New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-18
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Modern Medicine" says that goats MILK con-
.rary to the general impression. differs from cows
milk not in being dlgest!be. but In being less
digestibe and less nutritious. although 1t contains
a larger amount OF solid matter than cows milk
I, Is. indeed the most ndlges,bie Of all milk ~ mas
neculiar and unpleasant odor and flavor. due 10
hlrclc bircinc. 1t contains an excess OF rat
and f. therefore altogether too rich for an INFANTS
diet
one OF the facts that are ineraceabiy cat into my
memory during my first winter In New-cn"ahs was
the finding on morning about New Years Time
tSirty-five masses OF ice. each mass having been
yns man al 10 p oaa b bSow aero ahr1 The
men rad lust left the opium dens. where they had
10 sleep and they never wakened-tNorth emma
Herald.
This Is how oliver Wendell Holmes recorded the
outbreak OF the Civil War: ION Friday. the twelfth
day OF the month OF April IN the year OF our Lori
eighteen hundred and sixty-one. at halt-past fcur
OF the clock In the morning a cannon was aimed
and fired by the authority OF South Carolina a. the
wall OF a fortress belonging to the United States
Its bali carried with II the hatreds. the RACES OK
thirty years shaped and cooled IN the mould or
malignant elaboration Its wad was the Charter
Of our National existence. Its muzzie was pointed
M the stone which bore the symbol OF our National
sovereignty As the echoes OF Its thunder died
awav the telegraph clicked one word through every
Office OF the land. That word was War"
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especially OF late years. has been more apparent
than real New-York State, which adjoins Canada
this we'll Canada is the daughter In her mothers
house but as mistress OF her own she cannot help
feeling a sneaking fondness for her Yankee relatvr.
and II we have TO thrash the Spaniards there 10 no
doubt that Will have her best wishes lot 'he
thoroughness OF the joo.-tTroy Times
In the new volume called Social Hours with Co.
ebrities" by the late Mrs. w Pitt Byrne. Just pub
lshed in England. Is a story told by Cardinal Wise
had fund al A
rough Irish lad entered the confessional Of priest
and limited at sanguinary revelations What,
murther Is II We mane?' "Indade. an II Is father.
and a many OF them. What father now. II 1t
moight be n mather OF six or eight? He recounted
a grewsome list Il don't think there were any
more" he said doubtfully he closed. Now.
what were all these people," sternly demanded the
confessor. well. father. they was jist tax-gth-
erers' 'Tax-gltherers Is II. ye say" exclaimed
the priest why didn't ye tell that at first?
There was no need to be takn' up me time ye
don't come here gossip: ye come to confess yer
sins"
Il guess Mrs. Frlls doesn't like that new French
What French maid7"
Il didn't know her name until met Mrs. Frs
ysd rh we us only emoens D'A And 50
suppose that's the maids name"
Emma Bongpong "-(Ceveland Plain Dealer
\ scandinavian lawyer VINO was DEFENDING
boys for stealing jug OF whislsey said to the Jury:
"Yentlemen of the yury: There Is yust two tngs in
dis case a yug and gag. First come the yug and
then the yag. The yug and the gag make all the
trouble"
Head Wheels and Tailrace.-An answer recently
filed by the learned council" for the defendant I'm
a New-York court contains the following: The de-
PENDANT denyes that the description OF contemplate
ed talrace Of about rod and four inches across
DEFENDANTS land is contained in aney water right
to run flow water but IL put In PLAINTIFFS com
plant from wheels In plaintiffs head lease and
Comment.
Among the odd names In Jefferson County Ind
are Rat Row. Postum Trot Doe Run, Goat FIol-
low Hog Trough Mud Lick. Mollie's Run CARPET
Allen. Gentrys Bluff. Wash Board Indian Sofa
Rabbit Hash. Ten-Cent Pollywog Sausage Row
and Pigs Eye
"smpkns was given an egg at the restaurant to-
day that had a distinct w marked on It,"
THAT must refer to the Spanish war"
That's what Simpkns thought until he onencd H.
He says It was the War OF 1S2-(Ceveland
Plain Dealer.
She was a good pianist. and when she died the
village editor saw his opportunity and this Is what
came OF It: AT the feet OF Beethoven she sat a. a
child. and interpreted those subtle emotions known
only to those whose strength OF wing Is stYonr
enough drink In harmonies that pierce the shell
Of the universe and lose themselves in the bound
essness OF inhnity."
Jones-Funny about Deacon Pratt. Awfuily alb
sent minded, you know.
Brown-Whats he been doing now?
Jones-At the prayer-meeting last evening Elder
ns asked him to lead IN praGysr and before he
sns nv e. "a s.s s'ss :ns Se vas .y&sns tina.
HE mind was etnl on the little game no hsa ne
n'&as essose-(9oston TRANSCRIPT