New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
THE TALK or THE DAP.

"The Epoch tells this story Of Edwin pooa.
In Detroit he once took fancy that he wou,a =
longer be advertised as sMr.D Booth sGo a. =
printers he said 10 his managers and ton a.,
10 put simple Edwin Booth on the handbl,ls ~.
posters.' did as was told and explained n a.
foreman Of the printing Office that Nr. Booth ,r,.hs
simple Edwin Booth put whenever his name occar,.s
I'm the copy. What was my astonshment az
Ted's horror next day, when all the bIlIboards -
placaFded with the east OF The Aposse,
headed by "PcscaTa, Simple Edwin Booth.s VI.
| went to the printer 10 raise Cain was infoxrs-
that the bill had been set up strictly in aecorda,..
with my Instructions, and that 1t was a prip,..,.
business to follow copy even II 1t took him out N ~
window.
A touching instance of the bumor which never 4.
serts a true Irishmsn, even in his worst trouble =
recorded. A soldier was seen In the trenches hodas
his hand above the earthwork. Ills captain 49,
What are You doing that for, Patti" lie replied ny,
q grin, he worked MS hngers Pm feelin' Tor
THROUGH sure - Just then rfcball struck his an
grasped it with the other hand TO check the bod
Then queer expression OK pam ana hnmor Pad
his face, and he exclaimed " An faith It's a a..
charge '-foutrs Companion.
II is told of certain minister not in this city. TIA.
one Sunday morning he preached his sermon with d.
following notice: Brethren. / have forgotten n,
notes. and shal have to trust to Providence but ts
evening will come better prepared
That the church IS in league with the saloon IA h
lleved by no sensible and candid man. II the csasa
OF Temperance has friends. true and abiding anywhrf
they are found in The church OF seSuS Chrst 10 d
ungenerOus and unwse, as we trust The Voices VIII
I'm the end be led - see The utterance OF such e.
trayagance and untruth viii do no one any good. a
will tend to cultivate uncbaI.tlbeness and bternex
I'm the advocates OF the cause and thus 10 disqualfy
them to be leaders in moral reform. sour and se
suficent reormer ready to pass Judgment on ali n.
neghbOrs, has never been received with favor by tie
better public The t1 ,b SPOKEN In love and %
the church will react disastrouSy upon the advocates
and the cause. Reform comes not this way.-(ziSas
Herald, Metbodlst.
This story about Senator Dubois Of Idaho b
going the rounds Shortly after he had reached Ida
he was engaged one day with number Of other mss
in slaughtering cattle. Naturally he presented a nos
untidy appearance; blood and grease smeared ka
clothes. A blackboard containing two ladies and two
gentlemen drove up. They had come from a neghbes
ing town. The vehicle halted probably fifty yad,
from young Dubois and one OF the gentlemen becSonx
him TO come TO them. AS Dubois approached one o!
the gentlemen noticed his truculcnt appearance ad
called 10 him to stop saying that he would go to him.
knowing that the Indies would lie shocked by the
sight Of the young Illinosan. lie inquired the dire
ton to some point they wanted to make. few
months ago Senator Dubois appointed that very nan
his private secretary.
Often That way.-"H'm that young man OF yours
is he worth anything financially ~
why YES. papa. He is worth at least s35 week
to the store he says, though they ony give him sl0'
indianapolis Journal.
The long polar night will be henccforth more bear
able to the 1000 inhabitants OF Hammercst, in Nor
way the northernmost village Of Europe. Electric
light has been introduced into every house In The
hamlet The power is brought from three small
streams short distance from Hammerstein whose
currents are so strong and swift that the water does
not freeze even in winter The people OF the town have
reason indeed TO be grateful TO the inventor OF the
electric light. The long ght begins in Hammerssea
on November is and lasts until January g. so that
the artificial illumination will be Of service for sixty
six days. On the other hand. 1t will be practically
useless and unnecessary from May 10 TO July 20, our
ing which time the sun never ceases to shine.
Hammersten lies in north latitude 20 deg. 80 nm
IS sec. At 81 deg. % min, north latitude the long
est night lasts one month"; at 80 deg 81 min. II lNa
two months, and at 73 deg 40 min. three montaa
The polar night is shortened and the polar day b
lergthened by the refracton Of light The inhabtsns
Of Hammerstcn, in fact, have no real night betwea
March 80 and September IL.
Tclegraphc Codes.-Ever since submarine telegranhy
became an established means OF communication much
ingenuity has been expended on the compilation Of
codes partly for secrecy but pilncsah 70 aoofe'As
the messages and money In rates. 10 such me
point has codifylng been brought In this latter dfec
ton that the telegraph companies are at Their WIS
end to maintain proper equilibrium tetwe-n INC
number OF messages sent and the number Oh WoNs
transmitted: In other words, bet ween the Volume OF
actual business and the amount Of revenue. Alaese
commercial houses now use complicated codes, IN
which single word OF ten letters represents sentence
Of ten, fifteen or twenty words.-(Electrcty