New-York tribune., 1894-01-27
THE T1LK or THE Day.


abandoned derelict last October, and
was picked up by the British tramp steamer
indianapolis and towed Blueneds Nicaragua
Now an odd point oil marine law has been raised
by the libelling OF the steamer, which arrived at
Boston recently. by the owners of the schooner's
cargo of four and the libel Is for $1,000 and the
claim is set up that as she picked up
the Florida coast she should have been taken to
nearby port. and that the unnecessarily long
tow spoiled her cargo and forfeited all claim for
salvage by the indianapolis.
With the Dear Glrls-Maude-we must confess
that Mabel Is very pretty girl
Gladys-Yes very But her complexion might be
better
Gladys-Of course it is. DON, you think her hairs
Maude-A little But object more to her mouth.
rs a bit too wide
Gladys-I.ike her
Maude-And her eyes are such funny color.
Gladys-Green mixed with amber-I know.
Maude-It's a pity she dresses like fright
Gladys-Yes. It makes her look 80 dowdy.
Maude with sigh)-But she's very pretty girl.
Gladys-Yes. very pretty girl.-(Chicago Record.
There are few sailing ships that can carry 5000
tons Of cargo and nearly ell OF them in the
California wheat trade. In eleven years sixteen
5c0-ton oargoes have been cleared from San Fran
cisco in twelve vessels one of these n steamer
and the other eleven the ships Rappahannock and
Shenandoah, built by Arthur Sewal, at Bath, Me-.
and the British ships Liverpool, Alice A. Leigh,
Palgrave California Lord Tcmplemare Milton
Rappahannock vas lost in 1892 and the Shenandoah
Is now making her third voyage, the Palgrave and
California having each sailed twice. TWO other
American ships that carry 1900 tons are the Sewall
ships Roanoke and Susquehanna, they with the
Rappahannock and Shenandoah forming fhe famous
"big four which marked the end OF wooden ship
building at the Sewal yards.
Impartlng Technical Knowledgs.-Mrs. sodger:
What are you clipping from those papers ana
pastng together A.pheqs? ..r. r,u p.a.,
i lam, am making .siI up ,sl,.s my string; ing.
IT'S the stuff | had in the paper last week."
| What do you cal 1t string forr o.sh,a,.
| Chicago Tribune.
The Intelligent composltor" in England has
covered himself with glory and dstanced all pre-
vious records Ills performance is described In
"The Westminster Gazette" The victim was a
writer for "Thc Woman's Herald VINO chose 10
express certain idea by means of an algeoraic
formula. thus: "If there are only K situations.
and X men together with women compete for
them then what is 10 become of the men VINO
will be put on: ii the young women are put mr.
The Intelligent compositor" " aforesaid had never
heard OF such thing as algebra, apparently; at
all events he ahea.. in accordance with his
| own judgment. and when the proof reached the
| author It read az follows: IL there only
| Christian situations. and Christian men together
with young women compete for them, then what
is to become of the young men who will be put
out II the young women are put n?'
rnanswerable Argqment.-City s NlsGs,unc!s: you
ought not TO say "critter." You should say Great
Uncle Halcede-T.oob here Mary know better.
Ne. and you, and all of US humans are Gods
creatures. FER heerl the preacher say so na, II,
amt critter and never WIZ be. mere a.! tho
difference IN the World.-0nd.anapolS Journal
The Rev DR.. f. p Parker Of Hartford. relates
a hitherto unpublished incident OF the organization
OF the Hartford Young Mems Christian Association
a few years ago The conservatives wanted TO keep
out r'niversasts and Unitarians. This course was
dlstasteful TO DR. Parker and few other liberals.
who proposed, compromise. that the Apostles
| Greed be taken the platform OF the organiza-
| ton THAT proposal" says DR.. Parker. was
! made and accepted In a in the City Hotel.
and the few persons there and then present arc
not likely to forget the scene or Its incidents Mr.
Moody and Mr.. George Pentecost represented one
party. When they told that for the sake OF
| peace the insertion of the Apostles Greed as
condition OF active membership would be conceded.
| Mr. Moody. with refreshing frankness confessed
| hts entire ignorance of that symbol 'Pentecost
| said he. what is the Apostles Greed. anyway!
| don't know. Mr.. pentecost not in a condi-
! ton OF incandescence regarding the subject
! Wherefore some Information was impasted. ana
| then the creed aforesaid produced and read
! Mr. Moody listened intently and then said, Thats
! good and asked 10 have IL read again On the
! second reading he seemed 70 like it very much IN
deed as one might expect from such catholic
|
! Pentecost agreeing, II was accepted
| stue,,g Visltor-"When that man came TO Chi
| cago. sir. he couldn't write his name. Ana now
| he's worth millions" . -. -,
II suppose he has learned 10 write by this timer
| Write? Write? That man. sir. w!elds the fnest
cattle pen in ChicaSo. So."-tChicaSo Tribune.
| According TO the "Svo'," a ST. Petersburg paper,
| Russia, unlike other European countries, incor-
porates in the army only one-fourth Of the young
men who are drafted every year when they reach
the legal age for military service. The recruiting
In 1892 enlisted 16S612 conscrps. but only 205 were
actually sent into the ranks. or these lS,Oo were
! Orthodox 5000 lsraelites and 5000 Mohammedans;
the Russian army Is therefore composed OF men be-
longing TO the national religion. There were also IN
| the contingent called TO service in 1892 $4,000 men
OF pure Russian origin. 17,o)) Poles 1900 Germans,
| 700 Jews 3GS9 Bashkires. and small number OF
Lrhuanians Tartars. that the Russian army
can be considered as being quite homogeneous In
regard to its nationality
| 4 Terrible Accldent-"There was a terrible acct.
! dent on the road this morning.. said the general
| passenger agent OF the ;. l.. y. and W. Railway
| to his wife. o,
.1'arelessness of a trusted employe.
! "l)enr dear Many people killed."
| II believe But that wasn't the accident You
.tty. a1..ttf No