New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According TO the last report OF the Canadian
bureau OF Mines the gold product OF the ontario
mines for the year ending October 3D. lsSS was
s3a sso for 1894 it was ss2 nc and for 1895 it was SZS
pe,urns received from owners of six mines Tor tns
period beginning November |. 1888. ana enn'hs Dep.
tenber 90 1896 show that the quantity OF ore nled
WAS esl2 short tons which yielded free gold OF inc
value OF Sis Ss besides 35l tons OF concentrates es'
,imated at sl3 337 and quantity OF taiihes 10 oo
treated by the cyanide process estimated al 'v'Ns
The total value Of ore treated is therefore sif-oo
or an average Of Si So per ton, WHEREOF az ~ OF
per cent Of the whole. Is free milling
We have boiled he hydranlt, water
We have ster.lized the milk; ,o,.
We have strained the proving m!cFo"e
Through the finest kind OF SILK,
We have bought and We nave porro"eu
Every patent health device
And at las; the doctor tells us
That we've got TO boil the e. ,.,,
"rba Wilmington IN c. Messenger says: on
tho olth OF last month the British steamship o'''
dalo cleared from Wilmington with ll'S' ot'e' Z.
cotton whch was the largest cargo ever shlppeo
,ro,, mis- nor, The big British steamship Mag"
doi, was then in port taking on a cargo OF COTTON
a, the Champion compress and her master 'ap-
tain c F. Reid determined to take the hono's
away from the Ormidale. The steV.ooreS s
cc.ded in getting more bale on the Masu""
than tho Ormidale carried. so that Captain Reids
oo1 obi, cleared Saturday for Bremen. Germany,
Win Ii.7,o bales weighing 5.693.19 pounds, valued
at $4,000"
one who has deeply studied the habits Of animals
has liscovercd that there are hunpuEs aHlone
Them In military stables horses are KNOWN ~
have pretended to be lame In order to ayoid sos;
80 n military exercise \ chimpanzec had been lea
on cake when sick. after his reco'stH NJ ~ Tba
cuckoo as Is wen known. lays its eggs IN anotht,
birds nest and. to make the deception Suasn,,ois
takes away one of the other birds eSgs Anma.s .hs
of II.
fact that they try to act secretly ana noisesS
tbcv take precautions in advance to avoid diScos-
cry: In some cases they manifest regret a.iu @ ~
penamcc Thus bees which steal hesitate often r@d os
Tore and after their exploits. rs II they feared
punishment \ naturalist descrines no" ms inon
kew committed theft. While he pretended to Sleep;
the animal regarded him with hesitation anu
stopped every time his master moved or ssvgJ Ih 0A
the point OF observation-disclosures Round idp'c'
The latest pamphlet published by the Comniissio"
OF Historical Manuscripts In London contains '','
following interesting and curious tta'esF y" g"
ouette The Duke and Duchess OF NorioiH nav
Ing been summoned to appear before the fio"S -
Lords In 1892 in order to plead their suit Tor u''
,orce 4, was debated whether the Lord Chancellor
string as chairman should lower his dignity ny
having TO the Duchess and speaking 10 her o"'
with his cap I'm his hand. This question WAS az
gued for several days In the House OF Lorus' W.
iii debate exhausted itself. and severai oue's
suited. At length II was decided tha' ''e -
Chancellor should first receive the po"s oi WV
Duke and Duchess. and return them with uhco'-
sr.d head and after that he should replace MS
can" This rule was followed to the letter. ana -
still adhered TO to-day when similar contingencies
arise.
heard an interesting story on Newspapst IT, n,.
,ho n,h.r dav OF the Kindness OF heart OF the lac
George W. Chids. Mr. Chids was leaving ho,rS
an alarm OF fre. and an old man came running ,n,'
down the stairs Mr. chds asked an nun .lS naa tho
nsis nd man. lm How long have YOU reporter on
this paper asked Nj Ehas asa Heat'fI MD chas YOU
go back to the city editor and tell him say aD 10
send somebody who $ Is that he @ need
penort for duty again Mr. Chds had pensons,dd
him or SO after that 'S9 r man %hass Ss0 Office
Just S was ssSs the hs sd had
.Sr was b nqsans Great r"s DEAF o Worry on his mind
ask serious question, n, Sh,s you On yes
money rsg1hary. ha man sSHt It has worried me lot
lately sir; II has worried me lot TO KNOW WING
going to become OF me when you die' i" "'""s
ton Post
To Judge from the report OF the Paris Mint 'n's
Is an age Of medals, and large propor'io" -
worlds medals are made In Paris. AT the oee'
ming OF the century the value or the meoa,S - -
out from the Paris mints was only 2Wwo iran'''
or about $4,000. Last year this amount ''au .
increased moro than five times. ana TINS '." -
100000 francs worth Of medals nave "'e""! r
neared or last years product, the "'e.' ,,.
her as we'll as the greatest value were ''e 80
ones OF which there were 1870. while 'he's , "..
only 40 of the aristocratic gold ones. usp'o
norton that should ill the followers OF bf!a. wv"
ioy TO be sure, their value was haii 'ha' VI 49,
mora numerous rivals. but. then, so MANY "
neople were made happy by the latter. lh's ~"
crease In the circulation of medals Is que ~ Wv
main To tho immense increase or late years III ~. a.
ternational and local expositions. WIN VIZ
fair almost every summer. and win sac s"."
all the wear round 1t Is no wonder tha' 'ne HIM. ..
IN Paris are kept busy When 'he e"""
r.ached at tho end OF the century Win ,"e
nosition in Paris herself. there Will prooao'' w
80 ,,ovement in the medal market
sr Wemyss Reid tells story redoen. % 81 rians:
,o.HnasSs OH acteristic Of canny Nosocns. nv
sn ..,r ,a Vas worthy long since forgotten IA ~ n
IN, neiv who was a prototype Of Rogue Rdern"oJS Soo
..n,r ..nnr Mutual Friend He was known al naIched
Tock and he lived upon the Tyne IN WEI W his way
IA hoat picking up any trine that came elderly
ao' n rast " estimable Quaker Of Newcastle: III 'n"ncd
anu anu "usu Sror, river steamboat to the quay Mppst
p..dH pd I'll into the stream. Cuckoo JACK w"i Incl.
hnnd with his boat, and quickly rescued hn t ouay
is Friend and landed him dripping on ~" @ nocket
TSs q ,od man drew half crown rom r m,s lack
anI nj ssolemnly handed II to ms p.,s.rs Saxe
anu anu, sba coin for a moment with lack ius"h hsvinr
Set ~. u umon IL solemnly for luck, ana, twssroE
nntacsd Il safely In his pocket saia ~ "ahT hev
tact tone to the soaked Quaker: MAJ sn ,hs dead
s@Tt roiten nj ave shin' for takin 70 70 w
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