New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The New-Orleans Chamber OF Commerce haa
adopted a resolution declaring it advisable TO oo-
serve the centennial celebration OF the purchase
OF Louisiana by exposition in 1903
Inconsistent-"Why are you looking so serious.
Bobby? asked the tond dainer' tto went and told
us We should not cOvct other peopie tniiss a.
,hsn tried TO get all the pennies had d-(Cincin-
natl Enquirer
Thomas Yonokow. of shamokin. Penn, who has
ham formally separated from his wife fifteen times
in twenty-nne years has at last been divorced from
her.
A Hard Part.-"what part am to take" SAID
chappie o - y. ~. berone,s father" replied the
What does he DO, -. -. -.
first act"-(Iid Bits.
Prominent members OF Omaha society Will give
societv circus on December II and Z. Women Will
ride bareback horses bowling swes will DO various
acrobatjc turns" and ex Congressman Bryan viii
act as Tingmaster.
IL ike you Mr. Lake" the maiden biushngg
admitted but hate to leave papa ana mamma, ann
chicago. in his breezy way. haven't they had me
pleasure Of your company for more tnah ~ 49, for
years? And when ask you 70 be my ,.o We arI
mebbe a year or you so ani kick"-undiahap-
oils Journal.
THE Vermonter'' s the name % A pretty Illus
uated monthly. published by Charles spooher
Forbes. OF ST. Adams. VT and devoted TO the inter-
ess Of Vermont and It's citizens. The Christmas
number which is just out. contains an h.ustra'ea
article about the women OF Vermont ana various
other articles by well-known Vermont women
earuestness on the subject OF Miracles" follows
My beloved friends, de greatest OF all miracles was
loaves and two thousand fishes. and de twelve pos
ties had to 'em all. De miracle ia. dey dldht
bust "a Atlanta Constitution.
Gadzooks-I don't anything appropriate In
calling dress coat a swallow
Zound-Well ii seems 10 me It Is rather suggestive
of dinner
the medical fraternity There's Dr. Pellets. for
ample; know he has done me lots OF good: .,,
Wlcks-What. you don't mean TO say that you
'SHt HIcks.Yes"some OF the stun he drops at draw
poker.-(Boston Transcript
Some vegetarians in Germany have started Q
matrimonial agency and a matrimonial journal
The agency will not do business with a meat-eater.
Some OF the advertisements In the paper are enter
tanning A workingman who knows his own aims
IN life' wishes TO meet "a free vegetarian who IS
prepared for fruit diet and emigration Honest
poverty" wants "a vegetarian lady with chidisn
disposition and good landed estate. and "A vese-
tartan maiden who does not want 10 live alone VIII
surrender "a faithful heart TO a young man wno
is willing TO live by the fruits Of the earth.
Poor Papa-Mamma and baby returned from
walk. oh" says mamma TO her husband Sucn
good news. Baby talks. lie has just said his nrst
word
Really"
dens standing before the monkey cage when BABY
cried out. Look at papa "-(Pittsburs Bulletin
The Tribune has received a letter from Josephus
s. Pattison, coored who is the teacher OF a schoo
for coored children Spring Hin Postoice. Charles
County, Md. About sixty pupils have been attend
ing the school, ee-fourths OF whom have recently
been obliged to withdraw. because they have no
clothing. owing 10 the poverty OF their parents ana
the hard times. Mr.. Pattison is poor himself, and
there are no people OF means IN the community 70
whom he can appeal for aid. and therefore he asks
for contributions OF secondhand clothing and old
shoes from any persons In the North who may feel
interested in the good work he Is doing. All such
contributions may be addressed to him al la Plata
Station. Charles County, Md.
The greatest wonder OF the antlpodes Is the cele-
biated glow-worm cavern discovered in 1891 IN the
hear, or the Tasmanian wilderness The cavern or
caverns tthere appears To be a series OF such cav
etns In the vicinity. each separate and DISTINCT are
situated near the town OF Southport, Tasmania, In
limestone blum, about four niles from Ida Bay.
ihe appearance OF the main cavern Is that OF an
Underground river. the entire nOor OF the subterra
mean passage being covered with water about foot
caves are similar 10 all caverns found in limestone
formation, with the exception that their roofs and
soes literally shine with the light emitted by the
millions OF gow-worms which inhabit them-LSe
Louis Republic