New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
THE TALK or THE DAY.


THE TALK or THE DAY
A story Ia told Of a colored preacher who was
holding a meeting In a large tobacco barn in a
rural district In Kentucky. An empty tobacco
hogshead WAS impressed into service as an eleva-
ton upon which to stand while delivering his dis
course. Warming up with his subject he soon be-
came excited Throwing his into the air
above his head. and eevating one foot. he ex-
claimed DE righteous shall rise and de wicked
shall fall" At the word fall he brought his
foot down vehemently upon the head Of the hogs
head and like n fash IL gave way and he dropped
out OF sight being short OF stature. Amid the
prccipltatcd uproar he reached up and grasped the
chime OF the barrel and drew himself into view,
shouting. Dress God. dey shall rise again
ION, pa" exclaimed the dear girl her sapphire
eyes trimming with unshed tears, how can you ,o.
retorted pa with coarse laugh that BETRAYED the
fact that he had paid more attention to making
0 Wnen Af" have s0 "fS 70 pn e Bills for the
gang that you have here at your blowouts?'-
Tho Marion PENN Independent" tells OF a man
in that neighborhood who shot a screech owl. and.
believing there was a bounty on birds OF that kind.
took IL 10 A justice OF the peace TO make the
proper affidavit. The Justice assured him that
there was not only no bounty on the screech Owl,
but that on the contrary there was a penalty or
(, for shooting The justice salu tnht ne was
sorry but as the man had confessed to the viola
ton OF the law he had no alternative but 10 I'M
pose the fine.
4 preacher In this city has what he calls pray
Ing wheel II s rather rickety' ana ne never se's
on IL for a ride without praying for a safe return
detroit Free Press
A, tho recent soldiers reunion at Leavenworth
Kan A local undertaken thought he was showing
the proper spirit when he displayed banner in
lie on
Comrades'
Stories of toads nclosed IN solid rock are not at
one has ever been substantiated. When investigated
Is found that a hey ape rnc or that there was
way for him TO get In or get our LeoPie VINO i,,u
important matter II ever there is one single case
v"rIned beyond dispute OF finding toad or any
other v W sseaoxv viii be swept from the realms of
belief The doctrine or evolution VIII Glusiioe ~
airy nothings Half OF the exact sciences VIII
have 10 be reorganized an entirely new basis
Accumulated human knowledge VIII nave 10 De
caied rejected entirely. SO the man that hnds the
toad had better be pys f S is 'n ABOUT he had
better nave and phGSSraPhhs his and eyIy
i s"S |; rs1fss to s'a S:0Sf nj
man ever known VIII have such , ehuurins ram am
lust md the toad. gentlemen-(Mllwaukee Jour
nal.
Ever since the late cold snap In Nevada the
r,a,ons thero have been selling jack rabbits in
great numbers and at low prices 1t turns out that
they have not shot them. but that the animals
have been TO death The INDIANS proc
around In the snow for them and pick them up
nv the score frozen hard rs stone. hunter says
that he saw hundreds Of the little fellows huddled
,oyeher In Kings Canyon just after the blizzard,
and WAS surprised that they should allow MIN 10
approach without stirring. He biazed away INTO
the bunch but the rabbits did not run, and when
ho cam, M 10 them he found that they were all
frozen stiff
TIE NEW JOURNALISM
Sixty-nine pages OF rubbish.
Twenty-Five pages OF rot,
Forty six pages OF scandal vie.
Served TO MS piping hoI'
Seventeen hundred pictures
Death disease and despair u
Stuck In most every WHERE
Thirty-four sad comic pages. ,,
Printed I'm reds greens ana blues:
Thousands OF items we don't care 10 read.
But only columns OF news -(Life
Theological S,udent-I have just written an essay
nroyiny beyond dispute the divine origin and truth
OF Christianity.
professor-Dear me! didn't know that the
| d,ton OF Christianity was SO desperate as that.
Grocer-You butchers have soft snap. You
weigh the bones with the meat and charge meat
Buchsr-I don't see as you haze n any ny, call t to
the holes and charge cheese prices for them
(Boston Transcript.
| The Jersey City court interpreter who collected
s. from discharged woman. for fixing the Court"
belongs In Tammany. and ought to come across
| the river There Is plenty OF room In the Wigwam
for so economical practitioner. and Jersey City
/ ia much too narrow a field for his talents.
| The highest grade OF negro Is the private
| norter il was such negro young and with many
rne manncrsms and some money. who decided TO
| take a trip TO Europe In London he made the
! acquaintance of several English-bred negroes BY
| ,hsse he was shown the sights and introduced into
society. one evening he was Invited to sit In
q uttle poker game. He well acquainted with
| the game as played Mt home. and did not hesitate
! to play. Ills limited acquaintance with English
! four aces and knew exactly where he was for four
| aces have their value the world over His opponent
"skinned" his hand carefully after cards had been
! ..doled' and said: "Ahll just bet yo pound
| Mistah Johnslng." WELL said the American
| Anil Just raise ye' . ton."-(Burllngton HawksyA