New-York tribune., 1901-12-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Keusits Protestant Truth Society IN London
has mapped out an aggressive campaign for the
winter There will be great Protestant meeting
In Albert Hall on Tuesday, February 4. 1902 The
subjects to be dealt with are The Kings Decara-
tion" 'Romanism in the Church of England" The
Inroad of Foreign Jesuits Into This Country and
The Inspection of Converts"
Ascum-I suppose you haven't had time to figure
out yet how much your cashier took.
Bank President-Oh. yes! We knew in a very short
time .
AseumpWhy thSught he t3ok tool roia gTest ssa deal to
count l1qtN what he leftE(Phiiadelphia Press.
Writing from Berlin, William f. Curtis says that
men in Germany do usually ofer seats to
women. "On the contrary. men have the prefer
ence 1t is the rule. when all the seats are oc-
cupied, that people the platform may have the
benefit OF vacancies that occur inside in regular
order-the first conner having the preference. The
other day, while sitting the door In Ther-
garten car a breathess old woman with arms full
of bundles, climbed upon the platform arose
and heckoned her to take my seat, but before she
could do so well dressed brute pushed in ahead
and settled down in 1t. l took hold of his and
mottoned to the woman, lie shook his head.
told him that he ought to be ashamed of himself.
at which he smiled sarcastically and small boy
on the platform snickered The old woman block
AIDED the aisle all this time In a sort of daze, until
the conductor ordered her back the platform for
people are 'verboten TO stand in the aisles When
l followed her outside man VINO had watched the
proceedings kindly explained TO me that under the
regulations the brute entitled to the seat when
7 surrendered it, and would probably have taken 1t
even If his mother had to stand We have many
hogs in Germany, he added, but we do not Kill
them, you do in America
We are asked by Brooklyn doctor to accept fit
medicine In 9r eodas s G W VIII 1aEt
have fits just to fill our advertising space-(Harde-
man (Tenn) Free Press,
The colleagues of German master at an
tb,t ha
was not very careful he would receive but un-
courteous treatment at the hands of his class So
on his first appearance in school he walked up to
his desk and tapped 1t srnartly. Boys he cried,
ma name is Banck. B-a-n-c-k pronounced in the
German fashion,, and shtand no 'ombogs.'' This
suggests the story of the French master at Eton
who on beginning his duties made the following
speech: 81 am Monsieur Banck de Paris. I stand
5 feet inches in my stockings, and I will not be
bamboozled by you leetle Englshe boys"
There is an article in a contemporary containing
various stories of International want of tact One
of them, its fuller and better known form. tells
can a1H friends resident in London. Does your cook
ind yourself falling into English ways of cookng?
oh, no, said the hostess Il never fall int into any
see" was the reply. mot even English manners
-CI1ondon Globe.
Proclamations declaring December 20 as flag
day have been issued by Governor Dockery Of
Missouri, Governor Davis of Arkansas, Governor
Savage of Nebraska and other Governors of States
and Territories in the Louisiana Purchase terri
tory The people requested to celebrate on that
day the actual transfer to the United States of the
title acquired from France to the Louisiana terri
tory by displaying the Federal flag from all public
and private buildings. and especially from their
homes.
CURIOUS s WIGS IL ser whsn
| who is baldheaded.
Yes dear, @ he he replied rep On vour head tho
papa - she perssted.-ohio State Journal