New-York tribune., 1899-04-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

These New-York Investigations. says 'Ine
Worcester Gazette" create difficulties for those
who are timd about pronouncing proper names
and pitfalls for thoce who not. There are
great many who have not yet learned how to pro-
nounce Iexow, and here comes new goad py the
name of Mazet. When you write verses ABOUT the
inouisiton should me name rhyme with NAY or
fret? Or should your rhyming line read: "Iheres
a cinch there and he has it,? Perhaps the z Is
a Spanish ~ and you must flop your tongue
against your front teeth when you say 1t. IL Is
worse than Lexow which offered but two chances.
That was either thing or the other Inc
Gazette" is respectfully informed that the name
Of the investigator is an excellent rhyme for It's
The teacher Of school In the rural districts as;
signed each pupil the task OF writing an oiie'''''
on the day when the. stories were read bright
little towhead arose and started IN as loilows' e,
ION the green slope of mountain stood n's'-
class Jersey with three legs .xo .ooo,or
THAT won't do. johnnie. interrupted INC 'e"''e'
NO. amt" replied the future author .r6oH aod
don't walt to git my plot, which Is that ralro
train cut off leg and the owner OF the GO COW pa sIs
5000 damages an moved his wnolf the prs viii be
married m to rich Frenchmen and die happy ever
afterward "-(Atanta Constitution
"rhe Toronto Mail and Empire" says "Wme
Mr. Sfton Is securing Europe for shiploads Oh un-
cleanly Galicians. poverty-stricken Maeyars anu
otber Iow-grade foreigners who would not De al
,nea n set foot in the United States. that country
4, occurring some of the very flower OF our own IN
dustrious population According to MlnerVe'
French Canadians are trooping across the ooroei
In large numbers. On n single day OF last week a'
one poInt in Maine the arrivals from Queoec
amounted 70 12O The point in question was Bangor.
- that town received l2O French Canadians in one
dav tho total exodus 'Minerve says. must IN
deed be large for Bangor Is but one OF many
manufacturing centres in New England, ana is oy
no means the largest OF them
Here the orator paused. to give his words greater
effect. ,o,...a rro.nsr,tvY he demand
al in hoarse whisper WHO Is richer tonight
because we are under the gold standarb m ,hnn.
tdered. who can show me so'd com Is '"e'e
"Yes. sir" replied man near the door, rising
"here's a $50 gold piece. 49,.
two hours a cold eon VH was T robbed Of it.
Pride sometimes goes before noiu-"p'-'O"'''eo
Tribune.
A tombstone In Palo Pinto. Tex. bears this In
scription: "He remained to the last decided
friend and supporter Of Democratic principles ana
measures. Blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord"
James Hutchinson Germanowm sroSer s6 cccen
ric couple residing In Pittville who SEND & Dy maj al
ncdmon Occurrences for accommodating sro
on, Of hs way az he 10 nd m .nf they
failed 10 send their requistion for goods and Mr;
tIam,ch,nson was beginning to think that ne had
as, oood customer for some inexplicable reason
when he received the following letter. signed py
the husband: - so. no,ras -, cofa
ana sun, tee NV wife had boy last night also
ton mounds cheese and rat trap. ne Wsye1 -
mounds and a hatchet and nails. -tfhnadephia
Record.
c Eliot Beers. Of Philadelphia. makes this cor
| rection concerning the poem "Alls Quiet Along
! the Potomac" attributed TO Lamar Fontaine:
This poem was written by my mother. Mrs.
| Ethel Lynn Beers in my presence, and appeared
| in Harper's Weekly September 80. 1861. over
| the signature E. B. (My mothers name was
| rtbellnda Beers although she afterward adopted
! the nom de plume OF Ethel Lynn 1t was copied
without credit and in course OF time reached
| across the lines. fell into this man Fontaine's
| hands was appropriated by him. in the absence OF
signature and has been claimed by him for twenty
| wears in spite OF the fact that In almost every
| publication now the credit has been given to my
| mother / hold In my possession copy OF receipt
| given by my mother to Harper Brothers for the
| payment OF this poem. dated December. 1861.
| "A reference to Henry 7. Coates & Co.. Of Pha'
| delphia the publishers Of my mothers book con.
| tanning this and other works. will corroborate my
| statement as to authorship"
| A Cody Sentiment --Jerry--And what did she
| do with the Easter bookmark you gave her?
| Jack-Piaced II opposite the verse In the Bible
which says, And he saw that 1t was not good fol
man TO be alone."-(Jeweliers Weekly.