New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

swarms Of grasshopprrs are doing great damag~
70 vegetation in Michigan. The excited farmers say
that the "hoppers' will even eat the fences when
they can GO; nothing else. and that they average
fifty bushels 10 the acre in some places.
Old Lady-Poor fellow. suppose your blindness
- 'ncurab'e. Have ycu ever BEEN treated?
Bind Man-fes. mum, hnt not or IN. Tain,t
"a bind bcgsic--,Hartford Times.
Some Students IN the University Of Chicago will
a,,enp, TO organize National League OF College
Democratic clubs. II doesn't seem exactly happy
time 20 begin such a movement. but ire boys VIII
probably manage 10 get some fun out Of Their effor
Jnson-Is Jubbs sick or travelling?
Jabson-N Neither. Wat makes YOU think 80?
J.lson.-rve been looking oui Of the window the
hose his lawn.-'i.oxbury Gazette.
A Japanese gentleman. says The Philadelphia
Record" who now holds the position Of chems, in
an iron and steel foundry just outside OF the city,
has had his religious convictions sadly shattered
since his sojourn in this country. He was con-
voftei 20 Christianity IN Japan through the efforts
of an enthusiastic Presbyterian MISSIONARY there.
and because the missionary wore silk hat the
faithful japanese supposed that six hat was al
WAYS an adjunct to Christianity. When the steamer
which brought him 70 America reached San Fran
cisco I; was boarded by a man In SIX nat VINO
swore continuously IN a most shocking style. sucn
LANGUAGE from man who was certainly a ChrstaA
because he wore a silk hat upset the Orentals De-
lief. AMI he shortly lapsed into asnos;iclsm
Miss Singer wonder II tina; rich uncle OF mine
Remembered me when he made n'' VIII u'eu !"
M, Mr Law~I'm sure he must have. He hasn't LEFT
You nythlng -Yonkers S,atesman.
A SIMPLE SCHEME.
Miss Fvrte il striving to advance the brotherhood
OF man.
And meets with great success 50 FAR IN carrying o~
her plan:
fine young men.
v,hich makes each orc brother unto all the other
ten,
To Complete the Collation.-She (senumentaHN-
would were a bird. 1885,,
IL Cstupily)-And what would be- r.. small
She sarcastic ally)-tn, you might DC '"'
bottie.-(ChicagO Record
yuc,.an corrcsponicn, OF The Philadelphia
Record" describes a large cocoanu, plantation OF
New-England man down there. ION tract OF "''
acres (purchasel from the Government AZ me ra''
of four cents per acre) he has set ont ""v "eee'
and expects in due time 20 make prlncey 'o''"'''
therefrom Il requires six years for the trees I"
begin - Yield returns: and Il Is es.ma''N '''' 80
ten wears from the time of planting the grove WIZ
De worth at least 81 cr) 600 which It VIII YEN 81
annual income OF 10 per cent A fui-sro"h ooo'N
M, tree will mature from go 10 Il" nuts 'NV'F -
Another American Is experimenting !" '.''S rs"
bcihood on ramie. or vegetable SIM anu u'..@ ,
that its cultivation IS TO become an .ihP'ra" 49,
IN c,oth-makng materials. Ramie Is fne'"oe' =.
,ba hrom,lia family here known a. SILK g'ass'
and GROWS wild In the hot sands OF me c0as" ~
dav IL IS worth IS cents pound IN Ma"'''es'I,,
rr,,r,a,t whore the demand for 1t Is Immensely
ahead Of the present supply
c.r,s FOR Two-"Wrllam" she said. perhaps
you imagine that l Cannot ie'"''"'e'
IN xou
Vnn M have ave- inflicted your baseball Conversation %
NE Nh soc You're not up to date That Whe t
tho trouble is You don't post youlsel iS ~ ma
&c, 50 You liked it after while. Now !" '"'' s@''
'he stop Where you are William" she sad s,eF asi
~ GU nnt sters' and .swatting out ny and doing
toboggan To second unu am larry u'@@'' ''
let me- tell You something
Fl Want TO describe new dress that saw aver a"s
.orsare is made OF frilled moussene de soc oass S
Transparency OF hortensia color. IL mas Du''e'"
Pnt the door slammed and William was out IN I"
chill darkness.-(W Washington star
{ 4 Perkins. OF Tacoma, Wash chairman OF {"
National Committee OF the American Repuohc...
College League. says: I'VE are going ou's'ae
college men, and shall organize ciuos aho'e
worlxingmen We desire TO show the "o'h'Hs -.
that IL Is they who are virtually interested :" ;,
maintenance OF honest money. We thus eNt
enlist between 100000 and 800 90 active voters ID '
series of meetings IN all the larger ci''es III III.
country carry on the work on an extensive -
We are arranging meetings in Boston Ne" Iii
and Chicago at which Governor Mch"e, con,
sneak and we shall invite Senator DAVIS al"
gresham McCleary. of Minnesota; senator - ~
Thurston Of Nebraska; Congressman fo" I'D
New-Jersey; Senator Wilson. OF Wasnlhs' ho.s
other sneakers of National prominence an' liz,
views are sound on the financial question, M q
Carrot A. Hobart Of New-Jersey ana i"o ~.
Reed of Maine" The League now hu''''
tween 30 900 and 10000 members.
PITY Hm-Great drops Of perspirauoh S'''N
the young mans brow. ,,, 40 a way oW
II have IT." he exclaimed suddenly as WV
Of hls perp,exty seemed 10 open Delolc an, later.
But no. he added desparinsiy '"o'
That will not do. either. ,
lie rose and walked TO the WINDOW, Ina ard
The CAV thoughtless multitude pasS,'Ss ,res and
nassinp outside intent upon It's own nd thu
ohlIviols of the suffering. the hearlave saernei
desolatlon that blight many human Nv ~ gloom
mereK 10 mock his misery ana deepe" -"
that pervaded the apartment. -, NTH a groan,
He turned away from the window Willy VIZ, on the
threw himself into u chair, leaneu VI his face IA
little table in front of him, anu purie' ~
his hands -, =. ,,urmured In
broken voice II give II up." . ara a rhyme
He was a campaign poet. trying 70 ' Tr hume.
for Mckinley and Hobart '-lChicaso