New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Says a clerk OF Western hotel: "There are iotA
OF whimsical people In the world. There is travel
ling man, for instance, who always insists occupy
ing room 444, says It insures his doing good bust
ness. Then the superstihous people simply with
out number. The most superstitious people in a
hotel the waters and belboys II they are
crap-shooters policy players they pick up all sorts
of numbers and them. Some walters will not
to the guests where there thirteen seated at
table. A bellboy who is called at eight minutes
OF II O'Clock to Room As would risk his money
the combination s-12-45 coming out at policy. Tho
belief in signs of good III luck is not as noticeable
however, now in the past. Among hotel guests
notice that it is confined to Southern visitors
and from the that It is learned from cooTed
servants or nurses
Economy in Dress.--A literary lady who writes for
the magazines met friend the streets OF Galveston.
"YOu seem TO be In high spirits. Heard some good
news Going to get married ~ asked The friend.
letter from mo the edSr OF fn Lsde seo
ing a check for $50 in payment Of my article on
Economy In Dress, and am going right TO buy
me new brocaded silk velvet dress. made in the
latest style Il it takes every cent of the fifty dollars.
As the season advances" observes "The Jackson.
vile Times Unlon," in burst OF frankness the tarpon
tales grow larger, extended In details and more
exciting In the narration The silver king is getting
longer heavier stronger GAMER and plentiful
every year-h let the fishermen tell it,
In Paris there lives an eminent painter who Is
economical and sentenous. The other day one Of the
students broke a pane Of glass In the studio window
ana replaced It temporarily by pasting sheet OF paper
When the painter came down next morning. he
marS. lie chat breSks pays1 None OF G' the "a" cas
however took the hint and next morning another sheet
OF paper was pasted across the window. 1t met with
the same fate And so on the next day, and the
on the fifth day, when the artist came down, there
was the paper as before Fire flashed from his eye,
came roasG the Gs ro the ne Dsn erO OF ss n
behind ii that had been put in by the students ana then
carefully pasted over with sheet of paper.-(London
TidBts.
great religious service that recently took place in
Calcutta is thus described. "Two hundred thousand per-
sons took part in the service. Raiahs zemindars,
merchants, hopkcepers peaders, professors graduates
and doctors present. and the lndOO ladies tasted
Three hundred Bahmns conducted the services, chant
ing the Vcdas. Ten thousand homas performed
for the protection OF religion thousands sang the
hymns, and shouts and horrible sounds rent the air
the people seeming Sad. Many Of them swooned
and one devoee offered his neck, but was prevented
Everybody knows what "fooIscap" paper IS, but
everybody does not know how it came to bear that
name. In order to increase his revenues Charles
granted certain privileges amounting 10 monopoIes,
exclusive right Of which was sold to certain parties,
who grew lleh and enriched the Government at inc
expense Of those who were obliged to use paper. At
that time all English paper bore the royal arms in
wstermarks. The Parliament under Cromwell made
sport Of this law in every possible manner and among
ordered that the royal acms be removed from the
paper and that the FOOLS cap and bells should be used
as substitute. When the Rump Parliament was pro-
rOSued these were also removed but paper Of the s1c
of the Parliamentary Journals which is usually about
seventeen by fourteen inches, stll bears the name Of
" foolscap. '-(Ifarpers Young People.
give or six years ago. says "The Detroit Free
Press" "when the Italian brgands captured Eng
lsh naval officer and held him for $1,000 ransom what
did the Italian Government do7 Ii looked and
smiled while the English paid over the money"
Sensitive Tenant.-Indignant Landlord-If yon
out into the street bag and baggage. You haven't
paid cent in six months. ,,-,
In the eyes OF the nelghbOrs. Rather than have YOU
fire me ont I'd stand your raising the rent from $50
to $50 month.-(TeXas Sftngs.
In Kentucky town recently, every one Of the 721
adult inhabitants had the grip, and a patent medicine
man who struck the town TO sell consumption cure
got so discouraged that he hired mule TO take him
out of town.
We are somewhat surprised TO find in orthodox
contemporary 1.-THE Religious Herald OF Hartford the
following bit of information under the general heading
Ministers and Churches: Miss Lillian Russell, the
opera singer, has appeared n tights to the delight Of
lately tried suit, and defeated. Her bond wa.
81 COO She had appeared already at $50 nights,
Dwight L. Moody and other reverend gentlemen, wa
imagine that the editorial scissors must have slipped
-(ChriSuan Union.
Says the Rev. DR.. S. T. Barrows. Editor OF The
Christian Register Of Boston: II II hadn't been
foS one word by telegram from my wife should have
pcrshed in all human probability, with the ill-fated
Chief with the Yellow Hair the Indians called
General Custer at the battle of the Little Big Horn.
When l was in the Divinity School at Harvard was
corresp 0ndcnt fer The New-lork Tribune. My letters
to the paper about AgasSIz and his work In scientific
research and investigation led the managing editor TO
place much faith in my ability as an investigator and
explorer. So that gentleman ordered me across the
plains with Stanley and Custer the first summer that
was at Harvard. The next year acted in the capacity
Of correspondent again for the same paper with the
Black Hills expedition. Custer everybody knows
was OF much natural religious fervor and he ana
I got along very we'll Indeed. So well that great
love my part, at least sprang up between us, ana
liked nothing better than to be with the handsome
romantic soldier. In the summer Of the year thai
Custer was killed l again asked TO 80 with his
band for the paper into the Indian country. sent
wood to my wife: shall go The telegram came
back: Mop l couldn't understand the message al
the time but very afterward the came Eas,
OF the battle OF tho Little Big Hcrn and the total ami
hnaton OF the daring man and his little band.'
Some Of the personals" IN French newspaPsEs y,
very pathetic. Here Is one: send YOU my beloved
the most ardent protest atOns OF an unateiabe ahecion
May you be as happy your silence makes misera-
ble" Another, evidently from husband 10 his wife,
reads Come back, Maria. and bring sunshine 10 our
home and sleep 10 child. All shall be foreiven.'
Considerable sentiment Is condensed In this advertise
ment " How wish you would keep your promise made
to me in tie country. will be so faithful. Al, II
YOU only knew l'-here follow several wods In cipher
How practical are the two following: "To make q
wealthy marriage quickly apply TO Madame Bouyiee,
aged nineteen years" I" gentleman, good health.
we'll tOdo would marry young lady or widow WIN
fortune Rather a mixture OF metaphor Is given IN
the following: Come back. Charles, all Is eaplaned,
10 Il al
brightly polished. are standing in the hail. wasting
their sweeness on the desert air. r-Qrsh H.