New-York tribune., 1898-10-01
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Daily Times" of Santiago. Cuoa, is striving
under somewhat adverse conditions. TO be a repre-
sentative American paper. In a recent issue II re-
marked:
'It seems to be the object IN life OF some people
to do as little work and get as much money as
possible. This was the case yesterday when our
printers ran in upon the article. Are We
Fools?' which had appeared in issue OF the day
previous. Our printers are all natives. which not
only accounts for the many typographical errors
especially In English section but for the fact
that we have to be constantly watching them
Some day Yankee compositor will turn up In
Santiago. and then we may hope to turn out
better paper
Logic with His Mathematics s-Teacher-J
II your fathers watch is started one hour behind
the % time marked by your mothers, how long will 1t
Johnny-A fraction over ffty-nne minutes You
see. mas watch don't go.-(The jewelers. Weekly.
According to a report of the royal police authori-
ties at Berlin, there in 1896 l29 cards issued
10 bicycllsts in that city and 27.422 in 1897
The law requires every bicycle rider TO have card
but as many people ride without one the police
authorities estimate the actual number Of bicycliss
at G0.OOO In 1897 The Increase since then IN esti-
mated at a sufficient number to make the present
total 5000 In the large suburbs there are about
thirty thousand wheelmen, which brings the grand
total Of Berlin riders up to 10000 In Vienna
Wncre there is no police control, the bicycstS
estimated at 35 0o0. In the large cities OF Germany
the riders calculated at about seventy or eighty
10 the thousand inhabitants, and for the whole
country about sixty per thousand. This makes an
army OF 3l2OoD bicyclists in Germany. according
to the best figures obtainable
Caddy-Dere's only one good ting kin see in
Caddy-De folks what play don't have to carry
de stcks.-(Puck.
Mr.. Croker's favorte color must be orange since
he so persstently places It above the green. Why
does he force a nomination a man who doesn't
want It? It looks though in matters OF office
the fault Of the Dutch was not in their seeking but
IN their getting. too much.
Still the Champion.-They had been chums dur
Ing their school days. but had drtfted apart Years
after they met again:
that used to be the boss tenns-player our set?''
- Il married her" replied the other
And does she still play tennis2' queried Ills
No was the reply. and a look OF sadness stole
New News. ''' '"'e sic sun ''e ''SS -''"'cneo
Not long ago a Frenchman died and a clause in
his will set forth his desire to be conveyed to his
last resting place In motor-car arranged as a
hearsc Near Marselles there has just taken place
a christening of order. The christening
party consisted of nine persons. and they were con-
veyed TO church by motor brake A French
paper thinks II will be source Of satisfaction 10
the parents OF the child dt a boy) 10 say that
he began very early to patronize the new locomo-
tion which Is described az 'le sport A Ia mode"
Apparent Contradicton.-"It seems ', y strange
to me" said the educated parrot 'tha, thirst for
learning can be satisfied with lot of dry inforrna-
tion. .'-(Cincinnati Enquirer
"Our father was typical officer OF the time of
Nicholas t. writes Prince Kropotkn in The At
lantic." Not that he imbued with a warlike
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whether he spent single night OF his life at a
bivouac fire or took part in one single battle. But
under Nicholas that OF a quite secondary i'm
portance The true military man OF those times
was the officer who amourei OF the military
uniform and utterly despised all other sorts Of at
tire; whose soldiers trained TO perform al
most inhuman tricks with their legs and rifles 10
break the wood OF the rifle into pieces while pre-
senting arms of those famous t-icks) and
who could show on a parade row OF soldiers as
perfectly aligned and motonless as a row OF toy
soldiers. Very good the Grand duke Michael said
once OF regiment after having kept it for one
hour motonless. presenting arms only they
breathe" To respond to the then current concep-
tion Of n military man certainly my fathers
IDEAL"
Won't Always Work-"When in Rome do the
Romans do" he quoted
out life" she returned let us hope that YOU never
will have occasion 20 visit an insane n sylum for
any purpose. "-Chicago Post.
Apropos OF coming street fair IN cynthiana,
KY the Editor OF THE Democrat publishes the
following announcement:
The Democrat offers a special premium OF so
for the handsomeet and charming Old maid
between the OF thirty and forty five years who
appears at the street fair The winner s be-
the bride OF the editor and promptly return
the $50. The entries to assemble at the Star
grocery on Friday morning az II O'clock. where
they will be entertained by Messrs Bush. Walker.
Blair and Monson until the editor arrives and
makes his selection. No biting and scratching
allowed"
Rubber bands have supplanted twine to great
extent In the last few years" observed salesman
In q downtown drug store yesterday, a. he slipped
a band around flve-cent package OF sodium bi-
carbonate FOR n customer up 10 ten years ago
rubber bands were seldom seen outside OF court
house or lawyers office. and their use was con-
fined almost exclusively 10 the hling OF cot docu'
mcnts and papers Now you find them everywhere.
Bands are used all small packages In drug
stores, and they have become an important factor
I'm the grocery business They answer the same
purpose as twine and adjusted much easier.
And then. a more symmetrical package may be put
up with the bands, and that ls the pride o. GOOD
salesman II may not be generally known tnat q
rubber band Is the best teeth h-cleancr known. N
can be forced between the teeth. no matter how
close together. and II removes accumulatlons tnat
cannot Be reached with a tooth brush: yes. the
rubber band has come TO stay: don't know 70
what extent II has hurt the twine Industry. but II
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