New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY
Under its new management THE Philadelphia
North American" shows many signs Of improve
ment and IT deserves to be ranked among the
foremost newspapers Of the country
Serious Question.-Deacon Johnson-Do you
fink you kood support nah daughter ef you mar
Jim Jackson-Suttunly.
Deacon Johnson-Hab you ebber seen her eat?
Deacon Sea JohnsonNIab you ebber seen her eat
when nobody watchin her?-(What to Eat.
The editor Of this paper" says THE Charlton
(Mo) Courier" after paying his fines resulting
from an alteration in Mayor l.. n. Dempseys
court last Monday still has the town in debt TO
him s. 90 and unless realize on that soon
we may be compelled TO take II out In pugilistic
punches. II We have any enemies who would ike
10 be punched 50 20 worth we may conclude TO
accommodate them II they first give us an oppor-
tunity TO recover from the effects OF the smuggling
contest to which we were party last Monday.
A Young Diplomat-Charley Ito papa who likes
me With my example and I'll tell you something
Papa-what VIII YOU tell me? r,,r,u. hid vour
boots-(Fliegende Blatter.
Professor w B. Adams, OF the Protestant COL
lege at Beyrout Syria who is spending vacation
in this country says that OF the 3l5 students IN
the college three-fourths are Syrians. number
are Greeks some from Athens. Cyprus. Egypt
and there are Levantines Of all sorts and mixtures
There are also a number OF American and Euro
mean boys residents OF the East There are TWEEN
tv-hye members OF the faculty, and every year the
college receives as instructors two or three grad
mates of American colleges These remain three
wears No women study medicine In syria, Dr.
Adams said. and he has known only two women
there who desired TO study medicine. The medlcai
course is four years Of nine months each, and Is
very thorough Besides the medical and collegiate
courses a commercial course of two years Will De
begun next autumn. All the instruction Is given
in English. although French. Arabic and Turkish
are also taught The college has library OF nine
thousand volumes. with library fund OF about 400
annually 1t has also a herbarum with large
number Of plants. many or them 10 De iouno ho-
where else in the world.
Some curiously illuminatIve examples Of Asatic
Diary kept chiefly In Southern India %nicn nu uhe
iisRed one foliows-the appeal OF Christianized
native against fine imposed by an English Judge;
may be wrong: may be right. Honor wrong. Let
Honor give ne back the fine ana then at gay a %,
wrong will most gladly. sir. return Your Honor
It is perhaps needless to state that His Honor did
not agree to this extension OF mercy. -.
the peculiar bias OF Justice in the Asiatic States.
native Judge in the district Of Canaan USED;
when the time to give his s was TO he
gave it for the plaintiff; II odd for the defendant.
youths Companion.
Dixie Thompson the bean king Of Ventura
County CAL planted 5000 acres Of beans last
year, which produced 1900 carloads OF beans en-
bracing more than one hundred varieties Ihey are
sown and cultivated in the same manner as corn
and are harvested by special machinery. which cuts
| the vines close to the roots. The vines are then
| raked into windrows piled into stacks. ana are
| thrashed by steam-power machines, which are also
| specially contrived for the bean business
Married for Money.-street- sweeper Ksty-Did
you hear sewer-digger Jake has married pediei
Bootblack Widow Lottie-You don't say so! An
! other marriage for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS biatter'
| "a cohm,n who carried two officers from Tacon
to BelascodIn sts. charged 80 cents" says Ihe
Times OF Cuba" las there is an established rate
| Of fare which is 20 cents in the daytime ana 81
cents after II o'clock at night, the cabman thousn
! he had an easy mark when he got the I" CENTS
But th,s morning he found out to the contrary foi
the officers took the number OF the CAP ana ne war
gathered in In time for court. and there ne paio
good interest on the 50 cents for keeping 1t over
night Fine him IS or five days. was the Courts
stern remark as the innocent-ooking creature ap
| peared before the desk.
| "Rut dear cousin have you many deotsT
| Hardly any I can almost marry you for love-
-(Fliegende Batter
Here is an advertisement that appeareu the o'he
day In a Havana paper: This is without douo
one OF the factories OF first class and OF the mos
universal credit, and afhrnn that no other MAJ
This credit with more merits. by the goodnes In
| ,eI,isency and care employed In the preparation
and perfectionment OF his productions
! Questions OF Duty.-"I Intended said the Ger
man Emperor TO be guided in this matter entirel
oys YES gs Your Majesty" answered the onicial; g
was desiring to call your attention to the SINAI ma,
| Letting on these American articles. -tWashingto'
| Star.
This IL how Sam" Jones. the evangelist. preache'
the GOSPEL in Louisville the other day; There wi
| no deaths in Louisville within thirty days that vii
start.e the town from centre to circumference
! God will punish you and the awful words nov
speak will come back to you with shocking vivid
| ness" Then O woman In the church tainted an
fell injuring herself so badly that they had I
| send for an ambulance
| I'VE might as wen leave the islands and settl
| somewhere else" remarked the Samoan
| I'VE may come out all right In the end.' an
| swered the ne'ghbor. hopefully.
| Impossible There isn't any way OF condueun
the game that win make pair OF Kings beat shrs
consuis. "-tWashington star.