New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Gadzooks-They say Speaker Reed Is a little shaky
spelling
Zounds-wcll. any Democrat will tel you that ne
can count all right.
classlied.-"Joslar," said Mrs Corntosse "wsmt
did that say when yc asked him iur yer money
back after he sold we the gold brick"
''fIe jes' went plum crazy on the spot ne looked
me over an then he exclaimed. 'WeL' you're
lie didn't mention what kind Of bro ala , asr "a
Yes An ben was the us' dem te IMPRESSION srs on
my memory I asked him what Kind OF plro N ne
took fur an he grnned an says IN me yer eye
should take vc ter he blue jay =" 'S''"s'o"
Star
At recent English school examination the word
holiday" was said to come from the time wnen
the Br!tons used to cut the holly telescope
Telegraph" and "tel,gence" were given as deriV'-
,aves OF the verb ito te"; priest was said TO be
the past particple OF pry. and swine the pas'
partlcplc Of sow.
Mrs Saver must feel that she was very eA-
travagant in buying that new gown
What makes you think soY 49,. o,..,e.,
She's begun to argue that u VIII ne the cheapeS
IN the end '-(Ch!cago Journal
During the Jubilee celebration 1t Is proposed 10
illuminate the tower OF the houses Of Parliament
with crown OF electric lights on which snail ne the
letters F. D.. meaning Defender OF the fa'th
Clara-TeI me. did he press your hands In his
when ne asked you to be his wife? ~ had
both hanJs cIasped about his neck?-( boston Tran
script.
During the last few weeks a German factory that
makes toy lead soldiers has received so many large
orders for Turkish and Greek soldiers for next
Christmas that it advertises In German papers It's
Inability to accept further orders for delivery WITHIN
this year The makers OF toy uniforms. games. pict-
ures and similar toys also running overtime
manufacturing specalties Illustrating the war.
Even the textile Industries are preparing to reap
golden harvest and material OF every imaginable
description In Oriental and Greek designs fs oenS
manufactured In great quantities. Paris mas oeguh
TO lead the STYLES with Greek ideas embodied In
military and costume and all other countries VIII
naturally follow the lead Of the French capital
Made Him Tired.-wheeler-r have made. eight
century runs this already. What DO you
think Of that? .
Walker-It would have been better If You had
made them ali in a row in one dlrection-Ondianap
oils Journal.
The managers Of the Rochester baseball club have
issued orders excluding cergymen from the Sunday
games of the club. the ground that their pres
ence tends TO create disorder. The fact. Of course
Is that the clergymen who have attended sunday
games were in sense OF the word disorderIy But
they made their visit the basis OF sermons con-
demnlns Sunday baseball and the managers Of the
club do not like that
Dreadful Dilemma--"To save me, can't tell
which Jones girl I want to marry"
What is the trouble?"
zone makes such delicious strawberry shortcake.
(Detrot Free Press.
The next sem-annual meeting Of the Methodist
bishops will be held In Baltimore, on October p.
and will last week.
English Lord Ito younger son)--Its time, Ciar-
ence. that you were thinking about a career.
Shall / take orders, study for the bar, enter the
army or marry an American ?-(New-York Weekly.