New-York tribune., 1900-03-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

a recent issue of The Shanghai Mercury" said:
1.-The young women of Chinkiang met at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Allen the afternoon of the 22d
inst the purpose of preparing suitable articles
for the use of the British soldiers in South Africa,
and the charming woman who will guide them in
their work will doubtless that these articles
speedily forwarded to their destination. There
were American women among them -.-t-1r .-.-.-
To the Marys and Mays of scotland-win you
all give one Shilling upwards to equip and name
a Bed in the Scottish War Hospital for South
Africa? S su6sGrpons in Edinourgh Will be gladly
who will forward them 10 me- Address Mary H.
Aitken, Gartcows, Falkrk."
Recently in one OF the public schools of Wash
ington little boy told to go home and draw
a map of the United States and bring it to school
He did so and handed 1t to the teacher. who laid
it aside. On her examination, a few hours later.
she noted that the entire State of Maine was
drawn in black.
Why did you do this?" said she, pointing to the
State OF Maine.
Why" said the little fellow didn't you know
No said the teacher.
Why" was the reply, Congressman Dngley
has died and the whole State is in mourning for
him.
those women who borrow trouble T, indisSTminatey
had occasion afd to make trip East ] recently eel,
certain that he would fall victim to smallpox.
which ne was going She begged him to carry
little lump of assafoetida In his pocket to ward off
Naturally he objected. and positively refused to
be made the permanent abode of such persistent
When he came home from his trip he said to his
WIT ut oH3 wqndeTfq the power of the h
assafrtida the whole time was gomez
ut wasn't imagination at all" quietly replied
fcetda in the corner OF your coat before YOU went
away!"-Memphis Scimitar.
Colonel Dulier. who says he is the inventor OF the
! khaki uniform is a native of Belgium. and has
in he last He
served In the English army in Egypt. I'm 1882"
he says. Il was attached to the British cavalry
stah in Egypt 1t while holding this position
that invented khaki Necessity was the mother
of this, it has been OF all inventions l was
| robbed of all my uniforms. and cast about in
| spar for q substitute. Good luck would have it
that came across the very material of which this
| coat here is made. IT is, you will see a kind
OF whipcord. and. though Is exactly the same
color the stuff worn by troops IT is to nv
mind even better in that respect being nearly
the color of African soil. This stuff l gave 10 a
little Italian tailor make into uniform for me-
and was very soon converted In appearance into
the yeoman that you daily in the streets in
cludng the leggings, though mine had buttons and
the lace boots"
Her Retort.-"A lot of women love to get together
as sa1 HYeT Mr. en mass Of limp sub
leave the world no better nor wiser than it was
sYes answered his wife With serene amiabilty
that peaee at TSe Hue edR Some get tm
| ago '-(Washington Star.
Excluding the members of the five ctvizaa
tribes and the Indians In Alaska" says a corre-
spondent OF The Chicago Record" there are ls5-
s47 Indians In this country. OF whom 80 $50 now
wear citizens dress wholly and 4o6o5 In part The
tepees are rapidly disappearing. and being dis.
placed by comfortable cabins The Indians can
not readily sell their unless they are nre-
pared crudey decorated after the method or
their savage ancestors. That retards develop
ment Many Of them have artistic Ideas and me-
chanica training yet TO dispose OF their handIwork
they initiate the primitive designs OF their fore
fathers. They are gons back to beaded leggings
because curio hunters will pay for the rude
and gaudy articles. Instead of manufactur,np
| their own dyes formerly they now use patent
| dyes. A pottery was recently established at zunI
| in which II was proposed instruct the Indians
that they might improve. and arrangements wera
refuse. because the unglazed, old fashioned not
terry sells better and porous jugs are preferred
because they keep the water cooler"
The President will visit Mel Hanna and MT
Senator Hanna. Mel Hanna Is a brother or SenatOr
Hanna, and owns a large plantation on th,. -raIIo
hassee Road, six miles from Thomasviile where he
quiet retreat that the President seeks for resi- anS
a better place for the purpose could not he Sc,nS
Here he can have all the comforts az c,,S WSa
combined with absolute repose, The location 81
Is varied with hin and dale. forest and aIa
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