New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A countryman on a visit to Glasgow, while walk
ing along Argyle-st.. reading the signboards and
the tickets in the shop windows, said to his com
panion: Hoo can a thae ham shops be the best
and cheapest? Every yin O. them says that and
the same WI the clothes shops tae; they are jist
a lot o. leears" They continued along the street
until coming opposite plumbers shop with big
bill in the window with the words "Castiron Sinks
printed in large letters on 1t, he exclaimed; Wel,
Jock here's yin that tells the truth at ony rate;
but any DANCED fool kens that castiron wad sink
That's the queerest countryman I ever saw
said the observant man at the burlesque show. He
looks as if the ballet bored him death"
h9s he enBys BSs e look % al that WAY P3% Hs Wife is
there alongside of him. "-(Philadelphia Press.
The following police regulation, lin view of the
earlier approach of darkness is being widely
posted in the North of ireland: Until further
notice every vehicle must carry light when
darkness begins Darkness always begins as soon
as the lamps lit"
The perpatetic musicians who push the piano
organs through the streets must have very poor
Who refuse to contribute, and they must have
supreme contempt for people WI VINO are Wiing ing 70
them.-(Boston Transcript.
The Chicago POST reports this conversation as
having taken place at gathering of women:
Have YOU noticed" said the secretary of the
meeting to the treasurer. that the little woman
in the corner is the only who has suggested
no beautiful theory of child training%
oh she hasn't any," replied the treasurer.
How does that happen?" asked the secretary.
"She's married. and has children herself"
How can / prevent damage by wheat weevil?'
T6e Popust queries man looked at
him scornfulIy % oo,r.a - -. ..,a lcs,oo.
Post.
T. NJ Barrie's story OF how editor. receiving
a dispatch that the zulus had taken Umbrage."
headed the article Capture OF Umbrage by the
zulus" has been paralleled by a Western editor.
Shortly after the anti-Semitic riots in Austria
slight shock OF earthquake was felt in the vicinity
of Vienna, and cable dispatch tersely stated that
there had been Seismic disturbances near the
Austrian capital. The editor headed the item:
Outbreak Against the Jews!"
One Little Girl in the slum-wOt dyer say she
The. other Little one-Eatin ice cream the
First Meationed-Lor'l What jolly DEATH
(Tit-Bits.
The story of the church in Alabama which had
over one of it's doors the words This is the Gate
of Heaven" with the modifying postscript some
distance below: This Door Closed in Winter
Time" recalls a somewhat similar story which
Cardinal Manning used TO tell of his publishers
He was a man who did not keep his own books
in any great number on his private shelves and
so day found 1t necessary to go to his pub
fishers for copy of his volume Confidence in
God" To his surprise this conversation took place
in the loudest voices between the front and back
offices. the calling TO each other at the top
OF their lungs: Say. you. send up some of Man
ning's Confidence in God Cant do IT, Man
nings Confidence in God is all gone"
,6 A6 said the gTSSS%% here it Is Here's
oh" exclaimed the bride. who busy in
her houdOir, what Is it?''
An original poem of-let see-fve stanzas
with his book"
well, Z seems 70 me that after what gave
him and his wife they might at least have sent
as a salad dish o. pickle forkF'-(Chicago Times
Herald