New-York tribune., 1898-11-15
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

A minority OF the voters of Ellis County. Kan.
arc Russians. ard they nominated straight Rus
sian ticket this year; but on Election Day for
some reason or other most Of them voted for the
Republican ticket and elected it.
Rlush."you DID not stop in at the drug store as
ReryI Montagues voice rang out clear and cold.
As for Mr.. Montague. her husband, ne drew him
"No!' he answered haughtlly Have I not
Slen my word that would never do ANYTHING IN o,,n to
complexion. and tell the druggist to send II up
| detroit journal
The Rev Dr. Edward Everett Hale, william
Lloyd Garrison. Henry Domarest Lloyd and other
wcknown Americans have formed an American
society similar 20 that organized In England Tor
the italian Political Prisoners AID" The objects
OF the society First-To relieve the immediate
necessities OF the wives and children IF the Italian
political prisoners who have been unjustly con-
dcmncd years Of imprisonment. and to call pub
lie attention to their severe fate S,cond-To en-
tighten the public regarding the hard conditions Of
the down,roddon Italian people and bring TO bear
the humane sentiment Of the United States IN their
behalf Tho secretary of tho American committee
ia D. c. Heath No. 10 Boystoa-st.. Boston.
Il don't understand it at ALL" she said, knitting
her hrows with puzzled look.
"Why'' heard YOU telling about that deal you
went into with Mr.. Brown and you said he dumped
you good and hard
.i,ut not more than Ave minutes later the sub
ject up again. and heard you say that he
thit " you up IN the air
II looked Ike hard problem. but with the all
Of a slang dictionary she was able finally TO solve
It-(Chicago Post.
A student OF Spanish annals has added an In
tercstlng chapter TO the history OF prices by re-
veallne from the archives of the Escural what II
cost to discover the New World The stipends Of
the dlscoverers at all events did not amount to
much. The pay OF an able only, 1t
seems 10 francs a month, while captain drew
only ~ francs a month. As for Christopher Co
lumbus himself his earnings were at the rate OF
lC0o francs or S39o per unnum. Even In Spain
salaries have risen since those days
The War Department should have sent few
female nurses to Manila. They are sadly needed
Even two or three chccry tdctul women WOuId
work wonders in the hospital wards. These boys
al. pning for the warm sympathy ana me many
l!ttic kindly offices that only woman can supply
one poor fellow. i'll with typhoid fever. mas been
dc!lriOus for over 4 week. and habbles continuaHY
Of his mother Fancy a wOmdnS cool mana upon
li. hot brow and WOYnan's soft voice IN MS ear.
About ten days ago ! met two American women
Ms Russell. from New York. and Miss SpIhdnn,
from kuMsas--I think. thu first American women
I'm Manila after the city fol. They eagoriy ac
ccpted my invitation to visit the hospital ana 10
lc, the sick boys look once more upon TWO leai'
1--we American women. can never forget that
nftcrrO0u It would have touched Il heart OF stone
toward The ward door entered the eager
eyes that fairly deyOured the kindly faces OF the
two women, who, FOR a few me nents. stood LOT
the mothers and sisters and swectheIrts so lar
away; the thin fingers that clung pitifully TO the
soft. white hands Of sympathizirg womanhoou-
QndeDendent.