New-York tribune., 1899-05-25
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The vigorous crusade Of the Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union for the last four years against the
Benedlctlne Brothers OF st. Vincents monastery III
Westmoreland County. Penn. has had i's erect
few days ago, when the license year expired, 'he
Brothers failed to apply for a renewal OF their IL
cense From go 900 TO $4,000 worth Of beer OF ex-
ceIIent ouallty was annually brewed by them and
sold to the retail trade.
Iizzie-Tm as mad as I can be with Tom
Bessio--why. what has Tom been do do,ng n9TY h,
Lizzie-Its what he has not been doing aa ac dns ma
he has told all the other girs so dont care pas ps
eliminated against you know.-(Boston Transcript
correspondent OF a Paris paper. writing from
Manila and describing our Army. says the volunteer
regiments are named "for the provinces In when
they are raised" He enumerates the Tennessee
Texas" and the "vancouver-W ashington' regi-
ments as illustrations
Conditional Sdperstitiou.-"Wouldy you be Wilde
TO eat at table where there were thirteen people
"Well a good deal would depend upon wnetner y.
was gon to get the meal fer nothin or not-(Lite'
The bulldog trust which Is announced may or may
not be followed by a corner In Cheshire cats one
combination being financially about as important
as tho other while In geological respects nonors
between them are more or less easy.
"Papa. know what makes some people laugh In
their sleeves" said little Harry vel ,a. my oas sOn,
what makes them ASKED tne Las ua.nei ths renIv'%
CTroy Times.
In Nebraska according to correspondent OF
nThe Chicago Record" the Russian thistle Is prov
ing boon TO the farmer instead OF an innicton anu
a menace to his prosperity, ana the Agrlcuiturai
Department % that State has issued ouhe'if'
demonstrating It's value as food tor STOCK anu aS
fuel for heating and cooking purposes But the
nIant is not so regarded In the Southwest II ap-
nears here about three years after the sod Is turned
but how Il makes the journey IS mystery. Inc
general impression is that the seed Is brought from
other states in freight packages. and nioden ava!
in the corners and cracks CT cars but nave never
heard Of a farmer who regarded 1t as blessing
SAY. wouldn't be as supers'itious as you ieF
who's superstltlous?" ~ o. =. hall
wy, YOU Carryin horseshoe TO de oaii
saw. 60 on OATS to soak de empire w.t.
Indianapolis Journal.
A. E. Bernays a graduate OF keple Conese'
Oxford and a Government Inspector OF schoois III
England. now visiting In this country says Inc
most surprising thing to me is the sociai position
NJ vour public school teachers and principals. l
| understand that the education culture, taste and
friends OF a teacher alone determine his or ner
standing in society Consequently, you get very
superior men and women for the WORK III Eng
land with the exception OF very few mead masters
and mstresses In the larger schools the teacner
has no recognition whatever In some OF the srnaer
nlaces be or she may occasionally visit the clergy
man and his wife, but under no consideration VIII
the family OF the village doctor condescend 10
notice the teacher. The position or private soverness
in good family is considered OF much hlgner
| social standard than that OF teacher In the public
schools The salaries. too, are very low compared
with yours The masters will not average more
than $500 year. and the mistresses $3.50. These
result in our drawing our teachers almost entirely
from the lower classes and the children, OF course,
| must suffer"
The Unlucky OpaI.-'we are so happy" she whis-
| pered
yes my darlingl" he answers.
A sigh lutters her gentle bosom. -
"Do YOU know" she falters "our great happiness
! frightens me? 1t almost makes me think the opal
! in my engagement ring Is pasteV
| Tn tho ciearest brightest day the air holds the
| material OF clouds which at the first chill breath
| gather and overcast the sun.-(Detroit Journal