New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Among the beq,iests Of Mrs. Elizabeth c. Judd.
of Wilmington. DEL the widow OF Colonel Henry
B. Judd L. g. A, were two OF so'ooo each one
for St Lukes Hospital, New-York ana ono tor
the Domestic and Foreign Missionary society VI
the Episcopal Church. The latter sum is 10 De
used for the education Of Indians. Colonel Judd
had seen much service In the West and had many
combats with the Indians. He said the work was
distasteful to him, and in order to make some
amends requested that his wife at her death
should do as she did Mrs. Judd died on Decem-
Der 10
IT don't mind giving Christmas presents to PEG
pie care n great deal for whether they recipro-
cate or not" said tired looking man as ne
emerged from Chestnutst jeTery store ysster
day morning But 1t does make me very % Sa,,,
to get presents from unexpected sources ABOUT
two weeks before Christmas, and know that you.
that kind yesterday, and each had Merry Chrlst-
mas greetings inGosed ,Ss s sIe %oH know
gives you time to send something IN return. Gnu
@ ne are os Of lust such Notwithstanding give
you some worthless bawble. knowing all the time
h hnS OF s1ch nssncan value in return
feel that you have reputation 10 ban rnfaat
i'm kind It's just things like that that keep
bachelor poor."-(PhIladelpha Record.
A correspondent OF THE Dundee Advertiser"
writes from Denmark: THE people OF Denmark
though sprung from the same stock as ourselves
are infinitely more polite and hospitable-so much
Scotch TO the backbone. and never more Scotch
than when out OF Scotland. early came to the con-
cuslon that their poiteness, besides being "a
MIGHTY trouble to themselves, was n sheer waste OF
time" did not find It so. 1 rejoiced that It was
one OF their characteristics for they were ever
willing to show their farms and their diaries
and their bacon curing establishments though
had been assured before leaving this country that
the Danish creamery at least was shut against the
stranger Like most Continental people / have
met, the Dane puts himself to no end OF trouble to
help YOU and after he gets all the information you
want. you must needs go TO his home and drink his
drink and smoke his cigars. old friends in this
country might do after years OF separation"
II costs nothing to be ordinarily polite,
under adverse circumstances and It generally pays;
passenger in seepins-car who Was tired and
man who had just entered the coach and was hur-
Say isn't IT about time TO have these berths
What do you take me for2" angrIy replied H tn, the
a seeping-car conductor
NO" rejoined the tired passenger looking up at
him YEARLY You do not beg your pardon Ny
observation is that sleeping-car conductor Is
always gentleman. "-Youth's Companion.
A writer in The Century" tells this new anec-
dote OF Faraday: The great physicist and his
friend HOFFMAN, were walking day together
through the streets OF London. where both were
then professors. when Faraday stopped news
boy and bought n paper Hoffman, asked him
why, with his house supplied regularly with all
the papers he needed. he stopped TO buy paper
from boy In the street. Faraday replied Il was
once a newsboy myself and sold papers on the
street"
Little Bessie's mother sent her to her fathers
Office one afternoon TO find out wheP he would set
out for home. In answer TO her query the rather
replied. Il shall start. my dear, just as soon as
have filed these papers"
Mamma" said Bessie as she entered the house
papa will leave for home just as soon as he has
sawed his apers."-(Baltmore Herald.
The following acrostic entitled With the
Average Christmas GIFT" appears in tho December
issue OF Truth:
send a Christmas gift with this,
Kind friend. from TO thee. IL 10
Not much 10 send A token mere q.
or friendship for the coming year.
With love and JOY and gladness free,
IL goes to-day from me 10 thee.
Could ! express the way feel!
Alasl My pen will not reveal
Nor seek TO show how glad am
To send this gift. though might try
And 81 may be. doubtless. best
For 10 give my pen rest
From this attempt to show my heart
or write nice things. That Is an art
Revealed not unto me. Just read
Down all these lines; AMI true. indeed.
In every word they will reveal
Tho simple truth OF how | feel