New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
THE TALK or THE DAY.

c. F Rockwell Of Honesdale, Penn. writes TO
say that three OF his aunts, now living are chill
dren OF a soldier Of the Revolution. They are
Mrs Phebe Gainford ninety-one years old. OF FL
envile. y. Y; Mrs Catharine Bowden eighty
four OF Stroudsburg. Penn. and Mrs. Lucinda Val
entine eighty-one, also OF Stroudsburg Their
father was Jabez Rockwell a native o. COnnecti-
cut who served through the Revolutionary War
in Il Connecticut regiment
An Old-School Genteman &C Colonel Barfeigh is
an old beat but somehow enjoy listening 10 the
old fellow talk" ,,--
and as polished as his clothes "-dndianapolis
Journal
John G. Sutton, Of Denver. spent all his money.
5000 "A few years ago In building a church In
Denver. on condition that he should be allowed TO
live IN the tower and be employed a. the sexton
OF the church
sxty-hye years ago Hiram Lukens entered The
inelligencer ofce at Doyest,owh 20 earn pt'n,.
ANYBODY around the place. iiis RECORD Oh CG coz
tnnous service with one my
management has changed. bur he has never lett
n AVS S'i mnde, his feet in that long time and @
pairs Of thick soled boots have been put on the re-
have been trained on the type. but still his vision
IL unmpaired and he handles the smallest SIZE
set and distributed An average Of 5000 ems OF type
a day. or a total IN six'y-hve years OF l1oco"o ems.
philadelphia Record.
THE London Telegraph" tolls a curious story
about a youre cura'e OF evangelical views, who re-
Gently committed the indscreuon OF smoking IN
the street A woman one Of his parishloners who
saw him was so shocked that she Immediately re-
nounced her belief in the Thirty-nine Articles.
Boundless .-He-sOmetimes wonder If
Isl She's If hadn't proved it, Haven't called
you "Dumpsy darng"'
And tina, is name which. until I met you,
had held sacred TO dear little Fido.'-(Cincinnau
Enquirer.
Representative Bellamy s Sutton has introduced
a bill in the Indiana Legislature compelling the
hote-keepers Of that State 10 print their bills Of
fare In English. Il object" he said in speech
supporting his bill TO having the only name down
on hotel bill for goose lvers TO be patty day for
grassay"
His speciaty-'TIas your son any especial
talent? asked one man
Yes" replied the other: II think he's an In
has he invented many things
Yes: most OF them reasons why should give
him money Washington star
According TO a Kentucky paper. when the tele
phone was first introduced in that State an old
farmer who did not exactly understand the work
ing OF the invention bought a new pair OF boots
for his son. who lived down In Texas lie hung
the footwear across the wire al shutdown one even
ing During the night some one took the boots
and uaced n pair Of old ones across the wire
Next morning the old gentleman went out and. TO
his delight he saw the old boots He fastened
into the house excaiming TO his wife Say. Sal.
this here telerphone is the best thing yet. John
go, his boots last night and I'm blasted Of he
didn't send the old uns home.
Aunt Maria (at the theatre)-Why do all those
men rush ou in breathless haste the moment the
I.ncle Uenry-Jus, wait till they como In again.
ana you'h understand II.
When they returned there was not GREATNESS
one among them 4 Boston Transcript
MANY Journals in Penusy lvania In favor OF
making Philadelphia the capital OF the State. In
stead Of Harrisburg. The fire department Of Har-
risburg they say. is inadequate for the protection
OF costly State buildings, the city Is bleak and cold
In winter and It's railroad facilities are not good.
Mrs Baldwon-That husband OF mine Is the most
careless | expect hell lose his head some OF
these days
Mrs Runn-I gee he's lest the next thing TO this
har.-(Yonkers Statesman.
An official enrolment of the Christian Endeavor
Societies shows the whole number of members to
he 2s367i6 There are now over A. 90 societies: 81 90
OF the young pcopl. connected with these organlza-
lions united with the different churches during the
last year since 1889 they have received grand
total Of Ois 29j members.
dinner OF mae frendsl-Yes gentlemen hold that
every man should he master OF his own house There
/. NJ other way. We'll, as you are all through gen
tlemen; suppose We adjourn 10 the library for a
wass!sh Guest-why not smoke here in this grand
I'm Mrs Bluff won't let uA"-1Nsw-York
Weekly,