New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
THE TALK or THE DAY.

rb,r,ean months ago Mrs Header SUI hVlns
near W,lkesbarre Penn, gave prth 10 '"hs' anu
tho other day she became the mother oi tpie'''
She Il thirty-fye years old and has mad fourteen
children.
He Was No statesman.-"You, sir" shouted the
echoed the boss laughing harshly.
II got statesmen TO sel."-(Cincinnau Enquirer
raw Roman Catholic ecclesiastics attach any
credence 10 the that the Pope Will soon issue
a decree prohibiting women from singing IN oa'h''
lie Church choirs
Harold tod 70 write ros b city and tbs
word had a familiar sound His sentence r 'iau'
'.The boy lodged the copse"-lfouths Companion
The Rev. Samuel f. Pearson, OF Portland Ne,
was a witness In a divorce case the other day'
"Mr Pearson" asked the Judge. were you on
this bench in my place and acquainted with all
the circumstances OF this case. would you grant
this divorce?" Most certainly. your honor, re-
piled the minister But how DO you reconcile this
statement with the injunction What God hatn
Joined together let no put asunder'?' Your
honor, l am satisfied that the Lord never joined
this couple" replied the clergyman.
As In the Beglnnng-Rairoad Manager-HerA
Bobbs' this new timetable Won, do at all!
Blobbs-I thought 1t very explicit. sir 49,.
Nanager-'rhat's Just what's the matter. The FIRST
thing you know the public will be able 20 understand
a timetable as well as We. See you can COM
plicate it blt.-(San Francisco Wave.
Washington newspaper man thinks that the
correct way TO pronounce Iowa ought 10 be settled.
He notes that It is variousiy spoken in Congress.
"I-owah" "I-oway" and "Iowy." with the accent
on the frs; syllable; "I-o-wy' and "l-o-way' with
the accent the second syllable, and "l-o-"ay
with the accent the third syllable lie ADDS:
None OF these is correct Senators Allison ana
Gear and members OF the Iowa delegation agree
that I-o-wah.' with little accent on the hrst ana
emphasis on the final syllable is the only right
thing"
"who was Aunt Ellen's mamma
Will i see her when so to cenreville to 50
NO, dear She went to heaven long time ago."
"Will l see her when go to heaven
say mamma will she be in the csntrsyie heaven
in our Observation-Disclosures journal
A l.. Jones. an experienced hop grower OF this
State has been trying hop culture near "afren'ou'
~ c. and Is enthusiastic over the results SPEAK.
ING OF his last crop he says 1T is by far the nneSs
crop ever saw and II was produced at aDou. one
third what II cost us TO raise a poorer qua'''' 80
New-York State North Caroihahs nave i'"o so,'
ideal climate. cheap labor-every'h'ns "a 49,"
favor" He recommends the formation OF mop
growers associ atoms. number OF farmers e'uo-
hing ,oyether getting an expert hop man 10 take
charge the first year build hop-curing house. each
member of the association 10 plant small heio IN
hons the acreage 10 be Increased year Dy year
until each owns his own mop farm.
Satisfactory Explanation. Winks zen.
raged)How is this Mps coo and Vet YOU have
utterly spoiled the first meal you % Prev MOTH
ing about cookin'. -. l., A., .,.
~ Mrs Wnks ENTHUSIASTICALLY that is the case
Well Ri teach you NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weekly
A brlgh, and patriotic American girl who was re-
Gently in oxford. England. attended an afternoon
tea while there. and soon found herseI' her cou"'
try it's institutions and customs objects OF great ih
,aras, Tho conversation was animated and pro-
longed we'll into the evening, ana inc young amer
lean took a conspicuous part 'here'" rnys'e"'S
exhausted thereby the maiden kneit for her GUS
tomary devotons at her bedside that hight IN
mood somewhat less attentive Una" u'ua,' ~ NO.
as she confesses conhdentialy to her friends sns
discovered herself saying: Thy Will be DONE on
earth as II Is In America
60 N crcmUn me When left this morning you were
Weeping and wailing and tearing your hair because
sWs yG ;SS see ,Ss, after Ss. y Sq r l
S rs i,p.p r Going out Of fashion so dried my
tears tears and m kicked him out.-cTit-Bits.
A German expert, after a careful estimate. has
announced that the total length Of telegraph lines
in the world Is 1O62 700 miles. OF which America has
5h GOO miles; Europe. 3so.7oo; ASIA 674oO; Africa a.
zoo and Australia, 1880 miles. The United States
has n greater length than any other country. +H..
900 miles and Russia comes next. although Euro.
mean Russia has only ST. 900 miles. The other coun'
tries follow in this order: Germany> France. Aus.
tria Hungary. British India, Mexico the United
Kingdom. Canada. Italy. Turkey. the Argentine Re-
public Spain and Chilli. In point OF proportion
however. Belgium leads with 400 miles OF wire for
every 1000 square miles Of territory; Germany
comes next with $50 miles: Holland Is only slightly
behind Germany and the United Kingdom has ~
miles of telegraph for every 1000 miles OF country.
Mr. Raymond Schumacher. one Of the witnesses
called at the Pretoria trial. apparently botherea ,mS
State Attorney almost much as Mr.. Sanuct
Weller bothered Mr.. SERGEANT Buzfuz. AFTER
tremendous wrangle as to whether he was com.
PEELED to tell the court his ideas as well as INC
things he knew to be facts. the following ntne
dialogue occurred: Then / must give my IDEAS.
Meas?' yes" "Then l do not remember what
my ideas were."-tLondon Globe