New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The municipal authorities of Mons. Belgium. have
just adopted a resolution which will prevent chill
dren from being born paupers In that city. Every
child born In Mons. after being registered official
w. will have a bank account opened in It's name
with the City Savings Bank. The authorities
will deposit one franc for the infant. who, when
he arrives at q sufficient age. will find this as
nucleus TO augment with his penny savings. The
original deposit OF one franc cannot be drawn at
any time. but the interest accruing is the prop
erty OF the young depositor.
Bye. baby bunting.
Bryan's still a-huntlng
For little rabbit-foot
~ bTlng, him be. better as.I luck and put
on R ' Nng Sef ols m Res P nfsn
He'll have IT in his hair.
-(Catholic Standard and Times.
Havana Is rapidly becoming Americanized. In
stead OF a bullhsht recent Sunday there
was n baseball game. and interest In the match
waxed so warm that close decision by the umpire
In the eighth inning almost preciptated riot.
THE Times Of Cuba" says that the police took
"A hand in the affair revolvers were drawn, and
murder would have been done had not detach-
ment Of the 7th Cavalry appeared on the scene
with loaded guns TO quell the disturbance.
Arthur 8. Gray is the name Of Kansas coored
man who has shown indomitable energy In over
coming difficulties Reared in Lawrence. he was
thrown on his own resources at the age OF thir
teen lie worked hard and secured both COM
mon-school and collegiate education. without as s;
to the principalship OF colored school In Law,
renee In 1880 he successfully passed the CYL
Service examination and was appointed TO a SUVl
cerkship in Washington. In 1895 he had reached
promotion to the 1900 class. and In that year ne
such success t6a. he given far Pace Se ba
IGs lgsnched the place of private secretary
the chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics and he Is the
only colored man in Washington TO enjoy such a
rank and pay.-(Kansas City Journal
"In May. 1895" says THE Kansas City Journal
"Chauncey b. Humphrey was graduated from the
West Point Military Academy Four years before
he had been appointed from the Seventh District In
Kansas at the instance OF Congressman Jerry Slmp-
son He was sent at once to Cuba and participated
with his regiment In the battles about Santiago
IIpon returning TO the United States his company
took mart In the short campaign against the Leech
Lake Indians In Minnesota few months later he
went with his regiment to Manila. and the tele-
grams OF n few days ago reported him as among
tho seriously wounded Just think OF II! In three
different in as many different quarters OF the
globe inside OF one year,"
OF marriage. Mr.. Tiokioweli,' the Boston maiden
said In calm. even tones. Il must knew what your
convictions are In reference 10 our nuy toward the
Hiss Howjames." replied the young man. my
position az regards that prosecuted but interesting
bird il Identical with TINT Of Thoreau"
moment remember anything Tboreau had eyer writ.
ten CONCERNING the English sparrow problem, me
proud Boston maid SLOWLY yie'deu'-''hcaso IT'D
Wakefield. Mass. which has population OF
seven thousand sheltered and fed 2.s52 tramps In
1898 and the authorities have decided to make spe-
cial preparations for the entertainment OF such
quests In the future. The Town Council has voted
10 appropriate $50 for the erection of we-venti-
lated tramp storage house" two miles from the
residence section, and those who may apply for aid
will be obliged to walk out to headquarters. where
thov will be allowed TO break stone I'm payment for
meals and lodging
F,rst Coachman-Did yer get the job?
SECOND Coachman (unemploy ed)-1 did not. Sec
he kin yex run an autumn mobe7" II kin not .
IAN whln the horses quit the business. I'll quit
too ser I.--tPuck.