New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

That sturdy Republican Journal The Troy
Times" was forty-seven years Old on SATURDAY
and IN noticing the fact II took occasion 10 LAY
d., served tribute TO the late John NJ FRANCIS us
founder and for many years It's EDITOR ana pro-
prletor His son. Charles 5 Francis. Is al present
editor and proprietor and under his management
the paner is raithful exponent Of its founders
ideas.
Another Lous.Fe!, Want" Nine. Shipper has
perfected wonderful Invention.
"A revolving ha, It works so the congregation.
can all sides Of it"-(Chicago Record
Here Is another popular negro camp-meetinA
sony. r.por,ed by The Atlanta Constitution:
Mister sampson head Amt bare
Kase why?
Kase why
Sampson never cut 70 hair
Dat why
Dat why
oh sinners
J'.u- d. sampson line!
sampson strong
Kase he hair grow long
En- alnt lax yos en- mine''
Hlcks-You'iyss got beautiful place out here;
Wrks-Ycs: hut lon't enjoy H. You that
fellow sitting on that piazza. smoking; We'll. that's
The lavnmowcr. II makes M mad clean through.
ing. while have to shave x every otaer day, be-
Sides paying taxes on it-C}oston Transcript.
Those queer English, They call boomers "ra-
tionais" And The London Daily Mail" tells a
story OF how brave woman and her two equally
brave daughters habi,ed in nationals" ;riumphed
over nm unappreclative hotel proprietor who said
that women in nationals" could not be guests IN
his house After he capitulated the mother rubbed
salt In hs wounds by sending him the following
note:
Dear Sir. | am obliged TO You for providing us
with refreshment and sleeping accommodation
H.. IT,, Tho.
time I beg to inform you that should have
maintained my right 10 tho same AT all costs"
The racetious boarder had the train all laid for
didn't serve up this hen. feathers and an
emphasis I'm serve her up I'm and all " And tho
Joke was ruined cleveland Plain Dealer
Here are some curious answers culled from
Australian school examination paper
John Wesley Joined the Navy In l77s, and by
degrees rose 10 he Duke OF wellington"
Charles the First Imprisoned nine Members.
Among them George Eliot"
"Mon'ford was the chief man In getting the
constitution OF Clarendon passed. i5S. fought bat
tie Of Lewes. l26i and was killed. 1865"
we have summer in this country when the
North Pole IS turned toward the Equator"
While the anclents thought the world
round We now know that the sun never stands
still"
"Carbonny Cassld" and "Lack-tan ducks" were
given variants Of "carhonc acid" and Tactical
ducts"
"Papas mind Is full 81 business all the time"
How does that trouble YOU
We'll. when Harry asked him for me, he said
Yes take her along and II size Isn't up 10 ad-
vertisemcnt bring her back ard exchange her -"
Chicago Record
Some Of the primary schools in Germany have
their own physician He watches the class
rooms and is there to show that questions OF
warming ventilation. lighting and cleaning have
entered into the kingdom Of science whereof he Il
king. once I'm every fortnight he is to give IN
struc;on TO every class IN the school. and the text
he breaches from Is 'Sanitas sani;atum. omna
sanitas." In short. he is the health officer OF the
whole establishment. the priest OF Hygea and tho
philosopher and friend OF the teacher and the
taught The experiment first made Wies-
baden. and has been pronounced n success