New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tn. nastor ~ n church IN Chicago on leaving
hts study which IS in thc rear OF the church, one
day last week saw little girl friend OF MS talH-
ing 70 n stranger What was that man saying to
Won Madge?" he asked, 90 he came up 10 her
ION" said she. che Just wanted to know II Dr.
@ wasn't the preacher Of this church" And
what did you tell HIM" asked the pastor. The girl
drew herself UP with an air OF great pride. / told
him" she answered with dignity. that you was the
present incumbrance.
Reed-Why don't YOU turn your attention 10 SOM
more serious work? Instead OF those epmetne'a'
nar,prophs wiz don't you write for posteflty
Wright-I do If ! didn't write jokes my kus
would go hungry.-Cincinnati Enquirer
It IA pointed out that on November = 1903 Ma
noleon III addressed peace circular 20 'le fo"ere
Like the Car, he invited the Powers 10 take part
!, n neoce congress having more especially for Its
ohiect tho revision of the Pact slShed III ''e"''"
IN 1915 The Congress proposed by Napoleon Ill
FOIL through. Great Britain. after some hesitation
rofue,ng rs adherence to the project and Austria
and Prussia following suit. The Prussian Minister
n, the time was the then unknown OTTO Won Dis
r,orc,, sch;,nhausen the future Iron Chancellor'
who replied to the invitation: IT IS NOT WIN Oo"
nromses but with the sword and with blood tha'
rho questions M issue IN Europe Will Do set'le''
An r,nerateful Wretch.-"Agnes married man
who was reared In an orphans nome
'Wol how did that work -, .,o,,, a.. good
fba m
Tho Tuskegee Institute OF Alabama has Just re-
o,vcd its first student from Porto Rico-a fne-ook-
inc and promising young colored man otner
,,s,, tro,, Porto Rico and from Cuba will enter
r,'s,.agoo as soon az the Government quarantine
regulations will permit
IN y Utica kindergarten school few days ago
~, III a. 400, hefore the class was the hen Among
c,her questions asked by the teaCneI was W hdt
aoeS o I'm, time placing both her hands he7 head
- Indicate tn" portion OF me oo'y ie.e l.l va
ne Wt.Ir Fri quickly answered "A comb"
Tho teacher had placed one hand on comb IN her
hair-O'tica observer.
Among those driven out OF starksville Miss. by
,ho apnroach OF the yellow fever are the faculty
,d Students OF the State Agricultural College, Of
which General stephen D. Lee cousin OF General
Fi.zhugh Lee. Is president.
NJ strikyer-Confound It! the way they tax US is
S', Mrs. strikyer~Tow much is It. John?
". strlkvor-Why. John. they've evidently
marked them down from 500 Hurry up and take
advantage OF it-lIruth.
The French Minister OF War has ordered bicycles
70 he supplied to two eGioas OF the gendarmere.
who will use them IN ordinary service. They have
been forbidden TO use them hitherto. because It
wos feared that some members Of the force would
r., IN greater expense than they could afford in
eunnying themselves In 1897 a legion stationed In
the neighborhood u Paris used some bicycles with
satisfactory results: but nothing further was done
in the matter until the present order issued.
New Idea-Actos-I can't imagine how Dart
manages to get such favorable notices from the
dramatic critics.
MISUNDERSTANDING ne acts wei.
Actor-By links | never thought OF that-(New-
York Weekly.
The opening OF the new Opera Comique in Paris
Is Officially nxed for November Is but IL is thought
that m, Interior decorations cannot he entirely
finished by that time Rehearsals will soon be be-
gun on the stage. however The manager. Albert
Care has ordered a ballet of Charles Lecocq 20 a
book by Catulle Mendes, called The Swan" for
early production.
heard n queer expression the other day. was
speaking 10 a lady OF The fine old town OF Wren
tham. a nd she exclaimed:
"Oh. yes ! know that town-it's the one that has
those perfectly delicious old grav>g ards"-(Boston
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