New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
Tnr RACE FOR THE CUP

churches Ia this land
THE RACE FOR THE CtP.
There fell on the world silence.
And rumOr awhile was dunn.
And nobody asked MS neighoor -,
is Ryrnes's turn sare to come?
FORGOTTEN was Or Parkhurst.
And IT. Hung Chang.s sad plight
And All that asked each other -..~
Was VIII they race TOT the cup Az 'e""
The wind of the burning desert
The Wind u the frozen pole.
Blew over the earth togeiher
And each IN its secret soul
Had only one thought WIN" s'''hS
Away 10 the infinite.
AMI All that they said IN passing ..~
Was "Will they race for me up a" 'e"''
DER seas only known 20 klpuns
DER lands that no white m'r u'a..,.,.
TO the heights OF the great lone mountain
To the depths OF the oceans bed,
There hieih the worlds one qH'suV"'
An. cen as 81 and writr
The cable has brought III" answer. ~ ,~s,s
,The commercial Advertiser
Won often hear passengers ask says ave-.
,. ma, ",I wonder how fast We are going A"'
o. H. the easiest thing IN the world to asce''s'n
ut,b tho aid ~ a watch The rails on nearly ="
railroads. are thirty feet IN length ana you "a"
easily tell when each rail Joint Is PASSED. wv
the peculiar sound which the truck he'S - -.
Now II YOU will count tho number OF ran
,h, car passes over In twenty seron'N YOU 10"
unfortunately the number OF miles per nou' w.
rain IL Going Another but more 'onph'"."
,,e,hod % arriving At the same result j. ~ ~
tho number 81 feet car goes IN n""""'
divide the sum by -. This Is done ny Se'"'' ,'
The number OF rails passed over III one NM
and multiplying that by b. he hummer ~
,n /, rail 4 person Of an ipquiring turn o. n'''
,,,u nnd great q easure In this simple emP''
ment and IT is one o. which he VIII mover XIV"
tired"
LAWYER Gassaway. a san Antonio. TeN h 'w ss.
[ oynne,ling most eloquenty TO the jury ON ~
half OF his client. who was being ils1 'o nnths,ic
The LAWYERS defence was 50 thrilling any ,ns,.
~, ga, n The prisoner himself was moved ~ 49, ~,
snd was viping his eyes with handker,h'sl y. a.,
his attorney turned and asked the JURY 10 ~ they
he honest features OF his client. and say u ..1.h
could believe that II Was possible t ~, suddenly
such an honest face to be- guilty 81 inert "tsrn
m. LAWYER paused. gasped for breath ana by,snk
lated. Well I'll be- blOwed n mat Olamk,g. 81
scoundrel hasn't swiped my po'N'' "'"'"
,Texas Siftngs
The Wesleyan Association which is resp'"s ",,.
for the publication OF ''Zion's Herald. reeeh"'
held its annual meeting. report OF "h''" -.
In that paper II appears that the s'h"Hos' :,
FOR subscriptions FOR any one OF the SIN go :,
Editor Parkhurst's service are N''l VI 49, a,
IN. largest years receipts during the pfeN'''
wears and the total OF the six years OF the
administration l. sis,5l9 more than the 'o'a ;" 49,
six preceding years. an average Increase u
5000 a year from subscriptions
yorkshir. farmer having a horse to sell AZ IN
fair solI If 10 an army contractor. Meeting ms
80 ,hs same fair the following year. the army a3y.
walked IN to the farmer and said mus 'sr.ud
The horse bought OF YOU Was thoriIu p VAS mo-
IL was no for the army me nra'S, A., for Z
wise abashcd but replied; Well Try u" ~
navy - philadelphia Record
THE Paper World says that large "'"
nhite wood-pulp mandatory has Just pee' -.
Melted al Forshaga Sweden The Flodsois' 49, a.
has been adopted the boiling takine p'"'e
rotary boilers the largest OF this cohs""
which have hitherto been IN use. ne tSo"'
hsinc worked by, six turbines. with An ass'es-
OF 100 horsepower Each turbine "orNs sep 4.
denartment In Norway electrical uea'me
being adopted In bleaching pup Inc pup e 80,
placed I'm the chloride solution. the eie'"'' 800.
Is turned on From twenty 10 forty NM. s
snfnces for the operation. The process Is p"'e"'''
Those who have travelled much by ral arc s,n ~ "a
or less Acquainted with the hot box ho' .snrna
a, IL commonly called, really means not some-
hearing or "A hot journal. or BOTH ~ als h.s rins
lines from the use of poor material In the and
sometimes on account Of imperfect .ns'' m.a ing
sometimes from too great weight upon TUG
producing friction and heat .A., formerly.
There are now fewer hot boxes Iia", non ok
Some of the heaviest cars are now carrlsu .ash
Wheeled trucks thus distributing the wesu. al Of
end OF the car upon six journal bearplss Sr,ston
four and reducing the danger OF wa nshsp
pefter materials are used ana the WI S' INV. cal
cuIated more nicely and greater care Is Mai II
In operation so that the hot Dox ~ no. 9th rail
ONCE was A man thoroughly familiar WIZ 10 Oo
reading who made not long ago a trIp y, the
miles which included points as "a, sb,svo said
CITY OF Mexico. San Francisco ana th.ss wi,hu
ne did not encounter hot box until ne ws ,fsmcin.
twenty miles OF New York on his return =
natl Commercial Gazette