New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.


Two Councillors Of that city taken over larg.
asylum the other day by one OF the patients .a,.
man. He had led them 20 a room 70 display a v,s,,
from a window. when so re one shut the door With
It's self-actng lock- and the three men were prison.
ers The patient alone preserved his composur.
While the Councillors camored to be released n.
remarked
'If were YOU I would be quiet"
No help coming the Councillors grew desners,.,
heads OF perspiraton stood their brows and Tho,
fairly yelled
IF were you" repeated the patient, soothlng-v
"I would keep quiet"
But we're no daft" pleaded one Of the visitor.
"IIoots mon. that's what said masep when
was brocht in
Trained Observation-Disclosures seem 10 be pre,,v
well trained down since you got your wheel and vel
NUDGE don't have to ride II keeps me thin vo,.
rying about tho payments.-dndisnapolis Journal
The Press Directory for Paris. Just issued show.
that 229i journals and other periodicals are pub
l,shed in the French capital In that total there are
1853 political organs. OF which l22 are Republican 81
Conservative and 10 have no determined political
opinion In the departments and colonies there are
1856 Journals and periodicals, OF which 100 Re-
publican 37 Conservative and 2l79 with no clearly
indicated political bias OF the Paris journals ard
periodicals. 1877 dailies. s6s weeklies and the
others published longer intervals OF the Depart
mental and colonial journals. 1856 are daies.
Real Enterprise.-The new reporter was enthusi-
Il have a SCOOP" he said. as he rush ID into the
city editors office.
"Of what nature" asked the city editor. "Crimey'
NO. Politics" -
you know we've chroniced everything that ever
happened to either Bryan or Mckinley. We've had
pictures Of all the places where they were born. all
the schools that they ever attended and all the
cherry trees that they ever cut down.
Mere trifes compared with the first switch that
was ever used on Bryan. and the trousers with the
mark where it struck still plainly visible. returned
the reporter That's someahs that hat inc RuS ~:
his first burst OF oratory"-(Chicago Post
Politics Is hot in Michigan. Some time ago. Alb
ner Mllikan. of stoughton. in that State. pasted
large Autograph portraits OF Mckinley and Hobart
on the side Of his barn. There heavy thun-
derstorm tho other night. and the next morning
they say the Autographs had been completely torn
from the barn. and in their place was perfect re-
production of the portraits even to the smallest de-
tails on the side of the barn. In the same town. the
lightning struck building owned BY Charles Nc
Cane, and burned the letters n and II on IFS side
McCans says he was going to vote for Bryan and
Sewan but can't do Il after that
Deceit-"Sir" faltered the Office boy II would
like TO be excused to go 20 the ball game
The member Of the firm grew pale with rage
pretend TO go to the ball game and then not do
thing but steal away and read poetry your grand
mother. I'm on.'-(Detroit Tribune
United States Consul IN Germany calls attention
10 the danger OF American business firms appoint
Ing resident Germans as German agents for their
wares, without knowing anything about them Re-
Gently a firm Of Oswego On. " pump-makers gave
the agency for the sale OF their goods in Germany
to what they supposed TO be a reputable firm. and
filled with satisfaction and expectation order for
six Of their finest pumps to start the trade. The
German agent turned out 10 be engaged In the same
line OF busness-pump- makng-and he had taken
the American pumps apart. and using them as pat
terms. was making duplicates in large numbers for
the German market.
IT have no USE" scornfully exclaimed bloomcr
s SIel for youth who parts his NaF IN the MD
And have no use" replied Willyboy. with more
spirit than he had shown for twenty-one years.
'for a young woman who parts her clothes that
way" And he gazed at her neither trimmings unul
hind table Wiyboy was revenged.-(Buffalo Ex-
press.
The louisville Tines says that not long since o
Kentuckan was talking with young woman out
West when the conversation turned TO tobacco. Tho
gentleman remarked that tobacco was a very CON
mon crop in Kentucky. The lady. It seemed. had
never seen any tobacco except the manufactured
plug so she replied that she should very much Ike
TO visit Kentucky and see field of tobacco just as
1t was plugging out"
Often Done.-He had Just returned from Eu-
ropean trip and was telling OF his adventures.
And above ALL" he said. Il actually had the dis
tingushed honor of playing poker with a king
The in the linen coat had listened IN silence
up this point, but now his lip cured scorntuy as
he replied: .
That's nothing. once played with four kings"
Really
Sure Four kings and an ace."-(Chicago Post
French paper tells story OF old beggar
woman whose regular stand is outside one Of the
principal churches In Paris. There II is her habit
to stand with a baby enyeloped in an old shawl
and solicit aims
why. your babys sham. doll" said pas
serby the other day
Yes SIR" replied the unabashed mendicant III
was so hot that left the real one al home
To William J. Bryan: You shall not prod the Sides
of labor with goads OF silver. You shall not impae
the laborers wife upon the prongs OF high cost anu
low wage.-(Waterbury American