New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Among the pretty calendars for 1874 may DE
noted that OF the American Revolution prepa'cd
by Miss Lille G. Hopkins. Daughter OF INC
American Revolution. and issued by Marcus Wafd
A. co Its background Is a handsome representa-
,,on in color OF the American Nag. with the thir-
teen stars OF the original States. and the leaNe's
contain ant quotations from the speeches ana
works OF American statesmen and writer's
Watson-Tho-e South Americans are 80 nign-siruhs
,hn, they want to fight on the smallest prov9carlon
Crankshaft-ilg lghgeared ! shoulh Juns"i iru'' fs
number OF revolutions they make-'brooHs" '''c'
Although golf and the bicycle are. In the MAN.
getting on exceently together there Is still
usnos,,ion among "A certain class OF wheelmen 10
scoY al the newer sport as TOO aristocrau' MI"
exclusive. Retrbution OF "A peculiarly aorup' anu
distressing kind came down upon one OF theSe
riders the other day. and the golfer who player
the other part IN the scene was nncharnaole
enough TO enjoy the situation thoroughly. he was
walking brlskly along "A suburban road. toward
the links carrying good-sized bag fun OF CLUBS.
when he was ovcrtaken by a tandem bicycle win
only one rider. This person. from his psrch ON
the rear seat Immediately hailed the golf player
with sarcastic familiarity.
"Aw-goin to play golf, are you? That's nice
he began turning around he passed 10 OBJ
serve how his victim took the greeting. The Gu
riosity fatal in Its effects just at that mo-
meni the front wheel OF the tandem ran against
big round stone: there desperate lurch TO
the road with the machine on top OF him.
The golfer said never word. but stood and
gazed with nndsgused pleasure at the wreck.
And nobody who saw the occurrence could grudsc
him the comc-opera satisfaction OF Just one
gloat' over his fallen enemy.
Going to do anything interesting this ThanksgIv-
YES, I'VE persuaded my wife not to invite al our
relatives to dinner. Just to see some OF them wont
nave originality enough to invite us. '-tchcago
Record
An eager. impccunous swain
Woocd prudent Phyllis. but IN vain:
In vain he sang his ardent tune
The maiden sighed and shook her head.
your fervent promises" she said.
when judged by sober second thoughts
Are like tho men In Il balloon
That IL to say. they're airy-naugh,s'"
The Time for Protest.-"Now look here. said
the old man to the daughter who had spent some
time 1T the East. Il guess can manage to stand
WHEN ha You yo snna sn Of slab as sob ho
understood that | Will permit no such language. -
Cincinnati Enquirer
The women OF Topeka. Kan. so we'll dressed
that ''rhe Topeka Journal" thinks the town ought to
have horse show
What would you call the sound produced when
two bodies come together asked the teacher who
trying to explain what n noise Is to her pupils.
"Oh. kiss. maam. replied the little girl who
evidently had older sisters.-(Yonkers Statesman.
After the Comrades OF Silence" and the Academic
Sencieuse' of Paris comes an association OF Vienna
husbands who have organized the "Ciub OF Slcn,
Ones" The members meet every Monday evening
and dine In absolute silence The least infracton OF
rules a single word spoken. costs bottle of cham
pagne. That which cannot be made Ineligible by
signs the taciturn diners may write on the menus.
Silence Is also imposed upon the walters who serve
the dinner. and the steward may not even announce
the wines; he merely suggests them by signs.
IN OYe nic
ure?' asked the artists friend
"Yes. He intimated that 1t ought to he exhib-
What did he say?'
"Ilc said It was "A sight"-(Washington Star.
Contrary TO the custcm OF most monarchs Emperor
william II OF Germany has never allowed his efiigy
to be engraved upon postage stamp and philaletsts
and the world In general have wondered the
modesty In this respect OF the young Kaiser, who
usually Is not averse to having his features displayed
before the eyes OF his admlrng subjects. No direct
and authentic reason has been given why the Prus-
sian black eagle has not been long ago replaced by
the Kaisers efgy. but perhaps an explanation may
be found In the strain OF superstition which more
than once has Influenced the action Of the H6hen-
zollerns The Prussian stamps issued from 1850 to
1858 bore the Image OF Frederick. William ~. But
the year before he became legally insane he had II
replaced with the black eagle. for he could not bear
to see his countenance soed and mutilated by the
os,oilce employees. a few years ago an cnterprs-
ing Berlin manufacturer had lead pencils made upon
which was stamped bassrellef head OF William IT,
The Minister OF Education at once ordered school
teachers to allow their pupils to use these par
ticular pencils since the children might disngure
face OF their sovereign by biting the pencils with their
teeth"
II was up In Vermont just after the election"
said "A travelling man from Boston. "and struck
little town where only one man out Of voting
population OF 430 had voted for Bryan Who Is
that man? What sort Of a chap 10 hep asked
the postmaster. who Is one OF the merchants call
It's, but the Sheriff haint 2een able 70 git ~
rAg'lar cisw yet "-tChicago Journal