New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Some scotchnen are dissatisfied because the King
has not added the title OF Edward I Of Scotland 10
that OF Edward VII Of England II appears they
hold it should have been done because James
was also James VI OF Scotland They forget, how
ever. that neither William III William "
called himself william I or William II OF Scotland
The fearsome rumor flies from LIP TO lip
The man has disappeared utterly
Suspicion points 10 his wife!
But has she murdered him or has she simply be-
come authoress?
They profess to have clews, but nobody believes
this.-(Detroit Journal
Representative Lit.ehed. OF Maine. says that
when Secretary Long was visiting Buckheld, Me.
his native village. last summer, he sent some
clothes 10 the village washsrwonnan. and. driving
by next week. stopped to ask for them The wou-
an accordingly called 20 her assistant May. Is
Johnnys washing done yetH'
This dollar that hold in my hand" he said
rem,nds % me Of deSR dar6 STs9da9GS dUS iSer9 h
hands in her lap and bending forward eagerly. tell
Yes he went on. 1t reminds me of secret OF
that kind. because IT'S so hard 10 keep. -,
hours.-(Chicaso Ttmes-Herald
Western kansas editor apologies for saying
n bride appeared in her shirt sleeves. We wrote
short sleeves says the editor. as plain as we
know how,
Mr.. Newlwed-so you've been buying more use
less truck We h1ye & SnS9qtey no bse be Tor 5h9ss
Just because they were cheap - -. .so,-,,
you. Those curtains weren't at all cheap.-CPhia-
delpha Record.
Australian papers offering prizes for the
best designs for national flag to commemorate
the new era inaugurated by the Commonwealth.
The most valuable is a check for $50. offered by
The Australian Review Of Reviews and in this
competition the six Australian Premiers are to be
the judges
Quite the Reverse.-"The meat We had last
night remarked the new hoarder. was 9verdone
Think not?''
sure. It'n be done er."-CPhfadeIphia Press
Once. when the late Bishop Creighton was at
Tottenham laying the foundation stone Of ST.
Peters Church there. he asked by leading
local resident how he liked the place Il should
like 1t better said his lordship. If Totten-
hamite had not annexed my umbrella this morning
I don't know whether the experiences OF other
prelates similar 10 my own. but it seems 70
me that bishops umbrella has a special tndi-
viduaty and is peculiarly marked down for spoil"
This remark reminds one of his friends of the i'm
promptu skit the Bishop jotted down pad at
the Church Congress in London in 1899:
THE rain. it raineth every day
,;, Upon R,t tas Just Jus ,S SSd 5H1 unjust 5t teller
The unjust takes the jUst's umbrella
An unconscious humorist who is trying stir
up crusade against the use Of glucose in American
breweries announces that he has seen a driver OF
a brewery wagon. who IS in the habit of drinking
fifty glasses of beer upon every one Of six days In
the week betray the effects of the glucose IN a
peculiar way of walking. Wouldn't 1T be strange II
any who drank fifty glasses Of beer daily didn't
wabbIe bit when he walked:
A Free eTranslation.-wulie-Pa what's the mean
ing OF Sic transit gloria mundf':
Pa-Hm! Weller, Gloria Mundy is the name Of
H'm, I guess that's got something TO do with
phia Press.