New-York tribune., 1902-03-31
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

II IS firm belief Of the Eastern monks Of the
Greek Church that God will not allow monastery
10 be burned. When the Russian monastery OF St.
Pantelemon at Mount Athos was burned a few
ago the Greeks. who constitute the great ma
jority OF the six thousand monks on the peninsula
maintained that their Russian brethren had
brought the calamity on themselves because they
had hre engines and extinguishers and did trust
wholly in God. Now the ueighboring Greek mon
astery at St. Paul which had no fire engines has
recently been utterly destroyed by fire. II is said
that the monastery Of ST. Paul was the only at
Mount Athos which has been visited by a
woman. The wife % British ambassador landed
from her yacht one day on its tiny pier and in
sisted on entering the church. In consequence the
monks, relieving each other by RELAYS. for forty
days and nights maintained a continuous service
NJ prayer IN purify the church from this contaml-
nation.
TIT M9Rey Not ~ 3 n Lakeside lgloomily
We may have have, 70 go 70 the poorhouse.
get divorce and YOU marry the woman who got
! u marry the pookkeep per- New York Weekly.
Resides It's association with HIr. Carnegie and
other great men says The London Chronicle
the royal burgh Of Dunferrnline cherishes memo
ries Of kings. \ paper published in the Fifeshire
town referred the other day I'm sympathetic terms
TO the Anniversary or DuufeImline natives exc
cution Now there are two facts IN the career Of
Charles which are not disputed-his place OF birth
and the form OF his death. The kings 'uutimeIy
death. says the local paper was greatly regretted
in Dunfermline. where he was born in 1900"
sgr2ri<ing News.-Mr. ctimann Any news up
Mr.. Wlyback News, Great Iehos, Don't you
city folks read the papers, Wv. they're lust fuH
Wilder Grassl&nds. Got her picture iu 5oo-nat'rsI
My soodnessl What has happened to her7~
Shes just ben cured OF a long standtn' disease
Weekly i''N
Just for a joke Dumas addressed a letter 10
the greatest poet in Paris The postoffice sent
II to Lamartine, the idol OF sentimental readers
He hesitated to it, and took 1t Victor Hugo
who protested that his brother bard had far too
humble an opinion OF himself. After some CONVEX
saton they agreed 10 decide by lot which Of The
two should open the envelope The lot fell to Vic
tor Hugo who taking the letter read: My
dear Alfred 1t was written TO Alfred de Musset.
Too Much Government.-Patron-Tha bread you
Baker-Yah, ! COON 10 dis country und GO 10
work. nit horse an wagon und bakery und
81 SFllt ,+ BOY HnSI Got society FOR de prevention
mine horse, und den dot society for de prevention
dot small boy Now voj can DO? Mayb 10
fresh bread zell voE society for de prevention II
tentiary.-CNew-York Weekly
When Mayor Ashbridge Of PHILADELPHIA was Cor
oner. some years ago he addressed one evening a
meeting of the Patriotic Order Sons of America
At the conclusion of his speech graybearded
Of the Republic, approached the Coroner. and. ex-
tending his hand said:
'Comrade, 1 am proud to know You. What post
do you belong to-
'Post-mortem!" was the Coroner's quick reply
"Ah' continued the veteran. sohory: what is
the number?'
We have different number every day" an
swered the Coroner.
Strange strange said the puzzled veteran
scratching his grizzled head. but do YOU know I
never heard Of that post before? Where do YOU
meet"
In the city Hall" the answer
II drop in on you some night and sit around
your camp fire" quoth the veteran
Don't counselled the Coroner and as he
walked away the veteran remarked a bystander
that tomrade Ashbridge "A very queer brother
.,FrencA newspapers practise rigid economy in
.ne matter OF Illustrations and for emergeNcies
'hey appear 10 keep one typical EnSlishman and a
corresponding BOer on handy shelf
JournaI' contains an account q "DSSaStre
1ShSlals,' with portraits Of the two leaders Lord
toperts Is the stock Euglishman: so he 4ppears
win Lord Nethuen'S name underneath. The Roer
general who is labelled "Delarey' we are unable -
recognize under his wealth of beard hut we have
met him many times since CTopie laid down his
armS.-CLCndOn Chronicle