New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The authorities at Harvard crying for
new university chapel declaring that the present
one Is entirely Inadequate for their needs Inc
Rev Dr. Francis G. Peabody, in speaking OF this
need says: Appleton Chapel is neither beautiful
enough nor convenient enough for the very varied
religious activities OF to-day. The work OF the
chapel is that of large church with stan
OF six minister's a choir of forty boys and men. a
series Of eight services week during most OF
| the year with an average weekly attendance on
these services of not less than 1000 persons"
lie Was Grateful.-well- Meaning Stranger meet
ing Lansud LearyD.Say there's farmer h DOWN SI,m
''fe ens M"e" cary fgratefully)-Thankee sir,
thankee! I might have gone down that way: ac-
cidental like; but now KIN avoid de locai'y'-
puck.
The whale has been described as a large amo.gu-
Gus animal with hair all over H. but, according to
report the remains OF have been discovered in
the ice fields Of Alaska which show traces Of pubes-
conce as cop.ous as those displayed by the relies Of
the Siberian mammoth sometimes found inclosed in
icebergs, which have preserved them from prlmeval
ages The story lacks confirmation like the one re-
Gently put about that a North Pacific whale had
swallowed Captain Warren. OF Southampton. Long
Island promptly rejected In view of the registered
official measurement of the average ce,acean gullet.
showing that It of insufficient caibre 10 take in
able and barely large enough 10 admit his
compass and tobacco box. The anatomy OF the anil
NAL In Biblical times. according TO the record, gave
It an ampler rcceptivty. but modern sentiment is OPP
posed TO the idea Of making the case OF Jonah piec-
,dent as the testimony of science is opposed to CIV
ing the whale fur overcoat. Both variations are
probably fanci.ul. belonging in the category OF ordi-
nary fish stories. which are intended 10 amuse rather
than convince. only marines believe them. even
when they decked out in all the signs OF plausl
by. as these can in no wise be said 10 be.
Women who are so pronounced in their aversion
N mol Tho, nfI-lN nous an.rS in
cars while women are standing ought 10 know
that the men who read papers while standing are
bv far the more dangerous class There Is class
OF thieves technically known as mollbuzzers."
who always operate In street-cars through the
accessory pretends to be so absorbed in his news
paper that he does not notice that IT strikes the
while the principal dexterously makes away with
the pin A. other times the Interested reader al
woman who has her pocketbook there. and the
pocketbook thereupon disappears. -O'hiladelphia
Record.
Hale the victorious cyclist not only broke the
wheeling record. but the dietary also. on
the first day his consumption of food by weight
was SiIs pounds. on the second 80 pounds. and the
total weight in six days l62a pounds This
go,s beyond the performance OF the Zulu Kafiir
VINO makes nothing OF consuming fifteen or twenty
pounds OF baked elephants foot at a sitting but
who follows up his feast with fast of consid-
cradle duration. not trying to live the pace for
week together. Hale succeeded in doing with
out apparently mourning any injury. In bicy-
Gle practise It is evident that the fuel con-
sumed is tho measure of the force generated. it
is III dynam!cs generally. and the capacity of the
furnace and the soiidity of the boiler are deter
minating factors of achievement So rated. as well
in the matter of speed. Hale exceeds all COM
petitors and IN hts detetic exploits shows IA clean
pair OF heels to painting and perspirng precedent
He Hadn't Heard Of It.-sugson-whats that
yere readin?
Patterson the traineD-S Story Z David an Co.
liar. Lightweight. name + David. stacks up agin
II ten-tonner named Collar. an
Slugson Gifts licked + course. fer goin' out (
his class Where did dis happen-out in Cali
forny ?-(Puck.
The great Music Hall organ once the pride Of
Boston, which has been stored In ID shed for the
last ten years IL 10 be sold. Ii cost more than
$4,000 and weighed nearly seventy tons 1t WAS
finished on October 3d. 1868 and the public was in
vited to hear It OIL November 2. An ode was writ
ten by Mrs. James T. Fields and was recited BIZ
Miss Charlotte Cushman. Although 1t was looked
upon almost as sacred thing. and referred TO as
the hope Of art In future years. II was kicked out
In 1884 because more room for the permanent or
chestra was needed.
When Nine. Albani was at the Norwich Musical
Festival she received bill from a tradesman with
whom she dealt addressed Mrs l.. Barney" Mis-
takes in artists names are. however, BY means
uncommon. The veteran conductor Ardit.--the
story Is not IN his "reminiscences received a
season q gentleman In tho stalls at Covent Garden
gravey Informed lady The De Reszkes are IA
remarkably clever family. There Is Jean de
keszke and Edouard dc Reszke and Paderewski'
-tliousehold Words.
A Partisan scientist asserts that he has compll,J
trustworthy statistics concerning the number Of
eggs annually consumed by the nations OF Eurone
According 10 his tables. the greatest .gV-eatiny
countries are England and Germany. In 1896 Eng
land imported l.25OOp 900 eggs. for which was u,id
about 100000. The eggs principally from
France. During the same year Germany Unmarried
100000 pounds Of eggs also representing ahout
S2ooO.co Most OF these eggs came from Russ,,
and Austria Hungary. or all European countries
Russia has made the greatest advance I'm exno,,o
ton In 1890 she exported only 900 900 bur IN rSs,
the number rose to l25o,0O00oO representing n
value OF Sl0.2co0c. significant fact In connection
with these statistics Is that In those countries
which are the greatest exporters OF eggs the om.e,
Is the favori,c dish.
Household Economics-"I don't saa Eli, hon,
YOU manage with your house money liz / give Won
d 10, you spend lot but II I don't give Won so
"u , you seem to get along with H. ' Nv
why. that's perfectly simple Rudolnh yhsn
~ a." sve me ot | use II to pay the debts I vel
,nio when you don't give me 20 muchtFiiersnds