New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

physician who has just returned from a visit to
Persia says that the Persians still believe that human
tears are a remedy fer certain chronic diseases AZ
every funeral the bottng OF mourners tears IL one
Of the chief features OF the ceremonies. Each OF
the mourners Is presented with sponge with which
10 mop off his face and eyes. and after the burial
they are presented TO the priest. who squeezes the
tears into bottles which he keeps. This custom 10
one of the Oldest known in the East and has prob.
ably been practised by the Persians for thousands
OF years. Mention Is made OF it in the Old Testament.
An, An ESha H,,iis e.FloPper'on how do you
Il don't stand at ali: whenever anybody mentions
politics sit down"-'Chicago Record
Frank James. the ex-bandit. OF Missouri. has come
out for Bryan and free silver. This country" he
says. has been governed too lorg oy Wal Street.
They are going TOO far with the squeezing process
and the masses not going stand it much longer
Money Is a power. and the man with it can do lot
of things that would get a poor beggar in trouble.
These tariff barons and kings have things
their own way They can rob right and left without
taking chance of getting the worst OF It, Even In
my old profession We never had such good thing.
Silver is the stuff and these money barons can't stop
us from having it,
Heart.-As gently as possible she told him that her
father had disinherited her.
Take heart, she urged him.
Yes. he answered. not without bitterness. Il sup.
pose heart is all | get now.'-tDerot Tribune
This explanation OF Socialism quoted in The Bos.
Transcript" is not bad Said the first gamin to
tae other: VIVA: is this Socialism, ON. you
stupid don't YOU know? exclaimed the other L
Will explain Suppose You have sou and have
SOU Yes Suppose buy a pipe with mine and
you buy tobacco with yours Yes Then sup
pose put yoGs tobacco nio my pipe and smoke It.
That is Socialism But ii YOU take my tobacco
and smoke it. what 10 do? You? oh, you talk
and talk. That is Socialism.
Outdone--"Don't You dare talk 10 about
woman's wanting the las, word said Mr.. Meektons
Henrietta" he exposiulated, II haven't thought Of
IRIS j. simply warning for the future. used
to think that woman was persistent in wanting the
under my window III o'clock in the morning arguing
finance, it makes me ashamed OF my sex 70 think
how easily get discouraged and quit. -tWash!ng.
ton Star.
The experiment OF free rural postal delivery
began around Charleston. W. Va. on Saturday, ana
!, is giving great satisfaction. The experiment Will
soon be tried in a county in Massachusetts and
county in Maine the counties TO be selected respect
lively by John f.. Russell and Thomas h. Reed
postmas General Wilson has selected twenty-five
States altogether I'm which the experiment Will ~
tried
No Trouble to Show Goods-The larges, living lady
from the naghborng dime museum. looked into IN.
druggists showcase. You don seem TO have the kind
OF face wash I'm used 10 buying. she said turnlns
away We've got some giant powder In the bac.
room. ma am replied the new clerk; fearful ne ws
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is reported that the storm OF last week destroyed
the splendid magnolia tree in Mount Vernon, sara
to have been planted by George Washington. About
fifteen OF its top broken Off. and the trunk
split for a distance OF feet from the fracture
Every visitor Mount Vernon remembers this mag
nihcent tree Before the storm ii was nearly forty
feet high At its base the tree was about two feet
thick gradually tapering TO- a diameter OF eight
inches The tree was shown 6y the broken limbs 70
be diving bur its loss through the storm is none
the less unfortunate The part broken off has been
carefully laid away. The wood will be Used u
making miniature souvenirs, while the leaves VII
be pressed and given away 10 visitors.
Nogales Arizona. and Nogaes. Sonora alth ,sSa
under dnerr - insn,s and PURPOSES one town
The senrybox is there and the iron monument nj w,5
thos. of Mexico on the south Is constant remndero!
la Inca International" but people come ana 70 ans
90 and come without let hindrance from any Insn
Is no boundary line in the good-fellowship tnaa p.v
walls between the peoples of me two ,owns s,onsIe:
TO lar the universal good will that man bears 10 ma.
either side of the line IN n ad in ' times Of
trouble they prompt to stand py one ano,ne, ADJ
and the defeat of the Yaquis in their attack upon M
Mexican custom house by American asSSissans ~
Nesn The TWO republics exemplifed BY tns
citizens Of the NOgales.-(Tucson tAriz' '''"s~
GEORGE DU MAURIER
Passed from earth october s, 1896
! As Bordermep who mourn their fallen ch'ei
| Stand mute and still beside the somore per'
| Griev,ng that Life should spend its sunny che~
| In deeds too quickly done. In day TOO pre''
| So We amid the freshness OF our grel'
| Dwell long and deeply on this memory DEAR
| The artists strength the manliness sheere'
The woman's tenderness, the childs behei'
! And we have faith that somewhere IN the e""'
| And starry spaces II shall be our part
| To cherish stii the presence as OF old.
| To hear the music Of the kindly voice.
! And feel the pulsng OF the poet heart
| Telling the stories that are yet untold ..a
-(WillIam Colburne Hustee
| MANY Reasons-"rve made up my nina I" .f:n
| ching sad the resolute- looking young man
no; going 10 the theatre any this winter
For MANY reasons In the first place can IA IN
, # and il / could AFFORD IT, I'd prooao! IA And
seats All taken for the play wanted 70 see ;,h ~,
got sest. i would b: behind :srl is tr mSht 81
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