New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The twenty-ninth annual session OF the American
Pathological Association will be held at Bryn Mawr
College. Pennsylvania on Tuesday
This story Is located In Maine; The other day
farmer from ca n On, On e es Nd the
women ali wrapped up in shawls ard coats ana
rugs sneezng and shyerng as ' nod Stove stood
in the ' corner why ri jus, step round nS ha and
1 Drs Hrs' said the farmer on dear no.; re-
piled the danes in chorus, we doh w, wan, ~ ~
buiia IA th re chimney can y The farmers notion
is the city people VIII snver gSod families
and everybodys sticking to the family hes'-'Le"-
iston Journal
"The Atlanta Constitution" says that Meth
odst Bishop was preaching sermon on the
vanity Of dress and incidentally alluded 10 people
who wore velvet and gold ornaments. After the
sermon a distinguished member OF his conference
approached him and said NOW Bishop know
YOU were striking at me- for have velvet vest
and a heavy watch chain!" The Bishop smiled
passed his hand over the vest. touched the chain
and then said with merry twinkle In his eye
mo. really. Brother B., for the vest you wear IS
only cotton velvet and am half-persuaded that
your watch chain Is brass"'
There are $4,000 words In the English language.
and most of them were used on Sunday by a
woman who discovered after coming out OF church
that her new hat adorned with !, tag on which
was written: Reduced to IS. ls4d"-tTit-Bits.
Saws NJ G. Mulhal in "The North American Re-
View" THE condition Of the Southern States Is
unsatisfactory, not merely because in educauoh'
Industry and wealth they are much oehnd the
rest Of the Union, but because. owing 10 want OF
facilities their resources not properly deveI-
oped 1t is true that onethrd OF the population Is
colored but even allo wing for this fact. there is
no reason why the South is not altogether on
par with one of Its own States. Texas, which mas
% per cent Of It's population coored. with regard
to the number Of its inhabitants. Texas mas 70
per cent more railways. 10 per cent more banks
than the other States Of the South, ana each OF
its hands employed in farming produces nearly
three times as much. More schools. more railways,
more banks, are needed in the Southern States
and II persevering efforts are made In this drec-
ton the results will certainly prove successful"
thOrities are almost desperate at the present posi-
ton of recruiting. The Guards are several hum
scarcely any recruits coming forward. while the
who might have renewed their three years
ordered to Gibraltar. declining to continue their
service There is no doubt II the foreign move
Gibraltar the falling on in the recruiting would
be nothing IKE so marked out S s sckin es
lpartly caused by the abundant gnshops) and other
Reconsideration Chronicle.
MANY modern Englishmen dislike the lines in the
national anthem
'Confound their pontics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks.
On Thee hopes we fix.
God save the Queen"
And the Dean OF Rochester has suggested the fol-
lowing In their place:
Keep us from plague and dearth.
Turn Thou woes to mirth
And over all the earth
Let there be peace"
At the HospitaL--Lady visitor-And you fond
m
The Good Woman-Flowers. Is It? Well, am
that, men,
Lady Visitor-Now what kind OF flowers shall
bring you next time come?
The Good Woman-If II be no Inconvenience.
wouldn't mind some cabbage and greens.-(Boston
Transcript.
This silhouette from THE Boston Transcript in
dcates that culture has its drawbacks:
Mistress-why. Mary, do you know you have
burned this steak almost to a crisp?
Maid-Yes. mem; but was so intent upon read
Ing an article upon The IDEAL Cook" that didn't
even smell the steak burning
The extent to which the cycling craze has taken
remark just made by Judge Gaunt. the father OF
Mary Gaunt, the popular Australian realistic BUSH
novelist that II things went as at present IL
would soon be necessary to constitute q special
court for the hearing OF cycling cases. So many
disputes have arisen In connection with cycling
gcorching-that Judge Gaunt confesses he Is quite
unable TO cope with the new and enormous field OF
jurisprudence thus opened up.-(Londor Sun.