New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-17

| A Christiania Norway. firm that sells American
| BICYCLES writes to 'Ifardware' saying that Nor
| wegians consider the saddles Of most American
| BICYCLES less comfortable than those OF English
| wheels.
| Charles Burton carries the mail daily except
receiving for this the munihcent reward of one
cent year 1t IS necessary for him to travel f3rS
payments on star routes are made quarterly and
| the question arises as to how Uncle Sam is going
| not likely sue If the payments are postponed I'll
the last quarter. and then the Government can for
| ward the copper which will be In full. The worst
part about the business is that Mr.. Burton has the
contract for four Years at the same rate the
| is that Burton determined to have the route
na AND Which he had Using
for years for that purpose -(Stanford tky) inter-
| Tor Journal.
Philadelphia police station was besieged the
| other evening by newspaper men, who had heard
| that Senator Matt" Quay and Dave" Martin
were holding a conference in II. The report arose
| from the fact that two buns in the station
| house had given as their own the names OF the
| two politicians.
Memory-"No." she answered, II am indeed no,
one OF those girls who vow TO love man forever
and presently forget him. make 1t point 10 COM
init all my frances to memory.
Thereupon eyes didn't do thing but look love to
eyes that spake back love divne-tDetrot journal.
OF course Dr. Lyman Abbott never compared the
Book OF Jonah 10 the Pickwick Papers. That was
the stupid blinder OF a sensational newspaper. and
r. was promptly corrected in every reputable news
paper I'm this city and Brooklyn. Yet THE Stand
ard" a religious journal Of Chicago. denounces Dr.
Abbott for having made use OF this comparison.
Can II be that its editor never sees any OF the re-
spectacle newspapers OF this city?
The town of Montyile. Conn. contains big rock
called called bnn ngand was swept by ice This
Is said to be the biggest bower in the United States
ton bowder in North Conway. y. H.; back in the
woods The other day. In the Senate. Senator Brown
This bowder or rock by the State 1t is about 50 feet
long IS feet high, contains about ooVo CUBIC rect,
Truth" of London. ironically suggests that it
would be n good plan for Queen Victoria to cele-
brate her diamond jubilee by elevatng every Brit
ish citizen male and female. to the peerage. She
has bestowed titles to so many people who drop
their his II says. that If all were put on level
and II Lord" and Lady were the usual titles
instead OF Mr." and Mrs" then some people
might try to improve their conduct and live up to
the old standards of rank and gentility.
What He Lost was cycling tour. and on
old woman that the hill was very dangerous one
and that a few days before young man had been
closer inquiry as to the cause q the accident
suggested parts OF the machine-vz. brake
pedals, lamp:
Then a bright idea struck me. and asked her II
control was the 'somethins' he had lost
his machine"'-(Answers.
An Englshman. with more money than educa-
ton recently sent the following order to book
seller Il have sixty feet Of shelving. I want ten
feet Of poetry feet of history ten feet Of SCI
ence ten feet of religion. the same OF novels. and
fill up the with any kind OF books
The most Incredible stories are told Of Russian
ogd not send sg poor Fellow prison because
happened to be his tthe juryman's) birthday. An
s aFS nSs
verdict because holiday had begun A burglar
robbed had refused to lend him money This. in the
opinion OF the jury. was direct incentive to crime.
-tIdterary Digest
An occasional wolf hunt varies the monotony of
life In some parts OF Illinois.
The Bodlclan has been used to keeping most of
the books that came TO it, now II must determine
whether TO continue that policy or to let the prin
ciple OF the survival of the httest govern Its
confronted by the same question, near in some
SoS mere IN The Of
when there IL no end or limit to book making. the
source Of afcion to all concienous "n brar Is
II Is hard TO turn books away but librarians
Weekly.
The German census OF 1895 shows that the popu-
lation OF Germany numbered 81 30 DOL or 2S51 43l
more than at the previous census in 1890 This in
crease OF more than . per cent In Ave years Is
greater than I'm almost any other country the popu
lation OF which Is not added TO by immigration
The number OF females exceeds by nearly one mill
ion that OF the males. viz. 26.6IS. 6Sl. against
1851 go
lady had been III and under medical trent
ment for long time AZ she grew better all
the while, she became disrustful OF her physicians
skill and did not wish to him, and yet was
not bold enough 10 tell him She communicate ted
her state OF mind to her maid.
Lave I'm TO me. mum. Fave I'm to me.' said
tho girl.
By-snd-by the doctor came to the door and
Bridget opened II about an inch.
day docthor." " Wv
Cant come In? How's that7'
The mistress do DO too III for to see 70 the day
Ar!'-(Tit-Bits. "''