New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-10
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Germany has $50 carrier-pigeon societies. with
over 10000 birds and military authorities there
strive to make them useful messengers OF army
movements. II is rather odd that In Austria there
should be but single society. and no Afternoon
paid to the utilities OF the bird In its relation 10
army movements The routes OF fligh, followed
in Germany by the Military Carrier pigeon So
ciety are laid down every year by the fr"ss'en
Ministry of War Flights take place from Linz
St Poten. Vienna and Budapest for training 'he
birds. which sent In truckioads from cologne
over one hundred and seventy societies take part.
German officers specializing as to what use IL
any will be made Of pigeons by American INJURY
authorities In the coming Cuban campaign. q
Mlstress-Did any one call while was out? p,
servant-No one. ma'am. exceptin tramp re
waptGg sostn to Se az a D 70 Walt iii the Teddy
Of the house got back from the cookln' scfooi' an
mebbe she'd make him somethln IN
servant-No. maam. He ruined -(New-YorK
Weekly
John L. Parsons has been entertaining Mt Ston-
over. Lenox Mass. this week. number OF tne
clergy who are In attendance nj the Episcopal
Congress at Plttsheld, including the Rev. DIT VIII
lam Cirosvenor OF this city. former rector or
Trinity church. Lenox. on Tuesday Mr. Parsons
Invited the delegates Of the congress TO iuhcheon
at his house, after which they assisted at tho
dedication OF the new parish house which ne mas
,ust completed for Trinity parish as memorial
10 his wife who died at her home. In Lenox. TWO
yaors ago The cornerstone OF this building was
laid IN the presence Of the family only on July 2.
1891 The cost OF the building was 5000 and tho
furnishings make It OF still greater value.
American armies have thus Par been the worlds
most fertile sources Of war stories. Inc IivlI war
aided about five thousand titles the Nations
a, Of books Of home origin. But when the amer sI.
lean soldier begins embody in literature ms
recollections OF foreign experiences incident 10
the present var all war,Story records WI pc be
veterans remain alive. -tColliers Weekly
Americans" says The Toronto Mail and En-
uire " might not have shown such calm faith IN
Uncle Sans nght.ng ability II Englshmen had not
done 40. In financial matters London is the centre
OF the world. and the London market gave no
treInor New-Yor soon mastered It's first excite
rent In this British support OF American Sc
curiiics. which insured the United States against
n panic there was something more than faith
that the United States would win In the war
There also desire that 1t should win En-
ucnslyc though the war IS. II Is probable that
American citizens as q whole are increasing their
wealth as rapidly the Government Is increasing
It's expenses. Such thing is phenomenal
II looks as though the United States might carry
e with Spain and YET feel no Ps5isuI var
are freeing Cuba. capturing Porto Rico and the
Philippines and keeping an eye on lot O. ;Se'o,n nus
dusrial enterprises as never before. our harvest
INK machines arc already at work on the south., l
sc1,hes northward Is evidently 10 be accompanied
by the sarnerns Of the sresess whea, crop kT0%
freight factories are turning out more goods.
exporters sending more cargoes abroad than
ever before-(St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hero is a letter recently written by Enporia
Olan) schooiboy:
Dear Uncle:
81 am very glad to hear you have been promoted.
81 wish WAS in your place. There were good
aatI fhaxsu no.
ing 70 60 at yesterday. and they let out school
~ bid them farewell They mostly Emporia
boys. one woman tainted down TO the depot Ed
Dart one OF my school companions. asked soldier
~ he could go with him to Cuba. The soldier said
what can you do.
'.Oh, said Ed | can beat drum and steal chick
ems The soldier said on. and Ed out
OF sight in a minute wish was big enough so
] could go All the boys 10 school say II they
were big enough they would enlist. You can not
hear nothing at school except war"
THE OLD OAK.
IN MEMoRIAM w e. a.
Ills feet laid hold of the mari and earth his head
He had seen thousand bulb and burst he had
a thousand die;
grew on that ground
Lord Of the wood king OF tho oaks. monarch OF
all around.
And. towering 30 high over others. the wind In
Yet never a limb did the tempest 81 eak. or shat
ter a hough that scared,
Only the ripe young acorns II hung 10 the earth
at his knees.
And they sprang up themselves in their season.
belt OF protecting trees
But at length when the storms were over and
still the forest dell
Unbattered unbeaten. unbroken. he bowed him.
self and fell.
the giant had gone from hts place
Was like 10 tho scene or n hundred oaks IN the
waste OF is empty space.
-(Hal Caine In London Daily News