New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

."rhe Church Standard" (EpiseopaD points out
that the eight dioceses represented in the Fond du
Lac conservation have SIG clergymen and ~ 4o5 COM
municants, while the diocese of New-York has SSS
clergvmen and g., 467 communicates And as all
liocesas whatever their membership, have equal
representation IN the General Convention the SO
clergymen have twenty-four representatives. while
the ass clergy Of the New-YOrk diocese have only
fo,-,- In the body which makes the laws for the
Church. The same disproDortion holds In the lay
deputies while the bishops are eight TO one.
Loren p Merrill. OF Paris, tells the story of the
Of Livermore. She was not only old but she was OF
the worrying freting species OF aa9T until
she was at length living alone In a small house
RETIRING one bitter cold night she discovered that
but one unIighted match remained in the house;
disturbing herself with wondering if the match was
good At last she got up 9nu e6f ber BINDINGS
in the morning.-Qewiston (Me) Journal
AT the coming session Of the South Dakota Legis-
lature a bill will be introduced to set aside sum
for the collection of documents. relics. etc. bear
ing on the early history of the territory now en-
braced by that State and TO furnish suitable quar-
tiers for the preservation of the same The hrst
Legislature of Dakota Territory, which met in 1852
incorDorated an historical society, which included
among it's members many prominent pioneers.
McJigger-Your wife told my wife you had all
your Christmas presents paid lor'
McJigger-You're lucky dog. haven't bought
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have for this Christmas
It's last years presents we've Just paid for-CPh-
adelphia Press
When the Government wants soldiers writes
San Domingo correspondent of 1.-The New-Orleans
Tmes-Democrat,' lit simply sends out into the
country districts and seizes them. At first the men
seized are little Disconnected. but when they find
that they can do nothing in the army better than
in their ordinary haunts. and that there is pale
FuIor. he'd he yiDer
Of a gun and a cartridge belt they take pride in
their new dignity. Each man is furnished with
one suit of clothes year, but as time progresses
he CANDLES away his buttons. his coat his trousers
and his hat. keeping only his gun and his belt
AS the army except the first of the year, is al
WAYS composed of soldiers in the different stages
of gambling away their wardrobe they make dis
tinctIy a picturesque display as they march
through the streets on State occasion. The Gov
eminent guarantees them four meals day, but
often forgets in the great heat OF that climate
to keep it's guarantee. The shoes furnished are
siIpposed TO be leather. In reality they paste
board. but as the soldiers prefer to go barefoot
this makes very little difference.
Mrs church-Did you say your husband liked
Mrs GothamSYes ne likes one to cling to me for
about four seasons.-(Yonkers Statesman
The late Robert Cannon of North Newcastle"
saws eThe Kennebec Cie) Journal" spent his
life hunting the rugged coast and the rocky past
ures for buried treasure ana was never respondent
He always believed that the next day the next
week or the next month he would find the gold;
he was positive that he was always the point
OF uncovering 1t. and, therefore. all his life was
happy Even his latter days the poor farm
were made bright by his certainty that he would be
rich before ne died. SO all his life he lived hap
PLY. though in direst poverty. Now, what queer
thing happiness Is. after an
Il shall not pay any attention 10 your fault find
ing said Mrs. Sirius Barker. I'll take into
sideration the fact that you are dyspeptc and
bear"
the fact that there's many true word spoken. in
indigestion" Nv ashin.toa Sta<.