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

A lively gale descended on NewYork last
night, accompanied by driving rain. At one
time the wind reached a velocity Of sxty-six
miles an hour but only for few minutes. This
neighborhood was one Of many visited by the
storm, which was Of wide extent, covering the
region between Lake Erie and the Atlantic
Coast all the way from Hateras TO Boston. No
marked change In temperature occurred, but the
arrival Of a cold wave is expected today. The
rain will probably turn TO snow in the course OF
the next few hours. but clearing weather is
promised for this afternoon 1t will be sudden
change from the mild and depressing conditions
Of the last few days but cold weather is GER
,ainly more seasonable in Christmas week than
!: temperature of 60 degrees or thercaboui.
In pursuance Of the plan to create the Greater
New-York. IL is now reported from Albany on
what is regarded as good authority by our core
spondent in that city that Mr.. Plat has issued
orders that a bill wiping out the present Police
Commissions in this city, Brooklyn and Long
Island city, and creating one Commission for
the entire metropolitan district. shall be intro
duccd nj once and passed as soon as possible
under the lash of the caucus. The object IL said
10 be the desire To secure control OF the police
in this city. that they can be used In carrying
ont Platts scheme TO capture the New-iOrk
delegation 10 The National Convention. OF
course such bill would commit the Legislature
fully 10 the Greater New York project. and deny
10 brooklyn The privilege Of another vote on the
"nestion II consolidation. il IS TO he hoped that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27
9nbex TO Advertisements.
Bnsiness Notlces.

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TRIBUNE TERMS 70 NAIL SUBSCRIBERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

There never better opportunity for states.
men at Washington to illustrate the difference
between economy and parsimony
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

It does not seem probable that senator braoiey
is lying awake nights worrying over the question
whether he will be punished for contempt on ac-
count Of his refusal to tell the Assembly commit
tee all he knew about the mismanagement of the
Bridge. A few months ago he was jealous for a
reform there What is hard to understand Is his
total loss of interest in subject that stirred MIN
ply during the last session
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

Colonel Fellows can give mole bad reasons iof
falling to bring offenders to trial than any vi
his predecessors ever could, except himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

Goff's opinion that the 'come on" Is worse than
the "greengoods" man shows a delicate dscrimi-
nation in the grades OF moral worth but ne will
find on reflection that 1t comes in the category OF
those things which a judicous Recorder would
rather have left unsaid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

A Kansas Populist is at work on a new scheme
70 increase the sum OF human happiness he -
irving to cross the milkweed and the strawberry
80 that people may raise Strawberries ana cream
together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

When Mr. Crosby at the meeting In Cooper
Union on Monday referred to the fact that the
President had had very little personal experience
OF the horrors Of war. he employed the "argu-
mentum ad hominem" in way that might be
regarded as unkind. and that certainly would
have been denounced roundy few days ago
by the men whose admiration and worship
have now been turned into gall and NORWOOD
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Whom to Marry.

It is interesting to learn, Oh the au-
thority Of DR.. Mantegazze, the Italian
professor, that the soldier generally
turns out an exemplary and faithful;
husband, one of the reasons being, oddly
enough, that the family dinner is CRATE
full to him after a long course of mess
feeding.
The professor counsels young men to
distrust equally pronounced brunettes
with very black eyes, whose passionate
temperaments will cause trouble, and
large, fair women, whose nonchalance
and incidence arc similarly disastrous
to domestic happiness.
They should seek a young girl who is
neither very fair nor very dark, and
neither excessively domineering nor fee
BILE in character, and, above all, one who
loves little children. This is an infalli-
BILE sign, according to the professor, of a
tender and good disposition.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Grim Humor OF Germany.

A Berlin journal recalls the fact that
the brilliance of German humor remain
ed quite undimmcd during the trying
times of 25 years ago. In tho autumn Of
1870 the German humorist naturally
drew much of his inspiration from the
political events of the day. Among tho
pleasantries related by our contempo-
rary is the reply Of Berlin photog-
rapher to firm in a frontier town which
had asked for supply of photographs Of
German generals as soon as the war was
declared. "We have no more copies
left, the answer ran, "but we are send
ing you the originals. On Aug. 8,
1870, tho following telegram appeared
in Berlin paper under the heading of
--latest News est. Helena, Aug. Z.
Have finished sweeping; the apart
mcnts are ready" In sending from
France louis For to the King William
Aid society a German wrote: II glad
ly send these louis to the King Will
liam Aid society. 1t will be William
himself who will supply US with the
third" A riddle written in French by
Il German humorist asked the difference
between Napoleon and Napoleon III.
To this the answer was, Napoleon IL
Gu genie, Napoleon Ill a Eugenie. -
Loudon News.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29

Mahogany, cut from the forests dis
severed by Stanley in his expedition for
the rescue Of Emin Pasha, now reaches
this country. These forests are said to
be inexhaustible and are probably Of
equal, perhaps Of greater, value than
the richest gold or diamond mines of
the dark continent. Capitalists wero
interested in Stanley's account, and n
dourishing trade in the timber has re.
suited. Prices of mahogany products
were i'll fair way to rise to excessive
dgures until the cutting began in Africa.
This has only been within the past year,
but prices have ;.lrnaiy fallen 20 per
cent. A carload was recently delivered
at Louisville at \ net cost of $50 pe1
1000 feet, whereas it has been u COM
mon thing for mahogany to sell at auc-
ton i'll Liverpool for 500 per 1000.
heretofore tho principal sources of sup.
ply have been the forests of Central
America, Cuba, San Domingo and Bra
I'll. Already $4,000, 0O0 feet have been
cat and exported from Africa, and the
trade promises to yield an immense rev.
enue to the British and French colonists,
who have seized the mahogany terri
tory. This African mahogany has a
pinkish tinge i'll contrast to the reddish
yellow color of the American varieties.
The trees are very large, and logs re-
ceived in the shipment mentioned were
2 feet to 31a feet in size. They are
squared before being exported.
worker
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Spiders That Change Colo-s.

An interesting instance of color mim-
icry in spiders has been observed in the
south cf France. The spiders of that re.
sion when in search of prey hide i'll the
convo.vulus flowers. It has been noticed
chat white variety Of spider frequented
the white flowers; greenish colored
variety made the green flowers lis home
and pink one lived principally in the
pink flowers. The colors of the three
varieties were at first supposed to be
permanent, but it has recently been dis
covered that the color of any one of
these spiders changes within a few days
if the insect be placed in the convolvulus
of different colored flower to that
which hp has been using as his home.
-Four sriders-pink, white. green and
yellow in color-were all put III a box
together. and within three days all were
white.-St. Louis Republic.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Failed In Part.

Father-in-law - Whatl Only six
months married and looking so heavy
hearted? What's the matter?
Son-in-law-Well, father, to tell the
truth, married life hasn't turned ont
quite as exhilarating as it promised. LII
fact, it's been quite failure.
Father in-law-That all comes, my
dear boy, from your failing to obey my
injunction.
Son-in- -law-What was that?
Father in law-Have you forgotten 81,
soon? Don't you remember that when
you came to ask me for my daughter !
said to you, "Take her and be happy u
You took her all right, but have cvi
IDENTIFY sighted the last part of my in
junction. Richmond Dispatch.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Mathematical Gallantry,

Woman's Signal gives very appal
ling instance of the want of Difference
in which the Edinburgh students hold
the ladies who compete with them in
their study of geometry. The front bench
in Professor Tait's class, to which the
professor was lecturing on solid geome
try, is assigned to eight students of the
fair sex. "An octahedron, gentlemen, :"
said the professor, "is body with eight
plain faces. For example, was
going on, when student from behind
interrupted him by giving the example
that seemed to him the nearest at hand,
''Front bench. Probably the faces were
not specially plain at all, but only toe
shrewd in expression for the young gen.
tleman's taste.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Cutting 1t Short.

A barber's shop is sometimes trying
place for men who dislike to hear other
people gossip. The barber, especially ii
he has little shop and is alone, must
talk to his customers. Here is scene
in country barber's shop, a full beard
ed and rather sour looking gentleman
being in the chair.
Hair cut, says the customer.
"Au right, sir. How'll you have i:
cut?"
"Short."
"H'm-purty short, or only mid.
dlin?'
Every Short
"a'm-Iwouldn't if I was you, sir. :"
"Why not?''
II don't think very short hair would
suit you at all we'll, sir"
"Oh, yes, it would. It would suit mo
sxaetly."
"H'm-what makes you think so,
sir?'
because I shouldn't have to come
here for long time.''
"Oh" The barber cuts away in 81
lence and very short.-London Tit-Bits
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Homo ThrUe,

It is said that the saying, "Much may
be done with Scotchman if he be
caught young" which has passed into
historical witticism, was first spoken by
DR.. johnson in reference to Lord Mans
field. An amusing little incident is said
to have given rise to the remark.
Lord Mansfield, having received his
education entirely in England, always
considered himself an Englishman, but
the fact that he was born in Scotland
was once referred to with great effect.
General Sabine, governor of Gibraltar
at the time, having failed in his at
tempts to extort money from a Jew,
sent him back by force to Tetuan, in
Marocco, from whence he had come to
Gibraltar. The Jew afterward went to
England and sued the governor for
damages.
Lord Mansfield, who was then known
as Mr.. Murray, was counsel for the gov
ernor. In the course of his defense be-
fore the jury he said:
"True, the Jew was banished. But
where? Why, to the place Of his ma
tivity! Where is tho cruelty, where the
hardship. where the injustice of banish-
ing man to his own country?'
Mr.. NOVEL;, counsel for the Jew. re-
torted: "Since my learned friend thinks
SO lightly of the matter, I ask him to
suppose the case his own. Would he like
to be banished to his native land?'
The court rang with peals of laugh
ter, in which Murray himself joined
with right good will-Youth' s Cons
nanion
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
NO GooSEBERRy PIE FOR HER.

Tho Old Lady Had Dinner That Sur
prised the kn0wing Gamblers.
The old lady eHtered restaurant
which. rightly or wrongly, is known AZ
the resort of the gay and careless. She
was typically countrified in appearance.
her spectacles resting on the bridge OF
her nose, her hat being old fashioned
and her gait and general attitude those
Of one fresh from the little farmhouse
Without, however, any sign of halt
ing confidence that was to be expected
Of a stranger to city ways, she sat down
at the most conspicuous table in the
room. A surly looking short card play
er, who. although it was 6 o'clock in
the afternoon, was just getting his break
fast, stared at her with curiosity. Two
detected turf gamblers, prevented from
attending the races Oh that day by bad
luck on the day before, who were solac-
ing themselves with strong waters and
who hadn't spoken to- each other for
half an hour, observed her with slight
smiles.
"Well, now," said one, "that's a
funny old girl to see in here. remem-
UcE ScciuS uoT klui III country COWuS
when l Was in the show business. I'll
gamble on what she'll order. She'll
have gooseberry pie and milk, and she'll
eat the pie with her knife. They don't
have no forks where she comes frcm.'
But the other would not bet. He said
merely and not unkindly, "She doesn't
seem to fit this place."
They could not hear what she ordered,
but they could see that there was MOTH
ing flippant in the attitude of the wait
er who went to her. Sha ate with delib-
GRAFTON and then departed. One of the
two unsuccessful patrons of the turf
called the waiter and asked. "What did
that old lady order?"
"Why, les see," answered the wait
er. II think she had pigeon and pint
Of fizz. She's very fonds of BOTH
The gamblers looked surprised.
"Who is she:" asked one.
"Why, don't you know her?" queried
the waiter. "That's Mile. Lanconi, the
head dancer in this new burlesque at
the Jupiter theater. Now York World.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
TAlke That Desk,

Able Editor-Want position, eh !?
Do you understand the Irish question?
Applicaut-Um,to to tell the truth, I
don't know anything about the Irish
question.
"Are you familiar with international
law?''
"No: I can't say that I am.
"Have you followed up tho various
African and polar explorations and have
you all the localities at your finger
ends, SO that you could write column
after column on the subject without ex-
hausting yourself?'
I'll never took any interest in such
things''
care you thoroughly familiar will,
French, German and Russian politics?"
II don't know anything about Eu
ropean squabbles and don It want to-.
young man, take that desk there.
I shouldn't wonder if you could make
a paper that sensible people would like
to read. "-London Tit-Bits.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Tho Intrusive Tulip Tree.

The tulip tree appears to be better
able to reproduce itself and is evidently
more hardy when young than any other
Of our native trees. Wherever there is a
bare or neglected place in Brandywine
park this species Of tree Immediately
begins to grow. Within the limits of
the park there are two or three aban-
doned quarters which have not been
used for years. In these quarters there
is already rich and abundant growth
of young trees, and the tulip appears to
do better than any others. This is true
Of every place in this section. Every
abandoned road or bit Of neglected
ground soon has these tulips or poplar
trees in Observation-Disclosures (Del }
News.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Ono Spoon Enough.

A Boston man travelling through the
south was obliged to stop over in a
small town where there was but one
hotel, at which the accommodations
were hardly to be called elaborate. When
the colored waiter brought his dinner,
the Boston man found that he was to
have roast beef, stewed tomatoes, corn,
peas, potatoes and coffee, the vegetables
served in the usual stone china canoes.
Presently he said to the waiter, "Dick,
pass the spoons - The waiter rolled his
eyes in genuine amazement. "Spoons,
sab! What yo' want with the spoons: {:
There's yo' spoon in yo' corn. San
Francisco Argouaut.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Tankage.

"Do you know what tankaye is?"
asked one of the customs inspectors of
the reporter yesterday.
Something to do with tank. )"
"Guess again."
''Give it up. What is it,"
"Well, didn't know before today"
continued the inspector, "but was
down aboard Of vessel today, a coaster
bound to the eastward, and was inform
ed by the captain that he had 800 bags
of tankage aboard. Then he explained
that tankage is nothing more nor less
than dried blood. 1t is procured at the
abattoirs Of Boston and other ports and
taken to Boothbay, where it is used in
the manufacture of fertilizers. EAST
en- Argus
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
Most Delicate Of Instruments.

Gas Inspector Westman has about
completed series Of changes in his de.
partment which will end with the es.
tablishment for the first time in the city
hall Of a barphotometer. This apparatus,
which is one for the measuring Of the
candle power Of gaslight, will he estab-
ished in a vault to the right of tho main
Office. So delicately must operations be
conducted that the attendants in meas
uring light will be compelled to wear
slate colored shirts, as white garment
would spoil the reflection. Chicago
Chronicle.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
The Hiehest ObservatorIes,

The very highest observatory in tho
world is that situated ON Mont Blanc
at a height Of 14,5O0 feet above sea
level. The highest in Asia is that OH
the side Of Point Everest, 10000 feet
above the Mediterranean level, and
the highest in the United States is that
on the top Of Pixies peak, in Colorado.
It is IA. LAT feet above the level Of the
gulf Of Mexico. The highest on the At
lantic coast Of North America is the one
situated on Mount Washington; height,
6,288 feet.-St. Louis Republic.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
CONTRASTS or SEWING WOMEN.
AAvaotagea Of tho Factory Girl In the
Coantry Diver Her Sister In the City.

AAvaaaagea Of the Factory Girl In the
Coaatry a)ve, Her Sister In the City.
You may see in any one of perhaps a
hundred shops in this city colorless, sad
eyed, dinghy clad women bending over
sewing machines amid squalid sur
roundings, with no outlook save through
. window opening upon q sortlid street.
You may see in at least q score Of coun-
try villages SO miles from any great
city q crowd of neatly clad, happy lcok-
ing girls and women busted with like
tasks, but amid clean and pleasant sur
Soundings, with glimpses of Il smiling
landscape through every window.
The New York women, released from
their toll, hasten home TO gloony tene.
ment lodgings and unwholesome fare.
The village girls troop from the factory
to modest but clean and pleasant homes,
where food is fresh and abundant. The
New York sewing machine woman is
an insignificant unit in great COM
munity. She feels daily the pressure Of
her fellows that arc ready to take her
place and her earnings. She heacs from
rights Of labor and the greed Of wealth.
She knows that her earnings would not
keep some of her rich sisters in cut flow
ers. Whenever she stirs out of her own
dingy quarter, it is to see at every step
evidence of the luxury in which some
live and of the contrast between her
lot and theirs.
The village factory girl has hardly
heard that there is a labor problem. Her
5000 or $3.50 Il year, earned at the sewing
machine, clothes her we'll, procures for
her small luxuries and helps to keep the
family above want. She makes little
pleasure trips hither and yon when work
is slack and looks forward with conf
dence to marriage and home of her
own, clean, sweet and comfortable. She
never sees among her fellow townsfolk
one who has any essential comfort that
abe lacks, and nine women out Of ten
in the village have less to spend on
dress than she has. She never sees
hungry or ragged person, unless it be
an occasional tramp, and she hardly
grasps the meaning Of what she now
and then hears about tho lives of the
poor in great cities
The New York slave to the sewing
machine lives half an hour from the
heart of the western world and may, if
she will, Oh any night sec Broadway
and its thronss by electric light. The
village factory girl believes that she
would be happy to give up all her COM
forts for the others privilege of seeing
at will the splendors of the great city.
The New York sewing woman would
not, if she could, change places with
the village factory girl.-Ncw York
Sun.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
A Turfn,an's Tale.

A New Jerseyman told me q good
story the other day Oh one Of our fore
most turflnen, Il man whose name is
perhaps printed oftcner than that of
any other connected with racing in
America. A good many years ago this
turfnan. who was not thGn deep in the
racing business, arrived III Jersey City
with trainload of mustangs from the
plains of Texas. Hc knew nothing of
the laws of the state nor of the orli-
nances Of the city. He knew that he
wanted tc sell his mustangs and thought
the best way 70 do it was to sell them
at auction. Being somewhat gifted in
speech. he determined that he would b.,
his own auctioneer. The sale started on.
well. Fair prices were realized. Sud.
denly it was interrupted by policemen,
who demanded view of our frlend's
license.
"License?" he said amazed. "What
license? I haven't any license of any
kind"
"Well. you can't sell horses in this
city without license. You'll have to
come along. No monkey business with
us."
OF course he went along, but he wa.
lucky enough to find at court a friend q:
lawyer), who Went bail for him in the
sum Of $50. Then the lawyer said:
"A license costs $50. You arc undes
bonds. Go ahead and finish your sale,
collect your money and skip out. Give
me $50 to settle the forfeited bond, an;'
you are 5000 ahead of the game.
1t was done accordingly. The turf
man and his frie.ld NET in the st. James
hotel lately and laughed over the joke.
New York Press.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29

The dress Of any period Is always .
philosophers. The Milanese dress Of this
period, before French fashions invaded
it, was fearfully and wonderfully made
and weighty to wear. The women robed
themselves in brocades and silks SO solid
and substantial that a dress would last o
lifetime and sometimes descend from
mother to daughter. Such also were the
who s,rutted about in their unbending
garments like SO many hogs in armor.
Consistently with this style of dress
the hair cf both sexes underwent the
most elaborate treaxnent at the hands Of
the artist thereunto addicted. all archi-
tect i'll his way, who delighted to build
the lofty pie of tresses tier above tier
aspiring to the skies. Then came the
powdering, an art by itself, perfected
by a genius Of the age, who devised
what may bo called, without figure of
speech, the powdering chamber, from
whose perforated ceiling the powder fell
like snow from the heavens. Every we'll
appointed mansion had its powdering
room. The patient, released at length
from the hands of the hairdresser, en-
tered tho room, wrapped from neck to
foot in an ample sheet. The foury
shower began to fall, and within few
minutes the patient emerged, half
choked, but beautiful to behold as
cabbage covered with hoar frost and
not hair disarranged upon his sacred
head. d.-.Macmillan 8 Magazine.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29
CRADLE soNo.

The crickets in the corner sing.
Ger farm and field the shadows creeA
Their homcwarxi way tho swallows wing
The sun is setting In the deep,
The squirrels seek their leafy hold.
The fox is in his hollow tree,
And, huddled in their silent fold.
The downy lambkins sleeping Be.
The little bird within his nest
Hath hid his little head in rest,
And soon, oh, soon
The dreamy moon
Will sail along the feecy west.
The day is done.
The night begun;
To sleep, my drowsy little one.
But when at break Of day we see
The spider weaving ut his loom,
The soaring lark above the lea,
The bee amid the clover bloom,
When frisking baby. squirrels wake
And sip the leaves of morning dew,
When baby foxes from the brake
Do prowl the thornJ hedges through.
When on the meadow sweet with hay
The white and curly iambkins play.
And, sweet and cool.
Ger plain and pool.
Bloweth the breeze Of coming day,
Thou, too, shalt rise
To sunny skies,
And open wide thy baby eyes.
Rowan Stevens in Youth g Companion.
Griggs courier., 1895-11-29

"You say that I'm not altogether oh.
jectionable to your parents" he said
ruefully.
"No," she replied. "father and moth.
er both speak very highly Of you"
"Then why does that big dog assault
me every time come near and chew .
piece ont Of my clothes?''
"Oh, you mustn't mind Brutus. He's
trained to do that. Aunty has gotten
almost enough samples from him to
make lovely patchwork quilt. -
Washington Star.