New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

TIE TALK or THE DAY.
DR.. D. r. Brewer of Chicago says he is the
r.ghtful owner of GO acres of land In the heart
OF Philadelphia. the present value of which Is
about siOoOoo0o He remarks that If somebody
will pay over to him that sO0,o0000 he won't do
thing to anybody: but II the money is not forth
coming just look out for lawsuit.
would-be wit once tried to entrap James I.
Fields at a dinner party Before MT Fields ar
guests that he had written some lines which he
Intended to submit to Mr. Fields as Southey's and
be found. This programme was carried out 4
do not remember to have met with them before
replied the publisher, and there were only tw2
possibly have been written by him When were i,,
that early period of his existence when he was
having measles or cutting his rs teeth or near
The versifcation belongs to the measles period.
but the ideas betray the idiotic one."-(San Fran
cisco Argonaut
The "Agence Ottomane." which is published four
times a week in Paris. is a small broadsde. filled
with what purpors TO be Geographic and mail news
from Turkey and the orient, together with quasi
editorial articles NJ Nicolaides who is put down as
its editor might seem to the casual observer TO be
an enterprsing journalist, shrewd enough 10 take
advantage of the prevalent interest In the situation
in the Orient. AS a matter OF fact, however. peo-
pie who familiar with the trlcKS OF VI
fees OF European Governments will recognize In
him nothing more nor less than a press agent" OF
His Majesty the Sultan OF Turkey. The "Agence
Ottomane" Is devoted 10 exploiting the virtues OF
that amiable potentate and his Government. For
instance the issue of January co. Just at hand. con-
tains an article to show that Abdul Hamid is the
one ruler in Europe most DESTROYS OF introducing re-
forms into Turkey. and the one who suffers the
most anguish their delay in coming This affect
ing bit of information is matched by others attack
ing the campaign of false news waged against
the Ottoman Government since the beginning or
what ii euphemisically terms 1.-The affairs of Ar
me nia," and rejecting on the English Protestants
for seeking to "Anglicanize" the East and destroy
its Greek orthodoxy and Catholicism by melting
Instruction there.
"Esmeralda:' said he hoarsely. I'm waiting for
.oh forgive me- Tom; was thinking
What you thinking OFF,
II thinking how would have my wedding
dress made. dear."-(Odds and Ends.
The new marriage law in Argentine provides
that every male from the age of twenty to thirty
shall pay a tax until he marries. and shall pay
1t month. There is also provision to the
effect that young unmarried persons of either sex
who shall, without sufficient reason, reject the
addresses of those who may aspire 10 their hands
and who continue contu nacousy unmarried shall
pay 500 piastres for the benefit OF the young per-
son. male female. who has been so refused.
First Socialist Ito pal, who has somehow come
in for bottle OF gin)-Alyes, matey?
First dtto-Well. you're a purity Socialist! Don't
We preach, share and share alike Pm sr,,,n.
this ere gin I'm a bloomin' Tory.-(London Fun
Persian papier mache articles are made out of
the Bibles sent out by British mission societies,
according to Mr.. Hodgetts a recent traveller In
the East He quotes the British Consul at Tabreez
saying: YOU have no idea what boon these
Bibles arc the village industries of Persia
II came to ASK your consent to marry your
daughter" said the young man, with a trembling
You're a fool sir" shouted the rate father
Well really. didn't think you'd object TO hav
ing ore more in the family sr."-tYonkers States
The irrepressiblc Carl Browne. OF Coxey's army
fame has issued circular in regard to a mys-
terous medicine. ITO obtain bottle" he says.
contribute % cents to Carl Brownies reformed
campaign fund. II he receives sufficient funds to
carry out his plans. to be known only to him
self he will spend 1t In getting you free to enjoy
yourself under a better system of government,
hence there can be conspiracy"
"That poor little girl has n Christian science
mamma" said child TO In awed whisper,
pointing to frail. understood sprig of womanhood.
and she comes to school when she can hardly stand
ur. and all the other girls feel awfuly sorry for
her mothers visitor by appearing with swollen
face What Is the matter with Ada cried the
visitor. Nothing: Ada is perfectly WELL replied
the maternal believer in Universal health. But her
face-look at it, cried the unniiated Phtlistine.
Still the mother denied, and still the friend pro-
tested. At last the happy parent explained "She
has the belief OF mumps. '-tChicago Times-Herald.
barmald in Eastbourne England. helped the
India famine fund the other day in novel way.
She placed a money-box on the bar and intimated
that every who put a shilling in 1t might have
n kiss within half hour She kissed by
every man who entered the saloon. accommodating
twenty-three shlllhgs for the fund. But this novel
mode Of collection drew such g. crowd TO the bar
that the proprietor put a sop to the entertain
ment though not until the barmaid. the money
box proved. had been kissed eighty-seven times In
less than three hours
This man says you jumped on him without prov
ocation or warming" said the Judge. 'and beat him
ScnndalOuSly
Il guess did" said the red whlskered man in the
dock. AN done It because OF the way his people
Is oppressn them poor Cubans."
But the complainant Is an Italian. and Cuba
Il lghting with Spain"
The red-whiskered mans Jaw dropped
'The-is that sof' he asked Give Il to me-
Jcdge. and give II to me hard and when / cit out
] won't do nothing but take course I'm night
school where kin learn the different brands OF
dagoes indianapolis Journal
Japan now possesses 100 iron and steel steam
ships registered for foreign trade. with gross ton
mage OF 23l. l:o tons.
Exchange OF Compments.-''Serpen Kissed the
heroine.
Snake charmerr' he replied In dulcet tones and
she smilcd.-Indanapois Journal.