New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The railway system OF Argentina" says a corre-
spondent OF THE London Post "is second TO none
In the world Trains run frequent intervals
and punctually. especially the long distance trains
The rolling stock is excellent and a long distance
journey by rail is a luxury The sleeping cars are
sumptnousy appointed, the permanent WAYS ara
Wen lald and there is consequently very little jolt
Ing. 1t Is possible to breakfast dine in the
trains as comfortably as In hotel. The dining
cars are well fitted up and beautifully decorated
with flowers and pot plants. The food is properlv
cooked and tastefuly served at any hour OF the
day or night and, above ALL the charges are
extraordinarily low. dinner of six courses with
coffee and dessert on the OF the Great South
ern Railway costs only two paper dollars. or four
shillinss on average, and the food could not be
better in any way. Fares. too very low SO
that travelling is an easy and cheap natter
Twould have made you crazy to Esterhazy
nsi Al joPls from his 1asey to his dimond boots.
The female heress. Miss Anjaly Coutts'
1.-The last named lady is the venerable
Baroness Burdett-Coutts."
,h. Hes Sag gra9dfaher M;i and yet he's going marry
Yes He's old enough not to know any better"
-(Chicago Post.
The late Robert Russell Green the senior verger
OF ST. Paurs Cathedral. London was no respecter
or persons, as indicated by a story which connects
him with the present Kaiser. The Emperor and
the Empress had been worshpping one Sunday
morning at st. Paurs, and were going out before
the celebration. Il should like" said the Emperor
TO see the tombs of Wellington and Nelson before
60 You can't. SIR" replied the verger; ser
vice is going in the choir 1t should be noted
that these tombs are not in the choir so that no.
body would have been disturbed by the Emperors
visit; but TO the verger the rules of the cathedral
were as the laws of the Medes and Persians
''I see that Western Congressman has intro
uoGS1 e ib 10 & proyide % ro1 universal language
at" II guess you wouldn't ask If you had to carry a
WI her
varieties of foreigners. ."-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
1.-The foreigners up in the coal regions saws
a writer in 1.-The Philadelphia Record" drink
polnsky. and that's why many stories of bor
riole crimes come from there Polinsky is at the
bottom OF every riot and much murder II 10
simply a mixture of beer and bad whiskey usually
blended in washtub. and seasoned with spIces
AT every wedding, christening. wake or other gath
ering or a social nature there is always tub OF
polnsky. In one hour all hands will be drunk. IN
two hours there will be a free fight and unlasS tha
police interfere in three hours there will he .
murder. In the more thicky populated communi
ties the police try to break up these polinslv mar
ties in their incipien stages. but they don't ALWAYS
succeed"
hall Of the House Of Se s sailed at the
ing to one Of the assistant doorkeepers card Tnnn
Reprssentatiye MHdd The doorkeeper did 'iais as do 10
ced that the Was prened @tb ai the sss sard
the young n. LADY, SAID he that have single
sf o wSas r uss % ee lady
There must be mistake about THE 4, ,o,s
to see him personally" Again the doorkssnar r
went into the House. called on Mr. Mudd and tpid
him what hat. the young lady said and Mr. Mudd re-
the doorkeeper performed his mission. and the
young woman. who by this time thoronshiy
angry said: You go and tell my father that his
daughter wants TO see him. Mr.. Mudd uDon re
ceiying this message. hastily. secured his hat and
took Miss Mudd down to the House restaurant
where he gave her nice luncheon and asked her
to forget it"-(Washington 1t Times. W
Visitors to the Sphinx now make the trim
from Cairo by trolley. and there is talk of an
electric line to Mount Sinai along part OF the
shores of the Red Sea. But when rumor saws fur
ther that cars may be by the overhead wire
system even to Mecca imagination shrnks apha.t
BY trolley to the city OF Mahomet to which onlv
true believers are admitted Can It be possible7
II pilgrims are to journey TO the Kaaba with der
wishes for motormen. how long will II be before
rails will be laid 10 Lassa. in Thibet with lamas
for ticket takers the cars?
What Will l talk about?" remarked man who
mao oeen caned on unexpectedly at a BANQUET and
mentahy groped Tor something to saw ..TaIL
about minuter' was the rejoinder that came from
nimple wltted chap at the other side OF the dir
Ing room.-(Boston Journal - 'N'e "'li-