New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-28
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The wife Of an English clergyman has made n
collection Of all the buttons placed in the ofertory
bags during the last two three years. and has
fastened them to cardboard IN various cunning
shapes Of animals, birds and flowers. AS bazaar
will soon be held in connection with the church
work she has had these button pictures photo
graphed. and copies will be sale at the fair.
sport-"Teaching school In the mountain dis
rcs said the yoHng man who had conc ne b baeG
Really" said the audience.
Really. To run the thing requires the use or
rod and gun."-(Cincinnati Enquirer
In an account Of a recent theft Of books West
ern paper explained that many of the stolen vol
umes written by man named De LUX
Circumstances Alter Cases.-Lady (excitedlyl-
Have you filed my application for a divorce yet
iady-Thank fortune. am not too late. Destroy
Lawyer-A reconciliation has been brought about
between you and your husband, | infer? ,.,,,-,
by a freight train this morning. and I want 10 re-
tain you in my suit against the company for dam
Here IL an item from The American Soldier"
the first American paper published IN Mania:
"Tondo the suburb beyond Binondo, is the dwell
ing place OF the poorer class Of natives in this
quarter the erection OF huts Of 'nipa' and bamboo
is permitted. The ground is perfectly fiat. and a.
there Is no system Of drainage all the Nth from
the houses accumulates, and pools OF water form
in the hoows during the wet season The result
is that when the dry season comes the fever makes
fearful ravages among the people. The average
death rate In Manila Is. under ordinary conditions,
from eighteen 10 thirty day. which. for n city of
this size-nearly 4OOGN-is very moderate. Under
the present conditions OF sanitation the wonder Is
not that people die here but that they live at all
1t seems to prove that the climate is not of Itself
very unhealthful"
Hang IT. boy exclaimed the tenderfo o, from
bouncing in him without Knocking haven't
yoH 60, any ny, manners about you how
Didn't you ring three tines
1T may have been three. as was In n hurry for
ice water. but that doesn't excuse you for bursting
Beg pardon" replied the boy he backed cut
but you ought to read the bell card It's one ring
for the porter FOR the bellboy. and three for
gun. and when a guest rings for gun in this hotel
the orders are to get II 10 mn before the osner
Before the slot machines ordered out"
says an Omaha man. quoted by THE Word-IIer-
aid" there we're number OF Jackpot machines
about town which paid from 10 cents to $. when
they paid anything One Of these machines stood
In saloon in Douglas-st., and had swallowed
many a nickel without giving up anything In re-
turn.
"One afternoon Salvation Army girl entered
the saloon with a bundle OF War Crys' under her
arm. and tackled the at the bar TO purchase
copies. The liberal, and she sold a
number Of papers AS she started to leave the
saloon her eyes fell upon the machine. She looked
at the directions moment and then said:
I'm Just play nickel In here for the Lord
She dropped the nickel in the slot, pulled the
lever and watched the wheels go round. When
the wheel stopped a shower OF nickels dropped into
the pan and spread out upon the floor. The girl
stopped down and raked in the shining harvest,
and, after carefully counting the coins deposited
them In her pocket and sauntered out.
She played lonesome nickel and raked in
q 70. And that was the only time the machine
ever paid more than quarter"
womens ways-Ikc-women Is funny things
Zeke-I allow they air. I bet that among them
women who has been runniH' In gangs n to kiss
this here Utah Congressman with three wives
indianapolis Journal.
A London paper tells this story OF the Anal sign
ing OF the peace treaty: Every diplomatic instru-
ment bears n seal from which depends a ribbon
and when tho seal about TO be affixed TO tho
treaty the Commissioners. both OF Spain and
America expressed n desire In graceful acknowl-
edgment OF the courtesy shown by France. that
the dependent ribbon should be tr!colored Search
was forthwith made high and low IN the Quai
dOrsay, with tho result that In tho Foreign Office
OF the French Republic not n BIT of ribbon OF the
French co.ors could be found At thls critical
Juncture brilliant inspiration flashed across one
OF the heads OF the Department, Co. he said 10
n messenger. TO NJ x. the confoctioner. IN the
Rue st. IIonor6, for pound OF chocolate cakes,
and be you ask him to tie them mp with IA
trcolor ribbon with that Bit OF confectioner's
ribbon the treaty OF peace between Spain and tho
United States was sealed"
Pping.-Onca upon t!me Buebird pped HIS
lay very early In the season, Thereupon numbers
laid aside their winter underwear. and fell accord
ingly III,
"Tnsanitary piping" remarked tho doctors
symptoms
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