New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-22
THE talk or THE DAY.

widower says 1.-THE Chicago News" who had
a fve-year old son. married second time. and his
choice was a rather plain woman Of about fifty
After the wedding they came home. and the father
introduced her 20 the little fellow. saying: Charlie,
this Is the new mamma l promised to bring you"
After taking long and steady look at her Charlie
to his papa and exclaimed in an audible
whisper: Papa, you've been swindled. She isn't
new at all"
temporamcnt and in consequence constantly
making awkward remarks Intended as compi-
tinguished himself in unusual degree during a
gathering cf clergy to an afternoon tea az IN, the
ings by a senior curate. who was one OF his COM
panions on the way home
Look here. Bruce" said the senior decidedly.
you are donkey! Why cannot you Keep quie
instead Of making your asinine remarks? am
Loud laughter interrupted him at this point. and
for the moment he wondered why.-CBaltimore
News.
THE New-Orleans States" says ION Monday a
large number of citizens were astonished by the
appearance of the street laborers. who were at
tired I'm white hats and uniforms after the fashion
OF Warnings white wings In New-York The men
looked quite and decidedly cool but IL Is safe
to say that when the gang begin to dig out the
cutters uptown the Wilderness OF their uniforms
will not last much longer than a SNOWFALL is sup
posed to exist i'm fIadcs The men. however. are
provided with three suits which cost 81 each. and
therefore will be able present neat appearance
when they go upon the streets
Mrs Tiptop-I am sorry you at my re-
Mrs. Hiehup Ccoldly)--I received no Invitation.
Mrs. Tiptop with affected surprise)-lndeed? 1t
must have miscarried. | had among my guests
three foreign counts.
Mrs. Highup-So that is whore they We're? de-
sired TO engage them last evening TO walt on the
table at our theatre party supper: but the en-
ployment agent told me they were out-tNew-
York Weekly.
There some recreant Americans who con-
stantIy declare that political rascality and boss
ism flourish this country only and that they are
unknown IN Great Britain But "Thc Speaker" Of
London. the other day referred 10 the death of a
man in Liverpool who ruled the Tory caucus
with a rod OF iron" And the Yukon correspond
en Of THE London Times" tells OF rampant venal-
ity among British officials.
Young Mrs Styles Men are so different after
Miss Singleton SO I've heard but why do you
Young Mrs stylcs-Why. at my request. Charles
willingly gave up going to the war; but. II you,l
believe IL. he shows no inclination To give up MS
club for my sake-tI'ostOn Transcript
4 Swiss anthropooslst on his return from Pata-
gona. brought home with him a complete col
lection Of Patagonian skulls. and when the Gus
tom house proposed TO tax them. on the basis Of
animals bones imported as manure, he protested
that this was insult TO humanity To his sur
prise mis- objection was listened to. and he received
a receipt for the duty charged upon higher scale.
with the skulls entered as returned emgrants'
worn effects"
one OF the tall brick chlmneys Of the Rudolph
paper mill in West Manayunk. has not been used
Tor "A long time but every evening AT dusk there
comes biOwng and swirling and nuttering out OF
II some thing which might be taken In the twilight
for a cloud OF smoke. This cloud however. In
stead OF floating away into nothingness. forms
Itself into a huge wheel OF which the chimney n
III, centre. and 1t begins To rryolVe slowly when
The observer perceives that II IL "A cloud. not OF
smoke but OF bats. Twittering family. the bats
fnr fen or fifteen minutes continue their slow and
monot onous revolutions In the sim evening air.
Then as though signal they descend again
into the chimney. From the revolving wheel they
drop down 10y the score Ike autumn leaves or big
n kes Of SCOT and In a moment all have disap-
neared There surely are a thousand OF them and
:, IL nard 10 imagine how all find room al the
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