New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

I.unacy IS the Increase in England. according
to the report of the British Commissioners on Luz
Macy issued recently. The total number Of luna
tics idiots and persons Of unsound mind was. on
January l, Of this year. 94oSl, an increase OF 20h
the number for the preceding year. The in
crease confined almost wholly to the pauper
class and is due apparently 1t is said to the more
general reception in asyums of cases of simple men
tai decay resulting from extreme old age.
He Was Used to It-An accident occurred on a
Western railroad and the man who was damned
into space hardly big enough for a cat was re-
leased He was not injured to speak Of and was
You must have suffered a great deal from suro-
Not at all 1 am New-Yorker and travel on
that compared With my daily experience in an y
car the position from which yon rescued me af-
acre teld."-(Texas Siftings
Apropos OF the persistency with which the Eng.
llsh bulldog is kept in evidence. attention should
be called to the obtrusveness of the 80 and As call
bre revolver A great many writer's seem to think
that they have not performed their full duty In
describing murder. suicide assault unless they
have infinitely described the weapon with which the
crime committed. Few readers care about
the calibre of a revolver, and only in cases where
such details will shed light on a mystery they
at all necessary. Send the "32 calibre" to repose
with the dull. sickenng thud." drowned like
rats and the other verbal hacks which have long
outived their usefulness
LOVE ON \ BICYCLE.
When Love upon his bicycle
Goes rolling down the street.
He has no time to hear my rhyme.
When Love upon his bicycle
Goes glimmering down the street,
When Love upon his bicycle
Goes dashing down the street
He has no time for bells that chime
Nor yet for hearts that beat
When Love upon his bicycle
Goes headiong down the street,
-(Atlanta Constitution.
II. c. Richie of Louisville. is doing excellent
work for the Republican cause IN the Kentucky
campaign by circulating his pamphlet, Sound
Money Versus Free Silver Coinage" He has made
special study for years OF the tariff currency and
other economic subjects. and his store OF informa-
ton Is varied and extensive He clearly shows
that sound money is an issue in the Kentucky
paign and that the nomination of Mr.. Hardin, an
ultra free-silver man. for Congress makes II i'm
perative that all who believe in an honest dollar
shall vote for the Republican candidate, William
o. Bradley. Mr. Riches son. Judge Charles O.
Richie. is looked on as likely to become power In
the counsels of his party in Kentucky before he
reaches middle age. Although still several years
this side OF thirty, he elected County Judge In
Louisville last fall by handsome majority Judge
Richie is large man. and has in marked degree
that ability as public speaker which is so inds-
pensabe to a Kentucky politician.
Buffkins wrote very bad hand generally. but In
Irlend, he eXceed himself
He had left the letter lying for half an hour and
on gong to address the envelope he happened to
scarcely a word could he decpher but calmly
hS Closing IL he said TO himself:
AFTER all, what does II matter? It's HAWKING
mas 10 read 1t. not I."-(Boston Budget
Cold Spring Harbor has been visited BY anothe,
sea serpent seen and sworn to by a deacon. q
squire and a doctor. who differ a trfe as IN ~.
SIZE ana proportions. but are in accord as to tho
iact OF Its appearance. The deacon estimated the
head or the creature to be about the size Of n
water pail. while to the doctor it seemed TO ex-
pand TO the dimensions OF coal scuttle The
squire. who is Of bucoic turn. likened il to a
prize squash. the size OF which Is indeterminate
though commonly larger than either OF the uten-
Sis named There is no suspicion OF collision be-
tween these respected citizens. nor any doubt OF
their veracy ii is generally accepted by the resi-
dents or that picturesque haven that thew haya
really had an authentic visit from the sea ser.
pent though In the matter OF periphery and longi-
'uue II ala not show up SO spaciously they ex-
Pected Since the capture OF one OF the species
on Backwell's Island few days ago no doubt ex-
ISIS az TO the reality OF the creature but even In
case OF such misgivng Ii would be dissipated BY
the testimony of the deacon. who actually fought
with II like Paul battling with the anacondas Of
Ephesus. and the doctor. who knew It was .
snake because he ran away from II. On the
whole this is a snake year. particularly In the
Long Island Sound waters We shall doubtless
hear OF more OF them before the season is over,
but their novelty is wearing or and at this rate
they will attract more attention than Dor.
poses.
The Bombay Governments analyst has been In
vestigatng the various polsons tina; are used In
India and In the course OF his report he disposes
OF the cd notion that pounded glass is the mos!
deadly kind OF substance you can mix with the food
OF any one against whom You entertain a particu.
lar ,grudse. Pounded glass he says. lis a most
useful poison" He does not. OF course. mean BY
this that IL assists digestion. or safely BE-
recommended pick-me-up after hard days
work. but that II Is useful In the sense OF not
doing very much harm 10 the person whose life
Is aimed at. and leading very easily TO the detection
OF the woud-be murderer II 1t Is pounded until
II becomes very fine II merely slight dis
comfort" and can be detected In the first mouth.
ful OF the food with which II is mixed. The same
NAV be said. II appears, OF diamond dust. tigers
whiskers chopped hair and such like. After ALL
two pennorth OF blackbeetle killer Is good-or a.
bad-as anything and you can get this at thu
nearest srocers. Where. l wonder. would you have
to go In search Of tigers whiskers or diamond
dust?-(St Pauls