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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1903)
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. April 20, 1903. Thb Illustrated JjEa Published Weekly by The He Pahllshlng Company, Bee Building. Omaha, Neb. i -Price, &c Per Copy Prr Year. ti.OO. Entered nt the Omaha PoistolTlce as Second Clans Mall Matter. For Advertising Rates Address rubllnher. Communications relntlng to photographs nriii'les for publication anould be i or publication snouw be no- dresxrd. "Editor The Illustrated Dee, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers f-m-iHFA)l)KK K008KV15LT, preul- I dent of the United States, will om im umini lor ins aectm time tomorrow evening. This visit of the president is of more than common Significance t,o the people. Not that presidential visits are a rarity In tbeso parts, bat because It Is In many essential respects his first visit to the city and the great state of which Omaha la tbe metropo lis, la 100 Mr. Roosevelt was whirled acroea tbe state for four days cn a cam paigning chase, a trip that gave him no time for observation of the country or Ma cltlxens; his time in Omaha on that occa sion was apent In driving as fast aa safe from hall to hall In order that he night deliver as many aCdrease as possible dur ing the few hours he was here. He only aaw Nebraska and Nebraska people during the fever heat of the last days cf a strenu ous campaign, an I could get no Idea of what they are like In their everyday life, or oven on holiday occasions. Now he will see the people under normal conditions; will get something like an understanding notion of the substantial basis for the state's In dustrial and commercial prosperity, attd a better sense of the intelligence of Its ettt ens. His Itinerary will bring him to the principal cities ef NeoraRka during day light hours and under each conditions as will enable btm to see the country la Its garb of springtime, and no state presents Episodes and Incidents in I wlT IS an open secret that If Sir III Thomas Upton succeeds In taking 1 1 the America's cup back to Eng land ho will be made a peer. Of late It has been tho fashion In England to give a newly made peer a title taken from the scene of the exploit by which he reached the peerage like Kitch ener of Khartoum and Roberts of Kandahar. So If Llpton takes back tha cup he may per haps corns to be known as -Lord Llptsst of Sandy Hook. It was of the late William H. Mllbarn, tho blind preacher, chaplain of the house and afterward of the senate, that Wltllam R. Morrison ones said: "Mr. Mtlburn Is a man who fears God, hites the devil and votes the straight democratic ticket." Mr. Milburn's life Illustrates what one can do In the faeo of hardships. He was totally blind before becoming of age, but became a Methodist clergyman, successful lecturer and author, keeping at his work until a few months before his death at the ago of to. The newspapers were read to him svory day and he kept fully posted on passing vents. 4) William Deaa llewclls was recently talk ing about the slight change of phrase that may make an Impressive thing ridiculous. "I remember a sermon that I heard," he said, "in my boyhood. It .was a sermon about Judss, and th minister, cfter reading to us how Judas betrayed the Master for thirty pieces of silver, added: 'Thirty r""PJ"OLFINO has a vry Scotch story I fjr I of an old caddie and his wife. 1 I Ths minister who was cal el In lTl tried to comfort tha wife, caylng ' that while John was very weak ho was evldontly ready for a bettor world. Unexpectedly, however, John rallied, and said to his wife: "Jenny, my woman, I'll may be spared to ye yet." "Na, na, John!" was the rerly; "ye're prepared, and I'm resigned! Dee noo!" Not long ago Rev. Page Mtlburn, a popu lar clergyman of Baltimore, had an em barrassing experience whllo delivering a sermon on the judgment day. It waa a peaceful aummer night, warm enough to have all the windows open, but not sufficiently hot to cause a fluttering of fans. The reverrad gentleman was preach ing upon the last solemn moment of judg ment day and presenting a graphlo word picture cf the majestic and triumphal com ing of the Judgment angel. Extending his arms he began majestically: "Hark! What la that sound that bursts upon my ear? Tbe Infuriated and appalling yowl of fe lines In mortal combat on a neighboring fence rent the air. There was a general titter from ths more beautiful prospect than does Ne braska In the spring. Nebraska people are equally Interested with the president In the visit, for the glimpse they had of him during the excit ing campaign tour he made In 1900 was not the satisfying one. They want to see and greet the president of the United States as he really Is; they want to know him In his quiet moments of relaxation, out for the purpose of meeting his fellow ciliiens, and to enjoy a well earned holiday, lie Is a weatern man by choice, and knows of the west and 1U people, Its resources and Interests, its needs and Its ambitions, bet ter than any man who ever held the high office to which he has been called, and has never let go by an opportunity to do a real service for too west or to show his strong sympathy for this section. This Is one ex planation of the great popularity he enjoys In the west. Other substantial reasons for the esteem of the people for the man of the people are many, and the receptions be has had Along tb lino of his tear so far and that which will greet him in Omaha are bat the honest expressions of sincere admiration of the citizens for the president. Richard C Carmody, who recently died In Oiraha, waa many years la the servloo of the TJalted States and had earned much distinction by his labors. During his llfe . time ho was on of the best known of river engineers, and was consulted as an expert In regard to levees, docks, wharfs and other water front construction. Ho was born la LaSaile ceaaty, Illinois, In 1845, sad received hla early education at the university of Notre Dame. In 1862 he was appointed a cadet at the United States military academy at West Point, where he remained two years and was then com missioned by President Lincoln aa second nontenant. On July S, 1S65, he was pro moted to be first lieutenant, and for two years ho served In that capacity, but la 1866 ho left the army and took up the work of engineer in connection with the Missis sippi River commission, with which be was pieces of silver, dear friends, is flS In our money. And thea ho went oa heatedly j 'Tea,. Judas betrayed the Master, ho pros tituted that tmly symbol, tho klas, for the small sum of fit.' Tho change of phrase waa alight." Mr. Howells concluded, "but somehow It sufficed to make everybody surfs." 81zty-sovca years ss mall carrier Is tho record held by Samuel Gibbons of Hodgen ville, Ky. Mr. Gibbons began his career as mail carrier ander the administration ef President Jackson la ISM and ha has see service under every administration since that time. He mads tho acquaintance of President Jackson at Green feorg, Ky., while tho latter was on his way from Nash Tilts to Washington. For several years he served as mall carrier on the "lighting express" routs from NashviUa to New Or leans, and ha Is the only surviving old time carrier who served on that route. Because J. P. Halm Is Dsnish vice consul for Now Jersey, the tax officials have left him oft tho tax lists for seven years past. Mr. Haba has sent them a letter full of Indignation and asks If his Dan'sb gold li not as good as American greenbacks. He wants to know why he has not been as sessed. He scads four children to the public schools: the police patrol the street In frcnt ef his house; tho lire department is ready to drench his chimney If It should taka fire. As he has the advantages of cltltenshlp, he desires to carry his share of Gleanings From the younger folk of the congregation. Think ing to stem the current or amusement by reproof, the clergyman continued in Im pressive tones: "Let cot our minis be di verted. I say again: What la that si'.emn sound that bursts upon my ear?". An ear splitting series of spittings and yowls came In Instant rejoinder from the combatants upon the. .fence. It was too much for speaker and audience. "Will the congregation Join n the clos ing hymn?" said the discomfited preacher. And with a speedy benediction the service came to an abrupt conclusion. Ex-Police Superintendent Byrnes tells In the New Tork Times of a noted burglar who died of lead on tho brain as a result of a meeting with the pol'ce. Ills body was claimed by his friends, and they gave It burial In keeping with tho man's reputa tion when he was alive. The Inspector had a couple of detectives at the funeral to guard against trouble and pick up any of the mourners who might be "wanted." When ths undertaker was about to close the coffin for the Isst time, the widow, who was a notorious shoplifter, approached and began packing a fine sectional "Jimmy In beside ths corpse. "Here! exclaimed one of ths detectives. continuously connected until the time of bis death, save for two years, when, his health falling, he left the river work and . became chief engineer for the Kansas City Eouthern & Gulf railroad. From the rail road service he returned to the river com mission and at the time of his death he hnd charge of the work on the upper reaches of the great river. He made his home In Omaha early in the '80s and was very well regarded by all who knew him. One of the events of the month In Ne braska, which attracted no little attention at the time, but Is still worthy of notice, was the laying of the corner stone for the new Luther academy at Wahoo. This oc curred on Easter Sunday afternoon, on the campus, at which time a good photograph was taken, from which a picture Is repro duced in this number. The building thus auspiciously started Is an evidence of not only the prosperity of the Swedes in Ne braska, but of their deep interest In the cause of enlightenment and education. One of the several speakers at the corner stons laying pointed out the fact that the pcoplo of Sweden had always been noted for their Interest in and support of the cause of learning, and cited some of the great names of Swedes that adorn not only the history of Sweden but of the world. He called at tention to the fact that In Minnesota there are over 1,200 students of Scandinavian parentage In the state university and that 40 per cent of the students In the higher institutions of learning In Minnesota and the two Dakotas are of Scandinavian de scent. Luther academy Is prosperous and Is assured of ample support, so that Its friends are decidedly sanguine as to Its future growth. Tho Lyceum Players Is the style assumed by a number of local amateurs who hope to secure some recognition on the stage. For several weeks they have been faith fully rehearsing "Charley's Aunt," a well known comedy, a see do from which la given In this number. Among the players are WU1 J. O'Donnell. Kirby Snowden, Cecil Williams, Percy Doe, Charles EL Allen, Miss the Lives of Noted People the burdens. The tax officials declare that In years of servloo they " have felt many kicks, but never a kick like this. One pleasant day last fall, so tho story goes. President Hadley of Tale was stroll ing through the beautiful campus of Dart mouth college with his wife on his arm. They wero admiring ths beautiful buildings which dot tho campus, several of them hav ing been erected by wealthy alumni. Pres ently they came to an especially nobis hall, built cf stone and occupying a commanding site. Over the mala entrance was a mar ble tablet which announced that the hall had been erected by "John C. Blank as a memorial to His Beloved Wife." President Hsdley stood and looked at the noble pile for a moment. Then he heaved a sigh that was almost envious. Asd to this day ths boys declsrs President Hsdley cannot un derstand why his wife should hava looked so horrified. Justice Buckley, the English Jurist who reverse the- attorney general's decision and ordered tho extradition cf Whitaker Wright from New Tork, Is fast becoming a terror to lax officials of all kinds. In speaking recently of tie duties of company directors he laid down th s standard of conduct: "A man cannot accept office anl then say he is not responsible for the duties of tho office. It is. I think, of ths first importance that It should be under stood that a director, whether paid or elected to servo without payment, owes Story Tellers' Givo me that thing. What are you putting it In there for?" "Let me bury It with him," pleaded the woman. "It Is the finest one ho ever owntd. and ho'll need It m the next world to pry himself out of one place and inta the other." "On my way north," said Booker T. Washington recently, "a southern gentle man asked me, when I made a speech, to prove to the northerners that they were responsible for the Introduction of slavery Into the American colonies. I told him it was a pretty big contract, and I dldnt think I could undertake it, but I will tell a story that bears upon the subject. "An old colored man had a pig, which he sold one morning to a white man for (3. The white man drove oft with his purchase, but on the road the pig escaped and found its way back to Undo Zeke's cabin. A little later, another white man' came along, and Uncle Zeke sold him the same pig for another $3. On his way horns with ths pig, ths second pur chaser encountered ths first, returning In search of the escaped animal. After some wrangling they decided to go back and re fer the question to the eld darky. " 'Uncle Zeke," said number one, 'didn't Olvsr, Augusta Smith, Dorothy Davts an! Lucille Parrlsh. Robert Blaylock. a pro fessional actor, is directing the rehearsals. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ballard of Dillor, Neb., were pronounced man and wife by a minister at Arcadia, Ind., on March IS, 1853, and Just to show that "13" Isn't un lucky and that any superstitious dread that may attach to Friday is equally unfounded, they celebrated their golden wedding on Friday, March 13, 1903. At this time they were surrounded by children, relatives and friends, and bid fair to defy the dangers of the unlucky number for a good many years yet. Mr. Ballard built the first build ing in Dlller and has since borne the duty of firing the "sunrise" anvil which greets the birth of each Fourth of July In that patriotic place. Ho Is 74 years old and his wife, who was Miss Rebecca Sumner, Is 66. Last summer they wero visiting at the home of a son in Indianapolis and went to the old Sumner homestead, where they were photographed In tbe room where they were mirried. The picture used in this number is made from that photograph. R. C. Glanvelle, recently appointed su preme court commissioner, was born in northern Illinois. His parents were early settlers in that section of the country and the commissioner was reared on a farm, at tending the common schools. As a young man he entered the state University of Illinois at Bloomlngton. He came to Hall county, Nebraska, In 1872 and combined farming and school teaching for several years. Later be waa elected as principal of the schools of Grand Island. He read law under ex-Lieutenant Governor A. A. 'Abbott and ex-Suprcme Judge Harrison, and In 1885 was admitted to the bar by Judge Norval. For some years he served on the commission appointed by the "supreme court to examine applicants for admission to the bar. He waa strongly endorsed by the bar of Hall county and those of neighboring counties for appointment to the commis sion to succeed Judge Sedgewick a year ago. He Is an earnest, active republican and always has been, cluing from strong re publican stock. duties which he cannot in honor and hon esty and legal liability disregard." When the late General MacdonaH last visited his relatives in Scotland he wore a very curious watch. The curiosity did not lie In the watch itself, which was of largo slse, but In the glass, which was rough and thick, but served its purpose as -well as another. Macdonald was very proud of this glass and -told its story with much circumstance. One day during the Soudan campaign he bad broken th-s original glass, and was puzxled to find a substitute for It In the desert. At last, however, he smsshel a tumbler. The bottom he ground on a stone until It fitted tightly lata the set ting. And so good was the handiwork (hit It lasted until he returned home. He never had It removed. Richard Harding Davis tells of the ludi crous rout -of a Scotch regiment whllo he was In South Africa. The regiment was noted for Its gallantry In action, but one day in the heat of engagement broke and scattered, officers and men. After I ha bat tle Lord Roberts sent for the colonel and demanded to know what he and his men meant. "Well, general," said the regimental commander, "not a man of us Is afraid of the Boer bullets, but we were stationed In a field Infested with wasps and aa ws were all In kilts, why " A roar of laughter from "Bobs" and some others present showed that the explanation was all-sufficient Pack you tt'l me this pig at 9 o'clock this morn ing?" 'Sho 1 did, Massa.' 'But, Uncle Zeke, said number two, 'didn't I pay you $3 for this pig at 13 o'clock?' 'Sho' you did. Mama.' 'Well, then, who docs the pig belong to?' 'Sokes clive,' said Uncle Zeke, 'can't you white folks settle dat question between yo'Bclves.' " At a dinner that the Transportation club of New York gave recently In honor of J. Tlerpont Morgan, telates tho New York Tribune, Charles H. Cramp of the big Philadelphia ship building firm said in ret. erence to a financial fight that was under discussion: "Tha way the first party accuses tho second, refusing to take to Itself any of the blame that rightfully belongs to It, reminds me of a story cf two Scots which one of tho t-aheri at the Philadelphia boys' high school told In my boyhood. "These men were Canadians. They had emigrated from the land of kale st about the same time. They used to meet once or twice a year and talk about home. "One day the first asked ths second bow long he bad been In Canada. " 'About sax years.' was the reply. " "Hoot, men!" exclaimed tho first, thea In a patronising voice, 'why hae ye na lost yer accent, like mjteVV "
