Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The Industrial eminence Of Chicago in
the production Of wind proyokes an envious
sneer in Gotham, coupled with eulogistic
remarks on water.
A New Yorker claims eminence beyond
the average Of the town by opening 1000
oysters in twelve hours. Thus doth fame
attract the eccentric
General Macarthur presents an attrac-
tive substitute for the term 'insuiar pcs
sessions He refers to the Philippines as
Uncle Sans "tuitionary annex"
New York and Chicago are rejoicing over
the prospect Of faster trains, which will
enable people to get away from both places
with delightful celebrity.
Standard oil people have distributed a
spring dividend of 30 per cent. The owner
of a bunch Of that stock has abundant
provocation for a vocal tribute to trusts.
During one of his flights OF ecstacy, re-
Gently, John L. Sullivan bumped up against
a pugnacious lineman and was thrashed
into a state OF blissful Inconsistencies.
Old John Barleycorn is a daisy in his line.
Bostonisns are disposed to tolerate the
blue laws as long as beans, Goldfish, pie and
Ice cream are omitted from the expurgated
list OF Sunday stimulants. One must be
Of the manor born to carry such a Jag with
a straight face.
The Kentucky girl who tried to fiddle
her father into congress has retired from
the contest. Too many suitors for her
hand spoiled her artistic touch, and the
loathsome opposition accused her Of draw
ing the long bow"
DR.. Edward Everett Hale was recently
asked to write a few words for the first
/ Issue Of a WagfprD COLLAGE panar Ha aont
this condensed sermon: Keep yourselves
pure. Tell the truth. Keep the Ten Com
mandments. II you have anything to say,
say 1t. II not, no."
An unknown postmaster in Illinois swells
the national conscience fund by 81. a sum
he claims to have drawn from the govern
ment without rendering any service there
for. An epidemic of that kind among fed
eral officials would fatten the national
surplus beyond precedent.
The celebrated NJ. Anton, who was one OF
the central figures in the great Panama
scandal, and who, 1t will be remembered,
was arrested In London and extradited at
the request Of the French government, is
now a rich man. Last year he made be-
tween 5000, 900 and $3.50, 900 by speculatins
on the Bourse.
Robert Louis Stevenson's ward and stem
up
son, Austin Strong, is turning out to be a
genius. A boy just out OF school, he has
come to the front Of his profession, that Of
landscape architecture. by laying out sue
cessfully one OF the greatest public gar
dens In the world-Cromwell park, In
Auckland, New Zealand. He was 20 years
Of age when he accepted the commission.
His father was ]. d. Strong, one Of the
foremost artists Of the older school In San
Francisco, and his mother, Isabel Strong,
writes and illustrates for the leading maya
zines.
The decision Of President Roosevelt to
direct the secretary of war to have the
new infantry military post at Indianapolis
named Fort Benjamin Harrison" meets
with popular approval, not only in Indiana,
but throughout the United States. It is
understood in Washington that General
Miles originated the idea some time ago, It
then being his desire to name the Indian
apolis arsenal in honor of the late presi-
dent. When 1t was decided to abandon the
arsenal the question Of establishing a mill
tary post near Indianapolis and naming it
Fort Benjamin Harrison was called to the
presidents attention and he approved Of 1t
Immediately.