New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-07


class came across the phrase: Calmez yous, mon.
sIeurr He naturally translated this by Calm
yourself sir ! said 10 him: Now. don't you think
this is lit;le I'm? Couldn't you give me some
thing a little coloqu.al? For instance. what
would you say Yourself in like case?' The boy
reflected a few seconds and said: Keep your haie
on. old man."
A WHEEL SONG
Oh. the ships have sails for the swelling gaies
The falcon flies in the wake OF the wind.
In the speed OF The seed Of the Bedoun breeS
Ks the leagues are iett behind.
F FSr sse b. Tdse ,ha, fly.
Or all the vessels that sal. the sea;
The blasts that blow,
Or the barbs OF Araoy.
Nor wish more for the wings he wore wore;
For the ieatEered robe of the messenger god.
or the winged sandals wherein he trod.
In the happy age OF gold
For the days outworn,
But these glad mornings are still divine!
Were they half 50 feet
As the steed that springs from nine?
Then no, for the wheel with its strength OF steel
AMI the rush OF ths near and crystalline clear
Swee, breath q the summer that sings in the eas
On Wild and free
To breast the breeze and whirl along!
To skim the ground
TIL the pulses bound.
And the heart bursts into song!
Woman's Sentinel.
Says The London Globe: The last OF the PEI.
walopers' is dead. His name Richard Atkin-
son. his age ninetyseven and the scene Of his pot
waop!ng glories the ancient borough OF Pontefract.
The 'Potwalloper was man who acquired the fran
chise by the extraordinary process OF having boiled
his pot in the constituency for six months before
the election. As electrical class they were was
natural sublimey corrupt. and were deservedly
abolished in 1852 They were. however. a pictu-
rescue survival of. probably the Oldest franchise
next 10 that OF the forty-shillIng frceholder.'"
Just A Little Too Much.-Johnny had been per-
mitted to take look at his new sister
They all say she looks exactly like you, dear"
said his father.
Johnny took another ook at the little nat-nosed.
reifaeed. bald-headed mite Of humanity that lay
blinking at him. and then he went out and DELHI.
erately picked a fight with boy four years older
he could stand-(ChIcago Tribune.
J. b. Darnell. OF Odessa Ky. sixty-one years Old,
splits rails wi n n wedge 20 years Old which
his great-grandfather brought from Scotland with
him. lie hauls the rails with his mule. Katy. thir-
'y-four yeara old: he shaves once a week with his
razor forty-two years old. and has reaphook
forty-fve years old. His prejudice in favor Of old
whiskey however. can usually be removed by the
tender OF new whlskey-when the latter is the only
kind available.
This Is London story which seems iresn ana ana
sounds improbable and i likely enough 70 D ne rue
the Country RYAN came Mo into ttie money and ike
fool rushed of at TO town 10 throw \ away;
even difficult But he heard In restaurants ne ire
ouen,ed young men WHO had money IL not SSd brains rain,
at dinners lie heard one say: n had a great
a% rn s yos Moses s"a f1T ins
pensive restaurant and calling waiter explained
@ ,6 rest 81 the nef 6d Bring e So worth
ham and eggs."-'Worcester Gazette.
"rhe Port Jervis Union" says that the outlook
FOR trout in Orange and sullivan counties y. T.:
Sussex County, y. j.. and Pike County. Penn. 10
POOR Millions OF small fry were killed last sum-
uer when the streams dried up. Only fish
in brooks supplied with living springs survived.
Larger streams running into the Delaware or New
ersnk rivers allowed full-grown trout to return
TO those waters for safety. Hundreds OF trout.
ranging from one to three inches long. were seen
last fall in pools dead. There was no water run.
mig. and the fry died from want Of fresh water
and their crowded condition
East OF Australia and north OF New-Caledonia 10
the Republic OF Franceylie an Island with an area
az about elghty-fve miles Its inhabitants number
5:e OF whom forty are whites and $40 natives. IL
was once colony of France. but in 1879 IT was de;
Ella red independent and ito people at adopted
a republican constitution II Is governed by
President and council OF eight. elected by the
white males hold office. The President elected re-
Gently y r. d. Polk. native Of Tennessee; and !:
our o&n Repubiic.-(Harper's Round Table
The lJO:h anniversary OF the First Presbyfensn
(Od SOUTH Church. OF Newburyport. Mass. founoeo
by the Rev. George Whitefeld will be celebrated
to-day and tomorrow. or the thirteen rofme'
pastors OF the church only two are now hV'nS-'n
Rev DR.. A. G. Vermilye. OF Englewooo' Az -"
and the Rev. T. ID. Sinclair. OF Portland o'0' ~
present pastor. the Rev. Dr. H. c. Hovey' "a
stalled IN 1883. Early In the century SA'
Boston Herald" when Newburyport oc'up
commanding position In the commercial
merchants and master mariners grea"' .s,o.
bered the representatives OF any o'he' 100.
or calling This church seemed 10 oe -. .or.
NJ attraction for more sea captains hs ~ ".,
shipped at the Old South during the Lac.
,han at all the other churches IN ~" ~. v.rs
combined. A quarter OF o century age ~. con.
100 widows OF sea captains memoe ',.sorrh New.
gregation, and at the present "". w. mast there
buryports commerce Is a thihs '. s,.d With tho
are fully twenty-five ladies COM nrenx Of cap
church whose husbands had Tue =. .sven sea cap.
tain to their names. The wiz"
ta.ns died during the last year ..c..,on
The other day an Inquirer. stnut-st music stvs
to the elevator at sng sort and Inc embarked
durng the long journey " me genus small oVs ;tsS
TO the co.orsd specimen o. ,stning elevator S.t"hs
ran IL This Isn't s t,n~ no indication tnsSi IA:
Without hesitation ana sized the boy respVmSr:
knew a Joke was being era nv ectricity Am rs,,Ss
II dunno poss sac nsurvriscd At the 5EsEiPhuaAsl-
which Followed close upon Nv