New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The RussianiZing Of the Chlnese at Fort arthur
has already begun The Chinese dealers and mer-
chants now make a point of adding Russian ter
limitations TO their family names, besides apihg
the Russian dress and manners
That's Mrs. Giltedge-Bend the prominent
ciety leader" said the man in the crowd who knew
Whats she in half mourning for?" inquired
ssFhree of her six former husbands are dead,'
said the man; Whereupon the crowd expressed
great admiration for her delicacy of feeling
philadelphia Record.
AS late as 1919 students In Trinity and st. Johns
colleges, Cambridge, prohibited from wearing
pantaleens trousers in chapel Oxford men had
already fought for and won the right to wear
trousers. These were first allowed in Oxford in
$50, when Rigaud was proctor. and his relaxation
of discipline gave great offence to the dons. On
November 90 1915, William Phelps scholar of
Corpus, and afterward archdeacon of Carlisle,
writes: Il have been invited once to the Bachelors
Common Room, where l found all wore black
pantaleons and stockings, and white waistceats." !"
Evidently the discovery caused him some surprise,
or he would not have thought 1t worthy of record.
Dean Burgen relates in his Lives of Twelve Great
Men" that as late as 1s47 the Rev. Edward Miles
Rudd, senior fellow Of Oriel, used to appear at
the college "gaudy' in black shorts.
The following advertisement appeared the other
day in English paper:
Wanted.-Gentieman desires two plainly furnished
rooms, with board and attendance in country
village for wife who is subject to fits of temper
Evidently" says "The London Globe" ''the
Lord Mayor Of Birmingham is expected to be
omniscient. He recently received letter from
woman residing in Chicago who wished to know
if he could tell her the address of her aunt. who
in 1s4s lived at Green House Court, over the
bridge, and whose great-grandfather Sir John
Hopkins who kept brewery His lordship must
experience much the same sensations were felt
by the traveller who asked Been in Australia,
have you? wonder If you met man named
Jones' "
Scientific Diseussion-Professor searcher-
have been found in Missouri.
Fra Proassor searehsJus ass my opinion exactly
madam Inc horse and the aligyial deposit i9
widely different eras OF geological and geological
Old Iady-Yes and a petrifed horse couldn't
walk, you knew.-(Sew-York Weekly.
Policemen at High wyeombe," says THE Lon
don Globe" "are served out with heuseInaid's
busters. and these homey weapons TO be used
against the walls wherever urchns, suffering from
'caeeethes seribendi.' have chalked up maxims re-
torts and the pleasant ironies of the street. II
there Is wag among the youth Of Wycombe he
will write the walls A policeman's life is
happy one Imagine the bobby's feelings who has
to wipe that out
A Snowman to the jungle went
And caught a fierce young gnu:
And sell him 10 the Zoo
This very much surprised
And quite delighted, too.
For, To- each quick and novel trick
The new gnu knew
-(St Nicholas
a member OF the Irish censta buIary vas recently
about TO start upon railway journey. He ap-
peared at the booking office window with a paper
in his hand which il evidently necessary for
the clerk TO sign The latter. however did not
seem 10 rise TO Of his responsibilities till
last the policeman said. In an agita;ed voice
not fsr removed from anger: .For heavens sake
man. put your phonograph in it" 1t was signed
Immediately.
Horrible Thought-Towne-I suppose you'vr
heard about Kadley. that awful eync losing his
mind.
Towne-O! don't know. ! haven't any sym-
Browns-;What; Suppose. some decent fellow
should find t!-(Cathonc Standard and Times
When Representative De Armond Of Mississippi
was In the Philippines, he took number OF snap
shot pictures. After he had developed and mounted
them he put this Endorsement on each card: Made
by the nrm of David a De Almond * Sun"
The Usual Outcome. you and
that neishporing farmer settled your differences
yetT'
Farmer Akers-No, but eur lawyers have settled
Jenks-Settlsd? How?
Farmsr--Akers-on our farHns--(catholie Stand
ard and Times.