New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-14


ing the Iugubrlous art of grave digging 1t was
founed By a cemetery company and sue
cessful that 1t received official appreciation. All
candidates for the post of sexton in Belgium must
have been graduated at this unique academy
BRER DIAMOND BACK.
De di-mou bac' he swim dawn
When all de skies aGlow.
He snap Diet fly en- den he's gon
Down in de mud below.
All pole eriong en- teen ms oac
En- dip him fun de watch.
En- max det Irvine knot shohteh.
Remus tong de oysteh
But An come long wild mawnin' song
En- ketch Diet damon bac.
De rich man he lax tahpin stew
But de di'mon' bac rahe few.
En- he mus, pay de price.
Al get ' fohteeH 1'i bits uiV apiece.
De rich man he pay twenty.
Reraus tong de oysteh
Sans In de herring smac':
En- ketch det damon bac.
native women have n singular way Of putting their
children to sleep in the middle OF tho day. TIE
child IS put a stream OF water and by means
OF a palm leaf tin scoop the water is detected
to over the back OF the child's head. The
water pourtaE the child's head apparently sends
II TO sleep and keeps IT so. while the mother pro-
ceeds with her work in the fields. No ore seems
ever to fear tina; the baby may be drowned
Clever Maneuvre -Klrby-That man Beatty
Is making money hand over fist.
klnck-Why, heard he put a health food
the market and II failed TO catch on.
stun in bales and readyereed Il as a y T rS
Horse BEDDING and it's selling all over the coun-
try.-(Puck.
curious ole custom is said TO be still kept up
the picturesque Weusleydale village. OF Balm
brIg DyIa ,t-H& a
o'clock large horn is blown on the village green
to aid any wayfarer who might chance to be lost
on tho surrounding fels TO md his way the
village. The hne horn now IN use was presented
10 the village years ago. and at one time
adorned the head OF a huge African bull.
on The I-ookout-The other day seven-year-oId
Clarence was seen climbing through the skylight
With his fathers shotgun clutched in his chubby
Clarence. como right here. sir" shrIeked tho
nurse Where are you going with that gum
after that stork what brought the baby to Tommy
BroWns cause we don't want one 81 them bawl-
The state OF North Dakota owns a street rail-
way at Bismarck to carry members OF the legts-
Iature and from the Capitol. The system owns
and operates one car.
Strenuous Times since-Pa-Now. don't ask me
any more questions. l don't why your history
WiIIie-Well. there wasn't much history made
"lIen you WAS q bOy-NI IlLlduSIpIIA l~euSeE
An English warship recently arrived at Puerto
Arenitas. and saluted the flag of Costa Rca with
twenty-ono guns. 1t took the gunners OF Costa
Rica two hours to answer the salute. They only
had one old muZzle loader. which had 10 be al
lowed to cool after each round. But the salute
was got through IN the course OF the day.
THE SHIPPERS wooING"
THE latest society craze is tho skipping party at which
pleasure and for heaith.l
''wiI you walk into my parlor?" said the hostess
IT'S the largest and the barest and the emptiest
There are others there before you. and the ropes
You can join the skipping army till the hour of
midnight past.
bridge and whist.
And Of all our old amusements there is none that
When the skipping ropes flying and the over
Greets the clumsy unwteldy who have failed at
twenty-one
There are matrons staid and portly. who skip
ping into youth;
There men with 'corporations'-I am telling
you the truth
Who are growing strong and active. and becoming
1.-the and slim
There's duke who does his thousand and an earl
who rivals him.
"Oh. forsake your foolish pleasures that bring
you little Joy.
And adopt the new amusement that is never known
Throw aside all childish pastimes that have held
Be man among your FELLOWSHIP man and learn
to skip -(LondOn Chronicle
Until about ten years ago the submarine cable
connpanies used practically the whole worlds sup
ply of gutta percha. for the reason that. unlike
rubber 1t is not affected by salt water But when
the game of golf became the fad In Europe Eng
land and the United States II found that
gutta percha is the only satisfactory material out
of which to make the balls. and the demand for II
increased to so great extent that the production
nearly doubled The ships from Singapore. Straits
Settlements. now bring enormous cargoes of 1t. and
although twice as much is imported by England as
was imported ten years ago the price has advanced
about 100 per cent. This. the cable companies
say is due solely TO the manufacture of golf balls.
Removed the Germs.-Mr. Bid you take any
money out of my pockets last week. dear? I've
missed a roll OF bills.
Mrs B.-Yes. Charlie. did. You know they say
that old bills full of bacteria IL isn't safe to
carry them at all; and they were all awfuily old
ones.
Mr.. Band did you sterilize them thoroughly
Mrs B.-I think did.
Mr.. BLOW?
Mrs B-Why. I exchanged them at the tailor's
for new spring suit.-CDetroit Free Press.