New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-26

Tho Chicago Post" says that Eli A. Gage. son
Of Lyman J. Gage and employe Of the North
American Transportation and Trading Company,
Is now on his way 10 Washington bearing dis
matches from the company setting forth the urgent
needs of the district and asking prompt action
His trip from the wild. uncivilized region OF the
Yukon was attended by many perilous adventures.
hairbreadth escapes and with starvation staring
the party in the face more than once. lie says
that there Is a great deal Of lawlessness in the
Yukon gold region, and that Federal troops are
needed there.
4 captain in a regiment stationed In Natal, when
paying his company day. CHANGED 10 give a
man "A Transvaal half-crown. which as one would
naturally expect bears the image ana super
scription" of President KRUGER
The man brought it back to the pay table and
said TO the captain: please SIT, youN given INC
a bad half-crown."
The officer took the coin. and. without looking at
e. rung IT on the table, and then remarked: 1T
sounds all right. Bagster What's wrong with t?'
You luke at H. sir" was the reply.
The captain glanced at the coin. saying: IT'S
all right man: IT will pass in the canteen.'
This apparently satisfied Bagster. who walked
off making the remark II YOU say IT'S a right,
Queen wi whiskers on.'-(Answers.
The plan to make Sheffield England. the see city
of a new diocese has been abandoned. because the
wealthy laymen OF the city refuse to contribute
anything to the support of the Bishop
Mother" said thoughtful Boston child to his
maternal relative
What is 1t. Waldo"
rs Philadelphia older than Boston. MOTHER
'Of course not. my The first settlement was
made in Charlestown in 1890 while William Penn
hfty-two years later"
That was always my impression mother, hut
how Is 1t that Philadelphia * mentioned in the
Bible, while Boston is not?'-dttsburg Chronicle.
Says THE Boston Transcript: when Profess
sor Norton consented to give the six lectures
Dante for the Prospect Union at Cambridgeport
conducted by wage~earncrs and Harvard stu
dents and professors) IT was "A foregone conclu-
sion that the small hall of tho union would be
filled to OVERLOOKING 1t has been Next Mon
day afternoon comes the lecture on the Prose
Works following The Function Of Poetry and
Dante and His New Life The last three are on
The Divine Comedy
storekeeper-Did you ride way in here ies' ter
buy that gallon NV whskey. Abrer?
Abncr-Wy consarn yer hide. Silas' yew orter
know / wouidn' leave my farm right in Their middle
gallon NV whiskey. KEN ter town ter-day pup
uss ter buy my wife spool NY white cotton
thread. an gol darn my buttons ef | hadn't clean
forgot all about that thread until you spoke
Judge.
On Monday "The Standard and THE Post" of
Syracuse will be consolidated. and will appear as
''The Syracuse Post Standard" "rhe Standard"
was founded weekly in 1929 and became "A
daily in 1851. Originally Democratic II became Re-
publican in 1856. For the last ten years IT has
been owned by Howard q. White. and has been
enterprisng and able The Pest" was established
three or four years ago by James J. Beden and
at once took high rank newspaper The
consolidation was due to the belief that there Is
not room In Syracuse for two hrst-cass RepubH-
morning papers.
I'm afraid you'll never know how to write
Tomme." said his teacher sadly
Don't care" said Tommic. "Incle Jim IL going
TO send me a typewriter FOR my birthday ."-(IIar-
pcr's Round Table.
Next sunday will be observed Mary Lyon
Day" by the alumnac and friends Of Mount IIo-
yoke College. many OF whom will honor the mem
DRY OF the great teacher by making contribution
to the fund for the new buildings OF the college
Customer don't see how anybody can handle q
Zig stock OF glass Ike this without doing a lot II
breaking
Persuasive salesman-They can't ma'am Two
firms broke all TO pieces trying to handle this lot
une