New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

rha listener of "The Boston Transcript, VINO
recently visited Vermont village, gives ms I'M
nressions of IL thus: "All the men OF tne Fiaase
and for that matter. all the boys. too-swore az
most incessantiy in their conversation Inc pr
family seemed to be instructive. commonplace es.h
necessary 1t had long since. through inVariao'e
rse lost all its force for purposes OF einpAas'
Oaths had become inseparaoie part oi e'0''
day and simple speech IL one eiuzen asA'
other at what labor he is going TO put IN the next
day neither the question nor the answer can oe
expressed without profanity. This is perhaps out
doing the forefathers. and may be counted sis"
of degeneracy. so may the fact that the neat n''e
church in the town is without minister, ana SET
dom secs any other than those al funerais
There is locally interest in the establishment OF
religious services
Although we were strangers in Chicago. we made
bold to accost the policeman .-s.-o, ,,o,asrr.
The policeman turned brusauely upon MS nee1 e1,,
,ror, ben9 murdered only 10 have them omitted
from the Census after alIF' he exclaimed bitterly
spair whose fault was it?-(Detroit Journal
A committee has been appointed to revise the
French naval signal book well the system OF
tactics for light squadrons similar revision was
made in 1891 by a committee under the presioeIcS
of Admiral Duperre The present revision Is que sae
to the fact that when the squadrons met Ior
manoauvres in the summer some discrepancies were
found In their practice.
Mrs starvem-I was downtown today I irss never
saw many Christmas shoppers on tne streets
and in the cars. Now, the car boarded
Mrs starvemNot at an Why do do you m say say tnSS you
boarded it.-(Philadelphia Press
AT the coming session of the Massachusetts, Legis-
Iature bill will be offered giving TO each city ana
town the privilege OF raising money for municipai
purposes by such methods the community may
deem best This is the single tax proposition which
was defeated in the late Bay State Legislature.
In Observation-Disclosures may be lottery.
marry" remarked the observant New-Yorker..
Draw" replied Mr.. Phamliman we InVaIidoiS
push them, in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press
Each Japanese soldier" says Colonel Webb C.
Hsyes who has just returned from China, carries
a little broom with which he brushes his costume
They differed very greatly from even the American
soldiers We had what the captain thought was
right and what the quartermaster had In store
They had what the regulations demanded They
are new at this business and have everything that
Is required The Japanese soldiers this march
illustrated what the nation Is that is behind them
In the sixties the Emperor decided for western
civilization and went in to obtain what was the
best They went to Germany for the military dis
cpline to England for their navy. and they have a
good one now, and then to America for public
school system. 1t is rather cold blooded proposi-
tion, but they casting about for their re-
ligion and when we see what 1T is shall have
the whole world and are making of themselves an
ideal nation"
Little Etnel-Mamma told Freddy. that If he
Little George-oh mammals just throwing
any better Santa Claus leaves you things whether
you're good or not!-CPuck.