New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
THE PASSING THRONG

LAS you can readily imagine said Wallace TO-
of Boston. who has Just returned from Europs :.
the WaldOrf-Astoria yests,S.
THE ONE there is nothing talked abou. -
TOPIC thought of in England to-day saw
IN LONDON. and except the Boer war Like =
plague a pail It has settled ovs-
London TO the exclusion Of all else. and Is az an
pervading a London fog. But while gloom Ia,
come 10 the people IN consequence OF the numerous
defeats that have overtaken the English forces \,
South Africa. there is apparent a settled determine
ton 10 win this fight let Il cost what it may-la.
the hazard be never great. To one class "a
this feeling confined II is found in the cosrar
monger and in the peer alike only IN the latter T.
is the more determined since he sees further and
realizes that defeat in South Africa now means not
dose though that be to swallow but above sSS Ing
yond 1t means that with the loss of the TransvasI
nght may come the loss OF empire Itself and the
reegation of England 10 a lower rank among na-
Drake and his compeNrs aided nv the aIar1ert-
married the lnvincible Armada 20 destruction That
may~there is no manner Of do9b and Il no otbaI
FoWer Is brought IN there can also be no doubt that
England must ultimately prevail
In Paris DreyfUs has been completely lost sight
clubs and cafes Is divided between the Ho tN s %
and ne coming Worlds Fair They having a
lot OF trouble just now over the workmen build
mss and on account Of the numerous strikes which
and many other buildings will be completed untU
long after the Exposition is opened"
Clever. amusing and catchy forms OF speech
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. "alwavs
HOW HE find wide vogue, and especially
PAID THE when they descriptive OF well
RENT. known things Such a one
il seems 70 me. Il a definition a
friend gave OF a syndicate. 'skindicats'
It is called in music hall parlance- \ syndicate
runs the definition. Is body OF men wholly sur
rounded by water. There Is a truth contained IN
this that large number Of people viii bitterly
appreciate out OF their own personal experiences
ApropOs of nothing, save wittictsm, this reminds
OF a stock saying they have Queenstown
Ireland. 1t is there the steamers pick Up the mails
which leave London twelve hours later than
the boats do Liverpool and Overtake them there
Frequently however. delays occur and then the
passengers kill time by going ashore, and the
native is always in wait TO sell them shillelahs
and other things, such bog oak JeWeiTy. canes.
etc. which supposedly indigenous 20 and
characteristic OF Ireland. 81 me OF the shilIelahs
wonderful and yful 20 look upon, and have
possible place in real life, their only object being
to take in the unWary transatlantic traveller one
| there had head fully six inches in diameter.
with projecting knobs ard roots thickly covering II
It heavy that 20 i'ft u WAS -ffOrt ana 20
carry il any distance without using dray physt-
cal impOSSibiiity. II Il murderpus looking
weapon, and blow from II on the head would
have done for any living thing even darkv from
Georgia Why I asked in my surprise. what on
earth do you this fOr?' That he re1Oined-
'Arrah. that's what we pay the rint with I've
got it yet