Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12

wes announced he arose from his seat and
abruptly left the edlhce.
why did you leave before the sermon ?"
asked a friend. who had seen him go out.
"It was a good one and well worth staying
do you think 1 would listen to a sermon
on q text like that?' asked the member. at
was from the Epistle of Titus, you remem-
Der. Put them in mind to be subject to
pr~incipalities and powers, to obey magis-
trates, to be ready to do every good work
Now, I have been brought up on the good
old democratic doctrine, Of which Jefferson
was the father, that men in once should al
ways be obedient to the people, and I'll be
switched If / like the idea turned about the
other way"
Early in February Washington had the
heaviest snowfall that it has known for
several years. The streets were piled high
with the stun which had been swept from
the sidewalks and shoveled from the Cross
ings. Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill
appropriating 5000 for the purpose Of re-
moving the snow. The bill was referred
to the district committee and that body
gave 1t careful consideration. It next was
sent to the district commissioners in order
that they might make suggestions. Then It
was printed again. -Four weeks after It
had been introduced the bill was reported
to the senate by the committee with the
recommendation that 1t be favorably acted
upon. In the meantime the snow had disap-
peared, the warm sunshine had come and
the buds appeared on the trees. Yet the
senators are still writing reports on the
measure and there is a good prospect that
the bill will become a law next summer.
A new 1-cent postal card is now being
printed at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and when the first issue of 1000, 900
has been counted and bundled the new
card will be placed on sale. Its distinctive
feature Is that the new card contains a
vignette of President Mckinley in lieu Of
President Jefferson's portrait. The issue
Of the Jefferson card will be discontinued
when the present stock on han is ex-
| hausted. When desired by purchasers the
new postal card will be furnished In sheets
Of forty cards each. 1t is expected this. ar
rangement will effect a large saving to pur-
chasers who have their messages or adj
dresses printed on postal cards. In order
to avoid the heavy black device at the
top Of the Jefferson card and leave q clear
space for the postmark, the new postal card
has three lines of small type printed about
an inch below the top of the card. The
card is thus divided laterally into two
sections-one for the postmark and one for
the address.
Naturally, when the president gave that
last private dinner to Prince Henry, says
q Globe-Democrat letter, he wanted to be
distinctly German. Naturally, he wanted
that course so Enthusiastically German that
the prince could not fail to see the compli-
ment intended. That was why he picked
out a well known German restaurateur
and hotel keeper on the avenue to arrange
the course. The task was a simple one.
Mine host decided that a plate with weiner-
wurst and sauerkraut should be brought on
and that at the same time beer Of good
German brew should be served in stems.
But at the last moment 1t was discovered
that in all the extensive equipment Of the
White House kitchens and china closets
there were no steins. Mine host was APP
pealed to In the emergency. Now, the
craze for collecting stems of varied shapes
and designs had prompted mine host, in
the conduct of his own business, to take a
/ certain eommendable precaution to reserve
to himself the stems in which he served
at his own tavern and prevent the covetous
from attaching the stems to themselves
on leaving his place. But this was forgot
ten and forthwith a set of stems was for
warded to the mansion of the chief execu-
| tive. The German course was q great sue
cess. Repeatedly the prince queffed from
the largest OF the stems, which had been
placed at his plate. and repeatedly he drank
to the health OF his host. 1t would have
been all right but for that last gulp. The
prince wanted to show his appreciation
OF the brew, and, turning his stein up
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he did so and the barred bottom appeared,
he read: "stolen from G-g's."
Senator Bacon Of Georgia is the subject of
q story in the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can that explains why he no longer wears
the flowing sidewhiskers which were once
his pride and chief claim to distinction.
A new roller skating rink was opened IN
the senator's town and he was invited to
attend the preliminary exercises. When
these were concluded the senator allowed
someone to strap a pair OF skates 10 his
feet and he glided across the floor with
much grace and with his whiskers floating
out on either side In the breeze.
The place was crowded, and the senator.
making his way through the throng, was
suddenly confronted by a young a and
a young woman engaged in the last strug-
6tc 10 EomHh upOh I0N Ao0I' Ahoy were
holding each other by the hand. and as
the senator bore down on them they re-
eeivsd him as a drowning man would q
rope.
With one spasmodic effort the pair threw
themselves at the startled statesman; each
seized a whisker and chung to 1t like q
frightened woman to a car strap while
going around a curve. For a moment the
senator supported the two. but the strain
and the shock and the pain were too much
for him. His feet went from under hin
and the trio fell in q heap. while low
browed and unsympathetic men OF coarse
nber laughed until he tears streamec
down their brutal faces When the senA.
tor had extrioated himself he went directly
to a barber shop and had his face shaved
a. smooth as it is today.