New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The strawberry season is at its height in the
State Of Washington Berries from five to ten
inches in circumference are common
What a dilemma for fellow to be in" unused
mysnG there viii be n nobody to notice With what
a manly, devil-may-care air | tos; the STUN down:
price OF q drink. There seems to be no way out OF
the dilemma; unless somebody comes aohs anu
asks me 10 drink. "-(i3Oston Transcript
The French artificial pearl is produced by boring
n hole in the shell OF the oyster, and introducing
a small bit of glass. which the animal covers with
''nacre" or mother Of pearl to stop the irritation
Such pearls are fiat side, and of less value
than those produced naturally.
ent tine member Of his family, His father had been
away at one time for a snort journey, and tnas
SBless papa and take Of him" he was be.
ginning. usual, when suddenly he raised his heaa
Never mind about It now Lord ended the III:
tie fellow. Il hear him down IN the hai -'Aioany
State.
The present enforcement Of the Excise law has
suggested to saloon keeper whose place has hard
Is ever been closed heretofore on Sunday TO place
a pIacard in the window Of his saloon reading "
English and German. Dead until Monday"
Mo;her-Bobby. the minister is coming 70 take
tea this afternoon. You must behave yourself at
the table
Bobby-All right. But Il you don't give me the
biggest piece OF pie I'll tell the minister that dad
went fishing last Sunday and ddnt nave no coio-
Syracuse Post.
The desert Of Sahara Is not all A desert. In 1891.
more than nine millions OF sheep wntered In the
Algerian Sahara paying a duty Of l,63.oO francs
(s352,CO0). There sheep were worth twenty francs
go apiece. in all 100000 francs. The sanars
nourshes also 100000 goats and 2OOoo caine!s pay
Ing a duty Of 100000 francs. In the GASES palms,
cltrons and apricots abound there are cultivated
also onions pimentos and various eguminous vege-
tables. The contain 100000 date palms, on
which the duty is $4,000 francs. The product OF q
date tree varies from TO 10 francs; these OK the
desert give about 100000 year
Cailer-I reporter Of the Daily s Blanket SeSv -
The sermon when am to deliver al the Fifth Ave.
Caller~Oh. no. we don't care anything about that
I desire a description OF the dresses which your
wife and daughters Will wear at the services
(New-lork Weekly.
The Connecticut wooden nutmeg is OF course,
myth; but a Connecticut man has Just patented
machine for making hats out OF wood log OK
wood cut square fed TO the machine, is converted
Into fine strips of wood much resembling excelsior
Il - Claimed that when these are molstened they
can be woven p,uch more ready than straw anu
make a durable nat. r-ne inventor says the SUD
stance IL lighter in weight han straw ana 'hat De
cause of the easier manipulation and lower COST f"
will supersede the straw now used for headgeai.
Heard az a heap OF drygooIs iapetu 81 ~ ,S
woman with baby in her arms-'Ph"ae - Tue
zone dollar and sxty-nine." politely answered
"which are the dollar and which the sIxty-nine
There are none at those prices ma am 90 ,,o.
'Shure thin. amt thin yer own hgures; -V'os-
ton Transcript
The race OF the Beechers represents genius and
longevity the latter. perhaps, In higher degree
than any other celebrated American famny. Inc
ROY
Sunday reached the highest point In years OF any
OF the family. being well tirned into the last desa.'
OF the century Five OF them still survive all IN az
vanced years. such as their venerable prosehi.o'
reached. who between eighty and ninety al No
death. For some OF them the century marx may
be reserved but however this may be. In the tap'es
of longevity the family takes high and notap'e
rank as 1t does in the line OF It's various ana ui'
tlngushed achievements. The Gladstone family M
England. is comparable with 1t in both particulars;
but such descents not numerous anywhere az
are deserving OF the honor and celebration WHICH
neither of these has failed TO win.
The Midnight Hour.-"Wiam she said IN ter
ror "ths clock has just struck thrteen"
Has IT, he replied ai, w5!n ya""
"S Ses It's T." ali right" ... .,,ura
w, "Its none Of my clock" was the impatient re-
sponse you bought yourself you Sh roswmaarked
There was silence for time. then she rena'Ne"
Ills al right. william
What's all right , ,, c,ess the
man threw in the extra strike Tor good measure
washington star
A church has been organized in Bolinger |o""',.
No with Ida Deckard as chief divinity Shc
voung fair-haired and given to seeing ',soa
Her neighbors rude. unlettered. supersu"ous,
Won't believe her to be angel In humA" . =.
Tbsv Worship her as such. and the chure"
IN sod unon their faith in her The gri Is "pp
rentIv single minded and sincere. From hei 80
she awakens with messages for the ia''"' nit
sages claiming sometimes TO be from VI.
himself guiding them as he guided the pa" .,...A
~ old Also she brings word from inc s.,
aaaa IN Ueaven--accordng TO the behei ., ~"
,wars-and from lost souls in Hades. hei ov
r,r,,a,,ors are listened to by these p'
ao,. v,,th all the reverence due 10 a"o." .
sa,n,hood The new church OF the mou"'s
has now a membership OF abou. one az, ana
centurlan band OF mountaneer neishpU.s. nronose
Ian, In their remarkable faith. lhey pios -
sor rou, on 20 "proselyte" for their churcn' anu "
spread their belief throughout the "o'''
To Catch Them Both--"I think ! sha' sad Tim.
two-y volume system with my next "o'''
Minis ..,.. an. ~ date?' asked sim. .
"Rmt this ia a new scheme ! am gons o ~ me- in
them on happily at the end OF the hrs ,, catch the
the good old style. you know Ina nv viIlain the
%otsr,s and tn the divorce appear That VII eaH
the daughters. Isn't that srestI =
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