New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The papers throughout the country outside Of
New-York ar, having the Job Of their lives In try
Ing 10 follow the couvoutcns OF the Mayordl'y
campaign In this city
Kansas C!ty f. In the throes OF delight over rs
carnival. especially the "kurious kavor'ings OF the
karniyal krcwo Of King X! XII
Wonderful Man-"what paten, man that
fisnford ia
rs he PATENT never noticed H."
Yes. he Inflated his tires with "A handpump this
morning without wearing mt ne wouia throw h hne
THAI ever try to DO II again. "-,Clevelahd Leader
In commenting on the automatic ho,-wa,er sup
ply now furnished In certain parts OF London by
dropping a penny IN slot machine attached TO a
hmppos. The Lordon Telegraph" suggested that
food may soon be furnished In the same way
Whcr.upor "a correspondent. writes. IT may inter
est some Of your readers 10 know that the problem
f. nlrcady solved and that IN the exhibil N
,rounds at Brussels there IL a cafe which provides
hot and cold lun, heons entirely by the automatic
method aud can say from experience ihat th'y
are very good. ~ placing fr?rc In tho slot a
chop or steak with potatoes. can Be procured not
aud we'll cooked. another franc Will produce half-
bottle OF wine. h.if fran, VIII supply plate "
cold meat. with salad and roll. and a nickel Of ten
cenilnos Will extract piece ~ bread md butter
and cheese or a 'hrioche 30 sides all this nickel
VIII draw an excellent glass az hook from one 81
the two large vessels In the centre OF the cafe"
sporting Blood -Ephraim Gochaw, OF lay cor.
ha I fe i'' hat bust the BANK at Monte carlo
81 Otecakc tshockod)-You ain't been pnyin'
ehecEsi 1'T mSny ov S S bsosh ru, pennies
In q slot ma nine when was in tew town ylster-
dav tn the darn sh-bang wouldn't give down any
more slm.-tPuck
\ Philadelphia policeman the other day arrested
nttle hoy I'm knee brce hes. to the great indlgna-
ton of b, ISLANDERS. who went TO tho station
house 20 make "A complaint against the policeman.
no fla tnx,
Dublin joe" a notorious pickpocket, forty Yeas
old. and tina. his pockets were filed with other
peoples money. No complaint was entered.
Nothing Donsc About Hlm-"what no tele-
phone asked ono OF tho regular callers AZ the
dG so nSo via You b Hr Is 'hEGm o' 20,
using it to order drugs from other stores ! guess
trolt Free Press.
ITS mystery 10 me-" said n dyspcptic. reported
by The Washington star" that many men
succeed in committing murders without being dis
covcrcd'
"you don't regard It IA personal grievance. do
YOU" inquired hs wife. with sarcasm.
80 But I can't holm being reminded OF how
the whole nelghborhood go, excited and knew all
| the details before the next day time when
forgot 1t Sunday morning and went fishing"
EXPLAINED. -"charlcy." said young Mrs. Torkins.
II hope it isnt anything about athletics" replied
ct u.s. though knox now why nature doesn't
put any hair on the heads OF young children. 1t
Is TO keep thcm from becoming football players too
early in Iifc."-tWashing'on Star.
At the Jubilee festivities OF King Oscar OF Sweden
and Norway one Of the features TINT appeared
mort 10 interest him was the exhibition OF the fe-
male fire brigade Of Kocnissen. There ono
hundred and fifty Of these young women from
twenty 10 thirty years DID, directed by "A male COM
mandcr-who Is married IN vigilance. qulckness
ard bravery the irowomen said TO be the equal
OF any OF their masculine competitors. They came
| in fill uniform to 20 through the evoutions be-
| meath King Oscars windows. where they aroused
| great enthusiasm.
| Bridget. how did It happen that when came
In last nigh, after the theatre there was police
Sure mum 81 don't know: but Of think tho
! theatre didn't last long usual"-(Chicago
Times-Herald.
When the King OF Slam visited the Mint at Paris
copies were struck for him OF the two medals that
| were executed In 1886 to commemorate the visit OF
| tho Siamese Ambassadors to King Louis XIV. On
the reverse is a representation OF tho King seated
on the throne at Versailles and receiving the Am.
| bassadors. The diverse shows ne bust OF the
| King crowned with laurel. medal commemora a
tive Of King Chulalonekorns visit iii be prepared
at tho Mint bearing The date Of September IS. 1887
An Artistic Trumph-ArtIst urumphantiy)-
What do YOU think OF my picture OF peasant glrl
Miss Fcatherbraln (grshIngly).Iust splendid
What a lovely nat she has on. IL she going to the
theatre?
| Artist (despondrglyl-- mats not a hat: she's
| carrying home hay.-(Ti.-Bits
| one OF the wardens Of an Episcopal church near
| Boston is a woman.
Did you hear any preaching this summer" said
| Jones to Smith the other day.
Well I went TO church a number Of times, I"
was Smiths somewhat ambiguous reply.-(Congre-
! nationalist