New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A band Of jealous young English Hlgh-churchmen
are keeping Lent by praying daily for the CONVEX
sion Of Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Hewitt sat at the table next TO yours at the
restaurant yesterday and don't see now y en ogu'a
Jewitt-He paying for the dinner'-t"nat 10
Eat.
In connection with the Van Dyck Tercentenary.
which is TO be celebrated at Antwerp In August
next one million special postage stamps Will be Is
sued which will bear portrait OF the great painter
from a drawing by Gerard Postielje. In the pro-
gramme OF the fatee, drawn up by the committee
appointed for the purpose. is included an historical
procession representing the development OF art from
the earliest known times TO the days OF Ruoens
do you think 1t proper. said the man who was VAS
trying to keep his temper TO laugh at man VINO
Wen replied The spectator spq S1 Il, l:b Il
thing until saw you'-(What 10 Eat
On the same day which news OF the death OF
Lieutenant Afford. OF the goth Kansas, who fell in
battle near Manila. was cabled. Miss Evelyn Nc
Curdv OF Lawrence KAN received in the mail a
box OF natve-made handkerchiefs which had been
sent by the Lieutenant. In each handkerchief was
Mauser rife bullet, mounted as pin-an orna-
ment cruelty suggestive Of the manner In which
the brave officer lost his life.
James II. Hamrck seventy.six years old who
because of his knowledge OF embalming, having II
| is claimed revived the Egyptian process. In MS
house are several mummles so preserved as to APP
pear almost as natural as in NE the bodies having
been secured from public institutions ten years ago
They are in glass cases. negros head; obtained
in 1870 from Cincinnati medical college, IS exposed
on plaque the beard and flesh being soft and pill
able. About the exterior OF the house ana on trees
are preserved birds and squirrels while here and
there in the yard Is snake coiied up as II 10 at
tack philadelphia Record.
This IL how Georgia darby explained fatal
accident a railroad
How he died he wuz in de way er de
train; en- how come he in de way de train
wuz count de dimmyjohn er liquor; but how
come de liquor didn't spill, en- de dmmyjohn didn't
break wen de train ruined over him. Is one er
desc tirgs dat's providental. Ell hid fun our
onderstandn' fer wise pupose. All knows fer
suttin' isl don't see how could go ter sleep
on a railroad track or anywhar else fer dat mat
ter wild SIGH good liquor longside him.
fo in Rotten Row Stood little LOIS
with her mother. eagerly watching for the coming
OF Srd hG P Ra Sr MSs Would dTr "p Hyd
Park this day. Mother # he Queen sees me viii
she speak to me- asked little i'Oe
Why. mother? Is the Queen shy?"-(Judge.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer" says that a school
teacher OF that city was in the basement Of big
department store when she observed a rural-look-
ing party passing before cheap prints OF
famous paintings. There a middle-aged man.
plain but evidently with a thirst for Information.
who was explaining the pictures 20 three tired
looking children.
Here's a picture called 'Mil;et.'" he say
ing as they gazed open-mouthed at "LAngelus";
that's what IT says at the bottom. Millets kind
Of grain See em lookin' at the ground? They
amt plantin' but guess they're just pckin up
the seed Mighty poor farmn' there. Come along.
please sir said one Of the small twins they
entered the grocery. we want cents worth or
beans
What do YOU want them for?' asked the grocer
Cause our mammals gone out. and she told us
not to swallow any beans while she gone. and
we can't lind any In the house. was the reply.
-(Chcago News.
Italy since the first Of the year according TO the
Figaro" has been divided into two camps. which
have been quarrellIng and recriminatng and al
most nghtng The cause OF the dispute IL the
question whether the finale OF the second act of
DE Meistersinger IL Is not a fugue. Record
the Italian publisher Of Wagner's works published
an article In his musical journal strongly denounc
ing certain Italian critics for considering the
passage I'm question a fugue. They answered. cit
Ing 10 uphold their opinion number Of French
and German critics. Riccordi brought up against
them one Russian and Spanish critic. who
could see no fugue In the finale. A remarkable
solution for the difficulty sought They tele-
craphed to Slegfried Wagner for his opinion. The
latter. also by telegraph, replied. 1t Is fugue"
signor Rlccordi Is considered beaten and peace is
returning.
Customer-Hsve you something suitable for sleep
Bright saesmsn-How would this do ma'am9
You Will notice Its heavy nap.-(Boston Transcript.