New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
THE TALK OF THE DAP

A story Is told OF an Arkansas State official which
illustrates feeling in regard to forests which Is TOO
common In this country Some asked him what
was the policy OF Arkansas In regard to forests. TO
which he promptly replied: ITO get rid Of them.'
The management of "The London Times" has utilized
have been laid in the underground railway tunnel be-
tween a s tn cutlery in the ose
of Commons. coHy-reader placed ~ the telephone
fast as it Is possible the composors to take them
their typesetting machines In The Times Buiid-
did not take kindly TO the innovation but when they
found that they could dictate their notes direct TO the
them they began to look at the arrangement In an en-
trely different light. Proofs Of course are sent TO
them Tor c9nm"; Of sod %noH night Erors
will sometimes creep in, but there Is no doubt that me
advantage becomes apparent when the fact is con
sdered that The Times" Is able by adopting It, TO
to all points Of the United Kingdom the whole OF the
debates. which often continued until 3 a. m
Electricity.
The recall Of Father Hall from Boston has been
universally condemned In England.
Phrases and slang terms frequently born Of inter-
esi ePSode as wine og t Gyn IN The nerbbo
hood Of Moscow one OCCASION was seized with the
pangs of hunger. What have we in the hamper"
There i. but one candle left, your Majesty. re-
piled the aid bGt think I S San exchange 1t for
Do so,1 replied the Gar, for am famished, and
The aid laughed and as he surmlsed, managed
the exchange, but the bird was found to be unusually
II do not think vosky.7 said the Emperor later.
81 do not think the game was worth the CANDLE
-(lIarper's Bazar
Here IS an extract from recent Chinese court cir
cular:
THE Newu Flu has asked that We appoint certain
officers to perform the customary sacr1hcal rites AT
this season. We accordingly direct the dukes Of Hal.
En- Po and the Marquis OF Wing to perform the sacrifices
to the spirits of rain, thunder, wind and clouds; tie
grand secretary Flu will proceed TO the temple OF the
horse spirit while Pak'otan Flu will proceed to that
OF the god Of fire. The rites in honor OF the tuteiry
spirits Of the inner and outer city will be executed by
Chung Kuang and ITai II,u. Ii Hung chang has re-
ported to Us that the Of the autumn fresiets
has passed without mishap occurring on the
Yellow River, in the Tungming district This we con-
slider 1t to be another token of the secret aid OK te
divine powers, for which deeply grateful; and
hereby order that ten sticks OF Tfbetan incense Do
transmitted IL Hung chang. This incense he VIII
hand TO 10 Chn-wen Intendent OF the Pa shun kuang
Circuit who will revereny proceed to the shrines OF
the Pa wang at Liuenchuang, kaotsun and Huang'
chuang and there burn the same on our BEHALF
4 Troy clergyman, in the of his last sunday
mornings sermon, told story about congregation
I'm scotland which found difficulty in making Its
ceipts the cellar OF the church leased a liquor
merchant who stored his surplus stock trade there.
some one with gift for rhyming came along and
chalk marked the following lines on the side OF the
building:
And a spirit below
spirit Of love-
And spirit OF woe.
The spirit above
Is the spirit divine;
The spirit below
l. the spirit OF wine.
That did the business. The liquor dealers lease was
cancelled and the church concluded meet the dnan-
cal deficit In some other way.-lrroy Times.
Kate Fields Washington says that the brother
hood Of man is slowly but surely embracing the women.
Lots Il II in Texas Miss wabash-YeS. indeed the
snow i perfectly delightful and We'll have such Jolly
times while II Lasts. suppose mat you Texans
Miss Dallas from TeXas)-Don't We The day be-
fore | left North To visit you Colonel scruggs
shot cowboy In the morning. horsethlef was hanged
I'm the public square about noon and couple OF niggeTs
were nchcd the county jail early In the evening
II you want to see staying cousin, come TO Texas
Chicago Mall.
A Colorado paper tells picturesque yarn about
chicken fancer who was very much troubled by the
propensity OF hens to scratch After many expert
ments he at last succeeded in crossing breed OF long
legged brahmas with shor,legged bantams in such
way that the chickens had one long leg and one short
one When they attempted TO scratch they lost their
balance and fell over, which, after few trials.
sufficient to slow that scratching impossible, and
they gave II up.
Air Poughs.-v-shaped contrivanccs to be placed
on the front OF engines OF fast express trains are the
latest scheme to get more speed, by overcoming much
OF the natural resistance of the air Ia the front OF the
above the track to the top OF the sm0kestac the siSrp
edge. Of course. in front. shoveling fog Is com.
expression among railroad men, but ploughing
wind + new thing In railroad agriculture
Mechanic.