New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"A Colorado millionaire-extremely millionaire
one who is getting up art gallery, went TO
Whistlers studio in the Rue du Bac" saws Vance
Thompson in his Paris letter to The Saturday
Evening Post" He glanced casually at the pict-
ures on the walls-'symphonies' in rose and gold
in blue and gray, IN brown and green
How much for the lot?' he asked, with the con-
hdence of one who owns gold mines.
" -Four millions said Whistler.
:" My posthumous prices And the painter added
Good morning"
Ida Creading)-And the limelight shone in her big
May-You mean love light?
Chicago News. 9'''
a. A. Putnam electrical engineer of Roches-
ter, made oral will the other day by talking
into a phonograph. He signed his name on the WAY
roll of the machine with a hot copper wire and
the witnesses did likewise. Legal authorities saw
that the will is valid.
Br9wn-Gray Is in a bad way fear. They say
Black shouldn't have thought he would do that
In case of Grays death his family would have naJd
his doctors bfll-(Boston Transcript.
An Iowa young man not long ago proposed mar
riage to young woman and accepted. But
hearing that her hair false he declined to fulfil
his engagement. She brought suit against him for
breach of promise and, being put on the stand ad-
mitted that she wore a wig; whereupon she was
non-suted on the ground that she had won the
young mans affections under false pretences.
Husband (of a month)-My love, what cook book
Bride Sometimes one and sometimes another
Ma and grandma and my six aunts gave about
Husband (meditatively)-I wonder how it would
do not to use any for whie.-(New- York Weekly
THE Chicago News" says that Assistant Lii
brarian Merrill of the Newberry Library of Chi
cago, has discovered rare copy of engraving
of oliver Cromwell among the books on the Com
raoIth
engraving has not been reproduced in any magazine
articles memories of the great Protector IS proof
that it is very rare says Mr.. Merrill. The engrav-
ing is by Thomas Jenner. and is in book written
by Cromwell himself. 1t is printed by Mr. Sim
mons fer Thomas Jenner at the south entrance
OF the Royal Exchange. 1851 The engraving gives
full face view of Cromwell In his cuirass with
his hair falling over his shoulders Cromwell
must have preferred it to the many others or he
would not have had II In a book written bv him
self" said Mr.. Merrill. The book itself is a curi
osity. having letters from Cromwell to Parliament
the actions of that body in Giary form, the names
OF the members OF Parliament and finally the writ
for the selection of successors of members.
What do yoH! e9nsder the greatest object In
Well" answered the lecturer. Il arrived here
"Of course" she exclaimed apologetcally. .I
meant the greatest object OF interest next to Your
self"-tW ashington Star.
II went to johannesburg In 1884," says Thomas
r JORDAN, now visiting In Washington, "and In
the previous year President KRUGER had invited for
eigners TO come in and develop the mines. His
laws provided that every who came In could
vote after a years residence and the statement
read that he made distinction far as burgher
rights were concerned Now. after ne had en-
tangled thousands Of foreigners and their cash
amounting to many millions. in his mesh. he raised
the residence qualification to fourteen years, and
then, before could vote. he had 10 OBJ
tain the consent of ma jority OF the of his
electoral district. Then the taxes piled up
until the gold mines paying one-half of their
annual profit in taxes. AS matter of fact the
mining companies paid more TO krtger & Co. than
they did to their stockholders In 1897 for instance
the total dividends paid by the gold mines In the
Transvaal A3645.0o0 while the sum paid into
Kruger's revenue department was sls.7sO0O0. be-
Heve that England perfectly justified In inter
fering, and she will bring the Beers TO terms"
Harry-Did you ever undertake TO write poetry
Dick-l did once, and l got along fairly well too
The only trouble that | couldn't rhyme very
well. and couldn't think Of anything to write
about But was all right with the capital letters
~ the beginning o. the llnss.-(1oston TRANSCRIPT