New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

young and young woman who were visit
ing town in Michigan passed engine house
which had a tower. making it look a little Ike
church. Il wonder what church that is she in
Quired To which he replied. after reading sign
'Deluee. No. g. Il guess it must be the Third
Baptist"
The AlI-Powerful Janitor-'T see that Chicago
janitor has painted picture that the critics pro-
nounce extraordinary"
You bet they'd speak well of anything done by
the janitor '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"One Of our customers" says Philadelphia
broker came in some time ago. when both Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific selling around
9S and ordered buy hundred shares of
Union Pacific When he called later he was
handed a certificate for hundred shares of
Northern Pacific See here he said L ordered
Union Pacific. This must be a mistake Sure enough
it was and about to offer to take il Off his
hands when he said that. inasmuch as both Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific paying the same
rate Of dividend. ne would keep the Northern Pa
cihc So he went off with his one hundred shares
Of Nipper and yesterday he sold 1t for 500 share
clearing over $50 0C0 on it,
Hattie hope you don't believe all Fred Thomp-
son says ABOUT your good looks and your brilliant
conversation. and all that sort Of thing
he did not think good deal ~ "nat os L4
take the trouble TO fatter me-(Boston Transcript.
John and Mary Burkett OF Kokomo Ind. began
marrying each other about forty years ago and
have kept IL up at intervals ever since They have
Ing welded another in the meantime. Kokomo also
reports another couple. Henry and Myrtle Mohn
who have been married to each other three times
and are now living happily
GgstomeT-I want pound of your best o9Ons
Grocer-1es sir Here II is. sir. One dollar and
Gus saa suppose this is the high tea
f s2ess 5ead about IN the society newsPhiadephia
bill for the Incorporation Of Ridley. Tenn. has
passed both houses Of the Tennessee legislature
II contains the following paragraph: Thence north
10 degrees east, TO a blaCkgum marked with cross
and with mistletoe In the top. and with bluebird
sitting on a limb which tree Is a short distance
east OF Ed Johnson's horse lot The News Ban
ner.' OF Murfreesboro. Tenn is a little concerned
"a to what will happen If the bluebird should be-
come dissatisfied with hts Job boundary post
and betake himself to other chimes
certain VEL Known railway contractor
great business with keen eye One norning
on railway. he picked up stray bolt iyins by
the side OF the line Then he walked where the
men ok b6 6sre he f5 OUT to one OF the work
Wastea' have to pay for these things. "o SSu
II found it little way up 't the lin line here.
obliged to You sir fo me To a I'm much
1 bolt an u, the Forenoon and wasted mornings
NOR morth OF your money. knew there was miss
The august contractor concluded that he cour5
in silence.-(Ift Bits. anu ei'
Some time ago drilling for oil in Ohio sent
a number of nitrogIycerne shells into the hole
one Of which exploded when II reached a dentb OF
twenty-five feet. There was a tremendous s,1sb OF
OIL the now being so strong that the derrick was
deIuged from top to bottom. Apparently here u.o
the biggest well in the history of the oil business
and the firm which was doing the drilling naturally
exulted at the prospect OF fortune But their to,,
was short lived. The Buckeye Pipe Line Com
paRyS eight inch MI thrOu bTob
barrels of oil pass each day suddenly shut dow
An investigation started. and before MANY
hours it was found that the new well had heaD
drilled close 10 the pipe which had been broken nv,
the explosion and the OIL which seemed TO come
from the well, really from the pipe line
This ended the career of great spouter"
What do you consider the best foundation - in
CURED the ambitious young man. ION which Io
build successful business?'' W
Rocks promptly replied the multi iIlionotra
philadelphia Press.