New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

One OF the most desirable posts at Windsor
castle. says a correspondent OF The Chicago
Record rs that 3f The Kings Hmner' who in
ancient times decorated books and rnanuscrints
WIN initial letters. and who now prepares the
parchment commissions when His Majesty &c
pleased 10 confer knighthood or some other honor
upon one Of his subjects. The man who now
mis- TIE post has extra ordinary skill With the pen
and brush. and his diplomas and certificates were
greatly admired for their exquisite taste and skful
execution He receives a salary OF $3.50 a wear.
Inc c!ockmaker at Windsor Castle receives the
same compensation. and IL is hts business IN keen
all tho umepleces in repair. The historiographer
VINO Is supposed 10 keep a record OF events holds
an hereditary Office. with a salary OF s. 500 n wear
Ihe master Of music. Sir Walter Parrett the
famous organst. receives 81 800. and arranges con-
certs for His Majesty's diversion The surveyor OF
pictures is paid $3.50. the librarian (who by the
way. is Richard r. Holmes an eminent author,
receives $500 the examiner of PLAYS $3.50 the
Keeper Of the swans is paid $500. and the barge
master. who looks after the boats used by the
royal family at Windsor. has a similar comnensa-
ton"
The Following was actually overheard on a
Stre-tcar yesterday: ~" ="
w Who O., is this man Marshall they're making so
much fuss about, anyway?'' -
way 1@'ss Fsier SG ise is chief SRfe9 duses
oh. Marshall isn't Chief Justice now. He's
:. When did he die? didn't see anything about
&c oh it was a good while ago I guess don't
o., Funny what fellows they pick out to make
And then they began talking about something
else.-tChicago Post. "S
The Philadelphia Record" SAYS that during tba
year 1900 HS6l persons applied to the police Of
Philadelphia for shelter OF these II NAV he in
teresting 10 know that more than one-haIf or 10
be accurate. 2s.59O were native Americans or the
total there were flI93 white men and 21s4 colored
men, the remaining few hundred being women
There were 1oO25 Irish. 3.7s7 German 1923 English
men. 2O5 Scotchmen 75 Russians. rs Poles 2s ItaI-
ians So Frenchmen. Turks. while Austria
Sweden Norway. Wales Hungary Egypt Servia
Denmark and Spain were also represented
They say man is known by the company he
keeps Do you think that is always true?''
well replied the man who had once backed
known as good thing by the company he kept"
philadelphia Press.
The Isle Of Man Times" SAYS that the con,no.
census is to be utilized i'm a special manner so far
as the Island Is concerned II is desired discover
10 what extent the Manx language is still spoken
and understood by the real natives With this
purpose In view. every person whose name is 10
appear upon the census is expected to say whether
or not he or she, as the case may be- speaks the
ancient tongue.
Urban Economy -Tenant-why what you call
spare bedroom isn't a room at all only the picture
OF alcove painted on the walIi How, co1id Tye
get a bed in there, pray?
painted these days II saves movin ISrsere
Detroit Journal
Uncle" Soion Chase. OF Maine laughs AT The
medical authorities OF West Point. who rejected
him fifty years ago as consumptive with hnt q
few years 10 live.
The Rev. Or. FourthIy was making a pastor,t
call al
"Ah. my dear Mrs. Hishmore.' he said ram
bling on in his absentminded way. when vour
children grow TO manhood | trust" ~
They girls. doctor" interrupted Mrs High
more. with painful distinctness
Il was about 10 say he resumed pronnntlv ra
covering himself. that when your little girls grow
to manhood. so 10 speak. all girls do when the
time comes trust they will grow. as IL were 10
noble specimens of manhood. who will be good
husbands them. and whom you can welcome
into your family as worthy additions thereto"
The conversation drfted 10 the church social 10
be held shortly for the beneft OF the new organ
fund. and presently the good doctor put his
gloves and took his leave-(Chicago Record