New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-11
TIE talk or THE DAY.

New-Oreans is crowded with visitors, especially
from the New England States.
Different Kind gloomy looking w wagon ., had
drawn up In front OF the home OF the pastors
most devout and liberal parishoner.
Dear mo. dear me" cried the good man. who
like az undertaker's vehicle. must hurry for
ward and see what the trouble is"
driver took in the beer-(Cleveand Plain Dealer.
French papers tell with il-concealed pride Of
tr!-colored flower found In Mexico This flower
grows In the province of Oaxaca. near Tehuan-
tepec. and changes It's color several times day.
Al o'clock in the morning It is white; when the
sun rises 1t turns red gradually, and by midday
The flower is OF vivid red Then It becomes
violet and by O'Clock In the evening deep blue.
During the night It white again. TO go
through its color scheme the next day.
Foraln IS telling a story to Chase after dinner
and in the course OF It remarks
Then ] rang violently for my servant"
WHIT" somebody interrupts have you got
NO" says Forain but I've got a belIr'
A correspondent Is Informed that the revised YER
sion Of the Bible is dated 1882 by Professor John
De Witt one OF the American Committee Of Re
visers.
\ Walker County preacher. who farms for a
living. has been growing in popularity as per.
former Of marriage ceremonies for some time, and
recently he found that me demands thus MADE
upon his time seriously interrupted his farm work,
and, the marrying business brought no pay, ne
about TO devise some means to escape the In.
terruptions Il imposed He wrote his ceremony ere
post with the following instructions underneath:
III anybody wants 10 get married they can jrst
drive up here and read the ceremony lay the
license on the gate post and drive off.
"P. s.-Ir you have got any woolen socks or
'em over in the yard and the first time you
I'll say thanks."-(Atanta Journal
There is IN Russia district which is wholly
administered and during most OF the time ex-
clusivey inhabited by women. 1t 10 the Province
OF Smolensk and comprises a district OF about if-
teen square miles, from which all the abe-bodied
males emigrae in the spring and proceed to neigh
boring towns and districts In search Of work.
naming away about nine months Of the year. In
their absence the women cultivate the fields and
manage local affairs generally, under the pres-
dency OF Mayor. Before n:ghtfall the
women assemble IN sort OF clubhouse and play
cards till two in the morning Virtue
there is compatible with unlimited cakes and ale.
and though the hours late and so much time
is given TO amusement. the commune Is prosper
Gus disorder is unknown and II is one Of the best
conducted portions OF the Empire. Tho Czarina
takes interest in Il and is proud of II. she
has every reason 10 be.
The sunday-school teacher had reached a point
in the lesson where she was dwelling upon the
future reward of those who behaved properly here
most sunday-schools spoke up and asked II all
good people went 10 heaven.
We'll has my grandmother gone to heaven?
Surely she has my boy. II she was good
woman ..1a .n ,osn... ,o.,,o, 49,.
youngster, there she IS over there
The teacher turned TO other phases OF the lesson.
-(ConSreSatonalist.
The Saturday Review" crticises an English
author for writing OF Deeds That Won the EN-
pire." accusing him OF Cheap Jack hero worship"
I'VE yield to none it says, I'm patriotism or
our admiration OF the great deeds done by our
forbears, but history written for British youth on
the lines adopted by the Americans for tho ad-
vancement OF American patriotism is to be depre-
Gated"
Bobbe-Momma. what makes you cross7
Mother-Because. my son. you ask so many aues-
lions.
Bobble-And won't you be cross If don't ask
.Mother-No. my son; that will make me quite
MothsrEweii. Robbie What is IL
Bobbe-Are you cheerful yet?
Bobb.e-Cause want to ask what you suppose
mas P sa so r when Just ask
Ign Life ''''''"'
The eight-year- son OF the Editor Of The
Whitewater (kan) Independent recently recov-
cred from tho whooping cough. whereupon the
Editor made the following announcement: Pardon
us II we take space to offer up an abundance Of
thanks to a beneacent Supreme Being who has
carried us through Affections and losses and
restored our family TO health, and so far withov.
the loss OF single faculty We cannot but
esteem ourselves fortunate and the Supreme
Father lndulgent."
How II Happened."Look here. young man"
said the druggist.
The clerk did not have 10 be told that he had
made a mistake. He knew II long before. In
deed he had figured Il out for himself, and was
able to tell just how II happened.
You have charged only IS cents for this pre-
scription" asserted the druggist and the regular
price is 81"
II admit H." said the clerk. The fact 10 was
ratified You see. made n hasty calculation as to
the cost OF the ingredients and the result was
three cents instead OF four. as II should have
been That Is how II happened" -(Chlcago Post