New-York tribune., 1893-08-26

age. The annual report of the American Bell Tee-
phone Company shows that that corporation iented
last year 5272O telephones, an increase OF ever
10000 in year The company mas Sl2 exchanges
and mileage Of wire of 3O779l, of which %2io
miles are operated under ground.
The Secret Told-Roger aged SIX had been fish.
ing with his father the day before. and friend OF
the family asked him what luck they had adj nad cod
ne Hrs tepleu, ac w VENT elt to the man wasn't
home, and the other two places the man said he
hadn't more'n enough for his own family. '-'Ram
Horn.
A business OF Canada Of an enterprising ma
ture has established floating bank on Kootenai
Lake, Canada 1t is in a steamer which journeys
from place to place along the lake: thus enabling
It's owner to supply the inhabitants of the lake
villages with banking facilities.
An eminent physician says 1t Is often dangerous
to lie on, the right side It is also unnecessary
Any POLITICAL speaker writer knows the wrong
side needs the lying, II any.-(Buffalo Courier.
The Dakotas have always had to boast Of
their wheat crops, and apparently South
Dakota justly can be proud of its corn crop. The
State has a "corn-belt' of twenty-six counties
These counties about to hold a "corn-belt ex-
position at Mitchell at the gate of the great
Sioux Reservation recently opened for settlement
The mote that's in my neighbours eye
Which very clearly 1 espy-
Is the dollar that he got of me
That l again shall never see.
The beam that's in my own-ah, well.
/ reckon twill stay there a spell
Is-if my mem'ry isn't dim
a tenner that l got Of him.-(Vogue.
new ocean telegraph company proposes to lay
a cable between Australia and California. Sound
ings which have been made between San Francisco
and Honolulu show that the route thus far Is
practicable one. The same company will seek to
obtain subsidy from the German Government for
constructing the sections of the proposed line be-
tween the Fill and Samoan islands, and between
the Samoan Islands and Honolulu.
Tommy1My fathers in the butcher business.
What business Is your n in? - -,
Sammy-Ny father don't have to follow any busi-
He's Alderman.-(Chicago Tribune
The stockholders in the fire insurance COM
panies groanng over the frequency of lres the
present year. Fire and Water states that in 1891
there was s79247,S7O worth of property destroyed
by fire; In 1892 there was $l6,Sl2O, and this year.
1S93 thus far, sos. l0l, ,3O0
Marks-T had my doubts about Goldbug having
been to the Fair, and now know ne ddnt go.
He owned up that it was fake Trip
and paid for it"-Philadephia Press
South Carolina is becoming prosperous State, as
is shown by the number of her savings bank de-
postors-21397 These depostors have upon deposit
the sum of 81 i2254 453. The State has the most
ings bank deposors of any of the Southern States.
She also has the most cotton manufactures
She has not seen the wSndrous Fair.
The merchants advertise each day
Such tempting bargain sales.
-(Chicago Inter Ocean.
The umbrella has rarely been enumerated among
antiques, but John Bickel, of Harrisburg, Penn,
has one which he says is 105 years old. 1t has al
ways been In the possession Of the Bickel family
II has never been loaned This ancient rain-shedder
has frame of peculiar construction, which Is now
covered with blue silk, and ivory handle of
artistic design
At the meeting of Colorado women who sat in
Rocky voice0beg -" pardon ROCKY Mountain voice
sang song. entitled sixteen to one A
few OF the echoes found their way out to Utah. and
every Mormon in that Territory was for moment
tempted to believe that IL was personal reflection
upon his domestic afairs.-Phladelphia Inquirer.
Sias Bauer. a farmer of Huntington County.
Penn the last week had singular and painful x
perience D:strustful OF banks. he drew out sew
eral hundred dollars he possessed from two banks
and then hid his treasure in the lining of his coat
Then he went out to work In a field and hung his
coat upon a gate post There the coat was espied
by a multitude of hungry grasshoppers and badly
eaten by them. The grasshoppers bored holes
through the greenbacks, and the farmer has been
compelled TO send the fragments of his money to
Washington to secure new bills. The money was
mutilated almost beyond redemption. Mr. Bauer
saws when he recovers his money he will put It
back in the bank.
A Doubtful Honor.-Chappie-Dea boy. me faw-
chune is made Miss Gotwox awsked me faw me
photograph awst Wednesday.
be too the hSSDp SpgpSv dsSn boy heard
euchre pawty she gave few OF her girl fwends
the next evening. indianapolis Journal.
The oil dealers have just had made photo
graph OF a relief map showing the oil bearing dis
tricts OF the United States 1t is map seven feet
long and fifty inches wide. and II shows the States
in which there are oil wells
What love OF dog" exclaimed caller at a
Jenerson-ave. mansion as bundle OF hair
and ribbons trotted into the room.
Yes but he's a dreadful care" sighed the mis-
tress OF the household, sadly.
What do you mean?" asked the visitor In
prise.
why. you know bought Bijou In Paris last sum-
mer and he doesn't understand word cf English.
had French maid for him all winter, but
last June she Insisted marrying Lorrid
creature, and now we have French Canadian
girl. and she worries dreadfully."
Does she abuse him. asked the visitor in
dignantly.
Canadians speak such poor French-suppose she
should ruin Bjou's accent! 1t makes sick to
think OF it."-(Detrot Free Press