New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Speaking OF sales" says The Kennebec (Me)
Journal" there have been stories told Of
the rurnmage sales which have been popular this
fall. At such sale in Maine city among the
curious wares displayed a of false teeth.
And not only did several would-be customers try
them IL they would ht. but at last a customer
bought them and carried them OF in triumph This
is the solemn truth"
They have called to solicit the firms assistance
Greene-supposc ask this gentleman that is
Gray-No; he's dressed too well. and he has too
much the air OF enterprise and activity. He is un-
tackle that slouchy looking woebegone little man
at me desk re Is sure to be the head OF the
The work of renovating the old State House at
Boston will be finished. a new lion and
unicorn will replace the old the exterior wall.
Although Councilman Linehan registered an objec-
tion to the insignia of British royalty being
placed the old building the heraldic beasts are
going back He introduced an order that the
Mayor he requested order the removal OF the
lion and unicorn, which referred Mayor
Hart. The Mayor decided that the old State House
should he restored, and that any feature removed
because of age should he replaced by a duplicate
You can't find a happier man in Maine than Uncle
just received letter from President Mckinley in
Eben again be first the Bowdoinham polling
place in 190i.-(Kennebec Journal
Apropos of the elaborate outfit of General Won
WalderSee China,
thus quoted in The Saturday Evening Post:
This is something IN campaigning. Il may
do we'll enough in China. and for a Count, but it
won't do for Americans. | remember what General
Grant took with him on his final six days cam
pagn below Vicksburg. He didn't have orderly.
or a servant or a horse. He didn't even have an
overcoat and he didn't have a camp chest. Why
continued the speaker warming to the subject The
didn't even take a clean shirt! I was with him,
and know. Yes, sir! General Grants entire bag
for hose a
officer paused a few moments, and then added.
sadly: And just think what he missed In not
carrying around with him eight room houser'
Mother (reading telegram)-Henry telegraphs that
broken ribs a broken nose and four teeth out
Father (eagerly)-And who won?
Father patiently9!confound it all. That boy
never thinks OF any body but himself Now. IN
have TO walt until l get the morning paper-tPuck
An advertisement recently published In a news
paper in Ireland forth that Michael RYAN bsgs
| to inform the public that he has a-iarge stock OF
cars. waEonettes. brakes, hearses other pleas
ure vehicles for sale hire This is the same
paper which. In glowing description OF a funeral
announced that Mrs &. OF c. sent u maKnif-
| cent wreath Of artificial flowers in the form Of =
cross"
solist9uF rarsa!-l know Of course no,
schoois h,I i' think W. are snti IA the pehl!c
You inculeate at least the elementary principles
Teacher Thy virtue OF a publ don't know about
that, ma am. believe the School Board shu
down on fads this year.-(Chiedgo Tribune
Job CasIett OF Edwardsville Penn Is n busv
man. Until recently he held six offices In that
town He was burgess. janitor OF Lhe town hall,
keeper of the lookup town clerk. driver of the
borough team and Street Commissioner The Court
thought that he was entirely too busyand removed
him As burgess but he still nils tie I'VE other
places.
Cnfeelins-At that moment the worm was trod-
den upon. 800
True 10 tradition, turned
Ihsreupon ali the other worms shouted IN cbor,,..
'Huhber' Rubber
"Cgh!" gasped the victim II might hava kro-rr
that. "-(Phadeiphia Press.