New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The finest opal known in Australia is obtained at
White Cliffs. near Wicannia. IN the colony of New
South Wales where about nine hundred miners are
IN constant work. The best quality OF these. stones
realizes occasionally much $3.50 ounce. Up
end of 1904 $40oo0O0 worth OF opals had been
exported from New South Wales alone
Hs.DS you remember your old school friend.
tbbs so s INDEED ed Do most absurd looking
HeoS? nohn n9o oniy named o. hrlus
trated Bits.
The Rome correspondent of THE Pail Mall
Gazette relates that young countryman Of BIZ
tonic. francesca Capaldo much in love with
pretty girl. Elisa Fano. and although the girl
herself was not averse to his suit, her mamma
did not see Francesca with good eye." as they
say here, and so the course of true love did not
smoothly. Rendered desperate the young man
decided heroic measures. and concocted a plot
with friends. The mother and daughter
relatives in the evening, dark night the con-
spirators hid in a narrow street, and as the
women passed sprang out upon them. In the con-
fusion which ensued heightened by the intentional
manoeuvres OF the young men, the gallant Fran
cesco threw a shawl over the head of one of the
frightened women, and, In spite OF her struggles
bore her off to his house 'I am Francesca" he
repeated at intervals, thinking TO calm the terror
of his lady love, only, however. to be answered
by muf1ed tones from the shawl. struggles and
kicks of such strength to rouse his wonder and
something Of resentment that Elisa should treat
him Meanwhile the other woman had fed
shrieking to cover. followed by the men to con-
ceal the doing OF Francesca The bold lover care
fully removed the shawl. dropped his knees and
raised his eyes to those of-Elisa's mother
origin.-Birnam Wood was at last moving toward
''Hal said Macbeth ST see we are about to
have brush with the enemy"
mus origlnated a phrase that is part OF the
equipment Of every war correspondent--(Life.
Two brothers were fined In London police court
the other day for fighting In the street HE struck
me and hit him." pleaded one brother. But It
quite friendly SIR he fastened to ada .IIa
is my brother. and haven't him for a long
time
Ola Party.Boy you'll catch cold If you get your
Small Boy-Dats what I'm after. I'm a-goin' ter
speak Spartacus de Gladiators" at school on Fri
News e'N D'0 WINS h'arSe--'Chicaso
For three years man. now indicted for swindlins
has been living on pair of Victor Hugo's trousers
according to the Paris correspondent Of .'The Lon
don Telegraph" On bringing them home wran,sd
up in tissue paper he showed them to his concierge
The concierge was Thunderstorm and In five min
utes all the neighborhood knew that her tenant
possessed pair of the poets trousers The next dav
callers came begging for portions of the relic The
generous owner parted with buttons and fragments
OF the cloth at franc apiece His custom grew
and the trousers seemed to keep growing too How
ever many bits he sold there were ALWAYS mora
fragments of the relic wherewth to satisfy fresh
applicants. The concierge says that according 10
her computation he must have disposed OF threa
hundred pairs OF Victor Hugo's trousers ALL told
He grew reckless at last and only a few DAVIS 400
still selling whole legs OF the trousers an son
apiece That gave him away. A purchaser boosted
to friend that he possessed a leg OF a naIr Of
trousers worn by Victor Hugo That's funny =
said the friend; "I have one also" They con,nara5
treasures, and both were right legs. Becoming sus
picious they called on a common acquaintance He
had a third right leg of Victor Hugos trousers
They secured the neighborhood and found legs
rights and lefts. and other portions of the gar
ment almost in every household where there wa,
mind. The poets admirers then went in force to
the police and lodged complaint. When the war
rant was served on the vender of the relies his
room was searched, and the original pair of trous-
ers was found intact. Then you acknowledge" said
the officer. that of the trousers YOU sold had
really been worn by Victor Hugo?" Quite so y.
said the man cheerfully. 'and so far as know he
never wore that pair either"
A man wanted a ticket to olathe, and had only
9 Bill 10 repSq 70 s gn ths teke He tqeb
on his way back to the station he met friend 10 10
City Star. 1''' : fN''isaS
According to 1.-The Kennebec Journal thsrs r,as
a unique article in the Palermo town warrant II
this ITO see IL the town will accent OF Thomas
Dinsmore the sum or 800 trust fund the in
terest OF same to be applied as follows 20 WITT.
To celebrate the memory of the signers Of the
Declaration OF Independence OF the United states
of America, also the lives OF the pioneers ~ ~.
towns OF China and Palermo. once In every ter
years at Branch Mills. China The first ceIahro
ton the fourth day Of July 1915 and
each succeeding ten years thereafter"
A Washington youth wrote home after Nh. .Ion.-
ment II am married now. and ali my troubles are
ever" Married men. please don't titter.-(chcago