New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Alderman Hunter. of Chicago has conceived the
notion Of establishing home for the neglected and
dnapidatcd statues which in years past have crept
into Chicago's parks. and other public places lie
will call II Ruination Park.
Eniseopai m cRurch OF that district held conference
The colored population OF the town made great
Por Week the town was filled with eoored pulpit
s Sessions 6ne Of the leading women OF the town
drove out 10 Pea Ridge to purchase chickens chickens @ OF
years Aunt Hanna coming to the gate said: Il I'm m
sPTrf all done @ss ester ' de- tribune
''The men folk Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of Usage city" says The Kansas City Journal"
SERVED a supper of their get up the other
night. They didn't consult a cookbook or any
members of the Ladies' Aid Society. The bill or
fare included 'mince pie like father used to make.
roast hummIng bird. seryed la carte; petit du
nois de plos any way you like it: elephant steak
broiled in bread crumbs Dutch pudding (speaks
English). cherry pie 0ull of pitsl, pit pie (full
of cherres) and many other things too numerous
to mention The women of the church attended
the supper. and got some pointers as to what a
really well cooked and nicely served meal was like.
Modern mrod.-Jimson-Where you
Biiison-Only off for days shooting.
JIrnsou-Great snakes! With that carload of
Riiison-Those boxes contain books. the latest and
most complete compendiums OF the game laws Of
season.-(New-York Weekly.
"A couple of years ago" says the advertising
agent of a tobacco firm quoted by THE Phila-
oelpIa Record" "I wished to introduce among
the Chinese a two-for-nve cigar that my people
were heavily interested in and decided to draw
up card eXtolling this cigar in Chinese char
acters. / sought out Lo Hen Wong IN San Fran
cisco. a very intelligent fellow, and got him to
write me a few sentences In praise of my article.
I had what he wrote Autographed and distributed
the cards by thousands in all the Chinatowns Of
ad State inG viii
pcture of the cigar and below the words:
Smoke this cigar. 1t is the best on the market.
and two for five is its price That, at least, is
what thought the meaning of the Chinese
characters 1 found out some six months later,
nv mistake The words Lo Hen Wong had
written and which I had had autographed
Don't smoke this cigar. IT is net good But the
Gong Companys cigarettes. for sale In every
Chinatown at three cents a package. excel
lent Lo Hen Wong had got $40 from
his work and I don't know how much he got
from the Gong Company We distributed many
thousands of the cards before got to the
trick that had been played on us
.Yes. we call that old gobbler Abdul Hamid.'
n is sSe on ur. IN the whK St
will not be able to get any money out Of
Truly we might q ~, haEe foresss1 this m had
Rustic's pocket.-(Baltimore American
Mrs Wides P. Walker says THE Kennebec
CMe) Journal" has In her possession Of the
most famous punchbowls in the State of Maine
Her late husband made his home for many years
at the Astor House. and had the bowl presented
to him. The elder Stetson father of the famous
proprietor Of the Astor House. in years gone by
kent an old fashioned inn in the town Of Salem
1t was place where Hawthorne and his kindred
snrits used delight to gather. when Lafayette
visited America. and decided to include Salem
among the towns he honored with his presence, he
was invited to be guest at this inn For his
ception imported punchbowl was ordered 1t is
a magnificent OF old Dutch blue china. In
keeping with the bowl is ladle. which Is of solid
silver and holds enough punch to fill glass. The
first glass of punch served from this bowl was
handed to Lafayette on the occasion OF his visit
to Salem. and since that time many are the famous