New-York tribune., 1896-01-20
THE talk or THE DlY.

"Meehan's Monthly" says: Possibly the largest
expo orimenal orchard OF apples in the world Is
owned by benjamin Buckman OF Farmngdae, Ill.
His collection embraces over so named varieties II
seems almost impossible that in any fruit there
could be so much difference that each variety could
he surely identified which 1t seems is really the case
Those who give their time and money to enterprises
like this are public benofactors. and should have
more popular appreciation than they generally re-
ceive'
A lawyer gave a dinner party, after which the
gentlemen retired TO- the b oi @ took oE aoWo
sword which hung IN trophy and haS nses
forget the day when drew this blade for the first
time"
Flathunter (who hates dogs)-Do you allow your
tenants TO keep dogs?
randlord ION tie wrong scenD-Well, yes some
times.
rl,thunter-That settles It; won't take the fiat.
Not Wholly Useless-"There doesn't seem TO bs
much use for you nowadays" said the Goldfish.
since they have found so many substitutes for
what bone and bubber that come cheaper"
NO" sighed the whale About all I'm gooa ior
now is 20 furnish the pure codliver oil OF com'
merce."-(Chcago Tribune.
"In hot weather" says a Philadelphia streetcar
| conductor when the only comfortable place about
the car is on the platform. every passenger VIII
retain his or her fare until have asked for it. In
summer | make about forty trips into the car on
each rim to collect fares and am often nearly ex
hausted by the heat. Now, in winter, when the
wind biteth like a serpent. am only too glad I"
have an excuse for entering the car once in wnle
consequently l never get chance ENerye"!
seems TO get on with the fare in hand ana passes
it over to me before leaving the platform" So say.
Ing he rang up four fares which had been handed
| to him while talking. and shed a tear.
So Kind.-Wright-Read my last novel?
| Reed-Yes. Kept me awake half the night
Come off. You trying 10 fatter me
nd m
| fell asleep and when night came was wakefuh =
| Cincinnati Enquirer
The revival OF the project for building new Gus
| tom-house on the Bowling Green site recals the
litigation OF a few years ago when the Governments
sought 10 obtain possession Of that property by con-
demnaton proceedings. The money Appropriated
| by Congress was of course insufficient TO pay INC
| prices demanded. and some OF the owners refuses
| TO name any figure whatever Tor ther hoI'He''
| Tho paners in the condemnation sent were re-
| markable for the number OF defendants haHeu'
| The site chosen the block south or bowf"s
Green There are a number OF parcels In 1t, SONS
| OF them belonging to estates. 1t was necessary "
name each heir to these estates consequently 'hets
were a score or OF defendants Tor certain o's
| ., Ian, Then the lessees OF the buildings were
| ais, interested so that the suit had TO be pesuh
| against two hundred or three hundred persons
| Tha I-,,te1 states Dls;rict-Attorneys STAN had
| ,.,s, de,l OF trouble in finding the addresses OK
tba narsons interested. as they were scattered a"
o,.or tho world The property-owners fought so
,,sorousIv in the court that the Government hnaiiy
gave ND all ilea of acquiring the SITE
Close FigurerI am astounded" said the map
| who had finished MS new ho"Se' i' o "
| IL within the estimates. a., .,....s fou 80, In.
"" usod to make rebuilding estimates LOT an IN III.
! surancc company eNf'" '
! dianapois Journal.
| A vermont paper revives some stories or Uncle
pa,or po,es a local celebrity. who kept hotel IN
! poraoInh VI In the old staging days. He was
| ro,cd for his dry humor, and was never al ioss
for retort or for method of expressing his ideas
| one morning. after breakfast. as stranger was
about to depart without paying his bill, Uncle Pete'
walked up TO him and blandly said: Mister, II you
should lose your pockctbook between here and Mon"
,eI,er remember you didn't take Il out here
ccrupulous Valet ION finding a ive-franc piece in
| Tho pocket of his masters now watstcoatl 1T
thouaand ptics FOR the waiscost but there's notn. @
In, else Tor H. | must make hole large enough fo'
The money 10 slip Ihrough.-d.a Libre Parole
"rhe ST. Louis Republic says that everybody n
| Kansas rs buyirg corn. Bankers, spectators. gram
buyers. merchants farmers. editors and others whs
| can scrape together Few dollars are putting II ihs
n pot with their neighbors and buying corn WIN u"
Empty railroad cars are standing idle all over wv
| State The railroads are no, complaining. for tney
know they will get the business some time 'e'y
little is shipping out of the State In the to"''
along the lines of railways a new corncrib may %
| seen at the rear Of nearly every home. Men anu
women who can raise few dollars are compl"'ns
their capital and buying corn. The lumber com,
panies building cribs out Of common Fencing an.
storing away last years crop Lumhermen nave so''
great quantities OF common fencing for corhct'o''
There isn't editor In the State that isn't tah''s
corn on subscription. and eachfhas MS ~ corne,, -. -
well filed. Ii Is estimated that OF the 2'""""
bushels of raised IN Kansas las; year NOT 'o'
than 10 per has been shipped out OF the o'a'S
The people will not sell II for Is and % cents pS"
II ,hcy can hold 1t and get through the w!n'es'