New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The commencement exercises of the Tuskesee
Normal and Industrial Institute are TO be held May
q to May 81 Persons going South for the Pur-
pose of observing the eclipse of the sun and VINO
would like 10 visit Tuskegee are urged 10 do so.
The school will be glad care for any number of
those who desire to he present at It's commence
ment exercises. Tuskegee is in the line of the
eclipse on May 2s, and has been recommended as
advantageous point for observation
A motor car pulled up snorting outside Surrey
tavern and the red haired fresked host'sg came me
facetious driver of the car lust you take ana ruo
smile the red haired freckled hostler made answer:
Rubber tires up, you mean' ana turned on MS
heel.-(London Globe.
Queen Victoria has. through her private secre-
tary Captain f. Ponsonby. transmitted 10 Mr., Cum
hffe-Owen her thanks and appreciation for his ar
tcle In the March number of "Munsey's Magazine"
entitled British Royalty In America" describing
the important part played by Her Majesty through
out her entire reign in fostering the friendly feel
ing between the United States and the British En-
pire.
He published a volume of fugitive verse
IL might have been better, II might nave been
And all of the critics whose verdict he sought
Expressed their regret that the verse had been
caught. Chicago Record.
The Division of Botany of the Department OF
Agriculture has issued circulars to stimulate in
terest in artichoke raising. Artichokes
raised in comparatively small quantities Florida
and Louisiana, and the early varieties which APP
pear in February bring about So dozen in the
New-Oreans markets. In April they sell for 10
20 dozen in the Southern cities. but always
command much higher prices in Nerthern markets
A North Omaha Sunday school superintendent
He spends about five minutes In explaining the
lesson. and then asks:
Now. has any one a question to ask"
LAST SUNDAY he explained The lesson as usual
wound up with the usual question;
member o he nof eass raised
tendent.
Pleas sir are we going to have picnic this
II suppose you never thought of a potato being
luscious says a Michigan You thought
that peaches were the only things which were
luscious. Perhaps you never ate Petoskey potato.
We make flour out OF these potatoes. Out of the
flour make bread. soup and any other prepared
food into which potatoes are put. The -four is
kept In cans until ready for The bread Is
very palatabe. II forms of the regulation ar
tcles of diet in the German army
The courtier FRUSTRATED himself before the Dow
ager Empress.
What have you learned concerning this re-
former Ting Foo PtngF' inquired the grand old
II have learned, your imperial inefrabity that he
is man Of DANGEROUS popularity whom 1t would
YOU think it safer Ell? And whyr'
Because. madam. he has wise young head
The Empress laughed contemptuously
BAH she said, 81 easily remove that obiec-
ton"
And turning slightly she beckoned to the immortal
headsmap. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Du Bounier. French physician recently de-
scrbed before the Paris Academy OF Medicine A
method of testing for deafness-namely by an
plying tuning fork the knee or some other
part of the bony structure. He said that a sound
could not hear the note OF the fork but an
In which disease had already made inroad,
could perceive IL distinctly.
Tony's Easy Job.-"Cot letter from Tony the
other day said Aunt Hepzibah Iinchpin
Whats he doin'7" asked the caller
He's maxim Twin 'thcut dom ANYTHING he
says He's got position with lot of rich men
that have a clubhouse and play some kind OF game
I've forgot what ID IL, but anyway. all Tony's got
70 do Is to carry bag with some sticks in H. and
the men use the sticks and do all the work"