New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

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back platte rm and made OF his characteristic
speeches. The people applauded. and when the
noise suhsided the Mayor Of the town climbed up
to the speaker and presented 10 him a large Navajo
blanket neatly done up in parcel saying that it
the work OF en- Inuan squaw of the city who
admired Mr.. Gryan. The train drew out and Mr..
Bryan deposited his gift upon a seat, going into
the smoking rocm. Cn returning he spread out
his present for better view. and as he did so a
piece of paper pinned on the inside came IN view.
This was what he read:
My Dear Mr.. Bryan: Under the Republican adj
mInlsration the wool in this blanket sells for p
cents pound. Under the Democratic admintstra-
ton 1T sold for six cents. Please tell that to your
constituents
Old Lady Geading newspaper'1sI declare! The
dS do + you kn0w 6HTe that m h xn.csd
10 have his heartn' next week.-tGreen Bag.
"Thirty-eight years ago." says The Springfield
Republican, young Augustus Bliss. Of Warwick.
quit cutting brush his fathers farm. hung his
scythe pine tree and went off to the war.
The soldier boy came back. and the scythe
has never been taken down from the tree where
he hung it. but has become mbedded In the grow
ing pine until it is fixture. This pathetic re-
minder of the great civil struggle is familiar
sight members of the Sheomet Club. of this city.
as the tree stands the clubs comfortable
quarters IN Blssville, hamlet just across the
North Orange line into Warwick. Blissville was
busy centre of small industries. traces OF which
remain tell the story of the shifting of the
scere of manufacturing from the small country
hamlet TO large centres The tree has witnessed
all these changes has the mill standing near
slowly falling into decay, the population changing.
but still the scythe hangs there summer and win
ter, testimonial to the devotion duty that
animated young Bliss"
MothermWqs your a aunt F-gd glad to see you and
Mother-Did she invite you to call again.
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RhdPa hifs' and susie ana the 'os next time f'arieH
Leung Kwong Hin. of the Malay Peninsula.
writes to Public opinion" of London: The
Chinese in the Malay Peninsula have subscribed
comparatively large amount toward the Transvaal
War Fund. or. strictly speaking. the Widows and
Orphans Relief Fund. Notably the liberal dona-
tions of the three most wealthy Cinnamon here de-
serve recognition. They have given SIS, 600 among
them and will gladly give more IL occasion
quires. 1t is partly due to the influence OF the
popular British Resident General. Sir Frank SWEET
tenham. X. C. NJ. G., who has ruled these go
ahead Malay native States for than thirty
years, for such excellent results. 1t also goes to
show that England has warm sympathzers among
the Chinese here in her present difficulty
The New-York Tribune, to which We are indebted
6 d1r as @ ea on & 0gr well as for the one
menical Conference special, containing its daily
ceilent illustrations showing not only the interior
and af 'Hs ee o s SSe
Of large proportion Of the speakers and mission
postpaid. for 10 cents.-(Congregationalst.
'The Scotsman" of Edinburgh, appears to be
surprised that American Presbyterians should try
discipline ministers who reject the Westminster
Confession. 1t says that few Presbyterians in
Scotland trouble their heads about the clause in
the Greed which Dr. Hills recently rejected.
Music Appreciated.-Mrs. Thumpp-Hardie-Did
you ask Mrs, Nexdoor if my piano playing dis
IT, and she was much obliged to you fer playin
Mrs. Thumpp-Hardi she, really?
Seryantxxies, mum. She said 1t saved her III
Weekly Weekly 0' p0D''O'' " ''' pam Ne"-i 0Fk
A correspondent says that the OF the late
Leland Stanford. of California. died in Europe and
the old Stanford home in Sacramento. as
was recently stated.
Criticism Is Easy-"we have come" they said
Why, really, he expostulated. Il have not had
the experience TO- exactly qualify me for great
planning just what the Various generals ought to
do and pointing out the errors they have made
different. you know
OF course they knew but the astonishing feature
was that he should admit t-(Chicago Post.
A woman Just arrived from Australia was recent
ly negotiating with agent in London for a house
In one Of the newer districts OF Kensington She
asked II II was nice neghborhood. 1T Is thor
oughly desirable. madam. replied the house agent.
They are without exception soup and FISH fami-
lies
A bright looking boy applied 10 the manager of
one or the Dig department stores the other day for
place, and was asked what particular thing he
start in as a cash boy" Very we'll What is YOUR
name?" Willie Steele The manager looked ar
him dombtfuly for moment and then said: No
Wliie LIN, l. m sorry but can't have that name
basement where they handle iron goods and see
aid.