New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A correspondent of 1.-The Hartford Courant'' tells
of a news clipping bureau in this city which re-
Gently sent a letter to John Bunyan, author of a
work entitled THE Life of Mr.. Badman" in care
of a publisher, urging Mr.. Bunyan to subscribe TO
the bureau. After the decease of the late P. T.
Barnum, continues the correspondent, the Great
est Show of Earth continued for while to
the magic of his name. 1t coming TO Hart
ford and 1t sent free tickets to clergymen here
Among the letters containing said tickets
addressed the Rev. DR.. Joel Halves. who had
died years before. The letter was sent to
DR.. George l.. Walker. then the active pastor of
the First Church. On reading and bordering It, DR.
Walker Is credbly reported to have said: A letter
from P. T. Barnum to DR.. Halves! Mr.. Barnum
is dead and DR.. Halves is dead 1t is evident that
they have not met yonder.
When the curtain had fallen the last act the
Where" they hoarsely clamored. lis the one
qc laugh whieh YOU 3b
All, possibly it is on us!,' exclaimed the multi
suspciously while sickening doubts gnawed at their
hearts.-(Detroit Journal
They are telling 4 story in Paris of an American
who tried to make of rather doubtful
grade Of American Oendorf French in the hotel
although all the employees spoke English. Finally
of the walters asked the manager for a leave
of absence. and the maitre d'hotel himself up
to solve the mystery. After a violent TRADE against
the ncivity of the garcon. she declared that his
French was so frayed out at the edges that he did
not understand what "a bottle of embonpoint" was
And it took the manager twenty minutes TO discover
that she had intended 10 ask for stout.
Can you tell me the difference between annexa-
ton and imperialistic expanson?' she asked $ she
looked up from her newspaper.
Easily, he replied. 1T is purely question of
ministTation is annexation, while annexation under
a Republican administration IS imperialistc expan-
sion and menace TO the very foundation of the
Repubc."-(Chicago Post
The present seems to be a dull season for artists
in London. In the want advertisement columns of
The London Daily News" for instance the follow
ing notice appeared the other day: "Wanted-Po-
stiOn yacht by artist having served apprentice
ship at sea. Well educated Would take purser's
work wait in saloon other duties. Exhibitor
Royal Academy
The Strenuous IAfe-The secretary-Mr Presi-
dent the British troops are rapidly approaching the
frontier
Dom Pau~so? pots 3a dt, It's po9ty long
Rand minds dot We are now oberating, In Fabr1-
The secretary-The yield of gold amounted to
Dom Paul-so? OATS not so badt. Two millions
The secre5ary-of course. you intend to make
Dom Paul--of course We will. Are dey working de
night n gsng IN Se YoM will fight the
there is a drop OF blood left in the TRANSMIT
Dom Paul-ve VIII fight vile dere is an ounca .,
gold left in the Transvaal mines! Two millions
Dots pully!
The Atchson. Topeka and Santa Fe Rai,ro.,
Company has purchased a million and a half OF ,,r
sides of an embankment west OF Stockton Cal ror
a distance OF eight miles. TO protect the road rro
washouts.
many of rich people allow their chdren" a to
Oh u don't 10 7" Know replied the cynic when n.o
s rich 10 SSaf Soh sS hs after
-(rhadsphia Presa