New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

The National Prison Congress which was 70 have
been held Mt Austin. Tex, on october l5 will prob
Telegrams were sent to the directors on Thursday
September . asking II they thought 1t advisable to
Try 10 hold the congress. and most OF them signied
their own personal intention OF remaining at home
The Cornusch Museum bequea,hed 70 the city
Of Paris by the noted writer on blmetalllsm who
died few years ago Is greatly In need OF repairs
and the municipal authorities OF the French capital
have just begun TO stir themselves toward putting
II IN repair and arranging 1t properly. I, was 10
be opened on October but the date has been post
poned Ill next year Tho Cornuschl collection con-
sIss OF art objects OF many sorts An offer for IT
was received from England before II was accepted
by tho French Government OF 100000
4 Successful Operation.-"Did you get back that
NO; the doctor took II for his fee. "-(Flegende
Batter.
The Louisville Post" says that three men walked
into n Louisville drug store the other day and one
ordered drinks He and one OF the others asked for
soda water and then the clerk turned 10 the third
What will YOU have. sir?"
The man looked at the who was treating and
said:
You know | don't like soda John"
Then. turning TO the clerk ne SAID:
Give me five posta-cards"
This compensation was overheard In a railway car:
"Usen', you to work for the b. and OF"
Yes, | used usen't your
Yes. used thought you used"
Right here In America we have dialects waiting to
be coined into money by story-wrlters with a gift
FOR business.-Oife
"The New-york Journal Of Hygiene" says that
many people eat altogether too much salt The
result Is that tho skin and kidneys excessively
taxed TO get rid OF the salt and both are injured
by II. Few people have healthy skins. and II is be-
iieved that many cases OF arrangement OF the kid
neys due to the salt habit.
An editor has been inspired after looking over his
list OF delinquent subscribers to compose the follow
ing How dear to our heart is the old silver dollar
when some kind subscriber presents It to view; the
liberty head without neckte or collar and all the
strange things which 10 us seem so new: the wide
spreading eagle the arrows below IT, the stars and
the words with the strange things they tell: the
coin OF our fathers. were glad that know Il. FOR
some time or other twill come In RICH, well; the
silver dollar all love so well" -CTroy Times.
Andrew Lang tells OF an authoress he knew who
saw a novel sort OF ghosts. namely. the characters
In her novels. She once saw tho principal char
acter OF one OF her novels glide through the door
straight up to her. It about the size OF
large doll"
Il don't how brilliant man like Professor
Dusentrais can put IN SO much time talking to that
"Oh. he's only stroppng his intellect ~ Chicago
Journal.
Robert G. Winthrop. jr OF Boston. explains In an
open letter apropos OF the dust-heap discovery Of
manuscripts and letters OF Robert C. Winthrop
that as and reslduary legatee he directed
the burning a public dump. Of the final resduum
OF the large library. rubbish like old school books
and pamphlets refused by librarians. and corre-
spondence of no value. How the valuable package
Of autograph letters got into that heap. by what
carelessness dishonesty he does not expect to
discover but he says very Justly that In the dis
mantllng OF large house many persons pass
through IT, and as It is impossible to keep every
thing under lock and key portable articles some
times disappear mysteriously
Asked Too Much.-"Yes; We had TO let that nurse
eIr 20 She was recommended as being thorough
~ up TO date but she seemed TO us TO be more man
ma tic tires for the baby-carrage. ana we promptly
vol them However. we felt that II was tlihe 70
draw the line when she insisted that we must MIRO
a man to keep them pumped up. -'Ch'caso roS''
Tho next semi-annual meeting OF the METHODIST
bishops viii be held in Baltimore on OCTOBER "a
Professional Amenities-First OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
vo, would not believe me II were to tell you that
man killed himself for love or me:
Second Soubrette-Indeed would! Men used 10
do that sort OF thing In the old days OF chivary-
fr EnUuifer.