New-York tribune., 1898-11-16
THE TALK or THE DAY.

1.-THE Havana Advertiser Is the name OF a
weekly paper In English which has Just been
started in Havana. Cuba Its editor and manager
is George Eugene Bryson. American newspaper
man.
An Indistnct Impression"I dunnos exactly
agree VIII dat speakuh." remarked Erastus pink
ley az he was walking home from the lecture
with Miss Miami Brown
AT what point does yoh comprehensiveness get
well. ef he says he favors de policy. OF expan-
sion. dunnos un stans IN ~ b,t , =, ne sb wv
ington Star.
A curious libel suit II about TO be tried I'm Pitts
burg Joseph Borvoj Kre-mery is the editor Of a
Slavonic newspaper published at Hazelton. and i.
V Rovonlanck and Julius Wolf are the publishers
Of The American Slavonic Gazette, OF PittsbiIrg.
Kreemery says that "The Gazette" is in the habit
OF spelling his middle name "Borivoz. which
means an unclean person, and sometimes 30
ryo" which means drunkard. As this holds
him up 10 odium and ridicue, he wants punitive
damages for the injury done 10 him
Decided Gain-Hobson-How did you enjoy
your summer trip. Bagey? ,,,.o, o,o hun
Bagey-Iiad delightful time. Gaihen one nun
dred and thirty pounds. 49,.
RageyIDon't you? Well here IT comes down
the street Just wait moment and I'll intro
duce you.-(IIsrlem Life.
"Once when Long John Wentworth was Mayor
or Chicago" says THE Journal" OF that city. d
hot campaign was in progress The rou9h ele-
ment was shOwing signs Of turbulence. ana Long
John knew that the police force was totally nn-
able 10 cope with Il II there should BE- riot Ihere
wasn't much OF any police force IN those days
The few officers that there were didn't nave any
uniform outside OF II plug hat. on the front OF
this war a semi-circle Of tin. with the mans num-
her IN IT, There WAS money 70 pay for add-
,ional officers. SO Long John bethought himself
He hHd
,hs number on every one OF those hats. On election
oay the different members OF the force were STA
toned conspicuousy where the trouble was most
likely 70 break out. The roughs saw the numbers
'250' 2so $50 etc. where they had before seen
on,v 2s' '2s' and '35' The word went around
that Long John had added several hundred men
TO the police force and the tough crowd were SO
intimidated that they never dared TO do Il thing
uoid I,n-"l came % this town years ago
without a cent In my pocket" said the man with
the thick neck. ,. su .,
"On the dead level. The Pullman porter had
done me for every cent Ead."-dndianapohs
Journal
.,,he Philadelphia Record" says Before the
Losaet the new Japanese cruiser. left this port
Tor her trip abroad the officers sent pretty tokens
-, r.p,ombrance to each OF the fair admirers they
had become acquainted with in Philadelphia The
,olens consisted OF artificial chrysanthemuins'
made by the japanese seamen, who are wonder
fuilv clever IN work Of this KIND In color, form
na s,ze the flowers are strkingly realistic. and It
r.oures actual touch 10 iell them from the genuine
chrysan,hemums They not made from or
,,parv tissue-paper but from peculiar Kind Of
to n,p-r which j. tinted with rxquisit, skill
r,.. g.. , story told Of a traveller in the tropical
,,s. who thinking 10 drink water from some
ne vine 'apped ins"iI; unwi'i,g' ,h W'id
49,, ,uenrb.d his thirst. only to dic a lew houi :
,ir "'mi,' rubber bands clogging every turn of
ier's tale nnds his counterpart Ia actual III" III d
Nrw-J-rrcy man WHO wen, Ston" n'tH ~, nreyan Me,.
avoth.r man from hypnotizng him VII elrctricly
IIis idea was he saH una, nc Wo,' lurinerr
., po.tor woman Of ne mos: reserved and ex-
,iusiy. tyne" says 'IIarpers BazaT." was waiting
,,r he change A. the glov" counter IN one % me
,ro4 stores when she was approa he'd 10y q very
f.,y, .andnv dressed and loud looking woman VINO
held ont n pudgy hand In btlgAt green h'i s'oNc
ana said. Why. how do YOU DO. Mr+ blahN: MI
pi.nk ignored the prorrrrd hand. ana. drawing
herself np st.niy said frigil' I DO no. thnH in'
I know YOU madam 40. sposr not. replied '"e
,.r,.,u I'm uowisc embarrassed by the GOODNESS or
h,r reception hut Tte knowed you 10y sight iof II
long lime ana now I've got nirrd girl VINO Work"
-, vour house once year oi two AK" ana -ne :
,,ld me 80 much about you hat feel real Vel ac-
,,..,t,ted with vJu Pleasant day. amt it, Well.
u she amt polite to sail on without 20 much a. d
word, Shows her 'a!sin'. anyhow"
pluck il the secret Of success "a Wall street. .
'nod' nf nine king "-(BrooklNn Life.
.o a,is,," * the name OF new made-to-order
,,ryuage constructed from French. Italian. Spanish
and Portuguese II is said TO he less thin 'han
ralon less cultural than Spanish ana omits the
r,sqIs OF the french and Portuguese The author
-, "cIarison' claims that II can be completely
mastered In Two or three weeks
They had been keeping company 10. esn'
y.ors and when he finally propoSseu anu "aS h q, o..
'',sd ,u Tho ardor ~ his enthusiasm ne fh
LINED. Darling you are worth your N,iSh' i"
,I'" WIN almost cruel facetiousness shc re-
sVU,n, ..Ti,, is saving = good deal. for II was an
Will long walt. "-tRichmond Dispatch.