New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-11
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

TIE TALK or THE DAf.
A little while ago some newspapers were predict
| ing that the Turks would surely butcher the GREEKS
Il they came out victorious in the war Now 'ha'
| thore has been no butchering on the part OF the
Turks these same papers are denouncing the turks
ne monsters Of hypocrisy because they refrain from
bu.chering simply to curry favor with the bowers
Two Turks were at a French banquet Toward
| the conclusion of the feast Frenchman selected
a toothpick from the tray near MN ana P onreg
| peromptorily declined the omer. exclaimng; NO
thank you! have ALREADY e"r1n g Fran
| cisco Argonaut.
| A school teacher at Port Allegheny. y. Y. the
other day received the following note: MY boy
| tolls me that when trink beer der overcoat vron
nv stumnack gets too thick. Please be so kind
| and don't interfere in my family anairs
soxey-Tha. fellow Prlmpas Is one of the incest
men 1 ever met. He has such breezy way with
Knozey-Yes, have noted his bracing air. but 1t
| never touched me--tPittsburg News.
A patient who was brought into London hos
p,tal recently on being told that his leg was tract
| ured breathed a sigh of relief and said In devout
| tones: Thank God, 1t isH't broken"'
Another victlm-Romantlc Lover 90 HIMSELF,
| She has refused me- She shalt surfer! VIII
| darken her life al the cost OF my own: An, ma,
proud beauty. You shall drag through me coming ming
head.
The Proud Beauty Oeadlng from the paper, the
next dayMr A. s s softhsad 3. 6 boz H at Mr.;
committed suicide last evening in his room He
had appeared unwell for several days Thus one
more case added TO the long list OF sad suicides
from Ia grippe.-(New- York Weekly
Here is one OF the last stories from Monte Carlo
| While the solemn function of displaying, mixing
and shufiling the cards which precedes the begin
| ming OF the play was being gone through, n gentle
man walked up TO the tables. deliberately counted
out a lot OF bank notes in value $500, and placed
| them on the black This somewhat unusual occur
renee OF stalking a maximum before the play for
| the day had begun naturally attracted attention.
| and a bystander remarked
| Rather bold play sir
| We'll" said the player. II dreamed last night
| that I saw the table exactly as It is now and on
| the first coup black won"
| The cards being duly cut. the tailleur proceeded
watched by the onlookers with unusual interest. to
| deaf out the cards for the first coup, and black
| won A suppressed OH from the bystanders
| greeted the announcement. and then from across
| the table came In tones of agonized entreaty.
! ladys voice:
what did you have for supper last nght7 Do
| tell me-"
There are three classes of people who cannot
| keep from an anxious country what they eat FOR
| hrcakfast-murderers pugilists and Presidential
| candidates.-0 Indianapolis News.
The latest and perhaps the siest college yell IS
that adopted by a college at ouachita. Ark 1t is
| as follows
| Boom a-acka. om-a-lacka.
| Bow. WOW, WOW,
| Ching-a-lacka ching acka.
| Chow chow, chow.
| Boom-a-lacka, ching-a-lacka.
Who we?
Who's from Ouachta?
We we. we.
Whoo-ra. whoo-roo,
Dipla dploo.
Ri. sikh. hi,
Hot cold. wet or dry.
Get there Eli
Ouachita fly high"
The Buffalo kindergarten has caught the craze.
and has evolved the following yell:
"B. a. bay; b. y, bee;
Muzzer's precious kids are wei
Eenie meenie. mimic. mo!
Kindergarten! Buffalo,"
The War spirt-"Johnny, Johnny screamed the
| horrlfed mother What are you DOING"
"Nothin'" answered the little boy with the long
Didn't Just see you throw pebble at the po-
iiceman and then run around to the back yard as
"oh. that. was list playin Greece fghtn' Tur-
key."-Undianapolis Journal
THE Nashville Christian Advocate critcises the
selection OF Bishop Cailor EpiscopaD to make the
opening prayer at the Tennessee Exposition. on the
| ground that the Episcopal Church is the weakest
II I'm the State and Is In no way Identified with ts
history 1t says that the Methodlsts are nifty times
stronger than the Eplscopaans, and should not
have been sighted
A brawny Swede visited the City Hall the other
. day TO procure n marriage license and couple OF
clerks TO whom he lnnocently stated his wishes d.
rected him 10 the department where dog licenses
nre issued lie approached the license window aim
| IDENTITY gave his name and address and asked what
| the document would cost. ut VIII cost you 81 a
| year for every dog you keep" replied the clerk
Dog" echoed the Swede.
why. certainly" continued the clerk, don't you
want dog license?'
KANT afford to buy Q dog dees var. Ay want to get
| only woman now."-tCh!cago Timss-Herald.