New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE Moultre CGa) Gazette" says that there Is
a family near by which consists OF two mothers
four fathers, one grandmother six sons one grand
father. three daughters, three sisters six brothers.
five husbands three aunts two nieces seven
uncles. six nephews two wives one mother-in-law.
three sstcrsin-law. seven brohers-in-law, one IA
ther-in-law, one son-in-law, six grandsons, two
granddaughters and there are only ten in the
family.
When you were in the war. did you ever take
part in a charge?
"Frequenty."
And what were your thoughts at the tlme?"
That the beans would be all gone before 1 got
there The charges Were Invariably upon the cook
house, you know."-(}oston Transcript.
The quarries from which the ancient Greeks OBJ
tanned tho highly priced Thessalian verd marble
were lost for nearly one thousand years but were
recently rediscovered, and are now being worked by
English company. They are near Larissa.
Lost Chance,-simmons-wha on earth you
Timmons-I was thinking of this awful European
war
Il didn't know you were so sympathetic"
Sympathy be darned, | don't see why they
could not have waited until Thanksgiving time to
pull 1t of. just think Of the jokes l could have
turned ut.'-tlndlanapolls Journal
THE funeral" says THE Jackson (ia) Herald"
was very heartrendngly preached by the Rev.
Austin Chamblee. colored who wound up his touch
ing eulogy with the brilliant peroration:
"'Oh. coon! Oh 'ooon
Oh, beautiful coon!
II you hadn't died soon
You'd have living till yit'
A recent dispatch from New-York announces on
tho authority OF leading Catholics" and "a priest
who does not wish his name mentioned" that car
dlnal satoli is the choice OF Pope Leo XIII as his
successor In the Paracy. and viii be n candidate
but The S Po u" has ' to the N contrary
from "a prominent Boston Catholic" and a priest
whose name wouldn't mention for the world.
a
thedra." Censor" "Vertas" and Pro Bono Pub
co"-(Boston Pilot.
The city government OF st. Louis Is decided
ly Teutonic Mr.. Zlegeaheln Is Mayor and among
the other successful candidates for municipal office
are Messrs. Besch wenneker. Reinstedler, Meier,
Cast, Gaus, Kratz and Thinner.
81 tell YOU" said the man who is always ex-
cited the world Is on the verge OF another revo-
luton"
And there's no telling when 1t will end"
on. yes; there Is. II VIII END IN twenty-four
usuaL"-(Washinston star
DR. Wiley, the chemist of the Agricultural De-
partment in Washington. says that. in his opinion.
the coming salad oil will be made OF sunnower
seed 1t IL perfect substitute for olive OIL and
will be cheap that it may be used the poor
mans table His remark was probably meant to
encourage farmers in raising sunhower seed. but
II IS likely to work the other way. Farmers pre-
fer to raise something that will be dear. and not
cheap.
Social Discomfort. Doesn't 1t make you sad
when you think OF the poor|
''Why, no, not particularly. II makes me mad,
though. when | think OF tho rich. indianapolis
Journal
Women voted for the first time In the Episcopal
Easter elections this week In the State OF Mime
sofa In most they availcd themselves OF
the privilege with Zcst In one Instance thlrty-fve
OF the forty-hve votes cast were those OF women.
There Are Others.-"What Ia your husbands
politics. asked the new neighbor
'Jim?' said the lady addressed. JIM He's
anti"
"Antl-what?"
mo; not anti-what; fist anti He's agin any
thing that happens TO be "-(Cincinnati Enquirer
Gadzooks-What outcome OF the Greco Turkish
War do you hope for?
Zounds-Turkey roasted In Greece.
Night and Day.-"Anyway." she retorted warm
J. you don't find womeEs clubs turning night
into day with their orgies"
No" he unused. women wouldn't turn night
into day. They havo too much regard for their
compilations"
For II Is a fact well known to science that ar-
fetal light will sEinc over tolerably fair women
where daylight wouldn't do n thing to tharn.-
Detroit Journal