New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Atlanta
letter recently written by new recruit; pear
Jane-Jane I'm IN trouble. I've done enlisted In
the Army an I'm sorry fer II. I wish was home
lane YOU will DO this one favor? Write 10 the
War Department an tell the President the children
4, down with tho measles. and your old rheumatism
II broke ag'in- an you needs me at home VIII
YOU do this much for mo. Jsne7 Oh. Jane. I'm In
deep trouble, Jane--my dear Jane-if tho children
amt got tho measles. send em over IN the Green
neirhborhood. The Green's IL always got en- an
the children II be shore to ketch 'em there VIII
you do this fer me. Jane7 Oh. Jane. DON'T forsaKe
me! Amt your husband?'
Bertha-rhese men are troublesome thnss!
Edl,h-why what's the matter with the men
Ber,hsror the NE Of me- can. make T., up ,d my
with me-tBoeton Transcript
The spaniard. have beautiful aIliterative prov
erb. which reads "verdad es verde"-''Truth Is
green" Since tho beginning Of the war they nave
hem living up this idea noby. the interpretation
OF course being that II is only a very green Span
ish commander who will tell the truth In war dis
patch
The war has done thing Aside from its
more in the United states there ever was. j, has
Who knows where Eugene V. Debs IS now Who
cares whether Coxey Is stopping in his caravan or
At the nes, 10 nye dead or somnoent' No tears
are shed over the silence OF Tom watson, ana M
(Orbotf
past Not +oul even stops to ask OF Andre the
intrepid voyager to the North Pole by the msrl s
are dim az memories OF a summers dream The
day OF incident Is over The time OF events IL mere
-(Phlladelpha Inquirer.
\ correspondent OF THE London Times est-
mates that the population OF London In 1901 VIII
be $4,000 and 100 900 in 1921.
More Martial spirit-"Our bakers boy takes
great interest in his Job nowadays"
lie calls his morning deliveries rollcalis"-
Indianapolis journal
II Is said by 81. Petersburg paper that an
amateur botanis, OF Voronezh. Mr.. Fetsof has
sllcceeded In cultiyating roses Of "A pure black
color His persistent experiments lasted more
than ten years. and he intends shortly TO exhibit
his new black In London.
garden. as it is cailcd-and his gardener was very
Of IT, h ons aay a az The END Of &
terrace at St. Marys Isle: and was Informed by
s ss s%St the other end Of the
was another summer house, Selkirk beheld the
1oh 'S his. Has your boy
Il lust put him in for symmetry" --(san Francisco
Argonaut.
MY little boy" said an English rector to one Of
his young Practitioners. have you read the Thirty
nine Articles?' NO" tho reply. but have
read the Forty Thieves"
Fuddy-You know Tom enlisted las, month! Wei.
ne has got his shoulder strap. already"
buddy You don't mean IT! The idea OF Tom be-
Ing an offcer.'
he ISN'T p s The sho"dsr
police duty-(Ioston Transcript.
In Maine:
"STRAID OR SWIPED.
a young hog shotc with the left ear cropt and
tale gone Also black spot left hind hip and hole
IN other ear. Sold hog sho,e disappeared from
prenldsis OF the undercincd ouncr at mite under
srcursta nsis pointing 10 him being stole said hog
shote being pet and not apt to go off OF his own
accord. Said hog shote answers to the name OF
Nellie and he will eat from the hand and can stand
on his hind legs like dog and IL OF afreckshunate
nature. Any returning said hog shote orvlet-
ting me know where he Is at will confer benefit
on a invalid lady whose pet said hog shote was
The moun,ainesrs gho form the he, two cavalry al
OF them wi being s eSamned phys sn }oknT
he replied but | didn't come up yere ter teach
skue come ter ngnt IL needless to say
Il was once speaking at n temperance meeting in
Green Bay" says Governor Peck OF Milwaukee.
"and in the course Of my remarks looked about
for some water A mug had been placed beside
me. and how II could have happened at tenn
perance convention do not know. but II was a
beer mug Allied with water Well. II was warm
day and where there Is convention food spread out
on a warm day there likely to be flies There
were nies. and one had lighted trustngly on the
surface OF the water In that mug. l saw him as
l lifted IT, and did the most natural and humane
thing could think of-blcw him of the water.
Well they cheered for five minutes. And TO this
day ! suppose you can't persuade Green Bay
man that anybody from Milwaukee drink a
glass Of water. even at a temperance convention.
,e1 I'M fpnVn
Mad--Mem, the baby has gone on and nobody
has seen him for an hour: and. mem. he left the
gate Wide open after him.
Mistress-1racious! Left the gate open? Then
Fido has probably run away. and just a. like as
not shall never see the dear thing again.
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