New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Portuguese people Of New-England are pre-
pairing to celebrate the quadricentennial OF the re-
turn OF Vasco da Cana to Portugal after the dis
covery of the passage to india. The date OF the
celebration is August 2s. On that day the teHow
countrymen Of the dscoverer will gather In Bos-
ton and with parade and public display recall the
deeds OF the famous explorer.
From Hand to Mouth.-"Ill never speak TO MIN MN
aeainl' exclaimed the young woman In the pare
blue Jacket He called me his qSeen as an and ass
If he might kiss my hand said yes a,t-a sx
after that he kissed me on the lips without ASK
Fl suppose said the woman lin in the Il, s yei
esistance"-(Chicago Tribune
Charles Hopkins Evans, Of Columbus Ohio
lad Of nineteen summers is building a sanboat in
which he says he expects to sail TO |enezuela u
carry on trade with the natives. the construction
Of the boat was begun about year ago. but was
delayed on account of the enlistment OF MT Evans
during the war He expects to leave for Venez-
uela Immediately after completing his course al
Ohio State University next June.
overproducton. -''There IS one thing, at least.
that the trusts have cheapened SAID the man
WHAT is it?' roared the man with the tangled
"Talk "-dndianapolis Journal.
Oxford Me has custard pie association. which
meets annually in a hemlock grove on the margin
Of Swan Pond and gorges itself with custard pie
It grew out OF custard pie eating contest De-
tween two residents OF the town thirty-nine years
ago The match was adjudged TO be a tie the
association was formed. and everybody in It now
strives to beat every body else eating custard pie
Secretary John D. Long is an honored member
Definition of socialist.-'What Is Socialist
"A Socialist, my boy, is man who Is ready 70
agree to divide anything that ne doesh OWL -
Chicago Post.
The earldom Of Dartmouth is the latest peerage
10 be threatened with Claimant" The "rightful
HEIR is 10 be found Il seems in William Legse,
an employe of the Capital Planning Works, Ottawa,
Ont who has served his apprenticeship to gar
dener
Placing the Responsibility On reriteno,
tiary)-What brought you 10 this place, my friend?
Convlct-Th sherifr.--(Oho State Journal
After some Improvements had been made In
North Capitol-st.. Washington, 1t was discovered
that the workmen had thoughtlessly made away
with the historic stone set In place by george
Washington at the time Of the original surveys 10
mark the northern boundary OF the city. The stone
cannot be found, but committee has been ap-
pointed to prepare a suitable pillar tablet TO
mark the spot where the stone stood for so many
years.
He "a suitor)-Grammaria ns have never been
quite sure Of the proper distinction between I
shall and II will" but to my mind there is no
difficulty ,.,., ,.,o,,
She-f don't quite know the distinction myself
He thinking he sees his opportunity)-Well. take
the question, VIII you marry me?' SURPRISING
ask YOU your reply would be not Il WILL, but
She (emphaticalIy)-I wont!-Judy
The German Army man9uvres this year are 10
be held on an exceptionally big scale. They
are 10 be carried out by three army corps
the Thirteenth CWlrtemberg). the Fourteenth
BADEN and the Fifteenth (Alsace). These three
corps will be separately reviewed by the En-
peror on September 4. and 5, respectively. They
then engage in combined Kriegspiel somewhere
near StrasbuIg g. the entire operating force COM
prising nnety-fve battalions, ninety squadrons dn
Guiding two Independent cavalry dvisions) and
seventy batteries. or four hundred guns Only
half the garrison OF the Reichsland is TO be mo-
bilized for these manPuvres, the Sixteenth Corps
Gorraine) being required during their duration to
maintain die Wacht am Rhein"