New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Stephen Tebbetts, Of Harrison, Me, who was
rinetv.nine wears old last Wednesday, has been a
sailor diver cooper shoemaker, song writer Hu-
stefan and farmer and during the present summer
he has done most Of the work In his large ana peau-
tiful garden.
Squire oo gardener who has been to !, London rn by
excursionJ~And what did you think OF the me'r0p-
Adams Beg pardon. Eur, tho os,ronos?
s SqIars' TT "waTn't open zur.-P!ck-Me-Up
Illinois Is the next State to Pennsylvania In the
,roductton of coal The mines in the southern
mart Of the State. and employ $4,000 men, New
abor-saving methods are constantly being intro
duced one of the latest being the cutting machine
with which one man can do the work of fifteen
ANOTHER SUMMER GIRL
Come into the garden. Maud" he sighed
do your own buggin,' she cried
-(Chicago Record
On a recent Sunday evening in Belfast. Me-. a
young in church looked frequently at MS
watch during the sermon Just as he was doing SO
for the fourth or fifth time the pastor. with great
earnestness. was urging the truth upon the con-
science of his hearers. Young man., said he'
how Is it with you?" Whereupon the young man
with the gold repeater bawled out. In the hearing
of nearly the whole congregation "a quarter past
eight" AS may be supposed the gravity OF the
assembly was very much disturbed by the occur
renee
They don't have the melons now that they did
when You and | were yours," said the landlady TO
the Cheerful Idiot. and the Cheerful Idiot VINO al
ways resents any remarks about ms approaching
middle age. said, sadly; Il guess they don't have
the same melons now. but do think we have the
same butter. Indianapolis Journal
THE Washington Star reports a hailstorm In
which the hastones were like goose eggs This Is
new departure that will nightly surprise veteran
o.wsna nor readers From time inlmemorial hail
stones have always fallen the size Of hens eggs ac-
cording TO the reports In the papers People finally
came to believe thai some mysteriou law of
caused all hailstones to assume that size; and
their belief Is rudeIy upset by an conoclast who
brings in a goose egg standard Certainly this is
revolutionary age. The first thing we know. hail
stones the size OF ostrich eggs vii be falling. and
then where will we BET
Aunt Mary-But tell me- how did you happen to
Bertha-Why. you see everything was ready lie
had asked me 70 have him and had consented he
had procured the license and engaged the clergy.
man, and had sent out cards and ordered the cake
so, you see, We thought that We might we'll 20
through with It, There. aunt. that Is the reason
can remember it Boston Transcript
Chestertown. Md. has found kerosene effective In
getting rid of mosquitoes. Son, citizens says
resident had experimental with coal oil as a REM
edy and were surprised at the effectiveness OF the
liquid. The attention Of the authorities was called
to the matter and after series Of the people
given official notice that everybody should
pour little coal oil In rainbarres stagnant pools
and wherever water had collected. No great guam
tity Of oil is required. teaspoonful IL sufficient
for a barrel of water. The diminution In the num-
Der OF mosquitoes easily noticeable, and now
the pest has been almost gotten rid Of"
81 am tired to DEATH" declared Mrs Matroniy as
she reached home from downtown the other even
Ing What's the natter" asked her husband.
Been having baby's picture taken. They have a
way Of taking them nstantaneously now. you
know" How long were you AT IT. Three hours
and lf"-(Detroit Free Press
Among tho motions which Will be presented to the
international Socialist Congress In session in
London there is rather awkward one. which has
been announced In advance In revolutionary
papers. 1t says: The bonds which will unite our
descendants would be advantageously made tighter
guagc to be learned by all children In the -imary
schools The Congress Is invited to decide which
language should thus be .aught-English. French
German voapuk or Latin" All languages ought
TO enjoy equality In the eyes OF Socialism: hence
II Is hard to see why Chinese. Spanish. Turkish or
any other should not be included In the list
PROUD she exclaimed. why, he was as proud
as a boy with his nrst pair Of
Tut, tut" he said warningy.
Whats the natter" she asked. There's moth
Ing wrong with that expression. Is thercT"
wrong with IT, suppose but It's u little ancient
and not exactly what one would expect Of a new
woman"
but it's expressive. and don't know anything
that would better convey the dea'~--
Again he interrupted
How much stronger and better Il sounds" he
ssla Of TO S,o soy r%SSs a. WI" "s' "''