New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A curious story comes from Kansas Of man
who wanted to tell neighbor what he thought Of
him without laying himself open To a suit for dam
ages So he hit the plan of sending him each
day a postal card with only one word written on
1T in large hand in addition to the date obscurely
tucked away in a corner. The person receiving the
cards recognized the handwriting. and. suspectinS
somethiug, kept them until they stopped coming.
when he read them consecutive1y I'm the order of
their reception What he read was. Ridiculous
old Bill Jones is the meanest town. and he
at once instituted a suit for SANDER against the
sender. The latter's lawyer, however called at
tenion the fact that the postal card contain
ing ridiculous" though mailed first. was dated
the day the date of the card having the word
town" Moreover. a careful inspection would show
that after the word ridiculous vas an exclama-
ton point and after the word town in
terrogation mark, so that the series Of postal
cards might be made to read. odd Bill Brown is
the meanest cuss in town. Ridculous!' He
claimed. therefore that instead of siandeTing the
PLAINTIFF his client had defended him from SANDER
and this plea sustained by the court But, all
the same everybody in town insisted that the first
reading of the cards the one. that
the writer attained his object
True Helpmate.-"Mary." said Mr.. Myuns
hoarsely. as he sank dejectedy into chair. the
steenth National has failed, and all our moneys
20 JOINT she cried d., but recovering herself
charged. "-(Philadelphia Press
quences of denial Of the story of Eve and the
snake" says Kansas paper. but it's good thing
for him that he did not deny that Noah story. We
amt much of Christian ourselves, but blamed If
will stand for crank who don't believe in
Noah"
Yeast-They say the darkest hour is just before
Contemporaries: well ! know; VIE. When I've gone
ing me. things have looked unusually black
CYonkers Statesman.
A national school inspector In Ireland was
examining class in geography, and. having rea-
son to correct answer to a question regarding
longitude, proceeded t. ask for definition of lati
tude. There slight pause. and young lad
answered PLEASE. sir. we have no latitude in Ire
land. The government won't allow us any"
soubrette-The heavy trasedian says he gets
rousing reception everywhere. He says it panied
Comedian-You bet it panied him! I understand
they rode him out on keen edged rail.-fPhiiadel
phia Record.
The Manila American" in an account of
recent entertainment at the Zorrila Theatre, says:
when, Mime. Agnes Freed sang The Holy City
she received from the body of the house the ap-
plause that performance deserved and recalled
sing Don't You Cry. Ma Honey which was
also warmly received, except by the gallery gods.
who Kissed vehemently. 1t is the of an
all round entertainer to go through his work un-
der such circumstances these. and all the
bers of the troupe showed themselves equal to It.
Yet for the credit of the city such things should
not be permitted
Alice, who five years old often asked
TO run errsnds for her mother She went very will
ingly If she could pronounce the name of the T
tc1e wanted. but she dreaded the laughter
which greeted her attempts to pronounce certain
words. Vinegar" was one of the hardest for her.
She. never would go for 1t II she could help II;
but one morning ner mother found it absolutely
necessary to send her. On entering the store she
handed the jug to the clerk and said: Smell the
jug and give me anart."-tChicago Chronicle.
woman in Scotland had lost her husband and
the minister. calling to condole with her. found
her sitting in front of a large bowl of porridse
Terrible loss terrible loss sighed the minister
Aye" was the reply. Its terrible loss to me-
I've just been greetin' a NIGHT. and as sumo as
finish this drap porridge I'm just gaun TO be-
gin again.
The Farmers Wife-VFlat on earth is all that
racket about in the barnyard7
The Farrler--Oh, the poultry are discussing the
question, rs 1t wrong to lay eggs on Sunday?'-
Honksrs StateSmaA-