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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1904)
I People and Things of Public Interest r ..-t,.. :;YM I. Jli -j.lL ' ,-, .......frnmj .fe-V L--r', .r-Ugiar L . .wd Wjs1. - w j J DELEGATES TO THH DISTRICT CONVENTION" OP THE DEGREE OF HONOR WHICH RECENTLY MET IN OMAHA UPPER PICTURE SHOWS WOMEN BBJ . HIND PARAPET OF NORTH ENTRANCE TO POSTOFFICE; LOWER PICTURE SHOWS WOMEN ON THE SIDEWALK. Photo by a Staff Artist. INTERESTING to the women who have membership In the order ' was the recent convention of the Degree of Honor, the . woman's branch of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, . which met in Omaha. This very .. successful insurance order has built up a ' strong member ship In the state and has added much to its Interest by the institu tion of the degree for women. The women who have enlisted in this work are very active In pushing It forward, and the Omaha convention, which, only a district affair, brought together as many delegates as usually attend Btate conventions. They spent two days at their work, where they talked over matters of interest to members, witnessed exemplifications of the secret work of the order, and enjoyed some very fine drills by degree teams. The social side of the gathering was not overlooked, but was made one of the features, so that the visitors were entertained royally dur ing the entire time of their visit to the city. The election of J. W. Crabtree of Lin coin as superintendent of the State Nor mal school at Peru occasioned little sur ' prise among those who were well acx qualnted with the workings of the stats normal board. For at least & year past It has been known that members of thai board were after the scalp of Superin tendent Clark and that It would be gotten was a foregone conclusion when the new) Btate normal school was located at Kear ney. And during all this maneuvering ove the location of the school there was neves any one else mentioned seriously as a sue cessor to Mn Clark. That Mr. Crabtree will make a success as superintendent of th school there Is little doubt, as he is reeog nixed among the teachers of Nebraska as Si foremost educator and an organizer an-i disciplinarian of more than ordinary ablb lty. . He Is thoroughly acquainted wltH the workings of the schools of the state) and will bring to the normal school prob ably more practical knowledge of what the school needs than any other school man In the state. Since 1897 he has been the Inspector of accredited high schools of the state, chosen by the Board of Regents of the state univer sity, and with the exception of the charges' brought -against him last fall, he has handled his office with satisfaction, evi dencing much ability. Mr. Crabtree has been a school man all his life, teaching even before his graduation from the school to which he has Just been called as super intendent. His first work of importance was at Ashland, where he was superin tendent of schools, leaving there to be come assistant in the department of math ematics of the state superintendents, from which place he went to Beatrice to be come superintendent there. He has won derful tact and belongs to the class known as "hustlers," even from the time he plowed corn over in Cass county down to the time he was president of the State Teachers' association, and up to this time. He Is 40 years old, and Just as pleasant and good natured about everything as a busy man can be, and while he has dis placed a good Instructor, bis election has received the endorsement of the teachers of the state and those who take an Inter est In educational affairs. What Royalty Costs It Is not generally realized what an ex pensive thing It Is for an Important na tion to support Its royal family. England, for example, pays out almost $3,000,000 a pear for the maintenance of Its king, i"tV ' " -"""V'-T wVirw - u to, 1 r ' it . ' s OFFICERS OF THB DISTRICT DEORER OF HONOR ELECTED AT THE OMAHA CONVENTION. Photo by a Staff Artist. Its president). The Princesses Christian. Louise end Beatrice and the duchess of Albany receive $30,000; the duchess of : Mecklenburg-Strelltz receives $15,000; the duke of Connaught $1 15,000, and the duke of Cambridge $X,000. Out of the income -allotted to the king and queen must be paid the cost of the royal household; this Includes the salaries and Incidental ex penxes of almost 1.000 officers and func tionaries. The king and the prince of Wales receive, in addition to their In comes, large revenues from several sources. Harper's Weekly. Spoiling a Meeting . "I've Just been out to Weatherford," said an Oklahoma man. "The first time I went to-Wealherford was about five years ago, when they wuz openln' up tho country down there. The Rock Island , was run nln' the Choctaw. & Gulf, road toward Oklahoma, and there wus a boom on. My friend and myself got to within, about fifteen miles of Oklahoma one night at dusk. We walked about eight or ten miles before coming to a farmhouse. The farmer didn't want to take us In because, as ho told us afterward, he thought we were confidence men. Finally he and his wife and children climbed up a ladder to the garret, leaving us In the only bed In the house. My friend was a Methodlsv sod I am a Presbyterian. We knelt dowa t the : L J. W. CRABTREE, NEW SUPERINTEND ENT OP THH NEBRASKA NORMAL SCHOOL AT PERU. queen, princes, princesses and other royal dignitaries. The king and queen alone re ceive $2,SG0,000 annually; the prince of Wales receives $100,000, and the princess of Wales $00,000 (what the United States pays side of tho bed to go through our devotlo.VS and was about half way through with them when my partner yelled and Jumped about three feet In the air. A dog was under the bed. I guess he wasn't used to prayers. When everything was quiet he ran hla cold nose against my friend's bare leg, scaring him almost Into fits. The folk upstairs thought the house was on fire. My partner Is a Sunday school su perintendent now. I never hear him pray without thinking of that dog's cold nose. I guess there must be some of this radium In a dog's nose. It's always so cold that it sort of freezes a hole .In you when he puts It against you." Washington Post. Straight Road to Success "Now, Tom," said the general manager when the new boy reported for duty, 'let me Impress upon you that this Is a critical period in your career." "Yes, sir." "You can climb to tho top," said the general manager, wheeling around In his chair, "or you can fall to the lowest depths. All depends on yourself. Do you under stand me, Tom?" "Yes, sir." "If you are honest, smart, truthful, tidy, diligent and pleasant to everybody you are certain to go onward and upward. You may not stop short of congress. You may even ah, let me see where were you born?" "Jane street, sir." "Is that In Brooklyn?" asked the man ager with some apprehension. "No, sir, New York." "Yes, yes. Very good. Well, Tom, yott may even become president. Yes, my lad, president of the United States. Do yoa understand me?" "Yes, sir," replied Tom, beginning to Whimper, "but this Is me first Job." "Don't cry here," said the sympathetla general manager. "Your wages are $3 a week. Go Into the cellar and learn to peel onions. We use barrels of 'em In the pick ling business." New York Press. Reasonable Reflection John Farson, the Chicago banker, who has drawn up a Hut of satirical rules for entering society, holds that there Is too much dissipation among the rich. "A remark I heard the other day," he said to a reporter, "would apply well to the average society man. "A middle-aged couple were talking about the Russo-Japanese war and the habits of Japan. " 'How curious,' the man said, 'that Japanese custom is of taking off the shoes before entering the house.' " 'It la only curious,' tho woman retorted, 'because it Is practised at all hours In stead of at night solely.' " Solicitude "Is your seat comfortable dear?" he asked when they had got settled In the theater. "Yes, It Is very nice," said the wife; smiling pleasantly. "Feel any draught, dear?" "Not a particle." "No big hats In front of you, dear? "Not one." "No posts In the way?" "No; I'm very comfortable." "Then change seats with, me, dearfW Yonkers Statesman.