New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

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| In rhenelles, Department Of Aisne."
Teacher-Tommy. are you chewing suns
Tommy-No, ma'am.
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This country. to people who have not lootsa =.
| the matter, does not figure as q large en- =
| floating property outside OF war vessels and -
attached to the revenue and lighthouse sesvtss -
a recent careful estimate shows that On n -
| of the Mississippi River the Nation owns ~ -
| thousand craft OF different kinds. That = g
| stretch between New-Orleans and Cain. sna -
value Of the vessels and their outfit for rpsA -
| vetment and levee work does not fall much ~
100000. When work is rushing there are 4 -
10 900 men employed the vessels and In coasno.
ton with the tasks assigned them.
The Fashionable Physician.-'Doctor what i -
trouble with Mrs. NervesT
II haven't made up my mind Just what to a Z
what she wants me to say she has."-QndAn1poS
Journal
Reports from the Pacific Coast say that nsvR \
the history Of the West have 80 many people ~
passage on the steamers for Alaska Ths -
covery Of gold In certain parts Of the far-o6 n
ritory is of course the attraction for many q ~
visitors; but the increased facilities for transpeg,
ton and the possibility OF seeing some q Il
grandest scenery In the world have induced ~
choose -
their objective point.
Everything goes in the pulpit nowadays A coeg
xneemen next Sunday. We hope he viii impsus
upon them the spiritual beauty OF regarding ~
on foot as men and brothers-(Boston TranscFte
Boston as the modern Athens is naturally pcul
OF the laureis won by her sons In the aneiol
Athens. even II they were laurels for atAkts
prowess and muscular superiority. Arransemso
have been made to give public reception IN bonR
o. the victors In the Olympic games at Faneuil HI
next Tuesday evening. On the same evenms :
dinner will be given for them at the Hotel ve'
dome to which 125 invitations have been ssts4
The guests will include some OF. the most peonneA
men in town.
The young man who writes verses was 49,
out in the night gazing at the sky. wnen IN
What are You doing: studying astronomyr
90 away and don't disturb me- l am sa''s
~ don't see what satisfaction you find In that
.That's because you have never had any ~
anca win editors You don't know what eoe.
n 10 to and some place where nothing - CIV
out for lack OF Observation-Disclosures star. ~
TIA crown which is to be worn at the 81
corona ton OF the Gear Of Russia Is one OF the
eat treasures IN the possession OF European
or imperial families. Catharine the oreae ~
made by a jeweller from Geneva IN the isst
fury She gave orders at the time that
no the most valuable crown In Europe the -
-, however was informed that It must not We
r,ora than FIVE pounds as the Empress was 70
I, for Ave hours at the ceremony OF coronation -
c.r.vsn was successful In fulfilling all the reQane
rsn,s and the crown to-day Is valued AZ new
San COO on It's top IL a ruby, surmountea oy "
If Ave magnificent diamonds. and the rest Oh "
fairly covered with diamonds and pearls
T-b.re ia one postmaster In Ohio who does noI
the inspector Recently an old maid into.msa ~
t h,o 'nec She went straight
bbcsSnuar,ers The Postmaster General notined =
"a IL found That the postofice was in sroc2
store. The postmaster was tne s'Ifs smeke and -
sep SMOKES And let me tell you something 49, n
ing is a necessity with me and the pos.osS ~ ~;
the sooner Eoa o sSss y paid about year -
nobody else would take It. 50 the posm nn,sS n =
informed that he might smoke al! ne wan' &c.
inng = he aid not blow II In peoples faces.-1~
Record.
.r, Tho choctaw Indian Nation" says E =
c.o,vhead. Of Ardmore in The Washington Stah
"thAre Ia no TAIL for convicted murderers. "n@ :
first went to the Indian Territory sett'eo ~.
Choctaw Nation and hearing that certA'n - -.
vas an excellent hand on the ranch nun'ss N
nm ana asked him II he would work for me- -
|, work until the goth Of next month. ne s.& 80
not longer?' inquired. I am to be hahsu
was his reply. In an unconcerned way -.
and upon inquiry learned that what d ~ =.
true But one man has ever failed 70 r,sra
hanging after ne has been sentenced ana :" =,
ala not prove an exception to the rule. On me -
before the execution was to take place :" 49,
calmly "a though going on a visit, ana tne 1870 SS
took place at the time appointed. Notwi'n' - -.
mia approaching doom the Indian MADE o.s -
best ranchers I ever saw. and regre''e0
him."
GLASS pr,cks for Greenhouses -TalconniefsI PIN ~
glass bricks which should not be coniountsn nstI1
the solid blocks Of glass formerly user i,Sht ~
strons They are. in fact hollow CHAMBER ss.;Ass
shaped as to facilitate their being put " - .
IKE other o "rnaents1 sppearsncs Made IN ~
fashion, the bricks fl successfully ~" sSncssed b
double windows. with an air sham orseouenty -
scIent preservation against cold well Is srCise
neat and good insulators OF dampnesss, esq., nj hot
thereby preventing foreign substances or uuS"id y
soIlIng the interior. and they are men Ia isyne
s1.t Their D"n brcksyers work y: s
being constructed over centre .o,,,S 6ne san4
lime mortar or light cement mixe s ,hs iont srouae
,he Srck has been covered with a layer o. ~ ~ :
light tint that can be varied accoTdns coss il n
70 obtain Ss xI nlcs SricSs Il is sa used w
good results in the construction OF e% heat fee
conservasories; as aney Considerable economy
fuel Is realixed.-(R RAILWAY Review
It is expected that the experiment ,,,.ree b
naphtha and petroleum across tne 1.s.ns -
barres will be tried this summer. TINS = : ~
talked of last season, but was apahuon. - -
said that a steamer will sail from TINS - t.nAp
time in June. with one of the large os ~. 40
~ the standard on Company in tow. ~ -.
to be used is the celebrated No o. VIZ" 's,sr -
Bermuda last winter under ner ow" vhuA -
thA eli
towing s her between philadelphia and Boston =
barge. which 10 Of steel and carries four ,ss sses
not be loaded to her full capacity, and ''s 49,
of the experiment will probably 'e r'..s.
service OF ocean towing of oil to EUROPE
Ive no intention OF being irrevs. ,sion Il the ~
that II should appeal for admiss'GS underG3oef
OF para disc ST. Peter would ASK INA ~ discouraeSs
stsn m sn OF Who was trying to nd posscsSsu
secretary and sos eo sss: hs
20 whom sns spoke smiled Yen a rS SecoSns
some one wnom o decided to take = ~ n