New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A number OF Reading, Penn, capitalists have
bought a tract OF land near that city. which
thew EXPECT to raise silver foxes opossums. rae
coons jack rabbits minks, weasels, skunks. wolf
dogs beagle hounds pointer and setter dogs, and
other animals for their fur or skins.
of a man who leaves his friends and goes of to the
She (artIessly)-It depends upon the kind of man
YOU think Of going, Mr.. Buffer? Well. / hope you
will have an enjoyable trip.-CBoston Transcript
A man in Paris is about to publish journal for
the seasick which will have for its main purpose
the discovery OF specific for seasickness All the
travellers Of the universe are to be invited TO
write all they know about every symptom. remedy,
alienation or aggravat on Of seasickness. prize
of $4,000 is to be offered for the discovery Of in
fallible specific.
whom YOU have written up in to-day's paper must
be man Of enormous longevity.
Criteek-You say. HE is reputed to have made
six million dollars in as many years."-(Phla-
delphia Record
A curious old method of letting Church and town
lands which prevails at Corby. Kettering
England was put in force recently. The parish
toner's having assembled in the vestry. with the
rector in the chair. candle lighted with
pin stuck in the wax. Bidding then proceeded
until the pin dropped. when the last bidder
declared the purchaser
wflIie's Logic.-wiIie-Pa ma says you're the
head OF the house. Is that so?
Wiiis-And. pa Uncle Harry says I'm chip off
the old block. What's the old block?
whichever. then, pa, you're an old blockhead
amt you?-CPhiladelphia Press.
After having supplied moonshiner in a South
Carolina jail with months supply of smoking
tobacco" said Government surveyor the other
day. II presumed upon the deed to ask:
Didn't you know It against the law to
manufacture moonshine whiskey?'
II heard that was law once he replied.
What do you mean by 'ouce"T
why. Juba French told me thar was SIGH
law but when I asked Jim Truman about it he
says that Juba is SIGH liar that nobody kin be-
lieve him under oath. and so I reckoned was safe
to go ahead Shoo but 1 wonder how Juba come
to tell the truth fur that one time!
Wrong Light will fill your life with sunshine
This while they sat under the languorous lamps
cealedly, to be sure; for well she knew what a
fright her complexion was in the garsh light of
noon.-( Indianapolis Press.
Dean Ramsay. the witty Scottish divine of the
last century. used tell story about one of the
Earls of LauderdaIe. His Lordship was taken very
i'll, the worst symptom being insomnia in an ag-
gravated form. His little son, hearing that re-
covery would be impossible without Sleep said:
Send for the preaching mon frae Livingston for
fayther aye sleeps when that minister is in the
pulpit" The doctors considered that to act on
the suggestion would be judiciOus, the minister
was Immediately brought. He preached a sermon;
Ibid you ever get relislon?'' asked the revivaIst
-Well, should say so-13S pounds of it, replied
the man
"a hundred and thirty-eight pounds Of reIisionr'
cried the revivalist. How did you get that?"
The only way that good many men ever get
religion was the reply. Il married tt.'-(Chicago
Post
The official figures from Washington show that
immigration has expanded considerably in the last
Department year for which the statistics have been
made up In no season since 1892 has the army
OF newcomers been so large. The total was no less
than 44s,572 OF these more than 100 900 came from
Italy. 1885 from the northern part OF that country
and si.Si6 from 1he southern part. Is not Italy
sending here more people than she can readily
aHoFd to spare. and more than this Republic can
easily afford to take? Might it be better for
both countries if the movement fell of to some
extent?
asked his chief of staff S - 80 '
- hardy know what ought TO do" replied
Ssheral unston, looking at the broad and rapid
stream tnat lay before them. If we swim IL The
MashInston Fost win say I merely PLAYING 10
ths saIIerleS and II don't IL will saw I can't
SWIM, sometimes, added the General with deem
anxiety, i feel almost like giving up the lob az
trying to please that paper."-{Chicago Tri6une "a