New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"The Cleveland Plain Dealer" says that an edu-
Gated coored man addressed the students Of Adei-
bert College the other day. He told about his ex-
perence in his chosen profession that Of lawyer.
asserting that on but one occasion had he ever
met with discourtesy at the hands Of white men
during his legal experience In his native State.
Virginia. This happened in a backwoods hamlet
where the general ignorance OF the Inhabitants
was some excuse for their boorlshness In the
course OF his remarks he perpetrated uncon-
scIous BIT Of humor that brought smile TO the
students faces and drew a laugh from the speaker
himself as soon as he realized the suggestion in
his statement. 'I started out in my profession
with somewhat gloomy antcipations," he said.
when l reached Alexandra. where there were
seven thousand colored people everything looked
dark" 1t at this point that the smile ran
around.
But" we urged. life is not all joyl Do you do
anything to fortify these young persons against
The preceptress Of the seminary smiled sad.
Yes" she answered IN low voice, but dis
tinctly we teach IA them how to weep without MAX
Iere again, We were reminded how vastly the
scope Of education had widened since the days OF
our youth.-(Detroit Journal
'The Kansas City Journal says that some cherry
trees IN Brookneid, KAN in bloom last week
for the third time this year.
Many a queer BIT does the early Christmas shop
per catch in the stores nowadays Said one moth
erly looking searcher through piles OF children's
Here's dog stories and cat stories. Have you
any horse tales"
And the clerk to his credit be It said didn't even
smlle-not then.-(Rochester Democrat.
"Photographng tombstones," says The Phila-
delphla Record" 'is novel industry which has
been Instituted by a coored man OF this city who
was at one time boy OF all work in a photograph
gallery. He has recently branched out for himself.
and has already established a remunerative busi-
ness which promises to open up even wider field
in the future. He visits the various cemeteries
with his camera. and when the day is fair he takes
pictures of many Of the imposing monuments.
After he has developed his plates he takes proofs
around among the relatives OF the deceased and
usually finds ready sale for his pictures. or
course, he has TO take chances for he works
trely without orders trusting to sentiment for his
sales. Still he says. II is very seldom that he
doesn't get an order. He also has habit of
haunting the marble works where tombstones are
made and by striking while the iron is hot he
takes a picture before the bereaved relatives
have seen the stone. This is always a tenstrike.
'T don't see you driving much did," said
Trivvet to Dicer
We'll, why don't you ride in that%'
because I have sold my horse" ."-(Detroit Free
Press.
The London Daily Mali refers TO the French
journalists who have been abusing the Queen
"the absinthe-minded begyars."
Teacher was tellln US about Samson to-day"
What did she tell your
She said that after his hair was cut of he
shorn Of his strength"
What does that mean?
II spose IL means that he couldn't play football"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
THE late Dean Gilbert Stokes OF the Anglican
Church." says THE Rochester Post Express"
used to tell the story Of conversation he had
with the old verger of a certain English parish
church Probably he embellished it-polishlng it
like old silver with much using-but anyhow this
the tale: Who my good friend, takes the
lead In Sunday school matters here? asked the
dean Of the verger 4 do. sir the proud
reply: there aren't no other schoards but me and
Sir John in the parish | Farms the children on
Sunday afternoons And wnat routine do you
follow? said the Dean. 4 fust reads EN- little
cataplasm. and I generally winds up with few
interesting antldotes just to keep em from getting
too restless. But OF course, SIR I always tells
em in bibulous language"
Forestaled-As the train from the East drew
up at the station in the little Kansas town
traveller with skull cap stuck his head out OF the
window and spoke to a farmer who was awaiting
his turn to unload his corn at tho huge crib near
the railway tracks.
,"TolabIe like" replied the farmer. watching him
BE cheap. too. won't it?"
Il suppose observed the traveller. smile
BIZ!
That's one feller." exclaimed the farmer. as
the train pulled out that didn't get 10 work of
that burned old Joke on me about havin corn TO
burn, bjolly! '-(Chicago Tribune.
Lord Charles Beresford says that the roads in
China very bad When he was In that country
he complained OF them ons day to an American
resident, who replied: Yes a mule was drowned
the other day In the road outside my house"
Why. In our country" said the dining room
an hour"
Yes replied the Englishman: I've heard OF
your quick lunch counters"- (Yonkers Statesman.
The Beers are very much afraid OF the searchlight
They asked an Englishman who has since arrived
at Kimberley many questions about IT, especially
whether II penetrated kopjes. They also inquired
whether the English had guns which fred shells
round corners OF rocks and hills
,nlhkley told me he knew Britisher who had
hndoo servant who used to ofer up prayer every
day before the gas meter"
land Plain Dealer.