New-York tribune., 1900-10-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

They were assured OF successful season OF
grand opera, at least from a financial standpoint
cety Women who had made this thing possible
Il prefer Italian opera" said one The music
All but. Wagner is my choice"
Yes but the Italian nterferes but little with
the conversation in the boxes"
True. but Wagner win give, US an excuse for
This is the way THE Albany Argus puts it:
Governor Roosevelt has regained his voice.
confidence"
said the old man to the obituary writer That she
wuz forty-two. an likely fer her age"
That she wgz never known ter speak a cross
wordIbein' deef an dumb from childhood
That She is now at rest on Abraham,s bosom
but, hold on! Amt that whar Lazarus is?
He paused moment as if in deep thought. Then
NO matter Put 1t down that she's thar. too;
n feT ff 9yer sees aer 9aa a hes been
thar too long, w!"-(Atlanta Constitution.
police Judge In a Missouri town recently lect-
ured the police for their laxty in the suppression
of gambling, whereupon the guardians of the pub
lie morals promptly conhscated thirty slot ma
chimes owned by the magistrates brother.
AS the tired hunter emerged from the woods a
cultivated prairie dotted here and there with pre-
tentious dwellings met his eye. Evidently he was
Any big game in this neighborhood. young
MANI he asked addressing langud youth VINO
biggest game l know of anywher's about here"
mosquito to death is golf''-(Chlcago Tribune
The new German code of civil law defines the
rights of husband being supreme in most
social affairs He may prescribe the hour for din
ner. the manner of serving it, the number of ser
wants, and may limit the quantity of linen to be
purchased in the year. but ne may not open his
wifes letters under any circumstances without
her expressed permission.
The new era of hope cannot be illustrated better
than by incident which occurred few days
ago on Cotton Row. when an old negro "cropper
sorrowfuly into town with two bales of cotton.
which he delivered to the factor who had ad-
vanced him his supplies The old negro delivered
his cotton and said that IN few days he would
bring in a few more bales. which. he hoped, would
and surprise which overspread his features when
he told that the two bales he had just brought
more than paid his debts may be better imagined
than described.
All the cotton that negro brings to market hence
And he is only one of a hundred in this imme-
diate vicinity.-(Augusta (Ga9 Herald.
After nearly century of dsuse, the ancient
sacramentaI token is to be revived in moderate
form in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, of
Philadelphia. In the early days of the Church
little metal disks, called tokens, used to pre-
vent the intrusion of persons inimcal to the
faith or unworthy of partaking of communion.
and to enable pastor to satisfy himself that the
members of his flock were fulfilling their religious
obligations The latter reason for their still
survives but is answered by the use Of the COM
munion card. The Arch Street Church will revive
their simply for sentimental reasons
clergyman who recently entered upon certain
work Maine says he did this after consultation
with his companion in the home" 1t might not
sounded better If he had said 'he did this after
talking with his wife" The word wife, is much
better for daily use than companion in the home"
-(Hennebec Journal