New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-25
THE TALK or TEE Day.

a teacher requested her pupils 10 bring in three
items OF Information about the neighborns river
that they could prove TO be facts, and one little
fellow contributed the following: ~ have lived
near 1T; have sailed over IT, have fallen into IT,"
He Was Foxy.-Tough Customer-How much are
your neckties?
Cerk-A quarter. fifty cents, seventy-fve and
dollar
Tough Customer-see here. young Teller, the sign
outside says that this is a one-price store. Now,
don't you think you can bunco me! Gday-See?-
(Roxbury Gazette.
Great commoton occurred in the beginning OF
this month at Copenhagen, Denmark, on account
OF mysterious Incidents in the police department
The chief OF the secret police. Mr.. Carsten Peter
sen died suddenly: on the day OF his funeral Mr.
Rodolphe Petersen his assistant, was struck down
with violent disease. the character of which could
not be ascertained; and since then ne has re-
manned in very critical condition Nr. Korn,
the chief OF the Health Bureau. who desig-
mated for the vacant office in the secret police.
Dew his brains out at his desk. All kinds OK
conjectures have been made regarding those three
extraordinary cases.
SPRINGS TRUE HERALD.
1t isn't the leaf that has burst on the tree
It isn't the sephyp when speets 20 es the lea
Which convincingly whispers the story.
Nor yet the new bonnet, nor the sonnet upon It.
But the frolcsome boot Of the merry galoot
Who roots where the ball game is playing.
washington star.
A pupil in English board school recently wrots
the following composition on Sir Walter Raleigh:
Sir Walter Raleigh a very great man. lie
went over and discovered America; and when he
had discovered America he discovered Virginia.
iIe discovered the potato And when he had dis
covered the potato. he discovered tobacco. And
when he had discovered tobacco. he turned to his
companions and said. My friends be OF good cheer.
for have this day In England lit such fame
hxr E.,l' aleaD
tinguished"
England regales a reporter with these bits OF gos-
sip: There was an Engiishmao who prided HIM
decided to put gas connections into his house and
do 1t himself: lie went 10 work with great -four;
at last came the hour OF final triumph. lie called
sf lie s Sh ns n h sn
and vigorous showers OF water gushed forth over
with the water-pipe instead OF the gas-p!pes"2
Hardware
A correspondent OF 1.-The Boston Pilot says that
the Propaganda has withdrawn It's edlct prohibiting
Catholic students from going to the University Of
Oxford. II the Bishop OF Stafford now Cardinal
Vaughan. who was instrumental In having the edict
promulgated. But times" says the correspondent
have changed greatly since then, and the Prot
estantism Of the English universities is not now by
any means so dangerous as IT before Be
sides. special precautions Will be taken now TO keep
!ouhb N"'hoHe e'""eH's 'oSetner, ana 10 form them
by-and-by into college. affiliated to the university
This Is the conclusion OF dream long cherished by
many In the face or opposition and iscouragement
petition from 800 distinguished Catholics In Eng
land. sent to the Pope. has, in all probability has
tened this result"
Ind!gnant-There used to be an old porter at q
certain irish railway station who re-
markable FOR independence OF Character than at
tention to his duties.
ON one occasion two of the directors were travel
ling over the line, and noticed that the name of
this station was not called. the neglect being tho
more serious as IL was a junction. This was made
the subject OF complaint, and old Charley, who
was the delinquent was promptly brought TO book
and reprimanded. >
He was very wroth that any one should find
fault with him, and thirsted for revenge. So
keeping a lookout until he saw the directors on
their return Journey. he stood opposite their car
riaGe and shouted In a stentorian Voice:
"Cookstown Junction! Change here for Randai.
town, Castedawson, Magherafelt. Moneymore ana
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