New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-08
THE TALK or THE DAY.

"The West" says THE Topeka Capital. rs al
ready booming along under all sail and plougnng
ahead at the rate of more knots per hour thah ior
twelve years past The wave OF prosperity may De
a little slow in making itself felt In the East Du'
It will come The prosperity Of the producer is inc
only true prosperity: 1t will spread untll IL taxes III
all classes and sections"
Husband-Dd you notice how iil-temrered my CO..,
league this evening? He was ANNOYED 2ecau he
have brought you new set OF jGweiTy' NO" lie
will have TO get a new set for his VIII. TOO >, ,
Wife-A dsagreeabc fellow that man Is: II
were YOU ! would annoy him often'-(rhesehuc
Blatter.
The directors OF the Philadelphia Academy OF SCI
ences are endeavorng 10 raise the sum OF Sov ioi
the purchase of the archaeological collection oil thc
late Professor Cope. inasmuch as the esec"'o'' VI
the estate have given notice that unless the money Is
raised within four weeks the collection VIII DC ois
posed Of II wish" says DR.. DiXon OF 'he Nc"u
envy that Philadelphia rs only realized W"d' 'iey
possessed I'm this Academy of Natural sciences
wished they supported us as do the people OF New
York the American Natural History Museum
wish they would come and see the priceless treas
ures we have here for their use ana instructioh'
They do not know that this is the Oldest institution
of its kind in America; that the extent OF our pun,
cations Is unrivacd in this country; mat the SCI
entihc collection is Of the finest IN the worio anu
that we have 10000 specimens OF shells. we nav
81 600 specimens Of very birds stored under ths
roof. tho Pennsylvania State geological collections
are deposited here we have 30 900 species OF plants
in the herbarium an exhibition Of l,'Oo huma',
skulls and In archaeology the Academy Is SURPASSED
bv but two museums IN America. namely, cam
bridge and the Smithsonian. at Washington
They sat for some time in the parlor Of her home
and then started for a stroll in the moonlight ,,o
After walking several blocks during Witch u ,d
neither had said much the young "oi"d' gu"
aYoI remind me Of the Venus de Milo" she ex-
claimed. 49,. aos,rod ,-,nres
sion ne smiled and thanked her Tor tie suppo sed
on the spot but his suit was codly rejected:
on his return home ne consutean an he VeUiIs de
Milo was without arms-tChicago journal
It Is said that the introduction OF frogs in Iceland
has very much diminished the number OF mos
quitos.
"Wl you take this here woman for %, better os ,S Er
wuss an give me 50 for marryin OF YOU! was Ins
unique manner in which Georgia Justice aodresseu
n man. -. ,,. 49,. I, have tho
g" rcnIied the sroom' room The j. p took kiss from
the bride for his fee And 1t was richiy worth e.
too.-(Dublin (Ga) Dispatch.
Pale and proud. says THE Indianapolis Journal
she stood before him. In fact, she had him IN the
corner and he could not depart.
do | get a 81 Wheel" she asked. and IN her tone
there was a threat yelled as the quinine may
be masked by the liquid softness Of the rock ana
rye
NO" said the wretched man. in desperation
Then" said she, her voice as hard as the inside
of a bal-bearing. II shall see my lawyer to-day
will buy that wheel out Of the alimony."
A Brazen Grl.-AIiss HighupIt's perfectly scan
daous! Did YOU hear about Miss De PINK?
oh he Most immodest thing imaginable. She's
let all the word know she Is crazy 70 ger %
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