New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

WheI Dewey's arrival announced in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday morning somebody had the
city Hall bell toled seventeen times. Great sad
ness was created by the sound" says THE Rec
ord None understood that the bell ringing
a salute to Dewey The people mstook the melan-
choly ,oing for the announcement of some irrep-
arabic National calamity-the death of Mckinley,
the capture Of Otis the sinking of the Olympia. or
something like that. In the Stock Exchange all
business was suspended while the brokers listened
in huddled groups with awestricken anxious eyes,
to the long drawn out notes
The Dramatic Lithograph-"Think not TO hide
your identity from me- Maude de Habighorst"'
The adventures in the drama covered before the
accusing glance Of her first husband.
can II be possible that my autographs have be-
trayed me-" she muttered dazedly.
Oh, the terrible strangeness OF II all was what
overpowered her!-(Detrot Journal
THE Chicago Tribune thus describes some OF
the penalties that Admiral Dewey will have to pay
for his fame: I'm addition 10 all the dogs and
cats that are named Dewey he Will find innumer-
able George Dewey babies cutting their teeth on
Dewey tecthing rings and amusing themselves by
shaking rattes surmounted by the well known
Dewey physioenomy In rubber. He will see young
men on the street wearing Dewey neckties into
which are stuck Dewey scarf pins. and displaying
cuffs ornamented with Dewey cuff buttons. lie VIII
see cants with reproduction of his own mead as
a handle If he should go into a barber SHOP TO
be shaved he is apt TO find his own features look
ing out at him from the side OF the shaving mug.
and when he washes his hands at hotel he Is
likely to pick up bar Of Dewey toilet soap. In
the lunchrooms he may lind Dewey paper napkins.
and the tops of some OF the butter dishes consist
simply OF Deweys head. which is used as a handle
In the toy stores offered for sale number
of novelties which would call blush to the cheek
of the modest Admiral. There is one doll labelled
Dewey az a Lieutenant which shows plainly the
great Improvement In his personal appearance
since that time In fact. the Nations guest will be
kept busy lodging reproductions Of himself during
most Of the coming winter"
The Hair OF Circe-When Ulysses and his
panions had partaken Of frappe. the willy wayfarer
her hair which. as We well recall, was composed
Of living serpents.
But Gree shook her head. sadly.
1T won't do up pompadour. she protested.
This and other incidents go far TO suggest that
elusive OF the ewig weibiiche-(Detrot Journal
Der Germauia" an influential German daily
newspaper Of Milwaukee. announces that the Rev.
DR.. Duemling. OF La Porte, Ind, will hereafter
have general supervision the columns OF the
paper in order that Objectionable matter may
appear. DR.. Duemng IL the representative OF the
Wisconsin and the Missouri synods OF the Luth-
eran Church. and It was practically at the dicta-
ton OF the ministers that he employed to act
az censor on Der Germania"
His Confesslon.-Chlcago Grl-Now that We are
engaged. tell me truly. is there anything I'm your
past nfe that you have reason TO be ashamed
OF?
Chicago Youth-Darlng. l cannot tell lie.
once thought for almost week that | loved A
ST. Louis girl-(Chicago News
The postofice authorities have withdrawn the
privileges OF the mail from what Is known as the
hungry hen lottery" The advertisement OF this
scheme reads follows: ION Apr r. 1900 we
will place large sheet one quart of wheat
Three Plymouth Rock hens, which have been
kept from feed for six hours, will then be per
mitted TO eat therefrom for ten minutes when the
remaining kernels will be taken up counted. and
the number eaten by the hens ascertaned To
the subscriber who estimates nearest the number
Of kernels by the hens Will give $50
The ruling reads: THE eating propenslties OF
hens. though they be OF the same breed
undoubtedly vary. and the number OF kernels
eaten by trio would be criterion az to the
number that would be taken up by another at a
different time although under precisely the same
: conditions In my opinion this scheme Is lot
terry and all matter relating to II Is unavailable -
so Bedford wants TO run for the Legislature
does ne? What has he done TO deserve the
confidence the support OF the people,
Him? Geel Didn't you know about It? Why
| he got up our local boycott the Paris Fxposi-
| ton and started the movement to hang them
| French generals In effgy.'-tChicago Times.Her-
aid