New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The demand for harvest hands in Kansas Is so
great that the section hands the Missouri Pacific
Railroad are giving up their positions at 81 Is day
10 go into the aeld and work for 81 a day
Legal Acknowledgements didn't you come to
m Mr. kr eGtla don't believe it. Any advice you'd
give would be necessarily poor or y4H1 sell LIZ H.
Press ths N'''u you 'e'' ~
The Memories at Grofrsdale near Ephrata
Penn, selected a pastor in novel fashion last week
There were ten candidates. and ten Bibles were
placed Oh a table before them One contained
slip of paper. and the preacher VINO selected TINS
duly chosen.
The Jeerine world-''I4ook Ever Upward proud
ly proclaimed the banner OF our class; Auooe s
shouted the jeering world. which had met a rev
apolis Press.
A dog died in Germantown, Penn, the other day.
and now has a most imposing monument The
dogs name was Cesar. He was a Great Dane, ana
for nine years had been in the family OF Mrs. T. D.
NJ Cardeza. There were appropriate ceremonies
ar the funeral Cesar laid away in silk lined
coffin with solid silver trimmings. which had been
made to order by undertaken from careful meas
urements. The monument cost 800
Her Damaged Horn.-.weIl. welll" remarked the
horn you remind me Of bicycle that has been
II The cow ceased Illuminating long enough to In
az observe said She that one OF your handle
bars is twisted. "-(Phtadelphia Press
1.-The Toronto Globe Of a recent date says: I'VE
have received many private letters. and also some
letters for publication, urging that the Boer ENJOYS
now in the United States should be invited TO visit
Canada and receive here a practical exemplihcation
OF how men of different races live together under
the British flag and how wide and tolerant is the
measure Of British freedom. The fact that the
British Empire is at with the South Afri-
can Republics would make 1t rather difficult for
British colony to entertain the delegates who
fytnot ha Ira
vaal and condemning the acts and methods OF
Britain and her colonies. Besides. 1T is not neces-
sary for these Boer ENJOYS to come 10 Canada to
discover the spirit and method Of Britain In dealing
with her outlying possessions Right at their doors
in Natal and Cape Colony their kindred enjoy
all the rights and privileges which French-Cana-
dams enjoy in Canada. In the Cape Colony the
Dutch practically govern under the British nag
and If this lesson is not convincing to the Boer
delegates doubt IL they would be convinced by
any illustration that Canada could furnish With
the knowledge that the Boer delegates possess of
conditions in the Cape Colony is simply grotesque
for them 70 declare. they did at Buffalo, and as
they do at every point they visit in the United
States, that determination is the civilization Of
fered by England
ing the English language Il often ridculously IL
uStratea oH signs dispiayed before their places OF
a lot OF sweat shops" a sign was noticed yes
A cobber in the same neighhorhood displays the
following sign in front OF his shop: Shoes Half
Sold and Healed While YOU Wait.''-(P Philadelphia
Record
Philadelphia census enumerator who had an
Italian district assigned to him tells an amusing
story of the growth OF the Quaker City population
At one house the woman refused TO give him any
information, telling him to return the next day
After wasting half hour so the enumerator
went to the next house. After he had got his
answers there he asked how many were in the
family at the house he had just left, and was
told there were ten children and the father and
mother. Being anxious to have his district prom
erly covered. the enumeratOr went back to get
the answers that had been refused on his first
visit and was met by the man OF the house whose
readiness TO give him what wanted surprised
him. In answer TO his question. How many chill
dren?' the Italian said Twelve" with a grin
But I was told yesterday that there were only
ten" ventured the enumerator. so there were
then, the italian replied. but last night twins
were born"
He Was Eiigible-"Hai hai They served that
fellow rightl' exclaimed Mrs. Henpeck as she
finished reading the report OF bieamy case.
What Is It, my DEAR asked her husband.
He was arrested and very promptly jailed be-
cause he took wife too many
"Heavensi wonder II they'n be after me next?'