Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1903, Page 22

THE JLLUSTRATED BE Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company, Bee Bullding, Omaha, Neb, Price, bc Per Copy—Per Year, $2.00 Entered at the Omaha Postoffice as Second Class Mall Matier For Advertising Rates Address Publisher Communications relating to photographs or articles for publication should be ad- dressed, “Editor The Illustrated Bee, Omaha."” Pen and Picture Pointers APPY NEW months of have been added to the of time, and a months opens to us another vista YEAR! activity Twelve and prosperity sum total new cycle of of effort and achievement Human hope and ambition are brighter and more buoy ant at thig time than any other Now the disappointments and failures of the old year are forgotten in the promise of the new, and the incentive to endeavor is en hanced by retrospective contemplation of experience, and out of that comes deter mination to do better. Much fun has been made of the New Year resolution by light hearted scoffers, but the New Year resolu tion Is a great agent for good in human affairs Even if the resolution is only kept for one day, the individual is bettes for that one day, and anything that tends to reform or advance, even for a single the does has had its effect on the While the world forward by bounds, and humanity's progress is marked by gentle gradations rather than by abrup’ steps, the stubborn fact remains that each succeeding New Year's day, with its host of good marks a stage in the forward movement., And years are to be happy only through indi vidual effort, and thus even the ephemeral reform accomplished by the “swearing off” advantage, for it adds to And the sordid things cnough day, progress of race not move resolutions new made process 18 of gsomeone's happiness of life intrude themselves after the first day of the year has glided away into the second. Therefore, although a little delayed, The IHlustrated Bee s00n wishes its readers a Happy New Year . One of the advantages of New Year's day is that it comes so soon after Christmas that there ig no effort much to do anything between the two except to enjoy the re laxation of a holiday and make a little at tempt at forgetting the days of toil that lic behind and the prospect of hard work that stretches out ahead, The season s none too Christmas amenities offer an excellent stimulant to the inclination in the direction of abandoning the ordinary and duties of life for the round of pleasure long for this cares that ends with New Year's day. Grownups pay find in their pot of ointment an oc- casional fly, but the youngsters never en counter an alloy or dreg in the draught In this latitude no outdoor sport is more welcome or more generally entered into than skating. Since the time the rebellious Hollanders defeated the soldiers of the duke of Alva, because they could maneuver on fce and the heavily armed Spaniards could not, and even before that, skating has been a popular pastime. One of Santa Claus' favorite presents is a pair of skates, THE and the lucky youngster who finds the glit tering blades pendant from his stocking on Christmas morning doesn't lose a great Jleal of time in getting to one or the other of the skating ponds that abound in the city One of the faverite places is Hanscom par) where the little lake becomes an ideal skat Ing sides pond It is protected from wind on all and always freezes smooth, d under the shelter of lined they ar with magnificent skatcrs find pr blasts of artist its shores, trees, the from the The Bee's to this pond the day after Christinas, and the pictures he made there dication of the welcome he . tection rudest staff Boreas went down are a good in received From a skating scene to a floral parade a long apparently, but is nothing to speak of in this wenderful country of ours One of the participants, and incidentally a prize winner, in the floral parade at Alby quergue N M wa Mrs. Baker, wife of Judge Benjamin 8. Baker, formerly of Omaha Mrs. Baker's carriage was one of the most artistic in the entire column and was awarded first prize by the judges. A« companying Mrs. Baker on the drive was Mrs. Luna, wife of Hon, Solomon Luna, one of the leading men of the territory Boih Judge and Mrs. Baker have been welcomed as a decided acquisition to New Mexican society, where they are already gaining a popularity like that they enjoyed as res dents of Nebraska Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brannan of Central City celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day on December 27 last surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandehildren. Mr. Brannan has lived in Merrick county for more than twenty years. When he first came to the state he purchased a farm about five miles ecast of Central City, and lived there until ad vancing age unfitted him for the hard work of a farm He then moved into Central City and built a comfortable town home where, surrounded by friends, he and his good wife hope to spend many more happy ye Mrs. Brannan is about 75 years of age . During the last few years a running de bate has been going on among the agri cultural experts c¢f the country as to the dual purpose’” cow, the one that can be and beef, with incidental to both the ends This ‘debate has taken a with little if any exact remained for a City best used for dairy breeding fecundity as an specified wide to date. It terprising B the range, result has pair of en solve the their ‘“‘Bossy’ wer lags to dual purpoce satisfaction at least., Taking one of the most questicn of cCow-—10 own to pasture is distasteful of all the tasks that fall to a boy's lot It's usually a slow and uneventful trip and comes just at a time when matters far more to his taste are waiting for his attenti-n, The boys have made virtue of a ne sity, and in a measure at least have robbed the trip of some of its un pleasantness—one way at least They sim ply get astride of the gentle cow's back and ride her to pasture. This saves walk ing, and adds a little zest to the journey, if noething else, reception of part Mrs Probably the most unique recent days was held during the early of December at Beaver City, where ILLU 'RATED BEE. Mrs Mrs. Mrs, Kinsman WOMEN WHO Gaddis had as her guests all the women of the city who are over 70 years of age Ten of these *“‘girls’” woere present, and made the afternoon merry with talk and musgic until dinner time, when they dis cussed a splendid meal with all the zest of youngsters During the afternoon they were photographed in a group, from which a picture has been made for this number These present were Mrs, Jane Plowman aged 71 years, born in England; Mrs. Mar garet . Kinsman, aged 75, born in Wes: Charleston, O Mrs. Celina Hardin, aged 71, born in Illinois; Mrs. Elizabeth Heston aged 75, born in Pennsylvania; Mrs. Re beeca Ake, aged 74, born in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Susan Mook, aged 75, born in Penn sylvania; Mrs. Angeline Dakan, aged 74 born in Ohic Mrs. Maria Ward, aged 74 born in New York; Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt aged 70, Lorn in Pennsylvania; Mrs, Mary Peterson, aged 66, born in Canada Mrs Heston was married in 1845 Mesdames Heston, Mook, Hardin, Ake, Kinsman Ward and Hewitt were married over fifty years. Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Heston are the only ones having great-grandchildren. Four of the aumber came to Nebraska in the 'T0s Mrs. Ake was the first, coming in the early summer of 1873 Not the least important among the busi ness men of the city are those who vend the daily papers. While they are far from being pretentious, they are enterprising and pushing, and usually as bright as can be found In fact, brightness is a condi tion precedent, for if a boy isn't quick to learn and endowed with uncommon faculties of perception, he doesn’t make much head ATTENDED A January 4, 1903 Ward Mrs. Peterson Ake. Mrs. Mook Mrs. Peterson Mrs. Heston UNIQUE RECE TION AT BEAVER Mrs. Dakan Mrs. Hardin. Mrs. Hewitt, CITY, NEB MR. AND AGO MR FRANK way in Nowhere natural sele tion find more practical exemplification the effect illustrated selling papers on the does the doctrine of streets and more nowhere is of environment thoroughly than among thes lads. And no set of individuals more keenly alive to the meaning of a time can be found anywhere on earth. It is the custom of the Omaha publishers to give these vendors of their wares each good once BRANNAN OF © NTRAL CITY—WEDDED FIFTY YEARS year a spread that amounts almest to a banquet This comes off about Christmas time, and is always attended by a full rep- resentation of the “‘newsies.” After the supper the night is rounded cut at one of the theaters During the progress of the latest of these preads the staff artist nrung a good flashlight on the picture of a typical boys enjoying a feast Loys, and got a crowd cf news- Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People OR CLEARNE of articulation there is no United States senator who can successfully compete with Mr. Burton of Kansas. He has a clear, high-sounding volce, which would fill a much larger room than the senate chamber, and he utters his words with a »nrecision and accuracy al most mechanical. In times gone by the senator was a teacher of elocution, one of his pupils having been the late Governor Tanner of Illinois D The mutability of the United States sen ate is well illustrated by a musty roll call discovered on Saturday It was used Jan uary 31, 1877, almost twenty-six years ago The roll shows seventy-five names or these but five are now members of the sen ate—Allison, Cockrell, Jones of Nevada Mitchell and Teller. Allison and Cockrell are the only ones who have served contin uously that date. On the roll call are the names of Bayard, Blaine, Burnside Conkling, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Ingalls Logan, McDonald, Morrill, Oglesby, Sauls bury, Sharon, Sherman, Thurman and Win dom since “Mark Twain and I, to a Washington Post all the way together New aland. He rades 1 met. He speak at Dunedin, in had a prior claim on the first in the town at the “In his opening Twain told the New Zealanders they ought to hold themselves in having such a triple combination. ‘I will go said he; ‘Mr. Davitt leaves th but the circus and cherish it Michael Davitt reporter, ‘“‘traveled from Melbourne to is one of the best com and 1 were boeth to New Zealand, and 1 hall, but 1 let Mr There was a show time ever Clemens use it same remarks how fortunate tomorrow,’ next day Buy 1t you can retain forever Hoar of Massachusetts White Hous but does the length of his conference president is noteworthy. The Mr. Hoar was ushered into th Senator seldom when he with the other day president's goes to the asked him to be chairs. Then the plunged into a and Mr. Roosevelt cne of the biy and the senator which stretched out for an hour. In the meantime other senators who wanted president room seated in president d'scussicn over to see the were held up in Secretary Cortelyou's room. As time went on half a dozen or more were waiting and they became impatient at the delay Presently nator Cullom, who is 73 years old, asked Senator Allison, who is also what was the cause of the delay. “Why old Hoar is in there,” sald the youthful lowan, disrespectfully, “That's just like an old man said Mr. Cullom. *“They never know enough to do their business and leave If Hoar were not so old 1 would ask him if he had slept at the White House all night."” Senator Hoar is 76 years of age . In commenting on the death of Thomas B. Reed T. P. O'Connor says in his Londo: weekly “A shor! conversation with very him was quite sufficient to give you a sense of his immense power He was a great, big somewhat loosely made man, very thick at the girth, with a huge head and a larg: broad fair, somewhat pallid resolute though not ungenial, expression of face Like many strong men, he was very hamor ous, and his conversation often corruscated his expense, at the ex opponents, at the with jokes at own of his and everything . pense expense of everybody The death of Dr Canterbury Archbishep palace when Dr Temple, archbishop of manner in which Lambeth received recalls the Sutton, who Temple was at was born his appoin‘ment from George 111 One night after the death of Archbishop Moore¢ Dr. Sutton was entertaining some friends at the Windsor deanery. There was a knock at the door and the butler announced that a gentleman outside who would not come in was anxicus to see the bishop. Impa tient at being disturbed, Dr. Sutton hurried to the door to find the king How d'ye ¢o my lord,” sald King George I've come to tell you that you're archbishop of Canter bury D'ye accept? Eh? Eh? The bishop bowed, and “All right,"” sald the king hats there ‘You've got a party—I see all the Go back to them. Good night! . the were During suldiers advance civil war several northern talking before the Corinth A raw together upon recrui stepped up to them with a bundle of soiled clothes in his hand and asked “Do you know where 1 can get this washing done Oh, ves, sald one of the two practical Jokers we know Just go up there with yvour bundle,” pointing to the headquarters of General Grant you will see a short stout man—who does washing. Take your bundle to him The recruit soon gained and “What said General Grant 3 entranc to headquarters stood in the can 1 do for was directed “hey general’'s presence rou? here by that here did tion v couple aid General of soldiers told me and 1 bundle imperturbable face simply asked the identify thos« Very well; y Turning to an call a where the you washing have a Grant's relax. He “Could you Yes, sir chance not ques- men u shall again? have th he directed the recruit tg ing enjoy let him identify them the guard house clothing, and rughly See him to guard, go with jokers were stand ready to his discomfiture, ana Take the them this wash it men to give them man's make that the that the thor done obeyed to work is well It is said the letter general was Charles 1. H and Ma cngineers all but iswell, whose Pocket over the ngineers known ‘o his 94th way of ac mental says I take a drink ice and I use hanics Book" is world, is in fellow yet By remarkable physical condition he deal of cr touch year a hale counting for his and grea exercise 1 condiments never water stimulants enly in very moderate quantities After a hard struggle 1 gave up smoking thre years ago It's for the heart, you know At their convention in 1897 the Institute of Naval Architects of Great Britain gave Mr Haswell the title he has worn ever since The Nestor of engineers A movement is on foot to fill the vacant niche allotted to Indiana in statuary hall Washington, with a statue of George Rog- ers Clark A resolution having this pur- pose in view has been prepared and Sen- ator Barcus of Terre Haute and Senator Gray of Evansville will be asked to intro- duce it in the state senate Every state is entitled to furnish two statues and the custom is to commemorate one civilian and one soldier, although there is no fixed rule Oliver P. Morton's statue is the only on Indiana has in the hall. The movement for a statue of Clark will provoke antagonism Indiana belongs by as many citizens right t believe the Thomas A . plac Hendricks Representative Charles B. Landis of Indi country schoolhouse while campaigning fall, relates a Washington correspondent All the little lined up for his inspe I am awfully looking little ducing himself of you may ana visited a last boys wers tion glad to see so said Mr And, jus preside at who many Landis think, some on Now, I wants to b hand right hand One little his back and boys intro become little boy to hold up his Instaatly want every president right every except on was har raised s behind burst ir What's the matter little boy want to be president ked Mr high boy put his to tears Don’t you dis Lan Yes, sir the use ' blubbered the I'm a boy, “but what democrat Jay Gould and the New York characteristi his daughter Hele Press, were in their alike Er was says very vironment madle environment made Miss With exchanged en possible that each would have lived the life of the other Jay on said to Dr. W. O MeDhowell I been an enemy of the Jay what he Helen vironments it is what she is have never workingman. 1 hay ilways paid good wages, and the n noney has have al large in a for railroad employes, and if Suggest to me a plan by which the best results can be attained I will be Always been ready on payday. 1 intended generous ways doing s¢ mething way you can under lasting obligations.’ Dr suggested endowed life money to go to the widow children by the week or as the employe was paid ‘The draw up McDowell Insurance, the ani dependent month, according Mr. Gould, quick idea pleases me much at once a working plan to grasp, said If you will I will start such an endowment fund with the gift of $1,000,000 The plan was drawn up and delivered to him Cyrus W. Field said he would add $500,000 to Mr. Gould's £1,000,000 Meddling busybodies got hold of Mr. Gould and the matter was dropped. . It is said to Dr. Winkler erne a lawyer of Lu belongs the honor of having settled what is probably the longes Switzerland lawsuit in the history of any ccuntry. Sine. 1370 a boundary dispute has b going +n between Hungary and Galicia 'he area dispute is a tract of land about seventy miles south of Cracow, owned partly by Prince Hohenlohe, a German, and Count Zamoyski, an exiled Polish noble from Posen. This dispute of 500 years' duration has led to much bitter feeling in the neigh- borhood, as both Hungariar ind Poles have hotly contested the question and loudly as serted their claims The arbitrator has lec 1 in favor of the Galician claim and allow Hungary only twenty aere to straighten its boundary Although Anthony Trollope never smoked Le liked being with those who did. It soothed his nerves, he said, and sont him to sleep On one occasion, when he had just returned to London from South Africa, he was talking at the Cosmopolitan club to the late Lord 1arvon, Lord Derby, Froude, the h'storian, Lord Wolseley and one or two others equally famous, on th» ‘}w.wn'- of the country In the midst of the Trollope fell asleep f an hour's doze he If and after awoke like he« growling Newfoundland d¢ mbled shak- faithful, g he so much Dissentient even In his un consciousness, he spluttered forth I terly disagree with one of What is it vou sald?" toge: he I ese ut- every you