New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.


| AT the recent Colonial Loan Exhibition in New.HaA
| ven. Conn.,. some interesting relics OF Wash.
| ington and Lafayette. Among them a woodea
| workbox which, while on visit 10 some friends
| in Delaware Lafayette carved with his own banda
| a gift for the daughter Of Joseph Tatnal. q
| Wilmington. On the cover Is inscribed the mottA
| ''My Mistress doth possess both Beauty and Ves.
tue" An original miniature Of Washington, painted
from the life by J. Bammage. was loaned by Mr.
Stabler, OF Maryland. II gift from Washing
ton to his wife, and has lock OF his hair under
glass at the hack. An initial &c" is engraved on
the glass. An autograph letter Of Washington's
was also shown, in which he expresses regret fos
some delay and excuses himself by saying that 10
had been called away to take command OF the
Continental Army. The exhibition given By
the Colonial Danes, and the proceeds will be ap.
piled toward the founding of a genealogical cor.
ner in the library OF the Historical Society OF Neve
Haven
The Parrot Explains.-"Glad to meet YOU" ssio
Il suppose YOU mean that little remark r. mae
after my. go w.th the monkey. SAID the parry
tributed to me. merely said that the sImian az
/ had been holding silver observation-disclosures
apolis Journal.
A dispatch from Athens. dated July !. and pub
lished in the Paris papers says: Deputy 6couloud
FORMER
to the Government Of the United States request
supplioue' with the view Of inducing the great
American Republic to send vessel to Cameo, -
gather there the women and children left without
resources, on account OF the insurrection. Tne
number of these interesting victims OF the troubles
I'm the island is placed at 20O0. The petitioner ~
calls that in 1866 Admiral Farragut under similar
circumstances went to the assistance OF the
women and children left without asylum and WITH
out bread"
aradoxical.-Extravagant Son-Of corrss. resp
q running account at my tailors.
Practical Father-Ru1nns account. ne r ,e,s m
Detroit Free Press.
Recent advices from London lead the Californian
fruit men to believe that the product OF hev
orchards will become popular IN England.
Literally correct-Ilpper-How wonderfully cheap
clothing is getting to be: trousers nave como u""'
onehalf. . .,,.
BICYCLE craze they only come down 10 the knees
(Richmond Dispatch.
The following story Is vouched FOR by lay
professor: Several years ago young eoo'es
student was admitted into the freshman class u
Yale. He was assigned in the classrooms sew
next to the son Of a prominent New-forA ousns~
man. whom We may call for convenience sm'.%
Now, young Smith did not relish the idea Oh w
ting by a "nigger" he put IT, 80 he wrote 70 -
father. complaining Of the indignity MI. smith,
elder taking the same view. at once wrote an snsu
epst to the faculty. demanding mat h's son
relieved Immediately from such close assocA'os
with one OF an inferior The professors ~eis
puzzled, but one OF them, with long exper'e"'s :"
c,ass work undertook to answer the letter saus'
fac,or,Iv He Informed Mr. Smith. most ponteVs
that no present interference was possDie' out eH
IN few weeks, when the classes were rear A"ses
and graded, he could assure him that the ae'
aired change would certainly be made. MI smn
appeased, and the far-seeing professor haa ~
A Nicu,tv wbeteyer in keeping hts word. Tor. py
the time the class was graded. the young negro hsS
proved himself superior STUDENT that no Wa
among the leaders Of the first secuon. wnie om."
was an insignificant unit In the third. Inc JoAs
was good TO keep. and the whoas college iausne
over t-except Smith. who. naturally. did not ses
much fun In the situation. But his father wross
no more letters to the faculty. at any rate
in po,nt Of years only BY Christ Church and o., GA
Swedes Is ST. Peters at Third and Pre SITS ne
old chimes savs whe hs sturdy BRICK walls
its burial spae, Here lie the remains o. usorss Com
speaks his ilustrlous and heroic naval achieve.
Rs%out wne John r Scott boon ana id:
wiser OF Edwin Forrest BENJAMIN Han. s r.rr
- the Declaration OF Independence; Benjamin Sers
nh,la nthropist and distinguished professor o. ms as
Sic who died n 1881 and whose monS Snrss WI MI
a
son Feals whose tablet tells us was born Ia ,s sns
died lse7 and that ''he participated In the Revo.u
artist contributed the history Of ths eSunt Hs,
Near him lie comrades whose valor IN tne 1.,v
Of rs established an nherance Tor sne'r rest such
distinguished townsfolk as the Vikings Slanr
Riidles Cadwaaders. Donaldsons, FraIers insSs ss
soils Keiths Wileoxes. Wikofs. Woods and ou ,nss
utrsns cvtlians whose names are most famils!
to old Philadelphia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hee"~
An EnsYs h paper journal says that the invenf'o:
| ~ enyelopes is within the memory OF middle-aseS
nersons and was the result OF a Brighton. Ens'
land stationers endeavor TO make his store look AZ
| tractiye He took fancy for ornamentns IN
| store windows with high piles OF paper sraduA.rs
| from the largest to the smallest size In use. ~
| bring his pyramid to a point he cut cardboara w.
very minute squares. Ladies' took these cnrus "
he small sized notepaper. and voted Il perfecs"
| lovely" So great was the demand that 'he ~
| TONER found II desirable to cut paper the ~
| much admired. But there was one difhcui'y'
| little notes were small that when foideo ~.
| was no space for address, SO after some tn0s rs
| the idea OF envelope pierced the s'aa "a
| brain. He had them cut by metal plate -
| soon. SO great was the demand. he comnns~oa-
| \ dozen houses to manufacture them TOT "a
| From such small beginnings cane this '"p''
branch Of the stationery business
Perhaps Not Lons-"How long" mosne' ~"
| genue. must my past thus haunt me- me-. h.sn 60
| The man who had at the last moment WV
| for the lover shrugged his shoulders s.,,& ~
These summer shows usually last
sseppns then the front o, the ' Wss.Is va
Sia Mans Drunk IN sA xSsan.strclt Tribune
rwenty-six xansas women have nandse
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