New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

A Kansas Populist is at work on new schems
TO increase the OF human happiness. he ~
irving to cross the milkweed and the strawberry
so that people may raise Strawberries and cream
together.
Jananese Stories l saw Jap
anese fairy story to-day, and the words ran up and
down like figures in the arithmetic .,. 49,.
Donald-And do you have to add them all up be-
fore you know what the story is about?-tPuck
An Australian agricultur!st Mr.. Krichauff. has
called attention the fact that the potato VII cell
citrate the Booth anniversary OF its introduction into
England next year. 1t was in 1886 that sir waiter
Raleigh returned to England from America with
the first tobacco and potatoes wnich origha"y
grew in Peru Although the potato 1t is estimated,
now furnishes one-s.xth OF the nour!shment OF
the human race for long time it was delicacy
for the rich alone Even at the beginning of the
seventeenth century nobemen paid two shiilngs "A
pound for potatoes and seasoned them with sherry
People often visited the gardens or the Dotan.st
Gerard at Holborn to see the plants in bloom
There Is talk of a celebration N honor OF the an
nversary.
IAwyer-You say the prisoner stole your waten.
What distinguishing feature was there about the
watch? 3,
Iawyer-Ah. | see. A woman in the case
Scottish American.
THE MODERN MUSE.
/ wrote a little poem; twas bright and sweet and
gay,
The cleverest and best I'd done for many and many
day.
! sent it to an edtor-alas my hopes were vain!
He colby wrote. Returned with thanks" and sent
it back again
And then took that poem apart and tried new
invention:
put it into dialect past human comprehension.
Obscured the sense and spoiled the rhyme. ana
mailed the shapeless wreck
Do a1f xbn
check
Genius.-"Yes. she is studying for the stage, ard
evinces remarkable aptitude. Why. the very hrst
time she tried she changed her dress in eight and
a half seconds. and the leading lady takes SIX.
There certainly must be such thing as genius,
Not far away man was battling with man for a
chance to pay 81 for orchestra char.-(Detroit
Tribune.
Robert Perry. Chicago contractor, who has
been spending two months in Johannesburg, South
Africa, says:
II want to warn Americans to keep away from
that part of the world. There is nothing TO 60
there for The climate is unhealthful, living is
exorbtanty high. and the people who are there
almost in starving condition
Negroes do all the work in the mines which are
all owned by Barnato and Rhodes The place is
desert where scarcely anything grows. and there Is
a water famine most OF the time Every imaginable
thing is taxed heavily. Even Pretorias own paper
has printed a warning TO the world to keep away
from the place. The people who have lived there
ten or fifteen years away behind the times.
When told them about the motorcycle and the
kaleidoscope. they thought telling fairy tales.
and would not believe me-"
x Phi Ian have always read" soiio,
dangerous place In railway car going al iull
the sea fpa "e of such seat e either
thrown, with great violence against the stove or
crushed by the telescopng OF the cars and slowly
burnt to death. / Will keep the dangerous seat |
am am occupying here near the stove VIII not lex
81 Ssat SS Ssds s,n,n.,r.,
man Kept his seat and went on reading his paper
Chicago Tribune.
The bounding West is pushing along toward
fame "Owney." the postal-cerks' pet dog. is
four-egged advertisement OF the enterprise OF
Tacoma. The distance between this city and the
"metroopus" OF the State OF Washington Is all
that remains to be completed OF his journey around
the world Is II possible that the citizens OF that
pushing village by the Pacific are so busy hunting
wealth that they have neither time inclination
to visit the outside world and send their dogs out
as representatives of the Pacific slope idea. Get
there somehow. but get there?
One Of the Massachusetts Congressman lives near
Tor which is shared by his coasSman' Nike The
other day Mike brought couple OF his Irish friends
grounds and showing them the stable. ushered them
into the hall. There. somewhat to his surprise, ~
not to be outdone in hospitality by his coachman
Bring your friends right into the dning-ro
Nike" ne said and into the lining room the trio
-, Now my men. OF course you can have what you
IKE iike: ne remarked as he stood by the sde6oard
,rput nave a drink here that think you Will IKE
rhere Is story 10 II, by-the-way he added
when may interest YOU. IL Is called Benedictne,
aha y Is made by monks up on the Alps. They ny
little flask with It. and send their St Bernard
dogs TO md travellers who may be overcome ey the
coiu: When a poor. half-frozen fellow Is found ne
drinks a little OF this cordial from the mask ana
ter" ~ -
Inc men listened to the story In silence Finally
v one OF them mustered up courage to speak Have
certainly" said the Congressman. az he lad
as,ae the cordial Help yourself"
Inc men took good substantial drink OF gin
anu smiled happily over Its familiar taste.
That wasn't bad" said one OF them. Now bring
on your dog liauor!"-(W ashinxton Post