New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-06
TIE TALK or TIE DAY.

HE IILh Of HE DIl.
Gaggs-My boy has weak lungs. What business
do you think would be best for him?
Waggs-Nake him a professional pugilist It's
the greatest lung-deveoping business in the world.
Fin de secle.-Ese-My dearest Stella l havent
seen you for four months. How is your Charles?
Stella-Oh, my Charles has changed very much
sinca then. His name is now Robert-(Fliegende
Blaetter.
In a recent article Carol Norton gives sta
istics showing the remarkable growth Of the cult
known Christian Science. 1t was founded IN
Boston In 1866 by DR.. Mary Baker Eddy, and now
has 200 Incorporated churches in the United States.
besides others In which Jess formal services ara
held. Their textbook, Science and Health first
published by Mrs. Eddy in 1875 Is now in il
ninety-seventh edition. and the Massachusetts,
Metaphysical College. where she taught. has sraiu-
ated 1000 students.
From the Barracks.-Ofcer-Your sword Is all
rusty. Do you imagine you are with the Cavalleria
Observation-Disclosures B!aetter
North Carolina has a mica output Of 100 900 pounds
year New-Hampshre produces about 900
pounds, South Dakota 1900 pounds and New-Mex-
leo 1000 pounds. The mica OF North Carolina u
Of the best quality. and brings the highest price.
sight Of my face would make man climb a fenceT
Hargreaves-l-er,l meant OF course. II Ins ' M,
the other side Of the fence.-(Cincinnat En-
Quirer.
Burrel Bond, a colored planter OF Cr.renden
County Arkansas, has just consigned 900 pounds OF
tea to Memphis grocery firm. 1t was grown on
his farm, and IS said be the first consignment OF
American grown tea ever put on the market. Bond
Is an ex-save who has become very prosperous.
Tea-planting is bis idea. He procured the
seed from New-Orleans, and raised small crop
last year for the first time. He says the enter
prise Is so profitable that he will abandon cotton
next year and devote all his land TO tea culture.
The extreme cheapness of military titles few
years after the war is well illustrated by a story
said that IN the year 1870 he was travelling through
certain popuous country district and stoPPed 10 70
number of men at work in his hay fields Most OK
ss5s aTe a aey o Of hem ses e Of
one of em there was private and that fellow b be,
was major and that man way over in the corner
But how about the ma jor and he iocnel? The
WELL" answered the farmer, II amt a-going "
say word against a man who was colonel ,hl N
the war but I've made up my mind 10 one tniiis-
| amt a-going TO hire any brigadier-geheIals' -
youths Companion.
Some time ago NJ Fernand Xau. director OF the
Paris paper, the Journal, organized with the
cooperation of several other editors or Paris,
series of festivals. the profits OF which were dis
tined for the soldiers OF the Madagascar expedition
The latest reports by mail show that success mas
crowned his efforts. and that half a million francs
had already been raised. before the capture OF Az
tananarlvo Private subscriptions were sent gem
erously to the Committee of the Madagascar re'es'
and large amounts were derived from horSe-races
a, Auteu,l theatrical benefits ard TIE grand festi-
val given in the former Gallery Of Machines erected
In the Champs de Mars at the tine OF the last Oi'-
versal Exhibition of 1859. Now, the Madagascar eN-
petition being ended, some Paris papers are ols-
cussing a plan proposed at first by Henri Roche-
fort In his 'Intransiseant" and supported by the
Figaro" The Government IS osked TO grant 10
every soldier OF the expedition portion OF the lana
in the conquered African island TIE scheme, say
It's originators. Is not at all utopan OUT si'h'i@r
TO that procedure OF the Romans who coionizeo
their empire through land grants to the eg'ohar,e.
and more receatly by Cecil Rhodes, the British
Governor OF Cape Town, after the conquest OF the
Matabee territory.
An Experienced Husband-Mr. BlinksI wish to
get some halrpins for my wife. -. ,....o 81.
Mr.. Bnks-Of course You don't suppose I'm
fool enough TO 90 on BUYING na.p;s az r''''' -"
you? want q barrel-tNew- OK weekly
The great question OF personal liberty is up In
Pecatonia, Ill II is in brief whether the children
OF the public schools shall be allowed to eat onions
The contest began when boy In one OF the puo-
lie schools was whipped because the odor OF onions
was detected his breath by the teacher VINO
has decided Views upon the eating OF onions ana
expressly forbade the pupils 10 have anything 10
do with them. That whipping. however. did nor
keen edge on the appettes OF the children tor
the vegetable, for they have been subsis,ing prm-
cipay on 1t ever since. Their parents too. have
adopted 1t the chief article Of Diet.
The Point OF vew-Uncle-I, Is really awful
that the young men nowadays contract SO many
debts ,
Niece-I think It Is a perfect blessing; otherwsss
they would never think OF getting marr'ed'-'rhs-
gende Batter
And now they saying that Washington played
the flute But the muse OF history adds that though
ne played very wei. he never did SO when anybody
within hearing distance.
A Relentless Foe-Mrs. Jimson (whisper.ng)-ses
that man? He's lady-kller
Mrs Blson-Huh, lie isn't handsome -
"Oh. l don't mean that kind. He's regular
ker-a murderer.
"O-o-o"
Yes. lie married beautiful coquette, who
treated him so heartlessly that he has sworn ctcr'
nal enmity 10 all women. It's awful!
But how does he kip"
"He rides about In Gro yded sree.cars, and when.
lady gets In he Jumps up and makes a bow
and offers his seat quick as a Wink They always
dron dsad."-lNew-York Weekly.