New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
THE TALK or THE DAY.

"a Philadelphian sojourning in New-forK last
week" SAYS THE Philadelphia Record TOOK MS
1ye-year-old boy with him. and, after traVeiiihs
about the streets for time. viewing the various
points OF interest, had OCCASION to use one OF the
crosstovn horsecars which still creep along In
their almost medieval way. The chlld mao Deeh
greatly interested in the tall buildings the hurry
ing crowds, and particularly in the elevated roads
hut the horsecars were the greatest surprise, as
he had never anything but the troieys. 10
his Youthful mind they were also starting I'M
proyement and he kept repeating: oh, papa, why
don't we have horses pull the cars AT nome theS re
fast!
81 used to buy necktles for my wife, he salu,
but had to quit it. Those l bought for her
never suited her" o,
$50 she buys them herself now, does she?' rnsv
NO; she fakes those | buy Tor myseH' i"eS
always seem to suit her."-tChcago Post
There was a country wedding In Ford County.
Kan the other day. which was attended by three
hundred guests. zone large beef" says the locai
paper had been slaughtered and cooked three
hogs had been roasted seventy-hve pies ana MY
cakes had been baked. fifteen gallons Of canned
peas had been prepared, ten gallons OF pickles were
cot before the happy throng and thirty chlcKehs
were cooked and besides there were bread, nam
and vegetables in proportion That layout was
doubtless sufficient to provide all the "eou'ns
guests with "a square meal
People who are down on gossip don't of,en say
60 until after they have heard the gossip y, has
man who never talks may be 1901 out TIC mas
sense s.'e enough to conceal his Dimensions .,
rent in your clothes may w., oe psremeditated pow
moment out paw" ~
erty. . ~ ,vmnathv when they are sick
some they complain 20 much while they are well
Some people are SO We ,bose Of the rest OF HUI
manity.-(Chlcago Record
.rho BOSTON Herald" tells this story: MT anu
Mrs Thomas G. Gilbert OF Salem. who were mar
Ill ef,,, wears ago have been fortunate beyond
most people Six children were born TO them' lnes
also have ten grandchildren and one great anu
child and every one OF their descehuah'e 10 o,.
alive and we'll Not break has occurred III ''ie
family from the day Oh 'i'e
ago"
The man with the pastering and ip~ saken
unu t u The streetcar and moment later the man
sitting next to him having got up i"''N
A little One OF US had offer this lady seat
and you didn't."-(Chicago Tribune
A unioue violin has been made by MisSouii
man. The back Is OF cherry from taoie mort
49,, y oerturv old which formerly belonged 10 the
Howard-Payne College. In the centre Oh .ne "a. IN
| 90 ,rserted twenty-one pieces OF WOOD from 'ne
| Uolv Land. one being from a grapevine that grew
in the Garden of Gethsemane AROUND .he MAJ e
are set in n row small pieces Oh "ooa ,.
| h.nea gathered from all over the cNihzeu "o.'u'
| To- o,a end of the back is inserted horseshoe
III aos,or wood and In the other end Is the
l mar
,,,a ~ q rabbit carved in cherry. There are III
~ oyer one hundred and fifty pieces or WOOD ana
! tho onlv tools used in the manufacture Ok u,e ~
strument were a pocket knife and hait-ineh c"'se'
A,,ogranh Fiend-Ah. here Is the gem OF my COZ,
ection@an old sheet Of paper on pnmr Rire
During the last year the Bodlean library OF OK
! ford University received 5l,%l new puohca'lons
rnder the copyright act-6.27+ bound volumes, 1855
|
| oras ,5s volumes Of periodicals. 2+oe2 parts lol
| hound volumes Of Parliamentary papers anu sis
unbound papers II, S65 maps. etc. zoo volumes. Hvo'
n,oces ssS parts and $50 sheets Of music The IL
| hrory also obtained 1895 BOOKS OF Manuscripts Ds
an ar exchange and made 6.iO9 new purchases
| ga o7p second hand. This gives grand totai OF
&c st7 Items which IL than six thousand ABOVE
| tho previous best record Among the Deheiae'ors
| ~ the library was Z. A. ssbee, OF SALEM Mass
| ,bo presented the guitar which SheHey gave "
Mira lane williams. and on which he wrote poem
Tho total income OF the Bodeian for 1898 amounted
! =, 70 900 ,ss Cd and Eats went In salaries On
Tho purchase OF manuscripts els was spent. and on
r,,,ed hooks a. 1s while f1s was devoted to bind
| Ing
carrie-oh you ought to join our golf club We
| have such jolly times! ,e
MnnrrS6h we never play in our club That's the
sesa Of IL. You y" Know Boston Transcript
A writer in THE Philadelphia Press tells TINS
.,orv. "a dear friend OF mine. professor Oh LAIN
| IN one of our large Eastern colleges soou ma"
hut one rather prone to evolving ingenious things
and credi,ing them to his pupils sent me some
dovs since a delicious specimen OF moderh ms
| ,ranc.ation into the classic tongue one OF ,n'
| Hour Exams called for rendering INTO Aa'''
| Of the words Most men. therefore. ih's ON
| Sruuan, s,uaent gaye as 'Hominissim igrntur
anpreciated the charming naivete which sough
10 compare noun as II 1t were an adjective pu
the lguntur was almost too much Tor me- ap
peaed TO my friend He replies; Have you ior
| gotten all you learned at prep schoor'7 INA
"iguntur' is the most happy part OF the th'ns' nay
unfortunate student has taken ''igtur' as tnire
nerson singular passive and then made II plural
Bacon-"when a man is In love everything soou
| looks different 10 him" Egbert-''Yes; It's IN.