New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The State Department has received word from
the Netherlands Legation that the second Inter-
national Congress OF Physicians of Insurance Com
panies will be held in Amsterdam. September % TO
25. The United States has been invited TO send
official delegates
How is this?'' inquired the commlssary officer
you have listed boots with the breadstuffs here
That's all right" said the helper. Those sup
American.
while stopping a small place down below
New-Orleans a few weeks ago I ran across a
rather funny story" said a New-Orleans man.
talking to "The Times Democrat" OF that city.
'and it of the strangest combinations Of
the tragic and the comic have ever found There
is in a certain little coast community who Is
now to be counted in the bachelor class, but ii is
not exactly his fault. He was rather persistent
wooer. and the experience I have in mind will
probably confirm this general statement. II was
his last wooinz experience The woman who fig
ured I'm the case was by no means young She
we'll up in years. and. in fact, had lived long
enough 20 lose the best part of her teeth My
bachelor made some progress. The lady looked
upon him with favor for while. and it was dur
ing this time that he concluded to buy something
that he thought his sweetheart needed. He bought
her a brand new set Of teeth and he got the best
he could find In the market. He gave them 10 her
and she accepted them with becoming grace and
warmly effusive in making her acknowledge
ments. Another fellow came along. and after sing
ing q few Of loves softer platitudes 10 the old
maid won her his side OF the question,
and in short while II was announced that she
would marry her new sweetheart. The bachelor
was ried. He heartbroken. But he was not TO
quit without showing his resentment in a more
emphatic way. So he sat down and addressed
very curt note to the woman who had switched
her affections and the substance Of the note was
that he wanted the fair lady to return the set Of
teeth he had given her. She did So and then mar
S,F
the little love story"
Mrs Goodsoul-I afraid our new parson is
Mrs Naybor--You don't say.
Mrs Goodsoul-Yes. He believes that no church
should have a church debt.-(Baltimore American
Fish Commissioner S. P Bartlett, OF Illinois says
that enough FISH have been killed by the heat this
summer to stock all the streams OF the United
States In the Do lds and lakes of Illinois thou
sands Of dead fish have come to the surface.
Mrs OIdun-T hope you and your husband live
happily together. -, -.
like 20 see him try to live unhapRily with me
philadelphia Record.
George p. McGrady. Chicago man, nothing
daunted by the perpetual motion "discoverers'
fate says he has invented a device for producing
perpetual light His scheme is briefly combins-
tion Of chemicals In vacuum. He has not eluci-
dated 1t further.
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this menu: The management will be glad 10 hear
complaints OF any incivilty on the part OF the
walters"
Eaton-what's so funny about thatf
Diner-Don't you see? Why should they be glad
10 hear complaints like that?
aton-Because then. the chances are. there u
be fewer complaints about the fOod..-tCatholic
Standard and Times.
One Of the most striking relies Of the siege of
the legations Picking last year is TO be exhibited
in London. II is a nag torn almost 10 shreds by
the incessant tusIlade Throughout the siege this
flag noated over the British quarters. II was taken
70 England by Sir Claude Macdonald.
His Satanic Majesty announced that he intended
taking a much needed vacation.
Some surprise being expressed at this action. he
explained .
tWeU I've fixed things so that the trolley
motormen will refuse to stop for passengers when
thev are i'm a hurry. and | guess that will keep
can