New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

| Says n man who has Just been travelling through
the South The pine forests Of the South appear ab
solutey endless, and for hundreds OF miles We pass
through unbroken forests Of pine. In all of these
sawmills at work. and at many stations there
thousands of railroad ties piled up while everywhere
ox-teams may be dragging logs out Of the dim
distance and for all that you cannot that tree has
| been CUT
| Bailey Hoover. young man employed on the Cur
tlss ranch reports strange experience with birds.
He was driving single horse and buggy nom the
m r1S Of birds, which swarmed down upon him.
literally sa "ns with aaS nSS sey Hcuss
the horse which frightened into frantic effort
f Ss rpS Of dessp sHos He fought the BIRDS
with his whip. and, directing the horse rs best he
were nearly ali bGckbirds, although there appeared
be other species among the army OF winged enemies
Woodland Cal, Mail.
The Russian Governor Of NizhniNovgorod recently
issued the following proclamation: In the Chaussee
Hospital to-day died the physician, Jacob 1delsohn
from cholera. The dead one Of the first
persons who voluntarily came to Nizhni-Novgorod TO
aid the sick Totally disregarding himself In working
for the good of Others, he became victim Of the
scourge, and gave up his life for his fellows Although
he belonged TO the followers OF the Mosaic law, he
showed by his conduct the purest Christian love and
devotion. shall cndeavor to honor the memory Of
this worthy man by attending his funeral
Intercepted Iettcrs.-Dear Nephew: write this
nay self and family is about to be granted and Jsnnl:
man and Cousin Sally are ali coming TO make yon
Ss long visit the Worlds Ell s sSSTS a''
Dear Uncle: your kind note has been received. I
am very sorry TO say that wife and myself are sing
To leave town tonight. TO be gone three years We
are bitterly disappointed. Your afectonate nephew
-(Chicago News-Record.
gentleman who has been travelling in Europe tells
The Washington STAR that in some places the tas
are vacant the inhabitants who would naturally
I'LL them have emigrated TO America.
One Of the most curious OF the many natural
barometers consists OF halfpint glass hall full OF
water piece OF muslin and le6ch. The leech must
Of he eass SO that the get out again.
When fine weather to be the order Of the day the
IS to be expected 1t Will creep to the top OF the glass
settled t EeathSr II there i be storm q wind
the little animal will comfort itself violently and
keep out OF the water almost all the time, and win
occasionally move it's body in a convulsve fashion,
for fine. and 1t foretes snow In the same manner
It does rain.-(Detroit Free Press.
There is q fence Of wire netting, 500 miles long, be-
tween the Australian colonies OF NewSouth Wales and
Queensland. Its object is to keep the rabbits from
migrating rom one colOny 10 tiio Otler.
They were discussing how to pronounce "oleomar-
garine., smith gave the "g' soft, while Robinson
declared II should be hard. Said he. The 'oeo'
comes from the Latin and margarine from the early
English
You are wrong there said Smith, who Is given
70 evity everybody knows 1t all comes from grease
-(Boston Transcript
A philanthropic Austrian woman has built and en-
dowed "A home for mOthers-in-law
Mamma (enthusiasically)-H I wish We could
afford send Nellie abroad for few finishing touches
10 her musical education
Papa mo ear for musc)-If could buy the finish
without the touches I'd pawn tie furnitue.-(Lippin-
colts Magazine.
says "The Christian Secretary Of Hartford: 90 The
great enemy OF a proper observance OF the Sabbath
Is not the saloon, that is. 1t Is the bicycle.
Il is our opinion that the bicycle causes more young
men neglect church and sunday school than almost
anything else. Yet IL would not be fair on this
account to condemn the bicycle, for doubtless many
people have been benefited by It, The evil lies In
using It for improper purposes, and this is true Of
many other things
Quite Ciuhed.-First Country Boy-Your sister u
pickin' up lots o. city manners from them summer
bOarders OF yours.
second Country Boy-Yes, indeed. She's got to
sayn mot In IT. and see 7" and las night she let
a Teller hiss her IN tn hammOck.-Street Smiths
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