New-York tribune., 1899-07-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The late Duke Of Beaufort was somewhat for
mdable in repartee. II one may judge OF his power
from the following anecdote: When Noltigeur, the
French horse, won the Derby. a French nobleman
came up to the Duke, who had bet heavily on the
race and grasping his hand enthusiastically said:
'Ah my dear Duke Waterloo is at last avenged'
Yes my dear Count" was the reply the French
also ran well at Waterloo"
A Lucrative washout-"Yes. George IS coming
back from Dawson with fortune
Did he wash ii out In pans? .,
mo. In glasses. He assistant bartender at
the Polka Dot aloon."-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
A most fortunate animal is little black and
white kitten which recently attached itself TO the
Church Of St Augustine, Hghbury, says the Lon
don Telegraph" In spite of the efforts put forth
by the officials to induce her 10 leave the sacred
precincts she returned again and again, her per-
sfstency in the end bringing its due reward. A
lady connected with the church set aside sum OF
money to be devoted TO the comfort and mainte-
nance of the cat. AS protection against pad
weather a neat little kennel has been erected AT
this ladys expense in a cosey corner OF the
grounds while the purveyor of milk and the cats
meat man supply her daily needs. The protection
OF the law Is also Informally extended to the new
tenant for the constsb bes point duty at the spot
show warm interest in the kittens welfare.
She Was Sorry She Asked.-Landlady-Isn't this
good chicken? -
Boarder-It may have been a good chicken NOR
ay. but physically II was wreck.-Oudge.
No 81. the fastest eastbound train one Of
the great trunk hnes says THE Youths Compan-
ION Nothing is more annoying to the authorities
Of the road than to have this train delayed. even
for five minutes. by inferior trains. But II hap
pened that It was once detained for fifteen minutes
at Friendship. n. Y.-a little town on the Ale
ghenv diyision-by a westbound freight The delay
was Of course reported by the conductor or NO
TO the superintendent at Hornesvle. and the
superintendent Immediately telegraphed the guilty
freight conductor. asking why the flyer had been
detained The freight conductor. a wag with turn
for rhyme sent back the following reply:
The wind was high. the steam was as, iow'
The coal was poor, twas m4sry p ,ht sls.e
But the conductors poem did not save him
from doing penance-ten days off duty, without
pay.
Merely Postponed. Jimmy, you didn't tell
gran ma goodby when she went away
Never mind. I'll tell her goodby when she
comes back."-tChcago Record.
Prince Roland Bonaparte had housewarming
in Paris a few days ago. the completion of the
mansion which he has been building during the
last seven years. Almost every room contains an
ethnographical collection or souvenirs of Napoleon
The library occupies three spacious galleries each
40 feet long. light iron gallery giving access to
the upper shelves
Marriages may he made in Heaven, but there's
lot of earthly preparation needed, and that's why
IFS go ck-Me-Ip.
L. l.. Hawkins. VINO is greatly interested in the
Portland (Ore) Museum has presented to that in
stitution the tusk Of mastodon found near Daw-
SON ~ w. T. The fine specimen is now on its way
TO Portland together with another. at present un-
known but in all probability very valuable. The
tusk measures S feet inches in length and 26
inches In circumference. and was found in a shaft
thirty feet deep. The ground frozen solid at
l.tft. tha
the tusk but not knowing what It was. built their
fires around 1t TO haw 1t out hence the outer layer
of ivory on one side is considerably damaged. 1t
will probably weigh from 45o to 800 pounds.
so she gave you the mitten?" asked the Young
Thing.
OF II. it."-(Philadelphia Press.
THE Philadelphia Record confesses that the
collection kissing bugs is the latest fad in the
Quaker City. With many OF the bug collectors
there Is method in their madness, for they act
ing on the supposition that there IS money I'm It,"
In some way the story has got around that doctors
are Just wild to obtain all the kissing bugs that
car be found their rounds. and the price quoted
is so per insect The insects offered to the physl
clans for n consideration in each case have been of
all varieties including undeveloped butterflies
katydds and grasshoppers.
Among the Summer Girls-Miss Topnotch (at sea-
side resorU-Did you know Minnie Hybred and her
mother arrived this morning?
Miss Wayup-Yes: but they are going to stay only
a few days.
Miss Topnotch-How do you know?
Miss Wayup-They brought only five trunks
(Ohio State Journal
THE Kansas City Journal says "A careful
summing up of the accounts of Fourth of July acci-
dents given In the Kansas press shows that
more people dangerously hurt than the entire
number OF wounded in the Twentieth Kansas
War has It's terrors but they are not TO be COM
pared to those OF a patriotic celebration"
John Berry. who recently returned from Sweet
Home tells OF n thrilling experience by little girl
The ten-year-old daughter of Thomas Lewis had
been to neighbor's mile away through the
woods after some -four. accompanied by small
dog when big cougar appeared and started for
her. The dog did brave work In her protection. and
succeeded In keeping the ferocous animal of until
she reached home. A brother OF the little girl and
a big cougar dog then started for the monarch Of
the oregon forest, treed him and shot him. lie
measured nine feet-(Abany (Ore) Democrat.