New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

After the German invasion offlcer OF tho
Turcos could not settle down into civic Ife
but went off to Africa on an exploring eX-
pedtion In ono OF the native villages on the Niger
he saw an intelligent, brgh-looking lad tied up ana
on inquiry found that he was being fattened for
feast which was in contemplation in which he was TO
appear roasted. He bought the lad for case OF Old
Tom GIN and brought him back TO Paris, where he
was sent 70 school. astonishing everybody by his
capacity. He has just died in that city, closing
history in which his rescue shines as the most men,
orable incident.
Tenderfoot Dentst-Why somebody. has simply
o' PizenWood Pete-rhats right, pard.
Tenderfoot Dentist-Wh-w hat,was the matter
in ever time a nerves teched!-(Chicago Record
Belgium. like italy, has adopted the twenty-four-
hour method of marking the time for railways. post
and telegraph: and the old distinction Of a. m and
p. m. Is to DO abolished.
In Boston-"Browning. dear" said Mrs. Emerson
to her husband, what Is a cutaneous pastimeE
"A cutaneous pastime, love? never heard or SUCH
wei. heard two men on the streetcar talking
and one of them spoke OF a skin game '-(brooklyn
Life.
Andrew Bar. OF Warfeldsburg. Md. is vigorous
and active man of eishtythree. He has never eaten
mound of meat in all his life his diet being strict
" vegetable. He has never experienced days
sickness He Is regular in his habits, and attends
10 his teamwork lately failing rye all day, taking
his turn regularly with two young men. He at
tributes his good health to his vegetable diet
Miss sngleton-Married? No. hope not. The
Mrs Miidmay~I don't see how you say such
things.-(Boston Transcript.
Philadelphia has sign reading "Ho Made Pies"
and a barber shop In the same city bears this In
scription on its window: &c. Washington Smith.
tonsoria abattoir."
Where tho Trouble was.-"Brother." said the
minister. you should try to be content with what
~ Il am" said the brother. who had been erqm;
bling. 1T is what amt got that am dissatisfied
about Cincinnati Enquirer
The Socialists of Leek, staffordshire England.
have purchased an old Quaker meeting house, and
turned it into n labor church. The edfce is two
centuries old and stands in well-turfed Enclosure.
surrounded by tall old trees. where open air meet
ings will be held in summer. Designs for wall dec
orations have been contributed by Walter Crane.
and the work of beautfyng the interior has been
carried on under the direction of Larner Susden.
Sidney Webb, in letter to the promoters. thinks
the memorial cannot fail to exercise a most valua-
bic influence on life and character. 1T will" he
adds. "be a source of inspiration, bidding men and
women to be of good cheer, for love and brother
hood still power In the land"
He-I suppose your thoughts were all on your
new bonnet Turing the sermon this morning.
She-No. nleed. they were not.
Il don't believe you can repeat anything that
Yes. | can. too | heard lady behind me say:
Isn't 1t stunningY '-(Yonkers Statesman.
A correspondent of THE Chicago Record says:
There is now In the bonded warehouse at Tampa
more than 900 bales (of tobacco) which belong TO
n few manufacturers and will last them two years.
Some of the big NewYork factories were equally
forchanded but the rest will have TO shut up shop
or use the domestic product There is no scarcity
OF the Sumatra leaf but the shrewd Dutchmen of
Amsterdam who own the Sumatra plantations.
have had their eyes opened, and are taking advan-
tage of the situation by advancing prices The clos
ing of the Havana factories Is going TO make Inn
ported cigars scarce and high. and If General Co
mez and his associates keep up the war 1t will be
some wears before the trade can be resumed. Mexi-
can manufacturers and tobacco growers are alive to
the situation but TN 'r capacity Is limited. the
smokers will have to return 10 pipes and use the
domestic product
Mrs shnllow-What queer name for fish
"smcIt" ! wonder where they come from.
Mir shallow can't say for certainty. but
think they are OF German origin and come from
the Odcr.-(Boston Courier.
The German agricultural papers say that the
imports of American apples into the German en-
plre last year were more than twenty times large
y In any previous season. the shipments In 1896
having amounted to no less than 5000 900 double
centners--the centner being equal to n hundred
weight.
Fl should say | do remember IT," said the IA.
man. who was asked II he recalled certain rail
was sitting In the seat ahead OF me, and was IN
stantly killed poor fellow. And that isn't all He
was telling one OF the funniest stories | ever
what the end Of that story was have never been
able to run across any one who MISUNDERSTANDING
oils Journal.