New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


currency in the British army a few years ago. The
dirness of the Afghan is proverbial and It is
that on one occasion General Roberts captured
native who was so exceptionally dirty that it was
thought necessary. for the safety OF the whole
camp. that he should be washed. Two genuine
Tommy Atkinses told off for that purpose
They stripped the prisoner and scrubbed him for
two hours with formidable brushes and a large
quantity of softsoap. Then they threw down their
brushes in disgust and went to their captain
What Is It, men?"
well. SIR they replied, somewhat excitedly,
we've washed that ere Afghan chap for two hours.
but it warnt any good. After scrubbng him. sir
till like to break blessed If we didn't
come upon another suit of clothes!"
why you questioning me closely7' hercely
demanded the woman turning upon him. do I
look If I had killed anybody"
Your eyes are quite capable OF it, madam" gal
WherepPoG she relented. and presently he went
une
General Fitzhugh Lee recently told this story
about his name 1t was after he had gone to Cuba
and the manipulators Of the telephone were not
very familiar with his name and reputation:
What name is that?" asked one operator
"Lee-Fitzhugh Lee" the response
Spell it, please"
"F-i-t-z-h-u-g-h I-e-e"
THANK you. Plague take these Chinamenv'
:, i simply had to do It," said Mr.. Erastus Pinkly
IN an apoIogetc tone. Il had to draw my razzer
Did he Islander you behind your back?'
business was n an says rss aHed c ne wnst
Den he looked at me solemn, an says you doesn
Star. 'OU means mum washington
The Contributors Club in THE Atlantic. elvos
some information concerning "grandfather's'
hymns Imagine them and their good wives gath
cred in the New-England meeting house trouin,
forth such spiritual songs as the book preserves
for
We're bound to heaven but Won TO heu.
Stil God may hear while we pray
And change you ere the burning dav'
ana De 1t observed. this burning day to then,
was something as definite as washing day. This
was none of your vague purgatorial way sta+toDs
but as fiery pit of torment as the inas+Da t,on
can well conceive Here IS a glimpse of n.
Hark' the shrill outcres of the guilty wretches,
Lively bright horror, and amazing anguish
Stare through their eyelds while the living WORN
Gnawing within them"
1t will be generally conceded wa +b,,,,
Chronologicus settled the century nrohIeno tnse
G fy 9y the simple suggestion he made that we
shouId all know Just where stand IL the nrasort
year were called by Its more exact and coTTent
ton News and Courier. N'ieS
THE squeeze" says a correspondent n, ..rho
Boston Transcript" writing from China .4s
national institution from which every one surar.
or derives advantage from the Dowager Empress
to the humbest gatekeeper. This is already well
known everywhere There is not privilege OF
any kind and privileges or concessions are "a
numerous here as at home. from which the Dow
ager Empress does not benefit financially Every
servant in the palace, from the highest to the low
est, wrings fees out OF those who must enter the
Forbidden City, whatever their errand NAV be A
nigh official said recently that ii cost him "a nouch
as one thousand ounces OF silver to get access IN
the palace, even when he had been summoned an
oflcial business by the Dowager Empress herself
chinese ocials receive only nominal salaries: the
great Ii Hung Chang. when Vceroy OF China-th.
highest office in the Empire TO that OF the i'm
perial ruler himself-received out OF the puhIyc
treasury sum equal to $50 in American currency
per annum. He has achieved n fortune OF some
thing like %.OOo,OOO-not $500. 100000 as has been
stated-and how he scraped this together can bet
ter be imagined than described"
~ hardly expected you would get along so well
with General Blood, Colonel remarked the man
who had ordered apoliinaris ~
"Why not, sahT' demanded Colonial Aurora os
the Bluegrass region VI
He travels in horseess CARRIAGE"
Possibly ne does sah,' rejoined the Colonial -
placing ms glass on the bar. but he drinks watah-
less whiskey. sah!'-(Chicago Tribune