Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-10

S. L. Clemens Mark Twain) will spend q
portion of the winter at Dresden, where his
daughters are studying music.
Senator c. N. FELTON,, of California, is the
richest of the new senators. He has S1,O00..
900 to every three of Senator Stanford.
The first bishop to take a seat in 1.-The
American house OF lords' is Bishop W.. Per-
kins, the new senator from Kansas.
Mr.. Howells can afford to laugh at his
critics. In fact a man with a salary of SIT, OOO
a year can afford a great many things that
critics can't.
Congressman McMillin is said to commit
q poem to memoir every morning before
breakfast in order to puJ himself 'in a pleas
ant frame of mind forthe day."
Prince Albert Victor has ono sensible
weakness. Heis fond OF liver and bacon for
breakfast. There is no fear OF a bone getting
into his throat ana interfering with the sit of
his collar. d
A great friendship has sprung up between
Representative. Curtis of New York, the
tallest congressman, and MIR. Cable of
Illinois, whotaisL the smallest man in the
house. They are generally to be found to-
gether. .uSr
Mr.. Anthony J. Drexel, whose name has
boon made famous beyond the banking circles
of the world by: his magnificent endowment
of the Drexel Institute, is a vigorous looking
man Of nigh forehead, fine, bright eye and
straight powerful nose.
The 'grandy old NAM of Great Britain
grows shorter in stature but grander IN char
acter as ne grows older. Doctors are familiar
with the physiological fact that the very old
shorten IN physical stature, aud Mr.. Glad
stone Is said to be not so tall by two inches
now as he was when in his prime.
Colonel "Dick" Howard, a prosperous and
highly admired resident of Cowesett. II. l..
New Providence), is believed to pa the only
survivor now; left of John Browns historic
party at Harper,s Ferry. He believes that
had that attack been more carefully organ
lied it would have proved successful. ,s
Governor Boies of Iowa, who Is now
spoken of as a democratic vice-presldential
possibility, SAYS the New York Epoch. was
formerly Il republican. On the other hand.
Chauncey M. Depcw, now so strong a repub-
licau, was bitterly opposed to the presi-
dental candidate In 1872, and that same year
Mr.. Depew ran for lieutenant governor of
New York on the democratic ticket.
James Whitcomb Riley was in his younger
days an enthusiastic and clever amateur &C
tor. 1t is believed that had he gone on the
stage permanently his career would have
been famous. One OF his friends says that
at one time, when Riley was cast for the
character of an old man, he went about the
streets for weeks studying the gestures,
poses and utterances of an aged acquain-
lance, instead of trusting to mere magma
ton.
The bishop of Paris, who con
Quoted the impressive funeral services over
the body of Dom Pedro, is a very old and
very attenuated man, with a face which
shows that he has outlived every human
emotion and passion-except, perhaps, the
ruling OF clergy. For his suoordinates in
tho church sta:d in great awe OF him
and approach his august presence with
trembling and timidity. He has a strong per-
sonaIity and is compared to the duke OF
Wellington and M. Guizot when they were
near the grave.