New-York tribune., 1898-01-30
he replied: Why. have you never heard OF the
author Of the "Biglow Papers?

he replied: Why. have you never heard OF the
author Of tho "Biglow Papers?
Mr. Romanz-I tell you what. baby brighfsns
I'D tho house and that's fact.
Mr. Practikai~Yes; we've had to keep the gas
burning all night since ours was born.-tChi-
cago News
The Joint Commission on Methodist Federation
which recently met In Baltimore. recommends the
use OF a common catechism. hymn book and order
Of public worship IN the two Churches the official
oversight OF the Epworth League. "A joint publIca-
ton house for China and Japan, cooperative
foreign mission ry work the discontinuance OF
rival churches in the same community and the
support OF the American University at washing
ton by both Churches.
Black-Mrs Greene accuses her husband OF cruc
anH Tbat's right II is custom Of his to get
two or three OF MS coat buttons hanging ana MI nj
YES, on r sGe Tcen N is TO blame and about her
awfully-(Boston Transcript
The annual report OF the Provost OF the Univer-
sitv Of Pennsylvania makes an octave voiume o.
2i2 pages. and is packed with pregnant iniorn'a-
ton concerning that great institution OF earn'ns
which in the completeness of It's equipment '"e
number and thoroughncss OF It's courses the er-
r.nce Of its instructors and the number OF us
students will compare favorably with any otner
university in the country.
III,
,rn,ber limiting the guests to ten. The girl III
vited nine boys and one girL.-(Atch.son GLOBE
Il WAS an Irish newspaper. according to Mac
millans Magazine" that once published ms hisH'y
defamatory paragraph: "Dr. j. has been appon,c'
resident medical officer 10 the Mater Miseri'oi"'"
troenital orders have been Issued by the cemetery
comn,ittee for the immediate extension OF Gas
,,o,,, Ccmetery The works being executed
with the utmost dispatch II is perhaps unheccs-
sarv 10 explain that two paragraphs ABOUT au''s
different matters had got mixed
ponanco and Reality.-First College Grl-What
is 10 be the title Of your graduation essai r,a,
Second College Girl-"Bs yond inc EpS LIVE ''''''
WIN Revond the Altar Lies the washtuh.' "-(Judge
rrore is one OF Nugent Robinson's "reminiscences
~ Wilkie Collins: II was walking one Gay '""ai"
Hamstead Heath with Wkie Collins IL was ram"
ing: Wilkie carried his white umbrella. Prcse''''
we sighted. near hedge, a very pretty "''nn'
dressed IN white and accompanied ny emu
Wukic stepped up to her and profered MS UNI
hrcua She promptly accepted II. and satd 10 MIN
e sba disanpea ed That's the last you'll see ot H.
He laughed and insisted that II woud pe All ''s"'
He lived in Wampoe-st. and had given INC Fo'i'S
woman his address. Well time went ny uh'l one o"S
we TWO were again strolling this time IN Plcceni"I
suddenly hanson was halted alor gsde Of US. so
ouicklv. that the horse was drawn bark on M
baunches and that same woman teared out ana
handed Wilkie his umbrella. discreetly walked
on That was the original Of The woman III
White and she became wilkes housekeeper.
o;iston-where did you &c, tnat $50 thought you
were dead broke. ,, 49,, A.,-o-,od I,
Tiller-I was but I met Kicker and borrowed I"
of him. - - 49,. p,oror ,vas
Tillcr-WeW III tel, you how It Is. I'm acqla.nn'-
oil with him hut suspect he isn't acquainted WIZ WIZ
me If he was. | am inclined 20 thlnk sh"u'"''
have got the fiver.-( Boston Transcript
In a recent article Ardrew Lang said: y" ny 90
We maxi such pyramidal blunders' Because We
think the facts are too well known TO US 70 oe
worth verifying and our memories arc rot 50 good
as they once wee Having Knocked at my betters
I nov pIt my hand on my mouth, and my mouth
in III. dust, crying We are oisterns, yea, broken
cisterrs cisterns Which hold water. for, III
writing about Wordsworth. SEQ have quoted Ut
do the doubtful murmurs how" or course II IS
the doubtful numbers; and | knew IT, II you naH
asked me-" But critic points out that "ha'
Wordsworth really said was 'plaintive numbers
This" said the Kansas editor looking over me
ton Of his spectacleS. is the most inviting manu-
scrint have received for long time
What is it, asked the foreman III, -
A poem. beginning Come. drink VIII me
-(Chicago News.