New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

suaa Elder of Kansas who Is serving In the
Philippines writes home: I'VE were all crazy 10
get on the firing line when we hrst came here' pue
let me tell you, there islt man nut WHAT now
would rather stay IN town. The women mere Oil
smoke cigars and are quite LIBERAL They are very
friendly and will set up the cigars 10 any one
thav take a liking to- The natives are crazy 20
ovvn q gun of some kind. and IL had my revolver
here Il would be an easy matter for me 20 eet
so or SIS for II. ! haven't seen snake sirce
have been here but there are thousands or hzafds;
,boy GROW from four inches two feet long. and
sona ~ them are horrid-looking things. In mall
ing letters out here the very best envelopes shouu
IA used-double envelopes really are Best; the DIS
lance "a so far that unless this is observed the let
ters arrive with the ends all broken and torn we
are not the least homesick, and are enjoying the
best Of health"
When we say that silence is golden we mean
other peoples silence. -, 49,. ,o.. .,
pretty girls hats cost only IS cents -. = .,,.
There is too much patient D %ai Ion S9ne IN ''
This is no world for woman; in town shes
afraid Of mice. and in the country she alra'u VI
Wise mothers keep their children obedient by
never asking them 10 DO anything they ooh want
When a woman loves man she puts him IN :,
shrine which is so much too Dig TOT MN 'ha' i'
BY putting off TIL tomorrow what we don't ~ Ta ant
next day too-(chicago Record
An actor tells of a tragic experience he had recently
while playing to an audience in little town IN
southern Texas In one of the OF the play, in
which he acts the villain. he hides himself In par
rel that he may listen to a conversation between the
hero and heroine, whose future we-being he Is try
Ing to destroy. In the town hall there was niue
" any property" material a barrel would do to
conceal himself in so a hired hand was sent out
to find one He succeeded The time came for
the actor TO do his part. He slipped in the barrel
with ease The man and the woman appeared
and while they were in the midst OF an animated
conversation there came howl from the barrel
that fairly shook the rafters This was followed
by the eavesdropper crawling out with his hands
to his face, and he in turn was followed by a
swarm OF wasps. The wasps got among the stage
people and those In the audience which created so
much confusion that the show was broken up.
First Amercan-Bcycles and automobiles What
show has the horse here In Parish You seldom
Second American (who has just dined)-No, he's
In the soup.-(Chicago News.
AT rough guess" says THE Kansas City Jour
nal" how much gold do you suppose the average
dentist keeps hand for In his business? Re-
Gently after the Rock Island wreck at Volland. Or.
G. II. Kittle, OF Moundrldge. put in claim against
the railroad for 81 92o OF gold lost. The
company thought II unreasonable that a country
dentist could be getting so much gold at one ship
ment and so It comhated the claim But DR.. Kitte
over the full amount. Topeka dentist told
Topics yesterday that ne used on the average about
5000 worth OF gold year. but that one man had
to work pretty steadily to use up $500 worth in
twelve months. Here said he. are the statistics
for the whole United States. Last year the gold
consumed in teeth-fxing amounted to 100000"
weli-known attorney is telling n good story on
himself He had been retained to defend ooun-
terfeiter. and advised him TO plead guilty. His
client did so. and there was In the mind OF the
Court fixed idea that II a prisoner pleads guilty
he does because he has no attorney the Judge
asked him why he made that plea,
Because my lawyer told me to-"
Did he give you any reason for II?
Yes. He told me l would have show before
this Judge
The Court hared up. and ordered a plea OF not
guilty 10 be entered and the counterfeiter was ac-
quitted.-(Phladephia Call.
At the commencement exercises of the Greenville
Caiss.) High Normal College last week. says The
Delta Light House (colored). the annual address
delivered by the REV. T.. p. Jones. the velvet
Tipped orator Of The Delta" and Professor
George r. Brown the black Beethoven" had
charge OF the music
, Fashionable'Is cannbalism common among
your inquired the stranger, apprehensively
Common said the Pacific island belle as she
coyly dug her toe into the sand. Not at all We
consider II very recherche. "-(Washngton Star