New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The late Lord Savie used to say according to
1.-The Candid Friend that high dipomatist had
always to be their guard against intriguing
women, mainly Russian agents, who would use
any vile to extract information. During the
Russo-Turkish War, when Europe was always on
the verge of a crisis and Russian statesmen were
most anxious TO know what England would do
under given circumstances. lady came up to
him suddenly ball. and said:
'I hear that the Russians have made forced
march and entered Constantnople,'' hoping. no
doubt. that he would be surprised into some in
discreet expression.
He merely replied:
Indeed. And suppose the Sultan has conferred
on them the Order of the Turkish Bath
The lady continued. sravely;
And they say in Paris that, If England does
not interfere the Eastern Question is settled in
favor of Russia
And that" replied his excellency rs. 1 sup
pose, the new Judgment of Paris'
The Intelligent Foreigner.-'In your Presidents
Cabinet the Secretary 10 of the Navy is subordinate
by no means He is of equal authority.
How is that? When you have your navy
takes part in it, does it not?'
And the Secretary of War cannot direct its
''Not at all He looks after the land forces
All SEE S You aSys really a the tho SsTy a2d
Secretary of the Army."-(Chicaeo Tribune.
Pierre Maurier. who died in Genoa the other
day at the age of ninety-eght. lived In Elba when
NanoIeon was sent there and used 10 carry eggs
and fruit 10 Napoeons kitchen. Once the exied
Emperor scolded him for throwing stones at a
dog.
"Oh, mamma cried Tommy, 'Willies pulling
the puSSy'S tall!
Hes very bad boy to do that" said mamma; an
Yes and he's selfish, too; cos he won't let me
pull 1t at alL''-(Phiadelphia Press.
wager was recently made by London man that
he could cook a plum pudding ten feet beneath the
surface of the Thames He the bet by placing
the pudding In tin and putting the whole In a
sack of lime The heat of the lime. stacking when
II came in contact with the w@ter. sufficient 10
cook the pudding in two hours.
How do you keep from getting tanned. Bobby
asked the young lady visitor, comparing her own
'Oh that's easy" replied Bobby. = All fellow
has TO do is mind the teacher '-CChicago News
An unexpected menace brick street paving has
come to light in Council Bluffs. Iowa Numerous
ants began burrowing into the sand beneath the
bricks and removed so much of it TO other and
unknown quarters that the city engineer was called
IN TO repair the damages. One street was made
unfit FOR travel for several blocks
Patience always like 10 see the prices printed
on the card opposite each dish wheh L III
with Will
Patrice-Why so?
'Oh If the lrices not printed I'm afraid oi
ordering something cheap. .'-tfonkers Sta,eS'h"'
A local paper OF Rockport Mo- says: "A tacky
party was given at the City Hall on Friday even
ing for the benefit OF the Christian church. Every
body was dressed tacky could be. Hewitt
Hill won the prize as the tackiest person present
Tommy" said the father of precocous five
year-old at the dinner table don you MINK tna a.
is pretty big piece of cake for boy OF your size
| III looks big papa" replied Tommy, but t'
| sponge cake and nearly all holes"-tChicaSo News