New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03

tone They all stood up: except the stranger t With
you want to be a better MANI demanded tne re-.
stranger. Il expect to be better man Of course.
but, you see haint been to town before IN zen ,en
| year. an was calkylatn TO nave a iee'ie i""
| fust"-(Cleveand Plain Dealer.
Young man" said the earnest reformer. reported
| by THE Washington STAR II hope you are intent
| upon following the straight and narrow path.
Il should say So" replied the slim youth. VINO
! doesn't mean to be irreverent. but who thinks 100
| much about his wheel; I'VE ought TO have had one
between here and Baltimore long ago
| Oae of the brethren went TO Knoxyilie, - ast
down there After several months the news Of his
| fall reached his rural home. and he was brought
"Brethren." he said Il admit I got drunk 1S In
pride, God alone knows. and trust lie has for.
given Brethren want you d 70 ioT nT two Of
light wine with a friend and later took bottle
brethren" interrupted good old brother In the
amen corner IL w9u9 be w oS To make teeVe ceaS
breast Of It and tell the truth. But move we turn
him out for lying. lie has He'd to u.s. VINO ever
And they turned him out because he dared TO
say that he had secn ice In August-(S"eet"a'eF
Telephone.
A New-Zealand correspondent Of THE Baltimore
Sun" writes:
THE first floor or their theatres is nat, supP"rp
with plain. implanted wooden benches. with open
backs The balcony, the fashionable place. con-
talns only cheaply upholstered benches ana ~
badly ventilated Early door tickets az l2l3 cents
extra are sold. admitting the holder an hour PC
fore the regular doors open, that he may ootalh
first choice OF the implanted benches. Five min
utcs before the orchestra appears big bell sus-
pended in the theatre is violently rung, making all
but the dead Jump. Then all knowing ones unner-
stand that order Is wanted-the stranger prooaoiy
thinks II n fre-alarm bell Every Saturday night
in all New-Zealand towns the people crowd their
lending street They walk chiefly in the street In
preference to the footpath. The girls women.
men and boys, young and old. promenade up and
down the one street meet friends and stand IN
erours in the street. An occasional cart. can or
tram driven at breakneck speed in their midst
makes the people scatter for moment VIII"
many narrow escapes. Vehicles. trans cycles
ETC. turn to the left. instead Of 70 the right.
The Way 1t Was MadeI understand oid Got
rox made his fortune out OF simple Invention.
mo. Out Of a simple inventor -undiahapo"'
Journal
The movement for the study OF the Irish language
in Ireland has met an obstacle in the opposition OF
a number Of prominent Irish educators among
whom are DR.. Mahafy and DR.. Atkinson both OF
Dublin University. DR.. Atkinson is regarded as the
greatest living authority on the Irish language ana
literature and might have been expected 10 favor
the proposed renascence; but he takes the surpris
ing ground that the mass OF extant Irish literature
including the modern folklore. IS too indecent for
popular teaching.
Mournful Contrast.-"There Is no doubt about
H." remarked Willie Washington, with a sign,
'sorne girls are very tickle"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; 1t Is posluFely
depressing 10 see how soma or them nave stoppe1
kissing heroes and gone calmly back TO pug dogs.
-(Washngton Star.
According to Notes and QUERIES no date Is even
approximately given in The Century Dictionary
for the introduction OF trousers" a commonly
used word in our language. Compers may appre-
clate this reference from letter written by Lord
Carlisle TO his wife under date OF IT'S June 81 on
board the Trident River Delaware to July T.: THE
gnats in this part Of the river large spar
rows; have armed myself against them by wear
ing trousers, which is the constant dress OF this
country
Don't you get tired OF "ovations"? When the
husky third ba seman has put the ball over the
fence and trots proudly down the homestretch, he
f. given an ovation" When the popular candidate
for road overseer arises in the dimy lighted school
house TO discuss expansion before thirteen con-
stItuents mostly boys and women. he Is met with
an ovation" When our member IS announced to
come home from period Of legislative wrestling,
with a private bill to relieve John Doe from the
effects of hereditary hamilton and a charter for
the new bridge across Turkey Creek 70 show for
three months abor the word Is passed around for
all the boys out. for we must give our man
n bigger ovation than the Democratic member had
two years before.-(Kansas city Journal