Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-29

RippIes ON the Current Of Lite In the
MetrOuoIfs.


The only society i'm New York CITY that
hasn't at least one lrishman on its roster
is the Holland society. one might search
its roll call from Rotterdam to Amster-
dam and not find an o. in action or repose
anywhere along the line. That is not tho
society's fault. FOR the Hollanders are look
inE for one who can trace descent from
Tom Lewis, a broth Of a by who helped
Pet stuyvesant and the rest OF the husky
burghers run Dutch New York. The need
Of an Irishman to enliven the affairs Of the
society is Of prime Importance. but only q
Lewis by descent can hope to get in and
participate in the coming celebration Of
Heinrich Hudson's discovery Of the river
that bears his name. A rousing gast-maal
and other edibles and honors await the
Identification Of Toms kin. We move that
the question be referred to a committee Of
the whole, with Dom Diarmid Of South
Omaha and Lincoln in the chair. That will
fetch EN-.
on the day after the ice storm. a great
ocean steamship came up the river as COM
pletely encased in Ice as though IL we're
just emerging from the Arctic regions. As
It lay in its dock II attracted attention
from the OF a railroad line.
whose ferry slip adjoined. The vessel pre-
scented, in truth, a magnificent picture,
but nevertheless. in spite Of the sdmiring
throng gazing at 1t from the street, the
crew were set to work with axes to clear
away the ice. A curious spectator. meeting
an officer of the company, asked him the
reason for this apparent sacrifice of a
good advertisement He received this
reply:
YES. IT is good from an advertising
standpoint, but we have an example in the
Ease of the Germanic. upon which ice was
left apparently for this purpose a few years
ago. 1t listed at its pier and sank.
Since then steamship companies have got
rid of all ice at the first possible moment"
The New York assessors have been sus-
tanned by the courts in assessing Million
aire William A. Clark's marble mansion on
Fifth avenue at 81, 100, 900, Notwithstanding
the admitted fact that the house is still
unfinished and, therefore. unoccupied. rs
this the way to encourage the building Of
palaces to the glory and renown of the
great center Of opulence in this country?'
asks the copper Croesus from Montana.
Hardly, but the building OF these several
million-dollar residences in Gotham will
doubtless go on Just the same.
IF you're looking for live ones, fellers
who never miss a trick, New York is as
good a place TO find EN- as any declared
a West One-hundred and Twenty-fifth
street saloon keeper as a small, lame man
hobbled out of his place. There goes a
man that's a cripple, but he makes $50 a
week and he don't have to work very hard
at that"
When the lame man came back his odd
business was discovered. He contracts to
supply new mantels on the gas jets and
keep the globes polished for 10 cents a week
a light at the business houses in Harlem,
and he never takes a contract that nets
him less than 81 a week. Some places pay
him twice that. He rubs up the globes
once in two weeks and puts on a new man
tel about once in six or seven weeks.
His side line is to take the old mantels
that have been broken or burned out and
carefully pack the crumbly texture in a
small tin can. This he sells to jewelers.,
as it is the best polish for fine jewelry that
can be found.
MY last lot netted me $3S,' said the
tame man. ut was the result of three
months of mantel saving"
After making a defense for President
Roosevelt in his current events class at
the Calvary Baptist church last Sunday,
Rev. DR.. Macarthur called on Captain
Jack Crawford, 1.-THE poet scout" for a
confederation. Captain Crawford did 1t
eloauently, and gave Senator Tillman a rap
besides. DR.. Macarthur then read a poem
written by Captain Crawford. the last
verse Of which ran thus:
God be near Taft, who always laughed,
And God please keep hin laughing
With lots OF wit and Teddy-grit
To keep the ~grafters chatting.
And while he busts dishonest trusts,
God keep him firm and steady,
In rain or shine in Nineteen-Nin
To trust in you and Teddy.
Yours for God, Home and Old Glory.
Captain Crawford modestly acknowledged
the compliment paid to his poetic muse.
Rafting down Fourth avenue came a de-
livery wagon. The dog on this wagon was