New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-01
THE talk or THE DAY.

Senator Honr received word the other day that a
friend who had been supposed to have appendicitis
suffering from that aiImeut hut from
acute indigestion. THAT is good news" said the
Senator. Il rejoice that the trouble lies I'm the
table OF contents rather than in the appendix
His Experience-"You can't imagine" said the
musical young woman. how distressing II IS when
singer realizes that she has lost her voice"
fair idea how distressing II is when she doesn't
realize t."-tPhadephia Press.
1t Is a popular belief in London that the air of
the underground roads = good for Group. whoop-
ing cough and various other ailments. \ physician
who was travelling Of these roads recently
noticed that woman in the compartment almost
pulled down the window when they entered tuu-
mel. and held outside a child whom she car
rying that the youngster might get the full
benefit Of the foul atmosphere. and when he asked
the reason OF this extraordinary performance she
told him that tunnel air. had been found To be a
complete cure for the Group. And the other day an
East End mother was discovered by a guard Civ
ing her baby complete rounds on the Inner
Circle" because she had been told by an herbalist
ana bone setter that sulphurous atmosphere was
good for the whoOping cough
Mrs strongmnd-As the editor of great news
paper and a leader of public opinion | hope you
ton of woman. ,,,n a,,,,s,osr,, -r,1aod r do
madam | have just this moment finished two
column article filled with anathemas against tight
lacng and heavy skirts-(New-York Weekly
4 remarkable ceremony TOOK pace the Other DAY
in the historic Church of st. Peter ad Nincula in
the Tower A number Of human remains were
found there about forty years ago, during the
course of some structural alterations In the church
The majority of these corpses were headless but
among the few that were readily recognized were
Lady lane Grey the Duke OF Northumberland and
Lord STAFFORD. They were all reburied the IN
identified bodies being placed in a large box behind
one OF the walls in the crypt Two tablets have
now been erected recountinS these details One Is
r,rr,fa nd
itself.
Colonel A r. Andrews first president of the
southern Railway, once loaned his private ear 10
Sp 5cke hunts Colonel Andrews took great
coach his porter to say Mr.. President every time
ex-President got into the car the negro had II
down fine Walk In MI Treslqe9 was Sne mrs. t5
next Dinner is served. Mr.. President" was the
fhird VI" fn6 s@SG SThis is Colonel Andrews
private room Mr. f Colonel i' 3dT M
| President" said the negro in patronzing way
N Mr. the fSanGer to G6oe P
know Colonel Andrews? s;ld me 1 P"rterc no no
lapsed and during the remainder Of the trip he lei
/ he did not know Colonel Andrews seemed to he toe
/ much for him.-CAtlanta Journal
| 1t is said that there at present more miles OF
/ horsecar lines in New-York City than in all the
/ rest of the country combined The mileage in the
metropolis 11s; in the rest of the United States
/ lO7
! 1t is noteworthy that sometimes the Jokes of on'
! generation become the sober facts of the next
/ Years ago Bret Harte satirized attempt to buy
| St Thomas and Thomas Mast made pictures o.
! iards off the island OF Cuba.-(rroy Times.
There are in France 2s6fO0O dogs, average o
70 TO every 1000 human beings Irish dogs. curl
ousIy, come next, with percentage of 70 per 1000
England has only 3S per thousand. Germany 81. and
Sweden only II. It is stated that Germany claim:
10 have almost 25O0 600 dogs Russia only 1900 900
and Turkey oddly enough only $4,000.
Very Particular.-Lady-Are your antiques al
genuine? -,
| ('Ierk-Yes madam, and guarantee them
| Iady-WeIL all our furniture Is antique, and
| wish to get genuine antique Louie Wv carpe
sweepar.-lNew-Yo rk Weekly.