New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Although Marconi has found IT practicable to tele-
graph without wires through walls OF solid masonry,
he finds hills and mountains too formidable OBJ
STAGES. He proposes overcome such difficulties by
mounting his transmitter on or suspend!ng 1t from
n pole balloon or kite. The aforementioned device
would be composed chiefly OF very thin copper, and
a wire would run from its tail down to the trans
hitting apparatus
PerkinS,Tilas slopay ever paid you that SO he
Dobson-No. guess he has forgotten all about IT,:
he Is just as social and friendly he ever was
/ Puck.
A wealthy but illlterate storekeeper in Western
town sent his man to get load Of goods from
wholesaler, giving him written order. After a
time the came back with his wagon empty,
and being asked by his employer where the
goods we're said he didn't know what he had been
sent for and the wholesaler could read the note
The old man took the paper and. opening II. said:
why. that's plain. Colt SALT should think any
fool could read that"
Uncle George-why do you use the word "auxl-
larry" when helper" would do as well?
Tho Literary Nephew-Good gracious And let
everybody know just what mean? I'm afraid. I'm
Standardization Transcript
THE Lake City (Fla) Reporter" says that at a
camp-meeting recently held Lakeland min
lister at the beginning OF his discourse said he had
forgotten his notes, and excused himself follows
II will have to depend upon tho Lord for what
say this morning: this evening I will come better
prepared"
THE BALLAD OF THE GRIDrRoN.
BIT, and a bang ard the fun begnsl
Thump. and thud and the horns are locked!
Sprint and scurry and save your skins,
Legs twisted and skulls are knocked.
over the Aeld sweeps wolnsh pack.
- over tho field with curdng yell;
Surely the scene doth nothing lack
Holding the mirror to Dante's hell.
Rraced ' and band bandaged they they; walt the word
Seem they you OF human kind
Are they not like to a savage herd?
Shaggy the hair on each matted head.
GO Fiery Inc eye by BY, the cushioned nose;
Pitching them forward against the foes.
All IN tangle the fighters fan
Legs wildly waving from under the heap,
See the limp form from the midst that they haul
GRAINED is each muscle aWait,rs the word
Thrilled with excitement behold ard all,
FierceiV they mix up-t1e signal Is heard
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE Chicago Tlmes-Hera,d" says that m Evans
ton the other morning instructed her
cook 70 order certain provisions OF John. the mar
kct-man. did John have frog legs this morning."
asked the mistress. upon her next trip the cull-
nary sanctum sure. don't know. num-" was tho
semi-apoogotic answer O., Bridget: "He had on rub
Der boots and ulster"
Senator Gallery. OF louisiana 10 thoroughly dis
gustcd with the shotgun and other peculiar kinds
OF quarantine which have come into existence IN
some parts OF the Southwest az consequence Of
tho prevailing fever in that section. lie has lately
had some little personal observation Of the work.
Ing OF the system. or rather the lack OF system.
At tho approaching session OF Congress he Will IN
troducs a bill which will place under Federal con-
troll all quarantine regulations and the management
OF epidemic dlseases.-(Baltlmore Sun.
In houses where there are electric bells for SER
wants. telephone, may be attached 20 the
wires, 20 promote better communication between
room and room or house and stables. This idea
is being carried into practice IN England
Fuddy-Tandem has been married before hasn't
he7
Duddy-Ycs: no was young and inexperienced
when he married the frs. time
Fuddy-Bu, how about this second marriage?
Duddy-Oh. he IS old enough TO be childish now
(Boston Transcript