New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The growth OF the streetcar mail service In th8
country has been rapid. There are now moro
than eighty lines In successful operation. IN
Brooklyn and Boston there are regular mall carr
and Philadelphia and Chicago will soon follow SUIT
In Boston the mail cars are fitted up mucn attT
the fashion OF the steam railway mail car Pose.
office clerks accompany each car. and the work -
sorting and distributing is carried on en- routA
And Was Speedily Shorn.-"you used TO 40 q
little trading on Change. didn't YOU Hisgs!
We're you a bull or a bear"
Neither Blobbs. l was a lamb."-(Chicaso Tnos
Father McGill. OF Milwaukee, takes a remarkable
attitude In regard to bicycling. Speaking OF Arcn~
bishop Katzers order forbidding priests nd"
ing on wheels he says: when the bicycle becomes
more common when 1t is used as much as the horse.
I suppose there will be objection to our using
II II we desire. AS IL Is now the bicycle Is 100
closely allied 20 the road race to be adopted oy US
I look upon It now as an immoral agency. How
SOP you ask. l will tell you: Young men are en-
abled TO take spin out into the country on 'ne's
wheels and In this manner are induced to stop I"
those immoral places that line up the country roads
the saloons and roadhouses. No. hear OF no coin'
plalnt that they keep our young men from eh"'en'
IL Is not that but the temptations that the country
spin subjects them TO that We object 10.
Mean. Even Then-Mr. Fiushey-Did you IKE KNOW ~
that Jazblin beats his wife almost every ''s"' ..
Mrs Fushey-No does he? on! the monster ,ns, Won
Mr. FIpshey-oh DON, know know apua' she does
(Roxbury (Mass) Gazette.
A LAWYER in Australia was defending youns
man whose record maodorous ishor'ns '"0
record however. the lawyer proceeded 10 o
narrowing picture OF two gray-haired pa'sn's
England looking anxiousy for the return oA VIC. s
prodigal son TO spend the next christmas 49,
them. and he asked: Had they the hearts ~
NJ
fury. however being heartless men, iouha wv
prisoner guilty Before passing sentence '"e 'u.es
called for the prisoners jail record ai'er eNA'
which he bandly remarked that the prisoner -"
some FIVE previous convictions against h'n' ou. =.
was glad TO say that Mr.. IS eloquent appear "ouu
not remain unanswered. for he woud co"'
the missioner 10 Maitland (New South Wales) JAN
whore his aged parents at the present moment VIZ
carving sentences respectively. so that Ia'"e''
mother and son would be able to spend the ~
suing Christmas season under one roof
occULTIsM
prowsy drowsy, hear the bees.
With their lullaby!
See the nodding maple trees
sd s'in ,sss. At fail, the 's sleepy spell
That must conquer soon; wall
Hypnotized by June.
Something subtle in the air
Makes her presence known,
As a dreamland earth Is fair
Where her night is shown
Let the clover incense rise.
Through the mystic tune
While smile and shut our eyes,
Hyphou]eo 0S 'u"e -(washington Star.
The postofice in India not only collects ana 90
,,vers letters parcels and other articles, OUT a0'
% n csrtain extent as a banker to the gene'e'
nublic sells auininc and salt. pays military 70
sions and collects the revenue accru'hs " =.
Government from land and other sources. pu' ~
,hs fertile brain OF one OF the Oldest omcers !" ~
denartmcnt Is due the latest development !" Wv
,york ~ the postofice. The Punjab postomce "-
Coma forward as an elementary teacher. !" NO.
univ ,oects letters and delivers them. but teacne.
bovs in elementary schools how to write 'he'n -
address the covers.
Ready wit Is one OF the essentials 10 oes Shs -
NJ ths capital and In this connection m'sn ho 4
late nm anecdote concerning gentleman w nsros
tatnS for granted that he has seen the error o. IN
WAYS since he passed out from the e'eVa''"s
fiuences OF the city editor .,a MN. IN the local
stan OF Cincinnati paper He was S. dsts snsersx
In taking notes when one OF the s,s'ets In fnont
him and suggested that hat s %nx soSsd bench
Madam" ne replied. "you see am rs SEW can
by my paper. ! am very busy ana reS"'
not remember the story Of the hshermen Ct Ssn -:
how they left their nets and all else 10 '0"0"
Il know the story replied the unfsEs srsncs
nv dear madam, Those fishermen were NOT ""s.
ins for John r. McLean."-(Atlanta JournsA