New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08
CASUAL NOTES HERE md 7hkRE.

Colonel Elliott F. Shepard has taken James G.
Blaine's house at Bar Harbor for the summer. Ills
family Is so largo that another cottage by has
also been leased. Tho Colonel INDUCES in bit of
Joke on this account "IIf can't fill Mr.. Dlaine's
Shoes he says, fill his house, and more, too'
The steady advance in methods OF treating horses and
caring for their health Is noteworthy. fast troter
or runner receives all the care and attention which
men can give lie is tended like an infant. His food
is Inspected and measured II he IS oil feed" horse
doctor Is called in II he becomes too healthy, he IS
trained down. There are horse dentists who file and
fill the teeth, as for a human being. The latest
wrinkle however, is Turkish bath for horses In which
they are put through the same sweating and cooling
processes as human beings. Such bath is run In con-
nectlon with stabc uptown and its patronage has be-
come large and profitable
Ono daily hears talk about The Mail and Express
on account OF its daily religious quotation at the head
Of the editorial page. gentleman who is connected
with the paper said yesterday II has OFTEN been
said that religious people would not give LIBERAL sup
port to a daily newspaper which should plant Itself
souarcy on religious ground whether not that Is
true you may gather from the fact that Colonel Shepard
recently received check for $4,000 from one gentle
man. who requested him TO send one thousand copies
OF the paper to one thousand clergymen for year.
c. NJ. Leonard told yesterday Of an experience
of his with an old and favortc cook About
three weeks ago she announced that she was
married 1t was rather a startling announcements
as she had not been considered marriage
able quantity There had been no courtship gong
on OF which Mr.. Leonard and his wife had any
knowledge ard they were puzzled. She declared hcr
intention Of presently leaving their service ana gong
West with her husband. 1t was week before they
even saw him. Then 1t so happened that Mr.
Leonard asked some questions about him and received
these replies:
"wbat is your husbands businessl' he asked the
cook.
81 Dunno nebbcr axed him.
How much does he earn p
"I dunno dat elder. Reckon i Kin take care w
myself 10 he doant earn muffin. / always mas
ayes but don't you think you ought 10 Kho" "ha'
his business is and what his income Is
81 doan't BELIEF in akin no questions lie mght
ret mad Of me II did. tux him TO- bettah or 10
worse and II It am worse dab amt no help 10 IL
uedder he wuks at one ting or anodder ting. inc
ony way TO- me is try de coon an see how he Dahe
W J. Arkell, Of Tho Judge is always doing some
odd thing with a popular flavor. His company mas
gone into book publishing, and has recently bought
out a novel entitled Napoleon smith, Which uoai'
with the millions that Napoleon was supposcu "
have drained out OF Europe, and which IN 'ho ho'i
arc said 10 have been directed into American chanhcS
where they enabled this Government to resume specc
nayuents The book IS written by " y Nei-hno"h
Sey-Yorker- and Mr.. Arkclrs oddly has Decn cA-
blbtcd I'm connection with II by the Oncr vi - ~
anv newspaper writer who will name the author