New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The day after Christmas a young man entered q
Cincinnati jewelry store. and producing locket
asked how much the lady who had given 1t to Nm
had paid for It. II don't think II would be the
proper thing for to say said the clerk 10 whom
the query was addressed. "Oh, It's ali right was
the response. "You see, don't want to be under
any obligations to her. l want to get her something
that costs twice as much" "Oh, WELL II it's like
that" answered the clerk, don't mind telling yoUs
and then he named a price which was double the
amount It actually cost He knew his business.
In scotland, once, a drunken man met clergyman
chasing his runaway dog on Sunday. Tammas,' aM
the breathless clergyman am sorry to see yon IN
this condition. But whistle for my dog: he IL running
away Tmmas regarded the speaker with grayR
and said "whstle! may drink whlskey, tlt
III whustle for ony dog on the Lords Days
-tPhiladephia Record.
"The Chicago Evening Journal says that Chicago
people do think that the Columbian souvenir coins
from artistic point OF view. 1t
quotes c. V. Turner, the artist who designed the
dedication medal, follows: alt. Is quite on level
with the usual work Of the mint. A very SIMILAR
botch made Of the dollar at the beginning OF the
year. competition was ANNOUNCED ana hundreds
Of designs We're sent In but the mint authorities re-
1ected all and fell back on their own man. A good
opportunity TO produce an artistic coin was lost then
and a better opportunity has been spoiled now. It
is uo wonder that people saying that the souvenir
half dollar Is not like Columbus They don't know,
as matter OF fact, what Columbus was like. but
they have a pretty clear Idea that he was not tho
death mask the coin represents him to be-
An old clo' man was called by woman up to the
top room Of tenement. Alter he naa c W INC
stairs and puhng away, she turned 70 a wniLn
pering infant and said Now, II you cont Keep
quiet, the ragman Will take you: tsvent anytnnX
to sell to-day merely wanted to frgh'en the cnid'
Chips.
Western paper thinks that the Briggs case ought
IN hov 20 heen triad on a kite shaped track.
It was proposed to celebrate the semi. centennial q
thu towns settlement, and patriotic duzen rose Y
object MI Moderator be said, am infosme1
that semcentennal means Ss1rse sasp.s
US have a whole centennial or none at al. BUT not
Win but one dissenting vote. 1t does though
mnorities ha,o no rights the majority Is bound 70
respect.-tBOston Transcript.
The following Interesting anecdote appeared In the
recent anniversary ssuo Of The Hartford Coirant';
ain the course of his long fight against slavery General
iIawey and his old friend John Hooker. had one ex'
rerence which is probably unique among New-England
citizens Hawey bought and Hooker owned a Doctor
OF Divinity. A scholarly col red man, james PennnS
tom who had received at Heidelberg the degree Of
D. D.. was settled over the Tacott Street Church. In
tits city. 1t out that lie ran away from slavery
when a boy. He owned at the south, and
when the fugitive slave law was passed there was
danger Of his capture and seryttude. So Lawyer Joe
Hawey went to his owners for Mr. Hooker bought this
Doctor Of Divinity and brought Mr. Hooker back tho
bill Of sale. Mr. Hooker tried for day the feeling OF
owning minister and then put on record In the Town
Clerks Office deed giving the I!ey. DR.. James PEN
nngton the ownership OF HIMSELF
Herr Won Xadai who died In Frankfort-ont the NAN
few days ago. for many years the President o.
Police in this city. During the period following ths
Frnnco-t russian Var until l-S6 he was one Of ne
most familiar figures TO the people OF the capital Hs
great Wit, and il was said that he was the , only
man WHO was able t. make old Emperor william
laugh In the latter days Of his pfe. lie was an IN.
us1al,y LARGE MA n. and was hc ny that ne coulo
y ak WITH diIncuhy. lie vain 81 his many decorac
tons. 20 man I'm tn country, outside Of the Royal
Princes and bismarck and Won Moltke, could display
so many decorations his breast. Every sovereign
who came to the capital matter OF course con-
ferrcd a decoration upon Won Mada
as this Photograph not good of your" once asRed
a youn. lieutenant. -,
= No reDlei Ills Exceency. ! then had only
fifteen d coratons and now have sixteen"