New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Wei. yes. liked Or. Hale" remarked West
ern revivanst occasion when DR.. Edward
Everett Hale preached in Pasadena, Cal. during a
visit there. Il liked him pretty well. but I don't
think much Of his grammar. He said in one part Of
his sermon, 1t rests between him and me- where
he ought TO have said. 1t rests between he
and I.
Not Guilty51,,,Is your husband bbliomaniac?','
10 view the treasures in the library OF the
never bibles a bit on Of course don't saw that
he wouldn't take little at his meals If the rest
was doin II, but that's as far he goes in
them kind of things "-tchicago Record Herald.
'Raptzing days" are great events among the ne
groes Of the South On one occasion the old black
preacher took two candidates. one middle aged,
sedate quiet the other a young. excitable fell
low, well out in the stream. where the water was
waist deep. He put the older down first. who
came up. folded his and looked dignifed and
pious. The younger one, after being put under
came up greatly excited and shouting: Glory!
Glory! / seed de Lord I seed Him in the water
right down dar de bottomi" The older one pat
ting him the shoulder said: Hush. honey
hush dat warn't de Lord. I seed IT, II was nothin'
but terrapin
Sufferer can't stand 1t any longer: I'm going to
the dentists this instant and have this tooth out.
Scientist-Nonsense! Your tooth doesn't ache: IL
Sunerer-Then RI have him pull out my imagina-
ton.-(Boston Transcript.
a curious CneCk was presented to the cashier of
one Of the Tonawanda banks recently This check
which for So was made payable 10 the sweet
est OF the sweet" and presented the cashier
in the ordinary The cashier, naturally startled
by the unusual expression in the body OF the check
asked I'm innocence: Who is the sweetest of the
sweet?" Il am" replied the lady. Kindly in
dorse it that way said the cashier. She did. And
as her husbands account warranted ii. for. like a
prudent man. he had not overdrawn it. 1.-THE
sweetest Of the sweet" received her money.
I'VE, certainly do have some peculiar customers"
Take. tor instance. that man Just going out. Why
ne tried eTeryihng as often as It came out with
suIhCleIt advertising 10 suggest Itself Linen, cot
ton and every other material he has gone into with
something new the next season why / Verify be-
heve he'd try chain armor il the case were at
wicked He said he had scheme whereby he in
wno s 9T top u1a 70 BUY four suits OF
him He reasons il viii be all the cooler and more
by winter the things will have shrunk until they're
as thick as boards i so he'll be right in it summer
our prize cranks Philadelphia Record
Congressman LtteheId, of Maine tells this story
about call he once made n friend in that State
The preacher was calling at the time. In the
midst of conversation the small son Of the fam
lily. named Reginald. came running in His clothes
torn and OF his eyes was blackened
Reginald said the preacher you've been fighting
again. Your clothes torn and you have a black
eye. Fighting is very. very wicked. Come here and
lSt HS pray lOI you. AW, & wan said Reginald.
go home and pray for your own kid. He's got two
black eyes -
Mr.. Houskeep-This bill IS wrong
Gas Office Clerk-Impossblei
Mr.. Housekeep-But say didn't use that rouch
gas.
Gas Office CleTk-Ahi then that's your fault or
the meters but the bills all right for we made n
up ourselves right here-(Philadelphia Press
The members of the Amish a peculiar RELIGIOUS
sect, mostly agricultursts are very numerous !,
Lancaster County. Penn. They have been credited
with small sense Of humor, but this anecdote of a
recent political campaign will prove to the con
trary. An orator sought to impress a catherine
near Paradise, in that county with his logic bring
ing himself down to the level of his listeners b,,
a claim of rural birth. why. was raised between
two hills of corn" he declared. and Gods sun
shine has ever shone upon me-" For a moment
there was a pause. and the politician fancvinp
he had made an impression, was about 10 contjnua
his harangue. when a big Amishmar in the rear
of the hall interrupted; "a pumpkin-I know what
he mean"
insanity"
oh! His disease is worse than temporary in
You don't mean it?"
YES; he's becoming conpleteIv bald :" lphua
delphia Press. '0 ''a-