Foreign Fancies

One consequence of the battle of the Yalu Is the proposal made in Europe of establishing a naval Red Cross society, whose vessels, painted in some diBtinctive color, shall accompany hoEtile fleets and piek up the crews of vessels sunk in action. Gypsies In France have hitherto raanaged to avoid being numbered and traced. They roam through the country in bands, and as long as they did no serious harm were let alone by the police. Now the gendarmes have orders to take a census of these nomads and to see that those who are not French are registered like x)ther foreigners. An old lady of 112 named Rostowska pres"ented herself recently at the prefecture at Lille to draw her pension. She served as a canteen woman in Napoleon's campaign in Russia, was under flre in twelve other campaigns, was three times wounded and wears the silver crosa for valor in the field. Mr. Eckstein - Mein sohn, vould you be villing to put your foot der caple car undther and lose your toes off dot foot for fife hundert tollars? Ikey Eckstein- Tou bate I vould, fader. I'm alvays retty to gif fife off for cash. - Life's Calendar. Miss Swansdown (at the ball)- I wonder what is the name of that fellow I Just danced wlth. Miss Taffeta - I heard him cali himself a martyr. - Detroit Free Press. Blobbs - Wigwag's wife is an awful talker, but he can shut her up. Slobbs - How does he do it? Blobbs - He makes