People and Things of Public Interest
i
T TTTra prospective state norma
school at Kearney looks as good
as the picture published this wceW
promises the citizens of the Mid
way City will have no reason tJ
complain of the action of the legislature
that chose Its locution. Tills Is the la tost
proposed addition to the educational InstW
tutions of the state, and Is part of the)
ery liberal policy the iieople of Nebraska!
have always maintained toward the cause;
of free popular education. It Is not fu
not bins that Nebraska has risen to the
proud position nt the bend of all the states)
In the. point of general education, having;
the lowest percentage of Illiterates among
her population of uny state or territory!
this distinction lias been won by liberality
and persistency in tbo maintenance of pub
lie schools, and the apparent dctcrmina
tlon Is to keep the place. The normal
school of Kearney will Rive to the boya
and girls of the western and northern r-co-tlons
of the state a place where they may;
obtain technical instructions and theoret
ical practice In the art of teaching and lit
themselves for the profession If they desire
at the state's expense. The building
shown In the illustration Is only the begin
ning, the plan contemplating the ultimate
erection of a quadrangle, of the same gen
eral design. Thins have been adopted, and
the work of construction will soon com
mence. Almost simultaneously two aged and re
markable wcinvn In Knox county, Ne
braska, were remembered by their younger
Bisters on the occasion of their annivers
aries in March. The first was a Sundiy
afternoon tea at Creighton to Mrs. Roziua
Young" Uruce, March 2o, in honor of l.er
95th birthday. The second was a 5 o'clock
tea by the women friends of Mrs. Surah
McCulla of Niobrara In honor of her With
anniversary. Mrs. I'.ruce Is affectionately
etyled 'the mother of Creighton," she and
her husband founding the flourishing little
city in 1871 and christening It in honor of
the late Fdward Creighton of Omaha. This
aged woman was born in Farmington,
Mass., March 20, 1S09. Mrs. Bruce feels
quite Joyful In speaking of her advanced
years that she has outlived some of the
great people of her own period und notably
Gladstone. She thinks that part of her
long life Is due to the absence of "borrow
ing trouble," and believes In Bc eking, and
thereby finding, happiness and enjoyment
out of life, "accepting as a gift to get
what we can out of it, and knowing it to
be a gift, we should appreciate It as
auch."
Mrs. McCulla has had a remarkable ca
reer, and a successful one. She has been
twice married, her first husband being
Thomas Mercer, who died In the native
homo at Preston, England. Born March
25, 1818, she lived under the reign of four
sovereigns George III, George IV, Wil
liam IV and Victoria and lived to see the
fifth crowned, the present king. She wit
nessed the festivities of Queen Victoria
when her first-born was a babe In arms.
She entertained some of the visiting dele
gates who took part in the Preston guild
over fifty years ago, a festivity occurring
but once In twenty-five years. Her hus
band and five children dying in the native
city, she and her remaining child came to
America, where she married John McCulla
at Buffalo, N. T. Losing her second hus
band by cholera, she removed to Musca
tine, la., upon a farm left by him, where
ehe and three children remained for twenty
years. It was here that she and her eld
est son made a hard struggle and by en
ergy and economy made a success, and
educated the two younger children, Thomas
McCulla, editor of the Cherokee (la.)
Times, and Mrs. K. A. Houston of Nio
brara, who was for several years before
her marriage the principal of the Niobrara
achools, and with whom this aged woman
has made her home for the last sixteen
years.
The sixtieth wedding anniversary of
Elder and Mrs. William McCulloch of It yi
Oak, la., occurred Monday, April 4. Tho
old penplj held a reception at borne from
2 o'clock until 4 p. m. Some hundred or
more of their friends responded to the
Invitation and a general good time was
enjoyed, tho venerable couple seemlrg to
enjoy the congratulations of their friends
as heartily as In their younger days. Their
entire family of three children and t li i r
companions wve all present, namely. Wil
liam II. McCulloch and wife of Newburg,
la.; W. L. Street and wife and two daugh
ters and granddaughter, Plattsmouth,
Neb.; M. P. McCulloch and family, Slen
nett. Ia. The aged couple have surpassed
all their kindred In the length of married
life, although there have been eight golden
weddings celebrated, Including their own, In
their respective families. Elder William
McCulloch and wife were married In Ash
field, Mass., April 4, 1841, and lived In
Massachusetts until 1857. During this time
their three children were born. February,
1RT7, they removed to liureau county, Illi
nois, where they began life anew, laboring
for a home for themselves and family. Not
satisfied with a life devoted to selfish In
terests alone, about this time Mr. McCul
loch began to prepare himself for the
ministry. In I860 he was ordained to the
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ministry of the Adventlst church In Amhor,
III., and shortly after was elected president
of the Adventlst conference of northern
Illinois, which position he tilled for eight
years, during the time traveling as ant
evangelist. In 1S74 they moved to Heil
Oak, la., where they have since resided.
For many years he has held positions ot
trust with the church of his choice. I la
was the originator of the movement that
established the denominati J college at
Meniiota, 111., and he still , .es a great
Interest in its prosperity. In all his labors
his wife has been an Invaluable helper,
with whose assistance he has accumulated,
a competence for their declining years.
Three children, eight grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren, are the result
of this long and happy union of this aged
couple, whose ages are now SI and t(
respectively.
Rev. S. D. Putcber, who has accepted it
call to tho pastorale of the First Christian
church In tills city, will arrive about May 1.
He comes from the First Christian church)
at Oklahoma City, Okla., a church having
the largest membership of any church of
any denomination In the territory. t'nder
Rev. Uutcher's leadership a church build
ing Inis Just been completed there, costing
$30,000. He Is reputed to bc on earnest
and scholarly man, a pulpit orator of mora
than ordinary ability, fine personal
presence, and good social qualities, and,
being 45 years of age, Is Just In the prima
of life. He has successfully held pastor
ates In Illinois and Missouri. The FlroC
Christian church In this city has felt slnca
extending Rev. Dutcher a call some two
months ago, that no more reliable man
for the place could be found In tho brother-,
hood and are gratllied over his accptanc.
He Is a man of considerable means and
has a family of wife, two boys and tw
girls, grown up, who will accompany hlug
to this city. j
On the Witness Stand
"Tomorrow," suld tho lawyer, "I wrB
have to begin the cross-examination of ih
fair plaintiff."
His face showed that he was troubled. '
"It will have to be carefully planned anC i
executed," he added after a pause.
"What will?" Inquired the unsophisti
cated youth.
"Why, I have arranged to have a clever
party sit beside her and abstract her hand
kerchief Just before she takes tho stand
for crosa-exnmlnution," explained the law
yer. "To what purpose?"
"Evidently," said the lawyer, "you are
even more inexperienced than I supposed.
I can see that she Is one of the kind that
has no difficulty In crying when she wants
to."
"Well?"
"Well, do you not know that all the
astuteness of the legal profession Is not
worth one tear In the eyo of a pretty
woman In a Jury trial?"
"But tho handkerchief?"
"No woman can cry effectively on the
witness stand without on embroidered
handkerchief. Lacking that, it Is no more
than sniveling, and the woman who snivels
Is lnt-'t. With the handkerchief she can
beat me; without It she is at my mercy.
As the poet truly says, 'In hoc handker
chief vlncoji !' The verdict in this ci:se Is
likely to rest on the temporary possession
of a bit of linen nml lace. When she finds
It gone she will bc too rattled to even tnink
clearly."
"1 begin to see," remarked the unsophis
ticated one, "that there is more than law
to the law."
"In such a case," was the reply, "the law
Is the least part of It." Brooklyn Eagle.
Hath Tubs of Glass
No longer can the cleanly, hygienic porce
lain bath tub bc reckoned the leader In
bath tubs, for this ess ntial household requi
site has now u rival an Importation from
Germany. This latest development In bath
tubs Is of glass, thick plate glass and
molded in one piece, of course, in tho
homes of the very wealthy there are bath
tubs of mueh mure costly material than
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NORMAti SCHOOL TO HE KHECTKl)
ELT1KTI WILLIAM
JlELf OAK, 1A.
jncCULLOCH. OF
MRS. SARA M'CTTLLA. NIOBRARA,
1 Neb. BORN MARCH 26, 1818.
plate glass, but this newest comer Is de
signed for ordinary use, the suiim us the
porcelain type. There are not very many
glass tubs obtainable as yet, but those thut
have urrlved are attracting attention, par
ticularly from feminine observers, for the
glass looks so bright and clean and fresh.
These glass tubs are mounted In the sume
fashion as those of porcelain. Brooklyn
Eugle.
Perversity of the Haby
A father of much experience says; "Wash
a batiy dean and dress him up real pretty
and he will resist all 'advances with the
most superlative crossness, but let him eat
molasses, gingerbread and fool around the
coal hod for half an hour nnd he will
nestle his dear little dirty face close up to
your clean shirt bosom nnd be Just tho
lovlngest, cunuingest little rascal in all
tho world." Chicago Post.
Pointed Paragraphs '.
If a girl doesn't marry her liist love Its
his fault.
No one appreciates poor health except
the doctors.
The good die young, but the bad outlive
their usefulness.
It's bad to use religion as a cloak or its .1
circus tent.
If a man really loves a woman she deosn't
have to corneal her age.
Bachelors are singular fellows and all
married men lead double lives.
Cloves will remove the odor of highball,
but tiny refuse; to mix v.ilh mothballs.
Once In a while a man has so much
money that lie feels ho tun really afford to
be boucbt.
woman la nervous until she gets to the
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MRS. WILLIAM McCL'LLOCII. OF RKQ
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CREIGHTON, Neb. BORN MARCU
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REV. S. D. m'TCHRR. NEW PASTOR
FlUSr CHRISTIAN CHURCH. OMAHA.
matrlinoiii.il altar then it's the innn's turn.
It Ls iio harm for a man to think a
woman is older I dsn she says, provided
lie doesn't think out loud.
A rich man wears old ilothcs because he
can afford to ami a poor man wears line
clothes because he can't.
Oik e there was n man who acquired a lot
of money because he n- ver told a lie nnd
was perfectly honest. He got rich posln
as a freak in u dime, uiauin. Chicago
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