New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A Southern man who recently returned nome
after a visit 10 Boston said 10 neighoor: lou
know these here little round white beans?"
The other admitted that he did.
I'VE feed EN- to bosses down our way.
Yes"
well sir Nd 10 Boston they take them beans.
hoil 'em for three or four hours slap little SOW
belly an some molasses and other truck In with
en- and what do you suppose they do with emY
Gosh l do no..
well. sir" said the first speaker. sententiously,
I'm ID If they don't eat EN-
Father-Don't you think it about time Fred, to
be doing something for yourself?
told me not to follow the crowd you know; and
as every profession seems to be ovsrcrowded: OF
course have kept out of all OF them'-(Bos'oh
Transcript.
The President Of the Republic Of Andorra. in the
Pyrenees. receives a salary Of SIS year.
Getting Papa into Deep Water.-Tommy-Pa.
what's a ringlet?
TommyNAnd a iocket Is little lock- and a
bracelet little brace and chaplet little chap,
papa ?-Uewelers' Weekly
The Philadelphia Record" says: While serving
n ten years sentence in the Eastern Penitentiary
a colored prisoner who has just been discharged
turned his mind to invention, with successful re-
suits Besides making himself useful by inventlns
in the employment department OF the institution,
this genius completed a model for automatic
nre-escape that promises 10 be commercial sue
cess. The escape is clocklike arrangement 50
constructed that when one person has ahghted on
the ground the rope winds up and Is again ready
for use A patent hassbeen applied for"
The fret Greek-letter society-Phi Beta Kappa
was organized at William and Mary in lI76 and
among the charter members were John Marshall,
Chief Justice and Bushrod Washington, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court; Spencer Roane, who
Virginia; John Brown and Stephen T. Mason, SEN n,
ators from Virginia; William Short. Minister TO
Of MASSACHUSETTS,. who established Chapters at
Yale and Harvard when he returned home Will
elective system Of study and the sonor system in in
the government Of its students The old building
although In the days OF It's prosperity II was double
Its present size.-tChicago Record.
twenty-five years ago" says THE Kansas City
Journal" "a Russian lad OF sixteen years arrived
In Hays City. Kan. direct from the River volga
He was dressed in sheepskin coat, and his fret
act stepping from the train was to light his
pipe with flint and steel. Last week Hays City in
augurated fine electric light system OF which this
Russian lad Is the sole proprietor"
Il hardly know" said the Cornfed Philosopher
whether II Is better for man 10 remain single
and disappont several women for a time or marry
. and dlsappoint one woman for lfe."-Inda polls
Journal.
Every one" says The Philadelphia Record, -
who the open trolley-cars knows the difficulty
OF entering them. owing to the high steps awk-
ward entrances and narrow aises between the seats
Hence It is that the average person boarding one Of
these peculiarly constructed vehicles wears ar ex
preston Of agonized doubt and uncertainty most
painful 10 behold. Fearful OF making misstep, and
exercised the difficulties encountered the pas
senger's countenance seems most plainly to reflect
the emotions experienced ard this is particularly
the case with women encountered they are by
skirts. The trolley face will remain until Oc-
tober, when other peculiar types OF facial dstor-
ton will succeed It in the attention Of the general
public"
An Exhibit wheels-"Henri. when we move
our stuff may get rained on"
81 don't care; | want the neighbors to see wha,
lovely furniture you buy for me."-(Chicago Record
The talest man In the United States Navy has
been selected take the part Of Uncle Sam IN tha
Peace Jubilee TO be held In Washington next month
The man who will represent this character is Chief
Woman Wills. who stands six feet seven inches
and IL well proportioned
Because OF an inauistive turn OF mind. suhpo
trct yesterday had his new summer uniform
thoroughly drenched Atkinson was stationed near
the The undne ooathouse along the sehuylkiil River
Prior TO the arrival OF the parade he became very
much interested In the boats and fixtures IN the
clubhouse Finally he came to a sign posted on
menE Ws wSh read pnli the Rope and Bee the
ann tnsn proceeded 10 do the jumping He had
pulled the rope attached to the shower
adelphia Record ~ '" '