New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The investigation Of the fishes of the Nile organ
tied by the Egyptian Government and the authori-
ties at tho Natural History Museum. South Ken
sington has resulted IN over nine thousand species
being received at the museum. Mr.. Loaf. the
superintendent Of the survey is extending the line
OF hts explorations during the next few months as
Tar as Gondokoro.
Toni don't think I'll get up enough cour-
age 10 ask you 20 marry me You know falnt
delphia Record.
Mrs. Jennie Conrad. OF Newton County. Ind,
owns and farms the largest farm in the State She
IS also extensive breeder OF fine stock. directs
tho planting and harvesting Of her crops and does
her own selling and shipping.
Brown-Are you interested in senealosy? Ever
looked up your ancestral tree?
Black-Never did. Fact is. I'd be afraid there
might be man hanging from one Of its branches,
-(8oston Transcript
The growing popularity Of football in Switzerland
is not looked upon by the military authorities with
d very favorable eye, owing to the fact that the
young men of the country are beginning to neglect
rife shooting devoting all their spare time to the
grldiron In consequence the various cadet corps
suffering from lack Of members,
News, Ayerage.-tustling Editor-How many
Assstant-One reporter says three. another says
HustinF EditorEThree, hve nine. chr oh. well.
tNew-Yor Weekly.
A correspondent OF The Baltimore Sun" says
that West Virginia is rapidly becoming more and
more the Mecca Of the negroes OF the South. The
climate OF that State, whole. is eongenial 10
this race. and the great coal and cokng industries
in operation in almost county, together with
the extensive railroad construction being carried
on. furnish ready well lucrative employment
for negro laborers. Of whom l5.ooo employed in
the mines
p you see that LADY s% oyer m there her Well
. auckland what has she done TO secure your
trailing behind her in that irritating way that
women have, but. of course. did the gcntlemanIy
act and apologzed for my carelessness."
=, She said to me: Young man, you know you are
tirely and if you had pulled my gown out at the
gathers il would have served me right. ."-(Boston
Transcript
The Italian Government has decided TO purchase
the BOrghesi Villa, in Rome, with its casino mu-
and statuary and gallery OF pictures The in
tention is TO It public museum for the
magnificent art collections belonging to the State
The Ludiviso Museum of Statuary, lately Dur
chased by the government and exhibited to
but poor advantage in the small at the
Museo Rationale, in the baths of Docletan, will be
moved to the villa.
Man-Vain Mantle will give his seat in the
streetcar to a feeble old woman-and he proud in
the thought that the other passengers consider
him the pink OF galantry
lie will give his seat in the streetcar to a pretty
girl, and wonder If she doesn't believe in love at
first sight.
lie will sit up until I a. m: at penny ante game
and rejoice more over a winning OF 40 cents than
he will next day over a business deal that nets him
81 coo
He win lose 60 cents in the same poker game and
be angrer with the other players than he would be
with man who sold MIN $40 horse for $3.50
spends hour before the mirror when he is pre-
pairing 10 call of the fair sex.
lie tells his wife just how the government shouId
settle the canal question, and has to hire q laborer
TO map out "a drain through his back yard
He prates about the foolishness OF courtinp nuh
eets.-(Baltimore American.
Here rather odd things" said n
jeweller the other day. quoted by THE PhiIa-
dephia Record" They are electrical push hut
tons. and they to be used in a country house
that one OF our mionares is building Push hut
tons, you know, coming into wider and wider
use. The dwellings of the rich contain ffty or
sixty of them nowadays, and a consequence OF
their profuse appearance everywhere architects ara
giving good deal of care TO their designing
These six buttons. for instance that are to go I'm
white and gold drawing room are you see Of
silver. studded with opals. and they are 10 be set
on a plate Of onyx In a silver frame They will go
well, don't you think, with the drawing rooms
delicate and pale decorative scheme?"
"oh, ] can marry any please"
Said he and curled his lip concetedly
You'll never marry then" said Madge the tsase
For there are none that you could please Won
see 'SN
-(Philadelphia Press