New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-31
THE talk or THE DAY.

gave ND the cares of Emperor Her Majesty is no"
sick of II all as OF most other things. ana al tne
furniture and objects Of art which adorned II, III
Guiding the gigantic statue of the dying Achilles
have been removed the Imperial Palace. al
Vienna.
of the dyer to the effect that he dyes to live and
lives to dye There are probably hai uonen CON ~
spicuousy displayed al their estaOlsnments, ~
has been sudden revival in the use on ,aIcny
particularly rhyme1 ones among oootDiacKs anu
small sidewalk merchants. These Signs are nov
springng up everywnsre ana DouR doseere
are picking up many half-dollar for work OF TINS
nad amP%s n nnd an odd Oh chsrasr
has this placard outside ms humble e''"''S''"o"''
Dealer in Bones
And ali kinds OF Rags.
For I'm still Old Nose. philadelphia Record
Columbia. Tex now sleepy lit,le town. was de-
signed 10 he tie capital Of the state about sixty
yes Is ago The Capitol bnilding u at present
crumbllug. tumbng shanty. worth not more IMAM
500 with he land which II stands. opposite u
H. Il group OF three oak trees under "hich '''
Texas Declaration OF Independence was read tach
oak is giant by itself and they grow 80 close to-
eether that their branches form one enormous
canopy. Beneath H. more than sixty years ago.
Texss declared herself free from Mexican rue ana
then proceeded 20 fight to maintain her position
Only for 4 year did Columbia enjoy the distinction
OK being capital Of free Texas. IA 1881 the capital
was transferred to Houston.
Many years ago. when superstition held greater
sway than now and the Influence OF the occult ana
weird were most potent. cunning negro slave had
acquired the reputation OF possessing iamiliaI
mysteries His fellow-saVes held him in great
awe. and his master grew 10 belief IN MS
greater part of the masters fortune staked
the negros OWNING ability barrel was -, placed ace
rel Then the negro soothsayer was sent for. and
told to inform the crowd what under the bar
rel He tried i'm various WAYS 10 escape the ey-
posure but without success Realizing that he was
cornered he leaned on the barrel deicctedly and re,
marked We'll. you've got this old coon AT last,
whereupon great shout applauded what was con-
sdercd Sambo's remarkable astuteness. and NJ.
reputation forever firmly established.-'Balti-
more Sun
The name California. derived from the TWO Span
ish words Callente Fornslli-i. .. hot furnace
was given by Corez in the year 1885 TO the PENN
sua known Lower California. Of which he
was the discoyerer, on account Of It's not climate.
THE FAsHION-GIRLs HAT
Jus, Ill and TIT and the tip o. wing
Half ready to hy from the edge Of the thing
With oasis this side, desert on that.
And such is the style OF the fashion girls hat
Where one soft little feather cnrs close to her hair
While the others in envy Climb over the crown
For they shake when she frowns, and they nod
when she smiles.
And they droop with her spirits tll fallen quite nat.
That capricious. delicious. absurd fashion hat
-(Philadelphia Record.
on February the Indian students at Hampton
Institute will celebrate the eleventh anniversary Of
the signing Of the Dawes bill. which gave to them
the rights OF American citizenship 4 delegation
from Washington. consisting OF the Secretary OF
the Interior. the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
on Indian Affairs, will be present.
The tears tina: Camilles death drew at the Bas-
table Theatre yeste2ay We're from the humor Of the
situation rather than for sympathy with the woman
Ie,tb e scen IS clock AMI as an alarm Clock i. as
good as any and an alarm came handiest. an alarm
closed his identity set the alarm for the time OF
Candles dying. As Camille lay on the iivan ana
demise yesterday the alarm did what was expected
Of Il by the Joker. and the house wiped away its
fe s eq FsHes Drake & S' stood Ps npea
ant interruption all right. and the play on al
to feeling the play and forgetting the rreverence
of the clock. -(Syracuse Standard.
A party OF American engineers has lust gone TO
Panama 10 report on what the new canal company
is doing and IL finds that It is not only actively
and seriously al work but that It il really making
considerable progress. The hill at Culcbra the
highest point the line Of survey. originally los
metres above sea level. cut down by the old com
pany TO IS metres. and 10y the present one TO -
has only 10 be reduced to Al metres 10 be ready TO
receive the system Of locks which the revised plan
of the canal contemplates. The visiting engineers
we're surprised to ind the work proceeding with 90
much activity. and much progress actually
made and not merely talked about. as was the
wont In those rip-staving days OF old when the
management occupied with the problem OF
making way I'm a plausible manner with the 800
900 600 which the peasantry Of France poured out
OF their woollen stockings into that deudinp
abominabe and bottomless ditch. Notwithstanding
the favorable showing OF the new company no
body outside OF it really expects it to succeed /,
IS merely Ringing good money after bad the won
der being who can be found to supply 1t for that
purpose.
swineuLsavitt Is an estravaeant fellow: he
more than can AFFORD TO do
Lambkn-You don't mean to say you get along
without the evening paper. "s
Hogswlne-Of course not; what put that idea ,nto
your head? always read 1.eavitts copy-(Boston
Transcript.
This notice Of boycott more than a hundrsd
years before the word was invented appeared in a
London paper in l735: There being some Indian
and French silks now selling by auction in this
town. and two or three brewers wives in tho Ear,
of Mcath's liberty having bought n few nscos
thereof, the master Nedvors and dyers as we'll "a
journeymen of those corporations give notice bv
beat Of drum that they would not drink any roror
whatever brewed by the husbands of tho s.t,
women. who would encourage foreign manufacture
when there are numbers OF poor weavers IN ,
starving condition In this town and all over the
kingdom. for want OF employment"
Without the winter winds how,sd dis
mally. VIZ
one more mouth to nl" he muttered
II Is due 10 the interests OF truth In .tat. h,. -
made the remark quite cheerfully. Being a dentist
why should ne not'-'cincinnau Enquirer
Amanda Smith. colored woman who WAS opcs .
slave. Is conducting successful revivals in the pa
cine States
She 'sushinsly)-There days when We se.m
NOR. III unison with Nature than at others when
our hear,s seem tn beat In accord with the sublime
harmony or the universe. Have you ever noticed n
NE on paydats-s1HI4- RiaA "' WV"