New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

ing n conversation on their return from market.
How Is It. Mary. that you have been married four
times, and I've never been married at all, and I'm
much handsomer than your
AYE, to be sure" returned Mary. but 1t amt
handsomeness that does 1t. Sarah; it's the come
hither' in your eye"
A MELANCHOLY PLIGHT.
This old world seems cOsey place
Until some scientist
Describes the various microbes which
On wicked pranks insist
My full approval I'd express
In unrestricted terms,
Excepting for one little fact
I'm worried by the germs
And now cannot be content
To breathe eat or drink;
These base bacteria have brought
Me to starvaton's brink
know that shall pine away
And sink into despair
Unless get house of glass,
-Cwashlngton Star.
Considering that he has only three toes left
there will be no chance TO TnStlKe me Fed5y 1901
can
A character in Putnam, Conn, - Phineas G.
Wright. whom everybody calls card Wright
The old man has had his tomb and bust erected in
the local cemetery in anticipation Of his death
Beneath his bust is inscribed. Going but can't tell
where" Mr.. Wright, who is one OF Putnam's oldest
and richest citizens says: 81 am not satisfied
with the bust. It don't look nothing like me-mOre
than a Hottentot Here I've gone and blown In
500 or $500 for the image, and It's the durn dest
looking plug I ever saw. But amt going to make
no kick on the contractor What's the use?-the
moneys all spent now. Some people ask, if don't
know where I'm going, what want a monument
for Well. I'm going somewhere, amt L? I'm
honest when I say don't know where. Amt
right? If knew where / going would put It
the bust"
Something over twelve years ago Georgia bust
ma VIII n
platform. declared in a public address that the
ilized customs We're the two buttons on the back
OF mems coats and the initials in front OF men
WHO knows" he inquired. what the W. stands
for IN Henry w. Grady?'"
itial has been replaced by the full name. The first
had into had beco soe eeS
fellow" This in turn after the poets death; was
In Ike manner. it was not until the brilliant
Georgian had passed away that the world knew
query OF tho lecturer above referred to would now
be pointless: as the nsms OF Henry woodnn Grady
the United States.-(Auanta Journal
The story Of the dog sent by express who let
his tag" is familiar one but correspondent of
1.-The London Mall at St Petersburg, tells how an
elephant ate passport. He says that an English
man. one OF the conductors of the elephants which
have been performing in the aquarium there has re-
ported to the poles the loss OF his passport which
occurred under strange conditions He slept I'm the
same place the elephants. and as a precaution
against their predatory habits used to hang his
coat a nail above their reach. One night by
oversight he hung IT on a lower nall. and was
suddenly awakened by disturbance among the
animals. Getting up. he two OF the elephants
hghting for the possession OF his coat. OF which
each held portion IN his trunk Before he could
intervene the coat was torn in twain and one Of
the animals pulled out from his portion the pocket
book containing the Englishman's passport a small
sum OF money and pencil case. and swallowed It,
Pleasures" said Uncle Eben, lis a good deal
like mushrooms. De right kind IS fine but YOU
has to be on de lookout fob toadstools ''-CWash-
ington Star.
The eighty-seventh annual report Of the Ameri-
Bible Society, which has Just been issush
shows that the society has printed and nurcbs~ed
in the OF the year 2O5S es9 Bibles OF which
1893, S5s issued In foreign countries The
statistcian or the society also states In the renort
that since it's organization the society has Issues
more than seventy-two million Bibles Tbe ,o,,r
number of Bibles issued I'm the United s,atas L. o.,
year ended March 81. 1903. 74ss2s OF vbtcb
New-York received 2 73o. Pennsylvania 1a5 aas "a
Illinois 62.S7S Wyoming received only Sc co,ies
and Arizona 81, while the Philippine Islands stand
charged with MA copies. Among the sales and
grants" TO foreign lands 1t is interesting IN noto
that Cuba received 2O,S9S. Africa CTS China co.
and Canada only us.
Losing an opportunityy, u. curtain goes up at
but, II have a box 1T really seems a sbame
to be so punctual. - Brooklyn Life. "e
The Navy Department has notified TO the various
BUREAUS that maneuvres will take place I'm the
Caribbean Sea next winter. and commanding ON
GERS have received orders to prepare for the work
The strategic problems. or war games. In which
the vessels will take part Will take place In Feb
ruary after the drills In routine work ana marks
manship have been finished Rear Admiral A. s.
Barker will be In command.
Pa" said little Willie. looking up from his
arithmetic, what's a linear foot"
''Why-er-a linear foot" replied Mr.. Dumley
why, It's that's inherited. Didn't you never
Ledger.