New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-24
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Tn Warwick Mass the other day. Mrs. Wesner.
a Christian scientist. challenged Paul Goidsbury 70
clasp hands the one that held longest to be the
victor The clasp was not broken FOR eighteen
hours and then by outsiders As the hours went
on their friends demonstrated with them, but to no
nurnose signs OF mental disturbance came after a
night OF hand-clasping. and friends who had
watched them meanwhile constantly entreated them
10 desist In the morning sharp words were spoken
by friends, and In consequence Goldsoury ara MIS-
Welsner went TO the village commons. all the une
claspng hands There the friends determined that
the couple should be parted by force II necessary.
and Postmaster Sandson and William Shepardson
told Mrs. We!sner and Goldbury that force woud
be employed unless the contest was stopped. Ihey
declined to uncasp hands. ard then Sandsoh LOOK
Goldbury by the arm and pulled him from the COM
mons to the street. but the clasp was unoroken
By main force the two men then parted the con-
testants In order TO subdue Goldsbury II was
necessary to take him 10 his summer home and tie
HIM He is still under the care OF nurse.
Her Answcr.-"Re mine" he WHISPERED n.a
Something in the summer girls manner warned
Don't say he FASTENED to add. ";hat you are
not old enough to accept me-
M Fathers" said the maiden Il had not the
least Intention Of saving that was mot old en9 }
that | was old enough not TO accept you."-Qnd-
annapolis Journal.
DR. r. Beverly Cole. the newly elected president
OF the American Medical Association. who has
lust returned TO San Francisco after visiting the
leading medical schools OF the country. has this to
say about the result OF his examination: speaking
without my notes much upset am, and with
no reference whatever 10 the intellect governing
these colleges. think, II remember rightly the
institution which impressed me as the best equipped
was the College OF Physicians and Surgeons OF New
York Second. think probably Magill University,
OF Montreal. was the most perfect; then. perhaps.
Toronto. Harvard. Ann Arbor, the University OF
Pennsylvania and Rush Medical College. chicago
A little unnecessary excitement has been aroused
lately by the discovery that some Birmingham
metal manufacturers have been making idols 10 pc
worshipped by the heather In India. They probably
executed orders for which they were well PAID ana
IT was hardly their business TO spu ony nss esae
before We are too hard on the heather, We should
DOWN THAT Oi the OF y
appear disguised as coin OF the realm ana Sooo
many Christians would worship them then-(lron
Age.
The Bookman" says that Laurence Hutton. In
writing an article for 'Harper's Weekly" on the
recent library consolidation In this city. found In
his final proof very glowing sentence descriptive
Of Mr. Lenox's vest button" Mr.. Hutton had no
recollection OF having euogized any portion or
Mr. Lenox's garments and on sending for his copy
found that the original read Mr.. Lenoxs vast
bequest." In the last number OF The Bookman'.
Ibsen's portrait bore the legend. The Master but
the intelligent compositor, apparently with an eye
to the hand-mirror into which lbsen Is gazing.
very nearly sent the picture TO press described az
The Masher.''
Delicate.-"Mister." said Reginald de Bumme 70
the man who looked II he must be college pro-
fessor. have you the price OF a shave TO spare
Why. what do you want with shave?"
the S SS1 sh prs said w Ss
ten cents. and the price OF drink ben ten cents,
merely soo the berS of on. for
the other for the sake Of euphony. See"-(Wash.
ngton Star.
THE San Francisco Post" tells Of a firm in that
city which furnishes stereotyped reading matter
for the country papers. 1t recently wrote to Of
It's customers. requesting that a half-dozen or 50
columns Of the boiler plate furnished about year
before be returned In accordance with agreement.
the metal needed for recasting. In reply
the gentleman who acted In the capacity OF pro-
pretor. editorin-chief business manager. reporter.
compositor and devil" replied Il will send your
metal soon as It Is worn out. have only had
It about year. and good type metal ought TO last
good deal longer than that. especially as don't
use II all every week. One week run A Slick
Hotel Beat 'Hndoo Proverbs The Immortality Of
Jokes and Hints for the Farmer The next week
! use Domestic Happenings though they are get
ting pretty old now; Coast News Itemized' Money
In the Banks and that column Common MedI-
cines will order some stun as soon as this
IL worn out"
1t Is sad to see tine dear old mnstre, Joke OF eat-
ing what one can and canning what one can't' re-
vamped to 1t Delaware peaches and given out as
coming fresh from Bryn Mawr. Sadder still Is Il
TO See It quoted as proof that the college woman
Il Is said that Eve said to Adam in the garden
that We will eat what figs we can and can what
we can't" Certainly they believe that In California
UBoston Transcript.
Hard up-This daily grind OF work Is making me
awfully dull
Wigslns-we. II you the right kind Of
metai. grinding would sharpen you