New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

In ISL the Danae a French frigate with fl2oo9 IL
god on board. sunk In the harbor OF Trieste
Efforts have frequently been made since to raise It.
but in vain Divers have recently succeeded. how
ever laying bare part Of the ships skeleton ana
they hope to raise it with crane.
A stranger came to Jedburgh one day. or. as ~.
natives call it, Jeddart. He looked somewhat OF an
invalid and he asked one OF the casual inhabitants 70
direct him 10 the chemists shop
The chemists shop"
Why, the place where you can buy medicine go
En- sir We've nae sic shop as that IN m, o1s ,,u,
Deed no del a dr1p We've Just wh!skey ,oI the
We deal in"-(London Answers
The Philadelphia Inquirer" reports that snow fell
in Philadelphia Tuesday.
The Deadliest of weapons.-"That man Blinkm
has struck at last.
What has he done now? II,
He has invented a gun that Is absolutely sinoho'
less. noseess and powderess. and yet II mo"s down
Gracious; What does he load it with"
Concentrated humidity "-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
The other day A fisherman OF Granville. " 3,
noticed some stuff floating on the water mar
looked Ike tallow He took Il home and iried 10
make soft soap ont Of It. but found that II was un
available for that purpose He had about 100 POUNDS
Of the material altogether OF which he then threw
away all but six pounds Al this point he discoVerso
that the substance was ambergrs. and that II was
worth SO an ounce. He has sold his six pounds ior
SO 600. but Is unhappy when he thinks OF the s''"
that he might have had.
What lie -Atorney-You say that you VII
messed this alteration? H.,
O'Hara ION the stand)--No, sor. OF didn't see dnaI
OF busy lookin tn foight.-(Ceveland Leaue''
An old pawn ticket. dated 1870 was recently found
in A curiosity shop Of Florence. II bears the sigma
ure OF Torquato Tasso. the great poet ana runs %
follows: L. the undersigned. here acknowledge INC
receipt Of twenty-five lire from slgnor Anrahah
Levi for which nc holds security sword OF my
father. four sheets. and TWO tabecovers-Narch
1870 Torquato Tasso."
Women queer, aren't they remarked 'r lena
what hearsay evidence / had been able 10 accountants
they were somewhat peculiar.
sumed. and how 10 YOU suppose she puts ih'o ~ n.
tcc the skin she acquired? In making designs o,
worked in pale blue silk on he Yellow gro.h1 u
baby's flannel pett.coat "-(Bunalo Express
The cltizAls OF Buffalo appear to have becom'
mushroom mad The Courier % says that me oe-
mand for books the subject is 80 great al INC
library that the authorities are out all the uh~
The interest is partly due to the fact that IN 'o"se
quence of the extreme heat and moisture or ifo"
some other cause the mushroom harvest has been
very great during the summer. both in number anu
variety.
scope.-"save me or shall drown" shrieked tns
You can't drown, replied the nero, rt"l" 80,
dock There's only six inches Of water ~here y0N
are" -
That's all you know about the scope OF The ne.
fiction" sneered the distracted damsel-tpetr'"
Tribune
or SOL tramps relieved at the Winchester "or"
house. England. In eight successive weeks. iSS We"
discharged soldiers
Financially Chsshed-"And now said the iaMs sy
the actress. having secured your divorce n..a.
be proper for me 10 aude TO the fee FOR my sftN
You had better see my manager about ''"''
Your manager -
Yes lie pays all my advertising expenses
washington Star
An Italian paper saws that the Court OF Pope beo
XIII comprises loo persons There are ~ Na'eS'
~ house prelates. l10 privy chamberlains' '"''.
berains. 300 extra-honorary chamberalns. lSV s"p
numerary chamberains. - officers OF the noble ss'
and GO guardsmen. u Officers Of the Swiss gu''u as.
police guard. honorary chaplans. ~ private So =.
taries. 10 stewards and masters OF the horse anu
doorkeepers.
Degenerate Melons Even waiermel0ns am ,"s,v
they used TO be- said the aged oafer IN me ,hsr
kinder lost their strength assented 'ns Ia, Ave
aged loafer. Used TO be that coud gu ~ ,sks
minutes after eatin one. but now theS w"
holt At aiL"-(lndianapolis Journal