New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-27
the TiLK or the DAY.

Grant. in company with some other generals. once
attended McVicker's Theatre, In St. Louis, to hear
Max Maretzeks opera of "Sleepy Hollow" They
occupied McNlckor's private box. 10 which a with
drawiag-room attached. where between the
acts General Grant could enjoy his cigar While he
was pulling away waiting for tho curtain to rise OF
the las, act. McVicker thought ne would get an
expression from him concerning the merits OF the
production. "lie seems to talk easy enough" said
the manager himself. "G'll see what he thinks
Of the piece anyway" SO in his quiet way he saun-
tered NJ to Grant and said: General, how do you
like the opera Grant slowly took his cigar from
his mouth and blew away great cloud OF smoke
Well ne said IF that fellow gets the girl and the
5000 its all right" showing that his sympathes
embraced the economic as well a. the sentimental
features of the situation
Gridley Bryant, civil engineer. in 1926 projected
the first railroad in tho United States. II was
built for the purpose of carrying granite from the
quarrics of Quincy Mass. to the nearest tidcwatcr
It's length was four miles. including branches and
its first cost $4,000 The slecpets were OF stone
and were laid across the track eight feet apart
Upon rails Of wood. siy inches thick. wrought-ion
thick. were spiked. Al the crossings stone rails
were used, and "a the wooden rails became I'M
seryiccabe they were replaced by others of stone.
0ades Home Journal
There is prosperous Welsh colony in the Argen-
tine Republic
Straigh. from Dublln.-An freshman hailng from
Dublin, recently came across the Channel and en-
listed in line regiment.
one morning. when assembling on parade for
recruit ON the order Double being given by
The dr!lcsereeant the cocknoy was heard to cX-
TO which Pat Immediately replied: And hang
London ye spalpccn' -tAnswers.
There is a BARRIERS chair in Houlton Me. in
which Hanniba! Hamn, Fred Douglas, Blaine
Garfield, Theodore Tilton and President Mckinley
are said 20 have sat
! was sitting in tie saTclum Of a Kansas country
footer came in and Interrupted Us in rather bel
sec here"' he cried. addressing the editor.
you've put something in the paper about me that's
got 10 be corrected. You hear
We heard: any ono, within quarter Of mile
whats the natter" mecky asked the editor
fell from a railroad train while slightly intoxi-
Gated That's lie amt such chump that.
have done it, Understand? FIN it up RIM no
chump,"-Ohicago Times-flerald
Hitherto the coin Of Abyssnia has been the
Maria Theresa thalor, called by the Abyssinians
talari. But King Menelek has determined 10 have
a new coinage and has nrustcd it's preparation
to the Paris Mint. The standard coin will still be a
talari Of the nominal value Of five francs and il
will have on one side the profile OF Menelek crowned
with "A triple tiara. and bearing round the circum-
ference the inscription: John Menelck II. King of
Kings of Ethiopia" on the reverse side will he
a figure OF the lion Of Judah. holding cross in
its paw, and the following motto: Ethiopia cx-
tends the hand only to God" with the year.
Very Bad Judement.-"Poor Hedsix has lost his
job i'm the pOstOficr
you don't say!
But do say Some crank mailed letter adj
and instead Of sending II to his chief HcidsiX sent
i, to Bob Fitzsimmons - Indianapolis Journal.
Bishop A. Grant and number Of other colored
men are talking of an Afro-Am"rican fair and in
terstate exposition, to be held in Houston. Tex
next year
LISTEN he Missed.
no" She answered and turning upon her heel
brusquey. she left him there alone.
# was not her wont 70 listen 10 ANYTHING unless She
was sure 1t was none of her busincss-(Detrot
Journal
4 colony Of Shakers will probably buy thirty or
forty thousand acres Of land in Colorado or Wyo-
ming and settle on it. There is now no Shaker
settlement of Indiana.
The American Bible Society has received the an
nual report Of it's agent in Siam. the Rev John
Darlington. OF Bangkok He says that the transla-
tion of the Book OF Ecclcsiastes out OF the Hebrew
into the Slamese language has been made and an
edition Of 1000 has been printed. He and his son
have made tours during the year. reaching
seventeen provinces five OF which they worked
over twice In part of the field people said that
missionary selling books had ever reached their
place. Fifteen sixteen towns on the Gulf Of Siam
had never been visited by missionaries before. The
Bible Socicty's books have entered gambling houses
opium dens. distlllerics. markets. stores work
shops. barber shops various boats. floating houses
sawmills. rice mills. Buddhist temples. homes OF
the poor and wcll-to-do high and low, waysidc
places farms and gulf towns.
TOO Much for iIm.-Dismal Dawson-Uv course |
don't believe I'm the Bible. II don't stand to reason.
Everett Wrest-Why don't III
"Iist think Of the idear that jist because Adam
done wrong, the whole world had to go to work.
Cruolest Thing | ever heard OF" indianapolis
journal.