New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"A Butter county candidate now takes a cOmpe-
tent ploughman in his buggy with him in the can
vass,'' says THE Douglas CKan.) Tribune" when
he halls a farmer in the field the ploughman takes
the plough cultivator and the work goes right
on while the farmer stands in the shade of the
hedgerow and listens to the tale the candidate tells
1t works like charm. Some farmers would rather
be talked to for whole day in the shade than plod
in the newly ploughed field behind the implement.
1.-The manager of our art bureau has thought out
splendid scheme for the childrens supplement-"
He has had one of the artists draw full page
picture of Mont Peee in action and then right at
icals When match IS touched to the stuff the
photograph shows the smallest amount OF hair and
eyebrows after the explosion gets the first prize
An amusing incident occurred the other day in
Brookline CMass) electric car. which was COM
fortably filed when we'll dressed young woman
entered and took seat next TO man. Presently
she leaned forward and began to tie up her shoe
lacing. 1t proved rather difficult to do with her
gloves on but after a while the passengers wit
Messing the performance saw the feat accomplished
and the sit back. calmly gazing out of the
window. if ''she always tying her shoe in
electric At the next stop the man beside her
to get off, but. lol there a struggle, and
then horror mutual and general. The two were
fastened not exactly hand and foot. but shoe and
shoe! So diligently had the young tied the
knots that the lacing had to be cut by a ready
pocketknife before the couple could be separated.
BluSheS and laughter, embarrassment and fndigna-
ton, rife. for of all conical scenes TO which
street subject this of the drollest.
Wife (to her husband)-Arthur love. want you to
give John good scoding tomorrow morning.
Husband-What for? L am perfectly satisfied
Wife-Wen. you see; he has to beat the carpets
tomorrow, and he strikes much harder
when he's in bad temper.-(Pearson's Weekly.
A story OF King Christian and an enterprising
beggar is going the rounds in Copenhagen. The
King takes habtuay early morning walk.
companied by Prince Waldemar and his favorite
dog.
with all the typical cringing of beggar ap-
preached him.
We'll said the King what is it?
Dare 1 ask your majesty for your portrait
memento? said the beggar. humbly.
Naturally the King both surprised and
pleased at this declaration of loyalty but regretted
that he did not carry his portraits about with him.
Pardon me- your majesty" retorted the tramp,
slyly; IF you will look in your purse you will prob
ably find onel"
for aims. gave the man two crowns: but the police
to whom such smartness does not commend itself
have duly marked the
Yerrnger-This life is full of uncertainties. One
can never tell what is going TO happen.
just at present s guess 'hat So WHAT'S the matter
old Gruffam for his daughters hand and I got the
old mans foot instead.-CBoston Transcript
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church South. which has just closed it's sessions
jackson, Miss adopted the following declaration:
This assembly is fully persuaded that the Ian
guage employed in Chapter Y, Section g. OF our
Confession OF Faith touching infants dying in in
fancy does not teach that there are any infants
dying in infancy who damned but is only
meant to show that those VINO die in infancy are
saved in a different manner from adult persons
who are capable of being outwardly called by the
ministry of the word Furthermore, we are per-
suaded that the Holy Scriptures when fairly in
terpreted. amply warrant us in believing that all
infants who die in infancy included In the cleo
zion of grace and are regenerated and saved by
Christ through the Spirit
Commenting this OF the members OF the
assembly said:
We can say positively that children OF believers
who are included in the covenant OF grace are
saved but in regard to the children OF unbeievers
especially the children OF the heather, II would be
difficult to from the Scriptures that they are
safe"
ever met.
She-Why. what makes you think so?
because YOU kept looking at me steadily.
tysS time glanced In your direction your gaze
was rlveted upon me.
shhe-oh, but It wasn't because had fallen in love
Win VIII YOU was thinking what pity 1t was there
we no one near and dear 20 you who could tell
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