Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1903, Page 22

O 2 THE JLLUSTRATED BEE. Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company, Bee Bullding, Omaha, Neb Price, 6c Per Copy—Per Year, $2.00 Entered at the Omaha Postoffice as Class Mall Matier For Advertising Rates Address Publisher Communications relating to photographs or articles for publication should be 1 dressed “Editor The Illustrated Ree, Omahs Pen and Picture Pointers ACOB GOULD SCHURMAN | a man who has not only tamped his persor deep on the edu cational affairs of the world, but | in a great measure dding breadth to the publie policy of the nation He was one of the first to voice positive view on th problem of the Philippine Island and while he has since modified In a degree ome of the expressions he originally gave, he has been guided solely by reason, and adheres in the main to h first attitude He explained his position thoroughiy and clearly during his recent vigit to Omaha, when he lectured on “The Problem of the Philippines” before a lar and cultured audionee Mr. Schur man’s prominence i< such as naturally be longs to a man who occupies the position of heal of one of the country greatest educational institutior Cornell univer sity He is a native of Freetown, Prince Edward Island, where he wa born in 1854 He first attended Acadia college, Nova Scotia, where he won a scholarshin In Lendon university Here he took his bachelor and master's degrees, and then took unlversity courses at Edinburgh and Paris, winning his docterate, and a fel lowship at Heidleberg, where he also studied He pursued his etudies further in Germany and Ttaly, and finally came to the United States, where he became a member of the faculty of Cornell In 1892 he was made president of the univer sity He is tributed phical literature a writer of force and has con a number of works to the philos of the world In 1899 he was appointed by President MceKinloy chairman of the United States commission to the Philippines, on the report of which body the present commission for governing the islands is formed 0 Rev. M. P, Dowling, who appears with President Schurman In the picture on the front page of this number of The Bee, is HE LATE archbishop of Canter bury, Dr. Temple, began life as a schoolmaster and ended it a primat> «f all Eng'and \v archbishop he took rank next to the royal family and before all other mem bers of the House of Lerds He was a leading figure in the spectacular scenes of Queen Victoria reign, and, though weak and partially biind, he placed the (rown on King Edward's head at his coronation At one time before he b came ar hbishop he was so liberal in hs views as to be charged wi'h heresy Elmer Dover, Senator Hanna's private secretary, went home to Cleveland for the holidays and while there met a Toledo law yer named Cooper In the course of a chat Cooper declared that he could name every man now in the United States senate and every man who had served in the senate at any time in twenty years also that he could name two-thirds of the present mem bers of the house of reoresentatives, to gether with their states Mr. Dover laugh ingly offered to bet him a box of the finest cigars on this proposition and a number of others made the ime offer. Cooper ac cepted all bet ind called for a pad of Flashlight Photograph by ipisodes and Incide THE ILLU I'RATED BEE. KNOX COLLEGE GLEE CLUB-—Photo by a Staff Artist well known to thousands of Bee readers through his long connection with Creighton university, of which institution he is presi- With his well formulated and chorus actually organized and under train- ing, he had little difficulty in securing the plans his dent. Dr. Dowling was born in Cincinnati support of the Knights of Ak-Sar-B n, and in 1851 and was ordained a priest in 1881, thus a definite and fixed chara“tcr was after a thorough education at several well &iven to his idea His chorus, which is known schools. He was first a tutor in the composed of some of the best voices in schools of the church, and has been at va- the three cities, meets weekly for drill rlous times president of Detroit college, a4t the Kountze Memorial church, and is pastor of churches at Chicago and Milwau- making much progress under Mr. Kolly's kee, and a generally active worker in the direction The singers themselves hay cause of religion and education. He has BOne into the work, inspired by the spirit been at the head of Creighton university ©f their leader, determined to make the since 1898. Dr. Dowling has also written a Musical festival a success if conscientious number of monographs and has lectured ex- °ffort can do it. Mr. Kelly's plans were tensively on varlous subjects connecteq fUlY outlined in The Bee some weeks with his life work. While President Schur. #&0. and are comprehensive and complete, and are certain to be carried out under the man was in Omaha he called on P ident Dowling at the Crelghton university, and jt PAtronage of the Board of Govirnors of was then the staff artist got his opportunity ~K-Sar-Ben to photograph these prominent educators . together. Foot ball isn't ali that is taught at col- 0 leges these days, nor does the curriculum For some weeks there has existed in end with base ball, or basket ball, or ping Omaha an organization that will some pong, or any other form of athletic ex- day blossom forth to public view and pression. Other features are given promi- surprise not a few During the last fall nence more or less due, and among these is Mr Thomas J. Kelly, imbued with the glee club. In this the sweet singers the 1idea of having a musical festival band themselves together and discourse for Omaha that would really be a musical harmony and concord of sound, sontetimes festival and not a mere band recltal, setting sirange words to well known airs, talked over the matter with a few of his and at others reversing the process. The friends among the business men. He was proverbial reverential aspect of the average encouraged by the reception he met, and college young man toward things sub- at once set about working out ‘he dotails luminary finds natural expression in the paper. In just half an hour he had made upturned bucket in the darkest corner good his boast and now he has cigars of a deep cellar at midnight, with on'y the enough to last him all summer light of a stump candle by which to cipher B out on rough brown paper the proper Emperor William or Germany is a man schedules for a tariff bill. That is why 1 of opinions, as the world has long since wanted him for chairman of ways and learned It has learned also that his means.” opinions generally are founded on good . sense, refined taste and good judgment Colonel Moses Wetmore, the St. Louls This holds true as to the views expressed (rust hunter, was toastmaster at a demo by the emperor on the nature and influence ¢ratic dinner on one occasion. At that of music, the occasion being the inaugura- time, at least, the colonel was not an tion of a new school of graphic arts and ardent admirer of William J. Stone, who music in Berlin. “You know,” said the had been suggested for chairman of the emperor, “what a good educational in- national democratic committce. But there fluence I ascribe to music and its cultiva- Was a great admirer of Mr. Stone among tion. It is, above all, to be considered in the guests and this gentleman in the its influence on the temperament and on course of a speech said: “I want William the entire soul of life. Musle enlightens, J. Stone to have the finest tombstone in elevates and forms the soul.” Missouri He deserves it, Mr. Chairman, P and the orator stuck *“And, and,” he St. Clair McKelway, editor of the Brook- sald feebly. “And the sooner the botter,” lyn Eagle once asked Thomas B. Reed growled Wetmore why he made Nelson Ding' chairman of & - ways and means He replied “Some Dr. Parker, the London preacher who died men would like to sit in a sumptuous par- recently, once uttered this fierce blast lor, with a young, lovely and coquet- against the soothing weed I hate smok tish girl and be petted by her. You and I ing. From one end to the other it is a wouldn't do it, but we would like it. Now nuisance. It ends in cancer, apoplexy, bad Dingley, in preference to doing that, would temper, bankruptey and almost in hydro- be happier sitting on the bottom of an phobla. Tt is an invention of the devil. It nts in the Lives of Noted People a Staff Artist of the Ak-Sar-Ben May F January 11, 1902 MR. AND MRS. JOHN ROBINSON OF SIBLEY, la., WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED SEVENTY-THREE YEARS songs of his cult, and the glee club is the the melting snow may find free passage to highest manifestation of this characteristic. the sewer. In the meantime the passing Seriously, though, this body of college stu- trafic grinds the snow into a pasty mass dents is invariably composed of young men anq if a cold snap follows the storm the who can really make music and who take gurface of the street is soon covered with pride in doing it well. One of these organi- 5 thick sheet of ice As long as the cold zations which recently vizited Omaha is the sontinues this ice is all right., but in a Knox College Glee club, from Galesburg. fow days warm weather comes in and 111, and it was welcomed by a large audi- tpan the street cleaners have to hustle to ence which thoroughly enjoyed the excellent oot pid of the unspeakably dirty ice cap program rendered by the singers that is hiding the pavement Men and O wagons and picks and shovels battle with During the holiday week the First Metho- the accumulation and finally the street dist Episcopal church of South Omaha was surface is laid bare and ready for another the recipient of a Christmas present worth gsnow storm, when the whole process must while. Mr. Gecrge F. Swift of Chicago, he repeated s head of the Swift Packing company, made Tast month, in a little farm house near the church a present of a magnificent deep- Sibley, Ia., was celebrated in a modest way toned bell, which will be used to summon pa seventy-third wedding anniversary. The worshipers to the church for generations to celebrators were Mr. and Mrs. John Rohin- come. The raising of the bell was made the gon, pioneers, who have lived near Sibley occasion of a very simpie ceremony, in for a score of years and have acquired a which “main strength and awkwardness” spug fortune from the advance of farm played the principal part. As the bell was Jlands, respectively 95 and 93 years old ready to hoist a South Omaha photographer Tt i{s asserted by the Robinson family that made a picture of it, with Rev. M. A. Head, the couple has been married longer than paster of the church, standing by any other west of the Mississippi river, B where the inhabitants are usually of the When the snow comes in the winter the younger generations. Mr. and Mrs. Rohin trouble of the street cleaning department son attribute their long life and present has begun At first efforts are bent at excellent health to the fact that they are clearing the crossings of the accumulation vegetarians For vyears they have eaten and then the gutters are cared for, so that practically no meat is the devil. It is the pastime of perdition. he used to go to Warectown, N. J., after No dog smokes. No bird pines for tobacco. ducks, and the uncertainty of his aim is No horse is a member of a pipe club. No still recalled when the good people of that intelligent person ever puts a cigar in his place hear of his shooting expeditions. One mouth. The whole idea and practice of day he went duck hunting with Joe Coburn smoking must be condemned as atheistical, a veteran guide Mr. Cliveland shot worse agnostical and infinitely detestable.”” Mr. than ever before, though flock after flock Spurgeon, another noted London preacher, went over his head After a great waste of now dead also, said on hearing of this powder and shot he finally broucht down a diatribe: “I smoke to the glory of God." brace of ducks, saving with delight as he 0 did so: ‘‘Hit 'em that time, didn’t I, Joe?" The Boer general, Ben Viljoen, tells in his 1he guide replied with deliberation: *“Yes book how he captured the forts at Helvetia ST they will fly into it once in a great and the big gun Lady Roberts. The follow- “While .\|r. Cleveland did not fish for any ing amusing correspondence passed between MOr® compliments that day. him and the British commander: “I have rl— been nhliuwl}!n expel the Lady Roberts from Prof. Virchow, the famous German pa Helvetia, this lady being an ‘undesirable thologist who died a few days ago, entorel inhabitant of that place I am glad to in- (pa pryssian parliament in 1879 and nat- form you that she seems quite at ll{rll|~ 1N urally cast his lot with the liberals. As her new surroundings and pleased with the a leading member of that faction he was change of company.” To which General oonstantly at war with Bismarck, in whom Smith-Dorrien replied ‘As the lady you he inspired equally strong feelings of fear refer to is not accustomed to sleep in the and respect. So bitter did the differ-nces open air, T would recommend you to try between him and the chancellor become flannel next to the skin.” that a challenge to a duel resulted, but - 0 owing to the mediation of fr'ends they never At one time in his carecr as a sportsman fought. He was not a brilliant speaker, but Grover Cleveland was far from being the his public utterances were always char- good shot he is today. When a young man acterized by extreme force and courage tival Choir--Thomas J. Kelly, Director