New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The sticker for punctilio is always a nuisance
and in the matter OF the proposed duel between
Partisan and Neapolitau fencing masters he threat
ems TO spoil whst the Irish fire eating squire in
the old farce termed "as pretty challenge as ever
was penned." Taking their stand on a recent
French arbitration on the point the French sec
onds declare that, their principals are the Of
Tended parties, Il is for the Italians to come TO
them. They offer. however. to go as far as Nice
while the italians refuse to bulge from Naples
The Figaro" adds that the French conditions Of
fighting OF almost mortal severity.
Wigg-Many a woman discovers that she has
Wagg-WeIi. I've heard that marriage sometimes
makes another man OF a fellow.-(Philadelphia
Record.
Policemen are as other men, rather sensitive OF
alusion TO their failures Richmond has lately
suffered the hands of burglars. and the burglars
are still at large well known minister met
policeman In the street the other day at Rich
rnond and could not avoid aIIusion to the local
topic. What a number of burglars there are
about!' he said: why don't you constables arrest
them?" The policeman regarded the minister
soemnly. Sir" he replied there are thousands
of people going 10 hell every day Why don't you
ministers stop them?
Early Lessons in Ornithology.-squire Ito rural
lad)-Now. my. boy. tell me how. do you know an
old partridge from young one?
squireSNonsense. boyi You ought to know bet
ter. A partridge hasn't got any teeth
Boy-No. sir but | have-tPunch
BY far the most interesting bird emblem of
modern state is that of the Republic of Guatemala.
1t has been adopted the national crest for
long that (party through the taste for stamp
collectng) the existence of one Of the rarest and
most beautiful of the bird creation has been made
far more widely known than IL otherwise would
have been. There is of birds called tro-
gons most of which have very fine feathers and
remarkable coorrg- They are found in india and
the Malays. but are most numerous in Central
and Southern America 1t from their plumage
that the Mexicans made their famous mosaics of
feather work. From the tail feathers they made
the lustrous green helmets OF their kings and
mobiles. The most gorgeous of all was the long
tailed resplendent trogon. which was kept as
a sacred royal bird in the palace of Montezuma,
or in of the two houses which formed the
royal menageries. Adequate description of the bird
is almost impossible 1t has a rounded plume on
the head. cascades of feathers falling from the
back the shoulders, plumes falling over the
tail yard long. and most elegant contour. The
color of the whole of the upper surface and pumes
is a most resplendent golden green. that of the
breast and under parts crimson or scarlet. Such
is the national emblem of Guatemala.
Man and wife wishes caretaker's situation or
work for the wife.-(Ednburgh Evening Dispatch.
The chain pump was invented in China long be-
fore the Christian This simple machine
which seems never to have been improved upon
is in such common that every agricultural la
borer is in possession of Where irrigation is
conducted large scale the chain pump Is
made proportionately larger and moved by a very
simple tread wheel, and still larger ones are opera
ted by yokng a buffalo other animal to a suita-
BILE driving machine.
THE EASIEST WAY.
She's sent me a bid to her wedding
And /, when / think of my debts,
Am glad that I've something send her
It's cheap. 1 shall send my regrets
-(Philadelphia Press.
Here is the advertisement of a hotel at Ostend:
Hotel in den Koophande,' Place Vanderzweep.
to ones face the Station (railway). Ostend. Ten
from Peter Vandenkerckhove-H Houtappei.
Telephon 331. Breakfast from o'clock the morn
ing. ordinary at to l O'Clock. Pottage: Two
plains of meat and egume- Dessert: Beefsteak to
the potato shilling; at whole hour tenpence.
Milk coffee, tea, chocolate beer of the country ana
outlandish." One would like to know the precise
difference between Belgian beer and outiandish
beer.
BIG VALUE.
When after lingering years he had
The maid his longing told,
And her quick consent he said,
You're worth your weight In gold"
That's giving high value, dear"
She said. with look elateN