchard, "heap high the farmer's wintry hoard." and there Is plenty everywhere. It Is not men ly the creature comforts thai come from the harvesting of bountiful crops for which the farmers of the west are thankful, but. for the general prosperity that Hows from this source, and the opportunities that arise therefrom. Plenty on the farm means plenty everywhere, for the pros perity of the country Is still closely de pendent on the prosperity of the farmer. Thus, the look of peaceful content with which the farmer views his "golden corn" will bo reflected In every face when thoughts of material eonlillons are upper most. Foot ball has been In a large measure divorced from Thanksgiving day, but the association Is still close enough to war rant the game being called n feature of the occasion. As hnve all other things, foot ball has made wonderful strides In de velopment under the fostering Influence of Amcrlcnn push. From a game in which kicking alone was allowed, It has grown to one In which almost everything else but kicking the ball Is practiced. People who do not understand the game see In it II 1 III! ATI A V Iwi .... u ..lil.,f I engineer of a blockade runner In lilt- lll mil , viiw nun i iinuii ii, locked up In the old Capitol prison and paroled, has Just been knighted by King Edward. Shipping Inter ests along the Atlantic coast know him ell as head of tho firm of William Allan & Co., Scotia engine works. He has been In Parliament many years, where, from his great size, he is known as "The Anak of tho House." Sir Wllllani once wrote a capital story called "Running the Hloek ade." He Is 6.1 years old, considerably over six feet tall ami weighs 3.10 pounds. Such a long time has el ipsed since any thing has bein heard frcm Joe Mulhatton, "the world's champion liar," that he Is gen erally supposed to have been dead for years. Therefore when he suddenly turned up In New Orleans a few days ago his friends greeted him as cue returned from the dead. He has been mining In Arizona for eight years, nnd in all that time has been prac tically lost to the world. "A number rf new liars have appeared during my ab sence," says Joe, "but they had better look to their laurels. I am tired of mining nntl will now take to lying again." Grand Duke Michael Nlcolalevleh, grand uncle to tho present czar, lately celebrated his seventieth birthday. The event was a moBt notable one In this Imperial house, for he Is tho first male number of It In tho annals of the Romanoffs to reach the biblical limit of age. Indeed, no Romanoff reached the age of sixty until Czar Alex ander II, who was 62 when he was mur dered. His brotht r Conslantlne died at the age of 64. There have been three or four princesses who l.ave lived to see seventy and the average age of the males is now Increasing, as the three princes Just re ferred to were all sons f Nicholas I. The next generation, now varying in age from 33 to 55, has had few losses and shows every prospect of long life. K. N. CharrlngtonT the English temper ance reformer, who has conceived the idea w O. M. GILLKTT. INDEPENDENCE, la.. GRAND CHANCELLOR IOWA KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. only the roughest of all outdoor games, and decry it for Its brutality and danger. Those who know the game well enough to appn elate Its fine points see in it a contest of skill, wherein brawn, developed to the last degree, Is guided by brains trained to the tit most in strategy of at taek ami defense. That the game pos sesses the elements of danger its warm est advocates admit, though they usually answer the charge that it is murderous by pointing to the number of playt rs who do not get killed. Dangerous or not, brutal or otherwise, it is popular, ami the annual list of accidents that follow its pursuit in no wise det rs its devolei s. Weather con ditions have no effect on the players and the game goes on the day scheduled, no matter what mood the elements may be in. Once a game was played in Omaha on Thanksgiving day bet i'. ei n teams from th" University of Nebraska and the State I'nlverslty of Iowa, which was begun in a rainstorm on a field of mud, eontiniud through a sleet and then a snowstorm, and terminated with the players pushing each other around on the ice that had formed while the game was in progress, llolh the games visited by the staff artist of The Uee this season were played in the rain, which fact Is easily apparent from the pictures. The year of grace 1 ST, J was certainly proline of successful marriages if the rec ord of golden weddings is to bo taken as a criterion. Scarcely a week has passed during the present year that The Hee has not presented the pictures cf one or mere collides who have just celebrated the fif tieth anniversary of their wi tilling day and It Is a fact that not nil that have been observed have been thus recorded. For this week The Hee offers the pictures of twt) couples who have trotted in double harness for fifty years and who bid fair to live together many years longer. John Sonneman and Ernestine Hosenau were married on October 22, 1S"2, at the village of Woneeletz, near Herlin, In the province of Brandenberg Kreis Prenzlau. Two years Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People of a teetotal paradise surrounded by water, has had one of the most remarkable ca reers In the history of the temperance movement. What situation more dramatic has any work of fiction to show than Char rlnMon's assembly had. when- the huge canvas advertisement of temperance meet ings Is nlways permanently hung out in the close proximity of Chnrrlngton's brewt ry, whence are supplied hundreds of public houses in the neighborhood. Horn .. it Heading from Left to Right. Keginnlng with Hack How-Mrs. Anna H. Cl awford s fr-tary Line oln ; Mrs. Mary K. Stuht. treasurer. I mahi ; Mrs. Mary D. Livingston, vice president, tremont; Mrs. Mary A. t aid well uresldent. Auburn: Mrs. Nettle K Carrick, warden, Cnzud. will, irenui i. IJRAND OFFICERS OF THE REUEKAII ASSEMBLY OF NEBRASKA. II. I). WALK Ell, MOUNT PLEASANT, la.. GRAND KEEPEIl OF RECORDS AND SEAL, KNKJIITS OF PYTHIAS. later tiny tame to America and settled 111 Wisconsin, where for fourteen years they prospered. In Isi'.N they came to Ne braska and took a homestead three miles southwest of Roea, where they still live. Nine children of eleven that blessed their union are living and happily married, al though they are widely scattered over tho west. These gathered at the old home, without notice to their parents, and gave them n glad surprise on the day of their gtdden wedding. Members of the congrega tion with which Mr. and Mrs. Sonneman have worshiped for thirty-four years were let into the secret and nlded in making tho surprise more complete. Over 100 were present at the celebration, the ceremony being led by Rev. Sehaum, pastor of the worthy old couple. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Perkins of David City were married at Lovilla, Monroe county, la., on November II, ixr.2, nnd tame to Nebraska eighteen years later. Their home Is on the farm they located in the fertile Platte valley north of David City. Eight children were born to them, four of whom are still liv ing, all residents of Nebraska. Twenty tight friends and relatives, representing four generations, were present en the day of the celebration. Mr. anil Mrs. Perkins have long been honored by their neighbors and Mr. Perkins has frequently been called upon by his fellow citizens to serve them In office, having twice been treasurer of Hutler county and having held other offices of trust at the hands of the people. At the recent grand lodge meeting of the Knights of Pythias of Iowa a little flurry was created by an effort to secure the elec tion of certain persons ns grand officers by an accusation against those who are virtually In control of the affairs of the grand lodge, that they have a ring and thai positions are parceled out several years In advance. Nothing came of this accusation nnd It was completely discredited by the overwhelming vote accorded the new grand chancellor, O. M. Cillett of Independence, who has long been an active man in the grand lodge of Iowa. Another term was added to the many that have been filled by in ls.1l), a portion of his education was received at Marlborough. Rather than go to the university he preferred, after a con tinental tour, to take his place in the brewery of his father. Meanwhile he was "converted." After some time spent In assisting mission nnd evangelistic work the irony of his position overwhelmed him and he cut himself from the prospect of a vast fortune with a comparative pittance. "I wonder what you get for wearing that HU'i ..7. . Si! f 1 ' H w.,KPK.rJ. t MR. AND MRS. JOHN SONNEMAN OF ROCA. Neb. A v - it- V, 1 MR. AND MRS. E. M. PERKINS OF DAVID CITY, Neb. H. I). Walker of Mount Pleasant, as grand keeper of records and seal. He is known to all the knights as "Dad" and tho grand lodge would hardly know what to do with out him. One of the secret societies for women which moves quietly and modestly along its appointed course, attracting very little at tention from the public, but accomplishing Its work Just the same, is the Order of Rebekah, the woman's adjunct to the Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Very little Is known of the doings of this body outside of Its membership, yet its influence, though Imperceptible, Is potent. Very recently the state assembly htdd an election of officers and chose an entire new roster. Mary A. Caldwell, who was chosen president, is a member of Auburn lodge, No. in.1, and has blue ribbon?" said a cynic to him once. "I m not certain of the exact amount.' he replied, "but I know it costs me 20,im0 a year." The Chinese government has conferred the order of the Double Dragon upon Dr. Samuel L. (iracey, American consul at Foo Chow. The order carries with it a decora tion, which Is a silver star in the center of which Is a large sapphire and at the hp r J 6 long been active In the work, havl passed through the chairs of the grand sembly in succession, besides having filled ..... 1). Llv j nihi r off many app intive positions. Mary Ingston, vice president. Is a month Golden Rule lodge, No. .'!, of Lincoln, She, too. has had long service In the ordcr Nettie R. Carrick, the warden. Is a nieni-l her of Priscllla lodge. No. 127, of Cozadl She has bt en connected with the ord T thirteen years and this is her first office' in the grand assembly. Anna H. Craw-; ford, the secretary, has filled all the chairs' in the stale assembly, and is now serving for a second time fis secntary. She Is a. member of Charity lodge, No. 2. of Lincoln Marv E. Stuht of Omaha, the treasurer, l a member of Ruth lodge, and has Borvo her Kittle! s in many cua ities since be coming a Rebekah. top a smaller pink coral. In the blue enamel surrounding the sapphire are two dragons with inscriptions In Manchu. Indi cating that the decoration and order were conferred by direction of the imperial gov ernment. The decoration Is worn sus pended from the neck by a yellow ribbon. Congress will have to give the consul leave before he can accept It. ' f- While Lord Salisbury, late prime minister of Great Britain, was usually a grave man, he loved Jovial company and has been know( to crack a joke on occasions. Many year ago he was a Journalist and occupied a room in company with Charles Williams, who later became a war correspondent. The two were warm friends and as a token of their friendship thty treated each other to a pint of pale ale every day, Salisbury paying thu bill on the odd days of the month and Mr.J Williams on the even days. In time, how-' ever. Salisbury went into politl.s and he- came marquis and prime minister, and Mr: Williams was obliged to drink his ale In. solitude. Some weeks ago Lord Salisbury was entering the House of Commons anq suddenly saw his old friend for the first time In many years. Going up to him, hi shook his hand vigorously and then whls4 pored: "Till me, old fi Mow, whose turn U it to pay for the pint today, yours o mine?" Yet Salisbury's political opponents) claim lhat retently hi.s memory has beeii failing him. . I Dr. Kuyper, president minister of Holland nd leader of the liberal parly in that coun-2 try. is 6.1. The title he llkee most Is thatf of leadt r of the "little people," but thi welfare of Holland forces him Into alllanrti sometimes with the "men of the doubbtf names," as he calls the aristocrats, ami sometimes, as now, with the Roman Catho-V lies, Dr. Kuyper was for many years pas tor of the Reformed church and Is a stanch Calvlnlst. He htdds, however, that government not them-tdves led by rellgloi must lead a nation to perdition." and that the Hible is the only possible basis for anf state, which accounts for his alliance wi.ti-' the Catholics rather than free-tlrnking lib erals. t
