New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

| A San Francisco fisherman has a cat tina, IL "a
I 10 love water as much as other cats love rug ia
front OF crate fire. When he goes fishing the
cat lies quietly In the boat and does no, appear 10
| mind how We, he gets When The seine with 10
load OF live fish Is hauled in the ca, sezes the ,arg
one. trying 20 shake Il as he would a mouse He
| does il entirely for sport. he never attempts 10
ca, the large FISH. and lives almost wholly on tie
| smaller ones used for bait.
Professional Ethics Invo.ved-Everstt wres.-
| This here paper says whiskey kin be made Of saw.
! dust.
Laymand sowre-I wonder et Il would be any
disgrace fer gent 10 Jaw wood 81 h kn'xsi
whiskey would be made from the dus'--tC.nclnnaa
Tribune
The bicycle stamp" which brough, Into e1is.
enc. In San Francisco by the recent railroad s.rkA
is likely 10 be much priced by stamp collectors For
more than a fortnight San Francisco was practically
| GU; on from all railroad communicated. ani
bicycle mail service was gotten up by the agen, Of
| a bicycle manufacturer between tha. city and Fresno
distance Of about 20 mites. II continued FOR four
days when the blockade raised Stamps and
stamped envelopes were hastily deslgne! and several
| hundred printed the stamps being SOD Al cents
| apiece and the envelopes az 80 cents OF he 80 let
tiers carried 3l5 were stamped and forty were sent
! IN stamped envelopes. Used specimens are already
| commanding a high premium IN san Francisco the
papers OF that city say. high as $ being paa
| for the stamps. while the used envelopes are e.
pectei to bring from s. 10 81 each.
Governess-Jenny. wha, is muster
Jenny Melted architecture.
Coyerness-What,
Jenny~Yessum Dlan', you say the other Day
| that architecture was frozen musc?-,Cacass
Record.
Wonder IS sometimes expressed as to where
| the bicycles made each year are sold. To ansvs
| this question Hardware" says tina. in a cer'ai
little town I'm Ohio. which possesses population
about LOO there are sixty bicycles owned IHn
multiply that town by the whole United States
Mrs. weems-I DO believe you were scared h'a
to death when you proposed 10 me- ,bought yu
Mr. Weems-Indeed wasn't thousn' wv
would say no.-Ind!anapolis Journal
A traveller from the South described recently on
OF the Oldest and most popular dishes In kentucU
which is known as 'turgoo." 1t Is an outdoor cor
coct,on and many massive pots OF II are sald
have simmered over hot fire in the open al po'u
cal gatherings In Kentucky. The making OF QUIZ.
GOO is thus described: In the bottom o, the os Nv
some red pepper pods are thrown; then p'."s-
tomatoes and corn are added then na'.''..
nicely dressed prairie chickens are thrown n'o ~,
pot, and also a haf-dozen OF the fattes iA'''!
chickens are added: then n couple OF dozen s
shell crabs and three or four young sqo"'''
thrown on the heap Enough clear spring W..
water Is poured into the caldron barely 10 hoa' ".
varied contents and then the fire Is s'are" -
must be allowed 20 simmer slowly FOR SIX ns1
and an old superstition Is that II mus' oe So ~.
with a hickory stick In order TO give II '"' y"
flavor.
Mrs Nucook II funny: dear. we az, r,cd.s.
troubled with many tramps? Why is u, ,ravs dys
Mr Nucook-Probably because you al"s!! ,ser
them something to eat. darling-Sh'o"s'
Ocean.
Now that the .rumors OF ruin to the peA 49,.
peach crop have for once proved true. the WV. "A
OF damages to the Florida orange groves go -.
have taken courage. Florida papers ss' ,r,
present outlook Is for crop only one-na' - >, N.
thirds as large as that Of last year, o~ins :"
spring drouth. They therefore look for eon''''''
higher prices
The man who had little piece 81 avn and VII,
OF his house about as big as grern0 VAS po,terns
around II the other morning win pa. and hung
and a razor. when neghbor came " N.Y.
5Wh h don't You have a lawn mower" ne a., sss'N
after contemplating the scene as minute ne snt
scape gardener; what want is NOR, si as' .Asai
the nelghbor hurried away before the nuaas1ISe,ra,
fall upon him and crush him still Ho'e
Free Press. -
A Paris correspondent describes one OF tne
industries Of that city TO be found III , - th
in the Rue des Ecoles, which deals exclusive" ne
the secondhand boots of the men who "o'" s.,,s
sewers These boots are furnished by '"e IA
and come half way up the thigh ana eA' ora
is allowed a new pair every six months, ~
new they cost s.; when sold secondhand wv lat
lie the modest sum OF 80 cents; but - ~. AZ
5000 pairs per annum are sent to the Nv" me
Ecoes II makes quite booming ihouss A w
leather Of these boots is. 80 TO speak, ..ver.
the alkaline and greasy water In when ". for
cleaners paddle, and they are eagerly SUI ,.,,hss
by the great Partisan bootmakers; Tor '"s ~
being at once tough and light. serves 10 'us'
curve OF the Louis Nv heel.
"Ef give you your dinner. asked MI
will you turn the grIndstone awnis tn, no cfsns
Nav" said Dismal DAWSON a."
agltator. "-(Cnc,nnati Tribune -.
Another change has taken place IN '"e n vhch
on Sixth and Spruce SITS. Philadelpn's' dwel.
Joseph jefferson was born. and now III. or Of
lers in the house are ignorant Of his occupied
his glory. Until recently the house w's :, iesa
bv a dealer In Florentins casts-wh'cn ,.-s pols
one form Of art But now there 10 o. 49,. sssd
at the side window and Russian 49, ..,,.bsus
at the door. and the dwelling 10 te"e"
given over to the lower class Of Poles .r
Away" cried he, away with the pre's''
Why" they asked him. a. =. s0lmn4 ".
Because It isn't fresh" se!d dnrsx,anspoh -
other order OF scrambled eggs
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