New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

recent applicant before the Medical EXAMINING
Board OF Texas was asked:
What is histology" Histology is the history
OF medicine"
What system medicine do you practise?" The
Vanderbilt and St. Louis systems. and sometimes
the homeopath system
What is the homeopath system, you call itr'
"Sweatin the patient"
On Parole-"so you let the prisoner of on his
word for a couple OF days did your asked the
captain.
Il did," answered the lieutenant.
And 40 you think he Will come back on 1t or 30
About 100 dress-reform women of Topeka. Kan.
out in reformed dress. 1t will consist Of
Turkish trousers. close or loose waist as the
wearer may prefer, and cloth leggings. The women
will organize into relief squads. that a number Of
them in the new garb may always be on evidence In
the streets. II Is believed that Topeka goes on
this question the rest Of the world will ultimately
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Surely" said the parson. "angels visit in our
sleep. Who has not seemed to hear the vibration
Soothing symphony Of their minor as SOFT
Before he could proceed, he was interrupted by
a bucolic gentleman in the back seat, who allowed
that he had hearn them durn muskeeters, confound
EN-. lots Of times but he never thought o calm
'em angeis-(Boston Transcript.
According to the reports just ISSUED in London
By the Government Board of Trade. 1t would appear
that the safest place where a be is in an
express train English railroad. For not
single passenger Of all the 4o00oo.0O conveyed by
rail during the first six months OF this year was
killed while travelling in the train. Consider
ing that the English lines more crowded than
any others in the world and that the trains run
at higher average Of speed. this may be con-
sdered as a marvellous record.
TrampAbout ga year year ago y came no by and you
madam but there was. s. bill in that vest.
bac ck1Y u Tue "'Dss-''e'''' nav you '''S"'
(Clothler and FurnHher.
Emperor Williams action in reducing the term
OF obligatory service in the German Army from
three to two years has had the unexpected effect
Of diminishing not only the number OF suicides
but also the average Of disciplinary punshments in
ficted Investigation has now shown that most Of
the suicides used to take place in the third year
OF service with the coors, and that nearly all Of
the serious offences against the regulations
committed by thrd-year men.
Depend upon It. children said the benignant
old gentleman who was addressing the Sunday
school. I'VE were fashioned by wiser power than
ting together. II hands placed where
our feet are and our feet where our hands are. how
a4d ce aon sxce HsTd Ss
my hand out this way. | my
o 2ss5 There Ts o reply tn and an @
ing moment the speaker answered the question
nlfnscH. III is an evidence or design. Don Tor
get that. children" he continued, impressively. ut
is an evidence OF design. Suppose, for instance my
eye. instead OF having lids and lashes. had legs.
Suppose my eye had legs. How could use them?"
You could them in running your eye tho
congregation. couldn't you?" replied deeply In.
terested little boy near the door.-(Chicago Tribune
The resolution in reference to the new system Of
type measurement adopted at the United Typothetae
Convention the other day follows: THAT In
dealing with publishers and customers the present
method Of measuring type by the thousand ems be
discontinued and that new rates be made for the
measurement; by the thousand letters"
Candidates for poet-laureate still abound An
Edinburgh bard lately wrote TO the First Lord Of
the Treasury that he fully competent 10 I'LL
the post and that he willing 10 do the old
work at the old salary. Another aspirant. known
the Aberdeen Loonie recently placed his
vices at the disposal OF Lord Rosebery in a let
ter with this postscript: III you should happen
10 have another man in your eye for the laureate
ship. will be thankful for Government post OF
any kind in the mean time. or suit OF your cast
or clothes. for that matter" The letter was ac-
knowledged by Lord Rosebery, who knew better.
than 10 wound poets sensitive feelings The re-
suit in this case was lively celebration on the
part OF the applicant for the laureateship that he
was brought into the police station. In answer 10
the charge. he said: Excuse me. / had letter
from Lord Ros-bery. and II went TO my head
Boston Transcript.