New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A Tulare County, Cal. paper springs this story On
its readers number Of bees selected the garrett OF
local church for hive, storing In 1t many tons Oh
honey TIE recent hot weather caused the wax TO
melt which loosened the store OF sweetness. Tho
weight was too heavy the church rafters 10 hold
and the Whole partition of the roof caved in over tho
pulpit The church pews and pulpit were completely
buried in honey and melting wax
He-Yes. darling and it shall be the purpose Of my
life 10 surround You with every comfort ana 10 ahuc
pate and crafty your every wish. .,-.
she-Iiow good Of gou; Harry, - Anu Ill on '"'''e
dollars week, oo!-t3oston transcript
Saws a nlScarora. New. miner avery little has
appeared in the papers about q new rapid HIRING gun
which was recently invented by r. NJ Catln, a mine
superintendent Of town. This gun has WIN
chester band and stock. with fifteen repeating maya
zine in the stock. II Is trine heavier tan the oru'
nary Winchester but It's great feature IL that the "hoe
fifteen shots may be fired In one second ms e'a'@
ment may sound as though had revived the sazcrae
living club but it Is an actual fact. The shells as
thrown out and at the end Of the firing the gun u As
clean as though only single cartridge hah oeen eA'
rsoded An instantaneous photo taken OF tne gun
IN action and while tie exposure was made nve snens
were in the cir tossed out by the iconcetvsby rapid
working of the gum All that the who does ths
shooting has TO do is TO fill the chamber with cart
ridges cock the gum and then pull the trigger as many
times as he wants to shoot The gun IS accurate az
short or long range"
with the panol' asked Alphonso Of his bestbeloved
oh. very we'll can see great progress in ny
work.
Well, the family that lived next door moved away
within week after | began to practice. Inc he k
people syed month aS reS s nsSt nearly ea SIX MONTHS
-(NewY Weekly.
GAN English people, says an old traveller, ara
A,afrl n4far 7 d
party of English people in Buffalo, and asked them
II thew were going to visit Niagara Falls Oh, wish
I could my deah fellow, but It is imposspie' why
I inquired. 'oh, cahn't, my dean fenow' CAM.
Why my mall is in Chicago and have 10 get H. l
MET ths same party in Denver. They were begged 10
see Manou and other pretty spots, but there was tho
same excuse Their letters were in Salt Lake Ihey
cut short their visit In that city because there wers
letters awaiting them In san Francisco. Inc sa'no
bugbear pursued them here. In fact TO my thinKins
the entire pleasure of that trip was spoiled by thoS
horrible letters"
The scottish Mission which has its headquarters Of
Jerusalem reports the conversion q S az 'e% D;es
Jerusalem Jews come rather high, but our Presey:
terrain friends must 9 h RTssaS en Christians stat 81 way
varety.-(IIebr8w standard.
II IS not without good reason that The banana mas
hocome so popular in recent years. For it is said 70
life for both man and beast. 1t belongs TO the NY
family and is a developed tropical lily, from which BY
ages of cultivation the seeds have been eliminated ana
the fruit for which 1t cultivated greatly expanded'
In relation to the bearing qualities OF this mutt HUM
boldt who early the wonders OF the plsht e'u
that the ground that would 90 pounds OF potatoes
would grow 33 pounds of wheat, but that the same
ground would grow 1000 pounds Of bananas, conse-
ouenty to that Of wheat is 1873 to and 70 thao Oh ~"
tatOes id to /.
THE song OF THE MOVING MACHINE.
rattle among the long green grass
| clarter amid the clover, ~,
wander away through meadows lalr-
The bluebird's my fellow rover
play in and ont mid apple trees
Meath bowers Of golden green. ,
Oh there never song so merry 10 he1
AS the song Of the moving ihachhe
When the sun hangs low In the burning sky
And the birds are singing Of morning,
The fail green grasses all tremble with fear
Like conGuering host on field OF war
/ march through their ranks OF green.
Oh there never was song so merry to bear
As the song Of the moving inachihc'
rattle among the long green grass,
CHATTER amid the clover,
Lord of the harvest field am |,
In orchard and meadow, on hillside fall
Wherever the grass waves green ,.,.
You will hear my melodlous rttiety-osns
~lM. NJ. Leavtt In Lewiston Journal
There IL baby In Chester. Penn, whose dimnutive
size NAV be inferred from the fact that it's arms are
about the thickness ordinary lead pencil Never
theless il is thriving and might in time become PreSF
dent of the United states were 10 not Of the wrong SEX
II indeed the sex in question can be designated ss
wrong.
Ipsnectnr the Observation-Disclosures mamma, how
wv GammaIfnmphl The face is good enough; but No
one would ever think that dress cost your dear papa
S3,000.-(Puck.
An English bridegroom has been fined for dlsorderly
conduct during the marriage ceremony. lie was very
shy and nervous and In order TO screw his courage az
TO the sticking point he quietly took out flask WHO
tho clergyman was reading the exhOrtation and IN
! dured in a nip The church pretty dark ana no
Thought no one saw him. but in this he was mistaken
for the clergyman knew the service by heart and IN.
stead Of looking at the book looking at him. and OF
course saw the unrubrlcal act The result was mo
of 80 and costs.
A Rapid Agc.-unce Abner (of Gray Forss)-"h"es
| the matter, Maria You look kinder doleins Ahnsr
| Maria-I in the graveyard TO-DAY, n ntr
aud tell you this 'ec place is getn' 100 n nsY
Why there was lot o. new graves o people h''''
hearn tell on l-(Puok.
II some hend with the help Of sNo ewes. o.
| nose, a broom, a shovel cart ana morse s"'a
somo night scape the filth (or say nan .a'
| altlp of some street, any street, that Mr.
Commissioner declares clean "as clean Us 'sn
be expected and should deposit that "eleanness N
mass or heap in front Of Mr. Commissioners hO's
or ofhoe, with neat label surrounding the same
show tho original adhesive hope he won't but
! no shoud-mind we say If
Now, Charley said young Mrs Tucker :" one nd n
things or must y % let En S you your Mi cigars ssTs
| You men know 50 little about eergans ..,.,. No.
| I'm give up smOkpg,' saaa Charley, withouh
! itstAon.-tNew- York WsS<lxr