New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mexican etiquette puts the newcomer the
sponsibfty Of making all the social advances.
Visitors to any principal Mexican city, whatever
their rank foreign Ministers not excepted. must
in solemn print give notice to every family OF
any consideration resident in the municipality
that they have arrived and put themselves and
their homes at the disposition Of the residents.
Otherwise they will receive no social attention
whatever. Intending visitors to that country need
to be equipped with this knowledge of the Gus
toms prevailing there, and it is set forth in a
recent consular report of the United States agent
at Puebla, and reinforced by the authority Of
Nine. Calderon de la Barca. wife of the Minister
of Spain to Mexico. who says that the point of
etiquette involved is peculiar to that country
having no known existence elsewhere. The people
are very kind and hospltable when approached in
their own way, and none other is understood
taken any notice of by them.
Homing Instinct Of Probationary gie;-,y commis-
lives at Orangeville, near Baltimore is credited
with telling the following story of the return Of
ABOUT three years ago I gave away beagle hound
which was taken to ,I Kent COUNTY One night re-
walk into our home and take position near the
count for how the dog got here unless it crossed
over the ice the bay from Rock Hall to Balti-
dog had frequently hunted in the portion of the
co qb from the bv bor 70 Tb R n6
remarkable than nornlng pigeon Tying FIVE hun
They are having some tall fishing around TSillar-
ney these days. judging from the following adj
ney salmon and trout fishing over the highest
mountains in Ireland" etc
short-Hello. Long! Where are you gong3
kick OK e g May the SVeP TO the to
What's the trouble?"
days ago hasn't reached me yetl"-( Chicago Daily
Cox-Thls winter isn't as long as that of last
Box-why not?
Cox-Last year a leap year
Not long ago q certain youpg man Of this town
went to publish the banns of his marriage with his
best girl On the sexton putting the question rs
she widow or spsnsterT the young man replied.
house."-(B birmingham (England) Post.
An Irish peasant going back to his home
village from a visit to Dublin where he had been
much impressed by the electric lights. He re-
marked: 1T do beat me how they make a hairpn
burn in bottlel"
''I wonder why Osler did not advise the chloro-
forming of women when they get TO be sixty years
He probably knows that women never get that
old."--(Houston Post
a correspondent OF THE Insurance Press" By a
coincidence. that paper received in the same mail
the business card OF an enterprisng local Insurance
agency in Western city, which asserts that IL
has on sale "all kinds of insurance and bonds +"
Here Is the Western agency's list:
Fire life safe, rents. theft credit patent
marine, tornado, accident burglary. sprinkler
lightning. plate glass transportation, tourists
baggage. bank and messenger robbery tailors and
furniture hoaters physicians and druggists lin
blity, travellers samples fidelity. Official guaran-
teed attorneys department, contract judicial ana
court bonds teams. health, postal. elevator casual
~. hywheel. leaseholds. automobile. contingent
steam boiler landlords liability use and ocou
pancy, employers liability. workmen's collective
liquor dealers license general liability hod-up in
suranee and bank accounts"
Thev Generally Are.-"I ate Welsh rabbit last
night"
''How was it?''
at was Observation-Disclosures Plain Dealer.