New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Supposting that January l. 1900 was the beginning
of century. Miss Anna M. Servis and Charles
Vansant selected that date as their wedding day.
The ceremony performed. but they learned
that the twentieth century would not dawn until
1901. Thereupon they agreed to keep the mar
riage secret for a year. Furthermore, II rs saio,
the bridegroom made a wager with his bride that
she was incapable of keeping the secret for year.
She won the wager, and on Thursday the hrst pub
lie announcement of the wedding was made.
Don't you wish you were Diekens?' asked the
NO Indeed replied the young author
Think you're Just as good, en-,
I'm better. Dickens is dead. Philadelphia
Record
Here are some specimens Of childish humor
from '"The Chicago News: "oh. mammaF ex-
claimed four-year-old Flossie. she observed the
moon In its second quarter. come and look at
the half of II Is pushed into the sky and the
other half is sticking out" Tommy, aged hve,
had been busy whiting. and managed TO raise
blister on his hand which caused slight break IN
the skin. Running TO his mother, he showed IL 20
her. and sad Mamma. / guess I'm beginning 20
wear out" "Did 'hey sing an pretty songs at
Sunday schOol?' asked a mother OF her little
four-year-old daughter upon her return home Only
one" replied the little miss. 'It was something
about Greenland's ice cream mountains" Papa
Well. Willie. have you been good boy to-day?
Small willie-Did you ask mamma? why should
good or not?" eyes. but mammals idea OF good
ness differs from mine. and don't want TO go
back anything she says"
Through the Rain-Clergymsn-This is a poor
way to spend the sabbath my irien6s ia. M, n-stt
soon, so we can have game me-CPuch-
Up TO the era OF the completion Of the transconti
mental railroads millions Of bison were roaming
over the Western plains These interesting Great
ures have been almost exterrninated Only few
hundred Of them. at most, can be found anywhere
Nevertheless. some days ago. in Montana, several
Off had been bred in captivity.
were butchered for sale like ordinary domestic
cattle.
Robert Gearhart. who is eighty-four years old.
recently walked from his home In Brush Creek
Township &c McConnellsburg. Penn, and back.
making rouod trip Of hfty-two miles He is the
father OF twenty-eisht children and has never been
Ill in his life.
The dignifed ds~-a was not really English. but
my nevvew Erbert" she said. wants 10 marry
sGaQG Ss o Be sSrs noA as Hk o Is
that is not always disgrace. You my dear. write
don sST ths ave @ yoS RST ko9 is
YES" replied the young person % whom she was
eSdsnog to USo work ay y ssG ana as
worked for hvns and n they y, were & not SIiSwsd
shdoe Psss new wSs ss'IfsS d The SsRaie aas
We'll my father was JgsgS & Of - me ne sTPsEiSE sS
OF the United States Supreme court."-(Chicago
Tribune.
"It Is curious" writes City OF Mexico corre-
spondent OF The Boston Herald what con-
trasts there among the young men OF the land.
Out on the hacendas and ranches you find sturdy
young fellows much on horseback and expert with
the rope and as skilful in riding as the Cossaeks
OF the Don. These young are the hope OF
Mexico: often tall. broad shouldered and vigorous.
they will be the fathers OF healthy children and
keep the Mexican nation alive. From men OF this
sort the cities recruited. and their descendants
will be the ruling men OF the country. They. too.
are romantic. but with difference: they are too
healthy 20 become aesthetic and yet the women
who marry them viii be happier than as the mates
OF the poets whose fine fancies thrill the feminine
heart
Binks-Yes my family took In the whole Paris
Exposition, and IL about half killed US Such
crowds! thought sometimes we'd never get home
alive.
Minks--My family enjoyed the Paris Exposition
immensely
Il don't see how
We stayed at home and read about It"-CNew-
York Weekly.