New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

.rbo Troy Times. tells a story Of a private on
guard duty at Chckamauga recently VINO 'lai'eu a.
stragglor and called out. You can't COME '''' -
~ Won don't say Bunker HILL" Another guafos
man halted ore Of his corporais VINO wa" &C.
vorcng with n souad-"Who comes here" COR
ronoi % tho Guard with the relief squad!' on
mats al, right advance guard and give the renci'
order spk ,ss9 , tSe way s3id to the make aS's
modern epIgram and be regarded as c'eVer 10 ~
take an old saw and reverse IT,, ,u,r," manfred
''yVhat has that to do with this war '9"''N"
his superior sternly: -. ,,, he,, wonder
"Oh. nothing much But can nons uy, AZ the
ocean. 'if that is why the Madrid government e,s
k roo IT te the bottom or CwasRington Star
vus. ~. n,c,uresoue old verger OF Rochester
Cathedral England was showing a party through
the crypt the other day. and pointed out 'ap'et
Erected TO Charles Dickens by his executors
why" said boy in the party Is .na' ."'
Mace where Charles Dickens was executed! li'e
dean who was with the party left 1t to inspect the
work I'm the crypt. You know" said Mics III d
confidential whisper. the dean says some iuhh,
things TO mo at times. I am the youngest OF
twelve The other day the dean said TO me- mics
what a pity you never saw your eldest prother
4 did sir. often. said T. But you coudh'' sa'u
the dean why not. sir? said Because there
was ALWAYS ten Miles between YOU. he says oh
he's remarkably dry at times" As specimen OF
vergers' English. II IS said that visitor who re-
emily asked one OF them about their duties re-
celved the reply II verge down this aisle, ana
my companion 'verges down the other"
II suppose" sad Mr.. Meekton's wife who had
been getting some new clothes. you are one OF
these men who. complain because tho faSnon'
No he answered. when look over, some OF
the later ones | wish they'd change faster
Wsshington star.
According TO David Goldstcin recently candi-
LIST Lab Boston
MayoraIty. "a hag-rasing by workinsmen In the
interest of the Cuban war is in violation OF the
principle OF international trades-unionsm"
And so Ollie Proudnt is engaged to that Miss
Newrch? I thought he used 70 say ne ,wOuu
never marry any girl who didn't nave famhy
tree 70 point to"
''Yes. he dd say. so. bu, the fact that she IS
peach may cover the ground, in his estimacon.'-
tChicago News
For several years growing interest has been
manifested in tho value Of the study Of animals and
plants by the young, and In the Improvement OF
the instruction In these subjects In the high schools
Instead OF tho tmc-worn method OF the analysis
OF plants attention s being turned to life processes
OF plants the function OF plant parts and the Inter
probation OF obscure processes through some OF the
microscopic plants In the summer school at Cor
nell University during 1875 special courses are
offered for tho purpose OF training teachers for
presenting this method IN the high schools.
In view also OF the growing popular interest In
nature study. and in the study OF mushrooms.
courses offered IN these subjects.
You have wonderful climate" said the Eng
iish visitor to n New-Yorker bamy day IN
February. Really. 1t is Ike spring here today"
Yes" replied the American complacently We
have more spring days In February than We have
In spring "-(iarper's Bazaar
An Indiana grocer prints tho following In his cir
cular addressed to patrons: Notice IS hereby
given that II you will como my store three times
day during the next year and purchase drink OF
whlskey each time. paying ten cents drink. at
the end OF tho year will donate five barrels OF
my best -four, hundred pounds OF fne granu-
lated sugar hundred pounds OF rice. ten pounds
OF coffee ten gallons OF syrup fifty yards OF calico.
three pairs OF shoes. $40 80 cloak for your wife,
and then Will have $50 left TO pay for the liquor
you drank"
Mrs. Petter-Did you SEQ thatl Dixon seized
that rocking chair and into II before his wife
had a chance 10 reach II. And on his wedding
Mr. Petter-Thats Just It. There's where Dixon
Is smart. Nobody VIII suspect that he Is on his
wedding tour. don't you see? And besides. he gets
tho chalr.-(Boston Transcript
In tho biography william Stokes. written by
his son. which has Just appeared in London the
story Is told OF how Stokes sent to Dub
lin during the great famine chow the people how
To make soup Ho asked a starving beggar why
she did not go and get some OF the soup that was
being freely distributed Soup is Il, Your Honor!'
said tho woman sure II isn't soup at ALL" And
what It. them inquired Stokes ut Is nothin'.
Your Honor. but quart OF water billed down to a
pint. to make II sthrongi'
True So-"We wanted 10 call the battle of but
there wasn't white flag In the army"
What did do
cot a piece OF wedding dress from a bride who
was visiting and waved that"
Regular flag OF rousscau"-(Buffalo Enquirer.