New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-03
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE Kansas City Journal says: MISS '
Combre a pretty. young hospitai nurse 49,
proved herself heroine in Cuba. is COMING ~ ~
Kansas capital or a visit and all the married men
of the town are preparing to line Up at the oepo,
and Hobsonize her. The women say IL is "ieNeo
and scandalous and they are trying TO ger OUT d"
injunction"
Where the Kicking Comes From-ln a1leIYdnr
Patriot-Thlnk OF President Mckinley ailowlm VIM
them to pin an ex-Confederate badge Oh HIS ''''
Elderly Man wearing v b"ttGnHs w ysss
T LsT 1 anln Of the t e 'VS T2y what 0
II thought not."-(Chicago Tribune
"Oregon children" says The Portland Ore
CONAN. naturally keep track Of commercial and
international affairs. for their state has an eN-
tensive soaboard, and intimate relations with 'he
wheat markets of the world. A class In geography
was reciting when the matter OF the interchahse
of commerce and natural products came up LOT
discussion and review. After referring TO other
countries and explaining what kind OF articles were
shipped TO Germany, France and England, the
teacher put TO the class this question; What 90
We send 20 spain?' A number of little hands went
up all over the ROOM indicating a readiness ana
desire to answer and the teacher told bright
looking little girl at the further end OF the roo"
that she might tell. and she said: we sehu SOL
ders TO Spain Yes. that IS true SAID the teache'
but can you tell what receive In return We
get Islands, came Inc answer P'o"P'' ''> 49,
same little girl
"Nuggins called up his first wife at the seanS nee
last night. and what do you think he sa'u 10 "e'
Goodness knows. . &c., -. .o.o,a
"He told her he wished she would give his second
wife her recipe for mincemeat -(Omcdso heOO'
The filming Of a Cambridge (Mass) man Tor spit
fling in a streetcar reminds THE Louisville Courer-
Journal of a story about the famous rom Mar
shall The story goes that just before MS hfs'
visit to Boston an ordinance had been passed I'M
nosiny a fine of s. for smoking on the streets
tom lighted a cigar, started down street ana
u.os arrested He went before the proper officer
was dulv fined threw down so and started away
"Hold on said he Judge. There Is some chahse
coming to you" To which Tom Is said to nave
answered: "Oh. keep the change shaii want
TO spit presently.
In operation.-."That motor you are Interested III
never worked. did IT, a., ,,,,o,. ronlv
81, never nulled any ears or moved any machinery
BUT il made money for It's owners ana tha. i''o'e
than most inventions do."-(Washlngtoh star
on December IS the engineers OF the chicago ana
Northwestern Railway accomplished the wonder
ful englneering task Of moving It's 2o-ton Dridge
crossing the I<innickinnic River at MILWAUKEE,, on
its Chicago division, down stream go Feet. inns
10 a feat that has been undertaken but very 1e"
times I'm the history of engineering Inc oriuse
was a single-track draw, and was removed 10 !"
new foundation in the quick time OF TWO hours ann
forty-seven minutes.
His Happy Idea.-"They say yentured me
for newly married coupies ~ 81 anu ~
f"i t must be beautiful sight in winter she said
81 should so like TO see III 49,, =, 49,.
Iis ney. trembling utterance settled II, and they
are to start next week.-(Chicago IriDuhe'