Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-12
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or apple. II you have neither Of them,
lemon or custard will do"
Every day the pastry cooks over in the
senate kitchens concoct from 800 to 500 pies.
There are mince. c~ustard, apple, pumpkin,
lemon and half a dozen other varieties.
These are cut into four pieces each after
having been carried to the two restaurants.
About 1880 a page boy who forgot his
breakfast will hurry in for a piece Of pie
and a cup of coffee" At noon a couple OF
members will drop in for an early lunch,
and the chances are ten to one that pie will
again be ordered. Before 3 o'clock every
one of the 1000 cuts will have disappeared
and with them have vanished forty or forty
five pounds Of cheese, for cheese always
goes with pie without extra charge. Does
the enormous consumption of pie in con-
gress have any effect upon legislation?
This subject should be investigated by our
scientific societies.
Great Display of wines.
II the reports emanating from st. Louis
prove to be good prophecy, the exposition
Of next year will be as famous for the dis
play of American wines as the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition in Buffalo was remarkable
for its electrical effects. In 1876 at the
Centennial in Philadelphia was first dem
onstrated the fact that America may one
day become the great wine-producing eoun-
try OF the earth. Since the vineyardists Of
California first undertook to educate Amer
lean taste up to still wines the production
Of grape juice in its fermented form has
spread to a dozen or more states. Today
California, Virginia, Missouri, New York
and Ohio all produce wines Of more or less
merit. During the last exposition in Paris
American wine growers took many prizes
and would have captured many more but for
the fact that many OF them used French
names for their products, Mr.. Dave Heller,
who represents the American Wine company
OF st. Louis, In speaking Of the fOrthcom-
ing exposition today, said: I'VE expect
that the display of wines will be greater
than was ever made in an exposition be-
fore. 1t is also believed that the wine-pro-
ducing states will be able to prove that the
American product is equal in all respects
to that Of the European wine cellars. Fur
Their. those in charge Of the wine exhibit
will show that In the production of spark
ling wines this country has made great
strides in the past thirty years. American
wine growers will show that we have in
THIS country not only inc SOIL, but the
grapes, so make as fine wines as are pro-
duced anywhere in Germany, France. Italy
or Hungary; and furthermore, that we In
America are producing the wines. Preju-
dice in favor OF the foreign product is,
however, deep-seated, but put a foreign
label on a bottle of high class American
wine and not one wine drinker in a thou
sand would be able to nam it's real vlnt-
age"
Congressman LOOke Suspicious.
A New York state member whose family
remained at home this winter had a very
exciting experience On a recent night. He
has a bachelor friend who keeps house in
the northwest section Of the city and ac-
cepted an invitation 10 make his home at
this friends quarters during the winter
Arriving In Washington late at night he
hunted up the house. Unfortunately Wash
look very much alike. The congressman
walked up the steps of two houses before
he found the right one Just as he was
about to try the bell on the third a private
Waterman accosted him and demanded his
business. The member was travel-stained
and somewhat disreputable in appearance.
Besides he had met several friends in the
buffet car coming over on the Pennsylvania
and. that may have accounted for the sus-
picion Of the Waterman. In any event.
the explanation made IVES not entirely sat
isfactoTy and the guardian OF the peace
insisted upon remaining at his side while