New-York tribune., 1901-08-14
THE TALE OF THE DAY.

There is in Lower California a strange colony OF
which the outside world rarely hears. Ii is made
up of outlaws, and some of the most notorious
escaped criminals have taken refuge in it. They
live In strange rugged stretch of country. with
the Gulf OF California side and a range of
foothills which spread down toward the Mexican
border on the other. There ports this
point on the coast of California, and railroads
reaching in from the other direction, so the men
completely isolated. They are practically
prisoners. because they dare not venture out but
no effort has ever been made disturb them in
their chosen refuge. though they have been con-
gregatng there for years
A Philosopher.--W -Wife-There is burglar down in
the cellar, Henry.
Hushand-Well, my dear we ought to be thank
full that upstairs
Mbsba6dnTben MieBIt 4e s CONE en up n here IN tb sa
dear Surely ter room house ought to be big
(Boson Traveller.
1T is sad writes a Quebe, correspondent of
The London Post" ITO see the state of Wolfe's
monument to-day. Rank grass grows high inside
the rusty and iron ratings. The column S
cracked, and If nothing be done soon perish.
The monument. simple column with a helmet and
sword the top, and its inscription: Wolfe died
here. victorious, 13 Sept. $780, is sublime in its
simplicity. The present sordid surroundings of the
scene of the herU's death cannot be helped. but
surely the monument itself on the spot on which
he died should not be left uncared for"
A resident Of Philadelphia who took into his
house a valet Japanese boy, was somewhat
startled the other day by the frank remark of
his servant. The gentleman walking about
the room in his bare feet when he stubbed his toe
and the nail While the valet was putting
on his masters stocking he happened to touch the
injured toe whereupon the gentleman uttered a
sharp of pain and told him be more careful
The boy smiled, looked up at his masters face
and said You great big baby" What's that?'
asked the astohished gentleman. In my
try" went the little Japanese, when baby hurt
himself baby cry. But after he five years old
boy hurt himself he say. 1t make no
matter. " The gentleman admitted the wisdom OF
his argument but pleaded that he was too old to
attempt to acquire Japanese stoicism.-( Youth's
Companion.
Mr.. Elliot Stock" says The London News"
has succeeded wonderfully well with his reproduc-
ton of Alfred the Greats Jewel in the AshmoIean
Museum Round the gold setting runs the inscrip-
ton 'Aelfred heht CONGRATULATED me
ordered 10 be yrought Beneath deep face of
glass appears a nude figure mosaic. possibly
representing Our Lord. possibly St. Neot or st.
Cuthbert Thistle jewel proper-was probably
valuable relic given to Alfred by the Pope some
other potentate. But the gold work is clearly
Saxon With It's delicate elaboration into a sea
dragons head, by the jaw of which II may have
been hung as a pendant. Mr.. Elliot Stock has had
10 make certain inevitable concessions the MOD
ern workman. who could be expected to rise
to the exquisite fine wire ornamentation of the
original But the general effect of the jewel is
accurately secured. even in the cheapest OF the
three qualities of gold