New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-04
WASTED AMMUNITION,

| paid two dollars for a tie;
Oh II was just immense.
And then | started for the shore
With gayety intense.
Said I: "Il paralyze the girls
With this most gorgeous tie;
As | walk smiling by
But when | stood upon the beach
At last ! had "A fit
Had on one just like it.
-(Clothier and Furnisher.
"The Chicago Tribune" gives figures to show that
from May to July 27. inclusive. the number of
paid admissions to the Worlds Fair was 6.2ls,O7O,
and OF free admissions 2,i53726, nearly 30 per
cent of the entire number.
Mixed His Dates-Hungry Higsins-w'en did
Columbus this country?
Weary Watkns-'Ts Bout 400 years ago.
Hungry Hggins-t;ee, No wonder a Teller give
me the horse laugh when | told him was Chris s
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The letters of Phillips Brooks to his little neces
published in the August Century" show that the
great preacher had essentially childlike heart.
once. when in Europe. he wrote as follows: II
going to answer your beautiful letter. which
travelled all the way to London. and was deliv-
cred here by a postman, with a red coat, two
three weeks ago. He looked very proud when he
came in. ii he knew that he had a beautiful
letter in his bundle. and all the people in the
street stood aside to make way for him. that
foods letter might not be delayed" And once
while in Denver. he sent the following to the
little girl: when got here last night | found the
hotel man very much excited and running about
waving "A beautiful letter in the air and crying
aloud. a letter from TODD. letter from TODD"
He was Just going to get out band of music
to march around the town and look for the man
to whom the letter belonged, when I stepped I'D
and told him | thought II was meant for me- He
made me show him my name in my hat before he
would give II TO me, and then q great crowd
gathered round and listened while | read it,"
Electrical Treatment.-Mrs Squibbs-Doctor what
shall 1 do with my son? He sleeps inces-
sanity. is always tired. and looks at everything
with utter apathy.
The Doctor-Take him to Midway Plaisance for
two days-(Chicago Record
The number of unemployed graduates of German
universities has become great that some OF the
most eminent professors in Germany. Including
Professors Won Gneist, Won Esmarch Klam-R
and Osthoff have felt compelled to come tn THAR
rescue These professors have prepared a circular
which Is to be addressed to Germans in all nar,s
OF the world asking the recipients to reply whether
there are possibilities of employment in their mar
ticuar dwelling places for educated German teach
ers. physicians druggists. lawyers ministers and
engineers. The professors hope I'm time to form n
sort of central employment bureau, so that grad
yates may start to seek their fortunes I'm foreign
lands with some hopes OF success. They expect at
the time to relieve the overstocked INTEL
Iectua market at home.
He Let 1t Go-From THE PlunkviIle Buele,
I'm speaking OF the Hon. Mr. Blore as n i,,ee,sr
and political word-swaower In our issue ~ IA ~
week: was 1 ys intention az ,h to say swordswal
record as a retractor we have concluded to let II
90 at that" -Qndianapolis Journal " 'e' -