Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1903, Page 26

2 THE JLLUSTRATED BEE. | Published \"Pl‘kl{‘ by The Bee Publishing Company, Bee Bullding, Omaha, Neb, Price, be Per C(;py -Per Ye;u —— $2.00. Entered at the Omaha Postoffice as Second Class Mall Matter. For Advertising Rates Address Publisher, Communications relating to photographs or articles for publication nnouhr be ad- dressed, “Editor Ilustrated Bee, . The Omaha.” Pen and Picture Pointers ENJAMIN H. BARROWS, the new surveyor of the port of Omaha, whose appointment was confirmed by the senate last week, has been connected with the office of the surveyor for nearly two years, having been appointed chief Aeputy in August, 1901. He has resided in Omaha for more than thirty years, having come to this city from lowa in 1870, and shortly thereafter assumed the duties of business manager of the Omaha Republicap. Nine years later he wWas ape- pointed consul of the United States at Dub- lin, Ireland, which position he held until carly in the first administration of Presi- dent Clevelund, when he gave place to a democrat. Returning to Omaha he entered the service of the Unlon Pacific Rallway company as manager of the advertising de- partment, which place he held until 1895. For two years he was librarian of the Omaha city library. His next position was chief deputy in the ofice of the surveyor of the port, which place he will vacate as soon as the books of the present surveyor can be closed to take the chief place in the same office. g ctions One of the really beautiful ceremonies of the work of the Order of the Eastern Star is known to the members as the *“Voeal Star.” It was recently given by Vesta chapter of Omaha. with full regalia and appointments, and was witnessed by a large assembly of members of the order and the Masonic fraternity. One of the principal features of the ceremony & the marching, these participating maneuvering toform let- ters and figures, sy nbolteal of the work and objects of the order. During the proces- sion the marchers carry a musical arrange- ment of hymns and chants, the rythm of the voices varying with the evolutions, the whole produeing an effect said by those who understand it to be most artistic and of great value in exemplifying the unwritten work of the Bastern Star. Vesta chapter gave it in an uncommonly impressive and appropriate manner. Those who took part in the ceremomy and who were photographed by The Bet¢ staff photographer at its con- clusion are: Mrs. L. H. Bradley, patron; Mrs. Ida F. Brown, matron; Mrs. F. A, Walker, associate matron; Miss Winnifred Whallace, secretary; Miss Verna Barden, treasurer; Miss Maud VWallace, conductress; Mrs. Clara Springmeyer, assoclate conduc- tress; Miss Cora Jack, Adah; Misc Mary Bruner, Ruth; Miss Clara Bmith, Esther; Miss Nellie Schonlau, Martha; Miss Vie- toria B. Ayer, Electa; Miss Libbie Free- man, warder; Miss Minnle Kendriek, chap- lain; Mrs. Anna C. Simpson, marehall; Mrs, Fannie Moore, organist. It had beem the idea to have Mrs. A, W. Crites of Chadron, grand matron ef the order, present, but she was prevented from attending. One of the features of the session of the grand chapter at Lincoln will be a repetition of the “Vocal Star” by the Omaha team. i P50 68 T Fifty-five years is the span over which Mr. and Mrs. S8amuvel C. Harvey of Seward look back to thelr wedding day. They were married in Cedar county, lowa, on Febru- ary 13, 1848, the bride being a few days under the age of 16 and the groom just past the age of 21. Mr. Zachary T. Lind- sey of Omaha, half-brother to the bride, was the youngest guest present at the wedding. Mr. Harvey is a native of Penn- sylvanta, and h's wife was born in Ohlo. In 1844 Mr. Harvey made up his mind to try Pis chances for a forthne in the wild west, and on April 15 of that year he boarded a stcamboat at Wellsville, 0., and started for lowa, which was then about the limit for anyone but trappers and fur traders. He reached Muscatine on May 5, after a long and tedious trip down the Ohio and up the Mississippi. Mrs. Harvey's parents traveled from Ohio to lowa in a prairie schooner in 1843, After the wed- ding in 1848 the yourg folks settled down In Muscatine, where for a number of years Mr. Harvey was engaged in the mercantile and grain business, He then moved to Lefts, Ia., and then to Albia, finally coming to Nebraska and locating at Seward in 1891, where they still live. Twelve children, six sons and six daughters, blessed the unfon and five sons and three daughters still live. Twenty-five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren have increased the family to a respectable size. g Some time since the editor of The Bee's woman's department called attention to the fact that Nebraska had edded to the very small number of women engaged in the banking business one who has made a success, and who has unot occupled a sub- ordinate position, elther. Mrs. “lester Welpton of Ogalalla has been president of the Exchange bank of that place since its incorporation in 1900, and has come to he THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. AP st e £ MRS, HESTER WELPTON OF OGALALLA, NEBRASKA'S WOMAN BANKER. recognized as an able and conservative financier. Managing the affairs of a bank has in nowise distracted Mrs. Welpton's attention from matters that come more naturally within the purview of what is called “woman’s ‘' sphere,” for while she gives general oversight to fthe handling of the bank's funds, and is thoroughly con- versant with its loans and discounts and knows of its deposits and resources, she also knows who it was selected the new quarters for the bank's offices, who selected and designed the wall paper, the painting and the general scheme of interlor decura-~ tion. It was she who worked out the de- tails and saw that they were properly carried into effect. It was also Mrs. Welp- ton who served coffee and wafers in the bauk's parior last November when it moved to its pregent quarters. Mrs. Welpton still gives ber home her personal attention, and yet finds time to serve as president of the Ladies’ Aid society and to take an active part in the affairs of the local chapter of the Order of the Bastern Star. _+_ ‘Don C. Despain of Plattsmouth, Neb., who has been appointed by Governor Mickey to be chief clerk of the state depart- ment of labor, is 2 yourg man and a native of Nebraska. He is a graduate of the Plattsmouth High school and was pursu- ing & course in law at the University of Nebraska when appointed to this important position. He has always taken an active interest in politics and current events and was prominent in debating circles both in the high school and the university. Mr. Despain was connected with the republican state committee during the campaign and _his work was commended by Congressman Burkett. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith of Oakland, Neb., last September celebrated the fifty- third anniversary of their wedding day. Both are in good health, and bid fair to observe many times more the occasion. Mr. Smith is the active editor of the Oak- land Republican, and his hearty wife does the baking and cooking for a family of six. They are pioneer residents of Burt county, having lived there for twenty years. To Settle the Question He was engaged to be married, and everyone knows how the engaged man talks when be gets a frieud cornered. “She is the loveliest and best girl that ever Jived,” he asserted. “Sure?”’ inguired the friend. “Sure! Of course I'm: sure. doubt it, de you?" “Certainly mnot,” hastily, “‘only—" “Only what?” “Oh, I suppose it's all right, but I'd like to introduce you to Dobley.” “Who's Dobley?"” “Oh, another friend of mine, who teld me yesterday that he was engaged te the lovelie8t and best girl that ever lived, and 1'd like to have you two get together cnd settle the matter.”"—Chicago Post, You don't replied the friend, One Brand of Journalism “What was the fire?” asked the city edi- tor of the sallow journal, relates the Brook- lyn Eagle. “Nothing at all,” the new reporter an- swered; “only an old shed burned.” “Many people there?” ““Ten thousand, I should say, mostly chil- dren."” *‘Good! Give it half a page.” The 6 o'clock extra came out at 1:30 with this scare head: TEN THOUSAND CH!LDREN see a shed DESTROYED BY FIRE. SAMUEL C. HARVEY, SEWARD, Neb. A. H. SMITH OF OAKLAND, Neb. March 8, 1003, C i e g s < v g e DON DESPAIN, CHIEF CLERK IN OFFICE OF LABOK COMMISSIONER OF NEBRASKA. Weddings That Have Outlasted Half a Cehtury MRS. SAMUEL C. HARVEY, Neb. SEWARD, MRS. A. H. SMITH, OAKLAND, Neb. Dentists Say Crime is Chargeable to Bad Teeth BILL was recently intrcduced in the Massachuseats legislature “to provide for the better care, preservation and development of the denture of minor Inmates of the public institutions of the common- wealth.,” The bill has the support of the Asscociated Charities organization and of the State Dentists’ association., It is easy to imagine, comments the Chi o Tribune, that the Associated Charities | ple are anxious about the tceth cof the girls and boys in the varicus state institutions from motives of philanthropy. It might be sus- pected by the scoffers that the Dontists’ asgociation has visions of jobs and fat fees, but if we are‘to believe the president of that association, it is on'y conzerncd for the future moral wellbeing of the wards of the commonwealth Put in the fewest possible words, the ar- gument of the dentists is that “‘poor teeth cause indigestion, irritability of the s.om- ach causes a craving for stimulants and stimulants cause crime.” Therefore, in or- der to repress crime he wou!d have dispen- saries for dental treatment, regular exami- nations of the teeth of public echeol pupils, a toothbrush 1n every family and regula- tions prescribing its use. Of course in a gen- eral way clealiness is next to godlincss. New bacteria and new diseases are discov- ered daily. Bacteria spread disease, whereas cleanliness retards it. Therefore it may be for the public benefit, not to mention public beauiy, to have clean teeth. But how absut the assertion that poor teeth cause indigestion and indigestion causes craving for stimulants and stimulants ciuse crime? The president of the dental soe clety sa ““The poor are genecrally total from the use of the toathbrush.” But are not the poor almost immune from indigestion? l,‘. so, then they should not have a craving for stimulants, but unfortu- nately some of them do, and same of them commit crime, not because th2y do not use the tocothbrush, but for other reasons, Again, the rich are indefatigable with the toothbrush, and yet indigestion, and gas- tritis, and appendioitis, and stomach ca- tarrh are rich men’'s diseases, but they do not commit crime on that account. One millionaire suffers if he departs from his regular regime of breakfast foods. Another has 2 stomach which is a wreck. Nelther of them has killed anyone yet. There seems to be something wrong in the dental sequence stated above. Perhaps, after all, it is not so much the good of humanity as a handsome job the enterprising dentists have in view. abstaine