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THE ILL, TITRATED KEE.
July 10, 100a.
Tun Illustrated Ben.
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Pen and Picture Pointers
mMKRTIMK and outdoor lite and
rtiHJrwi go ioprtbec a naturally
Is a time of unadulterated en
s
ter tit youngsters, for.
as tlie n
Ight follows the day. It
with the schools closed, enres cease and
labors ore at nn end during the warm
months at leant, and life hwnnw a a merry
round if ail eorts of onorts that the riders
recall as tnfmwn and look on with envy.
In some of the older and more crowded
centers ot population eummcr still spells
misery and duaUt for a vtuln portion of
the population, but not so In Omaha. Of
tnore recent growth find devised after
newer plans, this city lias no slums, but
does have ample breathing upols for the
children who have to live In the dowa
town district, sa that die conditions com
plained cf fat thor places are unknown
here. Ho city lias prettier parks than
Omaha, and very few own boast of one i
naturally designed aud carefully developed
as Hanscnm, while Fllvervlew, Hernia,
Jefferson. Miller, Elmwood, Curtiss Tur
ner and ether park are rapidly becoming;
what tliey wwj Intended to be, bright
jewels In the city's crown of pride. 'Phe
pictures which grace this number of The
Episodes and
IK ins "Life and Times of
Thainon Jefferson," Thomas K.
Waitaoa, of Oeorln, says that
i'SSl "a 'al"Jule sources of hi-
' formation win "the venerabio
Jesse Maury, now 93 years of age, but
who yet retains pa se? si in of his mental
and physical vigor. This meat estlnuibn
citizen was a meiaber ot the volunteer es
cort who rodn with Lifxyctte on hli last
Visit to llontiiidlo. lie Is perhips the (inly
man now living who tm claim a persoaaU
And vivid recollection of both IafayoLto
and Jeffersoa.
Becretary of "War Hoot Is a firm balierer
In the Idea that a soldier should look tho
soldier when cagaged In military work,
but he also realties that In very hot
weather aorae measure of smart appear
ance must give way to comfort, bo he has
practically said: "Ilsther yo-ir uniforms;
dress as you please." Indoe 1 ho has .set
the example for his bureau chiefs at the
war department by rtrlpplng off coat nawi
waistcoat aad snaking hlmHelf us nearly
comfortable tis passible In a becoming ctd
red shirt-
It Is only about three years ngi slnoa
the dowager empress of China l"athed for
eigners and everything foreign, but la
that time the Chlsee court has been mod
ernised In many ways. At a recent enter
tainment in her palaca at Peking, tan
Misses Tn Keng, the two daughters of aa
ex-mlnlflter to Iarl, dancd a minuet
dressed as a Frtiict peasant boy and fekrl.
tfiTTB r mnpnlation are not by
VI nny means plnasunt. and tliere
I l nn elnrs of men In the world
who know It lirtter than ministers
of the gospel. oayB tho Philadel
phia, Ledger. They try to be comforting,
but It is not always they euy Just tho right
thlnif.
"Uld the minister say something com
fortlngT" asked the neighbor of a West
Philadelphia widow rwaeotiy berenved.
"Indeed, he did not." was the quick re
ply. . "He said my husband was better off."
A abort time before the prcsldeut's west
ern trip, relates the New Tork Titnen. a
woman from Charleston was talking to
Mm ta Washington of ha vIhh 4 tba
South Carolina exposition lout sumsner, and
discussing vurlous Incldeaits of his stay
there.
"Wen, I supvose," B:,W Mr. ItSMisevelt,
"things are about the same as I left them
In the old clty?-
"Not at all." replied the woman. "We
east our bread on the water, aud It re
turned to us, a little brown Cruia."
-
More than one aucoenaful lecture star has
had to thnak Major IVmd for fcta srart,
ays tba Boatoa TranscrUt. lie bad keen
dlrciwninntlon and not InfrequeraUy sought
out and Or oared aipaa tbs laetnre plat
form an flbsoura genius who never thought
o see Maaarlf before the footlights. Such
a genius was lilii l When the pnsjsr
found him ka was acting as postmaster
Pee were not all taken in one pntV, though
the most of them come from 1 1 unsown.
fMher parks have a representation, in order
that the readers may Kit an id La of the
boaull'-s of the public phvirure grounds of
the city, and of the merry, beaHhy, happy
children who make their heidtjuarters In
them during rhe summer days.
Parks and children 'suggest the feet that
Mrs. J. L. Krandels has for fourteen years
nude it practice of annually providing an
outing for the children of the Hebrew In
dwslifeil school, an institution where the
yonngr folks of a very large element of
the city's foreign-horn pojuilatlori nre given
Instruction In useful arts and war". Mm.
KrardiUs lias lwen n patroness of this
oeiwH tnee its fnwhdiitkvn, and gives it
tniicli of her time. One rf her efforts Is to
moke the young' folks wHl content aa
possible with their surroundings, while aid
ing them to develop their naturally idus
trlous bent along lines that will aid them
In beemvmg useful citlwrrs nf their new
nntmtry. t!he he'leves. also, In n hlenrt of
tt enjoyable wltfa the practical, and t
this end each summer she asks the liltlo
folks to le Irer guests for a d-iy at so:no
Idace where she can furnish them with a
pleasant outing. Her success as a hostess
la easily guessed from the expressions on
the face In the picture,
Another picture in thia number which
a 'ill h1 to the fond fathers and mothers
who read The Bee Is that or little Gladys
Lilian McCtalie of Wlllier. Neb., and her
four-footed playmate. Very many people
can recall Utile of their father and mrattaec
dvrtag their babyhood, but almost every
body who had the pleasant experience can
re : mam her the patient dog who meekly bora
the tousling and wooliug and other abuse
the iciliy is his or her Intpertousnesa heaped
son tba dumb companion of hoars in
Incidents in
On the same evening four Chinese prta
ecwaesi went trrough a quadrille, the em
press kiokinc; on with evident pleasure.
Kot aa long ago a Cnloese woman who
dreened as a ansa brought huelUas; disgraea
on herself aad her relativea.
la tbe siotropoTltan Art Uaaeum la Xew
Tork City ts hung a massive painting of
the Court of If una I a at the tlane Caaslaa
M. Clay was the representative of this
republic thereat. TImb acene Is oaae nf
unusnal brUfcasMry. and portrays the cxar
In his buTerial robes, with feathers flying
from his headgear, while around him are
atationed all foreign ambassadors attend
ant upon his court. la the picture Clay
aad tha czar are the only two standies;
with their beads covered. It Is asid that
Clay was requested to remove his fcat la
deference to bring In the presence of
the esar. but thfs Clay refused to do, (lay
ing: "I only take on nay hat to those who
take esT their hats to ane." Ilad the csar
uncovered his head It hi to be preansaed
that Clay would have reOowed suit, but sa
Ions as the Bunslaa saooarrh kept bis
bead covered before Clay the bitter would
mot uncover before htxa.
e
Prof. Bdward A. Stataer ef Grinnetl eo
b?a?e, who baa recently returned fnrs a
vbnt to Ituanis. npeat raaa tinae on the
estate ef Count Im Tolstoi. He says the
count nan been exceedingly Ol late, but
ss iwowiwt and rpends a port tun of each
ir workins; la has aelda. He toceives
many toertsts. wboae visits be doca not
Gleanings From the
aad editing the tatramm Boomrring over a
Brery aaabM. f-Walk lava the Alley.
Twist the Gray Mule's TaO. Take tba Be
vator Immediatelyr)
Fend persuaded hna to try lecturing,
aad aa there proved to he both money aad
meful publicity ta It. Nye was grateful,
aud UMod for. years to remember tlie major
with characteristic notes, one of which
hud tho following exliausllve signature:
"Yours with a heart full of gratitude
and a system full of drugs, paints, oil,
turpentine, glass, putty, and everything
usually kept in a flrat-rtnas drag store.
"BILL NIE.
-P. H.-Open an night.-
Andrew Carnegie tolls a story ef la
Asnerieaa in Scotland that Illustrates well
the Imperturablllty of the Scottish tem
perament. The American, a bicycler, cams to tha
shore of a lonely laka and saw In a boat n,
man examining the depths of the water
with a water telescope. The man con
ducted this Muunlnatiuu languidly, lis
would pause every iUtle while to light Ms
pi pa and to converse on the weather or
some each IndlftTeeent subject with
a friend who at upon the bank, now read
ing a newspaper and new teasing pufcylmi
idly into the stream.
The American got eft his bteycto to rest,
find In an interval of silence he said to
the man seated on the bank:
Vhat as your griead tonkins for? Oys
VutaV .
which mother was hnsy nnd father was
away. Nut alt of tltem were a well trained
as the one which sits with Miss GLidys
to have a picture taken, but all were faith
ful to the end. Islessed babyhood, and
blessed mewHvrk that cluster around it,
ajrd rrone ot them more fragrant with tho
lucenne of icnooent delight than those
which glow with the presence of the good
old dog that played with us when we wero
rolling on Ihe floor.
.
When the Omaha (1trs and manufsc
tuiers went on their recent raln-ninkin
and trade-conqiierlng exf edition Into south
wesJcro lowt they were given a anopt J'y
rms reception cn all sides, hut none more
errjnyalde than at Coin, la., where a
"horeeler" linln was prm-ldefl to tnlte the
visitors up town from the depot. No speed
regulation were damaged on the trip, but
no "whizz cart" ever Invented furnished
more genuine fun than was had on that
little ride of three-quarters of an hour.
Another feature the city men enjoyed was
the hand concert at Hamburg, where tho
glrla of a Juvenile iocs organisation alter
nated with the celebrated Twenty-second
Inf intry band from Fort Crook. Hamburg
hits many institutions of which it peopla
are proud, but none of them are more
popular than the girl's band.
During the week the phArmaciKts of Iowa
fceld their annual convention a.t Council
Bluffs, and, as osuai, they catngVed a lot.
of good wbolestame enjoyment with their
boaluew. The state association has been
of much nervine In bclTTgrlos the profession
to a high and dignified state ot nefulneas
and is Jealously alert to maintain the
standard reached. Howard S. Baker, presi
dent of the atRsoeistjon, in his address
point Ml out a great deal of eseeftent worV
that had been done during the last year,
and suggested a number of things that
the Lives of Noted People
crave, yet he treats all with courtesy. Tie
keeps in touch with everytLing going on in
Russia of a political or socialistic nature,
Iwt recognizes the fact that his age and
infirmities will not persalt him to partici
pate la public affairs or dlsewRsion of any
aort. He hi actill wiftiag, however, but does
not exjiect to UAdertako any extnaded
UtCE-ary labor thrwagh fear that be will
arat live to onmplete it.
e
Ajprofwa of the pope's Ulneas a story told
by Ajrcbfatsliop Fartey Is revived. When
IVm IK died In tat the andibiaaon. who
as then plain Ftr Farley and ascie
tary to Cardinal UcCloskey. kvarneyed to
Uame wfeu has eminesice for the jrarpeae of
rjartidpallng in the eSecttem. When the
cardinal aad his secretary arrived Leo had
already been elect d. Before tearing Beana
the young priest aougbt aa auadirace with
his boUaesa, who happened at the snoment
to be In a snood for raBtary. Cardinal
McOoskey and not vote for aae," asid the
poctUC e-tng Father Farley with mock
severity. The priest hastened to assure
hs aottness that at was only tteeause he
bad arrived too late. -And would I have
bad his roaceT" asked the pope. The young
priest excHalmed eanphatirnlSj -. "Ton betr
When the phraae was fully explained to
Pope Leo ha taochod beartay.
asnoa Wolf, to whom Hecretary Hay ad
dinisord the swste announcing IVeasdrnt
Bnoaevelt's drtoion to forward to the exir
the petition of American Jewa. is wefl
a aa a writer on Jewhth autu-cts ana
Story Tellers'
. i . i . mrm tho n-
-No. My brother-in-law." was the re
ply.
4)
Tba ether mora tag a aaaa who. from bis
dress and seerh. had the appearance of
brine as I'liillal iman entered a Broad
atreet cafe and. approacning lbs bar, aaked
for a Half and half.'
It .seems tho bartender was a young
mau, new to tho business, but he did the
best be knew how, and set out the drink.
The customer smiled, looked critically ut
the beverage,' tasted It, and then asked,
"Where is the jHirter?"
"Out washing the windows, sir," cheer
fully responded the bartender.
The office of the late Major James B.
p...., I M Muud Hour of tho lvreLt
house was sauca snore than a lecture bu
reau, says the New York. Sun. In thj
privacy of the rear room Major Pond en
tortainod a great many din Unfinished men.
Bomo of the dreUcst stcrk were told
hero by Major Pond and hla lecturers.
The major liked to tell at these gather
ings al ut r'" iti tteucrai Grajul'a tv xe
eorded Jokes.
The general had attended one of Mathew
Arnold's lectures, glvea uudar Malor
Pond's management. Arnold spoke ta bts
aecrwtomed low Vanes to aa audioes ae
well bpetl that nobody cried: "Louder,"
thongh eccalonelty a sum I si. us vioe waa
heari to say, "A little louder If you please,
Mr. Arnold.
OM Dr. Uaaa Jlenrhnr put his head
down and went to sleep and the crowd
might be attended to during the year to
come. Mr. Baker's term of office was
marked by a general Jmroase la tiie tSi
dency f the naaoola (son's work, and atot
a little of the credit for this state ot
filTnrrs 1s given hy the rnemhers to thai
president himFelf.
Vhen the volunteer firemen of Nebraska
meet at Norfolk this week they expect to
have a time that will long be remembered
hy the boys, and this moans something, for
the firemea know what a good time is like.
In addition to tb tournament of races,
coopiixig contests awl the like, a carnival
fe.it are is to be added, which will con
tribute much to the enjoyable attributes of
lite occajJwn, What the position ui "Lndy
of KlofrmV is, or what hrrmrrs, dignities,
privilege and immunities ilte position
carries with it are not announced, but they
are the right of Miss Minnie McOlary of
Norfolk by virtue of an overwhelming vote
in her favor. Miss M-eClary will tkaoeiUiarUy
tnke a prominent f art in lite Uuiuaa of tfca
carnival and touruamf ni. She Is tlai
daughter of J. McClary of Norfolk and
one of the most popular belles of the Ettln
metropolis.
John O. Chalmers, who has been elected
director of physical training and athletics
at the State 1'nlverslty of Iowa to succeed
Ir. A. A. Knipe, Is a Lafayette man. lit
ptsyed four years on the football, gym
nataum. baseball and track teums at l.ay
ette.. On the eleven he played tnokle, end,
lutlfhack and quarterback. la bis senior
year, USO, he was c.iptain of the Lafayette
eteren. Iast year he was physical direc
tor at Franklin and Marshall celKege, which
had exceptionally good record, lse to
his work with the men. As a. captain end
coach, he has shown ejspeelal ability In
gvtthttg enthusiastic work out of bis mtxu
as a philanthropist. He is the founder of
the Hebrew orphans' home at Atlanta, Ga.
Among the books ho hns written is "Tho
in Jew as Putrlot, Scsdler and Oti-
He was recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia from 1HG9 to 1W8, and
was minister to Egypt in 1881-18S1. Ho is
C years old and has practiced law ot
"Washington since 18C8.
Wti&aan Dean Howells has lifted s many
young snen from total obscurity into fame
that bis time is often trenpassefl on by
quite unworthy of his attention
without talent, who, nevertheless.
think that he should write of them an essay
aa appreciative as those say, wherein tie
pointed out the genius of Bterihen Or aae.
At the Franklin Inn club f fhllndtfluhla a
paU told the other day of a young man
who eotee called on Mr. Howells without
so much as a letter of Introduction. This
j ma. man thought himself a sonneteer,
lie bad two aonnets with him and h Bald
be would read them both, and then he
would aak Mr. Howells to tea him which of
them was the better. Mr. Howells is al
ways gracious, and always particnlarly
gracious to young men who love letters.
Therefore he listened patiently to the first
It was execrable. The writer of
doggerel could not birt be Iwpeiess.
pond sonnet Is the bettor of the
i,- nr. Howells said Brmly, aad he re
fused to listen to it. Pleading an engage-
at. he asked the young man to excuse
The second sonnet la the better, I
you," he repeated.
Pack
went amy d
away disappointed. As General Clrant
filed out w ith the rest he aaid to Ma host
of the evening:
"Weii. Pond, I've seen your Hod, but I
couldn't bc:ir him roar."
Wat, the late Colonel "Jce" Rickey wag
quite a young man, relates the New York
Times, he had occasion to employ a lawyer
to collect a bill against a business man with
whom he had had a number of dealings. As
ho had never before retained counsel he
went to the lawyer his father had always
employed and placed the claim In hto hands.
The lawyer eoneetod the snoot f?7H, and
notified young ttlofcey to call Tor the money.
In due time he called, and, after waiting
for iwrn trme, was shown unto the private
olUt o.
"Uood morning, Joseph," said the law
yer, "I'm glad ts sec you arc so prompt in
attending to business. I have your money
for you."
Then ensued a general conversation for a
few minutes, In which the lawyer saad
among other thiags: "Joseph, I knew your
fathr well aad for many years. And I
knew your frrandTjther well, and for almoat
as innny years. They were fine men."
"Yea. air," replied Rickey, "but as I am
In a hurry. lr. I srenM like to g4 my
money and go.
"All right, JnropV T wtM charge -yrm
even money. I will take 1200 for ray fee and
give you the $71i. amid the tanyei nrs be
handed the money over.
"Very well, sir."" said Rickey, "and I
thank con ymi mm mat Know my
grandfather, too."
