New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-10
THE TALE or THE DAY.

Both Corbett and Sullivan appear to have adopte1
the business Of pugilism in spite OF good religious
training. Corbett educated at the Sacred Heart
College, San Francisco and Sullivan was for time
IA student Of Boston College institution connected
with the Church OF the Immaculate Conception, In
that city,
THE AFGHAN KING.
look from o fort half-ruined on Cabul spreading
On the near hills crowned with cannon. on the far
hills piled with snow;
Fair are the wares welIwatered and The vines the
upland swell,
You MIGHT think yn yog y, weTs . resnns in H''v'
For there's hardly a room In my palace but a hnsmaa
And never street in the city but with false, fierce
ours is filled,
With %SS e priests and fanatics and all my
They follow my steps as the wolves DO, for prince
And they eye me askance. the MoDahs, the blgots
Who t&n GV ,sat ny Gsy march with curses I'LL scattered
They trusted in texts, and forgot that the choosee
There are twenty now silent and stark, for showed
Sir Alfred Lyals Poems.
According to recent census Christianity is the third
creed in india in point of numbers. And Dr. Georg
F. Pentecost, who has been engaged In missionary
work In that country gives hopeful account Of the
steady growth Of Christianity in india. He reports
converting individual Hndoos, as Outstanding Hin.
duism.
Drums made in St. Louis are shipped 70 all parts
OF the world, and hvorites with several musicians.
Aluminium, which is beginning to be looked upon q
which the noise creating Instruments are now con:
structed, and 1t is said that out Of the ruins o!
Tere de s 1s Do n make S
much noise about their business and the exact
Der turned out Is not large. but 1t must be quite z
worlds
Globe Democrat.
Russian women who respect the old adage "De
mortuis nil nIs bonum," had considerable difficulty IN
restraining their feelings when they learned of the
suits Of the examination OF the brain Of Professor
BISHOP, who recently died in st. Petersburg. Tho
Professor was one Of the most ardent opponents OF the
emancipation Of women, and thorough believer In
the theory that women inferior TO men, because
their brains, rule, smaller. In bis numerous
addresses upon the subject. he WAS wont to that
while the average weight of the male brain
1850 grams, that Of the female brain was only
1850 grams" After BIshof's DEATH his own brain
was weighed and found to turn the scales at
l24o grams. five grams less than the female
brain. which had often aroused his pity. contempt
and satire
And lie Was Sent to Bed.-Tommy-Say, paw, Mr..
Potts lost the use OF his eyeslght for hour
Mr.. rgg-Why, I never heard OF that How did
10 happenf
Tomrnyrhe 'Iectrc lights went out indianapolis
Journal.
Mr.. Moody's Bible Institute In Chicago, is making
special preparations for aggressive work among the
largo number Of people who will visit the Worlds
Fair next year. The great Evangelist himself viii
personally direct the work In that city next year.
and is securing able assistants In this country
and Europe. who will preach In all the languages
that will be represented at the Fair 1t is also pro-
posed to gather and train q large male choir 10
sing at tho services to be held during the Worlds
Fair, and extra privileges will be granted 10 pupils
having exceptionally good voices, who Will remain
during that period.