New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Certain Western papers are acknowledging ','
receipt of a communication from the of'i''' ,
fishing Company, of Detroit. publishers oL Inc
smiths. a monthly magazine for people naHeu
s,.L rrbis 10 something now In the line Of masa-
z,,n II opers a new and promising heio. ot
course the Browns must have their PEI .
likewise must the tribes OF Jones Williams "h'e'
Johnson and many others.
81 have something exceedingly rare In the way OF
"rhanks When it comes to book. / prefer one
that is well done."-(Harpers Bazar-
France has = special association 1or ~ rms
a remedy for seasickness. In SEPTEMBER lS'i' II
held an exhibition at Ostend. The Investigations
have since been continued. partly with the ala OK
O steamer lent by the Belgian Government Inc
results are now made public In a booK written oS
Dr. Madeuf of Paris. 1t contains various roies
as to diet. clothing. etc. but points out io Tu'@
remedy
AS sergeant was h,wns ont ms ms nn 1raets o n fest
as the new recruits endeavored to obey the %oro ol
pair Of feet more noticeable on account of their
Without taking his eyes OF those feet inc ser
sesnt bawled out second ORDER
he could see that all the feet except those he he
watched turned in obedience. Rushing up to- 1 the
owner. little fellow. he seized him by the shou'-
"why aont turn 5h,,1s WITH the Iss1n,t rsst'
You did. Ell? Well. l watched your reet ana
'' ITS the boots they gave me, sir SAID the poor
fellow They're so large tnaT nn,iin Msn News u'" lily
Joseph H Perkins of Syracuse, n. Y. will soon
nublisb work containing the biographies Of nearly
So 600 centenarians. If he can show any means OF
living so as to reach ths 100-year mark, his DOCK
ought TO have a wide circulation. Mr. Perkins
will produce statistics to show that there are 4""
peope now living in the United States who are 100
years old or more
Playwright-That villain in my play doesn't act
H,i,- tn Ia
Mana aser-Oh' don't get excited. I'll FIX that
John 20 up on the stage and start runor that
have skipped with the box once recelpts.-teal'l
more News.
Standing In Mount Hope Cemetery at Losans-
pert Ind is one Of the queerest monuments ever
erected to the memory Of any individual 1t Is over
the grave Of William II. Reghter. The statue part
of the monument represents Mr. Relshter as ne
was attired when stricken with heart disease. Mr.
Reishter was ditch contractor and prominent IN
his locality. It was rainy day that death
came and he was well prepared for the weather.
He was wearing broad brimmed hat. mackirl-
tosh over his suit Of clothes ana his trouser legs
were in his rubber boots. The members OF the
family wishing to remember him as he looked
wien last he bade them goodhy. employed a man
about the same size and build Mr.. Reighter 10
have photograph taken In the clothes last worn
by the deceased. and when he had carried out the
idea they replaced the head on the photograph
with the head of likeness of Mr.. Reighter. This
ncture was sent a sculptor in Italy, with the
reouest that d lifesized statue be made from 1t In
Italian marble. The statue IS to life. 1t
$J,0D.
simnson-Do you know anything about art:
Jackson-I know enough about art not to try to
talk about it.-(Detroit FREQ Press.
7 r Trowbrdge tells this story OF Theodore
Parker in The Atlantic Monthly': Parker
one of the slavery leaders one whose ability
and position preacher gave him something
more than a local reputation. and carried the
olium of his far those of Phillips and
Garrison were known and hated. How he
nerience n Boston merchant once had at Charles
1on An excited crowd gathering around the hotel
register where he had written his name observed
him with suspicious whisperngs and threatening
looks which became alarming. when the excited
landlord stepped to him and said anxIously:
Your name Is Parker? That Is my name. sir
Theodore Parker. Of Boston. the aboi,onist?' oh.
no no. sir! l Theodore D. Parker. very dif-
ferent man. The landlord heaved a sigh of relief
i an, glad to hear it,! he said And allow 10
give you 4 bit of wholesome advice. When you
are registering your name In Southern hotels write
the %" damned plain. -
Ie-I don't know how II is. hut I've noticed IT ia
the girl who puzzles all the other girls what he
could have III her who is the first to GIT
married.
SheAnd IL ia the man that the girls say they
woudn have II he were the last earth
who has his pick of all the pretty girls in town
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