New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-05
THE TALK or THE DAY.

| on June Is the Prince OF Wales voted against ths
/ Deceased Wlfes Sister bill Is this not an error?
1t has been reported FOR years that he always voted
for 1t. and in opposition to the bishops The Liy-
ing Church" is in error. on June 10 the Prince OF
Wales voted in favor OF the bill. as he has always
done previous occasions
Not Afraid of Them.-senator Blankdash (at COM
mittee meetng)-I tell you, gentlemen, the country
Is aroused as never before and the peope will visit
suspect Of COLLISION with the Sugar Trust Gentle
men, you are drifting onto the rocks
Chicago Tribune.
At Winger. In New South Wales there Is a burn
Ing mountain 1t 10 1920 feet in height and is sup
posed to be large coal seam which has in some
unaccoun table way become ignted and has been
burning for many years, certainly long before the
adven; Of the white in this portion OF the
colony. The coursc Of the fire be traced 4 con-
siderable distance by the numerous Expressions or
chasms occasioned by the falling In Of the ground
from beneath which the coal has been consumed
Smoke ia continually issuing from the sides OF the
mountain and in the vicinity Of these openings
the surface is hot. and has dry. psrched appear
ance. while sticks thrust into these openings
readily ignited.
Nirvana.-"And your Senate. what does II doy"
asked the intelligent Hindoo.
The Senate said the man who was showing
him around. rs something Ike your Nrvana. It
doesn't DO. II mercy is."-(Indianapo.ls Journal
Baggs-l have bought some sheets OF tNat
"tanglefoot' fly paper, but not blamed fly has got
stuck on II. don't understand II.
Jaggs-Oh. that IS easy 20 explain. They are
stuck on You
Novelist Walter Besant IS credited with the au-
thorship OF these somewhat cynical views OF life
az Il Il lived: "out Of ten men nine are born to
work the tenth. Resolve to be the tenth. With
out trampling the cleyerest cannoi get fch TN, INC
Of tho ose who f to & on th1 5s
greatest fools. Wise men never attempt anything.
When you lose leg begin at once to practise with
a wooden one Mems motives are mercifuly hid
den by their shirt fronts. Observe moderation In
make a man honest is to make him ashamed OF
being found out. There may be pride even In con-
is an accident. and everybody ;reats i as an
9chieyement The moot charmng atSri Pe OF
The clergyman Of this city who thinks NewYork
IS suffering from "dlmanasio" is tribe Inaccurate
II is really suffering from Tammania
Madge-Ths Is the kind OF a day that poets rave
Harrywe there blamed anreason 951 aot then ,d.
warm-(Chicago Int>r Ocean.
In his sermon last Sunday the Rev. George Fair
lee OF Troy, y. Y. told the following story: An
American in Cuba had been taken as spy and
condemned 20 death. He appealed TO the Ameri-
can and British consus. whom he succeeded IN
convincing OF his Innocence. They laid his case
before the Governor General. and demanded his
oner had been founc guilty under Spanish law
and must die The consuls retired, and the next
day the condemned man was led out to execution.
bndfolded and manaced and a platoon OF soldiers
was drawn up ready 10 receive the fatal command
10 fire Then the American Consul took the flag
OF his country and wrapped It around the body OF
the prisoner and the British Consul did the same
Now fire upon those flags II you dare was the
warning given the commandant or the platoon
The order to fire was given. and the prisoner
was soon afterward released"
A Chicago man has invented n chemical solution
by which ne claims that wood can De rehueIeo
dTeproof II saturated in this solution; he main,
tains that II is impossible for piece OF lumber 10
wood or niammable material OF which houses are
constructed is first immersed in the solution OF
thus n9t treated is said to be feproo viii
burn no more than piece OF iron or s,0ne. 10y
dense that heat viii decompose IL by charrhS
produces an inert gas. which prevents combustion
BY this scientific process OF nahihs woOH hon-'n..
fammable the inventor believes that thousands Of
nres may be prevented. lie also thinks that after
the invention IS thoroughly known msny r2i,lroad
coaches will be built OF wood 80 prepared-(South-
ern Lumberman.
Sam Jones occasionally says something worth
quoting. The other day in Troy Ala. he remarked:
"A free ballot and a fair count may mean negro
domination but a corrupt ballot and perjury mean
devil domination II rumors can be relied on at ALL
YOU have officials In this county who ought TO be
working IN stripes IN the OF state,
and no doubt they would be largely recruited from
many other counties in the State OF Alabama. Our
politics are corrupt our politicians are corrupt The
ballot box may show who is elected. but the returns
show who gets the office. II we preachers would
quit preaching much about Sweet BY and By
and have TO cay about the dirty now ana how'
we would see things getting in better shape In Geor-
gia and Alabama and all over this country.
Not Willing 20 Have Guilty Knowedge.-Ths
Gambling House Roper-ln addressing passers-py)-
want upsairs-craps. faro ulette poker or hazard
officer Phaneygsn at ms ,bdras sr.
bling goin on.-(Chcago Record.
"Mr Foreman and gentlemen of the jury" said
BOSTON lawyer the other day, doubtless remsm-
her the old adage that 1T is better that ninety-nns
guilty men be punished than that one innocent man
escape'" He got out OF the tange easily as he
could
Netie-Grandma, you must cut my birthday Gay caSe y
Grandma-ThoughtIui Mite CARING D' way
o0I I'd have to give you bigger pIecs
than you'll take yourself-(Chicago Inter OVeAh'
The sign in front OF a Georgetown CNd) store
reads as follows Born with brain within orain
1 can kure every kind of misery In snort 'he
with only the best cribs TO be used" Chicago store
announces pickles and New-York papers" and
s,ore in a Georgia hamlet has a sign reading LAX
Handles Ink Pens and Cheese" In Philadelphia
there is a sign reading "Ho Made Pies" and the
sign of barber shop in the same city reads o.
Washington Smith. Tonsorial Abattoir. farmer
in Western Massachusetts recently displayed mo
following warning on his place: "Nottls-Know
Rows Is aloud in these medders. eny man or women
letin thar kows run rode wot gifts into my med
ders aforesaid shall hav his tail cut Of by me-
Obadiah Rogers"
Faith and Works.-"There wi be meeting In this
church tomorrow evening brethren said me
Nehr,slxa pastor FOR the purpose OF praying Tor
rain AZ the same time and place we shall take up
oiletlon Ia defray the expense OF bringing TO this
naIyhhorhonl the ranmakers who have been so re-
markabiv successful in other portions or the state.
II is hoped there will be very large attendance
We viii now close by singing the dOxology. '-(Chi-
cago Tribune.
THEY REGARD 1T DIFFERENTLY NOW.