New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-18
THE talk OF THE DAY.


their hair while on duty.
Another Closed INCIDENTALLY voice" exclaimed
/ the man with the big black nus'nche, is for war
cmnorH o Fac tho VIII" "o WHAT'S the use
waiting for the o;hcr fellow to make the first move?
/ Don't give him chance TO move-that's the way
feel about IL! I'm ready to fight anything or any
I body. Say. the word and III shoulder gun to-
morrow. Ny blood fairly boi!s There is no danger
! that am unwilling to face There is no foe that
al" n%n a1 10 IN neSt c No man can brraS in 70
whore the warlike citizen was holding forth. II
afternoon with bin come in the front door
Loys' cried the man with the big black r. mus nus
! left town and don't expect to return for n month"
| -OCeveland Leader.
A writer in The Anglo-Russan" says: I'm the
/ courtyard Of the village office OF Ekaternovka
! about thirty families Of Nonconformlsts were as
sembled. The children, usually bright and Joyous.
/ dead silent, and cung close TO their par
ents. grasping their fathers hand their mothers
! skirt. The police officer. accompanied by
priest, appeared and read a circular ordering that
| all children from TWO 70 eleven years should be
taken from their parents. The victims looked more
dead than alive, and shivered and remblcd like yell
/ low autumn leaves Soon the air was filed with
| shreks Of mothers and indescribabe groans and
cries of the men and children. The policemen were
tearing tho latter from their parents one peasant
after his little daughter violently torn from his
embrace. fell to the ground unconscious The OFF,
Ger kicked him with his boot enchanting, Acting,
The beastr"
Superintendent Hustlejohn, the boy you
scnt 10 the brokers' with orders to purchase those
Sr . IN u g Il W. has been run over, and he
-, Propretor-H'm. Did he get hurt on his way
/ there or when coming back7
| Superlnterdent-On his way there
Fropretor-Just like that boy. Why in time
GRAND? 1t would have made 1900 difference to
supeTntendept.B the way. we have just got
! may go into receivers hands
good to sorry about that boy He
! -(Boson Transcript.
Cotton Mather surely never dreamed that IN this
/ present year OF grace tho president Harvard
/ college In a golf suit. with stockings OF a crimson
mixture would be seen with his wife riding swiftly
through the streets a tandem bicycle-(Doston
Globe.
with Miss ThrOckmorton.
Mr.. Spatts-You very lucky. All her other
acPualhtahceS are listening aCquan ances Judge
Exclusive Of specialist publications. s477 political
md advertising papers issued In l752 German
centres last year. being at the rate OF one per
1909 inhabitants. per 1877 square Kilometres In
switzerland the proportion Is to 1851 IN
habants. or 1o7 square Kilometres while in Austria
the corresponding figures 70 go and iG7 This
Ia. no doubt consequence OF the different lecis-
lation In these countries Austria still retains the
newspaper stamp Germany has nine papers that
appear more than twice daily. and 70 that appear
twelve to thirteen times n week LIS six to seven
times, and LIS two to five times. The number OF
specialist publications Is 3,o5s.
One day an Irshman taking a walk in a
friend, After walking along the road together.
Pats friend said to him
lave you heard the latest news?"
Pat-No; what is It?
There's penny off the Loaf
Pat-ledad. and hope 1t Is off the penny ones
-(Tit-Bts.
Tha fyppn ~ O,,rtbp
In the United States will be held in Pittshed Mass
during the early part OF June, the congress having
been invited to convene in that city among the
Berkshire Hills by the Rev. Or. William WILDER
force Newton. rector OF St Stephens Church in
that place, who is brother OF the Rev Dr. r. Heber
Newton, OF All Souls Church. in this city The
decision OF n committee OF the congress- consisting
or the Rev. Archdeacon Tiffany, the Rev. Drs
Greer. Babcock and others TO hold the sessions Of
the coming congress In Pttsield reached on
Monday, at No. Bible House. and finally settles a
question which has long vexed the committee and
those who to read and speak before the con-
gross. According to the regular order the sessions
or the congress about TO be convened should have
been held in New-Oreans last November but the
delegates and others having the matter in charge
decided to postpone the congress AT that time be-
cause OF the epidemic OF yellow fever which had
appeared there. A postponement was then ar
ranged until February. ard later a second postpone-
inent carried the congress over to April with New
orleans as the place Of meeting. Reports from thar
cl'y were received n fortnight ago which led the
committee to consider It advisable 20 give ,ip New
orleans altogether for the present time and to ac-
cept Dr. Newtons invitation TO go to Massachusetts
inc sessions OF the congress will be he'd on juno
I. S. and 10
WHISPERS OF SPRING
me days are gttln longer. an the nights air full
The attic scent the clover while they're Ioann'
An purity soon the blossoms will be bendln' ter
An the lily tilted over by the honey -nuntln bees.
They're formn o the burrows whar the that's
Is dreamin' in the darkness o. the sweet dews an.
The hills are CROWN grecner an smilin ter the
An a violet is peepin' from frosty bank at you.
GI;tin' time for nshin an wlshn' for a day
by the rainy rs o April or the blossom lanes O
Purity soon the roses II be reelln' in the breeze.
an the bees, Chicago Times Herald
Henry Jacobs. Of Lincoln Kan. has erected n
curious monument over the grave OF his son. who
Yves or rowing disposition. He had a stone cut In
the shape Of an od-fashoned travelling satchel
on the plate In the centre OF each side is the name
j. 5 Jacobs" Just above the name is this In
scrpton: Here Is Where lie Stopped Last" I'm
derneath the name Is the date OF death and his
age. The stone IL white marble, and the base is a
big bowider which the father hauled from his farm
and rolled IN the grave. When questioned as to
why he chose such a unique design tho old man
said Wall jim. he were sort OF rovin' Teller
and | allowed that this design would bout suit
him. lie never stopped very long before In any ono
place. But the last time see him he were at the
graveyard and jos concluded that he might stay
thar n long while. SO had n sign printed on Their
stone sayn' whar he was last and whar he
ought to be now"
Dearest you blush like the roses red"
latH he he her.
In after years he simply said
Great Caesar. Jano! you're red as a beet"
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