New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

ION what day is washngton's Birthday" asked
n Detroit teacher according to THE Free Press. y
"Twenty-second of February" answered the class.
And Independence Day" Fourth OF July.
What is the difference between the two days.
This seemed 10 be poser and no reply was forth
coming Finally, n youngster who had been scrib-
bling on n piece Of paper held up his hand. Good
for YOU. Johnny" said the teacher encouragngly.
Now tell us what is the difference between these
two Of the greatest days IN our National history"
-Four months and twelve days. ma'am"
Warning-While was resting to-day In the park
my hair cut off by an unknown person. All
persons arc warned against buying 1t. Hans Ado
TAR. Poet and mposer.-(F'lieGende Blatter.
MR. LEAR WHITMANIzED.
There was an old lady Of Newark
Who originally came from Hohokus.
When asked which she liked best
She replied with Jest,
II think | prefer Jersey City"
Called Baok-.It is one OF the school laws in Bos-
ton, In other cities that no pupil may come
one day recently Willie k appeared before his
My sisters got the measles. sir"
Wen. what are you DONG mere, men r ep,
than to come to school when your sister has the
measles? Now. you go home. and stay there until
The boy. who is a veritabe little rogue. went to
the door, where he turned with twinkle In his
IF YOU please sir my sister lives in Philadel-
pha. "-(fiarpers Bazaar.
An emotional preacher In England observed one
Sunday that the whole OF his congregation. with
the exception OF one little girl, who sat quite alone
in tears. He thereuPon directed all his power
toward the child drawing such touching pictures
that the rest OF the congregation grew more and
more overcome sObbing and crying but the child
still stared at him dry-eyed, and at length he was
obliged to give II up and end the sermon. Meet
ing the child outside, he upbraided her for her
hard-heartedness and asked her why she did not
weep. 1T is not that I'm hard-hearted." tho child
responded but l belong to another parish"
A Worthless Suggestion" have tried the kiss
Ing cure for indigestion; but 1t Is no good"
MY wife had chahng-dish supper and fol-
lowed It up by kissing the entire family Didn't
slew. ..Iy wink that night"
Il absent mindedly kissed the nurse girl and
my wife saw t"-(Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Perhaps this story OF Mrs. Belva Lockwood Is
true. and perhaps It isn't remarks The Bling.
hamton Herald" one day. while travelling on the
Erie road. she was calmly watching the landscape
when a trainruan with high tenor voice opened
the door and pped out. "Belvdercl" AS Mrs
Lockwood was the only woman IN the she
rose to the occasion and demanded that the men
present thrash the tranman for the offered insult
1t took a good bit OF eloauence to convince her
that It the name Of the station that the train
man had called.
His Wife Clearing him inds,inctly)- Henry plea q
hold your mouth a little further away from the
phcne.
He with considerable indignation)-Do you think
I've been drinking. Amelia ?-(Chicago Tribune
The London Journal OF Education" publishes
some genuine schooiboy answers 10 examination
questions. What do you know OF Lord Wosocy? 30
was asked. and the answer He was Minis
ter OF Henry VIII, who exclaimed: II had served
my God "a have served my king. I should not
have been beheadedr " The confusion between
Wolseey and Wolsey is perhaps not remarkable.
but a post-mortem speech OF this kind deserves
notice. better story. however is a definition Of
'tithes.' which Will be OF special interest TO the
Church and Stage Guild-"things worn b. ladies' I'm
circuses and pantom!mes"
Naval Terms.-Docking a Shlp-Thc practice OF
cutting It's steering apparatus squarey In the mid
die for the purpose OF enabling the vessel jump
over tornedO without catching on It.
The Hull OF a Ship-A mispronuncaton for
whole
The Magazne-A periodical In which he officers
publish their grievances against the management
Of the Navy. II often contains very hot stun
Hence the danger Of explosions
Coal DuukcT5-TnOSe members OF Tie crew who.