Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
CENTENARIES FOR his YEAR
Some World Builders who Were
Born One Years
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To the man who knows, whole chapters
of history, stirring chronicles of adven-
ture or high achievement, are written in a
single date. The mention OF one name may,
to the discriminating, sum up an essay In
literature, art or science. In which view
one cannot but approve of the present-day
worlds custom of making much Of the
anniversaries OF the achievements of it's
past as their birthdays come around with
the "coursing months" Nineteen nine
stood forth marvelously rich in such great
men and deeds recalled-from Poe in Janu-
airy to Gladstone in December, with Lin
coin and Darwin, Holmes and Tennyson,
DR.. Johnson and stout old John Calvin, be-
tween-and 1910 will fall not far below
the high stadard of it's predecessor in
Father Times big family. II. with the two
complete lists in hand, one holds hat of
the current twelvemonth second in weight
and value, yet must 1t be granted a wor-
thy second, rich in suggestions OF wide in
terest.
"Nought tens roster is built up Of 65
items, q bakers dozen of them Of primary
worth, both in the intrinsic Importance OF
the event to be recalled and in the value
to accrue today in once more reading those
yesterday records. In addition to these
land already preparations are afoot to
commemorate not a few Of them) the
dawning year is to witness no less than
nine great expositions. 1t is a goodly list
we are called upon to scan or study.
The birth centennaries, as usual, lead in
Importance. There are twenty-four Of
them in 1910. representing seven Of the
worlds nations and as many of the callings
which occupy it's citizens. January 10
opened the chronicle, reminding us that 100
years ago jeremiah Sullivan Black, the
American jurist woh served both as fed
tral attorney general ans secretary of
state, was born in the little village of
Glades, Pennsylvania; and it closes on De-
cember Is with Tooth anniversary Of the
coming into the world of Arthur Penrhyn'
Stanley, officially dean of Westminster
Abbey, but In broader and more lasting
memory, a churchman, gentleman and
scholar whose whole life was written down
a helpful, loving sermon.
Between these dates fall the centennaries
of a score of men and two splendid women,
whose mere names, briefly listed, are them
selves suggestive:
January l9.-Ferdinapd David, the Ger
man composer.
February 4-Michael Costa, Italian opera
and oratorio writer.
February Sole Bull, Norway's magic
yiolinist."
February S.-Norbert BurgmulIer, the
Prussian composer.
February S~.-FrEderick Chopin, the Polish
musician and composer.
March 2.-Pope Loe XIII, giant among
churchmen and statesmen.
March 20.-John McCloskey, the first
American cardinal.
April 4.-James Freeman Clarke, historian,
clergyman, publicist.
April 13.-Felicien David, the French COM
poser.
May 23.-Margaret Ossoli, American au-
thoress and philanthroplst.
May 3l.-Horatio Seymour, democratic
governor and party leader.
June S.-Robert ~Schumann, the eminent
German composer.
July 5.-Phineas T. Barnum. greatest Of
all showmen.
July 17.-Martin F. Upper, English poet
and author.
August 24.-Theodore Parker, Unitarian
preacher and abolitionist.
September 10.-James Pollock, who sug-
gested I'm God We Trust" as motto.
September 29.-Elizabeth c.. Gaskell, the
English authoress.
October lS.-Guissepe Mario, the italian
opera tenor.
October l9.-Cassius M. Clay, American
diplomat and publiclst.
November Fritz Reuter- German
realistic" novelist.
November 11-Alfred de Musset, French
poet and tale teller.
November 1S.-Asa Gray, the American
Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.