Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
QUAINT FEATURES of LIFE.

Germany has pay wedding, at which the
bride receives her guests with a basin be-
fore her, In which each person entering
deposits Jewel, a silver spoon or a piece
Of money. In some parts Of Germany the
rule Is that the expenses OF the marriage
feast shall be met by each guest paying
for what he eats or drinks. The prices paid
for viands and drink are high and the young
couple often make a handsome profit out Of
their wedding. realizing q sum sufficient TO
start them nicely in life.
On account of the thieving propensities
of the "paleface' the Indians have aban-
doned their old burial custom Of depositing
valuables belonging to the deceased with
the corpse. The Breeze of Bliss, /. T., is
authority for the statement that the In
dians now place money In the bank and
put the certificate of deposit in the cof-
I'm for the dead Indian to take along to
the happy hunting grounds, as they have
found this to be q much safer method.
Standing in Mount Hope cemetery at
Logansport, Ind, is one Of the queerest
monuments ever erected to the memory of
any individual. It is over the grave of
William II. Reighter. The statue part of
the monuD . represents Mr.. Reighter as
he was attirod when stricken with heart
disease. Mr. Reighter was a ditch con-
tractor, and prominent in his locality. II
was on a rainy day that death came, and
he was we'll prepared for the weather. He
was wearing q broad -brimmed hat, a mack
intosh over his suit OF clothes and his
treuser legs were in his rubber boots. The
members Of the family. wishing to re-
member him as he looked when last he
bade them goodbye. employed q man about
the same size and build as Mr.. Reighter To
have his photograph taken in the clothes
last worn By the deceased, and when he
had carried out the idea thev replaced the
head on the photograph with the head OF q
likeness Of Mr.. Reighter. This picture
was sent to q sculptor in Italy, with the
request that a lifesize statue be made
from It In italian marble. The statue Is
true to life. 1t cost 5000.
The Philadelphia Record recalls some DO
litical prayers made by chaplains OF legis-
lative bodies. II was inoffensive, but in
poor taste, when a chaplain in the Della
ware legislature prayed, 20 Lord, thy serv.
ants are In a deadlock. Give them the
key" During the last Cuban insurrection
q chaplain In q legislature prayed that
the United States might supply with arms
II necessary. those in Cuba who were
struggling for liberty" and that we might
insist upon upholding the Monroe doctrine y
The chaplain Of the Illinois house prayed
God TO contract the capacious NAV OF ths
penal, reformatory. charitable and sduca-
tional institutions OF Illinois May they
learn to be content with less money. and
may we who refuse to worship a golden
| calf also refuse to worship gold in any
other form" The chaplain OF a populist
convention In. Arkansas prayed that the
state might be delivered from democratic
control. In the Colorado legislature Dear
Peck prayed that the populists and demo
Gratis might be resigned TO their fate. A
populist chaplain in Kansas prayed God L
palsy the brain and still the heart OF IN,
reasonable cOnspiratOrs." toNwit: the re-
publieans. In a Massachusetts, campaign
minister prayed for the triumph OF right
eOusness. and then broke out: 20 Lord
what's the use Of beating about the bush
Give u HFiggs for GoVernorg