New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-17
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The National Colonization Aid Society OF America,
which has lust been organized by influential coiored
men OF Chattanooga will ask Congress to set
apart large tract OF land in the west TOT the eA-
elusive Use OF negroes where they may set up an
independent government OF their own suoJec, 10
the general supervision Of Congress Booker WASH
ington's idea of industrial farming Will he carried
out in the proposed scheme Many influential white
men are interested In the project and are iendlng
# their moral support The promoters will push
the work OF organization and hope TO achieve
tangible results soon
Have you met Mr.. Woolly. the Western millioif-
on yes" replied the plump one nc TOOK me IN
to anSF at M nS rfTa2Ee u asi ns my bde
dear w Ssc Res farm sq2 10 t tHdss You
Catholic Standard and Times.
During the year 1898 twenty-three persons gave
sl,176,OOo to public institutions, as follows
Joseph F. Loubat. New-York. to Columbia Col
lege, $1,000
q II payne. New-York. TO Cornell University.
$4,000
cora !. Flood. San Francisco. to University Of
California 81 10000
Edward Austin Boston. TO colleges 100000.
p d. Armour Chicago to Armour Institute,
100000.
J. NJ. Bennett Philadelphia. TO University OF
Pennsylvania 100000
Calista VI. Pabot, New-York to charity, 10000
George Smith, Philadelphia, to charity. s3i5.ooo
Albert A. Munger, Chicago. to Art Institute and
charity $4,000.
Moody Currier Manchester, n. H.. for art gall
lery 100000.
p H. Mast, Springfield. Ohio TO Wesleyan COL
lege, $4,000.
W f. Hale. Chicago. to charity. 10000.
Solomon Mead. Greenwich. Conn. TO churches.
s26SOoO.
@. A. Pllsbury. Minneapolis. MINI, TO Pisbury
Academy, $3.50 900.
j. p Bradlee Boston. to charity. s25,oOo
David L. Snyder. Springfield, Ohio for a public
park. 100000.
J. d. Rockefeller New-York. to University Of
Chicago 100000.
Susan NJ Ransom. Cambridge. Mass to charity.
$4,000.
j. NJ Davis. Cincinnati. Ohio. to Garfield UNI
versity, 100000
Amos r. Emo New-York. 10 charity, 100000
Felix r. Brunot. Pittsburg. to charity. $4,000.
Mercy Gray. Oakland, Cal, TO churches. $4,000.
Lucien Moss, Philadelphia, to charity, 100000
TOO SAD
There was young woman from Leicester.
WIG she e %ou III fs sgs Sisy and G ft
Till her parents felt hurt.
And wondered what on earth poce'ster
Cincinnati Enquirer.
An Arkansas farmer who was a delegate at a
recent convention in Little Rock greeted by
felow-farmer and delegate the morning after his
arrival and asked how he felt.
Mighty poorly" the reply: didn't sleep
wink the whole night through
why, what the matters" asked the other.
There was a goldarned light shining right in my
eyes all night long
why didn't you get up and blow 1t out?"
BLOW It out?' the reply. How could I
blow It out when the blamed thing was shut up In
q bother
His suggestion.-You Author-well how do you
IIa,,. at a 70
Manager-There Is one suggestion would like to
make Instead OF having your hero lynched BY
have the mob hang all the characters early in the
opening scene.-(Chicago News
The Duke Of Norfolk has just sold bit Of family
property whose origin dates back 10 Flodden Field.
The battle was for England by his ancestor.
the Earl OF Surrey. Among the rewards Of
grateful king was the bestowal Of a pension Of $40
a wear TO be paid to him and his heirs forever.
Through the several centuries that have elapsed
since tho Scots were beaten back at Flodden this
$40 year has replenished the ducal Golfers. The
Duke avalling himself of a Treasury minute passed
in 1855. has committed his pension for the round
sum OF $500.
THREE WOMEN IN WAR TIME
T.
One said with smile on her proud young lips:
II have brothers three; they are far on the sea,
For they serve on tho decks OF the fghting ships!
Is IL strange that war comes home 10 me!'
H.
and l. had father. brothers or friend.
| would give them all Mt my countrys call!
Nv sorrow IL. | have none to send.
And my share In the glorious war is small!'
III.
But the third arose with face aglow;
Mine are hundred thousand strong
Wherever my countryman meets the foe 80
And my hearts in the war the whole day long!
edith NJ Thomas.
",rhe Church Union" which passed under new
management not long ago. has become an abe
and intelligent exponent OF the great idea OK Chris
tan brotherhood 1t has now come out IN maya
zine form, a change which makes IL much more
convenient to read. II Is the hope OF the editor 10
find n constituency Of cathoic-minded readers IN all
the denomnatio and to put tho paper IN 'he
forefront OF religious journalism
Major Theodore Sternberg OF Ellsworth, VINO -
paymaster in the Army In the Philippines, mas tpis
10 say In prophecy OF an evolution which may pe
expected to take place among the Mania iat seN.
81 saw a native woman, whose scanty sktrt Darey
came 10 the knee. wearing garters. no stockinss,
no shoes only garters. Now, that woman was on
tho road TO civilized dress. She will have TO wear
stockings In order to dress up 10 those sarte,si
and then shoes viii have TO como to protect me
stockings and there you l notice that Amer.
skirts and shirt waists are worn "toio "'u
more "-(kansas city Journal