New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-14
THE TALK or THE DAY.

4 good many people cannot remember names
and a good many others rarely get names right
because they do not take the trouble 10 learn them
correctly When the names OF prominent men hi-
pear wrong In the public prints somebody from one
or the other OF these two classes is usually respon
sihle 4 name that few newspapers get right IL
that OF E:io; Danfor,h the chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee. There seems to be a con-
spiracy on foot to force on him middle initial and
make him Elliot "F.' Danforth Not long ago the
name OF the president OF the Police Department
appeared Theodore "B." Roosevelt
The Maryland Society OF the Sons OF the American
meeting day the Anniversary Of the burning OF the
Peggy stewart at AnppSs s Whgn oGSSEr s w on
owned by Alexander stewart very wealth, ny ship,
which England had Imposed The tea tax The cit
zens OF Annapolis In their pdignation forced MI
annual meeting and ba nque, OF the society will take
place at the Hotel Renncrt on Monday evening.
October i9-(Baltimore Sun
THE Savannah News" reports that the severe
storms have nearly destroyed the rice crop In
Georgia. THE planters" 1t says "arc having n
pretty hard time OF H. The Louisiana crop. which
was short last year. is this year 81 to 10 per
cent short OF what II was them Besides that the
crop was widely damaged by a long and severe
lrouth and for these reasons the planters around
Savannah looking for good thing OF II.
After all the bills paid. however. IL ~ doubtful II
there will be much OF anything left"
MIsunderstood.-M Flit,ers-I don't know
whether Mr. Tomlins or Mr.. Briggs H. the best man
Miss Revere from Bosion)-EXcuse me. bat pre-
sumo you mean better man?
Excuse me. I'm talking about wedding
cleveland Plain Dealer.
London journals say that movement is on foot
among a number Of prominent oergymen and lay
men Of the Diocese OF London with view TO
marking the sixtieth year Of the Queens reign the
thirteen hundredth anniversary OF the foundation
Of f,,trsh tina. .,f
bishops In the Pan-Anglican Conference at Lam
beth Palace by raising the empire city OF the world
TO metropolitan rank A majority of the bishops
OF the Church I'm England said to be In favor
OF the creation OF an Archbshopric of Lon
don. and the Rev. ]. NJ Proctor. honorary secre-
tary OF the Bishop OF ST. Adams Fund is acting In
conjunction with men OF all shades OF opinion with.
In the Church In furthcr.ng this object London Is
almos the only capital In the world which does not
possess an Archbishop
! The Confidence of Genius Young man. said the
editor. this Is the seventeenth poem you have Of
fcred me In three days
Il knew IT," was the answer. Il like to write
poetry"
But don't you think that II is rather an amb-
tious undertaking? In literature as In everything
else. a man ought to begin at the bottom and
That's my method precisely. Whenever | write
a poem the first things think about are Its feet"
-(Washington Star.
Auzias Turenne. a French-Canadlan has lust
brought book In Paris to which has been given
rs title that untranslatable phrase lie Cow boy :"
The Figaro says that ut Is most picturesque and
trustworthy account OF prairie life: a book inter-
estlng and amusing in which allied. In a most
piquant manner. Gallo humor and American wit. -
Such alliance as the Figaro speaks OF must In
deed be interesting and amusing.
At a recent meeting OF the vestry OF st. Georges.
Southwark London, Miss A. Elliot, OF Lancashire
was appointed sanitary Inspector to the vestry by
% votes to Is; There were twenty-five candidates.
and she was the only woman.
That pen which was given to Mr.. Bryan ITO be
used In signing the free-cOinage bilr' can be used
by the owner next month In writing letters ex.
planatory OF his defeat.
)The Lion and the Fox.-First Boy-I kin lick you!
Second Boy-Jes' you try III
Huh! What'll ~ do?"
II look like YOU an the fnrst time hear your dad
calling you when you Amt around an | am, IN
wlggle my fingers at him an him. an then
you'll catch when you Kit home an II you say you
didn't do t. he'll lick you harder for lyln'."-(New-
York Weekly