New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

little book OF an early Territorial Governor OF
Mississippi William c. c Claiborne has been dis
covered among the archives OF the state. 1t con-
tains letters written by Governor Claiborne in his
own handwriting President Jefferson, Mr.. Madi-
son. Secretary OF War Dearborn and other OFF,
cials at Washington in regard tc the Louisiana
Purchase. Governor Claiborne was detailed by
President Jefferson to go TO New Orleans and re-
ceive from the French the Territory of louisiana,
which Is now known the Louisiana Purchase.
The first of these letters are dated at New-Oreans
in May, 1905. and q period Of two years.
They contain the views of Governor Claiborne on
the questions of government of the new Territory.
They detail length the way that the French
and the Spanish in New-OrleanS liked the transfer
from the French to the Americans He rectes in
some of his letters the difficulties ahead of the
American Government IL probable that this
book will be given place in the Mississippi
hibit at the World Fair.
Far from It.--Girl with the Gibson Girl Neck
s ESG H'H"''N mas begun 10 'HO" her age hA'n
Girl with the Julia Marlowe Dimple-I should
Tribune.
Dr. William Everett at the Williams College COM
mencement gave the genealogy of American coll
leges He said that Williams granddaughter
of Harvard. The first president of Williams was
graduate OF Yale: the first four presidents of Yale
were graduates of Harvard: the first two presi-
dents of Harvard were graduates of Cambridge
University; Cambridge descended from Oxford.
and Oxford from Paris. that from Antioch, Antioch
from Alexandria, and Alexandria from Athens. by
way OF the disciples OF Aristotle. Williams was
sixty-nine generations of men away from Socrates
but only nine generations of institutions of learn
ing.
Faint Heart Won s-5 ora, many times did
you refuse Jack before you accepted him? Ethel
to try it again.-(New-York Weekly.
good live piece of news may often be made
by accident Readers of Barrie's novel. When
Mans Single will recall the telegraph editor who
thought a dispatch beginning The Zulus have
taken umbrage'' referred 10 the capture of a post
and gave Umbrage the benefit OF a capital. A dis
patch in The Ottawa Evening Journal" dated
"Dauphin Man, June Is" and announcing the re-
suit OF the voting in the Kinstino district in tho
Territorial elections, ''As a result of the
vote. Meyers and Mott Shadd. negro. have been
elected for the constituency" It should be- of
course. Meyers and not Shadd." In this case the
wideawake telegraph editor in The Ottawa Jour
nal" office added: "Shad is the first fu-booded
negro be elected a legislative body in Can
a Canadian Assembly" Mott Shadd has been
Elected in the Territories.
A Kentucky Summer outht-Have any OF the
warm days this summer recalled to the mind Of
suddenly summoned TO Washington. twenty odd
years age In the middle Of 9qne to look after
sudden. and the prospect OF his staying more than
ed Or with h only 6and bS R that he
heaped up on him after his arrival at the capital
and he was Obliged 20 telegraph back request
for trunkful of summer clothing His itfIe
daughter happened to be the only member of the
family at home when his dispatch arrived and
thinking II ner duty to respond promptly she
packed trunk and shipped 1t. first slipping a note
Dear Papa--I send you all the clothes 7 can
find. and hope you are WE'LL ~
The trunk contained seven white shirts six win
ter scarfs. one tooth brush, one bowie knife ana
two revolvers II was ruefu outlook for BLACK
purn with the thermometer UP among the nIneties
put ne listened TO no pronered condolences. INV
daughter has done right he said; 'she sant NJ
what real Kentucky girl regards a suitabie