Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-27
Personal NOTES.

Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, near
Hogenville. KY will be sold under the
hammer next month.
Prof Martin w. Odland of Madison,
Wis. who has Just been appointed United
States deputy consul at Copenhagen, Dem
mark expects to leave for his new post
the latter part Of July.
Prof. Ales Hrdlicka has been appointed
assistant to Prof. o. T. Mason. in the de-
partment OF anthropology in the National
museum. Prof. Hrdlicka is a native of
Bohemia, but has spent years IN the United
States studying anthropology.
Quite commotion has been caused In
Canton, home OF the late President McKin-
ley, by the action of George D. Harter
post Grand Army of the Republic, In re-
fusing to invite John d. Welty to deliver
the Memorial address on Decoration day.
Mr. Welty is a democrat
Under the division Of presidential electors
for 1904 New York continues at the head OF
the list, with thirty mine, while New Jersey
will have twelve-a again of hve for the two
states The states Of Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan had forty-six electors in 1892, 1896
and 1900 and will have the same representa-
ton in 1904
Lord Kelvin, who has come before the
public again in connection with some scien-
tific discussions in London, has been called
"the greatest all round man OF science
living" He took his college degree in his
early teens, and, although he is now nearly
so years aid, is recognized by scientists to
be in his intellectual prime
The most polite men in the world live in
Kansas At lola a husband suing for d.
vorce recites in his petition that tho said
defendant has acted In such way that
the said husband has had dificulty In dis
tinguishing her treatment of him as a hus-
hand from her treatment of others who
bore no such relation to her"
Every we'll regulated Bon-in-lAw will hail
with discreet Joy the success Of Chicago
brother in making his father-in-law cough
IN heavy damages for calling him a lob
ster. Doubtless there was some truth in
the designation, but when rioh father
in-law adds a lobster to the family oollec'
ton he should pay the price and give the
automatic kicker a chance to get In It's
work.
Mayor Hiram H. Summers OF Ottawa o.,
has published a notice offering & number
of prizes to the persons who will maintain
the hest kept gardens and lawns in the
town this summer. Already a number OF
citizens have registered their names as
contestants. committee will tour the
city three times and from the result OF
their observation the prizes will be
awarded.
John Sargent the famous portrait painter
has a morbid dread OF publicity. For
twenty years lie resisted all efforts OF
photographers to get him in front Of a
camera and only consented recently be-
cause a fake picture printed in an eastern
newspaper has been extensively copied
Even then the picture made him look
twenty years older than his age. It is not
believed that he ever consented to be inter
viewed.
The Paris correspondent prints a selection
NJ Emperor Williams utterances with a
J view TO portraying him as he sees himself
| "I am your emperor" he once said TO the
Germans. ''by an immutable decree OF God '
Again: What ! require Of my people II
| a fidelity that never wavers." The asser'
ton of an emperor must not be disputed
'Frightful was the time, bitter were thf
| wears, before Germany had an emperor
| To a gathering OF German bishops he said
Regard me as the intermediary between
you and Germany's ancient God"