New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The steamship Campertown' Whlch mas JUST ~
rived in Philadelphia. met Captain Andrews IN MS
l,ttla boat the other day The was running hlgh
when Captain Philip saw little sail of the star
board side. -, 49,.
IT'S a shlpwrecked man. mates" he SAID ana
he waved a welcome to the lone figure IN the ooa''
For answer Captain Andrews yelled angriy' re.
on, ~ NV way or I'll run you down. Get out OF
my way, say!' ,,, ..r-,
tho shin about and we will save the man from GER
tain death"
Slowly the Campertown turned In her course. She
steamed alongside the Doree.
"Can give you help. my good man. yelled zap
tain Philip.
mo" answered Captain Andrews angrily Can
7 helm Won? I'm off to float the Paris off the Man
acle Rocks" and, waving the big ship ASIDE the
Doree sailed on her course
at the Worlds Fair in 1893 OF the Ada Rehan
as sbmfttsd proposon 10 the associa-
ton OF ore producers at Joplin looking toward the
P se p46d Et ao of lead and zinc
exhibition at the Paris Exposition next yea.
I|tah's gold mines are TO be immortalized az Paris
through the medium of statue of solid god; upon
pedestal OF silver and copper representti ing IN
and talented daughters. The bullion value OF the
metal IN the statue. II Is said. will reach SSI5tW
and striking companion for the little girl in gold
from Utah.S(Kansas City Journal
'As one progresses further and further into the
heart OF Cuba" says a correspondent OF The
Philadelphia Record" "the nineteenth century
with all its strife and turmoil falls behind and Is
forgotten Each straw-thatched village encoun-
tered en- route-and they are very numerous-seems
given over TO perpetual somna. The railway sta
tions are not thronged with the idle and curious,
rs In other rural parts but the people SIT IN their
doors dreamily watching the train from afar. too
lazy for active curiosity. Occasionally more en-
terprising citizen. black as the hackneyed ace OF
shades or with tho lean, brown profile OF Rameses
IT saunters through the cars. Offering some trife
for sale and ragged children extend their hands for
aims and laughngly greet tho travellers with the
English phrases they have picked up, such as
Gimme a penny All right. 'Goodoy. AT one
station n small girl patched fore and art Out with
the face Of an angel lifted timid eyes In response
- our saIutation and :nurmured. God damn with
ont an idea OF the meaning Of the word she had
heard the Yankee soldiers use.
rha Deadly Microbes -Wickwire-Doctor are
microbes the dangerous things they are said TO be
DR. Bowless-They do great deal OF narm' -,
think I could name a dozen persons among my pa
tents who have been scared into Illness by the
pesky Indianapolis Journal.
The maddest man in Platte County" says The
Columbus (Neb) Times" lives at Humphrey H'
attended a social. and during the evening the
ladies' inaugurated a hugging bee, the proceeds
N 90 TO the Sunday school. Prices were graded
according to the person Rugged. For Instance TOR
hugging a young inexperienced girl the bidder nad
IN give I'D 10 cents married women brought 10
ccnts and widows a quarter. Well. the man was
blindfoided and. giving up Is cents he said he
would take a married woman After he had Rugged
Is cents worth the bandage was removed from his
ewes and 10! and behold. he had been huggng his
own wife! Then he kicked and wanted his Is cents
back"
l.5Oo-mile carriage drive is not a common ex-
nerence In these days but that is the distance COW
! nv Mr. nd Mrs Mason. from
! Indiana to Westbrook. Me. between May and
tune Greatly I ENJOYING the Sney and horse
tualy gained flesh on the road-(kenneoec Journal
whether a priest shaves or not" says the Rev.
Denis ODonoghue. vicar-General OF the Diocese OF
! Indianapolis. is largely a matter OF custom. Two
| hundred years ago priests, as rule, wore boards
To-day in Indiana the Capuchins, at Franklin, and
| the members OF the community OF Notre Dame wear
! boards In the Orient the clergy all wear boards
and are likely TO continue TO for all the years
to come as fashions do not change there. Many
| Popes have boards. Cardinal Richelieu wore
| r1ustachos and a goatee such as to-day we woull
call an imperial. The founder OF the Sulpicians a
very correct religious order wore mustachios and
a goatee II Is merely a matter OF CUSTOM 1t may
be that some day all priests in this country may
| elect to boards"
Out on one Of the boulevards a newly arrived sla
The foreman looked him over.
The stranger smiled and drew a long breath
my name is Ignatz Prysbzyr'--
matter with you? That isn't your name. You
And Kelly IL was thereatter.-CCIeveand Plalr
| Dealer.
This curious advertisement appeared the othe
day in a London paper ''Wanted-A respectfully
gentleman. widower preferred 10 marry the house
keeper Of an aged gentleman. who has been an In
valid for years, and who respects her as good ant
happy state OF mstrin1ony before he dies. She ha
had three husbands. but r. willing Tor a fourth"
A little boy writing composition on the zebr
the other day requested TO describe the anima
and 10 mention what L was useful for. After dee
reflection he wrote: The zebra IL like horse, onl
striped. II is chiefly used to Illustrate the lstte
Z."-G4ifc