New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-05

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very desirable. Already twenty thousand quarts of
SKINNED milk daily used for this purpose In
Austria
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
She dwelt in splendid pomp;
gddier gal was never seen
She was the village rOmp-
She met Marc Antony one day
Va When EN- he be- blew t IN from Rome
He left his happy home.
He moved his Saratoga trunk
To Cleopatra's Hat:
And he called Cleo Pat
I wasn't there but have heard
They carried on just frightful:
Was not at all delightful
Mares neighbOrs back in dear OLD Rome
Began to knock and knife.
Until the gossip reached his home
And exercised his wife
Then Marc committed suicide
reckless thing 20 do
And Cleopatra up and cried.
And then remarked. Here. too"
She sent 10 KeeIoy's for a snake
ana let II bite Ike fury
The coroner arranged n wake
And hustled jury
milwaukee Sentinel
In London banking combination is now in
progress that will put the two largest New-York
banks far In the background. This Is the combina-
ton OF the biggest OF the London banks and one
that ranks thirteenth the list or the Iloyds
Bank Limited and the Manchester and LIVERPOOL
District Banking Company. Limited The new com
bned London bank viii be the largest banking in
stitution in the world. and will oversnadow even
the big government banks. like the Bank OF Eng
land and those of the French. German and Russian
nations
Was Not Observation-Disclosures said his r,otbar
I'm afraid you told me deliberate falsehood''
IT in an awful hurry."-(st. Paul Dispatch
While Swiss policeman was conducting a hand
Italian prisoner
taken by violent snowstorm. and the policeman
obliged take of the handouts and attach
himself to his prisoner with rope so as not 10 lose
him in the binding storm. Finally the policeman
fell exhausted. The Italian dragged him across a
pass. brought him in safety a village and then
disappeared, after refusing reward.
Still Able to Attend TO Business-"I told Trrc,A
Simon that he was getting too old and feeble to
attend TO business.
He threw me out OF his office "-Cvanity Fair
Jonah has now been corroborated in mart A
basalt STEELE found by Father ScheiI in the Archao
logical Museum at Constantinople has on II an As
syrian inscription OF King Nobonod OF the sixth
century before Christ telling of the destruction OF
Nineveh. an event hitherto found on no monument
Celebrating -Bnl-Come in and have a cigar with
my friend; he's celebrating to-day.
Jil-Birthday?
wedding day7"
What them
divorce day!-C Honkers Statesman.
story Is told In THE Youths Compan
ION of old on one OF the limited
States cruisers in the North Atlantic SQUADRON He
was not a person of wide affections, but he had a
warm place in his heart for young ensign who
had been kind 10 him in many little ways.
One day a landsman fell from the rigging TO the
water and he could not swim he would have
been drowned but for young officer who sprang
In after him and held him up till assistance came
Later. the young officer received a complimentary
letter from the Secretary OF the Navy Every one
rejoiced but the old seaman he coveted the letter
for his ensign.
That's a nice thing TO have a letter like that
he said few days later. You ought to have one"
Il don't quite how 1 get one." laughed
the ensign.
We'll see here" said the old man. eagerly TO
morrow night I'll be in the main chains fussIng
with something other. and might fall In and
you could jump after me-
That would be very good OF YOU" said the en-
sign. gravely. but you see I'm not good swim
mer by any means"
"HoI That's no matter" said the old seaman.
I'm hold you Up Till tho boat comes'
THE APRIL FOOL
Tho April FOOLS not out of range
W, ICGn md sd6 him IL here ar snd !, there
-(Philadelphia Press
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad now a
part of the Atlantic Coast Line system boasts an
unusual history. Itais seventy-one years old and
has never killed . passenger. 1t is 162 miles long
~ the time o6 its construction the longest railroad
IN the world
Parts.--Ms friends speak Of him as a man OF
Wei they should know he has CHARTERED him