New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
THE Talk OF THE DAT.

s ~ oossIv az possibIe to Combs la Nile
One of the balloons descended WITHIN "''e y
desired place. and two others at point '''''' Wis.,
more distant from II.
Proprietor Of Lunch counter-"ha' ""'e ''
'' rustomer-Oh that's patent for newspaper men
to measure the thickness Of paper: San 81
'' PROPRIETOR Of Lunch Counter.Great hea az nv
Just what want to measure measure t Herald
The latest invention of labor-savins macnihe
that Of an apparatus for picking cranberr'es. =
.,.as,sr NJ cranberries who his hands 70
nick the berries can make only from VI" 10 -
dav. hut by employing the cranberry P'cn'ns W."
chine he can make from s. to 70 Day 'n'ueN",'
however the owners of the cranberry marshes sus
pect the machine harms the CRANBERRY pusne' ~-
many of them will not permit II 10 pe usea'
IDENTIFIED.
They saw that the man was a stranger
When he came to the bar that Day
But he called for schooner OF lager
In lofty and lordly way
And the crowd round the fish and the crackers
Looked their shoulders 10 see
The man with the manner so naughty
While wondering who he might be.
But the bartender murmured softly
Il think he must be tar
From the way that he's navigating
i"A' '0'''' -Boston Courier.
Pawnbrokers in Minneapolis report that the
that city of late has been eighty This Is higher
average than usual, and it is suspected dscoses
financial stringency in the "Flour CITY
The Debutante (aside)-How many verses shall
sing?
The Debutante-Of course.
The Professor-One.-CThe Boston Budget.
European steamers which sail from the port OF
Boston having poor business this summer.
Only 600 frst-cabin passengers were regstere0
this summer TO take passage on steamers ieaVinS
Boston for England between the first SATURDAY IN
Nav and the second Saturday in August, inciusives
Last year for the corresponding period Loo hrss'
ca bin passengers were booked.
WHY She Refused Him-Margery-wh do you
keen on refusing Jack? You say you love him.
Emma-Oh. he has such cute way OF propose
tng.-tIruth
Owners OF fruit and shade trees in the
Eastern States lamentng the loss of hundreds
of valuable trees which were destroyed by Tues
days hurricane "The Philadelphia Times says
that probably the best known tree In Phiiadeiphas
the one in Miss Baldwn's garden on Chestnut-st.s
near Eleventh which for many years has been this
favore roosting place for thousands of ci,y spar-
rows blown over by the storm Of Monday night
and its chattering little inhabitants will have to
seek another shelter.
Mrs. Fangle-Have you secured iodser for
your second ao2r yet MIR G9s heu looking for
MAR %s Eou TIA" ''''"' TO ~ ' ''
A late census shows that there are 5000 slut
tering children In the schools OF Germany. The
habit IL said to be increasing. owing To children
mmickng one another. The school authorities
have taken steps lessen the number OF children
afflicted.
THE ROCk-A-BY LADY
The Rock-a-By Lady from Hushshv street
Comes stealing. comes creeping; ,.o,
Amd eaeR has s"a' dream that is tiny and ee,
She she eer you 10
There is one little dream OF beautiful drum.
There is one little dream of big sugar plum.
9d no. anek than and banx and tin ops that ha
And trumpet that boweth.
And doies peep out of those little dreams
And S Mh la aushs er ana on sTsy streams.
And the stars peek-a-boo with their own misty
And up up and up where the Mother Moon beams.
The fairies go winging!
Would you dream all these dreams that are tiny
They'll come to you sleeping;
SO shut the two eyes that are weary. my sweet
With peoples that hang from her head to her feet.
Comes stealing comes creeping.
-(Eugene Field In Chicago Record
An apparatus to register the time taken by each
person in using telephone has been invented ID
Germany Il is called a "telephonemeter." and Il
IL the design of the telephone companies to use its
figures as a basis for their charges for the use of
telephones. When this 1,eter" Is attached to tele-
nhones talk over a telephone. 1t can be predicted.
will be as concise telegraph message.
The Deacon's Idea.-"The Turks, said the re-
turned missionary. shave their heads with the ex.
ception OF "A spot on top where lock IL left that
the angel OF the resurrection may lift them out on
the day OF Judgment
a lot OF fellows in this country who have for
such an arrangement, Lhey rather be over.
Orange County farmers have become the rivals
OF those of Wethersfeld. Conn. as raisers Of
the succuent and odorous onion. There are now
LOO acres devoted to onion culture In the county
The average yield is sevety-hve barrels
TO the acre. The present year the county will
send forth to rejoicing world 10 900 barrels Of
onions.
What can do for you?' he asked of the
caller.
Il came to collect for the ventilating ian we
oh-er; see. I'm sorry. but We aren't cashing
any drafts at present. 1.-THE Washington star.
II is stated by The London Lancet that The
English professional classes. who head the list a.
the taiiest OF adult males. attain the average
height of feet 81. inches Next on the list come
the American males. and minute fraction behind
them come the English OF all classes. Most
European nations average for the adult male s
feet & inches, but the Austrians Spaniards and
Portuguese just fall short OF this standard"
her whole summer In trying 10 elevate the simple
county county, people with whom she has boar,ied)
.'ooupy MI stiles l hope my visit here hasn't
been entirely without good results
Farmer stlles-sartin not. sartin not. You've
learnt a heap rinee you first come here but. by
cracky' you vas purity nigh the greepest one
We ever had ON our hands-,The Detroit Tribune.