New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
THE TiLk or THE DAY

Perry Mason 4 CO.. OF Boston. the publishers Of
"The Youths Companion" early in the field
with handsome calendar for 1871. 1t Is IN the
form OF a folder ioia by "a inches in size. having
four leaves. or panels. on each OF which Is the
figure OF a girl autographed in twelve colors from
al original painting The calendar will be an or
nament TO any home any business ONCE.
Her Peachy Cheek."I asked him for new cloak
today" said the young wife. but he tried TO get
out Of II by paying me a compliment on my COM
pleNion"
He said. We'll, You've got a cheek that Is
pcach,"-tC Cincnnau Enquirer
With the consent OF Warden Coffin of the State
Prison AT Columbus ohio. eight students OF the
Law School Of the State University were initiated
into Greek letter fraternity with experiences IN
the methods OF punishment used in the prison. in
Guiding the ducking tub the padding machine, the
thumb chains and the hummngbird. after being
brough, to the prison bindfolded in cabs.
A Dov Of -sunday-schoo Superintendent
can any of you tell me- why Sunday Is called the
Ii,tic Dick (holdng up his hand)-I kin. It's
cause We get up early and hurry through break
fns SOS TO dress In time for Sunday school. and
then hurry to sunday school 80 we won pe @ ia,e.
ringing and then go home 10 dinner and get fixed
20 bed ; pa and ma can get ready for evening
service. That's all We do.-tNew-York Weekly.
..rhe London Daily News" quotes the following
description OF Cape Town from private letter:
This place IL going ahead very fast. and all the
business streets being rebuilt in the modern
stvlc I'm several stories. with ornamental fronts.
Electric trans running In every direction. and
We are to have pier and an csplanade at last like
an ordinary British seaport AS for bicycles. their
name is legion and there are several hourishng
clubs OF whcclmcn and wheelw omen. But. alas.
the dreadful cattle plague Is advancing rapidly
Upon us and cattle in thousands are being shot all
over the country. How it will end God only knows.
II is by far the greatest misfortune that has ever
overtaken South Africa. The Government has al
ready spent more than million sterling in trying
70 keep Il out Of the colony as. II 1t once gets
foothold here, II will mean ruin to thousands OF
country people.
Evidences Of Prosperity .-Jaspar-Jones must be
getting along better and making money now.
Jaspar"I,e owes me money and he lodges out
of my way now. instead OF meeting me brazenly as
he used to.-tTruth
College fraternasm found another pleasant Illus
tration at Oberlin Ohio last week. When Obern.
which was the first college to open It's doors 10
women on an equal footing with men, was just
starting In its work. in 1888 Mary Lyon
teacher in Miss Grants school. In Ipswich. Mass.
The teachers of this school with their pupils. i'm
m,diatey sent $50 to Obern TO help II In Its work.
OF this Mary Lyon herself gave $50 -Four
years later she founded Mount Holyoke Seminary.
Now the women teachers Oberlin have just
gathcred a contribution of $50 for Mount Holyoke
College and sent Il Thanksgiving recognition.
by the Obern Of to-day. Of the noble work done by
Mary Lyon for the higher education of women.
The Aberdeen system OF electing a Lord Rector Is
"A curiosity OF voting II is relic of the mediaeval
system OF Paris-long since abandoned by the Pari-
slams themselves and greatly modified by the other
Scotch universities. For the purposes OF voting all
the undergraduates are divided into four nations.
this OF course being n meaningless remnant OF the
ediaeval system by which the students or different
nationalities elected as chairman Rector to de-
fend their rights against civic interference. There
are four nations at Aberdeen. Mar. Buchan and
Moray represent students born north of the Gram
plans Angus stands for the rest of the world! On
the voting day each nation Is locked up I'm a room
by itself But the students at Aberdeen do give
a direct vote for the Rectoral candidates They
vote for a student who represents them. called the
Procurator After the recording OF the votes (Which
given orally) the procurators" meet In another
room and the successful candidate Is he who has a
majority Of nations II the nations are equally
divided the winner is he who has the numerical ma
jority of votes.-U. London Daily News.
Butchers Exposition. under the patronage OF
the Duke OF York and the Lord Mayor OF London.
will occur on December .. and 10 in the Royal
Agricultural Hail. lslington. There will be ex-
posed to view dressed meats Of every variety, and
the killing and dressing of animals will take place
before the audience. The patrons have created two
new classes for French poultry-born bred and
killed In France-and articles have appeared In tho
French provincial journals advising farmers to
compete for the prizes
Within the I.aw.-Wildeyed Mani want a lot OF
poison right off
Drug Clerk-r's against the law to sell poison to
people who look as II they to commit suicide;
Elixir OF Life That seems to be pretty sure death
-(New-York Weekly.