New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-24
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Municipal ownership Of street railways does not
ITO any noticeable Roadway In the United states
hut In Europe II is going ahead with great eneisS
Private or corporate ownership or that SORT oi pi0P
1890 it'd fair SION to be thing Of the past In
England at least. In Blackpool. huddeTshe'u' H"''
Leeds Plymouth Sheffield and Glasgow. all the
streetcar lines are operated by the city authorities
IN thirty other cities including Birmingham Liver
pool Manchester Edinburgh and London the mu-
inequalities own operate part OF the lines "'h"
tneir limits In Cardiff and southampton the
change 10 municipal ownership VIII probably De
,ompleted before the end Of the present year In
various other cities the street railway tracks be
long 10 the municipality, and are leased Tot so
much per mile. 18th a percentage on gross earn
ings The only city on this continent when mas
made a like experiment is Toronto. where the city
owns the roads ,nd leases them TO the operating
companies at highly advantageous rates.
officer shouted an excited man TO a Chicago
Policeman those FELLOWS in that saloon Just stool
M on my head and took every cent had!
Thin boys at Patsys." was the officers com:
meni' AS he moved on was always great at jokes.
-(Cncinnau Enquirer
Governor Leeiy's scheme for the construction OF
an irrigation canal TO run from Montana TO Texas.
A distance Of 100 miles. will be presented by him
TO the Nebraska Irrigatng Convention. which Is
soon 10 assemble. accompanied with estimates or
its cost which he sets down at about S36O1OOO
II Is a gransiose plan worthy of Sesostris or ku-
blai Khan. the wonder being that plain. sober
minded bunker like the Governor could ever have
though it out.
In a Virginia church the minister announced that
a collection would be taken up 10 defray the cost
tribuicd but Jonn $780,. who gave sly wink as the
plate was presented 10 HIM, but nothing else The
that he nigh, have eft his money at home.
similar CONTINUATION was levied the foloWng sun
dav As before. every gave except John. who
ooked ely The minister wondered. and after SER
vices took his parishioner 10 task.
NNu oh he
thing, il it was but little
"tIa, Ia, know better said John slyly
Joint" cried the minister
what do you mean?"
oh, nothing: Just that kin your little
an explanation What do you mean"
0h to pun ya ne w w00 over N n my eye
buy coal to heat the church. when you know it's
heated by steam baltimore Sun.
The Rev Henry Williams. formerly an officer in
the British Navy and later Archdeacon and
missionary in New-zealand. besides being a child
of light IL also wise after the manner Of this
world In the matter of real estate transactions
holding deeds for ll.2i5 acres which he has ac-
CURED since his missionary practice began
Twenty-six OF his composites at time appeared
the buebooks of the colony the possessors
$4,000 acres, acquired for themselves by alleged
contracts with the natives. Of which the county
confirmed the ownership of only about sixty thou
sand acres. The recital of these facts in the Rev
Or. Lang's historical and statistical account of
New South Wales has occasioned considerabl
grief and more resentment in the missionary circles
of New-Hcaand; they hUrl back the allegation and
denounce the alligator their projectile resembling
THAT strange missile the Australian throws
Which back returns and slaps YOU on The nose"
II that they have put a sounding board nj
the back Of the minister's pulpit" said Baron.
what do you suppose that's for?"
Eebert replied: why, it's to throw out the
sound
Gracious" said Baron. III you throw out the
sound there wouldn't be anything left TO the ser
mon Boston Traveller.
Johns Hopkins University loses an income OF sl50-
600 a year by the depression OF Baltimore and Ohio
securities which represented large share OF its
endowment Generous contributions mainly from
citizens OF Baltimore. enabled Il TO get through the
last year without curtsilment Of its work but It
new endowment. could such be hoped for would
be godsend 10 1t. Its academic stan last year
numbered 1873 teachers including thr.y-fve in the
medical school. or students enrolled there wer.
$40 among them $40 who already had degrees II
has been In existence twenty-one years and has
educated $40 students. .29s being residents OF
Maryland. Everybody Will wish prosperity to this
great and benehcent foundation. and that It's in
come in time may be derived from a more stable
line OF securities.
"You are the celebrated Mr. Chumlcy Jones' I
believe
That is my name sir What can | do for YOU"
"Well. Mr.. Jones, ! came 10 ask you for your
autograph"
my autograph? Delighted I'm sure. Have
you any preference to its form"
"If It's fll the same To YOU, Mr.. Jones | should
prefer II at the bottom OF check for so. made to
the order OF Snip & Cuttum, tailors You have the
hill believe."-CHarpers Bazaar.