New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

49,, ,r,.1 ,,as acoosted by g. quaint cid woman,
housekeeper in the employ of dear Iriehu Oh
mine. I want tell you sir. said the ola "oniaii'
how much I enjoy goins to church on the Gays
that Won nreech' Expressing my appreciation OF
the compliment, I added that L was much sra'i-
fed to hear 1t, adding that feared was ho' as
popular a minister others In the CITY, anu
finally asked And what particular reason have
you for enjoyment when 1 preach oh, SIR she
answered, with appalling candor I get such a gooo
seat theni "
His Happiest Hour-He-Do you remember 'he
night asked you TO marry me
For a whole hour we sat there. and not a word
did mh da for from Echo de
A man who lives in Waterbury, Conn, is the
head Of large family almost every member OF
which performs upon kind of musical instru-
ment A Bostonian who visiting the house Of
the Waterbury man referred to this fact remark
ing that 1t must be source of great pleasure to
the family but tic this observation the father made
reply.
Really continued the Bostonian, eft is remark
able. Your younger is cornetist, both your
daughters pianists, your wife is a violinfst.
and understand. the others also musicians
Now. what you. the father of such cor1bi-
nationg'
'I." replied the old man. sarcasticaIly. 81
pessmist.'
oldun-Then may take it that you have synpa-
thy for the old soldiers who are starving?
ILLUSTRATED Bits
Speaker Cannon, while presiding at the installa
ton of DR.. Edmund James president of the
University of Illinois, told this story: Like all
other good citizens at the age of fifty, I
grandfather. One time of my little grandchil-
dren wanted to go the House of Represents tives
to see Grandpa Joe perform. They went into the
gallery. 1t n stormy session. and nearly every
one except the presiding officer talking. The
little girl finally said: Aunt Helen, If Grandpa
Joe is Speaker, why doesn't he speak, "
Ample Experience-"Has Dr. skalpe1 had much
''oh. yes He has attended number Of football
E f1@e' in his professional capacity "-'Brooklyn
Washington who has just returned from a
trip to Texas, and who had been in the habit of
visiting that State in its lawless days, was much
impressed by the abiding habits of present day
Texans Texas is tame Eew-England. He
asked the why. "One old citizen he says
with whom I talked told the philosophy of
the change. He said that II due to the sub
stitution of beer for whskey. Thirty years ago
there wasn't brewery in Texas. and but little
lager beer imported. The men drank red liquor to
excess then. and under its influence became wild
and violent and ready to shoot at the drop of the
hat Nowadays with beer the popular drink. the
temper of the population has undergone a change.
and tragedies, frequent, of occur
renee"
think m ot tes W2 dsh ae SO YOU
know nov l What .sr,, coau eads,i is
Gates her affections.-QAfe.
Lord Brassey has offered to erect at his own ex-
pense a large number of cottages of English STYLE
for sufferers from the recent earthquake In Italy
The italian government has accepted his offer.
TINES FLIGHT.
Tines have changed and With them manners
Pretty. dashing.
Witty, flashing,
Has become now utte and fiat
All those compliments and sraces
Once so winning and so gay
Cried Cried their heir " @Hushes,-
Now to US seem quite passe.
Now those very same old phrases,
Which we thought bright and pat.
And light laughter.
All to be quite trite and fat
All; those compliments e and graces-
Tell merely
That were somewhat older now
brooklyn Life
The mystery surrounding the release from jail of
Maxim Cork, who arrested in st. Petersburg
as revolutionist is cleared The novelist owes his
liberty to Count White. president Of the Council of
Ministers, who drew report in which the fol-
lowing passage occurs: "A sentence a
long Imprisonment might deprive the world and
Russia of creative genius from whom great things
may yet be expected The unprecedented sympathy
OF which he is the object is proof of the attention
with which the intellectual world follows the de-
velopment of Russia and of the regard which is
felt for the Russian writer outside his own coun,
try"
Lots of 1T should think there would be a
great deal of local color in this village. said the
lady novelist to the old residcnter
There be- num-. replied the latter There hez
bin houses painted this summer than there
hez fer ten year'-tCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.