New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The society people OF Knoxville recently decided
to help the poor and incidentally to have good tms
by giving a big charity ball. But local Methodist
minister began to denounce the scheme In unmeas.
ured terms on the ground that dancing was inhee.
emily wicked To silence him the managers Of rhs
proposed ball published card morning agree.
ing to call off the affair, provided the minister would
deposit $1,000 In a bank for charity before II O'Clock
that day. in which they would contribute the
same amount The offer simply bluf. but to
the surprise OF the managers and the disgust Of
society the minister compiled with the condition
So Knoxville will not have ball. but its poor peo.
pie will have 5000.
You say that your married Iife has been a m!.ss:
able disappointment Wasn't II because you didn't
marry the right woman"
II suspect 1t because she did not marry the
right man."-(Bos;on Transcript.
Congressman Wilson has achieved a National
reputation as a Professor; but his record doer
has yet to be made
No Cause for Gref-Mamma-You careless boyi
You've spilled your coffee your new trouserDl
there?D( Chicago Tribune
Nova Scotia Is suffering from a decline Of the
wooden shipping industry The registry Of the
province shows a shrinkage In the last year. a
nearly 5000 tons.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED"
Don't crowd the virtue Of year
Into the first OF JAN,
But exc II out from month to month
-(Boston Transcript
One Of the most peculiar wills filed for pro-
bate in Belgium is that Of Nine. Mems. whose nrss
husband bore the name Of Verhaegen. Nine. Mems
died in Antwerp, where she lived In handsome
palace in the Avenue des Arts few months ago.
She left her estate to all the relatives up to the
twelfth degree of kinship on both the fathers and
mothers sides of her first husband The only con-
dition that they should make good their claims
within six months. The news OF the contents OF the
will created great interest In Belgium where the
name Verhaegen Is common one. AS the widow
was reputed to be worth hundreds of millions. the
ambitious relatives FASTENED to file their claims
AS a result the court is obliged to pass upon the
alleged rights Of 1854 heirs. The work OF the court
is enormous The family tree Of one heir alone
space sixteen metres square. The poor
people are doomed to disappointment, as the estate
turned out to be worth only about three millions.
So many lawyers have been engaged that their fees
alone will swallow UP this amount. At recent
hearing Of the case. OF the advocates srimly
remarked upon looking at the great number OF h's
brethren: ut seems II Nine. Mems had left her
property to all the advocates OF Belgium"
A Romantic Moment.-The Marquis Van Dickens
lat the SWEETEST ball in Lond9n,surely have seen
Miss Saintlouis-More'n likely. Pa used i on Al
his patent-medlcine ads as after taking. "-(Cni'
cago Record.
An idea Of the enormous number OF fur-pearins
animals annually slaughtered for their peits may
be gained from the following figures OF skins to Dc
offered for the January sales at London: 100000
muskrat $4,000 Australian opossum. 2O.oW rae
coon. 100000 skunk $4,000 mink. 10000 opossum.
30 900 wallaby $500 fox $4,000 marten SZW nutrias
10000 wombat 1900 beaver, $500 cat 6WV pear'
5000 kangaroo 5000 lynx. 5000 Tibet iamo' SW
wolf $500 dry-hair seal, llO badger ana IL"
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IS exclusive Of the regular offerings OF seasxins ON
January L. which, according 10 advces received
nv "The Furrier" will comprise $500 skinR al
eycent 400 OF which are from Northwest Coast
seals.
Good foeic.-"My DEAR" timldly ventured M ".
peck as his wife stood at the ticket window argu'
n ,,is Behind YOU, getting madden every minute"
'"I don't care" snapped Mrs. Peck. Forty peoR's
indianapolis Journal.
Four churches in this city, ST. Mchaers Ep'sccps:
Homo Rsntist. Grace Methodist and the West Eno
presbyterian have just taken religious census
~ the district bounded by Ninety-sixth-sf on tns
south and tenth-st. on the north' .ns
Park on the east and Riverside Drive o 80
West. The Rev. DR.. John Balcom shaw' Vi ."'
West End Church. gives Tine EVahse"'' '"' 'N
lowing results Of the census;
Families visited 4.5l6; Of this NUMBER. hIs' w"
Roman Catholics eS3 Episcopalians. 6S rresoy'
ter,ans 395 Lutherans, 2s2 Methodists. az bapu'-
% Coryrcrationalis:s 40 Dutch Reformed o. OF
mixed denominations. li2 Jews. ?SS VINO EXPRESS.
no preference lS7 from whom no Information eoo'o
be secured 1 infde. Socialist. Creek buuon''@
l Christadelphlan 49,
..rho sac,s" he adds. that have surprised 10
mos, ara the large plurality Of Roman Catholics
over one-auarter Of the whole number-and inc
small number OF families who claimed to nave ao'
solu,ely no church relations. In these days ~n.S
GO much is being said OF the prevalence ana grown
Of inddellty. It was especially ENCOURAGING 70 nno
bu, one family out of a total OF aSiS pr0'ess'"s
to be in:kdeis
Wayside Communngs-Walkapout PISS coudn't
.,a rse talkin about a income tax! IL Sou'u"s
never be collected It's all blamed nonsehvye ,.r.
Rusty Rufus-I know wot ANS sou' A"~'
aarnsd ristocrat!'-(Chica Tribune.