New-York tribune., 1900-01-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

: The Washington correspondent of The Chicago
Record" says: Representative shattue. OF Cincin-
natl has found in the Congressional Library an oiu
hook called The Royalst.' which was puolisheo 10
commemorate the services of prominent American
families that remained loyal TO the King during the
War Of the Revolution Mr.. Shattuc says 'ha' II
contains complete genealogy OF Edward Atkin-
SON. a eulogistic sketch Of his ancestors. ana an
account Of the assistance they rendered TO the
rovalist forces and against Washington during the
Revolution"
In Book store-Sow ps 1 you RIsaze; Rary sno" me
the wsv who wrote f?'
Here eh Is another by Raphael" said the shopper
to her friend. they examined the Madonna car
beg pardon. said the clerk that is the sistine
Madonna."-(B -(Boston Transcript
"Ten miles north of Topeka" says 1.-The Kansas
City Journal '1ives colored man by the name
Of Benjamin Vance. who was born a slave In Ken
tucky sfxty-four years ago. He came to Shawnee
County seventeen years ago with a team Of horses
and 90 cents. To-day he owns four hundred acres
OF land without a dollar in mortgage upon IL, sew
eral hundred head of stock. fine residence and
tAe other property usually found on a well ordered
farm. Recently he gave of his daughters a
grand piano a birthday present, and his house
is luxuriously furnished. Every dollar he has he
made Kansas farm. first renter and then
owner"
''wot you got there. Limpy?"
Oats book L just found I'm goin' TO
chuck it,
Don't you do IT. OATS de beginnin' Of free
work Andy Carnegie fer de usual fifty t'ousand!"-
cleveland Plain Dealer.
South Carolina has new income tax law, which
applies to all incomes of $500 or more The re-
turns from the collection of this tax are now all in
and they appear to indicate that the people OF
South Carolina in astonishing state OF pow
rfao hnNra
collections at all Many other counties made re-
turns of s1s $50 and in only two did the col
lectiOns exceed a.OO9.
Teacher-I surprised that you should have have
such bad lesson. George 1 expected better things
u Pnrn-Mv pa saws It is the unexpected that al
ways happens. Funny teacher didn't know that
-(Boston Transcript
''The Baltimore Herald says that some time ago
a party Of Congressman were on their way TO
Baltimore TO attend banquet Congressman Al
len, 1.-The wit of the House" and Mr. Brosius were
In the delegation. Mr.. Allen. who was we'll ac-
quailted with the propensity of the Pennsylvania
member to rant during speech, made bet tnat
Mr.. Brosus would fracture his suspenders during
the response the toast 10 which he was assigned
And. sure enough, the catastrophe occurred Dur
ing his talk Mr.. Brosius had just warmed up.
and was appealing heaven above in some con-
nection when there a significant snap.
There they go!" yelled Allen. and he was right
The laugh went around the board when the joke
became known and Mr.. Brosius curtai1ed his re-
marks to unusual degree.
II knew he would do it, said Mr.. Allen after
ward "IIe makes a speech in the House
that he doesn't have to buy new pair Of sus-
penders. He's too strong for Congressman any
how"
secretary, Mr. Miles. asked for an increase Of sal
y9S nesd any more S %
ly need it," replied Mr.. Miles. but still. I'd be
glad to be getting a little more" "Ah-hunl-n m,
unused his employer. "can you get along without
the advance for the present? "Oh. yes, an
swered the secretary Il guess so" and the matter
was dropped. A couple of years later a new boy
appeared at the Miles home. and the secretary
thought the time propitious renew the appltca-
tion. why. my dear sir laid Mr.. Huntington.
when he heard him through. II raised your sal,
airy when you asked me before" 81 never heard
anything about it said the secretary in amaze
ment. Probably not returned Mr. Huntington
I'm fact. used that money to buy a piece OF
property for you I'd just let il stand for while
If / you" Mr.. Miles thanked him warmly
and retired somewhat mystihed. Recently Mr..
Huntington called him into his private office by
the way Miles he said Il have sold that real
estate Of yours at a pretty good advance Here is
the check" The amount S5O.0Oa The prop
erty was part of large section purchased by the
railway king investment for his wfe.-(COl-
Her's Weekly.