Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-22

Editor Mcclure Of the Philadelphia Times
Is still FRUSTRATED by rheumatism aud his re-
covery is doubtful.
Tho unoccupicd 1000. 900 acres OF land in
Kansas are melancholy. evidence of the drift
OF farmers into political office.
The tall sycamore Is stunted and weary.
Nobler timber has gone down before gales of
less duration and destructiveness.
This is truly an extraordinary session of
congress. Think OF Senator David n. Hill
ready to outrule Tom Reed In counting "a
quorum.
The greatest travellers in Switzerland are
the English, then come the Germans, the
Americans, the French and the Italians In
the order given.
Old English silverware is much In demand
In the United States Just now, and genuine
pieces, especially those of historic interest,
bring high prices.
The romantic and supposedly beautiful
Mary Queen of Scots" was crosseyed and
had other physical blemishes that are not
accounted attributes to beauty.
The declaration of several senators that
they were farmers by profession doubtless
accounts for the green goods circulars
with which the senate Is being deluged.
Butter oil is made by pressing the oil
from American cottonseed. 1t is pure.
nutritious, vegetable oil, which Is used in
small quantities TO soften the texture of
oleomargarine.
Four billions nine h:ndred and two mil
lions nine hundred and twenty-four thou
and one hundred and twenty-one pounds OF
grain are annually put into beer and liquor
in the United States.
Although Washington Is something Of q
storm center, the town is not wholly given
to wind. Permits for forty-four buildings,
valued Mt 81, 000, 000, have been issued during
the past four months.
Among Greek rustics the bride and groom
walk around between two consecutive
circles composed OF the young men and
women OF their acquaintance, who heartily
kick and cuff them us they pass.
Mr.. George w. Chiids Drexel, the new
publisher of the Philadelphia Ledger, is but
% years of age. He is a son of the late A.. j.
Drexel, who was long Mr.. Child's associate
in the ownership of the paper.
The expression, peanut politician" as
generally understood, applies to a vote-get-
ter Of small caliber. This is wrong. The
genuine peanut produces an oil valuable for
lubricating purposes. Hence q peanut poll
tician" is one capable OF dispensing or ab-
sorbing lubricants.
Philadelphia possesses a collector of horse
shoes, Boston a gatherer of bricks, New Or
leans a collector Of sugar samples, Louisville
a gatherer of sample TASKS of whisky, but
Nebraska beats them all. She boasts Of a
man who takes locks of hair shaved from
the heads of noted criminals, which he labels
and indexes with great care.
ilh L uoDd fiV u luCh 4 ny
many Egyptians to his act, while khedive, in
letting Cleopatra's needle come to this coun-
try, is not permitted to leave Constantine
pie without the surveillance of a medical
man, who is also a diplomatic spy. His con-
dition Is not so precarious as that of the
creditors who advanced HIM $40, 900, 900.
Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky was once
speaking on the stump with a hard headed
opponent, who followed the man VINO is now
senator of the United States. Blackburn
rad ,,nl& - l&,.,a. r,,0Nnl 90 ah2 t,,,,
southern type, when his opponent began
"The swan is one of the most graceful things
in nature; he dips and glides and circles
with imposing grace, but, fellow citizens, he
only draws an inch of water"'
Francis Bacon disagrees with Ignatius
Donnely. Francis was summoned from the
spirit world at a Boston seauce the other
night and IN answer to q question promptly
and empiatically answered: 81 did mol
write Shakespeare. So far as l know vii
liam did i it himself" This should settle the
matter, although the communication received
by a Denver medium not long ago iron
Shakespeare himself declaring That the plays
were written by a syndicate has not yet re
fceived proper consideration.
A writer in the New York Evening Post
who is acquainted with MIR. Van Allen, de
clares the new $50, 600 minister to Italy "hat
a fair education to start with, but he is no
a man OF learning, of culture or of ability
His intellectual attachments consist mainl,
OF knowing now 10 uresS accorulnE 10 I'M
English standard, how to give u dinner ant
how to harness and drive a .four-in-hand
Add to this a very superficial knowledge O
pictures and English architecture, an exten
sive reading and know ledge of French novel
and you have the sum total Of his intellcc
tual resources. Everybody who has met ant
talked with Van Alien at his clubs, aJ Dime
or in society knows that a more ignoran
man upon subjects connected with his owl
country could hardly be found in polit
society; and everybody who knows hin
would say so except the few of the "smar
set" whose eyes have been dimmed and thei
mouths closed by his wines and his viands