New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"-be rondon Times" reprints from It's issue of
November %. 1901. the following curious items:
"A miiner advertses that she Will not be WIS.,
tied on foot. and assures her customers that her
father kept his own coach. This IS very true-Eso.
sos and drove It also"
"A great change is announced In the sporting
world Powder is utterly out or fashion ana
Gentleman would to knock down partridge
with anything but air gun always excepting
the long bow. with which SO many of our best shots
kill their game.
Among the Lay Sportsmen the contest les VINO
shall kill the most head of game: but your Sporting
parsons think nothing OF one another TIL they nave
had a shot at the Squire
An odd circumstance occurred the other day IN
Church. in Leicestershre The Lord OF the
Manor has brought action against the Parson
for shooting upon his lands and imagining himseif
to be addressed from the desk in the words y
Lord forgive US trespasses' the Squire rose
in a fury. and swore he would seem him ID nrst
"On Friday a coal porter exhibited his wife IN
smithheld with a halter round her neck, for sale
he demanded guinea for her. but she hung on
hand for some time. until man of good appear
ance made the purchase and packing her. halter
and ALL into hackney coach drove for Blackfriars
Bridge, amidst the huzzas OF the mon.
Dusty Danel-Dey say dat Homeless Harry Is
cinder CHARLEY Modest? Why he's so 5nodssd modest
Record
When DR.. Cosmo Lang. the Bishop of Step
rev was vicar of Portsea one of the largest par
ishes in England, the Queen. who in her latter
years liked occasionally to see some of the younger
clergy commanded his attendance at OSBORNE on
two or three occasions. and highly relished his
readiness in conversation. On one occasion. not
long before her death the Queen said to the youth
full bachelor vicar: II hear. Mr.. Lang, excellent
accounts of your work at Portsea, and hnd that
you actually keep staff of twelve curates You
should take to yourself wife believe you would
be able to do with at least two curates less" All
no. madam" the ready answer-an answer
that delighted the Queen-'that would scarcely do
II have a curate who does not suit can get rid
of him. but could not do the same with wife"'
"I am always putting my foot in it, said Mr.
Cumrox sadly ,o,
IT am always displaying the fact that have no
taste or refinement. Mrs. c. asked me which of
two gowns 1 preferred. and | Immediately be
cost at least SIS less than the other.Cwashington
Star.
"a good story comes from Sydney" says THE
London Globe" where letters have been received
from two American business firms asking whether
communications to Australian merchants should
be written IN English in the language Of the
country 1t recalls astonishing trade circular
received short time ago by a business firm in
Glasgow from a German manufacturer. also writ
ten in what his versatile clerk had apparently
taken for the language of the country 1t was in
the best 'kailyard' style. and spoke of muckle
consignment O. chemicals "
Tom Dresser-Say. old man. at this evening s
function are geng to sake don't
ing when you might That function is
tonight. It's to be held after dark and
Tom Dresser-Oh, all right, then Are you going
to wear your '.nghtdress' at to-nights function.
-(Philadelphia Press.
bill to grant the elective franchise to women
is to be the Ohio legislature during
its coming session It will be backed by monster
petition to which over fifty thousand signatures
have already been appended. Many of the signers
are men. Mayor Johnson of Cleveland favors the
movement.
'Joaksmth, it appears is married and has gone
to housekeeping.
Not at afl What made you think SOP
"Ie's been writing many jokes about servant
girls lately he must have had some experience with
them" .
wouldn't joke about it.''-(Phiiadelphia Press.
Chicago is making speciality of sending through
tbe mails envelopes fastened with buckles. The
buckles are of white enamel and old gold. They
take the place of gummed flap and seal
The smallest in the world Is the Greenland
birch being less than three inches high. That is
the kind of birch tree the small boy would choose
for the switch that is to be used for his good
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