Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12

Joined the prohibition party. Still,
old Cicero managed to keep house in
town, and his country villa was very
fine and had once belonged to Sylla,
Quaker gentleman OF mild manners,
but who had died before Cicero got the
villa, probably at reduced price and
on promises to pay for it in the future
on the instalment plan.
The house of Claudius sold for
G90, 900, equal to about $450,O0O. 1t may
have been comfortable house, but
would have looked shabby enough in
New York or San Franc cisco beside some
of the houses therefor example, MIR.
Stewards 81, 100000 house.
SMALL POTATOES IN TEXAS.
Mr.. Coecillius Isadore, a Jewish gen.
tleman. | apprehend from his name,
beaueathed 4.1l6 slaves, $500 yoke of
oxen, 1000 head of range cattle, and
e5OO,OO0 in money. He might have
been considered fairly rich in Rome,
but would not to-day be set down as
rich man in Texas. The old Romans
knew how to entertain, however.
There is where we can learn wisdom
from the ancients. Just think
of It'll Cresus, when he was
a candidate tor the senate,
gave feast of 10000 tables, to which
all the citizens of Rome were indis-
criminateiy invited. What United
States he would have made! But now
no senator would do that, even in
Omaha, a small city when compared
with Rome.
A GREAT WAKE.
Then Caesar, to celebrate the funeral
of his daughter, gave feast OF 22,OO0
tables, with an accommodation OF three
guests at each table. This Caesar was
a great fellow to feast as we'll as fight
and often gave suppers to which 60,0O0
people were invited. He was no mean
churl who limited his invitations to
dine to congressman, foreign minister's
and big bugs. When Caesar was elected
everybody could hope to stick their legs
under the mahogany of the white
house. Even the Irish were invited.
And Caesar blowed about it, too. He
said one day to his postmaster. general,
Johanius sWannamacuss:" have brought
together more gladiators, boxers and
wild beasts than were ever produced
under any former, administration in
Rome" But the postmaster-general
said he did not care much for such
things-only for prayer meetings, Sun
day schools, and sueh.
MAYBEoHE LIED.
Whether Caesar lied or not we have
no means of KNOWN G, for his old army
officers are now all. dead, and even the
pensioners OF dependent pension bills,
with few EXCEPTIONS, have run out.
and those LEFT, know nothing
about it-not woman even in New
Jersey who was kissed by Caesar is left
alive, so we must guess at much in his
history. Augustus Cesar, who was an
other Caesar, and q great man, left a
document attached TO his last will and
testament, in which he told the Roman
people he was entisled to the gratitude
| of the public because he had exhibited
5000 giadiators and brought more than
| thirty-five thousand wild boasts to
| Rome to be killed in the circus.
ABIG TIME At THE COLISEUM.
Titus, also, was jolly fellow, and te
celebrate the opening OF the Coliseum
he brought to Rome 5000 wild beasts
which were let loose and killed by glad.
iators. The next emperor was mug,
wump named Probus, and he out did
them all. He brought to Rome, for .
single show, 100 lions, 100 liOnesses, ion
Libyan aud 100 Syrian leopards, 3Ot
boars and 600 gladiatOrs. Having gath
cred these ne caused the circus TO bt
planted with trees 10 resemble forest
and let loose 900 ostriches. LOCO stays
900 dogs and 900 wild boars. This
fercer animals the giadiators killed ,ant