New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Hoopestown H.. town OF four thousand inhab-
itants has never had a saloon. The Mayor re-
ceives salary OF 80 cents year the remuneration
Of each Of the Councmen Is half that amount and
fees accepted. Last year the combined
salaries OF the Mayor and the city fathers were
given to help needy widow pay her taxes.
"she has wonderfully forgiving nature" said
young woman. II offended her. unintention-
ally, and when spoke TO her about II she sad she
replied S ME- C THAT n pe
cia aHy,s Of he, hers"
Overlooking the past She says that she Is
Star
A Maine humorst announces his intention OF APP
pcaling to the next Legislature for the amendment
Of the game laws limiting the number Of guides or
fellow -sportsmen who may be shot by deer-hunters
to not exceeding three in any one season by any
one hunter. He says this is an amendment
greatly needed for the preservation OF guides VINO
are now threatened with extinction.
Mrs Fogg-One can never tell what to believe.
Mrs Jones says the Wimpers fight like cats and
dogs. and Mrs. Brown says they are tho happiest
ToggE don't see ~ there need be any incon-
sisency In the two stories. Some people are never
happy unless they are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tran
script.
Tennyson was once dining at the house OF his
brother-in-law, Professor Washington. and among
the guests happened to be an noffensive stranger,
who never having had the honor or being IN MT
Tonnyson's company before. every now ana theh
stole a glance OF curiosity at the ilustrous poet
Suddenly however. those present were started by
Mr. Tonnvson who had been rather quiet for some
time looking up from the table cloth ann garlng
wrathfully round the table. He fixed the young
man with his elittcring eye and said, loud enough
TO be heard by all present you are looking nj me-
7 tell you" The collapse of the young gentenhah
was OF course complete and instantaneous '"o
lesson enforced In his mind being that while cat
NAV look AZ king IT Is sometimes at the cat
peril.
"c;oodby," he cried In angulshed tones;
Il go to brave dread dangers; ,
Perhaps my bare and bleaching poreS
VIII be picked ,,t up by T ii,tIG Eers
with love that should concern us;
Then GTdy E Sro99e4 Ri. wdy faTnace
Tho Southern Presbyterian General Assembly. IN
. rocor, session. Initiated a measure when mas
hoor CONTEMPLATED IN the church for several years
Tor org,nIzIng separate colored presbyterian
church The Committee on Colored EVahse"~"
,lon brought I'm a recommendation tnat 'he co'o'i
rombers he allowed 10 withdraw from the ""''7
churches and form independent churches' WI" III
denend.nt presbyterIes, synods ana genera as"
n president williams OF the Colored Seminary
OF Ahhevle. s. g.. SPOKE SuV"hS -
sonarate church for HIS people, informing the as
or,h,,, that they did not want 10 be turned out
I'M, 10 bo given leave to withdraw ana eS'apHsh
r,rcb NJ their own n request readily granted py
tho Conyocatlon before which at previous mee''"h'
,he sub,cc, had received full measure OF discus
sion
English Tourlst-How over do you keep war"
v,ading like that this weather. ,...,,o,., r,a,
Ola Sco,-Whuskcy ncathins but wnuskey' = IL IL
49, bottle \ day Man It's grand for tne cirrua-
lion NV wiz says when pit my head III ip .e "'''
in the morning she can near " ~