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Evening star., 1909-06-20

thus far have all been authors or minis
ters. or both. The two who remain are
both soldiers. noted generals who fought
on opposite sides of the civil war. Tho
younger of these, the Confederate Mai
Gen. Samuel @. French was born in
New Jersey ninety wears ago last No
vember and went through West Point in
the class with Grant both being gradu-
ated in 1913. He fought through the
Mexican war a young lieutenant mar
ried Miss ssippi belle, and five years be-
fore the civil war resigned captains
commission to settle down as a cotton
planter in his wifes state. lie entered
the Confederate army as a brigadier, but
was a major general during the last four
years Of the fighting. He is now living
at Pensa cola, Fla.
The oldest of all these American nona-
genarians of note Is another Jerseyman.
Brig. Gen. Daniel Henry Rucker. T. SA
retired. who. in his nine,y-eighth wear, ID
still living in Washington with his daugh-
ter. the widow of Gen. William I. Sher-
man.
When he was born. April 2s 1872 the
war of 1872 had not yet commenced. Lin
coin was three years old; Grant was not
to be born for ten years: Roosevelt for
forty-six years. Fulton was still expert
menting with the steamboat. which craft
was not vet to venture across the At
lantic for seven years while he was not
to see the locomotive for twenty years
He was over three when Napoleon was
defeated at Waterloo and had grown 10
be a man OF twenty-three before the tee
graph was in use. while the sewing ma
chine was not in use until he was thirty.
four. He has been an officer of the regu-
lar army continuously for seventy-two
years. and when he had laid down his
sword after fighting through the Mexican
war he had reached the halfway point in
the scriptural span of life. When the
civil war broke out he was a ma jor in his
hftieth year, age At which many a
man in those days considered himself too
old to fight He has been brgadier
general for forty-six years. and re-
tired for age twenty-seven years ago.
He was old enough to vote in the Van
Buren, Harrison campaign. Within the
span of his life all of the ex-Presidents
of the United States except Washington
have been alive: twenty-three Presidents
have been in the White House. All of our
Presidents since Johnson have been born
within Gen. Fuckers life. He was four
teen. when John Adams died and forty.
five when President Taft was horn
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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since when he has produced twelve books
besides contributing to numerous reviews.
It was just seventy-nine years ago when
DIR. Crowell entered the University of
Pennsylvania, in his native city OF Phila-
delphia. To go to New York in those
days it was still necessary 70 be driven
by horses. From Pennsylvania young
Crowell went to Princeton. where. sew
enty-fve years ago. he was graduated in
the class of 81 He was an active pastor
and married man while Van Buren was
still in the White House. He is the au-
thor of two books and is the contributor
of 400 of the articles in the international
Encyclopedia.
These solid honagenarians mentioned
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tragedies that illustrate the dangers OF
hunting on the dark continent
1t is peculiar that such savage brutes
leopards and cheetahs are marked
much like the giraffe, the most awkward
and harmless animal in Africa. At one
time the giraffe was common down as far
as Cape Town. but now IL is found no
farther south than the TranSvaal. Grad
ually il is being driven into the interior
The giraffe makes It's home In The desert
country, being able 10 go for long pe"lods
without drinking. There are large hei ds
the kalahari desert. where they are
practically safe from the hunters rife.
Giraffes are also very common in the
country to which Mr. Roosevelt Is going.
They are easy hunting. Before the pas
sage of the game protection laws ! have
seen one party bring down twenty girafeS
in a day
1t is easy to form an idea of the gi-
raffe's awkwardness when YOU take INTO
consideration that the animal is from
eighteen to twenty feet high, measuring
from the ground to its head. and II Is
mostly legs and neck, the legs being
longer than the neck. When a giraffe
drinks II must spread It's legs out at an
angle Of about 20 degrees u lower Its
body sufficiently t. reach the water.
The favorite method of the Beers in
hunting the giraffe Is to ride it down on
horseback. This affords great sport and
a good horse Will overtake one Of these
animals after a long chase. The giraffe
presents a peculiar spectacle when 1t is
running. The body seems 70 gain on the
head. which waves TO and fro and is jerk
ed into position at every second step.
Mr. Roosevelt will have TO depend solely
on shooting for his giraffe sport. as the
country he will visit in is not favorable
10 horse hunting.
A source of amusement to the average
European sportsman who visits East
fric iS hr,nt rt bnp
the Africander does not care about hunt
ing this animal the European seems to
delight in il. perhaps on account Of the
animals ferocious and ugly apncaran e.
1t is armed with a pair of formidable
tusks which II can use with great effect
on either horse or man when II is cor
nered I have seen native gored so
badly by one that he died in hour
Each African colony has game laws
based on the prevalence or scarcity Of
certain species of animals. Where Mr..
Roosevelt is going To hunt ii costs 500 for
a huntsman's license. This license under
the British East African game laws gives
the following privileges:
Each white man-rifle hllnter-who
hunts in East Africa is allowed to kill
TWO oc each of the following animals:
Elephants rusks weighing not less
than sixty pounds. rhinoceri. hippopDt-
ami. zebra, oryx, callotis oryx bestia.
koodoo, topi. Neumann's hartebeest, colo
bus and other fur monkey. aarivarks,
cheetahs. aardwolf. marabout and egret
One of each of the following: Buffalo.
Gland, sa BILE. antelope. roam antelope and
bongo. Ten of each of the following:
Topi, Grants gazele. Thompscn's gazele,
Jackson's hartebeest. impaIa. reedbuck.
Sluiker. klipspringer. steinbuck, water
buck, wildebeest. Coke's hariebeest, bush
buck, paa, lesser koodoo, and the gere-
nuk
Copyright, 1909. by Benj B. HamptonJ
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one day Just as the blue haze or morn
ing was lifting from the forest | saw a
flock Of vultures sailing in the air and
svoopnC from time IL time. | knew
there was dead meat somewhere near.
| started out in search. In n quarter of
an hour. right under where the yultures
were circlng. | heard the crunching of
bones in clump q rocks half hidden
In the high grass. There was that I'M
mistakahle sound Of some large animal
eating and tearing ticsI. After maneu-
verinc for some time ] came acruSs a
wide trail Of crushed hlood-Staired grass,
showing that some large animal must
have been dragged. NJ animal hut a
lion could drag i body big enough to
make suck a large trail
Cautiously approaching the rocks. |
heard the animals satisfied growls and
saw the ravenous vultures, hook-beaked
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when. seventy-four years ago this spring.
he received his sheepskin from Union
College. The New York Evening Post
was commencing 10 chronicle the onrush
of the 'forty-niners' to California when
he became its editor. remain as such
and help, with his viriie pen. to shape
northern sentiment during the twelve
years preceding the civil war. During
the first three years of that struggle he
was our consul to France. where he was
made minister thus serving for three
years more. III has been fifty-seven years
now since his first book was published
a militant work in favor of abolition.
He and Mrs. Howe were both working
with their pens for abolition az the same
time. She had been born when he was a
year and six months old. and her anti
slavery fight was wage shoulder 10
shoulder with her husband, the eminent
Evening star., 1909-06-20

A LII Are Authors or Min
4 \ listers Save Two, and
They Are Soldiers - John
Bigelow at Ninety-one-Wil-
liam Mathews Nearing Nine
ty-two-Dr. Hepburn at Nine
ty-four = Two Nonagenarian
Bishops-One Was Chaplain
of Senate in Lincoln's Time
A Preacher-editor of Ninety
two-Two Divines of Ninety
hve-Our Oldest Notable Is
in Ninety-eighth Year-Born
Before War of 1872.
Copyright. 1909, by John Elfreth Watkins
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to my stretcher. / drowsed off To sleep
watching the shadow Of the sentry on the
tent as he passed between it and the fire.
Suddenly Jerk al my s,rctcher aWoke
me. 1nstnCtivey placing my hand on my
Iuger pistol, opened my eyes expecting.
If anything. 10 see the guard Nv heart
almost stopped. To move meant de-
struction. for there, on three legs with
an angry snarl and one paw raised to
strike. was the lioness in the half ligh:
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philanthropist. DR. Samuel Gridley Howe
Together they conducted the Boston Com
moiwealth, and after the slavery ques-
tion was settled she became prison re-
former. peace agitator. lecturer. Unitarian
preac cher 'sufragist and author. 1t has
been nearly fifty wears now since she
wrote the. Battle Hymn OF the Repu1-
lie" which President Roosevelt suggested
should he authorized by Congress the
national anthem. And the latest report
from her home in Boston is that she is
industriously at work upon new lyric
poem. But it IS difficult TO realize that
one whose pen is still active saw the light
shine on this land of ours before Spain
ceded us Florida and before either Grant
or Hayes was born.
Then we have another nonagenarian
author. William Mathews. OF Boston.
who will he ninety-two next month. which
ranks him just between Mr.. Rigelow ana
Mrs. Howe Three-score years and ten
ago he had not only been graduated
from Waterville College. now co by Uni
yersity hut finished four years additional
at the Harvard Law School and had
been admitted To TIE bar. 1t was soon
afterward that he started the Yankee
Blade" up in his native state Of Maine,
which he united with the Port folio
back in Pierces administration. Before
the war was over he had been married
to his third wife. He was fiftyfive
when his first work. Getting On In the
World" appeared. This was back in
Success. was published when he was
eighty-fve. Since he was seventy he
has not only produced four books. but
has contributed to magazines apd cyclo-
pedias and has written the critical and
bibliogra phical notes to a forty-volume
edition of Buwer.
Outranking all of these venerable au-
thors in point of age is DR.. James
Curtis Hepburn of East Orange. y. j.,
the man who compiled the first English
dictionary of the japanese language, and
who also wrote the grammar of Jap
anese. into which tongue he translated
the Bible. When this sage was born,
March IL. 1915 Madison was President
and our second war with Great Brita n
had been over but few weeks. This
month occurs the seventy-seventh ami
versary of his graduation at Prince
ton. in 1882. and of his alma mater lie
is the oldest alumnus. After being grad
uated in medicine at the University Of
Pennsylvania in 1888 he marriel and
went abroad a medical missionary
to China and then 70 Japan. The bride
who sailed with him to the orient in
1910 lived TO see his ninety-first birthday
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Forget" had fed the cubs since the day
they We're captured and they followed him
as though he wee their mother. This
day there was the silence of fatigue over
the resting caravan.
Suddenly A howl of pain rent the still
ness and We rushed with ready rifles to
the spot whence il came. What sight
met our eyes There was Forget" ho'd-
ing OF to a bush with both hands while
one of the young lions had hold of his
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RS. JULIA w RID
HOW F'S entering
the mona genarian
glass the other day
suggests an In
quiry as to who's
who al the top of
the chronological
list of men and
women of attain
ment.
The world $ stock
of noted centenari-
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[ ST as one can tell
when a rhinCcerOs
IS near bS ohSprv-
Ing tie little rhi-
nuceros birds that
follow ii To feed on
its lice. 50 II is
"a sy to tell the vi
cinity Of large ear
uiVora by the v,il
lures that hover
around waiting 10
pick the bones of
it's prey.
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hunter and there was nothing else to do.
Although !! could see the loneSs in a
general way. il was a particularly hard
shot, there were many thorn bushes
and stones IN my road.
The yultGres We're getting uneasy. /
moved. and they all rose with a heavy
Tapping OF wings. The liuness startled.
following. II was so sudden that l fired
without taking aim and missed the moth
cr. hut wounded a cub. The other cub
made off into the bush the lioness fol-
lowing
! was in a bad temper through disap
pointment and drew my knife to cut the
throat of the wounded cub. which was
whining in pain. As I put my hand down
10 make the thrust it licked me with its
soft eyes. 1t was too much like killing
baby.
| slipped my knife back into its sheath.
ten, and l picked it UP and patted it. I
was carrying it back to the camp when I
heard noise behind me. / looked back
and saw the mother slip into the under
growth. l knew then that there was GO
ing to he trouble. Two three times
around the camp that day the yellow form
Of the lioness was seen fitting across
partly exposed places in the bush.
| washed the cubs wound aid put some
healing preparation from my medicine
chest on it. That night | gave the SEN
tries warning of possible danger and took
my little captive into my tent and tied it
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not because il is not sought but because
IL is hard to get at. its home being in
the woody mountainous country. Then,
too, il has as a protective feature its Pc
culiarly marked skin, the spots of which
resemble the light and shade in the
leaves. making the beast very diff 'ult to
see Many hunters would face anything
sooner than "A leopard. on account of its
intelligent ferocity. Some men are OF the
opinion that it is the most dangerous of
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and hungry-eyed. perched on the points
OF vantage. awaiting their chance 10
swoop down. ! had TO be careful for II
TIE vultures gave the danger signal all
chance of getting the game would be
lost After crawling a few yards far
ther got a peep between the rocks. Ly
ing down, with two cubs sucking. was a
beautiful honess chewing at the rump of
an lmpala antelope. 1t was a beautiful
sight. l hated 10 shoot. but l was
Evening star., 1909-06-20

Copyright. 1903 by John Elfreth watSiuS.,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
Nebraska
Chamberlain is
Held Not Guilty
by Beatrice Jury
Aoouits Tecumseh Banker After Be-
ing Out Over Twenty
four Hours.

BEATRICE Neb- Uec- 2a-SperEl Tele-
rrEmb-CAz-les N Chamberlain q the
failed Tecunssh banking buuss vas found
not uuty q ths charge o. receiving 6e-
posts after MS bank was znsolre1t al the
close q ire fourth criminal uial growing
gu q the fzaurs Of the insutuBol The
jury retired a. miduiEht SATURDAY night
and reached a. Agreement 81 Midnight
last ulEhl The verdict Vas read IN oOur1
this morning. TIE present rr1al has lasted
I've weeks
The charges several o. which vet ~
main unuasd- grew out Of The hank failure
Ia 1902 Chamberlain led following the
crash and Vas 8 fugitive In Cuba and ths
northwest Finally be returned ana gave
himself u after an absence q four years
on q bank wreckinE iDdjcrmsnt he vas
fuand guilty ia NemAhH county on q change
q venue and sentenced 10 Eve years IN the
pauitsnuary. but the verdict Vas reversed
br the supreme court in another case
charging snbszzlsms1t the Jury disagreed
Aftsr q good start hsd been made IN TIE
trial here ons Of the Jurors became Ill and
the trial came 70 AZ abrupt close and TIE
present hearing WAS begun.
The prusecu-on has br-u badly hHo6i-
capped by the fact that practically AL q
the books Of The defBnci bank which had
been used as evidence 81 uns q TIE cases
were stolen cne might about two years Ako
from the office q the sheriff Al Tecumseh
WITHOUT this evidence II has been hard for
the prosecution 10 MAKE y case and Il IS
considered probable the other cases viii
NOT be tined
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
FRONT" MAKES c. r. LANE
JUMP. IT ONCE MEANT HIN
View Hes . West shore Official and
Hns Fat Tips foB the
Reuhops-

Fr7ut, called the clerk 81 the Paxton
hoteL
A big mar. a ponderous siK-fcoisr. with
broad shoulders and a handsome face
wheeled sharply IN kis tracks and faced
the desk Then be smls6-the smile o. q
big man
Every tine I bear the cali fu- q bell
boy Il makes ne Jump be SAID There
Was q u1ae whs1 front meant ne and
the habit seems 10 sucK"
me- man who spoke thus was Charles F.
Lane Of Buffalo, connected with re az
SQUIRTING department Of the West Shore
railroad He is in Omaha on q little q
way business and called a. local head
quarters during the DAY.
The first money ! ever canned WIS an
FwsrinE bells n the ole Sherman house
in Chicago" he added Z was Jast q Ed
then. a years old and stuck IL ON for
nearly two years.
Randolph street IN those DAYS used 70
be the hauFuut q q great many railway
men. the Burlington and Northwestern
Officials came there 10 eat and ] soon be
came known 10 some o. them Anyway, If
wasn't long before ] got q JOB in the
freight department q The Northwestern.
where I remained eight years b I got
IN good with the lines east Hot went 70
Buffalo. where I've been ever since.
i ten you, ! learned q great deal about
men and their ways when ] was hopping
bells i WIS good training; LhRrE what
7 raaau- II q beIibCy has some strik1nEly
good feature about hin someone's gong
10 notice it,
Just then 2 be1Iboy called for Mr.. Lana
The lad held ont a telegram Down went
The big mans hand into his trousers
pocket and came ont with q mass Of 5in-
Citing coins He landed the boy 3 hEli
dollar
Take tha son, and spend il for Christ
mas said M Lane as be tore open the
megsare.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
vERITABLE FARMERS PARADISE
eehaco. valley. AttractinE Many
Se4rI-rs-Climate and sell Con-
ducfve TO Farming Conditions

Nschaco valley Observation-Disclosures farm
e-s who have lived there for years and
know The value Of the soil and the posi-
bIiHes Of The country when the Grand
Trunk railroad IS c1uplete5-are adding
land 70 their already substantial farms
The fact that they are buying additional
lands. paying for them sc an acre and
upwards. the hiEhesr price ever asked, IS
certainly an Endorsement that the land Is
everything that its most -sz1guins boosters
are claiming for IL
For -four years Harry Bowers Of Ne
chzco valley has lived there and tested ths
soil. He also fArne6 in the AIb=rts coun-
Try. He sold ms farm there al SO and
aourht an additional Ig2 acres from the
Grand Trunk Pacific Land company, ad-
joining his Nechaco homestead. al SIG. He
was satisfied with ms four years results
there, and wanted more land His old
farm now under cultivation with heavy
growing crops % wheat timothy, alfalfa.
harley. poss1oas etc, EIu pay for the
newly bought one
Joseph Bsaudoin is another NechR set
Ter who Bought last month geo acres from
ne same company. his fine farm Of l6l
acres is growing q crop this year that the
f1wner believes VIII bs & recor5-breEksr.
Postmaster W. :. Milne Of Nechaco is stnl
bother purchaser from the Grand Trunk
acihe and company, and a score more
suld be named
Rieh son, mid climate, natUral-frrEa-
on and healthy surroundings. with The
sw main line railroad Hiu make AechHcc
q paradise for farmers-a rival 70 the best
lere IL III Canada and Washington
Thousands Of farms have been sold there
IN the lEsI few years. The best. The people
here say, are The Peter Larson groups
These the Grand Trunk Pacific Land CON-
pauE, with offices al III New York LII,
building Omaha bought some wears ago
and are 10 be sold On terms q $50 down and
The balRnce On easy payments al 6 per cent
There is DO government OF railroad LAM
for presumption. This offer VIII be with
drawn after December p when DO NOR
land viii be sold When the railroad 4
finished, which II must be by lis ooutrBc
UIth the Canadian in lgll me-
who know the country predict thai no on
acre il The Larson group can be purchase
f-r q price under So.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
Nebraska
Wife of Auditor
Barton is Dead
Funeral VIII Be Held Wednesday
Afternoon At Two O'clock at
Aurora
From = srAH cgrresponasnt)

IAl = ELhAA W ANeAAAANAAH
LINCOLN. Dee 8l-speciAlA-M-s slas
r Barton. wife q state Auditor Barton
died yesterday at 40 O'Clock fongulng
m Illness q some years, though which be
came extremely serious only q fsW gays
ago.
The funeral VIII be hela wednesday
afternoon al ? O'Clock from the Christian
church Al Aurora the pastor az the church
officiating The pEH bearers. selected from
among the leaders q the Ancient Order q
United W0rknsn lodge, VIII be as follows.
J. y BrEytun q Benedict : H Bsunstt
OF Omaha. w. y. Huss q NorfoIk- W Z
LounEsbury Of Aurora ~. kohn q Ian
coin and A. GalushA q Lincoln. The body
VIII be taken 10 Aurora Tuesday.
Before her marriage Mrs.. Barton was
Miss Niles. and her home vas ~ Aurora
where her parents Row reside Last ian
uary she p Mr.. Barton removed 70 Lin
coin and only a few months EEo began u
keep house on z street For some pears
Mrs Barton had been In poor hsslth neces-
stating on TWO occasions submission 10
an operation
Since removing 10 Lincoln, bowersr. Mrs.
Barton had seemed 10 be improving and
she vEE able 70 take part IN the social
affairs Of the city. and had won for her
self q permanent place IN the select SO
Cscy q the city. Her death Was not sx-
pectsd and her last Illness WIS Of only q
few dAyE Duration. Auditor Barton was
in Kansas City at the time she became
sick. and arrived home only On Friday
night At The time Of The dissolution. Mrs.
BRrton's parents and M BRrton's mother
were present
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21

uneip Barr of HastinEs May hnie
Against Game

HAST1NGS. Neh- Dec 2-SpstA'-
P-5D~iusl o. IA Barr Of the Hastings H=n
School is -ooncuclng an inquiry with q
vew 70 d~etsruln~ng The AdTAniAEes ah1
dsadrautaEes Of football as 3 game loI
SiFh schools. Upon the deductions 10 DC
made from the replies 10 lbs groI.hs
rrohahlv depends The future ot the game
IN The local Institution a.
PRINCIPAL Barr Is opposed 10 fooibaH iof
Nfrb schools. believing thai the paTDel-
uErfE in most cases are 100 young . VIII
$500 the rgurs Of the pay hui ne 4As
p--mlrred ne parents Of ths local eligible
! T.arsrs 10 decide the question tOT ne
ERsauEx school Al the beginning g ne
last season me parents 81 al engine
plRvers ERre written consent Tor Lneh
Sons 70 play
IRE inquiry Is aimed 70 secure ev1oence
noncerninE ths experience with football IN
represenzrive number q high schools
over the stats. II covers a wee range oI
Eub5ecrE- sBch as lngurlsE both minor En1
serious effEc Of fooIhEh on scholarship
As manifested ia attendance and grades
reasons for prlhfbiuOn q football where
the zane is not permitted: personal pm
lurs o. Rchpc9 officers and Instructors cul-
peTninE the Gesdrahilry Of he game for
high sehooeEs suggestions for changes in
the playing rules Copies q the questions
have been Esnt 10 every high school q
uute in the state and M Barr VIII colla.s
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
Pa Hansen, So Sister-in-LAw Affirms,
is Toe Handy with His
Fists.

Judging from the different tales told ir
police court Monday by P J.. Hansen ING
Webster street and his sistsr-in-lRw- there
were lively doinEs al the Hansen home Sun
dsy night Hansen was arrested charged
with disturbing The peace and his wtfe's
sister, who did not gre her nzme, appeared
TO prosecute him
According 10 her story Hansen started
10 abuse AIS sick VIE ard she intsrtered
she attempted TO cal the police station
but before she could tell the officers the
trouble, Hansen. she said hit her n 1hs
Jaw.
The police heard the racket uvsr the tele
phone. Escsrtained where the cali cAuat
from and sent The auto around, with tbs
result HEnssn WIS locked W. Hansen 81.
MS sistsr-in-lsw WIS raising E dlsturban,
and that q roomsr had hit her. The d
position q the case WIS put over I'M
Tuesday SO that other witnesses could Z
brought IN