The National tribune., 1895-08-01

And then we die, and the wonderful world
Goes merrily on without us.
July Overland.
There arc so many brewery lords among
the English aristocracy that the people are
beginning to speak of II as the Beorage."
e.
indianapolis Journal: "Sir," said the indig-
naut Alderman, ARE you not aware that were
to vote for your measure / would be exposed
to the condemnation OF all the good citizens IN
my ward? And that sort of thing" ne added,
lowering his voice, comes pretty high, you
know"
Truth: Museum Msnager-You want job,
eh? What's your speciality?
Weary Wiggings-I'm de human snake.
Manager-A coptortionist, eh?
Weary Wiggings (scornfuly$-No, sir. No
sech chestnut. 1 gorge and den lie torpid
for days and days, like a snake does.
Talking about ratios, the highest is that be-
tween gallum and gold. GaIlium is worth
$4,000 ounce. or $50 to of gold-callng
the latter worth $50 an ounce. An ounce Of
gallium is worth 5000 onnces of silver. The
next most valuable is germanium. worth 81. 125
an ounce, or 56l 70 / of gold, or $40 to 1 of
silver. Next in value. but at q great distance.
is rhodium, worth Sl125O an ounce, or a little
over 81 to / of gold. Ruthenium is worth 500
an ounce. Omnium and palladium are worth
but little more than gold-S26 and S24 an ounce
respectively.
The New York Sun notes the fact that there
are 1,100 Joneses in tho City Directory, and
not one of them in an important Office.
English nobs have u burning grievance. The
Prince of Wales is titularly the First Gentle
man in England-the head of all "Swagger
Society" Consequently. it is expected that
he will BIO the most exclusive, for any man
who crosses his threshold as a guest receives a
sort of social brevet. The Prince. like his
royal mother, conducts a breeding farm, his
speciality being horses, where hers Is cattle
No fault is found with this, for managing a
breeding farm has always been esteemed an
eminently aristocratic pursuit. But the Prince
has as keen an eye to the potent dollar as his
mother, with the difference that lie wants the
money to spend, while she wants it TO hoard up.
Last year the Prince got up a very shrewd
scheme to work off his products at good
prices. He invited whole lot Of rich no
bodies to be his guests at the time Of his annual
sale. To his palace therefore came such men
as Sir Blundell Maple, the retired furniture
dealer of Tottenhsm Court Road, who owes bis
Knighthood to his large contributions to the
Tory Party fund Col. North, the Nitrate King.
who has not an "H !" in his composition and
whose vulgarity is quite on a par with his
enormous wealth Sir Walter Cibbey, the head
of the grocery firm distinguished for the cheap
clarets which he has introduced among the
middle and lower classes in England, and Mr..
Burdett Coutts. the young American-bor hus-
band of the millionaire and aged Baroness Bur-
dett- Coutts. Naturally these men paid roundly
for the honor conferred upon them by bidding
up sharply for every thing that the Prince offer
ed for sale. The success Of the scheme was so
great that the Prince repeated the perform
ance this year. with extensions to America.
He added to his English guests VIM. Waldorf
Astor. of New York, who reciprocated by pay
ing 5000 for a pair of very ordinary carriage
horses, and Jefferson Levsy, Of Monticello, Va,
"HV SCsai'uS az tdbtJ pIlSCs ~
is said that Richard Croker, of Tammany
fame. was invited, but declined, from fear of
the effect an acceptance might have on the
Irish vote of New York.
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The Spanish Duke of ARGOS, who is to marry
Miss Virginia Lowery, Of Washington. derives
a large portion of his income from the sale of
the famous ARGOS hams, which arc very small
and very delicately favored. 1t is said they
derive their flavor from feeding largely on the
vipers which abound ON the ARGOS estate.
They are caring precious little down in
Texas now whether the ratio is made IS to l
or 600 to 1. The great prize-fght is too near
at hand.
SHE WAS LUCKY.
He is eternaliy comparing me to his first
wife. to my disadvantage"
"You don't know how well off You are.
Wait until you married to q man who COM
pares you not only to his first, but to his second
and third."-LUe.
"When marry it'll be purely for love-" he
said, meaningly.
Good idea." she responded; "but after
you've got the love will you hustle around live
ly for means to keep it alive and warm"
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Still another week of silence on the part Of
Larry Godkin and Col. Waring. How they
must suffer.
Bull-fghters vie with prims donnas, jockeys,
and fashionable physicians in the largeness of
their demands. Guellita, the first espada"
of Spain. and consequently the greatest bull
fighter in the world, will not go to Atlanta I'M
less he is assured of $4,000 for each perform
ance. This would make the tickets sell at S25
apiece.
Upon gentleman tomb in Warwickshire
we read that he was accidentally shot by his
Under this piece of information
IS the text: "Well done thou good and faithful |
servant"
Tn England they estimate that horsepower |
IS 10 times as costly as steam-powcr, and man
power 90 times costly.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. who will! be SO