New-York tribune., 1901-01-04
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

prize OF 81 25 a word is offered by the General
Linguistic Union of Germany for the best German
words that can be substituted for the following
foreign expressions: Amateur, baby, concours hip-
pque couplet, hote-restaurant pedal Con bicycles)
record, reclaim, sweater (as part Of a woman's gar
ment. The conditions that the proposed sub
stitute must not occur in any dictionary German
Americans who wish 20 compete may send their
HIST. by December 81. 70 DR. Siebert, wiImersdorf
near Berlin.
Arriving az the scaffold Raleigh lost no time in
teseIing ot the edge OF the axe.
Wouldn't that make you later
h nnen ne aid ms head upon the block, and shortly
We are not trying 20 write history here under
stand; merely historical fction.-DetroIt Journal.
curious streetcar lire is that between Atauai
ana YoshihOma, two coast towns in the Province
OF lzie, Japan. The line is seven miles long the
rolling stock consists of single car, and the
motive power is furnished by a couple OF muscular
coolies who actually push she car along wherever
power is necessary. When the car comes 20 a
down grade they jump on and ride. The coolies
who work this unique road said 70 be astOnish-
ing specimens of physical development. The fare
for round trip over the road including the ex-
pected tips for the crew. is p cents.
The other morning gentleman with white beard
Siofsey ofsEd cropped and quite an aldermanic girth
On the way he stepped into a shop kept by John
Ioehe5 IpehaSm n 20 10, make purchase The shOPkeeper
4ouhsu like eN-FrcSiOent HARRISON
Yes. was the reply. Il have heard it said very
often. Do you think there is a resembIanceS'
General Harrison but from 'his his pictrs never
shSSd lS1l say You were dead ringer for him.
n1sassy pleased @ d. and then went the shop
the % Door and * ins ter Pa b
o m the the SGG5way Af9T osst An Reed the District
DID old you see that man who was in here just now?'
,,," II told him said Denham that he looked just
mp Coz ~ co,,rsa ,es'GSl't S 5IaS fa@rrlson. @
Harrison himself washington Post. A''' was
A serious blow has been given % on,r,b,s aud
tramway traffic in Paris by the new metropoIltan
underground railway. The directors OF the omnt-
ous company say that they losing h00 daily on
the lines from the Porte Maillot to the Hotel de
Vile. Saint Philippe du Roule TO the LYONS Sta
tion and the Arc de Triomphe to the PaIais ro,,.I
Losses are also considerable on other Inns u,os
parallel with the underground In conseouencs 80
the competition the directors Of the omnibus com
pahy now propose to take their vehicles off the
roads parallel with the metropolitan and 10 ruD
them between other points
Messrs. l.. r.. Hughey and e. Is. Grifin came
aGroSs ao me bodies OF two large bucks which had
tightly locked together. Each had pronged tbs
stone dead and had been attacked bv Sne was
and the other still showed faint signs of life Tb
an acre around them torn up. telling OF tha in
os ,ensaty Oh thelr mortal srqgse The horns. stiu
town--tlstssimmee F'aD Gazette. ~
The marriage landau OF the Queen of the Neither
lands is on exhibition the premises of a carriage
builder in the Boulevard Haussmann i'm Paris n
has been sent thither to be refined but has al
ready been used by Her Majesty Wilhelmina ON n
few state occasions. II is painted in cream color
"Vernis Martini Of great purity OF tint: the box
seat the springs and the hubs OF the wheels ara
Of a rich orange; the new Innings are OF white hro
cade; and the Queen will, they say have aipb,
white horses. with orange colored trappings TO
take her TO church on her wedding day.
What's dem spots on you airs forehead?' asked
Mr.. Erastus Pinkley. ~
My wife done gimme dem" answered Mr. sirnp-
kins CollifiOwer. Oats de stylshes' kim q. deco
rations. DENIS poker Observation-Disclosures Star
Mrs George Boyden. OF Newark. Ind. whose
husband has just committed suicide has had eight
husbands Two died natural deaths within a year
after their marriage. three obtained divorces and
three committed suicide.
Wife-l do really need bonnet
Husband-HoW much?
Mife-Well ! could get one for from $40 up
Husband-Id rather know from how n,ucb
down"-(Philadelpha Press.