New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

"The Siilybilyville o. " Bazoos tells about q
man who predict the weather with nfallible pre
cison. He does 1t By some strange markings on his
forearm. These marks resemble the discharge of a
Leyden Jar as much as anything else. There is ona
mark about two inches long and a quarter of an inch
wide, and from this projects two other red lines On
tho end Of each Of those is a blue spot. When the IN
dcatons for rain these spots travel under thu
skin until they touch each other. When tho proba.
biIios are for wind or dry weather they separate
until they are Numerically opposite Physicians
have examined the dscoorations and say they are
only kind Of pigment under the skin, and that
they similar in nature to bIrtbmark.. They can.
not explain the travelling proclivies of these fose
runners, however.
Travelling cog.-strangcr-Hen! Boy do you
know any Of the newspaper reporters by sighti
Hotel Boy-Lots OF 'em.
Stranger-We ll-er-ahem / am the Hon. Mr.
Greatman, but registered as j. smith in order to
avoid intervlcwers. Here's quarter.
Boy-An right III tell 'em you're here.-(street
d Smiths Good News.
The local Brunswick, Ga, paper says that two men
caught young shark about two feet long. and hiins
IL flung 1t on the ground near the edge Of the water.
where II lay in the hot sum- The tide gradually rosa
and after awhile came up within about six inches Of
the dead shark. The water soon became sgtated and
two big sharks appeared the scene, three feet
and the other nine feet long. Both or smen the
dead fish and soon made the water boil with their
fighting. When the large shark had whipped the
young one of he came back and With one vigorous
rush threw his head and body out Of the water until
he could reach the dead fish, which he took In bis
mouth and returned back to the water.
WHERE HE PUT HIS ARM
He stood outside the gate cay awhile ds:.os ,n,.
Good night she said. Z" Good night,' once more
He muttered as he'd done BEFORE
And then, lured b. some subtle charm,
He came inside and put his arm
cho mana @ hat NJ iaunty shape
Tied up with some soft cllnglng crepe.
stray VsS DOWN oSDV and kissed her dmpled cheek.
The moon was full, the hour was late.
AS they stood there beside the gate.
His love. by Cupid's bellows famed.
Blazed up He took her ittie :. hand AM h.ru.
And then he gently put his ARM
She wore gown Of creamy-white.
So fmy that fairy might mn
Have spun IL In an hour Of thrift
And sent 1t to her as gft
The moon reflected "Three's crowds
And then politely sought Cloud
With opportunity so near,
His love welled strong and vanished fear,
He smiled away her first alarm,
And then he gently put his arm
little bird came round next day
And told US that twas Just this way:
He put his arm, thus they stood,
Where 1t would DO the greatest good
-CTom Mason in Clother and Furnishen
The latest religious news from Connecticut is abost
" snap and catchem" convention" 1t is all the 90
at sunday school pcncs-when the pastor isn't snoOr
ing around, as the young people would express IT,
group of young people stand close together and rrl
then selects young man to chase her around tho
group. If she is caught. and she always Is she
kissed. The young men say that's where the nap
comes in. A snapand-catchem convention VII
flourish life a green bay tree when prayermeetns
will Just escape dying
The scholars IN one Of our sunday-schoos were
shocked one session recently by an answer gwen "
one of the small boys in the Juvenile department
tendent had been telling the young members OF ihe
story OF Adam in the Garden of Eden, finishing MS
story with the remark: " And so Adam was vas vssy
misfortune befel ?" The small boy above men,
TONED pped out, Please, sir know; he got wife,
-(Providence Telegram.
Owing to a glut in the market Georgia melon
growers are getting such poor prices for their melons
that in some they actually lose money by send
ing them to market. This suggests TO The Savannah
News the formation Of trust TO limit the production
of melons. But a much sensible way out would
be to enlarge the melon market
Dropped satch.-"The accident madam" said Tie
young surgeon, encouragngy as ne nsa ne S nf Ma
receved by falling down stairway, " VIII cave
scar OF course but twenty years from now; wasn d '
mustac s' it WON'T show BIT" ,,,.. N.
II isn't baby of that kind, doctor rcpi Ii sae
Tribune.
An iconocasto correspondent of "The Indianapolis
Journal In writing about tho home Of Abraham In
coins parents in Spencer County, NO. says' tn'
stories of his great industry, and parucularV VI no
immense number Of rails he split. are fiction. he Old
NOT split rails here The Linoolns had no fences ana
had no need of them then, the country was ~ a.
-. ,nhrolan ,p,lderness After Lincoln became
President a thriving business was done IN the manu-
'acture of canes and various other articles rom RAYS
,aid TO hav. been split by him. log cabin saia 70
~ the original home of the Lincons was Transporter
bodily to Illinois, when in fact the original caon h
been torn down and all traces OF it destroyed years
before"
Proprietor of Drygoods store-n a lady, aftes ex
aiming a piece of dress goods, had eApssse1 IA
satisfaction with it, would you ask how many yau'
she desired? -, L.. ,vhara cha
Applicant-No, indeed. should ask her wnere ."
Proprietor-I guess you'll do. I see you've mac
sNperience.-(Boston Transcript
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