New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Russia is, or will be soon the possessor of the
only unchanged issue of postage stamps in the
world. Until now Hong Kong held that position
The first Hong Kong stamps were issued in 1859. and
identical in every respect with those in to-
day. The head of King Edward is however, soon
to replace that of Victoria. and thenceforth the
Russian issue, with the double eagle and shield of
St George. which first appeared in 1S64-'65. and is
stin running. will hold the long time record
THE MODERN SCHOOL OF ALLITERATTsTs
We walk in the wide white wood and watch
For the whinnyng wind to WOO.
In wistful vile. with the whiskers wan
OF the wet wisps of dew:
Are woven in W.
We wander and watch and we wake to work
The wall of the well-to-do,
Who wonder well at the winning way
w We wi wilt d into whispers as9 new noz,v .n
We wind out OF WI
oh. to weep and vile is a womans wish.
And to wash in the water, too.
YET she wants to write and she wishes to
The wings OF wizard. too
Why Why will she ss War IPle in wanton wise
-(Gellett Burgess IN Harper's Magazine
young woman OF Lexington KY. Miss Florence
Graham Offut, has hit upon new method OF pub
ncty She is out with card to the public dis
cussing the reasons that prompted her refuse to
marry the rich and aristocratc Judge Stout unless
she could continue IN her profession, which is that
Of teacher of physical culture" in the State Col
Lege Her Work IS purely matter or conscience,
it seems-a sort of protest against the senseless
round Of gayety'' in which most women travel.
"Any woman maintain home and profess
sion If she cares to. 1t is matter Of attending
fewer card parties. that is ALL" Marriage and
divorce do not afford enough opportunity to get
ones name in the paper. The men rejected to
be turned to account
women" remarked the after dinner philosopher
"In what respect?" asked the information seeker.
philosophical observer.-(Chicago News.
Charreuse is going shortly to be the central feat
of a lawsuit almost as remarkable as the
hqueur itself. To put it briefly the French gov
eminent. through It's official nquidator claims that
by the forfeiture clauses OF the law # becomes
vested not only in all the trade mark and the
patent rights. but In the very formula
recipe itself. and the action will shortly be tried
Grenoble. with Father Rey. the late procurator OF
the monastery and legal depository of its rights
defendant The manufacture first placed
under the protection OF the law by Father Grocer
in 1871 A merely nominal value OF "a was placed
upon the business when he transferred his rights
TO his successor. Father Gramier; but when the
latter rellnquished them about six years ago to
Father Rey the value was declared at about
f1S0.009-a years turnover.
"she's running a correspondence school: teaches
the secret Of success"
Just like a woman. to tell secrets.--Dstroit
Free Press.
A story is told OF Count schouvalofr. a former
Russian Ambassador to England He greatly ad-
mired English women and was heartily annoyed
when he offended any one Of them. While he was
here he learned English. and having heard one
famous English beauty say shut upp' TO an
other, he imagined it 10 be phrase Of polite agree
ment. such as. Say no more" In this sense he
himself addressed 1t to illustrious lady the
next night at dinner, to the lady's CONSERVATION
and his own. when later he discovered his mis-
take.
Look at that puffed-up thing coming this way.
SAID the first tack. as the pneumatic tire APP
III it makes any attempt to run over me-" said
CNew-Yorker. - -
1t will be recalled that in July last King Ed
wards private secretary wrote to a naval officer
that his majestey will be glad II It ia circulated
privately that he considers that his health is as
much honoured by those who drink 1t in water as
by those who drink 1t in wine"
Sir Oswald Mosley at a recent banquet drank a
bumper OF port to his majesty's health. although
his own so Indifferent that physicians had for
hidden that manifestation OF loyalty.
The baronet acquainted his majesty with this in
eident and Sir Dighton Probyn wrote In reply:
HIS majesty particularly requests to say that
In old port.
City Comltteeman John Boyle. of PhIladelphfa
was consulted by some fellow Democrats as TO a
certain candidate for ward leadership Mr. BIank
Is hrst rate man." said one of his callers '.IIa
talks like book as the saying is" Mr. Boyle
responded bluntly. I'VE don't want a man thar
talks like a book. The man need Is a fellow
that talks like a burglar proof safe after IL has
been locked up for the night"
An Appeal-The owuer--see herel That trunk
The Porter"An nv ha ai OF or oo iSx mt,
The Qwner-Weil. then. don't treatSit "a If N stat
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