New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-24
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

nouncing the death Of Prince Bismarck. the
Chancellor. The mission OF these functonaries Is
TO place the seal Of the Empire on all the Princes
papers before any have been removed. This IS
hardly a mark OF confidence His Majesty APP
pears to fear certain revelations.
Tnfalr-''It Is a rascally. business trick" ex-
claimed one Paris editor when informed that an
other about 10 challenge him: 49,
.9f on course Se he vii be fair in the duel But he
knows my paper has much larEer circulation
me in the advertisement "-(Washington Star.
Apropos OF the lie Of Joseph Arch. the labor
leader. written by the Countess Of Warwick. The
London World" prints the following parody on
/. The Carpenter and the Walrus':
The Countess and the Demagosue
Were walking hand In hand;
They wept like anything 10 sec
Class feeling rule the Land
II It could all be swept away
They said. 1T would be grand"
"If should write your Memoirs.
Or rather you and l.
DO you suppose the Countess said.
The populaco would buyr
I think so. said the Demagogue.
AT any rate. wen Try
your Office must be mighty popular" said Potts
10 the Coroner II hear they is about ten canny-
"Yas an hits plum shame. / tuck the Office
when hit down TO whar hit wurn't payin
expenses. but sot TO work with vim. an now that
i've worked up business whur the office is payin
big money everybody wants hit."-(Atlanta Journal
The steps taken in Washington for the erection
there of monument TO the memory OF the rank
and file OF the Army and Navy who served during
the war OF the Rebellion have already met success.
The movement is In charge OF the National Re-
union Monument Association. the principal officers
OF which are Colonel William IL Michael. presi-
dent Major John McElroy, vce-president, and
Colonel VI. 7. Anderson. treasurer The pan Is to
raise 100000 by popular subscription. Congress
has already taken favorable action and the pro-
motors Of tho undertaking confident OF its
ultimate success.
Fatgue-"How Is your husbandr asked one OF
two women no had met AT the bargain counter
Very much run down" was the answer
NO. he doesn't But he loses sleep and wrecks
his constitution trying to figure out some way 10
live without working at all."-(W ashngton star
In Austria and Germany the army laws asalns,
gaming were and still are. very strict. When the
Duchy OF Baden occupied by Prussian troops
after their suppressng the Instruction Of isis the
officers quartered at Rastadt warned against
playing 1t Baden Baden. one summer evening
King (then Prince Wilhelm strolled into tho
gaming rooms and noticed officer In civilians
clothes sitting at play He had won twice on the
red and was abou, to pick up his money. when no
caught sight OF the Prince watching him. Terror
stricken, he sat quiet. not daring TO reach out Tor
his winnings. The red turned up third and then
a fourth time AS the maximum WAS quickly
reached the Prince touched the officer on the
shoulder and said. gently: Take up your money
and 20 lest ore OF your chiefs should md you
here" OF courco the soldier did not require 20
be told twice. Iie got out Immediately. Two days
later there was 4 review at Rastadt. during which
Prince Wilhelm sighted the culprit. and sent for
him Lieutenant -" he said, after you went
away the red turned up four times more. pre-
vented you from winning four times the maximum.
which you would certainly have staked You will
draw on me for that amount Bat take my ai-
vice. do not gamble again" The memoirs OF an
old German general who lived 10 his last
victory Sedan have stated as follows: 1T was
the kindness OF the lesson that cured ME OF gaming.
For IT better than years imprisonment"
William F. Cody better known as Buffalo Bill"
with party Of friends is IN route for his ranch
in the Big Horn Basin in Montana. Mr. Cody is
land IN that section, and his way out there
direct operations for the coming season The centre
OF the colony Is the small but thriving town OF
Cody. which contains fine Touring mill, a bank.
a general store and several other thriving business
institutions -tSpokane Spokesman-Review
The scheme to bring pure water into jerusalem
has been abandoned. las all visitors know" says
THE Jewish Chronicle" the Inhabitants OF that
city, OF every creed and nationality. and particu-
larry the poorer residents suffer untold hardships
In consequence OF the scarcity OF drinking water.
At the present timo they depend principally upon !
the supply collected In cisterns from the rains
to March. Some of the water flows. in the first |
place through the streets Of Jerusalem. before |
reaching the tanks. which above the houses.
Thence 1t trickles down into underground csterns.
where II sagnates and breeds all sorts OF insects
and impurities. And this is what the majority OF /
the people have TO drink Even II altered and /
boiled It would scarcely be safe to imbbe such |
stun And by the end OF June even this supply |
Is often exhausted"
How do you sign your name?" asked the tax /
collector OF the Pumpkinville citizen, who had come
In to register for the election.
How did the kernul, thar sign hssen7" asked
the citizen indicating the young lawyer who had /
tust registered and was passing out the door
'Why, he signed his %. Tolliver Johnson, Es- |
qure.'" -
Esuuah '"-(Atlanta Journal
I'VE use the eagle as a National emblem" says |
The Christian Advocate" because the first battle
OF the Revolution began In the early morning. and
tho sleeping eagles awakened In the early |
morning. flew from their nests. and clrcled over
the comnatants 'shreking for freedom the Ameri-
can patriots declared.
Green be the graves where those martyrs are
lying.
shroudless and tombless they sunk to their rest,
While DER their ashes the starry fold nying
Wraps the proud eagle they reused from his nest"