Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-06
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The only section of this country disturbed
by section 90 is that lying near the northern
border.
A Cleveland preacher thundered from his
pulpit Sunday night, who owns the city
council?" discreet silence enveloped the
auditorium.
Seth Low has been nominated by the cit
liens union for mayor of Greater New York.
AS might be expected, Tammany is disposed
to lay low.
Mr.. Quartz, the socialistic candidate for gov
ernor OF Virginia, is not wasting much time
campaigning. He is attending strictly to
his business Of peddling suspenders.
A novel movement gathering strength in
Milwaukee has for it's object municipal own
ership of aldermen" Is it possible that
aldermen own the Cream City? Perish the
thought
Atlanta women, incensed at the theater
hat ordinance, are pushing retaliatory meas
ures to prevent men going out between the
acts. If the feminine hat must go the mas
culno "night-cap" Will have to go along
with it.
Connecticut Yankee genius holds its own
with the rest of the country as it did in the
halcyon days of wooden nutmegs. The last
report of the patent office shows that Con-
nectlcut has more inventors in proportion to
population than any other state in the union.
The king of Siam, on his recent visit to
England, was shown a picture OF Moses
descending from Mount sinai bearing the
tablets of the law. The king did not under
stand the subject very well and when 1t was
explained to him he asked: And who was
Moses?" ..
Judge Welhouse, who is called the apple
King of the World" has / $50 acres OF land
in Leavenworth. Miami and Usage counties,
Kansas devoted to- the culture Of the apple.
The orchards contain 100000 trees. In thir-
teen years he has picked more than 400 900
bushels of the fruit.
New York woman has organized a So
ciety to be known as Tho Daughters Of
17S1-lS15." The dates are entirely too re-
mote to insure success OF the organization.
range Of thirty-four years is a moderate
one for guessing purposes but 1t is too
much to expect that any member will ac-
knowledge even the latter year as the date
of birth.
When President Faure started for Russia
he took with him three coats, three redn-
gotes. three complete suits, three "smok-
ings." thirty shirts, eighteen handkercheifs,
twenty-five pairs OF socks, twenty white ties,
six colored ties, eight pairs of boots and
shoes and Mr.. Ptienne. The article last
mentioned Is not garment, but valet, and
1t was he who gave out the interesting list.
Cleveland derives handsome revenue
from its gas franchise. The city receives
6h per cent OF the companys gross re-
ceipts which amounted to $50 44596 for the
| last fiscal year. The fund from this source
| now amounts TO $3.50, 1852, and this sum, to-
| gether with future receipts, Is to be de-
| voted to the erection OF s2,0OO.O0O city
| hall. The price of gas is so cents thou
| sand cubic feet.
| The crop OF gaiety In the present of year
| campaign promises to smash several records.
There Is such an abundance OF 1t In sight
already that 1t would be a reckless assault
on vest buttons to call attention to more
| than one at time. In tickling qualities and
luxurant fragrance the sample abroad in
| Iowa deserves first place. Just Imagine the
host OF free coiners shouting for the election
| OF goldbug and democrats with the warts
of score of campaigns ripping their gar
ments In an effort to elect a prohibitionlst
| to office. The spectacle hasn't been equaled
since the ghost dance cased TO contribute to
| the miTth OF the world.