New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE TALK or THE DAY.
There is a Smith family in Ohio with peculiar
given names The father is the Rev. Jeremiah
Prophet Elijah Smith. His sons named Most
Noble Festus and Sir Walter Scott Bart. and his
daughters Juan Fernandez Island and Terra Del
Fuego
How many conquests have you made within
the last month"; asked the young. man on the
piazza OF the Florida hotel.
II can count them all on the fingers or ORC
hand" was the reply or the belle with the "'o
diamond rngs.-(Yonkers Statesman
Joseph Fagnaut. of Greenyille, y. H., became
the proud father OF twin daughters on Christmas
Day His present wife is his fifth, and he now
has twentv-seven children but his motto is the
more the merrier.
They we're talking about the various methods o,
celebrating the passing Of the Old year and nd ne me
coming Of the new Did you eyer dance s, the v Ola
indeed Iu scores o tines was the reply. And then
she was sorry she spoke-cllt-blts.
The Dwight Manufacturing Company. OF Chico
nee Mass. has just started what is said to be the
largest cotton mill in Alabama at Gadsden. IL mas
10000 spindles. and will employ 500 persons
VOICES.
What voices swing with the wild bros WING
sweeping along the red twight's TRAIL
F And Ss ON Mosque sl e' and seragos domes
Their tragic plant at the door;
on the Dard,nelles' breast, in Infamous rest.
The guns of England lie.
holiday red d, the halliard's head,
The cross Of Christ on high;
Idly breath curls the crimsonng "aVe'
IT'S the ennui OF Britains sigh
Tn The red sun falls and falls:
Black night enfods the dead dumb day,
While a voice is heard that calls
To every drop OF red manhoods n.o1d
In that s'leet al the Sultans walls
It u,ters today and to-morrow's to-day.
The Orients crimson shame;
The Orients shame. did rashly cry?
While II plays the dplomatists game
And idly floats like the painted boats
OF children that dance on wave, en-,
In sight OF the strong and the brave -,
But we nations. bark, though the night Is oarK
The cry OF despair Will be speedily heard
SSs va k"' '"' '''' LUCY CLEVELAND.
An American tourist recently sent his bicycle
from London Paris by parcels post The cost
was only few pence, and he received 1t IN perfect
order.
The Awkward Man.-Minnie-Have you ever
danced with Mr. Clummes?
Mamie-Yes. He isn't very light on his fee''
WinnieDHe certainly was not very light on mine.
indianapolis Journal
The Secretary of the Navy has decided TO call tho
second OF the new battle-ships after the state OF
handsome women and fine horses Kentucky should
feel proud and the suggestion has beep made that
when the ship is launched she carry bunch OF blue
grass on a pole at her PROV. and have big cork
screw for a hgurehead.
Hicks-NIy daughter says she is goiEg TO hang up
her stocking tonight; just as she used TO DO zen
she little girl. but as am going 10 give her
stocking.
one of her dress sleeves? 5000 49,, -
H!cks-By Jove, never thought Of that ltH DO
just the thlng.-(Boston Transcript
The growing scarcity Of fur-bearng animals sug-
gests to a writer in THE London Spectator tho
feasibility OF breeding animals on farms In
Siberia. Last spring. he says. single SILVER roX
skin sold in London for $3.50 and he believes that
silver foxes. well as many other desirable fur-
bearing animals could be bred in great numbers IN
the proper climate
Noosrlter-Isn't this changeabe weather distress
Hammphat-I rather enjoy it, You see, I've
grown to expect 1t in my business.
Ven we generally have frost on the opsn.ns
night and the papers roast us III 'ne 'o' INNS
philadelphia Record.
A ladv az Nova Scotia, writing to The Boston
rrarscrir," saws that the Americans who visit
Nova Scotia are almost without exception pleasant
and well-mannered people we note some sign
difference between their speech and ours lhlr
voices are higher and sharper end they are more
I'M 70 date as TO slang | am afraid that IN our
,aar, ~ hearts We feel ourselves little superior
IN renose OF manner: for the rollick.ng enjoyment
~ the ordinary American when on a holiday N
<ova Scotia is perhaps, too evident. But wheh the
n,tence with which they endure many lnconVeh-
,,ss the zest with which they enter into any pleas
,,ros that come in their way. and the goodwill with
which they are ever ready 10 help any charitable
scheme which may be afoot In place "here 'hey
r. staving are put in the scale against the loud
ness which sometimes oheHuS u.s. '"e "'""o PoN"-
larty kicks the beam
The Very Latest-"How did Miss Jones become
n, ararv success suddenly?
..nh she hit on such a charming idea; she wrote
one chapter OF a novel and let the public guess the
other forty nine "-(Chcago Record
The French statistcian, NJ. Bertillon has COM
n,,.d some interesting facts REGARDING the popula-
ton OF Paris and other great capitals. Only IS
per cent OF its present population was born IN
po rs and this percentage has remained practically
the same for the last thirty years The native
incubation Ia ST. Petersburg is 80 per cent; Al In
RerlIn As In Vienna. and. contrary TO the general
opnion IS in London-the highest OF all large
cities or all European capitals Paris has the
greatest number OF foreigners, more thah ioi'""'
@ Exclusive Of Il 900 naturalized foreigners among
these are 1858 Germans. while In Berlin there are
only S97 French London has only 5000 foreishera
ST Petersburg. 5000; Vienna 5000 ana berhh, 10
OOO In Paris the number of foreigners increased ne
tween 1898 and 1891 from 1900 to lSlWo In po'"'
OF numbers there are more Belgians H5ooo In Paris
than people Of any other foreign nationality; theh
come the Germans. 1883; Swiss, 2ev~; Italians,
81 900; English. 1900: Luxembourgians lS'oo' anu
Russians. 5000
SIN Proud.-"Ycs, brethren" said the convert. -
humble Christian now, but IN my uit n,
crate days, ratter myself that you wouuh mees
a finer more thoroughbred sinner Ia oeSs
W ak. "-(Cincnnati Enquirer