New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

The report of the State Geologist OF Indiana for
the last year predicts the failure Of natural gas
in the future The territory that now produces
natural gas includes region OF about 900 square
miles and no new discoveries have been made or
are now likely be made \ decrease in the press
ure was first noticeable IL 1885, and It is still
diminishing.
in ForIda)-What's the price of that orange grove?
Native-Ten thousand dollars, mister Had the
consumption? haven't consumption"
My lungs are sound a dollar. am merely
looking for good place to Locate doesn't matter to
oh' WE'LL III let Ye nave ' 5Se york Weekly
4 Denver paper remarks: The forthcoming har-
vest of cereals be large hat 1t will
ruin the farmers" And probably the same paper
would have been just az quick to predict ruin II
the crop outlook was poor.
An Optimistic Bookkeeper.-"My dear sir your
books are in frghtfu disorder. Don't you have to
make no a deficit sometimes
"Oh yes, sometimes. But then, sometimes tncre
a surplus."-(Fliegende Batter.
There is an all-around man in Tcrre Hau:e, Ind.
THE Express" Of that city. says: Elder H. ].
Sweeney, State Fish Commissioner end for twenty
years pastor of the Christian Church at Columbus,
who will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the
Normal School in this city this morning is talked or
for the Republican nomination for Congressman IN
the WITH District fill the vacancy caused by the
deaf of Mr. Holman
Cruel Punishment.-"The sentence Of the Court
said the Judge. lis that you be confined in the
county jail for one year and be disfranchised for
hvg p year n.h said rho gentleman who had misap-
probya ted" the poury shat is iough and mis-
take. w course years board at county expe. S
s35 or $40 a year I'm goin' to lose on my votes -
cincinnati Enquirer.
According to old Law in St. Louis. man may
be sold at auction TO the highest bidder for term
Of six months service for deserving his wife and
falling TO support her The law Is to be applied in
the case of a confirmed loafer. and an announce
ment of his sale is posted the front door of the
city courthouse.
A lawyer brought a suit against rich corpora
ton for a man Of good standing in the community
and of rather exceptlonal atalnnns's d rot he
for the purpose Of gaining the sympathy or the
jury; ,oon Of ,ho ,ury who are the parties to
this important litigation? Why. on the one side
treasury. and the other side" (pontng to his
client, who was seated az the par)' there Is lily
Did YOU win your suit ?? inquired friend of the
plaintiff few days after, o,,,. ,,,, s,,u
never employ that lawyer again. He called me
fool. and the jury believed it."-(Green Bag.
An electric contribution box is the latest Connecti-
cut invention The minister touches button, and
small silver cars lined with velvet, visit each pew
simultaneously running m a slender rail back of
each pew. Each car returns to lockbox at the
pew entrance and the deacons collect the receipts
after the service.
Pr,perty Jokes-"Dont you think these stripes
become me- asked the inner awning.
.Thev ought TO run crOssWile" said the window,
savagely you are nothing but daylight robber"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hospital Guaraltee Association. of st. Louis.
iust formed, nsures against sickness. Upon pay
ment of small monthly sum guarantee is given
to pay expenses In of illness, and give certain
per diem as well There Is TO be regular hospital
institution with staff % medical attendants. but
subscribers may choose their own physicians or be
sent TO any hospital the expense Of the assoca-
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