New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-28
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

TIE TALK or THE DAY.
There will be a pubic meeting in San Francisco
on August II. under the auspices Of the Lincoln
Monument League Of California, to arouse public
opinion in regard to the creation Of a monument to
Lincoln the Pacific Slope.
Robson is certainly daft about that baby of
what has he done?"
Why we were ali talking about the tariff at the
Office last Saturday but BobsOn only made one re-
mark
He wanted to know IL they had raised the duty
on catnlp tea '-(Cieveand Plain Dealer
a Boston paper tells a story of a Smith College
| girl who was awakened in her summer home by
the cry Fire. Fire. Cool and collected, she
donned her Clothes and then thought: Now, what
| do / value the most" After mature reflection she
took list of books from her writing desk and left
the house. II am 90 glad saved it," she said
| aftorward TO sympa thzing friend 'for If had
lost 1T I could not tell what books read last year
A Distinction. -wickwirc-That is a rocky-look-
| Ing umbrella you are carrying, Nudge IL 1t the
Muige-It is the best could gct.-Undianapols
Journal.
The new standard postal-card will be a trife
smaller than the card in use, so that 1t can be
| Enclosed in business envelopes Of ordinary size.
| The new library cards will be issued in response to
the general demand of librarians for card suit
able for indexng by card catalogue. Two hundred
and fifty millions of these library cards will be pro-
vded for and one billion eight hundred million of
the standard cards
She-Harry. you said something last evening
that made me feel SO bad
! He-What it, dearest?
| She-You said was one OF the sweetest girls IN
all the world.
He-And aren't you, darling?
she-You said ''one of the sweetest" On, Harry.
to think should live to know that have to share
your love with Standardization Transcript.
Pittsburg man is going to establish a matri-
monial agency at Clondyke. He says: THOUSANDS
poor but thoroughly respectable girls even In this
State are looking for honest employment, and would
| 20 to Alaska to get it If they assured they
would be properly cared for In the towns and VII
| lagos of New England the number of women is 80
far in Of the men and employment so nara
to get that thousands would be willing to go to
Alaska under proper conditions. propose 10 secure
places in advance for companies OF, say one hun
dred girls and have their employers advance money
for their transportation from the States and recon-
! pense me for my trouble besides No girls vii! be
accepted except such can bring the highest
recommendations to character and respectable
ity. Arriving at the god district each one Will be
assigned her place, but all Will be located within
Il short distance OF each other, so that they may
! have association and be able to counsel each otner.
Under their influence the camp would take OH a
| homekc appearance. and the miners would not
feel that sense Of isolation winch sends many to
their graves They would be served with we'll
cooked food and the general health of the camp
would be vastly improved
good story Is told of IA Portland cycst. which
Is none the less funny for being true, who, while
g od s sbn p h hone Wheel n 'e % and
quently took the machine apart; laying the little
by on sheet of paper. but judge of his chagrin
! when upon looking around he found the barnyard
longinss. and had already levoured most of them.
II IS needless to add that he changed places with
| IL Ianx IN hr
laid up for repairs.-tBangor Wing
Mrs Isabella Beocher Hooker, sister of Harriet
| Beecher stowe appeals the public for subscrip-
ticns for the purchase OF the homestead in Hart
| ford in which Mrs. Stoves two unmarried daugh-
tiers have lived for many years. Il am confident,
she says that the shares of the daughters In the
income that the property may be expected 10 yield.
including the proceeds of the sale of the house will
not be sufficient for their comfortable support 1t
Is reported that the house is now in the hands of
broker for sale |; by the generous nterposition or
their friends It could be rescued for the daughters,
Il would | am sure, be regarded as an act OF great
! Kindness while those who have known and admired
| and loved Mrs Stowe will feel that it is most fitting
that the house should still remain in the family
| and be consecrated to her memory"
Mrs Greene-Dr. Jalap is such nice man. And
he is so reasonable in his charges. too lie only
Mrs BrowneNWhat did he say the matter
Mrs Greene-He said that there really was moth
ing the matter with me. and that all wanted was
good food and al the rest G ,n ge! WHY Dr.
Stckem the last time called on him, said mad a
n} Ga he only charged me
| for all that. Talk Of cheapness'-tbos'oh iran
| script.
4 CORRESPONDENT OF "The Hartford Times" says
that a lather Of tar soap applied to the face and
hands and then gently rubbed OIL Is sure P'o'ec-
| ton against mosquitoes.
Tine wife Of the late Professor Agassiz was one
little scream attracted the professor attention n
his elbow and inquired what was me matter ma .,,
WHY. little srake has just crawed our n OF my
gated the professor calmly lying dow m, again gam
There should have been three RE Hou pu, tne'h
there to keep them warm. '-tBuHalo oomihercia'.
az the l2s 90 persons in Johannesburg. 50,sG
| r-uroueans The number Of actual Europeans.
/ apart from immigrants from the British South
/ African colonies and the Orange Free states. Is
/ q $50 subdlvded az follows: English. Scotch and
irish 1926: Russians. 1885,; Germans. 226S Dutch,
$40: French 42; Swedes or Norwegians' BIZ ital-
sns 2O6 Swiss. l3s, and other countries 'Vs
A Great Disadvantage.--"l suppose" remarked
the sarcastic housewife. chat in the course oil time
lee will be worth as much as diamonds cat,
well" replied the iceman. refectvey dia,
raIr %, their melting down 20 as TO keep up
steady demand "-(Washington star
! Goethe once presented set of his works to Har-
ward University a fact brought 10 light some years
ago I'm the process of recataloguing the German
! literature of the library.
Pleasures of the lmagnatl on.-"Mrs Stebblns is
! the Ineanest woman on earth
! What has she done now? ,,
she gave her little boy slice OF bread ana but,
! ter and told him 10 so out ana sit whete ne could
| snoli INC blackberry Jam Mrs. Perkins was max
! ing "-(Chicago Record.
! Sugar specializing has many ramihcatons, ac-
| coroing to THE indianapolis Journal I'D rather
| our engagement were not announced until the end
NJ the session." said the statesman. And why
dear?' asked the woman he had won. Il don't
want 1t charged that am specializing In sugar"
! See the cow run after the summer girl!
/ il the summer girl In danger?
! IT. .rlrl nAt IN