New-York tribune., 1902-01-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A stranger called the other day at Police Head
quarters in Wheeling. ". Va He said he was an
army deserter. and badly needed money, being
hungry and without clothing and he offered
to give himself up II he would get half OF the re-
ward OF $50 offered for him. The man was locked
up pending Investigation and doubts to his
sanity entertained. But his Identity was
established Thomas Wolsey OF the 1l2th Regi-
ment. a deserter from Fort Dupont. Delaware.
word having been received by Captain Miller. Of
the local recruiting station. The Wheeling police
will give the $50 reward to Wolsey.
VERY few girls. said the mother. know how to
sit down gracefully. You should be deliberate
II am" returned the girl.
Yd said 9 her her Annoying Ioy 'g small MAJ brother
park this morning insisted the small baothr
Thereupon the discussion ended.-(Chicago Post
The Hon. Iiah Constance Cavendish, the seven
teen-year-old daughter of Lord Chesham. is the
owner and manager OF black farm her
fathers estate. in Bucknghamshire- Here she
keeps black cattle, black horses black sheep, black
goats. black dog black cat. black rabbit-black
everything that Is to be seen a farml She had
black chickens and used to sell the eggs TO her
mother Lady Chesham. but one night a marauding
fox came along and cleared the hencoop. OF course
in hunting country IT is crime unspeakable to
kill fox Miss Cavendish took the opposite
course and gave up keeping fowls. for her black
farm must not make a monetary loss. The coun-
try people are amused and interested by her hobby
and the standing joke is that Miss Cavendish has
everything black except her dairymaldsl
The Subbubs seemed to be having some sort of
celebration last night -
a. "Nonsensei They haven't been married twenty
"of course not-only about twelve years But
uobt ou see M When they went to housekeeping they
philadelphia Press.
Two American writer's. Mary E wilkins and
Pichard Harding Davis" says The PhiladeInbia
Record have been figuring In the 'Russkove
Bogatstvo CRussian Wealthy, an admirably
printed monthly Of four hundred PAGES that !.
published in st. Petersburg. Miss Wilkins's novel
Jerome. Poor Man. ran serially in Russian
Wealth and Mr. Daviss early story OF My Dis
reputable Friend. Mr. Reagan appeared in a re-
cent number. Miss wkinss story had the title
'Bedniak Jerome and Mr.. Davis's Moi BezsIavni
Priyate Mister Reagan There IS no convriebt
law between America and Russia, and IT is there
fore hardly probable that the two writer's were naid
for their contributions These may have been in
voluntary. Perhaps. unless Mr. Davis and Miss
Wilkins are versed in the Russian tongue thev are
not even aware they have contributed at ALL"
~ Not long ago en- anxious mother brought her
girl suffering from what some people ca gene ane
fra eT wS bsr hut sre se s was nothing much the
not care about doing anything. even eating D o'u
her glass Of aret three times 9ay ws for for
meals The he m mother m was somewhat deaf but ap-
ter determined @ to carry out the prescription to the
a1;-I
who was rosy checked. smiling and the pcturss sir u;
health P'N'ute oi
The doctor naturally congratulated himself on his
dsnsbtsr ana s sa9 s cb gorbay am glad to your
Thanks to you, doctor exclaimed the gratef,l
mother She has had Just what you ordered She
has eaten carrots three times day, and sometn,as
oftener-and once or twice she had them unrookaSs
and now look at her!"-CTit- Bits N'00oAeu'
a sevres porcelain tower is TO be erecte3 a., .,
heights OF BL Cloud the spot where the tar,o,,s
Diogenes lantern was destroyed In 1871 The tows
Will be 1sS feet high and % feet In diameter rhr
will be seven stories and double winding stat-oas
inside II will be built inside and out en,tssI,, -,
ceramic stoneware and porcelain, and will ha dsco
rated externally with blue, turouoise erosroIz
green. brown. coral and rose tints on wbi,a roro
lain background The coiors will ba -
feet polychromatic poem from base to s,nomit
idealizing the fauna and fora and legends or tbs
Forest of St. Cloud. - ~
The work is about to be begun at the State mann
factory at Sevres. The tower will be cornosed ~
thirty thousand pieces. which will REQUIRE a bun
dred bakings. 1t VIII be completed In Ave years.
Sorry for you old man." said thu Joh.s ,orn-
.orfer pr Price VIII keep you under his care Tor
I'm not SO Ill as all that II Know e bnt bbnya1a, ia,
doctors wife told my wife had strck bi,, ne S
q new Dress. ''--(p Philadelphia Record AAAAA AoA