New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


stationed at Detroit IN charge Of the river ana
harbor work a contractor visited him who wanted
TO do some Government work. With his visiting
card the contractor put on the table nfty doIar
bin General Ludlow drew forth two cigars ana
gave the contractor one OF them Then turning 10
the table and not seeing match, ne took the
nfty dollar note twisted It into a lighter. set II
aname at the open CRATE fire. and III his cigar with
4, SLOWLY and carefully. Then he handed the burn
ing stump Of the bill 10 the contractor
The Combination Crank.-"what are you dolns!
asked the nquisitve man -, A,," "a
piled the man who has a passion for figures. New,
York has twenty-five thousand BARRIERS ana am am
endeavoring TO find whether the groans they
bring from their victims AT given time would II
they could all De Put INTO one Pr9beaSo Tines
Herald
A peasant called Makarofr who alleges that he is
the Messiah has made his appearance In the Rus
sian province Of Samara, on the Volga' Maha'oi
IL a middle aged man. whose features are saio u
resemble those attributed TO Christ by early hyAan-
tine artists According TO Makaron. samara ana
tn. neghboring provinces are being punished ny
ner,odcal y,stations Of pestilence and famine. not
as the result OF drouth. or the scarcity OF labor or
any Of the other alleged causes, but because OF the
sins and shortcomings Of the people The new Mes
siab has selected ten OF his following as his
special ministrants. These he calls the Ten Wise
virgins" They serve as his messengers and as the
Views.
The Old Old story.-"There is one story , wnicn !,
every woman has told often that she believes II
herseif .,.
The story about some rich man whom she could
have married. "-(Boston Traveller
The hous. at FaIkrk. Scotland. in which Prince
Charlie slept before the historic battle or i'4o was
recently removed The pulling down OF the struct-
ure resulted in an interesting find OF coins. Ihere
are twenty-one old coins. mostly belonging 10 'he
reign Of George Ill The most interesting Is one
dated 1891 bearing on side the arms OF the city
y, Edinburgh and tine inscription. Edinburgh half
penny" and on the other representation OF 81
Andrew. the Scottish thistle and the motto Memo
me impune acessit'
wh,ch7-"I" said one candidate, shifting his
breast In conscious rectitude, shal manage my
o' ~ shouted the other candidate for the same
lob, am going TO run things so the poor man Will
&c Can there be any doubt to which one in our
age Of perfect adhsrenGe 10 ,s 1TstSc 0ndanepos
Journal
This IL from The Enterprise Herald OF Abing-
don III Yves Riner has a tame crow that
spends most Of lts time IN the shade near Lew
Bradbury's store. talking politics and criiclsins
the millinery worn by the ladies who pass
How II Happened. -Jones-What a funny-look'ng
house that s across the street .s.rs+,rd
the owner instructed the contractor 10 follow an
the plans suggested by his wife-(Ohio STATE
Journal
Two Occasions for Tears.-"The London oiooe'
in speaking OF Miss Alice Mcmahon los years OF
age who recently left here to visit her old home
In Ireland says: THE old lady wept when she
was Informed that she had reached Ireland ana
again in the OF the interview with me
Daily Mail" correspondent"
A Ready Answer-"I ambitious. said
the egotstica man, that some day you may see
III YOU bring il on your feet" cautioned his
meek wife. don't forget that the door mat stands
in the vestibule and that the last time these halls
were scrubbed 7 did It myself"-(Chicago News
When a crowd Of citizens OF Beechburs. KY en-
ragged at the building OF a Mormon church In that
town were about to set fire to H. they learned
that the edihce had just been insured IN view or
this very contingency. They accordingly chopped
the church 10 pieces taking care that no piece or
timber could be used again, and II none OF the
splinters used 10 make bonnres OF the elders
will probably lose their insurance.
One Idea OF warfare-'I thought you were going
to make an attack on the Americans. exclaimed
the Filipino commander severely ,,,, u,
couldn't ind any flag of truce to wave. so as to
enable us to conduct our operations In safety
washington star
A Kansas man who recently visited Puget Sound
says he was sadly disappointed In the battle ship
Iowa. II expected said ne, 10 see vast noun
tain OF iron nd steel with greet guns sticking out
in every direction while from her bowels would
come continuously deep, hoarse growl like a
bulldog bafied OF its prey. Instead. 1t looked more
like a raft with little houses and cheeseboxes set
1t. and the only growing we heard was from
the non-commissioned officer who said we couldn't
aboard"
A Sudden Afiuence-''I have returned"
As he spoke the handsome and bronZed stranger
brandished in the face OF the girl he loved Glad
stone bag stuffed with bonds.
When you refused me because poor" he
said you little knew what / capable Of"
The first question her lips after she had prop
erly thrown herself in his arms, to inquire |
how he got II.
For the last three weeks" he said. exultingly |
Il have been head waiter In a summer hotel.'- |
brooklyn Life.