New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
THE TALK or THE DAY.

There are few Adroadackers " says The TN
Times" who do not know Martin Moody. OF Lin.
Upper. ard even tina, few have enjoyed llstenI
to twicc-told tales OF which this hotel man, suids
and story-teller is the author. lie is not friend
Of pickerel and does not hesitete TO step out OF
tn. bounds of natural law occasionally to express
his contempt for tho Adirondack shark some
time ago al his little forest hosiery the questios
was dire tod 10 Martin How large A trout can 4
pickere eatg Well said our host ! Don't
know how large a one they can eat but ! Gauge
a pickere last week that weighed sixteen i"unas
and when d .essed him what do YOU s'p>Sc7
didn't know. of course. and the story ier COZ
tinued: Well sirs. nothn less than seventees
pound trout. "
Dlffcultes-"One Of the hardes, things in mlkinsi
speech said the old campaigner, is 10 say Just VIZ
YOU mean" 49,. -..,,.. ...so,.s ,.a.,. had ss
once in a while It's good deal harder 10 mean jS
what you "-(Washngion star.
One Peter Brossoit. Of Belle River. Canada. d.
tineushed himself some time ago BY carrying Il
prizes at the county fair for embroidery. croens-
beaawork. etc. and the papers published paragraph
on "Canada's New Man" He has A rival In 'oEi
OF Ontario. In preference 20 playing moral'>. shiny
or other hoyish sport. youth Of tina, town USED
SIT with girs and surpass ilem IN the use o. IN
needle One day he appeared with pill box IN haa
and exclaimed: i've made the mos; delightful liza
work exquisitely finished. He rot only i.i plain sew
ing and fancy work bat tried his hand a. the fsnl
millinery. His fine embroiieries were noticeable
fairs and wedding presents 70 Ms girl friends ven
the work OF his fingers lie Is now Interested IN des
orative art and earns his bread boy emoroi ing az
hanging porteres. lambrequns AMI other n,sfw
decorations
The Times-H hopes that MI Feed yin con- IN.
West and present the issues 10 the people OF -.
part of the country He need not mind his hon.
fences The people Of Maine Will go on voiine ~
humor invariable common sense and punSent pres
entation OF the truth would oe an antsrp.,
some of the parts Of IN" West row ,uyI.d, INV
with silver poisoning Chicago Times herd'u'
II is noteworthy that though IN each Of the Amer
lean crematcries more men than women nave -
crematea, the movement abroad was pr'ens'"v
gun by women. Lady Dixie. Of England ana -
man woman having been creria.cd A. pfes'e"
efforts were made In the years lN5-'i on '''
nent OF Europe. In England AMI In the Nh,''I o..
in favor Of the cremation o, The deaN' Lazy ~ ",
Mary Crawshay was one OF is prominent aN'0> =
A number Of well-known women in MS couh y -
expressed themselves decidedly In favor oi v,-"' ,,
Among them are Olive Thorne Miller. Mrs LPS".v'.
Mrs J. C. Cro'v Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Nrs A'''
D. lie Plongeon. the ate Kate Field Rose EHt'oe'a
Cleveland and Edith Thomas At a pune Ue''"s
Mrs Bang;on Booth referred 20 the time "he' ."
body should he carried - the crematory Inc ,ss
number CT crematons in the United states 10" ~
when the first crematory established 20 me eOs
OF 1885 was reported 10 be ioi; Nearly -" pe'sO'
were cremated in the last year In twenty -one c'en
tories In the crematory at Fresh Pond y -
eighty-nve boys and sixty-sx girls were iacineTs'-
The number OF men crematcd In New-iork Is INV
than double the number OF
\ HUMAN REGULARITY
Each vows the spot wherein he dwells
Is quite the hottest on this sphere.
And each man In summer hies
To seek cooler atmosphere
And that's why Jenkins OF POhick
Has gone 10 Hoevil,e by the sea.
While Jones OF IOeNil,e every year
Lives a, Pohlck con,entedly So,
Washington Stsh
Pennsylvania papers tell Of man who Is s""
ding farmers IN the neghhorhocd CT kit,ann"s
Penn. by means OF double-end fountain pen v'.
end OF which he In drawing up contracts y"
harvesting machinery and the other he presen"
for the farmers 10 In putting their signature
TO the documents The ink OF the contract faue~
and promissory note is written In over the ;"
nature.
To the most casual observer o: political events
was clear that Tammany Hall would come o ss
strongly for Bryan and Sewa The fact that w
tide OF oplnlou ha 1. against tDcIn