New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
THE TALK or THE DAY.

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THE TALK or THE DAY.
A missionary at Uganda. referring to the vomss
| recently sent on, 20 that post by the Church NJ
| sonary Society, says: Their arrival caused treat
! Joy TO the natives especially to the women and no
| small amount OF comment. The waists o. n. rn,
llsh ladies' attracted great attention. The natvein.
stany gave the ladies the name OF 'slender-mtdea.
! The King asked various cool questions-how Old hey
were etc and they told him. He then SAID o.
noticing their ample sleeves. tina, they must put
! all their food up their sleeves, 1t evidently id
not go inside"
Too Prac,!cal-"Th!s here silver question" said
/ the shabby man. by way 4 introduction. "Tha
here silver question II = just Ike this Spose you
happen to belong to the debtor class; UNDERSTAND
house me.n friend" interrupted Mr.. Grabenheimer
deNierously Killing about fifteen files win one sxH
o. Tho bar towel. and the shabby man wandered out
wiki the remark that these here Dutch are too prac-
teal 70 discuss abstract questions. anyhow.-lnd'
annapolis Journal.
i correspondent sends specimen Of what 10 IN
tended 20 be English Il is the circular OF a trades
man Of Dresden. Germany. which he is sending to
the Engl.sh-e7ea visitors in the city. and is s
follows: Dear Sir, The house is my world Mind
fuly OF those words have +, made 70 my problem
20 conllcf in the trade 20 the adjoining OF this
home charming newnesses In waldecorations IN
beautifully and elegant plushframe with sk'aca
70 be SUSPENDED These ch0osed 20 bring sor'a
agreeable and efecttuly alterations In the Coco
ration and adornlng Of the rooms. and 10 restore
all the other kinds of pictures. ! am quite con-
virr. tina. those ny newnesses VIII find good
re.oo,ion because they are without any concur.
renee in the foreian country. Samples are TO b r.
/ ql.r,d to any price and 20 any time an ex'
oec,lng with pleasure yours estimaole orders and
remain yours very truly"
Mvst.hea Him Just can't understand IT," cad
'Can.t understand what?" asked tho new boarter,
why boomers, being undoubtedly plural snou l,a
! rake "A woman look SO singular. "-undlahapoS
Journal.
II van,e! n bath In a North Carolina hotel says
n travelling man In hardware, so rang 'o1 tas
belboy and asked him II they had bathtuo about
the house.
Yes. sab; nice ones. sab he said
bring one
In few minutes the boy returned orinsns %
his shoulder a coffin with silver-p.a,ed handles and
Id all complete.
What does that mean? l asked Indignantly
".Dat'sde ba thtub san De Landlord used TO Be CO
undertaken business sab. ana had some eonns
when he took ds hotel Ills son Is timer, san, an
Joss lined lie collins Wild tin. Try II boss lou"
find II berry nice.
"Conquering my repugnance opened the Id ana
! the BATH but | didn't feel just risht aoou, H.
Blzmog-Zbley. your face Is SIGHT Dii you cut
Zbley-%ot exactly Perhaps :, would be better Ss
TO say that | shaved myself while ca''.hs-"
| bury Gazette.
The schaghtlcoke N. " sun" tells sooa H0v
about a clerk In a IN the neighoorns Town "
| Nechanicsylle A country Gamsel entered thes'O'e
| In which the clerk was work. she carf'ed e'A
| live chickens with their fee; tied. ana she pave
! them the counter. The clerk who Wa'eu ur'
her is motel for his polite manners. but ne Is Ho a.
ways grammatical. and he smilngiy asked a.
| you they Will lay there Oh no. ST. s"'
stammered. they're all roosters."
Agitation has been started up IN our S's,s ~
have dentist appointed to see that me 'ss, a,ion
pubc-srhool children are kept In good cohI'u0' q,
said C. 81 Kenny. a popular at,orney;asi.IainS :.
Lowell. Mass Willards The school Bs1sd ar;
taking kindly 70 the scheme though can't see s "a,
! economy In dOctoring the teeth OF the ,o.s wsis
many OF them ese the grniers hey ~ Ssy V. mex;
set that will do them through he. Fol 'as mi s,t
their teeth as we'll as their heads filed at pu0ss an
expense. suppose the next hing VIII NC " -
| their stomachs. Washington Times.
| Several months ago Senator HI! made a re'VH',
mcnda,ion 10 the Navy Department that 49,
be named Albany. in honor OF the cap''i " ~.
! York New vessels come from the stocks o'' ~,
/
! law governing the selection OF names pro'iue' '
batileships shall be named for the states cr1.s
for large cities. gunhoa;s for small c'ues' ~ 80
pedo- boats IN commemora ton Of ds'ihs ,so.
acters In fhe Nations history. II " "V =. nm.
should be authorized Albany wouu p -, alai
on the waiting list for claims NAV" I.ovs,and
ahead of Senator Hills for 81 i'ou,'' mia class
Denver and Omaha. and when 'esS'' y tr,,, thu
has been authorized warm co"Pe'
West VIII be on hand.
The period.-"why do You call "e'
We'll. she comes RICH, TO the point ''' O''
-(Detroit Tribune. .
The Episcopal diocese OF Colorado Is III 'D' seeu
difficulty For the las; year or two 'ns'e ..lary.
an insufciency OF funds to pay the p''"''
No Time FOR entimsnt-Mamma-i do1 m Jenny
idea OF that young Harris mans" 6is ittle salary
so mucn ne lam Sorrv Tney both 100 yr,;
talking about bicycles 20 have any I'M"
making. Indianapolis J0urh'"
"A ten.dollar bill" saws THE Philadelpn'a n.
ord" bearing rather interesting inessas pr,s,ol
in red ink came into the possession % .s per-
man the other day. The inscription WHY" ,.a,s, +.
fectly legibe. read as follows 'o''o'. hona that
'95 To the owner Of this motel sincerely "0' OF.
4 will do YOU as much good as 1t mas h. Tn.
meet 20 STAY drunk on II FOR two weeks D. " ,as.
Bristol man has no intention OF following w Va ID
tionable example set by the former owner. an. ,xo
wondering how man could stay ur"""
weeks on $40. even In Concord MISE
The Trail of slang-I Is astonishing nov select the
dren nick m slang No matter nov ,ha By.
neighborhood nor how careful the parsna' Least ex.
words Of the street are sure 10 drop Whe" ''
pected from infantilc lips. -, daughter OF
A day or two ago four-year,oo,,aad along East
East End parents was being escorted s h.x met
Prospectst by her dong papa w%s' BY his papa
little boy OF the same age eSco orr ,hsy stopped te
who Is this little boy Mabel?" asked '"'
papa. .warad Miss Mabel
And who is this with Edwaraso ,S
"fhaTs Edwards Old man" ss1o NJ
1 tCls1Aland Plain 00alex -