New-York tribune., 1900-07-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Canadian Government will probably grant
twelve months leave to the married officers ana
non-cornmissioned officers from the Northwest
mounted police who serving In South Africa
with Stra athcona's Horse.
Burned Their FTngers-New Citizen-What
Is the hottest substance that We know or OF - -
but some of the politicians hereabouts think il
cannot be many degrees hotter than the consoli-
been recently handling. Why. II makes them hot
in the neck to even think OF ice-(NeW-Aork weekly
young man from the country walked into one
of the most stylish barrooms in Bangor Me- the
other day, leading a young heifer, and tied the
animal to the foot rest of the bar while he drank
two schooners of beer.
her lesson ran thus: "The cat has a rat" 'Huh.'
she claim much he s9 on Ra9e ra 9hs
have kittens. .'-(kansas City Star.
What might fairly be called "a quiet house wed
ding took place last week at HaGerstown, Md
The bride, bridegroom. best man and officiating
clergyman were all deaf and dumb The bride
Miss Alto May Louman. was graduated from Gar
laudet College Washington In 1892, with the de-
gree of b. PHI, she being the first deaf woman in
America TO receive a college degree
LIS Little Joke.-The trembling Boxer knelt be
4 must have lost my head see no other reason %
why engaged in the uprising o Son OF the Blue
You are trine off in your grammar, nterP9s.e:dl
And the executioner stepped forward az the proper
signaL-(Baltmore American.
Not long ago yourg man in Portland Me,
bought an old Army musket TO celebrate the
Fourth. A little later he giving the weapon
an overhauling, when he noticed some scratches on
the stock that looked like writing After giving
the stock good cleaning, it was found that the
scratches formed the name Samuel H Cannon
As Sam" Cannon is one Of the Portland G. A r.
veterans whom everybody knows, the young man
was naturally very much surprised finding his
name on the old gun When the musket was shown
Mr.. Cannon he at once recognized it as the one
ne had returned to the Government when he was
mustered out of service thirty-hye years or more
ago.
son paper that Miss Westcott, of the MOBILES dra-
matte company. left her pocketbook containing
turning three hours later to find it safe and sound
6et as rule people pass aIqas yhe @ streets eel be OF
as the story might indicate.-(kansas City Journal
1t is said at St. Johns N. F.. that Governor
McCallum who has Just returned from England,
has arranged for the enrolment of the New
foundland fishermen members of the British
Naval Reserves. especially favorably terms;
also for the formation Of a volunteer force at St.
Johns. 1t is asserted that this will probably be
followed by the fertilization of the port
ot Y0g Look very bored Bobbie Can't you think
mo, Wish 1 could. If 1 could think Of some
thing I ought 10 do and wasn't doing it, 1 should
feel much betterP'-(Punch.
that conductor is not bound TO assist women and
children alighting from
"Oh had the lovelest arrangement at our
church society last week. Every woman contrib
to m the b56 d aid TReh R6 9 she
From my husband Il shouldn't call that earn
ing II yourself by hard work You don't know
my husband."-CBaptist Commonwealth
This is the season when the domestic bull attests
its destructive propensities-scatters to the wind
the fond pastoral dream that it is animal
be dreaded than the rugged Russian bear, the
armed rhinoceros or the Hyrcan tiger. The North
Pelham farmer just gored to death by OF them
learned, like many another trusting agriculturist
the true quality of the beast too late to guard
himself against its manifestations. A course of
lessons in bull fighting according to the CastiIian
manual might not be bad outfit for the American
stock breeder. quite defenceIess against the
animal, records OF the time give frequent proof
Always in Season.-"Oysters are out of season.
beheve?' said the puffy party.
Yes replied the head waiter. glancfng across
at the dude who dining a soubrette. this Is
the lobster season."-PhiIadelphia North American.