New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A clergyman in Southern State was called 10
oarform marriage ceremony in poor white settle
mont After the knot tied the mother OF the
bride placed before the guests refreshments IN .he
form OF rye whiskey. The pastor. by virtue OF MS
Office az Christian minister. demonstrated with
her for thus starting in life the new couple Inc
mother a large woman. about foot taller than
the minister placing her arms akmbo and looking
him straight in the eye said Look 'yere, Mister
Preacher yer kim yere to marry this yere couple;
yove married this yere couple. Now git:'
Don't you think $40 week allmony is little TOO
much to demand?' asked the referee III the divorce
ease T 6en ne said Y tie lady Thats what used
TO make him gimme when was liyin' with him. -
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Government OF San Domingo has granted to
Henry Dumols for a term of twenty-five years the
right OF establishing plantations of pinappes, ba-
nanas coffee and In the district of La Romano,
Province of Seyco as well the right TO start a
petroleum refinery in the same region also for the
same term of twenty-five years. local paper
says: we hope that Mr.. Dumos. who has left
for New-Yors to perfect the negotiations required
for this purpose. will shortly return to begin the
operations which are needed for cultivating and
populating the fertile lands of the Romano. and
giving work to many hundreds OF laborers."
country people His slouched hat shocked their
IDEAS OF proprety, and his long cloak invested him
with a kind OF supernatural mystery.
That they had rather vague i'd eas OF hts occupa-
ton By me hnsW knew OF
Yes" he replied, ne makes poets FOR the
Queen"
81 don't don know what they means. but pllcemen
him walking about a-making OF EN- under the
Bishop Wherefore states that when walking one
day near Aldworth; where Tennyson had rest
Cured to him to draw some opinion OF the poet
MIR. Tennyson lives here does he not?' was his
first remark:
Yes. he docs.
We'll. don't well know what you call great; but
he only keeps one man-servant, and he doesn't
sleep in the house!-tAnswers
The Kansas Legislature has invited William ].
Bryan to address it at some convenient time. but
refused 10 say that he Is dear to tho heart or
every true Kansln."
An Optimst.-The palsed old man sat by the fire,
his head shaking from side TO side in tho manner
peculiar TO his complaint. ,
1T be awful to be afflicted that way" said
the sympathetic young person.
oh" chirped the old gentleman, II find It right
handy IN the summer when want TO look at
two-rng clrcus."-Qndanapois Journal.
A correspondent OF Tho Home Journal says
that the two most striking facts about society in
Chicago are that It is very small and compare
lively poor 1t is this poverty. and tho curious
fact that society while small. is not much nssailed
by outsiders demanding admittance, which allow
really remarkable democracy Of spirit There Is
no city in the world where young man can be
so poor and yet we'll received. He must be prop
ery introduced, but. this done. he Is Judged very
fairly on his merits. and his good humor and en-
tertaining power will pay his social debts every
where"
A quick retort IL credited to young author.
whose tongue Is ready as his pen.
Not long ago, as he walking with n friend
I'm Fleet-st a came up behind him and gave
him n resembling slap on the shoulder. The writer
turned a surprised face toward the newcomer who
said:
Look here. you must remember me. Now, don't
you?'
Il can't say that 1 remember your face"
turned the young author, gravely. hut your man.
ner Is certainly familiar.'-tAnswers.
The Rev. DR.. W. C. Biting. pastor OF the Mount
Morris Baptist Church. speaks thus in The Stand
ard OF the evangelistic meetings being held
in this city: THE impression has gone abroad that
the entire city OF New-Y0rk Is stirred This Is as
wide OF the facts possible 1t is convulsed It
is no, shaken: 1t is not trembling; 1t Is not Jared
and We doubt whether the city a WHOLE has had
any percepble effect produced It by all the
gellstic meetings which have been held In tho last
three or four months"
Johannes Ann lately died at Vienna. and the fol-
lowing are specimens OF his remarkable bulls
''Julius Caesar. disguised slave. swan max ID
across the Tiber.'' Covered with innumerablc
wounds Caesar fell dead near Pompey's statue
with one hand he covered his face with his toga
and with the other hs called for help "-lCincin-
natl Inquirer.