New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Even worse than usual must have been the
music" rendered by that transforming theatrical
company's brass band the streets or clinton.
Mo. the other day. Scarcely had the discordant
notes of the first tune" begun TO be audible when
a country horse hitched near by reared up IN agony
and fell dead the pavement
The Great Oualihcation.-The animals pre-
pairing for amateur theatricals. -
.yomp" snorted the intelligent horse. You'd
make a fierce looking villain. wouldn't your
no1a of Sou can beat me saying BAH {Cathoc
Standard and Times
publisher in Amsterdam, Holland. is getting
out book which contains in alpha betical order the
names of many aristocratic Englishmen who have
beeA killed wounded in the Transvaal He calls
the work THE Amanach de Botha.''
"It isn't hard to account Dowie's riches. "
said the man who had his feet on the table His
That isn't the reason" replied the in the
sef He spes it. Physician. heel thysef And
that's the command he's been obeying-
Tribune.
novel form OF charity has been inaugurated in
Budapest-namely. the distribution of bread and
milk among children up six years of age The
distribution. which is to be continued daily takes
place, morning and evening. at shop in by
The milk is first boiled in four large boilers.
whence it into a cooling apparatus. Fifty
children allowed to enter at time. either with
their mothers alone. while the others wait for
their in a neighboring Warmestube. another
charitable institution. These large. well warmed
rooms are found in many places in Austra-Hun-
gary The children told to bring their own
mugs for the milk; but there drinking vessels
for those who have none. which. after use. are
cleaned and disnfected. Both the bread and milk
must be consumed on the premises and very sickly
children receive second portion On the opening
day a number of medical men. well and
women from the upper middle classes. assisted in
the distribution.
In reference to yesterdays commemoration at
School
What attracted the visitors attention most were
ae psee in the old oaE
belonged to the and severe S head ma ter
luck to be at Westminster in his day must have
much used at Westminster now. in these highly
civilized days, The star chamber m door case ado adds
over which the pancake is tossed shrove Tues
day She nscrbed on the also
good goo deal Of ttention."-Hondon Globe.
Stamp collectors will be interested in learning
that one of the German States will disappear as
a stamp issuing country in 4 few months At pres
ont the Kingdoms of WUrtemberg and Bavaria
are the only States of the German Confederation
which have their own special postage stamps 1t
has long been the desire Of the German Emperor
to have uniformity in this respect Quite recently
the .Reichsanzeiger announced that after April l..
1902 Wtrtemberg will to Issue it's stamps. and
will use those now in use in Germany generally.
Bavaria has been approached on the subject. but
the Bavarans will not listen to the proposal to give
UP their stamps.
4 friend of ours relates the following (true)
story which. in turn, cannot help quoting. for
the benefit of home readers, on account of the de-
lightfully naive sense of humor it contains. so
Characteristic of the heather Chinee." Our friend
and this young tyrant Of the poultry yard forget
dawn" started the night Growing between
10 and Ii o'clock. Our friend quite surprised asked
the cook the next morning in somewhat the follow
ing words: How fashion," he said this cock cock
night time Morning belong proper time
"Oh," replied the cook blandly. He belong bally
kaol: he no savey."-(Shanghat Mercury.