New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-17
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Central rooms have been taken by the Army and
Navy Department of the Young Mems Christian
Association I'm Havana from which they are abe
TO keep close touch with all points outside OF the
city and closely supervise the work In the Cabanas
district there six reading rooms open, ana sup
piled with writing material games. etc Spanish
classes are conducted. Well attended Gospel meet
ings are held At Quemados the rooms are the
of attraction to all soldiers visiting the Tow"
often as many a hundred and fifty men are IN
the time. Educational classes III
English. geography arithmetic. penmanship MS
tory. elocutlon and Spanish are well attended As
many as a hundred and thirty soldiers nave at
tended the Gospel meetings at one time Al san
Juan. Puerto Rico. comfortable rooms. centraiy
located. are open. with reading matter games sta
tionery ETC. and a we'll selected circulating library
which is much appreciated by the soldiers ana
sailors A we'll appointed restaurant Is open day
and evening, and is largely patronized A separate
is open for Gospel meetings, which are wen
attended A supervision Is kept OF the troops at
twenty-six stations in different parts of the Island
and the vessels in the harbor visited and read
Ing matter stationery Tesaments. ETC. distributed
Dear" remarked the poets wife. breaking In
upon his muse, who do you suppose called to-
II don't know" he replied ,s rather shortly
"Gracious"' he snapped "how do you expect me
to think now? I'm writing sonnet ,or me T, Iish-
'The Goldsboro IN c. Argus the other day
thus reported a local musical event; Last night
the Goldsboro Choral Society, the spacious stage
of the Messenger Opera House. presented Won
derfuIly beautiful spectacle. Rising step on step.
banking itself up to speak in front Of the large
audience, the choral would have won admiration
even had there come from 1t OF that wondrous
music 1t looked like living shield OF rarest
fashioning which one was proud to behold and to
feel that stood for the protection and culture and
PRONUNCIATION of the soul elevating and life purify
ing art of music. In the centre were the women OF
rha
women appeared to be beautiful. all the men hand
some-and since they appeared thus they must
have been So
Worship Judge Rockford to , female ale prisoner
II don't know, Judge; what time did you get upF
returned the fippant prisoner.
Served her right.
Judge Rochford is capable OF supplying. all the
comedy necessary in his own court-(Bufalo Ex-
press
THE Burns Cxan.) Citizen" says OF itself: Our
paper is not the best in the world but If you can
show that II is not worth two cents we will eat
the next issue. First you read 1t, then you will
spread it over something. then clean your lamp
with IT. and then it to start the fire, and II that
doesn't make 1t worth two cents. at the present
price of lumber, why. don't take It."
Two gunners, one young Irshman unaccus-
sRarpshooter were in quest Of ducks in the marshes
Just south Of Marcus Hook They had hoated their
the game, when, on a sudden impulse, the disciple
OF the shamrock put gun to shoulder and fired both
barrels into the midst of the floating flock Of
mimic ducks. In answer &c an eXpostulation from
his companion the offender replied:
IT'S yureseh that hoz sagacity at all. Faith
when tn birds see what d bad shot am
ov ducks we'll be afther takn' home. d y mond?"
philadelphia Inquirer.
'Oh NUM- said a London cook to her mistress,
i've been and bougn. such lovely milk sauce
pan and it's all lined with Emanuel
Madam" said the tramp. a middle aged
an came to the door In response to his knock,
would you give poor old a bite to eat?''
why replied the woman. you are certainly
Looks are often deceitfu. lady answered the
wanderer. II am old enough TO be your grand
A moment later he was seated in the kitchen. and
him-(Chicago News.
What IS said TO be the largest blast furnace in
the world has just been started at Youngstown.
Ohio 1t is 1861. feet high. 10 feet In crucible and
% feet in bosh The capacity of the furnace is 600
tons every twenty-four hours.
A tall lean hungry looking countryman walked
up TO the box office at the Grand Opera House sew
eraI nights ago and called for a front seat He
accommodated as he threw his half-dollar down in
front of the ticket seller he stalked into the
theatre about minutes before the curtain
up and was shown his seat The usher did not
turn 1t down for him, and he didn't know there
edge of the upturned seat. and apparently en-
joyng himself, until old gentleman behind him
touched him the shoulder and said:
, wal / lowed l was" replied the countryuan
but he was from Missouri and the usher had TO
show hm.-(Memphis Sctmitar.