New-York tribune., 1892-01-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

| THE TALh OF IHE DdI
Here Is an old chestnut revamped ana told On
Bismarck lie was commissioned to decorate here
| with the Iron Cross.
IL am authorized said Bismarck to him. Win thas
| liking for playing Jokes which has been so strong
throughout his career, Il authorized 70 oner you
| 100 thalers instead OF the Cross"
"Iow much is the Cross WORTH" asked the soider'
"Thrce thalers.'
Every well, then, hgbneS@, III take the Cross ans
ninety seven thalers."
Bismarck was so surprised and pleased oy the
rendy srewdness Of the that he gave the man
both the and themoney.
Gaest-so you are hard at work studying frencn'
over in Paris II learn French before going there.
Guest-Humph There arc plenty Of French walters
wsiter-Y-es but you they cant undssStanA sr;s
French as Americans speak n.-lNew-forK weekly
The editors Of "The Christian Union,' having ~
Gently written to Walter Besant, asking now ne pro-
nounces his name, me replies that when ne was ooy In
his native town, the first syllable OF the nams was
accented but that now he likes to nave IL prohoc70
with the accent on the second syllable
How to Keen BOYS on q Farm" lie told his son -
milk the cows, iced tho torses, slop the pigs hals
the eggs feed the calves catch the cot spd put MN n 10
milk put fresh water in the creamery alter supper,
and TO be sure and study his lessons before ne went 20
6ea' in mart IN the he question. ow to Keep Boys the
Farm. (CovingtOn (Ga) Enterprise
(Which succeeds better, the city or the country
hoy ~ is said to be favoe question for discussion
in country debating societies The generai 'rehd u
opinion seems 70 be that the country ooy Su'
better. but only after he becomes a city boy
In some manner cat found its way into CYCLIC
ronna ,iidjuc several DAYS ago. The man In charge
attempted 10 chase the trespassing feline throuS , H
door but the cat t eydSy 1,ias mpe Of the e man
IL looked cautiously about, rs II 10 oa sin.IIy
the picstrate forms of heroes slain IN a Dai limb a,
vers 1 syeS low and here the cat thought nd place q
ssty n gave one leap, and. doubt, was th3
nst dlscusted cat In Portland when it learned BY SAD
experience that the on the fanTa; To awn p'tss @
itself up and slowly SUNK through ue doof % uo ""
stojrs and out OF the buhing ng.-(Portland fress'
In Boston. where they have recently been taiMhs
, ors.t deoI about the Cowey Fathers" little sri
at A dinner table the other day asked Papa' "n'
are these Cauli10wersl"
His picture-wllle while Mr.. Hanklnson Is wait.
ing for Miss Irene to come downD-"sS HIS So' ''''
Mr.. IIanknson His heart beating wildly" Where
did she get 1t. Wiel' $780,, ,ur ,.u m,v
IL looked Just ike you. But it didn't have your
name under it, ,,,,,,.,
Il think the name Before Taking or ~ some1
thing of that Kind. Got any cafamels. Mr. iiankin'
son !"~-(Chcago Tribune
speaking Of Bishop Brooks. The Boston Herald
j.
clergy and people to a remarkable degree In theis
cannon work with himself. While he is administer
ing the diocese upon a broader basis thah his own
personal convictions there Is another sde Oh Ms "oa
in which he is SURPRISING even his best eh0rt' ~
the pulpit Of Trinity Church. HIS Nsna'o"' IN
rural parishes have brought him into contact WIZ
the people as spiritual teacher in new Isht, and
wherever he goes he leaves "A blessing Il spiritual
enrichment behind him. Already the fcels l. that
he IS not only the great preacher but the eood eheA
pastor and in these spiritual relations with ths
people tue heart is already spoAen OF as even larger
than the head
Natures Make OF Beeswax.'-M the mouth oi
Nehnlem River Oh the coast OF Oregon, very queer
substance Is found 1t las the appearance oi miller
al at first sight, close inspection and under pae;
the useful PROPERTIES Of beeswax. and II Is .old IN
Astoria at ,a9 .s, sra at 'Ihe r e pi1 in % quaf,i ranging
from lump the Size OF walnut 10 u 'huhH S, %eiS %
T1ere trss are growing at considerable elevations
above the water 4 piece OF ths sr1ass s,, ~ Nv
York nnd is declared 10 be what l. Known a, MN
eral This substance has i9I Seyds Dee, Agga T
quantities found on the coast Of oregon wouid sem
b. Indicate the existence OF tery hgn,e % oeS oo,an ~
the nelghborhood. II belongs to the lydrocarpon
series allied 10 the retniies and amber,-fossl remains
Of resnous trees OF tile tertiary "s''-'De"'' i''s
Press.
coIor,,i man with white band about his hat
tramps through the streets Of Boston 'eihhs
,amnhlet entitled The Lords vltimnmm.' bus
he il very particular and refuses To sell IT to any
one who does not confess himself 10 be protesting
Christian.
4 schcmer-" What. Nou gwine To put dat hu'e
bc imp in de !@o na6ysscT s tm, d. mudders o. all dem
White younguns gifts after dat committee o.y 5 Dy
mighty glad to cOmpermse on my httl" iN's'", a."
don Won fergit it!"tlndianapols Il Journal
\ florist saws that the law governing the oolor'ns
OF flowers makes blue rose impossible According
to this law the three cOlors. red. blue ana yellow,
never all appear in the same species Of flowers any
two may exist but never the third Thus We have
the red and yellow roses, but no blue red ana blue
verbenas but no yellow yellow and blue IN the
various members of the viola family as panses, Tor
instance. but no red ed and yellow gadoli, but no
blue and so on
THAT is Orpheus,, said the young man he Vas
n wonderful musician. lie was such hicefui PLAYER
IA trees and stones
80 ~ replied the old gentleman, looking at tho
statue I'm n cOntemparve mood not ~ had out you
never heard that cousin OF yours play. shes only
little puny thing, but they do say she's made no les
than twenty whole families move. and guess rs 10
moren the tuth.'-tBoston Transcript
The Minneapolis Tribune tells story about
Young lady Of that town who recently declared that
famous New York sculptor lad made bust ~ h2
foot This story IL usually told about some Chicaso
woman except that she prefers bust Of her hand.
Oh please don't hold up the bee pattern
What OF IL II he does improve each shining hotfI
A shining hour doesn't call for Improvement. lo
heard OF a bee improving dull hour, dh
y0ul When the little humbug does. send us wor
and then we may join the admirers OF the bee.-tbos
ton Transcript