New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

| at n GEORGIA negro revival meeting)
Dew Ia ks erbOut de valley err de shadder;
Dey talks erbOut der roin er de sea;
| But my soul. hit sings a song.
En- I gwine right along,
| Fer de Lord give rod en- staff to me.
DEFY talks erbout de valley er dc shadder.
| But know de blessin's fal.in fur en- free;
But singn' of song.
En- 7 gwne right along.
| Fer dc good Lords a-walkn dar Wild me!
ATLANTA Constitution
Philip slas Rucker. farmer Of Oklahoma. weighs
| 4aj pounds but says he won't be happy unuI ne
| weighs an even 800 pounds.
or course they we're both dear friends OF the girl
under discussion. Feminine critics are always dear
friends OF the ones they criucse e; so,a ~. ers,
she has such lovely disposi'ion' sa'o the 'rs'
ut "and she IS such brilliant talker" said the
%She is getting little old" said the first dear
| friend but ! no reason why she shouidnt get
YES said the second dear friend inquringy.
"-provided," continued the first dear TREND
| with an air of deep concern "shc ever meets a
Yes. Isn't It too bad?' returned the second dear
| friend.-(Chicago Post
Tho secretary Of the Massachusetts, Audubon So
| c,atv saws: 1T IS proved that into England alone
between 100000 and 100000 birds are imported
yearly and that for Europe the number reaches
| lOONOO. Hence the fashionable craze has annu-
ollv demanded between 100000 ard SOOG0.Co
birds From the East Indies alone dealer in Lon
don received 1000 humming birds 5000 birds OF
paradise and 10000 miscellaneous birds In an
auction ROOM also IN London within four months
over 10000 East and West Indian and Brazilian
bird skins besides thousands OF pheasants ana
birds Of paradise. were put up for sale
THAT wheel. Judge" said the victim Of the BIZ
cycle thief was the fines! on the market exc .r
tempt This court rides the finest wheel on the
et"-(Philadelphia North American
The negro mothers In Kentucky sing their little
ones to sleep with the following lullaby song
you can't guess what we had for supper.
Come a rop strop bottle. Mr.. Kimble.
Black-eyed pease and bread and butter.
Come rop strop bottle. Mr. Kmole.
Keemo kmo kigo, kayro, heero fiiro. harvoray.
Rop strop periwinke. little yaller booser,
Como rop strop bottle. Mr.. Kimbe.
Teacher-Can you tell me in what year Caesar
invaded Britain?
Teacher-What year was IT.
Pup-You cant expect me 10 answer we Two cues h
next in the claGs.-(Boston Transcript.
Here are two recent obituary verses:
Aaron has crossed the liver
And climbed the stairs 50 high;
Ho is warm. but we're left TO SILVER
Goodby, Aaron. goodp'
"The window open.
The curtain WAS drawn,
An angel flew by
And Jimmy vas gone"
They Speak nos More Edih-Well, I've finally
consented to marry old bachelor friend
Clara-No was never more surprised In my life.
He told me positively that he would marry
woman who was not younger than himself.-(Pitts-
burg Chronicle
''Mayminlo" is thu new way OF spelling Mamie
and II is sweeping through the West like a prairie
fire
I'm told Charley BInks is quarrelsome"
lie Is Why. Nhen that fellow was appointed a
committee OF ons To decide certain matter AZ
club. he put In . minority report!-lIIarper's
Bazaar.