THE OMAHA" ILLUSTRATED BEE.
May 14. IK.
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Palatial Homes Occupied by Omaha's Most Aristocratic Horses
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W. H. M'CORJD'S STABLE 13 WELLi APPOINT IUX
BEJlVOSVI. STARIiK AX JOSLTK HOiLB, NOW ALMOST ABANDONED.
B. A. OUDAHT'fl STABLE IS ZHOROUQHLT MODERN.
MAI LA. utables have not rt1cfr;
proud point of faddism attaint!'
some parta of the world, but from
tle point of equipment and ap
pointment they take rank amonj
the best, They have architectural beauty,
are uhHtantiHlly constructed and are i'.tt'-d
with the Litest of appliances for the care
of the horses, harness, vehicles and other
Incidental appurtenances. Not all of them
are such as would be called "large," but it
does not follow that the larKest stables are
the best. It Is a well known fact that in
the American metropolis one of the men
most widely noted for the style of his turn
outs and his taste In all things appertain
ing to his establishment has a stable mod
est In Its size and In the number of its ve
hicles and horses.
Tho number of private establlBnments in
Omaha which are snld to compare In many
respects with that of this metropolitan man
of taste is considerable. To get an idea of
the beauty and value of the animals con
tained In them, one has only to attend the
horse, shows held each fall. He catches
sight of an equipage here and there on the
street, which Is all very well, but unsatis
factory so far as a collective Idea of the
Omaha turnout is concerned. At the horse
show tho best of animals and vehicles are
out in the best of condition, although It Is
unfair to presume that they are ever In
anything but the best of condition, as may
be seen by a visit to the stables. Fine an
imals, Indeed, the horses are. Go with the
owner to his stable after the show and
somewhere on the wall in a conspicuous
place your eye will rest on a case of rib
bon trophies. "This one was won by
Prince In Detroit before I bought him," the
proud man will say to you, or, "Bess car
ried off this one in one of Ohio's largest
cities. Here are the ribbons my horses won
In the Omaha horse show last year."
Horse for Pleasure.
Private stables such as these are scarcely
a quarter of a century old. Man cannot re
member when the high bred racing horse
did not receive all the distinguished con
sideration due him, but the rise of the
horse of pleasure Is of recent date. Com
modore Vanderbllt and the other rich men
of his day, although they had excellent
horses, scarcely spent on their establish
ments as large a sum as Is required to keep
' ur 'm of the sttibles of Omaha today.
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HANDSOME QUARTERS FOR THE A. D. BRANDEIS MENAGE.
STABLE AT THE J. H. EVANS HOME.
Practically little is generally known of
the care and money expended on smart
turnouts. To be sure, one easily Imagines
that they are costly, which is the way he
would have them were he a leader of fash
ions in horses, but he has at best an im
perfect knowledge of the care and thought
expended on the modern stable. It takes a
competent man to see that the vehicles,
harness and horses are receiving the proper
care, and the man who can do this Is al
ways sure of a position.
As regards expense, there is a continual
outlay for coachmen, grooms, liveries, new
harness .and carriages, feed, veterlnary'a
bills, stable repairs and innumerable other
items. The initial outlay for the erection
and equipment of the building is frequently
what many a citizen of Omaha would con
sider enough to build him a fine mansion.
Several multi-millionaires of our land own
stables which are' 60x100 feet in dimension,
are three stories in height, contain twenty
vehicles and as many horses, and keep five
men at work all the time. Besides quarters
for the ooachman and the stableman, there
are gymnasiums, billiard rooms and bath
rooms for both men and women. In Omaha
the billiard room is left out, but the gym
nasiums and bathrooms are frequently seen.
Three men is as large a force as is required
in any Omaha stable of the present day,
while two stories above the basement is
the limit of height.
Barton Establishment a Marvel.
From the standpoint of convenience and
comfort to horses, men and owner, the es
tablishment of Guy C. Barton at 3522 Far
nam street is remarkable. Feeding and
watering arrangements are admirable, the
stalls large and the carriage room spacious.
Everything is kept so clean that a girl
from a ballroom might traverse the car
riage room floor to the very door of the
stalls without Boiling her skirts. The har
ness room is off the carriage room at one
end and the door of the stable opens di
rectly by it, so that there is, a minimum of
space to cover In getting horse, vehicle
and harness together.
On the second floor, directly above the
carriage room, are two rooms, one for the
coachman and another for a groom. They
have the appearance of comfortable bach
elor dens. The floor has a hard oil finish
and is laid with rugs; the furniture is neat
and substantial.
Across the hall is a private room used
by Mr. Barton himself. He calls it a den
and the name is supported by the appear
ance. One can see at a glance that H is
Just the place to sit alone and smoke after
coming in from a ride or drive, or to bring
a friend for a quiet game of cards while
the rain Is beating on the roof. It is com
fortably furnished with chairs, table and
couch, while a bed in one corner proclaims
the fact that it is unnecessary to go to the
house In case one is overcome by lassitude
while taking an evening smoke. A book
case Is present containing several hundred
volumes and appropriate pictures decorate
the walls. From the door it Is but a short
distance to a bath room.
One Fail Kot Known Here.
Omaha has not yet reached the day when
Us citizens have a whole suite of bachelor
apartments above their stables, including
sitting room, dining room, bed room and a
store room with refrigerators and wine
chests. This is left as a fad for two or
F. P. KIR KENDALL'S HORSES ARE 'WELL HOUSED.
three New Tork millionaires.
Cndahy Horses and Quartern.
E. A. Cudahy Is another man who keeps
good stables and his men are proud to
show the visitor his horses. The horse
"Sunrise," bought a year ago, took two
prizes in the 1994 horse show, and already
had a number to 'his credit when Mr.
Cudahy" bought him from Crow & Murray
of Toronto. "Sporting Duchess" made her
first appearance In Omaha at last year's
horse show and did himself proud by tak
ing two ribbons. "Contralto" is an animal
Just bought from Herbert Klyn of Pontlac,
111., In preparation for this season's show.
The trophies won by Mr. Cudahy's stables
are securely kept in a glass case on the
front wall of the carriage room, together
with a fine collection of bits.
Under English Direction.
The horses of W. II. McCord are well
known. He keeps six of them In bis stables
and has an equal number of vehicles. The
place is well kept and every carriage and
piece of harness looks as though it had
Just come from the factory. This faultless
nesg Is explained by the coachman, who was
originally from England. He said that
every rig and every harness has to be thor
oughly cleaned whenever It is used. When
one considers that two hours are required
to clean ono set of double harness, It will
be seen thnt the man In the stuble has no
sinecure. This particular coachman com
pared the stables of this country and those
of England. He said:
"I find two faults with the stables here.
First, the Americans most always insist on
having wooden floors, which are hard to
keep clean. Wooden floors should be used
only in the stalls, and even then there
should be a metal pan beneath them to
carry off refuse. The next criticism is that
the stables might be roomier. Here In a
country where there is an almost unlim
ited amount of land. It seems that they
might be built a little larger."
It was this same man who said, when
speaking of an Omaha stable which is not
noted for its convenience of arrangement:
"It has good horses and it cost lots of
money, but it would give a man the measles
to work there."
Stable Dedicated with a Ball.
George A. Joslyn's establishment at Thir
ty-ninth and Davenport streets Is ft larga
and costly pile of masonry, but at present
it does not amount to much from the view
point of a horseman. Four, years ago this
spring its completion was celebrated by an
evening entertainment with white shoulders
gleaming and diamonds sparkling under a
glare of lights. Where slippered feet danoed
then on the carriage room floor. It seems
now almost deserted. Mr. Joslyn's horses
are all in pasture with the exception of
two. nnd these he floes not use. He pre
fers the automobile, and his carriages stand
Idle.
Whnt In Ile(olreT.
To be up-to-date in Omaha the require
ment for the carriage room seems to be
about six vehicles. In looking over the best
establishments of the city the brougham,
the pig, runabout, stanhope and station
wagon are always found. Some places con
tain a victoria In addition. Most univer
sally used of any of theso is tho runnhout,
light. Inexpensive and adapted to inftnte
use. It is ordinarily black, with red run
ring gear. The brougham is Indispensable
to people who have pretensions to social
distinction. The landau is not so common
as the victoria and brougham.
The gig Is used for driving single or tan
dem. The custom of driving tandem origi
nated at the old time English fox hunt,
when the hunter was hitched up In front of
the cart horse when driving to the meet,
instead of being led along behind. It Is
noticeably lacking in utility, but it is
picturesque and on this account will prob
ably always be used. In Omaha it appears
for the most part at the horso shows, and
Is not seen elsewhere so frequently as to
lose its novelty. The tandem Is said to be
the highest test of a woman's skill In driv
ing. Terhaps the majority of vehicles In
Omaha stables have come from Chicago.
There was a time when Americans had tot
send to France and England for their best
carriages, but that time has long since
passed and Europe Is now buying from us.
As for horses, many of the most stylish
drivers have but two In their stables. Some
have four or six, and the high limit Is seven
or eight. There may be horse lovers who
have more than this, but some of them are
kept on a convenient farm part of the time.
A set of harness for every vehicle la necessary.
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THREE-STORT BTABLB BTTTT7T rOR T. X MAHPNTTT. .'
GUT C. BARTON'S STABLH, WHICH TS ONH OP" TUB MODET, BTRUOTTTRES OF ITS KIND.
MRS. BEN GALLAGHER MAINTAINS A HAND SOMA1 MENAGE
Quaint Features of Current Life
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tranare Llvhtnina; Pranks.
EVERAL families living on Hick
ory street, between Eighth and
Ninth streets, St. Louis, reported
i 'tl the appearance of a large bull of
iJ fire following a stroke of light
ning. The bolt ran along the water spout
of one home, knocked the soot down the
chimneys of another and caused a stove
pipe to fall In a third. One woman seated
at a window of one of the homes was
slightly hurt. ,
George Gover of "SGI Hickory street, while
standing in a grocery store opposite his
home, reports having seen the ball de
scending. After reaching the ground It
seemed1 to rebound, he states, to the third
floor of the house, where it exploded with
a terrific report. Mrs. Schwartz of 19
Hickory street was seated at the window
of the third floor of her home across the
yard from Cover's home. When the ex
plosion occurred she was stunned for a
second. Later she complained of a great
pain on one side of her face.
Lived on Klfleea Cents a Day.
The funerul of Bumuel T. Lloyd of Phila
delphia, a veteran of the civil war, who
prided himself on having lived on 15 cents
a day for more than twenty years, took
place im Philadelphia, May 2. lie lived to
be II years of age, umt, save fr being
Incapacitated from paralysis, due to his
army experience, he enjoyed the best of
health.
Mr. Lloyd had a pension of 110 a month
and, finding himself unable to work, faced
the problem of clothing himself and pay
ing his board upon that meager sum. He
faced the difficulty bravely and refused to
go to a soldiers' home. He found that he
could allow himself but 15 cents a day for
hla meals and managed to keep in com
paratively good health on that sum for
more than twenty years. His daily and al
most unbroken rule was ti nave a cup of
coffee and rolls at 9 o'clock in the morning
and liver and onions at 5. Up to the day
of his death he was unusually cheerful.
"I am perfectly huppy," he said to a friend
a few days before his death. "The trouble
is that people of today depend too much on
material things for happiness. A clear
conscience and kind friends are the great
est sources of happiness."
Afraid of a Mouse! Never
A reputation for remarkable nerve has
been won by Miss Bernice Bolter of Bryan,
O., an Ohio Wesleyan senior.
Miss Buker presided at senior rhetorical
In the lecture room, attended by the 125
members of the senior class. During an
oration a mouse appeared on the platform.
A moment later Miss Baker felt some
thing moving under her drees. Her first
Impulse was to scream, but realizing the
consternation It would cause she grasped
her dress and held the mouse a captive
for ten minutes, until the speaker hud fin
ished. She then dislodged her prisoner.
(taper Imprints on Class.
The family ana neighbors of J. W.
Fletcher, a marine engineer of Toledo, O.,
re greatly puzzled over strange imprints
whL'h have appeared on the glass of ono
' of the windows In Fletcher's house. One
afternoon lust week, there appeared on
the window glass the Imprints successively
of the hands of an adult and Infant. All
efforts to erase them have proven unsuc
cessful. Mrs. Fletcner, a niece, and neighbor lady
relate that there, appeared on the glnse the
outlines of a baby's face, which, after
about an hour, began to fade, and wss
replaced by a profile view of a woman's
face. This, they claim, was again replaced
by a woman's head wearing a Salavatlon
Army bonnet.
No one seems to b able to explain tho
phenomenon.
Entertaining Little Stories for Little People
Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid
Dnlele's Rainbow.
I IMOTHER!" said Dulclo Raymond,
I t J I "I want a pink dress Just like
1 1 Ruth Tlalilttln'a"
"Why, Dulcie, you already have
a pretty dress you have never
worn," said her mother.
"But that is violet and not so pretty aa
pink."
I am sorry to say that Dulcie always
tired of what she had and was continually
wanting something new. Did you ever
meet with such a little girl?
"Come here, Dulcie," called Mrs. Ray
mond later from the porch. "What do you
see, dear?"
"Oh, the loveliest rainbow I ever saw,"
and Dulcie danced about delightedly.
"Is the rainbow all pink?"
"What a question, mother! It would not
be half so pretty if It was alt one color."
"I know of a little girl wtio would be
glad of a new dress of almost any color."
"Who Is she, mother?"
"Ollle Brown, our washerwoman's daugh
ter. I have learned she has not clothes
to wear to Sunday school. Would ndt my
Dulcie rather have Ollie wear a new dress
and hat thin have the pink dress herself?"
"Yes, mother, I truly should."
A few days later Mrs. Raymond told
Dulcie that Ollle's dress was finished and
he might take it to her.
"Are these things really mine to keep?"
asked Ollle.
"Yes, Indeed," said Dulcie. "And mother
told me to invite you and Ruth Baldwin
to come and have tea with me tomorrow
afternoon."
It was such a lovely warm June after
noon when Ruth and Ollle came to see
Dulcie that they spent It out in the apple
orchard.
"I could not have told which my lit
tle girlie was when you were flitting about
in the orchard If your dresses had alt been
pink," said Mrs. Raymond at tea time.
"Violet, pink and blue," said . Dulcie.
"Why, we are mother's rainbow of girls."
S. Rosalie Sill In Sunbeam.
Ioss Who Are Newsboy.
Wow-wow-wow-wow !
Four sharp barks In quick succession, em
phasized by an animated tall and the
bright glare of a pair of bead black eyes.
To the ordinary mortal it might Bound like
the delighted greeting of an ' Irresponsible
little doggie to a passing friend. To the
Initiated, however, It represents the cry of
one of the cleverest knights of the road
that the effete city of Boston boasts.
"Here's your papers. Wuxtry!" says that
bark, and the dog newsboy, picking up the
paper he has dropped while he cried his
wares, trots up to the customer he has
Selected and holds up his offering with a
persuasion that few can resist.
"Newsy," as he Is very properly called,
is a small white poodle, the property of a
man who sells papers on Park street, down
ear the offices. He started his career
when he was a mere puppy. At fi:-st only
the comrade of his master in h s long
hours on tho street, the idea occuired to
the newsman to use the faithful llttln bow
wow's superabundant energy In his work.
The training was slow and arduous. Newsy
was proud of his responsibility when In
trusted with a paper, but, like others of his
kind, objected to give it up. If you inter
pret his language sympathetically he will
tell you himself that this was only In his1
early days. As goon as he realized that
he was to become a man pf business he
begn to take the paper and himself
seriously.
Stationed by his master, hta aeen eyes
watch the passing faces. 'ewsy know the
man who likes dogs ata glance. He never
approaches any other. He catches up his
paper, dashes out in front of him, lays
down his load for his sharp little "remark"
and then waves it in air with an engaging
certainty of success In his eager appeal. If
the dog is noticed and tho man stcops for
the paper Newsy's master walks out for
the pay and the poodle rushes back to pre
pare for the next sale.
The dog has been a great vogue with
women and Is perfectly aware of the -fact
that here his sales will require no great
effort. He acecpts their attentions like a
matinee Idol polite, but blase.
While on his beat nothing can lure him
from duty. His canine acquaintances who
Invite him to take a turn around the corner
are sternly refused. Even the vision of a
stray cat cannot tempt him away from his
post, though Newsy's black beads grow
wistful with longing. Minneapolis Tribune.
Mister Butter-In.
Dirty face and clothes in rents,
Alius round a-putierin ,
Just a, bunch' of imerdence,
Little Mister Butter-in.
Mammy JfS' can't keep things neat '
When he's alius clutterln',
Trackin' llri with two bare feet,
Sliifless Mister Uutter-ln!
Who get3 dad's first kiss at night,
Cmwin' an' a-flutterln'.
Mammy? Well, not by a sight!
That's for lltllo Butter-In.
Ef we set down to a meal,
Up he wakes a-spntterin"
For his share, with such a squeal!
Greedy Mr. Butter-in.
Alius shovln' In his oar.
Talkin' big an' stutterln';
Dad can't say a word no more,
'Count of that old Butter-In.
Still we're used now to his ways.
An' there Is no utterln'
Quite, bow loneeome were our das
hU we had no Butter-ins.
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Miss Keller's Teacher Weds.
IIOROUGH Informality and sim
plicity characterized the wedding
of Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan
to John Albert Macy at Wrent
hnra, Mass., May 2. The bride
is the instructor and companion of Miss
Helen Keller, and the groom is of the
editorial staff of the Youth's Companion
and an instructor of English at Harvard
university.
The romance which culminated in the
marriage had its beginning in their com
mon interest in Helen Keller, the young
woman who, though deaf, blind and dumb,
received the degree A. B. from Radcllffo
college last June,
Miss Sullivan's attachment to Miss Keller
is an instance of remarkable devotion.
During nearly twenty years the older
woman was the Inspiration of the younger
her teacher and friend; Miss Sullivan was
eyes to the blind, ears to the deaf, tongue
to the dumb and an open door to her who
sat in darkness until she was 7 y curs-of
age. The teacher, who was herself tem
porarily deprived of sight, by sheer genius
for her work, gave to Miss Keller and to
the world the latter fine personality.
For several years Mr. Macy has been
interested in the education of Miss Keller;
he became an intimate friend of both
teacher and pupil, and was often in their
company. Some of the gossips connected
the names of Mr. Mac;' and Miss Keller,
but a few months ago Miss Sullivan and
Mr. Macy announced their engagement.
Mr. Macy, who was a prominent mem
ber of the class of 'D9 of Hsrvard college,
Is an Instructor In English at the univer
sity and also miscellany editor of the
Youth's Companion. He has aided Miss
Keller In her literary work and wrote the
preface to her book, "The Story of My Life."
Aa Elderly Brldeajroom.
George Schmltt, W years old, of Asbury
Park, N. J., formerly a manager of Wash
ington market. New York City, murrled,
Easter Sunday, Mrs. Ellen Day SwartX of
Newark, who is 67 and twice widowed.
An accidental search of the records In
Neptune's township disclosed the romantlo
marriage. The bride said it was a love
match. "I've known him since my child
hood," she said. "I know he will make a
model husband, becuuso he haa never
smoked, chewed or drunk, and is as sound
In mind and body as he was twenty years
ago."
The bridegroom, who has retired from
business with nn ample fortune, has chil
dren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Elopers' t'lub on Warpath.
The fourth in the series of weddings by
members of the Waterbury (Conn.) Elope
ment club was announced on May 6, when
Clifford D. Sand land, an official In tho
Waterbury Lumber and Coal company, and
Miss Gertrude Fields, daughter of a local
manufacturer, blushlngly confessed that
they had been married in New York on
Good Friday.
The parents of both parties received the
news with equanimity. There now re
mains only one surviving bachelor of the
original Elopement club of five. The club
was organized nearly two years ago. They
declared that weddings were becoming too
prosaic and they proposed to restore soino
thlng of the spirit of romance.
Frank Morseliead led the procession eight
een months ago, und he stole awuy to
the metropolis with Miss Eva (.'huttleld.
They returned man and wife and the club
gave them a handsome silver service.
Philip Morsehead came next, eloping with
Miss Etta Lewln. They didn't announce
their wedding for a month afterward, but
got a silver service.
The club tendered a reception to Mr. and
Mrs. Sandland. Sluvirt, the sole sujflvor,
acted aa master of ceremoulea.
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