New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-07
THE TALK or THE DAY.


In an article describing the women's billiard
room OF the Waldorf Astoria Hotel The London
Globe says: IF a should be So bold as to re-
move MS coat. an attendant instantly hands him a
| lounge Jacket All present shut their eyes and do
not open them again until the ringing OF a hell
announces that the shirt sleeves have been COW
cred"
Strange Man1"Mr Plane IS mystery to me-"
Wnether ne Is me wls"st OF most stupid person OF
my acqua intance"
What has he been saying"
He declares pointbank tina, he doesn't know
whether there VIII be war or not how TO settle
the financial Observation-Disclosures Star.
1t Was Really Too Cruel-The speaker had been
giving most careful and finished imitation Of the
extreme English pronunciation in her remarks
when puzzled Englishman who was present whis-
pered to his nelghbor: Really / not only can,
understand what she's saying but can't make
OUT what language 1t is. Some outandish Ameri-
can patois suppose. that I've never happened TO
run across. I certainly never heard anything like
it before in any part OF the world"
Showing His Contemplate you know what you
are? asked the man who was growing tired OF
What am r., demanded the man who had been
until he was black in the face ''"'
gu are nothing but human yellow journal"
There lots OF men, says Philadelphia
barber. who are very particular about harcuts
but wouldn't have a word say II they didn't have
to pass inspection before their wives when they
go home. know one woman who goes so far as to
accompany her husband TO the barber shop There's
a regular customer OF mine who is always attend
ed by his wife when he gets his hair cut and she
stands right back OF me while I work Every
few minutes stop. and she looks over his head
and makes suggestions aboIt little more off here,
don't shave his neck and a lot of such comments
The waiting customers enjoy 1t pretty we'll but
I'll bet you he will want divorce in a year If he
hasn't asked for 1t already"
Clara" said the mother Of a little nve-year-old
miss who was entertaining couple OF neighborns
sirls or her own age, why don't you play some
a aPsF instead OF sitting still and looking mser-
WHY, mamma. We is playin'." was the reply;
ives playn' that Yves grown-up womens."-(aion,
treal Herald
In Bologna the other day performance OF Puc-
cinis "Manon' was given at Of the theatres
The BARITONE OF the cast, Bolts. It seems had
dned too copiously. and was Kissed by the public
to his great Irritation. lie stopped in his perform
ance. turned to the audience and cried Good
evening"" and then disappeared behind the scenes
The curtain dropped. and the comm.ssaire
of police the stage and reasoned with
s!gnor Bolts. He remained obstinate however. and |
passed the night in the police station.
Class in History.-"Richard" asked the teacher
what was the message General Sheridan sent ~ /
He said. replied the big boy With thee the bad evs
" Go, Early. and avoid the rush " 49,
And merely for this she kept him In after .cboo,
and ate his apples and talked afrectionateiv n
Tribune.
A new locomotive. built for the Midland Road In
England made three-querters OF a mile at the rata
OF ninety miles hour AS this Is n better record
than others reported In 1885, 1895 and 1897 the
achievement provokes great delight among railroad
people the right little. tight little isle Ex-
cusably. too. 1t is almost equal TO some OF the
spurts of New-York Central trains between Rata
via and Buffalo, where rate Of one hundred miles
an hour has been exceeded
she Is very frigid In her manner" remarked
Perhaps" the reply but she has heart OF
gold"
so have been Informed But am tired Of trv
ng 10 cross a conversational Chkoot Pass In or,i:r
10 reach it"-(Washington Star.
Says The Springfield Republican," zone OF Oliver
OPTICS Horatio Ayers boys is wanted and bs
must hurry up. The resources OF yellow journalism
ire at an ebb. harbor tug must be chartered Al,
II seven dynamite guns mounted on II. a new never
efore gined explosive packed In a gasppe to
ay alongside Moro Castle put on board also a
MORTAR battery hinstng rockets crammed with con-
entrated combusbles and to go or with electrical
ime fuses. and dozen or two more little CON
rivances-and .hen an Oliver Optic here to show
he rear admirals. the commanders-ays. and the ,
ogy Government at washngton!-how to do
hnes" q
Yellow" The New.York Hot Box dares the :
resident !..sitH to declare war
NO uff"-<clsveland Plain Dealer. l