New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There seems TO be no end to the OF the be
cycle Franz Fuchs, president OF wheeling club OF
Graz Austria, and Fraulen Louise Sorg. were mar
ried other day in the Evangelical Church OF that
city The bride the founder Of the Women's
Bicycle Club, OF Graz After the marriage cere-
mony the young couple took their wheels and started
on a honeymoon tour through interesting part Of
their native country The bicycle add to mat
rimonial happiness will find additional interest IN
the eyes Of some people
Not a single dimeD
All her friends at the train:
Had royal time.
Bill for board-two hundred, cash;
Husband-hc rebels
What have you TO show for it?
ATLANTA Constitution.
A citizen Of Prescott. Ariz, George B. Scammel
recently returned from trip to Death Valley. Cal
When he left Prescott he weighed l6o pounds. but
when he returned he weighed only Us. He had an
unpleasant experience. and does advise any one
to follow his example.
PATIENCE AND HER WHEEL.
Demurely passing to and fro
Beside her spinning wheel
Sweet Patience's fingers seldom know
Respite from thread or reel
And II. perchance. her lover come
To court. at close of day.
She cannot cease the distsf's hum
To say him aye or nay.
In vain he pleads that they may steal
moment for "A kiss:
But no. She cannot leave her wheel
For such feeting bliss.
How times have changed Poor Patience now
Through country lanes may glide.
With ample time TO hear Loves VOW
And take the kiss. beside.
Nor need she leave behind her wheel
But in these times so fleet
Just put the thing beneath her heel
And speed 1t with her feet.
French phanthropista at least. he Is so called
in Paris papers-says that all criminal maniacs
should be put to death. He argues that "a crim-
nally insane person is like a wild animal and should
be destroyed" We hardly think that managers Of
asylums for the insane and humane people in gem
eral will agree with the 'philanthropist
German veterinary surgeon has discovered
method by which horseshoes be successfully
manufactured from paper The paper is impres-
mated with turpentine to make it waterproof. The
inventor claims that horse wearing these shoes
cannot slip on greasy roads-(iardware
The sacrifices made by Mrs. Stanford. widow Of
the California Senator. for the maintenance of the
university bearing the OF her dead son de-
serve the highest praise In order TO get money for
the institution she sold many OF her jewels and
assumed the active management Of a ranch contain
Ing 5000 acres. The latter she has placed on
paying basis One OF her proposed enterprises. with
the same end in view. is to raise Russian horses
which the offspring OF the horses presented 10
Mr. Stanford just before his death by the Car OF
Russia. Mrs. Stanford has been under great
strain in her commendabe efforts to help the uni
versiy. In speaking OF this the other day she said:
The nervous strain which | have been under tbs
last two years has been very great. wonder
sometimes how much longer will be able TO endure
It, But the happy faces OF the students the CRATE
funess OF the parents and the grand results fol-
lowing the last two years work of the university
have been and will be inspiration to me 10 strug-
gle on and try TO carry out the wishes OF my hus-
band. II can keep 1000 students al the university
l will be satisfied on the most economical policy
IL costs $4,000 month the university.
have no plans for any future additions to the uni
versty. | hope to be abe. II | spared few
years longer. and all goes we'll with In regard
10 finances, TO give the university some absolute
necessities in the way of additional buildings
An undertaken at Gravesend has devised phono-
graph which will grind out the funeral service with
all the accompaniment OF lamentaton. eu.ogy and
ritual performng the work as sassfac,orily as any
He has had the instrument loaded by a Gravesend
divine OF much experience at funerals and the
acter and dwelling with moderation rather than
extravagance upon the virtues OF the deceased. -
most any extremity OF mourning. IL Ia not only
a labor-savIng device. but is always at hand aad
ready. which the parson Is not. particularly in hot
weather. when he Is away upon his vacation. en-
forcing sometimes upon the inexperienced and un.
departed a sort OF unprofessonal and unconse-
Grated vaticum. In the eyes OF the Gravesend man
ally adopted he CONFIDENT that !, win be IN ms
It privately number OF times. and so far the the
corpses have not complained He sees no reason
vsntiens.