Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-23
HERE AND THERE.

1t is quite evident that the Nebraska bank.
ing law is sure death TO wildcats.
Four casks of imported wine have escaped
through the Omaha custom house. The
quantity is not sufficient, however. to ma
terially diminish the printing of foreign la
bels aJ home.
With Rhode Island piled on Pennsylvania
and both piled on prohibitionists, it is about
time for these misguided agitators to pause
and inquire Water we here for.''
That ancient and thrilling conundrum,
"Weather are we drifting" has lost its po-
tent charm in Omaha.
There has not been an open ruction in the
county board for nearly two weeks, and the
English language is gradually GONZALES
cling.
After brief but interesting experience,
Alderman Ford proposes to retire from the
banking business and devote his entire time
TO the interests of the city.
The daily literary efforts of the sign
service bureau are TO be rechristened 'fore-
casts" The new title will not change the
quality nor increase the quantity of truth
which occasionally percolates through the
bulletins. With the public they will remain
'improbabillties."
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars of
hard government dollars are about to be
blown into the Missouri at this point There
is no more effective way of dIsposing of the
surplus. 1t will prevent an overflow of the
treasury and an overflow of the Missouri
and produce a few delightful golden eddies
in local pockets.
1t is now in order for the Sioux to christen
General Crook 'ManAfraid- of H is Hair"
The fact that there is.not enough hair on his
pate to whet n scalp knife gives him peculiar
influence over the redskins, who look upon
bald head as the essence of "bad medi-
cine" The average Indian is leyel-headed.
Enterprise and generosity are character
istics of the street sweeping contractors.
They don't care continental for expense, if
they can secure the appreciation of the pub
lic New and novel improvements are about
to be introduced. Plush and velvet night
caps are to be placed on the brushes, so as
to turn the soul-harrowing whirr Of the
machine into n soft, seductive lullaby for
the sole benefit of the slumbering aris-
tocracy of st. Mary's avenue. Hereafter
street sweeping will be serenading party
Boulanger march in mellow tones.
The report that cebergs have made their
appearance on the Atlantic is premature.
| At last accounts Charles Francis Adams
| was in Boston.
The Volupuk club, of Boston, is about to
| disband, being unable to find a president
| possessing the necessary versatility to shape
| its destinles. 1t is unfortunate that Sulli-
! van is temporarily engaged in an effort to
| Kilrain.
An eastern weather prophet predicted
week of severe storms, eliminating in a
| life size cyclone. The storms failed to con-
! meet, but spirited runaway team collided
with the prophet and smashed him as effect
| ually as rotating ruin. Providence moves
in mysterious ways His mercies to perform.
The fate of red-handed Nick Foley, who
broke his neck by plungng off bridge in
Antelope county, is crude but effective
mode of dispensing justice. Bridge jumping
| can not be commended as legal ceremony,
but il is swift, cheap and wholesome. AS
long as the courts shelters murderers. as
long as money can purchase freedom for the
| foulest of assassins, the people must culti-
| vate bridges as means of self-protection.