New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

7, Is a o,rtous and interesting coincidence that
ths steamerSt Paul should have gone ashore on st.
Paurs Day.
Crimsonbea- What's the matter with young Hug
Yeas,--I undrstand he has lost his heart
rs that all, We makes as much fuss as II II was
his ar-butto."-( onkers Statesman
The Syracusstandard" tells OF amusing cor
respondence tha recently took place between
Wisconsin farm. and a local boiler firm. The
farmer wrote as Allows:
"Dere Sirs hava l. 900 akers OF trees that want
cut. I'm pore butIm willing to pay 100 hundred
doers fer engifthat will do my work, and he
went to explan'ust what sort Of an engine hs
wanted.
The boiler firm sau.hat the engine necessary to
accomplish the devasttion Of his virginia. forest
would cost 5000. and hey informed him to this
effect.
A week passed and thenhe following pithy epste
came from the Wisconsin oods
'Dere sirs what In HI 'ud want Of an ensin
or biler II he'd s3,OOO?'
Alta meeting of Friends finn Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and Delaware held GENTLY in Phladelphs
II was decided to send petion the President Of
the United States and the to houses of Congress
impressing upon them the dlS Of using every hon.
orable means to avert warbetween the United
States and Great Britain.
AN INCORRIGIBE CASE.
They say you were not in socie's SWIM
OH Benjamin Franklin for same.
That your family crest was a li!e too dim
To delight a Colonial Dame.
You couldn't have rolled up thos trousers short
When London was spattered VIII dew;
And you kept on your hat when ksented at Courts
Hence Benjamin Franklin, go
And even II now you were given ahance
Would you do the right thing anarray
Yourself as you should: send meocled glance
over a mountainous mass OF bou'et?
Nay nay: such reform 'twere too uch TO expect
We know very well what YOU u' ,<
Midst your books you would smile.hough cotillonS
wrecked
Hence Benjamin Franklin, go to-
They say that in letters you did grit work:
That proverbs and such things you enned:
That duty's command you were ner known 70
That You ranked as humanitys frlet
But never writer OF history quotes
And your paper contained no Society otes'-
-lWashiston STAR
Henri Molsson recently exhibited at lie French
Academy OF Sciences a black diamond large -
a mans fist. which is valued at aoouEbw" u
is said to be the largest black diamond er tound
and was picked up in Brazil by a mine working
in private grounds II weighed 5000 cats. or
about twice as much the largest ston OF the
kind hitherto discovered. Within q shs time
after Its discovery, about five months axoit los'
nineteen grammes OF its weight. evidently the
! evaporation OF water contained in 1t, but u loss
has now ceased. Its crystalline form Is cary
perfect resembling that OF the artificial oIae dis'
monds formed by the capitalization OF care' IN
silver crucbes.
Satisfactorily Explained-"Well. OF al! me m
pudenee! Asking me TO help you because ou
have three wives 10 support" ....A,,. o,..
They don't belong TO me. mister; nolhih y. 10
sort they belong 10 me son-in-laws. ."-(indan'-
oils Journal.
The London correspondent OF "The PhiladeipA
Ledger says: 1T is a curious commentary up'
the instability OF human affairs that the forms
owner OF the entire city OF Johannesburg now hes .
confirmed invalid in the workhouse inrrmary "
the quaint old market town OF Guildford In suf'e!
The old man seems to have had most remafhao'
career. He in the service Of the East mum
| Company, fought in the Crimea, was seriou'',
wounded at SeDastopol and afterward pa''.s
through the Indian mutiny. He then went 10 sou'.
Africa where he fought against the Zulus ana '"'
Beers before the Transvaal was made over 10 'Hs.
| He bought for $780, his accumulated savings o's'
l5 900 acres Of land near the source OF the Lmpop"
where he made up his mind to ultimately se'us
But broke out. he took up arms against .'
Beers and formed one Of the party who neio -. ~
tor.a against them. In 1880. when the hepoo.'>
was declared, he refused to accept service u"eS.
President Kruger. and the consequence was 0'S
his land. upon a portion o. which the Irahs,Ss
city OF johannesburg now stands. was forie"es
Thus the old man who lies dying without penn. 49,.
| In the world just escaped being rich beyond '"s
dreams OF avarice."
He very small boy, and very ragssesu. NJ
there was a look in his eyes OF shrewd inteigehhS, h
beyond his years. His left hand he held behna ,vs ~
back. but his right was extended. and betwee" ~ -
grimy fingers he held a haf-smoked stump Q, oar
cigarette. He had his eye on wel-dressea, ,dr Inc, q
who was walking jauntily along the stree. smS isnns,
ing his cane. Say, mister" said the boy S,sd nod
match. will yer. please?" The man stopped s SSs
naturedy and smiled when he saw the dirty ~.e nj,
pockets for match. and finally said: hs% s,wmr nm
got one bub" The boy hastily slipped tne "a from
into his pocket and withdrawing his LETT manu-
behind his back displayed large box Co, Sot NJ
an assortment Of small boxes II yer am I'm yer tel
matches" said he "now's good time iu. . s VA
buy ] got EN- all. and wood an so.u11 .'1 Wei
won't blow out In de wind an udders AZ wnicksL-
takes yer pick" He sold two boxes Tor "'e~~
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