New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

.aThe Montgomery (AIa1 Advertiser says: The
entire and final elimination OF the negro from poll
tics will most assuredly cause a new alignment OF
political forces this State, and II will be largely
on the tariff issue There are In Alaoama To-Day
hundreds and thousands OF good men who are pro-
+ac+tonfs+S In principle They believe IN the Repuo
Hcan theory Of a protective tariff. but they have
continued 10 vote with the Democrats, and nave
done 80 solely on the race question. II any plan
can be devised by which the oolored race viii cease
70 be a factor or a disturbing element in our poll
tics man who are opposed to the old Democratic
theory OF a low tariff or a tariff only for revenue
will unite with the party which stands for their De-
lief on the question. Then will have in Alabama
two parties composed Of the white citizens OF Ala
bama and all equally interested. according 70 their
views in the welfare Of the State. This, in our
Judgment, Is a contamination much to be desired"
The best bait for black bass ever struck, said
a man who Is an enthusiastic fresh water fisher
man II came across this summer up at Lake Ho
the invention of George Decker one OF the guides
ing it patented It acts on the principle OF the
binary h0 but o wood 81 a fT9 oss W on
surface of the water. You just cast from your
a big miller. The bass will rise to 1t when they
HS d TAKE sI TS R S h eoS tRs Rs at and is
for keeps. "-CPhiladelphia Record
list of English pubic school graduates serving
in South Africa has been made. Elton leads with
1000 besides 49s serving in the Volunteers; then
follow wellington 500; Harrow 100; Marlborough.
$40; Cheltenham, 800; Charterhouse. go; winohes-
ter and Haileybury $50 each, and Rugby. 100
Sixty schools have about 500 'old boys at the
front. besides over $500 IN the Volunteer service.
Elderly spinster Chorrihed)-LAttle boy. aren't
yH Sco HiP suc 10 g ba6 am as that on
Small BoyGYes'm. but me mother makes me
1os to it, saw notSn n on to Rer about
Weekly.
When Sir George Turner, Of Victoria Australia
went 10 London for the Jubilee celebration two
nunkeys were told on TO attend upon him at the
Hotel Cecil Being malt OF exceedingly simple
tastes and accustomed to do everything for him
SELF he was greatly astounded when one Of the
servants came into his room and said; Tive come
10 dress you sir" Come to dress me. have your
was Sir Georges reply. Get out Do you think
I can't dress nyselfT' At last he got sick OF
the sight Of these servants that he sum
rnoned his orderly and gave him instructions to
make them both drunk MY orderly" SIR George
told friend afterward was old soldier. he
knew how to obey orders"
vons Soan very gst the poeai orator foT
whom she takes dictation has raised her salary
Yes answered the other she isn't expert.
but she is clever, She told me about Il she al
ton Of a speech that he obviously intends TO be
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Star.
Before starting on hts vacation recently, Judge
Oliver H Horton. OF Chicago, sent to the Bureau
thousand steamboat tickets TO be used In giving
poor children OF the city days pleasure
'T must insist declared Diana, who was the
acknowledged leader OF the Olympian woman's
Suffrage party that the purity OF the ballot would
Nonsense" protested Mercury, leader of the op-
position, you wouldn't be able to control the Muse
OF History: she's natural born repeater "-(Phila-
delphta Press