Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-31
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

We are up against another kicking spell.
The geographical board insists that it should
be spelled Puerto Rico.
The largest Christmas present yet
recorded is the purse of $4,000 which the
American Express company distributed
among it's employees. Each employee got
a So gold piece.
Down in 81. Louis an Industrious burglar
threw up his job and fed at the sight Of a
newspaper reporter. Naturally. People
who work in the dark have a wholesome
fear OF a searchlight.
"A New Jersey patriot is organizing a
brigade of 500 cats for service in the Philip
pines. Notwithstanding sneers to the con-
trary, New Jersey is keeping step to the
music of the administration.
Matrimonial activity gets a variety of re-
wards in his glorious republic. At Roches-
ter, n. Y, a man who accumulated three
wives was sent to the penitentiary; in Utah
they sent one Ito congress-; while in Sulu
such industry insures a pension.
An athletic saluter in New York cordially
slapped a friend on the back and broke
his neck. Muscular friendliness of this
kind is calculated to produce an atmosphere
of solemn prosperity in the coroner's office.
Jas lOuB dbO 40 CNNObSl - ~
Redvers Butler wrote a note denying the
story that he would eat his Christmas din
ner in Pretoria. AS a contribution to the
gaiety of nations the story served a good
purpose.
The bar association of Chicago solemnly
condemns as unprofessional the conduct OF
a lawyer who sent out circulars advertising
his business and soliciting patronage. 1t
lie, r,,,ob mora identified IN hrpak into DnWS-
paper columns, and costs less.
Senator Hoar amuses himself by com
piling odd statistics. The other day he
said he had found that % per cent OF the
present congressman wear frock coats and
silk hats to the session, but that a majority
of the senators stick to business suits.
There we're sound common sense and prac-
tical human sympathy in the injunction of
a dying New Yorker who urged his friends
not to send flowers to his funeral, but spend
the money upon the poor instead. There
is a text for a good sermon in that ad-
vice.
The Georgia. legislature finally passed the
law requiring the payment of licenses for
dogs on pain Of death, and it was signed
by the governor. 1t is expected to reduce
the number of worthless ours in the state
greatly and the farmers fondly hope that
the raising OF sheep will henceforth be
profitable.
The recorder of Paterson, n. j., has de-
cided that shaving on Sunday Is a neces-
sity and has dismissed the charges against
all the BARRIERS who were arraigned under
the Sunday law. Now the Methodist min
listers of the city are organizing TO secure
the removal of the recorder and the pas
sage of a law making Sunday shaving q
specific ~misdemeanOr.
Probably the most battle-scarre hero OF
the Transyaal war up 10 date is Lieutenant
Meiklejohn of the Gordon Highlanders. At
Elandslaagte he received three bullets
through his upper right arm, one through
the left forearm, one through the thigh,
two through his helmet, a snick In the neck,
one of his fingers blown away and his
sword and scabbaTd were shot to pieces.
Admiral Dewey is expected in New York
on February G to attend a Damrosch concert
in aid of the Dewey arch fund and after
ward attend a dinner of the Loyal Le-
gion. The Brooklyn Union League club
has invited him 10 attend a reception in
his honor some time next year. The
Emerald society OF Brooklyn has also in
yited the admiral 10 be its guest Of honor
at its coming annual ball.
Raymond q. Keeney, a Yale student, or
dered a ncrist TO send some flowers 10 a
chorus girl In the "Geisha" company last
year. This year, long after the overs had
faded and the chorus girl had fitted, the
florist brought suit for his bill. The de-
Tense was that young Keeney was legally
an infant aud hat flowers for a chorus girl
were a luxury for which his father could not
be compelled to pay. The judge refused %
admit this point and found a verdict OF $40
and costs for the plaintiff.