New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Among those who stood up in the Carne-
gle Hall audience when DR.. William Goodell
Frost, president of Berea College, wanted
to ascertain how many persons Of those
present had seen Abraham Lincoln. was a
man whose neighbor said when he had re-
sumed his place: You must have been
pretty young at the time" mot SO very"
replied tho man. II was a little boy when
saw Mr.. Lincoln ride UP State street in
Albany, standing In a carriage, bowling to
the people. Mayor Thacher and Senator
Ferry were with him. He stopped over at
Albany on his way to be inaugurated.
was much larger boy when / Joined the
great line in State street which moved
slowly up the hill to the Capitol. where the
the people had a chance to look upon the
body OF the assassinated President"
What became Of that rich uncle Of
yours?'
II think he's dead. out I don't know"
"Geei How did he lose all his money!
Toledo Blade.
MANY changes have taken place In Tur-
kew since the constitution was adopted.
about three years ago. says DR.. Kiefern-
dorf I'm the "Oesterreichische Wochen-
schrift." land not the least notable OF these
is the desire on the part Of the people for
reading matter I'm the form Of newspapers.
This is an outgrowth Of the freedom OF
speech and the abolition Of the censorship.
There Is now being published at Jerusalem
a newspaper which is printed In three lam
guaRes and bears the name La Verite-
Truth-Haemeth.' There are weekly and
monthly papers also. but they are for tho
most mart the organs OF the Protestant or
Roman Catholic mission schools. and al
though they contain news. political. local
and scientific, they are known as religious
papers while the new publication Is a real
pewspaper. Truly. Palestine Is making
progress
Mrs Allway-Oh, John, | had a dream
last night that all your money was gone.
Allway-How much did the dress In the
dream cost?-Chicago News.
Ing a lot Of fun over a paragraph saying
that a prisoner in the Tombs was relieved
O, his wallet, containing $3.50. This re-
minds an old newspaper man OF story
told Of a famous Mayor Of New York He
received a letter one day. apparently from
a citizen properly indignant. saying that
there NOTORIOUS ItsOTt tnlcHcS
and vagabonds At the corner OF Centre and
Leonard streets. The Mayor passed on the
COMPLIANT to the Chief OF Police, with a
tart order to suppress the evil rendezvous
The chief was somewhat put TO II to obey
IN. mandate. and returned IT with the
Endorsement: Complaint well founded
That's the city prison, commonly called the
Tombs.'
Missionary-And do you know nothing
Whatever Of religion?
Cannibal-Well. We got taste or when
the last missionary was mere. - TOLEDO
Blade.
The proposed organization OF negro reg
iment was being discussed at luncheon
table and the possibility that white ma
tional Ruardsmen might be compelled to
share camp with negro soldiers was held
I'D as a result which would engender III
feeling and possibly mutiny." An officer OF
the list Regiment who was present said
I'VE were on duty at Pine Camp last year
for two weeks and had on one hde OF us
the oath United States Infantry and on tho
other the 10th United States Cavalry, both
c0lored regiments. and there was never a
word Of 81 will heard. They were good
| neighbors and good soldiers. Our regiment
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