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A GUEST at the Creighton Founders day baa-
n quet had to listen to the address by Congress
man vollrner. which he entitled "Americansm."
but which contained little Americanism that II
struck ono and ali as wholly out OF place am sure
the authorities Of the university who invited
him TO deliver tho address Of the evening were as
disappointed in what he said any OF those present
Mr.. VoImerB first offense 10 declare that con-
trary 70 his practice. he had committed his 70
marks to writing and would read them In order 20
be against being misauoted in the newspapers
as II the newspapers had anything TO gain by mis-
quoting him could possibly make him say anything
that would put him In bad what he did say
and then no declared that he had taken particular
pains to- avoid touching upon any controversial sub
ject giving uterance TO anything to which anyone
could dissent forthwith proceeded to reel off
a succession OF dogmatc assertions, decryng Amer
lea and its institutions and lsudng the superiority
OF German achievement in every field OF activity
with hardly statement which would not have been
challenged except the rules Of polite society that
demand a respectful hearing for invited guest As
listened to tho TRADE upon everything American
wondered IL such uterance would be tolerated upon
similar occasion IN any German university from any
German subject who thought little Of his own
country and much OF some other country that he
could find nothing German that did not suffer by
comparison.
The founders Of Creighton university and the
worthy scholars VINO have since administered It for
them subscribed 20 an Amercanism entirely differ.
ent The fortune upon which Creighton university 10
founded took IT. inception from the building OF The
Pacific telegraph. which, while Il made Edward
Creighton millionaire. at the same time was pa.
triotc enterprise that saved the Pacific coast states
the union through the long ordeal Of civil war BY
bringing them into instantaneous ana close cotnmunis
cation with the other states and the government at
washington. II IL indeed too bad the imported ora.
tor from Iowa. II he wanted 10 talk about Amer.
cansrn," missed entirely his grand opportunity OF
holding up lives characters OF Edward cresh.
ton and John A. Creighton types OF patriotism and
public spirit for the presentday youth 10 emulate.
I attended another banouet-board function last
week. assembling the officers and agents OF the Ger
man-Ameroan Life Insurance company, which IL one
OF our growing home institutions with the seeds Of
greatness IN It, This company has had its offices In
The Bee building since Il wac started beginning
with hardly room enough for three desks but steadily
expanding until now Il occupies nearly half OF one
floor was glad 20 cali attention to this fact and
also to the observation Of my ne6hoor, that along
side Of us were sitting the representatives OF two
different banks. indicating that the company main.
tained az two bank accounts, ana In that cone
neoticn was reminded Of this other story, which
I told
Il was some years ago that was serving a
member OF the Board OF Review, checking up ths
city tax list In an endeavor to equalze the assess
upon the different lines Of business The law
under which acting provided then. as u
doubtless does now, that commission brokers be taxed
upon the amounts OF capital employed IN
their business and We summoned the different brokers
ana commission before US TO furnish the needful
information for that purpose. few days after Il
was oil over met freLd associated in business with
one OF tho grain commission men whom we had had
on tho carpet.
| well" says he sAfac put good one over on you
| when he was up there about his assessment"
HE did did hers PARKED. How sof We made
him bring his bank book up and show us"
why OF course. you did. He wasn't afraid TO
lot you see his bank book, but he showed you only
! one book WHOM ne has accounts in three different
banks"
The death Of Harry Cummings leaves q wide circle
/ Of sorrowing friends. never know man who was
a more '1ikeAble' fellow whom once one really got
acquainted with hiu-he so wholesome and whole
hearted. 80 equable IN temper ana temperament.
with 30 much OF the we-aroon-the-sameasvei spirit
He never essayed anything startling or Sensational
or professed superiority, but entsred fully into the
| occasion whatever Il was. To a man OF careful
and sober life with every outward appearance Of an
athlete the call almost before the seriousness
Of his Illness realised s calculated to make US pause
| and ponder know one 10 whom the death OF
| Harry Cummings comes harder than our mutual
friend Dr. Hoffman; these two have for many years
taken lunch together every Monday noon that
both were IA town. and don't believe either Of them
ever let anything could be deferred side
stepped interfere with this standing engagement with
one another. know that the doctor will find every
wssh-day cloudy for many moons TO come.
A man often has 10 70 away and come back "a
cultivate a real appreciation of his own homo town
I never 20 10 another city ana return without see
| ing nav advantages which we have here over what
other places offer That other folks have the same
experience gather little postscript added &c
his card Of market quotations by W. w Bingham
which he sends and which reads as foliows
I'm January my wife and made trip a. far
aouth a. New Orleans. OF course. We enjoyed the
change There many interesting things to zee.
but after all returned home well satisfied that
we live IN one OF the best cities IN the best section
OF these United States. That We who live In this
great middie-west do not fully realize what real
'ood's country is until Ne so away and learn what
our neighbors In tho south. east and west have TO
confand with. II you cannot succeed hero tia not
the fault OF the country"
II you have any doubtA take trip and FRY 1, on
| yourself