New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A Civil War record OF the height OF Indiana SOL
diers shows that out OF Is.25i there were l5oi1
feet 10 inches tall, sos feet Il inches. 6,6's
feet tall 26l4 feet | inch, 1857 feet inches
4Os feet inches and $50 over feet inches Com
rnenting on these statistics DR.. Gould Actuary OF
the United States Sanitary Commission. writes;
ut is evident from statistics that the Indiana
men are the tallest OF the natives OF the United
States and these latter the tallest Of all civilized
countries
HE thinks of having his poems published in book
We'll that's the best way Of putting them where
they won't bother anybody. philadelphia Even
ing Bulletin
A we'll known surgeon according to The Mel
bourne Punch" was imparting some clinical in
struction to half dozen students who accompanied
him in his rounds. Pausng at the bedside Of
doubtful case, he said: Now. gentlemen, do you
think this is or is not a case for operauonf one
by one the students made their diagnosis. and all
of them answered in the negative. Well gentle
men YOU are all wrong" said the wielder of the
free and flashing scalpe, and shall operate to-
morrow" No you WON'T. exclaimed the patient
as he rose in his bed. six to is a good major
ity: gimme my clothes!'
This-some Japanese characters at the side ALONG alone
omittedis a fac simile Of card presented In good
faith to all European tourists arriving at HAIKU
date, in Japan; -r,,,
Having lately been REFITTED and preparations
h aoH n been WITH maf fSe 70 o fGIi
at reasonable qriee and served 4b by c ene ba
Ugliest Female Servants 'hal can oe
procured r,uo,.o4
The Establishment can not boast OF a proprietor;
but is carried by, japanese lady who would Thi
be thought handsome even IN GrG%u- ne
S Sest o %hfn n Of the compan
US and don't let the 1nriksha men bluff you dy
saying there : Y6 * SaIh PHO HOUSE,
No. q Funaba-eho;. Hakodate
hanna -(sporting Times
An Albanian tells this story of his negro coach
man. who invariably voted. On one particular Eiec-
ton Day he returned home in the afternoon win
a countenance that looked like 1t had been taking
some farniliarities with buzz saw. Whats the
matter Zack?" asked with some soncitude- 1t
this way boss; l went up there to the votin place,
and there wrlz the county undertaken. SAN a-sittn
with a big book open 'foah him. and ne seq 10
me right sharp like: What's your name% Zack
TAYLOR seq humble Let's seeP says the under
takah, and he turned over the leaves OF the DOCK
All of a sudden he stopped turnin and begin to run
his finger down the page mutterin to himself Iay-
Ior Taylor Taylor, Taylor-Zack AND putty soon
ne hollered out, Heah 1t IL You black scounore"
7 dun buried YOU ten year ago. What you mean
bv irwin to vote% Just then passel of white
men TUX and threw out. and den dun come
home fore dey could bury me again
In a cemetery at Niddlebury, Vt. is a stone,
erected bv a widow to her loving husband bearing
ms t.Rest sI in peace-untn we meet again"-Life
The English papers tell of a young Partisan IN
Iondon visiting the Chamber OF Horrors" at
Tussaud's Reing alone he was seized with an
impulse TO put his neck in the lunette wherein had
rested that of Marie Antoinette. He lay down,
touched spring. and closed the collar But how
was he ~ release himself? II he touched the
wrong spring the fatal might descend Before
long a crowd of visitors. led by an attendant. came
on the scene. The guide was bit OF insust,
and saw an opportunity with himset as master
=. .ha situation He at once began a practical
lecture ON the gullotine. interruptng his remarks
with little asides French to the indignant victim
asking him to scream louder or writhe more ason-
izingly. How well he acts: exclaimed the srat-
fed onIookers Finally the Partisan was released,
and answering the applause with maledctions.
fled
Para Nusc-.If one would hear really fine
music, said the Wagnerite one must expect 10
That's right" replied Hausekeep. Now. was
listening to some music to-day that was great
my callar."-(Philadelphia Press