New-York tribune., 1901-01-11
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

The Editor of Catholic Book Notes" says that a
convent school chapel when visited. was found to
be filled with little girls of ages ranging from six
TO sixteen, with fresh sweet voices. in childish
accents singing:
"of our passions we are weary
Weary of the yoke of sim"
a convict prison chapel. when visited was found
with select and exclusive congregation Of forgers
burglars. wifebeaters in stentorian tones CIV
ing tongue to.
Dear angel. ever at my side.
How loving thou must be,
To leave thy home in heaven to guide
\ little child like me-"
Father Faber of course wrote a guilty wretch
like me- but that would have been appropriate
under the circumstances which would never do. so
the corrupt rendering preferred
Both Arkansas and Mississippi. which to
have State Houses. to cost about 81 100000 each.
have by a singular coincidence selected the sites
for the buildings those formerly occupied by peni
tentaries
The Bartender--You see have TO drink a good
deal Every half hour somebody comes in
and asks me TO take something.
asked every half hour TO eat something I'd have to
90 it?
there is no aTguing with You. You viii wander
from the subject.-(Boston Transcript.
Israel Zangwill said recently: My experience OF
the American reporter leads me TO the conviction
or reject him absolutely. No temporzing at
tempt TO dodge him Will pay. Perhaps the oldest
specimen OF the American journalist that I met
man in Cincinnati He called on me one
night, told me that he was racked and torn with
religious doubts, and asked my guidance With
such reasoning and thought I had at command
I tried TO help him to clearer view, and he went
away full OF gratitude. Imagine my establishment
when. next day, 1 found this young gentleman
posing throughout the interview the profound
7 sha
The conveniences of ready set plate matter are
often experienced by the newspaper office. but some
times the convenience works into an em6arraSs-
article entitled Our Wines at Paris on our sixth
We greatly regret that we did not see it until the
paper printed II must have puzzled some or
adherent of prohibition to come upon the article
Introduced with the added Endorsement. Received
ing with cheerful description OF the wine industry
a keen eye on his plate editor hereafter.-(Kenne-
bee (MeD Journal.
"One OF the curious business customs here" says
a City Of Mexico correspondent OF The Boston
Herald" lis that of paying for things the
abono.' or instaIment plan The great shops carry
tens of thousands of accounts. which are always
being added by fresh charges, and continually
being decreased by the payment OF the monthly
'abonos From your cradle to your coffin you
can. II you have any sort of credit, go through
life on the instaIment plan! This is city full of
government employees like Washington. and they
live. move and have their being on the instalment
principle. They pay their rent, or board monthly,
and hand in a certain amount to their tailor. shoe
maker. haberdasher. jeweller. etc II they are
ried their wives call around TO the drygoods
shops monthly and make a payment. 1t is Gus
tom universal that women of the highest social
rank have passbooks the big drygoods shops
and send their instalments in every thirty days"
Prematurely Aged.-Towne-That boy OF Jones's
Is older than he looks isn't he?
Browne-I don't think So Why?
Towne-I saw him out skating to-day. and he
the danger sign without falling in.-(Philadelpha
Press
bill has been introduced in the Georgia Legis-
lature to empower the State Commissioner of Ag-
riculture TO inspect proprietary medicines and de-
eide which are wholesome and which are not. OBJ
lection is made to the proposed measure on the
ground that no layman is competent 10 decide
whether medicine is valuable not when even
doctors disagree as to the wholesomeness of medi-
cines and whether not they possess any virtue.
The Real Trouble-Mrs De Style Cooking from
mention my name in connection with the GlugOres's
that newspaper office tomorrow and see about
this
Mr.. De style-oh! I wouldn't pay any attention
Mrs De Style-I wouldn't. but they've got my
name spelled wrong,-(Phiadelphia Press.
In the last number of The Electrical World and
Engineer T. c. Martin makes detailed estimate
of the capital and labor now devoted to the cleo
trical industries of this country: He finds that
less than 100000 persons employed therein, and
divides up the investment in this fashion, Street
railways 81 500 100000; lighting, 81 10000 600; teleph-
ony, $3OOOoO.OO0; teegraphy. $3.50 100000; mining.
power transmission and plating. together. $3.50 0OO
COO; manufacturing apparatus. 600 and auto
mobiles and storage batteries. s25. 1000 OOO This is
close to $00OO00 goo. and is probably twice much
Europe has put into the same line OF business.
In view OF the fact that the development has been
confined TO about sixty years, Mr.. Martins showing
is not bad!
For me-. cried the hero Of the meIodrama in
wardy cursing his limitations, it's either brszen
adventures wooden heroiner'
In that moment he envied his man. who was des-
tined by the canons of art TO marry the sOubrette.
-(Detroit Journal.