New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-19
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

| >-ono,eon was not n universal genius He was a
| dend failure at ploughing. An inscription on d
peasants house on the island OF Eioa runs mus
"Napoleon the Great. passing this place IN
| MDCCCIV took In the neighboring field plough
| shoro from the hands OF peasant and himselr
! tried to plough: but the oxen. rebelhous to thoso
hands which yet had guided Europe, headlons ned
! from the furrow."
! The Tire Question.-weary watkins.I see some
OF the papers is agtatin the wide-tre question
Hungry Higeins-I don't know much about vide vide
tires. but know got a lifelong one.-dndianapohs
| Journal.
MANY wears ago" says Bishop wh!ppie, OF Min
nesota II was holding service near an indian
| village camp. NY things were scattered about IN
| the lodge and when I going out asked the
chief II Il was safe leave them there while l
went to the village to hold service Yes ne
said perfectly safe. There is not a white man
| within one hundred miles,"
When can read my title clear to wel-stock re-
hr"y viii have some charm Should chinchbqgs BY
The millions come and drouth my prospects blight
might And next year Yitn nv crop Of ages
OF wheat and corn and rye, ~ NY my rben in a
pe se happy strain Of Kansas will sinsnth3s e
sunny land Of golden grain: where yellow corn Is
kinp-(Great Bend (Kan) Democrat
The report OF the Commissioner OF Patents for
1897 shows that IN proportion to population more
10 any other State namely. one to every 7S6 IN
hab,tants Next in order the following Massa-
chusetts District Of Columbia. New-Jersey, Rhode
Island and New-York To residents OF England 7oS
patents were Issued to residents OF Germany. t5l;
canada 2ss and France 222. The number Of APP
plicatons received for examination during the year
was greater than for any other in the history OF
the Office We, the report there was no In
crease in the facilities force for doing the work
ot,,o
~, Do WI II, nan axcspt niece OF pe
"Thatu do. ma'am kin eat q pie. Thanky."
Have YOU any occupas5on Io;,o..
Y dGn f Is 20 Of ger bc S cnnrT GS
was too blamed much Of it up IN Michgan."-(Chi-
cago Tribune.
An English officer thus describes the tiny source
OF the mighty River Niger: Cutting our way
through the underground. crept ard clambered
down the slippery slopes till reached the bot
tom and came to n rnoss-covered rock from which
\ TRY spring issues and has made pool below.
The foliage this spot is green, most luxuriant
and beautiful and looks on the birthplace
OF the Niger 1t is easy to imagine ones self at
dripping we'll in some wood IN England"
IN OVERWHELMING UNCERTAINTY.
A little king. with manners nice,
Bore as he trudRcd through Spanish Ice
banner with ashn this b ST." device
Quoth he: mo matter where look
I gaze OF hat 1t won't bc shook
The first line IN my copybook
Was T. o U"
Oh. how can life have many charms
when, in the midst Of wars alarms.
The motto on ones coat-of-arms
-(WashinEton Star
| An old Georgia moonshiner thus explains why
he Is IN favor OF a foreign You see the Gov
crnments been maxim war on us poor felers ever
sence Lee surrendered. Tho Internal revenue
troops have been in the field 65 an We amt
| surrendered yit, Now. ef the Government would
| Jest git into foreign war, 1t would call off tho
| revenue troops. rnebbe, an give n chance ter
make Twin. I'm fer war. fust an lhst!"
Perry Patcttic-I wonder how OF them fellers
that has steady job and works every day feels?
& or e ra better h mot let a no think a
may go wrong.-(Clncinnati Enquirer.
An elevated cycle path. nine miles In length, Is
| being constructed between Pasadena and Los An
geles Cal. The riding surface. which is to be OF
wood, will he Mt height OF from eighteen to nifty
feet from the ground. The path will be lighted
| by electricity, and a cyclists pavilion will be
erected halfway between tho termini The toll is
| 10 be five cents each way.
| "Oh. yes" said the Jester. there Is no longer
any doubt about Two forts have already
been taken. suppose you know
You don't mean it!' exclaimed the Sucker. with
'PianofortesS' murmured the Jester. ms he passed
on amid the cachinatlon OF the multitude: dem
onstratIon, by the way. In which the Sucker did
not ton.-(Boston Transcript
Pos,ofice officials are not necessarily good Latin
scholars. as a recent incident In Austria shows A
letter OF coDgratulation TO the Pope his jubilee
was dispatched from that country bearing the
following address: "Sanctitau Sue Leoni Papa
Italia" The letter was forwarded TO n travelling
menagerie at Milan one OF whose attractions was
a locally famous lion named Papias.
Weary Searcher docking for board)-I hope ma
dam you do not object TO children?
boarding house Keeper-Oh not in the least! I
have nine myself
Weary Searcher (backing on)-Un,--er-if I de-
eide TO take the rooms ! will send you q postal
card. Good day-(TttBltA