Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1903, Page 32

L 14 Omaha Old People’s Home Views of the New Quarters Made by a Staff Artist on the Day of Opening HOME COMMITTEE OF THE W. C. A-MANAGERS OF THE HOMB OCORNER OF THE RECEPTION ROOM. INTERIOR OF THE HOMELIKE DINING ROOM. Gleanings From the W seems to make its votaries suspicious beyond average men, observes the New York World, An instance of this was noted at the Democratic club the other A group of men who were dining there fell to discussing the advisability of husbands having no secrets from their wives, “What do you think?’' asked Michael Harris, turning to ‘“Abe" Levy. ‘Should & husband tell his wife everything?" “Why should he?’ responded the little lawyer, ‘‘the average wife probably wouldn't believe it."” e — A reader at the Free library in Phila- delphia recently was much offended at what was considered the incompetency of e librarians, of whom she demanded a night. book called “Wait a Minute.” The as- sistant protested she had never heard of the volume, but the inquirer insisted a friend had read the book and had rcturned it only the day before. A thorough search of the catalogue failed to find the title recordcd, so the disgruntled reader had to depart without it Later in the day the reader returned and apologized, saying the k wanted was named “Tarry Thou Till I come.” B : District Attorney Jerome of New York City has a brother, “Larry’” Jerome, This brother started his eccentrie car:cer while still at Princeton by an undue love of art Robert Bonner had given President Me- Cosh of Princeton a magnificent snows- white horse of which the old jresident was inordinately proud, and which he was ONE OF THE COZY BED ROOMS, Story Tellers’ Pack wont to drive in trlumph through the streets, One day, as the president was about to drive on a hurry call to Trenton, his hostler failed to bring the white steed to the door on time. Going to the stable to investigate, the president found that young Jeromre had painted the horse a vivid and patriotic red, white and blue, Then he had permitted the Old Glorious horse to roll in the grass, adding a Galway green to the general effect As the presi- dent had no circus to advertise, he missed his drives for the next month, — Senator Edmund W. Pettus of Alabama 1s 82 years old A man called at his law office In SBelma one day and wanted (o read him a thirty-page abstract of a will, Senator Pettus sald: “l am too old to lsten to all that. Tell me in a few words the abstract's contents.*™ “I prefer to read it to you,” the man Insisted, ““Ah,” said Mr. Pettus, “you have the author's vanity You are like Barthe, the Barthe called on a dying man with a new comedy He unrolled . A He s=aid comedian one day “‘let me read this to you. gh.’ You will ‘ ‘But, consider,” said the other, I'm a dying man.' Barthe ignored that objection, smiled and cleared his throat to begin. ‘“‘Consider,’ the victim resumed, ‘I have only an hour to live.' “‘But to read my comedy will only eoe cupy @ haf hour,’ sald Barthe."”