New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-27

Sheep are dull and stil on hand;
Hogs are right and prices grand
Music furnished by the band
Receipts Of beef extremely light:
MIX cow prices out OF sight.
Calves and yearlngs selling right:
Mastfed hogs be sure to slight.
Cornfeds acve-OutloOk bright.
sheep II fat and not too light.
Shippers be here Thursday night.
the French word automobile" Draw IN plenty OF
breath and Sd cprrec II not al
ready accepted the word has at Least been pro-
Antwerp london Chronicle.
ION April a." says Max O'Rell. my regiment
received orders 10 attack the Neuly Bridge A
formidable position held by the Communists We
had no cavalry 10 DO the work. 80 the artillery was
ordered TO send the cannon away ana 10 charge
the force occupying the bridge. Forty men under
nv command chosen. | reviewed my men,
one Of them looked sulky What's tho matter with
you? asked. Why. lieutenant he replied, We
shall none OF us come back the job Is big one.
! should Ike to have pipe before going ana
have no tobacco. Look here. old Fellow. saih.
mn your pipe and have n smoke We charge IN
ten minutes gave him my pouch. tie hlIeh
his pipe and smoked. He said nothing be-
yond Thank you" We started ny ny
street. and soon as We appeared on the
main road. four hundred yards from tho
bridge, made dash. What me bernahs
had not done compatriot Of mine succeeded
In doing | fell severely wounded. out OF the
forty men who started ten took tho bridge; the
other thirty fell dead or wounded. was quickly
picked I'D ana taken 10 house in safety hy one
Of my mcn-thc one whose pipe had helped 10 MI.
For such small service French soldier Will risk
his lie. md have always thought owed mine
To my tobacco pouch.
How did the old charity dodge work last term
NOD of no mi rSif
up hs traps with n view TO another go az a., !ne
catscs 1d add mush 10 yor scvernor that
wanted some money 10 help poor family tnat was
in an almo1, starving condition; Inside Of forty,
hams 80 Detroit Free Press.
Tho first number ~ The Yale Alumni Weekly
for the current year. just issued. devotes much OF
It's space to Ysle's part in the war
Knew the Quotaton.--"In the spring. he quoted.
"a young mans fancy lightly turns To-
When the conditions are just right il is sometimes
possible for young mans fancy 10 turn , ngnty
strating that fact to her satisfaction.-chicaso
Post
The latest returns Of the Austrian Postofice show
that since the setting In Of the craze FOR pictorial
postcards the sale Of the two-kreuZcr inland stamp
has gone up In an unexpected fashion For in
stance in 1896 the number OF two-kreuzer stamps
sold was a. 300 800 the pictorial postcard being AT
the tine almost unknown In the following year.
however. the sale OF this stamp Increased by more
than 300 900 II being more than s0o0OoD 70" the
year The returns for this year will probably
show an increase Of at least 100000 over 1871
Insufr,ciently specnc.--"who was that young
fellow you just spoke tor
"Oh one of the troopers.
Army indianapolis Journal
Pupils in the public schools OF Copenhagen are re-
qulred to take three baths a week in the public
school building and while they are bathing their
I1an
object to the regulation on the ground that it
makes the children discontinued with their home
surroundings.
Mrs Hayrcks-It says here in the paper, Sas
that this war has served to bring the people OF our
country closer together DO you think there's any
Mr. iiayricks Yes. When looked into the paror
settn' n good deal closer together than ever seen
'em before he went away-tChicago News.
The Crock Government has prepared. bill to
establish an Antiquities Cicndarmerie the special
function OF which will be the guardianship Of the
national Greek antiquities. including places where
no excavations at present In progress. I'm the
interest Of the Greek people. Every man who shall
be admitted this corps is to possess certain de-
gree of necessary culture. In order that he may
understand what is connded 10 his observation and
protection.
his days shootng)-Oh. how could you xiii these
sporIsmsn u SUPP ose you Know there Is great
demand for these 'or hat ornamental tons?
Miss Fethertopp-oh, OF course II It's OF
necessity II ~ perfectly cxcusable- (Boston Tran
script.
queer method of preserving beer Is reported
from Bengal India. In that country thunderstorms
are n continuous performance from March until
October and for months hardly night passes
without one more less severe. IL Is found that
the beer will never go sour II It is Theoretically
sealed by having oil poured upon the top. This
is poured into the barrel when tapped. On the
other hand. without the oil the beer will not keep
week
MY impression Is oraculnrly began the tall
boarder. that Spain lis going to cede'-
1T would be correct interrupted the
solemn boarder TO say she has gone to seed
Judge.
At recent international walking match In Ger
many vegetari1ns carried of all the prizes. The
known test of physical endurance In which vege-
tarans were matched against flesh eaters when
the former did not carry on the aurels. These
victories have been won. he says. only on the
bicycle track and In walking matches. but in the
harvest field we'll. The vegetarian generally ar
rives first ana stays longest
Mamie-Only think, Fred Saunders has given
Carrie Moore diamond for engagement ring
Steve-That's all right Carries father Is n
painter and glazier. The diamond will come in
handy In his business-(Boston Transcript.