New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mrs G. P Greenfield Of Colorado Springs. Col.
will drive stagecoach at the Worlds Fair in
Paris, cracking the whip over six prancing white
horses Managers OF the exhibition have just closed
a. contract with this enterprsing woman to drive
visitors about the grounds In true Western style.
It is said that she will receive $1,000 and her ex-
penses for the six months in which she will be on
duty. Mrs. Greenfield having an invalid husband
and a family to support. began driving few sum-
nIer visitors about Manltou and tho Garden OF the
Gods years ago. Now she is the proprietor of a
fourishing establishment.
A MoNGoLIAN MURMUR.
my luck's sadly changed" se'd the heather
Unhappy / am as unhappy can be; s
Misfortune has come to the tribe OF An SIN .,y,.
My name nam was YAM but it's changed to Has
IT was a sly gamester. a leader in fame
Save when Russia and England came into the game.
! tried to hold out few cards, but alack -.
Before the play started they'd gone through the
pack.
But heartily wish had let it alone;
And know when hear distant echoing shots
They're dividing my land into more corner lots.
The great flaming dragon as years drlfted by.
SO sadly confess. mid the strife and the din,
Has Bin" -(Washington Star
Maiden. Mass, is preparing for the celebration of
the 250th anniversary OF It's founding.
Uncle Sans Incubators-"Pa, does the sun ever
set on the possessions of the United StatesT'
$50, but a lot OF trouble has been Matched In
some Of them. all the same" -(Boston Traveller.
Texas has a woman Samson in Jennie Robinson,
colored. Of Burleson County. Jennie weighs 447
pounds. and has strength in proportion According
to the overseer OF the plantation on which she
works. she recently lifted piece of machinery
which FIVE brawny negroes had vainly attempted
to raise Another story Is told OF her She riding
stubborn mustang. which refused TO cross a
bridge. Jennie dsmounted. tied the animals legs.
threw him her shoulder. carried him across the
bridge. and then continued her Journey
part Of MasonG altar tina, brought the
his lodge is now In the possession Of Chicago
woman: Mrs. w. Funchi and Is treasured by her
srandfather, George MacRae. was young. he at:
@a Sne the Of the e. S the o%
before lodge meeting the poet and MacRae sat long
together,
And get,n fou and unco happy.
And then arm IN urn, they sauntered slowly to the
show h: Masonic brethren how sood pusiliss he
rO1sns the lsttsT sh,ins blood ana hs bout
ns oSe Buns m S1s ea s
sn Re a.ans he sHs n stand ons st iSs ys
Al the following meeting the two friends were
brought before the order for trial A fine was i'm
posed on them. and they were made 10 replace the
altar; The broken one was thrown out. and as
MacRae went home he carried the stand with him
II Is about two feet high, and Is OF style out OF
use to-day in the Masonic order II has since been
preserved In the family as an helrloom.--(Chicago
Tribune
Private c. z. Kent. OF the Goth Kansas writes
home to his mother II Cont care how quick this
trouble ends for am like lots OF the other boys
want to look for gold. The other day one OF the
Montana boys found gold In creek bottom. The
fellow took other boys and used gold-pan and
made In one day. Tie mountains are said TO
be full OF gold but the Spaniards never dared 10
go up In the mountains for fear OF their lives"
Other Dangers-"What are you reading aboutr'
asked the man with the wise manner
The stock market" replied the youth
Don't do it,"
But never put up any money: therefore I can't
lose" N
1T makes difference You're likely 20 become
enc OF these people who tell how much money they
would have made II they had only done what they
came pretty near doing because they didn't see
how things could go otherwise And then even your
best friends will wish sometimes that you would
-tWashington Star.