New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-09
TUE TALK or THE DAY
The crop of mushrooms in Fr.r
valued at $2OO0OOO 'aSt year n

~ wy Va "i"shrooms In France las, 49,
valued at $2,00o,O0O 'A'' year ~
II wonder" said member O, wo
a. a wny snc report Of the secretary sssa&
Il don't know" replied another .r,
great deal more like hours "-twashinsr,syys sss~
DR.. Joseph Parker. of London. describe. .. :.
Gle as that misunderstanding. mIschrva.' o'9
rible machine that will take the msnrr.''~ na@
any nation" "es out 4
He Forgot to Mention It.-Greene--s.v,r
gun bought OF you blew into ten tnHy,..aan ~.
v ,,e on al i,,e 'red II on don't see how s
Gunsel-Oh. yes forgot to tell Won
heard OF those new disappearing xlns n. ie g AsW
indianapolis Journal ~ o"e o. t<,
AT Anderson's Bay. near Dunedin. N.v,
few weeks ago, four men are said "a -,
tured sunhsh weighing almost tvo ,,saP
nearly circular In shape. about ten fe., ~ ~
The FISH was OF bright color, and n,
were each about five feet long "
recent invention consists of An 49,,
means OF which a mcrophone susns5Iss sauw y
s ci,na CID automatically rings an ssctr Ssa
made by the child. The mlcropdons san nolss
known. Is very sensitive form Of traososn Vel
ms,er capable OF detecting the fainest . uas'
James Payn tells OF an amusing ov..,,,.
him seriously by little boy Of nj. Wv
family were being driven out Of their Ionaoa 1As
to make way for the painters cleaners ana -
washers. Papa said the child, who h.s w
IDENTIFY been turning the matter over IN M, W
little head. where do the people In h.av,.
when the spring cleaning begins therey TA,.'S
lem was too perplexing. even for Mr. Paw.
The advantages OF tipping are lucidly <xul.s.,
by q New-York barber. who observes thai 4, ~
shops In that city man gets no better serr, =
tipping; no merely gets worse by not tlpp,nf ~
worry much the same way every whore anS ~
lines Of business where tipping is in vogue-tis@
Herald.
The Partisan bookbinders tell strange stor,a =
the orders they receive 10 inser, fragmenu =
human skin in the book covers The skin Of na
tor.ous criminals is generally used for tobacco
pouches and pocke.bJoks The bodies are sent atts,
execution TO the Ecoe le Medicine But there ".
ways and means OF getting a morsel OF the head q,
body. and police reporter of Paris paper SD
shows cigarette case made out OF Pranzlnfs stn
States a reading club had been organized, each
member OF which was required 10 prepare q pspf
on some designated literary masterpiece One
member. an Epscopa! clergyman, was asked 70
take for his subject Sir Thomas Malory's Mora
Darthur" Immediately after the meeting 10
sought tho study Of literary friend.
What Is this 'Morte Darthur' that they've gira
rneY' he Queried anxiousy. 'Of course I've always
known that Mallory edits The Churchman' but /
never heard before that he'd written a hook."-tThe
Bookman
Social Lfe in Yucatan. according to The Phls
celph!a Record" presents some curious reversal
Of our accepted idees Of good manners. The Yucs
tecan. like his Latin brother across the sea, talk
IA much with his hands and his eyes as with hi
tongue and tina, is saying great DEAL and shruu
his shoulders as frequently tho Frenchman
Among the many gestures In general use. tina,
known as the beso sopado is one OF the pre'tiest
l. Is msde by gathering the fingers Of the right
hind close together touching the lips with them:
than throwing them outward Ike a fan. at the
same time blowing lightly on the hand as b
oy.,,retched toward the person for whom The
demonstration Is intended AS everywhere in Span.
TON America gentlemen manifest their appreciation
o, female beauty by gazing !ntentiy Into the faces
:, ,aa,e. wherever met: and wha, in tie NoTta
would be resented an Importance Is he'sr
.o,>,aa a. estter,ng tribute 70 ones charms.
The Queen has ordered that fll ascoun, u IN ~
the ceremonies and festivities OF the huss.an ~
nation ia 70 be made out under me ausY.ses :.
the English Embassy OF s., petersburg aaa ~:
70 her Also that very compete co, ,n ~, u
cuttings from the newspapers. ootn Ine a@ se ssr
IN. Illustrated weekes shall De mace ~ 49,, 49,.
Az that she may possess full descriptions com TN ~
the official ami the popular point Q, .e- ~ ~ ss,
second most Important event N 'he No. ~. Srans.
por,eri;y namely. he coronation " .s.,. a. all
daughter. Princess Aix OF Hesse - Sisnns VI -
tho Russias) This volume. whicn VIZ i &c .ys' III
under the direction OF Sir FIeetwooa En.ssyi c,os
be an interesting addition 10 the queen III srSss
o, literature on the subject OF her iA"'''