New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Baltimore American" says: The EFFORT "
introduce foreign quail into this country has APP
| n,,o,,ly nroyen Il complete failure Several years
/ ,,o .,or,suen through this country were deeply In
orested In the attempt made in this State 10 propa-
gate quail from other countries. Many oFds were
imported into this city. and then liberated through
on, the state These have apparently All uISap
/ reared The most conspicuous attempts were me
Transporting here OF birds from the Sctly Islands
and from China The money spent In this direction
was a loss The last attempt on an elaborate scaIe
70 stock Maryland with exotic birds was by
Frank r Redwood. the stock broker ana MEMBER
~ the Baltimore Yacht club. and a hunt for his
birds reveals the fact that OF them are 10 be
found"
In q small town I'm which the bicycle craze was
raging a woman was talking with the only dealer
ana commenting upon ne number OF wheels to
van must he making your fortune at this rate
n only half the machines ridden by the townspeo-
P""WcW mum. / don't know much about that"
was the reply You see. have 70 sell goou man;
of my machines on the kathleeh Ma'ou''ee"
The kathleen Mavomrneen' nrinccple'' cried
| Tho nvstlned fair one. What Is that?
ny WV PAYMENT on the hire system. Don't you
know the song. mum II may hc i0r EeaIs r.a o
Weekly
THE Boston Transcript predicts that the BIZ
cycle run from Ponce to San Juan over eighty
miles OF macadam road. through seven towns ana
with superb Observation-Disclosures scenery all the
way Will Doubtless be one Of tho favorte amuse-
rnents OF winter tourists to Porto Rico from the
continent Of the United States
The Miss De Lesdenier who is reported TO be or
ganizing a regiment Of lady rough riders in OK
lahoma is the grcat-granddaughsr OF an oicer un
der Napoleon lie called himself yo nSt man
de les denier) because ne was netS yoH.S c t'
when Napoleon called him into service An OKLA
started her lady rough riders as a Toxic She IS
noted as the most beautiful woman III the ie''i
tory.-tKansas CITY Journal.
\ London Times" correspondent says that the
Hawaiian Government has, In cooperation with a
syndicate OF planters and merchants. organized a
pigeon post service between the eight largest ISL
| ands OF the Sandwich Archpelago. Communica ton
had previously been carried on under difficulties
and al Irregular intervals, vessels not always being
able to reach the islands. Several hundred birds
have been trained 10 the service and the attempt
to establish a daily bird post has been attended
with success The most distant OF the outlying
posts IS two hundred and fifty miles from Homo
lulu, the central station.
Tho wife Of a Lon Ion Embassy attache enjoys re-
lating the following experience During the time
of Europe she was one night seated at banquet
next to tho Belgian Consul. Early In the course
doubtcdy been to see re GRAND Bouf-falo beel?'
Puzzled by the apparently unfamiliar name she
said: Pardon me, but whom did you mean? Wy.
Bout falo-bee famous Bouffao-beel. Eat great
countryman Of yours. You must know hesm. II
she recognized the well-known showman's name In
this disguise and comprchended that the good Bel
gian thought him one OF Americas most eminent
names 10 mentioned in the same breath with
Washington and Lincon."-(Detrolt Free Press.
The last Slate census OF Massachusetts, shows
that Worcester is the second largest city in the
State
You would be pretty" persisted the other IF
ION creature shook her head Il can know moth
ing she argued: II have mental impressions. but
they do not establish external fact. Externaty IL
n ngmsnt OF subjectivlty. Ergo. | do not know am
nretty duod erat demonstrandum" casustical
subletles doubtless. but not easily TO be swept
away for all that.-tDetroit Journal
The latest button. according 10 The Philadel-
nhia Record" consists Of a genuine revenue stamp
OF the new issue which is pasted on the button and
CLOSED over The words. II pay tax" appear
above and below the stamp and practically
every Individual pays war tax. either directly or
Indirectly no ono need fear creating n false i'm
preston by wearing one. Revenue Collector Nc
Claim thinks the appearance of the button Will en-
courage donquents to step up and pay the tax.
His Words Came Back.-His Wife-You would
not have half the nervousness you do II you would
give up smoking.
His Wife-Yes. you could. You told Mile Perry
you could not live without heretofore you met
me.-Qndianapolis Journal