New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Two minister's according TO The Cleveland Plain
Dealer" were discussing tho attendance OF 'ne''
parishloners at worship. One was bemoahihs tne
Indifference OF the people TO the church. Complain
ing bitterly Of lack OF attendance at nearly all the
churches In the city 1t mattered not now wei inc
sermons were delivered tho people still declined 10
attend 81 venture TO state" said one. III were 10
advertise that two monkeys would perform IN my
pulpit next Sunday evening the church "ouiu DC
crowded" Yes" replied the other rehec'Vey'
two would be better than ore"
Carrying Out the Proposition"rhe subject Of
Alice's graduation essay you remember was N''''
High
"Well sh. has been throwing herself At the new
natl Enquirer
There was a real I've general in n Georgia hotei
the other day. whom a negro waiter persisted III
addressing as "Cap'n." Tho general was etnoa'-
raised as other guests were NJ the table WIN hi'
In answer every call the negro invariabiy re-
spondcd with "All right. Cap'n." Comm Capn'
In fact. It was "cap'n" every five minutes What
do you mean" said the general. by calling me
.copn'? I'm n gcneral--if you want to get me
down right" The negro eyed him over and over.
shook his head doubttuliy and muttered; We'll
sub you may be: but. 'cordin ter my notions. you
Amt been In Georgy long nun fer dat. Anyways
you got de look err n cap'n-you sho' Is
A clergyman preached rnther long ;@rmon from ON
found wanting" After the congregation had listened
about an hour some began 10 get weary ana Went
OUT Others soon followed greatly to the annoyance
Of the minister Another person started. whereupon
the parson stopped hts sermon and SAID nat -
Tl ,s fEn can,nueS his sermon some time after
that, but no one disturbed him by leavirg.-(Pear-
son Weekly.
Dewey Manila Magee" Is the name Of a recent
girl baby In Philadelphia.
The time I, big with great cmprise,
WIN aeeas ana lisa 20 'hn S6w who.e eyes
' " Indianapolis Journal
Tho other day a man In a Western town called
on n lawyer and stated his case AZ follows: I
was walking along the street. and had with me a
dos-a very valuable dog he was. very; oh. ne was
n uty-thoroughbred. you see Well. sir. ono OF
these here lnemen UP on telegraph pole.
and DO you know. tho Teller got careless and let
go and down hs como. and. by lingo. sir. he Killed
that air dog"
WAS the man himself killed.
We'll should say he was. Now. what want
70 know young man. f.: Does tho law give me any
remedy against that air feller's wilder for the
value Of the dog"
In tho peach orchards OF Southwestern Georgia
there Is Just maturing ono OF the most mag
nincent crops Of the luscious fruit that has ben
IS that without accident II will surpass any tieor-
ga fruit crop heretofore known The ,b RAILROADS
poriaton and distribution or this immense amount
Of pcahes The loves, estimate cam made Is NOVA Gs ~
while other estimates go all the way up to two
rnrsad mem "ve The latter guro is nearer cor
rect, Savannah News
Tho Socialist constituencies IN several electoral
divisions OF France have offered TO elect Jaures.
the Socialist Deputy who was overwhelmingly de-
feated In tho last general elections In France. In
the constituency where he ran for office. But Nj.
Ja,res has declined all such offers and intends to
devote himself 10 work in spreading the Socialist
propaganda Later. he said. he might return TO
politics Nevertheless the Paris Socialist Deputies
and Municipal Councillors ut a meeting recently
decided to offer a seat for Paris to NJ. Jaures.
which NJ. Gras. elected by a safe majority has
agreed to resign for tho purpose.
Unappreciatlye woman-"our nation. the ora
tor rchearsed before the mirror, went forth with
isn't that lust ike man. his vito Interrupted
him to ask: "a woman would have taken bread
knifc."-Undianapolis journal
The FIRST locomotive arrived at Stanley Pool,
Africa at the town OF Knrchaosa, on March 49,
when the railroad finished to that point.
The occa sion was made one Of great festivity with
a banquet and tonsts to the success OF the line.
NJ. Coffin the engineer put tho last bolt into place
himself. The first regular train arrived on March
90 being greeted with great enthusiasm.
1T Is said that Manila has the largest cigar fac
tory In the world"
rs that so? Then that makes TWO Of the largest
things In tho world that Manila has"
whats the other?
The largest submarine feet Of warships."-(Chi-
cago News.
The largest elephant in tho Barnum Bailey
show. recently exhibiting in Liverpool. having de-
veloped dangerous characteristics was put out Of
tho way. A long rope wound around his neck
three times and by the aid OF pulleys and ninety
tho gigantic beast strangled. Curiously
enough. the rope used Manila, tho elephants
Don. and Barnum & Bailey come from
America.
Five years ago n family living In Collegc-st.. Lew
iston. released a couple OF English rabbits which
they had kept as pets. In wood lot near the house.
Within month the farmer has become painfully
aware that the rabbits are multiplying rapidly. They
have eaten the tops on half an OF early peas
and have barked a few young apple trees. The fam
ily has increased the farmer says. from TO fifty
or sixty. and the wood lot il full OF holes. They
differ from the American native In many ways
(Kenncbec Journal