New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The little daughter of a waterman named Moore.
of Datchet Windsor received pleasing Christmas
gift from the Queen. While the child was returning
from school she found handkerchief, marked
"V r." lying In the road near the Queens car
rage entrance the castle She brought 1t TO her
father who forwarded 1t with an explanatory letter
the castle. In reply check for Il came from
Sir Fleetwood Edwards with a letter expressing
the Queens wish that the money might De hahoea
to the child as a Christmas present from Her Maj
esty.
humor in it, remarked the Editor Of the Paris
.'Yes.s answered the artist. II tried to supply
that
symmetry Of voTr work You must try to learn 20
be vulgar without being funny."-(Washington Star
"A missionary who has resided in China for four
teen years" says correspondent OF "The Boston
Transcript, "a woman of charming manners, OF
brilliant intellect and high social attachments. said
to me recently: We practically shut out OF so
cial life IL had the time to devote to it, by
the heavy expense which it entails 1t is hardly
possible to call upon the family of an official, for
eign or Chinese-or. indeed. any family of wealth
and postion-without having to fee every servant
in the compound, a fee not less than 20 cents gold
and often very much more She was a physician
and took later to visit of her patients. the
wife of wealthy Chinese merchant. I am taking
fees for the servants she said because this is
my third visit and the family will pay me no fees
for my services. their servants can expect moth
ing from me-"
Why will some amateur sign writer's practise
their badly learned art upon public that only
passes by to sneer'
on church up woodward-aye Is this sign IN in
gold on the bulletin board: Devine Service at 1880
The other day this was read across in drug
lively the Best
But here is one you may see any day well out
BLANKS Shoes Are the Most COMFORTABLE Made"
certain tailor here in town: Cloths Called for and
Delivered. Overcoats Pressed While You Waite"
And with half dozen night schools In the town,
too!-(Detroit Free Press.
Says THE Philadelphia Press: "Bendigo the
Australian gold field where the Marquis OF Sails
bury once, as Lord Robert Cecil in 1852.
too successful miner is about to be elevated from
archdeaconry to bishopric in the Anglican
Church. 1t has been a Roman Catholic bishopric
since 1874 story told at that date which
said II was first offered a well known Irish prel-
ate whose Christian name CHANGED to be William.
Just as the offer made public he met
day in the Dublin streets by the famous wit. Father
Healy, who rushed up to him. shook him warmly
by the hand and exclaimed: My dear Bendigo
Bill allow me to congratulate you! Father Healy's
friends always said that the embryo bishop was
alarmed the possibility Of this epithet stick
ing to him that he hurredly declined the proffered
mitre. 1t was however, accepted by another Dublin
priest. DR.. Martin Crane. who. much loved and
venerated still rules the Bendigo diocese and per-
forms nearly all the active duties connected with
the see Notwithstanding the fact that he has been
totally blind for the last ten years more"
stand ABOUT this retres said the FpDo who
had sat down to pick thorn out of his foot.
II can't for the life of me see why we have to
keep running away from those American soldiers
for fear they will capture and feed us.-(Washng
ton Star