The Illustrated Bee.
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lOIIN GORDON, li. I.. who In well
remembered for his work In
Omnlui iih pastor of the West-
vl nilnsK-r Pi cshj terlan church, has
iKon railed to Hie high position
of president of Howard university, tho
great institution fi.r tho higher .education
of tho colored ruce ut Washington. lr.
Gordon has long been a prominent figure In
Presbyterian cducntlonul circles, and among
the Congregatlonallsts iih will. Ho is In
Ids Mth year. For ho vera 1 years he has
been professor of history In Tahor college
at Talsir, In., has heen nominal head of the
Inatltutloii for nt leant three yearn, and
wna formally elected to the presidency
about u your ago. He went from Omaha
fsrv
L'i'nr i'I
Episodes and Incidents in
'f- he wrote his rondels on
babyhood Algernon Charles Hwln
" burno made a systematic study
Yrwft; of young children. One clay tho
iiJLU bachelor noil lintned into I lie
nursery of a friend and sat down to watch
a sleeping Infant. The child smiled and
tho poet was moved to rapturous awe. Hut
the mattcr-of-fnet and experienced nurse
Fpoiled It all by whispering: "It's wind,
sir. Whenever they smile In their sleep
you may be sure its wind, nicss his llttlo
heart." Swlnburno scowled and withdrew,
but ho never wrote his contemplated poetry
on tho subject of a baby's dream.
The late Bishop Wllmcr, F.piscopal bishop
of A lab una. was once being entertained by
Major Waddell, a devoted churchman, but
who at that time was not Intimately ac
quainted with the bishop. When they
reached home after a long morning ser
vice the bishop looked very much ex
hausted and tho major asked him if ho
wouldn't allow him to make htm a weak
toddy. "No, sir," replied the bishop very
slowly. The major blushed nnd com
menced to apologise, saying that he knew
ministers did occasionally under certain
conditions tako a toddy. "Yes. sir," said
tho bishop, "I do sometimes myself, but I
do not like anything-weak."
At a recent meeting of confederate vet
erans in Richmond a story was toM which.
If true, shows that once at least Grant
lost hie characteristic imperturbability.
While he was lit Virginia during tho civil
war an old lady sent her grandson to nsk
where he was going. The general an
swered grulny: "Tell your grandmother
Il wan recently in Willie
I I Haven, Pa., an up-to-date evan-
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poJiit and decorated all the rocks
along the I-ehlgh river with bible
texts and admonitions. Among tho sent
ences pointed were some rather startling
ones, folates the Phil adelphia Ledger. Some
distance up the river he discovered a huge
rock with a line, smooth surface, facing a
much used walk. Across this he painted
In foot-high letters:
"What are you going to do after de-ith?"
It was only a week, however, that the
rock displayed this alone, for an cnterprN
Ing advertisement writer came along and
painted Just below:
"Use Delta oil good for burns!"
On the subject of neat and clever pro
posals of marriage prof. Moore of the
Weather bureau Is credited with the fol
lowing story:
A bachelor preacher had occasion to
drink tea with a maiden woman of his
congregation. She regaled him with the
bitterness of her life nnd surroundings
and expressed a loni ig to bo of some
service to her neighbors.
The preacher listened attentively. At
every pause In his parishioner's bewail'
ment he asked for another lump of sugar.
After at least a half dozen squares of
sugar had been added to tho tea the
maiden woman said Inquiringly: "Why,
doctor, you'll have more sugar than tea
If you keep on."
"Jiut It's not sweet," protested the
doctor.
"Then stir It," suggested the woman.
"That's what I've been waiting for," be
gan the doctor. "You are the sweetness
lying Idle in this community. For want of
stirring your sweetness cannot tommual.
THE ILLUSTRATED JJEE.
to Tabor. Dr. Gordon la a native of Penn
sylvania,, hi birthplace being Pittsburg,
and his education Includes u classical
couiho at the Western University of Penn
sylvania. There he received his degrees
as bachelor and master of arts; he did
f-vne post-graduate work at Yale and there
also received the decree of master of arts.
Later he took the complete theological
course at (he Union seminary. His lirst
pastorate was that of the Fourth Presby
terian church of Pittsburg, and lie was
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
nt Lincoln before coming to Omaha. UN
election to the position he has been called
oti to (ill was unanimous, only oi.e ballot
Islng taken by the trustees. Ilia Omaha
friends are much elated at his advance In
the educational world.
It Is with some pride that The P.eo calls
Its readers' attention to the double pane
of pictures of racing horses, taken while
the animals were traveling at full speed,
which upiK'arn In this number. Photo
graphing animals in motion Is by no means
a novelty, nor Is the taking of pictures of
express trains going at full speed a par
ticularly noteworthy feat of photography,
as such feats go. Hut It Is rare that a
newspaper gets such a aeries of pictures
us that presented In this number. All but
one of these was taken while the horse
was traveling at the top of his gait, yet
each Is clear and distinct, and In several
the action of the camera was so sudden
that I am going to Richmond or Peters
burg or heaven of hell." The boy came
back In half an hour and said to the fed
eral commander: "My grandmother says
you can't go to Richmond because General
Ixe is thpre; you can't go to Petersburg
because General Heuuregard is there, and
you can't go to heaven because General
Jackson Is there."
When General Miles' opinion was asked on
one occasion concerning a vain army man
accredited to a foreign power, the reply
was: "He reminds me of the Washington
monument."
The foreigner heard of the compliment
and vain imaginations occupied his brain.
"Tall and strong and high and pure as the
monument formed the text for his mus
ings. "Lofty, solid and piercing" must
have been words ringing In his ears con
stantly. H would hear more such words. He
would elicit further compliments from the
great general.
"In comparing a man to the Washington
monument, general, what conclusions do
you draw?" he asked so innocently that
General Miles forgot that he was In the
presence of the recipient of one of his
compliments.
"Such an allusion has but one conclu
sion," said the general, "big at the bottom
and narrow at the top."
A man who has beerf an intimate friend bt
Charles M. Schwab far many years says:
"The world wonders why Schwab Is so
strc.ng with the steel folk. Perhaps there
are a score of men each of whom would
make Just as good a president of the Steel
Gleanings From the
cate Itself to others."
"Yet, doctor," said the maiden, demurely,
"It required a spoon to stir your tea; the
sugar would not act for Itself."
"And would you be willing," faltered the
reverend, approaching the seat of the
other, "to take such an old spoon as me
to stir "
And then f"' i.imj old story.
Albert J. Rarr, piopiietor of the Pittsburg
Post, while In New York attending the
annual meeting of the Associated Press,
was discussing with a group of friends the
Oueer economical traits some men develop.
"I heird of a miserly chap In western
Pennsylvania," said Mr. Harr, quoted by
the New York Times, "who determined to
save on his undertaker's bill, so he made
his own coftin and had It ready when he
needed it."
"That's nothing," remarked one of the
party. "1 frequently have heard of people
mHking their own coffins."
"Yes," said tho Smoky City journalist,
"but when the part of this man's house
devoted to bodily cleanliness was under
going repairs, to keep down the plumber s
bill he lined the ccHlii with zinc and used
it as u lu, ih tub for the rest of his life.
Then he was burled In It."
In the Outlook Dr. Rainsford tells how
once, when ho had been long away from
civilisation, he was riding with a lawyer
friend to an army post.
"I wore no coat." writes Pr. Ralnsford:
"my shirt was heavily spattered with blood
from butchering our own meat and carry.
Ing it Into camp on my shoulders; Just be
fore we reached the post we met three or
four rough looking western fellows; they
looked at me and at my friend, gave us the
Um of day, as they aJways do there, and
that It shows the spokes of the wheels as
distinctly us though they were standing
still. Kieli picture shows clearly the style
of the ho-so in moving at bis dilfcient
gaits, but Pone of them show tho blurring
effect so common in pictures made of mov
ing objects. Indeed the pictures could not
have been made sh-irper If the horses had
leen posed for their photographs, lu.Uead
of being snapped while traveling around tho
ring at an express train gait. This is the
feature of the pictures that make them
worthy of careful study.
In the past the students of the South
Omaha High school have shown themselves
to be possessed of declamatory talent of a
high degree, having twice won the honor
of the state championship In the dramatic
class at the meetings of the Nebraska
High School Declamatory association. This
talent was lecently put to the test by the
presentation of the well known classic
comedy, "The Rivals." by members of this
year's graduating class. Those who took
part were given the lienefit of careful
coaching and the presentation was In every
detail a most creditable one. The winners
of the stale contests naturally had the
leading female roles loth being girls
and "fully realized all their friends ex
pected of them.
Two examples of the freaklshness of a
tornado are given In the pictures presented
this week. One of these Is the remains of
the Lives of Noted People
trust as Charlie, but It is not as a steel
man pure and simple that he Is in such
request. Schwab's great power lies In his
ability to handle men. He is the ablest
director of labor that the world ever
knew. The vast army of steelworkers trust
him Implicitly. Hut for him there would be
strlko after strike. Undoubtedly he has
saved the comporation many millions by
his amazing influence over the men In the
mills and furnaces."
Andrew Cnrnegle once paid a debt which
his mother incurred long ago In the high
lands of Scotland before her son had
earned his first dollar When leaving
Scotland Mrs. Carnegie had borrowed a
few shillings from" jl neighbor and as the
years rolled by the debt was forgotten
and left unpaid. Not long ago it came to
light In a curious way. An enterprising
advertising manager offered a prize for
the best suggestion as to how Mr. Carne
gie should use his wealth. One of the
answers was that "the best thing Mr. Car
negie could do was to pay his mother's
debts," and In this way Mr. Carnegie first
learned of the fifteen shillings his mother
had forgotten to repay. He made Inquiries
found that two daughters of his mother's
friend were living and paid them each $13,
being at the rate of compound interest at
6 per cent twice over.
When Senator Dcpew was president of
the New York Central Railroad company
he received a telegram which he preserved
for a number of years and now and then
showed to his friends. This telegram
reached hlin one fine morning a short time
before Senator Piatt was elected to the
Story Tellers'
passed on to where our outfit was behind;
they hailed the drivers of our pack horses
and said:
" 'Who are thoso two fellows In front V
" 'One is a lawyer and the other's a
parson.'
" 'Suppose tho big fellow Is tho lawyer?"
" "No, he's the parson.'
" 'Well, he looks big enough to work for
a living,' they unswered, as they rodo on."
Captain William F. Norton, whoso re
cent death In I.oulsvllle disclosed the fact
that he had made a request that "rag
time" tunws be played at hla funeral, had
always been noted for his eccentricities.
Some years ago, relates the New York
Times, Captain Norton built the Audi
torium In the Kentucky city, but as his
mother objected to association of the fam
ily name with theatricals Captain Norton
0erated the house under the name of
"Daniel Quilp." The captain was always
fond of his little Joke on Louisville's slow
ness as a city. In this connection he re
lated a story which went something like
this:
"Some years ago I was In a small Italian
town and. walking along the street, was
amazed to see all the people removing
their hats. Just then I asked a passerby
why the people, took off their hat
" 'Out of respect to the dead.' g.Ud he.
" 'Oh! is that so? Well, say, I wonder
why they don't all move to Louisville and
save the expense of buying hats."
Senator Allison of Iowa has the reputa
tion of being the most cautious man In
public life, relates the Saturday Evening
Post. He takes no chances, but always
qualities his statements. His letters are
marvels. During the past session of con
Jmiff z, t!)nrr
a wagon which was whirled through the)
air in the twister thut visited the vicinity
of Fairbury. It was not so badly wrecked
as many a wagon lias been In a runaway
accident, but the tires were stripped from
the front wheels. One of these tires was
straightened out as neatly as a skilled
blacksmit i could have done; the other was
rolled up nto a ti;,'ht roll. Another eccen
tricity of the storm was to turn out of Its
direct p-.di on a farm near Fairbury nnd
follow an usage opange hedge for forty
rod'i or so, completely uprooting it nnd
leaving scarcely a vestige of the beautiful
boundary mark that stood so green a few
moments before the storm broke.
Ne brask.i has contributed another pros,
pcctlve admiral to the Fulled States navy
In the person of Ix-sllo K. Pratten, who
was recently nominated to the position of a
midshipman by Senator Dietrich. Mr.
P.mttoii was born In Hastings, Neb., De
cember 8. ISJO. and has lived there all his
life. At the time of his nomination ho
was a junior In the pyblic schools of
Hasting. He took the prescribed mental
examination at Washington, D. C. April
L'l, and passed Without conditions in all
required branches, and on May 5, after
passing the regulation physical examina
tion ut Annapolis, entered the United
States Naval academy at that city. He Is
now enjoying a month's leave of al s ce
at home, and will reort at An::
Juno 8.
United States senate for the second timcv.
It was sent from one of the stations of the
New York Central, and read:
Please stop the noon express here to
take on Mrs. Piatt and MK TOO.
It was a very unusual thing for that train
to stop at that particular station, but Mr.
Depew at once gave an order to have it
done.
This telegram was referred to In the
presence of Senator Piatt on one occasion.
"Y'ou see," said the senator, "I wanted
that train to stop without the least ques
tion of doubt. 1 knew that the way to
reach Depew's heart was with a joke and
so I sent him that telegram."
"Tho first time I ever put on a dress
suit," said ex-Governor Scofleld of Wis
consin, "was at the reception and ball
which followed in the evening of the day
that I was Inaugurated. I remember that
we had to .stand on a little platform,
raised a few Inches from the floor, while
the crowd passed along and shook hands
with Mrs. Scofield and myself.
"I weighed just ninety-six pounds at
that time and war. as thin as a match.
Mrs. Scofleld Is a fleshy woman and as I
looked at her during a lull in the proces
sion and then sized up my own diminutive
anatomy, I whispered to her:
" 'Martha, we must look like the living
skeleton and the fat woman in the dime
museum to these people."
"That settled Mrs. Scofleld for the bal
ance of the evening, and to save herself
she could not get rid of the ripples of
mirth that would sweep over her face and
break out Into peals of laughter as the
ridiculousness of the situation appeared
to her."
Pack
gress the senator read to Senator Hale a
letter he had written on a subject In which.
Senator Hale was nlo interested.
"What will he think of that?" asked Alli
son. "I don't think he will get much out of
It," Hale replied.
"I didn't intend he should," chucklei
Allison.
This Incident led an Iowa man to tell
the story of the rash citizen of Dubuque
who once made n bet he could force Sen
ator Allison to answer "yes" to a direct
proposition.
Half a dozen fri. nds went along to see
the miracle performed. They entered Alli
son's otlic-. and chatted on various topics.
Presently a Hock of sheep, newly bheured,
came by.
"Those sheep hive just been sheared,
Senntor." said the man who had made the
bet. winking nt his ompanions.
Senator Allison gazed earnestly at the
sheep. Then he replied softly; "It looks
like it on this side."
The Inventor of the word jinno in its
political sense is still living In England. Tt
was George Jacob Holyoake. who lately
celebrated his Kf.th birthday, who first used
the word In a letter protesting against the
breaking jp by- rowdies of a meeting in
support of Gladstone's eastern policy. Tlr.
Murray's dictionary properly crediU Mr.
Holyoake with the word, but its vogui
dobtless came from the popular song:
We don't want to fight, but by Jingo if
we do.
We've got the ships. w,e've got the men.
wo ve got the money, too.
As an exclamation the word is of course
much older, and Ingenious lexicographers
have speculatively derived It from the
Basque "Jlnkoa," meaning God.
