New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Waggs-So you are learning to ride the bicycle.
How 90 you get on?
Gaggs-To tell the truth. do getting off
than getting on.
The important ySu Say sys, he
publication!' said the young woman
-, But he doesn't know much about pictures or
great deal But he Was the 6ss,pOs te
ajesty."-(Washington Star.
Two Ohio farmers who live a couple of miles
apart have utilized a wire fence as a telephone
wire. They purchased the instruments for 49, and
now they talk to each other whenever they wish.
Following Instructions "Um-,ah." said the Rev.
Mr. Wsus as he looked over the scanty mission:
airy coectlon II asked this SonsresauSSn to nid
And 1 must say that such a lot OF light givers 1t
indianapolis Journal.
Japanese Journalism" says a missonary's wife.
'is a singular profession in many OF its features.
There is practically no such thing freedom Of
the press in Japan. Whenever a newspaper pub
fishes something unfrendly to the Government, II
is suppressed and the editor Is sent TO prison. The
real editor is never imprisoned. though Every
newspaper has what the Japanese call a dummy
editor and II is his sole duty TO go TO Jail every
time the paper Is suppressed for offending the MI
kado Tl.en the real editor changes the name OF
the paper. and keeps on publishing it. Dummy ed
itors spend most of their time in prison."
Consistency.-"Wrie out an ad. double column.
ten inches to the effect that The Blow is the
4 ha mSnnser ~ TSe DAILY bow S"u
'Yessr." said the ad man.
And send a copy OF it to be inserted In all the
"Yessr. Typographical Journal.
The negroes of Virginia have just organized the
Negro Protective Association OF Virginia
May ask what is going in the VILLAGE" in
CURED the oobservant stranger, o,,o.. T..
Were celebratin, the birthday OF the Oldest In
habitan!, sir" replied the native. shes num-
And tell me. pray. who is that little man with
the drsadfuily sad countenance who walks by the
That's her son-in-aw. sir. He's been keepn'
up her life Insurance for tn last thirty years.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
"The Charleston News and Courier" thus
plains the origin OF South Cardinals nickname.
THE Palmetto state: ION June 2s. 1776 force
OF less than one hundred Caronians, under COM
mand OF Moultrie protected by the rude fortinca-
ton on Sullivan's Island. in Charleston Harbor
made OF the trunks OF the palmetto, repulsed the
attacks OF a British feet under command OF Sir
Peter Parker and when the State OF South Caro-
lima was organized, the State seal. which was first
used in May, III, was made to commemorate this
victory. A palm tree. growing erect on the sea-
shore represents the strength OF the fort while at
It's base an oak tree. torn from the ground and de-
prived of its branches. recalls the British fleet
built OF oak timber, overcome by the palmetto"
Extreme Case-'I can't help IT," said tho man
In the, back seat. II can't believe in anything
a born doubter"
oh no, brother" began the evangelist
But am There times when | even have
doubts az TO the superiority OF my bicycle "-(Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The "Novoe Vremya" says that the Russian CEN
sus gives population for the Empire OF one hun
dred and twenty-scven millions. exclusive Of the
Grand-duchy OF Finland, which takes Its own CEN
Som tharA Dur
the uttermost parts OF Siberia as well As the
nomad tribes OF the Steppes and the mount aineers
OF the Caucasus. where exceptional snowfall de-
layed the work till the spring. The full total is cx-
pected not to be under hundred and thirty mill
ions.
Business men are the principal customers though
some counting IL done by telephone A few wears
ago young man In Chicago counting an In
danapolis young woman, and two or three even
ings week he would call her up at s. for five
minutes talk. They courted for a long time and
when they were married the telephone company
gave them present OF beautiful little telephone
stand In s!lver.-(Chcago Record.