New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The Washington star tells OF hoy in the
capital who crying when his fafhfr returned
home the other night.
whats the matte. Tommy" asked the father
II had a fight with Charlie" was the teartw
reply.
..Wou Won ought not 10 fight II served you
right TO get whipped guess" said the father
But / didn't get licked. licked him sooose
the hoy
We'll what are You crying about. then?
"Why if had let him lick me he couldn't hun
And never thought about that. 80 now nave
fight his big brother, about my size. ana can hcA
him. and I'm going TO. because I'm mad o, MIN;
then I've got to igh: the biggest brother. and hss
three sizes bigger than me, and won't eaten w
And Tommy refused to be comforted
Lady Henry Somerset is woman who mean,
well ard who does great deal or good Dut sae
passage OF destitute Armenians 10 the intel ,sS
Somersets coadjutor Miss Frances Willard; nag
pen for providing ne MID rs yhns
to say. but the Armenians are not wanted hers
We have too manv pauper immigrants Already
philadelphia Ledger.
The Lebanon Mo) Republican" Is for Mckin-
lev. and is so sure that he will be elected that
Prints the following contract coupon:
To the Editor of The Lebanon Republican"
send n, me nav You St for same when Mckinley Is
elected President OF the Unite statss ,,,o,.,.
This contract TO be void In case OF Mchhieye
Name. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Temptation.-"W Whatever induced you 70
marry me. anyway. il am so distasteful TO YOU
he asked fiercely. ,.
The advertisements The household bargains.
you know. l thought 1t would be 80 loIsy % "a
to the department stores and buy lce-picks lor :
cents real scent dippers for only cent. ana an
that sort of thing or course nai no o,n uss c
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The statistics of the United States Department OF
Agriculture show a decided falling off in the num-
her and also the value OF horses in this ana otner
countries as compared with the reports OF year
ago In this country alone there i decline III NV
number of horses 769 PSI. or IS per cent a. COM
pared with last year. whii" the decline III '"'
was s7s $50 ss4 or 1872 per cent. The fall IN Vai~
appears to be universal and the dech"e III ~
York New-Jersey and Pennsylvania j. eAp"'ir.
TO be largely due 10 the introduction OF eeo'ric anu
cable cars and also the increased use u
which have reduced the urban demdn" io' ~
and consequently their number ana price p"' Wv
chief reasons adluced for the fan IN 'a'ue u "
on farms and ranches. when Is q"''' NC 80
the financial and industrial depression anu VI,
COS, Of food copseouent on proracted and repeater
drouths Sales Of horses al $ per hedu anu 49,
are reported from Kansas. Nebraska, 20"
Oregon Old and inferior stock mas ,s,.
killed off in the central regions ana III N"''V'''
for fertilizer. etc.
number of officers we're taking m me nal wss y,
the Amy and Navy club a day or ~ IVY, ts srsr.
csed I'm the selection OF recruits for the A,rpS
From the facts brought out II woul" r,s.t In tho
United States service is one OF me ma uenssrd Of
world 10 enter even as a private. The stanusvvi
the enlisted man has been raised 50 oin IGN .,,h The
now harder to become ordinary soldier M" hrsneh
of h. ,ka
OF the civil Service. The siightest u,. rim as
snnlirant's physique Is enough 10 debar hlm, ,se,
aisn n had moral character even with pe''sssr
physique. The average monthly en nsr.se rstc-
lions were over 81 oo.-(Washington Times
III. practical use Of aluminium Is extsndihs
v,rious parts Of Europe. In Germany two ouI
of th- army are equipped with aluminium, "n
includes chevrons and every article OF "
usually carried on the person. even the ou''o"s
the clothes and the pegs in the shoes Inc
bayonets scabbards etc, are also mace OF u" .
night metal In Parts there Is cab maaa
aluminium and In many of the races al -
champs the horses were shod with alu""S,
There are also several racing sulki"S maus
aluminium IL IL only short time aso '"s'
ohio Arm built several duckboats OF aluminium
A Confusion OF Terms-"Has your husband sn w.
much thought TO the political situation SUI"
woman. ~ aka any
that's offered him after tho eleeuoN
Any WHAT ..,s The
Amy political situation lie says hr he'
"-(Washinston Star.
Speaking OF Sherlock Holmes. says So
In The Washington Post. reminds Inc " -,
mark which they say made by ~
estima bile dame whose sayings have ano'o''
smart set considerable amusement these 'a'' 80,
years She dotes on literature. she det'a''s'
has "A critical taste. Somebody spoke III ne' p
.ence OF Sherlock Holmes. 4 did so IKE S"
Holmes' said the somebody, i Was he''' .s,,
when he died oh 81 VAS |" exclaimed MRS ~.
prop. His "Autocrat OF the breakfast i'o''
always been my favorite work nf
lie Was Young IN Practice Haul ~ vouns
cali another physician" said the w'ie 10 Inst lof
doctor who was treating her husband, ne re-
consultation. you know. mo ma am
piled. MY Ideas are confused enough A'e~s'
Buffalo Times.