New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Farmers are always early risers. but a pension
examiner. travelling in Kentucky. had expert
ence which taught him what the rural idea ~
early IS. he put up at farmhouse for the night
and asked to be called for an carly breakfast. In
what seemed to him ten minutes after he had gone
TO sleep he awakened by knocking the
door.
Get up in there" voice shouted. IT'S gittn'
up time. Your breakfast is ready"
The examiner arose in the dark slowly dressed.
and came into the breakfast room.
what time is it " he asked.
Its about > o'clock. l reckon
We'll, what the thunder do you mean by waking
o'clock "
Didn't you say you wanted an early break
fast " said the farmer. with deep concern.
street ali q they peas said the PSadepaa man
but ! came out 500 ahead the last time l was
How ala you do IT.. asked his friend.
TIE m9aey ye at home replied the wise
AN AGRARIAN CORNER.
-, Kansas CITY. Mo. Jan. (specIaD.-
Committee here from Neb. and kans..
A af %Si Bo AZ No 81 l Is Popa5f;lns
1t hopes before adjournment comes
IL will have wisely planned
way to always Keep in, stock
The husky harvest hand-
The project is to corner all
The bJawny Of toll
or corn, OF oats, or oil
And late in June, TO turn them loose
The holding yeow deIds Of wheat
That gid the plains Of Hans.
When they've completed all that work
The next place they can 90
VIII be among the unShoCked crops
Meantime the main a'.1't committee will
sla Ira
Them TO the next stop, Neb-
AS soon as all that wheat is in
The men, without delay
VIII hustle and thrash
Then S from III their work they'll get divorce
When they have shocked and stacked and hauled
The wheat crop of >. u.
The scheme may Yet be ramihed
1l 6HIa f1, aha fu ,Eftn spread Iig
Til fl Iowa and :. d
The crous laid low
And then theyli speed along the trail
Chicago Tribune
\ way Of terrifying New Years resolutions has
been propounded by Germantown clergyman. who
tells this story 10 The Philadelphia Record: Il
have in my congregation a young married woman.
who has for time past been trying to per-
suade her husband to unite with the church. She
came to the other day and said: 1 think Tom
is row in the proper frame of mind If he is
going 10 join the church 1T all he must do it at
once at least before New Years Day And why
before New Years Day" l asked. Well said
she I've done awful lot OF Christmas shopping
this year at the stores where have accounts
and when the bills come in at the first of the year
1 think that, II he joins the church in the mean
time. he'll have his newly acquired Christianity to
the fit of profanity that he usually dis
plays when the Christmas bills come in
Two Of a Ilind--"Thc more I see of men" said
the female boarder Of more or less uncertain
years, the more ! like dogs
at the pedal extremity of the mahogany. Pass
the sausage, pease"-(Chicago News.
The old saw. How have the mighty fallen" Il.
apty illustrated by the coal barge Dessoug now
dschargIng cargo at Providence. r. ]. This
humble looking craft the private yacht
of the Khediye Of Egypt and she transported the
famous obeisk at Central Park. New-York City
from Egypt TO this country.
No Fun in It.-"Oh it's no fun being engaged to
him she said bitterly.
Why notE' asked her dearest friend.
w ny, %heh you stir pn little quarrel just TO
4rlye away the eHnui; ne takes 1t seriously and
chicago Post.
The sermon of a British vicar charging great
immortality In the pottery towns in Staffordshire
has caused discussion of life N the potteries A
curious feature is speculation the lives others
The business of the insurance companies there is
largely directed 10 persuading people to insure the
lives of others a speculation. Wives are urged
to insure their husbands. and sons and daughters
TO take out policy their parents lives For a
penny week girl insures her father for f5 No
medical examina ton is required. and 1t IS smplv
a gamble death. This was amusingly shown nv
a recent \ doctor In one of the pottery towns
reported to be dying of cancer The rumor
false. and the doctor. completely recovered OF
his Illness, surprised to learn that his char
woman had staked two pence week on his death
Come in," said St. Peter.
Wait said the walking delegate pausine IN
listen the music OF the golden harps ''FIrst
/ want to know If those musicians have nnIor
cards. "-(Chicago Evening Post.
The court decision which holds that the provisio,
the game laws forbidding the possession OF game
out of season is unconstitutional will be hailed
with rejoicing by the dealers who desire to hold
great quantities of the bodies Of wild creatures of
all edible kinds in cold storage in order to meet
the requirements OF the market when the demand
IS strongest.
all 1890
lda-But they say he quote Emerson and
Browning.
Yes; but the other young man quote Sugar
and Steel"-(Chicago Daily News.