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lrmrsu cleaning is as incvi
I table bh spring itself; iinil like
spring is suujeci to delay inci
dent on meteorological condll Ions.
Hero in the west It comes late
In thin year of grace, for the reason lhat
old winter, with a disregard fur propriety
as (ihameleHR ax his conduct wan repre
hensible, lingered In the Jap of spring un
til actually forced out. AlmoHt every
lawn and gratia pint has been raked over
ly now, though, and the beautiful green of
early Hcason In aeen on every hand. Noth
ing is more delightful to the eye than the
well kept lawn, and nowhere are the lawns
better kept than Id Omaha, where nature
han done so much to assist mankind In
preparing and maintaining his bit of green
nwurd In "the heart of the busy city."
Fertile noil and salubrious climate have
nia.(! this an ideal country for the growth
of lue grass and white clover, and pro
visions of nature have been ably supple
mented by tho ingenuity and tasto of man
kind, to tho end that the result in most
delightful to the nouses that are ruvtshed
liy the beautiful. Hut It Is not only the
lawns that get cleaned in .the springtime.
Kvery thing about the place Is freshened
lip and brightened, until the sombrenesa
of winter is banished entirely, and the
habitations of humanity vie with the beau
Episodes and Incidents in
fwjTIILLARY I1KLL. the New York
g dramatic critic who died recently,
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w limn ui uuiiit'i uun ui cuya"
lions artist, writer, editor, cor
poration director, etc., and he
was faithful In the performance of all
duties appertaining to there positions. But
Ju spite of all this burden of work, which
would have broken down a man less strcng
and systematic than he, Mr. Bell fojnd
limn for a curious yearly tribute to his
wife. Kach year he carefully retouched
her portrait, which he painted ten years
go. The face and Dguro he never changed,
hut each season the style of costume was
altered In conformity with prevailing style.
Tho hair also was dressed In the reigning
mode.
Senator Mark Hanna has a lame knee.
The ailment has been d. scribed many times
as the gout. It Is nothing of the sort. The
trouble la due to a fibrous growth that
makes it extremely painful for the senator
to walk at times, and is always Incon
venient. A few days ago Postmaster General
Payne limped through the lobby of the Ar
lington hotel In Washington. Senator
Hanna was Kitting iu one of the big leather
(hairs.
"What's the matter with Payne?" asked
friend.
"He's got the gout reil, old-fashioned
gout," Senator Hanna replied. "He came
here from his rural retreat In Wisconsin
and ate too much terrapin."
Senator Hunna paused. Then, with fine
lidignaticn, be said: "I dcu't know that I'm
I I a group at the Century club in
HUH VIIJ 11117 Ulflll "VIM! I" "
stricken with his last Illness, re
late the New York World. The
talk got around to Roosevelt. "Y-a-a-s. I
admire Roosevelt very much," drawled Mr.
Reed. "'I admire him very much Indeed.
What 1 admire most about him Is his en
thusiasm over his discovery of the Ten
Commandments."
Recorder Goff is" telling a story of a
brewer's agent who gave evidence the other
day to show that a saloon the license of
which was objected to had been a well
conducted place since the conviction of a
former tenant, reports the New York
Times.
"But was not that because the sword
of Damocles was hanging over the place?"
the agent waa asked.
"No." he said with grave surprise; "no.
one of lhat name ever ran the saloon at
Jl."
ReT. Cyrus Towosend Brady, the minister-author,
has a country house on the
ties of their natural environments in tho
bravery of spring adornment.
On May 30 President Roofevcit was the
distinguished guest of the state of Mis
souri and city of St. Isouix, represented by
the oIDcial board of the lioulslana Purchase
Kxposltlon company, at one of the most Im
portant and Imposing functions ever chron
icled In the annals of the west. It was the
forinil dedication of the fair to be held In
c ornmemorat Ion of the one hundredth
anniversary of the purchase of tho
Louisiana territory from France. This
great expanse of country, equal in
area to thi entire United States ot
that time, and which has since, by a
remarkable coincidence, been divided Into
thirteen slates. Just the number of the
original colonics, has proven to be an em
pire whose resources have exceeded by
mnny thousandfold the most sanguine ex
pectations of those who advocated its pur
chase. Napolvon Bonaparte in alleged to
have said In defending his action In con
cluding the negotiations of the purchase
with the American representatives, "I will
build up a power In the west that will
sweep Kngland off the sea." It may have
been a random remark, intended to conceal
the reul reason of the great emperor, but
It has proven true in more ways than he
could have even dreamed. In the United
Stnt.s senate a message was read from
President Jefferson, defending his action
in negotiating the purchase, in the course
of which he set forth that somewhere in
the midst of the unexplored wilderness was
known to exist a mountain of pure salt, the
valuo of which would ultimately exceed
that of the money Involved. Juet what
President Jefferson would say if he saw the
annual product of the fields, mjnes, mills
and factories of the Louisiana territory
piled In one place, may ne conjectured
only. And 114 years after the first presi
dent of the United States wai inaugurated
with solemn formality the twerity-elxth
president, amid the jubilations of many
thousands of his fellow citizens, formally
accepted In the name of the nation and
dedicated to Its uses the cite and buildings
cf what will bo next year the greatest fair
and exposition of all arts and undertak
sorry for him. Why, when his friends be
gan twitting him about having the gout he
calmly told them ho caught it from me."
When Dolphin was at San Juan. Porto
Rico, with Secretary Moody nnd his friends
aboard, many of the natlvea went on board
to see the ship. One of them wanted a
drink of water, turned to a man in a white
rap who was standing by the rail and told
him to get him one. This was done, and a
member of the party who saw the incident
turned to the Porto Rican and told him
that it was the American custom to tip a
man when ho did anything. "It would
have been much nicer In you If you had,"
he said, "and especially as tho man who
got you the water was the secretary of
the navy." The Porto Rican spent the
next two days in apologizing to Mr. Moody,
who had thoroughly enjoyed the joke,
Columbia university professors delight in
telling the following incident which oc
curred during the administration of Seth
Low as president of the university. Co
lumbia people never lofie an opportunity to
mention the fact that Aexauder Hamilton
and John Jay were graduates of tho col
lege, and whenever the opportunity pre
sents itself the careers of these eminent
statesmen are pointed out to students.
Mayor Low was making an address to a
body of students one day. "Gentlemen,"
he said, with his characteristic drawl, "Co
lumbia is the alma mater ot many dis
tinguished and eminent men. Hamilton
and Jay were among them. You all know
Gleanings From the
Delaware, aud Is very foud of the shad
that run up this broad stream In the spring
and early summer.
The fishermen of the neighborhood are
aware of Mr. Brady's weakness, aud take
pains to cater to it, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. They never fail, on the tirbt spring
casting of the seine, to present one of their
largest shad to the clergyman.
But lust spring the first cast was made
on a Sunday, and the fltherraen hesitated,
therefore, about making Mr. Brady their
usual gift. Finally, though, they decided
to risk it, and one of their number railed
at the Brady residence with a fine shad.
"Mr. Brady," be said, "I took the lib
erty to bring you this fish."
"Thank you, Tom. Thank you," said the
minister, and he relieved the other of the
shad.
"Only I must tell you," said Tom. "that
the catch was made on a Sunday, air."
Mr. Brady frowned. He half extended
the shad to the fisherman, then he half
drew it back again.
"Well, Tom," he said at length, "I'll
keep it, anyway. What happened was
ings of humanity ever known. In the de
velopment of the Louisiana territory is
written the history of the busiest century
of the world's known record, and In Its
great nets is found the greatness of the
leader among all the nations of all his
tory. Napoleon may have known what he
was doing; but very likely he linw an
little as did that luxurious Louis, who re
ferred to Canada, on being told of its loss,
as a "few acres of snow." Either Is n
dominion new France would be overjoyed
to possess.
At South Omaha the champion high school
orators of the several classes m t on the
evening of May 1 for the purpose of deciding
the position of firnt among those who have
been acknowledged as first in ih-ir respec
tive districts. It Is not exactly oratory
that these young rple practice, hut rather
elocution and expression, with pome little
stress laid on selection. They are not ex
pected to prepare original "pieces," but are
permitted to commit selections from any
source and recite them from memory. Well
known authors are levied upon, and It not
infrequently happens lhat old favorites,
poetry or prose, that have done duty tit
rhetorieals for many a year, are heard at
these contests. After each school in a
district has chosen its champion, the dis
trict competition is held, and then the
winners meet In state competition, so that
to the winner of the final test falls no mean
distinction. At the South Omaha contest
Miss Hildra Condron of South Omaha won
first and Miss Alice Batty of Hastings was
second in the dramatic class: in the ora
torical class Herbert Cleveland of Lex
ington was first and Mabel Coleman of
Fullerton was second; and in the humorous
class Harley Bellamy of Cambridge was
first, Nellie Handley of Norfolk was sec
ond and May Frank of York was third.
For some reason Misn Handley evaded The
Bee photographer whpn the others posed
for the picture shown in this number, and
she alone is omitted.
"A Story Without Wards" needs but little
explanation. Long before the flowers bloom
In the spring, the festive catfish Is as rav-
the Lives of Noted People
what responsibilities lie within your reach.
I hope I see Hamiltons before me and many
Jays."
Ex-President Cleveland, who is living at
Princeton, owns a house In the neighbor
hood which ho leases to a university pro
fessor, a friend of his, for a very moderate
rental. The spring rains have been un
usually heavy of late, relates Harper's
Weekly, and the professor's cellar is fre
quently Inundated, greatly to his annoy
ance. Having found, upon investigation,
that a defect in the construction of the wall
was responsible for tho trouble, he called
upon his eminent landlord to register a
protest.
"Mr. Cleveland," he complained, "my
cellar Is full of water."
"Well," rejoined the ex-president, "what
do you expect for the rem you pay cham
pagne?" Joe Cannon's wit Is of the rugged s st
ern kind, larking conspicuously everything
In the way of Chesterflcldlan grace. Here
Is a story which illustrates thin character
istic of the distinguished Illinois states
man: On one occasion he was breakfasting
at a hotel in a Bmall country town when
he accidentally upset his coffee on the
table. Tho landlady commented somewhat
shrew Ushly upon his carelesrness, but Mr.
Cannon made no reply. At the succeeding
meal she took occasion to say: "It's a
good thing for you that the coffee Jeft no
stain on my tablecloth." To which Uncle
Joe calmly replied: 'It was loo weak,
Story Tellers'
wrong, but surely it was not ibis poor
fish's fault."
A story Is told by the Hon Henry Gor
don, formerly a well known Kansas man,
hut now lieutenant governor of Ohio, show
ing how ignorant some foreigners are of
what our democracy means, and how proud
Americans are to-enlighten their darkness.
The opportunity of doing this presented II
self to an officer of tho navy, soon after his
vessel had entered one of the Japanese
ports. A bright student came on board and
asked:
"Who Is In command of this ship, sir?"
'"The captain, sir," answered the offi
cer. "Tea, I know," said the Jnp; "but who
Is over the captain?"
"Why, the admiral," was the reply.
"Then who Is over the admiral?" queried
the student.
"Well, the secretary of the navy ot
Washington."
"But who Is over the secretary of the
navy?" asked the Jap.
"The president of the United States, or
course.
Mny 10, VMC,.
eticus as a mosquito in July; as soon as
the ice is oil the river he is up and out
and ready to bite at anything that is
dropped iulo thu water. And nothing bet
ter suits a class of fishermen than to go out
Hlo.pg some of the streams that are usually
wells stocked with these finny gluttons and
make a feast of them. And it's not a
Barmecide feast, either. When enough cat-lis-'h
to make a "mess" have been taken by
th; pn'o and line method, all hands fall to
and clean their take. A rousing fire of
driftwood is built, and around its embers
soon the fish are broiling, each impaled on
a stout twig. As soon as n, fish is cooked
enough, i'-t watcher removes it and plants
another. Such Intermediate appurtenances
as knives, forks, or other table ware, arc
dispeuscd with on these occasion of
gastronomlcal simplicity, and the gustatory
features of the affair are carried cut with
as little furs nnd as few frills as the pre
liminaries. The fish is simply eaten oft
the twig en which It was rousted or broiled,
or storehr(', as the crse may be. And one
.is not open to accusation of being either
an TCi i. tire or a Sybarite If. on looking at
the pictures, one says, with the ancient
Roman. "There Is no disputing about
tastes."
Mr. and Mrs. Williams Garrett of
Fremont, Neb., who recently celebrated
their golden wertdingB, are as active and
well preserved as any of the venerable
couples whose pictures have appeared In
The Bee. Mr. Garrett is 74vears old and
his wife 70. They were born in Indiana
and moved to Iowa shortly before their
marriage. After passing through the
pioneer era of that state they came to
Holt county. Nebraska, and now enjoy the
remainder of their days in their pleasant
home in Fremont. Five of their sons, three
daughter, nineteen grandchildren and two
great grandchildren are living. Four sons
nnd one daughter are teachers and one son,
M. J. Garrett of Helena, Mont., who was for
four years a member of the state school
board, has just been appointed to a
responsible position in the Philippines. Mr.
and Mrs. Garrett ore lifelong members of
the Baptist church and have always been
very active In religious work.
ma'am. You'll have to stain your coffee
before you can expect to stain your table
linen. Use more beans, ma'am; use more
beans."
Kang Yu Wai, a rich and powerful Chi
nese reformer, has come to this country In
the Interest of a movement to have his
fountrymen, both at home and abroad, take
up western customs of life and civilization.
He also wants Emperor Kwang Hsu to be
ruler In fact as well as in name. Accord
ingly he is safe only outside the flowery
kingdom, for the dowager empress would
seek nothing better than to have the silken
cord tightened around hjs throat. At one
time he was a member of the tsung-li-yp.men,
China's ruling board, but his revo
lutionary views got him Into disfavor and
he left China. This ardent reformer, the
first rich man of his race to advocate rad
ical reform, is now on the raclfic coast
organizing his countrymen as sharers la
the movement he has at heart.
The only direct descendant of Rohort
Burns is a clerk in a Chicago shipping
office. He is Robert Burns Hutchinson, and
his descent from the poet is unquestioned.
His mother, Sarah Burns, was a daughter
of Lieutenant Colonel James Glentalrn
Burns, the third son of Robert Burns
and
Jean Armr.ur. Mr. Hutchinson will b.
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this year. He was born at Cheltenham i.n)
crossed the water in when he married
Mipr, Mabel Burnand Their little daughter,
Dorothea Burns Hu.chlnson, Is the next la
the straight line from the poet.
Pack
Tills seemed to eud the investigation,
but it didn't, for the inquisitive foreigner
proceeded to inquire, "Who. then. Is over
the president of the United States?"
"The people of the United States" and
that ended It.
A prominent Kplsropaliaa clergyman
who lives near Philadelphia and whose se
vere clergies! attire and smooth-sh .ven
face frequently give rise to the he:i..f that
he is a priest of the Ca'holic church, is
chuckling over an experlem th u befell
him the other day. "I was goin; to (he
lily." he bald, "and seated diiectly in
front of me in the train were a young
Irish couple and a little child. Th3 little
one was very playful and peered roguishly
at ine over the back of the seat. From
flirting with the little girl I got iuto a
conversation with the parents and I no
ticed to my questions they would reply:
Yes, father,' or No, father.' Finally the
luoiher plucked up sufficient courage to re
mark: 'You seem very foud of children,
father.' Of course I am,' 1 said. I have
six of my own at home." You should have
seen them look at each other in horror."