New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
THE TALK or THE DAY.

When arrested for shooting his wife, Robert
Clemens. son of a rich farmer in Fayette County.
Ky. defended himself the ground OF his wifes
deafness. saying that he put bullet through the
ceiling simply to attract her attention
Prudent.-He-Dearest the firm says that when
am married they will give me substantial raise
in my salary.
fl viii tell You If you will promise to conceal
the news from your father.-(Brooklyn Life
There IS bright ten year old youngster IN
Bangor Ne whose aunt has a fad or Keeping an
autog .aph album. Some appreciative friend wrote
upon ono page the quotation beginning What Is
so rare as a day in June|' etc. The younsster IN
question was looking over the hook for a place TO
nut his name. and noticed this. The next page was
vacant and he wrote. in the bold II somewhat
scragcly chirography OF youth the answer as he
saw IT, "A Chinaman with whiskers,' and then
signed his name.
Chinese Premler-I see that the province OF Wing
Wang yields no revenue. 49,, ,
Chinese secretary of Treasury-Nes. me people
are very poor the land Is worthless, and me mar
bors are hilme up with sand. / know not what 10
&C Chinese ilIr. PTemicr~Nohns easier. Have some
body XIII a missionary there. and the missionary
Government will take Wing Wang ior an IN
demnity.-tBoston Transcript
NJ Victor Robert well known French philate-
ist who has recently bought UP the collections Of
Count Primou and several other amateurs. has
presented twenty thousand Of the rarest stamps to
the Blbliotheque Rationale in communication Of
the jubilee Of the postage stamp in France,
The STAY at Homo-was # not IN the Philip
p'rTho Soldier Hot, Why. actually If you wanted
your steak rare You had 10 keep IL on ice until five
minutes before dinner Even then Il would some
times Doe scorched before YOU got through eating
it-(San Francisco Examiner
1T Is not necessary for a woman during court
ship" said a Judge I'm a recent case. ITO inform
her intended husband N any device or attachment
~ improve the work Of nature in the construction
Of her face form or figure" This was apropos OF
a charge Of deception by wearing glasses TO con-
ceal glass eye.
Fated.-The Roposefu one My dear wish you
would not he SO energetic. VIII you never rest?
The Pussy One-I never expect TO be aoe 20 rest
luck that the next day will be the resurrection
life.
The Rev. A. ". Milne, who has been for thirty
five years the agent of the American Bible Society
In the argentine Republic. and IS also in charge Of
tho distribution OF the Scriptures for the society
along large part OF the coast OF South America,
has written TO tho managers Of the society asking
them If they cannot put him In the way Of secur-
ing a stereoptcon to use In connection with his
work of Bible circulation in his field of labor He
says he Is sure that by the use Of the magic
lantern he could awaken deeper interest in the
territory.
TWO Made Ten Bnkins- It's a mistake about
people being made one when they are married
My wife and made ten.
Biikins-Yes: she's the one and I'm the cipher
-tOhlo State Journal
witty woman was staying In a Canadian VII
lage one summer. and met ola woman who had
n blood feud on with another woman How is It
Miss Smith seen taking tea with you yester-
day?" the visitor asked.
'Oh we'll" she said trumphanty. she asked
me 10 tea the day before. so retallated the next
day knew she'd make herself ST. with my johnnie
cake"
The fTst sPscmen Of iT9e manly chy2lry-,he
Of Ills lady love sacred-was encountered the other
day In Cambridge kindergarten. The teacher
five years old was chewing gum and she ordered
him out and bade him disgorge IT,
YOU can't?' she answered In surprise why.
yes, you can, ana you must
NO can't" he persisted and kept the gum in
Now. why can't YOU give me that gum. johnny
because said Johnny stouty. 1T belongs to a
little gir In somerville. "-U.ife
Houlton (AIe) man recently took very good
photograph with simple pastcboard box and a
dry plate. An aperture was cut In the box. over
which was pasted piece Of black paper IN which
n small hole was made with the point OF pin.
The box was then taken to dark room and the
plate securely fastened inside
In an interview with a representative OF The
London Daily Chronicle" Mr. Dunno told a story
about tle evening paper in which Mr. DoGley hrst
mas loved %nn day ,st efS S,e me Snd fnera
passed ,he oiii s with "a band PLAYING the Dead
watched It with emotion and fear
can II be- they whispered. our subscrioerr'-
(The Bookman