New-York tribune., 1901-03-09
THE TALK OF THF DAY.

Preliminary steps we're taken IN Philadelphia at
a meeting on Thursday evening for the organza-
of association to embrace the six different
families Of the Celtic race-the Irish Scotch High
land Welsh. Manx. Cornish and Breton. A tenn
porary organization was effected. a constitution
adopted and the enthusiasm Of the meeting indi-
Gated that an excellent start in the movement has
teen made The constitution sets forth that the
association IS for the purpose Of insuting in this
city a library. museum and gallery. all illus
trattve Of Celtic literature and history. that is To
he non political and non-partisan.
she-They say that women never tell Of any de-
HeLBut there are exceptions Miss Eggetop
very frankly told to-day that her hair comes
out dreadfuly. and that It Is great nuisance
she-And YOU never guessed that Miss Eggle-
tops head IS as bald as n billiard ball oh you
eoosie, You'n believe me after this.-(Boston
Transcript
one region in the vicinity Of Plant city Fla. will
ship bout four hundred thousand quarts of straw
berries this season The growers expect 10 receive
average Of Is cents quart which would make
the value of the crop $4,000
Miss De style-oh: I've just planned the sweet
'S Mrs IasfsF ba sIa s2nae o should think
during Lent. at least, you would refrain from
Miss De styie-Earthiy! My gracious. mamma
this bonnet will be perfectly heavenly.-(Philadel-
phia Press
The Missouri State House does not display a ma
does A
resolution TO authorize the purchase Of a flag has
lust been referred 70 the House Committee on Fed
eral Relations. II is believed in jefferson City that
the measure will he pigeonhoed
Nell-Why don't you marry him?
Belle-Why. he doesn't dance or do anything of
Nell-B But he's splendid swimmer
BeHeoHuh; don't want a husband that I'd
ord
Noting the fact that the New England Society Of
this city will attend Grace Church next month 10
listen TO sermon by the rector, the Rev Or. W.
r. Huntington The Buffalo CommerciaT' says:
This is another Illustration Of the distance the
descendants of the Puritans have travelled from
Purtanism Instead Of selecting a CONGREGATIONAL
clergyman to preach its annual sermon. the society
is 10 listen EpisCnpalian divine who is not
a New -Englander and has little In common with
the strict old New-England theology. The truth
is however. that there is distinguished
clergyman of England birth in the puIpits Of
New-YOrk." AS a matter of fact Or. Huntington
is New -Englander by birth and lineage and he
certainly deserves to he called distinguished
An Incident of Travel-The woman and her
children. native Mexicans it was plain were crying
my husband is drunk sobbed the woman,
multuous gref?' asked
Si. sehor! said the woman, in Spanish. For
nun Greaser means an empty larder. don't you
We handed her fresh cigar: it was all the
-(Detroit Journal
a government report just issued shows that dur
ing the year 1929 in India the number Of deaths
among human beings attributed 70 carnivorous ami
mails was 1856. Tigers caused the death OF 500
wolves OF S3S and leopards, hyenas. jackals and
crocodes were accountable for a large proportion
OF the remainder The loss OF human life from
snakes reached the high total OF 2i62l-a greater
mortality than in any of the four preceding years
Nearly half the deaths occurred IN Bengal
No oChance.-Watts-Whstd do YOU think of Cas-
telane's contention that he can't live on s25ON0 a
year?
Potts-I dunno anything about him. but know I
can't.-(IndanapO Press.