New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

TIE TALK or THE DAY.
Big game is said 20 Re plentiful in the region OF
Fashoda The river warns with cro'odi'es ana
hlpqopotami. while great herds o. antelopes Of
various kinds ana CRATES are frequently i1ei with.
The latter fact Is particularly Interesting rs most
Of the geological gardens = the world are In want
Of q specimen Of the North African giraffe whi,h
they have Been unable obtain owing TO the
closing Of tho Central soudan for so many years
Making 7, Right-"lIadarn." said the leader az
,he Psi Citizens' League ~ have come 10 inform
YOU that We have jus; lynched your husband py
The bereaved woman covered her face with her
hands and began 70 moan. .,.,-o- ror, ~, "don..
CIV In come out all right yet We expect 10 get
the right man before nieht'-(chicago News.
The remark is 80 frequently made that "a man
who refused to give his name was knocked down
BY a streetcar" or that "a woman whose IDENTITY
could not be learned was run over by grocer >
WAGON that The Springfield Homestead" ad-
vises people to give their names chee'1U''' ana
avoid such penalty.
MY friend" said a clercal-looking passenger 70
d a9S s:aYs-''"S '.a" III '4S s' question, asked
ny Merely ques, ion pertaining to your future well
far replied tas E. tie other II never drink SIR
ever."-(Ch!caso News.
"a woman" says The Syracuse Post" dropped
n memorandum on the street one day last week on
which was written among other things the follow
ing: Pay taxes: Kill rooster; get dinner; come
home. "
I'VE are crushed" they moaned. under the iron
e Ut at hat very moren; the victorious captain,
in his guarded tent was being kept awake with
how not for rssted aass
conqi,erIIS al'4t TT,r lreie' ~
The Editor o: The Bath CMeD Independent"
thinks that The millennium Is not far of Return
Ing from cunning excursion. he found at his
offco load Of hay. fifteen bushels o, potatoes
load of wood and a barrel Of turnps that had been
brought in b. Genquerts and one man wiped out
debt OF ten years standing.
Practical Educa,ion.-when Christopher Colur-
bus was going TO school he spent much time n
nratiic9l krow.edae,' protested the educators Of
the day. You should engage in manual trainns
! Columbus discovered Ameri,a through being able 70
they were wrong-'DetroS Journal
The New Lutheran Church News" religious
paper recently started IN Germany. has Just been
discontinued for a curious reason. It's object was
10 defend the doctrine of the verbal inspiration Of
the Bible and in his valedic;o-y tie editor says
that 10 could not get any contributors to take that
SIDE Of the question.
We insist on berg as indepenaent as possible"
said the Filipino. aSaressire.y
Now the question in NY m!nd s this: Hadn't we
better be oaretei HOY We 20 abou; II? Isn't man
liable 20 he more independent before he's been
whipped than he is after Washington Star.
MI T. business man Of Cleveland says The
Plain Dealer" rents Gaskroorn in bis Office to Mr.
p whence the following story. "Is Mr.. 3. IN?
asked caller. NO" replied M T. thinking he
recognized an unwclcome caller. We'll I'll wait
| FOR HIM" replied the caller. sitting down
At 3 o'clock he was still waiting
At $50. stu waiting
few minutes before NJ T closed his desk
for the day ana prepared to 60 home. The caller
ventured to ask z Nj 3. likely to return to
his Office that day. Mr.. T. answered
NO, he IS in Buffalo. and VIII be back next Tues
day morning
TIE caller showed no anger. On the contrary. he
! smiled.
/ Don't apologize" he said my business was rot
important. and your of'ce has proved pleasant
! longing place Fact IT," he handy added y
suppose N coming down with the smallpox. ana
the doctor told ms l must stay indoors and keep
warm"
as quiet a neign6or you could wish 10 have and
so ~as Gray Tor that mattel s1, he had 3arHns
! in his despetation ne told Gray that Z he wouid
sEA III risA t.? SAID said Gray ?'T do IL i. go
! Meeting Ora. downtown thar afternoon Brown
asked rave YOU 0ono What Fon agreed 70 90 and
| got rid Il that dog 80
: Cray-Tes. I've got rid Of him.
! Brown--rnank goodness Now 7 shall sleep
nights. BY the way what di II you 60 with HIM
Gray-I sold him to Green. lie gave me g for
him Not SO bad. eh?-(Dcston Transcript.
The Philadelphia Record" tells OF teacher who
had Just finished explaining the Ct the ditto
marks when she noticed OF her Young search
ers for knowledge searching for It in a half-dime
novel So she made hin stay after schoo, and
! told him 10 write the sentence Always pay at
! ten,lon' n hundred times. IN 2 very short time
he gave n GLAD shout. I've aa e." "Vhat kind Of
language Is thlt?" she remarked severely: and
YOU surely haven't had time 10 do H." We'll I'm
| done f. thcn-anyhow. here Il Is" lie held up his
| paper The sentence written at the top
| and the remaining surface was covered with dots
! But You haven't toae IT," SIZE exclaimed He
ga7ed At her scornfuiy. "'coGrse ! have-them'
ditto marks-made en- niAety-nine tines--;hey re
| good thlncs." What else was there to DO but 10 let
HIN go AT once. which she di1'
She wanted 10 talk TO hir1. but he showed no dis
| nos ton put asiGe his paper.
! What are YOU reading. john she asked "a;
length
have had 4 good deal say about IT haven't thew
or my part, don't rec why they don't just take
Throw who out?" he demanded What are
| YOU talking aoout. anyway
| why that ttah Congressman with three wives.
! she reped.-(Chicago Post.