New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
TIE TALK OF THE DAT.

In a handbook for travellers In the Soudan issued
by the Egyptian Government, referring TO the cur
rency it is quantity observed that in the more
undressed parts of the country" beads and brace
lets are current. In the section on shooting tnere
is q pleasant reference to the sporting tourist VINO
IS warned that only crocodles may be shot AT from
steamers. and this practice Is deprecated as
being more dangerous TO the riverain population
than tho crocodile.
Too Previous The Subject (atter the sitting)-I
hadn't sat for picture before in ten years, don't
you know. and I'm deuced glad the worst Is So over: @
TIE Photogra pher Onnocently enough)-But you
haven't seen the negative yet!-(Puck
The growth OF Dawson City is indicated by the
fact that the First Methodist Church Of that city
has called 10 the pastorate the Rev James Liv-
ingstone. OF Windsor. Ont, at salary OF 5000
year and parsonage.
Appropriate.-Niiss CUSHION Mr.; D,Auser. saw
your painting the Academy exhibition
Mr. D'Auber-Did you, really?
Miss Gush-Indeed. did. and I thought It was
'uSt Mr "sI IDS'lAubcr-Huh, Probably the committee
thought so too. and that's why they skyed it.
Philadelphia Press.
According to Julian Ralph. Americans are as
much disl!kcd as ever the English were. and for
the sorue reason. The English were fat headedIy
satisfied with the superiority OF everything Eng
lish and It displayed itself in their behavior but
our offenders persist in declaring the fact OF Amer
ica's suPerexcellence from the housetOps. and no
sooner land in Europe than they manifest desire
10 reform and revolutonize those backward old
lands: Instead OF realizing that change and diner-
enca were what they came TO get and were what
made Europe the playground Of those OF US who
can afford 10 go there. they wanted to heat all the
chilly houses OF Germany, Austria and Italy, 10
get a move on the onnibuses and underground
trains Of London. to have French railways run on
time to order Pullman dinners the Belgian way
trains 10 introduce the baggage checking system
In one day over the whole face OF Europe and TO
perform other such miracles not even ]. Pier
pont Morgan would either undertake OF IN every
NJ TY- f-rfta az nv
annual tourist crowds also given to declaring
fifty times a day: Bring US the best; the best is
not too good for US; to asserting that the great
cathedrals not good our churches at
home. or II anything Qike the Grand Opera or the
Palace Of Versailles) pieases them. TO saying;
Wen send somebody over to buy that thing and
have it carried over to Cincinnati"
Making the Best Of 1.-THE trouble is that most
children are too practical. They take decidedly
The young mother o was was t2I4 TyIPg to % impress upon
ceal anything from God, the moral being that one
must be good all the time. .,, ..r,. ,..,.,.
He sees everything" she said. He is looking
when we're playing" asked the little one.
Yes. when you're playing He's with you In
wen said the irrepressible mindful of the
fact that it would be impolite to bar any one out
OF the games u s'pose got 70 make the best of
il. then Peek-a-boo God?-(Chicago Post
The city of Leeds. England. has 1852 penny in
the slot gas metres from which between $4,000 and
EsOOO year is collected and at times nearly $1,000
in pennies is locked up in them.
she-I often wonder how YOU manage TO dash OF
those exquisite poems OF yours, And what lot
OF Ps mopsy yo6 must s maze max easv st do IN
January and think until about August or septem-
poem is sompeeG sell it for e" S. or Sometimes 'a as
high as Sl0"-(Life.
IT have been disappointed at the music at St.
Peters Rome. of which much has been writ
ten" says William E. Curtis in THE Chicago Rec
JIor a16 n Dan .I,nfr
American ears many enthusiastic writer's have
heard it. It is inferior to that of st. Patrick's
Cathedral. New-York. and to that OF st. Matthews
in Washington the two with which 1 am most IA
millar, and Chicago Catholics here tell me that
much better singing be heard in several of the
churches in that city. There at least two
churches in Rome. St John Lateran and St Maria
Maggore. where the cnors are better than that at
the Vatican. On Christmas Day Easter and other
special feast days the choir at St Peters is rein
forced by the best male voices in Rome but on
Sundays and ordinary occasions IL is a disappoint
ment'
O., In the new census issues it may be noticed that
female barmen" The authorities have how
ever failed to follow the precedent which they
widows" female bacheiors' or gentlemen bath
ing women"-C~ondon Globe.
ANY lady gentleman desiring to earn little
money without any interruption to their ordinary
business, write to b, inclosing one shilling in
stamps, and will forward particulars" II is
said that those who answer advertisements of this
nature. which abound in English newspapers some
times receive a lacopic postcard. do as do"
Poets are not always poetical. A tale is told in a
contemPorary or Aubrey de We're growing ecstatic
before Newman the sweet pealinc OF the
Oxford chimes" and asked why they rang with SO
inviting an ltslstence. Only young men keeping
themselves warm" replied Newman Tennyson
gave several unexpected answers of the same Char-
acter. he asked a Young woman, who had shown
herself more ENTHUSIASTS than intelligent over the
beauties OF Maud" what birds She supposed they
were which called. Maud. Maud. Maud@ might
ingales, said the enthusiast NO rocks, you -
But the exact vocative is still matter OF discussion
-dondon Globe -