New-York tribune., 1905-10-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At fete to the working girls of the East End,
London. the Bishop of London we1t around among
the guests endeavoring to put them at ease. His
kindly smile shone all alike. His tactful re-
marks were not for one, but for the whole
of the company. This attlJTde was not lost upon
the guests. As he moving through their ranks
q thin, penetrating voice made itself heard. "Oh.
my!" said the voice; "ain't the Bishop firt!"
Pleased the Coats-A very realistic reminder of
the near approach of winter was felt at this place
Tuesday and Wednesday, when n cold wind made
heavy coats feel good.-(Lowry City fMo) Inde-
pendent
stone carving Of grizzly bear IN the attitude
of defending her cubs has been made by Andrew
Chester Thompson of Seattle and will be imme-
dately shipped to Alaska, to be placed over the
grave of r. Shadesty. one Of the most prominent
Indians in the North when alive. He died De-
ceInber IT, 1903, leaving 500 to defray the cost Of
the monument. The big piece Of stone carving,
weighing 900 pounds. will be shipped from Seattle
Wrangel. and from that point will be carried
about $50 miles overland to the home of the Bear
family Indians The Indians themselves will trans
port the grizzly its overland Journey, according
to their own primitive methods Of transportation.
Mr.. Thompson has been carving stones for the
Bear Indians for twenty-five years.
The First Word.-"But," said the Judge, you
NO O didn't" replied tho prisoner
But you struck the first blow. Why did you do
:BeEase he sed to me. IF Oim van. we're an
other and I soaked hm."-Phiadelphia Press.
landmark of Paris. dating from the city's most
ancient days. is TO disappear. This is the Street
du Petit-Pont which commentaries the struggles
of the city against the Norsemen. There is to-day
affixed 10 one of the structures in the street a
abet corrne ernorating one of these encounters at
a period so remote $50. At the head OF the
PETITION there then stood a wooden tower. and
twelve men, whose names are preserved by the
tablet successfully held this tower against the
entire Norman horde. which they thus prevented
from gaining access to the city by the bridge
TO BURBANK OF CALIFORNIA.
The seedless orange makes US glad,
The stoneless cherry's pleasing. too;
The grape that's all juice isn't bad.
But Luther, lsten kindly do;
One long felt want you've yet to ~
Be sweety realized until
You triumph with the boneless fish,
Why monkey with the roses thorn
or pt seek oIs't 10 give us hUskiess corn?
For such small b blessings oE we - can oIor wait;
since never may mans fondest wish
Be sweetIy filled till you have
-(Chicago Record Herald.
Fort Mcpherson. Arctic Circle. is probably the
nearest postofhce 10 the North Pole. After trying
it as an experiment, the Canadian Posta! Depart
rent has now made the office permanent one. II
is situated on the Mackenzie River. five thousand
miles from Ottawa. and the service is maintained
by teams of dogs.
More reserved I'm It's wording than most epitaphs
is one in Derbyshire churchyard. which. after
giving particulars of birth and death, concludes:
Twas said he honest man buffalo
Commercial.
patriotic Frenchman left bequest whose diff
fculty has just been solved by the French govern
nent. Fe was NJ. Faulquier, merchant of Mont
pelier and possessor of a magnificent yacht. He
bequeathed the vessel to the state to be used by
French Ambassadors and Ministers abroad The
Foreign Minister declared that there legal
machinery provided by which he could utilize the
vessel for the purposes indicated by the testator.
and the Minister of Marine said that it was not
suitable for transfer to his department. Then
the Minister Of the Colonies came to the rescue,
and he has allotted the yacht to the Governor of
French West Africa, for in his journeys about
the coast Cruising about savage coasts is scarcely
is something.
The two girls were having fun with others on
their way home 10th and Jackson-st. last
evening after their SAID ToFf Ike in one the d depart
swercd to the name of Mary talks shop too much
other Il like my fellow TO talk shop" said The
said Miss Mary, We'll. he's streetear conductor,
you know, and he's always saying sit closer
pleaseT "-(Philadelphia Record
For twenty-sx consecutive years the treasurer
of the Leeds Qcngand) Auxiliary OF the Wesleyan
Foreign Missionary Society regularly received at
the anniversary meeting in October sealed
velope containing Bank of England go note. with
a scrap Of paper bearing the mystic letter, &C. i.
o. L. At the anniversary services of the society
held in Leeds last week it was reported that the
mysterious packet was not Forthcoming as usual,
and it inferred that the friend has died
since the last anniversary The secret has been
well kept and the donor OF aggregate OF $500
TO the cause OF foreign missions remains unknown.
Even Here.-Charon was just about to push his
ferry out on the dark silent bosom or the StyX
when he noticed Il soul tagging oehlhd on the
step iiveyr' called the ancient feTryman. What
are you stopping here for?''
The soul smiled.
Il thought perhaps / could buy souvenir postal
card" 1t replied. Ito mail to the folks at nome,
Churon bowed and handed him an ASBESTOS post
card with Views of the StyX in red and black
Chicago News.