New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

husbands duty protect his wife whenever
occasion arises. and wife must love. honor and
obey her husband, ard follow him wherever he
goes
But, sir pleaded the young bride.
Il haven't yet finished" remarked the clergy
man. annoyed 1T the interruption
But please sir Gin desperation) can't you alter
that last part? My husband is going 10 be a post
man
reports G1s that Robert W Patton @ Of Chicago; found
ton: iGG'0' ''''O' '''''
He st Ss in ns he t6 sG oSn Sr his srys in
friend at Grand Island. Neb., found the follow
The earth goes on The earth gsteneth like gold
The earth builds on the earth castles and towers;
The earth says to the earth all shall be ours"
THE Philadelphia Record tells story OF little
girl whose evening prayers very detailed First
she says the Lords Prayer. then the one beginning
Now lay down TO sleep and then comes:
God bless grandpa and grandma, and papa and
mamma, and Uncle George and Uncle Charlie. and
Aunt Kate" and on. ad infnitum. until all the
members of the family included. Then she
says Amen" and quickly adds And God bless
Mary" After she had finished the other night her
mother asked her why she always said Amen
first and then always added God bless Mary as
though il were a postscript. We'll you know.
mixed up with you ladiesr' II may be unnecessary
add that Mary is the nursemaid.
Pesslmistic Artist-Just look where they've got
my canvas. or the top iine
II can't see how; it's as high as the ceiling will
yes: but the ceiling might be a great deal
higher."-CYonkers Statesman.
The seventy-ffth anniversary of the Congrega-
t;onaI Home Missionary Society will be celebrated
in Boston or May Il, Is and 16, The present debt
of the society. about 100000 inherited from the
years of financial depression. waits to be paid by
the willing gifts of churches. and the executive
committee has decided that better time for such
effort will ever offer than in connection with
the close of the seventy-fth year and the celebra
ton of the diamond jubilee of home missions. Of
the $500 Congregational churches in the United
States more than four-hfths were organized and
many others were fostered by this society and it's
auxiliaries- OF these. fully three thousand have
come to self-support.
Raising snappers is a queer fad affected by Harry
Down in the cellar of his house he has what might
be Saa % RPer & he ana a ne Ta ai , been I yry
from eggs. and has often had over hfty eggs IN the
four and half years old. and when the battle Of
Manila Bay was fought Mr.. Lowder called him
amateur Mr.. Lowder is so fascinated with his
woK OF 81 tae [aT oe m aev spd
Record.
The Louisville Courier-Journal" remarks: The
newspapers that, in addition 10 the good things
they saying with truth and effect upon the late
General Harrison, In dwelling upon his opposition
70 expansion. surely forgetting his Presidential
record. He showed fear Of expansion when he
negotiated the treaty annexing Hawaii. the same
treaty which Mr.. Cleveland promptly withdrew
upon his succession to office Nor did General Har-
rison prove himself averse TO warning with a weak
er nation when he behaved peremptoriy with
the republic of Chilli because of riot against
some visiting nan-of-warsmen in Valparaiso. We
came very to that time. but, luckily.
the belligerent South American country backed
down"
hve fine ooRng family of S6ys M
And they al seem to have turned out remarkably
Nj BtlkersGn 1 q H1pT9udlyl.Yesss that's Henry He's
singing daa G. Thst e 5hsy ss ean s topical Me4
Hes Jockey Made foo out of it last Year The
one on the next page is Oliver He keeps Stock
what he made out Gf it last year @ and 5e year ear
before: Yes. my. boys are doing pretty we'll Come
Visitor But you have another son. haven't you?
Gabriel: Hes professor of Greek, or theology, or
somethi2g }, Of that sort in college Ga6e is good
get on. Come out to the stables, Mr.. Swackham-
mer. | want to show you my new pair of grays-
NO fighting here now" says a Kansas boy in
the Philippines in letter his family. Matters
have simmered down the level of hunting train
robbers and whiskey pedlers in the Indian Terri
tory"
AS the bride and groom taking the train they
are fired upon and killed.
For the moment, the world is much shocked
But presently it is discovered that the guns with
which the killing was done were loaded with rice
"A practical joke!' eXclaims the world, hereupon-
'Ha. ha, Ha, Ia. ha"'
1t is not always easy 10 discern the thin line
which delr1its genuine humor from hydrocsphalous
idocy in Its more transcendental reaches.-(Detrot
Journal
Bennett Burlegh tells a pleasant story in THE
London Daily Telegraph The incident which
happened in his sight and hearing, follows:
Two officers total strangers. new arrivals from
up-country rather lonely and bored were awaiting
luncheon. The elder having proposed that they
should sit together n mutual friendIiness developed
so rapidly that at last said to the other. DO
you know. l rather like YOU and there's something
about YOU familiar as II We had met be-
fore? I'm Major S, of the Blanks" ''Huo. are
you? / thought SO: and I'm Lieutenant S, of
IS staff. just ioned-yOur youngest brother
He-Did YOU see that article in the paper about
the way they defeated time in one of the Western
States? IL seems that they had to elect Senator
before midnight a certain date or adjourn Tor
was within a few minutes OF the time limit so
somebody the clock back, and IN that way they
obtained legal authority TO go on bailotnS
She-How nice! just wait moment tll turn
the hands back II u:30-only-only- You thl0h
you could catch the L. o'clock car If
But he gone.-(ChicaSo Times-Herald
JOHN A. CH4NLER NAY BE ABROAD