New-York tribune., 1901-11-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1.-THE Liverpool POST tells story of clergy
man who was recently called upon to baptize
nine children. From number one TO eight nothing
went amiss The ninth, however. proved to be
usty boy, who soon succeeded In almost "rigghhs
out of his somewhat scanty clothes The clergy
man. grasping the infant by the nape of the neck
and by such garments still remained secure was
proceeding with the service when the mother over
come with admiration for her child. and scarcely
realizing the solemnty of the occasion. remarked
IN = loud voice He's a nice little lump sir; isn't
he?'
Not IsrIbes-Citlzen-Peo are saying that you
were brbed to put through that theving bill in be-
Iaeisator lhaughtfypIHuh! Who would there be
to bribe me. should like TO KNOW! NO one Sii-
C'itizen-But that COMPANY
Legisator-Why, I'm the company-tNew-Aork
Weekly.
milwaukee," says The Sentinel of that city.
has a licensed woman embalmer In the person OF
Miss Antoinette La Grand. No 6s3 Third-st- Miss
La Grand is the first Milwaukee woman to pass
the examination prescribed by the last session OF
the Wisconsin Legislature The law competing
those who wish 10 prepare bodies for shipment TO
obtain a certificate from the State was passed last
winter as q result of the refusal OF the various
transportation companies to permit shipment In
public conveyances of the remains Of persons VINO
had died OF contagious diseases
Mr.. Neweomb examining the grocery , bin. % one
we can never much tea before ii spoils.
ts MRS ea t china pate got for buyng SO much
Its worth at least 81, and the tea we don't use We
can throw away.-tJudge
Nine Hubertne Auclert, Frenchwoman who
favors equal rights for women. has hit upon a
novel way of preaching the gospel The new
French postage stamps represent a young woman
resting her hand tablet which bears the
words The rights of man" Mime. Auclert has
caused to be made . quantity of blue stamps which
show a young resting his hand on tablet
with the words, The rights of women" She
recommends persons who believe in equal rights to
affix one of these stamps to each letter. side by
side with the official stamp OF the government
Facetious Diner Ito very tall and exceedingly pro-
crastinattng servitor}-For more than one reason
you might be called long waiter
Waiter-Yes'r: l sometimes measure half day
from tip to tip. sr.-(Smart Set
The tradition runs at Cambridge" remarks The
Buffalo Commercial" that when a tourist asked
old John the Orange Man what the Latin .nscrip-
ton Christie ct Ecclesie. on the old Harvard seal.
meant. he replied that he was not entirely clear
In his mind about II, but he had heard 1t meant
To h wild Yale This time honored joke
plains the curously profane suggestiveness of Dr.
Francis Peabodys reply to one who met him in
company with DR.. Edward Everett Hale on their
way to q Harvard Yale football game Soldiers
Field and asked Whittier boundT To the foot
ball game OF course Peabody cheerfully responded
to yell with Hale. "
"Supposing' said Mr.. Sirius Barker during a
pleasure trip on an excursion 11 boat THAT were to
oh" exclaimed Mrs Barker, with gasp. I'D
cry my eyes out
Il knew it That's just like woman. Always
looking for a way to make matters worse Can't
you see that crying wouldn't do the slightest good
and that it would only make the water that much
Star.
Miss Jane Adams. of Hull House. Chicago. says:
I'VE have had reading parties in the books of many
authors which have died after the other but
the Shakespeare Club has gone for ten years. and
have heard lecturers say that they cannot find
In Chicago people who better read in Shakes
peare than those belonging to the Shakespeare
Club of Hull House. 1t has held on because the
plays vital. because they deal with actual
life
Guide-Ths is an ancient Roman toga. supposed
to have been worn by one of the Senators.
Colonel Bloodansore (of Kentucky)-Humi Whah's
TIL hip pocket. uh?-(Saltimore American
Squire Croker found IA scarcity OF votes in New
York, hut England will supply the Vantage.
Stranger-Your congregation rather small to-
day.
Mnister-Yes; they only promise to wealth
permit ting"
Stranger-But IT clear.
Minister-Weii. they mean IL IL rains they'll come.
II IT is clear they play golf and go nshing.-{Chi-
cago News.