New-York tribune., 1901-02-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Edward NJ. Allen, Of the few remaining
| escaped slaves from Virginia. who went 10 Boston
previous 10 1880. died in that city on Monday He
had belonged To the estate OF John Endres a to-
bacco manufacturer. OF Richmond. and was known
as William n. Carter, 10 between 1852 and
1850 that Allen arrived in Boston with number OF
other slaves from and around Richmond Upon ar
rtving there. as a precautionary measure he
dropped the name he bore as slave and took the
one by which he has since been known. He went
20 Canada where he remained until near the close
OF the war. when he returned and went 10 work "a
a servant in the family of the father of the late
Governor Wolcott- He remained in the family
nearly fifteen years. Between Allen and Roger
Wolcott there grew up a strong friendship and
Allen was fond OF telling his friends how he was
taught to read and write by Governor wolcott
This friendship lasted down 10 the day Of Gov
ernor WOlcott's fatal illness.
Small Bsy-Mom wants a loaf of stale bread ter
Baker-We have no stale bread left.
..3,S1n,as ~3NS96.s but fresh bread"
But you said your mother desired stale bread"
This isn't stale"
ncsS0rs F0 5ou re- 6s IN street q to @ talk Sh n
last night. and itH be stale by the time she gifts
back ck'-tNew-YOrk Weekly.
G. F. Bailey. OF Duluth is thus quoted in The
Washington Post: "If any man thinks the Amerf-
can sailor Is thing OF the past he should spend
a while on the Great Lakes. The American fresh
water sailor Is every BIT picturesque a person
age as was the salt OF early days. who carried
our merchant flag into every port OF the world His
life is just fuI OF hardships and just as Full of
dangers. There Is large fleet OF three and four
masted schOOners the lakes, and stories OF the
wrecking OF them come with every big storm A
nastier body of water than Lake Erie. when Il
comes on 10 blow. can be found nowhere and some
Of the experiences OF the life saving crews along
IT'S shores the thrilling in the history OF
the service The men who man the big lake steam
ers Of course. hav" not much romance IN their
lives but there are enough Of the old sailing yes
sells left 10 keep a considerable army OF men en-
ployed Any skipper who can navigate a schooner
from Duluth to Buffalo is good enough saiIer TO
sail around the wo;ld. and he will do as well as
the next man 20 take OF his vessel IN the
toughest sea the Atlantic able TO blow
up"
tends sG 81 ba8e se5 heard or o ,S SSrh pre-
tessional services sent by local resident 20 a
wifes mother Is at desth. door Please come ~
cnce and see II you can't pull her through. "(Kan-
The bar business" says a bartender quoted by
The Philadelphia Record" always falls or after
the first of the year and during Lent The fellows
who swear of at New Years seldom keep their
pledges very long. though and the depression
really only lasts for about a month or so. Then
Lent comes along and that always means a falling
Off I'm trade. You would be surprised to know how
many men there who abstain from liquor all
during Lent. II is of total abstinence. too.
and the men who make up their minds to IL stick
to their resolutions. The same men usually alb
stain during Lent every year"
Once there was a Poet. He wrote an Epic Poem
on the Beautiful snow and took ~ 70 Apprecla-
tive Editor. who grasped him by the Hand and
said he was New Born Genius. and gave him a
Check TOR Ten Thousand Dollars. and an order for
ten more Eptcs And then the Alarm Clock
went Off
MoraI-The world owes much to Alarm Clocks
Baltimore American
When ex-COngressman Culberson. Of Texas.
In Detroit the other day he caught a bad cold 1T
l were at home" he said. my wife would get
piece Of flannel. and my mother in -Iaw-who is
an angel-would make horrible mixture OF
vinegar. onion. and MULLEN I would be put
To bed, and when woke up would he WELL IL Is
horrible mixture. but wish I at home"
Nora can't get into the parlnr"
a. sure II $ meself knows that, and yer won't with
the Kay In me pocket"
open the door Immediately
'Wtll yez go in IN dO?''
certainly I will
Then yez don't get the kay"
mean?' 80
Sure. it's by orders"
'1is Iez said yesterday Don't let me come
downstairs I'm the mOrrin and any dusC on the
parior FURNITURE So l Just puts the kay In
pocket. and says l. Then she won't "-(Bufralo
Enquirer