Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1902, Page 27

k' ¥ e . Reforms Ach (Copyright, 192, by A. V. Gillespie) MERICANS have a fellow country A man to thank largely for in fluencing a potentate of the Orient to be the first reigning sovereign to announce positively a visit to the United States This young American is Edwin P. Osgood, engincer in-chief of the sanitary department to his royal highness, Chulalongkorn I, king of Siam Without ever having been in audienc. with his royal employer, Mr. Osgood has worked this determination in the mind of Siam's ruler How he has done it the Siamese minister at Washington Mr I'hya Sarasiddhi, explained the other day “My royal master has one of your num ber, Mr. Edwin P. Osgood, in his service in Bangkok Mr. Osgood’'s work has s pleased and captivated his royal highness that he desires to learn all that he can at first hand of a country where such bright young men as Mr. Osgood are produced This, 1 believe, is one of the stronges reasons that has caused his majesty to decide upon a visit here Mr. Sarasiddhi paused a moment, then with a smile and ftrue Oriental suavity added: ‘And my master will meet many bright young men when he lands in America hundreds and thousands Mr. Sarasiddhi was instrumental in get ting Mr. Osgood-—almost a boy in years for he is only 2 50 important a position as chief sanitary and electrical engineer to a kingdom as big as Texas in area and with a population of 16,000,000, In the summer of 1901 the Siamese min ister received an official document from his king, in which the latter commanded his representative to secure him forthwith an American, skilled in sanitary engineer ing, to put Bangkok in a sanitary condition. Mr. Sarasiddhi, in his endeavor to fill his master's order, sought out his friend, John D. Long, then secretary of the navy, told him what he was commissioned to do, and asked the secretary's advice ““Oh, just write around to some of the technical institutes,'” said Mr. Long “But where are they and what ar they?'’ the Siamese minister interrogated Mr. Long explained and named half a dozen institutes After he had finished Mr. Sarasiddhi in sisted: “But the best one—I want the best one fer I've got to get the best man in the country for the king."” At that Mr. Long's HE LAWYER quainted civil case, happened to be a with a juror and he met a recess of the court, Brooklyn Eagle. The lawy “lighting up,” and under ordinary would have offered the in a just cumstances he a cigar unhesitatingly. But it occurred to him that it might not look right “1 suppose,” he said, guardedly, “‘that a cigar would not influence your verdict.” The juror was equally cautious. “A good one wouldu't,” he replied, “but a poor one might prejudice me He got a good cigar A young medical student came face to face with a dear, kind, fatherly-looking gentleman, with white hair and of highly respectable appearance They both transfixed idea flashed across both of them “Your face is familiar I can't remember where often.” However, ried out. They hands friendly glass and dc of each other's name But the young solve the problem and said to him: “Tell me, waiter tinguished stranger hair?" And the ‘‘Please sir, stood familiar have very Wi the friendly impulse was shook warmly, partook parted, still and occupation determined of man and he was that long who with is the dis waiter whispered lowly that's the pawnbroker."” A young nd ports the comrade post exchange, eat it when officer not salute recruit of course New York News brought him a and the recruit the coloned appeared was in citizen's dress the The officer was put on guard his duty was work, new sandwich from was about the As the took in the asked What's that?" ‘A sandwich,” replied the reeruit: “have a bite?” Do you know who I am asked the IA'IIUII" ‘Don't know you from Adam Perhay vou're the colonel's coachman.' No, I'm not.” *‘His gardener, perhaps? “No; try again.” Perhaps the old chap himself Right this time said the colonel Oh, good gracious,” exclaimed the fright ened sentry; “here, hold the sandwich whil I present arms!" Recently, a school inspector arrived at mall town in Germany, says London Spare petty him during relates the r was cir- other Sune but met so car- a ignorant to seized on a waiter white A good-natured to sentry did situation icved by a Yankee at Siam’ C .apital pride in his nativ t he Spanish-American (o his wife who had remained in state rose in hi rr'—'_'—-’—-‘——_—_—-——___ war and at Willett's Bangkok breast Point, and after that he From the time of their arrival in Siam The best one,” h | was traced too several apoogpg Mres. Osgood have been accorded stated solemnly to th castern cities. Finally 0 favor of the royal family Although man from the Orien the search came 0 an goeording to their last letter, they have tefore him, *is the end inoa little town on a0 vt been presented to the king, many Massachusetts Ins he Susquehanna HIVEr op the princes and princesses of the royal tute of Technology neat Columbia Pas family have given them audiences and in Siam's representa There Mro Osgood Was yired them to entertainments in the pal tive duly convineed found superintending the yo0e Indeed, Mr. Osgood and his wife bowed himself ou crection of a power dam gn1y pecently returned from the royal hunt with profuse thank ind there the news was ¢ ggered white elephants hi hunt and immediately broken to him take place every three or four year ind posted a letter to th he King of Siam is py, for its objeet the securing of white Boston school's presi after you' clephants for his majesty the king. Th dent in which he Mr. Osgood, ever since pgeoods were the only foreigners invited asked that he be pu he had left college, had (4 take part in the latest hunt, and they in touch with tl} been looking out for an pa) a retinue of servants to do their bid mest expert sanitar opportunity to engage in o ging engineer that the mitary engineering, Mr. Osgood reports in person to the mine president knew of but barring the offer ister of state and, besides the king, there Whitul g iy from Colonel — Waring, oy, other person to direet him in his rived at the school i that death had nullified, work. 1In reality, Mr. Osgood is his own was referred to th he had watehed in vain boss, for he is left almost alone and his professor who teaches Now the realization of 4006 on what should or should not be sanitary engineering his ambition seemed at 000 are fnvariably adopted Bangkok, a That gentleman wrote hand and he wasted no o Goe of 1,000,000 inhabitants i rapidly in reply that he knew time in o responding to piine made a healthy plase to live in by Just the man that the the Siamese minister Mr. Osgeod, and his manner of lighting king of Slam wa request toogo o Wash- yho King's palaces with electricity has locKing for and it ington for an interview much pleased their chief occupant sayvs substance he said Incidentally, he took wzp. Sarasiddhi “m”';, ORgnad. "‘“" with = him oo MR fier his capital has been cleancd and rRANETaA i 0P dELes "“»“”""l‘l HH’” |‘. lighted to the king's taste Mr 1\-~x'v"m| will having made a &pe sttty 4 burnish up some of the other Siamese ceived from well Known g In the meantime he is working cial and exhaustin § 1 g study of sanitar men, such as Colonel iy Bangkok what the minister of state de engineering Jecause Waring, with whom he gepihes to his king as wonders, and therehy of its excellence, his had come in contact in pag fargely influenced his royal highness thesis on the sani a professional way Chulatongkorn 1 to decide upon his pros tary system of Bos These letters of rec pective visit to the United States ten brought him high ommendation young Mi Mr. Osgord is a member of the famous honors in the institute Osgood handed to Mr. fighting Osgood family. Colonel H. B anl praise from all Phya Sarasiddhi, who, Osgood, his father, is a veteran of the over the country In after carcfully reading ¢jwil war, was chief of commissary at deed, on the strength them through, enthusi- Santiago, and was recently invalided home of tHia thesls. the astically exclaimed from the Philippines A brother, Win late Colonel Waring “Mr. Osgood, 1 ques- chester O Osgood, fell fighting with the of New York, just o tion you no further. We Cubans for Cuban independence Another fcre he died of vel- will now draw up the prother, Henry, now conneeted with the low fever, contracted contract.” Health department of Manila, served as a while cleaning up During the days that regular cavalryman in the Spanish-Amer. Havana after its oc- this important docu- fean war. Major Surgeon Clendennin, the cupation by the EDWIN P. 08GOOD ment was being framed hu\!v;md of a sister, died of yellow fever American army, was to the satisfaction of at Santiago [reparing to make Mr. Oszcod his chief you the parties concerned, Mr. Osgood was In college Mr. Osgood was noted for his sanitary engineer The search that was instituted for Mr. the guest of Mr. Sarasiddhi, and the two acumen, and this trait, combined with ‘Unfortunately, however, for you and Osgood, in order to tell him that a king became such fast friends that when Mp. hard tudy, secured him many ‘hnnur«w His Mr. Osgocd, we do not know his present insisted on having his services, lasted sev Osgood and his bride sailed for Siam in graduating thesis still referred to by whereabouts, but we shall endeavor to lc- eral weeks. He was found to have done November of 1901 they were the bearers of the professors as a model, and its contents cate him, and if we do we shall so inform governmental work at Key West during numcrous costly gifts from Mr. Sarasiddhi are often the subject of class room study Gle os F ] r Tellers’ Pack xleaning rom the Story C ac Moments, and requested the mayor to a republican vote in the city, and Odell party. You had given up hope, and thought probably helped each other. Just as It company him on a tour of inspection avound plurality was very small. | was afraid You were dying but you always were happerod when one of his patients revolted the schools that this might have a serious signifi mxious for a ‘grandstand finish,' as my at a monstrcus dose of physic and said, The mayor, as he put on his hat, mut- cance for the future of our great party on would say What do vou think you Why, doctor, you can’t mean such a dose tered to himselt I replied that I did not think so, and, said to the dectors who were working over as this for a gentleman? ‘Oh, no," sald "I shculd like to know why that ass pemembering my appointment, sought to vou? the doctor, 'it's for working peop'e has come so soon again,” a remark which get rid of my questioner, but he persisted Bill' had not the slightest idea @ i the inspector overheard ‘You greatly relieve my mind,” he saia “You said ‘Gentlemen, stand aside and 'was. a \\'lr”‘,, October ‘night, relates Arrived at (he first school, he began to ‘Sp. you are sure you are pleased with the ot the visitors see a brave man die! the Princeton Tiger, and the ilvery examine the pupils in punctuation, but was ypesult of the election? Did 1 say that?" he asked. *‘And here M0OR cast glimmering shadow about told by the mayor S anitet end I thanoanan N e T Sh the woody glen, through which the rippling “We don't trouble about commas and MEAR- POl willihataiad Tiknow 1o-18hA man: (han you evar wene. John brook tumbled on tow ird the Raritan such like." el e . xr-u.nnl He \\u.:llrn'l a fre .\Ihm.nln_ and \h.' The spe ere d one o bo » ke 2 2 air one was 10 buxom daughter of a ti ,.,]\].l”,l:: f:,,‘ |‘<'y;|. “}I‘Ll,, :\\h'jl‘,l,t one of the hoy & ]I \.n‘lv;hnvx-llluvnl ‘Iw en ,xl \]\IIIIHV']I'II !I;-\~ Ohio produced cne of the \\..'ul.\( |:y|_\ lor af the Aoll. Théew had Mt &t & Easvont “The mayor of Ritzelbuttel says the in- jet nir ";"'\\" e i SR iGIARe S SOuDLEY OYEE KNSW.L MMl SO0 Homy “NOW he added, “put a comma after O e T =l \]rln..wl |‘l«]w‘- ;“u[ eveland Amj‘\\.na L{l!l ¥ .ost of PSeY .|('A"l||l.<._ “why do they call ‘Rity 0 / o ke practice was large and somc- (pua the Milky Way? Ritselbuttel’ .and. ‘another after Y~ man gt the ‘Waldorf one night recently times peaple would tell him that (hey called ! spector.”’ who said he was from Missouri, which was ore f he f hat ” - ‘\l And she tupned hor 1ight green: eves s as A TG MU R ER RO R R o 1im in more for the fun that was in it than (oward the heavens The mayor is believed to have changed yow vork Times. ol o : ’\'l{"li“":" g ):‘.;;1\\-.].‘ \‘v\‘-\"“’"‘lllf\“"'Ill“"-': 0. Lizzie,” he cried in ardent fones, as he his opinion as to the value of commas #Wihat Dart ot Misabu T T e ”W“ L’:m‘lk Sl arraicts HI\\H~ clasped her to his boyish breast, “it is be- . fiutohing e ' vlhh “ ; . ”‘»‘: cause the stars are condensed there e N SRR pE e gave h of both at the same time, they Just then the moon went behind a cloud practice of law in New York, relates th “Oh, yee gaid Mr. Hutchns I know | L Philadelphia L r. he was engaged for where St. Charles is, but about all I know | the defense in an important murder case about it is the story of Senator Vest ex He worked very hard, not only for the fe perience there in the early days I sup which he needed badly, but for a reputa pose it was before they had built the bridg - tion, which he had to make. Despite his gyer the Missouri river, but at any rat energetic and brilliant effort, however. vest was compelled to stop in St. Charles chr'simas the case went against him, and his client gyver night on one of his campaign tour was hanged Later, when he presented Th next morning when he gat down to his bill to the man's family they refused ypeakfast, the hotel proprietor set down be G to pay it, on the ground that it was eX- fore him a cup of what was supposed to be ames cessive He tcok the bill to Charles 0'Cons ((4r0, Vest tasted the beverage several Y/ nor, the great criminal lawyer, asking him (i oo and being unable to decide what it to pass judgment as to the equity of his (.ol the proprietor over charges “Say, what is this you have given me fo FREE O'Connor scanned the account very drin¥, anyway he asked closely and then, turning to Conkling ver Coffee ir said the proprictor gravely, he delivered himself thu "\« at coffo ad est, wit “Well, Conkling, taking in consideration \,:,1 ,.,‘l‘l‘,;,:‘..w '1 sgust \ (m\\ 1 w“.‘: In each pound package of the enormous amount of en v oand time tick a coffee bean in my mouth, jump into - you have d :“""'l' ) this « s "’l_"‘l"l"" the Missouri river, swim to Alton, and I are casonahle nut ce here onklin i : i hanged for less money than that i s e von w-'b l ‘“ » ':"\n"v»\l)\\u \wrl.ml Were ‘)wH\:L\,‘I‘- or ‘g wn " Senator Chauncey Depew tha old fights the ot night at 1t aldort T— this is his latest, and he guaraniee reports the Tribunc. The older / to be new He told it to a group of 1} of the two asked friends at the Chamber of Commer ba Bill, do you remember the day that quet vou thought you were dving down in a h “T was walking down Wall street re pital in Virgin frer that hard figh h cently,"” he said hastening to keep an im had with the confederats ortant business engagement, when 1 was Some way “Bill" could not remember y 1 - .2 S Satiant Wnineis sngesemi ome way “Bil" could not remombor. from now until Ch.nstmas. will l)c_found a.fru Pandan ma sanster but T 86s ¥oil Bave) those 05 1he 0ol shet thronsh the head ana game,amusing and instructive-50 different kinds. been taking an active part in the state through the hip election and 1 am anxious to learn what I remember the wound declare Get Lion Ceoffee and a Free Game yvou think of the result Bin I rather do. 1 can feel them yet [ am naturally much pleased by 1) \s 1 said, you were lying there,” con at Your Grocers. election of Governor Odell,” T replied tinued the old oldier Some visitors ‘But there was a big slump in the an i and there were women in the