New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
THE TALK or THE DAY.

When the Board OF Trustees of De Pauw Uni
yersity meets TO-DAY an attempt will be made 10
pass resolution forbdding football in the Uniycr
sty.
Don Juan Valera. former Minister Of Spain to
Washington, has published in El iberal OF
Gastanet." a book by II. {. Chatfed-Taylor. re
Gently printed in Chicago. The title Of The book
Just as though = spaniard wrote book upon the
United States and forgetting al about Hash'ns Mas E
ison Claiming. Whittier and Others; forgetting ia"
OF the country, its monuments and its natural
beauties. would remember only the abundance Of
the Hog" This is an epoch in Mr.. chathedTay-
lor's life He never taken seriously before
tBulfalO Express
The Baltimore News says that John iIenfeld
OF that city seventyseye years of age. IL the
oldest practising photographer in the United States
During the gold fever I'm California he travelled
through tho West In prairie schooner. fitted up
as q photograph gallery, and made as mucl. as 81
a day.
American wheelmen travelling alone in Europe
have many queer experiences. young man VINO
was bicycling in Southern France was pushing his
with donkey cart. who was rapidly becoming
stalled though the % aonkey ,, w%s dSng S m MS bsnd SsS
against the back Of the cart ana guiding hs Wheel
taking fresh courage, pulled his load up TO the top
successfully . .. ,....
':I VAS very good OF you. monsieur he said II
only one donley,'--(youth's Companion.
"The Florida Agrlculturist" says that the ostrich
farm Of Major A. ]. Tifn. at Merritts Island. Fla.
Is success.
They had mourned him as dead. hut. like Enoch
Ardeii--or the cat-he had come back
Ills little wife sat on his knee the JOY shining in
Are YOU really glad came ba 'k9" he asked.
"Gad!' said she. Glad. had Just made up my
liest picture hat with bright ribbon all over II in
spots that have been longing for. and now can
get II. Glad'"- Cincinnati Enquirer.
4 Denver man says that Francis Schla,ter the
Divine Healer" will soon show himself again. He
will appears in a wheat field. surrounded by cher
abs; he will be eight feet in height. and HIS hair
will be white
Cumso-Wel johnny. how do you Ike your
teacher?
To-day she asked me who discovered America
Nonkers Statesman
Martin Dodge. the Ohio State Road Commits
eoner Is an enthusiast OH the subject OF steel
roadways. II, estimates that doublc-track road.
the tracks laid sixteen feet apart. ana the space
between the rails Of each track flleu in with
broken stone macadam size would cost much less
than "A good mlcadam road and the cost Of n
country one-track road about half as much the
double track lie says that such "a road would last
much longer than stone road and that one horse
will draw steel track twenty times much
as on y dirt road and five times much ~ on
nacadam.
Smiths young Flyingwedge practising law
Williams think not lie was called to the bar.
but think he's practising economy l.-,Ilustrated
Bits.
A Colorado man IL thus quoted In "The Wash
ington Post: The ancient fight between the
sheep men and cattle-growers OF Colorado Is never
entirely pacihed. 1t was on the point Of breaking
ont when left home. and 1t rumored in Den.
yer that the sheep men had shipped quite a stock
OF Springfield rifles into the country contiguous
/ 10 Meeker. The cattlemen claim that sheep alb
sclutely ruin the range. and that their herds can
live upon 1t after sheep have once entered
The dispute sometimes takes the form of open war
and both sides appeal TO the arbtratment Of re-
peatng rifles. Sometimes dead line IL agreed
upon. but side the other Usually breaks
the agreement. and then the trouble begins"
dowr the law.
wicks-Instead Of laying 1t down it would be
much better II he would take IL up and utilize 4,
occasionally. -tBoston Transcript
The total number OF patents granted TO citizen.
Of Connection, Tor the year ending November 4, 1894
was $40. FOR every ;s3 Inhabitants cS m.
State. Including women and children For IN.
period 1899 patents were granted TO citIz.,. q,
New York. or one to every l5si Inhabitants Mis-.
sissippi appears 10 he the least inventive of N.
states. only one patent to every s4S4 Inhabitants
having been issued 20 that State
Where are We workin'?"
y m plasterln' "A new fiat down on Scunscet Ave.
Is 1t good job?"
nav: cNaw: ye have to walk . block for yer beer