New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

stranger contributed q number OF parcels for
the Christmas tree OF Eddyville. Ky. When presen-
tation time came every prominent member and
officer OF the congregation received one OF these
parcels Naturally the lucky ones opened their
bundles at once Each contained a bottle OF whis-
kew Tho minister an ardent Prohibltonist, got a
very large flask
salesman-You were the lady, I believe, who pur-
chased tho cookbook? VIII you take this card,
please! ,,. W.T.. =, $3.50, r,,.o ,,o h,s
saesmanwe always give one oo of h his cards s to to
very successful in disorders of the stomach-(Bos-
ton Transcript
The Saxon Ministry OF Public Education has or
dered that hereafter the employees OF that depart
ment shall discontinue In official notes the use or
the punctilous terms OF courtesy that the Germans
are fond OF interardng in all formal communica-
tions 1t is also directed that the full names OF
officials shall no longer be signed TO official docu-
ments but only the family name as in the Ger
man military service
There are ninety thousand babies born in the
CITY of New-York every year. They number two
hundred and fifty a day. or one each SIX minutes.
row Of baby carriages would extend up the Hudson
10 Albany one hundred and fifty miles.-(Current
Literature.
Copenhagen has Old Maids Assurance So
ciety. guaranteeing a life pension to policy holders
reaching the age of forty. 1t is not expected that
many of them will ever admit that they have
reached that age. even for the sake OF securing
an annuity. and anticpations OF the financial sue
cess Of the institution are based on that theory
Condensed milk is now put up in cakes; -four is
pressed in the shape of bricks; we have frozen
meat and goldfish in the shape OF balls, there Is
whskey in the solid form. and air comes as a
liqud-al Of which seems to ini cate that living Is
being made simpler In many respects. But where
is the scientist who can reduce his rent to size
that will not be troublesome to carry?-(Baltmore
American.
Referring to n paragraph about beech tree
twelve feet In height growing on the tower OF an
English church. THE Albany Argus says: zone
doesn't have to cross the ocean to see this more
than duplicated. Growing out from the wall In
one OF the towers OF a stone building In Genesee-
st. Utica. opposite tho Butterheld House, the
traveller may another tree. which has reached
O growth OF about twenty five feet"
Tho notion prevails that the English language Is
being used increasingly all over the world. To an
extent Il Is founded facts. But a conspicuous
spPe eocure IN Es in the s
LEGISLATURE, and 1t was such a novelty that the
S a perm bngaai discussion and years
ago the members OF this body often spoke In the
Queens tongue. But for long time the practice
II using French has been steadily growing. and to-
day 1t is exceedingly rare for speaker 10 employ
one English word IN the course OF MS utterances'-
providence Journal.
The mother who lost her infant daughter. taken
inst found her living In Georgetown d. c.. happily
married and the mother OF seven children. In this
long interval she had never heard OF her mother.
from whom she had been taken when only six
months OF age year later she recaptured
from the Indians by foray OF United States In
fantry upon the tribes in the neighborhood OF Fort
Randall and found foster-mother in the wife OF
one Of the soldiers with whom she lived till she
WAS Old enough to marry. when she became Mrs.
Orlando Bradt md took up her residence IN
Georgetown, where she has lived prosperously.
with sons and daughters growing up around her.
She found her mother through persistent search
u the pension records. which bore her father $
name ana they were thus happily restored to each
other
ono OF village young gentlemen took his
little sister with him while calling the other
ing at n home where he is regular visitor. The
little girl made herself quite at homo and showed
great fondness for one OF the young ladies, hug
ging her heartily How very afrectionate she Is"
said the lady OF the house Yes. like her
brother" responded the young lady, unthnkingly
Patcrfamilias looked sternly over the top OF bis
spectacles, the young gentleman blushsd and tho
rest we're silsnt-lHhortAvuls Enterprise