New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-29
THE TALK or THE DAY.

VIRGINIA man at n recent Glover Club dinner
told Of an old darkey who was praying Tor rain In
a dry season 20 Lord he said send DOWN the
rama sweet refreshing shower-a ram 10 make
| the grain big the root. long at the musk ana
shiny in the grain: not one of those guly-washin2
and flooding rains but sweet sort OF shower.
n Lord, send this rain make the grain grow, Tor
II there is anything | do hate on this earth 1t Is
these little nubblns'
Tho Tyranny of Habt-"TTow are all your
| family" asked the genial friend , .,.,.o.
"Oh" replied the man VINO uses slang ana Hdh'S
nuns we're all out Of sight
iInmph You don't seem very cheerful ,1 aLout 1t
II have no reason to- Tho Kind OF sight mean l.
anthracite "-(Washington star
The Humanitarian League Of London advises peo-
pla to abstain from turtle soup, boiled or broed
lobster crab fried eel and pork unless they know
for fact that the creatures were dead before they
were put on to cook.
In the last two decades Indiana has seen hun
dred or more and women who burned the mid
night oil in the noble ambition Of becoming con-
tribitors to American literature And this has not
only bred great strength but literary at
TSsY are breeding singers and aetellers in the
State OF Indiana. and the twentieth century VIII
no parallel IN the globe midland Monthly.
The Indian Mirror" Of Calcutta says Eve CON
fess with a pang OF sorrow. that the habits OF our
people largely account for the unhealthy surround
inas amidst which they live. move and have their
being We also admit that the exigcncies OF the
situation require that the machinery of legislation
should be in motion In the interests OF the santa
ton of Calcutta"
ITS highway robbery" stormed the customer
and he flew out OF the door.
The coal baron adjusted his glasses. and looked
carefully at the scales ,,.,, .,. H.,
NO" he said. softly. to himself. 1T Isn't high
A French physician has invented a method by
la in
Hens he noticed. have powerful internal organs
They can digest considerable quantities of iron and
then render II back. through the albumen OF their
eggs in a form which is easily digested by the
weaker stomach of mankind SO he feeds his hens
with what he calls "a very absorbent salt OF iron"
mingled with grains OF wheat and they lay eggs
extremely rich In iron already digested.
1Itt,s Willie-Maw the teacher In the Sunday
school said to-day that we are all made Of dust
Mamma-That is so. dearest
LITTLE Willie-Now. understand, nav. why paw
VETS himself so often It's so he won't fall apart
eh?-(Pittsburg News
A woman In Dahlonega. Ga. whose husband died
n year ago leaving her with nine children 10 sup
port Is running her farm at profit. and Is putting
money In the bank. She thinks that many other
farmers could do the same II they worked intelli-
gently and spent less money for liquor and tobacco
Mrs. Mann (meetng former servanO-Ah. Mary.
suppose you are getting better wages at your new
Mary-No MAJ m. I'm working for nothing now
I'm married (Boston Transcript.
bill has been introduced in the West Virginia
Legislature creating forest and water preserve on;
OF the lands seized by the State for delinquent
taxes
Hcks-Te me frankly. when smoothebor gets to
telling his army experiences don't you sometimes
wish he dead?
Wicks-The ideal No. indeed but I sometimes
wish that the war had occurred nifty years earlier.
-tBoston Transcript
The Christian clergymen and laymen who are
working among the poor In the North End Of Bos-
ton say that the recent Stunning" party con-
Quoted by Sam Jones' the evangelist was an I'm
pertnence inasmuch as the people In that part
OF the city are orderly and law abiding
The Book OF Universal Scope-Perry Patettic-I
hear that soap Is even mentioned In the Bible
Wayworn Watson-Why not? They is bad things
-(Clncinnati Enquirer