New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Five Methodist conferences meet to-day-nameiy'
the New-England, at Salem. Mass, blshop Merrii
presiding: the New-England Southern al fro"'
dence r. L. Bishop Walden, presiding; the Ne"-
York East at Stamford, Conn.,, Bishop warren pre-
gliding. tho Newark at Tottenyile. ). l., Bsnop
tIurst nresidng and the New-York. at Kingston.
y V Rishop Malalieu presiding. 1t Is estimated
that there are ISOo0)O Methodsts In the word. OF
whom a little more than 10000 are In the United
States.
Mass Ms as1 Sir GrG w the e eeI5ss
emf Of Mrs Mavina Higgins. Of your township.
who was cured Of eighteen disdince nm viii run
and ad cod as per , g2n5 n%iox TONIC CO"
"pIunkville March 26.-Cut Of Malyna Higgins
with ad reed. It will be Impossible p ror US 70 Tbper.
init it spaGS in the es in this 81 townshp the john
s sG5s 0 a5d Ge Hgsnss As The Bas crcHas
c cIrcna tic p"'"'''' EDrT0R THE BUGLE.'"
Indianapolis Journal.
"The Pttsburg Dispatch" tells how a railroad
hog" was punished the other day. He had pieo
the space next to him in a seat with his bum
dos and when gentleman asked him II any one
was TO occupy IT, he replied that the bundles De-
longed 10 a man who was temporarily IN the snok-
tng-car "AH right" said the gentleman i VIII
ST, N the seat till ne comes" and ne proceeded 10
remove the bundles. Pretty soon the owner OF the
bundles arrive at his destination, and he started
once nut a veto on this with the remark: you
can, take these bundles; you yourself said 'hey
belonged to a in the smoker. the reno" got
mad and abusre but the gentleman was inexora-
bic Finally the conductor was called H. VINO de-
llyercd his d.ctum as follows: IF the bundles are
not claimed by any on the train, them by COM
ing around to the depot tomorrow ana iaehtiiyIns
Thorn sa,isfa ctorily We Will give them TO YOU me
mans face was red as fire with rage ana no
shook ike ge.atine. but he could DO nothing so
amid the laughter OF the passengers. ne rushed QUIZ
OF fhe car TO lump off just the train was pulling
ont from the station. And he meeky came around
70 the dcp3, for his bundles the next day. bat swore
revenge upon the man who played such pracuca'
Joke upon him.
His FRS, vlst-"It seems, very sSwampy along
here" observed the New Yorker look.nS lansuu =,
out OF tn. window. How much iurther Is At '"
"Yo1've been in Chicago half an hour" said the
Cod gracious; / don't see any residences"
You must be near-sighted sir can see tns
dwelling OF one of the Oldest families in Chicago
not half a mile away. . .,. ., ro,oo,
II cant see /; at all what '"er "a'"''
"Bess my soulr-(Chicago Tribune.
In Dorset Surrey and Wiltshire. England, the
tru,e IL found. and the town OF Winterslow In the
later has been the principal British market lor
that delicate concretion during three centuries In
France It is mainly found under the shadows OF
oak tree. . and amid its younger growths' but IN the
English shires the best varieties are found In beech
groves and under the lime and cedar and some
times in the vicinity % hazel copses. In dry sea-
sons the crop very scant in moist ores PLENTIFUL
Hunting them Is not exciting "A sport as hunting
boars in the Boehmer Valid or on the Lithuanian
marshes or the red deer among the Scottish nils,
but II is an interesting pasttme none the less In
England the sportsman is assisted by trained dogs
whose fine scent directs them TO the place where the
truh,e Is buried; In France the same service Is
performed by exceedingly nnble and persplca-
cious variety of pig The sport is innocent, ana
commends Itself TO humanitarians, as no blood IL
shed and no cruelty involved II gives plenty OK
outdoor exercise. and like other field pastimes has
enough uncertainty OF result TO make il Interesting
In the interest Of agriculture less than OF sport
and the high cuisine. the truiie ought 10 be intro
duced in this country. There are many places where
f. would thrive, and the freedom American pig
would soon learn how to locate them. TO say moth
ing OF the National dog. which would undoubtedly
be- on deck in such case ard give good account
OF himself
II Wasn't Corrected-"Well dld think you had
more educa ton than that" said Mr. Jooous, a.rly.
to the grocer. '\-o-t--c' doesn't spell nouce
II comes nearer spelling no tick than anything
else
Yes" said the grocer. that is what Il means.
Mr. Joobus concluded that he could get along
that evening without any apricots.-(Clncinnau
Tribune.