Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Two hundred bonfires are to be lighted
on the hills and mountains Of New Hamp-
shire on the opening night OF Old Home
week In the middle of August.
Perry Rodgers OF Bardstown, KY, has
in his possession the bugle that called the
continental army to battle in many of the
principal engagements for American inde-
~pendence.
The WardweIl family of Detroit COM
prises a mother and sixteen brothers and
sisters, all resident in that city except a
brother, who is in the Klondike. and a
sister. The oldest is rs, the oungest As
years old. There has never been a death
among the brothers and sisters in the
family.
New York and Phila delphla are squab-
bling Just now over which town possesses
"America's fastest author" Philadelphia
has a romancer who has turned out 4S3. 500
words IN seven months WILL New York
record Of having done in the same period
$4,000 words.
Reform school lads make good hghting
material, as England has discovered re-
African war soldiers who graduated from
reform schools won three Victoria crosses,
ten distinguished service medals D. 8. o.,
two promotions to commercial rank and
four mentions In dispatches.
For nearly thirty-hve years Senator Jacob
II. Gallinger of New Hampshire practised
as a physician in Concord. Even after
going into politics he worked at his pro-
fession for twelve years, only retiring
when he was first elected congressman in
1884. DR.. Gallinger has attained prominence
in several medical societies and numerous
valuable treatises from his pen have been
added to medical literature.
Delaware courts have treated some cor
poration officials TO a somewhat disagree
able surprise. About three years ago the
Thomas q Davis Wall Paper company was
formed. John Thomas, the general man
ager. was voted a salary OF $4,000 a year
by the directors, other Officials also getting
handsome figures. Dissatisfied stockholders
in the concern complained against such ex-
travagant SALARIES, and now the courts
have decided that Mr.. Thomas is to have
s.. 500 a year. other salaries being cut in
proportion.
As the Johnstown mining horror will
naturally set many persons asking about
the Jamestown flood, and comparing the
two disasters IL IL timely 20 publish the
data Of the calamity of May 81, 1889. In
that flood 2,l42 persons persisted, l4 wives
were made widows and S65 children were
rendered orphans or half orphans. The
JohnstOwn relief fund aggregated 81. 9l2, 346,
OF which $2,592,9S6 was distributed TO the
the balance going 20 the relief OF districts
Immediately contiguous to II.
.'In 1906" says the Four Track News.
Henry Hudson urged his little Dutch boat.
Haalve Maan, up the river that the IrO-
which the English afterward reehristened
the Hudson He courted the faVoring
winds until he anchored the Half Noon
city OF Albany. Others had discovered the
river before his day, for French. Portu-
guese and Dutch had pushed the prGws of
their boats into the lower strsam as early
as 1524-S0. but 10 Hudson belonged the honor
1 OF navigating the stream for any consider
able distance. And so IL 10 conceded that
the name OF that early navigator has been
Justly bestowed upon the American
Rhine The movement to celebrate the trt-
centennial OF the coming OF Henry Hudson
Is now taking tangible form, though the
nature OF the Observance Is az yet unds-
] cided."