New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

.Ianghornc and Bristol" says 1.-The PhladeI-
phia Record ARE only five miles apart and yet
n sometimes takes two days for letter mailed I'm
one town reach its destination I'm the other. The
mail all goes by way OF Philadelphia. making the
entire distance In transit about forty miles. The
postoffces at Langhorne and Eden are only 800
yards apart and yet letter from one OF these
offices to the other must travel thirty-six miles
Via Philadelphia. This however is eclipsed by a
letter which the late William Kinney of Bristol
received shortly before his death This letter had
been addressed TO Bristol, II. l.. and readdressed
10 Bristol, Penn 1t was received three years after
II was written.
Charitable Oil lady 10 little beggar girD-There's
some bread for you. It's a day or two old but YOU
can tell your mother to take three or four fresh
eggs. quart Of milk. II cup OF sugar, some COOL
butter. and half grated nutmeg, and she can
TImes
Lieutenant Totten lectured In Hartford the other
evening before the ministers OF the city. lie ex-
planned his chronology Of the Bible and gave some
reasons why he believes that the Anglo Saxon race
are the ten los. tribes Ct Israel
The Fly in the Ointment-Vslto- dn Ruralville)
This is a very pleasant and hcmeke Mace and
| cannot understand why SO many families should
have moved away from IL during the last few
Native--You haven't heard young ladies' brass
band yet-tJudge
The Journeymen BARRIERS International Union
has decided that the proper name for a barber is
"toihor" and the "tonsors' have made arrange
ments for intr 1ducng in the Legislatures Of four
teen States bill to regulate the apprenticeship of
tonsors, so that no call himself a Journey
tonsor until he has served a three years APP
premiership.
Fuddy-Pinch. who is to bc married to-day, had
his bachelor dinner last night understand. Was
Duddy-so much of success that he is no longer
In "a N m III
There are some entertaining pictures OF life In
Washington seventy years ago In Stratford Can
nings diary and letters. my predecessor" he
writes, had greatly the advantage me In his
collection Of good stories. | record OF them to
serve a pattern OF the rest. He was Sir Charles
Bagot. man Of very attractive manners. intei-
gent witty aud kind. An American minister and
his wife dining with him one day. he heard Lady
Bagot, who at some distance, say rather
quickly: Ny dear Mrs. S.. what can you be
doing? The salad bowl had been offered to Mrs.
s.. and her arm was lost in II up to the elbow
Her reply was prompt: Only rolcking for an
onion. my lady"
Spell ferment. and give Its definition" requested
the se:hoo.teaehsr "F;s.r-m.e-n-t. ferment,. to
work. responded the dminutive maiden Now
place II In sentence. so that may be sure you
understand It's meaning" said the teacher. I'm the
mem, in the scbooIboss 'rs aIors b IMAM rer
scholar with such decided franknsss and uncon-
]
press a smile.-tphiladelpha Times
Alfred Greenebaum. Of San Francisco. has Just
given n Semitic library OF thousand volumes to
the University OF California IL Is "A part Of the
library OF his father. the late DR.. Elias Greene
baum. chief rabbi Of Landau. Germany.
They are introducing ONCE girls In Chicago and
those who have them In their employ very well
pleased with them. They say that the Office girl
Is superior to the office boy In many particulars
III me nrst place she does not smoke cigarettes As
q rule she has absolutely taste for dime novels
She II usually bright quick and energetic. and ever
so much cleaner and neater than any boy can be
Testimony upon this point Is almost una nmous
and most OF those who have tried onice girls de-
clare that never again will they have an Office boy
around the premses.-(3oston Herald.