New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

Pajanas or nightshirts? This question. affecting
the enlisted men, has been wrestled with in navy
circles for several days. 1t originated with the
Bureau OF Navigation, which concluded that sailors
should night garment a sanitary
measure At first II assumed that some wag
busy for sailors have never had such
tcle in their shpboard kit It IS stated. however.
that samples were called for and were referred to
the Paymaster Generals bureau. but nothing def
mite has been decided Fashion newspaper editors
have endeavored TO secure first information. and
one young called upon lieutenant in the
Bureau OF Navigation single man, and one Of
the most modest OF the navy. and almost
made him subject for hospital treatment when
she pleaded with him for pattern Of the proposed
garment.
THE BLACK MANS BURDEN.
De white man worries bout stocks an bonds
An money dats in de bank;
He's allus watching de telegraph
He worries de lection day
To know what Tn mans gyEine, ter peat
Is jes bout sump'n TO eat
De white man worries bout houses an lands.
He pays in wintah fur his coal
An in summah fur his ice
But Eph don't worry bout nothin' tail.
EXcep bout sOnp ID eat.
De white man worries bout cats an dawgs.
An bout de gran Horse Show;
Sometimes he worries bout de day o death.
or Eph don't worry bout whar he's a-gwine-
Cause l2S all TO he wants is TO slap his mouf
On sump'n OATS good fur TO eat. ,r,
This letter. according to The Chicago Tribune
was written by French Canadian 10 4 bicycle
firm in Montreal. mister T. J. Jones and COM
panee Notre Dame street. Montreal. 7. Q-Dear
Sir: receev de bicykeI witch buy from you alrte
but for why you don't send me no ssddel. what is
de use Of de bicykel when She don't have no sad
my hue by 10
having de saddel and OATS very pleasure for
Ne. wat is de matter wit you mister jones and
companee. is MT my moneys so good like annodeF
mans YOU loose 70 me my trade an am Veree
anger for dat an now tells to you dat you are
fools an no good mister T. J. Jones an companee-
send to you back at your bicykel tomorro
for shure bekawse you are such afoolshneSs peo-
pies. yours respectfufee J. p. St. Denis. P. s.
since / rite dis letter find de saddel IN de box
excuse to me.
Patient-I am afraid haven't money enough 10
'a Boct ns 9stifV5IVery well sir But 81 you get
well without It, don't blame me.-(Life
The Rev. A. s Orne. Of Syracuse. y. Y. who
has been traversing Kansas in gospel wagon.
arrived in Atchison the other day with his vile
and child. He came down from Montana dis
lance Of three thousand miles. in l5-foot sAih.
stopping at the different river towns TO preach the
gospel He says he had no trouble. except at Bis
rnarck y d. where Methodist cowboy took
excen+ioos 10 something he said about the Meth
od,St Church and set out to do him violence. He
sstb.red.' saws Parson Orne. "a lot Of other
Methodist COWBOYS and they tried to hang me TO
q Iauppost saying that no could make re-
marks about their religion and live The parSon
saws he bluTed the Methodist cowboys and got
aUav. Truly change has come over the spirit Of
tho cowboy Heretical notions about the number
OF ace, in a poker pack might have inspired such
nersecvting zeal among the dogmatc cowboys
few years ago.
Now. children" said the teacher let US see
what YOU remember about the animal kingdom
and the domestic animals that belong to it. You
have named all the domestic animals but one. Who
likes ART and is fond OF getting into the mud"
Miss Fanny looked eXpeCtantly around the room
Cant you think, Tommy? she asked encouras-
!sYcsrn. was the shamefaced reply. IT'S me-
Christian Register.
by the side Of an ancient diligence which has been
Juneau. This venerable machine actually dates
from 1866. and is painted light yellow. but the
lettering which used show the places TO which
IT travelled is longer legible. In the coupe
fl can carry four passengers and six inside while
the imperial and rotunda can. between them. ac-
commodate sixteen people The old diligence belong
20 an antiquary named Broquin- In the fetes II
was able 10 run from the Place du Theatre Fran
Gals TO the village OF Lonjumesu-
Keeping Track.-"won't you have another bis
cute" asked the hostess.
mo. thank YOU" she replied: really, I don Z
know how many have eaten already
II do said little Robbie. eagerly: you've ate
seven I've been counting -(ToWH and Country.