Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-09
PEOPLE IND THINGS.

II congress will continue indefinitely the
suspension of the record, all will be Tor
given.
There is a strange coolness between Chey-
enne and Laramie. Snow covers the Sher-
man hill.
ST. Louis threatens worlds fair in 1903
Why not buy the present show Chicago
will sell out cheap
II congress succeeds in restoring public
confidence, it follows that public confidence
in congress will advance peg or two.
William Conley superior judge of the new
county of MADEIRA, California, Is said to be
the youngest Judge of any court of record in
the United States. He is a native of Mari
posa county and 90 years of age
The introduction of automatic fans as a
part of the new Ventilatlng system of the
national capitol was a needless public ex-
pense. The average con gressman can agi-
tate the atmosphere sufficiently on all prac-
tical purposes.
Miss Fair, tho California hoiress, made
her debut at reception given at Newport
last week. 1T had been intended To mark
the event with n grand ball, but the scarcity
of men available made II necessary to hold a
reception instead.
A San Francisco minister, charged with
embezzling the surplus of an elderly widow
declared he appropriated The cash to save it
from tho hands of the unCodly. The Jury,
touched by his defense, concluded he had in
him the stuff TO inaugurate a revival in San
Quentin
The board of lady Mysteries of tho Worlds
fair Is likely to continue making show OF
itself indefinitely. Every member insists on
| the last word. While these feminine spats
lend variety to the exposition, some brave,
| bald-headed man should interfere before
they emulate the House of Commons.
DIR. Timothy Stone Pnneo, author Of Pin
| neO's grammars and the reyiser OF the Nc
| Guffey readers, died al NOrwalk, Conn,
lNnlnnslnU i'm his DDth He Of
| the oldest living alumni of ale. He en-
| tered that college at tho age of l6, and was
| graduated from the classical and medical
| departments with high honors.
1T is painful TO note the absence of many
| GrOveran veterans from the PRESIDENT 5
| message There is a pauclty of rs and "A
| wOful want of that solemn sense of respon-
sibility" which formerly smote the eardrums.
| There isn't suggestion OF conservation
| in the document. nor hint of "plutOcracy,"
| Verify reform rudeiy skaters the venerated
| idols of democracy.
| DIR. St. George MiYart, whose specula tions
! upon the possibility of happiness in help
| have aroused so much interest in scientific
circles, is still in middle lifo and gives
| promise of further work. He was educated
| for the bar, and WAS called to practice in
| 1855, but turned his attention exclusively TO
| scientific subjects. DIR. Mivart, though Op
| posed TO Darwinism, is a firm believer in the
| general principle of evolution, and applies ii
not only to this life but also to the next
The death of Sarah Bowman at Ephrata,
| Pa, almost ends the real sisterhoo1 of one
OF the many peculiar religious orders of early
| Pennsylvania. The "sisterhoOdn TO which
Sarah Bowman belonged was organized at
Ephrata about 100 years ago IL had com
munal object and for a long time it was
fourishing institution, AS time went on
however, as the sisters strayed into the
outer world and married, or as they died
those taking their places became fewer and
| fewer, until Sister Bowman, in her old age
found herself the Oldest member, with only
two companions.