THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
September 20. 1903.
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N TIIK evenlrur of Beidember 8
I Mr. tid Mrs. Jacob iloehstetler
I at Nebraska City telebra l-U their
golden wadding snnivei-sary lu
the reception rooms of tiie Grand
Uai
Pacific. A large archway and wedding
bell of goldenrod waa erertod in the rkat
room H nl under this, surrounded bjr their
children and families, they rac-eived the
hundreds of guests and friends of a half
century, who crowded the capacity of the
large hole! to the utmost. Jacob J,
llochstetler was tnnrriil to Lucinda
Burgert In New Bedford, O.. September 8,
IWtt. Tbey came lo Nebraska City on April 17,
18T)7, and have since made this city their
borne. Four children Wire born to them
as follows: Elsie, deceased; Charles Edgar
of Ixwdon, England; Frank Hurgort of
Omaha; and Clarence l'f of Kansas City.
All of the sons with their wives were
present at the anniversary. Jacob J.
Hochstetlcr waa appointed postmaster of
Nebraska City by Abraham Lincoln and
served In that capacity from IWil until 187L
He has at different times been a member
of the Board of Rduoatlnn and commis
sioner of Otoe county. He became a mem
ber of the I. O. O. F. In 1W11 and the
A. F. and A. M. hi 1HM. During hla eom
nectlon with these fraternal orders he has
Episodes
N APRIL 2fi, 1SC0, a Maine news
paper contained the following
legal notice: "Freedom notica
For a valuable consideration I
have this day relinquished to my
son, Hiram Maxim, hla time during hU
minority. I shall claim none of his earn
ings or pay any debts of his contracting
after this elate. Isiac Maxim. Witness,
D. D. Flynt. Abbott, April 13, 1S0.- The
lad who was given his liberty Is now Sir
Hiram Maxim of London, England, tha
Inventor of rapid-fire guns and airships.
The editor of the oldest English news
paper In Turkey, tho Ievant Heruld. died
recently. He was Kdgar Whtttaker and
besides conducting his own newspaper at
Constantinople acted as rnrrenpondait of
the Ixnidon Times. He was greatly inter
ested In educational and musical matters.
Aa an amateur conductor he created an
orchestra and for several years directed
concerts, which did much to develop a
taste for high-class music among the edu
cated Ivantlne as well as the European
communities of the Turkish capital.
The new Lord Salisbury, hitherto known
as Lord Cranborne, Ih 43. He entered tha
House of Commons at the age of 24 as
member for the Darwen division of Lan
cashire, for which he sat until the general
election of IttJi when he was defeated. In
the following year lie was returned for
Rochester. An lieutenant colonel of the
Fourth battalion, Bedfordshire regiment,
he served with distinction in the South
African war and was mentioned In dis
patches, resuming on his relurn the post
I IVC.I) l.-lf A M lH'l.l.ltIV nt
CI North Carolina tells of u oolomd
I til'M,fhp In lila mint w)ia t'X t
preaching to r-ngage' In more re
munerative work, reports tlie
Philadelphia ledger. Moetlng klin one day
the congressman asked him If he whs still
prjachlug In the little cabin on the hill.
"No, van," was the reply, "I am engaged
In tha textile industry; It's more lucrative
than pastorisiu', sib."
"You've goi:e lo work In the cotton mill
at Churlotte. 1 take it," sil.l the congress
man, "No, a.h," replied the ex-minister; "I'se
Bclllti' u book of texts for ministers, with
helps for their elushldition."
An Irish soldier in a British regiment
during tho late war arrived at camp late
one night, relates Pearson's Weekly. He
was challenged with the usual "Who goes
there r
After pondering a few moments, and the
challenge being repeated, and thinking he
tnlght avoid punishment, he answered:
"Kitchener."
lie waa Immediately knocked down with
tho lull end of a rifle.
While ho was , on the ground ruefully
rubl4c.g hia hesd, the sentry exclaimed:
Vy, It's Callaghar.! What did ye sny
It was Kitchener for?"
"Hbure," cams las aaawer, "when ye
O
had almost ail tha honors thai could be
conferred. Mr. Hochstetler has been very
etonrwsaful In his Imninejis career nnd r.ow
owns thousands of acres of laiui in Otoo
and awuLy counties. He is an oBicer of the
Wright & Wllhelmy Co. of Omaha and Is
eonfwwted with the insurance Arm of Hard
ing, Hochstetler A Co., the oldest Insurance
company in the stale. Mr. and Mrs.
1 lochatetler have been lifelong members
of the Methodist Episcopal church and
during their residence there linve added
materially to the welfare of the local
tmsturnte. Mr. Horfistetlt r mis Iwon
affllriled with th? republican party since
Its erlKln and has In tills connection be
came nceiunlnted with a bust of the first
mn of the state. Touring the evening
hundreds of friends from far and nenr cumo
to offer their congratulations, among those
from out of town being Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. HoehsleUcr of London; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank B. Hochstetler of Omaha; Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Tletcfcs teller of Katieaa City;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown. Mr. and Mra.
P. J. Krnst, Mr. and Mra. M. li. HamUn
Mr. and Mrs. F. P.Kirdendall and Mr. W. S.
Wright of Omaha; Jurte and Mrs. Holmes
of Lincoln; Mrs. J. K. Mrlllrcevey of
Seattle, Wash.; Bov. and Mrs. C. M.
flhepherd of Hebron. Neb., and Mrs. I. B.
Smith of Dunbar, Neb.
The Presbs-twian church of Beotts Bluff,
Neb., was dedicated Sundty, August 21.
Dr. Robert L. Wheeler, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of South Omaha,
preached the dedicatory sermon and Dr.
Thomas L. Sexton, synodlcal ho-ne mis
sionary for Nebraska, formally opened the
building. This building, costing UMO when
completed and furnished, is retrrled aa
the most complete and beautiful church
building In the western part of tho tite.
It haa a seating capacity of W) snl ihi
appointments throughout are modem and
elegant. At the dedication services over
and Incidents
of undersecretary for foreign nrTairs, which
he lias held since 1900.
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Raymond Itltchesocic, the actor. teJls a
funny experience of hia recent trip abroad.
In a Paris hotel he did not receive any
great amount of attention, and one day
he pinned a little rod ribbon on the lapel
of his coat the insignia of the Order of
Freemen, to which he belongs. After that
lie noticed that waiters vied with one an
other to give him the best seat in the din
ing room. Porters Insisted upon seeing
him to hla carriage with an extra aoicuut
of bowing and scraping, and gendarmes
stood at military attention when he passod.
"Why ana I so signally honored?" asked
Hitchcock of a friend. "That ribbon." was
tlte answer. "That is the badge of the
Order of a Freemen. I don't aec why U
entitles me to all this attention here." "Ah,
my friend, it is also the Insignia of an
officer of the Legion of Honor."
As K. II. Harriman walked down the
gangplank of Cedric when It docked
last Saturday, relates the New York Times,
be waa the center of interest to a party of
New Yorkers waiting for friends.
"He doesn't took so much," remarked ona
woman, taking a hurried Inventory of Mr.
Harriman'a five feet seven of stature,
loosely haaging clothes, etc.. "ha is so
little."
"True for you," said her escort, 'Tut dia
monds and dynamite are not shipped by tha
carload. Harriiaan is both."
Judge William C. Toole, who Uvea at WA
North Fourth street, St. Joseph, Mo., has
Gleanings From the
would do this to Kitchener, phwat would
ye do to Callaghaa?
K K. Munkittrick, the editor of Judge,
tells a good story of one of hla nelghbeirs
out In tho wilds of New Jersey. The raid
neighbor, while In a preparatory school,
concluded that he would one day startle
the world with his lofty literary style.
Having devoured mary works of rhetorh.
he finally landed In Harvard, where lie
determined to beKln with his "startling"
tactics. He prepared, at ere it Icrjfth. am
essay that he says he considered a ii'sicr
plece of sublime and lofty style. When
It came back he was quite r.ntnr.tsi;ed lo
find the following brief crltlcis-n written
across its face In large hltie-penell letters:
"Don't you think you took a pretty long
run for so short a sJldeT"
$
Prof. George Lincoln I;u:r of Cornell,
who Is touring New Ei'glnml on his bicycle
In order to gather facts about witchcraft,
is an authority on the history of supersti
tion and persecution, and he is also an in
defatigable wheelman. Prof. Burr, with
his bicycle, has penetrated many primitive
and secluded parts of the United States,
reports the Boston Post.
From these journeys he returns with lit
tle stories that arc now quaint, now
strange, now humorous. A story of the
latter sort concerns a visit ta Tennessee.
fM waa raised within a few mlnutea to
meet the remaining obligations again! the
building. Scotts Bluff Is a 8-year-old town
of M population and thf principal point
on tha Bridgeport Guernsey branch of
the B. & M. railroad In the North Platte
valley. The railroad entered the valley
three years ago, and this, together with
rewnt development in Irrlg- itlon, has so
Increased the price of land as to raise
ttibi section of tho state to a position of
Importance In the financial and commcrc.U.1
world. The people of the town and sur
rounding country are to be congratulate!
on this iew evidence of the pro.-pcrlty and
good spirit prevailing in the cotnanutiity.
There Is a lare and active menber. hp
in the church and It exerts a strong In
fluence in the town and surrounding coun
try. There la nothing In the buildinfr or
In the quality of the work doue to indicate
that this Is a frontier church. Nearly all
the people have at mime time lived In the
older clvilicutiou of the east and have
brought Uiair culture and Interest in re
ligious work with Uiem.
"
One of the greatest, undertakings In the
history of burbling in South Omaha, has
been accomplished by the Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodges of that i It. v. The
templo at the corner of Twenty-fifth and M
streets Is the beat lodge building in the
west It Is 60x88 feet, with a four-story
front and basement, and contains a latge
auditorium on the Hist floor which will ac
commodate 1.0B0 people, it is for the lire
of conventions and public mectSigs and Is
the only building In the city adapted for
gatherings of that kind. A stage suitable
for theatrical performances, with the neces
sary dressing rooms and other essentials, Is
also provided. The large lodgw room on the.
top floor, with Its parlors and committee
rooms. Is especially convenient. The seating
arrangement ia an Innovation, being fix -d
so that everyone In the hall can see any
in Lives of Noted People
several claims to distinction. He is the old
est living cltircn of St. Joseph, having
moved there in 1K28. He is the oldest lawyer
In Buchanan county, and perhaps In Mis
souri, having; been admitted to practice in
1S48. He Is the only man living who wit
nessed ihe first judicial proceeding In Bu
chanan county and also the oldest living
man who haa sat as judge in that jurisdic
tion, having been elected to the court of
common pleas In 1853. He used to be a local
preacher and has preached In St. Joseph
more years than any other man.
Maurice Proctor of Mineral Point. Wis.,
is said to receive the smallest check drawn
by the national government. The clip of
paper with the seal of Uncle 8am on it calls
for 1 cent and is paid annually. It Is In re
muneration in full for carrying the malls
from Mineral Point to Dodgevlile. A twelve
month ago, when the bids were made for
the contract, there was a deal of rivalry
between a dosen or more of those who
wished to serve the government in this ok
pacity, and Proctor, who is wealthy and
docs not need the money, offered. In due
form, faithfully and promptly to perform
tha task for a penny a year.
The most vehement speaker in congress in
recent times, says the New York Tribune,
was Representative B rosins. His gesticula
tion was of violent energy. Private John
Allen used to say that whenever Mr. Bro
sius made a speech he burst hia suspenders.
One afternoon Mr. Allen and a party were
watching Brosius exertions. "There they
go now," Allen exclaimed. "I'll bet you his
galluses parted Uiat time or else he lost
Story Tellers'
"I arrived one night at a mountaineer's
cabin," said the professor, "and asked for
belter for the night. The good people were
very hospitable. Tbey gave me a ootn
or table bed and an excellent meal.
"Whilo I was eating the meal my host
nratched me narrowly to see that I had
everything I wanted. He kept ordering his
wife to 1111 my glass, to bring me more
1 read, and so forth. Finally, when I began
to eat a piece of apple. peVa, be exclaimed
ii indignant tone:
"ai:e, why don't you bring the gentle
n a knife? Do you see him here, trying
.. cat Ills pie with a fork?' "
In one of Glasgow's finely-laid-out ceme
teries, says London Stare Moments, a rich
citlaen, who waa notorious as a skeptic,
hud erected a massive mausoleum on what
he termed "his ancestral plot."
One day he met a worthy elder of the
klik coining away from the vicinity of the
Imposing mass of masonry, so he said to
him:
"Weel, Dauvlt, ye've been up seem' that
gran' erection o' mine?"
"Deed, hlv' I, sir?"
"Gey strong place that. Isn't it? I'll tak'
a man a' his time tae rise oot o' you at the
day o" Judgment."
"Hoots, ma raon." said David, "ye can
gle yersel little fash ahoot rlsln' gin that
portion of tha floor work without leaving
their seats. The lighting of both auditorium
and hall Is exceptionally brilliant. This
building stands as a monument to the en
terprise and pinch of the building; board of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen
lories of South Omaha, whose picture ap
pears In this issue. These men have had
more than the usual ditHculties which al
ways turn up In every public enterprise,
but their energy lias triumphed.
Dr. and Mrs. C L. Pickett of Tecunweh,
Neb., sailed yenUrday f. r the Philippine
Island. Tbey go as missionaries, havirnr
recently been appointed by the Foreign
Missionary society of tho Christian church.
Dr. and Mrs. Pickett have been preparing
themselves for missionary work for the
past tea years. Both are graduates of
Drake university, Dus Moines, and both
have been graduated from tho Crelghton
Medical oollepe of Omaha. They will act
as medical missionaries. Dr. Pickett has
been in the ministry fur reveral years,
having been pastor of the 7'ecumseh Chris
tian church for some montlis, and hi' wife
has received special religiiws training.
She has frequently filled his pulpit for hint.
They have one child, a daughter, Lola, S
years of age. Their destination is Iaoag,
a city in the northern part of Luzon. Al
though the city has a popul itlon of 37M,
it is said there are but thlrty-tlve white
people wlthir. Its borders. The United
States troops have recently benn ar.tadrawn
from Laoag, for the people are Raid to be
very pencea tile. It In the Intention of tha
missionary soc-lety under which the Picket t
will work to make this city its head
quarters In the Islands and already two
missionaries are stationed there. As there
is but one practicing physician in Laoag,
the Drs. Pickett expect to have an ex
tensive practice, In addition to their work
as missionaries. A sanitirlum and hosp'tal,
it Is expected, will be.arranfced for later.
both buttons at the rear of his trousers. As
soon aa he ft ops talking we will go over and
find out about it." After ten minutes more .
of gesticulations the gifted orator sot down,
wiping the moisture that streamed from his
brow and his cheeks. His collar was wilted,
his hair was saturated with perspiration
and his shirt front showed visible evidences
of the struggle. Mr. Allen approached the
matter delicately, calling the member by
his first name, complimenting him upon his
speech and the force of his delivery-, and
finally remarking that he (Allen) oould not
Indulge very much in gesticulations without
"busting his suspenders." "Mine parted
about the middle of my remarks," remarked
the orator. Innocently, whereupon Allen
shook hands with him again and led his
party again.
The lay and the spiritual points of view
are different, as is shown by this tale of
a church In Anadarko, Kan., which was
considering tha availability, of n. clergyman
who had applied for the pastorate. The
deacons had been told that a lawyer of the
town had known the pastor Intimately.
They went to him and asked for a state
ment of the qualifications of the candi
date. "Yea, I know Brother very
well," said the lawyer. "I went to college
with him and I attended hla church after
he entered the ministry. He Is scholarly,
able and eloquent, and I am sure yoa will
like him." The deacons thanked the lawyer
and were going away, when he called to
them in consequence of an afterthought,
"I don't know as It makes any difference,"
said he, apologetically; "but perhaps I
should tell that he's as ugly as h whes
he's drunk."
Pack
day conies. They'll tak' the bottom oot
o't taa let ye fa' doon."
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Lew Dockatader, the minstrel. Is telling
what he considers the prise hard-luck story
of the season, reports the Pittsburg Dis
patch. He says that while coming into Chi
cago the other day he met a young man
who seemed much depressed. Venturing to
learn the cause of the deep-seated gloom
this tale was told:
"Well, I've bt-en up against It for fair. I
Hit every cent I could rake and scrape
Into an 'Uncle Tom's Cabin show.' A man
of the name of BUversteln was my treas
urer, and besides being a fine, snappy fel
low he was smart and thrifty, as you wUl
see. We were out two weeks and did a
rattling good business, but one morning I
woke up and found Sllverstetn and $4.00
missing. Then I decided I would catch tha
fellow, and so I set bloadhounds upon hia
trail."
"Did you catch him?"
"Well. I should gness they did. Yes. tha
bloodhounds were good dogs, but they were
no match for this chap. The minute they
came abreast of him he put chains around
their necks and started a rival Uncle Tom's
show."
And while Dockstader looked out of tha
window the young man went into the smos
Ing compartment whistling.