New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

According to THE Independent." an Austrian firm
has put on the market a novel game to be played
cards for tho OF pious Roman Catholics A
pack Of cards each containing printed prayer for
the dead Is shufed and distributed, and each
player concentrates his attention upon some de-
parted friend, and repeats the prayer for the
benefit OF his soul
Teacher-Tommy. you may define the difference
Tommy-Wy-wyx,when paw says he is, is going
going for tlme.-(Cincinnati Enquirer.
A religious Journal adduces novel argument
against Biblical tVticism. 1t reports q woman
as saying that since the critics have been devotng
SO much attention to the Bible she no longer
read that venerable book without thinking
she-Ycs that is Mr. Gamboge the artist. He u
He~Judging from his appearance. l should say
that he didn't marry for money.-(Boston Tran
script
The 81, Paul lay beside the sea
And loomed up tall and black:
She lay just where she struck the beach
That penetrating whack.
And that was odd because the place
Was way out OF her track.
Her screws screwed round and she was moved
Scarcely enough to show;
The tugs all tugged with all their might
But tuggng was too slow;
No helpful storm blew from the East;
There storm 10 blow.
The captain and the wrecking man
Were walking close at hand;
They wept Ike anything 10 see
Such quantities OF sand.
"If this were only cleared away"
They said, at would be grand"
.Tf seven maids with seven mops
Swept 1t for half year.
Do you suppose" the captain said.
That they could get It clear"
Il doubt IT, said the wrecking man.
And dropped 4 bitter tear.
MY wife is expert In handling rife pu
up coin for target and she'll hit 1t in the centN
THAT'S nothing My wife rifles my pockets OF all
the coin in them and never misses a dime '-(De-
troit Free Press.
1t IS said that the State OF Kansas has nearly
one hundred thousand less population than II haa
IN 1880.
Spanish General-Why did you let the rebels de-
Colonel-I couldn't help IT,, general; they go; to
the telegraph office hrst.-Dhiadeiphia Record.
In his book. "A Little Tour in America" Dean
Hole OF Rochester. England. quotes with unctioa
many specimens of what he regards as typieai
American humor. When he was in Cincinnati the
thing that most impressed him was the following
bit OF doggerel which he heard recited In tha'
city:
Little Willie from his mirror
Sucked the mercury all on
Thinking in his childish error.
Ii would cure his whooping cough
At the funeral Willie's mother
Smartly said TO Mrs Brown:
Twas a chilly day for William
When the mercury went down"
"Ah. ah. ah' said Willies mother;
"Oh. oh OH" said Mrs. Brown
"'Twas a chilly day for William
When the mercury went down.!
There some things in this world don't y, UNI
derstand." said Bobby. 'One OF them J.; why sma.I
boys have such little stomachs ana such large dp
oetttes. "-(fiarpers Bazar
Speaking of the quaint city OF Kingston. Canada
. correspondent Of The Chicago Evening Journai
says: 1T would not be easy to find a famiiy J"
Canada within 100 miles OF Kingston. in which there
belonged half dozen children. where one or moro
of the children were not living In the United STATES
A great portion OF those who have left the country
are farmers sons. and they are found nlling si'ua
tions all the State OF New-fork but mo'e
significant than all this is the record OF the gradu-
at.nr classes OF the Royal Military College. tho
West Point OF CanadH. pcturesouely located al the
foot OF the slope between old Fort Henry ana III"
river The college was opened in 1876 The course
OF study is four years the same as at West Point,
the chief instructors are regular officers detailed
from the British Army, and the curriculum Is Oh
most exacting order. 1t Is a school that Caha"S
is Justly proud OF. but OF Its annual graduating
class only the four highest are eligible for commis-
sions In the regular army. Over 80 per cent OF AL
of the graduates are filling positions in the unitea
States chiefly as civil and mechanical engineers.
Passenger-Man overheard. Man overheard!
Mate (carelessly)--Its on'y deckhand; nsa
mors'n We wanted. anyway-(Boston Courise'