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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1901)
Principal Republican Candidates for Good Short Stories Many of tho enjoyments of lifo amy be considered iib merely negative enjoyments by contrast, observes tho Youth's Com panion. l'rof. llnrrlmoro, soroly ngnliiBt IiIh will and In complinnco with tlio muudnto of his physician, wont uway from liomu for a ulx wooUh' vacation. "Did you havo a good time?" uskod ono of hlu frluiuls after hla return. "Splendid," replied tlio professor, "al though I didn't know It until I camo back. Tlion I learned that my nearest neighbor had occupied hla entire tlmo during tho laHt six weeks In learning piny tho trom hono." Young llrodhcnd, scion of a woalthy fam ily, cherished Journalistic ambitions, and, llko a butiHlblo youth, had resolved to bo Kin nt tho beginning. Ho had applied for and obtained a posi tion as a reporter on a dully paper at a moderate salary, whero ho was treated pro. cUoly llko any other reporter, shirking no asslKiimeut that camo his way and put ting on no airs on account of his wealth or social stnndtug. Ho had not thought It worth whllo. how ever, to acquaint tho family servants with tho nuturo of his dally occupation, relates tho Youth's Companion, and when a fel low roportor camu to thu house ono day with a moBBnKo from tho city editor tho llunky In attendance at tho front door took Ulm nrouad the house nftd brought htm up to tho young mau'a room by a back atalrway. "Why didn't you show Mr. Craig up by way of the front hall?" domaudod young Ilrodhcad. "Ho b only a reporter," whlspored tho but ler. Imagine tho dignified tlunky'B horror whon Ills master responded In an audlblo volco: ' i'm only a reporter myself, you donkoy!" N'lno people out of ton bellovo thut the initials N. I). In Souator Scott's uamo stand for Napoleon llonaparto. Mr. Scott denies tho soft Impeachment. "N. n." ho says, "stand for Nathan Hay H-a-y Nathan Hay Scott. Hay is nn old-tlmo Haltlmoro name," relatos tho Washington Host, "and comos Into my family through my mother. And sho, by tho way," adds tho senator, "was tho most uncompromising democrat who over lived." "Then how did you happan to becomo a republican?" "I learned my republicanism," was tho reply, "when I wont Into tho unlo army during tha civil war." "I was In Now Orleans a week ago," said a man who travels, "and went to a neigh boring city on business. I met tho Judge, of a circuit court and tho chief of police of tho town nnd wo talked after dinner. Wo had a drink or two and then tho talk turned on guns. Tho Judge reached around to his hlp-pockol and took out a big six shooter. Ho showed us how quickly ho could draw It and expatiated for fully Ilvo minutes on tho virtues of tho weapon. When ho wont away I asked tho chlot of pollco If thoro was no law against carrying concealed weapons. " 'Thoro Is, seh,' said he. " 'Why do you let tho Judge carry one, then?' I nsked. "Tho chief looked at mo pityingly. " 'I do not use tho full powah of the law, Beh,' ho answered. 'Not with southern gentlemen, seh. I uso something more pownhful. I uso discretion ; discretion, seh.' " At tho rocent scBslon of tho Goncsoo Methodist Episcopal conferenco In North Tonawnndn, N. Y.. reports tho Philadelphia Record. Her. Dr. James H. Day. chancel lor of Syracuse university, inndo n speech of great energy In bohnlf of collegiate edu cation, lie grouped together t lie Judges ot tho supromo court, govcrnois of stntes, min isters of different denominations and otlu r leading men and said: "All of these ver college graduates." Then ho turned around to Hlshop McCabe, who was presiding, and satd: "From what Institution were you gradu ated?" "From Llbby prison," tho bishop promptly responded. Tho suddenness nnd fitness of tills reply from tho "Old Chnplaln" convulsed the Senator From Nebraska' conforence. There was round after rouud of npplauso and much laughter, so that It wns difficult for Mr. Day to complete his address. Frankness of comment Is also ono of Chinese Minister Wu's points of weakness or of strength, according to tho circum stances nnd results. Ono day ho was visited by a newspaper correspondent, who is per haps not alone In his profession In regard ing himself as n great man. Heforo ho had learned anything whatever from Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu was plying him with his usual questions. When tho query as to tho amount of his weekly stipend was put, tho correspondent heaved up his chest, stroked his mustache with prldo nnd prepared lo astonish the simple celestial. "Ono hundred nnd fifty dollars a week!" he exclaimed. "It Is too much," enmo quick ns a shot from tho minister's lips; "It Is altogether too much you are not worth moro than $23 n week." Later on, by dint of cross-examlnntlnu of other nowspnpor men, Mr, Wu lenrned that his $lB0-a-week visitor had provnrl catcd to tho extent of about $90 the week. Tho noxt tlmo this gentleman called nt tho legation nnd sent his enrd to tho minister, he wns accorded an audience, but tho first thing the minister said to him wns: "You lied to mo about your salary. If you will He about such a thing ns that you will llo about anything. I do not trust you. 1 havo nothing to tell you. I want to revlso my former estlmato of your vnluo Instead of being worth $25 a week you aro not worth nnythlng, sir. Good dny." The Uses of Religion Detroit Journnl: "Politics," observed I. "is seemingly your religion!" It was my purposo to bo extremely un kind. "You nro wrong!" protested tho man. "I havo a wife and four grown daughters K and what they would do at Raster had I no religion savo polities?" I regretted my linrd words, now. I nsked him would he forglvo me. lie nnswered Hint ho would think It over and let mo know tho first of the week. Not Reduced to Thut Chicago Tribune: Mamma -ICsiIur. your papa writes to im from that delightful southern resort, Sunimervllle. You nnd I nro to Join -him there next week. Khlest Daughter What Is tho nnmo of tho hotel? Mamma Tho Market House. Kldcst Daughter (highly Indlgnnnt) Then, I shall havo to tell my friends It's tho Marquotto House! I don't wnnt them to think you are taking me down there to try to dispose of mel