New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-03
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The Prison Association OF New-York has seen ut
to depart this year from the traditions OF previous
years and has fixed the date OF Prison sunday Tor
March 81 instead OF the last Sunday Of october. as
heretofore Already the association has the assur-
ance that there will be a considerable observance
OF the day In special services, sermons and colec-
tons for its work
A story which. IL not true. Is not badly told runs
to the effect that while the bark Cape City was az
Hong Kong a Chinaman engaged to paint the
necessary name on each bow he produced on one
tween the two words. Then he noted that the
'y' nearest 10 the ships stern. and, refnem-
berng the fact. he afforded an excellent example
little while he had painted on the other bow the
light and the crews Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
War in Cuba means prosperity TO the Florida
cattle trade. particularly since the Spanish au-
thorties have removed the duty on live stock
shipped 10 the island Previous 10 that order the
shipments were about five hundred a week; since
then they have doubled and increasing. and
would soon exhaust the Florida supply II u were
not reinforced by importations from Texas. The
cattle are driven through the country In punches
OF two hundred three hundred TO the shipping
points in the southern part OF tho State, where
they are loaded on barges about five hundred 10
barge and towed over to Havana During the last
Cuban Instruction the Florida ranger became
prosperous In supplying the combatants with beef.
but In a year two after the conflict over
the island exporting cattle and will 'be again
when its present troubles have passed by. that
promising always to be OF its most productive
and profitable Industries.
CAPTAIN ANsON's FAREWELL
Here are those
Who In the years agone have called me corpse"
"Levathan' and "hippopotamus."
BABY elephant. and ,wakNg tombst tone,
Loud objurgations on my friendless head;
b tried to s sHa Who sd in See
Whenever slid and soiled my uniform
on ali occasions VIXEN kicked and swore e.
Profanely at me II did not kick.
Media white. OF Backner KY. four years
old. Is probably the largest child OF her age In
the country. She weighs l2O pounds. has chest
measurement of IS inches and is four feet high.
The member from the Twentieth Ward arose In
his dignity and struck an ana sttHde 90 zen
for this franchse,"
Great Scott! How much do you want?"
called out a voice from the lobby-(Columbs.
Journal.
After several months OF preparation" says THE
Atlanta Journal" the Christian colony for
Georgia projected by the Rev. a. f. Seldom. is on
the point OF being organized. The location will be
on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, between
Atlanta and Marietta. site considered very adj
vantageous owing to its proximity 10 the markets
OF the two cities. quite number OF influential
and leading reformers are interested in the enter
prise and are expected TO take leading part in
It, 1t is proposed to adopt the cooperative method
Of conducting the colony. without. however de-
stroying the individual home life
We'll" said the observant boarder, Il see that
lola has been convicted and sentenced TO a years
imprisonment"
That IS what writer OF fiction gets for dealing
with facts" replied the on the opposite side
OF the table-(Pitfsburg Chronicle
Two ministerial candidates named Adam and Low
recently preached In Scottish church. Mr. Low
preached In the morning and took for his text
adam. Where Are Thou" He made a most ex-
celent DISCOURSE and the congregation was much
edited. In the evening Mr. Adam preached. and
took for his text. 10 Here | Ann
Romantic match that of Jissby and Miss Null
II didn't hear the particulars"
1T seems that Jigsby has had In his mind an
been looking for its duplicate ever since When
he met Miss Mullion he knew that he had found it,
inal face? Some old painting?'
No; 1t was in a corset advertisement. believe"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
According to a correspondent OF The Mancbc.
ter Guardian" some English manufacturers soak
iannelette with mixture OF EPSON salts glyce-
rlnc and castor oil 10 give II weight and he also
that cotton waste twill sheets are aduleratsd
TO the extent OF 25 per cent with solution OF zinc
A member OF the police force came across a bow
the other day who was wheeling home a load OF
oyster and bottles, and curious TO know uhat
the lad could put them 10. he made a direct
inquiry Going to throw them into our back
yard" replied the boy Il took two loads home ves-
terday" but what do you them for?' IRIS n
trick OF the family, grnned the lad How trick p:
I'D just lief tell continued the boy as ia snt
on his hands TO resume hold the barrow Ma
going 10 have some relashuns come In from the
country. We may not have much to eat but II they
these cans and bottles and boxes they'll think
we've had sters champagne. hgs and nuts I'LL we've
o bread nd
Tor a healthy change" The oficer scratched his |
ear like man Who had received . new dea.-<NsW-