New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

,u. portridpe & Robins, of Gloucester, Eng
~ recently bought out the business of Mr. Nest
mi. o+ioa annears on Flushing steamboat:
esangers should obtain receipt for al P4 Pro
visions taken on board 1Rls said than done It
f re fe1h us Of the old Limerick 90 os+end
w 1ne' said he'd held out I'LL I'll the end;
From Ostend to Dover,
He old "hd' H0 0 -(London Globe.
speaking of the centenary OF trousers ato-
- EneIisb journal explains that they came IN
an a+ ~ the high living prevalent hundred
vsars ago This produced a good deal OF govt
whose twinges the tight fitting costume IN use a
that period made unbearable. Hence the ihseh'o
of the wider form of garment. which soon became
Ior Among the s'dandies'' of the period. how
ever the new style was regarded with contempt
and when Almack's at Its height as lasllloii
able resort the great Duke OF Wellington hinsei.
vas once refused admission because he presented
himself in trousers instead OF the tloi 'n@' |
orthodox neither garments.
tnoresS was ravieW of nv historical novel in this
,no1nin n9st paper she said you made tyPograph-
ical error and called it an hysteT1caI noVeI, -
7 Tribn ans literary SOi'''' wv"
..The Philadelphia Tines gives two good sam
ples of Irish bulls. DR.. O'Hague, Health Officer or
MINNEAPOLIS when recently in Philadelphia at
discussion of the dangers resulting from impure
drinking water.
..yvhv' he said 1.-THE typhoid bacilH call for the
most diIigent attention if the health of a COM
munity is to be conserved. They are so small gen.
tlemen that handful Of them could be placed or
the point of needle!"
Stiu another 'bull" is contributed by reader.
who SAYS he overheard a streetcar argument be-
tween two Celts the other day concerning the Spir
tualistic leanings of the late Ferdinand j. Dreer.
We'll" said one 'he moight have been a bit
foolish an belayved in banshee an the loike but
he knew enough to have himself cr-remated"
AN do yez be thinkin that's good thing?"
asked his opponent.
Why man, 1 do that Whin yez Is cr-remated
yez can have the ashes put in little tin box and
carry EN- around in your visit pocket wild yez
Ragson Tatters-Gee! wouldn't yer like ter be
sf IN 0ns sbor fs SVEN ea'h
Hungry Higgins-I ordered some o dat dis morn
in. but changed me mind a'terward.
Ragson Tatters-Come Off
Wd cod 3ns t an Sread
de dog NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press
1.-THE Living Church" quotes this from Con-
necticut womans diary. dated 1870: I'VE had roast
pork for dinner, and DR.. s., who carved, held up
rib his fork, and said, Here. ladies, Is what
Mother Eve made Of Yes said Sister Patty,
and it's from very much the same kind of crit
ter
Friends Adyice.-Jack--I have a chance to
Wh6m 90 no love- whW WHAT Would ID ao T adyse
George-Love is the salt Of life my friend. With
poverty wealth pain a JOY. earth heaven.
Jack-Enough. 1 will marry the poor girl whom
GeorgeB5ays5y spoken! By the way would you
you do not love?-(New-York Weekly.
When Mark Twain was beginning his career as
a humorous lecturer he day arranged with d
woman acquaintance that she should sit in a box
and start the applause when he should stroke his
mustache. The lecturer started off well that
he did not need any such help. however, for he
caught the audience from the first. By and by,
when not saying anything worthy of particular
notice he happened to pull his mustache, and his
anxious ally in the box at once broke into furious
applause. Mark all but broken up by the mis-
adventure. and ever afterward carefully avoided
employing such help to success.
An individual who from his clothes and the din
pail which he carried appeared 10 be laborng
recently walked into a drug store in Elev-
enth-ave and requested TO be given a marriage
license
'..Youn have to go to the City Hall to get that"
Il don't see why. Isn't my money good here? I'm
we don't handle that kind of license" answered
the drug store man
that d-n justice won't marry without a Ii
cense" angrily snapped the fellow. as he walked
The druggist SAID that people often come in with
If you do laugh they get mad" he concluded
milwaukee Sentinel.
A teacher in an Australian school was about to
give object lesson "a penny" She held the
coin up in front of the class, and asked What is
this side?'' simultaneously the class shouted.
THE Queens head, missr' And this side?"
she asked, showing the reverse. There was puz-
zled silence for moment Then little maiden
chirped out. THE tail. miss
Church-There are men who do not believe in
putting their trust in prophets
they'd put their profits in trusts-(Yonkers States
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