New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
EXIT THE CANNI3AL.

EXIT THE CANNI3AL
Oh. the blIthe and eager canniba has seen his
They are fading out forever in Old Glorys coming
And !sss happy missionary will not dread the fatal
As he drops that ragout feeling which was
mon to the cloth
Oh no more the paLnchy savage will set up his
Out Of which The fragrant parson will be forked
And or no,ea nTf grnn,n1 borchmen squat hss,ds
Anu the tho " chief While he '''''e squat
With D. Dice discrimination hands around the late
For the Yankee sweeps the ocean, and the polish
In the Philippines and Sandwiches and far-away
Must resign their meaty diet and come down to
For there'lI be no more man-eatng meath the
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Although women IN Paris had the right, for
the first time. the other day to vote, few exer-
clsed the privilege. In the second reimbursement
only three voted. and similar number In the
eighth Much the same was the result In every
other reimbursement. while in tho Quarter Latin.
which might be thought the very sanctum sane
forum Of women's rights not single member or
the fair sex took the trouble to vote. The sole
exception to this otherwise general indifference
the first reimbursement, which comprises the
Halles, or markets. where several hundred women
gave their votes.
New Boarder-Hows the fare here?
Old Boarder-We we have chicken every MORN
New Boarder-Thats first rate. How is 1t
served re.
Worcester man tells THE Gazette" of that
city that when visiting the British Museum some
time ago he stuck postage stamp on the mummy
case of Cleopatra. II was all alone" he says.
thorn zin af
the mummy case and thinking over the stories.
when put my hand in my pocket and felt the
postage stamp I could not help II. The thought
Of the mummy thousands OF years old and the
brand-new stamp of the brand-new country was
too much I hastily whispered In the ear Of the
efigy, Why is this stamp like Antony? Give IL
up Because it's stuck on you; slapped !; on the
case and started out to establish dn aloi as
quickly as possible.
81 would like to interest you in our compressed
Compressed nothing! wouldn't touch i witt, with
Tribune.
Speaking Of the Northern Colony In Charleston,
& c. THE News and Courier" Of that city, says:
"They are a remarkably clev.i set OF men, and
they feel perfectly at home here All OF them
vote the Democratic ticket regularly as the
elections come around. and often as the law and
custom and necessity require. They are exactly
like other good people In the community ana good
people In other communities and all OF them do
as they please every day and Sunday, too They
are so much like our own people that great
many of them do not know anything about New
England except what they have read In geog- |
raphies and heard on Forefathers Day
They were talking figures of speech.
Have you ever noticed" said one; how fond
her lips are cherry her hands are always MY
ha nds her mouth a rosebud her complexion Is
like peach: and her breath Is fragrant as
You've forgotten one" said the cynic
Her tongue It's scarlet runner"-crit- Bits. |
ut was Edward Abbott. d. d." says 1.-THE Inde-
pendent who called the Episcopal Church the |
'room!est church In America. But for Its COM
prehension 1t could not have attracted Professor
Briggs and Professor Shields. They wanted to |
20 where they would be let alone. IL is true
that IN Its relation to those outside. 1t is the
exclusive OF all our denominations but to those
within its borders 1t is the most liberal"
Madame, to her OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. the door
bell rang.
rs madame sure 1t wasn't the clock?"
Couldn't belt IL only quarter OF ten"
Eyes. but madame knows the clock Is fastr'-
echo de Paris.
The Supreme Court OF Illinois has ruled that
the Chicago Board OF Education cannot stipulate
In its contracts that but union labor may be
used by contractors doing work for the Board
The point is that public board Ia to be left free
to make the best bargain It can with the pubrc's
money regardless Of private interest.
Mr.. isolate (of Loneiyyiie)- What 10 the matter.
Mrs. isolate tdistrsctediy)-Oh, Ferdinand! hurry
into the kitchen snS 's hs as S
she thinks she has the delirtum uemsns.-(Puck.