New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-20

The employed 10 bind Bibles in Scotland
| receive from 81 TO 81 so a week. This low rate Of
wages makes Bibles cheap that the very poorest
people can buy them.
II have no place to lay my head" she sobbed.
Her good fairy at once appeared
wand. that you don't lose tt
let it be understood that there would he calorifc
period In the ancient municipality that evening"
detroit Journal.
The following correspondence recently passed be-
tween the football teams OF Wellington and Win
field. Kan:
"Wlnaeld-We challenge you to game at any
pace you VIII name.
"wellington--Won't meet you unless It be in hell.
"Winheld-Your selection OF your home ground
Is satisfactory TO US"
Amply Qual!ned-"Have you ever had any expert
ence as motorman?' asked the street railway
Have - said the applicant. with a smile of
conscious superiority. II can stop a car so the
rear platform viii be opPosiit.:. a mudhole ninety
Ills name went on the payroll at once.-(Chicago
Tribune.
Sandwich women have just made their appear
ance in London They young and good look
ing picturesque costumes OF white, with
white hats. Their faces. however, are generally
red on account OF the insulting remarks which
are made TO them.
Naudeyillany.-'1
with the bald wig. that the man was taken with
jaundce and modification set in? don't be-
lleve It,"
But you see" explained the gentleman with the
pea-green whskers, this man was an Ir.shman
and he mortified on account OF his color -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Patrons Of one Of the underground steam rail-
ways IN London. the Metropolitan. have long
suffered from the dimness OF the artificial light
afforded them. The company for nearly twenty
years has used gas made from oil and compressed
for convenience in carriage. but the gas was
burned on n very modest scale. An era OF reform
IS at and however Larger gas fixtures. with
double instead OF single. burners are being intro
duced into the cars, and the ceilings are being
painted white IN order to heighten their reflective
powers.
Searching the scriptures.-T s'pose you got,
Bible you'll let guy look into. said one or the
two tough young men VINO had called on TIE
with pleasure my young friend If can be
"Nah. got to see fer meself. Dis is to decide
a t."-Gndlanapolis Journal
A Chicago man proposes TO start a newspaper. 10
be called The Nations Defenders Journal" the
capital stock to be $1,000 1000 shares at SO
each. Editorial space. he says rs 70 be equally
divided between all stockholders. and account
be opened and said space be placed to his credit
by column inches. also any article he may write
shall be printed and charged to said account by
column inches" II this scheme is carried out. it
may be sa fely predicted that the managing editor
will have an exceedingly lively and var!egated time.
The Real DiNiculty-"The trouble with you" said
Mr. RuNedges wife after a warm debate. Ifs that
YOU are confirmed dyspeptc."
NO my dear" was the answer; that's not cor
rect The trouble with me Is that | n con-
tradlcted dyspeptc. "-(Washngton Star.
Calinos master. very busy with some important
work does not wish 10 be troubled with the noise
OF the coming and going OF tradespeople and ser
wants and gives orders that none shall be admitted
TIL he has gone out.
The first one who comes Is the barber.
GO on" says Callno; come again when he has
gone Quito lulos.
The work on the Jungtrau Railway is being
pushed forward In spite or the severe weather
which prevails In Switzerland In Lauerorunnen
water-power to the extent OF 2400 horse power Is
now available and half OF this force Is being util-
tied for The dynamos employed In the boring OF the
Elger Glacier TunneL-(London Telegraph.
THE Brockport Republic" tells the story of an
enterprslng merchant who gded lump OF coal.
placed It In his window and labelled II "A Nugget
from Klondike-value 1900" He failed TO remove
this valuable nugget from the window one night
las, week. and In the morning found the window
broken and the glIded coal gone. II cost him 50
TO replace the broken pateglass.
Mrs Schermcrhorn (of Brooklyn. at their home
surrounded by rubber pants. concernedly)-Do you
think the Newcombs from New-York have become
thoroughly Brooklynized as yet. Marmaduke?
Mr.. Schermerhorn (earnestlyl-Yes: l saw Mr.
Newcornb carrying home a rubber plant from the
big department store bargain sale OF rubber plants
to-day.-(Puck.