New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22


a certain Massachusetts town Is possibly respon-
sibe for the vacant rooms and the complaints OF
the owner Summer boarders taken in THE
Boston Evening Transcript remarks that George
Washington in his best estate, could not have
been more truthful than the author of the sign.
Dlscouragng jes' my luck" said Farmer
CorntOsss s9omy am t the wns' TO sgStsa along
Is ter make up his mind what he's a-gointer 90 an
keep dom jes' that
"Nothin else Last year I raised wheat when
orter hev tuck In summer boarders This year
tuck In summer boarders when ! orter heV ralseu
wheat."-(Washington Evening Star
Travellers in the wllds Of Africa will do well to
take q plentiful supply Of umbrellas with them. ac-
cordng to Professor Pechuel-Loesche, the German
explorer. He says they are the best protection
against the wild beasts. tigers and lions especially
being afraid OF them when suddenly opened
The peculiar manner in which a ws-dres sea
gentleman walked down Chestnnt-st; rev
evenings ago attracted attention Some OF
his steps were Of ordinary length, while others
were very short and others stiil very ,Ung
That man said he IFS p,I ls
sidewalk There dozens Of persons VINO believe
meet at With ie bad Oh luck They soon Get into the
of regulating their steps so az to avoid ne craeks
movements | know one man who walks on the
asphalt the curb to avoid the necessity OF
The day ne was told Of the superstition he lost $40
Nv in a speculation Next day he walked on, on the
asphalt and got II all back. '(Phiade Press.
The year 1928 Will not witness diamond jubilee
but it will be a golden one. Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria who Is sixtyseven old this
month will celebrate next year the ffeth ami
versary OF his ascent to the throne.
land was gathering material for the life OF Grant
he spent a day or two In Atlanta. where ne
Witnessed Lees surrender. Garland was interested
and questioned him closely. , ,r
You you were present When Lee sur
rendered.?
Did YOU see Lee give mp his sword -
No sun. | didn't, ,GIn'rul Lee give up he sword:
Not him, Dey tried ter take 1t fum MIN 1 PVT ne
made pass at one er two OF dem, rn dey lrf on -
Ana where was Grant all that time?"
on he wuz right dar sub, En- he to- EN-. he
did: We'll. BOYS let him keep de weepon. lie
can't do much damage. kase he done whipped. any
how. '"-(Atlanta constitution.
In an interesting address on Journalism before
the Amateur Press Association. in Philadelphia. the
other day. the veteran Editor. A. X. Mcclure gave
some good advice 10 aspiring newspaper men
There IS other calling In which so great posi-
bilities await those who enter IT, There Is one
thing which must not be overlooked. however ana
that is that men cannot be educated to become
journalists. Many colleges have such departments
in their curriculums They can only teach prlh-
o,nl. hut journalists are very much like Topsy
4
they grow: they are not made. on one occasion
| had a conversation with the late Joseph r. 'hahd-
Ter I'm which the latter spoke or the iact mat when
he first became connected with The ihited STATES
Gazette of which he was the publisher ne uid
every bit of writing the paper. editorial ana rep
ortoral and in order to fill out his spare moments
AZ the same time taught school. Now there Is not
a newspaper I'm the city that does not employ over
Il hundred people and Journalism IS yet III us III
fancy 1t is the calling where the man or 'he
woman Is advanced only as ne OF she ueseIN"@'
Good journalists are wanted al! the time. There
is not a day that the newspapers doh WANT ~
eneag. three or four and there's not a newspaper
l., town that doesn't want 5000 man every hour
The Journalist is who knows ana learns
rstinctivey the value OF news ana now 10 present
II freshly and attractivey. The WOODS are I"l OF
commonplace Journalists II young man comes
10 me and asks what TO write about know he
ia NJ no use The writer who cannot MAKE his own
.ubtact and present It brightly is not journalist
Tho journalist il the who sees special article
,,ory d,v OF his ne Nature full OF stories. If
we only know how 10 value and apply them
ri, for Tat.-Doct ,r-Yoa're a long time paying
iIardup-Well. You "''c " ''"s ''' "'''e W
- CRoston Traveller.
Several deaths have recently been reported OF
Inc I'm tho country who partook OF poisonous
funyi instead Of the edible and toothsome mush-
room Accidents OF this kind might be largely pre-
,ea u fhe report on mushrooms and toadstoois
',,a1 nv the State University we're widely circu-
,,, The first edition % this report was barely
,.,ci,t 70 supply applicants registered before
,,lic.tion A second edition has been ordered
and wu probab.y be printed within month. The
rr,r, IL published at 81 35 volume which includes
>, ..nts for transportation. orders should be sent
n Melvi Dewey. secretary. Board OF Regents Al
bany, y.
rventy Thousand Books Barred by the Church 49,
the faithful OF the Church OF Rome are forbidden
IN the Index Expurgatorius 10 read twenty thou.
sand books These are the works OF eight thousand
.mihors Everything that Renan wrote IL con-
,temned hut only the more profane, from Roman
ratholic standpoint OF NOltaires works appear IN
tho index Tanes History Of English Literature
tx under the ban. hut his studies OIL the French
Revolution are omitted from the list OF prohibited
hooks by the wish OF Leo XIII. All OF Cousin =
works are condemned. hut only four OF iamartne.
/ For obvious reasons. Eugene sues wandering
lew" and the MYSTERIES OF Paris are hoth Tor
hidden reading. The Index contains complete
catalogue OF the works OF both the elder and young
.r Dumas bu; only two of Victor Hugo hooks
arr, enund i'm it-"I.es MiScrah.es' and "Noite Dame
Do Paris" There Ioas in the index-one
/. the author OF Rome the other H. theologisn
Of the last century.-(Boston Evening Transcript.