New-York tribune., 1900-09-14
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

Fraulein Raffentz. Of Vienna Who recently ar
rived al Paris the way Calais, intends TO swim
across the channel to Dover as soon as there may
be favorable weather. She is not to be followed
across by any boat. and says that she must reach
the English coast drown. II successful she
will so to ConstantuopIe and duplicate Lord
Byrons famous swimming feat, and next to New
York. where she intends to swim from the Battery
around Staten Island and back.
Retort Courteous.-Mrs. Nexdore-hnotice you've
Mrs. Pepprey-Yes. How do you Ike the design?
Mrs NeSdore-It seems TO me it's rather loud.
We thought IL might drown the sound OF YOUR
daughters piano aying,-(Philadephia Press
Archbishop Williams of Boston thus explains
why the Roman Church prohibits women from
going TO church with uncovered heads:
That women should wear their hats in church
is becoming to modesty and decorum; therefore it
1t what we should wish in churches. In St Paul
you will find that women out OF the church
law to come into the Lords house with their heads
uncovered as much as would be to appear
with covered heads. 1t is on account OF no specia
law set down that should wish or require the
women in my church to wear head coverings but
on account Of the indecorousness of their appear
ance when uncovered. 1t would seem as if they
came to church caring little for appearance II
they did not take the trouble to wear head cover
tngs While too much vanity in dress Is to be
deplored, where when better should woman
be more careful Of her appearance than in the
Lords house,"
A brigadier-general major-generaI is entitled
TO the keep of three horses at Uncle Sans ex-
pense; colonel lieutenant-colonel. major or can
commutcd by turning the same 10 the quarter
master. and this practice once betrayed a sus-
bunder. He announced that he had discovered
that officers OF the Army selling the forage
allowed TO them, and one such / am prepared
to cite from the records OF the War Department
q case I'm which the oats and hay were trans
named O. NJ Corral There % Was an 10 excS52Sa a ggFSSp
of looks and winks among his astoaished hearers
II presume. Mi Speaker that the memorandun 1 Sh1
referred TO by my distinguished friend refers to
a transfer OF forage, in the ordinary course OF
business. to the quartermaster's corraL"-(BufaIo
Commercial
"A Frankfort newspaper says Consul Walter
Schumann. In his last report calls attention 10
the fact that for some time past certain kinds
Of silver mounted glass and porcelain wares such
as cups. glasses Jars etc. nave been placed
upon the market The silver on these articles Is
applied by means of a salvanoplasJic process. In
baths which contain very large quantities OF
potassium cyanide. AS glazed wares have innu-
merable hairlike cracks, this deadly poison enters
these cracks, and the articles beautiful to look
at. become severe menace TO the health OF any
body using or handling them. especially as 1t is
impossible In the course OF mfnufacture 10 re-
move this poisonous resIduum. 1 have spoken
with a member OF the firm OF Martin Mayer the
largest manufacturers and exporters of jewelry In
this consular district, in order to ascertain the
accuracy OF the foregoing assertions was In
formed that the statements were perfectly true
and the danger lurking in these articles was not
In the least exaggerated"
Hnton-We hear a great deal about the corr,pt
French stage. but should think Il ought TO be
especially pure.
Tolman-And what brings you to that thinking?
s hn'9n-iRere on nave been so many vile plays taken
kBoston Transcript.