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FEW day. more ml the Sixteenth
Infantry, United State army,
will be on the way to the Land
of the Midnight Hun (Alaska).
The regiment ha. nerved at Fort
Crook alnce September, 1907, and
A I will be on the way to the Land
tliu people of Omaha displayed an Interest
In the members of the command which waa
well appreciated by them.
The regiment waa organized July 1. 179$,
en account of threatened war with France,
and discharged June 16, 1W0; commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel Orovet. It was re
organized January 11, 1812, for service In
aar with Oreat Britain. May 17, 1816. It
was consolidated with other regiments.
Reorganised February 11, 1847, for and
during the war with Mexico; discharged
August 10, 1848. On the outbreak of the
war of the rebellion was reorganized May
(, 1S61, and served during the war In the
western armies, participating In twenty -slght
battles and engagements. It espe
cially distinguished Itself as a regiment
on many well defined occasions, the men
tion of which la beyond the scope of this
brief sketch.
After the war tnere was again a reor
ganization of the regular army. In 1866 the
Second battalion of the Sixteenth became
the Twenty-fifth infantry and the Third
battalion the Thirty-fourth Infantry, leav
ing the Sixteenth composed of the compa
nies of the original First battalion. The
close of the war found the regular army,
like other branches of the public service,
In an unsettled state. The Dumber of in
fantry regiments waa finally ' fixed at
forty-five and it seemed as if an efflolent
military force waa now to be organized
and maintained to provide against possible
recurrence of the situation which con
fronted the nation at the outbreak, of the
war just concluded sit such a cost of life
and property. But this policy waa des
tined to be short-lived.. la 18X9 a general
consolidation waa again effected, reduulng
the number of Infantry regiments ' to .
twenty-five.
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The semi-polltlcal duties which the regi-
lent was called upon to perform In the
ment was called upon to perform In the
outhern states from 1869 to 1877 waa of m
nature most disagreeable and uninterest
ing from the standpoint of a soldier. , The
duties were, however, . executed in a most
conscientious and . successful manner by
officers and men aa exemplified by the dis
tinguished examples of good , Judgment,
Iscretlon and Uct displayed by the offl-
cra in charts during ih Pkarii Kinhi.
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In 1877, the regiment crossed the Missis
sippi i for the first time into the Indian
country and for three years, was engaged
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in 1888 It moved to Fort. Douglas and
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uu-nesne, Utah. In 1894 the regiment was
again called Into service In Utah and
California during the great rail road
Itrlke. in 1898 the. station, were changed
lo Fort Sherman, Idaho; Fort Spokane,
Wash., and Boise Barracks, Idaho.
In ,1898 the Sixteenth infantry sailed on
the transport San Marcu. from Tampa
Curious and
Sure, the Girl Uloat
ew men ever are confronted
with so difficult an alternative
a was imposed by Miss Gene
vieve Walker of Philadelphia,
upon her fiance namely, that of
choosing between allegiance to
the land of his birth and allegiance to the
ne-glrl-ln-the-world. Nevertheless, Wil
liam Peter Brke, Intense son of Erin, cap
italist, and member of San Francisco socl
ity, proved himself equal to the emergency.
He decided promptly In favor of the one
!rl. Mis. Walker announced that her husband
must be a citizen of the United States, and
firmly Impressed upon Burke that she
would not wrt the date for the wedding
unless he had become one such. Burke
took out his first papers a few days ago.
In recognition of this evidence of good
f-lth the date tias been 'tentatively ar
ranged n August IS.
Patriotism', capitulation to Cupid was
revealed in a letter received by one of
the official, ot the State department.
Earnest Inquiry wa. made In the commu
nication a. to whether there waa not some
way of accelerating the proeesa of making
a full-fledged American of the would-be
(room.
Mr. Burke. It wa explained, was no .uch
laggard i:i love as to be willing to wait
the two years which the statutes require
shall elapse before his final citizenship pa
pers may be Issued. Secretary Knox, lt was
lently intimated, could, without seriously
jcnasngering tne welfare of the nation, earn
Ae eternal gratitude of a certain prospec
tive. fi'KoAv-clUzen by devising some means
f side-tracking the naturalization laws for
lust Qlice. i
Miss Walker and Mr. Burke met in San
Francisco sight months ago for the first
3me.
Lose I.pb-s, but' Wins Bride.
Edwin C. Peterson of Elizabeth. N. J.,
blesses the misfortune that deprived him
f the use of his legs, because it ba. given
to him1' a bride. Mr. Peterson and Miss
Kitty M. Kenealy are to be married on
lune 14, and the wedding marks the cul
mination ot a romance which began In
what appeared to be a tragedy. Peterson,
on November . 1908, fell from a moving
car on the Central railroad and was
I ragged for more than 300 feel along the
tracks. Ha hd a fracture of each leg,
tther bones were broken and he had been
to badly bruised and contused that It waa
regarded a extremely unlikely that be
could drecover. The victim wa. of the
pinion that he could not live, and that,
therefore, ha ww Justified In what other
wise might be regarded as unconventional
tondact. "There la a very beautiful girl
thai I have seen time and time again in
ne of the windows of the offU-es of the
gianager of the Waclark Wire Works,"
aid Mr. Peterson. "I should like to see
er before I die, and It you should tell
kr that it i. one moribund who make,
this request, and, thersfore, one whom this
foung woman may meet without violating
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Commander 16 1
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Tl Z'y' Ju"' ,24, "n1 w" actlve'y
in inn preliminary operations leaaing up
to the principal event of the campaign, the
attack on San Juan, July 1, In which It
covered itself with rlory. Its efficiency as
a campaigning and fighting regiment was
put to the supreme test In the tropical heat
and Jungles of Cuba. The story of its
gallantry will never be fully Telated.
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Planted on San Juan Hill. Space cannot
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ui-io wo ufr. iu meniion wie many inaivia-
ual acts of heroism which form a
monu-
mental and glorious record.
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IsIands' FlllPPln0 Insurrection was at
that time at It. height and th. Sixteenth
fo.und t,elf in the intrenchment. about
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Manila on July 6. a few day. after it
landed. In the midst of a rainy season. The
insurgent, were active and skirmishes and
engagements were of almost dally or
nightly occurence, greatly taxing the en-
durance of officer, and men. In addition
to it. military duties the regiment took
up work of carrying on the government In
Romantic Capers of Cupid
any of the recognized proprieties, I am con
vinced she will come to see me. Miss Ken
ealy'a sympathies were touched by this wish
of a dying man, and she went at once
to the bedside of Mr. Petersen. The first
was noj her last visit, however. Almost
dally she called at the hospital during the
first few weeks, and then, to the astonish
ment of the physicians, Mr. Petersen rallied
and began to grow stronger. Two weeks
ago Miss Kenealy resigned her position and
devoted herself to preparations for the wed
ding, and yesterday announced to all her
friends that she would be married on
June 14.
Weddlna Plans for loons Roosevelt.
Plans are now completed for the wed
iding of Miss Eleanor Alexander, only
daughter of Mrs. Henry Addison , Alex
ander, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. which
take, place on the afternoon of Monday,
June 20. in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. Snowden Andrew Fahnestock will
be Miss Alexander's matron of honor and
her bridesmaids will be Miss Ethel Roose
velt, the second daughter of ex-President
Roosevelt; Misses Harriett and Janetta
Alexander, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Alexander and cousins ot the brlda-to-be;
Miss Jean W. Delano, a daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delano, Jr., - and
Mis. Jessie Mllllngton-Drake of Pari.
Mr. Roosevelt's best man will be Evelyn
DuPont Irving and his ushers, most ot
whom , were clasamatea of Mr. Roosuvelt
at Harvard, are to be Francis Roche, John
W. Cutler, Hamilton Fish, Jr., E. Morgan
Gilbert. Fulton Cutting, Elliot Cutler, Graf
ton Chapman, George Roosevelt, Munroe
Roosevelt and Koimlt Roonevelt, his
bi other, who accompanied ex-President
Roosevelt on his hunting trip to Africa,
Rev. Dr. Henry M. Sander., a great
uncle of Miss Alexander, will officiate at
the ceremony, assisted by Pr. Gordon Rus
sell of Cranford, N. J. Following the cere
mony there will be a large reception at the
residence of Mrs. C. B. Alexander, aa the
city home of the bride's mother Is too
small for so large an affair.
Married In Sawdust Ulnar.
In the center of a sawdust-covered ring
in Madison Square Garden,, New YoiA
Henry La Pearl, a circus clown, clad In
the coatume he wears when cutting caper,
before an audience, took for his bride Miss
Fierce. Magindley of Chicago, a childhood
phiymate. The spectacle was unusual.
Overhead flying trapeses and guy ropes
dangled, all streaming with vart-eolored
ribbons. On a platform on which the
bridal party was seated was a huge pre
sentment ot the head ot a clown
Clown. In costume were the host, of the
occasion. They paraded Into the ring and
a moment later the bridal party entered
from under the great hill of unoccupied
seats. La Pearl', face waa smeared with
red and white grease paint and his costume
wa. a combination of green and red. Ml3a
Magindley wore silk. She wa. attended
by three bridesmaid, and there were three
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aisinct, estaousning scnoow. enaeav-
"red to develop harmonious relations with
tne natives. In every way possible ex-
tending a civilizing Influence. In December,
1S99, the regiment was transfered to Aparrl.
The regiment left the islands for the
United States with an enviable record. In
August, 1902, It took station in Fort Mc-
Pherson, Qa., and Fort Slocum, N. Y. In
1908 Joint encampments with the state troops
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or uorgiat Aiaoama, onn carouna ana
Florida were held. In September. 1904. the
participated in maneuver, at
Manassas and In November the Second and
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Third battalions were placed on duty at
the Loulslanna exposition at St. Louis, Mo.
The fine physical development of the en-
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when the regiment with twelve representa-
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tlves carried off twelve first, four second
and four third prizes, thirty points against
twenty-nine by the other fifty-three com-
(weniy-iune vy wio oiuvr xuiy-inree com-
petitors.
On May SI. 1905, the Sixteenth again sailed
from 8an Franciaco for its Becond tour of
duty in the Philippines and took station at
Fort William McKlnley and Malahl Island,
the latter being the station of the Second
battalion.
The year 1908 found the entire regiment
"best men," all clowns, to encourage the
groom.
Rev. F. Gordiano of Calvary Baptist
church, wearing his black gown, per
formed the ceremony When the clergy
man had concluded there was cheering
that aroused the animals in the menagerie
to roar what was accepted as their con
gratulations. The bride was presented
with a bridle as a wedding gift. Several
hundred circus men and newspaper men
attended the wedding.
An Eskimo Dride.
Mis. Rachaei B. Blake, an Eskimo, and
Clyde B. Slmson, son of Attorney W. B.
Simson of Tonawanda, N, Y., were mar
ried May i at the home of the bride
groom's parents. Their romance had its
inception In Mechanic. Institute In Roches
ter. N. Y.
Dr. W. T. Grenfell, a missionary, sta
tioned in Labrador, thought that lt would
be an excellent idea to have Miss Blaka
educated in America for the purpose of
teaching her people. Preparations were
made and the girl advanced at an astonish
ing rate In her studies, until she fell In
love with the Tonawanda student at the
Rochester Institute last fall.
From the time Cupid's dart Imbedded It
self in her heart she began to lose interest
in her studies. Despite the efforts ot her
tutors the girl seemed to loSo all Interest
in everything except her love for Slmson.
Mlbs Blake would have graduated this
year, but the prospects of securing a
diploma that would make her a full fledged
teacher had no charms for her. The situa
tion did not affect Slmson In the same
manner, but he was enamored ot the
charming student from the far north. He
kept manfully at his studies-, for he, too,
was to graduate this year. Her guardian
was finally appealed to in an effort to ef
fect a compromise between love and duty
In the girl's case, but Miss Blake could
not be prevailed upon to study In order to
Veep up with her work. She was finally
required to leave the Institute..
She was without relatives in this country
or means of support, and Slmson came to
the rescue. He finally summoned courage,
called up his father over the telephone,
made a full breaut of the whole business
and solicited hi. parent', advice.
"Why, my boy, this is a real surprise,
Indeed," replied the father, "but you Just
send the girl to u. and we will care for
her until you art able."
When Simson confided the glad tiding
to his sweetheart the girl was radiant
with Joy. When the graduation exercises
had been finished and Slmson had been
provided with his diploma he hastened to
his home and sweetheart. He is Zi years
old, while she Is 19 years old.
A WIm lau abler.
Once there wa. a "living skeleton" who
bad a daughter, relates the Cleveland
Leader. Now this daughter was so
beautiful that all the grand vlaier. of
the drama desired ber for their own. and
many war. the offers that were made her.
Colonel Gar-
t the first named station
doner assumed command In February of
that year. The tour of duty at Fort Wll-
Ham McKlnley was completed in August,
1907. The resrlment arrived in the United
6ta,tK!MeP.t,'mbe, "fad1u8rter8- s"ond1
and Third battalions taking station at Fort
Crook, Neb., and the First battalion at
Font Logan H. Roots, Ark. Companies I
and M were in field In South Dakota In
connection with the Ute Inidian troubles
purine thft mnnlha et Vrt.'om hor anA Flo.
cember. 1907, and K company at Fort Dcs
Moines, la., for the same period. Company
L was temporarily absorbed by these three
companies to form a maximum strength
for the others.
In 1908 the Second and Third battalions
were at the target range at Watertown,
8. D., and later participated in the maneu
vers at Fort Riley, Kan., and at the mil
itary tournament at St. JoseDh. Mo., carry
ing off the most number of prizes. In 1909
the two battalions held their annual target
practice at Ashland, Neb., and participated
In the tournament at Des Moines, la., again
coming out the winning regiment.
The record of the Sixteenth Infantry, aa
a regiment, is without a single blot. One
element of the regimental spirit is em-
bodied in its motto, "Semper paratiM," "Al-
vivi ,iHv" with nuiot mrioaiv it h
prepared every emergency of
service and has been exceptionally fortun-
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"t8 in th Dast beln often called
un tar rvll:e- Reasoning from the part,
u may b concluded that In the future
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abundant opportunity will be offered for
tha demonstration of its state of efficiency
and Preparedness.
Colonel Cornelius Gardener, the present
regimental commander, and commander of
Fort Crook, Is the only colonel In the army,
who has ever commanded two volunteer
regiment., during the war with Spain In
Finally, she accepted the one that promised
her the most shekels, the finest gowns,
and the principal place in the front row.
Then the prince appeared on the scene
and
The romantic didn't happen. The wise
head of the living skeleton', daughter
guided her. So she said to the prince, who
in real life was Arthur Ingeroll Hoe, the
millionaire heir of the great printing press
business, that she didn't stand on the same
plane socially. Moreover, her education
was not deep enough or broad enough to
fit her for the position she would occupy
as hi. wife. When .he was worthy of
him in these two respects ahe would marry
him.
This Evelyn Perry had saved a little
, money. She worked hard and saved more.
"Then, two or three years ago, she set
about "finishing" herself, in the prescribed
way. She went to a fashionable boarding
school at Pelham manor. She studied hard;
she observed more.' She was groomed and
she was coached. When she was graduated,
tiie other day, she was the prettiest and
most distinguished girl of all her claas.
And when young Hoe, who must be here
set down as a fine fellow and a wise one,
too, claimed her a week or so ago, the
wedding was a social event In Washington,
and both families, the multi-millionaire',
and that of the "living skeleton," met on
friendly terms.
Some time the great business of the Hoe
company wlll probably pass to the bride
groom. He has shown good sense enough
to bo able to run It successfully. If he
should need advice, the wise llttlo head of
his pretty wife will furnish it.
Old Bills Provoke Sobs
A woman who has been married seven
years recently cleaned out a writing desk
drawer that belonged to her father, whose
death occuired a few months ago, and
came across a bundle of receipts as big
as a man's arm, tied with red tape and
marked on the outside, "For Mary." She
opened them and saw that they were re
Ubipts for her trousseau bills. The woman's
bent dress now Is a 60-rent wool, made by
herself, and she has worn it two ears.
When she read in the receipt, of lace she
had put on a corset cover that cost II a
yard, ahe grabbed for a fan, but had a fit
before she reached it. She revived some
what, but again scattered rugs over the
floor when she read that her wedding
glovte cost her father lt and her hose
cost him $17. She wears 15-cent hose now,
and fairly foamed at the mouth when she
realised that some ot her wedding hose
cost fci a pair. And wlien she came across
a receipt of $17 for embroidering a sheet,
she tore out all the hair ahe had pinned
on her head and was beginning on that
which grew there, when a merciful uncon
sciousness overtook her. Her last thought
waa of the sum total of the trousseau, and
those figure, swimming before her eyes,
and her husband', voice grumbling In the
next room because the monthly ga. bill
was 30 cent, more than a month ago,
proved too much! She waa nineteen hour,
coming too. Atchison Globe.
189S, and the Insurrection In the Philippines
In
1899. Accepted commission as colonel
Thirt.e.,.. Mihi. ni,in!P.. Anril '2.
lsss H nrooeeded with that reirlment to
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while at Chlckama'uga Park was assigned
to command of First brigade, Second divls-
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Ion. First Army corps. Served at Chlcka-
mauga. Ga.. until September 28, 1S98, then
changed station with hi. regiment to Ha-
vannah. O... and to the province of Santa
Clttra- Cuba- J"ry 31. until May 1
Returned with his regiment, the Thirty
first Michigan volunteers and mustered out
aa colonel, May 17, 1899. After about two
months recuperation, he was commission
colonel of the Thirtieth United States Vol
unteer infantry, by the War department,
per telegram, July 3, 1S99, and on July 6,
1S99, he proceeded to Fort Sheridan, 111.,
and organized the Thirtieth United States
Volunteer infantry, which was some task,
nd on September 10, 1899, (a little over two
months later, with his regiment thoroughly
disciplined, drilled, equipped, and ready for
war), proceeded with his regiment, enroute
t0 Manila, arriving at Presidio. San Fran
cisco, ai., tsepiemDer lo, dot, ana remained
in camp thereat, drilling his regiment and
Putting his men- and officers through the
evolutions of war. Proceeded. In command
of hi. regimen, October 1. 1899. to Manila
on transport Sherman and arrived at Man-
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October nd wa Immediately as-
signed the Important duty of holding and
occupying the line south of the city (Man-
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11a from Paaay to San Pedro Macatl, until
Janary 4, 1900. On January 4, 1900. he left
with his regiment as part of General
Sohwan'a southern expedition, and marched
through the principal cities of Laguna,
Batangas, Cavlte and Tayabas, partlelpat-
lng in engagements at Blnan, Batangas,
San Diego, and with numerou. skirmishes
Stereotypers
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paper shop visitors, when, as a matter of
fact, the stereotyping process which was
barely noticed is Just as wonderful as the
linotypes. But linotypes are compara
tively new, while stereotyping has been In
vogue ever since the days of Dellegana,
away back yonder when Ohio was an In
dian hunting ground and New York was
still going to bed by tallow candles. James
Dellegana Is accredited by historians with
having been the first successful stereo
typer using papier mache process. The
day ot the Dellegana triumph was many,
many years ago, but if he could come to
life again, R.p Van Winkle-like, long
enough to wander Into Omaha during con
vention week, lt may be reckoned here
and now with unerring forecast that he
would be given a welcome so warm that
no "centrifugal fan" could cool it.
So lt happens that the general public
know, less of the stereotyper, less of hi.
process, less of what part he play, in the
great game of newspaper making less of
him In the aggregate, than of any other
department of the printing business. '
No, that dapper, natty young man who
took your want ad over the business of f ce
counter downstair, has nothing to do with
stereotyping. The man who stereotypes
the several men, to be accurate, for tn
establishments like The Omulia Bee a force
ot stereotyper. Is employed dous his work
away back In the rear of the business of
fice. It Is so not only in The Bee building,
but in all other newspaper shops, and un
les you are on a special mission to, see
the stereotypers you do not come in con
tact with them when you go newspaper
visiting.
Briefly summed up, the stereotyper'.
a oik consists of taking the type which
composes the several pagea of the news
paper, as It is sent to him from the print-,
era, and from these pages, which are locked
flat In an electric welded steel encasement
Membership Roster,
Omaha Union No. 24
L. H. BAILEY
T. P. BEACOM
E. BLACK
JAMES BLACK
W. BLOOM
L. CONNOLLY
J. T. FLANNAGAN
T. S. GRANVILLE
J. GRUBE
GEORGE HARPER
S. J. HAGANS
J. A. HARPER
WILLIAM M'KZ.NXA
C. A. HUNT
CHARLES KRANDA
ED M GRATH
GEORGE RAPPLEY
E. B. MOORE
APPRENTICE MEMBERS
J. BLACK, JR. R. ROWZEE E. WECKBACH
THOMAS PORTER GEO. SOUTHARD O. WILLIAMS
wlth Insurgent Filipinos until February 16,
1M
I pon the return of his regiment to the
l tilted States March 1, 1901, he remained
in the Philippines and was honorably mus-
tered out of service April 16, 1901. Ap-
pointed governor of Tayabas province
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March 9. 1901, by Governor Taft (the first
civil governor of the Islands, now presi
dent of the fnlted States), which position
he held until March 12, 102. refusing a
,econd term governor. On March 2,
i906 aB lieutenant colonel, Twenty-first ln-
fantry, he arrived In the Philippines for
another term of duty and took station at
r.hvn Samar: commanded all troops
on the eastern coast of Samar
and In
cnarge or operations .n u.- . -'-
the Pulaianes. In that portion of the
,tn .U'"J""' . " nr.. rHnin
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Ca'mp Avery. Taft. San com
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panes Ot I'nilippine SCOUia, liuiu may
August, 1906. While in the islands ne was
promoted to colonel and assigned to the
Sixteenth Infantry December SS. i'-. ana
returned with his regiment to the United
States August 15, 1907.
lie commanded the Infantry brigade.
provisional division, on the march from
kwi Riiev. Kan., to St. Joseph, Mo., In
1908, and at Camp Corse, Des Moines, and
Camp Thayer, Fort Omaha, In 1909.
Colonel Gardener has served over forty
one years In the army and has seen much
hard service In Indian campaigns, in
Cuba and the Philippines, and It will be
only a few yeara more when this old sol-
dier will bid farewell to his old regiment
and be placed on the retired llsL Looking
forward wlth regret to hi. retirement and
. niiiinn.
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he th. ttMuranca Of(those who are
IJO II WO tllt BWUiSMiv.
famlllar wlth hl. brig
and mMtKtr, which ,1
,ied by QUautie. whl.
bright record, both civil
, ha been character-
.kiK .nrn ftn officer
lzea uy yunucn "
and a gentleman, that they shall always
ba happy to learn of hi. .uccess and shall
)ook t0 hls future with Interest.
HARRY COHEN,
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a number of enlisted men of the Six-
teenlh Infantry were lately transferred to
infantry unasBlgned, at Fort Logan, Colo.
in Omaha for Convention
technically known a. a "chase," he moulds
circular plates which fit upon the press.
These circular plate, are a duplicate of the
.yp b It come, from the typesetting ma
chines, but instead of being an array of
small particles it is a solid, compact plate.
Thus, the printing is not done direct from
the type, but from the plate made by the
stereotyper. The novice naturally wonder,
why the printing I. not done from the type
as it is in small newspaper shops where
flat-bed presses are used. The answer is
found tn the fact that by the stereotyping
process the rotary presses greatly exceed
the speed of flat-bed presses, and In order
that a rotary press may be u?ed, it is neces
sary to curve the type to fit the cylinders
of th: press and that can only be done by
the stereotyping process. Of course, there
are methods for flat stereotyping, but they
relate to Job printing and do not have to
do with dally newspaper making.
Quoting Foreman Rowzee of The Bee's
force: "When a form come, to u. from
the composing room (a form 1. shop name
for a page of type) to stereotyper. .tripped
to the waist, save for oily undershirt ot
thin gauze, no sleeves In the shirt, slide
the form on the bed of a rolling machine.
One of them planes It down. Another oils
lt. A third lays a prepared flong on the
type and covers it with a felt blanket.
Thus far but a fraction of a minute has
elapsed, and In a few seconds more the
form has been passed forward and back
under the roller. The form Is Immediately
covered with half a dozen drying blankets
and placed on the .team press to dry. The
matrix is set In about six minutes. A
minute later the matrix ha. been trimmed
and is In the casting box. The stroke of
a pump and tha cast i. made. Water is
then turned on, so that the cast may be
cooled. Jerked out of the casting box, the
plate, which is then in circular shape. Is
trimmed to fit the cylinder of the press.
Then a bell rings and the preis starts.
Newsboys grab the paper and rush out to
W. W. MOORE
T. OCANDER
T. P. REYNOLDS
S. L. ROWZEE
ALBERT SHAKER
G. U WHITE
J. M. WHITE
C. HARTGROVE
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Most of them had but little service and
still less sense. They were afraid of the
hardships of service In Alaska. The fol-
lowing gives us an Idea of what a soldier,
who has seen service In Alaska, thinks of
It.
NOHTH OK F1FTY-THKKK
ri .... Intn a n t rt u'hara than u i it r
-
no smoke and dust;
Where the fellows all are hustlin
soldiers when they must:
Where the northern light anhlnin'
vea
Is re-
fleeted In the sea.
And the atmosphere Is breezy-come
north of fifty-three.
UP
Bully country, clean and wholeaome, where
the sun worKS overtime
And we never tire of gazln' at the scenery
sublime;
Lofty mountains "'"""'
their golden treasures bear-
And If snow were worth a cent a
and
ton
i d be a billionaire,
We V re fromtroplo trouble, with no
lever in ni ,
jnai i aiwjo "rf ,
crispy everywhere.
Even "clobie" we've forgotten;
nit mos-
quito; nltsky flea;
And we're healthy. Htrong and happy for
we're north of fifty-three.
In Alaska men are honest, and the women
as true aa steel;
And the very poorest mucker always get
hh honest ueai.
Here our duties are but pleasures and our
hearts are light and gay,
For we don't do practice marches but we
draw our foreign pay.
It's all rot about us people havln' only
Arm In on I
jt-, ,n 8)USh about the soldier, lyin up
with frappe ?t. m....
nen
WeYeTst as warm a. you 'untho' we'ra
north of fifty-three.
Tou -vte wUh fervid unction of the
whek0e,f'8r w?tho" compunrtlon-then
... rxarAnn thm' a Orlest:
But I'd rather be a worker In a land that'.
cold and good
Yes, I'd rather tie a member of the Arctio
Brotherhood.
Here we have no fuel famines and we've
no blockaded freights;
Sorts of sorry for you devils while your
blood coagulates.
While we all in peace and plenty dwell
fornlnst the Arctic Sea
In the i1amnet. finest country that It
north of fifty-three.
the streets. The stereotyper'. work I. done
but remember that this description cover,
only one plate, land that It take, many
plate, to cover all editions of a modern
newspaper the very minimum under any
press arrangement being one plate for
each page." ,
No other department of a big newspaper
ha. more work to be done within such a
short space of time. When stereotypers
work, they work. When they play, they
play. Their on-duty hours are short, but
the work Is like being on the firing Una
while lt docs last. The stereotyper gets
there on time, ring, the gong signaling the
pressman to "get your starter," then he
scrubs hands, arms and face with tar soap,
don. his street garb and is out, care-free
and bouyant, all of his troubles having
been dumped Into the "metal pot."
The stereotyper has been mentioned as
the "gladiator" of the newspaper shop.
And so he is, for the very nature of hi
work is conducive to the development of
muscle, and muscle is one of the com4
ponent parts of the gladiator. Truly, your
experience among men Is somewhat
abridged if you have never intimately
known the stereotyper. He may be weak
on rhetoric, he may not shine as a diplo
mat, his bluntnesv of speech may some
times Indicate a lack of tact, many times
he would not be snapped up by the royal
tailors as a faslilun model. But for all
that, he Is a highly developed type of man
real,' manly man.
Doom of the Big Hat.
Tha day of the large hat and the over
elaborate coiffure seems to be over. In
England the sudden donning of mourning
has altered all the fashions to a remark
able extent. The large hat has almost
disappeared and with It the mass of false
hair that was necessary to make it keep
Its proper position on the head.
In Rome a petition has been laid before
parliament urging that prohibitive duties
be placed upon the large headgear fashion
able there, also that women be taxed heav
ily for the switches of hair which they
coll and plait around their heads. These
duties are necessary, say the petitioners,
because women have seemingly lost their
Judgment regurdlng hats and coiffures.
In Fiance special sermons have been
preached against the tlg hats In several
parishes. One preacher suggested that
women should come to church without hat
at all so that men could contemplate tha
altar la peace, while others have urged th.
women of their congregations to observe
what 1. fitting in church and dress their
heads modestly and quietly.
Naturally with all this opposition the lm
hat I. becoming unpopular among women
of various nation., and with I's disappear
ance among the Englishwomen, who first
wore it, It. vanishing els ivt here become. t
matter of course. New York Sua. r
