Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
Personal NOTES.

! Frank NJ. Mahan, a hydraulic engineer of
Chicago. has perfected a flying machine
I with huge birds as models for flight.
J, Howard Larcombe, the one-time as
sociate of the railroad king, Tom Scott,
and of Andrew Carnegie, the ironmaster,
is a clerk in the pension ONCE at Wash
ington.
Aaron Burr is the historic name over
a restaurant in Spring street, near Mercer,
in New York City. Almost directly across
| appears the name of Alexander Hamilton,
| carpenter and builder"
Boston has novelty in stores practically
open all night. Midnight orders received
over the telephone are attended to the
first thing in the morning. The plan ought
to be popular with the man who forgets to
fulfill his wifes commissions.
Peter White, the Father Of the Lake
Superior Country" and president of the
Great Lakes Sault Canal Semi-Centennial
association, which is being celebrated this
week, was born in New York state but
went into the lake country in 1889 with his
parents, and lives at present at Marquette.
Prof. Herman v. Hilprecht of the
University of Pennsylvania has received
from the sultan OF Turkey the decoration
known as the Order OF the Golden Lnkkat
Usually the medal is conferred for valor
and loyalty. His bravery in rescuing from
oblivion clay tablets OF the Babylonian era
Is believed to have been the cause of the
presentation of the medal
Hon. John A Nichols, senior warden OF
the Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn, L, l.,
was presented with handsome silver low
ing cup by the rector, Junior warden and
vestrymen of the parish at the last vestry
meeting before the summer vacation: I'm
grateful appreciation of his devoted ser
vice;-thirty-one years member of the yes
try, twenty-one years warden, twenty
three years treasurer"
Miss Ethel Harte, the daughter Of Bret
Harte, who died in London, is in bad health
and the sympatbies of English admirers Of
''The Luck of Roaring Camp" and THE
Spelling Bee at Angeles" has been aroused
George Meredith, Sir George Newnes, Sir
Gilbert Parker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
and other well-known persons in the liter
airy world have formed a committee to raise
a fund in behalf of Miss Harte.
MARQUIS de Viana and Count Torres de
Cabrera two Spaniards Of ancient lineage,
are opponents in lawsuit which was
begun in 1917 and is still sub judice. The
case concerns a pension and the accumu-
lated sum IN dispute Woulu nave IedCneu
fabulous millions had not four centuries Of
attorneys, barristers and court offfcials
taken considerable measures OF appropria-
ton to prevent it becoming too unwieldly
to be dealt with.
DR.. w. @. Grace the most famous crick-
eter in England. probably has given his
autograph as often as any other celebrity.
At a match not long ago he wrote his name
in the notebook OF little girl A couple OF
weeks later much to his surprise, the same
little woman shyly sidled up to him with the
necessary documents and the request for
his autograph. But I gave II you only
few days ago." lsughingly said the veteran.
"Oh," came the answer. II changed that
one for two bishops" Dr. Grace laughed
heartily as he replied: ''Well, my DEAR, II a
crIcketer is worth two bishops l don't be-
lieve / ought TO give you another auto
graph. But your naivete is so delicious I
suppose I must So there you are