New-York tribune., 1901-03-05
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

1t has been customary at inauguratlons," says
the Washington correspondent OF The Chicago
Record" "for the President some friend TO Sc
lect the chapter at which the book shall be opened
and the verse upon which he shall press his lips.
passages that particularly appropriate being
chosen. That selected by Mr.. Mckinley TO kiss
when he took the inaugural oath in 1897 was un-
usually appropriate. It read:
" Give me new wisdom and knowledge that may
go out and come in before this people: for who can
judge this. thy people that Is great
President Mckinley not only selected this pas
sage from the Holy Scriptures because OF its re-
markable appropriateness. but ir his inaugural ad-
dress twice. at the beginning and the end. acknow-
edged divine sovereignty and invoked the guidance
OF omnpotent power.
The verse that General Grant kissed was equally
appropriate, and Is found in the eleventh chapter
OF Isaiah, follows:
" And the spirit OF the Lord ehall rest upon him;
the spirit Of wisdom and understanding; the spirit
OF counsel and might; the spirit OF knowledge and
the fear OF the Lord. And shall make him Of
quick understanding the fear OF the Lord. and
ne shall not judge after the sight of his eyes nor
reprove after the hearing OF his ears
The verse that President Hayes kissed ac-
cidental and proved to be prophetic:
His enemies encompassed him like bees. but
he would not destroy them
President Arthur and President Cleveland did
not make any selection and the passages they
kissed are unknown. Mr.. Cleveland took the oath
both inauguratons upon a little red Bible which
was given him by his mother when he was boy"
Towne-Did you ever hear Borem telling story?
Browne-Yes. but he has one good point that Is
really remarkable
Towne-Whats that?
Browne-He's the only poor storyteller I ever
knew who. in telling Irish story, would admit
Pre-: Press. ne 'Ouu" INITIATE the Fn''aoeip"'a
At various times the municipal corporation Of
Liverpool has obtained powers from Parliament to
borrow sums (amounng altogether TO 81 0OO) for
the demolition and improvement OF property found
to be unsantary. This large amount has already
been expended with the exception OF about SS5 OO0
The number of houses which have thus far been
demolished by the municipal council as UNFIT for
habitaton Is $500 Liverpool has now in course Of
erection is houses for the poor. There is an ap-
pncat;on before the Liverpool local Government
permission to borrow s267 800 10 build POS
such houses.
m Mrs Prondp@p % Pstatrs91aenry ta He & where is the
Mr.. Proudpap dn basementl-Well, baby will have
to wait until l finish thaw!ng out these pipes
Baltimore American
George w Putnam descendant of the famous
Revolutionary general. said be the Oldest rail-
road mail clerk in the country He was appointed
by Lincoln in 1861 and has been in the service
since. His home is in Westfeld. Ohio. but
his run is between Ashtabula and Oil City,
branch of the Lake Shore road.
nat would you say, oeSan tne Voluple
prophet of woe, ''if I were to tell you that in a
very short space OF time all the rivers in this
try would dry up?'
~ would say replied the patient man. " Go
thou and do likewise. '-(Philadelphia Press
Representative Littlefeld has queer assortment
of prizes euchre parties A progressive
euchre party was given a the Washington hotel at
which he lives about year ago. and he carried off
one Of the trophies awarded for the highest score
a beer stein A few days ago similar affair took
place at the hotel. and again he made the top
score, the prize for which proved TO be a horn and
silver mounted corkscrew. Mr.. Littlefield repre-
sents prohibition district and is himself an
abstaner from intoxicants, but he says he can use
the corkscrew mineral water of which there
several famous springs in his district
Advertising Mana.-'It Is claimed that those
Chicago hotel hres were started in order to show
of fire eXtnguisher."
Think of II! wonder II somebody will ever
prove that the deluge was got up To advertise
somebody's patent life preserver ?'-(Clevela1 1d
Leader.
A husband in Neodesha Kan who caught an
other hugging his wife said that if he caught
him doing so again he would slap him i'm the face
- thus in Kansas remarks The Kansas Cttv
Journal" do the growth of that wild
barbaric rage-that fierce unmastered passion
which leads up deeds of violence
Domestic Economy.-Mrs. Binks-How will we
manage to keep warm. with coal so high?
Mr. Binks-You think of the fact that / can't get
you new bonnet, and I'll think of the outrageous
price of coal. and then We'll both bo--(New-York
Weekly.