New-York tribune., 1901-12-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There Is a business man OF this city Of large
iiberaIty and very generous to his family Durlhs
his absence from the city his wife desired 10 nldho
a purchase of laces amounting in value 10 XIV
The sum was large. and. although she knew ms
generosity she decided TO telegraph him for his
sanction before buying. In reply to her telegram
OF inquiry came the answer. NO price too high-
Touched by such Hberaty and stimulated oy the
cheering message. she proceeded TO ouy not Only
the Iaces which she had in mind. but other goods
70 the value of 5000 When the husband returned
and the wife showed him her purchases he asked TO
see the telegram which she had received 1t was
something OF surprise to him. but he SAID noth-
ing What he had written was: NO Price TOO
high"
He-No don't like MIN - ,-. -,.
ious to show one how smart he Is
He,If he was only ANXIOUS So snow SVw everybodY
within hearing-(Philadelphia Press
Mr.. Sims the playwright. says: THE author of
orhe Soul of a People has now given us The
Hearts of Men If he continues this anatomical
literary career. we may confidently look 1or Inc
Rrains Of Women and The Lungs of Children
And how about The Livers of Lives'? Why not?
Didn't he write 1.-The Lights of London?
II don't see what you all has to git so proud
about" said Miss Sadie Cottonball , -
"I.s been studyin' dc white folks What you wants
do is tes put on de airs sf y9nse b an h 1e 6e
is'-CWashngton Star
A Russian living in Marienburg recently offered
to shave off his beard If any one would pay him
100 marks The money was offered him by three
friends and ne was about comply when his
wife served him with a police injunction, as she
claimed part proprietorship in the beard by Rus
sian law. The three friends now suing the man
for breach of contract
IT am not too presumptuous:" said the yonng %
Geer especiav W S adspled for Writing love
"Oh!" exclaimed the blushng maid; rs there any
points there is little for marking kisses
philadelphia Record.
THE Mexican Herald the other day said: I'VE
would remind the rabd sort of clerical journals
that the United States has many millions of Cath
olic citizens patriotic and sensitive about the repu
tation of the great republic; also that there
ten million Catholics in the new American posses
sions. American Catholics here resident-and there
is a respectable body of them, do not like to heae
the United States slandered and misrepresented-
Do the clerical papers believe that the Catholic
Church is not universal and that 1t is merely
Mexican church? They talk that way.
Two young men sat through the first act at
local theatre. then adjourned to neighboring tav
Would have excused the OF stimulants by any
hut 6hv h on Could 6rodae his to return ed ae build
Its all right said ne of the check airily. You
remember him; he's with me.
Yes" answered the ga tekeeper, more doubtful
than polite. but he may have given his check to
he bp DS 6alD th dns fep re B cts
The gate opened wide-(Boston Record.
A Missouri farmer is thus quoted IN THE Mary
VILE CAIo) Tribune II sowed ten acres of clover
using seed one busfel which cost me Sc. I sold
from that ten acres twenty tons of hay for 500
S. ton-and thirty-six and one-half bushels of
seed for Sl92. Then sold the Sc ;ond crop of hay
for s16 That made the receipts from my ten acres
s3Os The seed me s6, and was at expense
OF about $50. my net profits of the ten acres of
ground were s2i2-alnost s25 acre
Eastern Mani see in the newspapers that Cali
fornians anticipate cold winter this year, and
merchants have ordered stocks Of fur lined over
coats What kind of weather did YOU have last
winter in the Golden State?
California MAXWELL, it was pretty cold some
times remarkably cold for California.
Shouldn't wonder, considering the billiards
had here"
Yes sir: most severe winter we've had in Cali
fornia for years. Why, sir, there some morn
ings when the winter boarders actually called for
coffee and wales instead of iced and frozen
oranges" s."-(New-Y York Weekly.