Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

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| Keen, the well known surgeon,
C%4&8 told this story:
After the battle Of Gettysburg
a corps under the mman of a young
physician, who had recently been appointed.
was ordered to collect the wounded. Among
the disabled was a man who had been shot
through the leg. The young doctor pro-
ceeded to use his knife. After cutting for
a half hour he was interrupted by the young
soldier with:
Say, how much longer are you going to
cut?'
Until ! get the bullet replied the doc
tor.
why, you fool, If that's what you want,
I've got 1t In my pocket
Sure enough; the bullet had lodged in
the skin of the mans leg after passing
through, and he had kept it as a souvenir.
Mr.. Depew." said a gentleman, speaking
recently of the senator to the New York
Times, pays a compliment as graciously
as any man, and one would never expect
to see him fail to rise to the occasion. 1t
was therefore a matter Of considerable sur
prise to me when, at a dinner where the
senator was a guest, | observed that he al
lowed to pass several excellent opportuni-
ties to compliment a charming young lady
OF the company. Afterward | commented
upon the omission to Mr.. Depew himself.
You observed the lady?' he asked.
YES l answered.
"'You noticed that she might be ex-
tremely sensitive?' he went on.
YES l replied, though. truth to tell, I
hadn't considered the lady's disposition az
oil.
"'Well,' said Mr.. Depew slowly, 1 once
told a sensitive girl that | thought her as
sweet as honey. and the result was disas-
trous.'
How sou l questioned, though I ought
to have known better.
The senator answered me in a whisper:
Next day the lady had hives"
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An English university man who has been
visiting Washington, relates the New York
Tribune, was invited to supper one night
with a party of men who, with one excep-
ton, are graduates of the most noted Of
American colleges. The one exception was
the host, a man who is always delightfully."-
frank about the Incidents Of his career.
The talk turned on colleges, and every
man declared his alma mater.
And you"" said the Englishman, turn
ing to his host, you are a college man, too,
| presume?"
"oh, yes, indeed" answered the host. 81
was graduated at an institution which has
turned out more men than any other in the
country-Dr. Keeley's famous university at
Dwight, in Illinois. You must be sure to
visit II while you are in the west"
And the Englishman responded earnestly:
Indeed, l shall take great pleasure in
doing So"
There is a young newspaper man Of Phila-
delphia whose business is the writing of
headlines for articles on local subjects. The
heads he has been turning out, relates the
Philadelphia Times, lately struck his boss
the other day as rather dull and drew on
him. accordingly this order: Brighten up
your heads. Make them breezy. Put more
ginger In them. The paper will stand for
It," Thereupon the young man turned back
to his desk, resolved to be as brilliant and
daring as he could. He took up a report
Of a lecture on heat waves that had been
delivered by John Blank. Heat waves" he
unused. Heat waves, by John Blank. How
can l write a brilliant, daring head for
that?" He did not know that John Blank
was one OF the editors of his own paper.
and with a little laugh, he headed the
report of the lecture: Hot Air from John
Blank" and sent the manuscript upstairs
to the composing room. Fortunately for
him 1t did not get into the paper. Another
editor saw and intercepted II in time.
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A unique figure at Palm beach is cal
ligator joe" who is well known to all Wis
itors to that part Of Florida. He is a ia
nous hunter and his uncouth but pic
turesque personality and his jovial and ex-
citing stories Of adventures have made him
a celebrated character.
Among the guests of the Royal Poinciana
there is no more enthusiastic fisherman
than Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, who annually
fees from the rigors Of New York climate
to spend the winter months in southern
Florida. 1t is related that one day when
he was basking in the sunshine on the end
Of the pier extending out in the lake in
front of the great hotel a newly-arrived
visitor from the north, a woman who was