New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At Mount Pleasant on the Ulster and Delaware
Railroad, is a mill which makes wood -four out Of
white beechwood. The logs, stripped Of bark, are
forced against cutting machine which makes 400
revolutions minute. The thin shavings are dried
and put into hopper which grinds them into -four.
The flour is bagged and sent To New-York says Q
gentlemen who visited the mill the other day. "a
man told there is pretty big sale for the stuff.
He said that part Of 1t used paper stock and in
the preparation Of lncrusta walton. That is the
Osensibe purpose for which Is made, but the work.
man told me that good deal of the stuff went into
the hands Of contractors for furnishing Indian rations
and that considerable of ii also went into the cheap
breads sold in the Italian and Hebrew districts In the
lower part Of the city,
A Pickwickian Observation-Disclosures editor
Young man, this work Of yours is rare
Young reporer-Thank you, sir. I feel highly
Managing edtOr-I was going on to say that it is
rare, in the sense Of not being at all well DONE
Huntington Free Press.
They were discussing the merits of that well known
paper The Daily sewer" YOu may talk about your
heightened papers all you please said Raucus with
great emphasis, "but you can't deny that Tho
Sewer has a great deal Of matter" THAT'S all
right" replied Cynicus $50 has boil, but yet no
body wants it,"
Little Tommy's Compostion.-IIere is Tommy's
version Of The OK and the Frog. An OK trampled
tiers home and told their mother; and she said
How big was he and they said, Awful big: and
she said, AS big as thisl and swciled herself out:
and they said: III you do that gain yOull bust;
and the old fule done it again and busted,
Moral-Never make fue Of yourself - (Harper's
Bazaar.
Although the Rev. Sam. Small is D. D. and the
president OF university, he can't get a certificate Of
church membership. He lost MS membership I'm tie
Methodist Church when he joined the Episcopal Church.
and then he lost his membership in the Episcopal
Church when he went back 10 the Methodist Church.
Consequently he has papers Of any kind 70 show.
and may have to join the local Methodist church in
Ogden, Utah, on probation
Flourishing Business.-A farm containing zoo
acres Of land in California is devoted - the raising
OF the plant from which insect powder l. made The
business is fourshng but 1t is one III winch 1t does
not do u be completely successful. II all the bug.
are killed what becomes Of the investment Il etrot
Free Press.
Bulge and To-day Felens Babies must be pretty
old now but they still retain their childish ondnes'
for seeing the wheels 90 round the New-fork Cen
trail Railroad can furnish them an Interesting spectacle
in that line.
Why He Sought the seaslde.-Johnne-The news
papers a fraud!
johnnie-Yes read what they had TO say about
tho seaside and then went and bought an opera glass;
and came down here / haven't seen anything I'M
proper since l came.-(The Epoch
According to the latest statistics Norway has
university, 46 professors and $50 students France
has university, leo professors, and v'oOo Students
Belgium has 4 universities IS professors, and 2'4oo
students Holland has universities, 90 professors
and 1000 students. Portugal has 1 university, 20
professors and 1900 students. Italy has IL
universities, 600 professors and lilo students.
sweden has universities 173 professors, and lolo
students switzerland has universities 80 pro-
fessors. and 1000 students. Russia has . UNI
yersites 5o2 professors, and $500 students. Den
mark has l university, 40 professors ana l,4oo
students. Austria has 10 universities, l'olo pro-
fessors. and 1860 students spain has 10 univer'
Sites $50 professors, 1920 students. germany
has 2l universities, 1920 professors. and 2S'-
Os4 students The United states of America
has 800 universities, 4,24o professors, and os'4oo
students Great Britain has IL universities, sA
professors, and l5,i0o students.
Mr.. Krehbiel the musical critic Of The New York
Tribune I'm a review OF wilson's Musical Year Book
for 1889, points OUT that during last season. to'H
cities Of the United states at least listened 70
Snplleated in only three or four of cities Of
Europe-let say 10 be specific, In Paris LONDON,
Vienna Leip,ic and Berlin. The concerts rierIel 70
were those given by the orchestras OF New YORK aq
/ Boston, Whatever may be said OF general musical music,
OPPORTUNITIES are well distributed and musical taste
/ must be in the process OF elevation'-(spFlhshea
! Union.
There lived some years ago in Western Pennsyl
vania according 10 Harper an old circuit preacher
Father West by name whose genial hnnor and FlndIi
Of heart ad greatly ~ an Inv ~
pie OF his district He particular favorite Win
Ee young folks matrimonally inclined and his oppor
tnnties 10 tle the knot numerous. On one oc-
casion he found upon his arrival at certain town sew
eral couples awaiting his blessing. The old man was
/ tired and wished 10 make short work Of the loo.
stand up" he began, and iine hands winch
being done, he ratified through marriage service
that like himself, was original. There he sald
when 1t was finished. we can go; yere man ana WIFE,
ev'ry one o ye.7 Two Of the couples heSl
| tated. and finally made it apparent that In
the sudden "ining' they had become confused
and had taken the hands Of the wrong persons
The old preachers eyes twinkled as he took III
the situation but he instantly Strengthened up, ana
with wave OF his hand dispersed them u maFT1'd
/ ye ALL he said. sort yourselves
The saddest thing about the terrible heat eHpen,
enced this summer is the fact that the man "lV, a
year ago. figured out that the eartN climate
Ing and there would be no more hot summers las t
far eScaped fatal sunstrOkc.-( NOrristoWh hetalu'
The Boston papers noted great many l'nHS
thing, about the preparations for the q. ~ H. meeting
ON such occasions trade well patriotism puts On
IL, best bib and tucker An obscure boarding HOUSE,
for instance kept by French madame of enterpriSms
Yankee training was labelled in large letters TO attract
old soldiers with the French word for boarding house
! Pension"
city Vctim-where is the cool. fresh breeze you al
Jersey Farmer-It's gone now. You see. l advsr'
/ tised In February Munsey'S WeeAy
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