New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

According to THE Syracuse Herald there was
not the slightest truth in the dispatch about an
unseemy quarrel between President Schurman Of
Cornell, and the young women Of Sage College
printed In some papers few days ago THE
students of Cornell" 1t says knew nothing
about the matter until It appeared I'm The New
York Sun and The Syracuse Standard It is
true that the women who live at Sage College re-
Gently held meeting and that President Schur-
man appeared at that meeting to explain other
matters. but there was no objection raised against
the management Of Sage College nor anything
said against President Schurman. The whole mat
ter has in fact. been traced to the Imagination Of
an energetic coed who writes for the press"
The chairman of committee calling new
pastor in Brooklyn church has received letters
from four applicants, who write that they have
above. In the case of three of these candidates
there must be a mistake somewhere.-(Church
Economist.
Some three months ago." says The Shreveport
O.a) Times" there came to Monroe a gentleman
from Warren Ark. on n visit TO niece living in
the former town. Mr. George Funk chat his
name) was a native of Pennsylvania. who had
Joined an Ohio reglment and fought through the Civil
War, subsequently settling In Arkansas. He was
in feeble health when he reached Monroe and con-
tinued to grow worse. When he saw that the end
was near he requested that he might be buried
by the Henry w. Allen Camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams On his death his request made known
to the members OF the camp. all Of whom readily
acceded to 1t and signihed their intention Of at
tending the funeral. which they did"
A traveller in Rome tells of citizen who was
evidently too lazy sit the bark Of the Tiber
and fish after the manner Of the ordinary fisher
men. but instead arranged his apparatus in the
form OF automatic nets which are made 10 revolve
by the aid Of weights and the current of the
stream. that 1t is not necessary for him 10
visit the spo, ofiener than once day With the the
bank to his house 1t would seem to be unneces-
sary for him TO do even this. Nothing would be
lacking then to complete, his happiness but tan an
electric broiler and. possibly. an automatic bone
extractor.-Burao Commercial.
THE Chicago Tribune" tells this story OF the
Mississippi floods. An old darby met by one
of the relief expeditions Uncle Eph was in
dilapdated looking skin dugout. which he was
having considerable trouble to keep afioat. He
was busy padding with hand and baing
out his craft with the other when the relief boat
came within halling distance OF him. II
the outskirts OF village toward which the old
man was evidently trying to make his way when
the captain OF the relief boat called to him:
Hello there. Uncle What do you want?'
Nothing but wings. boss" was the answer. and
the old man and his skiff soon astern OF the
relief boat.
observed the Ready Made Philosopher at Is safe
to assume that they like each other"
Accomplished Listener inauired1,
And how about two women"
I'm that case" responded the Philosopher. with
an apprecIative smile you may know that they re
afraid OF each other."-Chicaeo Journal
The latest evidence. says correspondent
OF the progressive spirit Is to be found In Bowl
ing Green. Ohio The visitor to the handsome
courthouse In that town finds himself confronted
at every turn by placard bearing this astound-
Ing inscription: