New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
THE talk or THE DAY.

"At Fton" SAWS The London Globe, any one
who IL so minded may at Tap essay the feat OF
drinking a yard OF ale. This IL only a pint IN iau'd
but "A yard In linear measure, being contained III
long horn-shaped glass, so constructed 'hat unless
tho drirker drinks with care most OF the contents
re smiled over him. 4 book is kept OF the time In
which tho yard can he drunk. and for years until
lately the record ten seconds. This Is an
iconoclastic age. however and some one lately dis-
posed OF his three feet OF ale in nine seconds
didn't keep YOU wa ssd Mis- Nj T Dsrns
"Oh what whopper," exclaimed her sfnnll oroth-
err You know you only had on, 90. -, ,,o
And then Tommy was Nloieh1'! "u''e" ''' u '''e
room Harlem Life.
In order 10 test the loyalty OF ants TO each other
Sir John Lubbock once made ffty Of them drunk
and Incapable and then drew the attention OF TWEEN
ty.nye sober ones to their condition. The twenty
five buckled to H. and carried the ffty home to bed
Clinton furnishes good trapping ground for fur
hunters On and near the premises OF one resi-,
Killed In fact, the whole village seems to be over,
run with the nuisance. Pedestrians aVoid SOM
nocturnal travellers. 1t has been suggested that
the village Fathers offer bounty on every one
who care to make a little money could find a chance
In trapping.-(Cuca Observer
This Is how n native OF Bulawayo describes rail-
way engine: It's a huge animal belonging to the
white man. It has only one eye (the head lamp.
II feeds on fire. and hates work. When the white
man pumps II to make II work 1t screams II comes
from somewhere but no one knows from whence.
Mrs cr,y--You say Mrs Greene isagreed with
eyerything said? Just like her; she never Is on
the right side OF any question
Mrs Brown--You misunderstood me. said she
agreed with everything you said.
Mrs. Gray-Il'm; that's way she mas or currying
favor.-(Boston transcript
sixteen years ago a number OF Chicago people set
tied In jerusalem Palestine. In order to await there
the second coming OF Christ. These colonists. who
ava known as Sparordites and Overcomcrs, have
come into conflict with f. s. Wallace. the American
Consul at Jerusalem. ard they have sent w. II.
Rudy to this country to lodge complaint at Wash
ington against him. In the mean while number
OF Christian people IN Jerusalem have forwarded
charges against the eo.ony TO Washington
Mrs Gabbleton-I am told that Mrs. Hennypeck
Old Aunt Broadhead-Yes: I've noticed that he has
shaved or his chin whishers.-tPuck.
According to DR.. Berry English Disorders do not
regard the English Church evangelical But The
New-York Observer" Presbyterian says that the
preaching OF the English Church Is more generally
evangelical thar that OF the Non-Conformst bodies
Fanny snasss" asked the teacher. what part
OF speech Is the word malediction?"
Noun" replied sammy
What GENDER"
Masculine gender
"Yes'm II It was feminine It would be female
dictlon' "-(Pttsburg Chronicle.
The planet Mercury can now be seen. any clear
evening near the horizon In the southwest about
half an hour after sunset II will not be ADVANTAGE
ously placed for observation for more than a few
days, however. Its greatest angular distance from
the occurs mex. Monday
Brought Him to Time.-"Mr. Higgamore" said
Miss Quickstep. firmly and distinctly. interruptins
him. you have called me a lump Of sweetnesS a
great many times but you have never said Won
would like to have me regularly with your morning
coffee"
whereupon Mr.. HiEsamore proposed. There was
no way OF sscape.-<ChtcAgo 3fihuuA