New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-25
THE Talk or THE DAY.


professor Of the University OF California asserts
tina. he has discovered process Of tanning leather
which Will make 10 almost DdesrIctible. As tbs
people of the United expcnd 1900 900 early
on shoe leather this is highly Interesting news bu.
II Is doubtful II boot and shoe men will rejoice 10
know that the product Of their factories be made
10 wear Indefinitely
The American Tourist IN Rome" How did you
manage 10 see everything In Rome inside 81 TWO days"
=, Wen you see. we got up early. my wife went TO
che shops, my daughter to the picture galleries and
loon ~ the restaurants In the evening we compared
n0tes.'-ttlegendc Biaeter.
The people of the United states lose millions Of
dollars yearly by the destruction by fire OF fmslly
cOns rcted buildings Moreover they pay out hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars In the support Of fire depart
ments "Trs and Water also that the value Of
the fire apparatus and the buildings devoted ex
elnsiveIy to purposes Of fire protection amounts to
the large sum Of S3s.Gf4755.
A boomerang A itated PartyT tell you don't
want 10 subscribe for your measly book wouldn't
be seen With the dOd rated thing round my place.
CIT out
Canvasser-Xci,se me- Mr.. Copplcs. It's one q
your publications that you hired me to run around
| started out.-(Judge.
A we'll Of water a farm ncsr HarmonyvIlle.
Chester County. Penn. suddenly fell OUT while tho
farmers wife was drawing water few days ago.
Then tie walls of the we'll abruptly collapsed II IS
suspected that al underground lake or river drew away
the water.
A Bad state Of Afairs.-tonr thousand and first
Michigan murderer On jalll-What are you here fOri
zone thousand and second Michigan murdercr-Oh.
just for killing deputy sheriff trying to put the law
on me-
one thousand and Hrst-same here How long
have Won lived IN Michlgan1
one thousand aud sec0nd-All my life and expect 10
one thousand and first CstartleD-what noise IS that,
One thousand and second (alarmedl-lts mob
%
One thousand and frst-such thing would be
everlasting disgrace 10 the state Of Michigan.
one thousand and second-so IT would. and the
sherln has not appointed a new deputy TO help him
One thousand and frst-Oh. OF course not. What's
the state coming when its officials are guilty of such
criminal neeligence9 Just hear them howl.
One thousand and second-Yes. IT'S awful. feel
ashamed TO belong 10 such lawless and bloodthrsv
community .-(Derolt Journal
Ordinarily many pieces of baggage are lost at the
large National gatherings of the Grand Army of the Re-
public The present year, however "clearing house"
for lost baggage has been established, so tina, all old
soldiers who attend the Milwaukee Encampment may
know in advance that II their baggage does not come
TO them at their boarding houses they Will surely
ind It at a certain place.
The Bad Boston Uncle.-Among the children Of
certain sunday school IS bright little boy OF four
wears lie has uncle who takes great pleasure
in teaching him nonsensical verses. few Sundays
since his teacher telling the class about the
tell her anything about them.
Waldo cam spoke up the little fellow.
We'll Waldo You may stand in front and tell US
And waldo, rising proudly, steamed away with
'"''' ''' How doth the little busy bee
Delight to bark and bite,
To gather honey all the day
And eat IL mp at night"
IT is stated that one Of the Chicago limited trains
recently attained speed OF fftysix miles On hour
and maintained 1t for long distance. writer
! in The Railway Age predicts that the present
railroad time twenty four hours between Chicago
and New-York will be reduced TO ten hours.
Two Hundred Miles an Hour-stranger (burs.insg
into WORKSHOP by the paper that you've invented
I'm electric railway by which people can leave chicago
n the morning, spend The day in NewforS ana 20 20
drop II and smash up the models - $500,
b @G you ha Be that sou road goes
through-rve got mOtherin-law In Chicaeo'-(PucH'
There are many venerable stock Jokes founded
and we'll founded on the red-tape ccumlocution and
general obflscaon that prevail in the public service
bureaus Of Old World governments notable con-
trast is presented at least one department OK our
! own governmeut-the Posofce An enterprisng
tradesman soliciting custom could scarcely ply his
natrons with more practical ard complete information
than the Postal Department gives to the public Id
Il The United states Oflcal Postal Guide There Is
NOT a nont concerning the service domestic or for
elop which any one can wish 10 know. whether 1t be
IN whom TO apply for Office. or the postage rate on
manuscript sermons to Madagascar, or the establish
ment OF Total Wreck P. o., in Arizona, that is
NOT set forth and calculated in such simple and yet
comprehensive way that any lctter-"rung man,
oyen though he be a Mugwump cannot err therein
II Is monthly handbook of great value to every ONT
who makes any extended of the mails
A pretty maid Is nice TO see
And she is nice Ia WOO,
| But It matters not how sweet she DO
| If she ISN'T sweet on yoll. ,.
The hackmen have at last found riend-s'oi
| making many enemies This friend is a. B. Arthur
ON eccentric farmer Of Marion, Mo-, who died IN
June BY his Will he has beqpeathed S'o,0oV ~
,ound a home for INDECENT hackmen" The stransos'
circumstance in relation 10 the VIII IS mat tnero
few backmen in that portion Of Missouri The rela-
,ives OF Mr. Arthur of course intend to contest th'
will ON ube ground that he was not In his right mino
waen he made IL.
Many Die But Fcw Resign5Demoerst ts a fTse
master.I think Jones' that III send In my resignation
! Tones excitedly-Oh. see here now. aon 40 sty
thing OF the kind. The shock would XIII 'ne Foss
master-( eneral. -(Philsdelphia inquirer.