New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Lewiston (Me) Journal says that the story
Of a Caribou potato-raiser who refused an offer OF
IS cents barrel for eleven barrels OF potatoes, de-
caring that he would have IS or nothing for the
load, is matched by yarn that comes from Grand
Lake Stream OF a man who recently went after
calf that he had pasured out all summer and asked
what he owed for the pasturing. WELL" says the
farmer. 'Tve got a bill Of 81 against you. but Will
take the calf and call It settled providing you are
willing" NO SIR was the answer. Il will not
do that but will tell you what will do You
keen the calf two weeks longer and you can have
her"
Betsy uhe maid)-Half OF the milk you leave
every morning leaks out OF the pail
Waterman Ghe mkman)-You ought to have
well the pai is Ts.srproot In very sure It's
man.
more than 1000 sparrows during the last twelve
months and the little birds are numerous
ever.
and an old man. who attracted considerable atten:
up BTisS s business n IN some proVncs town He
sat down near the rear platform: and when IN. tie
e1arer and S pocReied his Change say he
%ss ysse give FIRST FIR hs know 50 ss ossr
get on here and want ss another fare
iaush ed but the old man persisted YOU sys me
receipt" my good mSn," said the conductor;
is ali give p man
this and s his sGep5 The sond9cro,
moment Then he hshed an old transfer ticket
from his poke, and handed Il 70 the PASSENGER
got ofr.-Phladelphia Record.
commercial traveller tells Tho Washington
Post" that he recently saw in Mississippi q colored
woman with hair eleven feet long.
Dilettante very pressing)-I should like 50 much
to write for your newspaper One side OF the
paper has to be blank, hasn't It?
Edtor-No both!-(Fliegende Blatter.
In answer to the question. What is the electoral
college?" a candidate at an examination for teach
ers In Ypsilanti. Mich. recently answered that It
IAN institution having for Its object the fur
thering of the study Of electricity
Unfortunate Illustration Now. Johnny. wha'
Johnny Chafie. II cant explain what II rs but !
Hypocrisy When a fellow says he loves his
Sunday -school teacher-trats hypocrisy. "-(rexas
Siftings.
An observing tourist who visits Rome and walks
through the streets is doubtless surprised that
there are very few houses bearing the ominous
number '13" nearly all the houses that should
bear those figures being marked 'I2b TIA"
Nor Is the superstition regarding the fateful thir
teen absent from scientific and phlegmatic Ger
many; for the other day merchant In Berlin ap-
piled to the magistrate OF the district to have the
number OF his shop changed from No. Is to No.
LIB The magistrate, however. refused to grant
the petition. In Frankfort on the other hand the
owners OF buildings bearing No. IS are sllowed to
change the figures upon a simple application 70
the proper authorities.
Miss Goldy De Rocks-I can never marry mar
who works for living.
DAuber-But am artist, dearest
Miss Coldy DE Rocks-Yes. but you sell your plot
-.
he has been having ever since he entered tho pro-
fession)-You wrong me. Miss De Rocks-you WRONG
me! l never sold picture In my fe!-(Puck.
The new torpedo-boat destroyer recently built q
Birkenhead. England. for the Gillian Government d
credited with being the fastest vessel ahoat" On
her trial trip about two weeks ago she made N
average specd Of SIS knots. which Is equal to MG
miles. This is coming very to the forty miles
an hour" about the impossbility Of which 20 much
was written only few years ago
This aummer va heard on the Maine coast the FOL-
lowing phrase: Come now. don't peeve" meaning
.Don't Be peevish" OF Don't fret" Has any reader
in New Hampshire or Vermont heard this verb In
familiar use? We do not find It. In the Engisn
dialect dictionaries that are at hand. nor II In the
pamphlets OF the American Dialect Society. Ray
saws 'peevsh' In North Country dialect means
witty subtle" and In certain Englieh countries
'peevish" means foolish. triding. "-(bosten Jour
nal.