New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho Cane Town correspondent Of a London paper
says that of the sum OF II shillings pence. which
was the total amount In the Boer Treasury az the
time OF the gold find on the Rand. President Kruger
thoughtfully appropriated the only gold CON- Win
the remark THE last OF the old gold and the OLD
luck" He has since worn the coin as charm
upon his watch chain. and is said to have regarded
II with feeling Of almost superstitious veneration.
Some two months ago. however. 1t became acci-
dentally detached and all efforts to find 1t have
been in vain. The President has been inconsoiaDie
for the loss. regarding it omen Of disaster
IJnwelcome Suitor-Well. Miss Grace, time was,
time is but time shall be no more 49,.
Miss Gracefully Mr.. Stacy. nope you aop I
intend to remain til the clock runs down! It's an
cigh day timepiece!-Jewelers' Weekly.
81 once coined a name away back in 1876 says
Robert j. Burdette for one Of my so-called nu-
morols Observation-Disclosures. put the BderpacK
family In jocus print for several years one night
about 1887 / lectured in Salem. n. j.. and told one
OF nv BIderback stories The audience was con-
vulsed with more mirth than the story called fo9'
After the lecture ! was introduced TO about
dozen Bilderbacks who enjoyed my story more
than any one else
Stranger midnight-I should like you to go to
No 999 Suburb-ave. to see my wife
Doctor-All right, I'll be ready as soon as as, !,
can get my carriage. Wait and you can ride Win
Doctor 1.-TWO hours later)-I can see nothing the
mad at being walked UP. ~
Stranger-Remarkabl recovery, must say
wife 1dve minutes later)-Why In creation did
you bring doctor to see me?
Husband-The streetcars had stopped ruHHtns
and II was cheaper than hiring cab.-(New-
York Weekly.
Here's a rather woolly one: Some children play
Ing the other day in the grounds OF the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception, Chicago, discovered
5000 in gold coin buried in the ground. They took
It to Father Butler. the pastor who remembered
that ne had buried II in 1893, and lad forgotten
all about It,
The Heritage Of the wayward-Mr. Knowles
That very broad mint 10 his son III 'i'
jeWelle%r ',;n will v Tasn't 1t?
Mr.. Notwithstanding him nothing Dut inc resu
lator-(Jewelers Weekly.
The copy OF Captain John Smiths General His
torie OF Virginia. England and the summer
Isles " which has been presented to the Congress
sional Library by Major General William Bue
Franklin is an extremely and valuable book
IT was printed In 1924 but is in perfect condition
Other copes OF the work have been sold during the
last twenty years for $500. s3,025 and $500 re-
spectivey.
Pearson was few nights ago presented with a
bouncing baby boy by his wife, who Is very much
younger than Uncle Billy. Mr.. Pearson IS no"
eighty nine years of age. He was reared In this
county and lived in the Goshen country until
last fall when he moved to Tennessee. He was
wife lived with him for sixty zone years. When he
was past eighty years old she died. ana WITHIN
year two he married again ny .n,s Seco og
the second wife died. Without much loss OF time
he married a third wife, this time choosing sister
dren have been born, the last one only few days
ago-(Bowlng Green (Kyo Journal