New-York tribune., 1896-02-06
THE TlLK or TIE DAY.

The Newark Daily Advertiser" appreciating the
value Of an Almanac" and ready refarence book
TO the home the library. the club the counting-room
and the Office of the professional man. has made us
first effort in this direction. and II deserves COM
mendation Not only does it contain the calendar
pages facts Of general interest. etc, but 1t also
gives the composition of the New-Jersey Legislature
and the State Government and many statistics con-
nected with the States affairs.
A Strange Logical Process.-"It is a wonder, 10
me" said Willie Washington. ITO see how quickly
wbo S nan decide in an instant what it would take
C;hsr evening Who IS that way
Il don't know But he had an intellectual gwasp
as he was wcaching foh an umbwella. Is that
your umbwella? he inquired NO. wepned l.
In that case, he answered. ITS mine. iva ashihg-
ton Star.
In these days. when the importance OF keeping
family records Is coming to be generally recog-
nized a work prepared and just published by James
Carleton Arms OF Hartford Conn. will probably be
found 10 I'LL the proverbia 'long-felt want IL Is
entitled The Continuous Family Geneaogy and II
will enable those using it TO keep complete record
OF their families in the past. present and future. II
consists OF system OF charts tables and specia!
blanks adapted to all different records required in
which ample space is given for the name and history
OF each member Of the family. 1t Is divided into
three parts part first being devoted 10 ancestral his
tory for six generations, part second 10 CONTINUOUS
family register six generations in the future and
part third containing space for various historical
and statistical facts relating 10 the family. The
book is compact in form. handsome in typographical
appearance and has been warmly commented oy
many prominent men as practical and useful
Too Lase-PramatG psrsOnaMs couple sa Of
effort to dispel the gloomy thoughts which 10
Judge from your letter of yesterday. threatened 10
ct,l,tf tfiat
Sri'p jiIted you the wretch Still try to act like
sensible girl. and look out for another engasemenI
Your advice comes too late, daring. .
Good gracious. Olga, you surely haven't taken
Wen n-n-no. the fact is IL became engaged
again yesterday"'-,Novoe Nremya.
There has recently been active demand IN
England for the fine roofing slate OF the Bangor.
Penn quarries. on the theory OF free trade the
English slate ought not to object to this but
as a matter Of fact they do. Lord Penrhyn the
owner of large slate quarries near Bangor. North
Wales has given notice 10 his customers that II
thev inport any American slate their Penrhyu
consignments will be cut OFF. Lord Penrhyn ap-
pears TO be one OF those free traders who believe
ardently in free trade so long they can prevent
any one else from reaping its benefits
Nistress-If any calls. Mary. say your master
Is not at home. -, . l..
In; and cannot tell a lie -
Mistress-But it wouldn't be a lie. Mary. This 10
not YOUR ma sers home; the club Is his home-(Iit-
Bits.
Iti not often that hears OF a lettercarrier who
has either the inclination to ride a
bicycle after his work is done. but there Is such
man in Philadelphia. Though his route Is an un-
usually long one, he is In the habit. when his days
work Is finished OF taking ten-mile spin through
Fairmount Park. He also takes frequent exercise
In a mnasium and is an enthusiastic Qarsman.
John.
yes. dear?"
why, certainly | am. Hope my little darling
won't be too lonely"-
CShe " as as one in great struggle)
II don't think our Government does right
Certainly It does. We az ought to co.
Well that what now?
THAT S a month-isn't that what they allow
"JSG joSn msn9akS snGk 'wrappeS the nag about him.
and took walk. He's quit talking war)-(clevs-
land Plain Dealer
A foreign journal describes wonderful mechan.
teal contrvance. a watch made In Switzerland that
calls the hours in a voice like that of a human
being This mechanical curiosity is the invention
OF ore Casimir Livan. who based its principles
upon his knowledge of the workings OF the phono-
graph. The case. instead OF containing striking
apparatus, some of the late costly watches do.
is provided with a Photographic cylinder which Is
fitted with a sensitive Photographic plate. which
has received the impression OF a human voice be-
fore being inserted in the watch.
An Adventure In the sahara-Tartarn narrated
his latest exploits In the desert: -. was sink
ing deeper and deeper into the sand and owe my
preservation solely to the fact OF my being prems-
lurely and completely bald
You jestng.'
Not at all The sun shining fiercely a strong
wind was blowing at the time; the sand drifted
about my feet and gradually higher until II
reached my chest-in short. there was soon nothing
TO be seen OF me above the sand but slight eleva-
tion as round as an egg. that was my skull. An
ostrich happening to pass that way closely pursuea
by the hunters, came and squatted on my head. It
was beginning to hatch me when its pursuers came
to my rescue. e."-(Le Fanfare