New-York tribune., 1900-12-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The handsome bronze tablet II feet by s. which
the State OF New-Hampshire presented to the bat
tleshp Alabama, is giving the officers good deal
of trouble 1t was intended to occupy position on
the exterior Of the forward turret, directly under
and between the two Pinch guns. Figureheads
having become obsolete. that portion OF man-of-
vas is used nowadays to receive the ships escutch-
con. But the workmen find it impossible TO bore
holes in the Harveyized steel in order TO rvet It,
and it may have to occupy less conspicuous posi-
ton.
Amenities.-Nirs. Bragg-of course; you knew we
had moved out Of your section Of the city.
Mrs Bragg-The neighborhood we're in now is
much better
saving now about the neighborhood you left
philadelphia Press
A secret society called the Home Makers has
a large membership among the foreigners in the
mining districts of Pennsylvania. The purpose Of
the organization is TO provide and maintain pleas
ant homes for its members and those dependent
upon them, and as gosspy, careless wives and
mothers are held by them to be the cause OF ma
tority of the unhappy. illkept homes and neglected
children the society believes its members have
right to use every possible means to that
their homes are not neglected. member who cor
rects his wife by beating her do only after
all other E.eans TO induce her do her duty have
failed. The society pays for the defence Of its
members when arrested for wife beating and in
case of conviction pays the fine.
There was a pathetic look of habituaI WEAKNESS
in the face of the old Tennessee mountaineer.
YEP sighed the man, I'm gittin' old I've
raised fifteen darterS an eV'ry dtnged on 'em
BOYS; Stranger. I've been, feudln fourteen hours
a day ev'ry day 'cept Sunday fer the last twenty
year, an l amt ketched up ytt. Low amt never
We now observed that his dialect was far from
fautless. eloquent proof that he had indeed lost
interest in life.-(Detroit Journal
Colonel j. H. Estill. the Editor Of THE Savannah
News" says that buzzard once flew from New
York to Charleston. S. c.. four hours '"rhere
had been a lot OF talk about the time which would
he required for one of these flyers to get home
and II was agreed one day 10 box up a fine looking
speeimen and ship IL to New-York There was
great deal Of interest in this test OF speed and the
man who received the swift bird OF the air was
instructed to release IL at certain hour and 20
telegraph the moment the buzzard smiled the free
air The message here that the bird all
properly marked for Identification, had been re-
leased from its box. ami watchers were stationed
in Market-st. TO time the moment Of arrival Yari-
Gus time allowances had been suggested by the in
terested crowd of watchers and the prevailing idea
was that the buzzard could not get back home for
a day, II at all But this is where the people were
wrong. for. | remember IT, the bUzzard poked its
nose toward Charleston as IL set free
and the trip 20 Charleston made In four hours.
The old bird appeared to be very much the worse
for wear when II got In. but a record had been
made and all tl.r pools made on the flying time
upset
Towne-Subbubs has bought house boat
Browne=The idea! don't see how he can afford
Towne-Luxury2 It's a necessity He has TO use
II very frequently TO get from the house to the
station.-(P Philadelphia Press.