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

The city Council Of Zurich Switzerland. has or
dered that there be posted In every strcetcar on
| the municipal lines the following notice: Women
have the first right to the seats in the interior Of
this car" Heretofore. when a man has offered
his scat TO A II has been regarded by her as
an insulting familiarity. and it is predicted by the
Swiss and German newspapers that the attempt TO
enforce this ordinance Will encounter obstacles
from the women themselves.
Trouble in the House.-Baum--W had row Mt
Jackson-What was the matter?
Baum-our pretty houscmad broke my china
cup and brought me another. on which was IN
scrbcd: ITO one love."-tI}oston Traveller
There IL a schooltcacher in Kansas who writes
her county superintendent, that she Is seNeny-four
years OF age and wishes 10 pass the examinations
for state certificate and also 10 enter for year
at the Normal School 10 study new methods.
Waning AlIcgiancc.-'I am afraid Colonel Poazer
has quit taking on his hat when he meets an
The Colonel is getting bald."-Gndianapolis
Journal
4 man who has Just returned from ST. John
b. tells OF an experience OF his there which
caused him no lIitle establishment. Wishing TO
procure some British and American flags for deco
ratlve purposes one day he started out TO make
his purchases among the shops OF the city. inc
Stars and Stripes were everywhere in plenty. but
not an English flag could he find In the town!
Upon his expressions OF surprise at so extraor-
binary n state Of affairs in Her Majesiys domin-
ions the shopkrcpers informed him that tho
Jubilee festivities had completely cleaned out their
stock OF English flags and that they had not yet
been able TO procure n fresh supply. Thus the
PROVINCES reputation for loyalty was saved, but
the New-Brunswickers ire not wholly at ease un-
der the circumstances. and the consgnments OF
English bunting are anXiousy expected
Grimshaw-I wonder
Askins-What do you wond%r? s,ss IN tho world
that equals in sublime JUNCTION the way In when
a portly red-nosed man remarks: Ana he said 10
J. r. Thompson. n negro boy, eleven years or age
living near Savoyard Ky. has already mastered
the common-school rudments OF his scholastic ed
ucotion and is away up in algebra. geometry, as
tronomy calculus and the higher branches. lie Is
said TO be a lightning calculator and marvel In
many respects.
Hateful Old Man.--"And when your wheel broke
down several miles from home" said the old man.
II did" answered The typewriter, proudly. l., ar,
,pued tina that When the ribbon on your machine
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u seems that the sreetoar conductors of Geneva
n Y. are lowered with the fatal gift OF beauty,
and hence has arisen trouble for them. SO many
OF them have been IN the habit OF talking to wom-
en- on their cars that the company has issued an
order against the practice Concerning this order
one OF them says: 1T Is pretty hard for n fellow
to look sour and surly at pretty girl and to re-
fuse to reply to her when she looks at you with
merry twinkle In her eye and politely asks a ques-
ton"
Fame Hungry Soubrette-This Is the hfth
season that Lettie Kittes has travelled with the
same husband. M -.
second Soubrette-Oh some women will do most
anything for notoriety-(Cincnnat Enquirer.
1.-THE Memphis Commercial Appeal castgates
the followers OF Mr. Bryan. who II says, are Jeai-
GUS OF the growing popularity OF Mr. Bailey. OF
Texas and who therefore circulating the story
that the Texas statesman once advocated Aharchy'
The story Is manlfesty untrue. AS everybody
knows Mr.. Bailey is a perfectly harmless ana Jaw
abiding gentleman. with a rooted aversion 10 even
ing dress. And IL he should become pisser man
than Mr. Bryan. he will not reach 'ha' a'~A'
height by the thorny path OF Anarchy
The difference between ancient ana m9aeIh s,ans
was amusngly illustrated In recent neiu hnr az
the Chautauqua Assembly, when the ,ev, ~
English literature asked: What Is the meaning Oh
the Shakespearian phrase Go TOT ana u mempsr
OF the class replied "Oh, that Is only tne sMteemtn
century expression of the modern term Cone on l.,
The two phrases while apparently oppositet 90. III
fact. substantially mean the same tnihs.-'oh'eas'
Chronicle.