New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


combat between a swarm Of flies and mosquitoes
over the possession of horse. The animal was
grazing in a meadow when a huge cloud OF mos
ouitoes surrounded 1t. The horse became frantic
and rushed around the field when swarm OF the
big flies attacked It. Then the cloud of mos
ouitoes and flies became mixed and the air was
filled with a strange noise but every moment some
mosquitoes flies were seen to drop TO the earth'
The horse was covered with blood, the mosquitoes
abandoning their prey to the flies.
Idea Of It wont be ns said bt the man al
engines and that sort of thing VIII be run by
the heat of the sun" -,
But" asked his wife, ~ they go to using up the
heat Of the that way, wont It make make, tn the
weather too cold TO grow crops? -(Clhciihai H'i-
quirer.
The towns and cities outside the corporate limits
OF Boston, but within the Boston postal district,
are opposed having their local posoffices desig-
mated by the letters Of the alphabet. and they are
asking the Department why their own names can
not be used for the names Of the postoff1ces.
letter on the subject recently sent to the Postofce
Department at Washington elected the following
reply:
I'VE have long seen the necessity OF restoring the
original names TO places now within the corporate
limits OF New-York City Brooklyn and elsewhere,
and az your suggestions come within that line We
shall be most happy to adopt them. provided We
can make satisfactory arrangements regarding
money order and registry business"
seamshp efi loaded or unoade as it les IN dock
have any conception of its enormous CARVING
Gapsy The Thu 1 Gs Df of OF resh SSst
can be slowed away in It's capacious hold without
loaded Steamship the other day, and this is what
it took to fill her Sixty-six cars or lumber, OF
fI oaf % Of q SSS$ Of viz Or
fresh meat 20 Of sheep or @ neat ~ S
and 16l of grain. making total OF 81 catl9auS
AZ I'm would
two miles. And all their freight went into one
tramp steamship.-(Philadelphi Record
Oscar Sherwood of Ellingwood's Corners. Me-
saws he is the only man in the world who mas iost
four legs i'm the service of his country Inc hrst
was wounded and amputated at Vera Cruz during
the Mexican War The second was taken on dur
ing the retreat from Bull Run by piece OF artil-
lery passing over II. The third was carried away
by a cannon ball at Fair Oaks. The fourth mis-
hap was before Petersburg. when Sherwood was
sent TO an underground magazine for the purpose
of learning it's ability to stand the bombardment
from Confederate shells. Perhaps 1t may be as
well to mention that the second leg taken OF was
of cork and the two subsequent ones OF willow
Bacon-Have you seen sprocket lately?
He's sight. Face all cut arm III d s'ins anu
aHow did he do it: on his bicyce?"
no. if he could have stayed on his bicycle he'd
been all right Yonkers Statesman.
The agricultural editor Of THE Portland CMe)
Express" thus answers correspondent VINO
wanted to know how to keep his neighbors mems
out OF his garden: Dear Correspondent: Take ii
lot of small stiff cards. about Ike inches; write on
them. Please keep your darned old hens at
home Tie "A short string each card. with a
grain OF corn at the other end OF the string, ana
scatter them where the hens congregate Wheh
the hungry biddy gobbles up the grain that draws
the prize she follows up the string slowing IL
away until she comes to the card. When you VIII
ba~n ant home.
your polite request
Familiar Instance.-'You see" argued Uncle
sas the rugged and nncomPromlshng ire silver
advocate of Buckheart TOWNSHIP now the trusts ,hs
an monopoes runnin everything. IN tne
cities I'm told. they can't even open the pig IRON
safe in a bank without combination. '-''heaso
Record.
According to THE Atlanta Constitution" GER
tain Georgia literary society had lively meeting
the other night the secretary and treasurer engag-
ing in a wrestling match to decide which was the
better poet. Tennyson or Kipling The Tennysoh
man was thrown three times In succession by
the Kipling man. The club then unanimously
voted In favor of the poet OF Its champion
~ hear that YOU are about to build fine resi-
Yes. stree" replied the man OF newly round iha
M front and Porto Rico in the rear.-(Harpers
Bazaar.
A letter from man in England was read last
Wednesday at the Old Orchard CMe) camp-mee'-
ing I'm which the writer claimed that his eyes had
completely run out. leaving the sockets empty out
that through the medium Of prayer and fnith new
eyeballs came TO him. and he Is now In possession
NJ nerfect vision. Others claimed TO have been
healed of cancer lung and heart disease, ETC. one
Of the foremost workers made this statement;
believe that Jesus Christ In Heaven has hesh ana
homes and that l part OF His body Should
ever be sick shouldn't stay Sick for have some
one to whom | could 20 and get healed IN inc
,,,. noor wretched wrecked body In simple way,
made me whole. and has kept me well ever since
The Correct Idea.-Weary Willie-Et You neu }"
million dollars Fields wot would you do WI, IL i.
Fiowery Fields-W'y | wouldn't 90 nuttn WI.
It'd less rest easy and let II do suttn VIII me-
- fTruth