New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-04
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

| According to a story circulating in Berlin the
| Empress Augusta Victoria met a chimney sweep
| I'm a room OF the royal palace on the morning be-
| fore Christmas. She nodded in a friendly manner,
and babe him walt moment Soon she returned
leading her two youngest children. Prince Joachim.
eight years old. and Princess Victoria, aged six,
each bearing a Christmas honey cake. which was
offered to the sweep The Prince presented his
gift with royal suavity. The little Princess at
first was frightened by the grimy appearance OF
the sweep. Finally. she handed him the cake in
a eingerly manner.
Old Fogle-The country is going to the dogs. I'm
as certain OF 1t AS ever was OF anything. :, 81,
acre lot on the corner of Mary and Martha SITS for?
ola Fos-That lot Is not for sale n shall p ho
than double what it would sell for to-day.-(Bos-
ton Transcript
a well-known man and woman were discussing
the Anglo-American alliance at London reception
the other evening. when. a sudden silence railing
upon the company, the woman In heartfelt accents
was heard to exclam. And the more we know OF
one another the more dearly we must love one
another As be imagined. all their eager
explanations the entirely political character
of the remark fell upon deaf ears and were power
less 10 stop the laughter OF the hugely delighted
audience.
Dolly-I noticed I'm the paper that the FiIipinos
have neither knives nor spoons at their tables %
ChOly-GraciOus' do they nave nothing 10 eat
but pei-(lndianapols Journal.
THE names of towns and Villages in Kentucky,
SAYS q writer I'm 1.-THE Louisville Post" develop
some queer facts. For instance, there Is the long
name. McGodrcksville and the extremely short
name Ink A few OF the curious and unusual
names of hamlets and country neighborhoods
happen to recollect just now Tywhoppty Ingie-
rubber Postum Trot. Frog Level Dog Walk. Bully
Boy Slaughter House Broken Bridge. Misery
Mount Maiden Blush. Tpsey Creek. Barlow Flats.
Rabbit Hash. Rddlemerock, Redberryrock. Kan
som Free. Buncombe Bog Ubetyou. Uno, Unit.
Democrat Darling Digitout Fossil Fork. Rats-
nest Eighty-eight. Sunset. Salt Creek lngoinar'
Iimbsrneck Chickory Creek Hickorynut. Holy
Haunt Tinkleyturn Tadpole Bank, Loyelyvile,
Batchtown Chestnut Grove. Whangdo0le, Where
AWAY Crlckmorecrack Caesars Coast. Liberty.
Love Mud Money Gold Buckle. Silver Dust.
Goosebone. Beefburg. Buzzards Roost and Triple
tub"
Although people have long grown accustomed TO
the internecne warfare in the Church or England
on questions Of faith and ritual IT is still. l i'm
agine something OF novelty 10 ma rival diVines
attempting 10 prove their doctrine orthodox by
apostolic blows and knocks delivered AT one an
other on successive Sundays from the same pulpit
This is the edifying spectacle that has Lately been
afforded to the congregation attending Durham
Cathedral Sunday ago Archdeacon wat
kins preached an impassioned sermon IN vlhdi-
authorities in support Of his views On the follow
ing Sunday Canon Tristram with equal fervor pro-
ceeded 10 demosh all these authorities and to de-
nounce prayers for the dead mischievous
stall and IN due course he WILL suppose, deliver
his rejolnder.-(London Truth