New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
Little Miss Mufet
Sat on tuffet.
Eating OF curds and whey:
A microbe espied her

Little Miss Muffet
Eating OF curds and whey;
A mcrobe espied her
And slipped down inside her.
And she had influenza next Gay
Tho prosperous city OF 81. Joseph. Mo. Will ceie'
bra,e n Jubilee on May u. which, 1t Is believed
Will n. 4 success In spite OF the war II Is In
tended 10 mark not only the great prosperity
OF St Joseph but It's great Industrial ana ooHi'"e'
cal possibilities In the future. There Will oe
comprehensive trades display. carnival pa1ade'
a queens ball. stockyards barbecue ana an
Arabian wedding feast.
Trying to Illustrate. "Mistuh Pinkley." said Miss
Miami Brown what is dis here diplomacy. .
w" "Wen' dunno whethuh kin 'ransparty de De
question SOS you'll see froo IT. but 81 de .anI
nav' whv gifts put out hut cf tells I'm ter come
'roun mex week. an mex week tells I'm ter come
'roun agn. an so on. OATS diplomacy. Il" ASH
ington Star.
A correspondent makes this correction OF recent
item about the library facilities OF Amherst. Mass:
with a population OF $500. Amherst has I'M
precedented free library facilities. The library OF
Amherst College. containing 10oo volumes. Is open
as reference library 10 all corners thirteen hours
daily In addition the citizens have the same free
use Of tho library. mainly scientific. containing
70 900 volumes OF the State College. and there are
two free circulating libraries. one OF 900 volumes
and tho other in the northern part OF the town.
o, 900 From these two libraries books were
drawn during the year 1897 TO the number Of 5000.
or Ave FOR every inhabitant. man. woman and
child"
Women arc endowed with strange vagaries. and.
neglected. in others Even the SWEETEST society girl
is not az particular as 10 the freshness OF her
collar and cuffs as the plain everyday man OF
business. to change his linen at least once day
is sort OF religion with mos, men. With woman
Is different they will inspect their collar and
GUNS after days hard wear and decide
that they Will do. not recognizing the fact that II
any doubt exists the matter. they should be
consigned to the laundry without demur. Again.
a man is much more concerned NJ TO the state OF
his shoes than woman. even the poor clerk
a meagrc salary spends his nickel day FOR shine
without rrudging. and. II Il be imperative that
the nickel be saved. he gets up earlier in tho
morning and wlelds tho backing brush himself.
The woman Will gown herself n >rth's or Pa
Quin latest creation ard f. 20 look her
shoes.-ttiodey's Magazine.
THE Frostburg CMd) Mining Journal" in an
article about III, local sentiment. quotes Ike
Tross saying that he Is 'gwino TO be home
guard watch Rob Bush" Rob. the other
hand. declares tina, he Will go to night Spain unless
he can ind something soft and easy 20 draw pay
for around Frostburg. Charles James Fox Bird re-
grets tina, his duty 10 tho municipal illumination
OF Frostburg prevents him from entering the lists
and the distinguished II not So valorous. All Tay-
Tor says he ain, a-gwne. cause II Amt no honor
be killed BY Spainyard."
Fuddy-Do you think It's possible for two per-
live a dollar n day
Duddy-If dollar is Zig as II looks IN the eyes
OF some men should say that TWO persons might
live m IL .ndchai' ,ly and have plenty OF room 20
walk around in.-tBoston Transcript.