New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-28

OF the Boston high schools
.-s At the theatre ne sat.
Just behind a lady's hat -
For The hat was small and low,
And il rocky show
Never had he seen one worse $500,
Turing the last eight years the Enoch Pratt Free
library of Baltimore. has put into circulation
90 ooo OF books and now has nearly 10000 VOL
u,nes on its shelves. accessible 10 the pubic.
pbiIosopher-What is 1t that you women WANT
Mrs strong mind-An We want is Justice
Philosopher-Only justice? Then why do you
S Ses, paeiUns1ss Weekly
r,o o,ber dav Deputy-Coroner Echerd. OF Con.
,eusvillc Penn was Just proceeding to empanel
fury TO investigate the mysterious death OF Mrs.
Josephire Halliday. when he was interrupted by
the corpse exclaiming. Hello! What's all this russ
about?' He told her that she was dead. and thas
no was about to hold inquest on her; but she
wouldn't have 1t that way at all. ana ne Was Vo"'
PEELED TO postpone the proceedings
Two STYLES OF New women.""I want to intro
duce YOU TO Mrs. Beadonna. She is one OF inc
lew women. you know. go - A..
mo with future indianapolis Journal
"rhs philadelphia Record says that Philadel-
mia sunday-school teacher who has class OF
bright boys undertook last Sunday to teacn tnem
the names OF the Apostles beginning Win Mat
,bew the publican. one little fellow started the
mi
democrats. and a second chimed in with: Say,
was Ouay named after him." third suggested
that the original Matthew must have been In the
combine for he was well fixed for Doodle. The
Young teacher breathed a sigh Of relief when the
bell announced the close OF the lesson.
Fgg-suffrage is the shield that protects the
FoggNYes; but a shield with too many bosses
Boston Transcript.
In China the hands OF clocks stand stu. while inc
dals are made to move around
The preacher was indulging In rhapsodles over me
glories OF the New Jerusalem. Little Johnny Us
tened for 1ae Tn he an ne ADVANCE dns
ton Transcript
1.-THE Troy Tines says that Cohoes clergyman
was dscoursing last Sunday on missionary WORK
In Africa and was reviewing some OF the diHcui-
ties which confront the missionary to the Darh
Continent In his discourse. he took occasion 10
inyeigh loudly against the rum trafic among ths
natives asserting 1t did more harm than the mis-
sonary could do good. why" said the preacher
forty barrels OF rum are sent to Africa TO every
missionary" OF course. the real meaning or the
good man was obvious. but nevertheless smile
went around the church
A Discredited Proverb.-"It Is the empty wagon
that makes the most noise. said the man VINO oe'
Wel, what Of that" retosed the Other man;
the most noise when he Is fuli"-Indanapolis Jour
nal.
Some time ago Miss Edna Brown. cripple OF
Kanesville H. hearing that some hospital wouo
treat her II she gave II million cancelled postage
stamps wrote to three persons requesting 'hs'
each send ten stamps and also write to three per-
sons making a similar request OF EACH their cor
respondents to send the staups and write letters
and so on until the ftieh link In the chain snouo
be forged. The plan was carried ont ana the resu'.
has astonshed Miss Brown When her letters n'ss
began to arrive they were only rev. out t"e.
Increased gradually in Eumber until II fairy raine.
letters The chain Is not yet half complete. ou'
Miss Browns mail now consists OF from o'"" "
| 10000 letters a day. She passed the S."V"" MAI"
| long ago. and there seems no possible way OF s.op
| pirg the avalanche. And the worst OF " - ina:
| although thousands OF dollars have been expenoeo
In postage out OF sympathy for her. yet IL =" uoe.
| no good whatever as no medical Institute ca" "
| found that wants a million stamps Inc oh's oN.
| who Is making anything out Of the great schen.
| is Uncle Sam, whose income has been increass~
| 500 to $500 day.
| winkers-Talking about men. do you xno"
Binkers?
Minkers--Is he mean? - 4. x,,.v
| Winkers-Mean! Mean 10 no name Tor H. wnxx
| that fellow Is mean enough to put his mans o" -
umbrella. "-(New-York Weekly.