New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Here is definition OF fame given by ex-Speaker
Reed at the Bowdoin commencement dinner:
Fame" said he. lis largely a matter of accident
Being in the right place at the right time and
doing the right thing. or better still. making
people think you are doing the right thing. is
about all there is to fame" This definition gains
much in effectiveness when fame" is pronounced
with the ex-Speakers well known drawl
They, eloped when she was eighteen.
They are telling their children now
70 wait till they are older though
10 Tb ihsy pay TO each other tribute?
-(Chicago Record Herald.
Marriages must be rare events in Sturgeon Mo-
If one may Judge from the eloquence with which
recent one inspired local scribe. ''The we'd
ding" says the village paper. las though thun-
derbolt had descended from a cloudless sky was
great surprise to our people, and set the town
to echoing and re-echong the glad tidngs" The
eourtsnip. too. was none OF your modern common
place wooings. Note: Little Cupid with a bur-
nished arrow. at once commenced his matrimonial
manGuvres. Homer, young. strong and ambitious
made noble confession of love 10 the rosy
checked maiden of his choice and was accepted
A young man living on Walnut Hills is a close
to the shore with his expenditures. He had the
good luck to marry girl whose parents are quite
wealthy; and is at present living with his wife in
One day not long since while discussing affairs
Win iI5,ia IRE friend the latter, latter asked
d the old gentleman nnt give you that house
offered i to me; but | wouldn't accept it"
Well" answered the who had made the
reS beongs to e m living h the nt frn
and I'll get it when the ola man dies. II | accepted
it now I'd have TO pay the taxes."-(Cincinnatl In
quirer.
An elephant hunt the AIuar River is described
in The Straits Times" of Singapore. The beast
turned hunter, and the man. fleeing. caught his
foot in a rattan creeper and fell He discharged
his rifle, however, and that fortunately frightened
the animal away. THE Times" continues ut is
not every man who has the good luck when pur-
sued by an elephant to be crossing a swamp, so
that when the animal has carefully kneaded his
PROSTATE foe. and passed along thinking him COM
pletely pulverized the said should come up
smiling behind the elephant. none the worse for
his massage treatment. This actually happened
to we'll known man in the Straits Settlement"
Practice Needed.-"Ah got no use TO de man."
turns dat donates er thousan' doliahs Z de
heather fund OBJ de fashionable church wild one
wild De udder All spec he bettah begin practisin'
son!"-( Baltimore News.
What is stated to be the oldest ship in the world
has recently been sold Teneriffe be broken up
This is the italian ship Anita registered the port
of Genoa. The Anita which resembled CHRISTOPHER
Columbus's ship the Santa Maria, was built in
Genoa in 154s and effected her last voyage at the
end Of March, 1902. from Naples to Teneriffe six or
seven weeks ago. The Anita of tremendously
stout build. and had weathered countless storms
and tornadoes in all parts of the world; but says
THE Shipping World" of London. IL also
the slowest ship afoat, taking 2O5 days on one
voyage from Baltimore to Rio Janeiro.
Her Lucky Daughter:-Mrs. wiggles-Lan' sakes,
what We fXin' fer?
Mrs Backwoods-Wy, hain't We heerd that Hat
tie married o. them French fellers with n
ferrin' title. an s comm home next week?
Mrs Wiggles-Do tell! Did she marry one O.
them counts?
Mrs. Backwoods-Mercy me! guess he's bigger,n
feur.-(Judge