New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

This notice Is affixed to the church gate In a
German village: Cyclists and hens are forbidden
TO wander round the churchyard
First Clubman-Dyou know young Billy Robin
Second Ditto after Paqse}m ~, r Robinson
First Clubman dong pause)-I dunno.-(Singa pore
Straits Times
book published in Java. called THE West Java
Travellers Guide" says of certain sanatorium:
AT the establishment is a physician. The sick
may invoke the physician for daily treatment with
use of medicaments Children below ten
wears pay for lodges half of the price Under
Addresses and Announcements is politely recon-
mended "the hotel prigtn. with occasion for warm
baths where till now all reconvalescents well
Mrs. Physicians and particulars and officials have
found back their health Cures malaria, complains
the chest . and other fatnesses green sick
ness. cutaneous disease. etc" and assured
that this healthy abode for reconvalescents has
also occasion to many delightful Idylic excursions
10 which saddle horse and tandees stationed
when before timely ordered"
Cassidy-Oi fought he swore to right Ireland's
wrongs.
Casey-Thrue for We; so he did.
Cassidy. But he's not on the shtump amy more
Casey-No; he's writin a histhory Ireland
wrongs.-tPhiladeiphia Record
package marked Trained heas" recently
reached Geneva, Switzerland. The nearest analogy
the collector could find that of June bugs
which had been ruled ''edbles." The case went
from official to another until IL reached head
quarters. Berne. where after much investigation
and elaboration. the conclusion reached that
the feas under the head of wild animals in
a menagerie."
A Man OF Affairs-Mrs Lookhigh-Mr. Short
purse is building house. and IT'S ever so
Mr. i right Gld s my d de ours wen
our chance and sell this
No, indeed Wen buy Mr.. shortpurse's, at
about half what II cost. when he gets sold out -
(New-York Weekly.
At a Sunday school in North Wales a little girl
named NJ. A Pritchard has during the year 1901
committed to memory and repeated 1896 verses
from Scripture. She is only twelve years old and
had previously learned by heart the whole Book of
Proverbs. Another member of a chapel in the same
town. an old man eighty years of age named
John Taylor. has repeated from memory the whole
OF the Book of Psalms.
WHY NOT.
Ia writer in The Week End" describing an in
teryiew with NJ. Worth. said that gentleman fare
the vocabuiay and the following is an 10 e
that direction.l "
/ gardened In the evening shade
And birds around me songed:
Indoors my friends. as sounds betrayed.
Ping ponged.
Twas then that Jones came horsing by
N '''''' anu 'How-doed."
He told me how his meadows grassed
His views how houses should be glassed
l begged
SO he opinioned till tired
And backed him nm, from rom the theme.
And cream.
While thus We conversational, Time
IT darked heard the Vesper chime
From yond.
Farewell my friend" I cried
And he with anguish at his heart.
-(London Chronicle.
1T is queer" says Dr. Lorimer, of this city
what a liking young students have for long words
and Latin quotations, and what dread possesses
them of appearing conventional | once knew a
promising candidate who given charge of a
funeral in the absence of the pastor of the church
He knew 1t was customary for the mniste to an
nounce after the sermon that those who wished
should step Up to view the remains. but he thought
this was too hackneyed phrase. and he said in
stead. The congregation will pass around the
bier -
Modern l Instanc nc, now he said. we will
say. Step up here, Paul. and give your testi-
mony.'
torney In the celebrated trial before Felix
II was s the Rev Mr. seventhly the popular pastor
doctrinal sermon-tChicago Tribune.
A man from the West who is visiting Maine re-
Gently fell into conversation with a quiet old
farmer on train. He was full of the greatness Of
the West. and talked about the big farms and big
crops of his particular section, and wound lp bv
saying: Il suppose you do manage TO pick up a.
living on these little Maine farms The old Maine
farmer smiled sadly, and replied: Yes; and a
few years ago some OF us invested money In your
section, and 1t is there yet 1t was a permanent
investment, 1 guess" The Western man changed
the conversation.
An Atchison paper notes that women kiss the
hands OF Paderewskt and kubelik, and asks If men
were ever known to kiss the hands OF female
actors Scarcely. Men never stoop so Iow.-iKan-