New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There was a picturesque incident" says The
London Chronicle" "at the opening of the Bendigo
Gold Jubilee Exhibition by the Earl OF Hopetoun
Governor General OF the Commonwealth. Very few
OF the pioneers who dug for the precious metal on
the newly discovered Bepdigo gold field of half
century ago have survived TO witness this jubilee
celebration. One OF the little group Of graybeards
is Sir John Mcintyre, who has been Mayor OF
Bendigo its representative in the Victorian Paria-
ment and a Minister of the Crown. His celebra-
ton of jubilee took the form OF dressing himself
In the Identical garb which he wore a gold digger
in ls52-a red shirt. white moleskin trousers and
soft felt hat. Lord Hopetoun much amused
at meeting a knight and ex-minister in this un-
conventional attire"
Poppers-He's got Job in the bank and he's
going to be president of that bank some day.
Poppers-We sir, he can sign his name name 50 no no,
Press.
In the worlds race after the rolling dollars Uncle
Sam comes in far ahead The Treasury Bureau of
Statistics has just received the Year Book OF THE
London Daily Mail" for 1902. in which the United
States heads the list of wealthy nations with u.s..
$50 100000 to her credit Great Britain comes
ond with fiji SOC 900 900; France third. with 1880.
OOOOOO and fourth Germany, with fs 900 0O0 Rus
sia is of the principal nations, having to her
credit only f642 10000.
1t is also satisfactory TO that OF these nve
nations the United States has the smallest ma
tionaI debt-f221 900 900. Germany's debt is fs5.-
OOOO OOo of the United Kingdom f7O6 OcOoOO that
of Russia Fill 900 OO0 and that of France fl .2Ss-
0O0O 600.
The same list also shows the United States to be
the largest wheat producer her crop for 1901 being
$50 100000 bushels. double that of Russia, next
the list.
"I understand" said the customer. that you
keep photygrafts Of & all the @ prominent men"
Wei my names Hon. Jabez Perkins Mayor OF
Pettyyie, Illinoy Lemme have one o mine
Ell Minch known as the learned farmer" OF
Brldgeton, N. J., who died the other day recently
made the following confession 'T have been
married in love, never smoked. chewed.
touched drop of beer or other intoxicants never
played dominos checkers cards OF any kind.
and cannot tell card from another. I have
never been a play, even In church. a circus.
never the inside of theatre. have
skated with a girl on the ice. although I when
a boy considered quite skater. and think few
men experienced the pleasure that did when
young man."
troubled nap and hearing no noise downstairs
Melissa. wonder If that snobtish young squirt
of a Caddleigh, who comes here hve or six even
Yes SIR answered the cheerful voice OF
young in the hall below. 81 think he does."-
Chicago Tribune
London "The Pail Mall Gazette" observes: 1--WE
do know whether ,hat excellent feature OF
British civilization. the hot potato, iourishes on
winter nights at the street corners OF New-York.
Probably 1t does but II it does not, there should
be opening for some good Samaritan with an
eye business to show cousins that they
have not got monopoly OF good things. However,
welcome the peanut-more familiar us as
the monkey nut-as highly desirable immigrant
and have no doubt that he has come to stay"
Man of Honor;-Weary Walker-No, ma'am
l amt dirty from choice. I'm bound by honor 1
wrote testimonial fur soap maker onct, an
promised "to udder.'
Mrs Housekeep-Well. why not that?
Weary Walker-Because. ma am. that firm failed
fist after the Civil War-(Cathoiic Standard and
Times
For using the Polish word "zobe" instead Of the
German word 'ber," officer in the Austrian
army has just been sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment on bread and water
The centenarian puzzled. '.I don't know
what to do" he unused. IF I say l never drank
whiskey in all my life get half a Column OF
pure reading matter IL the village paper: on the
other hand II say l have always used II I can
get two columns and my picture through the whis-
key concern" Philadelphia Record.