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


at thn Charity Bazaar fire in Paris by his GOODNESS
ana bravery in saving lie. soon thereafter
decorated with the cross OF the Legion OF Honor.
The French Minister Of Finance has now given him
a place in his department
Faings Of Great Minds don't know what to
do with that clock" said Professor Thinkari. look
hing g on !" ae %a Of his study The servant care.
wound 1T my rsn q this morning but woni
Why don't you start the pendulum! asked the
Sure enough" exclaimed the professor. rising TO
carry the suggestion into effect. Il never thought
Of that'-tchicago Tribune.
An Irishman who was charged with stealing two
boxes OF dates IN London police court the other
day made the following defence: My I.oro. was
waking through this here market. when the boxes
Of dates drops on my shoulder And then the oea-
die comes up and gives me 10 The policeman.
lie proposed 70 mo postal card
Did YOU accept HIM . -
a IN % bress who doesn't care TWO cents '0' ''e
\ Dutch paper Of recent date contained an ad-
ycrfisomcnt Offering reward FOR the dead body
% a suicide OF whom the following description
was given: Age. about forty. Height. feet
inches Speaks tho dialect OF Gederland
Jane rcadlne,-The wearied sentinel leaned on
his ard stole few momsH ho . sgsp from
lane Where Robbie? 49,
Rohhte-FrOm
Dealer
T. ,,,,-o all students and servants Of the Cniver
s, ~ Erreionrc will be insured against any acct
dent that may bcfall taem within the precincts 81
the university. or in any excursion undertaken IN
der the auspices OF the professors In case OF dedtn
the scale Of payment reaches as much as I'v"
marks. temporary dIsablement Ia provided for by
suitable allowances and the policy covers risks In
curr.d even through gymnastics or duellins The
exrlanaton OF this appears to be that FreiourS mas
lost much Of its old popularity. owing 10 theoog'cai
sQuabhles.
NO use TO me" replied the. intending purchaser
!.Ptie a bicycle" exclaimed the agent. what 90
you mean Who sad anytn.ng aooSt ndsr lacks
AMI there's nothing finer than good cement SIDE
way Az course" admitted the intending purchaser
"in theory sidewalk is Cor pedestrians but N N
practice nice long stretcn OF csm nd dsir,r
and know Sew { you ear sho o'So me w hGb's
With You. I'm tired Of HAVING TO p walk on 'Ae
Portland. Me. paper tells how prayer meet
ing at A church in one OF the suburbs te" even
,ugs ago. developed into a redhot joint debate on
the war question 1t started nnocenty enough oy
On. q, the brothers incidentally mentioning the
trouble which he believed was Impending ih's
brought another to his feet who didn't think there
was tie slightest danger OF war. and In very re"
minutes the discussion vas anyt put pfayeI'u''
There are mountains n r New s ,tsss re
hearing the name kearsarse tho on o,her near North
Cnnwav There is n fanclful tradition that me
MsHcEsh m ssrscn %So said been the
nrst man discover IT, Sweetser aoup's a'e go
back to l725 "a period preceding the alieSed zap APP
pSaance Mr. Sargent on Che seG Srrs ,Se T
War and the best possible authority on me sun
aOo p-Of-
liant wnslow sunk the Alabama; we u nae mo
thought whatever OF the kearSarse !" Me'r''''ac
county &c Boston Transcript
Soroe NJ tho delicate instruments in the Toronto
Magnetic Observatory. intended to measure huctua-
lions I'm the carhs magnetism have been greatly
dis,urbcd bv the electric currents flowing through
the earth from the adjacent trolley lines. Accord
ingiv these instruments are to he reno we'd 10
point nine miles from the city and two miles from
any possible trolley route. The records or the
Toronto observatory date back more than half a
century and are the most valuable OF their kind
ever obtained on this continent.
In the event OF war every shot fred from the
monitor Miantonomoh will cost Uncle Sam $3.50
The projectie weighs five hundred pounds and The
nowder over three hundred pounds II is claimed
BY the officers on the vessel that this mass OF
steel can be thrown with accuracy at least six
much further than that should the guns be raised
higher than the elevation At which they are now
fH to see that no shot is wasted should they ever
go into a battle. The ammunition Will he used
with the best possible advantage. because the
monitor has storage room for only one hundred
projectes. Should the enemy appear. the ironclad
will not attempt to run away. even though that
enemy should be more formidable than she. The
monitor Is not built TO run. and she Will waste no
time in trying. She will clear for action at once
and fight n finish. Down In the hod OF the YES
sci far below the water-lne. ne-hundrcd and hfty
men live and sleep-lPhilade. pha Record.
War against Spain has begun I'm Chicago. Las,
Sunday a volunteer assaulting party numbering
about one hundred. went to Jackson Park and at
tackled the Spanish caraves. the Pinta, the Nina
and the Santa Maria. which were moored In one
OF the Iagoons. The vessels pelted with stones
and missiles from alrguns. and probably would have
been totally destroyed II the police had not I'm.
terfered.
Bisgs.l don't understand how It is that seezer
always has nice position He seems TO be TOD
lazy 10 succeed In life ~ wv
Wiggs-Thats just IT, He Ia so lazy that vhen
the ONCE starts out to seek the man. he hasn't
sprawl enough In him to get out Of the way.-(Bos-