New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-15

One result OF the Indian plague has been TO hoou
the London market with pearls. the native dealers
in the marts OF Bombay have been In such haste
10 quit the stricken city that they have eagerly
disposed OF their wares az far below the cus'oma'!
market value.
Iizette-Is 1t a noce place we have. Marie 80, ,o
Marie "a new arrvaD-Noice enough put IL 3 pe
want me Understanding ply they do make me DO
such quare things
WIS sure livery mornin' the mssus tis me to
swape the doost from the ure, an phn I'm done done
hack to the fiure agin" -(NewYork Weekly.
A serious man went the other day to one OF the
now ladies'. clubs recently instituted in London
with his wife n serious lady. They were inclined
10 become members but before doing so the nus
band consulted waiter. He looked the iady
over and said: Between you and me. SIR she Is
hardly our style. Our members are mostly nae
tresses and military.
Bacon-Did you hear about Bachelor?
Ebgert-No: what now? r.
Il hear he fell a victim to woman's charms"
"Yes. he was riding his wheel, and he turned
around to see what the woman had on. when he
feIl"-(Yonkers Statesman
The Louisiana tale Of the Cow Island hen which
Matched out brood Of young agators and nursed
them with a mothers care finds Its paralel III the
exploit of a North Carolina fowl when mas oroush'
triumphantly forth from her nest twelve hVeV
spect and tenderness. 1t is new demonstration
NJ tho composire OF that useful domestic bird, and
the breadth OF its maternal sympathies. that II
takes up Its family duties without the smaHest
token Of surprise, and leads the brood about as
TRANQUILITY as II 1t consisted OF peepng young
Dorkngs buff Cochins. They Will. OF course
part company as the young reptiles gain
exnerience and access to water. but they " Ill carry
with them the privilege of pointing with peculiar
pride to at least one branch OF their ancestry.
When they reach the goal appointed 10 all con-
scientious terrapin. that is. the stewing pan, a
hint OF chickens may hover about II, minsl'ng
with their own ravishng fragrances commemora-
ton of the enterprising North Caroiina non WHICH
started them on their career.
Judge Burlingame has a Joke on the Michigan
Supreme Court. I'm ordering new trial ior D. o
II. Holmes. convicted Of murder In tho nrst de-
Court took occasion sharply to criticise Judge Bur
lngames charge to the jury, asserting that u 700
OF the case The charge to the jury In the
Holmes case happens TO- be a. verbatim srSs TePeUa
Ave years ago In trial where insanity was tie
defence and in sustaining the erSE , ib tina! narn s
because 1t did not go far enough.-tChicaso Times
Herald
A correspondent OF London paper lamsnts the
"swaggering nomenclature OF the British Navy"
Another correspondent suggests that such names as
Bouncer and Insolent. which have erewhile adorned
ferent tone-the Ritualist, for instance. the
Thoughtful Radical Some years ago classical
poet I'm england likened the Ironclad to rhinoc-
eros and 1t is rather wonder that the Ad-
miraty have not before this adopted the name OF
that powerful and self-asserting animal. These
are his lines:
o Concentration OF brute force.
Rhinoceros OF the deeps
o ugly Delos. on whose shores
No soft LatOna sleeps,
scant room in thee for birth or love
Mid Monsters furnace born.
The iron throated guns above,
Below the ripping horn.
little bit OF municipal reform Is apparently
needed In Chicago. The Chicago Evening POST
remarks: when Washington Hesing at the
banquet OF the Merchants Club. Saturday
night, said that Chicago the drtiest
large city In the world except Constantine
pe' the truth was so palpable to those
present that they filled with pity and disgust
over Constantinope. And when he said that
Chicagos assessment Is the most outrageous Of
any city In the world. there was not n around
the table to take Issue with the statement, be-
cause every man there knew that IL was notori-
ousiy scandaiously discredtaoly true"
A well-known artist Of this city received not
engaged IN the sale OF California dried fruit. in
wiling him to compete for a prize to be given for
wares. Only one prize was to be given and all
unsuccessful drawings were to become the prop
erty Of the fruit men. After reading the circular
the artist sat down and wrote the following: The
Dried Fruit Company--Ccntl emen: I am offer
ing a prize OF 30 cents for the best specimen Of
dried fruit. and should be glad to have you take
part In the competition. Twelve dozen boxes Of
each kind OF fruit should he sent for examination.
and all fruit that is not adjndged worthy Of the
prize will remain the property OF the undersigned.
Is also required that the express charges on the
fruit 90 forwarded b paid by the sender Very