New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A Berlin newspaper recently spoke as follows
about the American apple about this time Of the
year, Bohemian and German apples disappear from
tho markets. II any found they arc wretched
things or II they have been carefully kept, very
dear But tho American apple that began to come
last fall and conquered the German market has not
only not disappeared. but is coming in enormous
quantities Last week saw five thousand loads of
beautiful. red Baldwins landed in the wholesale
houses In Berlin and sold. according to quality from
Is to % cents for five pounds The 35 cents was paid
OF COURSE for perfect apples. Those sold from
wagons by street peders vary IN price but seldom
60 over 70 pfennings as cens) for five pounds These
too have no faults. except slight brulse from pres
sure during the voyage. They most excellent
for household purposes. 1t looks. too II Amerl-
can apples are to continue coming not only during
the next thirty days. but. experts say, even up to
the arrival Of Continental apples next fall"
Tho centre Of population s the centre of gravity
OF the Inhabitants OF the country. If the United
States were considered as plane, with all it's people
be the point where the whole plano might be bal
anced and remain steady through equilibrium It
population from decade TO decade. This point. ac-
cordng to the OF 1890 IS ed 80 degrees
utes west longitude. about twenty miles east OF
Columbus. Ind. 1t moves westw I'D about four
south and more than II degrees OF the centre of
area.-(Lades Home Journal
The clock responded readily to tho remedies ap-
piled, and continued thereafter to strike the hours
with unimpeachabie regularity and precision.
Think t IF and he - ad putting down his paper
Ty N his rea %ss about those
"Oh, the Turco- Grecan was just as bad. II YOU
want to avoid these horribis things. why don't you
skip all the war news?'
" .FRs tR What atn IS M Ita@ news"
a list OF the bicycle accidents Of the last thirty
Then she said "ohl" That was all she could
a bicycliqt &c Do
NJ. Roche. the French musician who undertook
to adapt the libretto OF Tannhauser for French
OPERA tells the trouble he had with Wagner He
came at o'clock I'm the morning; we were at
work without rest or respite until midday. ! was
bent over my desk writing and erasing he was
erect, pacing to and fro. bright OF eye, vehement
OF gesture. striking the piano. shouting singing
forever bidding Go on Go onv An hour or
even two hours. after noon. hungry and exhausted.
l let fall my pen was in fanting state.
What's the matter? he asked hungry
True, had forgotten all about that. Let us have
II hurried snack and go on again. Night came
and found US still at work. was shattered stupe-
fed. Ny head burned. My temples throbbed |
was halfmad with my wild search after strange
words to fit tho strange music: he was erect still
vigorous and fresh as when began our toll
walking up and down. striking his Internal piano
terrifying me ut last as l perceived dancing about
mo on every side his eccentric shadow cast by the
fantastic reflection Of the lamp and crying to me
ever like ono of Honman'S creations. Go on. Go
on. while trumpeting in my cabalistic words
and supernatural music. And. after all the work
failed. partly because the French language was
unsuited TO its peculiar character"
Dartmouth's oldest living graduate Is Mark Went
worth Fletcher. OF Wayne. ILL.,. class of %. Emus
hitcneI Sayre, OF Monticello. Mo-, who Is I'm feeble
hedItn In MS eighty eighth year, Is Amhcrsts old
est lie was In the class OF ~ OF which he is the
sole survivor. The oldest Williams graduates OF the
brooklyn, ninety-three years old and the Rev
EbeneZer Harrison Stratton, OF Branchport ~ Y
The Oldest for Boydoin Coll go is Frederick Waifa
burke or New-1 ork city. ninety-one years old of
the class OF ~. Weseyan's oldest, and indeed. her
very first graduate, Is Daniel II. Chase who lives
the class OF ?6. how ninety two years old heads the
list for the University OF Vermont. LAWYER Albert
Ware Paine. OF Bangor, Me- Is the oldest graduate
or Colby University. at Waterville, Me DR. BEN
Jamin d. Silliman. OF Brooklyn. holds the seniority
for Yale.-tBoston Journal.
Henceforth the names OF monarchs and of princes
who are now reignlng or who have regned In Prus-
sia may not be used without permission as signs
for cafes and restaurants In that country This 4,
the text OF recent Cabinet decree which nj
though II has been In force only a few days has
already been applied in Berlin. A public house
which had Kaiser Friedrich" for its sign has been
obliged to change It's name.
Rather Awkwardly Put.-"Do you ride the wheel
Miss PassayT'
no. Why do you ask?'
Il wanted TO be sure before inquired why II Is
that all the homely girls ride2'-(Cleveand Plain
Dealer.