New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Wichita Kan) Eagle" tells this story about
Mrs. Nation. who recently wrecked n saloon I'm
that city: "In the eos Mrs. Nations husband was
running an antislavery paper IN ST Joseph No
One day lot Of pro-slavery men kidnapped him
and burned the Office for the purpose Of putting
stop TO the paper. Mrs. Nation managed to get
a few cases Of type out OF the building and sue
ceeded in getting the next edition OF the paper
herself
Out of the Mouths OF Babes -Mother-Don't boil
those canned peas. Bridget; they only want to be
Little Tommy-Mamma. peas can't talk, can
Manma-Of course not. dear. Why?
Little Tommy-Then, how do you know what
they want?-Phiadelphia Press.
The Church Standard" EpiscopaD. estimates
that the gain OF the Episcopal Church during
the year 1S99-ls0O was only 533l or less than per
cent; that there were fewer clergy on the list and
fewer ordinations Of clergy than In 1895 SO: that
there was only small gain in candidates for
orders, and that combinations increased by a
trihe less than per cent
Many years ago an Allen County man announced
himself as candidate for the Legislature. But
that doesn't make. any difference" innocenty re-
elects speaker "-Qola (Kan) Register.
An article in The American Catholic Quarterly
Review by the Rev. Brian ]. Clinch takes a rather
gloomy view of English Catholicism. Out of 223-
100000 Roman Catholics in the world. according to
Mr.. Cnch. less than 10 per cent belong TO English
speaking nations while hardly half Il million are
of real Anglo-Saxon stock. The Catholic popua-
tion of the British Islands," he says. lis hardly
two-thrds of what II was at the beginning OF Vic
toria's reign. Adding in the whole Catholic
English speaking population of Canada. Australia
and all other British colonies, there are now a mill
ion fewer Catholics in the Empire than then
Meantime. in Germany. Holland and indeed. in
every other country, the Roman Catholic Church
has shown a notable decrease Year by year Catho-
lies diminishing. if struck by some fatal
disease. where the English flag flies" 1t is only
fair say that other Catholic authorities do not
take this view.
IS sGn s mared iRf eadn
The Comedian-What are they marryin' this late
SOS to be able to get their divorce early next
season reekon.'-tIndianapolis Press.
In spite of the old superstition about the ill luck
which follows the traveller who begins his Journey
on Friday. Western passenger agent says his
experience has shown that there is railway
travel on Friday than any other day of the
week. The lightest travel is Wednesday.
But I don't love you," objected the young
'TEen why" howled the indignant youth. re-
ferring hastily to divers memoranda in his pocket
diary. did you eat total of sixty-fve pounds of
year of the nineteenth century, if you didn't love
because" she said. with rapt expression on
her lovely features. Il do love candy!'-(Ch Chicago
Tribune.
The fame of scrapple continues TO spread saws
The Philadelphia Record" "for II is TO be
introduced on the other side of the Atlantic Sew
eral hundred pounds of this much enjoyed article
of diet that for so many years has been known
only in Pennsylvania shipped on the American
Line steamer Ikbal which has just left this mort
bound for Liverpool. The scrapple will be intro
duced not only in Great Britain. but all over the
Continent, and at the start cook who knows how
to prepare 1t for the table in the real old PhiIa-
delphia style will give instructions in that art He
has already gone abroad. This first shipment of
scrapple was made in this city and in nearby
Pennsylvania places. II is believed that within a
year a fair export tradewill have been worked u" "
Tottie (aged hve)-I wonder why babies is always
born in de night time?
Lottie (aged seven, a little wiser)-Don't Won
know? It's COS they want to make sure of indin
their mothers at home.-(Troy Times.