New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21
THE TALK or THE DAY.
Louisiana is the fifth State to make January "a
General Robert f. Lees birthday. public holiday

Louisiana is the fifth State to make January "A
General Robert f. Lees birthday public holiday
Net an Old Friend;r cannot, but ADM! my con
man. who had been carried 10 the police station the
stances arose from my meeting an old friend Of my
younger days-an old friend from Kentucky"
His Honr ne nd % pI o 60 s
was the old friend? He may be friend OF myself
The dignifed old gentleman first got himself nee
the door and then said In a soft voice:
John Barleycorn. "-IndianApolis Journal
W. w. McEwen. Of Jackson. Mich. who says -
has made more balloon ascens.ons than any other
living American announces that he will soon sbc0
up in the air two miles s.xty-foot rocket Il ~
aluminium. He Is now building the rocket In cN-
cago II is very different In it's construction from
the ordinary rocket. parachute Will be attacned
to 1t which VIII open the moment the projectile ~
gins to descend. He says ne will go up at speed
thirty times greater than that Of an express train
An Economical Lo,.-"Land o sakes. then, New.
Workers. are gittin' mighty INDUSTRIOUS said Mn
What air they dom nowy' inquired her husband
he knocked the ashes from MS cob pipe ,.,o..
We'll, you know about their piantln pertato0
and other garden truck In the vacant lots'"
well. now they are havin roof gardens. wash
Professor Thomas Egleston. as a member OF 'ne
Board of Publication Of the New-York Bible ana
Kobe Japan. copies Of the Book OF common
Prayer printed three sizes. In the japanese ian'
guage for the church In Japan. One OF the VOLUMES
is printed In Roman letter and another IN 'a's.
Japanese character. while the third, the SMALLEST !"
the three sizes. has been printed In the cneapes'
possible way. that the very poorest OF the pc~
pie may be able to purchase H. There mas a''0
been received at the Offices OF the same society =
copy Of selections from the new hymnai printed 10
hts hoo
China under the direction Of the committee there
II Is expected that this work will be used IN ths
Chinese missions In this country. The Kew III.
Samuel Hart custodian Of the Standard BOOK Oh
Common Prayer. Is in receipt OF an OXFORD reprn'
of the standard edition OF the Holy Bible OF isL
This volume Is richly bound In red levant WIN
lining of calf and with open brass corr ers on 'n'
inside Of the Is this inscriptions ITO The hou's
OF Bishops of the American Church. presented "
James Murdoch Smith,"
Reason for Pride.-"I got my picter n tn
paper" he said 70 his neishoor' DID We see ~
purity good likeness. want nr.
se s sE f hev !, wrote up Il don't indicate special
Sh yes It does rhe jes shows amt STUDIES
1t out. II shows what wonderIu' sooo oo'S''u'N~
he's t."-(Washington star
There Is no doubt that the recently enlarged Gu.
Inal known as Hungry Joe" Is OF moro ao'hV
than many a professor OF moral science. nor tns'
his talents brought him In good deal more inohe'
than the latter ever have the handling OF lie NJ.
been IN TAIL in Baltimore for quite long period OF
wears but is st in the prime OF life. and WILL NJ
doubt take up his old profession with undim'hAsNsa
skill and success. IL Is farce In our criminal p'v
cedure that after short Incarceration the mo.'
notorious rascals, who are certain TO continue '"s
criminal career. are turned loose upon society again
1Iass.
pubic to 20 TO the expense Of trying convcting s"e
,rprisonins them all over again. Hungry Joe nss
already cost the public good deal In one way s"s
another and IL Is rot at all likely mat nc - 80
with IL vet There would be no injustice IN sup's0'
ing incorrigble criminals 10 perpetual mpriso""s
or perpetual police surveillance and II VIII nav
come to that In time In one way or another SaA'
enlightened phrenologists urge that In case o. .
second conviction the time served under th- hrs' 81"
should he added TO the sentence. and in case OF .
third he should be deemed to have closed MS 'e.s
lions with society. II Il also urged thar 'ne ~.
charged criminal, II there Is reason 10 douot W.
reformation should be compelled 10 repoT 70 ~.
police at certain intervals. giving an account u ~
occupaton and means Of livelihood. As II Is. ne
nung back upon society 10 depredate upon |" -
FORE as Hungry s,e'' now is. with the mora ~ =.
tainty that he will be heard from In no long ' ~
his old practices. following the example OF ai"o'
his class OF waxing numbers. enforcing every 49,.
with their multiplying opportunities new eAps''-
to guard against them.
A Scheme Worth Trying.-"Say!" ~. doaP
evident that the man who s'S S ea n
What IL it?' asked the fireman. ..s q truo
'You have opportunity TO prove YOU srii,inS -
| friend to great many people. II you si'
do It," ., .,a IN. fireman
''I'n do anything In reason,' SAID INC NV
What do you want me TO do! .,,c.nt build
Why you see live In that big apartnan in toe
| ing on the next corner. and theres W. time
| NAT above me who plays the piano q" INV
"Well?' -. .,rr.d IN q hre-
Wen. thought. maybe. II 'u1n rS.h up thst::
alarm a would give you chance 70 is, ,amS "a tell
and ruin that plano before any one ns1 You Weeti
you that 4 wa. talse alarm srs no trus 6isnA
might have known you Wess y"
humanity. -lchicago Post