New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-19

The Rev C. H. Currens Presbyterian minister
OF Chicago thus explains his attitude to the state:
| II never vote: such matters do not interest U.S.
Our citizenship is in heaven; we are aliens ana
foreigners here. / have no more business 10 tahe
voice in affairs here than would have to go to
England and attempt to participate In their gov
eminent Heaven is my home
See here" said the doctor to his patient. i've
been a physician for ten years. and l know what
treatment your case requires"
% cuts Sear nc ice and Sn me- mot r the e
to tell me 10 take something that Know don
need."-(Detroit Free Press
The following announcement. showing how Eng
sh is spoken In Cuba, Is taken verbatim from tne
"Diario de la Marina" Of Havana: For a petition
made by several Spaniards who wants to practise
In the English language and by several americans
who wants de same In the Spanish language we
will publish New York kilograms in both Ian
guages."
is question frequently asked. It's according to
hs d b IA back GRe yS" AFRICA 50 good
he's apt get lost II he goes around the corner
(Tit-Bits.
THE Mcpherson (Kan) Republican" says that
enc Sim" Wright. who is locally noted as mighty
hunter has astonished all the sportsmen by In
venting new method OF getting up to wild geese
He has trained old cow so that she VIII aiiow
him to hide behind her she approaches the feed
ing geese. The birds do not take fright at a COW,
and he is thus able to approach them at will Re-
Gently Sin" and his COW crept up on one flock. and
Sim killed fourteen with two shots.
With a Difference-"Cso up, baldhead"'
Thus spake the rude boys to the patriarch who
stood at the entrance OF the Board OF Trade Build
He turned around to the boys and cursed them.
Then he went on inside. , .
And the wicked bears on Change ate him up-to
his last cent-(Chicago Tribune.
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Manila. that New-Jersey the headquarters for
mosquitoes. but Manila has deprived that neck OF
the woods Of all such honors And ants-gee whz!
they are here by the mions-red ants with jaws
like crocodies black ants with a singer sharper
than any bee that ever manufactured honey, brown
ants gray ants. ants with wings and ants with
nothing but determination TO make life miserable
for a soldier They build nests in your hair, pull
your fill your nose. crawl over your shirt
and under your shirt. and. In fact. they get IN
your shoes. torture you In daytime. sleep with you
at night. and eat with you at dinner-time why,
as write. a couple are crawling over this very
page. as II to show contempt for my opinion Of
ants! So you see soldering In the Philippines is no
snap"
Aannel undershirts in the wash this week and you
have brought back only three. How is that?
shrnked Flannel does shrink somethn' awful.
ma'am.-(Brooklyn Life
The Episcopal Church Army will establish labor
home In Pittsburg for the reclamation Of degraded
and homeless men. 1t will have a large dormtory
with 100 cots large bathroom. a laundry,
library and reading groom. dlnng-room Kitchen
and office and a workroom where kindng wood
and boxes will be prepared for sale AS soon as
the business will warrant IT, horse and wagon
will be purchased for the purpose of delivering wood
and boxes to purchasers and for the purpose Of
collecting donations for the kitchen 1t is hoped In
this way to make the home almost. II not quite
self-sustainng after the first year. No man will
be admitted to the Home until he has done at
least two hours work in advance Four hours work
entities man to lodging and meals Two hours
work will be allowed for himself. the daily profit OF
these two hours to be paid to the man at the end
of stated periods. After man has proved himself
to be true and INDUSTRIOUS other employment will
be sought for him.
They were discussing the details of projected
county exhibition OF fat stock. poultry and crochet
work Il think" said the chairman; that all the
man in the back Of the hall stood up; Have
confusion. 1t was terrible oversight. but one
mans forethought saved the day.-(Chicago Post.