riFE OMAHA'. SUNDAY 'BEE: JTXE 9. 1007.
i How he Omaha High School Cadets Spent Days al Camp McCague
A'
I with military rer-ulartty on a
Ins parade ground atretehijig off
to th south; a coo) grove skirt
ing the north and west, affording
restful background for t!e kitchen and It
ecompanylng activity and grateful shade
for three long mesa tables radiating In
wabbly lines from the rear of t! woodpile;
In th foreground the bis Young Men's
geistlan association tent. with sides
ised exposing it Inviting equipment of
c'elrs and tables strewn with papers and
nagaxlnea and crowning the hill, floating
triumphantly over all did Glory. Such waa
Camp McCague. the eighth encampment of
1 . Omaha Hlh arhool cadta in the new
If 'tclty park of Glen wood. Ia-, last week.
' Something over 9i Btronir they were and
th tent city, the grove and adjoining field
fairly swarmed with these gray uniformed
oldiers In various stages of drees and un
dress while "over town," the streets sur
rounding the court houae square afTnrded
Ji additional and popular parade. From
Monday noon when the battalion pitched
Ita tents until Saturday morning when It
broke camp, there waa "something doing"
t Camp McCague and the most thrilling of
It did not happen during th long day
which began with reveille at 6 C o'clock or
' even by th candle or lantern rights ex
tinguished at 10 p. m Long after taps had
sounded there waa scurrying on the com
pany streets and between tents or down
' Jong the path," the short cut to and
from town, that told of frequent "running
the guard," while all through the night
elusive Hilschlefmakers played pranks of
more or less noisy character In various
quarters of the camp.
, While under military discipline that pro
f Tided ixnrmhing for every hour, the reg
I wlatlon was not sufficiently rigid to deprive
the -camp of abundant opportunity for fun
, or even to Impose Irksome duty unless
I v cadet was caught in open violation of
rules. Even the routine was relieved of
monotony by an amaalng variety of pranks
f sandwiched In between occasions for full
dress. Troop parade and company drill
were quite Informal, and M th lines swung
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Qt'APTET FURNISHES THE MTS1C.
Gossip About
RECENTLY published biography
of Charles Aiidursoa Dana, th
famous editor and proprietor of
the New York Butt, gives an In
structive lr.slght into tb payrolls
A
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editors In th days before Ut war.
When
th Brcx k Fernj expertment col-
laped in IMC, Dana, who bad Just been
tnarried, was virtually roke. H wai
earning t a week oa the aid as onrreo
pondent of the Boston Dally Chronotype.
' Tins meagre stipend would not long au
I taia two healthy peopl. econoruloal as
I they wer In "th good old nays." Dana
accordingly moved t New Tork and waa
miOoyed by Horace Greeley en the New
York Tribun at C a week. Bet ore th
year 1MT waa over Dana struck for a rats
and got C a week, on dollar less tnma
Greeuey waa reotUvIng a edaor-uwhief.
Th following year Dana went to Europe
ud wrote a son of weekly fetters from
London, Peris and Berlin to five American
, paiwrs, for wfeich b reouived total of
away across the parade ground a pictur
esque collection of hate end caps adorned
the heads of the young soldiers, w ho were
frequently garbed In an equally unique
variety of raiment. In Spite of much
grumbling over the "grub" provided, mess
call was one of the welcome sounds of the
dny and before the last notes of the bugle
had been sounded they were well nigh
drowned with a chorus of bang and clatter
resulting from a brink rattle of tin plates,
tin cups, knives and forks, a set In the
ha.nd of every soldier, as they came on
the run out of the tents, around -he cor
ners snd down the hill to the side cf the
kitchen, where each was served his portion,
te be carried to the tah)s under the trees,
bark to the tents or out In the grass to be
eaten. It was a long. Impatient, but good
natured line that stretched bsrk up the
hill "waiting turn" and the din of the
tin cups and plates and the general hilarity
grew louder and more rigorous as the
moments passed, slacking only as the
plates, cups snd mouths became too much
occupied to make further noise.
And how the ' grub" disappeared and In
quantities that need only to be named to
explain the Incessant activity in and about
the kitchen. "Nine hundred eggs, 150
pounds of friend potatoes, 100 pounds of
bread, twenty-five pounds of butter and
twenty-five gallons of coffee cleaned tip
slick and clean for one breakfast" an
nounced one of the four regular army cooks
Fort Crook had loaned for the occasion
In response to an Inquiry. "We use about
S50 pounds of bread and Sno potmds of beef
every day, besides all the coffee and po
tatoes and those pans full of baked beans,"
Indicating several huge black pans ranged
along the side of the kitchen.
"That's our guard house," he continued,
nodding to a row of boys busily engaged
In peeling potatoes, which were dropped
Into a huge boiler. "There now, you kids,
get next to them spuds and quit your
monkeying," he called to the group with
the knives, and then, from the other side
of the kitchen, to a pair Of cadets cutting
wood, industriously, "let up on tb chopping
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Noted People
H per week. These letters, th biographer
thinks constituted th first syndicated cor
respondence rvwr contracted for by anyoue,
cither In Europe of America. Out of this
MU a week Dana paid his expenses abroad,
supported his family In New York and cam
horn with (a in his pocket. Th Tribune
than advanced his salary to IS a week,
then HO. and finally SM, at which latter
figur it stood when Dana, as managing
editor, parted company with liorao
Greeley la March, Isttt.
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Jndaro Hess Dumnal.
To a harpy apeeota h made In th pres
ence of Theodora Raosevult. says th
Washington Herald, Judg V. M. Roa of
Lntl Rock. ArlL. owes the signal honor of
being selected aa one of th Coiled Stale
delegates to tb World Peace eongreaa
aooa to asaamble for th second tint at
Tb Hague. The occasion waa a luncheon
given to Lb President at Little Rock, when
tb president suad Ida Uat visit la th
a minute and fetch hi some of that wood,"
an order complied with without question.
"Every fellow has to wash his own
dishes, but seme of those kids that like to
frisk about arter taps are having plenty
of chance to learn how to wash bean pans
and kitchen utensils," ,tie went on, "and
some of them can swing a mighty pretty
curve with an ax. They don't much admire
to peel spuds, but some of them are get
ting pretty handy at It." Two big army
ranges sufficed for the cooking and outside
on a long rod over a camp fire three great
kettles of water steamed, and the four men
in aprons who presided over them could
boast one of the most attractive -fpots In
the camp.
As for the tents, they were more or less
comfortable, according to the .inclination of
their occupants Army oots had been pro
vided where desired and those not wishing
them rolled in their blankets on straw ticks
on the ground. In some of the tents, prevl
pus experience or a thoughtful mother was
respons'ble toT many convenience, such as
a row of coat frames suspended from the
ridge pole or a rudely constructed table on
which were spread various toilet articles;
a rug or a strip of carpet, nd even a
mirror.
Beveral mandolins and other Instruments
were in camp and much enjoyed. In other
tents the dlsordur was picturesque. Early
In the morning anduntil nearly noon, most
of the bedding was spread out on top of
the tents to air or dry, and the nnmade
beds Inside gave anything but an Inviting
appearance, especially In the tents of the
privates, where three occupants waa the
rule. The officers were but two In a tent. ,
But the big, comfortable Toung Men's
Christian association tent down at the foot
of the hfll provided room for all who wished
to read or write, and was the popular
gathering place. In the morning It was
headquarters for band practice and In the
afternoon It was used for the school of In
struction for officers and noncommissioned
officers, while all day long when not other
wise occupied, groups of boys surrounded
the tables reading or writing.
Parade In the late afternoon was the fea
ture of the day. Then all carelessness and
nonsense were put aside, and in full uni
form, with white belts and gloves, the en
tire battalion turned out.
Thursday, visitors' day, was the red letter
day of the week. It tineant appreciative
admiration for ctrr.p l!'j not untlnged with
envy, from that contingent of the school
not privileged to enjoy such experiences;
solace for a week of unpalatable "grub" in
the form of well packed lunch baskets and
amazing quantities of fudge and other
dalntirs and to many a homesick boy, a
.welcome visit from mother or sister.
While the rain' neoessarilr contributed
of America Hold Aemorial Service for
AST Sunday the Modern Woodmen
of America observed their annual
memorial day exercise. The
Omaha neighbors united In a
Joint observance at Hanscom
park, the .several local camps being repre
sented In the ceremonies. Th Forester
teams of the several camps farmed a pro
t
southwest In 1!K. Judge Rose, though one
of the most distinguished lawyers In the
Vnited Etatea. bad never met the president
until that day, and in th course of a brief
address by Judge Rose at the luncheon Mr.
Roosevelt, with characteristic enthusiasm,
turned te his seat mates nd declared:
That man is one of ttie ablest men In the
country. I want to know htm better, and
I want yon to tell htm so, too,' The
Arkansan la net-rly H years old and has
been president of the National Bar asso
ciation, but never kn office seeker. For
many years 1 was on the highest bench
of his state, but has frequently declined
political office. When the time came to
elect th delegate- to The Hague confer
ence th president wrote with his own hand
a tetter to Judas Roa asking him tf ha
would accept appointment as a member of
th delegation.
Th Arkansan Immediately accepted, and
la bow on his way to the Dutch capital,
Oralsry tatei Hlaa.
Senator LeFollett Is a graduaU of tb
Wisconsin university, but ha cam peril
ously near but botnjf. A li Itough pains
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some discomfort, the bright days mure than
made up for It, and under the supervision
of men who maintained the best conditions
and Influences possible. Camp McCague will
be recorded among the most successful en
campments of the cadets.
While from the standpoint of the careful
parent, especially the watchful mother who
Is ever alert for things that would be harm
ful to her boy, even a week's camp may be
of doubtful benefit, to those who saw Cvng
McCague under favorable ' circumstances,
the chief occasion for concern must have
been the unusually wet, cold weather. But
even this was overcome to a large extent
by regulations more sensible than military,
During the rainy nights even the guard
was- withdrawn and allowed to retire to
shelter and the soldiers, who got wet were
entirely responsible for their plight. Com
mandant Welsh was untiring in his efforts
for the welfare of the boys and the last
stormy night found the entire charge In
dry beds; those who were not well dis
tributed among the neighboring farm
houses were In the Armory in town. While
from one point of view the camp had a
rather inrortoua ending, the days that were
bright redeemed it.
cession that marched from Fifteenth and
Douglas streets to the park, where a large
concourse of people gathered. Here the ex
ercises were under the direction of Chair
man Barney Harris. Prof. Nathan Bern
stein of Omaha camp No. IS read the
ritualistic service for the dead and
delivered A most Impressive ' address.
FORMATION AT THE GRAVE.
taking and earnest student and enjoying
th respect alike of the faculty and tb
stud tot body, he never stood high in his
classes. On final examination 1 full
slightly below the mark prescribed for
graduation. Just before this occurred h
won chief honors in aa Interstate colle
glate oratorical contest, thereby bringing
glory and renown to the great Institution at
Madison. At that time tle university had
as ita president John Ha scorn, than whom
this country has produced nor more pro
found philosopher or broadly learned man
generally. President Baaoom called the fac
ulty together and mad a fight for young
LaFotlette. II pointed out Uiat while La
Follette's exsnilnarton allowed that he was
a Itttle deficient in some branches of the
curriculum and tlat tiiua his average was
not up to' th arbitrary standard prescribed,
be waa still on of the hardest working
students ever at the university, had re
flected credit upon th Institution ia tha big
oratorical contest and would continue to do
so In after life. By a narrow mars-la tb
faculty by vet reversed Its decision against
LaFoUeU eod grnfitod him a diploma, Ia
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GENEiRAXi VIEW OF CAMP ITCAOCXL
' COMMAND AKT VTFZXm ANT ETA FT"
Rev. Newman Hall Burdick of the
Second Presbyterian church offered prayer,
and a quartet, led by Prof. Lee G. Kratx,
furnished music. The ceremony was elm
pie, but very impressive.
The Modern Woodmen of America ar
numerically very strong in Omaha, an in
dication of the local popularity of th ordes.
a sense, therefore, Mr. LaFollette ha made
no speech in all his career that has won
him a prix more highly valued. ,
Umn'l Ftsmi Poena.
Not many days ago there passed away,
at the advanced age of nearly M years, a
great Irish scholar, the author of a poem
thst for more than sixty years for he waa
acaroely more than a boy when he wrote
It has been familiar to millions of Irish
tongues and ha stirred millions of Irish
bearia. He passed away quietly at bis
home. Upper Mount street. Dublin, and
the report of l.ia dcatn scarcely got across
the Atlantic. This man was John Kells
Ingrain and the poem Is. "Who Fears to
Elak of It re.nl title is. "The Mem
ory of the Dead," and these are the lines
of the first of the six ringing stanzas:
Who fears to sjeak of ninety-eight?
Who blushes si the name?
When .cowards muck trie patriot's fata,
W In) liki.fi l is bend In shame?
H all a knave or half a aiav
Who auK.':ts his country thus;
But a true msn, like vcu, man.
Will fill your Kits wiUi ua
Ingram. In the early 'eua, waa a student
at Trinity college, Dubllah relate th In
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dianapolis NewsV.H afterward became on
of Its most accomplished test: hers and oc
cupied during Us long 1U the professional'
chair of almost every de.artment of that
college. Ingram was a native of Donegal
and a Protestant. His sympathies wer
warmly with the national hopes of Ireland.
In th room of one of the students a dis
cussion arose on the old rebellion of 17U&.
After the student had separated and re
tired for the night young Ingram, deeply
Impressed by what he had heard, wrote th
poem. Next day, with much diffidence, he
read It to some of his companions of th
niglit before, addressed It to th editor of
th Nation, the champion of young Ireland,
and dropped It into a post box. When tt
appeared In print It thrilled and cheered
all Ireland and It has ever since been an
Inspiration In tb strlf of the Irish peopls
for liberty.
FlaytmaT Another Man's Gnssa.
At a dinner recently given by a Wan
street man who ia known for his hos
pitality, relates tb New Turk Tribune,
gambling was th subject of conversation,
and tTiary starts wr told to show bow
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THE RITUAL, FOR THE DAT.
the turn cf the cards or of the wheal had'
made fortunes for soma men and had mado'
beggars of others. Tb host told of on
man who. after pawning his watch at
Ostand, played and retrieved a fortune)
which had been lost and won "another
for good mess urn." Similar stories wer
told by other members of th dinner com'
pany, and th subject seamed to have been
exhausted, when a quiet man who has the
reputation for daring on th floor of th
exchang aaid: " Bom years ago. wheny
John Morrissey ran the Saratoga clut
house, I saw a yeung man there whose)
father I knew chip away thousands at that
red and black gam. H had been at It
for three days and I waa present when his
Last chip was raked lu. We walked out
together and when w reached Broadway
h aaid: "I feel It In m that tf I could go
right back now and begin where I left off
I d win.' Ilia manner Impressed me att
I staked him for a hundred and went bac
to th club. Now, from that little starter
wl.st do you think h won?" After all had
guessed, naming aums away In th bun,
dreds of thousands, h said: "Ha lost tb
hundred and owes tt to m yet"
