New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Soon after the discovery was made two years
ego, Of a method to produce acetylene gas cheaply
there a promise Of its coming into favor In
the near future Illuminating agent. Several
untlmely explosions however. soon showed that Its
use not unattended with danger. Besides. II
was also found that calcium carbide from which
IL wa, obtained by combination with water IL
likely to prove rather more expensive than was at
first supposed. The principal objection the one
first mentioned, has now been removed. If one may
trust a story which comes from Ireland. A Mr..
Goodwin, of Dublin. is said to have discovered that
A trifing amount OF carbonic acid gas. added to
acatylene during TIE process Of manufacture not
only prevents explosions. but Increases the brill
iancy Of the flame. II this assertion prove to be
correct, acetylene may develop great popularity
before long
His Fiancee-I should tell you. Baron. that will
not have a penny Of my own until dear mamma Is
Baron Won Stony -hausen-Den musd wait vid
patience for vot call de happy day., my leetic
loaf-(Tit-Bits.
The Labor Exchange Colony, at Kepner, Penn.
Is in financial straits. II founded by certain
labor organization some time ago. and Is Social
istc in character.
His DownfaltaKnd old DID,, La dyv! mani You
Mr. Willie Deadtired-I have, madam. Once
dweit in granite halls ..,. ,o.s ., anal,
Mr. Willie Deadtired-My term expired-tst.
Among the students in the summer law school
at Ann Arbor, Mich. is Edward Marsden. "a FULL
blooded Esquimau from Alaska. He has the typi-
cal features and build of an Esqnimau. but
Is good-looking He was early converted to
Christianity and was graduated In the Sitka
Industrial School He served as steamboat
hand on the North Pacific for three years.
He expects to return to his country and use his
knowledge of law to help improve the political and
economic conditions of his
Dr. P. Penta has studied the fingers and toes OF
100 criminals and finds deficiency in the size or
number Of toes quite frequent among them' b al
also observed that prehensle toes marked by q
wide space between the great toe and the second
toe is a condition quite common among criminals;
also. webbed condition of the toes, an apRro2xi-
nation the toeess feet of some savages.-Phila-
dephia Press.
The centennial anniversary Of the founding OF
Wayne1boro, Penn. will be celebrated on Septem-
Der and . The town named after General
Anthony Wayne.
YES" said the hote-keeper. "a hotel is as hard
to manage as nation. In fact. one Is very like
me me inst as a government has
And you apparently believe in IA h high tariff"
sag I've end do s'fls laughed a the hotel-keepsr
Gimme your free list will you?" asked the
But the parallel had stopped-'Harpers Bazaar.
THE Hartford Times says that number Of
Yale undergraduates who are working their way
through college have remained In New-Haven since
commencement Seven Of them have found places
on the electric lines. either motormen or
conductors. They have comparatively easy ana
regular employment, satisfactory pay. and the
places are so far the hot weather Is concerned.
as comfortable as any other employment that could
be found.
All Hold LOST seem to have lest oil hold on
" The other married lady looked sympathetic. You
are not referring" she asked. TO his having
shaved of his acknowledgements Journal
THE Kansas City Journals" Abilene (Kan) cor
| respondent says: Letters have been received oy
prominent Republicans Of this city. sent out oy w
| Eastlake who seems to board at the Barthoio'
Hotel In New-York City. and says he is treasurer
| OF the Progressive Democratic League asking foS
| 10 cents to help out the campaign OF the siive!
| forces The letters say that money Is needed 70
| overthrow the money power In New-fork ana save
! the Democracy and all supporters OF the Bryan
| platform are asked chip in Each man Is asked
to make four copies Of the letter and send OUT 20
| those he thinks will give. This is the old chain
! fraud which has been exposed time ana again
The letters will be given TO the postal authoriues
! and this sort Of taking stopped Tho Bryan cam
| patsn seems to be mighty hard up. The mistake
has been made Of thinking everybody in Kansas
free silverte and number OF letters have reached
| Republicans who have handed them TO the press
II 4, safe 10 say that not solitary dime will -
out of Dickinson County TO help the cause
| He Followed the Advce-"How far can you
| swim Wilie?" inquired the visitor.
| ooh don't know replied Willie. .
Across the ocean, persisted the visitor race
| tiously ... wu,. rror.ptly
why. Willie. do you know how far 1t across
the ocean," demanded Willies mother in yx,u. "pon
'Don't care how far II is retorted Wnne;. arop
told me once never to admit that couldnt 90 Z
| thing until I'd tried and failed. and never t'so
this"-(Chicago Post.
1.-THE Schenectady Union" ore of the old papers
~, Tho stots ha, been sold and transferred py
~. Il. Davis TO O. g. & j. ii. Callahan experience
newspaper men. recently Of Albany, but thorousnV
| aconainted I'm the Schenectady field. The paper.
| under Its new ownership. has become tu"-.e.
member OF the Associated Press anu is '''
the news report OF that organization
Unless"You durn old plug sa n, W mor,h kiln
His balky horse. you actually am Mo.n ..,niess
'|niess5 ne added after second thought ,usnad:
! I could manage to- git you killed ~ 'hs '~~
-(Cincinnau Enquirer.