New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A citizen Of Eldorado. kan.' says ''A' "e '"''
coined the word Popocrat.
He Promised wiingly-"Didn,t see you ptcn'
Ing i,I pennies With that little sprankle boy:'
Vel III n' don't you do 1t again DO you hear meT
..Ws,,n I won't do II 10 more. He hain't got
cent left "-(Cleveand Plain Dealer
The huckleberry crop In oregon Is 30 'aree '''
.oason that COWS become stained deep purple IN
walking through the buahes and lying 0" luz
ground nearby.
Big Hit-"was that new play c su Zee head Of
Immense. The drop-curtaln Le p on .ae "ea" "
the man who wrote it."-tChicago Recoro'
u,, s,.,vs n, the Divine Healer presented to
Johns Hopkins University by Whia" """S
snence. will be unveiled next week.
,,,sor--r once possessed a splendid dog VINO
could always distinguish between 'asaoo'" ~
a Ir,easlp"n"Well what's become Of him? II.
Bigson-Oh, was opheeN w
bit me.-(Tit-Bits.
.. crsat dial OF discussion the French
Academy has decided that it cannot chahse ."e
date got for its October reception OF new "e'
IN order TO make IL concident with the La w.
"a Paris. The Academicians. however nave s,s"
fed their readiness to give Nichoias ~ "..o.~
reception at any time that his Ma'es'' ''"'
IN honor them with visit
vAp1O,rs MAXIMs OF VARIOUS MEN.
.'you must fool the people WI"
That's the way TO succeed! says
.ror,upes n iiit-if you mean to eaten rer
Keen an eye on both sides. 30 couhse's
Listen. but say not word E De,,o ss,.' IL
Malt for the winners. says cau''o"' -
"Do,Iars for others as plenty as stones
Ru, gold in my pockets" says SILVER -
LET'S ruin the public credit. and deal, DO al
The mischief we can. adds Caiiuioa'c
own. coin our silver? Go back to the lnJun'
He had wampum for money, says >
.rho Daily Telegraph" Of London, prints copy
-, a curious death registration from small Town
In Cornwall H. James Wright. registrar OF
births and deaths In the town OF st. IVES oy 'ns
virtue OF my office. certify TO the death OF Albert
Favel. deceased at Wyton Hill. at the age OF ABOUT
one minute
Pleased the Boys.-The New Parson lin AriHonO
MIR. Roundup may ask II my discourse yes'er-
dav created a favorable impression? <
Coyote Jakc-Parson. I've heerd more N. to 'hs
dozen OF the boys swear this mo'nH n Mas oS
h'yar.-(Chicago Tribune
,.x,dermist Is thus quoted in The Washing
,or Times": "Feathered as well as unfeathered
blpeds take to dieting when superhuity OF adpose
TISSUE makes them uncomfortable. The pokeberry
f. the chief weapon with which those knowing
little creatures fight embonpoint The larks ana
tbrushes are the chief banters. and they follow
the practice Just after breeding time. when 1t 10
necessary for them be active. In order 10 secure
food for their young ones. have watched a thrush
feed for a whole day just after she had hatcheh
ont a nestful of hedgelings. and during the tweNe
hours she ate nothing but the pokeberry. do not
know whether or not that part Of humanity which
suffers from too much fat took its 'tio from tho
birds but 1t is a fact that many OF the anti-fat
remedies contain extract of pokeberry
Fixing His -Attorney-Wel. now you
say that you saw the man who did the stappihs'
Witness-Yis sor. .,,,.,, .x.,,
II you saw him?
Witness-He wasn't no culprit. sor: he was
northumberland Leader
THE first successful substitute for glass;" says
an architect in THE Washington Times. IL
tectorium. gelatinous composition. IL mas not ap
peared In this country all as yet but II Is being
introduced in Europe. This geatinous substance
Is given rgidity by being spread on galvanized
iron Web which holds the sheet In any desired
shape but does not obstruct the passage OF light
1t Is translucent but not transparent. ana can %
stained in such manner as to exactly Initiate
stained glass 1t cannot be broken nor softeneo
by the rays OF the sun. but Is flexible and easily
bent into any desired shape. When unstained 1t az
first is yellow. but exposure TO the sun 1t turns
white at the same time becoming harder and more
durable Like glass; 1t is a poor conductor OF heat
1t Is lighter than glass and on this account Is wen
adapted for roofs Unless II can be made trans
parent It never hope to entirely superseds
glass; but Its cheapness and superiority to glass Ia
other directions securing for It extensive sales
for factory windows. skylghs for hothouses. roof
ing and like purposes"
Not Trave,ler.-"Lived here thirty years. ana
yet the city,"
Never" -
"Did you ever have desire to 90 to town."
well, yes, reckon has. But you see. TOT.
tho railroad come hit wuz too fur ter travel 0r
foot, an the mule wuz too busy ploughin'; e.
arter the railroad come they went ter cha!y tsv
people fer travellin. an jest thought se~x
home an not bother bout seem the world ~
what do you reckon happened ter us 'tother dss'
Don't know" q
well, sir, my son John ackchully >,ougnt. ~
Ticket jumped aboard O. the railroad, went tts.stS
city an subscribed Ter Z newspaperT-t"'
Constitution