New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-19
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

A club is about TO be formed in Philadelphia &c.
cording 10 The Record" Of that city which Will
permit It's members 10 smoke pipes only Every
week meeting Will be- held. and brands ~
tobacco will be discussed ana me merits Of this or
that mixture will he considered Those who have
taken the matter IN hand declare that IN less than
a year the cuhroom will be fitted up with pipes
from every quarter OF tho globe. and the rooms
Will not only be cosey comfort. but VIII 10 OF
great historical value. Several Of the proposed
members have collections Of pipes in their possess
sion at present which will form the nucleus Of
the new clubs collection. The person who at the
end Of the first month submits the mos, readable
and valuable essay on pipe-smoklng and tobacco
will be chosen president. This competition VIII Be
open TO all
In 1910 a great convention was held in this city
by the young men Of what was then known as
nomination OF Of Gensial wiiiam Henry Harrison or
the presidency There was no halI IN ihe ely
attended. The convention accordingly met on th,
Canton racetrack; and when The great Wig orator
Mems National Committee. arose 70 call the meet
ing 10 order. he was 50 impressed by the ydsinc-'
osu ,ne ;nra BE- SJcan m Xao Mi
please come to Observation-Disclosures sun.
II there was a time when Bismarck looked -
Gortchakoff as his mentor IN diplomacy. the
son Of his pupage had an early ending I'm
"Neue Bayersche Landeszeitung," after his roiir.-
ment he said: with regard to Russia / wsho
preserve peace and in view Of this great end III
not Jump at certain things which would have CIV
excited and exciable politicians cause for disc,
sion. Accordingly. I passed over the swaEgt''n
declarations Of the vain Russian Imperial Oh.
oeor GorchakoN who prided himself on haup
prevented us from declaring war second time
France / let him jahher on. What have We L.
get either in or from Russia? Even were We COM
p.etey to conquer her We should at best have only
the turbulent Poles neghhors, who are as little
fitted for a self governing State organism as are
the Jews to-day to new Kingdom OF Judea.
There Is nothing to get out of Russia. Germany "a
quite enough for rs. We fun UP. Wiz sind
satt."
Applied Proverb.-The Sultan was perploxed.
"Ibn-el Yusuf. said he to his unofficial and most
and the subcaliph of Hula Baloo each offer
ing me the others head as gracious gift What
There is a proverb among the Christian dogs"
said the adviser, that two heads are better than
one "-tCincinnafi Enquirer.
These stories are told in Persian Life and Gus
toms:
"A village soldier asked me If knew OK dog
worshppcrs | told him | had heard Of fire.
worshppers cow-worshippers, and the like but not
OF dog -worshippers. He said he had seen some IN
| Tcheran. Some foreigners there had fed DOGS al
their tables had washed and clothed them fondled
/ $3.50
carriages were they not og-worshppers?
An English sea-captain. whose ship touched
! al Bushire took a horseback ride through the
streets of the city. but made so poor a display OF
Craftsmanship to astonish and amuse the peo'
| pie. The next day vender OF fruits came en-
board the ship and said to tie captain.
II have made such explanation as 10 free
you from all reproach. There Is no one who
does not think that you are an expert rider. as
becomes one OF a nation OF hOrs men.
"'And how did you do that?" asked the cap
tain
:" L told them you were drunk
What a bad cold you have. Benedict"
"Yes: my mother-in-iaw got 10 debating Wnen
the family should put their winter hanneis on
"No-that's 1t. l had them on. and when she got
so arbitrary went and took them on -fuch
The complainant in Texas testified nat he
had examined the liquor and the brandy
found on the premises Of the accused. that the
bottles of brandy-frut looked like some Of those
taken from his house, but he could not identity
them by any private mark. that ne had compa'e'
OF the liquor IN the jug with some lett IN the
barrel at his stcrehouse, and found that they GU
not look alike but he attributed the difference 10
the different colors OF the tumblers in when no
compared them; that afterward. however. he got
tight" on the contents Of the jug, and VAS thei
satisfied tho liquor some of the brandy out Oh
his barrel.
Jigley-Ah there comes minister He's me
most unreasonable man ever saw.
Henson-ln what way ar.
thought TO the future, and in almost the ssr.e
breath he wants me 10 reflect upon the past Now
how's fellow 10 do both at the same time '-tp0s'
ton Transcript.
II is said that the ant-hgh hat regulation IN 'Ns
Methodist Church, OF Muncie. Ind, has practicaiy
failed in operation, although 1t had the sanction
OF the official board OF the church For snort
time nearly every woman in the congregation re-
moved her headgear. but by degrees the women
rebelled until now. some six months after no
adoption of the regulation. less than one-hllr CT
! the women bare their heads when the "erVices
begin The rebels In earnest. too. IN thrr
position. and orr not moved by pulpit appeals r0r
! by repeated printed announcements OF the text Ok
the regulation They do not quote Scripture "
support OF their attitude as they might out con.
denim the restriction curtailment OF PERSONA
liberty
There is n cat belonging 10 the school that tne
children love next to the teachers themselves vNe
day Il not to be found when they nple1i
at the schoolroom. so bonnie little lass STA ~.
out to find II. She had gone but few steps Nhe.
she saw woman holding door open for me cav a
| to pass through HurriedlX snatchins puss, y, w
school. where she was met just outside me CO.,
by one Of the boys The child thrust tnr 80, ~
| In his arms with the words. Here's Hla*ii,ns.
Take him In, den call out do gang 10 lick 10 N.Y.