New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

the "Aferry.Co-Rounds The members meet every
Wednesday at the homes Of the different members
in turn and spend several hours helping tho hostess
patch tho boys trousers. mend wrecked stockings
and take other needed stitches the needs OF the
household require finishing up. after picnic supper.
with a social and literary entertainment to which
the husbands are invited.
Tenant-I tell you sir can't stand Il any loncef;
that janor you've got bosses every one N the
to complain much longer. .,,~
"Then you going to discharge him!
(Yonksrs Statesman
A Liverpool paper tells strange story OF money
recovered chimney sweep in cleaning an oven
hue found $40 in coin in a bag. When no told the
woman OF the she burst into tears ana tainted
She had put the money there herself years ago, ana
having forgotten the fact had accused her son. VINO
was Their Wild Of stealing IT, with the result tnas
he had left the house in Indignation and had never
returned.
1t Couldn't Be.-wnme-1 don't believe It Is wicked
to chew tobacco
Nellie-Why, While:
,sS wicked th.n ass is ali i'' soodcncnna En-.
Qurer.
correspondent youches for the following as true
story: Edith" said a mother to her little -FOUR"
year-old daughter. II want you to go In your ROOM
kneel down by your bed and ask God to forgive you
for being such a very naughty little girl" Edith
When she came out. her mother said. Edith did you
ask God to forgive you for being such bad giri!
Yes ma ANNA" said the child. land God said: Great
Scott. know lots Of worser little girls than you
are."
Self Defence.-"so you accompanied your wife to
"yns hapnened TO think that II didn't she
would tell me ali about 1t when she came home
Chicago Record.
Saws 1.-THE Philadelphia Record: THE wife OF .
vel-known newspaper man has two SICK Children
and n washwoman. The children have just recov-
cred from a slight Illness and the washwoman haS
n bronchial trouble. Yesterday she called on her
patroness and in a wheeling voice asked Tor sons
simple remedy cure her cold. The patrohess TO
ferred her 10 a doctor and offered to give her
note to a certain physician He Is homoeopa'n
is,.' said the newspaper mans wife. land GOOD
one I wouldn't have any other kind OF Doctor
a honoeopatnistr replied the washwoman ," mats
that? He may be all right. but / have 70 ha'o
doctorin What's the matter with tryin this new
Monroe doctorn' that read about in the papers'
d me- w fonS at tt give to Sp s
tous daughter. ~ may also give up signing checA'
win II w "a pt" not-@Indianapolis Journal.
"pearsons Weekly" tells amusing story aoouS
an interview that the correspondent Of an obscure
n-ovncial PAPER once said he had had with Mr..
Gladstone On a certain evening the correspondent
was seated the stairs leading from the reers
gallery when Mr.. Gladstone happened 10 come
downstairs unobserved by him. As the correspond
ent blocked the way, the Grand Old Man saio 20
him politely: "wil you kindly let me pass! Inv
ouas,ion nj once suggested a brilliant IDEA 10
the newspaper man. He rushed to the teIegrap"
Office and sent this dispatch 10 his paper IA"
so,newha, brief but profoundly interesting coh'ersa
ton with Mr. Gladstone last evening. meeting tho
tight honorable gentleman in the lobby exc. MI
Gladstone never denied the authenticity OF the hat-
column Of conversation that followed
roued-"I will pursue you unto DEATH" Missed the
villain
Win flashing eyes the heroine drew from her
| bosom letter ard thrust IT into his hand
He crushing his nFsTs tn:
notice from the manager which told MN n,s
| would not be required after the coming Saturoay~
Detroit Tribune.
On. OF the regulations OF the port OF Malta and
| one which captains OF vessels and shippers nave
| frequently complained Of as being carried 70 an
| absurd and most incorven!ent extreme Is tna'
| which proh,b,,s merchant steamers from entering
or leaving the harbor at the same time that war
vessel may be doing recent Illustration Oh t"S
| working Of this rule occurred when a small as
patch vesse. got under way TO leave the port anu
| was so manocuvred that she monopo!;zed the mar
| Dor for two hours. OBTAINING two mail steamships
| ard six passenger and freight steamships TOT '"a'
| time This rule Is certainly disadvantage 70
large coaling station like Malta where quick dis.
patch Is one OF the most essential features. ana "
no doubt causes some detention to merchant vesseiS
| which gives cause for complaints; but with suen
narrow harbor entrance II would seem necessary
| that some such regulation should exist
Another Account of n-"what,s the use Of going
on with this farce" exclaimed oes'ler' were
'c I'm that case, said William TELL deeply cha.
grned, Il may as well go and drown myself In the
aoh yes you will. don't sh!nkr snsered Cess
| Ter. That's myth. too!'-tChlcago Iripune'
Protests against the income taxation bill present.
| ed to the French Chamber by NJ Doumer. tho actusi
Minister Of Finances. continue to be sent In iarse
| numbers to the Budget Committee. Some time ago
that committee invited the societies OF Industrial
| studies of agriculture and the Chambers OF Com
rerce to submit their views on the subject Ihs
result has been a general not to say unanimous
condemnation OF NJ. Doumer's bill. Among the
most important Of the answers. that OF the Cnsm'
her of Commerce Of Paris. voted on the Uh ihst'
saws: THE Chamber OF Commerce repudiates the
personal and progressive taxation upon income IN
its very essence. 1t rests upon the most uhsouno
basis namely, the inQuIsition and interference o.
the State and its representatives IN the anais Oh
priyatc citizens" The Society OF the Manu-
facturers and Merchants OF France says: Inc
small manufacturers and merchants would %
compelled to increase the price OF their gooos.
Their customers. who generally possess s"s''
means would bear the consequences winch u
quite contrary to the intention OF the project Oh
taxation. 1t would be the people OF small means
| and the poor who would suffer most heavily from
the effects OF the law as 1t Is now presented
The United Chamber OF the Masons ana buiiaeT~
the Union OF the Associations Of the Former Pupils
of the Superior Schools of Commerce and many
other similar associations throughout France have
pronounced in nearly the same words against the
proposed BILL
NO. SIR" he said positively to the street fakir wnS
had entered his cigar store: you can't put up Any
fortune-telling machine In my shop" But this
simply to replace the old that took out TO re-
| pair" II know that. But don't want It, II ruIns
my trade" why. man. anything that interests
| people and brings them here will help business
You caht sonvIMSs ms SL snas' bnu nxe.cent