New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-17
THE TALK or THE DAY.

| The running Of coaches between this city and
| Philadelphia recalls to The Philadelphia Record"
the feat OF Cooper. the tragedan, in the old stag
| Ing days He made heavy wager 70 play In New
York and Philadelphia alternate nights for whole
week In 1894 lie travelled 100 miles between the
| performances going almost without sleep. and won
| his bet The state of the roads was then 50 bad
that the fatigue OF the week must have been 4
| terrific strain upon him. Stage coaches then ran
| 10 New Brunswick. where boat was met with
| the best OF luck the journey might be accom-
! plished In twelve hours. but when the Presidents
message was whirled through by means Of many
relays at the magical rate OF ten miles an hour
the very climax OF fast travel was thought. in
deed. to have been attained.
At the Whist Tabe.-Mrs. Bragg-Our John ia
such forgetful thing. lie makes me SO provoked.
He's so different from me- why | remember
everything. really believe. and forget nothing
Mr. Br a }l you know that SUIT had gone
Mrs Bragg~iiad it? Wen, there I never. can
remember what has been Disqualification Tran
script.
President PelXoto has ordered change In the
names OF the cruisers Republica and Aquldaban.
the two principal war vessels OF the insurgents
! The Aquldaban. which sunk by one OF the
Government torpedo vessels IL named the Six
teenth OF April and the Republica the Fifteenth
OF November" The latter is the date OF the over
throw OF the Brazilian monarchy In 1889. and the
former IL the date when the Melo revolution col
apsed The Riachuelo and the Benjamin Constant.
both Of which at Toulon. France. ready to
sail for Brazil. and will probably soon arrive there
Theological DIscusson.-"we don't pay the piano
at our house sundays said the first little girl,
Neither are We said the second little girl. but
we don't believe in Isn, up all our religion on Sun
like some folks does. "-lndlanapolis Journal
An exhibition Of unusual interest may be seen dur
ing this week and next at the American Museum OF
Natural History. While attractive to all persons OF
intelligence, 1t should be especially interesting to
teachers in both our public and private schools.
well to their pupils. 1t consists OF collection OF
photographs OF lofty mountain scenery. made by
Vttorio Sella, an Italian. who Is famous both a
mountain climber and photographer. They
the property OF the Appalachian Mountain Club. OF
Boston, and are free exhibition here. except on
Mondays and Tuesdays when admission is charged
to all visitors the Museum. They include all the
principal peaks In the Alps some OF them taken
from every available point OF view. and a number
OF those in the Caucasus. The studies of glaciers.
clouds and snow forms. as well as OF geologic forma-
lions. are beautiful as they rare. NEWCOMERS
indebted for the privilege OF seeing these unique
photographs to the American Geographical Society,
and the opportunity offered for the next few days
ought to be fully utilized.
Ought to Work Both Ways-"Cyrus" she said re-
luctantly, IL don't think would make good wife
for a poor man"
Then you'd make mighty poor wife for a good
man" replied Cyrus. grabbing his hat.-(Chicago
Tribune.
A serious ecclesiastical question has arisen In .
parish In Norfolk. England A plot OF land
Gently added to the churchyard. and controversy
ut once sprang up whether the additional plot
should be consecrated before the preparatory crop
OF mustard seed sown after Those who
advocated immediate conservation contended
that $ long such ceremonial is considered
sental II might well be performed at once. The
strcter churchmen however, asserted that such
an act would be sacrilege since 1t would be conse-
Grating to Gods service a crop of mustard seed