New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Bridgeport inventor says he has discovered
an explosive which will bow an invading army into
cats meat as soon IT is dropped among them. He
has gone to Cuba try il upon General Campos
ard his peninsu.ar myrn.dons. and II news from
that island not habit-a..y untrustworthy, it
would be awaited with increased interest. 20
many destructive agents OF warfare reported
In this period that II al their claims were realized
war would become impossible and another mode Of
settling internecne and international difficulties
would have to be devised But many Of them
thunder in the index. exploding with more smoke
than carnage. and enectlng no revolutionary change
in military methods. The Bridgeport fu!mnant
may be in this category but its pretensions remaia
to be tested. and inspire no great confidence.
There is an educated horse in Nashville that
CATION Of equestrian prodigies In one respect this
horse is superior to the people OF Memphis In tina.
OF the animal evidently reposes ne most perfect
drives through the crowded thoroughfares.
guiding the horse by word OF mouth occa sional.y
putting emphasis upon his orders by using the
up Vine-st. the other afternoon at lively paca
without either bride or lines, congratulated them
In the buggy 1t was drawing. -(Nashville American
In Hattiesburg Miss. OF late, lynchns
party waited upon one johnson. a negro. who had
in some way inflicted wound upon its moral sensi.
bilties and politely gave him the privilege OF Sc
Letting the mode in which he would rather be
him. but recognized his right and generously
willing concede 10 him the privilege OF choosing
between them. He chose the latter. and the local
journal extols the manner in which the Job
was done and the fine poiiteness which accom-
panied all its stages. Upward OF five hundred
shots fred at the victim, and It is rected
with pride that most OF them hit and that the
craftsmanship did credit to the region. 1t =
some weeks since Mississippi had previously been
heard from this way, but she comes TO the front
again with uncommonly fine display OF cere-
mory. But outside of her own borders there -
little admiration for the incident and not much for
the grade OF civilization which she haoItually
evinces
JOIN IN THE CHORUS.
Some Of these days all the skies will be brighter
Some q these days all the burdens will be lighter
Some q these days all the world will be sunny:
Atlanta Constitution
II that New-Jersey lightning had played ID
pranks with theatre a concert-hall. instead a
a church. how many morals would have bees
drawn from 1t for the benefit of those who freoue
worldly amusements!'
A Kentucky man caught a big rattlesnake Ave
ana half feet long and kept IL in his store On
box with glass cover a curiosity Not long
aso ne put rat and frog into the box 1sss
out OF sight. but the rat was still there. and APP
rat remained % the all ha sy ss the
groceryman confidently expected the snake to make
ever. he was mistaken The next morning when
he examined the box. he found the snake dead
IN the M hide showed that the af rat had
satisfied ga, his hunger with a dish Of rattlesnake
snake and the rat. and the marks upon the snakes
body showed that the ra, had been quicker with his
rat was uninjured. and was kept curiosity
(New-Oreans Picayune.
In of the recent pubic-school examinations
in this city the pupils directed to write what
they knew about Columbus. One little boy handed
in the following: Christopher Columbus was born
In 1892 In lT76 he wandered or into the woods
with Ratchet. and heard OF again"
Both Equal to the OCCASIONAL well-to,do gentle
man man OF middle age said to me several days ago,
than you DO almost nd sae shell s
y demoralizes the servants TO have me do II, but
hS Sas s Sy on our back porch
with pan OF my favor,te vegetables in my lap.
the maddins crowd for my wife wife had some sws
callers.
IAN Of a sudden heard woman's voice say:
oh. / must see your cute back yard rss
Then the window few open and out popped two
pretty bonnetcd heads.
Fl turned mine away. and my wife was eQuai'se
Patrick she SAID you must remember to NOW
'Yis. ma am / replied In my best brogue. ana
all was well."-(Louisvle Post.
The regular edition Of the number OF Truth"
which contained the double-page cartoon reproduced
from Thulstrup's painting "a Good Story by .
Good Fellow" quickly exhausted. The
quests for copies were so numerous and so urgent
that "A second edition has now been issued.
The summer Glrl-Oh love to hear you read
your poems. 1t makes me realize how brave you
Poet-Brave? =.
Cirl-Yes brave; YOU said you took them yourself
10 the publishers. -(New-York Ledger.
1t Is 10 be doubted II the Chicago BARRIERS de-
serve entire sympathy In their crusade against he
New Woman In their Gazing. The average woman
barber we imagine. doesn't tax baseball. ana ~
.o.w An zsrtns ara. NOT odoroua ol. cige roSfas ~