New-York tribune., 1902-06-10
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

.. British officer in South Africa" says THE
T ondon Cbronicle" sends account OF Gehefal
De Vets passing at his own request lhrousi ~
English blockhouse lines In tie heis shpoii'o -
Jindley on his way to confer WIN d coi
Ha came to the officers mess to afternoon tea'
-, oofYaa and ate cake He was in the best
of sn,r;ts this leade: who is often spoken OF as
moody even to madness. SO, too' ne was "ten
week later he repassed the hhghsh li"0'' -
more coffee and in more senses lhai oiie 80
the cake For all the British who saw MIN were
delighted by his simple and gay bearing. py the
;,+erast he took in an officer down with feVer' at
whose bedside he sat- and by the coroiah'S Oh ,iis
n;se to extend an equal hospitality to his
hosts should the fortunes OF war, as ne po' ~
ever bring them within his own hhes'
Most people think, when they see book book. thas dRd
mas the IN hnsis Use, for ze" etc-that the types
and the the pa65 made m booRs that
are written by English authors are set up III bn Inns
cut new volume arrangement is mad made &c for IT'S IT'S
Is them 9n eera sent to the
publishes Tho gyss it abd ID f hs is set ap in
thaf manner quite as accurately here any Lon
don eompJsitor would do 1T. After the plates nave
about method OF simultaneous publication Is due
to the intricacies OF the copyright laW-(Fhlia-
delpha Record
Mr. Harry Jones. Of Rye" says THE London
Chronicle" "has sprung into sudden repute by
rt Us,rsss; report of the funeral of the late Mr..
p T. Godkin. The appearance of MI Harry Jones
IN the midst OF distinguished gathering SENDS
us to all the books of reference within reach. we
cannot find him. Can 1t be that this gay ana
frivolous Harry is rome other than a misprinted
Henry James? Mr.. Henry James lives at Rye
ne was at the funeral And he is certainly worth
mentioning In the interests of The Times OF
9oo9 and its reminiscent reprints, Mr.. Harry Jones.
of Rye should be mended or ended
.1 wonder why the King of Spain desires to in
trePoss Possbly said the man who doesn't appreciate
money til it's gone ,'he wants to help the treas
bookmakers s."-(Washington Star
Tho onlv time Justice Gray. of the United States
sunren,e Court was ever known to make joke
while seated on the bench was one day when Jud-
son Harmon, then Attorney General, was arguing
a. case before him, Mr.. Harmon had occasion to
display a map, quite a small one. and he referred
to it as 'bird's-eye view" The justice could
barelv see it from the bench. and after peering
at 1t for moment he said; Mr. Attorney Gen.
eraI I regret to tell you that I'm not bird AS
Mr. Harmon folded up the tiny map. the grave
and dignihed justice heard to chuekle audiby,
subbubs-No he isn't a suburbante at all What
Citirnan-Every time I him he has some
story about his inability to get servant girl VINO
will stay than a week.
Subhubs-My dear man. II he were suburban1te
he wouldn't joke about that-(Philadelphia Press.
The crater of an extinct volcano about thirty
twenty thousand people who dwell within pit
surrounded by vertical wall eight hundred feet
high. The inhabitants rarely make a journey into
the outer world. and practically form little ma
ton all by themselves.
Stranger (out West)-If that man you just lynched
had been brought to trial he would have been
found guilty and hung anyhow. wouldn't hes
stranger-Then why didn't you let the law take
its course2
dn's comm off soen, and we didn't want TO raise
the price of cut foWers.-fNew-York Weekly.
.It is the custom of many households" says
1.-THE London Lancet" 'to have the mornings
post. including letters newspapers and circulars.
placed upon the breakfast table. The plan is
venient but from sanitary point of view IL Is
appalling. II is undenabiy dirty practice. The
sorter the postofies the postman may not be
as baeterioogieally clean is desirable The dust
of the road may adhere to any exposed gum, or
the letters may be dropped, and the bacteriolegy
of road dust exhibits soms well known pathogenic
organisms"
An Unmarried Mans Adyice,-"Now prepare 10
greet the June bride with a sweet k!ss-"-CBosten
Globe.
Prsparauons all complete. - cleveland Plain
Dealar