New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-02

| The Rev Henry Rupp the oldest active clergy
man In Illinois. now in his ninetythird year, IL
still strong and vigorous, and breaches every sun
| day.
| Sweet Contcnt-Wayworn Watson-Everyth thing II
gettn' to be done by machinery these DAYS. IL i
| Perry Patet.ic-I don't see no cali fer you, ne'
me- neither, to git excited about IT, guess no ma
chine won't never take up our TRACE arc ru'" IT,
| Cincinnati Enquirer.
The citizens of Guthrie. Okla. determined re-
| Gently to present medals TO three young men VINO
| had shown bravery In rescuing people during the
| feed. yoInG woman who was getting suoscr'p
tions for this purpose came up to group OF several
| young men, among whom was Mccartney one Oh
| the men for whom the medals wero TO pe procorcu
| Boys I'm collecting money 10 buy medais lOi
| Mccartney, Willis and Pint. VIII you heipF
| YES" replied Mccartney With n wink TO his COM
psnions but while am willing to help In getting
| medals for Willis and Plat I don't think McCart-
ney deserves He simply fell into the river ana
| had 10 be helped OUT
well between you and me-" connden'iany re-
| spcnded the subscription taker, 81 don't think SO
either but folks afraid he might feel hurt IL ne
was left out they counted him In.
On Certain Conditions.-"The fine will be 81 and
costs" announ ed the Police Magistrate. .
I'm willing to make 1t $40 and costs, Squire y
printed record that was going twenty, miles an
| hour and my machine was Creased I.lghthhe'
| geared 10 %."-tChcago TriDune
The golden Jubilee OF Beoit College will be ceie-
brated on June a. A bust Of Dr. Aaron Lucus
Chaplin who was president Of the college for thirty
six years. will be unveiled, and addresses VIII De
made by many distinguished men.
Il hope" said the elderly gentleman who patron
be content with slight results" u,r,, DONNA
mo indeed replied the promising prima donna
Strive TO be further along to-day Tran you were
yesterday" $500 ,, r.,
morning struck the management Tor ~, week
more "-Washington Star
Caterpillars are doing great damage TO trees and
shrubs in some parts Of Western New-York The
entomologists of Cornell University say that they
are Matched from eggs that were deposited on the
trees last July. and that the eggs were covered
with a sort OF varnish to protect them from the
snow and rain. They called tent caterpiliars,
as after Matching out they weave for themselves
kind of tent. After attaining their growth they
form cocoons and about the first of July develop
into moths.
Fully Formed.-"But you are too young" pleaded
the anxious mother. mo girl should marry before
oh" said the gladstone maiden of eighteen sum-
mers. my mind has been made up ror more imam u
week."-(Cincinnau Enquirer.
The Los Angeles papers say that In the month of
April the heaviest consignment OF ostrich plumes
ever shipped from California sent to Paris.
The industry is longer an experiment IN the long
Pacific State Already the business has an invest
ment of 5000 OOO which is likely TO be augmented by
a third during the coming season. The sales of
plumage this year from the ostrich farms at Fall
brook Coronado Anahelm, Pasadena. Pomona and
Santa Monica foot up to $4,000 The percentage OF
profit on the amount invested is large enough to
make the business profitable.
"These stripes" sighed the convict. make man
feel small
The kind woman. who had come into the dark
some place to cheer him. smiled radantly.
only think" she urged, how much worse they
would be II they ran the other way.'-(Detroit
Journal
The various Democratic candidates who dis
played such activity TO get votes from the MEM
hers OF the Florida Legislature during the Sena
torial contest that ended recently found 1t quite
difficult to make the members understand their po-
stion on the silver creed. In fact. they did not
seem to understand themselves from one day TO
another For instance. Senator Call was eighteen
wears I'm Congress and has been on both sides of a
good many questions: he now declares for silver.
Chipey who is vce-president OF the Louisville and
Nashville road supposed 10 be gold Demo
crat but few days ago he announced himself an
out a nd-out silver man. Raney eX-Chef Justice OF
Florida who was the leader of the fight against
instructing the delegates for silver in the State
Convention, claims to be for silver Wolff.
spoken of as 1.-THE Joker of the Legislature" was
supposed to be for silver The same Is true of
nearly all the men whose names recently came
been elected Senator.