New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

Bishop Nichols. the head OF the California Eps-
copal diocese" says The New-York Commercial -
tells good story Bishop Potter OF New-York.
When Bishop Potter was In San Francisco at the
recent Episcopal convention he made his head
ouarters at the home OF ". II. Crocker. on Mob
Hill. the mansion having been rented by ]. Pier
pont Morgan for himself and guests. Two men.
passing the house morning. looked up at 1t.
and one said:
Here is Crocker's pottery
Bishop Potter Just coming down the steps.
He heard the remark and. advancing, said smil-
ingly:
Excuse. me. gentlemen. but this Is Potters
crockeryr"
I'VE should always" said the mission teacher.
az az the g"oa qepeS ra Sqf the Tramp eek T don't
pay attention TO nothing else"
panion after they We're at a safe distance, '!'cos
It's so. Wasn't she good. and didn't I do her?'-
washington Times.
Lord Dunmore. who mas taken active part
in recruiting Fincastle's Horse. has become con-
vert 20 Christian Science although he boasts that
he has never been i'll a day in his life and does
not know what Il IS TO be respondent He is very
popular with the Scottish farmers. OF whom
on meeting recently he asked concerning ailing
pig 'weeI. ma lord" said the old man. "the
peeg the poor peeg. is dead 1t got raler an
paler the poor peeg. and by Saturday nicht, ma
lord. the poor peeg with its Maker"
The unfortunate Major Andre who fascinated
so many Philadelphia girls during the Revolution.
artist. as witness the little exhbiton OF his work
rather graceful in its form and rather fresh, in
m s Is @ the 2nG man ca %
is dedicated to a young woman, and. II the lines
6e he as een ee aust er Years. e
silhouettes are of British army officers. and seem
slight form OF art admits; Il was Major Andre
curtain OF the old Southwark Theatre, in South-st,
below F1fth.-CPhiladelphta Record.
There are more daily newspapers in Costa Rica
than in any other Central American republic. The
natives of the other Central American countries
rely almost exclusively weekly and monthly
publications.
Among the fossil relics deposited in the Academy
OF Natural Sciences is one that bears the name.
"Megaloynx Jeferson.' When Thomas Jefferson
TAKE he oath Of his first term as President Of the
Monticello the bones of strange animal found at
Greenbriar Va. Jefferson was an enthusiast on old
DR.. Caspar Wistar. the naturalist, an uncle of Cen
eral Isaac j. Wistar of this city Or. Wistar jour
neyed from Philadelphia to the bones, which
were spread on the White House floor. Jefferson
aa ca%d amman ny % tire
At glance DR.: Wistar pronounced them the bones
chagrined, but the naturalist. in vein of humor
gave them the sounding title of the "Megalonyx
Jeffersoni" a name by which they have ever since
been known in the pages OF natural history. The
lost his passion for fossil studies In 1SOs when the
embargo on 6rltlSm nf9 n was Tapidy P9ng
war Jefferson had the floor OF his White House
study Uttered with old bones. This inspired the
Bryant, who at that period was beginning to write
for the newspapers:
Go wretch. resign the Presidents chair,
Disclose thy secret measures foul or fair;
Or where the Ohio rolls its turbd stream,
Dig for big bones. thy glory and thy theme.
-(Philadelphia Record.
THE Kennebec CIe) Journal" says: THE guns
which were hurriedly mounted by the government
at the entrance to Frenchman's Bay when visit
from the Spanish feet was considered possibility
have been 6ismounted. and one of the guns was
landed at Fort Knox Saturday. The guns at
Schooner Head. Mount Desert Island. will remain
where they are. There is rumor pleasing 10
Hancock County. to the effect that permanent
works Of defence will be placed at the command
ing points Frenchmans Bay. Since the estab-
lishment of the coang station at East LamoIne
the need for fortifying the entrance to the bay is
greater than before"
Biggs-I understand your minister has received a
Jack Potts-Yes: and a raise besides. or he
wouldn't have left us.-CPhiladelphia Record.
At St Paurs Cathedral. London in former times
on st. Paurs Day buck was brought to the steps
of the high altar, where the head was cut off the
body sent TO be baked. and the head fixed to a
pole, borne through the cathedral. followed
by the dean and chapter in vestments decorated
with garlands OF roses.
What did you think 1 was trying to dictate to
your asked the gruff man, as he looked over the
sheet she handed him.
new typewrlttst- What do you think thought?''
Judging by the punctuation and the spelling"
said the giun man. Il felt justified in inferring
that you thought was trying to dictate dialect
storY."zlChicago Post