New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The Kentucky Republican state Convention sub
sttuted the log cabin for the eagle as the ems
bem to he placed the official ballots OF the
Republican ticket.
Now, STR" said the professor o. medicine. you
toy me S what S Ss hs as ndosn onS
MS z contagious disease u never heard !. 50
wSsrs did You learn 81
star.
In Washington they are taking OF tho latest
maapropsm by lady who has record In that
line. \ number OF people were discussing the Rev.
Or Mackay Smith before her no, long ago and
somebody said; rs his name Smith with Mackay
for a middle name. or 10 II all one namer" ''lts
all name" she said. lie writes II with .
siphon."
Proud Mother-you haven't kissed the baby.
Bachelor lnclc-tm- cr-ril try to remember next
time. III kiss her when l-er-come back from El-
rope. ,,..,.w
"I.et--me-see. About sixteen years"-tNew-
York Weekly.
Highway Billy tell you. desc here troileys 10
de mos dangerous ting We kin run up agin.
Tomato Can Mike-Have dey been runnin over
somebody again
Highway Blly-Worse than that piece In this
yer paper tells how some religious people have got
up a Gospel trolley car for convertin folks you
know An de fel.er whot runs II preached TO FIVE
gentlemen OF de BAD de odder day. an converted
dem ali so thot dey workin ten hours day
now. tell you It's gttln ,hot a poor man has
no chance In dis country.
FinancIers-pismal Dawson-How do you stand
Everett wrest-I am little bit puzzled. amt
right sure whether II means sixteen beers for a
dollar. or sixteen gallons. Indianapolis Journal.
George Davenport. OF ST. Joseph. Mo-, is to b.
married to his wife for the second time in few
days They we're married before the war, but when
he sted his hear hat ha al nj
married again He believed his wife and child to be
dead and never went back to his old home. He
wandered to California where he lived nearly thirty
years. and finally drifted into the Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth. After leaving the home he went
to ST. Joseph. a few weeks ago he read an item
In a newspaper which convinced him that his son
was alive. He went to Columbia. and found that
his wife. too, was alive. 1t was some time before
he could convince her OF his Identity but she be-
came convinced. and they decided to remarry at
Speaking. OF fishing experiences" said the man
day When Bob white and I"you Know BobY"wers
trying our luck on Lake squam. We had hshed
little fellows. when suddenly had an awful bite"
on And you pulled IN your line, hand over hand.
about to land him." interrupted the fat man sit
Il had an awful bite" the fisherman resumed
W.T. 9s, noticing hi. intsrrup,er and mashed
sest mosquito / ever encountered "-(Boston Tran
script.
THE London Daily News" says that the system
OF combating the locust plague In Cyprus by the
Government purchasing live locusts by weight and
destroying them has not been altogether success
full. Arthur Young. director OF survey Of the Agri-
cultural Department. furnishes some curious figures
regarding the locust campaign OF last spring The
period is only about six weeks. during which time
considerably more than 2ss.OOoOO OF these pests
purchased at a cost OF f3.600 1t Is curious
to note that. owing apparently to the differing
weight OF the insect various stages OF Its de-
velopment. the number OF locusts obtained for
one plastic "a plastic Is about twopence halpenny)
varied from lS5 to 7H.
Here is a somewhat new story of the Niagara
Falls hackman:
Two tourists, a lady and a gentleman. stopped
of at the Falls between trains. A hackman en-
gagged them for a brief tour OF sight-seeing The
time actually consumed was nfty-nye minutes.
man remarked that It outrage The driver
explained that he had been Of great assistance In
pointing out the places OF interest and stood hrm
The gentleman prepared TO pay under protest
Unfortunately for himself ne handed the man
DO you pay for the lady alsor' asked the hack
"Do pay for the iadyr' repeated the fare in a.:
to-..hment. "Of course do. What do you mean?'
Then there will he no change" replied the hack
man. My charge OF 80 Is for one person: SO for
two persons. The amount you have handed me 70
eAacuy correct Thank yQw sig. "-<bu6slo express