New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-08
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Few persons" says railroad man, hd'e "'''
| idea of the enormous cost Of rolling stock ne
| nrco of a single car ranges from $1,000 down to
$3.50 The former is the price OF lrst-c'ass "''
man car while the latter is that Of what Is known
| as n fiat car such used to haui grh'e' ai
dirt A common nat-bottomed coal car cos'S F,
while a car with double hopper-bottom Is iuo ~
at a hundred more. A refrigerator car costs s'''.
| combined baggage and mall car costs F'''"V' "
! a first class coach Is valued at SJw
| Aunt Debby (viewing the cty)-What does that
Uncle Abner "a close observer)T s'pose that's rs
where these ere Angermaniacs get measuIeu ln'
| clothes ~ folks III think they made In Lon
dom New-York Weekly.
| SAYS 1.-THE Philadelphia Record: "Twosns par
ties are a popular institution just at present re'
sons returning from the Fair OF Chicago all remark
| on the favor that twosing seems to ENJOY 'he'e'
These parties are In every part or inc srouu9
and in every part of Chicago. There are lo's OIL
| ambitious women in this country who want TO AVIAN
| themselves of the advantages of trip to the faif
| and having men to take them. they Organic :"
| little party Of two women and trot OF themselves
| to do Chicago. More than two girls coud not aBfee
on the details of such an excursion ana larger
party would be undesirable. but two can get aiohs
swimmingly Hence the popularity of twosing par
] ties But twosing parties at the seashore are en-
tirely different in character They are composer
OF a young man and woman. instead OF TWO women
| and instead of seeking the light and glare they
! avoid 1t and haunt the DARK coi"ei' VI '
! porch"
"Nrv little boy does very well at school said
carrsway. lie knows his letters. though he often
gets y and mixed up" ro,.o .,.n oo,r-
, MAJ ~ ~ The farmers do that They say you
be- for you are half the time'-tHarpers ba%ar'
4 ouaer story comes from Ashland. Kan In
common with the rest of the country the peopie
OF this town have been feeling the pincn OF haru
times They therefore determined to economize'
hut ha
settled minister's and 1t determined that one
would suffice until better times came. SO vote
was taken on the question which OF the seven
should be retained. The poll showed piurai''y
OF votes for the Methodist minister. and therefore
the other six were discharged. IL Is proposed that
other towns In Kansas especially those suffering
from drouth. shall adopt the same plan, ana that
tho money thus saved shall be given to the needy.
This is a practical movement in the direction or
Christian unity that will hardly be pleasing TO
the discharged clergymen. however strong may
be their theoretical belief in Christian unity.
You have lively set of clerks" he said to o the
proprietor OF the establishment. IL must De pleas
ant and profitable to have employees so fun OF
yes responded the proprietor: I'VE close early
today and they are getting ready to go home. -
Tid Bits
Among the candidates who presented themselves
at the annual examination at Hong Kong emma
a few weeks ago was child four years Old. The
plnuVu thchSien conductor tl' eAhlIiidtloH VI ''
little savant I'm person and greatly impressed
with his knowledge. The precocious boy was able
TO write thesis on the subject presented to hlm'
although the letters betrayed the fact that they
were written by a child. The wonder child ex-
cites great interest i'm the Flowery Kingdom, ana
his knowledge OF Confucus Chinese journals say
is very great.
C;oyerness-You see my dear. the Antipodes live
on the other side OF the earth. ana they ohly 20
bed when are SettltS UP .
Little Emma-Then. Fraulen. suppose my
brother Fritz the student, Is an Antipode en-
Fliegende Blaetter.
4 Boston lady who Is boarding on farm IN
New Hampshire writes to a friend as follows
"a problem has come 10 me way up here away
from the world. which perhaps you can solve. Our
andlord-of seventy-has been attending to his
having himself. with only the assistance of a man
of eighty-three because he can get no help. Prob
ably Boston is overrun with demands for work,
and men sit idng there because no man hath hired
us Solve this problem If you can; l cannot
Road Responsibility Hank-Say. pard,
where did ,,ou git thin dimes an quarters?
Mouldy Mike-Out of a felers pocket. -
"Pard, I'm ashamed fer We. Gimme hall Inc
iiee of gentlemen travellers like you an me turn
in footpads. It's enough TO make me blush
II wasn't footpad. The Teller tainted. and
these sort o. dropped out OF his pockets"
well that's different Found EN-. mat y
respectable How came he TO faint?
II told him wanted work, ana was wililn
to take pay in soap."-(New-York Weekly.