New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
THE TALK or THE DAY.

"rhe New-Orleans States seems 10 think that
the North has been sending its tramps to the war
for Il remarks: Certainly there Is truth IN the
homely adage that there Is no sweet without us
bitter and the reverse. This war illustrates inc
latter as II has gone long way toward the re-
moyal OF the tramp nuisance from the Northern
cities at least There the better class have always
been a little shy OF bullets. and now they wisely
consider that the tramp and hobo will make excel
lent food for gunpowder.' Such statement
shows either ignorance or malice. The North mas
sent the very flower OF its manhood 10 the 'front.'
as indeed, the South has also.
Poor Camara-Judging from Admiral Ca ann sars
movements his instructions must have reached MIN
start for the philippines by way Of suez at
Wait for further Instructions"
"I non reaching Canal proceed without delay"
Proceed with the utmost haste"
Tie up until further orders.
go ahead at full speed. 49,. x,
The girl students OF a school in Missouri recently
sent the following lines to some of the boy stu
dents among the troops at Chickamauga:
Fare We well. intrepid heroes.
Haste to war with It's alarms;
You'll return TO find us sheroes.
Waiting here with yawning arms;
II the Spaniards do not plug you
In the sanguinary fight
Hasten back and we Will hug YOU
In Wild spasms or delight
Maude-why have you thrown Clarence over
Madge-r couldn't marry man with broken
Maude-How did his nose get broken,
Madge-I struck him playing got!-CIt-bNs.
Minnie Cornelius. an Oneida Indian girl and
direct descendant OF a long line OF chiefs. is re-
cent graduate from Grafton Hail. a girls school
in Fond du Lee wis. She Is good Latin and
Greek scholar and has compiled a grammar of
the Oneida language.
When George r. Peck first became az, attorney
for the Santa Fe he went to small town in
Western Kansas t. argue case mat naa oeeh
head OF cattle that had been killed The case was
tried before Judge VINO was & was ron
through with. and the attorney for the prosecution
waxed eloquent. and the judge paid close atten-
ton. ,., . 49,.
Eyes. Your Honor.
You wins de case" said the Judge.
But I want chance to argue my side OF the
mo. he wins" s,outly asserted the Judge. But
Peck to tS and f b dE h na tax
led up to the case ana son me dgs a,sred
closely. and when Peck had finished he said;
But YOU have already decided In my favor" said
the other awyer ,ovorso nv Are, ao,,s,o,
nj. Da an a" and the Judge Stuck to his as
decision and Peck won his railroad case.-CTopeka
State Journal
The Sc .ond annual Hampton summer Conference
will be held ut Hampton Institute, Virginia. July
oo-22 The subjects for discussion will relate TO
the Improvement OF the negro race In matters OF
education home getting and home-training. farm
ing trades business habits health. temperance and
religion Among the papers announced those
on industrial Education I'm the Public Schools"
THE Dangers Encountered by Southern Girls in
Northern cities and How to Hold the Young
People In the Churches" A large number OF the
leading men and women Of the have sig
nihed their intention Of being present and their
Willingness to assist In carrying out the programme.
Among them may be mentioned DR. and Mrs F. J.
Grimke Miss Syphax. DR. f. J. Shadd and Pro-
fessor Hugh NJ. Brown OF Washington: Professor
Kelly Miller OF Howard University: Professor
Booker r Washington. OF Tuskegee Professor
Scarborough. OF Wilberforce; DIR. Daniel Williams.
of Chicago. Mrs. Victoria Earle Matthews. OF
Brooklyn: T. Thomas Fortune. OF The New-York
Age: the Rev DR. j. f. Jones. OF Richmond Theo-
logical Seminary. and the Rev. II. G. Bishop. OF
this city.
Famous-Thc New Butler-And when do you get
up In the morning. sir? ,
Famous Men Of the Time "-tFliegende Batter.
The French Minister of Agriculture has issued
notice that all imports tons into France OF meats
containing bo-ax boracic acid will be prohibited.
"They tell me your wife is particularly fine
housekeeper."
Overwhelmingly so. I've seen that woman
,prinke the clock with insect powder to set rid OF
the ticks"-lDetroit Free Press