New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

II was up 20 him" said witness before Lord
| Mansfield In an examination described by Law
Notes" OF London. Up TO him. said His Lord
ship What DO you mean by being up TO him.
Mean my lord? Why. was down upon him.
tn 10 him and down upon him" said His Lord
ship; what does this fellow mean?' Why.
mean my lord" said the witness. that as deep
| as he thought himself | staged him" When His
Lordship stn insisted that he did not understand
what was meant. the witness exclaimed Lord
what "A FIAT you must be- II he had only said ION
to HIM His Lordship would have "tumbied to
him"
public house near Trent Bridge was crowded
with thirsty football spectators returning from the
Villa VS. County match. OF course the CHIEF topic
OF conversation was the match $500. ...,.,
one enthusiastic County supporter was Valniy
trying 10 impress upon villa man that Toone was
a better man than Whitehouse in goai:.,,,,...,.u
Nonsense" said the villa man Whitehouse
the coolest and pSckes5 81 he's so
plucky and cool you say wonder he didn't go
The birmingham mans retort was overwhelming.
"1o a. for soldier. eh? Why, he'd go for whole
| blessed regiment II they lntcrfered with him.
ANSWERS.
The will OF n California woman gives to n step
daughter Feather bead bolster" and also makes
other gifts including a BEAD Room seat
"Spring Bead" a large Mccror," Cashmere
Shall" Black Lace mante,' and also some
little Jcwerey."
Temptation Resised.-The daily poet gazed at his
bit OF paper on which he had written:
boy
away over at the right hand side OF the page
No; he said TO himself 81 just won't do It. 1t
is too obvious "-(Cincnnati Enquirer
The Memphis Scimitar' says: Since the first
case of yellow fever reported I'm this city
hundreds OF people have tried hundreds OF preven-
tives but the one that has had the greatest popu-
arity is that kind which comes in bottles labelled
Gin The man that sprung this gin idea is re-
garded as n public benefactor by many men who
have been looking for an excuse to drink. The news
that gin Is IA preventive spread like wildire. An
hour after 1t sprung the barkeepers were hand
ling gin bottles almost exclusively and since that
time the trade has increased rather than dimin-
ished At one OF the most popular bars in the city
more gin than whistey has been sold In the last
few days and this is something heretofore unheard
Of.
A Domestic Echo.-An East End man went down
town I'm a Euclid motor :, few days ago. and by the
time the car reached Dunham-aye. he was fast
asIcap The conductor came after his fare. but the
citizen was obvious of the fact; The conductor
reached forward and shook him. The citizen swayed
slightly but he didn't wake up. Then the conduc-
tor reached forward again and gave the sleeper a
violent push the latter 1ti merely Shook himself and
quit your pushing-there's plenty Of room on
The laugh that followed woke him up.-(Cleveand
Plain Dealer
A French sculptor. Pietre Roche. has invented an
ingenious way OF producing snow statues that will
not melt. lie noticed that In icemaking machines
the pipes containing the lquefed gases were COW
cred with snow. and applied the same principle to
copper statues made hollow and filled with freez-
Ing fluid The moisture from the atmosphere forms
Oh the metal In a few moments as n coating OF
SNOW and Is prevented from thawng by the freez-
ing mixture. Many exquisite effects can be OBJ
tanned In this way, and for the decoration of ball
rooms on "A midsummer night the snow statuary
must be ideal.
Happy Dream Hungry IIggins-I wisht was
rich enough 10 20 TO one OF them cures and nave
all the whlskey got out OF me system. .
Weary Watkins-What on earth do you want all
the whlskcy got out OF you fer?
Hungry Hiegins-So's could have SIGH n keen
delight In film up again see?-Qndianapols Jour"
nal