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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 2fi. 1003.
COUNTY LOSES ON ESTATE
Geti Fifteen Thousand Dollars Lest by
New Interpretation Count's Will.
QUESTION OF CONTEST PENDING
Board Take Action, hat Ask
. , Coanty Attorncr Kn;llh far
i Wrlllfi Report of
Slataa af Case.
The question whether or not the county
would contest' the settlement of the Cretgh
ton estate was put up te the county board
Saturday by Deputy County Attorney
'Coed, who appeared before the committee
of the whole and asked for Instruction!.
The board did not act, but requested the
county attorney' office to' bring in a
written report Yf the status of the caee
and the county'e Interest In It. together
with recommcndatlona from the legal
standpoint.
The affair of the estate are ready for
settlement and an. order probably will be
'. entered distributing the property early
next week. The county, under the set-
tlemnt will receive about $15,000 less in
, Inheritance tax than it wojjld had the
. Interpretation placed on the will by the
. large Institutions been carried out. The
institutions' share of the estate would
have be larger and the county'e share
correspondingly greater.
Mr. Coad ssld there was some doubt
oven If this interpretation was sustained
.by the court whether the county would
s. benefit by It, as the Institutions already
'.'have renounced any claim to an amount
larger than that allowed them In the set
' tlement. Hence It would be a question
whether a tax .could be collected on
' money they had not actually received. On
the other hand If the court sustains the
' interpretation of the McCreary heirs and
others that the institutions did not par
ticipate in the residue the county would
lns seveial thousand dollars by the con
test.' After Mr. Coad makes his written report
the commissioners will-act, probably not
before next Baturday.'
Km e Hostilities.
I re was not present at the board meeting
being in Mexico on a business trip. The
- usual factional contest was apparent, bat
' it did not reach alarming proportions:
'Tralnor introduced a revised edition of the
resolution that was killed several weeks
ago providing for the discharge of H. R,
Avery fesrn the road office force. Mr.
Avery and his gang have been used since
road work stopped. In cutting brush and
cleaning ditches along country roads.
Tralnor's resolution provided Avery be dls
- charged along with the other members of
, the gang, and that the cutting of brush be
, . stopped. Mr. Tralnor said the road fund
. was almost depleted, and the balance should
, be saved for emergency work.
r Hrunlng sided with him, while Kennard
and Solomon voted against the resolution,
, killing It for lack of a majority.
. Resolutions by Brunlng, providing no
printing, stationery or supplies, should be
ordered, except on order of the board, and
that no changes in county buildings -should
bo made, except after receiving competitive
bldswero laid over. ,
. A committee consisting of Dan Clifton,
St X. Rogers and Robert McKlnnon, repre
senting the Standard Building Trades alii
ance, called on thn board and asked the
union labor be- given preference In giving
' out county work. . They objected to the
-'employment of William Rllce, who Is mak
Ingf alterations in the rooms used by Die
. trlct Clerk Smith, on. the ground he is un-l
friendly to union labor. The board asked
tho county attorney for an opinion as to
whether the board could legally dlscrlm
Inate in favor of union labor or not.
'A resolution by Brunlng. asking for bids
on furnishing Ice, was laid over until the
next meeting.
ltesolntlon on I. .. Hascall.
The board adopted the following resolu
tlun. relating to the death of the late Isaac
, 8. Hascall:
Whereas by tho death of Judge Isaac 8
Hascall, tho cltizons of our state, county
and city, have lost a most respected and
honoriiblA citizen, one who has always been
,, a leader in public affairs of our state, and
a constant friend of the laboring man
therefore be it
i- ' Resolved That we, the Board of County
is commissioners, extend to his bereaved
, family, our most sincere and heartfelt
sympathy In this, their hour of Borrow, and
be it further
. i Resolved That this resolution be spread
upon in minutes, ana a copy or the same,
te sent to tne pereaved family.
VAST NUMBER OF IDLE CARS
' Snrulo In Vnlted States ow Four
Time Greater Than Ever
Was Before.
1 he surplus car --report as published
Thursday, showing 325,898 Idle cars in the
United States la subject to some Interest
ing comparisons. In October during the
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
raw reople Xaow How Useful It X la
rmtmin Heaun ana Beauty.
Cost Hotbing To Try.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the safeat and most efficient disinfect
ant and purifier in nature, but few realise
IU value when taken into the human sy
tern for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of It the better; It la not a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gassea and
Impurities alwaya present In the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out of
e the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
- smoking, drinking or after eating onlena
k and other odorous vegetable.
miarcoaa ciieciuauy clears and lm
proves the complexion. It whitens th
Wctb end lurtner acts as a natural and
eminently sale cainartic.
It . aosoros tue injurious gases which
collect in the aiouiaca and bowls; It dl
' - iufecta the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.-
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal aua tne most zor in money is in
Stuart Charcoal L.osenges; they are com
pored of the finest powdered Willow
. rhuicottl, and other harmless antiseptics
i In tablet form or, rather In the form ef
. large pleasant tasting loxengea, th char
coal being mixed with honey,
.Th dally use of these lozenges will
: soon tell la a much Improved condition
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and tbe
beauty of it Is. that no possible barm can
result from their continued use, but, on
' the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo phystclon. In speaking of the
- benefit of charcoal, says: "X advise
Btuarfs Charcoal Losenges to all patients
suffering from ga la stomach and bowels
and to clear the complexion and purify
tbe breath, mouth and throat: 1 also b..
ilev th liver is greatly benefited by
the dally us f them; they coat but
twenty-ftv cent a box at drug store,
and although In some sens a patent prep.
aretWn. yet I bellev 1 get mora and bet
ter charcoal Btuarf Charcoal lxen
, . . cs than In any of trie ordinary charcoal
tablets."
tiend your nam and address today for
a free trial package and see for yourself.
y. A. Stuart Co., too Stuart Uldg, r sh
all. Mich.
period of the giestest car shortsge In the
history of American railroading the short
en of cars amounted to H7.000 and now
the surplusage Is nearly four times that
mount. The number of surplus cars, as
shown by the report at the end of the
first week In January, is greater than "the
entire number of cars of all the western
mads.- The Denver tk Rio Orande has 45.IW8
cars, tho Union Pacific, Southern Farlflc,
Oregon Short Line and tho Oregon Hall
way and Navigation company have 51.913
ars. the Northern Pacific 43,2R, the Great
Northern 48,700, the Burlington about M.OOO
nd the Rock Island about 40,000, making
total of 2tt,K for all the leading western
roads.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mre. Lydta Wither Attempts tn Com
mit iolelde, hst Her Ufa.
. , la Saved.
Mrs. Lyilla Withers, living in the rear
of 409 North Twerfly-fifth street, el-
tempted suicide last night by taking an
opiate poison. She Is a woman of about
0 years. Withers worked until Thurs
day .for th National Construction com
pany. The woman apparently became
espondent over domestlo affairs and
when she had determined to end her life
wrote a touching letter to Tier husband,
telling of her undying love and regret
ting that she had not been able to keep
him from - drink, which, she said, was
the cause of all their trouble. - She did
not say she Intended to commit suicide,
but "When you rend this I will be gone
forever. Goodbye." She left the letter
with a neighbor and left her home.. Her
husband returned, read the letter and,
thinking she had deserted him also, took
what, rjsone he had and left the house.
She wandered about the streets until
about p. m., when she swallowed the
drug. She said afterward it was some
where near the new city hall.' Then she
came to her home before the drug bad
overpowered hor and broke in the door,
which -had been locked. She was dis
covered soon and Dr. De Lanney : was
called, He thought she was suffering
from' an overdose of chlor-anodyne or
sormr'such powerful drug.. He adminis
tered a strong emetic and she soon re
vived. ' She refused ' to tell what drug
she had taken. Withers disappeared and
could not be located last night
Sewer Inspector Discharged.. . .
Mfahael Popp, one of the city sewor In
spectors, Was discharged yesterdaylby City
Engineer E. M. Rohrbough for alleged mls-
Ujonduet and Inattention to his d titles. Mr.
Rohrbough said yesterday that he had had
reports of Popp's derelictions several days
ago, but he wanted to catch him so fairly
that there could be no question of the
Justice of his position. This he claimed
yesterday he had done. Popp refused to
leave the shaft house of the National Con
struction company, where he had been sta
tioned. It Is (aid that the foreman at
tempted to eject him and finally resorted
to blows. A patrolman was called from
Railroad avenue, who put Popp off the
works.- lie came at once to the city hall
lib his grievance. He said he had not
been drunk at all, but that he was being
discharged maliciously, because, as he said,
he had discovered the company was short
In the cement they were using. He said
they were short fifteen sacks Thursday.
Moreover, he declared he would appeal to
the courts that the work should not pro
ceed. The city engineer says that the Na
tlonal Construction company was not at
fault In the least, but that Popp failed to
attend to his duty. "The man Is discharged
for sufficient reasons, and he shall stay
discharged." Popp probably will appeal to
the mayor this morning. John Mulholland
was preparing a sworn statement setting
forth 111 complaint yesterday. This was
Investigated last Tuesday to the satisfaction
of the city council. Mulholland, however,
was pot satisfied and want to contlnuo
the agitation, claiming the Mud creek sewer
Is fanlty.
Bandar Service.
Rev. H. II. Millard will preach Sunday
morning from tho text, "Man' Greatest.
Blessing." At'tlle evening service Dr. T. C.
Stiff of Philadelphia, Pa., will preach. II
is one of the prominent physicians of- the
country and has a great reputation as a
preacher as well.
The subject of Rev. George Van Winkle's
sermon at the Baptist church will be "The
Kingdom of God." "The Look of Jesus"
will be the caption of the evening theme.
Rev. Mr. Ray of the Christian church
will speak at '.he Workmen Temple Sunday
morning on "The New Life." The evening
topic is "The Great Question of the Age-
Communion service will be observed at
the United Presbyterian church. The week
of preparation has closed successfully In
last night' service. The church has been
newly furnished. "Why I am Glad I Joined
the Church" will be the subject of the even
Ing discourse.
The True W'sge of Hire" will be the
theme of Rev. R. W. Liver's sermon Sunday-
morning at the English Lutheran
church. He goes to Fremont In the even
ing. The young people will meet aa usual
"Bridging the Chasm" Is the Sunday topic
of Dr. R. L. Wheeler Sunday morning. It
Is a foreign missionary service. Th even
ing service will be evangelical.
- Magic City Oosals).
Walter Madden Is recovering from a r
cent severe illness.
Mrs. Carl Smith is spending the week
visiting at I rirnna, ill.
John rosgriff, 1114 North Thirty-sixth
street, reported the birth' of a daughter
yeaterday.
A. P. Durkes has filed as a democratic
committeeman In the first precinct of the
SMtth ward.
A. F. Stryker Is expected home from
Denver this morning, lie has been attend
ing the stock show.
H. C. Richmond paid a brief visit to
South Omaha yesterday looking after the
interests of the Nebraska tress associa
tlon.
The funeral of Michael Dalton, who died
In Omaha, will - take place at 8:.D a. m
today at St. Cecelia's church. The burial
will be ai pT. Mary s c emetery, lie was I
pioneer resident of South Omaha.
John Schmidt, Thirty-first and X, re
ported the loss of a gold watch by the
activity of a daylight burglar yeaterday
A good description was given to tho police
POLICE BILL, PASSES SENATE
evada Assembly Ha Proposed
Mrasare Read and Refer It to
( 8oelal Committee.
CARSON, Nev.. Jan. 26 The Nevada
police bill passed the senate today without
a dissenting vote and went to the assembly
In the assembly there was a test vote
on the union 'strength today. A resolution
was introduced by Mr. Vaughn, one of the
union men asking that members of the con
tending faction at Goldfleld be heard upon
the floor of the house. After a lively de
bate the resolution was lost by a vote of
SI to T. This majority Is even heavier than
has been relied upon by the supporter
of the police measure.
Th polic bill came up before the as
sembly on first reading this . afternoon.
After a little delay, caused by th union
force endeavoring to refe It to th Indian
and military affair committee, tfie bill was
referral to a special committee by a vote
of tl to 7. Th assembly then adjourned
until Monday morning.
Immediately following adjournment toda
a caucus of the members of the assembly
waa called and It waa decided, after a brief
session, to defer action on the police bill
until assurances were given by the Mine
Owner' association that th card system
recently Instituted In th Ooldfield camp
would be abolished.
Prices
74 Combination Book Cases, ',
Were $23.00, Clearance Price
Combination. Book Cases,
Were $33.00, now
18 Library Cases,
Were $25.00, now going at.
13 Large Sanitary Steel Davenports,
Were $10.23, now.
9 Couches, Covered in ;
Genuine Nantucket leather.
29 Elaborate Davenports,
Sofa Beds, were $45.00 now.1,
16 Dressers, large mirrors,
Were $13.00, now
25 Elegant solid oak Dressers,
Xow
7 Dressing Tables,
Solid Oak, cut now to.
HAIL ORDERS ARE BEATEN
Houses -of East Blocked from Mixed
Carload Shipments West.
SHIPPERS HEAD THEM OFF AGAIN
Sueh U the Word J. M. a!14 Bring
Back from Claaalflrattoa Com
mittee Meet lag at Hot '
Springs, Ya.
Mixed carloads of merchandise will not
be shipped to the west from the mall order
houses and "supply" companies of the east.
under a carload rate, as a result of the
objections filed by the shippers and organ
izations before the western classification
committee, which has just adjourned a
meeting at Hot Springs, Va.""'
J. M. Guild, commlslsoner of the Com
mercial club of Omaha, and who repre
sented the Sioux City club and other Mis
souri river shippers, has returned from
Virginia, where he attended the sessions.
Mr. Guild said:
'The changes made In classification were
favorable to our Interests, though the sen
timent of the meeting wa against any
changes. The new classification will be Is
sued at once, to talte effect May 1, and the
next regular meeting will be held at Old
Manltou, Colo.
There was more 1 discussion over the
Hem to amend rule 4, to provlle that where
shippers do not desire to forward ship
ments In accordance with the same, but
want to ship at carrier's risk, they must so
note on the shipping order or bill of lading.
Inasmuch aa the Interstate Commerce com
mission Is now considering and likely will
soon pass on a uniform bill of lading, we
wanted no action taken at this session. W
contended against any seeming effort on
tbe part of the railroads to evade their lia
bility under the common law. The rule un
questionably will be further amended, aa
now t is but a menace to the public and
of practically no value to the carrier.
Seeoad Effort Defeated.
"The second effort within a year to In
troduce Into western classification territory
the official classification rule, providing
for mixed carload rating on everything,
was again defeated. The member of the
conmltte are apparently convinced that
trunh a rale would not only be a great
hardship to the Jobbing ,lnterets. but a
blow to the commercial development of the
entire west.
"A rule was proposed to provide that
thn minimum charge should be for 100
pounds at the highest rate applying oh
A Tip For Fat Vomcn
In a few years that excess fat of your
will become a bad habit impossible to
break. Better take tim by the forelock
and reduce now in a natural way If you
would kep Intact the youthful symmetry
of 20 through the trying years of middle
age. Go to the druggist and ask him for
Vi ounce Marmola, H ounce Fluid Extract
Cascara Aromatic, and SVi ouncea Syrup
Simplex. Take a teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime. Mix them at home if you
wish, but sr. that the Marmola comes to
you in a sealed package.
This mixture makes firm flejthed, well
formed women out of flabby, shapeless
ones. It animates their stomach to burn
up the food fata Instead of allowing them
te gather at the waist line. Without dis
turbing the diet or requiring exercise to
help it out U dissolve the fat away Just
where needed the mot. It haa bmn knon
to, melt away harml.nsly at many as 1
ounces a day wlhout causing a single
w rlnkle.
arwamcgjof
Is a Saving Wortny ot rour consiaorauon
"Briefly stated, the reductions are made for the purpose of closing out all thecal I de-
' sign and putting our stocks In shape! for the anticipated Spring rush. Every one knows that it Is a Roodibufil
neg policy to clean up Ha stock at the close of each season. Good business Judgment tells ms that It Is better
toWfer a loss now than to carry the small lots and odds and ends over to the Spring season. Hence these re
ductions this cut of one-third from the price of every article In our Omaha store.
A Splendid Opportunity to Feather Your Nest
It's a most opportune time to supply yourself with needed home furnishings and realize a saving of full one-third
on every article you select. And you should bear In mind that our splendid plan of partial payments Is at your
service, and we will be glad to charge your purchase and let you pay for the goods as you find It convenient.
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Velvet Rugs, 9x12, high
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Rmyrna Rugs, 62x26 In.,
beautiful pattern..,...
13
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29
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ladltt'
Writing
Desks,
were $14.
now only
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8
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15
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Extension
Tables,
. Were
$8.00.
Now only
12
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4-
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26.75
Steel Range
complete with
warming cIob
e t , large
square oven,
asbestos lined,
6 holes, heavy
t Bessemer cold
.rolled steel
guaranteed
cooker and
baker, fully
worth $35f00.
I4I4-I416-I4IS DOUGLAS ST
any of the articles In the shipment, and
In the case of mixed packages, the revenue
accruing on 100 pounds of the highest ratpd
article In the package, no package to be
received' weighing less than twenty pounds.
It was vigorously opposed and defeated.
'.'On the revision of minimum weights. In
which It has been the desire of our ship
per to participate, to the end that no in
justice may be one, a special meeting of
the subcommittee will be held In Chicago
In April, to which shipper or their repre
sentatives will be invited and given every
opportunity to be heard before changea
are recommended to the general committee
at the July meeting."
DEAD MAN IS IDENTIFIED
Vtetlni of Areldeat Said, to Be Sam
uel Dean Frandnleat Identi
fier Arrested.
A letter received by Coroner Davis Sat
urday seems to. solve the mystery wlijch
has surrounded the Identity of the man
killed by a Union Pacific switch engine at
Eleventh and teavenworth streets. The
letter Is from H. W. Dean, 100 Washington
street, Chicago. Dean discloses a photo
graph of his brother, Samuel A. Dean,
which the coroner says looks Jike the vic
tim of tho accident. Tho description given
by the letter also corresponds with that
of the dead man, namely: Height, five feet
four Inches; eyes, blue; hair, thin In front
and curly; weight, lto pounds.
The coroner atlll holds the body, but it
will probably be burled Monday.
Q. Q. Gibb w'M arrested Saturday and
charged with being the man'Who fraudu
lently identified the body soon after the
accident. The police say Cobb called and
represented himself to be one James Allen
of Birmingham, Ala. lie said the body
was that of his brother, Frank "Allen. He
told a yarn about he and hla brother trying
to make their way to Seattle or some other
UiBtant seaport and how his brother fell
under a switch engine and lost his life.
At first he was believed' In hla story,
but at length after he had gone It de
veloped he was a fiction artist and had but
one motive for spinning the yarn he did,
namely, to get possession of what means
were tound on the dead man. which
chanced to be $2.30.
Ira Pace of Fremont later identified the
body aa that of J. 'Vean, with whom he
had occupied a room at the Davenport
Jiotel. U57 Douglas street. John Ixtndon,
a clerk of the hotel, ajso Identified the body
as t(iat of Vean.
Corftner Davis feels assured now that
the body Is that of Samuel A. Dean.
JOHNSON AFTER BUTCHERS
Food1 ComuitBSloaer Will File Com
plaint that Ten Adulterate
Hambargrer Steak.
Complaints against ten Omaha butchers
Will be filed In police court eajrly next week
by County Attorney English charging them
with selling Hamburger steaks that were
"doped" with sulphites.
The complaint will be drawn under the
n.w pure food law and Deputy Food Com
mlslsoner Johnson 1 the complainant. The
evidence was secured in a tour of the
butcher shops of Omaha by Mrs. Harriet
MacMurphy. deputy food Inspector. She
secured a number of samples of hamburger
steaks and submlted them to the depart
ment chemist. He reported finding sul
phites in ten of the samples and th food
cQinmlstsoner reported to County Attorney
Kngllsh, who is now drawing up com
plaints. (results from decaying I.unga. Cure Coughs
ani weak Bore l.ungs wtn nr. King s rnew
Discovery. &Oo and 1100. Sold by Beaton
Drug Co.
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CARPETS AND RUGS
14.75
23.50
24.75
1.95
Rruswls Carpet Splun- CQi
did quality, flna for wpar. .v
Velvet Carpots High pile, qq
very rich and beautiful ... v
Ingrain Carpets 36-ln. Oft
wln. good wearing quality v
Axmlnster Carpets -foft 1 IC
luxurious patterns
Klegant Iron Beds, ma.s!ve post and tub
ings, beautiful decorated chill C Jt Q
work, steel side rails, 3 coats bak- J,tfQ,
ed on enamel, popular colors ,
"leather your nest"
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BURNS FITTINGLY HONORED
Scots of Omaha Pay Tribute to the
Great Bard on Hit Birthday.
COUNTRYMEN NOT ONLY DEVOTEE
Winner of Prise for Beat Essay
Awarded to a German Stndeat
of High School, 'Colored
Girl BcJn Second. .
Though the Burns birthday anniversary
entertainment was' given by a Gordon clan,
representatives of almost every Scotch
family in Omaha attended, "from the de
scendants of Am Melnnearach to thope of
Siloed Phara Bhig, the Campbells of Bar
caldlne and Balleveolan and the Camerons
of Lochlel.
Chief R. G. Wa'tson of th Gordon clan
gave a short address of welcome and an
nounced that his heart was set on seeing
the program carried out on time, and had
been himself ' warned of the dangers of
speech making.
Mis Martha Grym had two numbers on
the program and was thrice called back to
present other aongs. She sang "Wi' a
Hundred Piper and A' " and "Mfcry."
Mis Grym was a favorite with the audi
ence.. Her voice seemed particularly adapt id
to the Scottish songa which she rendered.
Piper George W. McDougal and his four
pupils presented two Scottish dances, the
fling and reel. The pupils who danced
were Martha Britton, Jennie and Andrew
Hlslop and Wallace Gerrle. The piper fur
nished the music and old Scotchmen present
declared the student danced the auld
ds flies like they all did when they were
boys and girls.
One of the pleasing features of the pro
gram was "sent tor," a number requesting
Will Kennedy and Chief R. G. Watson to
sing Burns! "Scots Wha Hue," which they
did. following with "Ye Banks and Braes."
Kot Scotch, bnt Scottish.
Miss Mao Weaver presented "Scotland"
and "Bonnie Sweet Bess," being twice re
called. W. H. Wllber, not a Scotchman,
but a student of the Scottish songs and a
favorite with Clan Gordon, presented "My
Nannie's Awa' " and "Flow Gently Sweet
Afton," being encored with enthusiasm
for other selections. D. F. Sonler, a pro
fessional Ornheum singer, presented severul
selections, and was recalled to the piano
to play and sing "Annie Laurie." Will
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Tables,
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39 Large Morris Chairs,
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Kennedy rehd a. sonnet to Burns by Grace
Sorenscn, written especially for Clan.
Gordon.
For Miss A. P. Hadley. Mr. Kennedy
read the selection "Cuddle Doon"-,Wlth
good effect, his reading being appreciated
fully as much as his participation in the
.songs, and they were among the choice
bits of Scottish entertainment of the even
ing. The prixe essay was by Walter Bernde
1031 North Thirty-fourth street, the clan
awarding Mr. Berndes the $10 prise for
the best essay on the subject, "The In
fluence of Robert Burn' Patriotism Upon
the World." The students of the high
school were glven.but eighteen day' no
tice that the society would give a prise
of $10 for the best essay on th subject
presented. The students submitted 123
essays. These were gone over and four
selected from which the Brandes essay
was selecWd. The judge were Robert
Cowell, E. M. Bartlett and G. A. Benson.
The boy who won Is Oerman, the girl
who was second Is a colored girl, Madree
Penn ot 114 South Twenty-eighth avenue,
while Ruth Partridge of 2719 Poppleton
avenue was among the best and probably
third in the unique contest.
Mr. Kennedy read the essay with good
effect. The entertainment closed with a
dance of twelve numbers, and then the
pipes played the signal so well known in
Scotland, "Goodnlcht an' Joy be wi'
you a'."
CompllmsaU tor Essay.
Scotchmen of Clan Gordon consider the
essay by Walter Berndes as one of the
remarkable essay on their favorite poet
for touching some phase Of his life, which
have been presented to the Scots of
Omaha at their annual entertainments in
celebration of th Burns' birthday anni
versaries. Following Is the essay which drew the
prise out of 123 in the competition. A
remarkable thing about it is that none of
the Scotcli children in the public schools
wrote as eloquently about tho poet of
their country or reasoned as clearly on
the subject as the German boy, Walter
Berndes: ,
In pursuing the life and the works of
Robert Burns the attention of even a
careless reader la arrested by the peculiar
quality of his patriotism. And to th in
terested student the question must srlsu
as to whait has been, what Is, and what
will be the effect on the world of such a
$atriolliyii on the part of such a man.
Ijet us consider th nature of the truit
before following out lis effects. To sav
merely that Burns was Intensely patriotic
seems hardly to be doing him full justice.
He did not only love his native laud very
much In a general way; he loved and
cherished all that pertained to It with all
the ardor of his soul. To htm everv river
flowed more gently, every brook murmured
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more sweetly because it -was his country's!
every field, every heathery hillside whs
more picturesque because it was a part
of Scotland; every blade of grsa wa
greener, every1 flower more beautiful ho.
cause It drew its sustenance from the same
loved soil as he. How he glorified tlm
simple life of the peasant: how he mniln
immortal the "bomile lassies" of his tm
tive land; the battle fields that have galnerf
lasting glory from his pen J or the heaui
with which he protrayed the HcotllHh lib
erty that was yet. to bo fully attained.
Such was hie lovo for Scotland: it em
braced everything that belonged to It h
If it were a part of himself.
This, patriotism expresses Itself in all hi
poemsf not only in special patriotic songs,
but Jn almost every line he wrote. Take,
for Instance, "The Cotter's Saturday
Night." not essentially a song written in
stir the breasts of patriots, but yet that
love of Scotland muat burst out especially
in the lMat three stanzas. Or look at his
"Address to a Haggis:"
""Fair fa' your honest, sonsle face.
Great chieftain ot the.puddln' race!
Aboon then a' ye tak' your place,
Palnch, tripe or thalrni;"
Weel are ye worthy o' a grace,
As lang',my alrm?"
Is It a commonplace sentiment, merely
liking for some particular dish? Is It not
because it Is so 'essentially a Scottish dish
that he esteems 'it worthy Of the genius
of his pen? And others. "Afton Water.''
"The Hanks o' Tfith" or "The Birks o'
Aberfeldy," each showing as much patriot
ism as the aubject and the mood will per
mit. , You yourself , will testify that tho
tears have been brought to your eyes, a
to thousands of others, by the rendition of;
"Ye banks and brae o' bunnie Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fr.sli and fair,
How can ye cliant, ye little birds.
And I sae weary, fu' o' cure?"
And then there Is "Scots wha hae," whlcH
has stirred the blood to torrent pouring of
thousands of Scotsmen. , ,
Knect f Ills g.ova.
Now, then, what Is tho effoct of such
constant, such insistent expression of hi
love for his native ticoilund? In the first
place, what was It to the, drudging Scot
tish peasant, honest, yet Ignorant, thai
every word Burns spoke, every deed he did,
every field he tilled and every cottage h
lived in were magnified as thoue of no other
nationality have been magnified and place.!
In a warm beautiful light, uh as no-other
than Burns has ever shed? Primarily, thlo
new entrancing touch has raised the plod
dliig rustic to the level of a man full of
self-respect and proud of the country lu
which he was lorn. For we must remem
ber that before Burns lived there waa .
time when a Scotsman was just a "wen
bit' sorry that he whs a Scotsman, ami
wouldn't quite bo equal to Jelling an
Englishman that an honest plaid Is every
bit as good as a ptnee pt royal ribbon. And
as a result of this Increased self-respei f
came upright, sterling patriotism, sucii n
would show even the king he must not
trample upon the rights ot hi subjects.
Do not cite the fait that Itannorkhurn
was fought before "Scots wha' hne" as
written as an argument fos saying tlist
Burns merely voiced a patriotism Instead
of exciting It: for the deeds of . herne
would never be regarded with that in
and admiration which makes them a last
ing influence but for the bards who slnaj
them!
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