New-York tribune., 1902-01-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"A
known in the way of card of thanks says
1.-THE Kansas City Journal recently appeared In
a Topeka paper we extend our heartfelt thanks,
said the sorrowing family to the pastor who OFF,
ciated. the choir which sang, to the friends who
sent flowers to the undertaken who so dehcately
performed his sad mission the friends and rela-
tves who mingled their tears with ours above the
bier Yet nearly perfect this is, 1t is con-
victed OF fatal omission. The colored man who
drove the one-eyed mule which hauled the coffin
box ahead OF the hearse to the cemetery seems to
have been entirely forgotten
"Whatr' exclaimed the woman who had just
started a boarding house. twenty-five Tor those
Them amt string beans" said the huckster;
"thems butter beans. an =
oleomargarine beans that'd come cheaper."-(PhiIa-
delphia Record.
THE Philadelphia Record" says: 'Dr. Thomas
Hewson Bache of No. 23S South Thirteenth-st.,
lineal descendant OF Benjamin Franklin in the hfth
generation. has what Is probably the most remark
able collection of Franklin portraits in the world.
Altogether there more than one hundred prints
and engravings and some original drawings In the
collection, gathered in the course OF years IN many
parts OF this country and Europe. OF all these
many pictures the best portrait is believed to be
a crayon study by Boisser. the French portrait
painter. which DR.. Bache picked up in Paris in
1864. The likeness has a great deal OF character
and spirit IN II, depicting the placid features OF
the philosopher in OF his habitual moods OF
reflection The whole collection exhibits Won
derful variety OF expression. The most authentic
nkeuesses of Franklin Houdon's bust, taken
from a life cast of the features. from which the
many statues Of the philosopher are modelled. and
Martins painting from Hfe a three-quarters por-
in OIL OF which there two copies in Phila-
delphia, executed by Washington Peale."
In the crowd that filed a Mulberry-st, auction
the sale % with interest and enoVed the badnaEe FOR
which the auctioneer is noted. One Of the Italians
bid some household article. and IT was instantly
accepted
What's the neme?" asked the auctioneer. as he
'Petro Dionozelia," answered the buyer
30 GG said he POs he
ratified off the next article The other Italian bid
'Patricka o'sunivana' quickly answered the
well" unused the auctoneer. that's a good old
name for dago come. that's not yours. though"
You beta it lisa note mine" the quick reply:
buta ita is aSSoda as Pea1uta -; You maks de
Newark Sunday Call
The teaching OF cookery in the EnglisS board
schools is sometimes appreciated by those
who would be most benefited 1y it The teacher
of of these schools recently received the fol-
lowing letter OF protest: My Mary Ann Is not
going be a servant. L wants her to be a lady
and the less she knows or how to cook victuaIs
the better. When 1 sent my gal to the board
school did not expect she was going be taught
undignihed things like that"
Funny about young spenditt. wasn't it?' said
WAS it?',, asked the Man of an Inquiring Mind
and then made anotSer forums Ti rsIsi, IN Europe
Louisiana. ."-(Baltimore American.
A Kansas paper sarcastically advises General
Funston to go away back to the Philippines and
sit down IL he doesn't want TO get into trouble
through the pernicous activity of smallbore med
dlers. III he stays in this country" says the
paper. "he will be investigated; some one will
charge that he stuck pin into AguinaIdo or that
the capture was not regular and Congress will
take it up
Sad Hayoc..western Man-we had a terrible
seventeen houses left standing.
Eastern NANNY goodness! How many were
Western Man-Nineteen.-CNew-Yo York Weekly
above all things" says THE Navy and Army"
of London. "Tommys heart loves a sewing ma
chine Although he must know that he can never
succeed in getting it home to England vet If he
finds one on a farm he will tow It along with
him. overburdened as he already is upon the
march Wherein the exact fascination lies Is a
mystery. but grizzled reservist and carow recruit
alike cannot resist this housewives help"
Patence-Did you enjoy the drama last night?
1 cried nearly the whole time!-(Yonkers States.
Few people in England" remarks London
paper, who grow the suniower for ornament have
any idea of its usefulness" And then II nroceeds
thus to describe the suniower on its native heath
in this country: 80 rich is this plant in oil that
the seed of one of these monster plants will WELD
fifty gallons of oil. while the refuse of the seed
after this quantity of oil has been expressed
weighs 1.5oo pounds when made into cattle cakes"
Dek-I say. Harry. I suppose you haven't
dollar you want to lend me?
darry-By George you've guessed right Dick
with your ability to see into future you ought
script ~ ~
Mail advices from Australia tell horrifying tales
of a heat wave of such intensity that bush Ares.
the burning OF homesteads the destruction of crops
the loss OF thousands OF sheep and the prevalence
OF grievous distress among multitudes OF human
beings have taken place. Meanwhile New-York
has been SO fortunate as to enjoy an uneommoniy
comfortable winter.