New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
THE TALK or THE DAY.

There have been four bachelor mayors OF Boston.
The first was the late Henry Lille Pierce. who
was elected in 1872. and again in lsI. Then came
DR. Samuel A. Green who was elected in 1881. The
third was Edwin Upton Curtis, Mayor during lSs"
MAYOR Quincy il the fourth. Two Mr.. Curtis
whose engage ncnt to Miss Maude Waterman has
been announced, and Mr.. Quincy are candidates
for reelection. Perhaps before the election Mr.
Curtis will haze turned benedict. The second ana
eleventh mayors were also Josiah Quincys
Not Familiar with History.-"Told on, gentle
men. before you adjourn; notice mat you elected
Charlotte Corday an honorary member TINS
That's all right. amt it? She killed man"
Yep ITS all right mat tar: But IN IN rranan man she
YOU dO On say b tT from TN, oT o ' and
tibet we give her three groans. Carried. -'leve-
land Leader.
The energy with which the invasion of the kIon-
dixie gold fields Is being pushed is illustrated IN the
enterprise Of New-York company, representatives.
OF which are now on the way thither. carrying ma
terlal with which a cable road from Dyea to Lake
1indemann is to be constructed, and which the
engineer in charge says will be in operation hve
DAYS after his arrival reducing the cost OF trans
uortaton co per cent At the same time represents"
/ tivcs of a Montana livestock syndicate VIII DE
rushing forward a new trail through the Stckeei'
River valley setting large force OF men al WORK
unon the construction of Il road over which stage
lines will pass in the coming spring Nheh mat
time arrives and the Yukon ice breaks up the I'M
Nense river will be crowded with all sorts OF cral'
hearing men and material to the new III Dorauo
ana bringing back the wealth when IL pourS lor'"
in such flowing golden tide That FAR northern
rooior co recently brought within known geo
graphical limits is certainly going to be opened ~
the worlds enterprise and occupancy III the P'o"'p
oct and most energetic fashion win an "n"u'.
production of 81 10000 the Treadwell NINE oi
Douglas Island. Alaska. can aiIord 10 eh'a'se 10
stamp mill and is about TO do So making '"e pa".
Ava LARGEST in the world. The largest now existing
is IN South Africa. and has 80 stamps lee TIC"
Trcadwell mill IS to have 800 so far as t'le p'o
lucton of precious metals Is concerned Nd"N' -
certainly stepping to the front in the most maght-
,, manner one of these days Russia Will begm
TO BE sorry that she ever sold IL 10 th'' o''''''
Rirn1inrham where 81. 900 900 pins are
every working day. All the otncr pm ,ar, dev
.o,h',r t,irn ont about 100000 pins every dd!.
Fixing The population Of Europe at go eo every
fourth person must lose PIN eVery uaE ~ We, ny
the production IF pins per day-'boS'o" i'""9O'P"
Queen Victoria. 1t Is said. has traVeL'u more more
miles than any other European ruler since lSf-'
the wear she first entered railway carriase' ao
cordinc to an English authority. her record II '"o
million miles The Prince Of Wales has ABOUT one
milton five hundred thousand miles to his credit.
He Followed the Advice.-"Iiow far can you
swim Willie" inquired me Vssntor'
"0h I don't know" replied Willie ,,u ,o
Across the ocean, persisted the visitor face
''oTS shouudn. wonder answered Willie PROMPTLY
Why; Mile do ',d Eop W KpHT '1 mother
Don't care how far 1t s. retor'e4 MIh, 10 10y
,En III" mill I'd tried ard failed and rover tried
this."-(Chicago loS''
..,,o l,o ,r,sor.r,-You have been behaving very
.a5., Won not only got drunk. but assaulted the
officers who tried to restrain you
pr,soner-I say. Judge did you ever get drunk
and inst about the time you ~: tired and wanted
20 sleep have policeman come paving you around
like you a green watermelon!
Judge-No never was drunk.
Prsoner-Then don't talk.
woman's csotisni.- She Why do YOU get so pro;
gracious me- as do?
iIe-I couldn't be so egotistical as TO Talk that
way about my self.-U3oston Journal
According to foreign papers the success OF the
proposed university for women In Toxic il now
oes,red The principal officials and mobiles OF tn,
Empre are greatly Interested In the project, and
the En,peror and Empress have not only used their
influence IN its favor. but have contributed con-
siderable sum OF money toward its endowment.
About 10000 ven (s175ocD viii be needed 10 start
the institution.
Word we ss new sar ms9s
ri frien sa'''''''S''' 1 ' s
expressing it. she made a good impression when
she did come on the stage; but II was all over in
moment" -(Washington Evening star
A loving Hackensack nephew charged with the
duty OF preparing an epitaph for a disagreeable Old
uncle Just dead. suggested the following: Deeply
regretted by all who never knew him"
Mamma-why. Johnny. how wet your hair Is,
hope YOU haven't been I'm bathing. when | told
you YOU mustn't.
JohnnY-Bui fell into the water mamma You
can't blame for that.
Mamms-Eut how does 1t happen that your
clothes dry
Johnny-I took them of just before | fell in.
thought you wouldn't like me TO get them al wet.
-(Boston Evening Transcript