New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The rural free-delivery postal experiment Will be
tried on Thursday in the town OF Eloa. ~ J. Inc
farmers are greatly interested in the experiment
and anxious TO see il in operation. promising TO DO
everything 20 help il along The central point OF the
new system will be the village OF Eba. 10 which
pon, the mall will be transferred from the Batavia
office and placed In the hands OF the carriers Ii IL
expected that they will be able 10 start out TO cover
their districts about II each day. and the time
required TO cover the territory is estimated from SIX
eight hours.
Weary Walker-say. what makes you breathe so
kind O. jerkn?
Weary Walker-Naw. amt Wot is it?
born ireqd don't want TO ", Work both me lungs at
once.-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
Silver Bug-If the Republicans win l suppose they
will continue their abominable class legislation and
pass laws for the interest Of and against the in
terest OF 3.
Gold Bug-Youre right they will stands for
Americans and for BrItshers.
Rockland-That's a great surprise about the
Johnscns undeT s rd, shes begun suit Tor d.
Stonlneton--Oh. ne accused her OF "doctoring"
her cyclometer. and she told him that he hired a
and one word brought on another until he got SO
mad that he cut a hole In her tire. Tina; ended i,
can't be patched up. elther.-tChicago Times-Her-
Mrs Walter Wilkinson. who is said TO De the only
woman commercial traveller in Great Britain is
visiting in Chicago.
Mr.. Foote 0he shoemaker,-Who was i invented
this walking through the grass barefooed?
Mr.. Block-I believe IL was minister.
well. ne seems TO have mista the kind OF soles
he should try to stockholders Statesman.
In some things the Japanese point Of view is very
different from that Of other countries. The track
Of the Kama -Kura Railway is not fenced in. and
l,o,- .us
on his back. strayng the line. was recently
knocked down by an engine, and both boy and child
were killed. Thereupon the railway company pros
ecuted the father for allowing his children to tres
pass and he was fined ten yen. Some time ago at
Osaka a cow was run over, and the owner was
fined 200 yen besides losing his cow.
SARCASM OF THE STAGE.
Quoth the manager. Madam. think not that rage:
But might have been rich. while the world told
II you only had kicked while you danced on the
With the vigor displayed upon salary days"
-(Washington Star.
An indianapolis man who has Just travelled 500 m.s
through rural England wheel. SAYS: The
cyc,ers tour Of rural England has many advantage.
over the itinerary Of the globe troter We get more
OF the picturesque panorama OF hill and dale OF beau
tlful cottages with gardens all sb.oom and come In
contact with of the real people the unadul,er
aied natives than We could obtain In any other way
TEen there the wayslde inns, which the bicycling
patronage has almost brought back TO their former
glory The Office OF these inns Is the bar, and the
blooming bar-maid is the clerk In the evening Tn.
natives OF the village and countryside gather at the
inn 10 drink beer and ale and wisely discuss matters
OF church and state. crops and William Mckinley
We find them greatly Interested in our coming cleo
tim They were anxious that our financial policv
should be settled on the basis Of sound money hut
much more anxious that free trade be adopted by the
United States They took our candidates for ths
Presidency as many OF them took their drink, half
and half and could not give full approval either to
Bryan TO Mckinley
wayside Phii .,;Ias Ho, Watson
means yes most OF the time.
Perry Patet'ic,Mebbe 1t does: but when bloke
aNs hcr ier . nsd Az an. .h. s sn, - hangin out
ind out that II goes-tCincinnau Enquirer.