New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The stories Of church dissertation by American
soldiers In the Philippines seem to be petering
out 1.-THE Catholic Monitor" OF San Francisco.
has In its possession splendid gold chalice
brought over by Private John While, In the 2Uth
Kansas and II has tho justice to clear Mr. While
from all blame lie purchased the chalice from
Filipino not knowing its sacred use, but upon De-
ing informed he turned It over to the Catholic au-
thorities at San Francisco. well known lawyer
in Topeka has solid gold figure Of Christ which
he procured from one Of the returning soldiers
Originally this gold figure had been attached to
silver cross but The parts had been separated, and
the soldier did not get the The value OF
the figure (by weight is ST. 1t was purchased
by the soldier from Filipino prisoner captured
at Malolos. The lawyer in Topeka Is Catholic
He condemns of course. the dissertation OF the
churches but he says more blame is to attach
to the soldier who purchased the relic than TO
himself, who also purchased It,
Hicks-It is n shame the way Buster is bring
ing up that boy of his. The lad doesn't know how
TO read or write and there is no indication OF his
Wicks-Buster knows what he is doing, you
can depend upon it. Probably he intends when
business he attend to as criminal court juror
Boston Transcript.
The third annual session OF the international
Mining Congress Will be held in Milwaukee on
June 49,
THE AGILE AGGIE.
Mr. Atkinson's Aguinaldo is very much like the
malarious mosquito, or Tennyson's Brook. one
readily can Imagine MN singing some such ma
tional hymn as this:
come from swamps and fields OF rice.
From cliffs and chasms craggy,
Long leagues I'll travel in trice,
For I'm the agile Aggy.
From lands end unto Bayombong.
I'll make n sudden scurry:
The burden Of my simple song
Is hurry, hurry, hurry!
! may not be n Washington
] never stopped TO winter
At Valley Forge; but even George
Saw never such sprnter
They say that my republics rot,
Those Yankees sou, out there, there ggh hng
Wherever l am running.
I sneak, I creep slide bide
No time i9 9od pre tbgv RIaS SsS nv hide
And shoot me In my traces
Then this the prayer 1 OFFER. so
None me from mine may sever
Though men may come and men may go.
-CPhiladelpha Press.
Life is not so very stagnant in North Carolina
II we may Judge from these Items In recent
issue OF a rural North Carolina paper:
Major williams has had his Les cut of in a saw
mill.
Colonel Scott happened TO the accident OF hav-
ing his head blown Off by boiler explosion.
"Our new preacher had his house burned down
recently.
Five Mormon elders were tarred and feathered
yesterday
THE new town hall was struck by lightning on
Tuesday.
"a circus mule kicked one OF our leading citizens
on Saturday evening last.
The Coroner was run over by railroad
train Wednesday.
There Is news of Importance In town."
The upshot of attempt to glorify couple Of
goth Kansas boys at Anthony was rather funny
The town had two members In the regiment,
Messrs Hutchinson and Davis. Hutchinson had
been left behind In a hospital. and arrived homo
only last week. On his arrival the good people
OF the town got up a reception and banquet. and
took up subscription with which 10 buy each Of
the men gold watch, However, after all the ar
rangements had been made Hutchinson and Davis
put veto on the whole affair They said they
had neither swan any rivers performed other
deeds OF herosm They had wounds to show
and had inflicted no great amount of damage on
the enemy, They had engaged to serve for given
stipend. which had been duly paid, the account was
square and they did not feel themselves deserving
OF the great honor offered. The people argued, but
the boys remained Arm and at last the AFFAIR was
called off.-(Kansas City Journal.