New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
THE TALK or THE Day.

"Why. can't there be igh, without the shefins
OF b:ood?" asks opponent Of war II ne VIII ask
any prominent pugilist he will find out exactly INV
the thing can be done.
Probab:y-"Funny idea the ancients had WASH;
Il. OF giving a dead man money 10 take 10 the next
II wonder If that was how the expression Money
10 burn origina ted indianapolis journal
Odessa which is frequently described as the Liv~
erpool OF Russia. and which in point OF trade ana
prosperitv ranks as the most important city OF
the Empire. has just been celebrating the centen-
NAL anniversary OF It's foundation. Built on ter
ritory coded to Russia By Turkey in 1892 the foun-
dations OF the present city were laid In l'sa ana
when al the beginning of the century. the French
emigre the Due de Richelieu. arrived upon
the scene to his duties as Gov.
ernor-GeneraI a post to which he had
been appointed By Emperor Alexander, there
were only 400 houses and about 500 inhao-
tants in the place. To-day the population is over
500 Oer OF whom no less than 10000 are Hebrews.
and there is no city In the Empire more bountfuly
endowed with ma gni,icent public buildings or where
the Inhabitants arc possessed OF greater wealth.
mostly amassed by commerce
JAPANESE LULLABY.
Sleep. t!e pigeon. and fod your wings
saap to I the s Rssqn S'm swinging
Swinging the nest where her little one Hes
Away out yonder | see a star
Silvery star with tinkling song
To the soft dew falling ! hear Il CLING
Calling and linking the night along.
In through the window a moonbeam comes
Little gold moonbeam with misty wings;
All silently creeping. 1t asks: is he s.eepnsS
Sleeping and dreaming wAie mother sings
Up from the there floats the sob
or the waves that breaking upon the snor~
As though they were groaning In anguish ana
moaning
But sleep. little pigeon and fold YOUR wings
Little blue pigeon with mournful eyes,
Am | not singing see. | am swinging
Swinging the nest where my darling lies
-(Eugene Fled In Chicago RECORD
THE Rochester Post-Express" tells OF clersys
man whose sermons OF the best. but who was
reserved and bashfu. You must be more social"
the deacons limited To his sunday school came the
children OF an orphan asylum The next Sunday
the pastor stalked across the room. and. graspins
the first hand he came TO- which happened TO belong
to one OF the smallest orphans. cried out loudly:
Good morning, my dear sir; how are your father
and mother"
The Rival IIair,lrsssers OF the two, BY
way OF advertising himself. cuts his hair in the
most faultless manner, according 10 the stest
the Other on ne fTea The 'aIs st su
who entered his shop did not tail 10 take NM
10 sasS oVI, Won ha"e Vo t hair so badly cu
Why; sir the reason is simple enough can ,S.
recourse to my colleague over the way, and he 10
such d%er AND suppose you Sss cut fsr MS you IN
se.f whether he ough;nt to be satished"-dl Car
limo
Although accustomed here TO regard
cricket as rather a quiet and inofensve game u
bears entirely different aspect when played In
the Pacific Islands. According to the new Engiish
Bishop of Melanesa. who was bowled out py one
OF the to Christianity at the outset or his
first game In Norfolk Island. THE natives don't
clap their hands. but war-whoop in token OF APP
plause This whoop Is more like shrill siren
whistle than anything else. When the batsinah
misses he leaps about whooping. to the crowd OF
onlookers, and they back to him, while he swihss
his bat round his head the peril OF the wicket
keeper. and. indeed. OF all within range" lmas-
Inc what the antics of the Norfolk Islanders wo"d
be II they were to acquire any knowledge OF our
National game Of baseball.
sad MIstaks"lf it were not 50 childish and and out out
man with the short hair
What is the matter: dear ,.. s,oori,e
yesterday BY mistake. and there were three "a
cigars sticking out OF t%H top pocket never nouee'
A boy who was recently sent to boarding
school has Just sent the following letter 10 MS
loving and anxious mother: Il got here all right
and forgot to write before II is very nice
place to have fun. Teller and ] went out IN
boat and the boat tipped over and man got me
out and full OF water that didn't kno"
nothn' for good long while. The other boy mas
TO be buried after they find him. His mother ca "e
from Lincoln and she cries all the time. loss
kicked me over and have got to have some moi@
to pay the doctor for fixing my head We aN
going to set old barn on fire tonight ana
should smile II don't have bully fun. los, my
watch and very sorry. l shall bring home
some mud-urtles. and shall bring home tams
woodchuck II can get 'em In my trunk"
Somebody had done something to provoke the scorn
and contume.y OF Mr. Skasgs. and he was rant,ns
about II In the sil,test manner by George ne
claimed I'D like to be the fool-kiler for year
So" -
"Oh no. Hiram" protested Mrs. Skaggs. you
don't want to be placed In a position where ~"
would have TO commit sulcide."-lDetrot Free Pteee