New-York tribune., 1902-03-27
THE TALK or THE Day.

The desire Of the Bank Of England officials to
discover forgers has sometimes led to curious mis-
takes. on one occasion the painter George Nor
land In hts eegeruess 70 avoid his durs. retired
obscure hiding place in Hackney. where his
anxious looks and secluded manner OF life induced
Of his neighbors To believe him forEcr OF
notes then I'm existence. The directors being
Informed. dispatched some deXtcrous detectives to
the residence, but Nprlands suspicious
aroused by their movements I'm front of the house.
and thinking them haIlifrs. aped from the back
to London. Mrs Morland informed the visitors OF
her husbands name. and showed them some uuin-
ished pictures. The facts reported to the III
rectors who presented Morlaud with two twenty
pound notes by way Of compensation 70. the alarm.
N,t long ago Professor y. r. Leonard. who was
his physician a German Ve-y scicntifi. and ac.
knowedged as one of the leading men in his pro-
Leonard to work less at the desk exercise more
outdoors and take beer a tonic something the
professor had never cared for. The doctor met
the the, college and stopped to inquire how he was
Did You take beer as directed? inoYtTed the
physician Yes" responded the professor; Il
IS had "a eW scnntnue pui 50 5 d5 '% @
take?" Why. l bought a whole bottle and took
fessor.-(san Francisco Argonaut.
The Rev. $. L. Jarvis. Roman Catholic priest
OF London says: a great change for the worse is
rapidly coming over the rising generation Of the
London Irish poor. The children of these original
Irish settlers I'm London have seldom been what
their parents were; they have. most OF them now
become parents themselves and their own children
many OF them, already fast losing their faith
and giving up the practice OF their religion alto
gether. Indeed. II Is no exaGgeration to say
that already in the courts and alleys Of our London
slums there are thousands upon thousands Of poor
Irish who. II they have as yet entirely lost
their faith, have at least become so hardened and
Indifferent that they have altogether given up the
practice OF their religion"
All Talk; -He-Chatterton has such an effemnate
she-The idea why he's a regular basso pro
fundo. F
He-You misunderstood me. I mean that no
talks all the ume-tPhiladelphia Press.
The United States Postoffce Department has
violent prejudice against double jointed names
Tor towns This prejudice has worked harm to a de-
serving little town in California which had
Spanish name for nearly a century This is Corte
MADEIRA. I'm Marin County. The Corte Maderans
having no postotce had 10 go several miles to get
their mall They put the requisite machinery at
work 10 have the place declared "a postofFce but
the most enterprislng man in the town was one
Jerry Adams. the keeper of the crossroads
saloon To the Washington authorities he repre-
scented that Corte MADEIRA was too long n name
10 this the postotfce authorities lent a willing
ear ana the subtle Jerry suggested to them that
more euDhOnious and convenient name was
Adams. They at once agreed. Now the Corte
Maderans have their postofice but they have lost
their beautiful Spanish name and their town IL
named after the keeper the local saloon
One account of accident to a rovaI motor car
near Arriccla announces that fortunately a number
or pheasants were working close by and with their
heIp the motor car was righted." This surprisnu,
statement Is only the reverse of the traditional
printers error by which Lord Y was stated 10
have gone out with party OF fends to shoot peas
ants.'-(IIondon Globe F
few evenings ago the Vienna public took
noisy farewell of the horse trans in the Ring
strasse' The two last cars, which started in op-
poslte directions were hung with blue lamps and
decorated with flags and greenery. The oldest
drivers were on the seats. and the oldest conductors
IN the wagons. Both cars were crowded to the nj
most possible extent, and the police for once closed
their eyes To ovcrcrowding. Songs were sung and
hurrahs given for the horses while the noise
brought the guests out OF the cafes windows were
thrown open and handkerchefs waved. New-Yorlx
sull retains the distinction Of having more horse
car mileage than any other city in the world
Inonas Goodwin. seventy mine years of age an
pLled for marriage license in Hiawatha Wbua
the probate Judge making II out the old man
Volunteered a few remarks. follows: "TVe arr
doing this for mutual comfort in old age 7 have
invited several of grandchildren TO attand 81 =.
ceremony ! expect they viii laugh durn 'eTn re &
Lkansas City Journal " e4A'