New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-03
THE TALK or THE DAY.

pr, ~ tho largest collections OF autographs IN
C.ru.cficut is owned by William l. Ransom o'
IItchAeld In his selection he has cohuh'" NM
sf mainly 10 the pen-written letters and portraits
-, ,ho members OF the Provincial Congress, the
si-rcrs NJ the Declaration OF Independence INC
prasi1o,,s ~ the United States. Senator'S ana
Corgroesrncn Supreme Court officials ana famous
ARM and Navy officials. He has the autographs
~ cverv President. Mr. Ransom found mat An
dreu Iohnsor's autograph was the most dlHlcui'
- .o,,r, from, Tho fac, that Johnson wrote h.le,
and. when he dll write. used lead p'nci! IS d
quill
How II, Won Her Miss Charmynge-Don't yon
,ltnt I - meant for business woman -.
Jack iusilcr-No, | don't tnink 80" WV
meant for a business man-tbrooK!h I''e'
The Sultan has decided 10 create new form OF
the ancient order OF Iftikar for the Officers and
so,I,rs who distinguished themselves In the Greco
Turkish War The patent is somewhat cdriousN
u,,rlel I, reads as follows: Patent OF the H.
sc,iu,, OF honor specially instituted 10 perp'''d'e
the memory OF the valor q my troops ana me VIC
tories which they won In the war UNDERTAKEN WIZ"
cr.oco IN order 10 defend the rights and the
grandeur OF my empire and TO appreciate the per-
soma, courage Of each Of the comoaahts. Inns
na,ent has been delivered TO -. who by his con-
due, has meritci this honorable distinction.
Little Glrl-Mrs Brown. ma wants TO know II
she could borrow a dozen of eggs She wants ~
pHN e r you've got hen setting have you?
I didn't know you kept hens. ,.... h,,, Mr..
little Ciirl-No. maam, we don't; put MT, Mt,
smiths going TO lend US hen that's goin 10 Sc, SCI
an ma Thought II you'd lend US SOM SOM essS w"
ind "A nest ourselves. -(ilousehold WORDS
President Mason OF the International Association
., r,rn and Police Telegraph superintendent has
teamed , circular TO the members OF that organiza-
zion outlining tn. programme of their convention
~ Nashville Tenn september "A ana 10 next. me
business sessions OF the convention Will oc NV"
during the morning hours OF each day. for the en-
tortaInment Of the members there mas pee" AZ
r,noed = vlsi, 70 the Exposition in the afternoon
.rd evening of the second day. with concert an"
s,,.ci,I fireworks at night. y special excursion 10
,be RcIle Meade racehorse breeding establishments
,ril he made thursday morning september TO- anu
a ,is,, 70 tho summit OF Lookout Mountain III 'ne
afternoon.
Speed in walking There's no end OF Pec?i wbo
said who walks grnn a.. "e,,' bnur and very
t innIy .hSv could bur they would nave to move
very Sssy d ne do do walk % tour miles an
ho,r. ,br.r miles is very fair gait. and wh'n one
xss that he G sha od MH time in IKE
army carried a man two ana hNe-eGhtuS H'lieS an. an
hGn hour: al ana hour The distances witch the soldier
covers in an hour have now been ncreasea Some
w., nv ~! IMPRESSION is that the common time re-
mains under three miles an hour C@Tany tnrs &c
mem average Specification Journal
"rnere Is no man In Kansas" says THE Kansas
CIV Journal" quite SO scientific and methodical
I'm his methods OF procedure as eX-Chief Justice
David Martin. Yesterday he took Topics into his
confidence In relation 10 trip TO Klondike, when
he has In contemplation. He has investigated the
subject and finds that polar bear can so nine
months without any food whatever existing solely
upun the fat which he has accumulated upon MS
bones during the summer. He finds further 'hat
the bear wastes away only about one hundred anu
twenty pounds during this period OF starvation anu
he figures that he has upon his own person ABOUT
one hundred and fifty pounds OF fat thai VIII en-
abe him TO go longer without food than any pear
that ever lived. The whole problem IN hlohoihe'
said the am!abe ex-Chef Justice TO ropes APP
pears to be the question Of food can stay one
season without bite to eat end come oacN win
pound Of gold for every pound OF fat carry H.
II has always been n question with ,Ae S'GGumn,tyy
newspaper man what he would do II an MUS 20
woman set out to horsewhip him. Soine se.S n 80
W. w Wick. OF Topeka. was running ar ,b .o main
paper, and woman assailed MIN on ~ %,a
street OF the town He gathered hcr up Sh WILL Iictnd
arm and paraded around the square one n nnn
and squirmed but he marched lauSsn nthsred
displaying her 10 the crowd thar nag sas.efsu -,
mortified the woman much that she et, wv ~.
the first train and bothered me eotor ai'ef
ward.-(Kapsas CO.. Journal