New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Seven months ago a Protestant daily paper called
"Ie Signal" vas started in Paris 1t has been
success thus far: it's editor-ln-chef, NJ Eugene
Revellaud. Is now In this country In order TO sell
some OF the stock OF the paper. Subscriptions may
be sent TO VI Reveaud No. lcs Bible House, or I"
J. r. Abegg president Of the Union Chretierne %
Jeunes Gems. No IA West Twenty-arst-st. The vent
ure has received the backing Of some OF the most IN
fuentlal Protestants in this country. and many
others will doubtless be glad to show their interest
In IT,
Natural Mistake-"My friend" said the near
sighted barber running his fingers absent-mndedly
through Cholly's chrysanthemufn, your mar needs
trimming. -(Chioago Tribune
Says THE Philadelphia Record: AN interesting
relic in the shape OF Philadelphia directory tor
1891 IL owned by Detective Jones. of the Philade-
pha Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, whose
home In at Wilmington. Del. II compiled ~
Clement Bddle. and printed by James & Johnson
at No 147 High. now Market. St At the time Oh 's
publication Philadelphia was the seat OF the fece'si
Government. and 1t contains among other 'h'hss
the names and residences OF the principal federa
officials The first OF these is President George
Washington Philadelphia No. 1870 Highest The en-.
tire American Tariff law of that period is printed
upon four small pages.
Did you find the water at the springs oenen'ed
She-"Yes indeed; washed out my own hana,
kerCnlelS
Inter Ocean
The applicatlon 10 the Vermont Legislature 'or
a charter to the Nicaragua Canal Company cam
attention 10 the new society recently FORMED IN
France for the completion OF the Panama Nanai.
II Is Known already that this society which asAeu
for an initial subscription OF 60VNeV francs Sc
cured only 100000 from ordinary SUBSCRIBERS aus
that the balance was furnished from the iuhus "
the liauidat ton OF the old society. and from tn'
and financial
which had been condemned to refund li-sot'e"
gains a restitution they have effected by tahhs
I'D shares OF the society. The after is' eheie'
fore unpopular in France. where many news
papers and notably "L'Homolosation speoia"
published by Joseph Aron In the interest o. INV
former subscribers TO the De Lesseps comps"',
demonstrated that the Panama Society could no.
finish the canal 1t says indeed. that slooV"Vo
would be sufficient to do IT, though the reports u
the official French engineers estimated that 'ne
necessary amount could not be below s-S"''N"
NJ Aron and his colleagues In the rrehch p''s'
assert. therefore, that the rev Panama So0.E
merely Intends. after a pretence OF hnshihs y"
canal. to declare that the enterprise Is iaiu,e
and then gobble up the Panama Railroad ana 'n'
other assets OF. the old company, which nave oeeH
surrendered to the new one.
Real Estate Agent-what shall we call this ne"
suburb OF ours? -. ,u.
His Partner--Let me What was the ha"'
OF that great Japanese victory?
Agent-Ping-Y - ,...
Partner-Thats Il. Call the place Ne"-r'As
Yang. " J."-Yonkers Blade
1t is told of A. Conan Doyle. that he was aston
lshed when a Boston cabman tod him ne "'.N
rather have a ticket to his lecture than the iare ~
thought he was travelling incognito. and askeu ~.
man how he found him out. The man rep'eu W"
''he knew him az member OF the Caomeh i. -.
ry Guild to which the lecturers itinerary hao ",
teegraphed in advance. and that he recogni1ea "a
Doyle to be the man. because his coat lape's ~.
evidently been grasped by New-York reporters -.
hair manfestly cut by Philadelphia parp'.' -
hat seemingly saved with difficulty from the pns'
by whom he was surrounded at Chicago luh''sS
while his overshoes bore traces OF Buffaio m".
there was an odor OF Utica cigar upon MS per- A
The doctor surrendered at discretion ana sA
the fellow a ticket for his whole family
I've turned highwayman." said the sofa
What exclaimed the chair. 49,, ,S.c.Ro
Yes: | held couple up last night -''
chele Life
II Texas were as densely populated as Wv
Island II would have a population OF S.oco"N'
i Not Much Needed-"An' thots chrysan'S'
num-" said Mr. Dolan. deeply interested. aulsing
at is" replied his wife. who had been "''
Well WONDERFUL flower it is II the r's es yea
want TO -(Washlngton Star
"Tbe Connecticut Catholic" says that the me-,
at the head OF the Democratic party IN 'hs not
cities OF Connecticut are saloon-Reepe'S' and
the most respectable saoon-keepers' 80. 80, DE-
warns the party that II these men are "o =. 20
posed from the leadership. 1t Will coh''""'
where II went November g.
The "Aiiyako shimbun'' speaks In e emu now in
terms OF a certain work of art, OF srea most skill
Corea This Is the image OF dragon nsing quite
fully sculptured in soapstone the size Shs huge
that of an ordinary dweng-house y, th details.
figure IL carved with special a',en.'o arv Eastern
land Japanese OF means contracted as only 500
TO buy this giant curo; the owner aSm would take
between 10000 and 600 10 TRANSPORT tas the
to Toxic but once in the Japanese caps'o 81 IT, ard
tending buyer proposed to make a sho~ by which
charge two or three sen for admisso ~. ave- yoarb
he hoped tS make fortune IN '0u'