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New-York tribune., 1896-04-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The ST. Louis directory for 1885, just issued. ndi-
Gates that the population OF the city Is now 6l 26S
an increase OF 1i5.05s since 1890.
beautiful? DO you know they remind me OF you?
She (softly)-But they are artificial.
He-Ah, yes but you'd never know n.-(W ashih8-
ton Times.
the fourteen jurymen who inquired into the death
OF a man named Robinson were named Smith. and
the other two named Jones and Brown.
Fond Parent-Here are two sxpences for you,
Bobby to put In your little bank.
Bobby-I'd rather have a shilling, II you We got
Fond Parent-what for?
Bobby-'Cos 1t won't 90 through the hole.-(Ttt
Bits.
Not since 1875 has there been such a fine prospect
for a big crop OF peaches In Delaware. and unless
something unforeseen happens the crop this year
will be a third larger than It was In 1898. when
fine peaches were allowed to rot on the trees be-
cause It didn't pay to ship them to market.
Boggs-I see the Weather Bureau has put In a
'Eo~sNWell. that means that we are about to
have a bad spell Of weather.-Yonkers Statesman.
On Good Friday a quaint old custom was carried
out at St. Bartholomew the Great. London. Twenty
one moor widows went to the graveyard, and each
picked up a sixpenny piece from a certain fiat
tombstone Then a church officer gave each Of
them bun and two shngs No one knows the
origin OF the custom
Chip Of the Ola BLOCK Block, M I Saddress. -
beautiful and detailed description which Pny. the
younger gives US OF the house In which he lived.
Salomon- (as.de to his nsghbor)-Most likely he
wanted to sell it.-(Wiener Luft.
Lexington (Ky) man wrote the following letter
to two college professors the other day: Gentle
men: Hearing the wonderful success you are hav-
ing In electrical experiment. wish to inquire II
you think 1t would be possible with your improved
apparatus to get an raiss out Of my boss3 A.
am now receiving only H50 per week. even v
raise would be very acceptable / have thought Of
trying few experiments In that line myssk
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rurArRrcAL INCIDENTS.

Mr. Irving. Miss Terry and the Lyceum co'~ nrsrs
appeared last night at the Chestnut 3D. ss,r this
House. In Philadelphia. where tney VIII
week. ,. .ornpany Of
comedians ans appeared last night in Boston, 0es'n'~'
an engagement Of two weeks ...,n.a much
Mr. Hare's excellent acting has oota,ne' .s oitsi
favor and admiration in Chicago. wne's '~
comedian will remain till next Sonuss ss. r,umas ~
oasa,nsd % BY him to the comeds Fr:nssss me n:
been received at the theatre ana pace pisce.
other scupured worthes IN iii ,nI nresde at the d
ner % Of the Royal General Theatrical f""'' . -.
don as ine plays that are to acted o on X
of the Empire Theatre Dra%nsss. nsover'" By Mr.. Lne
Harris, comedian. .... ~ the Fifth AvesnUsX
Mr. seabrooke 4: to sppesre svenins ~ in play cs'''e
Theatre on next SATURDAY e'e" .-.4.c
1.-The Speculator." - xhs New-YoIk etSE
Mr. Hsres re-entranScss o. oS@vsnine xpr4 q. - -
Goid0nch 10 "a Pau. Of spsc'sS'
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onerote only TO produce evidence Of what pupIic
sentiment "a II IL should be shown to be favor
able by such test as the Legislature may p'o
vide, no substantial Interest woud nave h'"
terially suffered in the mean time IL 4" "ele
proved to be adverse. the several communities
concerned would then avoid mistake wnicn
they have no wish to commit union wnicn
would be Objectionable to either OF the great
cities brought into 1t should be, and we Dehe'e
would be. Objectionable to the other.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-14
SIXTEEN PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FOREIGN-The Salisbury Governments irish
Land bill was introduced and explained in the
House of Commons by Gerald Balfour. Chief
Secretary for Ireland. - Great excitement
and indignation has been caused In Madrid py
the Governments alleged action IN virtually
stealing the election in that city. - Two
hundred Matabees were killed by an explosion
of dynamite in a mine abandoned by the BRUSH
South Africa Company's men. - An Halian
force Is reported to have pursued the Dervisnes
to the boundary between Abyssinia and the
Soudan, and to have burned their camp.
CONGRESs.-Both houses In session. -
Senate: Debate on the Dupont election case
was continued. - House: Only District OF
Columbia business was considered.
DOMEST1C.-Mayor Strong's message to the
Legislature on the Greater New-York bill was a
veto. Fitzhugh Lee, Of Virginia, was ap-
pointed Consul General at Havana by President
Cleveland. - Thomas Jefferson's 153d BIRTH
day was celebrated at Monticello by the Ma
tional Association Of Democratic Clubs. -
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company celebrated
the fifteth anniversary Of its Incorporation.
The annual class games were held at
Harvard University.
CITY AND SUHURBAN.-The Dudley Power
pneumatic gun harst while undergoing test at
Matinecock Point. inJuring one man. - Field
Marshal Yamagata. Of the japanese Army, ar
rived In the city, after having been received by
the Governor at Albany. - An Internal ma
chine was sent to President Roosevelt. Of the Po-
lice Board, by mail; 1t was soaked before being
opened, and did not explode. - Colonel War
Ing was severely criticised by the Mayor for de-
lay In accepting bids for the disposition OF the
garbage - An unusual number OF italian i'm
migrants, 1t was announced. have arrived In this
city recently. - An enthusiastic Mckinley
mass-meeting was held in Wendels Assembly
Room. In West Forty-fourth-st, and branch OF
the Mckinley League for the XIIIth Assembly
District was organized; branch OF the Mckin-
ley League was organized also In the XXVth AS
sembfy District. - The stock and bond market
was strong
THE WEATHER.-Forecastf for to-day: Fail
ana warm The temperature yesterday: High
est, "a degrees: lowest. 46; average. 63h
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holding the lucrative privilege OF trimming"
scows. Anyhow, the form Of contract was
amended and bids are to be again advertised
for. There has been great and seemingly need
less delay in this matter. Let us hope that it
may be soon and satisfactorily adjusted
New-York tribune., 1896-04-14


less delay in this matter Let us hope that it
may be soon and satisfactorily adjusted.
There has been an extraordinary number Of
cases Of measles in the city lately. but still no
great feeling Of alarm prevails owing to the cir
curlstance that the number Of deaths from this
contagious disease has been small. com
parisOn Of the record on this point for the month
lately closed with that for the corresponding
month year ago is suggestive. 1t seems not
unreasonable to suppose that a considerable pro-
portion OF the cases Of measles reported are
really the so-called German measles-a mild
variety which almost never produces fatal re-
suits. Why should not this sort be reported by
physicians for what it is?
The general belief that Mayor Strong had not
approved the Greater New York bill was shown
to be we'll based when the text Of his veto mes
sage was given out in Albany last evening. The
Mayors reasons for Withholding his approval
are set forth with tersencss and lucidity. His
action is not that Of an opponent Of consolida-
tion. On the contrary, he Is an ardent believer
in consolidation in SO far as this means the
union Of NewYork, Brooklyn and Long Island
City. But he is convinced that the time fixed
in the bill for the preparation Of the charter for
the proposed city is entirely too short to permit
the work to be done properly, and he urges
that a commission be created to study the intri-
cate problems involved in the combination Of
the cities and to prepare in It's own time a char
ter for their common government. which charter
shall be submitted to the Legislature for It's
action before consolidation takes effect Mr..
Strong's reasons for opposing the submission
of such charter TO vote Of the people will doubt
less occasion some surprise. Certainly the fact
that this course has not been pursued hereto
fore is not a sound reason for refusing referen-
DUN in this case Not referendum, however,
but resubmission Of the main question TO the
people, is the important thing to be striven for
now
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General weyler has sent over request for
more troops. That Is precisely what everybody
has been expecting he would do. The Span
ish generals In Cuba rival oliver Twist IN
their pathetic appeals for more"
New-York tribune., 1896-04-14

The 1n1ernal macnne sent U COmWiSsioneI
Roosevelt was a clumsy affair, and 1t Is not
certain that 1t contained enough explosive mat
fer to have injured him in case he had opened
the package In person. There is OF course, no
clew to the sender, and his motive in paying the
Commissioner this compliment Is unfathomable.
II Mr. Roosevelt had been the victim Of bombs
at the time he was straining every nerve to en-
force the Sunday closing law. 1t would not have
,een surprising. The affair brought to light yes
terday was feeble joke which will not cause
Mr.. Roosevelt or anybody else, we fancy, to
;ose any sleep.
One day of grace has been allowed In the
matter of the consolidation bill, for owing to the
sbsence Of Senator Ellsworth 1t will not be
taken up in the Senate until tomorrow That
II will be passed by the upper house there Is
little question, and Platt Republicans and Tam
many Democrats are loud in their assertions
that II will also be driven through the Assem-
bly. again. But no one yet ventures TO predict
what will happen in case the measure Is pre-
.ented TO the Governor. That Mr. Morton VIII
dieresard the vetoes Of the two Mayors and the
v,sbes of a vast number Of people In this COM
munity. and meekly bow his head before the
decree Of the Boss, Is something to be believed
only when 1t actually occurs.
Commissioner waring appears to have had
hard time before the Board Of Estimate yestcr-
day when the bids for the Anal disposition OF
the citys refuse were under consideration. The
details OF what took place were not made puDlic'
but enough was learned to show that the Com
xaissioncr was severely criticised by the Mayor
and by President Jeroloman for the course ne
.has puryusd. 1t u intimated that Colonel war
~ has been anxious to project" the man now
New-York tribune., 1896-04-14

The National Association OF Democratic CLUBS
celebrated yesterday the 1880 anniversary Oh
Thomas Jefferson's birth at Monticello dis-
tinguished company was present. there was
plentiful flow Of harmony, as we'll as other
things; BILLY" Russell. OF Massachusetts mace
one OF his soulful and thrilling speecnes; out
so far as shaping policy for the DemocFa'c
party was concerned, the celebration was
failure Though Jefferson was a good Demo-
Graf in his day. he is not exactly an inspiration
to the Democrats Of the present day. He Is
too far of, and too dead.
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While there Is no ground for believing that
little Coroner Hoeber Is crazy. he can get MAJ
more quickly and on less provocaton than any
other man In the community He gave ano'ner
exhibition Of his capacity in this direction yes
terday. when he appeared as witness IN
criminal case. At first these exhibitions were
funny. but they so no longer
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It is again reported that Ii Hung Chang IL
about TO visit this country. So many dinerent
estimates OF him have been made that every
body will want 10 see him to decide which OF
them ,s correct. One thinsAs certain. he is the
most prominent, II not the greatest, living
Chinaman, and II Americans could be sure now
he pronounces his name, they would be ready
to welcome him with enthusiasm and. perhaps
even get out a campaign button for him. Lee
ung.Chuns." with the accent on the CHUNG Is
the way the experts say 1t should be pro-
nounced; but there is dark and disturbing
fear that the experts may be mistaken or tax
Ing a rise out OF the plain people However
the great statesman will get royal reception
whatever may be his method OF pronouncins
his name.
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Ju1cx TO advertisements.
Business Notiffs

Business Notires
Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety Of Style and Price.
T. c. sELLEw
No. III Futon-st.. N. Y.
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
BIRD-LIkE BEASTS.
IFreakish Quadrupeds With Beak,I
Spurs and Claws.

There is a family lin the animal
kingdom to which naturalists have
given the name Ornithode elphia, a, long
Greek name which means brothers-of-
.the-birds. AS far as looks go, the two
members of this family are more alike
than the Covington twins, one OF
whom was. a blonde, the other pure
brunette. Both species, the duck-mole
and the porcupine santSeater, live in
Australia, and are never found beyond
the adjacent islands, ~ I.
The dnck-lnole owes it's popular name
to its habit of diving and swimming
like a duck and digging long tunnels
like a mole. It's snout terminates In
an odd spoon bill, like u duck. Adult
males measure about eighteen inches
from tip of tail to end Of bill. The gen
eral /, color of the soft fur is deep
brown on back and head, lighter on
the under parts Of thes body. Long
hairs, flattened at their tips and bent
at an angle; grow through the soft.
thick fur, which iessclose to the body,
and these fiattened hairs seem almost
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06

descent light. There is an exhilaration
in it's enjoyment that makes the whole
world seem very merry and which
sends the blood tingling with pleasure
through your veins. This is the case
when you know how. If you don't
well, it might not seem so very merry,
but your blood will tingle just the
same, am though, perhaps, not exactly
from pleasure
Itshas been said that no exercise ex-
cept swimming gives a free motion to
all the muscles stimuli taneously. While
y this, no doubt, is perfectly true, the
same may be said in no less degree OF
skating. Not only this, but a very i'm
portant point in the latter's favor is
that while skating the body is kept in
Its normal position, which is not the
case in swimming. When skating,
even while learning the art, there is
not muscles in yonr entire anatomy
that is not, in almost constant action,
and this condition obtains so long as
the blades are fastened to your feet.
n When. sufficient skill is gained SO as
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and slows away in its .cheek pouches.

and slows away in It's cheek pouches
In the ant-eater we find the begin.
ming Of the pouch or pocket in which
to carry the young ones, but this is,
only large enough for the newborn
babes, which make their appearance IN
December Mothers have been cap
tured with the young clinging with its
claws to the hair under her body,
while hiding its head in the pouch.
Both of these brothers Of the birds
have mild dispositions in captivity.
and have been taned so that they will
come and eat worms from the hand Of
their master. They prefer working at
night or on cloudy days, and creeping
in their burrows for a long nap while:
the sun shines brightly. In captivity
they are apt to scratch and growl most
of the night, evidently thinking OF
their burrows. No doubt, as much. as
in them lies, they are homesick and
long for their nests, he they ever so.
humble.
It will not be many years before
these two most i strange bird-like
beasts will become extinct. Natives
and white men, wild dogs and tame.
ones, are sall combining to drive these
ancient links between the birds and
the beasts from the face OF. the earth.
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
Porcupine Ant-Eater

P0rcupine Ant-Eater.
the birds long way above winged
fowls and reptiles.
The pOrcupine ant-eater owes it's
common name to it's favorite article of
diet and to the stout quilts which COW
er the entire surface of the body. The
name Echidna, meaning viper, the nat
uralists gave it because of the poison
Of its spur. The poreupfne ant-eater
and duck-mole differ in structure and
in many of their habits, but they agree
in the habit Of burroWing, and, there
tore, have powerful sforearms and
shoulders. Nj ~ W. q ~
The ant-eater is not more than a foot
long, and the tiny tail is entirely hid
den by fur and sspines. The snout
looks, at distance, like the slender
bill of bird, asst tapers from three
fourths Of an inch at the base, Ito less
than half an inch at the tip. This
creature has neither teeth nor cheek
pouches, but both the tongue and roof
of the mouth have horny apines which
! crush the Insects before they are sWal-
lowed-the insects having first been
gathered by the long. sticky tongue.
On the other hand, the duck-mole
has four teeth on each jaw, for grind
ing the food that it collects with its
shovel -haped bill and rough tongue
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
The Supreme Political Question:.

the Supreme Political Question.
at a meeting in Exeter Hall, London,
Cardinal carr Manning eloquently said, con-
cern1ng the liquor traffic:
What are all our politics compared
With this great question? We want
good helmsman at the wheel, and we
want sober crew on board! And if
there be one thing which demoralizes
people more rapidly than any other, it
IS that which makes the brains of men
reel and their hearts to be passionate
and inf1amed, and the Wills of men to
be unsteady and weak, in the hour of
temptation; and when I know that in
toxicating drink is doing all this, and
that in the great centers of our in
dustry, just there where the people are
crowded together, where the national
life is intensified, as it were, into a,
'focus-whens Il know that the evil is
spreading itself with the greatest in
tensity, I ask, what are we about? How
is it that men who profess to be states
men and politicians, waste their time
and the time Of the legislature before
they take this subject in hand ?''
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where he was to lie. It was in the form
OF boat, made of rosewood, and at its
head stood the image of beautiful
woman, personifying the City of Paris,
with drawn sword, and holding aloft
protecting shield. March Is the era.
Ole was taken to the Tuilleries. That
night the soldiers waited, with light
cd matches beside the cannon. At $40
IN the morning the roar Of the guns
aWoke the city.
some time previous the emperor had
issued a proclamation announcing the
fetes that would be held when his
cnlld was born, and closing with these
words: The emperor has decided that
ne viii be godfather, and the empress
godmother Of all the legitimate chill
dren born in France upon the auspici.
GUS day. Napoleon II. intended that
the title Of .tgodson'' which he tins he
slowed should be a purely decorative
one, but many of the fond parents did
not n SO understand it, and applied to the
emperor :. for more substantial en-
doWment. There are few instances
on record where the quest was not in
vain.
No end Of poetry was written on the
occasion, and one quatrain Of Theophile
sGautier has survived. In it the poet
says that the royal heir is a blonde
Christ child, who bears In his little
hand for a globe the peace Of the
world and the happiness Of human kind.
"The Song Of the Godsons'' was the
title Of another interesting bit Of verse
that was printed and sold on the bou-
levards at that time and was extremely
popular.
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
Charles Dana Gibson,s Boyhood

Charles Dana Gibson's Boyhood.
Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick in
the February st. Nicholas describes the
clever work that G ID. Gibson did as
boy in cutting figures from paper. OF
his boyhood she writes:
Until Dana was ten years old he was
q rather quiet, stay -atIhome little fel.
low. He was fond of fun Of dry kind,
and occasionally there would come a
nash OF sarcasm that showed his wits
were not confined to his finger tips.
AS he grew older and became interest.
ed In outdoor sports, and made boyish
friendships, his paper-cutting began to
be neglected, and when he was about
fourteen years of age he laid down his
shears IN their place he took up the
pencil.
This slight sketch must close at the
very outset Of Mr.. Gibson's artistic ca.
.reer. He was only. sixteen wears old
When ne entered the New York Art
League as pupil, and he is not yet
thirty. No one san say how much OF
his wonderful skill he owes to the train.
ing IN eye and hand he unconsciouslv
gave himself as a boy; but it is easy to
trace In his scissors silhouettes the
power he possesses in an eminent de-.
gree ID giving picture in a few clear.
telling trokes The direct vision Of his
scnlldhood ne has never lost.
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dsf4E 1ANfs or ENGLAND.
ssthing About tho Greatest Institu-
. tlon Of Its Kind In the world.

SshAsthing About tho Greatest Institu-
tion Of It's Kind In the World.
On the 27th Of last July the Bank Of
England reached Its 2OOth birthday.
says the Bank Register. It is the great
est bank in the world. In its early days
the bank employed fifty-four clerks,
and the yearly salary list amounted to-
but little over $4,000, the chief ac-
countant receiving Slips year. At the
present time the number Of employees
is 4 800. No note Of the $4,000 or so
issued daily is ever issued again. Each
note as It is paid in is cancelled and an
account kept Of its filings. One Of the
curiosities of the bank is a 2E-pound
note which was paid in after being out
III years. In the bank album for large
notes and other curiosities is a 1,OOO.-
sOOO-pound bank note which was once
issued for convenience in transaction
involving a large amount Of money.
Whether lost or stolen, the banks notes
Will always be paid. Once clerk ran
away with 100000 worth of notes. For
six months the theft and number of
notes were advertised, and at the end
OF that time Jew appeared with them
and demanded that they be paid. On
aDelng refused he went to the exchange
and raised such an outcry, saying that
as the bank refused to pay it's own
notes, it must be insolvent, that the
bank called him back and paid him the
full amount. of the stolen notes. An
other time one OF the directors depos-
tied $150, 900 and took a single note.
He put the piece of paper on the man
tie piece and fell asleep. On waking he
found the note gone. He thought it
had lil fallen into the fire, and got another
note, giving a guaranty that if the
f11 first ts. note ever turned up he would be
responsible for it. Thirty years later,
the man having died in the meantime,
the first note was presented for pay
ment at the bank, and the bank stood
the loss. The mans estate had been
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
s A Good ReDIy.

A number Of prominent literary men
were at one time gathered together in
a well known chop house in New York.
The conversation was, of course, bril-
liant, and the repartee sparkled with
mirth and wit. During lull in the talk
the door was slowly opened, and Ian old
Southern darkey, grizzled with age,
poked his head in, and then slowly
drew his body after him. A waiter i'm
mediately started to eject him, when
one of the gentlemen cried out, .Wait
moment! let's see what he wants!',
The old darkey hobbled up to the table
where this gentleman sat and held out
his hat. Throwing wink to his neigh
bors, the gentleman took the hat, and
making show of placing something,
into it, bravely passed it on to the next
gentleman, who did likewise. The hat
made a tour Of the entire room, to the
puzzled wonder Of the darkey. The
last man to receive it solemnly handed
it back, with avery polite bow, saying,
There, sir, don't you think you have
something to be thankful for?' The
old darkey looked slowly round the
company, and mechanically taking the
hat said: "Gen men, rs indeed tankful
dat rs eben got de hat back" The re-
ply was so thoroughly enjoyed by the
company that the old darkey left the
place much richer man than he had
entered lt.-Harper's Round Table