New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

Tho Lower House in Twenty Acts OF Parhameh''
but what's Twenty Acts Of Parliament amongst
friends?'
Easy Enoughrd like to know how you can fe
how you can make the Incidents the same "''h
every telling. 49, 49,. ,or,,,t ,ern
n memory the Winter before."-(Cncinnat En-
quirer
An amusing story Is told In WILSON'S PHOTO
graphic Magazine" OF the misapprehenson OF a
well-dressed sensibe-looking woman VINO hau
str ,led into Roosevelt Hospital not long ago ana
asked II they had any tx rays. I've reau io'
about them" she said. before the astonished at
tendan, could reply. land how much good they are,
go I t,,st thought I'd like TO try them haven't
been we'll for some time now. and I've tried most
everything else Can you let me have bottle OF
X rays?"
well Bessie. how did you Ike tho story the min
lister told In church this morning? asked the
"Gh. pretty we'll mamma: but think ia liked It
better II II had been one or those coh'ihueo-i-oui
next kind. (Yonkers Statesman.
On October IL and the three following days the
citizens OF Knoxville. Tenn, will hold great la'r
and carnival to commemorate the return Of pros
perlty.
Her suggeston-.He was young. but ardent.
Il wish were the glove that presses your io'ey
hand" no said to the charming maid.
She glanced at him with bewitchng smile :o,,,v
asked.-(Cleveand Plain Dealer.
rb. Gradual cooling Of the lava which for the
las, few years has been flowing from the small
crater a, the foot OF the cone OF Fesuvius mas
occas stoned an increase OF volcanic activity In the
central crater which had become almost OBJ
s,ructed. Now tho top Of Vesuvius Is lighted up
every night by tho incandcscent lava within the
crater while immense pieces are elected TO great
height accompanied by clouds OF steam and ashes
This new eruption renders the summit OF tho
mountain difficult to ascend, but the interesting
spectacle attracts many visitors VINO are aple 10
witness Il from tho neghborhood OF Cooks upper
Station.
AN hoo, the guild wife. SANDY, said rs ono
farmer TO another as they met IN Inc "'aiAe'
did ye no hear that she's dead and buried7"
"pcar me- exclaimed his friend. sympatheti-
caly: surely It must have been Ssry sudde .Y co.
when she turned III we hadna time 10 send for tho
doctor. gIed her q biz pouther that j., nae
Ind got frae the doctor mysel'. but hadna ta,en
What the pouther was dinna vera weel Ken 0ut
assure 20. but It's something 10 be thankfu for
didna TAX the pouther myscV.'-tSpare Moments
A story Is told OF a foppIsh Frenchman who knew
no English but who an Anglomaniac anu
wrote ESQ" after the names OF mon to whom he
wrote letters. by and by n friend asked him what
this meant. "Why. the English do It," the other
"Why. you see tho English are OF very cold
temperament. and admire cold things. and ESQ.
which means Esquimau. is q great compliment"
a Good Chance.-'The Bible says the streets OF
heaven are paved with gold
"rhen why don't people struggle to get there as
they 30 TO get to the Klondike?"-tChicago Record
Some Of the street gau,ins Of Philadelphia
In the habit OF getting drunk on gasoline
Thin -skinned.-"Your American public is pretty
n-skinned." commented the visiting foreigner
"Oh. | don't know" replied tho native states
any other old public."-undanapols journal
An enthusiasts, church member Of Philadelphia
has 1ust contributed 81 to tho church on his birth
day pledging himself 10 double the amount on
each anniversary OF his birth for the rest OF his
life II he keeps this pledge and lives long enough
the church will have plenty of money. for the
amount of his Offering his birthday twenty-five
years hence will he something over s6.Ooo.coo
visltor-I presume your daughter plays the
Mrs Neuvoriche (prondly)-No. indeed Dear
Ethel doesn't have to- Her pa - rich enough to
buy her one OF those pianos WHICH pays i'seii'-
Uiarper's Ba2ar.
The Rev. G. A. l.. Dykes. coorod, IN" president ard
general maraeer OF the Sisson Industrial School
at Muskogee, Ind. T.. appeals to the public in be-
half Of the work he il doing THE conditions In
the Indian Territory" he says. "are as follows:
Religious denominations operating there consider
that their missions to the Indians. and yet
they take tho white children into the independent
mission schools with the Indian children Blu, the
coored children are not admitted to these schools
Thousands Of the colorcd children have schools.
~ the non-citizons doubtful citizens not
allowed to go the Indian public school. The In
dependent missions provide almos: equal provisions
for the education Of the whites No public schools
do for the Indians. But the coored people ma
of a u
provisions as they can make individually. They
nave built one school in the Creek Nation, to he
known az the Sisson Industrial at Muskogee. Wa
have raised 1850 toward the girls dormitory and
new buildings. We hope to raise Immediately
81 $50 more. which will complete the buildings and
give land for agricultural purposes. Persons de-
string to assist may send directly TO the Rev. T. J.
Casey the treasurer at Muskogee Ind T."
They were having some private ,hea,ricals apd
Mr.. ard Mrs. jerks gave the scene from THE
Ht AZ @ her r and
other shortcomings. Edith jerks. eigh; years old,
OF ' the how she had enjoyed her I par
ents' actnF she electrified her hearers by saying
I" tom Of int Mny Ans w Thsy s wsrs
ON home"-CT1t Bits
Some dervish boats recently captured by the Eng
llsh In a Soudan fight contained one OF General
Gordons uniform cases with the great soldiers
name on the lid. 1t sent home to his family.
Needed IA Beast Of Burden.-visiors to Devon and
Cornwall cannot tail To notice what an important
part the patient ass plays as n beast OF burden
y very good story Is told In this connection or
rather handsome Devon maiden living at T
The young woman had had little education but
there none TO beat her In the whole district In
the preparation OF linen. She got II up equal 10
new.
Every one was surprised when last year she pro-
posed TO and married Tom D.. a poor-ooking
youth that no girl would glance NJ: Meeting Sally
the following week. the parsons wife told her now
surprised they oil were
oh said sally Zee nee, twas this 'er way: n
I didn't "a ad he should have had to buy donk.
cause the clothes 10 getting TOO many for me 10