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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1903)
Tun ILLD5T5ATED JlTL Published Weekly by Th Be Publishing Company, B Building, Omaha, Neb, Trice, to rr Copy Per Tear. (LHO. Entered at the Omaha Potoffl.ce as Second Class Mall Matter. For Advertising Rates Address Publisher. Communications relating to photograph or ' articles for publication snould be ad dressed, "Editor Tne Illustrated Bee, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers S TUB causes which called It Into A being get farther and further away In the perspective of the part, the spirit of Memorial day seems to expand and the event to take on, If possible, a higher and holler significance. That "A grateful nation remember its dead" has never been challenged, bat the tribute paid by memory Is becoming more marked and more substantial each year. It Is not alone the veterans who fought In that bloody struggle that this union might ' be saved, nor the school children, who now takb advantage of the day to lay a wreath on the grave of someone who fell In the Struggle. 61 nee the day was first observed many thousands of the soldiers of the Grand Army have answered the last roll call, but their places In the ranks that match on Decoration day have been filled by younger men. Men who were babies when the civil war waged are now fathers of other children who have learned from Ire and grand si re the story of that dread ful conflict, and who have also learned the lesson of patrotlsm that Is conveyed by the fiower-f-trewn graves. As the first marchers went to the cemetery In that faraway day In 18G7, their hearts were Mill bitter with the rancor of war and they still felt the . heavy sorrow of personal Iors. Hut time has softened the sorrow and wiped out the rancor, and the veterans who will visit the graves this year will know no other senti ment than that they there renew their fidelity to the glorious union of states; while the younger men will be animated) by motives no less high In which there Is no tinge of partisanship. It Is thus that .the spirit of Memorial day has 'taken upon Itself a broader scope and become of a nobler purpose. And with the graves of those who fought for the union are now the graves of those whose Uvea went out Episodes and Incidents in INK of the valued pOMnesi:nj of the late Stuart Robson was a collection of scrap books com piled by the comedian with great care. They did not contain press clippings, either. Mr. Rob ion was a radical free thinker and he neglected no opportunity to point out what he considered the unworthine of the clergy. He cut out all ths re ports of their misdeeds that appeared in the newspapers, and for a number of years be added these clippings assiduously to his collection. The scrap books Increased so much In bulk at last that ne was compelled to give up the task. But he was always proud of the monument that he had raised to his opinions. Think of a men who voted for Andeew Jackson for president of the United B tales " who still felt young enough to offer for ' enlistment when the Spanish war cam on, and who, though past his ninetieth birthday, Is still hale In body and as alert 'mentally as ever. This wonderful man Is Dr. A. Garcelon, of Lewlston, Me., former governor of the' Pins Tree state, reports the Washington Post "Yes, I leached the ninety-mile stone, aid the good doctor, who is tall and with a fine, Intellectual face, "while attending the medical convention In New Orleans last week. I have often been asked the secret of my longevity, and nearly always INtCW YORK woman, looking Into the subway excavation where work is suspended on account of the strike ot the Italian laborers, exclaimed In vexution: "What In- ' consistent men those Italians are! They want the earth, but when the chanc is 'offered thorn they won't take It up." One cf the Janitors of a public building, who has more politeness than book learn ing, was stationed in the hallway of the structure to guide the crowd which was pressing Into one of the rooms to sea an exhibition of artlstlo work. "Ladies snd gentlemen," said the Janitor, "will you pleas make your exit through 'this door and go out of the other." Pokor stories were being told and finally Tat" Bheedy told one. "It was down In Missouri," be said, quoted by the New York World, "that five men sat down to play a friendly gs . Things vent along- fairly well for a Urns TLTE ILLUSTRATED UEE. In that more recent war for liberty and humanity. In which the flag of Bpaln went down forever from the Western hemis phere, and three who gave their lives to maintain the cause represented by Oli Glory In the far-off islands of Maylaysia. Many of these men marched as boys with the procession to the cemetery, never dreaming that some time their graves, too, would be decorated with flowers, gently laid by loving hands, many wet with tears, an indication that their deeds and spirit still remain a rhcrlshod heritage and an Inspiration for the youth of the kind. Half way round the world the day will be ob served, and In its observance a mighty na tion will again pledge Itself to the mainte nance of freedom in fact as well as In name. Nebraska's Grand Army of the Republic has Just held Its annual encampment, arid made It one of the most successful In jnany years. The old boys' were at Fremont In full force and showed a surprising vigor In the Interest they took In all the proceed ings of the body during the two days It was In. session. Along with the veterans met the Woman's Relief corps, the Indies of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Daughters of Veterans. These auxiliary bodies also has much business before them and a busy body of delegates attended each season. It was in the elections that most of the Interest of th meetlnss centered, and much good natured rivalry was In dulged before a choice was made. Lee B. Retells of Omaha was chosen to be depart ment commander for Nebraska for the next year; Mra Brad P. Cook of Lincoln was chosen president of the Woman's Re lief Corps; Mrs. Julia Price of Omaha was - elected president of the Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Mrs. Estclle N. Kdgeomb of Tork was made president of the Daughters of Veterans. Omaha was selected as the place for meet ing In 1904. The veterans feel that if they are entertained here as well as they were In Fremont that the local committees will hustle. Heckathom Post, No. 47, Grand Army of the Republic of Tecumseh, Neb., is going to erect a handsome monument to the soldier dead of Johnson county in the court house yard In that city. The post has been at work on the project for years. Fourteen hundred dollars will be required to place the monument end this has been secured through subscriptions and through a give an easy conscience' as the prime factor. In addition, I have always been very temperate In my habits, though as to alcoholic drinks never a total abstainer. "My life has not been a particularly eventful one, and all of it has been passed In the city of Lewlston. my native town, which at the time of my birth was in Massachusetts, Maine not being accorded statehood until 1820. My people on tbe paternal side were French, being of tbe exiled Huguenots, and my family on both sides were the earliest settlers at Lewlston. I never cared for politics, but in Kit It seemed to be the general wish that I should make the race for governor, and I was elected to that office ss a demo crat. My democracy dated from boyish admiration of Andrew Jackson, whos memory I still love and whom I yet re gard as tbe greatest of an our presidents. 0 Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia la very fond of a JoIls and In spits of his multi farious duties finds time for many amusing quips. When Bishop Spalding of Peoria visited the archbishop some time ago It was arranged that the western man should be entertained by a lady prominent In so cial and charitable affairs. Tbe archbishop wrote him, giving somo details regarding his prospective hostess, and ended his letter thus: "The !ady who has all these virtues treats her husband Hke a brute. P. 8. She Is very fond of brutes, being an officer Gleanings From the and then there came a big Jack pot. One of the players told me about It afterward. " "I opened the pot and they all stayed,' be said. 'There was some rahilng done be fore the draw, which did not scare anybody out, and the betting began. We put up about all the money we had and then there was a show down. " The dealer had a king full on aces. Tho man on his left showed three aces and a pair of kings. The other players, both of whom looked resolute and determined, held four kings and four aces, respectively.' "The other man who was telling me about the game stopped there," continued Mr. Sheedy, "and I asked him 'What did you boldr- " 'Mer hs queried. "Met Oh, I was the coroner and I held four Inquests.' " Senator Piatt of New York was Illustrat ing how complicated certain explanations become, when be told this story: Titer was aa as. feUasr la Cwiaetict who undertook to repair his clock. Whan monument fund the post has long main tained. The post fund has grown to about $&00, wealthy men in the east have con tributed something like 1400 and the bal ance has been contributed by Johnson county cltixens. The elevation for the monument is about four feet, is terraced from about nine feet by seven feet on top to twenty-six by twenty-two feet at the bottom. The cement walk around the monument is three feet wide, and walks from same to walks In the square. The figure is a llfe-sfsed soldier of the Civil war In the position "at rest." There are appro priate panel designs on each of the four sides of the principal stone. The stone is from Indiana quarries, and is used largely, over the United States In such, work. The monument weighs thirty tons. The post thinks the monument will be ready to un veil early ncxt'month and the day will be trade a memorable one with the Grand Army fraternity of that part of the state. On a sightly location the picturesque City park of Portland, Ore., and overlooking the great river which they explored, a hand some memorial column Is to be raised to Lewis and Clark. President Theodore Roosevelt, with other distinguished com pany, were in Portland May 21 to lay the cornerstone of this structure and to dedi cate with Imposing ceremony this tribute . of the patriotic people of Oregon to the genius and enterprise of the two men who led an expedition of peaceful conquest Into the old Oregon country. The day was made a red-letter occasion In Portland, which is now starting to build the great centennial exposition which, two years hence, will commemorate the foundling- of the west coast empire. The Lewis and Clark monu ment will be unveiled at the opening; of that exposition. The preliminary plans for the memorial call for a gracefu', fluted column rising to a height of about forty feet above the base. Eventually the top of the column may be surmounted with a heroic figure of a pathfinder, or a symbol of liberty . or enlightenment. The latter point has not been decided. The four squares of the base of the main column will bear the coat of arms of each of tho four states which were carved out of the Oregon country Oregon, , Washington. Idaho and Montana. Mr. Joel Btebblns of Omaha recently re ceived from the University of California the degree of doctor of philosophy. Mr. Btebblns' special work is in astronomy, the study of which he began at the age of 13, the Lives of of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." The London Spectator has this to say ot M. Lou bet: "The French president is, wo fsncy, essentially a grave and respectablo lawyer, with a reminiscence of the farm stead from which be sprang still visible in his character; without genius, but a man of acumen and of sterling worth. He has done nothing great, but under hira no one expects disorder, and if he has not picked out first rate administrators as ministers h has chosen men capable of the most solid work. The French see their Innermost preference embodied In the president, and even when It rains epigrams In Paris they pay him every reverence, crowd to hear his plain and direct, though brief, speeches and strive in every village he passes to display some evidence of good wllL . - Sir Wilfrid Lawson, who recently won a flerce!y contested parliamentary election on his old platform of temperance. Is known as England's "grand okl man of temper ence." He la 73 years old and devoted forty years of his life to the championship of tempera uce. Blr Wilfrid has been promi nent la every parliamentary crisis for a quarter of a century, and it is said, that there Is little doubt that had be not identi fied himself with the cause of temperance he would have been many times a minister. As it la he has never been a member of a Story Tellers' he put it together again It would run. but he did not get it fixed exactly right. He had the dial upside down, the long hand where the short hand ought to be, the short hand on the long hand spindle and the striking apparatus was deranged. "The clock's all right." he would tell those who questioned him about It, "but you have got to understand it. It is this way: When the king hand is at T and the snort hand is at 4, and it strikes X then I know It is exactly a quarter to twelve." There was a fir the other day In the Fifties and reporters sprang up from every where and made for the soene, reports the New York Press. A green policeman, swelling visibly with Importance, was try ing to keep back the curious, who would have hampered th movements of the fire men. When the newspaper men pushed their way through the throng he gruffly ordered theaa away. "But we're reporters!" they said, "We May-24. -1900. when he secured a set of astronomical lenses for which he made a pasteboard tube. He then seized on the family die tlonary holder. In which he fixed his tele scope and mounted the whole on a tripod, constructed for the purpose. A year later In the manual training department of the Omaha High school he made a second and larger telescope, which besides being an excellent piece of mechanical construction Is a really serviceable Instrument for as tronomlcal study. Mr. Btebblns was grad uated from the High school In 1893, and from the University of Nebraska in 1SS9. receiving from the latter scholarships In mathematics and astronomy for the next year, durfng which he continued his studies and taught some classes In the university. The succeeding year he spent at the University of Wisconsin as student, assistant in Washburn observatory. While there he was elected by the regents ef the University of California to a fellow ship In Lick observatory and the last two years have been spent partly at the ob servatory, which Is located on Mount Ham ilton and partly at the university at Berk eley. Some weeks ago Mr. Btebblns was elected by the trustees of the University of Illinois (located at Urbana-Champaign) Instructor In charge of the department of astronomy, the appointment to take effect September 1, next. While at the University of Nebraska Mr. Stebbins was elected a member of the (honorary scientific) so ciety of the Sigma XI. His engagement at Lick observatory terminates June 90 and he will be at his home in this city during July and August. One of the most recent and important additions to Omaha's long list of "scoot wagons" is the beautiful machine wbtch Mr. Brandcis drives. It Is the largest and handsomest yet seen on the local boule vard. Mr. Brandels has been an enthu siastic chauffeur since his return from Europe some time ago, and is putting into dally use some of the things he learned on the other side about the management of automobiles. He gets an immense amount of pleasure out of his road riding, and devotes himself almost exclusively to country trips. On the occasion of the recent visit of Weber and Field and their all-star stock company to Omaha, the principals were the guests of Mr. Brandels on a ride around Omaha and the out skirts. The photograph from which the picture in this number was made was taken in Ilanscom park. Noted People cabinet. He has fought with and against Disraeli, Palmerston, Bright and Gladstone. Conan Doyle was once asked why he didn't establish a detective agency and em ploy Sherlock Holmes tactics in conducting the business. "For the very good reason," he repled, "that all the knots Sherlock Holmes untied were of my own tying. I should fall If I undertook to unravel other people's entanglements. I beseve that on .one occasion I could have done so. though. I was in a tailor shop when a rather unat tractive man was selecting a pair of trou sers. He flatly objected to striped goods, and I got the Idea that he was an ex-convict. To satisfy myself I visited one or two prisons, and sure enough found the man's picture In the rogues' gallery. Doubtless be had had enough of striped wearing ap parel. A naval officer whrPls visiting friends In this city was enjoying an after-dinner cigar the other evening with his host when the latter remarked on the proverbial neatness of men who "follow the sea." The officer's reply rather start'ed his friend. "Tes, we're too blank newt," he said. "Tom, I'd give three months' pay for a chance to get as muddy as I used to in my boyhood days. There's never a speck of dust on hoard a war vessel and the shlnlness of it alt posi tively makes me hungry occasionally for stroll down one of the muddy streets for which your city Is famous." Pack want to get some particulars about th fire." - "Ah, gwsn, get out of here!" he growled. "Too can read all about It In the papers tomorrow." The usual crowd was seated In the Amen corner of the Fifth Avenue hotel on night recently, relates the New York Times, when an Individual with an appearance of shabby gentility Joined the party, and, after a somewhat verbose and grandiloquent recital of bis woes, cam to th point and asked for a quarter. Impressed with the mendi cant's unusual flow of language, Abs Gruber said to him: "Say, what part of th country do you bail from?" "Sir," said the shabby one, "I flrst saw the light of day In th great city of Pitts burg." "Well." said "Aba,"' "any man who could ao that th flrst day hs was alive can levy tribute from m pass your hat."
