New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-11
THE TALK or THE DAY.

"Tbc cleveland Leader" says that a man regis
tered In a local hotel the other day. giving MS
place OF residence Sleepy Eye. Mimi Half an
hour later another guest registered from Painted
Post Iowa The clerk paid no especial attention
to this, but when the next man to register boldly
wrote ''Whiie Pigeon. Mich" after his name. both
the clerk and the bookkeeper began to get inter-
ested. While they were talking about the queer
names that had been given to some of our West
ern towns a Misunderstanding man stepped up to
the Office. whrled the register around, ana scrawed
''Horseheads, n. Y.
An Objectlon-"Do you read Shakespeare" asked
We'll answered MIR Meekton we have an
expurgated edition that Henrietta brought home
There some passages in the great poets
work not exactly suited TO the young.
oh. IL wasn't the young she worried about But
she insisted having the set rebound so as 10
leave out The Tanning of the shrew. '-(Washins-
ton Star.
Chicago's new crusaders against the vice which
faunts itself so openly In that city are called
Henry's Rough Riders. They are a band of young
men led by the Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry, who styles
himself Captain General" They are creating
a stir in the city. much to the annoyance OF the
police who they say. are In collision with the evil
doors
War Fashions-Laura-Pap they going to
Introduce military figures in the german this win
Mr. Figg-I presume that means an Increase in
your appropriation blls.-Undianapolis Journal
The State OF Michigan pays a bounty for the
heads OF dead English sparrows. II has recently
paid out over 5000 to crowd OF Indiana sharpers
who had killed the birds by strewing poisoned wheat
about the streets Of Indiana cities. The carcasses
were shipped to Southern Michigan towns and the
bounties collected as on birds killed in Michigan.
81 have proposed to her just twelve times and
shall not propose another time
How superstitlous you are. Mr.. Bnksr-(Brook-
Ign Life
General Archie Williams" says The Kansas
CITY Journal" was On train going up Pixies
Peak one day last summer. At the halfway house
he got off and purchased big basket o: violcts at
an expense of so. Returning to the train he
presented each woman with a beautiful bouquet
though all OF the women were strangers. BY and
by the husband OF OF the women came back
from the s.noking-car and she said TO him: i think
this Is the incest railroad | ever rode on. That
brakeman over there gave every one Of us a lovely
bouquet
His wit Saved Hm.-The foreman OF jury which
lately sat In a New England courtroom has ready
Wit which served him well In a recent encounter
with one of the brilliant lights OF the legal world
The Judge Is man Of abrupt speech and manner
but with a quick sense OF humor.
The foreman OF the jury was late one day: only
few moments; to be sure but II was one OF the
Judges most irritable days as he ar, aeGwsrd 0wmed
due meekness, as ne took his seat
Fine him. said the Judge testify I,y ~. ,orsu,r
May IL please your Honor, SAID the loreHldH
quickly Il did not dream OF that"
Remit the fine" said the Judge; hiding his
mouth with his hand for a moment but his eyes
BETRAYED him for all that.-(Youths Companion.
The Greek papers are very angry because the
most precious manuscripts OF the Convent of Pat
mos have taken" they express II. like so
many priceless objects. the road for England. hav-
ing been bought by greedy Englshman from the
stupid monks Of the convent"
man in Marlborough has hit upon novel adj
v.rtislng scheme and hopes 10 get rich through II.
Ills idea Is 10 supply prominent business hrms with
stamped envelopes free OF charge. ON these en-
v,Iopes viii be printed the advertisements Of firms
NOT in rivalry with those supplied, but In kindred
lines OF business. Thus. the envelopes given 10
tailor would be covered with the advertisements Of
"A shoemaker. "A halter, a haberdasher and 30 ON.
The man calculates on using an envelope inches
by In size. TO cost him. completely printed ana
stamped. from 50 10 thousand. After leaving
annie space for the address. he VIII have at the
top OF the envelope seven square inches OF adver
Using space, and the at the bottom, with four
more square inches each side. or twenty two
square inches In all Charging 81 per square incb.
his profit per thousand envelopes would be SIS or
tls. and. besides. IL more advertising space were
needed. the entire back OF the envelope could BIO
used.-(Philadelphia Record.